

Tough economic times are coming
SYSPRO webinar covers how smart manufacturers will weather the coming storm.

Gosling, Myers sing Canadian Xmas song on SNL [VIDEO]
Two Canadian stars yuk it up about their home and native land

ELECTION 2015: Boosting manufacturing
CME’s Jayson Myers discusses what he’d like to see from the major parties.
US shutdown: Limited impact on Canadian companies outside aerospace
Effect on agri-food and pharmaceutical companies that rely on US regulatory inspections “contained.”
Business groups stress support for Canada EU trade deal
They’ll stand behind it and help sell the deal to Canadians.

Action Plan to streamline Canada/US trade
The Action Plan on Regulatory Co-operation announced Dec. 7 aims to do away with the “tyranny of small differences” between Canada and US trade regulations.
Economy shows strong growth in Q3: 3.5%
The latest numbers form Statistics Canada suggest the economy sprang back to life in Q3 with a 3.5% gain in GDP, but there is troubling news buried in the stats.

Two-year tax write off: Extend or end it?
The CME has been lobbying hard to extend the two-year machinery and equipment write-off until at least 2016. But a research paper by tax expert Jack Mintz and Chen support an end to such special preferences.