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Disclaimer: I have received numerous invites from a friend to Maison Francaise for a long time now but never did accept until recently (or since). It's not that the food is bad, coz it's actually quite decent. The service by regular staff was very nice too (at least for the girl who served us). It was just the front-of-house manager (?) who seemed brusque and actually dropped a cup full of desserts on our table, *shattering* the cup and sending dangerously small shards flying before giving a curt and insincere sounding one word apology which totally put us off.
However, I have been informed that the front-of-house manager is new to the job. I'll just chalk that up to ignorance and inexperience and leave it at that. I do hope that he has improved coz we weren't impressed at all. We had just gone for a very nice French dinner the previous night by visiting One Michelin Star Chef Alexy Fuchs and gladly paid RM 700++ for it, so going to such a different experience the very next afternoon was extra jarring.
I must add that the service by regular wait staff was excellent and attentive, and to be fair, the food was quite good so take that as you will.
Bread basket
This is a very nice selection of bread to start the brunch. They're all warm and we particularly liked the brioche like slices and the chocolate filled roll. There's also honey, compote and butter on the side.
First serving
Smoked duck breast salad and balsamic dressing
La salade de magret decanard fume vinaigrette au balsamique
We both thought this was very nice – the smoked duck breast was flavorful and all the fat has been rendered down so there's none of the chewy unrendered fat you find sometimes. I also liked the interplay of textures between the fresh greens, crunchy potatoes discs and duck.
Potato and leek soup
La soupe de poireaux et pomme de terre
I had this one – the combination of potato and leek works well together.
Second serving
Grilled rib eye steak with green pepper corn sauce
L'entrecote grillee sauce poivre vert
The steak was cooked, seasoned and rested to perfection! Even my better half, who doesn't really eat beef, liked it. I wished they trimmed some of the inedible gristle off it first though.
Le filet de merou poche au vin blanc
Poached grouper in white wine
This is another impeccable dish – it's delicious and plated beautifully, with just the right portion to get you wanting more. My better half had this and she loved it.
Cheese course
Cheese platter
L'assiette de fromage
This is a very French thing – having a cheese course before or in lieu of dessert. It's not something my better half likes since she doesn't generally like cheese (all the better for me coz I ate all her cheese in France) but I loved it!
It's done wonderfully at Maison Francaise – the cheeses are selected well, and there's a scattering of nuts and a quenelle of chutney to pair with the cheese.
The platter is also frozen before serving so the cheese doesn't wilt, a nice touch that's appreciated.
Fresh fruit salad
La ssalade de fruits frais
Chocolate volcano
Le moelleux au chocolate
We actually got a selection of desserts, including two slices of cake and it was decent enough. Unfortunately, the name "chocolate volcano" evokes similes to molten lava cake or a self-saucing pudding so we were a bit disappointed when we cut into the cake and there's nothing inside.
I wasn't sure if it was overcooked or it's meant to be like that and when we asked the front-of-house manager he didn't seem to get what the question was and I was annoyed at his cavalier attitude towards such a dangerous incident which could have resulted in injury (dropping the cup from serving height and shattering it on our table) so we just left it at that.
Sunday brunches at Maison Francaise is priced at RM 188++ with wine and RM 148++ without alcohol. There will be soft drinks and chilled juices available for the latter. The prices listed are per pax and you can choose one item from each course listed. The menu is changed regularly.
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5, Jalan Changkat Kia Peng,
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Bullied Student Records Bullies, Gets Threatened With Felony Charges For Violating Wiretapping Law
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Here comes another story highlighting the danger of schools "outsourcing" their disciplinary problems to law enforcement. As we've stated before, this does nothing more than turn routine misconduct into criminal behavior, which is a great way to derail a student's future.
A Pennsylvania teen, who claimed to have been bullied constantly (and ignored by school administration), made an audio recording of his tormentors using a school-supplied iPad. He brought this to the school's attention, which duly responded by calling the cops… to have him arrested for violating Pennsylvania's wiretapping law. (h/t to Techdirt reader btr1701)
[The student's mother, Shea] Love says that upon fielding her complaint, Principal Scott Milburn called South Fayette Township police Lieutenant Robert Kurta to the school to interrogate her son in the presence of Associate Principal Aaron Skrbin and Dean of Students Joseph Silhanek. The defendant testified before Judge McGraw-Desmet that he was forced to play the audio for the group and then delete it. Love says by the time she arrived at the school, her son was surrounded by school officials and the police officer and was visibly distraught. She says Milburn defended the teacher's response to the classroom disturbance.The administration, rather than consider targeting the recorded bullies, instead called the cops believing (on advice from district lawyers, no less) that they had a felon in their office.
Kurta testified before the magistrate that Milburn requested his presence at the school on February 12 at 8:20 a.m. The officer said, "He believed he had a wiretapping incident." Upon his arrival, Kurta said Milburn advised him that Silhanek fielded a call that morning from Love notifying him "that she planted a recording device in her son's backpack to record the activities in one of his classes." According to Kurta's testimony, after Milburn consulted with the school district's attorney, he advised reporting the incident to the police and treating it as a crime.As Scott Greenfield points out, calling a cop in to handle a school disciplinary problem doesn't leave the officer with many choices.
