Canasa's Finance Minister Joe Oliver, (left), Parliamentary Secretary to the Finance Minister, Andrew Saxton, and Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz took part in the finance ministers meeting in Ottawa on Monday (December 15).
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Canada’s finance ministers meet, discuss infrastructure, future

Canada’s Finance Minister Joe Oliver met with his provincial and territorial counterparts in a closed door meeting on Monday (December 15). Before and after the meetings, the finance ministers of Ontario and Quebec, Canada’s two most populous provinces, urged the federal government to spend more on infrastructures.

Just before the meeting, Minister Oliver announced a slight increase in the money that would be transferred to the provinces.

RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has a report.

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More information:
Canadian Press – Ontario, Quebec finance ministers call on Ottawa for more infrastructure cash – here
Toronto Star – Ontario to get $1.3 billion extra in federal transfer payments – here
Sun Media – Billions for provinces comes with advice to show fiscal discipline – here

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