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Debates of May 4th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #117 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was affordable.
- Question Period
- Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act
- Tibet
- Employment Insurance
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Heart and Stroke Fundraising
- Calgary Zoo
- National Volunteer Week
- Netherlands Liberation Day
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- Liberation of the Netherlands
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- The Environment
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- Government Priorities
- Presence in Gallery
- Points of Order
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- First Nations Elections Act
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act
- Housing
The House resumed from May 3 consideration of the motion that Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, be read the second time and referred to a committee, and of the amendment.
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May 4th, 2012 / 10:05 a.m.
Bob Dechert Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in support of our government's bold and responsible economic action plan 2012 and, in particular, Bill C-38, also known as the jobs, growth and long-term prosperity act.
Budget 2012 sets out a prudent and long-term plan to ensure the future prosperity, health and retirement security of all Canadians. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight a few of the many provisions of budget 2012 which are particularly important to the people I represent in the city of Mississauga.
While budget 2012 includes dozens of important new measures to create jobs and growth and ensure long-term prosperity, the budget is also remarkable for what it does not do. What it does not do is raise taxes. Unlike the budgets of many of our largest trading partners, such as the United Kingdom, our government is not raising taxes on hard-working Canadian families, seniors and job creators. We are, in fact, keeping taxes on individuals and job creators to the lowest levels in over 50 years.
Not many years ago, Canada had the unenviable reputation of having some of the highest personal income tax and business tax rates in the industrialized world. Those punishing rates of taxation had the effect of driving business investment and jobs out of Canada and penalizing workers and families.
Since 2006, our government has reduced taxes through measures such as the GST by 2%, targeted tax relief for families, workers and small business people, and introduced income splitting for seniors. By reducing the federal corporate tax rate to 15%, we have made Canada a very attractive place to invest and create jobs. This rate compare favourably to business tax rates in the United States and Europe.
Through these measures, we have reduced the federal tax burden on the average family by $3,100 each and every year. The money saved through these tax reductions is providing Canadians with more choice, enabling them to save more for their children's education and their own retirement, and to care for their families and pursue their dreams.
Our government is committed to keeping taxes low. We know that the world is an increasingly competitive place in which to create jobs and conduct business. In addition to keeping taxes low and ensuring that our workers have the best education and skills, our government understands that in order to succeed, Canadian businesses need to innovate.
Mississauga is home to some of the most technologically advanced and innovative companies in the world. Our government has made significant investments in the University of Toronto, Mississauga campus, and the new Mississauga campus of Sheridan College, through the infrastructure stimulus fund. These investments will ensure that our young people and older workers have the knowledge and skills to create the world-leading technologies, services and innovations of the future.
I am pleased to see that, through budget 2012, the government is taking further action to support innovation in Canada. For example, we are providing $400 million to increase private sector investments in early-stage risk capital and to support the creation of large-scale venture capital funds led by the private sector.
We are providing an additional $100 million to the Business Development Bank of Canada to support its venture capital activities; an additional $110 million to the National Research Council to double support to companies through the industrial research assistance program; $95 million over three years and $40 million per year thereafter to make the Canadian innovation commercialization program permanent; $37 million to the granting councils to enhance their support for industry and academic research partnerships; and $500 million over five years to the Canada Foundation for Innovation to support advanced research infrastructure. These measures will help to foster scientific research, innovation and commercialization.
Our government also understands that most Canadian jobs are created by small and medium-sized enterprises. These businesses are nimble and efficient. They employ millions of young and new Canadians in places like Mississauga.
In addition to reducing small business tax rates to the lowest levels in decades, our government is continuing to support small business in budget 2012, by investing $205 million to extend the hiring credit for small business to help small businesses defray the costs of hiring new workers.
The budget also provides an additional $50 million over two years to the youth employment strategy to assist more young people in gaining tangible skills and experience. Last year alone, this investment helped 70,000 Canadian youth gain valuable work experience and skills training.
One of the most intractable issues for new Canadians is the struggle to have their foreign credentials and work experience recognized in Canada. Our government tackled this issue in 2009 by providing funding to develop the pan-Canadian framework for the assessment and recognition of foreign qualifications. Budget 2012 identifies six more occupations including physicians, dentists, engineering technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical radiation technologists and teachers for inclusion in this process. This process would allow many more foreign-trained doctors to qualify to practise medicine and begin to care for the tens of thousands of Canadians who are searching for a family doctor. I am proud that our government is making real progress on this issue.
Our government has made historic and unprecedented investments in Canadian infrastructure under the building Canada fund, the permanent municipal gas tax fund and the infrastructure stimulus fund. Mississauga has received substantial funding of important infrastructure projects under these funds. Budget 2012 would additionally provide $150 million over two years for a new community infrastructure improvement fund to support repairs and improvements to existing community facilities and $105 million to support VIA Rail Canada's operations and capital projects. People in Mississauga will benefit greatly from the creation of Canada's first national near-urban park in the Rouge Valley in the GTA.
We are all aware of the global concerns regarding the size of sovereign national debts and relative national fiscal capacity. We have witnessed the turmoil in Greece and draconian measures required in many European countries to put their fiscal houses in order. Canadians know that our economic and fiscal fundamentals are relatively strong. They also understand that governments, like households and businesses, must balance the books. That is why our government is committed to returning to balanced budgets at an appropriate rate as the economy continues to recover from the global economic crisis. Our government is not reducing transfers to persons, including those to seniors, children and the unemployed or transfers to other levels of government in support of health care and social services. In my view, the modest reductions in operating expenses set out in the budget are necessary, reasonable and responsible.
As members know, politicians and governments are continually criticized for short-term, myopic thinking. Canadians want us as legislators to foresee future problems and devise plans to protect our prosperity against the negative impact of those long-term liabilities. In budget 2012, our government is looking more than 10 years down the road and putting in place today pragmatic measures to protect the retirement benefits of future generations. These are not easy decisions to make but they are prudent and, in my view, they are the right decisions for Canada. Budget 2012 charts a bold, visionary and safe course for our nation's future. It is the right plan for the people of Mississauga and it is the right plan for Canada.
For all of these reasons, I urge all of my hon. colleagues in this chamber to support Bill C-38.
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10:15 a.m.
Robert Aubin Trois-Rivières, QC
Madam Speaker, I listened closely to the hon. member's speech.
Obviously I understand that he chose, among the innumerable pages of this bill, the passages that seemed most appropriate to him. However, unfortunately, I am going to have to ask him a question about some of the elements that he did not cover, including the appointment of a unilingual anglophone Auditor General, something we have been disagreeing about for weeks.
What is more, under this new bill, the Auditor General's authority will be diminished considerably. In fact, this bill does away with the obligation to audit the books of at least 12 agencies.
This budget contains what the Conservative members are saying it contains, but there are also many other things hidden throughout this bill that the Conservatives never mention.
I would like to hear what the hon. member has to say about the role of the Auditor General and about the duties that he will be relieved of under this bill.
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10:15 a.m.
Bob Dechert Mississauga—Erindale, ON
Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague mentioned official languages. Of course he will know that our government has very strongly supported official languages in Canada. I find it somewhat strange that he would mention that, given that it was his party that elected many unilingual members from the province of Quebec in ridings where the amount of French spoken in many of those ridings was over 98%. Yet there were people elected without having knocked on one door or talked to any voters, and were unable to speak to them in their own language.
However, the member mentions the Auditor General. The Auditor General is important. We are putting extra funding into the Auditor General's role to enhance his ability to audit the operations of government. We take all of his reports very seriously.
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10:15 a.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Madam Speaker, I would like to make a comment and ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs a question.
My comment is that quite often in this debate on Bill C-38 government representatives talk about budget 2012 and confuse it with the bill before us now, which is implementing parts of budget 2012 and a great many other measures that were not part of the budget.
