Feds Go On-Line for Financial Chat

Monday, November 27, 2006 02:59 PM

Now this is something new.

As the use of internet becomes part of day to day life in Canada, the Federal Minister of Finance has announced a history making move.

Tomorrow, (Tuesday November 28th) Jim Flaherty will be available to take part in an online chat through the Ministry of Finance website. The live chat is set to take place between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. PST.

There is a hitch, the Minister will only address questions about the Advantage Canada Plan . The brief version of the plan says there are five "advantages" the Government will build on in order to increase Canada's global competitive advantage:

Tax Advantage—Reducing taxes for all Canadians and establishing the lowest tax rate on new business investment in the G7.
Fiscal Advantage—Eliminating Canada’s total government net debt in less than a generation.
Entrepreneurial Advantage—Reducing unnecessary regulation and red tape and increasing competition in the Canadian marketplace.
Knowledge Advantage—Creating the best-educated, most-skilled and most flexible workforce in the world.
Infrastructure Advantage—Building the modern infrastructure we need.

The plan was revealed last week hot off the heels of the economic forecast which predicts a growth rate of 2.75% for this year and next.

You can take part in tomorrow's on-line discussion at http://www.fin.gc.ca/scripts/bdgForum/chate.asp.

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Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 02:59 PM in Technology by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Chadermando on November 27 2006 10:29 PM

All are important, but I would say the last two are the most critical to a sustainable society that doesn't need to import its way to success.

Posted by: EdwardSmith on November 29 2006 8:29 PM

I live in Corner Brook NL, and I enjoyed participating in the online chat of Nov 27, 2006 with the Hon. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance. However, I still have not, as yet (Nov 29, 2006, had my question answered. I asked if Mr. Flaherty, further to his economic Advantage Plan, was going to work with Minister Diane Finley to remove the barriers to funding for "skills development" currently imposed by her ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD). In Chap. 3 of his plan, Mr. Flaherty implied he would help more people get over the "welfare wall" and into the workforce. Barriers to post-secondary education would also be lightened. Still waitin' for an answer. Hello, Jim? Hello?