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The dead in their vaulted arches / Alan Bradley (BOOKS ON CD) -- On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway station, awaiting the return of her long-lost mother. Flavia is approached by a tall stranger who whispers a cryptic message into her ear. Moments later he is pushed under the train by someone in the crowd. Following a trail of clues, she unravels the deepest secrets of the de Luce clan, involving none other than Winston Churchill himself.
Orfeo / Richard Powers (BOOKS ON CD) -- In Orfeo, Powers tells the story of a man journeying into his past as he desperately flees the present. Composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab—the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find music in surprising patterns—has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive. As an Internet-fueled hysteria erupts, Els—the "Bioterrorist Bach"—pays a final visit to the people he loves, those who shaped his musical journey. Through the help of his ex-wife, his daughter, and his longtime collaborator, Els hatches a plan to turn this disastrous collision with the security state into a work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around them.
George Washington's secret six : the spy ring that saved the American Revolution / Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger (BOOKS ON CD / 973.41 K) -- When General George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied—thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring. Washington realized that he couldn't beat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New York. So carefully guarded were the members' identities that one spy's name was not uncovered until the twentieth century, and one remains unknown today. But by now, historians have discovered enough information about the ring's activities to piece together evidence that these six individuals turned the tide of the war.
Witch wraith / Terry Brooks (BOOKS ON CD) -- For centuries the Four Lands enjoyed freedom from its demon-haunted past, protected by magic-enhanced borders from the dark dimension known as the Forbidding and the profound evil imprisoned there. But now the unthinkable is happening. The ancient wards securing the barrier between order and mayhem have begun to erode, and generations of bloodthirsty, monstrous creatures are poised to spill forth, seeking revenge for what was done to them.
The emperor's blades / Brian Staveley (BOOKS ON CD/MP3) -- The emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods. Kaden, the heir to the Unhewn Throne, has spent eight years sequestered in a remote mountain monastery, learning the enigmatic discipline of monks devoted to the Blank God. Their rituals hold the key to an ancient power he must master before it's too late. An ocean away, Valyn endures the brutal training of the Kettral, elite soldiers who fly into battle on gigantic black hawks. But before he can set out to save Kaden, Valyn must survive one horrific final test. At the heart of the empire, Minister Adare, elevated to her station by one of the emperor's final acts, is determined to prove herself to her people. But Adare also believes she knows who murdered her father, and she will stop at nothing--and risk everything--to see that justice is meted out.
Spirit of Steamboat / Craig Johnson (BOOKS ON CD) -- Sheriff Walt Longmire is reading A Christmas Carol in his office on December 24th when he's interrupted by the ghost of Christmas past: a young woman with a hairline scar across her forehead and more than a few questions about Walt's predecessor, Lucian Connally. Walt doesn't recognize the mystery woman, but she seems to know him and claims to have something she must return to Connally. At the Durant Home for Assisted Living Lucian Connally is several tumblers into his Pappy Van Winkle's and swears he's never clapped eyes on the woman before. Disappointed, she whispers "Steamboat" and begins a story that takes them all back to Christmas Eve 1988, when three people died in a terrible crash and a young girl had the slimmest chance of survival, back to a record- breaking blizzard, to Walt's first year as sheriff, with a young daughter at home and a wife praying for his safety, back to a whiskey-soaked World War II vet ready to fly a decommissioned plane and risk it all to save a life.
American mirror : the life and art of Norman Rockwell / Deborah Solomon (BOOKS ON CD / B ROCKWELL) -- "Welcome to Rockwell Land," writes Deborah Solomon in the introduction to this spirited and authoritative biography of the painter who provided twentieth-century America with a defining image of itself. As the star illustrator of The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Norman Rockwell mingled fact and fiction in paintings that reflected the we-the-people, communitarian ideals of American democracy. Freckled Boy Scouts and their mutts, sprightly grandmothers, a young man standing up to speak at a town hall meeting, a little black girl named Ruby Bridges walking into an all-white school—here was an America whose citizens seemed to believe in equality and gladness for all. Deborah Solomon, a biographer and art critic, draws on a wealth of unpublished letters and documents to explore the relationship between Rockwell's despairing personality and his genius for reflecting America's brightest hopes.
Bellman& Black : a ghost story / Diane Setterfield (BOOKS ON CD) -- As a boy, William Bellman commits one small, cruel act: killing a bird with his slingshot. Little does he know the unforeseen and terrible consequences of the deed, which is soon forgotten amidst the riot of boyhood games. By the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his own, William seems to be a man blessed by fortune, until tragedy strikes and the stranger in black comes. Then he starts to wonder if all his happiness is about to be eclipsed.
Dexter's final cut / Jeff Lindsay (BOOKS ON CD) -- Mega-star Robert Chase is famous for losing himself in his characters. When he and a group of actors descend on the Miami Police Department for "research," Chase becomes fixated on Dexter Morgan, the blood spatter analyst with a sweet tooth for doughnuts and a seemingly average life. To perfect his role, Chase is obsessed with shadowing Dexter's every move and learning what really makes him tick. There is just one tiny problem . . . Dexter's favorite hobby involves hunting down the worst killers to escape legal justice, and introducing them to his special brand of playtime. It's a secret best kept out of the spotlight and away from the prying eyes of bloated Hollywood egos if Dexter wants to stay out of the electric chair. The last thing he needs is bright lights and the paparazzi. . . but even Dexter isn't immune to the call of fame.


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About the Author: Aaron Snipe is a Foreign Service Officer with the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Muthanna, Iraq.
In the late 1950s, the United States sent American jazz musicians -- including Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington -- to foreign countries far and wide as part of a cultural outreach initiative. Last year, the New York Timeshighlighted a then-new photography exhibit that chronicled this little-known cultural gem of the State Department. Back then, the objective of this program was to counter the influence of the Soviet Union.
Today, American jazz musicians and other American artists and speakers participate in cultural programs to share a part of America through their chosen art form. Today's programs are designed to broaden the understanding among foreign audiences about who we are as Americans. Is there a "countering extremism" component to these programs? Yes, but they are more about sharing the rich tapestry of America through art and culture. Jazz is a truly American art form, and I can't think of a better way to introduce the citizens of the world to it than by bringing the music directly to their doorsteps.
