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Friday 31 August 2018

Proposal for special treatment for immigrants | Toronto Sun

A government report was released, coming from the prime minister's own department, in which special treatment is requested for all those immigrants who have entered the Canadian territory and it seems that they would become a priority to be hired over the Canadian citizens.

This report makes a special call for those small and medium-sized companies with the intention of being able to associate with the government in order to help immigrants to get a job, which has been called an "Impact Bond". It also proposes that government subsidies be used to encourage companies to hire immigrants, which would similarly convert those companies, whether small or medium-sized, into social service agencies that work in conjunction with the Canadian government. a very complex project.

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Unity was the subject of the conservative convention | CBC News

Because leader Andrew Scheer faced challenges stemming from controversial policies and the separation of an MP from the party, the theme of the conservative convention is the unity of the party since Scheer has been facing internal challenges.

There really were no reasons for the need for party unity in the conservative policy convention, however, due to all the challenges that Scheer has been facing, it is necessary, in such a way that it has become the theme outstanding in Halifax after the leader faced a challenge from his previous opponent for the first position in addition to some representatives who want to open the way to the prohibition of abortion. Due to the events that occurred, during the opening speech that Scheer gave to the attending representatives, I sponsor the unit as a priority point saying "Definitely, we are a big, strong and united national conservative party and next year, we will be a government strong and stable national conservative majority". Despite this, not everyone is of the same opinion, since in fact Maxime Bernier just one day before left Scheer and the party for being intellectually corrupt.

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The end of a legal battle after seven years | Vancouver Sun

The end of a battle for online defamation that lasted seven years and is worth the redundancy has come to an end with a $ 1.1 million prize.

Likewise, the prize has been $ 1.1 million and it is necessary to highlight that it is one of the largest that has been seen in the legal history of Canada. The seven-year battle was between a Vancouver businessman and a US CEO and has finally ended this month because the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal from the defendants.

The plaintiff, Altaf Nazerali, who is the victor in the case that involves one of the biggest defamation awards in Canadian history, said "I finally close and I can move forward with my life", and he also referred to that " It is a vindication to ... put false news and fight against them. " Added to this, he assures that the battle was not easy at all and it also had a tremendous cost but in the same way he feels satisfied and great with what he achieved because, according to his case, he has become a reference for similar defamation cases in Canada. and other places.

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Thursday 30 August 2018

Increase in expenses for Canadians in pot during this year | CBC News

Canadians have increased their spending on pot so that they are on track to spend almost $ 6 billion during this year, it is important to note that most of them are of the illegal variety.

Statistics Canada has made several calculations which indicate that the price has dropped to $ 6.74 per gram. In addition, they claim that the use of cannabis for medical use has been influenced by an increase in the use of the same since it has tripled since mid-2016.

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Trump is embarrassed himself during a visit to the Children's Hospital of Ohio | DAILY SABAH

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, before making a presence at a fundraiser and giving the main speech at the dinner of the Republican Party of Ohio, made a visit to the National Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he was accompanied by his wife Melania and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar. In this visit, he was involved in a shameful situation which left as a consequence a wave of memes and strong criticism towards him.

Everything seemed to be in order and everything was fine for Trump, however, there was a sudden and really embarrassing change for the president after the cameras captured the American flag Trump had colored.

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Wednesday 29 August 2018

Canadian asylum system collapse | National Post

Ahmed Hussen, who is the immigration minister, constantly states that the nation has a "strict and efficient system of immigration and border control," but a letter has been leaked where it makes clear that in fact, Canada has a backward asylum system and that in the same way "is not sustainable".

On the other hand, Barbara Jo Caruso, president of the immigration law section of the Canadian Bar Association, emphasizes that Hussen considers how to reform the backward asylum system but also does not give the necessary information on the matter nor the changes that the government of Justin Trudeau carried out regarding the situation. For June, a report was produced in which a specific recommendation was given requesting a review by the Board of Immigration and Refugees (IRB). As a result, the department has conducted a thorough analysis of the findings and recommendations of the report, but it would be too early to speculate on future changes in the asylum system, according to Hussen in the letter.

