tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post1417862784810152709..comments2024-01-08T21:00:24.932-08:00Comments on The Straight Goods: Chinese Tigers Playing with Canadian Sheep(updated October 4th)Grant Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-73249290270501140332012-12-01T00:03:03.539-08:002012-12-01T00:03:03.539-08:00Must have missed it in editing, thanksMust have missed it in editing, thanksGrant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-73856266857161023842012-11-30T22:31:55.791-08:002012-11-30T22:31:55.791-08:00See you have not published my last few comments. T...See you have not published my last few comments. That's cool, please don't publish this one either, but take note:<br />Their, is the possessive form, as in their policies, or their car or their snowmobile.<br />There, is an adverb, as in there is the car, there is the truth, there is the lie. what is there.<br /><br />Your is is possessive, as in your car, your boat your house. You're is a contraction of you are. As in you're an idiot to bring this to my attention.<br /><br />Its is a possessive, as in the government and its ministers, the jeep has its advantages, civilization is its own worst enemy.<br />it's is a contraction of it is. As in it's a shame, it's part and parcel of the contract.<br /><br />http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000256.htm<br /><br />Hope I have not insulted you, but little things like those can make a big difference, especially when you are otherwise writing so much better than I can.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-1026423874841580502012-10-09T09:37:07.320-07:002012-10-09T09:37:07.320-07:00No worries, LNG in BC isn`t going to happen, at le...No worries, LNG in BC isn`t going to happen, at least not on a large scale..<br /><br />The first LNG plant proposal can`t even get 1 long term contract at dollar amounts that warrant a multi-$billion dollar investment..<br /><br />China has gone into recession, Pat Bell announced today that even cheap pine lumber exports to China have crashed..<br /><br />Silly BC Liberals, they listened to Communists and oil executives, now we`re hooped..<br /><br />CheersGrant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-69749575277241058482012-10-09T09:30:48.642-07:002012-10-09T09:30:48.642-07:00Didn't I jsut see on the news that Catalyst on...Didn't I jsut see on the news that Catalyst on the island may need to shut down as there is not enough water in the Cowichan river to keep it going. They need the "river power" to run the plant. El Gordo sold us out and Christie and Co., Stevie and Co., carry on as well. Same for LNG, they need the Site C for the huge amount of power they're going to need to sell off another resource. Too bad for us little guys, we'll be paying more for hydro. That's what the smart/dumb meters were for, certainly not efficiency. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-7061876120653040362012-10-06T21:10:31.583-07:002012-10-06T21:10:31.583-07:00In case you thought I was wrong about the IPP rive...In case you thought I was wrong about the IPP river rapers...<br /><br /><br />http://billtieleman.blogspot.ca/2012/10/david-suzuki-keynote-speaker-to.html<br /><br /><br />David Suzuki sells out BC tax payers again,...<br /><br />You can thank David Suzuki and Tzeporah Berman for getting Gordon the thief Campbell reelected in 2009..<br /><br /><br />http://powellriverpersuader.blogspot.ca/2010/05/silwnce-from-tzeporah-berman-and-david.htmlGrant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-45524331524557492652012-10-06T20:57:34.560-07:002012-10-06T20:57:34.560-07:00Hogwash, LNG for export is a bust, that statement...Hogwash, LNG for export is a bust, that statement is generated from the IPP boys,....<br /><br />They want guaranteed power dirt cheap, who will pay the 130$ KW hour????<br /><br />Not the LNG boys, they need huge volumes of electricity,..<br /><br />Thanks Hugh, it`s a straw man argument...<br /><br />Here`s the real deal, LNG for export is looking very sad indeed, the BC LNG exporters figure with FREE electricity they can make a go of it...<br /><br />Guess who would pay $4 billion dollars per year in hydro electric costs?....You got it, us, the taxpayer..<br /><br />Read this article here Hugh...<br /><br /><br />http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/west-coast-lng-advocates-face-tough-road-ahead/article4593452/Grant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-49559167896432152842012-10-06T20:41:47.702-07:002012-10-06T20:41:47.702-07:00I was wondering what you thought of this:
"B...I was wondering what you thought of this:<br /><br />"B.C. collects a royalty on the gas that producers sell to customers, but there is no royalty on gas that is used to produce gas in the field. <br /><br />It is not clear whether this exemption also applies to gas that is used to run pipelines and generate the electricity needed to produce LNG. The foregone royalty amount is very large, says Austin. <br /><br />“When gas is used to produce gas, then the government loses royalty. So there’s an actual cost to the government in not supplying electricity to the gas industry in order to get gas out of the ground.”<br /><br />from:<br /><br />http://www.vancouversun.com/business/2035/Natural+Managing+bounty/6862883/story.htmlHughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-24539263571059335572012-10-05T13:00:44.586-07:002012-10-05T13:00:44.586-07:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pipeline_acci...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_the_United_States<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pipeline_accidents_in_the_United_States_in_the_21st_CenturyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-8964515507469605632012-10-05T08:44:25.800-07:002012-10-05T08:44:25.800-07:00Thanks Hugh, yea I read that..What gets me is this...Thanks Hugh, yea I read that..What gets me is this...I predicted and called this exact scenario last February when I wrote this post...<br /><br />almost a year before anyone else wrote a damn thing, funny stuff for sure(eh Farrell, and others)..<br /><br />That`s what happens when you have Enbridge(ken boesenkool) and Encana gas(Gywn Morgan) working in the premier`s office.<br /><br />Northern Insights..phew, Northern copy cat without attribution..<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Grant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-11425937785434548602012-10-05T08:23:41.417-07:002012-10-05T08:23:41.417-07:00You probably saw this, how a US company would unde...You probably saw this, how a US company would undercut LNG price:<br /><br />http://www.vancouversun.com/business/energy/price+deal+shifts+landscape/7339980/story.htmlHughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-74720539858837447772012-10-05T06:51:05.092-07:002012-10-05T06:51:05.092-07:00A $TRILLION in benefits to BC! Oh boy!
