First of all, the introduction of Goods and Services Tax by Mulroney built the foundation for eliminating federal deficit, which occurs when the government spends more money than it makes (Parker 22). Deficit increased the selling off of the capital assets in Canada to finance the purchases of...
But equally remarkable was that the coalition organized itself according to the position that the federal government should incur a stimulative fiscal deficit to address a rapidly declining economy. Coalition leaders argued that Jim Flaherty's economic and fiscal statement did not respond to Canada's ...
"I would expect to see the Canadian dollar flat to softer if Trudeau gets into majority territory, because it raises new risks… The market is very familiar with what a Liberal minority will look like at this point, but a majority government would raise risks around defic...
federal deficit even before Obama yesterday signed into law a $787 billion (U.S.) economic stimulus package. Looking further ahead, Richard Florida, the urban economics guru, sees Toronto angling for the same global heft as Chicago and Tokyo. "I sense we are in great shape to move up in...
ICCA is subject to the laws of Manitoba and the federal laws of the Government of Canada, as applicable. ICCA conducts business solely in Canada and only permits Canadian corporations to obtain CP status. ICCA is recognized as a third country CCP by the European Securities Markets Authority in...
Trudeau spoke the day after his minority Liberal government said the budget deficit would hit a historic C$381.6 billion ($294.7 billion) on COVID-19 aid and promised to spend an additional C$100 billion in stimulus. Trudeau, who relies on other parties to govern, would ...
A federal election must be called on or before Oct. 20, and the winning party will need 172 seats out of the 343 available in the House of Commons to secure a majority government. Magazine:Crypto has 4 years to grow so big ‘no one can shut it down’ — Kain Warwick, Infinex ...
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In the end the government ended 20 years’ federal budget deficit and lowered the unemployment rate. * Martin’s Liberal government improved the relationship with U.S. and China. And our Prepresent Hu Jintao visited Canada in 2005. * Martin’s Liberal government proposed a bill to legalize ...
This is pure distraction. Ford has been planning on an early election for months, and now he has Trump as a fig-leaf of an excuse. He wanted to go to an election before the federal election because he doesn’t want Pierre Poilievre to taint his chances in 2026, when the next election...