Weak economy leaves Canada vulnerable to one-time shocks: Cross on BNN
Canada’s economy has so little wind in its sails that unexpected events, such as the recent wildfires in Alberta, can ...
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Energy East circus shows Ottawa’s failure to lead on environmental assessment: Sean Speer on BNN
The federal government deserves a significant share of the blame for protesters forcing the delay of this week’s hearings into ...
Difficult to get a handle on Alberta jobs numbers, Philip Cross tells BNN
The downturn in the oil sector is clouding our picture of the Alberta jobs numbers, Philip Cross told BNN.
Little chance of a Bank of Canada interest rate cut: Philip Cross on BNN
There isn’t much chance of a Bank of Canada interest rate cut now that the federal government has spent its ...
Stats Can will find it difficult to get a handle on foreign homebuyers, Philip Cross tells BNN
Ottawa’s pledge of $500,000 for Statistics Canada to research foreign homebuyers’ expansion into Canada is unlikely to have much impact ...
What should we expect from budget 2016? Philip Cross weighs in on BNN
A lot of anticipation surrounds budget 2016, as Canada’s new federal government prepares to table its first fiscal plan. MLI ...
Boosting retirement savings requires Ottawa’s scalpel, not its sledgehammer, Speer tells BNN
Are there pockets of the Canadian population the federal government could be helping to boost their retirement savings? Absolutely. But that ...
“It’s hard to imagine how it could get worse”, Cross tells BNN about oil prices
Falling oil prices. Big holes in budget deficits. A confusing Canadian dollar. Gas prices that refuse to fall. The economic ...
Jim Balsillie is wrong about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Richard Owens tells BNN
Don’t believe the alarmists like Jim Balsillie, says Macdonald-Laurier Institute author Richard Owens – not much is going to change ...
Give civil servants incentive not to take sick days, Cross tells BNN
Federal civil servants call in sick more frequently than their private-sector counterparts, but it’s not because they’re ill more often. ...
Canada’s prospects for long-term growth should eclipse technical recession talk, Philip Cross tells BNN
The debate about whether Canada is in a technical recession or not is immaterial. What matters is whether or not ...
Doing nothing is going to kill Canada Post, MLI author Lee tells BNN
Don’t want to see any changes to door-to-door delivery? Then you’re likely helping to spell the end of Canada Post, ...
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