Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall may have dropped the phrase that will define the nascent struggle for control of one of his province’s main cash cows.

Sovereign wealth funds (SWF) such as China Investment Corp have invested billions in Canadian companies. Reports suggest SWFs could be courted for stakes in the new General Motors.

Fee-based revenue from one of the industry’s biggest producers separates Pembina Pipeline Income Fund (TSX: PIF-U, OTC: PMBIF) from other Canadian oil sands plays.

The goal of the Tax Fairness Plan was the elimination of the income trust sector. Among the unintended consequences is a whole new class of high-dividend-paying corporations.

Canada has played an important part in the dramatic rise of sovereign wealth funds and other state-sponsored investment vehicles.

Elected officials, frightened by an invisible specter and what looms in November, won’t act on the greatest threat to global growth prospects. Monetary policymakers still have the room--and the capacity, presumably--to act.

A Saudi King’s hint that Peak Oil is real is interesting. A Chinese official’s forecast of billions more in investment dollars flowing into Canada’s oil patch is actionable.

Fear-inspired weakness is the perfect time to establish positions in securities leveraged to the best economic story in the developed world.

The global stimulus consensus that emerged from the G-20’s first series of meetings, in 2008 and 2009, is about to unravel.