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I must allow others to ask questions.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes
I must allow others to ask questions.
The hon. member for Vancouver Kingsway.
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Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Madam Speaker, I am really glad that my hon. colleague raised the issue of housing. I come from Vancouver, and I can tell members that there is a housing crisis in Vancouver. Words are cheap. Talk is cheap. To listen to my hon. colleague, things are going well, and the federal government is opening all these programs.
Come to Vancouver. What the member just described would be rejected by every single citizen who lives in the Lower Mainland. There are 2.2 million people who would say to that hon. member that he does not know what he is talking about. We have people in the city of Vancouver, in Burnaby, in Richmond, in North Vancouver, in Coquitlam, in Maple Ridge, and in Surrey who cannot buy a house anymore, because the average house costs $1.6 million. The average one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver is $1,500 to $2,500. We have generations of people who are leaving Vancouver because they cannot live there. We have employers every day who are saying that they cannot find workers to work in their enterprises because there is no place to house them. That is the reality in Vancouver.
For the hon. member to say to this House that the government is doing things about this and progress is being made, that absolutely is not the case. I think it is not the case in the GTA, either.
Come to Vancouver. I ask my hon. colleague to come to Vancouver to stand up in a public forum and tell the people of Vancouver how well the government is doing on housing. We will see what the response is.
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Alistair MacGregor NDP Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC
Madam Speaker, I overheard a Liberal member across the way mention that the promise to set a cap on stock options was not part of the Liberal platform, when, in fact, it actually was. We have a direct quote from the Liberal campaign booklet. The Liberals ran on that in 2011 and 2015. Furthermore, I remember the Liberal candidate in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford making that promise right alongside me.
I just wanted to set the record straight. This was a clear Liberal promise. They have broken it so far, and 2018 will be their chance to put it back in.
Going back to my colleague's speech, today's overall theme is injecting some fairness back into our tax system. If we look at the last several decades and the imbalance that now exists between what individuals pay in taxes and what corporations and the wealthy get away with, we are going down a trajectory that I think is going to be critically unstable for us as a country. If we allow wealth to continue to accumulate at the upper echelons of our society, that is going to be a structural source of instability.
I would like to hear my hon. colleague's thoughts on this. What kind of threat does this actually represent to us as a stable, democratic nation if we allow this trend to continue?
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Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Madam Speaker, there were two very important points mentioned. The first I would like to talk about how toxic it is to a democracy to have political parties that completely renegue on their campaign promises once elected. That creates a cynicism and distrust in government that goes far beyond just partisan purposes. It actually eats at the very fabric of our democracy.
There is a cost to our democracy when the Liberal government says that it will bring in caps on the stock option loophole, then says it will not do that; when it says it will bring in electoral reform, that 2015 will be the last election under first past the post, then says it will not do that.
It has been said in this place and elsewhere that the problem with Conservatives is that they do exactly what they say they are going to do, and the problem with Liberals is that they never do what they say they are going to do. Both those approaches need to be looked at in the House.
I want to talk about the second issue my colleague raises. Fundamentally, our tax system is based on an honour system. Our tax system is based on people who fill out their tax returns honestly and they declare all forms of income honestly. This is a very important feature of our country. If the citizens of our country feel that the system is rigged and that the wealthy are not paying their fair share, we could risk having a situation where poor working-class and middle-class people start not declaring their income honestly. Then we risk a real crisis. That happens in places like Greece and other countries, where there is a build up of a black market—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes
Unfortunately, I have to allow for other questions.
Questions and comments, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (Housing and Urban Affairs).
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Spadina—Fort York Ontario
Adam Vaughan LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families
Madam Speaker, I do not want to downplay the crisis that exists in Vancouver and Toronto. It is serious. That is why this government is acting. However, the member opposite said that we were not spending the money fast enough and that was one of the things we could finance with the bill he has presented to us. I agree. That is why we put $1 billion into fighting tax evasion to bring those dollars back.
He also said that people in Vancouver did not welcome the national housing strategy, so I want to quote a few things that were said.
The B.C. minister of housing said that it was a good first step, and was glad to see the government had renewed it. The mayor of Vancouver said that it had been an embarrassment not to have a national housing strategy, and welcomed this investment. The B.C. Premier, also a New Democrat, said that it was a fantastic proposal, was glad the money would start to fund next year, and was worried that they were not sure yet what the per capita funding would be and how it would relate to Vancouver. Janice Abbott, a strong voice for housing equity, and the co-op sector in Vancouver all praised the national housing strategy because of the dollars being delivered now, the commitment over 10 years, the fact that we modelled the program on the advice they gave us, which was that it had to be long-term, that the program had to grow over 10 years, and therefore had to be back-end loaded so we could build a strong foundation and a growing program that would get bigger year after year.
People in Vancouver love this housing strategy. What they need is you to support us to make it happen faster.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes
Again, the hon. parliamentary secretary has been in the House long enough. He knows he is to address the questions to the Chair and not to individual members.
The hon. member for Vancouver Kingsway.
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Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Madam Speaker, the hon. colleague mis-characterized my comments. I was not talking about rejecting the national housing strategy. In fact, I am glad to see the Liberals adopted one. The New Democrats have had one for a decade. Of course we are going to find politicians in B.C. welcoming federal dollars of any type after not having any federal dollars or presence. The question is whether there is enough.
I remember during the campaign when the New Democrats promised $15-a-day child care and we laid out our plan for how many billions of dollars we would spend. The Liberal Party attacked us by saying that was not ambitious enough because it was back loaded. Then of course here we are in 2018 and there has not been a single child care space created by the Liberal government since that time. The Liberals criticized ours for not being ambitious enough and then got into government and did nothing.
The issue of housing is this. Not a single co-op unit has been built in the country under the Liberal government. Not one. Where are the co-ops that have opened in Vancouver or British Columbia and have been funded by the government? I have not seen them. It is one thing to start the flow of money, but there is a housing crisis in the country. Crises require immediate action, not action 10 years from now.
