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Debates of March 12th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #94 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was drugs.
- Question Period
- Breast Density Awareness Act
- Air Service Operations Legislation
- Habitat for Humanity
- The Environment
- Focus for Ethnic Women
- Arctic Winter Games
- Carmen Corbasson
- Telecommunications
- Herbert H. Carnegie
- Mattawa Voyageur Days
- Alain-Grandbois Cinematic Cultural Centre
- Japan
- City of LaSalle
- Nigeria
- Town of Mount Royal
- 41st General Election
- Elections Canada
- Government Appointments
- Air Canada
- 41st General Election
- National Defence
- Search and Rescue
- Justice
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Health
- Search and Rescue
- Service Canada
- Foreign Investment
- Employment
- International Co-operation
- Intergovernmental Affairs
- Homelessness
- Air Canada
- Air Transportation
- Budget
- Government Response to Petitions
- Protecting Air Service Act
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Questions Passed as Orders for Return
- Protecting Air Service Operations Legislation
- Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act
- Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act
- Business of the House
- Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act
- Business of Supply
- Safe Streets and Communities Act
- Emergency Debate
Foreign Investment
Oral Questions
10:55 a.m.
Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, foreign takeovers of our strategic industries should only be allowed if it can be clearly demonstrated that these are in the best interests of Canadians. I cannot imagine any upside to losing our domestic control over grain production and grain marketing.
Will the government commit to doing a full review and undertaking regarding the takeover of Viterra by Glencore Xstrata? Will it agree to intervene if it cannot be clearly demonstrated that this is in the best interests of grain producers and the general public for their food security and their domestic control over our food supply?
Foreign Investment
Oral Questions
10:55 a.m.
Christian Paradis Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture)
Mr. Speaker, unlike the opposition, our government understands the importance of attracting foreign investment to our economy. Foreign investment helps Canadian companies to grow and innovate, and provides new opportunities to connect our firms to the world. Our government will continue to welcome investments that benefit Canada.
Oral Questions
10:55 a.m.
Peter Julian Burnaby—New Westminster, BC
Mr. Speaker, on foreign investment and in so many other ways we just cannot trust the government. For instance, 3,000 families lost a breadwinner last month, 15% of young Canadians are now unemployed, nearly 40,000 Canadians gave up looking for work last month, and it has been 10 days since the Minister of Finance stood up to answer a question in the House of Commons.
Last weekend we had ministers bragging about cuts in the Conservative budget that will put many more Canadians out of work. Maybe that is why the Minister of Finance is refusing to answer. Why will he not answer for his policies? Why will he not speak? Why will he not explain the job losses to Canadian families?
Oral Questions
10:55 a.m.
Ted Menzies Minister of State (Finance)
Mr. Speaker, if there is any explaining to be done in the House it would be by the NDP and that member for voting against every initiative that we have put forward to help Canadians, initiatives that have actually helped over 610,000 Canadians since July 2009. That is an important policy we put forward.
We are actually working on a budget. I am not sure they understand the issues around a budget, but we are working on a budget and it will once again focus on jobs and the economy.
International Co-operation
Oral Questions
10:55 a.m.
Russ Hiebert South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Mr. Speaker, people around the world are worrying about the Assad regime's increasing use of violence against the Syrian people. Thousands of victims are being displaced from their homes and are in desperate need of emergency medical care, food and shelter. As this conflict continues to escalate, so does the need for humanitarian assistance.
Can the Minister of International Cooperation update the House as to our government's response to the humanitarian needs in Syria?
International Co-operation
Oral Questions
10:55 a.m.
Bev Oda Minister of International Cooperation
Mr. Speaker, we remain very concerned about the thousands affected and call for immediate safe and unhindered humanitarian access. Humanitarian groups, however, are now able to provide aid sporadically and under insecure and dangerous conditions in Syria. Today I am announcing that Canada will support their brave efforts so that victims can receive the needed food, medical help and other assistance they require.
Intergovernmental Affairs
Oral Questions
March 12th, 2012 / 10:55 a.m.
Scott Andrews Avalon, NL
Mr. Speaker, I will recap question period for the minister responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador and the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Questions on intergovernmental affairs files: no answers. Questions on search and rescue in Newfoundland and Labrador: no answers. Questions on standing up for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador: no answers.
I say to the regional minister from Newfoundland and Labrador, and I see him at the end of the House acknowledging my question, here is an easy one: What exactly do you do here?
Intergovernmental Affairs
Oral Questions
11 a.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
I would remind the member for Avalon to address his questions to the Chair and not directly to his colleagues.
The hon. Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Intergovernmental Affairs
Oral Questions
11 a.m.
Newfoundland & Labrador
Peter Penashue Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Mr. Speaker, I was asked what I do. My answer is that I represent the people of Newfoundland and Labrador in the best way that I know how.
I will say one more thing. I invited Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to join me to represent Newfoundland and Labrador on this side of the House during the election, but you chose not to.
Intergovernmental Affairs
Oral Questions
11 a.m.
Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
Intergovernmental Affairs
Oral Questions
11 a.m.
The Speaker Andrew Scheer
Order. Hon. members should address their answers to the Chair and not directly to their colleagues.
The hon. member for Hochelaga.
Oral Questions
11 a.m.
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet Hochelaga, QC
Mr. Speaker, two Hochelaga organizations that deal with drug and homelessness problems have been waiting for months for financial assistance from the federal government. The work done by CAP Saint-Barnabé and Dopamine is crucial in the fight to eliminate drug use and drug-related prostitution and to help the homeless get off the streets. They need money and it is urgent. The situation in my riding is explosive. Yet the government is twiddling its thumbs. Funding applications have been submitted and are on the minister's desk. What is the minister waiting for and why does she refuse to take action?
Oral Questions
11 a.m.
Diane Finley Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
Mr. Speaker, in funding organizations that combat homelessness, we are determined to make the best possible use of taxpayers' money. However, there are often more applications than there is money. No organization has a monopoly on funding. Organizations always have the option of making another application.
Air Canada
Oral Questions
11 a.m.
Scott Armstrong Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS
Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister of Labour asked the CIRB to carefully examine whether a work stoppage at Air Canada would have a negative effect on the health and safety of Canadians.
This being the beginning of March break, over one million passengers, hard-working Canadians and their families, could be affected by a labour stoppage. Labour stability in the air transportation sector is critical for the Canadian economy, the economic recovery, and the confidence of the average Canadian traveller.
Could the Minister of Labour give this House an update on the status of labour negotiations with Air Canada?
Air Canada
Oral Questions
11 a.m.
Lisa Raitt Minister of Labour
Mr. Speaker, as I said before, the government is very concerned that a disruption at Air Canada will damage Canada's fragile economic recovery. We have been closely following the negotiations and despite the hard bargaining over the past few weeks, it has not elicited a collective agreement. That is why today our government will take that further action to protect the travelling public, the Canadian economy and the public interest by introducing legislation to sustain air services for Canadian families and businesses. We will take the swift action that is needed to ensure that Canada's economic recovery is not negatively affected.


