[m0de25]

Canada has unique problems esp for small companies to cover, with its geography and the distribution of its population.

We are definitely not playing in a level playing field...

[plasmid_boy]

You mention a 'farm system' but wasn't the Canadian industry a branch-plant economy during its best times? What does it have now if you remove mining and wheat and cattle and seals (just kidding)?

Just a few examples.

1. Aerospace (Bombardier).
2. Mass transportation (Bombardier).
3. Automotive (Magna)
4. Forestry
5. Fishery
6. Film
7. Communication (Bell invented the telephone, RIM invented the smart phone).
8. Other transportation (Bombardier invented the snowmobile, seadoo, skiidoo, and CanAm motor trike).
9. Oil.
10. Intellectual capacity. Yeah, this is not a category and not easy to measure its impact, I am sitting here in the US and seeing a LOT of highly educated Canadians down here. LOL

[m0de25]

You mention a 'farm system' but wasn't the Canadian industry a branch-plant economy during its best times? What does it have now if you remove mining and wheat and cattle and seals (just kidding)?

You are right, for the most part we are a branch plant economy (by virtue of living beside a giant... Even if we weren't, it sure would seem like it due to the amount of foreign branding we are exposed to!) I meant farm system for intellectual property, natural resources, etc. If any foreign company or country (like China) can purchase any of our valuable resources at will, I'd consider us as a farm system economy... Simply making things ripe for others.

What does it have other than natural resources? On the surface, agree it seems few and far between but that's another conversation, lol!

[m0de25]

Just a few examples.

1. Aerospace (Bombardier).
2. Mass transportation (Bombardier).
3. Automotive (Magna)
4. Forestry
5. Fishery
6. Film
7. Communication (Bell invented the telephone, RIM invented the smart phone).
8. Other transportation (Bombardier invented the snowmobile, seadoo, skiidoo, and CanAm motor trike).
9. Oil.
10. Intellectual capacity. Yeah, this is not a category and not easy to measure its impact, I am sitting here in the US and seeing a LOT of highly educated Canadians down here. LOL

Too funny, I was starting a list and had the same first 3! Magna was thinking of buying Chrysler at one point! I continued with Spar Aerospace (but that is in itself a case study), I decided this conversation would take this too OT, so I discarded.

[hootyhoo]

You guys forgot Bieber and Survivor Man.

[Jahcure]

You guys forgot Bieber and Survivor Man.

Imax as well

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[OMGitworks]

You guys forgot Bieber and Survivor Man.

We will take Survivor Man but please take Bieber back. Please.

[plasmid_boy]

You guys forgot Bieber and Survivor Man.

Yeah, ok.
1. Bryan Adams.
2. Alana Morissette.
3. Celine Dione.
4. Jim Carry
5. Martin Short.
6. Sandra Oh.
7. Michael J. Fox.
8. Wayne Gretzky.
9. Jame Cameron.
10. Mike Myers.
11. Howie Mandel.
12. Kiefer Sutherland (and his dad too).
Argg...I wanted to put only 10, but I am going to add some hot ones below:
13. Pamela Anderson.
14. Neve Campbell.
15. Sarah McLachlan.
16. Elisha Cuthbert.
17. Avril Lavigne.
18. Elen Page.
19. Carrie-Anne Moss.
20. Alright, sure I can include a hot guy just to be politically correct - Leslie Nielsen ...LOL

[peter9477]

Oh please... you forgot Captain Kirk!

(Edit: but you remembered Neve Campbell, so all is forgiven. ;-) )

[plasmid_boy]

Oh please... you forgot Captain Kirk!

(Edit: but you remembered Neve Campbell, so all is forgiven. ;-) )

Yeah, he was in the running for the 'hot guy spot' but I thought that Leslie Nielsen was funnier.

Edit: Re: Neve Campbell. Yeah she is was from Waterloo region I think. BlackBerry should hire her. Tag line: "Waterloo, home of hot stuff - including BlackBerry."

[BBNation]

If you feel that 4.6 is a stupid valuation, why do you hope that PW takes it at that price? I don't get it.

Cos he is value investor, He knows that $9 is good deal and he will profit will be easy in coming years once BB is managed properly. Also he wants to profit on existing investment. Also by looking at recent developments including the way BB sold counting method, layoffs, timing looks that BOD is stuck and is looking at PW to close this chapter in the eyes of public and they can save their ***

[cjcampbell]

Yeah, he was in the running for the 'hot guy spot' but I thought that Leslie Nielsen was funnier.

