Insights
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Beware of trade xenophobia
What’s going on out there with global trade? Seems some parts of the developed world are becoming insular and a bit crazy. Britain goes Brexit, thus tossing a spanner into the workings of the CETA deal and setting itself up…
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Prepare to be disrupted
Developed economies are taking climate change a lot more seriously, which is certainly the case in Canada where a change of government at the federal level combined with provincial efforts are altering the international perception that we are climate change…
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Heading down the debt path again
The federal government’s planned $30-billion budget deficit, to be followed by three more deficits totalling $113 billion, brings to mind former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s observation: “It’s not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that…
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Liberals have an opportunity to simplify Canada’s tax system
Eliminating a large number of ineffective tax expenditures could reduce personal income tax rates.
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Time is money
5 steps to help you rock any meeting.
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Embrace your inner “Musk”
Elon Musk understands that an idea is just that, until it’s made into something.
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Setting a price for carbon
Despite the collegial, sunny vibe, Trudeau and the premiers are not necessarily on the same page.
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Commodity slump weighing on global economies
Economic growth projections for most emerging markets have been revised down for the next two years.
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The window to a new trade era is open
A failure to address the “disruption” of technological change driven in part by Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things will further weaken performance in global markets where the list of competitors is growing.
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Energy efficiency makes good business sense
The message is clear: Ontario will be greener and industry will be participating…
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Growth Tips: Captivate with a video series
Make them engaging, useful and no more than five minutes.
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Several reasons to oppose CPP expansion
“An expanded CPP could produce a marked increase in the average Canadian family’s total tax bill…”
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A diamond in the rough
Welcome to 2016, and what a year it’s shaping up to be for manufacturing and PLANT, which has been serving Canadian industry for 75 years. During that time manufacturing has experienced many changes, as has this magazine. Indeed, you’ll notice…
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Growth Tips: Ensure your video’s audio is clear
Use an external USB microphone, every time.
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GROWTH TIPS: Simple videos work
They get executives’ attention and will likely be shared
