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Williams Sonoma Taqueria Salsa
- Summary
As close as you can get to homemade, our artisanal salsas are handcrafted in small batches for fresh, bright flavor and super-chunky texture. Great with tortilla chips, these salsas also complement grilled meat, seafood and vegetables.
Red Chile Mango: We start by pairing ripe Magdalena mangoes with a medley of red chilies, including ancho, New Mexico and morita. They're simmered with chunks of flame-roasted yellow peppers, tomatillos and onions, highlighted by a splash of tangy lime—plus blue agave nectar for a hint of delicate sweetness.
Roasted Tomato: We roast our ingredients over an open flame, pairing sweet, ripe tomatoes with smoky Anaheim and poblano chilies. To deepen their rich flavors, the chunks of roasted tomatoes and green chilies are slow-simmered with tangy key lime, garlic and herbs.
Corn, Serrano & Cactus: We bring on the spice with a trio of green chili peppers, including fiery serrano, bold jalapeño and mellow poblano. The chilies are simmered with flame-roasted corn, tomatoes and onions—plus chunks of pickled cactus. Garlic, lime and cilantro round out the blend with lively character.
- 1 lb.
- Made in USA.
- A Williams Sonoma exclusive.
- Ingredients
- Red Mango Chile: tomatillo, mango, water, yellow bell pepper, onion, agave nectar, salt, garlic, morita pepper, ancho pepper, lime juice from concentrate, New Mexico red pepper, evaporated cane sugar.
- Roasted Tomato: tomato, water, tomato juice, Anaheim pepper, onion, tomato paste, salt, poblano pepper, cilantro, key lime puree, garlic, paprika, calcium chloride, citric acid.
- Corn, Serrano & Cactus: tomato, water, corn, cactus, tomato juice, poblano pepper, onion, serrano pepper, tomato paste, lime juice from concentrate, garlic, jalapeño pepper, distilled white vinegar, salt, cilantro, carrot, onion, vegetable oil, paprika, spices, calcium chloride, citric acid.
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Shipping Information
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 4-5 business days.
Shipping Rates
The shipping rate varies depending on your order total and shipping destination. View Shipping Options and Charges.
Next Day Delivery
For an additional charge of $17.50 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
Return Policy
At Williams-Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
For all cutlery returns (knife sets, single knives, cutting boards, knife sharpeners, and knife storage) please contact us at 888.922.4108 to initiate the return.
We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, custom upholstery, food, items shipped direct from the vendor, or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. Final sale items ending in .97 or .99 cannot be returned.
Made to Order and Final Sale Furniture items are non-returnable, and cannot be cancelled once the order is placed.
For returns of items purchased from your Williams-Sonoma Gift Registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later. View Full Return Policy.

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- 01-31-2013, 01:32 AM Thread Author #1
Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
This is my second iphone 5. I exchanged the first one, which amazingly, was scratched while being kept inside a case the entire period of it's brief ownership.
I inspected the second one before taking it home; it seemed fine, except that it seemed quite dirty: a lot of lint in the crevices of the chamfers, I thought?
Now that I've inspected it more carefully, it's clear that these acre indeed scratches. There are several along the top right and side right. I tried rubbing off the 'lint' with a clean microfiber cloth, but they're not coming off since it is scratched metal, not debris.
I don't know what to do now. I've called apple before and they told me that as long as the phone is fully functional, there's nothing they can or will do. Unbelievable.
I know it's just a phone, but apple's unwillingness to help me with this issue makes me want to punch someone.
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- 01-31-2013, 03:30 AM Thread Author #3
Re: Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
Thanks. I'll ask at the store. Again. I picked this up at wal mart as an exchange within the 15 day return period for my original. I don't know if I get a new 15 day return period as this is an exchange. Will update pending their answer.
My broader concern is that the choice of materials is inherently soft. It just cannot seem to withstand the normal shipment to a retail store. It may even have been damaged before leaving the factory.
I am just completely perplexed: no amount of care can seemingly prevent scratches to the black iphone 5.
edit: this is an enormous problem and most consumers with the issue right out of box are being told an exchange is not possible.
This is turning out to be an epic fail for apple.
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- 01-31-2013, 05:47 PM Thread Author #6
Re: Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
Like I said, I thought it was just a few specks of dust, which I could clean off with a micro-fiber cloth when I got home. Upon closer inspection, those 'specks of dust' turned out to be shiny spots of exposed metal.
- 01-31-2013, 05:51 PM #7iMore Specialist
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- 01-31-2013, 05:54 PM Thread Author #8
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- 01-31-2013, 06:07 PM Thread Author #10
Re: Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
This is my first experience with iphones and I used to think that many of these so-called issues with iphones were a result of OCD whining and 1st world sense of entitlement.
Now that I have purchased an iphone, I can see where these complaints are coming from. Iphone owners simply want their phones to work correctly. They want undamaged items. They want apple to acknowledge and fix these problems in a forthright manner. That is not happening with alarming regularity. Apple figures they have a monopoly, so why do anything unless it's absolutely necessary? It's the arrogance and pattern of denial which is what's really irksome.
I've used apple computers and products for over 20 years with few issues, but this past year has seen apple hit the skids of terms of customer service, as well as with hardware and software design. Apple is in danger of becoming a second rate company, if they are not that now.
- 01-31-2013, 06:11 PM Thread Author #11
- 01-31-2013, 07:12 PM Thread Author #12
Re: Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
Apparently none of us have yet read the warranty terms. Applecare provides 1 year protection "against defects in materials and workmanship when used normally in accordance with with apple's published guidelines, ie information in tech specifications, user manuals and service communications."
Unless there are user guidelines which say you can't use or touch your phone, you are protected against 'defects in materials and workmanship' for one full year.
Re: Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
If i go to a car dealership, see a car i want and drop dollar on it without test driving it and having it inspected, I'm not only responsible for inconveniences arising from issues after i bring it home, I'm also an *****.
The same applies here. If you buy an iPhone and you know that a common complaint is that some are shipped with cosmetic defects, if you don't check yours before you leave the store to assure yourself that the one you purchased is defect free, well...refer back to the analogy above.
Also, to speak on your "46%" stat...you apparently don't have a very real grasp of how many iPhone 5's have been sold since release vs. how many people that little macrumors poll covered. I'm not going to google the numbers for you or do the math for you, but to say your comment was humorous is quite the understatement...
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Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
If you don't like Apple products.... be gone
Go buy a BB or an Android
- 01-31-2013, 11:25 PM Thread Author #15
Re: Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
"Your" too dumb to realize that you signed your own post as crybaby. Grade A stupidity.
