[TopQuark]

Let's see if I've got this straight: TotalFinaElf's largest shareholder is a subsidiary of Montreal's Power Corp, whose co-chief executive is Jean Chrétien's son-in-law, Andre Desmarais. Mr. Desmarais' brother, Paul Desmarais Jr., sits on the Total board.

These people accused us of war for oil.

As you can see, it is they who were waging the appeasement-for-oil campaign.

[ilgipper]

'appeasement-for-oil' BUMP

[zingzang]

As you can see, it is they who were waging the appeasement-for-oil campaign.

They were also waging the "appeasement so you don't find out what we've been up to" campaign. If this doesn't get the exposure it deserves, then the whole world has indeed gone mad.

[livius]

TotalFinaElf's largest shareholder is a subsidiary of Montreal's Power Corp, whose co-chief executive is Jean Chrétien's son-in-law, Andre Desmarais. Mr. Desmarais' brother, Paul Desmarais Jr., sits on the Total board.

Wow, turn over a stone, and you never know what kind of creepy crawlies you're going to find under it.

I would like to think this connection would get publicity in the press - but I know full well that it won't.

[Rummyfan]

Another great Steyn - thanks for the post.

this certainly explains the stance of the French and Chretien.......

[Brian Allen]

<< Let's see if I've got this straight: TotalFinaElf's largest shareholder is a subsidiary of Montreal's Power Corp, whose co-chief executive is Jean Chrétien's son-in-law, Andre Desmarais. Mr. Desmarais' brother, Paul Desmarais Jr., sits on the Total board.

These people accused us of war for oil.

As you can see, it is they who were waging the appeasement-for-oil campaign. >>

Post-Trudeau-the-Traitor Canada is an unfriendly and squalidly-socialist EURO-peon-Neo-Soviet satellite state. And is a cynically-willing base for Our Nation's enemies.

[Shermy]

"The Western oil company with the closest ties to the late Saddam is France's TotalFinaElf. That's not the curious fact, that's just business as usual in the Fifth Republic. This is the curious fact: As Diane wrote in February and again last week, "Total's biggest shareholder is Montreal's Paul Desmarais, whose youngest son is married to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's daughter."


Let's see if I've got this straight: TotalFinaElf's largest shareholder is a subsidiary of Montreal's Power Corp, whose co-chief executive is Jean Chrétien's son-in-law, Andre Desmarais. Mr. Desmarais' brother, Paul Desmarais Jr., sits on the Total board.

[Eva]

Actually, they were telling the truth when they said that the war was all about oil. The French knew that they would lose their contracts if Saddam was deposed and they figured that the US companies (an oxymoron actually, there are no more truly US oil companies) would be the beneficiaries of those contracts. So for the French, the war was all about oil.

[thinking]

Canada's fearless leader.....>

[expatpat]

Of course, it is typical for socialists to accuse their enemies of actions and motives for which they, the socialists, are the guilty ones.

[ambrose]

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[proud American in Canada]

bump!