Thursday, August 19, 2010

More evidence tat we are turing right in Canada

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From: Liberal Media / Medias libéraux
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:15:43 -0400
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Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Stephen Harper's ‘enemies list’ - COMMUNIQUÉ: La “liste des ennemis” de Stephen Harper


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For Immediate Release
August 19, 2010

Conservatives unfairly target Canadians who speak truth to power

OTTAWA – With the sidelining of RCMP gun registry Chief Supt. Marty Cheliak and Veterans Ombudsman Col. Pat Stogran, the Harper Conservatives have shown a pattern of ousting distinguished Canadians who speak truths that go against their ideological agenda, Liberal Public Works and Government Services Critic Martha Hall Findlay said today.

“The Conservatives want puppets, not professionals,” said Ms. Hall Findlay. “Time and time again, the Harper Conservatives show contempt for watchdogs and distinguished public servants who’ve had the courage to speak truth to power.”

Today, a media report emerged that CRTC chair Konrad von Finckenstein and vice-chair Michel Arpin may be next – raising the spectre that the Harper Conservatives intend to politically influence Canadian media.

“The Conservatives steamroll anyone who dares to put police safety, veterans issues or accurate facts in the way of their political agenda. They’re accountable to no one but themselves, and if they don’t like what their senior officials have to say, they shoot the messenger and replace them with someone more compliant.”

The Liberal Party today released a slideshow featuring a dozen high-ranking watchdogs and officials who have been fired, forced out, harassed or publicly maligned by this government for refusing to put Conservative ideology before the public interest. The list includes:

• Chief Supt. Marty Cheliak, Director General of the Canada Firearms Program
• Col. Pat Stogran, Veterans Ombudsman
• Linda Keen, chair of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
• Peter Tinsley, head of the Military Police Complaints Commission
• Paul Kennedy, chair of the RCMP Police Complaints Commission
• Adrian Measner, President and CEO of the Canadian Wheat Board
• Yves Cote, Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces
• Munir Sheikh, head of Statistics Canada
• Steve Sullivan, Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
• Kevin Page, Parliamentary Budget Officer
• Richard Colvin, Canadian diplomat
• Remy Beauregard, chair of Rights & Democracy

“The ordeal faced by each of these distinguished Canadians shows just how intolerant the Conservatives are of dissent based on factual information,” said Ms. Hall Findlay.

“Stephen Harper must stop adding names to his ‘enemies list’ and start accepting constructive criticism for what it is – helpful advice that can make the Government of Canada better and more responsive to its citizens,” she concluded.


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Contact:

Office of Martha Hall Findlay, MP: 613-992-4964



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Pour diffusion immédiate
Le 19 août 2010

Les conservateurs ciblent injustement les Canadiens qui osent leur dire la vérité

OTTAWA – En congédiant le directeur du registre des armes à feu de la GRC, le surintendant principal M. Marty Cheliak, et l’ombudsman des anciens combattants, le colonel Pat Stogran, les conservateurs de Stephen Harper prouvent qu’ils évincent systématiquement d’éminents Canadiens qui disent des vérités allant à l’encontre de leur agenda idéologique, a déclaré aujourd’hui la porte-parole libérale responsable de Travaux publics et de Services gouvernementaux, Mme Martha Hall Findlay.

« Les conservateurs de M. Harper veulent des marionnettes, et non des experts, a ajouté Mme Hall Findlay. Ils ne cessent d’afficher un mépris pour des observateurs critiques et des fonctionnaires réputés qui ont eu le courage de dire la vérité au gouvernement. »

Aujourd’hui, les médias ont fait part que le président du CRTC, Konrad von Finklestein, et son vice-président, Michel Arpin, pourrait être les prochains – soulevant l’idée que les conservateur de Harper ont l’intention d’influencer les médias canadiens.

