57 h. ago Opinion: Why Canada’s increased defence spending matters in B.C.

Tom Codrington: There is no untouched utopia that we can escape to and pull up the hatch — we are all far too interconnected for that. B.C., with its vital shipping routes and world-leading innovation is far from immune

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3 d. ago Russia Set to Sidestep Recession for Now, Even as Growth Fades

Russia’s economy likely returned to growth last quarter, dodging a recession despite pressure from ultra-high interest rates.

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7 d. ago Carney set to make defence announcement during tour at military base

Canada and its NATO allies agreed at their annual summit in June to substantially hike their members' defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035.

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4 w. ago Defending the Arctic is good policy, good politics and good business

How Canada Wins: With defence spending set to surge, investments in the Arctic could pay off for decades to come, Gary Mar and Mark Norman write

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4 w. ago Will Canada’s double whammy of tax cuts and defence spending hurt its AAA credit rating?

Desjardins’ report says that standing appears safe for now, despite growing fiscal pressures

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4 w. ago Canada’s defence spending will lift economy but won’t stop recession: report

The report forecasts Canada's defence spending commitments will raise the country's real gross domestic product up to 0.9 per cent annually this year.

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4 w. ago Defence spending will lift Canada’s economy, but not out of a recession: report

OTTAWA — Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economics published Wednesday projects that Canada’s defence spending commitments will raise the country’s real gross domestic product by a tenth of a percentage […]

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