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Thomas Watson is a senior writer with Canadian Business. He is an award-winning investigative journalist with international venture-capital and investor-relations experience. He has also worked at the National Post as a markets reporter, covering the technology, auto and steel industries.

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Canadian Pacific's regime-change train has left the station By Thomas Watson  | January 06, 2012

Activist investor William Ackman's drive to draft Hunter Harrison to run the railway has serious momentum, despite the obstacles—such as an incumbent CEO.

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Magna: Ignoring shareholders
CB_Frank StronachCANADA - MAY 09: Frank Stronach, chairman of Magna Entertainment Corp., at the company's annual shareholders' meeting, May 9, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo: Norm Betts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The release of Magna annual meeting voting data shows former Ontario leader Mike Harris was named chairman without shareholder support.
Future auto: Toyota's Fun-Vii
CB_Toyota Fun-ViiAkio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., introduces the company's Fun-Vii concept vehicle during a preview event ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show 2011 in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 (Photo: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg/Getty)
Nissan's LEAF is Japan's Car of the Year, but Fun-Vii concept car is the automobile of tomorrow.
Microsoft poaches Amazon
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Nerds love bacon, apparently.
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Topics  Strategy  /  Politics  /  Outlook 2012 Prediction: Russia builds a new Soviet Union By Thomas Watson  | January 19, 2012 Back in power, Putin sees an opening for Russia to regain the clout it once had in the U.S.S.R.
Magna's habit of ignoring shareholders is hard to break By Thomas Watson  | From  Business Briefings  | December 08, 2011   The release of Magna annual meeting voting data shows former Ontario leader Mike Harris was named chairman without shareholder support.
Toyota's Fun-Vii proves the future of auto sector is more than green By Thomas Watson  | From  Business Briefings  | December 07, 2011   Nissan's LEAF is Japan's Car of the Year, but Fun-Vii concept car is the automobile of tomorrow.
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Topics  Strategy The best way to stage a tactical retreat By Thomas Watson  | December 01, 2011 Most company retreats waste time and money. How to plan something more than a boozy gabfest.
A simple fix for European woes: Federalize euro zone sovereign debt By Thomas Watson  | From  Investing  | November 30, 2011   The Europeans should follow the lead of Uncle Sam, who uses his economic weight to attract investors.
Microsoft's pig-based poaching of Amazon employees sizzles out By Thomas Watson  | From  Sales and Marketing  | November 25, 2011   Nerds love bacon, apparently.
Washington's insider trading scandal heats up By Thomas Watson  | From  Business Briefings  | November 21, 2011   After being exposed for legally profiting off the economic crash, U.S. Congressman Spencer Bachus has had a change of heart.
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Topics  Financial  /  Strategy  /  Investing The world according to Larry Fink By Thomas Watson  | November 16, 2011 What the king of asset managers has to say about investing in 2012 and beyond.
Topics  Financial
The primary reason MF Global collapsed: Primary dealer supervision By Thomas Watson  | From  Business Briefings  | November 09, 2011   America's primary dealers are seen as too important too fail. So why is the U.S. Federal Reserve not keeping an eye on their books?
CB_Eric SprottEric Sprott, head of Continental Currency Exchange and Sprott Assett Management (Photo: David Boily/La Presse)
Topics  Financial  /  Strategy An ancient idea for a brand new bank By Thomas Watson  | November 03, 2011 Billionaire Eric Sprott and a currency exchange firm want to build a bank that doesn't lend any money.
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