http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/should-the-recent-gdp-slump-affect-the-2013-federal-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/should-the-recent-gdp-slump-affect-the-2013-federal-budget/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:43:40 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/should-the-recent-gdp-slump-affect-the-2013-federal-budget/feed/ 0 The short answer is no. So is the long answer. Here's why. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/economy-crawled-forward-0-6-per-cent-in-last-three-months-of-the-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/economy-crawled-forward-0-6-per-cent-in-last-three-months-of-the-year/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:27:10 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/economy-crawled-forward-0-6-per-cent-in-last-three-months-of-the-year/feed/ 0 2012 growth was 1.8 per cent, down from 2.6 per cent last year http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/economic-growth-in-late-2012-on-track-to-be-lower-than-predicted-bank-of-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/economic-growth-in-late-2012-on-track-to-be-lower-than-predicted-bank-of-canada/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:23:22 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/economic-growth-in-late-2012-on-track-to-be-lower-than-predicted-bank-of-canada/feed/ 0 Economic growth in the last three months of 2012 will likely come in below... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-u-s-economy-shrank-better-news-than-you-think/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-u-s-economy-shrank-better-news-than-you-think/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:07:15 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-u-s-economy-shrank-better-news-than-you-think/feed/ 0 Slowdown likely to be short-lived, say experts http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/u-s-gdp-growth-nearly-five-time-canadas-in-third-quarter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/u-s-gdp-growth-nearly-five-time-canadas-in-third-quarter/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:41:00 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321783 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/u-s-gdp-growth-nearly-five-time-canadas-in-third-quarter/feed/ 0 GDP growth - Canada: 0.6; U.S.A: 2.7 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/u-s-gdp-grew-two-per-cent-in-third-quarter-beating-expectations-and-looking-pretty-awful/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/u-s-gdp-grew-two-per-cent-in-third-quarter-beating-expectations-and-looking-pretty-awful/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:16:45 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307592 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/u-s-gdp-grew-two-per-cent-in-third-quarter-beating-expectations-and-looking-pretty-awful/feed/ 0 Bad news... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/what-does-a-trade-deficit-mean-for-gdp-not-much/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/what-does-a-trade-deficit-mean-for-gdp-not-much/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:18:13 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292223 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/what-does-a-trade-deficit-mean-for-gdp-not-much/feed/ 0 Net exports fell in three of the last four phases of economic expansion http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/how-the-housing-market-is-pumping-up-our-gdp-numbers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/how-the-housing-market-is-pumping-up-our-gdp-numbers/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:00:48 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256056 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/how-the-housing-market-is-pumping-up-our-gdp-numbers/feed/ 0 The charts say it all http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/chart-shows-canadian-exports-lost-decade/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/chart-shows-canadian-exports-lost-decade/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:59:24 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/chart-shows-canadian-exports-lost-decade/feed/ 0 We have a problem, and it dates back to well before the Great Recession http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/as-economy-slows-should-austerity-pick-up-speed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/as-economy-slows-should-austerity-pick-up-speed/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:01:46 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/as-economy-slows-should-austerity-pick-up-speed/feed/ 0 Canada’s GDP numbers for November came out this morning, and it was a rude... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-cost-and-the-savings-of-oas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-cost-and-the-savings-of-oas/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:48:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-cost-and-the-savings-of-oas/feed/ 0 Kevin Milligan considers the ramifications of changes to Old Age Security. By 2031 —... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/six-percent-until-its-not-six-percent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/six-percent-until-its-not-six-percent/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:49:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/19/six-percent-until-its-not-six-percent/feed/ 0 The Finance Minister shows his hand on health transfers. Under Ottawa’s plan, funding for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/why-happiness-suddenly-matters-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/why-happiness-suddenly-matters-2/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:08:47 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/14/why-happiness-suddenly-matters-2/feed/ 6 If you're a politician, there are only a couple of ways you can tackle the falling-income problem http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/canada-jobs-juggernaut/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/canada-jobs-juggernaut/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:20:53 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142323 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/canada-jobs-juggernaut/feed/ 0 Canada is free and clear of the recession http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/27/ottawas-stimulus-fiasco/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/27/ottawas-stimulus-fiasco/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:51:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=140070 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/27/ottawas-stimulus-fiasco/feed/ 0 A circus school, a ferry to nowhere, lawn-bowling greens. This is vital infrastructure? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/wanted-free-trade-activists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/wanted-free-trade-activists/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:40:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/wanted-free-trade-activists/feed/ 11 Ottawa says it’s on the verge of a historic pact with the EU, but corporate Canada isn’t sold on the idea http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/13/bracing-for-a-backlash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/13/bracing-for-a-backlash/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:34:49 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=106694 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/13/bracing-for-a-backlash/feed/ 3 Facing insolvency, Ahmadinejad will cut popular state subsidies http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/the-shrimp-and-the-damage-done/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/the-shrimp-and-the-damage-done/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:10:56 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/the-shrimp-and-the-damage-done/feed/ 88 Andrew Coyne chimes in on this whole "climate change" mess http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/econowatch-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/econowatch-35/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:30:13 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97310 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/11/econowatch-35/feed/ 7 A weekly scorecard on the state of the economy in North America and beyond http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/12/a-lost-decade-of-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/12/a-lost-decade-of-growth/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:28:02 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=74344 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/12/a-lost-decade-of-growth/feed/ 4 Many real indicators put us back to where we were 10 years ago http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/one-sip-of-that-deficit-punch-can-make-us-all-addicts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/one-sip-of-that-deficit-punch-can-make-us-all-addicts/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=28 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/10/30/one-sip-of-that-deficit-punch-can-make-us-all-addicts/feed/ 1 If the Tories had done what Martin failed to do, we’d be looking at a $13-billion surplus