How to buy quality dividend stocks + MORE Jun 21st

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can’t have been expecting serious opposition to his announcement that arguably the most prized piece of vacant real estate in Canada—the former U.S. embassy building directly across from the Parliament Buildings—will be turned into an Indigenous centre.
But opposition is what he’s getting, at least from the Indigenous Task Force of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Made up mainly of Indigenous architects, architecture students and academics, the task force says the empty beaux-arts beauty at 100 Wellington Street is all wrong as a showcase for First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture.
Those who admire the building, with its marble and mahogany and classical lines, might find it hard to imagine anyone turning down the chance to exploit its obvious aura of prestige and power. It served as the U.S. embassy from the time it was completed in the early 1930s until the Americans moved to a new, bigger Ottawa building in 1999…

Making a sale is so much easier than making a loyal customer. That’s especially true in Canada where three out of four Canadians have likely switched away from one of their preferred brands in the past year. A Maclean’s Canada Project poll asked “Are you willing to pay more for a brand name or are you happy using no-name versions?” Only 35 per cent said they would pay more for a brand name while almost two-thirds would not.
 
Who are those people who love brands the most? Two groups were willing to pay more: Immigrants and Gen-Xers. The poll showed that 55 per cent of immigrants were more likely to pay more for brands versus 44 per cent of first generation Canadians.
Bernice Cheung, vice-president of Financial Services and Cultural Markets at Environics Research in Toronto offers a logical reason for the brand appeal to immigrants.  “Food fraud is prevalent in some countries,” she explains, citing steroid and other kinds of additives. “You will often find foods that aren’t real food in Asian countries…

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Sears Canada’s stock has plunged this morning following a news report that it’s preparing to seek bankruptcy protection within weeks.

Sears Canada’s stock has plunged this morning following a news report that it’s preparing to seek bankruptcy protection within weeks.