Tag: future thinking
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Video: Harry Fine (Paralegal) – Landlord and Tenant Advocate
In this video, Harry speaks to Landlord and tenant perspectives during the LTB shut down, Covid and continuing communications. Watch the full video HERE…
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Increases to the LTB fees…
LTB Fee Increases LTB | JUNE 22, 2020 FEE INCREASES ON JULY 1, 2020 Effective July 1, 2020, application fees for the Assessment Review Board (ARB), the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) and appeal fees for the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) will increase. The ARB, LTB and LAT fees…
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Guest Post by Don Campbell
Sorry, I love my country, and I am concerned. I know many Canadians are obsessed with the mess that is going on in the US. US news, this. US news that. I get it, there is a feeling of detachment that comes from watching them – it’s like a 24 hour a day CNN fuelled…
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Guest Post by Brad Lamb: Covid 19 – The way forward part 2
We now know the mortality rate of COVID-19 is somewhere around 0.1% to 0.2%. This is very similar to the seasonal flu (a study in Norway just confirmed this again). It is almost entirely harmful to very sick older people (in long-term care facilities), and others with serious pre-existing conditions. Knowing this likely means that…
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The Revival – May 2020: What a load of JUNK!
It’s been a busy few weeks!!! Thank you to my clients for their confidence, trust and referrals which have kept me so busy in this time where so much has stood still. I am very humbled and grateful. During this past week we closed two clients’ transactions. The first is a stunning church which will be transformed (by award…
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Guest Post – Brad Lamb on Covid-19
On Covid-19 And Our Immediate Future Written by Brad J. Lamb Like most Canadians and citizens of the world, I am accepting our government’s current version of the best response to COVID-19. I am, however, becoming less satisfied as I watch the world melt away in an unprecedented loss of wealth, business, and employment. The…
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Guest Post: Clayton Jarvis – Rent Banks?
Originally posted here: GTA investors call for rent bank in wake of COVID-19 by Clayton Jarvis | Mar 31, 2020 If you were to make a list of groups that will never have a fan club, Ontario’s Landlord Tenant Board would likely be one of the first to get jotted down. Investors have long been…
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Wise words from Professor G
Short excerpt from Professor Scott Galloway’s recent newsletter: “Could corona be the vaccine for our age? If/when this pandemic ends, might we emerge with a stronger immune system: the ability to ramp hospital beds and ventilators, enhanced systems for learning and cooperation, and a generation that places more importance on cooperation, and less on borders,…
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The Revival – April 2020: Who Are You Listening To?
In these times it is as important as ever to protect your mind; engage in healthy mental habits, and create space. Don’t give in to fear + stress and be very aware of what you are mentally digesting. There are many outlets that would use these difficult times to push their favourite political agenda, or…
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The Revival – Feb 2020: Problems need Solutions
As many of my clients and colleagues know, I think it’s sloppy to believe we can “read” someone else’s mind (although many attempt this daily by assuming they know what is going on in another’s head.) In the same vein, I am also no fan of what I call “future thinking“; this is guessing what…