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+ Apr. 21 – Dow headed for worst April since 1932

+ Apr. 22 – Trump walks back Powell firing threat – dollar and stocks rebound

+ Apr. 22 – Trump walks back talk on China tariffs

+ Apr. 22 – IMF cuts growth forecast for most countries in wake of century-high U.S. tariffs

+ Apr. 23 – markets rallied as Trump softens position on tariffs and the Fed

+ Apr. 24 – economy to contract in in Q2 – small business impacts

+ to everyone in Canada who voted yesterday – 19,530,508* (68.47%) votes cast out of 28,525,638 eligible voters; Marc Carney’s Liberals 169 seats, Pierre Polievre’s Conservatives 144 seats – B.Q. 22 seats, Green Party, 1 seat.  - *does not include people who were registered on Election day

+ to ALL the candidate in 343 constituencies for putting themselves on a ballot, and to their supporters, workers, volunteers, contributors/donors – kudos for your role in making democracy work!

+ Once you’ve started, you’re halfway there. - Horace

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+ a RESULT (some counting to go, some legally required recounts to come) for the Canadian Federal Election held yesterday – April 28; we will have a Liberal Minority Government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal party – organizations respond: Canadian Labour Congress, CFIB, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Canadian Medical Association, CAPP, Food Producers of Canada, Premier Smith, Unifor  ~ NDP leader Singh lost his seat and is stepping down as leader; Conservative leader Polievre lost his seat but intends to carry on; speculation on whether he can/should stay on, or not

+ Andlauer Healthcare Group to be taken over by UPS in $2.2 billion all-cash deal

+ a poll – this week’s Monday Morning Minute poll ... our poll asks: Are we voting for a future — or against a past? - 1 day left – please answer the poll!

+ a poll – last week’s poll asked readers Given ‘never seen before’ chaos/turmoil, is it best to act boldly, hunker down, or wait to copy the ‘best results’ of survivors? - check out the results

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com / BOE INTEL ~  WTI @ US$60/bbl; Brent @ US$63/bbl –

+ Dow Inc. is ‘pausing’ it’s Fort Saskatchewan $11.6 billion ‘Path2Zero’ petrochemical plant under construction due to Trump tariff impacts

+ FACILITYCalgary, a sponsor-supported FREE weekly newsletter now in our 26^th year; our ‘send time’ is after close of business, every Tuesday evening

+ HBC is liquidating everything including six stores earlier not so ordered; all operations and liquidation sales to be completed by June 15, and some at earlier dates

+ Liberal Party and their leader Marc Carney have won the Federal Election; seat counts and vote totals now counted yet – national results, Alberta results, Calagary results

+ Mayoralty and Calgary city council race watch – Calgary’s election is coming this October – the declared Mayoralty candidates is now five (5): Jeff Davison declared, Jeremy Farkas, declared; Brian Thiessen declared; Jyoti Gondek declared; Sonya Sharp, declared

+ Melcor Developments and Melcor REIT closed their plan of arrangement

+ MONDAY MORNING MINUTE - a weekly inspiration message and a selected quote in your inbox weekly; check out the new format; check out this week’s issue – sign up is free

+ REITrag – is a curated news publication real estate investment trusts; all Canadian REITs and adding American and European listings; available by subscription; sign-up form  …

+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: up 2 to 587 this week; Canada: down 6 to 128 this week

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+ Don Kottick to Pres. @ Re/Max Canada

+ Lorrin Pascoe to Chief Marketing Officer @ Vessi

+ Jane Armstrong to Board Chair @ Alectra Utilities Corporation

+ Josh Traptow to Executive Director @ Alberta Real Estate Foundation

+ Madison Isaacman to Chief Investment and Operating Officer @ DiamondCorp.

+ Marc Edwards, Pres. & CEO @ Kane Biotech Inc., left the company

+ Michael Medline, Pres & CEO @ Empire Company Limited, retiring in 2026

+ Michael Quast to CEO @ Passive House Canada

+ Raymond Gatcliffe to CEO @ Citibank Canada

+ Robert Huizinga to Interim CEO @ Kane Biotech Inc.

+ Shubham Garg to Interim CEO @ Prospera Energy Inc.

+ Stef Dilger to Director @ Canadian Resource Roadways LP

+ Terry Hickey to Chief Technology Officer @ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

+ Timothy Hodgson, Board Chair @ Hydro One Limited, resigned

+ Ty Diamond to Pres @ DiamondCorp.

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+ Alimentation Couche-Tard increased its commercial paper program to US$3.5 billion

+ BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. closed a $13.8 million equity raise

+ CES Energy Solutions Corp. secured a $550.0 million credit facility

+ Conavi Medical Corp. closed a $20.0 million equity raise

+ Fortune Bay Corp. closed a $3.0 million equity raise by private placement

+ Graywood Developments closed its $100 million equity raise for its Graywood Fund X

+ Hydro-Quebec is on the market to raise $750.0 million in debt

+ North American Construction Group Ltd. closed a $225.0 million sr. unsecured debt raise by private placement

+ Replenish Nutrients Holding Corp. closed a $1.484 million equity raise by private placement

+ Russel Metals Inc. secured $450.0 million in credit facilities

+ furniture as a service?

+ new designation/careers in Greenhouse Gas Management

+ rethink – thoughts on office decommissioning

+ AI-driven live surveillance technology

+ AI ... a teammate or tool?

