The dangerous wildfires that broke out in Alberta earlier this month haven’t changed the dismal outlook for economic growth this year. As the increasing amount of survey evidence indicates, the much bigger and more lasting problem is the ongoing weakness in business investment, due to low oil prices and the lacklustre strength in demand elsewhere in the economy.
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