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Dr. Jekyll’s other side: Canada’s market and economy can be alternately friendly and vicious. (Everett Collection)
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The strange case of Dr. Economy and Mr. Market
SCOTT BARLOW
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The patronizing pats on the head that Americans like to bestow on their nice neighbours to the north can be annoying, but that’s the price Canada pays for being one of the more civil nations on earth. We’re one of the world’s most advanced economies, with a well-deserved reputation for treating people humanely.
