Economic Action Plan
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Budget 2014: Feds promise better beer
Flaherty promises to modernize standards to boost innovation and allow for more creative brews
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Austere 2014 budget gives auto sector a boost
Harper government also spending $631 million over the next two years to help build a new Detroit-Windsor crossing
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Federal budget will fund major infrastructure projects
One such project might be a second bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ont.
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Flaherty won't accept 'laundry list' of spending in pre-budget talks
Flaherty says our long-term economic prosperity depends on sticking to the plan, noting that Canada has the best fiscal position in G7.
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Federal finance minister open to potential sale of Hibernia assets
Jim Flaherty says the federal government has not directly considered the possibility as it looks at other potential asset sales
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Forget balance, Finance Minister Flaherty is aiming for a surplus
Unlike last year’s update, Flaherty has signalled he expects to report a better-than-projected deficit this fiscal year
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Watchdog to investigate fed’s $7B budget surprise
One pressing question is whether the savings were largely a one-time occurrence or will flow through to future years
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Feds loan $2.9M to Ontario pharma company for plant expansion, new markets
This project is expected to create up to 59 new full-time jobs and help the company target new markets and increase product diversification.
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Omnibus or minibus, Budget 2013 still needs scrutiny
NDP finance critic Peggy Nash said despite the shorter length, the budget legislation still qualifies as an omnibus bill because of the wide variety of measures it tackles.
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Budget 2013 will act as a drag on growth: PBO
The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s latest report says the Harper Government’s “economic Action Plan” will actually reduce growth and job creation by 2016.
