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Scotiabank, TD reviewed internal sales practices after Wells Fargo scandal
– theglobeandmail.com
Major banks in Canada have come under closer scrutiny in recent weeks after media reports alleged that some front-line staff felt pressure to meet ambitious sales targets
These are the worst-behaved foreign diplomats in Canada
– macleans.ca
There are thousands of people living in Canada who are effectively above the law.
They can speed on the highway, rob people and banks, and assault others—with a weapon—and never fear prosecution in Canadian courts. They are ambassadors, diplomats, their staff and their family, here to represent their foreign countries’ best interests and caught behaving very badly.
Immunity allows individuals with diplomatic status to avoid lawsuits and criminal prosecution in their host country. Embassies must agree to waive that immunity in order for individuals to face charges—something that is rarely done.
CityNews has acquired over a year’s worth of secret reports through an Access to Information request with Global Affairs Canada, detailing alleged crimes, potential human trafficking, and over 60 refugee claims by foreign embassy and consulate staff and their families.
Of note is the continued suspicion that several embassies and consulates are involved in the abuse or human trafficking of domestic workers in their employ…
Snap has IPO banks rosy on recommendations
– theglobeandmail.com
The market newborn received its first set of stock recommendations from IPO banks, with 69 per cent of analysts issuing ‘buy’ recommendations
