THE BOTTOM LINE
WITH MICHAEL VAUGHAN
Producer's Diary Archives - October 2002
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| October 31/02 | Biotech Thursday | What is Canada's role in genome research? We'll get the latest information on the International HapMap Project from the head of the Canadian arm of the initiative, Dr. Thomas Hudson, Director of Montreal Genome Centre, Director of Genome Quebec Innovation Centre and Geneticist at McGill University. Plus, Murray McLaughlin, President and CEO, Foragen Technologies Management Inc. joins us to talk about ag-biotech. We'll get the latest on corn-based plastics from Marc Meyers, Business Development Manager, Cargill Dow LLC. And, we'll talk about extracting DNA from Agri-Food with Mark Busgang, President and CEO, Warnex. |
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| October 30/02 | Waffling Wednesday - Politics and Business | Another riveting politics panel with our pundits John Ibbitson, Political Affairs Columnist with The Globe and Mail and Mike Duffy, Parliamentary Correspondent with CTV News. Plus, Author Stephen Clarkson joins us to talk about his new book, Uncle Sam and US: Globalization, Neoconservatism, and The Canadian State. Then, Mark Winfield, Director of Pembina Institute's Environmental Governance Program, joins us to talk about Ontario's mining industry. |
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| October 29/02 | Small Business Week Special Edition | A full-length feature on small businesses and how they're funded. Guests include: Michel Vennat, President & CEO, Business Development Bank of Canada; Sam Holman, Founder, The Original Maple Bat Company; Marc Pelland, President, Woodchuck Inc.; Lee McDonald, President & CEO, Southmedic Inc.; Dan Steinhauer, President, Stein Industries Inc.; Marianne Bertrand, President, Muttluks Inc. & more. |
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| October 28/02 | Media Monday | Charles Dalfen, Chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Division. Three authors discuss their latest books covering the realms of corporate ethics, media and the arts: Kate Jennings, Author, "Moral Hazard"; Gordon Pitts, Author, "Kings of Convergence"; Michael Crabb, Author, "An Instinct for Success: Arnold Spohr and Royal Winnipeg Ballet". Plus, Toronto impresario Bob Benia on his latest staging, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!" |
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| October 25/02 | Financial Friday | Bay Street Week Buys: 1. David Prince, Partner, Harbinger Capital Markets - BIOVAIL (BVF-T), GENERAL DYNAMICS (GD-N) 2. Laura Wallace, Managing Director, Coleford Investment Management - SUNCOR (SU-T), GANNETT INC. (GCI-N) 3. Brian Milner, Columnist, The Globe and Mail - Home Depot (HD-N), First Data Corp. (FDC-N) Bay Street Week Sells: 1. David Prince - DOW JONES (DJ-N), CANADIAN MEDICAL LABS (CLC-T) 2. Laura Wallace - AMAZON (AMZN-Q), COMMERCE BANK (CM-T) 3. Brian Milner - AOL Time Warner (AOL on NYSE), CIBC (CM-T) Small Cap Spotlight: 1. Rob Bell, VP, Morningstar Canada -RESOLUTE GROWTH FUND, NORREP FUND, CIBC CANADIAN EMERGING COMPANIES FUND, BEUTEL GOODMAN SMALL CAP FUND 2. Shameze Rampertab, Biotech Analyst, Canaccord Capital - PANGEO PHARMA (PIL-T), STRESSGEN BIOTECH (SSB-T), SYNX PHARMA (SYY-T), THERATECHNOLOGIES (TH-T), ISOTECHNIKA (ISA-T) Biz Books: Pamela Divinsky, Management Consultant |
