From: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V7 #999 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 Thursday, April 21 2005 Volume 07 : Number 999 In this issue: Firearm recovered by police is "directly related to the death." COLUMN: 'BEAR AWARE' PROGRAM GETS NEW BITE MAN IN CUSTODY FOR DEATH THREATS Editorial: Conservation by all NEWS RELEASE - IT HAS ALL BEEN DONE BEFORE Criminal Apprehension and Warrant Team Re: Off Topic: the oil game Re: Parties in power t6oo long "civil right subverted by stealth" RE: BREAKING: MARTIN TO ADDRESS NATION premptive strike of our own ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:05:44 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Firearm recovered by police is "directly related to the death." PUBLICATION: The Guardian (Charlottetown) DATE: 2005.04.21 SECTION: Atlantic PAGE: A8 COLUMN: New Brunswick Digest SOURCE: CP DATELINE: Bathurst, N.B. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bathurst; Man jailed without plea on murder charge - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Brunswick resident Kelly Gregory Guignard was remanded in custody on Tuesday without entering a plea on a charge of second degree murder. Guignard, 29, is charged by Bathurst RCMP in connection with the death last Saturday of Sylvain Hache. The body of Hache, also 29, was found at Guignard's residence in Atholville, N.B., on April 16. Chief investigator Cpl. Jean-Rene Levesque of the RCMP confirmed that a firearm recovered by police is "directly related to the death." Guignard has been remanded for a 30-day psychiatric examination primarily to determine his fitness to stand trial. He is due back in provincial court in Bathurst on May 25 to elect mode of trial and enter a plea. Murder charges carry the options of trial by provincial court judge or Court of Queen's Bench judge with or without a jury. Police said earlier that the two men knew one another but have released no other details. Both Hache and Guignard grew up in the Allardville area, located about 30 kilometres south of Bathurst. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:06:21 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: COLUMN: 'BEAR AWARE' PROGRAM GETS NEW BITE PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Sun DATE: 2005.04.21 EDITION: Final SECTION: Sports PAGE: 80 BYLINE: JEFF MORRISON, OTTAWA SUN COLUMN: Outdoors - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'BEAR AWARE' PROGRAM GETS NEW BITE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To help young people be more "bear aware" this year, the Ministry of Natural Resources has just released a new electronic educational book all about black bears. As part of the second annual "Bear Wise Program" -- which is designed for kids between the ages of 10 and 14 --the new e-book will highlight facts about black bears, ways to prevent bear encounters and will include mini-movies of bruins in action. The ministry is distributing the book to schools in a mini-CD format, and it will be available on the ministry's bear-specific website: bears.mnr.gov.on.ca. Now into its second year, the Bear Wise program's goal is to reduce human-bear conflicts through education and awareness, reporting, response and prevention. With hordes of outdoor enthusiasts hitting the woods during the spring - -- when the bears are emerging from hibernation -- the possibility of a bear encounter greatly increases. The reality, even for those who do everything correctly, is that a black bear encounter is sometimes unavoidable. SPRAY HELPS For those travelling into bear country this time of year, a can of "bear spray" and even a registered firearm should be thrown in along with your fishing tackle. Even though both the Ontario and Quebec MNR do not condone destroying a nuisance bear, you are permitted by law to protect yourself and your property in case of an attack. Since knowledge is power, I urge you to learn as much about black bear behaviour as possible which is, after all, the goal of the Bear Wise program. It could very well save your life. Early Brook Trout Opportunity: Although most trout fisher-folks will have to wait another week or two before the trout season kicks off in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, those wanting a jump on the brookies should keep Kenauk in mind. You will recall Kenauk from last spring as one of the chosen few areas permitted by government to open immediately after ice out. Top notch brook trout lakes such as Jackson, Big Bent and Moose produce fish, even with the ice coming off. With experienced biologist Bill Nowell watching over the coveted Montebello-area trout waters, it is little wonder why these lakes continue to produce year after year. For more information on the Kenauk trout management, contact Nowell at (819) 423-5573. Kev's Tribs Report: Our steelhead fishing expert Kevin