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Will Canadian Oil be Replaced by Venezuela? | The Loonie Hour Episode 222

January 9, 2026

Trump captures Maduro, plans to reinvigorate Venezuelan oil. What are the impacts on Canadian oil? US National security implications, critical minerals, and the quest for Greenland.

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Steve Saretsky

Steve is a top producing Vancouver Realtor and Real Estate investor, and is widely considered a thought leader in the industry with regular appearances on BNN, CBC, and Yahoo Finance. Steve’s dedication to analyzing the stats, financial landscape, and policies affecting Canadian Real Estate have allowed him to build a successful business among the top 1% of Greater Vancouver Realtors, while working with and providing advisory services to investment advisors, financial institutions, policy makers and Real Estate developers.

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Keith Dicker

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Keith has over 20 years of investment experience as a portfolio manager. He started his career in Halifax with a large Canadian bank where he managed high net worth portfolios on a discretionary basis. Next, for 10 years Keith managed portfolios for an offshore bank in Bermuda where as a senior portfolio manager and head of global equities, he was responsible for global investment strategies including asset allocation, equities, fixed income, commodities, alternative investments, and multi-currency.

Richard Dias

Richard Dias

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With over 15 years of experience as a global macro strategist for institutions in Canada and the U.K., Richard is driven to provide a data-driven perspective to the listeners of the Loonie Hour. Having started his career at BCA Research, then as the Global Macro Strategist for the U.K.-based hedge fund, and as Senior Global Strategist for Pictet, a Swiss Asset Management firm, Richard can be relied upon to provide actionable insights for asset allocation and portfolio construction as a well as a unique perspective on economics and capital markets. Recently, he has joined Keith Dicker and IceCap Asset Management, a firm better aligned with his values and better able to leverage his experience.

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