They didn’t gamble like Wall Street. They didn’t implode like Lehman. They didn’t need bailouts. While the U.S. was pumping trillions into a broken financial system in 2008, Canadian banks were already playing a different game. Conservative. Global. Strategic. Today, they’re financing green energy in Latin America, underwriting tech deals in the U.S., and quietly managing trillions for the world’s ultra-rich—from Hong Kong to the Gulf. So how did Canada—a country better known for politeness and poutine—build one of the most powerful financial networks on the planet? Built on Boring: The Secret Sauce Zero Canadian banks collapsed in 2008. Zero … Continue reading How Canada’s Banks Took Over the World Without a Fight