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Day Trips to Elsinore from Copenhagen
By Viator, November 2015
Despite its most famous former resident being fictional, the coastal town of Helsingør, or Elsinore, still draws a steady stream of Shakespeare fans, making the pilgrimage to ?Hamlet?s Castle?. ... Read more
Castles Tours from Copenhagen
By Viator, October 2015
Castle addicts, hold on to your hats ? the jackpot is waiting for you just outside Copenhagen! Full of ornate and amazing structures, you'll feel like you're in a fairy tale come to life.� So where ... Read more
Day Trips from Copenhagen
By Viator, October 2015
With its laid-back café culture and easily walkable city center, it would be easy to spend your whole vacation hanging out in Copenhagen, but there are plenty of sights to explore outside of the ... Read more
3 Days in Copenhagen: Suggested Itineraries
By Viator, June 2015
1272 Ratings | Tours & Tickets
No matter what your interests, Copenhagen has plenty on offer. Historic or modern, sleek shops or cozy cafes - it's all nestled right in the heart of a compact city and presented with typical ... Read more
Running Tours in Copenhagen
By Viator, October 2013
A great way to combine your daily workout with a tour of Copenhagen?s main sights, running tours in Copenhagen will take you on a scenic route around the city?s principal attractions, led by a ... Read more
hop on hop off bus tour
By Zoe M, United Kingdom, September 2013
Always a great way to get your bearings in a new city Highly recommend
Danish Eco-Holiday
By Jodi R, Germany, October 2011
Denmark knows a thing or two about being green. Since the 2009 Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen, Danish options for eco-friendly travel have continued to grow. Here are a few tips on ... Read more
The Spirit of The King Lives on in Denmark!
By Jodi R, Germany, August 2011
Graceland Randers opened in Denmark this April as a tribute to the King, in an almost identical copy of Elvis Presley?s Graceland Estate. The official opening ceremony in April was a ... Read more
Copenhagen Food Capital
By Jodi R, Germany, June 2011
Gourmet dining may not be the first thing to come to mind when you think of Copenhagen, you may know the fairytale castle, the Little Mermaid and Tivoli Gardens, however Copenhagen is also renowned ... Read more
Discover Copenhagen
By Copenhagen Expert: ... , Denmark, June 2011
If you have ever heard the phrase ?Big things come in small packages?, then you have an idea of what awaits your visit to Copenhagen. Tourism is exploding here due to the Baltic Sea cruise ship ... Read more
The National Museum of Denmark
By Diana Edelman, USA, February 2013
Located in the heart of Copenhagen, The National Museum of Denmark takes visitors from the country?s rich past to the present ? and around the world. Editor?s Note: This recommendation was taken ... Read more
Things to do with Kids in Copenhagen
By Diana Edelman, USA, January 2013
Copenhagen, Denmark is about as kid-friendly as a major city can get. Within its borders, there are a bounty of choices for family fun, ranging from magical parks to thrilling rides, adventures and ... Read more
New Year?s Eve in Copenhagen
By Diana Edelman, USA, December 2012
Planning on ringing in the New Year in Copenhagen, Denmark? There are plenty of options in this Scandinavian city to make the end of 2012 and the start of 2013 memorable. If you?re looking to go the ... Read more
The Legacy of Hans Christian Andersen in Denmark
By Diana Edelman, USA, October 2012
The author of more than 160 fairy-tales, Denmark?s famous Hans Christian Andersen?s legacy lives on in Denmark well after his death. Today, traveling through the country affords visitors a glimpse ... Read more
Museum of Danish Resistance in Copenhagen
By Diana Edelman, USA, September 2012
The Museum of Danish Resistance, located in Copenhagen, takes visitors through a dark period in Europe?s history ? the Nazi occupation. While this period of time was brief, the stories it tells are ... Read more


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The Brubeck Songbook on Singers Unlimited
November 1, 2016. Posted by Corey Goldberg.Add new comment | Filed under: Dave Brubeck, gary walker, Interviews, michael bourne, singers unlimited, Studio Sessions, TD James Moody Jazz Festival
It's not often that a host gets to be a guest on their own program, but this Singers Unlimited session honoring the songbook of Dave and Iola Brubeck is a special event. Michael Bourne takes a turn as an interviewee along with the composer's son, bassist and trombonist Chris Brubeck, singer Hilary Kole, and pianist Adam Birnbaum as Gary Walker guides us through stories and performances captured in our studio - a taste of what's to come this Sunday, November 6th at NJPAC at 3pm.
Bourne's Montreal: FIJM 2013 Dedicated to Dave Brubeck
July 9, 2013. Posted by Michael Bourne.Add new comment | Filed under: Dave Brubeck, Dave Brubeck Celebration, FIJM, FIJM 2013, Jazz Alive, michael bourne
A photograph of Dave Brubeck looked over us from atop Montreal's Place des Arts. FIJM 2013 was dedicated to him. He'd played concerts most of the festival's 34 years. "He was a great friend," said artistic director Andre Menard. "He was the one artist invited to play every year."
Wherever he played in the world, he smiled and he laughed, but nowhere more than in Montreal. "It's a jazz audience," Dave said to me at the 2009 jazzfest. "Right there, you're a step ahead of most audiences. Here, you better realize that you've got a lot of sharp minds out there."
On this year's final festival evening, The Brubeck Brothers, bassist Chris and drummer Dan, played a tribute to their father at Theatre Duceppe. Chuck Lamb played piano. Mike DeMicco played guitar. "Bossa Nova USA" and "Kathy's Waltz" were charming for starters. "You're probably here because you like melodies," said Chris as a welcome.
Chris told stories about his dad, especially about how some of Dave's classics came about. "Blues for Newport" was composed impromptu ("in three minutes") at Newport when Dave was told the Quartet was being recorded. Chris, Slam-like, scatted along with his electric bass.
Chris observed that nobody knows where Chuck Lamb will go when he's featured solo. Chuck played in and around the song "Someday My Prince Will Come" (on the Brubeck album "Dave Digs Disney") as a prelude to "Strange Meadowlark," the Brubeck classic that first turned me on to jazz.
Chris remembered when he and Dan were kids, when their father came home from a long-night gig and their mother said not to wake him. "We were in our room playing all these Disney records," said Chris, "and he must have heard all those songs through the wall. We figure all those songs got into his dreams."
Dave composed an exotic groover called "The Jazzanians" inspired by his son Darius. Darius plays piano and, when he lived for years in South Africa, he gathered a band with musicians of all races.
"My One Bad Habit," a beautiful ballad recorded by Carmen McRae, was inspired by Ella Fitzgerald. His father was hanging with Ella one night after a gig, said Chris.
"She was in a funk. He asked what was wrong. She said 'Dave, my one bad habit is falling in love.'"
Chris played Ella's lament from the deepest heart of his trombone. Iola Brubeck, mother of the Brothers, wrote the lyric to "My One Bad Habit" and inspired "In Your Own Sweet Way," played by everyone... sweetly.
