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Paul Rutherford of the QMI Agency had a great take on things when he wrote that it’s a good thing Canadians are laser-focused on the Olympics right now, or else they might have been more alarmed by the last comments from Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page. The budget boss laid out a frightening [...]

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Canada 2020 hosted a panel discussion this morning in Ottawa to discuss the upcoming budget and some of the pressing issues that must be considered as the Government prepares its economic plan.  The panel was ‘A list’ with Canadian Council of Chief Executives President, John Manley (full disclosure, I had the honour of working for [...]

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FH D.C’s Pat Cleary talks about the use of digital tools in a legislative advocacy campaign

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Today’s calendar holds three interesting things: 1. The players in the Canadian ABCP market are moving towards a final resolution;  2. The Bank of Canada is making an interest rate announcement this morning; and 3. Today is the beginning of the holiday season. So I thought it would be worth exploring the concept of moral [...]

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Greg MacNeil 2 December 2009

Canada’s National Debt Clock

Posted by Greg MacNeil

For those who have not seen it, Monte appeared on BNN with Brian Lee Crowley and Buzz Hargrove to discuss Canada’s rising debt as well as the Canadian Taxpayer Federation’s new National Debt Clock.  Last week the clock showed our national debt passing $500,000,000,000 dollars.  You can check out their site on Canada’s here. 
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