Market Opens

Steve Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, LongPoint Asset Management Inc. (“LongPoint” or the “Company”) joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of their four new ETFs; , SavvyLong Geared Crude Oil ETF (TSX: CLUP), SavvyShort Geared Crude Oil ETF (TSX: CLDN), SavvyLong Geared Natural Gas ETF (TSX: NGUP), and SavvyShort Geared Natural Gas ETF (TSX: NGDN). LongPoint is the newest entrant into the Canadian ETF marketplace built by a team of experts with over 50 years of experience designing, building and launching specialized ETFs for Canadian investors. These four Geared ETFs are the first proprietary ETFs offered by LongPoint and were built to provide effective and transparent trading tools for Canadian investors who have strong short-term views on the direction of crude oil or natural gas.

Todd Minerson, Country Director at Movember Canada (“Movember” or the “Charity”), his team and Movember supporters, joined Rizwan Awan, Head of TMX Markets, Products and Services and President, Equity Trading, TMX Group, to close the market to celebrate the Charity’s 2024 fundraising campaign to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Since 2003, Movember has challenged the status quo, shaken up men's health research, and transformed the way that health services reach and support men. With the help of their global network of supporters, they have raised over $1.3 billion for men's health, funding more than 1,300 men's health projects worldwide – including some of the largest prostate cancer registries in the world. Movember is committed to advancing this work by pioneering new research, supporting cutting-edge treatments, promoting healthy behaviours, and advocating for gender-responsive healthcare that better meets the unique needs of men. By improving men's health, we can have a profoundly positive impact on men, their families, and their communities.

Alfredo Cornejo, Governor of Mendoza, joined Guillaume Legare, Head, South America, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the The Sustainable Mining Summit 2024 in Mendoza, Argentina. The Sustainable Mining Summit aims to strengthen the strategic direction that the province of Mendoza has taken in developing a modern, sustainable, and regulated mining industry, positioning itself as a key player in the energy transition with proactive measures for environmental protection. Mendoza will develop its geological potential, leveraging human and technological capacities as well as its industrial experience and tradition, to make a leap toward prosperity through modern mining development, boosting the economy and creating quality jobs. This will always prioritize an environment of respect for current national and provincial laws, safety, and progress for workers and communities directly connected to the projects. As with other industries, the goal is to promote mining while respecting citizen participation and caring for the environment. Incorporating mining into the province’s economic framework will enhance economic, social, harmonious, and equitable development around a modern and sustainable mining industry.

Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament for Whitby, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Michael Toye, Chair of the Social Innovation Advisory Council and outgoing Executive Director of the Canadian CED Network, Maya Saryyeva, Interim Executive Director at the Institute for Sustainable Finance, Christelle Francois, Chair of the Table of Impact Investment Practitioners, joined Ava Yaskiel, Independent Board Director, TMX Group, to open the market to celebrate the opening of the Sustainable Finance Forum 2024 at Rogers Centre Ottawa. The Canadian CED Network, the Institute for Sustainable Finance at Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, and the Table of Impact Investment Practitioners are Presenting Partners in the 3rd annual Sustainable Finance Forum, bringing together industry and community leaders, elected officials and policy makers to advance the vital and powerful role finance can play to grow a sustainable and inclusive economy.