N.S. premier not planning spending spree, despite flood of expectations
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HALIFAX (CP) - Much like a lottery winner faced with long lost friends and relatives looking for a piece of him, Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm tried to dampen expectations Sunday on how his government will spend its newly acquired offshore wealth.
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Deficit projections have fueled speculation that the mayor will not call to renew a 7 percent property tax cut enacted by the City Council last year, but the mayor insisted that he did not think higher property taxes were in sight.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CP) - The country's premiers arrived for a key meeting Wednesday unsure on whether to try to force Ottawa to set up a national pharmacare program, but firmly convinced that more federal money for health is essential.
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EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein is refusing to attend most of the first ministers conference on health, but he still plans to make his demands firmly known.
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TONY EASTLEY: As mentioned the Prime Minister is also in northern Australia and his focus is also on national security, although he&#39;s under attack for his initial opposition to the Coalition&#39;s $600 family payment.
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EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein is refusing to attend most of the first ministers conference on health, but he still plans to make his demands firmly known.
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The federal government would never agree to the kind of national pharmacare program proposed by the premiers because it would cost too much and makes no sense, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said yesterday.
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Allies and enemies worried that the premierâs coalition would remain divided and vulnerable to another collapse.
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The Premiers says Prime Minister Paul Martin&#39;s offer of 58.1 billion dollars in health care funding over 10 years needs CPR. Martin had wanted to focus on health care reforms during day one of the national summit in Ottawa.
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First minister forced to slow down spending plans but claims 'seismic shift' in political loyalties.
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Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara forecast the province will end the current fiscal year with aC$2.2 billion ($1.8 billion) budget deficit, unchanged from what he predicted in May.
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Canada&#39;s promise to give C$18 billion ($14 billion) to the 13 provinces and territories over the next six years for health care won&#39;t push the federal government into deficit, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said.
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The recent $41-billion health-care deal with the federal government will help solve some of today&#39;s problems, but does little to address inevitable challenges in the future, New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord said today.
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Edmonton - Premier Ralph Klein only plans to make a brief appearance at next week&#39;s first minister&#39;s meeting, but he intends to make an impression while he&#39;s there.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The country&#39;s premiers talked cordially with Paul Martin in front of the TV cameras at the first ministers meeting Tuesday, but behind the scenes they were preparing to attack.
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OTTAWA - Premier Gordon Campbell says the federal government&#39;s latest multi-billion offer to increase health-care funding falls far short of what&#39;s needed.
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OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham said today Labor would aim to keep the Budget surplus at its current level of about $2.5 billion. But Mr Latham said the situation would not be clear until the release of figures by the Government on Friday.