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4:31PM
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Media bailouts will do more harm than good

Advertisers pay for reaching groups of consumers that will buy their products.


10:37AM
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Ring of Fire breakthrough can’t come soon enough

Ontario’s chromite deposits are valued at an estimated $30 billion to $60 billion.


1:51PM
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Ontario employment gains—an uneven picture

Five Ontario economic regions actually lost jobs in 2019.


1:53PM
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Ottawa’s homebuyer plan unlikely to work, for at least two reasons

Increasing demand for something in short supply will result in higher prices.


2:02PM
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Steady as she goes, Professor Phillips (people consume goods and services—not generic output)

The Bank noted that the Trump-China trade war is causing a slowdown in many parts of the world.


11:12AM
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Don’t be like the media and politicians—actually read StatsCan data on latest job numbers

Women over 25 years old working full-time were hardest hit, with employment decreasing by 31,500 jobs.


11:01AM
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Carbon leakage—the Whac-A-Mole effect

A $50 per tonne carbon tax is not enough to significantly change consumer behaviour such as gasoline consumption.


8:15PM
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Renters remain the big losers in ‘rent control’ cities

In cities such as Toronto and Vancouver, the move away from apartment construction and towards condos is already well underway.


2:24PM
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‘Blue Ribbon’ recommendations can help repair Alberta’s finances

Report recommends holding nominal program spending flat until 2022/23.


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