News Source: Macleans
| 19 days ago
Federal cabinet ministers blitzed the country with economic stimulus announcements Friday in the face of dismal employment numbers that leave the Harper government far short of its job-creation targets. Canada's economy shed 43,000 jobs in October,...
News Source: Macleans
| 20 days ago
The biggest winners of the Conservatives' stimulus extravaganza include one of the prime minister's closest friends, a riding the Tories desperately hope to win in a byelection next week, and a longtime party stalwart. Eastern Ontario MP Scott Reid,...
News Source: Macleans
| 20 days ago
The federal government has launched a massive stimulus exercise, spending $16 billion over two years to create jobs and pull Canada out of recession. The money is being spent with unprecedented speed, and flurries of news releases have been issued.