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Not sure if you want a serious answer but it depends on the province. In Ontario all restaurants buy through the province. So they can use what they have but can’t get more right now.
Yea, was serious, thanks for the clarification. Sometime after May I'll probably resume travel to the great white North, need to know my options
At least will have less Ontario traffic on i-95 this year down to Disney ourselves. That's always a big portion of travelers.
Would definitely be the same for restaurants, including US owned.Yea, was serious, thanks for the clarification. Sometime after May I'll probably resume travel to the great white North, need to know my options
Not afraid of drinking local though, Canadian beer in Canada is a treat.
Going out for a celebration Friday at the Keg before the Winnipeg Jets game against the Stars. They still do a great steak or prime.
Yea, was serious, thanks for the clarification. Sometime after May I'll probably resume travel to the great white North, need to know my options
Not afraid of drinking local though, Canadian beer in Canada is a treat.
Lot of talk they are also changing up their rewards and travel credits and other negative changes too. They aren't any cheaper on airfare and now getting rid of their major differentiator. 6 months ago one of their executives said they did the analysis and dumping the free bag policy would cause them to lose more business than they would make in fees. So what did they do? They fired that executive and now are adding fees...
56oz Molson at Montana's BBQ & Bar sounds about right...after work of courseI could sure go for an ice cold Molson!
I mean, after the work day, of course.
This is what happens with activist investors. Elliott is killing them. Southwest has been trending down after losing Kelleher/Kelly. They used to make their profits on the way they bought gas. They were truly a low cost airline. I've hated everything they've done the last several years. Their FF program was great when you got a credit for every leg you flew. Didn't matter the price. 16 credits, free RT. Now if you get one of their few cheaper fares these days you get almost zero points. So to me the only way Southwest is worth it is if you are flying for the company and booking business select. You will get decent points and now free bags. The fact you're going to have to pay for seats is another terrible move on their part. They will board differently and not turn planes around as fast. Service is slipping on most flights as well. They will never be the same. Herb is turning over in his grave.
Gross, headed there in a week so hopefully I miss too big of a fall off. Maybe should even invest in some Euros in general. This all seems too chaotic here.
for those living in the euro zone, the cost has been about 8% of my maff is correct. i have to delay moving funds here for a bit, hopefully not 4 years.
So electricity from Ontario gets a 25% surcharge on their side and a 25% tariff to the consumer on top of it? Neat.
the keg is so overrated
I've only eaten at one twice but thought the same. Thinking about it, not sure I've had a decent steak in Canada since I started traveling there. Next time I head up I'll have to ask for recomendations.
Oh, that's wild. I expect it on trains, but have never seen that on a plane (and I've flown a good bit).
There is better than Keg for sure. Chop may be a step above and there is a place called Hy’s in Winnipeg that is much better but pricier.
Airlines are gonna airline.
Oh, that's wild. I expect it on trains, but have never seen that on a plane (and I've flown a good bit).
And my wife would insta-puke if she was on a backwards seat on a flight.
Oh, that's wild. I expect it on trains, but have never seen that on a plane (and I've flown a good bit).
And my wife would insta-puke if she was on a backwards seat on a flight.
Yes. It doesn't bother me but some people HATED it. I guess that's why they got rid of it.
I mean it's just another example of outside money-only buyer comes in, overpays for company, squeezes margins to cover debt they shouldn't have taken on but have to service and meet their IRR, and in doing so they destroy what made the asset attractive in the first place. We studied Southwest in depth once when I was in college and had the CEO come to our honors program for a day before we went and spent a day at their HQ too. Then in Bschool we did a study of them in comparison with JetBlue in the class of the professor who was the Chairman of JetBlue's board at the time.
They aren't sold per se as they are publicly traded, but they're being forced into decisions by a Hedge Fund "activist investor" who bought somewhere between 10-20% of the company and then forced out the CEO and also replaced 6 board members (I think their board is 13?).
Just so we're all aligned, not venture capitalists we are talking about. Private equity and hedge fund activism is what we're talking about about.
Seems like trying out thr the disrupter Silicon Valley mindset on the entire world order
The other piece missing here when discussing PE is the position of the business being bought in the marketplace when it’s purchased. The “why” it’s bought(sold) in other words. If the business is in the growth phase PE can be fantastic as it often funds and or supports, via resources, the growth.
Well that's good news. Ontario's Premier announced the surcharge and asked for talks with the US, the US retaliated by threatening to raise tariffs, the the Premier talked to the US Treasury Secretary, and they've set up a meeting. Sounds like the Premier got what he wanted and that the talks might benefit both the US and Canada.
Of course that will happen. But if it's not reflected in prices being paid right now, will the rank and file people care? Or are they willing to take short term pain to extract concessions from their neighbors? Will those changes to the free trade agreement help most people or only a small slice of business owners?
Round and round we go. Good god
I still think the real reason for this trade war / 51st state bluster is the looming opening of the northern sea route. It's the same reason the current administration covets Greenland. With the climate going as it is (and this is not a political statement, but a fact of life), the northern sea route is projected to be open between 2030 - 2040. It's a major economic shipping lane, and will have major military implications with Russia in control just across the pole from both Canada and Greenland. There's also the northwest passage, which is projected to open this century. Control of these territories is a major strategic advantage in the long-term.
