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In the News (Wed 16 Dec 09)

  
 How Canadians stay wealthy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
According to the poll, Canadians who have more than $250,000 to invest are more likely to seek advice about their investments from brokers (46 per cent) or financial planners (23 per cent) than other types of advisors.
Canada's affluent seek a variety of services: at the top of the list are financial planning (78 per cent), brokerage services (64 per cent) and tax planning (55 per cent) followed by international investing (52 per cent) and estate planning and trusts (51 per cent).
Canadians with more than $250,000 to invest hold mutual funds (86 per cent), stocks (77 per cent), GICs (58 per cent), bonds (44 per cent), investment property (36 per cent), segregated funds (31 per cent) or international assets (28 per cent).
www.rbc.com /newsroom/20020604wealthy.html   (568 words)

  
 Americans and Canadians
Canadians stand out as happier with the state of their nation than do either Americans or Europeans, ranking at the very top of the 44 nations surveyed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project in 2002.
More than half of Canadians (56%) say they are satisfied compared with 41% of Americans satisfied with the U.S. and a third or less of Europeans who are happy with their nations.
As for the role of women, only 26% of Canadians and 19% of Europeans say the husband should be the sole provider for the family, while the wife takes care of the home and children; 37% of Americans take that traditional view.
people-press.org /commentary/display.php3?AnalysisID=80   (1500 words)

  
 CBC Edmonton - Wealthy pulling ahead, Canadians losing faith: census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Canadians in the top 10 per cent of income earners made the biggest gains, accounting for 28 per cent of the country's total family income in 2000.
Canadians in the bottom 10 per cent of income earners made an average of $10,341, up just $119 from 1990.
While the gains were strong for Canada's wealthy families, they were not significant for the majority of families.
edmonton.cbc.ca /regional/servlet/View?filename=ed_census20030513   (866 words)

  
 We're not wealthy. We're Canadian.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The RBC Investments survey reveals affluent Canadians admit they have an average knowledge of investments or ability to handle their own finances (48 per cent).
As for the investing preferences of affluent Canadians, a remarkable 85 per cent hold mutual funds, while 51 per cent list mutual funds as the top investment in their portfolios.
Individually held stocks are the top investment for 17 per cent of wealthy Canadians.
www.rbc.com /newsroom/20020429wealth.html   (802 words)

  
 RELIGIOUS MAKEUP OF CANADA:
This is significantly higher than 37 years of age, which is the median age for the Canadian population as a whole.
The gap between the beliefs of the Canadian public and the teachings of its religious institutions appears to be widening.
We suspect that many Canadians will continue to abandon organized religion at an steady pace because of what they view as its bigotry, sexism, homophobia, immorality and general irrelevance.
www.religioustolerance.org /can_rel.htm   (1869 words)

  
 Video List
This Canadian documentary is about UNICEF's efforts to improve child survival and preventative medicine in the Republic of China, featuring young children with whom students can easily identify.
This series compiles excerpts of Canadian archival and contemporary documentary films for the purpose of studying the conventions, the techniques, the power and the social impact of this form of communication.
Gems of Hope is a Canadian microfinance institution which provides small loans for the small business sector of Bolivia with the intention of increasing the profit margin so people's lives may be better.
www.stfx.ca /coady-library/vidlist.html   (11581 words)

  
 Serebella Contents List of Viscounts in order of precedence---List of webcomics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
List of Viscounts in order of precedence---List of webcomics
French and Old French liste "strip, band; list, note", from Italian lista, from a Germanic source.
the list of repairs and finish work required to complete a large project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/contains-263215-263262-List_of_Viscounts_in_order_of_precedence-List_of_webcomics.html   (361 words)

  
 New Socialist Magazine, Socialism and Native Americans, by Peter Kulchyski
Attempts on the part of the Canadian left to neatly fit Aboriginal peoples into the working class have not served to illuminate any dimension of Aboriginal people’s struggles and not given socialist practice a strong base from which to support those struggles.
And this means, materially, they should disadvantage themselves in the struggle against capital by surrendering the ground their ancestors fought to give them as a basis for maintaining a distinctive social identity and a distinctive way of life.
The call of a very small part of the Canadian population, living in remote northern communities practicing and embodying values that we can only dream of, is a call that must not be ignored by new socialists or we will not deserve the name we give ourselves.
www.newsocialist.org /magazine/44/article4.html   (1930 words)

  
 WWW Virtual Library: Museums in Canada
This list is derived from The Virtual Museum of Canada.
The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies assists in the educational, cultural, and aesthetic pursuit...
Contemporary Canadian art is the primary focus for the collection; it reflects the cultural diversit...
icom.museum /vlmp/canada.html   (10445 words)

