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		Glen Hodgson Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist

		Matthew Stewart Senior Economist National Forecast

The financial crisis and recession wreaked havoc on the fiscal positions of governments around the globe. Canada was not spared from the shock, but The Conference Board of Canada still expects federal books to be ...

Kip Beckman Principal Research Associate, Economic Services

The U.S. government recently stated that geologists had discovered close to $1 trillion in deposits of gold, copper, cobalt and lithium in Afghanistan. Could this discovery eventually help generate the economic growth, wealth and political stability that can finally lift this country ...

Kip Beckman Principal Research Associate, Economic Services

Desperate times require desperate measures—and for U.S. state and local governments, many of which are mandated by law to run balanced budgets, these are certainly desperate times. To close gaping budget deficits, some states are considering legalizing marijuana and collecting taxes on ...