tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post6733546913085103438..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: BCE: Irrefutable evidence of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's incompetence/complicityBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-30365166423648594562008-07-07T15:40:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:40:00.000-04:00Mark Carney may be the Governor of the Bank of Can...Mark Carney may be the Governor of the Bank of Canada but do his loyalties remain with his former employer, Goldman Sachs? It is a fact that the income taxes paid by those receiving monies from Income Trusts were huge and the Canadian government enjoyed great financial gains. There was no such thing as "tax leakage". However, in condoning the BCE deal, the tax loss to the Revenue Canada will be enormous. Why then did the Dept. of Finance intervene?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-90620178647234149462008-07-07T14:46:00.000-04:002008-07-07T14:46:00.000-04:00The whole process stinks .. the media and most opp...The whole process stinks .. the media and most opposition politicians just sit idly by while the entire country gets shafted by these Harper/Flaherty policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-86227633849498759282008-07-07T11:55:00.000-04:002008-07-07T11:55:00.000-04:00It has been a year & 9 months since Jim Flaherty m...It has been a year & 9 months since Jim Flaherty made his Halloween announcement & the stake thru the heart is no less noticeable.<BR/><BR/>As I read stories about BCE , Power Corp , Manulife , Teacher`s Pension Fund, Goldman Sachs & many others , I have to come to the conclusion that this was done to open up the playing field to the big boys & shut the door on us lowly everyday investors. <BR/><BR/>How many votes did Manulife give them?<BR/><BR/>We , as trust investors , are the voters.<BR/><BR/>In Canada the voter should be king , so why have we been thrown to the mat like a piece of trash that means absolutely nothing in the scheme of things.<BR/><BR/>Am I correct in assuming that we are just a means to an end.<BR/><BR/>This has to stop.<BR/><BR/>Come next election when the voter temporarily becomes king again , we must show these guys that they have fooled with the wrong group.<BR/><BR/>Mess with our money & we will mess with you.<BR/><BR/>Dr Mike PopovichDr Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915911929286615081noreply@blogger.com