Canada has become such a staging area for Chinese money.

I wanted to explore what all this new-found wealth means for the different generations of Chinese who have to live together in this place that is transforming at warp speed into the richest country on the planet.

Especially in the West, people want to understand Asia on a deeper level because it's become the engine of the world economy, like it or not.

Such huge money has been made in China - it can be hundreds of millions in a year - and there's a need to validate it by showing what they can buy and how much of it.

Old money in Southeast Asia is much more discrete and low key. It's about not wearing brand names. It's about being invisible, almost. The billionaire can be taking the bus with you.

The Bank of Canada has talked about the risks to 2007 on the downside. We would see the Canadian dollar weakening.