Three of Montreal's best -- bassist Adrian Vedady, saxophonist Chet Doxas, and pianist Lorraine Desmarais -- joined the Brothers for several highlights, especially one of Brubeck's least-known but most exquisite songs, also for his wife of more than 70 years, "For Iola."
"Take Five" was the inevitable climax with DeMicco's guitar standing in for Paul Desmond and everyone soloing, including an expected spectacular drum solo from Dan Brubeck.
Chris Brubeck repeated the legend of his father's most famous classic, about Dave walking along a street in Istanbul, hearing street musicians playing a wild rhythm, and from that rhythm composing "Blue Rondo a la Turk."
"It's one of the most fantastic, self-propelling songs ever written," said Chris, getting to play both his bass and his trombone with everyone together at the last. Chuck and Lorraine switched back and forth between piano and an electronic keyboard. Lorraine played a solo so rollicking, she was pulled up to her feet by the rhythm.
"We were playing at the Hollywood Bowl," said Chris after the show. They were all talking. Nobody was listening." Unlike the audience of FIJM. What he said from the stage to them echoed his father's feeling for playing at the festival. "You're a great audience," said Chris to the sharp (and happy) minds of Montreal.
Bourne's Montreal Interview With Chris Brubeck
July 1, 2013. Posted by Tim Wilkins.Add new comment | Filed under: Dave Brubeck, Dave Brubeck Celebration, FIJM, FIJM 2013, Interviews, Jazz Alive
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Brubeck talks about his experiences performing and composing with his father Dave Brubeck, at the Festival International du Jazz de Montreal, where the late pianist is being honored.
To hear all three segments of the interview, click on the links below. Enjoy!
A Celebration of the Life and Music of Dave Brubeck
May 12, 2013. Posted by Becca Pulliam.Add new comment | Filed under: Dave Brubeck, Dave Brubeck Celebration, Jazz Alive, Jazz Community, St. John the Divine
Just before 4:00 Saturday afternoon, thunder clapped outside St. John the Divine on Amsterdam and 113th St. Inside, Dave's widow Iola Brubeck spoke, her voice steady, strong and lower pitched than I expected. She and Dave were married for 70 years. Since her husband's death, Mrs. Brubeck and her family have received and read hundreds of letters, she said, and the word JOY kept popping up. They planned this celebration to capture some of that joy.
She went on to say (paraphrasing) that she and Dave first entered this cathedral on Duke Ellington's birthday, April 29, 1976 - two years after his death. The event was called Ellington Forever. The Duke Ellington Orchestra played, Mercer Ellington directing, with the Youth Symphony Orchestra and a choir, a constellation of guest artists, a United Nations of diplomats, and First Lady Betty Ford in attendance.
An arc from Duke through Dave touched down on us yesterday in this, the world's largest cathedral, full of people from stem to stern. We gathered for stories and music. Sirius XM's Mark Ruffin hosted. Twenty-eight musicians performed, sharing the Brubeck impulses toward justice and joy.
Dave and Iola's daughter Cathy told us how she would dance, crash and twirl around the living room as her dad and brothers played. She introduced Matthew, Darius, Chris and Dan Brubeck on cello, piano, bass and drums and "Cathy's Waltz." Then in a smooth sequence varied groups offered a Japanese melody, a blues with lyric by Iola, piano duet on "The Duke," "The Golden Horn" composed on the Turkish phrase for "Thank you" featuring exceptional moments from Renee Rosnes and trumpeter Randy Brecker, and a movement from Dave's ballet Glances. Chris and Dan Brubeck were recurrent players on bass and drums.
In letters read by Dave's producer Russell Gloyd, Mayor Bloomberg and President Clinton both noted that the first jazz concerts they ever saw were Dave Brubeck concerts. (Me too. Milwaukee. 1965?) Clinton wrote that - at age 15 - after he persuaded a dear friend to drive him 50 miles to see Brubeck, "I went home and practiced until my lips bled." In 1994 Clinton presented Brubeck with a National Medal of the Arts.
Eugene Wright, the bassist and sole survivor of the Dave Brubeck Quartet of 1958-67, played "King For A Day" with Darius Brubeck on piano. Dave was quoted as saying that Wright had a "Jackie Robinson kind of dignity." Wright's full, round tone is still a joy, 45 years later. In 1962 President Kennedy invited the Brubeck Quartet to play at a party for White House interns. Tony Bennett joined them with no rehearsal on four tunes. Columbia Records recently discovered the tapes, misfiled, and on May 28 will release this momento from Camelot. From it we heard "There Will Never Be Another You," fast and swinging and present, and Tony Bennett stepped up to say that when he sang with Dave at Newport, the New Orleans Festival and Montreal, it was always spontaneous and unexpected.
Branford Marsalis interpreted "For Iola" on soprano, a beautiful reading. Chick Corea was the only pianist to play alone, "Strange Meadowlark." Young graduates of the Brubeck Institute in California played "Blue Rondo a la Turk," and there was a great short session on "Blues for Newport" with the tick tock of a clock built into the melody.
St. John the Divine is so reverberant that Iola - in her welcome - suggested that music from the 1985 performance of Dave's Mass to Hope might still be present in the space. I hope it is true of yesterday's shared joy as well.
In Memoriam Dave Brubeck
December 5, 2012. Posted by Tim Wilkins.Add new comment | Filed under: Dave Brubeck, RIP
WBGO remembers pianist Dave Brubeck, who passed away this morning one day shy of his 92nd birthday.
Dave was a dear friend of the station, and we had the good fortune to visit with him many times over the years. Michael Bourne spoke with Dave at his home in Connecticut for this memorable interview in 2003:
Brubeck and Bourne also discussed his breakthrough album, Take Five, in a segment which aired in 2009:
Thank you, Dave, for your indomitable spirit, and rest in peace!

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People For the American Way today released"The Rogues' Gallery," profiling 15 far-right Republican nominees for Congress. From pledges to radically restrict reproductive choice to demands that the EPA and the Department of Education be abolished, the report makes clear that the Republican slate of nominees is everything the Tea Party or the Religious Right could want. Included in the report are:
- Joe Miller of Alaska who says that the Department of Education should be eliminated because it's not in the Constitution.
- Carly Fiorina of California who pledges that she would"absolutely" vote to overturn Roe v. Wade if given the opportunity.
- Ken Buck of Colorado who says he"doesn't know" whether Social Security is constitutional, but calls it a"horrible policy."
- Sharron Angle of Nevada who says government assistance to the poor is a form of idolatry that violates the first of the Ten Commandments.
- Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire who says same-sex couples should not have the right to adopt children.
- Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania who thinks abortion should be illegal and doctors who perform abortions should be jailed.
"After years of tracking the Right, it's clear that this batch of Republicans is the most extreme slate yet," said Michael B. Keegan of People For the American Way. "These candidates aren't interested in addressing the serious problems we face; they're interested in exploiting serious problems to impose their rigid, ideological agenda on all of us. Voters should go to the polls with their eyes open, and that means understanding the kind of extremism these candidates represent."
