New year, new start for Canada? Not so fast. The troubles that plagued the Canadian economy last year are going to persist through 2016 , but things may be a bit brighter by the end of the year, according to a panel of chief economists at the country’s five biggest banks. Here’s what they’re expecting for the world’s 11th biggest economy, which is on pace for 1.2 percent growth in 2015 after being dragged down by the collapse in commodity prices: No Panacea Canada’s gross domestic product can be expected to grow about 1.5 percent in 2016, with 0.5 percent coming from exports and 1 percent from domestic demand, said Douglas Porter, chief economist at Bank of Montreal. That compares with an average forecast of 1.8 percent, according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg. “But the reality is we just cannot count on an export bonanza,” Porter said. “Not with […]