Harmony Airways and a Finance Minister in Flux
Vancouver politics saw Gary Collins resign as finance minister and later lead Harmony Airways. The piece notes Ho’s Hong Kong funded venture, luxury in business class, and Collins’ reluctance to discuss future earnings. It critiques airline trends and ends with Chirac’s quote and Live 8 commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
B.C
Gary Collins
Gordon Campbell
Cind
Harmony Airways
Air Canada
Robert Milton
Harmony Airwaves
David Ho
Hong Kong
Hawaii
Maui
Virginia
Collins
Che
Bruno Marti
Canadian Culinary Institute
Anere
New York Times
Westjet
Toronto
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Harmony
Honolulu
Boeing
Thess
Finland
Jacques Chirac
Sir Bob
Africa
Britain
France
Belgium
Mugabe
Reverse mortgages split seniors both wealth and risk
An Ottawa column outlines how rising home values lift seniors' net worth yet raise taxes and maintenance costs. It reviews CHIP, a private reverse mortgage offering up to 40 percent of home value with 7.5 percent interest, and contrasts it with bank home equity loans at prime plus benefits. It notes potential government interest and warns education gaps among older homeowners.
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Joe Fontana
Feds
Government of Canada
Chip