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Perks of power: pressure mounts for cutbacks in the benefits available to Canada's elected representatives

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The $210 million operating budget of the Canadian Parliament offers legislators a wide variety of perks. The operating budgets of all Canadian legislatures since 1987 has risen 43% to $585 million. There is pressure to scale back benefits, but Parliament likely will maintain its perks.

Officials and employees, Legislators, Press and politics, Canada. Parliament. Senate, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons

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An action plan for Canada

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Maclean's magazine in Jun 1991, and again in Dec 1991, invited 12 politically, economically, and socially diverse Canadians to participate in a discussion with the goals of developing a vision for Canada's future, and how to prepare for it. An overview of the meetings is included.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Maclean's (Periodical)

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No talk, no action

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There has been very little discussion about important environmental issues facing Canada in 1993 fall elections in Canada. Opinion polls show voters are more concerned with unemployment and economic issues than they are with environmental ones.

Column, Environmental policy

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