Saturday, June 11, 2011

Frederic

Je me fous du monde entier quand Frédéric
Me rappelle les amours de nos vingt ans,
Nos chagrins, notre chez-soi, sans oublier
Les copains des perrons aujourd'hui dispersés aux quatre vents,
On n'était pas des poètes, ni curés, ni malins,
Mais papa nous aimait bien,
Tu t'rappelles le dimanche,
Autour de la table, ça riait, discutait,
Pendant que maman nous servait.

Mais après.Après la vie t'a bouffé comme elle bouffe tout le monde
Aujourd'hui ou plus tard et moi j'ai suivi
Depuis l'temps qu'on rêvait de quitter les vieux meubles
Depuis l'temps qu'on rêvait de se retrouver enfin seul
T'as oublié Chopin,
moi j'ai fait de mon mieux
Aujourd'hui tu bois du vin, ça fait plus sérieux
Le père prend des coups d'vieux, et tout ça fait des vieux

Après ce fut la fête, la plus belle des fêtes,
La fête des amants ne dura qu'un printemps,
Puis l'automne revint, cet automne de la vie.
Adieu bel arlequin, tu vois qu'on t'a menti :
Ecroulés les châteaux, adieu nos clairs de lune,
Après tout faut c'qui faut, il faut s'en tailler une.
Une vie sans argument. une vie de bon vivant.
LA la la. Tu te rappelles..Fréféric..Allez..
Au revoir

Friday, June 3, 2011

What is this really all about??

The Montreal Conference 2011
Changing economic order: New Realities, New Models
Economic and political decision-makers around the world gathered in Montreal to chart new growth paths

From June 6 to 9, 2011 take place the 17th edition of the Montreal Conference organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas. From all major regions of the world, government officials, international organizations, corporations and members of civil society will meet for four days at the Hilton Bonaventure. They will discuss at the event of the new economic order that is set up, its new realities and new models emerge.

Thus, more than 3000 participants will listen to the analysis of nearly 150 speakers who occupy a leadership role in terms of economic governance, business, political, social and cultural. (List of confirmed speakers attached)

Also, in addition to his numerous luncheons, forums, and plenary sessions, the Conference of Montreal will provide economic and political actors on the planet at this present time, strengthen relationships and develop new business
La Conférence de Montréal 2011
Un ordre économique en changement : nouvelles réalités, nouveaux modèles
Les décideurs économiques et politiques de la planète réunis à Montréal pour tracer les nouvelles voies de la croissance

Du 6 au 9 juin 2011 se déroulera la 17è édition de la Conférence de Montréal organisée par le Forum économique international des Amériques. Venus de toutes les grandes régions du monde, des dirigeants gouvernementaux, d’organisations internationales, de grandes entreprises et des membres de la société civile se réuniront durant quatre jours à l’hôtel Hilton Bonaventure. Ils discuteront lors de l’évènement du nouvel ordre économique qui se met en place, ses nouvelles réalités et les nouveaux modèles qui se dessinent.

Ainsi, plus de 3000 participants viendront écouter les analyses de près de 150 conférenciers qui occupent des responsabilités de premier plan en termes de gouvernance économique, d’affaires, politique, sociale et culturelle. (Liste des conférenciers confirmés en annexe)

Egalement, en marge de ses nombreux déjeuners-causeries, forums, et séances plénières, la Conférence de Montréal permettra aux différents acteurs économiques et politiques de la planète présents à cette occasion, de renforcer leurs relations et de développer de nouvelles opportunités d’affaires

To sovereigntists, Bouchard’s out of gas - The Globe and Mail

To sovereigntists, Bouchard’s out of gas - The Globe and Mail
Because of Mr. Bouchard’s influence on Quebeckers, the PQ leadership shied away from confronting their former leader on his decision to lobby on behalf of corporate interests. But Amir Khadir, co-leader of the left-wing Quebec Solidaire party, had no such misgivings.

“You wouldn’t expect the ‘father of the nation’ who was once premier of Quebec to serve the oil and gas industry that is 90-per-cent foreign controlled in order to dispossess our underground resources in a sector of activity that is central to the notion of independence and sovereignty,” Mr. Khadir said.

