In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 17.
What we are watching in Canada …
The country’s finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa today, with more federal help for resource-dependent provinces such as Alberta on the agenda.
All provinces say a federal program that cushions provincial budgets from sudden shocks needs to be more generous.
The fiscal-stabilization program is easier to change than the more complex equalization program, and amendments could be worth billions to provinces whose finances have been …read more
Source:: National Newswatch
