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Pana Merchant

The Hon. Pana Merchant, B.A. Appointed to the Senate by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien, Senator Pana Merchant represents the province of Saskatchewan and the Senatorial Division of Saskatchewan. She has served in the Senate of Canada since December 12, 2002.

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Statement made on 22 June 2011 by Senator Grant Mitchell

Hon. Grant Mitchell:

Honourable senators, the Leader of the Government in the Senate boasted that the government has made all this progress on pulling back "tax freedom day." Could she give us an idea of whether or not they have assessed how far they pushed out "debt freedom day" as a result of the way they have been spending money?

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