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Former C.W. Jefferys school officials face charges
Last Updated: Monday, January 7, 2008 | 9:01 AM ET
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Toronto Police have charged the former principal and two vice-principals at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate with failing to report an alleged sexual assault on a female student, sources have told CBC News.
The school officials, who are on home leave, are facing charges under the Ontario Child and Family Services Act for failing to report the alleged assault.
Police have already charged six males with gang sexual assault, forcible confinement and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence in connection with the incident in which a female student was allegedly sexually assaulted in October 2006.
School officials are required to report this kind of incident to police or the Children's Aid Society.
Information concerning the alleged sexual assault surfaced during the course of an internal investigation following the shooting death of 15-year-old Jordan Manners.
I'm so steamed about this, I always told me daughter to go to a teacher (pre cell phone) if in trouble.
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I think the relevant law is par. 72(1) of the Act:
quote:If a person, including a person who performs professional or official duties with respect to children, has reasonable grounds to suspect one of the following, the person shall forthwith report the suspicion and the information on which it is based to a society:
and the sex abuse paragraphs: You must report, as above, where
3. The child has been sexually molested or sexually exploited, by the person having charge of the child or by another person where the person having charge of the child knows or should know of the possibility of sexual molestation or sexual exploitation and fails to protect the child.
So, unless the principal, etc suspected that the effective PARENT ("person having charge of the child", above, FAILS TO PROTECT THE CHILD from sexual molestation, then there is no duty to report.
I think the intention of the section is to have principals report on parents who let another parent or lover abuse a child. I doubt it is meant to turn principals into roving police officers, required to report any rumoured sexual abuse among students.
quote:Originally posted by oldgoat:
I just finished reading the legislation and see their point, however, during the school day they were the people in charge of the child, and the child was in need of protection under the law as a result of their (the administrators) failure to protect. Both the principal and the VP's were aware of the issue, and it is alleged they did nothing. They had a duty to report eachother.
I think there is way too much tolerance by staff of sexual harassment and assault among students. I am glad they are being charged and this issue is being clarified.
I am talking about the arrangements between campus authorities and police forces that allow high school/university campuses to be treated as off-limits for police intervention in cases of sexual assault.
It is my understanding that most schools have sexual assault intervention "protocols", engineered to protect the institution's reputation. Under the pretense of protecting victims or of ensuring more humane or even effective intervention and support of victims, university authorities often obtain from municipal authorities that police officers defer to internal "resources" for "dealing with" sexual assaults.
As a result, date/fraternity rapists are sometimes chided but rarely prosecuted. In effet, this is tantamount to cover-ups and decriminalization.
Has this been discussed on Babble before? Can someone provide significant data about this pattern? For instance, is the funding of sexual assault crisis centres dependent on going along with this diversion process and have some feminists tried to fight it?
[ 08 January 2008: Message edited by: martin dufresne ]
(ETA: Sorry oldgoat, I see that you have already made this point.)
Also, if the teachers and principal know or ought to know of this taking place at the school, and they fail to report it to the parent or guardian and police, would that not expose the staff and the school board to the possibility of a civil suit?
[ 09 January 2008: Message edited by: triciamarie ]
quote:Originally posted by jeff house:I think this is probably correct.
I think the intention of the section is to have principals report on parents who let another parent or lover abuse a child. I doubt it is meant to turn principals into roving police officers, required to report any rumoured sexual abuse among students.
According to a footnote in this 1999 article in the Health Law Journal (.pdf), a "person having charge" of the child does not have to be a parent. Presumably it could be a teacher or a principal.
Also, it appears that the obligation to report has been held to apply only to cases of suspected abuse by a "person in charge". I don't know if that has changed since 1999, either through judicial interpretation or statutory amendment.
quote:Under this broad language, a day care worker was found to be a "person having charge of the child," respecting whom a report of abuse should have been made: R. v. Kates, [1987] O.J. No. 2032 (Dist. Ct.), Gotlib D.C.J, paras. 28-31; rev'g [1986] O.J. No. 2185 (Prov. Div.), Fisher Prov. J. Even under the broad Ontario language, the reporting obligation is not engaged where an allegation of sexual assault relates to a perpetrator who does not have "charge" of the child: R. v. Rahalkar, [1995] O.J. No. 653 (Gen. Div.), Abbey J. (an uncle); R. v. Stachula, [1984] O.J. No. 685 (Prov. Ct. Fam. Div.), Main Prov. Ct. J. (a brother).
In this section,
"abuse" means a state or condition of being physically harmed, sexually molested or sexually exploited.
(2)No person having charge of a child shall,
(a) inflict abuse on the child; or
(b) by failing to care and provide for or supervise and protect the child adequately,
(i) permit the child to suffer abuse.
So the teacher and principal have a duty to protect the student.
Note, by the way, that the duty to report "applies to every person who performs professional or official duties with respect to children including,
(a) a health care professional, including a physician, nurse, dentist, pharmacist and psychologist;
(b) a teacher, school principal, social worker, family counsellor, operator or employee of a day nursery and youth and recreation worker;
(b.1) a religious official, including a priest, a rabbi and a member of the clergy;
(b.2) a mediator and an arbitrator;
(c) a peace officer and a coroner;
(d) a solicitor; and
(e) a service provider and an employee of a service provider."
"service provider" means,
(a) the Minister,
(b) an approved agency,
(c) a society,
(d) a licensee, or
(e) a person who provides an approved service or provides a service purchased by the Minister or an approved agency.
"Service" means,
(a) a child development service,
(b) a child treatment service,
(c) a child welfare service,
(d) a community support service, or
(e) a youth justice service; ("service")
That's a lot of whistle blowers who have to report each other. As it should be.
quote:Originally posted by Michelle:But the passage you quoted doesn't contradict the idea that, unless the abuser himself is a person having charge of a child, the obligation to report the abuse to the CAS or police is not "engaged".
Doesn't sound like it to me...
quote:Since Jan. 13, 2006, the panel says it found 177 violent incidents in schools across the district — they include gun incidents, robberies and sexual assaults. The panel found there were guns in select schools across the city "in non-trivial numbers."
At Westview Centennial secondary school near the corner of Jane and Finch, the panel found that one of every three female students said they have been the victim of sexual harassment at their school over past two years. Almost 30 per cent of female students at the school said they had experienced unwanted sexual contact over that period of time.
Twenty-nine female students said they had been victims of major sexual assault at the school.