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Tuesday 28 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: A possible new leader of a new political movement | National Post

Author: James Alexander Michie

Maxime Bernier considers himself the leader of a new political movement, but those who must decide whether to support him or not must be very cautious when it comes to doing so since there is a possibility that he will become a new Justin Trudeau and lead to those who support them 4 more years of a similar trend. It seems that Bernier is disillusioned about the traditional federal parties which have led him to create his own movement.

It is possible that Bernier will benefit and be victorious again as he did with his position on diversity, which is why many conservatives have been encouraged with the same, in the same way in one of his speeches he declared that it is not against diversity and in fact it undoubtedly supports unity as well as shared Canadian values, which caught the attention of many Canadians who are fed up with the politics of identity and procuring. Meanwhile, they admire to stay true to their criteria and to themselves adhering to what he calls basic conservative principles, on the other hand, it is necessary to mention that there are those who are not happy even because Scheer was chosen as the leader of the party a year ago.

Thursday 23 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Economic income can influence people's life expectancy | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

A CD Howe study was conducted on the life expectancy of people in Canada, based on figures from the Canada Pension Plan for Canadians born between 1923 and 1955, where the result was that men who received more income could live eight years longer than those men who obtained lower income, while for women the difference in their income was not a very influential factor because the difference between women with higher income and women with lower income was so Only three years.

Likewise, the wealthiest men with an approximation of 20% higher, could reach a life expectancy of 83 years of age while those who would not have the same income, that is, received lower income, could live up to 75 years of age. year old. It is important to note that the richest men could reach a life of 86 years while those poor women could live about 83 years of age.

Now, the life expectancy of Canadian citizens could be affected by the impact of opiates, as a consequence. Despite this, it is important to emphasize a really good point and that is that life expectancy has increased progressively and in the same way it is estimated that it increases in such a way that men can live 7.7 years longer than in 1965 and likewise women can live 6.4 more years.

James Alexander Michie: Maxime Bernier again attracts attention | National Post

Author: James Alexander Michie

Bernier continues to attract attention with his actions and it is important to note that he shared several tweets in which he seems to want to sully the leader of the conservative party Andrew Scheer who also continued talking about his positive conservative vision, but no one knew that was the same. In addition to this, he attended the administration of supplies where he has had no problem expressing himself and has also been a firm critic where he said: "Why my party is still defending the cartel and supporting the Liberal Trudeau by putting at risk the entire Canadian economy? ".

On the other hand, there are those who consider that the behavior that Maxime Bernier has had lately could be classified as erratic and irresponsible, but he shuts himself up claiming that "in politics to defend real conservative ideas" but also the behaviors that he is presenting can upset in such a way to Scheer that he could take action expelling him from the party.

James Alexander Michie: Saudi doctors will be returned to their nation | Vancouver Sun

Author: James Alexander Michie

It is estimated that approximately 44 Saudi doctors in British Columbia conducting medical and surgical postgraduate training should return to their country of origin within a month under the orders of their government. In fact, they had to leave Canadian territory on August 31, but their government gave them a deadline until September 22 and in case they require more time to apply evaluations of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons they will be given even more time, according to the University of British Columbia, a national agency that makes representation of academic hospitals in Canada in addition to others affected by the departure of Saudi doctors.

However, it is important to highlight that it is estimated that there are 1,000 Saudi doctors in Canada and that they must leave Canada as well, and in the same way, it is considered that this action taken by their government is a reprisal against Canada due to a tweet from Canada. Global Affairs of Canada in which some provocation was expressed by the fate of dissidents who face punishments like beheadings in Saudi Arabia, it must be clarified that this was not the only action taken in fact, to it is added the reduction of trade and a demand on the part of the Saudi Government that is worth the redundancy demands an apology of Canada reason why they consider like an interference in the subjects of human rights of that kingdom.

Wednesday 22 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: A difference of ideas in Canada | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

It is said that the conservative parliamentarian Maxime Bernier is challenging orthodoxy as it has had several attempts to interrupt the same identity policy.

It is important to highlight that the deputy from Quebec where the people who belong there consider that both their language and their culture are something ennobling and likewise makes them deserve a special status in addition to protection which has been established as a problem in such a way that has become the biggest problem in the identity policy that Canada goes through so much that it is considered to almost bankrupt the country. Therefore, the deputy from Quebec stated that identity politics leads to an endless division of politics which implies that all those who believe that their ethnicity, religious beliefs or sexuality deserve special consideration.

