Senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem: Senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem said Tuesday that the central bank no longer expects the July-September period to grow at a rate of 3.8 per cent as previously forecast, according to Huffington Post. The Canadian dollar dipped on the news and closed down 0.21 of a cent at 96.85 cents US on Tuesday and OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has lowered its forecasts for economic growth in the second half of 2013 and possibly for next year, citing a more prudent consumer and an export sector that has yet to fully recover. Instead, the bank says the third quarter will likely show an economy that advanced at a more moderate pace of 2.0 per cent to 2.5 per cent, the same speed it now expects will continue in the fourth quarter. Previously, it had penciled in a 2.5 per cent expansion for the last three months of the year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

David Taras: If a Canadian government cant pass a budget it requires a vote of confidence, and a majority of the time, that means theres an election in the offing, according to 660 News. On immigration, on gun control, even on his ability to go to war, even now to get a budget ceiling, hes just immobilized, says Taras. The system is just broken and doesnt seem to be working and While the US government is paralysed in decision making capacity, our government has no such problems. Mount Royal Political Scientist David Taras tells 660News when a party wins an election in Canada it controls the agenda, but thats not the way it is in the States, especially for president Obama. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian Medical Association Journal: In an article in Monday's Canadian Medical Association Journal, the Toronto liver specialists say people born between 1945 and 1975 should be tested because the age group is thought to account for more than 75 per cent of all cases of hepatitis C infection in Canada, according to Huffington Post. "Baby boomers are much more likely to be infected with hepatitis C than other age groups," said co-author Dr. Jordan Feld, a liver specialist at Toronto Western Hospital and TORONTO - Canada should start screening a large segment of the population including all baby boomers for hepatitis C, says a group of doctors who treat the potentially deadly liver disease. Chronic infection with the blood-borne virus is a major cause of cirrhosis of the liver and the most common reason for liver transplantation in North America. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers: TORONTO - The pace of growth in the Canadian manufacturing sector accelerated in September to its highest level in over a year, helped by a jump in new orders and exports, data showed on Tuesday, according to Reuters. A reading above 50 shows growth in the sector and By Leah Schnurr The RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' index PMI , a gauge of manufacturing business conditions, rose to a seasonally adjusted 54.2 last month from 52.1 in August, making for the highest level since June 2012. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Australian cattle farms: JAKARTA - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday threw his support behind Jakarta's plans to invest in Australian cattle farms to help end a trade dispute that has devastated his country's cattle industry and boosted beef prices in Indonesia. , according to Reuters. Indonesia has said it could buy up to 1 million hectares of Australian farmland for cattle grazing, to improve future supplies and keep prices stable under a long-term plan to be self-sufficient. By Kanupriya Kapoor Abbott's comments came on the final day of an official visit to Indonesia, his first overseas trip as prime minister, in which he was keen to focus on strengthening trade and business ties and move on from tension over refugee boats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Tiff Macklem: The S P/TSX composite index climbed 60.25 points to 12,847.44, held back by mining stocks which fell alongside prices for oil and metals, according to CTV. The bank's senior deputy governor, Tiff Macklem, said the central bank expects third- and fourth-quarter growth to come in at two to 2.5 per cent. It had previously forecast growth in the July-September period at 3.8 per cent and at 2.5 per cent in the final quarter and TORONTO -- The Toronto stock market closed higher Tuesday as traders hoped that a partial shutdown of the U.S. government won't last long enough to cause serious damage to the U.S. economy. Falling commodity prices and a weaker economic outlook from the Bank of Canada helped push the Canadian dollar down 0.21 of a cent to 96.85 cents US, even as the American dollar weakened against other currencies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Toronto Community Foundation: The citys not working, argues the president and CEO of the Toronto Community Foundation. We have not invested sufficiently in our infrastructure and its hurting people, according to The Star. In recent years, however, these successes have been overshadowed by the debate about whether to build a subway or light rail transit in Scarborough and A citys transit network is its circulatory system. And in Torontos case, says Rahul Bhardwaj, that system is old and clogged. But a lot of things are being done right now; we re building a transit network on a regional basis, in Hamilton, Mississauga, and, in the form of the Viva system, in York Region. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

religious symbols: The Association qu b coise d tablissements de sant et des services sociaux AQESSS , which represents more than 100 health care institutions including hospitals and CLSCs, conducted a survey among its members, and found them to be concerned with the repercussions of potentially banning religious symbols at work. There is no problem, absolutely no problem in all the institutions, said Denis Perras of AQESSS, according to CTV. The association has asked that if the government does move forward with its ban on wearing religious symbols, that health professionals be exempt due to concerns over its potential impact. We might lose some people because they will prefer to go somewhere else, said Perras and The PQs proposed charter of values is continuing to stir controversy in the province, this time as an association that represents over 200,000 health professionals has voiced its opposition to the charter. More than half of the groups members completed the survey. While most do not oppose following certain guidelines in regards to religious accommodation, respondents unanimously said they ve never experienced problems with religious symbols at work. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kiribati: The 37-year-old and his wife left his remote atoll in the Pacific country of Kiribati six years ago for higher ground and better prospects in New Zealand, where their three children were born. Immigration authorities have twice rejected his argument that rising sea levels make it too dangerous for him and his family to return to Kiribati, according to The Star. Legal experts consider the mans case a long shot, but it will nevertheless be closely watched, and might have implications for tens of millions of residents in low-lying islands around the world. Kiribati, an impoverished string of 33 coral atolls about halfway between Hawaii and Australia, has about 103,000 people and has been identified by scientists as among the nations most vulnerable to climate change and WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND A man from one of the lowest-lying countries on Earth is trying to convince New Zealand judges that hes a refugee suffering not from persecution, but from climate change. So on Oct. 16, the mans lawyer, Michael Kidd, plans to argue the case before New Zealands High Court. Kidd, who specializes in human rights cases, told The Associated Press he will appeal the case all the way to the countrys Supreme Court if necessary. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Stephen McNeil: A promise to spend $750,000 annually for a new sound recording tax credit would help attract companies and artists from across Canada to work in the province, Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil said, according to CTV. "We can grow this industry further and ensure more of the economic value and employment created by our musicians will remain in our province," he McNeil, adding that the idea follows up on one first proposed by Music Nova Scotia in 2002 and HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia Liberals highlighted their promise to offer tax credits to the sound recording industry while the NDP said their commitment to have family purchases exempt from the harmonized sales tax would be expanded as the election campaign entered its final week Tuesday. Recording companies would get a 20-per-cent tax credit for money spent recording emerging Canadian artists, but the work would have to be done in Nova Scotia for artists to be eligible, McNeil said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.