Opinion

It’s been almost three years since our last blog on the European Succession Regulation. It seems timely to check the pulse and see what impact it is having on estate planning and administration for Canadians with European Union (EU) connections.

The writing was on the wall, now that I think of it, and it has been for quite a while.

“You retired people have a long weekend every week,” Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan told me yesterday. He was all geared up for celebrating the July 1 long weekend with his family in Edmonton.

Water in a landscape makes the ordinary extraordinary! Somehow water finishes off the lovely ambiance we have in our outdoor living spaces. However, this time of year the crystal clear ponds are often more like a rendition of pea soup.

In small groups looking for funding for summer programs, some people had a problem with an attestation the Canadian government required signed in order for people to apply for the Canada Summer Jobs Program.

The summer is here, and with it comes one of my favourite sporting months of the year. A lot of people call me crazy for loving July, but I cannot help it. The Tour de France and Wimbledon, are two of my favourites.

Now that your potatoes are happily growing, and you have hilled the earth up around them, it is time to start scouting for Colorado potato beetles. This beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) is a voracious feeder and prevention is by far the best cure.

It’s certainly been a tough few years for the energy sector since the oil plummet of 2014-15, but crude prices have been recovering lately, as have the returns from energy equity funds.

Why there are teepees on the lawn across from the legislature in Regina is likely a more important question than why the teepees are still there.

For North American readers, July is a month to celebrate. We Canadians mark July 1 as Canada Day, in tribute to our 151 years as a nation. To the south, our friends and neighbours celebrated their 242nd birthday July 4.