Finance committee  Canada's low ranking internationally means the universal child care benefit that was introduced in July 2006 could have a positive gain, if other investments in child care services are not coming out as a cost, because they'll be withdrawn. If you're asking me if it's one or the

Finance committee  Speaking as an academic who doesn't necessarily need to negotiate the realities of the political arena, it does seem strange that the federal government would not pass on that $250 million to the Province of Quebec, because it's akin to penalizing Tommy Douglas for starting the h

Finance committee  I very much appreciate the civic-spiritedness of my colleague from the Chamber of Commerce in coming out and giving recommendations. I do lament somewhat that his recommendations completely ignore that we are at a 55-year low in terms of looking at the rate of our social spending

Finance committee  I think our internationally recognized research would confirm that despite the variety of imperfections with the bilateral agreements that had been signed with all of the provinces previously, they nonetheless remain a solid path to return to in order to continue developing the s