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"Interdiction was pitched as a team endeavour. An early article in the Ottawa Journal explained how members of the general public could play a key role in ensuring the upholding of moral standard concerning liquor:

If drunkards refuse to be good, the Government officials just grip If an in the most convenient place and sit them down very them any person can go to the justice of the peace and file and affidavit that a certain person is injuring his health, misspending means or interfering with the peace and happiness of his family. Upon enquiry, the Justice of the Peace Interdicts the man or woman notice of which is duly posted in beer parlors and all places serving liquor. If the Interdicted person enters one of these premises he should be immediately apprehended and brought before the Justice of the Peace to be dealt with according to law. If anyone gives liquor to at interdicted person, the penalty for the first offence [is] from one three months imprisonment without option for fine, and for second or subsequent offence from four to twelve months imprisonment without the option for fine.

Although the "immediateness" of an individual's identification and apprehension represented an ideal, in reality interdiction was slightly more complex in its application; still, the spirit of community involvement concerning the policing of alcohol consumption through interdiction acted as a central element within the LCBO's control system. Specifically, members of the general public could, and did, write to the Board and request that an investigation be undertaken about the drinking of a particular individual (LCBO Annual Report 1937-38: 12). To perform this work the Board employed its "Special Staff" that "investigat[ed] matters of a social nature involving the consumption of alcoholic beverages," but in remote and lightly populated regions of the province this task often fell to the Ontario Provincial Police (LCBO Report 1940-41: 12).

Initially the LCBO made its decisions regarding interdiction based on purchases and listed employment information, but in later years its interdiction investigations became more formalized. By the time the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario took over the responsibility of the list in 1975, the LCBO collected an astounding amount of personal information. The lengthy document official form (LLBO Form LLB-244) makes clear, investigations were reported, ncluded an entry as to whether an individual:

"Misspends, wastes or lessens his estate, by failing to meet, (a) rent, mortgage payments, bills, debts or maintain his/her place of business, (b) employment responsibilities (e.g chronic absenteeism)," or failed "to provide food and clothing for self and/ or family" or "to provide the basic essentials to maintain a reasonable living for self and/or family."

The inquiry reported on whether the individual was injuring his health, and in that regard could provide details on a doctor's recommendation, or "whether or not hospitalized" and the history of the illness. It covered whether the person "interrupts the peace and happiness of his family" and whether there had been "(a) police calls to residence, (b) charges and court convictions." The documentation included "history of drinking habits and amount of consumption (daily, weekly), (d) violent action while under the influence, (e) obscene or abusive language, marriage breakdown or family disturbances, (g) child abuse or any physical assault upon other persons of whether the subject availed himself of community or social service, if a relative dies and child is born, had Children's Aid been in contact with applicants, whether in Alcoholic Anonymous, Counselors Children's Aid Society, Welfare Agencies, Salvation Army, Alcohol and Drug Addiction Centers, Detoxification Centers, Mental Institutions." As the form indicated, "if so," the investigator should "explain briefly or attach their report."

The form also called for the "Opinion of investigator, recommendation for Order of Interdiction and state reason, by if a court recommendation is made, give location of court and name of Judge." The form indicated that when only one person was interviewed (for example, the wife of the individual), "supportive evidence is required to corroborate the complaint: police report, doctor's recommendation, etc." and "the investigator must advise the person being interviewed that the Liquor Licence Act permits a hearing to determine if there is sufficient justification to warrant placing a person on the interdicted list." Finally:

The source of the complaint will not be confidential (c) all interviews are to be conducted personally, not via telephone (d) ensure that given and surnames are spelled properly, mailing address is correct and the age of dependents are listed, (e) supply a list of the licenced premises and retail store outlets that may be frequented by the subject (L.C.B.O. Stores, Brewers' Retail, Wineries, Hotels, Taverns and Public Houses). (LLBO Form LLB-244, 1976)

Between the years of 1927 and 1933 the LCBO reported on an average of 3,352 of these investigations annually, peaking at over 8,000 in the 1929-30 fiscal year (LCBO Annual Reports 1927-33). Once the Board's Interdiction List became formalized in the 1930s, listing, although initiated by different applicants, followed a standardized process. Under this system, individuals were listed based on the interactions of various levels of LCBO employees as well as inter-organizational co-operation concerning the flow of surveillance data. Specifically, the process of interdiction was initiated by an application submitted to the LCBOOF generated internally and submitted to the Permit Department. Applications were then reviewed by head office. If found to warrant investigation, they were forwarded to local LCBO investigators.

