The contract for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth bombers. Taking citizens to the cleaners.
Watch CTV’s W5 documentary, AIR RAGE. (Only one ad at the beginning. It plays straight through, part 1 and then part 2. It’s excellent.) http://www.ctvnews.ca/f-35-fighter-jet-is-it-the-pinnacle-of-technology-its-creators-claim-1.966893
NOTE: I don’t see any on-line comments below the video that address WHY Harper is operating outside the law. (The contract for the F-35’s was not put out to tender.)
I believe the explanation is the “Canada First Defence Strategy” (2008-06-19). The American military-industrial-congressional complex being duplicated in Canada. “The boys” decided we would have “interoperability and compatibility” with the Americans. As I read it, if Lockheed Martin greases the palms of enough boys in the U.S., it has Canada in the bag automatically. Canadians don’t have any say. Canadian quislings sold us out.
If you think sovereignty might be important, well . . .
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All we have to do is lend a hand to www.ceasefire.ca !
Steve writes:
We are confronting the defenders of this flawed and wasteful purchase at every step. We are calling out arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the defence lobby, and their friends in the media on their misleading statements about the F-35s. You can read about the cozy relationship between the Canadian Press and the Stealth Lobbyist over on our blog.
Many thanks to ceasefire.ca for all their work.
Where Lockheed Martin goes, there corruption flows (well supported by the facts! – – “the cozy relationship” is just another addition to the list).
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You may recall: Lockheed Martin is trying to move into Canadian universities, notably and recently, the University of Saskatchewan. Will get an update on that out later.
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I now expect the continuation of my trial (Lockheed Martin’s involvement in the Canadian census) at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to be during the first week of November. I’ll let you know, when I know.
BACKGROUND FOR NEWCOMERS:
In 2003 Statistics Canada contracted out work on the Canadian census to Lockheed Martin Corporation (American military). We protested; I (and thousands of others) did not fill in my 2006 census form. I was charged in March 2008.
The reason is Lockheed Martin, but the legal argument to defend my action is a Charter Right: In fostering the underlying values of dignity, integrity and autonomy, it is fitting that s. 8 of the Charter should seek to protect a biographical core of personal information which individuals in a free and democratic society would wish to maintain and control from dissemination to the state.” (The Government cannot force citizens to provide the biographical core of personal information demanded by StatsCan, under threat of prosecution, jail time and a fine.)
I was found guilty in the lower court, but given an absolute discharge. I will have done a disservice to Canadians if the “guilty” decision stands. The first round of Appeal (Court of Queen’s Bench) upheld the Provincial Court decision. The next round of Appeal will hopefully be heard in November, 2012, as mentioned.
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The complete file of information on Lockheed Martin, assembled by this network is at Lockheed Martin, War Economy (also info on Census, Trial