TORONTO, Feb. 26 /CNW/ - The following organizations are expected to
comment on the federal budget:

    Best Medicines Coalition (BMC)
    Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
    Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
    Canadian Federation of Students
    Canadian Federation of Students - Ontario
    Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)
    The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)
    Canadian Urban Transit Association
    Canadian Auto Workers (CAW)
    Canada's Co-operative Housing Federation
    C.D. Howe Institute
    Certified Management Accountants of Canada (CMA Canada)
    College Student Alliance
    Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
    Environmental Defence
    Ernst & Young
    Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
    H&R Block
    KPMG
    McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
    Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
    PricewaterhouseCoopers
    Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
    Retail Council of Canada
    Union of Ontario Indians
    The Assembly of First Nations
    The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
    The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
    The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
    The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA)
    The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA)
    The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP)
    The Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC)
    The Montreal Economic Institute
    The Wellesley Institute
    United Steelworkers (USW)

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