+ Alberta Auto Insurance reforms

+ fire season status in Alberta, 2025: 12 fires are active; 4 of those are 2024 fires ~ all under control; a wildfire on Samson Cree Nation lands caused a declaration of a State of Emergency;  - 4 homes destroyed

+ City of Calgary reveals the lessons learned on last summer’s feeder main break

+ Melcor Developments and Melcor REIT closed their plan of arrangement

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag -  our new REITRag format coming soon …

+ Hakim Optical filed an NOI; CCAA protection in its future – KSV Advisory is proposed trustee

+ HBC is liquidating everything including six stores earlier not so ordered; all operations and liquidation sales to be completed by June 15, and some at earlier dates

+ Toronto firm – not a retailer, Urbana Corp is trying to buy the HBC brand name and the Royal Charter, claiming it would donate the charter to a museum ... tic toc ...

+ May 1; AltaGas Ltd., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary/virtual

+ May 1; Calgary Construction Association, Annual General Meeting,

+ May 1; Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Longueil

+ May 1; Pason Systems Inc., Annual Meeting Of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 1; RF Capital Group Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 1; Toromont Industries Ltd., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 1; Transat A.T. Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ May 6; George Weston Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 6; Loblaw Companies Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Brampton

+ May 6; Parkland Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 6; Pet Valu Holdings Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Markham

+ May 6; Premium Brands Holdings Corporation, Annual Meeting, Vancouver

+ May 7; Chartwell Retirement Residences, Annual General Meeting, Mississauga

+ May 7; Chorus Aviation Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Halifax

+ May 7; Vermilion Energy Inc., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 8; Canadian Tire Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 8; Canfor Corporation, Annual General Meeting, by webcast

+ May 8; Canfor Pulp Products Inc., Annual General Meeting, by webcast

+ May 8; Cascades, Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 8; Crombie REIT, Annual General Meeting of Unitholders, New Glasgow

+ May 8; Great-West Lifeco Inc., Annual Meeting, Winnipeg

+ May 8; iA Financial Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholder and Participating Policyholders, Quebec City

+ May 8; Imperial Oil, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 8; MDA Space, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Brampton

+ May 8; Pieridae Energy Limited, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 8; Sun Life Financial Inc; Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Voting Policyholders; Toronto

+ May 8; TC Energy Corporation, Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 8; The Canada Life Assurance Company, Annual Meeting, Winnipeg

+ May 8; 5N Plus Inc., Annual General Meeting, virtual

+ May 9; Canadian Tire Corporation, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 12; Quarterhill Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 14; Boralex Inc., Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ May 15; AutoCanada Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Edmonton/virtual

+ May 15; Mattr Corp., Annual Meeting, Toronto

+ May 15; Precision Drilling Corporation, Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, virtual only

+ May 15; South Bow Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ May 20; Clearview Resources Ltd, Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ May 21; Aimia Inc., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ May 21; Northland Power Inc., Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ May 22; Consulting Engineers of Alberta, 47^th Annual General Meeting, virtual only

+ May 27; ARTIS REIT, Annual General Meeting, Toronto

+ May 29; BRP Inc., Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders , virtual only

+ June 4; Thomson Reuters, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ June 12; Africa Oil Corp., Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Vancouver

~ some guidance on conducting virtual shareholder meetings, provided by BD&P

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+ June 19; IFMA Calgary Chapter, IFMA Open, Lynx Ridge Golf Club, Calgary; save the date

+ July 10; 23^rd Annual Coast Hotels Shuhachi Naito Golf Classic, Tsawwassen Springs Golf Club, Delta, BC – registration open; email for info

+ July 25; 10^th Annual Jann Arden Charity Golf Tournament in support of Enviros, Silvertip Resort, Canmore – register – sponsors

+ Sept. 8; Rotary Stay-in-School Charity Golf Classic, Glencoe Golf & CC, sponsor / register

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+ May 6; Transition Accelerator – Data Centres: Catalyst of Challenge for Canada’s Energy Sector, Edmonton – Zoom; register

+ May 14; Caldwell Round table – Economic and Sovereignty Crisis Webinar, register

+ May 28; Connect Canada Conference, Malaparte, Toronto – register / sponsorship details

+ June 4; Canadian Grand Prix – new products Awards Gala, Toronto Congress Centre, North Building, Toronto; tickets/register

+ June 6 – 8; THIRDACTion Film Festival – in-person, The Confluence, Calgary; tickets go on sale May 9

+ June 10 - 12; Canada Gas & LNG, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

+ June 10-12; Global Energy Show Canada – Exhibition & Conference, BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

+ June 11 - 15; THIRDACTion Film Festival – online – across Canada; tickets go on sale May 9

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Optimizing Plant Operation, International Centre, Toronto; register

+ June 19; CEO of the Year Award Gala, Honouring Alexandre L’Heureaux Pres. & CEO, tickets

+ June 25-26; Canada’s Net-Zero Forum 2025; Shaw Centre, Ottawa

+ July 3; Stampede Bowl; Calgary Stampeders v. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, McMahon Stadium

+ July 3 – 6; Alcoholics Anonymous 2025 International Convention, Vancouver

+ July 4; Calgary Stampede Parade – Shania Twain, 2025 Parade Marshall

+ July 4 – 13; Calgary Stampede; info/tickets

+ July 10; Bootleggin’ Breakfast, Westin Calgary; tickets

+ July 13 – 20; 2025 Senior League Baseball Championships, Webber Athletic Park,

+ Aug. 11-14; Global Indigenous Languages Summit – WAVES 2025, Ottawa

+ Nov, 20-21; Decentralized Energy Forum, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; tickets

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