Now that I've pointed out, on numerous occasions, your inability to spell, to read, or even comprehend what you are opining about, you are left with the lame: 'go buy an android.' Uber lame.
- 01-31-2013, 11:26 PM Thread Author #16
Re: Iphone 5: Scratched Right Out of the Box! Late January!
There is a great deal of butthurt in this post. Why are you so mad?
Also, are you a statistician? A sample of 1631 is very sizeable; much more than adequate to generalize to a wider population. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. The sample size of the poll, widespread reports from every country where iphones are sold, along with acknowledgements from apple hq itself, clearly indicate you are a butthurt troll who has chosen to stick your head in the sand rather than acknowledge the reality of the situation.
- 02-01-2013, 12:43 AM #17iMore Newbie
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Actually the amount of iphone 5's that have some sort of physical defect are staggering to say the least. I can't remember a phone that has come out in recent history that has had this many people complain about scratches and what not. No matter how you cut it this phone is kind of soft. Personally I have gotten 2 iPhone 5's that have had scratches straight from the box. Don't get me wrong it's a fantastic phone and the best phone I've ever had but Apple should have used a more scratch resistant metal on the phone given that expectations for it is so high. Maybe that is why the majority of phones are made of some sort of plastic. All you guys that keep saying that your phones are in mint condition will see that it won't be the next time you drop it on a rough surface like pavement. Dropping it on a something like a marble floor won't do anything because its smooth.
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Some of you really need to reevaluate what makes you truly upset in this world, lol...or move out of your parents basement so you can get the whole "real world" experience...it's really hilarious to me how upset people have become when they can't have instant gratification or rectification of issues. Patience, it would seem, has become a dying practice.
I can understand frustration with a scratched iPhone 5 you just paid good money for...but what's with the diatribes that come along with it when some of you feel the need to post about every time you have an issue? Do you frequent fast food forums and write essays about issues with individual food orders? Maybe go to your cable/satellite carrier websites and execute a novel for when the signal is down for a few hours.
Come on people, these are cosmetic little scratches...and in no way am I telling you that you should just deal with them, GET A REPLACEMENT! But in the short period of time you don't have that replacement...chill out! Find something to do, like use the iPhone 5 (since these posts don't have any reflection on the performance of the device itself), enjoy the phone, the speeds, the features, the apps...LIVE A LITTLE! Some of you sound like 85 year old women in a crocheting circle with nothing better to do than whine about a microscopic pair of metal scratches and why the prune juice isn't room temperature so it doesn't hurt your dentures.
flashhh...I'll just cut right to the chase when it comes to responding to you, it's very obvious you're here to get a rise out of the board and not offer anything else but such. A whole 1631 people? Sizable (notice how that's spelled, since you want to be a grammar nazi) huh? Let's compare that number to just the iPhone 5's sold in the first weekend...you're talking a minuscule %...and no, I'm not a statistician, I just have an understanding about how numbers work...when MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of iPhone 5's have gone into consumers hands, and you start talking about a number like 1,600...you might as well be talking about 1 user. My initial comment you tried to blast was that my iPhone 5 was flawless out of the box, and that i guessed that a staggering amount of people fell into that same boat...staggering as in millions. You keep on sticking to your poll, it's so irrelevant in number that it's easy to ignore.
And i think one of you mentioned about how it will scratch when you drop it on pavement easily? LOL! No sh*t sherlock! I bet it will scratch easily if i chuck it at a brick wall too! Or maybe drag it behind a semi truck...lob it off a building roof?
You know what else scratched easily when it was dropped on pavement? Every cellular phone ever made in history...
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Ok...this was the 2nd thread complaining about the same thing. I think both have run their courses.
Take your phone to the Apple store and tell them your story. There's nothing we can do for you here on the forums anyway.
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This product would be perfect if not for the addition of maltodextrin.
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The old product was fantastic. Unfortunately this new product is less than half as sweet making it more than twice as expensive for the same thing we bought a year ago. In effect what we purchased a year ago is now costing more than $170for the same amount (iherb is still the least pricey). Not exactly sure why nu naturals would do that; I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt but at this point I'm looking for a new type of Stevia. Currently we've tried Stevia in the raw which I don't care for as well, but I'm making it work.
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We recently purchased this stevia and found it much easier to work with than a previous order (from another company). It is not as concentrated, but also doesn't have too strong an after taste. It is also a bit more granular than the other which is VERY powdery, making it easier to work with. The only reason it is not five stars is because it is not quite sugar and we haven't learned to cook with it yet. Thank you!
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I'm trying to do something that I thought would be really simple: change the sign out link in devise to a button. Can't get it to work.
link_to works fine
<%= link_to "sign out ", destroy_user_session_path %>
sign out y
Ran rake routes
$ rake routes #> destroy_user_session GET /users/sign_out(.:format) {:action=>"destroy", :controller=>"devise/sessions"}
I had a few guesses as to what the correct syntax for button_to is, but no luck.
<%= button_to "Sign out", :action=>"destroy", :controller=>"devise/sessions", :method=> "delete" %>
Resulting html:
<form method="post" action="/users/sign_out?method=delete&remote=true" class="button_to">
<input type="submit" value="Sign out x" /><
input name="authenticity_token" type="hidden" value="Z/YJF9vuZU+xro5dE8weiWFw5IgxGhzlqsazfPUnkJU=" />
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<%= button_to "Sign out", { :action=>"destroy", :controller=>"devise/sessions"}, :method=> "delete" %>
gave(This matches the doc for button_to)
<form method="post" action="/users/sign_out" data-remote="true" class="button_to">
<input name="_method" type="hidden" value="delete" />
<input type="submit" value="Sign out " />
<input name="authenticity_token" type="hidden" value="Z/YJF9vuZU+xro5dE8weiWFw5IgxGhzlqsazfPUnkJU=" />
What I understand from the button_to documentation is that I have to end up with another hidden input with the
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No route matches "/users/sign_out" # routes thinks there is such a route!
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Yvon Godin Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Speaker, usually we would celebrate International Day of La Francophonie on March 20. Unfortunately, the Canadian Francophonie does not have a lot to celebrate.
Since it came to power, the Conservative government has been determined to restructure our public service. And it is doing so without any concern for the impact these changes will have on official language communities. The Conservative government has wreaked havoc on Service Canada and is leading us in the wrong direction.
How can the Conservative government designate the Atlantic administrative region as unilingual when it includes the only officially bilingual province in Canada and when more than 450,000 people in Atlantic Canada speak French?
