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Quebec juniors find oil in Gaspe



Terence Corcoran: Gaga over WiFi

Are tax dollars being used to fund this project? "No, they are not," says Toronto Hydro Telecom firmly in a news release. "The budget for this project is 100% funded by the operations of Toronto Hydro Telecom," which is an "affiliate" of Toronto Hydro that operates at "arm's length." Creative structures and imaginative interpretation of such structures being a house specialty at Toronto Hydro and the city, the above disclaimer can be taken to be creative and imaginative.

It is all most interesting.



Shaw rejects Vonage complaint



Africa proves profitable for Cordiant -- African fund promotes sustainable growth -- "owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, SNC Lavalin Capital and its directors" Barry Critchley, Financial Post, Mar. 10, 06

The juxtaposition was almost eerie: At the same time that a column was being prepared on Banro Corp., a Canadian-based exploration development company active in the gold fields of the Democratic Republic of Congo and a speaker at this year's meeting of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, a call was made to the Montreal offices of Cordiant Capital, a one-of-a-kind money manager that was also a speaker at the same convention.

And it just so happened that Cordiant, which manages three institutional pools of capital geared to the emerging markets, was an investor in Banro.

Search: SNC Lavalin , Canada Investment Fund for Africa (CIFA) , G8 summit, the federal government -- then led by Jean Chretien , selected by the government of Canada to manage the Canada Investment Fund for Africa , private-sector businesses in Africa , promoting sustainable economic growth and social development on the African continent , eight investments for a total outlay of US$28-million , Nigeria's UAC , stake in Banque Commerciale de Rwanda , Orezone, a Canadian-based gold explorer and producer operating in Burkina Faso , Mr. Big's Fast Foods , Nigeria , Peters Papers, a South Africa-based paper merchant



Once-mighty Ontario slides further behind -- "Ontario, historically among the most attractive provinces for business investment, is now on the losing side of the competitiveness battle." -- suggestions given



Dim-bulb policy: It's one thing to help customers use energy wisely, but why is GE actively lobbying for global warming regulations?



PM Harper: News Releases

Francophone Summit in Bucharest, Romania, in September 2006

Francophone Summit, Québec City in 2008.

Prime Minister announces diplomatic nomination of former Clerk of the Privy Council

Check Alex Himmelfarb's biography. What was his contribution to what Canada has become, given the listed qualifications?

Search: Victimization Research , National Parole Board , Department of Citizenship and Immigration , "Professor, Sociology, University of New Brunswick and then Chief of Evaluation, Unified Family Courts, Department of Justice (Executive Interchange)" , Social Development Policy , "Treasury Board; Head, Social Union Task Force" , Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage