Saturday 26 August 2017

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�Extreme examples� shouldn�t undermine free-speech pledge, Scheer says

Quebec tuning out NDP leadership race, poll finds
        Not �a slam dunk�: Mike Duffy faces uphill battle for $8M in damages, experts say
�Everyone has warts�: Indigenous MP supports John A. Macdonald�s name on schools
        Liberals Sending �Obviously False� Message To Would-Be Asylum Seekers: Canadian Council for Refugees

Conservatives won�t say if Rebel booths to be banned at future party events
        How a murky company with ties to the People�s Liberation Army set up shop in B.C.
National Energy Board warns of unmet Trans Mountain requirements
        Believe it or not, now might be the best time to talk about MPP�s pay
The anomaly of Julie Payette � a private person in this world of selfie sticks
        Trudeau could use a few more experienced cabinet hands

]Religious rights may dominate remaining weeks of NDP leadership campaign
        Extremists want Canada�s social norms to snap
Blame Trudeau? Blame Trump? Truth is there are no easy answers to asylum-seekers
        Some Conservatives have denounced The Rebel. What took so long?
Hatred hardest to see in ourselves

Mike Duffy may have a point in lawsuit against the Senate
        Niki Ashton Backtracks On Statement Dealing With Quebec Religious Rights Debate
Remnants of PC party hoping constituency associations pay off Tory debt
        Wildrosers come forward with money issues raised months ago
UCP releases membership numbers
        Parks Canada to look at divesting highways, bridges, dams
Fighter jet sale may depend on U.S. trade ruling expected next month
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Quebec secularism debate jumps to federal NDP race - Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star
        What do doctors really have to fear from the feds� tax crackdown? - Michael Wolfson, Macleans
Let�s pay up for Duffy - Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun
        Ottawa sends important message with gender-neutral passports: activists - Michelle McQuigge, The Globe and Mail
Foreign service union says Sarkar pay could impact future salary negotiations - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
        �Abysmally off the mark�: Residential school abuse process has tripled in costs to $3.1B - Maura Forrest, National Post
Changing NAFTA won�t stop auto-job exodus to Mexico: officials - Greg Keenan and Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail
        U.S. accuses former Soci�t� G�n�rale bank managers of Libor scheme- Brendan Pierson and Jonathan Stempel, The Globe and Mail
Veterans� groups �appalled� by website selling Remembrance products for apparent profit- Sophia Harris, CBC News

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Vente d'armement � l'Arabie saoudite: une p�tition est livr�e au bureau de comt� de la ministre FreelandPlus
        Le �party� des Dark Soul's interrompu par une op�ration polici�rePlus
L'ouragan Harvey fait un mort au Texas Plus
        Br�sil: un 100e policier tu� en 2017 dans l'Etat de Rio de JaneiroPlus
Attaques � l'arme blanche � Bruxelles et Londres Plus
        36 morts en Inde apr�s la condamnation d'un gourou pour violPlus
D�but d'une manifestation � Barcelone en r�action aux attentatsPlus
        Un millier de manifestants � Moscou contre les restrictions sur internet, arrestationsPlus
Attaque devant le palais de Buckingham: l'agresseur avait un �sabre� et a �cri� Allah akbar�Plus
        Un d�s�quilibr� pr�sum� blesse au couteau trois hommes en France Plus

Trump impose des sanctions financi�res � la �dictature� du VenezuelaPlus
        Trump ordonne au Pentagone de ne plus recruter de personnes transgenresPlus
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        Un feu de for�t force l'�vacuation de 1100 personnesPlus

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Liberals, Shipwrecked - William Voegeli, City Journal
        Democrats hit the road far away from their usual voters to win back Washington - Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post
Trump: �Kelly is doing a fantastic job as chief of staff� - Brooke Seipel, The Hill
        Mystery Deepens Over Who Funded Trump Dossier - Byron York, Washington Examiner
7 Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip in 2018 - Kamisar & Hagen, The Hill
        Far From Dixie, Outcry Grows Over a Wider Array of Monuments - Trip Gabriel, New York Times
Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors - Sasha Abramsky, The Nation
        When Trump Fails, What Becomes of His Fans? - Jeff Greenfield, Politico
Bomber, gunmen attack Shia Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul- Al Jazeera
        Yingluck trial: Ex-PM �flees Thailand� ahead of verdict- BBC News

US Navy collisions a propaganda windfall for China- AFP, The Times Of India
        Peru tribal leaders vow to halt oil output unless indigenous rights respected- Dan Collyns, The Guardian
Toxic connection: North Korea�s chemical weapons link to Syria- Sam Ball, France 24

