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The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance

CANADA'S NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES TAX FAIRNESS PLAN
Plan delivers major benefit to seniors

31 October 2006
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance today announced a Tax Fairness Plan for Canadians. The plan will restore balance and fairness to the federal tax system by creating a level playing field between income trusts and corporations.
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The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation

PROTECTING CANADIANS, REBUILDING AFGHANISTAN

23 October 2006
The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation, announced here today that Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), will provide nearly $5 million for emergency food aid for tens of thousands of the most vulnerable families in Kandahar Province, who face acute food shortages and internal displacement as winter approaches.
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