From: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V6 #163 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 Friday, June 13 2003 Volume 06 : Number 163 In this issue: Radwanski fights for job at closed hearing Government computer theft sparks privacy concerns Re: Column: Sport hunting is wrong Re: Column: Sport hunting is wrong Re: Government computer theft sparks privacy concerns Last word: Farmers buck province over deer cull Evidence of the Crime THE BOB LICKACZ GUN TRANFER PROCESS My letter to the Winnipeg Sun Overview Of Proposed Firearms Act Regulations Firearms Regulations Tabled in Parliament Re: Firearms Regulations Tabled in Parliament Assistance please ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:07:59 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Radwanski fights for job at closed hearing http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/13/radwanski030613 Radwanski fights for job at closed hearing Last Updated Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:45:54 OTTAWA - George Radwanski's lawyer says he and his client have nothing to hide from a Commons committee asking questions Friday about the federal privacy commissioner's travel expenses. George Radwanski, left, heads into the committee room with his lawyer Morris Manning, a prominent Toronto lawyer, spoke briefly to reporters before the meeting got underway. He objected to the meeting being held behind closed doors. "We have nothing to hide. We want this hearing open," Manning said. There is speculation Radwanski could be held in contempt of Parliament or even fired because of allegations he falsified a letter and submitted an incomplete expense claim. * FROM JUNE 9, 2003: Privacy czar asked to explain travel costs His lawyer complained that some committee members had "acted very badly" in releasing information to the media that "presented a pre-determination." Asked by a reporter if he had done anything wrong, Radwanski said, "absolutely not." He also invited reporters to listen in on the committee, but they were barred from entering the room. Radwanski reportedly spent almost $100,000 in the past year, almost six times the amount spent by federal Information Commissioner John Reid. The privacy and information commissioners are subject to the same travel and spending guidelines. Written by CBC News Online staff ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:08:30 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Government computer theft sparks privacy concerns http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/13/computer_theft030613 Government computer theft sparks privacy concerns Last Updated Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:00:38 OTTAWA - The theft of two computers from a branch of Human Resources and Development Canada is raising concerns about the privacy of personal information. Two HRDC desktop computers containing personal data about 245 disabled Canadians were lost during an office move, CBC News has learned. The missing computers were never recovered, and it took weeks for the government to alert people whose data was stored on the machines. The director of the HRDC branch, Doug Taylor, said they contained sensitive data, such as social insurance numbers and medical details on people getting Canada Pension Plan disability benefits. But he said only 73 of the people were identified by name. "We have no reason to believe that any of the information that was on those computers has been misused or that individuals have been put at any risk," said Taylor. Critics say that's a big assumption. Tony Merchant is a lawyer leading a class action suit against an IBM company over the theft of a hard drive containing information on hundreds of thousands Canadians. He says the principle is the same in this case. "It's really no answer for government to say, 'Well, don't worry about it. Probably, the information isn't out there.' People do worry about it," he said. Technology expert Jim Carroll says the theft of the computers shows how lax computer security in the government is. "A lot of what organizations figure out they should be doing from a security perspective only happens when something goes wrong," said Carroll. Taylor says his branch of HRDC now erases hard drives and seals computers in plastic before they're moved. The Treasury Board of Canada has had a policy requiring protection of government computers for nine years, but there are no government-wide standards on data security. Written by CBC News Online staff ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:46:18 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Powlesland Subject: Re: Column: Sport hunting is wrong My letter to the editor. Not yet published. - --- To: editor@wpgsun.com Cc: Laurie Mustard lmustard@wpgsun.com Dear Editor: Re: A MURDER MOST FOUL (Winnipeg Sun, June 13) When Laurie Mustard sits down to eat a hamburger or a steak, I wonder if he feels as much sympathy for the cow as he does for the bear? When you have a cushy office job, it's easy to pontificate about the evils of hunting when someone else is killing