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Adrian Wyld

Harper says that weak Western economies put Canada at risk

Cites “almost non-existent” job growth in other countries
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We already knew that weak growth in the U.S. and Europe might slow Canada’s economy down, but it’s not every day the Prime Minister calls it a “very dangerous situation.” In an interview with QMI Agency, Stephen Harper said he wants Canadians to understand just “how fragile the global recovery is.” He cited “next to non-existent,” job creation in Europe, the United States and Japan as a threat to Canada’s so-far robust recovery.

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