Premier Gary Doer says he won’t run a deficit in next week’s budget to provide quick tax relief. Doer says his government’s first priority is to balance the books. So far, he’s keeping pretty tight lipped about specific details in the budget which will be tabled on Wednesday. But he does say there will be more money for colleges and universities, and job training programs, to help us get out of this recession.
Quebec is now thinking about bringing in a law that would force skiers to wear helmets starting next winter. This, after actress Natasha Richardson, who wasn’t wearing one, suffered a head injury this week at Mont Tremblant. The 45 year old died 2 days later, from what the medical examiner says was bleeding under the skull, caused by a blow to the brain.
This is the day Canadians who hate winter have been waiting for. Spring officially arrives this morning at 6:44 a.m. Winnipeg time.
U.S. President Barack Obama says he was “stunned” to learn execs. at AIG were getting bonuses totally 165 million. He says the bigger problem is that people must realize when “enough is enough.” AIG is the insurance giant that got a 182 billion dollar bailout package from the American government.
Meantime….topics ranged from serious to lighthearted as Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to appear on a late night talk show. Obama was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night. And after talking economy for a bit, Leno then asked him how cool it was to fly on Air Force One. Obama replied….”pretty cool,” especially because he gets to wear a jacket with the presidential seal on it.
In some sport-entertainment news….a court in New Jersey has ordered Martin Brodeur to pay his ex wife half a million dollars U.S. a year for the next 11 years. It’s a legal loss for the New Jersey Devils goalie, who wanted to make payment only until he retires, which he figures will be in 3 years.
