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The St. Marys Area Dutch wrestling team ended Saturday's District 9 Class AAA Individual Wrestling Tournament with three District champions, five runners-up, and three third-place finishers. All 11 wrestlers will advance to Saturday's Class AAA Northwest Regional Wrestling Tournament in Altoona to compete for a chance to advance to the PIAA Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championships the following weekend. Additionally, Dutch head coach Dominic Surra was named Class AAA Coach of the Year, and assistant coach Doug Surra was inducted into the District 9 Wrestling Hall of Fame.
St. Marys Area Dutch wrestling head coach Dominic Surra was named the Class AAA Coach of the Year on Saturday night during the District 9 Class AA and AAA Individual Wrestling Tournament at Clarion University. It was the first time Surra, who is in his fifth season as head coach of the Dutchmen, has received the Coach of the Year honor.
A new location, expanded hours and seminars are among the new changes and offerings this year at 2015 Business Expo sponsored by the St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce and The River 98.9.
Saturday will mark the expo's first appearance at the Sacred Heart Parish Center located along Center Street. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., an additional two hours later than previous years.
"We moved the expo to the Sacred Heart Parish Center for its central location especially for the people who live downtown," said Ashley O'Dell, Chamber outreach coordinator.
The Elk County Council on the Arts (ECCOTA) hosted their annual gala fundraiser on Saturday evening at Aiello's Cafe in Ridgway. This year's gala theme, "An Evening at the Moulin Rouge", featured live music by Dueling Pianos International as well as a live and silent auction, a dessert auction and cash drawings. The Dueling Artist portion of the evening featured three local artists including Pete Winklbauer, Ashley Denio and Dan Bjorkquist, who had one hour to complete a piece depicting a floral centerpiece on display at the event.
RIDGWAY – Jenny Richards, VSO/assistant in Elk County's Veterans Affairs office, is retiring this Friday.
She has been on the job for five years for the county, and previously worked in the assessment office for four years.
"The best thing about this job is seeing how grateful the veterans are for every little thing we do," she said. "It's really impressive."
Arnold E. "Archie" Secco, 84, of 19343 Bennetts Valley Hwy., Weedville, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at Penn Highlands DuBois after a brief illness.
He was born Nov. 18, 1930 in Kersey, son of the late Amilcare and Ida Canton Secco.
On July 21, 1955 in the St. Joseph's Church in Force, he married Rose Marie Zambanini, who survives. This year would have marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
The Elk County Catholic Crusaders advanced to the semifinals of the District 9 Class A basketball tournament with a 77-41 victory over the Union Knights Friday night in a game played at the DuBois Area High School.
The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders faced the DuBois Central Catholic Lady Cardinals for the second time in a week and the third time this season on Friday night in a District 9 Class A quarterfinal matchup held at Brockway Area High School. Just as in their first two meetings, the undefeated ECC girls dispatched the Lady Cardinals, this time by the score of 48-26.
RIDGWAY – In what Elk County Veterans Affairs Director Leslie Neal calls a "step in the right direction," the United States Department of Veterans Affairs has now included non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as a presumptive illness for blue water veterans serving during the Vietnam War.
The VA assumes that certain diseases can be related to a veteran's qualifying military service, called "presumptive diseases."
Those missing playful winter days are encouraged to attend Winterfest featuring such activities as ice skating and snowman building as well as treats including hot chocolate, cookies, hot dogs, drinks and s'mores around a fire.
Winterfest is taking place Sunday, March 1 at Kaulmont Park in St. Marys from 1-3 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public and is being hosted by the Elk County Volunteer Alliance.
In addition, the park offers complimentary ice skates to borrow as well as a warming area to change into skates.


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When you stay at SpringHill Suites by Marriott Norfolk Virginia Beach in Norfolk, you'll be in the business district and convenient to Sentara Leigh Hospital and Gallery of Military Circle.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 131 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones with free local calls.
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Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and a computer station. Planning an event in Norfolk? This hotel has 3662 square feet (340 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available on request).Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an indoor pool, SpringHill Suites by Marriott Norfolk Virginia Beach provides a spa tub and a fitness center. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Event facilities measuring 3662 square feet (340 square meters) include conference space. An area shuttle within 5.00 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) are complimentary for guests. This business-friendly hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, coffee/tea in the lobby, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in August 2014.