  
 Video List
In the program, we see several groups of Canadians who spend time in countries such as Togo or Sri Lanka, living and working with people their own age; in return, the students then visit and work in a community in Canada.
Four Canadians were chosen as "sceptics" to examine how their tax dollar is spent on international development projects.
This film documents the ground-breaking actions of a group of Canadian women to bring forth their vision of a peaceful world and their struggle to be recognized and heard on the issues of peace, justice and equality.
www.stfx.ca /institutes/coady/coady-library/vidlist.html   (18158 words)

  
 Wealthy Canadians Use Net for Finances, But Need Human Touch
The Internet is rapidly becoming the communication channel of choice among wealthy Canadians, but it has not replaced the role that human beings play when it comes to financial information, found a study by Ipsos-Reid.
Canadian high-net-worth investors have shown increased use of the Internet for information services, such as account balances and financial reporting.
Canadian businesses claim they are ready to purchase the latest data services for their quickly growing bandwidth needs, but 70 percent of Canadian midsize businesses still have dial-up Internet access, according to a survey by Dataquest Inc.
www.clickz.com /stats/sectors/geographics/article.php/5911_755501   (1110 words)

  
 Forbes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today the company and magazine are headed by Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr., better known as Steve Forbes (1948-), and his brothers.
In popular culture Forbes is perhaps best-known for its many periodic lists of wealth.
These include the Forbes 400, a list of the richest people in the United States; a list of the richest people in the world; and the Forbes 500, a list of largest companies taking into account market capitalization, revenue, income, and assets (this is opposed to the Fortune 500 which is based only on revenues).
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Forbes   (260 words)

  
 Firstmom's Genealogy Researchers List
It is my opinion that one needn't be wealthy to be able to afford some on-site genealogical help in New York City.
Many early births are listed as "infant of ____", so father's name or initials are helpful.
For more information on his rates and services, and a detailed list of the states and counties he has access to, check his homepage for more one what he has access to, or email him at census2@AOL.COM directly.
khuish.tripod.com /research.html   (4530 words)

  
 Current Publication List
This pamphlet talks about the struggle of Canadians with disabilities to gain full participation and equality, why disability rights are a union issue and how we can make disability rights an integral part of our Union's agenda.
Canadians know that cutting public education and allowing private colleges and universities to set-up shop is no way to move our country forward.
There is no better way for Canadian governments to promote equality, independent living and sustainable livelihoods for Canadians with disabilities than by protecting and expanding public Medicare.
www.nupge.ca /current_pub.html   (6647 words)

  
 NRM: Waiting list fatigue sends Canadians abroad for surgery
Medical tourism is fast becoming a global, multi-billion-dollar industry and Canadians, among many others, are hopping the bandwagon in hopes of cheaper or faster surgery — often with dire consequences.
According to Health Canada, more than 3,500 Canadians are currently waiting for an organ transplant and every year nearly 150 die waiting.
Despite the risks and ethical quagmires of medical tourism, wealthy Westerners continue to answer to the call of exotic medical treatment — with a few perks thrown in for good measure.
www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com /issue/2004/09_23/feature04_17.html   (575 words)

  
 BCPolitics - BC News and Political Commentary
Canadians, including Quebecers and First Nations need to modernize the legal relations between themselves the cities, provinces and the federal government.
I agree with Murray Dobbin that this country is rapidly losing its sovereignty, sold out by politicians and the corporations that back their poltiical parties, all of whom have allegiance to the mobility and rights of capital and little allegiance to the sovereignty of Canada.
As Canadians watch their daily news — the same sex marriage debate, the continuing saga of equalization payments and the fight over splitting the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in two — the future of the country is being decided elsewhere by unelected corporate power brokers.
www.bcpolitics.ca /left.htm   (9538 words)

  
 CBC News:Thomson family (again) tops list of 100 wealthiest Canadians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Joining the list for the first time is Victor Li, who is ranked 44th with an estimated wealth of $700 million.
Rounding out the list in the 100th spot is Isadore Sharp, founder of the Four Seasons Hotels chain, with an estimated wealth of $311 million.
Overall, the people on the list had a combined net worth of $120.5 billion –; up 8.5 per cent from last year.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/12/08/wealthylist_031205   (257 words)

  
 List of Canadians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Guy Paul Morin - was not only tried twice for the same crime but spent 10 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
William Stephenson (1896-1989), soldier, airman, spymaster, and the senior representative of British intelligence for the western hemisphere in World War II.
Maude Barlow, activist, Chairperson of the Council of Canadians
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_canadians   (2698 words)

  
 List of Canadians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grace Marks -- convicted of murder in 1843, her role in the murder has never been clear, became the subject of Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel Alias Grace.
Shane Sutcliffe, (born 1975), Canadian heavyweight champion during the late 1990's
Lists of people with entries in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography [1].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Canadians   (3191 words)

