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Debates of Nov. 15th, 2005
House of Commons Hansard #150 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was afghanistan.
- Question Period
- Parliamentary Delegation Report
- Government Response to Petitions
- Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act
- National Capital and Gatineau Park Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 208
- Question No. 210
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 206
- Question No. 207
- Supply
- Forestry
- South Asia Earthquake
- Canada-Philippine Friendship
- La Mosaïque
- Cambridge Memorial Hospital
- Dr. Peter Zwack
- Wildlife Protection Officers
- The Family
- Volunteer Firefighters
- Ski Bromont
- Status of Women
- Banting Homestead
- Health
- Marc-André Fortin
- Christmas Miracles
- Route of Honour
- Sponsorship Program
- Keeseekoose First Nation
- Taxation
- Parliament of Canada
- Keeseekoose First Nation
- Public Works and Government Services
- Intergovernmental Affairs
- Economic Statement
- Airports
- Equalization
- Human Resources and Skills Development
- Parliament of Canada
- Agriculture
- Taxation
- Justice
- Economic Development
- Justice
- The Environment
- Health
- Taxation
- Presence in Gallery
- Privilege
- Supply
- Privilege
- Criminal Code
- Canada's military mission in Afghanistan
The Family
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Don Bell North Vancouver, BC
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise in the House to pay credit to the family. As members of Parliament we are all too aware of the time this job takes away from our families, particularly those of us who travel a long distance to be in the House.
I am proud today to say that two very important members of my family, my son, Darren Bell, and his son, my very special grandson, Dylan Hunter Bell, are in Ottawa and are visiting Parliament Hill just to see government in action.
It is very nice to have their support here today.
Volunteer Firefighters
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Rob Moore Fundy, NB
Mr. Speaker, I recently had the opportunity to attend the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance hearings in Moncton, New Brunswick. We heard testimony from fire chiefs who supported an income tax deduction for volunteer firefighters.
I want to go on the record in support of the proposed income tax deduction of up to $1,000 for volunteer emergency workers. I want to encourage all members of the House to do the same. Especially in light of the billions in the federal surplus, we must ensure that this small measure of recognition is made to the thousands of volunteer firefighters from fire departments all across Canada. All regions of Canada rely on these volunteers. We certainly do in my riding of Fundy Royal and in the province of New Brunswick.
Volunteer firefighters give security to our communities by risking their lives responding to emergencies at a moment's notice and for no pay. They work under hazardous circumstances and physically and emotionally demanding conditions. They help us with the worst tragedies.
These volunteers risk their lives for their fellow citizens. Let us never forget that fact and show our gratitude.
Ski Bromont
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Denis Paradis Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Mr. Speaker, many ski buffs go wild at the first sight of snow. Ski Bromont, in my riding of Brome-Missisquoi, has made a name for itself over the past few years both in the province and nation-wide. Ski Bromont has just invested another $6 million for the new season, for a total of $26 million in six years.
This is a real achievement in this very competitive and seasonal industry. Ski Bromont, headed by Charles Désourdy, just won the national gold award given by the Grands Prix du Tourisme Québécois for the second year in a row.
Investments, job creation, development and innovation are making Brome-Missisquoi one of the most dynamic regions in rural Quebec.
Welcome to our little piece of heaven.
Status of Women
Statements By Members
November 15th, 2005 / 2:10 p.m.
Jean Crowder Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Mr. Speaker, today in recognition of Persons Day 2005, six women were recognized for their outstanding contribution to the quality of life for women.
Bonnie Diamond is one of those recipients. A true champion for advancing gender equality, Bonnie has been a mentor and a leader in the Canadian women's movement for over 30 years. She has been at the forefront of many struggles including violence against women and equality for women.
She was an organizer of the World March of Women in 2000 and volunteers with many organizations including FAFIA, Media Watch and the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa, all this while working as the executive director of the National Association of Women and the Law.
Bonnie is an important member of the Pay Equity Network, a group of more than 200 equality-seeking organizations and trade unions calling for proactive pay equity legislation.
Equal pay for work of equal value is a fundamental human right, yet more than 25 years after the adoption of the Canadian Human Rights Act, we have no federal legislation and women continue to earn less.
On behalf of the NDP caucus, I would like to say good work sister, the struggle continues.
Banting Homestead
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Helena Guergis Simcoe—Grey, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday over 350 million people around the world celebrated World Diabetes Day. Nowhere was this celebrated more vibrantly than in my riding of Simcoe--Grey.
Sir Frederick Banting, the man who discovered insulin, was born on November 14, 1891 on a farm in Alliston, Ontario. The Banting committee, my provincial colleague, Jim Wilson, and I have been working hard to preserve the homestead since it has been neglected by the Ontario Historical Society. In fact, Jim now has a private members' bill at second reading that would return the homestead to the Banting family. Once this legislation is passed, I look forward to having it designated as a national historic site, which would include a diabetes camp.
I commend everyone on the Banting committee for their tremendous hard work and efforts. People from all over the world come to see the Banting homestead, the birthplace of a man who gave them hope and a future.
I call on all members of Parliament to support Sir Frederick Banting's homestead as a national historic site.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Robert Thibault West Nova, NS
Mr. Speaker, many members are wearing a button that reads "Mission Possible—A Made-in-Canada Cure for Juvenile Diabetes". We are doing so to draw attention to the need for our government to support innovative research that could very well allow Canada to give the world the cure for juvenile diabetes.
Today we are honoured to receive delegates from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. They include Dr. Jonathan Lakey, one of the Canadians at the leading edge of juvenile diabetes research. Let us join in urging the government to provide funding for more life-saving research and a made in Canada cure for diabetes.
Also, November 16 is International COPD Day. Chronic obstructive lung disease is the fourth leading killer of Canadians, and is the only leading cause of death that is on the rise. Tomorrow the Canadian Lung Association and the Canadian Thoracic Society will release Canada's first ever report card on the disease. With an aging Canadian population, managing chronic diseases like COPD becomes increasingly important.
Marc-André Fortin
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Michel Gauthier Roberval, QC
Mr. Speaker, all eyes in Quebec were riveted Sunday on the grand finale of Star Académie, which featured two finalists from the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean region: Audrey Gagnon and Marc-André Fortin.
