By Michael G. von Keitz (May 30, 2024, 1:24 PM EDT) -- A landmark budget speech was delivered to Canada’s House of Commons on March 14, 1957, by Walter Harris, minister of Finance under the Liberal government of Louis St. Laurent. Despite John Diefenbaker’s rise to power on June 10, 1957, mere months later, the groundwork was laid for the implementation of the registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) in Canada....