Mr. Khadir was expressing what many PQ members whispered in private but were too embarrassed to say publicly. It was unthinkable for them that a former leader of Quebec independence would put himself at the service of the same private interests who had no qualms about blocking Quebec’s national emancipation. In their view, Mr. Bouchard had gone too far.

Mr. Khadir confronted him this week during hearings before a National Assembly committee, saying to the former premier that “you have not been loyal to the commitment that we must have as servants of the public good.”

Khadir c. Bouchard 2011-05-31



Amir Khadir nailed Lucien Bouchard in the Quebec Provincial Committee on the exploitation of shale gas.

Delta Petroleum Corporation (DPTR) Oil and Gas Operations, key Strategies and SWOT Analysis - market research report on Reportlinker

Delta Petroleum Corporation (DPTR) Oil and Gas Operations, key Strategies and SWOT Analysis - market research report on Reportlinker

Monday, May 30, 2011

Low Spark

If you had just a minute to breathe
and they granted you one final wish
would you ask for something, like another chance.
Or something similar as this
don't worry too much, it'll happen to you
as sure as your sorrows are joys.
And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound
of the low spark of high-heeled boys.

The percentage you're paying is too high priced
while you're living beyond all your means
and the man in the suit has just bought a new car
from the profit he's made on your dreams
But today you just swear that the man was shot dead
by a gun that didn't make any noise
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest
was the low spark of high-heeled boys....high-heeled boys.

If I gave you everything that I own
and asked for nothing in return
Would you do the same for me, as I would for you?
Or take me for a ride
and strip me of everything, including my pride
But spirit is something that no one destroys
And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound
of the low spark of high-heeled boys.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Activist Post: This Spanish Spring is the Real Thing

Activist Post: This Spanish Spring is the Real Thing
THE FLASH MOB MOVES NORTH:
Thousands are now camped out in central Madrid along with 60 other sites nationwide, creating temporary cities of the dispossessed. The mainstream media in Britain and the West have chosen to largely ignore this phenomenon, perhaps because they fear that “it could happen here”.This century, Spaniards have moved to the forefront of alternative culture, the shackles of convention and Catholicism that governed their parents and grandparents lives permanently binned. They seem to realise more than any other western nation that the dog and pony show of replacing the “left” party with the ‘right” endlessly is little more than a hypnotic charade. They have taken the “Arab Spring” a step further by rejecting the periodic plebiscites that the West clings to as its claim to democracy, instead starting to demand real change – to economic structures, to political representation and even to the way we treat each other.
At the camp in the “Puerta del Sol” in Madrid, free food is handed out. What’s being demanded is a new society, not just papering over the cracks of the old one. The movement itself has no single leader or figurehead; all decisions are made by consensus at general assemblies, held twice daily. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, attend the meetings, with no decision taken until every single person is in agreement. This is real synarchy in action, the genus of genuine political change and it should be applauded. It represents a major challenge to the old order of “representative democracy” focused on personality and privilege and is arguably

Thursday, June 9th, 2011 10:30 am

E-China
In collaboration with the Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation du Québec (MDEIE) and the Ministère des Relations internationales du Québec (MRI)
10 : 30 AM Room Mont-Royal
With the introduction of new digital technologies, China has become the leading
Internet consumer society. The country is home to 450 million users and from now
to 2012, an estimated 20% of the Chinese population will be making purchases
online. How do media and e-commerce platforms currently operate in the Chinese
business sphere? How are the Chinese middle class and business sector developing
new communication tools and research for maximizing global consumption? To what
extent can North American enterprises best adopt these tools to ensure strong
growth and performance in the global market?
Moderator:
• The Honourable Martin Cauchon, Partner, Gowlings Speakers:
• Mike Chao, Principal, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
• Shih-Chi Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Newegg Corporation North America
• Amy Cao, Associate Director, Financial Advisory Services, Deloitte & Touche
The conference is an activity eligible under the terms of the Québec Law favouring the development of manpower training (Certificate no. 10-06-0089)
Conference of Montreal
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

