The Globe and Mail2 hours agoDespite the flaws of ‘screen scraping,’ Ottawa should be thoughtful in how it phases it outverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Parna Sabet-StephensonParna Sabet-Stephenson is the leader of Gowling WLG’s Financial Services and Technology (FSxT) Group. Whether they know it or not, an estimated nine million Canadians routinely share their private financial information through a process known as “screen scraping.” Under this practice, consumers …
The Globe and Mail3 hours ago‘We need a richer playbook’: Tiff Macklem on kicking inflation, tariffs and uncertainty aheadverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Mark RendellBank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem hasn’t declared “mission accomplished” – but he’s come awfully close. Inflation is back on target. And after a fifth consecutive interest-rate cut this week, the bank’s policy rate is near a Goldilocks level that neither juices nor restrains the economy. “It has …
The Globe and Mail3 hours agoCanada could reap an oil windfall from Trump. But what do we do with the money?verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - John RapleyJohn Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time among London, Johannesburg and Ottawa. His books include Why Empires Fall (Yale University Press, 2023) and Twilight of the Money Gods (Simon and Schuster, 2017). In the short term, Canadians will fret that the incoming Trump administration …
The Globe and Mail4 hours agoCorporate concentration is at an all-time high and killing competition. Business-friendly Donald Trump may not careverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Eric RegulyWall Street is one happy place. The markets have been on fire since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, and fortunes large and small are being made. But good news for the men and women who run the investment banks is not necessarily good for the average family living paycheque to …
The Globe and Mail13 hours agoRogers gets Competition Bureau approval for acquisition of BCE’s stake in MLSEverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Irene GaleaCanada’s competition watchdog has cleared Rogers Communications Inc.’s RCI-B-T $4.7-billion acquisition of rival BCE Inc.’s BCE-T stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. On Thursday, Rogers said it received a “no-action letter” from the Competition Bureau, indicating that it does not intend to …
The Globe and Mail15 hours agoCanadian airline executives face criticism over fees while appearing before parliamentary committeeverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Eric AtkinsMichael Rousseau, the chief executive of Air Canada, faced sharp criticism from MPs Friday when he appeared before a parliamentary committee to explain the airline’s new fees for checked bags and seat selection. As of January, Air Canada’s basic-fare passengers will no longer be allowed to carry on …
Ontario moves to regulate towing industry in bid to stop violence and corruptionBy The Globe and Mail
