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Sault Ste. Marie: Canary or the Engine that Could
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Paradise: Slipping Away
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U.S. Tariff Harassment and Algoma Steel
The United States has imposed tariffs on Canadian steel imports so consistently that they have become an expected cost of… READ MORE
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Housing Affordabilty
Socio-political concerns about inflation have now focused on the high cost of housing. The Bank of Canada publishes a cost… READ MORE
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A.I. – Disruptor or Factor Multiplier
Canada’s agricultural sector has weathered more than its fair share of storms—both literal and figurative. From world wars to pandemics,… READ MORE
wisdom for this month
James Graham on the lingering and as yet unresolved effect of the 2008 global Financial Crisis (Reuters digital July 17, 2025)
…We’d been promised that this was the end of history and that everything was inevitably going to be a linear advancement towards progress and improvement. … I had no idea the longer, bigger crises and anger that was going to be coming down the line.
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