Reevely: Ontario's economy pushes ahead, but manufacturing left behind

July was a good month for employment in Ontario in general, and yet another cruddy one for manufacturing.
“The economy has legs. It’s always nice to talk about good months when they come,” said Brad Duguid, the minister of economic development, giving the customary remarks after the monthly numbers came out Friday. Ontario added 26,000 jobs in July, according to Statistics Canada, and most of those jobs were full-time.
“It’s only fair now to acknowledge that this Li