Honour Roll, Tipping Point: Pigs, Analyses Resource

Memory Lane

Andre Ouellet was forced to resign under Pierre Trudeau in 1976 (National Post, June 20, 05, B16) -- but he was rehabilitated and made head of Canada Post, only to be forced to resign again, after he ran up massive expenses. His immediate predecessor had managed on $15-20,000 in expenses. (There might have been something about his predecessor being pushed out but check this and the value of the expense claims.)

Don't miss the rest of the trip down memory lane: Leader of the PC Opposition, Jean Charest 1990, invited to become a Liberal and lead Quebec as Premier; Art Eggleton 2002, rehabilitated and now a Liberal Senator, and many other familiar names from both the Liberals and the Mulroney Tories, though the Liberals have the edge. Remember, this compilaton does NOT yet include the fallout from current scandals, nor from the as yet un-whistleblown . . . whatever.

No wonder some located in the Centre of Canada are afraid of a leader from the West -- one who has not been corrupted. This newspaper page is worth framing, until the next one appears with the fallout from the latest scandals; this one is a very revealing map of "Politics as a Blood Sport" in Canada.




A Nightmare Scenario 6/27/05, By Mortimer B. Zuckerman

Should we sound the alarm for a worldwide epidemic that might not occur? There is no choice with the avian flu emerging from Asia. Last week's disclosure . . . .

Find out why you should care about the tipping point.

It has already moved from chickens to birds to pigs. [. . . . ]

Resource:

Country Analysis Briefs: Iraq -- Check for other briefs.

Iraq is estimated to hold 115 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, and possibly much more undiscovered oil in unexplored areas of the country. Iraq also is estimated to contain at least 110 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The country is a focal point for regional and oil security issues.

Note: The information contained in this report is the best available as of June 2005 and is subject to change. [Link to this site] for a complete chronology of events pertaining to Iraq from 1980 through March 2005.[. . . . ]

the graph -- OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet

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