Just as Chairman Harper gives away another huge patch of Canadian territory to his Communist backers he calls a press conference to say:
"When we say that Canada is open for business, we do not mean that Canada is for sale to foreign governments,'' Harper said at a hastily called news conference.
Ok, so you tell the people that you don't like want foreign governments controlling Canadian resources, right after you announce that you have approved a 15 billion dollar takeover of Canadian territory by the Communist Chinese regime. There is a big difference between what you say and what you do Chairman. If you were really concerned about foreign control, why did you just ok the deal.
No consultation, do debate, just an announcement after parliament goes home for the weekend.
Nexen-CNOOC Takeover Deal Approved: Feds Okay Bid For Calgary Company By Chinese Firm
"Canada's spy agency raised a red flag on foreign investment by state-owned firms in its annual report earlier this year.Though CSIS didn't name specific countries or companies, it said certain state-owned enterprises have pursued what it called opaque agendas or received clandestine intelligence support for their pursuits in Canada."
"Today they're trying to sugar-coat something that I think will be a rather bitter pill,''
"This is a farce. While Conservatives admit that under the new rules this transaction is not a net benefit to Canadians, they have approved it anyway.''
Mandarin a requirement for foreign miners application: court docs
"VANCOUVER - A mining company under scrutiny over its plan to bring 201 Chinese miners to a proposed project in northern British Columbia listed Mandarin as a language requirement when it applied for temporary foreign worker permits, newly released documents reveal.The Federal Court released a package of documents Friday linked to HD Mining's proposed Murray River underground coal mine, which has been overshadowed by controversy over the use of temporary foreign workers."
It's not just for this company, check the job listings.