BIOVAIL GENERAL DYNAMICS SUNCOR GANNETT INC. HOME DEPOT FIRST DATA CORP. DOW JONES CANADIAN MEDICAL LABS AMAZON CIBC AOL Time Warner PANGEO PHARMA STRESSGEN BIOTECH SYNX PHARMA THERATECHNOLOGIES ISOTECHNIKA |
| October 24/02 | Biotech Thursday - BioContact Quebec continues | Caprion Signs Cancer Research Pact - Damian Lamb, Managing Director, Genesys Capital Partners, Lloyd Segal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Caprion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cancer Drug Developer, MethylGene - Damian Lamb, Managing Director, Genesys Capital Partners, Donald Corcoran, CEO, MethylGene Inc. Cancer Drug Delivery and Licensing - Damian Lamb, Managing Director, Genesys Capital Partners, Donna Shum, C.O.O., International Wex Technologies Inc., Jonathan Ross Goodman, President and CEO, Paladin Labs Inc. Cancer Drug Delivery cont. - Damian Lamb, Managing Director, Genesys Capital Partners, Caroline Fortier, President, Neokimia Inc. Student Research Displays.. (#1 Skin Cancer winner) - Damian Lamb, Managing Director, Genesys Capital Partners, Guy Bellemare, Organizer, Poster Session, Gary Pignac-Kobinger, University of Pennsylvania, Roman Melnyk, University of Toronto, John Stagg, McGill University, Janet Lambert, President, BIOTECanada |
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| October 23/02 | Waffling Wednesday - Politics and Business | THE POLITICS PANEL - Amanda Lang, Host, Report on Business Television, Patrick Gossage, Liberal Strategist, Tim Powers, Canadian Alliance Strategist, Susan Elliott, Tory Strategist "FIGHTS OF OUR LIVES" - John Duffy, Author, "Fights of Our Lives" U.S. DOMESTIC SECURITY - Paul Koring, Washington Correspondent, The Globe and Mail NORTH KOREANS ADMIT THE DARNDEST THINGS - Drew Fagan, Editorial Page Editor, The Globe and Mail |
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| October 22/02 | Tech Tuesday | A feature panel on technology trade between Hong Kong and Canada: Susan Jamieson, President & CEO, CERES Corp.; Sally Daub, President & CEO, ViXS Systems Inc.; Haipeng Xie, CEO, Dr. Robot Inc. Plus the 60-second pitch show returns. This week's judges: John Varghese, Managing Partner, JV Venture Partners Ltd.; John Grant, Managing Director, Equity Private Placement Group, RBC Capital Markets. Presenting entrepreneurs include Barry Cousins, CEO, Entry Software and Jacob Aharon, President, PlastiSoft. |
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| October 21/02 | Media Monday - Car Business Special | One of Canada's Top Automotive Journalists, Jeremy Cato, joins us for our Car-Biz Special on The Bottom Line with Michael Vaughan. Michael and Jeremy get behind the wheel and test-drive Nissan's 350Z, BMW's Z4, which isn't even on sale in Canada yet, and an armoured car! Plus, Ernst H. Lieb, President and CEO of Mercedes Benz Canada, Hendrik von Kuenheim, President and CEO, of BMW Canada, and Brad Bradshaw, President of Nissan Canada join us. So, fasten your seatbelts and hold on tight, this is one car show you won't want to miss! |