At C.W. Jefferys, almost 20 per cent of female students said they had been the victims of sexual assault, the report said.
quote:One of the most shocking side effects of the panel's investigation over the past few months was the discovery of the alleged sexual assault of a female Muslim student at C.W. Jefferys. The final report sheds more light on the incident, which took place in October, 2006.
According to the report, several students approached a female teacher to report that a Muslim girl had been sexually assaulted in the second-floor boys washroom by a group of boys.
"The students came forward because they were concerned that the boys involved were targeting girls who were unpopular and isolated," the report says.
The female teacher and the students told a vice-principal about the alleged attack, but neither police or her parents were informed, the report says.
As more students heard about what happened, however, the female student was further harassed by other students, although steps were taken to curb abuse, the report says.
The female student was eventually transferred to another school at the request of both her and her father. But no steps were taken to remove the alleged attackers from school, the report says.
The former principal and two vice-principals at C.W. Jefferys have been charged under Ontario's Child and Family Services Act with failing to report an alleged sexual assault on a student, Toronto District School Board education director Gerry Connelly confirmed this week, before the final report's release.
Disgusting lack of spine by those in authority.
In history, there has never been an instance of an intellectually superior progressive society conquering an inferior primitive society.
It is incumbent upon a progressive society to protect vulnerable individuals,not succumb to a culture of victimhood, where the root causes of perpetrators of violence are considered more important than the suffering of the victims.
If progressive types don't have the spine to report assaults,they should be held accountable. They should also have the resources to counter growing anarchy in schools.
Does this violation not trigger the obligation to report? That wouldn't make any sense.
Having said that, I think one of the huge problems we have in protecting kids and other vulnerable people is that managers of both public and private institutions attempt to cover up crimes against such people in effort to protect the institution in which, or under which, the crimes took place.
It's a subtle bit of evil, and if the people charged here turn out to be of that ilk, then I'm happy they are charged. And I will be happy to see them found guilty if the evidence confirms this kind of thing.
But, since the courts are as bad at this kind of evil as any other institution, I will not hold my breath.
The law is a capricious thing, and a stranger to justice.
Good grief.
quote:She has had seven students murdered under her watch in seven years as a Toronto school superintendent, and Phyllis Hill says she would have a lot to say to Julian Falconer about how each horrific young death is complex, and different, and raises unique questions.
But she says she was never asked.
Hill and many others among the board's 24 superintendents said yesterday they did not turn down any invitation to speak with the Falconer task force on school safety, because the panel never specifically asked them – in which case they would have said yes.
"There was no invitation, not even a sort of cattle-call for superintendents to meet with the panel because it seemed they were focusing on that northwest quadrant of the city" where C.W. Jefferys student Jordan Manners was slain last May, Hill said.
quote:Most "would not meet with us," said Falconer, suggesting this may have been part of "a culture of silence" stifling discussion of problems.
Superintendent Michael Smith also said he never got a direct invitation. "I would have been delighted to meet with the panel and I hope the panel knew that," said Smith, whose schools range from Pottery Rd. to Sheppard Ave.
"Why would we turn it down? Our board commissioned the report."
When Falconer was asked last night if Hill and Smith and others were never asked to contribute their views, he replied simply: "No."
He said the superintendents all knew that the panel consultations were going on for six months, "and notwithstanding this knowledge, most disappointingly to the panel, they chose not to meet."
"I assume they have their reasons, but it's simply inconceivable it was because they didn't feel invited."
Has there been a response to this report from the teacher's federation?
I just find it rather quiet on the teacher's side considering the charges laid, the stress of being a teacher and the whole cuts to education over the past 10 years
On the larger issue of the violence in Toronto schools, there may be a place for such a voice. To keep this short, suffice to say that you can't address this issue without addressing countless others. It's an understatement to say it is "complex".
But on the other issue of a student coming forward to complain about a sexual assault or abuse, or harassment, people need to stop thinking of themselves as "teachers" or "union members" or anything other than just a person.
I do not have a glorious occupation. But there was a time, years ago when I had to do periodic quality checks on certain truck components. If they were the wrong size, or certain angles were not correct, they could potentially end up killing members of the public, and/or people who service those components. We know this because faulty components had killed, and maimed before.
There were times when I'd find something wrong, which meant that one of my friends, one of my coworkers, one of my union brothers had screwed up, and were in line for discipline.
To protect the public-- which also includes my friends, co-workers and other union brothers and sisters and their families, I couldn't put the short sighted relationships before that. It never crossed my mind.
I'm not trying to say that what I used to do-- and continue to do-- is some heroic function. It's rather mundane, ordinary, and in the grand scheme of things not terribly important.
But it strikes me that this simple and no brainer kind of ethic must get somehow siphoned out of people's brains when they get a professional degree. Then the priority seems to protect the institution, or their "professional association brothers and sisters". At the public's expense.
And, quite regularly, and without much negative comment, at the expense of the most vulnerable members of our society.
Teachers are blaming parents, which is probably fair enough in most cases. But I hope when it really counts, teachers are teachers second, and people first.
quote: But on the other issue of a student coming forward to complain about a sexual assault or abuse, or harassment, people need to stop thinking of themselves as "teachers" or "union members" or anything other than just a person.
However, a "person" cannot be charged with failure to report anything. A "person" will listen to an allegation, decide whether there is enough to it to do something about it, and then either report, or not report.
As soon as you make it an offence for certain categories of people to fail to do something, it's too late to ask them to react out of pure human kindness.
quote: However, a "person" cannot be charged with failure to report anything.
A woman was just recently sentenced to around seven years for being a witness to on going abuse of another woman, and not reporting it.
I remember back to a trial here in London where a good number of people were charged with premeditated murder, even though they did not directly participate in it. They happened to have been at the table at the bar when those who did commit the murder planed the crime. It was the Baxbaum case, which had some national profile for a time.
Charges were dropped in return for testimony.
But I think, yes, persons can be charged for not reporting something.
And well they should.
And we discussed it here
As for the Bauxbaum case, That was many years ago, and I doubt there'd be links to anything about people in the presence of the planing of the murder being charged. I found one reference to the others charged, but the site it linked to was down.
quote:Originally posted by Tommy_Paine:
... managers of both public and private institutions attempt to cover up crimes against such people in effort to protect the institution in which, or under which, the crimes took place.
It's a subtle bit of evil,
So true!
