When our clients first became shareholders of South Bow (SOBO) on September 25, 2024, it wasn’t by choice. The new company was a spinoff from TC Energy. To be frank, we weren’t expecting much. Expanding SOBO’s Keystone pipeline had been a political football for years. The Bush administration started the process. When the application was […]
It’s not often that a stock jumps almost 7% in a single day because of an analyst upgrade. Nevertheless, that’s what happened on October 1 when Desjardins published a note about Algonquin Power & Utilities (“AQN”). “We are upgrading AQN to ‘Buy’ from ‘Hold,’ largely due to compelling valuation following recent weakness, strong management, and […]
Last month, at a Rotary Club meeting, I found myself sitting next to someone I hadn’t met before. After asking about my profession, he leaned in a few minutes later and said, “Is it true that to get rich, you should only buy Canadian banks?” Well, I know of at least one person who rode […]
Canada is entering a historic infrastructure boom. Electricity demand is expected to surge 25% by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence, electrification, and manufacturing. Aecon Group is perfectly positioned to build the critical infrastructure required to meet this exploding need. CEO Jean-Louis Servranckx recently said he’s “not worried about [revenue]”—and with good reason. Aecon’s backlog—the work […]
As global fast food chains struggle, Pizza Pizza is quietly gaining ground—thanks in part to the growing “Buy Canada” sentiment. Back in February 2024, we published a blog titled “We Expect Pizza Pizza to Deliver”. Given the rising food inflation, higher interest rates, and shrinking household budgets, our thesis was that cheaper food would be […]
