Finance committee  As you probably know, Senator Kirby has been a strong advocate for mental health issues and the importance of allocating more money to mental health research and treatments. That's why $110 million was allocated to the Mental Health Commission of Canada for the completion of five

Finance committee  The money for the Police Officers' Recruitment Fund comes, among other things, from the 2007-2008 end-of-year funds. The same thing goes for payments in trust to the provinces and territories. If Bill C-50 doesn't pass, the provinces and territories won't have access to those fun

Finance committee  You have asked several questions. On the positive side, the federal government provides transfer payments to provincial governments and generally allows them some flexibility in terms of allocating the funds to priority areas. With respect to labour force training, older workers

Finance committee  It was also announced in the budget that $500 million per year would be allocated for worker training, over and above the $2 billion per year the federal government is investing in this area. Older workers will benefit from these initiatives, in the same way as all workers who ne