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Income Trusts on Wednesday-Night.com
Four years later
Flaherty offers apology for income trust hurt
Jim Flaherty may have faced down the financial crisis, but he was forced on the defensive by a feisty senior yesterday at a policy conference, where he issued a public apology for the hardship inflicted by his decision to tax income trusts nearly […]

Jeffrey Simpson: It’s little wonder protests follow difficult decisions in Quebec
That budget was the toughest in recent memory. It did what Quebec governments had systematically refused to do for a long time: reduce the increase in spending to 2.8 per cent from 4.6 per cent and raise revenues through a medical-visit fee, a sales-tax increase […]

Canada at 150: Rising to the challenge
Canada’s challenges

Jobs Today and Tomorrow: the Productive Society of 2017
Real life issues for Canadian families: How do we care?
Energy, Environment, economy: Growth and Responsibility in 2017
The Creative and Competitive economy
A strong presence in the world of 2017: Commerce, values, and relationships

L. Ian MacDonald: Liberals pull off […]

Leonard Cohen Poet-in-residence at Westmount High
With a background of the soundtrack of some of the poet’s wonderful songs, Ginette Sauvé Frankel introduced Jack Locke, poet, founder of the Foundation for Public Poetry, and  editor of “Leonard Cohen You’re Our Man - 75 poets reflect on the poetry of Leonard Cohen.  It is indicative of the […]

Markets, the economy and banks
Hypotheses abound explaining the cause, effect and future of stock market indices, hence the economy. The precipitous drop in the market during February was generally viewed as foreshadowing an even more chaotic economy, but its sudden impressive rise in March which, in fact, was merely a cyclical effect correcting the […]

T H E  R E P O R T Video and photos
John Updike has died. Although hailed worldwide as a literary giant, his appeal has escaped some Wednesday Nighters - perhaps we should try harder.
It was  indeed a dark and stormy night  and it was a small brave band (no economists) that battled the elements […]

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Candidates & Issues ; The evolving bailout plan ; The world after the (bailout) vote
The economy: what went wrong and what’s next?II John McCain: Economic Stimulus Plan     Barack Obama: The Economy

Demise of Reaganomics poses grave intellectual challenge to Republicans
The big, existential problem for Republicans – one which will consume it even if […]

Rivals’ Visions Differ on Unleashing Innovation
By WILLIAM J. BROAD and CORNELIA DEAN
(NYT) For decades, the United States dominated the technological revolution sweeping the globe. The nation’s science and engineering skills produced vast gains in productivity and wealth, powered its military and made it the de facto world leader.
Today, the dominance is eroding. In 2002, the […]

Taxing the Poor
Edward Gresser (Foreign Affairs) … most imports arrive not under FTAs but through the permanent tariff system, which receives far less attention in Congress. Rather than raising money and protecting jobs, permanent tariffs tend to increase clothing and shoe prices at home while creating especially high trade barriers that deter goods from approximately […]

February 26, 2008
Government of Canada Federal Budget

(CBC News) Flaherty delivers ‘prudence’ in 2008 budget
Budget thin on major initiatives
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty brought down a budget Tuesday that was short on big spending pledges but one he called “prudent” while facing the prospect of a slowing economy.
“Some would have us go down the path to higher […]