Analysis: Jim Flaherty's sacred cows — corporate tax cuts

OTTAWA–Faced with skyrocketing debts, the federal Conservatives say they will begin cutting spending on government programs in the March 4 budget. But the massive corporate tax cuts that are deepening Ottawa's deficit hole every year will not be touched, officials say.
02-24-2010 16:36 More...

Tightened mortgage rules could slow home sales

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tightened mortgage rules on Tuesday and, in doing so, may have taken the steam out of a housing market that had seen prices and sales activity rise rapidly over the last year.


02-16-2010 14:10 More...

Mortgage demand drives bonds

They were the biggest issuance in the Canadian marketplace last year. But there were no media headlines or industry buzz. The tried-and-true Canada Mortgage Bonds (CMB) churned out through a trust set up by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. have been so much part of the landscape that their growth goes almost unnoticed.


02-04-2010 14:22 More...