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Why are Mortgage Rates Hitting Record Lows?

Why are Mortgage Rates Hitting Record Lows?

All across the country, mortgage specialists and brokers are busy fielding calls from people who’ve just heard about this week’s record low mortgage rates. Bank of Montreal made the biggest splash by announcing a five-year fixed-rate mortgage of 2.99 per... (Continue reading)

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Where Are The Jobs?

Where Are The Jobs?

If you’ve been wondering which job sectors have been showing the biggest gains or the largest loses then you’re in luck because Statistics Canada has released their new numbers.... (Continue reading)

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Bankruptcies Down in 2010

Bankruptcies Down in 2010

The total number of Canadian businesses and individuals claiming bankruptcy dropped 11.5 per cent in 2010 compared to the previous year, new data released Friday shows. The Office of the Superintendent Of Bankruptcy Canada said consumer involvencies were 11 per... (Continue reading)

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RSA Animate Changing Education Paradigms

RSA Animate Changing Education Paradigms

Another wonderful animation by RSA Animate.  This time discussing the current state and future of the educational system that can relate to anywhere in the world.... (Continue reading)

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Tubro Tax Contest Giveaway 2011

Tubro Tax Contest Giveaway 2011

CONTEST CLOSED Courtesy of the wonderful people at Intuit Canada we are giving away TuboTax Premier (formerly QuickTax) to 10 lucky winners.  These copies are for the 2010 tax year. I have to admit I am an old school tax... (Continue reading)

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Interactive – The World’s Best Countries

Interactive - The World's Best Countries

We’ve been getting a lot of requests to post this interactive infographic made available by the people of Newsweek.  It’s a very fascinating graph of all the countries of the world and how they rank according to Healthcare, education, economy,... (Continue reading)

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Cyber Attacks Hit Canada

Cyber Attacks Hit Canada

Recent surge in Cyber Attacks on Canada has been confirmed to be connected to China.  What it all means is discussed in this brief report.... (Continue reading)

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Trudeau’s Vision of Canada as a ‘Just Society’

Trudeau's Vision of Canada as a 'Just Society'

A short time clip from the 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention where the brilliant former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau brings up the laying foundation for his vision of a perfect Canada. I felt this was a necessary... (Continue reading)

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Canada – A Good Place for Swindlers

Canada - A Good Place for Swindlers

Al Rosen, the author of ‘Swindlers’ makes the case that Canada is worse than US when it comes to protecting investor rights.... (Continue reading)

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The Crisis of Credit Visualized

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

The great financial crisis of 2008 left many asking what exactly happened.   Here is a video that helps explain it in easy to understand terms.  The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to... (Continue reading)

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