The winner was Marc-André Fortin. Sensitive, a nature lover, a man with a heart, Marc-André is an artist through and through. His is a family in which music and song go hand in hand with freedom and love of life. And it was his family that recognized his talent very early on and encouraged him.
The performances by Audrey and Marc-André were moving. But it was all the potential of our young people that their simplicity, authenticity and style expressed first and foremost.
In this region, Quebec's blueberry capital, Marc-André gave a special meaning to the link between the Saguenay and Lac-Saint-Jean by sharing his $50,000 prize with finalist Audrey.
Audrey and Marc-André the entire region is proud of you and hopes the best is yet to come for you both.
Christmas Miracles
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Monte Solberg Medicine Hat, AB
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the finance minister put on a pair of pants he had not worn in a while and he found $97 billion in the pocket. What a stroke of luck, because at that very moment the finance minister had been thinking that the government had been so generous to Liberal lobbyists and advertising agencies, the Liberal Party and David Dingwall and he was wondering what he could do to help out the little people at Christmas. I mean, as the Prime Minister says, Christmas is all about families.
What the minister did not know is at the very time that he was proposing to give people their money back, the country was about to go to an election. What a coincidence. I mean, what are the odds?
Here is the other coincidence. The Conservative Party and the other opposition parties actually amended the throne speech a year and a half ago so that it would include tax relief for low and middle income Canadians. The Liberals opposed it at the time, but they had a good reason. They just did not know at the time that tax relief would help families and the economy. They cannot know everything, but through an amazing series of coincidences, they are now on board. Thank goodness for Christmas miracles.
Route of Honour
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Bonnie Brown Oakville, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Battlefields Foundation was formed 13 years ago to ensure that the sacrifices of Canada's 1.5 million service men and women from both world wars would not be forgotten.
In this Year of the Veteran, the Canadian Battlefields Foundation has created a website depicting the Route of Honour. It is literally a road map that identifies the places where the great battles were fought by Canadian troops across Europe and the Far East.
The website is being promoted this month on tray liners in every Tim Hortons outlet in Canada. Today I rise to pay tribute to the principals of the Canadian Battlefields Foundation for the work they do, and to pay tribute to the executive of Tim Hortons for this demonstration of good corporate citizenship.
Sponsorship Program
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Peter MacKay Central Nova, NS
Mr. Speaker, Justice Gomery's report tells us that $8,000 was paid to a volunteer in the riding of Louis-Hébert for the election campaign. The former director of the Quebec wing of the Liberal Party himself has testified to this.
The candidate, Hélène Scherrer, is now the Prime Minister's principal secretary. The dirty money from the sponsorship scandal went toward campaign expenses.
How can Canadians have any expectation that the Prime Minister will clean up the sponsorship issue when he has not even cleaned house in his own office?
Sponsorship Program
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Jean Lapierre Minister of Transport
Mr. Speaker, the Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party is trying to out-Gomery Gomery. Not only did Justice Gomery not make any reference to this in his report, but on top of that Madame Scherrer says she never received that money. The Louis-Hébert Liberal riding association says exactly the same thing. They must be taken at their word. Justice Gomery says nothing more.
Sponsorship Program
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Peter MacKay Central Nova, NS
Mr. Speaker, it is in the report and it is in evidence.
Despite the Prime Minister's pre-election vote buying budget, his attempts to change the channel on the Liberal corruption will not change Canadians' impression of his party's entitlements. The Prime Minister refuses to launch a lawsuit against the Liberal Party to recover the full amount of money stolen through ad scam.
In fact, the justice minister has said that the government has made the determination of what his party owes. In other words, the party who stole the money decides how much it will pay back. The government only acts decisively when it is caught or when it is in its partisan interest.
When can Canadians expect the recovery of the full amount of money that the Liberal Party stole from Canadian taxpayers?
Sponsorship Program
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Nova Scotia
Scott Brison Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Mr. Speaker, once again, the Liberal Party of Canada has repaid any funds received inappropriately to the Canadian taxpayer. That analysis was based on the facts in Justice Gomery's report.
The Conservatives are basing their number on the Bloc number and it is another example of the collusion between the Conservatives and the separatists on a matter that is not in the interest of Canadians. They ought to be focusing on public policy to benefit the country, not on fearmongering and scandalmongering and on areas where they are absolutely out to lunch.
Sponsorship Program
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
Peter MacKay Central Nova, NS
Mr. Speaker, fancy that: that member talking about party loyalty.
The Prime Minister kicked 10 people out of the Liberal Party as a result of--
Sponsorship Program
Oral Questions
2:20 p.m.
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In short: A day to rememberIn full: My first marathon.. and what a day. I will never forget it. The organisation was excellent, the course speaks for itself and the crowd and support was amazing. Would recommend anyone thinking of doing the London Marathon, to go ahead an do it.. you won't regret itDate of review: April 24, 2012
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In short: Expected more from this...............In full: Came away from this run thinking "Oh was that it?"Yes there is fantastic support all along the route - but I dont run just so I can hear lots of people telling Im doing great.Yes it is a "major" and has that "big race" atmosphere that many seem to crave.But peronally I thought the route to be on the whole - dull with the occasional intersting building in the latter miles.Perhaps I'm missing the point of this event and that I should run it just to hear the uninterupted support and forget that I'm running along boring urban streets.I'm glad I ran it just so I no longer have to listen to people waxy lyrical about what a fantastic marathon it is, because its not - I've run better.Date of review: April 24, 2012
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In short: The atmosphere is as good as it gets, and makes all the difference when the going gets tough.Date of review: April 24, 2012
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Review: soft drink consumption is associated with increased energy intake and body weight
Q Is soft drink consumption associated with increased energy intake, increased body weight, displacement of nutrients, and an increased risk of chronic disease?
Data sources:
Medline, PsycINFO, Web of Science database, bibliographies of identified articles, and authors of included articles.
Study selection and assessment:
articles that assessed the relation between soft drink consumption and the 4 primary outcomes listed below. 88 articles (cross-sectional studies, longitudinal studies, and randomised controlled trials) were included in the analysis
main outcomes were energy intake, body weight, milk intake, and calcium intake. Secondary outcomes were nutrition and health. Effect sizes were calculated and interpreted as follows: ⩽0.10 was considered …


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (1519 votes).