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Turkey opposition chief challenges Erdogan with 'justice' congress
        Venezuela stages war games in defiance of US pressure
Syria Kurds preparing first vote in 'federal region': official
        Western Balkans leaders adopt plan to deepen economic ties
World�s cheapest currency has BlueBay, Goldman on its side
        Opening for cooperation between Israel and Arabs
Weekly anti-Netanyahu rallies grow larger in Israel
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From: DAVID BELL
Subject: Sir John A. McDonald

Aboriginals, Ethics and Sir John A. MacDonald (and just about everyone else at the time)

Let's look back 300-400 years.  What if the "Indians"� in the North America won the "Indian wars"� and repelled the "Settlers?"�  What would we see if we were able to look around?

We would see thousands of "Indian Monarchies and tribes"� (in N/Am.) complete with ongoing disputes over/claims to "hunting grounds"� and
fishing territories".

We would see ongoing "Indian Wars"� between these "monarchies and tribes"� complete with killing, burning, torturing and enslaving the losers.  Whether you call it "Tribalism"� or "Racism" wouldn't make much difference.  And this would include a lot of murdered, enslaved or missing women.

We would see a population in North America about 2% of what it is today�hunting and fishing do not support dense populations like cities.  Where there was agriculture, the regional population might be as high as 10% of what it is today.

There would be no reading or writing or math or records.  No efficient (scaleable) transmission of learning. There would stories told by the victors�the very thing we're accused of today.  The Church ran Western Europe for 1,000 years because the "scribes"� (left behind) could read and write, and learn from records, and therefore knew more about farming than farmers.  (The church was killed by the printing press)

The birth rate for "Indians"� would be very high, much as it is today but the infant death rate would be many (6x�10x) times higher.  Life expectancy of a
20-year-old, would be about 40-50 years instead of 60-70.

There would be very limited movement beyond the hunting grounds.  There were no horses.  Although tribes had seasonal hunting and fishing patterns, and moved around with the seasons, there would be no routine and substantial travel patterns.

For this reason, each tribe would have characteristic immunities and disease sensitivities.  This is why so many of them died between 1490 and 1700.  They died because they didn't have well developed immunity profiles in comparison with Europeans.

And for this same reason, many of them could not talk with each other.  They had distinct dialects.  The outcome, "war"� was obvious.  We avoid a lot of war by talking.

We would see weapons and fishing tools characteristic of what we call "the stone age."�  There was no tin, no copper and certainly no steel.  Creating tools and weapons was time-consuming.

Given these characteristics, their territories (North America) would have been predictably visited and attacked again and again by more mobile and technologically advanced neighbours (just as tribes came across the Bering Strait 50,000 years ago and moved in on the peoples already there). 

Technologies and economies that support denser populations will always win.

Conclusion:  There was a lot of "unethical" or "immoral"� on both sides.  We're all human.  There was however no "mmorality"� in how things "turned out"  or who won.  It's just blunt force economics.  Horses are faster than run.  Steam engines are faster than horses.  Planes are faster than trains.  Rockets are faster than planes.  And a bicyclist will always lose in collision with a car.   Physics.

It's predictable. 

We're challenged today by the same dynamics.  Morality has nothing to do with it.  Whether we learn and evolve, or choose to fail and complain remains to be seen.  My money's on the latter.  Sadly. 

Air travel was not created by the railways and this has nothing to do with ethics.


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Friday 25 August 2017

CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST August 26, 2017.


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Foreign service union says Sarkar pay could impact future salary negotiations

New U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft to start job in October
        Most Canadians approve of nomination of Julie Payette to be Governor General
Ottawa faces pressure to examine historic figures celebrated in Canada
        Fighter jet sale may depend on U.S. trade ruling expected next month

G7 leaders to meet June 8-9 in Quebec�s Charlevoix region: Trudeau
        Invoking dead husband in online criticism crosses line, senator says
Conservative politicians welcome to watch parade, but can�t march: Calgary Pride
        Canada�s top politicians violated Duffy�s rights and that will cost us
Was Mike Duffy wronged? For Canadians, that�s beside the point
        Mike Duffy may have a point in lawsuit against the Senate
Donald Trump�s props help explain political theatre of the absurd
        Should John A. Macdonald�s name be removed from schools? It is at least a question worth asking
Even John A. Macdonald isn�t safe from a foolish revisionism that never ends

