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When procrastinating from law school, I write about politics, tech, or whatever else I'm interested in. Feel free to tweet me up (@devinjohnston).
Posted by Devin Johnston on January 28th, 2009
Following up on on my likes and dislikes about the federal budget, I would like to endorse the comments made by A BCer in Toronto. In brief, Jeff argues that although the budget is not supportable as-is (and not nearly as good as the budget that a Liberal-NDP coalition would write), it can be amended to make it tolerable. He proposes three critical amendments: removing the provincial/municipal matching requirements for infrastructure funding, strengthening employment insurance, and getting rid of the attack on pay equity. I would add one or two additional amendment proposals, but if these changes were accepted the budget would be passable (although still short of what a Liberal-NDP government could do). Let's hope that Iggy moves forward with these amendment proposals.
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I agree with getting rid of the matching requirements.
Posted by MrvnMouse (not verified) on January 28th, 2009.
The matching requirements is a clear attempt to ensure cities won't be able to get the money they need.
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