Wikio - Jim Flaherty

Who says the Tories don't love art? Here's half-a-million for "Connecting Cloth, Culture + Art" (David Akin's On the Hill)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:18:52 GMT

Why, just this morning, Jim Flaherty, the federal Finance Minister and a sworn enemy of paying for anything remotely resembling a boondogle, just cut a $460,000 cheque, on behalf of his colleague Josée Verner, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, to the Textile Museum of Canada. The Textile Museum of Canada will use this $460,000 to create a section on its Web site called "In Touch: Connecting...

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A shining beacon (The Turner Report)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:41:39 GMT

Vancouver Province CTV Seventeen months ago, the minister of finance, Jim Flaherty, stood in the House of Commons, and said, “Mr. Speaker, we in this House are the stewards of the greatest country in the world. As I stand in this historic chamber, I cannot help but think of the generations to come. Our actions today will create the [...]

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Porky Peteâs Spending Spree (Red Tory) (Progressive Bloggers)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:07:00 GMT

While the Harper government was busy axing money to leftist infested arts groups last week, Peter MacKay was generously doling out the pork in his home province as fast as diminutive Finance Minister Jim Flaherty can say, âThis is not a time for excessive spending.â $12 million here, $6 million there, and so on â [...]

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They Called It (thwap's schoolyard) (Progressive Bloggers)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:01:00 GMT

Numerous leftist commentators stated that one of the goals of the Paul Martin/Jim Flaherty tax cuts was to eventually cripple the fiscal capacity of the Canadian state to impact positively on the economy. [Kinda sick how the great liberal progressive Paul Martin Jr.'s policies flow so seamlessly into the terrible, retrograde Tory Jim Flaherty's 'eh?]"Tut-tut!' Said Flaherty. As...

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On weaknesses (Accidental Deliberations)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:12:00 GMT

The Globe and Mail reports that the governmental mismanagement reflected in Jim Flaherty's early-year deficit is now accompanied by news of the country's worst job losses since...the last time a Conservative government was in power. And yet the Cons apparently think their economic management is somehow a positive, rather than one of the strongest indications that they're woefully unfit for office....

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Conservatives snub Stratford over funding for proposed university campus (Scott's DiaTribes) (Progressive Bloggers)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:40:00 GMT

It’s not a secret that the federal Conservative government doesn’t particularly like Ontario right now. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s statement a few months ago that he couldn’t think of any reason for businesses to invest in the province of Ontario is one famous example. You would think however, that in ridings where they [...]

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Jim Prentice vs. Jim Flaherty: the $4.25-billion tug-of-war (The Shotgun)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:12:05 GMT

What should the Conservatives do with the $4.25-billion windfall from the wireless auction? Industry Minister Jim Prentice said the cash might go to tax cuts, debt repayment or even spending programs. Of course, Jim Prentice is not the Finance Minister,...

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Flaherty confident on economy (atHome Top Story)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Canadians can expect more tax cuts – but not this year as economic woes put a strain on Ottawa's coffers, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.

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Jim Flaherty: Expect more Liberal-lite from the Harper Torys (The Shotgun)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:32:52 GMT

From Bourque comes this CTV report: "Expect no major tax cuts or spending initiatives in the coming year from the federal Conservative government, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Wednesday... The government intends to continue to reduce spending and debt, he...

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The Lockdown Syndrome (Hullabaloos) (Progressive Bloggers)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:11:00 GMT

Jim Flaherty is at it again. Locking the barn door after the horses have bolted, so to speak. The thing is, it was Mr. Flaherty who spooked the horses in the first place. At the height of the real estate boom (or bubble, as many are now call it), he allowed government-backed mortgages to extend amortization periods to 40 years with a zero down payment (the 0/40 option). These mortgages...

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Brison kicks off Liberal campaign in Guelph (David Akin's On the Hill)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:57:03 GMT

Here's the blurb from the Liberal campaign: Mr. Valeriote and Mr. Brison took specific aim at Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, who earlier this year told a business audience that Ontario is “the last place” to invest.... He's up against NDP candidate Tom King -- he of CBC's Dead Dog Café fame -- as well as city councillor and Conservative candidate Gloria Kovach and the Green Party's...

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Finance minister says no to tax cuts (Werner Patels)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:58:33 GMT

Finance minister Jim Flaherty gives fair advance warning: Canadians should not expect big tax cuts or big spending this year, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Wednesday. Flaherty made the comments to reporters at the Conservative Party caucus meeting in Lévis, Que. Then what exactly is the purpose of electing a party that is supposed to be about small government and less...

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Don't expect big tax breaks: Flaherty (CBC.ca)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:02:16 GMT

Canadians should not expect big tax cuts or big spending this year, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Wednesday as Conservative MPs met in Quebec.

