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I still have heard nothing from the Liberal Party. I look forward to sorting this out with them. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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The Identity process being used by @liberal-party.bsky.social has decided I am not a real person. Both in the Canada Post App and at the Post Office in person. This terrible process will deny many the right to vote in the leadership race. @mark-carney.bsky.social What will be done about this?

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“Clearwater demands action on unlicenced 52 Ridge Restaurant”clearwatertimes.com/news/clearwate… via @clearwatertimes

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An LSBC discipline tribunal considers, "When a notorious alleged fraudster is the main point of contact for various clients, what is the lawyer required to do to avoid becoming a dupe?" www.lsbctribunal.ca/getmedia/998...

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"Blinken’s Warning Two Years Ago: U.S. ‘Losing Faith’ in Canada’s Ability to Combat Industrial-Scale Fentanyl" open.substack.com/pub/theburea...

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"Forfeiture sought against B.C. property where RCMP found drug 'superlab' " www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/f... Story by @westcoastwood.bsky.social

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"Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases" www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

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A "bang on" cartoon by Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social

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"B.C. government launches short-term rental registry and new fee structure" | globalnews.ca

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I took a look at the number of repeat defendants in civil forfeiture cases. A low-level and mid-level trafficker are tied with the most - 5 suits each. But the $ sought are much lower than the $28 million in property sought in 3 cases in which Paul Jin is a defendant vancouversun.com/news/hundred...

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Biden made a last minute preemptive move to grant pardons to the staff and members of the Jan. 6 committee. This will include Timothy Heaphy, lawyer and author "Harbingers" - an excellent read steerforth.com/product/harb... )

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There is a strong orange glow in the East this morning…

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A good day to keep this aphorism in mind: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."--George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905 americanart.si.edu/artwork/thos...

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Gift article from the Globe and Mail 18 Jan 2025 www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/cac2aa2...

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"Mind Over Machine: Preserving Human Judgment in Legal Writing" open.substack.com/pub/judgesch...

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www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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January 6 feels like an appropriate day to sit down with this.

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Judge upholds Trump’s felony conviction, but does not plan to order jail time wapo.st/3W8IQmH (Gift article)

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Pete McMartin: Why the U.S. should be Canada's 11th province vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

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I note that the (approximately) 150th court appearance in Vancouver for Tarsem S. Gill in the matters arising out of a massive fraud uncovered in May 2002 will be January 8, 2025. The link below is to a 2024 news story by Dan Fumano vancouversun.com/news/local-n...

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The 2024 Chor Leoni: At Christmas - A Concert Film www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIoo...

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"Over $2 million in fines and a conditional sentence for a Richmond man convicted of tax evasion in the real estate industry" " ...failed to report income from the assignment fees earned from flipping 14 properties" www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a...

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Two great Xmas Songs 1. O Holy Night - with the most dramatic chorus of any traditional Christmas carol - "Fall....On your knees" 2. Wendell Ferguson's Cranky Christmas: "Why Does Every Christmas Song Have So Many Chords?" ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ouz... )

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Some beautiful music for this winter night: Yo-Yo Ma, Alison Krauss - The Wexford Carol (Video) youtu.be/yxDZjg_Igoc?...

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"...tax experts told ProPublica that they have never heard of CTBA as a credential in the tax profession." www.propublica.org/article/bill...

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"B.C. law society seeks Fintrac info on money laundering red flags" www.biv.com/news/economy... via @westcoastwood.bsky.social

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"Condo Smarts: Garage maintenance essential to life of building" timescolonist.com/life/condo-s... Buying a condo with underground parking? Look up and down very carefully.

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"No transparency paperwork for Vancouver condo advertising overseas owner" dailyhive.com/vancouver/no...

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Ray Kurzweil, Evangelist of Techno-Immortality via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2024...

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"Canada’s anti-money-laundering watchdog signs pact with U.S. regulators in wake of TD Bank scandal" (Gifted article) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/cac2aa2...

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A new video from Canada's FINTRAC "This video explains how to verify the identity of an entity as prescribed by the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the Act) and associated Regulations." fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/training-for...

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