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Federal Budget 2007

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March 20, 2007

CBC News

Budget announcement

Flaherty Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers his budget speech.

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NDP Leader Jack Layton [Runs 2:43]

Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion [Runs 4:10]

Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe [Runs 3:19]

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May [Runs 4:44]

CBC video reports

CBC's Paul Hunter has budget details. [Runs 4:57]

CBC's Carolyn Dunn on the budget and the environment. [Runs 2:59]

Will this budget lead to an election sooner rather than later? CBC's Keith Boag reports. [Runs 3:11]

The CBC's Fred Langan talks to David Baskin, president of Baskin Financial. [Runs 4:24]

Q&A with the Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

The environment [Runs 4:36]

Seniors [Runs 4:15]

Income split for young families [Runs 3:45]

GST rebate [Runs 4:02]

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