Tories' Ascent Fuels Hope for Bank Mergers

The Globe and Mail, Sinclair Stewart & Heather Scoffield, 11 January 2006Finance Minister Ralph Goodale has already proven he can move the markets. Now Stephen Harper is showing he's no slouch, either.With polls suggesting his Conservative Party is headed toward a possible majority government, Canadian investors swiftly returned Wednesday to one of their favourite pastimes: Rolling the dice once