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  Ralph Goodale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ralph Edward Goodale, PC, MP, BA, LL.B (born October 5, 1949, in Regina, Saskatchewan) was Canada's Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 and continues to be a Liberal Member of Parliament.
Goodale was raised on a farm near Wilcox, and before serving in Ottawa he had lived in the province of Saskatchewan for his entire life.
Goodale resigned as leader to run for the federal Liberal Party in the 1988 election, but he was not elected to represent his riding.
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 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Ralph Goodale
Goodale then spent five years in the private sector, working in senior positions for companies such as the Pioneer Life Assurance Company, Pioneer Lifeco Inc., and Sovereign Life Insurance Co. He eventually ran in the 1993 federal election and was elected to parliament.
Goodale was raised on a farm near Wilcox, Saskatchewan, and had lived in the province for his entire life, attending the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan.
Goodale resigned as leader in to run for the federal Liberal Party in the 1988 election.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ralph-Goodale   (2800 words)

  
 Biography for Ralph Goodale
Ralph Goodale was appointed Minister of Finance in Canada on 12 December 2003.
Goodale served as Leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party and in 1986, was elected a member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
Goodale was educated at the University of Regina (B. A.) and the University of Saskatchewan (LL.
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 Ralph Goodale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ralph Edward Goodale (born 1949) is Canada 's current Minister of Finance.
Goodale was raised on a farm near Saskatchewan and had stayed in the province his entire life attending the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan.
Goodale maintained a squeaky clean reputation in 2002 he was sent to the scandal portfolio of Minister of Public Works and Services.
www.freeglossary.com /Ralph_Goodale   (459 words)

  
 Ralph Goodale - The Jiggies Reference Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ralph Edward Goodale (born 1949) is Canada's current Minister of Finance.
Goodale was raised on a farm near Wilcox, Saskatchewan and had stayed in the province for his entire life, attending the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan.
Goodale maintained a squeaky clean reputation and in 2002 he was sent to the scandal plagued portfolio of Minister of Public Works and Government Services.
www.jiggies.com /reference/Ralph_Goodale   (218 words)

  
 Has Finance Minister Ralph Goodale got 'religion'? @ workopolis.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Goodale smothered his critics with the kind of numbing detail that took away all their best lines and left them fighting the last war.
Goodale replied, leaving a mischievous listener to wonder if he was implying that he thought Paul Martin and John Manley, his predecessors in the job, did.
Goodale broke with that tradition yesterday, a decision that would be more praiseworthy had he not been forced to do so by a resolutely unbelieving mob of parliamentarians, economists, journalists and other such rabble.
www.workopolis.com /servlet/Content/qprinter/20041117/RLITTLE17   (753 words)

  
 CalgaryGrit: The Race for Stornoway: Ralph Goodale
Ralph Goodale is the kind of guy who prefers to read a financial report than schmooze at a party with business and political leaders.
Ralph is a good man whose time was up the instant he let Jack Layton assume the role of Paul's Finance Minister without so much as a peep of protest from Ralph.
Ralph is not political; he looked after his own riding to the detriment of the other 13 ridings and the provincial organization.
calgarygrit.blogspot.com /2006/03/race-for-stornoway-ralph-goodale.html   (2471 words)

  
 Ralph Goodale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
'''Ralph Edward Goodale''' (born October 5, 1949, in Regina, Saskatchewan) is Canada's current Minister of Finance.
Goodale ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility in this election, arguing that both the Progressive Conservative and New Democrat parties favoured excessive spending policies.
A close ally of Paul Martin, Jr., Goodale was rewarded with the extremely important role of Finance Minister when Martin became Prime Minister on December 12, 2003.
ralph-goodale.area51.ipupdater.com   (413 words)

  
 Wascana
Ralph Goodale is in the drivers seat in this riding but the riding is not in the bag.
ralph goodale doesn't have a lock on this seat, but he will hang onto it because the people of saskatchewan need to have at least 1 gov't member at the cabinet table.
Goodale has done next to nothing for the farmers of Saskatchewan and the people are angry about it.
www.electionprediction.org /2000_federal/sk/wascana.html   (1060 words)