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Topic: Drought Tolerant, Groundcovers, Grasses or Grass-like
Title: Groundcover for Austin yard
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QUESTION:My main goal is to cover my yard with a "grass" or groundcover that can handle the Texas heat, predicted long drought and some dog paw traffic (without going dormant/brown in the winter). I don't need a "clean" lawn look; shaggy is fine. My yard is full sun. I planted a mix of rye seeds to cover the dirt for the winter. I'm looking at "Carex perdentata - Texas Hill Country sedge" or "Carex pansa - California meadow sedge". I really like "Calyptocarpus vialis - horseherb" but I don't think it can handle my full sun yard in the summer and I can't find seeds to purchase. My questions: Can I plant Carex over the existing rye? Any other suggestions of other plants to consider?
First of all, you need turn under or cut the rye grass before it goes to seed or you are going to have lots more rye grass next year. Next, sedges are definitely good choices, but I think your best bet is to stick to the species that are native to the area:
Carex perdentata (Meadow sedge)
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Several of these sedges should be available for sale at the Wildflower Center Spring Plant Sale (Friday, April 13 for "Members only"; Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15 for general public). The way to establish the sedges is by small plants that can be inserted in the soil within the rye grass. They will grow and spread from the small plants.
Both of the following groundcovers should also be available as small plants at the Plant Sale. You might consider using a combination of sedges and these two to form your groundcover:
Calyptocarpus vialis (Straggler daisy) will grow in the sun but loves to grow in the shade and part shade.
Phyla nodiflora (Texas frogfruit) grows well in sun and part shade.
Both plants are semi-evergreen depending on the severity of the winter weather.
Since your yard has full sun, it is a great candidate for the Habiturf lawn developed by the Wildflower Center. It will go dormant in a cold winter, but become green again with spring warmth when the rains fall again. Once established it requires little, or no, watering or mowing.
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Retired Union Leader editorial writer Jim Finnegan dies: 'He loved a good fight'
He was the more measured, behind-the-scenes writer to Loeb, who would frequent the front pages with signed editorials that could be biting and personal.
"He was the punch behind the Union Leader," said Concord lawyer Chuck Douglas, a former congressman and Supreme Court justice who was a close Finnegan friend.
"He was, I'd say, probably more threatening than Mr. Loeb to those on the left," Douglas said. Finnegan would devise a sarcastic nickname for targets of his criticism, but he avoided the personal attacks of Loeb, Douglas said.
"When he put something in an editorial, whether you agreed or disagreed, it was based on facts. Rarely were they misinformed. It's a standard few editorial writers are able to match," said Raymond Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.
James J. Finnegan died late Saturday night at the Ridgewood Rehabilitation Center in Bedford, where he had been living since shortly after Christmas, said his wife, Rita.
He had been in the nursing home for about a year but was discharged in November and came to his Merrimack home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. But he returned when his health took a turn for the worse, she said.
He suffered from cancer and was in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Finnegan started his career when a common phrase valued a cup of coffee and an opinion at 25 cents. But for four decades, he made a respectable middle-class living voicing his opinions.
He started work as a radio station commentator in Harrisburg, Pa., then took a job with the Union Leader after a visit with Loeb and a weekend interview at the Massachusetts Loeb home in Prides Crossing, Rita said.
He started with the Union Leader on Jan. 2, 1957, and retired on Aug. 1, 1995, the day he turned 65.
"If William and Nackey Loeb were the heart of this place in their day, then Jim Finnegan was its soul," said Joseph W. McQuaid, president and publisher of the Union Leader Corp. "He loved a good fight and was an excellent fighter. He also loved a good laugh and a good book. His integrity was unassailable. His joy for life and his family was enviable. New Hampshire has lost a special man."
Finnegan forged lasting friendships with many, including Douglas, former five-term state Sen. Bobby Stephen and Patrick Buchanan. Finnegan was the honorary campaign chairman for Buchanan's 1996 Republican campaign for the presidential nomination. Buchanan won the New Hampshire primary, but the eventual nomination went to Bob Dole, who lost to Bill Clinton's re-election.
"Jim Finnegan was both a gifted writer and loyal friend whose leadership was indispensable to any success the Buchanan Brigades achieved in the Granite State. He was both counselor and courageous voice for our cause, and his death is an irreplaceable loss to his family and friends, to New Hampshire, and to this ex-editorial writer, like Jim, who will cherish his memory all of my days," Buchanan said in a statement.
Behind his solid research, Finnegan delivered wit. He devised nicknames for subjects of his editorials. Warren Rudman was Warren Wonderful, given his ego; Arnie Arnesen was Six Percent Arnie, given her advocacy for an income tax; Lou D'Allesandro, who portrayed himself as a working-class Democrat, was Liberal Lou.
He was not hyperpartisan. For example, he had a lasting friendship with Stephen, a conservative Manchester Democrat.
