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6 uw ° =z = Ss = -Halton Hills | Thursday, February 3, 2022 | E & CANADA HAS UNDERGONE GREAT TRANSFORMATION DURING HER REIGN, WRITES MICHAEL CHONG MICHAEL CHONG Column Feb. 6marks the 70th an- niversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's acces- sion to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The Queen is the lon- gest-serving Canadian Platinum Sabilee year provides Canadians with the opportunity to re- flect on Queen Elizabeth II's reign and how far we ive come over the last 70 year: Her reign began on Feb. 6, 1952. At that time, Louis St. Laurent was prime min- ister. Since then, the Queen has worked with 12 Canadi- an prime ministers and has been Canada's Queen for almost half the time TIME TO CELEBRATE THE QUEEN'S PLATINUM JUBILEE Hill in Ottar In1982, Queen Elizabeth TI signed a royal proclama- tion that patriated our Constitution from the i ingdom. This historic event reaf- firmed the Position a con, stitutional Canada. More recently, the Queen has been our mon- arch Curing the COVID-19 — the greatest Hani challenge we have faced in generations. Yet, her life is a humbling re- minder that we have been through tough times be- fore. At 18, Princess Eliza- beth joined the British Ar- my asa dr: ic, serving in the ‘Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women's branch of the ar- my. Over one million Cana- dians and Newfoundland- ers (Newfoundland did not Confedera- tion until 1949) also served during the Second World War, and 44,090 died during the Neen At she said: “My whole ie whether it be long or short, shall be de- voted t to your service." is a commitment shohas more than fulfilled. Queen Elizabeth II has been there through water- shed moments in our coun- try's history and has estab- lished herself as a living embodiment of Canada's TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA Do you ever wonder if all the focus on COVID has changed our kids’ view of the world? ABOUT US This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division of the 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 paper and, if not satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2, Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca newsroom@theifp.ca IndependentAndFreePress @IFP_11 WHO WE ARE VP, Regional Publisher Kelly Montague Regional General Manager Jason Pehora Director of Content Lee Ann Waterman Deputy Director of Content Catherine O'Hara FINANCIAL WORRIES CAN CAUSE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS FINANCIAL STRENGTH OR WEAKNESS IMPACTS OUR LIVES, WRITES PETER WATSON man omy opinion, oneofthe causes of mental health i issues is financial. For many, fin strength, or weakness, im- ie. bility de ceive that it will, this can since Cr order. havea Under her reign, Cana- Long live the Queen. | er aspects of your life. as undergone impor- God Save the Queen. Will you be able to pay tant nation-building trans- for ongoing living costs? formations. Michael Chong is the Can you financially care On Feb. 15, 1965, follow- ing a royal proclamation signed by Her Majesty, our iconic red and white maple § leaf flag was raised for the : first time on Parliament MP for Wellington-Halton Hills and the shadow min. ister of foreign affairs for the official opposition. He can be reac chael chonga3@parl.gc.ca. for your children? And will you be able to afford other financial obligations? There are a lot of things that can keep you awake at night. Finance is one. PETER WATSON Column nanitieulty with your fi- can lead to awkward. conversations with your spouse, including major ar- guments. Stress can lead to other medical problems. Mental health issues can affect your ability to do your job and earn an in. come. This could be magni- fied by the worry that you could lose your job. Professionals that assist clients will have a number of solutions that hopefully will offer assistance. ‘om a financial per- spective, identify any fi- nancial causes of stress, anxiety and mental health problems and address those issues. Astarting point is to un- derstand your finances. This could include doing a yearly budget t. every month and how much is being spent. A clearer understand- ing of this can be a great help in providing a better financial foundation. This process will help you better manage your nances and hopefully Wee en any financial stress that this may cause. Peter Watson, ore Watson Investments MBA, CFP®, REP. CIM®, FCSI offers a weekly financial plan- ning column, Dollars Sense. He can be contacted through www.watsonin- vestments.com. 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