The Ledger
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Bragg: Bell's massive spending on media programming has not worked out well
“They were paying a lot for this programming, and do you think Bell are happy that they spent a lot of money buying programming now? I don't think so. It really hasn't worked out well.”
Bragg: Long-Term Investors Should Buy Good Stocks Instead of Holding Massive Cash
“Having that money sit in cash, ah, I don't know, he's got a crystal ball that nobody else has. I'd be investing it in, in good stocks. Because if the stocks go down, it doesn't matter. But I guess he's waiting for the opportunity to buy them cheap.”
Bragg: Warren Buffett Is Anticipating a Major Market Correction
“He's creating cash, so he obviously anticipating quite a correction.”
John Bragg: American business culture spends wealth while Canadians hide it
“I would say that the business community in the U.S. If they make ten million, they spend like they have a hundred, and Canadians make 10, they hide it. It seems to me the culture of the U.S. Is making money to spend it.”
Bragg: Eastlink and Oxford Frozen Foods have no obvious next big step
“We just gradually bought them, but there's nothing to buy anymore. I think about this. We have both our cable and food business that were both quite rapid growth businesses from really small cottage industries to professional companies. We've played that game,…”