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Here are some interesting Government of Canada Securities Statistics for January 2007 .. that is ..if you are interested in seclected Canadian Economic statistics about the Canadian Economy, the Primary Markets, and the Secondary Market … Dept. of Finance

The following News Release or Speech has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site. Ottawa, December 28, 2006 2006-091 The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced proposals to improve the taxation of financial institutions by better aligning the current tax rules with new accounting standards set out by the Accounting Standards Board that came into effect as of October 1, 2006. “Canada’s New Government is acting to make our tax system simpler and fairer,” said Minister Flaherty. “The proposals I am putting forward today will reduce the compliance burden on financial institutions and improve the economic efficiency [More]

The following News Release or Speech has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site Ouch! That hurt my head reading this one .. you can check it out yourself, if interested in this type of news

The following News Release or Speech has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site … Canada’s New Government Reduces Debt Burden to Lowest Level in Quarter Century The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today tabled in Parliament the Debt Management Report for 2005–06, which reports that Canada’s New Government has eliminated $13.2 billion in federal debt. “This achievement will yield interest savings of approximately $650 million each and every year,” said Minister Flaherty. “That’s money that can be used to provide priority programs or further reduce the tax burden on Canadian families and businesses.” The Government has reduced [More]

The following Economic and Fiscal Update has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site Economic and Fiscal Update 2006 http://www.fin.gc.ca/budtoce/2006/ec06_e.html

The following News Release or Speech has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site. The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released Advantage Canada: Building a Strong Economy for Canadians, a long-term, national economic plan designed to make Canada a true world economic leader. The plan, unveiled along with Minister Flaherty’s Economic and Fiscal Update, features a new national objective to eliminate Canada’s total government net debt in less than a generation and further reduce taxes for all Canadians. “The Canadian economy as a whole is performing extremely well and is among the fastest growing in the G7,” [More]