your meal for you. As Mustard stated, "Welcome to hypocrite country, kids." Indeed. Unless Mustard is a practicing vegan, the hypocrisy goes both ways. Jim Powlesland Calgary, Alberta ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:53:26 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Re: Column: Sport hunting is wrong "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" wrote: > > PUBLICATION: The Winnipeg Sun > DATE: 2003.06.13 > EDITION: Final > SECTION: News > PAGE: 6 > ILLUSTRATION: 2 photos Hunters from the U.S. and guides such as John Kerr > get no sympathy from Sun columnist Laurie Mustard. > BYLINE: LAURIE MUSTARD > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > A MURDER MOST FOUL LOOK AT IT FROM THE BEAR'S POINT OF VIEW > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > We're about balance here at The Sun. Yesterday's paper featured a story > about a local hunting guide describing his fight with a wounded black bear, > so today, I thought maybe we should experience the tragedy from the bear's > perspective, as described above. Does anyone have access to the original article, referred to, above? It would be nice to have the whole story, and not have to rely on this bigot's selective quotations of it. Yours in Liberty, Bruce Hamilton Ontario ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:27:01 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Powlesland Subject: Re: Government computer theft sparks privacy concerns > http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/13/computer_theft030613 > Technology expert Jim Carroll says the theft of the computers shows > how lax computer security in the government is. It also shows how hopelessly inept they are. What kind of moron would store critically important personal data on a *single lousy hard drive* and not back it up? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:27:47 -0600 (CST) From: Barry Glasgow Subject: Last word: Farmers buck province over deer cull OK, after reading Rick's latest (and I promise this is my last) I can see why we can have quite a different view. I don't believe we have the same geographical situations. Deer are not the same migratory animals that elk are and can pretty well survive in a small patch of bush for most of their life. Here in Eastern Ontario, there are no vast tracts of lands with thousands of migrating elk and herds of free-roaming cattle. We've got thousands of small (often non-contiguous)farms, each containing smaller fields that are bordered with cedar-post or page-wire fences and the cattle are shuffled constantly between these fields under control of their owners. In the case of Lanark-Carleton, this checkerboard pattern of farms has now been subjected to suburban developments trying to appeal to urbanites - high-end country club estates. With this has come an every-increasing number of zones where hunting is not allowed. You believe this has little to do with the problem at hand and that unfettered access to food is the main cause. I can tell you that Kanata, for example, (a suburb of Ottawa) banned hunting in what was formerly part of West Carleton. The same fields where I may have seen a few deer when I first moved here now can have up to 25. Agriculture hasn't changed (probaly even reduced by development) and yet the deer population has exploded here - all since they banned hunting. The farmers who are complaining border on such areas. It's not a big stretch to assume that they are getting the overflow of protected deer. I know that mild winters have an effect (and they have been mild during that time) but if I compare the same type of observations for the same time frame in another, almost identical, area (without the suburban development) where our deer camp is, the mild winters have not produced an explosion in the deer population. In both areas, farming practices haven't changed yet Lanark-Carleton's farmers are supposed to field the blame for the problem? It's apparent to me that we are not comparing the same things at all and that the farmers are right in assuming they are the victims of change and not the cause of it. In that case, I would be very much upset with anyone who tried to shift the blame to me and make me pay for the solution on top of it. Barry Glasgow ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:28:30 -0600 (CST) From: Edward Hudson Subject: Evidence of the Crime Re: Evidence of the Crime I have taken the master copy of the video tape of Joe Gingrich selling an unregistered firearm to Jack Wilson to the film company to make duplicates for distribution to the federal crown prosecutors in each province. These two guys readily admit to NOT having a firearms license, and Jack states that he will never register his newly acquired firearm. If this does not get us into court on a Section 91 charge, then the Firearms Act has to be worthless. Sincerely, Eduardo http://www.cufoa.ca "Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead Canadian Unregistered Firearms Owners Association Sea to Sea Mobile Rally Victoria to St John’s Day#/Date/Location: 1. Friday, 27June : Depart