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FIREARMS QUICK FACTS
By Garry Breitkreuz, MP – Updated April 23rd, 2003

Anti-tobacco ads burn McLellan
EDMONTON - A coalition  of health groups,  non-smoking action groups and public service unions is running full-page ads in the Edmonton Journal and The Globe and Mail today denouncing what it calls backpedalling by Health Minister Anne McLellan on federal plans to curb smoking.Ken Kyle, director of policy issues for the Canadian Cancer Society, said the newspaper ad was a result of the frustration at the lack of progress. "Over 45,000 Canadians are dying every year needlessly from using tobacco industry products, and I think the whole health community is concerned about the pace of reform," Kyle said. "It seems like things have stalled under this minister."(She certainly had no trouble pouring hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars into a entirely political,  non existent, firearm problem! The number of  deaths, caused by the misuse of firearms is minuscule when compare to the number of deaths cause by cancer.. What is also minuscule, considering the fact that you are hundreds of thousands of times more likely to die of cancer than gunshot wounds, is the amount of money spent by this government to fight cancer, as compared to the money spent in their misdirected, irrational, harassment of law abiding firearm owners! The skewed priorities of this government is enough to make 'anyone' walk away shaking their heads )
Plan to cut $9-million from Via Rail raises steam
(And 'more' comparisons to the Gun Registry)
Joe Comuzzi, chair of the Liberal-dominated transport committee, said MPs are not willing to allow unjustified spending after the gun-registry boondoggle and Via had not adequately justified why it deserved the extra cash, which is above what it received last year. "We're not going to rubber-stamp things: it's not that easy to get money out of the transport committee any more," Mr. Comuzzi said. But Liberal House Leader Don Boudria, a Chrétien loyalist, immediately stood up in the House of Commons yesterday to reject the committee report as illegal under parliamentary procedure. Mr. Boudria refused to discuss the matter later. "I said what I said in the House of Commons. I don't believe procedure was followed." A reduction of Via Rail's federal subsidy would be a political embarrassment for Mr. Chrétien's government. However, if Mr. Milliken rejects the report, the Prime Minister's Office will be able to stack a future transport committee re-vote with "associate" members who normally do not attend meetings.(A perfect example of how the liberals run a 'democratic' dictatorship. {However, if Mr. Milliken rejects the report, the Prime Minister's Office will be able to stack a future transport committee re-vote with "associate" members who normally do not attend meetings.} I would sincerely hope that someone shows the 'same' guts and balls to squash the inevitable demand for more millions to waste in the 'actual' gun registry and not just all the other waste that has been compared to this new national standard of incompetence..)
The Next P.C. Leader
Mr. MacKay was elected to the Commons in 1997. His name recognition and position as House Leader has translated into a significant lead, with up to 40 per cent of delegates already committed to him. Should Mr. MacKay win the prize, Tories would likely get a more conservative leader than they had in Joe Clark. Mr. MacKay says he would be tough on crime, would eliminate the gun registry, would introduce more competition to health care, would increase personal tax exemptions for some Canadians and would increase the size of the military by 25 per cent.(Each of the 'credible' opposition parties (were not including the NDP here) has stated that part of their campaign will be to shut down the gun registry. Politicians ALWAYS pander the the majority, and what this truly points out is, in direct contradiction of the Liberal propaganda machine, the MAJORITY of Canadians think the registry is a useless, wasteful, farce. If they did not, the opposition would NEVER make it part of their campaigns. Wake UP Urban Ontario.. )
And the "Culture of Safety" Continues
Police to review B.C. woman's murder:VANCOUVER - The RCMP will review a recent Mission, B.CC., murder case to determine why a restraining order a woman had placed on her estranged husband failed.   Sherry Heron, 41, was killed May 20 by Bryan Bruce Heron, 52, as she lay in a hospital bed. Also killed was her mother, Anna Adams, 68.  Bryan Heron had been issued the restraining order hours before at his job at the B.C. Correctional Service. RCMP said there was no record of violence in the Heron household.   In court documents, however, Sherry is quoted as  saying she was fearful that her ex-husband would come after her with weapons. She also said Bryan told her he would harm her and her family if she ever left him. (So it would seem that a 'current' threat is only valid when combined with documented 'past' threats. One of the main arguments the CFC has always put forward is the 'registry' would tell police if someone under a restraining order has guns. It would seem that the 'registry' is another failure in a long line of failure by this Liberal Government. Perhaps the 'registry' was unaware of the firearm, because it was actually registered to the Government? As a correctional officer, he would have been one of the "police and soldiers" Allan Rock said should be the 'only' ones with guns.. How embarrassing for the government. No wonder they can't guarantee the result of the inquest will be made public! Restraining orders will never protect anyone until they are printed on steel plates the victim can hide behind, or engraved into the slide of a concealed carry defensive firearm. )
ALLIANCE MOVES MOTION TO CUT $100 MILLION FROM GUN REGISTRY BUDGET 
Hon. Wayne Easter: Mr. Chair, I thank the hon. member for the questions.  The hon. member opposite named a couple of individuals who have said that they have had problems with the system. I will not take the time of the House, but the Canadian Police Association and the Chief of Police in Ottawa have outlined very specifically how the gun registry and control system helps them. It can be helpful in terms of preventing violence.  Registering a firearm will assist the police to enforce prohibition orders made by the courts, licence refusal and revocation decisions made by a firearms officer, and make public safety seizure decisions. All of these are important. The system is important for protecting officers. Registration of firearms provides some advance information to police en route to calls of violence. The list goes on. There are benefits here to police in doing policing work. The hon. member should recognize that.(What kind of fantasy land does Easter come from? The Canadian Police Association is basically a lobby group that will support anything they feel will get them something they 'really' need, and The Chief of Police in Ottawa certainly does not have the same problems faced by Chief Fantiino in Toronto. The Ottawa Police Chief is very likely the ONLY Ontario Police Chief that supports this farce, because his own Association of Ontario Police Chiefs have condemned it as a waste of money! As usual, this registry has been dumped onto another liberal minister with a built-in 'reality filter'.. Mr. Kevin Sorenson: Mr. Chair, Canadians are telling us that the gun registry is not working. The gun registry has been a colossal waste of money. It will cost close to $1 billion. That is $1 billion which is much needed in other places. I move: That Vote 1 for the Department of Justice in the amount of $308,238,000 be reduced by $100 million to $208,238,000. The Chair: Given the limitations on the proceedings this evening I am prepared to continue the intervention by the hon. chief whip for the official opposition while I take the matter under advisement.(But I can guarantee you, he won't take it very far.. )
White House rebukes Chretien
Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman, took strong exception to the Prime Minister's disapproval of the President's economic performance, particularly in regards to the rising U.S. deficit."One of the reasons for that is the United States was attacked on  Sept. 11. Canada was not," Mr. Fleischer said when asked about Mr. Chrétien's remarks. "The United States helped lead a war to bring freedom to the people of Iraq." Mr. Fleischer told reporters in Washington that another reason for the drop in revenues to the U.S. treasury has been the recession that hit the American economy, and which has yet to have the same effect on Canada. He also acknowledged differences between the two leaders. "It's no surprise there's a philosophical difference between a tax cutter like  President Bush and Prime Minister Chrétien." Opposition critics called the Prime Minister's criticisms ill-advised and "just plain dumb," coming at a time when Canada-U.S. relations are strained.(Comments like: "They make comments about the level of defence in Canada. I don't take it personally"!!! Well, you bloody well should. YOUR 'personally' responsible for the sad state of our defences! comments such as this show Canadians just how damn stupid you really are! The chief reason relations are strained is because of irresponsible comments by Liberals in this country! No matter 'where' this doddling old fart goes, he opens his mouth and make himself and Canadians in general, look ridiculous. Remember his visit to Israel? What's next? A pirouette behind the Queen to honour his dumbass hero Trudeau? Nawww Most Canadians think he's far too unbalanced to accomplish that! U.S./Canada relations will be strained until this liberal dictatorship is voted into obscurity by 'thinking' Canadians, who are fedup of the waste and international embarrassment.)
GUN REGISTRY STILL IN CHAOS SINCE WAYNE EASTER TOOK OVER
“Parliament is still being kept in the dark and from his answers in the House, so is the Solicitor General.”
Ottawa - Garry Breitkreuz, Official Opposition Critic for Firearms and Property Rights, uncovered another $17.5 million wasted on the billion-dollar gun registry and also exposed some major discrepancies in the department’s record keeping. Yesterday in Question Period, Solicitor General Wayne Easter was unable to answer Breitkreuz’s questions asking why an additional $17.5 million in spending by seven other departments and agencies was not reimbursed or reported to Parliament as a gun registry expense. Amazingly, six months after the Auditor General blew the whistle on their slipshod accounting, Easter was still unable to answer how much the gun registry would cost to fully implement and maintain. “Obviously, the Minister’s bureaucrats can’t keep an accurate count of the money they’ve wasted on the gun registry, and yesterday’s response to my Access to Information (ATI) Act request proves they can’t keep an accurate count of the number of guns they have registered either.”(Now, add the HUGE number of 'air guns' that have been identified as being firearms by having a muzzle velocity of 500 fps or muzzle energy of 5.7 joules or less?? You think this is clear? Not really! Use a little boolean logic with the law changes outlined in c15, & passed in c10, TRUE/FALSE/NOT/OR  and you walk away scratching your head. Apparently, applying logic, a paintball gun with a muzzle velocity of 450 fps and hits with 6 joules is not a firearm! Read this info from the ministry to warpig.com a paintball website.. Sooo it's going to take some mathematical gymnastics to figure out the Liberal Logic again? In the meantime, you run right out and register whatever the hell it is your supposed to register, BUT please wait till the last minute to help with another CFC pending overload..)
