Its the last Friday of the summer of 2018 and what better way to celebrate than salute or Canadian traders and friends in this weeks Flashback Friday Gallery.
As President Trump tweets and talks about slapping tariffs on imports from the country, Traders Magazine thought it best to recognize the importance of inter-listed trading and how our brethren in the North enrich our market structure and trading ecosystem.
Traders Magazine was proud to attend the 15th annual Canadian Security Traders Association meeting at the Deerhurst Resort, Huntsville, Ontario on August 13, 2008.
For the images from the Great North, please click here:
Also, Traders Magazine would like to share some fun facts Canada ahead of the U.S Labor Day weekend.
- Canada is the second largest country in the world, right after Russia.
- Canada is the World’s Most Educated Country: over half its residents have college degrees
- Canada’s lowest recorded temperature was -81.4 degrees Fahrenheit (-63 C) in 1947.
- Canada consumes more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world.
- Residents of Churchill, Canada, leave their cars unlocked to offer an escape for pedestrians who might encounter Polar Bears.
- License plates in the Canadian Northwest Territories are shaped like polar bears.
- With 1,896 km (1,178 mi), the Yonge Street in Canada, is the longest street in the world.
- The Mall of America is owned by Canadians.
- The U.S. / Canada Border is the longest international border in the world and it lacks military defense.
- Canada has the third largest oil reserves of any country in the world after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.
