An unnamed G-20 official says hope for the global economy is to be found in the Great White North. Read More

Environmental issues are beside the point, though the threat isn’t as real as anti-oil fanatics suggest. Today it’s all about jobs and infrastructure. Read More

The Financial Stability Board, which is headed by Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, is the latest institution to note the Great White North’s prudence in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Read More

Keystone XL--formally the Keystone Gulf Coast Expansion Project--was rejected this week. But it’s on track to come on line in late 2014. Read More

The HSBC Financial Clog Index provides a quick, clean look at the level of stress in the system. Read More

There are good reasons Canada is widely recognized for its general stability. A lot of them have to do with the competition, but its leaders are basically competent as well. Read More

TransCanada Corp (TSX: TRP, NYSE: TRP) is adding a lane and expanding capacity to its Keystone XL project, with the firm backing of its customers. Read More

Keystone XL may not survive the short-term gamesmanship spoiling what should be progress on a jobs-creating infrastructure project with long-term net economic benefits. Read More

The US economy is still growing, albeit at a sluggish pace, while Canada is once again adding jobs at an impressive pace. Read More

Much is made these days of the position of the US relative to China and how the latter will soon become the biggest economy on the planet. Whatever the nature of this global race, or whether there is a race at all, Canada and Australia--and investors who own the high-dividend-paying companies that call those countries home--are poised to prosper. Read More