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View Article  Finance ministers don't even mention tax cuts
The provincial minister of finance met all day in Ottawa in preparation for a meeting this hour with federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale. The provincial ministers say they'll tell Goodale that economic growth should be the top priority for Goodale's upcoming federal budget. Many economists have argued that the best ...   more »
View Article  Federal bank regulator probes CIBC fax fiasco

You remember the CIBC fax fiasco? That was the one where one of Canada’s biggest banks sent hundreds of faxes containing confidential customer data to a West Virginia scrapyard operator over a three-year period even though the West Virginian begged the bank to stop.

Today, the Globe’s Sinclair Stewart ...   more »

View Article  National Capital Region Elite Blog Mafia

I moved to Ottawa yesterday (Sunday), too late to attend the annual general meeting of National Capital Region Elite Blog Mafia. I think I’m supposed to be busy today making lots of phone calls to politicians, checking out what’s sure to be fireworks at the Gomery Inquiry, or even ...   more »


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