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Underfunded Search and Rescue searches for Government’s lost 3-billion!

hungdrawnandcultured — Sun, 05 May 2013 06:26:39 +0000

The auditor General’s report states that Canada’s Conservative Government can’t account for $3 billion earmarked for ant-terrorism. In the same report he reveals that Canada’s search and rescue capability is seriously hampered by under-funding and old equipment.

Mea Culpa: Bangladesh Factory Collapse

hungdrawnandcultured — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:56:49 +0000

Unsafe garment factory that collapsed killing at least 230 people, made clothing for western chains including Joe Fresh, Walmart, Primark and Dress Barn.

How Tweet it isn’t

hungdrawnandcultured — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:40:02 +0000

Fake Associated Press tweet of fictitious White House explosions causes Dow Jones to plunge 150 points.

RBC Scandal: Royal Bank Calcutta?

hungdrawnandcultured — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:29:42 +0000

Canadians furious as hugely profitable Royal Bank fires Canadian tech workers and hires “temporary foreign workers” from India to replace them.

Merchant Cooks the books

hungdrawnandcultured — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:54:24 +0000

Lawyer Tony Merchant and wife Senator Pana Merchant relax in their Tax Haven in the Cook Islands

LNG Shot!

hungdrawnandcultured — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:52:31 +0000

BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful projections of LNG, [Liquid Natural Gas] revenues which may never materialize.

Many-headed Hydro?

hungdrawnandcultured — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:14:59 +0000

BC Hydro predicted to lose 1 billion over next 4 years as Liberal Government locked in deals to purchase power from independent power projects at inflated rates.

Canadians now penniless

hungdrawnandcultured — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:50:01 +0000

Today the Royal Canadian Mint eliminates the penny, which costs 1.6 cents to make

BC Film Industry Reeling, while Ontario Reels them in

hungdrawnandcultured — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:44:32 +0000

Mea Culpa! Public Pensions invest in Enbridge Oilsands, Tobacco,Weapons

hungdrawnandcultured — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:52:01 +0000

BCIMC, public pension manager for Police, Teachers, Health-care workers, and Firefighters has $405 million invested in Enbridge, 1.8 billion in other oil companies, $395 million in Tobacco, $43 million in weapons manufacturing.