The biggest thing that would help the markets right now would be a sustained drop in crude oil, but I'm read more

The biggest thing that would help the markets right now would be a sustained drop in crude oil, but I'm not holding my breath for that. It's drawing attention away from third-quarter numbers that, despite GM, are really pretty good.

I keep reading between the lies.

I keep reading between the lies.

We did receive yesterday a letter from the Competition Bureau of Canada stating that it has begun an investigation into read more

We did receive yesterday a letter from the Competition Bureau of Canada stating that it has begun an investigation into the activities of carriers that are engaged in the provision of international air cargo services to and from Canada.

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of read more

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping-or attaches the name of St. Patrick to the day of the year that bartenders fear most.

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

You won't believe this but we've actually had people coming in wanting to buy all of our old equipment. It's read more

You won't believe this but we've actually had people coming in wanting to buy all of our old equipment. It's just too soon. Way too soon.

It's a design flaw, ... A little flaw, but they latched on to it.

It's a design flaw, ... A little flaw, but they latched on to it.

Based on long-term factors, including demographics and income growth, the average annual increase in national home prices is likely to read more

Based on long-term factors, including demographics and income growth, the average annual increase in national home prices is likely to be around four per cent in the coming decade, so the recent high single- digit and low double-digit gains cannot persist indefinitely. But, the key issue is whether the adjustment to a more sustainable trend is gradual. The good news is that this is what appears to be happening in Central and Atlantic Canada.