Canadians
2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 20, 2020 by Howard Marks · across every show →
Everything said about Canadians, oldest first
Jan 20, 2020 positive
Marks: Brookfield's Canadian culture lacks the ego of New York finance
“They have a positive culture, a lot like ours, informal, casual, respectful. I say that the beautiful thing is that they're Canadians, not New Yorkers. So there's not an excess of ego or testosterone, no sharp elbows, no competitiveness.”
May 4, 2026 negative
Tobi Lütke: Canada's obsession with niceness leads to harmful lies by omission
“I think Canadians massively overfit to niceness. Like it's kind of a best thing and a worst thing in a country is like to prioritize niceness. Because it's like, I mean, it's certainly pleasant, but the problem is it leads to unkind lies, right? Like it's like…”