In so many contexts, efforts are geared only to preserving the status quo institutions, the 'public good' is not the purpose. Almost any employee of any institution, public or private, can tell you that.
I think this says we have lost our way in our 'democracy'. It has ceased to evolve.
quote:Originally posted by jeff house:
However, a "person" cannot be charged with failure to report anything. A "person" will listen to an allegation, decide whether there is enough to it to do something about it, and then either report, or not report.
As soon as you make it an offence for certain categories of people to fail to do something, it's too late to ask them to react out of pure human kindness.
True enough. The expectation of "pure human kindness" is folly. People will react out of duty and compulsion - like food and paycheques - however. I'm all for semi-objective measures in this sort of case: If you hear about it, report it. Full stop. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200 dollars (until the next pay period, of course...) We need to operate based on imaginings of the worst possible scenario and not hope for a sliver of intelligence and conscience out of pack animals concerned for the welfare of the pack and their place in it first and foremost. Something we all become in one way or another.


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DJ, there is absolutely no lead in steel. The kind of steel you use, a36, is used for thousands of griddles in diners and restaurants across the U.S. It is perfectly safe to eat off of.You're are very close to reproducing the pizzas of your dreams. Why initiate another learning curve with a ceramic stone?
The vast majority of commercial grade griddles are made from A36 steel
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Freshman Living Learning Communities (LLCs) are designed to help students successfully transition into their first year at Cal Maritime, not only helping them stay in school but giving them an important foundation for their remaining college years.
LLCs bring students together based on their academic majors via their Corps of Cadets companies (Deck, Engine and Maritime Policy and Management). Cadets attend the same core classes, supporting each other inside and outside of the classroom through study groups and academic and social programming from the Residence Hall Officers (RHOs), Living Learning Community Mentors (LLCMs) and staff/faculty partners. Students will live in a socially supportive environment that is academically mindful and have access to dozens of potential study buddies in close quarters. Cadets will have increased accessibility to mentoring, networking and various opportunities that will contribute to their personal and academic growth and success.
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As for the flour, I have used that flour on the one occasion that I made doughs to be cooked in a WFO and it was a very good flour IMHO. Very easy to work with and it made great pies, and as I mentioned, it was the only time I used a "00" flour for making doughs for a WFO bake.


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Debates of May 4th, 2009
House of Commons Hansard #50 of the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was senate.
- Question Period
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- Standing Orders of the House of Commons
- Human Pathogens and Toxins Act
- Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention
- Arts and Culture
- Katyn, Poland
- Aimé Despatis
- Employment Insurance
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
- Helen Graves
- Battle of the Atlantic
- Trait d'Union Community Centre
- Health
- World Press Freedom Day
- Firearms Registry
- Pensions
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Quebec Nordiques
- Halifax Forest Fire
- The Economy
- Employment Insurance
- Foreign Affairs
- Employment Insurance
- Automotive Industry
- The Environment
- Foreign Affairs
- Broadcasting and Telecommunications
- Government Expenditures
- The Environment
- AbitibiBowater
- Business Development Bank of Canada
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- Leader of the Liberal Party
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Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Merv Tweed Brandon—Souris, MB
Mr. Speaker, the recent discovery of H1N1 influenza on a farm in central Alberta has led to many questions regarding the safety of pork in Canada. The answer is simple: Canadian pork is safe and this is not a food safety issue.
The World Health Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health and all scientific experts agree that the H1N1 virus cannot be transmitted via cooked pork.
In fact, the science is so conclusive that the European Union has said that it will keep its borders open to Canadian pork. Following a conversation between our agriculture minister and the U.S. secretary of agriculture, Tom Vilsack, Americans will continue to eat Canadian pork and keep the border open.
I want all Canadians to be assured that the Canadian government is taking every step possible to protect our food supply and Canada's pork industry.
In the meantime, I urge all Canadians to fire up the barbecue, throw on some chops or ribs and enjoy Canadian pork.
World Press Freedom Day
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
David McGuinty Ottawa South, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to remind all my colleagues that yesterday was World Press Freedom Day.
The United Nations has declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day.
We all know what a fundamental cornerstone of our democratic system a free press represents.
Without strong, independent media, our democratic system simply could not work.
Our citizens need to be informed of what is happening in their world. Without this kind of information, they cannot make informed decisions and cannot fully benefit from living in our society.
Whether in matters of public health—as we are seeing right now with the flu crisis—or to inform the public about decisions made by their government on their behalf, information provided by the media allows everyone to make more informed choices.
Let us take this opportunity together to reflect on the vital, no the indispensable, role of the free press in our society.
Firearms Registry
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Jim Abbott Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Mr. Speaker, how can the NDP members say they are standing up for their constituents?
The member for Western Arctic said he would vote against the gun registry because the majority of the residents of the Northwest Territories wanted the registry abolished.
The member for Thunder Bay—Rainy River said, "I am very pleased to tell the House that, for eight years since the turn of the century, my constituents have told me that we need to get rid of the long-gun registry".
The member for Timmins—James Bay said, "It was never set up to deal with the realities of northern Ontario".
The member for Winnipeg Centre said, "I wouldn't want one more penny to go to that gun registry".
Yet, they all voted in favour of the registry. How can members of the NDP say they will vote against something then sit on their hands or oppose it? How can the NDP members say that they are standing up for their constituents?
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Malcolm Allen Welland, ON
Mr. Speaker, the pensioners of AbitibiBowater's Thorold plant need to know that their previous employer will be held accountable for their pension obligations and that AbitibiBowater will not be allowed to cut and run from the workers of Thorold.
The pensioners of Canada, regardless of what industries they have spent a lifetime building, deserve more. Canadian pensioners are mothers, fathers, grandparents, and they ought to be spending the time they banked by the sweat of their brow enjoying their grandkids, spending time at the lake, taking care of loved ones or exploring new parts of the world.
Unfortunately, this is not the case. Pensioners are facing anxiety and sleepless nights because they have no guarantee of financial security. Their financial security is being destroyed and the ripple effect across Canada is being felt in every home.
Companies must be held accountable for their pension obligations. The very foundation of our society depends on it. Without economic security for our pensioners, the system will crumple under the weight of fear and lost hope.
I want pensioners to know that they are not alone, that New Democrats--
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2:10 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The hon. member for Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière.
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2:10 p.m.
