The signature promise of Jim Flaherty’s latest budget was proposed four years ago by the NDP’s Pat Martin.
“There is no business case for continuing to produce the penny. Making cents in fact makes no sense at all,” Martin said.
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Canada
Gaffe gallery: Seven memorable photos of Rob Ford
Plus an alleged, and now notorious, one
Opinion
Why the Senate must be scrapped, part II
Maclean’s editorial: ‘These are grim times for our political leaders’
Teitel page
Rob Ford is the Snooki of the civic universe
Thanks to Ford, the city has morphed into a reality-TV show
Film
Why Cannes is a world away from Hollywood
Spielberg may be heading the festival’s jury, but the A-list stars, and the action, are very far from L.A.
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Richard Dreyfuss owes ‘Jaws’ to Duddy Kravitz
After ‘Duddy,’ he feared he’d never work again, and begged Spielberg for the role
Blog Central
Talk a bit about the clichés you overuse
What can the Ottawa Senators say about last night’s trouncing?