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Utilitarian-style tops and jackets have been a fashion staple for a while, and celebs have long been sporting the trend in both casual and fancy settings. Nicky Hilton was just spotted over the weekend wearing her fur anorak with all black in NYC. Others like Ali Larter, Rachel Bilson, Vanessa Hudgens, and Drew Barrymore have also added rugged cool to their ensembles via army-green tops. If you need inspiration on how to wear your utilitarian pieces, or if you need one in your mix, step inside for the full scoop.

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Ellen Feingold, project curator, British Museum
Walking around the British Museum one often sees visitors using their mobile phones to communicate, photograph their favourite objects, and record memories of their visit. Yet some visitors might be surprised to see a mobile phone behind the glass of a display case. While mobile phones are familiar, contemporary and useful things, they are also fascinating artefacts in their own right, and help us tell a story of how they are not only transforming the way we communicate and document our experiences, but also how we spend and save money.
Mobile money services are currently emerging across the globe and gaining popularity, particularly in places with limited banking infrastructure. These services allow users to transfer money to individuals and businesses through their mobile phone networks, avoiding the need for banks and cash. A new display in the British Museum's Citi Money Gallery explores mobile money services across Africa.
As one of the curators of this display, I was responsible for the section on Kenya, where mobile money was pioneered in 2007. Kenya's first and leading mobile money service is called M-Pesa; the M stands for mobile and Pesa is a Kiswahili word for money. M-Pesa's success in gaining customers in Kenya has been the subject both of scholarly research and media attention. So, for the new display, I decided to focus on how this new technology is currently used and is affecting the lives of its users in Kenya.
While developing the new display I found research by two Kenyan academics, Dr. Ndunge Kiiti and Dr. Jane Mutinda, who study how women's groups in rural Kenya are using mobile money services and the impact these services have on the lives of group members. They have found that mobile money services are central to the efforts of these women's groups to build small businesses, which they hope will help to reduce poverty as well as gender inequality in their communities.
Group members use mobile money services to make individual and group transactions as well as pay group dues, which serve as capital for investments in new business ventures, such as making crafts for sale.
After learning about their research, I contacted Dr. Kiiti and together we explored what objects would help to share this research with visitors. We agreed that a colourful mobile phone purse made by the Pamoja women's group in Kenya would make an ideal addition to the display. The purse symbolises how access to mobile money services has facilitated the creation of new businesses, like the one that made and sold the purse. The purse also enables the continued use of mobile money services in Kenya because it makes it easy for women to carry their mobile phones with them wherever they go.
In addition to working with Dr. Kiiti, I sought the assistance of a researcher living in Nairobi, Dr. Gregory Deacon. He searched through shops and kiosks for objects that illustrate how mobile money services are accessed and advertised in everyday life.
One of the objects he sent me was a bottle-opener advertising a brand new mobile money product called M-Shwari. This product represents a new frontier in mobile money because it moves beyond basic transactions by giving users the ability to save and borrow money via their mobile phones. The M-Shwari bottle opener is included in the display because it signifies how rapidly mobile money services are evolving. Dr. Deacon also collected the objects that are essential for accessing mobile money services, namely SIM cards and a used mobile phone.
By putting the mobile phone Dr. Deacon collected behind glass, I hope that this display will help visitors to see mobile phones as objects that are not only useful for communicating and storing memories, but are also agents of economic and social change in Kenya and increasingly around the world.
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Patriotic Mettlach Beer Stein
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This handsome and very patriotic Mettlach half-liter beer stein by Villeroy & Boch is of exceptional quality and retains its original pewter mounted lid and cover. This stein is fully marked on the underside with the dark green Villeroy & Boch "Mercury" mark and the incised "Mettlach" abbey mark. Model number "3135."
Dated 1907
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports writer
The Emery High Lady Spartan volleyball team opened their 2010 season with a home match against the 4-A Payson Lions and defeated the Lions 3-2. After losing the first game 25-18 and the second game narrowly at 25-23, the Spartans won the last three games to claim the victory. Those scores were 25-16, 25-20 and 15-11.
In the first game, Emery and Payson were tied at 4-4 when the Lions scored six straight points. Emery could never overcome that deficit the rest of the game and lost that game by seven points.
In game two, Emery trailed early at 7-3 and 4-10 before closing the gap to 23-21 and 24-23. Payson scored the last point to claim the second game but Emery had found energy that was a preview of what was to come.
Payson jumped out to an 8-6 lead in game three but Emery took over from there. Emery scored four straight points with Brittany Fauver serving to take their first lead at 10-8. Emery then scored four straight again with JoLynn Jennings serving to lead 14-9. With Blayr Jeffs serving, Emery did it one more time to lead 18-10 and the Spartans cruised from there to their first win of a game for the season.
In game four, Emery scored off Payson's first serve and with Brooke Jensen serving, Emery scored four straight to lead 5-0. Emery increased the lead to 10-3 and 17-7. Jeffs was serving when Emery increased their lead from 12-7 to the 10-point margin. Payson fought back but the Spartans never let them closer than the final margin.
With the score tied at two games each, game five was set. The two teams were tied at 4-4 when Emery grabbed the lead at 9-5. Payson narrowed the deficit to 11-9 but could not get any closer and Emery held on to claim the win.
Emery starts Brooke Jensen, Courtney Tuttle and Adrie Huntington, the three seniors on this season's team. Also starting is junior Brittany Fauver with junior JoLynn Jennings subbing in for Huntington on the back row. Sophomores Shandee Jewkes and Hailee Rogers split time at one position and sophomore Blayr Jeffs is the other starter.
This season's team has three seniors, four juniors, 12 sophomores and three freshmen on it. The Emery coaching staff is looking for this combination of players to play well throughout the season.
Emery plays Carbon this Tuesday night in Carbon as the season continues.


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Holly Williams stays at the Village Inn of Woodstock
Lucky, that's the only way to describe how I feel about my chance to meet Holly Williams and her husband Chris Coleman. If you haven't heard of Holly, you will, she is bound to be wildly famous. She has an incredible voice, writes really moving songs, and just happens to be the daughter of Hank Williams, Jr. and granddaughter of Hank Williams. The amazing thing is just how sweet and down to earth she and Chris are.
Holly and Chris stayed with us at the Village Inn of Woodstock for two nights this week. They had just come back from a tour in Europe, and after just a day or two back in the states, drove from Nashville to New York to start their tour with John Hiatt. This was their first night off in quite a while. We feel lucky that they picked our Inn, and that we got to spend a few hours with them. Holly and Chris were so kind to invite us to be their guests at the Lebanon Opera House, where they were performing the following evening.
I hate to admit that I had not been to the Lebanon Opera House before this event. It is a beautiful little theatre in Lebanon, NH, only about a half hour drive from Woodstock. It's the kind of venue that just doesn't have a bad seat in the house because of its size. They've had lots of great acts that I would like to see, I guess that I just never made it a point to go. Like a lot of things in life, you figure that there will always be another opportunity.
Well, David and I just happened to be free the night of the concert, so off we went. All that I can say is that I was so completely blown away by Holly and Chris. She played several songs from her new CD, "Here with Me," including a sweet thank you to her mother titled "Mama", and a great steamy number titled "Three Days in Bed". I could have listened to them play for much longer. Oh, and it was so sweet and utterly unexpected, Holly gave The Village Inn of Woodstock a great plug, saying how much she loved the Inn, the food, and the whirlpool tub. John Hiatt and the incredible musicians in his band didn't disappoint either.
There is nothing like seeing a live performance, the energy and the sound are just intoxicating. We feel lucky that we saw this show, we would not have gone except for meeting Holly and Chris. We realize how much we have been missing all these years. Check out the Lebanon Opera House's schedule to see if there is anything that interests you while you are in our area, it really is a terrific venue.
Last but not least, thank you Holly and Chris for crossing our paths. We feel so blessed to have met you, and wish you nothing but the best. You are just the most amazing people in so many ways. We hope to see you at our Vermont Inn this summer!


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Gary Carter's fight with brain cancer has turned from brave to extremely grave.
On Thursday, Carter's family received a phone call from the doctors at Duke University who have been treating the Mets Hall of Fame catcher informing them that the most recent MRI revealed several new spots/tumors on his brain, Carter's daughter, Kimmy Bloomers, wrote on the family website.
In recent weeks, Carter's condition was visibly worsening, and Carter began complaining of severe headaches, fatigue and balance problems that resulted in a fall on Christmas Day in which he tore his rotator cuff.
This past week, Carter spent almost all of his time at his home in Palm Beach Gardens and was too weak Monday to even attend his annual charity golf tournament a few miles away.
According to a family source, the doctors are now deciding whether to cease giving Carter any more treatment.
In a telephone conversation with the Daily News two weeks ago, Carter expressed his fear and frustration over his worsening condition and the devastation of the brain tumors that were first diagnosed in May of last year.
"I'm not feeling too good," he told The News. "It's been coming on and coming on. I've had a chest cold. I've got sores in my mouth, blood clots. I get sick ... there's just so many things ... It's been nine months now and I don't feel any different from Day One. I haven't been up to doing any interviews."
On the website Thursday, Carter's daughter reported: "I wish I could report the results were good ... I write these words with tears because I am so sad for my dad. Dr. Jimmy Harris will be coming to my parents' house this evening to talk to the family about the next step."
Last May 21, Carter, after complaining of headaches and forgetfulness for weeks, was found to have four small tumors on his brain. From there, it was determined he would be treated with massive doses of chemotherapy and radiation at Duke University. The particular types of brain tumors from which Carter is suffering are inoperable and are the same that eventually proved fatal for former baseball notables, Bobby Murcer, Dick Howser, Johnny Oates, Dan Quisenberry and Tug McGraw.
"This is an unbelievable journey, nothing I could have ever imagined," Carter said in that last interview. "God is helping me get through this.
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By Brendan Conway
This blog has noted the finger-pointing over Apple's (AAPL) stock decline. Are hedge funds selling this thing? What about mutual funds?
Take this while you wait for big funds' portfolio disclosures: Both hedge funds and mutual funds were long to the hilt in Apple at the end of the third quarter on Sept. 28th. That's just around the time Apple's stock slide was getting started.
In fact, Apple kept its position as the most heavily owned stock among the biggest 50 actively managed U.S. mutual funds, according to Citigroup's quarterly review this week of stocks favored by fund managers. Apple shows up on the top 10 list of 17 huge funds.
Hedge funds ended the third quarter just as Apple-hungry as mutual funds, if not more. The stock showed up on 23 major funds' top-10 holdings list.
Google (GOOG), meanwhile, moved up the list, appearing on 15 mutual-fund top 10 lists. Google is second-most popular among both mutual funds and hedge funds.


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Game #40 Preview: Canucks @ Flames
Thomas Drance
April 10 2013 02:32PM
Photo Credit: The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck
The Canucks are currently riding high in the saddle - they've won their last three games and have looked damn good doing it - and will kick off a five game roadtrip, their longest of the season, in Calgary tonight against the directionless suckhole franchise known as the Flames.
Calgary were sellers at the trade deadline and have lost four of their last five - including a five-two loss to Vancouver this past weekend. They're in full on "hit the skids for Poppeye's kid" mode at the moment, and will be further short-handed tonight as Matt Stajan and Jiri Hudler will be out of the lineup per Brad Ziemer.
The Flames are the worst and this should be an easy win for the Canucks. That is unless they take it too lightly and Kiprusoff stands on his head, in which case it could be a potential trap game. That's probably not how this contest will unfold though. Read more on the other side of the jump!
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Puck-drop: 6:30 PM PST
Radio: The Team
Television: Rogers Sportsnet Pacific
The Flames are going to be icing such a weak lineup on Wednesday night, that I'm not sure Alain Vigneault and Rick Bowness will even know how to deploy their shutdown pairing. I mean, which Calgary line is the most dangerous? I guess the one with Alex Tanguay and a couple of live-bodies but I mean really.
On the other hand, the Flames did legitimately control proceedings against the Canucks when the two teams last faced off this past weekend - even if the result was never seriously in doubt. I wouldn't blame the Canucks for taking this Flames squad lightly, I take them lightly too, but it would be nice to see the Canucks clamp down defensively, at least in comparison with the permissive effort they put in a couple of nights back.
As you probably know by now, Chris Higgins and Chris Tanev aren't with the team on their current five game roadtrip, which means that Keith Ballard and Andrew Alberts will compose the club's third-pairing and Dale Weise bumps up to the top-nine alongside Jannik Hansen and Derek Roy. Steve Pinizzotto took line-rushes as a defenseman at practice yesterday partnered with Cam Barker, so I take that as an indication that Tom Sestito will return to the lineup on the wing with Maxim Lapierre and Andrew Ebbett.
Even with a host of injuries to critical supporting players, the Canucks should win this game handily. If they don't, it'll be a failure not quite on par with the Flames themselves.
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April 10 2013, 02:38PM
Some totally unfounded optimism over at FlamesNation
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April 10 2013, 03:09PM
They'd better win this one tonight. And the next game for that matter. Otherwise they should be ashamed of themselves. Plus, by winning these two they put themselves in a better position to win the Division. Would be a shame if they didn't. Really. Also, after that, the schedule get's a bit more difficult again.
Really though, by the numbers, Calgary doesn't have that bad of a team. Their PDO stinks, and they're pretty close to even on Corsi and Fenwick. I see a lot of teams on your excellent game previews who have 45%-ish Corsi and Fenwick ratings.