In relation to foreign affairs, I would like to ask the hon. member about the retreat from federal activities under the Kyoto protocol and the repeal of the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act. Was it considered that it might have been preferable to amend the act to allow reporting requirements to continue, as some reporting will be still be required under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change?
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10:15 a.m.
Bob Dechert Mississauga—Erindale, ON
Madam Speaker, the member will know that Canada's participation in the Kyoto accord was very strongly debated in the last federal election. Our government and my party made our position very clear. Bill C-38 is following through on that promise, as it is on many of the other promises that were made in our platform last year.
There are many mechanisms for reporting Canada's improving record in the reduction of greenhouse gases, one that was woefully inadequate under the previous Liberal government, as she well knows. She will know of recent reports which show that Canada is doing very well in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. There are many ways in which that will be reported to the UN and other agencies.
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10:15 a.m.
Ted Hsu Kingston and the Islands, ON
Madam Speaker, why was funding not renewed for the eco-energy retrofit program for homes in the budget? The program helped people make their homes more energy efficient, save the environment, create jobs, support local businesses and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Why did the government not continue that very successful program?
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10:20 a.m.
Bob Dechert Mississauga—Erindale, ON
Madam Speaker, as the member points out, the eco-energy retrofit program was very successful. It was 100% taken up. Significant taxpayer funds were put into that program. Also, many Canadians made use of the home renovation tax credit a few years ago to do similar kinds of environmental renovations to their homes to reduce energy consumption. They were very successful. We now feel it is time to get back on track and balance budgets. The economy is improving and we are letting the private sector take care of those matters.
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10:20 a.m.
Claude Gravelle Nickel Belt, ON
Madam Speaker, I am honoured to speak today to Bill C-38.
I will begin by noting that the bill, according to journalist Don Martin, has everything but the kitchen sink in it, and, believe me, we looked and we found the kitchen sink in Bill C-38.
Frankly, the bill is an end run around accountability and transparency, and an end run around accountability and transparency from the very Conservative government that made commitments to govern better than the Liberals and to be accountable to Canadians.
Rather than the proper scrutiny of so many changes by the proper parliamentary committees, we see in Bill C-38 a budget bill that avoids consultation and review by both MPs and Canadians.
I understand why the Conservative government might want to do this. It finds itself on the defensive, plagued by scandal, secrecy and mismanagement. Instead of focusing on jobs, as promised, the Prime Minister is attacking pensions, cutting health care and gutting environmental protection.
Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, was introduced in the House last week. The bill would implement certain budget provisions, it is true—for example, the controversial changes to old age security—but the reference to "and other measures" has to be one of the all-time parliamentary understatements.
The bill has more than 420 pages, some 60 acts are amended, another six are repealed and three more are added. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act is completely rewritten. This is far more than a budget bill that deals with taxes and spending.
There are sweeping changes here to policy across a number of fields, from immigration where, among other changes, it erases with the stroke of a pen the entire backlog of applications under the skilled workers program, to telecommunications, opening the door to foreign ownership, to land codes on native reservations and more.
I have just completed an assignment as natural resources critic for my party and remain on the natural resources committee. It is obvious to me, from the studies we have done there on pipelines, refineries and northern resources, that the changes the government wants on reviews are the most extraordinary chapters in the bill.
The new bill gives cabinet broader powers to override decisions of the National Energy Board, shortens the list of protected species and abolishes the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act, among other measures.
We must remember that we have just tabled in this House the 2011 National Energy Board annual report citing more problems related to accidents and an increased volume of projects that it must review. The government should decide to resource the National Energy Board to do its job better. Instead, it wants to have a veto to manage an end run around those proper and comprehensive reviews that not only should look at bigger and longer-term consequences from these natural resources projects but also assess impacts on future generations.
Our natural resources committee needs to call witnesses and look closely at this proposal. This does not belong to the finance committee, hiding in a budget bill. Frankly, this is an insult to Parliament and to the committee system that we have. How can one committee, in this case finance, properly examine all of these diverse measures, especially in the time allotted to them?
It is clear why the government is doing this. While it claims to be fine managers of the economy, the evidence says otherwise. First, there was the lavish night at the Savoy and the $16 orange juice, and now we learn about $600,000 just in overtime for the Conservatives' chauffeur-driven limos. The Conservatives are slashing vital services like food inspection and border services while blowing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on their outrageous sense of entitlement.
How can the Conservatives tell Canadians to sacrifice food safety and border inspections while they continue to live the high life? The government has lost all credibility when it comes to accountability.
The Conservatives have claimed that their budget is about job creation. However, even they admit that it will lead to 19,200 lost jobs in the public service. The Parliamentary Budget Officer, the same one appointed by the Conservative government, has estimated that the budget will cost 43,000 Canadians their jobs. When combined with previous rounds of cuts, this number is 102,000 lost jobs.
I could be on my feet all day and night to say what is wrong with these proposed changes to the law. The very worst change is raising the age of eligibility for OAS-GIS from 65 to 67, when many experts, including the Parliamentary Budget Officer, have confirmed that the OAS program is sustainable. Yet the Conservatives want to balance the budget on the backs of seniors.
There are some additional measures that will once again reduce the government's transparency and responsibility in the area of health. Bill C-38 weakens the reporting requirements of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research by eliminating all of the requirements regarding the publication of annual reports and analyses by the Auditor General.
Under the pretense of a change designed to reduce the administrative burden and make the approval process more efficient, Bill C-38 amends the Food and Drugs Act in such as way as to give the Minister of Health the authority to establish a list of products that are exempt from the regulatory process. The bill also gives the minister the authority to issue marketing authorizations to exempt a product or the advertising of a product from certain provisions of the law. These measures will give the minster more authority and will reduce regulatory oversight.
With regard to jobs, Bill C-38 repeals the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act, which was created in the 1930s to set wage standards and a minimum number of hours of work for construction workers hired for projects funded by the federal government. In practice, the elimination of these minimum standards will allow employers to get around the rates set by unions.
Bill C-38 also amends the Employment Equity Act so that it no longer applies to federal contracts. This is a direct attack on women, aboriginal people and visible minorities. In fact, it was recommended 10 years ago that the employment equity provisions for the federal contractors program be strengthened. Instead, this government is weakening these provisions.
We need to be real on the loss of jobs. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives stated, "In total, federal spending cuts could lead to the elimination of over 70,000 full-time equivalent positions". These are not only public sector losses; about half of these jobs will be lost in the private sector.
Canadians want real action on the economy. In the fall, the New Democrats tabled a motion that called on the government to take immediate action to grow our economy and create jobs. The Conservatives supported the motion, but the budget does not fit the bill. Instead, it focuses on slashing vital services and gutting environmental regulations.
The New Democrats are focused on addressing the real priorities of Canadian families: jobs, health care, pensions and protecting our environment. The New Democrats have a plan that will improve health services for all Canadians, reward the real job creators, strengthen benefits for seniors and take actions to fight climate change.
I will close by saying that this bill is a massive omnibus bill that goes far beyond the budget. Bill C-38 would enact numerous changes that will limit the ability of Canadians and MPs to hold the government accountable. The Conservatives are trying to ram previously unannounced measures through Parliament without allowing Canadians and their MPs to thoroughly examine it. This is not democracy in action.
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10:30 a.m.
Colin Carrie Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Nickelback for his speech, but I would like him to explain the NDP math that he is using. He quoted in his speech that we are cutting health care.
Being the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, I understand that the health care system is important to Canadians. We have consistently increased the transfers to the provinces and territories by 6%. This year is no exception, and we are transferring 6% to the provinces and territories.
In my province, which is also his province, the premier has said that he will be holding health care to a 3% increase. Therefore, he will have an extra 3% of federal transfers to utilize, supposedly, on health care.
How does the member come up with calling a 6% increase a cut? Could explain that math? Also, what will his premier be doing with the extra 3% that we will be allotting him this year for health care?
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10:30 a.m.
Claude Gravelle Nickel Belt, ON
Madam Speaker, first, I will correct two things. I would like to be a member of Nickelback but I prefer to be a member for Nickel Belt. Second, the Premier of Ontario is not my premier. I want nothing to do with him. I want to make that very clear.
What concerns me with the budget bill, Bill C-38, is the raising of the age for OAS from 65 to 67. This will cause many seniors to have to work two years longer. It will cause them to live in poverty. According to the Conservatives' own Parliamentary Budget Officer, OAS is sustainable.
The member talked about health care. I can assure him that the health care in Ontario is not the best and that we need more services. For example, in our hospital in Sudbury, the waiting time for emergency services is 19 hours. Therefore, the Conservatives are not doing enough in cutting health care.
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10:30 a.m.
Ted Hsu Kingston and the Islands, ON
Madam Speaker, regarding the raising of the qualifying age for old age security, if we look at the lowest tenth, the lowest decile of income earners, and the health adjusted life expectancy for low-income people, we find that it has not really increased very much. It is around 60 years of age to 65 years of age, depending on whether one is male or female.
I have heard on the other side that people are living longer and that they are healthier. However, if we look at the people who really need old age security and the guaranteed income supplement, the lowest decile of income earners, when they get to around 60 years old or 65 years old, life sucks. They have reached the typical health adjusted life expectancy and their life becomes very difficult around that age. I would like to know my colleague's thoughts on that.
I think it is very important to focus on the people who need old age security, to look at what their life expectancy is and what their health and quality of life is when they get to around 65 years of age.
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10:30 a.m.
Claude Gravelle Nickel Belt, ON
Madam Speaker, my colleague is right. The only seniors who receive OAS are the poorest of the poor. The ones who do not make enough money on CPP are lifted out of poverty through the OAS system.
Of course, the members on the Conservative front bench do not really care about that. As they would not qualify for OAS because of their massive federal pensions, it is of no concern to them. However, it certainly is a concern to those of us who care about the seniors across the country.
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10:35 a.m.
Costas Menegakis Richmond Hill, ON
Madam Speaker, I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak in the House today in support of Bill C-38, the budget implementation act, which speaks to economic action plan 2012, Canada's blueprint for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.
Economic action plan 2012 is a positive plan that grows our economy today and into the future. It provides support for innovation in research, invests in training and opportunity, families and communities and improves conditions for business investment, while ensuring the long-term sustainability of major social programs.
This is why residents in my riding of Richmond Hill, Ontario, are pleased that the focus of this budget is on creating jobs, not only for today but for the future, within a growing knowledge-based economy. The budget maintains our consistent, responsible approach to managing the economy and building confidence in our future. Indeed, our solid, pragmatic and predictable approach is building certitude and confidence among Canadian business leaders.
I was pleased to read a news release from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce last month. It stated:
Today's budget presents a plan for economic growth that builds on Canada's economic and fiscal advantages. The measures announced will help Canadian businesses prosper and compete.
Budget 2012 supports jobs and growth in many facets. It ensures predictability and stability in the employment insurance rate. The extended hiring credit for small business is a great boost for job creators. This initiative will save up to $205 million in payroll costs for small businesses across the country. Employers can receive a credit of up to $1,000 against an increase in their 2012 EI premiums over those paid in 2011.
Firms in my riding like Auto Technique that just opened its doors last fall and Sure Print & Design that hired new employees earlier this year are already benefiting from this initiative. Companies planning to expand into Richmond Hill, like Sabouhi Academy of Art & Design, will all benefit from the one-year extension of the hiring credit for small business. Other Richmond Hill businesses, like Cosmo Music, tell me that initiatives like the hiring tax credit for small business and the children's arts tax credit that we brought in last year help their business to expand, creating new jobs and economic activity.
Economic action plan 2012 charts the course for the future by supporting entrepreneurs, innovators and world-class research. We will do this by increasing funding for research and development by small and medium-sized business, promoting collaboration between the private sector and federal government, refocusing the National Research Council to better help Canadian businesses develop innovative products and services, increasing access to venture capital financing by high growth companies, streamlining the scientific research and experimental development tax incentive program and increasing funding for research and training through partnerships with universities, granting councils and leading research institutions.
We are supporting economic growth by investing $110 million per year into the National Research Council. This will include the doubling of support to small and medium-sized companies through the industrial research assistance program, or as it is commonly known, IRAP. IRAP is a very important program in my riding. It supports innovative companies by helping them to develop technologies and successfully commercialize them in the global marketplace. Many Richmond Hill companies have benefited from IRAP, and I look forward to seeing many more benefits from this added support.
Budget 2012 announces new investments in training to better utilize Canada's workforce and to remove disincentives that may be discouraging workforce participation. This will be done by investing in young people to help them gain tangible skills and experience, connecting older workers to potential employers and enabling more Canadians with disabilities to obtain work experience by introducing changes to the employment insurance program.
Deepening Canada's trade and investment relationships in large and fast-growing export markets around the world is key to creating jobs and growth. Under the leadership of the right hon. Prime Minister, Canada has shown leadership on the world stage by opposing protectionism and trade restrictive measures.
Since 2007, Canada has concluded trade agreements with 10 countries and is in active negotiations with 10 others. Economic action plan 2012 proposes to intensify Canada's pursuit of new investment opportunities, particularly with large, dynamic and fast-growing economies. I look forward to the benefits these new trade agreements will bring to my riding of Richmond Hill and indeed across our beautiful nation of Canada.
Canadians know that our government is delivering more than $60 billion of tax relief to job creating businesses over five fiscal years. Key actions that we have taken to help businesses invest and create much-needed jobs for Canadians include reducing the general corporate tax rate from 22% to 15%, reducing the small business tax rate to 11% and increasing the eligibility for this rate, increasing the lifetime capital gains exemption, eliminating the federal capital tax and better aligning capital cost allowance rates.
As a result of our actions, overall business investment in non-residential construction and machinery and equipment in 2011 exceeded the pre-downturn peak of 2008, and 2012 business investment intentions point to even stronger results.
I know small businesses are looking forward to our continued focus to reduce red tape. Red tape hampers economic activity, and our government remains committed to removing bureaucratic obstacles to the efforts of businesses to create jobs and growth for Canadians.
Budget 2012 proposes additional measures to reduce the tax compliance burden for small businesses and announces a number of administrative improvements by the CRA.
Investing in public infrastructure is another high priority in Richmond Hill.
Economic action plan 2012 proposes a $150 million investment over two years for a community infrastructure improvement fund to support repairs and improvements to existing small public infrastructure facilities on a cost-shared basis. This is good news for our municipal partners.
Let us not forget that it was this government that doubled gas tax funding to municipalities, from $1 billion to $2 billion, and made it permanent so municipalities now would have stable, predictable funding on which they could count. In my riding of Richmond Hill this means $5 million is automatically added to its budget each and every year.
This is great news for all Canadians, as was noted by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which said:
Canada's municipal leaders welcome today's commitment by the federal government to continue working with cities and communities to rebuild the local roads, water systems, community centres and public transit that our families, businesses, and economy depend on.
During my pre-budget consultations, improving the efficiency of government spending was the number one recommendation I heard from my residents in Richmond Hill. My constituents and all Canadians know the importance of living within their means, and they expect their government to do the same. That is why our government is committed to managing public finances in a sustainable and responsible manner.
Budget 2012 continues the course toward moving to a balanced budget in the medium term at an appropriate pace as the economy continues to recover from the fragile global economic situation. We are doing this by finding operational efficiencies and achieving greater relevance and effectiveness in government programs and services to better align with the spending priorities of Canadians. We are doing this without cutting transfers to other levels of government. On the contrary, major transfers will grow for the provision of health care, education and social services and to individuals for old age security and children's benefits.