Stephen was 17 or 18 years old when he first met Finnegan. Stephen was a Golden Gloves boxer, and Finnegan encouraged Stephen throughout his 71-fight career. When Stephen lost a split decision in Lowell, Mass., in the early 1960s, Finnegan was so outraged that he talked Loeb into pulling Union Leader sponsorship of the Golden Gloves, Stephen said.
Their love of boxing kept them close. Stephen was a boxing commissioner in New Hampshire for years. Finnegan was a judge in the amateur, professional and Olympic-trial rings.
In 1978, when Stephen opened The Vault, his landmark restaurant in downtown Manchester, Finnegan urged readers to patronize the restaurant when an extended street closure of Elm Street threatened its survival, Stephen said.
Finnegan was senior adviser to the campaigns of Stephen's son, John Stephen, who ran for Congress and governor in the 2000s. Just three years ago, Finnegan was placing signs in Merrimack and marching in the town parade, John Stephen said.
Bobby Stephen, who spent the 1980s in the state Senate, said Finnegan's editorials were never personal, despite complaints from his critics.
"He (Finnegan) said 'Never protect me,'" Stephen recalled, "'I'm doing what I think is right for the state.'"
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I vote (do we get to vote?) with CA357, I will be picking up my M1A on Tuesday. I had been debating the choice of an AR-10 versus the M1A for over a year.
The M1A won out, for me it was probably due to the classic nature of the M-14 type rifle, and the fact that it fills two empty spaces in my collection of rifles - 1) longer range SHTF rifle, and 2) it helps fill in my US military collection between my Garand and my two AR's (I know its not a real M14 just like my AR's are not real M-16/M-4's).
As I already have 2 AR's and a nice AK, I did not "need" another "black rifle", but your situation is different than mine.
If you do opt for the AR-10, take a look at the Rock River Arms LAR-308's.
If you have the chance snap up an AR-10. If you get someone like John Noveske work it over you'll have something that is capable of this:
Or if you like the M1-A, you'll end up with a rifle like this, if you let Accuracy Speaks work on it.
That is capable of this accuracy.
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OUTSTANDING 753XO, it is great to hear from someone who not only posses the technical knowledge, but also the Marksmanship Skills which you have shown. KUDOS to you Sir !. Amazing Groups....you should be proud. I began my service in the Army in 1981, first with the 20th Special Forces Group then the 5th and finally the 7th, most of my service has been as a Sniper, everywhere from Central America, Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm, Somalia, 3 tours in Iraq and 3 in Afghanistan. My first choice of weapons has always been the M-14 for close in (anything out to 800 meters) and a Car-16 as a backup. We now refer to the "New M-14" as the M-25, and it has never let me down. It is a fine weapon system period, and has sent many hadji's and skinnies on to the promise of a collection of virgins. Again I commend you on you knowledge and your skills. De Opresso Libre
Thanks unknwnshooter, I was raised reloading and shooting. One of my earliest memories was helping my dad set up targets at varying distances and seeing which one of us could guess the range. He always got it right, til I was about 15. I finally outshot him, but it took a heck of a lot of rounds downrange.
Not to toot my own horn, but I went on in later years and competed. I earned the Distinguished Rifleman badge and the the Distinguished Pistol shot badge.
The M1-A in the pic is the rifle I used, after I stopped competition shooting I altered it to what you see now. Actually Accuracy Speaks, (Derrick Martin) did the work.
ETA: From your history, it sounds like we may have crossed paths.
TX, now you need a Garand in your collection.
Regarding shotguns, I will get 2 barrels for whatever I get, one for clay's and one for defense, any opinions on the mossberg 930 vs the remington 11-87 for cycling the lighter loads?
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So I pretty much cheaped out on both purchases. I bought the Saiga .308 for a SHTF gun (can't pick it up till next week) and got a remington 870 for a shotgun. I decided on the 870 because I can convert it to a HD gun very easily if I want to in the future and it was inexpensive and it's a reliable gun. I guess in the long run if I want a good semi-auto for sporting clay's I will probably spend the money and get a better gun than I was considering right now.
Range reports to follow, well at least for the Saiga, do we really need an 870 report
I still want an M1A though, so just give me some time to save up some more money.


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Folks - I posted this problem on the Porches and Deck forum but maybe it's just as appropriate for this forum (although I don't see it on that forum...maybe it takes a day or so to post?)
I have a composite deck and was painting around the house. Somehow I managed to get paint/stain splatter on the deck like an idiot. I tried using one of those nylon scrubbers which worked some...but left the surface noticeably lighter. I also tried mineral spirits which did not impact anything.