We see the Conservatives blocking Bill C-232 in the Senate. Yet it was democratically passed by the elected representatives in Parliament. The Conservatives are against the idea of bilingual Supreme Court justices, which means that the communities are being denied fairer treatment.
Language rights must be protected and respected, period.
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Citizen Awards
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
LaVar Payne Medicine Hat, AB
Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to two outstanding citizens in my riding, Tamara Miyanaga of Taber and Alexandra Wilson of Brooks.
Tamara was named 2010 Taber Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. She serves as a member of both the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Taber Food Bank Society.
Tamara was instrumental in the organization of Taber's Olympic Torch Relay event that brought people from our region together to celebrate the Olympic spirit and support of our Canadian athletes.
Alexandra Wilson is one of the two winners of the Historica-Dominion Institute's Canadian Citizenship Challenge. Alex took the challenge at St. Joseph's Collegiate in Brooks as part of a class project. She received a perfect score after studying the history and applying the values of our government's Discover Canada study guide. For her efforts, Alex won a trip to Ottawa to tour Parliament where I was pleased to meet and congratulate her.
I congratulate both Tamara and Alex on their well-deserved awards. Both of these individuals embody the civic spirit that continues to make the Medicine Hat constituency a great place to live.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Bonnie Crombie Mississauga—Streetsville, ON
Mr. Speaker, as Egypt attempts to restore stability and affirm its commitments to democratic reform and religious freedoms, there are forces at work within the nation that view this time of transition as an opportunity to fan the flames of intolerance, persecution and sectarian violence.
What began on Saturday, March 5, when a mob of nearly 4,000 attacked the homes of Coptic Christians and razed the Church of St. Mina and St. George just 30 kilometres south of Cairo, has now claimed 13 lives as violence continues in the city. Most troubling is that the police and the armed forces, who have done so much to keep the peace and protect the innocent throughout Egypt, were reported as standing by, letting the violence against Christians occur unchecked.
I call on our Prime Minister and the government to speak out and to work through all our diplomatic channels to demand that safety and security be restored for all Egyptians immediately.
For the lives of loved ones, friends and family of Coptic Christians here in Canada and, indeed, for all Canadians, we must act now.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Alice Wong Richmond, BC
Mr. Speaker, on the night of March 4, a school in my riding of Richmond, Gilmore Elementary School, was vandalized with racist graffiti. The graffiti included anti-Semitic symbols and racist phrases. I find this deeply disturbing and troubling.
The RCMP has been quick to begin investigating this matter. The actions of those responsible for this disgusting crime cannot be tolerated in Richmond or anywhere in Canada.
Canada enjoys a harmonious society that embraces diversity. Those who seek to disrupt the multicultural nature of our society through bigotry and intolerance must be denounced.
I stand today in solidarity for our Jewish community and all those who are affected by the racist and anti-Semitic actions of these cowardly individuals.
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Jean Dorion Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to say that I participated today in the commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of the uprising of the Tibetan people in Lhasa, organized by the association Students for a Free Tibet. Those events in Lhasa were followed by China's repressive measures, forcing the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of Tibetans, to seek exile in India. According to the Tibetan government in exile, these events resulted in the deaths of 87,000 Tibetans who were victims of their religious convictions and their national pride.
For 52 years now, Tibet has tried unsuccessfully to regain some measure of autonomy. The cultural fabric of the "roof of the world" is weakening. Tibet's history books have been rewritten and the Tibetan language is no longer taught in secondary schools.
It is time to adopt a comprehensive approach that takes into account the interests of all parties involved, rather than taking one side or the other, so that Tibet may achieve real autonomy within China, as requested by the Dalai Lama.
Israeli Apartheid Week
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
James Lunney Nanaimo—Alberni, BC
Mr. Speaker, this week, some Canadian universities are taking part in what is shamefully called Israeli Apartheid Week.
An editorial in The Prince Arthur Herald recently put it this way:
In Israel, all citizens, 20% of whom are Arab, vote in elections, participate in government and serve in the army--opportunities that were not afforded to non-whites in South Africa under apartheid.
Israel is not above criticism. As a pluralistic, democratic state, there is abundant legitimate criticism and debate, both domestically and abroad.
This year, some students launched their own Israel peace week, drawing attention to Israel's peace efforts and to the state's commitment to democracy and human rights, and to Israel's remarkable record of innovation and accomplishment, despite persistent threats to its existence from determined antagonists.
There are multiple and vexing challenges to bringing about a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
If the end is to promote peace, university and civil agencies must embrace respectful debate and active listening, as opposed to heated, hurtful and distorted rhetoric.
Canadian Jewish Congress
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Irwin Cotler Mount Royal, QC
Mr. Speaker, as a former president of the Canadian Jewish Congress, I am delighted to pay tribute to one of the oldest and most distinguished of human rights NGOs, founded in March 1919 as the "Parliament of Canadian Jewry". Its founding charter was inspired by a vision of equality and emancipation for Canadian and world Jewry, and indeed for all peoples and minorities, including a national homeland for the Jewish people.
Inspired later by Holocaust survivors, it fought against racism and anti-Semitism, for Holocaust remembrance and human rights, and for social justice and immigration reform.
The congress has been an ardent defender of bilingualism, the rights of minorities, multiculturalism and constitutionalism.
It played a historic role in the adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, while its vision of a human rights foreign policy found expression in its heroic role in the struggle for Soviet Jewry, one of the great human rights movements of the second half of the 20th century.
Mr. Speaker, through you, I say to the Congress, kol hakavod and félicitations.
The Budget
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, members of the government have said repeatedly that our government does not want an unnecessary election. We want to focus on the economy. We want Canadians to keep their jobs and we want the fruits of their labour to stay in their pockets.
Our government believes that the opposition is being unethical by refusing to at least look at the budget. I am certain that many Canadians, including the people of my riding of Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, think it is unreasonable that the opposition refuses to wait and see what is in the budget before deciding how to vote on it.
If the trend continues, the Bloc will do what it does best: vote against the interests of Quebeckers. The Liberal leader, with all his deep-thinking ideas, has also decided to vote against it.
Our government still believes that working together for our country is the best way to defend the interests of Quebeckers and Canadians.
Liberal Party of Canada
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake, MB
Mr. Speaker, the Liberal leader is looking for an excuse for an election as he thinks now is his last chance to become Prime Minister.
He is flinging baseless rumours and innuendo to justify the opportunistic election he so desperately wants. Unfortunately for him, examples of Liberal hypocrisy are everywhere.
Will he launch an investigation into the ethical breaches plaguing his own caucus, or is his feigned moral outrage just a shallow attempt to run from the economy and hide from the budget that is less than two weeks away?
Our government is focused on what really matters, jobs and the economy. Now, as the economy recovers, we remain on track, keeping taxes low and fighting coalition plans to hike taxes and kill jobs.
The Liberal leader's $6 billion tax hike and increases to EI premiums are the wrong plan.
Our plan is to create jobs, continue the recovery, and improve the financial security for Canadian families, but the Liberals are determined to undo that good work.
Canadian Jewish Congress
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Thomas Mulcair Outremont, QC
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to assist in commemorating the achievements of the Canadian Jewish Congress and to remind this House of the determining role the Jewish community in Canada has played in our society.
The history of Canada's Jewish community began 250 years ago. This community fought to build a place for itself: from the election of Ezekiel Hart to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1807 and his subsequent expulsion, through the law sponsored by Louis-Joseph Papineau in 1831 granting full equivalent political rights to Jews, to the election in 1872 of Henry Nathan Jr., the first Jewish member of the House of Commons.
In 1919, it was time to begin turning the idea of uniting the entire community into a reality.
The CJC has participated in all aspects of Canadian life since that time, and provided crucial input into Canadian policy-making on education, religious freedoms and other human rights issues.
I join my colleagues in congratulating the Canadian Jewish Congress and wishing the congress many more years of formidable participation in Canadian life.
Quebec's Anglophone Minority
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Richard Nadeau Gatineau, QC
Mr. Speaker, according to a Senate report, the federal government is not fulfilling its responsibility to protect the rights of Quebec's anglophone minority who claim that there are disparities in access to service and in its participation in collective decision making.
Nevertheless, Quebec is internationally known for the guarantees and protection it offers to this community. In fact, passing Bill 101 in Quebec made it possible to confirm that the common public language is French and thus ensure that the rights of the anglophone minority will always be respected and protected. Anglophones are an integral part of the Quebec nation. According to the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe, "[t]he anglophone minority in Quebec [is] an excellent example of protection of rights of a linguistic minority."
Unfortunately, we cannot say the same thing about the guarantees made to Acadians and Franco-Canadians. Senators are clearly out of touch with reality.
Conduct of the Government
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Alexandra Mendes Brossard—La Prairie, QC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, two rulings on contempt shed light on the attacks by the Harper government against democracy. This is an unprecedented situation in which a government has been found guilty of contempt of Parliament three times in one year. The Conservative government is acting as though it were above the law and the rules.
Now we know why the Conservatives hid the real cost of the F-35s from Parliament and in the same breath duped Canadians: because these planes will cost the unacceptable sum of $30 billion and not the $16 billion they had previously stated.
Their stubbornness in refusing to issue a call for tenders for the procurement of fighter jets does not reflect the values or priorities of Canadians.
The Speaker's rulings are clear. The Conservatives have abused their power. They still have not disclosed information vital to the credibility of the budget. They still have not fired the minister who misled Parliament. They still have not repaid Canadians the stolen money from the in and out scam. They still have not removed people in the Prime Minister's inner circle from positions of power even though they face jail time.
Canadians are seeing this regime for what it really is.
Canadian Jewish Congress
Statements By Members
March 10th, 2011 / 2:15 p.m.
Scott Reid Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
Mr. Speaker, on Monday the Minister of the Environment will be in Montreal to unveil a plaque commemorating the founding of the Canadian Jewish Congress. The plaque reads as follows:
In March 1919, more than 200 delegates elected by an estimated 25,000 Jews from across Canada met here at the Monument-National to participate in the first pan-Canadian Jewish assembly. This democratic exercise marked the birth of the Canadian Jewish Congress, an organization that was at the forefront of the struggle for equality, civil and human rights, and immigration reform in this country. Regarded by many as the "Parliament of Canadian Jewry", the Congress continues to provide a voice for the Canadian Jewish community both nationally and internationally.
The Canadian Jewish Congress has also been a strong and consistent voice and advocate for the civil rights of individuals from all races and religions.
I congratulate the congress on this important milestone.
Government Accountability
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, your rulings yesterday should not have been necessary. A decent government would have complied with the rules of democracy without being forced to, but this is not a decent government. This is not the first time, not the second time, but the third time the government has been forced to respect the rulings and orders of the House. Now the game is up.
If the government actually respects the rulings of the Speaker, will it deliver the documents to the House and will it fire that minister?
Government Accountability
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Ottawa West—Nepean
John Baird Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, we have tremendous respect for you, your office and your ruling yesterday.
We had considered the information that we had provided to the House and believed that it responded in substance to the request that had been made by the House. Let me assure you, Mr. Speaker, that we will make every effort to comply with your ruling. That is our commitment.


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Is there a way to populate a select field with options that consist of two words without using an underscore?
This is what I've got and I'd like to go with 'adventure racing' and 'mountain biking' instead of 'adventure_racing' and 'mountain_biking'.
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Cave Studio Series presents
A Behanding in Spokane
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Brent Eickhoff
Carmichael, a one-handed, psychotic racist, has been searching for his severed hand for years. He meets with two small time drug dealers, Toby and Marilyn, in a seedy motel after they respond to his want ad. When Carmichael realizes that the hand they've brought is stolen and not his own, he embarks on a quest that could endanger his life.
Tickets: General Admission-$6
Box Office Hours: Monday-Friday 12pm-5pm and one hour before each performance.
For more information, please contact the University Theatre Box Office at 765-285-8749. Tickets go on sale August 26, 2013.
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GSUSA just let us know that in celebration of Girl Scout Week, the CBS Early Show will air a Girl Scout segment tomorrow morning (Thursday, March 11, 2010) beginning at 7:30 a.m. (We believe this is Eastern Standard Time, but haven't been able to confirm yet.) If you're already on your way to school at that hour, maybe someone you know can Tivo it!
At about 8:30 a.m., one of the hosts will conduct an interview with Laurel Richie, Chief Marketing Officer, about new things going on in Girl Scouting. Laurel Richie is the special guest speaker at our annual meeting, March 27!
Girl Scouts from at least five Tri-State area councils will fill the CBS plaza; and former Girl Scout Gold Award earner Chelsea Masterson--along with current Girl Scout Troop Leader from Girl Scouts of Jersey Shore (see Troop Web site: www.orgsites.com) is expected to chat alongside Laurel about the benefits of Girl Scouting.
Happy Girl Scout Week!


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About the Author: Ambassador Eric Goosby serves as the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, leading all U.S. Government international HIV/AIDS efforts.
This week, I had the honor of traveling to Malawi to visit with Government of the Republic of Malawi officials and civil society members and observe programs supported by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). I also attended the Third Southern Africa Regional Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria with Professor Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund.
