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[FP Posted] The move to open up greater communication with Canadians comes amid deepening fears about the health of the domestic economy as the recession around the world deepens. The launch of the website happened to coincide with a statement by the parliamentary budget officer, Kevin Page, that Canada's economic performance in the fourth quarter of 2008 was actually much worse than the 3.4% contraction estimated by Statistics Canada. 

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[Goldnotes - A Resource Investor's Blog] Goldnotes - A Resource Investor’s Blog » London Irvine Report ...: With a deepening recession in the west and a major slowdown underway everywhere, most stocks at best are going into a grinding giant churn for several months as many companies struggle to survive.  For now, patience is a virtue with its own reward of capital preservation. However, the recession will reduce demand for base metals with the result that mine production will decline and is already being cut back.  As base metal production declines, gold and silver production will decline as well, since gold and silver are the usual by-products recovered from base metal refining.  This will be happening as worldwide precious metals investment demand is likely to be soaring due to all the central banks monetisation efforts.  I think it is now time to begin selectively scaling into precious metals companies that mostly meet the following criteria:

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