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Why budget watchdog and Flaherty are billions apart

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Earlier discussion

Canada's booksellers v. Amazon.com

The Canadian Booksellers Association took questions on why it wants Ottawa to block the Internet bookseller from opening a ‘fulfilment centre' in Canada

Siemens

Siemens to close Ontario plant

Move by German company to centralize manufacturing of gas turbines in U.S. will cost 550 jobs in Hamilton

Rebound depends on low rates: Carney

‘Aggressive and timely actions' of global central banks blunted effects of crisis, central bank chief says

THAI passes milestone

Consultant checks off on Petrobank's new technology for extracting resource from Canada's oil sands

Flaherty plan $10-billion short: watchdog

Kevin Page sounds alarm over Finance Minister's optimistic long-term projections for digging out of deficit

Toyota hearings

Transport Canada on the hot seat

Politicians get their first chance to question the regulator and what some call its ‘cozy' relationship with the auto maker

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