Salute to Navy

Soft and breathable in a striped finish that takes you through the season in classic style. A casual fit that works on the boat or golf course. The “Euro-look”.

$50

The ProStar continues to live up to its reputation for the industry’s flattest wakes at any line length and at any speed with the most minimal amount of wash. Thanks to a perfected hull, the ProStar delivers the best experience for all skiers, time after time.

$120,000

Cartier Santos-Dumont Men’s Watch cartier.com

The extra-large model with a manufactured mechanical movement and manual winding. Steel case, beaded steel crown set with a blue cabochon synthetic spinel, silver satin-finish dial with sunray effect. Alligator leather strap, steel ardillon buckle, 30M depth.

$8,300

Proudly created in BC using premium, organic corn grown in Alberta - 100% gluten-free. Eight rounds of distillation performed locally creates an unusually smooth, luxurious taste. An amazing new product that will have you thinking twice at the liquor store.

$40

All prices are in CDN dollars and are approximate. May sell for lower or higher. Want to recommend a product to feature on this page, email news@westvancouver.com

Lugaro Carat Sapphire and Diamond Mosaic Ring

Surprise someone special with this 14K white gold sparkler. Featuring a 1.23 carat emerald cut sapphire, accented by ten pear cut diamonds and forty one round brilliant cut diamonds. Made locally and brilliant to wear.

$2,950

Villeroy & Boch Iconic La Boule Paradiso Bowl Set herzogcrystal.com

For their 275th anniversary, V-B presents a fusion of classic and modern in a single design. La Boule consists of two bowls, two shallow bowls, two universal plates and a serving plate. Make a statement at your dinner parties with these timeless pieces.

$887

Versace La Medusa Driver Shoes

These leather driving shoes are accented by the La Medusa emblem on the uppers and are set on durable rubber soles with 100% calf leather and a 100% rubber sole. Both comfortable and stylish, these slip-ons will last you for miles down the highway.

$975

DW Drums - Design Series

DW has taken their drum-making know-how and created a line of drums designed to raise the bar yet again. The Design Series® is a breakthrough. Tones, warmth and build quality - DW is surpassing other excellent manufactures and attracting more pros than ever.

$2,565

Armani Code Pour Femme Sephora.com

Fresh, feminine, and seductive, this signature eau de parfum blends blood orange, ginger, and pear sorbet. The zesty notes are softened by hints of floral sambac jasmine, orange blossom and lavender honey warmed with woody fragrance oils and a vanilla base.

$150

Simons Jumpsuit

You’ll want to wear it all summer long. The lightweight feel is simply irresistible! Soft and fluid viscose weave made from certified renewable wood product. Slit side-seam pockets and adjustable straps. Perfect for nights on the deck or beach.

$59

By Bob Mackin bob@thebreaker.news

1 - CBC, THE MOTHER CORP

The media empire with the exploding pizza logo brought Hockey Night in Canada, Mr. Dressup, and Lorne Greene to Canadian airwaves. But, as its viewership has declined, its governmentfunding has risen.

By the end of the third quarter (Dec. 31, 2022), the CBC had received $916 million year-todate from taxpayers and $385 million from advertisers. The former was 5.5% more than 2021 and the latter 13.8% less. The ratio was 70.3% government funding, not the 69% that Elon Musk briefly displayed on Twitter in April.

2 - DAS AUTO

The Trudeau government paid $4.5 billion to take the Trans Mountain Pipeline off Kinder Morgan’s hands in 2018. The cost to complete it is now beyond $30 billion

That pipeline purchase pales in comparison to the $13 billion package given Volkswagen to build an electric car battery factory in St. Thomas, ON near London. It could mean direct jobs for 3,000 people and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it should break-even in five years.

Who does it really benefit? VW’s major shareholders include Porsche Automobil Holding SE, State of Lower Saxony and Qatar Holding, the investment vehicle of the royal family.

3 - MOVING PEOPLE

Back in the old days (read: before the 2020s), subsidies in Quebec flowed like maple syrup. It took a half-century for Quebec aerospace and rail giant Bombardier to become the king of Canadian subsidies. Between 1966 and 2017, it received more than $4 billion of direct and indirect help from taxpayers. Some of that came from the B.C. government, aimed at building SkyTrain cars in the province. In 2020, Bombardier sold its train division to France’s Alstom for the equivalent of almost $10.5 billion Vancouver trivia aficionados will remember Bombardier’s sponsorship of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics included provision of the Olympic torches and the popular streetcars that connected the Olympic Village station on the Canada Line with Granville Island.

4 - NOT A ‘WEE’ SCANDAL

The Trudeau Liberal government wanted to put a lot of youths to work during the first summer of the pandemic. So they called on the WE Charity, founded by the Kielburger brothers, to run the $912 million Canada student Service Grant program. But it all came undone amid allegations of kickbacks and cronyism. WE Charity had paid the Prime Minister’s mother, wife and brother fees totalling $425,000 over the years to appear at WE’s high-profile fundraising concerts. The ethics commissioner cleared Justin Trudeau, but not Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who resigned in August of that year.

5 - TIMES OF INDIA FILM AWARDS

Bill Bennett had Expo 86. Gordon Campbell had the 2010 Winter Olympics. For Christy Clark, it was The Times of India Film Awards. The month before the 2013 provincial election, Clark hosted the made-in-B.C. Bollywood Oscars at B.C. Place Stadium. It was a calculated move aimed at scoring votes in South Vancouver, Surrey and Abbotsford. Clark decided in December 2012 to pay India’s Times Group $9.5 million to import movie stars and put on the show. Clark made appearances on stage that night in April 2013, but Finance Minster Mike de Jong stole the show with a song-and-dance number with Boman Irani and then flubbed the name of the show during an award presentation.

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