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Enthusiasm for Obama likely to wane once policies are clear

Ottawa Canadian enthusiasm for Barack Obama is likely to wane once the warm and fuzzy idea of an Obama presidency becomes a much firmer reality. That will happen later this month when the new president takes office and begins putting flesh on the bones ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  2 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Stephen Harper,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Republican Party

6 reasons to beware of stimulus plans

OTTAWA With the Harper government set to dip into our collective pocket to stimulate the flagging economy, it's worth looking at whether they are efficient and prudent manager of our money, as government ministers frequently maintain. That old maxim – ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  19 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Jim Flaherty,  Sheila Fraser,  General Motors,  Tony Clement

Not serious about our water

OTTAWA Canadians like to think we are world leaders when it comes to protecting our water resources, but in reality we are dilettantes who talk a good game but rarely follow through. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's promise in the Throne Speech to ban ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  27 Nov 2008
Related Topics: John Logie Baird,  Stephen Harper,  North American Free Trade Agreement,  Jim Prentice

Caught on the hop

OTTAWA You would think that this autumn's spate of bank collapses and the wild gyrations of stock markets would have pummelled analysts into a state of resignation where they were beyond surprise. Still, the Bank of England's announcement on Thursday ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  6 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Mark Allen

A chance to cap executive pay

OTTAWA No one should be too surprised that excessive executive compensation emerged as a potential stumbling block to Washington's $700-billion (U.S.) bailout package of the financial industry. Jane and Joe Six-Pack may not understand the intricacies ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  25 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  George W. Bush,  Enron Corporation

How Nigerian politics affect your inbox

OTTAWA You may never have heard of Nuhu Ribadu, but you will likely feel the impact now that he has been unceremoniously dumped from his job as head of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission in Nigeria. Until he was suddenly sent on a training ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  29 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Yasser Arafat

Anonymous analysts rule

OTTAWA Media reports of corporate earnings these days are full of faceless analysts who seem to have the power to send the value of a company's shares plummeting or soaring, depending on whether their expectations have been met. As someone who does not ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  22 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Apple, Inc.,  Amazon.com,  Thomson Reuters,  Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

Canadians just keep on trucking

OTTAWA According to the headlines, Canada is in the grip of an energy price crisis that is radically altering consumer behaviour as people strive to reduce their energy bills. It's a helluva story. But is it true? It seems to be happening in the United ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  15 Aug 2008

Corruption? Who, me?

OTTAWA When German conglomerate Siemens AG decided last month to sue 11 of its former executives for not cracking down on corruption, it barely rated a mention in the Canadian business press. Yet it is the kind of news that should have executives all ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  7 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Siemens AG,  House of Commons

The great Doha trade divide

OTTAWA Trade talks in Geneva could collapse as soon as today in large part because rich countries are unable or unwilling to see fundamental differences that separate them from countries in the developing world. These differences are most apparent in ...

From MADELAINE DROHAN, Globe and Mail,  25 Jul 2008
Related Topics: European Union,  World Trade Organization,  Central Intelligence Agency

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