Английская Википедия:1994 Canadian federal budget
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The Canadian federal budget ’for fiscal year 1994-1995 was presented by Minister of Finance Paul Martin in the House of Commons of Canada on 22 February 1994. It was the first federal budget under the premiership of Jean Chrétien.[1]
Background
The budget is tabled only a few months after the 1993 Canadian federal election in which the Liberal Party led by Jean Chrétien received a large majority of the seats in the House of Commons. Paul Martin, Chrétien's main rival in the 1990 Liberal Party leadership election was appointed Minister of Finance.
Taxes
Expenditures
Transfers to provinces
The budget announced the freezing of Canada Assistance Plan (CAP) payments to their 1994-95 levels after March 31, 1995. Unlike the 1990 restrictions, all provinces (including those receiving equalization payments) are affected by the cap.
The Reform Party (then the third party by number of seats in the House) supported reductions to the CAP while criticizing that the cutbacks are not matched by amendments to health national standards to give more freedom to provinces in adjusting the services they provide.[2]
Legislative history
The main provisions of the budget were included in the Budget Implementation Act, 1994 which was adopted in third reading by the House of Commons on Шаблон:Date and received royal assent on Шаблон:Date.[3][4] Votes followed party lines with the notable exception of independent Québec MP Gilles Bernier (Beauce) voting in favor.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Abstention | Absent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;" | | Liberals | 136 | 0 | 8 | 33 |
| style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;" | | Bloc Québécois | 0 | 43 | 8 | 3 |
| style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;" | | Reform | 0 | 40 | 0 | 12 |
| style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;" | | New Democratic | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;" | | Progressive Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;" | | Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 137 | 91 | 16 | 49 | |
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References
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ House of Commons Debates, 35th Parliament, 1st Session, vol. 2, p. 4632.
- ↑ Budget Implementation Act, 1994 S.C. 1994, ch. 18.
- ↑ Debates of the House of Commons – May 31, 1994
- ↑ House of Commons Debates, 35th Parliament, 1st Session, vol. 2, p. 4679.
