Jim Flaherty

Amex to deal into nation's card war

On the gift card rack in Shoppers Drug Mart, there are cards for iTunes, movie theatres, Toys `R' Us and Chapters Indigo. There are even cards for Molly Maid house cleaning services and cards that can be redeemed online at...

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Flaherty, McGuinty team up just as furor erupts over HST

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has gone from denouncing Premier Dalton McGuinty's stewardship of the economy to supporting the Ontario government's ambition to transform the province into one of the world's top-10...

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Deficit reduction plan calls for MP pay freeze

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is taking aim at the federal government's corporate bailouts as well as MP salaries in its deficit reduction strategy to be presented to the Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty next week. The...

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Plan sponsors worry about pensions: Poll

The swell of negative pension news continues. RBC Dexia released a poll Monday revealing that the majority of Canadian plan sponsors are pessimistic about the future of their pension plans. According to their survey, 89 per...

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Business expert calls for hikes to GST and HST

Ontario should live with deficits for now and count on economic recovery to get rid of deficit, influential academic says Business school dean Roger Martin's influence extends through academe, government and corporate Canada....

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A BAY ST. WHO'S WHO

A desire to make the most of the new global reputation that Canadian financial institutions have garnered as pillars of stability is uniting a who's who from Bay Street and leaders from all levels of government. The newly...

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Flaherty: govt will undertake no new spending

TORONTO - Emphasizing that government stimulus spending is a temporary measure, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget.

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--Fifteenth NewsWatch --

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) (Afghan-MacKay) (Audio: 111) Defence Minister Peter MacKay has dialed down the rhetoric on former diplomat Richard Colvin. Transport Minister John Baird called Colvin's allegations nothing short of...

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Tories to curb spending

Recession fight winding down Ottawa's plan to spend its way out of a recession is winding down. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said yesterday he'll refrain from any new major spending programs and look to cut his own...

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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ falls with commodities as risk appetite wanes (at Reuters)

C$ falls to C$1.0699 to U.S. dollar * Currency down 1.8 pct for the week * Sluggish oil, equity prices weigh (Updates to close, adds quotes) TORONTO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar fell on Friday, mirroring losses in...

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