Cdn-Firearms Digest Thursday, December 4 2008 Volume 12 : Number 733 In this issue: CTV NEWS - GG approves PM's request to suspend Parliament CSSA/CILA CHALLENGES MILLER Toronto Star: APPEAL TO GUN OWNERS Leading causes of death 2000 to 2004 Toronto Star: City police hail gun amnesty success story; Fw: DION ,LAYTON,DUCEPPE Toronto Star Letter: Learn to defend ourselves ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, December 4, 2008 11:17 am From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 2" Subject: CTV NEWS - GG approves PM's request to suspend Parliament GG approves PM's request to suspend Parliament Updated Thu. Dec. 4 2008 12:06 PM ET - CTV.ca News Staff Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean has approved Prime Minister Stephen Harper's request to suspend Parliament, agreeing to put the government on hold until the end of January. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081204/GG_decision _081204/20081204?hub=Canada ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:28:39 -0500 From: "cdnshootingsports.org" Subject: CSSA/CILA CHALLENGES MILLER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CSSA/CILA CHALLENGES MILLER TO THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD It's (Mayor) Miller Time! December 4, 2008 CSSA / CILA has filed an appeal with the Ontario Municipal Board, challenging the City of Toronto's heavy-handed ban on the existence of lawful shooting ranges and businesses. The challenge is headed up by General Counsel Edward L. Burlew L.L.B. and was filed in regard to By-Law 1151-2008, stating, "The purpose of the by-law is to frustrate and prohibit the establishment and operation of facilities by licensed persons to lawfully manufacture, store and sell registered firearms and lawfully use registered and non-registered firearms on premises regulated, inspected, approved and licensed pursuant to the Firearms Act and the Explosives Act (federal statutes) in compliance with the Criminal Code of Canada. These licensed persons constitute an identifiable group of persons, who have met the strict standards of safety, training, manufacture, sale and use of lawfully possessed firearms." Mr. Burlew also states, "By-Law 1151-2008 exceeds the jurisdiction of the municipality in that it seeks to control activities that are subject to federal regulation: This By-Law has been enacted against federally licensed firearms owners using federally registered firearms at a federally approved range and is contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms." CSSA Executive Director Larry Whitmore says "Legitimate firearms owners are being used as a scapegoat to distract attention away from Mayor David Miller's inability to deal with violent criminal activity. There are no public safety issues in respect of the manufacturing of firearms or the discharge of firearms at the licensed ranges. There are strict and complex regulations in respect of such places that are designed to ensure public safety. Those involved in the businesses and clubs are individuals and clubs who have already been through strictly governed federal licensing tests and then fully investigated. On top of that, they are regularly inspected by the Chief Firearms Office for compliance to a very rigid set of standards. If unchallenged, other municipalities might be temped to propose the same ridiculous by-laws." "It is painfully obvious that the serious issue of the criminal use of firearms by drug gang members will not be affected by depriving the licensed, registered gun owners from pursuing a federally regulated sport. The issue of gang violence needs to be centred on the actual perpetrator and not on the law abiding licensee", claimed Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Institute for Legislative Action. You can read the entire appeal document tomorrow on www.cdnshootingsports.org and www.torontothebad.com. WILL YOU HAVE A PLACE TO SHOOT TOMORROW? This is a very relevant question and the answer is "nowhere," unless we aggressively challenge those who would shut us down. The CSSA/CILA is now involved in 3 major court challenges to defend our rights and our sport. The Special Authority to Possess challenge goes so the Ontario Court of Appeal on January 6. The prohibited handgun 12(6) challenge is slated for May 20. And now we are taking on the City of Toronto. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! Our costs are mounting and we cannot continue without your support. Our membership fees were never intended to cover the legal costs we are now incurring. If we do not have the resources to stop the "Millers" in this country, the answer to the question above is obvious. Please contribute by phone (1-888-873-4339), e-mail (info@cdnshootingsports.org) or online at: http://php.jglobal.com/catalog/ (www.cdnshootingsports.org) For more information contact: Tony Bernardo: 905-571-2150 - abernardo343@rogers.com Larry Whitmore: 905-265-0692 - l.whitmore@cdnshootingsports.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, December 4, 2008 11:33 am From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 2" Subject: Toronto Star: APPEAL TO GUN OWNERS PUBLICATION: The Toronto Star DATE: 2008.12.04 EDITION: Met SECTION: News PAGE: A23 ILLUSTRATION: The gun registry is under fire again. SOURCE: From the Star's wire services WORD COUNT: 256 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- notes from Parliament hill - ------------------------------------------------------------------- APPEAL TO GUN OWNERS The Conservatives hope to enlist gun enthusiasts in the fight against the coalition. "Law-abiding owners of handguns and semi-autos will become criminals overnight if the opposition parties have their way," Tory MP Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton-Melville) wrote in a letter posted on his website. "It is essential to mobilize everyone you know. "This country is going