






TRANSNATIONAL PROGRESSIVISM
(Part Two)
by Ralph Maddocks
Montreal,
January 18, 2003,
No 117
Each year, in a different country, a secret meeting is held which is attended by a number of prominent politicians, government representatives, bankers, industrialists and academics. The conference, known as Bilderberg, is named after the Bilderberg Hotel in Osterbeek, Holland, where the original meeting was held in 1954 under the Chairmanship of HRH Bernard, Prince of the Netherlands. Many countries are represented at each meeting which publishes no proceedings, among them Canada which in 1967 for example sent four representatives: a banker, a Toronto University professor, a former Ambassador and the then Minister for External Affairs. At that time the post was held by none other than the late Paul Martin Sr. Along with the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group is alleged to be among the prime movers in the creation of the New World Order, a collaborative effort to establish "World Government."
Thus it was not very surprising to read the speech by the late Paul Martin Sr's son at the University of Toronto convocation address on Tuesday 17 December 2002. The younger Mr Martin, heir apparent to the Chrétien legacy of governmental incompetence, believes that Canada is the only country on the planet able to shape the future of global government. Many may have found this surprising since we don't seem to be doing all that well when it comes to governing ourselves as a nation-state, a form of government which Mr Martin seems to believe is no longer adequate in a globalized world. He admits that the USA is not interested in a new model of global governance, the Europeans are too busy building Europe, the countries of the Far East are too busy with old rivalries and Latin America is mired "deep in economic problems" and "poverty and misery." Hence his view that Canada is the one country with the capacity to understand the direction in which the world must go. Mr Martin believes that immigration in Europe and the US has not changed their "core identities" whereas in Canada the immigrants "are in the process of changing and enriching fundamentally" Canada's identity....
- from the Le Quebecois Libre web site

Stephen Harper attends the 2003 Bilderberg Conference
Source: Thunderbay Indymedia.Org
What's Stephen Harper doing at Bilderberg? You've heard of the G8 Summit, but have you ever heard of the Bilderberg conference?
If not, you're not alone. Bilderberg is an annual meeting of world superpowers in politics, banking and media. The event, held each spring, is as high calibre as the G8, except the whole thing is shrouded in utmost secrecy.
Going down the list of invitees (each year a mysterious steering committee creates a list of 100 guests), you find such powerful international figures as former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, President of the World Bank James Wolfensohn, Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella, and Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot.
So you've just got to wonder: What the hell is Canadian opposition leader Steven Harper doing there?!
Harper was not available for comment, but his assistant confirmed he attended the four-day event.
So how does a supposed grassroots party leader and second-tier politician get an invite to schmooze with major world players? His assistant, Carolyn Stewart, could not explain why Harper got an invite, but did say the Alliance leader couldn't turn down the opportunity to meet with such weighty figures.
And Harper wasn't the lone Canadian in the group. He was joined on the invite list by the Chair of RBC Dominion Securities Anthony Fell, CEO of the Chapters/Indigo empire Heather Reisman, bestselling author of Paris 1919 Margaret MacMillan, National Post columnist Mark Steyn, and (still listed as a Canadian) media mogul Conrad Black.
Not invited was a certain PM.
While the G8, held in Evian, France, June 1-3, saw massive protests and a huge media turnout, the Bilderberg, held in Paris, May 15-18, received barely a blink.
The conference has long been the subject of conspiracy theorists who believe global capitalist interests converge to secure the world's wealth among a minuscule elite and further diabolical plots for world domination. And truly, the lack of coverage by the world's most powerful media outlets and the fact that all guests are sworn to secrecy gives the whole conference a preternatural aura.
NATASHA MEKHAIL

Kevin G. Lynch -- Deputy Minister of Finance
Frank McKenna -- Counsel, McInnes Cooper, former premier of New Brunswick, current ambassador to the US.
Heather Reisman -- President and CEO Indigo Books and Music Inc.
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 2003:
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited, Chairman and CEO Hollinger International Inc.
Anthony S. Fell -- Chairman RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
Stephen Harper -- Leader of the Opposition
Margaret O. MacMillan -- Provost, Trinity College, University of Toronto
Heather Reisman -- President and CEO Indigo Books and Music Inc.