At that moment, it was certainly within Lt. Kurta's ability to pull the principal aside and tell him, "hey, you scared the crap out of the kid, which should do the job. You realize that this isn't a crime of any sort, and so I'm just going to back away slowly, not embarrass you for bringing me here to waste my time, and you can go back to doing whatever it is you do in this big building. Have a nice day."That's one option. But as these things go, that's rarely, if ever, the option chosen. The officer, having been summoned, needed to find something to charge the bullied student with.
Kurta said, "After I left the school, I wasn't sure what charge to file so I contacted the district attorney's office. This would fall under a wiretapping violation, which is a felony." He later answered as to why he thought the disorderly conduct charge applied to this case by saying, "Because his (the student's) actions — he engaged in actions which served no legitimate purpose." He then read the statute as, "Creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by acts which serve no legitimate purpose."Because capturing evidence of bullying "serves no legitimate purpose," apparently.
As Greenfield puts it, the officer was a hammer. Therefore, the bullied student must be a nail. This brought the student in front of yet another authority who could finally apply some common sense to the situation -- the magistrate judge. But that was not to be. The judge dragged in her own faith in the malfunctioning system as justification for nailing the student for disorderly conduct. In fact, Judge Maureen McGraw made her statement in defense of the school before the student could make his statement.
"Normally, if there is — I certainly have a big problem with any kind of bullying at school. But normally, you know, I would expect a parent would let the school know about it, because it's not tolerated. I know that, and that you guys [school administrators] would handle that, you know [...] Because it's not tolerated, but you need to go through — let the school handle it. And I know from experience with South Fayette School that, you know, it always is. And if there is a problem and it continues, then it is usually brought in front of me."Greenfield again, pointing out just how wrong the judge's statement is:
While this may not be a unique reaction, whether with school officials or police, it is decidedly flagrant. Where a judge's function is so fundamentally undermined from the outset, that an accuser is so virtuous that it cannot be wrong, the prejudice can neither be ignored nor excused. The die was cast by dint of the school having "brought [the student] in front of" the judge.The last part of the "unholy trinity" was the final hammer, coming down on the "nail" placed in front of it by school administrators (who can do no wrong) and a police officer (who is beyond fault). Guilty as charged.
The judge's statement is particularly egregious, considering the situation in front of her. First off, the judge's faith in the school's ability to combat bullying is obviously misplaced. She saw no fault in her reasoning and, using that as her platform for the rest of her statement, she went on to act on her own
But further than appealing to her own authority, the judge stated how these things should be handled, apparently completely unaware (or unwilling to recognize) that following the prescribed steps is what resulted in a bullied child standing in front of her, facing a BS "disorderly conduct" charge.
The judge said that bullying victims should first bring the problem to their parents -- which this student did. Next, she says the parents should let the school administrators know -- which she did. Finally, she says, let the school handle it -- which it did. And now, the student faces her -- having followed all the proper steps -- charged with disorderly conduct. And yet, despite this, she asserts that the system works and, indeed, has always worked in regards to this particular school. Logical fallacy piled on top of logical fallacy until a bullied kid is charged with a crime while his recorded tormentors remain unpunished.
The judge refused to believe that any one of these esteemed administrators could have screwed up, failing to believe that they, too, are human and as prone to failure as anyone else. If they've never screwed up in the past, all future misdeeds are forgiven (and forgotten) in advance. This is the sort of rationale that should never be deployed by a supposedly impartial overseer like a judge, because it's just as wrong as assuming every authority figure involved here is an irredeemable monster.
[P]eople are not so one-dimensional that they are horrible in every instance, to every person, under every circumstances. The cop who beats a man one day may have saved a kitten in a tree the day before.Maybe the school has had an admirable track record on curtailing bullying. Maybe Officer Kurta doesn't always seek to find something to charge a person with when put in this position. But everyone here came together to make a string of regrettable decisions that led to a bullied student being punished, rather than the aggressors. Maybe the future holds better outcomes, but for right now, everyone involved had a chance to stop this from reaching this illogical conclusion, but no one -- from the administrators to their legal team to local law enforcement to the presiding judge -- was interested in reining this in. In the end, it looks as though an innate desire to punish someone was satisfied every step of the way.
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North and South Korea marched together in a stirring display of unity as the Asian Games, one of the world's biggest sports events, opened in a blaze of colour in Jakarta on Saturday. South Korean women's basketball player Lim Yung-hui and North Korean footballer Ju Kyong-chol jointly held the Korean Unification flag aloft as they
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We were in legislative session when the sirens went off.
For the first time that day, the room fell silent. It was the kind of bottom-dropping-out, free-fall silence that occurs when people face their omnipresent dread.
Tornadoes are an omnipresent dread in Oklahoma. Their unpredictability, coupled with their potential for absolute deadliness are the source of our nightmares.
