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Debates of Nov. 29th, 2011
House of Commons Hansard #56 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was c-10.
- Question Period
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Holidays Harmonization Act
- Competition Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Privilege
- Safe Streets and Communities Act
- Uyghur Community
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Child Poverty
- London Knights
- Gerald Vandezande
- 22 Wing CFB North Bay Music Band
- Canadian HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
- Freedom of Speech
- The Environment
- Infrastructure
- Violence Against Women
- Help Centre for Victims of Sexual Assault
- The New Democratic Party of Canada
- Child and Youth Nutrition Strategy
- Jean Casselman Wadds
- Attawapiskat
- Taxation
- The Economy
- Aboriginal Affairs
- The Environment
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Justice
- The Environment
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- National Defence
- Justice
- Aviation Safety
- Firearms Registry
- Government Communications
- Pensions
- International Trade
- Canada Post
- The Environment
- Points of Order
- Ways and Means
- Privilege
- Safe Streets and Communities Act
- Message from the Senate
- Safe Streets and Communities Act
- Message from the Senate
- Safe Streets and Communites Act
- Employment Insurance Act
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 10 petitions.
Natural Resources
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Leon Benoit Vegreville—Wainwright, AB
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the first report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
In accordance with the order of reference of Thursday, November 3, your committee has considered votes 1(b), 5(b), 10(b), 15(b), 20(b), 25(b) and 30(b) and agreed on Monday, November 28, to report it without amendment.
Holidays Harmonization Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Chris Charlton Hamilton Mountain, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-364, An Act respecting the harmonization of holidays.
Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to introduce a bill respecting the harmonization of holidays. This proposed enactment would entitle employees under federal jurisdiction to all the general holidays observed in the province in which they work.
A few years ago, the Ontario government created a new holiday known as Family Day. Employees in federally regulated workplaces in Ontario, however, are not currently entitled to that provincial holiday. As a result, we find ourselves in the curious situation where a worker in the federally regulated courier sector, for example, is forced to try to deliver packages to retail businesses that are closed because of the provincial holiday. Moreover, these workers are not able to share the holiday with their family and friends despite the fact that they, too, work in Ontario. My bill would end this unintended disconnect between federal and provincial laws by entitling employees in federally regulated workplaces to all of the general holidays that are recognized in the province in which they work.
I will conclude by thanking Shaun Flannery from my riding of Hamilton Mountain for first bringing this issue to my attention. I met him while I was knocking on doors in his neighbourhood and I am delighted to be able to table this bill for him and for all the workers under federal jurisdiction who would benefit from this enactment.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Competition Act
Routine Proceedings
November 29th, 2011 / 10:05 a.m.
André Bellavance Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-365, An Act to amend the Competition Act (inquiry into industry sector).
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois is back with this bill. During the previous Parliament, my former colleague and the member for Shefford, Robert Vincent, introduced this bill. This is not the first time. This bill would give the Competition Bureau more teeth. Right now, there needs to be a complaint before the Competition Bureau will investigate price fixing by oil companies. There have been some striking examples of this, particularly in my region, in Victoriaville, but also in the surrounding area, in Thetford Mines, Sherbrooke, the Eastern Townships and all over. People have been found guilty of fixing the price of gas.
We want the Competition Bureau and police forces to have the power to conduct investigations without the need for a complaint. Back home, there was a complaint and there were some very good results: charges were laid in June 2008 and July 2010 against 38 people and 14 companies for fixing prices at the pump. This happened in Victoriaville, Thetford Mines, Magog and Sherbrooke. Eleven individuals and six companies pled guilty in this case, and they received fines totalling nearly $3 million. Of the 11 people who pled guilty, six were given prison sentences that added up to a total of 54 months in prison. A complaint was necessary for this to happen.
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Competition Bureau to use its expertise to initiate investigations without the need for a complaint. I think that this would greatly improve the situation with gas price fixing.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Protection of Children
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Dean Allison Niagara West—Glanbrook, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of the House a petition I received that calls upon Parliament to enact stronger legislation to deal with child sexual abuse. Statistics show that 39% of those who possess child sexual abuse materials have images of children between the ages of 3 and 5 and 83% have images of children between 6 and 16 being sexually assaulted.
Section 163 of the Criminal Code currently allows sentences as little 90 days for making criminal child sexual material and only 14 days for the possession of criminal child sexual materials.
Well over 5,000 signatories of this petition are requesting stronger mandatory minimum sentences that would protect children, provide justice and deter pedophilia.
I should add in closing that the Canada Family Action, which is sponsoring the petition, applauds our government for addressing the issue in a meaningful way with our crime legislation, Bill C-10, which is currently before the House.
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Ted Hsu Kingston and the Islands, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition on Bill C-10 that has been signed by Canadians across the country.
Bill C-10 is the omnibus crime bill. The petitioners say that it crudely bundles together too many pieces of unrelated legislation, some of which makes sense and some of which does not. There is also a big problem with its implementation because Ontario and Quebec may refuse to pay for the costs of some of the measures in this bill that would be downloaded to them.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to separate Bill C-10 into its pieces and allow members to vote on each part separately.
Safe Streets and Communities Act
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition today from Canadians, primarily from the Montreal and Ottawa areas, also concerned with Bill C-10, making the same point, that we have nine separate bills put together into this omnibus crime bill, the so-called safe streets and communities act, that many petitioners believe will not deliver safe streets in communities.
The petitioners ask that this House consider separating Bill C-10 into its component parts so that each part can be dealt with separately.
I present this petition in hopes that this House will still come to its senses and not pass the omnibus crime bill as drafted.
Canadian Wheat Board
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, with pleasure I present this petition on behalf of prairie farmers. Their desire was to address it to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. The petitioners are requesting that he honour the democratically expressed wishes of western Canadian farmers.
We are all aware of what took place yesterday when Bill C-18 passed, which disagreed with what the prairie farmers were actually requesting. However, the petitioners still felt that it was important to table this petition so the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food would be aware of the fact that most farmers did not support Bill C-18.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Speaker
Is that agreed?
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Speaker
I understand that the member for New Brunswick Southwest will be responding to the question of privilege.
Telephone Calls to Mount Royal Constituents
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
John Williamson New Brunswick Southwest, NB
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to respond to the supposed question of privilege from the hon. member for Mount Royal which was raised on November 16 and 23, along with the submissions made by the hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh. I appreciate the time you have allowed to return with a response.
For the reasons I will put before you, Mr. Speaker, I believe you will find that there is no basis to conclude a prima facie breach of privilege has taken place.
The question at hand is related to the identification of voters by the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Mount Royal.
As members are aware, every political party in the House identifies its voters in one way or another. This is an important part of the political process. Talking to Canadians, discussing issues with them and asking them if they support our party is nothing new.
Ultimately, the resources used to make these calls did not belong to Parliament or to the government; they belonged to the Conservative Party.
To be clear, in no way was any parliamentary resource or time used to conduct a routine political activity. We are aware of numerous circumstances where the Liberal Party of Canada was, prior to the last election, making voter identification calls in various ridings across the country targeting seats held by Conservative members of Parliament.
