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- the November
16/04 Economic and Fiscal Update 2004
-
the May 18 Ontario Budget 2004
- the April 22 Nova
Scotia Budget 2004
- the April 19 Manitoba Budget 2004
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the March 31 Saskatchewan Budget 2004
- the March 30 Prince
Edward Island Budget 2004
- the March 30 Quebec Budget 2004
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the March 30/04 New Brunswick Budget 2004
- the March 30/04
Newfoundland and Labrador Budget 2004
- the March 25/04
Yukon Budget 2004
- the March 24/04 Alberta
Budget 2004
- the March 17/04 Northwest Territories Budget
2004
- the February 17/04 British Columbia Budget 2004
-
the March 23/04 Federal Budget 2004 + - selected reaction and
analysis
- the Alternative Federal Budget 2004 (Canadian
Centre for Policy Alternatives) and selected submissions to the 2004 Federal Pre-Budget
Consultations
News
Release
November 16, 2004
"Stronger economic growth, balanced budgets
and improved management of taxpayer dollars were the main messages delivered today
by Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale in his first Economic and Fiscal Update presentation
to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance."
- incl. links to : Overview Pamphlet
- Speech - Powerpoint slide presentation used by the Minister
Annexes:
Foreword
1 - Canada's Fiscal Progress.
2 - Economic Developments and Prospects.
3 - Private Sector Five-Year Economic and Fiscal Projections.
4 - Private
Sector Five-Year Fiscal Projections: National Accounts – Public Accounts
Reconciliation.
Source:
Google.ca News Search Results:
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Source:
May 18, 2004
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- incl. links to budget news release, budget highlights
and nine backgrounders (including the one below on income support)
- links to five papers : Ontario's Finances - Ontario's Economy
- Ontario's Revenue Plan - Report on Borrowing and Debt Management Initiatives
- A More Transparent and Accountable Budget
(Backgrounder)
"The 2004 Budget is
proposing long-overdue increases to income support programs, the first such increases
in 11 years. The basic needs and maximum shelter allowances under the Ontario
Disability Support Program and Ontario Works will increase by three per cent.
There will also be an increase in the maximum benefit provided to families caring
for children with severe disabilities. In total, the proposed measures will provide
recipients of social assistance with an additional $106 million in benefits annually.
Municipalities will not be required to share the cost of these increases until
2005. To further assist low-income parents, the Budget proposes that social assistance
benefits not be reduced this fiscal year to take into account the July 1, 2004
increase to the federal National Child Benefit Supplement. In 2004-05, this will
mean an extra $7 million in the hands of parents who need it most."
Google
News search Results : ""
Google Web Search Results : ""
Source:
April 22, 2004
- incl. links to all Budget
2004-05 documents, including Address and Highlights (see below), as well as budget
bulletins, the Government Business Plan, the Crown Corporation Business Plan,
Estimates and more
(PDF file - 409K, 2 pages)
Google
News search Results : ""
Google Web Search Results : ""
Source:
April 19, 2004
Google News search
Results : ""
Google
Web Search Results : ""
Source:
March 31, 2004
Source:
(PDF file - 71K, 2 pages)
Google
News search Results : ""
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March 30, 2004
[PDF, 916KB]
[PDF, 220KB]
[PDF, 945KB]
Google
News search Results : ""
Google
Web Search Results : ""
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March 30, 2004
- incl. links to all Budget publications
: Speech - Highlights - Budget Plan - Additional Info - Reducing Income Tax -
Correcting Fiscal Imbalance
[ version française : ]
Budget Speech : A budget of change
Press Release
(40 pages, 111 Kb)
(26 pages, 81 Kb)
(172 pages, 455 Kb)
(224 pages, 893 Kb)
- incl. Revenue
Measures - Expenditure Measures - Other Measures - Financial Impact of Fiscal
and Budgetary Measures
Other Budget Papers
(70 pages, 258 Kb)
(44 pages, 413 Kb)
Press
releases (all dated March 30th, 2004):
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[NOTE: includes an
(small PDF file) showing the amount of the new Child Assistance Measure and the
impact of the Work Premium on disposable incomes]
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April
3, 2004
"QUEBEC -- In what it calls a revolution in the way it deals with
poverty, the Quebec government will start offering cash incentives rather than
coercion to get welfare recipients into the work force. The Liberal government's
anti-poverty strategy unveiled yesterday ensures a minimum annual guaranteed income
that will take effect April 1, 2005 -- fully indexed for those who are incapable
of working, and indexed at 50 per cent for those who can but refuse to work."
