tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post8370433239625255236..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: Ontario Teachers' chucks corporate governance as a thing of the past?Brent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-22428982864917516782009-04-03T13:51:00.000-04:002009-04-03T13:51:00.000-04:00Neville:Yes, I had a great full page ad in the Hil...Neville:<BR/><BR/>Yes, I had a great full page ad in the Hill Times that graphically made that point in advance of the CRTC hearings. Two columns, one is Catalyst deal and the other is Teachers’ deal. About ten different rows with bases for comparison, Check marks beside Catalyst deal all the way down to the bottom until you get to the row that reads “Triggers $250 million windfall profits to BCE insiders/affiliates” Didn’t get that check mark. Damn it, as it seems to have mattered a great deal in the end....namely everything.<BR/><BR/>BrentFilliblusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563618107971013947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-61008266954554838662009-04-03T13:50:00.000-04:002009-04-03T13:50:00.000-04:00When you say that the Catalyst deal was better for...When you say that the Catalyst deal was better for all stakeholders you actually (and unfortunately) miss the only one that truly mattered, in their minds, the Board and senior management.<BR/><BR/>Your deal wouldn't have triggered the vesting of their options, so from their point of view it couldn't possibly have been good.<BR/> <BR/>The other 2,000,000 stakeholders didn't even matter. <BR/><BR/>NevilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-74128749676020696282009-04-03T13:33:00.000-04:002009-04-03T13:33:00.000-04:00Yeah, between the mess of my trust units combined ...Yeah, between the mess of my trust units combined with my stupidity of purchasing Bell shares years ago, hanging onto them, then naively thinking that stupid deal would go through ... also an Ontario resident - yeah I think Kephalos statement of <BR/><BR/>"What's a girl to do when she's been tricked into dope and slapped around by some heavyweight pimps?"<BR/><BR/>is very applicable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-25960791236701857602009-04-03T12:14:00.000-04:002009-04-03T12:14:00.000-04:00An official inquiry a la Oliphant is needed to inv...An official inquiry a la Oliphant is needed to investigate the failed takeover of BCE.<BR/><BR/>The failure is connected to $20 billion of OTPP losses that will have to be paid for by Ontario taxpayers (about $4,000 per taxpayer).<BR/><BR/>For all Canadians, there is the issue of the independence and objectivity of the federal and ON provincial finance ministers. Clearly the federal finance minister was deeply involved in making sure that competing offers for BCE were forced out.<BR/><BR/>At one time, the OSC used the expression "the integrity of the market". But what's a girl to do when she's been tricked into dope and slapped around by some heavyweight pimp.Kephalosnoreply@blogger.com