The progress I observed on my visit was very encouraging.
With support from PEPFAR and the Global Fund, Malawi has provided life-saving antiretroviral therapy to over 170,000 Malawians, and supported HIV counseling and testing services for over 300,000 pregnant women. Additionally, the number of centers providing HIV/AIDS services in Malawi has increased from only nine in 2004 to 300 this year. The country is continually increasing access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in areas in need of services.
On Tuesday, I had the privilege of joining United States Ambassador to Malawi Peter W. Bodde at the dedication of the new HIV and AIDS Department of the Malawian Ministry of Health. The state-of-the-art building, which will strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment efforts, was supported by the United States Government in response to a request from the Ministry. This building will house the national data repository, which will allow national data collected from all districts to be collected and analyzed in a timely manner and to produce information that will guide data-driven national health policy development. The facility is a product of the growing partnership between our two countries, embodied by the Partnership Framework that we entered into earlier this year.
Prof. Kazatchkine and I also met jointly with Government officials and visited programs jointly supported by the Government, PEPFAR, the Global Fund, and other partners. The Global Fund is a critical funding vehicle in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and the U.S. Government is committed to continuing to work through the Global Fund and U.S. bilateral programs to support the people of Malawi in defeating this disease.
As I said at the Global Fund Regional Meeting, PEPFAR is working with Malawi and other countries around the world to transition their HIV/AIDS response from an emergency response to a sustainable one. The Global Fund will be a key ally in Malawi, as it is in the other countries where we are working, during this transition. Prof. Kazatchkine and I are committed to continuing to coordinate PEPFAR and Global Fund activities to ensure that resources are used efficiently and effectively. To date, our two programs have supported countries as they placed more than 3.7 million people on antiretroviral treatment and delivered prevention interventions to millions more.
Additionally, we will work together to develop and support country-level leadership, scale up proven HIV/AIDS interventions, strengthen health systems, and expand the integration of HIV/AIDS programs through linkages with other activities supported by the U.S. Government and other partners.
It is clear after my time in Malawi that the country is in a position to make large strides towards defeating their epidemic. The Malawian Government's leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS is a real example for others in the region. The U.S. Government looks forward to the accomplishments that our continuing partnerships with Malawi, the Global Fund and other global partners will make in the coming years.
Denis in Malawi writes:
Your assesment of the HIV/AIDS situation in Malawi and the support the U.S. government and PEPFAR and the Global Fund in particular gives us a lot of hope.
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Mabvuto in Denmark writes:
Mr. Ambassador, I would have loved to cover your visit to Malawi but unfortunately I'm in Copenhagen covering the world summit. But thanks for your blog which the U.S. public affairs has made available to us for us to make comments and maybe stimulate debate. Its true PEPFAR has done so much for my country in terms of putting more people on free treatment and fighting other disease. But I fear the day when the U.S. and other major donors will pull out. What will happen, Mr. Abassodor to thousands that have become so dependant on US funds for them to live longer? I wanted to ask how you are working in making our governments to priotise on fighting disease not only in Malawi but other countries on the continet because the truth, Mr ambassador, is that our governments spend millions of dollars on improving their personal well-being-fancy cars, luxury travel at the expense of the poor. How can the U.S. and other donor nations help change the mindset of our governments? I feel its time the U.S. led other nations in making poor nations accountable to their people and spend more on health. I want to see the day my paliament would spend months discussing how to fight disease and fund the fight. Thank you for visiting my country to see first hand what can be done to change people's lives.
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Thank you U.S. and PEPFAR!
One of the countless inspirational stories is that of a woman Ruth Nkuya.
When her husband wanted to have a second child, Ruth insisted on being tested for HIV first. Ruth, who lives in Malawi, discovered that she was HIV-positive when her only daughter was five years old in 1996. Her husband was two weeks from starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) when he died in 1993. Now a secretary for the National Association for People Living with AIDS, Ruth looks out at the flame trees in Lilongwe's City Centre and her face breaks into a smile as she thinks of the ART she receives through Lighthouse Trust, an organization supported by the U.S. Government. "Since I started antiretroviral treatment, my CD4 count has gone from 308 to 900. I am able to work now and take care of my daughter,†she says. .


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Topic: Remove date with cwday?
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cwday just returns an integer for the day of the week starting on Monday. So if the Date object is today (wednesday) cwday will return 3. You can use this to determine if a given day falls on a weekend:
if Date.today.cwday > 5
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Thanks, I think the validation method is my best bet. I appriciate the help.
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Yikes, my Poll idea yesterday did not get a very good approval rating based on the vote distribution. If today's does not do any better, I may get fired...but that would imply that I actually got paid to do this.
Whew...it is Friday...gimme massive quantities of TEA. I hope everyone will join me in many cups of TEA. So, welcome once again to TeaDay, where all are welcome. Please get a cup of tea, and come share what is in your cup...or was. Stop by often and give us updates. Of course, make sure you see what everyone else is sipping as well...almost as fun as drinking tea.
Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic is about getting to know each other a little bit more...hey, it is Friday, have some tea and share with us. More TeaPolls starting tomorrow.
Do you have a pet or pets...any with Tea Names??? Please share whatever you feel comfortable sharing with us.
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Lair Road to close next week
FAIRMONT – The new and improved Lair Road bridge is about 90 percent complete, but the toughest part of the project – at least from the public's viewpoint – is yet to come.
Greg Mitchell of engineering firm Bolton & Menk gave a project update to the City Council on Monday.
Lair Road will close April 2 and remain closed until June 28, the project's due date. Contractors had previously announced the road closure would happen on Feb. 25, but then postponed it. Also closing around mid-May will be the intersection of Lair Road and Shoreacres Drive. Again, the intersection will not open until June 28.
The street work will limit access to the Channel Inn, which is located at the intersection. When the project is complete, the establishment will have a new parking lot and landscaping, courtesy of the city.
Work on the bridge has been slowed by the cold weather, Mitchell said, but construction is still on schedule. Remaining details include adding a railing, street lights and a sidewalk under the bridge, plus surface treatment and painting.
The project includes much more than the bridge. Lair Road itself will be altered to make a gentle arc that will start just west of the Shoreacres intersection. The alterations to the road are to accommodate the new bridge, which is situated just north of the existing bridge, which has yet to be demolished.
Due to the improved design of the bridge, there will be no stop signs on it, as traffic is currently accustomed to. Instead, the intersection of Lair and Shoreacres will have a three-way stop.
