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2018 will be the year of allyship + MORE Dec 28th
People chant and hold up with placards as they attend a Black Lives Matter event on August 5, 2016. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Getty)
Melayna Williams holds a J.D., and is the director of the Rights Advocacy Coalition for Equality (R.A.C.E.).
It’s been quite a year for race and advocacy in Canada. We hav.... More »
Climate change to drive 'massive' investment shift - BBC News Jan 15th
Climate change to drive 'massive' investment shift BBC NewsBlackRock, world's largest asset manager, changing its focus to climate change CBC.caBlackRock C.E.O. Larry Fink: Climate Crisis Will Reshape Finance The New York TimesFink, Frackers and Putting the ‘G’ i.... More »
TFSA contribution room calculator Jan 1st
Find out your current tax-free savings account (TFSA) contribution limit by using this calculator.
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Tax-free savings account is a bit of a misnomer. While you can use it for straightforward savings, think of it more accurately as an investment holding account to store things like&nb.... More »
The best RRSP investments 2021 + MORE Feb 24th
A registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) is an investment that is registered with the Canadian federal government. RRSPs are often described as being “tax-advantaged.” That means you don’t pay income tax on the amount you are contributing to an RRSP, in the year you earn that contribution. .... More »
Andrew Scheer's experience in the insurance industry: '6 or 7 months' - CBC.ca Sep 30th
Andrew Scheer's experience in the insurance industry: '6 or 7 months' CBC.caScheer accused of breaking law, falsely claiming he was once an insurance broker National PostAndrew Scheer Defends Views On Pride Parades, Climate Change On Popular Quebec TV Show HuffPost C.... More »
Australia says IBM settles over online census failure
– canadianbusiness.com
CANBERRA, Australia – Global technology giant IBM carried most of the blame for the crash of Australia’s online census three months ago and had compensated the government for the financial cost of the debacle, the prime minister said on Friday.
Australia’s first attempt to conduct a census online shut down for 43 hours in August after the website failed to cope with routine denial-of-service attacks.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said IBM, the Australian Bureau of Statistic’s head contractor, had reached a “very substantial” confidential settlement with the government over the failure that “absolutely” covered costs.
“It would not be an exaggeration to say that we had a collective sense of humour failure about IBM’s performance here and they have ‘fessed up (confessed), they’ve paid up and we’re going to learn the lessons of this incident very diligently,” Turnbull told Melbourne Radio 3AW.
“Overwhelming the failure was IBM’s,” he said…
Australia’s first attempt to conduct a census online shut down for 43 hours in August after the website failed to cope with routine denial-of-service attacks.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said IBM, the Australian Bureau of Statistic’s head contractor, had reached a “very substantial” confidential settlement with the government over the failure that “absolutely” covered costs.
“It would not be an exaggeration to say that we had a collective sense of humour failure about IBM’s performance here and they have ‘fessed up (confessed), they’ve paid up and we’re going to learn the lessons of this incident very diligently,” Turnbull told Melbourne Radio 3AW.
“Overwhelming the failure was IBM’s,” he said…
Toll highways in Toronto could pave way for other cities
– macleans.ca
Vehicles makes there way into and out of downtown Toronto along the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteTORONTO – The mayor of Canada’s most populous city announced a plan Thursday to impose tolls on two major highways in and out of Toronto’s downtown core — a move experts said could pave the way for other large urban centres in the country to follow suit.
Mayor John Tory proposed tolls for everyone who uses the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway, saying they would provide much-needed funds for transit expansion and road repair, and ease congestion.
“I have a plan to make the most significant investment in transit and infrastructure in decades, to cut congestion and get this city moving,” Tory told an audience at the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Thursday.
“It would see us toll the Gardiner and DVP and dedicate every single penny raised to build transit and fix our roads, and by doing so make a real difference on unacceptable traffic conditions and overcrowded transit…
How the heck is Lorelai from Gilmore Girls not broke?
– moneysense.ca
At Luke’s Diner for the morning coffee she’ll have a sip of before dashing off.Ah, Gilmore Girls. A show about love, life, relationships and…money? The hit series is full of fast-talking banter, plenty of coffee and some interesting financial issues that to a 20-something personal finance writer watching years later are a little baffling. With the revival, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, coming to Netflix this week, we decided to hash out the numbers to abate (or rather, aid in) the confusion.
To recap, Lorelai Gilmore grew up in an extremely wealthy family led by insurance guy Richard Gilmore and his wife (and Lorelai’s mother) Emily Gilmore. Lorelai, a rebellious free spirit, and her uptight Old Money parents, didn’t quite get along. She wasn’t much attached to her wealth either, and soon after she gave birth to her daughter at 16, she fled, giving up a life of luxury to start a new life from scratch. She worked as a maid at an inn in Connecticut and over the years climbed the ladder to become the manager…
