Fraser Institute co-founder confirms 'years and years' of U.S. oil billionaires' funding

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Fraser Institute co-founder confirms 'years and years' of U.S. oil billionaires' funding
Topic Started: Nov 28 2015, 03:49 AM (274 Views)
Darcie	Nov 28 2015, 03:49 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: Amidst revelations that the Fraser Institute accepted at least $500,000 from the Koch family between 2007 and 2010, the institute's co-founder acknowledged that the US oil billionaires have a long history of donating to the think tank. Two foundations under the Koch family's auspices – the Charles G. Koch and the Claude R. Lambe Foundations – gave the Fraser Institute large grants to conduct “international work,” its former executive director Michael Walker told the Vancouver Observer. “Charitable” Fraser Institute accepted $500k in foreign funding from Koch oil billionaires U.S. Republican Koch oil billionaires help fund the Fraser Institute. Why the Fraser Institute? Koch brothers' company moves to exploit oil sands gold rush “I know the grant from the Koch Foundation is for our international work, but I can't tell you which of the projects that it's funding,” Walker, who co-founded the institute in 1974 and remains a Senior Fellow, told the Vancouver Observer. “Before the Koch Foundation, we used to get funding from Koch Industries, when they had extensive holdings in Canada. “Years and years” prior to receiving grants from the Koch family foundation, Walker said, a Canadian subsidiary of Koch Industries made regular donations to the organization as a corporate member. http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/2012/04/26/fraser-institute-co-founder-confirms-years-and-years-us-oil-billionaires-funding laugh123 laugh123 laugh123 laugh123 laugh123 Like we didn't know that Canadians were letting themselves be run by the nose by US oil interests. I guess Conservatives think it is OK.



friendshipgal	Nov 28 2015, 05:09 AM Post #2
Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians Posts: 12,815 Group: Member Member #241 Joined: February 12, 2006	The left wing tank Policy Alternatives gets funding from Big Unions/Labour and some left wing orgs. get funding from Soros and Tides. The new Liberal gov’t gave a couple of million to the Centre for policy alternatives and Parkland, so that’s your tax dollars funding a think tank. I guess it’s okay for the Toronto Star to sell it’s editorial access to the left wing Tides foundation. Leadnow another far left org. has admitted to receiving funding from American Tides in order to help swing Canadian elections. Not to mention Tides running an Anti pipeline campaign in Canada. There’s more but you get the drift http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/canadian-pipelines-targeted-by-u-s-funds http://tidescanada.org/climate-and-energy/tides-canada-partners-with-the-toronto-star-for-climate-and-economy-series/ laugh123 laugh123 laugh123 laugh123 laugh123 Edited by friendshipgal, Nov 28 2015, 05:09 AM.



Bitsy	Nov 28 2015, 06:13 AM Post #3
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	The drift is, while criticizing any US liberal involvement with Canadian causes, the conservatives were doing the same thing. oooh 02



Dana	Nov 28 2015, 06:20 AM Post #4
WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire Posts: 13,054 Group: Member Member #830 Joined: March 23, 2011	Only the obtuse would not see it for what it is.



Trotsky	Nov 28 2015, 07:25 AM Post #5
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Sometimes it is hard to hate the brothers Koch too much. They are very generous with NYC, especially Lincoln Center. Quote: The New York State Theater was built with funds from the State of New York as part of New York State's cultural participation in the 1964–1965 World's Fair. The theater was designed by architect Philip Johnson and opened on April 23, 1964. After the Fair, the State transferred ownership of the theater to the City of New York. The theater is home to the New York City Ballet, and was the former home of the New York City Opera. Along with the opera and ballet, an early tenant of the theater was the Music Theater of Lincoln Center. Richard Rodgers was its president, and during his tenure many classic Broadway musicals were revived there in the 1960s. Among them were The King and I, Carousel (with its original star, John Raitt), Annie Get Your Gun (with its original star, Ethel Merman), Show Boat, and South Pacific. In July 2008, philanthropist David H. Koch pledged to provide $100 million over the next 10 years for the purpose of renovating the theater and providing for an operating and maintenance endowment. It was renamed the David H. Koch Theater at the New York City Ballet Winter gala, Tuesday, November 25, of that year. It is a very beautiful opera house. Edited by Trotsky, Nov 28 2015, 07:27 AM.



friendshipgal	Nov 28 2015, 11:58 AM Post #6
Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians Posts: 12,815 Group: Member Member #241 Joined: February 12, 2006	Dana Nov 28 2015, 06:20 AM Only the obtuse would not see it for what it is. I certainly can see that here. :MapleLeaf:



Bitsy	Nov 28 2015, 12:52 PM Post #7
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	friendshipgal Nov 28 2015, 11:58 AM Dana Nov 28 2015, 06:20 AM Only the obtuse would not see it for what it is. I certainly can see that here. :MapleLeaf: Boy, me too!!! Cheers



Dana	Nov 28 2015, 03:57 PM Post #8
WWS Hummingbird Guru & Wildlife photographer extrordinaire Posts: 13,054 Group: Member Member #830 Joined: March 23, 2011	Because morality is so far removed from the cpc agenda they are no longer in office and their agenda is being rolled back one bit at a time. The Supreme Court is continuing to roll back illogical rules. This one today. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/27/supreme-court-defines-people-smuggling-in-pair-of-key-judgments_n_8663558.html http://nor-re.blogspot.ca/2015/11/he-wont-recognize-canada.html Quote: Stephen Harper won't recognize Canada when the Liberals get through with it.



Darcie	Nov 28 2015, 04:26 PM Post #9
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Dana Nov 28 2015, 03:57 PM Because morality is so far removed from the cpc agenda they are no longer in office and their agenda is being rolled back one bit at a time. The Supreme Court is continuing to roll back illogical rules. This one today. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/27/supreme-court-defines-people-smuggling-in-pair-of-key-judgments_n_8663558.html http://nor-re.blogspot.ca/2015/11/he-wont-recognize-canada.html Quote: Stephen Harper won't recognize Canada when the Liberals get through with it. Hopefully. So much work to do.



margrace	Nov 29 2015, 02:12 AM Post #10
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	Knowing a little of the Koch brothers machinations politically in the US I was curious as to why since they have a lot of business ventures in Canada they were not doing more to support Harper. However it turns out they were very involved. The Canadian people in general were very underestimated by the Harper government. We did have a reputation for being a caring country an image that Harper tried so hard to erase.



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