Everything was going along just rosy, until…. An analysis from RBC’s Europe Economic Research division this morning reminds us of the tightrope that Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is walking. Next week’s Federal budget...
The annual federal budget cycle has begun again, and Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Assoc. has been asked to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance tomorrow. Richard Remillard and...
Today’s Throne Speech contained a passage that will excite our friends John Ruffolo, of Deloitte, Stephen Hurwitz, of law firm Choate in Boston and Yaletown’s Steve Hnatiuk (Chair of the CVCA Tax Policy Committee)....
With the Federal Budget coming tomorrow, Pollster Nik Nanos asked Canadians what they were thinking in terms of priorities for our elected representatives. The feedback was illuminating: Asked about a series of priorities, Canadians...
Fixing Toronto – Part Seven Municipalities are in dire need of physical regeneration. Yet government budgets are stretched as it is. The capital is there, with a minor change to the tax code that...
The Quebec City Conference (see prior post “The bang of the VC buck” October 21-09) was useful on many levels, but it served as a great catch basin for what I’ll call the “most...
Most investors aren’t thinking this way right now, but allocating capital to support the gems in an existing portfolio makes sense, even in a recession. You have to give Industry Minister Tony Clement credit...
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