tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post7663058421743988005..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: Canadian taxpayers to fund of 10% of BCE purchase price, each and every yearBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-58884683481459800392008-07-30T19:07:00.000-04:002008-07-30T19:07:00.000-04:00Harper Fails To Meet Own Deadline Rules For Disclo...Harper Fails To Meet Own Deadline Rules For Disclosing Gifts<BR/><BR/>The Canadian Press <BR/><BR/>July 30, 2008 at 6:21 PM EDT<BR/><BR/>OTTAWA — It seems Prime Minister Stephen Harper has failed to meet his own conflict-of-interest deadline for declaring gifts he received.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Harper has not publicly declared gifts received since last fall despite being required to do so under new conflict guidelines introduced by his government.<BR/><BR/>But an official [falsely] insisted Mr. Harper is in compliance with the rules because all gifts are in the process of being disclosed or still being appraised to establish their value.<BR/><BR/>Under the new conflict rules in the Conservatives' public accountability legislation of 2006, all gifts cabinet ministers receive valued over $200 must be reported within 30 days.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Harper hasn't reported anything since a present he received during an official visit in October of 2007.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-47558473079500991392008-07-30T13:02:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:02:00.000-04:00Mulroney, Thatcher, Reagan: privatization of taxpa...Mulroney, Thatcher, Reagan: privatization of taxpayer-funded public utilities and services. <BR/><BR/>Harper & Flaherty: privatization of publicly-held companies.<BR/><BR/>Funnelling the wealth of ordinary people into the pockets of the already wealthy few has always been the goal of any conservative government.<BR/><BR/>Why anyone but the very rich ever vote for these theives and liars is a mystery to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-64434738256039494842008-07-30T09:30:00.000-04:002008-07-30T09:30:00.000-04:00So this is how the big boys play.And this is how t...So this is how the big boys play.<BR/><BR/>And this is how the Gov`t helps the big boys play.<BR/><BR/>Life in Canada is like one big sandbox & in every sandbox there tends to be a least one bully.<BR/><BR/>In this country`s case there are two , Big business/Private equity & the gov`t----one cannot gain control without the other.<BR/><BR/>When they work together , it is the little guy taxpayer & the little guy investor who takes the bite in the arse.<BR/><BR/>So in the case of BCE , here we go again.<BR/><BR/>The investor gets the shaft as dividends have been suspended---he also has to pay any capital gains as the business of BCE as a public entity ceases to exist.<BR/><BR/>The taxpayer loses all the tax from this outfit way into the future.<BR/><BR/>Flaherty & company could not care less---he will gain his one-time windfall on the capital gains portion as BCE winds down--hell , this is almost as good to him as selling off Ontario Hydro.<BR/><BR/>Politicians tend to be nearsighted & don`t seem to care about the future.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately , this will probably never change.<BR/><BR/>Dr Mike Popovich.Dr Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915911929286615081noreply@blogger.com