I don't personally know a single native-born Oklahoman who does not have tornado nightmares. Fear of these things is drilled into us from birth.
That the room fell silent when the sirens went off was predictable, especially in the Oklahoma House. We know that no matter where one of these things comes down, it will hit people that we are responsible for.
The silence was especially loud, coming as it did in the middle of an exceptionally noisy day. I learned as a child that horses run and pitch when a storm is coming. Any mother can tell you that children are unmanageable when weather is brewing. If yesterday means anything, the same thing must apply to middle-aged adults.
The Speaker gaveled us down repeatedly. He admonished us again and again to take our seats and maintain order so that the legislators who were explaining bills could be heard. Nothing he did affected the behavior on the floor at all.
Until the sirens went off.
That silenced us. One of us was on the mike, introducing a bill. After a moment's plunging silence, he said, "Get under your desks."
That broke the quiet as we all laughed.
Not too long after that, we had to evacuate the House Chamber and go to the Capitol basement. Several Indian dancers had been performing in the rotunda when the storm hit. They trooped down and waited with us, amidst comments about rain dances that were too effective.
I watched the tornado form on the screen of the tiny tv in the capital snack bar with everyone else. It dropped at a town called Newcastle. These storms follow tracks, almost as if they actually were on rails. I knew that if this thing stayed together that South Oklahoma City (where I live) and Moore were in for it.
There are tornadoes. And then there are tornadoes.The ones that kill and destroy on a large scale stay down, move slowly and get bigger as they go. That's what I watched this tornado do. I'm not a meteorologist, but I've watched a lot of these things and I knew that this one was a killer.
There was absolutely nothing to do. The phones went dead. I sat down in a corner and waited. I knew people were being killed. I had no idea if my house or the houses of my friends were going up. The reports that were coming in over the tv were too confusing to tell. I did know that people I knew, had known all my life, were in grave danger.
I stayed in the basement until it passed. Then, I loaded up and left. It was raining, hailing. I ended up taking shelter at a Sonic drive-in for about 30 minutes. The traffic lights were out and the interstates had been closed, which resulted in traffic gridlock. I snaked around through back ways to get South. It took me an hour and a half to do what would normally be a 15-minute drive. A friend of mine who lived on the far side of the damage told me it took him almost seven hours to get home.
I was out of touch with the larger world for about 12 hours. No power. No water. But nobody hurt, either.
My district didn't get hit. My family is all ok, although some of them are without power and water. I have several friends who lost their homes, but they all got out of the way before it hit.
After the May 3 tornado in 1999 went through the same general area, we had a lot of orphaned pets — cats and dogs — who showed up. It was impossible to find their owners, so people adopted them and took care of them. I've already decided that our home will be open if a battered-up pet wants to come there.
I want to thank everyone who has texted or posted, asking me if I'm alright. Yes, I am.


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It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Mississauga South.
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House of Commons Hansard #40 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was ethanol.
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The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken
It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Mississauga South.
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Fabian Manning Conservative Avalon, NL
Mr. Speaker, on January 26 our province was saddened to hear of the passing of Joseph Neil Tilley.
Neil graduated from Memorial University with a degree in anthropology. While at MUN, he served as president of the students' union. Following his graduation, he worked with the university extension services, which deployed staff in rural areas of Newfoundland to assist communities in self-improvement initiatives.
He travelled extensively throughout the province and many parts of the world to bring his expertise on self-betterment to others less fortunate. Neil also acquired a master's degree in community development and planned to get his doctorate, but became ill before this could be accomplished.
When Neil's work brought him back home to Kelligrews, he reactivated his farm operation and practised organic farming. He acquired the skills and training needed to teach these farming methods to others.
Neil was always interested in the environment and, with others, founded the Kelligrews Ecological Enhancement Program, KEEP, whose mandate in part is to conserve, preserve and enhance.
Neil was a very spiritual man, a man of faith that has never wavered. He was a good man who died too young. His years on earth were filled with accomplishments that most of us can only dream of.
Our deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends.
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Alan Tonks Liberal York South—Weston, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour of rising today to inform the House of a spectacular scene that recently unfolded in the Dominican Republic. A funeral procession for a simple man, in a simple casket, was joined spontaneously by more than 5,000 locals pouring down the hills from a picturesque Dominican town.
They paid their respects to a man who taught for 60 years and who comforted and inspired Dominicans in all corners of their island nation. They honoured a man who led initiatives that saw 600 kilometres of roads paved, 2,000 homes built, 69 schools constructed, 11 medical clinics created, and the construction of 13 community centres.
That man was Father Louis Quinn. He was a man of God, a missionary, an incredible champion for the Dominican people, and he was a Canadian. Born in Toronto, Father Quinn brought love, selflessness and advocacy to distant Caribbean shores. It was said by the Dominican president that his nation would never forget Father Quinn.
I hope that all members of this House as representatives of our nation will join me in recognizing and saluting the memory of Father Louis Quinn.
