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Old 02-02-2016, 10:54 AM   #1235
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So I read an interesting conspiracy theory the other day. Not sure if anyone here can validate it or discount it. It went like this. Paul Martin owned a shipping company CSL (Canada Steamship Lines), when he became PM he sold his interest to his sons. That shipping line current ships a large amount of the foreign oil to the Irving refinery.

If Energy East gets built that would displace the foreign oil, and hurt Martin's sons financially (and really Martin as well). The MTL mayor playing the environmental card was appointed to a Federal Cabinet position in the Martin government. Could this be a friend helping a friend by standing in the way of a national project?

I thought it was interesting to read, because if true shows black and white how fata'd this country has become when a national interest is being stopped for one small groups benefit.
Its not that unusual.

When the Iltis jeeps were purchased by the Canadian Forces, the German's could manufacture those pieces of crap for nearly 3x less then Bombardier, but one of Chretien's family members was a senior at Bombardier and they got the contract to build those pieces of crap.

And again

They were crap
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