tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post1308196725121925215..comments2024-03-20T00:49:39.437-04:00Comments on Willy Loman: Why Harper wants to play nice and why the opposition should notWILLYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507295892199741837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post-41687295922045671412008-11-18T12:39:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:39:00.000-05:00Both the privatization of Air Canada and Petro Can...Both the privatization of Air Canada and Petro Canada required Acts of Parliament. I believe the same would apply for such crown assets as the CBC, Canada Post, AECL and CWB.<BR/><BR/>As for selling off properties held by the government, I think they have already been doing that for the past two years (some real sweetheart deals for downtown Ottawa developers) without needing an Act of Parliament. <BR/><BR/>If the Conservatives do go ahead with plans to privatize various crown assets as they have already suggested, I certainly hope that the opposition gets it together to stop such a mad fire sale.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562862281095647631.post-63062716801495248072008-11-18T08:39:00.000-05:002008-11-18T08:39:00.000-05:00Particularly, can government sell assets without c...Particularly, can government sell assets without consent of parliament? I'd like to see opposition to a fire sale when prices are depressed. <BR/><BR/>And let that contract for the JSS, too.Brad Dillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247350574583774744noreply@blogger.com