Could there be fraud in our socially and democratically contracted governments?

Could there be fraud
in our socially and democratically contracted governments?

Nipawin - Saturday, June 9, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis

endemic
social
problems
This morning I have mixed feelings on what to write. I have been away from the detailed

goings ons of our economic and political events for the last couple of months and the

current events reinforce my understanding of our endemic social problems as they surfaced

in yesterday's e-mail exchanges with Timothy Shire.

deceptive communication
One of the major social problems was identified as the deceptive communication of our

politicians which has spread into every facet of our daily lives. As our political scenarios is

concerned, we have a Prime Minister who has defended his raise in salary pay and benefit

compensations⁽¹⁾ by saying that if he would have worked for the private sector by now he

would have made more money than working for the public sector⁽²⁾.

Amnesty International
I must add, that maybe, if the Prime Minister would have worked for the private sector he

could have even be in jail by now as well⁽³⁾. Further, after having assured that his pockets

are legally full of other people's money, the Prime Minister went on to champion our

world wide democratic outlook by defending the granting of the honorary Canadian

citizenship to Nelson Mandela⁽⁴⁾ while at the same time Amnesty International castigates

our Saskatoon's police force⁽⁵⁾.

sixteen
target
On the provincial front, the deliberate deception of our politicians continue as Calvert's

government has just released a new sixteen target economic development strategy which

is supposed to increase our disposable income by twenty per cent within the next five

years⁽⁶⁾.

decrease of disposable
income
Premier Calvert has been heralding the accomplishments of the NDP government by

saying that since 1992 this same government has surpassed its target to increase the

number of jobs by 30,000 but in fact increasing the number of jobs by 36,500⁽⁷⁾. This

is the deliberate deception of our government, they tell us the hard statistical evidence

that the number of jobs increased by 36,500 while at the same time they don't tell us

how this increase of jobs has materialized along with a decrease of disposable income,

with a decrease of our labour force, and with 5,400 fewer people working in Saskatchewan

than in the month before⁽⁸⁾.

lack of
supervision
The calcified ignorance of our politicians can be summarized by Minister of Economic

Development Eldon Lautermilch as he says "We've also set a target to address attitude⁽⁹⁾."

In the meantime our Acting Provincial Auditor Fred Wendell is reporting the lack

of governmental supervision in the handling of $34 million in public money that

has flowed through the First Nations Fund⁽¹⁰⁾."

fine
distinction
I am beginning to wonder about the fine distinction between fraud and deliberate deception

as perpetrated by our socially and democratically contracted governments.

------------References/endnotes:

List of relevant political and economics articles http://ensign.ftlcomm.com

1.
-
Passage of bill 'a dark day for Parliament': taxpayers group, Joël-Denis Bellavance, June 8, 2001, National Post http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20010608/585687.html

2.
National evening news broadcasted June 7, 2001

3.
-
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's involvement with the BDC's $615,000 loan: Lack of Common Sense Democracy, by Mario deSantis, November 30, 2000

4
-
-
MP's snub of Mandela 'stupid,' 'appalling'. Mulroney joins attack, Robert Fife and Corinna Schuler, with files from Joël-Denis Bellavance, National Post, June 8, 2001 http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20010608/585621.html&qs=mandela

5.
-
Allegations of police abuse put Saskatoon on Amnesty list, by Jason Warick of The StarPhoenix, May 31, 2000 http://injusticebusters.com/index.htm/Amnesty_List.htm#anchor377537

6.
-
Ambitious economic goals set by province, CBC Saskatchewan, June 7, 2001 http://sask.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/06/07/econo010607

7
-
REPORT CARD — PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH, Government of Saskatchewan http://www.saskprosperity.sk.ca/PFGReportCard.PDF

8.
-
Bad news for Saskatchewan's economy, CBC Saskatchewan, June 8, 2001 http://sask.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/06/08/jobs010608

9.
-
STRATEGY FOR PROSPERITY, News Release, Government of Saskatchewan, Executive Council - 420, June 7, 2001 http://www.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/2001/06/07-420.html

10.
Report makes Nault's case, Opinions, June 8, 2001, The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Could there be fraud in our socially and democratically contracted governments?


Nipawin - Saturday, June 9, 2001 - by: Mario deSantis

endemic social problems	This morning I have mixed feelings on what to write. I have been away from the detailed
	goings ons of our economic and political events for the last couple of months and the
	current events reinforce my understanding of our endemic social problems as they surfaced
	in yesterday's e-mail exchanges with Timothy Shire.

deceptive communication	One of the major social problems was identified as the deceptive communication of our
	politicians which has spread into every facet of our daily lives. As our political scenarios is
	concerned, we have a Prime Minister who has defended his raise in salary pay and benefit
	compensations⁽¹⁾ by saying that if he would have worked for the private sector by now he
	would have made more money than working for the public sector⁽²⁾.

Amnesty International	I must add, that maybe, if the Prime Minister would have worked for the private sector he
	could have even be in jail by now as well⁽³⁾. Further, after having assured that his pockets
	are legally full of other people's money, the Prime Minister went on to champion our
	world wide democratic outlook by defending the granting of the honorary Canadian
	citizenship to Nelson Mandela⁽⁴⁾ while at the same time Amnesty International castigates
	our Saskatoon's police force⁽⁵⁾.

sixteen target	On the provincial front, the deliberate deception of our politicians continue as Calvert's
	government has just released a new sixteen target economic development strategy which
	is supposed to increase our disposable income by twenty per cent within the next five
	years⁽⁶⁾.

decrease of disposable income	Premier Calvert has been heralding the accomplishments of the NDP government by
	saying that since 1992 this same government has surpassed its target to increase the
	number of jobs by 30,000 but in fact increasing the number of jobs by 36,500⁽⁷⁾. This
	is the deliberate deception of our government, they tell us the hard statistical evidence
	that the number of jobs increased by 36,500 while at the same time they don't tell us
	how this increase of jobs has materialized along with a decrease of disposable income,
	with a decrease of our labour force, and with 5,400 fewer people working in Saskatchewan
	than in the month before⁽⁸⁾.

lack of supervision	The calcified ignorance of our politicians can be summarized by Minister of Economic
	Development Eldon Lautermilch as he says "We've also set a target to address attitude⁽⁹⁾."
	In the meantime our Acting Provincial Auditor Fred Wendell is reporting the lack
	of governmental supervision in the handling of $34 million in public money that
	has flowed through the First Nations Fund⁽¹⁰⁾."

fine distinction	I am beginning to wonder about the fine distinction between fraud and deliberate deception
fine distinction	as perpetrated by our socially and democratically contracted governments.

------------References/endnotes:

	List of relevant political and economics articles http://ensign.ftlcomm.com

1. -	Passage of bill 'a dark day for Parliament': taxpayers group, Joël-Denis Bellavance, June 8, 2001, National Post http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20010608/585687.html

2.	National evening news broadcasted June 7, 2001

3. -	Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's involvement with the BDC's $615,000 loan: Lack of Common Sense Democracy, by Mario deSantis, November 30, 2000

4 - -	MP's snub of Mandela 'stupid,' 'appalling'. Mulroney joins attack, Robert Fife and Corinna Schuler, with files from Joël-Denis Bellavance, National Post, June 8, 2001 http://www.nationalpost.com/search/story.html?f=/stories/20010608/585621.html&qs=mandela

5. -	Allegations of police abuse put Saskatoon on Amnesty list, by Jason Warick of The StarPhoenix, May 31, 2000 http://injusticebusters.com/index.htm/Amnesty_List.htm#anchor377537

6. -	Ambitious economic goals set by province, CBC Saskatchewan, June 7, 2001 http://sask.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/06/07/econo010607

7 -	REPORT CARD — PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH, Government of Saskatchewan http://www.saskprosperity.sk.ca/PFGReportCard.PDF

8. -	Bad news for Saskatchewan's economy, CBC Saskatchewan, June 8, 2001 http://sask.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/06/08/jobs010608

9. -	STRATEGY FOR PROSPERITY, News Release, Government of Saskatchewan, Executive Council - 420, June 7, 2001 http://www.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/2001/06/07-420.html

10.	Report makes Nault's case, Opinions, June 8, 2001, The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan