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When a signature is not enough

Lengthy documents that clients sign without reading won’t provide protection in the exempt market

Vital signs in the land of Nod

Just when it looked like everyone in Ontario was sound asleep — maybe even hibernating — signs of life are stirring.

  • By: Gavin Will
  • March 6, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 12:45

Pucks, sticks and dollars

Bank of Nova Scotia has hooked up with the Jets, adding another sports team to the bank’s sponsorship and marketing lineup

Has union’s ship sailed?

Fish processing is in decline, but no one in Newfoundland and Labrador’s fish-plant towns wants to take the hit

  • By: Gavin Will
  • March 6, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 12:37

Budget 2012: Feds could learn from Ontario

Instead of looking to a credible third-party, Ottawa is imposing unilateral cuts

It’s time to tackle investor restitution

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • March 6, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 12:28

Funding the big dream

Urban sprawl, car-choked streets, old-growth forests under threat. Greater Montreal hopes to deal with all of these issues via an ambitious, 20-year land use and…

  • By: Andy Riga
  • February 23, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 11:51

Canadian? Count your blessings

Despite our troubles, Canada is one of the best places on Earth in which to live and work

  • By: Brian Lewis
  • February 23, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 11:28

Promises, promises

The feds say the Enbridge pipeline to the West Coast is a slam dunk. Is that bluster?

  • By: Brian Lewis
  • February 23, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 11:18

Delivering the bad tidings

Harper’s recent comment about the need for reform of the public retirement system could create problems for his government

Some good news for wronged investors

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • February 23, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 10:59

Pass the tissues – and the scotch

The common cold is a full body experience, from the runny nose to the hacking cough. Why doesn’t it get more sympathy?

  • By: Paul Rush
  • February 7, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 11:58

Guest column: Striking the right balance

The new Fund Facts document is a major step forward; it should be tested and reviewed before further changes are made

Auditor butts heads

Nova Scotia’s enormous debt load has attracted the attention

Playing follow the leader

Voting patterns that shift almost overnight mean there’s no predicting who will be Quebec’s next leader

The joys of Jetsmania

It’s the ultimate bit of Canadiana — a Tim Hortons’ doughnut adorned with the Jets’ new logo

Provinces vs feds: The outlook

With change on many fronts, it’s unclear which level of government should be responsible for what

Better retirement savings reform needed

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • February 7, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 11:21

Ontario’s fiscal hangover

When in doubt, get someone else to deliver the bad news for you.

Can the Rock get connected?

Once an impossible dream, Newfoundland and Labrador is once again reviewing the possibility of an undersea tunnel

  • By: Gavin Will
  • January 23, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 16:06

Renovating a team, and a city

The Saskatchewan Roughriders need an overhaul, and so does Regina’s aging core. Will taxpayers give the go-ahead?

A “heartbreaking” decision

The Supreme Court’s thumbs-down on a national securities regulator fails to take note of modern realities

What’s next for national regulation?

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • January 23, 2012 October 29, 2019
  • 15:36

Beaver, bear or meadow vole?

A senator has suggested dumping the beaver for the polar bear as our national symbol. But what about the other options?

  • By: Paul Rush
  • December 21, 2011 October 29, 2019
  • 15:30

Guest column: Overcoming securities regulation lock-in

Canadian financial regulators are hampered by the gridlock that comes with fragmentation. Independent oversight could promote new ways of thinking

  • By: Ian Russell
  • December 21, 2011 November 17, 2019
  • 15:25