I would like to see the government put its money where its mouth is. It is no longer good enough to just speak words. I want to see significant new investments of federal funding flowing now to provide relief to people in the GTA, Vancouver, the Lower Mainland, and communities all across the country to start building the kind of housing people can live in this year and next year, not 10 years from now.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes
Resuming debate, the hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader. I will have to advise him that, unfortunately, he will not be able to use up all of his time, because I will be interrupting him at some point.
The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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Winnipeg North Manitoba
Kevin Lamoureux LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Madam Speaker, you could sense the disappointment when you said that. Perhaps my colleagues would welcome extending my time a little. It would require only unanimous consent. I do not know if I would even get that on my side of the bench, so I will accept the time constraints.
It has been an interesting debate today. In particular, the New Democrats tried to stand on a high moral pedestal to say how great they are, what they would be doing if they were in government, and all these wonderful things. It is a bit tough at times for me to digest this because for many years, when I was in the Manitoba legislature, I saw the reality of NDP governments. They talk about all these expenditures, and how just the taxes on corporations, or going after the tax evaders, would pay for everything their little hearts desire.
When I was sitting as an MLA, I believe the corporate tax bracket was cut seven times under the New Democrats. It went from over 16% down to 12%. At the time, it surprised a lot of people, especially within the New Democratic movement in the province of Manitoba. That is what happens when they are in government.
Then I hear what they are saying today, and the examples they are giving today. If we really stop and think about the examples of why they believe tax fairness is so critically important, we see that they are talking about good ideas that, in good part, are already being acted on. We have seen many positive steps forward on a lot of the things the New Democrats are talking about. I have not heard anything new coming from them. There is nothing new coming from the New Democrats today in their policy announcements.
They talk about tax evasion. Over two budgets, budget 2016 and budget 2017, hundreds of millions of dollars were committed by our government to fight and to get back the tax dollars we are entitled to. Those are historic amounts of money. The Prime Minister and the government are very serious about those who are trying to evade paying taxes, not only offshore but here in Canada.
One of the first measures we put in place was a special tax on Canada's wealthiest 1%. I need to remind my colleagues and my friends in the New Democratic Party that they actually voted against that.
Then they ask, "What about our children?" This government has materialized for our children the Canada child benefit. I believe there is around $9 million a month coming into Winnipeg North. This is a huge investment in our children by our government. I would remind my NDP colleagues that they voted against that, too.
It is the same thing for seniors. I could talk about pharmacare, housing, and many other issues. We are already doing that. We are acting and moving forward on that.
Madam Speaker, I see you are rising. There is so much more I would like to say on this issue, but I will leave it at that.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes
It being 5:15 p.m., pursuant to an order made earlier today, all questions necessary to dispose of the opposition motion are deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.
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Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB
Madam Speaker, I suspect that if you were to canvass the House, you would find unanimous consent to see the clock at 5:30 p.m. so we could begin private members' hour.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes
Is that agreed?
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Some hon. members
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker NDP Carol Hughes
Therefore, the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.
The House resumed from December 6, 2017, consideration of the motion that Bill C-377, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Châteauguay—Lacolle, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
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Halifax Nova Scotia
Andy Fillmore LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-377, introduced by my colleague, the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle. The bill proposes to change the name of her riding to "Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville".
As members of the House know, the municipality of Lacolle, which is currently included in the name of my colleague's electorate district, is actually located in the neighbouring riding of Saint-Jean. This is confusing for residents in both ridings, and this legislation has received support from the hon. member for Saint-Jean in the neighbouring riding.
Our government in turn supports this bill, because it just makes sense. In fact, at first reading of Bill C-377 on December 6, 2017, we heard from hon. members on both sides of the House who support the objectives that this legislation sets out to accomplish.
In addressing his support for the legislation, the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent stated that:
I appreciated the speech by my colleague from Châteauguay—Lacolle, a riding whose name will change in due time. I want to reassure her straight off that the official opposition fully agrees with the substance of the bill and that we will be supporting the measure.
As my hon. colleague has shown, there is indeed a major anomaly in the name of the riding, which refers to Lacolle, a place that is not even located in the riding of Châteauguay—Lacolle, but rather in that of Saint-Jean.
During the same debate on Bill C-377, the hon. member for Salaberry—Suroît stated:
I fully understand my colleague's need to change the name of the riding to Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville. As my other Conservative and NDP colleagues said, we understand and commend the initiative shown by the member in consulting her constituents, doing historical research, and keeping an election promise. That is why we are going to vote in favour of her bill.
Like members of Parliament themselves, constituency offices must be accessible to their constituents, and all members of Parliament are here to represent and voice the concerns of their constituents.
In listening to her constituents, the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle introduced Bill C-377 and told the House that the riding name causes "confusion" for the constituents of both her riding and the neighbouring riding of Saint-Jean. Her proposed new riding name would result in a more exact description by incorporating the important regional county municipality of Les Jardins-de-Napierville.
Once this legislation is passed, my colleague for Châteauguay—Lacolle will be able to return to her riding, knowing she has listened to the concerns of her constituents, and as a result, acted and made change on their behalf. For that reason, she should be very proud of her work.
I would like to share a personal anecdote that demonstrates the importance of riding names.
I am very fortunate to be the member of Parliament for Halifax. It is a short, simple name. It fits really well on any communication product. It is not a mouthful, making it easy for me to introduce myself to constituents without confusing them. It also has the very fun and distinguished history of being one of only four riding names that date all the way back to the beginning of the Canadian Confederation in 1867. I would never want to have it changed, but it does come with some challenges.
The boundaries for the federal riding of Halifax are smaller than the municipal boundaries for Halifax. In fact, the municipality of Halifax includes four federal ridings, mine and three others: Halifax West, Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, and Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook. However, because residents of all these federal ridings are also residents of the municipality of Halifax, many people in these adjacent federal ridings often believe I am their member of Parliament because I am the MP for Halifax.
This means that people often contact my office for help when they are in fact not my constituents. We would, of course, love to help them, and in most cases do get them what they need to know, but as every MP here knows, we already have a substantial number of constituents who we must represent and care for, and in Nova Scotia that number is between 70,000 to 90,000 constituents each. That is to say, we already have our work cut out for us in order to serve our constituents well.
This is an example of how my riding name impacts the day-to-day operations of my office, and I am sure there are stories similar to mine and to that of the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle, which demonstrate the importance of accurate riding names.
