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‘ No time for election, I MP says Seniors are also a hot-button issue for the NDP. who are once again backing Janice 7A lot of teetering on the poverty lim’said Geofl Kramer. Oak Ridges-Markham NDP riding association 'PriormmetfleaseofmebudgegmeNDP was being noted as the swing-vote party Yes- terday. NDP leader lack Layton said his party would not support thebudget ' “SEN!” 0“ W.” “A k)! of the demands the NDP put for- ward wete reasonable. .ll's particularly wlling the government made no indica- tion they're strengthening the (SP? and they did not provide adequate funding for the GIS (guaranteed income supplement),' Mr. Kramer said. were the and Bloc om But that is no! what is expected to take down the gnvcmment. MNDPwemnotmeonly onesexpected mthumbmeirnosesatmebudgetfiatm “It's Ihe first time in history a prime min- ister. (Stephen) Mamet. has been found guilty 0f contempt, He should be given an award.” MnTemelkavskjsaithhmomunnahimof sarcasm. "He can‘t be trusted“ Mr. Calandn. who did not refetence the potential non-«madameon ethical issue vote expected to take place tomnuw in his pm mm.didsaw"misn‘tmetime for an unnecessary election We need to stay the course to help create jobs and economic Mt. (9mm lives. in Stouflvillc. Trifon Haims of Richmond Human Oak Ridges-Markham candidate for me Green if the federal government falls. an election is expected to take place in May. ‘It’s the first time in history a prime minister, (Stephen) Harper. has been found guilty of contempt._ He should be given an award. He can't be trusted.‘ Oak Ridges-Markham MP Paul Cdundra ddivm a chcquc to the Whitchurchfitoufiviflc Museum in 2W9. The Stouflvilk resident could bebockonthccampnigntnilsoonifdrConservativesmtopplcd. WI Tim “l! "00“) “v0 programs, )tcntialty popular with Cam» dians, would be V along with the nest of what appears 19 he a sMn‘liyed qugct. _ He was phased to bear Ottawa pledge $1004!in- lion for the program that distributed grams of up In $5.000 to homeowners for energy-savng impmvu ments, such as added insulation 0! a highMTK-ienq (hmelled twice. reinstated. bankrupwd and to banded since its launch in 1997 the ecolinergy proâ€" mm was reinu'oduced in today’s federal budget. as was a dlildten's ans tax credit. Mead. you will be heading to the polls in: anomet federal vote. Wmdfa-ll Ecolog Centre executive dimcmt Bron! Kopperson called the ecoEneI'gy program (‘anada's most important climate change mitigalipn program; "II has proven itself to be very effective in creating and keeping money circulating in our commun i» . Bm the program will be on hold after the uan parties rejected the federal (hnwn’allvfis which (nuld lead to the {all of the W! by the end the week. W8 budget billion in m-w gov- emmem spending, illde a (am-year extension of the former EnerGuide For Homes pmgrarm, aimed ax giving homeowners a Roofing was launched‘as a {Ourâ€"year incentive in April 2007. but it was to end late! this month. The gtwemment stopped accepting book» ings for retro-fit evaluations a year ago after demand tripled and it became too expensive to maintain. More than 7(1).an Canadian homeownens par- ticipated in the program. The average federal gram paid to each household was $1371.11}? program pro duced energy saving of 21 per cent use and reduced 3.14 tonnes of greenImuse gases per houst‘hnld. Memwhilc. the children's ans tax credit. also m “nesday's federal budget. finally levels the playing field between culture and awaits. York Rvgmn Arts Council chairperson )udi McIntyn- said. ' Similat to the youth fitness tax incentivc. a non‘ refundable tax cmdit of up to 575 based on eh- m expenses to a maximum of $500 for can‘h childunder 16. the am credit promoters savings and encourages ans enrollment. “11's Wow. really good,’ Ms Mclntyn- said "1 think they‘re finally getting how ans and culmm fits into quality oflfle. They did it for fitness and nnw 4m and culture is just as important." ‘ Popular programs ~ appear lost with federal budget They did it for fitness and now arts and culture is just as important.‘ BY cums TIMER (frabcrfl‘yrmg mm