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Especially in a Recession
Private sector couldn’t survive without public spending Many conservative politicians and business executives have denounced rather than acclaimed the government stimulus plans recently launched in…
Money, Bank Capital and Zero Interest Rates
With Central Bank Rates Approaching Zero, Can Economic Policy Be Effective? Download 223.77 KB 6 pages
Low interest rates alone not enough to jump-start global economy: report
OTTAWA—Monetary policy with zero or close-to-zero interest rates are not enough to pull the national and global economies out of the current recession, says a…
The Obama Effect
Canada-US Relations in a Time of Economic Crisis Download 156.52 KB10 pages
Depression-era hardship could await Ontarians
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – Without government action, the lack of adequate income security programs could plunge Ontarians suffering the worst…
Bridging the gap from poverty to independence
What is the role of the Canadian Food Banks? Download 731.33 KB 15 pages
Real Change? Or Business as Usual?
New “New Deal” is unlikely to come from Obama presidency When the U.S. Treasury last October lavished $700 billion on Wall Street banks with no…
Putting the public interest first (Part 1)
Corporations can and should be made socially responsible Corporations are different from other business entities because they attract capital investment by socializing a portion of…
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Why Budget 2009 Leaves Canadians in the Cold
For Stephen Harper, the only thing that matters about the 2009 budget is that it meets the political imperatives he imposed on himself with his…
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