The Canadian Octopus | Brookfield
Brookfield has been in the news constantly over the last few weeks. The Conservatives attacked the company for moving the headquarters of one of their subsidiaries to New York City. The NDP have accused it of avoiding taxes through offshore havens. And Prime Minister Mark Carney, the former chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, has found himself on the defensive because of his association with the company.
But what these political attacks miss is a far more important story. It’s a story of a company that has been central to Canada’s history and economy for more than a century.
So what…
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