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Canadian-US relations

Canada's Music Industry

Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:09.
Canada's Music Industry
According to a recent report by the Martin Prosperity Institute:-By rob on 2009-12-18

Daniel Ellsberg on Democracy Now

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:33.
Daniel Ellsberg on Democracy Now
-By rob on 2009-12-15

Alberta Oilsands on Democracy Now

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 12:12.
Alberta Oilsands on Democracy Now
Tom Goldtooth was on Democracy Now today discussing the Alberta oilsands and the new congressional climate change bill in the U.S.-By rob on 2009-06-13

Canadain Versus U.S. Banking Systems

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/08/2009 - 07:47.
Canadain Versus U.S. Banking Systems
Canadian banks have weathered the current economic crisis much better than their U.S. counterparts. Nick Rowe has suggests the following:

But it doesn’t seem to be as simple as “Canadian banks are more tightly-regulated”. 1. We never had restrictions on interstate banking, so Canadian banks spread their assets and liabilities across Canada. (So it doesn’t matter if a local housing market goes bust).-By rob on 2009-06-13

On Pianos and Automobiles

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 12:14.
On Pianos and Automobiles
-By rob on 2009-03-16

Canada and the Housing Crisis in the U.S.

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 14:05.
Canada and the Housing Crisis in the U.S.
There is increasing concern among Canadian economists regarding the effect of the U.S. financial crisis and ensuing bailout on the Canadian economy. Over the past weekend, I attended a meeting of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research which was attended by both David Dodge and Mark Carney (the latter attended only for a short period, having the crisis to deal with).
-By rob on 2008-10-07

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