{"id":10427,"date":"2015-07-27T07:01:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=10427"},"modified":"2015-07-27T07:01:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:01:14","slug":"forget-politics-here-is-what-the-economy-needs-don-pittis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=10427","title":{"rendered":"Forget politics, here is what the economy needs: Don Pittis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Forget politics, here is what the economy needs: Don Pittis<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Try seeking a recovery as if Canada weren’t in election mode<\/strong><\/p>\n

If Prime Minister Stephen Harper could wave a magic wand and\u00a0make the Canadian\u00a0economy boom, you’d think he would do it now.<\/p>\n

It’s well-known that one of the main barriers for an existing government to get re-elected is a sagging economy. And despite Conservative Finance Minister\u00a0Joe Oliver’s boasts<\/a>\u00a0on job creation\u00a0and growth, there are plenty of signs that Canadians are\u00a0hurting.<\/p>\n

Oil and the loonie are plunging. And while Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz would prefer us not to use the word “recession” because it is\u00a0“unhelpful,”<\/a>\u00a0it\u00a0seems clear that Canada is in or close to\u00a0that.<\/p>\n