The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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Ends soon: Scotiabank Gold American Express Card – Increased bonus of 45,000 points and first year free! + MORE Dec 17th
The increased limited time welcome bonus on the Scotiabank Gold American Express Card will be coming to a close soon and it will not be extended! Right now when you apply for and are approved for the card you can earn up to 45,000 Scene+ points plus pay no annual fee in the first year. […]
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How Does the Home Capital Crisis Affect Me? + MORE May 9th
As of late, Home Capital Group is dominating the headlines. To quickly summarize, on April 19, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) claimed that brokers had falsified information on mortgage applications submitted to Home Trust. As a result, shares in the company dropped while customers withdrew.... More »
Supreme Court OKs sports gambling – will credit cards? + MORE May 16th
Cards that allow betting at all treat it as a costly cash advance. That could change in wake of Supreme Court ruling allowing states to legalize sports betting.... More »
Southwest credit cards: Is the Companion Pass sign-up offer worth it? Jan 22nd
The Southwest Rapid Rewards credit cards' current sign-up offer includes the popular Companion Pass. Is the promotion worth it? Read on to see if this offer is good for you..... More »
How Do Travel Rewards Work on a Credit Card? Jan 11th
So, you want to take a dream vacation. Is it worth it to rack up charges on your travel rewards credit card? This can be an excellent way for you to save money, but only if you can maintain a reasonable level of spending and pay off your debt in full each month. If you stay on top of your spending .... More »
Canadian Pacific Railway cuts exec perks, changes compensation after criticism
– canadianbusiness.com
Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) is cutting back on perks for its top executives and changing the way they’re paid in response to shareholder frustration over C-suite compensation.
In a regulatory filing, the Calgary-based company says operating ratio, a key measure of efficiency in the railway industry, will have less influence in determining executive compensation. The operating ratio improved for five straight years under Hunter Harrison’s watch as CEO.
Instead, CP will place greater emphasis on safety and operating income to incentivize executives, its proxy circular said.
The filing said calls for safety performance measures came from shareholders that CP consulted with last year after its annual meeting, during which a bare majority of them rejected the company’s executive pay system in a non-binding vote.
Kevin Thomas, a director for the Shareholder Association for Research & Education, said Thursday CP deserves credit for making the changes. But he added that the company is still taking into account railway performance…
In a regulatory filing, the Calgary-based company says operating ratio, a key measure of efficiency in the railway industry, will have less influence in determining executive compensation. The operating ratio improved for five straight years under Hunter Harrison’s watch as CEO.
Instead, CP will place greater emphasis on safety and operating income to incentivize executives, its proxy circular said.
The filing said calls for safety performance measures came from shareholders that CP consulted with last year after its annual meeting, during which a bare majority of them rejected the company’s executive pay system in a non-binding vote.
Kevin Thomas, a director for the Shareholder Association for Research & Education, said Thursday CP deserves credit for making the changes. But he added that the company is still taking into account railway performance…
OTTAWA – The federal Conservative party removed more than 1,300 people from its membership rolls Friday following a review triggered by leadership hopeful Kevin O’Leary’s accusation that one of his rivals has been engaging in widespread fraud and vote-rigging.
The party’s announcement capped a day in which O’Leary’s allegations were attacked or mocked by a number of his leadership rivals, most particularly by Maxime Bernier who bluntly dismissed the celebrity businessman as a sore loser.
Yet the party’s findings backed up O’Leary’s assertion, levelled late Thursday, that unnamed backroom organizers were trying to buy the leadership race by using untraceable, pre-paid credit cards to sign up fake members.
After an expedited review, the party revealed Friday that it found 1,351 memberships were purchased through two IP addresses, not paid for by each individual as required under party rules. Those memberships have been cancelled and the individuals are no longer eligible to vote in the leadership contest…
The party’s announcement capped a day in which O’Leary’s allegations were attacked or mocked by a number of his leadership rivals, most particularly by Maxime Bernier who bluntly dismissed the celebrity businessman as a sore loser.
Yet the party’s findings backed up O’Leary’s assertion, levelled late Thursday, that unnamed backroom organizers were trying to buy the leadership race by using untraceable, pre-paid credit cards to sign up fake members.
After an expedited review, the party revealed Friday that it found 1,351 memberships were purchased through two IP addresses, not paid for by each individual as required under party rules. Those memberships have been cancelled and the individuals are no longer eligible to vote in the leadership contest…
OTTAWA – The federal Conservative party removed more than 1,300 people from its membership rolls Friday following a review triggered by leadership hopeful Kevin O’Leary’s accusation that one of his rivals has been engaging in widespread fraud and vote-rigging.
The party’s announcement capped a day in which O’Leary’s allegations were attacked or mocked by a number of his leadership rivals, most particularly by Maxime Bernier who bluntly dismissed the celebrity businessman as a sore loser.
Yet the party’s findings backed up O’Leary’s assertion, levelled late Thursday, that unnamed backroom organizers were trying to buy the leadership race by using untraceable, pre-paid credit cards to sign up fake members.
After an expedited review, the party revealed Friday that it found 1,351 memberships were purchased through two IP addresses, not paid for by each individual as required under party rules. Those memberships have been cancelled and the individuals are no longer eligible to vote in the leadership contest…
The party’s announcement capped a day in which O’Leary’s allegations were attacked or mocked by a number of his leadership rivals, most particularly by Maxime Bernier who bluntly dismissed the celebrity businessman as a sore loser.
Yet the party’s findings backed up O’Leary’s assertion, levelled late Thursday, that unnamed backroom organizers were trying to buy the leadership race by using untraceable, pre-paid credit cards to sign up fake members.
After an expedited review, the party revealed Friday that it found 1,351 memberships were purchased through two IP addresses, not paid for by each individual as required under party rules. Those memberships have been cancelled and the individuals are no longer eligible to vote in the leadership contest…
Fears are growing in the tech sector over U.S. plans to restrict H1-B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. However, some Canadian companies hope a new two-week process for permits here will attract high-tech talent.
5 ways Trump has already poisoned Canadian politics
– macleans.ca
Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary speaks at Queen’s University, in Kingston, Ont., on Thursday, March 16, 2017. (Lars Hagberg/CP)Since the election of Donald Trump, Canada has been regularly lauded by foreign media, celebrities and many in the international community for its welcoming stance towards immigrants and resistance to populist sentiment. But for all that praise, there’s ample evidence that Trump is influencing the tone and nature of Canadian politics.
Here are five specific examples of Trumpian rhetoric and political tactics spilling over the Canadian border.
1) Accusing rivals of ‘vote rigging”
Kevin O’Leary, also a TV personality with zero political experience, has levelled the unsubstantiated claim of “fraud” and “widespread vote rigging” against at least one unnamed Conservative leadership rival—though he won’t say which one. In a statement O’Leary accused the rival campaign of using prepaid credit cards to sign up fake party members without their consent…
