316usman/thematic2b huggingface dataset:
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SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT Output 2.2 Question No.

47 Senator Ludwig asked the following question at the hearing on 13 February 2007: With regards to the ALRC's Recommendations in the 'Fighting Words and Review of Sedition Laws in Australia' report which was tabled on September the 13th last year: a) Has the Department undertaken any work connected to this report?
b) If the Department has undertaken work: i) What sort of work has been undertaken by the Department?

ii) Does it include any drafting or any legislative work?

iii) If it includes drafting, when did the drafting commence?

iv) When can we expect to see something before Parliament?

v) If it does not include drafting, why not?


The answer to the honourable senator’s question is as follows: a) The Department has provided preliminary advice to the Government regarding the scope of the recommendations of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) report and options to address the recommendations.

The Government is continuing to carefully consider the recommendations of the ALRC’s report.
b) The Department has not undertaken any drafting work or progressed any amendments in response to the recommendations of the ALRC report.

The possible implementation of the ALRC report and the timing of a formal response to the report is a matter for the Government.
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LET US FORGET Pauline Michel (Translated by Nigel Spencer) For the last survivor of World War I.

May memory-blanks be as plentiful as the live rounds rained on trenches Let's lift our heads and not be riddled with memories Let us forget the rats of fear the fangs of hunger Who will eat who first?
Let us crush the vermin of bitterness The first war would have been the last had they suffered alongside us those who trigger such absurdity such atrocity These gravediggers who bury us alive with their dead consciences have conceived our sepulchres within their skulls.
The aim of warlords is a piece of earth stolen from its owners a space to glory in values all their own Let's remove their names from history and write them on the skulls of those they led to slaughter They outlive us in gilded celebration of never being wrong regardless of the bodies piled forgetfully backstage No tombstones for the nameless dead Oh swear on the sweat and the ossuaries of Douaumont cynical name for the dolorous mountain of sacrifice Here lie the remains of those who dreamed of a better humanity Here lie shin-bones that marched in the muck as they approached realization Here lie jawbones of speechless soldiers sacrificial offerings Here lie knuckles of men who'd hoped to fold them around a loved one a woman with flesh to love around children with a future to hope for Please let us rid ourselves of these incessant insects tatooing our skins with definitions puncturing our imaginations with horrific precision The sludge of trenches is the spit of the mighty mixed with the tears and blood of fighters This muddy end Is Dante's hell And how is one to survive such sorrow?
Let us forget but you don't you ever dare to forget And never repeat your hatred till the day you die your darkness of soul choking off the very line to life War blinds the eye of earth shutting out all light War binds the earth in grief though brotherhood is a right Resquiescamus in pace Let us rest in peace and not in death.
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C-538 C-538 Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 Troisième session, quarantième législature, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA BILL C-538 PROJET DE LOI C-538 An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (designation of Loi modifiant le Régime de pensions du Canada (désignation survivor) du survivant) FIRST READING, JUNE 14, 2010 PREMIÈRE LECTURE LE 14 JUIN 2010 MS. DAVIES MME DAVIES 403126 SUMMARY SOMMAIRE This enactment amends the Canada Pension Plan to allow a contributor to designate as the beneficiary of their survivor pension someone who is not their spouse or common-law partner.
Le texte modifie le Régime de pensions du Canada afin de permettre au cotisant de désigner comme bénéficiaire de la pension de survivant une personne qui n’est ni son époux ni son conjoint de fait.
Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca Aussi disponible sur le site Web du Parlement du Canada à l’adresse suivante : http://www.parl.gc.ca 3rd Session, 40th Parliament, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 3e session, 40e législature, 59 Elizabeth II, 2010 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA BILL C-538 PROJET DE LOI C-538 An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan Loi modifiant le Régime de pensions du Canada (designation of survivor) (désignation du survivant) R.S., c. C-8 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Sa Majesté, sur l’avis et avec le consentement du Sénat et de la Chambre des communes du Canada, édicte : L.R., ch.
C-8 1.
The definition “survivor”, in subsection 42(1) of the Canada Pension Plan, is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (a), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (b), and by adding the following after paragraph (b): (c) if there is no person who was married to the contributor or who was the contributor’s common-law partner at the the time of contributor’s death, the person whom the contributor designated as their beneficiary; 5 1.
La définition de « survivant », au para- graphe 42(1) du Régime de pensions du Canada, est modifiée par adjonction, après l’alinéa b), de ce qui suit : 5 10 c) dans le cas où le cotisant n’a ni époux ni conjoint de fait à son décès, du bénéficiaire qu’il a désigné.
10 403126 Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publié avec l’autorisation du président de la Chambre des communes Available from: Publishing and Depository Services Public Works and Government Services Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0S5 Telephone: 613-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943 Fax: 613-954-5779 or 1-800-565-7757 publications@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca http://publications.gc.ca Disponible auprès de : Les Éditions et Services de dépôt Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0S5 Téléphone : 613-941-5995 ou 1-800-635-7943 Télécopieur : 613-954-5779 ou 1-800-565-7757 publications@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca http://publications.gc.ca
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Earth Day Emergency Earth Day should be Thanksgiving, not Mother Earth’s Good Friday, when Extinction’s spectre— Those ghosts of the Endangered or those Dead Creatures haunt us—souls polluted by lead, Mercury, arsenic, acids, and seeds “Frankensteined” genetically.
Live meat bleeds As it conveyor-belts from plains to plates— Shrink-wrapped, sporting “Best Before”-stamp, stale dates— While dolphins and whales, having gulped down our Plastic garbage and water bottles, lour, Thrash, and beach themselves, their bellies starving, And tides turn as red as blood spilled, carving And serving mad cows or sick swine, all ill From ingesting strange flesh and/or feces, Contracted in ponds, scum-green with algaes.

