There is a large factor to be considered: Corruption. How much money the Cameco executives, for example, are making. (Cameco is vertically integrated. Uranium mining and Nuclear industry.) Provinces like Saskatchewan do not have laws against Corporate contributions to political parties. How much influence Anne McLellan, one of the “Good ol’ boys” in Liberal circles, […]
(I dunno – – Is this a “Public-Private-Partnership“? The Government hands the thing over to a Consortium of Transnational Corporations; tax-payers just provide the money. We become the bankers. Does that automatically make us partners? ) Background to the Ottawa Citizen article below, by Gordon Edwards: Covered for the first time in Canada’s national […]
May 25, 2019 FROM: Sandra Finley TO: Govt of Canada, Impact Assessment Regulations, Consultation on the proposed Project List Bill C-69 will exempt Small Modular Reactors and other nuclear/uranium reactors from impact assessment. The elephant in the room is CORRUPTION. You have to deal with it. It did not make sense that […]
If you are short of time, scroll down to the coloured text. Since the death of Alexandre Grothendieck in November 2014, there have been a number of books and articles about this enigmatic man who earned a reputation as “the greatest pure mathematician of the twentieth century”. Grothendieck invented ways of thinking that were highly […]
With thanks to Gordon Edwards: Comment: Industry loves the concept that pollution can be “sold” as a benefit to people. In particular, claiming that chronic radioactive pollution left over from nuclear disasters or from atomic warfare is not ultimately harmful, makes both the spread of nuclear power worldwide and the potential for “limited” nuclear warfare […]
The report below, from Canadians for Tax Fairness documents citizen pressure, little mentioned in the media report (Oct 26). 2018-10-26 CRA files appeal in multibillion-dollar tax case against Cameco, Saskatoon Star Phoenix Last month (Sept, 21018), Cameco says the Tax Court ruled in its favour in the case which centred around its use of a […]
Background for: 2018-11-01 Alberta regulator privately estimates oilpatch’s financial liabilities are hundreds of billions more than what it told the public, National Observer ALBERTA, Oil patch liabilities “hundreds of billions”. Means ALL Canadians will pay. Or . . . – – – – – – – – – – (UPDATE: add to the Tally: 2019-11-06 Houston […]
The Star Phoenix article does not mention the outrage of Canadians over “off-shoring” of taxable income by the wealthy. The CRA has been taking a kicking; lobbying didn’t work, so someone started Canadians for Tax Fairness. Good on them! Media – the CBC did a good job exposing the CRA, 2016-03-08 Canada Revenue offered amnesty. […]
Letter frm Minister McKenna, Nuclear as response to Climate Change This is in response to my letter, March 19, 2018. Note: I did not address SMR’s (Small Modular Reactors). But the response justifies them, too. 2018-03-19 Does Environment Minister McKenna KNOW that Natural Resources Minister Carr is pushing nuclear energy in the UN climate […]
Staring down opposite ends of the same pipeline You, in Saskatchewan. Me in BC. We’re staring down opposite ends of the same pipeline. BC – – West Coast: prevent death of coastal waters by oil spills and super size tanker traffic – – means stop the Kinder Morgan TransMountain Pipeline Expansion – – means stop […]