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In an effort to learn what Victoria residents and businesspeople value from their federal government, we caught up with folks downtown last week.
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The answer lies in attracting doctors back to Canada with better pay and other incentives, the Driscolls agreed.
The Grove-White family, including sisters Brianna and Kirsten and mom Sandi, said post-secondary tuition was far too high for university students and should be controlled by the next federal government.
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For his part, Walt Neufeld said the economy should be the No. 1 priority for the federal government.
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Bob Driscoll said communication and transparency were lacking from the feds. The average person doesnB次元官网网址檛 know the federal budget well and the government needs to work harder to spell it out for Canadians.
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A no-confidence vote following the federal budget and complaints of contempt of parliament toppled Stephen HarperB次元官网网址檚 minority Conservative government Friday. Voters will likely head to the polls in early May.
ecardone@vicnews.com
