Posted on 01/05/2005 9:20:17 AM PST by MikeEdwards
On land, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has proven himself to be an artful dodger whenever the $100 million in government kickbacks to Liberal-friendly communication agencies is on the discussion table.
At sea, Martin, through the company he founded, has been something of a latter day pirate.
Canada Steamship Lines may have been turned over to Martin’s sons last year, but it’s always been a private, family-owned company. Having a company run by your sons when you become prime minister hardly makes it arm’s length.
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As the public record shows, Martin is still getting boosts for CSL from the scandal-ridden Canadian government.
"In 2003, the federal government insisted it had done only $137,000 in business with Martin’s CSL in the last 10 years," wrote Lorne Gunter of the Edmonton Journal. "At the end of January 2004, it was revealed that $137,000 had actually been $161 million–including $46 million during Martin’s tenure as finance minister."
Gunter also noted that CSL had received loans of more than half a billion dollars from foreign banks with Canadian subsidiaries that Martin was responsible for regulating while finance minister.
CSL footwork for turning handsome profits through a combination of foreign flag arrangements, legal loopholes and the hiring of non-union crews would do Blackbeard proud. . . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
That's our OH SO SOCIALIST govt. to the north. Just goes to show you that I'm a socialist as long as you don't look at the rest of my dealings. How can the CANUCKS be so blind.
That's our OH SO SOCIALIST govt. to the north. Just goes to show you that I'm a socialist as long as you don't look at the rest of my dealings. How can the CANUCKS be so blind.
sorry about the double
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