tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290075782024-03-23T15:58:41.344-02:30Sue's BlogWhen listening to the radio, watching television or reading the newspapers about events in this province, there seems to be a missing link. One that bridges all that information together and provides a way for people to contribute, express or lobby their concerns in their own time. After-all, this is our home and everyone cannot fit in Lukie's boat and paddle their way to Upper Canada, nor should we!Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-43446527133125696402023-07-01T07:55:00.001-02:302023-07-01T07:55:08.813-02:30Memorial Day July 01 -2023<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"> July 01-2023<br /></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"> </h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">Memorial Day
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July 1 is Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador <br />
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On
July 1, 1916, 801 members of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment fought in
the Battle of the Somme and only 68 answered the roll call the next
morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Newfoundland soldiers in St. John’s Road support trench, July 1, 1916.</b></span></td></tr>
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Many a home has been darkened with the shadow of
bereavement as the Casualty List, day by day has flashed across the
ocean. The sympathy of the whole community has gone forth, both to the
brave Lads’ who have suffered, and to their anxious and sorrowing
relatives at home. The gloom of these dark days, however, will be
lightened up by the glorious heroism, which the Regiment displayed, and
the glory it has achieved both for itself and the old Colony which it
proudly represents (Diocesan Magazine 124).
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July 1 is Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador <br />
<br />
On
July 1, 1916, 801 members of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment fought in
the Battle of the Somme and only 68 answered the roll call the next
morning.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7AK04DBowUUUfdCkVh-Vn29k4aQxmzGXKwSFr7SmsIEVnCxUII1SXPB9JsHuSrfMBgjF3IjsmbXxW2vDO28udTdjpazqXIyMwA5RQ3C_qRKohbuRLwFMDNPfekVHUp71nSIMDQ/s1600/memorial+day.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7AK04DBowUUUfdCkVh-Vn29k4aQxmzGXKwSFr7SmsIEVnCxUII1SXPB9JsHuSrfMBgjF3IjsmbXxW2vDO28udTdjpazqXIyMwA5RQ3C_qRKohbuRLwFMDNPfekVHUp71nSIMDQ/s320/memorial+day.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Newfoundland soldiers in St. John’s Road support trench, July 1, 1916.</b></span></td></tr>
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Many a home has been darkened with the shadow of
bereavement as the Casualty List, day by day has flashed across the
ocean. The sympathy of the whole community has gone forth, both to the
brave Lads’ who have suffered, and to their anxious and sorrowing
relatives at home. The gloom of these dark days, however, will be
lightened up by the glorious heroism, which the Regiment displayed, and
the glory it has achieved both for itself and the old Colony which it
proudly represents (Diocesan Magazine 124).
<p> </p>Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-14104835435692103572022-11-11T10:00:00.001-03:302022-11-11T10:00:19.106-03:30<p> </p><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-effects-shadow-align: topleft; mso-effects-shadow-alpha: 35.0%; mso-effects-shadow-angledirection: 7020000; mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-shadow-angleky: 0; mso-effects-shadow-color: black; mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-pctsy: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle: 5400000; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled: no; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype: linear; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist: "10000 \#FBF3F3 5 100000 tint=10000 satm=155000\,60000 \#F3D8D8 5 100000 tint=30000 satm=155000\,100000 \#E38C8A 5 100000 tint=73000 satm=155000"; mso-style-textfill-type: gradient; mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color: #D02E29; mso-style-textoutline-fill-colortransforms: "shade=85000 satm=155000"; mso-style-textoutline-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: double; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .965pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: miter; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: solid;">LEST WE FORGET</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to those who fought for freedom?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to one who lost their own life to allow for another to live free? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to those who fought to protect democracy but never lived to vote?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How
do you say thank you to the mothers of children who enlisted in their
teens - underage - and never lived to thank their mothers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How
do you say thanks to those men and women who continue to serve our
country regardless of the mission and regardless of who is making the
decisions?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How do we thank our Veterans?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We Vote,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We participate in our Political Process,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We do not take our democracy for granted,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We fight to protect what they have fought to enable,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We fight by speaking up when anybody threatens our freedom,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We remind those we elect that they are there for the people not themselves,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We instruct those we elect that all financial and social resources are available for our Veterans when needed – as needed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you to our Veterans – I will never forget. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sue </span></div><p> </p>Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-76558190273093615512021-11-11T10:32:00.006-03:302021-11-11T10:32:43.786-03:30<div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-effects-shadow-align: topleft; mso-effects-shadow-alpha: 35.0%; mso-effects-shadow-angledirection: 7020000; mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-shadow-angleky: 0; mso-effects-shadow-color: black; mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-pctsy: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle: 5400000; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled: no; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype: linear; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist: "10000 \#FBF3F3 5 100000 tint=10000 satm=155000\,60000 \#F3D8D8 5 100000 tint=30000 satm=155000\,100000 \#E38C8A 5 100000 tint=73000 satm=155000"; mso-style-textfill-type: gradient; mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color: #D02E29; mso-style-textoutline-fill-colortransforms: "shade=85000 satm=155000"; mso-style-textoutline-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: double; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .965pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: miter; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: solid;">LEST WE FORGET</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to those who fought for freedom?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to one who lost their own life to allow for another to live free? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to those who fought to protect democracy but never lived to vote?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How
do you say thank you to the mothers of children who enlisted in their
teens - underage - and never lived to thank their mothers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How
do you say thanks to those men and women who continue to serve our
country regardless of the mission and regardless of who is making the
decisions?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How do we thank our Veterans?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We Vote,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We participate in our Political Process,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We do not take our democracy for granted,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We fight to protect what they have fought to enable,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We fight by speaking up when anybody threatens our freedom,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We remind those we elect that they are there for the people not themselves,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We instruct those we elect that all financial and social resources are available for our Veterans when needed – as needed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you to our Veterans – I will never forget. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sue </span></div><p> </p>Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-71225736608054144362021-07-01T07:50:00.006-02:302023-07-01T07:42:44.413-02:30Memorial Day<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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July 1 is Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador <br />
<br />
On
July 1, 1916, 801 members of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment fought in
the Battle of the Somme and only 68 answered the roll call the next
morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Newfoundland soldiers in St. John’s Road support trench, July 1, 1916.</b></span></td></tr>
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Many a home has been darkened with the shadow of
bereavement as the Casualty List, day by day has flashed across the
ocean. The sympathy of the whole community has gone forth, both to the
brave Lads’ who have suffered, and to their anxious and sorrowing
relatives at home. The gloom of these dark days, however, will be
lightened up by the glorious heroism, which the Regiment displayed, and
the glory it has achieved both for itself and the old Colony which it
proudly represents (Diocesan Magazine 124).
Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-58206988927132186522020-11-11T09:23:00.002-03:302020-11-11T09:23:35.847-03:30Lest We Forget <div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-effects-shadow-align: topleft; mso-effects-shadow-alpha: 35.0%; mso-effects-shadow-angledirection: 7020000; mso-effects-shadow-anglekx: 0; mso-effects-shadow-angleky: 0; mso-effects-shadow-color: black; mso-effects-shadow-dpidistance: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-dpiradius: 3.0pt; mso-effects-shadow-pctsx: 100.0%; mso-effects-shadow-pctsy: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle: 5400000; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled: no; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype: linear; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist: "10000 \#FBF3F3 5 100000 tint=10000 satm=155000\,60000 \#F3D8D8 5 100000 tint=30000 satm=155000\,100000 \#E38C8A 5 100000 tint=73000 satm=155000"; mso-style-textfill-type: gradient; mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color: #D02E29; mso-style-textoutline-fill-colortransforms: "shade=85000 satm=155000"; mso-style-textoutline-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: double; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .965pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: miter; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-type: solid;">LEST WE FORGET</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to those who fought for freedom?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to one who lost their own life to allow for another to live free? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to those who fought to protect democracy but never lived to vote?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How do you say thank you to the mothers of children who enlisted in their teens - underage - and never lived to thank their mothers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How
do you say thanks to those men and women who continue to serve our
country regardless of the mission and regardless of who is making the
decisions?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How do we thank our Veterans?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We Vote,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We participate in our Political Process,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We do not take our democracy for granted,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We fight to protect what they have fought to enable,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We fight by speaking up when anybody threatens our freedom,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We remind those we elect that they are there for the people not themselves,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We instruct those we elect that all financial and social resources are available for our Veterans when needed – as needed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you to our Veterans – I will never forget. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sue </span></div><p> </p>Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-44533136249969527152020-07-01T08:14:00.001-02:302020-07-01T08:14:33.849-02:30Memorial Day - We Will Remember <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
Memorial Day - We Will Remember
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Memorial Day - We Will Remember
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July 1 is Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador <br />
<br />
On
July 1, 1916, 801 members of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment fought in
the Battle of the Somme and only 68 answered the roll call the next
morning.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Newfoundland soldiers in St. John’s Road support trench, July 1, 1916.</b></span></td></tr>
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Many a home has been darkened with the shadow of
bereavement as the Casualty List, day by day has flashed across the
ocean. The sympathy of the whole community has gone forth, both to the
brave Lads’ who have suffered, and to their anxious and sorrowing
relatives at home. The gloom of these dark days, however, will be
lightened up by the glorious heroism, which the Regiment displayed, and
the glory it has achieved both for itself and the old Colony which it
proudly represents (Diocesan Magazine 124).
