Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FAXRF) 40-F/A 2005 FY Annual report (Canada) (amended)

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to form 40-F of our report dated March 31, 2006, except as to Note 2, which is as of August 31, 2006 and as to Note 21 which is as of November 2, 2006, relating to the consolidated financial statements, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited which appear in such Annual Report.

(Signed) “PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP”
Chartered Accountants

Toronto, Ontario
November 2, 2006

PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the Canadian firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the other member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.