Methanol is widely used and seemed like a reliable stock. Well run company, very focused. Originally purchased in 1992 thinking that methanol would be the first fuel used in fuel cell vehicles since infrastructure was already in place to pump liquids and that hydrogen as fuel would cost much more money to establish proper infrastructure to refuel vehicles nationwide.

World trade is hot, as is China. This company has virtually no staff, leases container ships, and turns over a large amount of its income to its investors. The stock is structured like a trust.

Most international of all Canadian banks.

A very well run company and a leader in wireless communications.

Sooner or later the nation will have to move away from internal combustion engines. When it does, Ballard Power is the world leader in fuel cell technology. It will likely fit as part of a hybrid vehicle to start and as the bugs get worked out of the system, vehicles may someday run solely on fuel cells.

The nation runs on oil and gas. These resources have to be transported somehow, and Enbridge is one of the biggest players in getting it where its going.

Largest Canadian bank, well run, solid dividend.