I will also add that, at that point, the election timing was entirely speculative, there not being an election called or scheduled until after all the opposition parties joined together and voted on March 25 for an unnecessary early election. Did those calls impinge on the work of the sitting members? Did those calls prevent the MPs from doing their jobs? No, absolutely not. This is exactly what a political party is supposed to be doing: targeting ridings they believe can eventually be won.
The hon. member for Mount Royal indicated that his ability to do his job as a representative of the riding because of these calls was undermined. This is simply not the case. As the hon. member noted, he has many bills and motions on the Order Paper and Notice Paper. Moreover, I am told that he has been very active in recent meetings of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Clearly, his work in this place has not been impeded in this regard.
Moreover, members have numerous tools provided by taxpayers to communicate with constituencies as a result of being elected to Parliament. These include householders and ten percenters, among other tools. Finally, a member of the House can simply make a statement to the press, which is what the hon. member did in this case to ensure his constituents are aware of his intentions. As well, he penned an op-ed in yesterday's Montreal Gazette to inform voters of the work he is doing on their behalf. I was impressed by the volume of his work and I am sure they were too.
It may be helpful to draw the Chair's attention to other cases of rumoured byelections.
In 2003, during the New Democratic Party's leadership race, Jack Layton did not have a seat in the House of Commons. On Friday, January 10, 2003, the Toronto Star wrote that Mr. Layton had not ruled out the possibility of holding a byelection in Ottawa Centre. The problem is that no byelection was held in Ottawa Centre. Yet, the Toronto Star wrote that Mr. Layton had not ruled out the possibility of a byelection to fill this empty seat.
The Liberal member representing Ottawa Centre at the time, who is today a Liberal senator, Mac Harb, never raised a question of privilege. He never said that his rights as a member of Parliament had been violated, and for good reason: his rights were not violated. Mr. Layton was merely responding to rumours that the Liberal member might soon be stepping down.
Mr. Speaker, I will draw your attention to a line that appeared in a recent news article from iPolitics with respect to the claims advanced by the hon. member for Mount Royal. It appeared on its online news site on Wednesday, November 16. It stated:
While [the member for Mount Royal], who has an international reputation for his human rights work, has often been rumoured to be on the brink of quitting as an MP, in an interview with iPolitics, [the member for Mount Royal] said he has no plans to quit and has not been offered any positions or appointments.
I want to repeat that. The hon. member "has often been rumored to be on the brink of quitting as an MP".
I will repeat that again. The hon. member has "often been rumoured to be on the brink of quitting as an MP".
I will restate the essentials. The Conservative Party calls people for the purpose of voter identification. It is an important part of the job of any political party to ask Canadians if they support the party in the event of an election or byelection. The hon. member has often been rumoured to be on the brink of quitting. It is hardly an intolerable leap to insert this in a call script to identify potential voters.
This is not a prima facie breach of his privileges or the collective privileges of the House. It is, in fact, routine political discourse. For members to find this objectionable is to be shocked, shocked to find gambling going on in this establishment. Some members might be stunned by routine political activity conducted by all political parties, or at least the successful ones, but that indignation is no more surprising than Captain Renault's feigned anger in Rick's Cafe.
I should correct myself. This activity did not happen in this establishment and was not done by anybody affiliated with Parliament or under the Speaker's supervision.
Mr. Speaker, I would ask you to be cognizant of free and robust dialogue and democratic activities enjoyed in Canada in respect of the election of members, whether it be as a candidate, a partisan or a voter, when you come to your decision.
Mr. Speaker, I would ask you to be cognizant of free and robust dialogue and democratic activities enjoyed in Canada in respect of the election of members, whether it be as a candidate, a partisan or a voter, when you come to your decision.
To find a prima facie question of privilege in these circumstances would, I suggest, place an unreasonable and unacceptable chill over political discourse in this country, and therefore should only be done in the most extraordinary of circumstances. Those circumstances are not present here.
To find a prima facie question of privilege in these circumstances would, I suggest, place an unreasonable and unacceptable chill over political discourse in this country, and therefore should only be done in the most extraordinary of circumstances. Those circumstances are not present here.
Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, I believe you will agree that it is clearly not a matter that the House should consider further given that there was no breach here whatsoever, and that you should rule that there is no basis for a prima facie breach of privilege.
Telephone Calls to Mount Royal Constituents
Routine Proceedings
10:20 a.m.
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Speaker, if you would look at my statement on this question privilege, I said that I had no problem with people engaging in voter identification. I said I understood the practice of outreach. I said I understood that political parties, including ours, engage in issues of voter identification.
The issue is not that because of the calls themselves my work was impeded, calls regarding voter identification and the like. It was that in the course of those calls, my work became impeded by the false and misleading information contained in those calls. That is something very different.
The constituents were not asked, "Do you support or would you support the Conservative Party in a general election?" I could understand that, even though we just had a general election six months ago, but in the realm of political discourse, I could understand voter outreach being done all the time. That is fine. However, that is not how it was put.
My constituents were asked, "Will you support the Conservative Party in the pending or imminent byelection?" There is a fundamental difference. This is not normal political discourse, as the hon. member said. Clearly, this is false and misleading information because there is no pending or imminent byelection. When my constituents replied, "What byelection? We don't know of any byelection", they were told that the member for Mount Royal had resigned or is about to resign.
That clearly comes within the breach of privilege of sowing confusion in the minds of the voters. It clearly comes within the breach of privilege with respect to prejudicing my standing with the electorate and not only causing confusion, but impeding my work because of the flood of phone calls and emails, et cetera, that my office received. People are asking about this pending byelection and when this imminent byelection was to take place. They are saying, "We didn't know that the member for Mount Royal was stepping down," or, "We didn't know that he has already stepped down". That is fundamentally different.
The fact is there may have been rumours, but after 12 years I am still here. In that article he quoted, I said that those rumours have been going on for 12 years. The fact that it emanates very often from the members opposite is something else. They are rumours. Rumours are rumours. I will just say that people can repeat rumours, but it is fundamentally different from a rumour to call constituents in a systematic way and specifically target those constituents, with the effect of sowing confusion in the minds of the electorate, impeding the member in the performance of his functions, and causing prejudice to his standing within the riding. These calls have not abated.
It is important that such a practice cease and desist. I do not think any member of this House should be subjected to those kinds of calls. It is not a matter of the party, although I will say that the former candidate in the riding of Mount Royal when asked if he was involved with this, said, "No, I had nothing to do with it. It was the party. It was the Conservative Party". The Conservative candidate identified the Conservative Party as being involved. I believed him when he said he was not involved. I equally believed him when he said that the Conservative Party was involved. He identified the party.
Leaving that aside, the whole point here is that this was not in the course of normal outreach. This was a form of prejudicial misrepresentation of false and misleading information. As I said, it falls squarely within the criteria, and we quoted principles and precedents, as to what constitutes a breach of privilege. This is not chilling political discourse for you to rule, Mr. Speaker, that it was a breach of privilege; this will chill false and misleading information that tends to corrupt the political process.
That kind of constraint should be placed so that no member in the House should be subjected to false and misleading information. Again, it was not held out as a rumour. It was stated as a fact, a false fact, but it was held that the member had resigned or was about to resign.
