Tag Archives: corruption

Will COVID-19 be the end of globalization? – Has globalization been killing the middle class?

Posted on August 31, 2020 by

I agree that globalization has been killing the middle class and consolidating wealth rather than distributing it as has been claimed by supporters of it. Like most things there needs to be a balance and more protections need to be … Continue reading →

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Canada slips to 55th place in global freedom-of-information law rankings

Posted on July 19, 2020 by

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/09/30/news/canada-slips-55th-place-global-freedom-information-law-rankings Partial and draft transcript This lumps us with Countries like Russia, … and … Mexico, Srilanka and … much better than Canada after new laws passes to improve access. In 2013 Canada ranked 56 out of 95 countries for … Continue reading →

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B.C.’s money laundering fuelled by offshore and drug money, inquiry hears – The Globe and Mail

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

Peter German, former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, speaks at a news conference on money laundering in Vancouver in 2018. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS MIKE HAGER – VANCOUVER MAY 25, 2020 Some of the billions of dollars that have been … Continue reading →

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Alberta asking Feds for more funds to deal with orphaned well cleanup

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

Old, unproductive oil and gas wells could cost up to $70B to clean up, says new report ‘The mess continues to grow,’ says landowner stuck with abandoned well Kyle Bakx – CBC News — Hustle in the oil patch: Inside … Continue reading →

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Venezuela economic failure and fake or misleading news

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

Social misleadia, Trump and many of his supporters and others from the far right have been sharing fake or misleading news about Venezuela’s economic failure. Venezuela’s economic crisis is an example of failed leadership, corruption and other issues. It has … Continue reading →

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SNC-Lavalin pleads guilty to fraud charge, to pay $280-million fine

Posted on December 19, 2019 by

NICOLAS VAN PRAET, ANDREW WILLIS, GREG MCARTHUR SECURITIES REGULATION REPORTER, SEAN FINE JUSTICE WRITER, MONTREAL PUBLISHED DECEMBER 18, 2019 FOR SUBSCRIBERS https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-snc-lavalin-reaches-agreement-to-plead-guilty-to-charges-of-corruption/ After year of political turmoil, SNC-Lavalin gets most of what it wanted in plea deal — Comments This … Continue reading →

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Alberta and Canada ignores the ticking time-bomb of orphaned oil and gas wells at its own peril

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

Eamon Mac Mahon, ASSOCIATED PRESS Syncrude upgrader facilities on the Athabasca river near Fort McMurray Alberta Dec 9 2019 – Globe and Mail, The Narwhal and Concerned Citizen — These are some of the major issues that make it hard … Continue reading →

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Ticketmaster secret scalper program

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

Ticketmaster secret scalper program not illegal, Competition Bureau says. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/competition-bureau-ticketmaster-tradedesk-probe-1.5000677

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The scope of the SNC-Lavalin scandal and coverups widen – formal criminal investigation clearly warranted

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick — March 30 2019 – National Post – Summary plus commentary The scope and coverups involving more allegations against PMO staff, Finiance Minister Bill Morneau and now former Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin. … Continue reading →

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In recorded call, Wilson-Raybould warns Wernick that Trudeau was ‘on dangerous ground’ by attempting to interfere on SNC-Lavalin

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould arrives to give her testimony about the SNC-Lavalin affair before a justice committee hearing on Parliament Hill on Feb. 27, 2019. LARS HAGBERG/AFP/GETTY IMAGES ROBERT FIFE OTTAWA BUREAU CHIEF STEVEN CHASE PUBLISHED MARCH 29, 2019 … Continue reading →

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