through an unprecedented power struggle, and firearms owners stand to lose their firearms and freedom of choice if we do not act now." Breitkreuz wrote that the coalition is the "worst possible news" for all those who wish to abolish the firearms registry. He also reminded gun owners that the Liberals created the firearms registry with the support of the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois. http://www.thestar.com/article/548217 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, December 4, 2008 11:01 am From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 2" Subject: Leading causes of death 2000 to 2004 Statistics Canada - The Daily - December 4, 2008 Leading causes of death 2000 to 2004 Cancer and heart disease, the two leading causes of death for Canadians, were responsible for just over one-half (52.4%) of all deaths in 2004. However, the leading causes of death varied widely by age group.Of 226,584 deaths in 2004, cancer accounted for 29.5% and heart disease, 22.9%. The proportion for cancer was up slightly from 2000, while the proportion for heart disease declined. Stroke, the third leading cause, was responsible for 6.5%. These were followed in order by chronic lower respiratory diseases, unintentional injuries (accidents), diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, Alzheimer's disease, suicide and kidney disease. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/081204/dq081204c-eng.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, December 4, 2008 11:31 am From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 2" Subject: Toronto Star: City police hail gun amnesty success story; PUBLICATION: The Toronto Star DATE: 2008.12.04 EDITION: Ont SECTION: News PAGE: A16 BYLINE: Shabnam Janet Janani SOURCE: Toronto Star WORD COUNT: 393 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- City police hail gun amnesty success story; 1,400 weapons handed over in Pixels for Pistols program that traded digital cameras in return - -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pixels for Pistols campaign finished on Monday, with more than 1, 400 guns collected in exchange for digital cameras. The 40-day gun amnesty program managed by the Toronto police and co- sponsored by Henry's, a local camera retailer, is being called "a great success. " "We never imagined we'd get the response that we did," said Det. Sgt. Chris Boddy, co-ordinator of the program for the Toronto police. "A lot of it has to do with the fact that people have unwanted firearms in their homes, and when they hear of the program, they realize now would be a good time to get rid of the firearms." The program rewarded those who turned both legal and illegal firearms over to the police by giving them a digital camera in exchange. Max Payne, the marketing director for Henry's, is hopeful that some other local businesses will follow the example of this year's program. It took about six months of discussions and meetings between the Toronto police and Henry's to launch the amnesty program. "The idea was generated back in March," said Payne. "We were looking for a meaningful way to get back into the community to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the company." Henry's will celebrate 100 years of doing business in 2009. This was the third gun amnesty program implemented by Toronto police. Because of its success, the end date was changed from Nov. 23 to Dec. 1 after police saw so many guns being turned in. "This program we've participated in with Toronto police sets an example for other companies and retailers to get involved with local municipalities and find ways to give back to the community," Payne said. In addition to about 1, 400 guns - - police are still counting for the final tally - 20,000 rounds of ammunition and a small quantity of pellet guns were also turned in. The last gun amnesty program was in 2005, during which 261 guns were turned in. In 2000, about 1,800 firearms were turned into the police. The high number that year was attributed to the start of the national gun registry. "There are a lot of guns out there in people's basements and closets that they really don't know what to do with," Payne said. "For an old pistol from World War II your grandfather owned, what a perfect way to get value for it." Amnesty programs are considered to be a means of getting firearms off the street and making the community safer. "The partnership that the Toronto Police has with Henry's is very admirable, " Boddy said, echoing Payne's words. "And we would like to see other big corporations in the city of Toronto working with us for partnership opportunities in the future." http://www.thestar.com/article/548104 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:09:48 -0500 From: "mred" Subject: Fw: DION ,LAYTON,DUCEPPE - ----- Original Message ----- From: "mred" To: "GOVERNOR GENERAL" ; "GG" ; "VIC TOEWS" ; "STOCKWELL DAY" ; "STEPHEN HARPER" ; "PETER MACKAY" ; "DAVID SWEET" ; "ELIZABETH MAY" ; "JACK LAYTON" ; "GILLES DUCEPPE" ; "STEPAN DION" Cc: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Riding 1" Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:21 AM Subject: TO: DION ,LAYTON,DUCEPPE > Dear Sirs: > > It is with complete disgust that I have seen Canada go from a > democraticaly elected government to a dictatorship , where the > votes of the electorate have absolutely no meaning at all. > > This could tantamountly be construed as a traitorus act against the > electorate of Canada. > > The opposition seems to forget ? its NOT just CPC supporters who are > aginst this move ;its voters who have voted for you three in past > elections as well~!! > > The disgust of your own party members is well and alive;and they swear > they will never vote for you again IF they vote at all~! > > Stephan Harper led the way in true statesman ship qualities, by > leading by example , what the unemployed are experiencing in