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Who do you think you are?
I get by with a little help from my friends
It's all relative
100

One of the taxes paid by everyone who purchases a good or service in Canada, based on a percentage of the amount paid.

What is GST?

100
This describes a plan for collecting and spending taxes to meet the needs of all citizens
What is an economic policy?
100

Attempting to alter consumer behavior through the use of taxes on a non-renewable or environmentally harmful items (carbon tax) or -funding initiatives to produce alternative renewable energy sources and -setting emission standards for industry.

What are ways the government might try to impact the environment in a mixed or free market economy?

100

To pay for services (for example, health care, income assistance, pensions, and other social services) paid for by the government.

What is the reason Canadians pay taxes?

100
In Canada, this is universally available, and is paid for through taxes, while only very low income earners are provided for in the U.S.A.
What is health care?
200
All of the economic activity in a society taxed by the government to pay for services.
What is the tax base?
200

Services provided by government to reduce economic inequalities and promote the wellbeing of citizens.

What are Social Programs?

200

Leader of NDP Party 1961 - 1971 Championed the idea of a health care system available to all and paid for by taxes, to become known as: "the father of Canada's Healthcare".

Who is Tommy Douglas?

200

In Canada, this must be publically administered, accessible, universal, portable and comprehensive.

What is health care?

200

A political party who is thought to have a more right leaning position on the economic continuum, favoring less government involvement and social programs, choosing to opt for more power to the individual or business realm instead.

What is the Conservative Party of Canada, & / or the Republican Party of the U.S?

300
Participation in this puts legitimate businesses, jobs and social services at risk.
What is the underground economy?
300

The ____ of party members influence platforms and election campaigns. 

What are values?

300
As leader of the Liberal Party back in 1966, I chose to work with the NDP party to establish Universal Healthcare.
Who is Lester B. Pearson?
300
The age one has to be to join a political party, giving the right to help build the platform, and elect the leader.
What is 14 years old?
300
Health care, affordable housing, employment insurance, senior pensions, education, certain medications.... & the list goes on, depending on who you talk to!
What are examples of social programs?
400

Social Services, Health Care, Environmental Protection, Education, Defense, Recreation and Culture, Resource Conservation and Foreign Affairs.

What is, what taxes pay for in Canada?

400

The official name of the transfer of funds from the Federal to Provincial government for specific programming purposes.

What is the Canada Health Transfer & the Canada Social Transfer?

400

The political party in the US that is thought to resemble the Liberal party of Canada, holding more left leaning ideas, focusing on more government involvement with an intent to offer more stability and less economic inequality.

What is the Democratic Party?

400
A person commits this if he or she agrees to work for cash, without declaring the income to the government.
What is tax evasion?
400
A possible advantage of this type of healthcare might be competition, along with the edge, or drive for improvement that comes with it.
What is private health care?
500
There is less money to work with, to provide for individuals, families, provinces and the nation.
What is, what happens when people don't pay taxes?
500

Responsible for maintaining Peace Order & Good Government. As such, they can pass laws on how Provinces deal with their responsibilities in providing Universal Healthcare.

What is the Federal Government?

500

Specific areas that the party intends to focus attention on, planning for ways to address needs or issues surrounding areas such as crime, women's equality, the environment, business initiatives etc.

What is a political platform?

500
When the Government is forced to either a. go into debt, b. cut programs or c. hike taxes.
What is the end result of tax evasion?
500
The Canadian Health Act, used to guarantee universal healthcare, is an example of this type of law.
What is federal?
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