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Futureproof with pandemic profits

Editorial: What should returning to normal look like for the investment industry?

  • By: IE Staff
  • March 22, 2021 March 19, 2021
  • 00:02
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Notes from underground

An abnormal silence has fallen in Toronto’s PATH, which connects the financial district

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Why the budget is late this year

Opinion: A budget in April or May would be ideal for a government planning an election in June

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“Meme stocks” challenge regulators

Editorial: The challenge for regulators is to find a way to police misinformation in an online world

  • By: IE Staff
  • February 22, 2021 February 24, 2021
  • 00:02

Liberals heading for an election win

A spring election victory seems likely, but the one after could be tough

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Regulators have raised their own bar

Editorial: Ideally, the pandemic will serve as a catalyst for innovation

  • By: IE Staff
  • January 25, 2021 January 22, 2021
  • 00:02
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Quebec adapts to living with Covid-19

The finance minister says the economy is in better shape than expected, but will cities ever be the same?

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We ignore experts at our peril

Editorial: The consequences of disregarding expertise have become evident

  • By: IE Staff
  • December 14, 2020 December 10, 2020
  • 00:02
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Freeland’s economic statement a political winner

The opposition parties didn’t know what to make of the Liberal spending plan

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SROs need an overhaul, not a merger

Editorial: Recent consultation on reforming the SRO framework reveals that a full-scale renovation is needed

  • By: IE Staff
  • November 23, 2020 December 11, 2020
  • 00:02
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B.C. NDP’s gamble pays off

More seats come with more problems as the province tackles financial and environmental challenges

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Bracing for unrest in the U.S.

Editorial: Financial advisors should prepare clients for the very real potential for civil unrest

  • By: IE Staff
  • November 2, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 00:02

As Alberta reels, Kenney’s approval rating plummets

Voters are unimpressed with the premier's response to the pandemic and low oil prices

Ontario adds insult to injury

Editorial: In the midst of a global pandemic, Ontario's decision to allow DSCs looks worse than ever

  • By: IE Staff
  • October 9, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 00:01
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Throne speech borrows from Pearson years, but will it work?

The Liberals are betting that today’s voters, like those of the ’60s, are ready for change

Time to act on the CCMR

Editorial: If the political will to carry the CCMR to fruition exists, now is the time to use it

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 21, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 00:01
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Election or no election, the campaign has begun

Watch for the Sept. 23 throne speech to include promises easily repackaged into an election platform

Toothless OBSI leaves investors wanting

Editorial: Harmed investors need more than a legal aid clinic

  • By: IE Staff
  • August 21, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 00:02
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What’s next after Trudeau’s horrible summer?

The return to Parliament on Sept. 21 won’t be easy for the minority government after yet another ethics scandal

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The most powerful weapon

Editorial: As economic activity picks up, the biggest risk is a second shutdown

  • By: IE Staff
  • June 5, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 00:02

For Albertans, oil and gas will never die

There will always be a price for a barrel of oil or a cubic metre of natural gas. The only question is what that price…

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A position of exceptional strength

Editorial: Financial advisors' average assets under management reached record levels in early 2020

  • By: IE Staff
  • May 1, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 00:02

The pandemic has changed Trudeau’s world

Watch for new foreign policy and an election in 2021

Urgent need for planning & co-operation

Editorial: For now, the priority is survival

  • By: IE Staff
  • April 2, 2020 November 24, 2020
  • 00:02
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Scotland follows London’s lead

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon adopted Westminster’s foot-dragging approach to dealing with Covid-19