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Tough times for public institutions
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinions – Tough times for public institutions: The public-private gap suggests labour trouble ahead
Published on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Last updated on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Jeffrey Simpson
Suppose you run a business, or are organizing your household budget. You discover two disconcerting trends. First, 70 per cent to 80 per cent of your spending is locked in but still rises at, say, 3 per cent a year. Second, your income has gone in the tank. Next year, revenue might recover somewhat but certainly won’t increase by 3 per cent.
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Time for Ottawa to plan for future
NationalPost.com – FP Comment – Time for Ottawa to plan for future: The 2010 budget must look past short-term political needs
Posted: December 15, 2009. By Glen Hodgson
Last January’s federal budget was prepared in the midst of crisis, both economic and political, and was therefore all about crisis management. The Canadian economy had quickly fallen into recession, dragged down by the global financial crisis, and urgent action was needed to restore growth. (The politics were messy, too — but we’ll not comment on that.)
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The surprisingly steep decline in world trade: Cheap labour isn’t the be-all and end-all
NationalPost.com – FP Executive – The surprisingly steep decline in world trade: Cheap labour isn’t the be-all and end-all
Published: Monday, December 14, 2009. Daniel Gross, Slate.com
In November, I met with an executive at one of China’s new private equity firms. He talked up the firm’s investments in energy software and mobile communications. But companies that export? He wouldn’t touch them.
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HST won’t hurt much, report says
TheStar.com – News/Ontario – HST won’t hurt much, report says
Published On Mon Dec 14 2009. Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter
Ontario’s controversial harmonized sales tax is “virtually revenue neutral” and not the cash grab critics say it is, argues a new report to be released Monday.
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Get ready for Canada-bashing (again) [Labour Laws]
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinions – Get ready for Canada-bashing (again): Canada is about to be dragged through the U.S. political mud again. This time, labour laws are the issue
Published on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Last updated on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Jim Stanford
Like many Canadians, the debate over President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms left me both bemused and annoyed. Bemused that our neighbours have such difficulty taking even a timid step toward healthy common sense. But annoyed that Canada’s good name was caught in the crossfire.
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Build Ontario’s economy on battle-tested financial sector
TheStar.com – Opinion/Comment – Build Ontario’s economy on battle-tested financial sector: World-class industry offers growth and jobs at a time when other sectors are flagging
Published On Tue Dec 08 2009. Janet Ecker President, Toronto Financial Services Alliance, Don Drummond, Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group
Ontario’s economy faces growing competitive pressures. It will increasingly have to identify and build strength in areas where it can have a comparative advantage. We believe that financial services represents Ontario’s, and Canada’s, top prospect.
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