The channel that runs under the bridge also has seen considerable improvements. The width of the waterway between Budd and Hall lakes has been doubled, now spanning about 40 feet, enough to allow two boats to pass. The channel is deeper too, with a consistent depth of 5 feet. The passage will have gabion walls on each side, which will in essence square off the channel, making it safer for boat traffic.
On Monday, the City Council approved a change order of $129,000 to repair the existing gabion wall on the west side of the channel. Problems with the wall were noticed when the water flow was blocked in order to construct the gabion wall on the east side of the channel. The money will come from the city's lake restoration funds. Utility customers are charged a nominal monthly fee for lake restoration, which has added up to $1.3 million. About $750,000 from the fund is already going into the improvements to the Lair Road channel and the channel that runs under Woodland Avenue.
Mitchell anticipates the Lair Road channel will be completed by May 10, in time for the fishing opener.


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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Boeing Continues 747-8 Improvements Through Avionics, Engine Upgrades
Boeing began flight testing a new package of upgrades to the engines and avionics of one of its flagship aircraft this week, the 747-8 Intercontinental. The Performance Improvement Package (PIP), includes enhancements to the large passenger aircraft's GE-2nx engines and Flight Management Computer (FMC), continuing a string of upgrades that Boeing has installed over the past two years to improve fuel efficiency.
(Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8I. Photo: Boeing.)
Since delivering the first 747-8 freighter to launch customer Cargolux in 2011, Boeing has introduced several improvements to the aircraft, including an update to the Rockwell Collins-supplied Integrated Display System (IDS) in February which enabled the Airport Moving Map and improved display messages for hydraulics and flight controls.
On Tuesday, a team of Boeing test pilots performed a four-hour flight test from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., to evaluate the new engine and FMC improvements. The flight tests occurred after extensive lab testing of the FMC upgrades.
"It was a great flight and the engines performed as expected. This is an important milestone for the flight test program," said Boeing Test and Evaluation Captain Kirk Vining, who operated the flight test with 747 Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein.
Improvements included in the new PIP will add quiet climb capability to the flight management system, giving the 747-8's FMC automation control over engine thrust. The new upgrade also adds Optimal Wind Trade Step and Required Navigation Performance capabilities to the FMC.
(747-8 Flight Deck. Photo: Boeing.)
The FMC upgrades are primarily software changes, and will also be available for Boeing 747-400 operators.
"The latest version of the Flight Management Computer (FMC) software will give our customers greater capabilities such as quiet climb, Optimal Wind Trade Step and Required Navigation Performance, allowing them to operate at maximum efficiency in today's modern Air Traffic Control (ATC) environment," said Joanna Pickup, a spokesperson for Boeing's 747 program.
Boeing estimates that the new avionics and engine upgrades will lead to a savings of up to $1 million annually on fuel costs for airlines operating the 747-8. Certification testing of the upgrade package is continuing in collaboration with Honeywell, the company that supplies the FMC for the 747-8.
The new PIP is expected to enter into service later this year, with first delivery scheduled for 2014. It will be standard on new production 747-8 passenger and freighter airplanes after certification is complete.
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Putting dough in the fridge is a technique used to slow down the yeast and let the lactobacilli slowly ferment the dough.
Hey Peter thanks for your extensive reply...the flour I brought back from Boston was Bel Aria...it was superb! Claro's is in southern California about 500 miles away...too far for even pizza dough...but I have been in touch with Ital's Foods (not open to the public)and I hope to work something out with one of their customers for the large 25lb bag...I will let you all know what they have to offer...I have found 00 through mail order, but I am hoping to avoid those very high freight charges...Peter, you seem to be the guru here...keep up the good work...Russ
Sedagive,The King Arthur 00 flour is not an Italian flour but rather a domestic clone of the 00 flour, with 8.5% protein. I have tried the KA clone but I don't think it compares well with the imported 00 flours, and certainly not with the Caputo 00 flour. It's protein content is lower than any real 00 flour I am aware of. Peter
Hey Marco,The enzymes though come from the yeast and lactobacilli.


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The day it starts (week from Thurs) is the day I move. Which means I had to pass on tickets. Which sucks, because the Open is my favorite tournament, and it won't be just 3-4 hours away for a long time.
Good news is ... cable guys come to set my TV up that day, so I'll have all 4 days off and have it on from 8-6 every day. Unlike the Masters, NBC and the USGA beat you over the head with the TV coverage for the Open.


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Avner Dorman's Compositions : Percussive FairytalesPosted by Ilona Oltuski in Contemporary Classical, tags: Alon Goldstein, Andrew Cyr, Avner Dorman, IPO, Joshua Redman, Martin Grubinger, Zeev Dorman, Zubin Mehta
Avner Dorman's Compositions: Percussive Fairytales
On an unusually warm day in September, I am sitting down with Israel-born composer, Avner Dorman, at New York's Bryant Park "Pain Quotidien" café. Before long, I am privy to a sneak preview of his freshly finished score for his latest composition, "Azerbaijani Dance".
Based on a piano piece of the same name, Dorman's latest composition will have its world premiere this October, with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta in Tel Aviv. This event will also ignite a season celebrating the legendary Maestro's upcoming 50thAnniversary of his conducting debut.
Dorman tells me about his father, Zeev, a long-time bassoonist with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra.
"At first, my father was concerned about me wanting to follow in his path as a professional musician. And then later, it also became somewhat of a peculiar situation that my father had a post with the Philharmonic Orchestra, and I was a composer. I had to prove my independence. Thankfully, it was only after the time I graduated from the music academy, that my father went on to become the head of the school. If this would have happened during my student years, it would have been really awkward".
Avner's father had also been conducting the Israeli Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, a talent forge for future IPO musicians which had been merged in 2005 with the Academy, establishing the new Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at the Tel Aviv University.
He also tells me about his grandmother, who had left Berlin/Germany on the last youth train, saving her from deportation to a concentration camp. His grandfather had left his native Leipzig, in the early days of the Zionist movement.
Growing up with his parents in Ramat HaSharon just outside of Tel Aviv, young Avner was influenced by the many different cultures around him.
"There is also some Ukrainian and Jewish Sephardic cultural heritage in my family's background", he says. "I think, I did get some of my darker looks from that". And then we both marvel about the widely dispersed Jewish people and their ability to absorb all different kinds of cultures.
