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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
International levy on financial trading would help developing world deal with climate change A row blew up last night after Gordon Brown promoted plans for an international tax on City dealing that could raise funds for the world's poor and help developing countries tackle climate change . No sooner had the prime minister floated the idea of a tax on bank transactions than it was shot down by US treasury...
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Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A pair of young journalists led Jack Layton’s scrum yesterday with questions about heckling in the House. They would seem to have followed up with a couple other MPs, similar exchanges showing up in the scrum transcripts. The last question posed to Jim Flaherty surely demonstrates a degree of chutzpah that bodes well for the [...]
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PXDCO Reviews (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
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Full Comment (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
When Liberals aren't accusing the government of deliberately sabotaging the H1N1 vaccine campaign, they apparently fill in the hours reading NDP policy manuals. NDP leader Jack Layton has spent many happy hours flaying credit card companies for their devious and dishonest practices. The credit card industry is a natural target for the NDP, since it makes much of its money by charging usurious interest...
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Banknerd.ca (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has to raise consumer and merchant protections in the multi-billion dollar credit and debit market, by rooting out a slew of controversial industry practices, which includes double cycle billing, notes members of the Liberal caucus on Nov. 2nd. The voluntary code of conduct that Flaherty is bringing out, supposedly does not go [...]
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty should bolster consumer and merchant protections in the multi-billion-dollar credit-and debit-card markets by rooting out a slew of controversial industry practices including "double-cycle billing," members of the Liberal caucus said Monday.
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty should bolster consumer and merchant protections in the multi-billion-dollar credit-and debit-card markets by rooting out a slew of controversial industry practices including "double-cycle billing," members of the Liberal caucus said Monday.
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's proposal to introduce a voluntary code of conduct to govern Canada's multi-billion dollar credit and debit card markets lacks teeth and offers no protection to either consumers or small businesses from being "gouged," members of the Liberal caucus said Monday.
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ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Leaders of Canada's largest forestry union (the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union) and senior officials of Canada's largest forest company, AbitibiBowater , are meeting today at 1pm with Ontario Forest Minister Mike Gravel and finance department officials to discuss protecting the pensions of thousands of workers. The delegation, which includes CEP President Dave Coles , Secretary-Treasurer...
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Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The federal government is thinking about helping Ryerson University and Loblaws restore Maple Leaf Gardens, according to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
‘We are seeing some stability of late, which is to be desired,' finance minister says
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ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) and AbitibiBowater have agreed to suspend negotiations for a new collective agreement in order to secure commitments from government that pensioners will be protected in the restructuring of the company. "The union will not bargain a new agreement for our members until we know that the pensioners are protected," said CEP President Dave...
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Runesmith's Canadian Content (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
I remember an episode of some 'Law & Order'-type show in which the prosecution (or maybe the defence) requests documents under discovery, and the opposing side responds by dumping box after box after box of paper in their office. It seems John Baird saw that episode too. The Harper government has dumped three boxloads of information about its efforts to stimulate Canada's sputtering economy on...
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Accidental Deliberations (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Shorter Tim Powers : It's madness - MADNESS, I say! - for a province to sign away control over its own ability to set long-term policy in exchange for a single lump sum payment. That is, unless it's Jim Flaherty handing out the money .
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Facing mounting concern about the state of public pensions, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Tuesday proposed reforms to pension plans at federally-regulated companies.
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