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Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to a luncheon meeting ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks to a luncheon meeting of the combined Canadian and Empire Clubs in Toronto on Friday November 20, 2009. Flaherty says the Conservative government doesn't plan to undertake major new spending initiatives in next year's budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks during question period ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., on Thursday November 19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question on October ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question on October 28, 2009. Flaherty is proposing a code of conduct for credit-and debit-card companies that he says will 'level the playing field' for consumers and small businesses alike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld/ file

Saskatchewan Finance Minister Rod Gantefoer talks to reporters ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Saskatchewan Finance Minister Rod Gantefoer talks to reporters at the Provincial Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday, March 18. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece

Chile's finance minister Maria Olivia Recart centre, jokes with ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:42:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Chile's finance minister Maria Olivia Recart centre, jokes with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner left, as Canada's finance minister Jim Flaherty looks on as they wait for the official APEC Finance Ministers photo in Singapore, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Singapore will host 21 world leaders at the APEC summit later in the week. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ng Han Guan)

Malta's Finance Minister Tonio Fenech (L) arrives in parliament ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Malta's Finance Minister Tonio Fenech (L) arrives in parliament to present his 2010 Budget speech in Valletta November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA POLITICS BUSINESS) MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA

Malta's Finance Minister Tonio Fenech (C) poses with the budget ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Malta's Finance Minister Tonio Fenech (C) poses with the budget case before entering parliament to present the 2010 Budget speech in Valletta November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA POLITICS BUSINESS) MALTA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN MALTA

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks to Canada's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:28:00 GMT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks to Canada's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks to Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at a hotel in St. Andrews, Scotland November 7, 2009. A tax on financial transactions to fund future bank bailouts should be considered with urgency, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told G20 policymakers on Saturday, a significant departure from London's line to date. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty acknowledged on the eve ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty acknowledged on the eve of the meeting that there were 'disparate views' on how to address the problem of banks being too big to fail.. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks with the media following ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty speaks with the media following Question Period outside the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday November 5, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:44:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page waits to testify ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page waits to testify before the Commons finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page says he will recommend ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:45:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page says he will recommend his operation of monitoring the government's financial performance be shut down if he does not receive sufficient resources. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand/ file

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question during ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday October 28, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. Flaherty recently told a business ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. Flaherty recently told a business audience near Toronto that the government needed to pump up spending in the face of a deep recession. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick/ file

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. The Finance department says Ottawa ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. The Finance department says Ottawa had a $5.3-billion deficit in August alone. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick/ file

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak delivers Budget 2010 at ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak delivers Budget 2010 at the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) arrives to deliver ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) arrives to deliver Budget 2010 at the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur October 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado (top) walks past Prime ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado (top) walks past Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (bottom) as she prepares to address parliament during a debate on the 2010 budget in Madrid, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) gestures ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) gestures while speaking to Duran Lleida, parliamentary speaker of Catalonia's nationalist CiU party, outside the parliament during a break in the debate on the 2010 budget in Madrid, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) applauds ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) applauds Economy Minister Elena Salgado as she takes her seat after addressing parliament during a debate on the 2010 budget in Madrid, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) walks ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) walks with Economy Minister Elena Salgado in the hall of the parliament during a break in the debate on the 2010 budget in Madrid, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero enters parliament ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero enters parliament before a debate on the 2010 budget in Madrid, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado walks toward the speakers' ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado walks toward the speakers' podium at the start of a parliamentary debate on the 2010 budget in Madrid, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado (R) gestures while taking ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado (R) gestures while taking her seat next to Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega at the start of a parliamentary debate on the 2010 budget in Madrid, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado addresses parliament ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado addresses parliament during a debate on the 2010 budget in Madrid, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN BUSINESS POLITICS)

Thousands of Hungarian firemen attend a demonstration outside ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Thousands of Hungarian firemen attend a demonstration outside the parliament to protest against austerity measures in the 2010 budget in Budapest October 19, 2009. The government has proposed cutting its spending in the budget which is required to keep its deficit at the level agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY POLITICS CONFLICT)

Thousands of Hungarian firemen confirm their oath of office ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Thousands of Hungarian firemen confirm their oath of office outside the parliament to protest against austerity measures in the 2010 budget in Budapest October 19, 2009. The government has proposed cutting its spending in the budget which is required to keep its deficit at the level agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh(HUNGARY POLITICS CONFLICT)

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (R) is applauded ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (R) is applauded by Belgium's Health Minister Laurette Onkelinx (L) and Finance Minister Didier Reynders (R) after his speech at the Belgian Parliament during his state-of-the-union address in Brussels October 13, 2009. Belgium unveiled plans for next year budget on Tuesday with higher diesel prices and levies on the nuclear sector and on banks and insurers. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy speaks at the Belgian ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy speaks at the Belgian Parliament during his state-of-the-union address in Brussels October 13, 2009. Belgium unveiled plans for next year budget on Tuesday with higher diesel prices and levies on the nuclear sector and on banks and insurers. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

