Economists continue to moderate their forecasts for the global economy as they reset their expectations for growth in China and other developing markets. Most recently, in its July 2013 Monetary Policy Report, the Bank of Canada revised its expectations for global growth to a modest 2.8 percent this year, compared to three percent in its […] Read more
Stories by Michael Holden
Reduce resource dependence during boom
Western Canadians owe their prosperity in no small measure to the region’s vast endowments of natural resources. Whether it be Alberta’s oil sands, Saskatchewan’s potash, Manitoba’s hydro capacity, British Columbia’s mines and forests or any of the myriad other resources at our fingertips, living off the land (and what’s under it) has served us well. […] Read more
