The Corporate Friends of Mr.Harper

Below is the list of Corporate donors to Harpers Leadership campaign. The full document of donors of $200 or more can be found here. A tip o the blog to Politicagrll

I have bolded those I find interesting such as;

The Asper media chain, CanWest which just came out in favour of the Conservatives and Harper this election. David Asper also personally donated $200 to Harpers Leadership campaign. David Asper, Steve Posen endorse Conservatives

Peter Kent, St. Paul's Conservative candidate, announces key supporters at Big Tent event

Key Liberals defect and join others in supporting Peter Kent, highlighting his big tent campaign

 Also joining Peter Kent's Big Tent was the Chairman of the National Post,
David Asper. David Asper and his family have been well-known for their past
support for the Liberal Party. In his statement, Mr. Asper said in a prepared
letter of recommendation that, "the need for a man of Peter's integrity became
even more clear to me after hearing the Prime Minister say during the last
English language debate that 'we've got to have a more intelligent debate.
Enough is enough: this idea of drive-by smears doesn't make it true', and then
the next day launch a series of Liberal advertisements that are some of the
most insulting, base attack ads that I have ever seen. The Prime Minister is
correct. Enough is enough. It's time for a change and Peter Kent is someone
who represents not only change itself, but change for the better."

Bell Canada was another big donor. Ironic since the Blogging Tory's have been denouncing Bell/BCE/Bell Global Media as a Liberal front and which I blogged was no such thing. Much Ado About BCE

Encana is the largest gas distribution company in North America, and out going President Gwyn Morgan has been touted to replace Ralph Klein as CEO of Alberta.

One of the interesting ones of is Rio Can Real Estate Investment Trust. Income Trust. Remember them. They pay no taxes, and Monte Solberg and the Conservatives lobbied for them this past six months. CanWest slams Ottawa over handling of trusts

The Corporate Elite Wants You To Vote Conservative For Change.

2004 Conservative Party Leadership Event
Contribution reporting for donations in excess of $200
Name of Leadership Candidate Stephen Harper
Contributor or Corporate Name
Contribution

Burns West Coporation 2 ,000
Ifco Systems Canada Inc 5 ,000
715502 Alberta Ltd -- David Malwry 2 50
866615 Ontario Inc. 3 00
Alexander Tools Limited 2 0,000
Alkin Corporation 1 ,000
Atkinson & Atkinson 5 00
Axor 1 0,000
Balboa Land Investment Inc 1 ,000
Bell 2 0,000
Bellport Resources Ltd 3 ,000
Bennett Insurance Agency Ltd. 5 00
Bicklette Limited 1 ,000
Canaccord Capital Corp 3 0,000
Canwest Media Inc 2 0,000
Capital Hill Group Ottawa Inc 1 ,000
Capital Sports Properties Inc. 5 00
Caplan Industries 1 ,000
Caplan Industries Inc 1 ,000
Career Essentials Inc 1 ,000
Cement Association of Canada 5 00
Comdel Developments Inc 5 ,000
Copps Buildall 1 ,500
Credit Suisse First Boston 6 ,000
Crystal Glass 5 00
DWPV Management Ltd. 2 ,500
Eastern Hemlock Limited 5 ,000
EF Moon Construction Ltd 5 00
E-L Finacial Corporation Ltd. 1 0,000
EnCana Corporation 2 5,000
Future Electronics Inc 5 ,000
Garwood 1 ,000
George Weston Ltd 8 ,500
Giant Tiger Stores Ltd. 5 ,000
GlaxoSmithKline Inc. 1 ,000
Goodmans LLP 5 ,000
Grant Forest Products Inc 2 5,000
Gunnar Office Furnishings 5 ,000
Haven Manor Inc. 5 00
Heathbridge Graham Inc. 5 00
Hill & Knowlton 5 00
Hill & Knowlton 5 00
IGRG Inc. 5 00
INCO Ltd 5 ,000
Inkan Group 7 50
Internationl Forest Products Ltd 2 ,000
J & S Hokanson Investments Ltd 5 50
Kathnan Investments Limited 5 ,000
Key Maintenance Technologies 2 50
Krakiwsky Consulting Ltd 1 ,000
Lamplighter Inns (London) Limited 1 ,500
Lincoln-McKay Development - 135482 Canada Inc 1 ,000
Lopresti Pharmacy 1988 Ltd. 4 00
Maceachern's Deep Steam 1 ,750
Macleod Dixon LLP 2 ,500
McDowell Brothers Industries Inc 4 00
McMillan Binch LLP 1 ,000
O & Y Properties 1 0,000
Onex Corporation 1 0,000
Orlick Industries Limited 3 0,000
Pfizer Canada Inc 2 ,500
Pfizer Canada Inc. 5 00
PMA Brethour Real Estate Corporation 5 ,000
PMA Brethour Real Estate Corportation 5 ,000
Power Corporation of Canada 2 5,000
Promographix Inc. 5 00
R & D 2 ,000
Rio Can Real Estate Investment Trust 5 ,000
River Oaks Developments Inc 5 ,000
RNH Holding Ltd. 1 ,000
RSW International Inc 1 ,000
Shelter Canadian Properties Limited 1 ,000
Silver Sage Holdings & Development Ltd 1 ,100
SolowayWright SW Management 1 ,000
St Lawrence Starch Ltd 1 ,000
Summit Insurance Brokers Inc 1 ,500
The Logit Group 2 ,000
The Responsive Marketing Group 5 ,000
Torys LLP 5 ,000
Walton Management Inc 3 50
Weatons Holdings Limited 2 0,000
Whippoorwill Holdings Limited 3 0,000

