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Transcript: Harper explains why he still wants to be prime minister
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has spent the last year balancing the budget in preparation for an expected 2015 election campaign, a fight which Canada’s sixth longest-serving prime minster is already waging by announcing massive tax cuts for families. He’s condemned Russia for invading Ukraine and annexing Crimea, sent Canadians on a...
Danielle Smith and the rise and fall of Alberta’s Wildrose party
EDMONTON –Danielle Smith appeared to be heading back to her political roots with Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives on Wednesday after spending the last five years fighting to oust them from power. Few would argue that the Wildrose party’s rise and fall has been inextricably linked to Smith, 43, a self-styled disciple of...
Rise and fall of Alberta Wildrose party inextricably linked to Danielle Smith
EDMONTON – Danielle Smith appeared to be heading back to her political roots with Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives on Wednesday after spending the last five years fighting to oust them from power.Few would argue that the Wildrose party’s rise and fall has been inextricably linked to Smith, 43, a self-styled disciple of...
Opinion: Saudis benefit from keeping price of oil low – for now
How does a manufacturer beat down his competitors? Flood the market with goods and sell them at a low price, hoping to drive competitors into the ground. That, in essence, is what Saudi Arabia is doing with its recent tactics with its oil. In the last few weeks, the Saudis refused to agree to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries...
Take a break from watching Russia – and turn your eyes to the Fed
All eyes are on Washington today, as the American central bank – commonly known as the Fed – releases it’s final quarterly economic statement, and markets hope for hints on when a change to the overnight interest rate will come. Speculation has been rife for days, as analysts weigh a stronger US economy against global events: from the drop...
Russia ruble makes some gains after Tuesday’s collapse
WATCH: While investors in North American breathed a sigh of relief today as the collapse of oil came to a brief halt, those is Russia are still holding their breath. The ruble lost 19 percent of its value today. Eric Sorensen looks at what it all means. MOSCOW – Russia’s embattled ruble appeared to be regaining some of its catastrophic...
2014: By the numbers
TRIPS ABROAD Countries visited by Foreign Minister John Baird: 49 Trade missions led by Trade Minister Ed Fast: 13 (20 countries) HOUSE OF COMMONS REFERENCES* “Ukraine” 521 Conservative 269 read more …read more Source:...
Fallout from troubled Russia risks triggering default and increased aggression in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Russia’s suddenly escalating financial crisis risks spilling beyond its borders and endangering parts of the global economy. With economies in Europe, Japan, China and Latin America already ailing, fresh threats have emerged from Russia’s shrivelled currency, its move to dramatically boost interest rates, the damage from...
Cohen: How Obama can reshape his legacy in 2015
There is a reason that second term presidents in their last two years are called lame ducks: with time running out, their prospects of further achievement narrow. Yet Barack Obama has a real opportunity to re-cast his legacy in 2015. He can do this by acting decisively in three theatres of the world where things are suddenly in play. In each,...
Harper says balanced budget still on target
QUEBEC – Falling oil prices will reduce Ottawa’s fiscal flexibility but will not prevent the government from posting a balanced budget next year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday.”You should be under no doubt that the government will balance its budget next year,” he said in Quebec City after a local...
