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Sold Down the Yangtze

Canada's lopsided investment deal with China

When legal experts finally saw the terms of the investment deal Canada had signed with China, they could hardly believe what their eyes. The deal was unprecedented — Canada had never given … 368 View
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The Canadian Investor

Challenges and Change in Canadian Capital Markets

The Canadian Investor is one of the clearest and most informative accounts of Canada’s financial system and the issues it has been facing since the 2008 financial market crash. This … 210 View
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Foreword/Preface

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Preface

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Outline of how Van Harten will approach his analysis of the FIPA and what is wrong with the deal for both Canadians and Chinese people 6 $0.60 Add
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A Prime Minister bends the knee

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How the Harper Governments association with China lef to the FIPA which favours China’s agenda and disregards economc and democratic priorities of Canada 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 1

The 2008 Financial Crisis and Beyond

From: The Canadian Investor

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Topics covered in this chapter include the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and its effects both within Canada and beyond, as well as a brief overview of the financial system today. 11 $1.10 Add
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Who is the Canadian Investor?

From: The Canadian Investor

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Topics covered in this chapter include a broad definition of what an investor is, a brief overview of modern investment institutions and a discussion of politics and investor welfare. 14 $1.40 Add
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Protecting Canadian investors, with a catch

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The FIPA does provide stronger protection for Canadian investors in China but here Van Harten outlines why they are not strong protections 6 $0.60 Add
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Chapter 3

Securities Regulators' Mandate and the Public Interest Power

From: The Canadian Investor

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Topics covered in this chapter include a background discussion on the role of securities regulators and a discussion on the development of the public interest power. 7 $0.70 Add
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China can keep its discriminatory laws

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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Outlines the lopsided nature of the FIPA regarding the fact that China has more law in place against foreign investment than Canada does. 9 $0.90 Add
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Canada plays the capital-importing loser

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Canadians assume more of the risk and constraints because Chinese companies own more in Canada, making Canada the capitalimporter in the relationship. By implication, the FIPA’s negative … 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 4

Regulating Titles

From: The Canadian Investor

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Topics covered in this chapter include an explanation of the role of a financial advisor or financial planner, and a discussion of regulatory reform. 7 $0.70 Add
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Nashville Calling

From: Clean Money Revolution

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I was unwilling to enter the business world if it meant giving up a life of meaning, or abandoning my incredible friends who had dedicated themselves to protecting people and planet. I needed an … ; 25 $2.50 Add
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The Nationalists of 1968 and the Search for Canadian Independence

From: 1968 in Canada

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The year 1968 marked a decisive break in the history of English-Canadian nationalism. An older generation of nationalists, mostly located in rural Canada and concerned with the loosening of … 24 $2.40 Add
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Chapter 5

The Duties of Financial Advisors

From: The Canadian Investor

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Topics covered in this chapter include the fiduciary duties of financial advisors. This chapter also discusses the debate regarding the role of financial advisors. The chapter concludes with a … 13 $1.30 Add
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The magical FIPA: attracting Chinese investment without any environmental impact!

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

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It is especially telling that the government, in its environmental assessment of the China FIPA, discounted entirely the possibility of environmental impacts of new Chinese investment in Canada. … 9 $0.90 Add