Bruce Johnstone
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Johnstone: Whopping 2015-16 deficit eery reminder of Devine deficit debacle 30 years ago
One of the advantages about being around for a long time is that everything feels like déjà vu all over again (to quote the immortal Yogi Berra). The whopping deficit of $675 million ($1. → Read More
SaskEnergy posts $88M profit in 2015, up from $47M in 2014
Despite low natural gas prices and the warmest winter on record, SaskEnergy posted a $88-million profit in 2015, nearly double the $47 million earned in 2014, according to the Crown corporation's annual report released Tuesday. → Read More
Regina to host three national events this fall, says Conventions Regina
Regina will host three national conventions this fall, which will bring in 1,250 delegates and generate a minimum of $700,000 for the city, according to Conventions Regina, the umbrella organization representing the hospitality sector, business and economic development agencies. → Read More
Johnstone: Sure, we need stimulus, but how much, when and on what?
Last August, in the heat of a hard-fought election campaign, the Liberal Party of Canada stuck out its neck and said Canada needed stimulus spending, on infrastructure in particular, approximately twice as much as the then-ruling Conservatives were prepared to spend. → Read More
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan sees better times ahead
"No question, there was some challenges in 2015. But I'll tell you what. We have said in years previous that people were drinking from a fire hose. Last year, they were drinking from a garden hose. → Read More
Johnstone: Can Liberals live up to their promise(s)?
The election of Justin Trudeau's Liberals on Oct. 19 was deservedly the news event of 2015 and Trudeau the newsmaker of the year. Riding a wave of hope and optimism, the Liberals won a convincing v... → Read More
BOC Deputy Governor says economy improving, but oil still a drag
Canada’s economy is rebounding after a “modest contraction” in the first half of the year, with real gross domestic product expected to increase by just over one per cent in 2015, rising to 2.0 per cent in 2016 and 2.5 per cent in 2017, says Deputy Governor Lynn Patterson of the Bank of Canada (BOC). But […] → Read More
Saskatchewan will fare better than Alberta as oil prices plunge: Expert
Canada’s two biggest oil-producing provinces will feel the impact of plunging oil prices, but Saskatchewan’s more diversified economy will help ease the pain, while Albertans will have to pay the price for its dependence on oil, including paying provincial sales tax, says the deputy chief economist for CIBC World Markets. → Read More
Klump says housing bubble is bunk
Rumours of the great Canadian housing bubble are greatly exaggerated, says Greg Klump, chief economist for the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). → Read More
The Great Migration: Saskatchewan, Alberta top provinces for jobs
Go West, young man, was Horace Greeley’s invocation to young Americans (presumably males) to make their fortune in the Wild West in 19th century United States. In the 21st century, the Fraser Institute is telling young Canadians that Alberta and Saskatchewan offer the most opportunity for jobs and prosperity, while Ontario and Quebec increasingly share the Maritimes’ economic… → Read More
Farmers of North America has plan to buy wheat board
The privatization of the CWB (formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board) is being fast-tracked from the government-imposed deadline of 2017, and one of the organizations vying for ownership of the CWB is Farmers of North America, a Saskatchewan-based cooperative that has attempted to build farmer-owned glyphosate and nitrogen fertilizer plants, according to documents obtained by the Leader-Post. → Read More
Flooding in Regina good and bad for business
Sump pumps, rubber boots and rainwear are flying off the shelves at Regina stores, thanks to the relentless rains of the past few days, but patio furniture, air conditioners and beachwear not so much. → Read More