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QE is “Not on the Table,” says Joe Oliver
QE is “Not on the Table,” says Joe Oliver In a world where central banks are given free rein over the supply of money and credit, and where any examination of these secretive institutions is considered interference with their “independence,” Finance Minister Joe Oliver’s comments about QE have not gone unnoticed. The other week Oliver […]
Forget politics, here is what the economy needs: Don Pittis
Forget politics, here is what the economy needs: Don Pittis Try seeking a recovery as if Canada weren’t in election mode If Prime Minister Stephen Harper could wave a magic wand and make the Canadian economy boom, you’d think he would do it now. It’s well-known that one of the main barriers for an existing government to […]
Is Canada Next? Recession Is “Quite Contained”
Is Canada Next? Recession Is “Quite Contained” “In the current context, if you look at the growth numbers, the recession is effectively in the goods sector, it’s in the oil industry, it’s weak growth in manufacturing, weak growth in construction,” explained Kevin Page, Canada’s former parliamentary budget officer, a watchdog role charged with analyzing the […]
Canada’s economy isn’t in recession, despite report, Joe Oliver says
Canada’s economy isn’t in recession, despite report, Joe Oliver says Private sector economists warn of possibility of recession this year Despite an economy that’s shrunk every month for which we have data this year, the federal finance minister says Canada is not in a recession and is poised for growth later in 2015. At an event […]
Jobless Folks, Working Moms, and More Left Out of Canada’s Budget
Jobless Folks, Working Moms, and More Left Out of Canada’s Budget Facing economic trouble ahead, Conservatives offer bouquet of tax breaks for the wealthy Wasn’t it always the student who kept asking for extensions on homework who always wound up turning in the poorest quality work? Finance Minister Joe Oliver tabled the 2015 federal budget […]
Joe Oliver’s Budget Numbers Are Thoroughly Cooked
Joe Oliver’s Budget Numbers Are Thoroughly Cooked That, or he’s been drinking his own Kool-Aid. No wonder they’re spending $7.5 million in public money to advertise Joe Oliver’s budget. Bernie Madoff couldn’t have come up with a sneakier sell than this. Still, no one should be surprised. This misbegotten government’s modus operandi is about much more than information […]
Canada’s truthiest election campaign begins: Don Pittis
Canada’s truthiest election campaign begins: Don Pittis True or not, politicians defend their promises with passion and confidence The Harper Conservatives are the balanced-budget party. You might as well get that into your head now, because you are going to be hearing it repeated till election day. This is also the economic stewardship party, the spending-on-transit […]
Blame Oil: Opportunistic thinking amid the oil price collapse
Blame Oil: Opportunistic thinking amid the oil price collapse The wisdom of Winston Churchill, who once quipped that you should never let a good crisis go to waste, clearly hasn’t been lost on federal Finance minister Joe Oliver, who’s already made considerable hay out of falling oil prices. Mr. Oliver’s finance department won’t table a […]
Joe Oliver concerned about a Canada divided over energy – Business – CBC News
Joe Oliver concerned about a Canada divided over energy – Business – CBC News. Finance Minister Joe Oliver says he is concerned that divisions within Canada over the energy sector will eventually hold back the country’s growth. In a year-end interview for The Exchange with Amanda Lang, Oliver cited opposition to fracking and to pipelines in […]