When Embassy Baghdad approached Provincial Reconstruction Team public diplomacy officers with the idea of bringing an American jazz band -- Alvin Atkinson and the Sound Merchants -- out to the provinces, I jumped at the chance to have them come to Muthanna. The band, it turns out, was inaugurating a special initiative of the Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) called "Musical Overtures" which was created to promote mutual understanding and to strengthen America's ties with nations involved in or recovering from conflict, or facing other challenges. Their full tour, starting in Armenia, included Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon.
When I heard that the Sound Merchants might come to Muthanna, I envisioned a quartet of cool cats on stage with young Iraqi musicians jamming together with lute and sax, making great music. I reached out to some of my artist contacts in Muthanna, and we put together a musical program for both groups to play. Alas, this musical union was not meant to be, as a transportation mix-up in Baghdad caused the Sound Merchants to miss their ride to Muthanna. Luckily for Dhi Qar Province (adjacent to Muthanna), the group was able to catch another flight a few days later and performed at the Great Ziggurat of Ur.
Personally, I was very disappointed that the transportation snafu turned my vision of jazz in Muthanna into "a dream deferred," but my boss and I made the best of it. We went to the concert, sans jazz, in Muthanna and listened to great traditional Iraqi music. There were songs dedicated to the sweet dates of Muthanna and melodies that told tales of the winding Euphrates. There were a number of television stations covering the event. Never missing an opportunity to spread the message, I gave more than a few interviews that day. I told the press that cultural exchanges between the United States and Iraq were clear indicators that the relationship between our two countries was changing, becoming more normal. The media opportunity gave me a chance to make another point. I told a number of journalists that I very much wanted for the American jazz musicians to come to Muthanna to see a side of Iraq not reported in the mainstream Western media. The residents of Muthanna were ambassadors themselves, I explained, and it would be my great pleasure to introduce these American musical ambassadors to the many friends I've made during my year in Muthanna.
A few days later, at the base of the Ziggurat, jazz finally made it to southern Iraq. The PRT for Dhi Qar Province organized a concert for the Sound Merchants and a popular Iraqi singer. That evening, the temperature was perfect, the skies were clear, and it was fun to see the Iraqis enjoying the music.
The Sound Merchants played two more shows in Iraq, one in Baghdad and the other in the northern city of Kirkuk. Friends who attended both performances said the audience participation was great. The musicians made connections here in Iraq and shared a slice of American culture that many Iraqis were experiencing for the first time. For the jazz musicians, these trips are an opportunity to share music and culture, as well as their views with foreign audiences. Citizen ambassadors are not required to advocate U.S. policy, so it's a great chance for Iraqis to meet Americans and hear a wide range of opinions on matters. During their visit to the south, I spoke with Alvin and the band at length about their travels as musical ambassadors. On their last trip, as part of ECA's Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program, they visited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Oman.
What made me happiest was to hear about the friendships that Alvin and his group had made across the Middle East. When I told him I was headed to Oman next, he said, "Oman? Oh, man! You're going to love it there. Folks there are so cool. I just got an e-mail from one of my Omani friends the other day. I would love to get back there again and play with them."
Hearing that, I have a feeling this won't be the last time I see Alvin and the fellas.
Read more about Aaron Snipe's work with the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Muthanna, Iraq.
Susan in Florida writes:
It may be a little known fact that during the late 30's and early 40's American jazz was used by some of the German youth to protest and rebel against the Nazi regime. I was reminded of this as I read this posting. Also, I want to say that today, April 21st, is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is essential that "we never forget". Music is a language from the heart.
Ron in New York writes:
The Global Beat...
Jazz...art..literature,....cultural exchange...
Bring back the USIA....export the American Dream...
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Issa says he is moving forward with contempt charges against Holder
Anthony Martin, Conservative Examiner
"In response to numerous critics who have claimed that Congressman Darrell Issa and the Republican leadership in the House have dragged their feet in holding accountable those who have lied to and stonewalled Congress in the Fast and Furious scandal, Rep. Issa told the Washington Times today that he is moving forward with contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder.
Issa had threatened Holder with a contempt of Congress citation unless he turned over to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform thousands of documents Holder has withheld that have been subpoenaed by Issa in his investigation into the scandal.
Several deadlines passed without any action on the part of Issa. And there were reports that House Speaker John Boenher had interfered in the Issa investigation, telling the Congressman to back off of the Administration in the matter.
But today Issa told Kerry Picket of the Washington Times that he is moving forward with his plans to charge Holder with contempt, but that the process is complicated and lengthy:
"We're going through a process," said Congressman Issa. "That process is going to take weeks but not months more."
According to Issa and Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, who is investigating the scandal in the Senate, Holder has turned over only ten percent of the subpoenaed documents necessary for Congressional staffers to conduct their investigation.
A showdown occurred in January of this year when Issa issued a specific deadline for the receipt of the rest of the documents--Feb. 9.
The deadline came and went with no action on the part of Holder or anyone else in the Justice Department.
Based upon numerous documents, emails, phone records, and other communication received by reporters from ATF whistleblower agents and others within the government, Fast and Furious was the brain child of various individuals within the Obama Administration who have a long history of opposing the right of individual citizens to keep and bear arms.
These include but are not limited to Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano, Robert Mueller, Eric Holder, and various individuals within the Department of Justice and the ATF, including the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Arizona.
At least 2500 U.S. guns were deliberately sent across the border to Mexican drug cartels by the ATF. Gun stores along the southern border were told by ATF agents to cooperate with the operation by making sales to 'straw purchasers'--those who would make purchases of guns and ammo on behalf of those who are not approved to make such purchases, such as cartel members.
No attempt was made to trace the guns or drugs despite the claim made by Administration officials that this was the motive behind the operation. Instead, the ATF allowed the guns to get lost in Mexico after being transferred to the cartels. Later, those guns began to show up at numerous crimes scenes in Mexico and the U.S., including the murder scenes of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and ICE Agent Jaime Zapata.
