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Mario Lefebvre Director Centre for Municipal Studies

From 2005 to 2008, economic growth in the country was quite uneven. In an almost systematic manner, economic growth was more rapid in cities located west of Ontario, compared with cities located in Ontario and eastward. Be it because of strong ...

Glen Hodgson Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Forecasting and Analysis

Just when investors thought it was safe to come out, the prospect of a new wave of the financial crisis has become more prominent – this time related to the ability and willingness of countries and governments to ...

		Matthew Stewart Senior Economist National Forecast

The current focus of all levels of government is constrained to shoveling infrastructure stimulus out the door fast enough to prop up an otherwise weak economy. However, as the economy exits recession, governments will begin to turn their attention to digging their ...

Glen Hodgson Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Forecasting and Analysis

Recent attention surrounding the "Buy American" plan underscores the need to revitalize our international trade strategies to re-establish our place among the world's pre-eminent trading nations. Canada's economy was built through international trade, all the way back to the ...

Brent Dowdall Senior Communications Specialist

Amid the euphoria Canadians displayed from coast-to-coast during the final days of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, it was easy to forget how the Games got off to a very rocky start. The remarkable turnaround in perception came from an unexpected source—the people in ...