Nipawin/Saskatoon to West Lock & Calgary 2. Saurday, 28 June : to Kamloops 3. Sunday, 29June : to Langley 4. Monday, 30June : ferry to Victoria, Legislative Building @ noon, recross ferry to Langley 5. Tuesday, 01July : to Kamloops 6. Wednesday, 02July : to Calgary 7. Thursday, 03July : to Edmonton 8. Friday, 04July : Edmonton Legislative Building @ 11 a.m., on to Saskatoon 9. Saturday, 05July : Saskatoon REST 10. Sunday, 06July : REST 11. Monday, 07July : Saskatoon: 9 a.m. Crown Prosecutor, then to Regina at 1 p.m. at Legisaltive Building, on to Brandon 12. Tuesday, 08July, to Winnipeg, Legisaltive Building at 1 p.m., on to Dryden 13. Wednesday, 09July : Dryden to Niagara Falls 14. Thursday, 10July : Niagara Falls: REST 15. Friday, 11July : Toronto, Legislative Building at 11 a.m., on to Kingston 16. Saturday 12July : Kingston REST 17. Sunday, 13July : Kingston to Quebec City 18. Monday, 14July : Quebec City, National Assembly at 10 a.m., on to Fredericton 19. Tuesday, 15July : Fredericton, Legislative Building, on to Charlottetown 20. Wednesday, 16July : Charlottetown, Legisalative Building, on to New Glasgow 21. Thursday, 17July : REST 22. Friday, 18July : Stellarton Meeting 23. Saturday, 19July : New Glasgow ferry to Port Aux Basques 24. Sunday, 20July : to Gander 25. Monday, 21July : to St John’s Legislative Building at 1 p.m., return to Gander 26. Tuesday, 22July : to Port Aux Basques 27. Wednesday, 23July : ferry and on to New Glasgow 28. Thursday, 24July : to Halifax Legislative Building at 1 p.m., on to Moncton 29. Friday, 25July : to CFC in Miramichi for demostration, on to Edmundston 30. Saturday, 26July : to Ottawa 31. Sunday, 27July : Skeet Shoot & BBQ in Smith Falls 32. Monday, 28July : Barbecue in Carleton Place 33. Tuesday, 29July : Parliament Hill / Eternal Flame / Present Affidavits 34. Wed, 30July: depart Ottawa for Cochran 35. Thurs, 31July: to Dryden 36. Fri, 01Aug: to Ashern 37. Sat, 02Aug: to Saskatoon/Nipawin For More Information, Please Contact: Canadian Unregistered Firearms Owners Association CUFOA 402 Skeena Crt Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7K 4H2 Jim Turnbull, President Ed Hudson, Secretary 1-780-954-2592 1-306-242-2379 merken1@telusplanet.net edwardhudson@shaw.ca Joe Gingrich,Sask Claire Joly, Quebec 1-306-276-2158 1-450-659-9414 whitefox@sk.sympatico.ca cj@clairejoly.org Bruce Montague, Ontario Al Muir, Nova Scotia 1-807-937-2197 1-902-752-7877 bmontague@mail.drytel.net allister.muir@ns.sympatico.ca www.cufoa.ca **************** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:29:17 -0600 (CST) From: "BOB LICKACZ" Subject: THE BOB LICKACZ GUN TRANFER PROCESS Special Bulletin For Businesses - No. 36 The Bob Lickacz Transfer Option for Gun Owners After much input from the User's Committee, I have simplified the firearms transfer process. The new process is instantaneous with the security background checks and firearms verification maintained at the existing level. The transfer process is as follows: John wants to buy Mike's .22 cal Cooey rifle. John wants to offer Mike $25 for the gun. Mike is willing to accept John's generous offer (the gun is not in very good shape). John agrees to meet Mike in the CFC parking lot. Mike gets into John's car with the rifle. John pulls out two tattered ten dollar bills and hands them over to Mike. Mike hands over the rifle, gets out of John's car. Note, both Mike and John have passed the Bob Lickacz Background Security Check. The .22 cal rifle has been verified by both men as being a rifle. Note that the Bob Lickacz Background Security Check has cost the Canadian taxpayer diddlysquat. The federal government counterpart, the CFC has cost the taxpayer over a billion dollars. Note too that we have not had a decrease in the Culture of Safety Security Net. The bonus here is that Bob Lickacz knows where John and Mike live, so he has some idea of where the gun actually is. The CFC, on the other hand doesn't have a clue. Bob Lickacz Criminal, LUFA Member ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:34:19 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: My letter to the Winnipeg Sun Just submitted, not yet printed. Have you written a letter today? - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: A murder most foul Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:33:06 -0400 From: Bruce Mills To: Editor - Winnipeg Sun , lmustard@wpgsun.com Mr. Mustard seems to be shocked and aghast that nature, humans included, can be dangerous and cruel. He invokes visions of the world's and Winnipeg's most famous and beloved story character to illustrate just how heinous a "crime" has been committed. I hate to burst Mustard's bubble, but the wilds of Manitoba are not the Hundred Acre Wood, and bears are not the delightful and charming Winnie the Pooh. Animals are not humans - they do not have rights, and cannot be murdered, Mustard's hyperbole notwithstanding. Even humans do not have rights in the bush - - once you step out of your car, you become part of the food chain. Perhaps Mustard believes that it would have been more "just" had the bear been