[Sican] FW: Cuts to CAP, SchoolNet,
aboriginal and rural communities & afforable housing!!
Ron Faris
rfaris at shaw.ca
Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:04:00 -0800
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Hello folks,
Below is a response by Denise Savoie, my Victoria NDP MP. I meet her on
Friday and will learn more.
Ron
Ron Faris Ph.D. President
Golden Horizon Ventures
4170 Thornhill Cres
Victoria B.C.
V8N 5E5
TEL: (250) 658-0227
FAX: (250) 658-0277
Home page: <http://members.shaw.ca/rfaris> http://members.shaw.ca/rfaris
Lifelong Learning - Learning Communities - Community Service-Learning
"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by
yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish,
selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not
devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs
to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it
what I can." G.B. Shaw
_____
From: Denise [mailto:dsavoie@shaw.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 6:08 PM
To: Ron Faris; Adrian Blunt
Subject: Re: Cuts to CAP, SchoolNet, aboriginal and rural communities &
afforable housing!!
Hello Ron and Adrian
Thank you for sending this Ron. I don't know what to make of the reference
to CAP program because in a meeting I had with the Minister, he assured me
it would be funded-mind you he didn't say at what level. I'll make a point
of meeting him when we return and push him on that if the funding level
hasn't been announced by then. If they have cut, I'll go after him on that
for sure-to reinstate. We've been successful in getting some funding
restored for a couple of programs...The fight goes on! Cheers
Denise
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Faris <mailto:rfaris@shaw.ca>
To: Adrian Blunt <mailto:adrianworking@shaw.ca>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 1:34 PM
Subject: Cuts to CAP, SchoolNet, aboriginal and rural communities &
afforable housing!!
This is disturbing news. Can we not write our local newspapers, radio
hotlines and MP's regarding the serious and unfair impact of proposed cuts
to CAP, SchoolNet, support for aboriginal and rural community connectivity
and affordable housing? The Tories seem determined to create a permanent
underclass of the undereducated poor.
Ron
Ottawa boosts spending plans
Eric Beauchesne
CanWest News Service
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
OTTAWA -- A double-digit hike in military spending, in part to finance the
war in Afghanistan, is one of the major drivers of a six-per-cent increase
in total planned federal expenditures in the coming fiscal year, government
spending estimates presented Tuesday reveal.
The government estimates it will spend nearly $231 billion in the coming
fiscal year, six per cent more than was initially estimated at the start of
this fiscal year. And that doesn't include any new spending that will be
announced by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in his March 19 budget.
The pre-budget increase in estimated spending includes a 14.1 per cent, or
$2.1 billion hike in expenditures to $16.9 billion, by the Department of
National Defence to cover a variety of additional military expenditures,
such as the expansion of the Armed Forces and operations in Afghanistan. The
increase in military spending is one the larger increases in both dollars
and in percentage terms.
John Williamson, of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation noted despite the
Conservative government's pledge to rein in spending, its expenditures
continue to grow faster than the economy, and faster than promised, and will
continue to do so.
"The spending estimates do not include the expected increases in spending
for equalization, post-secondary education, and the environment," Williamson
said. "So you have some rather large spending envelopes that will be
announced March 19 which will add to the already high spending levels we are
seeing from the federal government."
While estimated spending will rise by six per cent from what was estimated a
year ago, the increase is only 1.1 per cent higher than what the government
now plans to spend this fiscal year, and what it said it would spend in last
year's budget, Treasury Board president Vic Toews said.
"Canada's new government is making solid progress on its priorities,
including investments in environment, defence and security, health and
social programs," Toews said in a news release. "These main estimates show
the government is keeping its fiscal house in order .. ."
However, some departments and agencies, such as National Defence and the
RCMP are getting hefty increases. The RCMP will get nearly $291 million or
14 per cent more. And that does not include almost $84 million that will be
transferred to the Mounties who will take over the operations of the now
defunct Canadian Firearms Centre.
The increase in funding for the RCMP is part of an eight per cent increase
to $6.5 billion in spending for security and public safety. Human Resources
will get a whopping $1.9 billion in new funding to compensate residents of
Indian Residential Schools. Natural Resources is also getting a hefty 50.4
per cent or $719 million increase in spending.
Much of that is for nuclear waste cleanup, and for the government's "Clean
Air Agenda." Another major spending increase will be for health care, where
as a result of a 10-year deal struck with the provinces by the former
Liberal government, the Canada Health Care Transfer will rise by $1.2
billion or six per cent to $21.4 billion.
There will be a $151.8 million increase in spending by the Public Health
Agency of which the largest amount is to "implement avian and pandemic
influenza preparedness measures." There were also a variety of major
percentage increases in spending, including for the Canada Council for the
Arts, which will get a 20.5 per cent or $30.9 million increase to help
individual artists and art organizations.
But there were losers too. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will see
spending cut by $280 million, or 12.4 per cent, in part reflecting a
reduction in expenditures to provide affordable housing. Industry Canada
will lose $202 million, or 16.9 per cent of its budget, reflecting cuts in a
variety of programs including Community Access Program and SchoolNet, auto
industry funding, and Ontario infrastructure program, and an initiative to
provide high-capacity Internet service to aboriginal, northern and rural
communities.
CBC, meanwhile, will see its funding cut by $68 million or 6.1 per cent, in
large part due to reductions in funding for English and French language
radio, television and new media. Some of the other expenditure reductions
were among the roughly $1 billion in spending cuts that were announced last
fall as a part of the government's fiscal savings program.
CanWest News Service
C CanWest News Service 2007
Ron Faris Ph.D. President
Golden Horizon Ventures
4170 Thornhill Cres
Victoria B.C.
V8N 5E5
TEL: (250) 658-0227
FAX: (250) 658-0277
Home page: http://members.shaw.ca/rfaris
Lifelong Learning - Learning Communities - Community Service-Learning
"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by
yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish,
selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not
devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs
to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it
what I can." G.B. Shaw
_____
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her on
Friday and will learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>Ron Faris Ph.D. President<br>
Golden Horizon Ventures<br>
<st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">4170 Thornhill =
Cres</st1:address></st1:Street></span></font><br>
<st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D2 =
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B.C.<br>
V8N 5E5<br>
<br>
TEL: (250) 658-0227<br>
FAX: (250) 658-0277<br>
Home page: </span></font><a href=3D"http://members.shaw.ca/rfaris"><font =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>http://members.shaw.ca/rfaris</span></font></a=
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<br>
Lifelong Learning - Learning Communities - Community =
Service-Learning<br>
<br>
"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose =
recognized by
yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a =
feverish,
selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will =
not
devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life =
belongs to
the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for =
it what
I can." G.B. Shaw</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font =
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face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> =
Denise
[mailto:dsavoie@shaw.ca] <br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 06, =
2007 6:08
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Ron Faris; =
<st1:PersonName
w:st=3D"on">Adrian Blunt</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Cuts to CAP,
SchoolNet, aboriginal and rural communities & afforable =
housing!!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you for sending this Ron. I don't know what to =
make of
the reference to CAP program because in a meeting I had with the =
Minister, he
assured me it would be funded-mind you he didn't say at what level. I'll =
make a
point of meeting him when we return and push him on that if the funding =
level
hasn't been announced by then. If they have cut, I'll go after him on =
that for
sure-to reinstate. We've been successful in getting some funding =
restored for a
couple of programs...The fight goes on! =
Cheers</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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href=3D"mailto:adrianworking@shaw.ca" =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Cuts to =
CAP,
SchoolNet, aboriginal and rural communities & afforable =
housing!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DVerdana><span lang=3DEN-CA
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Can we
not write our local newspapers, radio hotlines and MP’s =
regarding the
serious and unfair impact of proposed cuts to CAP, SchoolNet, =
support
for aboriginal and rural community connectivity and affordable =
housing? The
Tories seem determined to create a permanent underclass of the =
undereducated
poor.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DVerdana><span lang=3DEN-CA
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style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
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boosts
spending plans<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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February 27, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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text--><st1:City
w:st=3D"on"><font size=3D1 face=3DVerdana><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>OTTAWA</span></font></st1:City><font size=3D1
face=3DVerdana><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> --
A double-digit hike in military spending, in part to finance the war =
in <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
is one of the major drivers of a six-per-cent increase in total =
planned
federal expenditures in the coming fiscal year, government spending =
estimates
presented Tuesday reveal. <br>
<br>
The government estimates it will spend nearly $231 billion in the =
coming
fiscal year, six per cent more than was initially estimated at the =
start of
this fiscal year. And that doesn’t include any new spending that =
will
be announced by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in his March 19 budget. =
<br>
<br>
The pre-budget increase in estimated spending includes a 14.1 per =
cent, or
$2.1 billion hike in expenditures to $16.9 billion, by the Department =
of
National Defence to cover a variety of additional military =
expenditures, such
as the expansion of the Armed Forces and operations in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region></st1:place>. The =
increase in
military spending is one the larger increases in both dollars and in
percentage terms. <br>
<br>
John Williamson, of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation noted despite =
the
Conservative government’s pledge to rein in spending, its =
expenditures
continue to grow faster than the economy, and faster than promised, =
and will
continue to do so. <br>
<br>
“The spending estimates do not include the expected increases in
spending for equalization, post-secondary education, and the =
environment,”
Williamson said. “So you have some rather large spending =
envelopes that
will be announced March 19 which will add to the already high spending =
levels
we are seeing from the federal government.” <br>
<br>
While estimated spending will rise by six per cent from what was =
estimated a
year ago, the increase is only 1.1 per cent higher than what the =
government
now plans to spend this fiscal year, and what it said it would spend =
in last
year’s budget, Treasury Board president Vic Toews said.<br>
<br>
“<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s
new government is making solid progress on its priorities, including
investments in environment, defence and security, health and social
programs,” Toews said in a news release. “These main =
estimates
show the government is keeping its fiscal house in order .. .” =
<br>
<br>
However, some departments and agencies, such as National Defence and =
the RCMP
are getting hefty increases. The RCMP will get nearly $291 million or =
14 per
cent more. And that does not include almost $84 million that will be
transferred to the Mounties who will take over the operations of the =
now
defunct Canadian Firearms Centre. <br>
<br>
The increase in funding for the RCMP is part of an eight per cent =
increase to
$6.5 billion in spending for security and public safety. Human =
Resources will
get a whopping $1.9 billion in new funding to compensate residents of =
Indian
Residential Schools. Natural Resources is also getting a hefty =
50.4 per
cent or $719 million increase in spending. <br>
<br>
Much of that is for nuclear waste cleanup, and for the =
government’s
“Clean Air Agenda.” Another major spending increase will =
be for
health care, where as a result of a 10-year deal struck with the =
provinces by
the former Liberal government, the Canada Health Care Transfer will =
rise by
$1.2 billion or six per cent to $21.4 billion. <br>
<br>
There will be a $151.8 million increase in spending by the Public =
Health
Agency of which the largest amount is to “implement avian and =
pandemic
influenza preparedness measures.” There were also a variety of =
major
percentage increases in spending, including for the Canada Council for =
the
Arts, which will get a 20.5 per cent or $30.9 million increase to help
individual artists and art organizations. <br>
<br>
But there were losers too. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will see
spending cut by $280 million, or 12.4 per cent, in part reflecting a
reduction in expenditures to provide affordable housing. Industry =
<st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region> will lose $202 million, or =
16.9 per
cent of its budget, reflecting cuts in a variety of programs including
Community Access Program and SchoolNet, auto industry funding, and =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:State w:st=3D"on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place> =
infrastructure
program, and an initiative to provide high-capacity Internet service =
to
aboriginal, northern and rural communities. <br>
<br>
CBC, meanwhile, will see its funding cut by $68 million or 6.1 per =
cent, in
large part due to reductions in funding for English and French =
language
radio, television and new media. Some of the other expenditure =
reductions
were among the roughly $1 billion in spending cuts that were announced =
last
fall as a part of the government’s fiscal savings program. <br>
<br>
CanWest News Service <br>
<br>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Ron Faris
Ph.D. President<br>
Golden Horizon Ventures<br>
<st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">4170 Thornhill =
Cres</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Victoria</st1:State></st1:place> B.C.<br>
V8N 5E5<br>
<br>
TEL: (250) 658-0227<br>
FAX: (250) 658-0277<br>
Home page: <a =
href=3D"http://members.shaw.ca/rfaris">http://members.shaw.ca/rfaris</a><=
br>
<br>
Lifelong Learning - Learning Communities - Community =
Service-Learning<br>
<br>
"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose =
recognized by
yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a =
feverish,
selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will =
not
devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life =
belongs to
the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for =
it what
I can." G.B. Shaw</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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