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas to all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">May we work toward achieving better leadership, sound policies, a healthy and successful future; both socially and economically. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">May we use wisdom and determination to build a stronger democracy; use our common sense to prevent catastrophic mistakes, eliminate corruption, and give our beautiful place a fighting chance to make it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Somebody needs a hug and a hand-up - reach out to one of them. </span></span>Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-36969453971111534872019-11-11T00:28:00.001-03:302019-11-11T00:28:57.627-03:30Remembrance Day <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
<a href="https://nlpost.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-call-to-arms-this-remembrance-day.html">A Call to Arms - Remembrance Day</a>
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<b>Arm yourself with peace in order that we can remember their sacrifice.</b></h2>
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<b>Arm yourself with courage so you may do what's right.</b></h2>
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<b>Arm yourself with humility so that you may truly serve.</b></h2>
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<b>Arm yourself with knowledge - then exercise your franchise.</b></h2>
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<b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">L<span style="font-size: large;">EST WE FORGET</span></span></span></i> </b></h2>
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Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-78985971584485968782019-04-28T21:25:00.002-02:302019-04-28T21:25:38.312-02:30Dwight Ball Leadership Campaign - Lies to raise fundsThe original is signed - of course.... <br />
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Dwight Ball Leadership Campaign<br />279 Portugal Cove Road<br />St John’s, NL A1B 2N8<br />Tel: (709) 753-1116 or 1-855-753-1116<br />Email: dwightballleadership@gmail.com<br />Website: dwightball.ca<br />September 4, 2013<br /><br />
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Dear Members,<br />As you are aware I am seeking the position of Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and<br />Labrador. Since January 2012 I have been the Interim Leader and under my leadership we have<br />experienced unprecedented growth in our party.<br />Many of you are also aware that I have been a member of our profession for over thirty years and<br />understand the challenges you are facing as community pharmacy owners. In recent years you have<br />been the target of cut after cut. We’re now fearful that many of our independent pharmacies will<br />not be able to be financially viable in this environment.<br />Over the last eighteen months, I have rebuilt the Liberal Party by communicating with individuals,<br />associations, and small to medium size business owners. Through this open and frank dialogue not<br />only have we discussed many of the challenges that face our province but we’ve been able to<br />identify the solutions to many of these challenges.<br />As Premier of the province, I would continue the process that has produced the current success we<br />are experiencing in the Liberal Party. I believe that in many cases one solution is not the answer. For<br />example independent versus chain pharmacies, rural versus urban, are quite different and require<br />unique solutions to the complex problems. For that reason, it is extremely important that we<br />continue to meet with organized groups like the Council of Independent Community Pharmacy<br />Owners to identify individual solutions that work for your membership.<br />I look forward to working with your council and appreciate your support to my campaign. Together<br />we can set the course for the future of independent pharmacies and our province.<br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Dwight BallSue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-17249415895791121512019-04-28T21:16:00.000-02:302019-04-28T21:16:05.953-02:30Dwight lies for votes and lies for campaign financial support<br />
Then there's this little item he used to raise funds for his campaign..... <br />
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Yes he lied all the way through.<br />
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He used this when the Liberals were trying to pay down debt.<br />
He used this to get money for campaign.<br />
He used local small independent businesses for his leadership campaign and last election.<br />
He lied to them in person - he lied to them in writing - and he lied to them when he attached these commitments to a fundraising letter. <br />
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Dwight Ball Responses<br />Candidate Questionnaire -2013<br />1. If you become Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador would you commit to<br />negotiating a tariff and provider agreement with the Council of Independent<br />Community Pharmacy Owners on behalf of its 65 local independent pharmacies?<br />Yes<br />2. Would you commit to amending the Pharmacy Act to remove mandatory<br />membership of all pharmacists in the Pharmacists’ Association of Newfoundland<br />and Labrador? (It is voluntary in other provinces) Yes, I chaired the transition<br />committee to create the advocacy association for pharmacists, a voluntary<br />association was always the intent for the new body.<br />3. Would you actively work with the Council of Independent Pharmacy Owners to<br />develop cost saving initiatives for government that improve best health outcomes?<br />Yes<br />4. Would you take action to ensure that people residing in personal/long-term<br />private and public care homes retain the right to choose their pharmacy or<br />pharmacist of choice? Yes<br />5. How important do you rate a local independent business sector that has 100<br />million of investment on the ground and provides hundreds of direct jobs –<br />particularly in rural communities? (1-10) 7 to 8, I answer this by asking myself<br />this question, what would I do to attract and sustain a 100million industry? A<br />100million industry would be extremely important therefore the high priority<br />with my government.<br />6. How familiar are you with issues regarding independent pharmacy? (1-10) 10Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-84404064566029515182019-04-28T20:42:00.001-02:302019-04-28T20:42:35.002-02:30Remember when Dwight Ball? Oh the lies he told.... he tellsDear Owner,<br />In December of 2007 – Pharmacy Owners had their businesses threatened by a regulatory<br />change in the Pharmaceutical Services Act. Please review below.<br />Interchangeable Drug Products Formulary<br />Regulations, 2007<br />under the<br />Pharmaceutical Services Act<br />(Filed December 20, 2007 )<br />Under the authority of sections 19 and 52 of the Pharmaceutical Services Act, I make the<br />following regulations.<br />Dated at St. John’s , December 20, 2007 .<br />Maximum price<br /> 5. (1) In accordance with section 23 of the Act, the maximum price listed for a drug<br />in the formulary shall not exceed the price listed for the same drug as published in the<br />formulary to the Ontario public drug program, plus an inventory adjustment fee set by the<br />minister.<br /> (2) A guaranteed price submitted by a manufacturer under subsection 23(1) of<br />the Act which exceeds the price listed for that drug published in the formulary to the<br />Ontario public drug program does not comply with subsection 23(2) of the Act and that<br />price shall not, under the authority of subsection (1), be accepted by the minister as a<br />price at which to list the drug in the formulary.<br /> (3) Where a guaranteed price submitted by a manufacturer is not accepted by the<br />minister under subsection (2), for the purpose of setting the maximum price at which a<br />drug may be listed in the formulary, the minister may substitute as the price for that drug<br />the price listed for the drug as published in the formulary to the Ontario public drug<br />program, plus an inventory adjustment fee.<br /> <br />Commencement<br /> 7. These regulations shall come into force on January 1, 2008.<br /><br />2<br />This arbitrary change would have resulted in a loss of revenues from the dispensary<br />equaling as much as 25%. It also raised a real concern with respect to the power of one<br />Minister to control our businesses with the stroke of a pen – with or without consultation.<br /><br />At that time several business owners from around the province got together and planned a<br />strategy to delay or reverse this extremely negative law. It was decided that we<br />recommend the retention of Dr. Wade Locke to complete an Activity Based Costing<br />(ABC) study – which would demonstrate the catastrophic economic consequences of<br />enacting such a regulation. The Board of PANL approved this direction and that work is<br />moving forward.<br /><br />It was also decided to produce an enabling document for government members – to assist<br />in their understanding of our enterprises and how such a change in law could severely<br />damage our investments and deter future growth and expansion in communities around<br />Newfoundland and Labrador.<br /><br />While this paper was being produced several of us wrote and/or met with government<br />MHA’s and Cabinet members to request a delay in the implementation of the new<br />formulary pricing, These actions were successful and we received an additional 45 days.<br />From there we distributed the enabling document and further requested an additional 90<br />days in order to put in place a policy and legislative package for the government to<br />consider. During this time many of us met with or telephoned government members and<br />specific Cabinet Ministers to further advance our concerns. This resulted in a delay of<br />implementation for 9 months to January 01-09.<br /><br />3<br />A cursory calculation demonstrates that these postponements have resulted in the savings<br />of 20 million dollars of revenues for our business operations.<br /><br />Over this three month period many of us discussed the possibility of having an advocacy<br />group dedicated to community pharmacy owners. This is a concept which has worked<br />well in other jurisdictions and one we feel would protect against negative legislation and<br />assist in the development of new opportunities for our enterprises.<br /><br />First let me state that we continue to support PANL as an advocacy group for all<br />pharmacists. This initiative is to separate the business component from the profession of<br />pharmacy as a whole. This new organization will be dedicated to community pharmacies<br />– as businesses that contribute significantly to the economy of our province.<br /><br />The Council of Independent Community Pharmacy Owners of Newfoundland and<br />Labrador (CICPONL) is being established to expand government relations to include the<br />portfolios of Business, Innovation Trade and Rural Renewal, Human Resources and<br />Employment, and Finance. Our objectives are to:<br /><br />1. Seek amendments to the Pharmaceutical Services Act and the Pharmacy Act<br />which – if adopted would see – formulary price changes (regulatory) become the<br />responsibility of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Cabinet) instead of at the<br />sole discretion of the Minister of Health and Community Services. In this way our<br />financial concerns could be appropriately addressed to the Minister of Business<br />and other portfolios aforementioned – before a decision was taken that would<br />reduce our revenues. As it stands now the Minister of Health and Community<br /><br />4<br />Services runs our dispensary and for all intents and purposes is the only individual<br />who can accurately project our revenues.<br />2. Seek amendments to the audit process resulting in procedural fairness and a more<br />accurate reflection of our receipts. Many pharmacy owners have expressed<br />concern over both the length and method of the process.<br />3. Develop government relations in a way which addresses all aspects of our<br />investment and growth potential. Over the coming few years the role a pharmacy<br />plays in continued health and wellness in our communities should expand and<br />provide positive investment opportunities for our businesses. This new Council<br />would seek to meet with Ministers at least twice a year to advance and promote<br />our role in delivering health and wellness objectives while achieving savings for<br />government.<br />4. Develop media relations focused on the objectives of the pharmacy as a<br />community partner in health and wellness and demonstrate the significance of our<br />enterprises in employment growth and stability – especially in rural areas –<br />investment and rural development – and the pharmacy’s role in finding<br />efficiencies in the health care system. To this end we will issue regular News<br />Releases and when necessary hold a News Conference – and we will appear each<br />year before the budget consultation committee. Last week the NLMA made public<br />concerns regarding the cumbersome process of special authorizations for<br />prescription drugs. We would in future speak directly to issues which impact our<br />client base directly.