Mark Steyn -- Journalist for various publications
Canadian attendees, Bildferberg 2002:
Charles A. Baillie -- Chairman and CEO TD Bank Financial Group
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited, Chairman and CEO Hollinger International Inc.
David Frum -- American Enterprise Institute; Former Special Assistant to President Bush
Heather Reisman -- President and CEO Indigo Books and Music Inc.
Kenneth Whyte -- Editor, National Post
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 2001:
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited, Chairman and CEO Hollinger International Inc.
John Hunkin -- Chairman and CEO, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Bernard Lord -- Priemer of New Brunswick
Margaret O. MacMillan -- Editor, International Journal, Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Heather Monroe-Blum -- Vice-President for Research and International Relations, University of Toronto
Kenneth Whyte -- Editor, National Post
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 2000:
Israel Asper -- Chairman, CanWest Capital Group Inc.
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited, Chairman and CEO Hollinger International Inc.
David Frum -- Columnist, National Post
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 1999:
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited, Chairman and CEO Hollinger International Inc.
John A.D. de Chastelain -- Chairman, Independent International Commission on Decommissioning
Peter C. Godsoe -- Chairman and CEO, Bank of Nova Scotia
Peter A. Herndorf -- Former Chairman and CEO, TV Ontario; Senior Visiting Fellow, University of Toronto
Roy McLaren -- High Commissioner for Canada in Britain
Margaret O. MacMillan -- Editor, International Journal
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 1998:
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited, Chairman and CEO Hollinger International Inc.
Raymond A.J. Chretien -- Ambassador to the U.S
Stephane Dion -- Queens Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Margaret O. MacMillan -- Editor, International Journal, Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Preston Manning -- Leader of the Reform Party of Canada
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 1997:
Isabel Basset -- Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministry of Finance, Government of Ontario
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited
David Frum -- Political Commentator
Heather Monroe-Blum -- Vice-President for Research and International Relations, University of Toronto
Maureen Sabia -- Corporate Director and President, Maureen Sabia International
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 1996:
Lloyd Axworthy -- Minister of Foreign Affairs
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, The Telegraph, UK
Jean Chretien -- Prime Minister of Canada
Marie-Josee Drouin -- Executive Director, Hudson Institute of Canada
Frederick S. Eaton -- Chairman, Executive Committee, Eaton's of Canada
A.L. Flood -- Chairman, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Allen E. Gotleib -- Former Ambassador to the United States of America
Anthony G.S. Griffin -- Honorary Chairman and Director, Guardian Group
Michael Harris -- Premier of Ontario
Paul Martin -- Minister of Finance
Sylvia Ostry -- Chairman, Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
Edward S. Rogers -- President and CEO, Rogers Communications, Inc.
L.R. Wilson -- Chairman, President and CEO, BCE Inc.
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 1995:
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited
Marie-Josee Drouin -- Executive Director, Hudson Institute of Canada
Allen E. Gotleib -- Former Ambassador to the United States of America
Ralph Klein -- Premier of Alberta
J. Robert Pritchard -- President, University of Toronto
Canadian attendees, Bilderberg 1994:
Conrad M. Black -- Chairman, Telegraph Group Limited
Marie-Josee Drouin -- Executive Director, Hudson Institute of Canada
Roy MacLaren -- Minister for International Trade
Frank McKenna -- Premier of New Brunswick
William Thorsell -- Editor, The Globe and Mail
Peter G. White -- Chairman of Unimedia; Former Head of the Prime Ministers Office

May 14-17, 1998
USA - Allaire, Paul A - Chairman, Xerox Corporation
E - Almunia Amann, Joaquin - Secretary General, Socialist Party
P - Balsemao, Francisco Pinto - Professor of Communication Science, New University, Lisbon; Chairman, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister
S - Barnevik, Percy - Chairman, ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd
TR - Bayar, Ugur - Chairman, Privitization Administration
I - Bernabe, Franco - Managing Director, ENI S.p.A.
