Daily Archives: November 2, 2015

Big Canadian bank mortgages behind Asian buying?

For years we have been hearing breathless reports about wealthy Asians sending a relentless stream of cash into realty markets like Vancouver and Toronto.  This weekend the Globe Report on Business ran with a detailed look at Canadian housing markets … Continue reading

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It’s our money: what democracy?

As if the Greek tragedy of Syriza’s thrashing by the European Troika wasn’t enough, we’ve just witnessed direct overrule of a popular vote by the President of Portugal who refuses to accept a resounding public vote for governmental change. “The … Continue reading

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