<br /><br />5<br />5. Research and compile information demonstrating trends in the business of<br />pharmacy from all jurisdictions while developing our own for presentation to<br />government. This includes participation at the federal level. As pharmacies are<br />anticipated to expand services over the next decade to reflect the changes coming<br />in healthcare delivery we must be prepared to protect the investment required by<br />owners to achieve these transfers of responsibility.<br />6. Develop a mentoring program for individuals who wish to operate a pharmacy<br />and develop tools and common practices for those already in the business.<br /><br />It is important to note that other professional sectors have already separated business<br />operations from their professional advocacy – most notably the Newfoundland and<br />Labrador Construction Association. While engineers and trades-people have their own<br />professional associations – if they are also business owners the NLCA speaks for them on<br />matters of business.<br /><br />It is important that government recognize that as business owners – albeit in a regulated<br />profession – we will protect our investments and seek to find areas of growth while<br />remaining profitable. The tendency has been to restrict us to the portfolio of Health and to<br />ignore the other contributions we make to the economy.<br /><br />In the past pharmacists for the most part were all business owners and as such one<br />association sufficed to advocate for improvements and growth in our sector. Today we<br />represent only 1/3 this number seems low of the PANL and therefore objectives have<br />necessarily changed to reflect that percentage. These changes have also been reflected by<br />the formation of associations for pharmacies operating as part of a chain.<br /><br />6<br />Currently we have commissioned the development of a legislative and policy package to<br />be delivered to government by July 07-08. This action is being taken to allow<br />government time to review and discuss with us an alternative to the proposed formulary<br />changes. It will also outline other concerns aforementioned and include options for<br />government which would see the expansion of our services while allowing cost savings<br />for the Department of Health and Community Services.<br /><br />A meeting to review the draft documents will be held with pharmacy owners toward the<br />end of June. Further details should be available of the exact date and location over the<br />next couple of weeks.<br /><br />We are also drafting a constitution – mission statement – and membership forms as we<br />move forward to formalize this Council of pharmacy business owners. We look forward<br />to your participation and trust you will find this initiative positive for the health of your<br />enterprise both in the short and log-terms.<br /><br />For further information please contact:<br /><br />Wayne Morris<br /><br />Robert Doyle<br /><br />Phil O’Keefe<br /><br />Dwight Ball<br /><br />Acting Board of the CouncilSue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-59438393182514609442019-02-28T14:36:00.001-03:302019-02-28T15:11:16.401-03:30Public Inquiry - Demanding Truth to Power - The SNC Lavalin Affair<b><br />PART I Public Inquiries</b><br />
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Marginal note:Inquiry<br />
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2 The Governor in Council may, whenever the Governor in Council deems it expedient, cause inquiry to be made into and concerning any matter connected with the good government of Canada or the conduct of any part of the public business thereof.<br />
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Marginal note:Appointment of commissioners<br />
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3 Where an inquiry as described in section 2 is not regulated by any special law, the Governor in Council may, by a commission, appoint persons as commissioners by whom the inquiry shall be conducted.<br />
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Marginal note:Powers of commissioners concerning evidence<br />
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4 The commissioners have the power of summoning before them any witnesses, and of requiring them to<br />
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Marginal note:Idem, enforcement<br />
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5 The commissioners have the same power to enforce the attendance of witnesses and to compel them to give evidence as is vested in any court of record in civil cases.<br />
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It is important to reiterate: "cause inquiry to be made into and concerning any matter connected with
the good government of Canada or the conduct of any part of the public
business thereof.."<br />
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There is no doubt - regardless of any partisan viewpoint - that an Inquiry regarding the SNC debacle is a matter of "the good government of Canada".<br />
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Canadians - despite their political stripe are very concerned about the system of Justice in our country. They need to be reassured or otherwise advised that good government is what exists in Canada right now.<br />
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There is also a need for Canadians and in fact many parliamentarians to understand fully what our justice system looks like.<br />
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From an education perspective - an Inquiry could provide information through testimony written or oral to Canadians and many parliamentarians about the role of the Attorney General and the role of Minister of Justice. This piece alone would allow Canadians and our lawmakers a good foundation in order to review the roles and the benefits of having the roles separated.<br />
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This is evidenced by the ignorant remarks of many politicians, pundits, some journalists, and the Twitterati. Many are struggling to understand the difference in the two positions.<br />
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If the objective is to have a more engaged and participatory electorate - which all Parties say they are interested in achieving - an Inquiry on this affair would be very helpful.<br />
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Yesterday, when listening to the testimony by Jody Wilson-Raybould (hereinafter referred to as JWR) and the questions from some committee members I have no choice but to conclude they (some committee members) do not understand the roles of the AG and Minister of Justice. If I don't find they are ignorant - I must find they are playing partisan games with an extremely important issue for Canadians.<br />
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Subsequent to the testimony of JWR - I observed further juvenile attempts at making the former Attorney General appear as a rigid person with no sympathy for jobs and a Canadian company. Why not join with and cooperate with her colleagues in Cabinet? The fact that she cannot do that as the Attorney General does not seem to faze them. That represents an extreme disrespect for the Justice system and must not be tolerated - particularly by lawmakers.<br />
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Let's run it through this way. As Minister of Justice JWR would sit in the Cabinet room and participate in making decisions about changing laws - and referencing the SNC affair the change to the Criminal Code making Remediation agreements a "tool" for the Director of Public Prosecutions to consider and then perhaps offered to a company facing corporate corruption charges.<br />
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As the Attorney General - JWR's role was not that of Cabinet solidarity and reasoned consensus among equals.<br />
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The fact that the two roles are being used in a politically expedient way to justify twisting the story to Canadians is not acceptable. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to answer all questions with "we are interested in protecting good jobs in Canada" - he is deliberately confusing the reality of what occurs during the process of Justice.<br />
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From JWR's testimony last evening, I got the distinct impression that she as Minister of Justice may not have agreed with her Cabinet colleagues in making the change to the Criminal Code - when they did. JWR may have taken exception to the haste in which the legislation was occurring - the manner in which it was presented (under a Budget Bill) and further the promise by her own party that the report on DPA's or RA's would be reviewed and time would be given under "Next Steps" for people to comment on the findings of the report. Instead the report was made public for Canadians to see and just five days later a law was drafted and presented in a Budget Bill. This is another example of Justin Trudeau's leadership and the desire to satisfy SNC instead of satisfying the need for good laws and how and when to utilize an RA. Hence why we might be hearing she was too rigid. If what I stated above is the case - JWR once again, made a good decision to slow down the process of changing the Criminal Code simply to satisfy one corporate entity.<br />
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I did find it remarkable that while JWR did support the Budget Omnibus Bill as a consolidated member of Cabinet - she was not out extolling the benefits of such a change.<br />
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It would be instructive for Canadians to hear what process was used to push through a change in the Criminal Code for potentiially corrupt corporations to escape prosecution. It would be instructive to know why the government reneged on its promise to review the consultation report on RA's DPA's and allow Canadians to comment further on the findings. This certainly leads one to believe that SNC Lavalin was getting preferred treatment even before the law was passed.<br />
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An Inquiry would also be very constructive with respect to Canada's global participation and agreement with conventions to deal with Corporate Crime worldwide - particularly in third world nations with emerging economies. There is a reason the World Bank has guidelines for companies - such as SNC Lavalin - for bidding on projects they are financing. There is a reason SNC Lavalin is under debarment by the World Bank. Further having been found in violation of these rules for procurement - SNC would be of concern to emerging economies and the safety of people living in them.<br />
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It is important for Canadians to know exactly what has gone on with SNC globally (where the majority of their "employees" work) and why the debarment occurred. It is equally important for Canadians to know why that matters to them and to the commitments made on behalf of our citizens by our government. An Inquiry could achieve this.<br />
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Then there are the outlying situations that should be reviewed by an independent body such as an Inquiry. They can call witnesses and it would be beneficial to Canadians if such were to occur.<br />
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Upon trying unsuccessfully many times to influence a decision of the Attorney General regarding SNC Lavalin - the government set upon finding another way to change the mind of the Attorney General. The government can and probably will change procurement policy to allow SNC the ability to bid on federal projects regardless of conviction or not. The bigger worry to SNC Lavalin and the majority of its work in the global marketplace is the debarment by the World Bank. In that regard SNC needed to keep its nose clean and if they were convicted by the courts in Canada of corporate crimes - additional penalties may apply.<br />
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An Inquiry would be able to examine and call witnesses regarding the miraculous event of Scott Brison retiring from politics thereby allowing a shuffle under less suspicious events. Even today the Prime Minister states that if Scott Brison had not resigned JWR would still be the Minister of Justice and Attorney General. In other words, it would not look so obvious that she was being removed for saying NO as the Attorney General. A quick note on Trudeau's insistance that JWR would still hold the portfolio - it does not jive with the smear campaign that she was rigid, incompetent, and difficult to deal with etc. Let's see what possibly could have happened to make this miraculous opportunity occur. Brison was clearly offered a prestigious position with BMO.<br />
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<b>The Honourable Kevin G. Lynch, P.C., O.C., PH. D, LL.D</b><br />
Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group<br />
The Honourable Kevin Lynch has been <u><b>Vice Chairman of BMO Financial
Group</b></u> since 2010. Prior to that, he was a distinguished former public
servant with 33 years of service with the Government of Canada, serving
as Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet, Deputy
Minister of Finance, Deputy Minister of Industry, as well as Executive
Director for Canada at the International Monetary Fund.<br />
Kevin is Chancellor of the University of King’s College, a senior
Fellow of Massey College and the past Chair of the Board of Governors
of the University of Waterloo. <u><b>He chairs the Board of SNC Lavalin</b></u> and
is a director of CN Railway and CNOOC Ltd (China National Overseas Oil
