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Looking for a mortgage in B.C.? Don’t limit your options to the big banks Aug 9th
At last, interest rates are coming down again. For Canadians who are in the market for a new home, facing renewal of their mortgage in the foreseeable future, or feeling unsatisfied with their current home loan, this poses two choices: do you pounce now, or stay on the sidelines in the hope that rat.... More »
The best GIC rates in Canada for 2024 May 24th
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The best GIC rates in Canada for 2024
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Best Student Bank Accounts in Canada: 9 Bank Accounts for Post-Secondary Students Apr 8th
Whether you’re a student currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution or you’re beginning post-secondary studies in the near future, you want a bank account that works with your life. Thankfully, Canada’s banks offer chequing accounts designed specifically for students. IR.... More »
Motusbank Online Bank Launches With Low HELOC, Competitive GICs + MORE Apr 3rd
Motusbank, a subsidiary of Meridian Credit Union, has launched in Canada. First announced in February, a full range of banking and borrowing services are now available on its website, motusbank.ca.
As an online-only bank, Motusbank can be accessed via its mobile app on the Apple App Store and Googl.... More »
Inflation and investments: Heads up if you’re retired or retiring soon Jan 17th
The year 2022 was the one when inflation morphed from a minor concern to a major worry for investors, especially those hoping to retire sometime in the not-too-distant future. While central banks are well into their programs to curb inflation through periodic rises in interest rates, it could take t.... More »
The roots of organic farming lie in fascism
– macleans.ca
The roots of organic farming in the United Kingdom can be traced to the fascism movement that began after the First World War. Rick Barrett/ambitious creative co, CC BY-SAIn 1927 Henry Williamson published Tarka the Otter, the story of an otter living in the Torridge River in Devon, U.K. Recognized today as a classic of nature writing, it has seldom been out of print.
Though Williamson described the creature’s world in knowledgeable detail, he was not born and bred in Devon. Like a lot of soldiers who returned from the trenches of the Western Front, he abandoned London and headed out to the countryside to recuperate among the quiet villages and patchwork fields.
And like a lot of returned soldiers, he also came around to thinking that the British landscape and the people who worked it were worth defending against the corporations, banks and their political allies who threatened traditional ways of life.
In 1936 he joined Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists and became a blackshirt, believing that fascism was the only ideology with a sensible programme for protecting the land…
