Cdn-Firearms Digest Wednesday, December 17 2008 Volume 12 : Number 819 In this issue: CGFG Updates with Gov't Re: CGFG Updates with Gov't Column: Time for Alberta to turf the dysfunctional RCMP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:23:59 -0600 From: 10x <10x@telus.net> Subject: CGFG Updates with Gov't Please note Ms. Cuckier is no longer a director. Also note "Dissolution in Progress 2004/12/16" For complete information follow the link http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/cgi-bin/sc_mrksv/corpdir/dataOnline/corpns_re?company_select=2861071#subs Corporations Canada Corporation #2861071 BN #134203595RC0001 Corporation Name(s): CANADIAN COALITION FOR GUN CONTROL COALITION CANADIENNE POUR LE CONTROLE DES ARMES Old Name(s) and Change Date(s) Mailing Address: [Latest address on file] Care of: Street: 1488 QUEEN ST. W. BOX 90062 City: TORONTO Province: Ontario Postal Code: M6K3K3 Country: Canada Registered Office Address: [Latest address on file] Care of: Street: 1488 QUEEN ST. W P.O. Box: 90062 City: TORONTO Province: Ontario Postal Code: M6K3K3 Country: Canada Country: Canada Reg. Off. Eff: 2004/03/31 Status Date Active 2005/02/07 Dissolution in Progress 2004/12/16 Active 1992/10/15 ACT Name: Canada Corporations Act - Part II Proxy: Incorporation:1992/10/15 Prospectus: Amalgamation: Take Over: Continuance: Revival: Anniversary:1992/10/15 Intent to Dissolve: Import: - Revocation of Intent: Export: - Update:2008/06/10 Snip Current: 2 Last Update Date: 2008/03/31 Min: 3 Last Amendment: Max: 10 Director(s) name(s): The following are the directors at the time of incorporation or as indicated on the last annual summary as of March 31 of the year of filing. ANGELO ZACCHEO PETER HISCOCKS snip ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:19:43 -0600 From: Edward Hudson Subject: Re: CGFG Updates with Gov't On 17-Dec-08, at 7:23 AM, 10x wrote: > > http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/cgi-bin/sc_mrksv/corpdir/dataOnline/corpns_re?company_select=2861071#subs > ... > CANADIAN COALITION FOR GUN CONTROL > COALITION CANADIENNE POUR LE CONTROLE DES ARMES > > >>>> > Current: 2 Last Update Date: 2008/03/31 > Min: 3 Last Amendment: > Max: 10 > Director(s) name(s): > The following are the directors at the time of incorporation or as > indicated on the last annual summary as of March 31 of the year of > filing. > ANGELO ZACCHEO > PETER HISCOCKS > > >>>>>>>>> Are not these folks short a director as required by their constitution ? Sincerely, Eduardo ------------------------------ Date: Wed, December 17, 2008 11:12 am From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 2" Subject: Column: Time for Alberta to turf the dysfunctional RCMP PUBLICATION: Calgary Herald DATE: 2008.12.17 EDITION: Final SECTION: The Editorial Page PAGE: A14 COLUMN: Barry Cooper BYLINE: Barry Cooper SOURCE: Calgary Herald WORD COUNT: 764 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Time for Alberta to turf the dysfunctional RCMP - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Stan Lowe announced last week on behalf of the B. C. attorney general that no RCMP officer involved in the death of Robert Dziekanski in October 2007 would face criminal charges. Readers of Paul Palango's latest book, Dispersing the Fog: Inside the Secret World of Ottawa and the RCMP, would not be surprised. In an earlier book, The Last Guardians, he provided ample evidence for the decline of the ethos and effectiveness of the RCMP. What once deserved the respect of Canadians does so no longer. What once put fear into the hearts of outlaw bikers and white-collar criminals now inspires mirth. Instead of dealing with the dysfunctional reality the RCMP has become, the Mounties have responded with massive PR-offensives. The result is an epidemic of scarlet fever among politicians the likes of which used only to be found among small-town high school girls for the local constable. "We love our Mounties," they say in chorus. But why? "What is there to love?" asked Palango. His answer: precious little. Palango provided evidence beyond a reasonable doubt in support of his thesis. The heart of the story, as both former RCMP inspector Bill Majcher and Dorothy Franklin, a former director of law enforcement in the federal Solicitor General's office, said: "the RCMP is a cult." At the centre of any cult is the oath. An ordinary cop swears allegiance to the sovereign or to Canada, but the RCMP oath "is essentially an oath of allegiance to the RCMP." That makes the Mounties unique. "There is no police force like it in the world, and for good reason." Two accounts stand out. The first occurred to the unfortunate Dziekanski (you can watch it on YouTube). Police self-defence instructor Robbie Cressman said "one properly trained officer" could have handled the situation at the Vancouver International Airport. Instead, one finds "an excellent example of improper training and the application of that poor training." The four horsemen of Dziekanski's apocalypse "did nothing right." Not a single procedure in the National Use of Force Framework protocol was followed. But then, a Singapore Air-lines jumbo jet had just arrived and the airport wanted the area closed. Zap! No wonder the locals started throwing eggs at RCMP cruisers. In Kamloops last May, Frank Lasser, 82, was thrice Tasered in his hospital bed after wielding not a stapler, like Dziekanski, but a jack-knife. "Get him," said the sergeant, "we got more important work to do on the street tonight." Palango provided a politically incorrect but commonsensical explanation. Instead of big guys in their 20s, the RCMP now takes 48-year old cadets and little guys and gals. Unable to defend themselves physically, they rely on technology. You don't have to be big to zap somebody. Even more politically incorrect, Palango questioned the presence of women Mounties. According to former Mountie Bill Majcher, "it's rare to find a woman doing a dangerous assignment at 3 a. m. That's not fair to anyone." Especially not to the men who have to take up the dangerous slack and end up in controversial situations, "the kiss of death to a career." Women avoid trouble and get promoted. The other big story concerned Maher Arar. He explained how yet another massive PR campaign made Arar and his wife Monia Mazigh "politically bulletproof" and discussed the limitations of Justice Dennis O'Connor's report that investigated selected aspects of the Arar affair. He raised questions about Arar's experiences in the U. S., Syria, and Canada that no official has. Indeed, he pointed out that Arar has never answered a single question under oath. For example: Palango analyzed Arar's famous Oct. 12, 2001, lunch at Mango's Cafe in Ottawa with Abdullah Almalki, a person of interest to CSIS because of his association with the notorious Khadr family, and their walk in the rain to converse--a bit of elementary tradecraft designed to prevent electronic eavesdropping. Second, he raised a commonsensical question: if Arar had been tortured in Syria, why has no one seen the physical evidence? Since Ottawa is unlikely to do anything about the RCMP, it's up to the provinces. The renewal of the RCMP contract in 2012 provides the occasion. It turns out that it takes less than $100,000 to put a sheriff on the QE2, but $160,000 for a Mountie. Why should Albertans waste money for the next 20 years with these incompetent agents of Ottawa? Someone should give Premier Ed Stelmach Palango's book for Christmas. He could perform a service both to Albertans and the rest of the country. Barry Cooper, PhD, Is A Professor Of Political Science At The University Of Calgary http://www.calgaryherald.com/Time+alberta+turf+dysfunctional+rcMp/1084854/story.html ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V12 #819 *********************************** 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".)