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Radio Active | Jan 25, 2013 | 6:14

Bitumen Bubble Explained

The province's finances may be hit by the "bitumen bubble." As the CBC's John Archer tells Portia Clark, expert opinion is divided on whether the government should have foreseen the effects of the bubble.

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