And their PP is better than the Canucks. I really hope Kesler can help fix that.
Either way, obviously the Canucks should win this. I mean, really, down the stretch they play two playoffs teams in Anaheim and Detroit.


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Saying farewell: Matt Frattin is now a Los Angeles King
Cam Charron
June 23 2013 01:35PM
Matt Frattin is now a Los Angeles King.
The important thing here… What do the Leafs lose, what can visiting Los Angeles Kings fans expect from him?
Frattin, as I've sure you've all heard, is a 25-year-old depth winger coming off a 7-goal/25-game performance in the shortened season. He's spent the better part of two years jumping up and down between the Leafs and the Toronto Marlies, and for a Bottom Six winger has some pretty good shooting talent. He wasn't a puck-possession specialist that the Kings really like to work for, but he should help the team out by getting into good shooting areas, and as a quick player who was very good at forechecking in Randy Carlyle's system should nicely fit in a depth role on a Darryl Sutter puck-recovery system that likes to dump-and-chase a lot.
Last year I made the argument that Frattin was a replacement-level player, but compared to the actual replacement-level players that played worse than Frattin but more for some strange reason, he was pretty useful. At 25, he's not going to develop into a player that can score 20 goals (he has 82 career games and 15 goals and that's probably his offensive peak) and at just 1.7 shots per game, he's not a type of player who is ever going to fit in an NHL Top Six in any significant role, particularly not in Los Angeles where he'll be behind a bevy of quality wingers.
All that said, Frattin put up a relative Corsi of 11.9 last season as the Leafs took more shot attempts with him on the ice as opposed to off the ice. That's a byproduct on playing mostly with Nazem Kadri. According to Left Wing Lock, the top three line combinations that Frattin belonged to also deployed Kadri. The first was with Leo Komarov as the opposite winger, the second was Clarke MacArthur and the third was Nik Kulemin.
Frattin and Kadri together put up a 48.8% Corsi rate. We don't have quality of competition numbers spread with and without, but Frattin put up a 47.3% when he was away from Kadri. When he wasn't with Kadri, his centreman was generally Mikhail Grabovski so you'd expect that Frattin saw his fair share of tough foes this season. The Leafs put up awful Corsi numbers this season so that percentage for Frattin isn't reflective of his own ability, but generally the reality of the entire team and the collapsing defensive zone scheme employed by Randy Carlyle that generated a lot of shots against.
Overall, I'd suggest that Frattin isn't a player that inhibits possession, but there isn't a lot of evidence that he provides it, either. From Los Angeles' perspective, he has some speed and finishing ability that the team doesn't exactly have. For the Leafs, they're unfortunately losing another one of their depth wingers to go with Leo Komarov and (likely) Clarke MacArthur.
The Leafs also spend probably their best trading chip in Frattin. He was an expendable player that had a lot of real good moments that made him a player that fans loved to dream on and scouts probably saw a little more in than Carlyle. He was a goalpost away from being the overtime hero in Game 4 of the Leafs' playoff series against Boston, so his most memorable moment was the one in the screenshot above, his overtime buzzer beater in an early season game in Buffalo.
Like I said, he shows a lot on this play, but it's not exactly the norm for him. He's a useful player whose type will be missed in Toronto—a depth winger that could actually skate.
In his rookie year he started to play better in the second half. Last yr, he flew out of the gate, and then injured his knee. He was never able to put his knee issues behind him and play on a regular basis or line. He will score 25 next season. You're looking at too small of a sample to say he won't get better or score more than the 15 he's put up. At least 50 of those games he was a overwhelmed rook, and the rest with a bum knee. You can't teach that kind of speed, on a regular line and healthy, we will finally see what his potential is. You saying he's peaked already is premature.
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Your adstats say one thing, my lying eyes say another. The sample is too small and spread out over two seasons. With 2 knee surgeries thrown in. I say we didn't see enough of him healthy and on a regular line. I base that on watching/playing hockey for 40 years, not on anything as concrete as stats. If it was one full season without injury or line shuffles and healthy scratches, I might buy what your numbers say, but my eyes see a strong lower body that can fly and can shoot. He'll get more than 15. College grads start older and take a couple of years to get used to the speed/skill of the game and to get used to playing 80-100 gms as opposed to 40 odd games. His age is not a negative yet, some players peak at an older age, see St Louis, Martin, or Thomas, Tim as extreme examples of my POV.
I honestly dont believe they would let Frattin go without a plan. It's beneficial for Frattin and great for his future in NHL but lets be honest here Nonis has some sort of plan. Letting go of young talent is hard but sometimes it is a must to move forward to be better team.
June 24 2013, 07:42AM
What IS the plan now? Given the priorities, trading away the main bargaining chip really muddies the water.
If you have a crystal ball, Cam...?
Bernier = Rask. One only need to look at the careers. The careers are identical. High draft pick. Unending praise from people who actually know what they are talking about. Stuck behind a superstar Conn Smythe hero. Getting the chance to shine in their mid 20's with less than 100 career starts.
Frattin is what he is as to paraphrase The Big Tuna. A 25 year old with 15 career goals. A dime a dozen type. Also less than 25% of second round picks have proper NHL careers.
This is why fantasy leagues exist. So guys who irrationally fall in love with their teams assets don't pursue NHL GM jobs. The Leafs gave up a bag of pucks. Matt Frattin , Jonathan Bernier , people are complaining? Seriously?


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House of Commons Hansard #124 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was chair.
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Report Stage
Copyright Modernization Act
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Laurie Hawn Edmonton Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, I was impressed with my colleague's remarks about the level of consultations with Canadians, committees and so on. Aside from New Democrats, people have to be impressed with the two and a half years and all the processes that were gone through. I wonder if my colleague could compare the consultation process on this bill with that on other bills he may be familiar with from his time here.
Report Stage
Copyright Modernization Act
Government Orders
1:50 p.m.
Mike Lake Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont, AB
Mr. Speaker, there have been more consultations on this bill than almost any bill I have ever seen in my six years in the House. In fact, as I mentioned in my speech, I believe that between Bill C-32, which was introduced in the previous Parliament, and Bill C-11, which is the bill we are discussing now, committees heard from more than 180 different individuals. There were hours and hours of debate in the House of Commons, dozens and dozens of hours of discussion in committees and the opportunity to hear from and question witnesses. One thing that has to be said is that there has been no shortage of consultation on this bill.
Report Stage
Copyright Modernization Act
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
Before giving the floor to the member for Gatineau, I would like to say I will have to interrupt her at approximately 1:52 p.m., when it is time for statements by members.
The hon. member for Gatineau.
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Copyright Modernization Act
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
Françoise Boivin Gatineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, according to the hon. member opposite, this bill has been the focus of the most studies that this House has ever conducted.
One of my colleagues said it was the nth time, but it seems to me that this government is gagging us for the 21st time by limiting the time for debate. It is not just a question of the time available for study in committee, but also the time granted to the democratically elected representatives. They must be able to rise in this House and express their views on a bill without having a feeling that the gun is pointed at their heads and being told that they have to vote and pass this bill immediately. They must have a chance to sit down and pay particular attention to it, as new members must.
Every time it happens, we hear that this is the bill that has been studied the most often in committee, with the most days, the most hours and the most witnesses. I heard the same thing about Bill C-10; I heard the same thing about Bill C-19; and I have heard the same thing about all the bills that are studied in committee. Now we are hearing the same thing about this very important bill.
This is how the government has decided to proceed. Because of the majority that it got with the support of 39% of the population, this is how we are forced to proceed. We have to bow to this state of affairs and express our views the way they have chosen.
In any event, I would like to congratulate my colleagues for Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, Timmins—James Bay, and Jeanne-Le Ber who, in one way or another, have spent endless hours working on the bill, and all those who sat on the committee for never-ending hours. In fact, they spent endless hours studying a bill that will have a major impact, an enormous impact, on the lives of creators and producers and on the lives of consumers, the people from all walks of life that we represent here, in this House. It is our duty to find the right balance to ensure that we respect everyone's rights, but it is not always easy.
Here again, there are numerous amendments to Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act. There are tons of amendments. Some people will say that these are the amendments that society has been waiting a long time to see. Perhaps they are, but it is not because they are long-awaited that they have to be shoved down our throats.
I understand that my time is up, Mr. Speaker. I will continue after question period.
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Copyright Modernization Act
Government Orders
1:55 p.m.
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
The member for Gatineau will have seven minutes to end her speech and five minutes for questions and comments when the House resumes debate on this motion.
Blood Supply
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1:55 p.m.
Bruce Hyer Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
Mr. Speaker, last month Canadian Blood Services closed Canada's only stand-alone plasma centre. We lost 30 skilled employees in Thunder Bay and hundreds of loyal donors. That facility provided vital transfusion products to patients across Canada.
Canadian Blood Services claims there is an excess supply of plasma while at the same time it has announced plans to import over 20,000 litres from suppliers in the United States collected from paid donors.
Now we hear that a private for-profit company in Toronto has applied to Health Canada to start paying donors for plasma to sell to Canadian Blood Services. This is insanity. Provinces will spend over $300 million a year for imported blood products. The World Health Organization warns that paying for plasma increases the risk of blood-borne diseases. The Krever report said donations should never be paid for.
Thunder Bay blood donors want an investigation. We need safe blood from Thunder Bay volunteer donors. We need to keep our Canadian health system public.
The Economy
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2 p.m.
Robert Goguen Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, NB
Mr. Speaker, economic action plan 2012 is bringing benefits to New Brunswick. Our government is investing in training, infrastructure and opportunities. A well-trained, highly-educated workforce is one of our key advantages in competing and succeeding in the global economy. We are taking action to ensure barriers to workforce participation are reduced. We are positioning Canada to be better prepared to face labour market needs in the longer term.
The economic action plan proposes to extend the temporary hiring credit for small business for one year. A credit of up to $1,000 against a small employer's increase in its 2012 EI benefits over those paid in 2011 would be provided. This temporary credit would be available to approximately 536 employers nationally, whose total EI benefits were at or below $10,000 in 2011, reducing small businesses' 2012 payroll costs by approximately $205 million.
Our government is focused on jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for Canadian families. We are getting it done.
Intelligent Community of the Year
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2 p.m.
Denis Blanchette Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, on June 8, 2012, in New York City, Quebec City will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of cities such as Seoul, New York, Calgary, Waterloo, Taipei and Stockholm by winning the title of Intelligent Community of the Year. Four hundred cities throughout the world were competing for the award and, today, Quebec City was chosen as one of the seven finalists.
On April 17, I had the opportunity to meet with Louis Zacharilla, co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum, to speak to him about why Quebec City should be chosen. A so-called intelligent community focuses on broadband connectivity, a knowledge workforce, innovation and digital inclusion in a spirit of leadership, collaboration and sustainability.
This title is important because it recognizes the efforts of a region that is in the process of becoming a true 21st century society, where the digital economy has such an important role to play.
I am convinced that Quebec City has what it takes to win the title of Intelligent Community of the Year for 2012.
Children's Mental Health
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2 p.m.
Laurie Hawn Edmonton Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the issue of children's mental health.
Last weekend, I attended the annual CASA for Kids Spring Celebration in Edmonton. Since 1978, CASA Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health has been advancing the cause of mental health of infants to 18-year-olds through family-oriented clinical services, education, research and advocacy in Alberta.
Every year, CASA helps 3,000 young people through a continuum ranging from consultation and community outreach settings to very intensive treatment programs.
We heard heart-rending stories about the challenges families face with mental illness. As always, Edmontonians opened their hearts and their wallets and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for this excellent cause which affects so many Canadians.
CASA's delivery of critical services and its aggressive and goal-oriented research will help to open the door to a future of dignity, fairness and compassion for all young Canadians.
I salute CASA for its continued excellent work. I thank Edmontonians for once again showing that Canadians can work together to make life better for those who are not as lucky as the rest of us.
Roadside Cleanup
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2 p.m.
Wayne Easter Malpeque, PE
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Women's Institute of Prince Edward Island on what has come to be known as the annual roadside cleanup.
In 1973, the Women's Institute started this great island tradition whereby on a date in May, under its leadership, everyone is encouraged to clean up the littler from ditches and pack it in bags for pick up. This effort enhances the image to be island proud and keep it clean. Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of this event.
The Women's Institute has challenged all islanders to get outside and enjoy the fresh air while joining in the annual roadside cleanup to help keep Prince Edward Island beautiful.
Beyond all its other good work, the Women's Institute in this way provides inspiration to enhance our environment.
On behalf of myself and my island colleagues, I thank the Women's Institute for its hard work and dedication in promoting this wonderful island initiative that has proven to be such a success.
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2:05 p.m.
Eve Adams Mississauga—Brampton South, ON
Mr. Speaker, Mississauga is still on top. St. Pio elementary school in my riding of Mississauga—Brampton South has won the Ultimate Class Field Trip contest for Canadian students.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Parks Canada, thousands of students competed in the nationwide contest. Hundreds of stories were submitted. St. Pio came out on top.
The grade 8 history class at St. Pio researched and wrote the winning story entitled, "Ty's Cross Country Adventure". Ty travels from Yukon Territory to Newfoundland and through 23 of our wonderful country's national historic sites.
The winner receives a four-day, three-night trip to Ottawa, with a stop in Kingston, to visit national historic sites.
This afternoon I will be hosting the big winners here on Parliament Hill. I congratulate our outstanding students, their families and our great teachers. I congratulate St. Pio.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Alex Atamanenko British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Mr. Speaker, municipal leaders across this country, including the mayors of Greenwood, Trail, Slocan and Grand Forks in my riding, strongly object to the provisions in CETA that will diminish their capacity to govern.
