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Tories Won't Pay Price For Delaying Balanced Budgets: Poll

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.21.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The Harper government appears to be getting a free pass from Canadians for backtracking on a key campaign promise to balance the federal budg...

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Tories Likely To Concede They Won't Make Balanced Budget Target

CP | Julian Beltrame and Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.07.2012 | Canada Business
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty conceded Tuesday he won't be able to balance the federal budget in four years as promised, but he moved to lighten the l...

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Rachel Mendleson

Canada's Aging Population May Create $67-Billion Annual Budget Hole: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 01.03.2012 | Canada Business
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There is no shortage of ominous characterizations for the demographic shift currently underway in Canada. Often described as a “grey wave” or a ...

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Canada Risks Ending Up On 'Road To Greece' Business Group Warns

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 12.03.2011 | Canada Business
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Canada's combined federal and provincial net debt will pass $1.1 trillion at 11 p.m. ET on October 3, according to a recent calculation. But while som...

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Canada Clocks Smaller Budget Deficit

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.26.2011 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The federal government posted a $2.2-billion deficit for June, down from a $2.8-billion shortfall in 2010 as revenue grew faster than spendin...

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