There is not a byelection to be held at some point, as I said, let alone a general election. They were talking about a byelection. They said that a byelection is pending; a byelection is imminent. There was a series of ongoing false, misleading, prejudicial misrepresentations.
I think the Speaker should rule that it is a breach of privilege, not simply in my case, but to protect all members of the House from such false and misleading statements and innuendoes that should not be made inside or outside the House which could prejudicially affect members of Parliament.
Telephone Calls to Mount Royal Constituents
Routine Proceedings
10:25 a.m.
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have spoken once before on this question of privilege. However, after hearing the Conservative member and now the member from the Liberal Party, whose question of privilege this is, I want to draw to your attention the complaint which came from the member for Windsor West with regard to a ten percenter, because I think it is exactly on point and fully supports the argument we just heard.
In that case, it was a member from the Conservative Party who had sent a ten percenter, which of course is no longer allowed, into the riding of Windsor West accusing the member for Windsor West of supporting a particular position. I think it was on a crime bill. The person who sent it was Monte Solberg. At the time I think he was a minister, but if not, he was certainly a member of the Conservative Party. In the ten percenter he accused in very strong language the member for Windsor West of supporting a particular position. In fact, it was a position I had taken as the member for Windsor—Tecumseh. The member for Windsor West had not taken a position on it. I think he was on the other side of the issue at the time. The material that went into the riding in the form of the ten percenter was false and misleading in terms of the position that the member for Windsor West had taken, although he may not have taken any position at all.
It is exactly the same situation here. The allegations we have heard have been confirmed. I do not think there is much of a dispute over the facts. The phone calls were clearly false and misleading as to whether the member was going to retire or in some respect was leaving his position. As was the case with the member for Windsor West, that does have a negative impact on the member's ability to perform his duties. The same thing happened. There were all sorts of emails, letters and phone calls to his office asking why he had taken this position, when in fact he had not. That is a direct interference. It is false, misleading and has a negative impact on the ability of the member of Parliament to do his or her job.
The ruling by Speaker Milliken is exactly on point with the situation we have here. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I would urge you to make a decision that would find a prima facie case. Let us investigate it at the procedure and House affairs committee. Let us deal with it in an appropriate fashion, as we did in the other case.
There were repercussions with regard to Mr. Solberg in terms of having to apologize, et cetera. The same thing needs to be done in this case.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (203 votes).
In short: A challenging but great fun 8 milerDate of review: December 10, 2007
In short: my 2nd hogs back, great race, tough last mile.In full: my 2nd hogs back, great race, tough last mile.Going down the big hill is such a great feeling after the slog up it ang can result in a good time. I was all set to do it easily under one hour, but then I slowed loads in the last mile eventully finishing just outside the hour, but knocked 1min off last years time so still quite chuffed.The driveway for Losely Park seemed to go on forever, not helped by top runners running back at you.I didn't see any cake ! Only water. I'd happily pay a pound or 2 more for an energy drink and bar. I will be back next year .Date of review: December 10, 2007
In short: This was my second time and although slower I found it easier. Good organisation and the walk back to nthe car is good for stretching offDate of review: December 9, 2007
In short: Very enjoyableDate of review: December 9, 2007
In short: Good race once the hills are out of the way potential for a very fast time. Need more toilets at start though. tDate of review: December 9, 2007
In short: First Hog's Back and very much enjoyed it - despite the rain and the hills!!In full: Well organised race, although the mile markers seemed sporadically accurate and the 20 minute walk back to the start is rather unique - part of its charm I guess! Will definitely be backDate of review: December 9, 2007
In short: Great race, hills not too bad and a lovely down before the er final bump!In full: Well marshalled, lovely run, most testing on the course is the last mile! Cake's needed higher publicity! mmmmmmDate of review: December 9, 2007
In short: Good race, well organised. Really enjoyed it.In full: Well done the marshalls. Hill wasn't too bad at all...lots of downhill. Traffic was scary in places. Last mile seemed long!! Don't know if finish back to car park can be improved, but will definitely be back next year anyway. Thanks for a great race.Date of review: December 9, 2007
In short: An old-fashioned club eventIn full: First time I've done this one. Course is challenging with some good climbs, including a leg-sapping one at the end. Well organized, number was sent out well in advance, and the baggage reclaim at the finish was fast. Results on the website by early evening. One minor gripe - would be nice to have the year marked on the medal ribbon. I'll be back next year.Date of review: December 9, 2007
In short: Great challenge with the hills and an excellent work out for other flatter events - I'll be there next year! Date of review: December 9, 2007
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3 thoughts on "Map of Big Basin Loops"
Thanks for the great post, Leor. I agree completely. Unfortunately, I don't live in the Bay Area any longer but when I did Big Basin was my favorite place to run. The drive from San Jose was always worth the experience. Those are truly great trails year round. I was even fortunate enough have an amazing mountain lion encounter in the park.
Take care.
Thanks for the post and the many great photos you have posted of the park.
Big Basin's trails are awesome and offer some simple camping options, especially during the off season. I can drive down from San Francisco on a Sunday, hike all day and camp the night while still making it back to the city for work on Monday (after a run through the redwoods of course). Not bad.
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Three-time Ironman World Champ reveals the mental strategy neeeded to complete a long-distance race
Preparing your mind for a long-distance race is just as important as preparing your body, says Chrissie Wellington. If that's what the three-time Ironman World Champion and world record holder thinks, then that's good enough for the rest of us. So we asked Wellington for her top tips on making sure your mind is strong enough to carry your body through the tough times.Before you race, bike and run the course while listening to a selection of songs that mean something to you. You will then subconsciously associate different songs with different parts of the course and during the race you'll be able to recall those songs to boost your morale.Visualisation is a really useful tool. Go through the race in your mind and imagine how you would deal with all the possible setbacks, such as having your goggles knocked off, losing your nutrition or getting a puncture. Also envisage how you think you'll feel at different stages of the race and prepare yourself for those feelings and be ready to overcome them. In my experience, preparation gives peace of mind and confidence. Break the course down into sections to give yourself targets that seem more sensible: try 10K blocks, aid station to aid station, landmark to landmark or even tree to tree. Reach one target, then focus on the next, and you'll feel you're getting somewhere.Learn to accept that it's good to hurt and suffer in training. Being able to endure the pain gives you the confidence to overcome it, so when the going gets tough, you just keep going.I have a mantra that I repeat over and over. I also have it written on a wristband and on my water bottle and keep referring to it during a race to keep me motivated. But I'm not going to tell you what it is.Stay in the moment. Focus on getting the maximum out of your body at any given second, rather than thinking about how bad things are going to get.Always carry a bank of positive images in your mind. When I encounter a low point, I conjure up one of these happy thoughts and it helps me to continue.
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WBGO's Love For Moody Week
December 23, 2010. Posted by Alex Rodriguez.Add new comment | Filed under: Becca Pulliam, Brandy Wood, Eulus Cathey, james moody, JazzSet, josh jackson, Masters, Piano Jazz, Simon Rentner, The Checkout, Video
WBGO dedicates this week of programming to the memory of Newark native and jazz luminary James Moody, who passed away Thursday, December 9 at the age of 85.
UPDATE: The final segment of our James Moody tribute airs tonight at 8 p.m., 88.3 on your fm dial. Or, have a listen to it here:
As Becca and Brandy have mentioned previously, this week will feature some of our favorite Moody memories as we close out the 2010 broadcasting year (and look forward to Toast of the Nation.)
Tonight at 6:00 p.m., we will air a special edition of JazzSet, recorded for Moody's 80th birthday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in 2005. It features some other heavy hitters, too, including Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera, Roy Hargrove and Mulgrew Miller. The show will re-air on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Tomorrow at noon (right after the news) we will follow up with Piano Jazz, featuring an interview with Moody and the show's always-lovely host, Marian McPartland.
On Thursday, we close out our special coverage with a compilation of Moody interviews from our extensive archives, edited by Simon Rentner. The hour-long feature begins at 8:00 p.m.
Follow the links below for more WBGO coverage celebrating the life and music of James Moody:
Doug Doyle remembers Moody for the WBGO Journal
Becca Pulliam pulls some Moody music from the WBGO archives
Eulus Cathey interviews Moody in 2009:
Josh Jackson pays homage to Moody on The Checkout
Finally, a video produced by Josh Jackson and Dan Karcher:
WBGO has been truly blessed by Moody's presence for many years -- we're sad to see him go, yet so fortunate to be able to honor his legacy. Join us this week as we celebrate the life of one of one of New Jersey's greatest contributions to jazz history. Please, feel free to share your favorite Moody memories in the comment section below.


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Don't be fooled by the names on the movie poster. "Take This Waltz" is a lot more of a heartbreaker than a comedy.
In fact, funny folks like Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman are responsible for some of the most gut-wrenching moments.
Writer-director Sarah Polley handles her actors well — probably because she was one in a former life. There are some bumps along the way, but there's a lot to love — and discuss — here.
Things kick off with what seems like a chance encounter we've seen in romantic comedies time and time again. Margot (Michelle Williams) crosses paths with Daniel (Luke Kirby) a few times. Sparks are clearly flying.
But after a sweet and flirty cab ride, Margot, who has clearly been caught in a moment, blurts, "I'm married." And she, in fact, is married to a sweet and loving guy (Rogen).
Polley walks a fine line here. The chemistry between Margot and Daniel is undeniable, but Margot's husband isn't the typical unappreciative or abusive lout.
Williams — who repeatedly proves she's one of the finest actresses working — takes us into her sticky moral dilemma. It's not an easy one, and sometimes her character makes painful mistakes. And Rogen has shown dramatic chops within his comedic roles before, but never like this.
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U.S. Needs a Bankruptcy-Smart Treasury Secretary: Street Whispers
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) --Amid the discussion about who will replace Tim Geithner as President Obama's Treasury Secretary, one of the qualities that hasn't been discussed but could prove essential is experience with bankruptcy.
Is the U.S. really headed for bankruptcy? It seems far-fetched, but the country has seen its costs exceed its revenues by more than $1 trillion annually for four straight years, and Democrats and Republicans in Congress appear so deeply divided about whether and where to raise taxes and when and where to cut expenditures, it is unclear how the issue can be resolved.
"I think this is a very dangerous situation largely because there is a general presumption that somehow we can resolve this issue without physical pain or spiritual pain or any sort of economic pain whatsoever," former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Bloomberg Television Wednesday. "We have to recognize that no matter how we resolve it there are negative consequences."
Sounds like a job for a bankruptcy expert, according to Jay Westbrook, a University of Texas law school professor who happens to be one himself.
"A bankruptcy expert who had the requisite other experience could be very well equipped," to tackle the U.S. deficit negotiations with Congress, Westbrook says.
That's because bankruptcy negotiators know how to "put enough water in each bucket to keep the water flowing," as Westbrook puts it. "They are good at responding to a situation where we have a lack of sufficient resources to do everything we want to do."
Westbrook himself would like to see "crusty Midwestern banker" as Treasury Secretary. "Or the head of a large and successful regional bank, like Frost Bank in Texas," he says. Such a person understands finance and high finance, without carrying the taint of Wall Street, Westbrook reasons, adding "he could keep a bankruptcy expert in the office next door."
What does Westbrook think needs to be done? While he isn't sure the series of devastating cuts agreed to by both parties and known as the "fiscal cliff" is the solution, he does believe some similar type of mechanism may be needed in order to "lash us to the mast," since both major parties don't seem to be able to reach an agreement by any other means.
Aside from that, he believes the outlines of a solution are pretty straightforward.
"The basics of the deficit problem don't really seem to be very complicated and are widely understood by economists of all different political stripes," he says. "You could probably take 100 economists and put them in a room where half would be Democrats and half Republicans and 87 would give you the same answer," he says.
That would involve raising revenues and cutting expenses, almost certainly to "untouchable" programs such as Social Security and Medicare. If we do it too quickly, however, we would kill off growth and find ourselves in the situation much of Europe is in at the moment, Westbrook says.


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A great fun game food set!
By Wendy
from Suffolk
About Me Mum of 3
Comments about Pretend , Play® Bakery Set:
My children really love this set they love playing with the egg and the bread slices. The egg is great although the yolk can be fiddly to put in to the shell to start with. My son loves making up different flavour pies and asking how much pie I would like. The set consists of a piece of dough and four cookies in different shapes and colours this is the highlight of the set. We all enjoy picking out the cookies with the suction cup.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Everything Your Little Baker Needs!
By Second Time Around
from Salt Lake City, UT
About Me First Time Parent, Stay At Home Parent
My son was really excited to play with the Bakery Set. He thought the fact that you could really crack a pretend egg and have a yolk come out was so cool. It offers realistic, hands-on play since you can crack open the egg, so it's great practice! The egg shells are kind of hard to put back together especially with putting the yolk back in side, but my son doesn't care and loves it anyways. The set also introduces parts of a whole with a sliceable 3-piece loaf of bread and a pie that has three 2-piece slices. Your child can fill the pie with fruit and you match the fruit with the colors. So this is a great way to practice colors with your child as well.The bread is held together with velcro and you can cut it with the pretend knife that comes with the set. The bread is made of plastic and is kind of squishy so it's a little difficult to cut.Our favorite part of the set is the cookies. It comes with a rolling pin and a slice of pretend dough that has shapes already cut in it. Then you take the cookie cutter that has a suction cup on it and pick up the cookies with it and place it on the tray.Overall we thought this was a great product and highly recommend it!
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Great idea poor quality
By L concerned
from Canada
About Me First Time Parent
My child loves this set, however, less than a week after we bought it the painting of the egg, peach and pear started to come off. I have put those items away to avoid her swallowing paint chips.Additionally the strawberry's Velcro is faulty
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Lots of cool features, a few glitches
By Abby's Mommy
from Bartlett, IL
My daughter loves this set! It has so many cool features. Her favorites are the cookie cutter with the suction cup on it, the squishy bread (with velcro) that you can slice apart, and the pies. Oh, and the velcro on the bread even kind of looks like pats of butter!I noticed that many of the movements my daughter makes while using this set--rolling the rolling pin, slicing the bread, and using the cookie cutter--strengthen the exact muscles needed for handwriting. (I'm a former teacher.)I was disappointed that we had a few problems the first day we opened the set. The velcro came off the strawberry the first time my daughter pulled apart the 2 halves. I just super glued it afterwards, but still. The egg shell is also way too difficult to put together. I can barely do it. We had problems with the pie crust tops popping off the crust bottoms the first day, but mysteriously, that problem went away within a few days! Maybe those pieces just needed time to adjust to our humidity levels or something?Despite these issues, the set is so worth it! The bread, cookie cutters, and pies are just too cool! Plus, you get so many different pieces.
Fine but not great
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from PA
We just recieved this as a Christmas present for my daughter. It's only November so we haven't given it to her. I will probably just return it... It's cute and there are parts of it that she will enjoy, but also things that will frustrate her. The inside of the egg is made with durable thick plastic, but the shell is made of flimsy plastic. You have to squish the inside into the shell, which misshapes the shell and makes it nearly impossible to close, even for an adult. The lids on the pie pieces are misshapen and do not stay closed. You can push them down, but then they click back off. The bread is not made of hard plastic, but more like a dog's squeeky toy, without the squeek. It doesn't keep its shape if you use any pressure to hold it down while cutting it. The cookie "cutter" is really just a knob with a suction cup on one side. I'm not completely sure how it's even supposed to work. My daughter loves cutting out shapes with cookie cutters and would love having actual cookie cutters that are the same shapes of the cookies. Everything else in the set is just your average plasic cooking set.
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A fantastic aid to imaginative play, teachers commented on how good this toy was at promoting speaking and listening between children. It was enjoyed by boys and girls alike, and the versatile nature of the set gave it long-term appeal. An excellent addition to the play-room
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We loved this set! We had lots of fun with it. The pieces are bright and look very realistic. Made from good quality plastic. Great for creative development and knowledge and understanding of the world. It also assisted with social communication as the children enjoyed playing with this together.


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Skip to comments.Alex Smith: 'It sucks' to lose San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback job
Posted on 11/30/2012 10:32:42 AM PST by AmericanSamurai
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Heh... Smith may not be starting, but he's good trade bait. Your next five 1st rounders, plus your first-born, please. ;-)
Then the Niners will have both the first and last pick (32) of the First Round of the 2013 draft.
Do you see what I just did there......?
Drew Bledsoe, Tommie Maddox. Lots of guys lose their jobs due to injury, all it takes is a backup that's better than you. And it stinks, I feel bad for Smith who seems to be a pretty bright grounded guy that managed to survive a bad situation in SF. But that's life, Kaepernick so far appears to be the better QB.
I want a backup quarterback who wants to play. I have no problem with Smith saying something like this and a coach who is a competitor shouldn't either.
Losing a job due to injury sucks. Harbaugh made the decision that he thinks will most help his team, and Smith was careful to say he wasn't going to buck his coach. But, yeah. Give me a guy who wants to play instead of standing on the sidelines in a baseball cap holding a clipboard.
Kaepernick was a redshirt at Reno in 2006. In 2007, he became the starting QB at Reno midway through the season. 2007 was Harbaugh's first year as Stanford's HC. That year Stanford beat SC 24-23. Stanford's QB that day was Tavita Pritchard.
I'm surprised by Matt Shaub. I had never heard of him, and he's leading the Texans to a spectacular season. Where the hell was this guy for the last 8 years?
Don't go buying a bigger trophy case just yet. There's a lot of competition left to go. I'm hoping for a Harbaugh bowl though. I was hoping for that last season too. I just think it would be cool. I like both their coaching styles, I like how they've both turned their teams around, and the media week talk would at least be kind of interesting for a day or 2.
I'd be happy with that.
I just don't want to see a Manning Brothers Bowl. (Though it could happen.)
<< Bottom line: Smith will not be in SF next season. >>
I'll trade you Mark Sanchez for Smith, straight up, right now.
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It would be kind of funny if Eli (the "lesser" of the two) went up 3-1 on his brother with a head-to-head. But the press slurping of Peyton and his "miraculous" come back would probably cost me a TV.
Tells you something.
I remember when Kaepernick was a freshman at Stanford and beat USC by the score of 14-13. It was considered to be a huge upset.
After the game, the sports journalist on the field asked to speak to Harbaugh. He pointed at Kaepernick and said, Speak to him. He did it. Not me, or words to that effect.
You don't mention the year you think you remembering this happening.
My data comes from the stanford website: http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/teamstat.html
2004 USC 31 Stanford 28
2005 USC 51 Stanford 21
2006 USC 42 Stanford 0
2007 Stanford 24 USC 23
2008 USC 45 Stanford 23
OK. So no Stanford 14-13 victories over USC in time frame of Colin potentially at Stanford under Harbaugh, who came to Stanford in 2007. T Pritchard was the QB who beat USC in 2007.
The reason no pundit has mentioned Harbaugh's prior relationship with Kaepernick at Stanford is primarily because he did not attend Stanford under Harbaugh. I checked the rosters as well during the timeframes above. No Colin.
I would love to know what your mistaken memory actually refers back to, though. Were you drinking more in those days? (just kidding around)
"Well take him!
Signed still missing Kurt Warner in Arizona"
Oh, heck YEAH we will. Here in AZ we are in one of the Chinese Hells: The Hell of Perpetual Quarterback Mediocrity.
Matt took the Texans to the playoffs last year. maybe the better question is where have you been?
The Dolphins also signed Chad Johnson. They aren't that bright. Smith is a solid game managing QB. The problem is he doesn't have the deep ball to bring you from behind, and he can't scramble. Give him a good line, solid receivers and a running game and he won't lose games for you, which is why he's done well under Harbaugh. You can win a SB with a QB like Smith, the Ravens did. Nobody will ever win a SB with somebody like Garrard, he's a hot and cold QB whose hot has reduced to tepid.
Looking forward to the playoffs. Let's see if Shaub can seal the deal.
Considering that I have tickets to see the Rams vs the 9ers on Sunday, I am happy with this news :)
I hope you have a better time when I did. I saw the Rams in 2003 against the Cowboys. I was in Row VV in the corner. Warner got injured on the opposite end of the field and I couldn't even tell. The Cowboys won on a last second field goal, and the visitors fans taunted the home team fans outside of the Dome. They are like Grateful Dead fans, but less polite.
Not starting your best players would be unfair to everyone in the organization. That would suck worse.
This is in regards to Kurt Warner. My son and I went to Rams training camp the year after they won the super bowl. After training in the hot sun all day, Kurt Warner had a table and chair brought out, took a seat and talked and signed for every fan for free. My son was only 5 but he remembers that Kurt Warner said "I like your hat" (the hat said 1 cross plus 3 nails = 4 given). To this day, Kurt is still a stand up man.
Can't catch a break? I think he's had more breaks than any QB in the history of the NFL. The 49ers kept him for a 7th season after being terrible for 6 years. I defy you to name any other QB who lasted as long with one team through such terrible performance. Even Al Davis gave up on Jamarcus Russell way sooner than that. Every year, he was supposed to get dropped, and they kept him. He got Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary fired, because they stuck by him. In 2011, they minimized their offense in such a way he could play, but mostly they won in spite of him, not because of him. In the off season, not one since team wanted Smith. (The Dolphins worked him out, and then went screaming in the other direction. After hearing about the workout, Seattle cancelled their workout with Smith, and signed Flynn, who had one good game, to a large contract. Smith had more lives than a sack of cats.
May I remind everyone, Joe Montana lost his job because of injury, and he was the greatest QB ever.I don't know what blackmail material Smith has on the Yorks, but it must be something terrible.
[Let me just say, I only oppose Smith as a player. He seems like a very nice guy, and I think he's great everywhere else besides the field]
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The NFL invited approximately 300 prospects to the 2013 Scouting Combine in February, and those young men will make up the vast majority of the 254 players who are drafted this coming April. However, for some NFL hopefuls, the path to the pros won't go through Indianapolis.
For the second straight year, the NFL is conducting a series of Regional Combines across the country, allowing some potentially overlooked prospects an opportunity to put their skills on display. And, for the second straight year, one of those Regional events will be held on the fields behind One Buccaneer Place, the Buccaneers' headquarters.
The Tampa Regional Combine will be held this Saturday, March 9. It falls smack dab in the middle of 13 workout dates for position players, plus an additional eight for kickers and punters at overlapping sites. The series of Combines began in Hawaii on January 25 and have since taken place in Los Angeles, Houston, Cleveland and New York/New Jersey. Subsequent Regional events will be held in Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore and Seattle. More information can be found here, although registration is now closed for all events except the Sunday, March 24 specialists combine in Seattle.
Selected participants in the Regional Combines will be invited to take part in a "Super Regional Combine" on April 7-8 at Cowboys Stadium. That event will be covered by the NFL Network. Last year, approximately one-quarter of the players who took part in the Super Regional Combine eventually earned NFL contracts. While the Regional Combines may not draw a heavy number of NFL team scouts, all 32 teams were represented at last year's Super Regional.


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Tampa Bay Bucs Making Moves
The Tampa Bay Bucs needed depth on the offensive line and brought back an old friend. Offensive swingman Derek Hardman was re-signed by the Bucs to take the place of tackle Jeremy Trueblood. Trueblood was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a shoulder injury suffered against Atlanta. Safety Cody Grimm became the 10th Buc to be placed on IR Tuesday as well. He has a hamstring injury. Hardman was a college free agent signed by the Bucs in 2010… Read More »


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Debates of May 27th, 2009
House of Commons Hansard #62 of the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was young.
- Question Period
- Economic Summit
- Mississauga City Summit
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Tobacco Advertising
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Rugby on the Hill
- Tax Credit for New Graduates
- Burma
- Taxation
- Canadian Jewish Congress
- Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
- Manufacturing Industry
- Taxation
- The Economy
- Employment Insurance
- The Economy
- Employment Insurance
- Justice
- The Budget
- Employment Insurance
- Finance
- The Economy
- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
- Arts and Culture
- Fishing Industry
- Canada-U.S. Border
- Arctic Sovereignty
- Trade
- Point of Order
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Canada Pension Plan
- Citizenship Act
- World Autism Awareness Day Act
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Return
- Motions for Papers
- Request for Emergency Debate
- Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act
- Guaranteed Income Supplement
- Income Tax Act
- Supreme Court Act
- Youth Voluntary Service
2:05 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Ottawa—Orléans.
[Members sang the national anthem]
Economic Summit
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Gord Brown Leeds—Grenville, ON
Mr. Speaker, my riding of Leeds—Grenville is looking ahead to the day when the economy has improved.
On June 12 there will be a one day economic summit in North Grenville that will be the kick-off to a series of meetings that will continue through next fall.
Initiated by Bob Runciman, our provincial member, and me, the event will be hosted by the united counties of Leeds and Grenville Economic Development Department in cooperation with the three community futures development corporations and the separated municipalities in Leeds and Grenville.
By this time next year, every sector of the economy in Leeds—Grenville will have a good look into the future. Each will have defined their obstacles to growth, their opportunities for growth and developed a plan to move forward.
I wish to take this opportunity to welcome those in Leeds—Grenville who support and will attend the June 12 summit. I look forward to working with them on this cooperative venture.
Mississauga City Summit
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bonnie Crombie Mississauga—Streetsville, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday I had the opportunity to attend the Mississauga City Summit of 200 business, labour, government and not-for-profit community leaders.
Four task forces were established on waterfront redevelopment and environmental sustainability, human and social services, post-secondary education, and finally, the creation of a centre of excellence for diversity and immigration.
David Suzuki was the evening's keynote speaker. Over 1,000 people convened to listen to the launch of the city's strategic plan and discuss the issues that are critical and affect the sustainable economic development of Mississauga, Canada's sixth, and Ontario's third, largest city, economic development which has been hindered by critical infrastructure funding which has not been released by the government.
The summit was an excellent example of civic society engaging together to improve their community. In this time of economic downturn, we need to encourage more communities to engage in this type of societal collaboration.
I want to congratulate the co-chairs for their initiative, and also thank Mayor Hazel McCallion for her involvement and all of the volunteers and sponsors who made the event the tremendous success that it was.
Canadian Jewish Congress
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Mr. Speaker, this week the Canadian Jewish Congress will be celebrating 90 years of existence. The first assembly of this official public voice of the Jewish community was held in 1919.
After a period of relative inactivity, the rise of anti-Semitism in Canada as well as in Europe in the 1930s convinced the community to make the CJC a permanent body in 1934. Montreal philanthropist Samuel Bronfman became its head at that time.
Since then, the Congress has played a vital role in defending and representing the interests of Canadian Jewry. It has also worked in conjunction with other groups on issues relating to the defence of religious and cultural minorities and of human rights. For example, the CJC was pleased with the recent Montreal court decision condemning the crimes against humanity committed in Rwanda in 1994.
The 29th plenary assembly will be one of the high points of this 90th anniversary year
The Bloc Québécois warmly congratulates the congress on its dedication.
Tobacco Advertising
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, MB
Mr. Speaker, today I salute all those who helped bring to fruition important legislation that cracks down on tobacco marketing aimed at young people.
I thank all those involved, especially the women who saw the devastating impact of tobacco on health and the importance of acting to save lives: women such as Cynthia Callard at Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, who prodded all of us for years to eliminate the marketing of fruit- and candy-flavoured products and convinced me to introduce a private member's bill; young women such as youth public health specialist Angela McKercher-Mortimer who, with the Eastern Ontario Youth Coalition, helped coordinate the packages on members' desks today; women such as Jennifer McKibbon, who was a key organizer with Northwestern Youth Action Alliance in its Flavour...Gone! campaign and who continues to press for the inclusion of flavoured chew in the bill; and women such as our federal health minister, who made this the subject matter of a government bill and who has committed to shepherd Bill C-32 through Parliament.
