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LILLEY: Unemployment is up, economy tanking, it's not about Trump

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There are now 1.5 million people counted as unemployed in Canada 188,000 more than a year ago .

Canada 's unemployment rate has been rising steadily for some time, long before Trump ’s return to the White House .

The economy added just 7,400 new jobs last month while adding 53,600 to the labour force population of those aged 15 and over.

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72

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69

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23

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informal

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English

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52

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possibly offensive

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