In addition to the candidates above, the report profiles Christine O'Donnell (DE), Marco Rubio (FL), Rand Paul (KY), Roy Blunt (MO), Richard Burr (NC), Rob Portman (OH), Mike Lee (UT), Ron Johnson (WI) and Dino Rossi (WA).
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Early Days
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Looking at Her
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This brings Rolls-Royce's RR300 light turboshaft powerplant to the Bell 407GT-6 light utility helicopter. "We will deliver an engine for the first flight test in June," said Greg Fedele, senior vice president Helicopters for Rolls-Royce. "The engine integration only took a small amount of work," he added.
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Former WNBA president and USA basketball president Val Ackerman has found a "tremendous appetite for change" in women's college basketball, one of the results of a sixth-month study commissioned by NCAA championships staff.
Ackerman conducted more than 100 interviews and said she believes that a major "jolt" is needed to spark growth in a sport that has plateaued in popularity in recent years.
Ackerman, hired in November as a consultant by NCAA championships staff to conduct an assessment of the most prominent women's collegiate sport, submitted a white paper to the NCAA last week that included a series of suggestions aiming to serve as a "road map" to the NCAA for the way the women's game is played, marketed and managed.
"The goal isn't necessarily to make money," Ackerman said in a phone interview with USA TODAY Sports. "The prevailing thought is that women's basketball can do better — commercializing, attracting new fans. The sport lends itself to being something much bigger than what it is.
"Now, it's up to the NCAA to take the bull by the horns."
In the report, Ackerman advised moving the Final Four back to a Friday-Sunday format (the current format is Sunday-Tuesday, which means the Women's Final Four ends later than the men's) and returning to a format in which the top 16 teams host the first two rounds.
Ackerman also proposed exploring a two-site super regional for the second week of the NCAA tournament that would place games in markets with high women's basketball interest. In that format, two sites would each play host to eight teams instead of the current setup, where four teams go to four sites. In Ackerman's proposal, the eight-team super regional sites would host games for three consecutive years.
The earliest any of the proposed implementations could occur is for the 2014-15 season.
Ackerman interviewed coaches, college presidents, athletic directors, television network representatives, NCAA national office staff and outside sports executives.
"Val had an opportunity to engage with some of the greatest minds in the game about potential improvements to the framework of the game and championship," said NCAA vice president of women's basketball championships Anucha Browne. "Her recommendations are a blueprint for us to follow as we look to get underneath and examine all the ways to impact our student-athletes moving forward."
Ackerman said she believes the women's game has one distinct advantage over the men's game in that players are required to be 22, four years away from high school graduation or have earned a college degree before playing professionally in the WNBA.
"It's the way true stars are born, and we see it on the women's college level," she said.
Among the other suggestions Ackerman had for the NCAA:
- Establish a multi-year site for the championship similar to the college baseball championship, which is held annually in Omaha.
- Reducing the number of scholarships from 15 to 13 to help spread the talent among more schools.
- Implement a 24-second shot clock and use four 10-minute quarters instead of two halves.
Scott Gleeson, a college basketball writer/editor at USA TODAY Sports, is on Twitter @ScottMGleeson.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 9, 2012) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team dominated Chinese Taipei 25-10, 25-22, 25-12 Saturday evening in a FIVB World Grand Prix Pool B match at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The U.S., the two-time defending champions of the FIVB World Grand Prix and ranked No. 1 in the world, improved to 2-0 in the World Grand Prix with six points. The Americans close out Pool B against host Dominican Republic at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday. Later today host Dominican Republic (1-0) faces Germany (0-1).
The FIVB World Grand Prix is the premier annual international women's volleyball tournament. The 16-team tournament features three preliminary round weekends that lead into a six-team Final Round slated for June 27 to July 1 in Ningbo, China.
The U.S. used a 22-6 run to end the opening set with a 25-10 victory that included advantages of 5-0 in blocks and 4-0 in aces. Team USA scored the first four points of the second set and led 8-4 before Chinese Taipei powered to a 10-8 lead and the Americans battled back late with a 5-1 scoring run to win 25-22. The U.S. used a 6-0 run to break away to a 16-8 advantage in the third set and finished the match with a 7-2 run for a 25-12 final set.
"Chinese Taipei was a strong opponent and I am glad they gave us a good fight because it was a test for us," U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "They are improving with time and are progressing. We are preparing for the Olympics and the match against Dominican Republic is another important test. They are a strong team and always play hard."
Team USA had 10 of its 12 players score points in the match highlighted by Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), who paced the U.S. with a match-high 15 points with 14 kills on 23 attacks and a block. Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) added six kills on 11 attacks, two blocks and two aces for 10 points. Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) came off the bench in the second set to contribute seven kills and a block for eight points, while Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) had eight points on six kills and two blocks in the first two sets.
Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) chipped in three kills, two aces and a block for six points, while Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.) charted four kills, a block and ace for six points. Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) provided three late kills on four attacks, while Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) notched a kill and ace for two points. Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) tallied a block and Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) rounded out the scoring with an ace.
Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) charted a U.S.-high eight digs and nine excellent service receptions on 17 attempts. Berg ran the U.S. offense with 13 running sets on 64 set attempts. Tom added five digs, while both Hodge and Larson chipped in four excellent service receptions.
"We try to improve with every match we play and this one should help in our preparation for the match against Dominican Republic," said Berg, who is the U.S. captain. "They will be playing in front of their fans so it will be an exciting and tough match."
McCutcheon started Tom and Larson at outside hitter, Akinradewo and Harmotto at middle blocker, Hooker at opposite and Berg at setter. Davis was the libero for the match. Hodge started the second and third sets, alternating replacing Tom and Larson. Miyashiro was a sub in the first two sets, while Haneef-Park was a sub in the second and third sets. Scott-Arruda came off the bench late in the third set.
Team USA converted 49.4 percent of its attacks into points with a .404 hitting efficiency (44-8-89). Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei managed just a 26.0 kill percent and a .106 hitting efficiency. The U.S. held a 9-3 margin in blocks and a 7-3 advantage in aces. The Americans scored 44 kills to Chinese Taipei's 27. Team USA held its errors to 11 in the match, while Chinese Taipei committed 15 errors. Chinese Taipei held a slim 21-19 advantage in digs and had a 43.9 excellent service reception percent to the Americans' 39.0.
Ting Chen Wan paced Chinese Taipei with eight points, while Feng Tsai Yin added seven points.
"I am very satisfied with the game we played against a very strong opponent like USA and I am happy because we played very well especially in the second set," Chinese Taipei coach Norimasa Sakakuchi said. "USA is one of the strongest teams in the world and this is an important experience for us."
