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What Canada teaches us about internal controls
Public disclosure of material weakness dubious, says Robert Pozen
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Directors are in the crosshairs of corporate climate litigation
CPAs in corporate director positions should be aware of legal risk
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Refundable tax credits would help alleviate poverty in Canada
They should be part of Canada’s national poverty reduction strategy
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Climate change should be part of regular savings and investment decisions
Mobilize financial services to support transition to cleaner growth, says Dean of Rotman School of Management
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The answer to forecasting Bitcoin may lie in artificial intelligence
Finance Professor Nikola Gradojevic explores volatile Bitcoin pricing
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Canada’s financial markets are stunting our growth and undermining our future
A primer on sustainable finance
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Canada risks being left behind in low-carbon economy
The time is now to invest in sustainable finance, say finance thought leaders
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How NBA salary caps hurt the Toronto Raptors
The Raptors have made the NBA finals! But what are their chances of signing Kawhi Leonard under a salary cap?
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Work on climate, not weaponizing the Constitution
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal's unduly narrow approach to an issue of taxation
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5 Reasons Why Millennial CPAs Will Beat AI
Millennials are positioned to leverage artificial intelligence, says Bryce Welker
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Municipalities: A Taxing Problem
Canadian cities desperately need new sources of revenue
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Explainer: What is modern monetary theory?
An explanation of modern monetary theory for Canadian accountants
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Academia
How government deficits fund private savings
A look at Liberal deficit spending through Modern Monetary Theory
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Profession
Four themes for the future of Canadian accounting
CPA Canada’s Foresight: Reimagining the Profession, part two
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CPAs weigh in on the future of Canadian accounting
CPA Canada leads proactive dialogue with stakeholders, members
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Profession
Michael Ferguson, FCPA, FCA, Canada’s Auditor General, Dies at 60
Obituary: Accountant persevered through opposition to earn plaudits as AG
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Tom McCallum, tax expert and practice mentor, dies at 70
Canadian accountant, seminar leader wrote tax strategy column for 25 years
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Why the accounting profession should regulate legal services
Non-lawyer regulation would benefit accountants and lawyers, says Gary Goodwin
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Ontario elects Doug Ford Premier. What does it mean for Canadian accountants?
Accounting and accountants played a large role in the Ford family's comeback
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What Kathleen Wynne's Hydro fiasco tell us about the accounting profession
A technical dispute over accounting cost Wynne the election
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Video: Canadian accountants can mitigate climate change, says Mark Carney
Bank of England Governor praises Canadian CPAs for supporting the global move to climate-related financial disclosure
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Profession
Brian Hunt: The Canadian Accountant Interview
The longtime leader of audit regulation in Canada discusses the tremendous changes in the audit profession
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Profession
Brian Hunt, a material retirement
Directors who serve on their board’s audit committee have significantly greater responsibility today than they did 15 years ago. Retiring CPAB CEO Brian Hunt, FCPA, FCA, played a key role in that shift.
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Business
10 fearless predictions for Canadian accounting in 2018
Demographics, technology and politics are driving transformational change in Canadian accounting
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Why A.I. scares auditors
In part two of "Catching up with Baruch Lev," the author of "The End of Accounting" tells a story about the transformative potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt the audit profession through machine learning
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