Tag Archives: Financial Crisis
Cuban Cigars, the Financial Crisis, and Value
I caught the tail-end of a CNN story reporting on the success of a high-end cigar auction which featured, despite the economic meltdown, Cuban cigars selling for outrageous sums. Like more money than most people make a year. Are cuban … Continue reading
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
We don’t see that often in the headlines. So when we do, Canadians are apt to wet themselves in excitement when the world actually pays attention to us. So when Fareed Zakaria – an author whose work I still often … Continue reading
Filed under Canada, International Relations, Politics
A Canadian Curse
This article in Time describes how Canadian banks have generally withstood the global financial crisis with relatively little problems, even getting rated by the World Economic Forum as best in the world. I think it’s false to conclude that Canadian … Continue reading
Filed under Canada, Development