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Pierre Paquette Bloc Joliette, QC
Mr. Speaker, on January 19, the Olymel company, located in the Lanaudière region, donated 60,000 kilos of pork and poultry, worth an estimated $500,000, thus allowing 16,000 poor families and 5,000 underprivileged children to receive this food, through Moisson Lanaudière, in Joliette.
The hon. member for Montcalm and I wish to congratulate the company's CEO, Réjean Nadeau, his unionized employees and their president, Mario Maisonneuve, who agreed to work long hours during three weekends, out of solidarity with all these people. The Lanaudière families in need and the entire community are proud to acknowledge the solidarity displayed by everyone in that company.
On behalf of all my Bloc Québécois colleagues, thank you for your generosity, and congratulations on your fine humanitarian action.
Status of WomenStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Irene Mathyssen NDP London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, January 28 was the 20th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada's Morgentaler decision, which decriminalized abortion in Canada. The legal decision was a victory for Canadian women. The court fully recognized that the law was unfair and that it presented unreasonable obstacles to women seeking abortions.
While the Morgentaler decision is something to celebrate, women in Canada still face obstacles in accessing abortion services. The number of hospitals in Canada providing these services is declining and some provincial governments are violating the Canada Health Act by refusing to fund clinics, thus leaving women without the right to choose.
The government is failing ordinary women in Canada by not ensuring equal and accessible abortion services. This is an equality issue and another example of the government's disregard for the welfare and rights of women.
Alzheimer Awareness MonthStatements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Patrick Brown Conservative Barrie, ON
Mr. Speaker, January is Alzheimer Awareness Month. The Alzheimer Society of Canada and its local organizations are asking Canadians to make a commitment to improving their brain health by making changes to help reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disorder that most often occurs in people over the age of 65. Alzheimer's and related diseases affect approximately half a million people in Canada, a number that will double within a generation.
Just this past Sunday, I attended the annual Alzheimer walk in Barrie organized by Erika Rice of the Alzheimer Society of Greater Simcoe County.
We are privileged to have representatives from the Alzheimer Society of Canada here today. They have come to inform us of their efforts to beat the disease in communities across the country and to help educate all citizens about the far-reaching effects of this devastating disease.
I would like to acknowledge the impressive work the society does and encourage my colleagues to attend the coffee break on the Hill event at 3:30 p.m. today to learn about what we can do as individuals and legislators in making the commitment to better brain health.
Red River FloodwayStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Raymond Simard Liberal Saint Boniface, MB
Mr. Speaker, Manitoba's Red River Floodway is an engineering marvel and it has single-handedly saved Canadians billions of dollars in disaster relief funding over the years.
The floodway is currently undergoing a major expansion, with the federal government contributing 50% of the total costs, but there is a catch.
Manitoba Liberal MPs fought extremely hard to secure the first half of the funding from the Canada strategic infrastructure fund, having convinced the Liberal cabinet of the day that this project was of national significance.
The current regional minister, the member of Parliament for Provencher, does not believe this and is planning on paying for the second portion with funds that would normally be allocated to other Manitoba infrastructure priorities, and this in a have not province.
Manitobans are being robbed of $170 million by the Conservative government. This is wrong. They should be outraged.
The floodway expansion is a project of national importance and we need a minister who believes this, a minister who will not cave in to his cabinet colleagues every time. In fact, we need a new government that will fight for Manitoba.
Human RightsStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Pierre Poilievre Conservative Nepean—Carleton, ON
Mr. Speaker, last week UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour welcomed the coming into force of the Arab charter, which calls for "rejecting all forms of racism and Zionism" and says that Zionism is "a violation of human rights" and poses "a threat" to world peace.
Eradicating Zionism would mean the eradication of the Jewish state. The Canadian government does not support Ms. Arbour in her endorsement of this goal. In fact, we call on Ms. Arbour to apologize, renounce the Arab charter and state unequivocally that Zionism is a perfectly legitimate movement.
Here at home, the Liberal Party must make clear its own position on the Arab charter. Saying one thing to one group and something different to another is deceptive.
Parliament should stand with one voice, condemn Ms. Arbour's remarks and support our democratic allies in Israel.
Manufacturing and Forestry IndustriesStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Robert Vincent Bloc Shefford, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government continues to ignore the thousands of workers in the manufacturing and forestry industries in Quebec. The announcement made on January 10 angered everyone affected by the worst crisis ever to hit the manufacturing and forestry industries, which are vital to Quebec's economy.
Quebec will receive only $216 million of the $1 billion spread over three years. This is a pittance when you consider that during the same period the rich oil companies in the west will benefit from tax reductions totalling $2.8 billion.
In acting in this way, the right-wing Conservative government is thumbing its nose at the 43,000 workers in these sectors who lost their jobs in 2007. Despite the pressing need for assistance, this government has the gall to make this aid conditional on approval of the budget. This is blackmail. The silence of the Conservative members from Quebec is confirmation that only the Bloc Québécois members are defending the interests of the manufacturing and forestry industries in Quebec.
