I haven’t been on Twitter for a while because my partner,
@IanVandaelle
, has been in the hospital since Nov. 18.
It’s with a heavy heart today that I say he was declared neurologically deceased this week and taken life support this morning. He was 33 years old.
BREAKING: Canadian economy lost 39,700 jobs in August vs. estimated 15,000 gain.
Unemployment rate jumped to 5.4 per cent in August from 4.9 per cent in July
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be starting at Bloomberg next week as the newsroom’s latest Equities Reporter!
I look forward to working with a world class team and bringing you stories on stocks, the markets, and Canada’s biggest companies.
@business
Words can’t describe how much I’ll miss Ian. He’ll always be with me. We'll all miss him, I'm sure.
Thank you everyone who came to our support in this challenging time. It's meant the world to us.
This short post was cathartic to write. I have the utmost sympathy for anyone whose business was impacted by
#COVID19
... but that stops at companies that had helped erode housing affordability in my city - especially as they ask for a gov. bail-out.
I lost a mentor, my life partner, and my best friend. I’m devastated, but I’m encouraged to see how many friends and family came by the hospital to keep him company in his final days. He took great joy in seeing friends old and new. I’ll always appreciate your love and support.
Absolutely blown away by this birthday gift my dad made: a Japanese teahouse made from a coffee can.
He spent a month and a half on it, multiple trips to the hobby shop, and wired it to light up. I love this so much
This is 29. I had a tough set of challenges lately, but I'm keeping my head held high for this year and the future ahead. Thanks to everyone who supported me.
Personal news: Next week, I'll be joining the
@financialpost
team as a reporter! I'm looking forward to this next stage in my journalism career.
Don't forget to sign up for the new FP newsletters to keep up with my writing!
He leaves behind a great family of two loving parents, two amazing sisters, a partner, and two loving pets: an iguana and a cat.
We will carry on his memory as the kindest, most loving person we could know. He also leaves behind the best friends anyone could ever ask for.
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@ericnuttall
tells FP's Larysa Harapyn why he's bullish on
#oil
despite the growing drumbeat of a recession, citing positive demand in prior downturns and current supply challenges.
"I think it's a very powerful set-up for 2023"
Full interview:
Journalism has lost a great reporter, editor, producer, mentor, and all around great guy.
Many people have come to know him well at BNN, he taught so many new people to the industry, myself included. Many others in many industries have come to know him as a close friend.
I've watched a lot of
@BNNBloomberg
over the years and enjoyed my time working there.
Today, I'm happy to say I made my BNN debut talking about airline stocks! $AC
NEW BLOG POST
When the CMHC released an outlook saying home prices could fall as much as 18%, the real estate world called it "panic-inducing and irresponsible".
Evan Siddall wasn't having it. Here's how the next few weeks played out:
#RealEstate
TD's mortgage data paints a picture of a strained borrower as more homebuyers pile into mortgages with an amortization of over 25 years.
About 48% of TD's Canadian mortgages held >25 amortizations, up sharply from the 35.2% read last year. More:
Personal news: Today is my last day with the
@financialpost
. It’s been a great newsroom to work at and a great team to learn from and collaborate with. I wouldn’t trade these past two years for anything.
A bit of news from me: I’ll be getting on the finance beat at
@financialpost
, focusing on fintech, wealth management, bonds, crypto, and mortgages!
Hit me up at shughes
@postmedia
.com for news tips and releases on any of these topics.
Many Canadians are in for a wake-up call with their mortgages as they're about to be hit with the full brunt of rising rates.
Here's what you need to know in my latest for
@financialpost
:
BREAKING: Canadian CPI clocked in at 6.9% year-over-year in September, higher than the expected 6.7%.
The figure eased from an annualized pace of 7.0% in the previous month.
CIBC's Benjamin Tal says the Bank of Canada won't cuts rates until early 2024 to avoid repeating mistakes made in past recessions.
"Why? Because they want to make sure that inflation is DEAD before they start cutting interest rates..."
Full interview:
BREAKING: August CPI rises at 7.0% year-over-year in August vs. 7.3% estimate
Core inflation rises 5.7%, deceleration form upwardly revised 6.0% in July, still remaining higher than expected.
