The vote comes at a time when commodity prices have skyrocketed and dissent is spreading.
And the south also has lots of fertile land with plenty of water, suitable for agricultural development a time when commodity prices are rising.
Investors are dumping the currency because the Canadian economy is widely perceived as commodity-based and export-oriented at a time when commodity prices are depressed and export markets are sluggish.
The challenge grows for the continent to become a fully competitive force in the global market at a time when commodity price trends are becoming less helpful to many countries on the continent".
Asked what he had learned from the experience of the first budget, Hockey said the previous document was delivered at a time when commodity prices were higher and the world economy "was growing a little bit faster".
The deal points to the continued consolidation in the mining industry at a time when commodity prices have slipped and the quest for economies of scale has taken on increasing significance.
Rio acquired Alcan's packaging division, along with its aluminum assets back in 2007, paying top dollar at a time when commodity prices were at record highs.
Rio Tintos board has been reluctant, saying that the offer undervalues it at a time when commodity prices generally have been rising.
There was a time when commodity companies had decidedly ho-hum valuations -- a quick glance at their historical stock charts will confirm that.
At a time when these commodities were being rationed, Crane wondered how people could conserve resources if they couldn't even measure them.
The fresh capital will also allow it to adopt a more aggressive acquisition strategy, at a time when rising commodities prices are making some deals prohibitively expensive for the partnership.
