Tim Hortons Canadian again

Coffee giant Tim Hortons Inc. is returning its home base to Canada with a plan to reorganize and convert to a Canadian-based corporation.

The popular coffee house chain (TSX: THI) is currently owned by a U.S.-based parent company after its spinoff from U.S.-based burger giant Wendy’s in 2007.

Tims says the reorganization will save money due to Canada’s lower tax rates and make international expansion easier.

The move will create a Canadian subsidiary with which Tims will merge, creating a company incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

Tim Hortons shareholders will hold the same amount of stock as before, and the company will continue to operate under the Tim Hortons name with stock listings on the TSX and the New York Stock Exchange. The chain has struggled to boost sales in the United States despite thriving in Canada.

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/658256

Canadian Election A Warning To Americans

What’s With The Apathy?

The decline of democracy in North America was starkly illustrated in the recent Canadian elections, laments Eric Walberg…

The Canadian people woke up 15 October to a new government that looked remarkably like the old government. “Basically, we have just gone through a $300 million-plus election that we could ill afford and the Conservatives are still stuck with their irksome minority government situation that led them to call the election in the first place,” said Terrence Downey, president of St Mary’s University College in Calgary, Alberta. “Nothing much has changed except for increased levels of voter apathy and cynicism.”

This election saw the lowest national voter turnout in Canadian history at 59 per cent, even as a global financial crisis threatened to plunge the nation’s economy into recession. This broke the previous record low of 61 per cent in 2004. Canadian voter turnout peaked at close to 80 per cent in the general election of 1958. The last four Canadian federal elections have all been under 65 per cent, the first time since 1896.

Prime Minister Steven Harper observed that “it’s been low and getting lower for some time now.” What he didn’t say is exactly what the Conservatives want, since this works to the advantage of the wealthy and not-so-wealthy supporters of the status quo. It was Harper who pushed through new stringent proof-of-identity requirements, emulating United States President George W Bush, contributing to the low turnout.

But Americans can only envy Canada. The US hasn’t had a voter turnout as high as 59 per cent since 1968, when 60.8 per cent voted. The last three national election turnouts were 56.7 (2004), 51.3 (2000), and 49.1 (1996) per cent. Part of the problem is the vindictive voter registration system that discards many of the poor and in most states, anyone who has ever been in jail, no matter what the offence. Recall that the US prisoner population, at two million, is the highest in the world and the highest per capita in the world.

But what is the underlying explanation for this mysterious aversion that Canadians and Americans have shown to their political systems in the recent past? Canadian voter fatigue from a succession of minority governments just doesn’t wash. Everyone has strong political preferences, and given worthy candidates addressing issues that are important, people will take the few minutes required to vote. Canadians pay a considerable amount to fund each election and spend hours listening to political ads, commentary, debates and “news”.

Could it be that no politicians are addressing the burning issues? That voters realise there is no difference between the two ruling parties? The US political system was aptly described by Carroll Quigley, Bill Clinton’s politics professor, as follows: “The two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can ‘throw the rascals out’ at any election without leading to any profound or extensive shifts in policy.” This is easily applied to the Canadian situation.