Now the arguments established by Bernier are not an innovation because a similar case was established in the early 90s by Todd Gitlin who was a respected and recognized American in the political left of his nation, said character argument that the power lies in unity and irrelevance. We can also refer to a prominent feminist from Quebec, Maïr Verthuy, who in her view the fact that the young feminists were divided was a negative thing since it really hurt them, likewise she wanted unity and assured that in it and not in diversity, is that there was the strength.

However, Justin Trudeau does not share that opinion and instead considers that diversity is for good, likewise three years ago he said that diversity makes Canada strong and that it will take the nation forward.

Tuesday 21 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Venezuelan immigrants attacked on the border with Brazil | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

Pacaraima was the scene of violent events in which residents were involved as Venezuelan immigrants.

Venezuela has been affected by a severe economic and political crisis of such magnitude that it has forced its citizens to leave their nation across borders in search of a better future as well as a better quality of life. However, there have also been violent and criminal acts in which some of these immigrants have been involved, one of them took place precisely in Pacaraima, where a local store owner was the victim of a violent robbery in which he was stabbed and hit, from the same attack were responsible four Venezuelans, due to it on Saturday unleashed the fury on the residents who took action and really furious toured the city throwing rocks at the Venezuelans who were there in addition to it proceeded to burn their belongings.

James Alexander Michie: Increased use of hydrogen in Canada | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

It is possible that the energy sector in Canada is affected due to hydrogen, in fact, some time ago it was said that hydrogen could replace gasoline, thus becoming the most frequent fuel among users, but in the same way it is considered that said opinions were somewhat exaggerated since for this to happen hydrogen should solve various problems which do not allow it to continue advancing more effectively and quickly.

It is important to highlight one of the problems presented by hydrogen vehicles and that are similar to those presented by electric cars and is that there are no necessary service stations resulting in the need to build more of them according to experts, conditional cars fueled by gasoline will continue to dominate Trans-Canada for many more years. A clear example of this is the first retail hydrogen retail station located in Vancouver that does not cover the existing demand since more is needed to be able to allow a normal transfer for the users.

Monday 20 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: An increase of debts in American homes and decrease of loans for students | Bloomberg

Author: James Alexander Michie

US households maintained an increasing debt during the period of the second quarter of the year as driven by an advance in mortgage debt which was notified by a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that in addition to this They also showed some decrease in loans for students.

It is also important to emphasize the debt which increased up to 3.5% from last year during the period from April to June, obtaining a record of $ 13.3 billion and similarly the mortgage debt was also affected by the which increased by 3.4% to $ 9 billion, the new mortgages created continued to march towards the lenders with more expensive credit scores, leaving as a consequence a spread of the pattern of most of the current economic expansion.

James Alexander Michie: Fall of digital currencies | Bloomberg

Author: James Alexander Michie

Digital currencies have been severely affected and they have been in free fall lately, in fact, the largest digital currency had a drop of up to 6.2% to $ 5,887, positioning itself as its lowest level seen before. Meanwhile we have the ether that was affected by a fall of up to 13%, likewise, it has triggered a fall in the last 24 hours for the 100 largest cryptocurrencies except for one of them.

The bitcoin came under $ 6,000 and therefore has left as a result that dozens of smaller digital chips among which ether is included have been removed by the massive cancellation that has been shown this month in the cryptocurrencies that have exposed few signs of relief or improvement.

It is worth noting that the surpluses during the month of July had recovered, which established a certain expectation that a fund traded on a stock exchange backed by bitcoin would attract new investors, however, the proposals presented have not yet been signed so that this can be done. same. This, of course, has caused great concern in the entrepreneurs who had raised funds denominated in cryptocurrency through offers of initial currencies are now reaching share money as Ether the token of the chain of blocks of Ethereum which is a popular scenario for projects of cryptography.

James Alexander Michie: Top 10 of the most livable cities | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

The Economist Intelligence Unit has classified the most livable cities in the world and has also made a top 10 in which Canada has managed to position three of its cities, which are Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto, as well as within the same top has positioned Vienna in the first place dethroning the perennial Melbourne which was favorite for the first position while Calgary was positioned in fourth place, Vancouver in the sixth and Toronto in the seventh.

