#2 Sponsorship Program -- Gomery Inquiry -- Canadian Security -- The Time Has Come When the Frost Hits the Rhubarb

Update: Link colour problem

Links do not always show up in blue; sometimes they are a hardly visible dark wine or rust colour. I have to fix this; it comes with the template.

There is a link to the James D. Harder article (Scroll down for "Juneau"); it just does not show up well. Thanks to the one who pointed this out.

James D. Harder: Canada Targeted by China Agents Insight Magazine online, March 28, 05.





Security and other issues: these posts / links may appear to be really mixed up but this has been a busy day for me. If you check the links and skim the information, you will have much information published on websites that may, or may not, have been published by the mainstream media in Canada. Items are from Hansard or other credible sources. The whole thing adds up to a devastating picture of security and government in Canada -- or the gods have conspired to send me only to sites that produced this compilation.

CFRA: Ottawa -- a diversion -- listen while you work. That was written earlier today when a very lively discussion was happening on the sponsorship scandal. I would suggest you tune in tomorrow morning and see what the topic is. There is a similar type of program at CFRB: NewsTalk 1010 which may have something worth listening to tomorrow morning, as well. They are topical and fast paced.




PQ got kickbacks, too -- EXEC: AD FIRM ALSO PAID GRITS April 6, 2005, Greg Weston, Toronto Sun

A MONTREAL advertising firm that received more than $40 million in AdScam sponsorship contracts paid huge kickbacks to both the federal Liberal party and the Quebec separatists, senior executives of the company have told Sun Media. "I remember seeing the cheques," one former Groupaction executive said of payments to the federal Liberal party in Quebec.

The man spoke on condition that he not be identified until he testifies at the Gomery inquiry sometime over the coming weeks. [. . . . ]

Why include some of the following information? It appears to be credible information with warnings about security. Evidence has been presented to our government for years; it has been ignored.

Most people say they have not the time to read all that is posted. You do not have to. Just skim all of this post to get the idea. Then decide if there is more you should know.

Posts and links that follow are in no particular order; many have links to other material of topical interest.

Evidence: (1550) Mr. Brian McAdam

Mr. Brian McAdam (As Individual): Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to present my views regarding Bill C-11.

When I was appointed a foreign service officer, I never thought as myself as a whistle-blower, I thought I was simply doing my job. I now know that telling the truth about something someone else does not want others to know about is called whistle-blowing.

My 30-year foreign service career ended, taking a huge toll on my health, reputation, and credibility. I wrote and spoke about the negligence and corruption at the Canadian consulate in Hong Kong and the threat that Chinese organized crime groups, known as triads, and the Chinese government posed to Canada. This was actually part of my job description, but I apparently was not supposed to do it. Telling the truth in the Canadian bureaucracy can be career suicide and dangerous.

There is a desperate need for whistle-blowing protection in Canada, but this bill under consideration is fatally flawed. Had this bill existed when I needed it, it simply would not have protected me from the retaliation I experienced, corrected any problems, or vindicated my work. [. . . . ]

Via Kate McMillan of the website Small Dead Animals -- there have been previous posts on this within the last two months on this site and approximately a year ago on News Junkie Canada. (Scroll down for a link to News Junkie Canada, March 1, 2004 or check the archives on the News Junkie Canada site.)




James Harder has written about this situation, McAdam and others in the past, as well as just lately.

James D. Harder: Canada Targeted by China Agents Insight Magazine online, March 28, 05.

A controversial classified document that labels the People's Republic of China (PRC) as Canada's greatest national-security threat [. . . . ]

Brian McAdam, a former Canadian immigration-control officer in Hong Kong, is an internationally renowned expert on the Chinese triads - networks of professional criminals dating back to imperial times - and has written scores of sensitive reports on their organization and activities. He watched with alarm as they wove their way into the fabric of the Canadian economy and he played a key role in getting the triad investigation under way. [. . . . ]

[. . . . ] Juneau tells Insight. "What they've learned is that control is not the real power - influence is the real power."

[. . . . ] Jim Abbott, a member of Parliament with the Canadian Alliance [now merged with the PC's to form the Conservative Party of Canada], the official opposition to the ruling Liberals, has read Sidewinder and says the Canadian public would be astounded by the report. "Even if . . . . That may be why backup copies of Sidewinder were ordered shredded, physically removed or electronically deleted.

