Minister Flaherty: Employment Minister Jason Kenney

Employment Minister Jason Kenney: Kenney and Flaherty have been at odds in recent public comments ranging from Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to income splitting and the Canada Job Grant, according to CTV. Kenney has praised Flaherty as the best finance minister on the planet but the two have clashed recently. Kenney, who was in the city to speak to a business awards luncheon, also laughed off suggestions that any perceived conflict may have to do with his own leadership ambitions and ST. S, N.L. -- Employment Minister Jason Kenney says there's no federal Conservative caucus rift that he knows of and that he remains "good friends" with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. "Minister Flaherty and I are very good friends and I'll tell you, we're both committed to the same objectives and both very proud of our Irish heritage," he said Friday in St. John's, N.L. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.