Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week + MORE Nov 27th

Canada’s Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau, right, shakes hands with Mao Tse-tung, party chief of the People’s Republic of China Oct.13,1973. The two met at Chungnanhai while Trudeau was on an official visit to China. (CP Photo)
After Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro died, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s description of him as “a larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century” drew sharp criticism. Here’s what former Canadian prime ministers said on the deaths of world leaders and other prominent figures.
1. Lester B. Pearson on John F. Kennedy (d. Nov. 22, 1963): “The world can ill afford at this time in our history to lose a man of his courage, which he displayed both in war and peace. This is a tragedy for all of us.”
2. Pearson on Winston Churchill (d. Jan. 24, 1965): “Despite the inevitability of this day, despite the fullness and sweep of his 90 years, no one who lived through the ’40s—when his voice inspired free men to their greatest victory— will learn without the deepest sorrow that the end of the road has been reached by the dominant personality of our century…

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There are distinctions between financial planning and financial advice – unfortunately for many Canadians the lines have been blurred for far too long and most investors don’t know the difference.
The extent of our financial education requirements (in order to sell a financial product) is that a person has completed a short licensing course.  This should not mean the title of Financial Advisor or Financial Planner is appropriate.  Many of these folks may be well-intentioned but Financial Salesperson or Financial Dealer might be more reflective of their job.
Ken Kivenko has been fighting for Canadian investors for decades.  He is the President of Kenmar Associates, a firm dedicated to investor protection and education.  His firm maintains CanadianFundWatch.com and publishes reports to assist retail investors in preventing broker shenanigans and salesperson malfeasance.  Ken is a regular contributor to Canadian MoneySaver and other national publications…

TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business:
Bombardier CSeries Takes Flight: Bombardier will celebrate the maiden flight of the CSeries CS300 on Monday. The delivery to airBaltic at Montreal’s Mirabel airport comes nearly half a year after the first CSeries CS100 passenger jet took flight in Europe.
Mortgage Talk: Jeremy Rudin, head of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, will speak in Vancouver on Monday before the 2016 Mortgage Professionals Canada National Conference.
Pipeline Politics: The federal government is expected to announce its decisions this week on two major pipeline projects proposed by Enbridge: Line 3 and Northern Gateway. Ottawa has to decide whether to sanction Line 3, which would see a decades-old pipeline replaced. The government also has to rule on whether to proceed with consultations with First Nations on Northern Gateway.
Big Banks: The earnings parade for Canada’s big banks kicks off this week. Up first is Scotiabank, which will report its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, followed by Royal Bank on Wednesday and CIBC and TD Bank on Thursday…

Justin Trudeau (C) poses for a selfie with students during the First Ministers’ meeting in Ottawa, Canada November 23, 2015. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)
It was bound to happen sooner or later.
Ever since his election as Canada’s prime minister last October, Justin Trudeau has revelled in global tributes, raves and swoons. He’s the Disney prince with the trippy dance moves, the groovy Haida tattoo and the gender-balanced cabinet. He’s the last best hope for globalization, the star attraction at the Pride Parades, the hero of the Paris Climate Summit, the guy everyone wants a selfie with.
Trudeau made himself synonymous with Canada. He made Canada cool again. It was fun while it lasted.
By the early hours of Saturday morning, Havana time, Trudeau was an international laughing stock. Canada’s “brand,” so carefully constructed in Vogue photo essays and Economist magazine cover features, seemed to suddenly implode into a bonspiel of the vanities, with humiliating headlines streaming from the Washington Post to the Guardian, and from Huffington Post to USA Today…