The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced the Government will take steps to maintain the availability of longer-term credit in Canada by purchasing up to $25 billion in insured mortgage pools through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This action will help Canadian financial institutions raise longer-term funds and make them available to consumers, homebuyers and businesses in Canada.
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My husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and I are delighted to welcome you to the Citadelle, especially this year, when we are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the founding of the City of Québec.
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My husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and I were saddened to hear of yesterday's crash of a 15 Wing Tutor training jet near the Moose Jaw aerodrome in Saskatchewan that resulted in the deaths of Captain Bryan Mitchell and Sergeant Charles Senecal of the Canadian Forces.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume, distribute, or sell the Sherwood Brands Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate Coins described below. This product is being recalled due to positive test results for melamine conducted by the CFIA.
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Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside at an investiture ceremony of the Order of Canada at the Citadelle, the official residence of the Governor General in Quebec City, on October 10, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.
The Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty will take part in the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Washington, at the Department of Treasury.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will present the Governor General's Medals in Architecture recognizing twelve projects on Thursday, October 16, at 6 p.m., at Rideau Hall.
