Dean Del Mastro is Peterborough’s former MP, on bail after he was sentenced to a month in jail for election spending fraud. Before he was MP , he worked at Del Mastro Motors in Peterborough. Now he’s executive director of Deltro Solar – The National Post
The Cahill Energy-Clare Cowan revelations have established that our government has no reservation doing business with the riff and the raff of this world. There is no need to rehash the embarrassing Cahill episode suffice to post the link to agreements clandestinely initialled by four ministers of the Crown (Chris Sinckler, Denis Kellman, Darcy Boyce and Denis Lowe).
BU posted in October 2015 the following – Cahill Energy + Deltro Electric Inc = Poor Governance and there was little or response from the traditional media until now. The local media is a passive lot and there is hardly an appetite to uncover real news. The minister of finance Chris Sinckler has even had the gumption to deny knowledge of the coming of the Del Mastros and Deltro Electric. When will Barbadians (and traditional media) hold minister Sinckler accountable for his lack of respect for the office he holds?
By the way, what is the renewable energy plan for Barbados? There is the proposed Cahill Waste-to-Energy plant, Del Matros Solar Farm, EMERA’s Solar Farm…did we miss anyone? Is there an opportunity for local entrepreneurs to to cash in on the renewable energy bonanza?
There is no need to be prolix on this issue to convey the obvious point. The coming of the Del Mastros is another national embarrassment. There is a standard in the private sector the requirement to evaluate vendors based on various measures including reputational capital and strength of brand. Clearly government’s readiness to welcome Clare Cowan (Cahill Energy) and the Del Mastros (Del Electrics) of this world brings into question, judgement.
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85 responses to “Del Mastros: The Second Coming of CAHILL”
Tron
The guy could run for the DLP next election: Lots of hot air and a “good” record.
Who is coming next to Bim? Joker, Capone?
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Well Well & Consequences2
Want to know which government ministers signed onto the Deltro agreement, is it the same fantastic 4 who signed on to Cahill. Will we hear these two proven criminal Canadians complaining and critizing DBLP government ministers for being corrupt and of low intelligence as Cow-an/Cahill did. Who else from Canada is involved in this Deltro scam. Whatever happened to the Cow-an/Cahill scam.
Someone asked a very valid question on another blog yesterday, given the massive land mass of Canada, what are the Del Mastros doing on a small island such as Barbados. Canada has been suffering job losses for over 3 years, the dollar is hitting rock bottom, unemployment is extremely high among the young people. Why are those two not in Canada creating jobs for Canadians.
Who told them Barbados was an easy mark because of weak, shady government ministers who are not above letting in criminals as long as they are white and say they have millions, more importantly, who introduced them to DBLP monsters…oops, ministers.
How many other known criminals and Cow-an style con artists will be allowed into the island to pose as ‘business people’ creating jobs. Anyone who is business savvy can create jobs and there are many talented people in this regard who are local, why does DBLP need foreign criminals to create jobs in Barbados or to operate a solar plant, when the innovation was created in Barbados by black Barbadians. .
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NorthernObserver
These folks moving too fast. Maybe some of the private money is Bajan? They certainly are likely to have Bajans ‘helping them out’.
The HO of the solar arm, GeneraSol is listed at a ?????? known as Southern Sight http://southernsight.com/
Do you think Bizzy could have a piece of this?
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Shaft
Seek within to find the traitors..! These are the Bajans who are selling out/tipping off foreign investors so they can made $ at the expense of their own people!
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Well Well & Consequences2
Won’t be surprised if it’s the same treasonous DBLP ministers tipping off the foreign criminals, many of them have tries to Canada, etc.
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*ties to Canada, etc
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Frustrated Businessman
We should soon see if the Canadian authorities are keen enough to find the US$3m bribe money that was paid to a minister to ‘facilitate’ this. The only way gov’t teefs are going to be pursued is by foreign agencies.