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| October 18/02 | Financial Friday | BAY STREET BUYS: 1. Brian Acker - S&P 500 INDEX (SPX), iUNITS S&P/TSX 60 (XIU-T) 2. Arthur Heinmaa - SMITH & NEWPHEW (SNN-N), SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING (SRZ-N) 3. Brian Milner, Columnist, The Globe and Mail - J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES (JBHT-Q), SUEZ (SZE-N) BAY STREET SELLS: 1. Brian Acker - MANULIFE FINANCIAL (MFC-T), IBM (IBM-N) 2. Arthur Heinmaa - HEWLETT-PACKARD (HPQ-N), BRUNSWICK CORP. (BC-N) 3. Brian Milner - PLANTRONICS (PLT-N), SCHLUMBERGER LTD. (SLB-N) SMALL CAP PICKS: 1. Brian Pow - AASTRA TECHNOLOGIES (AAH-TSX), WINPAK LTD. (WPK-TSX), NORWALL GROUP (NGI-TSX), CPI PLASTICS GROUP LTD (CPI-TSX) 2. Mark Lackey - GENTRY RESOURCES (GNY-TSX), LORUS THERAPEUTICS (LOR-TSX) DYNAMIC OIL & GAS (DOL-TSX), FNX MINING COMPANY (FNX-TSX) |
iUNITS S&P/TSX 60 SMITH & NEWPHEW SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES SUEZ MANULIFE FINANCIAL IBM HEWLETT-PACKARD BRUNSWICK CORP. PLANTRONICS SCHLUMBERGER LTD. AASTRA TECHNOLOGIES WINPAK LTD. NORWALL GROUP CPI PLASTICS GROUP LTD GENTRY RESOURCES LORUS THERAPEUTICS DYNAMIC OIL & GAS FNX MINING COMPANY |
| October 17/02 | Biotech Thursday - BioContact Quebec Part 2 | Michael Vaughan travels to Quebec City for the ninth annual BioContact conference. Shameze Rampertab, Biotech Analyst with Canaccord Capital joins us to recap the event. Plus, all the latest research and development on spinal cord injuries with CEO John Steeves of Neuro Therapeutics Inc. and Lisa McKerracher, Chief Scientific Officer, BioAxone Therapeutics Inc. And, we'll talk to Benoit Sicotte, President of Biorthex Inc., about spinal cord implants. Plus, Dr. Jim Wright, CEO, of Lorus Therapeutics Inc. joins us to discuss first quarter results. |
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| October 16/02 | Waffling Wednesday - Politics and Business | A special focus on cross-border trade from the Canadian-American Business Council Forum in Toronto. Guests include: Paul Cellucci, U.S. Ambassador to Canada; Allan Rock, Minister of Industry; Perrin Beatty, President & CEO, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. Plus our weekly politics panel: Mike Duffy, Parliamentary Correspondent, CTV News; John Ibbitson, Political Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail; Amanda Lang, Host, Report on Business Television; Patrick Gossage, Liberal Strategist. |
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| October 15/02 | Tech Tuesday | Calvin Stiller, Chairman & CEO, CMDF (Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund) on new trends in biotechnology. A look at robotic assisted surgery with Reiza Rayman, Director of Research and Business Operations, CSTAR (Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics) Plus our 60-second pitch show. This week's judges: John Richardson, President, The Business, Engineering, Science & Technology Discoveries Fund; Brian Moskowitz, President, Moskowitz Capital Management. Presenting companies include Nubase Technologies Inc.and Elliptic Semiconductor. |
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| October 14/02 | Media Monday | An encore presentation our of car show special. Host Michael Vaughan and automotive journalist Jeremy Cato race around Mosport with the Ford special vehicle team, preview the latest 2003 models, investigate SUV safety and check out Mercedes-Benz computerized car lot. Guests include: Randy Sears, President & CEO, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc; Keith Bradsher, Author, "High and Mighty: SUVs, The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way"; Tom Scarpello, Marketing and Sales Manager, Ford Special Vehicle Team, Ford Motor Co.; Jonathan Pushka, Sales Manager, Mercedes-Benz Newmarket. |
