Debt
Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, which differentiates it from an immediate purchase. The debt may be owed by sovereign state or country, local government, company, or an individual. Commercial debt is generally subject to contractual terms regarding the amount and timing of repayments of principal and interest. loans, bonds, notes, and mortgages are all types of debt. In finance, debt is one of the primary financial instruments, especially as distinct from equity. The term …
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Fraser Institute · 18 October 2024 English
The ESG acronym stands for a range of environmental, social, and governance initiatives that critics of shareholder capitalism suggest public companies should voluntarily implement to improve the well-being of society. …
responsible investing. This, in turn, will result in lower debt and equity capital costs for companies, thereby …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Approaching the novels of early Quebec through the counterintuitive lens of the sacred, Lisa Gasbarrone challenges negative views of these novels as dated and even unreadable for the contemporary reader. …
woman to achieve canonical status in Quebec. With a debt that she owes to the French diarist Eugénie de …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Critic, translator, essayist, and gay man, Édouard Roditi (1910–1992) was a singular witness to the twentieth century. His writings over six decades are a unique account of a life lived …
239 vi contentsOur acknowledgments begin with a debt of gratitude to Bruce Russell, who introduced first … western Europe. But the Ottoman Empire’s foreign debt by the end of the Crimean War in 1856 had already … Ottoman Empire’s new central bank, its foreign debt more rationally. Gradually within the next few …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Slings & Arrows, starring Susan Coyne, Paul Gross, Don McKellar, and Mark McKinney as members of the New Burbage Theatre Festival, was heralded by television critics as one of the …
history at Library and Archives Canada. My greatest debt on this project, however, is to the late Edward …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English
“Coren tells us the stories of his fascinating life with clarity, self-deprecating wit, and page-turning verve.” — STEPHEN FRY From England’s working class to high profile media personality, Michael Coren …
children have to work so hard to help pay their university fees, and I meet students all the time who are taking on enormous debts …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
A thorough account of the cultural achievements of the anthropologist and media scholar Edmund Snow Carpenter.
coining phrases” (6) in an attempt to hide his debt to Lee (whose work he did not cite), but a complete …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and how to unlock the potential of cities to …
88 2.14 Outstanding debt of Ontario municipalities 94 2.15 Average gross debt index relative to population … ratios of gross local debt/taxes imposed 98 2.17 Average of share of gross debt relative to share of … 85 2.12 Local debt, 1886–1910 92 2.13 Local debt, 1918–41 93 2.14 Real per capita debt, 1914–41 96 … 2.15 Local taxes and debt per capita, 1886–1911 96 2.16 Local tax and debt per capita, 1914–41 97 … state: significant restriction of imprisonment for debt, abolition of the seigneurial regime, consolidation …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Across cultures, democracies struggle with intolerant groups, misinformation, social media conspiracies, and extreme populists. Egalitarian cultures cannot always withstand this swing towards the irrational. In Irrational Publics and the Fate …
contracts. For example, we have a reason to pay a debt, even if we do not desire to do so; a defence attorney …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 8 October 2024 English
101 lesser-known stories to delight Canadian cinema and television fans. Do you know who was in the first on-screen nude scene in a Canadian feature film? Or which David Cronenberg …
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Fraser Institute · 3 October 2024 English
Canadians are concerned about their income and their ability to purchase essential goods and services. Real (that is, inflation-adjusted) income determines their purchasing power, and directly affects their standard of …
tax freedom and government performance, spending, debt, and unfunded liabilities. He supports many projects …