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By Mitch Potter Staff Reporter Sat., April 6, 2019 Hold it up to the light at a certain angle and the mess our prime minister finds himself in today seems like the most Canadian of scandals — a terrible, perhaps even politically lethal outcome borne of ridiculously benign intentions all around. Justin Trudeau, his handlers will assure you, was thinking only to protect Canadian jobs. And his now ostracized former attorney general and justice minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould, was thinking only of prosecutorial independence. And if trust broke down in the admittedly grey area between jobs and justice, well, that’s really just a formatting error, many would argue. Once the dust settles on the slow-motion SNC-Lavalin affair, the lesson here involves fixing the format — break apart the two-hatted position of AG and JM into separate jobs and voila, no more grey area. But that rose-coloured version of the Liberal government’s slow-motion winter of … [Read more...] about Bad, very bad or disastrous? Assessing the damage to Trudeau’s political brand
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What I learned by eating, drinking and sleeping at Trump resorts from Vancouver to Scotland
By Jason Wilson Special to the Washington Post Sun., April 1, 2018 It’s just after dark in Vancouver’s downtown financial district, on a chilly autumn evening, and I’m gazing up at the twisting, triangular, neo-futurist Trump International Hotel & Tower, rising 63 storeys and 188 metres into the air. If you’re impressed by tall things, the Trump tower is pretty tall. But then I glance across West Georgia St., at the Living Shangri-La tower, rising 62 storeys but standing 200 metres tall. Which means that the Living Shangri-La is the tallest building here. For someone like Donald Trump who is obsessed with superlatives, it must be tough to have your name emblazoned on the second-tallest building in Vancouver. From where I stand, the Trump International Hotel & Tower is not particularly welcoming. It’s 7:30 p.m., but I see very few lights on the higher floors, and I wonder who lives in the darkened condominiums in the upper parts of … [Read more...] about What I learned by eating, drinking and sleeping at Trump resorts from Vancouver to Scotland
LIST: 8 things to see, do in Holy Week
MANILA, Philippines — In between masses, family reunions, travels and other traditions, here are some activities to try and movies to check out this Holy Week. Holy Wednesday and Thursday See a documentary on Jesus' life Church of the Holy Sepulchre. ABS-CBN/Released For the first time in its 31 years on the air, DZMM has produced a full-length audio-visual documentary in time for the Holy Week to be simulcast on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 on AM radio and DZMM TeleRadyo on cable and ABS-CBN TVplus. Starting Holy Monday (March 26), DZMM anchor Bro. Jun Banaag, O.P. has brought viewers with him in his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the “SA LANDAS NI HESUS Maglakbay, Magnilay” documentary, where he visited historical places and holy sites that people only get to read in the Bible or hear about during the mass. The documentary traces certain highlights in the life of Jesus, from his conception, birth and public ministry, to his passion, death and resurrection. … [Read more...] about LIST: 8 things to see, do in Holy Week
LIST: 8 things to see, do on Holy Week
MANILA, Philippines — In between masses, family reunions, travels and other traditions, here are some activities to try and movies to check out this Holy Week. Holy Wednesday and Thursday See a documentary on Jesus' life Church of the Holy Sepulchre. ABS-CBN/Released For the first time in its 31 years on the air, DZMM has produced a full-length audio-visual documentary in time for the Holy Week to be simulcast on DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 on AM radio and DZMM TeleRadyo on cable and ABS-CBN TVplus. Starting Holy Monday (March 26), DZMM anchor Bro. Jun Banaag, O.P. has brought viewers with him in his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the “SA LANDAS NI HESUS Maglakbay, Magnilay” documentary, where he visited historical places and holy sites that people only get to read in the Bible or hear about during the mass. The documentary traces certain highlights in the life of Jesus, from his conception, birth and public ministry, to his passion, death and resurrection. … [Read more...] about LIST: 8 things to see, do on Holy Week
They couldn’t get loans from their banks so turned to a legitimate-looking lender online. Then they got burned
By Kenyon Wallace Investigative Reporter Mon., Feb. 19, 2018 Saddled with crushing credit card debt, car payments and a student loan, Alexandra Johnston and Robert Mood were desperate. It was late 2017 and the Bradford couple was hoping to secure a line of credit so they could consolidate their debts and give the kids a decent Christmas. Unable to qualify for a loan from her bank, Johnston searched online for private lenders and found a website for what appeared to be a legitimate company calling itself North Clear Credit. “We’re here to help you get the best loan for you! Never pay high interest rates again — our rate freeze guarantee means we offer the most competitive rates on the market,” the website proclaimed. Everything about it — the variety of loans offered, the glowing testimonials, the company description — seemed professional. In fact, a customer who later reported North Clear Credit to police says an … [Read more...] about They couldn’t get loans from their banks so turned to a legitimate-looking lender online. Then they got burned