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Economy

What to expect for Saskatchewan’s economy and politics in 2023

Kelly Gallagher / January 3, 2023

2023 will be a challenging year for Canada -- both economically and politically -- however Saskatchewan will weather the headwinds better than most jurisdictions.Most economic forecasts point to a Canadian economy slowing down with high interest …

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Saskatchewan budget 2022-23 needs balanced approach

Martin Charlton / March 24, 2022

Saskatchewan’s government is signalling with the tax increases in its 2022-23 provincial budget that it is relying on additional revenue rather than cutting spending to find balance.Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivered the …

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Pair job creation with effective communications and government relations

Martin Charlton / March 23, 2022

Recruiting requires effective communication. Human resources professionals working to attract applicants in order to fill job opportunities should include communications in their strategy. We can explain how two Martin Charlton Communications …

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Watching the freedom convoy of trucks from my couch in Saskatchewan

Martin Charlton / February 1, 2022

I had the luxury of watching the Saskatchewan version of the freedom convoy of trucks from my living room this weekend as it rolled by my home for five hours.The issue being expressed by the organizers of the freedom convoy had to do with the …

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Economic forecast isn’t pretty

Martin Charlton / October 21, 2019

This is the time when the banks start to issue their forecasts for the provincial economy for the final quarter of the year. The first out of the gate is RBC Royal Bank - their narrative is not especially pretty for Saskatchewan.Saskatchewan, the …

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Banner Month for Wholesale Sector

Martin Charlton / August 23, 2019

Although we’ve been seeing some signs suggesting a showdown or, perhaps even a recession, there are also signs pointing in exactly the opposite direction.A case in point is the wholesale community. This is also often a bellwether for where the …

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Manufacturing Hits a Wall

Martin Charlton / August 23, 2019

Now that the country – indeed the world is in recession watch after a momentary brush with an inverted yield curve – we are looking at every indicator out there to see if it offers a signal about where things are headed.The latest big metric to …

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They are Not Quite Equal

Martin Charlton / August 20, 2019

Anti-fossil fuel advocates like to say this country should dump the petroleum sector in favor of alternative energy production but they don’t talk about the thousands who would be left on the outside looking in.A new report from StatsCan has …

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Is a Recession in the Cards?

Martin Charlton / August 19, 2019

When the stock market had a one day swoon, dropping roughly one percent on something called the inverted yield curve in the US, all the talk was about a recession. The decline was over in a day and no American recession yet.But why the …

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Resource Sector Wages on the Rise

Martin Charlton / July 31, 2019

The labor market in this province seems to be heating up.We track a basket of indicators to get a feel for the labor market – the relationship between employers who are looking to add or reduce the number of people on their payrolls – and workers …

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