23rd June 2006, 6:41 PM
I work 40 hours a week at a fertilizer plant that's subject to conditions of the US's "Trading with the enemy act," and the "Helms-Burton Act." I'm very proud of myself for managing to get one of the most anti-american jobs possible.
Actually, in Canada it's illegal for a company to obey the US's act. Subsidiaries of US companies opperating in Canada can't refuse to do buisness with a company that's blacklisted by the US government(like the one I work for). If they do for whatever reason, perhaps because they're afraid of the penalties their parent company might face in the US, refuse to do buisness with a Canadian company, it would be fairly stupid to let them know that this is the reason, since I know that several subsidiaries of US companies in have been charged for violating Canadian laws because they refused to do buisness with Canadian companies under these circumstances.
So, due to full time work and the fact that I never post anyways, I continue to not post. This pattern will likely continue when I return to university in the fall.
Actually, in Canada it's illegal for a company to obey the US's act. Subsidiaries of US companies opperating in Canada can't refuse to do buisness with a company that's blacklisted by the US government(like the one I work for). If they do for whatever reason, perhaps because they're afraid of the penalties their parent company might face in the US, refuse to do buisness with a Canadian company, it would be fairly stupid to let them know that this is the reason, since I know that several subsidiaries of US companies in have been charged for violating Canadian laws because they refused to do buisness with Canadian companies under these circumstances.
So, due to full time work and the fact that I never post anyways, I continue to not post. This pattern will likely continue when I return to university in the fall.