The bridge builder

Article Abstract:

Francis Winspear of the Winspear Foundation has left a rich legacy to the accounting profession, education and the advancement of western reform. He served as part-time accounting lecturer for 18 years in the University of Alberta and has been chief executive of eight companies while running his own accounting firm. Eighty-nine year old Winspear has retired from practice, but he remains an active philanthropist. He recently donated $1 million to the University of Victoria for the funding of a public policy chair. Winspear was also the first recipient of the Faculty of Business Leader Award in 1982.

Behavior, Winspear, Francis

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The nonconformist, his ex-wife, the gambler and the alien

Article Abstract:

Income tax time is a taxing period for Canadian chartered accountants (CAs). The most interesting and demanding clients emerge to test the mettle and patience of tax accountants. CA magazine's first-ever survival guide to the leading characters of the tax season features eight profiles of CA clients. These include the existentialist, the dupe, the nuisance, the gambler/fugitive, the clinging vine, the nonconformist, the barterer and the alien. Prescriptions for dealing with such characters are included.

Accounting, Cover Story, Practice, Public relations

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