Barrick Gold could write down the value of its assets and goodwill by up to US$3 billion when it reports financial results next month ...
Category: Government Finance and the Economy
ORPP dispute a lesson for feds and provinces, says report
Mowat Centre calls on Finance Minister Bill Morneau to make CRA a jointly run agency. ...
Purchase: The silver lining in all the bad economic news
Columnist Bryne Purchase says despite all the bad economic news these days — from falling oil prices to a plunging loonie —there's plenty of positive news as well. ...
Megaprojects falling prey to fibs, flip-flopping and fudging: Report
Study by U of T think-tank explains reasons for constant cost overruns on infrastructure projects and offers five approaches to fixing problems. ...
Heard: Industrial power group president Adam White resigns
White will continue in his role until end of March as AMPCO initiates executive search. ...
No applications yet for province’s driverless car pilot project
GM Canada president Steve Carlisle said in December that the automaker’s Canadian Engineering Centre in Oshawa would take the lead in developing automated vehicles. ...
FAO to examine government’s program spending review
After opening its doors in the spring of last year, the financial accountability office is getting close to its full staffing complement of 20 — and it has a busy agenda for 2016. ...
Heard: Utility owner Capstone Infrastructure sold for $480 million
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Economic growth on track to beat fall update projection: FAO
The improved fiscal outlook is largely due to revised Statistics Canada data, and Financial Accountability Officer Stephen LeClair says his office is trying to determine why the revisions were so extensive. ...
Heard: Iamgold expects slight drop in gold output this year
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