Ways and means motion and other confidence games

The ways and means motion that the government considered a matter of confidence was actually superfluous.

OTTAWA–Last Tuesday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled a document entitled, "Notice of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act 2001 and the Air Travellers Security Charge Act relating to the rate reduction for the GST and the fe...

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