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Economy
If Trump approves Keystone XL, does Canada need other pipelines?
Canada has some big decisions to make, and Donald Trump’s administration will play a significant role
What happens when the walls go up?
Trump wants to tear up trade deals like NAFTA. How will a trade-dependent economy like Canada cope in a protectionist world?
Donald Trump won. Now the market freak-out begins.
Donald Trump has been elected to oversee an $18 trillion economy. Get ready for volatility.
Regulators put syndicated mortgages in their crosshairs
Regulators appear to finally be cracking down on a popular real-estate investment called a syndicated mortgage that promises big returns and low risks
Sorry Americans, you’re just not our type
Thinking of moving to Canada to escape President Trump? Odds are you’re not educated, young or employable enough to get in.
Why looming trade troubles are bad news for Canada
International trade is slowing. Protectionism is on the rise. For a trade-dependent country like Canada, that spells big trouble.
Canada’s uneven journey to the new normal
Sure, the economic update offered more money for infrastructure, but economists say the problems facing Canada’s economy run deeper
The Trudeau government finds its fiscal anchor
With the economic update, it’s now clear Ottawa must run sizeable deficits for the foreseeable future
Bill Morneau puts his faith in luring private money
Look beyond the spending and deficit numbers in the economic update and the Liberal strategy starts to emerge