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From: dave@imax.imax.com (Dave Martindale)
Subject: Re: Cabinet Shuffle: Kim Campbell Demotion?
Organization: Imax Corporation, Mississauga Canada
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:45:37 GMT

dmccrea6@mach1.wlu.ca (doug mccready F) writes:
>Kim Campbell would be a disaster as a leader - she does not have a value
>system which would make her positive towards family or give her true
>Christian sense as to what is right or wrong.

These sound like assets in a leader to me.  The *last* thing I want is
a leader who "knows what is right" without consulting their constituents.

	Dave
Newsgroups: can.politics
From: pelton@ecf.toronto.edu (PELTON MATTHEW ALAN)
Subject: Re: Negative Income Tax
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Distribution: can
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 01:43:10 GMT

In article <1993Jan8.162556.10188@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> mackenzi@McRCIM.McGill.EDU (Paul Mackenzie) writes:
>
>In article <ow1XwB2w164w@ham.almanac.bc.ca>, emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca writes:
>|> Perhaps it would be easier to visualize the total spectrum as a circle 
>|> rather than as a straight line. Starting at the centre, to the left you'd 
>|> find the NDP somewhat left, then the Greens and some of the eco-types, 
>|> then the Communists (if there are any left) then the Maoists, Trots, etc.
>|> Starting at the centre again, going to the right, you'd find, 
>|> considerably right, the Liberals, somewhat further right the
>|> Conservatives, Social Credit, Reform Party, any U.S. political party, and 
>|> then considerably further, the fascists, nazis, KKK and their ilk.
>
>I really have never understood why nazis and the KKK were considered right
>wing.  First of all, they are based on hatred, not freedom.  Secondly,
>even a cursory scan of old Nazi policies will show that much of it is
>very similar to communism, but instead of saying "for the people" they
>say "for the state."  The Nazis claimed to recognize the rights of people
>to own land and businesses.  HA!  All in appearance, since they either
>took over these lands (if the owners were ethnically unsuitable) or they
>just controlled the use of the land (which makes ownership in name only).
   
  That's why the spectrum is a circle -- because if you go far enough from
the center in either direction, you end up in the same place.  Are you denying
that the Nazis were right-wing?  You'd have a lot of trouble getting political
scholars to say that fascism, which necessarily incorporates ideas of racism
and militarism, isn't right-wing.
>
>True right wing is laissez-faire capitalism, which to my knowledge has never
>been actually implemented.
   
  And true Communism is a virtually anarchic society in which there is no
governmental control and all production is regulated by the cooperation of
the people.  (Read Marx to find out about the "withering away of the state"
and the principles of "From each according to his means, to each according
to his needs.")  Again the two sides meet...
  True Communism is the one that has never been implemented (because it's a
pipe dream).  True capitalism, in the sense of a completely laissez-faire
market economy existed in post-Industrial Revolutionary Europe.  Look how
well that worked.
>
Newsgroups: can.politics
From: dat@thinkage.on.ca (David Adrien Tanguay)
Subject: Re: The next federal election
Organization: Thinkage, Ltd.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:50:22 GMT

golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:
>A Mulroney or a Chretien minority is what is desirable...it forces
>the hands of the major parties to replace their leaders sooner than
>later...a Chretien majority freezes all the current crud in place.

I don't think McLaughlin's fate is terribly dependent upon the degree of
success of any other particular party -- becoming the official opposition
would probably constitute a major success for the NDP.
Mulroney will be gone soon enough whatever happens (so everyone seems to
think).
A broadly based Liberal minority (i.e., with good representation from all
parts of the country) would probably keep Chretien around for the next
election (especially if the economy recovers in 93 and 94).

The Liberals currently have good numbers outside Quebec (for a 4 way race),
and if Quebec jumps on the winner's bandwagon as usual the Liberals could end
up with a major landslide.  This would cause a major housecleaning amongst
all the other parties.

In conclusion, I don't think things are nearly so cleanly cut as you imply.

For me, the next election is going to require an awful lot of homework.
-- 
David Tanguay       dat@Thinkage.on.ca  dat@Thinkage.com  uunet!thinkage!dat
Thinkage, Ltd.           Kitchener, Ontario, Canada          [43.40N 80.47W]
Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 18:48:12 EST
From: Andy <2893684@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: A vote for Reform is a vote for the Tories
Distribution: can
 <0m78wB1w164w@ham.almanac.bc.ca> <1993Jan10.222646.12856@julian.uwo.ca>

In article <1993Jan10.222646.12856@julian.uwo.ca>, larocqu@gaul.csd.uwo.ca (JOHN
LAROCQUE) says:
>
>In article <0m78wB1w164w@ham.almanac.bc.ca> emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca writes:
>
>I brilliantly write:
>>> So what. The NDP are communists. The Liberals are big government spenders.
>
>>Anyone who can't distinguish moderate social democrats from communists
>>isn't likely to inspire confidence in anything else he says, either.
>
>Anybody who can't take a little hyberbole and who's idealogy is offended
>so easily lacks confidence in himself.

