Supporting the Canadian oil sands is critical to arriving at a clean-energy future without social strife and a total breakdown of the prevailing economic order. Read More

Is it possible to make profitable investments in a world where governments seem to assume a greater degree of prominence in the economy every day? Read More

It's a difficult regulatory environment that this Middle East telecom must operate in, but it remains a dominant player in a highly competitive space. And it's paying a double-digit yield. Read More

What happened a little more than four years ago won’t be forgotten anytime soon. It’s 35 billion dollars, after all. It can’t be said, however, that Canada isn’t part of the total return solution for serious investors. Read More

There will be no more talk of conversion and its potential impact on corporate dividends. It's all about operating conditions now. Here's where we separate the chaff from the wheat. Read More

All things considered, Canada’s minority Conservative government appears to have done everything it could--short of reversal--to mitigate the impact of the Halloween Massacre. Read More

There are things we can anticipate and plan for. And then there are the “known unknowns,” which we know will happen, cannot account for in advance but can be prepared to weather. Read More

We’ll deal with a spate of symbol changes over the next several days, but beyond these annoyances we have solid prospects for wealth building in 2011. Read More

The august scientific body found much to criticize about Canada’s handling of its oil sands and would like to see more data on the impact of bitumen extraction and production. But a thorough report basically confirms that development of this important resource will continue to gain steam. Read More