In other action on the second day of the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, Brazil (2-0, 4 points) edged Serbia (0-2, 2 points) 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 15-5 in Pool D at Lodz, Poland. Both teams have now gone five sets in their first two matches of the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix with the same results. Italy (1-1, 4 points) recovered from a five-set loss to Brazil on the opening day to defeat Pool D host Poland (1-1, 2 points) 25-22, 23-25, 25-10, 31-29. In Pool A at Macau, China, Thailand (2-0, 6 points) swept Puerto Rico (0-2, 0 points) 25-21, 25-20, 25-22 and China (2-0, 6 points) rallied past Argentina (0-2, 0 points) 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-18. In Pool C at Busan, Korea, Turkey (2-0, 6 points) remains undefeated with a 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-14 victory over host Korea (0-2, 1 point) and Cuba (2-0, 5 points) downed Japan (0-2, 0 points) 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Team USA will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the second preliminary round weekend with matches against Italy, Germany and Brazil on June 15-17, followed by the final preliminary round weekend June 22-24 in Bangkok, Thailand, with matches against Serbia, Argentina and Thailand.
Team USA, which has qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games, will try to become just the second country to win the FIVB World Grand Prix for three consecutive years. Aside from the U.S., only Brazil has successfully defended its title having won the tournament three consecutive years from 2004 to 2006 and back-to-back years in 2008 and 2009.
After two lead changes, the U.S. scored the first two-point edge of the opening set after consecutive Akinradewo aces followed a Hooker kill at 6-4. Team USA went into the first technical timeout leading 8-5 after a Larson kill and Harmotto block. The U.S. stretched its lead to 10-6 with a Harmotto kill and Chinese Taipei attack error, then pushed the gap to five points at 12-7 on back-to-back Chinese Taipei errors. Out of a timeout, Akinradewo downed a kill and put up a block to increase the margin to 14-7. Out of Chinese Taipei's second timeout, Harmotto served an ace and Larson collected a back-row kill to lead the U.S. into the second technical timeout leading 16-7 on a 6-0 scoring run. Team USA went on a 3-0 run with a Tom block and Hooker kill after a Chinese Taipei service error to go in front 19-8. Miyashiro subbed into the match after a Chinese Taipei service error and promptly scored an ace followed by blocks from Hooker and Harmotto at 24-10. Hooker ended the set with a kill at 25-10, the fifth straight point on Miyashiro's serve. Hooker ended the set with seven points, while Akinradewo added five points. Team USA held a 5-0 margin in blocks and 4-0 advantage in aces in the opening set.
The U.S. opened the second set with kills from Hodge and Larson between two Chinese Taipei attack errors to go in front 4-0. Team USA went in front 7-2 on a Hooker kill after a Chinese Taipei service error. Chinese Taipei cut two points off the deficit before Hodge slammed a kill to put the U.S. in front 8-4 at the first technical timeout. Chinese Taipei came out of the break with five straight points, including two aces, to take a 9-8 advantage. Out of a USA timeout, Chinese Taipei won a long rally with a block for a sixth straight point at 10-8. The U.S. tied the set at 10-all with a block by Berg after a Chinese Taipei service error. Chinese Taipei regained a two-point cushion at 12-10, but Hodge downed a back-row kill after a Chinese Taipei error to knot the score at 12-12. Again, Chinese Taipei regrouped for a 14-12 advantage. Hooker and Hodge answered with back-to-back kills to knot the score at 14-all. Chinese Taipei went into the second technical timeout on consecutive points at 16-14. Larson and Hodge connected for consecutive kills out of the break to tie the set at 16-all. Larson pounded out consecutive kills and Tom served an ace off the net to push the U.S. in front 21-19 at a Chinese Taipei timeout. A Harmotto overpass kill and Chinese Taipei attack error put the U.S. in front 23-20. Jordan Larson hit the set winner at 25-22 after the teams traded points the rest of the way. Hooker was credited with six points in the set, while Larson provided five points.
Team USA gained the first two-point edge of the third set at 5-3 following kills by Hooker and Hodge after a Chinese Taipei service error. The U.S. extended its lead to 8-3 with a Hooker kill and Hodge block as part of a 6-0 scoring run into the first technical timeout. Chinese Taipei sliced its deficit to 9-7 on three unanswered points. A Hooker kill was followed by two Chinese Taipei errors and an Akinradewo kill to increase the American lead to 14-8. The U.S. reached the second technical timeout on a 6-0 scoring run as Tom provided a block and Akinradewo put up a block. Tom and Haneef-Park picked up back-to-back kills to increase the gap to 18-9. Team USA went in front 21-10 on two Haneef-Park kills around a Tom ace. Chinese Taipei sliced a couple points off the deficit at 21-12. Scott-Arruda and Hodge scored consecutive kills at 23-12, while Scott-Arruda gave Team USA set and match points at 24-12 with an ace. The U.S. finished the set at 25-12 on a Chinese Taipei attack error. Hodge tallied six points in the third set to pace the Americans, who committed just two errors in the set.
For more details on the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, visit the U.S. event page at usavolleyball.org/events/10257 or the FIVB event page by clicking here.
To view the 2012 U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team FIVB World Grand Prix Press Kit, click here.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix
# - Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 - * Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
2 - * Danielle Scott-Arruda (MB, 6-2, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State)
3 - * Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Opp, 6-7, Laguna Hills, Calif., Long Beach State)
4 - * Lindsey Berg (S, 5-8, Honolulu, Hawaii, Minnesota)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - * Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
10 - Kim Glass (OH, 6-2, Lancaster, Pa., Arizona)
11 - * Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp, 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
13 - * Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Hopewell, Pa., Penn State)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (Opp, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
15 - * Logan Tom (OH, 6-1, Salt Lake City, Utah, Stanford)
16 - * Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Carli Lloyd (S, 5-11, Bonsall, Calif., California-Berkeley)
18 - * Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - * Destinee Hooker (Opp, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
20 - Alix Klineman (OH, 6-4, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Stanford)
21 - * Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
22 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)
23 - Mary 'Nellie' Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
24 - Kristin Richards (OH, 6-1, Orem, Utah, Stanford)
25 - Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota)
Legend: * Weekend 1; # Weekend 2; ^ Weekend 3; % Final Round
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff (Irvine, Calif.)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Manager: Ken Sullivan
2012 FIVB World Grand Prix Standings
Team (Points, Record)
Thailand (6, 2-0)
China (6, 2-0)
Turkey (6, 2-0)
Cuba (5, 2-0)
Brazil (4, 2-0)
Italy (4, 1-1)
Dominican Republic (3, 1-0) 6/9 vs. Germany
Poland (2, 1-1)
Serbia (2, 0-2)
Korea (1, 0-2)
Germany (0, 0-1) 6/9 vs. Dominican Republic
Japan (0, 0-2)
Argentina (0, 0-2)
Chinese Taipei (0, 0-2)
Puerto Rico (0, 0-2)
POINTS NOTE: 3 points for 3-0 or 3-1 win, 2 points for 3-2 win; 1 point for 3-2 loss; 0 points for 3-0 or 3-1 loss
FIVB Women's World Cup Schedule
Pool A – Macau, China
June 8: Thailand def. Argentina 25-18, 25-9, 25-22
June 8: China def. Puerto Rico 25-15, 25-19, 25-16
June 9: Thailand def. Puerto Rico 25-21, 25-20, 25-22
June 9: China def. Argentina 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-18
June 10: Argentina vs. Puerto Rico, 12:50 p.m.
