The Canadian economy expanded by a bit less than expected in February
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.2% in February, following a 0.5% gain in January
(deleted previous tweet that inaccurately said GDP grew by more than expected... consensus was for 0.4% gain)

In a former life I recall an institutional investor telling me that consumer EV prefs didn't matter bc corp fleet-level purchases would drive the transition and pushed back *hard* against alt outlooks.

Same person also though they'd all be autonomous by now.

That was in 2017.

«On va revoir la structure financière de CBC/Radio-Canada, on voit revoir également la gouvernance, sa mission et son mandat» affirme la ministre du Patrimoine canadien Pascale St-Onge à #Zoneéconomie

Live from the budget

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in March, up from a 2.8% gain in February. Gasoline prices contributed the most to the year-over-year headline acceleration

This was the highlight of my day.
That second sigh is the best part

The Bank of Canada leaves rates unchanged.
'While inflation is still too high and risks remain, CPI and core inflation have eased further in recent months. The Council will be looking for evidence that this downward momentum is sustained'

Gotta say - the women’s final four was way better

That was an awful call. Terrible way to lose a game

Employment was little changed in March (-2,200; -0.0%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 61.4%.

The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 6.1% in March. On a year-over-year basis, the unemployment rate was up by 1.0 percentage points.

#Analysis : Tesla's disastrous earnings report this week has sparked a sell-off of the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer and widespread skepticism about the state of the EV industry as a whole. cbc.ca/news/business/… .

“This is a fork in the road”
Teslas very bad week cbc.ca/news/business/…

Scoop: Siri Agrell joins BetaKit as its new CEO. Read Satish Kanwar’s (Satish Kanwar) official welcome on BetaKit. #CDNtech buff.ly/43Fw4yN

Under rated part of this goal is how tough Matthews is. Has to fight to get the puck, gets banged around below the net. Fights his way to the front and gets it.
He can score the pretty ones, but man, he works for the tough ones too

Easy peasy
Only 161 to go

Bank of Canada senior deputy Carolyn Rogers flags low productivity and weak business investment in Canada: 'I’m saying that it’s an emergency - it’s time to break the glass.' theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

All anyone really cares about is when the economy will start to turn around

This week's GDPs numbers may shed some light on that... but also on just how much damage has been done over the past few years

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I am enjoying this hockey competition