In short: A good event for beginnersIn full: This was the first 'big' event I'd done after a completing about a dozen half marathons. I was really looking forward to it. My expectations were probably too high. It seemed to be designed for charity runners since many participants seemed to walk most of it. I jogged it with my girlfriend who's seven months pregnant and we were still frustrated by our inability to pass people. It looks like I'm more suited to smaller events.Date of review: September 19, 2011
In short: Sun, rain, a pb, a bit of snow and it would have had the lotDate of review: September 19, 2011
In short: The biggest and the best. Well done!Date of review: September 19, 2011
In short: Amazing, it was a great experienceDate of review: September 19, 2011
In short: Superb support all along the way!!!In full: My sixteenth GRN, it never loses it's magic, enough said. Will be back for number 17 next year!!Date of review: September 19, 2011
In short: 1st GNR In full: Good race and I was amazed by all the support that is on the course. People paying out of their own pocket for water, oranges, ice pops, jelly babbies etc..........The bands were great aswell. Was wondering when the coast was finally coming into sight.No chance of PB tho far too many people! Great Atmosphere, Amazing Organisation. Great Race!Date of review: September 19, 2011
In short: the ultimate half marathon for non club runnersIn full: thoroughly enjoyed it but frustrated by people walking after 2 miles! very busy so forget a personal best...Date of review: September 19, 2011
In short: And another one in the bag In full: Another wonderful day in the great north. Thoroughly enjoyed myself, despite the east coast only putting on one train, which was an hour late. Still, at least I got to follow the England game on my phone. Usual start - lots of people all wanting clear tarmac, but got myself free in no time and I was off. Met up with the 1:30 pacer a few times and man, his pacing was all over the place - 7'45/mi one mile, 6'30/mi the next - what was that all about? Messed my pacing up a little, but hey, I know better (run my own race and not rely on another to dictate theirs, duh). Nice of the organisers to sort out a brief shower at the end also - cooled me down in the last half mile somewhat. Chip/text/watch times all slightly different, but a new course PB for me on little run training so I'm grabbing that with both hands. I'll never get a HM PB on this course, so it's all good. Oh, and I met Eric Pollard. Good times. Told all the marshalls I'll see them next year, and I will. Roll on 2012Date of review: September 19, 2011
In short: Very special race, but challenging course!In full: Disappointed with my time but after an enforced 3.5 week break in my training I'm glad to have got round. The crowds are phenomenal and the atmosphere is special. Challenging course but I would advise anyone to have a go. Can't wait to have another crack next year!Date of review: September 19, 2011
In short: I enjoyed the experience, this was my first half marathon. So a good PB I suppose.Date of review: September 19, 2011
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Topic: has_many and :after_add / :before_add => callback for << and create
I am reading Rails 3 Way book and got confused at the point:
:after_add => callback Called after a record is added to the collection via the << method. Is not triggered by the collection's create method
As I understand
book.chapters.create(title: 'First Chapter')
won't invoke before_add callback but actually it is calling.
class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :title
has_many :chapters, :before_add => :add_chapter
def add_chapter(chapter)
logger.error('chapter added to book')
class Chapter < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :book
attr_accessible :title
In Console(minified)
> b = Book.first
SELECT "books".* FROM "books"...
> b.chapters.create(title: 'Last Chapter')
chapter added to book
INSERT INTO "chapters" ....
Here you can see that after_add callback is invoke for create.
Not only create but new and build also invokes callback
Am I misunderstood something or reading some outdate content which change later?
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Hooked on fishing
The small bobber slipped under the water. Then came a tug on a long cane pole. It was immediately followed by a large smile as a young fisherman hoisted a perch onto the pier.
The scene was repeated several times Thursday at the State Fairgrounds Pond in Minot. Students from the area have been participating in Hooked On Fishing this week. One of the early classes enjoying their time at the pond Friday was from Bowbells. They were followed by a second-grade class from Glenburn.
"My class has been here before in previous years and had so much fun," said teacher JoEllen Lee.
The Fairgrounds Pond at the Conservation Skills Park is well-suited to host the introductory program sponsored by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. A spacious fishing pier is equipped with rod holders, easy access to fishing and, usually, some cooperative fish.
Bob Haglund, Garrison, volunteered his time as a fishing mentor for the week. He greeted young students as they arrived at the pond, telling them a few things to expect. High on his list was the importance of having a good time while fishing.
"I enjoy fishing and I enjoy the young people," said Haglund. "I think I get more out of it than the kids do. I just enjoy it."
Haglund was kept busy baiting hooks, removing hooked fish and demonstrating how to use a bobber and cane pole. The students followed his lead.
"We may light the fire for somebody," said Haglund. "Not all will be fishermen, but once they start it might be a life-long endeavor for them."
While students were happily catching a few perch, a Game and Fish distribution truck arrived at the far side of the pond. In the truck were 350 rainbow trout that were released into the water in full view of the young fishermen. Soon the trout could be seen rising throughout the pond, an encouraging and entertaining sight for young and enthusiastic anglers.
Jerry Weigel, NDG&F fisheries production and development leader, was the person who released the rainbows. He was hoping a trout or two would cooperate with the young fishermen.
"It's nice to see people fishing but it's really special to see kids fishing. It's awesome. You can't beat the smile on a kid's face when they catch their first fish," said Weigel.
The Glenburn students had another stop to make in Minot when their fishing time was complete – the Roosevelt Park Zoo. They had a special reason behind their visit.
"We had a fund-raiser during our reading month and we raised over $800 for the zoo, so we'll see what we can help them out with," said Lee.
The Conservation Skills Park and Fairgrounds Pond suffered considerable damage during the flood of 2011. The park was expanded and brought back to life in time for the 2012 North Dakota State Fair. Once again is it proving to be an ideal setting for Hooked On Fishing.


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Debates of Oct. 30th, 1997
House of Commons Hansard #24 of the 36th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was impaired.
