One of the key challenges for entrepreneurship and innovation in Canada is that so much of the economy is dominated by de facto oligopolies, often regulated ones. For instance, banking and telecom, are dominated by a few titans protected from…
One of the key challenges for innovation and entrepreneurship in Canada is that so much of the economy is 'derivative', and especially dependent on innovation and entrepreneurship that took place elsewhere and has now been imported into Canada. Many Canadians…
Among the many challenges facing entrepreneurs and innovators in Canada is the lack of role models. People who have 'been there and done that' are a huge source of motivation and inspiration for others. In Ottawa in the mid 1990s,…
There is lots of talk about Canada needing a national securities regulator and very little action. I think that one of the main reasons for this is that in fact, there is no compelling need in Ontario for a national…
Caveat Investor With OSC hearings underway for the Sino-Forest fiasco, I thought it time to think about the lessons it and similar investor frauds teach us. Curious what one of these frauds looks like? Read this press release and ask…