The "T" Word & The Reality, "Muscle"=Subsidy, "Investments"=?, Team Canada Trade Missions, Border-Security

BBC edits out the word terrorist


Terence Corcoran: Ontario Job Killer -- "muscle" = $1.25-million -- excellent

Corcoran references: "States Pay Steep Subsidy to Attract Business" . . . "Local Taxpayers, Small Businesses Bear the Burden Say a Growing Chorus of Critics "

Search: suits (as in lawsuits) , "aura of backroom deals, with taxpayer money flowing"

Do your eyes roll when you hear of government "investing" again and again and again? "Investment" has come to mean "subsidy".

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Raids, arrests in U.K. -- Suspects British citizens of Pakistani origin; all believed to have died

John Steele, Ben Fenton and Paul Stokes, Daily Telegraph, July 13, 05

However, Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman of Scotland Yard called for calm. "No one should be in any doubt the work last Thursday is that of extremists and criminals. So, that being the case, no one should smear or stigmatize any community with these acts."

Prime Minister Tony Blair has stated that Islamic extremists -- possibly with links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network -- are believed to have carried out the bombings.

The attack was claimed by two groups in the name of al-Qaeda.

Some of us are a little tired of turning the other cheek. We can read, listen, think for ourselves and no, I'm not recommending destroying mosques. Is it hate crime to even think of it? (Andrew Coyne, National Post, July 13, 05 has a good article on hate crime, hate thought in relation to Ahenakew today.)

Perhaps it is time for Muslims, themselves, to clear out the rot?




Terasen in $210M expansion of Trans Mountain system

[. . . . ] Terasen is locked in a heated battle with rival Enbridge Inc. to build new pipeline capacity to the Pacific, opening the door for Alberta oil to go to China and other Asian markets. Mr. Reicher said the pump stations lay the foundation for Terasen to build a $356-million "anchor loop" running 179 km between Hinton and Valemount, B.C.[. . . . ]

Border a terror target -- Beatty: Address U.S. Senate committee Peter Morton, July 13, Financial Post

Search: a NEXUS card




Report on new evidence of collaboration betw Iraq & Al Qaeda -- link to A special report on the new evidence of collaboration between Saddam Hussein's Iraq and al Qaeda.




Muslim response to economic progress - Slaughter! July 12, 05, posted by Ron Banerjee a director with the non-profit Hindu Conference of Canada. (www.hccanada.com) a copy of "India's star state" in the Financial Post, page FP19, by Ron Banerjee

Poor leadership and the adoption of policies that sacrifice merit in favour of quota fulfillment, minority appeasement and discrimination against the majority Hindu community are a clear recipe for disaster. The entrepreneurial savvy, high education levels and strong work ethic of the Indian people can only be unleashed through merit-based leadership . . .

Maybe someone in government should read that paragraph?




If you have wondered about how partial birth abortion is achieved . . .


London bombings a suicide attack Thomas Wagner, July 12, 05, Toronto Sun

On its website, the Times newspaper named Tanweer, as well as Leeds residents Hasib Hussain, 19, and Mohammed Sidique Khan, the 30-year-old father of an eight-month old baby. The newspaper said police were still trying to identify the fourth bomber.

Apparently, some, if not all, were UK born and raised, whose parents emigrated from Pakistan.

Our government might want to think its multicultural emphasis, its welcome, its tossing of taxpayers' hard earned $$$ at every identifiable ethnic group, encouraging each to maintain its cultural identity in the West--in Canada vote Liberal; unfortunately, along with lamb curry comes militant Islam, also part of the culture for an unknown number.




In Reply to: Leaked Report on Young Muslims and Extremism posted by Toba



PIA Chairman's Right Hand Man Fired For Corruption as Unraveling Begins M A Siddiqui -- Search: Bombardier


I have posted on this before but this one might have more information.

Chinese labor for oil drilling eyed in Colo. Andrea R. Mihailescu, UPI, July 11, 2005



Frontier Centre for Public Policy: Rural Renaissance Project--"Evidence is underwhelming: Don't give in to global alarmists, whose intents are questionable" Source: James M. Inhofe, USA Today, June 15, 2005

[. . . . ] Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Richard Lindzen sums up the current state of affairs best: "Science, in the public arena, is commonly used as a source of authority with which to bludgeon political opponents and propagandize uninformed citizens. . . A fairer view of the science will show that there is still a vast amount of uncertainty -- far more than advocates of Kyoto would like to acknowledge." Based on that uncertainty, our constituents hardly need "global governance," but they do deserve responsible governance at home, says Inhofe.

Canada?