June 10: China vs. Thailand, 3:20 p.m.
Pool B – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
June 8: USA def. Germany 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 25-11
June 8: Dominican Republic def. Chinese Taipei 25-23, 25-19, 25-18
June 9: USA def. Chinese Taipei 25-10, 25-22, 25-12
June 9: Germany vs. Dominican Republic, 7:30 p.m.
June 10: Germany vs. Chinese Taipei, 2:30 p.m.
June 10: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m. (2 p.m. PT)
Pool C – Busan, Korea
June 8: Turkey def. Japan 25-19, 25-21, 25-21
June 8: Cuba def. Korea 23-25, 27-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11
June 9: Turkey def. Korea 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-14
June 9: Cuba def. Japan 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 25-20
June 10: Korea vs. Japan, 2 p.m.
June 10: Cuba vs. Turkey, 4:30 p.m.
Pool D – Lodz, Poland
June 8: Brazil def. Italy 18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 15-6
June 8: Poland def. Serbia 24-26, 25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 15-10
June 9: Brazil def. Serbia 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 15-5
June 9: Italy def. Poland 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 31-29
June 10: Italy vs. Serbia, 5:30 p.m.
June 10: Poland vs. Brazil, 8 p.m.
Pool E – Sao Paulo, Brazil
June 15: USA vs. Italy, 6:20 p.m. (2:20 p.m. PT)
June 15: Brazil vs. Germany, 8:20 p.m.
June 16: USA vs. Germany, 6:20 p.m. (2:20 p.m. PT)
June 16: Brazil vs. Italy, 8:20 p.m.
June 17: USA vs. Brazil, 1:20 p.m. (9:20 a.m. PT)
June 17: Germany vs. Italy, 3:20 p.m.
Pool F – Komaki, Japan
June 15: Thailand vs. Puerto Rico, 3:20 p.m.
June 15: Japan vs. Dominican Republic, 6:20 p.m.
June 16: Dominican Republic vs. Thailand, 3:20 p.m.
June 16: Japan vs. Puerto Rico, 6:20 p.m.
June 17: Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 3 p.m.
June 17: Japan vs. Thailand, 6 p.m.
Pool G – Foshan, China
June 15: Korea vs. Poland, 4 p.m.
June 15: China vs. Chinese Taipei, 7:30 p.m.
June 16: Poland vs. Chinese Taipei, 4 p.m.
June 16: China vs. Korea, 7:30 p.m.
June 17: Korea vs. Chinese Taipei, 4 p.m.
June 17: China vs. Poland, 7:30 p.m.
Pool H – Belgrade, Serbia
June 15: Serbia vs. Argentina, 5:20 p.m.
June 15: Cuba vs. Turkey, 8:05 p.m.
June 16: Cuba vs. Serbia, 5:20 p.m.
June 16: Turkey vs. Argentina, 8:05 p.m.
June 17: Serbia vs. Turkey, 5:20 p.m.
June 17: Argentina vs. Cuba, 8:05 p.m.
Pool I – Osaka, Japan
June 22: Korea vs. Turkey, 3:20 p.m.
June 22: Japan vs. Germany, 6:20 p.m.
June 23: Germany vs. Korea, 3:20 p.m.
June 23: Japan vs. Turkey, 6:20 p.m.
June 24: Germany vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
June 24: Japan vs. Korea, 6 p.m.
Pool J – Bangkok, Thailand
June 22: USA vs. Serbia, 1:50 p.m. (11:50 p.m. PT on June 21)
June 22: Thailand vs. Argentina, 4:20 p.m.
June 23: USA vs. Argentina, 1:50 p.m. (11:50 p.m. PT on June 22)
June 23: Serbia vs. Thailand, 4:20 p.m.
June 24: Argentina vs. Serbia, 1:50 p.m.
June 24: USA vs. Thailand, 4:20 p.m. (2:20 a.m. PT)
Pool K – Luohe, China
June 22: Cuba vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.
June 22: China vs. Puerto Rico, 7:30 p.m.
June 23: Puerto Rico vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.
June 23: China vs. Cuba, 7:30 p.m.
June 24: Cuba vs. Puerto Rico, 4 p.m.
June 24: China vs. Brazil, 7:30 p.m.
Pool L – Taipei, Chinese Taipei
June 22: Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 4 p.m.
June 22: Poland vs. Chinese Taipei, 7:30 p.m.
June 23: Italy vs. Chinese Taipei, 5 p.m.
June 23: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 7 p.m.
June 24: Dominican Republic vs. Chinese Taipei, 5 p.m.
June 24: Italy vs. Poland, 7 p.m.
FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round
Ningbo, China – June 27 to July 1
Top five teams from preliminary round plus China


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It is spring, the time of year when April showers bring May flowers, and children hunt for Easter eggs on manicured green lawns; or at least I've read about these things in books. For those of us living above the 40th parallel, it is the season sump pumps become overwhelmed by run-off, gravely snow piles keep their strong hold on north facing slopes, and you look around your yard wondering how one dog made all that mess. I would like to add, to the list of springs' rites of passage, the start of the outdoor allergy season. It begins every year in late April. The add-on slots in clinic quickly fill with stuffed up patients exclaiming "Sinus infection!", or worse, those with red, watery eyes who have been ostracized by coworkers for fear of the dreaded "pink eye," (though actual bacterial conjunctivitis is exceedingly rare). Often a quick review of these patients' charts show they have the same set of symptoms every April, helping to identify the real culprit: environmental allergies.
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Consider immunotherapy. Allergy shots are the best-known form of immunotherapy in this country, but for those not interested in the high costs, time commitment or needles involved with allergy shots, sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) may be a better option. Instead of injecting allergens into the skin to promote tolerance, allergen drops or tablets are held under the tongue to reprogram the over reactive immune system. This method has been around since the early 1900s, and was recognized by the World Health Organization as a viable alternative to shots in 2006. It is a mainstay of treatment throughout the European Union, and available in Canada. In the US, it has been used as an off-label treatment with good success. The general idea is this: when you place antigens (protein particles that cause allergic reactions) under the tongue, immune cells take them up, and train the immune system to stop generating an allergic reaction when exposed. It makes good intellectual sense: holding something under the tongue for a minute is an intentional act, and the immune system wouldn't want to react to things your higher-ranking brain has chosen as acceptable for ingestion. This is probably how raw local honey also helps combat environmental allergies, as the unprocessed pollens in the honey serve as a sort of immunotherapy.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (559 votes).