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Outrages (The Turner Report)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:20:21 GMT

And now for Three Small Outrages: One: On October 31, 2006, Jim Flaherty shocked a couple of million investors out of their shorts by dumping a 31% tax on income trusts. This was ten months after the Harper Conservatives won office by promising they’d never do such a thing. The reason given: If income trusts were [...]

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Jim Flaherty nonsense (Saskatchewan Liberty Train) (Progressive Bloggers)

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:00:00 GMT

It appears that the mismanagement of the federal government’s finances by Jim Flaherty and the Conservatives is well underway. I sure hope Canada isn’t about to go back into the red ink and a growing federal debt again. Under the previous Liberal government, tremendous progress was made toward creating budget surpluses and debt reduction. Flaherty [...]

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Harper runs a deficit - isn't this kind of a big deal? (Prairie Fire)

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:27:00 GMT

So it seems that Stephen Harper, Jim Flaherty, and the rest of the Conservative gang have managed to run over half a billion dollars in charges up on on the national credit card this past spring. And just to stick it to them, it seems that this is due primarily to the loss in revenue from the GST cuts. But here is what I don't get - why isn't the media making a bigger deal of this? I mean, hasn't...

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It Takes Two to Tango (Peterborough Politics) (Progressive Bloggers)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:40:00 GMT

Today some more predictable news broke, as it was announced that the Conservatives ran a deficit in April and May of over $500 million. Yep, given Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's history in Ontario on this matter, everyone saw this one coming from a mile away. Personally, restating that the Conservatives are bad fiscal managers is as redundant as it is true, so here let this be my contribution...

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Jim Flaherty Still Can't Balance a Budget (All Politics Is Local)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:36:00 GMT

The man who left the Ontario budget in tatters when he was booted out of office, is beginning to show his handiwork federally . You mean if you tax less and spend more, you're going to run a deficit? What a shock! All sarcasm aside, this is terrible news for the country. M. Dion we quite literally cannot afford another Conservative budget. Bring down this fiscally irresponsible government as soon as...

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JIM FLAHERTY F***s CANADA THE SAME WAY HE SCREWED ONTARIO (The Wingnuterer) (Progressive Bloggers)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:18:00 GMT

From the CBCThe federal government ran a deficit of $517 million over April and May, the first two months of the current fiscal year, mainly due to lower corporate income tax and GST revenues. (if this trend continue we could end up a 6 billion dollar Deficit)Over the same time period last year, the government ran a $2.8 billion surplus.The federal finance department said Friday that during this April...

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The Flaherty Magic Returns (Far and Wide)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Nobody in Ontario will be surprised, but the rest of the country is starting to get their first glimpses of the Jim Flaherty finance minister magic . Poof: OTTAWA — The federal government says it began the new fiscal year with a $500-million deficit as new tax cuts introduced in January and a slumping economy cut into revenues and public spending rose. The government said Friday that revenues...

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Wikio - Jim Flaherty

Who says the Tories don't love art? Here's half-a-million for "Connecting Cloth, Culture + Art" (David Akin's On the Hill)

A shining beacon (The Turner Report)

Porky Peteâs Spending Spree (Red Tory) (Progressive Bloggers)

They Called It (thwap's schoolyard) (Progressive Bloggers)

On weaknesses (Accidental Deliberations)

Conservatives snub Stratford over funding for proposed university campus (Scott's DiaTribes) (Progressive Bloggers)

Jim Prentice vs. Jim Flaherty: the $4.25-billion tug-of-war (The Shotgun)

Flaherty confident on economy (atHome Top Story)

Jim Flaherty: Expect more Liberal-lite from the Harper Torys (The Shotgun)

The Lockdown Syndrome (Hullabaloos) (Progressive Bloggers)

Brison kicks off Liberal campaign in Guelph (David Akin's On the Hill)

Finance minister says no to tax cuts (Werner Patels)

Don't expect big tax breaks: Flaherty (CBC.ca)

Outrages (The Turner Report)

Jim Flaherty nonsense (Saskatchewan Liberty Train) (Progressive Bloggers)

Harper runs a deficit - isn't this kind of a big deal? (Prairie Fire)

It Takes Two to Tango (Peterborough Politics) (Progressive Bloggers)

Jim Flaherty Still Can't Balance a Budget (All Politics Is Local)

JIM FLAHERTY F***s CANADA THE SAME WAY HE SCREWED ONTARIO (The Wingnuterer) (Progressive Bloggers)

The Flaherty Magic Returns (Far and Wide)

Porky Peteâs Spending Spree (Red Tory) (Progressive Bloggers)