WAS IT A HARD SELL GETTING THE LEGISLATURE TO BACK THE IDEA OF A FEDERAL PPP OFFICE?

JF: In the Budget presented to the House of Commons on March 19, 2007, the government announced key measures to promote the use of PPPs in Canada. The Budget was passed in the House of Commons with the support of the opposition.

James M. Flaherty is a second-term Member of Parliament for Whitby- Oshawa (Ontario). He serves as Canada's Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Greater Toronto Area. He is a Governor of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.