Our government believes Canadians deserve access to their member of Parliament, and by extension, our government is also committed to helping and encouraging more Canadians to vote. The Minister of Democratic Institutions has spoken passionately about the need for us to do everything we can to encourage, and not discourage, democratic participation. In fact, we are expanding the voting franchise to more Canadians by reversing elements of the previous government's Fair Elections Act, which actually made voting more difficult and unnecessarily complicated for Canadians.
If passed by Parliament, this act will let more Canadians vote and make it easier for them to do so. It will help enhance the integrity of our electoral system as well as people's confidence in it.
Another issue the Minister of Democratic Institutions is examining is cybersecurity. In accordance with her mandate letter from the Prime Minister, the minister presented a threat assessment from the Communications Security Establishment, or CSE, to analyze the risks to Canada's political and electoral activities from hackers. The fact is political parties have been the victims of cyber-attacks in other countries, and those attacks are attempts to destabilize and undermine—
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The Deputy Speaker Conservative Bruce Stanton
Order. The hon. member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston on a point of order.
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Scott Reid Conservative Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON
Mr. Speaker, while this is really interesting, I fail to find the connection between this and the riding name change that is being proposed in the legislation.
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The Deputy Speaker Conservative Bruce Stanton
I thank the hon. member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston for his intervention. He is right. I was actually wondering myself. The hon. member for Halifax was starting to get into a subject I appreciate, though I believe he was just starting to perhaps make that connection in terms of talking about the threats to the electoral system.
We will let him finish his remarks in that regard, but I remind hon. members to address their comments to the question, or the motion that is before the House, and I am sure the hon. member for Halifax will oblige.
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Andy Fillmore Liberal Halifax, NS
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I commend the member for passing the test of paying attention this evening.
Of course, where I was going with all that is that in the same way that technology evolves, we have to adapt to it, so too we have to evolve and adapt to the names of our ridings, and make sure they continue to reflect the accurate geography of the areas we represent.
I told a story about my riding and how, although the correct name and only name for the riding, it created some confusion. However, the member for Châteauguay—Lacolle is not quite as fortunate as I am. She has a much more complicated, inaccurate riding name.
We would love to help her out in any way we can, and to be very specific about that, to have the name change she has put forth that we are discussing tonight. We can imagine there are a great number of riding names in the House of Commons that are represented that do not actually reflect the accurate geographical boundaries, so we very likely could expect to hear more PMBs arising to make sure we are giving Canadians the most clear and direct understanding of which riding they actually live in and which member of Parliament to contact.
In conclusion, Bill C-377 would ensure that my colleague and her neighbouring colleagues could clearly identify their riding names, resulting in less confusion when citizens go to the polls, and when accessing their member of Parliament as they do on a very regular basis with my colleague and all colleagues on a day-to-day basis.
That is why our government is proud to support this private member's bill.
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Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix, QC
Mr. Speaker, the name of my riding should be the one that changes, for it is too long and hard to pronounce.
All joking aside, I would never introduce a bill in the House to change the name of my riding. I would go through the usual parliamentary channels. We were all consulted. All parties were consulted to see whether any members wanted to change the name of their riding. It was easy.
Today we are looking at a bill to change the name of a riding. Although we support it, and although my hon. colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent spoke in favour of it, personally I see this as a huge waste of time.
It is a waste of time because the member decided to introduce a bill to change the name of her riding, to have some sound bites to put on Facebook, when we could be debating any number of other topics that really matter to Canadians.
My constituents know that I represent them very well. Whether my riding is called Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix or Félix-Leclerc or Saint-Laurent, they know that I represent them well as their member of Parliament. I do not need to draft a bill to change the name of my riding when there are other avenues for doing so in the House.
I think it is appalling that the party across the aisle has used this precious time to introduce such a bill. I am not saying it is not important for the member in question, but I think it is a waste of our time.
We have some very important matters to be addressed, such as our Prime Minister's illegal trip. We have been asking him for almost two weeks to pay back the money, and we have seen neither hide nor hair of the money to cover the cost of this illegal trip.
The Liberal Party tells us that it was because the Prime Minister travels. Everyone knows that the Prime Minister travels. Everyone knows that in Canada, when a Prime Minister travels, he needs security. However, security is required on official trips and not for trips with friends, family, nannies, grandpa, grandma, caviar, and wine. It is a non-issue. He was found guilty not once, but four times of ethical lapses. It would have been important to legislate about that. However, yesterday, the Liberal Party voted against our motion, which was well drafted and applied to all members of the House.
That said, I will come back to Bill C-377. It is unfortunate that 10 minutes of our time this evening is being spent on a bill to deal with a matter that could have easily been handled in another way. Personally, that bothers me. Personally, I will support it because anyone may want to change the name of their riding. However, I hope that no one introduces a bill just to have something to post on Facebook. I can post on Facebook more worthwhile things that are done for the people in my riding.
Of all the people in this place, there are some sitting behind me whose ridings have impossible names, but who actually work diligently on behalf of their riding without blowing their own horn, even though at times they would like to do so.
The price is right.
I am joking around a lot this evening because I find this bill hilarious, and yet, I also find it troubling. I hope that I will not talk about it for 10 minutes.
I think that the name of my riding should have been changed, but I never would have thought to introduce a bill to change the name. I would have gone about it through the proper channels, and that would have been entirely appropriate.
I will support Bill C-377, not because I think it is worthwhile, but because I hope that members of the House will never again dare to introduce this type of bill and that, instead, they will go through the legal channels available to them here in the House.
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The Deputy Speaker Conservative Bruce Stanton
The hon. member for Châteauguay—Lacolle has five minutes for her right of reply.
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Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise again in the House to debate my bill, which seeks to change the name of my riding from Châteauguay—Lacolle to Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville. Is that not a beautiful name?
As I mentioned during the first hour of debate in December, the name Châteauguay—Lacolle is inaccurate because the municipality of Lacolle is actually in the riding of my hon. colleague from Saint-Jean. The municipality in my riding is Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle. Many people have told me that they do not like the name of the riding because it causes confusion and is damaging to the pride that the people of Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle take in their municipality and to their feeling of belonging
Over the past few months, I have consulted with municipal officials and many people throughout the region, and the new name that was first suggested by the former mayor of Napierville, Jacques Délisle, achieved the greatest consensus.
