The Cost of Confiscation: Millions of Dollars, No Sense Ammoland Inc. Posted on
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U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Last November, Bill Blair, the federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, refused to answer questions about the costs associated with the Liberal Government’s gun ban and confiscation program imposed by Order-in-Council on May 1, 2020.
Minister Blair’s department is responsible for implementing the ban and overseeing the confiscation of previously lawful firearms from millions of Canadian hunters, sports shooters, farmers and hobbyists before a two-year “amnesty” period ends on April 30, 2022.
An initial cost estimate of CDN$250 million was given shortly before the Liberal’s gun ban and confiscation law was announced, although Minister Blair had earlier quoted a program cost of between CDN$400 – $600 million. Since then, though, the scope of the ban has expanded considerably: the RCMP has added, to the list of “prohibited�
He had a gentle soul : 9-year-old Greensboro boy with rare disorder dies
Caleb MacKay, 9, was a student at Gateway Education Center and was featured many times in stories that impacted special needs children in the Triad. Author: Adaure Achumba Updated: 2:03 PM EST January 19, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. A Greensboro family is in mourning after the loss of their 9-year-old son, Caleb Robert MacKay.
Little Caleb died on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital and was surrounded by his family during his last moments. His body finally succumbed to a years-long battle with an extremely rare neurodegenerative disorder caused by a mutation in the IRF2BPL gene, the obituary said.
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Taxpayers are being given a bit of a break this year. There are some changes to be aware of when filing income tax returns, but the most significant increases are because of inflation.(wutzkohphoto/Shutterstock)
Avantax Wealth Management Launches New Affiliation, Referral Businesses Avantax recently added new CPA referrals for advisors at the IBD as well as those affiliating under a new, full-time employee model.
Avantax Wealth Management, Blucora’s wealth management business created from the acquisitions of HD Vest and 1st Global, recently launched two new affiliation models to help recruit and support financial professionals whose value proposition is largely tax-centric financial planning.
The firm continues to run its independent broker/dealer model, which serves tax-focused advisors who want to run their businesses independently.
But executives at the firm recently added multiple new referral models where tax professionals and CPA firms can refer relationships to one of Avantax’s independent financial advisors at the IBD, as well as to a new W-2 advisor affiliation model stemming from parent Blucora s acquisition of HK Financial Services, a CPA-focused registere