From there, the local investigator conducted a series of interviews with individuals close to the person under review for interdiction in order to develop an understanding of their drinking and private lives. Investigators would submit their reports to head office, and a final decision would be taken regarding disciplinary action. At that point head office could choose from a range of disciplinary actions - no action, warning letter, a partial order that limited consumption, a partial order limiting purchases from licensed establishments (home consumption only, a partial order limiting purchases from LCBO stores (no home consumption), a full Order of Interdiction that lasted for a stipulated period, and finally a full Board Order of Interdiction that lasted indefinitely until revoked.

Upon reaching a decision to issue an interdiction order the Board forwarded copies of the order itself to the listed individual, local LCBO and brewery stores, local licensed establishments (authorities), and the local municipality and policing agencies. Complete lists bearing all the names of those interdicted were sent out monthly (1927-32) and later weekly (1932-75) to all stores, breweries, licensed authorities, provincial policing organizations 23d municipalities (LCBO 1928; LCBO Circular no. 1363, 1932; LCBO 1951: 23).

From the start in its disciplinary action the Board relied most heavily upon full interdiction orders that lasted at least (98 percent) twelve months. As the surviving 1953-73 documents reveal, the Board moved towards an event greater reliance on full orders stipulated period- - for the most and away from partial orders. The evidence indicates that the Interdiction List and other Board disciplinary actions were not evenly applied; that is, depending on who you were, and were and who applied to have you listed, you were statistically more or less likely to be listed or face LCBO more or less severe disciplinary measures. In other words, the imposed disciplinary action depended on certain "types" of classified individuals appeared on the Interdiction List more frequently than others. Who applied to the LCBO to have someone interdicted, who was interviewed, what type of job the person had, what their gender was, where they lived, if they were considered to be an "Indian,” what reason was given, and the disciplinary action taken, all had a significant impact." Indeed, the Board went so far as to carefully explain the selective nature of its process: 

Permit supervision means much more than the taking of steps looking to the cancellation of permits. It often involves a sympathetic study of the individual and the family. Mere cancellation of permits in some cases does no good, but only adds to the market of the illegal operator, and, sometimes, leads to the use of dangerous substitutes. In the many difficult cases dealt with by the Chief of the Permit Department, the effort is always made to carry the judgment of the patient. To convince that all that is said or done is solely in his interest and that of his family. Once they carry that judgment and create that conviction, further troubles and excesses may be avoided. (LCBO Annual Report 1928-29:11)"

- Gary Genosko and Scott Thompson, Punched Drunk: Alcohol, Surveillance and the LCBO 1927–1975. Winnipeg and Halifax: Fernwood Press, 2009. p. 120-123.

[paolawdiary]

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209

THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

TITLE I

MARRIAGE

Chapter 1. Requisites of Marriage

ARTICLE 23. It shall be the duty of the person solemnizing the marriage to furnish either of the contracting parties the original of the marriage certificate referred to in Article 6 and to send the duplicate and triplicate copies of the certificate not later than fifteen days after the marriage, to the local civil registrar of the place where the marriage was solemnized. Proper receipts shall be issued by the local civil registrar to the solemnizing officer transmitting copies of the marriage certificate. The solemnizing officer shall retain in his file the quadruplicate copy of the marriage certificate, the copy of the marriage certificate, the original of the marriage license and, in proper cases, the affidavit of the contracting party regarding the solemnization of the marriage in place other than those mentioned in Article 8. (68a)

Source:

Family Code of the Philippines (2022); Judge Ed Vincent S. Albano , Ed Vincent A. Albano, Jr.

