Canada's Biggest Brands.. Mercer Vs. Plastic Money.. No Dutch Disease?

January 16, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Dutch Disease? What Dutch Disease? The belief that the commodities boom of the past decade caused the decline in Canada's manufacturing sector is being challenged in a new report that also takes a swipe at the notion of the loonie as a petro-dollar. Continue reading... A Big Boost To RIM's Credibility Rick Mercer Rips 'Stupid' Plastic Dollar Bills Canada's Biggest Brands BlackBerry 10: RIM Shares Skyrocket As World Awaits New Generation Of Phones Lululemon Shares Down After Retailer's Sales Projections Miss Analyst Estimates Home Sales, December 2012: Canada Sees Severe Sales Drop, But Prices Hold Up Best Canadian Commercials Of 2012 In Canada You Can Get a PhD, But Maybe Not a Job Best Canadian Commercials Of 2012 Quantum Stealth Invisibility Cloak, From Canada's Hyperstealth Biotechnology, Gets Pentagon Backing Cirque Du Soleil Layoffs? Company To Announce 400 Job Cuts In Montreal, News Reports Say JON WORLEY Retail Trends for 2013 Online sales in November were up 18 per cent from last year as the festive rush has encouraged consumers to reach into their digital pockets. So 2012 was a year of "Bricks vs. Clicks" but what will drive retail in 2013? Here are some thought starters or perhaps predictions for 2013 by The Logic Group. Continue reading... J. DAVID ELLIS TekSavvy Customers Win Big in Federal Court After weeks of getting bashed in the blogosphere, TekSavvy emerged from the hearing Monday in the Federal Court with a big bright check-mark against the privacy problem, CIPPIC's involvement, the mapping of IPs against human beings, and the what-have-you-done-for-us-lately problem. Continue reading... SANJAY SANGHOEE Greed and Punishment: Criminalize Moral Hazard to Fix Wall Street The easing of regulations, which permitted financial institutions to become the behemoths they did, is partially responsible for this mess. But I say "partially" because that is only one part of the problem. The other part is the lack of personal accountability on Wall Street. Continue reading... SAKI KNAFO Videogames, Violence... And The Sims? I've been speaking with researchers who participated in Biden's meeting with leaders of the video game industry on Friday, and they're in agreement that there's no evidence of a link between violent videogames and violent people. Continue reading... CRAIG KANALLEY New Facebook Search: This Is Only The Beginning  Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.