April 12 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from
selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The Ontario Securities Commission will open the doors on
its new whistle-blower office in the early summer, providing
payments as high as C$5 million ($3.89 million) for tips that
lead to successful prosecutions. The Canada Revenue Agency is vowing to recover C$2.6
billion ($2.02 billion) over five years by targeting notorious
tax havens, stepping up audits of large foreign transfers of
money and investigating consultants selling shelters.
NATIONAL POST
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told his
senior lieutenants to draw up plans to make the Energy East
pipeline and the Trans Mountain expansion in British Columbia to
achieve the ambitious economic growth targets his government has
set. Iraq offers Canadian companies investment and business
opportunities worth $1 trillion as it looks to rebuild itself,
but there are also large security risks, according to Bruno
Saccomani, the Canadian ambassador to Iraq and Jordan.
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