From: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V5 #972 Reply-To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Sender: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Errors-To: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Precedence: normal Cdn-Firearms Digest Monday, April 14 2003 Volume 05 : Number 972 In this issue: MARTIN VISIT MARKED BY LIBERAL GRUMBLES Letter: It's up to Canada now VOTE TESTS WIND FOR DIVIDED RIGHT Man faces several gun-related charges Man stabbed in St. Catharines home invasion MAN BEATEN IN HOME INVASION Pellet-gun shootings on the rise Man charged with attempted murder CLOTHIER IN CRACK BUST GETS 3 YEARS Le contrôle des armes à feu sourit à un entrepreneur québécois ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:38:39 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: MARTIN VISIT MARKED BY LIBERAL GRUMBLES PUBLICATION: The London Free Press DATE: 2003.04.14 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: A3 ILLUSTRATION: 2 photos by Morris Lamont, The London Free Press PITCHING FOR VOTES: Liberal MP Paul Martin throws out a ceremonial pitch during a tour of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys yesterday. Martin was campaigning with Brian Innes, the Liberal candidate in the May 12 byelection in Perth-Middlesex. BYLINE: SANDRA COULSON, FREE PRESS REPORTER DATELINE: STRATFORD - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN VISIT MARKED BY LIBERAL GRUMBLES - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Martin yesterday joined the parade of big federal names campaigning in Perth-Middlesex for its May 12 byelection. The visit by Prime Minister Jean Chretien's heir-apparent as Liberal leader added more spice to a race marked by two votes held to decide the local Liberal candidate and reports some upset Liberals have gone over to the Tories. Alliance Leader Stephen Harper, Conservative Leader Joe Clark and the NDP's Jack Layton have blitzed through since Chretien called the byelection a week ago. Liberal candidate Brian Innes won a second vote in Perth-Middlesex in February after complaining about procedures in the first nomination meeting, when Rick Horst claimed victory. Liberal-held Perth Middlesex has gone six months without an MP, following the resignation of two-term MP John Richardson for health reasons. But Liberals aren't just falling in line for Richardson's successor in Perth-Middlesex. Joan Hahn of St. Marys, a Horst backer and 40-year Liberal, has taken out a Progressive Conservative party membership and is sporting two signs for Tory candidate Gary Schellenberger on her lawn. "What I want personally is to send the message that I won't be a good girl and I won't just follow the party line," she said. She agreed the stakes for breaking ranks in a byelection aren't as high as in a general election, but added "a message is a message." Still, Innes said he was "not the least" worried about the number of Liberals switching sides. He pointed to support he's received from others who were chasing the nomination, including Horst and Gerry Teahen. Both were on hand when Martin toured the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys. Three protesters -- one wearing a Chretien mask -- also showed up to hand out flyers opposing the federal government's controversial gun registry program. The top issue for voters is access to a federal representative, said Innes. "They want a member of Parliament who's active," Innes said. Martin later joined an Innes rally in Stratford. Martin backed the government's decision not to join the war in Iraq. "The prime minister made the decision based on principle. . . . The absolute priority is getting humanitarian aid to the Iraqis." But he expressed concern about Canada's relations with the U.S. after refusing to join. "I think it's very important that we make clear the degree of our friendship with the U.S.," he said, citing geography, economics, shared values and family ties. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:39:35 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Letter: It's up to Canada now PUBLICATION GLOBE AND MAIL DATE: MON APR.14,2003 PAGE: A12 BYLINE: RICHARD K. BALL CLASS: Letter to the Edit EDITION: Metro DATELINE: Charlotte - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's up to Canada now - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada is now scrambling to make a Canadian contribution to postwar Iraq. I have two suggestions: Iraqis must have a lot of guns lying around; we could help them establish a gun registry. Also, their military is in tatters; we could offer our expertise in replenishing their helicopter fleet. RICHARD K. BALL Charlottetown ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:44:20 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: VOTE TESTS WIND FOR DIVIDED RIGHT PUBLICATION: The London Free Press DATE: 2003.04.12 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: B1 ILLUSTRATION: photo by Morris Lamont, The London Free Press 2 PHOTOS 1. THREE AMIGOS: Progressive Conservative Leader Joe Clark pounds the pavement for votes in Listowel this week, campaigning with PC candidate Gary Schellenberger, right, and Listowel Mayor Vince Judge for the May 12 federal byelection in Perth-Middlesex. 2. photo of JOHN RICHARDSON DATELINE: ATWOOD TYPE : Special Report - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VOTE TESTS WIND FOR DIVIDED RIGHT FREE PRESS REPORTER PATRICK MALONEY TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE UPCOMING PERTH-MIDDLESEX FEDERAL BYELECTION. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olive Clarke has seen enough in her 90 years not to get too excited about the just-called federal byelection taking shape in her riding. A politically savvy voter, who's lived in the Listowel-area village of Atwood for 30 years, Clarke was in hospital after a nasty spill when Prime Minister Jean Chretien called the May 12 byelection in Perth-Middlesex six months after its MP resigned. Since the call, the Stratford-area riding's profile has increased dramatically on the national stage with a stream of visits from heavyweight Ottawa politicians. Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper has trooped through. So have Conservative Leader Joe Clark and New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton. And tomorrow, Chretien's heir apparent as Liberal leader, Paul Martin, is set to weigh in. One analyst says the presence of the heavy hitters is a sign the contest could be a bellwether for the next federal election, showcasing the contest between the Alliance and Tories for recognition as main opponent to the ruling Liberals. "Nobody has been seen as the obvious alternative to the Liberals," says political scientist Peter Woolstencroft of the University of Waterloo. The other parties "need to be able to show (Canadians) that when people want to do something other than vote Liberal," they are the preferred option. But Clarke, now back at home, says she isn't terribly impressed by the fame of the party leaders who have passed through. She's much more interested in issues such as the federal gun registry, something she believes resonates with fellow rural voters. "I don't support (the Liberal) gun law. It doesn't do any good," Clarke says. "If a man wants to get a gun and go hunting, I see no wrong in it. The criminals will never register their guns." The controversial gun registry and other national hot buttons -- including the Liberal government's decision to opt out of the Iraq war -- are shaping up as issues in Perth-Middlesex, a riding that's home to Stratford but also to a large farm belt and a thriving manufacturing sector built largely on auto parts plants. The half-year the riding went without any voice in the House of Commons is another issue hanging over the race. Two-term Liberal MP John Richardson resigned last fall, citing poor health. A former military chief of staff, Richardson convincingly won the riding in the 1997 and 2000 elections, with more than 40 per cent of the vote. That was despite a determined drive by the former Reform party and its successor, the Canadian Alliance, to capture the seat they'd identified as ripe for the picking in Southwestern Ontario. But now, having gone six months without an MP, some voters have a sour taste for the ruling Liberals. "We have no representation in the House because John -- a wonderful man -- wasn't in good health," said Margaret Wade, a self-styled Tory supporter. "I think (the delay) is disgusting. We need representation." Having drawn out the byelection call could leave the Liberals slightly off-balance, says Waterloo's Woolstencroft. "One reason the Liberals held off was they didn't expect the vacancy to occur," he says of Richardson's resignation. "The issue of democratic representation is always an important one. The people of Perth-Middlesex didn't have an MP in the House tending to constituency needs. There was no reason to take so long." But now the race is underway -- the vote is one month from today -- the attention from Ottawa has increased dramatically. By tomorrow, when Martin blitzes through the riding in a two-centre stop, one at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys and one at a Stratford fundraiser, all four major party leaders will have shaken hands in Perth-Middlesex in the past two weeks. But why, in a riding where election turnout traditionally averages about two-thirds of eligible voters, are the heavy-hitters so suddenly interested? Simple, says Woolstencroft: The result will foreshadow what to expect in the next general election, unlikely to take place until after Chretien steps down next year. "This is a very important byelection for the Tories and the Canadian Alliance because whichever one wins will . . . take this as a signal they are the political party that's going to challenge the Liberals," Woolstencroft says. The candidates, a mix of rookies and veterans, range in age from early 20s to late 50s. Sam Dinicol, the 22-year-old NDP hopeful, collected 