The Canadian Globe newspaper says that a fellow by the name of David Marshall “has left Public Works and, according to federal sources, is in training to become Canada’s high commissioner to Barbados.”
The newspaper also says that Mr. Marshall is in the center of a scandal where he was in charge of doing some sort of study to find ways of saving money for the Canadian government. Marshall spent $24 million or so and accomplished nothing.
Hmmmmm….
On second thought, Mr. Marshall will make an ideal Canadian High Commissioner. He’ll fit right in with all the Barbados government members – no problem!
The Globe – Ottawa Lost Control Of Cost-Cutting Project
Barbados Free Press 
Great minds think a like or should I say great know nothings? This should be a lovely relationship.
Home from home!Where else? Take a holiday in Bim,enjoy the company.
Lawd how much them Teachers up in Canada making? They just swallowed the largest phone company in Canada with their pensions…. (Albeit a US company buy some of it with them.)
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan wins battle for BCE
Last Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2007 | 11:28 AM ET
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/06/30/bce-teachers.html
A group led by the powerful Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has reached an agreement to buy Montreal-based communications giant BCE Inc (Bell Canada)., paving the way for the biggest corporate takeover in Canadian history.
The all-cash offer for Canada’s largest telecommunications company is valued at $51.7 billion or $42.75 a share, BCE said in a statement issued Saturday.
The winning bid was submitted by Teachers’ Private Capital — the pension fund’s private investment arm — along with Providence Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, two private equity investment firms based in the United States.-More @ link
Canada seeks to ginger up relations with the Caribbean region…. It even says Stephen Harper might be looking for more votes from the Caribbean diaspora up in Canada…
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Article: Governor General’s Brazil Visit a Protocol Issue – By Brian Adeba
Date: July 4th, 2007
Source: http://www.EmbassyMag.ca – Embassy Canadian foreign policy magazine
Link: http://www.embassymag.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2007/july/4/brazil/
–Michaëlle Jean was invited to Brazil months ago, and there is speculation she will ask for a long over due reciprocal visit. —
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Lack of Co-ordination on Region
Last year, officials at the Department of Foreign Affairs commissioned Focal, the Canadian Foundation for the Americas, to study Canada’s involvement in the Caribbean.
The report noted that Canada’s once robust focus in the region has drifted to the margins of foreign policy. It also noted that Canada’s diminished role in the region will lead to other countries gaining influence with CARICOM. China, Venezuela and Cuba were identified as the competitors, while the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom were identified as having minimal influence in the region.
While noting that there are 16 government departments and agencies with programs that deal with the Caribbean, the report said lack of collaboration and co-ordination has contributed to a diminished impact of these programs in the region. The report also noted that Canadian disaster relief to the region has been modest and slow in reaching victims.
While falling short of calling for a revival of talks on a free trade agreement, the report said such a deal would facilitate the entry of Canadian goods into the CARICOM market. Among the many suggestions the report outlined on re-engaging the Caribbean, it called for the reinstatement of the Canada-CARICOM heads of government summit. In addition, the report called for such a summit to be preceded by a meeting of foreign affairs ministers. The report noted that Caribbean leaders should also be accorded greater access to Canadian ministers.
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2009 – now he is going to run the Ontario WSIB – another glutton agency that wastes money like toilet paper.