Canadian Chamber of Commerce Presents: 5 Minutes for Business (January 2016) : Infrastructure Spending & Global Markets

· by Huzaifa Saeed

Every other Tuesday, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce releases 5 Minutes for Business, a publication written by Hendrik Brakel, their Senior Director of Economic, Financial and Tax Policy. In these publications, Hendrik briefly describes current issues that affect the Canadian economy and provides insight on what it will mean for Canadians today and the future.

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5 Minutes for Business: Dealing with Downturn – Is Infrastructure Spending the Answer? (January 12)

This brief looks at whether the federal government’s plan to speed up its infrastructure spending is the solution to stimulate our troubled economy.