Likewise, to carry out said top 10, an exhaustive research is carried out in which each year 140 cities are qualified and they obtain a qualification based on 30 factors that in the end are reduced to only five categories among which is it so:
  • Stability, which is considered from local rates of crime, terrorism and military disturbances in the same way.
  • The quality of medical care.
  • The local culture and the environment, which embarks from the weather to the restaurants located in that town.
  • The quality in terms of education.
  • The quality of the infrastructure, which also takes into account the electricity and telecommunications networks.

James Alexander Michie: The economic storm reaches Canada | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

Even though last week the recent figures of the nation's economic growth came out at an annual rate of 2.6%, which was a bit surprising for many besides the booming jobs and GDP, they have not been enough to avoid that the chaos unleashed by the economic storm that is taking place now affects Canada.

One of the nations affected by it has been Turkey which is considered as the last nation that could be affected by the political and economic chaos, has been impacted by an economic disaster.

After that, a series of events has been unleashed, among which it could be highlighted that, despite the fact that Canada was backing its unemployment rate, which has been measured as a percentage of the population, the employment rate and the participation rate of Canada now. exceeded that of EE. UU., before leaving as a consequence that the same raised the Canadian dollar, but otherwise the same low almost half a cent after a few hours of these results were announced.

James Alexander Michie: A new project: The LNG dream | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

The future of the energy sector is benefited by a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project valued at around $ 40 billion on the west coast of Canada, and if that project is given, it would include a 670 pipeline. kilometers that would send gas from British Columbia to the place where the installation of said proposal is located in Kitimat, it is also important to highlight that if it is carried out it will give way to Canada reaching a huge export market.

Although different projects have not been proposed before, everything points to this project that was announced for the first time in 2011 if it will take place and that will be carried out without any doubt. Potentially the same proposal could position itself as one of the most expensive construction companies in Canadian history, and it could reach an entrance for the country in a global market of $ 90 billion.

It is also important to highlight that if the proposal manages to materialize, it could boost Canada to compete with the US. UU, Australia and other nations in the growing LNG market.

James Alexander Michie: Federal elections could change their trend | MACLEANS.CA

Author: James Alexander Michie

A new survey emerges which shows that most Canadians consider that their current priority is to protect the border and not to help immigrants since for that reason the nation should not take more refugees. The lack of space in the refuges located in Toronto has also been seen due to an increase in the demand for refugees, creating a trend of concern so much so that the Mayor of Orangeville Jeremy Williams did not hesitate to express his concerns, among which he highlighted that your city does not have enough space for those people who crossed the border who arrived in Quebec as a result of the border law between Canada and the USA. In the meantime, the mayor of Markham, Frank Scarpitti, while trying to establish a conversation with several counterparts regarding the accommodation of asylum seekers, was surrounded by a protest in which the citizens were not in agreement with the accommodation of immigrants since one of their messages was "Not in my backyard" and coupled with this there was another protest in the center of Toronto in Queen's Park which was more consistent.

Wednesday 15 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Does the truth prevail in business? | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

It is important to know if something is true in the business world, but for no one is a secret that although it is of great importance the truth in that world can be measured with cash.

Elon Musk, head of Tesla, announced that he expects to organize a repurchase of all the shares of the company and, without a doubt, everyone was waiting to see if it was true or false. Likewise, he shook everyone with only 61 characters. At the time Tesla's boss and several shareholders were increasing the costs of the shares, investors who were betting the shares would lose approximately $ 1.7 billion. In fact, it is considered that Musk was manipulating the market price of its shares, meanwhile, the SEC of the United States makes investigations to verify if the content of the tweets of Musk was true or false and of course the check if Tesla would really take Tesla private.

Everything indicates that Musk has considered taking Tesla privately and that it has also been a subject that has already been discussed with its board of directors, however, there are those who doubt specifically the "Secured financing" that is observed in the tweet. Despite this, if the manipulation of the market is true, the US Securities and Exchange Commission could intervene and give a final ruling, meanwhile, the SEC continues investigations to confirm the information of the tweets.

James Alexander Michie: Apple receives a threat from China | Zero Hedge

Author: James Alexander Michie

China threatens without fear with great anger and what many consider as a nationalist feeling to Apple if the company does not share the wealth.