A petition calling on the House of Commons to change the name of our riding has already garnered several hundred signatures and is still circulating in the region. I would like to remind members why the proposed name, Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville, is a logical and meaningful choice.
First, Les Jardins-de-Napierville is the name of a regional county municipality that includes nine of our 15 municipalities. Second, all of the citizens can identify with the full name. The main city, Châteauguay, is located at the northwest end of the riding. The residents of the five surrounding municipalities can identify with the expression greater Châteauguay, while the RCM of Jardins-de-Napierville includes the nine other municipalities located in the southern and eastern parts of the riding. Third, the Jardins-de-Napierville RCM, whose beauty is represented by the word "Jardins", or gardens, is well known and highly regarded for being the top market gardening region in Quebec. Lastly, the new name is a good representation of the semi-urban, semi-rural nature of our riding.
I am so pleased that my hon. colleagues from Louis-Saint-Laurent, Newmarket—Aurora, Edmonton Riverbend, and the neighbouring riding, Salaberry—Suroît, all expressed their support for Bill C-377 during the first hour of debate.
I dare say that they and other members of the House will remember how I clearly and carefully demonstrated that the name I am proposing meets all guidelines and technical requirements as outlined by Elections Canada, for example, the requirement that the name not exceed 50 characters, and that, for a combination-style name, there be proper usage of dashes, hyphens, and spaces.
In conclusion, I want to note some of the reasons my constituents and I are so proud of our home and why we are so intent on changing our riding name to a name that reflects us.
The rural part of the riding, known as "Les Jardins-de-Napierville", is located on a part of the region called the "terres noires" because the soil there is among the most fertile in the country. This is why the area is known by many as the pantry of Quebec.
I also want to highlight some of our amazing tourist attractions, which combine history, culture, the outdoors, and environmental conservation. For example, you can travel the Circuit du Paysan by car or by bike to visit wineries and cider mills. At the Île Saint-Bernard wildlife refuge in Châteauguay, you can participate in all kinds of activities, like its famous Écomarché and its bird-watching sites. Lastly, I cannot forget about the Fiesta des cultures de Saint-Rémi cultural festival, the Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville dragway, and the Parc Régional in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle.
I am pleased to sponsor this bill, as it gives me an opportunity to celebrate the treasures you can find in our beautiful part of the country. It also gives me an opportunity to celebrate the pride these residents have in their homeland by giving our riding a name that suits us perfectly: Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville.
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The Deputy Speaker Conservative Bruce Stanton
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?


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Opera. A grandiose Chinese saga with almost two hundred participants on stage. Finally Puccini's Turandot returns.
"A huge sucess for The Göteborg Opera" Dagens Nyheter
"A crystal clear, stunningly beautiful Turandot" Dagens Nyheter
"Impressive, both musically and visually" Göteborgs-Posten
Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, and one of The Göteborg Opera's major successes. This is Puccini's Turandot, where, together with the set design, around two hundred participants in dazzling costumes help to create a magnificent exotic dream. The premiere of the production was in 2006 and there has been a great demand for a revival. In the meantime, The Göteborg Opera has further raised its Puccini profile, firstly with Bohème (2008) and then last season with Tosca.
The opera, Puccini's last, is based on a Chinese saga about the princess Turandot. Only the person who can guess her three riddles may marry her; those who guess wrong are beheaded. Matters reach a critical stage when a prince arrives and passes the test. Does Turandot possess the ability to feel? And what will happen to the slave girl Liù, who genuinely loves the prince?
Turandot is sung by the Italian dramatic soprano Francesca Patanè, who captivated the audience on her previous appearances at The Göteborg Opera. Prince Calaf is sung by Tomas Lind, who has had great success in this role, not least with his interpretation of the celebrated aria "Nessun dorma". The slave girl Liù, with her indomitable capacity for love, is sung by the Swedish soprano Charlotta Larsson, who in 2012 was awarded the Litteris et Artibus medal.
"Impressive, both musically and visually", "An ideal and stunningly beautiful Turandot" the critics wrote after the premiere 2006.
Watch a film clip from Turandot
Watch a film clip with Fancesca Patané
Look at photos from Turandot 2006
– Puccini's swansong
Turandot was Giacomo Puccini's (1858-1924) last, unfinished opera. After nine operas, he was Italy's best known opera composer of the day, a 60-year-old man who in 1919 had not composed anything at all for three years. He had already thrown away several drafts when he suddenly proposed doing a fairy tale play. By chance his librettist Giuseppe Adami brought him together with writer Renato Simoni, who had carried out research into commedia dell'arte playwright Carlo Gozzi. Simoni showed Gozzi's fairy tale play Turandot to Puccini, who was in principle very keen on the idea. So then these three gentlemen – Adami, Simoni and Puccini – together created one of the 20th century's most popular operas.
Earlier Turandots
Gozzi's Turandot was not an untested theme in musical drama. Gozzi had based his 1762 fairy tale play on a Persian tale, giving it a Chinese setting instead. This play was later reworked and translated by Friedrich von Schiller, the version that Puccini amusingly enough based his play on, in a later Italian translation. Ferrucio Busoni's Turandot, which was composed in German in 1917 for the Zurich opera, gained a certain significance. This one-act play is considerably closer to Gozzi's/Schiller's drama than Puccini's version.
But inspiration just would not come to Puccini, and he accurately predicted that he would never get it finished. On numerous occasions he changed the overall structure, from two acts to three. A first draft has the first act continue up to when Calaf solved the riddles. After that the second act begins with a solo scene for Turandot. This scene was soon dropped, and for the sake of proportions they would have needed something to fill out the start of the act. Then came along the scene for the comic ministers Ping, Pang and Pong. These three companions, who mourn the old China, have their origin in the commedia dell'arte figures from Gozzi's fairy tale play. But the Italian anachronisms were taken away, and the figures were made less individual and more "Chinese". They show that humour was hardly foreign to Puccini.
