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too big to fail

too big to fail

too big to fail

Definition: The main feature is loss of memory, usually of important recent events, that is not due to organic mental disorder, and is too great to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness or fatigue. The amnesia is usually centred on traumatic events, such as accidents or unexpected bereavements, and is usually partial and selective. Complete and generalized amnesia is rare, and is usually part of a fugue (F44.1). If this is the case, the disorder should be classified as such. The diagnosis should not be made in the presence of organic brain disorders, intoxication, or excessive fatigue.

One must learn how to be before learning how to live, learn how to live before learning how to teach others how to do things, before learning how to get things done through others

Know-How Fund | KHF [Abbr.]

The Commission also sought to implement preventive measures in order to mitigate the risks of bank failures and to reduce the implicit guarantees associated with institutions deemed ‘too big to fail’.

During the recent financial crisis, taxpayers' money was used at an unprecedented level to bail out banks that were considered “too big to fail”, at the expense of other public objectives.

On the subject of EI, I'd like to say that the Minister of Finance finds himself with an embarrassment of riches at the moment, and the Canadian Conference of the Arts would respectfully request that before any EI moneys are diverted away from the cause for which they were intended, careful consideration be given to providing access to employment insurance, and consequently to training and professional development, for self-employed individuals.

Despite this major problem that is taking money out of consumers' pockets, the Conservatives are just sitting there not really knowing what to do.