Canada's SPAC 'debacle': How a shortcut to market has spelled trouble for companies and investors

Barbara Shecter reports that a wave of Canadian companies that went public through pandemic-era Special Purpose Acquisition Company listings have since collapsed into bankruptcy or steep losses, highlighting how structural incentive misalignments, speculative targets, and heavy retail investor participation often pushed marginal businesses onto public markets with poor long-term outcomes for investors.

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