tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post2062822576338066654..comments2024-03-26T20:19:35.180-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Conservative Snake OilOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-6858519519713257002013-03-14T16:49:08.097-04:002013-03-14T16:49:08.097-04:00I'm not aware of a lot of Norwegian involvemen...I'm not aware of a lot of Norwegian involvement in the Canadian economy, Anon.<br /><br />Do you have a source for this information?Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-45202916755606463482013-03-14T16:33:55.636-04:002013-03-14T16:33:55.636-04:00The Norwegians also have no respect for the eco sy...The Norwegians also have no respect for the eco systems at the tar sands either. They illegally diverted a river, to their tar sands project. Norway just helped themselves, to lakes and other bodies of water. We don't want those underhanded sneaking Norwegians in our country. They should have been kicked out of Canada for that. However, the proper palms of hands were greased. Who knows what other illegal operations, the Norwegians are inflicting on Canada.<br /><br />We also have to contend with, Norway's dirty diseased fish farms, killing off the wild Salmon in BC.<br /><br />If I had my druthers? All Norwegians would be kicked out of this country....along with the Chinese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-52647968906145158472013-03-14T15:16:12.223-04:002013-03-14T15:16:12.223-04:00I have to admit that I'm in no position to com...I have to admit that I'm in no position to comment on the company's management, John. If a company is filled with political hacks -- like some of our senators -- there will be problems.<br /><br />But there was a time when government sought to give citizens a share of a company's equity. Bill Davis did the same thing with Suncor.<br /><br />It would appear that the Norwegians did things better than we did.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-7878798292144539642013-03-14T14:50:40.461-04:002013-03-14T14:50:40.461-04:00I think the Petro Canada project had its merits, b...I think the Petro Canada project had its merits, but I recall from experience that their facilities in my province seemed to be among the worst run with regard to workplace safety and environmental stewardship.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-9707745455004984802013-03-14T12:56:45.273-04:002013-03-14T12:56:45.273-04:00Thanks for the link, thwap. Remember when Petro Ca...Thanks for the link, thwap. Remember when Petro Canada was supposed to give Canadians an equity stake in the oil business?<br /><br />But Mr. Mulroney decided that was a bad idea.<br /><br />Perhaps, if Canadians still had an equity stake in the business, the land around For McMurray wouldn't be a wasteland.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-49788118532911441582013-03-14T12:23:31.096-04:002013-03-14T12:23:31.096-04:00The Norwegians don't just bank their revenues ...The Norwegians don't just bank their revenues more intelligently. They're also better at extracting revenue from their patrimony.<br /><br />http://thetyee.ca/News/2012/08/15/Norway-Vs-Canada/thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-11568612355833110762013-03-14T11:21:34.464-04:002013-03-14T11:21:34.464-04:00What you call a "rant," Lorne, comes fro...What you call a "rant," Lorne, comes from a willingness to look beyond your own backyard.<br /><br />Most citizens don't have the opportunity to travel very far.<br />And that helps the privileged to remain privileged.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-76966878859778273182013-03-14T10:59:19.558-04:002013-03-14T10:59:19.558-04:00What little travelling I have done, Owen, has ampl...What little travelling I have done, Owen, has amply demonstrated to me that we in North america live in a bubble in which the American and ultra-conservative ethos holds sway to the exclusion of all other viewpoints. There are other and perhaps better ways of doing things, as your post suggests, but we seem to regard the North American perspective of low taxation rates and working until we drop as the only legitimate one.<br /><br />No doubt, this is in part due to the corporate agenda conventional media promulgates, but it really doesn't excuse us, given the wealth of information and alternatives available to us via the Internet. <br /><br />End of rant.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com