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Where Canadians rank among their global peers in how much premium they pay

May 8, 2021 by David Gambrill

Canadians tend to pay higher premium for insurance than citizens in many, if not most, other developed nations, according to a recent report from the C.D. Howe Institute. Three years in the making, the report is authored by Alister Campbell,…

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Canada now in a recession: C.D. Howe council

May 1, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – The C.D. Howe Institute’s Business Cycle Council says Canada has entered a recession due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report released Friday, the council said the economy peaked in February before the…

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Higher interest rates could help global economy: ex Bank of Canada boss

December 2, 2016 Andy Blatchford - THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge says the world economy might be better off if policy-makers bumped interest rates a little bit higher. In prepared remarks for a speech today, Dodge says boosting borrowing costs would help…