CanSPEP CONNEXT - Wealth Wednesday

Business journalist and television host Bruce Sellery is on a mission to help people get a handle on their money so they can live the life they want. He speaks, writes, consults and uses every media format to engage audiences in a smart, fun, high energy way. 

Bruce is the author of two bestselling books, including Moolala: Why Smart People Do Dumb Things with Their Money (and What You Can Do About It). He’s also the national Money columnist for CBC Radio, a regular contributor to the hit TV show Cityline, the host of the weekly Moolala radio show and podcast on SiriusXM, and is often a featured guest on media outlets across North America including Breakfast Television, Canada AM, CNN, and MSNBC. 

Previously, Bruce was the host of The Exchange on CBC Television, and the reality TV show Million Dollar Neighbourhood on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). He also spent 10 years as an anchor for BNN Bloomberg in Toronto and as the network’s Bureau Chief in New York City. Now, Bruce delivers insightful keynotes, emcees leading business conferences, facilitates meaningful discussions, and frequently consults to regulators, financial institutions, and large corporations.

Bruce is a graduate of the Queen's University School of Business in Kingston, Ontario, where he majored in marketing and international business, and currently serves on its advisory board.

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Blake Richards

First elected in 2008, Blake Richards was re-elected for a fourth time in the riding of Banff-Airdrie on October 21, 2019. Blake serves as the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Western Economic Diversification. He is currently a member of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee. Blake has also served as the Shadow Cabinet Minister for Democratic Institutions and the Shadow Cabinet Minister for Small Business and Exports. He has also previously served on the Finance Committee.

While serving on the government side of the House of Commons, Blake chaired two standing policy committees and was Chair of the Parliamentary Tourism Caucus. He also frequently represented the government in regional and national media.

Always focused on the needs of his constituents, Blake has three times been named Canada's Best Constituency MP as well as Hardest Working MP, and in 2015 received a Canadian Tourism Award for his work in Parliament on behalf of the tourism industry.