Friday, January 28, 2005

When is Prem Not Spam?

Williams Lake, British Columbia
52°07' North; 122° 09' West


When it costs you, the taxpayer, a big wad of cash.

Because it looks like Prem, and/or Peter, Vinning received more than just the promise of a job standing on the bridge of the SS Gordo. It turns out that, while he's not in the trucking business, he is part owner in Jackpine Forest Products in Williams Lake.

Interestingly, as reported by Paul Willcocks:

"The federal government came up with a $55-million program to help B.C. cope with duties levied under the softwood dispute in late 2002. The first business to get money - and the only one in the first round of payments - was Vinning's Jackpine. (All the other recepients were community groups.) The company got a $2-million loan for a new plant. Two months later, it went to court to seek protection from its creditors. The committee that approved the loan said it was never told about the financial problems."

Is this a Monty Python skit written by Dr. Seuss or what.....

"Spam, spam, spam, green eggs, and spam."

Just hold the Prem, thank-you very much.


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