I'm out of ideas. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I had an issue with a Fiberon deck. I placed a pad under the grill and when I moved it months later, it left a distinct mark. Scrubbing didn't remove it, but over time, it went away.
I don't have any suggestions on how to remove the paint, but possibly the color change in the deck surface will go away. Is it possible the lighter color is the original color of the deck?
try these steps for either vinyl / PVC siding or decking (as I did)
*latex paint -
when paint is wet: start with 100% rubbing alcohol and dilute with tap water at max 50/50 on a white cotton rag and wipe surface
when paint is dry: use 100% acetone (e.g., nail polish remover) and dilute with tap water at max 50/50, with same type rag vigorously wipe
then - since paint will have been spread around (looking like a stain) - use Goo Gone and finish the rest until clean, is now nearly spotless
*oil-based paint -
for wet or dry oil-based paint, start with 100% acetone (e.g., nail polish remover) and dilute with tap water at max 50/50 on a white cotton rag, vigorously wipe surface
if stain from paint is still apparent, use Goo Gone (what I had) and finish the rest until clean nearly spotless
I tried a lot of different solutions, literally, except for those that research had informed would be ineffective for what I was doing or would damage the surface (powerwashing, abrasive scrubbing with fine steel / plastic type scrubbers)
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I don't know. Someone who doesn't expect a mystery to be remotely believable.
Disappointing because I expect a much better story from M. C. Beaton. Is someone else writing for her now?
I enjoy Graeme Malcolm. His voice and what he brings to the story. Unfortunately, even he couldn't make this story believable.
Disappointment that Hamish has come to this and anger that I paid money to listen to it. Are there no believable, interesting, nice characters in the Scottish villages Hamish patrols.
If I were Scottish I wouldn't be happy.
Come on M. C. Beaton, stop churning them out and write a good one, like you use to. I'm looking forward to the new Agatha Raisin and hope I won't be disappointed.
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I read/listened to -- and enjoyed -- many in this series, and, unfortunately, this is the worst I've found. The story is too complex and too unbelievable. Keep it simple, Harmish....
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If you like the usual Hamish books, this is not for you. Evil children (who remain on the loose) are only part of the problem. International crime, barely explained murders, all a jumble. Skip this one.
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I like his voice and portrayal. Good Scots accent.
Had bad dreams about it the night after I finished....unheard of for me.
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The characters were a little dull.
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By constitutional convention, the House of Commons is the dominant branch of parliament, the Senate and Crown rarely opposing its will. The Senate thus reviews legislation from a less partisan standpoint, and the monarch and viceroy provide the necessary Royal Assent to make bills into law and summon, prorogue, and dissolve parliament in order to call an election, as well as reading the Throne Speech. The current parliament, summoned by Governor General David Johnston on 2 June 2011, is the 41st since Confederation.
The Parliament of Canada is composed of three parts: the monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons.[1] Each has a distinct role, but work in conjunction within the legislative process. This format was inherited from the United Kingdom, and thus is a near identical copy of the parliament at Westminster, the greatest differences stemming from situations unique to Canada, such as the impermanent nature of the monarch's residency in the country and the lack of a peerage to form the upper chamber.
Only those who sit in the House of Commons are called members of parliament (MPs); the term is never applied to senators, even though the Senate is a part of parliament. Though legislatively less powerful, senators take higher positions in the national order of precedence. No individual may serve in more than one chamber of parliament at the same time.
The sovereign's place in the legislature, formally called the Queen-in-Parliament,[2] is defined by the Constitution Act, 1867,[1] and various conventions. Neither she nor her viceroy, however, participates in the legislative process, save for signifying the Queen's approval to a bill passed by both houses of parliament, known as the granting of Royal Assent, which is necessary for a bill to be enacted as law. All federal bills thus begin with the phrase "Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows..."[3] and, as such, the Crown is immune from acts of parliament unless expressed otherwise in the act itself.[4] The governor general will normally perform the task of granting Royal Assent, though the monarch may also do so, at the request of either the Cabinet or the viceroy, who may defer assent to the sovereign as per the constitution.[5]
As both the monarch and his or her representatives are traditionally barred from the House of Commons, any parliamentary ceremonies in which they are involved take place in the Senate chamber. The lower and upper houses do, however, each contain a mace, which indicate the authority of the Queen-in-Parliament, and the privilege granted to that body by her,[6][7] both bearing a crown at their apex. The original mace for the Senate was that used in the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada after 1849, while that of the House of Commons was inherited from the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, first used in 1845. Following the burning of the Centre Block on 3 February 1916, the City of London, England, donated a replacement, which is still used today. The temporary mace, made of wood, and used until the new one arrived from the United Kingdom in 1917, is still carried into the Senate each 3 February.[8]
Members of the two houses of parliament must also express their loyalty to the sovereign and defer to her authority, as the Oath of Allegiance must be recited by all new parliamentarians before they may take their seats, and the official opposition is formally called as Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, to demonstrate that though they may be opposed to the incumbent Cabinet's policies, these MPs remain dedicated to the apolitical Crown.[9][10]
The upper house of the Parliament of Canada, the Senate, is a group of 105 individuals appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister;[11] all those summoned to the Senate by the viceroy must, per the constitution, be a minimum of 30 years old, be a subject of the monarch, and own property with a net worth of at least $4,000, in addition to owning land worth no less than $4,000 within the province he or she is to represent.[12] Senators served for life until 1965, when a constitutional amendment imposed a mandatory retirement age of 75. Senators may, however, resign their seats prior to that mark, and can lose their position should they fail to attend two consecutive sessions of parliament.