And who controls the policy? Could it be the Zionist establishment in North America, politely called the Israeli lobby if the critic dares mention it at all? Canada has pumped thousands of troops into Afghanistan since the US invaded it seven years ago and has suffered the third highest casualties after the US and Britain, with only resentment and despair on the part of Afghans as thanks. More than 60 per cent of Canadians want out immediately. The natural party to lead the campaign against this betrayal of Canada’s image as peacekeeper was the Liberal Party, led by the French Canadian Stephane Dion – French Canadians are traditionally pacifist.
But the Liberals have been paralysed, unable to voice the popular will, and were routed last year by the small socialist New Democratic Party (NDP) in a Quebec by-election that NDP leader Jack Layton called “a referendum on Afghanistan”. Could it be that the continued failure of the Liberals to show some backbone and promise an immediate withdrawal of troops left voters too depressed and resigned to bother turning out this time? Could it be the aggressive lobbying of the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and the virtual silence of the Zionist-controlled media that is the problem?
Instead, the Liberals campaigned on the environment, and deservedly suffered their worst electoral showing in a quarter century. Knives are now drawn by pretenders to the mild-mannered, bookish Dion, including Michael Ignatieff, a sometime Canadian but better known as a neo-con British writer who even supported the invasion of Iraq, and Bob Rae, ex-socialist, whose wife just happens to be vice-president of the CJC. Yikes. What if they hold another election and no one bothers to show up at all?
The stranglehold on foreign policy which the Zionists have is clearer than ever this time round in the US. Early worries by American Jews that Obama wasn’t sufficiently pro-Israel prompted Obama to travel to Israel to vow his unwavering support and to choose as his running mate Senator Joe Biden, an outspoken Zionist (“You don’t have to be Jewish to be a Zionist”). At the vice presidential debate, the sparring to outdo each other reached ridiculous heights with Sarah Palin’s comment: “I’m so encouraged to know that we both love Israel, and I think that is a good thing to get to agree on.”
While most Americans are so inundated with pro-Israeli and anti-Arab propaganda they don’t openly question the extreme bias in their foreign policy, they know something is seriously wrong with the state of the union – 91 per cent, last count. However, they are again being served up virtually identical foreign policies by the two candidates. Could despair be one of the reasons so many Americans don’t bother to vote?

The other poison infecting the US electoral system is the spectre of rigged elections. Fortunately for Canadians, the Conservatives don’t have a monopoly on voting machines, like the Republicans. Voter fraud in the US, including dubious voting machine tallies and illegal disqualification of thousands of poor and black voters has been well documented in the past three presidential elections. Among early voters this time, there have already been dozens of complaints that the touch-screen voting machines moved voters’ ticks from Obama to McCain. In Alabama, scores of voters have been labelled convicted felons on the basis of incorrect lists. Michigan must restore thousands of names it illegally removed from voter rolls over residency questions, a judge ruled this week. Officials in Wisconsin admit that their database is wrong one out of five times when it flags voters, mistakenly rejecting tens of thousands.

Obama’s new voter registration campaign ACORN has put more than 1.3 million new voters on lists. But the Republicans have accused it of fraud and succeeded in launching an FBI probe into ACORN, called by Obama’s campaign an “unholy alliance” with the Republicans. Obama called for a special prosecutor to investigate any claims of registration fraud. In Ohio, the US Supreme Court overturned a lower court order that required extra information on these eager new – Democratic – voters, which could invalidate up to 200,000 voters. The Republicans immediately launched an appeal. Given the odds, unless Obama leads by at least 10 per cent next month, he will likely “lose”.

No matter who inhabits the White House next year, both the US and Canadian electoral systems will continue to fester as long as foreign policy remains in the Zionist vice. At least the Obama factor has empowered blacks and liberals and has brought to life an otherwise moribund campaign. Ralph Nader, the only honest candidate, will finish a distant third, but has at least been able to act as America’s conscience. Canada’s NDP gained a healthy eight seats this time, bringing their total to 37 and they will play a key role in keeping the minority Conservative government from undoing what’s left of Canada’s welfare state. Such faint but important voices are all that keeps faith in democracy alive these days across the Atlantic. Perhaps eventually the forces they represent will be able to pick up the pieces of the shattered political system.

http://rense.com/general83/cana.htm

Canadian UFO Reports – 289 Reported Sightings

British Columbia leading in the number of reported sighting so far.

Total number of Canadian reported sightings so far for 2008 is 289 cases. Running Count

Brian Vike, Director of HBCC UFO Research can be reached at 250 845 2180. But please note, this number is to be used only for anyone wanting to file a UFO report or the media if they would like to contact me. Or you can write to me through the HBCC UFO Research website.

Reports so far from January 1, 2008 up until August 16, 2008.

*HBCC UFO Research* and *UFOINFO* together have received 289 written (and audio) UFO sighting reports from January 1, 2008 up until August 16, 2008 and I am sure the total number will climb as we still have a little over four months left in 2008.

British Columbia in 2008 leads the Canadian provinces with 119 reported sightings, followed by Ontario with 78 cases.

Below is a break down on reports received by HBCC UFO Research and UFOINO from January 1, 2008 to August 16, 2008.

HBCC UFO Research Note on the total number of received by August 16, 2008. The numbers below relate to what we have received from January 1, 2008 and the numbers will climb throughout 2008, or until the end of this year.

