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Financial means for social reinvestment exist but what about the political will?

OTTAWA--On the eve of the Speech from the Throne, Canada finds itself at an historic moment: will Paul Martin as Prime Minister be any different than Paul Martin as Finance Minister--The Man Who Killed Big Government?

Paul Martin's Permanent Revolution, by economist and CCPA Research Fellow Armine Yalnizyan, details how Paul Martin's reign as the federal Finance Minister brought about lasting change by shrinking the scope and role of government, neutering funding mechanisms, and deeply cutting spending, even for programs the government was committed to providing.

Paul Martin's Permanent Revolution

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Federal government crying wolf again

Alternative Federal Budget forecasts $8.3 billion surplus

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Crying Wolf Again?

A Pre-Budget Assessment of Federal Finances

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The 2004-05 Alternative Budget of Choice for Saskatchewan

A Budget for Equity

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Nova Scotia Alternative Provincial Budget 2002-2003

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Projects & Initiatives: Nova Scotia Alternative Budget

Ontario Alternative Budget 2004: Real Change; Real Choices

Investing in the Services Ontario Needs -- and Paying for Them

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Projects & Initiatives: Ontario Alternative Budget
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The world will be watching in 2010, but what will they see?

2004 Solutions Budget uses Olympics deadline as focus for plan to revitalize BC's economy, public services

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