- Drinking Water Materials Safety Act
- Canada Shipping Act
- Criminal Code
- Telecommunications Act
- Customs Act
- Members Of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Supply
- Emergency Personnel
- Firearms
- Child Labour
- Second Anniversary Of Quebec Referendum
- Population And Development
- Tamara Okeynan
- Brockville Rowing Club
- René Lévesque
- Bloc Quebecois
- Reform Party Of Canada
- Fonorola
- Pay Equity
- Senator Jean-Robert Gauthier
- Seniors
- Miramichi
- Drunk Drivers
- The Environment
- Taxation
- The Environment
- Multilateral Agreement On Investment
- The Environment
- Tobacco Legislation
- The Environment
- Airbus
- Foreign Affairs
- China
- Tobacco Legislation
- Medical Research
- Airports
- Trade
- Fisheries
- Human Resources Development
- Fisheries
- Public Service
- Health
- Ports
- National Defence
- Agriculture
- Youth Programs
- Trade
- Environment
- Presence In Gallery
- Business Of The House
- Points Of Order
- Business Of The House
- Supply
- Newfoundland Unemployment
Drinking Water Materials Safety Act
Routine Proceedings
October 30th, 1997 / 10:05 a.m.
Etobicoke Centre
Allan Rock Minister of Health
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-14, an act respecting the safety and effectiveness of materials that come into contact with or are used to treat water destined for human consumption.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
Canada Shipping Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Don Valley East
David Collenette Minister of Transport
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-15, an act to amend the Canada Shipping Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
Criminal Code
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Alfonso Gagliano for Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-16, an act to amend the Criminal Code and the Interpretation Act (powers to arrest and enter dwellings).
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
Telecommunications Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Alfonso Gagliano for the Minister of Industry
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-17, an Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganizations and Divestiture Act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
Customs Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
New Brunswick
Andy Scott for the Minister of National Revenue
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-18, an Act to amend the Customs Act and the Criminal Code.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
Members Of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Cliff Breitkreuz Yellowhead, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-268, an act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (deduction re other income).
Mr. Speaker, this enactment provides for the retiring allowance paid to former senators and members of Parliament of the House of Commons or of the spouse or child of a former member to be reduced by the same amount as would be clawed back from OAS on the basis of other income received personally or on a household basis commencing with 1998.
The clawback from a member's pension would apply whether or not the member was receiving OAS. However the amount to be clawed back would be calculated on the same basis as an OAS clawback.
I look forward to debating this bill in the House.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Peter Adams Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I suggest that all questions be allowed to stand.
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Speaker
Is it agreed?
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
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10:10 a.m.
Dick Harris Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC
That this House call on the government to bring forward a motion, pursuant to Standing Order 68(4)(a), to instruct a legislative committee to prepare and bring in a bill to amend those sections of the Criminal Code which deal with impaired driving in order to (a) enhance deterrence; and (b) ensure that the penalties reflect the seriousness of the offence.
Mr. Speaker, I am of course pleased to lead off this debate today during which we will be discussing something that can rightly be considered a national tragedy and also can be considered an epidemic in our country. I am talking about the crime of impaired driving, the senseless act of impaired driving and the consequences and shattered lives that follow when people, after drinking, choose to get in their automobiles and drive.
Today I am going to talk about the senseless and tragic crime that impaired driving really is. There is a state of mind within governments that tends to regard impaired driving as simply another social ill. We have to stop thinking about impaired driving in these terms. It is a crime. It is a 100% preventable crime. If only the government would recognize it as such and take leadership to prevent it.
I am also going to talk about how impaired driving has in fact reached epidemic proportions and how it has not been addressed in the way that it deserves by government at the federal level. Although changes and progress are being made at the provincial level, there is a still a long way to go in fighting this crime.
Through this motion we are going to call on the current federal government to take a real leadership role on the issue of impaired driving by instructing a committee to bring in a bill recommending changes in the Criminal Code. This will first serve to enhance deterrence against people who drink and then drive and second will ensure that the penalties for impaired driving truly reflect the seriousness of this crime.
Let me start out by clearly showing to this House the level that impaired driving has reached in this country because nothing substantive has been done to address it.
Did you know that statistically four and a half Canadians are killed by impaired drivers every day, seven days a week? As we debate this today, statistically two Canadians will be killed by impaired drivers and hundreds will be injured. Over 1,700 are people killed by impaired drivers in Canada every year.
As a matter of fact, the chances of being killed by an impaired driver are over three times greater than being murdered. As well, every day over 300 Canadians are injured in alcohol related crashes. This works out to 13 Canadians being injured every hour or about one every five minutes. In the time of my speech more than four Canadians will be injured in an alcohol related car crash. Well over 100,000 Canadians are injured every year because people drink and then choose to drive.
The tragedy of impaired driving extends far beyond the direct impact on its victims. It extends to all society. Let me quote some direct costs to our health care.
According to 1992 data, alcohol related costs accounted for more than 40% of Canada's nearly $19 billion annual substance abuse funding. This includes $4.1 billion in lost productivity, $1.3 billion in law enforcement costs and over $1.3 billion in direct health care costs simply because of alcohol related incidents.
Our courts are already backed up yet they deal with more impaired driving cases than any other kind of cases they handle. There is an incredible backlog in our courts caused by impaired drivers. There does not need to be. People do not have to get in their cars after they drink. It is a choice they make to break the law.
Unless the government does something about it, those choices will continue to be made. People will continue to drive and be convicted of impaired driving. People will continue to injure innocent victims while in that state behind the wheel. People will continue to kill innocent victims while in that state behind the wheel. That does not have to happen. We have to address it starting today.
The impact on the families and friends of victims killed by drunk drivers never stops. These people have to live the rest of their lives knowing their loved ones have been senselessly killed by a drunk driver. While it may be a private choice among individuals to consume alcohol, once that person gets behind the steering wheel of a motor vehicle it now becomes a very public matter affecting all of us.
It becomes a very personal matter to the family and friends of the victims who have to relive the tragedy that results every day of their lives when their loved ones have been killed or injured by a drunk driver.
Impaired driving must cross every party line. There can be no partisanship when we are talking about the impact of impaired driving. I hope the members of the House recognize this today as we debate it.
Impaired driving is not a political issue but an issue of crime, the most severe of all crimes when it involves the loss of human life. Unfortunately, looking at the past records of previous governments, it is clear that while they have attempted to make some small changes to try and address the problem of impaired driving, the problem remains and whatever changes that have been made are not enough.
