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Save Canada: Reform Section 116

April 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Rick Segal mentioned his approach to the ailing Canadian venture industry and to the lack of local experienced operators: The Farm Team.  This was in response to some controversial (if mostly damn true) conversations that are all too well known at this point.
I think Rick’s fundamentals are right but the mechanism is wrong.  Scrape together [...]

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Ontario, North American Car Makers: Battered Wife Syndrome

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve always been confused by the auto industry and the Ontario governments bazaar relationship to it.  The big 3 sure seem big and in my experience things that big tend to be pretty stupid.  That may sound harsh but its certainly been playing itself out lately.
When I was in Engineering school in Ontario during the [...]

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