Talk:Canada-Caribbean relations

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This is temporary shortlist of some points that can be included.

  • Commonwealth Caribbean
  • West Indies Federation
  • Alexander Graham Bell and telephone rollout in the British West Indies
  • Canadian Investments: RBC, Scotia, CIBC's(FirstCaribbean International Bank)
    • During WWII Canada becomes the largest exporter to the Commonwealth Caribean following the UK's merchant ships being cut-off to/from the Caribbean
  • Overview of Canadian-Caribbean voting history on global issues
  • West Indian Emigration
    • Prominent West Indians in/or living in Canada (David Rudder, Austin Clarke, etc.)
      • Caribbean Musicians taken Int'l via Canadian media companies.
        • Rihianna - Pun de Replay
        • Rupee - 1 On 1, Tempted To Touch
        • Anslem Douglas -- Who Let the Dogs Out? (pre-BahaMen version)
  • Caribbean-born politicians in Canadian politics.
    • Initative by the Canadian Gov't in 1960's -- Air Canada (was to buyout BWIA, LIAT and Air Jamaica form them as subsidary with Caribbean govt's then holding a stake in Air Canada instead.)
    • Early proposals to merge West Indies Federation with Canadian Confederation in 1950-1960's.Some listed here
  • CPEC
  • CARIBCAN
  • Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery [2] - Start-up sponsorship was by the CIDA
  • CARTAC - [3] 50% sponsored by the CIDA
  • Commonwealth Caribbean inks a deal with Canada, to bypass problems with US visas for Chinese tourists. [4].
  • Canadian Company creates most of the new regional passports for the Caribbean Single Market and Economy
  • Barbados
    • The first P.M. of B'dos - Errol Barrow and his run-ins with US, over Washington's occasional mistreatment of Canada.
    • Eugene Melnyk's investments (Horseracing, The "Sandy Lane Cup") RoadHockey, Berts Bar etc.)
    • Barbados' long-time relaxed immigration policy towards Canadians
    • Canadian owners of the Crane Beach Hotel [5]
    • Growth of the town of Holetown first spurred by Canadians [6]
    • Government appoints Canadian to run the airport GAIA
    • Canadian Co. wins contract for expansion of the Barbados airport [7]
    • The Barbados Daily Nation Newspaper launches a Canadian version in 2005. [8]
  • Two Canadian companies form partnership with B'dos Gov't to develop ethanol from sugar cane [9]
    • McGill University establishes a campus on island - Bellairs Research Institute, Also Project HARP.
    • Recent University of Prince Edward Island to sign a MOU with the University of the West Indies [10] 2/23/06
    • The history of the Canadian Mint in printing Barbados currency
    • Bank of Canada's governor David Dodge hosts key seminar giving Barbados a word of caution on dollar policies.[11]
  • June classified as "Canada Month" in Barbados. [12]
  • Belize
    • Fortis Inc. builds dam to prevent energy crisis in Belize.(Fortis owns the Cayman Islands Power. Co too.)
  • Guyana
    • Canadian Cos. Golden Star Resources, Cambior etc. are backbone of the gold mining industry of Guyana
    • CGX Energy Inc. attempting to launch oil joint-venture with Guyana gov't.
    • The first governor of British Columbia - James Douglas was born in Guyana
  • RBC establishes a Biodiversity Centre in Guyana to spur research of the large South American rain forests. [13]
  • Jamaica
    • Michael Lee Chin's Investments (in Canada, in Jamaica, and in Trinidad and Tobago)
    • ALCAN Company - The initial birth of the Bauxite industry in Jamaica
  • Montserrat
    • The huge amount of Canadian Investment in the 1960's-1970's[14]
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Saint Kitts and Nevis delegation visits Canada for mediation/feedback about the future of the SK/N Federation.
    • Canadian Company. NaturalSweet revives sugar industry in St. Kitts after collapse by growing Stevia in area known as 'Canada Hill' [15].
  • Canadian investment into the Saint Kitts and Nevis Marriott Hotel [16]
  • Saint Lucia
    • Canadian troops stationed in Saint Lucia during WWI to prevent an attack by German Navy
    • The resurgence of the French-speaking indentity of Saint Lucia after being under British for many years. (Modeled by Canadian Anglo-Franco bilingual policy)
  • Trinidad and Tobago
    • As the Seventh largest Latin American trading partner with Canada. [17]
    • The Cable Company of Trinidad and Tobago (C.C.T.T.)'s Founding by a Canadian -- Phil Cleary
    • Execs. of the new cable company are now mostly former execs. of Persona Cable (of Canada).[18]
    • PetroChemical Industry
      • PetroCanada
      • Talisman
      • Canadian Superior
      • The proposed oil/LNG undersea pipelines from Venezuela or Trinidad and Tobago to Guadeloupe and Guadeloupe possibly on to Miami. Proposed-- involvement by Canadian Superior.
    • The regional bank behemoth the Royal Bank of T&T(RBTT) first created by the Royal Bank of Canada(Trinidad and Tobago) Ltd. Later after becoming a spin off company.
    • The First Nations delegaton from Canada holding celebrations with the decendents of indigenous tribes still in Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos
    • 1/3 of business in the TC's are Canadian owned.
  • COMMENTARY: Canada and CARICOM - A relationship for good - Monday, May 29, 2006
  • Atlantic Canadian business revives Caribbean connection, with modern twists

[edit] Self-reference

Thank you for starting this article. However, please avoid placing notes about the article itself (such as "to be completed") in the text of the article. See WP:SELF for details. Thanks. –Sommers (Talk) 23:00, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

Ok.

[edit] Other points

  • Triangle trade in colonial period (rum/sugar, fish & manufactured products)
  • Relations with Haiti
    • It was the Saint-Domingue France decided to keep instead of Canada in 1763.
    • As prominent West Indians, don't forget the GG (Michaelle Jean)

Luigizanasi 00:24, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

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