Due to the growing trade war between China and the United States, both nations have attacked again and again and no doubt increasingly stronger, now, could China harm the United States in any way that goes beyond raising the tariff rate? , the answer is yes, and that China has previously hinted at what it could do if a trade war starts, since in March in a Chinese Communist Party newspaper a list of companies from the United States was released that could be considerably "damaged" which included Apple Inc., Intel Corp., and Boeing Co.

In spite of this, these were simply hidden threats and for some, China refused to move away from the hypothetical, which took an unexpected turn because an article was released in which the gaze was fixed directly on Apple, in which It reflects that the company benefited from cheap labor as well as a strong supply chain in China and that it is also necessary to share the profits or as some called it "riches", with China. Likewise in that article, it is emphasized that Apple Inc. reported that in the quarter ended on June 30, there was an increase in sales in China with 19% to $ 9.6 million, which has been a very beneficial quarterly result and that was not expected.

Tuesday 14 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Possible insurance against economic chaos | CNBC

Author: James Alexander Michie

Lately, there has been a certain decline in the cost of gold since, under the same trend, it has fallen around eleven percent since its peak in April, despite the concerns that have arisen due to the effects of the new trade policies instituted in the economy of the United States.

Meanwhile, according to the co-founder of DeCarley Trading and author of "Higher Probability Commodity", Carley Garner, the current situation is not as serious as it seems, since in his view the precious metals could be willing to go back, since the amount of the gold has not yet reacted to the trade war, to what could be considered as an unprecedented budget deficit or the nascent rebound of inflation in addition to it according to Garner, the inflation in aggrandizement and the enormously high government debt could leave as a consequence that the precious metals will be forged as the most popular in Wall Street. In the same way, Garner analyzed a table of seasonal patterns in the gold market of Moore, Research, Inc and said that in conclusion according to his criterion maybe has started what is possibly the best time of the year to bet on gold , explaining that in equal conditions it is better to have seasonal patterns in favor than to fight against them.

Monday 13 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Bernier is firm about what he thinks is right | Financial Post

Author: James Alexander Michie

Maxime Bernier, who is a conservative parliamentarian, considers himself the only politician in Ottawa who is willing to support the United States with respect to free trade.

He emphasizes that it is not his task to establish or reach agreements with NAFTA together with Donald Trump but still emphasizes what is a pity for him to be the only one who wants to place the task of supply on the table of an agreement.

Likewise, he felt compelled to speak and told The Canadian Press, that all political parties in Ottawa are steadfast in maintaining a system that Trump wants to eliminate and that in turn intransigence prevents Canada from reaching an agreement.

Similarly, he claims to be the only politician willing to support real free trade with the United States as well as being the only one who maintains a stance against a trade war with the United States and also being the only one who wants to be sure of getting a better economic wellbeing for Canada, while giving his point of view and suggests that the conservatives should not support the government in its growing trade war the U.S.

James Alexander Michie: Tom Wilson a good investment for Washington Capitals | TSN

Author: James Alexander Michie

Undoubtedly Washington Capitals invests a large sum of money in addition to time in Tom Wilson and it is important to note that it has not been in vain. His new contract reveals that he is positioned as a large part of the core of the team, also considered his most impressive statement regarding his vision on Wilson when signing with a six-year contract for the sum of $ 31 million.

According to Wilson, Capitals has observed how he has grown as a player and in his role with the team and similarly considers Capitals confident that if he stays with them he will undoubtedly continue to grow, which would be a great benefit for the player as for the team.

On the other hand, Wilson is a player who possesses a combination of size, striking ability or skill to kill penalties, being unique to the league that likewise plays a physical game, leads by example and contributes with all facets of the game. he considers that he is at his best and that he is in constant evolution, which will allow him to become a better player and continue to excel among the others.

It is located in the same range as Minnesota, Tampa Bay and Calgary due to an average of $ 5.17 million per year. Added to this, the player managed to double his personal record with 14 goals setting a new record with 35 points last season, being raised to the top line to play with Ovechkin and anyone.