  
 Featured News -Ralph Goodale back in class
The Honourable Ralph Goodale, minister of finance and member of Parliament for Wascana, was the guest lecturer of the Admin 340 class on Nov. 9.
Goodale gave a thorough presentation of the budget process, followed by a lively question and answer session that both Goodale and the students seemed to enjoy.
For Goodale, it was a chance to be at the front of the classroom in the university where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1971.
www.uregina.ca /news/featured/Ralph%20Goodale%20back%20in%20class.shtml   (204 words)

  
 Margret Kopala - Article, Ottawa Citizen, February 21, 2004
The popular and enduring Ralph Goodale was raised on the family farm near Wilcox, Saskatchewan.
Indeed, the question inevitably arises whether Ralph Goodale is part of the sponsorship scandal’s solution or its symptom After all, ‘who knew what when’ is only one issue.
In this light, Ralph Goodale, like his predecessor at Public Works, Alfonso Gagliano, and their immediate superior, Jean Chretien, is in the firing line.
www.margretkopala.com /news/mk21feb04.htm   (707 words)

  
 Ralph Goodale: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ralph Edward Goodale (born October 5, EHandler: no quick summary.
Goodale was raised on a farm near Wilcox, EHandler: no quick summary.
Goodale resigned as leader to run for the federal Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada quick summary:
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/ralph_goodale.htm   (1561 words)

  
 CTV.ca | Ralph Goodale signals he's weighing tax cuts
Federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale may be about to shift his department's long-standing policy on revenue windfalls and use a portion of future surpluses to cut taxes.
One week after Goodale announced federal coffers were brimming with a $9.1 billion surplus in 2003, private economists are predicting Ottawa's extra revenues could add up to tens of billions in the next six years.
Goodale said he's "very interested" in cutting taxes for "low- and middle-income Canadians in particular," as long as it's balanced with the other objectives.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1098269011926_78   (405 words)

  
 47013 - Wascana
As we recall, Goodale took over public works when it was an unmitigated mess from the previous minister, stood up in the hosue of commons (when asked a question upon first obtainign the portfolio) and announced that it was a disaster and he's cleaning it up.
Ralph's 2000 margin of 1731 votes is a better indication of his real strength than his 11858 vote margin last year.
The Income Trust issue may hurt Ralph Goodale somewhat, but he won by such a massive margin and is very popular in Saskatchewan that there is no chance of either the NDP or Tories winning this.
www.electionprediction.org /2005_fed/riding/47013-wascana.htm   (2398 words)

  
 Goodale wins, but loses cabinet post as Grits fall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Goodale pledged to continue to represent the southeast Regina-and-area riding in opposition, which he called an honorable and essential role but not one the Liberals wanted.
Goodale said it was unfortunate the campaign "took a few nasty turns" along the way.
Goodale refused to heed Opposition calls for his resignation as finance minister and said he was confident of his conduct in the matter.
www.canada.com /globaltv/national/story.html?id=f11a4171-8b86-4840-ac44-d0dda8544580   (434 words)

  
 NameTraq | Last Name: Goodale
Finance Minister Ralph Goodale has predicted an underlying budget surplus of C$2.3 billion for the fiscal year to March 31, and says he is trying to trim...
Ralph Goodale said the government wants enough money left in the kitty at the end of the fiscal year on March 31 to make good on a promised transfer of $2...
Ralph Goodale reached the heights of Canadian political power in 2003 with his appointment as finance minister by Prime Minister Paul Martin.
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 sk-Wascana
Ralph Goodale is a very strong and competent Liberal cabinet minister - this riding will stay red in a potential Tory tide sweeping the province.
Goodale is probably the odds on favorite to win here, but it's worth pointing out to Gregory Burton, who was slagging the NDP candidate Weir for his youth, that Goodale himself has been a career politician, one who first ran for office when he was 24, barely two years older than Weir is now!
Goodale wins because a large proportion of New Democrats in the riding vote for him, buying into the whole 'it good to have a cabinet minister from our the city and he is the only guy that can stop the alliance' arguements.
www.electionprediction.org /2004_fed/riding/47013-wascana.htm   (2034 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Canada wants to expand in North American energy market on Canada's terms
Goodale, who was on an energy trade and investment mission in Mexico.
Goodale and a group of 30 companies with energy interests met with leading Mexican politicians and business people with the aim of increasing investment and trade between the two countries.
Goodale said there will be increased demand for Canada's energy products from the US and Canada is happy to participate in that increased market.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntn14769.htm   (439 words)

