James Michael (Jim) FLAHERTY

FLAHERTY, The Hon. James Michael (Jim), P.C., B.A., LL.B.

Personal Data

Party
Conservative
Constituency
Whitby--Oshawa (Ontario)
Birth Date
December 30, 1949
Deceased Date
April 10, 2014
Website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Flaherty
PARLINFO
http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=95e9d5a2-e9a6-4037-b6a7-218bfdc01a33&Language=E&Section=ALL
Profession
lawyer

Parliamentary Career

January 23, 2006 - September 7, 2008
CPC
  Whitby--Oshawa (Ontario)
  • Minister of Finance (February 6, 2006 - March 18, 2014)
October 14, 2008 - March 26, 2011
CPC
  Whitby--Oshawa (Ontario)
  • Minister of Finance (February 6, 2006 - March 18, 2014)
May 2, 2011 - April 10, 2014
CPC
  Whitby--Oshawa (Ontario)
  • Minister of Finance (February 6, 2006 - March 18, 2014)

Most Recent Speeches (Page 346 of 346)

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April 5, 2006

Hon. Jim Flaherty (Minister of Finance, CPC)

Mr. Speaker, the proposal is to reduce the GST by a full percentage point. This is a tax cut for which Canadians voted and on which we intend to deliver. I can assure the member opposite that overall Canadians will pay less tax under this government than they did under the previous government.

Topic:   Oral Questions
Subtopic:   Taxation
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