𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐃𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝟔𝟖,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐉𝐎𝐁𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇—𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐈𝐌

The Canadian economy shed 𝟔𝟖,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 last month — economists had actually expected a gain of roughly 9,200.  - M.A. Rothman@MichaelARothman

• Instead, Canada posted its worst monthly loss in seven months, and the unemployment rate climbed to 𝟔.𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭, up from 6.4 percent in August (Statistics Canada, The Daily, Oct. 9, 2026). 
• It's the second straight month of losses — August cost Canada roughly 42,000 jobs — and the damage is concentrated exactly where you'd expect from a government fighting its biggest trading partner instead of making a deal...

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