Jim Flaherty
James Michael "Jim" Flaherty, PC, MP (December 30, 1949 – April 10, 2014) was a Canadian politician. He served as Canada's Federal Minister of Finance from February 6, 2006 until March 18, 2014. He also served as a former provincial Minister of Finance for Ontario from 2001 to 2002, a Member of Provincial Parliament for Whitby—Ajax from 1995 to 2005, and was a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party caucus.
Jim Flaherty | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office February 6, 2006 – March 18, 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Ralph Goodale |
| Succeeded by | Joe Oliver |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Whitby-Oshawa | |
| Assumed office January 23, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Judi Longfield |
| Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly for Whitby-Ajax | |
| In office June 3, 1999 – November 29, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Christine Elliott |
| Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly for Durham Centre | |
| In office June 8, 1995 – June 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Drummond White |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Michael Flaherty December 30, 1949 Lachine, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | April 10, 2014 (aged 64) Ottawa, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Elliott |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Princeton University York University |
On May 21, 2013, he introduced his 2013 Budget. The Budget contained a new Building Canada Plan for the construction of public infrastructure such as roads, bridges, transit and port facilities.[1] It was to provide $53 billion in investments to support local and economic infrastructure projects, which includes more than $47 billion in new funding over 10 years, beginning in 2014-2015.[2]
On March 18, 2014, he resigned as Minister of Finance in order to return to the private sector.[3] He stated that the decision was reached after many months of consulting with his family and that his health was not a factor in his decision.
When he was young, he played ice hockey. He was successful enough at the game to win a hockey scholarship to Princeton University.[4] He is married to Christine Elliott who is a the Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament for Whitby—Oshawa. They live in Whitby, Ontario and have 3 triplet sons together: John, Galen and Quinn.[5]
He died on April 10, 2014 in Ottawa, at the age of 64 from a heart attack. Ottawa police said that they "received a medical call to Mr. Flaherty’s condo building at 12:27 p.m."[6]
References
change- ↑ "Building Canada Plan maps infrastructure spending". Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ↑ "Greeley pleased to see new Building Canada plan in federal budget". The Western Star. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ↑ "Read Jim Flaherty's statement on resigning as finance minister". The Globe and Mail. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ↑ "Jim Flaherty: Time off the hustings, tucking into soup". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ↑ Daw, James (4 October 2010). "Daw: 4 tips Jim Flaherty is giving his three sons". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ↑ "Former finance minister Jim Flaherty is dead at 64". The Globe and Mail. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.