Saturday, February 05, 2005
Angus Denounces Feds For Made In China Maple Leafs
"OTTAWA: Charlie Angus, NDP Heritage Critic, is demanding to know why the federal Liberals are distributing millions of Maple Leaf lapel pins that are stamped 'Made in China.': The contract for producing the pins was taken away from Canadian companies and given to China.
"What kind of credibility does this Prime Minister have to speak of Canadian values when he�s leading the race to the bottom with our own flag? Paul Martin put flags of convenience on his ships to escape Canadian labour and tax laws. Now he's giving us the lapel flag of convenience."
Angus points out that the lapel pin flag was a Canadian invention invented by Arthur Burry, a pioneer in plastic injection moulding. Ottawa began buying the pins during the 1967 Centennial year. Workers at Bursan Design in Rexdale held the contract for the next 35 years, that is, until the Liberals gave the flag business over to China. "
"What kind of credibility does this Prime Minister have to speak of Canadian values when he�s leading the race to the bottom with our own flag? Paul Martin put flags of convenience on his ships to escape Canadian labour and tax laws. Now he's giving us the lapel flag of convenience."
Angus points out that the lapel pin flag was a Canadian invention invented by Arthur Burry, a pioneer in plastic injection moulding. Ottawa began buying the pins during the 1967 Centennial year. Workers at Bursan Design in Rexdale held the contract for the next 35 years, that is, until the Liberals gave the flag business over to China. "
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