Fitzpatrick reports that very few of Lake Ontario's tributaries are still muddy, and most are now text-book for float-fishing. Every migratory rainbow trout Kevin landed on a recent trip was what he refers to as a "drop-back fish" -- those which have finished spawning and are heading back to the lake. He would like to remind all the "trib anglers" that there is still plenty of fishable water in the Eastern Basin, "though it requires a lot of walking, the gems you may find could be well worth avoiding the crowds." This experienced angler suggests using a map to locate water on Crown land, and to always be mindful when crossing over private property. GRIFFITH & MATAWATCHAN FISH & GAME CLUB: With the annual Walleye Watch getting under way in the next couple of weeks, the Griffith & Matawatchan Fish & Game Club wishes to thank all the volunteers who have agreed to assist with this year's watch. The club would like to remind members also that the buck clover crop is scheduled to be planted with the new seeder, and volunteers are still needed for this whitetail deer management initiative. For more information, please contact Karen and Paul Gaulin at (613) 333-1206. You can also e-mail them at karen.paul@northcom.net. Man Charged in Aboriginal hunt: A Golden Lake area man was recently fined $405 after he was found hunting deer with an aboriginal person in the Germanicus deer yard, near Golden Lake in January. The investigation determined that the man was not, in fact, an aboriginal person and was therefore hunting illegally. The Germanicus deer yard is one of several areas in the district where large numbers of deer yard up, and the MNR conservation officers monitor these wintering areas because the deer are vulnerable. jeffm@mail.magma.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:06:33 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: MAN IN CUSTODY FOR DEATH THREATS PUBLICATION: The Kingston Whig-Standard DATE: 2005.04.21 EDITION: Final SECTION: Community PAGE: 4 BYLINE: Frank Armstrong SOURCE: The Kingston Whig-Standard MAN IN CUSTODY FOR DEATH THREATS A 48-year-old Greater Napanee man was in police custody yesterday following allegations that he threatened to kill his ex-wife and her new boyfriend. One of the complainants visited the Napanee OPP detachment around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday and told police about a third-party conversation earlier this month in which the husband made the threats. OPP spokeswoman Sheri Wanamaker said allegations include an attempt by the accused to purchase a firearm. The ex-husband has been charged with three counts of uttering threats and is being held in custody pending a bail hearing this afternoon. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:06:58 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Editorial: Conservation by all PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Citizen DATE: 2005.04.21 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PNAME: Editorial PAGE: A18 SOURCE: The Ottawa Citizen - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conservation by all - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Recent government and court decisions affirming the right of aboriginal and Metis peoples to hunt and fish for subsistence, without regard for normal conservation practices or regulations, are troubling. In October, the Alberta government passed its Metis Interim Harvesting Agreement, allowing the province's 31,200 registered Metis to harvest fish and game without the licences, quotas or seasonal restrictions that apply to non-native hunters and anglers. Conservationists are rightly worried the bill could devastate fish and wildlife populations, some of which, including grizzly bears and bighorn sheep, are already stressed. Metis Nation of Alberta president Audrey Poitras, rejected the concerns, stating that Metis are conservationists who "believe in the wise use of our natural resources." Then, a few weeks ago, an Alberta court overturned the convictions of a group of Whitefish Lake First Nations members caught poaching the lake's depleted fish stocks, essentially ruling that native rights to fish for "subsistence" trump conservation laws. Band members hailed the ruling, arguing that wildlife conservation should be left in the hands of First Nations. To suggest that Metis or status Indians are inherently better stewards of the land -- or, put another way, less rapacious harvesters -- than non-native peoples is not only racist, but intuitively fallacious and disproved by experience. These are individual rather than collective traits, and Metis and Indian bands are likewise collectives whose members are subject to the full range of human virtues, foibles and -- in the specific case of resource management -- temptations, too. As for the lessons of experience, we need look no further than the embattled