They are making it abundantly clear that a trade deal which limits their ability to give preference to local providers of goods and services or that results in their loss of control over water, waste, recycling and public transit are unacceptable.
According to the leaked draft of the agreement, any contracts above $340,000 for goods and services and $8.5 million for construction contracts would have to be opened to bids from European corporations. Municipalities that award contracts to local companies could very well be sued by these multinationals.
Who would even think of trading away the rights of the country's elected leaders to make decisions? Why has the government not clearly stated that these provisions are a non-starter?
Anything which strips municipalities of their democratic decision-making powers must not be included in CETA or any other trade agreement.
Benjamin Alan Russell
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay Delta—Richmond East, BC
Mr. Speaker, Benjamin Alan Russell, veteran, lawyer, valued mentor, constituent, passed away on March 30, at age 88.
Al was a modest and great Canadian who lived a life of service through the war, through his 32-year law practice and through volunteerism.
Always good at sports, he joined the war effort at age 18 as a physical training instructor. He lost his left leg below the knee in an on-duty accident in Canada.
After his discharge in 1945, he graduated in law from UBC, distinguishing himself as a lawyer and devoting himself to the War Amps.
Al lived the War Amps motto, Amputees Helping Amputees. His contributions regionally and nationally were immeasurable. He ultimately was elected chairman of the board for the last seven years.
As his firm's first woman student and associate, I always appreciated his warmth and kindness.
Al and his philanthropy will be missed by his family, his many friends at Cultus Lake, the Delta Golf Club, the Tunnel Town Master's Curling League, and by me.
Statements By Members
May 15th, 2012 / 2:05 p.m.
Russ Hiebert South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Mr. Speaker, Iran is on the verge of developing nuclear weapons. As our Minister of Foreign Affairs recently said, those weapons could be a reality in a little less than a year if Iran decides to proceed.
A nuclear armed Iran would be a destabilizing force in the Middle East and a serious threat to peace.
Given Iran's track record of persecuting minorities within and sponsoring terrorism abroad, Canadians are deeply concerned about Iran's objectives.
The Iranian regime claims it has no interest in nuclear weapons. Canadians would have more confidence in such claims if they could see evidence of peaceful intentions.
Instead of sentencing Iranian Christians, Baha'is and others to death for their faith, Iran should demonstrate religious tolerance. Instead of threatening Israel with destruction, Iran should stop funding Hezbollah. Instead of secrecy at atomic facilities, Iran should allow stringent international nuclear inspections.
Sagkeeng's Finest
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Niki Ashton Churchill, MB
Mr. Speaker, today I rise in the House to congratulate the first place winners of Canada's Got Talent, Sagkeeng's Finest.
As the MP for Sagkeeng First Nation, I would like to join the many people from across Manitoba and Canada in congratulating Vincent O'Laney, Brandon Courchene and Dallas Courchene. They have made so many people very proud.
Sagkeeng's Finest showcases the true spirit of our region. The name of their group honours the elders who have passed, who taught and influenced them and other young people to jig and fiddle. Like many aboriginal young people, Vincent, Brandon and Dallas combine the wealth of tradition with a modern twist.
Sagkeeng's Finest shows the power of community. Their first nation supported them and has helped shape them into role models. In fact, last night the community joined together to cheer on the next generation.
Sagkeeng's Finest also shows us how we have to believe in young aboriginal people, their talents and their future. We must support the arts and education, and we must celebrate the successes of young Canadians.
We will be cheering on Sagkeeng's Finest on their journey forward.


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made me smile, and I still like mac better then windows... can't really use the mac vs. pc since they are both pc's now... silly mac confusing everyone.
yeah, but Yuki uses unix (of some kind)... and we know she has superior choices as far as technology is concerned... that's why Haruhi wanted aliens, for all the cool tech.
Actually I think it's Mindows (Like WacDonalds)
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Oh yeah, I am unfamiliar with your player. However, certain players can change the fronts of the subtitles.
By the way, ReshenKusaga. Due to the [SYN]'s inexcusable level of constant inactivity, you have been promoted to the Vice-Chief position while [SYN] is demoted back to Lieutenant. Congratulations!
I will get back to construction as soon as I am able.
Oh, and thanks for adding the video. I can't believe someone did that. I think in one of the comments someone figure out how many shots it took, 1098. Can you imagine how long that would take 0_0
anyways if it's good enough for Haruhi-sama () it's more than enough for me... or are you implying you need better than Haruhi-sama () ???? (no no I'm not trying to say another member was doing something that consciously put Suzumiya-dono () in second place, I was just calling him attention to a surely unnoticed diverge of concentration)
I have three episodes to go, would have been two but stupid megaupload wouldn't let me download more than three and said I had to wait two hours to download more; that was at 11 P.M.
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Skip to comments.METHODIST CHURCH DISPLAYS VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE
Posted on 12/12/2004 3:26:17 PM PST by NYer
The Chicago Tribune reports that when some members of Amor de Dios United Methodist Church in an area called Little Village elected to move a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe into the sanctuary last year, "the icon spawned an exodus."
Turned off by the introduction of a Roman Catholic tradition to a Protestant congregation, most of the church's 15 founding parishioners drifted away. To them, venerating the Virgin Mary and reciting the rosary did not belong in a Methodist church.
But this is part of a trend nationwide: mainline Protestant churches and even some evangelical ones (in places like California, with a strong Mexican populace) are accepting the veneration of statues, which for decades has been misinterpreted as idolatry. Pastors of other Hispanic Methodist congregations objected too. Meanwhile, and curiously,
Roman Catholics in the neighborhood fret that the church might be selling itself as something it was not.
"Rev. Jose Landaverde allowed the statue to stay," reports the newspaper. "He says he sees no harm in embracing a tradition--the Virgin is an unofficial national symbol of Mexico--that might bring people closer to God. 'It's coming from the people, which is the real presence of the Holy Spirit,' said Landaverde, 31, a student pastor from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. 'You cannot bring theological debates to the people when they need spiritual assistance.'"
The Tribune reports that this month, parishioners celebrated their first novena in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe by parading the two-foot-high statue around the neighborhood, singing songs and reciting the rosary. "About two dozen parishioners weathered the chill each night to deliver the statue to a different living room, where it was surrounded by garland, twinkling lights, roses and poinsettias. On Sunday, parishioners will commence the traditional Feast Day for the Virgin of Guadalupe and, through prayers, mariachi music, drama and dancing, pay homage. 'The Virgin understands our suffering and she accompanies us everywhere we go,' said church member Oscar Hernandez, who grew up Roman Catholic in El Salvador but now considers himself a Methodist. 'We don't want to take away the faith that this community has, but we want to nourish it.'"
The parish council discerned that something was missing--the Virgin of Guadalupe.
