INDEPTH: ECONOMIC & FISCAL UPDATE
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CBC News Online | November 14, 2005
 Finance Minister Ralph Goodale delivers his economic report.
– Finance minister Ralph Goodale
"This government has lost the moral authority to run this country because it has been named in a judicial inquiry on corruption."
– Conservative leader Stephen Harper
"Suddenly on the eve of an election, all of a sudden the minister and the Liberal party gets religion on tax relief for Canadians."
– Conservative MP Monte Solberg
"If it's not a budget, it must be a Liberal election platform."
– New Democratic Party MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis
"The opposition leaders are proposing, in effect, to remove the government from office but without triggering an election.
In our system of Parliament, you don't get to vote `'No, but Yes for now.' There is no such thing as 'non-confidence lite'."
– Prime Minister Paul Martin
"The fact that the government has finally admitted that Canadians are overtaxed and they have to start on a program of doing something about it is welcome news.
Average Canadians have known that for years."
–
Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
"Tax cuts of $30 billion mean a lot of public services won't be made, a lot of roads won't get paved and it's a lot of hospitals that won't
be built."
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Ellen Russell, an economist from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
"For five long years, the Canadian Labour Congress has advocated a similar focus on training and proposed pilot initiatives that address both the needs of Canadian working women and men, and the productivity challenges of the economy. It's good to see the government adopting this position, but is it too late? In the current climate in Ottawa, when will any of these initiatives become a reality?"
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Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress
"We're relieved that the federal government has responded to our campaign for increased grant aid. However, if tuition fees are allowed to increase, the ability of this grant to improve access will be totally undermined."
–
George Soule, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students
"The federal government continues to ignore the continuing decline of our
national highway system, pushing the backbone of our transportation
system to the breaking point."
–
David Flewelling, President of the Canadian Automobile Association
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