The weather may be heating up, but with the Stanley Cup finals in full swing, hockey’s the hot item in Canada. The link to the economy? Well, there are many, but what comes to mind is the hockey stick. It strikes fear, not as a lethal weapon, but because of its shape. Lay it horizontally, and it’s a boring, long shaft until the sudden upturn of the blade.
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Business Barometer: Small business confidence dips in May
June 16, 2016
Canadian small business sentiment eased downward in May, giving back some of the improvement noted the month previously. CFIB's Business Barometer® Index dropped by one point to 58.2 in May from April's 59.2, but it is still much improved from levels in the first three months of 2016.
U.S.-Canada Supply Chains
June 16, 2016
In May 2016, the trade research and advocacy firm, Trade Partnership Worldwide, LLC released a new study exploring the impact of U.S. and Canadian supply chains on the U.S. economy. The study was commissioned by the Embassy of Canada in Washington D.C.
PM keeps leaders focused on trade
June 11, 2016
Justin Trudeau talked up trade and warned of creeping protectionism [on May 26] as he met powerful world leaders in a G7 setting for the first time.
On the opening day of the Group of Seven summit in Japan, Trudeau also used his audience with the heads of some of the planet’s biggest economies to promote Canada’s free-trade deal with Europe.
Alberta farmers asked for input on TPP trade deal
June 6, 2016
A senate committee is in Calgary this week to get input from farmers on international trade deals, including the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The 12-country agreement would set the rules for more than a third of the world's trade, reducing tariffs on a large range of commodities like canola, fish and seafood, forestry products and industrial goods.