The Bloc Québécois is threatening to spark an election if the forthcoming Conservative budget does not include a $5-billion compensation package for Quebec.
Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe said Wednesday that his party won’t support the budget unless Ottawa agrees to settle a long-running dispute with Quebec, in which the province is seeking $2.2-billion to cover the cost of harmonizing provincial and federal sales taxes in the 1990s. The dispute flared recently when British Columbia and Ontario adopted the HST and got assistance from Ottawa.
und so weiter
also die in BC und ontariio bekammen das geld bereits - nur quebec nicht - ist doch unfair
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But the Bloc’s demands didn’t stop there. Mr. Duceppe said he will also be looking for an “interesting settlement” for the remaining $2.8-billion in demands.
“If the $2.2-billion isn't in the budget, we won't support it,” Mr. Duceppe said. “If the $2.2-billion is there and they tell us to forget about the remaining $2.8-billion, it's no way,” he said at the end of a two-day caucus meeting in Quebec City.
Other demands include compensation for changes to equalization payments that the Bloc said cost Quebec more than $1.2-billion. Mr. Duceppe is also demanding another $800-million in increased transfer payments to Quebec for education and social programs, as well as more than $400-million to cover the cost of the 1998 ice storm for which Quebec has yet to receive compensation.
“Last year was a good budget for Ontario. Now it’s Quebec’s turn,” Mr. Duceppe said.
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“Last year, Ontario got about $13-billion. And that was said to be acceptable. For Quebec, we are asking for $5-billion that is owed – and that would be unacceptable? That’s truly a double standard.”
achso - ontario bekommt auch geld - die arme proovinz ontario : - )))
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