Economic Recovery: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: The numbers serve as a reminder the "economic recovery remains fragile, and we must stay focused on our plan to grow the economy and keep taxes low to create the environment where job creation can flourish," Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said in a statement. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. That proclamation was met with ridicule from Flaherty's political foes on Parliament Hill. OTTAWA -- The opposition pounced Friday on the Conservative government's insistence that the Canadian economy is strong despite unexpectedly grim job numbers and an unemployment rate that ticked upwards in December. Monthly job numbers are "volatile and our overall trend is positive," he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.