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Green River City Council held its first meeting on Jan. 13 at city hall. Mayor Glen Dale Johnson introduced the new councilmembers and explained that the swearing in had taken place on Jan. 5. The new members of the city council are Blaine Evans, Kerry Bigelow, Dan Harrison and Trent Fluckey.
Green River Community Center representative Joni Pace awarded the volunteer of the month for December 2003 to the Wilmarth family. This family, including members from Grand Junction, Colo. all came together to prepare the lighting display in the city park and around the town for the holiday season. The lights on ceremony for the display was done in conjunction with the volunteer appreciation luncheon.
Mayor Johnson announced that the city treasurer, Janet Keele, has resigned. After the application process, the council has decided to award the position to Valerie Newland. Councilman Bigelow was elected to act as the Mayor-ProTem for the first six months of 2004 and Councilman Fluckey was elected for the second six months. Mayor Johnson will make the department head assignments at the February meeting.
The planning and zoning commission positions are also open. Mayor Johnson announced that anyone who would like to serve in the positions should contact city hall.
Resolution 1-13-2004A was adopted. This resolution states that: Jan. 1, Feb. 16, April 9, May 31, July 5, July 23, Sept. 6, Oct. 11, Nov. 25-26 and Dec. 24 will be the days designated as holidays for the city employees for the year 2004. Resolution 1-13-2004B stated: Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 9, March 30, April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Aug. 31, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9. Nov. 30 and Dec. 14 will be the schedule for the meetings of the city council for the 2004 year. In the months that have two dates listed, the second will be exclusively for citizen concerns.
Mary Wilmarth from Friends of PACT, Positive Action Community Team, explained that the organization is a fundraising organization that raises money for Green River projects only. She announced that any worthy cause in the city of Green River can be taken on by the group. The project that they are working on is the Green River Community Life Center. The group has hired Kevin Peterson as their financial advisor for the project.
Peterson told the council the he is the owner of Capitol Consulting Group and his job will be to structure the financing for the Green River Community Life Center. He explained the avenues of attaining funds for this type of project. There are tax credits, state and federal grants, and private grants. The one thing that the group needs at this point is a piece of property.
Green River City and the Friends of PACT have examined several city owned properties and have made plans to move forward in the process on a plot of land between Mulberry and Howard streets. Mayor Johnson will have a few items to go over with the city's attorney before the finalization can be done. A public hearing and meeting with planning and zoning also must be completed.
This new community center has the possibility to create 25 full time jobs for Green River citizens. The project will include a medical component and may contain up to 12 housing units. An estimate of the amount of money needed for the project was $5.5 million.
Ernest Bastian requested that the council honor a promise by a city council of many years ago, to put curb, gutter and sidewalk in front of his home. He explained that the arrangement he had with that particular council was to give the city a right of way in exchange for the curb and gutter work. The city agreed to engineer and profile the property on Clark Street and tabled further decision.
Connie Copenhaver of PACT, gave the council a financial report concerning the fund raising activities of the group. The Friends of PACT are in the process of doing several fundraising events for the Green River Community Life Center, including an ongoing project of selling bricks that will be included in the entryway of the new building, with the donors name engraved. Copenhaver said that all the money raised to date has gone to pay the consultant, and also Jim Wood for the feasibility study.
Copenhaver presented the council with the contract for the lease of equipment to the Green River Economic Action Team (GREAT). This contract will include the community TV channel equipment. It was accepted by the council
The councilman heard a presentation by city recorder Conae Black. She expressed her concern over the condition of the city's copy machine. The machine has been repaired numerous times, but the machine is quite old and does not work properly. The council approved the purchase of a new copy machine for the city.
Brian Meadows informed the council concerning the activities of the city's maintenance crew. Some improvements have been completed to the city shop and cold weather storage of some equipment has been secured. The ice pond in the park is ready for the children in the city to use and snow removal is going well.
Christine Monroe, of the Green River Community Center reported that during January, they are celebrating the Renaissance. There are many activities planned around this theme and many out of town speakers and demonstrations are coming. Monroe also mentioned that during the homecoming game at Green River High School on Jan. 23, the halftime activity will be along the same theme.
Conae Black reported that the audit has been completed by Smuin, Rich and Marsing and everything went very well. The auditors commended the city on the financial records.
Councilman Burr noted that there are two-three positions open on the museum board.
