[Info-vax] OT: HP Entreprises Lobbying

[Neil Rieck]

On Monday, January 4, 2016 at 5:49:27 PM UTC-5, JF Mezei wrote:
> Hewlett Packard Entreprise has started some lobbying effor on behalf of
> its customer Bell Canada.
> 
> Here is their letter to the minister:
> 
> > http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/vwapj/DGTP-002-2015-HewlettPackardEnterprise.pdf/$FILE/DGTP-002-2015-HewlettPackardEnterprise.pdf
> 
> I mention this because it is first time I see their letterhead, and find
> it interesting that they got strongarmed by bell to write the letter.
> 
> HPE claims it has 4000 employees in Canada.
> 
> 
> On the bright side: HPE did not use the Bell form letters supplied to
> other suppliers, and did not CC a nuber of people who weren't meant to
> receive a copy. (tell tale sign of whom Bell strongarmed into writing in
> its support).
> 
> 
> Also interesting: letterhead is for corporate HPE, not a Canadian
> subsidiary of HPE. I wonder how that works. (if they have 400 employees,
> in canada, they shoudl have a canadian siubsidiary for tax purposes etc).

Just curious, where did you get the information that this letter was associate with Bell Canada?

Neil Rieck
Kitchener / Waterloo / Cambridge,
Ontario, Canada.
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