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Economics Blog

Canada’s Over-Valued Housing Market? Not so Fast, OECD

June 17, 2013

Could Europe Veer to the Dark Side?

June 12, 2013

Soft Resource Prices Exert Varying Influences On Canadian Housing Markets

June 07, 2013

Canada’s Next Top Markets

May 30, 2013

Canada’s growing but “invisible” trade: services

May 29, 2013

Scandinavia’s Northern Lights Shine Brightly

May 22, 2013

Making Robust Choices About Canada’s Energy Future

May 15, 2013

How Canada Welcomed Bangladeshi Clothing Imports

May 03, 2013

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News iconMerchants near NHL arenas pay penalty for lockout: Glen Hodgson, senior vice-president and chief economist with the Conference Board of Canada, said there will not be much of an impact for the entire economy in Canada because of the lockout. “Why? Because the money that would have been spent by consumers on NHL games, either directly via ticket purchases or indirectly through the purchase of related services, will largely be re-directed to other forms of consumption in the economy,” he said. Calgary Herald, December 5, 2012