Councilman Fluckey requested that the ordinances for living accommodations at the airport be looked into. He has had an inquiry from an out of town person concerning the possibility of that person coming in and building a hangar with living space at the airport.
Mayor Johnson announced that the contract award for the missile base clean up project for the motor pool building will take place on Jan. 28.
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Emery County Historical Society with the help of The Division of Oil, Gas and Mining's Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program and the Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office presented a video titled "Mining on the Swell" to a very large audience at the Museum of the San Rafael Nov. 15.
Before the program began Dottie Grimes on behalf of the Emery County Historical Society made a presentation to someone who has helped preserve the history of Emery County. The Emery County Historical Preservation Award was then presented to Mervin Miles. Miles worked with the BLM for about 37 years and much of that work was out on the San Rafael. He knows as much as anyone about the San Rafael Swell. She said, he is so willing to take people out and show them things he knows about. Mervin knows the history of what went on at each place. We have a lot of human history on the San Rafael Swell. Mervin has many photos that he has taken of that area and he has been the leader of many Historical Society Treks and field trips. He has worked with the youth in training them to preserve things in the environment of our area. "We thank him for all that he has done and continues to do for us," said Grimes.
Before the meeting the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining had set up large displays of photos, maps and descriptions of Oil and Gas facts, Utah Coal and Mineral facts and photos of how abandoned mines are being sealed off from the public. A second display was of the San Rafael AMRP Project with a map illustrating where mining had taken place and where abandoned mines were being sealed off to protect the public. The third display was of the Utah DNR the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program including a large chart about Utah bats. It seems bats like to live in caves or old mines. When these old mines are sealed off provision has to be made for access into and out of the mine by the bats. Thus the steel grates used to seal off the mines have holes for the bats to fly in and out of. The public can look through the grates into the mine but cannot enter the mine.
Chris Conrad a Geologist from the Price BLM Office introduced Tony Gallegos a Mining Engineer with the State Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program who presented the program and discussed what was to be seen in the video and answered questions from the audience. Gallegos, AMRP Project Manager presented the "Mining on the Swell," video with the assistance of Jan Morse a Mine Reclamation Specialist with the Utah Division of Oil Gas and Mining, and Chris Conrad a Geologist from the Price BLM Office.
The Division of Oil, Gas and Mining's Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program and the Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office cooperatively produced the "Mining on the Swell," video as part of the historical documentation in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act for the upcoming San Rafael Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project. "We hope that the Abandoned Mine Program's work will make the history of mining in the San Rafael Swell during the cold war uranium boom era more available to Emery County citizens and visitors to the Swell," said Gallegos, AMRP Project Manager. "This video does a great job of capturing the flavor of what it was like to be mining uranium in the San Rafael Swell 60 and 70 years ago.
This "Mining on the Swell," video was based on oral history interviews conducted in 2011 by a BYU historian who recorded the experiences of six people involved with mining in the San Rafael Swell. The six interviewees were Ted Ekker, Jack Erwin, Mervin Miles, Mark H. Williams, Barbara Ekker, and John Anderson. The video included photos of mines at the following locations: Copper Globe, Lucky Strike, Family Butte, Tomsich Butte, The Hondu, Little Susan, Muddy Creek, Hidden Splendor, Temple Mountain and The Reef. Gallegos said, the purpose of the Abandoned Mine Project is to eliminate physical hazards to the public posed by abandoned mine openings in the San Rafael Swell. This project will close 168 horizontal or inclined mines and four vertical shaft mine openings with steel grates.
Most of the mines being sealed off are old Uranium mines although there were some copper and gold mines to be sealed off as well. After the video Jan Morse a Mine Reclamation Specialist with the Utah Division of Oil Gas and Mining was introduced. Morse asked Mervin Miles, Mark H. Williams and John Anderson to come from the audience to be recognized. Ted Ekker, Barbara Ekker and Jack Erwin were not present at the video presentation. She then made some observations about things seen in the video and answered additional questions. If someone would like to see the map of the project boundary or the video they can contact Jan Morse at the Utah AMRP 801-538-5327 or Chris Conrad at the Price BLM Field Office 435-636-3667. The video is available for viewing on the DOGM website.

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Lets face it, the Giants have issues right now, I can take the jokes and ribbing etc. But its funny to see some opposing fans creating accounts recently to try and talk smack.