2,800 votes in his 2000 effort. Tory candidate Gary Schellenberger finished second behind Richardson in 1997 and 2000, collecting about 11,000 votes each time. First-time candidate Marian Meinen is representing the Alliance and Brian Innes -- who ran under the Liberal banner in 1984 -- is working to preserve the Liberal hold. Though the region was a Tory stronghold for decades, that changed in 1993 as the right faded and the Chretien Liberals swept Ontario and most of Canada. Richardson took close to half the 42,000 votes cast in the last contest. Perth County Warden Annabell Thomson says area residents, if nothing else, are at least taking a peek at the options offered by Dinicol, Meinen and Schellenberger after the long wait for a byelection to be called. "I think a lot of people are looking to going with the (Liberal) party or move to another because of what's happened," she says. "It's getting a voice back for this riding that's been absent for awhile." The byelection will not affect the Liberal majority in Ottawa, but a win for the Alliance or the Tories would make a world of difference for the rival right-wing parties, Woolstencroft says. In Ontario, the last few general elections have been marked by costly vote-splitting on the political right between the Tories and Alliance, and before that Reform. "The Tories have to show they are a choice and the Alliance has to try and knock the Tories out," Woolstencroft says. "It's a riding the Tories really need to win -- it would be their only seat in Ontario. They need to show they can win." PERTH-MIDDLESEX - - Eligible voters: About 69,000. - - Voter turnout last election: 64 per cent. - - Population: About 95,000. - - Average household income: $59,297. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:45:03 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Man faces several gun-related charges PUBLICATION: The Record (Waterloo Region) DATE: 2003.04.14 SECTION: Local PAGE: B8 SOURCE: Record Staff DATELINE: CAMBRIDGE - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man faces several gun-related charges - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Police charged a local man on Saturday with several gun-related offences. Police said they seized a .22-cal long gun rifle and ammunition they felt was improperly stored. A 31-year-old Garden Street resident was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon and improper storage of a weapon. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:45:56 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Man stabbed in St. Catharines home invasion PUBLICATION: The Hamilton Spectator DATE: 2003.04.14 SECTION: News PAGE: A07 SOURCE: The Hamilton Spectator - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man stabbed in St. Catharines home invasion - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 47-year-old St. Catharines man was stabbed in the side after three men armed with a gun broke into his house on Saturday evening demanding drugs and money. Police say the three men targeted this home by mistake. One of the intruders guarded the victim's 14-year-old son and a 45-year-old woman while the other two searched the second floor of the house. When they ran into the man upstairs, an argument started and ended in the stabbing. The intruders then fled. The man was taken to St. Catharines General Hospital where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. The intruders were all wearing dark clothing. They are believed to be about 19 or 20 years of age. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:46:28 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: MAN BEATEN IN HOME INVASION PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun DATE: 2003.04.14 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 18 COLUMN: Sunflashes - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAN BEATEN IN HOME INVASION - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Toronto man was beaten on the head during a weekend home invasion by three bandits, one of them armed with a handgun. Police said the 32-year-old victim was attacked after answering a knock at the door of his Dunraven Dr.-Silverthorn Ave. apartment at 11:10 p.m. Saturday. He was bashed on the head and the trio demanded cash. While one bandit kept the victim pinned to the floor, the others ransacked the place, stealing coins, a cellphone and a pager. Police said the victim's injuries were minor. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:48:33 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Pellet-gun shootings on the rise PUBLICATION: The Record (Waterloo Region) DATE: 2003.04.12 SECTION: Local PAGE: B1 SOURCE: RECORD STAFF BYLINE: LIZ MONTEIRO PHOTO: Photo: CASEY LESSARD, RECORD STAFF DATELINE: KITCHENER-WATERLOO ILLUSTRATION: Waterloo regional police Det. Peter Russo inspects a rentalcar that was hit by a ball bearing. The driver's side lost a window as a result of the shooting. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pellet-gun shootings on the rise - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The number of pellet-gun shootings in Kitchener-Waterloo continues to rise with police investigating up to 20 incidents in less than two weeks. The most recent shooting occurred yesterday morning at Dean Myers Chrysler, 150 Weber St. S. in Waterloo. At about 8 a.m. someone fired a shot through a showcase window at the front of the car dealership. The pellet went through one pane turning it into a spider web of cracked glass. The pellet didn't reach a Viper GTS, a $134,000 sports car parked near the window. Manager Malcolm Woods said the popping noise initially sounded like a stone hitting the glass. "But when we got a good look at it, I saw that somebody tried to shoot at us," he said. "A stone wouldn't leave a clean hole like that." Since April 1, Waterloo regional police have investigated about 20 pellet-gun shootings, in Kitchener and Waterloo. The shootings have occurred at all hours of the day and night. In most cases, people were in their cars when a pellet was shot through the side window. However, a Grand River Transit bus in Kitchener was also hit and a bus shelter in Waterloo. On Thursday, an armoured-car guard was hit in the shoulder while sitting in his vehicle at 432 King St. N. at 11:45 a.m. He was parked at a bank machine at King and Weber streets when he felt something hit his arm. He was not injured. Around the same time about 500 metres north, the driver-seat window of a motorist's car was cracked by another shot. A British Columbia man was driving a rental car when he heard a pop and saw the window crack. Cheryl Clarke, manager of Budget Rent a Car at 500 King St. in Kitchener, said yesterday the man thought the pop was a rock going through the window. He was not hurt in the shooting, but broken glass covered his seat and the floor of the car. "We have our own beltway sniper," said Clarke, referring to two men who went on shooting rampage in Maryland and Washington last fall, killing 10. Waterloo regional police Det. Const. Brian Schnittke said the culprits are likely youths with too much time on their hands. "They are acting irresponsibly. Someone could lose control of their vehicle and someone could get seriously hurt," he said. "A pellet gun can take someone's eye out." In another case on April 1, a shot was fired at a woman driving a car at King and Columbia streets in Waterloo. The woman was going to pick up her baby. The shot shattered broken glass into the back seat, spraying the child's empty car seat. "Maybe these people (the culprits) aren't thinking about that. This is not a joke," said Staff Sgt. Al Cassidy, who wants the suspects to remember a pellet-gun court case in February where two men received jail terms of 10 and seven months each. The pair had gone on a pellet-shooting rampage in K-W one day last November. Police are looking for two male suspects in their 20s after a shooting incident on April 6. Around 11:30 p.m. at Erb Street and University Avenue in Waterloo, a cyclist was hit with a BB gun. The weapon resembled a silver handgun and the vehicle was described as a two-toned silver or blue Ford Aerostar. Sgt. Peter Russo suspects the men are working with others. "Somebody out there knows who it is. We need help before someone gets hurt," Russo said. Anyone with information should call Waterloo division detectives at 650-8500, ext. 383 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. lmonteiro@therecord.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:49:08 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Man charged with attempted murder PUBLICATION: The Fredericton Daily Gleaner DATE: 2003.04.12 SECTION: News PAGE: A3 COLUMN: Provincial News BYLINE: The Canadian Press DATELINE: MONCTON - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man charged with attempted murder - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Moncton man was charged Friday with two counts of attempted murder in connection with an incident at Moncton's public works department. George Pavlovszky, 44, is accused of trying to kill two of his supervisors. He's also charged with four weapons offences and one count of property damage. RCMP alleged Pavlovszky entered the Moncton public works operations centre Thursday armed with a loaded .12 gauge shotgun and loaded .38 calibre handgun. Police said some employees were alerted and had time to evacuate. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 06:50:28 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: CLOTHIER IN CRACK BUST GETS 3 YEARS PUBLICATION: The London Free Press DATE: 2003.04.12 EDITION: Final SECTION: City & Region PAGE: B6 BYLINE: JENNIFER O'BRIEN, FREE PRESS REPORTER - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLOTHIER IN CRACK BUST GETS 3 YEARS THE ARREST LAST AUGUST FOLLOWED WHAT POLICE DESCRIBED AS THE CITY'S THIRD-LARGEST CRACK COCAINE BUST. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A London clothier was sentenced in Ontario Court to three years in prison yesterday for his part in what police termed the third-largest crack cocaine bust in the city. Carlton Anthony Smith has been in custody since August, when police entered his Gardenwood Drive home and seized 10 one-ounce bags of crack with an estimated street value of $57,270. Police also found a bulletproof vest, handcuffs, a restricted .40-calibre handgun and two prohibited .22-calibre handguns on the premises, as well as a knife taken from Smith's trousers. "This was the third-largest seizure of crack cocaine," federal prosecutor Bill Buchner told Justice Ross Webster. "Our concern is the amount of crack cocaine. The way it was packaged, he was selling it . . . this is the guy we were trying to get." At the time, police said they had made a "significant dent" in the city's crack trade. The sentence was the result of a joint submission between the Crown and the defence. At an earlier hearing, Smith pleaded guilty to possession for the purposes of trafficking and two weapons offences -- one for a handgun, the other for the knife. Several charges were withdrawn. Defence lawyer Jeanine LeRoy said Smith looks forward to his future. "His goal is to reopen the clothing store that was once his own business," she said. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 07:37:08 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Le contrôle des armes à feu sourit à un entrepreneur québécois PUBLICATION: Le Devoir DATE: 2003.04.12 SECTION: ÉCONOMIE PAGE: B1 BYLINE: Turcotte, Claude ILLUSTRATION: Robert Walsh, président et fondateur de Forensic. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Le contrôle des armes à feu sourit à un entrepreneur québécois - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Le contrôle des armes à feu est depuis longtemps un sujet de débats controversés, particulièrement aux États-Unis mais aussi au Canada depuis que le gouvernement fédéral a englouti un milliard dans un programme d'enregistrement. Et pourtant, Robert Walsh, un entrepreneur de Côte-Saint-Luc qui a fondé Forensic Technology, possède déjà une solution à la foi simple et sophistiquée qui permettrait de résoudre en bonne partie ce problème. «Si Clinton était encore là», dit-il, lui qui a déjà reçu des mains du vice-président démocrate Al Gore un prix pour sa contribution au programme de cessez-le-feu. Mais avec George W. Bush et les républicains, qui sont solidaires de la National Rifle Association, M. Walsh considère n'avoir aucune chance de vendre à l'administration américaine son nouveau système VSN (Virtual Serial Number), c'est-à-dire un numéro de série virtuel qui permet de saisir et de stocker des signatures électroniques et d'autres informations sur les composantes de munitions usagées d'armes à feu ayant été testées avant même leur sortie de l'usine où ces armes ont été fabriquées. Au Canada, si le gouvernement fédéral refuse de s'engager lui-même dans cette voie, il pourrait fort bien confier ce mandat à l'entreprise privée et il lui en coûterait sans doute beaucoup moins cher pour avoir des informations précises sur chaque arme à feu à sa sortie de l'usine et surtout sur l'usage qu'on en fera éventuellement par l'analyse des balles et des douilles qu'on aura retrouvées sur les lieux d'un crime. M. Walsh n'est pas un amateur en la matière puisqu'il est fondateur et propriétaire d'une entreprise qui a inventé et mis au point dès 1990 un système informatisé pour identifier avec quelle arme des projectiles (balles et douilles) avaient été tirés. Jusque-là, cela devait se faire de façon manuelle, un processus long et forcément coûteux. Il appelle son système IBIS, pour Integrated Ballistics Identification System. En 1992, il incorporait officiellement l'entreprise qui avait démarré un an plus tôt sous forme de projet-pilote, en s'appuyant sur une technologie qu'il avait élaborée au sein de deux autres entreprises qu'il avait fondées à partir de 1969 et qui oeuvraient dans l'industrie des pâtes et papiers, pour le contrôle des procédés, puis dans les services techniques et enfin dans l'engineering clé en main. Il a vendu ces compagnies en 2000 alors qu'elles avaient un chiffre d'affaires de 40 millions et comptaient 300 employés. Chiffre d'affaires de 53 millions Il pouvait donc désormais consacrer toutes ses énergies et son temps à cette nouvelle entreprise, Forensic Technology, qui a fort bien évolué puisque l'an passé elle a généré un chiffre d'affaires de 53 millions. L'entreprise compte 250 employés, dont 180 à Montréal pour le siège social, l'ingénierie, dont l'équipe compte une centaine d'ingénieurs, la recherche et le développement, ainsi que le marketing. L'entreprise possède aussi des installations à Largo, en Floride, pour l'assemblage des systèmes vendus aux États-Unis, qui comptent pour 50 % du chiffre d'affaires, et pour le service d'appel mondial. Elle possède aussi des bureaux à Washington, à Dublin et à Sandton, en Afrique du Sud. En fait, IBIS est vendu dans 29 pays où 315 systèmes sont en exploitation. Et la liste ne fait que s'allonger. D'importants