XPost: can.politics   
   From: puela@nyet.ca   
      
   > M.I.Wakefield wrote..   
   >> It's hard to be a broke politician.   
      
      
   Eric Schild aka eric@nil.invalid.com wrote:   
   > Broke?  I just read that she's preparing for her role as Captain Canada!   
   >   
   > "Premier Kathleen Wynne says Ontario is ready to shield Canada from the   
   > economic tsunami caused by declining oil prices and a sinking dollar."   
      
   Nice to see, eh, Schild/Wakefield ?   Rightwing province going down . . . .   
   Liberal one about to make rebound. . . .   
   I think it's called 'karma'.    ヽ(^。^)ノ   
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   Premier Wynne says Ontario ready to play leading role in economic growth   
      
   It is a sudden shift in national fortunes. In recent years, oil-rich Alberta,   
   Saskatchewan and Newfoundland have boomed, while Ontario has been sluggish.   
   Now, Ms. Wynne’s province is set to lead the country in economic growth.   
      
   “I don’t wish for low oil prices and a low dollar for Alberta,” she   
   said. “But   
   at the same time, we want our manufacturing sector to rebound. So if that [low   
   oil price] helps, then that’s a good thing.”   
      
   A new report from the Royal Bank of Canada backs up Ms. Wynne’s optimism. RBC   
   estimates the fall in oil prices will actually help Canada overall.   
      
   Cheaper petroleum will boost household purchasing power in the United States by   
   $86-billion, the report projects. Combined with a lower dollar, this should   
   increase Canada’s exports to its largest trading partner. What’s more,   
   Canadian   
   consumers are reaping rewards from sharply lower prices at the fuel pump,   
   saving an estimated $8.9-billion this year.   
      
   Even if they spend just half that money, it will pour billions into the   
   economy.   
      
   These benefits are expected to more than offset a projected $2.1-billion drop   
   in investment by energy companies this year.   
      
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