Company). As well, Kevin is a Trustee of the Killam Trusts and a
Director of Communitech, the Governor General’s Rideau Hall Foundation
and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Previously, Kevin served on
the boards of the Ditchley Foundation of Canada (Chair), the Accounting
Standards Oversight Council (ASOC), the Ontario Rhodes Scholarship
Selection Committee, the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, the
Gairdner Foundation, the Perimeter Institute, the Bank of Canada,
Empire (Sobeys), Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), the
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), BMO China and the Cape
Breton Development Corporation. <br />
Kevin earned his BA from Mount Allison University, a Masters in
Economics from the University of Manchester and a doctorate in
Economics from McMaster University. He was made a Member of the Queen’s
Privy Council for Canada in 2009, was appointed an Officer of the
Order of Canada in 2011, has received 11 honorary doctorates from
Canadian Universities, and was awarded the Queen’s Golden and Diamond
Jubilee Medals for public service. <br />
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This CV alone can draw questions as to why an offer to Scott Brison ever occurred and particularly when it occurred.<br />
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Interestingly most media outlets and politicians will not delve into this side of things. After all the bankers hold a little bit of influence over them all. <br />
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An Inquiry could be very useful in vetting this occurrence and any role it may have played in the miraculous opportunity to shuffle Cabinet. It could sniff out any improper or potentially illegal interference by SNC in the governance of our country. Certainly, the past operations of SNC would lend credit to such interference being possible. They have proven the lengths they will go to get a desired result either in law or for a contract - both inside and outside Canada.<br />
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An Inquiry could review the lobbying efforts of a company while under criminal charges and look at real measures to ensure this type of activity is regulated to benefit the best interests of Canadians not SNC Lavalin or any other company in the same position.<br />
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Canadians are concerned about transparency and ethical behaviors in government. They are concerned about undue influence by powerful corporations and the people employed by them. They are concerned about the system of Justice and whether our system has the necessary protections to avoid negating the independence of Justice. <br />
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The fact that our country has been tied up by this messy SNC Lavalin for this long certainly adds to the need for a Public Inquiry and the clarity it could bring to the broader issues of law and independence of it.<br />
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With respect to the Ethics Commissioner and an investigation into these matters - it is limited in scope. It will not - because it cannot - look at the broad implications of interference. By all means carry on looking at ethics and potential conflicts of interest of parliamentarians and some staff - however this must be augmented by an Inquiry to fully review what has taken place here.<br />
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An Inquiry into these matters may produce a Shawcross like document - which for Canada and Canadians would be positive and be very relevant to Canadian laws and interpretation. This must only be seen as a good benefit that could be achieved from a very questionable affair.<br />
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Positively - an Inquiry may teach a very important lesson to parliamentarians. This sad sorry state of affairs may well have been avoided completely if Trudeau and his government took the transparent approach to SNC Lavalin and its plight. Trudeau's real problem is he was in large part elected because he was not Stephen Harper. He was going to shed light on our system, be transparent, be socially advanced with women in Cabinet and bringing equality to our system. He and his government could have come out and made a public case for DPR's or RA's - particularly for SNC - instead of some backroom deal attempt with the Attorney General and guaranteeing her good op-eds if she would be onside. SNC was not served well by this approach and they clearly believed that Trudeau et al would only respond to the dark backroom of lobbying and potential interference. His commitment to women has been destroyed by this approach - he is willing to throw a woman of integrity under the bus for having integrity and taking her role seriously. Once again the irony exudes as Trudeau uses the words "we take seriously" in his spin lines of preference.<br />
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Finally - unless Trudeau removes the gag from JWR - allowing her to continue to provide Canadians the remaining information since her departure from Justice and AG - the Public Inquiry could get to the bottom of that relevant information.<br />
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All one has to do is to watch the concerns of Canadians on this matter - to agree there is a need for a Public Inquiry. The Prime Minister of Canada could make this happen and prove his commitment to transparency and the rule of law. <br />
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What could possibly be negative about a Public Inquiry unless - you know of course - the findings would be horrific. How about we demand truth to power. <br />
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<br />Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-86387037603329492152019-02-21T08:44:00.002-03:302019-02-21T08:44:44.489-03:30JPT, JWR, SNC, LPC, BMO, PMO, GMB and DPP<b>Battle of the Initials</b><br />
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If we put aside the unnecessarily quiet and pretzel gymnastics process to get a Remediation Agreement for SNC Lavalin we can pretty much figure out the mess.<br />
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<b>JWR</b> would not overturn the <span class="ILfuVd"><b>DPP </b>position that <b>SNC </b>would not be invited to achieve a Remediation Agreement?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>SNC</b> had a fit? </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>PMO</b> and <b>JPT </b>sort of expressed their desire to see <b>SNC </b>get an invitation to the RA party.?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>JWR</b> did not agree but<b> JPT t</b>old her it was her call?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">Cabinet shuffle required to get desired result for <b>SNC</b>?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">Obvious choice Scott Brison perhaps for more than one reason - gets offered plum position with <b>BMO</b>?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">After-all <b>BMO </b>would also be very interested in seeing a favourable deal for<b> SNC</b>?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>BMO </b>executive who is also <b>SNC</b> executive makes that happen?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>GMB</b> probably facilitated and assisted with strategy on above? </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>JPT</b> has shuffle to deal with Brison departure and removes<b> JWR</b> from post? </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>JWR</b> gets enraged at the realization that is was her decision on <b>SNC</b> but not her call on who gets to serve in what capacity in the Cabinet of <b>JPT</b>. (this is real evident in body language at second swearing in)</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>JPT</b> chooses <b>SNC</b> RA friendly new Justice Minister?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>JWR</b> and <b>GMB</b> feel all under control until the Globe and Mail story?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">After quick strategy review - standard speaking note was achieved and <b>PMO</b> <b>JPT</b> and <b>GMB</b> confident in solicitor-client privilege will keep <b>JWR</b> quiet?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>JWR</b> hears <b>JPT </b>speak for her (I spoke to her 2 times and everything ok) further inflamed by Liberals saying things like "Jody-Centric" "difficult" etc.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>JWR</b> quits Cabinet retains counsel. </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>GMB</b> and <b>JPT </b>and <b>PMO </b>have new crisis.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">Throughout the communications strategy has been horrible.</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">So <b>JWR</b> wants <b>GMB</b> gone - wants new Cabinet post - wants to be publicly justified?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd"><b>GMB</b> takes hit - Liberals make-up - nothing to see here returns?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">New speaking notes for <b>JPT</b>. He reads out legislative authority of <b>DPP</b> (perhaps he should have done that when the Budget contained the change to the Criminal Code for <b>SNC</b>)? </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">Controlled committee? Ethics violations have not hurt <b>JPT</b> yet - so probably won't now? </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">Will Canadians ever learn the truth? Unlikely </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">What happens with <b>SNC</b> now?</span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">How is it <b>SNC</b> Executive has case thrown out? Who dropped the ball there? </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">Will the parliament repeal the RA DPA and do the process more openly and properly? </span><br />
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<span class="ILfuVd">Transparency? no </span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd">Truth? no</span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd">Punish Corruption? no</span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd">somebody leaked something to Globe and Mail right? Who's benefit was that for? </span><br />
<span class="ILfuVd">Meanwhile </span>Vice-Admiral Mark Norman charged with breach of trust?Who's benefit was that for? <br />
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As it relates to the SNC situation that we find our Country transfixed by - the discussion around the deluge of lobbying by the company as they sat charged with serious criminal offences - has been somewhat vetted. <br />
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Many have also talked about the fact that changes to the Criminal Code were buried in a Budget Bill. Most seem to find that inappropriate.<br />
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Obviously there are continued questions and escalating mistrust which will likely continue to haunt the PMO and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - as long as there are no comments from Jody Wilson-Raybould. <br />
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This post however will review a surely impossible sequence of events that lead up to the tabled change to the Criminal Code within the Budget Bill.<br />
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Let's make this short. It will add to the call for investigative measures to take place regarding this SNC mess.<br />
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You've probably heard by now that Canadians were told that the government was considering Deferred Prosecution Agreements. The spin - partially true - was that the public could have commented on this idea. Let's say the MP's did not do a full court press to constituents on this very important matter. The MSM were not all aflutter with advising Canadians of this very important consultation process.<br />
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Putting that aside - the consultation took place between September 25th - December 08 2017.<br />
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The report on the consultations found <a href="https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/ci-if/ar-cw/documents/rapport-report-eng.pdf" target="_blank">(PRESS HERE)</a> was dated February 22nd 2018. The report is a general summary of what was heard or submitted by participants, a copy of the questions given to participants to answer, and a paragraph at the end of report titles "Next Steps", The following is that paragraph: <b>The Government of Canada will further review the feedback received and assess whether enhancements to the Integrity Regime are warranted to ensure that the Regime continues to achieve its objectives, is efficient in doing so, and addresses new trends and risks in a constantly changing marketplace. Feedback will also be used by the Government of Canada in considering the possibility of introducing a Canadian DPA regime as an additional tool for prosecutors, to be used in appropriate circumstances, to address corporate crime. </b>(emphasis added)<br />
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Further the last paragraph reads: While this public consultation has ended, the Government of Canada remains committed to hearing from interested parties regarding both the Integrity Regime and DPAs.<br />
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So on February 22nd of 2018 the report for consideration - to be assessed and reviewed - and even to possibly continue to hear from other people was released. It could be reviewed by Canadians and Parliamentarians alike. Let's have a discussion kind of tone.<br />
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5 days later there is a Budget Bill presented to the House of Commons that included the changes to the Criminal Code on these matters.<br />
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<b>The proposed law was written and presented to Parliament 5 days after the report is released for assessment, review, and even more invited commentary. </b><br />
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Please take the time to think about that. In 5 short days 3 months of material and findings were reviewed - assessed - and already presented for passage of the Budget Bill.<br />
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Any reasonably minded person would conclude the proposed changes to the Criminal Code were already written before the report was released.<br />
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Any reasonably minded person knows that Criminal Code changes just don't happen that way or that fast.<br />
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The report does not allow Canadians to see who said what - and what exactly was being submitted. <br />
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But lucky for Canadians - SNC Lavalin put its submission on their site.<br />
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Have a look at the report referenced above and then the changes to the Criminal Code <a href="https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-179.html#docCont" target="_blank">(PRESS HERE)</a> and then decide who influenced our law.<br />
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Undue influence? Need to get the fix in place for SNC in a timely manner?<br />
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Next post will deal with the change in language from Deferred Prosecution Agreements to Remediation Agreements. Funny that when GM Butts resigned - he actually used the term Deferred Prosecution Agreements instead of Remediation Agreements - the latter of which is actually law. <br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 20px; left: 47.2px; top: 190.533px; transform: scaleX(1.00232);"></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 20px; left: 130.84px; top: 190.533px; transform: scaleX(1.0013);"></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 20px; left: 234.233px; top: 190.533px; transform: scaleX(0.99904);"></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 20px; left: 262.033px; top: 190.533px; transform: scaleX(1);"></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 20px; left: 301.033px; top: 190.533px; transform: scaleX(1.00123);"></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 20px; left: 410.0833333333333px; top: 190.53333333333322px;"></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 20px; left: 421.083px; top: 190.533px; transform: scaleX(1.00072);"></span>Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-8491445145653050842019-02-15T23:43:00.000-03:302019-02-16T14:40:53.707-03:30YES NC TrudeauBy now most Canadians are asking what happened between former Justice Minister and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould (JWR), the Prime Minister, the PMO and SNC Lavalin.<br />
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After watching and reading many different news stories, commentaries/opinions, social media discourse, legal filings, banking information, global conventions, and documents of the World Bank - I am prepared to put together a maybe.<br />
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The following represents my thoughts, speculations, and opinions based on what really seems plausible to me.<br />
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Please note that not all the statements below are facts - rather a group of facts and hypothesis based on what we know and don't. <br />
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SNC Lavalin is experiencing difficulties primarily do to their self-made legal troubles. I do not believe losing the Canadian marketplace is where they are most worried (easy for government to get around that). <br />
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The companies urgent concerns are anywhere where the World Bank is backing developments wherein SNC is likely and able to bid for work.<br />
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I believe it's possible that JWR - the former Justice Minister was chosen by Trudeau and strategists for that Cabinet post for 2 reasons. The first is to enhance and display their branding - indigenous woman holding a top portfolio - the second they estimated that JWR was malleable to execute a saving agreement for SNC Lavalin. I find the first reason insulting as I do not believe it was sincere - just part of a large scale marketing plan and the second was one of the the greatest miscalculations of a person and their integrity, intelligence, and backbone I have ever seen.<br />
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SNC Lavalin knew what they needed long ago. They pegged the Liberals for delivery and worked their back-room magic for insurance.<br />
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They "lobbied" that is to say they prettied up influence to make an attempt at a legal process to direct their reward.<br />
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They did not want - they needed - very desperately for the bribery and fraud allegations and charges to disappear.<br />
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They could not suffer an additional blow to their already trashed reputation at the World Bank.<br />
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The Liberals did the first thing that was necessary and that was to change the Criminal Code. They did so under a Budget Bill. That was more due to urgency than it was anything else. If it had gone through a proper process - a process expected when one proposes to change the Criminal Code it would likely have been too late for SNC Lavalin.<br />
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Once the Budget Bill passed - the rush was on to get SNC Lavalin the fix they needed.<br />
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They needed a Remediation Agreement (RA) applied to the company.<br />
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No doubt SNC Lavalin went through the motions of "lobbying" while who knows what other methods of communication to get this process moving.<br />
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The prosecutor was not budging - so the deed was passed to JWR.<br />
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One can guess that this whole compromise deal was raised in Cabinet and probably the majority of Cabinet agreed to the proposed fix for the company. Unlike other Cabinet Posts the Department of Justice and the Attorney General must be independent. It's only proper. It was then no doubt that JWR started to feel the pressure. It may have come from a combined effort applied by Cabinet colleagues and the PMO.<br />
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It may have been at this point that JWR started to put it all together and began to wonder what was truly her "role" in the Trudeau administration.<br />
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She started to smell a rat and felt that she must do what was expected or she would end up under a political bus.<br />
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At that time she probably did want reassurance from the man who had praised her so highly and made a very compelling public case for equality in the Cabinet. Surely this man - who had embraced her and praised her skills and intelligence would provide some assurance that making - what she felt was the right decision - would be welcome by this Prime Minister.<br />
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Whatever happened at the meeting and the tone of which words were spoken will only be known when JWR speaks.<br />
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Trudeau however had his answer and it was not what he or SNC wanted to hear. No deal!<br />
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It could have been real tidy, a Minister that played her role - for the sake of saving Quebec enterprise. Gazetted by Minister JWR and in the event of a backlash (spin did not work on the SNC file) she could have been sacrificed while the rest stayed "clean". No deal! <br />
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That presented a unique and difficult situation for the Liberals and their buddies. Now what?<br />
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Well if he hauled her out of the portfolio it may very well be seen as pandering to SNC and firing her for not doing what they expected she would. <br />
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BMO and other banks and their investment divisions certainly are affected by the potential outcomes of a potential SNC Lavalin failure or takeover.<br />
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This part is a bit trickier because I have mixed thoughts on whether Scott Brison knew or not - regarding a needed Cabinet Shuffle. BMO might have offered him what is a very lucrative and prestigious position at a time when Brison may have wanted a change for more than one reason. They all might have played him like a fiddle or he might have taken one for the larger corporate/political team (so to speak) as the cushion he landed on was quite soft.<br />
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Trudeau said it perfectly today - if Brison had not resigned JWR would have remained and still be the Minister of Justice and AG. Reread above - yes we can assume that just throwing her out on her own without another reason for a shuffle would have been too obvious.<br />
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Regardless of why Brison took the leap - he did and this gave the PM an opportunity to shuffle. The shuffle was ridiculous and clearly a demotion for JWR. That is part of the Liberal's incompetent attempt at covering.<br />
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The PM then appointed a person who could certainly be seen to enjoy towing the line and getting done what JWR would not.<br />
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The new Minister and AG did a poor job of playing it coy and generally delivered an amateur attempt at being a master "politician" - at a time when the Liberals needed one most.<br />
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JWR stayed in Cabinet and probably learned that SNC would be taken care of - so to speak.<br />
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Between that and the mixed, confused, and inconsistent messaging attempts of Trudeau and his overrated cast of cohorts - JWR decided it was time to pull out.<br />
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One thing remains if Trudeau can be taken at his word - being she would have remained as Minister of Justice had Brison not resigned - then certainly we can assume that the decisions she made re: SNC would be continued and would have been acceptable (not). This is what makes the whole thing ridiculous, unbelievable, and and likely the reason the Liberals may be defeated.<br />
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Then again - I am of the belief that SNC will be saved at the cost of losing government if necessary. All those who deliver would certainly expect to land as softly as let's say Scott Brison.<br />
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As Trudeau likes to say we are working for the middle class and those trying to join the middle class - just like his loyal backbench is working hard to join the Cabinet.<br />
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They might just want to pause and really think about what their actual role is.<br />
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Everything you have read above makes coincidence unlikely but political/corporate collusion more than likely. <br />
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One last note - remember this: <br />
On December 17, 1997, Canada signed the <i>Convention on Combating Bribery in International Business Transactions</i> of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD Convention). In 1998 Parliament passed the <i>Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act</i> (CFPOA) to implement Canada’s obligations under the OECD Convention into Canadian law.<br />
The
OECD Convention aims to stop the flow of bribes and to remove bribery
as a non-tariff barrier to trade, producing a level playing field in
international business. The OECD Convention came into force on February
15, 1999, following Canada’s ratification. To date, 44 states have
ratified the OECD Convention, including the 36 member states of the OECD
and eight non-member states: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Peru, Russia and South Africa.<br />
In June 2013 Parliament
amended the CFPOA to increase the maximum penalty for convicted
individuals, to create a new books and records offence and to expand
jurisdiction based on nationality. In addition, the 2013 amendment
stated that at a later date the Government would eliminate the exception
for facilitation payments. Facilitation payments are those made to
foreign public officials to secure or expedite the performance of acts
of a routine nature that are within the scope of the official's duties.
