Trusts are holding back our future market gains
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The recent divestment by Precision Drilling of its foreign operations to Texas based Weatherford International for gaining trust status in Canada is analyzed. Hank Swartout, the chairman and chief executive of the company admits that once the company is converted into an energy trust there will be little room for ambition. The reasons for proliferation of trusts in Canada are analyzed and their adverse effects are discussed.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2005
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Competition Bureau gets failing grade
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An international survey by the Global Competition Review ranked Canada's Competition Bureau at the bottom of a list of 25 countries' antitrust agencies. The group ranked Japan and Portugal below Canada.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2000
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Read NAFTA before hitting auto insurers
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Canadian premiers focus on lowering auto insurance rates.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2003
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