A $TRILLION in benefits to BC! Oh boy! <br />Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-50629060465133299902012-06-05T05:43:23.823-07:002012-06-05T05:43:23.823-07:00From another site:
http://www.quadrant.org.au/maga...From another site:<br />http://www.quadrant.org.au/magazine/issue/2012/6/chinese-espionage-and-australia-s-national-interest<br /><br /><br />Something to think about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-12362089676522101542012-06-05T04:59:00.189-07:002012-06-05T04:59:00.189-07:00Grant, never has it been more important to let the...Grant, never has it been more important to let the youth movement loose in Canada. As far as I am concerned they will be the only ones to stop this insanity of Harper and his right wing henchmen.<br /><br />Message to our youth, please use your energy, your useless future, anger and fight for Canada. Your parents are so engrossed in their stock portfolio and coupled with their lazy ethic and easy lifestyle that they have lost the way......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-36391188635479108982012-06-04T18:24:27.784-07:002012-06-04T18:24:27.784-07:00Do we forget how the Japanese wanted BC coal?
Once...Do we forget how the Japanese wanted BC coal?<br />Once production was boosted the Japanese successfully re negotiated lower prices!<br />What are the chances of the Chinese doing the same?<br />Lots...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-89289352621339756642012-06-02T23:07:56.201-07:002012-06-02T23:07:56.201-07:00I've always said that ordinary Canadians shoul...I've always said that ordinary Canadians should all kick in to a huge pot which would offer all these neo-con politicians a few million each if they would get out of politics and leave the country.<br /><br />If only there were a country willing to take them... Transylvania perhaps?<br /><br />Just kidding:<br />"Film fans might imagine that Transylvania is a dark, foreboding region filled with mountains, creepy castles on crags, pale-faced nobles with sharp teeth, and a menacing menagerie of werewolves and vampires. The real Transylvania is more of a daylight fantasy: flower-filled meadows, lost-in-time villages, sun-drenched plains dotted with churches and castle ruins, and family-friendly ski slopes. This complex and exciting region makes a superb holiday destination."<br /><br />Exactly the kind of place BC used to be before big industry shills got their fangs in so deep that they are bleeding us white like physicians of a bygone age bled their patients. <br /><br />This age of globalism can't end soon enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-56807145474690775622012-06-02T17:30:49.566-07:002012-06-02T17:30:49.566-07:00How about, Queen Elizabeth is giving Harper, a hon...How about, Queen Elizabeth is giving Harper, a honorary knighthood?<br /><br />That will certainly turn the Canadian citizens, against the Queen. Some Canadians already resent the Royal Family. Good thing Canadians didn't know, before Charles and Camilla came to Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-50913855544044511332012-06-02T15:55:39.238-07:002012-06-02T15:55:39.238-07:00Campbell gave our mill industry to China. China ow...Campbell gave our mill industry to China. China owns BC mines. They are permitted to bring their own people to work them. Harper and the BC Liberals, lied about the jobs Enbridge would bring. China is building the pipeline.<br /><br />We are accused of not working low wage jobs, in another location. It costs thousands to move a family. When they bring foreigners over. They get free transportation, they are housed and, free food in camps, or only a few dollars a day in some jobs. <br /><br />This is not given to the people of Canada, and especially in BC. People are too damned poor to move, if it's a minimum wage job. If it's a good paying job. Some can borrow from relatives to cover their moving. And they can pay back the borrowed money. It's usually by u-haul or borrowed trucks. <br /><br />With gasoline at this outrageous price in BC, some people have even lost their local poor paying jobs, because they can't afford the gas nor car insurance. And of course, hydro, heat and 30% hike in food costs, have now been raised through the roof. Like, a low income family, can afford to pay over $15.00 for one scrawny, three pound chicken? <br /><br />People who never thought, they would have to rely on Food Banks, are now forced to. Such is life in BC. We are Christy's family's first. We don't feel like, Christy's family's first. We are last instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-33855678161046989872012-06-02T00:18:53.160-07:002012-06-02T00:18:53.160-07:00I too am of the opinion that the proposed multi LN...I too am of the opinion that the proposed multi LNG plants will turn out to be a non-event when all is said and done. It seems that all too often we are inundated with supposed good news announcements promising a gazillion jobs and prosperity for all. It may make great press and photo-ops but the results are usually underwhelming.Crankypantsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-89284297792137763352012-06-01T23:22:09.135-07:002012-06-01T23:22:09.135-07:00Canada is now losing Bombardier as well. Nothing l...Canada is now losing Bombardier as well. Nothing left soon but minimum wage jobs thanks to Harper et al.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-20365901319455138262012-06-01T18:02:57.690-07:002012-06-01T18:02:57.690-07:00Good post Grant, as always.
