Taking the pulse of business as the Bank of Canada holds interest rates at 4.5%.

Bank of Canada decision; IMF warns of global recession; Sleep Country acquires Casper’s Canadian business; 155,000 government employees now have the right to strike; Consumers are worried about debt and future rate hikes. Business outlook, By the Numbers A new report sounds the alarm on a lack of farmers in Canada. Mohamad Yaghi, Agriculture and Climate Policy Lead, RBC While we try to green our energy sources, have we lost sight of trying to also consume less? So far it seems like we want to behave exactly the same way, but with greener energy. But our grid, for one, won’t stand up to that.