Defence Minister Jason Kenney, right, shares a laugh with Admiral William Gortney, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, middle, and Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command Lieutenant-General Jonathan Vance, left, during the Conference of Defence Associations Institute conference on security and defence at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Sean Kilpatrick / THE […]
NOTE: There is a good interview of David Lester and another member of the Collective, CBC Radio (https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-43-north-by-northwest) (June 8th). (wait for it to be posted.) BOOK LAUNCH for “1919”, part of the celebrations, Miners Memorial Weekend Cumberland B.C. Museum & Archives Sunday, June 23, 11:00 AM https://www.facebook.com/events/405553010273333/ = = = = = = […]
Canadians for Tax Fairness does important work. As you’ll see in this weekly report, the problem of tax fairness is international. People from around the world are working shoulder-to-shoulder – – we shall overcome. I shake my head when I see progress in other countries; Canada is lagging. BUT! forward the Tax Fairness Weekly […]
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By Doug AlexanderBloomberg Canada’s six biggest banks set aside $15.2 billion for bonuses in a “polarizing” year likely to bring joy to investment bankers and a little less cheer for traders and analysts. The companies lifted variable-compensation pools by 6.5 per cent from last year, down from the jump of almost 11 per cent […]
I put myself into a sleepless nite with the following. High levels of corruption do not bode well for Canadians. Your fault, sending the Mt Polley, B.C. reminder my way! I had not known that Murray Edwards, principal of CNRL (Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (tarsands) is also the principal shareholder of Imperial Metals, owner of […]
Documents reveal ‘cosy’ relationship between the government, the banking industry and its watchdog Erica Johnson, Enza Uda · CBC News Public policy researcher Ken Rubin looks through drafts of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s report on bank sales practices, which he obtained using Access to Information. (Andrew Lee/CBC) Last year’s report from Canada’s banking […]
To Mike: Maybe I am using you as a sounding board. I am quite frustrated this morning by the coverage I’ve heard about the SNC Lavalin matter. I see it as related to the situation at StatsCan – – of which I have a long view back to 2003. My reply to you is […]
RELATED TO: 2019-02-21 Venezuela: US/Canadian Attempted Coup Not About Democracy – Paul Jay (Pt1/2) (Real News Network) There’s all those revolutions – – the Russian Revolution, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, Revolutions in China that we know nothing about, the Cuban Revolution, Revolutions in 1848 all over Europe, the Haitian, the Iranian, the Industrial […]
https://therealnews.com/stories/venezuela-us-canadian-attempted-coup-not-about-democracy-paul-jay-pt1-2 Corporate media hides that the crisis in Venezuela is a class struggle, and whatever its faults, the Bolivarian revolution is a struggle for equality and democracy (Text is below. But please go to the URL to view the video. /Sandra) NOTE: compliments of Wikipedia. The Bolivarian Revolution is named after Simón Bolívar, an early […]
Details of the incident emerged shortly after a court heard about alleged attempts by officers to hide records needed by Vice Admiral Mark Norman Judge Advocate General Commodore Geneviève Bernatchez, who endorsed a recommendation by one of her staff to tell DND officials that the report didn’t exist, according to a briefing document.David Kawai/The Canadian […]