Dear Peter,
Thank-you for responding to my email. Sorry to hear you resigned from the Pavco board. As stated, I appreciate what TELUS is currently doing and simply wanted to make the point that there are even greater - opportunities - for the company to do much more (and benefit from doing so accordingly). Although I am disappointed with the lack of progress I have made with the company over the years... for example, not having a career with the company after graduating (even though I worked there as a student), being strung along applying to jobs that are never filled, and wasting time talking to people about business proposals that are never acted on (and who probably only converse with me in order to pick my brains)...
I am, however, still a fan of the company and am happy to have at least had some contracts with them over the years. I am also optimistic things will improve... besides, I have big plans for the company... along with the city, province, country - and world....
As you know, rising debt levels are forcing an end to the - "Welfare State" - the question is, can we move to something better, a kind of utopia, in time before things get ugly and descend into a kind of disutopia ? Can we move to a New State whereby people are able to look after themselves and help others ? Where people are not given "Hand-Outs" but "Hand-Up's" (which is a lot better than "Hold-Ups") ? Resolving these issues will also help reduce inequity in our society. The Conservative minded Government has indicated an interest in the Private and Non-Profit sectors helping to deliver government services in a more efficient, cost effective fashion, TELUS (& other companies) could benefit from this... and help non-profits at the same time...
PAVCO - NO to Gambling - YES to Wellness
As your friends at Pavco already know, the city is not interested in more gambling (any more than they like more vices such as alcohol, tobacco or drugs). But, the city - is - interested in Wellness, which goes along with their Green initiative and services that support Wellness, which goes along with Sports better than Gambling... Feel free to let your friends at Pavco know that - opportunities - await them in the area of Wellness.
Prefer to have -
For example, based on what I understand, I am under the impression that Vancouver City Hall has a - secret desire - to turn Vancouver into a "City of Love" which (among many things) may include development of an adult oriented (ultra clean, safe, health oriented (Dr approved)) facility called a - "Sensation Station" - where people (who behave themselves and help others) would be rewarded by being allowed to use the facility in order to de-stress through the enjoyment of - sensual services - (and in some cases find out what they have been missing out on all their lives). Such a facility would be so - "friendly" - that it might also include security staff running around wearing nothing but g-strings...
It is predicted that the revenue from such a facility (or number of them) would be so enormous that it would enable the city to give tax relief by forgoing future tax increases and possibly even reducing taxes in the future. Of course, one of the conditions the city would need to address before they would be allowed to allow such services (which would need to be approved by the provincial government) is that the city would first need to be more transparent with its finances, as requested by the non-vision councillors on council (& others).
UNPA
Over 100 Canadian MP's & Senators have endorsed the call for the creation of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, including some Conservative MP's & Senators. Hon. John Reynolds and Hon. John Fraser, two former Conservative speakers of the House of Commons are familiar with the UNPA (& my ideas). If the current Conservative Government does not take a run at creating the UNPA, a potential future Federal NDP Government surely will...
As I hope you recall from our discussions, I was able to help Canaccord when you were setting-up your Toronto Office back in 1987, in particular the all-important Research-Dept. (when I was working for IPSharp/Reuters in TO). I understand Canaccord has some business dealings in Central Asia... I might be able to help with your dealings there as well, possibly beyond your wildest dreams...
There is already a revolution going on... people just haven't realized it - yet... Prepare for change on a - biblical scale...
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On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Brown, Peter M (Chairman) <Peter.Brown@canaccord.com> wrote:
I am not sure why this is addressed to me as I am not affiliated with TELUS or more recently,Pavco and really have no naming preference. Telus is one of the better telcos on the globe and their "give where we live" donations ( both time and money) program is one of the Canadian leaders
From: Rick Orser [mailto:rick@rickorser.ca]I am glad the BC Government decided not to award (my friends at) TELUS the right to rename BC Place stadium... especially since TELUS wanted to "extinguish all rights" to the BC Place name and instead use the name TELUS PARK. TELUS might be doing a lot of work in the stadium but they do not own it. Although I appreciate TELUS's support for Science World, I do not think Science World would be willing to give up their name (or at least I hope not)... Darren should have known better...
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