contrats seront annoncés bientôt. Depuis 1992, la croissance annuelle est de 30 %. Tout cela a commencé par un article sur la vision artificielle telle que pratiquée dans les entreprises de M. Walsh. Un ex-agent de la GRC est venu lui proposer d'appliquer cette technologie du transfert de l'image en numérique à l'examen des balles et douilles récupérées sur les lieux de crimes afin d'établir des preuves de culpabilité pour des tireurs inculpés. Cela devait permettre d'accélérer considérablement le processus de jumelage entre une arme et les munitions, d'autant plus que la prolifération des drogues depuis les années 1970 avait entraîné une augmentation considérable de la criminalité et, du même coup, des preuves à monter. M. Walsh, qui avait un cousin au FBI, a mis ce contact à contribution et s'est donc rendu à Washington pour y rencontrer les experts américains en balistique. Il mettait ensuite rapidement son équipe de recherche et développement au travail et, à peine un mois plus tard, il avait déjà des résultats intéressants. L'identification en balistique est tout à fait comparable à celle des empreintes digitales. Une arme laisse des traces uniques sur les projectiles qui sortent de son canon. En 1993, le Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms des États-Unis faisait l'achat d'IBIS pour son programme NIBIN (National Integrated Ballistics Information Network). Un système IBIS coûte environ 600 000 $US, plus 12 % par année pour l'entretien. A l'étranger Dès 1994 avait lieu la première vente outre-mer, à Bangkok, puis ont suivi Moscou, l'Afrique du Sud, la Grèce, la Chine, etc. Étonnamment, le Canada, par l'entremise de la GRC, fut seulement le 26e pays à faire l'acquisition d'IBIS, en 2002. «J'aurais aimé avoir plus d'encouragement de la part du gouvernement», avoue M. Walsh, en reconnaissant tout de même que ce pays est loin d'avoir le taux de criminalité de bien d'autres. IBIS, explique-t-il, permet de trouver une aiguille dans une botte de foin. Au total, il faut cinq minutes dans le cas d'une douille et 10 minutes pour une balle avant d'établir un lien avec l'arme utilisée, alors que la même démarche faite à la main est un travail de moine. La compilation des jumelages obtenus entre armes et projectiles montre que le service de police de Pretoria, en Afrique du Sud, fut le premier à atteindre le plateau des 2000 réussites au moyen d'IBIS. Parmi les cas les plus célèbres de réussite, il y a certainement celui des 1466 douilles trouvées sur un site d'enfouissement de cadavres en Bosnie à partir desquelles on a pu établir à la cour de La Haye la culpabilité d'au moins un criminel de guerre. Forensic a d'ailleurs mis au point une technologie pour les organismes d'application de la loi pénale, un système de gestion de l'information pour aider à l'échange et au partage des données entre les diverses forces de l'ordre. Elle a en outre préparé un logiciel de référence, baptisé Gunsights, pour identifier avec précision plus de 2000 modèles d'armes à feu. Prix Puis, il y a VSN, tel que mentionné au début de cet article, un produit qui a nécessité au moins trois ans de travail et pour lequel Forensic a reçu un Mercure pour l'innovation l'an passé. Les gouvernements de plusieurs pays s'intéressent à VSN, qui permet d'associer des douilles saisies sur une scène de crime à la description et au numéro de série de l'arme qui a tiré ces projectiles, et ce, sans que les policiers aient récupéré cette arme. On offre aussi des possibilités de solutions de crimes nettement accrues. Pour l'instant, les manufacturiers d'armes ne semblent pas intéressés à offrir un tel service d'identification. Enfin, depuis l'effondrement des tours jumelles à New York, Forensic travaille à la mise au point d'un système qui permettra d'établir des liens entre tous les éléments d'information requis dans l'examen d'un crime, à savoir les armes et les projectiles, mais aussi les empreintes digitales, le sang, la peinture, l'ADN, etc. Ce système s'appellera Inter-Logic. Simultanément, les équipes de M. Walsh cherchent à faire d'IBIS un instrument à trois dimensions. Tout cela suscite beaucoup d'intérêt auprès de nombreux corps policiers et d'importants médias aux États-Unis, dont récemment la prestigieuse émission télévisée 60 Minutes. Bain de culture québécoise M. Walsh, qui est né à Montréal dans ce qui était alors, selon son propre terme, «le ghetto anglophone», a fait des études en génie mécanique à Loyola et à McGill. C'est comme étudiant, en travaillant pour la compagnie d'électricité Shawinigan (avant l'étatisation), qu'il a pris son premier bain de culture québécoise, sur la rivière Saint-Maurice au barrage du Rapide-Blanc, rendu célèbre par une chanson devenue un classique de la musique populaire. Il a travaillé ensuite quatre ans pour Domtar où il s'est découvert un intérêt pour les automatismes dans l'industrie, pour le contrôle des procédés, etc. C'était encore, dans les années 1960, le début de l'électronique. 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