POLS 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tax Bracket, G20, Global Recession

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2250
• Professor: Tim Mau

Document Summary

Introduction to public administration and current government priorities. Role of government: owner and producer, cbc, via rail, canada post, lcbo, tvo, regulator and supervisor, canadian food inspection agency (cfia, canadian dairy commission, canadian radio-television and telecommunications commission (crtc, canadian air transport security authority. Income redistributor: atlantic canada opportunities agency, employment and social development canada (formerly hrsdc) Industry canada: protector, department of justice, department of national defense, environment and climate change canada, rcmp, csis, champion of other objectives, office of the commissioner of official languages, canadian heritage (sport canada, multiculturalism, status of women canada. Increasing the budget may only create managerial difficulties. Chretien did: global economic recession (2008-09, economic stimulus, return to deficits (consequence of this): in just 3 years (2008-09 to 2010-11) wiped out 11 years of debt repayment. Investments in manufacturing sector; supporting world-class research; assistance for small business/entrepreneurs; reducing red tape; investments in infrastructure; support for education.