Category Archives: Government

Can You Trust the Banks Anymore?

Posted on November 20, 2010 by meganbernard

After the recent financial crisis, which was caused by banks handing out mortgages to anyone (due to misplaced employee incentives) even if they could not pay it back, can you trust the banks anymore? How does the bank work? Banks … Continue reading →

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Finance and the HST (in British Columbia)

Posted on October 3, 2010 by meganbernard

The harmonized sales tax (HST) was implemented on July 1st, 2010. It was implemented by Finance Minister Colin Hansen and was said to make “BC businesses more competitive, encourage new investment, [and] improve productivity… Most importantly, harmonization will generate economic … Continue reading →

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