Liberal Revival Stalled Despite New Leader
Actions to Fight Recession: Keep Interest Rates Low, Spend on Infrastructure, Cut Personal and Corporate Income Taxes
Economy to Hit Bottom in August, 2009 Loonie’s Bottom - Sometime Between Now and April
Canadians Call for New Election; Harper Would Win Big Majority, Sweep Seat-Rich Ontario and Overtake Liberals in Quebec
Stephane Dion-Led Coalition Worse for the Economy 70% Prefer Harper in the Current Situation
Advice to Detroit Automakers and Stephen Harper: U.S. Automakers, Get Humble... You Are Botching Up Badly; Prime Minister, Be Hardnosed in Protecting Taxpayers
Barack Obama, Canadian Idol, Quebec Super-Idol
Regional Unemployment and Employment Insurance Reform: Very Strong Support for C.D. Howe EI Proposals
Canada and World Economic Crisis: Harper Earns High Grades But Canada Has Limited Ability to Protect the Economy from Threats to Export Sector
Unchanging Business Opinion - Majority Government Led by Stephen Harper Would Outperform Majority Government by Stéphane Dion Including If Crisis in World Markets Deepens
Bailout and Fallout: Major Impacts Foreseen on Canadian Exporters and the Economy, But Business Panel Opposes Easier Loans; The Key for U.S. Bailout to Work Is for CEOs and Investors to Pay for their Mistakes
NDP to Sweep Liberal-NDP Riding on Wave of Dewar’s Personal Popularity and National Liberal Weakness
NAFTA Renegotiation: Strong Support for Most But Not All C.D. Howe Reforms
Immense Public Frustration with Politicians over the Global Warming and Climate Change Debate
Baird Landslide Driven by both Conservative Strength and Environment Minister’s Popularity
Business Opinion on AIG, Lehman, Merrill Lynch, and Freddie Mac Troubles - Financial Institution Fallout in Canada; AIG Bailout Desirable as a Special Case
Business Opinion on Climate Change and the Elections: Widespread Concern about Carbon Tax’s Impact on the Economy; Three-Way Split in Attitudes about Climate Change and Global Warming - Believers vs. Skeptics vs. Neutrals; Harper Landslide among Climate Change Skeptics and Neutrals While Green’s Elizabeth May Competes with Dion among Believers
When Local Governments Compete for Business: Excellent Workforces Are Very Appealing, But Not Good Schools or Entertainment
Prime Ministers Stephen Harper and Jean Chretien on China and the Olympics - CEOs and Business Leaders Back Harper on Human Rights Abuses
Cut Fuel Taxes, Increase Infrastructure Spending - How the Federal Government Should Spend Increased Revenue from Rising Gasoline Prices
Dion’s Carbon Tax Makes No Progress among Business Panelists and Business Leaders
Dion's Proposals Strike A Nerve With Business Panel
Oil Companies and OPEC Cause Rocketing Gas Prices, Predicted to Rise 38% this Year, Not Booming Asian Economies and Rising Demand
Economy in Decline But Canadians Doubt That Their Own Household Incomes Will Be Affected
Flaherty’s Budget Earns High Grades But Seen as Sparse Effort
Assessing Hypothetical Harper and Dion Governments: Harper Would Outperform Dion on World Affairs/Trade/Economy/Taxes/Defence/Security/Ethics; Be Essentially Tied on Health Policy and the Environment
U.S. Presidential Race: McCain by Far the Best on Security; Slight Edge to Hillary Clinton on Bilateral Relations
Bank of Canada’s Dodge Retires with Record Plaudits Along with Some Concern about Dutch Disease: Successor Should Lower Canadian Rates More Slowly than U.S. Fed; Opposition to Adopting U.S. Dollar Remains Strong