When the operation was first implemented in 2009, Administration officials, including Obama, Clinton, Holder, Napolitano, and certain Congressional and Senate Democrats such as Dianne Feinstein, made the erroneous claim that "90% of the guns used by Mexican criminals come from the United States." And while the Fast and Furious scheme was being conducted, this was the meme being oft repeated by the Administration.
But the ATF's own internal documents proved that such a claim was false.
The fact that the Administration used "the 90% lie" when it implemented Fast and Furious and that it continued to use the falsehood after the whistleblowers came forward is proof, say the whistleblowers, that the motive for the entire scheme was to create false gun statistics that could then be used to attempt to justify renewed calls for gun bans and gun control laws in the U.S."
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Ox-Cart Man
by Barbara Cooney
Book list Gr. 1-3. Life in nineteenth-century New England is depicted as a farmer takes his family's produce to Portsmouth Market. After selling everything even his ox and cart he buys supplies and returns home to start another year. A 1980 Caldecott winner.
From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Used with permission.
Book list Ages 5-9. The cycle of the seasons comes vividly alive as pictures and text follow a New England farm family in the mid-1800s as they till the soil, harvest their crops, and sell their goods at market.
Book list Gr. 1-4. Hall and Cooney join forces to evocatively convey the work of a farming family in the early nineteenth century as they prepare for the father's yearly trip to the Portsmouth market.


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Alaska Gets Updated Aviation Weather Broadcast System
Alaska's FAA flight service stations have been upgraded to improve automated recordings and broadcasting of in-flight weather information for pilots flying in one of the more severe climates of the United States.
(Fairbanks Flight Service Facility in Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo, courtesy of STR-SpeechTech Ltd.)
Victoria, Canada-based STR-SpeechTech Ltd. provided the upgrades, a "technical refresh" for its StarCaster Transcribed Weather Broadcast System (TWEB) located at flight service stations in Juneau, Fairbanks and Kenai, Alaska. The upgrades provided a complete replacement of the original system from a single workstation Windows PC computer format to a dual hot-standby server design.
FAA purchased the original TWEB system in 2004, which featured a single Windows PC workstation, providing audio output to pilot's VHF radio transmitters and a user interface for the FAA personnel monitoring the system. Under the new format, each flight service station features two server computers, generating TWEB weather broadcasts and STR's text-to-speech technology.
The problem with the original single PC format was the risk of a loss of service information when the computers would freeze or stop working, according to Stephen Eady, project director at STR, who installed the new system.
(Starcaster Server Rack at Fairbanks Flight Service Station. Photo, courtesy of STR.)
"The new configuration (called Dual Hot-Standby), consists of two server computers, which are operational at all times. One server computer is active and is generating the TWEB broadcasts and TIBS recordings. The other server computer is standby. If the active computer fails, the standby computer immediately takes over as Active," said Eady.
The new system went live in May.
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Construction on the south side of the National Hockey & Event Center (NHEC) will alter the fan experience at men's and women's Husky Hockey games in 2012-13.
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Cost effectiveness could cost Wedge
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Bud Shaw
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Mark Shapiro and Eric Wedge are working "el bow to elbow," in the words of the general manager, to find a fix.
Any similarity between that image and Dwight Clark throwing an arm around Chris Palmer's shoulder while singing "Side By Side" is purely coincidental.
The Browns' organization in its rebirth operated at cross purposes. Shapiro and Wedge have been on the same page all along.
The No. 1 selection in their book club would be "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." But somehow they run a baseball team that has looked surprisingly ineffective.
"He's part of the solution," Shapiro said of Wedge after describing his manager's status as "solid."
Wedge shouldn't be in trouble, not this soon after a 93-win season and certainly not on a team that hasn't shown a willingness to outspend its mistakes.
Shapiro thinks of his manager as a business partner instead of an employee, so his words in support of Wedge are no surprise. Wedge's commitment to involving himself in every facet of the organization earns him that consideration. It also gives a Dolan-owned team its best chance to produce a winner.
It certainly precludes the manager scoffing at the front office's assessment of a "five-tool player." That's how it ended for Charlie Manuel and Shapiro on the topic of Milton Bradley. At least now, the blame is a co-share.
As Shapiro's first manager, Wedge will get time to win here. And he needs it, especially given that the rebuilding phase of the plan made winning an impossibility for the first two seasons.
The theory that Shapiro has given Wedge everything he's wanted - for instance, letting Bradley go because he was insubordinate and parting with Brandon Phillips because Ramon Vazquez was a "better fit" - is used as a way of saying Wedge had better win soon.
Well, Wedge better win sooner than later. Every manager must. He's not a brilliant game-day strategist but he's a strong communicator. Shapiro talks about him working extra with Jhonny Peralta, trying to solve Giullermo Mota's troubles, having "motivational talks with players who need motivational talks."
What exactly are the riches he's received from ownership and the front office other than picking his roster?
The Indians still don't miss Bradley. They could use Phillips, even if Phillips would have been unhappy in a limited role. As it turns out, a fill-in for the slumping Peralta wouldn't be collecting splinters.
Moving Derek Shelton into Eddie Murray's spot as hitting coach was obviously welcome. Giving the manager "everything" is a relative term in the $55 million payroll neighborhood.
My guess is Wedge wanted Kevin Millwood back. Bobby Howry, too. Maybe even Scott Elarton. So did Shapiro. The payroll made it next to impossible.
"It's always going to be tough for us to pay $4 million to a setup guy," Shapiro said of Howry.
The Indians aren't paying the freight on Mota, which doesn't even add up to a saving grace because he's pitched so poorly. At this payroll, it doesn't take too many misses in reconfiguring teams year to year before the manager suddenly doesn't look as smart as he once did.
John Hart used to gripe that he couldn't outspend his mistakes as the Yankees could. Shapiro can't outspend his mistakes even to the extent Hart could.
Wedge better be a solution for Shapiro, because money certainly isn't one.


