Enough Is Enough, Already!

Posted on Sunday, June 03 at 14:14 by somebigguy
There are four reasons why Canada must put an end to the sale of its major assets. First, to stem the loss of executive jobs. Second, to slow down the reduction in blue chip Canadian stocks for Canadians to invest in. Third, to stem the loss of tax revenue necessary to support Canada's generous social security net. Fourth, and probably most important in the long run, to address the trend toward worldwide oligarchies which is wrong, very very wrong, and which must be reversed and the sooner the better. For years Canadians have been worried about the brain drain. It would be interesting to add up the number of executive jobs that have been lost in the last fifteen years as a result of the 13,000 or more Canadian companies that have been bought by foreigners. When the head offices move, as they inevitably do, the top executive jobs move with them. It is also interesting to note how many former Canadian companies have been delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange. My modest portfolio used to include INCO, Falconbridge, the forest giant MacMillan Bloedel and a number of other blue chip companies that have been sold to foreigners. The list of mature Canadian stocks to invest in is shrinking fast. http://canadianactionparty.ca/cgi/page.cgi?zine=show&aid=596&_id=27 [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on June 4, 2007]

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  1. Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:59 pm
    Typical right-winger... "Paul destroyed the military. Therefor I don't need to listen to a word he says. La lala la la I don't hear you."

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    If there was ever a time for Canadians to become pushy - now is the time - for time is running out on this nation called Canada.

  2. Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:10 am
    which begs the question: "You have a solution? I am most interested in solutions."

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    "It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities."
    —Sir Josiah Stamp

    A society of sheep must

  3. by RPW
    Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:41 am
    The solution obviously has to revolve around the simple fact that those in government can manipulate the economy to suit their individual portfolios, and/or those of their friends and associates. There is certainly no disincentive to do so, considering that they can also manipulate the law. <p><b>Part</b> of the solution is to remove or restrict government access to the economy. Again, <b>part</b> of the solution is for individual citizenry to realise that they must devote a certain portion of their time (if not their own resources) to paying attention to the goings-on of those in power. Also, <b>part</b> of the solution is to have access to the law to remove polticians who abuse their powers. The axiom in this regard is "guilty until proven otherwise".</p><p>---<br>"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." <br />
    -Max Planck<br />
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  4. Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:14 am
    Again, part of the solution is for individual citizenry to realise that they must devote a certain portion of their time (if not their own resources) to paying attention to the goings-on of those in power. Also, part of the solution is to have access to the law to remove polticians who abuse their powers. The axiom in this regard is "guilty until proven otherwise".

    monorating and controling government is our responsibility, undeniablbly, it is the control part that needs honing

    Having access to law? and how is this to be done
    and what comes after access?


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    "It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities."
    —Sir Josiah Stamp

    A society of sheep must

  5. by RPW
    Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:21 pm
    "Having access to law? and how is this to be done
    and what comes after access?"

    Access to law is restricted, in a manner reminiscent of the guilds of the Middle Ages. And while that does not mean there is no access to it by the ordinary citizen, it is jealously guarded by the "gatekeepers", and access is beyond the capabilities of the average citizen.

    At present, part of the gatekeeping system is the very governments we beseech to make law available to the citizenry. And, like everything else, there is no incentive for governments to do this. The only "how" in an impass such as this, is revolution. And what comes after access depends on the "collective" intelligence (consensus?) of the general population........


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    "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
    -Max Planck

  6. Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:45 pm
    Thanks for replying,<br />
    Although, I am very familiar with the same info my question has more to do with what procedures must be taken in order to accomplish the goals?<br />
    In the town I live in for example the local; court house where the law libraries are have very restricted hours of operation.<br />
    I have been calling for a revolution for over the past fifty years.<br />
    And here is the “BUT” in my call<br />
    The revolution has to be in the minds of those so propagandised that their thinking is only along prescribed lines <br />
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    Lay out your plan of action as I have little time and less patience to “draw out” as it were<br />
    what ever strategy you may have in mind.<br />
    That to me is a mind fuck and serves not the cause of just results.<br />
    <br />
    From <a href="http://www.rense.com/general76/zzundd.htm">http://www.rense.com/general76/zzundd.htm</a> <br />
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    “With regard to the law in Australia, over the past months I have observed the nature of many court actions and decisions. Justice is rarely seen. I know people who have been framed by police (current court charges), defamed by court officers, denied the protection of natural law rights or denied the right to have their chosen representative speak for them in court. Most people do not understand their right to trial by jury, which is usually denied anyway”<br />
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    You will forgive me, (or not) when I say what I do on these pages with respect to change and the “how-to” of it <br />
    From what I’ve read in your posts of this thread you are as hip as I, or if you prefer, I of you.<br />
    <br />
    Anyway <br />
    As you state, and I also hold “…depends on the "collective" intelligence (consensus?) of the general population........”<br />
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    The problem being in collecting the collective <br />
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    <p>---<br>"It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities."<br />
    —Sir Josiah Stamp<br />
    <br />
    A society of sheep must



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