The following is excerpted from the 15 June 2011 issue of Reuters Canada.

Canada's strong economic and fiscal track record could go to waste if the United States fails to come up with a credible plan to fix its deficit and debt problem, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday...

The article is available in its entirety on the Reuters Canada website at:

http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE75E4GV20110615

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