Well THAT's a step backward.

How did Canada make such a bad decision when the EU is running full speed in the opposite (correct) direction?

I will blame Carney if the government doesn't put a stop to this. At very least it should be held to the 10% foreign ownership that banks are.

digital privacy? is that like unicorns?

Private equity + any risk = yes

Yes

Moneris

"The Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal announced earlier this week they would be selling jointly owned Moneris, one of Canada's largest commerce solutions providers, to Francisco Partners for $2 billion."

well no, surely gvmnt will not allow more leverage to the US as a middleman between Canadian citizens. the credit card situation is offensive enough