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Canadian Household Debt Outpaces GDP As Mortgage Borrowing Returns
Canada’s economy is slowing down and unemployment is rising, but that isn’t slowing credit consumption, according to data from Statistics Canada, which reveals that a combination of lower rates and moral hazard has led to aggressive borrowing, with credit now rising at a faster pace than GDP.