Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, October 03, 2014

Canada Swings To $610-Million Trade Deficit, From $2.2-Billion Surplus

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade balance with the world went from a surplus of $2.2 billion in July to a deficit of $610 million in August.

The federal agency says Canada's merchandise imports rose 3.9 per cent in August while exports fell 2.5 per cent.

It says imports — led by metal and non-metallic mineral products as well as energy products — hit a record high $44.8 billion.

Exports, however, fell by $44.2 billion after nine of 11 sections declined.

Imports from the United States rose 1.4 per cent to $29.7 billion, while exports fell 2.5 per cent to $33.3 billion, shrinking the trade surplus with that country to $3.5 billion in August from $4.8 billion in July.

Exports to other countries fell 2.5 per cent to $10.9 billion and imports rose 9.3 per cent to $15.1 billion, widening that trade deficit to $4.1 billion in August from $2.6 billion in July

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca/
Author: CP

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