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U.S. Economy 2011 Part II
January 7, 2012, 2 Comments

The Dismal Economic Outlook For The New Year by Paul Craig Roberts (Foreign Policy Journal) Jobs offshoring, financial d ...

Canada in 2011: economy and finance
December 27, 2011, Comments Off on Canada in 2011: economy and finance

Bright outlook for Canada’s economy Canadian and U.S. economies to improve in 2012 (RCI) A leading Canadian econom ...

Canada in 2010 and 2011 – Immigration
November 4, 2011, 1 Comment

Background: Flight to Canada: The refugee process (March 2010) Canada to reform refugee system: Kenney Proposed reforms ...

EU economy 2011 – part II
October 7, 2011, 5 Comments

Kenneth Matziorinis : July 19, 2011 Resolving the Euro Debt Crisis and Saving the Euro: Could a Euro-Zone Bond be the An ...

There’s nothing tony about misinformation – the Westmount recreation centre
September 7, 2011, 1 Comment

And so the battle continues… (Westmount Examiner) Anyone who attended last Tuesday’s city council meeting ma ...

Wednesday Night #1535
August 3, 2011, 3 Comments

It’s pretty scary out there. If you look at the historical data, every single time that growth has dipped below 2% ...

Aging population
July 21, 2011, Comments Off on Aging population

Charles Cogan offers a more light-hearted perspective: 90 may be the new 50 — but it doesn’t matter in the l ...

Knowledge, Networks and Nations
March 30, 2011, Comments Off on Knowledge, Networks and Nations

Knowledge, networks and nations surveys the global scientific landscape in 2011, noting the shift to an increasingly mul ...

Wednesday Night #1511
February 16, 2011, 1 Comment

Computer Wins on ‘Jeopardy!’: Trivial, It’s Not The Prologue Congratulations to our good friend and Wednesday Nigh ...

Wednesday Night #1507
January 19, 2011, 1 Comment

John Jonas, having had a very successful cataract operation, is back with Holly to offer his usual clear-eyed analysis o ...

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