Jacques Gourde Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC
Mr. Speaker, tax, tax, tax, that is the mantra of the Liberals, who held a unilingual English love-in in Vancouver. The Liberal leader, who is the father of the carbon tax, still does not want to acknowledge that this tax hurts people. During the most recent general election campaign, Canadians rejected this tax on everything. When I say everything, I mean everything: fruit, vegetables, cereal, goods and public transit.
As he and his party believe and as he is so fond of saying, taxes will have to be increased. Raising taxes is what Liberals do. Punishing Canadians with taxes is what Liberals do. Adding to the tax burden on Canadians is what Liberals do. Keeping quiet and not saying which taxes will go up is what Liberals do. But reducing the tax burden, giving Canadians tax breaks and lowering taxes is what Conservatives do, and we are very proud of that.
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Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Pascal-Pierre Paillé Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the merger of the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League, which made it possible for the Quebec Nordiques to join the NHL. Marcel Aubut, then their legal advisor, handled the merger.
It was 22 years ago, in the fifth game of the quarter final series against the Montreal Canadiens, that Alain Côté scored in the 17th minute of the third period, although the goal was disallowed. The team's coach, Michel Bergeron, also known as "the Little Tiger", protested vehemently. To this day he maintains that it was a goal. This goal will remain etched in the memory of Quebeckers and marked the history of the Nordiques.
During the current playoffs, the hearts and minds of Quebeckers are filled with nostalgia for competition between these two Quebec teams and a desire for the return of the Nordiques. When will the Quebec Nordiques return to the NHL?
Halifax Forest Fire
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Geoff Regan Halifax West, NS
Mr. Speaker, as residents of Purcells Cove and Ferguson's Cove of Halifax deal with the aftermath of last week's devastating forest fire, I would like to express our deep gratitude to everyone who came to the assistance of families who had their lives disrupted or homes destroyed.
Nova Scotians always rally to the aid of their neighbours at difficult times like these and we are proud of the efforts of the brave firefighters, police officers, Red Cross officials and community volunteers who responded.
We were all shocked by the random destruction of the fire and thankful for reports that nobody in the community suffered any serious injury.
I know all members of the House will want to join me in letting everyone touched by this tragedy know our thoughts are with them.
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Statements By Members
May 4th, 2009 / 2:15 p.m.
Andrew Saxton North Vancouver, BC
Mr. Speaker, our government's economic action plan is delivering real results for Canadians.
At this critical time we are reducing taxes on Canadian families, creating jobs, and helping Canadians who are hardest hit by the global recession. That is what Canadians have asked for and that is what we are delivering.
This is in stark contrast to the Liberals. Over the weekend the Liberal Party reaffirmed its commitment to taxing Canadians. The Liberal leader supported the risky carbon tax scheme during his first leadership race and the Liberals have once again adopted a carbon tax policy at their convention.
We also know that they want to increase the GST and they want to end the universal child care benefit. As if that was not enough, the leader of the Liberal Party recently announced that he will have to raise taxes. The Liberal Party is just reaffirming its economic clumsiness.
When will the Liberal leader come clean with Canadians and tell them which taxes he will raise, by how much he will raise them, and who will have to pay these increased taxes.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, employment insurance is not working in this country and there are some key issues that need to be fixed: access, benefit levels, maternity leave, fairness across regions, and the status of the self-employed.
Will the Prime Minister commit to launching an independent examination of these issues and present concrete proposals for reform before the House rises in June?
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, as the leader of the Liberal Party should know, Canada has a very generous system of employment insurance that was, in fact, enhanced in the most recent economic action plan of this government.
I am perplexed by the sudden interest of the Liberal Party in NDP employment insurance policy. I guess the reason to borrow this is to create a diversion from the reaffirmation at the Liberal convention of the carbon tax. It is not any better an idea the second time around.
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Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister believes in magic thinking. He believes that if one repeats a falsehood constantly, it becomes true. It does not. It remains a falsehood.
On employment insurance, there is one problem that can be fixed right now. There are 58 standards of eligibility for EI across the country. That makes eligibility depend on where one lives and that is wrong. Will the Prime Minister commit to an immediate 360 hour national standard of eligibility for employment insurance--
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Order, the right hon. Prime Minister.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Stephen Harper Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, once again, the leader of the Liberal Party will know that that is a long-time policy of the New Democratic Party, not of the Liberal Party.
When we are talking about saying things that are true, I am only quoting the leader of the Liberal Party himself, who has said repeatedly that he wants to raise taxes. I know he is being honest. He is just honestly wrong.
Employment Insurance
Oral Questions
2:15 p.m.
Michael Ignatieff Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, for a prime minister who levied a punitive tax on income trusts, that is really something.
The Prime Minister is in a position to help thousands of unemployed workers who are not currently eligible for employment insurance right now.
Why will he not commit to creating an immediate 360-hour national standard for EI eligibility?


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Well, it's Tuesday again, and you know what that means! IBM Announcements!
Today, IBM announced its latest IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager (TKLM) 2.0 version. Here's a quick recap:
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Centralized and simplified encryption key management through Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager's lifecycle of creation, storage, rotation, and protection of encryption keys and key serving through industry standards. TKLM is available to manage the encryption keys for LTO-4, LTO-5, TS1120 and TS1130 tape drives enabled for encryption, as well as DS8000 and DS5000 disk systems using Full Disk Encryption (FDE) disk drives.
- Partitioning of Access Control for Multitenancy
Access control and partitioning of the key serving functions, including end-to-end authentication of encryption clients and security of exchange of encryption keys, such that groups of devices have different sets of encryption keys with different administrators. This enables [multitenancy] or multilayer security of a shared infrastructure using encryption as an enforcement mechanism for access control. As Information Technology shifts from on-premises to the cloud, multitenancy will become growingly more important.
- Support for KMIP 1.0 Standard
Support for the new key management standard, Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP), released through the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards [OASIS]. This new standard enables encryption key management for a wide variety of devices and endpoints. See the [22-page KMIP whitepaper] for more information.
As much as I like to poke fun at Oracle, with hundreds of their Sun/StorageTek clients switching over to IBM tape solutions every quarter, I have to give them kudos for working cooperatively with IBM to come up with this KMIP standard that we can both support.
- Support for non-IBM devices from Emulex, Brocade and LSI
Support for IBM self-encrypting storage offerings as well as suppliers of IT components which support KMIP, including a number of supported non-IBM devices announced by business partners such as Emulex, Brocade, and LSI. KMIP support permits you to deploy Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager without having to worry about being locked into a proprietary key management solution. If you are a client with multiple "Encryption Key Management" software packages, now is a good time to consolidate onto IBM TKLM.
- Role-based Authorization
Role-based access control for administrators that allows multiple administrators with different roles and permissions to be defined, helping increase the security of sensitive key management operations and better separation of duties. For example, that new-hire college kid might get a read-only authorization level, so that he can generate reports, and pack the right tapes into cardboard boxes. Meanwhile, for that storage admin who has been running the tape operations for the past ten years, she might get full access. The advantage of role-based authorization is that for large organizations, you can assign people to their appropriate roles, and you can designate primary and secondary roles in case one has to provide backup while the other is out of town, for example.
For more details, see the IBM [Announcement Letter].
This week, I'll be in Dallas, Texas. If you are an avid reader located in or near the Dallas area, and want to connect, you know how to reach me.
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OCZ Technology Group this week announced two new families of solid-state drives (SSDs) in 1.8" form-factor designed for those, who plan to upgrade their ultra-slim notebooks or other devices featuring rather rare 1.8" hard disk drives (HDDs).
The San Jose, California-based company, which is mostly known these days for its advanced memory modules and solid-state drives, now offers Vertex 2 and Onyx SSDs in 1.8" form-factors targeting customers seeking for either high performance or low price amid generally increased reliability. There are two 1.8" options that OCZ's customers may choose from:
Both drives are designed for Serial ATA-300 interface and support Trim feature available in Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7 operating systems.
Even though the new drives seem to be quite interesting, their perspectives on the market are not exactly clear. Systems that actually feature 1.8" drives (whether those are SSDs or HDDs) are premium systems by definition that are rarely upgraded due to the fact that they are designed to offer sufficient performance based on their specification. Only time will tell whether there is upgrade market for 1.8" SSDs.
"SSDs provide numerous benefits to mobile users including improved performance and reliability as well as lower power consumption versus traditional hard drives. We are now introducing two new drives that are designed to cater to the entire range of mobile applications including the Vertex2 1.8" which delivers the same performance as our popular 2.5" version in a smaller form factor for customers looking to achieve maximum performance on the go, and the new Onyx 1.8" which is designed for consumers looking for a quality SSD that is aggressively priced," said Alex Mei, chief marketing officer at OCZ Technology.


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For one sculptor, rebuilding his 400-year-old home from Ramle's rubble and ruins just may be his masterpiece. A story of perseverance and hope from USC's Janine Rayford.
Mohammad Darawshe is Arab with an Israeli passport — a Muslim Palestinian citizen of the Jewish state. Like 20 percent of Israel's population, he is, as he puts it, a child of both identities. He brings an unexpected way of seeing inside the Middle Eastern present and future.
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From the BBC, Mohammad Darawshe reads this moving essay from August 2006. He tells the story of innocent Arab-Israeli citizens who were caught between Hezbollah's rockets and Israel's politics during the Lebanese bombings.
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What struck me most about Mr. Darawshe was that he did not even once invoke the "state" or coercive politics as a path to better understanding. He speaks instead of the various social and culturural collectives. As exemplified in his encounter with the Israeli police officers, he describes the need for inserting and communicating human identitiies rather than political polarizations. His refusal to join the Knesset and that of many other influential thinkers of today to become involved in politics is a manifestation of what I would think of as the dawning a new age of post polital discourse.
Again, you've opened another concealed door to human experience that only true curiosity, integrity and love makes possible.
Mohammad Darawshe is a powerful spirit; a prophet. He has been able to shake-off the conventions of black/ white; Arab/Jewish; Israeli/Palistinian; good/evil; right and wrong and a move to a social, spritual and psychic clearing that permits him to see clearly. Put another way, a victim who does not create new victims.
As he spoke, it reminded me so much of the dilemma of African Americans in the United States. Although our history of oppression apartheid is so much longer than 60 years, I could not help but draw parallels to Mr Darawshe's experiences in the state of Israel.
That existential experience of being an outsider/insider; that experience of owing allegience to a nation that: took us from our land; enslaved us in a new land; and granted citizenship and other constitutional rights only grudgingly --- even now.
Dr. King found this clearity of thought and spirit as did prophets before him.
Mohammad Darawshe represents a modern day prophet who has summonded every one of God's gifts to make a safer world for his family and for all living things. We all have much to learn from him.
When I first began listening to the interview with Mohammad Darawshe, a Muslim Palestinian citizen of the Jewish state, I prepared myself for an introspective view of the trials and hurdles facing a multicultural citizen with no clearly defined identity.
What I soon discovered was that this is an individual with incredibly broad insight, the ability to see all sides of both the Arab and Israeli mindset and the foresight to know the direction he must lead his village in order to move beyond the past differences.
Once he saw his dual identity as a Palestinian and an Israeli as an asset, a unique skill, rather than a burden, Mohammad Darawshe knew it was up to him and his village-some of his 6,500 family members- to initiate change. Sending his wife to the University as a married woman with four children was certainly forward thinking, but it paved the way for thirty additional married women with children to follow her lead. Now, despite being a conservative community, Iksal has the highest rates of female education in the Middle East. What an amazing example of positive leadership!
Mohammad Darawshe sees the inhabitants of his village as the bridge to cultural, political, economic and social integration. He acknowledges that there needs to be a solid foundation on both sides of the "bridge" and is working hard towards solidifying that foundation. One of his most important messages is also one of his most simplistic. "Once we realize that everyone is here to stay…that everyone deserves to stay..this is our homeland. We need to learn how to do it together." He goes further to explain the importance of active involvement towards reaching the goals. "If you want to change reality, you need to engage in your reality. You have to get your hands dirty."
It makes perfect sense that a culture which possesses the rich historical and social skills be the obvious leaders in the quest to actively empathize and include both sides to reach for common ground.
