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		<title>Parity: Not As Good As We Think</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/14/parity-not-as-good-as-we-think/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=parity-not-as-good-as-we-think</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The strong Canadian dollar, currently trading in the 97 cent range, could actually slow the recovery of the Canadian economy. Sure, it is fantastic for all of us vacationers looking to get out of here for a few days and head south to warmer climates, but there is a strong, potential negative side to this [...]


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		<title>Ben’s Recession Experiences in Perspective</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/04/10/ben%e2%80%99s-recession-experiences-in-perspective/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ben%25e2%2580%2599s-recession-experiences-in-perspective</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frankline Agbor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It’s very quiet now”, the agency receptionist told Ben, while pointing to a book to enter his details. “Please call me when anything comes up”, Ben replied, shaking his head from left to right as he enters his information into the agency diary. This is the common response Ben got when he went job hunting [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/01/10/jobless-rate-increases-%e2%80%93-34400-jobs-lost-in-december/' rel='bookmark' title='Jobless Rate Increases – 34,400 Jobs Lost in December'>Jobless Rate Increases – 34,400 Jobs Lost in December</a> <small>Statistics Canada announced on Friday that 34,400 jobs were lost...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/24/ill-trade-you-how-global-bartering-might-bail-us-out-of-this-recession/' rel='bookmark' title='I&#8217;ll Trade You! How Global Bartering Might Bail Us Out of This Recession'>I&#8217;ll Trade You! How Global Bartering Might Bail Us Out of This Recession</a> <small>Remember when you used to trade marbles? Or baseball cards?...</small></li>
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		<title>I’ll Trade You! How Global Bartering Might Bail Us Out of This Recession</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/04/10/i%e2%80%99ll-trade-you-how-global-bartering-might-bail-us-out-of-this-recession/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=i%25e2%2580%2599ll-trade-you-how-global-bartering-might-bail-us-out-of-this-recession</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Camozzi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon credits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial crisis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember when you used to trade marbles? Or baseball cards? Or whatever else you had that someone else saw value in. How about carbon credits? Bartering is still going on between countries though you don’t hear much about it. Probably because it falls outside the realm of the global financial order i.e. the IMF, OPEC, [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2008/11/23/apec-decides-no-new-trade-barriers/' rel='bookmark' title='APEC Decides No New Trade Barriers'>APEC Decides No New Trade Barriers</a> <small>On November 22nd, APEC leaders vowed not to raise trade...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2010/03/01/feds-sell-provinces-to-world-trade-organization-under-cover-of-%e2%80%9cbuy-american%e2%80%9d/' rel='bookmark' title='Feds Sell Provinces to World Trade Organization Under Cover of “Buy American”'>Feds Sell Provinces to World Trade Organization Under Cover of “Buy American”</a> <small>Seemingly lost amidst the Olympic shuffle last week was an...</small></li>
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		<title>Fear Mongering Isn’t Helping the Recession</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/04/03/fear-mongering-isn%e2%80%99t-helping-the-recession/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fear-mongering-isn%25e2%2580%2599t-helping-the-recession</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noah Drisdell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t like economics. I don’t like the recession. It feels as if the media has latched onto a new hot-button issue and won’t let go. Every day it seems like another statistic related to the recession is being discussed without an ounce of optimism for an entire newscast. Keep in mind, I live in [...]


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		<title>I&#8217;ll Trade You! How Global Bartering Might Bail Us Out of This Recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Camozzi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember when you used to trade marbles? Or baseball cards? Or whatever else you had that someone else saw value in. How about carbon credits? Bartering is still going on between countries though you don’t hear much about it. Probably because it falls outside the realm of the global financial order i.e. the IMF, OPEC, [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2008/11/23/apec-decides-no-new-trade-barriers/' rel='bookmark' title='APEC Decides No New Trade Barriers'>APEC Decides No New Trade Barriers</a> <small>On November 22nd, APEC leaders vowed not to raise trade...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2010/03/01/feds-sell-provinces-to-world-trade-organization-under-cover-of-%e2%80%9cbuy-american%e2%80%9d/' rel='bookmark' title='Feds Sell Provinces to World Trade Organization Under Cover of “Buy American”'>Feds Sell Provinces to World Trade Organization Under Cover of “Buy American”</a> <small>Seemingly lost amidst the Olympic shuffle last week was an...</small></li>
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		<title>Can Canada be a “Green Opportunist” in This Period of Economic Downturn?</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/11/can-canada-be-a-%e2%80%9cgreen-opportunist%e2%80%9d-in-this-period-of-economic-downturn/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=can-canada-be-a-%25e2%2580%259cgreen-opportunist%25e2%2580%259d-in-this-period-of-economic-downturn</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frankline Agbor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day doesn’t pass by without a media report relating to the economic downturn. Irrespective of its origin, architect, beneficiary or solution, a quick and robust solution to reverse this trend is inevitable. In this respect, governments around the world have been busy designing economic stimulus packages, necessitated by the unprecedented loss associated with this [...]


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		<title>Stop Playing Politics with the CBC</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/04/stop-playing-politics-with-the-cbc/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stop-playing-politics-with-the-cbc</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hercules</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the CBC facing a $65 million revenue shortfall, the federal government shows no signs of offering a lifeline – and that has me both worried about the fate of the CBC and disappointed in the Canadian government. According to CBC president Hubert Lacroix, the corporation is facing the shortfall due to decreased advertising revenues [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/03/03/new-budget-leaves-cbc-in-the-dark/' rel='bookmark' title='New Budget Leaves CBC in the Dark'>New Budget Leaves CBC in the Dark</a> <small>The budget released last month by Mr. Jim Flaherty and...</small></li>
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		<title>The End of Consumerism</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/28/the-end-of-consumerism/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-end-of-consumerism</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadeem Fetaih</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[History is filled with change. Hopeful ideals have led the way to not only different philosophies and political regimes, but also radically progressive ways of thinking. From the French revolutionary period to the American revolution and even the baby boomer’s sexual revolution, certain instances have popped up where those young and old banned together to [...]


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		<title>The smell of fear in America</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/19/the-smell-of-fear-in-america/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-smell-of-fear-in-america</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Camozzi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economic crisis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that President Obama has signed his massive stimulus package into law, many Americans are breathing a sigh of relief. But not necessarily the entrepreneurs. A few days ago, I had the pleasure of running into a former client who I had not seen for about five years. He is a Canadian who made the [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/27/has-the-canadian-government-become-one-of-the-largest-backers-of-risky-mortgages-in-the-world/' rel='bookmark' title='Has the Canadian Government Become one of the Largest Backers of Risky Mortgages in the World?'>Has the Canadian Government Become one of the Largest Backers of Risky Mortgages in the World?</a> <small>There&#8217;s a familiar joke in my province that “B.C.” stands...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/17/why-people-don%e2%80%99t-need-to-fear-the-h1n1-vaccine/' rel='bookmark' title='Why People Don’t Need to Fear the H1N1 Vaccine'>Why People Don’t Need to Fear the H1N1 Vaccine</a> <small>Just to be clear, I enjoy a good conspiracy theory...</small></li>
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		<title>Flaherty, G7 Reject &#8220;Populist&#8221; Protectionist Policies</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/17/flaherty-g7-reject-populist-protectionist-policies/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flaherty-g7-reject-populist-protectionist-policies</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Waldman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a recent G7 meeting in Rome, finance ministers and central bank directors from the all seven nations agreed for the need to &#8220;take measures&#8221; in order to address and slowly reverse the current economic downturn, but also pledged to avoid protectionist policies within their countries. Jim Flaherty in particular was critical of any shift [...]


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