I've been so busy that I haven't been able to post much for a while but I am very excited to let you know about the new web series that launched today: Conversations about Corporate Social Responsibility.

Most pension plans in Canada are restricted by the Pension Benefits Standards Act of 1985 from owning more than 30% of the votes attached to shares issued by a public company. The rationale, among other things, is to prevent pension plans from controlling large chunks of the Canadian economy.

In news that was somewhat anticipated, Vancouver-based Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B) announced today a $1.74-billion private placement by state-owned China Investment Corp. The Chinese investor will purchase, through a wholly owned subsidiary, 101.3 billion Class B subordinate voting shares for $17.21 a share. At the time of this writing, Teck ...

Besides the Canada Day festivities on Wednesday, Ottawa has been pretty quiet this week. But while there hasn't been any Senate-style bickering or major economic announcements, there are still a few things worth reading about this weekend.

December 7 marks the start of a two week long negotiation session in Copenhagen to hammer out new international emissions reductions targets when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. So where does Canada stand in advance of these talks? We’ve got the worst record when it comes to climate change ...

UPDATE: The Clean 15 website has been swamped with traffic the past few days, which has caused some technical difficulties in processing online applications. Those who submitted applications over the past three days need to re-apply by emailing info@clean15.com to receive an application form in Word format. Fill it out ...

 I was digging around for information on companies that regularly raise their dividends and came across a document published by Mergent Inc. It has a rather impressive table showing how dividend-growth stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 Index over 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-, 15- and 20-year periods with less volatility.

The July 1 start of the NHL free agency period is usually marked by an extravaganza of excessive contracts and questionable moves and this year should be no difference despite a declining economy that will put the brakes on team salary increases. The league’s salary cap was boosted by just ...

The Ontario government just threw the future of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. into further doubt yesterday when energy minister George Smitherman announced the province will not proceed with the purchase of new nuclear reactors, at least for the time being.

Although the economy is still in crisis and the threat of a fall election is on every politician's mind, summer is traditionally when parliament slows down and this year won't be any different. But there's one important item on the government's agenda that we will hopefully see progress on over ...