Fraser River fishery, where an estimated 1.6 million sockeye salmon have gone "missing," decimating the the once-vibrant stock. An all-party parliamentary committee struck to examine the situation recently concluded not only that legal and illegal over-fishing by native Canadians was behind the collapse, but that officials from the department of Fisheries and Oceans wilfully ignored infractions, including a booming black-market trade in native-harvested salmon, in order to avoid a confrontation. Such behaviour is an abdication of responsibility on the part of the department, as is the decision to allow native fishing and hunting rights to take blanket precedence over conservation policies anywhere in Canada. Canada's aboriginal peoples should be accorded special hunting and fishing rights in recognition of their traditional way of life, but to suggest the exploiters of resources be relied upon to "manage" those same resources in a responsible manner is foolishness. Given the cultural sensitivity and potential volatility involved in attempting to regulate aboriginal consumption of resources, it should come as no surprise that legislators and enforcement officials alike more often than not opt for a hands-off approach. It is, after all, the path of least resistance. But if our wildlife is hunted or fished to the point of extinction, few would argue it was the right path. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:07:15 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: NEWS RELEASE - IT HAS ALL BEEN DONE BEFORE Peter MacKay, MP Central Nova Kevin Sorenson, MP Crowfoot NEWS RELEASE - April 20, 2005 IT HAS ALL BEEN DONE BEFORE Ottawa - Peter MacKay, Member of Parliament for Central Nova and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Kevin Sorenson, Member of Parliament for Crowfoot expressed dismay that the Liberals have yet again recycled an old bill instead of taking concrete steps to reform the prison and parole system. Bill C-46 was introduced in the House today, and is a rehashing of two previous Liberal bills that were killed by the government during the last Parliament "After years of dithering and delay on taking steps to reform the system and assist victims, including killing similar legislation themselves twice before, the Liberals on the eve of an election are once again pretending to care about the victims," said MacKay. "The pre-election we're-tough-on-criminals routine is wearing thin, as the government didn't even want to pass this legislation when it had a majority in the previous parliament." "Their record speaks for itself - public safety is not a priority for this Liberal government. This is yet another public relations exercise in a pre-election period and we remain skeptical this legislation will ever be enacted given the time frames involved," added Sorenson. "This is just the latest example of a government frantically making announcements to try and change the channel away from their own scandal and corruption." If elected, a Conservative government would: i) institute mandatory minimum sentences for violent and repeat offenders; ii) require that sentences for multiple convictions be served consecutively; iii) eliminate statutory (automatic) release; iv) Reform the National Parole Board including increased input from the community and victims in National Parole Board decisions; v) require applicants for parole to demonstrate to the National Parole Board that they have been rehabilitated; and vi) establish a National Victims' Ombudsman Office with a budget allocation equal to that of the Office of the Correctional Investigator to ensure victims have a voice in the federal corrections and the justice system. - -30- For further information: Michael Bailey, office of Peter MacKay (613) 943-2978 Office of Kevin Sorenson (613) 947-4608 ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Peter MacKay, député Nova-Centre Kevin Sorenson, député Crowfoot COMMUNIQUE 20 avril 2005 TOUT ÉTait FAIT À L'AVANCE Ottawa - Peter MacKay, député de Nova-Centre et chef adjoint du Parti conservateur du Canada, et Kevin Sorenson, député de Crowfoot, ont exprimé leur consternation sur le fait que les Libéraux ont une fois de plus recyclé un vieux projet de loi plutôt que de prendre des mesures concrètes pour réformer le système carcéral et le régime de libération conditionnelle. Le projet de loi C-46 a été présenté à la Chambre aujourd'hui et c'est une version à peine retravaillée de deux anciens projets de loi libéraux qui avaient été torpillés par le gouvernement lors de la dernière législature. « Après des années de tergiversations et de retards sur la prise de mesures pour réformer le système et aider les victimes, notamment en torpillant eux-mêmes une loi semblable à deux reprises par le passé, les Libéraux à la veille d'une élection prétendent une fois encore se soucier des victimes » a déclaré