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1987/07/06/executive-order-no-209-s-1987/

[citizenrecord]

CBI, ED Torturing People To Testify Against Me, Sisodia: Kejriwal Ahead Of CBI Questioning

"CBI, ED filed false affidavits in excise policy case in court; they're torturing people to testify against Manish Sisodia and me," Kejriwal said in a press conference today.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday alleged that the CBI and ED are torturing people to take his and Manish Sisodia's name in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. "CBI, ED filed false affidavits in excise policy case in court; they're torturing people to testify against Manish Sisodia and me," he said in a press conference today.

An hour ahead of the press conference, the Bharatiya Janata Party trained guns against the Delhi CM asking what was his relation with liquor contractors and why he was in touch with the accused in the case.

BJP national spokesperson in a press conference said, "The moment Arvind Kejriwal was summoned by the CBI, he started trembling with fear. Arvind Kejriwal is the kingpin of the liquor scam, the investigation so far shows this."

The Delhi Chief Minister has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the now-scrapped liquor policy case on April 16. He has been summoned by the federal probe agency at its headquarters on Sunday at 11 am.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has already been arrested in the case by the CBI. He was also arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam.

The Delhi Lieutenant Governor had asked the CBI to probe alleged irregularities after the excise policy 2021-22 was withdrawn in August last year.

The CBI has alleged that the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licenses to liquor traders favored certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, an accusation strongly refuted by the AAP. The policy was later scrapped.

On Friday, Kejriwal accused the ED of ‘misleading’ the court with false evidence in the excise policy case while replying to the agency's charge that Sisodia destroyed his mobile phones.

"The ED is taking false statements by torturing people and pressuring them. Even in the case of Sanjay Singh, it has come to the fore that the accused gave a different statement and the ED has written something else in the charge sheet," PTI quoted Kejriwal as saying.

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Missouri university calls whistleblower allegations against transgender center 'troubling'#Missouri #university #calls #whistleblower #allegations #transgender #center #troubling

Washington University in St. Louis is calling whistleblower allegations against its transgender center “troubling” after a former employee penned an op-ed and filed an affidavit with the state attorney general’s office. Jaime Reed, a former case manager at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital wrote an op-ed published Thursday in the Free Press, alleging…

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Nearly $700M Worth of Assets Linked to Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX Seized by US

United States prosecutors have seized nearly $700 million worth of assets either owned by collapsed crypto exchange FTX or tied to founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, authorities disclosed in a Friday court filing.

Federal authorities in the Southern District of New York have seized just over $698 million worth of assets linked to the disgraced crypto founder, according to the filing, which was first reported on by CNBC.

The bulk of the value comes from a stack of shares that Bankman-Fried purchased in Robinhood, the stock and crypto trading app, allegedly using stolen FTX customer funds.

The document submitted by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams details the holdings, with nearly 55.3 million shares of Robinhood stock seized on January 4. As of this writing, the shares are collectively worth about $526 million. They were held by Emergent Fidelity Technologies, a shell company that Bankman-Fried created with FTX co-founder Gary Wang.

In a December affidavit, Bankman-Fried wrote that he and Wang formed the new company—using funds loaned by FTX sister company Alameda Research—to acquire shares in Robinhood Markets Inc. totaling $546.4 million. FTX customer funds were reportedly used to plug a trading hole in Alameda’s balance sheet last summer, ahead of the exchange’s eventual collapse.

Other funds seized on January 4 include $20.7 million held by Emergent at ED&F Man Capital Markets, Inc, and another $49.9 million at Farmington State Bank, held under FTX Digital Markets. Between January 11 and 19, authorities seized just over $100 million of FTX’s funds held in Silvergate Bank.

Today’s court filings also list three accounts held at rival cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its Binance US affiliate. However, the value of the assets in those accounts was not specified.

FTX and Alameda filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November following a liquidity crisis at FTX, with billions of dollars apparently missing from the once-popular crypto exchange. Bankman-Fried now faces various charges from the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) related to his actions at the companies.