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James Alexander Michie: Apparently, Canada was rejected as part of the high-level NAFTA | National Post

Author: James Alexander Michie

Canada was rejected as part of the high-level NAFTA talks between the United States and Mexico, which is said to be due to the discontent that Lighthizer shows towards Freeland, since according to sources it has decided not to allow Canada to return to the process until his part is carried out a substantial concession, it is suggested that US officials have rejected the candidacy of Canada to be part of the high-level talks of NAFTA between the nations of Mexico and the United States. It is also stated that Chancellor Chrystia Freeland's attempts to find a place in Washington on Thursday were unsuccessful since they were either rejected or ignored.

According to other sources, the request to be part of the said meeting was carried out in a discreet manner to avoid the occurrence of a diplomatic incident and a withdrawal from diplomatic silence was followed.

Meanwhile, it is expected that Lighthizer, who is the United States Trade Representative (USTR), will participate in a meeting with the Minister of Economy of Mexico, Ildefonso Guajardo, followed by bilateral meetings where significant changes were achieved. Apparently, the measure of rejecting Canada is intended to reach an agreement with Mexico separately to use this as a measure of pressure so that Canada will later be similarly compromised.

Wednesday 8 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Donald Trump and his not so conventional plans | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

The economy of the United States increases at a growth rate of 4.1% during the second quarter of the year, which causes some satisfaction in President Donald Trump who in his opinion is accomplishing his task through the measures and plans applied by the same in how much your nation's economy is concerned

Also, Trump said "I am very happy to announce that the second quarter of this year, the US economy. UU it grew at an incredible 4.1%, "he said, because commercial agreements come one by one, it will go far beyond those numbers.

Similarly, it should be noted that the economic growth that has been seen is due to tax cuts, public spending, and high debt, in addition to the low interest rates that encourage the economy in a significant way, and can be considered as taking borrowed from the future but that in turn could generate such short-term results, in fact, it is said that Trump is launching a "Revolution of inefficiency" if he is trying, which is not a trend of liking for those traditional economists since they really consider that free trade is more efficient since it is also better for everyone.

It is considered that the approach of Donald Trump is popular politically, but in turn, nobody believes that it is efficient.

Tuesday 7 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Canada is left behind | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

Canada has lagged behind and loses competitive advantage, therefore, now must put in place a plan to solve this problem so that it is up to date with the economy of various nations, but especially with the economy of the United States which is has seen steady growth which is considered to be due to the uncertainty founded by the president of that nation, Donald Trump, regarding the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement in addition to the fiscal plan that likewise reduces the tax rate corporate maximum from 35% to 20% in this 2018.

For different and distinguished personalities such as David Dodge, Canada undoubtedly has a competitiveness problem. It should be noted that the United States had an investment last year in Canada of almost half of the $ 40.6 billion that was recorded four years ago according to a report made by Canadian manufacturers and exporters, while Canadian investment was triplicate south of the border.

On the other hand, Finance Minister Bill Morneau has made clear that he does not want to react very quickly to the actions Trump has taken, for that reason he does not plan to match or at least not even the tax rate, despite this he plans to face the issue of competitiveness in its fiscal update in the autumn.

James Alexander Michie: A player with real potential, Vancouver Canucks | NHL

Author: James Alexander Michie

Adam Gaudette is a front prospect for the Vancouver Canucks, he comes from a working family that has worked hard all his life to maintain what has been an inspiration for the player who says that seeing his parents work so hard has driven him so much as to do extra things inside and outside the ice, which has given her a work ethic that is admired.

Thanks to the fact that the staff of Canucks has seen Gaudette for years, it is considered a revelation for the hockey world since he stood out last season helping to win Northeastern University the Beanpot, which is a tournament that presents the four main college hockey programs in Boston, likewise he won the Hobey Barker Prize positioning himself as the best player in Division I of the NCAA with 60 points in 38 games, in addition to this he signed an entry-level contract with Vancouver and made his debut in the NHL after three days.

Monday 6 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Canada is probably excluded from the Trump world trade order | Financial Post

Author: James Alexander Michie

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has begun a plan and commitment to begin to deregulate up to half of the world trade, which would be the trillion dollars existing between the United States and the EU, separating it from politicians and bureaucrats leaving it at that participant in the free market.