As we have heard, federal support to provinces and territories will reach an all-time high of $59 billion, which is $3 billion more than last year. For Ontario, major transfers in the fiscal year ending 2013 will total $19.3 billion. This is $1.8 billion more than last year and $8.3 billion more than when we took office in 2006.
We remain focused on creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity. I encourage all members of the House to support the implementation bill, Bill C-38, and Canada's budget 2012.
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Djaouida Sellah Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech, which I listened to closely. I heard him talk about jobs, but he did not talk about health, safety or food, all of which are in the massive budget before us today.
What does he have to say about what is going on? We know that 308 Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers will be laid off because of budget cuts. We also know that veterinarians responsible for inspecting and certifying animals, as well as analysts and agricultural officers, will lose their jobs. What does he have to say about that? And what does he have to say about jobs and keeping Canadians safe?


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Pregnancy Discrimination Information
In 2004, the Equal Opportunities Employment Commission received 4,512 complaints from women who were fired or passed over for a promotion after announcing they were pregnant - an increase of 33 percent since 1992.
Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in 1978 as an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It requires employers with 15 employees or more and who offer general medical disability benefits to their employees to extend disability benefits to pregnant employees. Employers must offer pregnant employees the same rights, time off, alternate work duties, and opportunity to return to work, as any other disabled employee. If your employer does not offer a disability plan, you may still qualify for state unemployment or temporary disability benefits. Contact your local unemployment office to find out if your state offers benefits and how to apply.
If you are unable to work due to physical problems, you and your doctor may decide that your pregnancy is partly or totally disabling. A disability related to pregnancy may be one of three types:
Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, if you are interviewing for a job, the interviewer cannot ask you if you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant in the future. They cannot refuse to hire you because you are pregnant - as long as you can perform the major functions of the job - and you must be allowed to work as long as you are able to perform your job. In addition, an employer cannot discriminate against you based on your marital status and benefits must be extended to both married and single employees.
The Family and Medical Leave Act, passed in 1993, gives pregnant women who are employed at companies with 50 or more people the right to take a combination of paid and unpaid leave equaling twelve weeks to care for a newborn. It also gives employees the right to take time off for medical problems (including those that are pregnancy-related) and to care for an ill family member. Employers must hold open a job for a pregnancy-related absence for the same length of time a job would be held open for another employee on sick or disability leave. Employers are also required to give a woman the same job or a job with equal pay and benefits when she returns from maternity leave. Pregnancy-related expenses should be reimbursed exactly as those incurred for other medical conditions. These are the minimum requirements established by law; your employer may have a more generous benefit plan.

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The 2011 National Team Challenge Cups (NTCC) underway in Gatineau and Winnipeg
The 2011 National Team Challenge Cups (NTCC) are now underway in Gatineau (men's event) and Winnipeg (women's event). The NTCC is an annual competition involving 18U (women) and 19U (men) provincial teams from across the country. The event has evolved from previous editions with a high performance component incorporated into the schedules, prior to the main competitions that started yesterday. Over the past two days the participating teams have had the opportunity to be involved in training sessions with national team coaches and athletes, and partake in classroom sessions with national team athletes. The events are being held at the indoor national team training centres, at the Centre Sportif de Gatineau (men) and University of Manitoba in Winnipeg (women).
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Get the scoop from Oracle Solaris Core Engineers at the Oracle Solaris Forum!
By Terri Wischmann-Oracle on Mar 22, 2011
On April 14th please join the Oracle Solaris Forum! The forum is a vehicle where Oracle Solaris Core engineers and others will be talking not only about the technologies in the upcoming Oracle Solaris 11, but explaining how and why they will make your IT shop
more efficient, more available, and more secure.
This is a great opportunity to get all your questions answered and participate in the live chat with the core engineers.
Below is the agenda for the day. Register now!
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. PT
Oracle Solaris Strategy Overview
Bill Nesheim, VP Oracle Solaris Engineering
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PT
An Industry Analyst's View of the Operating System Market
Gary Chen, IDC
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. PT
Manage Your Deployments With Image Packaging System and the Automated Installer
Bart Smaalders, Oracle Solaris Engineering
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Glynn Foster, Oracle Solaris Product Management
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Dan Price, Oracle Solaris Engineering
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Learn How All New Features in Oracle Solaris 11 Raise The Bar For Operating Systems
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You won't find a better quality riding boot than the Annie from Spirit by Lucchese! This gorgeous boot is known for extraordinary comfort, quality, and fit!
- Hand painted leather upper
- Side stud detailing
- 13" shaft height, inside zipper
- 14" calf circumference
- 1" block heel
- Leather sole
- Imported
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January 12, 2013
Great Investment
"I love these boots. They're real leather and I can wear them all day without my feet hurting. They do stretch quite a bit after wearing just one time, so order a half size smaller. I ordered an 81/2 and probably should have ordered an 8, but I still love them. I wear thick socks with them and my feet stay warm in the cold weather. I definitely recommend this boot. They might be more expensive, but they are so worth it. I get so many compliments!"
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"I have wanted these for so long and finally pulled the trigger. I absolutely love them. I read reviews for these everywhere and based on them I ordered a whole size down and they are perfect. They really stretch to your feet and I love that they are narrow around the calf. I can wear them with skinny jeans despite the smaller circumference. They also look beautiful with dresses and I wear them under boot cut jeans too! These will last for many years. I love them."
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Location: Dallas, TX
November 08, 2012
"This is by far the best shoe purchase I have EVER made. I have pretty skinny legs, and the boots fit perfectly over my calves with jeans on (for those of you with skinny calves, you know this rarely happens). I'm 5'8'' and the boots fit great as far as length goes - they could be a few inches longer and still not hit the bottom of my knee. The leather is great - I finally found a boot without that shiny pleather-y look to it. If you have any hesitations about buying this boot, don't! Just get them - you will NOT regret it! Side note: I typically wear a size 8, and I bought a 7.5 in these boots. The 8's were roomy (length-wise) when I tried them on in the store. The size (or half-size) down will feel tight at first, but the boots will start to wear in and fit to your foot after a few wears. Highly recommended!"
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October 22, 2012
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"I ordered these boots online and was so excited to get them, but when they came I was so disappointed because the shaft was too tall and I can't wear them. I am 5'2 1/2 and have never had this issue before. They are beautiful boots and I am heartbroken having to send them back."
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- 100% Ringspun cotton fabric
- Alpinestars 5 pocket boot cut jean
- Alpinestars embossed logo suede inset at coin pocket
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- Lightweight 11oz. ringspun denim
- Single button & zip fly
- Two levels of wash and destruction for a vintage look
- Made in the USA
- Brand: Alpinestars
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It's not exactly a new service and. libraries have also being very quick to use this to use this to create movies for their own use.
A quick search shows that there are easily over 200 of such videos. As you might expect they have being used for various purposes from orientation videos to "how-to" videos to information literacy to introduction of new services etc.
Most of these are pretty standard, what I will showcase below are some of the most entertaining library related ones... Be warned not all are complimentary towards librarians.
Library School: Hurts So Good
Want to be a librarian? This funny video tells you why you shouldn't!
My Rules for Using Law Library Reference
A frank (too frank) law librarian lays down the law. Rule #1 & #4 are my favorites.
Librarian Strangelove.....or how i learnt to love the patron and not worry about
Ever had to serve a difficult user? This one takes the cake!
How do I print?
Teaching patrons how to print is a common experience that most librarians share. This is a pretty funny, but quite realistic look at how frustrating it can be for both librarians and users.
Neither a borrower, nor a table be
NotAlwaysRight.com lists true life stories of encounters with customers who make crazy demands. The above movie has dialog that is drawn from the website with regards to a library user. Others in the series include Why everything takes so long, Just because I'm paranoid, that doesn't mean they aren't out to get me and A subtle yet meaningful difference .
