Sentences with phrase «as federal finance minister»

As federal Finance Minister, he only had a few hours advance warning before the provincial government announced the surprise move in late July.

It seems equally appropriate to describe Jim Flaherty, whose unexpected death today came less than a month after he resigned as federal Finance Minister.

Not exact matches

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau is accompanied by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he makes his way to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 (Sean Kilpatrick / CP)

«Since the federal government won't lead, Ontario will lead by developing a «made - in - Ontario» solution,» Finance Minister Charles Sousa said as he delivered the budget in the legislature.

As Canadian Business went to press, it was widely expected that federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's March 29 budget would include an announcement that the cutoff for Old Age Security (OAS) will be raised, which could compel millions of Canadians to delay their golden years.

Two weeks after Redford's remarks, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters lower government revenues follow from lower commodity prices like «night follows the day,» meaning a hard line of spending as he approaches his own coming budget.

Predictions had barely been tabled for who would replace Jim Flaherty as finance minister before it was announced late Tuesday that his successor would be Joe Oliver, the federal government's (now former) natural resources minister.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Treasury Board President Tony Clement and International Trade Minister Ed Fast are expected to retain their portfolios, according to government sources, as the Conservatives work to eliminate the deficit, re-engineer the public service and conclude major trade agreements in time for the 2015 federal election.

As reported in the Globe and Mail on October 31, federal Finance Minister Flaherty is reviving and polishing - up the Conservative Party's ill - conceived election proposal to end taxation of individual capital gains if the proceeds are re-invested.

Prior to his appointment at the Bank, Tiff served as associate deputy minister of the federal Department of Finance and Canada's finance deputy at the G7 and G20, the IMF, and the Financial StabilityFinance and Canada's finance deputy at the G7 and G20, the IMF, and the Financial Stabilityfinance deputy at the G7 and G20, the IMF, and the Financial Stability Board.

OTTAWA — As Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the federal budget Thursday in the House of Commons, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer will deliver arguments in court seeking clarity on its mandate and more information on the Conservative government's spending cuts.

The decision to terminate CIDA as an independent agency of the federal government was not mentioned in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's budget speech on March 21.

I am writing as one of your constituents to express my concern about the tax proposals put forth by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

Wolfgang Schauble has been the Federal Minister of Finance since 2009 and has recently resigned in order to do bigger and better things as Angela Merkel's new Speaker of the Bundestag.

(b.) Composition of the Federal Government representation is as follows: Minister of Labour and Employment (Chairman), Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (member), Minister of Budget and Planning (member), Minister of Finance (member), Minister of Solid Minerals (member) and Chairman National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (member).

The battle for the payment of 5 percent entitlements to the original whistleblowers of the Ikoyi loot has continued as the petitioners have headed to the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to seek for justice as both the Finance Minister and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), who had earlier received petitions and appeals had remained silent in this era of fighting corruption by the present administration.

No one is blaming her for the collapse of oil prices in the international market but that after a cumulative 8 years as finance minister, public finance is so heavily dependent on oil that the Federal and state governments can not pay their workers» salaries says a lot about the quality of management she did.

At the federal level, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, was reported in October 2016 to have announced that the Ministry of Finance had uncovered 33,000 «ghost workers» from the Federal Government payroll and as a result was saving N23bn mfederal level, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, was reported in October 2016 to have announced that the Ministry of Finance had uncovered 33,000 «ghost workers» from the Federal Government payroll and as a result was saving N23bn mFederal Government payroll and as a result was saving N23bn monthly.

The possibility of the tax has been raised as Ontario's finance minister is set to meet today with his federal counterpart and the Toronto mayor to discuss housing affordability in the GTA.

OTTAWA — Canada's finance minister is hinting the federal government could take steps as early as this autumn's economic update to help the economy at a time of slower - than - expected growth.

«Since the federal government won't lead, Ontario will lead by developing a «made - in - Ontario» solution,» Finance Minister Charles Sousa said as he delivered the budget in the legislature.

While Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau and the Bank of Canada have stood their ground — committing to the 2 % inflation target, as opposed to following the U.S. Federal Reserve's lead — it's only a matter of time before the Canadian economy is forced to respond to U.S. economic pressures.

The House of Commons and the Ontario Legislature — where Flaherty had served as finance minister before shifting to federal politics, and where his wife still serves — suspended their sessions.

Economical Insurance today welcomed an important step in its efforts to demutualize, as Minister of Finance Joe Oliver has tabled Bill C - 31 to implement the 2014 Federal Budget.

Meanwhile, cryptocurrency and ICO regulation stories have continued to dominate the headlines, as the U.S. Federal Government held hearings and the Dutch finance minister released a letter relating to how their respective legislators should approach cryptocurrencies and ICOs.

Taskforce Blockchain — spearheaded by Finance Minister Ueli Maurer and Economics and Education Minister Johann Schneider - Ammann — includes both federal and local officials, as well as members of various blockchain startups and legal representatives, according to a fact sheet.

Taskforce Blockchain — spearheaded by Finance Minister Ueli Mausrer and Economics and Education Minister Johann Schneider - Ammann — includes both federal and local officials, as well as members of various blockchain startups and legal representatives, according to a fact sheet.

Last week federal finance minister Jim Flaherty surprised real estate market stakeholders by announcing a fourth round of changes to the rules that are used to qualify borrowers who have less than 20 per cent equity in their property (commonly referred to as high - ratio borrowers).

With three new mortgage rules coming into force on April 19, as announced on February 16 by federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, it's important to know how this will affect your clients in their bids to obtain mortgages moving forward.

Queen's Park wants Ottawa to help cool home prices in overheated real estate markets such as Toronto.Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa is urging federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau to take steps in his budget Wednesday to curb speculation contributing to the soaring cost of homes.