"Since I was little, it's always been right to have the Virgin Mary in the church," said Olivia Serrato, 40, one of the original parishioners who decided to stay after the Virgin was introduced. "It's now a great honor to bring the Virgin Mary to my Methodist church. Before I didn't feel complete."
On December 9, 1531, Mary appeared on a hill just outside Mexico City in Mexico to Juan Diego. She asked that a shrine be built there.
Juan told the bishop and the bishop asked for a sign that it was really Mary that asked for the shrine to be built.
Juan returned to Mary and told her of the bishop's request. Mary told Juan to gather roses from the hill and take them to the bishop as his sign.
It was December and not time for the roses to bloom but Juan found many beautiful roses. He began gathering them up and put them in his tilma (A covering over clothes).
He carried them back to the bishop. He explained what Mary had said to him and presented the bishop with the sign he had asked for. As he unfolded his tilma, the roses fell to the floor. As the roses fell, there on his tilma, was an image of Mary, the Mother of God.
The chapel was built in 1535.
Many people feel this is what Mary really looks like since she put this image on the tilma. Notice underneath, holding Mary, is St. Michael the archangel.
Still involves rosaries, and Moslems worship those things. Not likely you'll get many regular Protestants to cross that bridge.
Bush v. Gore was decided on 12/12 the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Curious coincidence :-)
The Wesley brothers (or as my husband's family calls them, "Chuck and Jack" ;-) ) were Anglican ministers in England in the eighteenth century. You cannot imagine a church that had more thoroughly rejected Catholicism than the Anglican church at that time. The Oxford Movement (which gave rise to the Anglo-Catholic tradition) was not to occur for almost another century. Mothers scared children with tales of Jesuits (see Charles Kingsley's Westward Ho! for details.)
The Wesley brothers never intended to start a new church - their movement was referred to as "Enthusiasm" before it became a separate church. They sought to bring new life into what they perceived as a hidebound, fossilized Anglican tradition, but the conflicts and the class warfare between the Enthusiasts and the regular Anglicans resulted in a split. But they never even THOUGHT about any Catholic traditions - that was light years off their radar screens.
For Methodists to be doing this is very strange though. I think it's clear from the quotes that a number of this congregation are cradle Catholics who seem to be having second thoughts.
Methodism is quite close to the Catholicism from whence it came, but this is one of the reasons they left to form their own church to begin with, and it will not sit well for very long.
The Methodist churches were not an offshoot of the RC church, but rather of the Church of England, quite a few years (I'm thinking a century, but my dates on that are fuzzy) after the CoE succeeded from the CoR.
Still, this is bizzarre, and I hope somebody in the Methodist Church is looking into it.
Now Catholic mothers scare their children with present day tales of the 'Sandino' Jesuits. Although, I understand Sandino wasn't a half-bad chap.
Bump, and beautiful picture, as usual.
I have attended Catholic mass and find myself quite comfortable, except for the differences in rituals and the elevation of Mary rather than Jesus.
If fact, in the Methodist ritual, the "Holy Catholic Church' is given a lot of praise.
It was my opinion that the Methodist's do have a Wesleyan branch that I frankly am not at all familiar with.
But really, I see only these aforementioned differences between what I experience in todays UMC and todays Catholic Mass. At least the ones I have attended.
All of those things make them marginally Protestant.
Yes, I understand all that, but I was referencing more the roots of all of of it in the catholic church on this side of church evolution.
Personally, I am more of a Deist, and I do not accept the teachings of just one religion. I look for knowledge in all of them, or more specifically, I may reject some or all of some of them.
I suppose I am a bit weird regarding my allegiances, or lack of them.
I thought perhaps it was not a good thing and tried like heck to find a religion I was comfortable with, but to no avail.
I think they all have good and bad, and I think they all have something positive to give to their membership and the community.
I suppose that gives me a different perspective of differences between them and it is unaffected by and past history.
My Grandparents were Orthodox Roman Catholics, My Mother was a Southern Baptist, my father a excommunicated Catholic and I was raised Methodist. :-)
Despite the radicalism of early Protestantism with regard to many ancient Catholic "distinctives," such as the Communion of the Saints, Penance, Purgatory, Infused Justification, the Papacy, the priesthood, sacramental marriage, etc., it may surprise many to discover that Martin Luther was rather conservative in some of his doctrinal views, such as on baptismal regeneration, the Eucharist, and particularly the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Really? How do you suppose they will address this with the Mexican 'converts', the majority of which come from a Catholic background and hold great devotion to Our Lady of Guadeloupe, as well as St. Juan Diego.
Perhaps you underestimate the power of Christ's mother who draws believers towards her Son. That IS her mission. She is not a goddess. Rather, she is the mother of God Incarnate, blessed by His name! Our mother, because her Son entrusted her to you and me.
President Bush is a Methodist. However, even he has a picture of the Blessed Mother in his private quarters.
I know. Plus Jeb and Columba went on a road trip during Bush v. Gore. Care to guess where :-)
I'm game ... the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadeloupe in Mexico?
An Icon of the Theotokos, no less; not merely a picture!
That's what I have heard from pretty respectable sources.
Fine, if you have that sort of thing in your charter, The UMC only recognizes Mary for what she is,the Mother of Jesus, and not a Holy icon to worship. The Methodists do not worship Icons.(which is why I do not belong to the Catholic Church)
The Mexicans will eventually find that their church will no longer be called UMC, (perhaps another offshoot of which there are many independent offshoot churches) but this matter will take some time to be solved. They are very slow to do these sorts of things and the organization is very decentralized.
I don't mean to make light of your post, but the fact is, that this violates the few things that separate the UMC from the Catholic Church and I do not blame the members for bugging out.
I would as well. I don't worship Icons either. Don't plan to start for any reason.
The Catholic Church does not operate under a 'charter'. It was commissioned by Christ, Himself.
Mary is not an icon. She is the mother of God ... would you disagree with this?
All devotions to Mary and the saints ultimately glorify their Creator, who made them what they are. Could we possibly praise the Mona Lisa without praising Leonardo DaVinci? That masterpiece certainly did not paint itself! Even so, Mary is God's great masterpiece, and all praise given to her is praise of Her Maker.
Biblical Basis
When Elizabeth praises Mary, saying "Blessed art thou amongst women", Mary immediately replies "My soul doth magnify the Lord..." (Luke 1:42; 46). All the devotion which we offer her redounds to God's praise and glory.
An inscription at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, dating back to 200 A.D., says "Hail Mary!". This is very early evidence of prayer to Mary.
The Sub Tuum Praesidium is another early prayer to her:
We fly to your patronage, O holy Mother of God.The Hail Mary also originated early on, since most of it comes from the Bible. This later became one of the prayers of the Rosary, along with the Our Father, Glory be and Apostle's Creed, all of Biblical or early Christian origin.
Despise not our petitions in our necessities,
But deliver us from all dangers,
O ever-glorious and Blessed Virgin! (circa 300 A.D.)
So Marian devotions clearly trace back to the early Church.
