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Trans Mountain pipeline 22% empty in June; forecast use revised down
Forecasts have been downgraded but still look too rosy. Should Canadians pay for a second Pacific pipeline with so much capacity to Asia still unused?
Aug 28
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Tom Parkin
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Accepting US auto tariffs may be death blow to some Ontario assembly plants
The value of vehicle shipments was already down, with several plants idle now or soon. Accepting U.S. auto tariffs may mean some never reopen.
Aug 26
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Tom Parkin
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Youth unemployment: a narrative preferred by dodgy politicians
Young worker unemployment is up. But it’s not them, it’s the economy (stupid).
Aug 21
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Tom Parkin
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Olivia Chow's win shows Doug Ford has room to act on housing, if he's prodded
Ford shrugs and says he's tried everything, but Chow's policy win shows there's lots of moves available to spur housing, for those not governed by NIMBY…
Aug 20
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Tom Parkin
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Flight attendants to defy Carney’s illegal order
The right to bargain and strike is Charter-protected in Canada. But when Air Canada wanted Mark Carney to break the law for them, he did.
Aug 19
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Tom Parkin
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Canadian boycott of U.S. travel gains steam in July
To July 31, Canadians have logged over 830,000 fewer return trips from the United States through Canada's major airports than last year -- and July's…
Aug 13
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Tom Parkin
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Ontario’s population declines as exodus to elsewhere continues
Out-migration gained pace as housing costs soared and unemployment climbed to 700,000.
Aug 12
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Tom Parkin
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Ontario jobless hits 700,000. Does anyone care?
There's a lot of public fretting about what Trump might do, but 700,000 Ontario workers already without a job have been mostly ignored.
Aug 11
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Tom Parkin
14
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Nordic nations’ workers have OECD’s highest union rate
Most Nordic workers are members of a union, which bargain about a lot more than just terms and conditions at their own workplace.
Aug 6
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Tom Parkin
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July 2025
Will Trump's tariff wall end U.S. dollar's reserve privilege?
The U.S. dollar's recent instability may have central bankers looking for a new reserve currency, but it's not clear there is one.
Jul 30
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Tom Parkin
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Canadians' US travel falls, but lots more from some places than others
Canadian car travel from United States into BC, Quebec and New Brunswick more than 40 per cent down but a lot less in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Jul 29
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Tom Parkin
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U.S. dollar drop adding to Trump's trade wall
Buying a U.S. dollar now costs 7 cents Canadian less than on January 1, and the falling dollar may be the goal.
Jul 22
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Tom Parkin
14
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