This might sound a little out of the ordinary, but Saskatchewan in June posted one of the higher increases in the value of residential permits issued across the country. We have generally been in negative territory on this particular indicator …
Canada
Trudeau joins growing parade
Our Prime Minister has joined a small but tarnished group of powerful people who have some explaining to do about the way they conduct themselves. For the second time, Justin Trudeau has run afoul of the ethics commissioner in this country. The …
Sometimes the experts are wrong
There are times when going with what you wish for rather than listening to the professionals will pay off. This is one of those times for Canadians looking at financing a home. In less than a year, mortgage rates in this country have dropped …
Skewing the statistics
Hey sports fans, Saskatchewan has the highest density of sports clubs that charge admission fees of any province in Canada. That is, of course, on a per capita basis. We have 1.8 teams that charge admission per 100,000 people. In real numbers, …
Sask economy brightening
It’s always darkest before the dawn, a saying that characterizes the view expressed by the economics branch of TD Bank in its latest forecast for Saskatchewan’s economy. In broad terms, the bank says its forecast for Canada is largely unchanged …
China’s impact on farming
We’re now starting to get some early figures on the impact of China’s ban on canola exports from Canadian farmers. In large measure, that means Saskatchewan producers as we are the biggest players. StatsCan is now in a position to release its …
Canada close to recession
The Canadian economy is skating on the edge of a recession. We haven’t hit it yet, but it is about as close as you get without being in one. There have been more than a few forecasts suggesting Canada is currently in a recession. Technically, …
Housing market improving
Declaring the bottom of the housing market in Canada has been passed, the economics unit at RBC Royal Bank says we are on the road to recovery. That bit of good news is contained in the bank’s most recent review of the residential real estate …
Decentralizing Canada
One of the largely unspoken tensions that has gripped this country since the 1960s has been decentralization. That is the gradual shift of economic and ultimately political influence from the centre of the country to the regions. And while that …
Consumer spending rising
Consumers in Saskatchewan opened their wallets in March and spent more than $1.6 billion that month. That was up more than two per cent, one of the better showings in the country, which also turned in a strong performance. Retail spending was up …