this > greatest, and possibly greater than the depression since 1929. > > By cutting back on perks for MP`s and allowances for votes to each > party. It is with deep concern I saw you three reject the financial > objectives of the CPC to show Canadians that the MP`s can empathize > with the unemployed in Canada. > > Just so you could line your own pockets at the taxpayers teat. > > It will be a poor Christmas for hundreds of thousands of unemployed > Canadians , and by all indications ? more hundreds of thousands to come, > what will YOURS be like ? > > I have NEVER in ALL my life seen such unmitigated greed , gall, and > arrogance displayed by any political parties in this country . > > What you have done is denounce the right to vote to a meaningless > nothingness / > > 150 years of being told our votes "count "? for what ,?now ? > > This is nothing , but nothing , but an absolute power grab by the > opposition. > > It has absolutely nothing to do with the welfare of Canada, if it did,? > your actions would be put to the vote of the electorate, or a > referendum, but having lost the election just a few weeks ago I > seriously doubt you would succeed a second time , legally, either. > > If you succeed in your vile actions you will have relegated Canada (the > once best country in the world ) to the status of a third world country. > > All you have to do is look at how far the TSX dropped when you announced > your plans . > > Do you think it will recover under your dictatorship ? I doubt it very > much. > > It would NOT be moot to say? that the opposition should and must support > Harper , if not ? if and how it comes to another election? which could be > soon ? You three opposition parties will be relegated to the dust heap of > history, not just because of the 30 million dollar needless cost but > because of your potentially traitorous intransigence.,judging by the mood > of the electorate . > > In all the years I have been old enough to vote ? I have NEVER, once, seen > the MP`s in parliament create such a furor over raising taxes on the > electorate.That seems to be ok though.? > > Where were you when Martin raised taxes ? never a peep out of any of > you.Or Cretien? > > This is ,and was, pureley a political move, because you thought you might > experience what the unemployed in Canada are going through ,by reducing > your > perks and free loading at the taxpayers teat. > > Mr. Harper has shown true statesmanship qualities which you three can > never > even imagine. > > The CPC alone would have lost 10 million dollars in his proposals so he > and > the CPC were prepared to cut back on expenses to show Canadians they were > in > sync with their needs . > > I have been listening to many talk shows and talking with people on the > street, and the anger and disgust shown by your actions to Canadians is > almost palpable.. > > If you succeed in this aberration ? you will be lucky to get one seat per > party at the next election;that is, if you allow one to happen ? > > The most common refrain is : "why bother to vote when MP`s just take over > , > align themselves with separatists ,and take over a DULY ELECTED > GOVERNMENT?" > > It would appear that if the Governor General allows this coalition ? that > you will be hard pressed to get any voter turnout in the next "election". > > We may as well be in Zimbabwe, Thailand, or the Congo or any other > decrepit > third world country,for all the good our votes garner. > > You think your actions will save Canada from a depression ? You are > blaming > Harper for it when you well know that it was caused by the US. > > People in Canada are NOT stupid , they can see what you for what you are. > > You CANNOT and WILL NOT be able to do more for Canada than Harper was > doing > , without raising taxes exponentially , at a time when our taxes should be > going down to compensate for the lack of jobs. > > THIS ~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is what will stimulate the economy. > > This country doesn't NEED any more boondoggles like Adscam and the gun > registry , horses on the payroll at Petawawa(under the Liberal watch years > ago), and the British petroleum fiasco where Liberal MP`s bought up shares > of BP just prior to voting the Canadian government buy the BP Company, > thereby making untold hundreds of thousands of windfall dollars for those > "lucky " Liberal MP`s THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE SHARE PRICE WENT UP. > > We just dont need this kind of government. > > I enclose for your study, and I suggest you study this well~! for it is > the > general consensus of Canadians today. > > The anger is quite palpable and I fear that the western provinces will > imminently be considering separation unilaterally. > > QUOTES: > > "How can we let a separatist have a say in what happens to anything in > Canada > west of the Ottawa River? He must be Moe. The one that ruined the Ontario > NDP's and somehow surfaced with the national Liberal party, Larry, should > have had a little self respect and resigned years ago. The other one who > did > resign, Curly, now thinks he is our best choice for Prime Minister. > Good Grief Charlie Brown!!!! What happened? > These self serving individuals have just shown you their true colours. > Don't let them get away with it. > > This whole attempt to usurp power is nothing more than an attempted coup. > We > might as well be living in Central America. Wake up folks! We had an > election and the people of Canada made their choice. And I certainly agree > that the Bloc shouldn't be a National party. I also don't believe that > Political Parties should receive taxpayer dollars to stay active. > > Stephen Harper is the best thing that has happened to this country for a > long time.does anybody know how much interest on the national debt he has > saved us tax payers? before he entered politics he was head of the > national > citizens