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Operating Budget: Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai: Legislation coming to require balanced budgets during normal economic times and strict timelines for restoring balance in the event of an crisis. Negotiations will soon be complete in a long-awaited comprehensive trade agreement with the European Union. The overall federal operating budget will be frozen. Government hiring will be restrained, spending systems will be reformed and public service pay and benefits will be reasonable, responsible and in the public interest. Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist who was targeted by the Taliban over her efforts to promote education for girls, will be given honorary Canadian citizenship. Canadians will be permitted to take beer and spirits across provincial boundaries for personal consumption, according to The Star. Stephen Harper ignores Canadas First Nations at own peril: Walkom Highlights from the throne speech delivered Wednesday by Governor General David Johnston: Related: (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.