Foreign Ownership

[perfecho]

I agree with you, we need trade, sustainable trade, thoughtful trade that will leave something for generations to come....we don’t need to capitalize on all of it in our generation.
Balance works for most things in life

[wilagro]

ColevilleH2S: Read this Sun article...maybe open your eyes as you seem to be a China take-over fan.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/21/canada-needs-to-examine-nexen-sale-to-china

If Harper okays this deal then he will have shot himself in the foot. People will not forgive him for this bullshit maneuver.

[Hopperbin]

The only thing that stopped the potashcorp deal at the time was the citizens of Canada. We vote for gov't.
Being protective is OK as if you think about it China is way more protective than we are. I for one want to know more about what China and our gov't actually talk about. This is more likely part of a bigger deal in China's favour.

[Hopperbin]

The only thing that stopped the potashcorp deal at the time was the citizens of Canada. We vote for gov't.
Being protective is OK as if you think about it China is way more protective than we are. I for one want to know more about what China and our gov't actually talk about. This is more likely part of a bigger deal in China's favour.

[Hopperbin]

The only thing that stopped the potashcorp deal at the time was the citizens of Canada. We vote for gov't.
Being protective is OK as if you think about it China is way more protective than we are. I for one want to know more about what China and our gov't actually talk about. This is more likely part of a bigger deal in China's favour.

[Hopperbin]

The only thing that stopped the potashcorp deal at the time was the citizens of Canada. We vote for gov't.
Being protective is OK as if you think about it China is way more protective than we are. I for one want to know more about what China and our gov't actually talk about. This is more likely part of a bigger deal in China's favour.

[Hopperbin]

Now do I have to mention import duties on our products going to China and we basically have none on Chinese good coming here. Where is the fair playing ground.

[ColevilleH2S]

Re the Sun article: "treason!" What a bunch of over
inflated hooey. What possibly could a Sino
controled Nexen do differently than a Teachers
Pension Plan, etal controled one? I bet they will
pump oil just like they always have.

[nicolaas]

coleville's attitude is typical of the common oilman in alberta. Not a lot of thought for the future, just me, me, me and now now now!! This attitude is why we still have a rotten governing party in ALberta who refuses to make the oil companies pay their fair share of royalties. THat is why we have nearly 100% employment (everyone paying taxes) and still will have a deficit of 3.5 billion this year. As long as the sheep can buy their toyhaulers and beer for the weekend, everything is ok though?

[malleefarmer]

similar discussion going on here in
australia, weve got the highest
foreign/chinese ownership of farms in
world some complain, some just accept
the fact that the world needs a strong
china regardless of how they create
there wealth and hey the farmers selling
out to them could say no im not selling
to a foreinger but of course they never
do and they intergrate into communities
well so most aussies at first were
horrified but now accepting,and we need
them to buy our minerals and ag products
so it cuts both ways.

But by and large most of the overseas
farms predominately still employ the
locals have local managers buy machinery
locally so we still get our cut.

sorry for disagreeing with you guys