Exam 4: Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA

In its 2005 budget,the federal government targeted a ten-year period,and committed over $75 billion to strengthen which area of the Canadian government?

In 1991,the passage of Bill C-69 allowed the federal government to reduce its contributions under the Canada Assistance Plan (CAP)to the three richest provinces.Which provinces were richest at that time?

What was the approximate national debt when the Liberal government under Jean Chrétien came to power in 1993?

What was the first province in Canada to introduce welfare-to-work programs?

A report published in 2012 by the Ontario Common Front found which of the following regarding income inequality between the rich and poor in Canada?

Which of the following describes the spirit of "fiscalization"?

In 1990,which of the following did the federal government stop financing,leaving it up to employers and workers to fund through their own contributions?

If the Conservative government is successful in achieving their tax reduction strategy,targeted for the years 2006 to 2014,it will bring federal tax revenue to its lowest level in how many years?

In its 2013 Report Card on Canada,the Conference Board of Canada compared the quality of life in Canada with that of other advanced countries.How did Canada rank overall in terms of its social performance?

Out with CAP and In with the CHST.What do these terms refer to,and what changes unfolded for the provincial governments?

In 2004,which province became the first to put a time limit on welfare eligibility?

In 1996,the Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST)was introduced as a new funding arrangement between the federal and provincial/territorial governments.All of the following describe the CHST EXCEPT which?

Economists often refer to the period from 1945 to the early 1970s as the "golden era" of capitalism.Explain what occurred that could lead to this type of statement?

Which of the following terms portrays how economists sometimes describe the period from 1945 to the early 1970s?

What does the phrase "race to the bottom" refer to?

Contrary to neoliberal values,the Harper government bowed to public and international pressure and applied what type of economic principles to kick-start a rapidly deteriorating economy?

Although the Progressive Conservative government reduced many long-established social welfare programs,which of the following did they launch?

Which individual believed that giving money to citizens through income security programs,tax breaks,and other government initiatives encourages spending,which in turn,stimulated the economy?

What does the term "clawback" refer to in the social welfare field?

Under the Canada Health and Social Transfer,provinces and territories are required to uphold a "residency requirement" when providing what service?