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US, Canada and European Governments Actively Preparing for Widescale Civil...
This blog entry noted european think tank forecasts of civil unrest in the US as a consequence of the economic crisis. It was reported back in September 2008 that - U.S. troops returning from duty in...
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Chrysler to Canada – Hand Over the Cash or I Shoot 9,000 Kittens!
According to the Globe and Mail, Chrysler has resorted to extortion in order to extract tax payer money to prop up their failing company. According to the article: At a parliamentary committee hearing...
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Canadian Unemployment in February Hits 7.7%
Stats Canada has reported that Canada’s unemployment rate hit 7.7% in February. In February, Ontario unemployment hit 8.7%. Stats Canada also noted that just over half of all employment losses in...
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High Tech Worker Study Shows Optimistic Disposition Helps Reduce Stress Levels
In 2002, Carleton University ran a survey to look at stress among tech workers – “Coping with Job Uncertainty : A Survey of Employed and Unemployed High Technology Workers”. The report identified...
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Sharp Decline in US Imports and Exports Reported in January
Sharp declines in US trade was reported in January 2009. The following chart from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com highlights the sharp downward trend (red is imports and blue is exports) - Here is a...
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Ontario Commercialization Network to be Reformed?
The Ontario Commercialization Network Steering Committee Report was delivered to the Minister late February. PWC produced a report on OCN prior to the Steering Committee Report but it was not made...
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S&P Performance Over Bear Markets
This chart from http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/ provides a very interesting trending perspective of the S&P performance over the last two bear markets versus the current bear market. The Dow...
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Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters See Increasing Challenges in 2009
The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) Association released a report in late February, that summarized survey results from Canadian manufacturers and exporters on their perceptions of business...
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Recession Proof Businesses – US Gun Shops
According to Reuters, in the first two months of 2009, around 2.5 million Americans bought guns, a 26 percent increase over the same period in 2008. Gun dealers report this rise in sales to be a...
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Unrest in the Workplace
Recent reports in the news are highlighting increasing aggression and unrest in the workplace. There have also been reports of incidents against executives at firms with layoffs – ranging from physical...
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Forget Monorails! The New Snake Oil for Economic Development is Green Tech...
Green tech and clean energy is the new snake oil – and is increasingly being pushed in Ottawa and other communities as “the future of technology” and the source for attracting venture capital, private...
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More Beef, Less Bun!
We are in the midst of the worst economic downturn Ottawa has seen, and we are watching our high tech sector melt away. I find it very disturbing that there are few organizations – other than the...
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Ottawa Tech Jobs Melting Away
The Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate took a sharp jump recently and currently sits at 5.2%. Under the surface, the situation for tech jobs is increasingly serious. In Ottawa-Gatineau technology jobs...
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Lead to Win Program Update – April 25th
CTV Ottawa News Coverage This Sunday! Tune-in to CTV Ottawa TECH NOW with Paul Brent on April 26th at 6PM for a special report on Lead to Win! City of Ottawa, Carleton University and Business – United...
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US VC Investments Down 61% in 1Q09
Reports from Mercury Press highlight the continuing decline of Venture Capital in the US: Nationally, VCs invested $3 billion into U.S. companies, down 61 percent from the $7.7 billion invested in the...
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Broadband Infrastructure Projects for Economic Development
A recent report from OECD advocates government policy makers deploy stimulus funds and investment into broadband infrastructure - Broadband infrastructure, in particular, can be a good target for...
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US and Canada Job Losses Continue – May Numbers
Latest unemployment numbers today: Canada – 8.4% (highest in 11 years ) – Ontario is now at 9.4% (highest in 15 years) US – 9.2% (up from 8.9% in April) Other interesting lists: US Economy at a Glance...
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INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A NEW TECH BUSINESS? LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU!
Here is a recent call for participants from Dr Tony Bailetti for the 3rd session of the Lead to Win program which starts on July 28th – please spread the word! INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A NEW TECH...
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Fewer People Dying?
According to the Globe and Mail today - the funeral industry is in decline due to a decline in the death rate.Posted in Business, Canada, depression 2.0, Economy, General Interest, Jobs, Trends,...
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JobNob – Linking Unemployed and Startups?
I like watching what is going on in Silicon Valley in general. There are always good tech and trend insights. But there are also some very innovative ideas related to social innovation. For instance...
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US States With More then 10% Unemployment
Michigan 15.20% Rhode Island 12.40% Oregon 12.20% South Carolina 12.10% Nevada 12% California 11.60% Ohio 11.10% North Carolina 11% District of Columbia 10.90% Kentucky 10.90% Tennessee 10.80% Indiana...
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Latest Employment Stats for October
Region Unemployment Rate Ottawa 5.2% Gatineau 5.9% Ontario 9.3% Canada 8.6% U.S. 10.2% (26 year high) / 17.5% (including underemployed) The Globe and Mail has this interactive webpage that gives...
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US at 17.5% Unemployed and Underemployed
The New York Times published an article on November 6th that talked to the point that the “broader measure of unemployment stands at 17.5%“. The 17.5% rate includes the officially unemployed, who have...
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U.S. Imports from Canada down 50%
Import declines seem to have hit bottom and are now on the way up. ref: Economic Research Federal Reserve Bank of St LouisPosted in Business, Canada, depression 2.0, Economy, General Interest,...
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Duration of Unemployment in US Rising
ref: Length of unemployment (1980-2009)Posted in Business, depression 2.0, Economy, Trends, Unemployment, United States, US Tagged: Economy, Trends, Unemployment, US
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