News that police believe Yashawnee Vaughn was killed March 19, has hit Portland teens hard. Emotions are raging on social networking websites, as teens express everything from disbelief and confusion to raw pain and anger. Accustomed to posting without censoring themselves, comments are sometimes veering into dangerous territory. Vaughn was a student at Helensview High School, a small alternative school serving around 250-270 students. Principal Kris Persson said she felt awed by the compassion and caring her students are displaying, while facing a grief quite unlike any they have known. "They are amazing," Persson said Friday. "We have set up a special remembrance room and they have decorated it with pictures and flowers and candles. They are showing enormous caring and concern for one another, and for the staff here." The Skanner News Video: Memorial Teens At Many Schools Are Affected The long wait to find out what had happened to the missing teen, and the arrest of 16-year-old suspect, Parrish Bennette, has left teens struggling to understand. How could their friend have disappeared? How did she die? And what possibly could have happened that involves a boy many of them also know? Police are searching on Rocky Butte, but have released no further information. "This is hard because of a lot of the students knew both Yashawnee and Parrish," Persson said. "And it's been very, very difficult, because it has gone on for a long time – since Yashawnee went missing – and because of the darkness surrounding what has happened. It scares them, and they have a deep sense of grief." At Helensview, Persson and her staff are working to support students with counseling, remembrances and by offering a safe place to grieve and to talk. But the tragedy is touching students across the city and in particular at several Eastside schools where students knew either Yashawnee or Bennette. Facebook and Twitter are buzzing as students pour out their hearts. Yashawnee had friends at several other neighborhood schools -- Madison, Jefferson and Parkrose to name a few. One tweet, from Lauren Hanks reads: RIP Yashawnee <3 we all miss you and love you. Many other tweets and posts offer up love to Yashawnee. As Persson notes, Bennette too was known to students at Helensview. But he also has connections at Franklin, Grant, Madison, David Douglas and Parkrose high schools. He had been a student at Mt. Tabor Middle School, where he was in the Japanese Immersion Program. Facebook Posts Show Teens Are Hurting Since the news broke, dozens of those students have been posting their disbelief, caring, shock and outrage to Bennette's Facebook page, in heartwrenching teen shorthand. The Skanner News has decided not to identify these teens by name. "Man when I first heard this I called your phone 5 times for you to answer & tell me it's not true," wrote one. "But Why??...WTF. I know you, we been through hella f****** sh**… your not the tipe I'm shocked!!!..." Another writes: "Bestfriend. I can't believe it. I hope it's not true…But you neva no wat too Belive at a Time like this. Wow G** D*** Every Thing Needa Stop." A third says: "D*** I really don't wannna believe this sh**. Your such a good person. I know you wouldn't do no sh** like this on purpose. I'm sitting here like wtf Your never going to get out…" Some express their loyalty to Bennette, saying things like "keep your head up yung G… no matter what happens" and "I love you lil cuddy and when dis craziness is over u know where you can come," or "No matter what, you always my lil bro & I keep you in my prayers…." One girl says: "Parrish ths is so crazy.. people accusing you, your face all over the news! I don't believe it… your way too good of a person for that and your heart is way bigger then this. I jst wanna cry…I love you." She ends her post with a heart. Sad and Mad: Posts Veer Into Threats Devastated by Yashawnee's death, other teens are furious with Bennette, and with posts they disagree with. "Aint enough words in this world…The only thing in mind is 'I HOPE YOU GET A DEATH SENTENCE! & ROTT IN HELL ! B****," one teen writes. Another says: "the b**** a** n**** need to burn in h***, they need to sit his a** in the electric chair…" A few teens are getting into vicious arguments with one another or posting direct threats to Bennette, such as: F*** U Parrish. Die N***** ROTT BECKAUSE I SWEAR IF YHU GET OUT IMMA KILL U" and "…you better pray they keep you there for life cause you will never make it and that' a promise…" Rumors are circulating about Bennette, his family, the crime and the arrest. Parents may find their students are deeply affected, even if they didn't know either of the teens. Kiki Tolbert-Griffin has set up a special Facebook page named: Yashawnee Vaughn RIP We want justice. "It's never a goodbye but a see you later," reads one of her posts. "People die but their spirits live on and you have to believe that one day you're going to see them again... RIP shawnee you are going