Written by Article content As Remembrance Day approaches, we reflect on the sacrifices our veterans made. Many of us picture a “typical” veteran in military uniform, perhaps from the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Air Force or the Royal Canadian Navy. But what about veterans who served in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? Are they veterans as […]
Lisa Brankin took the top job at Ford of Britain in late 2020 just as the brand was about to execute plans to willingly give up a market-leading volume position for its car business in pursuit of the profitability that had always eluded it. While Brankin’s observation that “timing is everything, and I think probably […]
Labor has promised to slash 20% off all student loan debts if elected, wiping around $16 billion of debt for about 3 million Australians. Under a new system, the remaining debt would be repaid with no compulsory repayments for people earning less than $67,000 a year. Both measures would need parliamentary approval, but is this […]
Yesterday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the government’s proposal to ban social media use by children under 16, saying social media companies would have to take “reasonable steps” to enforce this. While Albo claimed it was for the “mum and dads” because “social media harms”, it sounded like the government was once again shirking its […]
Article content $200 rebate will go a very long way Re: Letter, Doug Ford is just trying to buy our votes, Nov. 4. Our money is being given back to us. To those of you who think $200 won’t help, you are out of touch. You are no doubt on some indexed pension plan or […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Op-Ed Opinion: Development permits in Metro Vancouver have dropped nearly 12 per cent compared to the first half of last year as developers face an unaffordability crisis Published Nov 06, 2024 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or […]
The US election could create global ripples as well, and very soon. US negotiators will meet with their counterparts at the annual UN climate conference that kicks off next week. With Trump set to move back into the White House in January, they will have little credibility or leverage to nudge other nations to step […]
Your author is a peculiar individual and not only for his love of Loly Hardcore. Photo: unsplash.com by Jp Valery jpvalery, PDM (Incidentally, VLAD, you keep giving speeches about repopulating Russia but no Loly on my doorstep yet…it was my understanding Russian shills were compensated spectacularly!?!…*sigh*…) Anyway — as your Humble Correspondent was reminiscing — […]
Make America Great Again version 2.0 is upon us. If Trump is to be believed, he intends to “end the Ukraine war in days” (ie abandon Kyiv to its Russian aggressors). He intends to weaken America’s security guarantee to Nato countries (which implies the end of the Atlantic alliance). He intends to slap tariffs of […]
Recent public perceptions of Filipino political heavyweights seem to indicate social media’s (socmed) reduced clout on our politics. This interpretation seems plausible at least insofar as it concerns beleaguered Vice President Sara Duterte’s political fortunes of late. Last week, Octa Research Group’s third quarter survey revealed Ms. Duterte suffered precipitous drops in her satisfaction and […]