For example, the Tories introduced Criminal Code amendments in 1985 to include charges of impaired driving causing bodily harm and impaired driving causing death. But in the subsequent nine years of Tory rule the problem of impaired driving continued to escalate, so those changes were not enough. More needed to be done. But it was not done and the toll climbs still today.
Another one of the tragedies that the government has not addressed is how the new Criminal Code amendment on conditional sentencing applies to impaired driving. With conditional sentences if a person drinks and drives and kills someone and can afford a sharp lawyer, that person can walk out of the court without serving one single day for that deed, for the choice that was made to get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol and choosing to drive.
Let me give an example. Last month in Victoria, B.C., an impaired driver left a single mother a paraplegic. She will stay that way for the rest of her life. The impaired driver was given a conditional sentence because it was his first offence. This impaired driver may well have been driving impaired before. He just did not happen to get caught and did not happen to get into an accident.
However, the judge determined that because it was a first time offence that he would walk free with no penalty, just some community service. While it may have been a first time offence for the driver, the fact is that a young mother's life has been shattered by this incident. While the drunk driver who hit her gets a second chance, the woman will be paralysed for her entire life. She gets no second chance, and we should remember that and judges should remember that.
I want to talk now about three areas where past governments could have made some positive change to reduce impaired driving, but unfortunately they did not.
First, the Criminal Code set a two hour time limit on obtaining a blood or breath sample from an impaired driving suspect. This short time span has resulted in thousands of legitimate impaired driving charges being dropped because breath samples or blood samples were taken only minutes after the two hour time period ran out. Imagine that. Because the time period was missed, a person cannot be found guilty whether that person was guilty or not. This is not only a stupid law, but greatly impedes the job of police officers in obtaining evidence that would make a charge stick.
We should be more concerned about the victims of crime than we are about the people who commit those crimes. I would think that would be a logical conclusion. But the two hour time limit on breath and blood samples does not allow that.
A second area of impaired driving concerns some changes regarding the blood alcohol concentration level. Currently the Criminal Code sets that level at .08%, which means that the percentage of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood must exceed .08%. However, extensive research, and I can back this up, in the past 30 years has found out that this limit is too high. In fact, studies show that most drivers with BAC levels at .05% are impaired. These statistics come from scientific studies that have been conducted all over the world.
By lowering the BAC limit the government will be sending a clear message to the public that there is a zero tolerance policy toward people who choose to drive after they have been drinking. It has to do this. The government has an obligation to take leadership in this matter.
The third area in which changes can be made concerns the sentencing for drunk drivers. This is where that mindset of a social ill comes into play. The government does not have it yet and the judges do not have it yet.
Currently, the sentencing latitude for impaired driving causing death is anywhere from zero to fourteen years. Historically, the sentences have been in the zero to three and a half year range usually. That is a fact.
There have been some sentences in the six, seven, eight year range, but they make up less than 1% of the total sentences over the last 10 years. We are not really making some big leaps and bounds in that sentencing area. These slap on the wrist sentences are simply not acceptable.
As an example, and this is where it gets personal, in my hometown of Prince George, British Columbia, less than a block away from my house, a drunk driver killed three members of the Ciccone family in 1995. The impaired driver had had numerous impaired convictions prior to that, and had been in numerous accidents. The judge gave him a sentence of three and a half years for taking the lives of a father and two young children. Three and a half years for a person who, in a drunken state, in an instant, took three lives, after this person had a record of alcohol problems and related charges. No one can agree that the sentence reflected the severity of the crime.
Currently the average sentences for impaired driving are equivalent to sentences for defamatory libel, possessing a forged passport or dealing in counterfeit money. How in earth can we begin to justify the sentences given out for those offences with the offence of impaired driving causing death? It is beyond comprehension.
I introduced Bill C-201 in the last Parliament. That bill would have set a seven-year minimum sentence and up to a maximum of 14 years for impaired driving causing death. The bill was voted down by the Liberal government, most of the Bloc members, along with the help of the NDP. Somehow they could justify these slap on the wrist sentences for drunk drivers who kill. I do not know how, but they do.
The huge majority of Canadians are in favour of those recommendations, but the Liberal government, the Bloc and the NDP said: "No. We cannot justify that. Slap them on the wrist and turn them loose."
A national organization with more than 2.5 million supporters, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD Canada, has just released a survey on Canadians' attitudes toward impaired driving. What is more important, the philosophy of some Liberal government members who cannot comprehend the seriousness of this crime, or the attitude of some Bloc members, or the attitude of the NDP members? What is more important, their philosophy toward this or the profound feeling of the Canadian people? The people come first.
More than 85% of Canadians surveyed by MADD Canada would either strongly support or support changes to the Criminal Code which would include minimum sentences for drunk drivers. That did not matter when Bill C-201 was voted down by the Liberal government. I want to thank the backbench Liberals who had the courage to support that bill. I also want to thank the two Bloc members who had the courage to support that bill. The government could not support it.
Let me mention some other MADD Canada survey results. Nearly 95% of Canadians believe anyone involved in a crash resulting in death or serious injury should be obligated by law to provide a blood sample at the request of a police officer. 95% of Canadians believe that, but the former justice minister did not believe that. This shows the average Canadian wants the two hour time limit extended or eliminated. We should tell that to the former justice minister.
As well, three out of four Canadians support lowering the blood alcohol content level to .05%, as has been done in other countries with huge success. Of those surveyed, 93.4% feel that lowering the BAC to this amount will make our roads safer.
Considering the survey results we can clearly see how the government is in a position to take some real leadership today. Everything is there for the government to do it. It could introduce changes which have been recommended by MADD Canada and by the Reform Party. Today is the day we can take that first step.
We support lowering the BAC to .05%. We support tougher sentences for those convicted of impaired driving. We are in favour of establishing minimum sentences and longer driving prohibitions for those convicted of impaired driving offences where injury or death result.
Reform also supports that hard core drinkers charged with offences be obligated by law to undergo mandatory rehabilitation treatment. If there is a jail sentence involved, any consideration of parole should be absolutely dependent on the convicted person successfully being rehabilitated through treatment. That is not too much to ask when we are considering the safety of our families.