Edit: Re: Neve Campbell. Yeah she is was from Waterloo region I think. BlackBerry should hire her. Tag line: "Waterloo, home of hot stuff - including BlackBerry."

I believe she was from Guelph...

[plasmid_boy]

I believe she was from Guelph...

Close enough. Guelph is 30 minutes from Waterloo?

[cgk]

The inventor of Basketball was Canadian wasn't he?

[ibpluto]

Some TSN love




CB10'n it.....via my Z

[plasmid_boy]

The inventor of Basketball was Canadian wasn't he?

Yes he was, in Montreal. But his team drove down to play the first game in Springfield Massachusetts.

[sidhuk]

Yeah, ok.
1. Bryan Adams.
2. Alana Morissette.
3. Celine Dione.
4. Jim Carry
5. Martin Short.
6. Sandra Oh.
7. Michael J. Fox.
8. Wayne Gretzky.
9. Jame Cameron.
10. Mike Myers.
11. Howie Mandel.
12. Kiefer Sutherland (and his dad too).
Argg...I wanted to put only 10, but I am going to add some hot ones below:
13. Pamela Anderson.
14. Neve Campbell.
15. Sarah McLachlan.
16. Elisha Cuthbert.
17. Avril Lavigne.
18. Elen Page.
19. Carrie-Anne Moss.
20. Alright, sure I can include a hot guy just to be politically correct - Leslie Nielsen ...LOL

LoL, number 13 from Lady smith BC?

[plasmid_boy]

LoL, number 13 from Lady smith BC?

I thought she was from Waterloo region, remember her as the Labatt girl.
For US friends, Labatt is like Budweiser in the US, except the Canadian water tastes better

[ibpluto]

****...we are a clever bunch up here:

The Greatest Canadian Invention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[sidhuk]

I thought she was from Waterloo region, remember her as the Labatt girl.
For US friends, Labatt is like Budweiser in the US, except the Canadian water tastes better

No she is from BC.
Pamela Anderson (I) - Biography

[ibpluto]

I thought she was from Waterloo region, remember her as the Labatt girl.
For US friends, Labatt is like Budweiser in the US, except the Canadian water tastes better

no she's a BC girl

Lee Aaron (Went to St Marys all girl catholic school .....ironic eh?), Darryl Sittler (Stratford), Helix (Erbsville) and William Lyon McKenzie King (if I have to explain what this dude did, you need to go back to school) are amoung some notables from here

[plasmid_boy]

****...we are a clever bunch up here:

The Greatest Canadian Invention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There are few items on the list that I didn't understand, would you please explain.

5. Wonderbra
30. Steam Fog Horn
37. Snowblower
47. Automatic Lubricating Cup
49. Caulking gun
24. Instant Replay
22. Retractable Beer Carton Handle
:P

[bungaboy]

looks like another day of whack a troll!

You guys may want to consider contacting his/her IP and advising they are a spammer. They would shut off his/her services maybe. LoL

[ibpluto]

There are few items on the list that I didn't understand, would you please explain.

5. Wonderbra
30. Steam Fog Horn
37. Snowblower
47. Automatic Lubricating Cup
49. Caulking gun
24. Instant Replay
22. Retractable Beer Carton Handle
:P

Absolutely my good man:

5. Wonderbra - making small t1ts look bigger since 1935
30. Steam Fog Horn - Saving drunk boat captains since 1859
37. Snowblower - clearing driveways owned by lazy owners since 1925
47. Automatic Lubricating Cup - uuummm....errr ..... ya
49. Caulking gun - correcting poor construction since before Mike Holmes was around to correct it
24. Instant Replay - exposing crappy referees since 1955
22. Retractable Beer Carton Handle - this needs no justifications or foot note, because it has the word beer in it

[plasmid_boy]

Absolutely my good man:

5. Wonderbra - making small t1ts look bigger since 1935
30. Steam Fog Horn - Saving drunk boat captains since 1859
37. Snowblower - clearing driveways owned by lazy owners since 1925
47. Automatic Lubricating Cup - uuummm....errr ..... ya
49. Caulking gun - correcting poor construction since before Mike Holmes was around to correct it
24. Instant Replay - exposing crappy referees since 1955
22. Retractable Beer Carton Handle - this needs no justifications or foot note, because it has the word beer in it