Links
checked February 23, 2004
Liens vérifiés le 23 février
2004
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At the top of this page, you'll find links to the federal government budget 2000 pages and documents that I felt were most relevant in the context of this site; there's a lot more information on the Finance site - I encourage you to check it out. Below the selection of federal government links on this page, you'll find Budget 2000 links to information from a selection Canadian governments and organizations - ranging from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation to Citizens for Public Justice.
GO DIRECTLY
TO BUDGET CRITIQUES (further dwn on this same page)
|
pages and documents | Budget
2000 Enriches Funding for Health Care and Education, Cuts Taxes and Invests in Innovation Press Release Finance Canada |
Budget
2000 - Department of Finance
This page contains budget highlights,
a tax saving calculator, and links to budget features, documents and topics.
- Budget
Documents - incl. links to news releases, Budget
Speech (incl. table of contents with links), budget plan, tax reduction
plan, etc.
- Under "Improving Quality of Life", you'll find
:
- *Improving
the Quality of Life of Canadians and their Children - (Chapter 6 of
the Budget Plan)
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Increasing
Support for Post-Secondary Education and Health Care (incl. Table 6.2
- CHST transfers 1993-94 to 2003-2004)
-
Investing in Canada's Children
- Increasing
Support for Middle- and Low-Income Families With Children [This link
is dead]
- Opportunities
for Canadians With Disabilities
- Quality
of Life and Security for Seniors
- Assisting
the Homeless
- Supplementary
Information - incl. short descriptions of a number of federal child- and
youth-related programs.
Also includes Chart
2: Canada Health and Social Transfers 1993-94 to 2003-2004 *(total
federal contributions to health, post-secondary education and social assistance/social
services by year over the period)
*[This link
was also dead]
Federal
Transfers to Provinces and Territories
Finance Canada
Updated
periodically
This is the most comprehensive page of
government information you'll find on the Canada Health and Social Transfer and
federal transfers to the provinces and territories.
Includes links to the
following :
Federal Transfers to Provinces and Territories (broken down by
province/territory) - The Canada Health and Social Transfer (general info) - The
Equalization Program - Territorial Formula Financing - A
Brief History of The Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) - Tax Transfers
- Associated Equalization - Alternative Payments for Standing Programs and the
Quebec Abatement - Revenue Guarantee
- Budget Topics: incl. Economic Development and Prospects - Maintaining Sound Financial Management - Tax Reduction Plan - More Innovative Economy - Improving Quality of Life.
Employment Insurance - Parental Benefit - Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
Budget
2000 Information - Health Care
Health Canada
| provincial/territorial government reaction to Budget 2000 |
Ontario
Federal Tax Cuts A Modest First Step, Health Care Funding Wholly Inadequate
News release from the Office of the Premier - February 29, 2000
NOTE:
this link is dead - try doing a search on the Government
of Ontario home page
Alberta
Ottawa misleading
Canadians on CHST supplement
March 3, 2000
Stockwell Day
Provincial Treasurer
"I'm very disappointed in the political games the
Feds are playing. First they set out rules in their budget, then they attack us
for following those same
rules."
Ottawa's
budget combines the good, the bad and the ugly
February 28, 2000
Stockwell Day
Provincial Treasurer
| other online commentary about Budget 2000 |
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