I would wait until you at least win a playoff game before crowing.
Hey look, Dallas is beating a ****ty Philly team. Win as much as you want, Dallas isn"t winning anything
LOL...How true...chokemo will fold before the season is over...
Don't get mad when I ask this question, because I ask it of all Cowgirl fans with less than 10 posts who I've never seen before:
How long have you been a Cowgirl fan dude....since week 5 ?
Funny how many Cowgirl fans come out of the woodwork whenever they're in first place., but when Romo chokes away a game and/or a season,(like he will again this year)...... y'all abandon ship and become the invisible fan base faster than **** through a goose!!!
lol whats going on here. got a bunch of Cowboys fans arguing in a NYG Forum.. However to OP. we dished it out when we were able to.. like when the Dream team flopped and when your old coach the Pillsbury dough boy fell flat on his face that last season (2010) and the cowboys lost a bunch in a row. you were like 1-7 after that 45-7 loss to GB. Phililips was fired the next day and Garrett got them to finish 5-3 to end up 6-10... We were all over you doing that losing streak. So go ahead and hand it to us
Football has been very, very good to us.
Even though 2013-2015 were 3 losing season's, we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!! & NE
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE all by ourselves again!!!
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Peshek charted Ebron, Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Texas Tech's Jace Amaro, Notre Dame's Troy Niklas and Cal's Richard Rodgers. Of those five players, Ebron had an alarming drop rate at 11.43-percent.
For the sake of comparison Ebron's drop rate was the highest, above Niklas (8.57), Amaro (7.69), Rodgers (7.69) and Seferian-Jenkins (5.41). Of all the wide receiver's charted by Peshek, only three players had a higher drop rate than Ebron: Clemson's Martavis Bryant (12.5), USC's Marqise Lee (12.31) and Missouri's L'Damian Washington (12.07).
By no means is this the only piece to the puzzle, but it is definitely a useful tool that challenges the narratives that may exist for some of these players. So are other parts of Peshek's study.
Ebron tested quite well in comparison to the other tight ends in yards after the catch, averaging 8.84 yards which was the highest of the five. That average is more than five yards per catch higher than Seferian-Jenkins (3.40).
The study was done on February 19, but it's still incredibly relevant because there hasn't been a single game since early January. Peshek does fantastic work for Rotoworld and can be followed on Twitter
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My post clearly pointed out that I was referring to AWOL's trading methodology, not trying to cover every imaginable doomsday scenario.
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I don't understand your reference to Mexico. I am not American.
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The Lord is clothed with honor and majesty—He makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flaming fire—Through His providence He sustains all forms of life—His glory endures forever.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art
2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who
3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the
4 Who maketh
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the
7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to
10 He sendeth the
11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
16 The
17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the
19 He appointed the
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy
25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest thy
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
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I have three research foci: 1) The role of sexual selection in fish evolution; 2) Investigating the effects of environmentally realistic herbicide and pharmaceutical exposure on hormone concentrations, reproductive and aggressive behavior in fish; and 2) Behavior, ecology, and conservation of marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine.
Sexual selection in fish evolution: My research combines ethological, evolutionary, ecological, and phylogenetic approaches to investigate animal behavior. Using experimental and observational methods, my interests focus on the elicitation, control, function, and evolution of behavior in fishes. Recent projects investigate visual signals and the mechanisms by which they control and mediate courtship, aggression, and other social behaviors. Much of my research to date involves experimental studies on mate choice, sexual selection and aggression in Poeciliid fishes.
Investigating the effects of environmentally realistic herbicide and pharmaceutical exposure on hormone concentrations, reproductive and aggressive behavior in fish: This project examines the hormonal and behavioral effects of two compounds (fluoxetine and atrazine) on the convict cichlid,Amatitlania nigrofasciata. Atrazine, a widely used herbicide, is the second most commonly used pesticide in the US and is resistant to degradation. Many animal species that spend all or part of their life cycle in water can be exposed to significant levels of the chemical for a considerable part of their life. Non-target species inhabiting water bodies around agricultural fields are particularly at risk for exposure to atrazine. Atrazine induces aromatization of testosterone to estradiol, thereby causing an estrogenic effect in exposed individuals. Several studies have demonstrated the feminizing effects of atrazine in amphibians, yet the number of studies with ambiguous and conflicting results contributes to preventing policy changes regarding the use of this pesticide.
While the effects of estrogen mimics and endocrine disrupting chemicals have been the focus of numerous studies, the potential risks of exposure to non-steroid pharmaceuticals by comparison are poorly understood. Antidepressant pharmaceuticals such fluoxetine, the active ingredient in Prozac, have been found in wastewater effluent at biologically relevant levels and bioconcentrate in fish. The presence of this type of drug in waterways has the potential to generate potent endocrine-disrupting effects, yet their role in disrupting hormones and behavior has received relatively little attention. Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that is used to treat depression and anxiety disorders in humans. SSRIs act by preventing the reuptake of serotonin from the synaptic cleft, which results in higher extracellular serotonin levels.
Exposure to such chemicals generates changes in behavior. Behavior is therefore an excellent indicator of environmental impacts on an organism as behavioral changes that interfere with a species' health and sustainability in the environment may be observed long before physiological changes occur. For example, fluoxetine administration has been found to dramatically impact aggression levels in male fish, which has long-term implications for species survival if the ability to reproduce is linked to the ability to defend and maintain a territory as is the case for A. nigrofasciata. Understanding not only individual, but the population level effects of EDC-altered reproductive and aggressive behavior is important to conservation biology. Many contaminants are persistent and remain in the environment at substantial concentrations for several years, spanning multiple generations of short-lived species. Multi-generational disruption of traits used for reproduction such as territorial aggression and mate choice can alter evolutionary trajectories and threaten the species continued existence in the polluted environment.
Experiments with A. nigrofasciata my students and I (in collaboration with Dr. Stephan Theberge in Merrimack's Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry) are working on in connection with this project include the following:
1. Effects of acute exposure to atrazine and fluoxetine on intraspecific aggression.
2. Effects of long-term exposure to atrazine and fluoxetine on intraspecific aggression.
3. Effects of acute atrazine and fluoxetine exposure on female mate choice & fecundity (i.e. # of eggs laid per clutch).
4. Effects of chronic atrazine and fluoxetine exposure on female mate choice &fecundity.
5. Effects of atrazine and fluoxetine on 11-ketotestosterone and cortisol (a stress hormone) levels.
Behavior, ecology, and conservation of marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine: I also hold a strong interest in marine mammal behavior, ecology, and conservation. In Spring 2009 I established a partnership in research and education with the Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation (http://www.blueoceansociety.org/), a non-profit organization dedicated to marine mammal research, conservation, and education centered in Portsmouth, NH. During the summer months I serve as "Naturalist" aboard whale watch vessels, collecting behavioral and physical data on the whale, dolphin, and sea bird populations in the Jeffreys Ledge region of the Gulf of Maine while educating the public on marine mammal ecology and conservation. This work involves mentoring undergraduate students conducting summer research at Merrimack and/or interning with Blue Ocean. All the data collected are added to Blue Ocean's data base, which we then analyze during the off season. As part of this collaboration, Blue Ocean provides competitive internship/research opportunities to Merrimack students interested in marine mammal ecology, behavior & conservation. Click on the following link to view a gallery of pictures taken over the past few seasons on the water:http://merrimack.smugmug.com/Experiential-Learning/Whale-Watch/31065570_SXVLCr#!i=2687311517&k=x5SKjFr
Current Research
My students and I are currently working on two research projects:
1. The convict cichlid project described above.
2. A collaboration with Blue Ocean scientists in the analysis of 15+ years of marine mammal data from the Jeffreys Ledge region of the Gulf of Maine. Data mining efforts cover a wide range of study questions primarily addressing humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and fin whale (Balenoptera physalus) behavior, ecology and conservation.
Selected Publications
* denotes undergraduate researcher
MacLaren, R.D. and *Fontaine, A. 2012. Incongruence between the sexes in preferences for body and dorsal fin size in Xiphophorus variatus. Behavioural Processes. DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.10.013
MacLaren, R.D., Schulte, D. and Kennedy, J. 2012. Field research studying whales in an undergraduate animal behavior laboratory. Bioscene Journal of College Biology Teaching.
MacLaren, R.D. and *Fontaine, A. 2012. Female bias for male lateral projection area in Poecilia reticulata. Environmental Biology of Fishes. Vol. 93, Issue 1, 105-119.
