Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Thursday, March 14, 2013

New House Prices Canada: StatsCan Sees 0.1 Per Cent Hike In January

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says its price index for new homes rose 0.1 per cent in January, following a 0.2 per cent increase in December.

The agency says the metropolitan region of Toronto and Oshawa, as well as the Calgary region, were the top contributors to the increase.

Builders cited market conditions as the primary reason for higher prices in Toronto and Oshawa, while increased material and labour costs contributed to higher prices in Calgary.

The largest monthly price advance in January occurred in Charlottetown, where prices rose 1.0 per cent as builders returned to list prices after having reported lower negotiated selling prices the previous month.

Monthly prices declined 0.2 per cent in Ottawa–Gatineau, as a result of builders offering larger bonus packages to generate interest and stimulate sales.

New home prices fell 0.1 per cent in the combined region of Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, as well as in Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Edmonton and Vancouver as builders in those areas also reduced prices in an attempt to generate sales.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca
Author: CP

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