These are stories with fundamentally different themes. Peter Andersen is a retired deputy chief economist at the Bank of Canada who now writes on the state …
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Taxpayers on the hook for unbridled federal deficit spending
The Fraser institute is well-known for its take on taxation and the burden of financing government placed on taxpayers. It came up with the Tax Freedom Day …
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Food and drink industry sales picking up
Traffic and volume were picking up in Saskatchewan restaurants as we rolled into the summer months. The latest report on sales for the food and drink …
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Saskatchewan’s economy appears to be having a good year
This is turning out to be a good year for Saskatchewan’s economy. A surprisingly good year actually. That’s the theme of the latest quarterly economic …
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As inflation recedes wage demands increase
It is pretty evident we are approaching the end of an inflationary cycle. First, and most obvious, is we’re seeing interest rates fall. And they will …
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Productivity falling behind in Canada
This week’s interest rate reduction is a welcome development for anyone carrying variable rate debt but it is also a signal that we are going to be hearing more …
