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Money train stalled
Re Where is the Debate Over Ottawa's Spending? (editorial - March 9): There has been no "serious attempt to slow the speeding money train" because it is barely moving. Federal expenditure was equivalent to 11.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product in 2003/04, its lowest level since 1950. The 2005 federal budget raises this figure to 11.9 per cent by 2009/10.
The real question is why the federal government is holding spending at this minimal level despite Canada's pressing need for investment in important public services and infrastructure.
ERIN M. K. WEIR
Kingston