The following is excerpted from a 14 December 2011 news release by Public Safety Canada.

The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and Joyce Bateman, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre on behalf of the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today took part in a pre-budget roundtable discussion in Toronto with business, academic and sectoral leaders from across the country. The event is part of a series of cross-Canada consultations on how best to ensure Canada’s economy continues to produce jobs and growth in a difficult global economy...

This release is available in its entirety at:

http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2011/nr20111215-eng.aspx?rss=true

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