@ November 30, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Now we must keep Canada out of Bush’s Star Wars
Dear fellow Canadian,
George Bush’s visit to Canada offers an opportunity to stand up for Canadian values of peace, multilateralism, and arms control. It’s an opportunity to speak loudly and clearly that Canada does not want to participate in Star wars missile defence.
And we need to act [...]
@ November 29, 2004 # No Comment Yet
In anticipation of President George Bush’s visit to Canada, a public interest group offered their gratitude to Canadians for assisting the elderly and poor in America with obtaining affordable prescription drugs along with words of caution regarding their own President’s agenda.
“I know that those Americans who cannot afford the exorbitant prices of prescription drugs in [...]
@ November 29, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Showing that to some Canadians money matters more than common sense, Peter Boag of the Aerospace Industries Association says about missile defence, “How Canada is perceived in the U.S. and how our foreign policies allign with those of the U.S. do have an impact on our trade relationship and on the market access for Canadian [...]
@ November 27, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Hot on the heels of the announcement from the WTO that a host of nations can apply strong sanctions against the United States for legislation that allows U.S. companies to receive duties collected from foreign competitors, comes news that the Canadian mail order/international pharmaceutical industry will face similar bullying tactics.
Currently being floated is Bill C-282, [...]
@ November 24, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Canada shakes the cage before the arrival of Bush to Ottawa.
The long running battles before the WTO between Canada and the United States may take a new turn.
After repeated wins before the WTO, Canada is now stepping up the attack. “Retaliation is not the preferred course of action, but this is about respecting international [...]
@ November 24, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Today the U.S. government regrettably prolonged the softwood lumber dispute by formally requesting that a NAFTA “extraordinary challenge committee” (ECC) review the NAFTA panel decision on
threat of injury. The panel, including three Americans and two Canadians, have
unanimously agreed there was no evidence to support the U.S. International
Trade Commission’s (ITC) determination that Canadian imports threaten injury
to [...]
@ November 24, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Today confirmation was received from Elections Canada that the Progressive Canadian Party, (PC PARTY on the ballot), has met the requirements of Bill C-3. These requirements all parties must meet to continue as registered political entities. Operation Phoenix, launched about this time last year, has succeeded. The Progressive Canadian Party, (PC PARTY), [...]
@ November 23, 2004 # No Comment Yet
From Shunpiking Online: http://www.shunpiking.com/OL0202/CanadianBullets.htm
“The Canadian company SNC Technologies Inc. (SNC TEC) is now part of a multinational consortium of small-calibre ammunition producers whose purpose is to supply between 300 million-500 million more bullets to occupation forces per year, and potentially for at least five years.
SNC TEC is the sole Canadian producer of military ammunition and [...]
@ November 23, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Global Ties vs. Latin Connections Chile Struts its Stuff
As the economic importance of the countries situated around the Pacific Rim has grown, the annual meetings of the heads of state of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have acquired increased visibility. This year, the summit was held in Santiago, Chile from November 19-21. The event provided the [...]
@ November 22, 2004 # No Comment Yet
A new poll by a pro-privatization group
doesn’t accurately reflect Canadian views about privatizing public
infrastructure and services through public private partnerships, says the
Canadian Union of Public Employees.
“Ask a hypothetical question and you’ll get a hypothetical answer. There
are an awful lot of ‘ifs’ attached to the poll’s main question,” says CUPE
National President Paul Moist. “Their key question [...]