WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN DECORATING TREAD LIGHTLY WITH TRENDS {page 23}
IT’S WILDE BRADLEY COOPER’S GOT SOME NEW ARM CANDY
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OTTAWA
Thursday, May 26, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.
Tories to cut per-vote subsidies Last budget died with election The Conservatives will move to phase out per-vote subsidies for political parties when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty brings down a revised federal budget on June 6, his first with the power of a majority government behind it. He said yesterday his budget will
Opposition cannot stop Tory majority from passing new version
be much the same as the March 22 budget, which was brought out just before the government was defeated and never passed. The Tory campaign platform called for phasing out the per-vote program, which costs about $27 million a year, over the next three
years. Each party currently gets $2 per share cast for it during an election. The economy is improving, but too many Canadians remain out of work, Flaherty said. “We need to stay the course with our prudent low tax plan for Canadian families,� he said. “During the
election campaign we were clear, if re-elected the economy would remain our government’s top priority.� NDP Leader Jack Layton called the government’s plan to forge ahead with its budget arrogant and said he will try to force changes in
the budget with the weight of public opinion. “What the NDP does is raise small amounts of money from a very large number of people and that’s always been our approach as New Democrats,� said Layton. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Libya
Canadian smart bombs Warplanes drop laser-guided bombs on Libyan targets {page 6}
Bike to Work Month
Ottawa city councillors were joined at the council table yesterday by members of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa. While many of the kids enjoyed their ďŹ eld trip, designed to bring attention to the Big Brothers Big Sisters’ funding needs, at least one youngster found the proceedings yawn-inspiring. Story, page 3. JESSICA SMITH/ METRO
Kids of Big Brothers Big Sisters program shown the ropes
Group campaigns to get residents out of their cars {page 4}
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