OTTAWA — Canada is contributing $200-million (U.S.) toward an international effort to develop vaccines for the world's poorest nations.Damn you Conservative devils!
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, has been in Rome before meeting with G7 finance ministers in Essen, Germany, said Friday that the vaccination initiative could save millions of lives.
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NUMBERS: Paul Wells has the latest.
Léger polled after the he's-not-a-leader Tory ads against Dion started running in English. It's a damned interesting poll.
Highlights:
• National horse race numbers give the Harper Tories their strongest score since a week before the 2006 election, 38% to 31% for the Liberals, 14% for the NDP and 8% for the Bloc.
• Tory strength in Ontario too: 40% to 35% for Liberals.
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