Archive: Show #162 "Blueprint"

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A 20% cut in income tax rates, a 20% cut in the provincial share of property tax, a $20 billion infrastructure rebuilding program, and a 20% increase in healthcare spending. It's the Harris government's re-election "Blueprint", and it'll go under the scrutiny of Fourth Reading's pundits tonight.
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May 03, 1999
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