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Train drivers in England to strike during Tory conference

Gwyn Topham 

Transport correspondent

THE GUARDIAN
Fri, 15 September 2023 

Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images

Train drivers have announced two more days of strikes and an overtime ban across England, timed to bring services to a halt at the start and end of the Conservative party conference.

Members of Aslef will strike on Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October, when the Tories’ conference is taking place in Manchester, meaning virtually no national rail services will run in England on those days.

The overtime ban will be in effect the rest of the week from Friday 29 September and will disrupt trains across the country and cross-border services into Scotland and Wales.

The industrial action directly affects 16 rail companies contracted to the Department for Transport in England.

Mick Whelan, Aslef’s general secretary, said: ‘While we regret having to take this action – we don’t want to lose a day’s pay, or disrupt passengers, as they try to travel by train – the government, and the employers, have forced us into this position. Our members have not, now, had a pay rise for four years.”

Whelan called on ministers, who ultimately dictate the contracts and pay offers made by train companies, to negotiate an end to the long-running pay dispute. He said the union had had no contact with the transport secretary, Mark Harper, since December, adding: “The train companies have told us … they cannot act without his say-so. But he’s hiding.”

He added: “Do you remember Where’s Wally? Well, what we want to know is where’s Harper?”

The transport secretary called the latest strikes “cynical” and “politically motivated”. Posting on the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, Harper added: “Train drivers are paid an average of £60k for a 35-hour, 4 day week. There’s an offer on the table to take that up to £65k – and still they strike, putting their own jobs at risk.”

Aslef last met formally with industry figures from the Rail Delivery Group, the body that represents train operators, in April. The strikes will be the drivers’ 12th and 13th 24-hour walkouts since July 2022 in the national pay dispute.

An offer of 8% over two years, tied to changes to working conditions, was dismissed by Aslef earlier this year. The government and industry said it should be put to a full ballot but the union said it would only ballot on an offer it recommended, and drivers have since overwhelmingly voted to continue strikes.

The RMT union, which represents about 20,000 staff working on stations or as onboard crew for the same train operators in England, has yet to confirm if it will also stage strikes during the Conservative conference.

Train drivers’ strike to coincide with Tory annual conference

Aslef members will also ban overtime from September 29 to October 6, which the union said will “seriously disrupt” the rail network.

Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, said: “While we regret having to take this action – we don’t want to lose a day’s pay or disrupt passengers as they travel by train – the Government and employers have forced us into this position.

“Our members have not had a pay rise for four years – since 2019 – and that’s not right when prices have soared in that time.

“Train drivers quite reasonably want to be able to buy now what they could buy four years ago.”

Mr Whelan likened Transport Secretary Mark Harper to “Where’s Wally?”, saying he had made no contact with the union since last December.

“Where’s Mark Harper? He holds the purse strings. The train companies have told us. They say they cannot act without his say-so.”

A spokesperson for the Rail Delivery Group said: “Further strike action by the Aslef leadership will cause more disruption to passengers.

“We want to give our staff a pay increase, but it has always been linked to implementing necessary, sensible reforms that would enhance services for our passengers.

“The union have rejected a fair and affordable offer without putting it to their members, which would take average driver base salaries for a four-day week without overtime from £60,000 to nearly £65,000.

