Monthly Archives: March 2016

Massive opportunity in retooling to a sustainable economy

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has proposed a plan called ‘One Million Climate Jobs: a challenge for Canada’ that will help Canada reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by a 1/3rd and create sustainable climate jobs, allowing workers to transition away … Continue reading

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Canada the indebted

Canada’s total reported consumer debt recently hit an even higher high at $1.621 trillion up from $1.529 trillion a year ago.  And a study released today by Equifax Canada finds that Albertans have the highest average debt load in the … Continue reading

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‘Genius’ fails again: this time it’s subprime commercial loans

As I was explaining here this week in Real estate investment products: another ‘big short?’, thanks to capital and fund managers desperate for yield the past 5 years, along with underwriters paid to package loans into securities and sell them … Continue reading

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