The Senate is divided equally amongst four geographic regions: 24 for Ontario, 24 for Quebec, 24 for the Maritimes (10 for Nova Scotia, 10 for New Brunswick, and four for Prince Edward Island), and 24 for the Western provinces (six each for Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta).[13] Newfoundland and Labrador, which became a Canadian province in 1949, is represented by six senators, though the province is not part of a senatorial division. Further, Canada's three territories—the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Nunavut—are allocated one senator each. An additional four or eight senators may be temporarily appointed by the governor general, provided the approval of the Queen is secured, and the four divisions are equally represented, thus putting the maximum possible number of senators at 113. This power has been employed only once since 1867: to ensure the passage of the bill establishing the Goods and Services Tax, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1990 advised Queen Elizabeth II to appoint extra senators.
The elected component of the Canadian parliament is the House of Commons, with each member chosen by a majority of eligible voters in each of the country's federal electoral districts, or ridings, via a plurality voting system. To run for one of the 308 seats in the House of Commons, an individual must be at least 18 years old, and each winner holds office until parliament is dissolved, after which they may seek re-election indefinitely. The ridings are regularly reorganised according to the results of each decennial national census;[14] however, the "senatorial clause" of the Constitution Act, 1867, guarantees each province at least as many MPs as it has senators,[15] and the "grandfather clause" permits each province as many MPs as it had in either 1976 or 1985.[14] The existence of this legislation has pushed the size of the House of Commons above the required minimum of 282 seats.
The powers of the Parliament of Canada are limited by the constitution, which divides legislative abilities between the federal and provincial governments; in general, provincial legislatures may only pass laws relating to topics explicitly reserved for them by the constitution, such as education, provincial officers, municipal government, charitable institutions, and "matters of a merely local or private nature,"[16] while any matter not under the exclusive authority of the provincial Legislatures is within the scope of the federal parliament's power. Thus, parliament alone can pass laws relating to, amongst other things, the postal service, the census, the military, navigation and shipping, fishing, currency, banking, weights and measures, bankruptcy, copyrights, patents, First Nations, and naturalization.[17] In some cases, however, the jurisdictions of the federal and provincial parliaments may be more vague. For instance, the parliament in Ottawa regulates marriage and divorce in general, but the solemnization of marriage is regulated only by the provincial legislatures. Other examples include the powers of both the federal and provincial parliaments to impose taxes, borrow money, punish crimes, and regulate agriculture.
The powers of the Canadian parliament are also limited by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, though most provisions in that document can be overridden by an act that includes a notwithstanding clause.[18] Such a claim, however, has never been used by the federal parliament, though it has been employed by some provincial legislatures. Laws violating any part of the constitution are invalid and may be ruled unconstitutional by the courts.
Each of the parliament's two chambers is presided over by a speaker; that for the Senate is a member of that house appointed by the governor general, as advised by the prime minister, while the equivalent for the House of Commons is a member of parliament elected by the other members of that body. In general, the powers of the latter are greater than those of the former; following the British model, the upper chamber is essentially self-regulating, whereas the lower chamber is controlled from the chair. In 1991, however, the powers of the Speaker of the Senate were expanded, moving the position closer to that in the Commons.
The Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada is the most senior protocol position in parliament, being the personal messenger to the legislature of the sovereign and/or governor general. He or she is also a floor officer of the Senate responsible for security in that chamber, as well as for protocol, administrative, and logistical details of important events taking place on Parliament Hill,[19] such as the Speech from the Throne, Royal Assent ceremonies, state funerals, or the investiture of a new governor general.[20]
Other officers of parliament include the Auditor General, Chief Electoral Officer, Official Languages Commissioner, Privacy Commissioner, Access to Information Commissioner, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, and Commissioner of Lobbying. These individuals are appointed by either one or both houses, to which they report through the speaker of that house. They are sometimes referred to as Agents of Parliament.[21]
Another key official is the Parliamentary Librarian of Canada, a position established in 1871 under the Library of Parliament Act, and is charged with the running of the Library of Parliament.
