Barry Campbell
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Why Central Banks Will Crush Bitcoin
Read Barry Campbell in the Globe and Mail on why central banks will crush bitcoin (text below) A bit of history is the best guide to what ... Read more
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Mary Simon is Canada’s First Indigenous Governor General
Campbell Strategies extends our warmest congratulations to Mary Simon, Canada’s new Governor General. She is the first Indigenous person to serve in this position. My ... Read more
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Budget 2021 Billion or Billions: Go Big Or Go Home
If you are really lucky as a Finance Minister, you get three Budgets (during your government’s usual 4 year term). The first isn’t really yours, ... Read more
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Crypto phishing-regulators launch catch & release framework
Increasing concern about unregulated trading in cryptocurrencies has led Canada’s security administrators (the “CSA”) to take steps to regulate the burgeoning crypto market. All platforms that ... Read more
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New National Security Guidelines Will Complicate Foreign Investments
New guidelines under the Investment Canada Act (“ICA”) now mandate a national security review of a wider range of acquisitions by non Canadians in certain ... Read more
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Rogers and Shaw may wish they hadn’t proposed a merger at all
When the proposed mergers of Royal Bank RY-T unchno changeand Bank of Montreal BMO-T +0.14% increase, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce CM-T +0.34% increase ... Read more
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Miners & Manufacturers Beware: Canada To Review Overseas Human Rights Abuses
The Office of the Canadian Ombudsperson For Responsible Enterprise (“CORE’) is open for business. Established by Order in Council and not legislation, CORE has no enforcement ... Read more
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Bank of Canada Accelerating Its Consideration Of A “Digital Loonie”
We have previously flagged the growing threat of private digital currencies to official (paper) currency. In a recent speech the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada ... Read more
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OSFI Consultation on Climate-Related Risk Will Shape Regulation of Financial and Pension Sectors
The Office of The Supervisor Of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”), Canada’s regulator of financial institutions and federally regulated pension plans, has launched a consultation on climate ... Read more
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Finance Minister Resigns: Where Does That Leave The Liberal Government?
The resignation of a finance minister is no small matter. For an opposition party, bringing down a finance minister is the equivalent of bagging big ... Read more