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© MB OPINION = HOW WILL YOU MARK NATIONAL DAY LEE ANN WATERMAN Column The IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, September 29, It's about trust. Our rela- tionship with our readers is built on FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION? ‘sa piano to Sart Perhaps are strug- gling with how odo that sounds big — and it is — but you ce can an tarts sm cy, hones- abou nthe. + cient "school ty and integrity. As such, we system, about the have launched a trust initia- history of Canada's relation- it ship with how and why we do what we about the Indigenous Peoples do. This article is part of that | whose traditional territory proje you live on, about the United Acalltoremember Acall Nations Declarations of the to action. These words, which ap- pear on our front page, come from a joint statement by Ste- phanie Scott, executive direc- tor of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and Crown-Indigenous Rela- tions Minister Marc Miller, released Aug. 29 when the Survivors’ Flag was raised on Parliament Hill. A portion of that state- ment reads: "With this flag, residential school Survivors created jation Commission's calls to action. Buy or borrow a book. Your local library will have T irrels pk some Youll find more at theifp.ca/ TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA SNAPSHOT Flo Bellman photo in a Durham Street backyard. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. Attend an event (live or virtual) to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconcili- ation. Plan to attend future events hosted by your local Indigenous community that apowerfulmes- welcome members of the sage for all Canadians. Itisa public. call to remember anda call to ‘Wear an orange shirt and action. It is setting a pt use it to start a conversation dent for ensuring Survivors' with your family, friends and voices are heard. It's our hope colleagues about its signifi- that everyone who sees the — everyone who works Our Metroland editorial on ParliamentHillandevery- team has committed to tak- one who. comes tovisit—will ing its ownactions, details of reflectonthe which will ith youin meaning behind the flagand the coming weeks. Among howtheycancontinuetosup- them isacommitmenttoedu- port the ongoing work of cate ourselves and our read- truth and reconciliation." ers on i us history Sept. 30 is Canada's Na- current events. Bona! Day for Truth and Ree- Sept. 30 is the National nciliation. Day for Truth and ncili- It falls on the same day as _ ation. How will you mark the Orange Shirt Day: Observed ‘4 since 2013, Orange Shirt Day is a grassroots Indigenous welcome your ques- movement created by resi- tions and value your com- dential school survivor Phyl- ments. Email our trust lis Jack Webstad to raise committee at trust@met- awareness of the last im- _roland.com. Lee Ann Water- pacts of residential schools. man is director of content for Metroland communities. You can reach her at lawa- terman@metroland.com. SAVING FOR YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION STARTING AN RESP IS A WISE MOVE, WRITES PETER WATSON Ga A PETER WATSON Column There are several things you can do now that will help cover post-secondary expenses for your child. A ar university degree can cost as much as $100,000 or more. And with inflation, every year costs increas re, it is be- coming more common for students to continue their education after their first degree. Astarting point for most families would be to estab- lish a Registered aaa Savings Plan (RE Funds held Sithin a RESP are not taxed. When funds are withdrawn to pay for university expenses, the wit child's name — who will most nyt have alower tax rate than Twenty. oer cent of an annual contribution — up to $2,500 — is eligible for a overnment grant of 20 per cent, fora total of $500 year- . The um grant is $7; 200 per child. Around the time your children are old oven to attend _universit you might start Coney think- have workplace pensions. The cost of living keeps ris- ing, so retirement will be more expensive. As life ex- pectancies increase, the number of years in retire- ment increases. iversity is in your chiles Thuture, my recom- mendation is to start a RESP. Peter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) to provide investment advice. Investment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Orga- nization of Canada. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of ACPI. Only investment-related products and services are offered through Watson Securities of ACPI. Watson provides wealth manage- ment services throug! Watson Investments. He can be reached at www. coatsoninvestment- s.com. This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division ofthe Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Complainants are heir concems. Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca , soca newsroom@theifp.ca IndependentAndFreePress. Publisher and Chief Executive Officer Neil Oliver Vice President, Content, Community and Operations Dana Robbins Regional General Manager Jason Peho! 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