One of the most exciting aspects of this ability to blend into different cultural environments is the creative manifestation of this process. In Dorman's case, the diversity he grew up with reaches right into his musical oeuvre where influences from different composers and genres – from Bach to Bartok and from jazz to Middle Eastern works – reverberate. The 2006 three-piano sonatas recording by Naxos, featuring pianist Eliran Avni, already entail the wide stylistic range, yet his highly original and individual concept. Read the rest of this entry »
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Learning on the Run
Changing education, one mile at a time
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When struggling with complex questions, we runners often find that getting out for a run allows us to see things more clearly. But is there an educational opportunity to connect exercise with our ability to learn? This is the question that ultrarunner Ray Zahab, 44, of Chelsea, California, contemplated during his 111-day, 7,500-kilometer run across the Sahara Desert in 2007.
After barely finishing high school, Zahab dropped out of college and never thought much of academia until his run in the Sahara, when he found himself curious about the history and geography of the vast desert. Engaging with the land through a tactile adventure made these textbook subjects come alive. "This whole new world unfolded right before my eyes," says Zahab.
He wanted to share this newfound enthusiasm with kids who, much like himself when he was growing up, were left uninspired by traditional teaching methods. Zahab and co-founder Bob Cox, a fellow runner who shared his vision, started impossible2Possible (i2P), an adventure-based educational nonprofit.
The idea was to take small groups of young adults—"Youth Ambassadors"—on multi-day running adventures merged with a specific course study designed by field experts and educators in partnership with Simon Frasier University. Throughout the expedition, the Youth Ambassadors would be tasked with relaying the day's adventures to schools across the country via live webcasts. Free for those accepted into it, the program is funded by donations from Zahab's own athletic sponsorships and partnerships.
Last May, I joined the i2P team for their "Utah: Running Through Time" expedition traveling through the majestic Grand Escalante Staircase, a treasure chest of geological history. Using nature as a virtual time machine, the eight-day, 158-mile run would cover 255 million years of paleontology and geology in the region.


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Looking at former Ducks in the playoffsApril 18th, 2012, 12:25 pm by Eric Stephens, Staff writer
The transactions of hockey cause a lot of familiar players to spread like the wind every offseason. Few teams have contributed more alumni to the playoff cause than the Ducks, who missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons but still have an imprint on the chase for the Cup.
Here's a look at the most prominent former Ducks who still can be seen this postseason (and, thanks to NBC and the NHL Network, every game can be seen live for the first time).
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Debates of Feb. 13th, 2013
House of Commons Hansard #210 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was regulation.
- Question Period
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- Poverty
- Literacy
- Parliamentary Budget Officer
- Young Scientist Award
- Winter Special Olympics
- Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
- Heart Month
- Aylmer Food Centre
- Calgary Olympic Games
- Abortion
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- International Co-operation
- Government of Canada
- Democratic Reform
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Ethics
- Aboriginal Affairs
- National Defence
- Ethics
- Canada Elections Act
- National Defence
- Finance
- Government Services
- Public Safety
- Taxation
- Sport
- Employment Insurance
- The Economy
- Veterans Affairs
- Canadian Wheat Board
- Abortion
- Foreign Affairs
- Public Safety
- Presence in Gallery
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- Foreign Affairs
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Motions for Papers
- Combating Terrorism Act
- Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act
- Transboundary Waters Protection Act
- Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act
- The Environment
Government Services
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Lise St-Denis Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC
Mr. Speaker, Canadians are aware of the government's cuts to the federal public service.
Many have legitimate questions about access to government services.
Given the reduced number of public servants who can answer Canadians' questions in person now, does the government have any plans to divvy up its workforce across the regions to help people who do not have a computer or access to computer services?
Government Services
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Parry Sound—Muskoka
Tony Clement President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
Mr. Speaker, the 2012 economic action plan is our plan for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.
It is a plan for dealing with unemployment and creating more jobs in every region of the country.
We support this plan for Canadians, and every member of the House will support it if they want the same thing.
Public Safety
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Randall Garrison Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to continue talking about jobs because the Conservatives are allowing the police officer recruitment fund to run dry. The result is that police forces across the country are facing the prospect of laying off front-line officers. Street gang units in Quebec, for example, have made an important dent in organized crime, but the Conservatives are refusing to renew their funding.
How is that supposed to make our streets safer, especially when these squads have proven to be so important and effective?
Public Safety
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, I find it interesting that the member's party opposed that fund when we first proposed it.
Policing is a provincial and municipal matter. We will continue to work with the police to give them the tools they need in order to fight crime in their jurisdictions.
I might remind that member that when he was a member of the municipal council he talked about slashing $2 million from the budget of Esquimalt for the police directly.
Public Safety
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Rosane Doré Lefebvre Alfred-Pellan, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives absolutely do not understand Quebec's reality, but that is nothing new.
However, that should not stop them from funding successful initiatives to fight organized crime and street gangs.
Joint forces are important in ensuring a safe environment for my constituents, but federal funding for those forces is expiring and, unfortunately, there is no expiry date for street gangs and the Mafia.
Will the Minister of Public Safety work with Quebec to find ways of funding these joint forces?
Public Safety
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Vic Toews Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, I find it very interesting, coming from those members, that they keep saying let us pay more for police, but when the police actually catch the criminals, they say let them out onto the street. It is a lot like trying to move water with a sieve. That is the criminal philosophy of the NDP.
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Murray Rankin Victoria, BC
Mr. Speaker, yesterday the OECD revealed that many multinationals were using dubious strategies to pay less than 5% in tax.
Small businesses, on the other hand, have to pay tax of up to 30%.
Several OECD countries are taking this situation seriously and have conducted studies to determine how much money is being lost through tax evasion.
Why has the Minister of National Revenue not conducted any such studies?
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Gail Shea Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Speaker, we do aggressively pursue all the information we receive. It is an issue we do take very seriously. That is why our government has increased the number of CRA experts on this file by roughly 40% since the last year of the Liberal government.
Since 2006, we have audited thousands of cases and identified more than $4.5 billion in unpaid tax through our efforts in aggressive international tax planning. This is compared to just $174 million in the final year of the Liberals.
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Murray Rankin Victoria, BC
Mr. Speaker, Conservatives are quick to brag, but they are letting billions more go uncollected while they stand and congratulate themselves.
As yesterday's report by the OECD makes clear, unethical tax avoidance by multinational businesses is a serious problem and it is getting worse. The U.K., the U.S. and Australia are all taking action. They have studied the issue. They have developed estimates of just how much money they are losing.
Why will the Conservatives not get serious and do the same?
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Gail Shea Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Speaker, we are very serious about this issue, and thanks to the efforts of this government Canada is now party to over 100 tax agreements, work that the OECD recently has praised. However, if the member opposite insists on comparisons, he should know that since 2006, Canada has obtained roughly twice the number of convictions for international tax evasion. We are tackling this problem.