The repeal came into force on October 31, 2017 and such payments are now
included under the foreign bribery offences listed in the CFPOA.<br />
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and now in 2018 The Trudeau government did this: <br />
In September 2018, a Remediation Agreement (RA) regime came into force through the creation of a new Part (Part XXII.1) of the <i>Criminal Code</i>.
An RA is a new tool available for use by prosecutorial authorities – at
their discretion, in the public interest and in appropriate
circumstances – to address corporate criminal wrongdoing. It is an
agreement, between an organization accused of committing a listed
offence and a prosecutor, to stay any proceedings related to that
offence, if the organization complies with the terms of the agreement.<br />
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<b>Perhaps it's time the World Bank amended its position to ignore such weakening of commitment to cleaning up the global market by not recognizing such RA's. </b><br />
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<b>and there is this last little bit: (emphasis added for easier read) </b><br />
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<b>The Honourable Kevin G. Lynch, P.C., O.C., PH. D, LL.D</b><br />
Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group<br />
The Honourable Kevin Lynch has been <u><b>Vice Chairman of BMO Financial
Group since 2010</b></u>. Prior to that, he was a distinguished former public
servant with 33 years of service with the Government of Canada, serving
as <u><b>Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet, Deputy
Minister of Finance, Deputy Minister of Industry</b></u>, as well as Executive
Director for Canada at the International Monetary Fund.<br />
Kevin is Chancellor of the University of King’s College, a senior
Fellow of Massey College and the past Chair of the Board of Governors
of the University of Waterloo.<u><b> He chairs the Board of SNC Lavalin</b></u> and
is a director of CN Railway and CNOOC Ltd (China National Overseas Oil
Company). As well, Kevin is a Trustee of the Killam Trusts and a
Director of Communitech, the Governor General’s Rideau Hall Foundation
and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. Previously, Kevin served on
the boards of the Ditchley Foundation of Canada (Chair), the Accounting
Standards Oversight Council (ASOC), the Ontario Rhodes Scholarship
Selection Committee, the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, the
Gairdner Foundation, the Perimeter Institute, the Bank of Canada,
Empire (Sobeys), Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), the
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), BMO China and the Cape
Breton Development Corporation.<br />
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Come on now.... Really? Yes Canada they really do believe we are stupid.... but they also underestimated Jody Wilson-Raybould...<br />
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Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-30951080639505984782018-11-08T20:03:00.001-03:302018-11-08T20:07:26.389-03:30A Call to Arms - Remembrance Day <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<b>Arm yourself with peace in order that we can remember their sacrifice.</b></h2>
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<b>Arm yourself with courage so you may do what's right.</b></h2>
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<b>Arm yourself with humility so that you may truly serve.</b></h2>
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<b>Arm yourself with knowledge - then always excercise your franchaise.</b></h2>
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<b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">L<span style="font-size: large;">EST WE FORGET</span></span></span></i> </b></h2>
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Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-29587135058086608562018-10-29T20:04:00.000-02:302018-10-29T20:04:10.255-02:30You did it too...The pathetic answer to any questions posed by the Opposition during Question Period.<br />
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If we can assume that what the Tories did while in office is what got them booted from office, then surely we can assume doing the same thing will bring the same result for the sitting Liberals.<br />
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Here is how it goes.<br />
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The PC's are in office. They make a patronage appointment. The Liberals and NDP call them out on it and say that it's not acceptable.<br />
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As part of the Party Platform the Liberals say they will get rid of patronage appointments.<br />
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The Liberals form government and commence patronage appointments.<br />
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When challenged in the House by a PC member - the answer is "you did it too".<br />
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When you remove all the glitter and bring it back to the basics - this is Newfoundland and Labrador politics.<br />
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The story behind the Appointments Commission is a good one. Perhaps Dwight would like to share that and many more stories.<br />
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While we are at it lets talk about the continuation of the boondoggle called Muskrat. Another "you did it too" situation?<br />
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Look at what Mexico did. Press <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-referendum-nixes-partly-built-13-billion-airport-58826088" target="_blank">HERE</a> <br />
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<br />Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-72880301039620329542018-10-16T10:55:00.001-02:302018-10-16T10:55:50.173-02:30The EXperts - Muskrat Falls Since 2006 Sue's Blog has been warning through posts about the disastrous Muskrat Falls project.<br />
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Bits and pieces of the Inquiry refer to critics of the project - not being experts.<br />
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Let's take that at face value and reflect upon the experts.<br />
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Clearly the highly paid experts were wrong in many areas of assessment. Clearly they failed initially to project and overcome engineering and design difficulties regarding the site. Clearly the project is a failure on every measurable level.<br />
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Miraculously the non-experts were right in many areas of assessment. Miraculously the non-experts did not miss the peculiarities of the site engineering. Miraculously they were successful in assessing the Muskrat Falls deal was horrific.<br />
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Now the other non-experts (politicians) were clearly incapable of understanding what the experts were concluding. They were clearly unable to see the massive flaws in the deal and the engineering. They were clearly non-experts listening to paid experts -most of whom will not likely suffer from this boondoggle.<br />
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For what use is an expert - if the person acting on an "experts" advice would not be independently be able to see the potential flaws? What's worse - the politicians refused to listen to critics - ignored or worse subjected the non-experts to terms such as partisans, naysayers, and conspiracy theorists.<br />
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There were opportunities to engage the citizenry but they were not afforded.<br />
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Citizen groups should have been provided funding throughout the processes from conception to sanction. This funding could have provided the non-expert politicians with real concerns, real hazards, and real findings from the non-expert citizenry.<br />
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Further this size of a deal should have gone through a referendum process where - the citizen non-experts were given the opportunity to promote and educate regarding their points of view and real concerns.<br />
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You see if the non-expert politicians felt expert enough to make the legislative commitment - they should have allowed the non-expert citizenry a real opportunity to be heard.<br />
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None of the politicians did this. No political party did this.<br />
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Declining population, increasing efficiencies in housing and appliances, closure of two mills, numerous fish plants, schools, clinics etc are examples of reasonable considerations to determine future power supply requirements.<br />
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Muskrat Falls versus the entire Lower Churchill or even Gull Island begged the question why choose Muskrat.<br />
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Emera owning ANY part of our domestic distribution system is illogical and not to our benefit. It will increase prices.<br />
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Dealing with Emera - a company that could be the subject of a hostile or welcome takeover - particularly when Hydro-Quebec is the touted enemy - and could easily consume Emera minus Nova Scotia Power - was a poor choice.<br />
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The critical removal of alternate energy sources into the future was naive at best and corrupt at worst.<br />
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The engineering challenges - poorly thought out, considered, or even dealt with was another red flag for a layman.<br />
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The power needs of Labrador - routinely and as is usual dismissed including but not limited to plugging an industry of substance into the new supply - another red flag.<br />
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The continued interference with the Public Utilities Board - when they are the stop gap for consumers - yet another red flag.<br />
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Budgets that were routinely over - became the norm - raising another red flag.<br />
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The lack of knowledge of many MHA's regarding the history of the hydro-potentials in Labrador was and continues to be a very disturbing situation.<br />
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The obvious angst of indigenous peoples despite the approval by some of their leaders should have been addressed.<br />
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This is but a short list of how a citizen could have been and some citizens were very concerned about this failed project.<br />
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The decision by Dwight Ball and the Liberal government to push through the remainder of the project without thorough analysis and public input into other options - just continued the madness that is Muskrat.<br />
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The Inquiry is a political decision to thwart anger of consumers and taxpayers away from the current government and will do nothing to demonstrate the mess that occurred after they took office.<br />
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The EXperts they say? Funny how the naysayers, conspiracy theorists, partisan hacks, and all other names given to critics of the project - were miraculously right.<br />
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As I write today the folly continues and we are made to look more the fools than we already are. <br />
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July 1 is Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador <br />
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July 1, 1916, 801 members of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment fought in
the Battle of the Somme and only 68 answered the roll call the next
morning.<br />
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Many a home has been darkened with the shadow of
bereavement as the Casualty List, day by day has flashed across the
ocean. The sympathy of the whole community has gone forth, both to the
brave Lads’ who have suffered, and to their anxious and sorrowing
