Mayor [of Canadian island] questions USA involvement in the Canadian census
It would be nice to think that we could look forward to more accurate statistics in the next census but there are serious problems with the corporation chosen to conduct the work.
Lockheed Martin and a consortium including IBM and Transcontinental Printing is scheduled to do a 'trial run' in 2004 in advance of their 2006 big job. One concern is the U.S.A. Patriot Act under which U.S. corporations must provide any and all data in their possession to U.S. agencies, including the CIA and FBI, who are also contracting with Lockheed Martin. According to the company website, a full 80 per cent of Lockheed Martin's revenue comes from the U.S. defence department and related agencies. Its motto is: "We never forget who we are working for." In one slide on its website, Lockheed Martin identifies its "growth markets" in interlocking circles. They are: Government Information Technology, Defence, and Homeland Security. Integration of these areas is constantly re-inforced as an area of their corporate expertise.
� Lisa Barrett/Bowen Island Undercurrent Nov.21.03
link Parking Lot/Bowen Island Journal
It would be nice to think that we could look forward to more accurate statistics in the next census but there are serious problems with the corporation chosen to conduct the work.
Lockheed Martin and a consortium including IBM and Transcontinental Printing is scheduled to do a 'trial run' in 2004 in advance of their 2006 big job. One concern is the U.S.A. Patriot Act under which U.S. corporations must provide any and all data in their possession to U.S. agencies, including the CIA and FBI, who are also contracting with Lockheed Martin. According to the company website, a full 80 per cent of Lockheed Martin's revenue comes from the U.S. defence department and related agencies. Its motto is: "We never forget who we are working for." In one slide on its website, Lockheed Martin identifies its "growth markets" in interlocking circles. They are: Government Information Technology, Defence, and Homeland Security. Integration of these areas is constantly re-inforced as an area of their corporate expertise.
� Lisa Barrett/Bowen Island Undercurrent Nov.21.03
link Parking Lot/Bowen Island Journal