Belgium's Budget Minister Guy Vanhengel (C) talks with colleagues ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Budget Minister Guy Vanhengel (C) talks with colleagues at the Belgian Parliament during his state-of-the-union address in Brussels October 13, 2009. Belgium unveiled plans for next year budget on Tuesday with higher diesel prices and levies on the nuclear sector and on banks and insurers. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) speaks at the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) speaks at the Belgian Parliament during his state-of-the-union address in Brussels October 13, 2009. Belgium unveiled plans for next year's budget on Tuesday with higher diesel prices and levies on the nuclear sector and on banks and insurers. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (R) talks with Finance ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (R) talks with Finance Minister Didier Reynders (L) at the Belgian Parliament during his state-of-the-union address in Brussels October 13, 2009. Belgium unveiled plans for next year budget on Tuesday with higher diesel prices and levies on the nuclear sector and on banks and insurers. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (R) Belgium's Health ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (R) Belgium's Health Minister Laurette Onkelinx (L) and Finance Minister Didier Reynders (C) applaud before Van Rompuy speech at the Belgian Parliament during his state-of-the-union address in Brussels October 13, 2009. Belgium unveiled plans for next year budget on Tuesday with higher diesel prices and levies on the nuclear sector and on banks and insurers. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) talks with Budget ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) talks with Budget Minister Guy Vanhengel (2ndL), Foreign Affairs State Secretary Olivier Chastel (2ndR and Finance Minister Didier Reynders (R) after his speech at the Belgian Parliament during his state-of-the-union address in Brussels October 13, 2009. Belgium unveiled plans for next year budget on Tuesday with higher diesel prices and levies on the nuclear sector and on banks and insurers. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (R) is congratulated ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (R) is congratulated by Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders after his speech at the Belgian Parliament during his state-of-the-union address in Brussels October 13, 2009. Belgium unveiled plans for next year budget on Tuesday with higher diesel prices and levies on the nuclear sector and on banks and insurers. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM POLITICS BUSINESS)

Environmentalist David Suzuki answers questions concerning a ...

(CP) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:52:42 GMT

(CP) - Environmentalist David Suzuki answers questions concerning a proposed carbon tax for Tuesday's federal budget, at a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday Feb 25, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson

Several thousand protesters gather in front of Hungary's parliament ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Several thousand protesters gather in front of Hungary's parliament in Budapest October 10, 2009, to denounce the 2010 budget which they said would endanger the welfare of those already suffering during the economic crisis. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY CONFLICT POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during question period ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ont., Thursday October 1, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Condo buildings are seen under in construction in Toronto June ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Condo buildings are seen under in construction in Toronto June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Roussakis

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado speaks during her news ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado speaks during her news conference to present the Spanish Government's 2010 Budget at Parliament in Madrid September 29, 2009. Spain expects to cut its net debt issuance to 76 billion euros ($111.4 billion) in 2010 as it tries to rein in its fiscal deficit, according to a copy of the government's budget bill obtained by Reuters. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN POLITICS BUSINESS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado gestures during her news ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado gestures during her news conference to present the Spanish Government's 2010 Budget at parliament in Madrid September 29, 2009. Spain expects to cut its net debt issuance to 76 billion euros ($111.4 billion) in 2010 as it tries to rein in its fiscal deficit, according to a copy of the government's budget bill obtained by Reuters. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN POLITICS BUSINESS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado stands before her news ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado stands before her news conference to present the Spanish Government's 2010 Budget at parliament in Madrid September 29, 2009. Spain expects to cut its net debt issuance to 76 billion euros ($111.4 billion) in 2010 as it tries to rein in its fiscal deficit, according to a copy of the government's budget bill obtained by Reuters. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN POLITICS BUSINESS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado holds a book containing ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado holds a book containing the Spanish Government's 2010 Budget before a news conference at parliament in Madrid September 29, 2009. Spain expects to cut its net debt issuance to 76 billion euros ($111.4 billion) in 2010 as it tries to rein in its fiscal deficit, according to a copy of the government's budget bill obtained by Reuters. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN POLITICS BUSINESS)

Spain's Parliament Chairman Jose Bono holds a memory stick containing ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Parliament Chairman Jose Bono holds a memory stick containing the Spanish Government's 2010 Budget given to him by Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado during a traditional ceremony in Madrid September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN POLITICS BUSINESS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado (C) holds the Spanish ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado (C) holds the Spanish Government's 2010 Budget documents flanked by Economy Secretary Jose Manuel Campa (R) and Treasury Secretary Carlos Ocana during a traditional ceremony outside parliament in Madrid September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN POLITICS BUSINESS)

Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado (L) gives the Spanish ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister Elena Salgado (L) gives the Spanish Government's 2010 Budget to Parliament Chairman Jose Bono during a traditional ceremony in Madrid September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) and Finance Minister ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (C) attend the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Sean Kilpatrick/Pool (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)

Ottawa's emergency mortgage purchase program that is expected ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:39:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Ottawa's emergency mortgage purchase program that is expected to be extended next week by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to help Canadian banks could be very profitable for the federal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand