Foreign Ownership

[Cattleman]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/09/20/csis-foreign-takeover-dangers-nexen.html

Trying to remember the details....but did Canada also sign a deal with a Chinese Communications company, (the same company was rejected doing business in the US)? Certainly starting to raise flags....

[Horse]

Why would we lit forien govmts buy our resources, I think its bad enough to sell to forien companys letalone govs, I am sure some good old boys are filling thier pockets on this deal. Keep up the good work Harper and company.

[ColevilleH2S]

What's the point if having resources if you don't sell them? Duh!

[nicolaas]

Just heard on the radio that a very recent CSIS report states the danger of selling resources to belligerent nations, and how now they are infiltrating Canada and beginning to take control of our resources and gaining influence from within.

[ColevilleH2S]

Oh no! This forum has been "infiltrated" by the disciples of Joe McCarthy. :much rolling of eyes:

[perfecho]

Sell your top soil...you'll do well.....for ahile!

[ASRG]

I think the Chinese Communication company, is being considered for an actual government contract to upgrade Canadian gov. computers?
Apparently this company is a registered Canadian subsiduary of the parent Chinese company that was rejected in the US.

[ColevilleH2S]

perfecho, What do you think western farmers have been doing for the last hundred odd years? They have been exporting NPKS and all of the micros, in the forms of Wheat, Beef and Barley. There have been a whole lot of good ol' prairie nutrients flushed through the London and Shanghai sewer systems over the years.

Farmers are in the business of exporting nutrients off of their land. That's what they do.

[Horse]

colevile whats the sence of selling if you dont need the money or the jobs? Just to top up forien profits . Is there any thing wrong with leaving something behind to the next generation? DUH

[ColevilleH2S]

Don't need the money or jobs!!! Speak for yourself. I
prefer to have a job. Where do you think the money
comes from to maintain our health care system,
roads and such? SantaClaus? Or are you one of the
47% that Romney talked about?

We need trade in order to survive. Even the most
hard core back-to-the-landers go to town every
now and then.

[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.