China visa Toronto | Markham - Chinese visa application

China visa Toronto Markham - Chinese visa application

Natural Resources

9:00 am Tuesday June 7th,2011
Prices for natural resources have spiralled due to increased demand from emerging
countries, like India and China, benefiting producing countries but also posing
a serious risk to the global recovery. In what conditions is the exploitation of natural
resources an effective engine of sustainable development? How can the exploitation
of natural resources be reconciled with public-private partnerships? Is state
intervention warranted with regard to the exploitation of natural resource, or should
the free market prevail?
Chair:
• Ron Denom, President, SNC-Lavalin International
Special Address:
• Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea
Introduced by:
• Pierre Arcand, Minister, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement
et des Parcs du Québec (MDDEP)
Speakers:
• Tooryalai Wesa, Governor of the Province of Kandahar (Afghanistan)
• Jean Koulidiati, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development (Burkina Faso)
• Alexandre Barro Chambrier, Minister of Mining, Oil and Hydrocarbons (Gabon)
• Kelvin Dushnisky, Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs, Barrick Gold
Concluding Remarks:
• Warren Jestin, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, Scotiabank
The Conference of Montreal is certified by the Quebec Government as an organization promoting the
development and recognition of skills of the workforce under the certificate number 11-05-0012

Economic Forum of the Americas

2011 Conference of Montreal
A Changing Economic Order: New Realities, New Models
Economic and political decision-makers from around the world
to gather in Montreal to set out new paths for growth
Montreal, April 26, 2011 – The 17th annual Conference of Montreal will be held June 6–9, 2011, organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas. Leaders of governments, international organizations and major companies, along with members of civil society, will come from all over the world to meet for four days at the Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Hotel, where they will discuss the new economic order that is being established, as well as its new realities and the new models that are emerging.
More than 3,000 participants will hear analyses from nearly 150 speakers who hold key governance responsibilities in the economic, business, political, social and cultural fields. (A list of confirmed speakers is appended.)
Outside its many luncheon speeches, forums and plenary sessions, the Conference of Montreal will enable the various economic and political players gathering from around the world on this occasion to strengthen their relationships and develop new business opportunities.
The continuously updated program of the 2011 Conference of Montreal is available at www.conferencedemontreal.com.
Additional information will be released over the next several weeks on the major topics at the four-day Conference and on the speakers who will be discussing them.
Conference of Montreal partners
The Conference of Montreal thanks its partners: Power Corporation of Canada, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), RBC Capital Markets, Rio Tinto Alcan, Cisco, Sanofi Aventis, Bell, GDF Suez, McKinsey & Company, SNC-Lavalin, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Hydro-Québec, Investissement Québec, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), BNP Paribas Canada, Total, Garda, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC), Export Development Canada (EDC), Aecon, Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche, Tourisme Montréal, the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec, HEC Montréal, Montréal International, CBC News, the Financial Post and La Presse.

Straight Goods - Marc Emery: serving time in the US prison system

Straight Goods - Marc Emery: serving time in the US prison system

All Americans are housed in BOP facilities under policy and procedure established by the Department of Justice. All foreigners are housed in for-profit, private prisons (usually Corrections Corp. of America and Geo Group) that do not have to adhere to BOP policy and procedure.Until 2009, Canadians were often sent to mixed nationality BOP facilities. Due to overcrowding, BOP facilities are now exclusively housing American inmates, while all Mexican, Canadian, Latin American, Caribbean, European, Asian, and African nationals are placed in the expanding gulag of "deportable alien" federal prisons run by GEO or CCA.GEO Group received 2,500,000,000 dollars (yes two and a half billion dollars) of US taxpayer money to run state, county and federal prisons in 2010 alone! GEO received $52,400,000 for one year to run D Ray James. That's $1,008,000 a week!Americans incarcerated in the Canadian federal prison system are treated no differently nor are they segregated within the Canadian system. That is absolutely not the case here. Canadians are housed in a vastly lower standard than Americans sentenced for the identical offense.When Canadians are extradited to the US, the natural but erroneous assumption is that he or she will be afforded the same conditions as any American sentenced in a US court.The Department of Justice Statement of Principles says that no discrimination based on National Origin takes place within the Bureau of Prisons:

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The debate of migration

Professional Mobility and Migrants’ Integration: Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges
In collaboration with the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles du Québec (MICC)
10 : 30
Room Fontaines D et E
Globalization has made the ability of states to attract foreign workers a major
consideration in economic development. How can professional mobility between
post-industrialized societies be facilitated? How can migrants become integrated
within companies and corporations?
Moderator:
• Monique Grégoire, Freelance Journalist
Introduction: