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Canadian Dollar hits par with sad, sad, U.S. dollar.

Warm up the car, it’s time for some cross-border shopping!  Yes, for the first time since 2007, the loonie has achieved parity with the sad, sickly, mostly-Chinese-owned U.S. greenback. And according to pretty much everyone, it’ll hover near or above par for the coming months, maybe years.
From the Globe:
Nonetheless, it’s hard to find a reason [...]


Canada tops The Economist’s Top Ten Most Liveable Cities. Again.

Once again proving that Canada IS better – The Economist’s 2010 index of the World’s Most Liveable Cities is loaded with Canadian cities.
For the third year in a row, Vancouver tops the list, with its picturesque mountains and coast line, its unparalelled outdoor activites, and who’s kidding who – it’s world-class cannabis. [...]


The Financial Times wonders “What Toronto can teach New York and London”. So much really.

Chrystia Freeland of the Financial Times with a great article on why Canada’s banking industry didn’t need a bailout, and still makes good money. Oh – and why it’s the envy of the world, which it is.
The article does waste some time considering whether our banks’ continued solvency is related to our [...]