The Constitution Act, 1867, outlines that the governor general alone is responsible for summoning parliament, though it remains the monarch's prerogative to prorogue and dissolve the legislature, after which the writs for a general federal election are usually dropped by the governor general at Rideau Hall. Upon completion of the election, the viceroy, on the advice of his or her prime minister, then issues a royal proclamation summoning Parliament to assemble. On the date given, new MPs are sworn-in and then are, along with returning MPs, called to the Senate, where they are instructed to elect their speaker, and return to the House of Commons to do so before adjourning.
The new parliamentary session is marked by the State Opening of Parliament, during which either the monarch, the governor general, or a royal delegate,[n 1] reads the Speech from the Throne. MPs receive the Royal Summons to these events from the Usher of the Black Rod,[22] after he knocks on the doors of the lower house that have been slammed closed on him (to symbolise the forbidding of the monarch from that room[23]). Once MPs are gathered behind the Bar of the Senate—save for the prime minister, the only MP permitted into the Senate proper to sit near the throne dais—the speaker of the lower house presents him or herself to the monarch or governor general, and formally claims the rights and privileges of the House of Commons, to which the Speaker of the Senate, on behalf of the Crown, replies in acknowledgement after the sovereign or viceroy takes their seat on the throne. The speech is then read, outlining the programme of the Cabinet for the upcoming legislative session.
A parliamentary session lasts until a prorogation, after which, without ceremony, both chambers of the legislature cease all legislative business until the governor general issues another proclamation calling for a new session to begin; except for the election of a speaker for the House of Commons and his or her claiming of that house's privileges, the same procedures for the opening of parliament are again followed. After a number of such sessions, each parliament comes to an end via dissolution, which is effected by the governor general. As a general election typically follows, the timing of a dissolution is usually politically motivated, with the prime minister selecting a moment most advantageous to his or her political party. The end of a parliament may also be necessary, however, if the majority of MPs revoke their confidence in the prime minister's ability to govern, or the legally mandated four year maximum is reached;[24] no parliament has been allowed to expire in such a fashion.
Both houses determine motions by voice vote; the presiding officer puts the question and, after listening to shouts of "yea" and "nay" from the members, announces which side is victorious. This decision by the Speaker is final, unless a recorded vote is demanded by members—at least two in the Senate and five in the House of Commons. Members of both houses vote by rising in their places to be counted; the Speaker of the Senate is permitted to vote on a motion or bill—though does so irregularly, in the interest of impartiality—and, if there is no majority, the motion is defeated. In the Commons, however, the Speaker cannot vote, unless to break a tie, at which time he or she will customarily vote in favour of the status quo. The constitution establishes the quorums to be 15 senators in the upper house and 20 members in the lower house, the Speaker of each body being counted within the tally.
Voting can thus take three possible forms: whenever possible, leaving the matter open for future consideration and allowing for further discussion by the house; when no further discussion is possible, taking into account that the matter could somehow be brought back in future and be decided by a majority in the house; or, leaving a bill in its existing form rather than having it amended. For example, during the vote on the 2005 budget, which was considered a vote of confidence, the Speaker of the House of Commons cast the tie-breaking vote during the second reading, moving in favour of the budget and allowing its passage. If the vote on the third reading had again been tied, the speaker would have been expected to vote against the bill, bringing down the government.
Simultaneous interpretation for both official languages, English and French, is provided at all times during sessions of both houses.
Laws, known in their draft form as bills, may be introduced by any member of either house. However, most bills originate in the House of Commons, of which most are put forward by ministers of the Crown, making them government bills, as opposed to private members' bills or private senators' bills, which are launched by MPs and senators, respectively, who are not in cabinet. Draft legislation may also be categorised as public bills, if they apply to the general public, or private bills, if they concern a particular person or limited group of people. Each bill then goes through a series of stages in each chamber, beginning with the first reading. It is not, however, until the bill's second reading that the general principles of the proposed law are debated; though rejection is a possibility, such is not common for government bills.