« Les conservateurs passent sous le rouleau compresseur tous ceux qui osent parler de la sécurité des policiers, des questions relatives aux anciens combattants ou qui osent relater des faits exacts risquant de nuire au programme politique du gouvernement. Ils ne rendent de comptes qu’à eux-mêmes et, s’ils n’aiment pas ce que leurs hauts fonctionnaires ont à dire, ils le congédient et le remplacent par quelqu’un de plus docile. »

Le Parti libéral a rendu public aujourd’hui un diaporama mettant en vedette une douzaine de bureaucrates ou fonctionnaires de haut rang qui ont été congédiés, forcés de démissionner, harcelés ou calomniés par ce gouvernement pour avoir refusé de faire passer l’idéologie conservatrice avant l’intérêt public. En voici la liste :

• Le surintendant principal Marty Cheliak, directeur général du Programme canadien des armes à feu;
• Le colonel Pat Stogran, ombudsman des anciens combattants;
• Mme Linda Keen, présidente de la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire;
• M. Peter Tinsley, président de la Commission d’examen des plaintes concernant la police militaire;
• M. Paul Kennedy, président de la Commission des plaintes du public contre la GRC;
• M. Adrian Measner, président-directeur général de la Commission canadienne du blé;
• M. Yves Côté, ombudsman du ministère de la Défense nationale et des Forces canadiennes;
• M. Munir Sheikh, chef de Statistique Canada;
• M. Steve Sullivan, ombudsman des victimes d’actes criminels;
• M. Kevin Page, directeur parlementaire du budget;
• M. Richard Colvin, diplomate canadien;
• M. Rémy Beauregard, président de Droits et Démocratie.

« L’épreuve vécue par chacun de ces éminents Canadiens montre jusqu’à quel point les conservateurs sont intolérants de tous ceux et celles qui, en se basant sur de l’information vérifiée, vont à l’encontre de ce gouvernement, a poursuivi Mme Hall Findlay. »

« Stephen Harper doit cesser d’ajouter des noms à sa “liste des ennemis” et doit commencer à accepter les critiques constructives pour ce qu’elles sont vraiment : des conseils utiles qui aideront le gouvernement du Canada à mieux répondre aux besoins des citoyens », a conclu Mme Hall Findlay.


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Renseignements :

Bureau de Martha Hall Findlay, députée : 613-992-4964

Friday, August 13, 2010

Things I need answer to

There alot things that I need to answer too. Can anybogy answer me these questions.

1. How good is this ?

100-year-old Scotch pulled from frozen crateVideo
Century-old scotch found in Antarctic .Advertisement | ad info
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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2010 file photo released by Antarctic Heritage Trust on Feb. 8, 2010, one of crates of Scotch whisky and brandy is pictured after they have been recovered by a team restoring an Antarctic hut used more than 100 years ago by famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. One of the crates of the Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 but the heritage dram won't be tasted by whisky lovers because it's being preserved for its historic significance. (AP Photo/Antarctic Heritage Trust) ** MANDATORY CREDIT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY **
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Share Print Font: +-WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday — but the heritage dram won't be tasted by whisky lovers because it's being preserved for its historical significance.

The crate, recovered from the Antarctic hut of renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton after it was found there in 2006, has been thawed very slowly in recent weeks at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island.

The crate was painstakingly opened to reveal 11 bottles of Mackinlay's Scotch whisky, wrapped in paper and straw to protect them from the rigors of a rough trip to Antarctica for Shackleton's 1907 Nimrod expedition.

Though the crate was frozen solid when it was retrieved earlier this year, the whisky inside could be heard sloshing around in the bottles. Antarctica's minus 22 Fahrenheit (-30 Celsius) temperature was not enough to freeze the liquor, dating from 1896 or 1897 and described as being in remarkably good condition.

This Scotch is unlikely ever to be tasted, but master blenders will examine samples of it to see if they can replicate the brew. The original recipe for the Scotch no longer exists.

Once samples have been extracted and sent to Scottish distiller Whyte and Mackay, which took over Mackinlay's distillery many years ago, the 11 bottles will be returned to their home — under the floorboards of Shackleton's hut at Cape Royds on Ross Island, near Antarctica's McMurdo Sound.

Whisky lover Michael Milne, a Scot who runs the Whisky Galore liquor outlet in Christchurch, described the rare event as a great experience