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Obama’s Trade Deal Will Bankrupt Canada’s Farming Industry “Overnight”, Expert Says
Obama’s Trade Deal Will Bankrupt Canada’s Farming Industry “Overnight”, Expert Says Earlier this month, in “Forget China: This Extremely “Developed” Country Just Suffered Its Biggest Money Outflow Ever,” we took a close look at Canada, where slumping crude prices are beginning to take a serious toll. As we noted, citing BofAML, Canada’s basic balance – a combination of […]
Time to Repair Our ‘Damaged’ Democracy: Stephane Dion
Time to Repair Our ‘Damaged’ Democracy: Stephane Dion New foreign affairs minister, a long-time vote reform advocate, dishes on fixing our system. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice to represent Canada on the world stage, Stephane Dion, will have his work cut out for him promoting the Liberals’ brand of democracy as foreign affairs minister. The […]
Trans-Pacific Partnership text has been released
Trans-Pacific Partnership text has been released Canada has entered into side letters with U.S., Japan, Malaysia as part of deal New Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen with Canadian Governor General David Johnston, right, will be challenged early by how they respond to a critical economic agreement that was negotiated […]
Transcanada Just Killed The Keystone XL Pipeline
Transcanada Just Killed The Keystone XL Pipeline In an ironic twist, just hours after we discussed the record capital outflow from Canada, resulting from the plunge in oil prices and the mothballing of Canada’s energy industry, Obama’s long-desired goal of killing the Keystone XL pipeline has finally come true. Moments ago, the WSJ reported that […]
Forget China: This Extremely “Developed” Country Just Suffered Its Biggest Money Outflow Ever
Forget China: This Extremely “Developed” Country Just Suffered Its Biggest Money Outflow Ever While understandably all eyes have been fixed on every monthly capital outflow update from China (even the ones that the Politburo is clearly massaging), few have noticed that one of the biggest total outflows currently in the global developed economy is taking place right in America’s own […]
Ontario to increase Syrian refugee targets to help meet Trudeau’s goals, Kathleen Wynne says
Ontario to increase Syrian refugee targets to help meet Trudeau’s goals, Kathleen Wynne says Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says her government will try to expedite the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the province to coincide with Justin Trudeau’s bold commitment to bring in 25,000 refugees by the end of the year. “We need to align with […]
Let’s Help Canada’s Newspapers Stop Embarrassing Themselves
Let’s Help Canada’s Newspapers Stop Embarrassing Themselves In this post-Harper era, our democratic institutions must be fixed. Start with media. Observing the cathartic effect of the end the Harper regime reveals just how traumatized millions of Canadians were by nearly 10 years of rule by this vindictive prime minister. The analogies and metaphors keep coming: […]
Canadian Election: A Study in Values
Canadian Election: A Study in Values Those who work on climate change were both chuffed and chagrined by its role in Canada’s federal election campaign, which peaked last week with the victory of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and defeat of Conservative incumbent Stephen Harper. “The environment” – a catch-all concept that often encompasses concern about […]
Shell Scraps Oil-Sands Project, Points at Big Issue For Canada
Shell Scraps Oil-Sands Project, Points at Big Issue For Canada On October 27, the Anglo-Dutch oil major announced that it was pulling the plug on its Carmon Creek oil sands project in Alberta, Canada. The project was expected to yield 80,000 barrels per day in oil sands production, which was originally greenlighted in 2013. However, the markets […]
Libs Need Clearer Energy Security Plan, Says ‘After the Sands’ Author
Libs Need Clearer Energy Security Plan, Says ‘After the Sands’ Author Increased oil patch ownership can help Canada meet emissions goals, says Gordon Laxer. Gordon Laxer says Canada is highly vulnerable to another oil crisis. Pipeline photo via Shutterstock. [Editor’s note: Join Dr. Gordon Laxer, political economist and co-founder of the Parkland Institute, for a free talk […]
Trust Trudeau? I’ll Wait and See
Trust Trudeau? I’ll Wait and See Canada’s young prince promises ‘real change.’ I can’t help but be wary. Like many Canadians, I want to trust the Liberals, but I don’t enjoy having to trust them. Photo by Mario Jean. How are we feeling about the new Canadian Camelot? Justin Trudeau is young, movie star handsome, […]
Neither Bull nor Bear
Neither Bull nor Bear “Good Economic Management” vs. Larceny “Will you shut up?!” That is what we wanted to say this morning, here in Zurich, Switzerland. At the table next to us, a hedge fund promoter is working hard… “The value proposition… outside of the box… we’re only talking two points… we can dialogue about […]
PM-Elect Of ‘US Ally’ Canada Wastes No Time: Tells Obama Will Withdraw Fighter Jets From Syria, Iraq
PM-Elect Of ‘US Ally’ Canada Wastes No Time: Tells Obama Will Withdraw Fighter Jets From Syria, Iraq With the ink still damp on voter slips, newly crowned elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wasted no time in fulfilling the first of his liberal “hope” and “change” promises. As AFP reports, hours after defeating Stephen Harper, Trudeau has told US President Obama that […]
