budget
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Income inequality through the lens of families with children in Canada
Child care missing from Ontario budget
ISSUE File: Early childhood education and care in the 2013 provincial/territorial budgets
Budget 2013 invests in more child care spaces to help Manitoba families: Premier
Ontario budget 2013 should boost child benefit to help poor kids
Early childhood education and care in the 2013 provincial/territorial budgets
This Issue File collects information on how early childhood education and care (ECEC) is addressed in the 2013 provincial/territorial budgets. Each section features government budget documents, media coverage, and responses from NGOs when available. Use the menu on the right to select a province or territory.
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The budget in focus: A forum on the changing nature of federal budgets
Schedule:
9:00 am: Introductions (by David Macdonald, Chair)
9:15am - 10:30am: Kevin Page, former Parliamentary Budget Officer
Speaking about his experience as Canada's first Parliamentary Budget Officer, how he envisioned the new office, the challenges he faced, and the future of the PBO.
10:30am - 10:45am: Coffee break
10:45 - Noon: Panel discussion on Budget 2013: An evaluation of Budget 2013's primary measures and how it addresses (or not) the big macro-economic challenges facing Canada.
Panelists:
Peter Devries, Consultant in fiscal policy and co-author of 3dPolicy.ca blog
Mario Seccareccia, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Ottawa
Sylvain Schetagne, National Director of Social and Economic Policy, Canadian Labour Congress