After three months, feds on track to meet $28.5B deficit prediction: report
        Cabinet resignation gives Trudeau chance to sharpen government�s focus on getting results
Poll suggests Mike de Jong is B.C. Liberals� best choice for leader
        Sophie Gregoire Trudeau shows off her surfing skills in B.C.
Premier Kathleen Wynne says proposal to strip public schools of John A. Macdonald�s name misses mark
        United Conservative Party caucus facing deficit, considering job cuts
Is Trump emboldening right-wing extremism in Canada?
        Memo to CPC brass � there�s more than one way to be a Tory
How the federal government can shape Canada�s Development Finance Institution
        Why we shouldn�t cheer for white supremacist website deletions

B.C. medical marijuana firm issues recall over tainted drugs
        UCP board passes resolution affirming LGBTQ support
Rising household debt could be drag on long-term growth: federal document
        B.C. NDP criticized over $500 tickets to Horgan golf event
�They�re trying to milk the system�: B.C.�s NDP government criticized by Greens for pricey fundraisers
        �Data is the new oil�: Your personal information is now the world�s most valuable commodity
Veterans� groups �appalled� by website selling Remembrance products for apparent profit
        Conservative senator asks colleague to explain strange Facebook activity
McKenna gets advice from scientist muzzled by Harper
        Public works department introduces government�s 1st transgender policy

Scheer says illegal border entry points should be designated as official
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After three months, feds on track to meet $28.5B deficit prediction: report - The Canadian Press, CTV News
        Battle for Northern Ontario raging 9 months before provincial election - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
Cabinet resignation gives Trudeau chance to sharpen government�s focus on getting results - Chris Hall, CBC News
        Legacy of Quebec�s Bill 101 40 years on depends on political perspective - Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press, CTVNews
Climate change still a NAFTA priority for Canada - The Canadian Press, Macleans
        Influx at the border needs not just compassion but action: Scheer - Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press, Macleans
Indigenous chapter in new NAFTA could address mobility concerns over border - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
        Missing, murdered Indigenous women hearings moving ahead despite call for reboot - Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press, CTV News
Lobbyists scrambled to manage Liberal cabinet�s review of Davie ship contract, documents show - Murray Brewster, CBC News
        Why Sir John A. Macdonald�s name should stay on our schools - John Geddes, Macleans

The case for politicians who want to cross the floor - Jason Markusoff, Macleans
        ETFO�s motion is a disgrace - Editorial, Toronto Sun
The writing is likely on the wall for Energy East, but Trudeau is making a big, costly gamble- Claudia Cattaneo, Financial Post
        Apple gets $208 million in tax breaks to build Iowa data centre- CTV News
The Pollcast: Can Kathleen Wynne stage a comeback in 2018?

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Le Canada et les �tats-Unis enqu�tentPlus
        Pr�s de sept tonnes de coca�ne de Colombie saisies en une semainePlus
Un feu de for�t force l'�vacuation de 1100 personnesPlus
        Trafic de stup�fiants � Mont-Joli: deux individus arr�t�sPlus
Un homme de 44 ans est poignard� dans un commerce � Montr�alPlus
        Washington impose de nouvelles sanctions financi�res contre le VenezuelaPlus
L'arm�e chinoise mobilis�e � Macao, o� le bilan du typhon s'est alourdiPlus
        Attaque de rebelles musulmans rohingyas en Birmanie: 89 mortsPlus
Deux corps retrouv�s dans une voiture au centre-ville de Montr�alPlus
        Un ex-ing�nieur de Volkswagen condamn� � 40 mois de prisonPlus

Un bus chute dans la mer Noire, au moins 18 mortsPlus
        Mon R�jean Ducharme � moiPlus
Washington poursuit ses op�rations malgr� les incidents Plus
        Trump critiqu� par son influent conseiller �conomique sur CharlottesvillePlus
La Russie envisageait un plan de dopage pour le Mondial de 2018 Plus
        De violents heurts font 14 morts apr�s la condamnation d'un gourou pour violPlus
Myst�re du sous-marin danois: le suspect nie avoir tu� ou mutil� la journalistePlus
        Vin: la France va conna�tre sa plus petite r�colte depuis 1945Plus
Sofiane Ghazi de retour en courPlus
        Ouragan Harvey: les secours am�ricains craignent �un d�sastre tr�s important� au TexasPlus