able to chow down on Mr. Kerr, instead of the other way around. Oh, that's right, in Mustard's world bears are cute and cuddly, and only hunt "hunney". Bruce Hamilton Ontario ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:41:27 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Overview Of Proposed Firearms Act Regulations http://www.cfc.gc.ca/en/general_public/news_releases/tabled-13june2003/backgrounder.asp >From CFC Backgrounder Overview Of Proposed Firearms Act Regulations Fifteen regulations were tabled in Parliament today. These will be pre-published shortly in the Canada Gazette for consultations with Canadians. In general, the regulations are technical in nature and many have the effect of streamlining the requirements under the existing Firearms Act Regulations. All but one of the regulations amend existing regulations. Below is a brief summary of the purpose of these regulations: 1. Regulations Amending the Gun Shows Regulations * Streamline the Regulation for a gun show sponsor. 2. Regulations Amending the S * Add the definition of prohibited handgun in the Regulation for ease of reference. 3. Regulations Amending the Firearms Registration Certificates Regulations * Change verification requirements for importation of firearms. 4. Regulations Amending the Conditions of Transferring Firearms and Other Weapons Regulations * Simplify transfer process, in accordance with amendments to the Firearms Act. 5. Regulations Repealing the Non-Prohibited Ammunition Transfer Document Regulations * Repeal a transitional Regulation. 6. Regulations Amending the Authorizations to Transport Restricted Firearms and Prohibited Firearms Regulations. * "Certified mail" is no longer available; deletion of all references to "certified mail". 7. Regulations Amending the Authorizations to Carry Restricted Firearms and Certain Handguns Regulations * "Certified mail" is no longer available; deletion of all references to "certified mail". 8. Regulations Amending the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations * Add classes of firearms that can be shipped by mail (requires signature of recipient). 9. Regulations Amending the Storage, Display, Transportation and Handling of Firearms by Individuals Regulations * Add classes of firearms that can be shipped by mail (requires signature of recipient). 10. Regulations Amending the Public Agents Firearms Regulations * Streamline reporting requirements by public agencies. 11. Firearms Marking Regulations: * New Regulation that would implement United Nations and the Organization for American States obligations. * Marking to be applied to manufactured and imported firearms. 12. Regulations Amending the Firearms Licences Regulations: * Create separate requirements for individual licence renewals. * Photo, along with signature guarantor, the signature of a reference, and spousal information will be required on renewal of both possession and acquisition and possession only licences. 13. Regulations Amending the Importation and Exportation of Firearms Regulations (Individuals): * Requirements that will allow the Registrar to pre-process applications for non-residents. * Provisions are also being added that will allow the issuance of an authorization to import certain parts of firearms in response to international obligations. 14. Regulations Amending the Authorization to Export or Import Regulations (Businesses): * Allow permits issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Export and Import Permits Act to become authorizations for the purposes of exportation under the Firearms Act. * Add provisions to allow the issuance of an authorization to import certain parts of firearms in response to international obligations. 15. Regulations Amending the Firearms Fees Regulations: * No change in fees for residents. * Non-resident fees are being increased from $50 to $70 for a confirmed declaration. * Business licence fees have been regrouped and adjusted in accordance with the new 3 or 5-year terms set by the amendments to the Firearms Act. - - 30 - June 2003 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:51:24 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Firearms Regulations Tabled in Parliament http://www.newswire.ca/releases/June2003/13/c3039.html 14:13pm Attention News Editors: Firearms Regulations Tabled in Parliament http://www.newswire.ca/releases/June2003/13/c3039.html OTTAWA, June 13 /CNW/ - Federal Solicitor General Wayne Easter today tabled in Parliament a package of proposed regulations in support of the recently passed amendments to the Firearms Act, as were contained in C-10A. "The proposed regulations will streamline processes and help make the firearms program more efficient," said Minister Easter. "They are tabled today and will be pre-published in the Canada Gazette in order to encourage comments from the public as part of our commitment to improved transparency, consultation and service to Canadians." Most of the proposed regulations amend the existing regulations, providing for enhanced service to the public while maintaining the safety principles of firearms control. Tabling