Jim Flaherty Quotes

#1. We're always flexible and pragmatic ... It's always important to watch the unemployment rate and to make sure that we can keep most Canadians working. We were successful in that back in 2008-09.

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#2. Public service is good for you,

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#3. There are some terrorist organizations, there are some organized crime organizations, that launder money through charities and make donations to charities. That's not the purpose of charitable donations in Canada, so we're becoming increasingly strict on the subject.

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#4. I still have my teeth. I don't want to lose them at age 61 in some hockey game.

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#5. I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt.

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#6. It's more frugal to wear ties that are given to you.

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#7. I am a pretty tough guy. I'm an old hockey player.

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#8. Everyone wants instant gratification: you have to have everything your parents had right away.

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