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The Federal Deficit: Some options for expenditure reduction

Summary The Problem The federal government has been running annual deficits in excess of $10 billion since the mid-1970s. The 1981-82 recession led to a sharp rise in the deficit to around $30 billion, and according to Department of Finance […]

The Canada-United States trade relationship and the idea of a trade enhancement agreement

Introduction Interest in bilateral trade with the United States is growing in Canada for several reasons. There is, for example, widespread recognition that with the full implementation of the Tokyo Round tariff cuts by 1987, the tariff protection afforded many […]