>X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 13:30:10 -0500 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Progressive Economics Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: PEF: Alternative Federal Budget statement >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Status: > >Dear PEF Members and Friends; > >The Alternative Federal Budget project released today an economic and >fiscal statement, which argues that the federal government could spend at >least $10 billion per year in the next two fiscal years on public programs >and infrastructure, without falling into deficit. Once again Paul Martin >is arguing that the cookie jar is empty, no matter how pressing the >economic and social needs of Canadians may be as the economy slips into >recession--but once again he is erring deliberately on the cautious side, >by several billions of dollars. > >The full report can be downloaded for free from the CCPA website, at >http://www.policyalternatives.ca. >
