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RT @MacroScope: U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline reut.rs/ZexCgd
U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline
reuters.com — The Republican-controlled House voted 241-175 with support from some Democrats. The bill faces an uphill battle because it would have to pass the Senate with enough votes to overcome a promised veto from President Barack Obama.
RT @BenRabidoux: "Flaherty said Canada would have had a housing bubble had he not intervened" ca.reuters.com/article/busine… *sigh
Flaherty worried about housing agency's insurance role
ca.reuters.com — OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government is examining the role of the federal housing agency in providing insurance for mortgage portfolios held by banks, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday. Under Flaherty's watch, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), a federal government agency, has come under closer regulatory scrutiny and its insurance business has been curtailed.
@stephenfgordon Interesting point. also awkward for Carney who is about to start running a central bank that does QE.
@stephenfgordon to be fair, he wasn't talking about the Bank of Canada but globally.
Canada's Flaherty makes clear to lawmakers he's not a fan of central banks printing money. "Oh, sorry, it's called quantitative easing."
On iPod tariffs, Flaherty says some vendors have been getting end-user certificates, some have obeyed law, others have not. #FINA
Peggy Nash calls budget bill C-60 "another omnibus" bill in question to Flaherty. #FINA
RT @ReutersCanada: Canadian PM says he is "very sorry" about expenses scandal reut.rs/1a7Jd07
Canadian PM says he is "very sorry" about expenses scandal
ca.reuters.com — By Mitra Taj LIMA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said for the first time that he was "very sorry" about a growing expenses scandal which threatens to derail his Conservative government after seven years in power.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Business and Finance, Politics, Canada and more.
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