Anybody who's ideas are so weak that he has to resort to hyperbole over
reason, indeed anyone who can't even spell ideology lacks ability.

>
>>emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca  (Robert Smits, Ladysmith B.C.)
>>
>>Support your fellow Canadians. We should buy lousy Canadian novels
>>instead of importing lousy American novels. - Johnny Wayne
>
>--
>***FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING*
>*
>**  John LaRocque         **   "If you're the new messiah.. I'm going to be
>**
>**  marshall.law@uwo.ca   **   the one to drive in the nails"  MARSHALL LAW
>**
>***FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING*
>*
From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: Cabinet Shuffle: Kim Campbell Demotion?
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 23:23:09 GMT

In article <schuck.726259754@sfu.ca> Bruce_Schuck@sfu.ca writes:
>What do you think of the Cabinet Shuffle?
>
>I think it was a thinly veiled attack on Kim Campbell, because of all
>the media attention showered on her lately.
>
>I think Brian has someone else in mind for his successor, 
>and shuffling Campbell off to defence will keep her out of the limelight.
>

This is actually a positioning by Mulroney of Campbell for the
leadership.  She'd done almost everything that she could do at
as Justice Minister, and the things left to do are somewhat
controversial in the PC party.  Defense, on the other hand, has
the biggest budget of any department, which gives her experience,
managing a huge department...it has enormous amounts of pork,
which Campbell can distribute, and it involves a lot of foreign
and domestic travel, speaking and getting to know and letting
them know her, whole new groups of people.  Plus, it gets her
feet wet in foreign policy, and with Somalia, Bosnia, etc., it
will have a higher profile than usual.

Technically, Defense may be slightly less prestigious than Justice,
but even if Mulroney doesn't quit, Campbell will gain much by
being Defense Minister.  If Mulroney stays (and wins), Campbell
will be Defense Minister for a couple of years, and then boosted
to Foreign Affairs, in preparation for the leadership run...and
if he goes in May...Campbell will have had a few months to 
politic within a whole new constituency, and to a whole new
set of interest groups.

Gerald

Newsgroups: can.politics
From: nadeau@bnr.ca (Rheal Nadeau)
Subject: Re: Cabinet Shuffle: Kim Campbell Demotion?
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 15:56:26 GMT

In article <C0JCz0.48@mach1.wlu.ca> dmccrea6@mach1.wlu.ca (doug mccready F) writes:
>The statement was made that the Tories were too despised to get re-elected.
>
>I beg to disagree. It is Mulroney who is too hated to get re-elected. If the
>Tories had bad economic policy why would Wilson, Mazankowski, and Clarke
>have great reputations in other countries? Quite frankly, we are in danger
>of throwing out the "baby with the bathwater" as the policies were good but
>the leader has been shown to be wanting.

Many examples in recent history have shown that having great reputations
abroad does not necessarily translate into popular support at home.  To
be popular abroad means doing things other people approve of (like, say,
negotiating treaties favourable to them); this may not be in the best
interest (or perceived self-interest) of the voters.

Remember that the priorities of people abroad are not our own.

       The Rhealist - nadeau@bnr.ca - Speaking only for myself
Newsgroups: can.vlsi
From: pas@jupiter.ic.cmc.ca (Peter Stokes)
Subject: job
Organization: doing time at Canadian Microelectronics Corporation
Distribution: can
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 14:33:51 GMT

this came my way...

Peter


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Subject: Job Opening
Status: R

Hello,
	
I am a design engineer working for Crystal Semiconductor Corporation
in Austin, Texas.  Crystal is a small mixed-signal IC company best
known for pioneering delta sigma and self calibrating data converters.

I am sending out this message because we need to hire a number of new
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- Communications: modem, LAN

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Newsgroups: can.vlsi
From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter)
Subject: Re: Francophones threatened? (was:Student relocation .....)
Distribution: can
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 14:25:47 GMT
Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
X-Bytes: 1095

From article <benali.726077257@alcor>, by benali@alcor.concordia.ca
ILYESS B. BDIRA writes:-
> 
> Sorry but that is only in theory but in practice most anglophones do
> not speak french (even in Quebec) while most literate francophones speak
> both languages... So the francophones have good reasons to feel threatened.

The rate of bilingualism among quebec's anglophones has increased very
significantly in the last thirty years. Some English parents line up in
cold winter nights to get their children into French immersion programs.
(Some English parents in Quebec do still have a choice.) Francophones have
absolutely NO good reason to feel threatened AT ALL!!  They certainly have
absolutely NO justification for denying access to English schools from
English families this province!

-- 
  ///==================================================================\\\
  ||| Steve Potter:         steven%spxtech.qc.ca                       |||
  ||| Expertise/Experience: Computer Systems Engineering / Real Ale /  |||
  |||                       Politics in Education in Quebec            |||
Newsgroups: can.jobs,misc.jobs.misc
From: rslade@fraser.sfu.ca (Robert Slade)
Subject: "Negative" interviews (H2H)
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:54:47 GMT

INTRVW9.H2H   930104
 
                       "Negative" Interviews
 
"Negative" interviews had quite a "vogue" a few years back, but have
fortunately gone out of fashion.  Some managers still stick to them,
though.  Likely a release for "justifiable" sadism.
 
The "negative" interview is not really an interview at all.  The
basic "method", if one could call it that, was simply to challenge
the applicant to justify why you should be hiring them.  This
challenge would be presented in a very gruff and hostile manner,
"OK, I've given you 15 minutes of my valuable time, prove to me that
I shouldn't have you thrown to the dogs as an imposter!"  The theory
was that this would show how well the applicant performed under
pressure, and would be a valuable indicator in the hiring process.
 
In truth, the negative interview is just another gimmick, and a very
ineffective one at that.  The negative interview "justified"
managers who didn't want to do any preparation, since all they had
to do was glower at the applicants for a while.
 
In the hands of a skilled interviewer, of course, the negative
interview, as any ohter, would reveal some insights into the
character of the applicant.  Unfortunately, not all interviewers are
really skilled, and the information obtained would be very
restricted.
 
The negative interview would not reveal how well the candidate would
do in a real crisis situation.  The "crisis" that the job position
would need to be ready to face is not likely to be a hostile
interview.  A job interview, particularly a hostile one, is a very
contrived situation, and bears little resemblence to an ordinary
situation where you might have to recall needed facts or procedures
quickly, assess the level and type of danger, and make quick
determinations between conflicting alternative courses of action.
 
The only thing that the neagtive interview would really show you is
how good the candidate is at "keeping their cool" in an insulting
situation.  In addition, although the hostile interview is difficult
to deal with even when you are aware of what is happening (as job
applicants tend to learn, rather quickly), it is much easier to
react "properly" when you are aware that it is "only a game".  Thus,
the behaviour of the applicants can vary tremendously, depending
upon whether or not they have heard of the gimmick.  The range is
sufficiently wide that you really do have to know in advance whether
the candidate has ever heard of the negative interview.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1993   INTRVW9.H2H   930104
Newsgroups: can.jobs
From: rwskubow@boomer.uwaterloo.ca (Rog Skubowius)
Subject: Re: JOB OPTUNITIES IN JAPAN!!!
Organization: University of Waterloo
Distribution: can
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 01:50:54 GMT

 : Are you interested in teaching English in Japan to make US$40,000 to
 : $60,000 per year?  

	Currently, there is a glut of English teachers in Japan. Having 
returned after almost a year in Japan ( no, not teaching English ), I 
knew quite a number of English teachers and they had fallen on tough times. 
Sure, 3 or 4 years ago this was plausible, but now - nope. One can make 
a living teaching Englishin Japan, but keep in mind the difference in 
living expenses between here & there.

Rog.
-- 
"Hey buddy..."
Newsgroups: can.jobs
From: tim@vis.toronto.edu (Tim McInerney)
Subject: Programming opportunity in Investment Banking
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Distribution: can
Date: 6 Jan 93 22:12:33 GMT

The following job advertisement is provided by
Bill Tapscott. Please direct all inquiries regarding
the position to him at (416) 597 - 2847

--------------------------------------------------

A major international bank requires three programmers/analysts
for a three to four month long investment banking project beginning
a.s.a.p. The project involves development of an equity derivatives
trading system (for swaps and hedges) and will be developed in 'C'
and Oracle 6.0 (SQL Forms, SQL Menu 5.0), and within a UNIX environment.
The requirement for the assignment is knowledge of these tools, but
of course a familiarity with investment banking applications or mathematical
modelling is a strong asset. The functional spec. is written and there is
a working prototype for much of the system so these contract assignments
will involve considerable programming.

There is a fourth contract opportunity for a DBASE III programmer
with DOS experience to write a ProfitLoss subsystem for this project.

Dollars are $50/hour negotiable at 37.5 hrs. per week.

Please contact Bill Tapscott (416) 597-2847
Fax (416) 595-5049

thank you,

Bill Tapscott 

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Newsgroups: can.jobs,misc.jobs.offered
Subject: (Agency)Manager - IC Qualification\Toronto\BS\EE\ASIC\VLSI\5+ yrs Ex
From: vwillden@coast.almanac.bc.ca (Vincent Willden)
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 14:11:59 PST
Organization: Coast Personnel Services Ltd. Nanaimo, B.C.

*********************************Please Note***********************************
We are an employer fee paid firm; there is no charge to candidates.  Companies
pay our fees to provide them with qualified, experienced personnel.  Therefore,
we are unable to assist recent grads in their search for gainful employment
unless they have at least four years previous industry experience.  Canadian
candidates and\or landed immigrant status candidates with employment
authorizations will be given first consideration for presentation\employment.
*******************************************************************************

Reference #JO107B (please quote this number in correspondence)

Functional Job Title: Manager - IC Qualification
Location: Toronto Ontario, Canada
Type of Industry & Product: Semiconductors
Education: BS
Major: EE
Interview: Company Paid
Relocation: Company Paid
Company Benefits: Standard
Salary Range: 55 - 75K


Duties/Experience/Comments

Responsible for all aspects of prototype and pre-production ASIC devices
pertaining to component characterization, reliability and manufacturing
issues.  Participate in qualification and audit of semiconductor vendors;
technical assistance to group members in all areas; hiring, management and
evaluations of group personnel; scheduling and management of group projects,
equipment and tool selection.

Requirements: Electrical Engineering Degree
5+ years experience in VLSI component testing/qualification; 2+ years of
supervisory experience; excellent project management and communication skills;
knowledge of IMS testers and TSSI software, ASIC design and simulation process
and an understanding of device package thermal properties and reliability data.

Should you meet the requirements and are interested in applying for this
position, please FAX, snail mail or email your resume (ASCII only please) to:

_______________________________________________________________________________

   Coast Personnel Services Ltd., 103-65 Front Street, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5H9
   Professional Personnel Placement, From the Heart of Vancouver Island
   1-604-753-4465 (Voice)    Compuserve: 71754,2135      1-604-753-2278 (Fax)
   vwillden@coast.almanac.bc.ca  (InterNet)                   Vincent Willden
From: silver.e@zooid.guild.org (Eric Silver)
Newsgroups: can.jobs
Subject: CONTRACT POSITION AVAILABLE
Date:  8 Jan 93 22:28:39 GMT

CONTRACT POSITION AVAILABLE 
4 Programmer Analysts: (2 Senior Postions and 2 Intermediate Postions)
Duration : 12 Months
Renumeration : $70,000.00 - $85,000.00
Location : Toronto, Ontario.
Starting Date : February 1st, 1993 or February 15th, 1993.
 
Base Qualifications: VAX VMS application development.
                     Must be able to design screen layouts and use them
                     both as source and system documentation.
                     Must be comfortable working with C, Sybase, APT/ SQL.
                     Some 4th Gen. Language 4GL or some mainframe or mini 
                     relational databases development is necessary.
                     Should thoroughly understand Combination/Permutation 
                     Theory and its application to simulations.
                     Some Appplication Design, Script writing and full 
                     testing of scenerios.
                     One year of development experience in Windows or 
                     X-Windows an asset.
 
Other Qualifications:Must be able to work in a team environment. Should be
                     Task oriented individuals are needed. 
                     Must be able to work with a minimum of supervision.
                     Must be able to plan work in writing.
           
Those with Large system Point Of Sale applications development experience 
should consider this opportunity as well.
 
Other Considerations: Analysis/reporting and preparation of testing results 
                      will be required. Documenting results for regression
                      testing and development will also be required.
 
Interviews will consist of two levels; one on one and board interview.
NOTE: ALL given Working References Will Be Vigorously Checked.
 
Social butterflies need not apply.
 
The above information is not to be construed as a job offer. It is only a 
request for information.
Send WORKING RESUMES AND REFERENCES (4 or less pure ASCII pages) to me;
 
                  silver.e@zooid.guild.org.
 
Thank you,
 
Eric Silver - York, Upper Canada.
Happy New Year!
 
Newsgroups: can.jobs
From: rwskubow@boomer.uwaterloo.ca (Rog Skubowius)
Subject: Re: JOB OPTUNITIES IN JAPAN!!!
Organization: University of Waterloo
Distribution: can
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 01:51:59 GMT

 : Are you interested in teaching English in Japan to make US$40,000 to
 : $60,000 per year?  

	Currently, there is a glut of English teachers in Japan. Having 
returned after almost a year in Japan ( no, not teaching English ), I 
knew quite a number of English teachers and they had fallen on tough times. 
Sure, 3 or 4 years ago this was plausible, but now - nope. One can make 
a living teaching Englishin Japan, but keep in mind the difference in 
living expenses between here & there.

Rog.
-- 
"Hey buddy..."

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