Jane Lytvynenko

Conservatives introduce 2013 budget, Canada Job Grants

The budget raised concerns that student issues aren't being addressed By Jane Lytvynenko OTTAWA (CUP) — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced Economic Action Plan 2013 on March 21, titled “Jobs, Growth, and Economic Prosperity.” The budget introduces market-oriented skills training, job creation measures and aims to balance the books by 2015. However, the opposition is not optimistic that the Tories can keep these promises. “These predictions are wrong,” said Thomas Mulcair, leader of the New Democratic Party. “That’s what we’ve constantly seen.” Bob Rae, interim-leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, also disliked the budget, calling it “the same old…

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