Liù – maidservant from real life
But the biggest change concerned the introduction of the slave girl Liù. It was also this that made it difficult for Puccini to complete his work. This role, which has considerably more in common with his previous opera heroines than the title role, was based on Turandot's slave girl Adelma in Gozzi's play. But Adelma is considerably colder and more calculating than Liù. As is well known, Puccini wanted to make the audience weep, and it is with Liù that we recognise the Italian master of melodrama. The more torture, psychological or physical, the more tears from the audience. But in the case of Liù there is also a strong biographical motif, which meant that the maestro was able to further charge the scenes where one woman tortures another psychologically or physically. The fact that Puccini had an eye for the ladies was no secret, and his wife Elvira was well aware of it too. She accused their maid Doria Manfredi on numerous occasions of conducting a secret love affair with Puccini; she spied on them, and finally (in 1909) the poor girl committed suicide by taking poison. During the subsequent post-mortem it turned out that she had been a virgin, and Puccini was inconsolable – he was never free of the image of the unhappy Doria. The whole business led to a breach between husband and wife lasting almost a year. It is easy to see Elvira behind the Princess Turandot, who unfeelingly witnesses Liù's torture and suicide. Just as coldly had Elvira behaved before the tragic events in their own household. The character of the devoted, loving and self-sacrificing slave girl Liù was Puccini's most beautiful and touching way of begging the girl for forgiveness – he painted her in words and music.
An incomplete fact – Alfano's solution But at the same time Liù's death scene led Puccini into a dead end. He wanted to introduce the scene to the plot so that the slave girl's self-sacrificing love makes Turandot finally thaw and learn what true love is. But how to move forward after the tragic death scene? How to arrange the end of the drama without Calaf appearing like an inconsiderate social climber and Turandot just as self-absorbed as when she made her first entrance? This was a conundrum of musical drama that Puccini was never able to solve. He rejected at least five different libretto suggestions. By the time the sixth draft was finally to his liking, he had been admitted to a clinic in Brussels to have surgery for mouth cancer. He died of a heart attack soon after.
In the midst of the mourning for Italy's most celebrated composer of the day, a decision had to be made as to what to do about the final scene. The première at La Scala in Milan had to be postponed, and the musical director, conductor Arturo Toscanini, had a big say in the future of the work. In the end it was the composer Franco Alfano who was given the task. He had previously had a success with his opera Risurrezione (Resurrection), and was given access to Puccini's sketches. Puccini had left behind some of Calaf's lines, although interestingly almost none of Turandot's – it was the transformation from frigid ice princess to loving woman that he had the most difficulty in depicting. Alfano worked hard and at a rapid pace, but Toscanini was not satisfied with the result. The conductor made him delete more than one hundred bars from the scene. In more recent times, his longer ending has been played on various occasions, and most people agree that it does both Puccini and Alfano greater justice.
The very first performance was in 1926 at La Scala, with Rosa Raisa in the title role. After Liù's funeral chorus had disappeared into the distance, Toscanini laid down his baton, turned to the audience and said, "At this point the maestro died", whereupon the performance ended. A voice from the audience called out, "Viva Puccini!" and the audience is said to have wept. According to some sources, the opera was apparently not performed again with the Alfano ending until the next conductor took to the podium. It was incredibly successful, and the work spread over the continent rapidly, in all cases with the shorter finale. It came to Stockholm the following year.
After this it was not until the final years of the twentieth century that any other composer dared to change the final scene based on Puccini's sketches. Luciano Berio (1925-2003), Italy's best-known contemporary composer, combined the preserved sketches with a more contemporary look. The new ending was performed in Salzburg in 2002, and has been played at several different opera houses since then. The first time this ending was played in the Nordic region was in 2005 at the Norrland Opera in Umeå, with Tobias Ringborg conducting. In 2012 he will be conducting Turandot at the Göteborg Opera, with the shorter Alfano ending.
Puccini's most modern work
Turandot is one of Puccini's most frequently performed operas, and there is still much that is new and different. Without a doubt, Turandot is his most modern score. The exotic setting prompted him to use a pentatonic scale, and there are elements of bitonality and polytonality, i.e. two or more keys are used simultaneously. But the music also has great range; alongside the more modernist elements, there are traditionally melodious arias – in particular Liù and Calaf's "Nessun dorma", the real hit of the work. If the design of these two roles is kept fairly traditional, the sections with Turandot and the chorus are more forward-looking. The very extensive sections for the chorus make Turandot Puccini's only truly great choral opera
And if Liù is a typical Puccini heroine, the title role is totally different in essence from his other female roles. It is clear that Puccini viewed it as an exciting challenge to create something new. Turandot's role is relatively short – she does not actually open her mouth until halfway through the opera – but what she has to sing is among the most dramatic and demanding of all Italian soprano roles. At times there have been very few to interpret the role; after Rosa Raisa from the première, there was Eva Turner and Sweden's own Birgit Nilsson. For her it was almost a pleasure to sing Puccini's most daunting soprano role. She showed this at, among other places, Scandinavium in Göteborg in 1973. The Italian Francesca Patanè, who will now be seen in the role in Göteborg, holds the unbeaten record for having played this "voice killer" role more than 300 times.
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Movement versus stringent form; symmetry versus asymmetry. While the Holmen building sits on the ground, the Diamond floats on a ribbon of raised glass. The ribbon of glass offers views into the foyer from the exterior and panoramic views of the entire waterfront from within. The building has seven stories plus a basement. Its twisted shape and inclined facades are dynamic features clearly distinguished from the traditional square angles of the original library building.
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After twenty years, Elizabeth ''Betts'' McGee has finally managed to put her past behind her. She hasn't been home to beautiful South Carolina and untouched Bulls Island since the tragic night that ended her engagement to Charleston's golden boy, J. D. Langley.
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Razzle-Dazzle Ruby by Masha D'yans. Scholastic Press (October 2011); 9780545225007; 20 pages; Pop-up / moveable art book
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Dainty snowflakes, snowmen with stick arms, sparkly snow angels ... those are the delightful sights of a razzle-dazzle snow day. An imaginative little girl named Ruby wakes up and can hardly contain her excitement as she gazes at the snow-covered world outside her window. All bundled up in her fabulous winter garb, she pretends she's a "gleaming-beaming" snow queen and joyfully embarks on a journey in her winter fairy tale world. She looks for her knight (her puppy, Rocket) and tries to avoid the evil ice prince with help from her nobleman friend, Sir Zac.