Oral Questions
February 13th, 2013 / 2:45 p.m.
Dan Albas Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Mr. Speaker, the sport of amateur wrestling has a rich Olympic tradition that thrives here in Canada thanks to medal-winning performances by the likes of Daniel Igali and female medallists Carol Huynh and Tonya Verbeek.
Don Ryan, the president of Wrestling Canada, and many others around the world, were surprised to hear that the IOC has announced that wrestling will not be included on the list of core sports for the 2020 Olympics. Athletes and fans from across the sport world have spoken out against this decision.
Will the Minister of State for Sport update the government's stance on this decision?
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Bal Gosal Minister of State (Sport)
Mr. Speaker, many people were shocked by this decision, including Wrestling Canada's president Don Ryan, who was "deeply surprised by the recent recommendation". The Canadian Olympic Committee says it is disappointing to potentially lose this important sport from the Canadian Olympic games roster in 2020, and Olympic medallist Carol Huynh says it is hard to think of the Olympic games without wrestling.
It is regrettable and disappointing to potentially lose this important sport from the Olympic program in 2020. However, our government will continue to support our wrestlers through our record level funding to amateur athletics as they prepare for the important upcoming events.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Anne-Marie Day Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
Mr. Speaker, thanks to the Minister of Veterans' Affairs, we now know that the Conservatives' employment insurance reform was not based on any impact studies. Since they did not do their homework, we will give them some figures. This is called science.
In Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, 101,000 workers will be affected, 56,836 of whom have unstable employment status or work in seasonal industries. Tourism, retail, forestry and several other sectors will be affected.
The minister has impact studies on her reform. Can she table them in this House?
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Diane Finley Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
Mr. Speaker, research always has to be done when we consider making changes to any system. It is true that we conducted analyses, including analyses on the worker shortage and employers' need for temporary foreign workers.
What we are trying to do is help Canadians get back to work. However, if there is no work, employment insurance will be there for them.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:50 p.m.
Sana Hassainia Verchères—Les Patriotes, QC
Mr. Speaker, the only study the minister has is the study on the quotas for cuts she is imposing on her department.
Workers looking for jobs will have to leave the local businesses in Verchères—Les Patriotes and clog up the road system going to jobs that pay 30% less in Montreal. Productivity will drop at local businesses as invaluable expertise leaves.
Why does the minister want to weaken local businesses?


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About the Author: Irene Marr serves in the Office of Global Women's Issues.
At last week's launch of the GSMA mWomen Program, a project initiated by the GSMA Development Fund, Secretary Clinton announced U.S. support for building public-private partnerships to advance mobile technology for women in the developing world and to close the global gender gap that prevents hundreds of millions of women from gaining access to this technology. The event was enlightening, inspiring, and energizing. The GSMA mWomen Program aims to halve, in three years, the number of women who have been left on the sidelines of the "mobile revolution." The Secretary put a needed and welcome spotlight on the potential of mobile technology as a powerful tool for lifting women out of poverty, unleashing their talent, and creating networks of empowerment. As she said, "...We're called to close the mobile gender gap because of our commitment to fairness and because of our commitment to progress…. Investing in women's progress is the most direct and effective way to invest in progress economically and socially globally."
The State Department and USAID have already begun to integrate mobile initiatives into development assistance. A cell phone, observed the Secretary, is "not just a device, it is a door to greater education and information." From programs that teach English and literacy via cell phones, to a mobile and financial inclusion conference in Kenya, to the early stages of establishing a mobile justice project in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a means to address the crisis of sexual violence against women in that country, innovation is the name of the game.
Joining the Secretary at the mWomen launch were former British First Lady Cherie Blair, Rob Conway, CEO of GSMA, and Reema Nanavaty and Kapilaben Vankar from the Self-Employed Women Association (SEWA) in India. Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, introduced Secretary Clinton and also moderated a panel of experts that included Mary McDowell, CEO of Nokia; Molly Melching, the Executive Director of Tostan in Senegal; Karim Khoja, CEO of the Afghan mobile operator Roshan, and Alec Ross, the Secretary's Senior Advisor for Innovation.
The one who stole the show, however, was Ms. Kapilaben Vankar, with her compelling personal story about the transformative impact of going mobile. A lily farmer from a village in Gujarat, Ms. Vankar said she had never even seen a cell phone until a few years ago. Once she was faced with the sole responsibility of supporting her family after the death of her husband, however, she took a chance on investing in a mobile phone and it transformed her life. Whereas she had previously operated in isolation and had to work ten times harder because of it -- picking the flowers, finding markets to sell them, getting prices, and taking orders -- once she had the mobile phone, she was connected with a network of new markets, contacts, and information. It enabled her to streamline her workload and it was the ticket to increasing her productivity and competitiveness. With a simple phone, she unleashed her entrepreneurial talents. Ms. Vankar used the time and income she saved to diversify and start a new business -- this time, using the mobile phone to source food grains from other small farmers and sell to her "sisters" in the village. She is emblematic of so many others who are seizing the opportunities opened by mobile technology.
Throughout the mWomen event, it became clear that ignoring the mobile gender gap represents a lost opportunity. The benefits of increasing women's access to mobile technology cut across all sectors, including health, education, entrepreneurship, and finance. Cherie Blair said her foundation was drawn to the effort to close the mobile technology gender gap though the "shared instinct that too many women were missing out on opportunities that mobile phones provided." Through her foundation, she has committed to implementing a program for 100,000 women entrepreneurs over four years with integrated business development support, including access to mobile technology and value-added services to enhance women's micro and small businesses.
As GSMA CEO Rob Conway noted, mobile is "the great leveler of access and enabler of opportunities." It can be a tool to support women's political activism and civic participation by enabling women to organize, build networks, and advocate for change. In addition to providing a platform for information to improve maternal and women's health, it is a source of security for women and can help stop or prevent violence. The technology is also empowering women in the areas of food security, climate change, and disaster response. It helps female farmers access "just-in-time information" to find out about shifts in crop and weather patterns caused by climate change and natural disaster. By offering more women the "freedom to connect" through mobile technology, the benefits and opportunities made possible through innovation will grow exponentially.
Augustin in France writes:
I have some suggestion to do about this situation and before the future elections coming!
Simona M. in Serbia writes:
I agree!Excellent movement of mobile tehnology use in that field women stuff urban social network interactive constructive impact!(How can I make a valid access in village Serbia area:services for micro&small; buisinesses&human; resorce humanitary org.out of range Serbian Government,while the candidade is interny characteristick not public,by the way)?


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