@Well Well;
Barbadian investors are already in the Solar business. Solaris is a Bajan company installing Solar panels etc in other caribbean countries, and local homes. Williams Industries has a solar division; they did the installation at my house, and have a large solar facility at avionics desalination plant on Spring Gardens. The facility that is planned is for the manufacture of solar panels. Different proposal. We as a country need foreign investors to bring in the foreign exchange needed for our locals to buy expensive foreign vehicles and goods: BMEs Mrecedes< clothes and perfumes, to shop for foreign perfumes and diamonds, etc. etc. Are you expecting a pure and virginal country? Does not exist anywhere in this universe or the next.The election fraud is the giving of dinner tickets to employees of his company and expecting donations equal to the cost of the tickets some variation thereof. I have not heard of the Canadian government (Federal or provincial refusing to do business with his company.So!!!
@David,
I am not sure who the author of this blog is, but within the first paragraph there is the accusation of Ministers signing agreements clandestinely. A little bell went off in my head and i decided to refresh myself on the meaning of the word clandestine, because that implication was seemingly wrong. I decided to look up the meaning again and I was right.
Clandestine: “…secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons;”
The agreement between the Ministers and advisors, was done in the full light of the press, the information has been public for a number of years, so it was not secret or concealed, and the intention was not for illicit purposes, or reasons, nor was it furtive. There was a reception to which members of the public were invited.
The use of certain words and phrases are intended to incite rather than inform. As a consequence the article must be s3en in the light in which it is used. Malicious!
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Well Well & Consequences2
Alvin…true to form you have no problem with convicted criminals, as long as they are white, as long as it’s DBLP encouraging it, usurping taxpayer’s dollars, remember the Del Mastro’s are targeting the credit union’s member funds, they said so, not me. You have no problem allowing the dregs of Canadian society, because the dude is/was a Canadian politician, into Barbados to corrupt it further.
Don’t you think the island has enough of their criminal minority to contend with, why do you think Peter Harris is exposing it, he wants to be among the only minority criminals corrupting the island and don’t want any competition from Del Mastros.
Alvin….where do you see the government of Canada doing business with Del Mastros, since their arrest in handcuffs and shackles, please show me, from what is being reported they both are looking at 5 years in prison in Canada, is that your idea of doing business. You are very corrupting, no wonder government ministers are so corrupt, influenced by their yardfowls.
So what……because they are criminals…..you say, why don’t you tell your masters to say that to all the young black men they are locking up in Barbados and labeling them criminals, yet you and them both see nothing wrong with doing business with white Canadian criminals, don’t tell me so what, tell that to the young people who are watching…..again, you are very corrupting.
Why don’t DBLP do business with black criminals from other small islands, what is wrong with that.
Which agreement was made public and were there others not made public AND we’re initialed.
Hint, check the top of BU in yellow.
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Independent
Alvin Cummins, Solaris is NOT a Bajan company, it’s owned by Trinidadians.
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Well Well & Consequences2
I could swear someone said on here that Sinckler was repeatedly asked about this Deltro deal and he kept denying it, if Alvin said it was made public, just bring the proof Alvin, or stay in the category of a yardfowl not to be trusted.
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Well Well & Consequences2
And besides, if Barbados already has so many solar producing businesses, as you say, what do they need Deltro for, they been manufacturing solar panels for water heaters in Barbados for a long time, how much of a stretch would it be to manufacture photovoltaic panels, it’s not rocket science, the size of the population has not increased.
Why did it take over five weeks for this Del Mastro story to hit the Barbados traditional media, when Deltro issued a press release on November 11, 2015.
Alvin…as I said on the other thread, you can’t have it both ways….your masters either did not give you the full story about the Del Mastros, before turning you loose on the blog, or you chose to ignore it in your haste to defend the indefensible. ….I can’t believe even you would say this to me…..
Alvin Cummins December 22, 2015 at 11:24 AM #
@Vincent Haynes.
The proposed WTE plant and the land you speak of is well “Beyond the Boundary” at Central Cricket (now Country) Club, my home away from home. So no fear there.
@Well Well,
While I share your sentiments on Harper and the Harper government; I campaigned vigorously against them in the recent election, it is wrong to give the impression that everyone, from overseas; who seeks to do business or does business in Barbados, is a crook or scam artist,will only serve to treat the purpose of driving away the good and the bad. Chemotherapy drugs kill off the good cells and the bad. Great effort is needed to restore the good.