National Red Scarf DayStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Lynne Yelich Conservative Blackstrap, SK
Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, January 31, is National Red Scarf Day. Twelve year old Miss Hannah Taylor initiated this campaign. As a young child, she witnessed a person homeless and hungry and was moved to take action to combat homelessness in Canada.
The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and I met with this charming young lady this morning to express our government's support for her great work.
We recognize that a safe and stable home is an important first step on the path out of poverty. Our new homelessness partnering strategy works with other levels of government, the private sector and community organizations like Hannah's Ladybug Foundation to implement solutions that address local problems. Together, our work is delivering results.
We recognize National Red Scarf Day. On behalf of the government, I am pleased to acknowledge the valuable work of Hannah Taylor, the Ladybug Foundation and the Canadians who support this worthy cause. We thank Hannah.
Alzheimer's DiseaseStatements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
Mr. Speaker, Alzheimer's disease indiscriminately affects close to half a million Canadians, robbing them of their memory, their ability to reason, and ultimately their independence, and yet there are changes in our lives that we can make to reduce the risk.
I hope that my parliamentary colleagues will spend their coffee break with the representatives of the Alzheimer Society and find out more about how to boost brain health in Canada.
I would also like to pay tribute to Sarah Polley's moving film, Away from Her, based on Alice Munro's short story, which illuminates the heartbreak of Alzheimer's. The film has been nominated for two Oscars. I want to congratulate Ms. Polley and Telefilm Canada.
As Canadians, we should call upon the government to ensure it mounts a proper campaign to make sure that we win those Oscars for an even greater awareness of Alzheimer's and the fabulous Canadian film industry.
Aboriginal AffairsStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Rod Bruinooge Conservative Winnipeg South, MB
Mr. Speaker, it is shocking that first nations people on reserve are denied the same human rights protections that all other Canadians enjoy.
After 30 years of this discrimination, our Conservative government is set to pass Bill C-21 in order to heal this scar. However, today, in the aboriginal affairs committee, after delaying the bill for more than a year, the Liberals, NDP and Bloc are conspiring to pass amendments that will nullify the effectiveness of this bill.
Former Liberal minister of Indian affairs, Robert Nault, has urged that this legislation be passed immediately. He says that it is a way to prove Canada is serious about equality, but fellow Liberals are not listening.
Yesterday, the Canadian Human Rights Commission released a report urging support for the bill. Yet again, the Liberals are just sitting on their hands.
As an aboriginal Canadian, I am offended by the actions of the Liberals over the last year. I demand that they end their anti-rights agenda and pass the bill without watering it down.
Alzheimer's DiseaseStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak on a matter dear to my heart: the urgent need to declare dementia a national health priority.
The most prevalent dementia, Alzheimer's, is a degenerative brain disorder with no known cure, affecting one in thirteen Canadians over sixty-five. Only a national Alzheimer's strategy supported by increased funding for research, treatment and care and more adequate protection for vulnerable adults will prevent this deadly disease from overwhelming our human services system.
Family caregivers in homes and institutions in every community struggle to care for those suffering from Alzheimer's. They deserve our support. After question period today, our Speaker has invited every MP to learn more about the Heads Up for Healthier Brains campaign being waged by Alzheimer Society of Canada.
The Alzheimer's challenge cuts across political party lines and regional divides. I call upon all members of Parliament to come together and work together to meet this challenge.
Human RightsStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Anita Neville Liberal Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, last week three parties in the House of Commons came together to support the government's decision to withdraw from the Durban Review Conference. The conference became a platform for blatant anti-Semitism, making a mockery of the fight against racism.
Yesterday, the meanspirited government could not resist the opportunity to politicize the issue. The member for Calgary Southeast irresponsibly misrepresented the multi-partisan support for the decision to withdraw from the conference. His intemperate comments undermine the constant struggle against racism.
On Monday, in the House, I called on the government to halt funding to non-governmental organizations that would be attending the conference. Yesterday, it took that step. Still, Canada should do much more to lead the fight against racism. Instead of taking the lead, the government attempted to smear members on this side of the House.
The government must stop playing petty partisan games and come together with all members of the House in the fight against racism.
Minister of Public Works and Government ServicesStatements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Meili Faille Bloc Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC
Mr. Speaker, Michael Fortier, an unelected minister, does not hesitate to give lessons in democracy to the elected members of this House, which is quite surprising given that he refused to run in the recent byelection in Quebec.
He is perverting democracy by implying that he is elected, opening campaign offices in my riding and making government announcements in the company of Conservative candidates.
This is the same Michael Fortier, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, whose office is currently embroiled in allegations of political interference, as we learned yesterday.
These are just a few examples of how this government pays lip service to the idea of democracy, which it blithely uses for blatantly partisan purposes.
The Ladybug FoundationStatements By Members
January 30th, 2008 / 2:15 p.m.
Ruby Dhalla Liberal Brampton—Springdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 12-year-old Hannah Taylor, who has joined us in Ottawa today and has taken on the personal crusade of raising awareness about the plight of homelessness in Canada.
Since the age of five, she has worked tirelessly to ensure that the estimated 20,000 chronic homeless people, who return to shelters on a regular and long term basis, actually find a place that they can call home. She has started The Ladybug Foundation, which she has created and is dedicated to ensuring that all homeless people receive the funds they need for food and shelter. Her foundation, her passion and her vision of ensuring that no one ever eats out of a garbage can is something we as a society must ensure takes place.
Tomorrow, The Ladybug Foundation will celebrate the first annual National Red Scarf Day, which will raise awareness about homelessness in Canada. I encourage all parliamentarians to support Hannah, her vision and the foundation by purchasing a scarf and visiting www.ladybugfoundation.ca.
Hannah is a great role model for all young people.
JusticeStatements By Members
2:20 p.m.
David Tilson Conservative Dufferin—Caledon, ON
Mr. Speaker, the unelected, Liberal dominated Senate is doing everything in its power to delay the passage of the tackling violent crime bill.
The Liberal leader has the ability to ensure this vital legislation is passed quickly, but instead he ignores the safety of Canadian families and even ignores the advice from the Liberal Premier of Ontario.
Our government is getting tough on crime with this legislation. Bill C-2 would protect youth from sexual predators. It would protect our communities from dangerous offenders. It would get serious on drug-impaired drivers. It would toughen sentencing and bail for those who commit serious gun crimes.
Why is the Liberal Senate stalling? Canadians are fed up with a justice system that puts the rights of criminals ahead of the rights of law-abiding citizens. When will the Liberals stop sitting on their hands and support Bill C-2?
AfghanistanOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Québec
Stéphane Dion LiberalLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, leadership demands honesty, but there is no honesty by the government on the mission in Afghanistan.
Last spring it said that there was no evidence of torture: not true. Last August the defence minister said that NATO was notified about the end of the mission: not true. Last fall it said that the detainee transfer agreement was working: not true. This week the Prime Minister said that helicopters were on order: not true.
When will the Prime Minister stop his campaign of misinformation?
AfghanistanOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, let me deal with the last one of those things.
In terms of helicopters and UAVs, a year and a half ago the cabinet of the government made a decision to procure this equipment. The equipment has been approved by budgets presented to the House, and the procurement process is under way.
That is what we are doing. We are out ahead of a recommendation of the Manley commission. We hope all members of Parliament will get behind the mission and support the good men and women who do such good work in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Québec
Stéphane Dion LiberalLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, NATO was, to put it mildly, stunned by what the Prime Minister said this week. NATO was not at all prepared to hear that the Canadian mission in Afghanistan will not carry on as is after February 2009.
Will the Prime Minister acknowledge that he kept both NATO and the Canadian people in the dark?
AfghanistanOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, NATO is aware of this government's position and knows that we are ready to extend the mission only if NATO gives us additional troops and capacity.
Today, a NATO spokesperson said that NATO will work with Canada and will do its part to support the Prime Minister in his efforts to find these additional contributions.
AfghanistanOral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Québec
Stéphane Dion LiberalLeader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister was not honest with NATO, nor was he honest with the Canadian people. For a year, he led NATO to believe that the Canadian mission would go on after February 2009 just as it was being carried out before February 2009. He only told NATO the truth about Canadians wanting the mission to change after 2009 because the official opposition pushed him to do it.
Why did he make NATO, Canadians and Afghans wait a whole year? Why?
AfghanistanOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Calgary Southwest Alberta
Stephen Harper ConservativePrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, this government's position has been clear from the very beginning.
We extended the mission in Afghanistan until February 2009. What is more, we said that to further extend the mission would require Parliament's support.
Our position has been clear. The military mission today ends in February 2009. We believe and we have said that we will only prolong it if we can get the agreement of Parliament. Our position is that if we get certain additional contributions, Parliament should approve an extension of that mission.
AfghanistanOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Liberal Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Mr. Speaker, the government changed the detainee transfer policy two and a half months ago without communicating that change to Canadians or to Parliament.
We now know the government also failed to communicate that change to our NATO allies in Afghanistan. Just this week, the senior spokesman of NATO said, "This came as something of a surprise to us".
When will the Prime Minister own up to his responsibilities as a leader, begin communicating openly and honestly with Parliament, with Canada and, above all, with our allies?
AfghanistanOral Questions
2:25 p.m.
Central Nova Nova Scotia
Peter MacKay ConservativeMinister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Mr. Speaker, that is patently false. We communicate regularly with NATO officials. I speak regularly with Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the secretary general.
On this subject matter, again, because of the operational details that are involved in this arrangement, which flow from the flawed agreement that we improved upon, NATO was apprised. It would have come through the chain of command in Afghanistan as appropriate.