M. MacKay. « La routine pré-électorale « Pas de pitié pour les criminels » ne prend plus, puisque le gouvernement n'a même pas voulu adopter ce projet de loi quand il avait la majorité lors de la précédente législature. » « Leurs actes parlent d'eux-mêmes - la sécurité publique n'est pas une priorité pour ce gouvernement libéral. Il s'agit d'un autre exercice de relations publiques pendant une période pré-électorale, et nous restons sceptiques sur le fait que ce projet de loi n'entre jamais en vigueur compte tenu des délais impartis » a ajouté M. Sorenson. « Il s'agit simplement du tout dernier exemple d'un gouvernement faisant frénétiquement des annonces pour essayer de détourner l'attention de sur son propre scandale et sa propre corruption. » Si élu, un gouvernement conservateur : i) instaurerait des peines minimales obligatoires pour les délinquants violents et récidivistes; ii) exigerait que les peines pour des accusations multiples soient effectuées de manière consécutive; iii) éliminerait la libération d'office (automatique); iv) réformerait la Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles, notamment en accordant plus de participation à la communauté et aux victimes dans des décisions de la Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles; v) exigerait que les personnes faisant une demande de libération conditionnelle démontrent à la Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles qu'elles se sont réintégrées; vi) mettrait en place un Bureau national de protection des victimes avec une allocation budgétaire égale à celle du Bureau de l'enquêteur correctionnel afin de veiller à ce que les victimes aient voix au chapitre dans les services correctionnels fédéraux et le système judiciaire. - -30- Pour plus d'informations : Michael Bailey, bureau de Peter MacKay, (613) 943-2978 Bureau de Kevin Sorenson, (613) 947-4608 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:09:14 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Criminal Apprehension and Warrant Team PUBLICATION: Toronto Star DATE: 2005.04.21 SECTION: News PAGE: B05 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New tracking squad has eye out for suspects - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Toronto police are cracking down on suspects on the lam with the creation of a squad to track 400 outstanding warrants for serious crimes since 2000. The Criminal Apprehension and Warrant Team (CAWT) has made eight arrests since March and will continue to hunt for people wanted for offences ranging from murder and robbery to sexual assault and firearm offences. CAWT will post pictures for the "top 20 most wanted" at www.222tips.com. The squad reviewed some 1,100 outstanding warrants for offences falling under CAWT's mandate. When an arrest is made, another wanted individual will appear on the Top 20 list. Pictured here are 17 of the top 20. Toronto's Most Wanted ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:15:09 -0600 (CST) From: "mred" Subject: Re: Off Topic: the oil game - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim S." To: Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:49 PM Subject: Off Topic: the oil game > And no one, to my knowledge, is talking publicly about the depletion of > the > North Sea fields. > > Jim Szpajcher > St. Paul, AB If and when the Chinese have a financial interest in the oil sands ? the US will think twice about causing any ruckus with Canada beause the Chinese will feel empowered to protect their positions in Canada and nobody in their right mind would take on a billion + people. ed/ontario ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:15:40 -0600 (CST) From: "mred" Subject: Re: Parties in power t6oo long - ----- Original Message ----- From: "ross" To: Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:50 PM Subject: Parties in power t6oo long > I am so fed up with the medicocrity that has become a standard in Canada. > > Soon it will be time to leave. > > , Success is punished in canada by means of exceptional taxes. Soon all > the rich will live outside of canada in tax havens, and only the middle > class and refugees will be left. The end result will be that in order for > the government to continue to operate, taxes will have to go up because > all > the real wealth vacated canada and took their money with them. > > What a nice future we got ahead of ourselves. Canada is a third or fourth world banana dictatorship . ed/ontario ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:26:48 -0600 (CST) From: Len Miller Subject: "civil right subverted by stealth" To All . . Page A 19 of today's Vancouver Sun shocks us by revealing that 'Victoria' (the present day Liberals) have just denied us the right to petition the courts to be heard. Two law professors, from Univ Alberta, have just revealed what our own BCCLU have slept through, that our own government