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DETROIT -- Her father said if he ever found his lost dog tag, it would go to his daughter.
But Maurine Carethers-Tate, 57, never received it because her dad, who served in the Army during World War II, didn't locate it before he died in 1983.
"I asked him a long time ago," she recalled. "I said, 'Daddy, where your dog tags at?' He said, 'I don't know.'"
Now, more than three decades after his death, the mystery has been solved.
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Last week, Carethers-Tate learned that a man who lives in Wales in the United Kingdom — more than 3,000 miles from Detroit — found an identification tag with the words "Detroit Mich" and "Carethers" on it.
It may have gotten there because Americans serving in World War II used Wales as a training ground leading up D-Day, which happened 70 years ago Friday.
A chunk of metal is missing from the tag, so the last two numbers on it are hard to make out, but the first six match military records of her father, Thurmond Carethers.
Barrie Jones, 52, and his daughter discovered it about seven or eight years ago when work was being done on a dry stone wall near his home in Swansea.
"It was just sticking out of the top of the earth," he said. "I could see straightaway what it was."
He spent years trying to find the owner, with no success.
Then a newspaper there published a story about his discovery, and the Detroit Free Press, which was contacted about the article, located Carethers-Tate and showed her a photo of the dog tag at her home in River Rouge.
She took one look, put her hand to her face and started to cry.
"I'd love it to go to the family," Jones told the Free Press in a phone interview this week.
Carethers-Tate, the youngest of three children, already knows what she'll do with it: hold it, then give it to her son, 25-year-old Terreance Tate.
"My son has never seen his grandfather," she said. "All he knows is the picture. He looks just like him."
Carethers returned to Michigan and married Blanche Maurine Carethers. The two were married from 1946 to 1969 but remained close until he died of cancer.
During his life, he put others first, often helping those in need, and he worked different jobs, including one at a furniture store and service station, his family recalled.
"If you needed something, if he had it, he'd give it to you," Carethers-Tate said.
Her father was the first of four Thurmond Carethers, and Thurmond Carethers IV, his great-grandson, is 19.
Carethers revealed very little about the war he served in and even declined to explain to her why he had a blue star tattoo on the top of his right hand.
As he got older, his daughter said, he opened up some and described his time oversees as a "point in his life he really wanted to forget."
"He did what he had to do," his daughter said. "He was trying to get back home to marry my mother."
Carethers-Tate heard her father landed in Normandy, France, when allied troops invaded. The landscape there is similar to that of Wales, and tens of thousands of Americans trained on the beaches and inland in Wales in the months leading up to D-Day, said Seimon Pugh-Jones.
He is the co-director of the Tin Shed Experience, a museum in Wales that includes a part focused on Americans who spent time in Wales during World War II.
"From an invasion-training point of view, it was perfect for training for D-Day," he said.
The property where the tag was found was farmland until the 1960s. Jones has been there for more than a decade and knew there were encampments of World War II soldiers in the area at one time, but it's not clear how the dog tag ended up there.
"How it got removed from the person, I'm not sure," he said. "He could have got into a fight, he could have given it to somebody as a keepsake, you just don't know."
Jones and Carethers-Tate have not communicated, and he said he hasn't yet thought about about how to return it.
He'd like to see a photo of Carethers taken around the time he was serving in World War II and learn more about his military history, he said.
Carethers-Tate said she'd welcome him if he decides to bring the dog tag to her.
"If you come to my house, no problem," she said. "Just tell me what you want to eat."


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Patience is not my virtue, if I have any virtues to speak of. We know it's coming, so just get it over with already. I'm talking about one of those blizzards that stop the world and cover the ground, and not just because we need the moisture. And certainly not because I feel the need to flop down in the snow to create an angel.
Just thinking of that makes me laugh. Nancy Griffel said her grandson – I think it was her grandson – heard about making snow angels, so plopped down in the snow to make one. Turned out fine, for his first try, but she had to explain that most people lie on their back to make snow angels.
Snow angels are old-fashioned fun, just like the stuff that shows up in a lot of emails these days. You know the ones the "if you remember" type stuff.
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Making snow angels on your face doesn't sounds so bad now, does it?
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Arctic ground squirrel
The Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) is a species of ground squirrel native to the Arctic. People in Alaska, particularly around the Aleutians, refer to them as "Parka" (pronounced "par'kee") squirrels. probably because their pelt is good for making the fur edging on the hoods of Parka style jackets. [2]
Listed alphabetically.[3]
- S. p. ablusus Osgood, 1903
- S. p. kennicottii Ross, 1861 – Barrow ground squirrel (northern Alaska, northern Yukon, and northern Northwest Territories)
- S. p. kodiacensis Ross, 1861
- S. p. leucostictus Brandt, 1844
- S. p. lyratus Hall and Gilmore, 1932
- S. p. nebulicola Osgood, 1903
- S. p. osgoodi Merriam, 1900
- S. p. parryii Richardson, 1825
- S. p. plesius Osgood, 1900
- S. p. stejnegeri J. A. Allen, 1903
The diurnal Arctic ground squirrel lives on the tundra and is prey to the Arctic Fox, the Red Fox, wolverine, lynx, the Grizzly Bear, and eagles. It is one of the few Arctic animals, along with their close relatives the marmots[4] and the un-related little brown bat that hibernate.[5] In the summer it forages for tundra plants, seeds, and fruit to increase body fat for its winter hibernation. By late summer the male arctic ground squirrel begins to store food in its burrow so that in the spring[6] it will have edible food until the new vegetation has grown. The burrows are lined with lichens, leaves, and muskox hair.
During hibernation, its brain drops to just above freezing, its core body temperature reaches temperatures down to -2.9°C[7] and its heart rate drops to ~1BPM. Peripheral, colonic, and blood temperatures become subzero by means of supercooling.
Geographic range
The Arctic ground squirrel can be found in regions of Northern Canada ranging from the Arctic Circle to northern British Columbia, and down to the southern border of the Northwest Territories, as well as Alaska and Siberia.[1]
The Arctic ground squirrel inhabits dry Arctic tundra and open meadows in the most southern habitats of this species.[8]
Physical description
The Arctic ground squirrel has a beige and tan coat with a white-spotted back. This squirrel has a short face, small ears, a dark tail and white markings around its eyes. Arctic ground squirrels undergo a coat change from summer to winter. Summer coats include red/yellow colorations along the cheeks and sides of the animal. In fall, these red patches are replaced with silvery fur. The average length of an Arctic ground squirrel is approximately 39 cm (15 in). Since arctic ground squirrels undergo drastic seasonal changes in body mass, it is difficult[9] to give an average mass, but for adult females it is close to 750 g (26 oz), however, males generally are around 100 g (3.5 oz) heavier than females.[8]
Arctic ground squirrels live individually in burrow systems. Mating occurs between mid-April and mid-May (depending on latitude) after winter hibernation. Mating includes male-male competition for access to females, and litters are typically sired by multiple males. Gestation is approximately 25 days, and results in a litter of 5 to 10, 10 g (0.35 oz) hairless pups. After 6 weeks the pups are weaned and this is followed by rapid growth to prepare for the upcoming winter.[8]
The Arctic ground squirrel hibernates over winter from early August to late April in adult females and from late September to early April for adult males,[10] at which time it can reduce its body temperatures from 37 °C (99 °F) to as little as −3 °C (27 °F).[11] In the warmer months, the squirrel is active during the day time.
During the mating season, males engage in male-male aggressive encounters for the mating rights.[12]
Communication between squirrels is done through both vocal and physical means. When they meet, nose to nose contact is made or other body parts are pressed together. The "tsik-tsik" calls are made in response to threats and vary as between different predators. Deep guttural sounds are used to indicate land-based predators while short "band whistle" chatter indicates danger from the air.[8]
Food habits
This squirrel feeds on grasses, sedges, mushrooms, bog rushes, bilberries, willows, roots, stalks, leaves, flowers, and seeds. Sometimes this squirrel carries food back to its den in its cheeks.[8]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Arctic ground squirrel
|Wikispecies has information related to: Arctic ground squirrel
- ^ a b Linzey, A. V. (2008). Urocitellus parryii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ http://togiak.fws.gov/wildlife/squirrels.htm
- ^ Spermophilus parryii, MSW3
- ^ Alaska Marmot
- ^ The Long Sleep: Which Animals Hibernate?
- ^ Arctic Ground Squirrel, Environment Yukon
- ^ Liu Y, Hu W, Wang H, Lu M, Shao C, Menzel C, Yan Z, Ying L, Zhao S, Khaitovich P, Liu M, Chen W, Barnes BM, and Yan J: Genomic analysis of miRNAs in an extreme mammalian hibernator, the Arctic Ground Squirrel. Physiological Genomics 42A:39-51. (2010)
- ^ a b c d e Animal Diversity Web
- ^ Buck, C.L.; Barnes, B.M. (1999). "Annual cycle of body composition and hibernation in free-living arctic ground squirrels". Journal of Mammology 80 (2): 430–442.
- ^ Buck, C.L.; Breton, A., Kohl, F., Toien, O., Barnes, B.M. (2008). "Overwinter body temperature patterns in free-living Arctic Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus parryii)". Hypometabolism in Animals: Hibernation, Torpor and Cryobiology: 317–326.
- ^ Barnes, Brian M. (1989-06-30). "Freeze Avoidance in a Mammal: Body Temperatures Below 0°C in an Arctic Hibernator". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 244: 1593–1595. doi:10.1126/science.2740905. PMID 2740905. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ Buck, C.L.; Barnes, B.M. (2003). "Androgen in free-living arctic ground squirrels: seasonal changes and influence of staged male-male aggressive encounters". Hormones and Behavior (43): 318–326.
Further reading
- Barnes, Brian M. (1989-06-30). "Freeze Avoidance in a Mammal: Body Temperatures Below 0°C in an Arctic Hibernator". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 244: 1593–1595. doi:10.1126/science.2740905. PMID 2740905. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- Hall, E. Raymond. 1981. The Mammals of North America. 2 volumes. Ronald Press.
- Helgen, K. M., F. R. Cole, L. E. Helgen, and D. E. Wilson. 2009. Generic revision in the Holarctic ground squirrel genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy, 90:270-305.
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


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LONDON – Shirley Reilly captured gold in the women's marathon (T54) on Sunday, the final day of the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
The marathon, which was centered around The Mall near Buckingham Palace, drew quite a crowd, with the streets lined for miles with spectators hoping to catch a glimpse of one of the final events of these Games.
Reilly hung back just behind the leaders and made her move right near the end, grabbing the top spot with a time of 1:46:33.
"I kept motivating myself to keep going because I was hanging on in there for a very long time," she said. "It was a very tactical race, with a lot of twists and turns. It was tough."
Fellow American Amanda McGrory finished fourth, just outside the medals. Susannah Scaroni was eighth, and Tatyana McFadden, who has won three gold medals and a bronze in London, finished ninth after suffering flat tires at two different points in the race.
"I started out so strong and halfway through the race no one was near me," McFadden said. "Then the tire went and it took me nearly five minutes to fix it while the pack went past."
Though the result was not what she was hoping for, McFadden has relished the opportunity to race at these Paralympic Games and succeed.
"It's been a phenomenal Games for me," she said. "I've taken four out of five medals and completed the marathon in less than two hours with two flats. I can't complain."
The top finisher in the men's marathon (T54) was Krige Schabort, who crossed the finish line in 10th place with a time of 1:33:05. Aaron Pike was 16th, Joshua George was 20th, Adam Bleakney 24th, Brian Siemann 25th and Ryan Chalmers rounded out the U.S. men's field in 28th.
Chris Hammer also competed in the men's marathon (T46) on Sunday, and finished with a season's best 2:50:30.
"I have had a few injuries along the way, but I have battled hard and I have finished a marathon," he said. "That was the hardest thing I've ever done. Being here representing the USA has been awesome.
