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Conservatives refuse to study economic consequences of Canadians’ debt

Conservatives refuse to study economic consequences of Canadians’ debt

A study was recently completed and published by the McKinsey Global Institute. The institute looked at 47 countries and examined…
Minister of Finance is kicking the can down the road

Minister of Finance is kicking the can down the road

The reality of Canada’s economic situation is that it is not escaping the trends or the dangers that the Harper Government…
Joyce Murray : une nouvelle direction pour le Canada

Joyce Murray : une nouvelle direction pour le Canada

Est-ce que le statu quo est suffisant ? Il ne reste que trois jours pour voter en faveur du nouveau Chef du Parti libéral du…
Anti-Seal Hunt: Killing Jobs and Markets

Anti-Seal Hunt: Killing Jobs and Markets

On October 23, 2012, the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans tabled a report recommending the removal of grey…
NEXEN-CNOOC : My Proposal to Define the Opaque “net benefit” Criteria

NEXEN-CNOOC : My Proposal to Define the Opaque “net benefit” Criteria

The proposed buyout of Nexen Inc., a Canadian oil and gas company who has been discovering and developing energy resources in…
Nexen-CNOOC: “there should be limits to what Ottawa is prepared to approve” (oil industry)

Nexen-CNOOC: “there should be limits to what Ottawa is prepared to approve” (oil industry)

Hon. Céline Hervieux-Payette: Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Among the…
The Chinese nationalization of Nexen?

The Chinese nationalization of Nexen?

Hon. Céline Hervieux-Payette: Honourable senators, as I am sure Madam Leader knows, the Honourable Sinclair Stevens, a former…
Aveos and the Conservative Economic Inaction Plan

Aveos and the Conservative Economic Inaction Plan

Hon. Céline Hervieux-Payette: Honourable senators, you understand that the presumed loss of jobs in Montréal, Winnipeg and…
“They may think that they are tough on crime, but they are definitely soft on the economy”

“They may think that they are tough on crime, but they are definitely soft on the economy”

Hon. Céline Hervieux-Payette: Honourable senators, I came across an article in the Huffington Post stating that Moody’s and…