THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012
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‘Dutch disease’: is it real? Economic impacts | Booming western economy may see effects of high loonie BY ED WHITE WINNIPEG BUREAU
Dutch disease is a potential problem for part of Canada, an economist says, but not the part that most people expect. According to one of the co-authors of an in-depth study about the possibility of Dutch disease affecting Canada, the booming West faces the greatest impacts from the commodity sector boom. “If there is a Dutch disease phenomenon for some sectors, it’s strongest closer to where the demand is highest,” said University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Richard Gray. SEE DUTCH DISEASE IN WEST, PAGE 3
Geoffrey Wieler of Black Diamond, Alta., looks for a soft landing after getting bucked off the horse, Mouse, during the bareback event at the Alberta High School Rodeo in Cochrane, Alta., May 27. Wieler was not hurt, but he was eliminated from the Alberta High School Rodeo Finals scheduled for Ponoka next weekend. | PATRICK PRICE PHOTO
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Federal government orders workers back | Ports, grain handlers welcome news as week-long strike ends BY BRIAN CROSS SASKATOON NEWSROOM
Farm groups and grain handling companies welcomed a federal government decision earlier this week to
introduce legislation forcing nearly 5,000 striking employees at Canadian Pacific Railway back to work. Federal labour minister Lisa Raitt introduced back-to-work legislation in the House of Commons May 28,
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five days after conductors, engineers, yard workers and rail traffic controllers walked of the job, causing trains on all CPR lines in Western Canada to grind to a halt. Barring any unexpected delays in
passing the legislation, CPR officials said they were expecting grain trains to begin rolling again as early as May 30 or May 31. SEE RAIL STRIKE ENDS, PAGE 2
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