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Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 408
Total Fat 23 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Sodium 555 mg
Total Carbohydrate 15 g
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Protein 37.5 g
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Yellow bell pepper, diced 1
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The principal concern, at present, would appear to be the haul route for the Rio Tinto mine near Big Bay.
While we are all concerned about the environment, clearly this mine has met the requirements to operate and deserves to do so unless and until they should in any way fail to meet the existing criteria.
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Another current concern would be the city of Marquette's intention to continue with their plans to relocate a portion of Lake Shore Boulevard near the old Cliffs Dow property.
Why is this necessary in that surely we have an abundance of views of Lake Superior all along the lake shore including a good portion of the road proposed to be relocated? Who is really pushing for this and why? Further, one would wonder if this is the best use of limited funds given the condition of other city streets.
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Debates of Feb. 28th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #85 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was c-30.
- Question Period
- Supplementary Estimates (C), 2012-13
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Business of Supply
- Safe Night Off Winnipeg Streets
- Cross-Country Skiing
- Original Humboldt
- Polish Canadian Community
- Citizenship Ceremony
- Bullying
- Surrey
- Rare Disorders
- Winter Festivals
- North Korean Refugees
- New Democratic Party
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Migrant Workers
- Ethics
- Shannen's Dream
- Ethics
- 41st General Election
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- Citizenship and Immigration
- International Trade
- Employment
- The Environment
- Aerospace Industry
- 41st General Election
- Official Languages
- Science and Technology
- 41st General Election
- Rights & Democracy
- Oil and Gas Industry
- Sealing Industry
- Public Safety
- Presence in Gallery
- Privilege
- Business of Supply
- World Autism Awareness Day Act
A message from His Excellency the Governor General transmitting supplementary estimates (C) for the financial year ending March 31, 2013 was presented by the President of the Treasury Board and read by the Speaker to the House.
A message from His Excellency the Governor General transmitting estimates for the financial year ending March 31, 2013 was presented by the President of the Treasury Board and read by the Speaker to the House.
Nuclear Disarmament
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Alex Atamanenko British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Mr. Speaker, I have four sets of petitions.
The first petition deals with foreign affairs. The petitioners from my area of Castlegar and Nelson and from Victoria in British Columbia state that the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War states that there is no medical response to nuclear war. The UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, has proposed a summit on nuclear disarmament. In 2010, the Canadian House of Commons unanimously passed a motion that encouraged the Government of Canada to deploy a major worldwide Canadian diplomatic initiative in support of preventing nuclear proliferation and increasing the rate of nuclear disarmament.
Therefore, the petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to issue an invitation for all states to gather in Canada to begin discussions needed for a global legal ban on nuclear weapons.
Health of Animals Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Alex Atamanenko British Columbia Southern Interior, BC
Mr. Speaker, the other three petitions I have are in support of my Bill C-322. They come from Ontario, with over 140 names from Quebec, Alberta, Calgary, for example Airdrie, Winnipeg and Regina.
The petitioners state that horses are ordinarily kept and treated as sport and companion animals and are not raised primarily as food processing animals; that they are commonly administered drugs that are strictly prohibited from being used at any time in other food processing animals destined for the human food supply; and that Canadian horsemeat products that are currently being sold for human consumption in domestic and international markets are likely to contain prohibited substances.
The petitioners call upon the House of Commons to adopt into legislation Bill C-322, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act and the Meat Inspection Act , thus prohibiting the importation or exportation of horses for slaughter for human consumption, as well as horsemeat products for human consumption.
Health of Animals Act
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Rathika Sitsabaiesan Scarborough—Rouge River, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present petitions signed by members from southern Ontario supporting Bill C-322.
The petitioners state that horses are ordinarily kept and treated as sport and companion animals and are not raised primarily as food-producing animals here in Canada; that they are commonly administered drugs that are strictly prohibited from being used at any time in all other food-producing animals destined for the human food supply; and that Canadian horsemeat products that are currently being sold for human consumption in domestic and international markets are likely to contain these prohibited substances.
The petitioners call upon the House of Commons to bring forward and adopt into legislation Bill C-322, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act and the Meat Inspection Act, thus prohibiting the importation or exportation of horses for slaughter for human consumption, as well as horsemeat products for human consumption.
The Environment
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to present three petitions. The first is signed by residents of my constituency, particularly from Salt Spring Island, Galiano Island and Pender Island.
The petitioners call on this House to review and enact the targets that were set forth in the legislation passed by the previous Parliament that climate change action is required now, that reductions in greenhouse gases must be met to the level of 25% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.
National Parks
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the second petition I wish to present is from residents of Edmonton, Alberta, and the Jasper area.
The petitioners call on this House to protect the ecological integrity of national parks. Given that these petitions speak to rejecting the request for a private sector development in Jasper, which the minister has now approved, I think the petitioners would appreciate it if I were to ask this House to urge the Minister of the Environment to review and alter the decision that has been made. It is not in the interest of protecting our national parks.
The Environment
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Elizabeth May Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the last petition is signed by residents from throughout southern Ontario.
The petitioners call on the government to cease and desist from acting as a public relations arm of the oil industry, to treat the Enbridge supertanker scheme as one that requires study and not lobbying, and to allow the process to take place before taking a position on the issue.
High-Speed Internet
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Scott Andrews Avalon, NL
Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in this House today and present a petition on behalf of my constituents of Admirals Beach, O'Donnells and St. Joseph's.
The petitioners would like to see high-speed Internet in their community. It is essential for rural areas of Canada and, in particular, in my area of St. Mary's Bay. They do not have access to high-speed Internet and they feel this is a necessity and a way of life that we now need to provide to them.
The petitioners are calling upon the government to take the necessary actions to have communities linked up to the high-speed Internet.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Speaker
Is that agreed?
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
Opposition Motion—Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Business of Supply
Government Orders
10:10 a.m.
