Paul Fredricks and Victoria Foley
Globe and Mail Update - Friday, January 23, 2009 at 2:49 EST
Skills training, business opportunities and infrastructure
OTTAWA Further departing from convention on pre-budget secrecy, the Harper government announced yesterday it will offer $1.5-billion in new training funds for laid-off workers in its coming stimulus package.
The disclosure by Conservative Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, on CTV's Question Period, was the latest in a series of orchestrated advance announcements of measures contained in tomorrow's federal budget.