Budget 2012 slam from Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says Budget 2012 is a lost chance to curb spending and curb growth in government payrolls during seven years of minority rule. It notes projected increases in program spending, payroll cuts claimed, and calls for pension reform and MP pension changes while criticizing lack of detail on retirement age and pension caps.
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation
CTF
Harper
Gregory
Thomas
Canada
Opinion: budget plans raise senior retirement age
MP Robert Sopuck and Prime Minister Stephen Harper back a federal budget that lifts Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement eligibility from 65 to 67, forcing Canadians to delay retirement. Low income seniors face losses up to $30,000, risking higher poverty.
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Robert Sopuck
Stephen Harper
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Critics condemn budget cuts to farms and aboriginal aid
Letter argues the Conservatives offer no financial analysis for cuts totaling 310 million to Agriculture and Agri-Food and 166 million to Aboriginal Affairs. It cites OECD and budget officers asserting Canada lacks a pension crisis and accuses the government of ideological reductions while shielding spending on polls ads and defense. It urges Stephen Harper and Robert Sopuck to justify the plan.
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OECD
Canada
Stephen Harper
Robert Sopuck
Goose Lake High forms Youth in Philanthropy group
A devoted group of Goose Lake High students participates in Youth in Philanthropy to study funding nonprofit groups in Roblin area. They have 2500 dollars to grant to worthy projects and request applications from the school or its website. Last year grants supported Roblin Shell River Fire and Rescue Roblin Personal Care Home Goose Lake High Student Council and the Roblin and District Lions Club. The deadline this year is Friday April 13, 2012.
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Shell River Fire and Rescue
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GLH Youth In Philanthropy
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