In short: The best marathon I have done to date!Date of review: October 22, 2009
In short: Organisation, execution and the course were first classIn full: Organisation for this race was first class, no stone unturned, no detail missed. Can't fault it.The race was started on time and with great anticipation and the Abingdon and other village locals turned out in force to cheer us all on - inspiring.The course is predominantly flat although a little dour on the scenery front but there were plenty of other runners to run with and, in between breaths, to talk to.I did measure the course long on my garmin (along with all my fellow club runners)but accede to the fact that it has been officially measured. Like the start on the track as it ensures that the runners have thinned out a little before meeting the narrowing path and bollards within the first half mile. The loop at the end though is a little soul destroying as you think that you only have a few more yards to go as you enter Tilsley Park and the grand stand staiudm finish is great with loads of people cheering you in (again no surprise as it did state this on the website!)Result was a new PB although I didn't quite break that sub-3 barrier but that would have been greedy.Even though results are not up on the Abingdon site, they were up on the www.theresults.co.uk site within 6 hours (just as stated in the paperwork).Overall a top class marathon and one that I will continue to do each year.Date of review: October 21, 2009
In short: This marathon was plain sailing for the majority of the runners, but not for me.In full: This marathon could make your day and possibly even your year. If you train correctly, it could also guarantee you a personal best Marathon time. What I liked about this marathon, was the spectacular organisation, it was simply flawless. At the start of the race there was plenty of parking and toilets. Every Marshal, helper and Cadet (hundreds of them) were all first class.The Abingdon locals were the most vocal spectators I have ever encountered. What I also liked about the race was that there were plenty of water station s, energy drinks and jelly babies. The downside of this race was the scenery which was dull and boring for the first five miles and in other areas. There were times when I was just looking at Industrial areas and tall dry grass. Three things that caught my eye were the Turkey Farm, St. Helen's Church (with its chiming bells) and the field which looked like field filled of Calliloo - West Indian Spinach. This was a chip timing race, which meant the race results should have been up within 24 hours after the race. I just checked the web-site this Wednesday morning 3 days after the race, and there is still no result! My legs did not feel right from Thursday's training and on Friday my legs were feeling heavy and aching, especially my left leg. I did some crazy stretches to revive my legs but the damage was done. I realised I had over trained. 'It should not have happened to a Vet runner', I should have known better!The day of the race, my legs felt a bit better but were still heavy and tight. When I started the run I knew I would be in trouble. The race was not completely flat; it had a few inclines, the last mile almost broke the camel's back. It was the hardest, toughest and longest mile of the race. I was hoping it would not be a track finish (because the race started on the track). But there and behold waiting for me at the finish was one lap of the track. I was not pleased so I gritted my teeth and made a mad dash to the finish line. I was in absolute agony. I did not get my sub 4 hours, but over five hundreds smiling runners did, out of 706 runners (that's impressive) I suppose it's better than me coming last - which I am very good at.When it comes to organisation Abingdon Amblers know a thing or two, they were able to perform and delivered the goods with a smile.I'm glad I did this race it has taken me 3 years to participate. It was cancelled in 2007, oversubscribed in 2008 and here I am in 2009 kicking myself.Once again well done Abingdon Amblers, in 2008 you were ranked 25th as Runners World Readers Top Favourite Race and you have done it again in 2009. Just one more thing Suzanne Dando, former British GymnastChampion and I used to attend the same Secondary School. Susan fired the gun at the start the race. I think this would have made my great and late Head teacher Mrs Fisher really happy and proud; two of her former pupils participating in such a big and important race. I would like to dedicate this race to you Mrs Fisher and thank you for enriching our lives and being such a perfect role model, such an inspiration, and feeding us with your words of wisdom. God Bless. I shall continue to do my best to make you proud. Date of review: October 21, 2009
Date of review: October 21, 2009
In short: Lovely flat, rural and well organised marathon. Would definately do again.Date of review: October 21, 2009
In short: Perfect!In full: Faultless in every respect. Marshalls were extraordinary. Look forward to next year!Date of review: October 20, 2009
In short: Great Atmosphere, good course, great organisationIn full: A top quality race you can rely on!Date of review: October 20, 2009
In short: Great race, well organised, not too crowded and 2 PBs in 2 years :-)Date of review: October 20, 2009
In short: Good PB potential, but otherwise, nothing specialDate of review: October 20, 2009
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Debates of March 23rd, 2007
House of Commons Hansard #127 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was benefits.
- Question Period
- Criminal Code
- Points of Order
- Criminal Code
- Slave Trade Abolition
- Religious Freedom
- Andryves Landscaping Company
- Arts and Culture
- The Budget
- Denise Beauchamp and Grant Toole
- Conservatives
- Canada Summer Jobs
- Zimbabwe
- Distinguished Citizens
- Cornwall
- The Budget
- Passports
- Salon du livre de l'Outaouais
- Fisheries
- The Budget
- Afghanistan
- Minister of Public Safety
- Afghanistan
- The Budget
- National Defence
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Regional Economic Development
- The Budget
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Democratic Reform
- Canadian Heritage
- Northern Strategy
- Exporail Railway Museum
- Forestry
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Health
- Equalization Formula
- The Environment
- Post-Secondary Education
- The Environment
- Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act
- International Day for Commemoration
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Points of Order
- Criminal Code
- Quarantine Act
- Employment Insurance Act
Criminal Code
Government Orders
10:30 a.m.
Don Bell North Vancouver, BC
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comment made by the member opposite, but I would like to point out that during the last three years, for example, and I can speak to my record in the House, repeatedly I have supported law and order bills that got tougher on crime, in several cases voting with the opposition at the time from my own point of view, on things like Carley's law and others.
My concern has been that if we are going to have laws, not only do they have to appear to be tough, but they really have to be tough, and they also have to be smart. As the previous member mentioned, we have to attack both the prevention aspect and the punitive aspect, and we have to protect the community as well. We have to ensure that the perpetrators or the accused and the convicted are removed from society for an appropriate period of time to provide safety and to give them a chance to be rehabilitated so they can come back into society as productive citizens.
My concern with respect to what I have seen of the bills presented by the government is there has been a lot of show and not much go. I appreciate that coming from the other side of the House the member will have a different point of view, but it seems to me that rather than having a comprehensive approach, the government has a scattergun approach that does not really focus on the broader issues, which we need to deal with in regard to justice in the community.
Criminal Code
Government Orders
10:35 a.m.
Penny Priddy Surrey North, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am going to take a perhaps somewhat more radical approach and simply speak to the bill. When I go back to Surrey North and my constituents ask me what I said about Bill C-35, I am not going to say to them that I stood up and criticized the Liberals first, then the Conservatives, then the Liberals, and then the Conservatives again.
I want to tell them that I spoke to the content of the bill because this is about the safety of people who live in our communities. Whether we know them, whether they are our loved ones or our neighbours or strangers, it does not matter. Across this country this piece of legislation has the potential of keeping more people safe, and I do not think that belongs to any particular party.
Surely all of us want people in our communities not only to be safe, but to feel safe, and there is a difference between being safe and also feeling safe. I do take note of the comment from my colleague from North Vancouver that people have to know that a piece of legislation works, that it is actually going to work. He is correct.
I want to talk about Surrey North for a moment as it relates to the bill. When I knock on doors in Surrey North, people do not have a long list of things that are top of mind. I suppose if I spent an hour on each doorstep we would get to more issues, but we can be very sure that if I get to only three issues crime will be one of them, and very often it will be the top one.
Therefore, any step we can take so that people do not to have to say that crime is their very first concern is an important one, because nobody wants to live in fear. Nobody wants to feel that they are raising their children in an atmosphere of threat.