Together, we absolutely refuse to let sinister packaging and deceptive flavourings turn today's youth into tomorrow's death statistics.
Canadian Jewish Congress
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Scott Reid Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Jewish Congress will be celebrating its 90th anniversary at its Plenary Assembly in Toronto this Sunday, May 31.
The CJC was founded after the upheaval of the first world war to represent the interests of the Canadian Jewish community and to send help overseas to aid the desperate situation faced by Jews in eastern Europe at the time.
Since its inception, the CJC has pursued its aims of defence, advocacy and representation on behalf of the Canadian Jewish community, as well as Holocaust remembrance and restitution and support for Jewish communities around the world.
The CJC speaks out against injustices, no matter where they occur, understanding that the obligations of history demand no less.
I encourage all members to join me in wishing the Canadian Jewish Congress a happy 90th anniversary and a productive and successful 29th Plenary Assembly. I say to the CJC, yasher koach, may you go from strength to strength.
Canadian Jewish Congress
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute the Canadian Jewish Congress on the historic occasion of its 90th anniversary.
The CJC is one of Canada's oldest, most distinguished and pioneering NGOs. It pioneered in the early organization, integration and representation of the Jewish immigrant community. It led the way in Holocaust remembrance and the struggle against hatred, anti-Semitism and discrimination of any kind. It has been at the forefront of the struggle for human rights in general and minority rights in particular, including landmark contributions to the struggle for Soviet Jewry and Syrian Jewry. It has made a major contribution to the development of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the struggle against impunity.
As a former president of the Canadian Jewish Congress and as an MP engaged on these issues, I say on behalf of my colleagues and the Liberal Party, yasher koach, may you go from strength to strength.
Rugby on the Hill
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Greg Rickford Kenora, ON
Mr. Speaker, politics and sports share a long history of mutual comparison, but perhaps no sport closer resembles the reality of the House than the game of rugby. Like this House, rugby includes strong sides and weak sides, fronts and backs, the occasional mauling and, of course, frequent offsides.
Like rugby, scrums are a frequent occurrence on the Hill, so it seems fitting that today at 6 p.m. there will be a scrum of a different kind when the Ottawa Irish meet the Forces Rugby on the Parliament Hill lawn for a charity match to raise money for the Military Families Fund. The exhibition will feature former Canadian champion Rod Snow, and the hon. member for Central Nova suiting up for the military squad. The Ottawa Irish will feature former Canadian team great Al Charron.
I hope all hon. members will join me today on the front lawn, rain or shine, to support Canada's military families.
Tax Credit for New Graduates
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Robert Bouchard Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC
Mr. Speaker, this afternoon there will be a vote at second reading on a bill providing a $8,000 tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions. That bill got as far as the Senate during the last Parliament and was supported by a majority in this House.
Unfortunately, the election call precipitated by the Conservative government blocked its progress. However, some 60 municipalities, RCMs, youth forums, academic institutions, youth employment centres and chambers of commerce resolved that such a measure must be forthcoming.
I would therefore call upon the members of this House, and in particular the two Conservative members for Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean who are very familiar with this measure, to support this bill.
We need measures such as these to stop youth out-migration and promote the retention of skilled workers in economically depressed regions.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Deepak Obhrai Calgary East, AB
Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the final day in the year-long extension of Burmese Nobel Laureate, honorary Canadian citizen and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's five-year prison sentence. Today should have marked the first day of her renewed freedom. However, Burma's ruling junta has manufactured new charges on the eve of her release. Canada renews its calls upon General Than Shwe to unconditionally release Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Burmese junta's repressive policies have led to untold death and misery and created a refugee crisis in the neighbouring countries.
Canada strongly condemns the Burmese junta on the violation of basic human rights of the Burmese people.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Brian Murphy Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Mr. Speaker, members of the Conservative Party and their leader continue to show that they have no clue how to help Canadian families during this economic downturn. Recently, the Conservative leader said that he is not going to bring in another budget "until we need to raise taxes".
We thank the Conservative leader for finally being honest. Now we know that the Conservatives want to hike taxes on Canadian families during a global recession. We also know that they increased income taxes during their first budget and they put a devastating new tax on income trusts. The Conservatives and their leader seem to like taking money out of Canadians' pockets.
Will the Conservative leader stand in the House and finally come clean with Canadians? Which taxes will the Conservatives raise? By how much will they raise them? Who would be forced to pay these new taxes?
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Larry Miller Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have become a single-issue party. The issue is taxes. They want them higher and they want more of them. Their leader is the father of the carbon tax. He has also made only one policy commitment: taxes will rise under the Liberals.
In these tough economic times, that is not what Canadians need. We need the stable and focused leadership that only this government can provide. While this government is standing up for hard-working Canadian families, the Liberals want to make it tougher for Canadians to take care of their families. The Liberals are clear. They want more taxes and higher taxes.
That is just plain wrong. I know it is wrong. The people of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound know it is wrong. This government knows it is wrong, and all Canadians certainly know it is wrong. It is only the Liberal leader who has not figured that part out yet.
Canadian Jewish Congress
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, on May 31st, the Canadian Jewish Congress will celebrate its 90th anniversary at its national assembly in Toronto.
Since its inception in 1919, the Canadian Jewish Congress has represented the Jewish community on issues, including anti-Semitism, racism, Holocaust remembrance, and support for Jewish communities that are in need in this country and around the world.
On behalf of the New Democratic Party, I am proud to recognize and pay tribute to the Canadian Jewish Congress and to praise its role as a human rights organization concerned with the social justice and rights of all Canadians and the promotion of the values of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms at home and abroad.
The NDP wishes the Canadian Jewish Congress a happy 90th anniversary and a productive and successful 29th national assembly. To the CJC, yasher koach, may you go from strength to strength.
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers do not really know this Liberal leader, but the one thing I can be sure of is that he wants to raise taxes. It is terrible to criticize when one has nothing better to offer other than tax increases in these tough times.
For every problem, the Liberal leader's solution is more taxes. He said so, himself, quite openly.
Whose taxes does the Liberal leader want to raise? The victims of the economic crisis? People in need? People in the forestry regions?
Canadians have good reason to wonder and to be worried. The Liberal leader still refuses to give any answers.
The Liberal Party's pretentious attitude towards Quebec is making a strong comeback in Ottawa, and we urge all Canadians and Quebeckers to be wary of the real intentions of the Liberal Party, which wants power at all costs. Canadians will be left to pay the price with even higher taxes.
Manufacturing Industry
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Luc Malo Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC
Mr. Speaker, in 2007, after announcing plans to transfer some of its activities from Quebec to Ontario, ArcelorMittal announced the construction of a beam mill at Contrecoeur. Two years on, union members feel that it is time for the company to keep that promise. They have launched a large-scale regional mobilization to save the Quebec steel industry.
What should the Government of Canada—which has been ignoring problems in Quebec's manufacturing industry for years—be doing?
It should go forward with the Bloc Québécois' proposal to create a $4 billion fund to provide refundable investment credits to companies like ArcelorMittal that, because of declining production, have delayed planned investments. If they are encouraged to invest right away, they will be able to modernize their facilities and benefit fully from the economic recovery.