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Well Well & Consequences2 December 22, 2015 at 12:46 PM #
Alvin……why are you unable to compartmentalize, you had a problem with Harper’s ultra conservative and exceedingly racist and some say shady government, but you have no problem with Deltro and the Del Mastros, one of whom made up part of Harper’s government and worked directly for him. You can’t have it both ways. Either the Harper government was comprised of crooks or saints, they can’t be both.
And besides, the Del Mastros were locked up under the Harper government, so there goes your theory that the governments in Canada does business with them. It’s only DBLP government would be both dumb and greedy enough to have that stench permeate the atmosphere on the island.
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It’s Time
There are over 30 local businesses and entrepreneurs involved in the solar business in Barbados. WTF do we need with another foreign entity teaching us what we already know?
Why are the local entrepreneurs not vociferously making their feelings known about the Del Mastros?
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Well Well & Consequences2
From reading their press release, it appears that Deltro is also using Barbados as their manufacturing hub to export these solar panels, if that is what they are really doing, throughout the Caribbean and the Americas, so they say. But given the state of the Canadian dollar, they could have stayed in Canada and done the same thing. How much money, outside of what they spent for buying a home and the factory site will Barbados actually see from that investment, the operative word is investment……their money will be banked in Canada or elsewhere.
Seems to me, with the Del Matros plans to convince credit union officials to allow them free access to funds via union members loans, they are actually planning to walk away with much more than the “26 million” they will reportedly spend. Since Barbados has all those solar startups, Deltro should be focusing on the Americas which has a population in the hundreds of millions, perfect for such a business.
Alvin is finding it way too easy to sit in Canada and sell Barbados, he did not like the Harper government for Canada, worked vigorously to rid Canada of them, his words, not mine, but don’t mind one of Harper’s convicted MP’s going into Barbados and pretend he is saving the island.
Alvin you are frightening..lol. Donville is another one, they keep hiding these under hand deals and when it’s exposed, they are the ones looking like clowns.
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Hamilton Hill
@ Alvin Cummins. …there is a man named Leigh Trotman. Give a listen to his recent lecture. .If a conscience resides anywhere within your mortal being very quickly you will conclude that the term clandestine in relation to the F reundel Stuart Administration is nothing short of generic. In the spirit of the season I will offer no substitutions.
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Hamilton Hill
This is the same bunch that were savagely critical of Owen Arthur where VECHO and Jonathan Danos were concerned.
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Hamilton Hill
Marco Rubio spoke without conviction to the issue of immigration. That decision has now come back to haunt him ..why? He is dealing with an informed and an involved electorate. Bajans wake up! !!
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Bush Tea
@ David
The traditional media players are news takers.
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You think??!!
Boss, the traditional media are petty bribe takers just like the damn politicians … only cheaper.
If they were ‘news-takers’ then they would occasionally take some ‘real’ news too…
The local press are lackies, PR and pimps for the greedy gangsters who run things in Barbados.
Take VOB….where
Williams’ Industries have managed to buy the loyalty of VOB’s star reporters to the extent that nobody can say anything about COW or Bizzy without inciting Ellis’ ire….and whenever COW or Bizzy have some shiite to announce, they have unlimited uninterrupted airtime.
Stetson Babb should be ashamed of allowing his name to be associated with SLIME /FLOW daily propaganda barrage at noon…where he provides his ‘Breaking News’ believability to be associated with the roll of shiite that the nasal-sounding CEO comes to spout about what an outstanding job Flow is doing….
At one point, no caller could say anything about BL&P (…coming up to the last rate increase and subsequent sale to EMERA) without being cut down and cut off… It turns out that the BL&P management had invited them to a ‘seminar’ and given them some food….
Remember VOB is owned by OCM, …the SAME DAMN people who have invaded and overrun Barbados, and has been a VITAL tool in facilitating that sellout of Barbados.
Well.. CBC is just an avenue for the employment of fat lazy women and crude, uneducated DJs ..who spend all day promoting raw uncultured Jamaican music …and their own personal music businesses… like a true ‘Monster Piece’…
Steupsss
The Media was the first damn thing to go….