“We ask the Aslef leadership and executive to recognise the very real financial challenge the industry is facing and work with us to deliver a more reliable and robust railway for the future.”

A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “The Government has facilitated fair and reasonable offers to both RMT and Aslef.

“RMT members working for Network Rail accepted their offer months ago and Aslef’s would bring the average train driver’s salary up to £65,000.

“Further strike action will not only put a strain on taxpayers, but risk driving passengers away from the network for good. These strikes will not prevent the need for essential workplace reforms."

Train strikes 2023: Next dates and the rail services affected

Jack Simpson
Sat, 16 September 2023 

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan (centre) with striking rail workers on the picket line outside London Euston station - EDDIE MULHOLLAND for The Telegraph.

Passengers across the UK face further disruption after Aslef announced yet more industrial action.

Members of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, have timed their latest walkouts to disrupt the Conservative Party Conference.

The union has so far, called 12 one-day strikes during its 16-month dispute over pay.

The latest strikes will force 16 train operating companies to cancel all services, while a ban on overtime on separate days will seriously disrupt the network.

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “While we regret having to take this action – we don’t want to lose a day’s pay, or disrupt passengers, as they try to travel by train – the government, and the employers, have forced us into this position.

Our members have not, now, had a pay rise for four years – since 2019 – and that’s not right when prices have soared in that time.

“Train drivers, perfectly reasonably, want to be able to buy now what they could buy four years ago.”

When are the train strikes?

The Aslef union will hold strikes on:

Saturday, September 30


Wednesday, October 4

Members will stage an overtime ban across the rail network on:

Friday, September 29


From Monday, October 2 to Friday, October 6
Which rail companies are affected?

The train companies affected are:

Avanti West Coast


C2C


Caledonian Sleeper


Chiltern Railways


CrossCountry


East Midlands Railway


Gatwick Express


Greater Anglia


GWR


GTR Great Northern Thameslink


Heathrow Express


Island Line


LNER


Northern Trains


Southeastern


Southern


Gatwick Express


South Western Railway main line


Stanstead Express


SWR depot drivers


TransPennine Express


West Midlands Trains.
Advice for travelling during train strikes

National Rail warns passengers to expect “significant disruption” on strike days. Services are also likely to be disrupted and start later on the day immediately after.

National Rail has recommended that passengers:

Use its Journey Planner. Passengers should check close to the time of each strike date.


Use its Live Trains page for the most up-to-date information about arrivals and departures


Plan ahead and check before you travel. This includes checking your entire journey, especially if you’re travelling on the first and last trains of strike days.
Train station ticket office closures

Nearly all railway station ticket offices are being shut and staff moved on to station platform and concourse duties, according to the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). Ticket office facilities will remain open only at the busiest stations.

Posters are being displayed in stations informing passengers about potential closures. The Government will make the final decision on which offices will be axed following a consultation. It is not known how quickly the first offices will shut, but the closure programme is expected to last for three years.

Why are Aslef striking?

Aslef members are taking industrial action as they push for a pay rise.

The union has criticised the government from failing to meet its negotiating team – general secretary Mick Whelan, assistant general secretary Simon Weller, and executive committee president Dave Calfe.

They last met representatives of the employers, the Rail Delivery Group, under the agreed post-pandemic framework of the Rail Industry Recovery Group, in April.

Mr Whelan added: “Do you remember Where’s Wally? Well, what we want to know is Where’s Harper?

“We last saw the Secretary of State for Transport in December.

“We last saw Huw Merriman, the Rail Minister, in January.

“And we last saw the train companies in April.

“Since then, nothing. Nada. Zilch. Not a letter, not an email, not a text message, not a phone call, not a WhatsApp. Not a word!”

Nice Job If You Can Get It

CEO's in Canada saw their pay raises go up by 39%! Not in base salary but in their shareholdings that they get as bonuses. And they get bonuses cause why? Well cause they are CEO's. Not because they produced anything. As the Globe and Mail reports.

In Canada over the last year average workers salaries increased by 3.1 % And despite the long boom for capitalism, that wage increase is the average over the past twenty five years according to Stats. Canada. In other words workers have not seen anything trickle down, but have remained steady making no gains in from the boom.

Dennis Entwhistle of Telus did quite well thank you, seeing as he stalled any compensation to Telus workers for five years and then forced them out on strike.
He more than doubled his bonus from 2004.

Hunter Harrison did quite well considering the major environmental disasters his company; CN had with record accidents and derailments in Western Canada last year. But I guess he earned his compensation by thwarting fines for those accidents and payouts to the folks affected by his companies toxic spills.