The FTX restructuring team, led by new company CEO John J. Ray III, said last week that it has separately recovered more than $5 billion worth of company assets between cryptocurrency, cash, and liquid investments in securities.

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Bombay HC seeks Raut’s reply to ED plea against bail order

Bombay HC seeks Raut’s reply to ED plea against bail order

The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of a plea against bail to Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut and his alleged associate, businessman Pravin Raut, in a money laundering case, and kept the next hearing for November 25. The court has asked the leader from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction to file an affidavit in reply to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) application, seeking…

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Kerala gold smuggling case State trying to derail investigation since the role of Principal Secretary to CM came to the fore: ED in Supreme Court

Kerala gold smuggling case State trying to derail investigation since the role of Principal Secretary to CM came to the fore: ED in Supreme Court

The Enforcement Directorate, which is probing money laundering charges in the Kerala gold smuggling case, has told the Supreme Court that the state machinery had turned against it after it learned of the role of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s “principal secretary”. In a counter-affidavit filed in the apex court, the agency said that “even though a letter was sent by the Kerala CM to the PM”…

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Vivo India Committed Heinous Economic Offence Related to Money Laundering, ED Tells Delhi HC

Vivo India Committed Heinous Economic Offence Related to Money Laundering, ED Tells Delhi HC

The Enforcement Directorate has told the Delhi High Court that the investigation has been carried out against Vivo India strictly in accordance with the provisions of PMLA and the offence relates to money laundering which is a heinous economic offence. The financial probe agency, in an affidavit filed in Delhi High Court, opposed the petition filed by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer and said…

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I dont think I even know who Vic Manogwhatever is lmao am I missing something or is my internet experience curation just working out well for me?

Vic Mignogna is a voice actor in anime dubs (or was). He was best known as the voice of Ed in Fullmetal Alchemist and Brolly in Dragon Ball Z.

He is also a well known sex pest and creep* in the convention scene.

Back in 2019 a bunch of his victims came forward and finally went on the record, including fellow voice actors Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi. Funimation announced they would no longer hire Mignogna for future projects, and most cons cancelled his appearances.

And that would have been it. He could have ridden this out -- bigger creeps have done that before. But a right wing YouTuber, best described as "Technically a Lawyer" decided to raise money for Vic to sue his accusers on GoFundMe and convinced Vic to do so.

So Vic did. He filed a defamation suit against Marchi, Rial, Rial's fiance (for some reason), and Funimation. And Vic hired the absolute worst lawyer (at the advice of the YouTuber -- guess who manages that YouTuber's trust fund...). All along the way, Vic's fans (using the hashtag "IStandWithVic") harassed anyone who would speak against their hero. They claimed the victims made things up, they tried to misdirect... kiwifarms was involved... you get the picture. And in the end, in late-2019, after the defendants gathered a dozen sworn affidavits from other victims of Mignogna, the judge threw out Vic's case via Texas's anti-SLAPP laws and ruled that Mignogna had to pay the defendants about a quarter of a million in legal fees.

All of this was bad, and you'd think it would have ended there. Vic filed a lawsuit guaranteed to make him toxic to employ (what employer wants to start contracting a voice actor who might sue them on the off chance they decide to replace him? And Sony/Funimation wasn't going to take him back), and now he owes a bunch of money over it.

But YouTuber "Technically a Lawyer" and company convince Vic to APPEAL the ruling. So he does.

And what happened this month, three years and one pandemic later, is that Vic lost his appeal. Not only that, but because he incurred more legal costs for the defendants... HE MAY HAVE TO PAY SO MUCH MORE MONEY.

And Vic's fans, who have been led down this road with promises that the case will turn around any day if they just donate a little bit more... they're big mad.

And it's amazing.

(*- The convention I work for literally blacklisted Mignogna like a decade before this all happened after some of our staff had uncomfortable encounters with him at another event. Con organizers have been talking about this long before anyone went on the record)

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FBI Has Files From Laptop of Slain DNC Staffer Seth Rich

BY ZACHARY STIEBER

December 11, 2020 Updated: December 11, 2020

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has files from the laptop computer belonging to Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee (DNC) employee who was killed in 2016, according to a new email.

