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EI to come under new, arm's-length agency

After years of being labelled a slush fund and tax grab, the Employment Insurance system is being placed under control of an arm's-length agency.

ONTARIO TO JOIN HAVE-NOTS?

There was a time when Ontario propped up the rest of the country, ensuring all Canadians received equal services no matter where they lived. But those days are long gone and Ontario may soon be classed as a "have-not" province and receive equalization payments for the first time in its history.

Flaherty rekindles McGuinty feud

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty raised the temperature of a feud with Ontario yesterday by degrading Premier Dalton McGuinty's leadership abilities and describing the province's economic performance as "mediocre."