News in a Nutshell (Feb 1 – Feb 5)
HST
Drop HST to 12% , premier urged, Toronto Star
McGuinty rejects call to reduce blended tax, Toronto Star
Weighing In On The HST, Lindsay Post
Politics – Provincial
Liberals keep Toronto Centre in hard-fought-byelection, Globe and Mail
Two banished Tories try to regain Queen’s Park seats, CTV
Equalization
Harper has new equalization opponent, Ottawa Sun
Economy
Flaherty urged to keep spending taps open, Globe and Mail
Ontario ready to keep spending, Toronto Sun
Canada churns out 43,000 jobs, Globe and Mail
Buy American
Canada brances for fallout as Barak Obama unveils budget, Toronto Star
Ottawa wary of more U.S. protectionism, Globe and Mail
Canada exempt from Buy American, Globe and Mail














