Posted AT 12:32 PM EST on 04/12/08
Crisis? What crisis?
OTTAWA — Canada may be in a political crisis, but it is not in an economic one. Why do so many people prefer to believe that we are?
In the rancorous debate in the House of Commons last Tuesday, the words “economic crisis” were uttered 51 times by members of all political stripes as they wrestled for control of the country.
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