Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: More Aggressive

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Dept: It all added up to a much more aggressive message from Ottawa on the importance of spending cuts and erasing the deficit than it delivered Tuesday, when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty released his fall fiscal update, according to Globe and Mail. In an interview Friday, Mr. Clement touted the virtues of a leaner, more affordable government and prime Minister Stephen Harper, meanwhile, said he still plans to balance the books before the next federal election, currently scheduled for October, 2015. That announcement pushed back the target for erasing the deficit to 2016-17, and Mr. Flaherty said balanced budgets are not an end in themselves, suggesting the government would be satisfied with coming close to balance before returning to the polls. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.