Out of recession, but manufacturing still in doldrums
Dec01

Out of recession, but manufacturing still in doldrums

News that Canada is out of a technical recession may have been a relief for some, but for Jayson Myers uncertainty remains.

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Economy grows 2.3 per cent, ending recession

The Canadian economy emerged out of recession in the third quarter driven by strong international demand for Canadian goods and services. The figures released by Statistics Canada shows 2.3 per cent real gross domestic product growth in the third quarter. It is an end to the technical recession of two consecutive quarters of negative growth. GDP this year fell by 0.7 per cent in the first quarter, then again by 0.3 per cent in the...

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PBO, a watchdog still leashed
Nov21

PBO, a watchdog still leashed

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) provides economic and budgetary analysis to Canada’s Parliament. On Nov. 10, it released its Economic and Fiscal Outlook and the forecast isn’t good: the first blow to the new Liberal government. It is uncertain whether such reports will again strain relations between the PBO and the government.

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