Interview of the Week – Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer
11/29/2020 12:48 PMMike: Does it worry you that so much of the federal government borrowing is short term - given that make us vulnerable to future rate increases. Yves Giroux: The appetite in the market is simply not there. (ie no buyers for Cdn 30 yr bonds) Listen to the entirety of...
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Looking Good vs. Doing Good
11/28/2020 11:46 AMA new study explains the real motivation for donating to charity and supporting specific government policies. And in the process explains our love affair with virtue...
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Complete Show – Nov 28th
11/28/2020 11:35 AMCan we really afford the massive debt our governments are running up? what are the consequences? In a rare interview, The Parliamentary Budget Officer, Yves Giroux gives us some no BS, no political spin answers. Plus a head scratching...
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‘The Zoom Boom’: Asia Leads the World in Covid-19 Economic Recovery
11/27/2020 12:50 PMOur friends over at Integrated Wealth Management sent over another article they thought you'd enjoy. ~Ed. Our market outlook can be hampered by focusing on conditions "in our own backyard" which isn't indicative of the big picture. Asia is leading the recovery right...
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Climate Policy – Where Cost/Benefit Analysis Goes To Die
11/27/2020 10:11 AMWith the absurd assumption that all are equally effective - and the cost doesn't...
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Vancouver To Triple Empty Home Tax To 3% In 2021
11/27/2020 9:05 AMVancouver is doubling down on the success of its vacant home tax…well, tripling down, technically. The Vancouver Empty Homes Tax (EHT) will be tripled from its original rate for the 2021 assessment year. The tax, which places a penalty on underused homes, was put in...
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British Military Sent On Secret Mission To Protect Saudi Oilfields
11/27/2020 9:01 AMThe United Kingdom has had troops deployed in Saudi Arabia to protect its oilfields from attacks since February this year, The News reported this week, a local newspaper in Portsmouth in the UK. A small team from the 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, which is based near...
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The Gold Rally Has Finally Run Out Of Steam
11/27/2020 8:56 AMThis year has been proving to be a gold speculator and investor’s dream after the yellow metal rallied hard to hit historical highs thanks to a perfect storm of a global pandemic, massive government stimulus packages, weakening dollar and a stock market bull run that...
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11/26/2020 11:06 AM
“The current rules close small bookstores, florists and lighting stores to in-store business but allow customers to line up at Costco and Walmart to buy these same items. If it is dangerous to buy a book at an independent bookseller, why isn’t it dangerous at Costco?”...
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Big Boxes Remain Open While Small Businesses are Shut
11/26/2020 10:02 AM“The current rules close small bookstores, florists and lighting stores to in-store business but allow customers to line up at Costco and Walmart to buy these same items. If it is dangerous to buy a book at an independent bookseller, why isn’t it dangerous at Costco?”...
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