Legal Issues in Financial Exploitation

Some but not all abusive actions are defined as crimes. The Criminal Code of Canada describes the different offences that someone can be charged with if they are accused of abusive actions towards older adults. Offences cover physical and sexual abuse, chronic psychological abuse, neglect, loss of rights (under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms), theft, breach of trust and breach of power of attorney, extortion, false pretenses, fraud and intimidation.
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Easy Home Energy Savings

Becoming energy conscious used to be a popular environmental attitude that was socially acceptable and politically correct. Now with the heightened awareness of the California energy crisis, the motivating reason behind taking care of our natural resources is as simple as saving your hard-earned dollars! Here are a few ways we can easily save energy in our home and money at the same time!
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Caring for the elderly: Will you be prepared?

Statistics Canada reports that more than 1.7 million Canadians aged 45 to 64 provide informal care to seniors with long-term disabilities or physical limitations. In addition, 10% of those caregivers suffer from health problems themselves and one-third incur extra expenses as a result of assisting an aging relative.
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Can't Manage? Try Managed Money

A million bucks isn't what it used to be, but whenever the media refers to a person as a "millionaire" it's meant to an elitist, and usually a negative, term - at least in Canada. In the States, it's a different thing, as self-made, egocentric rich people like Ted Turner and Donald Trump are sources of both envy and pride. In the U.S., wealth means success in a capitalist society. Here it means you probably won by shafting other people, and you should feel guilty.
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