  
 CPC List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Uses the bleak Depression-era Canadian prairie to portray a story of isolation,....
Wealthy society in New York at the end of the nineteenth century.
Social class, and social envy, as "the people on the pavement" watch the wealthy....
www.berkshirepublishing.com /cpc/list.asp?parCat=4   (2647 words)

  
 NSLPS - Research & Preservation - Doomsday List
This is a list of Canadian lighthouses in serious danger of being lost forever.
The decaying wrecks of lighthouses on this list show the natural result of that "disposal" process which treats lighthouse like parking lots or army surplus boots.
The burning of this coastal light in 1989 by the Canadian Coast Guard was typical of demolitions all through the 1970s and 1980s and is a fate that awaits many neglected lighthouse structures today.
www.nslps.com /r&p_doomsday_list.asp   (1124 words)

  
 Issues List
I do not think that most people who post on this list intend to ridicule anyone's beliefs, but many who post here make an attempt to challenge rigid belief systems in order to test their veracity and usefulness.
Claiming his 2003 tax cut would give 23 million small business owners an average tax cut of $2,042 when "nearly four out of every five tax filers (79%) with small business income would receive less" than that amount.
Nominating a notorious proponent of outsourcing, Anthony F. Raimondo, to be the new manufacturing Czar—Raimondo withdrew his name days later amidst a flurry of harsh criticism.
issueslist.blogspot.com   (8588 words)

  
 Victor Niederhoffer and Laurel Kenner: Daily Speculations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Wealthy investor Don Smith (not his real name), on his way Saturday from Pittsburgh to Houston, revealed his part in this nationwide Katrina-response plan: "Not since high school had I bought just $5 or $10 of gas at a gas station." When asked, Mr.
That certainly deserves a review, with its list of computerized winners and losers, prices relative to moving averages, and trends in all commodities.
For those of you interested I would be more than happy to collect a list of the strengths of traders on this list.
www.dailyspeculations.com   (16703 words)

  
 Stag night bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The following is a list of historically important scientific experiments and observations.
This is a list of people who are notable due to their professed Christianity in politics:
This is a list of food items named after people.
www.elexi.de /en/s/st/stag_night.html   (186 words)

  
 international focus reading list - CHCI library
Bell, William Forbidden City - a novel of a 17-year-old Canadian boy who is taken by his journalist father to Beijing, China, during the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Sakamoto, Kerri The Electrical Field - a novel that captures the Japanese experience in the New World when the beautiful Chisako and her lover are found murdered in a park in a small Ontario community and subsequent investigation reaches back to the internment of Japanese-Canadians during WWII.
Selvadurai, Shyam Cinnamon Gardens - a novel set in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) that chronicles the life of a wealthy girl who is faced with the political upheaval of the 20's as well as the emotional upheaval of a family with dark secrets.
chci.wrdsb.on.ca /library/0eng1dii.htm   (7536 words)

  
 Straight Goods - Canada's leading independent online newsmagazine
The Canadian Bar Association says legal aid is as essential as education and health care, and is compiling the stories of people denied it.
Canadian doctors sometimes prescribe unnecessary drugs, and often prescribe drugs that are more expensive than required.
Loblaw’s pesticide phase out, the Canadian Cancer Society’s call for a ban on cosmetic pesticide use, and long-awaited government legislation are the fruit of decades of cultivation by environmentalists.
www.straightgoods.ca /Features.cfm   (8657 words)

  
 List Of Canadians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Vance says Atlantic Canadians may be closer to the European view on wine than the...
McKenna's list of friends is like a who's who of business leaders - such as...
are on any no-fly list; if there are procedures to ensure names could be removed from such a list; how long the personal information of Canadians placed on no...
www.wikiverse.org /list-of-canadians   (2852 words)

  
 Alpine Meadows bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is a list of ocean liners, listed alphabetically by name.
This is a list of cruise ships past and present.
Lishui is located in the southeast of the People's Republic of China within the boundaries of Zhejiang Province.
www.elexi.de /en/a/al/alpine_meadows.html   (202 words)

  
 Baltimore City Paper: NEWS The Stories You Probably Didn't Read All About Last Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Those items are all on Project Censored's 25th annual list of the year's most underreported news stories.
Wealthy people, big first-world cities, and lucrative industries such as agriculture and technology can afford to buy their water--but more and more poor people in developing countries have to pay up or go without.
Last year, a report by a distinguished panel that included African heads of state, a Canadian ambassador, and a former chief justice of India's supreme court concluded that Clinton knew exactly what was happening in Rwanda.
www.citypaper.com /2001-04-04/feature.html   (3899 words)

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