gary17

Thanks SD - always insightful. I was recently reminded too about the inter-provincial barriers being very significant and perhaps removing those could help Canada offset the impacts it might feel from the barrier that US is about to impose.

I'm not familiar with Canadian laws but can the Liberal government actually stop oil / electricity etc from being sent to the USA? Or all they can do is implement some sort of export tax , thus indirectly forcing those to be dialed back? It's really too bad they shot themselves in the foot - we can't send oil and other resources to Asia or Europe.

Xi and Putin must be having popcorns , watching the new world order live streaming ... I for one never liked the current Canadian government's policies, but bullying Canada is low. Musk can bully Justin Trudeau on X, yet it's ok for X to shut down a local Vancouver pub for having a sign that reads "forever neighbours, never neighbors". that's a bit much. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/the-penthouse-marquee-hate-speech-allegation-1.7428625

Americans probably have short memory - let's not forget who helped american diplomats out of iran. who welcomed stranded americans to their homes after sept 11. who stood shoulder to shoulder , sharing intlligence, etc on fighting terrisom. we even had two michaels went to jail to execute a US warrant. that's just what I know. many more examples I am sure.

one weights reduced productivity against cost of maintaining a decent office in a inflationary environment and staff retention - likely attributed to why it has lasted as long as it has been

he also pointed out the Liberals need to get bcak to the centre. they've drifted too far left

We will never foreget the two michaels. i think that relationship has soured,

I have all the contributors here to thank... Sanjeev for having this forum. Viking & many others on fairfax, CSU, etc. I focus on running a 50 person engineering company in BC and investing in the last two years has been completely , more or less 'passive'... ie just piggybacking on ideas of others; occasional evening or weekend reading of materials, no big diving into anything. The return this year has been extraordinary, well above average, and now contributing much more to my wealth than the day job... Basket of CSU/FFH/tech , and started to get into a few Japanese (been to Japan few times the last year). I am too young to retire, but certainly this unexpected turn in the last few years has made me think more about this new 'freedom' to do anything, consider options about what I should do next , etc. It's a truly first world problem, but certainly has occupied my mind a lot these days ! Happy new year everyone- here’s hoping 2025 will be as phenomenal as 2024!

wow did you type this up with LaTeX

Apple is transitioning from a hardware to a software / service company IMHO

Somebody posted in the FFH new all time high what price to sell. This was my thought about 18 months ago. I have therefore trimmed my ownership.

thanks LC, appreciate the insight. Gary

LC: what attracted you to AECOM? Have you looked at WSP and Stantec ? Gary

$5 USD / share nice!

maybe they are still dreaming to see bb reinventing itself like motorola did…