Economic analysisNo, Alberta’s oil patch doesn’t need a bailoutAlberta’s energy sector has yet to suffer anything like Ontario’s manufacturing job losses, so calls for an auto sector-style bailout for the oil patch are premature
Ottawa"The Swedish state is not prepared to own car factories"Too bad, Saab . How can Sweden just let an industrial pillar go like that? That’s a complex question. The decision, like every...
CanadaSome broadcasters are more equal than othersHeritage Minister is reportedly considering lending a hand to Canwest after turning a deaf ear to the CBC
OttawaIs your industry a) strategic, b) high-tech, c) no-hope, but located in swing ridings an hour’s drive from a major media centre, d) whatever will get me a grantBut, you ask, where’s my stimulus? Where’s my bailout? Stop it. I hate it when you use your Mr. Whiney voice. And in any...
GeneralVisions of sugar-plums"I’m sorry for your situation, but it is difficult to justify giving trillions of US taxpayer dollars to a private company that is...
OttawaStimulated yet?So the Bush presidency draws to a close, with a four-month barrage of economic recovery plans issuing forth from various parts of...
OttawaFrom all, to allThe precedent’s hardly been set, and already... Well thank goodness that’s over with -- out with ideology, in with practicality!...
GeneralAIG - A question for our readersLast night’s shocking bail out of AIG hasn’t done much to calm the fears roiling through the markets this morning. It...