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Embellishing one’s resume is never the smartest of moves.

In many circles, even the slightest of exaggeration has been deemed such an egregious offence that it has cost jobs and high-profile CEOs the end of their impressive pay cheques.

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So, what, then, of Justin Trudeau?

When I was in the job hunt, for example, which was sadly more recent than distant, I always stumbled over the post-secondary education section of my resume, which also included a certificate in marketing from the Queen’s University School of Business.

It was a legitimate inclusion, even though the marketing course, while intensive, was only a week in duration.

But? And this was the big but. Did I have a degree in journalism from Ryerson University, or not?

The answer, technically, was no. I had a diploma in journalism from a post-secondary college called the Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, which was still years away from dishing out degrees.