of the proposed regulations is another important step in the continuous improvement of the Firearms Program. A number of recent improvements are already having a direct and positive impact on firearm owners and the businesses. To reduce the wait time on the toll free phone line to its call centre in Miramichi, New Brunswick, procedures were changed to help ensure that operators are available to assist callers in a timely manner. The menus for the 1-800 line also have been streamlined to better direct callers to someone who can respond to their needs. Properly completed firearms registration applications are now processed within 30 days and licence applications within 45 days. In addition to free on-line registration, firearms owners are now able to check the status of their licence and registration applications and to perform address changes through the website. These services can be found at www.cfc.gc.ca. A new on-line service allowing the transfer of non-restricted firearms between business and individuals was introduced on June 8. In addition, on May 30, responsibility for the Canadian Firearms Centre was placed under the control of the Commissioner of Firearms, William V. Baker. This new post reports directly to the Solicitor General. The proposed regulations can be viewed as of June 23 through a link at www.cfc.gc.ca. (Version française disponible) - -30- For further information: Meredith Naylor, Office of the Solicitor General of Canada, (613) 991-2865; David Austin, Communications and Client Services, Canadian Firearms Centre, (613) 941-5371, Internet: www.cfc.gc.ca Solicitor General Canada has 110 releases in this database. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:03:56 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Re: Firearms Regulations Tabled in Parliament Bruce Mills wrote: > > http://www.newswire.ca/releases/June2003/13/c3039.html > > 14:13pm > > Attention News Editors: > > Firearms Regulations Tabled in Parliament > http://www.newswire.ca/releases/June2003/13/c3039.html > > OTTAWA, June 13 /CNW/ - Federal Solicitor General Wayne Easter today > tabled in Parliament a package of proposed regulations in support of the > recently passed amendments to the Firearms Act, as were contained in C-10A. It is no coincidence that these regulations were tabled on the last day the House of Commons is sitting before the summer recess. Which Committee will these regulations go before? Will it be sitting during the summer? Yours in Liberty, Bruce Hamilton Ontario ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:08:50 -0600 (CST) From: "james hill" Subject: Assistance please I am going to have to leave the forums for a while and unsubscribe due to &8%$#@* computer problems. I decided to upgrade to XP and found out that most of my system is having problems. Most of the things on it do not work properly. I am unable to save anything to my zip drive and am trying to save the contents of my mail folders to floppies. Is there a way to save them to disk as a text file rather than the .eml file that Outlook express gives you. I am not sure I will still have Outlook Express by the time I am finished, in fact this piece of tin may end up in the lake. Any assistance would be appreciated as I am going to have to unsubscribe shortly and perhaps format the drive and do a fresh install. (never had to do it so it should be an experience) Jim Hill Fletchers Lake, NS [Please reply directly to Jim at jjhill@ns.sympatico.ca. BNM] ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V6 #163 ********************************** Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Moderator's e-mail address: mailto:akimoya@cogeco.ca List owner: mailto:owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca FAQ list: http://www.magma.ca/~asd/cfd-faq1.html and http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/Faq/cfd-faq1.html Web Site: http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/homepage.html FTP Site: ftp://teapot.usask.ca/pub/cdn-firearms/ CFDigest Archives: http://www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/~ab133/ or put the next command in an e-mail message and mailto:majordomo@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca get cdn-firearms-digest v04.n192 end (192 is the digest issue number and 04 is the volume) To unsubscribe from _all_ the lists, put the next five lines in a message and mailto:majordomo@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca unsubscribe cdn-firearms-digest unsubscribe cdn-firearms-alert unsubscribe cdn-firearms-chat unsubscribe cdn-firearms end (To subscribe, use "subscribe" instead of "unsubscribe".) If you find this service valuable, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the freenet we use: Saskatoon Free-Net Assoc., P.O. Box 1342, Saskatoon SK S7K 3N9 Phone: (306) 382-7070 Home page: http://www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/ These e-mail digests are free to everyone, and are made possible by the efforts of countless volunteers. Permission is granted to copy and distribute this digest as long as it not altered in any way.