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USA companies have repeatedly pressured the administration to deal with Canada. It makes economic sense for both countries, and we have a long history of free trade going back to the autopact in the 1960s. It's popular rhetoric in Canada to bash the Americans now, but it's dumb. The vast majority of our trade goes to the US and it is a fluke of geography and history that we happen to be right next door to the current world superpower. Not securing open access to the US market is a massive failure and no amount of trade deals with China, Peru or Sri Lanka is going to change that.

All the 'elbows up' boomers in Canada voted for Carney because they felt he would be the best candidate to get a favourable deal with Trump. Instead, we have no deal with Trump but are gunning instead for more trade with China. And now Carney is prepping his followers for the realization that he won't solve our trade issues with the USA.

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Carney has shifted the tone compared to Trudeau and has created the Major Projects Office (yeah! bureacracy!), but we're a year in and nothing concrete has happened. There isn't a single project that has started construction, there hasn't even been a single major project get approved, and he is nowhere close to resolving the Indigenous consent issues. I'll believe it when I see it.

He should have at least had the political acumen to provide his statement in French, since both deceased pilots were francophones out of Montreal. Especially after he was raked across the coals previously for not speaking French. Even if his French is atrocious he should be able to muster a canned statement.

NTDOY was at $10 in late 2023. Just based on technicals and a potential down market from Iran dragging on, I wouldn't be surprised if it hit that low again. And then I'd back up the truck.

Cool. My wife loves historical books like this and her birthday is coming up - which book would you recommend of out of: Spice, City of Conquerors (Venice), and Conquerors?

Hit my target an unloaded my OXY. Followed Buffett into this one and regretted it.

I've got a sell order in on OXY at $64, hoping oil stays high a bit longer so I can dump that dog.

Nothing like that ever happened. Nothing even close. Carney went to the White House once, shortly after the election in May 2025. He spent an entire half day there and was polite and cordial the whole time.

Hi Cod. Antigua is safe, but it's surprisingly 3rd world. The roads are a nightmare, the main town of St. Johns looks like Haiti, and the average house is a cardboard shack. I'm staying at a dumpy airbnb on the NE side of the island, but I chose it because it's close to the kitesurfing at Jabberwock beach. If you're coming with your family, the only area I would recommend is English Harbour on the south end of the island. English Harbour is by far the nicest part of the island (I've been all over by this point). The only watersport I've seen there is sailing, but I've seen some windfoil on some of the other beaches. You'll need to rent a car, needless to say. What do your kids do?

I've been in Antigua the past two weeks, one more to go. I'm working part-time (remote), taking in the sights, and learning kitesurfing.

Look at this humble brag!

4 plates is damn impressive. Well done.

Didn't you say that Canadians burned down the White House? My point was that not a single 'Canadian' was involved; it was professional British soldiers brought in from overseas. Elbows up!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bladensburg

Not splitting hairs at all. The soldiers involved were professional British soldiers, mostly veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, who had never in their lives set foot in Canada. The expedition launched from Bermuda and the 'Canadian' or colonial militias didn't participate in the attack. After the war, the British soldiers who burned down the White House returned to England. The colonial militias sat back and focussed on defensive protection of their territories in Upper and Lower Canada - they were not invading the US territory.

Canada didn't burn down the White House, the British did. Canada didn't exist as a country in 1812.

I'm considering FIH.TO or else a simple India index fund (probably FID, for broad exposure). What's the board's view on FIH?

This thread should merge with 2026 Best Investment Ideas - Page 5 - General Discussion - Corner of Berkshire and Fairfax - The Value Investor's Haven

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It's because you're acting like a dick, derailing the thread, and doxing people. If that's not enough, your posts are ten times longer than necessary.

But it helps

PFE is paying 7% and has been raising their dividends since 2009. Their payout ratio is at 100% but there aren't any rumblings about cutting the dividend as of yet.

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