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We told you so: HST introduction a factor behind GDP drop in July

October 1, 2010 Iglika Ivanova 2 comments

Among the concerns about the HST that we at the CCPA have raised was the poor timing of the tax change. From my pre-budget piece last September: If British Columbians respond to the HST by reducing their consumer spending, the timing of the HST introduction may actually slow down the economic recovery, which should be getting under way next summer. […]

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The job market may be recovering but some jobs are not coming back

May 18, 2010 Iglika Ivanova 11 comments

A recent article in The New York Times illustrates this point with the story of an unemployed administrative assistant in her 50s, who has not been able to find a job for over two years after being laid off. As the journalist explains, her difficulties are likely not the result of age discrimination, the weak economy in her town, or […]

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