Joe Oliver and International Monetary Fund

International Monetary Fund: Joe Oliver says he was greeted with words of sorrow from colleagues as he arrived at the annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and G7 and G20 finance ministers, according to CTV. "They told me how much they will miss his presence -- his presence around the table, and his contributions to the discussions," Oliver told reporters Friday and - It's been a mournful entrance onto the world financial stage for Jim Flaherty's successor, whose first international meetings as finance minister have been marked by offers of condolence. His predecessor, Flaherty, had been the longest-serving finance minister in the G7 and was a fixture at these meetings, as evidenced by some of the testimonials from the people who approached Oliver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.