coalition, and as such exposed the wasteful practices of > chretians > liberals I guess chreten ( see that I can't even spell his name)thats > because I could never understand half of what he was saying,Deon is even > worse.Pardon me but I think this is first and fore most an english > speaking > country and Stephen Harper got a majority vote in english Canada so where > is > the real problem folks.Billions of tax dollars have been poured into > Quebec > even by the cons. gov. and it resulted in one M.P. for harper.if it wasn't > for the " nation of quebec " I quote,----- stephen harper would have had a > majority gov. and could cut the national debt even more ,and would not > have > to deal with the three stooges > What three wise men? Just because our elected party wants to cut back on > some expenses all heck breaks loose and there's a major power grab. As a > Country we're in better shape than most and we're paying down our national > debt, now these power hungry parties want to spend like it's no tomorrow > and > put us more in debt. Go figure > > The Conservatives were the party legally elected to manage the country . > Having an economist at the helm in these uncertain times was a good thing > and the rest of the world economies had recognized that fact . The three > stooges are creating a coup to steal power which will hurt Canadians , not > help . The bloc will be the only winner here . They have successfully > demonstrated that Canada is an ungovernable country . Only the Gov. > General > can stop this madness now . > > This is ridiculous. The country is in turmoil and these idiots in Ottawa > are > more worried about trying to cease power. WE JUST HAD AN ELECTION and the > PEOPLE have spoken and the PEOPLE is what the government is there to > serve. > WE ARE THEIR BOSSES!!! You lost the election fair and square and to have a > prime minister that stated he is quitting already is STUPID. Liberal, NDP, > and Bloc need to get off their politcal agendas and actually so something > that shows they care about the people that elected them not their own > power > hungry agendas and of course BIGGER pay cheques that go with it. > I do not understand how a party running ONLY in Quebec can even be > considered a "national" party for a federal election. It is pure non-sense > that this is allowed to happen. We did not elect a coalition government, > we > elected a minority government, a conservative government, and come hell or > high water that's the way it should remain. Dion had the lowest support in > Liberal history and he "wants" to become leader? He is stepping aside in > May, so that would give us what, 3 PM's in the span of 1 year! Where else > in > the world would this happen? Nowhere!!! I am out raged and embarassed by > this kind of political "power struggle". The Liberals, NDP and Bloc DO NOT > have my support. > > Wendy, if Paul Martin's leadership was strong, he would've stayed as Prime > Minister. Enough said. The alliance of the three parties is alarming, but > it > seems desperate to me. Harper has done a good job in trying to keep his > promises, but it's hard because of these three parties that keeps on > opposing him. If they would just be quiet and put aside their pettiness, > perhaps they can see that Harper actually can do some good for country. > Must > we remind the three parties why they are even elected? We have them in the > parliament so that they can do some good for the Canadian people, and > upheaval in the government right now is NOT good for Canadians at all. > > Wendy must have her head stuck in a dark place, the ground. These people > are > trying to steal power. The liberals couldn't do anything when they were in > power except to raise taxes. The country did not want Dion's green plan. > We > do not want our taxes raised. The three stooges that are trying to take > power should be put in jail. Harper should bring out the army to arrest > them > and charge them with treason. > > Any party that would join the bloc, is a party that should be thrown right > out of politics. There is no other party or people who have done more > destruction to Canada than french quebecers, and french quebec > politicians." > > ed/on ------------------------------ Date: Thu, December 4, 2008 11:35 am From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 2" Subject: Toronto Star Letter: Learn to defend ourselves PUBLICATION: The Toronto Star DATE: 2008.12.04 EDITION: Ont SECTION: Letter PAGE: AA05 WORD COUNT: 85 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn to defend ourselves - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Brampton woman dies after assault, Dec. 1 A woman is viciously attacked and killed and all she can do is call 911? Am I the only one who sees the irony that we have been conditioned to leave our lives and welfare in the hands of a 911 operator rather than learn how to defend ourselves in our moment of need? We need an attitude adjustment to put the power to survive this kind of attack back in the hands of the victim. When seconds count, the police are minutes away. Pat Proulx, Representative, Canadian Association for Self Defence, Almonte http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/548054 ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V12 #733 *********************************** Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@scorpion.bogend.ca Moderator's e-mail address: mailto:drg.jordan@sasktel.net List owner: mailto:owner-cdn-firearms@scorpion.bogend.ca FAQ list: http://www.canfirearms/Skeeter/Faq/cfd-faq1.html Web Site: http://www.canfirearms.ca CFDigest Archives: http://www.canfirearms.ca/archives To unsubscribe from _all_ the lists, put the next four lines in a message and mailto:majordomo@scorpion.bogend.ca unsubscribe cdn-firearms-digest unsubscribe cdn-firearms-chat unsubscribe cdn-firearms end (To subscribe, use "subscribe" instead of "unsubscribe".)