The bureau also has tens of thousands of documents mentioning Rich.

The FBI “has completed the initial search identifying approximately 50 cross-reference serials, with attachments totaling over 20,000 pages, in which Seth Rich is mentioned,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Parker wrote in the message to attorney Ty Clevenger, who is representing a plaintiff in Huddleston v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, a case dealing with a Freedom of Information Act request to the bureau.

“FBI has also located leads that indicate additional potential records that require further searching,” Parker added.

The Epoch Times confirmed the email is legitimate.

Parker, who is representing the FBI in the case, didn’t respond to an email or return a voicemail.

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The bureau also confirmed it has files from Rich’s laptop and suggested it still has the computer in its possession.

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The bureau is “currently working on getting the files from Seth Rich’s personal laptop into a format to be reviewed,” Parker said in the email. She also said the FBI plans on undertaking some level of review of the computer.

The disclosure came as part of a case brought in federal court by Texas resident Brian Huddleston, who filed a Freedom of Information Act request in April asking the FBI to produce all data, documents, records, or communications that reference Seth Rich or his brother, Aaron Rich.

The FBI told the plaintiff in June that it would take 8 to 10 months to provide a final response to the request, prompting the filing of the case in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

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Rich was working for the DNC when he was shot and killed in Washington on July 10, 2016. The murder remains unsolved.

The new email bolsters a key charge in Huddleston’s filing: that David Hardy, the FBI’s records chief, was wrong when he said in two affidavits that the FBI searched for records pertaining to Rich but could not find any.

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Seth Rich is pictured on a poster created by police officials to urge people with information about his murder to come forward. (Metropolitan Police Department)

The first sign that the testimony was erroneous came earlier this year when the nonprofit watchdog Judicial Watch received emails exchanged between FBI agent Peter Strzok and Department of Justice lawyer Lisa Page. The production included several emails mentioning Rich.

Another sign came in March, when former Assistant U.S. Attorney Deborah Sines was deposed in a separate case, Ed Butowsky v. David Folkenflik et. al.

Sines testified that the FBI conducted an investigation into possible hacking attempts on Seth Rich’s electronic accounts following his murder. She said FBI agents examined Rich’s laptop as part of the probe and that a search should uncover emails between her and FBI personnel. She also said she met with a prosecutor and an FBI agent assigned to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team.

The FBI declined to comment, citing a policy of not commenting on pending litigation.

The judge overseeing the Huddleston case in October ordered the defense to produce documents and an index.

In the new email, the government lawyer said the FBI has made “significant progress” in searching for documents mentioning Rich, but still has much work left, including processing the approximately 50 cross-references, undertaking some level of review of the laptop, and completing all remaining services.

The efforts are hampered by the FBI’s Freedom of Information Act office being at 50 percent of its normal workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government is proposing an amended schedule that would give it three more months to produce the records.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at court in London on May 1, 2019. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images)

Clevenger, Huddleston’s lawyer, told The Epoch Times via email that his client is hoping to find out why the FBI was involved in the case, and why it originally denied involvement.

“We suspect the FBI may be right that the Metropolitan Police Dept. in D.C. was responsible for investigating Seth’s murder, so that leaves a couple of likely explanations for the FBI’s role: it was investigating a counterintelligence matter or a computer crime. Either scenario would be consistent with Seth transmitting DNC emails to Wikileaks,” he added, referencing a theory about the source of emails from inside the DNC that were later published by Wikileaks.

The theory was the core of a story Fox News published in 2017. It later retracted the report but was sued by Rich’s family.

Fox settled with Rich’s family last month.

A federal judge overseeing the case had earlier this year requested testimony from Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange.

Rich was killed less than two weeks before WikiLeaks “released a collection of thousands of internal emails and documents taken from the DNC servers,” according to a court filing. One month after Rich’s murder, Assange referenced the DNC staffer in an interview with a Dutch television reporter when discussing the dangers faced by WikiLeaks sources. On Aug. 9, 2016, WikiLeaks offered $20,000 for information about Rich’s murder. The website increased the reward to $130,000 in January 2017.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) several weeks after Rich was shot dead offered a reward for information. A spokeswoman told The Epoch Times via email that the case “remains under active investigation.”