relatives at home. The gloom of these dark days, however, will be
lightened up by the glorious heroism, which the Regiment displayed, and
the glory it has achieved both for itself and the old Colony which it
proudly represents (Diocesan Magazine 124).Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-10874713206147359812018-03-16T09:31:00.001-02:302018-03-16T09:31:09.736-02:302018 - shiny and new - filled with dirt and betrayal2018 will be an interesting year. In some ways it's already been that.<br />
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I look forward to new challenges and some open discussion about the leadership of our Province and the lengths to which some politicians will go to cover-up their dirt. <br />
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Sometimes - we all go through times of muted thought. Sometimes we try to protect innocent people from political carnage - only to find out they too are up to their necks in it.<br />
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In Newfoundland and Labrador - getting perks from politicians means you have to do some work for them. This is the kind of work that they want to keep their hands clean while at the same time entrap (maybe should use a different word) those doing their dastardly deeds.<br />
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The perks can range from contracts to recognition of some sort. In each case it is something that the person they use - wants very badly.<br />
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Friend - <span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">1 : a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another person. Merriam Webster's Dictionary</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg"><br /></span>
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">This is always the most difficult. </span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg"><br /></span>
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">In life you have to trust sometime - but as we get older we know that trust is usually broken as lobsters crawl up that barrel. </span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg"><br /></span>
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">Special friends - those who have been a part of your life for period of time - possess the ability to hurt you - if you let them. Sadly this is also a learned lesson. </span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg"><br /></span>
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">There are those who remain - as few as that may be - and they are in for the long haul. </span><br />
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<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">It is however a fascinating study of human nature - so to speak. </span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg"><br /></span>
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">So this year shall be the year of exploring such individuals. The politicians will be easy. Others more difficult - and others will be litigation. </span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg"><br /></span>
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">There are difficult subject areas to be explored. </span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg"><br /></span>
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">1. Opioids and Addiction - and the real human fall-out for innocents and their families,</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">2. Muskrat Falls - how to keep the ball rolling even after it has been deemed a "boondoggle" </span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">3. How to get a politician to fall in line</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">4. The Justice system and how it continues to be corrupt on so many levels</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">5. How politicians get others to do their bidding - on the dirty stuff</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">6. The Me Too phenomenon and what the Liberals might need to clean up</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">7. On the way to becoming the Premier and staying there</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">8. Could some of the tragic murders in our province been avoided and the fall guy or gal</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">9. Conflicts of Interest and how they are effectively covered-up</span><br />
<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">10. The political choices we have and whether a new choice is needed </span><br />
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<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg">Then there are surprises - those who you started off distrusting - actually proving to be trustworthy.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: transparent; background-size: auto; cheight: 0px; cwidth: 110; ez_min_text_wdth: 103; font-weight: bold; hcalc: 646; margin-for-scale: 0px 0px 0px 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; nodepath: /html/body/div/div[3]/div[1]/div[2]/div[21]/div/p[2]/b; obj_px_area: 0; padding-for-scale: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; pagepos: 193; rcnt: 1; rend_px_area: 0; req_margin_and_padding: 0; req_px_area: 71060; req_px_height: 38px; vertical_margin: 0; wcalc: 110px; wcalc_source: child; wocalc: 83px;">Be cautious of who is holding your quarters because as soon as they get four quarters they will change them for a dollar. </b></div>
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<span class="st" data-hveid="135" data-ved="0ahUKEwiSoJbM3vDZAhVKMqwKHTj2AEcQ4EUIhwEwAg"></span>Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-50106807291585493882017-11-11T07:20:00.001-03:302017-11-11T07:20:42.428-03:30Lest we Forget<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-37673961343503059942017-10-12T13:48:00.000-02:302017-10-12T13:48:08.336-02:30More Breaking News Puerto Rico as you have all probably heard by now - is essentially bankrupt - on fiscal life support - in need of massive bailout. It is considered impoverished.<br />
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Newfoundland and Labrador on the other hand is designated as a "have province". That puts us ahead of the provinces collecting equalization.<br />
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In the 2017-2018 year, the following provinces will receive equalization payments:<br />
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<li>Quebec ($11.081 billion) (please note this amount) program designed to suit them. </li>
<li>Manitoba ($1.820 billion)</li>
<li>Nova Scotia ($1.779 billion)</li>
<li>New Brunswick ($1.760 billion)</li>
<li>Ontario ($1.424 billion)</li>
<li>Prince Edward Island ($390 million)</li>
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Back to Puerto Rico<br />
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Outstanding debt: 70 billion<br />
Population: 3.4 million<br />
$20,588 per person <br />
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Unemployment 10%<br />
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Newfoundland and Labrador<br />
Outstanding debt: 13 billion<br />
Population: 528,000 <br />
$24,621 per person<br />
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Unemployment 15% <br />
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This does not include the 13 billion dollar boondoggle Muskrat.<br />
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Both Puerto Rico and Newfoundland and Labrador see migration to the continental parts of their countries - both permanently and for temporary work.<br />
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Puerto Rico and Newfoundland and Labrador are losing population.<br />
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Puerto Rico's aging demographics are much healthier than Newfoundland and Labrador's <br />
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We must also consider that Newfoundland and Labrador receives as all provinces do - transfer payments for programs such as health and education not so much for Puerto Rico. <br />
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There is a three-pronged problem here.<br />
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The first is the understanding or lack thereof of the Equalization program. I have discussed this briefly in a previous post.<br />
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The second is that even the reasonable or equitable (to some degree) parts of equalization - leaves us essentially bankrupt because although we have the resources to generate tax, royalties, revenues - we have mismanaged the resources so badly that what equalization considers we should generate from resources - we don't actually generate from them. (oil revenues unfair part)<br />
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The third problem is the absolute ignorance deliberate or otherwise of our politicians - refusing to actually understand the mess we are in.<br />
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And these same people continue to permit spending on Muskrat Falls.<br />
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The people of Puerto Rico just like the people of Newfoundland and Labrador love where they live and want to stay. However both jurisdictions are likely to see significant migration to their respective "mainlands" simply to survive and thrive.<br />
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Note to Labradorians - my use of the word "mainland" does not refer to you. I recognize the difference. <br />
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<br />Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-28414324567577985602017-10-11T12:17:00.000-02:302017-10-11T12:17:47.703-02:30Real BREAKING NEWS Yesterday Sue's Blog focused on the journalistic style of James McLeod in his story headlined <b>"Nalcor audit won’t be done before retirement: AG"</b>.<br />
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Today let's look at some of the other information we can take from this interview.<br />
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The AG Terry Paddon is retiring at months end. He leaves behind an unfinished audit of specific operations of Nalcor.<br />
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The story does not tell us some important things.<br />
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How far along is the audit?<br />
When did Paddon expect to finish it when it began?<br />
Did he run into unforeseen difficulties in attaining the information he needed?<br />
Was it Paddon's intent to finish the audit before he retired?<br />
What does Paddon think the cost will be to finish it?<br />
Is it more costly under a new Auditor General than if he completed it before he retired?<br />
Did he find anything worth noting now?<br />
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Terry Paddon is one of those nice people. Not much - I've ever seen in his personality that would put people off. He is a professional by designation and as best I could tell - took his role seriously.<br />
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Paddon - however - missed a couple of key areas in his tenure with the Department of Finance and as Auditor General. He missed some real activity regarding the Federal - Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (Equalization) - despite being alerted to it.<br />
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Equalization - as the program is normally referred to - primarily has been to the benefit of Quebec. The program which Stephen Harper promised he would change but then did not - I assume was kept whole for Quebec.<br />
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Harper's promise to remove royalties from non-renewable resources from the formula - would have meant that our oil revenues could have served to improve the lives of future generations so much more. That was a digression. (still angry at CPC for deliberately conning Newfoundland and Labrador and "Seantor" Manning's standing at Harper's side as he did it)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>BREAKING NEWS</b></u></span><br />
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Many people may not have noticed - but Hydro-Quebec does a significant
amount of public program spending. They have been doing that for
decades. Why is the question....<br />
