US EditionOrganizations sound alarm as gender equality department faces 81% budget cut
- The federal department for Women and Gender Equality is facing a budget cut of just over 80 percent, as reported by The Canadian Press.
- WAGE's funding is expected to decrease from $407,142,146 in 2025-26 to $76,266,802 in 2027-28, according to its latest departmental plan.
- A coalition of organizations wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney, stating the cuts would 'gut the entire department.'
- The letter warns that the budget cut makes it impossible for WAGE to fulfill its mandate.
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Organizations sound alarm as gender equality department faces 81% budget cut
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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OTTAWA—Gender equality organizations are alarming at a budget reduction of just over 80% for the Federal Department of Women and Gender Equality (FGEG). As indicated in its latest departmental plan, FEGC's planned spending is expected to increase from $407,142,146 in 2025-2026 to $76,266,802 in 2027-2028. Over the same period, the number of full-time employees in the department is expected to decrease from 444 to 254. The document indicates that…
·Richelieu, Canada
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Leaning Left10Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Left
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- 83% of the sources lean Left
83% Left
L 83%
C 17%
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