Expecting marijuana bill to pass?
The pot legislation introduced yesterday has little chance of ever being passed into law. There is too much opposition from within the Liberal Party, and too little time before Jean Chrétien must leave office. And yet the Prime Minister appears determined to push ahead with this losing cause. Why? The answer, it would appear, is sheer cussedness.(Our Prime Minister has 'never' let logic come between him and his relentless quest for a legacy.. If their worried that the back bench sheep won't vote for it, they always have the option to do what they did to pass the failed, exorbitant, useless,  gun registry! LIE to Parliament about the number of lives that will be saved by fining (read taxing) pot heads.. I'm sure they will fall for it again!, What the hell eh! It's only a Billion dollars, and every good liberal knows that once they've been extracted from the taxpayer, their not 'real' dollars anymore!  )
SHAC Attack - Animal 'Rights' Activists Employ New Tactics
(CNSNews.com) - Imagine being awakened at 3 a.m. by sirens and bullhorns, finding your neighborhood covered with pictures of a "mutilated dog" the next morning and having your home and office telephone numbers posted on the Internet at a site inviting people to call at any time. It all reportedly happened to a Los Angeles software firm executive who works for a company that sells software to Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), a U.K.-based animal-testing laboratory with facilities in the United States targeted by the animal rights activist group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC). The victim later received an anonymous message, which read, in part: "You've been marked. We've been watching you and (your husband), following your trip overseas last April 19th. We've been in your house while in San Francisco. We've "bumped" into you at Costco (retail store). You've given us the time while in line at Bank of America. We've been watching your house. We've been watching you and your family... In consideration of (your husband) being out of town so often, think of your family's security as your windows could be put through tomorrow night." (Now, this is one of those situations, that make it perfectly legal to take your handgun out of storage, and admire it on the bed table all night! You 'can' have a loaded gun and discharge it in your place of residence to save a life.. Yours, and your families. Why? because these people are truly sick!)
Budget showdown looms over air agency's secrecy
"I am not going to sit on a committee that will allow estimates to go through unquestioned," said Joe Comuzzi, chairman of the House of Commons transport committee. He said he fears that CATSA is in danger of becoming another spending boondoggle like the gun registry.(Ahhh! There's that comparison again! The Federal Gun Registry, the National Standard by which all other federal  waste and program mismanagement is compared. Any normal government would take this as a clue don't ya think? The Globe ran a poll with the following question: If a viable small-c conservative party were created, would you vote conservative, Liberal or NDP. The results out of 20918 votes said 49% would vote conservative, and 29% would vote liberal.. Now that's interesting?)
Study surprise: alcohol boosts good judgment
People who drink too much and blame their irresponsible behaviour on alcohol will  have to find a new excuse, following a study by researchers. Alcohol may actually lead people to be more cautious in their decisions rather than impulsive, according to a surprise finding by psychologists at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.(Yes, I'm sure that a lot of good, well thought out decisions, have been made by Queens University Students while lying under a table at the campus pub.. This study may very well be one of them!) 
More corruption accusations in federal contract 
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs are demanding to know how a government contract ended up being awarded to the brother of a man who made a large donation to the Liberal Party.  The Globe and Mail says most of a $68,000 commission the government paid to a company to source promotional items ended up coming back to the federal Liberals in the form of a donation. It says the Public Works department awarded a  $492,200 contract for T-Shirts, key chains and other promotional items to Groupe Everest, a Montreal advertising firm with Liberal connections.  It happened when Alfonso Gagliano was minister of public works, the paper says.  The company took a $68,835 commission and subcontracted the work to Communications Art Tellier Inc., a company owned by Benoit Renaud.  Renaud's brother, Alain, who ran a numbered company out of the same house, made a donation to the Liberals of $63,858. (Ho Hummm more 'Business as usual' for the Liberal party.. Perhaps this is why they are known as a 'party'? They certainly have been whooping it up on the taxpayers wallet for a decade now.. I can hear the new Liberal chant ..Party ...party.. party.. Why I'll bet you a Shawinigan Fountain, or even a Canoe Museum that most of the graft and corruption attributed to this 'party' will 'never' be discovered. At least that's what 'their' hoping)
New pot bill coming Tuesday 
Justice Minister Martin Cauchon says no one should get a criminal record for possessing a small amount of marijuana. If his cannabis reform bill passes, adults caught with less than 15 grams of marijuana will be given a ticket and face a $150 fine.  Young people will pay a $100 fine. Fines will be higher for possession of hashish. Cauchon says the new bill makes it clear that marijuana use is still illegal, but possession of small amounts will no longer make you a criminal. (But just you remember! If they ever find that old .22 that belonged to your great grandfather, and has been handed down 'safely' for two or three generations, and now sits in your grandmothers closet. She's going to prison for 5 years!! Why? Well, every good liberal knows that a hunter or target shooter is far more dangerous to the liberal social engineering  agenda, than any pot smoker careening down the streets in your neighbourhood! Why he or she just might be a urban Liberal Voter. Or, because the police have said 'guns n drugs' go together, this is the liberal way of separating them. Make the drugs legal, and the guns will go away! Remember, this sounds perfectly logical to a modern Liberal pondering the world from the confines of a blue, smoky cloud. This certainly answers the question "What the hell were they smoking" when they came up with c68!)
Robbery was a family affair
Halifax Regional Police are looking for a man who brought his family along as he tried to rob the Moosehead Brewery drive-through with a toy gun Saturday night. The man placed an order at the Windmill Road drive-through at 8:40 p.m., then got out of the car,  pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded cash.  A security guard noticed it was a fake gun because of the bright red tip on the end of the barrel. When he pointed that out to the suspect, the man  asked if he could have his beer anyway. The answer was no. (Perhaps there was another big red tip on the end of his nose? He could very likely drove off as an 'impaired' driver, either under the influence of alcohol, or or under the influence of a very small, defective brain.. I'll go for the latter!)
Chrétien: 'I could win again'
OTTAWA—Jean Chrétien is sticking to his claim that he never wanted to have a third mandate from Canadians even as he boasts that he could win a fourth election. "I had not the idea that we were going to be there three terms," the Prime Minister said yesterday in an interview with Global TV. "I wanted to be there only two terms," he added, explaining that is why he had a retirement house built in Shawinigan, Que., four years ago. But, at the same time, Chrétien said he could go to the people and obtain another mandate if he wanted to do so. "According to the polls, I could win an election quite easily again," he said. "But after 40 years, the time has come for me to take it a bit easy. I will turn 70 next year."(Well, if THIS isn't deja vu all over again! This is EXACTLY what Mulroney said before he retired. One can only hope the same fate awaits the Liberals!)
MP Comuzzi claims Boudria blocked travel
Liberal MP Roger Gallaway (Sarnia-Lambton, Ont.) confirmed Mr. Comuzzi's allegation. He said Mr. Boudria's decision to cancel this trip is highly likely to slow down the consideration of Bill C-26 and said that in the current scenario the committee will have to devise some alternate strategy to hear from hundreds of people who want to be heard. .Mr. Comuzzi said he and the committee asked for a "pre-audit" from the Auditor General's Office officials to give the committee a briefing on "areas of concern" and areas where the AG's office is reviewing Transport Canada spending. Mr. Comuzzi said most MPs don't have clue about estimates and said "nobody knows what's going on," but said asking for the pre-audit gave the committee a head's-up in the budgetary process or the "appropriations process," as it's called in the United States. "The way we handled the gun issue, we should all be embarrassed as Members of Parliament that we allowed a system to go so over-budget, $600-million to $700-million, that's an embarrassment," said Mr. Comuzzi. "The gun stuff was a watershed in the committee system because that showed the weakness of Members of Parliament on a committee not scrutinizing the estimates the way we should and we just can't let that type of thing happen ever again," Mr. Comuzzi said. (What better way to stifle public input than to not allow committee members to 'get to the people' to hear their input. Much like the government's firearms consultation group, that was totally ignored while "fact finding..(Remember folks, these are 'Liberal facts' and bear little resemblance to the real world')" for the stupid firearms act we have now.. But hey! the government proudly points to the "users group", although largely ignored, and continuously tells the media that they have one for consultations..ha!)