On Wednesday, this commitment was announced by the White House, jointly by US President Donald Trump and EU President Jean-Claude Juncker. They also suggested that it should start modestly by eliminating tariffs and subsidies on goods. industrialists that do not belong to the automotive area beside opening the European market to the American natural gas and the farm of goods. It is expected that EE. UU I managed to negotiate EU agricultural tariffs which now have an average of 10% as well as non-tariff barriers in agriculture.

This is a strategy by Trump to renew the world trade order, which suggests that not only the EE half is being reformed. UU-EU of the $ 2 trillion in world trade, but also aims to form an agreement to reform the other half by creating an alliance against China protecting American and European companies from the so-called "unfair business practices", worked together with partners to reform the WTO and similarly address unfair business practices, among which the theft of intellectual property, industrial subsidies, overcapacity, among others.

Sunday 5 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: Trump stokes fears | Washington Examiner

Author: James Alexander Michie

The basic substructures of the markets remain strong however the actions were taken by Donald Trump in his growing battle with China, the NATO meeting, his visit to the United Kingdom and his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, cause nerves and Some fear in the financial and commodity markets, in such a way that it has influenced fundamental investment decisions.

Trump has been applauded in the area of energy since he took office last January due to his deregulatory agenda and the search for the so-called "energy domain", however, there is currently the possibility that he threatens to break that goal when he also activates fears of a global economic slowdown.

It is considered that Trump is correct in stating that China commits trade abuses but supporting a trade war by imposing tariffs on Chinese products in addition to the threat of imposing taxes on $ 200 billion is not the best, in fact, of the same not be a winner, on the contrary, everyone will lose in that war, also as a result it has been seen that the markets have taken a defensive trend as it is not known exactly what are the intentions of the US president and likewise the same markets They have been affected by themselves.

Saturday 4 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: David Quinn, the new head coach of the Rangers | The Official MSG Blog

Author: James Alexander Michie

Last winter the Rangers set a goal to create a base based on youth, speed, and athleticism, apparently they are doing everything necessary to achieve their goal since they now have a new head coach, David Quinn, who descends from the ranks of the university with a young talent gestation popularity, which is convenient and probably a key piece for a team now rejuvenated.

Likewise, hockey requires that a plan is always acquired and objectives are established, which is being done by the Rangers, which is currently known as a team with young prospects.

Quinn believes that hockey is about what you can do when someone tries to prevent you from doing it, which entails challenges, through which questions arise such as how competitive an individual is as well as how he handles the situation when someone is on his way, Likewise he tells one of his anecdotes, while he belonged to the Kent School in Connecticut as a runner on several occasions he could have taken a step to the left and managed to get into the end zone but he preferred to pass over the guy in front of him, his Coach questioned him in a way claiming that he could have taken a step to surround his rival but for Quinn to pass over it was a blunt message and he enjoyed doing it, which he considers being part of his personality and that is also something that it carries in its DNA.

James Alexander Michie: Facebook suffers a significant drop | Bloomberg

Author: James Alexander Michie

After months of scandal and millions of criticisms, Facebook Inc. was affected in such a way that it plummeted to 20% which was a low blow for the company despite everything indicating that the financial returns of social media did not they were affected by the criticism they could receive due to their content policies, their lack of safeguarding of private data and the rules that were in continuous changes for advertisers. However, in a surprising way Facebook communicated about sales and the figures of increase of users for the second quarter, they did not reach the projections of the analysts which caused a certain tendency of fear for their investors.

Likewise, the company told Wall Street that its figures will not improve in the remainder of the year since CFO David Wehner assured that during the third and fourth quarters the growth rates of revenues would probably decrease significantly. In fact, its shares were affected by its further decline as a public company, eliminating more than $ 120 billion in market value, positioning itself as the largest cost loss in a day for a company marketed in the United States.

There is no doubt that many investors have been shocked by this fall, as analysts who follow the company frequently inquired through a conference call with executives to acquire more information about how the company's economic future had changed in a way so surprising and significant.

James Alexander Michie: Canada stands firm against something considerably absurd | Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Author: James Alexander Michie

It is no surprise to anyone that the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has a certainly conflicting and somewhat rude attitude, likewise one could say that he is an erratic and unpredictable character, now he has a point regarding the administration system of supplies that some Canadian citizens as well as the government of that nation, seem to be determined to defend regardless of the price that it entails. Similarly, it seems that over the years it is usually a tendency among successive Canadian governments to sacrifice other commercial and more relevant objectives in order to maintain the ineffective system of protectionism for the dairy and poultry sectors, soothing in such a way to the lobby of dairy and poultry products and likewise a small inferiority of voters.

