(written in 2006, but remains valid) CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC-PRIVATE-PARTNERSHIPS AND CORRUPTION The false idea of Public-Private-Partnerships has been embraced by different political parties: – the Conservatives (Michael Wilson, Federal Finance Minister in Government of Brian Mulroney was one of the early promoters of the idea in about 1982). – the Liberals under […]
Minutes ago I sent the following to the University Secretary, a request to make a presentation to the Board of Gov. It is the work of a number of University Senators. On Friday (April 5th) I spoke about the legality of Susan Milburn’s position on the Board of Governors with the offices of the Deputy Minister of Justice and […]
Students and staff peppered members of the University of Saskatchewan’s board of governors with questions about uranium development and transparency. In one exchange, the board was asked about the role of a new board member – Grant Isaac – who is also a senior vice-president and chief financial officer at uranium mining company Cameco. Isaac […]
RE: the G&M article below a toxic smorgasbord of buildings, tailings ponds and a quarter-million tonnes of arsenic stored underground . . . before large amounts of arsenic start escaping from collapsing buildings. … The poisoning from the Giant Mine has been known for a long time. Now, a billion dollars — ALL from tax-payers. […]
http://www.orilliapacket.com/2013/04/03/opposition-parties-to-join-forces Opposition parties to join forces ( 6 Comments) (Please go to the link to see the Comments) By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times Wednesday, April 3, 2013 7:10:15 EDT PM ORILLIA – Members of the local federal opposition parties are going national with a joint effort to unseat the Conservative government and bring about […]
http://cooperate4.ca/national-poll/ Canadians would vote for cooperation candidates, support electoral reform according to new national poll Toronto, ON — April 4th — A new national Environics poll shows that Canadians think our democratic system is broken, overwhelmingly favour proportional representation, and are willing to vote for cooperation candidates to defeat Conservative MPs […]
I could not find a date on this Government posting: http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/finstab/banking/4368385.html What is an OBR? The Open Bank Resolution policy is a tool for responding to a bank failure. It allows the bank to be open for full-scale or limited business on the next business day after being placed under statutory management (as a result […]
Many thanks to John Helliwell. Excellent material: http://socialcapital.wordpress.com/tag/subjective-wellbeing/ (Part of the “why” of my interest in economic indicators is at: 2012-12-07 I am just back from Bhutan (Gross Happiness Index)! (economic indicators) ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – A copy of part of the Social Capital […]
Laugh or cry? . . . the scare of nuclear weapons – enough of them on the planet to blow us all to oblivion a few times over . . . the people around the world who have worked decade after decade toward “nuclear nonproliferation”? THEN CHECK THIS OUT: One year and $5 million later, Harper’s charity […]
I want to make sure this TED Talk by Ron Finley is widely known. Maybe you’ll experience the same high as I did, watching it?! http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_la.html – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Ron Finley’s work is very positive and creative. It is CONSTRUCTION; this is what […]