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Well Well & Consequences2
The Bushman…it gets worse, just don’t get caught in those honey traps,, lol
Looks like you keep your ears fairly close to the ground.
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Just Saying
There is a degree of give and take to foreign investment that the country has to understand. Barbados desperately needs foreign investment. The vocal tree huggers don’t care if there is growth in the economy. They care less about unemployment. The only thing that matters is their narrow selfish interests. They prefer people starve while they talk debate sh*t over environmental impacts. Environmental concerns are important but these recycling hum bugs over exaggerate to the point where they chase away investors .
The foreign exchange laden investor then heads off to a neighboring country easily sets up business and employs dozens of people . All of a sudden the same tree huggers and pests who protested the presence of foreign investor’s enterprise are on the soap box hollering that the neighboring island is doing better than B’dos. We have witnessed this nonsense often.
The scales have to weighted. Understandably precautions must be at the forefront to safeguard against environmental degradation and the Stanford frauds who roam the third world. Barbados however has to get its act together ignore the doomsday tree huggers or we will continue to fall behind. GOB is left with no choice but to dismiss the environmental pests who lurk to pounce whenever a potential investor comes calling. The mass of the people want investment and work don’t let a tiny bunch of jackasses persist in chasing away investors from our island.
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Hants
The Government needs to create a department of Research and Googlization.
Type any company name and you will find enough information about the company and it’s owners.
There are a lot of Canadian Investors who have no skeletons in their closet.
Waiting to hear what MIA and the BLPites have to say about Deltro.
I am a pragmatist and a realist.
What you expect of governments, lawyers, politicians, entrepreneurs and so many other people is like going into a house of prostitution and expecting to find a virgin (male or female) Can’t happen!!
How many presidents of the United States have been pure and unsullied when they won their elections? How many of them had parents associates, or even family that were pure and unsullied? How many Popes were pure and unsullied? How many kings and empire builders were worthy of their crowns? How many leaders of African countries obtained their portfolios without skeletons in their closets? How many Caribbean leaders were innocent of making deals which they supposed were of the interest of their electors?
The colour of money that is used for the benefit of the people, is never white, it is multicoloured, and whether it comes from a white person or a black person, and it is obtained by fraud it is still the same. It is therefore of no importance to point out that the debtors are white. On the news today you would have heard about the Nigerian leader; a woman, who has been charged in her home country for using the Nigerian government’s money to purchase St. Lucian citizenship, in their investment for citizenship scheme. This was a Black woman. So you see, crockery has no particular colour, or even sex.
In law there are different sentences depending on the severity of the crime. Into which category does the “crime” of “election fraud” of the kind alluded to, does this fit?
When the ABC highway expansion was built, Vecco was actually in jail, in Albany New York.
Deltro is out on bail. Is there a similarity or is all crime the same? In this case John Kennedy should never have been President. His father was a bootlegger and whisky smuggler during prohibition.Two billionaire brothers have today given fifteen million dollars to the Ted Cruz election campaign. And these are people who are strong supporters of “Christian” values. Think Mormons. Think Salt Lake City. Think Utah,Think the Mormon Church and its influence. Do you think strings are not being pulled constantly there? You need something to really think about? Think of the Genocide of the indigenous Indians of the United states. Draw your own conclusions. Money, especially big money, talks. It has no colour.
Our country needs investment, and our people need work. Our country needs foreign investors to bring in foreign exchange, and it needs manufacturing, and if someone wants to set up a Solar Panel manufacturing plant; quite distinct from a Solar Water heating manufacturing, plant, the number of solar panel installers is irrelevant (this @ Its time). There IS a difference between the two
Call me anything you like, but I see the world, not through rose coloured glasses, but for what it really is, and not what I would like it to be.
When Gilbert and Sullivan wrote the Mikado, they “prepared a list of society offenders who might best be underground, and who never would be missed”. I am sure that in the fullness of time all these “society offenders” who have raised your ire will someday BE UNDERGROUND; even me, and you will be at peace. In the meantime; John 14.1. “Let not your heart be troubled…”. All will be well in the fulness of time.
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Alvin…..I will not bother to read your rubbish, read Hants’ 2 posts, he also lives in Canada just like you do. As it id Canada is in way more financial trouble than Barbados, particularly the Province of Ontario where the Del Mastros operate, the dificit is over 200 billion., knowing that and as an Ontarian, why did you not encourage them to keep their business in Canada. Your sleaziness is showing.
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Hants…don’t hold your breath where Mia & BLPites are concerned, you can be sure they have known about this for quite some time and said nothing to the people, Veco not withstanding, everyone just waiting to see what they could get for themselves, as is the norm, let’s hope everyone gets what they deserve.
Sensible people would be asking, why would the Del Mastros not want to be in Canada at this critical time redeeming themselves, given their legal problems. If sentenced to 5 years in prison, someone else will have to operate in Barbados for them anyway, unless they plan to be in 2 places at the same time.
You will notice as long as huge amounts in the millions are called to politicians on the island, any little common sesnse they may have had, instantly evaporates…lol
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Well Well & Consequences2
This exerpt re the Magistrates and Supreme Courts, was taken from barbadostoday. Now given the Alvin-style condoned corruption permeating the government, I hope these new potential candidates for the supreme court judgeship are aware that if like deputy director of public prosecution Charles Leacock, they find themselves caught up in Peter Harris’ CGI bribery and blackmail trap and like him become unable to do their taxpayer funded jobs, there are people sitting and waiting at this very moment to supply social media with their names and proof, should they dare succumb to Harris’ or David Simmons’ bribery to destroy any claimant’s case……..just saying….enough is enough
“Only three months ago, Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson revealed steps were being taken to help ease the backlog and to reduce the delay in rendering judicial decisions.
These included the proposed appointment of three new judges, six new judicial assessments, the removal from the computer system of discontinued cases that still registered as active and the abolition of preliminary inquiries.
In making the announcement at the start of the judicial year, Sir Marston revealed that a bill to abolish preliminary inquiries would first have to go before Parliament, but until then one magistrate would hear all preliminary inquiries.
The Chief Justice added that the recommendations to appoint the three prospective judges had been approved by Government and they would take up their positions as soon as they were appointed and undergo training.
“Once they are appointed, one of the three will be taken off the roster each month so they can use the time to write decisions,” Sir Marston stated at the time.”
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lawson
Actually WELL WELL Ontario is doing great , with a low dollar and low low energy costs things are looking up. It is alberta newfoundland that are feeling the pinch.
@Well Well;
“I refuse to read your rubbish…”, you say. How unbecoming of you!. As an intellectual, a commentator, and one who seeks to shape opinions, you MUST read everything, and then sift the grain from the chaff. One like you should not have a closed mind and be unprepared to debate when someone makes a point with which you do not agree.Unless you read how do you know what the contents are?
Did you encourage Trinidad to keep three business in Trinidad? Would you advise American investors to keep their money in America? What is the matter with you? Canada is in very good shape, as a matter of fact, and is not in financial trouble. How many trillion does the U.S. owe? Leave Canada alone. It was your Mr. Harper who predicted a surplus, before the election, and when the Liberal government took over they discovered a deficit of 3 billion dollars. By the way don’t mix up Federal and provincial deficits.
By the way did you know that Japan has slipped into recession once more?
You see how the economies of the world operate?
Some of your utterances reflect a very naive understanding of life. Do you think this is the first time we have had investors with millions of dollars to invest coming to Barbados/ Why do you always think of bribery, graft and unlawful behaviour on the part of our politicians and civil servants?
You are hopeless,without salvation. With each blog I know what you are going to say. No doubt you say the same thing about me. Thus your “refusal” tp read my rubbish.
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Well Well & Consequences2
Lawson…..low dollar and energy is fine, a 2 billion dollar deficit and asking Ontarians to wave income tax returns to cut down deficit is not, don’t know if you heard that is what the premier Cathy Winn is doing. I mean it’s to stimulate Ontario’s economy, but how did it reach that stage. I know Alberta hss been devastated.
