
Closer Look (formerly Inside the Village) - Insightful, credible, unfiltered conversations that matter
Each weeknight at 7, Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith cover the stories you need to know and care about with the reporters and newsmakers making the headlines.
Closer Look (formerly Inside the Village) - Insightful, credible, unfiltered conversations that matter
Money 101: The real reason financial literacy is now mandatory in high school
This week on Inside the Village, Frisco and Scott talk dollars and cents — and more specifically, whether high school students in Ontario know enough about how money works. The Ford government recently announced that financial literacy would be a mandatory course in order to graduate. Why the change? Turns out it all began with a chance encounter at a furniture store between Premier Doug Ford and financial expert Saijal Patel. That initial meeting turned into more meetings, and eventually an announcement that many in the province welcomed. Patel — host of the podcast ‘Strictly Money’ — joins us on the show to explain how it all came together, and why it’s so important that teenagers learn the value of a buck. Also on the podcast this week: A huge honour for one of our journalists.
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