‘Jim never forgot his working-class roots’

MPs recall former finance minister Jim Flaherty, whose sense of humour connected him to people.

On Thursday night, about 35 Conservative MPs and Cabinet ministers, including Transport Minister Lisa Raitt, Labour Minister Kellie Leitch, Health Minister Rona Ambrose, Public Works Minister Diane Finley, met at Hy’s watering hole in the back room to talk about Jim Flaherty, who had died ...

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