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                 CONSENT OF INDENPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

We  consent  to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts" in the
Registration  Statement  (Form S-8)  pertaining  to the  Reoffer  Prospectus  of
E-Trend  Networks  Inc. and to the  incorporation  by  reference  therein of our
report  dated  November  21,  2000 with  respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements of E-Trend  Networks  Inc. for the year ended  September 30, 2000 and
for the period  from  incorporation  on April 29,  1999 to  September  30,  1999
included in the Current Report (Form 8-K),  dated February 21, 2001,  filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.




Calgary, Alberta                                          /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
June 5, 2001                                              Chartered Accountants