Clearly it is time to stop talking about the tragic consequences of impaired driving. Clearly it is time to take action. The government can do it today. It is time to put aside all partisanship in the House and unite in one common fight against the crime of impaired driving.
Is an NDP member laughing?
Government Orders
10:30 a.m.
An hon. member
Government Orders
10:30 a.m.
Dick Harris Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC
It is time for us, including NDP members who find this funny, to clearly demonstrate a zero tolerance policy toward drunk drivers. Yes, we can do this if we want.
It is time to recognize the devastation caused by drunk drivers and demand through legislation that it come to an end. Yes, we can do that. It is time for the killing to stop.
I ask all members of the House, including NDP members who find the subject quite amusing, to recognize their responsibility, join in the fight against impaired driving and support the motion today.
Government Orders
10:30 a.m.
Hec Clouthier Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the hon. member for Prince George—Bulkley Valley. It is a very contentious issue. I wholeheartedly support what he has said this morning.
Besides being a member of Parliament, in one of my other lives I am also a professional harness horse driver. It is interesting to note that we cannot get on a sulky and race a horse if our blood level count is over .04. I disagree that it should be lowered to .05. It should be lowered to at least .04.
The rationale behind the horse racing community is that we have to be careful and have a great concern for the equine flesh. I have far more concern for humans and believe .04 should be the threshold.
The hon. member spoke about lawyers getting involved. There is such a thing as democracy. If a person is charged with impaired driving they can go to court. It is their democratic right. They can have a very sharp lawyer, a Philadelphia lawyer. How would the hon. member ameliorate the situation with respect to lawyers? Would he be agreeable to some kind of mandatory sentencing?
It is very difficult because we are getting into the area of human rights. I agree with the thrust. I am just wondering if there is a certain component in the hon. member's motion to deal with the aspect of the lawyers getting involved and getting someone off.
Government Orders
10:35 a.m.
Dick Harris Prince George—Bulkley Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his support.
The .05 is a recommendation by MADD Canada. If the government will take the initiative, show leadership and instruct the committee to go forward with the hearings, the recommendation of .05, .03 or whatever could come forward. The rationale behind it would certainly be related to the committee and may show up in the report as .04 being the recommendation. I understand what he was saying, and I certainly agree with him.
To address the second question, the problem we have in the courts today is that there is a profound initiative to try to keep people out of jail. The courts are backed up. The prisons are full. The philosophy of provincial governments, under direction from the Minister of Justice, is not to put people in jail. Therefore we find that the judges are more open to hearing suggestions of lower sentences to qualify for the conditional sentencing provisions.
We find the judges more concerned with getting into the flow of what the attorney general of the province or what the justice minister of the country is thinking about keeping people out of jail. They seem to be more open to lenient sentences.
One way to fix it is to tighten up the latitude the judges have. They have a latitude now from 0 to 14 years. That is a huge range. We find people walking out of courts every day who have been charged with serious impaired driving offences, because the judges have simply said that they will be given two years less a day with no rationale. Immediately they qualify for conditional sentencing.
In a case in my area the judge erred in his decision. When the decision came down at 3.5 years I got on to the media saying the judge was out to lunch on his sentence. I stated all the reasons why.
We also encouraged the crown to appeal the sentence and the crown did so successfully. Lo and behold all arguments the crown put forward in the appeal were the things I had said were wrong with the sentence.
As a result the court of appeal added two more years to the sentence. The fact is judges have the option of choosing to accept whatever precedent the defence lawyers are putting forward. In a majority of the cases they are choosing the precedents on the low end of the scale. We have to tighten them up and we can do it through minimum sentencing.
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10:35 a.m.
René Laurin Joliette, QC
Mr. Speaker, the purpose of examining a problem such as this one is to ensure that fewer people will be victims of accidents caused by impaired drivers.
A study of the statistics would, I think, show that the problem does not lie with the need to lower the allowable blood alcohol limit. How many accidents would be avoided if the level were dropped from 0.08 to 0.07, 0.06 or 0.05?
I think that, as a general rule, the people who cause most of the automobile accidents when driving impaired are those who are way above the limit. Whether we put it at 0.05 or 0.08, generally speaking, the drivers who are killing people while impaired are those with blood alcohol levels of 0.20, 0.30 or 0.35.
So making a change of a few tenths of a point is not going to solve the problem. I do not know what my Reform colleague is thinking, but is he contemplating changes in the penalties for impaired driving? This reminds me of the problem of children playing with matches.
Matches are not banned because they are dangerous, but they are kept out of the way of children, as is poison in the medicine chest. And the chest should be locked to keep children out.
Could the same reasoning not be applied to a person incapable of driving a car, who does not know whether or not he should drive because he is not sober? It might be possible to attach a boot to a car for one, two or three months, because the individual drove while under the influence, even though it was only at a blood alcohol level of .08 or .07.
This deals with the immediate cause. An individual who is not sober and cannot get his hands on a wheel will harm no one. You cannot allow such a person to decide whether he should use his car, as he is incapable of making a decision.
I would like to know whether the hon. member has given this any thought. I would like him to comment on whether we should change the approach and act on the cause of the accident instead of tightening legislation and creating more criminals without resolving the problem.
Too many people have lost their licence two, three, four or five times and have not been dissuaded from using their car when they have been drinking. So, perhaps the solution does not lie here. We could discourage them by using a Denver boot, for example. A man with his car in the driveway wearing a Denver boot can get as drunk as he likes, but he will not be able to use the car because of the boot, or some other similar device. Some way has to be found to stop him using his car. I would like my colleague's comments on that.


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Industry group cries foul over mobile app. Too bad.
As a proponent of a tax-free Internet and a mobile commerce enthusiast, I had to laugh yesterday when the Retail Industry Leaders Association, or RILA, released a statement aggressively accusing Amazon.com Inc. of unfair practices because the e-retailer has a highly effective mobile app.
RILA's argument boils down to the tax advantage online retailers have over bricks-and-mortar merchants. For the most part, Internet retailers don't have to collect sales taxes. Here's what RILA had to say yesterday.
"Retailers compete on price 365 days a year, and at no time is that competition hotter than during the make-or-break holiday shopping season," says Katherine Lugar, executive vice president of public affairs. "However, by continuing to evade collecting state sales taxes, Amazon's exploitation of a pre-Internet tax loophole is resulting in a 6-10% perceived price advantage over their competitors on Main Street."
She went on. "Amazon's aggressive promotion of its Price Check app shows the lengths they are willing to go to exploit this tax loophole, and is a stark reminder of why Congress needs to act to protect retailers on Main Street," she says. "A failure to act is an implicit endorsement of a subsidy of Amazon, a subsidy that distorts the free market and puts jobs on Main Street at risk."
I'm not going to debate here the pros and cons of an Internet sales tax. I'm concerned about m-commerce. And this is what I have to say to RILA. If store retailers are going to get up in arms over a mobile app that Amazon offers, they should do something about it: Namely, build a better mobile app and promote the hell out of it.
We're living in a mobile world now. Mobile shopping is going through the roof. In September two-thirds of all smartphone owners shopped in some way on their phones, including comparing products and prices, searching for coupons, taking product pictures, and locating a retail store, finds web and mobile measurement firm comScore in its comScore Mobile Retail Advisor report. 38% of smartphone owners have used their phone to make a purchase at least once—that's 34.2 million U.S. consumers, comScore says.
If store retailers don't act, it's their fault, not Amazon's. They know they often can't compete on price with Amazon, sales tax or no sales tax, so when they can't, they have to compete on value and loyalty, and with special offers. Create an app that provides access to deep product information and customer reviews. Integrate a 2-D bar code scanner that enables shoppers in stores to scan a QR code with their smartphone to view engaging product videos that not only better explain products but reinforce the store as, in the merchant's view, the trustworthy name. Offer mobile-only promotions and discounts or deliver coupons through GPS location-based services; Amazon, for example, just announced that shoppers this holiday season will get 5% off any purchase made through the Price Check app. Emphasize the store loyalty program through the app, giving customers the ability to check points, and earn points. There's so much a store can do.
Then, the most important thing a store retailer with an app must do is promote it. Big time. So many retailers build apps and then expect consumers to find them in an app store. Many will. These will be the most loyal customers. But everyone needs to know about the app. And the only way to do that is with a permanent box dedicated to m-commerce on the home page and in e-mail marketing pieces, occasional e-mail marketing pieces dedicated solely to m-commerce, and in-store signs that play up the benefits of using the app.
Consumers are flocking to mobile commerce. The cost to entry for retailers is low. For $10,000 or less you can have a great m-commerce site. For $50,000 you can have a killer app with tools like bar code scanners and augmented reality. Amazon has great apps, and store retailers can't cry foul when Amazon promotes them. Store retailers who complain need to learn how to compete in the world of m-commerce. There's a lot of store retailers out there that already know how.
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The most important thing that can be done immediately to repair the infrastructure of the American educational is to provide all American students with free access to the internet and a laptop.
I firmly believe the formal educational system needs a "Reboot" in what is considered a "Successful and meaningful" education. How does the formal educational system prepare me to live my Life and deal with the various challenges that I face? If the formal educational system better prepared individuals to deal with the personal challenges that many face day-to-day, then individuals could actually make valuable contributions to "Society". But I guess that would make too much sense right? Tell me this, how likely is someone to make a contribution to "Society" when an individual is going through a "Rough time/period" in his or her life?
I think that there should be less promotion of school sports. Although they offer opportunity for students, when it gets to the point where a student is focusing more on athletics than academics, that's a problem.
I think that one of the most important thing that each child should know is how to read. Each child should be introduced to the arts and different cultures. Sports should not be the only thing that is promoted in school. I think the focus should be on making each child well rounded and prepared for the real world. Affording each child an opportunity to be whatever they want to be; therefore be able to contributing something to society.
All of these choices of "solutions" to education are drops in the bucket. The school system needs to be entirely revamped. Too much bureaucracy; too many students who are seat-fillers.
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In short: Nice fast course - ideal for 10 mile virgin or those seeking a PBDate of review: March 18, 2012
In short: A lot muddier this year!In full: Conditions under foot were a lot tougher under foot this year but that adds to the enjoyment.Its a tough race and generally was organised very smoothly. Only gripes on the organisation was the guy on the quad bike trailer thing after about a mile who went hurtling past/through the runners on a forest track (that could have been nasty) and also near the start where the young marshall stood oblivious as about 20 of us took a wrong turn down a steep (but apparently marked) path only to be shouted back after a minute or two by another marshall further on adding a few minutes to the time and leaving us alot further back on congested tracks.One other bug bear - could iPods be banned as runners couldn't hear others approaching them despite calling meaning little alternative than to head off the trail to get round.Other than these very good, including the excellent goodie bag and the very genuine 'well dones' from Mike Gratton at the end.Date of review: October 17, 2010
In short: The opening 2 miles don't get any easier do they?In full: Enjoyed this today. Third time I've done it and its a well organised race with a net descent but mainly uphill for the first 2 miles.Very good t-shirt at the finish - even better than last year's!Well done Horsforth Harriers.Date of review: September 26, 2010
In full: Well organised, enthusiastic marshalling, lovely setting, varied and certainly challenging - especially in the last mile!Date of review: October 4, 2009
In full: Well organised, pleasant course and a good technical t-shirt for the memento.Date of review: September 27, 2009
In short: My legs hurtIn full: This is well worth doing.That said it was far, far harder than I'd expected and whilst I didn't push it too much (finished over 30 minutes outside my road PB)my calves and glutes were still stiff and sore this morning.£20 entry seems steep but the goodie bag was very good - SiS gels, water bottle, couple of bars, drinks, water, pen etc and there was also a Salomon technical running t-shirt. In other words it more than paid for itself.Date of review: September 27, 2009
In short: Very nice way to spend a Sunday morningIn full: A little hillier than I'd expected but a nice route. Very well organised and marshalled.Well worth doing again.Date of review: September 20, 2009
In full: Really enjoyed this race. Very well organised at start and finish, large number of friendly, supportive marshalls, flat as a pancake, a free massage at the end and (considering it was ran through two small villages) very enthusiastically supported by the local people.Only slight gripe is that the last mile seemed to measure long by most people's Garmins but that shouldn't detract from an excellent event.Well done to Selby Striders and the supporters from Wistow & Cawood.Date of review: September 13, 2009
In full: Plusses - good organisation on the day, good crowd support, reasonable goodie bag, t-shirt seems reasonable quality, very inclusive for participants of all abilities.Downers - not receiving my pack in the post, very expensive, uninspiring course and the steep downhill at the start and steep uphill for the last kilometre mean this isn't really the flat course its advertised as.Date of review: September 6, 2009
In short: Well done Spectrum Striders!In full: The course twists and turns a bit and the 3 climbs are longer than you might have expected but this is still a definite pb course.Really well organised before, during and after the race.Support was a bit spartan for the most part (the first half is mainly through a business park) but there was a really good straight flat finish with excellent support.The towel was a very good and practical momento, and the ladies seemed delighted with the flowers they received in addition - a nice touch.Well worth doing.Date of review: August 23, 2009
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We finished the Benefit Roping a couple weeks ago. It was a cold day, but it didn't stop anyone from coming. Not that were planning to come, and I'm pretty sure some just wound up stopping by.
