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1 – 7 of 7The budget keeps the deficit just inside prescribed limits despite an increase in new spending, by stepping up measures to boost revenue. Initiatives designed to target the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286531
ISSN: 2633-304X
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There are some concerns about how well-developed PC policy and fiscal plans are. The left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) is now Ontario’s official opposition and has four years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235410
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Containing stimulus measures worth over CDN100bn (USD80bn), it aims to nurture and sustain a post-COVID recovery that is now expected to see growth of 6.5% this year. However, it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261043
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It includes large federal stimulus spending to spur economic growth and to alleviate the worst impacts of the collapse in global commodity prices, particularly oil. The budget…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210194
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Last month Carillion, the United Kingdom’s second-largest construction and outsourcing firm, went into liquidation. It employed 43,000 people and had 2017 revenues of 5.2 billion…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230001
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After more than a decade of largely unchecked growth, a sharp rise in interest rates appears to be cooling the housing market. With the Bank of Canada committed to curbing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271312
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Prospects for Canada to end-2021.