Some Government reports say Employment got slightly better in December, another said slightly down. What’s true? It’s a Big Country: Alberta may be running hot & Quebec steady while BC is a little off & Ontario maybe in bad shape. There’s definitely no booming jobs market in Canada. But the Trend is ominous, Tariffs, if they happen would be devastating. Most importantly WORRY over trade may simply push Manufacturing to the USA where 340 Million consumers live. Lay-offs accelerate: what happens to mortgage rates & real estate: initially Variable Rates fall as the BoC cuts aggressively to fight the Recession & RE goes quiet: historically there is no Boom in home sales when people are worrying about jobs