Nov 042017
 

EU on brink of historic decision on pervasive glyphosate weedkiller  (Monsanto, roundup),  The Guardian. Oct 24, very good article.  Update, Oct 25, the EU temporarily dodged the bullet (again). AVAAZ and other organizations have successfully campaigned, mobilizing millions of people to stop the poisoning.  We have been active on this file through the years. There […]

Jul 182017
 
2005-07-18   NAFTA  "The sheer fact that Brian Mulroney went from being a Canadian prime minister to the most prominent director of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) should never be lost o­n the investigation. . . .

The Mulroney Government approved the sale of Ogilvie Mills, the last independent milling company in Canada to ADM after they passed NAFTA: “The sheer fact that Brian Mulroney went from being a Canadian prime minister to the most prominent director of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) should never be lost o­n the investigation. . . . […]

Jul 182017
 

Executive Profile* M. Brian Mulroney P.C., C.C., LL.D Founding Partner and Special Advisor,Teilhard Technologies Inc. Age Total Calculated Compensation This person is connected to 79 board members in 8 different organizations across 17 different industries. See Board Relationships 78 — Background* Hon. M. Brian Mulroney, P.C., C.C., LL.D serves as Senior Partner and International Business […]

Jul 182017
 
2017-07-18  NAFTA,  Brian Mulroney, founding partner and special advisor to Teilhard Technologies Inc.  BOARD MEMBER AFFILIATES.

https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/relationship.asp?personId=106861 July 18, 2017 5:15 PM ET Software Company Overview of Teilhard Technologies Inc. Snapshot People OverviewBoard MembersCommittees BOARD MEMBERS AFFILIATED WITH M. Brian Mulroney P.C., C.C., LL.D* M. Brian Mulroney P.C., C.C., LL.D Founding Partner and Special Advisor 79 79 Age Total Annual Compensation 77 — Gerard M. Murphy The Blackstone Group International Partners […]

Jul 182017
 
2017-07-18   NAFTA   Mulroney "most connected to" Stephen Allen Schwarzman, Co-founder, Chair & CEO of Blackstone Group, compensation $47,000,000.

https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=65024&privcapId=671980 blackstone group lp/the (BX:New York) Executive Profile* Stephen Allen Schwarzman Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,The Blackstone Group L.P. Age Total Calculated Compensation This person is connected to 505 board members in 10 different organizations across 6 different industries. See Board Relationships 70 $46,968,924 As of Fiscal Year 2016 Background* Mr. Stephen Allen Schwarzman, […]

Jul 172017
 

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN187235-OCATP   by David Ljunggren   OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s senior negotiator at talks to renew NAFTA will be the official who worked for years to push through a major free trade deal with Europe, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.   Steve Verheul faces another challenge as he deals with the […]

Jun 262017
 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mulroneys-advice-to-trudeau-on-nafta-head-down-and-mouth-shut/article35332763/   Americans should fear Canada’s economic clout but until formal free-trade negotiations begin, “we keep our heads down and our mouths shut,” says former prime minister Brian Mulroney.   Mr. Mulroney, whose Progressive Conservative government signed the original Canada-U.S. free-trade deal in 1988, said the Trudeau government is well-placed to renegotiate the North American […]

Jun 262017
 

Banksters: Index   NOTE:   Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 23, 2017,  taking the U.S. out of the TPP trade deal.  Canada was a signatory to the TPP.   It was celebrated – – the TPP is dead!   HOWEVER, See  2017-05-21  RE: NAFTA re-negotiation. Where does the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) stand?   IMPORT CLAUSES […]

Jun 262017
 

Banksters: Index I think we all “get it”: Infrastructure spending ($188 billion, the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), privatization of public assets) The trade deals, most imminent the NAFTA re-negotiation are part of the same parcel. (REF:  2016-07-08  Democracy overtaken by Corporatocracy = coup d’état.  Citizens fight to regain democracy = Revolution (insurgency).  Corporatocracy fights to hold […]

Jun 262017
 

Banksters: Index The Trade deals and Infrastructure spending are intertwined. RE  the TPP: Excerpts from Wikipedia, in chronological order,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pacific_Partnership  5 October 2015   Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper indicated he expected “signatures on the finalized text and deal early in the new year, and ratification over the next two years.”[62] 4 February 2016  The finalized proposal […]