Monday July 14, 2014 – 11am
Posted Jul 14, 2014 12:57:38 PM.
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11:00- Professor Troy Glover, Director, Healthy Communities Research Network at University of Waterloo
Youths who attend summer camp may be gaining more of an educational experience than they are aware of, even though the experience feels like child’s play. A research project out of the University of Waterloo, called the Canadian Summer Camp Research Project, measured five areas of growth in kids who attended summer camp and found positive development in each area. The study found campers experienced changes in social integration, environmental awareness, self-confidence and personal development, emotional intelligence and in their attitude towards physical activities. Those findings confirm what local camp councillors already know. “For sure the kids learn an appreciation of nature, but they also learn teamwork and leadership skills. Camp gives kids a safe space to be who they are. It’s a place where often they are not with friends they know from school, so they don’t have to be who they are at school,” said Deanna Barker, a camp councillor for years.
11:30- Dean Beeby, Canadian Press Journalist
The Canada Revenue Agency has 80 new leads on taxpayers who may be hiding money offshore after getting hundreds of calls on its new snitch line. The flush of information has even the agency’s harshest critics acknowledging the initial success of the hotline, established Jan. 15 to help ferret out billions of dollars stashed overseas. The so-called OTIP line – for Offshore Tax Informant Program – was promised in the March 2013 budget but took 10 months to set up. As of May 31, more than 800 people rang the number, drawn by a cash reward system that gives the tipster up to 15 per cent of the amount in taxes that the agency eventually collects. Only 251 of those calls were actual informants, and only 100 went to the next required step, filing a written submission identifying themselves and providing detailed information on the alleged overseas tax evasion.
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