has just taken away yet another right. A phone call to the BCCLU resulted in a hang up. "They not only didn't know, they don't give a damn." Previously, they have shut their eyes on the denial of the rights of lawful gun owners, another issue they haven't the guts to address.That it took ALBERTA Professors Russ Brown and Moin Yahya to 'blow the whistle' on yet another breach of trust by successive governments . . . the trust? Noblesse Oblige . . . Two Rights the right to govern , , the right of protection . . . from the Crown . . The shadow of Pierre Trudeau's finger, is hanging over Canada . . Wake up! Correctly referring to the Magna Carta, both point out the "extinction of rights by stealth". Isn't this what a criminal does? Haven't we had enough evidence as shown by Sheila Fraser, MP Gary Breitkreuz, Prof. Gary Mauser and Judge John Gomery? We have the 'silence of the lambs' by British Columbians who bitch and complain "this is terrible, someone should do something about it . . but not me . . mindset. While open-liners pursue more serious issues, like same-sex 'marriages' our safety is stolen away, like a thief in the night. Our democracy is being stolen, daily, by the selective silence by the mainstream media who champion the criminals, while marginalizing those who would do something about it. Today, we are told, (criminal #2, in the person of Pall Martin) will 'talk to the nation' . . .Riding the political pony .. . n'est pas? Finally, Dennis: Thank you for publishing this . . . Len Miller ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:27:31 -0600 (CST) From: Walter Martindale Subject: RE: BREAKING: MARTIN TO ADDRESS NATION >Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:47:45 -0600 (CST) >From: "Jim Pook" >Subject: RE: BREAKING: MARTIN TO ADDRESS NATION > >It just occured to me - the time: 7:45 PM ??? > >That is almost 11:00 PM out here in sunny BC - most of our Conservative >constituency will long ago have gone to bed at that hour! > >I wonder if the message is aimed at Ontario and Quebec, and he dosn't want >us out west to hear it. > >What a slime-ball! > >With luck, maybe he will call a snap election tomorrow night. > >Jim Pook >Vancouver Island-North >Box 326, Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0 >(250) 934-7665 jim@tahsisbc.com >www.tahsisbc.com Um, Jim. that's actually 4:45 PM on the Wet Coast... General Throng... Martin and the Liberals are certainly in the poo, and I don't trust politicians any farther than most people can throw them (I can throw people farther than most, with a bit of judo and aikido training - OK, 20 years combined), but before we waste the millions of dollars to have another erecti.. sorry.. election, we won't expire tomorrow if we let Gomery finish the job, report, and then we can throw the b____ out. In the "big picture" all of this really matters only a tiny little whit. If Pollywog Martin does or doesn't call an election today and/or get elected or not as a result, the sun will still rise in the we.. eas... sou.. ok,ok East, and the Shiia and Suuni will still be killing each other in Iraq, AIDS and Malaria in africa will keep killing more people than even doctors in the US and Canada, and we'll just get the gangs of politicians changing sides on the house (or not) and continuing the name-calling, taxing, and wasti.. sorry, spending that is going on now. Patience boys and girls, Let Gomery finish, then let's see what happens. Walter ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:36:41 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Gingrich Subject: premptive strike of our own Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:56:47 -0600 (CST) From: "Bruce Mills" Subject: Re: BREAKING: MARTIN TO ADDRESS NATION > "We're clearly in an exceptional circumstance," said Scott Reid, Martin's > communications director. > > "While he will not be proposing that Parliament be dissolved or prorogued, > he will be direct in saying what he has done and what he believes should > be done to address the current situation." I recommend that everyone turn off their TV at 7:45pm EST tomorrow, and instead of watching, call up your local TV station and complain about your favourite TV show being pre-empted by this self-serving lying bastard. Yours in Liberty, Bruce Hamilton Ontario - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- Good idea Bruce, However,why wait until 7:45 to call the TV stations. Let's call all of them all day and often, very very often throughout the day. It is called a preemptive strike. It's also called peaceful active civil disobedience and let's do it now. Pass it along folks. Yours in Tyranny, Joe Gingrich White Fox ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V7 #999 ********************************** 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".) 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