Earth Day should be Eden Revival Day, Not a “Mayday!
Mayday!” Emergency, When the Apocalypse sounds factual— Angels strike, and precious seem wine and oil, And the seas belch up blood, and all fish die, And sun scorches like fire, so wetlands dry, And locusts chew roots, leaves, fruits, and Famine Eats every human down to skeleton, And skies shine with poison Radiation Or go dark with choking smog.

No nation Is immune from terra firma that shakes!

One must ask: Does fracking trigger earthquakes?


Ebola, SARS, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, And other pestilential plagues renew, Plus West Nile Virus, and other disease— Infections without treatment, deaths sans cease.
Lethal’s now the baffling kiss of sunlight— Intricately broken down is skin, white With pus, putrid with boils, palpably raw, While tornadoes whirl and swirl, clout and claw, Oceans go soapy as a laundromat, Foaming; skyscrapers totter; homes go splat; A tsunami of trash washes away Hospitals, leaving unsanitary Cadavers.

Each toxic anatomy— In obscene inundation—heaps awry.
Oil spills, clear-cut forests, firestorms, sink-holes Swallowing suburbs whole, are routine tolls Now, for “Progress.” Condemned seas and damned winds, Waste lands, Rust Belts, vast contaminations, Thorns and rubbish, smashed glass, cracked ceramics, Charred remains, scorched-earth, war-zone Economics, Bomb-blast disasters ever more drastic, Atomic threats, arms races elastic, Ever expanding, is just a short list Of unpalatable residues unjust, The catastrophes now making us sick— Unsustainable—and uneconomic.
Is Capital the acceptable Villain, or are our choices culpable?

If Mother Earth now faces assassins, Who are the culprits if not we humans?

This Earth Day demands deliberate turns Back to Nature: Balance: What each child learns.

George Elliott Clarke Parliamentary Poet Laureate (2016-17)
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The Closing of the Centre Block, or Village (field notes) Georgette LeBlanc, Parliamentary Poet Laureate the centre block is closing, but the icon will not close, will remain there, the icon remains, is already engraved on the collective eye, around its library everything the flames could not take away over the years, undo, unsettle everything that is still present protected under the dome of its arcs and its windows of its majestic light of its warmth and its silence, the privilege of its respite, these moments far from the echoes of rushed footsteps, right there next to it but far away, everything that remains that is always there from the tree, from its skin, from its paper, the spine of its text the icon will not close peaceful, timeless, in the service of a world under the sun of a golden leaf its arms benevolent and peaceful the chorus, our memory remains there we will shift directions to bring the village to life every day outside its centre its block, every minute, second for as long as it takes your itinerary will change, the wind’s direction, its angle will take your breath away, a bit different your route between the cement skyscrapers its streets, will have different names, but the vaulted roof, the icon will remain there, present on the display screen of your ideas it will guide, attract you, carry you you will bring to it the experience of your new paths and passage-ways the icon will keep the experience alive remembering these moments, years spent in the foyer of the building, the light bathing the stone in gold, the solemn limestone, the call to honour, to the safety its marble, the way your feet sought out the centre of each of its stairs curved by the erosion of footsteps rushed, decisive, of every colour, ricochets of agreements, threats, and puffs of conversation billowing up, muffled exchanges, rising up its staircase centre block its marble, its copper the green grass of the village, its carpet spread out for others who have come to visit, who have crossed oceans, deaths and declines,
 injustices, partings to make their way here to the energy of this building, of its last cups of coffee scalding or left to get cold, set down by skilled hands, hands too full, the wooden thud of the gavel, the summit of a decision at the morning cafeteria, to the currents, waves, outpourings of journalists, visitors, tours the focus on the written word, issued to find an answer, to be accepted, to test the waters, to be swept along in the crowd, under the columns and within the banks of a river, the walls of a parliament even more fierce its edges emboldened revitalized closing the centre block taking the time to restore itself, ourselves, even if it is impossible, on some level, to restore or rebuild in exactly the same way, at the same cost keeping, loving its wisdom, its curves, and its columns the experience of all that everyone has done, wanted to do, sought and recognized in ourselves the icon will remain open and closed, the centre block is, will be, forever transformed
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 18, 2019 UPDATED: travel to Mexico to discuss women’s economic empowerment Nault Hon.