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| October 11/02 | Financial Friday | BAY STREET BUYS: 1. Ross Healy, President and CEO, Strategic Analysis Corporation - HUDSON'S BAY (HBC-T), GE (GE-N) 2. Ian Ainsworth, Portfolio Manager, Altamira - IBM (IBM-N), INCO (N-T) 3. Fabrice Taylor, Columnist, The Globe and Mail - RIVER GOLD MINES (RIV-T), SOBEYS (SBY-T) BAY STREET SELLS: 1. Ross Healy - LONG BONDS 2. Ian Ainsworth - TELCOS, CONSUMER DESCRETIONARY (AUTO & HOUSING) 3. Fabrice Taylor - CIBC (CM-T), HEWLET PACKARD (HPQ-N) SMALL CAPS SPOTLIGHT: 1. John Grennan, Product Manager, Globefund.com - Multiple Opportunities Fund, RESOLUTE FUND, ETHICAL SPECIAL EQUITY, CLARINGTON CANADIAN SMALL CAP 2. Mike Curran, Precious Metals Analyst, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. - ABER DIAMOND CORP. (ABZ-T), STORNOWAY VENTURES (SWV-X), MAJESCOR RESOURCES (MAJ-X), ASHTON MINING OF CANADA (ACA-T) |
HUDSON'S BAY GE IBM INCO RIVER GOLD MINES SOBEYS CIBC HEWLET PACKARD ABER DIAMOND CORP. STORNOWAY VENTURES MAJESCOR RESOURCES ASHTON MINING OF CANADA |
| October 10/02 | Biotech Thursday | BioContact Quebec... Michael Vaughan travels to Quebec City for the ninth annual BioContact conference. National Bank Financial Analyst Cameron Groome joins us to recap the event. We'll get the latest on recent trends in venture capital with Mary Macdonald of Macdonald & Associates Limited. Plus, Maurice Piche, President and CEO of Andromed talks about his award-winning stethescope. And, Diana Pliura, CEO of DELEX, has the latest on managing pain without needles. And Dr. George Jackowski joins us to talk about SYN-X Pharma Inc.'s new state-of-the-art research facility. |
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| October 9/02 | Waffling Wednesday - Politics & Business | Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade, on Canada's upcoming trade mission to Africa. The politics panel: Mike Duffy, Parliamentary Correspondent, CTV News; John Ibbitson, Political Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail; Patrick Gossage, Liberal Strategist; Amanda Lang, Host, AM Business, Report on Business Television. Plus Danielle Wetherup, President & Master, Royal Canadian Mint on the Queen's Jubilee visit; Drew Fagan, Editorial Page Editor, The Globe and Mail on world politics. |
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| October 8/02 | Tech Tuesday | HIGH-TECH FILM STUDIO - Paul Bronfman, President & CEO, The Comweb Group, Paul Vaughan, President & CEO, Studios of America WIRELESS INDUSTRY CONGRESS 2002 - Michael Cowpland, President & CEO, Zim Technologies, Sundara Murthy, President & CEO, SIGPRO Wireless 60-SECOND VC PITCH JUDGES: 1. Ron Patterson, Partner, MM Venture Partners 2. Estelle Havva, Vice-President, TechnoCap Inc. 60-SECOND VC PITCHERS: 1. Juergen Weber, President & COO, Ecomcard Inc. 2. Russ Cobbe, President, Zazooz 3. Denis Tusar, President & CEO, International P.E.T. Diagnostics Inc. |
Wireless Industry Congress 2002 Zim Technologies SIGPRO Wireless MM Venture Partners TechnoCap Inc. Ecomcard Inc. Zazooz |
| October 7/02 | Media Monday | ELVIS ON TOUR - Elvis Stojko, Professional Figure Skater FROM TSN TO CTV PRESIDENT - Rick Brace, President, CTV Inc. SPORTS PANEL - John Shannon, Executive Producer, Leafs TV & Raptors NBA Television, Jim Van Horne, Sports Broadcaster, Gary Green, Sports Commentator, TSN "FACING ALI" - Stephen Brunt, Author, "Facing Ali: The Opposition Weighs In" "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE MAPLE LEAFS" - Andrew Podnieks, General Editor, "A Day in the Life of the Maple Leafs" |