The spokeswoman declined to answer whether the FBI assisted police with its probe. “MPD remains the lead investigative agency over this homicide,” she said.

A firm investigating the DNC situation, Crowdstrike, alleged that the committee’s servers were hacked by Russian actors, but a transcript declassified in May showed the firm had no direct evidence of that claim.

Clevenger said he thinks the timing of the email from Parker, the assistant U.S. attorney, is significant.

“Some of my colleagues suspect the Trump Administration has pushed the release, but I doubt that,” he wrote. “With the purported election of Joe Biden, the FBI brass probably think they are in the clear, and nothing will ever happen to them, so they no longer have any reason to hide what they did.”

Ivan Pentchoukov contributed to this report.

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[atlanticcanada]

WestJet to refund some passengers whose flights were cancelled because of COVID-19

WestJet says it will begin providing some refunds to passengers who had their WestJet and Swoop flights cancelled by the airlines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The company says the refunds --the first offered by Canadian airlines -- will be in the original form of payment rather than a credit for future flights as it had been previously offering.

The refunds won't apply to those who cancelled their own flights or who purchased non-refundable basic fares.

WestJet said the refunds only apply to flights it cancelled because it is focusing on reinstating the practice "in line with its regulatory tariff and booking conditions that were in place pre-COVID."

It added that it has never offered the ability to refund the original form of payment for basic fares.

The Calgary-based company said it will begin on Nov. 2 to contact eligible passengers, starting with those whose flights were cancelled at the onset of the pandemic last spring.

"We are an airline that has built its reputation on putting people first," said Ed Sims, WestJet president and CEO.

"We have heard loud and clear from the travelling public that in this COVID world they are looking for reassurance on two fronts: the safest possible travel environment; and refunds."

It asks passengers not to contact the company to avoid overloading its contact centre.

Refunds are expected to take six to nine months.

WestJet Vacations guests are to continue following the process it already established.

The company said it would not raise fares to pay for the refunds.

"It is our intention to remove barriers to travel, not create further affordability challenges for hard-pressed travellers," it said on its website.

WestJet had started to bleed money from advance ticket purchases even before Wednesday's announcement.

Of the nearly 16,300 guests who requested chargebacks from their credit card issuers between March and Aug. 19, only 11 per cent were denied, according to an affidavit WestJet regulatory affairs director Lorne Mackenzie filed to the Federal Court in August.

Within the same period, however, 39 per cent of chargeback requests on WestJet Vacations trips were denied.

The refund change comes days after opposition parties demanded the federal government ensure that passengers receive refunds as a condition of any airline bailouts.

Canadian airlines have seen their revenues crater because of a collapse in global travel, with passenger numbers in Canada down 90 per cent year over year in July and little improvement since.

WestJet said it has faced a 95-per-cent drop in demand that forced it to park more than 140 of its 181 aircraft and lay off more than 4,000 employees.

Airline requests for financial assistance from Ottawa have failed to materialize in funding while the United States and some European countries have offered carriers billions in financial aid, with strings attached including partial government ownership and emissions reduction commitments.

"Despite the lack of sector-specific support from the government, this now puts us in line with refund requirements in every other jurisdiction we operate, particularly the U.S., U.K. and EU," WestJet added.

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc left the door open to a bailout, including the purchase of airline shares by Ottawa, in an interview with CTV's Question Period on Sunday.

LeBlanc said Canadians expect stringent conditions on any federal airline funding, such as addressing the issue of travel vouchers.

Passenger rights advocate Gabor Lukacs said the six to nine months WestJet estimates it will take to process refund requests is excessive, calling it "ridiculous" and a "non-starter."

He also said the refund exclusions violate consumer rights.

"It doesn't matter whether it was a business class elite fare or a basic fare, they have to refund it equally," Lukacs said, citing provincial consumer protection legislation and Alberta's Internet Sales Contract Regulation.

Certification hearings on a class action against WestJet, Air Canada and Transat A.T. are to begin in Federal Court on Nov. 2, the same day WestJet's policy goes into effect.

-- With files from Christopher Reynolds in Ottawa.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2020.

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“In 1999, Christie’s auctioned off nearly 400 books from Marilyn’s personal library, a roster of classics ranging from Proust to Hemingway, which publicly solidified her intellectual identity and provided hard evidence against all those who claimed the plentitude of reading photographs were staged.1But staged, of course, they were. They are hardly a homogenous document of fact; taken across decades, their only consistent element is the subject (Monroe), the act (reading), and the light, the aura that emits from the promise, the flattened proof, that beauty is real. Some call this being photogenic. Feminist accounts of Marilyn Monroe often take great trouble to declare the photographs’ candid status as a way to defend her ability to think, as if to pose with a book is to admit one cannot read it.” .... By 1955, the corrosive spiral of her playing with and against her own self-created stereotype reached critical mass and, in a radical and unprecedented move, she broke her contract with 20th Century Fox, relocated to New York City, and embedded herself within a thriving community of East Coast Jewish leftist intellectuals. In many ways, she was going back to the source. Monroe’s spacious capacity for escape and resurrection now seems fearless and alchemical: she made something out of nothing, and then turned around and nothing-ed all that something she made. .... “The first significantly researched and comprehensive biography of Monroe, published in 1956 by Pete Martin, was titled Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe? It was structured entirely around the open-ended risk of her decision to “be serious,” an innately untrustworthy aspiration in American culture. Martin’s title defines ‘acting’ as stage-acting only, implying that the twenty-four filmic appearances Monroe had accumulated in the past nine years of working was only an example of her ‘being.’ As the ditz, she was, in many senses, an obtuse form of working-class-hero: someone even the most uneducated could feel smarter than.” .... “This fear of intellectualism was a lingering effect of McCarthyism, which had purged Hollywood and New York of perceived dissenters in a shocking spectacle of power just a few years before. In 1955, the FBI opened their file on Monroe, which they would keep actively updated until her death: “Subject’s views, very positively and concisely leftist,” it notes. The words “positively and concisely” evoke a kind of alacrity and sureness—this is a rare gleam of lucid resolution in one of the most indeterminate public figures of all time. It is no coincidence that the spectacle of Monroe’s mental illness, drug addiction, and tragic fate gains ground in the public consciousness at precisely the moment she begins to identify as an auto-didact and politically aware person.”

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Ex-Kerala Minister Not Cooperating With Probe In Masala Bonds Case: Probe Agency

Ex-Kerala Minister Not Cooperating With Probe In Masala Bonds Case: Probe Agency

Enforcement Directorate said Thomas Issac was trying to stall the investigation. (File photo) Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said that former state Finance Minister Thomas Isaac was not cooperating with the probe into the financial transactions of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB). In an affidavit submitted by the ED before the Kerala High Court on Saturday,…

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ED opposes Agusta accused bail: Flight risk, may try to tamper evidence

ED opposes Agusta accused bail: Flight risk, may try to tamper evidence

Opposing Agusta Westland VVIP chopper scam accused Christian Michel James’s bail plea, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has contended that he is not a citizen of India and is thus a “flight risk”. The agency also said that the presence of a “key accused”, who is accused of “having played a pivotal role in the entire case”, is “crucial at all stages” of the ongoing probe. In an affidavit filed in…

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Mumbai: ED seeks dismissal of Anil Deshmukh's wife's challenge to asset attachment, says plea not maintainable | Mumbai News

Mumbai: ED seeks dismissal of Anil Deshmukh’s wife’s challenge to asset attachment, says plea not maintainable | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a counter affidavit to challenge the very maintainability of a petition filed by Aarti Deshmukh, 68, wife of Maharashtra’s former home minister Anil Deshmukh against the provisional attachment of their family assets worth Rs 4.2 crore in a money laundering case. Deshmukh’s wife challenged the proceedings pending for confirmation of the…

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