It’s a mixed bag for Northwestern Ontario when it comes to the 2011-2012 federal budget.
Forgiving loans for doctors and nurses relocating to rural and remote communities could do wonders to attract them to a city like Thunder Bay.
The city’s Chamber of Commerce has called it a good budget for business, with a?$1,000 hiring credit for small business high on their wish list coming through.
FedNor appears to have maintained its previous funding levels, though with cuts to Industry Canada’s budget, there are no guarantees.
The Thunder?Bay Regional Research Institute is getting its much-anticipated cyclotron, thanks to a $4-million contribution from Ottawa.
However, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and the Conservatives have not found a way to balance the budget and will instead increase Canada’s debt by $39.6 billion, raising the country’s debt to $586 billion.
The feds have promised to balance the budget by 2015-16.
Odds are it’s all for naught. All three opposition parties have indicated they will vote against the budget in its current form.
As a matter of confidence, should the budget fall, Parliament would be dissolved and Canadians would be facing yet another trip to the polls.
Easy to promise when you know you don’t have to deliver. Just ask the NDP.
Forgiving loans for doctors and nurses relocating to rural and remote communities could do wonders to attract them to a city like Thunder Bay.
The city’s Chamber of Commerce has called it a good budget for business, with a?$1,000 hiring credit for small business high on their wish list coming through.
FedNor appears to have maintained its previous funding levels, though with cuts to Industry Canada’s budget, there are no guarantees.
The Thunder?Bay Regional Research Institute is getting its much-anticipated cyclotron, thanks to a $4-million contribution from Ottawa.
However, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and the Conservatives have not found a way to balance the budget and will instead increase Canada’s debt by $39.6 billion, raising the country’s debt to $586 billion.
The feds have promised to balance the budget by 2015-16.
Odds are it’s all for naught. All three opposition parties have indicated they will vote against the budget in its current form.
As a matter of confidence, should the budget fall, Parliament would be dissolved and Canadians would be facing yet another trip to the polls.
Easy to promise when you know you don’t have to deliver. Just ask the NDP.