Next, the bill is sent by the house where it is being debated to one of several different committees. The Standing Orders outline the general mandate for all committees, allowing them to review: bills as they pertain to relevant departments; the program and policy plans, as well as the projected expenditures, and the effectiveness of the implementation thereof, for the same departments; and the analysis of the performance of those departments.[25] Most often, bills end up before a standing committee, which is a body of members or senators who specialise in a particular subject (such as foreign affairs), and who may hear testimony from ministers and experts, debate the bill, and recommend amendments. The bill may also be committed to the Committee of the Whole, a body consists of, as the name suggests, all the members of the chamber in question. Finally, the bill could be referred to an ad hoc committee established solely to review the piece of legislation in question. Each chamber has their own procedure for dealing with this, with the Senate establishing special committees that function like most other committees, and the House of Commons establishing legislative committees, the chair of the latter being appointed by the speaker of the House of Commons, and is normally one of his deputies. Whichever committee is used, any amendments proposed by the committee are considered by the whole house in the report stage. Furthermore, additional amendments not proposed by the committee may also be made.
After the report stage (or, if the committee made no amendments to the bill, immediately after the committee stage), the final phase of the bill—the third reading—occurs, at which time further amendments are not permitted in the House of Commons, but are allowed in the Senate. If one house passes amendments that the other will not agree to, and the two houses cannot resolve their disagreements, the bill fails. If, however, it passes the third reading, the bill is sent to the other house of parliament, where it passes through the same stages; amendments made by the second chamber require the assent of the original house in order to stand part of the final bill. Once the bill is passed in identical form by both houses, it is presented for Royal Assent; in theory, the governor general has three options: he or she may grant Royal Assent, thereby making the bill into law; withhold Royal Assent, thereby vetoing the bill; or reserve the bill for the signification of the Queen's pleasure, which allows the sovereign to personally grant or withhold assent. If the governor general does grant Royal Assent, the monarch may, within two years, disallow the bill, thus annulling the law in question. In the federal sphere, no bill has ever been denied royal approval.
In conformity with the British model, only the House of Commons may originate bills for the imposition of taxes or for the appropriation of Crown funds. Otherwise, the theoretical power of both houses over bills is equal, with the assent of each being required for passage. In practice, however, the House of Commons is the dominant chamber of parliament, with the Senate rarely exercising its powers in a way that opposes the will of the democratically elected house.
The Canadian government consists of the monarch, predominantly represented by his or her governor general, in Council, which is a collection of ministers of the Crown appointed by the governor general to direct the use of the executive powers. Per the tenets of responsible government, these individuals are almost always drawn from the parliament, and then are predominantly from the House of Commons, the only body to which the ministers are held accountable, typically during Question Period, wherein the ministers are obliged to answer questions posed by members of the loyal opposition. Hence, the person who can command the confidence of the lower chamber—usually the leader of the party with the most seats therein—is the one who is typically appointed as prime minister. Should that person not actually hold a seat in the House of Commons, he or she will, by convention, seek election to one at the earliest possible opportunity; frequently, in such situations, a junior Member of Parliament who holds a safe seat will resign to allow the prime minister to run for that riding in a by-election. If no party holds a majority, it is customary for the governor general to summon a minority government or coalition government, depending on which the Commons will support.
The lower house may attempt to bring down the government by either rejecting a motion of confidence—generally initiated by a minister to reinforce the Cabinet's support in the Commons—or by passing a motion of no confidence—introduced by the opposition to display its distrust of the Cabinet. Important bills that form part of the government's agenda will usually be considered matters of confidence, as are budgets. Where a government has lost the confidence of the House of Commons, the prime minister is obliged to either resign (allowing the governor general to appoint the Leader of the Opposition to the office), or seek the dissolution of parliament and call a new general election. A precedent, however, was set in 1968, when the government of Lester B. Pearson unexpectedly lost a confidence vote but was allowed to remain in power with the mutual consent of the leaders of the other parties.
In practice, the House of Commons' scrutiny of the government is very weak. With the plurality voting system used in parliamentary elections tending to provide the governing party with a large majority, and a party system that gives leaders strict control over their caucus (to the point that MPs may be expelled from their parties for voting against the instructions of party leaders), there is often limited need to compromise with other parties. Thus, defeats of majority governments on issues of confidence are very rare. In contrast, a minority government is more volatile, and is more likely to fall due to loss of confidence. The last prime minister to lose a confidence vote was Stephen Harper in 2011, prior to which was Paul Martin in 2005 and Joe Clark in 1979. All these occurrences involved minority governments.
