He quickly recommended that an economic stimulus package include $100 million to $150 million for homeless programs that mix housing and social services.
The province also revised its target date to return to balanced budgets to 2014-15 from 201213, and boosted its two-year stimulus package to $1.6 billion from $1.2 billion.
The stimulus package focused on infrastructure development, small and medium-sized businesses, tax breaks for new investments, and low-income households.
The bill backed proposed statements in the stimulus package that would change the current system of tax credits for investing in the alternative energy project.
The stimulus package will be invested in key areas such as housing, rural infrastructure, transportation, health and education, environment, industry, disaster rebuilding, income-building, tax cuts, and finance.