2001 Financial Year In Review From Medicine Hat
The 2001 year saw low Bank of Canada prime rates at 2.25 percent and cheap lending around 4 percent, with inflation near 1.5 percent. Sept 11 triggered insurance and trade shocks, world stocks slid, oil swung from $30 to just over $20, and the dollar dipped toward parity with the US. Canada’s health care and drought in Medicine Hat framed a year marked by volatility and potential policy change.
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Bank of Canada
New York City
Canada
U.S
TSE
Alberta
Roy Romanow
Medicine Hat
Rothbeg
Telusplanet
Brian J. Rothwell
CFP
Rothwell Management Inc
Canadians Satisfied at Work Says Leger Poll
Leger Marketing finds about 90 percent of employed Canadians content with their jobs and 91.1 percent proud to work for their current employer. Only 14.3 percent fear losing their jobs, while 84.9 percent feel secure.
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Leger
Jim Bennett
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Bennett
Canada to ease taxes in 2002 shift
Federal and provincial tax changes set for January 1 2002 will slightly ease tax burdens for Canadians. Corporate rate drops to 25 percent by 2004, personal brackets rise 3 percent, and inflation linked benefits rise, but EI savings are offset by higher CPP costs.
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Ottawa
Canada
Walter Robinson
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Paul Martin
Martin
U.S
Federal Finance Department
Canada Pension Plan
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the Arena
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Garden Marke
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City of Medicine Hat
Cornerstone Garden Market
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