Source:
Google News search Results
: ""
Google
Web Search Results :
Source:
-
Go to the Canadian Social Research Links Québec
Links (English) page
-
Rendez-vous à la page de Liens
de recherche sociale au Québec
March 30, 2004
"FREDERICTON
(CP) - Like a magician waving a magic wand, New Brunswick Finance Minister Jeannot
Volpe has made a projected $350-million deficit vanish in the provincial budget
brought down Tuesday."
Source:
March 30, 2004
On the NB Finance home page, you'll find
links to : Budget speech - News release - Highlights booklet - Main Estimates
- 2004 Report on the New Brunswick Economy - Government of New Brunswick Workforce
Profile - Pre-Budget Consultations Capital Budget
(incl. highlights and fact sheets)
March 30, 2004
"FREDERICTON
(CNB) - The New Brunswick government today delivered a balanced budget for
with no new taxes and no tax increases. The budget contains record investments
for the priorities of health and senior care, education and children, as well
as investments to create jobs and prosperity."
Google
News search Results : ""
Google Web Search Results : ""
Source:
- Go to the Canadian Social Research Links New Brunswick page
March
30, 2004
"Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative government
brought in a first budget Tuesday with a huge deficit, despite large scale job
cuts and project cancellations."
Source:
March 30, 2004
- incl. links to the Budget
Speech - Budget Highlights - News Releases - Estimates - The Economy 2004
Source:
Google
News search Results : ""
Google Web Search Results : ""
Source:
- Go to the Canadian Social Research Links Newfoundland and Labrador page
(PDF file - 187K, 51 pages)
March
25, 2004
- incl. links to Budget Address - Budget
Highlights - Capital Estimates - Operation and Maintenance Estimates -
Supplementary Estimates No. 2 - Strengthening the Equalization Program
Google
News search Results : ""
Google
Web Search Results : ""
Source:
- Go to the Canadian Social Research Links Yukon page
(Budget home page)
March 24, 2004
- incl. quick facts about budget themes: Leading in Learning
- Competing in the Global Marketplace - Unleashing Innovation - Making Alberta
the Best Place to Live, Work and Visit
Google
News search Results : ""
Google Web Search Results : ""
Source:
- Go to the Canadian Social Research Links Alberta Links page
Federal Budget 2004 - March 23, 2004
From :
March 23, 2004
- incl.
links to : News Release - Multimedia Features - Budget Speech - Budget in Brief
- Budget Plan - Budget Themes (Accountability, Communities, Economy, Health, Learning)
Budget
Plan - The technical Budget document
(1.7MB, 390 pages)
- links to 49 topics covered in the Budget Plan, from Aboriginals
to Voluntary Sector.
Source:
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Google
News search Results : ""
Google Web Search Results : ""
Source:
Selected reaction to /analysis of Federal Budget 2004 |
From and
News
Alert
March 23, 2004
"The 2004 Federal Budget lacks the resolve to
address the pressing needs of today’s one million children and their parents
who are living in poverty. This stand-pat approach to fiscal prudence leaves vulnerable
families still struggling to pay the rent and feed the kids.
Related Links:
February
4, 2004
Citizens for Public Justice and Campaign 2000 Response to Federal Budget
2004
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From :
March 29, 2004
By Nicole
Zummach
"Last week's federal budget announced several significant changes
to the way that Canada's nonprofit sector operates, particularly in the areas
of asset disbursements and accountability."
- detailed info on Federal
Budget 2004 changes affecting the nonprofit sector, includes info about the work
of the Voluntary Sector Initiative and budget reaction/response from several nonprofit
sources
(from
the Federal Budget 2004 document)
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(PDF file - 75K, 5 pages)
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From the :
March
23, 2004
"Paul Martin's first budget as Prime Minister will increase student
debt and lead to more tuition fee increases, the Canadian Federation of Students
said today."
