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Update July 7, 05

Frank McKenna, Premier of New Brunswick, October 27, 1987 to October 13, 1997

wikipedia.com: Frank McKenna

He was a master of political image making and control, creating a government paid team of media personnel. They filmed and wrote about numerous government projects and the Premier in a favourable light that were distributed to the various media outlets. Often, the same ribbon-cutting ceremony and the like, would be seen several times in shots taken from different angles with a variety of subtext.

During his lengthy term in office he was criticised for having never dealt with the power of the Irving Family industrial interests that dominate the Province's economy and control three of the Province's four major newspapers.

Search: Frank McKenna in relation to: the Carlyle Group, Canadian Intelligence Review Committee, CanWest Global Communications (Asper family)

This is the man who hates FoxNews? Chutzpah. He loves media control, as long as he controls it. Scroll down for more on Frank McKenna, Canada's Ambassador to the US, appointed by Paul Martin. He did not have to rise through the ranks of the diplomatic corps, nor was he vetted by Parliament. He rose through the network around those who have power.




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McKenna

Happy July 4th: Canadian American ambassadorship by stealth By Judi McLeod and David Hawkins, July 4, 2005

On the Washington job for just four months, McKenna, a former Premier of New Brunswick, is a member of Canada's all-powerful Privy Council--an allegedly "Librano-controlled" bypass to Parliament where billions of off-book dollars move unaudited through non-government bank accounts overseen by McKennas' fellow privy councillors, including Belinda Stronach, Alfonso Gagliano and Maurice Strong.

Search: a secret and financially-conflicted member of the Canadian American Investor (CAI) Private Equity Group with , Raymond Garneau (supervising Judge Gomery as he prepares his report on the Adscam scandal) , CanWest Global Communications

It's a long way from Apohoqui, NB, via vetting by some of the most powerful personages in Canada, to Washington, and then to . . . well, think about it.

Search "McKenna" here, Italy hosts 50th-anniversary confab -- world leaders June 4, 04 -- or search "McKenna" and "a globalist agenda"here

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Canada's Ambassador Declares War on Fox News -- says Fox "spreads disinformation" July 3, 2005, NewsMax

"The ambassador [Frank McKenna] said he has sent out 6,000 pieces of literature to Canadians in his battle with Fox, and plans to mail to some 100,000 Canadians in the weeks ahead."

If Frank McKenna wants truth disseminated, perhaps he could publicize some of the reports from Parliamentary committees, along with selected excerpts from Hansard. But he is in the running for Paul Martin's position -- FM for PM, I think, and this is his method.

Frank intends to counter information that conflicts with the Toronto Star / CBC Liberal Propaganda Organ views by diverting attention from some of the ways democracy has been subverted, along with security and much else in Liberal Canada. Frank will save us all from Fox; we might hear something other than the government version of life in this best of all possible worlds.

He was so successful using his 68 or more communications people to spread his government's message that he was doing a masterful job while Premier of NB. One must not forget his success . . . at creating high end call center jobs in NB.

McKenna did, however, cultivate some powerful contacts for himself which have been most helpful in his rise.

What does McKenna think of an English Al Jazeera? Or is there no danger of too much balance in the coverage? It is so much easier to deal with the media one can control, isn't it?




Al-Jazeera set to launch English channel July 5, 05, CP

But Canadians wanting access to Al-Jazeera International will have to wait until Canada's broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-telecommunications Television Commission, gives the green light for the country's satellite providers to carry it.

"They would have to re-apply to the CRTC just like they did the first time," said Kristina Babulic, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association. [. . . . ]

Does this mean Canadians would be able to view the beheadings and other jihadi activities in English? How progressive! Time to man the barricades for civilization.




Prime Minister Sasha Trudeau? by Judi McLeod, July 1, 2005

While embedded in Baghdad, Trudeau compiled a personal war diary. His Bagdad experience will be the subject of the documentary W-FIVE Presents: The Fence, scheduled to air September 18 on CTV.

Being soft on terrorists and anti-American are leading attributes for Canadian prime ministers.

Prime Minister Alexendre (Sasha) Trudeau is coming our way down the Liberal pike and may someday return Liberal-obsessed Canada to the throwback of "Trudeamania". [. . . . ]

Bring on the charisma! Even media-instigated charisma. Get the media all stirred up! Another Trudeau! Spare us!