Afghanistan: attaque-suicide dans une mosqu�e chiite � KaboulPlus
        Un homme de 27 ans retrouv� sain et saufPlus
Comment �viter le trafic ce week-endPlus
        Un homme d'origine �trang�re mortellement happ�Plus
Russie: un autocar chute dans la mer Noire, au moins 14 mortsPlus
        Tel p�re, tel fils: l'h�ritier de Samsung reconnu coupable par la justicePlus

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Flake: Trump is �inviting� 2020 presidential primary challenge - Ben Kamisar, The Hill
        McConnell, Trump Spat Puts GOP Agenda in Peril - Susan Milligan, US News & World Report
GOP, Stop Giving Liberal Media the Cannibalism It Craves - Newt Gingrich, Fox News
        Inside Robert Mueller�s Army - Betsy Woodruff, The Daily Beast
After ESPN & Other Insanity, Clear Trump Won Monument Debate - S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News
        Schumer Calls on Trump to Disband Vote Fraud Panel after Charlottesville - Dartunorro Clark, NBC News
Trump is starting to tear the GOP apart - Aaron Blake, Washington Post
        We�re Journalists, Mr. Trump, Not the Enemy - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Steve Bannon Readies His Revenge - Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair
        UN calls for halt in fight against ISIL in Raqqa- Al Jazeera

Angola�s ruling party claims election victory- Jason Burke, The Guardian
        In Ukraine, US defence chief accuses Moscow of seeking to �redraw borders by force�- France 24
EU needs migrant labour reform � France�s Macron- BBC News
        How an imam in jeans forged terror cell in Spain- Alissa J Rubin and Patrick Kingsley, The Times Of India

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No end to British wage squeeze despite tumbling jobless rate
        Dollar slides as Fed chief Yellen dances around monetary policy
Trump administration imposes sweeping sanctions on Venezuela
        The Achilles� heel of Putin�s regime: financial havens
Opening for cooperation between Israel and Arabs
        Weekly anti-Netanyahu rallies grow larger in Israel
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To Avoid Climate Catastrophe, We'll Need to Remove CO2 From the Air
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NAFTA countries enter confidentiality deal; promise not to leak on each other
From: Rene Moreau <rene.a.moreau@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: CORPORATIONS RULING OUR THE WORLD
Nafta countries enter confidentiality deal; promise not to leak on each other.

On Corporate Rule of Planet Earth; and the dangers there-in;

As we watch our selves be surrounded by examples of how to let  democracy, (government for the people, by the people) be taken over by entities that don't DO Democracy, It is not in their job description, we learn, or at least some do, from history of military tactics.  Mind you, so do the corporate entities.
examples;
1. The revolving door method of corporate and government hiring where government trained people get hired by corporate entities and vice versa results in situations where corporations start to think that they can be part of government. Meanwhile, they forget that, around the world there has been a rule that no government can be en-corporated, since the mandate of government, at least in a democracy, is to do for the PEOPLE. , the country, the province or state!

The mandate of the corporate world is to maximize profits and influence, efficiently. They have, through the legal world, taken on the rights and privileges of humans, but NOT the responsibilities of humans, and they don't DO DEMOCRACY.

In the way of examples of the dangers there-in, consider how Bennet Jones, LLP, has put their own people in to the Competition Bureau of Canada, twice. Scott Sheridan and Melanie Aitken have both taken on the commissioner's title of the Competition Bureau of Canada. Then Melanie Aitken opens an office in Washington D.C. (in a foreign, American country, with all the knowledge about the Canadian office. Neat, eh?

Now, how do we keep�  the companies like Bennet Jones from taking on the function of negotiating NAFTA for the humans of
Canada with the most corporately voracious nation in the world? How? THEY DO NOT DO LOYALTY, THEY DO MONEY.

Now they want to impose silence on the proceedings so that we the people can't ask too many questions, in a
DEMOCRACY?

In a world without democracy, they could monetize the whole world, including  WE THE PEOPLE. THE LAST TIME THAT WAS TRIED, IT WAS CALLED THE SLAVE TRADE.

Worried yet? It may be time!

Rene Moreau (416-489-8347)

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Robert Ede <robertede@gmail.com>
Subject: FYI: New Finance Canada document notification

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From: <FinanceCanadaAlert_AlerteFinancesCanada@smtp.fin.gc.ca>
Date: Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 1:03 PM
Subject: New Finance Canada document notification

The following Fiscal Monitor has just been posted on the Finance Canada Site.
The Fiscal Monitor - June 2017
http://www.fin.gc.ca/fiscmon-revfin/2017-06-eng.asp

La revue financière - juin 2017
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Thursday 24 August 2017

CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST August 25, 2017.


