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Originally Posted by rubecube
It absolutely does when you consider the fuzzy accounting and the fact that Harper screwed over Canadians by selling GM shares for pennies on the dollar, just so he could have the appearance of a balanced budget in an election year.
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They got $36.66 USD for those shares almost exactly 10 years ago. Today the shares closed at $47.24, which is 2.5% compounded. They've paid some dividends since then (current yield =1%) but even with that selling the shares has been a good economic decision.