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Aug 2022
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The Stagnating Economy of Canada

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Canada is one of the wealthiest economies in the world today, but the OECD forecasts that the country will stagnate and is poised for the lowest growth of any advanced economy over the next 5 years. So why is Canada struggling to grow and what can this tell us about other advanced economies?

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