Alvin….you condone corruption, that is condoning, bribery, blackmail etc, you don’t care where money comes from, who is destroyed, as long as it comes. I don’t do corruption Alvin, it might be a little sin to you because DBLP IS SWIMMING IN IT, but I do not want to be contaminated, so no, I will not read your rubbish as long as it justifies and condones the same very corruption that has destroyed the island’s social fabric…
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Well Well & Consequences2
As a matter of fact Alvin….if ya’ll piss off Peter Harris of CGI Insurance, any further, I understand, you will see. That is what corruptuion does, render weak governments, weaker and defenseless.
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SITH
No doubt that this solar business will be set up as a IBC. That means the profits on items made and exported will attract Barbados Income tax of between 1 an 2%. Monies left over after that known in Canada as “Exempt Surplus” can be sent back to Canada without the attraction of Canadian tax. There will be no import duty on items imported for the IBC.
The thing that has to be evaluated and a great mount of thought given to is the value of the US dollar which for all intents and purposes is the Barbados dollar. It will be very difficult to compete with other countries. Barbados will not be able to compete in this business with countries such as Brazil. The Barbados dollar has increased by just about 300% in recent years over the Brazilian real. A worker in Brasil makes a state
regulated wage of 770 real a month. That is about 233 US or 460 Barbados a month Check out http://energy.sourceguides.com/businesses/byP/solar/byB/manufacturers/byGeo/byC/Brazil/Brazil.shtml
Why would anyone set up a manufacturing business in Barbados for export when the prime costs of doing so are much higher than other places? Eventually you will have to compete.
Who listened to the James Husbands interview on VOB 7:30 this morning on this coming of the Del Mastros?
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Tron
@Well Well & Consequences2
Re: New Judges at SC
If you damage your Rolls Royce (building of SC) by using Diesel (staff) you cannot repair the engine by filling in even more Diesel!
What is the qualification of the new judges? 1st class lawyers? Or just the old Bajan way ridiculed by the CCJ and the global legal fraternity?
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lawson
Well Well wynne is a dolt wait till the liberals are done with Canada they hand out taxpayer money like drunken sailors . I don’t understand the reasoning that it is easier to get money out of the barbadians than it is just to wait for the liberals to hand it to you …shows you how simple you people must be when it comes to being separated from your cash
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Well Well & Consequences2
Tron…it is a nightmare, but an unavoidable one, clearly these new potential judges will not only be short on experience but also vulnerable to the decades old corruption seeping out of the very walls of the supreme court, with both Simmons and Harris just waiting to inject their poison.
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Well Well & Consequences2
Lol…Lawson, the liberal handout will take a few years, but until then, Wynn will hold on to your tax returns for a few years, do you mind,,, lol
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NorthernObserver
@SITH
you probably highlighted HALF the angles.
Surprised the BU readers haven’t yet picked up on Deltro’s main tag line…NON-UNION electrical contractor.
Dean DM is just a dumb ass, his crime is he got caught doing what many others do. So he received funds which are deemed illegal under the elections act, welcome to the world of politics? And he wasn’t bright enough to blame that oversight on his staffers.
Given the apparent economics, I would focus on the “value added” features the manufactured products may offer.
In Canada he would be a politically exposed person?
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Well Well & Consequences2
In Barbados, the politicians used stealth to sneak them both past the people. These dudes can’t be that dumb if they are smart enough to have DBLP going, then again, it don’t take that much. I suspect the politicians don’t know the true intent of Del Mastros, but since the dudes are already in, am sure one day they will figure it out.
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NorthernObserver
LOL
were you not aware that section 636, part H of the political code of ethics says
“never toss another politician under the proverbial bus”, unless it is within your own party and you need to effect damage control.
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Well Well & Consequences2
One thing is sure with politicians, it will all soon come out in the wash….that’s a constant.
@Well Well,
I am old enough to know that the country’s social fabric was destroyed long ago; long before we became independent and chose our own representatives. I worked as a civil servant under the colonial system, and the adult suffrage system. Whether you condone it or not, we as a people cannot control others. We may huff and puff, but people will do what they want. I do not condone it, but I am realistic enough to realize that if you allow them to give you ulcers, then you have one more thing to worry about. You will learn eventually.
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