"The UMC only recognizes Mary for what she is,the Mother of Jesus, and not a Holy icon to worship. The Methodists do not worship Icons.(which is why I do not belong to the Catholic Church)"
Where in heaven's name did you get the idea that Romans "worship" icons? The 7th Ecumenical Council, held at Nicea in 787 held as follows:
"We define that the holy icons, whether in color, mosaic, or some other material, should be exhibited in the holy churches of God, on the sacred vessels and liturgical vestments, on the walls, furnishings, and in houses and along the roads, namely the icons of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, that of our Lady the Theotokos, those of the venerable angels and those of all saintly people. Whenever these representations are contemplated, they will cause those who look at them to commemorate and love their prototype. We define also that they should be kissed and that they are an object of veneration and honor (timitiki proskynisis), but not of real worship (latreia), which is reserved for Him Who is the subject of our faith and is proper for the divine nature."
787; a bit before the Methodist Church showed up. As a matter of fact, Iconoclasm, which is to say the rejection and destruction of icons is a grave heresy.
Dear Cold Heat,
"I don't worship Icons either."
That's great! As a Catholic, neither do I.
But I do venerate the saints, even when depicted in icons, and ask them to pray for me.
Worship, however, is reserved to God alone.
Dear NYer,
"Could we possibly praise the Mona Lisa without praising Leonardo DaVinci?"
That is a truly beautiful analogy.
It truly captures the meaning of the veneration of the saints, especially of the Theotokos.
wor·ship ( P ) Pronunciation Key (wûrshp)
The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.
Dear Cold Heat,
"The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object."
Yes, and we give that reverent love and devotion due to God alone to God alone.
We revere the saints, and ask them to pray for us.
indeed. if words like "latria" "dulia" and "hyperdulia" were part of our common vocabulary, there wouldn't be so much confusion about Catholics "worshipping" Mary, statues, or anything but the Triune God.
Neither do Catholics.
Many of the Methodist churches have abandoned even that. My grandfather-in-law was a Methodist minister, and a very holy and good man too . . . but his church didn't even use the liturgy in the back of the Methodist hymnal. It was a pretty standard Protestant service, with the sermon rather than the Eucharist being the center of the worship service.
I'll not debate that.
What I will say is that Methodist's pray directly to Jesus who is God's only son and is both human and God.
We do not ask anyone else to do that praying.(we have a direct line)
And that is that. If that is not enough, then there are other religions, all of whom have differences. I make no public judgments of which one is the right or wrong. I only do what is right for me and proselytize for none.
The Methodists formed their first conference in 1744, but it did not have governing power until after the death of John Wesley in 1791.
I learned a lot about the Methodist church in self-defense. I was born and raised Episcopalian, and the sweet little old ladies in my grandfather-in-law's congregation kept asking me when I was going to convert. So I used to respond (very politely) that John and Charles Wesley lived and died Episcopalians, so I hoped I could too.
Didn't work out that way. My husband and I are now Catholic, after the ECUSA apparently went stark raving mad.
But this of course is long after the Reverend went to his heavenly reward.
And omoosios and nous and proskynisis too! :)
Now there is something that Catholics (who know their stuff) and Eastern Orthodox can agree.
Methodists aren't "marginally" but mainline Protestant, along with the Presbyterians. The Baptists of course are further along the continuum, but they always have been.
That is a common canard raised against Catholics, but it is completely and totally untrue. The Catechism and the Canons of the Church are very straightforward about this - worship belongs to God alone. We give the saints honor, and to Mary as the Mother of God special honor is due . . . but never worship.
If so, you are doing the same thing we Catholics do when we ask a saint to pray for us.
For further info, see the Book of Revelation, or Maccabees.
The one we use here is the Eucharist.
My father in law is a retired Methodist minister as well.
Yes, I married a preachers kid.
I have no objections to the rituals. I am very uncomfortable in most of the protestant churches except for the UMC. I have never sensed any anti-catholic mentality, but I do know that idolatry is not acceptable within the UMC family, as I stated. But I have never witnessed anyone publicly saying anything against a catholic. Not ever.
Well, maybe a joke or two.:-)
She last made an appearance in WWII during an American bombing raid. According to the program I'm watching at the moment on COX Cable one of our pilots reported an aparition of what seemed to be a very tall woman catching bombs and tossing them aside.
This was also reported extensively on the ground.
According to this program Matsu is presently the most venerated goddess in Taiwan. You have to talk directly to Matsu since no one may intervene.
Thai Buddhists regularly report such apparitions as well.
I don't begin to understand these visions and images. However, they seem to be a worldwide phenomenon, and there is quite a bit of commonality in them.
My priest predicted it several weeks before it happened. The other major development was on another Marian holiday.
I used to know some good Episcopalian jokes, but I don't tell them any more . . . too many of them came true. :-(
I'm sure that somewhere some religious scholar has thoroughly examined the situation and used that idea, at least in part, as the basis for the justification of current veneration.
Now this is interesting. What happened 12/8? Or is there another one I missed?
"Now there is something that Catholics (who know their stuff) and Eastern Orthodox can agree."
Oh, I trust there's more than that!
You (and I) ask other mortals to pray for you even people you don't know on internet forums. Why not the most blessed mother of the Word become man?
Souls live in heaven and on earth - which puts us all in communion under the Almighty. To true Catholics, it seems illogical to ask other mortals to pray for us, yet refuse to ask those who exist elsewhere in God's Kingdom to do the same - especially the most blessed woman to ever exist.
There were two decisions. I don't remember what but both fell on Marian feasts.
Oh I agree. I think we have a lot in common (maybe even everything). We just explain things different, which causes problems.
However, to answer your question....Yes, I have participated in many prayer threads. I believe that live people can pray, but I don't see how a dead one can. When one dies, one is no longer of this earth and I don't think they listen to prayers, or why they would be necessary to intermediate.
OK by me if you do. That is why we have a diverse religious community.
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Steve Jobs will once again take to the stage tomorrow, Wednesday October 20th at the "Town Hall" on Apple's Infinite Loop campus in Cupertino, California to unveil a new round of products and technology previews with his infamous headline-grabbing presentation style. What will be announced? Grapevine consensus appears to have a firm grasp of the big picture, but as to the details….
With a few notable exceptions (the small number of people working on certain projects within Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion," internal code name 'Barolo,' force us to sit on details of those projects until after the Event when even if those projects aren't mentioned during the Event, they will be known to a wider group within Infinite Loop and leaks can no longer be tied so easily to our sources), what we've been told by some of our oldest and most reliable contacts in Cupertino comports very closely with the grapevine's consensus of what to expect tomorrow:
*Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion" as hinted by Apple's logo for the Event:
….Lion is a collection of long-standing projects, many of them held back from the Leopard and Snow Leopard development cycles because they were too ambitious and too out of sync with Apple's priorities at the time to make the cut for those releases. Read more