Mainstream Canada Bordering on chaos
Terry O Shaughnessy reports on Canada amid the GST rollout as consumer spending slumps and prices rise. CFIB data show 45 percent of households cut back, January retail sales down 4.1 percent, inflation jumped, and cross border shopping surges. Swift urges lower dollar and tax burden to lift the economy.
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Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Statistics Canada
Canada
Michael Wilson
Swift
U.S
CFIB
PMU farms reveal hidden prairie assets and serendipity
A Manitoba extensionist recalls how PMU mares yielded estrogen, fueling a $40 million prairie farm economy. Breeders from Russell and others formed a network to supply urine from 30,000 mares to Ayers in Brandon, with shipments to New York. The piece argues many unknown assets await discovery through local research and proactive effort.
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Ever Prairie Town
PMU
Prairie Provinces
Reg Forbes
Department of Agriculture
Hull
Quebec
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Forbes
Ayers
Harold Clement
Russell
Clement
Fred
Bar- C Ranch
Ashern
Rocky Mountain House
Brandon
New York
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