Bob Rae Toronto Centre, ON
That the House recognize: (a) the fundamental right of all Canadians to the freedoms of speech, communication and privacy, and that there must be a clear affirmation on the need for these rights to be respected in all forms of communication; (b) that the collection by government of personal information and data from Canadians relating to their online activities without limits, rules, and judicial oversight constitutes a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms' protections against unreasonable search and seizure; (c) that Canadians who have expressed deep concerns about Bill C-30 should not be described as being friends of child pornography or advocates of criminal activity; (d) that the Charter is the guarantor of the basic rights and freedoms of all Canadians; and (e) that the Charter is paramount to any provision of the Criminal Code of Canada; and accordingly the House calls on the Prime Minister to ensure that any legislation put forward by his government respects the provisions of the Charter and its commitment to the principles of due process, respect for privacy and the presumption of innocence.
I appreciate the chance to discuss this important question in the House. I think we would all agree that the introduction of Bill C-30 has caused a powerful reaction around the country. It is important for members, in discussing this issue, to engage not only each other but also the public in a serious discussion of what the issues in this legislation really are and why it is important that we in the House indicate our understanding and support for the principles in the charter, for the role of the courts in asserting the role of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and in our understanding that there may well be objections to the legislation as it is currently drafted. Those objections need to be treated with respect and civility and not with simply a curt dismissal that somehow they represent a lobby on behalf of criminal activity in the country.
I will begin by reading into the record the words of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin in a recent case, the Gomboc decision. That case dealt with the question of the access by police to information with respect to the use of electricity in a particular place because of the suspicion that the house was being used as a grow op. The reason for reading this into the record is not that it says anything about that particular case but that it is a reminder to all of us as to the importance of the issues that we are discussing.
Chief Justice McLachlin stated:
Every day, we allow access to information about the activities taking place inside our homes by a number of people, including those who deliver our mail, or repair things when they break, or supply us with fuel and electricity, or provide television, Internet, and telephone services. Our consent to these "intrusions", into our privacy, and into our homes, is both necessary and conditional: necessary, because we would otherwise deprive ourselves of services nowadays considered essential; and conditional, because we permit access to our private information for the sole, specific, and limited purpose of receiving those services.
A necessary and conditional consent of this sort does not trump our reasonable expectation of privacy in the information to which access is afforded for such a limited and well-understood purpose. When we subscribe for cable services, we do not surrender our expectation of privacy in respect of what we access on the Internet, what we watch on our television sets, what we listen to on our radios, or what we send and receive by e-mail on our computers.
Likewise, when we subscribe for public services, we do not authorize the police to conscript the utilities concerned to enter our homes, physically or electronically, for the purpose of pursuing their criminal investigations without prior judicial authorization. We authorize neither undercover officers nor utility employees acting as their proxies to do so.
The issues that are raised in the legislation are significant. I want to state for the record, because we all need to be clear on this issue, that the purpose of the legislation is to extend the investigatory power of the police over methods of communication in the Criminal Code of Canada. It is not only about child pornography. The short title of the act is, candidly, a misnomer. It is not really what the act is all about. Yes, it covers child pornography but it also covers any kind of criminal activity. Indeed, it covers activity that is covered by the Anti-terrorism Act and the Competition Act, as examples. This really has to do with extending the power of investigation and intrusion into very extensive matters covering all methods and means of communication.
Let us be clear. Under the current provisions of the Criminal Code, which has the support of all members of the House, we grant to our police officers and our security officials under the CSIS Act the power to watch what people are doing. If they then feel that there is criminal activity under way, we grant them the power to ask a judge whether it is possible to, in the case of the current Criminal Code, intercept phone calls and other forms of communication. No one on this side of the House is suggesting for a moment that it is inappropriate, in circumstances where there are clear and probable grounds to believe that a criminal act is either being performed or is about to be performed, for the police to ask for the powers to look at what is happening. That is not inappropriate.
We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the charter this spring. It has set out some of the protections for privacy and some of the concerns that the House of Commons and the Senate had with respect to entrenching certain critical individual rights. It is important for us to recognize that the charter simply expresses and codifies what, in effect, has been the law of Canada and indeed the common law throughout countries that follow the common law, and the Criminal Code, which applies to all jurisdictions in Canada and has been our jurisprudence for hundreds of years, which contains limits on the powers of the state to intrude into the privacy of people's homes. If we are to break through that line and cross over that frontier, we have to have the approval of the courts before we can do so.
The issue which is raised most directly by Bill C-30 is really the issue contained in clauses 16 and 17. These provisions pertain to, in clause 16, written requests, and, in clause 17, oral requests.
Clause 16 states:
On written request by a person designated...every telecommunications service provider must provide the person with identifying information in the service provider's possession or control respecting the name, address, telephone number and electronic mail address of any subscriber to any of the service provider's telecommunications services and the Internet protocol address and local service provider identifier that are associated with the subscriber's service and equipment.
Section 17 allows not just any authorized person but any police officer, if he or she has reason to believe on reasonable grounds that the urgency requires the information right away, to get that information simply by making a phone call and saying, "We need this information right away".
There is room surely for a legitimate debate about whether or not obtaining that information is in fact a breach of privacy.
We have the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but before the charter, there was a principle underlying our legal system, what I would call a basic right, that the state cannot intervene in the private affairs of individuals without the authorization of a judge. That is clear. That is the problem we have with this bill. We see the need for a civil debate in which all participants clearly acknowledge people's right to privacy. In addition, with sections 7 and 8 of the charter, it must be clear that the law specifically protects individual rights and privacy.
The debate today can go in many different directions. I think it is very important for the House to treat the views of those people who are concerned about this legislation with a degree of understanding and respect.
We on this side would never say that we do not believe there are grounds, times and ways in which the police and other investigating officers have a right to access information which is held by a service provider. In the same way, a telephone company would have to allow for interception of a telephone call. As well, if criminal activity is taking place on the Internet, or by means of a cell communication, or by some other digital means, of course, it is reasonable for the police to have access to that information in order to know what is going on.
The key issue is whether the House is prepared to say to Canadians that it can happen, but it cannot happen without prior judicial authorization. It is really a very specific issue. However, when we look at all the other provisions of the bill, it is complicated. It is a long piece of legislation.
