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OTTAWA 鈥?One month before the Green Party of Canada picks its next leader, Toronto international-affairs expert Annamie Paul has widened her fundraising lead over her nearest competitor.The contest is in the final stretch, with plans to announce the winner Oct. 3 at an event in Ottawa.The party cancelled plans for an in-person leadership convention in Prince Edward Island that weekend because of COVID-19. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Eight people made the final ballot this week, meeting a Tuesday deadline to submit the final entrance fees and 150 additional signatures fro
stanley becher m party members.As of Aug. 31, Paul, who previously worked as an adviser at the International Criminal Court and founded two social non-profit companies, had raised $186,326. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
stanley thermoskannen Montreal-based class0action lawyer Dimitri Lascaris is in second-place in the money game, at $112,069.Almost all candidates showed some fundraising momentum in August, raising more than they had in July but Paul, Lascaris, and Yellowknife emergency physician Courtney Howard appeared to be pulling away from the pack. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Montreal-based lawyer Meryam Haddad campaign made a last-minute push in the final three days of August to get on the ballot. In total, candidates needed $30,000 as a non-refundable deposit to get on the ball
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Ahmed Alis long-standing plans for a March break trip to Mecca, Saudi Arabia with his wife and two kids really went sideways.The Mississauga resident booked flights in June 2019 to visit the holy city in March 2020 as part of a pilgrimage that millions of Muslims do each year. He landed in Pakistan first and was originally planning to travel with his family to Saudi Arabia, before returning home within a week on March 22.COVID-19 and the subsequent cancellation of numerous flights led to Ali, wh
stanley website o works as a contract teacher at the Peel District School Board, staying in Pakistan until May 3 and owing thousands to the federal govern
stanley website ment for emergency loans. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The loans, on which repayment is due in the fall, paid for flights that the Canadian government arranged with Pakistan International Airlines PIA and were much more expensive than pre-COVID-19 fares. It not fair, to be very honest, said Ali, who is hoping that he can work out a plan with the federal government if he cant pay the more than $6,000 owed for his fam
stanley cup ilys airfare home. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW I ;m thankful that the government of Canada helped me, but I have been listening to other people from the U.S.A., from England and they didn ;t pay that much money to get back. In April, one-way flights for US citizens travelling back from Karachi, where Ali and his family flew from, cost a