Executive Compensation

How much is too much?

CEO pay soared 39% in 2005; read Janet McFarland's live discussion transcript

Investors could certainly ask that question this year. A Report on Business survey of executive compensation shows that Canada's CEOs saw their pay soar an average of 39 per cent in 2005 compared with 2004 (itself a year of huge compensation increases) as stock markets and commodity prices rocketed higher.

While salaries and bonuses climbed a modest 6 per cent last year, CEOs saw their stock option gains climb 47 per cent over 2004. CEOs on average earned $1.8-million each from exercising stock options — a number that climbs to $4.5-million if only those CEOs who cashed out options are included.

(The ROB review looked at 247 of the 279 companies that make up the S&P/TSX composite index. The others have not yet reported their compensation data for 2005.)

Executive Compensation Report 2005

RANK	COMPANY	CEO	TOTAL($)	DETAILS
1	Precision Drilling Trust	Swartout, Hank	$74,824,335
Salary: $840,000 Bonus: $3,360,000 Subtotal: $4,200,000 4% chg Other: $15,589,000 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $55,035,331 TOTAL: $74,824,335 New option grant: 403,038 ($3,345,215) Industry: Energy Legend
2	Canadian National Railway Co.	Harrison, Hunter	$56,219,496
Salary: $1,665,950 Bonus: $4,664,660 Subtotal: $6,330,610 2% chg Other: $1,710,324 Share Units: $20,931,213 Option Gains: $27,247,347 TOTAL: $56,219,496 New option grant: 250,000 ($2,136,051) Industry: Industrials Legend
3	Nortel Networks Corp.(1)	Zafirovski, Mike	$37,429,297
Salary: $305,785 Bonus: $0 Subtotal: $305,785 % chg Other: $28,698,591 Share Units: $8,424,921 Option Gains: $0 TOTAL: $37,429,297 New option grant: 5,000,000 ($10,695,000) Industry: Information Technology Legend
4	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	Hunkin##, John	$29,471,306
Salary: $750,000 Bonus: $0 Subtotal: $750,000 -81% chg Other: $2,250 Share Units: $28,719,137 Option Gains: n/a TOTAL: $29,471,306 New option grant: 0 ($0) Industry: Financials Legend
5	Talisman Energy Inc.	Buckee, James	$23,330,301
Salary: $1,104,300 Bonus: $1,988,000 Subtotal: $3,092,300 5% chg Other: $151,704 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $20,086,292 TOTAL: $23,330,301 New option grant: 300,000 () Industry: Energy Legend
6	Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan	Doyle, William	$22,128,851
Salary: $1,151,020 Bonus: $1,279,450 Subtotal: $2,430,470 -14% chg Other: $165,412 Share Units: $7,672,916 Option Gains: $11,860,067 TOTAL: $22,128,851 New option grant: 225,000 ($5,351,334) Industry: Materials Legend
7	Magna International Inc.	Walker, Donald	$19,557,890
Salary: $195,795 Bonus: $6,061,090 Subtotal: $6,256,885 % chg Other: $35,600 Share Units: $13,257,872 Option Gains: $0 TOTAL: $19,557,890 New option grant: 0 ($0) Industry: Consumer Discretionary Legend
8	Power Corp. of Canada	Desmarais, André	$18,844,090
Salary: $906,000 Bonus: $700,000 Subtotal: $1,606,000 1% chg Other: $545,064 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $16,693,025 TOTAL: $18,844,090 New option grant: 263,000 ($2,272,320) Industry: Financials Legend
9	EnCana Corp.	Morgan##, Gwyn	$18,162,456
Salary: $1,475,000 Bonus: $2,660,000 Subtotal: $4,135,000 2% chg Other: $159,171 Share Units: $1,916,000 Option Gains: $11,952,283 TOTAL: $18,162,456 New option grant: 150,000 () Industry: Energy Legend
10	Bank of Nova Scotia	Waugh, Richard	$17,180,536
Salary: $1,000,000 Bonus: $1,500,000 Subtotal: $2,500,000 -3% chg Other: $275,801 Share Units: $3,000,000 Option Gains: $11,404,738 TOTAL: $17,180,536 New option grant: 224,788 ($3,000,000) Industry: Financials Legend
11	Cameco Corp.	Grandey, Gerald	$16,567,579
