Medical Marijuana Takes a Hit as Tories Announce $2 Billion in Cuts

[qWERTY]

Research on medical marijuana was among the casualties today as the Conservative government announced $2 billion in spending cuts and streamlining across all federal departments.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty also announced that the government recorded a $13.2-billion surplus in the last fiscal year and that all the cash will go toward paying down the national debt.

The so-called expenditure review focused on areas where Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government did not see value for money.

Treasury Board President John Baird said the $2 billion is savings over two years come through cuts to unnecessary programs, streamlining of services, and by coming in under budget in a number of areas.

The cuts include the elimination of the $4-million medical marijuana research program and administrative savings of $5 million from status of women agency.

After the surplus is applied, the national debt will stand at $481.5 billion.


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Source: Canada Online News
Pubdate: 25 September, 2006
Copyright: 2006 The Canadian Press
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[Pinch]

Hmmm.. this strategy sounds very similar to the Bush administration's.. sad.

Our outstanding public debt today is $8,491,192,643,905.03 (That's $8.5 trillion since Bush took over!)

The estimated population of the United States is 299,573,950
so each citizen's share of this debt is $28,344.23.

The National Debt has continued to increase an average of
$1.55 billion per day since September 30, 2005!

Is it 2008 yet?