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© BOPINION = HOW WILL YOU MARK NATIONAL DAY _ LEE ANN WATERMAN Column Oakville Beaver | Thursday, September 29, It's about trust. Our rela- tionship with our readers is built on transparency, hones- FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION? isa place to start. ips you are strug- sling with how todo that. sounds big — and it is — but you ce can an tarts sm about nthe teldential “school TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT INSIDEHALTON.COM SNAPSHOT artsay Rybicky photo An opossum visits a backyard on Winding Woods Drive. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. 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. Rights of Indigenous People, These words, which ap- about theTruthand. pear on our front page,come _iation Commission's calls to from ajoint statement by Ste- action. phanie Scott, executive direc- Buy or borrow a book. tor of the National Centrefor Your local library will have Truth and Reconciliation, some recommendations. and Crown-Indigenous Rela- You'll find more at insidehal- tions Minister Marc Miller, ton.com/i released Aug. 29 when the Attend an event (live or Survivors’ Flag wasraisedon virtual) to mark the National Parliament Day for Truth and Reconcili- A portion of that state- ation. Plan to attend future events hosted by your local Indigenous community that welcome members of the use it to start a conversation with your family, friends and colleagues about its signifi- cance. — everyone who works Metroland editorial on Parliament Hillandevery- team has committed to tak- one who. comes tovisit—will ing its ownactions, details of reflectonthe wl 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- and current events. Bona! Day for Truth and Ree- Sept. 30 is the National nciliation. Day for Truth and Reconcili- It falls on the same day as _ ation. How will you mark the e 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 lasting im- _roland.com. Lee Ann Water- 8 pacts of residential schools. 8 All Canadians have a role § toplay in truth andreconcili- 3 ig ation, and observing Sept. 30 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 aeeree. Astarting point for most IS A WISE MOVE, families would be to estab- lish a Registered aaa WRITES PETER Faas pape WATSON Funds held ‘within a RESP are not taxed. When funds are withdrawn to pay for university expenses, the witl i child's name — who will most nyt have alower tax rate than \ Twenty. oer cent of an annual contribution — up PETER WATSON to $2,500 — is ctigible fora Column, grant of 20 per cent, for a total of $500 year- There are several things . The maximum grant is you can do now that will $7; 200 per child. help cover post-secondary Around the time your expenses for your child. children are old oven to four-year university attend universit you degree can cost as much as might start Coney think- $100,000 or more. And with inflation, every year costs increas re, it is be- more common for students to continue their education after their first and significant costs: retirement. Most Canadians don't 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 rovide investment advice. investment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Orga- nization of Canada. 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