Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Canada’s economic albatrosses
A strong loonie, over-reliance on the U.S. and high consumer debt will continue to drag on the economy in 2011, with the outlook for the next few years sluggish unless Canada switches its focus to emerging markets, economists say.
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Government of Canada Delivering Long-Term Jobs and Economic Opportunities for Saint-Laurent
SAINT-LAURENT, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – 10/19/10) – The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today visited Esterline CMC Electronics Inc., an aerospace supplier that is manufacturing optical transceivers that offer secure data transmission and weight savings on board the F-35 Lightning II aircraft as part of contracts [...]

Canada’s Economic Action Plan Delivers Housing-Related Infrastructure Loans to Charlottetown
CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND–(Marketwire – Sept. 16, 2010) – The Government of Canada announced today that the City of Charlottetown has been approved for two infrastructure loans as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan .
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Quebec study points to economic harm from national securities regulator
MONTREAL – A single national securities regulator would cause economic harm to the province, says a Quebec-sponsored study released ahead of promised federal legislation creating the entity.
Read more on The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News