Where have the entrepreneurs gone?

The Briefs: Jobs in Canada; GDP slows; Consumer confidence craters; Holiday spending holds up; Bank's set aside more for bad loans; Google will pay news orgs 100 million a year Recent legislation makes it illegal to use replacement workers in any strike in a federally regulated industry. A look at small and medium businesses in Canada: By The Numbers How can governments foster growth? Alberta plays hardball over federal clean electricity rules.