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Media & Policy News: 1 May 2014

May 1, 2014

It’s Budget Day

What the CCPA Ontario is watching for:
http://behindthenumbers.ca/2014/04/28/ontario-budget-watch-2014-what-were-looking-for/

Hamilton Roundtable’s proposals for Budget 2014:
http://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/4490744-the-poor-need-vastly-greater-support/

Pre-budget submissions from:

  • ISAC: http://incomesecurity.org/documents/ISAC-PreBudgetSubmissiontoStandingCommittee2014.pdf
  • AOHC: http://aohc.org/sites/default/files/documents/2014-01-24%20-%20AOHC%20Submission%20to%20ON%20Budget%20consultations.pdf
  • Wellesley: http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Wellesley-Institute-2014-Pre-Budget-Submission.pdf 
  • RNAO: http://rnao.ca/policy/speaking-notes/ontario-pre-budget-submission-2014-finding-right-balance-speaking-notes

Budget to contain income tax hikes for individuals over $150,000, while personal care workers are to get an hourly pay raise:
http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/04/29/tax_hikes_loom_in_budget_for_ontarians_earning_over_150000.html

Budget also to contain tax hikes on tobacco and aviation fuel:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-to-hike-taxes-on-high-earners-tobacco-and-aviation-fuel/article18333867/

CCPA says there’s room to grow on increasing high earner income taxes:
http://behindthenumbers.ca/2014/04/30/ontarios-tax-on-the-rich-room-to-grow/

Wynne won’t rule out triggering an election, which could mean a June 5 e-Day– if the NDP vote against the budget, it could be June 26:
http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/04/28/kathleen_wynne_wont_rule_out_triggering_an_election.html

Global recounts major recent spending announcements:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1302283/a-preview-of-whats-expected-to-be-in-the-2014-ontario-budget/

Meanwhile, Hudak outlines a plan to roll back spending, cut taxes and freeze wages:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/hudak-outlines-aggressive-small-government-agenda/article18317586/

TVO’s The Agenda looked at how to find a way out of poverty last night:
http://theagenda.tvo.org/episode/203269/a-way-out

Wynne quoted as saying that “government has a role to make sure that if someone is in a low-income situation, that they can still have a life that allows them to sustain themselves and their family”:
http://www.norfolknews.ca/news-story/4489273-liberals-tout-child-care-benefit-increase/

Tories say Wynne is ignoring advice that an Ontario pension plan would hurt jobs:

  • CTV: http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/wynne-ignores-bureaucrats-warning-that-new-payroll-taxes-will-cost-jobs-tories-1.1797652
  • Star:http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/04/29/liberals_pension_plan_payroll_deductions_would_kill_jobs_tim_hudak_says.html 

Sault Ste Marie MPP David Orazietti urges the NDP to support the budget:
http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/details.asp?c=72313

Other Top Stories

Today is International Workers Day. Here’s what’s on in Ottawa:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/parliament-hill-preview-may-day-marked-by-celebrations-protests-1.1800775

Migrant Workers Alliance says migrant workers are now paying for government and business failure and abuse:
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9de587703062110954e080261&id=d1dd43a35c&e=5c156dfe92

New OECD report says top 1% taking most of Canada’s growth; prescribes tax increases to combat income inequality:

  • CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/top-1-taking-lion-s-share-of-global-growth-oecd-says-1.2627154
  • Business in Vancouver: http://www.biv.com/article/20140430/BIV0102/140439998/the-gap-between-rich-and-poor-is-widening-in-canada-oecd?fb_action_ids=631800030233438&fb_action_types=og.likes

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