tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698310242602729439.post2700785146315122523..comments2024-03-10T00:29:26.833-08:00Comments on Aberhart and Harper on Crusade: Tony Clement Gives Away Natural Resources to Bust Union in SudburyEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698310242602729439.post-52257607395574377832010-08-02T07:16:41.029-07:002010-08-02T07:16:41.029-07:00Thank you for that.Thank you for that.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698310242602729439.post-34893838811315407192010-07-30T08:04:35.691-07:002010-07-30T08:04:35.691-07:00This is very interesting, considering the followin...This is very interesting, considering the following quote I'd like to provide from Wikipedia about Mr. Clement's attitude towards Vale Inco & Sudbury. <br />The comment he makes at the end certainly exposes his attitude up very well.<br />__________________<br /><br />From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...<br /><br />"On October 30, 2008, Clement was sworn into the office of Industry Minister.[10] This includes the appointment to the Office of the Registrar General of Canada.<br />He came under fire in July 2009 when, in an interview with the Sudbury Star regarding a strike at Vale Inco's operations in Sudbury, he characterized Vale's 2006 takeover of Inco as having saved the company from imminent bankruptcy, and the city of Sudbury from becoming a "valley of death".[11] Former Inco CEO Scott Hand noted that at the time of the takeover, Inco was in fact a very stable and wealthy company which was the target of one of the most hotly-contested bidding wars in recent Canadian business history, and that the company had not made any announcement suggesting that any jobs in the Sudbury area were under threat.[12] He backtracked from the comment on July 24, calling it a "boneheaded" way to express the point he had been making.[13] When asked if he was apologizing, however, Clement replied: "I think, you know, apologies are for tragedies."[14]Wall Flower Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072439895676818112noreply@blogger.com