In the lower mainland over the last 10 years, we have had probably close to 100 young men injured and killed with illegal handguns, a significant number of them in the last five years. There are families and extended families grieving because they have lost a family member due to the number of illegal handguns on our streets. They are angry that someone who has injured or killed their loved one has been before the courts before or is out on bail for this very offence.
We have also seen that sometimes young children live in the home of someone who has an illegal handgun but does not keep it anywhere special. The last time this happened, we heard that the handgun was on a coffee table. The children pick up the gun. They do not know it is real; they have just watched a TV program. They pick it up and they fire it at their younger brother, sister or someone else. In the last case I mentioned, it was fired at a brother, and the brother died, so now we have a four year old who will live the rest of his life knowing that he killed his brother, of course not with intent, as he is four years old, but with an illegal handgun that should never have been there in the first place.
I have long since learned in my life that I do not know the only stories that are out there, so if I can tell those stories from one of 308 constituencies, there are many more like them.
I believe there are some very important parts to this piece of legislation and I think there are some challenges to following up with regard to this legislation. In the NDP's justice policy, we talk about prevention, policing and punishment. This is part of that.
We know that many firearms crimes are committed by people who are out on bail after having committed previous crimes with firearms. That is not at all an uncommon story. We can open the local paper, turn on the television set or talk to a neighbour and we will hear about somebody who has used a firearm and was out on bail from having used a firearm before.
Knowing that this is a tragedy for families and communities, huge police resources are required at this stage, in many cases, to actually take on this challenge in an incredibly vigorous and proactive way. I want to use the Toronto example for why this kind of legislation not only will make a difference but will actually save resources that perhaps can then be redirected, as my colleague has said, toward prevention.
In the Toronto example, in order to actually be able to find charges to have repeat firearms offenders who had been granted bail incarcerated, because many times these are repeat offenders and the police know who they are, the police were actually given huge resources from the province. They would follow each and every one of these repeat offenders practically 24 hours a day until they were caught, and they were bound to catch them with some prohibition or some breaking of their bail conditions. Then they could bring them back to jail, where they could be kept because they broke a condition of their bail. It takes enormous resources to do that.
By the way, they were very, very successful. They spent all that money to follow people and wait for them to break their bail conditions and then return them to jail, which means using not only police resources but the resources of the justice system, because obviously they have to go before a judge before they can be reincarcerated, and they might have to wait, et cetera.
What can change? It is likely that many of those judges, left to their own devices, would have kept those people because they would have known those people were likely to reoffend. Most people who commit a crime using a handgun do not do it once. They do it many times.
The legislation would ensure that when people were arrested for carrying an illegal handgun, for using a handgun during a crime, they would have to prove why they should be allowed to be back out. Nobody will say that they should. What would be the case? What would be the reason they would give for that? There is no conceivable, logical reason they could give that would make sense to allow them to then walk out the door on bail, free to commit another crime.
In the last federal election our platform called for support for reverse onus on bail for all gun related crimes. Therefore, we will support the bill.
Many people remember the tragic shootings almost two years ago in Toronto at Christmastime. Two out of three of us live on the other side of the mountains in British Columbia and not everybody always hears about what happens there. It is always interesting that people can always remember what happens in Toronto, and I was born and raised in Toronto, so it is nothing against Toronto. When this tragic crime happened in Toronto, a 100 young men were killed in British Columbia. That is why I so strongly believe that anybody using a handgun should not be granted bail.
I know thousands of people regularly watch the parliamentary channel. I am always interested to hear when I go home that people watch what we say. If people have just turned on their television sets, we are talking about establishing the reverse onus on handguns and bail, meaning the onus is on those accused to establish they are not a serious risk before they get bail.
Some people would say we should not use reverse onus. I think we have to use it very carefully. Reverse onus is used in other situations where the accused is already on bail for an indictable offence and is then subsequently charged with that offence. As well, for organized crime, terrorism, some kinds of drug trafficking, smuggling and other kinds of offences, reverse onus is applied. I do think it has to be monitored. We have to look very carefully at how it is being used so it is never abused. However, it certainly is not the first time it has been used and there are many precedents for this.
I will return to some earlier comments.
The leader of our party, the member for Toronto—Danforth, has talked for a long time about being smart on crime, which is why we have talked about the three streams being prevention, policing and punishment. With this legislation, which I support, other accompanying things need to happen and the Conservatives, the Liberals, ourselves and the Bloc must ensure they happen and it will take resources.
I do not want to be sitting somewhere in five year's time saying that the legislation is working well but we have just as many people, if not more, in the situation of being denied bail because they used the handgun. I want to see fewer people, not just good legislation, but a reduction in the number of people coming before the courts under those circumstances. That will only happen if we address the other things that are necessary to reduce the use of handguns or to reduce the involvement of youth, teenagers and adults in a life of crime. When I say "youths" they are sometimes as young as 11 or 12.
This is the kind of prevention at which we need to look. I know it is hard for people because they do not see it for 10 years, but it starts with how do we support infants and their families, young children and their families, school-aged children and their families, so those parents can do the very best in raising their children. We want the community to provide them with the best options possible for having things to do, whether it is kicking a soccer ball, going to a community centre or whatever that might be. Those things take resources.
I have talked about this for most of my adult life. I originally trained as a pediatric nurse and I have always worked primarily with children. If we cannot see an instant response to helping an infant and the family, then people move on to the quick answers, to legislation.
It is not that this legislation is not needed, but it cannot stand on its own. We cannot expect it to reduce crime by itself. It will certainly keep in jail those people who should never be allowed out on bail, and it absolutely should, but I do not want to see more people before the courts.
I know this will be difficult because we will not see results for 10 years. For politicians who work in terms, sometimes that is difficult. It is also often difficult for the community because it wants the quick answer to solve the problem. The community wants to feel safe immediately and they deserve that.
As members of Parliament, we have a societal responsibility to ensure that parents and children get the support they need. Maybe if there were not so many children having to, not choosing to, come home on their own after school and having all this time by themselves, this might help. This happens because there is no child care in their communities, and there will not be any new child care for them. If there happens to be child care, they are be unable to afford it anyway.
We know that gangs target children at the ages of 10, 11 and 12 because these gangs believe that the law will not be hard on children. The older gang members plan and recruit those 10, 11 and 12 year olds to commit those crimes. Those young children should not be mentored by gang members. They should be mentored by soccer coaches, people at community centres or whatever the activity, such as Brownies, Guides, Boy Scouts, Cubs. They should be the mentors, not gang members. We should not be putting children in the position where they can be mentored by gang members either.
The whole issue of what we do to prevent children from becoming involved in crime will also tell the tale of whether this legislation will also help not only keep people safe and keep people in jail, but will also reduce the number of people committing crimes.
If we are to pass the legislation, it should be done quickly. Perhaps an omnibus bill would have moved this crime legislation through more quickly. However, we also need new facilities and more staff and we need the judicial appointments filled because more people will be kept in jail. I expect resources will be provided to go along with that.