After reading Children of Both Identities I realized Mohammad Darawshe could not be in a more difficult situation. Although to him he is just doing his job. Darawshe is trying to help initiate equality to the people of the Middle East. Darawshe believes in time the "cultural bridge" between Israel and Palestine will eventually co-exist. American's take for granted what people of other countries strive so hard to achieve, equality and freedom. I am an American citizen with no strong religious background; however my parents were raised with different religious beliefs. As a part of growing up in America it is our choice and right to believe in whatever we choose, live where you want to live and be who you want to be. Unfortunately, that is not the case in the Middle East. After listening to Mohammad Darawshe's story of being a descendant of Palestine and living in Israel, it helps me to realize even more just how important peace and freedom really are. When Darawshe's sister-in-laws requested him and his family move to America, saying life would be easier, he declined. It just shows Darawshe's dedication and commitment to his country, his family (of 6500) and himself. He raised his four children with very important values, and by him leaving for an "easier" life would be contradicting himself. He (Darawshe) is proving to himself that living with dual identities is not in fact a handicap or a burden, but is in fact proving to be an asset. Darawshe says that he is dealing with the surface of the problem. He is only one person, one person trying to accomplish something tht may take the majority to help with. He is optimistic that this can happen. Women are going to college at staggering numbers. This is a huge accomplishment itself. Darawshe commented in the interview that he asked himself what his purpose or role was and my answer to Darawshe would be that you have exceeded expectationsmany could not. He is clearly the energy behind this driving force.
Listening to the podcast of this show I realized how very little I really know about the middle east. I didn't realize how many Arab people lived in Israel. I guess I have just had my head in the sand. I felt like although Mohameds family has been in Israel for 27 generations he is still viewed as an outsider. This made me feel very sad. He mentioned that his wifes family has suggested moving to America but how can they leaving 6500 family members behind. I feel him in this point. I live in a small town with 90% of my family within a 25 minute drive from me and I couldn't bear to leave the state much less move from my country.
The part of the story that I enjoyed hearing is when he said that after having four kids his wife is now going to university. I love that although it was not the norm his family seemed to start a trend in his community to get woman an education and trained in a profession to help grow their families stronger. I in my naivity didnt' think woman were allowed schooling in the middle east. I thought they were still very much at home and the man lead the household.
This story was a huge eye opener and I am better for hearing it. I feel as though I have so much more to learn and I can learn so much more by investigating more on Israel and the middle east. Sometimes us americans are so self involved we forget there are other cultures in this world.
What a fantastic, riveting, and hopeful show today. I think you (Krista) said that the fact that the conversations are happening, as difficult as they are, is what is inspiring. As a 48 year old American Jew--in many ways more political than religious--I have for years felt saddened by most of the news coming out of that part of the world. Your program today gave me reason for optimism. I would love to have met your guest today and am eager to learn more about the Abraham Initiative. Thank you.
I generally applaud the willingness and desire to tell a difficult and multifaceted story, like the Arab Israeli challenges through the voices of people we aren't always hearing from. Today's decision however, to air the Arab Israeli citizen's viewpoint, on Yom HaShoah, was insensitive and hurtful. As an American Jew, I want to hear a variety of views as we attempt to understand this longstanding conflict. Choosing to air a show such as this - on Holocaust Memorial Day - likely hardens listeners against the message, then makes those who might be receptive to it - like me - against the message. I turned off your show today, b/c I was so offended. Any other day, and I would have been inclined to listed. Please show some sensitivity to our losses, any the losses suffered by many, when thinking about your programming.
Mohammad Darawshe has been able to successfully live, and indeed thrive, in a country where straddling the fence between two rival groups is a daily occurrence. It is absolutely amazing that he lives in the same town with some 6,500 relatives, and that his family has lived there for 27 generations! Having grown up in a town of 2,500 people myself, I can't imagine living amongst and being related to so many people.
I was surprised to learn that 20% of Israel's population is Palestinian. I admit that I am terribly ignorant when it comes to Middle East politics, but after hearing Mr. Darawshe's story, I agree that he has a special set of skills which enable him to express his views to both parties without ruffling feathers and shutting down communication. His vested interest in both the Jewish and Arab communities is necessary to finding common ground.
As a Palestinian citizen of Israel, Mohammad Darawshe has an excellent vantage point of the present situation in Israel. I found the discussion between him and Kristen Tippett regarding some of the ironies of the situation his community faces to be quite insightful. Because of their location, Darawshe's community has been attacked by members of their own ethnicity, as was the case in 2006. It is sad to realize that Arabs living in Israel receive inferior medical treatment as a result of religious conflicts, and yet it is hard to imagine a bridging of this gap in the midst of such a sensitive scenario. I was very impressed by the position and perseverance of Darawshe. He recognizes the complexity of the situation, and yet he does not meet it with a feeling of hopelessness in achieving reconciliation. His determination to play a role in building compromises and finding a middle ground between the Palestinian's and the Israeli's is remarkable. Darawshe realizes that he is in a position of influence as a direct result of his heritage, and he is making the most of that potential to assist in bringing together the people of the Middle East.
I reflected upon the concept
I reflected upon the concept of the heart. Motherhood for me was based on loss, my own loss and the loss that my daughters suffered to be in a new family, and call me mom. So, I have constantly thought about 'heart,' what is in my heart for my daughters, the locks they and I keep on our hearts as a result of loss, and was so struck by the concept that our sons and daughters hold 'a mortgage on our hearts' for life.
I think his divorce metaphor
I think his divorce metaphor was brilliant ... can we at least start admitting this is a divorce (unfortunately), but let the children be saved, let them be the common joining point. I agree that the Arab Israelis / Palestinians living in Israel are forgotten in many ways, but they are so crucial to finding solutions to the conflict. As Mohammad Darwashe says, he speaks Hebrew and Arabic and can sympathize with Israelis and Palestinians. All I can say is thank you for this unique interview. I wish more Israelis and Palestinians can hear his story and learn from his maturity, wisdom, and leadership.


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Local poker pro creates impressive career
NEW ULM – Danielle Andersen, 28, leads a seemingly innocuous life: she's a stay-at-home mom who works a few shifts as registered nurse every month. But, due to her modesty, few people know this New Ulm resident is an international professional poker player who has played with Hollywood stars and been featured on major documentaries about poker. Her hard work in poker has turned into a lucrative career, and her skill has earned her praise as "one of the world's top female online poker players" by top poker players and organizations.
Humble beginnings, surprise success
Andersen said she started playing poker in college when she felt left out of the many games her boyfriend, who later became her husband, would play with friends. She surprise everyone by quickly learning the ropes and surpassing everyone in skill.
A pivotal moment came when her boyfriend encouraged her to try her abilities at online poker. She was initially against it, feeling it was a likely way to waste the $50 investment. She eventually agreed to try on the terms that she would quite forever if she lost the initial funds. But, instead, she proved so skillful that her significant winnings over the course of her career have all gone up from that initial $50.
The turning point in her poker career came when she decide against the career she was pursuing and realized she could make much more online than her $8-per hour shoe store job. With the support of her family, she dropped out of college to pursue a full-time career in poker.