My heart goes out to all the Bell Media journalists who lost their jobs today, including many talented BNN reporters and anchors I once had the pleasure of working with a few years ago. Stay strong, I'm thinking of you all.
I see that Bulk Barn is trending and it feels like a ghost from my past is knocking.
(I used to work at Bulk Barn)
Apparently they have an online shipping option, so over-doing it on your snack habits is apparently a click away.
After months of being out of work and despite a tight labour market, I'm really happy to see my father getting a few job interviews a week. Proud of that man.
Me: I don’t feel bad that a company adding to the housing crisis might not be able to anymore.
Host: You spoiled Millennial! I worked HARD to make it difficult for you to live in your city! You don’t deserve housing affordability. WE deserve a return on all our investments!
I’ve had a great first day freelancing at
@BNNBloomberg
as a chase producer!
I look forward to working with an awesome team, chasing business stories, and learning a lot along the way.
Started watching a few repeat episodes of “Til Debt Do Us Part”. Gail showed a couple who was spending $300 on take-out food what they could buy with $300 in groceries instead.
Proceeds to pull out three full shopping carts.
The 2000’s were a different time.
#inflation
NEW VIDEO
#AirBnB
has been considered a villain in the Canadian housing crisis. After
#COVID19
left many over-leveraged hosts high and dry, the company asked the gov. for a bail out.
No one is having it. This is me spilling the tea on AirBnB.
Rates will stay higher for longer to make sure inflation is "dead" to avoid an '80s style double-dip recession, CIBC's Benjamin Tal tells
@financialpost
.
This could disappoint the markets and lead to some correction in bonds, Tal adds.
Full interview:
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem acknowledged that the central bank was losing money for the first time in its history as he updated the finance committee on its balance sheet.
More details in my latest for
@financialpost
:
I'm starting to wonder if the long-term goal is to make Twitter so unusable that we're all forced to put down our phones and go outside and talk to one another in an unexpected 'betterment of society' play.
A year ago today, I was let go from a full-time office job and dove into the deep end of freelance journalism.
I had to learn a lot very quickly, but more importantly, I got a lot of help along the way.
Two years ago today, I rolled into
@financialpost
as a general assignment reporter.
What followed was two years of the best reporting I’ve done, a chance to truly make my written and video work my own, and the place where I’ve grown and developed.
Writing the CFA tomorrow. While I'm not sure that this program is the right fit for me anymore, I believe in seeing things through to the end, so I'll get that exam done.
Regardless of the result, I've learned a lot about finance and I'm definitely glad I went through it.
2020 was a garbage year, but it was also the year things turned around for me. I have a few highlights to be thankful for:
- Career change that brought me back to journalism
- Got my own place
- Met so many great people
I also have big goals for 2021. Big goals 🤞
#ICYMI
:
#AirBnB
is a controversial topic in the Canadian real estate space. I talk about the company, the
#COVID19
impact, and why it's not the taxpayer's responsibility to bail out these investments.
#ToRE
#VanRE
Here's your first 30-ish.
A year ago today, I started my first day at
@financialpost
in the first full-time financial reporter job of my career.
During this past year, I’ve learned a lot, chased great stories, and most importantly: had the pleasure of working with a great team.
A new report from Scotiabank's economics team says that pandemic supports have pushed the pace of Bank of Canada rate hikes above the neutral zone.
More details in my latest for
@financialpost
:
#Aldo
seeks out bankruptcy protection to restructure debt.
The Montreal company operates about 3,000 stores worldwide. This adds to the growing list of retailers filing for protection after COVID-19 forced store closures.
#retailapocalypse
@StephenPunwasi
So, Andrew Scheer is just springing out from behind random bushes in Toronto parks to shake hands with people? It's like the worst "Just For Laughs" sketch.
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@SteveSaretsky
tells FP that condo investors are feeling the pinch of rising rates.
"I do expect the condo market may be in for more pressure than the detached market... (some investors) are opting to actually hit the sell button..."
Full interview:
A wave of mortgage renewals and a banking crisis topped the Bank of Canada's list of financial system risks as some borrowers could see as much as a 40% increase in payments.
More in my latest for the
@financialpost
: