Dear Garth mortgage decision in Brampton Ontario
A reader asks whether to pay off a 47,000 mortgage with a 50,000 windfall or invest the remainder. Advice favors eliminating the mortgage, then diversify: 20 percent in gold, plus RRSPs to cut current taxes, and short-term deposits awaiting higher rates within 60 days.
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Pawley and Lyon clash dominates columns in rival headlines
In a Winnipeg context Manitoba Attorney General Roland Penner warns against lessons from others on constitutional duties. A St Regis motif frames the season as festive chatter runs through the city while columnists spar over who wins in the Pawley Lyon fray.
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Clark leadership under pressure as Nielsen sparks Tory rift
In Winnipeg 1983 the Tory caucus faced a leadership storm after Erik Nielsen challenged Joe Clark's grip by threatening resignation if the leadership review failed. Molten dissent grew among MPs, with Crosbie Crombie and others seen as potential successors, while Clark's fate hung on party support and broader national currents.
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