Typical Reference Interview
This librarian is eager to serve but.... Similar is "Important Question"
The Librarian
Another difficult client...An arrogant librarian....
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I have a questions about weening my toddler from bf sesitively. My dd is 21 months old. I had hoped to nurse her longer and allow her the choice to decide when she was done bf, but i'm needing to resume taking my medicine. I saw my pain specialist the other day (while working at a mental health institute i had a child kick my shoulder out of it's socket, pulling lots of muscles and unfortunatly causing perminate nerve damage) although i've been doing well without my medicine i can no longer feel my fingers and often have trouble lifting my rt arm (i'm rt handed). He says i need to return back to my medicine however, i need to quite bf. Now there are women who take this medicine while pregnant and bf. The medicine use to treat my nerve damage is also use to treat seizures. The main side effect is drowsyness and sometimes slower development. I can see this because it causes forgetfullness in me sometimes. I would rather not expose her to this type of medicine. But she loves to BF. She's still BF about 4 or 5 times through the night. and probably still nurses every 2 hrs during the day, often more if she's unwell or needs to feel more connected. Up until now i haven't discourage this often. However on the occassion if it's right before lunch i'll tell her no she has to wait until after she eats. She becomes hysterical! sometimes crying sooo hard she makes herself gag. I try compassionaltly to console her, i try and distract her with other things but nothing will help her and i've had this go on for 20 min ( i eventually give in and give her the breast)! I'm unsure what to do. I want to continue to allow her to nurse, but i do need to take my medicine as i'm more irritable when i'm in a great deal of pain. I have a while yet before she has to be weaned. i have until around her 2nd b-day before i return back to the dr's. Does anyone have some good literature on how to wean sensitvely with an AP style??
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if you really want to continue bfing, have you considered alternatives to the medication, natural pain relief through methods such as chiropractic or accupuncture? you may be able to find enough relief alternatively until you both are ready to wean.
"How Weaning Happens" is a La Leche League published book and is supposed to be good. I've never read it has anyone else out there? Here's a link to it on amazon:
Sounds like you have about 4 months in which to wean? If that was the case for me, here is what I would do. Though, I have no idea if it would be a good fit for your family. Anyways, I would:
-month 1: Night wean while letting her nurse as much as she wants during the day.
-month 2: Schedule all nursing to three specific times of day. e.g. first thing in the morning, afternoon and before bed. Only nurse at these times.
-months 3 and 4: take away one of the nursing sessions every few weeks until she is weaned.
Of course, I'd probably have to adjust things as I went along but this would be my initial game plan.
I've found the most important part of weaning is telling my child what is going on, why and what to expect. I found that when they have been warned of upcoming changes it is much easier on them and me.
Before I do any weaning I have a little procedure that I follow. For instance, if I'm going to night wean I'd start warning my child 2-3 day before hand. I'd say: "You are going to be learning something new in a few days, you will learn how to go back to sleep without nursing. After our bedtime nurse, nums-nums are going to go to sleep. When you wake up I will give you cuddles and kisses but no num-nums. In the morning num-nums will wake up and we will nurse again." I repeat this little message four or five times a day until the big night!
I know that you said that the medicine that you want to take is taken by some BFing mothers but that you are not comfortable with it. I decided to take medicine while I was pregnant and BF and I know what a hard decision it is to make either way. I've also learned that it is a tricky and complicated process to figure out if a medicine is safe or not. I'm not sure how much information you have about your medicine but in your situation I'd want to do a little investigation. (Which perhaps you've already done, but since you haven't mentioned it, I'll assume you haven't)
-Is there any other medicine that could replace the medicine you've used in the past?
-Has anyone looked up the medicine in a GOOD lactation and drugs manual? e.g. Thomas Hale's "Medications in Mother's Milk?" It will give the drug a hazard rating relative to other drugs as well as a bunch of other EVIDENCE BASED information. You may be able to access this book by calling a La Leche League leader, they usually have a copy.
-How does the drug act and what is it's half life? It may be possible to greatly minimize the amount of drug your daughter would receive by timing when you take the drug and when you nurse. There may be an alternate drug with the same safetly risks but a shorter half life making it a better choice if you're trying to keep some nursing sessions. How much of the drug actually gets transferred into the breastmilk? etc. etc.
-Talk to a health care professional who is an expert on the topic of drugs use while pregnant/lactating. I'm Canadian so I can call the "Mother Risk" hotline. I don't know where you live, is there any service like this in your area?
HTH, keep us posted!
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Thanks for the replies guys. I live in Canada too and have called Mother Risk. Unfortunatly since the medicine is new they didn't really have a lot on file about it. I have tried many homeopathic remedies and have found them unsuccessful to date. Often increasing my pain instead of helping me manage it. I do continually search for new ways to help me such as the new book "yoga for chronic pain" i just purchased. I meditate regularly and this has been helpful as well. however, when the pain is really bad (eg. i rolled onto my shoulder while sleeping and upon awakening discovered it has gradually dislocated throught the night and pinched the nerve for several hours )i struggle to function (often calling in family support to help me get laundry, dishes, etc). It's on these days i would like to be able to take something to help me manage and fear doing so for nursing.
I have started/going to do a couple things. I'm getting a hold of my gp to see if he can refer me to another pain specialist who is more supportive of my BF. however living in a community that disagrees with bf after a year i doubt he will be co-operative with this.
As far as the weaning goes i'm kinda doing it slightly backwards. I've started reducing her daytime feedings but increasing the cuddles and kisses. I've been trying to keep her very active and interested throughout the day (new x-mas presents are making this easy) and when these don't work offering her beverages such as homo milk, veggie juice, water, etc. that she is allowed to pull out of the fridge herself. so far this seems to be reducing the nursing to going to sleep and night time nursing. I discovered quite by accident that if she wakes up during the night i can nurse her for a little bit and then i tell her "mommy will be right back i have to go potty" often by the time i return to the room she's fallen back asleep and sometimes she'll just roll away and i don't even have to leave. I'm hoping that by gradually reducing the amount of time she nurses before telling her this and than the less she'll need me to help her return back to sleep.
I'm figuring this way there is no crying and the end result will hopefully be the same. And if my gp transfers me to another pain specialist who will support my BF than i won't have to continue and can allow her the choice of when she wants to stop


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Athletics and Fitness
Whether you want to spectate or participate, there is something at CBU to get you moving. CBU's Community Life sponsors a wide-range of intramural sports for male and female sports as well as the university's famous Fortuna Bowl.
Visit the CBU Community Life website.
But you don't want to just rush out there and injure yourself. That is why you need to visit CBU's Recreation Center where you can lift weights, run laps, climb walls and so much more!
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Sedu Pro Ionic Ceramic Tourmaline Flat Iron (1")
- Overview
- Exclusive patented heating plates ensure that your hair will stay silky smooth for days, even in humid weather!
- Patented ultra-smooth plates guarantee smooth straightening motion without pulling or breakage of hair.
- Hair becomes up to 3 times smoother and silkier than when using ordinary ceramic straighteners.
- True ceramic/Tourmaline plates generate 6 times more negative ion than regular ceramic straighteners.
- Cut your hair straightening time in half thanks to higher concentration of negative ions.
- Negative ions renew hair with softness and shine. Eliminate frizz.
- Infra-Red Heat technology seals the hair's moisture and luster
- Ultra-light weight: the body is made of light-weight, high-strength composite materials that are commonly used in aerospace industry.
- Faster heat-up time than conventional coil flat irons. The Sedu will rise to the desired temperature in less than 25 seconds from being turned on.
- Adjustable temperature: 240 °F~410°F (120°C - 200°C) for all hair types. For normal hair, temperature setting at 370-390°F is recommended; for bleached, fragile, damaged and fine hair, the lower setting is advised; for coarse, thick, ethnic and resistant hair in healthy condition, maximum heat on high setting is used to save time and effort.
