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Flaherty: We Have Firepower To Fight Euro Crisis

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.04.2012 | Canada Business
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Ottawa would move to backstop the Canadian economy if the European crisis triggers a second global financial shock, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said...

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European Crisis Top Of Mind At G8

CP | Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.18.2012 | Canada Politics
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CAMP DAVID, Md. - The Group of Eight nations are advocating growth rather than austerity in Europe after spending two days of meetings at storied Camp...

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Canada Keeps Its Promises: Study

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.18.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - A new report ranks Canada first when it comes to G8 countries fulfilling pledges made at international summits.The G8 Research group study co...

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$1,650 To Move A Bed?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.20.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The Harper government says spending almost $2 million to renovate a luxury Muskoka resort was an expected cost of hosting world leaders at la...

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NDP Says Clement Ran G8 Slush Fund, Calls For Probe

CP | Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Tony Clement's fitness to hold the federal government's purse strings is under fire after embarrassing emails revealed his micro-management o...

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Clement's Emails To Huntsville Mayor Reveal Heavy G8 Hand

CBC | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Politics
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The NDP is accusing Treasury Board President Tony Clement of interfering with a review of G8 legacy fund spending in Huntsville and wants...

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Investing in Girls Is Good for Boys

Rosemary McCarney | Posted 11.24.2011 | Canada Living
Read More: Girls, Welfare, G8, Gender Stereotypes, Womens Rights, Gender Roles, Oprah, Girls Rights, Neglecting Boys, Robert Zoellick, Investing in Girls, Girls Education, Hillary Clinton, World Bank President, Canada Living News
Rosemary McCarney

The word is spreading: investing in girls is the catalyst poor countries need to break the cycle of poverty. But what about the boys? In our focus on girls, are we leaving the boys behind -- making them the new disadvantaged group?

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Tory Minister Accused Of Helping Friend Get G8 Job

CBC | Posted 11.22.2011 | Canada Politics
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Amid claims by the NDP that Treasury Board President Tony Clement helped line up a G8 Summit-related job for a friend, the mayor of Hunts...

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Muzzling Ministers?

Keith Beardsley | Posted 11.22.2011 | Canada
Read More: Ndp, Tony Clement, Canadian Politics, House of Commons, Air Canada, Parliament, Deepak Obhrai, Treasury Board, Question Period, G8, Jim Flaherty, Canada News
Keith Beardsley

All too often, the Conservatives designate a minister with little knowledge of a file to defend it against opposition attacks. Quite often this is done by one of their attack dogs. Other than the present administration, I don't recall that happening under previous Liberal or Conservative governments.

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A Stumbling G20: Can Canada Seize the Leadership Opportunity?

John Sinclair | Posted 11.15.2011 | Canada
Read More: Debt Ceiling, Conservative Party, Stephen Harper, G8, g20, Fiscal Stimulus, Financial Crisis, Canada, Double Dip Recession, Recession, Canada News
John Sinclair

Canada helped create the G20. Can it now help re-energize its child? It boasts of dodging the financial crisis thanks to its wise regulatory stance, but so far has done little to help fill the leadership or financing gap.

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Bono's Activism From TIFF to the G20

Andrew Cooper | Posted 11.12.2011 | Canada Living
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Andrew Cooper

The hallmark of Bono's celebrity activism has been a concern with gaining access to key political decision-makers. However, over the last year the focus of attention has turned away from a fixation with politicians at the apex of power in the traditional global establishment.

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NDP: Tony Clement Created G8 Slush Fund

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.15.2011 | Canada
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OTTAWA - A $50-million legacy fund for last year's G8 summit was run out of the local constituency office of federal minister Tony Clement, documents ...

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Muskoka G8 Venue Was 'Ideal' For Snipers

The Canadian Press | Posted 09.02.2011 | Canada
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THE CANADIAN PRESS -- OTTAWA - The Conservative government's choice of Ontario cottage country as the 2010 G8 Summit venue offered would-be snipers "i...

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RCMP To Investigate Harper Government On G8 Funding

CP | Posted 08.21.2011 | Canada
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THE CANADIAN PRESS -- OTTAWA - OTTAWA - The RCMP is looking into allegations that the Harper government misappropriated funds in order to lavish $50 m...

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Netanyahu Sought Harper's Backing At G8: Reports

Canadian Press | Posted 07.29.2011 | Canada Politics
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(CP) -- Stephen Harper's spokesman is denying a report that Israel's prime minister specifically asked Canada to thwart G8 support for a Palestinian s...

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Harper Wants to Extend Libya Mission

Canadian Press | Posted 07.27.2011 | Canada Politics
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DEAUVILLE, France (CP) -- The G8 leaders agree that more must be done to oust Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and Prime Minister Stephen Harper will a...

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Pay Attention to Asia, Eh!

Yuen Pau Woo | Posted 07.26.2011 | Canada
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Yuen Pau Woo

Asia matters to Canada more than ever -- it's arguably the single biggest priority in Canadian foreign policy next to U.S. relations.

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G8: Harper, Obama Get Ready To Talk Security

CBC | Posted 07.26.2011 | Canada Politics
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(CBC) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed leaders of the G8 countries to the resort town of Deauville on Thursday, hoping to find consensus o...

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Harper, Obama To Talk Perimeter Security at G8

Canadian Press | Posted 07.26.2011 | Canada Politics
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DEAUVILLE, France (CP) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama today to discuss the next stage of the perimeter se...

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Harper Meets With Japanese PM Ahead Of G8

Canadian Press | Posted 07.26.2011 | Canada Politics
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DEAUVILLE, France (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with his Japanese counterpart in France this morning ahead of the formal start to the G8 me...

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Stephen Harper's G8 Agenda: Economy, Mideast

CBC | Posted 07.25.2011 | Canada Politics
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(CBC) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper will travel to Europe on Wednesday on his first foreign trip since winning a majority this month. As was the...

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Should G8 Leaders Follow Each Other On Twitter?

Posted 07.23.2011 | Canada
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OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will follow seven other world leaders to the French seaside this week for the G8 summit. But he doesn't...

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