The NDP's big plans

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The NDP's 46-point agenda calls for massive spending increases and higher taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals. If all the initiatives were enacted, spending would increase 31% by 2001-2002. The NDP's claim that economic growth and higher taxes will cover the costs is dubious, at best.

New Democratic Party (Canada)

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Wading into the welfare mess: as social assistance costs mount, the provinces move to put welfare recipients to work

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Ontario and other Canadian provinces have cut aid to welfare recipients and instituted work requirements in an effort to reduce welfare-dependency. Under the old system, many welfare recipients earned more money and benefits than those who worked at minimum-wage jobs.

Employment, Welfare recipients, Welfare reform, Ontario

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Centrifugal forces: the debt has forced Ottawa to shift more to the provinces

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Close to $7 billion in transfer payments to the provinces will be cut by FY 1997-98, and new a funding unit called the Canada Social Transfer (CST) will be implemented. Provinces such as Alberta, Ontario and the Northwest Territories will be hurt the most.

Cover Story, Federal-provincial controversies, Transfer payments

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