Trade, or “governtainment”
There is more than a tit-for-tat trade war going on between China and the U.S. And Canada should be paying attention
- By: Gord McIntosh
- July 27, 2018 July 24, 2018
- 00:00
Top Stories in Insight
Comment & Insight
Enforcement and the spirit of the law
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- June 22, 2018 June 21, 2018
- 00:01
Method to King Donald’s madness
Trump's tariffs and his personal attack on Justin Trudeau may be part of a strategic retreat from his original threat
- By: Gord McIntosh
- June 22, 2018 July 12, 2018
- 00:00
Opinion: CSA decision a big win for the industry
Dealers and advisors can breathe a sigh of relief that there is no blanket ban on trailer commissions and no statutory best interest standard
- By: IE Staff
- June 21, 2018 June 22, 2018
- 10:05
Comment & Insight
Shedding the image of weakness
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- June 1, 2018 June 1, 2018
- 00:01
Comment & Insight
NAFTA 2.0 won’t end trade disputes
Protectionism in the U.S. may not be as severe as it was in 1930, but it remains very much a part of that country's DNA
- By: Gord McIntosh
- June 1, 2018 June 1, 2018
- 00:00
Comment & Insight
The brokerage business’s remarkable resilience
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- April 27, 2018 April 25, 2018
- 00:01
Comment & Insight
Is Big Tech getting too big?
Technology giants such as Facebook and Alphabet dominate the economy. Can limits be placed on that dominance?
- By: Gord McIntosh
- April 27, 2018 April 25, 2018
- 00:00
Comment & Insight
One out of three is not good
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- March 29, 2018 March 29, 2018
- 00:01
Comment & Insight
The budget deserves a closer look
Not long ago, journalists would spend a week or more parsing and analyzing the budget document
- By: Gord McIntosh
- March 29, 2018 March 29, 2018
- 00:00
Comment & Insight
Time to follow the U.S. on seniors’ issues
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- March 1, 2018 March 2, 2018
- 00:04
Comment & Insight
Whither the Opposition?
The Liberals survived a terrible autumn in Parliament. Yet, they appear entrenched in power
- By: Gord McIntosh
- March 1, 2018 March 2, 2018
- 00:03
The irony of pipeline politics
Killing the Trans Mountain pipeline puts climate change strategy in jeopardy
- By: Michael Ganley
- March 1, 2018 March 2, 2018
- 00:02
Between a dam and a hard place
After approving a controversial capital project, B.C.'s government must face the wrath of environmentalists
- By: Brian Lewis
- March 1, 2018 March 2, 2018
- 00:01
Here we go again
Every five or so years, someone pitches the idea that Halifax needs a professional sports team
- By: donalee Moulton
- March 1, 2018 March 2, 2018
- 00:00
Bias on embedded commissions ban?
Investment industry players that favour a ban are either far removed from the average investor or could benefit directly from it
- By: Mark Kent
- July 17, 2017 January 18, 2018
- 13:40
IIROC firms already meet the best interests of their clients
Regulators’ proposals to impose a best interests standard would be “duplicative and confusing”
- By: Ian Russell
- February 28, 2017 January 16, 2018
- 17:00
Explanations are needed — please
How will removing embedded commissions enhance the client experience? And how will a fiduciary standard work exactly?
- By: Don Janzen
- August 15, 2016 January 16, 2018
- 16:20
Solid proposal or empty promise?
Editorial