Changing Face of North America: What It Means -- Paul Fromm's Talk in Philadelphia, D

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Tuesday, 11 December 2012 05:10

Changing Face of North America: What It Means -- Paul Fromm's Talk in Philadelphia, December 7, 2012 Hear Paul Fromm In Philadelphia The New Jersey & Pennsylvania Council of Conservative Citizens Proudly > Presents > [image: Photo: Changing Face of North America: What It Means -- Paul Fromm's Talk in Philadelphia, December 7, 2012 Hear Paul Fromm In Philadelphia The New Jersey & Pennsylvania Council of Conservative Citizens Proudly Presents Paul Fromm Director Canadian Association for Free Expression Director, Canada First Immigration Reform Committee Director, Council of Conservative Citizens Changing Face of North America: What It Means http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0TFdKuaM_c] <http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=116790165153899&set=a.102988609867388.7682.100004687473766&type=1&relevant_count=1> > Paul Fromm > > Director Canadian Association for Free Expression > > Director, Canada First Immigration Reform Committee > > Director, Council of Conservative Citizens > > ** > *Changing Face of North America: What It Means* > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0TFdKuaM_c

 

Chinese Get The Coal, Canadians Get The Shaft

Written by Paul Fromm

Monday, 10 December 2012 04:47

*Chinese Get The Coal, Canadians Get The Shaft* ** "Canada admitted 156,000 [economic] immigrants under its point system in 2011 (immigrants and their families) and 191,000 temporary foreign workers. Many of the foreign workers remain more than a year, and there were 300,000 on December 1, 2011, double the number in 2006. A third of Canada's guest workers are in Ontario, including 20 percent in Toronto; about 58,000 were in Alberta. The fastest growth in guest workers is among *low-skilled* *foreigners employed in hotels and restaurants, meatpacking plants and nursing homes*. *In April 2012, the federal government allowed employers of foreign guest workers to pay them UP TO 15 PERCENT LESS than the prevailing wage in the area.*" (*Migration News*, Volume 19 Number 4, October, 2012) Good for employers, not so great if you're an unemployed Canadian: "A mining company that has hired hundreds of temporary workers from China for its northern *B.C*. coal mine advertised those jobs in Canada for *$10 to $17 less* than what is paid for similar work at a nearby mine, a lawyer representing two unions, told a federal court judge on Friday. *HD Mining*also advertised specifically for workers who *speak Mandarin*, *Charles Gordon* said in arguing for the unions' interest in taking the decision to grant those permits to court. ... Permits have been granted under the federal *Temporary Foreign Worker Progr*amme to between 200 and 300 Chinese workers to conduct preliminary work at *HD Mining International Ltd.'s* Murray River mine near Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The company has said it was not able to find workers in Canada with the necessary specialized skills. [Yes, it would be unusual to find a Mandarin speaking Cape Breton coal miner.] An estimated 17 temporary workers have already arrived at the site, court heard, and another 60 are slated to arrive in mid-December. ... *HD Mining Ltd*. is a partnership between China-based *Huiyong Holding Group*, which owns a 55 per cent stake, and *Canadian Dehua International Mines Group Inc*." (*CTV*, November 17, 2012) Chinese Coal Miners May Be Brought on Temporary Worker Contracts to Supplant Unemployed Canadian Miners [image: Photo: Chinese Coal Miners May Be Brought on Temporary Worker Contracts to Supplant Unemployed Canadian Miners] <http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=116417381857844&set=a.102988609867388.7682.100004687473766&type=1&relevant_count=1> Like <http://www.facebook.com/frederick.fromm.3#> · · Share<http://www.facebook.com/ajax/sharer/?s=2&appid=2305272732&p%5B0%5D=100004687473766&p%5B1%5D=117606> "Plans to hire 201 Chinese workers at a proposed mine in northern British Columbia have prompted Ottawa to announce a review of its entire foreign worker programme with the government suggesting the case has revealed deeper problems with a system designed to fill short-term labour shortages. *Human Resources Minister Diane Finley* issued a statement Thursday saying the Conservative government isn't satisfied *HD Mining Ltd.* followed all the rules when it sought foreign worker permits for its proposed mine near Tumbler Ridge, B.C., which she said raises broader questions about the programme. 