We're Experiencing Slow Growth, Not a Full-Blown Recession: LU Economist

Local economist not worried about "full-blown downturn"

Lakehead University economist Livio Di Mateo doesn't think Canada's technical recession is cause for alarm

We're experiencing slow growth, not a full-blown recession: LU economist

Lakehead University economics professor says the GDP numbers are too small to call a recession.

We’re experiencing slow growth, not a full-blown recession: LU economist – Fort Frances Times

THUNDER BAY – Economic professor at Lakehead University, Livio Di Matteo, says there is no need to fear a recession. “That could become a self-fulfilling prophecy if people start to believe they’re in a recession or think they are in one. At this point in time, people should conduct their […]

Canada’s Economy Stalls in Q1 ’26 as Recession Debate Intensifies Among Economists - Commonwealth Union

The Canadian economy may still be struggling to grow. Some economists, weighing in on the latest real gross domestic product (GDP) results on Friday, 29 May ’26, argued that weakness may not qualify as a recession. Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported last Friday, May 29, that the Canadian economy had stalled during the first quarter of this year. Real GDP per expenditure was flat on a quarter-by-quarter basis. StatCan converted the quarterly fi…