Topic: Jim Flaherty
Quotes
Canadians pay too much tax, and the tax burden on individuals, families and businesses is still too great and must be reduced
Conservatives likely to introduce tax cut Nov 21, 2006
I think the G7, G8, has some usefulness as a place to discuss certain issues
Minister: Summits should be inclusive Jun 02, 2010
Canada's well-regulated housing sector has been an important strength that allowed us to avoid the mistakes of other countries
Eyeing debt, Canada tweaks mortgage rules Jan 17, 2011
While minor tweaks and adjustments will be presented, this will almost exclusively restate all the same commitments made two months ago in the budget, along with some platform commitments
Minister: Canada's budget days away May 25, 2011
James Michael "Jim" Flaherty, PC, MP (born December 30, 1949) is Canada's Minister of Finance and he has also served as Ontario's Minister of Finance. From 1995 until 2005, he was the Member of Provincial Parliament for Whitby—Ajax, and a member of the Progressive Conservative Party caucus. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Mike Harris, and unsuccessfully sought the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives on two occasions.
Flaherty won the riding of Whitby—Oshawa in the federal election held January 23, 2006 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada narrowly beating Liberal incumbent Judi Longfield. He was re-elected in 2008. Flaherty's wife Christine Elliott represents Whitby—Oshawa in the Ontario Legislature.
Flaherty was born in Lachine, Quebec. He attended Bishop Whelan High School and Loyola High School, Montreal. Flaherty has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, as well as a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. He practised law before entering political life, and was a founding partner of Flaherty Dow Elliott, a firm specializing in motor vehicle accident and personal injury litigation.
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