'We are not satisfied with what we have learned about the process that led to permission for hundreds of foreign workers to gain jobs (at the *HD Mining* site),' the statement said. *'In particular, we are not satisfied that sufficient efforts were made to recruit or train Canadians interested in these jobs*.' ... The company has said there aren't any qualified workers in Canada who can work at the mine, which will be using a method of underground mining that's not in use anywhere else in Canada." *(Montreal Gazette*, November 9, 2012) "In total, anywhere from 1,600 to just under 2,000 Chinese nationals could find full-time work in four projects being proposed in coming years for the region, due to the shortage of underground mining skills in Canada, according to industry officials. The four projects could create an estimated 480 to 800 full-time mining jobs for Canadians. Canadians 'just don’t have the experience' operating the equipment needed to safely extract coal in underground mines, said *John Cavanagh*, chief executive of Vancouver-based *Canadian Dehua International Mines Group Inc.*, a company founded by China-born Vancouver businessman *Naishun Liu.* 'Without the Chinese and the technology they’re bringing … these particular mines would not have been developed.' The companies backing the mine projects say their goal is to gradually train Canadians to replace the Chinese. ... *Stephen Hunt*, western director for the *United Steelworkers* union, ridiculed Tuesday the suggestion Canadians couldn’t be trained to work underground. 'Bullshit,' he said of Cavanagh’s assertions. 'That’s just a cop-out, a way to bring in guest workers who are going to go into a camp, contribute virtually nothing to the economy, and then when they’re done they’ll be sent back to China,' he said. ... Cavanagh said … the company is clearly hoping to keep labour costs down by using Canada’s *TFW* programme to make sure it has low-wage workers. Hunt also warned of safety concerns, citing the numerous coal mining deaths that occur in China. 'We’ve been tracking coal mine disasters weekly and the numbers are staggering again this year. It’s just a terrible place to be for a coal miner.' The *China Mine Disaster Watch*, a website kept by the *U.S. Mine Rescue Associatio*n, says there were more than 50,000 coal mine deaths in the 2001-2011 period. ... Cavanagh said there are old mines using old technology in China, and more modern ones using 'state of the art' systems. He said the Canadian mines will use the latter technology. 'We have to operate under Canadian and British Columbia rules. The standards are not Chinese standards,' he said. *The C.I.C*. report said the federal government is working closely with the *B.C*. government to ensure workers have enough English language skills to help in the 'transition' of knowledge from Chinese to Canadian workers. *Cavanagh said the training will involve teaching Chinese workers roughly 100 English words, all related to safety*. There will also be translators on site with technical expertise, he added." (*Vancouver Sun*, October 10, 2012) Chinese Coal Miner from the Turn-of-the-Century B.C., Where Heartless Mine Bosses Brought Them in to Undercut White Workers [image: Photo: Chinese Coal Miner from the Turn-of-the-Century B.C., Where Heartless Mine Bosses Brought Them in to Undercut White Workers] <http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=116418825191033&set=a.102988609867388.7682.100004687473766&type=1&relevant_count=1> Gee, what a lucky break for backward, unschooled Canadians! If the venture is not already odiferous enough for you, "B.C.’s former assistant deputy resource minister is being accused of violating government policy for taking an executive job at a mining company immediately after leaving office. *Jody Shimkus* left her post in the *Ministry of Natural Resource Operations*, which oversees mining in the province, in January and took a position at *HD Mining International*. ... Now, union leaders are questioning whether Shimkus violated provincial policy, which forbids senior managers from lobbying or otherwise representing an outside company to the ministry where they last worked within one year of leaving government. *CTV News* spoke to Shimkus at her office in downtown Vancouver, where she denied any wrongdoing. 'I was not told of any restrictions. I’m not aware of any restrictions being applied with me,' Shimkus said. *B.C.'s Public Service Agency* said the restrictions apply to Shimkus until Dec. 31, 2012." (*CTV*, November 14, 2012) We won't burn coal, but we'll buy it all back and then some as value added junk made in China. Wow, what's not to like?

 

My Tax Return

Written by Paul Fromm

Monday, 10 December 2012 03:14

*My Tax Return*** ** *Yesterday I **had** my Tax Return "Returned"** I was trying to get a jump on doing my taxes this year,*** *however, REVENUE CANADA** sent my Tax Return back!! * *I guess it was because of my response to the line which** ** **said:** **"List All Dependents" ** ** So, I replied: ** 18 thousand illegal immigrants in Toronto alone* *10 thousand crackheads 295 thousand unemployable people living** **on welfare** **7.5 thousand people in over 21 prisons ** **and 308 fools in Parliament ............** Apparently, this was NOT acceptable..* *So I sent it back with a question **"Did I forget someone?"*** **