What we should expect from Muslims? David Frum, National Post, Tuesday, July 12, 2005


Re: What we should expect from Muslims? Get Real! Posted by Bill Narvey on 17:39:44 2005/07/12

[. . . . ] The problem lies also with our Liberal government's multicultural perspectives and policies that Trudeau initiated as a beachhead against Quebec separatism. Since then our politicians have enshrined multiculturalism as the nature of the fabric of Canadian society. Little does it matter that this patchwork quilt has been stitched together without regard to the idea of harmony, compatibility and a strong sense of unity and pride in being Canadian. The fabric of our Canadian society is becoming torn and tattered as each patch in the Canadian quilt vies for special status. [. . . . ]

Link for the whole.




Trade and Industry--Team Canada Missions: What business deals were concluded?

What follow are excerpts, any having to do with business conducted or completed -- or what groups were addressed and the topic. Note successes . . . and the term, "investment". Does it mean what I think it means -- OPM?

Team Canada Missions

Minister of Industry, Jim Peterson

April 2005: Canada Trade Mission to India

05.04.07 BUSINESSES AND PARLIAMENTARIANS DEVELOPING NEW TRADE AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA
05.04.06 CANADA-INDIA TRADE RELATIONS TO INTENSIFY
05.02.08 MINISTER PETERSON ANNOUNCES TRADE MISSION TO INDIA AND RESULTS OF EMERGING MARKETS ROUND TABLES

January 2005: Canada Trade Mission to Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong

05.01.21 BEIJING - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE JIM PETERSON
05.01.19 SHANGHAI - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE JIM PETERSON

November 2004: Canada Trade Mission to Brazil

04.11.22 SAO PAULO - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE JIM PETERSON, MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AT THE CANADA-BRAZIL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PLENARY SESSION


Hon. Pierre Pettigrew, ex-Minister of Industry

December 2003: Canada Trade Mission to Chile

November 2002 : Canada Trade Mission to Africa

02.11.25 DAKAR - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW . . .
02.11.19 JOHANNESBURG - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, . . . ON "THE CANADIAN COMMITMENT TO AFRICA: BUILDING STRONGER TIES"
02.11.18 JOHANNESBURG - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW

June 2002: Canada Trade Mission to Mexico

April 2002: Canada Trade Mission to India

02.04.26 MINISTER PETTIGREW DEEPENS COMMERCIAL RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIA
02.04.26 NEW DELHI - ADDRESS . . . TO A PANEL ON CHALLENGES BEFORE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AT THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL SESSION
02.04.25 NEW DELHI - ADDRESS . . . TO THE CANADA-INDIA BUSINESS FORUM ON INDIA AND CANADA: PARTNERS IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
02.04.22 MUMBAI - ADDRESS . . . INDIA AND CANADA: PARTNERS IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FOR THE 21st CENTURY
02.03.27 PETTIGREW INVITES CANADIAN COMPANIES TO INDIA

October 2000 : Canada Trade Mission to the Maghreb and Iberian Peninsula

00.10.16 PETTIGREW-LED TRADE MISSION: SNC-LAVALIN SIGNS $600 MILLION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN ALGERIA

September 2000: Canada Trade Mission to Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Slovenia

00.09.15 CANADA, SLOVENIA SIGN DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENT DURING PETTIGREW TRADE MISSION
00.09.13 PETTIGREW ANNOUNCES DEALS WORTH $7.7 MILLION IN CZECH REPUBLIC
00.09.12 PETTIGREW OPENS DOORS . . . THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
00.09.11 PETTIGREW, . . . TIES IN HUNGARY
00.09.07 TO CENTRAL EUROPE

June 2000 : Canada Trade Mission to Russia

00.12.18 . . . SNC-LAVALIN SIGNS DEAL WITH NEW RUSSIAN PARTNER
00.06.29 PETTIGREW WITNESSES OVER $800 MILLION IN DEALS SIGNED DURING TRADE MISSION TO RUSSIA

May 2000: Canada Trade Mission to Australia


Hon. Sergio Marchi, ex-Minister of Industry

June 1999 : Canada Trade Mission to Ireland

April 1999: Young Entrepreneurs Mission to Northern California

February 1999: Business Development Mission to the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Gaza and the West Bank)

January 1999: Business Development Mission to Poland and UkraineMay 1998: Business Development Mission to Italy

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Thanks, JK in California, for the diversion. I have posted one or two of these from someone else before.

The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse? You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians! It creates a hostile work environment!

They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years and we're not using it anymore.

Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington. And they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give them all a cow.

"Boy, I feel a lot safer now that she's behind bars. O.J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still walking around; Osama Bin Laden too, but they take the one woman in America willing to cook, clean, and work in the yard, and haul her off to jail." (George Carlin on Martha Stewart)

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