  
 Ralph Goodale worked as a "part-time news writer for CBC radio during his university days" - cbcwatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
They must be kidding: Ralph Goodale belting out his own version of Willie Nelson's On the Road Again and Kenny Rogers's The Gambler.
The "younger Ralph" used to sing more than he talked, they say, when, as the leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in the 1980s, he travelled the highways and the back roads of his native province in a relentless and near futile search for votes.
Although Goodale professes to be upset over the "boring" label, and while those around him insist he is fun to work with, they do little to jazz up his image.
www.cbcwatch.ca /?q=node/view/942   (673 words)

  
 Stephen Taylor - Conservative Party of Canada Pundit: I'd like to believe Honest Ralph, but...
I'd like to believe that Ralph Goodale is a honest politician and that he has served 32 years in public life with integrity, I really would.
Goodale's office confirmed yesterday that the previously undisclosed meeting with the executive committee of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA) took place, but said those who attended left the morning meeting "no wiser" about the decision that was announced later that day after markets closed.
Ralph Goodale represents the foundation for the gilded straw palace that is the Liberal Party in Saskatchewan.
www.stephentaylor.ca /archives/000509.html   (1509 words)

  
 Ralph Goodale on ROB TV - 50plus.com Discussion Forums
Goodale is his complete lack of understanding of things financial, total disregard for retirees and Canadian taxpayers in general.
Goodale's Sept. 16/05 statement, while distressing, are on PAPER ONLY and will likely ease or reverse over time (or as one analyst describes it "in the fullness of time").
Goodale was on robtv this morning, November 15, 08:05 EST discussing the mini-budget and some discussion on income trusts.
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 Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005 - Afternoon Update   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Finance Minister Ralph Goodale says the Canadian tax system will be competitive with how corporations are taxed in the U-S. He's also doing away with the corporate surtax, introduced in 1987 to help reduce the deficit.
Finance Minister Ralph Goodale's record eighth consecutive balanced budget promises more of the same for the rest of the decade.
Goodale is also setting up what he calls an ''economic prudence'' fund that will grow to four billion dollars by fiscal 2009.
www.630cfco.com /news/messages/3294.html   (880 words)

  
 Ralph Goodale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the post-budget analysis in Bruce Johnstone's article in the May 3 edition of The Leader-Post, former Liberal finance minister Ralph Goodale criticizes the...
Pat Breton, a Liberal spokesman and a former senior official to former Liberal finance minister Ralph Goodale, said he's not surprised by Mr.
The federal panel was appointed by former Liberal finance minister Ralph Goodale.
www.wikiverse.org /ralph-goodale   (341 words)

  
 Full Story
Prime Minister Paul Martin said today Finance Minister Ralph Goodale will not resign because of the RCMP decision Wednesday to launch a criminal investigation into whether advance notice of Ottawa's plans for income trusts leaked from the federal Liberal government.
Goodale step down, telling a campaign stop in Toronto that he "expected better" of the finance minister.
Goodale has refused to resign, saying that he and his deputy minister investigated whether a leak occurred and came up empty.
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 Growing economy may generate health dollars but Ottawa not rich: Goodale on Sympatico / MSN Powered by MediResource
Finance Minister Ralph Goodale speaks at a news conference after delivering a speech to the National Press Club in Ottawa on Thursday.
Goodale said he's feeling more optimistic about stronger-than-expected economic growth, but refused to be pinned down as to how much new revenue he expects.
Goodale denied such complaints are behind his new plan to review how Ottawa makes its fiscal forecasts and assumptions on revenues and spending.
mediresource.sympatico.ca /health_news_detail_pf.asp?news_id=4723   (838 words)

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