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Canada’s Largest Shale Play Is Gaining Momentum
Canada’s Largest Shale Play Is Gaining Momentum The National Energy Board of Canada released a resource assessment today, examining the Duvernay Shale of Alberta. Deposited during the Devonian Period, the Duvernay Shale is located throughout central Alberta, running from Grande Prairie almost to Calgary. Located near, and in some locations directly below the Montney, the […]
Late summer heat wave causing problems for Canadians
Late summer heat wave causing problems for Canadians Heat flows into eastern Canada Thursday, September 21, 2017, 7:57 PM – While fall starts on Friday, the eastern half of the country has been greeted with summer-like heat, and it’s causing problems for Canadians. The toasty weekend forecast was enough for organizers of the Rock ‘n’ […]
John Ivison: ‘U.S. policy is not to defend Canada’ in the event of a missile attack, general says
John Ivison: ‘U.S. policy is not to defend Canada’ in the event of a missile attack, general says Participation in the ballistic missile defence program would be costly, but, amid nuclear threats, it appears we are no longer under the protective umbrella of the U.S. Lt. Gen. Pierre St-Amand before the Commons National Defence Committee […]
Oh Canada: An Economic Experiment
OH CANADA: AN ECONOMIC EXPERIMENT It seems like the only time Canada makes the news is when America elects some right wing President the Hollywood elite don’t like, and they all threaten to move to Canada. We are usually too polite to say something, as it is often clear the Americans are in the midst […]
Bank of Canada Shuts Out Free Market Economists from Key Policy Conference – Peter Diekmeyer
Bank of Canada Shuts Out Free Market Economists from Key Policy Conference – Peter Diekmeyer Next week’s Bank of Canada policy conference appears set to deliver standard talking points. Not a single free market economist has been invited and a BOC spokesperson confirmed that the alternative-financial press is also being shut out. The BOC […]
Toronto Home Price Bubble Descends into Bear Market
Toronto Home Price Bubble Descends into Bear Market With surprise rate hike, Bank of Canada turns against housing market. Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area, the largest housing market in Canada, plunged 34.8% in August compared to a year ago, to 6,357 homes, with sales of detached homes and semi-detached homes getting eviscerated: Sales […]
The Canadian Cointoss: Bank Of Canada Monetary Policy Decision Preview
The Canadian Cointoss: Bank Of Canada Monetary Policy Decision Preview From RanSquawk The majority expects the BoC to leave its overnight rate unchanged at 0.75%. Only 6 of 33 surveyed expect the BoC to hike this time out, while the OIS curve prices in a 45% chance of a hike. A strong Q2 GDP release […]
Canadians Are Borrowing Against Real Estate At The Fastest Pace Ever
Canadians Are Borrowing Against Real Estate At The Fastest Pace Ever Canadian real estate prices have soared, and so did borrowing against that value. Our analysis of domestic bank filings from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) shows that loans secured against property has reached an all-time high. More surprising is the […]
Moral Outrage Over Low Wages: Canada Joins Trump With Threats of Walking Out on NAFTA
Moral Outrage Over Low Wages: Canada Joins Trump With Threats of Walking Out on NAFTA The threat of total abandonment of NAFTA took on a second front today as Canada’s biggest private-sector union said NAFTA should be scrapped if Mexico cannot agree to better labor standards. Please consider Sharp Differences Over Labor Surface at NAFTA Talks in Mexico. […]
What slowdown? Vancouver and Toronto real estate markets still hot and unaffordable for many
What slowdown? Vancouver and Toronto real estate markets still hot and unaffordable for many Housing prices are once again climbing in Vancouver and Toronto may soon follow Emelia Symington Fedy with her partner, Christie Watson, and two children in Vancouver — the city the family is leaving because they can’t afford to live there. (Emelia […]
Quebec Is “Close To Its Limits” As Refugees Flood Across US-Canada Border
Quebec Is “Close To Its Limits” As Refugees Flood Across US-Canada Border Back in January, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his liberal savior complex in full view, announced that Canada would take in all refugees who are refused entry to the US. “To those fleeing persecution, terror and war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of […]
Canadian Home Sales Crash In June
Canadian Home Sales Crash In June The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in June posted their largest monthly drop since 2010, with the Greater Toronto market leading the decline. This is the third monthly decline in a row… Under the covers, it’s Toronto that is suffering the most… Toronto existing home sales drop […]
IMF Rings The Alarm On Canada’s Economy
IMF Rings The Alarm On Canada’s Economy Shortly after yesterday’s rate hike by the Bank of Canada, its first since 2010, we warned that as rates in Canada begin to rise, the local economy which has seen a striking decline in hourly earnings in the past year, which remains greatly reliant on a vibrant construction […]
“Canada Is In Serious Trouble” Again, And This Time It’s For Real
“Canada Is In Serious Trouble” Again, And This Time It’s For Real Some time ago, Deutsche Bank’s chief international economist, Torsten Slok, presented several charts which showed that “Canada is in serious trouble” mostly as a result of its overreliance on its frothy, bubbly housing sector, but also due to the fact that unlike the […]
Rosen Slams Canadian Accountants: “Investors Are Being Swindled” – Peter Diekmeyer
Rosen Slams Canadian Accountants: “Investors Are Being Swindled” – Peter Diekmeyer Bill Morneau was one of the country’s top pension fund management professionals before he went into government. But when Canada’s Minister of Finance recently addressed Concordia University business students, not one asked about the country’s $4 trillion national debt, much of which is pension-related. […]
