Conservatives: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said he'll table the budget on Feb. 11, when many Canadians are likely to be focused on Sochi and hoping for gold-medal performances from their would-be Olympic heroes, according to CTV. "People need help now and the Conservatives should be acting now," Mulcair said and - If there was any doubt the upcoming federal budget would be a low-key affair, the Harper Conservatives erased it Monday by announcing plans to deliver their new spending plan during the Winter Olympics. New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair quickly accused the Conservatives of seeking to avoid public scrutiny of what he predicted would be a no-news, austerity-driven budget, bereft of plans or programs to help create jobs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.