CANADIAN Daily Digest November 18, 2017.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NATIONAL NEWSWATCH<<<<<<<< http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/Justin Trudeau set to head to China in December to open free trade talks

Tory pit bull Poilievre looks for �vulnerability� in attacks on Morneau

        Top Afghan government official says Taliban should be included in peace talks
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh visits Edmonton but doesn�t meet with Premier Rachel Notley
        Blair to Senate on pot bill: delay is unacceptableU.S. nuclear commander says he would resist �illegal� order from Trump

        Charity with ties to Trudeau excluding Quebecers from contest
Slow start to fifth round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City
        Economy is hot, but Liberals not? Maybe voters have realized the limits of PM�s powers
Political conflicts of interest will only get trickier
        Payette speech should spark serious reflection
Trudeau�s �deliverology� on the verge of becoming a punchline
        Edmonton Eskimos is a racial slur and it�s time to stop using it
Newman on NAFTA: Why Canada Won�t Walk Away from the Negotiating Table
        Ominous signs that the next war in the Middle East is coming, and it won�t be pretty

Head of NATO tells Canada to gear itself up for Russian cyber threats
        A Perfect Pint? Justin Trudeau Now Has A Craft Beer Named After Him
Premier Rachel Notley stands by pipelines despite TransCanada oil spill
        �I�ve switched to multi-partisan�: Political supporters of all stripes buying Sask. Party memberships
Peacekeeping myths and nostalgia die a quiet death under the Liberals
        Despite criticism, 57% of Canadians find Edmonton Eskimos name �acceptable�: survey
Longtime politician Paul Quassa chosen new premier of Nunavut
        Lawyers to seek temporary reprieve today from Quebec�s face-veil law

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Sajjan tells security forum Canada will deal Daesh threats from afar or close to home - Adina Bresge - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
        When students are the only adults in the room - Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star
Green leader senses NDP support for Site C, minister says no decisions made yet - Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press, CTV News
        NATO head praises Canada�s support for peace missions - Bruce Campion-Smith, Toronto Star
Canada robs itself of energy prosperity - Editorial, Toronto Sun
        NDP vow to stall colleges� back-to-work bill until Sunday - Rob Ferguson, Robert Benzie & Kristin Rushowy, Toronto Star
Quebec judge hears first arguments against province�s face-covering bill - Stephanie Marin - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
        Despite its anticipation, The Cheesecake Factory�s success in Canada is far from guaranteed- Salmaan Farooqui, The Globe and Mail
Loblaw says it ordered 25 Tesla electric trucks, wants fully electric fleet by 2030- Ross Marowits - The Canadian Press, Financial Post
        Volkswagen accelerates push into electric cars with big spending plan- Reuters, CBC News
Keystone spill clean up underway in South Dakota as pipeline vote looms- CTV News

TOUTES LES NOUVELLES PUBLIES DEPUIS 24 HEURES http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/aujourdhui/La mort du procureur g�n�ral qui poursuivait les ind�pendantistes catalansPlus

        Tous les �tudiants actuels du Conservatoire se portent � la d�fense de Gilbert SicottePlus
Accusations rejet�es contre un activiste de la marijuanaPlus
        Les Canadiens peu impressionn�s par la gestion �conomique de TrudeauPlus
Au Zimbabwe, la rue gronde pour demander le d�part de MugabePlus
        Un Russe recherch� pour le meurtre d'un journaliste de Forbes arr�t� en UkrainePlus
Syrie: l'entente entre la Russie et les �tats-Unis d�j� en difficult� avant de nouveaux pourparlersPlus
        Le p�re No�l arrive � Montr�alPlus
19 morts dans les inondations meurtri�res en Gr�cePlus
        La chasse � l'homme se poursuit en MauriciePlus
Trois ans de prison pour avoir laiss� mourir son filsPlus

