Tag: federal budget

Budget 2023: Canada Student Grants are Getting Cut By $1,800 Per Year, Not ‘Enhanced’

Published March 30, 2023 Analysis

Federal Budget uses creative math and confusing language to present an $1,800 cut for lower-income students as an ‘increase’ in support

Budget 2023: Dental Care Plan Will Cover Millions More Uninsured Canadians Than Originally Estimated

Published March 29, 2023 News

New numbers suggest access to dental care in Canada is a bigger problem than previously thought

5 Problems We Need To Wait For Stephen Harper’s Granddaughter To Solve

Published April 22, 2015

Carpe diem! We knew Bay Street types can only see one quarter at a time — but does Finance Minister Joe Oliver even care about the future? When asked by CBC’s Amanda Lang Tuesday night if his budget was saddling future governments without revenues to solve future problems by doubling the contribution limit of Tax-Free […]

VIDEO: Happy Earth Day! Watch Joe Oliver fib to Peter Mansbridge about greenhouse gas emissions!

Published April 22, 2015

Finance Minister Joe Oliver is the government’s numbers guy, but they don’t add up on climate change. After tabling a 518-page budget on Tuesday that failed to mention “climate change” even once, CBC’s Peter Mansbridge asked Oliver about the omission. He dodged the question by citing the government’s new Public Transit Fund as a way of helping achieve “our reduction […]

7 Times Joe Oliver’s Budget Speech Departs from Reality

Published April 21, 2015

Hyperbole alert! Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered his budget on Tuesday. Here’s seven problems with what Oliver had to say about the state of Canada’s fiscal affairs: 1. But is the world an ocean of chaos? And is Canada an island of stability? Joe Oliver says: “Around the world, many nations — including some of […]

Wealthy to get monopoly of tax cuts in Joe Oliver’s federal budget

Published April 20, 2015

Collect tax break as you pass go… as long as you’re wealthy? If Finance Minister Joe Oliver designed a Monopoly board, most Canadians wouldn’t be able to get ahead. (But there might be a select few looking to draw a Get Out of Jail Free card.) The Conservatives talk a good game about defending “working class […]

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