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To: a.handbag. who wrote (9772)	9/25/2005 4:06:23 PM
From: Taikun	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11633

Apparently Canadian radio talk shows are telling callers to 'sell all their income trusts'-as reported on Stockhouse. "there are no other investments that come close to providing that cash stream so necessary to retirees." There is a reason for the high yield and it is called political risk! I can find yield sans political risk elsewhere. eg BPT, FRO, PCU, MSB, SID, ARG.TO, LYG, GMP, EGLE, HGT, PBT, SJT, CRT, CVP, SFF, TRU, ALD, BGF, ACAS, ...

To: a.handbag. who wrote (9772)	9/25/2005 10:44:12 PM
From: Taikun	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11633

<I don't consider Goodale a "rash minister".> Instead of pondering out loud what to do about the trusts, much better to sit down in roundtables with industry, make a plan, then slowly telegraph the plan and make a very easy introduction. This is what Greenspan has done (the introduction part) with rates and while some may disagree with his policy his methods do generally avoid instability in the markets. Goodale cost markets $3bn last week, he could do much better.