D - Bertram, Christoph - Director, Foundation Science and Policy, Former Diplomatic Correspondent, Die Zeit
NL - Beugel, Ernst H van der - Emeritus Professor of International Relations, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings for Europe and Canada
CDN - Black, Conrad - Chairman, The Telegraph plc
INT - Bonino, Emma - Member of the European Commission
INT - Brittan, Leon - Vice President of the European Commission
GB - Browne, John - Group Chief Executive, British Petroleum Company plc
IRL - Bruton, John - Leader of Fine Gael
GB - Buchanon, Robin - Senior Partner, Bain and Company Inc. UK.
D - Burda, Hubert - Chairman, Burda Media
E - Carvajal Urquijo, Jaime - Chairman, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson S.A. (Spain)
I - Cavalchini, Luigi G - Permanent Representative to the European Union
TR - Cem, Ismail - Minister of Foreign Affairs
CDN - Chretien, Raymond A.J. - Ambassador to the U.S.
RUS - Chubais, Anatoli B. - Former First Vice Prime Minister; Chairman RAO EES
GB - Clarke, Kenneth - Member of Parliament
F - Collomb, Bertrand - Chairman and CEO, Lafarge
INT - Courtis, Kenneth S. - First Vice President, Research Dept., Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific
P - Coutinho, Vasco Pereira - Chairman, IPC Holding
INT - Crockett, Andrew - General Manager, Bank for International Settlements
GR - David, George A. - Chairman of the Board, Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.
B - Davignon, Etienne - Executive Chairman, Societe Generale de Belgique; Former Vice Chairman of the Commission of the European Communities
USA - Deutch, John M. - Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry. Former Director General, Central Intelligence Agency; Former Deputy Secretary of Defence
CDN - Dion, Stephane - Queens Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
USA - Donilon, Thomas - Partner, O'Melveny & Myers; Former Assistant Secretary of State, and Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of State.
DK - Ellemann-Jensen, Uffe - Chairman, Liberal Party
D - Engelen-Kefer, Ursula - Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management, Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB
USA - Feldstein, Martin S. - President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic Research Inc.
INT - Fischer, Stanley - First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
USA - Forester, Lynn - President and CEO, FirstMark Holdings Inc.
USA - Gadiesh, Orit - Chairman of the Board, Bain and Company Inc.
F - Gregorin, Jean-Louis - Member of the Board of Directors, Matra Hachette
TR - Gezgin Eris, Meral - President IKV (Economic Development Foundation)
B - Goossens, John - President and CEO, Belgacom
GB - Grierson, Ronald - Former Vice Chairman, GEC
USA - Grossman, Marc - Assistant Secretary, US Department of State
F - Guetta, Bernard - Editor in Chief, Le Nouvel Observateur
GB - Hague, William - Leader of the Opposition
GB - Hannay, David - Prime Ministers Personal Envoy for Turkey; Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations
USA - Hoagland, Jim - Associate Editor, The Washington Post
N - Hoegh, Westye - Chairman of the Board, Leif Hoegh and Co. A.S.A.; Former President, Norwegian Shipowners Association
NL - Hoeven, Cees H. van der - President, Royal Ahold
USA - Hoge, Jr., James F. - Editor, Foreign Affairs
GB - Hogg, Christopher - Chairman, Reuters Group plc
USA - Holbrooke, Richard C. - Former Assistant Secretary for European Affairs; Vice Chairman, CS First Boston
P - Horta e Costa, Miguel - Vice-President, Portugal Telecom
D - Ishinger, Wolfgang - Political Director, Foreign Office
D - Issing, Otmar - Member of the Board, Deutsche Bundesbank
GB - Jenkins, Michael - Vice Chairman, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson
USA - Johnson, James A. - Chairman and CEO, FannieMae
USA - Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. - Senior Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (Attorneys-at-Law)
GB - Kaletsky, Anatole - Associate Editor, The Times
GR - Karamanlis, Kostas A. - Leader of the Opposition
TR - Kirac, Suna - Vice Chairman of the Board, Koc Holding A.S.
USA - Kissinger, Henry A. - Former Secretary of State; Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.
