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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:15:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/some-questions-for-tom-mulcair-about-oil-refining-and-the-environment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/some-questions-for-tom-mulcair-about-oil-refining-and-the-environment/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:44:04 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382861 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/some-questions-for-tom-mulcair-about-oil-refining-and-the-environment/feed/ 0 ... on oil, refining and the environment http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-dutch-disease-down-under-how-did-high-resource-prices-work-out-for-australia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-dutch-disease-down-under-how-did-high-resource-prices-work-out-for-australia/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:00:11 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365762 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/the-dutch-disease-down-under-how-did-high-resource-prices-work-out-for-australia/feed/ 0 High resource prices worked out quite well for Australia, says Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:00:52 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358899 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/why-do-they-call-it-dutch-disease-anyways/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on why Canada's much-talked-about affliction is actually a blessing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/reports-dispute-impact-of-dutch-disease-on-canadian-manufacturing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/reports-dispute-impact-of-dutch-disease-on-canadian-manufacturing/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:59:13 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/reports-dispute-impact-of-dutch-disease-on-canadian-manufacturing/feed/ 0 CALGARY – A belief that a commodities boom has caused a decline in Canada’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:37 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=348971 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/some-context-for-the-decline-in-canadian-manufacturing-employment/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon looks at the numbers—and zooms out http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:29:49 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hehr-piece-the-latest-from-alberta-politics/feed/ 0 'The Liberals and the NDP are zombie brands,' writes Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/attack-by-association/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/attack-by-association/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:26:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308975 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/attack-by-association/feed/ 0 The Saskatchewan Party has released an ad that uses Thomas Mulcair to attack the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/annotations-on-mark-carneys-speech-about-dutch-disease/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/annotations-on-mark-carneys-speech-about-dutch-disease/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:43:35 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290846 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/annotations-on-mark-carneys-speech-about-dutch-disease/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon: What the governor said and why he's right http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-questions-the-diagnosis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-questions-the-diagnosis/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:17:33 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290953 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-questions-the-diagnosis/feed/ 0 Mark Carney takes on the Dutch Disease debate. Some regard Canada’s wealth of natural... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-oil-is-unambiguously-good-for-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-oil-is-unambiguously-good-for-canada/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:47:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/carney-oil-is-unambiguously-good-for-canada/feed/ 0 CALGARY – Canada’s reliance on oil is “unambiguously good” for the country as a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/why-does-the-oecd-oppose-economic-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/why-does-the-oecd-oppose-economic-growth/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:16:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/13/why-does-the-oecd-oppose-economic-growth/feed/ 0 A report from the OECD sees signs of Dutch Disease in the Canadian economy.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/how-the-ndp-could-make-national-unity-a-provincial-issue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/how-the-ndp-could-make-national-unity-a-provincial-issue/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:15:50 +0000 Adam Goldenberg http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265736 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/10/how-the-ndp-could-make-national-unity-a-provincial-issue/feed/ 0 Never heard of the Sherbrooke Declaration? You're not alone. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/reality-check-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/reality-check-3/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 15:50:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261638 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/reality-check-3/feed/ 0 Harris-Decima checks in with the electorate. Recently, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has made comments... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/mulcair-picks-his-battle/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/mulcair-picks-his-battle/#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 13:17:01 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260508 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/28/mulcair-picks-his-battle/feed/ 0 The NDP and the Tories are more than happy to spar over the Alberta oil sands boom http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/so-much-for-dutch-disease/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/so-much-for-dutch-disease/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 15:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260494 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/so-much-for-dutch-disease/feed/ 0 Mulcair’s references to Dutch disease obscure his environmental criticisms of the oil patch http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/thomas-mulcair-mostly-undaunted/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/thomas-mulcair-mostly-undaunted/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/22/thomas-mulcair-mostly-undaunted/feed/ 0 In interviews with the Globe and West Block, Thomas Mulcair expressed regret for his... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/thomas-mulcair-and-the-premiers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/thomas-mulcair-and-the-premiers/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/17/thomas-mulcair-and-the-premiers/feed/ 0 The NDP leader is scolded by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. “Here’s someone who wants... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-dutch-disease-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-dutch-disease-debate/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259042 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/the-dutch-disease-debate/feed/ 0 Two weeks after he made a diagnosis of Dutch disease, Thomas Mulcair is dismissing ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/the-dutch-oil-and-thomas-mulcair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/the-dutch-oil-and-thomas-mulcair/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:30:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/09/the-dutch-oil-and-thomas-mulcair/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon considers the question of Dutch Disease. The appreciating Canadian dollar has little... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/are-we-infected/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/are-we-infected/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257231 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/07/are-we-infected/feed/ 0 Thomas Mulcair worries that we’re suffering from Dutch Disease. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair said... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:29:00 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245932 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/resource-curses-west-and-east/feed/ 0 Ex-Colleague Coyne has an excellent column on the emerging political split between the resource-extracting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/ghanas-cursed-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/ghanas-cursed-growth/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:29:24 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=232330 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/10/ghanas-cursed-growth/feed/ 0 The oil boom has came with a number of evils–and few jobs