Insight, however, obtained a copy that slipped through the cracks.

[. . . . ] Meanwhile, McAdam walks a precarious line, . . . . "The problem . . . McAdam tells Insight.

Juneau also is concerned. Having left the CSIS earlier this year to set up his own security firm, he is under a gag order not to detail the classified material, but remains outspoken about his disapproval of the spiking of Sidewinder. [. . . . ]

defending liberty -- Being American in T.O.

Apr. 5 - I finally and completely understand why Canada has not produced a Dr. King or a Henry David Thoreau. Every blogger up here has only one decision to make: will you fight for liberty? This is an act of civil disobedience, not armed insurrection, [. . . . ]

A change in government will be fruitless unless there are substantial changes in the way the patronage system is allowed to bleed taxpayers by rewarding favours with government positions and civil service reforms are enacted. [. . . . ]

Absolutely! It must start with crafting and passing effective whistleblower legislation so that each decent employee who comes forward with information in order to do his/her job correctly will not lose livelihood, reputation, friends, position and perhaps, more.

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Time constraints are a problem so please note that there may be duplicate link entries here; if so, my apologies. Just skip them. There is one link error and possibly there are more. I have indicated what to do, besides including the corrected link to save time.


Sponsorship scandal: Timeline of recent events -- CBC News Online, March 29, 2005


News Junkie Canada, March 28, 2004: Corruption and Cover Up -- What follows will give you an idea of what is included for the link.

Please note that there is a link error within (Background for Global Sunday Program Mentioned Below ); use this link instead -- Several New Excerpts: Ex-PM, Jean Chretien, and His High-Powered Business Associates

Search:

Background for Global Sunday Program Mentioned Below

8. Robert Read Asian Triads: list of articles related to Sidewinder, Cpl. Read, the RCMP, Liberals and Canada's security and 9. 3,500 Chinese spy companies identified in Canada and U.S. -- [8. Robert Read Asian Triads: list of articles related to Sidewinder, Cpl. Read, the RCMP, Liberals and Canada's security]

[Here is information on] Whistleblower Legislation and Qui Tam

1. Whistleblower Protection

2. Whistleblowers, Check out Qui Tam and the Qui Tam Information Center

3. Update: Does the Slush Fund Government Really Want Effective Whistleblower Legislation?

4. Does the Slush Fund Government Really Want Effective Whistleblower Legislation?

There is more here, as well.

Passport of Convenience: Canadian Citizenship and Canadians Who Endorse Terror

The Power Elite: A Cozy Little Network

[. . . . ] Stewart Bell's book, [. . . ] Cold Terror: How Canada Nurtures and Exports Terrorism to the World

[. . . . ] Canada: Insecurity Rules

Whenever you link from some webpage and it doesn't work, you may find that the link has developed an added [< / AND br>]. (Amazing how those things happened, even after I had checked that they were all correct when posted. NJC)

Copy the link and remove the extra [ %3Cbr%20/%3E ] which creates the problem.

Interestingly, just about every time there was a post of extreme importance and interest to Canadians, things happened to the links.

Correct link:

Use this link for News Junkie Canada, March 1, 2003 -- Do not miss: "Note Before You Begin:" -- intended to make skimming easier.


News Junkie Canada, October 24, 2004

Note to help guide you because this is lengthy. Section 5 and Section 6 have much and many links on security.

Here is a note from that page on how to get through it quickly.

Note if you are pressed for time:

* Scroll to the links in "List of sections:" after you read the following suggestions.

* Read Section 1: Hansard Peter MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, PC) -- Oct. 14, 2004.

* Scroll down to Section 4: Mr. Peter MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, PC), Apr. 30, 1998 which has comments also.

* Then skim Section 5: Reference material. [Section 5 ]

* Read Section 6 subheadings -- You will get the idea. (Section 6: More security and related material with links for reference) -- [Section 6 ]

* In the excerpts from Hansard, see inserted subheadings, an aid.

Indeed, the frost has hit the rhubarb, I think.