Justice system should better target crimes with guns
“Ever since they brought in this gun registry for peaceful people, the  criminals are getting away with everything,” he said. Harris Rooney in Dartmouth said the youth’s punishment is just “a natural extension of the very poor (legal) system we have here.” If children are going to become gun-totting criminals, it’s time Nova Scotia courts imposed upon them a “military-style boot camp where they will made responsible for their actions,” said Lily Snow in Beaver Bank.(Well, see, that just it! The "Gun Registry" has little to do with criminals, and will NEVER make you one bit safer! It's all about politics, and convincing the 'ignorant' that they are doing something about crime. Most urban Canadians, only see firearms on the evening news, and only when they are involved with a crime.. Therefore, firearms = crime and controlling firearms is equal 'politically', to controlling crime. Simple isn't' it? You only have to be rather simple to believe it, and there's no shortage of people willing to believe. That's why the Liberals can redirect a billion dollars from 'crime control' to gun control, which is really, after all, only about 'control' )
Man gets $50,000 from police to settle suit
A Toronto man who was rousted out of bed and wrongly imprisoned for nine days for allegedly pointing a gun at his neighbour has been given $50,000 by Toronto Police to settle his lawsuit. A lawyer for Mr. Lacasse, Louis Sokolov, said police did not admit liability as part of settling the $1-million malicious-prosecution lawsuit. Mr. Lacasse's ordeal began when he arrived home at 8 a.m. from his graveyard shift. He decided to put up a target in his back yard and test a pellet gun he had borrowed from a friend. It quickly dawned on Mr. Lacasse that he might wake up the neighbourhood, so he returned indoors and was nearly asleep when police banged on his door. The 43-year-old man recalls one officer saying: "I guarantee I'm going to make your life miserable. And if you say a word, I'll handcuff you to the railing for the rest of the day."(You have the right to remain silent, or be handcuffed to a rail! Guilty untill proven innocent!! These cops should be liable for the entire 50g's. Why should the taxpayer foot the bill for a couple of assholes with badges?)
Ottawa fast-tracking sex-offender registry
OTTAWA -- The federal government is fast-tracking legislation that would  implement a national registry of sex offenders amid criticism that it is not being made a priority after the recent slaying of 10-year-old Holly Jones. Solicitor-General Wayne Easter will appear before the House of Commons Justice Committee in Ottawa next Thursday as the first witness for Bill C-23. Bill C-23 was introduced in December and has passed second reading in Parliament. It calls for a registry of sex offenders in Canada but opponents say it doesn't have enough teeth to track such convicts. Critics say the government has dragged its feet on setting up a national sex-offender registry but is suddenly pushing it to the top of its agenda.(They wasted a billion on a gun registry, saying "If it only saves one life" while the children are in danger from these predators every day! What a bunch of low life hypocrites. NOW their "Fast tracking" and all it took was a public outcry over the death and dismemberment of a child. I guess that's what it takes for the Liberals to side-step their "agenda" and actually do something positive about crime. Too bad it will only be 'new' sex offenders in their registry. Wouldn't want to take the chance Chrétien's son (a previously convicted sex offender) would be listed would they?)
Do you have questions about the status of your licence or registration application?(Direct from Canadien Farce de firearms)
Our service standards to process a complete and accurate application are:  45 days, including the 28-day legislated waiting period, for a licence application;  30 days for a registration application. (Well gee!!! "including the 28 day legislated waiting period"? Looks like a mandatory 45 day waiting period to me! And if people were getting them in 45 days, there would be no need for a online check of 'just where the hell your licence is' The CFC doing its best to "service" you.... Just bend over!!..And Please note, all this is 'online' so, if the 'pentagon' can get hacked, how secure do you think this government farce is?)
Where Has Canada Gone?
The world’s second largest country is being swallowed up by its own  irrelevance. TIME investigates Canada’s disappearance
Three weeks before the world’s attention froze on the War in Iraq, Canada’s  H.M.C.S. Iroquois steamed across the North Atlantic toward the Persian Gulf. The destroyer was to join a 12-ship multinational task force as part of the global war on terrorism. But at sunset on that late-February evening, the Iroquois’s only Sea King helicopter somehow lost power during a routine training exercise. The 40-year-old aircraft came crashing into the ship. No one was killed, which was just about the only good news in the whole affair. The sorry tale illuminates a larger truth. Some 50 years after Canadian troops helped win World War II and Canadian diplomats helped shape the  international institutions that remade a shattered globe, Canada seems to have neither the will nor the wallet to make its mark on the world. (We have a government that coddles criminals and allows them to vote, spends a billion dollars registering law abiding citizens because they own a duck gun yet ignores convicted sex offenders, has allowed our military to decay to a level from which it may 'never' recover, buys fancy corporate jets because the old ones can't land at some of the better golf courses while leaving the military to fly decrepit old helicopters, indulges in rampant patronage and/or blatant corruption (the choice is yours), consistently ignores the wishes of the people to promote the party line, consistently votes against its own promises if presented for a vote by an opposition party(this is called maintaining power at any cost), has blatantly lied to parliament and the senate to pass legislation promoted by their party agendas, passed plum contracts to 'their friends and relatives' without the bothersome requirement of competing quotes, and tenders, and the list goes on and on.. The ONLY way to get back our countries pride and international status is to dump these bastards at the next election. Hopefully, they have hurt the Ontario economy bad enough to consider another alternative. Only 'then' can we begin the long healing process our country will require to recover from 3 successive liberal governments and the internal disasters, divisions, and mistrusts they have created with a level of arrogance that now far exceeds even the Mulroney bunch!)
RCMP launch manhunt for B.C. prison guard
VANCOUVER - British Columbia police have launched a massive search for a veteran prison guard wanted after the man's estranged wife and  mother-in-law were gunned down at a hospital as other patients lay nearby. The hunt for Mr. Heron began after a  man armed with a .357 Magnum revolver entered the Mission Memorial Hospital at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.  As the man entered the hospital, a security guard recognized him as the subject of a restraining order secured hours earlier by 41-year-old Sherry Heron. The guard asked another staffer to call police. However, the guard did not stop the man and was in the room, along with two other patients, when the unexpected visitor opened fire, killing Mrs. Heron and her 68-year-old mother, Anna Adams.Cpl. Lemaitre said nothing in the restraining order, obtained earlier in the day in Supreme Court in New Westminster, warned of the possibility of violence.(As usual, 'unarmed' guards were unable to "save even one life' ! There are several questions that need to ba answered here: This man was a prison guard, and as such a government employed peace officer. If the .357 Magnum Handgun was not stolen (no mention), why upon the issuance of a restraining order did the police not access the much touted registry to see if he owned firearms, and impound them until the order was lifted or no longer relevant? Was it perhaps that the 'registry' is flawed to the point of being just about useless? Was the officer kept sitting on hold until he or she gave up out of frustration? Did the registry have no record of Mr Heron's firearms because they were 'temporarily lost or unretrievable' at the time like so many others? Or did the police simply forego that step because most queries to the registry are a waste of time anyway?  A billion dollars... It could have "saved even one life" if it allowed security guards or even potential victims to be armed. Armed guards, and concealed carry has PROVEN to reduce crime in 34 states, why is Canada ignoring this fact?)
Human/Wildlife Conflicts (BC Wildlife Federation)
A TOP-10 LIST OF CANADA'S PROBLEM WILDLIFE:
1. Canada Geese -- Overpopulation in urban areas is leading to pollution of beaches, park ponds and grassy areas. Management techniques include intentional disrupting of nesting, addling of eggs, capture and removal of goslings and  increased efforts to clean up droppings. Outside urban areas authorities encourage increased hunting.  2. Snow Geese -- Population has tripled during past 20 years and now stands at 4.5 million, overcrowding the fragile Arctic ecosystem where they nest and leading to the starvation of thousands of goslings. The geese are also causing  substantial crop damage along migration routes. Authorities in Canada, the United States and Mexico are extending  hunting seasons and bag limits to encourage increased hunting. (Authorities urge Increase hunting? The Federal Government and their ridiculous firearms control laws have DIRECTLY caused the HUGE drop in Migratory Game Bird Permits required to "encourage increased hunting", and DIRECTLY caused the HUGE increase in geese and destructive results we are now experiencing.  I don't see throngs of criminals out waving their guns at geese, so obviously the law was aimed solely at the hunters. You simply can't take a natural predator (man) out of the picture, and expect a somewhat balanced ecology not to go downhill as a result! The next time your kids go skidding through a pile of goose crap at the local park, don't forget to thank a Liberal for the unique recreational opportunity your children are now enjoying!)
Angry Nfld. seal fishers demolish Dept. of Fisheries truck, damage trailer
PORT AUX CHOIX, Nfld. (CP) - Angry fishermen demolished a Department of Fisheries and Oceans truck and shoved another government-owned trailer off a wharf in Port Aux Choix, Newfoundland, VOCM radio in St. John's reported Thursday. The confrontation began Wednesday with the seizure of guns and seals from a couple of local fishermen by fisheries officers. Eyewitnesses said about 100 fishermen destroyed the truck and prevented fisheries officers out on the water from landing. Unconfirmed reports making their way around the wharf say the seizure of the catch was prompted by fisheries officers claiming the wrong type of guns were used in killing the  seals.(Perhaps the guns weren't 'sanctioned, verified, registered, and licensed, which of course everyone knows makes them 'much' safer!)
Gun crimes spreading 'like cancer'
Gun crime has spread across Britain "like a cancer" on the back of drug-dealing and prostitution, police chiefs were warned yesterday. A leading expert on firearms crime, Alan Green, assistant chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, told the chief constables at their annual  conference: "It's coming your way. Believe me." He said at the Association of Chief Police Officers in Birmingham: "Gun crime, impacting particularly on our black communities, has spread across this country like a cancer. "It's frightening. If you don't think you have got a gun crime problem you are burying your head in the sand."(Wow !! Just look at that ! Another "Gun Control" success story for the criminal. Disarm the law abiding, and your left with a defenceless society at the mercy of criminals. There's is a lot to be said for the old line "If you beat your weapons into plowshares, you'll be plowing for those that didn't !".. And the sad part is the gun grabbers 'never' learn. Gun crime has soared every place in the world that has implemented strict gun control laws. The law abiding give up their guns, and the criminals rejoice in their new safe environment)
Everest’s list of the dead makes for grim reading
(Not Guns, but still very a interesting read)
KATHMANDU — Fall in crevasse, avalanche, exhaustion, exposure, coma, pulmonary oedema, frostbite, altitude sickness — the Everest list of the dead makes for chilling reading.  Even more numbing, perhaps, are the entries that simply read, ‘disappeared’. With 172 people listed among the dead and disappeared, few, if any, of the 1,163 alpinists who have made it to the top of the world would not have been confronted with the brutal reality that an encounter with Everest could bring glory, fulfilment and fame, but could equally bring death.  All those attempting the challenge are constantly reminded of this fact by the estimated 41 bodies that litter the mountain, especially the North side. Most of the dead simply ran out of steam and expired on the route or fell a few metres down the mountain, and are now sitting or lying frozen in time. (Well, our gun registry 'is' a mountain of cash that is 'also' dead and running out of steam. But, the damn liberals just keep on thumping it's heart with more cash to avoid it's inevitable, embarrassing, natural death waiting in the wings)
And the "Culture of Safety" Continues
Toronto police believe they have nabbed two members of a violent five-person gang that has been involved in at least eight home invasions, including one in which a 68-year-old woman was sexually assaulted. A 19-year-old and a 16-year-old were grabbed on the street by officers from 22 Division after the botched invasion of an apartment at Royal York Rd. and Bloor St. W. on Saturday.   Three men armed with guns and knives forced their way into the home but the seven victims fought back. Two of the victims were stabbed during the melee, but declined medical attention, police said.  The three bandits fled, but uniformed officers responding to a 911 call arrested two suspects on the street. (Do you think perhaps that these crimes occurred, because the criminals KNOW there is almost a 100% chance that the intended victim will be unarmed? If they thought that there was a pretty good chance that they 'might' get shot in the act, home invasions would 'Plummet' to U.S. levels, where the criminal KNOWS 'his' life might be in danger.. Criminals are cowards, shoot one and the others will run like hell!! Being a victim just does not make sense)
Numerous weapons charges, and a lot of speculation too
Howard Bredenberg, 53, has no doubt put himself in a tough predicament. He faces 324 counts of weapons possession charges and more than a decade in prison. Bredenberg was picked up at the New York/Canadian border with over 100 weapons including machine guns, grenade components, gun pencils, and a .22 caliber belt buckle. It was the biggest seizure of weaponry at the border in 23 years, police in Quebec say. According to Jauthier, the weapons were "hidden" in a vault, a freezer and in clothing in the back of a moving van. The police investigating say they will check the serial numbers on each gun and have not yet found any terrorist links though when reports first surfaced early last week there was such speculation.(Granted, some of the firearms were 'questionable' but I know collectors in Canada that legally own most of the very same firearms. Are 'they' suspected terrorist too? As for "hidden in a vault.. etc" The law clearly says that firearms are not allowed to be visible within the vehicle.. I transport my handgun locked, in a locked box, locked in the trunk of my car. If I were to be pulled over, and "inspected" no doubt the media would also report my firearm as "hidden". Had this persons truck been broken into, should the firearms have been in plain sight? hardly.. But, put them out of sight, and the cops says "Their Hidden". After all, it's not like he carelessly crossed 20 feet over the border to buy gas is it?.. He is only guilty of being ignorant (most Americans know nothing about Canada, or it's laws) and a bit stupid, for not having his firearms shipped to Alaska. Hopefully, all that should happen is, he will now forfeit them to the crown, and get on with his life.)
ALMOST UNANIMOUS OPPOSITION TO GUN REGISTRY IN P.E.I
UNCOVERED BY CITIZEN’S SURVEY 
Recently while listening to the House of Commons debate on the Gun Registry Legislation, I became extremely upset with respect to the lack of knowledge demonstrated by our elected officials on this very important issue during the debate. The blatant lack of knowledge appears to be mainly one sided, coming from the Liberal ranks. I would like to think that our elected officials, when faced with such a major piece of legislation, would take the time to at least research the topic before standing up in the House and removing all doubt as to what end of the horse they appear to belong to. This piece of legislation will tear at the fabric of this Nation and creates common criminals out of people who are the salt of the earth while doing nothing to affect the real criminals. It is time the elected government of the day stop creating legislation based on small reactionary groups who are self serving, such as the one that was responsible for this piece of legislation. (Most Canadians are not stupid, it's just that they have been LIED to by the government. In almost every example, when they know the 'truth' their attitude changes quite remarkably. And ALL condemn the waste. Now, that it's clear that the Liberals have forgone a 'Sex Offender Registry' as Chief Fantino says: "We have a gun registry. The (federal government) is very busy spending tons of money on the gun registry which is regulating law-abiding citizens, essentially". The Liberals have created a system of 'loopholes' that greatly favour the criminal rather than the victim, and people are becoming outraged..  Hopefully, seeing that Ontario is the provence that keeps these clowns in power, will they suddenly realize that they also have the most to loose.)
PM's exit plan still on
"I don't know what is in Mr. Chrétien's head. (Liberal Air) But when you have the party executive and the party meeting in convention with thousands of people electing a new leader, then there is going to have to be some accommodation of interest and really we aren't going to know until that time, because as you well know ... when you're in the position of a prime minister you have to keep up your threat quotient."An earlier attempt to press Chrétien to step down failed last December.  Following the gun registry fiasco, a few Liberal backbenchers called on the Prime Minister to step down as early as June. Chrétien brushed off his critics in a year-end TV interview, saying they were "wasting their time." Since announcing his retirement last summer, he repeatedly  has said he would retire next February.(The doddling old fart may not 'want' to retire early, but once a new leader is elected, it would only require a non-confidance vote {hopefully on the next funding vote for the firearms registry} to trigger a general election, and with a 'new' elected leader, Chretian would 'not' be at the helm for the next election. The law abiding Gun owners in this country would certainly rejoice if it were the 'Gun Registry' that added the final 'straw' )
Holly loved playing Elvis
The normal shades of grey that comprise real life vanish when a child is killed. As the murderer becomes in the public debate "a monster," so does the child become, as has happened to Holly in the hand-written posters and notes and drawings that accompany the enormous arrangements of flowers and plants and wreaths that now line much of Sterling Road, hopelessly idealized. One of these posters reads, "We lost a perfect child and gained a perfect angel." As Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino snapped yesterday, "We have a federal gun registry which is basically registering law-abiding citizens, but when it comes to a federal sex-offender registry [for convicted pedophiles and the like], what, it can't be done?"(A ten year old girl murdered and dismembered by some sick son-of-a-bitch that SHOULD have/Could Have,  been part of a FEDERAL Sex Offender Registry.. But Noooo The Chrétien bunch would rather spend a billion on harassing duck hunters. What's 'really scary' is The Police say there are 200 provincially registered sex offenders with-in 3 klm of Holly's home!!!
REMEMBER WHAT THE LIBERALS HAVE DONE TO PROTECT YOU!!
A BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE HOPLOPHOBES AND NOTHING FOR THE CHILDREN
I wonder what might have been, if that money had been spent on REAL crime control, and not just Control!
Registry eats another $30M
(Canoe link: Will Vanish in 24hrs or less)
OTTAWA -- Canadian taxpayers shelled out almost $30 million on an advertising blitz to push the controversial gun registry program.  The $29.3 million figure was revealed yesterday during a Commons committee on spending for the solicitor general's department, which took over the problem-plagued registry last month. The program has come under intense fire for out-of-control costs estimated to pass the $1-billion mark. Conservative MP Loyola Hearn was outraged by the high price tag just to promote the program. "That's an awful lot of money," Hearn said. "It's  $29 million not for the program -- but just to advertise it." David Austin, a spokesman for the Canadian Firearms Centre, defended the pricey ad campaign as necessary to raise public awareness. Before the blitz, only half of gun owners knew how to go about registering, he said.  "If you look in terms of results, you've got 90% of your firearms owners with licences and you've got 75% of them with registration certificates," he said. (They only 'wish' they had 90% of the owners, and 75% of the 'real numbers'  registered.. The figures they keep touting are based on a 'wishful thinking vast underestimate' of Canada's firearms. It was just a 30 Million dollar propaganda exercise to hoodwink the uninformed into believing law abiding owners and their guns are a problem in Canada. When in fact, the only ones that have a problem with legal firearms are the paranoids that dreamed up and continue to promote this billion dollar farce!)
Sparks fly as gun debate resurfaces
The debate featured the usual claims and counter-claims about whether the gun registry is effective as public safety policy, whether it could be operated more cheaply as it heads toward a $1 billion price tag, whether police officers support or oppose the program and whether Canadians support or oppose it. Nova Scotia Tory Gerald Keddy noted that 28 million cows are registered in the national tagging program and he estimated it costs $2 million annually. Easter said it is in part because there is strong cattle industry co-operation in the ID program but much resistance to the gun registry, which added costs.  Saskatchewan New Democrat Lorne Nystrom said opposition to the registry comes not just from Conservative and Alliance provinces, but from NDP  jurisdictions like Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well. (Hmmm 28 Million cows, registered for 2 million dollars and a staff of 6,  with basically the same type of info required by the gun registry.. Compare to 4+ million guns with a staff of over 300 and a Billion dollar price tag.. Pretty good example of the type of screwups we have running this country and wasting your money eh!)
Bill C-10A Receives Royal Assent
The amendments allow the firearms program to be restructured to make its day-to- day administration more efficient and effective with a renewed emphasis on client service. Statutory authority of all operations is consolidated under the Canadian Firearms Commissioner, who will report to the Solicitor General.("Client Service"?  Well, it sounds logical! There is not a farmer in Canada that does not understand what the word "Service" means, and The Liberals have been Servicing us for years! Here are the main changes in c-68, that bill c10a alters  >C-10A Fact Sheet
Reconnaissance team in Kabul finally allowed to carry guns
Canadian soldiers working in Afghanistan have finally been given permission to carry weapons, and are now doing so, Defence Minister John McCallum said yesterday in the House. They could not carry weapons until the paperwork around the technical agreement was complete. As a result, Mr. McCallum told the House of Commons earlier, German forces were protecting the Canadians..(As only the ending to 'yet another' Liberal display of indifference to the safety of our 'unarmed' forces while in harms way. This highlights the very reason why these clowns are incapable of being in charge of the defence of our country! Not 'one' of them has any military background, or the foggiest idea of why being 'protected' by 'German Soldiers' might hit a sour note with many of the now dwindling number of veterans and their families that might have been coerced into voting Liberal the last time around.. True, Germany is NOT the country it once was, but the words "German Soldier" still gives many people the shivers, and for very good reason. But, none of the Liberals have any experience or understanding of this. Any that were old enough (Trudeau) to be there weren't, and called themselves "Conscientious Objectors" but the 'real' name is coward! )
 Jury finds gun industry not to blame for violence in black, Hispanic areas
 NEW YORK (AP) - In a victory for the gun industry, a federal jury Wednesday cleared 45 handgun manufacturers and distributors of allegations their marketing practices have stoked violence in black and Hispanic neighbourhoods. The lawsuit was brought by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The jury deliberated five days before reaching its verdict in a closely watched case that now goes to the judge for a final decision. The panel was unable to reach a verdict regarding 23 other defendants.
Because U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein decided the jury would play only an advisory role, both sides in the case will submit written arguments interpreting the verdict within 30 days. The judge will then make the final determination on liability and remedy.The verdict followed more than five weeks of testimony in the lawsuit against 68 defendants, including Smith & Wesson Corp., Glock Inc. and other major gun makers and distributors.(Black on Black gun crime, is not the fault of the gun manufacturers any more than drunk driving related deaths are the fault of the Vehicle manufacturers. This was simply another silly lawsuit aimed at faulting the 'object' and not the cause. Knife manufacturers have made their product freely available to 'anyone' that wants one, and knives 'are' the number one weapon used to kill in Canada. Does this mean that we should start suing 'knife' manufacturers for the illegal use of their product? After all, a 'knife' can hurt you, 'all by itself'. Accidentally drop one on your foot, and you 'could' bleed to death. Drop a gun on your foot, and you'll just end up with a sore foot? Now, which is the most dangerous? )
Air-security agency under scrutiny
OTTAWA -- The chairman of a powerful parliamentary transport committee says he's worried that the new multi-billion dollar Canadian Air Transport Security Authority is at risk of becoming another government boondoggle like the federal gun registry. Public health experts want vaccination program   Not everyone sees the value of such a registry. Dr. Richard Mathias teaches public health at the University of British Columbia. He's concerned a federal registry could end up like the controversial gun registry and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. "I'm not sure what it's going to add except expense," said Mathias. "I think we should put the money into public health nursing." (I Love it!! The Federal Gun Registry, The New National Standard for the "Boondoggle" Comparison of  Wasteful  Incompetence. I Don't know about you, but it's music to my ears that whenever a project might go bad, it's ALWAYS compared to the incredible waste of the "Gun Registry" With only a 40% 'Real' compliance rate, July first is going to be an interesting date!)
Why They Hate The National Rifle Association
It happened in Great Britain and Australia, where confiscation followed registration. The crime rate in both countries headed skyward and is far higher than that of the United States. According to the International Crime Victimization Survey, Australia, England, and Wales top the list with more than one in four citizens being a victim of crime. The U. S. isn't even in the top ten. Canada banned many handguns years ago. The 1995 Canadian Firearms Act launched a registration of the guns of law-abiding citizens. (Who else would comply? Criminals aren't noted for their adherence to the law.) Canada's crime rate now ranks fifth in the ICVS. (Make it safer for criminals, and like any other predator, they will flourish! Canada is #4 in Burglaries, #5 in Car theft, #3 in Violent Crime, and #5 in overall victimization. We are WAY ahead of the U.S.A. and the Liberals insist that they are targeting legal gun owners, because they don't want the victim rate seen in the U.S.A.??? Lets try to understand this: They DON'T want a lower victimization rate? )
COMMONS COMMITTEE REMOVES "INEXPLOSIVE AMMUNITION COMPONENTS" FROM BILL C-17, THE PUBLIC SAFETY ACT
The committee owes a debt of gratitude to James M. Hinter, national president, and David A. Tomlinson, legal chairman, of the National Firearms Association, as well as Tony Bernardo, the executive director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, for appearing before us and encouraging us to stop short of “criminalizing brass and lead”, in Mr. Hinter's words, and, in the words of Tony Bernardo, “regulating little bits of margarine containers, little pieces of cotton fabric and fishing sinkers”.  The committee must also thank those members of Canada's film and television community who wrote to committee members to inform us of the negative impact, especially on the production of action movies, of including the term “inexplosive ammunition component” in part 7 of Bill C-17.September 11 happened and the U.S. had a law signed by the President and in place on November 18, roughly two months later. Canada will not have its law in place until nearly two years have passed. That is simply unacceptable. If it takes a Liberal dominated Parliament two years to react to a major crisis, that is a strong argument for a change in government.  I want to conclude by making people aware that the government should be judged by what it does, not by what it says, and that this bill is a clear indication of the inaction of the government in the face of a crisis.(Liberal 'inaction' puts every Canadian in danger, and Chrétien's habit of sitting on the fence until he knows which direction the political wind is blowing before doing anything is also putting Canadians in danger.. But, I can see his point! after  passing bill c-68 to target the law abiding and protect the criminal, also giving criminals in prison the right to vote, why would he take a chance at pissing off the terrorists?)
IS 'THIS' WHY THE LIBERALS ARE PROMOTING A FIREARMS REGISTRY AND 'NOT' A SEX OFFENDER/PEDOPHILE REGISTRY INSTEAD?
  YELLOWKNIFE - The woman accusing Michel Chrétien of sexually assaulting her at his apartment had been warned about him in the past by her mother, the court heard Tuesday.  Chrétien, the 34-year-old son of the prime minister, faces two sexual assault charges. The second charge relates to when the woman was 10 or 11. She said she and Chrétien would engage in tickle games when they played video games or went for walks. At times during the play, he would touch her genital area over her clothes or put her hand on his crotch, she said. Chrétien faces a third charge stemming from an assault that allegedly happened between June 1994 and December 1995. A court order prevents publication of details of the third charge. (It's all starting to fall into place eh! How embarrassing for the P.M. if his own son was included in a new federal Sex Offender Registry! It's better to go after those evil gun owners)
Chrétien remark hurts ex-MP's wife
Looser PM blamed ailing man in by-election loss
Yesterday the Prime Minister blamed his party's by-election loss Monday on the constituency's former Liberal MP, John Richardson, who quit the job six months ago. Area residents had suspected he was ill during the 2000 election campaign when he failed to show up for a number of all-candidates meetings. "We had a problem in that riding. We were unlucky," Mr. Chrétien told reporters. "Unfortunately, Mr. Richardson was sick for a long time, and perhaps he waited too long to resign." (Well Gee Jean!! You not one to be criticizing ANYONE for "perhaps waiting too long to resign"? Did you ever stop to think that maybe YOUR the problem? Nahhh YOU and your dictatorship never think that YOUR the problem. When in fact your just a doddling old fart biding his time waiting for your gold plated pension and thumbing your nose at taxpayers everywhere. Stick around Weasel Jean, you'll be the Brian Mulroney of the Liberal party yet!)
Mystery gun stash seized at border
Police say they are puzzled by the discovery Sunday night of a cache of concealed weapons, including submachine guns and grenades, as five Americans were entering Canada at St. Bernard de Lacolle. The Americans were travelling in a convoy of two trucks and an Econoline van. A suspicious Canada Customs official decided to take a second look after the lead driver said he had nothing to declare. At that point, he remembered he had "a few rifles," said operations chief Claude Lussier of Customs and Revenue Canada at Lacolle. The serial numbers he gave, though, did not match his written statement. Officials started a search and found about 100 weapons, including many hunting rifles with telescopic sights, stashed in a refrigerator, freezer, furniture and clothing.(No doubt the government will point to this idiot, and say "look, our gun control laws keeping us safe" When, in fact it was a 'unarmed' customs official putting his life on the line inspecting a vehicle at the border. Grenades and sub-machine guns have been illegal in this country well before the Liberals hoplophobes started 'their' incredibly flawed, billion dollar version of "gun control".. )
Liberal Academics Continue Assault on Pro-Gun Research
Authors say burglars don't avoid armed homeowners:  Anti-gun researchers Jens Ludwig, an associate professor of public policy at Georgetown University, and Philip Cook, professor of public policy at Duke University, co-edited Evaluating Gun Policy and wrote the chapter entitled "Do Guns Deter Burglars?" In it, they argue that burglars do not avoid armed homeowners. "Increasing the prevalence of guns in a community may, if anything, slightly increase the chance of burglary victimization," they write, "and has no effect on hot burglaries." A "hot burglary" is one in which the burglar or burglars enter the dwelling knowing in advance that it is occupied, also typically referred to as a "home invasion" burglary or robbery. Ludwig and Cook dismiss comparisons between Great Britain and the U.S., even though hot burglaries are almost unheard of in the U.S. - except in jurisdictions with strict gun control laws - but make up nearly half of all burglaries in Great Britain.
"American and British households differ in a number of other ways beyond gun ownership that are likely to affect the cost-benefit calculus facing burglars," they write. "Home invasion burglars in Britain face a much more lenient prison sentence if caught, and households in Britain are less likely to have a dog or a man living in them." Pratt called the claim "sexist" and questioned the logic of the argument."A burglar in this country is equally afraid of a woman until he's absolutely certain that she doesn't have a gun and, in this country, she might," Pratt argued. "It won't help him one bit if he breaks into a 'man-less' home if there's a woman with a gun." (A Dog or a Man? I'll keep my gun handy thanks, my dog is a lousy shot!)
THE LIBERALS ARE 'OUT' IN PERTH MIDDLESEX BI-ELECTION
The P.C.'s are in. Vote results are: Sam Dinicol  New Democratic Party 4,554=15.10%,   Ron Gray  Christian Heritage Party 888= 3.00%,  Brian Innes  Liberal Party of Canada 9,128  30.30%,  Marian Meinen  Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance 5,319 =17.70%, Gary Schellenberger  Progressive Conservative Party of Canada  10,199  33.90% (This was an important election, only from the standpoint of pointing out that the people are 'fed-up' with Liberal arrogance and fiscal irresponsibility. )
POLICE “ET AL” QUERIES OF CANADIAN FIREARMS REGISTRATION ON-LINE
BREITKREUZ ATI REQUEST – April 1, 2003 “On April 1, 2003, the Canadian Firearms Centre website stated: “2,328,360 CFRO [Canadian Firearms Registration On-Line] queries have been made by police and other law enforcement officials since December 1, 1998.”  Please provide records and reports showing: (1) the number of requests by police, (2) the number of requests by law enforcement officials, (3) the number of requests by Canadian Firearms Centre staff, (4) the number of requests by Chief Firearms Offices and Firearms Officers, (5) the number of requests by NWEST personnel, (6) the number of requests from each province and territory, (7) the number of requests by type of information requested, and (8) the number of requests that resulted in the requestor actually receiving the information requested.”(It would seem that the best information about the 'number of requests propaganda' they continuously spout, is that although they know 'where' the request are coming from, and 'what' is requested, they have no idea of WHO is making the requests! (Hells Angels?)
#1:The Number of requests by Police: Unknown
 #2: The number of requests by law enforcement officials: Unknown
#3: The number of requests by Canadian Firearms Centre staff: Unknown
#4: The number of requests by Chief Firearms Offices and Firearms Officers: Unknown
#5: The number of requests by NWEST personnel: Unknown
#8: The number of requests that resulted in the requestor actually receiving the information requested:Unknown
It would look as if a billion tax dollars was used to craft a system that is capable of telling you absolutely nothing you ever wanted to know!! 
Liberals clash over funding
 In a discussion of the federal gun registry, Martin accepted some responsibility as a former minister for allowing the cost of the program to spiral out of control. But he called it "one of the worst examples of government run amok." He said he supports the plan but said the gun registry needs to undergo an extensive reform.(Seeing that there is no credible evidence 'anywhere' that laying a piece of paper beside a gun makes it safer, perhaps Martin will leave the 'weasel' family, and do what's right.. But I'm sure not holding my breath. The answer to Liberal mismanagement is to turf them out. Perth Middlesex in Ontario has seen the light! Lets hope it spreads across the provence)
New evidence on Grand-Mère loan
Critical page vanishes: BDC official said PM's involvement shifted the balance
OTTAWA - A Business Development Bank of Canada manager has told the RCMP the federal bank would never have approved a $615,000 mortgage loan for the near-bankrupt Grand-Mère Inn in 1997 if Jean Chrétien had not intervened in the file. France Bergeron, manager of the Trois-Rivières BDC branch, which handled the Grand-Mère Inn mortgage application in 1997, made her remarks in a signed statement given to RCMP officers during a June 11, 2001, interview. Other evidence that has emerged: A critical page of a key document in the BDC's Grand-Mère Inn loan file has vanished and an electronic document has been erased from BDC computers and destroyed, RCMP reports show. A BDC executive told RCMP investigators about the file integrity problems on April 9, 2001, but it was never made public. The missing page is the one on which any reference to the Prime Minister's family company would have appeared.(Move along folks!! It's all a coincedence.. Nothing strange happening here! Only Liberal 'business as usual'.. )
Liberal Government would Rather WASTE the Money, than be Embarrassed 'Again': Copter project 'abject failure'
When the Department of National Defence announced a winner for the $800-million search-and-rescue contract in 1998, it went to Cormorant, a stripped-down variant of the EH-101. The contract dealt an embarrassing political blow to Mr. Chrétien, who was ridiculed for going through so many hoops to end up buying the
helicopter that his government had earlier rejected. After that episode, Col. Akitt said, the government moved to ensure that the contract for the Sea King replacement would not once again be awarded to the EH-101 family, which was widely seen as the military's favourite aircraft and the front-runner. Since Cormorant is the biggest helicopter in the running, the government has since been accused of diluting what it wants in a new helicopter to allow more companies to compete for the contract and win.(It would seem that the Liberal Criteria for the 'Sea King' replacement is: #1 Does it Fly? #2 Is it Cheap? #3 Anything but what the Military needs (i.e. NOT the EH-101, as that would be too embarrassing)
CRTC APPROVES "THE HUNTING CHANNEL"
Based on its examination of this application, the Commission is satisfied that it is in conformity with all applicable terms and conditions announced in Introductory statement – Licensing of new digital pay and specialty services – Corrected Appendix 2, Public Notice CRTC 2000-171-1, 6 March 2001 (Public Notice 2000-171-1). Accordingly, the Commission approves the application by Dieter Kohler for a licence to operate The Hunting Channel programming service.(HEY!!!  It's a Start.. A Canadian 'Huntin Channel'.. It'll be one of MY favourites)
GOVERNMENT ADMITS REAL CRIMINALS NOT THE TARGET OF FIREARMS PROGRAM
With respect to the following statement in paragraph 10.67 of the Auditor General's 2002 Report to Parliament, “In February 2001, the Department told the Government it had wanted to focus on the minority of firearms owners that posed a high risk while minimizing the impact on the overwhelming majority of law-abiding owners.”: why then does the Firearms Act require all law abiding, licenced firearms owners to report their change of address within 30 days or face criminal penalties of up to two years in jail but not require high risk individuals, such as: (a) persons who have been prohibited by the courts from owning firearms; (b) persons who have had their firearms licence refused or revoked; and (c) violent persons who are under active court restraining orders; to do the same?(It would seem that being a hunter or target shooter, is reason enough for the Liberals to demand to know your your location at all times. Whether or not the un restricted guns are there does not seem to make any difference! YOU are the one they are tracking . The Liberals feel that simply 'owning' a firearm makes you suspect, unstable, and dangerous. When in fact, only voting Liberal to keep this paranoid government in power, makes you 'suspect, unstable, and dangerous')
  Martin's influence stalls new legislation
  OTTAWA - Liberal leadership front-runner Paul Martin said on Thursday he wouldn't implement a bill to impose new rules on native band councils if he becomes prime minister. Parliamentary insiders say the First Nations Governance Act is a piece of legislation that could die, partly because Martin has voiced his opposition. Martin says native leaders weren't properly consulted on the plan to improve accountability in their bands. "The First Nations have made it very clear that we will be tied up in courts for a decade," he said. (Gee!! does this sound like anything else? WHERE DOES HE STAND ON THE FIREARMS FARCE? Hunting, and shooting groups, clubs, and organizations were never properly consulted on C68, and these groups have made it very clear that prosecuting even a relatively small number of law abiding firearms owners will cost 'another' billion dollars, and tie up the courts for decades! As finance minister, he supplied the funding because it was his job. He has already admitted the overall cost is "outrageous", will he do the right thing and finaly shut it down?)
    And the "Culture of Safety Continues"
Brampton taxi driver robbed at gunpoint
 On Saturday, May 3, at approximately 1:15 a.m., the victim, who was working for A-1 Taxi, drove to 80 Orenda Crt. after being dispatched to pick up a fare. The victim pulled up to the front of the building and the man approached the cab. The suspect opened the front passenger door and asked to be taken to the Bramalea City Centre, then closed the door again. The victim turned his back on the man, preparing to drive him to his destination, when the bandit re-opened the door, pulled out a handgun and demanded money. The victim threw a quantity of cash onto the front seat, which was scooped up by the gunman. The robber ran away, heading toward 90 Orenda Crt. The suspect is described as male, black, 20 to 22 years, 5-foot-8, with a thin build. He was wearing black jeans, a black cloth bomber jacket, a black baseball cap and a blue bandanna covering his face. He was armed with a black handgun. (Again, the only one armed is the bad guy! It's too bad he didn't fumble and drop the handgun. Had that happened , the police no doubt would have been able to trace it back, and arrest him by using the almost 70 year old handgun registry. The Canadian Gun Registry: Keeping Canadians 'decreasingly' safer for almost 70 years. )
And the "Culture of Safety Continues"
 Police have released photos of one of three men wanted for a string of violent home invasions in the city, including one in Scarborough. The bandits are responsible for robberies at eight apartment buildings since April 27, said Det. Sgt. Wilf Townley yesterday. "Since then we've been hit almost every night by these people." Townley said the suspects wait in building lobbies for a lone person to get into an elevator. "As soon as the elevator door closes, they hold a gun, a machete and knives to this person," he said, adding the suspects then go into the victim's apartment where people are duct taped and tortured until they give over their debit card PINs. Two bandits stay with the victims, while the third makes the withdrawal. Police dubbed the suspects the Duck Bandits after someone misspelled duct. One victim needed 25 stitches after being cut with knives, Townley said. "People should be very careful getting into elevators in apartments at night." One suspect is black, 18 to 20, with short black curly hair, a goatee and a medium build. Another is black, 18 to 20, with short black curly hair, a round face and a thin build. The last is black, 19 to 20, with dark curly hair and a medium build. He was wearing dark baggy pants and a dark-coloured jacket with a hood. Anyone with information is asked to call the holdup squad at 416-808-7350. (Again, the only ones armed are the bad guys! If these coward thought for one moment that one of their potential victims might be armed, there would not 'be' any potential victims. Do 'you' live in this area? Have you seen these creeps in your apartment building? 'Unlock-Load-Dial 911' {or the police hold-up squad} In THAT order! The law DOES NOT say you 'have' to be a victim)
Former head of gun registry denies PM's tale of firings over cost fiasco
The former head of the Canadian Firearms Centre could not explain yesterday why Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said last December that officials supervising the federal gun program were fired or demoted as costs skyrocketed. Gary Webster, the centre's chief executive officer from 2001 until earlier this year, told the Commons public accounts committee he did not fire or demote anyone during his tenure and did not know what Mr. Chrétien was talking about. "I don't know to what the prime minister may have been referring," Mr. Webster, now a senior adviser in the Justice Department, said in response to questions from Canadian Alliance MP Gerry Ritz. "Did you fire anybody?" Mr. Ritz went on. "No, I did not," replied Mr. Webster.(The ENTIRE Gun Registry and the legislation surrounding it, was based on a lie and falsified RCMP statistics! Boy it's a real good job that the P.M. . spent all that effort a few years ago to try and convince the public that the Liberals were honest! Perhaps he should have spent sometime explaining that HE was the principal liar in the party, and all his MP's were only part time liars. If he 'really' started firing incompetents, he could start at the bottom, and end up looking in the mirror at the last one! I only hope, that once the next election rolls around, WE do the right thing and boot ALL these liars and incompetents out once and for all!!)
'Bold' firearms move
(Canoe link: Will Vanish in 24hrs or less)
The Alberta government will stop short of mirroring a Manitoba directive to Crown attorneys to not prosecute any firearm registration offences. But Justice Minister Dave Hancock said he is writing a letter to his counterpart in Winnipeg, Gord Mackintosh, to learn more about that province's "bold" opposition. "I'm not adverse to taking that position," Hancock said yesterday. "We're very much aligned with what Manitoba is doing. We just haven't explicitly made that bold statement."    Alberta Justice will still prosecute if gun registration charges are laid under the Criminal Code and involve other offences, said spokesman Bart Johnson. . (All that's really needed, is one prosecution of the 'right' person, all the way to the Supreme Court, and the whole law will come tumbling down. 'This' is why the government is very reluctant to make waves. Although, I hope the Alberta Government eventually takes the same stand as Manitoba)
The Liberals Give The Coalition for Gun Control a $380,600 Grant!
The Coalition for Gun Control received $380,600 for its project entitled: Pour  la prévention du crime : Stratégie comparée d'actions pour l'implantation de la loi sur les armes à feu et évaluation / Phase 1 : former les intervenants. The  Coalition will develop strategies and tools aimed at supporting organizations that are working to prevent victimization through the use of firearms. The  objective of the project is to raise awareness and educate stakeholders in order to reduce risks associated with firearms. A set of tools will be developed and training workshops delivered in order to train close to 200 stakeholders who will  then become facilitators able to implement various awareness-raising activities in their areas. Finally, the prepared material will be distributed throughout Canada. An online bilingual documentation centre, containing all the material of the toolbox, will be set up. [(514) 528?2358] (Well isn't this interesting!! The CfGC is receiving even MORE money from the Liberals. It would looks as if this is going to be a government funded effort to increase the number of propagandists indoctrinating the ignorant into the world of half truths, misinformation, outright lies, and paranoid fears.  What the hell are "stake holders" anyway? Here, with government funding, you have a biased group of paranoids that will come before you and tell you everything that they know absolutely nothing about.. Sure sounds like another typical candidate for Liberal funding/AKA tax dollar wasting to me!)
Liberals shut down debate on gun registry changes
OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government finally cleared the path today for administrative changes to the national firearms registry, changes the Liberals say  will make the much-maligned program more efficient and cost-effective. But that didn't stop Canadian Alliance and Conservative MPs from using the debate to pummel the Liberals over the national gun registry program. The auditor general has said the registry could end up costing more than $1 billion by 2005 rather than the net $2 million over 10 years projected when it was established in 1995. "The only way we're going to save costs on this program is to scrap this registry and put the money into public safety," Alliance Leader Stephen Harper said Tuesday during a special question period in the Commons. " Public opinion is on the Liberals' side. The public says yes, they want this system, they want this system but they want it run efficiently," said Easter, "And that's what we're trying to do today: improve the bill."(I can see that the standard set of 'blinders' issued to each Minister that has been saddled with this albatross have been clearly passed on to Mr.  Easter! Public opinion has NEVER been on the side of the Liberals, and in favour of spending a BILLION dollars on this farce. Their polls have 'always' asked  misleading questions, directing the people polled to uninformed decisions that favour liberal policy. When the MAJORITY of this legislation is directed at the law-abiding, and ignores or glosses over the criminal use of firearms, what possible use can it be. The ONLY result of this law, has been to re-direct suicides victims to the store to buy a 'rope' instead of a gun! It's NOT, and NEVER will be a law that saves lives)
Two Letters to The Hill Times
Regarding "Can the Canadian firearms registry reduce gun deaths?" (The Hill Times, April 14). Enjoyed your very pithy story. It reinforced my belief that gun controllers are in large measure embarked on a religious crusade where fact is not germane. David J. Bordua Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois..    Correlation doesn't equal causation;Regarding the letter to the editor "Health pros support gun control," (The Hill Times, April 14). After reading Dr. Robert Cushman's reasons for defending the Firearms Act, it occurs to me that if the propaganda he and his kind spew were not so damaging to public safety, it would be amusing. I confess I studied criminology and criminal justice administration, not medicine, so I can't comment on his medical expertise. However, watching him trot out the old chestnut about violence in the U.S. being due to the presence of handguns there and the lack of registration leaves me realizing one thing in amazement.  Despite years of university education centering around science, the good doctor never did learn what all first-year students are told: correlation doesn't equal causation! {snip} Rick Lowe Cranbrook, B.C. Rick's letter is a bit longer, and well worth the read. It certainly highlights the fact that just because a man has the letters M.D. added to his name, it does not instantly make him an 'expert' at anything close to what he might be talking about. In this case, M.D.  could very well stand for 'Misinformed /Delusional'
Irresponsible attitudes will lead to officer deaths
BlueLine Publisher's Commentary
When on patrol in my early years, I recall responding to alarm calls and the dispatcher advising me to check the perimeter to make sure it was secure, but wait for the 'key holder' before entering. Invariably a security car would arrive and the driver would open the trunk and pull a key off a coded board filled with keys. These guards always had a gun on their hip. I always felt just a little safer knowing this as we entered.  Several years went by and I noticed the guns quietly disappeared. When I asked why, no one seemed to have an answer. From then on I had to worry about my own safety and the key holder's as well when entering a building. The stress level was suddenly ratcheted up a couple of notches. Now-a-days the dispatcher advises officers to await back-up and two officers are taken off the road for an alarm call. Get the picture here? {snip} We are further stuck with two apparently separate but very similar incidents regarding government studies on the issue. Over the past year or so, two government agencies have asked for independent studies on whether their officers should have sidearms. Both reports advised that it would be better if wardens and customs officers were armed -- and both were buried or severely edited to reflect the opposite opinion. In one report, customs officers complaining were not even interviewed by the "independent" investigators. Is there a pattern here? A conspiracy? A pattern of complacency? (It all boils down to a pathetic phobia the Liberal Government has for firearms. When Nuclear Power Plants, Canadian border 'inspectors', and Security personal, must rely on calling 911 to protect the country from immediate threats, it only highlights the incompetence of our government, and their paranoid fear of law abiding people with firearms. This unreasonable paranoia is going to cost lives someday, and your not one bit safer by disarming these security people. Quite frankly, I don't 'want' to trust my life to some cop that may only pull his firearm once a year during mandatory qualifications. If he can't shoot as well as I can, I don't want him anywhere near me!)
Wouldn't the Canadian Military Casualties of  TWO World Wars be rolling over in their Graves as a result of this Liberal Government's Policies based on Their Phobias
OTTAWA (CP) - Critics have been complaining for months that Canada doesn't have the means to transport its own troops and equipment to a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan  this summer. Now they're sounding the bugle over the fact that Ottawa has to rely on other countries to protect its soldiers already there. Canadian Alliance MP Leon Benoit told the House of  Commons on Tuesday that members of a Canadian military reconnaissance team in Kabul are not allowed to carry guns and have to rely on German soldiers for protection.(Guns are so much of a 'phobia'  with this bunch of clowns in Ottawa, their even putting Canadian Soldiers in jeopardy, AND shame. I guess the phrase ARMED FORCES no longer applies to Canadians Soldiers)
U.K. Government lawyers say burglars 'need protection'
Government lawyers trying to keep the Norfolk farmer Tony Martin behind bars will tell a High Court judge tomorrow that burglars are members of the public who must be protected from violent householders. The case could help hundreds of criminals bring claims for damages for injury suffered while committing offences. Martin, 59, wants the court to order the Parole Board to reconsider its decision that he is not a suitable prisoner for early release. He was sentenced to life  imprisonment for murdering 16-year-old Fred Barras at his Norfolk farmhouse, Bleak House, in August 1999 but his conviction was later reduced to manslaughter by the Court of Appeal when he was given a five-year prison sentence. A second burglar shot by Martin, Brendan Fearon, was granted legal aid to sue  him for damages. Fearon's claim was thrown out by Nottingham County Court last month.(Cases such as this, is what makes trying to understand  U.K. law an 'eye blinking' experience. There is also one poor fellow sitting in jail for pointing a toy pistol at a burglar. The charge? Causing someone fear!  'This' is a socialist utopia, and the criminals are flocking there. any wonder why?)
TWENTY REASONS TO HAVE A PUBLIC INQUIRY OF FEDERAL FIREARMS FIASCO
“Parliament still being kept in the dark.  Only a public inquiry will shed any light on this mess.” 
Ottawa – Last night, Garry Breitkreuz, Official Opposition Critic for Firearms and Property Rights, spoke in support of a votable Private Members’ motion introduced by Pierrette Venne, MP for Saint Bruno-Saint Hubert.  M-387 states: That, in the opinion of this House, the government should immediately suspend application of the Canadian Firearms Programme in order to hold a public inquiry into the reasons for the Programme’s extraordinary cost overruns, and to submit a structured and detailed strategic plan that would have to be approved in advance by this House. (It would seem that the Liberals don't feel the public should have any say in the mater! Cauchon never ONCE spoke to anyone on the firearms advisory board. Why? Because he did not feel the need for advice. Particularly when it was advise he did not want to hear. Garry has published 20 reasons, and I'm just as sure another 20 would not be hard to find)
Astronauts aboard Russian Soyuz capsule miss landing target by 500 kilometres
MOSCOW (AP) - It could  have been a lot worse for the two American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut whose landing was nearly 500 kilometres off course and whose recovery was hours late. Eleven years before that, two cosmonauts overshot their touchdown site by almost 2,000 kilometres and found themselves deep in a forest with hungry wolves. That's when Russian space officials decided to pack a sawed-off shotgun aboard every spacecraft. Astronaut Kenneth Bowersox said with a smile that he didn't need the  gun in the Kazakh steppes where he landed Sunday: "There was nothing out there but grass and us." (Well, yes it 'could' have been a lot worse. Had they overshot, and came down in Canada, They would have been immediately arrested for importing a 'sawed off shotgun' which is a prohibited weapon in North America. But however, if the shotgun had been shipped from the factory with a barrel equal to the sawed off length, it would have simply been a restricted firearm in Canada.. It doesn't have to make sense, it's government policy!)
CAUCHON'S FAILURE TO TABLE 65-PAGE HESSION REPORT
In presenting his case, the hon. member for Yorkton--Melville claimed that when the Minister of Justice tabled reports related to the administration of the firearms registry the minister withheld a part of the report. According to the hon. member, the part he alleges was withheld contained information vital to his ability to carry out his duties as a member of Parliament. Charging the minister with deception, the hon. member further alleged that, in withholding information he knew to be essential, the minister failed to keep the commitment he made to the House on December 12, 2002. The hon. member concluded that, in so doing, the minister had acted in a manner that constituted a contempt of the House.(This government is very good at showing 'contempt for the house' and by the natural extension, 'contempt for the people' After all, wasn't this report touted by the Liberals to be 'The Plan' that was to be used in leading the registry to the 'promised land'?)
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT FIREARM LICENCE REFUSALS AND REVOCATION
Mr. Peter Stoffer: Of the approximately 7000 individuals who have been refused gun licenses: (a) how many are due to errors in license form processing; (b) how many are due to multiple, failed attempts by the same person; (c) how many are due to the false flagging of individuals through mistaken identity or improper entry in the Firearms Interest Police database; (d) how many refusals subsequently resulted in the issue of a license; (e) how many individuals have been legitimately refused and how many of these lied on their application in order to apply; and (f) how many of those who have been denied a license have been prosecuted for making false statements on their applications?(The answers clearly show, the government knows damn little.  Which, is incredible because these are the very thing that it SHOULD know, if this program was 'really' worth a billion of two)
Liberals Show Their Contempt for Parliament 'AGAIN'
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a question of privilege. I have been waiting since April 14 for the House to reconvene so I could raise this important question of privilege. I just returned to Ottawa with committee duties that I was engaged in and this is the first opportunity I have to bring this matter to the attention of the House. Section 2 of the Firearms Act defines “Federal Minister” as the Minister of Justice. In 1995 members of the House voted five times on Bill C-68. It was Parliament's clearly stated intent that the Firearms Act be administered by the minister of justice, not the solicitor general. Imagine my shock on April 14 of this year when the Minister of Justice and the Solicitor General issued a news release saying that the federal minister responsible for the Firearms Act would no longer be the Minister of Justice but that it would now be the Solicitor General of Canada. If true, they amended an act of Parliament without coming back to Parliament to ask for our approval of the amendment. How could they possibly have such contempt for Parliament? Even the fact that the Prime Minister's Office waited until the House of Commons was just starting its two week Easter recess to make this change was insulting. Did they really think we would forget about it over the two week break? I believe the Prime Minister's order in council registration number SI/2003-0096 dated Friday, April 11, 2003 has improperly interfered with my parliamentary work as a member of Parliament and has also undermined the authority of the House. I believe changing the definition of federal minister in the Firearms Act from the Minister of Justice to the Solicitor General by order in council using the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act rather than bringing the proper amendment before the House undermines the supremacy of Parliament and constitutes a prima facie breach of privilege. Mr. Speaker, if you agree, I am prepared to move the appropriate motion and appreciate your attention to this matter.(These are only a few excerpts from Garry's speech. You must read the whole thing to appreciate the sneaky disdain for both parliament, and the Canadian people in general, by this despicable underhanded government!)

Texans disagree on the effects of conceal/carry
The Texas Department of Public Safety doesn't monitor gun crime, so it's tough to tell statistically how the concealed gun law has fared there. But there’s no shortage of opinion on the issue.  Texas state representative Suzanna Hupp has long been a fervent supporter of her state’s conceal/carry law.  She said, "It saves lives, that's it in a nut shell, it saves lives." In the 7 years since then Governor George W. Bush made it legal for people to carry concealed handguns, she says gun violence has gone down. She said, "We heard that there would be blood in the streets and that it would be Dodge City all over again, that simply hasn't occurred." Hupp has very personal reasons for backing conceal/carry.  She was eating lunch with her parents at Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen, when a man drove through the door and started shooting. That was before the law.  She said, "At the time in the state of Texas we didn't have the ability to be able to protect ourselves from nuts like that." People were killed, including Hupp's parents.  Her handgun, that she argues could've saved their lives, was in its only legal place at the time...her pickup truck.(Most Canadians don't even have 'that' option, unless their on the way to the range. Even then, they have to unlock the trunk of their car, unlock the box containing the handgun, unlock the handgun, unlock the box containing the ammunition and load the gun, all the time hoping beyond hope that the criminal will wait, and not shoot them. Canada's gun laws, and the "Culture of defencelessness": effecting ONLY  the law abiding from coast to coast. Thanks to the Liberals, 'our' criminals are protected by law, and YOU are the endangered species )
 

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