Which helps the CIRA bottom line and strengthens .ca as a whole.
No, I understand that aspect of it, but other than AUA.ca, the list is junk and that means those who quantify domain quality only by weekly TBR will be bidding on junk and overpaying for junk. I sincerely hope a lot of the picks last week were for end users, otherwise I feel bad for their resale prospects.
I'll say it again, but investors need to treat .CA like the very cream of the crop from .COM. LL/LLLs, singular words, prime 2-word combos, etc. and even then it's a tough market that separates the men from the boys real quick.
I would also recommend comparing the quality and metrics of current TBR domains to your existing portfolio and determining what you paid then and what domains you have sold lately. I did that recently and it was a real eye-opener and caused me to "raise the bar" on what I was buying while also lowering the price that I was willing to pay on "low-upper to mid-range" TBR domains. Like RLM says, at this non-ultra-premium range you're just buying a lottery ticket so price it accordingly.
When it comes to investing, the amount you pay is more important than the quality of the domain - playing the old "I'll just pay more than everyone else" game is a quick way to ruin and people will either figure that out now or later.
If this week of drek hits 100+ picks, then I don't know what to say, as I literally have stuff on my "Wait for a .CA Sale" leftovers list that is better than 99.9% of the "top domains" from this week. No more "buying just to buy" for this cat.