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On July 30 a special Diet session will start and last about a week. The main purpose is to fill posts that may have been left empty or have changed as a result of the July 11 Upper House elections. However, Minna no To, or Your Party, as it's called in English, has requested a discussion of national assembly members' pay for the month of July. As it stands, all national politicians receive salaries in monthly installments. The new members elected several weeks ago did not take up their posts until July 26, which means for the month of July they only accumulate six working days. However, according to the law, they are entitled to a full month's pay, which comes to ¥2.3 million for each member. Nice work if you can get it.
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Given the current budget deficit, these savings are little more than symbolic, but apparently they're a symbol that the citizens like. All the media outlets conducted street surveys and found unanimous support for such a law, which apparently prompted the ruling Democratic Party of Japan to change its mind. Originally, it opposed hiwari, but now it has said that if Minna no To can get an agreement from other parties it will go along with it.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
What to do with leftover boiled dinner (corned beef hash)
Hi! I made this a bunch of days ago, but then I went away with my sister for the weekend and then worked and some other things happened. Now I have a day off and despite how nice and sunny it looks outside, it's still winter. It snowed yesterday. Hmph.
Anyway, this is one of my favorite breakfasts, and there is nothing more sad than eating all your corned beef at night and then waking up in the morning and realizing it's gone and you can't make hash. Boo. It's easy and fast and good and you can even add in some spinach to make it healthier. If you want to do that, spread a few handfuls of spinach over the hash right before you add the eggs, then when it's wilted, stir it in and add the eggs. We did this for dinner last night.
Corned beef hash
a bunch of leftover corned beef
some leftover potatoes
maybe some cooked vegetables if you have any (I added carrots)
salt and pepper
Cube up your meat and potatoes and vegetables into little pieces. Heat up a pan with about a tablespoon of olive oil or butter, and toss in the cubed things. Press down with the back of a spatula, and cook without stirring about ten minutes over medium heat, until brown and crusty. Flip over the best you can, pat down again, and cook another few minutes. Crack an egg or two or three on the top and lower the heat, and cover. Cook until the whites are set and the yellow is still runny. Serve immediately.
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Can you feel it? It's Fall. It's here. Gone are the days of the 9 PM sunsets and mornings wearing short sleeve shirts and flipflops. Turn off the air conditioners and pull out the jackets. Because the cooler weather is here to stay. Can you smell it? I can't pinpoint where that Fall smell comes from, but I do know it's there. Something to do with the leaves falling from the trees and the dry, crisp air, I think. So, pull out your pumpkin and spice-scented candles. Get this pie in the oven and let the whole house fill with the comforting aroma of sugar, cinnamon and apples. It's time for pumpkin cappuccino and Octoberfest beers. The Halloween costumes are already lining the store aisles. Apples are fully grown and ready for picking out at the local farms. And, every year, we head out to Becker Farms to pick a bushel of apples for pie making. Except this year, because of our wacky spring weather, only 10% of their apple crop grew. So, while pick-your-own apples weren't an option, we still headed out there to snag some of their pre-picked McIntosh apples. Let the pie-making begin.
This is the same apple pie recipe that my Mom has been making for years. Except, unlike her, I make my own crust. But, you could absolutely swap out homemade for store-bought. This has been my mother's approach to pie crust for years (to my Grandmother's dismay), and I promise that every slice is still promptly gobbled up.
Do you even need me to sell you on how perfect apple pie is? Very simply one of the best all-american desserts around. And this variation, with the oat crumb topping, is my favorite. It's like a delicious cross between apple pie and coffee cake. Using plenty of cinnamon, sugar, and butter. It is the best ending to any meal and a great beginning to any day. I love how the juices from the apple combine with the granulated sugar to form a syrup that coats the bottom layer of crust. So, while the crust is flaky and crisp, it's also sugary and soft. And, who doesn't love a crumb topping? The crunch adds a complementary texture to each apple-sogged bite. And, it's lot easier than the whole lattice crust method, and still looks just as lovely on the plate. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and settle in to Fall.
Classic Apple Pie with Crumb Topping
Serves 8. Prep time: 2 hours, 30 minutes. Cook time: 50 minutes.
- Apple Filling
- 8 medium McIntosh apples
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- Crust
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter (one stick, cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- Oat Crumb Topping
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cups quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup butter (one stick, cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
- In a food processor fitted with a pastry blade, blend flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
- Mix water and apple cider vinegar together, add to processor. Pulse until moist clumps form. Keep pulsing (adding more water, one teaspoon at a time, if mixture is too dry) until dough just forms into a ball. Flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for one hour.
Oat Crumb Topping
- In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and oats. Then add butter pieces. Use fingers to pinch the mixture together until it resembles crumbs. Set aside.
Apple Filling
- Roll out crust dough into a 13 inch round. Transfer to a greased 9 inch glass pie dish. Fold excess dough over, and press to seal the seams. Then, use a fork to crimp edges around the rim of the pie dish. Freeze crust for 20 minutes.
- Peel, core, and slice the apples into 1/2 inch thick slices. Toss with cinnamon and sugar.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle 1/4 of oat crumb topping mixture on bottom of unbaked pie crust. Pile apple filling on top, mounding in the center. Press remaining crumb topping onto the apple filling.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Turn temperature down to 325 and continue baking 20-30 minutes more until topping is brown and filling is bubbling. Tent pie with foil if the topping is browning too quickly. Cool before serving.
Post, photos and recipe courtesy of Mrs. Flavors at the local blog Little Kitchen Big Flavors. You can find the original post and many more delicious seasonal recipes at littlekitchenbigflavors.com.


