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On Point: Tackling the province's deficit

On this week's On Point, Finance Minister Ross Wiseman talks about the province's expanding operating costs. Also on this episode, Mary Shortall and Richard Alexander debate what the province should be doing about our finances.

On Point - December 20, 2014

10 years ago
Duration 18:59
On Point this week, tackling the province's deficit.

The province's finance minister, the head of the federation of labour and the head of the employers council swung by the CBC St. John's studio for this week's On Point.

With the province on track to run nearly a-billion dollar deficit this year, Ross Wiseman talks about expanding operating costs in the first half of the program.
Mary Shortall and Richard Alexander debate the provincial budget on this week's On Point. (CBC)

In the second half of the show, Mary Shortall and Richard Alexander debate what the province should be doing about our finances.  

Catch the full episode of the latest On Point — with guest host Peter Cowan — in the video player above.