Justified or Overkill – On the Emergencies Act
02/20/2022 10:33 AMMichael is joined by the Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to discuss the sweeping scope of this Act that bypasses most democratic...
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Mike’s Comment – Feb 19th
02/20/2022 10:25 AMWhether it's climate change, the COVID response or the Truckers' Convoy - the government's attitude has been crystal clear - only low lifes and deplorables would question...
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February 19th Episode
02/19/2022 8:21 AMIs the Emergencies Act justified or overkill? Join Mike tomorrow in conversation with the Executive Director of the non-partisan Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Plus a deep dive into the the impact of Ukraine/Russia confrontation on business and trade with the...
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Feds say no more funding for Trans Mountain expansion as project costs nearly double
02/18/2022 12:21 PMCALGARY — The federal government said Friday it will not put more money toward the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in spite of a newly disclosed price tag for the project that comes in 70 per cent higher than expected. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said...
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Coastal GasLink workers violently attacked
02/18/2022 11:42 AMA Coastal GasLink work camp near Houston, B.C. is now a crime scene, following an early morning attack on workers yesterday involving an estimated 20 masked, axe-wielding assailants, who threatened workers, hacked up vehicles and caused millions of dollars in damage...
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Trading Desk Notes For February 12, 2022
02/16/2022 1:13 PMInterest rates rocket higher Interest rates have been climbing steadily since early December but rocketed higher this week on the one-two punch of surging CPI and a call from St. Louis Fed President Bullard for the Fed to “immediately” take aggressive hawkish action....
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Bitcoin price circles $44K as analyst asks, ‘Who remains to sell here?’
02/16/2022 1:02 PMBitcoin (BTC) broadly held levels at $44,000 and above on Feb. 16 amid fresh optimism that another macro low would be avoided. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD rebounding after an overnight dip to $43,725 on Bitstamp. In a tightening...
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Schachter’s Eye on Energy for February 16
02/16/2022 11:35 AMEach week Josef Schachter gives you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
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Stat of the Day
02/15/2022 1:56 PMInvestment lesson/warning: Twitter's sales have grown from $535 million at its IPO in 2013 to over $5 billion today. But its stock is 20% below its 1st day close in 2013. What happened? Investors were paying 41x sales at its IPO and 6x sales today. Lesson -- the price...
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Before you make another comment on COVID, read this by Dr. Vinay Prasad, Master of Public Health, Assoc Prof, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at U of C San Francisco, practising oncologist
02/15/2022 1:38 PMThe main federal agency guiding America’s pandemic policy is the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which sets widely adopted policies on masking, vaccination, distancing, and other mitigation efforts to slow the spread of COVID and ensure the virus is less morbid when...
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