The Finance Minister’s New Skates
Posted by Keelan on March 19th, 2007
On the day before presenting the 2007 Federal Budget on March 19th, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty marked the tradition of the Finance Minister buying new footwear by purchasing a pair of new skates (instead of shoes) and for his son at a sports store in his home town of Whitby, Ontario.
What could be more Canadian?
I think this was a really smart move that made the Minister seem more like a regular guy to Canadians before being all over the media today and for the remainder of the week.
Photos, like this one from Finance Canada’s website, appeared in most papers across Canada today.