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I ever wanted to know what someone said on the background at the end of the track "Crossroads theme" of V&M album, that is quite low and unintelligible to me. Who could have said that? Something like: "Does it clear" or whatever?
I noticed on BOTR album(LP version)between the tracks "Bluebird" and "Mrs Vanderbilt" has someone like after having drank something emited:"ahh" faster and low down.
Has anybody noticed? Has any other curious sound on background that someone reminded or noticed? The most important: Is this interesting?[:I]


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Food Presentation – Complementing our Pacific Northwest Tradition
Plated dinners at banquets have traditionally been served using the three-point presentation; dividing the plate into three separate sections with meat as the focal point. Some modern chefs have designed other methods of food presentation that look more like artwork the something to eat. Finding the balance between presenting our guests with a comfortable dining experience while adding that twist of elegance in the presentation; is one of the goals of our Sunriver Resort banquet staff.
The first priority is always the taste. Cooking technique is critical, because the most artful display in the world won't matter if the first bite is disappointing. Some techniques change the color of the food's exterior such as grilling, roasting, and smoking. Some cooking methods allow the guests to be able to see the seasonings used on the food, i.e., specks of seasonings and herbs or the shine of oil from a dressing or the contrasting color of a sauce. Secondly the aroma is very important, especially with hot plated dinners. An enticing aroma gets the digestive juices flowing and excites the tongue. The third element ties it together and that's the presentation. Color, texture, shapes, and arrangements all work together in the art of food presentation.
Here at Sunriver Resort, our objective of balancing these elements has a nutritional basis as well; providing a healthy variety of mostly local product that includes a full range of nourishment, especially when presenting vegetarian and vegan cuisine. Our banquet staff, under Chef Lucio's direction, continues to develop a food presentation style that complements our Pacific Northwest home and sensibilities.
Here are two items that have been really creating some excitement in the kitchen. Continuing to not only change the boring mindset of banquets but also pushing the elements of vegan/ vegetarian foods while breaking into modern plating styles.
The first is a "fresh Water eel, Crisped Shiitake mushrooms " with a sweet eel sauce, Chive oil, Himalayan pink salt, Crisp taro root chips , A black bean relish, and jasmine rice.
The second is a "seared scallop dish and seared turnips " with a black bean and roasted sweet corn ragout, Jicama Slaw, with a puree of fresh tomatoes and roasted Chili's.
These are two good examples of how we are taking the style and expectation of a restaurant and moving into the banquet setting.
The new twist on these entrees, however is that the "stars" of the dish are not the proteins but the vegetables and the techniques that they are prepared. Although both are a complete meal, starch, vegetable, protein; the proteins are over-shadowed. Chef Lucio believes the placement of food and how it's done is key to a successful plated dinner. " I like to think that you eat more so with your eyes than your mouth. Especially when you can look at food and see the passion and creativeness shining through the food."
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The cropped pictures were posted HERE -- Even more pictures of them at the wedding ceremony here.
I love this couple! I wish they would go ahead and get married and have some babies. Wouldn't they be beautiful? I live you Rob and Kris.ReplyDelete
Yah.... All of us would be so.... Happy if they marry (: haha.. We fans will be jumping for joy and their babies will be WOW... Jeez... We can dream cant we , ( :Delete
Yes I think it is going to happen'someday' as Rob has already mentioned whilst signing for fans. They seem so in love and really suited for each other. Very beautiful, cute and loving couple. I only hope Rob doesn't become too possessive. He has said in previous interviews that this is one of his faults.Delete
I remember all the fuss over this wedding. People thought Kristen wore jeans to the wedding and so on. There is this site: Kristenjstewart.net. Lot more of the wedding pictures there with Rob and Kristen in their cutest moments. They are in love and it is so evident in those pictures. She is straightening his tie, he has his arm around her as the bride and groom are making their entry. It is just so cute. like I said, a lot more pictures from that wedding. You have to go to the older posts, back to June. I miss them and looking forward to seeming them after the DVD comes out. I am so sick of this "they are together just for Twilight" nonsense.ReplyDelete
Love her hair and makeup in this picture. They are so cute together. Wish them the best!ReplyDelete
Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate <3
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Put Away The Prozac, Apple's Just Fine
With $600 only one small leg higher and within a reasonable bullish move, we may finally hear the last of the dire predictions of a $400 Apple. While investors that did their homework knew it would take a black swan event to crush the shares down that far, it didn't seem to prevent many in the media from declaring Apple is all but dead.
Some of the hyperbole is understandable. It's hard to make sense of a market that places Amazon's (AMZN) share price above $200 while at the same time driving Apple's shares under $600.
For a few days, Apple's stock was on a big enough sale that the dividend rose to 2%. Never mind the fact that Apple produces products in demand enough to warrant incredibly high margins, once the snowball began rolling down the hill it gained in size and speed.
Amazon has so far offered little more than improving revenue. Revenue, it appears is enough if people like the company. Should revenue be enough? Of course not, but the line of thinking goes something like this: As soon as Amazon is finished building out the world's greatest online ordering system (something that has been in the works since before the dot com bubble), Amazon will be able to raise prices and or lower the capital investment, and profits will roll in.
Meanwhile, back at 1 Infinite Loop (Apple's address), iPhone 5s and iPad minis are selling as fast as the iFactories can produce and ship to the iBuyers. Apple has many other products including the Mac, iTunes, iPod, and others that are selling like gangbusters, but once again, it doesn't seem to make much difference to those who are quick to "inform" you of Apple's impending irrelevance.
For doomsayers it all makes perfect sense. Perfect sense if you consider operating margins above 30% and profit margins above 25% mean the end is near. You don't see margins like that in Dell (DELL) , Nokia (NOK) , and definitely, not in Amazon.
Dell's profit margin is near 5%, one fifth that of Apple. Nokia does not have a profit margin unless you count a negative number. Poor Amazon, the company as I have written is overvalued many times, displays a profit margin that makes Dell look good. Amazon's profit margin is less than 1% (negative based on last quarter's dismal results). Right, I know it's not dismal as long as you're willing to forget about that pesky term "return on equity."
Even with Apple's relatively large (more than 40% for those keeping track) return on equity, I will admit life as an Apple bull I was "partly cloudy" as I watched Apple break below the largely followed 200 day moving average. As if by magic, each price tick lower ushered in another in a string of bearish articles and I continued to scratch my head.


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*Hold your clenched fists together vertically out in front of you (thumbs on top and pinky fingers on the bottom).*Lift your thumbs a bit, enough so that you can get your index finger knuckles underneath the edge of the dough closest to you; then grasp the top of the dough with your thumbs and lift the dough straight up off the peel.*The dough should now be draped forwards and downwards from your fists, resting mostly on your index fingers, with your thumbs only gripping the outer inch or so of dough to keep it from slipping out of your hands. The bulk of the dough will immediately begin to droop from your hands due to gravity; rotate the dough smoothly and quickly with your fists so that the dough droops evenly on all sides.
1/3 whole wheat sounds like a better number. How well did this shape. My dough just fell apart when I lifted it. I had to do all the shaping and stretching with the dough on the counter.TM