Top 5 Quotes of the Week
There were too many disturbing quotes this week to pick only one, so I have put together a Top 5 list instead.
5 "This announcement demonstrates our commitment to growing Labatt in Canada and ensuring that our consumers have as much choice as possible across all beer segments" Miguel Patricio, the president of Labatt's North American operations explains how buying up the competition increases consumer choice [link]
4 "We are deeply convinced that patents save lives. If the patent law is undermined the way it is happening in India, there will be no more investment into the discovery of lifesaving drugs" Paul Herrling, head of Novartis' corporate research [link]
3 "We owe it to our customers, our employees and our shareholders to have lean, efficient support functions, simplified processes, fewer layers and to eliminate duplication across our enterprise" Bank of Montrael CEO Tony Comper in a press release about 1,000 new layoffs. [link]
2 "It would be good if in countries where elections are due that the EU constitution doesn't become such a central topic where firm political positions are taken." Frank-Walter Steinmeier, EU president [link]
1 "(It) could be seen as liberating because it takes the parents out of an impossible social situation" Dr. Juliet Guichon, a medical ethicist at the University of Calgary explains that having a medical procedure you don't want forced on your child is liberating. Ignorance is Strength, War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery. [link]

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