Canada’s Arctic

© 2012-Robert G ParkerMay 24, 2012 Page: 1

Canada’s Arctic

Or Is It?


(Reuters) - China signed accords on energy cooperation and the Arctic in Iceland on Friday as Premier Wen Jiabao started a tour of northern Europe that will focus on Chinese investment in a continent eager for funds and to trade with the rising world power.

Canada’s Arctic?Chinese Ambition – April 20, 2012

A Chinese developer is fighting a government decision last year to bar him from buying a vast tract of land which some had suggested might be a cover for a possible future naval base and part of a wider strategy to gain a foothold in the region.

A livid Huang, who went to university with Icelanders, said the decision revealed Western "hypocrisy" and that foreigners wrongly assumed Chinese firms had ties to China's military.


"We hope to work together with relevant countries, including Iceland and Sweden, to contribute to peace, stability and sustainable development in the arctic," Vice Foreign Minister Song Tao told journalists ahead of the visit.

“In a key question whether the Nordic countries and especially the Arctic states will give China some backup in fighting for resources in the Arctic Ocean.

. “But China has interest in maintaining the internationalization of Arctic Ocean and also in right for passage for Chinese ships,” Mr. Lun said. “China doesn’t want to pay Canada or US for the right to use it. But the problem is in established powers that protect their own interests”.

Canada’s Arctic?

Chinese Ambition – April 24, 2012


Fascism

The Euphoric 1920s

Rising Stock MarketsIncreasing Disposable IncomeAutomobilesRising Middle Class

The New Centaury

Rising Stock MarketsIncreasing Wealth More Affordable GoodsLuxury HomesRising Middle Class

Polarization of Political Beliefs

Communism/Socialism TEA Party/Fascism


Fascism

Neo-Nazi groups enjoying a resurgence in Europe

May 2012 election in Greece saw the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn win 7% of the vote and 21 seats (out of 300) in parliament

Boasting an “army of brave boys in black” to strut the streets in run down Greek neighbourhoods,

• flicking Hitler-esque salutes and • staging anti-immigrant rallies

Golden Dawn was the first far right party to enter the Greek parliament since 1974


Fascism

Swastika like flag based on an ancient Greek decorative border called a Meandros

United the marginalized and disenchanted

They provide simple answers to complex social problems

IN GENERAL – They want to turn back the clock – ending the European Union, returning to nation states based on ethnic and cultural purity,

“The radical right subculture in Germany is seething,” says Britta Schellenberg, a research analyst at the University of Munich


FascismHow Does Golden Dawn Attract Voters

80% of illegal immigrants enter Europe via Greece – Golden Dawn exploits this.

Golden Dawn exploits tension as immigrants compete for scarce resources

They escort old ladies to the bank in case they are mugged by “foreigners”

They began distributing food parcels to pensioners who were suffering under ever increasing austerity

Everyone, even children have heard of Golden Dawn and many have been helped by them


Closing Borders

Resources are Shrinking

Governments are Financially Stressed

Social Programs have Ballooned

Immigration is seen as Unaffordable

World Population is Uncontrolled

"Give me your tired, hungry, your huddled masses yearning to be free...."

This Train Has Left The Station


Closing Borders

The UK’s First item in stemming the tide

The UK has introduced limits of student visas

The UK has introduced limits on foreign student s’ ability to work


If asked by police, individuals have to prove that they are legally in the country

Has been used to profile illegal immigrants from Mexico


Closing Borders

Problems with the Safe Communities Program

Police May Have Difficulty Obtaining information If the Community Thought That It May Lead to Deportation of Their

Friends – Who Were Illegal Aliens


Closing Borders

Canada to Start Assessing Potential Immigrants Based On Past Crimes in the Country in Which They Lived

This is Similar to the United States Which Will Deny a Potential Visitor Entry if They Have a Criminal Record


Closing Borders

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