Archive for September 13th, 2007

Environics Ontario campaign poll

13 September 2007

Speaking of polling data, here is the stuff from Environics Research Group of earlier today:
Ontarians divided over proposal to extend public funding to all religious schools
TORONTO: A new Environics poll shows that Ontario voters are divided as to whether the province should fund all religious schools if they follow provincial educational standards.
The faith-based funding plan, [...]

Angus Reid sees VERY tight start to Ontario Provincial campaign

13 September 2007

If you are sitting on the Ontario Liberal campaign bus right now, you won’t be pleased to see the polling results just put out by our talented friend Angus Reid via Angus Reid Strategies. Wellington Financial Fund III has invested in Strategy’s sister company, Vision Critical.
Reid’s team was in the field on September 8th [...]

Good enough for T-Mobile, but not Rogers

13 September 2007

This news will make Canadian wireless customers ill. $10 a month for Blackberry email? Here is take from Paradigm’s research analyst:
Research In Motion (RIM-T, RIMM-Q)
Double Whammy
Yesterday, Research in Motion and T-Mobile announced the introduction of new coloured versions of the Pearl and also announced some of the most aggressive pricing plans ever. We [...]

DBRS puts the bullet in Coventree

13 September 2007

So many metaphors come to mind, but the news that the Dominion Bond Rating Service (“DBRS”) has recognized the error of its ways signals the end of Coventree (COF:TSX). According to a report, DBRS will no longer give an R-1 rating for asset-backed commercial paper (“ABCP”) that involves liquidity agreements with the requirement for [...]

Clarus research on Discovery Air quarter

13 September 2007

First of the mark this morning with an analysis of Discovery Air’s (DA.A:TSX) second quarter was Clarus Securities. Here’s the note:
Q2/07 Results Well Ahead of Expectations; Market Remains Robust
This morning, Discovery Air reported Q2/07 results that were better than expected. Revenue was $43.6 million compared to our estimate of $41.8, EBITDA was $18.7 [...]