Posted Jun 26, 2008
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Notes From Jim Haughey
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August construction layoffs were the smallest more than a year. Layoffs averaged 8,000 /month in the previous twelve months. Total … | |
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Notes from Alex Carrick
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I walk our dog Daisy along the beach at our cottage early in the morning on weekends and holidays whenever … | |
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The Conference Board of Canada has released its analysis of the Federal Budget - The 2008 Federal Budget: The End of Surplus?.
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