My canadian business
Calling for Jim Flaherty's head seems to be becoming something of a regional pastime up Ottawa way, and I guess you can't fault the Opposition for seizing what they see as an opportunity.

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Robert Page had his work cut out for him today. The Calgary, AB-based chair of Canada's National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy was fielding a packed morning's worth of media from all across the country.

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Van Jones is a powerhouse. There's no other way to describe him. The one-time community-activist has taken his poverty- and pollution-busting agenda all the way from the nonprofit he founded in Oakland CA to the White House. As of the past four weeks, Jones is the special advisor on green ...

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Surprised that Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney didn't lower the overnight rate? Everyone expected he would. But in the great balancing act that is monetary policy—between worries over inflation (driven by soaring commodity prices) and concerns over economic growth (sucking wind in Canada lately)—it seems that the scales of ...

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