Canadian Income trusts

[The DaveR]

To BMO, RBC, BNS, CIBC and TD who all built big income trust groups in the US and Canada...

Oops.

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They might have attractive yields, but you could probably say they have the same after tax yield now as they did before the new legislation.

The Canadian dollar is also at risk, a lot of foreign money will be leaving Canada now.

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You are right about that. Many thought the CDN dollar amy even equal its US counterpart. Now look to the CDN 4 To weaken. This will also be the death of the conserative government.

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This may be a stupid question, but what impact does everyone forsee this having on canadian lending rates, if any?

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Very Little. Inflation #'s and US rates have more of an effect