"I wanted to see how far I could go in poker. I wanted to see how far I could push myself and how good I could be," said Andersen.
Later in life, she returned earned a nursing degree to set a good example for her child.
Dream Job
Andersen described her online poker career as a self-employed "dream job" that paid to play the game she loves. She said she got set her own hours, allowing her to schedule her poker around her family's schedule.
Her typical days involved spend the day with her son, with a quick nap mid-day due to her working hours. Later in the evening, she would play several hours of continuous poker on her laptop. The later hours, which often could run from midnight to 4 a.m., took advantage of when the highest density of players were available, allowing her to play as much as five tables at the same time. She ends days by finishing playing and going to sleep. Variations in her routine are based on her schedule with her family. She plays a few more random games during downtime and can take days or weeks off if she feels like it.
Andersen emphasized her preference for the "grind" style poker over highly variable tournament poker is due it being dependant on her hard work and skills. The key to her approach is being skilled enough to guarantee at least a 60 percent win rate. This allows her to statistically pull ahead into profitability over a long enough timeline, even in events as extreme as a month long losing streak.
Andersen said one skill poker players have over most of the public is the ability to not become emotionally attached to either winning or losing money. She said its matter of simply sticking to the raw statistics and letting skill win in the end.
"It's crazy how much money you can lose in the process of making money," said Andersen, "The problem with players that are not professional is they get too attached. They get too upset when they lose money."
She explained this leads to a phenomenon called "tilt." It is the situation when a player becomes too emotionally attached to a loss, leading to sloppy play and further losses.
Andersen made a point of criticizing stereotypes about professional poker players, particularly in movies or television, where they are shown to be "degenerate gamblers" or luck playing a part in their winnings.
"For me, I'm skilled enough that poker is work instead of gambling," said Andersen, "I'm totally against all kinds of luck gambling. I don't like lotto tickets and Blackjack. There's no way for me to make money with them."
She said its the work, skill and respect for statistics that allowed her to have her job. She added that it has helped her make critical thinking decisions, such as the best option to encourage while she is coaching softball.
Black Friday
Andersen's current poker career is radically different due to a day etched in the minds of all online poker players: Black Friday. The date signifies when the U.S. Justice Department unsealed indictment against the top online poker companies on April 15, 2011, seizings their funds and shutting down their sites. The Justice Department accused the companies of violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, bank fraud and money laundering. The resulting complex legal cases lead to debates about online gambling that are unresolved to this day.
But, for the online poker players caught unaware on that day, it was simply logging into the site to find their online funds gone and online poker now illegal in the U.S.
Andersen declined to share how much she lost, but stated it was sizable sum of money. She has still not yet been returned the funds.
"I went to sleep one night with a good job. I woke up without one and my money gone," said Andersen.
Faced with a dramatic and potentially life-changing event, Andersen consulted with her family about whether she should try to continue her career. After a few months, she settled on keeping with her "dream job."
Her routine now involves six weeks at home with her family, then flying to places like Los Angeles for seven to 10 days of continuous poker with up to 10 hours of play each day. The real-life limitations have increased how much work is needed for her to turn a profit. She can only play one table at a time and the hands only go at the speed a human deal them out.
The change has not been entirely negative for her: she gets to travel for work, including to exotic places like Ireland when a poker company sponsors her trip. She has been able to occasionally play against famous people in Los Angeles, such as Don Cheadle, James Woods and Michael Phelps. She joked that famous people tend to play worse at poker because they do not value the money the put into the game.
Future and film
Andersen said her current career is largely a waiting game of online poker's return. She said she believes it will return due to states like Neveda legalizing it and the tax revenues the government could gain from it. She said it would be bizarre for just one popular game to be excluded indefinitely.
When asked about her future if online poker does not return, she said she is unsure.
"It's a lot of work to travel for [my job] at this point. I can't see myself doing that forever. If [online poker] doesn't come back, something will have to give," said Andersen.
Anderson is currently focused on helping to promote the film "Bid Raise Fold," which featured her as one of the subjects. The film originally focused on professional poker player during the online boom, but shifted to include recent events when Black Friday occurred during filming.
Andersen said she is working on organizing a local showing in New Ulm or Mankato, and hopes to make an announcement soon. A trailer is available at www.betraisefoldmovie.com
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Am I correct in thinking that I would only use 180 grams of the mixture of mature active levain, white flour, whole wheat flour and water in the final dough or am I missing something. It doesnt seem correct to have a mixture weighing 500g and only use 180g of it.
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CAW-CEP merger in the works
Two of the country's most prominent unions are quietly holding merger talks in what could become the biggest consolidation in Canadian labour history.
In a response to harder times for organized labour in a tough economy, leaders of the Canadian Auto Workers union and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union revealed Thursday that discussions have started and will probably accelerate during the next few months.
The union leaders themselves are putting it out as a need. It may be splitting hairs to argue whether that is or is not a sign of weakness.
But it would also be fair to see that it is a 'natural evolution' or whatever label you want and blah blah. There is truth to that tendency even if not driven by need.
I see circular to go any further on that question.
I would have thought the Steelworkers would have made more sense, considering their predominant representation of West Coast logging and pulp and paper workers since 2006.
The old Paperworkers and the IWA were not the greatest of friends,.
The CEP has like Steel and the CAW made some effort to organize non-industrial workers. Modest compared to the other two, but of them maybe more comparable to the CAW. Steel strikes me as being more of an entity into itself. But I guess a lot of people would say that about the CAW. I'm inclined to think the latter has more of a different image and politics.
My initial take on this story is that it's not good news as both unions should be able to stand and grow on their own without needing a merger. I'm sure someone will correct me.
I don't know, but I would think that more workers contributing dues to a common union would strengthen them in cases of strike action. A larger strike fund for workers to draw from could come in handy during long and drawn out negotiations withprivate enterprise, and especially when governmnents refuse to step in and mediate. Foreign based supranationals tend to have deeper pockets than groups of workers at any of their given branch plants and more able to outlast them. The multinats like to be bigger and stronger, and I think unions have to start eating their wheaties in kind.
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It would be a shame to see the CEP fall into the CAW's drift to corporatism as revealed by the CAW's behaviour in Port Elgin.
You mean the windmill?
Yes their excuse is that they have already spent too much money - heard that one before by Wal-Mart and others thanks.