The institution of parliament possesses a number of privileges, collectively and accordingly known as parliamentary privilege, each house being the guardian and administrator of its own set of rights. Parliament itself determines the extent of parliamentary privilege, each house overseeing its own affairs, but the constitution bars it from conferring any "exceeding those at the passing of such an Act held, enjoyed, and exercised by the [British House of] Commons... and by the Members thereof."[26]
The foremost dispensation held by both houses of the legislature is that of freedom of speech in debate; nothing said within the chambers may be questioned by any court or other institution outside of Parliament. In particular, a member of either house cannot be sued for slander based on words uttered in the course of parliamentary proceedings, the only restraint on debate being set by the standing orders of each house. Further, MPs and senators are immune to arrest in civil cases (but not for allegedly criminal actions), and from jury service and attendance in courts as witnesses. They may, however, be disciplined by their own colleagues for breach of the rules, including contempt of parliament—disobedience of its authority; for example, giving false testimony before a parliamentary committee—and breaches of its own privileges.
The Canadian Heraldic Authority, on 15 April 2008, granted the Parliament of Canada, as an institution, a heraldic achievement composed of symbols of the three elements of parliament: the escutcheon of the Royal Arms of Canada (representing the Queen) with the maces of the House of Commons and Senate crossed behind (representing each of those chambers).[27]
The budget for the Parliament of Canada for the 2010 fiscal year was $583,567,000.[28]
Following the surrender of New France to the United Kingdom in the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Canada was governed according to the Royal Proclamation issued by King George III in that same year. To this law was added the Quebec Act, by which the power to make ordinances was granted to a Governor-in-Council, both bodies appointed by the British monarch in London. In 1791, the Province of Quebec was divided into Upper and Lower Canada, each with an elected legislative assembly, an appointed legislative council, and the relevant governor, mirroring the parliamentary structure at Westminster. During the War of 1812, American troops set fire to the buildings of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in York, now Toronto. In 1841 the British government united the two Canadas into the Province of Canada, with a single legislature composed of, again, an assembly, council, and governor general; the 84 members of the lower chamber were equally divided amongst the two former provinces, though Lower Canada had a higher population. The governor still held significant personal influence over Canadian affairs until 1848, when responsible government was implemented in Canada. The actual site of the parliament shifted on a regular basis: From 1841 to 1844, it sat in Kingston, where the present Kingston General Hospital now stands; from 1844 until the 1849 fire that destroyed the building, the legislature was in Montreal; and, after a few years of alternating between Toronto and Quebec City. In 1866, the legislature was finally moved to Ottawa, Queen Victoria having chosen that city as Canada's capital in 1857.
The modern-day parliament of Canada came into existence in 1867, in which year the legislatures of the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the United Kingdom all passed the British North America Act, 1867, uniting the aforementioned provinces—with the Province of Canada split into Quebec and Ontario—into a single federation, called the Dominion of Canada. Though the form of the new federal legislature was again nearly identical to the parliament of the United Kingdom, the decision to retain this model was made with heavy influence from the just-concluded American Civil War, which indicated to many Canadians the faults of the American federal system, with its relatively powerful states and a less powerful federal government. The British North America Act limited the powers of the provinces, providing that all subjects not explicitly delegated to them by that document remain within the authority of the federal parliament, while simultaneously giving the provinces unique powers in certain agreed-upon areas of funding.
Full legislative autonomy was granted by the Statute of Westminster, 1931, passed by the United Kingdom and ratified by the Canadian parliament. Though the statute allowed the Parliament of Canada to repeal or amend previously British laws as they applied to Canada, it did not permit the abrogation of Canada's constitution, including the British North America Acts. Hence, whenever a constitutional amendment was sought by the Canadian parliament, the enactment of a British law became necessary, though Canada's consent was required. The Parliament of Canada was granted limited power to amend the constitution by a British Act of Parliament in 1949, but it was not permitted to affect the powers of provincial governments, the official positions of the English and French languages, or the maximum five-year term of the legislature.
The Canadian Cabinet last requested the Parliament of the United Kingdom to enact a constitutional amendment in 1982, in the form of the Canada Act. This legislation terminated the power of the British parliament's ability to legislate for Canada, and the authority to amend the constitution was transferred to Canadian legislative authorities. Most amendments require the consent of the Senate, the House of Commons, and the legislative assemblies of two-thirds of the provinces representing a majority of the population; the unanimous consent of provincial legislative assemblies is required for certain amendments, including those affecting the sovereign, the governor general, the provincial lieutenant governors, the official status of the English and French languages, the Supreme Court of Canada, and the amending formulas themselves.
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Founded by Cosimo the Elder, this library was extended by Lorenzo il Magnifico. The entrance is through an entrance on the left side in the church of San Lorenzo or through the delightful 15C cloisters (entrance to the left of the church). Its entrance resembles the exterior of a building. A monumental staircase designed by Michelangelo and built by Ammannati leads to a vast reading room, also by Michelangelo, where some of the 10 000 manuscripts are exhibited in rotation.
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