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Trade deals that lock up intellectual property rules could have dangerous consequences for Canada — Financial Post

Critics warn such deals can push smaller countries into trade-offs that aren’t in their best interests, tipping the global playing field in favour of larger, richer countries via Trade deals that lock up intellectual property rules could have dangerous consequences for Canada — Financial Post President Trumps Complaint about American’s trade past policies is true. SmallContinue reading “Trade deals that lock up intellectual property rules could have dangerous consequences for Canada — Financial Post”

Dual-class shares are hot in the U.S. again. Canada should join in — Financial Post

American fund managers are freaking out about the popularity of multiple voting shares among entrepreneurs going for an initial public offering (IPO). In recent years, some 20 per cent of American IPOs (and up to a third among tech entrepreneurs) have adopted a dual-class structure. Fund managers are working overtime to squelch this trend. In… viaContinue reading “Dual-class shares are hot in the U.S. again. Canada should join in — Financial Post”

William Watson: Canada has so few poor people now, a guaranteed income may be pointless — Financial Post

If you like spreadsheets, Statistics Canada’s big dump of income data last week has given you a fun few days. Personally, I’ve been noodling through Table 11-10-0135-01, “Low-income statistics by age, sex and economic family type.” Doesn’t sound gripping? You’re obviously not an economist. First problem: Which definition of low income to use? StatCan’s “low… viaContinue reading “William Watson: Canada has so few poor people now, a guaranteed income may be pointless — Financial Post”

Fresh blow to Canada’s oil industry as key pipeline delayed by a year — Financial Post

In a major blow to the Canadian oil industry, Enbridge Inc. now expects the replacement and expansion of its Line 3 crude oil pipeline to be in service about a year later than expected. The project, previously slated to start shipping crude in the fourth quarter of this year, is now expected to enter service… viaContinue reading “Fresh blow to Canada’s oil industry as key pipeline delayed by a year — Financial Post”