2016 Newfoundland and Labrador budget protests information
2016 Newfoundland and Labrador protests
Confederation Building in St. John's, the seat of the provincial legislature and the site of a series of protests.[1]
Date
14 April 2016 — ~Summer 2016
Location
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Caused by
Government overspending
Austerity
Deficit-reduction levy
Public-sector job cuts
High cost of living
Methods
Protests
Demonstrations
Status
May 19, 2016: Liberal MHA Paul Lane expelled from Liberal caucus due to his opposition to the levy.
May 25, 2016: Increased funding from the federal government reduces the number of residents who will have to pay the levy.[2]
June 2016: Budget passes in the House of Assembly.
Parties
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
NAPE[3]
CUPE[1][4]
NLFL
Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band[5]
Progressive Conservative Party
NDP
Newfoundland and Labrador's location in Canada. Newfoundland is the island to the east of the Canadian mainland while Labrador is the region to the northwest of Newfoundland or northeast of Quebec.
The 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador budget protests were a series of protests in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[6] The protests were in opposition to the provincial budget proposed by Finance Minister Cathy Bennett which will implement tax-hikes and cuts to many public service jobs. The protests were a major part of the financial crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador.
^ abBarry, Garrett (May 7, 2016). "Thousands swarm Confederation Building for anti-budget protest". CBC News. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2016-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"NAPE budget fight hitting the road". CBC News. April 21, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
^"CUPE brings anti-budget message to health minister". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
^Connors, Colleen; Bird, Lindsay (April 29, 2016). "'We find it a bit of a struggle': Budget protest message from Corner Brook". CBC News. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
^"Newfoundland is rising against austerity". rabble.ca. May 18, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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