MacLaren, R.D., *He, R., and *Gagnon, J. 2011. Bias for enlarged male body and dorsal fins in female Xiphophorus variatus. Behavioural Processes 87, 197-202.
MacLaren, R.D. and *Daniska, D. 2008. Female preferences for dorsal fin and body size in Xiphophorus helleri : further investigation of the LPA bias in Poeciliid fishes. Behaviour. 145, 897-913.
MacLaren, R.D. 2007. Female preference in Xiphophorus helleri: Further investigation of the LPA bias in Poeciliid fishes. 2007 Annual Animal Behavior Society Conference Abstracts.
MacLaren, R.D. 2006. The effects of male proximity, apparent size, and absolute size on female preference in the sailfin molly, Poecilia latipinna. Behaviour. 143, 1457-1472
MacLaren, R.D. and Rowland, W.J. 2006a. Female preference for male lateral projection area in the shortfin molly Poecilia mexicana; evidence for a preexisting bias. Ethology. 112, 678-690.
MacLaren, R.D. and Rowland, W.J. 2006b. Differences in female preferences for male body size in Poecilia latipinna using simultaneous vs. sequential stimulus presentation designs. Behaviour. 143, 273-292.
MacLaren, R.D., Rowland, W.J., and *Morgan, N. 2004. Female preferences for sailfin and body size in the sailfin molly,Poecilia latipinna. Ethology.110, 363-379.
Rowland, W.J., *Grindle, N., MacLaren, R.D., and Granquist, R.2002. Male preference for a subtle posture cue that signals spawning readiness in female sticklebacks. Animal Behaviour. 63.
See Also:
Supplemental figures 4 & 5 accompanying "Field research studying whales in an undergraduate animal behavior laboratory" by MacLaren, R.D., Schulte, D. and Kennedy, J. Published in Bioscene Journal of College Biology Teaching in spring 2012.


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Debates of May 16th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #125 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was environment.
- Question Period
- Post-Secondary Education
- Employment
- Safe City Mississauga
- Child Nutrition
- Memorial Cup Hockey Tournament
- University of Windsor Lancers
- St. Catharines Falcons
- Community Living Peterborough
- Community Development in l'Assomption
- National Mining Week
- Pay Equity
- Food Shortages
- Human Rights
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Government Accountability
- Transboundary Waters Protection Act
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- National Security
- Employment Insurance
- Pensions
- Employment Insurance
- The Environment
- Pensions
- Employment Insurance
- Telecommunications
- Aerospace Industry
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Northern Development
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- The Budget
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- Democratic Reform
- Parks Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Aboriginal Affairs
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- Points of Order
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Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Scott Brison Kings—Hants, NS
Mr. Speaker, has the public service provided the Minister of Finance with an estimate of how many dollars the government will save by raising the OAS age from 65 to 67, yes or no?
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Alice Wong Minister of State (Seniors)
Mr. Speaker, there will be no reductions to seniors' pensions.
The opposition parties are missing the point. This is not about savings. Our changes will put old age security on a sustainable path so it will be there when Canadians need it. Changes made will be gradual, beginning in 2023 and coming into full effect in 2029.
We are also providing Canadians with the option to defer OAS and collect later at a higher rate, if they wish.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Judy Foote Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
Mr. Speaker, while the minister responsible for EI continues to be evasive and refuses to say what the changes to EI will mean, Canadians are afraid of what will happen to them if they should suddenly lose their job in this fragile economy. She claims:
Canadians will be expected to take jobs appropriate to their skill level in their area.
However, she is deleting those very provisions from the current EI act. Can the minister reveal what specific criteria will be used to determine what she defines as their "local area" and "skill level" before the legislation is voted on?
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Ted Menzies Minister of State (Finance)
Mr. Speaker, we all understand that any one Canadian unemployed is too many, but we are also facing unprecedented skills shortages. We need to make sure that we help people find those jobs. We need to help the unemployed connect with jobs that they are capable of taking part in.
There is a skills shortage; we have unemployed Canadians. We are not asking them to do anything more than apply for jobs that they are skilled to perform.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Dominic LeBlanc Beauséjour, NB
Mr. Speaker, in the recent budget, another sentence pertaining to employment insurance has many workers worried. These words suggest that the minister would take into account an individual's past history with the EI program.
This will punish seasonal workers, parents who have already been on parental leave and anyone who has needed employment insurance in the past.
