Sentences with phrase «week federal finance minister»

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).

But this week the federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau waded into the issue and suggested that, maybe, among the many other issues, it's not all about demand.

OTTAWA, CANADA — Last week federal Finance Minister Paul Martin announced a $ 268 million outlay for future equipment awards provided by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), a $ 1.3 billion entity created in 1997 to rejuvenate labs in universities and research hospitals.

Not exact matches

In the weeks leading to the release of Canada's 2017 federal budget, there was plenty of speculation that Finance Minister Bill Morneau might raise the capital gains inclusion rate, make changes to dividend tax credits, and more.

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.

This week, lost in the media circus caused by the resignation of Premier Stelmach and Finance Minister Morton, the announcement of the Alberta Government's Oilsands Panel and the David Suzuki CBC documentary on the oilsands was a very important announcement in advance of the next Federal Election.

Sousa discussed vacancy rates that are constraining supply at a meeting this week with the federal finance minister and Toronto Mayor John Tory, who has been talking about a vacant homes tax.

Ontario always maintained it would prefer an enhanced Canada Pension Plan instead of creating its own pension, but a meeting of federal - provincial finance ministers this week pushed back debate on the CPP until another meeting in about a year.

This week, however, a different story altogether from the federal finance minister after meeting again with his provincial counterparts.

Last week the provincial finance ministers met with their federal counterpart Bill Morneau.