- Ergonomic design gives greater control and is easier to handle.
- 1.0 inch plate width for faster results. (Also available in 1.5 inch for added control, ideal for short to medium hair)
- 9 feet strengthened professional cord.
- DO NOT USE A VOLTAGE CONVERTER with flat iron.
- Voltage: 110-120V 50/60Hz, plug type: A. This model can be used in USA, Canada, Mexico and the following countries: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo area), Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Micronesia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Okinawa, Palmyra Atoll, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Taiwan, Trinidad & Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British and U.S.).
- Designed and engineered in the U.S. Assembled in Korea.
- Two year warranty (one-year manufacturer's warranty, Folica will extend your warranty for one more year, free).
- Plug the appliance into appropriate wall outlet (110V)
- Set desired temperature and turn switch to ON (light will turn on while heating up)
- Iron will be ready for use when light begins blinking
- Light will turn off if you lower temperature, and then will begin blinking when ready for use again
- DO NOT USE VOLTAGE CONVERTER with the flat iron. This may damage the iron.
- Unplug appliance immediately after use (Do not place in heat proof pouch while iron is at full heat)
- Features
- About the brand
This item is no longer available. We recommend the: Sedu Revolution Tourmaline Ceramic Styler
Rated the Best Hair Straightener on the market and preferred by top hair stylists around the world, Sedu flat iron straightens, smoothes and tames frizzy or rebellious hair for long-lasting results. Sedu's patented ultra-smooth ceramic/tourmaline plates guarantee smooth straightening motion without pulling or breaking of hair. 1 inch plate size gives added control, ideal for short to medium hair. We also suggest Sedu Revolution Styling Iron with 1 inch plates.
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Sedu is a world-renowned beauty brand with a reputation for unsurpassed quality and reliability. Its hair styling tools have always been developed with a focus on long-term maintenance of healthy hair. Each Sedu product is designed with the professional stylist in mind and features only the essentials, striking the perfect balance between high performance and effortless results.
Love ItI use to go every week to the beauty salon to get my hair washed and styled because when I did it, it looked awful. My hair is thick and waving. My friend used this flat iron on my hair when I really needed a relaxer and I fell in love. I ordered it and now I do my own hair and it get really straight and looks like I got it done at the salon. Im going to save up for the Sedu blowdryer next.Aug 14, 2009Hopec / North CarolinaHAIR TYPEChemically Treated Hair
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Excellent Product!Ive had this straightner for just over a year now. Its GREAT! Its super light and easy to handle. Ive had no problems with this product. I would recommend it to anyone.Aug 10, 2009Tara / British Columbia, Canada
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Great At First.......I first purchased the sedu over a year ago. At first, the plates touched completely, it warmed up decently quick and stayed hot. I have very course, very thick tight curled hair.. and it worked like a charm. ONLY because I know how to work with any flat iron after almost ten years of hair straightening. I liked it at first, felt cheap & too plasticky though and the plates instantly scratched after ONE USE on my hair, causing pulling. After maybe two months, the plates didnt touch anymore & left a huge gap. After six months, the spring flew out & wouldnt open on its own. Also, no swivel cord.. I have now designated my Sedu for CURLING only which is a pain with the no swivel, i have to stop & unwind the cord. Even with the non touching plates & having to open & close it now on my own, it works great for curling, but again.. i know how to & could do this with a cheapy conair from walgreens. Definitely NOT a durable straightener. All these people leaving reviews, have only just gotten the Sedu. This is from someone whos owned one now for over a year.. and im not too ecstatic. I paid $100, what a waste. Stick with CHI or HAI. They last longer & arent plastic & cheap. Save your money ladies.Aug 5, 2009Kay / Los Angeles, CAHAIR TYPEChemically Treated Hair
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Best Straightener I've Ever HadIve only used my sedu twice ( i just got it yesterday) but I think I can honestly say it is the best straightener Ive ever used! I was a little skeptical when I first got the straightener because I went with the 1 inch instead of the 1 1/2 and it looked REALLY small so I was like there is no way this tiny straightener is going to handle my thick mop of hair.. BUT it did an AMAZING job! I am beyond pleased that I bought this straightener. It Glides through my hair with no problem, my hair DOESNT get pulled (which is a big plus) and it made my hair feel weightless. For those of you who are debating on the sedu and the chi- sedu wins hands down. I never owned a chi but my cousin does and shes straightened my hair with it a few times and it NEVER EVER EVER looked as straight or felt this light weight. I want to thank everyone that wrote a review on this website because they really persuaded me to by the sedu and im soooooo happy that I did!!Jul 30, 2009Kel / Jersey
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Poor QualityI bought this product in April 2008. I paid $108.99. Since then my hair straightener has broken FOUR times. The first time the cord sparked, then twice the plates were falling off, & just recently the handle was coming apart & the plates, again. The product has a two year warranty. Every time I have had to pay the $9.95 replacement fee. The cost of my product has gone up to $148.79. The product works well on my hair but as far as the quality of the product is extremely poor.Jul 24, 2009Shanna / Flint, Michigan
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Best EverI have used so many hair straighteners before from revlon to CHI. Nothing has flat ironed my hair like this till now. This product is amazing. I have the thickest and the most frizziest/curliest hair among anyone i know and I always hated my hair. But with Sedu, my hair is amazingly straight. I love this product and I have recommended it to many of my friends.Jul 7, 2009Janani / Minneapolis, MN
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Sedu Vs. Solia!I owned this sedu 1" flat iron for 2 1/2 years and loved every minute! Unfortunately the iron stopped working but I feel I got alot of use out of it considering it gets used twice a day (by myself and my teenage son). Whan I replaced it I thought Id try the Solia 1 1/4" since it has great reviews and was 40.00 cheaper. After 1 week I found my hair starting to feel dry/damaged. Also did not feel the plates glided as well on my hair as my old Sedu.I am returning the Solia and buying another Sedu, just like my old one..because I miss my silky hair.By the way my hair is caucasian blonde, thick and wavy shoulder length.Jul 7, 2009Renata / Ohio
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I Love This The Sedu!This works great! i have curly hair, and this straightens verrrry well!Jul 3, 2009LauraHAIR TYPECurly Hair
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Pretty Good But Sometimes...this flat iron is pretty good, however i was expecting much better. after all the hype about how it leaves your hair super smooth and frizz free, i still end up with frizzy flyaways sometimes.the key, however, is to make sure the heat temperature is right for your hair. for example, my hair is over processed, so i go for about 300. if its to low for you, you end up with frizzy hair you have to go over t over. but if its too high, you burn your hair and its stiff and nasty.it takes a little longer for me to straighten my hair with the sedu than the ghd, but i think the sedu does less damage. thats the really good thing that it never gives my split ends or fries my hair (unless its really really too hot).overall, i actually prefer my ghd, but theyre so expensive and my sedu was only about $99. bottom line: i would recommend it.Jun 29, 2009Ghd Is Better =\ / Los Angeles
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Damages Bleached Hair-watch Out Blondes!I am a Canadian, and getting my purchase past customs ended up being thirty unexpected dollars. This straightner looks more expensive in a picture rather than you when have it in your hands yourself. Damaged the ends of my hair had to get 2 inches cut off, which was upseting. My hair is blonde and it just fried it. I had to use a higher heat setting due to the thickness of my hair,and with the combination of my bleached locks i had irreversable damage. The SEDU does wonders for my sister who has brown coloured hair, and its thin. SO ALL IN ALL NOT WORTH MY MONEY.Jun 28, 2009Carla / Canada
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Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia launch round the world and circle pacific fares03/07/2012
Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia today launched great value Round the World and Circle Pacific fares available from 31 of Virgin Australia's ports across Australia, further enhancing the benefits on offer to travellers as a result of their alliance.
With one ticket, travellers departing and returning to Australia can travel around the world using the airlines' combined networks with no restrictions on eligibility or the total number of stops made or minimum stays . KrisFlyer and Velocity Frequent Flyer members will also be able to accrue miles on these fares.
The Round the World fares start from $2264 to 85 destinations in 35 countries. A transatlantic crossing and a transpacific crossing must form part of a Round the World fare and can only occur once on the fare, with a side trip from Singapore to Asia permitted. The Circle Pacific fares start from $1969 to 36 destinations in 13 countries. A South Pacific crossing and a North / Central Pacific crossing must form part of a Circle Pacific fare and can only occur once on the fare, with a side trip from Singapore to South-East Asia also permitted.
Singapore Airlines' Regional Vice President, Mr Subhas Menon said: "Customers now have the benefit of being able to travel from all parts of Australia through to five continents. The Round the World and Circle Pacific fares offer a range of affordable and attractive travel options to Australian travellers with the convenience of combining travel to the USA, Europe and the Orient into one trip."
Virgin Australia Group Executive of Alliances, Network and Yield, Merren McArthur said: "Today's announcement underscores our commitment to offering guests a global network and competitive airfares. Overseas travel is becoming more and more popular with Australians; and Round the World and Circle Pacific fares are a cost-effective and attractive option. We are working closely with Singapore Airlines to ensure a seamless experience for guests, along with exceptional product and service."
These fares are on offer all year round and only available in Australia. For more details and bookings, please contact a licensed travel agent.


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Saturday, 28 February 2009
Vera Myakisheva "Stock Farm"
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- Paulo A. Pereira said...
For Classical animators I'm seeling my Richard Williams book up on ebay. I actually bought one signed by him recently so I'm selling my other one.
If you don't know who Richard William's is look him up,(how can you be into animation and not know who he is)
- 28 February 2009 at 17:04
- Ian Lumsden said...
Very good, Paolo, a first. Selling a book on ebay on my blog. Good luck to you. I have a copy of Richard's book already. It is good for experienced animators who have good drawing skills and want to avail themselves of expert knowledge and templates. I am due to post the first of a series of book reviews having received of late various freebies for review purposes. (Ellen Besen's "Animation Unleashed" is the first.) Sadly I paid far more than your initial $12 for "The Animator's Survival Kit". As I say, for the experienced animator as suggested in your description. And I do not have the "OneTV Cutoff 12 Field Guide".
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The Greenbrier High School baseball team made it all the way to the state finals last year, but narrowly missed out on winning the school's sixth state baseball title since 1997. That 2012 squad piled up 31 wins, thanks in large part to a late-season surge that produced a 21-game winning streak.
Former Columbia County resident Ashlan Ramsey closed out a week she will not soon forget at the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday.
Ramsey spent time at Augusta Christian and Stallings Island Middle School before her family moved to Milledgeville, Ga., a couple of years ago. Before the move, she was already considered one of the top junior girls golfers in the country, and she continued to blossom at John Milledge Academy.
What do the following golfers have in common?
Charles Howell III, Brian Gay, Scott Brown, Patrick Reed, Vaughn Taylor, Henrik Norlander, Will Claxton, Blake Adams, Kevin Kisner, Scott Parel, Matt Hendrix, David Robinson, Kyle Bradley, Wallace Booth, Taylor Floyd, Major Manning, Rob Bennett and John Engler.
A. They all have ties to the Augusta Area
B. All but Engler are currently playing on a professional golf tour
C. None of them are Columbia County natives
D. All of the above
The answer? D. All of the above.
H arlem High School basketball standout Reggie Reid was named First Team All-State last week by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The 6-0 point guard, who was also named the Columbia County Player of the Year, was one of five players to earn a first team nod in Class AA.
Some of the area's more talented football players were on hand Saturday for Athelite Sports Training Academy's third annual All-Area Football Combine. Nearly 40 players attended this year's workout.
Athelite's Owner, Ryan Bowers, is a former Greenbrier High School star and college All-American at Presbyterian who also played professionally for nine years. NFL assistant coaches Brett Bech (Dallas Cowboys) and Lance Taylor (Carolina Panthers) were on hand to assist with the event.
In light of the disciplinary actions against members of the Greenbrier boys soccer team for taking alcohol on a team trip and consuming the alcohol in their hotel rooms, here are my 2 cents on the matter.
For all I know, each of the parents involved will handle this matter perfectly. They will support their child, but also take into account that the players did the misdeed here. Anytime something like this arises, some are quick to point fingers and make accusations about the coaches and staff overseeing the students.
Former Greenbrier High School star Nolan Belcher continued his sizzling start to the 2013 season with another quality outing for South Carolina over the weekend.
Belcher worked 8⅓ innings, combining with reliever Tyler Webb on a five-hit shutout of Missouri. The Gamecocks improved to 17-2 on the season. Belcher allowed five hits, zero runs, struck out six and did not walk a batter. The tremendous effort ran his scoreless innings streak to 26⅓ (which is incredible for college baseball) and he has not walked a batter in his past 32 innings of work.
The new Evans Fitness Club has launched its "Proto-Type Athlete" Sports Specific Training Area and will be holding a gathering of Columbia County middle and high school coaches and athletic directors. The event will take place at the club, on Evans Town Center Boulevard at North Belair Road, at 7 p.m. March 25.
Another Columbia County boys high school basketball season is in the books. The 2012-13 campaign saw Evans and Harlem each make the Georgia High School Association state tournament and Augusta Christian make the South Carolina Independent Schools final four.
Girls high school basketball in Columbia County has come a long way over the past few years. The hard work being put in by a great group of coaches on the high school level, coupled with more young girls playing the summer circuit, is starting to pay off in the win column.
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By COREY BLUEMELStaff Writer
Emery Town held their council meeting on Oct. 15 in the Town Hall. Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. Those present were Ileen Baker, Mayor Michael J. Williams, Eric Anderson, Jon Sundstrom, and city clerk/recorder Judy Mortensen. The first agenda item was the reading of the minutes from September's meeting. After a couple of corrections made by Sundstrom, the minutes were approved and accepted.
Item number two was discussion and approval of the town's bills. Some clarification was made and motion to pay the bills was seconded and carried.
Anderson then discussed item three which was the use of city equipment. He stated that the person who is running the city equipment is not properly licensed by the state. It was reported that the operators of city equipment must have a CDL to protect the city against any liability in the event of an incident. Mayor Williams responded, telling the council that he would look into the question and ensure that the necessary conditions of employees is met.
The next situation addressed by Anderson was the use of city equipment by city personnel and private citizens for personal use. He asked if there was a policy in place that governed these occurrences. Williams asked Anderson if he would research the records and if not, would he put together some guidelines to have for the next meeting so the council could look over them. Sundstrom stated that the city also needs a log for the equipment so the location of the equipment and the purpose for which it is being used is known at all times.
Office hours at the city office was next on the agenda. Anderson was concerned that sometimes people who do not know that the city office is only open three days a week are being denied services. Mayor Williams responded that he would make a sign to clearly state the office hours and include emergency daytime numbers at which he or a council member can be located. The mayor stated that he would look at the mid-year budget to see if a plan could be worked to open the office more days a week.
Mayor Williams reported his findings on the catch basins that need to be built for the city. He said they would cost $75,000 each and that a comprehensive plan needs to be agreed upon, but at this time he could not get all the interested parties together for a meeting to discuss the plan. He said he would keep up his effort to have this meeting. He also stated that flood control plans need to be included in this meeting.
Building permits were next to be discussed. Williams addressed some rumors going around town that people do not need building permits to do major work to their homes. He then clarified the building permit requirements that major renovations do require permits. Williams also reported on the insurance inspection. He stated that the insurance inspector had given a 'clean bill of health' except for the sand in the playground. He said the flood last month had washed away some of the sand under the equipment and it needed to be replaced. It was moved, seconded and passed to replace the sand in the playground as soon as possible.
