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
Advice to the Prime Minister about Auto Industry Bailouts - Follow U.S. Congress’ Lead
Large Charity Gap Predicted for 2009 Business Panel Pinpoints Misgivings about the Accountability and Effectiveness of Charities as the Main Barriers to Giving Child/Youth Poverty Outdraws Other Social Needs as Reasons to Give
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
Who Merits Government Bailouts: Yes in the Case of Illiquidity, No in the Case of Insolvency
Preparing for Crises
Canada and World Economic Crisis: Harper Earns High Grades But Canada Has Limited Ability to Protect the Economy from Threats to Export Sector
Where the Public Stands on Fairness, Job Performance, and Society’s Obligations
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
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
Business Opinion on U.S. Election: John McCain Better for Canada and Foreign/Defence Policy; Barrack Obama Better for Personal Income Tax Policy
When Local Governments Compete for Business: Excellent Workforces Are Very Appealing, But Not Good Schools or Entertainment
State of the City
Prime Ministers Stephen Harper and Jean Chretien on China and the Olympics - CEOs and Business Leaders Back Harper on Human Rights Abuses
CEOs’ Consumer Experience: Big Corporations’ Service Quality Declining Partly Because Customer Service Quality Does Not Affect Success; Insurance Companies OK; Airlines Earn Failing Grades
Oil and Gas in Canada’s Future: Strong Support for Gwyn Morgan/ Jim Gray View on the Energy Crunch and Canada’s Energy Priorities
G.M.’s Cuts and the Future of the Auto Industry: A Serious Situation with Unions and Inflated Benefits as the Main Culprits, Not the Price of Oil, and an Increasing Concern about Government Failures to Negotiate Access to Asian Markets
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
Competition Policy and Limiting Foreign Ownership: National Security and Reciprocity the Top Criteria with Culture and Media at the Bottom
Workplace Challenges - Blackberry and Cell Phone Top the List
Torontonians speak in a new COMPAS poll. Is Toronto in Decline?
Dion's Proposals Strike A Nerve With Business Panel
Corporate Fraud and Corruption: Canadian Under-Reporting
Oil Companies and OPEC Cause Rocketing Gas Prices, Predicted to Rise 38% this Year, Not Booming Asian Economies and Rising Demand
Government Red Tape - Very Serious Problem for Business, Who Have Little Confidence that Reduction Efforts Will be Fruitful
Economy in Decline But Canadians Doubt That Their Own Household Incomes Will Be Affected
The Apprehensions of CEOs and Business Leaders Deep Concern about the Decline of Manufacturing in Canada; Less Concern than Usual about Fallout from U.S. Recession
Bank of Canada (Rates) and Prime Minister (NAFTA) Both Earn High Performance Scores
Protectionism: Is it on the Rise and What Should Canadian Policy Be
British Columbia Parents on School Testing: Very Strong Support for Ministry of Education Testing Policy
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Crisis: Urgent Need for a New Canada-wide Regulatory System over Securities in General, Shadow Banks, and Rating Agencies - U.S. Crisis Might Have Nonetheless Spilled Over into Canada Even with a Strong Regulatory System Here
The Film Subsidy Controversy - National Poll Shows Public Polarized with Large, Female-Led Majority Opposed to Continued Subsidies
Personal Investment Strategy: Slightly Pessimistic, Slightly Cash- and Bond-Oriented; Western Europe Tops the List as Place to Invest; U.S. Has Lost Panel’s Confidence, China Even More So
B.C.'s Carbon Tax: Good Intentions, Bad Idea
Flaherty’s Budget Earns High Grades But Seen as Sparse Effort
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
Canada’s Economic Defence after U.S. Mortgage Debacle: Better Corporate Tax Policy and Better Infrastructure Spending, Not More Transfers to Individuals
Economic Forecast: Borrowing Will Become Tougher, Strong Economy Somewhat Threatened by U.S. Softening, No Change in Inflation Rate
Keeping Older Workers Essential for Success - Retirement and Retention Strategies That Work
Public Company CEOs Overpaid - Stronger Shareholder Rights the Only Solution
