Word: ottawas
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...James Carney, Ann M. Simmons Rome: John Moody Istanbul: James Wilde Jerusalem: Lisa Beyer Cairo: Dean Fischer, William Dowell Nairobi: Marguerite Michaels, Andrew Purvis Johannesburg: Scott MacLeod New Delhi: Jefferson Penberthy Beijing: Jaime A. FlorCruz Southeast Asia: Richard Hornik Hong Kong: Jay Branegan Tokyo: Edward W. Desmond, Kumiko Makihara Ottawa: Gavin Scott Latin America: Laura Lopez...
...anything, as Scott MacKay, an Ottawa computer consultant, put it, "people decided the politicians were hiding behind constitutional reform to avoid more pressing issues." Like the economy. The downturn in Canada has been much steeper than in the U.S., the country's chief trading partner: the unemployment rate stands at 11.8%, vs. 7.2% south of the border. More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs -- 20% of the total -- have been lost in the past three years, many of them permanently. Federal and provincial governments are awash...
...some provinces, the continental shift already seems to be yielding benefits. As federal funds have dried up, Ottawa has cut back heavy subsidies to Canada's have-not regions. Nonetheless, hardscrabble New Brunswick last year registered 3% growth, more than any other province. Frank McKenna, the provincial premier, attributes much of the gain to the reduction of trade barriers among the Atlantic provinces and to growing opportunities for export to the U.S. "The launching of free trade has reshaped our relationships with the federal government in many ways," he says. "But overall, our experience has been positive. It means working...
...James Carney, Ann M. Simmons Rome: John Moody Istanbul: James Wilde Jerusalem: Lisa Beyer Cairo: Dean Fischer, William Dowell Nairobi: Marguerite Michaels, Andrew Purvis Johannesburg: Scott MacLeod New Delhi: Jefferson Penberthy Beijing: Jaime A. FlorCruz Southeast Asia: Richard Hornik Hong Kong: Jay Branegan Tokyo: Edward W. Desmond, Kumiko Makihara Ottawa: Gavin Scott Latin America: Laura Lopez...
...James Carney, Ann M. Simmons Rome: John Moody Istanbul: James Wilde Jerusalem: Lisa Beyer Cairo: Dean Fischer, William Dowell Nairobi: Marguerite Michaels, Andrew Purvis Johannesburg: Scott MacLeod New Delhi: Jefferson Penberthy Beijing: Jaime A. FlorCruz Southeast Asia: Richard Hornik Hong Kong: Jay Branegan Tokyo: Edward W. Desmond, Kumiko Makihara Ottawa: Gavin Scott Latin America: Laura Lopez...