Wednesday, November 19, 2014

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Wildrose Party's future in jeopardy as countdown to Smith's departure begins
Canada finance minister expects growth as U.S. recovers
Boeing says frustrated by Canada move to extend life of fighter jets

Wildrose Party's future in jeopardy as countdown to Smith's departure begins

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 12:00 PM PST

"Wildrose Party set for sweeping majority"

Canada finance minister expects growth as U.S. recovers

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 05:26 PM PST

OTTAWA (Reuters) - As the U.S. economy continues to grow, Canadian companies that have been sitting on cash will start expanding and creating jobs, Finance Minister Joe Oliver said on Wednesday. He told the Senate Committee on National Finance that the U.S. recovery looked "very sustainable" even if growth south of the border was not as robust as it was before the recent recession. "We're hopeful that our growth will continue to increase and...we see opportunities for the manufacturing sector as well," Oliver said. ...

Boeing says frustrated by Canada move to extend life of fighter jets

Posted: 19 Nov 2014 01:44 PM PST

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co is frustrated by Canada's decision to extend the life of its aging fleet of fighter jets, a move that will delay a decision on buying replacements, a company official said on Wednesday. The comments were a rare public expression of unhappiness by Boeing about the way Canada is conducting the process to buy new fighters. Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 is seen as the leading contender to replace Canada's 80 CF-18 Hornet fighters, and the country could take delivery of an initial four F-35 jets in 2017 under an agreement with the ...

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