Do you ever find it strange how easily people are led to interest in celebrities and the children of . . . ? If ever there were an argument for throwing out the television and getting together with like-minded parents to home school, this media-inspired, public love fest with celebrities is it. How do parents cope with such pervasive influences? The best that I know are always on guard; they parent in the old-fashioned sense of the word. The father's word is law, in general, and he is supported by his wife (not partner, note) because they have talked and agreed on being in control of their chldren which includes standing together sometimes, even when they differ.

They support each other in the children's upbringing. I remember once trying to play one against the other to go to a film. I knew which one would be more likely to say yes to me . . . but he supported my mother. I felt betrayed by this dearest of fathers. Now, I realize that they probably often had to do that to present a united front for the greater good of the family unit . . . and they were right.

But in Canada, strong families are not supported while centers of indoctrination are. That is how you gerrymander to bring about the results you want in order to stay in power. Give me a child until he is well-indoctrinated, and I'll give you a compliant citizen-subject who can be swayed by government controlled media to keep voting for the same, believing that things will get better. Bah!



This is really scary.

Now, in addition to invoking closure on C-38 in the House of Commons, the Liberals are forcing aside democratic debate in the Senate by invoking closure again. Never let it be said that PM and claque are democratic; they are totally domineering and controlling -- to the detriment of the people and their governing institutions. They ram down our throats legislation about which any reasonable people might differ. Never let the people have their say in the face of PM needing to please a voting block to garner votes. They are not succeeding so well on the contribution of $$$ front, however; the Conservatives are away ahead of the Liberals in personal donations to the party. Is it possible? People put their money where their hopes are? Perhaps not as cowed as MSM would have us believe?

Political fiction -- How much longer before Bible is declared hate literature? Link Byfield, Calgary Sun, July 1, 2005

[. . . . ] Here was a serious change to a fundamental social institution which most people did not want, do not support, and probably never will. Yet it passed because the federal executive -- the cabinets and senior bureaucrats of Jean Chretien and Paul Martin -- wanted it passed.

They wanted it passed because they are power-crazed and have taken upon themselves the duty of reshaping Canadian society to their own image and values.

To this end, they manipulate the courts, by funding court challenges to Canadian laws and then deliberately losing, and by appointing judges who will do what they want.

18 nabbed in human-smuggling scheme Jerry Seper, Washington Times, July 3, 05

An affidavit in the case said ringleaders Young Joon Jung and Ho Kyung Kim oversaw efforts to recruit prospective prostitutes in South Korea and then arranged for them to be brought to the United States. Some of the women were smuggled into the country across the Mexican and Canadian borders, it said.

The affidavit said the women paid up to $16,000 each to be smuggled into the country. Once they arrived, it said the women were expected to work as prostitutes, with a portion of their earnings going to repay their smuggling debts. [. . . . ]

Bilingualism 'far from widely endorsed' Bruce Cheadle, July 3, 05.

Check Paul Palango's book, The Last Guardians, which touches on how bilingualism has affected the RCMP (e.g. chapter 12, page 235).

Palango covers the Glassco Commission's influence, the ever-present consideration of how Quebec will take every move and the need to consider every step in that light, the decision to get rid of the Comptroller General leaving the opportunity for a Trudeau and his successors to spend Canada into higher and higher debt, for a Trudeau to realize his vision for Quebec, to expand the idea of bilingual service, to turn a guardian institution into a business-oriented institution (reference Jane Jacobs' work) by which the feds make money from the provinces by selling the services of the RCMP, the proceeds of which go into general revenue not to the RCMP . . . well, read it. I was agreeably surprised at Palango's attempt to provide background of a philosophical nature which ended with the present-day problems of the RCMP.

Norman Inkster is featured as the one who was responsible for the movement of the head of the force into what amounts to a ministerial position--Deputy Minister?--in the government. It may have been inadvertent, but the results are important and have affected the force's independence from political considerations. Read it and decide for yourself.



This is how you lose your freedom, folks Tom Brodbeck -- Winnipeg Sun, July 3, 05. Do not miss reading this.

