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Léger internet poll of 3692 participants in Quebec: Liberals ahead 40% to PQ 33%, CAQ 15, QS 9%
Another internet election poll in Québec this one by Léger was published this morning . It surveyed 3692 people from an internet panel weighted by region, gender, linguistic status and age to resemble the Québec electorate. The results are similar … Continue reading
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Latest Québec election poll shows sharp rise in Liberal intended vote:Margin over PQ grows to more than 12 % points
There have been several polls in the last three days which show the Liberal likely vote share rising while that of the PQ has been falling. Three of these polls are internet samples from an on line affinity group of … Continue reading
Quebec election debate: informative but also a loss for Pauline Marois. Couillard,Legault and David hold their own.
Last night’s Quebec provincial election debate (the election is April 7) was very informative and mostly operated on substance with each party leader defending their turf, attacking their opponents in a polite manner but also revealing their differences on a … Continue reading
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Ukraine situation grows more confrontational:Russian forces occupy Crimea Western countries warn of consequences
The situation in the Ukraine grows more dangerous by the hour as Russian forces have appeared to occupy strategic points on the Crimean peninsula. Russia claims they are there to protect the Russian speaking population which composes 60 % of … Continue reading
Momentous events in the Ukraine
Another revolution appears to be taking place in the Ukraine. This potentially wealthy country on the border of Russia with its troubled tragic but rich history which suffered much during the second world war and was the scene of horrible … Continue reading
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Smoke and mirrors Canadian Federal budget big on employment rhetoric but limited on delivery: still excessive emphasis upon austerity some good ideas on infrastructure
The 2014 Federal budget was announced yesterday. There had as usual been a big build up to the budget by Minister Flaherty that obsession over budget balance would take a back seat to employment creation and infrastructure. But regrettably once … Continue reading
Politics 212, 2014 second posting of outline
This course is a survey course which introduces students to the study of political economy a discipline which draws on the sub field in political science but also on the history of economic thought, policy analysis, economic history, neoclassical economics … Continue reading
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Unemployment rates in Canada and U.S. show modest improvement
The latest news on unemployment is moderately positive. The headline rates are down. But the number of new employees in the U.S. was smaller than expected. Here below courtesy of the U.S. Bureau of Labour statistics is the monthly evidence … Continue reading
Unemployment rate down to 6.6% in U.S. & 7.0% in Canada
The latest news on unemployment is moderately positive. The headline rates are down. But the number of new employees in the U.S. was smaller than expected. Here courtesy of the U.S. Bureau of Labour statistics is the monthly evidence of … Continue reading
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Once again panic artists among hedge funds and day traders oversell the markets
There is hardly ever a dull day on the worlds equity and bond markets. Late last week amid some some gloomy reports on developing country markets and less bullish news about China’s growth rate traders and hedge funds rushed to … Continue reading
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