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Duffy sues Senate, government for almost $8-million

Public works department introduces government�s 1st transgender policy
        N.L. MP Judy Foote steps down from cabinet
Davie shipyard suspected Scott Brison of favouring Irving in dispute: affidavits
        NDP Leadership Hopefuls Split On Religious Rights In Battleground Quebec

Jason Kenney offered help to meet with kids from gay-straight groups
        Time to join U.S. ballistic missile defence, says retired general, senator Romeo Dallaire
NAFTA countries enter confidentiality deal; promise not to leak on each other
        Quebec preparing to dole out welfare to asylum seekers: report
Liberal MP Seamus O�Regan seen moving to cabinet to replace Judy Foote
        Senate turns to Federal Court in racial discrimination dispute

Defence chief to show solidarity, spark recruitment with Pride Parade march
        Conservative senator asks colleague to explain strange Facebook activity
Scheer says illegal border entry points should be designated as official
        Canada�s review of arms sales to Saudi Arabia runs into a bit of a snag
Justin Trudeau is between a rock and a heart place on immigration
        Trudeau�s warning to would-be asylum seekers may fall on deaf ears
Steve Bannon doesn�t want to destroy the media � he wants to reshape it
        The most heinous crime in Canada � judge faces hearing over Trump hat
Trudeau must dispel the myth there�s �always a place� for refugees in Canada

Jason Kenney offered help to meet with kids from gay-straight groups
        Time to join U.S. ballistic missile defence, says retired general, senator Romeo Dallaire
NAFTA countries enter confidentiality deal; promise not to leak on each other
        Quebec preparing to dole out welfare to asylum seekers: report
Liberal MP Seamus O�Regan seen moving to cabinet to replace Judy Foote
        Senate turns to Federal Court in racial discrimination dispute
Could a cornered Trump kill NAFTA on his own?
        The roaring silence around trade talks with China
Canada would be wise to steer clear of a return to �graveyard of empires�
        How the federal government can shape Canada�s Development Finance Institution

Why we shouldn�t cheer for white supremacist website deletions
        Empowered or Imperiled? Women as Canadian party leaders
Why universities can�t be expected to police copyright infringement
        The immense challenge of the Northwest Passage
The answer to left-wing identity politics is not right-wing identity politics
        He�s considered Canada�s founding father, but many Ontario teachers want his name stripped from public schools
Nearly 1 in 2 public servants paid by Phoenix have reported problems
        Rob Ford�s former chief of staff sends some advice to the White House
Canada puts pressure on allies to monitor far-right extremists
        The Rebel up for a bit of reboot, says outlet founder Ezra Levant
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Quebec will hand out welfare cheques to asylum seekers, report says - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
        Ontario elementary teachers� union calls for renaming John A. Macdonald schools - The Canadian Press, National Post
Astonishing nonsense from the Liberals amid surge of asylum-seekers - Chris Selley, National Post
        Trudeau walks back reckless immigration tweet - Candice Malcolm, Toronto Sun
Rethink needed on old age security eligibility after fiscal report, Tory critic says - Jordan Press - The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
        Canada is not a safe haven for asylum seekers, Trudeau warns - Allan Woods, Toronto Star
Why the loonie�s best days will soon be behind us: CIBC- Yadullah Hussain, Financial Post
        Canada being asked to give up NAFTA Chapter 19 arbitration system in renegotiation- The Canadian Press, CBC News

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        Place Bell � Laval: le manque de places de stationnement d�nonc�Plus
Un ancien employ� de restaurant ouvre le feuPlus
        Donald Trump fustige ses alli�s du Congr�sPlus
Un poteau d'Hydro-Qu�bec au milieu d'une rue � LongueuilPlus
        C'est la fin pour Chantal Racette � la t�te des cols bleusPlus
Huit disparus apr�s un glissement de terrain dans les Alpes suissesPlus
        Concert annul� aux Pays-Bas: un homme de 22 ans arr�t�Plus

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How Donald Trump Poisons Free Speech - Sarah Jones, The New Republic
        ESPN Pulls a Broadcaster, Robert Lee, and Encounters a Storm - Marc Tracy, New York Times
�I don�t know how it got this bad�: Trump supporters and protesters meet in Phoenix - Jenna Johnson, Washington Post
        Trump gathered with possible Flake challengers in Phoenix: report - Mallory Shelbourne, The Hill
Fake Polls Are A Real Problem - Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight
        Three bodies found on Mont Blanc after being hidden by glacier for decades- Agence France-Presse, The Guardian
Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining- BBC News
        Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar for Bangladesh- Al Jazeera
US slashes military and economic aid to Egypt citing poor human rights record- France 24
        Typhoon leaves 12 dead after lashing Macau, Hong Kong- The Times Of India

