With Members of Parliament back to work in Ottawa and economic growth having unfortunately slowed, Canadas opposition parties are increasing the pressure for more stimulus spending.
If NDP leader Jack Layton had his way, hed crank up spending to keep pace with President Obama, who is quickly digging the U.S. into a fiscal hole that will take decades to reverse. Taking a slightly more moderate position, Michael Ignatieff and the Liberals want the stimulus to keep flowing after the current March 31, 2011 end date.
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When Americans look to Canada, they generally think of an ally, though one dominated by socialist economic policies. But the Canada of the 1970s and early 1980sthe era of left-wing Prime Minister Pierre Trudeauno longer exists. America's northern neighbor has transformed itself economically over the last 20 years.