INT - Kohnstamm, Max - Senior Consultant, The European Policy Center
D - Kopper, Hilmar - Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank A.G.
NL - Korteweg, Pieter - President and CEO, Robeco Group
CZ - Kovanda, Karel - Head of Mission to the Czech Republic to NATO and the WEU
USA - Kravis, Henry R. - Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA - Kravis, Marie-Josee - Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute Inc.
USA - Leschly, Jan - CEO SmithKline Beecham plc.
F - Levy-Lang, Andre - Chairman of the Board of Management, Paribas
FIN - Lipponen, Paavo - Prime Minister
DK - Lykketoft, Mogens - Minister of Finance
CDN - MacMillan, Margaret - Editor, International Journal, Canadian Institute of International Affairs, University of Toronto
CDN - Manning, Preston - Leader of the Reform Party
I - Masera, Rainer S. - Director General, I.M.I.S.p.A.
USA - Matthews, Jessica Tuchman - President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
USA - McDonough, William J. - President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
D - Nass, Matthias - Deputy Editor, Zie Deit
NL - Netherlands, Her Majesty Queen of the
PL - Olechowski, Andrzej - Chairman, Central Europe Trust, Poland
FIN - Ollila, Jorma - President and CEO, Nokia Corporation
I - Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso - Chairman, CONSOB
GR - Papandreou, George A. - Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs
INT - Prendergast, Kieran - Under-Secertary General for Political Affairs, United Nations
USA - Prestowitz, Clyde V. - President, Economic Strategy Institute
A - Puhringer, Othmar - Chairman of Managing Board, VA-Technologie AG
GB - Purves, William - Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc.
CH - Pury, David de - Chairman, de Pury Pictet Turrettini and Co. Ltd.
A - Randa, Gerhard - Chairman of the Managing Board, Bank of Austria
USA - Rhodes, William R. - Vice Chairman, CitiBank, N.A.
GB - Robertson, George - Secretary of State for Defence
USA - Rockefeller, David - Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank International Advisory Committee
E - Rodriguez Inciarte, Matias - Vice-Chairman, Banco de Santander
GB - Roll, Eric - Senior Advisor, SBC Warburg Dillon Read
GB - Rothschild, Evelyn de - Chairman, N M Rothschild and Sons
D - Schremp, Jurgen E. - Chairman of the Board of Mangagement, Daimler Benz A.G.
DK - Seidenfaden, Toger - Editor in Chief, Politiken A/S
I - Siniscalco, Domenico - Professor of Economics; Director of Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei
INT - Solana Madariaga, Javier - Seceretary General, NATO
P - Sousa, Marcelo Rebelo de - Leader of the PSD Party
N - Storvik, Kjell - Governor, Bank of Norway
PL - Suchoka, Hanna - Minister of Justice
USA - Summers, Lawrence H. - Deputy Secretary for International Affairs, US Department of the Treasury
IRL - Sutherland, Peter D. - Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; Chairman, British Petroleum Company plc.
GB - Taylor, J. Martin - Group Chief Executive, Barclays plc.
USA - Thoman, G. Richard - President and CEO, Xerox Corporation
N - Udgaard, Nils M. - Foreign Editor, Aftenposten
CH - Vasella, Daniel - CEO Novartis
USA - Vink, Lodewijk J.R. de - President and CEO, Warner Lambert Company
FIN - Virkkunen, Janne - Senior Editor in Chief, Helsingin Sanomat
B - Vits, Mia de - General Secretary, ABVV-FGTB
A - Vranitzky, Franz - Former Federal Chancellor
INT - Vries, Gijs M. de - Leader of the Liberal Group, European Parliament
S - Wallengerg, Jacob - Chairman of the Board, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
USA - Whitman, Christine Todd - Governor of New Jersey
D - Wissmann, Matthias - Federal Minister for Transport
INT - Wolfensohn, James D. - President, the World Bank
D - Wolff von Amerongen, Otto - Chairman and CEO of Otto Wolff GmbH
USA - Wolfowitz, Paul - Dean, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
USA - Yost, Casimir A. - Director, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington
GB - Wooldridge, Adrian - Foreign Correspondent, The Economist.




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