It never has been easy to know how to invest successfully, but recently it has become much more…
Canada’s Business
More to be done
Prejudices slowly are disappearing in Canada. One by one we have started to eliminate biases that…
Going nowhere
While this column is about Canada’s Business, what goes on south of the border is of…
Think twice
A widespread criticism of current economic trends is the growing disparity between those earning…
Presumptuous
It may seem presumptuous for this economist to disagree with the comments and actions of the U.S.…
Questionable tactic
With the economy and stock markets in the doldrums, some corporations are searching for remedies. A…
Long overdue
Most rational observers do not want government activities expanded or cabinet departments added.…
Acting emotionally
Real estate values in general do not follow the basic laws of supply and demand as do mainstream…
Marketing techniques
Nowadays the variety of consumer products on offer has exploded, not just from makers of branded…
Will it continue?
At long last our farmers are prospering. After years of hard work and earning only meagre returns,…
A dizzying cycle
For anyone shopping in grocery stores it is obvious that price increases over the past year have…
A real economic possibility
For the past few months there has loomed the real possibility of serious deflation. That would…
The same old errors in economic policies are being repeated once again
Even though it has not worked in the past, we are repeating over and over the policy that has led…
A shift in psychology for shoppers, retailers
“Gimme!” is a common plea of youngsters, particularly when they are on a shopping…
It all depends
What happens in China will have a profound impact on Canada’s business. Events in that Asian…