Canada is now losing ...Good post Grant, as always.<br /><br />Canada is now losing G.M. This will mean, 2,000 job losses for Canadians. Canada had given millions to G.M. However, G.M. is going to the U.S. Seems Mulcair is exactly right. Canada's high dollar, is killing our manufacturers.<br /><br />Harper has also made it easier to shop in the U.S. Makes a person wonder why Harper, is willing to lose billions in revenue to the U.S?<br /><br />Watch out for, Obama, Harper and Calderon's secret border talks. People should perhaps read: Harper gives a speech in New York, at the Council of Foreign Relations. This was, Sept 25/2007.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-10203652055661649112012-05-24T06:08:40.247-07:002012-05-24T06:08:40.247-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076722351666645674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-78999930502946455542012-02-16T08:14:36.535-08:002012-02-16T08:14:36.535-08:00Both Jack Poole and Peter Brown are close confidan...Both Jack Poole and Peter Brown are close confidants and key political and financial supporters of Gordon Campbell.<br /><br />BC billionaire Jimmy Pattison told the National Post in 2001 that: "If Gordon Campbell is king, then Peter Brown is emperor."<br /><br />Canaccord Capital has contributed over $195,000 to the BC Liberal Party since 2004 and Brown has personally given over $25,000 in that period.<br /><br />http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/2004-1/issue3/fe-gordo.html<br /><br /><br />Feb 9, 2012<br />Also, Canaccord Financial and the Export-Import Bank of China announced their plans to establish a $1-billion U.S. fund dedicated to investing in Canadian natural resources.<br /> <br />China is looking for more oil and gas from Canada, with Chinese Vice-Premier Li saying Thursday his country wants to increase imports of energy and natural resources from Canada.<br /><br />So much information to be found. Campbell and Co. still lurking in the background in pretty well everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-70447661919242283642012-02-16T07:52:31.185-08:002012-02-16T07:52:31.185-08:00The Campbell connection
Interestingly, Patrick Ki...The Campbell connection<br /><br />Interestingly, Patrick Kinsella, Bruce Clark and Erik Bornmann all came together in a business venture called Canada Payphone in the late 1990s, along with major Gordon Campbell backer Peter Brown's Canaccord Capital.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-75927208981231064912012-02-09T12:01:11.084-08:002012-02-09T12:01:11.084-08:00Frightening...
http://www.valuewalk.com/2012/02/c...Frightening...<br /><br />http://www.valuewalk.com/2012/02/canada-thumbs-nose-at-us-starts-free-trade-takes-with-china/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-60147555796504136552012-02-09T08:20:53.329-08:002012-02-09T08:20:53.329-08:00Well, well, well. The start of a very dark time in...Well, well, well. The start of a very dark time in Canada. We are all aware of the corruption in China (and here) so we must all report things eve more so now.<br /><br />Canaccord, Chinese bank unveil $1-billion fund to invest in Canadian resources <br /><br /><br />boyd erman <br /><br />Globe and Mail Blog <br /><br />Posted on Thursday, February 9, 2012 6:05AM EST<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />One of Canada’s biggest investment banks is teaming with a Chinese bank to create a $1-billion (U.S.) fund to invest in Canadian resources companies, an initiative unveiled as part of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to China. <br /><br />Canaccord Financial Inc. (CF-T9.130.242.70%) and Import Export Bank of China will create what they call the “Canada-China Natural Resource Fund.” Senior executives from the companies were scheduled signed a memorandum of understanding on the plan with Mr. Harper and Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang present. <br /><br />Mr. Harper’s trip to China has in large part been focused on closer ties between the two countries economically, and he has used some of his time to urge officials there to allow Canadian companies to invest in China. <br /><br />Going the other way, Chinese capital has been flooding into Canada’s resource sector, especially in energy. State-owned enterprises have invested in Canada’s oil sands, and looked at huge deals in mining.<br /> <br />That flow of money may only increase with this fund. Canaccord and the Chinese bank, known as Eximbank, expect to raise a good chunk of the $1-billion from large Chinese investors. The fund’s objectives also include sustainable development and “substantial returns on investment,” according to Canaccord. It will be set up at arm’s length from its owners, and will be run by independent managers hired by the fund’s backers, the firm said. <br /><br />“The ‘Canada-China Natural Resource Fund’ demonstrates the importance of Canadian financial markets in the development of resource companies and the continued expansion of Chinese participation in natural resource projects around the world,” Canaccord chief executive officer Paul Reynolds said in a statement. <br /><br />Canaccord has focused on expansion in China, buying an advisory firm in the country and partnering with Eximbank to drum up business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com