The distressed market arguably always has a relatively small share of global capital markets. (Canada’s last recession, for instance, was in 2008-2009.) But in this recent environment characterized by strong M&A activity and easy access to debt and equity capital over the past five years or so...

Canada is the first G7 nation to federally legalise the use of cannabis for both medical and recreational use, and can be considered the world leader in a global trend of deregulation. Starting in 2001, authorized medical patients were legally able to access cannabis through the Medical Marijuana...