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10 Reasons Stephen Harper should ignore his own economic advice
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is campaigning to “stay the course” on Canada’s economy. There are a lot of reasons why the PM should think again…
Canada’s job numbers barely treading water
Job Growth by major industry, first 8 month of 2015 Industry Change since December 2014 Growing Utilities 2.70% Transportation and warehousing 2.80% Finance, insurance, real…
BC employment holds steady in August but anemic private sector hiring is a sign of economic weakness
Canada is officially in a recession and while BC is expected to sail through it relatively unscathed, the projected modest GDP growth performance does not seem to be translating…
Recession is just the tip of Canada’s economic iceberg
Year Real GDP Growth (strong growth >= 3%) 2012 1.0% 2013 2.7% 2014 2.5% 2015 (projected) 1.1% 2016 (projected) 2.3% David Macdonald is a Senior…
3 worrisome facts about Canada’s economy beyond the drop in GDP
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The problem with the Fraser Institute’s consumer tax index
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Still waiting for Ontario’s manufacturing employment recovery
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Calculating a Living Wage for Perth and Huron Counties
Download 816.2 KB 34 pages The Social Research Planning Council, a Divison of United Way Perth-Huron, collaborated with the CCPA-ON to produce this report detailing…
A Losing Proposition
The Failure of Canadian ISDS Policy at Home and Abroad Download 1.48 MB 62 pages This report documents the 55 known cases of Canadian investors…
Minimum wage hike won’t ruin Alberta
The Alberta government’s plan to increase the hourly minimum wage from $10.20 to $15 by 2018 has generated considerable public debate and some bold predictions.…
Economics for Everyone, Second Edition
A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism Jim Stanford’s Economics for Everyone has quickly become a standard reference for economics literacy and popular education.…
Truth and Truthiness in Economic Stats
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