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PrimeTime Politics Weekend
March 6, 2009
Host Martin Stringer speaks with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty about the state of the Canadian economy and about plans for the government’s $3-billion economic stimulus fund. Afterwards, journalists Louise Elliott and John Geddes join Martin in the studio to analyze the week’s political developments, including the Canada–United States Clean Energy Dialogue to develop clean energy supplies. In Berwick, N.S., Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces a $17.5-million infrastructure fund for a Nova Scotia highway improvement project. Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald also speaks at the event. At the Toronto Board of Trade, Jim Flaherty discusses provisions in the government’s 2009 Economic Action Plan. Following this, Mr. Flaherty fields questions from reporters about the action plan. At the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton, Ont., a repatriation ceremony is held for three soldiers killed while on duty in Afghanistan.