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From the :
March 23, 2004
“Our country’s
continued prosperity depends on a high wage, high productivity economy and strong
social programs. But this budget is not a strategy for prosperity, it only keeps
working families waiting."
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From the :
March 23, 2004
"This
budget was a missed opportunity for Prime Minister Paul Martin to begin to lay
out a social vision for the country. In December, the Prime Minister created the
Department of Social Development and named socially progressive Liza Frulla as
its first minister. Today, she seems to have little to do."
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From the :
By Dennis Howlett, Executive
Director, National Anti-Poverty Organization
March 24, 2004
[found on the
website]
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From the and the :
March
24, 2004
News Release
"We
face a national crisis regarding the life and security of Aboriginal women in
Canada and the Martin government refuses to enact the appropriate measures to
deal with it! The National Association of Women and the
Law (NAWL) and the Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) denounce
the Martin government’s first budget and calls for an immediate grant of
$10 million to develop strategies that will help keep Aboriginal women safe and
alive."
[found on the website]
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From the :
March
23, 2004
"Vancouver, BC - Prime Minister Martin’s first budget seemed
reminiscent of those he presented as Finance Minister, a mish-mash of program
announcements, a dearth of tax relief, and very little in the way of an overarching
vision, said The Fraser Institute in response to today’s budget announcement."
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From the
March
23, 2004
"Paul Martin has delivered a conservative budget, paying down
debt instead of meeting urgent social needs.'“The Throne Speech may have
been written for Jack Layton but the budget is written for Stephen Harper, says
CUPE National President Paul Moist.'This budget doesn’t cut waiting times
for surgery by a single day – and it does nothing to stop the creeping privatization
of our health care system.'"
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From the :
March 23, 2004
"Today’s Federal Budget made
a down payment on what the Council of Canadians with Disabilities hopes will be
a first step toward developing a long term action plan."
[found on the
website]
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From the :
(pages 17 - 22)
March
23, 2004
Excerpt from the Finance Canada Budget Plan with detailed info on
budget measures for people with disabilities.
- incl. Inclusion of Persons
With Disabilities - Improving Tax Fairness for Persons With Disabilities and Caregivers
- Better Tax Recognition of Disability Supports Expenses - Better Tax Recognition
of Caregiver Expenses - Better Workplace Integration - Facilitating Transitions
Into Employment
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Google
News search results:
Google Web search results:
Source:
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March 17, 2004
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incl. links to the 2004 Budget Address and related documents ( Main Estimates,
2003-06 Business Plan, 2002-03 Results Report), plus links to previous years'
budgets
Source:
Google News
search Results : ""
Google Web Search Results : ""
Source:
- links to all BC Budget papers and related information
- February 17, 2004
Source:
Google News search Results
: ""
Google
Web Search Results : ""
Source:
The 2004
Federal Budget Process
Pre-Budget Consultations and the Alternative Federal
Budget
From the :
- incl. links to the 2004
AFB and four fact sheets
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- Standing Committee on Finance
37th Parliament,
2nd Session
- this is where you'll find briefs from many groups and individuals
to the Finance Committee pre-budget consultations.
The content on this page
is not easy to navigate, but you'll find some interesting insights in these briefs
TIP:
Click on "Index"at the top of the Evidence column on the Minutes page
to find a list of presenters and links to their briefs
Here
are some examples of pre-budget consultation submissions from selected groups:
NOTE:
these aren't from the "Minutes" page (above), but rather from the organizations
themselves or a host website.
Standing
Committee On Finance And Economic Affairs
28 January 2004
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Standing Committee On
Finance And Economic Affairs
28 January 2004
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News alert
November 10, 2003
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October 2003
Source:
October 7, 2003
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September 23, 2003
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(PDF file - 202K, 13 pages)
September 2003
CPJ's brief
to federal pre-budget hearings focuses on eliminating the social deficit
Source:
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(PDF file, 130kb).
September 24, 2003
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