Everything we said in that release came to fruition. |
I thought he was a superman. I know the kids saw him as an invincible dad. To see this, it tears them apart. |
In Canada we're going to see a fairly good growth number in Q4, 2.7 per cent below Q3's 3.6 (per cent). |
It doesn't look like the spread will narrow any time soon. There is no reason to get terribly enthusiastic on the Canadian dollar right now. |
Most employers and workers will be glad to see this happen. |
Not many parties want the optics of coming to the rescue of what is considered to be a very rich province in Canada. |
Ontario is saying 'look, this program is already sort of hurting us. We didn't mind for the longest time because we could easily afford it. Now it's starting to pinch. |
The Canadian dollar is getting less support from crude oil. |
The Canadian dollar is getting less support from crude oil. The currency has been considered a petro currency, so if gains in crude oil prices stall, it weighs on the Canadian dollar. |
The Fed doesn't have to get too worried about inflation creeping up, but it can't get complacent, |
The fiscal gap and the idea of Ontario becoming a have-not province are related, but not closely related, |
The major part of the problem in Ontario over the past few years is on the spending side, and unimaginative policy decisions, and we haven't really done much on the fiscal side to sort of stem problems with the increased spending. |
The U.S. economy is firing on all cylinders right now, and there is little to no slack left in the economy. |
Their program is relatively expensive, but a lot of it is conditional. We don't know what they're going to cut. |
There seems to be little to stand in the way of further strength in the Canadian dollar. |