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An aging population in south Vancouver needs a new seniors centre as well as accessible and affordable public transit. The problem: lack of federal funding for both.

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Despite the need for border security, the federal government is laying off 10% of Canada Border Services Agency staff, including 325 frontline officers.

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A number of Canadian airlines keep hiring temporary foreign pilots, even when Canadian pilots are out of work. And the federal government is looking the other way. Read the backgrounder.

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A new report reveals that the federal government is effectively cutting infrastructure funding for the next years. By using previously budgeted money, the plaster over the $2 billion cut.

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A one billion dollar cut per year in infrastructure funding – and a flurry of new program names for old money. Watch NDP Transport and Infrastructure Critic Olivia Chow on the 2013 budget.

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