RCMP Charges -- Only a Beginning

This is what resulted from the first Auditor General's report; undoubtedly, there will be more.

News Junkie Canada, March 30, 2004

News Junkie Canada, March 27, 2004
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Reminder: W-FIVE: Hong Kong Scandal Investigative Report

News Junkie Canada, March 26, 2004 -- items on that webpage

Search:

W-FIVE: Hong Kong Scandal Investigative Report (This is background to the program.)

Human Smuggling

News Junkie Canada, November 11, 2004

Note: "Le Mafie" is a book.

Search:

* IRFAN-Hamas Front in Canada, Language Czar, Richard, Guite, Mafia in Canada, Canada Haven for Crooks & Terrorists

* Canada's a safe haven for crooks and terrorists -- "Le Mafie " -- Canada: A haven for Mafiosi of every sort -- an excerpt from Part 1: "how slack laws benefit organized crime from around the globe"





Corruption File: Flags and Fake Invoices


PMO Blocks Access? Liberals Use Their Majority on Public Acctounts Committee

The Common Thread in the Politicization of the National Police Force?

Public Accounts Committee Evidence: (1615) to (1700)

Frost Hits the Rhubarb, April 3, 2005 -- this post

Gomery: We could be looking at a quick election? -- Buzz, Links, Publication Ban -- Speculation, Civil Disobedience, PM & Global Governance - & More

This is the paragraph with the links, but there are other items in this post that you might want to check.

Gomery Inquiry:

It was the hearings before the Public Accounts Committee which led, eventually, to the Gomery Inquiry.

Official accounts of some of last year's Public Accounts committee's hearings are on the government of Canada website, as "evidence" presented before the "Standing Committee on Public Accounts", a committee of the Canadian Parliament (Error corrected Apr. 5, 05: I had used the term "Hansard" to cover the committee evidence reports.)

Evidence: here -- check for links, some labelled "edited"--there are many more links you may follow -- excerpts here and here sections (1600) to (1700)

Search: "In September 2001, Jean Pelletier", Jason Kenney, Can you explain to us the context. VIA Rail Canada

Search: Mrs. Myriam Bédard

here, here, and here

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A Series of Articles

Canada Free Press -- You might want to bookmark this site, for reasons which will becom evident. Links to CFP articles follow -- This site is run by or owned by Judi McLeod who has written a series of articles on the connections to some of our nearest and dearest public and private figures. There is mention of some of our best known politicians and businessmen.

How Montreal's Power Corp. found itself caught up in the biggest fiasco in UN history Kevin Steel, Western Standard, Saturday, March 5, 2005

On this webpage, you will find more articles or you may link from here.

Company tripling water costs for African shantytown tied to Montreal based-Power Corp. by Judi McLeod , Canada Free Press, Friday, March 4, 2005

Canada's Prime Minister, the UN Secretary-General and Louise by Marinka Peschmann , Special to Canada Free Press, Thursday, March 3, 2005

Canada's hidden, media-ignored role in electronic warfare by Judi McLeod & David Hawkins , February 28, 2005

(David Hawkins, Foundation Scholar-Cambridge University, and founder of the Citizen's Association of Forensic Economists at Hawks’ CAFE, and CFP investigative journalist Judi McLeod, have teamed up to write a series of articles on the UN’s radical socialist agenda executed across Intranets and virtual private networks, operated by the self-styled "Global Custodians". A new feature of Canada Free Press, the ongoing series combines McLeod’s investigative experience and communication skills with Hawkins’ brilliant research linking $40 trillion hedge funds, via an online portal on the 79th floor of One World Trade Center, to "disruptive technologies" developed by Canada for alleged use in the UN Oil-for-Food scam, 9/11 and Kyoto fraud.) This is the second in the series.

David Hawkins, Foundation Scholar-Cambridge University, and founder of the Citizen's Association of Forensic Economists at Hawks' CAFE -- if you link, scroll down the pages or you will miss some very interesting information.

Houston oil conference: How to do Business in Rogue Nations by Judi McLeod , Tuesday, March 1, 2005

There is more, but that is enough for now. Remember, it may be incorrect or incomplete information -- or the sources may be unreliable. Use your own judgement.