We welcome the fact that, in response to this literally unprecedented wave of objection to the bill, the government has decided to put it into committee before calling it for second reading. I think that is a good idea. I would argue that would be a good idea for a lot of other legislation as well. We would be glad to see that done on other occasions. I say to the government that we think it is important to do this.
On our side, we are strongly committed to having this discussion, at least to recognize that there is a legitimate basis for concern on the privacy argument. If we were to simply reject that right to privacy, we would be flying in the face not only of the charter, but of the charter as it has been interpreted by the Supreme Court of Canada in literally dozens of decisions it has taken since the House voted on the charter in 1981.
I hesitate to even mention this point, but I happen to be sitting not very far from where I was standing when I voted in favour of the charter and the patriation of the Constitution. I am not going to quote my own words from that time, but I invite the member opposite to read the speech. I recommend it to him in terms of his level of enlightenment.
I have heard members sitting in this House criticize the charter. When those people say that the charter is something which works on behalf of criminal activity but not on behalf of others, that is simply not true. When we are arguing on behalf of privacy we are not arguing on behalf of criminal activity. We are arguing about the boundaries of the distinction between what is private and what the state has reasonable grounds to have access to. What are the tests that the state has to meet in order to cross that line?
The courts have said there are tests that people have to meet. The courts do insist that the police follow these sets of rules and regulations. Yes, in circumstances they can be difficult and onerous. Yes, if the steps are not followed properly then there are decisions that are made, in effect, to say that there has to be a new trial because the rules were broken with respect to what was admissible as evidence. There is a name for that in our society. It is called the rule of law.
We did not give the courts some sort of new role that they did not have before in the charter. The courts always had the role and the responsibility of saying that when legislators go too far, or when legislators are unwise in how they proceed, then there needs to be a step back. There have been lots of times in Canadian history, long before the charter, when the courts said we could do this, but not do that.
Perhaps there are some members opposite who remember the infamous Alberta press bill, where the legislature under the intellectually precedent government of the one opposite, the Social Credit Party of Alberta, said the press had to give the government side of every story they were running. The press had to provide for the alternative official position in order to allow for balanced reporting. The Supreme Court of Canada said there was no way they could demand that, as it was an infringement of the freedom of the press and an infringement of freedom of speech.
In Quebec, long before the charter, Premier Duplessis personally said that Mr. Roncarelli, because of his association with the Jehovah's Witnesses, could have a restaurant but the restaurant could not have a liquor licence. The Supreme Court, in a very famous judgment, said he could not do that. He could not use a completely irrelevant argument in order to stop somebody from pursuing his legal rights.
What the charter was intended to do, and I believe on balance what it has done, is essentially entrench and formalize the rights we have always known were there. The charter is an effective guarantor. Frankly, Parliament has to be a guarantor as well.
It is important for us in the House to understand what is at stake in these discussions. It has to do with our common commitment to the rule of law, our common commitment as a Parliament to the law of Canada, which includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and our common commitment to civility in how we treat the people who are on the other side.
There is no reason why the government should be voting against this motion. There is no reason for anyone in the House to vote against it. It states in a very balanced way the principles of the charter, the issues that are at stake here, and why it is so important for us as Canadians to deal with this issue in an intelligent way.
The police have to be able to do their job. We need to be able to deal with acts of violence, acts of terrorism, child predators and crimes inflicted on children. However, we need to do it in a way that fully conforms with the rule of law in our country.
Of course we will be following this debate with great interest. But as I have said, today's motion is clear: yes to private rights, yes to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and yes to the important concept that we can all agree to a necessary balance, the necessary role of the courts, respect for individuals and a civil debate on this issue.
There has been a lot of emotion around this debate. It is important for us to understand where some of that emotion comes from. We need to be able to deal with these issues with mutual respect and to study the bill carefully. I can assure the government we in the Liberal Party, in our role in the opposition, are going to be doing that in a responsible way. We will continue to work for a criminal code and a working police force, and the protection of Canadians that also guarantees the rights that all of us have to privacy and the rule of law.
Opposition Motion—Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Business of Supply
Government Orders
10:30 a.m.
Mike Wallace Burlington, ON
Madam Speaker, I have a practical question and I will try to remove the rhetoric from it. It is an important point--
Opposition Motion—Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Business of Supply
Government Orders
10:30 a.m.
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ALPENA – Nine volunteers received training Thursday night about the Alpena Police Department's updated neighborhood watch program.
Now in its sixth year, the community program improves communication and crime reporting in the city's neighborhoods, especially where there are abandoned homes, trash issues or drug trafficking.
"The program gives police officers year-round support, especially when budgets are being cut," said Officer Bill Gohl, who is liaison for the program.
His hour-long presentation at the Public Safety Building was attended by Mayor Matt Waligora, interim City Manager Greg Sundin, interim Police Chief Joel Jett and Councilman Sam Eiler.
Gohl said he would work with five block captains, one from each sector, and help them recruit neighbors to look out for crimes.
If there is a rash of car break-ins, neighbors can warn each other about the situation, he said. They can even communicate in the event of a flu outbreak, or simply plan events such as picnics to draw people together.
Additional training in the form of power point presentations is available to increase awareness among volunteers about issues such as suspected child abuse, he said.
He warned the program doesn't give volunteers police power. Instead, their job is about communication.
"One of the best things you can do is develop a relationship of trust with your neighbors," he said. "My goal ultimately is to make you a great witness and a great volunteer."
He encouraged the audience to recruit younger people 18 and 19 years old to participate. But being a witness can be a challenge, because criminal activities often last only seconds, he said. He told the volunteers they need to be calm and remember as much information as they can, starting with basic facts and expanding into more details.
Gohl said he also plans to submit grants for $500 so he can provide the sectors with Neighborhood Watch door decals and signs.
Audience members received a packet of information, including signup sheets and a map of snowmobile routes through the city, because traffic will increase. He also distributed a handout on basic city laws.
Then he quizzed the audience if Alpena has leash laws. No. Dogs must be on a leash in the city's parks, but otherwise need only be under control by voice or other commands from the handler.
He then asked if Alpena allows residents to keep livestock in the city: Yes, he replied. But crowing roosters would be a noise violation.
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