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The goods are the bads in Canada's economic performance," noted CIBC World Markets economist Avery Shenfeld. "A domestically focused service sector maintained healthy forward momentum in November, but the export-oriented goods sector showed its third straight monthly drop, down 0.2 per cent. "There is all the speculation about a U.S. slowdown or recession, which hurts confidence," noted the report by economist Alex Carrick. "The employment situation in Canada has weakened. The most recent housing starts took a nose dive. And finally, gasoline price hikes, as a result of $100 US per barrel oil, have cut into discretionary incomes." "We now expect 2008 real GDP growth of just 1.3 per cent, down from 1.6 per cent previously," said Ted Carmichael, economist at J.P. Morgan, which also cut ...
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... Howe Institute is a leading independent, economic and social policy research institution. The Instit... suspect for this markedly different performance is readily identified: the presence or absence of ... system, has deemed repo markets a key sector that needs to function continuously in order not t...
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... for making Ontario's public services economically sustainable over the long term and to balance the ... Estate and Electricity" positions the performance of the electricity sector as key for improving the...
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... experienced business people and their economic resources to Canada. Candidates for the IIP must d...Performance measurement and evaluation plan: A full evaluation... and life sciences projects, public sector infrastructure investments (e.g. expansion of broa...
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... to meet their challenges without private-sector expertise and financing. . To encourage municipali...* publish information on utility performance; and . * enforce laws governing public health and ... Howe Institute is a leading independent, economic and social policy research institution. The Instit...
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... protections accorded to workers in other sectors - If so, whether infringement justifiable - Canadi...As s. 2(d) is silent on questions of economic and social policy, this Court may not intervene on... in an activity but has outlawed the performance of that activity in concert with others, this will...
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According to the 2009 study, (online at www.ecovadis.com), the responses of a large number of European procurement directors to the "same strategic and operational questions to assess the progress of intentions as well as achievements" shed light on the development of sustainable procurement and moving from a "Why?" to a "How?" approach. When asked what would motivate implementing a sustainability and/or environmental policy, more than half said "interest from senior management" followed by the "need to comply with regulations." The third factor identified was "employee demand." Interestingly, while the top two factors chosen by public purchasers are also on the list of factors for companies, according to the study, "the prime reason for a company to implement a 'green' purchasing poli...
... and private sectors despite the recent economic downturn. In fact, in some cases the downturn is s... assess the environmental and social performance of their suppliers on a global basis. It combines ...
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... Toronto had to leave it up to the private sector. With their dislike for less profitable mid-rise h... clusters and to compare its economic performance against other leading international cities. This b...
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As Canada's largest public transit system and the third largest in North America, the TTC is uniquely poised to positively influence public health by altering its procurement process. The GPP serves to better align the TTC's purchasing practices with the City of Toronto's objectives to improve their environmental performance, address climate change, improve local air quality and encourage sustainable development. Organizations integrating "triple bottom line" (environmental, social and economic) considerations into their core business practices, including procurement activities, often experience challenges and the TTC has been no exception. The sheer scope of their effort is further compounded by the size, diversity and complexity of the organization. The TTC has hundreds of staff invol...
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Using content analyses, this study examines whether board structure of small listed companies influence their shareholders' wealth. This study focuses on three elements of board structure, namely, board size, board composition and directors' remuneration to examine the relationship between board structure and shareholders' wealth. Shareholders' wealth is measured by the return on investment and earnings per share. The results show that out of the three elements of board structure, board size and board composition play an important role in influencing shareholders' wealth in small listed companies. The results support the findings in earlier studies that large number of directors and the proportion of executive directors in a board would instil better decision-making policy. The results ...
1. INTRODUCTION. Financial performance serves as a general measure of a company's overall... same industry or to compare industries or sectors in aggregation. Financial performance acts as an i... corporate governance as "the field in economics that investigates how to secure and motivate effic...