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Breaking down the 2013 Heisman Trophy contenders
Along with last year's winner, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, here are players who figure to be in the Heisman Trophy conversation this season
QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
After a tumultuous offseason, Manziel looks to become only the second player to win the Heisman more than once. Manziel threw for 3,706 yards last season and 26 touchdowns last season, while rushing for 1,410 yards and 21 more touchdowns. However, his eligibility will be a story line entering the 2013 season following the recent report that the NCAA is investigating whether he took money for autographs. If he's under center, "Johnny Football" faces his biggest test in Week 3, when Texas A&M hosts Alabama. Another strong performance could create separation from the pack in the early goings.
QB Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Miller had a breakout sophomore year as he was the only quarterback to lead his team to an undefeated season in 2012. The Buckeyes are now eligible for the Bowl Championship Series title game after serving NCAA penalties, meaning there's going to be more attention on him. Coach Urban Meyer has called Miller the most dynamic athlete he has ever coached at quarterback. He's 6-2, 220 pounds, runs the 40 in 4.36 seconds and can bench press nearly 400 pounds. His impressive rushing numbers — 1,271 rushing yards with 13 touchdowns — could take a hit as he becomes more comfortable as a thrower in his third year as a starter (he also threw for 2,039 yards and 15 TDs). That won't matter to Heisman Trophy voters if he continues to post victories and has OSU in title contention.
DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
The table is set for Clowney to make a run at being the first Heisman winner to exclusively play defense. Even with teams keying on him, the junior should be the dominant pass rusher in college football and possibly reach 20 sacks. He brings plenty of hype and notoriety after leaving a lasting impression for the offseason with his monster hit on Michigan running back Vincent Smith in the Outback Bowl. It's those type of highlights that can help overcome the inherent edge offensive players have had historically.
QB AJ McCarron, Alabama
McCarron led the Crimson Tide to a 25-2 record and two national titles the past two seasons. That should be the perfect recipe for a Heisman contender, but the senior is waiting for his first top 10 finish. What could change this year even after throwing 30 touchdown passes? McCarron returns a stellar group of wide receivers, and coach Nick Saban could be willing to open up his offense with several key losses on the offensive line. That should help his quarterback post more impressive statistics in addition to the victories, making him a Heisman threat.
WR Marqise Lee, USC
Lee, who finished fourth last year, posted 1,721 yards on 118 receptions with 14 touchdowns and is a game-breaker waiting to happen, but he won't have Matt Barkley throwing to him. The Trojans are deciding who their quarterback will be, but he will need to find Lee. He also averaged 28.5 yards per kickoff return.
QB Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
Lynch, who finished seventh last year, set an NCAA record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,815 (and also scored 19 TDs) and threw for 3,138 yards with 25 touchdown passes and six interceptions. He led the Mid-American Conference in pass efficiency and took the Huskies to a school-record 12-2 mark and the league's first BCS berth.
QB Aaron Murray, Georgia
He'll be haunted by the final seconds of the Southeastern Conference title game, but Murray set school records in 2012 with 3,893 passing yards and 36 touchdown passes. He also set a Capital One Bowl record with five touchdowns passes in a 45-31 win vs. Nebraska. Georgia, which set a school record with 529 points, returns a superb backfield duo of Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall, a potential all-conference receiver in Malcolm Mitchell and one of the nation's most dangerous pass-catching tight ends in Arthur Lynch, plus almost the entire depth of the offensive line.
QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Coming off an MVP performance in the upset of then-No. 4 Florida in the Sugar Bowl, Bridgewater is being talked about as the top quarterback prospect in next year's NFL draft. But first, Bridgewater will lead the Cardinals in the first year of the American Athletic Conference. The Big East Offensive Player of the Year last year as a sophomore, he threw for 3,718 yards and 27 touchdown passes.
RB Duke Johnson, Miami (Fla.)
Johnson posted the second-most all-purpose yards in a season at Miami with 2,060 as a freshman. He also set a freshman record with 947 rushing yards (10 TDs) and set a school record with 892 kick return yards. If those numbers continue to rise and Miami has a good season, he will receive more national attention.
RB De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon
Thomas presents a bit of a wild card, given that he will be playing for a new coach and is in the Pac-12 with a lot of night games after voters in the Eastern half of the country have gone to bed. A dual threat, Thomas ran for 701 yards and 11 TDs and caught 45 passes for 445 yards and five TDs. Expect Oregon QB Marcus Mariota to generate Heisman buzz, too.
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Facts tell pit bull story
Thank you so much for your article about pit bulls [Cover story, "Rescued," April 3, 2003] (http://www.readthehook.com/93261/cover-story-pits-dogfightings-bloody-af...). I am a proud owner of an American Pit Bull Terrier and am part of a group of responsible, anti-dogfighting pit bull-owner list called Pitbull-l, with about 500 members.
My pit bull is a spayed female, and I had seen Bronx, the male pit bull in the SPCA website. My heart sank when I read in the article that he had been put down. I am in tears as I write this because such is the case for so many pit bulls. I hear everyday how awful and vicious they are. People are so ignorant and prejudiced against this breed, but you set the record straight. As you mention, Pete The Pup from The Little Rascals was a pit.
My girl, Troubles, would never hurt anyone. She is around children almost every day of her life. I try to be a good owner by taking her to obedience class and learning as much as I can about the breed and dogs in general.
A woman named Kristine Crawford has two "search and rescue" pit bulls, one of which went to Texas for the Columbia remains search. This pit bull is also a dog specializing in finding human remains. These are pit bulls that were rescued from shelters, and people do not realize that pit bulls can do so much.
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State's 1st carbon auction goes smoothly
For the first time, spewing a ton of greenhouse gases in California carries a price. And it's $10.09 - less than many analysts expected.
Last week's inaugural sale of greenhouse gas permits under California's new cap-and-trade system brought heavy bidding but a low final price, state officials reported Monday.
Indeed, the price was just 9 cents above the minimum bid set by the state in the auction, held on Nov. 14. Many analysts had predicted that each permit, which allows the holder to release one ton of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, would sell for $12 or more.
They saw in the low price a sign that companies participating in California's fledgling carbon market - the largest outside Europe - were unsure about the market's future rules. Two lawsuits have been filed to change the way the cap-and-trade system works.
At the same time, all 23.1 million of the permits for use in the coming year sold out, with the state receiving three bids for every available permit. The high volume suggested to observers that companies covered by cap and trade - owners of power plants, oil refineries and other industrial facilities - were taking seriously their need to comply with the system, snapping up as many allowances as they could early on.
