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on the Rideau River
The Opinicon is not on the Rideau River. Its official location is on Opinicon Lake at Chaffey’s Lock, beside the Rideau Canal.
Full reasoning
This is a geography error. The Opinicon’s own location page says the property “sits on the banks of Opinicon Lake in the tiny village of Chaffey's Lock, right beside the Rideau Canal.” Local tourism information for Chaffey’s Lock likewise places the village and the Opinicon between Indian Lake and Opinicon Lake, not on the Rideau River. The Rideau Canal system includes rivers, lakes, and canal cuts; in this case, the resort is on Opinicon Lake in the Rideau Lakes area, not on the Rideau River.
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- Location - The Opinicon
The Opinicon sits on the banks of Opinicon Lake in the tiny village of Chaffey's Lock, right beside the Rideau Canal.
- Chaffey's Lock - Township of Rideau Lakes
Set on a beautiful isthmus of land between Indian Lake and Opinicon Lake, here you will find ... the historic 'Opinicon' waterfront dining.
He currently owns 7% of Shopify
Recent sources put Lütke’s Shopify stake at about 6%, not 7%.
Full reasoning
Recent primary and secondary sources both place Lütke’s stake at roughly 6%, not 7%.
Shopify’s 2026 management information circular says that as of April 21, 2026, Lütke beneficially owned or controlled 1,548,000 Class A shares and 77,750,132 Class B shares. The same filing says Shopify had 1,220,302,290 Class A shares, 78,073,584 Class B shares, and one Founder Share outstanding. Using those official numbers, Lütke’s equity stake is about 6.11% of the company’s outstanding shares, not 7%.
Forbes likewise summarizes his holding as “about 6% of Shopify.”
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- Shopify 2026 Management Information Circular
As at April 21, 2026 ... Class A Subordinate Voting Shares | 1,548,000 ... Class B Restricted Voting Shares | 77,750,132 ... As at April 21, 2026, 1,220,302,290 Class A subordinate voting shares, 78,073,584 Class B restricted voting shares, one Founder Share ... were issued and outstanding.
- Tobi Lutke - Forbes
He owns about 6% of Shopify, which went public in 2015.