Whatever....but you'll never convince me that the spate of lawsuits involving suppliers and contractors, large and small; wrongful dismissals; wage disputes for foreign workers; etc. etc. are just the 'normal cost of doing business'.
News Article: Luigi Aquilini sued following deaths of 2 children in Washington State
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archangel2
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Whether we like it or not, the owners know how to play the game and make sure there are loop holes in their contracts.
I miss the Griffiths.
I miss the Griffiths.
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
Nobody died where I worked while I’ve been working for the same company the last 20 years.
BenningHurtsMySoul
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mathonwy
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To be fair, that's probably what a murderer would say.
Everyone knows you don't shit where you eat.
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I wish Tom Gaglardi had bought the team instead. The Aquilinis are a bunch of greasy crooks, whereas the Gaglardis seem to be respected and aren't constantly getting sued because they screwed vulnerable people over.
...and people were taking ethical stances on not hiring Dean Lombardi. That scumbag is a saint in comparison.
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
Actually rabbits do eat their own **** sometimes. They sometimes can’t process all the nutrients in the food they eat, so they sometimes have to eat it twice (if you know what I mean).
Only thing I remember from first year Biology at Langara.
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eerily similar to the trump playbook tbh
don’t pay then bury them in litigation
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
Whatever what? You don't seem to disagree with anything I have said and I'm not interested in convincing you of anything.
I said before that the Aquilinis have a reputation for being cheap (as in they will leave others with the bill). $$$ corporations gets sued all the time. You just don't hear it because some companies prefer to settle and avoid what they think is bad press and some prefer to fight so others think twice before suing. In this case, the Aquilinis are just fighting about the damages. That's the legal picture you're missing.
I'm not a fan of calling out the players though. That's not the type of ownership and management I want.
So I guess the message is, if you're going to do business with the Aquilini's you'd better hire yourself a good lawyer. This is just tremendous advice for temporary foreign workers or hourly working stiffs who barely make enough to put food on the table; or small businesses, who even if they have legal counsel, aren't likely to do much about going up against the corporate downtown lawyers hired by the Aquilini's.
To quote Ebenezer Scrooge talking to a dying Jacob Marley: "You mustn't reproach yourself Jacob, we were always good men of business." To which Marley replied: "Men of business!?...mankind was our business....his common welfare was 'our business'.
Maybe the Canuck owners will be visited by the three ghosts of Christmas and become 'changed men'. But I'm not holding my breath.
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Actually rabbits do eat their own **** sometimes. They sometimes can’t process all the nutrients in the food they eat, so they sometimes have to eat it twice (if you know what I mean).
Only thing I remember from first year Biology at Langara.
Useless parasitic rabbits. Eats their own shit. Causes protein poisoning.
No the message is do some due diligence. It's a free market. Whether you're a small business or a fortune 500 company if you're doing a sizable deal and it involves purchasing materials that can only be used for that project then make sure you can handle the risk and have a damages clause in your contract. In any business you will have clients who change their mind and want to cancel their order or fail to pay the bill. Bill Gates is one of the most giving philanthropist in the world yet Microsoft hardly played nice and was sued for violating anti-trust laws.
mathonwy
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It's a free market until it's isn't when someone artificially suppresses/corrupts that market via politics.
There's only so many suppliers in any given geographical area.
This is how you get rich.
Sure. The rich are often rich for a reason and the rich getting richer while the middle class has been shrinking for two decades (although the shrinkage might have halted).
Businesses are there to make money and if they control the supply you can bet they will keep prices high. Eliminate patents and our prescription drugs will become cheaper but it discourages innovation. Sometimes there are no choices. Sometimes the free market allows for choice. It's like how developers are controlling the supply to keep prices high. As a consumer you don't have to buy from one of those developers. Same goes for companies doing business with Aquilini. They don't have to do business with them. Those temp foreign workers probably don't have much choice but to work for Aquilini. But they aren't forced into working for Aquilinis.
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
oh another thing I remember from 1st year Biology; Sharks don't actually urinate. The secrete their "stuff" via their skin after accumulating it in sort of storage tanks in their body. Not sure why those two things stuck in my memory banks.
It's too bad Fredo Aquaman wasn't given a 'no show' job at the Canucks. Guess the boss didn't feel he earned his bones yet. Sure had tried to kill the Canucks though.
mathonwy
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It's a bigger issue than having or not having options.
It's about having moral business ethics.
Money over morality is why our southern neighbors are so effed up.
Not to mention the BCLC BS.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/brit...eep-money-laundering-records-secret-1.5456012
Speaking of options, it's not like BC sports fans have any options for sports entertainment.
And you can bet your ass that the Aquilinis are going to do everything in their power to keep it that way.
Not disagreeing here. I'm just not expecting moral business ethics or the greater populace to be principled and vote with their wallets. I mean if you think Aquilinis lack moral business ethics then voting with your wallet is to never watch a game whether live or video and don't spend a dime in support. If every one does that sooner or later they will have to sell.
Breakers
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I dont know
They are both the same
Northland Properties (Gaglardi Family) was sued for $15 million for foreign workers unpaid wages at their Denny's joints. The exact same lawsuit the aqualinis faced at their farms.
DudeWhereIsMakar
Bergevin sent me an offer sheet
I want some other guy to buy the Canucks within the Vancouver area. I wish Trevor Linden could afford that team...