FOREIGN AFFAIRS & GENERAL INFO

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Minnesotans to Franken: �Do you have any other ghosts in the closet?� - Kimberly Kindy, Washington Post
        Christie Would�ve Made a Better AG Than Sessions - Paul Mulshine, NJ Star-Ledger
Two Tax Reforms Can Be Better Than One - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
        Gillibrand responds to ex-Clinton aide calling her a hypocrite: �Ridiculous� - Josh Delk, The Hill
Clinton on 2016: �Lots of Questions About Its Legitimacy� - Ari Berman, Mother Jones
        FBI Gave Clinton Investigation �Special� Status, Email Shows - John Solomon, The Hill
Brit who helped set up Trump Tower meeting ready to meet Mueller - Robert Windrem, NBC News
        Gerry Adams to announce retirement as Sinn F�in president- Henry McDonald, The Guardian
Kenya: Five killed as Odinga return marred by violence- Al Jazeera
        Zimbabwe latest: Ruling Zanu-PF urges Mugabe to step down- BBC News

IS car bomb kills 20 in eastern Syria: Report- Reuters, The Times Of India
        Elections will take place, assures Lebanon ambassador to France- France 24

>>>>>>>>>>>>>THE LEBANON DAILY STAR<<<<<<<< http://www.dailystar.comIsraeli tank fires warning shot at Syrian Golan post: army

        Macron, Aoun talked possible France-Saudi deal over Hariri
Foreign ministers to meet Arab League chief ahead of urgent session
        Zimbabweans march as Mugabe's future in the balance
Egypt opens Gaza border for first time since unity deal
        Finns scramble to calculate path of blazing Arctic meteorite
Men urged to help stop �50 shades of violence� against women
        Saudi political explosions risk collateral damage
Oil giants unlikely to share coal�s fate, for now
        Interbank rates reach 120 percent over crisis

Developmental sovereignty
        Administrative gap that makes refugee children �illegal�
Israeli draft laws seen protecting PM under criminal probe
        Prince Charles� vision spurs new Cornwall coastal village
East Coast coyotes might be getting more �wolflike�

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sign Of The Times <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
http://www.sott.net/

Unfortunately "manage our economy to keep Canadians fully employed."
is not "a" primary aim of governent, let alone "the" primary one.

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From: Larry Kazdan
To: Letters Editor Cc: jchidley@postmedia.com
Subject: Let's get this straight: Trade deficits aren't bad, Joe Chidley,  November 15, 2017

http://business.financialpost.com/investing/investing-pro/lets-get-this-straight-trade-deficits-arent-bad

Regarding our trade deficit, since Chinese factories must pay their workers and suppliers in Chinese currency, our Canadian dollar purchases must be exchanged for Chinese yuan, which only the Chinese can supply.  So in a trade deficit with China, they send us real goods and services in exchange for numbers we provide in a Canadian bank account for their future use to buy Canadian goods should they ever wish. 

While it it true that Chinese workers get the salaries in yuan to make the goods that they agree to ship to us, nothing prevents us from creating new Canadian dollars that we can use here to put Canadians back to work, just as the Chinese government makes new yuan to allow the Chinese workers to get paid domestically. In other words, our loss of aggregate demand because foreigners hoard Canadian dollars can be compensated through deficit spending by our own federal government. 

The trade deficit is not a problem as long as we are smart enough to manage our economy to keep Canadians fully employed.  

Footnotes:

 Jim Stanford:  Is Slow �Growth� Inevitable?

http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2016/07/21/is-slow-growth-inevitable/

    "New talk of �helicopter money� strategies (whereby a central bank would create new credit and directly inject it into the real

    economy, to support investment, government programs, or consumption) confirms that if we collectively decide we need it, and

    enforce our will on our political and monetary leaders, we could create all the money needed to finance real, productive work.

    So long as millions are languishing without a job, there does not appear to be a good argument against doing so. To the contrary,

    if it helps us put an end to pollution (including greenhouse gases) and poverty, an all-out war-like mobilization seems like a

    no-brainer. Living standards would grow, taxes would be paid, the environment would be protected, and real GDP would grow rapidly....."

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