Salary: $771,300 Bonus: $600,000 Subtotal: $1,371,300 -1% chg Other: $6,449 Share Units: $2,433,600 Option Gains: $12,756,231 TOTAL: $16,567,579 New option grant: 210,000 ($2,558,325) Industry: Energy Legend
12	Peyto Energy Trust	Gray, Donald	$15,512,035
Salary: $210,000 Bonus: $15,302,021 Subtotal: $15,512,021 14% chg Other: $0 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $0 TOTAL: $15,512,035 New option grant: 120,000 () Industry: Energy Legend
13	TELUS Corp.	Entwistle, Darren	$14,096,690
Salary: $970,000 Bonus: $1,200,000 Subtotal: $2,170,000 54% chg Other: $149,635 Share Units: $4,473,780 Option Gains: $7,303,221 TOTAL: $14,096,690 New option grant: 140,200 ($1,693,616) Industry: Telecom Services Legend
14	Power Corp. of Canada	Desmarais Jr., Paul	$13,881,209
Salary: $906,000 Bonus: $700,000 Subtotal: $1,606,000 1% chg Other: $455,021 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $11,820,187 TOTAL: $13,881,209 New option grant: 263,000 ($2,272,320) Industry: Financials Legend
15	George Weston Ltd.(2)	Weston, Galen	$13,443,682
Salary: $1,600,000 Bonus: $460,000 Subtotal: $2,060,000 -10% chg Other: $10,000 Share Units: $2,830,059 Option Gains: $8,543,633 TOTAL: $13,443,682 New option grant: 187,383 () Industry: Consumer Staples Legend
16	Sherritt International Corp.	Delaney, Ian	$13,254,590
Salary: $750,000 Bonus: $112,500 Subtotal: $862,500 15% chg Other: $331,405 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $12,060,670 TOTAL: $13,254,590 New option grant: 0 ($0) Industry: Materials Legend
17	Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.	Bouchard, Alain	$12,048,833
Salary: $850,000 Bonus: $424,307 Subtotal: $1,274,307 26% chg Other: $0 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $10,774,500 TOTAL: $12,048,833 New option grant: 0 ($0) Industry: Consumer Staples Legend
18	Alcan Inc.	Engen##, Travis	$11,850,529
Salary: $1,817,400 Bonus: $4,240,600 Subtotal: $6,058,000 38% chg Other: $-1,044,265 Share Units: $6,836,756 Option Gains: $0 TOTAL: $11,850,529 New option grant: 450,100 ($6,058,000) Industry: Materials Legend
19	MDS Inc.	Rogers##, John	$11,730,988
Salary: $425,000 Bonus: $195,000 Subtotal: $620,000 -16% chg Other: $10,772,801 Share Units: $338,203 Option Gains: $0 TOTAL: $11,730,988 New option grant: 46,000 ($275,080) Industry: Health Care Legend
20	Imperial Oil Ltd.	Hearn, Tim	$11,497,563
Salary: $1,100,000 Bonus: $900,000 Subtotal: $2,000,000 7% chg Other: $418,028 Share Units: $8,302,498 Option Gains: $777,030 TOTAL: $11,497,563 New option grant: 0 ($0) Industry: Energy Legend
21	Canadian Tire Corp.	Sales##, Wayne	$11,259,253
Salary: $990,000 Bonus: $1,079,555 Subtotal: $2,069,555 -9% chg Other: $2,651,745 Share Units: $1,613,968 Option Gains: $4,923,994 TOTAL: $11,259,253 New option grant: 0 ($0) Industry: Consumer Discretionary Legend
22	Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.	Friedland, Robert	$10,875,000
Salary: $0 Bonus: $0 Subtotal: $0 % chg Other: $0 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $10,875,000 TOTAL: $10,875,000 New option grant: 0 ($0) Industry: Materials Legend
23	Inco Ltd.	Hand, Scott	$10,715,736
Salary: $1,240,969 Bonus: $2,416,888 Subtotal: $3,657,857 12% chg Other: $161,791 Share Units: $2,436,903 Option Gains: $4,459,173 TOTAL: $10,715,736 New option grant: 54,000 ($800,789) Industry: Materials Legend
24	Onex Corp.	Schwartz, Gerald	$10,576,533
Salary: $781,300 Bonus: $9,795,248 Subtotal: $10,576,548 -15% chg Other: $0 Share Units: $0 Option Gains: $0 TOTAL: $10,576,533 New option grant: 0 ($0) Industry: Information Technology Legend
25	Paramount Resources Ltd.(3)	Riddell, Clayton	$9,981,976

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