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How Ottawa Spends 2009-2010Economic Upheaval and Political Dysfunction |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 978-0-7735-3612-8 | |
| Pages | 310 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $29.95 | |
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Edited by Allan M. Maslove. Published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009. This is an annual publication. The 2009-2010 edition was released September 2009. Description: |
| Drawing on the work of
academics and other experts from across Canada, the annual How Ottawa
Spends takes a focused and robust look at the current fiscal, economic, and
social policy landscape in Canada. This is the thirtieth volume in the series. It is arguable that never in these years have Canadians faced such serious economic upheaval and political dysfunction as the current climate. The dramatic and seemingly sudden changes in the economy occurred simultaneously with a political drama – one that was largely disassociated from the real and pressing economic challenge. Early Harper budgets delivered lower taxes for all Canadians partly through highly targeted but politically noticeable small tax breaks on textbooks for students, tools for apprentices in skilled trades, and public transit costs. The needs of the beleaguered average Canadian and the "swing voter in the swing constituencies" of an already strategized "next" election were a key part of Conservative agenda-setting. In the 2007 budget alone there were twenty-nine separate tax reductions and federal spending was projected to increase by $10 billion, including a 5.7 percent increase in program spending. A small surplus of $3.3 billion was planned, almost all of which would go to debt reduction. As Harper savoured his 14 October 2008 re-election with a strengthened minority government, although without his desired majority, he and his minister of Finance already knew that his surpluses were likely gone in the face of the crashing financial sector and a looming recession. Future deficits were firmly back on the agenda. Contributors include: Malcolm G. Bird (Carleton University), Chris Brown (Carleton University), G. Bruce Doern (Carleton University and University of Exeter), Melissa Haussman (Carleton University), Robert Hilton (Carleton University), Ruth Hubbard (University of Ottawa), Edward T. Jackson (Carleton University), Kirsten Kozolanka (Carleton University), Evert Lindquist (University of Victoria), Allan M. Maslove (Carleton University), Peter Nares (Social and Enterprise Development Innovations), Gilles Paquet (University of Ottawa), L. Pauline Rankin (Carleton University), Jennifer Robson (Carleton University), Robert P. Shepherd (Carleton University), Richard Shillington (Informetrica Limited), and Chris Stoney (Carleton University). Allan M. Maslove is a professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, and the former dean of Carleton's Faculty of Public Affairs. |
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