The next city council meeting will be Nov. 19 at 6 p.m.


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Shop with a cop spreads Christmas cheer
The annual Shop with a Cop was held recently at Walmart.
Desert Edge chapel youth present program
The youth of the Desert Edge Christian Chapel gathered together before Christmas to portray the birth of Christ in word and song. The event was complete with live animals that added to the program. The children performed the account of the birth of t...
Commission holds public hearing on budgets
The Emery County Commission took care of a lot of business in their December meeting as this was the only meeting of the month.
Historical society learns about Winter Quarters
Bernice Payne introduced Carla Kelly the guest speaker for the evening. She said Carla Kelly is a veteran of the National and International publishing world. She has written about the history of Indian Wars and other topics. Two of her books have won...
Green River play Super Freaks and Christmas party
Green River High School's Drama class put on the play Super Freaks by Rick James. It was excellent and very entertaining. If you missed it you really should have gone.
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How to look for the Lord: The presentation of the Lord into the temple
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Rev. Deacon Michael Tervo
Once a wise man showed a young boy a nut.
The wise man asked, "what do you see."
The boy answered, "A nut!"
The wise man said, "Try again."
The boy tried again: "It is something that will become a tree."
Finally the wise man said, "Nice try, but you're wrong? I see what will become an entire forest!"
That nut could have become a number of things: a seedling, a tree, several trees, or even entire forest. The wise man tested this boy to see if he was able to look beyond appearances and to see what a thing can become. In essence, he tested the boy's very ability to see. This was the wise man's point: with the right attitude one can see that sometimes within the smallest things can be found the greatest potential.
Christians know, love, and live by the word potential. A Christian strives to see the world around him in the fullest way?not only how things are but what they can become. Thus what appears to be small may hide large meaning. And the large things, even the large things that dominate our lives, aren't necessarily as big as they seem to be.
On February 2nd we in the Orthodox Church celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord into the Temple. The Virgin Mother and Joseph, a humble couple from a humble town, take Jesus to the Temple along with something to offer as a sacrifice of thanks to God. While in the Temple the couple presents the child to a very old man.
This old man's name was Symeon. Upon seeing the baby Jesus, he rejoices and says a rather strange thing:
"Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light of revelation to the Gentiles and the Glory to your people Israel."
While most people would have seen only a helpless little baby, Symeon saw this baby Jesus as the Lord, God, and Savior. Why could Symeon see differently? First, through a promise that he would not die before seeing the Savior, God prepared Symeon for this moment. When God wants to be seen He will be seen. Second, Symeon desired to see his Savior in whatever form He would take? even in the form of the little baby Jesus. Symeon allowed himself, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to see Jesus for what he really was and would become? the Savior of all mankind. He saw differently because he wanted to and tried to.
The Bible says that because Symeon was a "righteous man" he would be able to see the Lord Jesus. Symeon wasn't righteous because he never sinned. Nor did the Bible call him righteous because he followed exactly every rule of his faith? though he probably tried to do so. He was called a "righteous man" because he looked forward to the coming of Christ.
Like Symeon, search for God's presence in your life in ways you've never thought before. When you find Him, give thanks to God for his presence and the blessings that He has given you. Invite him to be even more present in your life. This is the best form of worship that you can give to God. Search patiently and expect to find God. You will not be disappointed.
Deacon Michael Tervo is a graduate of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and serves as Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Metropolis of San Francisco.
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'Steel Magnolias' still knows how to mix laughter, tears
More than 25 years after its first performance, "Steel Magnolias" seems like a charming old aunt you haven't seen in ages: a little long-winded and showing her age but still able to make you smile and full of half-forgotten zingers that retain their zest.
At the Laguna Playhouse, a solid cast distinguished by a couple of talented veterans delivers a well-crafted version of Robert Harling's 1987 play, which was made famous two years later in a popular film adaptation. They don't exactly hit it out of the park – director Jenny Sullivan allows a little slackness into certain scenes, which are longer than present stage-comedy rules allow and have to be built carefully (everything funny, it seems, must be rat-a-tat fast these days). But there are enough laughs, mixed at crucial points with tears, to make the playhouse's production worthwhile for fans of Harling's brand of Southern gal wisdom and humor.
The story is set in the late 1980s, when the era of big hair was in its last upswept throes. Truvy (Stephanie Zimbalist) runs a beauty shop out of her home in Chinquapin, La. She has just hired a jittery but sweet young assistant named Annelle (Joanna Strapp).
It's a big day for two of Truvy's customers. M'Lynn (Elyse Mirto) and her daughter Shelby (Alyson Lindsay) are preparing for Shelby's wedding later that day. Shelby has brought in a sprig or two of baby's breath to weave into her 'do. She's a vision in pink, her "signature color."
The grand dames of this tiny, chatty world are Ouiser (Teri Ralston) and Clairee (Von Rae Wood). Clairee lives to needle her cranky friend, who turns catty comments into an art form.
For much of the play, nothing much happens. Annelle finds religion and gets pregnant. Shelby has a baby despite her fragile health. The women talk about the things in their tightly circumscribed world that delight or annoy them: their imperfect men, landlords, three-step recipes, football (Clairee is a huge supporter of the local team).
The memorable lines tumble out casually, but they haven't lost their tang.
When Ouiser seems uncharacteristically cheerful one day, Clairee asks her, "Ouiser, you sound almost chipper. What happened today – you run over a small child or something?"
Here's Truvy on aging: "Honey, time marches on and eventually you realize it is marchin' across your face."
It's impossible not to love comments like that or the hard-won wisdom of the women who deliver them. Those who complain that "Steel Magnolias'" jokes seem too clever by half for these characters have clearly never spent any time in a room full of sharp-tongued Dixie girls.
When events turn tragic in the second act, it's their shared sense of humor and camaraderie that pull these women through. Perhaps that's the part of "Steel Magnolias" that has transformed it from a clever comedy into an enduring theatrical classic: its ability to produce Truvy's "favorite emotion," laughter through the tears.
Sullivan, who directed a production of "Steel Magnolias" at the Rubicon Theatre Company in 2011 with two members of this cast, shows a keen talent for bringing out the hidden intent behind casual dialogue. And she never forces the laughs. She knows the humor of this script is tied inextricably to character, and that we must understand these women before we laugh with them.
Zimbalist, who played M'Lynn in the Rubicon production, shows a master's ease with Truvy, a level-headed but compassionate woman whose success stands in sharp contrast to her husband's sloth. (In one of the play's best lines, she calls him a "sofa slug.")
Mirto's M'Lynn is tightly wound but not unlikable. Mirto makes us admire her character's steely strength, even if you suspect M'Lynn's amazing abilities of emotional self-control are probably unhealthy for her.
Wood and Ralston find an attractive chemistry as two longtime frenemies. Ralston brings a long career's worth of Broadway experience to her lines. Her timing is world-class.
The younger performers are no less skilled. Lindsay gives Shelby an underlying wistfulness that hints at the tragedy to come, as if she knows her life will be more sweet than long. Strapp's Annelle seems like a dim bulb at first, but later in the play Harling lets us see that her seemingly ironclad religious beliefs aren't built on bedrock. Strapp handles that tender moment very well.
Scenic designer Jim Prodger has created a large set full of details that establish time and place, though the play's energy is dissipated a bit by the stage's voluminous dimensions.
"Steel Magnolias" is the second production in a row at the playhouse that celebrates the power and humor of women in an all-female ensemble. With its upcoming production of Mona Golabek in "The Pianist of Willesden Lane" and its ongoing relationship with comedians Rita Rudner and Maripat Donovan, it's safe to say that this theater, run by a pair of female theater veterans, has become a haven of girl power. Let's hope the trend continues.
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