I support the legislation, but it has to go along with those things that will ensure we see fewer numbers of people, with firearms charges, before the courts because we have been able to reach out to them earlier.
Criminal Code
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
Bonnie Brown Oakville, ON
Mr. Speaker, I think most Canadians would agree with what the member described, and what I would call it, as a balanced approach. This means social investments in the early stages of family life such crime prevention, recreational and health programs to prevent the pessimism and depression that often leads young people into these crime situations.
We saw the budget from the government this week. Does my colleague think the government's agenda, as shown in its two budgets, reflects the balanced approach about which she has talked? We have seen an emphasis both in the legislation and other places on punishment, but I am not sure I am seeing the social investments or the crime prevention programs that would lead to that balanced approach.
Criminal Code
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
Penny Priddy Surrey North, BC
Mr. Speaker, there was some noise down at this end. Could the member might repeat the last part of her question?
Criminal Code
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
Bonnie Brown Oakville, ON
Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about a balanced approach, about prevention, et cetera. She even tied it to early social investments in families.
Does she see from the current government, as demonstrated by its budget this year and last, that balanced approach? Is she seeing sufficient social investment? Is she seeing sufficient crime prevention methods, or is she just seeing emphasis on conviction and punishment?
Criminal Code
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
Penny Priddy Surrey North, BC
Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of my comments I said I would not criticize anybody--
Criminal Code
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Just a little one.
Criminal Code
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
Penny Priddy Surrey North, BC
No, I am not, Mr. Speaker. This does not come as a criticism at all. Governments choose to put their priorities in their budgets.
Over my probably 40 years of experience in working with children, I know what gives them the best chance of going on a good path. If the member is asking me if I see those initiatives in the budget, no I do not. I would list those initiatives as not just child care. Everybody talks about child care, and it is incredibly important, but it is important to begin before a child is even ready for child care, with support for pregnant moms.
I am not sure I saw a lot of support for pregnant moms in the budget in terms of teaching parenting before the baby is even born, or support early on for both mom and dad or whoever the primary caregiver will be. Many projects like the Hawaii healthy start program, or the programs in Toronto, British Columbia and across the country do that. They work with families and very young children and teach parents how to play with their children. We parent as we have been parented. Many adults have not had an opportunity to be parented almost at all and—
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Government Orders
11 a.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I hesitate to interrupt the hon. member, but it being 11 o'clock we will now proceed with statements by members. She will have about six minutes remaining in the time for questions and comments when debate is resumed.
Slave Trade Abolition
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Joy Smith Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Mr. Speaker, this year will mark the 200th anniversary of the enactment of an act that abolished the slave trade in the British Empire.
Canada was pleased to join the recent United Nations General Assembly resolution concerning the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, which declared March 25 as the international day of commemoration for this important anniversary.
Let there be no doubt that while it was legal at the time, Canada believes that the transatlantic slave trade was repugnant and is a stain on the fabric of history. Were it to occur today, it would constitute a crime against humanity.
The bicentenary also provides an opportunity to pay tribute to the moral conviction of those who campaigned for slavery's abolition and to raise awareness of our history.
It is also a reminder that we must remain vigilant to ensure the full participation of all members of society and to fight racism and discrimination in all their forms.
Religious Freedom
Statements By Members
March 23rd, 2007 / 11 a.m.
Judy Sgro York West, ON
Mr. Speaker, religious freedom is under attack in many countries of the world and all of us as parliamentarians should be concerned about that. Persecution of individuals for their religious beliefs is both immoral and unjust.
Countless Iraqi Christians have been driven out of their country and many of these refugees have been approved for sponsorship to Canada. Local community groups are ready and able to sponsor these true refugees, but sadly, many of these applications are stalled as the minority Conservative government is turning its back on these very refugees.
The minister refuses to meet with their Canadian sponsors or offer any assistance. I call upon the government to commit today to help the victims of religious persecution around the world.
Andryves Landscaping Company
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Diane Bourgeois Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Mr. Speaker, Paysagiste Andryves has carved out an enviable spot among specialized landscaping companies, thanks to the courage and determination of its owners, and has firmly set down roots in the area.
Over the years, André Fournier and Yves Charest, originally math teachers, have pursued their passion and, through their art, have shared with the residents of Les Moulins and Quebec their love of the environment while continuing to educate people to the beauties of nature.
Proud of its team of more than 20 employees, Paysagiste Andryves, which has won several awards in Quebec, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
The members of the Bloc Québécois and I offer our sincere congratulations and wish them many more years of success.
Arts and Culture
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Paul Dewar Ottawa Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, we are fortunate that Ottawa is the home to the world's largest chamber music festival. However, Ottawa remains the only capital city in the western world without a concert hall that would serve as a multi-use facility for musicians to record and perform their music.
The opportunity for a concert hall was first raised during the last session of Parliament, but the government did not act to secure the funding. Today we can make that dream a reality.
The proposed project has been endorsed by the community, the City of Ottawa and the Government of Ontario. It is now dependent on the Government of Canada to provide matching grants for this project.
A new concert hall in the nation's capital would be a major benefit to the cultural life of the citizens of Ottawa and would be an economic impetus for the tourism industry.
I urge the government to provide the Chamber Music Society with the matching contribution which is essential for this important venture to provide the arts community with an economic platform and Canadians with a dynamic venue for music and performing arts.
The Budget
Statements By Members
11 a.m.
Gary Goodyear Cambridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, this week Canada's new government tabled a historic budget built on the needs of Canadians and the potential of this great country, a budget that is broad enough to touch every sector, yet focused enough to touch individuals.
Without even reading it, the opposition leader said no, but when one of his own said yes, he yelled, "Get out. It is my way or the highway".
On behalf of Cambridge, I say yes to $300 million for a cervical cancer vaccine, to more money for child care and families, to a rebate to help the environment and our automotive industry, to haz mat training for our firefighters, to MedicAlert bracelets for kids, to a 100% GST rebate for our municipalities, and to more gas tax funding to our cities.
Why would the Liberals vote against these things? Because their leader said not to? I say that is not fair.
Denise Beauchamp and Grant Toole
Statements By Members
11:05 a.m.
Mauril Bélanger Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Speaker, on February 9, the Ottawa regional council of the Ontario French-Canadian association awarded the 2006 Grandmaître prize to Denise Beauchamp. Following her 35-year teaching career, Ms. Beauchamp dedicated herself to volunteer work. In addition to her involvement with young people and her parish, she also became the chair of the regional section of FAFO, the Ontario federation of francophone seniors and retirees, a job she has carried out brilliantly. Bravo, Denise, and thank you.
For his part, Grant Toole received the francophile of the year award from the French language Catholic school board of eastern and central Ontario. As program director for the Focus Vanier community organization since 2000, he is very involved in his community. He was also one of the five claimants in legal action that led to control over the management of French language schools in Ontario. As this is Francophonie Week, on behalf of the residents of Ottawa—Vanier, especially the residents of Vanier, I would like to thank Denise and Grant for their outstanding contributions.


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