Canada’s oil industry is like Bizarro Superman. For those of you who aren’t comic book nerds or are not die-hard fans of Seinfeld, Bizarro Superman is the antithesis of Superman. His actions were always the exact opposite of what we would expect from Superman. In the world of energy, Canada is much like Bizarro Superman because of how different its oil industry […]
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Worthwhile Canadian Comparison – NYTimes.com
I’m in Toronto, where I just received an honorary degree from the University of Toronto; and my thoughts have naturally turned, as they don’t do often enough, to matters Canadian. For it seems to me that Canada offers a useful test case for theories about what lies behind the Great Recession and the Not-So-Great Recovery. In its early stages, the […]
The Integration of Canada into a U.S. Dominated North American Security Perimeter | Global Research
Canada’s prime minister recently addressed the CFR, a globalist think tank who have been a driving force behind the push towards deeper North American integration. The U.S. and Canada are now further advancing this agenda through the Beyond the Border agreement. Both countries are increasing bilateral border transportation and infrastructure coordination. This includes a common approach to border management, security […]
Why Do Americans Think Canada Is So Pure? – Bloomberg
Today’s arrest of the mayor of Montreal, Michael Applebaum, on conspiracy and fraud charges, coming on the heels of Toronto’s mayor apparently smoking something he shouldn’t, is prompting some tut-tutting on the south side of the border. “The mayor of a Canadian city was arrested early this morning and it wasn’t even the guy who smoked crack on video,” Gawker […]
How strong is the economy Canada’s Mark Carney leaves behind? | Business | The Observer
Bob Robinson, the good-natured, broad-shouldered boss of Calgary construction firm Westcor, says: “If you can’t get a job in this city, you’re not trying.” Calgary is the Houston of Canada: a fast-growing city with a frontier atmosphere. The skyline is punctuated by glass and steel skyscrapers in which oil and gas executives plan multibillion-dollar investments against the distant backdrop of […]
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