Finance ministers press for more federal cash for health and social needs
In Montreal provincial and territorial finance ministers urged Ottawa to release more of its estimated 15 billion dollar budget surplus for health and social spending. Quebec’s Pauline Marois called for permanent fixes to Canada’s fiscal imbalance while Ontario’s Jim Flaherty blamed Ottawa’s lack of will for underfunding health care.
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Montreal
Ottawa
Canada
Pauline Marois
Quebec
Marois
Paul Martin
Ontario
Jim Flaherty
Flaherty
New immigration act tightens rules for criminals and smugglers
Ottawa passed a revamped Immigration Act to curb human smuggling and criminal refugees while welcoming genuine entrants. Immigration Minister Elinor Caplan touted protection of humanitarian tradition, noting safeguards for refugees and detention for illegal arrivals to deter smugglers and debt bondage. The bill, approved 135 to 84, bars major criminals and those with two year prison terms abroad from refugee status and speeds up processing to clear backlogs.
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Ottawa
Elinor Caplan
Caplan
Canada
The
Commons
Quiet Summer Unlike Parliament for Canada Leaders
Canadian leaders including Prime Minister Jean Chretien and opposition chiefs face political activity as Commons ends. Chretien will chair a two day cabinet session to advance a fall Liberal agenda with a slow moving industrial innovation and labour skills white paper. A private sector task force will estimate costs for universal high speed Internet, with estimates from 1.9 to 4 billion dollars. Possible leadership bids swirl around Tobin, Martin, Rock Manley Copps and others.
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Brian Tobin
Ottawa
Chretien
Tobin
Paul Martin
Allan Rock
John Manley
Heritage
Sheila Copps
Internet for all promises costly upgrade for Canada
Ottawa sources estimate a Cadillac level national high speed Internet could cost about four billion dollars, with cheaper options possibly sufficient. A blue ribbon panel led by David Johnston delivered figures showing 1.3 to 1.9 billion for remote links and 0.5 to 0.6 billion for public institutions, plus 0.9 to 2 billion for homes and businesses.
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Ottawa
Canada
Brian Tobin
David
Johnston
University of Waterloo
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