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The Great Famine – 21st Century Style

December 17, 2009
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North America is home to a generation of people who have never experienced a recession in their adult lifetime. They’re between 20 and 30, much like myself. I remember when I was very young, my dad being laid off from construction during the recession which hit in 1984. He’s mentioned it before, but he was [...]

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Canada Loses 129,000 Jobs – Alberta Loses 200

February 6, 2009

Today at 8:30am Eastern Stats Can released the January 2009 Labour Force Survey. Apparently Canada’s lost 129,000 jobs (or so). Where did we lose them? But there’s a story, and Alberta’s the real winner, followed closely be Saskatchewan. The number of Albertans employed grew by 1.3% year over year. Saskatchewan grew by over 3% because [...]

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Chris’ News Roundup – Canadian Edition

November 30, 2008

Bank of Canada faces pressure to make deep cuts in interest rates The Bank of Canada will step up to the plate to support the slumping economy with a whopping three-quarter-point cut in interest rates before Christmas, analysts with Canadian financial institutions projected. I’m glad I’m on a variable rate mortgage. I love getting the [...]

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