&lt;p&gt;A Canadian flag flies from the window of a General Motors vehicle at a car dealership in Toronto December 12, 2008. Ottawa has agreed to a request by the Canadian arms of General Motors Corp &amp;lt;GM.N&amp;gt; and Chrysler LLC to defer their first emergency loans until mid-January, a government official said on Friday. REUTERS/Mike Cassese&lt;/p&gt;