Why do the Conservatives want to cut or completely eliminate their benefits? Is "three strikes and you're out" the new program or will there be a two-tiered employment insurance program?
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Ted Menzies Minister of State (Finance)
Mr. Speaker, employees and employers across this country contribute to unemployment insurance. It is there when people lose their jobs.
All Canadians expect to be temporarily unemployed. That is what EI is for. We also expect people to seek a job that is within their skill set. That is only fair and reasonable. We are also only asking those Canadians to seek that within reasonable distance of their own homes.
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Hélène LeBlanc LaSalle—Émard, QC
Mr. Speaker, opening up the Canadian market to foreign telecommunication companies will not help consumers; quite the opposite, in fact.
Last year, the public safety department issued a warning about this. Telecommunications systems are too strategic to be left in the hands of foreign companies.
The Minister of Industry is ignoring the recommendations of his colleague, the public safety minister. Once again, the Conservatives cannot agree.
Why do the Conservatives want to sneak these risky measures through by including them in this Trojan Horse?
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, as the Minister of Industry has indicated, our government has taken strong steps to benefit consumers and open up the market to competition, but I must stress that all carriers will continue to be subject to Canadians laws.
We will continue to ensure that Canadians can rely on telecommunications infrastructure that is safe and secure. That is essentially what the official from public safety indicated: that he was not in opposition to the auction that is occurring.
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Dan Harris Scarborough Southwest, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Trojan Horse budget bill conceals changes that would expose Canadians to new threats.
Conservatives are proposing changes that would allow full foreign ownership of Canadian telecom companies, even though, in contradiction to what the minister just said, public safety officials warn this would:
....pose a considerable risk to public safety and national security and would hinder the security and intelligence community's ability to fulfill their mandate...
Is the minister so eager to sell off our telecom sector that he is willing to ignore the safety and security of Canadians?
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, I would suggest to the member that he not let the CBC do his research for him.
The CBC reported half of the story, half of the memo. Yes, the official, as he should have done, indicated what possible concerns there were. He also indicated, and I note, "...I want to stress that Public Safety Canada's perspective is not in opposition to the 700 MHz auction".
Perhaps he should read the entire letter, as opposed to simply relying on a CBC report.
Aerospace Industry
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Kennedy Stewart Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, the government is really lost in space when it comes to protecting the public and protecting jobs. The minister repeatedly claims the government is committed to RADARSAT, but the facts contradict him.
MDA was forced to lay off 100 employees because the government has refused to sign a contract, and even more high-tech jobs are in jeopardy.
Will the minister explain the gap between his words and his refusal to act?
Aerospace Industry
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Christian Paradis Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture)
Mr. Speaker, we are fully committed to the RADARSAT project. It is an important project, but we want to deliver it in the most cost-effective way. That is what we will do.
I would like to remind the member that for the first time we have launched a review of space and aerospace because we want to remain the leaders in this sector.
This is real action, not just talk.
Aerospace Industry
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Laurin Liu Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, QC
Mr. Speaker, if the minister is so sure about the future of RADARSAT, will he allow the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology to meet with representatives of MDA in public?
The RADARSAT program is essential to marine surveillance, disaster management and environmental monitoring. It was developed by Canada's leading scientists and engineers.
The Conservatives' empty rhetoric will not prevent job losses or stop the brain drain. How many high-level jobs need to be lost before the minister will do something about it?
Aerospace Industry
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Christian Paradis Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture)
Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. RADARSAT has existed for quite some time. Considerable funding for that program was included in budget 2010, but the NDP voted against that. If it were left up to them, there would be no RADARSAT.
We have said that we are committed to this project and we would deliver it in the most cost-effective way.
That being said, I would remind my hon. colleague that we have launched a review of our aerospace and space sectors, to be led by David Emerson. That work is under way. Why? Because we want to remain world leaders in this key sector.
Citizenship and Immigration
Oral Questions
May 16th, 2012 / 2:50 p.m.
Ron Cannan Kelowna—Lake Country, BC
Mr. Speaker, in August 2010, the MV Sun Sea brought 492 irregular migrants to Canada as part of an elaborate human smuggling operation.
Human smuggling is a terrible crime in which the most vulnerable are taken advantage of, often for the financial gain of criminals and terrorists.
Can the Minister of Public Safety please update the House on the status of efforts into investigating this matter?


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