So even though it will be set back less distance than current rules allow, will be predominately effecting some of the poorest residents of Port Elgin (since cheap apartments and low income town houses are well within the acoustic boundary- along with some rather modest senior townhouses) and will only have the power going into the grid, not powering the Centre and has steam rollered over the local community it makes a mockery of all the values the CAW says it has stood for over all these years. Why they didn't just put solar on all the buildings and actually net meter their power for the Centre, thus using most of the renewable energy they produced (unlike an industrial wind turbine) is beyond me, but you don't make as much money off your solar investment as you do industrial wind. Given the comments in the paper by the CAW President it is pretty clear it all comes down to money (which I find shocking as I have always held my association with the CAW with great pride) and the community and local residents be damned.
I know it's thread drift, but after reading BA's post, I realize I knew next to nothing about this developing story. Seems a whole lot of folks are very unhappy with the CAW's move, as well as its apparent indifference to local opposition. Is there another side to this story??
Port Elgin CAW turbine meeting packed
Anyway, on the substantive issue of the thread, I have always had a hard time understanding why, in this day and age, workers need more than one union. Unions are no longer organized exclusively on craft lines - that hill was taken over 100 years ago. Nor do they limit themselves to some particular industrial sector. The CAW, the CEP, Steel, Teamsters, and many others are engaged in multiple and overlapping economic sectors. They can't pretend to any special or indispensable expertise. The common interests of workers in different sectors are far more pressing than any technical differences, and in any event, multi-sectorial unionism has long since trumped those specialized interests. The best example is the CSN in Québec, which some think of as a union federation (it's big and broad enough to be one) like the FTQ, but formally speaking it's a single union, with locals in different enterprises and bargaining units.
In short - one union. Yes, there are risks. But it's no worse than the risks involved in having one society. In both cases, democracy and serving the interests of its members will never exist by decree. They must be won and constantly consolidated through active participation and struggle.
I really don't think the "politics" and culture etc. of different unions is any bar to merger, the way it might be with political parties. If anything, it would be the fear of some entrenched bureaucracies of losing their power/privilege. But from the workers' standpoint (and we do count for something...), who needs different unions? One thing I've long noticed is that for most day-to-day issues (workplace problems, working conditions, human rights, health and safety, organizing, etc. etc.), success and satisfaction is more dependent on the dedication of various elected reps than on anything to do with the overall "institution". Of course, some unions have better or worse training and education facilities and commitment; legal services; research departments; etc. - but none of that in any way stamps the outlook and character of the membership in such a way as to say, "I'll never agree to a merger with those other workers who don't have the same history/culture/services". At least, not in my experience.
One big union. A century later, under vastly different conditions, it is more desirable and essential than ever. A union not based on a trade, a sector, or a workplace - but on the working class. A union where you belong, even if you lose your job and have to go work somewhere else - or even if you remain unemployed. A union that doesn't raid or defend itself from raids. A union whose economic and political clout puts the hollow shell of a CLC to shame.
And a one big union, or a few that tended to cooperate, would stand a better chance of really coming through on organizing the chronicaly unorganized.
Because as good initiatives as some of the unions have, and have had, it does not add up to what we need either 'quantitatively' or qualitatively- as in "this or these things we can have confidence is/are going to work."
Yeah, the Wobblies still exist, but they're kind of too small and unknown to be the focus of such a movement:
One big union. A century later, under vastly different conditions, it is more desirable and essential than ever.
Here, here.
I have no objection to the idea that unions merge with one another to build up their strength. Not sure why Spector sees that as a sign of weakness.
I attended an IWW film showing about the history of the Wobblies a few years back. That was in Toronto. They couldn't get the VCR to work so they turned it into a (long) meeting. I never did see the film. I wasn't too impressed with the organization, particularly their idea that they could organize big box stores in a particular mall and force all the employers to bargain together.
I am with them in spirit though. I particularly like the "philosophy" that every member is an organizer and that they don't employ staff. The international president was earning $10,000 a year.
I'm a CEP member. I think that the idea presented here that there can be a benefit to having a larger union because of the larger strike fund is a good one. I just would have thought that the CEP was already large enough and that there aren't significant economies of scale in running a union, beyond a certain size.
My educated guess is that you are probably right that there are not operating cost efficiencies in already large unions merging. I think it likely that it actually works the other way- though not talking about dramatic differeneces.
But the main argument for bigger-better is probably about 'clout'. Like bargaining power, strike fund accumulation [the more spread across industries and economic sectors the better], organizing drives, and politics of all kinds on the broader public stage.
I have no objection to the idea that unions merge with one another to build up their strength. Not sure why Spector sees that as a sign of weakness.
Read those two sentences again and maybe you'll understand. The fact that they contemplate a merger "to build up their strength" implies an awareness of their own separate weaknesses "in...harder times for organized labour in a tough economy", to quote the OP.
I never said that a merger would make them weaker. Quite the contrary.
I just think the fact that they are talking about merger at all is a sign of their weakness and desperation.
On the contrary. The unions exploring mergers are the unions that will have a future are living in the real world as opposed to some make believe fantasy some others are living in.
Several unions are in major trouble no longer providing medical benefits and cutting back on pension plan proceeds.
I think one of the best examples of synergy in a union merger is UNITE HERE: one side of that merger had money but a declining membership base, the other didn't have money but had a lot of opportunity for new organizing.
Yeah well we saw how that one turned out.
I would have thought the Steelworkers would have made more sense, considering their predominant representation of West Coast logging and pulp and paper workers since 2006.
Leo Gerard's term as international president of Steel ends in 2013. He turns 65 this year. If he retires, would this be a good time for Steel in Canada to join a One Big Canadian Union? After CEP and the CAW have founded it? Or would it be better for all three to do it together?
I hardly see what purpose that would serve. International affiliation has served the Canadian Steelworkers quite well, as Leo Gerard's presidency itself shows. Rather, I would suggest that post-NAFTA, it would be better for the CAW and CEP to reflect on whether romantic nationalism really best meets their members' needs given current economic realities.
I hardly see what purpose that would serve. International affiliation has served the Canadian Steelworkers quite well, as Leo Gerard's presidency itself shows. Rather, I would suggest that post-NAFTA, it would be better for the CAW and CEP to reflect on whether romantic nationalism really best meets their members' needs given current economic realities.
"Romantic nationalism"????
Maybe "post-NAFTA", we should just set up a joint government with the U.S, "given current economic realities".
Don't go there.