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Globalization�s castaways haunt bankers
        Month after sanctions, Russia risk slides to four-year low
Finding a constitutional panacea for Libya
        Who�s in charge now in Syria?
A chilling omen
        Opposition told to come to terms with Assad survival
Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia hotlines humming
        Integration of Muslims in Germany moves ahead
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From: Larry Kazdan
To: letters@globeandmail.ca Cc: bcurry@globeandmail.com
Subject:
Re:  CPP changes will disqualify 243,000 from Guaranteed Income Supplement: report, Bill Curry, Aug. 23, 2017

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/nes/politics/cpp-changes-will-disqualify-243000-from-guaranteed-income-supplement-report/article36067917/

The Federal government can always issue OAS and GIS payments because these are fiat monies created through electronic entries.
The real issue is what that those funds will buy in the real world, and that will depend on the resources and productivity of the economy.
Government should invest in advanced infrastructure and a healthy, educated workforce, since these create the products and services that retirees will require.
However, conventional wisdom has it backwards. Higher pension deductions today along with government fiscal restraint will depress economic activity, while steering ever more investment into non-productive stock bubbles, ready to collapse and wreak future havoc. 
Footnotes:
1. How the Bank of Canada Creates Money for the Federal Government: Operational and Legal Aspects, Library of Parliament
  http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/2015-51-e.html?cat=economics
"By recording new and equal amounts on the asset and liability sides of its balance sheet, the Bank of Canada creates money through a few keystrokes. The federal government can spend the newly created bank deposits in the Canadian economy if it wishes."
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".....there is no external limit to the total amount of money that the Bank of Canada may create for the federal government."
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"The Bank of Canada's money creation for the Government of Canada is an internal government process. This means that external factors, such as financial markets dysfunction, cannot cause the federal government to run out of money."

2. Europe � the deliberate wastage of its youth continues
William Mitchell is Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=36695
"....there are no financial constraints on governments being able to fund pensions, health care and other services that may arise as the population ages and the workforce shrinks.
The real challenges of a rising dependency ratio will be the real resources that the society can command in the future.
Clearly, future generations will have to be more productive than past generations to support a broader group of citizens who are no longer working and require more intensive service support.
In that context, it is imperative that we improve our public education and health systems and ensure that all our young people are engaged in skill development to prepare them for the future productive challenge that we will place on them
In that context, fiscal austerity, which leaves a significant proportion of human resources idle, runs down public education capacity, delivers sub- standard health outcomes, is the opposite to what is required to prepare for the future."

3. Pension Funds Are So Big They'll Create A Bubble In Any Market ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/pension-fund-bubble-creators-2010-9
"To conclude, pension funds are so large that they will bubble-up any financial market they are allowed to enter�and what goes up must come down. The problem really is that what Hyman Minsky called managed money (including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, money market funds, etc), taken as a whole, is simply too large to be supported by the nation's ability to produce output and income necessary to provide a foundation for the financial assets and debts that exist."

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From: Bill Woollam
Subject: Two Netflix dramas to understand the core of Sufi and Muslim wisdom

For anyone who has Netflix and wants to understand the core of Sufi and Muslim wisdom....there are too videos that are episode by episode and which give a clear understanding of Sufi and Muslim spirituality and their obstacles/challenges.

I have been learning to let go of judgement and just immerse myself in these Sufi/Muslim stories, in order to get a clearer grasp of the culture and history of the Middle Eastern peoples.

These two dramas are a gradual unfoldment/depiction of Sufi/Muslim life in and around 1260 AD.

The first episode series is about a Arabian judge who becomes a Sufi dervish.  This is a slow and contemplative series.  It requires using English subtitles. https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80126991

 Yunus Emre | Netflix www.netflix.com
During the Mongol invasions, Yunus Emre leaves his home to travel across the Ottoman Empire, defying hardships and temptations to become a dervish. Watch trailers ...

The second episode series is a history of the Muslim resistance to exploitation and persecution by the Mongols and the Christian Crusaders.   It is more action packed, dramatic, and quite worth the time to gradually immerse one's attention into.  The actors are excellent, with the heroes and villains all quite believable.
https://can.newonnetflix.info/info/80127001/s

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