 NDP considers court action to block Radarsat sale NDP Leader Jack Layton says his party could go to court to try to block the Conservative government from approving the sale of a key corporate part of the aerospace industry to U.S. interests.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 2 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
Share
|
Mobile
All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2025 by Canadaka.net
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2025 by Canadaka.net
I'm not too sure what Jihad jack can do about this though
Good on him and the NDP...
Well, if Dion isn't going to be an effective oppsition, someone has to.
Dion's been bought & paid for:
"The study reveals a clear pattern of large donations to the Liberals, and significant lobbying efforts, by most of the corporations that receive the most federal government contract dollars," said Democracy Watch board member Aaron Freeman.
The study examines the lobbying and donation activities of the Top 25 federal government contractors (ranked by dollar value of total contracts). The key conclusions of the study are that:
-17 of the 25 contractors (68%) are significant donors to the Liberal Party (Please note: only 1-2% of Canadian corporations donate to any federal political party);
-Contractors donated 6.5 times more money to the Liberals than to all opposition parties combined in 2001, and 3 times as much as to opposition parties in 2000;
-The donations divide is even more pronounced at the riding level -- contractors donated $30,814 to Liberal ridings and candidates in 2000-2001, but just $1,000 to opposition parties during those years (Please note: not all donations to ridings are required by law to be disclosed);
-None of the contractors donated to an opposition party without also giving to the Liberals; and
-16 of the 25 contractors (64%) have a lobbying presence in Ottawa, with a total of 72 lobbyists in 2000, and 84 lobbyists in 2001.
http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/RelsOct3102.html
Its above board and legal and quite obviously the responsibility of the ruling party to block the sale if they feel its not in Canada's best interest.
OTTAWA - The president of Canada's premier space technology firm says the Canadian government will maintain complete control of the Radarsat 2 satellite even if it is sold to a U.S. arms-maker.
Daniel Friedmann of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates told the Commons industry committee that the foreign affairs minister maintains the power to "close the shutter" on the state-of-the-art bird.
He was defending the pending $1.3-billion sale of MDA's space technology division to Alliant Techsystems, a Minneapolis-based arms manufacturer.
Friedmann says the sale is the only way to ensure and increase access to all-important American government contracts.
He says that means the pending deal will preserve jobs in Canada, both for current MDA employees and for the many Canadian subcontractors who depend on the company.
Industry Minister Jim Prentice is currently reviewing the sale amidst widespread complaints that the crown jewel of Canada's space industry is being sold to American interests and out of Canadian control.