Elvis Stojko CTV.ca Leafs TV TSN.ca |
| October 4/02 | Financial Friday | BAY STREET WEEK BUYS: 1. Andrew McCreath, Portfolio Manager, Synergy Mutual Funds - ABER RESOURCES (ABZ-T), NIKO RESOURCES (NKO-T) 2. Noah Blackstein, Portfolio Manager, Dynamic Mutual Funds - WHOLE FOODS MARKET (WFMI-Q), CITIGROUP (C-N) 3. BRIAN Milner, Columnist, The Globe and Mail - CITIGROUP (C-N), HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL (HON-N) BAY STREET WEEK SELLS: 1. Andrew - TRIZEC PROPERTIES (TRZ-N), QUEBECOR (QBR.A-T) 2. Noah - TYCO INTERNATIONAL (TYC-N), MOODY'S CORP. (MCO-N) 3. Brian - SCHERING-PLOUGH (SGP-N), METSO CORP. (MX-N) SMALL CAP SPOTLIGHT: 1. Rob Chang, Analyst, Morningstar Canada - Mavrix Emerging Companies, Resolute Growth, Mac Ivy Enterprise, BISSETT MICROCAP CLASS F 2. David Graham, VP and Portfolio Manager, CM Investment Management Inc. - FREEHOLD ROYALTY TRUST (FRU.UN-T), CCS INCOME TRUST (CCR.UN-T) AASTRA TECHNOLOGIES (AAH-T), AIR TRANSAT (TRZ-T) Microsoft - Lisa Brummel, Corporate Vice President, Home Retail Division, Microsoft Corp |
ABER RESOURCES NIKO RESOURCES WHOLE FOODS MARKET CITIGROUP HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL TRIZEC PROPERTIES QUEBECOR TYCO INTERNATIONAL MOODY'S CORP. SCHERING-PLOUGH METSO CORP. FREEHOLD ROYALTY TRUST CCS INCOME TRUST AASTRA TECHNOLOGIES AIR TRANSAT |
| October 3/02 | Biotech Thursday - Ag-Biotech Special | The conclusion of the Ag-Biotech Special from Saskatoon. Michael Vaughan travels to Saskatoon for the world's leading ag-biotech conference, ABIC 2002. Part 3 includes David Dennis, Pres. and CEO of Performance Plants Inc., John Cross, President of the inoculant company, Philom Bios Inc., and Renaud Beauchesne, CEO of Advitech. Plus, we'll discuss energy-security with Martin Andreas of Archer Daniels Midland Co. And, genetically modified food from Peru with Hubert Zandstra, Direcor General of the World Potato Insitute. |
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| October 2/02 | Waffling Wednesday - Politics and Business | THE POLITICS PANEL - Pamela Divinsky, Consultant, Patrick Gossage, Liberal Strategist, John Ibbitson, Political Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail, Mike Duffy, Parliamentary Correspondent, CTV News TRADE WITH CUBA - Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, Ambassador of Cuba to Canada WORLD POLITICS - Drew Fagan, Editorial Page Editor, The Globe and Mail GO CANADA GO! - Satya Das, Author, "The Best Country: Why Canada Will Lead the Future" |
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| October 1/02 | Technology Tuesday | TECH PANEL - Ken Nickerson, Founder, iBinary Corp. & CEO, OpenCola Ltd., David Akin, National Business & Technology Correspondent, CTV News, Elliot, President & CEO, Tucows Inc. 60-SECOND VC PITCH JUDGES: 1. Barrie Laver, Managing Partner, CastleHill Ventures 2. Estelle Haava, Vice-President, TechnoCap Inc. 60-SECOND VC PITCHERS: 1. Ioan Trif, CEO, Intellectum Plus Inc. 2. Mohammad Nezarati, President & Founder, Esna Technologies Inc. 3. Xinhang Shen, President & CEO, NAC Geographic Products Inc. 4. Keith La Belle, President, New Products New Technologies Inc. |
OpenCola Ltd. CTV News Tucows Inc. CastleHill Ventures TechnoCap Inc. Intellectum Plus Esna Technologies NAC Geographic Products |