Sighting reports from January 1, 2008 up to August 16, 2008

British Columbia – 119 reported sightings)

Ontario – 78 reported sightings

Alberta – 23 reported sightings

Nova Scotia – 13 reported sightings

Quebec – 17 reported sightings

Manitoba – 12 reported sightings

Saskatchewan – 11 reported sightings

New Brunswick – 12 reported sightings

Newfoundland – 4 reported sightings

Yukon – 0

Total number of Canadian reported sightings so far for 2008 is 289 cases.

The sightings range from meteor sightings, aircraft, stars, the ISS, etc. Although many of the sightings were certainly explainable, there were some really amazing cases in which no answers could be found and I am still looking for a rational explanation for some events.

One of the most amazing UFO events took place between Houston and Burns Lake, British Columbia on August 3, 2008 where two men were stopped by a UFO which was hovering in front of their vehicle, not once byt twice on the same evening. Also on August 8, 2008 in the same general area, Uncha Lake South Of Burns Lake, British Columbia a number of eyewitnesses watched a large platform with two circle objects attached to it floating/drifting across the evening sky and finally disappearing over a local mountain. This craft? UFO was estimated to be 200 to 500 feet in length.

I should also add the Okanagan in British Columbia is again proving to be a Canadian hotspot for reported sighting. In particular Vernon, B.C. has been a very active area.

Other amazing cases came in from Ontario and other provinces as well. I would also like to note, the 289 reported sightings came into just *HBCC UFO Research* *UFOINFO*. There are many other UFO organizations across Canada and in the United States that are receiving Canadian UFO cases. So the total will be much greater for each of the Canadian provinces by the end of the year.

I couldn’t even guess how many UFO reports were reported from the United States and other areas of the world. Most sightings do come into us from the United States and we are very happy to receive them, actually some of the best cases are coming from the U.S. and go back numerous years.

Like I always tell folks, no matter when the UFO event took place, please send in your report, either to HBCC UFO Research or UFOINFO as we are here to help where we can, and are extremely interested in what the witness has to say. I also keep harping on an important part of this UFO topic, and that is that the witness who is reporting to us, is that their private/personal information is completely confidential.

Well in the next four months we shall see what other interesting cases come into us. Don’t forget to file your sightings, new or old.

Brian Vike, Director HBCC UFO Research. email: <>hbccufo@telus.net Website: <>http://www.hbccufo.org

http://rense.com/general83/sndch.htm

Israeli assassins likely to pose as Canadians: expert

OTTAWA (CBC) – Israel is reported to have reactivated a unit known to send agents posing as Canadian tourists to foreign countries to carry out assassinations.
The Kidon Unit—named for the Hebrew word for bayonet—is part of Israel’s overseas intelligence service, the Mossad.

Canadian travel documents have been a favourite of the Mossad for decades, and some in Canada say that practice is likely to resume, no matter what Israel promises.

At a time of heightened tension in the Middle East, Mossad agents posing as Canadians may expose real Canadians to attacks by groups who fear they’re on Mossad’s hit list, says a former CSIS agent, Michel Juneau-Katsuya.

It might also mean more scrutiny for Canadians travelling abroad.

“These people [the Mossad] have very active covert operations all around the world, so more scrutiny, more suspicions, maybe more surveillance against Canadians, will make travel more difficult,” says Juneau-Katsuya, who’s now a security consultant with the Northgate Group.

The last time Mossad agents were caught using Canadian passports was in 1997. Two hit men had tried and failed to inject a lethal poison into the neck of the director of the Hamas press office in Amman, Jordan.

Canada recalled its ambassador in protest. It was the third time Mossad agents had been caught posing as Canadians, and the third time Israel promised to stop.

Foreign Affairs spokesperson Reynald Doiron says it was important for Canada to tell the world that its passports were being used without its permission.

“There was no cooperation whatever between the Canadian and Israeli governments, in that Canada did not supply the passports,” says Doiron.

He adds that the passports found in 1997 were determined by the RCMP to be counterfeit.

The resumption of the Kidon Unit means the use of Canadian passports is likely to resume, no matter what Israel has said in the past, says Juneau-Katsuya.

In defence of the Kidon Unit, Israel says “pre-emptive” assassinations are necessary to protect it from attacks.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3526.htm