Hon.

Bob and Kellie Leitch On June 18–20, 2019, the Honourable Bob Nault, P.C., M.P., President of ParlAmericas and Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, will travel to Mexico City, Mexico to take part in ParlAmericas’ 11th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality and in a Board of Directors meeting.
Mr. Nault will be accompanied by the Honourable Kellie Leitch, P.C., M.P., who will make a presentation during the session on laws to close the gaps on women’s economic rights.

Dr. Leitch will also participate in discussions to advance the cause of gender inclusiveness.

“Gender-inclusive sustainable economic growth will benefit every individual throughout the Americas and the Caribbean,” stated Mr. Nault.
“Legislators have a responsibility to learn about the changing nature of work, and then to develop and implement legislation aimed at ensuring that women are positioned to benefit from evolving labour markets in the region.” During the gathering, which will focus on Achieving balance in the world of work, delegates from across the Americas and the Caribbean will examine factors that restrict gender-inclusiveness.
In particular, delegates will learn about: legislative frameworks and codes of conduct designed to prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace; how legislation and government policies can both foster gender equality in the workplace and play a role in valuing and redistributing the unpaid work that is often performed by women; and share ideas about how legislators can help to ensure that women can take advantage of the changing nature of the world of work.
Founded in 2001 in Ottawa, ParlAmericas is the only interparliamentary institution with its International Secretariat headquartered in Canada.

The Canadian Section of ParlAmericas works closely with the Secretariat to advance parliamentary diplomacy and political dialogue throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.

To learn more, follow us on our Twitter account: Twitter: @ParlDiplomacy Hashtag: #CPAM / #ParlAmericasGEN -30- To arrange an interview with the Hon.
Bob Nault, President of ParlAmericas and Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, please contact: Julian Morelli (613) 996-1161 bob.nault.a1@parl.gc.ca Melissa Dawe (613) 996-1161 bob.nault.a2@parl.gc.ca
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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Hon.

Bob Nault attends meetings advancing gender equality in employment in Mexico City to discuss On June 18–20, 2019, the Honourable Bob Nault, P.C., M.P., President of ParlAmericas and Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, travelled to Mexico City, Mexico to take part in the 11th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality and in a Board of Directors meeting.

The Honourable Kellie Leitch, P.C., M.P.


also attended the meeting.

“For economic, social and other reasons, it makes sense to devote time and efforts to achieving greater gender equality in employment in the Americas and the Caribbean,” stated Mr. Nault.
“Now is the time to act as the nature of work is evolving with the rapid change in technology, the impacts of climate change and an aging population.” At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Nault delivered opening remarks that focused on: the benefits of, and obstacles to women’s equal participation in the workforce; the need to recognize the value of unpaid work performed by women; and recent policy and legislative changes contributing to gender-related employment equality in Canada.
Ms. Leitch was a panellist for the session entitled Unfinished business: Laws to close the gaps on women’s economic rights.

Her presentation highlighted Canada’s programs and policies supporting women entrepreneurs.

“We know from experience that women are most successful in all aspects of their lives if they can be independent.

When they can stand on their own two feet and make choices for themselves and their families,” added Ms. Leitch.
“This is why I am proud to be a champion of female entrepreneurs and the policies and initiatives that support them.” During the meeting, delegates from across the Americas and the Caribbean examined the status of women’s participation in the workforce in various countries.

They discussed ways in which various obstacles to women’s equal participation can be reduced or – ideally – removed, including by developing gender-responsive legislation and anti- harassment policies.
They concluded the meeting by exploring ways of ensuring that women can take advantage of the manner in which technology, climate change and an aging population are changing the nature of work in the region.

Founded in 2001 in Ottawa, ParlAmericas is the only interparliamentary institution with its International Secretariat headquartered in Canada.
The Canadian Section of ParlAmericas works closely with the Secretariat to advance parliamentary diplomacy and political dialogue throughout the Americas and the Caribbean.

To learn more, follow us on our Twitter account: Twitter: @ParlDiplomacy Hashtag: #CPAM / #ParlAmericasGEN -30- To arrange an interview with the Hon.
Bob Nault, President of ParlAmericas and Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, please contact: Julian Morelli (613) 996-1161 bob.nault.a1@parl.gc.ca Melissa Dawe (613) 996-1161 bob.nault.a2@parl.gc.ca
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Building Self Esteem in Children A child’s self esteem is rooted in an understanding of his or her value especially as this is perceived and conveyed by his parents, teachers, and other ‘significant others’.
Self esteem in a child or any person for that matter is:  confidence in his ability to think  confidence in his ability to cope with the basic challenges of life  confidence in her right to be successful and happy  the feeling of being worthy, deserving, entitled to assert his needs and wants  confidence to achieve our values and enjoy the fruits of her efforts Self esteem is a motivator.

It gives an inner sense of one’s worth as a person.

It is a motivator of behaviour.


It is life supporting and life enhancing.

”To trust one’s mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self esteem” Nathaniel Branden (1994) “Self esteem is the mainspring that slates every child for success or failure as a human being” Briggs (1975) Here are some suggestions that will help with building self esteem in children:  Compliments – Your praise must be sincere.

Don’t say something if you don’t really mean it.

 Discourage self-criticism.


Whereas criticism of his or her actions is acceptable, criticism of “self” is not.

 Good manners will soften a child’s pride and give dignity to his/her presence in any crowd as h/she grows into adulthood.

Children therefore need to display and experience good manners.
 Make the child the Guest of Honour A child’s self esteem - the understanding that he/she matters and has value - is built up every time he/she is recognized as special and is counted and treated as an important person.

 Give your child freedom to explore with the bounds of health and safety.

 Avoid making idle threats.

Making idle threats to a child is an extremely effective way of tearing down confidence and destroying self esteem.
Idle threats instill fear in a child and fear eats away at confidence.

 Tell your child the truth.

The child who is told the truth knows what to believe about himself or her self.

That is a critical factor in the formation of your child’s self esteem  Listen to your child especially when he or she requests it.

 Tell your child “I love you”.

Mean it and say it often.

Say it with warmth.


 Keep in mind that a child with high self esteem is a child who believes in his /her own capacity to grow and adapt …and that is a child of hope!

Note Well!

You are your child’s mirror- a psychological mirror your child uses to build his/her identity.

Prepared by Patsy C Letang Guidance Counsellor
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145 ACT NO.

20 OF 2021 J. K. KONROTE President [30 July 2021] I assent.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP AND LOANS ACT 2014 ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji— 1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans (Budget Short title and commencement Amendment) Act 2021.

(2) This Act comes into force on 1 August 2021.

(3) In this Act, the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Act 2014 is referred to as the “Principal Act”.

2.
2.

The Principal Act is amended after section 6 by inserting the following new section— Section 6A inserted “Delegation 6A.—(1) The Board may, in writing, delegate to the Secretariat any of its functions or powers under this Act other than this power of delegation.

(2) A delegation may be made subject to conditions and limitations specified in the instrument of delegation.

146 (3) A delegation is revocable at will by the Board and does not derogate or limit the Board’s power to act in any matter.”.
Schedule 1 amended 3.

Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended by deleting paragraphs 8 to 10.

4.

Schedule 2 to the Principal Act is amended by— Schedule 2 amended (a) in paragraph 1, deleting “970” and substituting “selected”; (b) deleting paragraph 7 and substituting the following— “7.
In-Service Scholarship This scheme applies to applicants with work experience in the public or private sector intending to upgrade their qualifications in priority areas established by the Government.”; and (c) deleting paragraph 9 and substituting the following— “9.
Tertiary Education Loans Scheme (TELS) for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at the Fiji National University This scheme applies to a person who has completed Year 12 or Certificate Level I and II intending to attain or upgrade their qualification and applies for a TVET programme or course approved by the Government at the Fiji National University.”.
5.—(1) All written laws and State documents of any nature whatsoever are amended Consequential amendment by deleting— (a) “Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board” wherever it appears and substituting “Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service”, unless the context otherwise requires; and (b) “Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Act 2014” and substituting “Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Act 2014”.
(2) All State documents of any nature whatsoever and all written laws and subsidiary legislation are amended by deleting “Board”, in reference to the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board, wherever it appears and substituting “Service”, unless the context otherwise requires.

(3) All written laws and State documents of any nature whatsoever are amended by deleting “TSLB” wherever it appears and substituting “TSLS”, unless the context otherwise requires.
Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 30th day of July 2021.

Price: 22c A. BAHADUR, SERENDIB INVESTMENT PTE LTD, (Government Printer), Suva, Fiji – 2021 20/Z/21—269 Official Printer Since 2019 Tertiary Scholarship and Loans (Budget Amendment)—20 of 2021