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Ottawa Update TBWG, Boston

Ottawa Update TBWG, Boston. Ted Mackay, Transport Canada April 14, 2010. Outline. Budget 2010 Stimulus Program Olympics Cabinet Shuffle G8 and G20 Summits (June 2010). Confirms one more year of stimulus (to end-March 2011) Emphasis then will be on eliminating the deficit:

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Ottawa Update TBWG, Boston

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  1. Ottawa Update TBWG, Boston Ted Mackay, Transport Canada April 14, 2010

  2. Outline • Budget 2010 • Stimulus Program • Olympics • Cabinet Shuffle • G8 and G20 Summits (June 2010)

  3. Confirms one more year of stimulus (to end-March 2011) Emphasis then will be on eliminating the deficit: 2009-10: $53.8 B 2010-11: $49.2 B 2011-12: $27.6 B Department’s operating budgets frozen at 2010-11 levels until 2012-13 Budget 2010

  4. Budget 2010 – Transport/Border • Border Security • CBSA: $87 M/two years: • vehicle and cargo scanning equipment, upgraded information systems, enhanced programs (Partners in Protection, NEXUS) • Aviation Security • Air Cargo Security: $75.6 M/5 years, for Transport Canada • Aviation Security: Air Travelers’ Security Charge increased April 1, to raise $1.5 billion over five years • DRIC • Transport Canada receives $10 M/3 years for legal, financial and technical work • Montréal Bridges • $51 M/2 years for Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges

  5. Economic Action Plan (Stimulus) • Year 2 of Economic Action Plan • $19 B in new overall federal stimulus • $6 B from other levels of government • Infrastructure Stimulus Fund • $4 billion fully committed • 4000 projects • Infrastructure spending: • “largest impact on economic growth of all fiscal measures” • Added .4 % of GDP in 2009, .5% forecast for 2010 (source: Conference Board of Canada)

  6. Olympics • CBSA kept maximum number of lanes at the four Lower Mainland border crossings open for travelers 16 hours a day • No significant border delays reported • Beer delivered

  7. Cabinet Shuffle January 19 • Changes: • Vic Toews, Public Safety • Stockwell Day, Treasury Board • Keith Ashfield, Atlantic Gateway • Peter Van Loan, International Trade • No changes: • Transport • Foreign Affairs • Environment • Finance

  8. G8 and G20 Summits • G8 Summit, Huntsville, Ontario: June 25-26 • G20 Summit, Toronto, June 26-27

  9. Thank you! Ted Mackay Highway and Border Policy Transport Canada ted.mackay@tc.gc.ca

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