Officials declare success
No problems arose with the electronic trading system created for the cap-and-trade auctions, which will be held four times each year. And consultants monitoring the trading found no signs of market manipulation, leading California officials to declare the auction a success.
"Our goal here is to reduce carbon at a good price for the companies covered," said Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, the regulatory agency that created the state system. "Everybody here is just delighted that it went off just as we intended."
In part, the low price was the result of the auction's unusual rules, which were designed to prevent carbon costs from rising quickly.
Companies participating in California's carbon auction submit sealed bids to the state in advance, stating how many allowances they want to buy and how much they're willing to pay. The auction's managers take those bids and rank them in order of price, from highest to lowest. Then the managers start allocating allowances from the top down until all of them have been handed out. The price at which the last allowance is sold becomes the price that all the auction participants pay, regardless of their original bids.
Last week's auction saw bids as high as $91.13, according to the Air Resources Board. The median bid, however, was $12.96, while the lowest was $10.
"The goal of this auction is not to raise money," Nichols said. "The goal is to achieve the cap at the lowest possible cost to participants. It's a different kind of auction."
In addition, uncertainty arising from the lawsuits may have kept bids low. In the latest suit, filed one day before the auction, the California Chamber of Commerce challenged the Air Resources Board's legal authority to sell allowances, arguing that they should all be given out free to the companies covered by the cap-and-trade system.
A weight on prices
"That's obviously weighing down on the prices right now," said Ashley Lawson, a senior analyst with Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, an information service tracking carbon markets worldwide. "When it came time to put their money where their mouth was, compliance entities didn't want to bid very high."
That uncertainty extended to allowances intended to be used several years in the future. Last week's auction included 39.5 million allowances that can't be used until 2015. Only 5.6 million of them sold, with a closing price of $10 - the minimum allowed.
"Since we're at the start of the market, people are naturally going to be cautious about staking out a position that far in advance," said Fabio Nehme with EDF Trading, a French company active in Europe's carbon market.
Cap and trade sets a declining limit - or cap - on the amount of greenhouse gases that California's economy can emit each year. Companies that produce large amounts of carbon dioxide buy and sell allowances to be able to produce those gases.
As the cap drops year by year, so does the number of allowances available. That pushes up the allowance price, making carbon pollution increasingly expensive. Companies that are able to slash their greenhouse gas emissions quickly can sell their spare allowances to businesses that are having a harder time making the cuts.
Although higher carbon prices will give companies a powerful incentive to rein in their emissions, state officials don't want prices to spike too high, too fast. The auction mechanism they devised reflects that wish. In some ways, it's the exact opposite of a traditional auction, in which bidders try to top each other's price.
Almost all of the allowances - 97 percent - were sold to companies that have to participate in the cap-and-trade system, including such large emitters of greenhouse gases as oil giant Chevron and power plant operator Calpine.
But some of the allowances went to traders with financial outfits such as EDF Trading and Morgan Stanley Capital Group. They are expected to be active participants in the "secondary market" for allowances, buying and selling with other traders as well as with companies covered by California's emissions cap. Futures contracts based on California carbon allowances have been traded for more than a year, with prices ranging from $12 to $22, according to Thomson Reuters Point Carbon. Last week, those futures traded between $12 and $12.30.
'Important first step'
For many environmentalists, the auction marked a historic moment.
Two years ago Congress rejected Democratic efforts to create a national cap-and-trade system. And other attempts to set a nationwide price on greenhouse gases, such as slapping a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, have gone nowhere. Many economists consider putting a price on carbon to be a necessary step toward reducing emissions and shifting to cleaner sources of energy.
"We've got a price, it's not hypothetical anymore, and it's an important first step toward meeting our goals," said Nathaniel Keohane, vice president of the Environmental Defense Fund. "This is a program that's in place for the long term."
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TEDYouth "The Spark" is about to ignite. The annual conference for middle and high school students will take place this Saturday in New Orleans, with 400 teens from across the region gathering to listen to talks from scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists and performers — some of them adults and some of them peers.
The attendees for TEDYouth were selected via online applications. And with the conference just five days away, we wanted to give shout-outs to some students who submitted extra credit. Here are just a few of the amazing songs, poems and videos submitted with TEDYouth applications — run with permission, of course.
Not able to attend TEDYouth in the flesh? Never fear! The event will be webcast, live and for free, on Saturday, November 16, from 11am to 6pm CDT in English, Spanish and Arabic. Or, if you'd prefer to make watching a social event, find the
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Sliding in before month-end is my Guest Host for April and I couldn't be happier. I find her remarkable! SHE is full of energy, kind, and business savvy. SHE is none other than Gina of The Shabby Chic Cottage.
Gina not only has a wonderful blog, she also has a terrific Etsy store filled with handmade-to-order items! Here is just a sampling of what you can find there. Click on photo for more information about the pieces.
When I said she's business savvy, it isn't just my opinion, the folks at Etsy think so too. Etsy wrote an interview article in their blog about her. You can read the interview here.
Take it away, Gina!
Hey y'all! I'm Gina from The Shabby Chic Cottage and I'm thrilled to be here on Yanet's blog today! Thanks so much for inviting me to join you!
two pieces of canvas cut into 17x17 inch squares
5 or 6 different fabrics - cut into 2 inch triangles - it will take 12-18, depending on how full you want it
a zipper
a pencil
a sewing machine
accent color thread and white thread
Next take your triangles and space them out like you want, using the line as the guide for the straight top edge. If you want these to fray use them as is. If you want them to stay together use iron on fusible webbing on the back.
I stitched mine around all three sides of the triangles. You can use white thread or color coordinating thread to sew them down.
It looks a little crazy now, but we're not quite finished!
Just sew it up with the instructions found in my zipper tutorial found here.
This cover can be made in so many color variations, the sky is the limit :)
Thanks, Yanet for inviting me today - it was a blast!
Isn't that pillow just adorable?! If you love this pillow but don't have the time to make it, no problem! Gina has taken care of that for you. You can purchase it from her shop by clicking here. Isn't she helpful?! Thank you, Gina! You're sensational!!
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