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Features
 
  Man with a mission
The CICA’s recently appointed chairman is determined to restore the profession’s credibility and respectability. All CAs are governed by the same code of ethics, says Pierre Brunet, and they must adhere to both its spirit and letter.
By Christian Bellavance


After Enron
Canadian business deeply felt the seismic shock waves from the collapse of the US energy giant. In the wake of recent financial scandals, the accounting profession has taken steps to reassure nervous investors and to restore its integrity.
By John Lorinc


Upfront
 
People After 20 years in the private sector, Bill Young is now dedicating his time and money — thanks to a $10 million windfall from the stock market — to charity.

News and trends • Fraud brings out the tattler in us • Give of yourself • Ethics: it’s not just academic • Planning complications? • Cents and sensibility

Numbers game Dow and S&P/TSX forecasts

Ask an expert How to extend season’s compliments without being misinterpreted

Technovations Belkin PDA Penlight Stylus • Lexmark X125 All-In-One Office Center • ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Video Card

Findings Industry analysis

Ties that bind So much for those plans to retire early

Going concern Don Holmstrom, CA, President, Eagle Quest Golf Centers Inc.


Regulars
 
  Taxation Navigating the bump rules
By Greg C. Boehmer and Manu Kakkar

Technology Auctions in cyberspace
By Jonathan Andrews

Assurance Communications is key
By Eric Turner

Education The power of auditors
By Christine Wiedman

Fraud The art of asset recovery
By Roddy Allan


COLUMNS
 
Inside out Rebuilding trust
Off the record A year we would like to forget
Netwatch All connected and up to speed
Outlook Who owns the corporation?
Letters to the editor