George H.W. Bush likely won’t ever forget it, but sometimes we do. It’s the economy, stupid. Bush Sr. lost his shot at a second term as President of the United States in large part because Bill Clinton’s campaign manager James Carville (the Ragin’ Cajun) uttered those immortal (in political circles) words at the right time [...]
As we sit in our locked-down building in Toronto because of the proximity of the G8/G20 protesters, I thought it would be the right time to highlight what is happening in the global financial markets – specifically on capital market and investment banking regulation. The Global Bank Tax In many countries, most notably the US [...]
The leaves have fallen, the snow has blown, the flowers have blossomed and the heat waves are back. What better time to take a look back at the year-that-was at Queen’s Park as the legislature prepares to recess for yet another summer. Here are but a few points of reflection – in numbers – from [...]
Minister Baird’s announcement on April 29 of a $550 million loan to the State of Michigan to help ensure the construction of a new bridge is an incredibly important step in ensuring the problems at the Detroit Windsor Border Crossing are solved.
Back in February 2010, the Bank of Canada “warned that the dollar’s persistent strength could act as a significant drag on growth and delay the return to the inflation target.” Well, I guess not. The Canadian dollar is as high as it hasn’t been in a long time, and the Canadian economy is growing faster [...]

