Concensus, BQ wants global campaign against U.S.: Think Oil, "Kingsclear" Again, Class Size, New Orleans Mayor and Louisiana Governor Clueless & More

A Positive Step

Concensus from a Christian, a Jew & a Muslim: How to win this war by Rory Leishman, Salim Mansur and Michael Taube, Toronto Sun, September 3, 2005 - page 19

In Reply to: How to win this war posted by Leishman, Mansur, Taube by Bill Narvey



BQ wants global campaign against U.S. ostensibly about softwood lumber but the real story is oil CNEWS, Sept. 7, 05

It started with the BQ denouncing "the American government's "arrogant" attitude on the softwood lumber dispute" but quickly moved to the real issue.

[. . . . ] The Bloc hopes to call petroleum industry officials before Parliament's industry committee to explain their actions.

"The profit is not made at the pump, but on the refinery margins," Duceppe said. "Last week, the refinery margins were 47 cents, while a margin of seven cents ensures large profits."

He accused Martin of not reacting because of his ties with the petroleum industry in western Canada. [. . . . ]

Check into that last bit; what are the PM's ties? Would the network ties run through France and TotalFinaElf? Mais, non!




Charges in Kingsclear case By KEVIN BISSETT, CNEWS, Sept. 7, 05

There have been rumours for years that the enquiry into Kingsclear was shut down prematurely, before it moved higher. Hints abound. Perhaps high enough to touch a member of a law enforcement group? The leader attached to high/highest office (perhaps the one who died of a mysterious illness or brain disorder in an Ottawa hospital?), a friend--a politician from the Edmundston area, and a green Bricklin which figured into the story? The scuttlebutt is that it was shut down after the government of a still-active politician and/or diplomat, along with the rest who wanted the story to go away, was able to "get" four staff members / scapegoats and fire them. . . . Oh, make that three people. One, named The Shredder for obvious reasons, but who, reportedly, was supported by a very politically sensitive and active group, perhaps the Acadian society, did not lose his job. It pays to have powerful friends who are not above making a noise, the kind of political career-ending noise needed to save one of their own. Of course, it is only a rumour . . . but it does keep floating around.

Maybe the whole story will come out . . . or, more likely, those in the know will be able to gather in their favours and make any further digging into it go away . . . forever . . . if there is a story. It may all just be the usual gossip and innuendo. It would be nice to clear the air.

Of course, if there is any truth to the rumours, would it make the people cynical . . . we couldn't have that.




Peter Foster: The plot sickens -- Foster is always reasoned -- worth reading, on business bashing

Perhaps not surprisingly, one of the main peddlers of this take [anti-business] is none other than John Le Carre, whose hatred for President George W. Bush knows virtually no bounds. . . . . Eminent British journalist John Lloyd has noted that for Mr. Le Carre, "facts are nothing and hostility is all." . . . .

[. . . . ] Beyond a penchant for conspiracy theories and irrational fear of large business (which should be distinguished from a quite rational fear of big business and big government being in bed together, which is also a theme of the movie), there lurks the pervasive ignorance of the role of profits in generating new investment and better drugs. For conspiracy theorists, profits are the result of exploitation. And companies are prepared to kill to get them. [. . . . ]

Search: fan of Arab causes , a pompous ass who was supporting those who wanted to murder him, threats by Brazil , AIDS drugs , legalized theft , globalization




Smaller class sizes TrueAlberta

You can only expect so much out of the education system until you yourself has to take some sort of initiative and responsibility. My neice is 2, she already knows her alphabet. She can write upper and lower case latters. She properly uses prepostitions, nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives...the little rascal corrected her grandma and called a half-circle a semi-circle! Why? Because of mom and dad!! No class sizes or teachers to complain about there because mom and dad took some initiave [sic] and were actually parents! [. . . . ]

But, of course! But our government doesn't want this inconvenient idea to thwart big government day care and . . . whatever comes with it.



Looking not a day over 80 Bisbee -- and there are other comments on this webpage.

"In the real world Paul Martin is a billionaire."

Any Canadian that could suck the Canadian teat, the Canadian Treasury, as hard as Paul Martin has all his life would be a billionaire too. You can't lose when you have unfettered access to the public monies of the jolly Canadian taxpayer!

Need a chuckle at the expense of . . . well, just read it: The boy and the goat uplink




The law states clearly that the Feds cannot interfere with a municipality or a state unless they ask you .

These facts apply to the USA and Canada and most other countries who have enacted Emergency Assistance Acts.

Remember, it was Premier Robert Bourassa who requested that PE Trudeau send in the military during the FLQ crisis; of course, it might have been a response to a request from PM Trudeau since both were Liberals. In Louisiana, the principals are Democrats and Bush haters, so I've read.

New Orleans Mayor and Louisiana Governor Clueless

They are not "HIS state governors and mayors". They are responsible to the people of Louisiana, not to the President. State representatives, city representatives are independent of federal accountability. US Congressmen, US Senators, they are under the President's purview. The Commander in Chief of the Louisiana National Guard was Blanco, not Bush. I think you are coming from a Canadian political perspective. Yes, we have had for the past 12 years, a top-down system where the PM tells the provinces what they can and cannot do. The American system is different.

Rosemarie59 seems to know the score.

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