Jim Flaherty
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Jim Flaherty was a Canadian politician who served as federal Minister of Finance and played a key role in steering Canada’s economy through the late-2000s global financial crisis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Stephen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Whitby, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-12-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-04-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Osgoode Hall Law School
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPositionHeld:Minister of Finance of Canada | 2014-03-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | Flaherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Irish descent ⓘ |
| honor |
Honorary Doctor of Laws (various universities)
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Member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada ⓘ Order of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
Economic Action Plan (Canada’s stimulus program)
NERFINISHED
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introduction of Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) ⓘ reforms to mortgage lending rules in Canada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deficit reduction efforts after the global financial crisis
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fiscal conservatism ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Conservative Party of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | management of Canada’s response to the late-2000s global financial crisis ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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politician ⓘ solicitor ⓘ |
| officeContested | Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lachine, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Premier of Ontario
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Member of Parliament of Canada ⓘ Minister of Finance of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario Minister of Finance NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario Minister of Labour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedInParliament | riding of Whitby–Oshawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInProvincialLegislature |
riding of Durham Centre
NERFINISHED
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riding of Whitby–Ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Whitby, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Christine Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPositionHeld:Minister of Finance of Canada | 2006-02-06 ⓘ |
| workedAs | lawyer in private practice ⓘ |
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