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Skate, Surf & Art
Carolina Amell
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Cotton Poplin
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Torsion TRDC
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The Book of Everything
Mary Ellen Mark
Conceived and edited by film director Martin Bell, Mary Ellen Mark's husband and collaborator for 30 years, The Book of Everything celebrates in over 600 images and diverse texts Mark's extraordinary life, work and vision. From 1963 to her death in 2015, Mark told brilliant, intimate, provocative stories of characters whom she met and engaged with—often in perpetuity. There was nothing casual or unprepared about Mark's approach; she unfailingly empathized with the people and places she photographed.
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Detroit Style
Benjamin Colman
Car Design in the Motor City, 1950 - 2020
Detroit, nicknamed Motor City, has always been a leader in car design. As the city became the center of the American automobile industry in the early 20th century, its studios became incubators for new ideas and new styles. This volume highlights the artistry and influence of Detroit designers working in the industry between 1950 and the present day, giving readers a sumptuously illustrated opportunity to discover the ingenuity of influential (and surprisingly little-known) figures in postwar American car design. Detroit Style showcases 12 coupes and sedans, representing both experimental cars created solely for display and iconic production models for the mass market. Dozens of design drawings and images of studio interiors-along with paintings and sculptures-highlight the creative process and dialogue between the American art world and car culture. These materials in addition to interviews with influential figures in car design today bring new insights and spark curiosity about the formative role Detroit designers have played in shaping the automotive world around us, and the ways their work has responded to changing tastes, culture, and technology.
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The Shape of Ideas
Sean Scully
An extraordinary retrospective of one of the leading abstract painters of our time, surveying the artist's career from the early 1970s to the present
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Scandinavian Architecture
David Andreu
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A Kyler Martz
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Little People, Big Dreams
Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the inspiring minister and civil rights activist.
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Bob Dylan
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Greta Thunberg
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring true story of Greta Thunberg, the environmental activist.
When young Greta learned of the climate crisis, she stopped talking. She couldn't understand why people in power were not doing anything to save our Earth. One day she started protesting outside the Swedish Parliament, creating the 'School Strike for Climate'. Soon, lots more young people joined her in a global movement that shook adults and politicians alike. She had found her voice and uses it to inspire humans to action with her powerful message: "No one is too small to make a difference." This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the climate activist's life.
Specifications - Hardcover. 32 pages.mask


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Jeff Locke named Pirates 5th starter
Starting rotation set for Opening Day
Left-hander Jeff Locke has won the competition to be the Pittsburgh Pirates' No. 5 starter.
Locke beat out Kyle McPherson, who was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, and Jeanmar Gomez, who will begin the season in the Pirates' bullpen. Gomez is out of minor league options and would have had to clear waivers to be sent down.
"We had extremely challenging decisions," general manager Neal Huntington said. "We didn't have clear separation on a number of fronts, but we still made decisions we feel good about."
Alex Presley, the Pirates' opening-day left fielder and leadoff hitter last season, was optioned to Indianapolis. Presley hit .304 in spring training but has one option remaining. The Pirates kept outfielder Jose Tabata, who struggled last season but who is out of options.
Infielder Jordy Mercer was optioned to Indianapolis and relievers Mike Zagurski, Ryan Reid and Vin Mazzaro were reassigned to the team's minor league camp along with catchers Carlos Paulino and Lucas May, and outfielder Felix Pie.
Utility infielder Josh Harrison would get the final bench spot if Brandon Inge's injured shoulder keeps him from being able to start the season.


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ATLANTA (AP) AJ McCarron threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with 3:15 remaining, and No. 2 Alabama advanced to a national championship showdown with Notre Dame by holding off No. 3 Georgia 32-28 in a thrilling Southeastern Conference title game Saturday.
The Crimson Tide (12-1) trailed 21-10 after Alec Ogletree returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown in the third quarter.
But after Alabama surged ahead, it was Georgia (11-2) nearly pulling it out.
The Bulldogs were at the Alabama 4 after Chris Conley hauled in a short pass but the clock ran out before the Bulldogs could get off another play.
Both teams played like champions, but only the Tide is moving on to face the top-ranked Fighting Irish. Alabama finished with 350 yards rushing, an SEC title game record.


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Nancy Travis is the womanly woman behind Tim Allen's manly man.
After frequently being deployed as one of TV's reliable secret weapons, as a guest star ("Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives") or latter-seasons cast addition ("Becker"), Travis has a hit series out of the gate playing opposite Allen on the new sitcom "Last Man Standing." Travis tells PopcornBiz about tweaking Allen's signature shtick as the matriarch of the women who surround him.
Tell us about working opposite Tim and finding your own way into that style of comedy that he's built so well.
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It's a brand of comedy that he has built very, very well. And my job has been literally and figuratively trying to marry myself to it. I'm aware that he's got a huge, huge fan base, and they came out in droves to watch the show. It's thrilling that I get to be a part of that and sort of go along for the ride. And we have a great time making the show. He's very smart: he knows the formula, he knows the format probably better than anybody, and he cares a lot about trying to make a really good show. So we work hard at that.
How are you trying to add a freshness and a new spin to your end of the equation that kind of fits in with Tim's established persona?
It's interesting because I am trying to make myself a partner with Tim and at the same time go to the writers to develop Vanessa's roles and point of view and life. And a lot about creating a new show and a new family is just trying to zero in on who these people are specifically and what they mean to each other and what they do. We've got an episode coming up where I go back to work, and you see me in the workplace and you see how that reverberates in the house, how it affects my relationship with the daughters. It's just trying to be specific as the scripts come along and be able to say, 'You know what, my character wouldn't say this. You want to take that line? Your character would say that. Can I have that line?' And just continually looking at it under a microscope and trying to make it specific and push the situations. I just want to add, too, I love to do physical comedy, so in the next episode where I have this paralyzing realization that I'm a grandmother in the show I get to have some physical moments in that as well.
Was that episode in particular a lot of fun for you to mess around with, given the kind of aging paranoia that exists in Hollywood?
Well, you know, it's all too real! It's very fun, and given the fact that we're doing a sitcom it's also trying to not be afraid to have serious moments, too – feeling like you can go three seconds without a laugh. So it's just trying to find all those balances and extremes, and thank goodness we have a wonderful director, John Pasquin, who is very good at, as he says, pulling me back from the comedic overblown sitcom-y stereotype.
You've done your share of sitcoms. What is the thrill of that format for you?
I love the fact that it operates like a play. You rehearse something all week long and then you finally get to do it in front of a live audience. I love the telling of a story in that amount of time. And I do like that it's with the four cameras you get to shoot it like a scene like a play, whereas with a single camera you're shooting everything in little bits and pieces, so there's more of a sense of continuity and a through-line for you when you get to shoot it in that way. And just personally and selfishly the schedule is the best that there is: I'm a mom and a wife and it just works out great for me.
What's that one seemingly cliché male/female disconnect that, no matter how much you don't want to believe it, you constantly find is true?
I think it's looking at a situation – and we explore this in a couple episodes – where one person sees it as white and the other person sees it as black. It's like speaking a different language, and you can argue the point to death but you just completely see it from different perspectives. We do one episode where it's sort of good cop, bad cop [setup]: our daughter Mandy wants to do some kind of teen fashion thing, and Mike doesn't understand, he can't see why I say I think it's a bad idea. And I can't understand why he thinks there's no problem with it – we just can't get there. So it's just seeing both sides of a coin, and maybe both are right to a certain extent. And even in my own world, my husband can practically sit in a dark room and not change a light bulb. I can't understand. Like, 'Just change the bulb!'


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No sound when connecting my TV via ARC (Audio Return Channel)
The Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature allows you to transfer audio from the TV to a Home Theatre receiver and listen to your TV's audio through your Home Theatre audio system instead of the TV's speakers without having to connect a second cable between the TV and Home Theatre system.
This solution is designed to assist you when the ARC feature is not working and both the TV and audio system are compatible with the ARC feature .
Make sure the Control for HDMI option of both products is set to On in the menu systems. Additionally, make sure that a high-speed HDMI cable is being used and that it is securely connected to the HDMI ports labeled ARC on both products.Find out how to activate the Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature
If only one of the products supports ARC, it is necessary to connect the products as shown in the diagram below to send sound from the TV to the audio system.
- If model-specific information is needed to turn on the Control for HDMI option or to determine whether your product supports ARC, refer to the instructions supplied with the product.
- Make sure that a high-speed HDMI cable is being used and that it is securely connected to the HDMI ports labeled ARC on both products.
- Some TVs with multiple HDMI inputs will only support the ARC feature on one of the inputs. In these cases the input will be marked with the letters ARC.
- If one of the devices does not support "HDMI Control", audio cannot be heard through ARC.
Perform a power reset on the TV and audio system, as follows:
- Turn off the TV and the audio system.
- Disconnect the power cords (mains lead) and HDMI cord from both the TV and audio system. Leave it disconnected for about a minute.
- Reconnect the HDMI cord to the ARC HDMI input of the TV and ARC HDMI out of the audio system, depending on the model of the audio system used. Some A/V receivers have Out A and Out B, so please make sure to connect the HDMI cord to the HDMI ARC out of the audio system that is labeled ARC.
If there are any third party external devices connected to the ARC HDMI input A/V receiver like a cable box, satellite receiver, or a gaming console, make sure to disconnect these devices and leave the connection between the TV and the audio system ( such as an A/V receiver or a Sound bar).
NOTE: Third-party devices may cause the Control for HDMI function of the TV and the audio device to quit working.
It is possible to perform a Clear Data or Cache from External Input Services Application on Sony's Android TV.
For Sony's Android TVs manufactured in 2015 (W75C, W80C, W85C, S80C, X80C, X83C, X85C, X90C, X93C and X94C).
- Press the HOME button on the remote.
- Select Settings.
- Under the TV category, select Apps.
- Select System apps.
- Select External Input Services.
- Select Clear data and choose OK.
- Select Clear cache and choose OK.