Likewise, Trump then points to the administration of the supply as a casus belli for his trade war with Canada exposing the true cost of it, in addition to this Trump's criticism could be considered as solid, since the system to manage factors such as manufacturing, the supply, cost and access to the market of both dairy and poultry products, really irrational and inadmissible to such an extent that it has yielded that Tump take political coverage to establish solid tariffs for Canada.

Friday 3 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: The Trump administration collaborates with farmers | CNN

Author: James Alexander Michie

The administration of President Donald Trump plans to help or collaborate with farmers who have been affected by the tensions of world trade, especially the retaliatory tariffs derived from the growing and incessant trade dispute that Trump leads with various nations.

It is also suggested that up to $ 12 billion would be offered to help those affected, in fact, the emergency aid package will be used to dispose of the existing funds in order to lessen the estimated impact of $ 11 billion of illegal tariffs that They have imposed other nations as against the US agricultural exports, it should be noted that they have focused on exports to take measures that turn into reprisals against the series of tariffs that Trump has recently established.

This is considered a short-term solution while Trump and his administration gain time so that they can work and establish long-term trade agreements that can benefit both agriculture and other sectors involved in the economy of the United States. The above-mentioned package will provide support to those farmers who have been involved in what could be considered a flourishing trade war caused by the actions taken by Trump to the various major trading partners of EE. However, there were criticisms from Republicans in the capitol that Trump should paralyze his tariff tactic instead of deploying financial support.

James Alexander Michie: The federal government will possibly become the official owner of Trans Mountain | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

Because the Trans Mountain pipeline could not secure a new buyer from the private sector before the July 22 deadline, the federal government will become the official owner of the pipeline expansion.

The purchase price stipulated by the government in May was $ 4.5 billion, which does not cover the costs involved in the construction of the new pipeline. To reach this goal, according to previous estimates, it would require at least $ 7.4 billion. therefore, finding another buyer for the said project before the deadline was a challenge and, together with this, another influential factor is the risks involved in the project.

Kinder Morgan is expected to accept the offer from Ottawa valued at $ 4.5 billion between the months of August and September, if this agreement is made, Morgan will receive a capital gain of $ 2.7 billion in the sale.

Wednesday 1 August 2018

James Alexander Michie: The commercial battle intensifies and involves more sectors | CBC News

Author: James Alexander Michie

The commercial battle continues growing and each is intensifying more, in it have been involved and affected several sectors and it is worth noting that Canada does not escape from it.

One of those affected by this battle and all that it entails is one of the Canadian producers of soybeans, Philip Shaw, who of course had no plans to suffer the consequences of a situation of such magnitude, which could be called a global tariff storm that continually grows and similarly expands throughout the world. Likewise, according to Shaw, he really does not know what will happen with all this and supposes that it is something very bad for trade, for soy, in fact, it has been very bad for him.

Meanwhile, the president, Donald Trump, suggests increasing the bet with China, the NAFTA agreement that has qualified as the worst trade agreement in history makes it clear that Canadian exporters like the aforementioned, Philip Shaw, they are suffering, and even if it does not matter what the consequences of their actions may be, Trump is ready to hit Chinese imports with more tariffs.

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James Alexander Michie: Business case study | KUOW

Author: James Alexander Michie

A business case study of a bullet train between Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver is now underway, which is not expected, as the state of Oregon and Microsoft Corporation join in providing a "case analysis" business "that was originally launched by Washington and British Columbia, with an emphasis on Oregon and Microsoft Corporation and how much they contributed, it should be noted that the amount of money was $ 200,000 from Oregon and $ 300,000 from Microsoft art which started as a study led by consultants for $ 1 million using $ 750,000 that was likewise approved by the Washington Legislature and CA $ 300,000 committed by British Columbia.

It also ensures that the new study, the predicted high-speed train could become a public-private partnership, whether it is a real estate move or operations, this could become an opportunity for the private sector to get involved and in the same way get involved, in addition to this it is important to highlight that through it could be attracted latently a base of investors who likewise help take this to the next level.