The Canadian economy is outperforming expectations to start the year, according to Statistics Canada data. The agency reports that real gross domestic product (GDP) in the first month of 2024 rose 0.6 per cent from December, beating most economists’ expectations. Anne Gaviola has more on what’s behind January’s surprise GDP strength in Business Matters for Thursday, March 28.
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