Today's Links

I am inundated with commitments so posting will be sporadic for a bit.

Whistleblowing 101

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Go to www.ctv.ca and vote in the poll at the right -- Poll results earlier today

When do you think the government will fall?

This week 809 votes (30 %)

By the end of this month 872 votes (32 %)

Sometime in June 304 votes (11 %)

It will last until the fall 708 votes (26 %)

Then check the results of the other poll results.




Kofi Annan's black boxes by Judi McLeod, Canada Free Press, Tuesday, May 10, 2005

When it comes to hidden boxes, Annan’s got a history.

NDP leader Jack Layton and Moi by Judi McLeod, Tuesday, May 10, 2005

[. . . . ] As a journalist, I’ve always been on `Smilin’ Jack’s’ case. The premier issue of my newspaper, Our Toronto carried a front page cartoon depicting Layton climbing into a chauffeur-driven city limousine with the bicycle he always used for photo ops strapped to the limo’s back. The cartoon limo’s license plate read: "Caviar Socialist No. 1". [. . . . ]

Has Canada jumped the shark? by Arthur Weinreb, Associate Editor, Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Has Canada jumped the shark? Have we now passed the point where Canada is headed towards an inevitable breakup?

Secret ad payments explained

Ministerial aides to several current and former Liberals, both federal and provincial, were paid under the table during the 2000 federal election campaign, the sponsorship inquiry was told Monday.

Stand up for democracy in Myanmar Posted by Stockwell Day on 09:18:38 2005/05/10, published in the National Post, Tuesday, May 10, 2005

On May 3 and 4, delegates of the government of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) attended a meeting of senior economic officials in Toronto -- at the invitation of the government of Canada. Ken Sunquist, Assistant Deputy Minister of International Business at International Trade Canada, co-chaired the meeting. He responded to protests about the invitation by asserting that while "we discourage companies from trading and investing in Burma," we could not miss an opportunity to "show them the benefits of working together toward a different future."

What makes last week's meeting in Canada so odd (not to mention infuriating) is that our government pretends to officially discourage investment in Myanmar, as well as travel. [. . . . ]

The conference in Toronto is now over and done -- despite our protests. The embassy of Myanmar in Ottawa will now be emboldened to report home that Canada's protestations about democracy and human rights are only window-dressing, and the people of Myanmar who secretly crave freedom will read the censored media reports and wonder why Canada does not speak up.

[. . . . ] Instead of talking about business opportunities, we should be telling Myanmar's junta about our commitment to the promotion of democracy and human rights -- and how this commitment is forcing us to contemplate the speedy termination of diplomatic recognition. [. . . . ]

Don't forget that the Desmarais family's (Power Corp.) TotalFinaElf is in Myanmar / Burma. Business -- scroll down on this site.


China's bullying of Taiwan Posted by Al Gordon on 22:39:06 2005/05/09

The Washington Times

www.washingtontimes.com
What China wants

By Don Feder
Published May 9, 2005

China's idea of negotiations with Taiwan is dictating surrender terms. Last week's events bring this into stark relief. [. . . . ]

Search: Beijing also demanded , Next, the communists probably will demand


Re: The sovereign Taiwan that Martin says doesn't exist Posted by Al Gordon on 09:12:07 2005/05/10

In Reply to: China's bullying of Taiwan posted by Al Gordon

businessweek.com (international)

MAY 16, 2005

INTERNATIONAL COVER STORY

Why Taiwan Matters

The global economy couldn't function without it. But can it really find peace with China?

Want to find the hidden center of the global economy? Take a drive along Taiwan's Sun Yat-sen Freeway. This stretch of road is how you reach the companies that connect the vast marketplaces and digital powerhouses of the U.S. with the enormous manufacturing centers of China. [. . . . ]

Lengthy and worth reading.