Estate Planning

Stop the news, I want to get off!

By Hull & Hull LLP

Boy, does August ever seem sleepy and restful in retrospect. After a summer in which the Beijing Olympics was probably the major story, the first two weeks of September have served to snap Canadians and Americans out of their reverie. Consider the following developments, all crammed into just over three weeks:

- The US Democratic Convention, featuring the first African-American candidate on any US presidential ticket (and by my hasty reckoning the first black candidate with a strong chance to win executive office anywhere in the entire Western World), takes place from August 25 to August 28;

- The US Republican Convention, featuring the first female candidate on a Republican ticket, and only the second in history, takes place from September 1 to 4;

- Canadian Federal Election commences;

- Hurricane Ike hits Texas; and

- Financial turmoil hits the markets.

And that’s just North America. All this as kids go back to school and summer vacations become a thing of the past. What’s a politico-newsophile like yours truly to do? There’s just not enough hours in the day to keep up with everything.

At least by the end of the first week in November, both elections will be history, hurricane season should be over and hopefully some calm will have returned in the markets. Just in time for the holiday rush. Oh well, there’s always next summer.

Thanks for reading.

Sean Graham

Full post as published by Toronto Estate Law Blog on September 16, 2008 (boomark / email).