The Canadian Investment Summit
My feelings about where Canada is headed, and just what Mark Carney has in mind for us, have been extremely mixed this last week.
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Punch for Punch
Just a brief entry today. Every time I hear the U.S. attacking Canada yet again – supposedly “responding” to what we have done – it sounds something like this in my mind. It gets more and more bizarre as it goes on.
Toronto Bike Lanes
There were a couple of articles in the Toronto Star this morning discussing how Doug Ford is planning to go forward with removing the Toronto bike lanes, even though Toronto does not support it, and it clearly falls outside his purview as provincial premier.
Today It's A Lake
By now everyone has no doubt heard about Donald Trump’s Executive Order to “rename” Lake Ontario to Lake America.
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