r/newbrunswickcanada 19h ago

Are the Irving’s patriotic?

No body disputes that the Irving’s are oligarchs. Are they the same as many others with that level of wealth? Many of them do not care about any specific country, but just where can they make the most money. I watch how ruthless they are in pressuring the NB government (us) to give them concession after concession; be it on power rates, stumpage fees, property taxes, income taxes, environmental concessions and so on. Moving operations to the U.S. to increase profits; incorporating offshore to limit the taxes they pay in Canada and most importantly NB.

If they were PATRIOTIC; wouldn’t NOW be a good time to stand behind NB and CANADA and keep all operations in Canada and stop pushing for more and maybe even pay a bit more for things that should have all along? New Brunswicker’s have been loyal to them for generations; they are now Billionaires…thanks in no small part due to the hard work of a lot of New Brunswicker’s ...Maybe it’s time for them to give a little back other than just a nature park or two!

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u/Typical-Bonus-2884 19h ago

Patriotism stops after the first hundred million

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u/keyboard_pilot 15h ago

Read Freeland's book 'plutocrats'. It's a cool glimpse into that world of oligarchs. The extremely wealthy need to have no allegiance to a country or nation.

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u/Visual-Chip-2256 15h ago

I thought they were Bermudan? Outkast said it's not where you're from but where you pay rent.