The following is excerpted from an 8 November 2011 news release by the Department of Finance Canada.

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced that the Harper Government is taking targeted action to support jobs and economic growth. The Minister made the announcement as he released an update of the Government’s economic and fiscal projections, which shows Canada remains on track to eliminate the federal deficit over the medium term.

The release is available in its entirety at

http://www.fin.gc.ca/n11/11-114-eng.asp

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