There were many many touching moments during this day to honor Danielle. There was some happiness at being able to be there to Honor her, and definitely some sadness too, missing her. I don't think that there there was a single person there, who didn't at some point choke up at the thought of her.
The donated items for the Silent Auction were extremely generous, another tribute to the family. The meal was put together by their good friends, and friends of mine. Thank you to Kristi & Daron Hegerhorst for all your hard work. It won't be forgotten.
I had a moment with Leona Hatch that I could not speak, but from one Grandma to another, we got it.
Thank you to all who came.
Wayne & our Grandson Cash, riding away from me.
For folks like us, it's all about taking our kids with us.
It was very heartwarming to see how many people showed up for this Benefit.
These are some of the donated items.
some of the people working behind the scenes
Jeff Palmer donated the use of his facility for this event
Daron Hegerhorst had a big hand in the organizing of this huge event.
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IVANHOE – Recycling is up, and burning and burying rural garbage is down considerably in Lincoln County, according to the results of a survey presented to the Lincoln County Board on Tuesday.
County Environmental Director Robert Olsen presented the commissioners with the results of a questionnaire given to people during the summer who used the county rural garbage and recycling site outside Tyler.
Out of 299 respondents, 84 percent were rural residents of the county, and 94 percent recycle. Fifty-five percent use the site once a week or more, and 78 percent answered they had stopped burning or burying garbage.
And 98 percent of respondents said they thought the program was necessary and beneficial.
In other business, on the advice of Emergency Manager Jeanna Sommers, the board authorized the renewal of a maintenance and service contract with MSpace for the video conferencing system in the county assembly for $925 per year.
According to Sommers, the system is used at least once a month.
The board approved Sheriff Jack Vizecky's request to renew membership in the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children joint task force. The ICAC works with law enforcement agencies throughout the state to investigate and prosecute predatory adults who exploit children on the Internet and works to educate parents and children about online risks.
Acting Engineer Dustin Hauschild informed the board of his intention to look into starting a county highway department Facebook page, to use social media to keep county residents informed of ongoing road work and road closures.
The board moved to accept a $7,500 grant from the state Department of Veterans Affairs. According to Veterans Services Officer Dan Kuss, the grant will be used for outreach to county veterans and possibly for a VetraSpec web-based office system to reduce paper and enhance claim filing, organization and reporting.
Curt Madsen, representing the Lincoln County Fair board, informed the commissioners that $40,800 in state Legacy grants over the past two years, and about $35,000 in insurance payments stemming from the July 1 tornado two years ago, had enabled the fair board to make significant improvements on the fairgrounds.
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August 24, 2011
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University women's team has made it to the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament just once in its eight-year history. The Zias finished 11th in the then-12-team LSC last season, and were picked for last in the revised eight-team league this year.
First-year coach Todd Padgett, though, thinks the sky's the limit.
"Absolutely, we want to win a conference championship," he said. "Some of the teams in the upper echelon of the league last year (lost) six or seven or eight seniors, so for me it's ripe for the taking."
The Zias host New Mexico Highlands at 4:30 p.m. today in what both sides are playing as an exhibition game. The regular-season begins for ENMU next Thursday at home against Colorado School of Mines.
Padgett, a women's assistant coach for the last three years at his alma mater, Fort Lewis College, was hired at ENMU when Ray Nause stepped down after three seasons. The Zias' roster includes 15 freshmen, several of whom Padgett expects to play key roles.
He said the Zias will play more of a ball-control, work-the-ball-up-the-field style.
"I got here in January, so I had a good three or four months to implement a change of system, change of philosophy," Padgett said. "We're going to keep the ball and make teams chase us.
"Hopefully, people who watch us will say, 'Wow, that team moves the ball well.'"
The Zias (5-13, 2-9 LSC last year) return about a half-dozen players with significant experience, including senior Sierra Cardenas of Wheat Ridge, Colo., a fourth-year starter in goal.
Others include sophomore midfielders Desiree Dominguez of Alamogordo and Gerilyn Armijo of Las Cruces, junior defender Andrea Lister of Albuquerque, sophomore defender Andrea Lister of Albuquerque and junior midfielder Andrea Elizondo of El Paso, who sat out last season with a torn ACL.
Elizondo, the younger sister of former ENMU men's coach Carlos Elizondo, thinks the Zias have adjusted to the new style of play.
"I think he's brought so much energy to the program and to the girls," she said of Padgett. "We're excited to play for him and excited to play for each other.
"It's been an adjustment, but it's been a good one."
Elizondo stopped a bit short of projecting a possible LSC title for the Zias, but she's confident they'll be improved.
"I think that's in our deal of cards, for sure," she said. "I think if we play the way he wants us to play, we definitely have that potential."
August: 26 — New Mexico Highlands (exhibition), 4:30 p.m.
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October: 2 — at Angelo State, noon-x; 7 — at Abilene Christian, 3 p.m.-x; 9 — at Midwestern State, noon-x; 14 — Texas Woman's, 4 p.m.-x; 16 — Texas A&M-Commerce, noon-x; 21 — Incarnate Word, 4 p.m.-x; 23 — Angelo State, 1 p.m.-x; 26 — at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m.-x.
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