![]() Then it demanded that all “non-friendlies” (the West) could only use rubles or gold to buy its much-coveted oil. Not long after the first gunfire erupted at the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia fired another multi-pronged shot, straight across NATO’s financial bow, writes contributing columnist Frank Giustra.įirst, and as a reaction to the crippling sanctions and its exclusion from the global SWIFT money transfer system imposed by the West, it moved quickly to protect the ruble by raising interest rates to 20 per cent (subsequently lowered to 11 per cent) and imposing capital controls. dollar will be replaced as the dominant global currency - sooner than you think “They’re serving more time than a drunk driver.”Ĥ. “It’s ridiculous,” said Alan Pearse, a lawyer in Toronto whose practice is devoted exclusively to representing clients charged with offences related to impaired driving. The woman, unnamed in the tribunal’s decision, is one of the Ontarians whose licence suspensions for alleged alcohol abuse lasted longer than the suspensions of many people actually convicted of driving drunk. The next day, the doctor reported her to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), alleging she was dependent on alcohol and could pose a risk to road safety.ĭespite a spotless, 25-year driving record, she lost her licence for nearly two years - even though a tribunal later found she did not have a drinking problem and accepted that she had never been impaired behind the wheel. There was no suggestion at the appointment about her having a drinking problem - no discussion about alcohol at all. So why did they lose their licences for longer than Ontarians convicted of impaired driving?Īfter a stressful day at work, the woman had a drink before going to her doctor for swelling in her legs. There was no evidence they drove after drinking. Family (check), financial security (check, check).ģ. ![]() We could take advantage of the crazy hot real estate market and move to my hometown of Winnipeg, where we could buy a home outright with the proceeds from selling our Toronto home and be mortgage-free. At the time, the world returning to normal seemed like a pipe dream and I thought if this was my new reality, I wanted to be closer to my parents and siblings. And with all of us working and learning from home, our cosy space now felt tight. In the early days of the pandemic, with no family in the city, I felt isolated. It was small but suited our little family of three (and a dog) just fine - that is, until COVID-19 hit. We purchased our detached two-storey barn-style home with a generous backyard in 2007. Only instead of discounts and promotions, houses were getting gobbled up for hundreds of thousands over asking in record time, writes Rachel Naud. It was spring 2021 and houses in our East York area were selling so fast it was as if the city was having one giant flash sale on properties. We sold our Toronto home to be mortgage free, and ended up right back in the city’s red-hot real estate market “I heard Lucas saying, ‘Daddy, daddy help me.’ Those are the words I will always remember.”ĭeCaluwe and his father say they had no idea what the teen had done to be arrested at gunpoint.Ģ. His father, Brian, returning to the truck, watched his son’s arrest in horror. I didn’t know what was happening,” says the now 17-year old. It was October 2019, and the then 14-year-old hockey player, struggling with what he calls relentless bullying by teammates on his high school team, was on his way to an appointment with a sports psychologist.Īs he waited for his father to return from a brief stop at the bank, officers closed in, pointing their guns and ordering him to come out of the truck with his hands up. Lucas DeCaluwe was sitting alone in his dad’s parked truck when he noticed police officers swarming the vehicle. Instead, this teen was arrested at gunpoint after years of relentless bullying at sports academy, lawsuit alleges Want to dive into more long features? Sign up for the Weekend Long Reads newsletter to get them delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning.ġ. From bullying at a private hockey academy to unjust police invasions, we’ve selected some of the best long reads of the week on.
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