EDITORIAL: Highway robbery?It's the tax -- See also Linda Leatherdale's "Tax me, I'm Canadian" Cars are a cash cow for Ottawa, with surcharges on every detail, Linda Leatherdale says.




Crazed crowd -- Live 8 fans resembled mob of raving zombies Paul Jackson, Calgary Sun, July 5, 05 -- It reminded me of a bunch of people trying to bring back the sixties, peace and love, which will have just about the same success rate -- but then, I like classical music, so my opinion doesn't matter.

Before getting all weepy-eyed over the Live 8 stunt, I'd advise everyone to read Peter Goodspeed's probing series on Africa in the National Post. Few will be enthralled with the Live 8 circuses after that.

Goodspeed points that out over the past several decades, the western industrial democracies have poured $500 billion in foreign aid into Africa. Totalled with loans, which are frequently written off, the sum is a staggering $1 trillion U.S.

Good money wasted? Unless G8 has a say, they'll pour good money after bad, writes Bob MacDonald July 3, 05

For instance, the African Union has estimated corruption costs African countries $148 billion a year -- equal to half of that $300 billion debt.

Why forgive the debt when such massive amounts are being stolen? Hell, do they think this is Canada where the Liberal regime has ripped off $250 million of Canadian taxpayers' money in the AdScam scandal and still leads in the public opinion polls? [. . . . ]

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Simple lyrics won't end global poverty The Gazette, July 2, 05

[. . . . ] We're a rich people, by global standards, and able to be generous.

But does that mean we must be gullible? Foreign aid has been a swamp of corruption for decades, with countless billions flowing to consultants, bureaucrats and the Swiss bank accounts of tinpot tyrants. Recipient states also borrow money abroad, spend it on weaponry or palaces or waste, and then clamour for their debts to be cancelled. (Richer countries just tore up some $40 billion of such debt.) [. . . . ]

What western countries really need to do to fight global poverty, then, is to open their trade, in a reasoned way, to those countries where responsible governance and free institutions will permit people to take advantage of these new opportunities. [. . . . ]

Excellent article and follow-up comments on Canadian Coalition for Democracies -- a forum for thoughtful, reasoned discussion.
Live8: a triumph for sentiment, not results


The Costs of Corruption

April 8, 2004—More than $1 trillion dollars (US$1,000 billion) is paid in bribes each year, according to ongoing research at the World Bank Institute (WBI).

[. . . . ] Transparency International estimates that former Indonesian leader Suharto embezzled anywhere between $15-35 billion from his country, while Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, Mobutu in Zaire and Abacha in Nigeria may have embezzled up to $5 billion each. [. . . . ]

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Ensuring the honest and transparent management of public funds

Transparency International: Recommendations Chapter 4 -- PDF

Governments bear the greatest responsibility for ensuring the honest and transparent management of public funds. Governments must put in place rules on public contracting that meet minimum international standards. Transparency International’s Minimum Standards for Public Contracting (see page 4) provide a global baseline.

Putting in place the right rules is not enough, however, given the widespread tolerance of corruption within the construction sector . . . . A few of these initiatives, such as Transparency International’s Integrity Pact and the effort by leaders of some of the world’s largest construction companies to agree on corporate anti-corruption principles, were outlined in Chapter 1 (see pages 9–27).

None of these actions by itself will change the situation. Both public and private actors, and the banks and ECAs that finance projects, need to work together to eliminate corruption. . . . . an overlap between the two spheres: a public contract is unlikely to be executed by the winning company exclusively, but rather by a web of subcontractors with potential for corruption at each private-to-private subcontracting level.

Many of the recommendations are not exclusive to the construction sector, but there are features of the sector, such as its size, complexity and importance to broader service provision, that render them all the more urgent.

1. Actions for clients (public and private sector) (The term ‘client’ means the developer or owner of a project, and includes government departments and agencies in the case of public works). [. . . . ]

There is much more


The Separation Party of Alberta Posted by Peter under Canadian "Identity" , Alberta -- Trackback



The Tipping Point May 21, 2005

The Tipping Point - Part II May 28, 2005




Western Standard / Shotgun

My friend Trevor Lautens / Put out no flags July 01, 2005, Western Standard, by ET

Note the comments from maz2 July 1, 2005, along with comments / articles by ET, Justzumgai, et cetera.

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