The world's economic centre of gravity, from which much of this good news flows, is, needless to say, the United States.

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The country's economic centre of gravity has shifted to the Arab-facing north.

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But the Liberals' industrial base has contracted and Canada's centre of economic gravity has shifted, westward and towards natural resources.

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