Eric Hoskins: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Territorial Leaders Dept: In a letter timed to coincide with t of the annual premiers conference here, Ontario s Immigration Minister Eric Hoskins sent a letter Wednesday to Prime Minister Stephen Harper s government saying their unilateral decision to abolish the census would further harm the province s sputtering economic engine, according to The Star. Topping the official agenda is how the provinces are handling big deficits and economic recovery especially with the looming end of the $47 billion federal stimulus package, which is paying for construction projects throughout the country. The program ends in March and wINNIPEG Newcomers to Ontario could become collateral damage if the long-form census is scrapped, warns the Liberal government. Premiers and territorial leaders have gathered in Manitoba for their annual conference. While the war brewing between the federal government and the provinces over the census is not officially on the agenda at the two-day long meeting, many want it discussed. As reported in the news.
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