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<i><u><b>ANSWER</b></u></i> <br />
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Back in 2000 Stephane Dion then President of the Queen's Privy Council and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs appeared on Bill Rowe's Open-Line. I asked questions the Minister could not answer on line - so he did as he promised - wrote me the answers to my questions.<br />
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Below is the response: <br />
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<b>"On the question of the treatment of Churchill Falls under the Equalization program, it should be noted that an adjustment has been made in the calculation of Equalization payments since 1982 which takes into account how Churchill Falls hydro is priced. Equalization payments are based on the relative ability of each province to raise taxes; and the Churchill Falls adjustment shifts some capacity to tax hydro sites from Newfoundland to Quebec. The net effect is to reduce Quebec's annual Equalization payments while raising Newfoundland's. Furthermore, to the extent that profits from Churchill Falls translate into profits to Hydro Quebec that are remitted to the Quebec government, these too have the effect of lowering Quebec's Equalization."</b><br />
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Right from the get-go we were being further penalized on the Upper Churchill - while Quebec reaped even more benefits. Then the formula was changed to reflect the real contract (albeit not enough in my opinion).<br />
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Were we ever compensated for the past - NO.<br />
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The real kicker though was found accidentally in the last sentence of Dion's response. "<b>Furthermore, to the extent that profits from Churchill Falls
translate into profits to Hydro Quebec that are remitted to the Quebec
government, these too have the effect of lowering Quebec's
Equalization."</b><br />
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That little remark was an eye opener for anybody watching Hydro-Quebec - as I certainly was.<br />
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The hundreds of News Releases coming out of Hydro-Quebec in those years were phenomenal. Now it made sense. Before profit - expenses come out. If Hydro-Quebec delivered or helped to deliver public programming on behalf of the Government of Quebec - they lowered their profits - while the province of Quebec saved equalization money - which gave the province even more to spend on public programs.<br />
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In short - Hydro-Quebec making billions off our resource - reduced their profits - lowered remitances to the government - in some years almost to zero - to avoid the loss of equalization. This in turn exponentially increased the value from Labrador resources for Quebec.<br />
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At the time Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro was making money and was remitting profits to Newfoundland and Labrador. At the time we could have taken advantage of the same. Today Nalcor is not "profitable" - only by force of the PUB, our laws, and oil activity. Nalcor never did do the investment and development that Hydro-Quebec has successfully. <br />
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Terry Paddon was aware of this and we did nothing. We sat on our hands and did nothing.<br />
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The political and media spin in Newfoundland and Labrador became we MUST become a "have" province. The romantic - naive - irrelevant title of "have". The "have being based on a formula that could see a financially destitute province be "have" while a thriving growing super power province be "have not".<br />
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Let me be more clear: Quebec has an unemployment rate of 6% Newfoundland and Labrador is at almost 15%. The population in NL was 530,854 in 1971 and 528,817 in 2017 meanwhile the population in Quebec was 6,137,305 in 1971 and 8,394,034 in 2017. Provincial debt NL is $23,052 per person while in Quebec it is $22,104. This does not include the albatross of 13 Billion for Muskrat Falls. Then we take into account that Nalcor is not financing all it's own obligations - we put in a fair chunk and it is only barely profitable because of oil operations. When compared to Hydro-Quebec which has hundreds of millions in profits - without oil revenues. <br />
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Paddon failed by not describing what equalization truly is and how the system works. It's not all his fault - but political masters should not have had that much say.<br />
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The media - should really get its collective act together and do some real reporting. It should make itself knowledgeable about important issues and policies before it puts out fluff - this denying the people of balanced information on which they can make a decision.<br />
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It is no longer acceptable to have zero leadership in politics and zero accountability of the news media.<br />
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We are broke. We continue to repeat mistakes. We continue to dream without doing anything that remotely will help us achieve our dream of prosperous future. <br />
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By the way - are there any MHA's willing to wade in to this discussion or members of our "press corps"? <br />
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<br />Sue Kelland-Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057081951741565458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29007578.post-88900605786126779922017-10-10T17:42:00.000-02:302017-10-10T17:44:51.161-02:30McLeod and Paddon - Spin on the SpinJames McLeod presented a news story on October 7th <a href="http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2017/10/7/nalcor-audit-wont-be-done-before-retirement--ag.html" target="_blank">in the Telegram</a>.<br />
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It was headlined <b>"Nalcor audit won’t be done before retirement: AG"</b><br />
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As usual - pose a question - get an answer - print answer. No follow-up, no definitions of terms used, and no independent thought respecting the answer.<b> </b><br />
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I'll get into Auditor General in another post - but for now - let's watch this "journalistic" masterpiece unfold.<br />
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The conversation between the two must have wandered into the need for a forensic audit. McLeod reports as follows on that question:<br />
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<i><b>“It would take a lot of time and a lot of resources. The outcome? I have no idea what the outcome would be.”</b></i><br />
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1. Paddon was cautious but did say it wouldn't be cheap though.<br />
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<i><b>Question: what's cheap? why are you cautious? </b></i><br />
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2. Paddon was not quite sure that the word 'forensic audit' is appropriate.<br />
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<i><b>Question: why is it not appropriate? what part of a forensic audit would be inappropriate? </b></i><br />
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3. Paddon believes he knows what critics are calling for - decision making and execution process<br />
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<i><b>Question: how does that fall out of the purview of a forensic audit? Why do you believe "people" are only looking at those components? </b></i><br />
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4. Paddon believes it would take a lot of time and a lot of resources.<br />
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<i><b>Questions: How much time would this forensic audit need? How much would it cost. Cost relative to what? What might be the cost of NOT doing it? </b></i><br />
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5. Paddon has no idea what the outcome would be.<br />
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<i><b>Question: is that perhaps why people want one done? Is the reason you can't speculate on the outcome because you do not know what perimeters would be set? </b></i><br />
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<i><b>and of course: Based on the doubling of the costs, hidden documents, continued extension on time-table for completion, independent contractors information hidden from shareholder. Don't these things present a red-flag to an accountant? </b></i><br />
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AFTER THIS MCLEOD SHOULD HAVE SOUGHT ANOTHER ACCOUNTING SOURCE AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS.<br />
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Now let's do a bit of research ourselves and see if a forensic audit is exactly what we are asking for and know that we need.<br />
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Forensic auditing is a <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/specialization.asp">specialization</a> within the field of accounting, and forensic <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/auditor.asp">auditors</a> often provide expert testimony during trial proceedings. Most large accounting firms have a forensic auditing department.<br />
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The audit covers a wide range of investigative activities performed by accountants. The process may also include serving as an expert witness in a fraud trial. <br />
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The investigation process follows a similar path as a regular audit of financial statements. The steps can include planning, review and a report. If the investigation was undertaken to discover the presence of fraud, evidence is presented to uncover or disprove the fraud and determine the amount of the damages suffered. The findings are presented to the client — and possibly the court should the case go that far.</div>
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During the planning stage, the forensic auditing team establishes
objectives, such as identifying if fraud has been committed, how long it
has been going on, the parties involved, quantifying the financial loss
and providing fraud prevention measures. While gathering evidence, the
team collects evidence in the proper manner in order for it to be used
in a court case. There are various techniques used to gather evidence. A
report is produced for the client with the findings. Lastly, those
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Forensic audits uncover several types of fraud. The most common involves
theft, including cash, inventory and fraudulent payments. Another type
of fraud is corruption, such as a conflict of interest, bribery and
extortion. The last major category is financial statement fraud. This
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Above information can be found <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/forensicaccounting.asp" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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There are many other sites - but this should suffice to ensure that what we are asking for is exactly what we want and need. </div>
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This blog has already posted the <a href="http://nlpost.blogspot.ca/2017/09/dear-premier-do-you-see-red-flags.html" target="_blank">RED FLAGS</a> post on the need for a forensic audit. </div>
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McLeod should have put to a few known critics - the responses of the Auditor General and get another take on it. </div>
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This - let me find a source who has a title and a designation - and I can write a news piece is flawed and can lead to the readership relying too much value on the information presented. </div>
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This is the spin of spin and is yet another artificial deterrent to completing a forensic audit and attempting to curtail increased calls for a forensic audit. </div>
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