Based on misleading data, inflation seems to be almost non-existent. One should not dismiss the…
Canada’s Business
Busy-ness
Many of us question just what executives actually do to warrant their huge financial rewards. Once…
Canadian money for Canadians
The recently announced changes by the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)board should arouse the ire of all…
Risk averse
Over the past five years stock markets have soared, approximately doubling, but that was…
Disappointing ‘capex’
For an economy to prosper, companies must spend money on new plants and equipment – capital…
Underlying trends
If deflationary trends persist, they can trigger severe economic repercussions. Once it is widely…
What it takes
This side of Heaven it is impossible to determine which career is the most valuable. Who is to say…
Worthwhile?
A multitude of youngsters will attend a post-secondary institution this autumn to pursue a course…
Bad Omens
For quite some time there have been bad omens to cause us concern about the economy. Weak commodity…
The key
It is far from clear that the latest federal budget will have a meaningful effect on boosting…
A reality check
With tens of thousands refugees-immigrants coming to Canada this year concerns have been expressed…
Speak up
In September, 1939, after Germany invaded Poland, Britain, which had an obligation under a treaty…
Irrational voters
After some recent elections, it appears that our politicians think that voters are irrational. From…
Bigger is not better
Until recently in Canada and the United States, the bigger retailers had a dominant share of the…
A bad experiment
Throughout the credit world a new development has appeared, the rising employment of derivatives.…