to be missed...Until we meet again." Like Persson, Tolbert-Griffin is trying to create a safe outlet to express the intense emotions gripping high school students. One of her posts read: "Kiki Tolbert-Griffin would strongly like to encourage everyone to allow the authorities to do their thing don't take matters in their own hands. We already lost Shawnee and we don't need anyone else lost. We just want justice and closure for her mother and her family." Adults are invited to join a search party gathering at 9 am Saturday morning in Powell Park, at 26th and SE Powell. And a candlelight vigil is planned for 7 pm Saturday also at Powell Park. PHOTOS: Bennette's Facebook photos and the Memorial for Yashawnee Vaughn outside the Northeast police precinct. Related Stories Search Crews Scour Rocky Butte Park for Yashawnee Vaughn; Vigil Set for Saturday Police Arrest 16-Year-Old in Yashawnee Vaughn's Murder Police Now Consider Yashawnee Vaughn to be 'Missing' Family, Friends Searching for 14-year-old Black Female Missing Since March 19

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New version of Akaka Bill introduced in US Senate Panos: Carlisle’s start disappointing S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Brink of Junk, Conservation, Regulatory Lag Blamed Christmas cancelled: Hawaii Tax collectors force shutdown of craft shows A chaotic scene broke out last month at the Kailua Open Market when tax agents clamped down on so-called "cash economy" businesses, leading to cancellation of the 36th annual Mayor's Craft and Country Fair Saturday and prompting state tax officials to meet with vendors this afternoon at Makiki Park. The crackdown by the state Tax Department's year-old Special Enforcement Unit comes as dozens of vendors and small businesses across the islands have begun holding holiday craft fairs in homes, parking lots and large halls. The tighter enforcement requires sellers to show proof of general excise tax licenses, keep records of sales and provide sales receipts to tax agents to comply with Hawaii law. The city Parks Department Monday announced that the fair at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall had been called off…. Not being targeted for tax collection: drug dealers, hostess bars, gambling dens, and brothels… read more Shapiro: Abercrombie needs to evaluate rail funding Minnesota Rep. James Oberstar, the main booster for Oahu rail outside of the Hawaii delegation, lost his seat and Republicans gained control of the transportation committee he led. Honolulu transit officials say political changes shouldn't affect funding for a project as far along as ours, but the Republicans campaigned on a promise to cut spending and many conservatives have a deep-seated aversion to rail. Newly elected Republican governors in Ohio and Wisconsin have said they'll stop rail projects. Even senior Hawaii U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, who remains hopeful, says "nothing is guaranteed." Carlisle and the City Council need to address these concerns up front so there are no surprises later, and it's a discussion that Gov.-elect Neil Abercrombie and the Legislature should be pressed to join. Abercrombie says he won't hold up approval of the rail environmental impact statement for the study of rail finances ordered by Gov. Linda Lingle, arguing that financial issues are between the city and the Federal Transit Administration. He's right that environmental impact and financial impact are separate issues, but it's not true that there's no state involvement in the financing. The governor and Legislature had to approve the current Oahu rail tax and would need to consent to any increase or extension of the tax if federal or local funding falls short. More: Public support for O‘ahu rail is still there; is the money? RELATED: Inouye becomes useless? House, Senate Republicans place moratorium on Earmarks, Rail funding in jeopardy as key House sponsor ousted read more Hawaii ERS has only 65% of what it needs to meet pension obligations The ERS has just 65 percent of what it needs to meet its obligation to future retirees, putting it in the bottom 20 percent of all states, according to a recent study by the Pew Center on the States. Its unfunded liability stands at $6.2 billion, the highest in the fund's history. There are currently 38,700 retirees drawing benefits from the fund, and another 15,000 active state and county workers are eligible to retire at anytime. "That scares the bejesus out me. If you look at these trend lines we have an unsustainable situation going forward," said Marcus Oshiro, chairman of the House Finance Committee. Other states in similar straits have launched reform efforts, with the state assembly in financially strapped California taking steps last month to cut $100 billion in pension costs over coming decades. Altogether, 19 states have passed new laws to curb pension costs this year, ranging from raising retirement ages to cutting benefits for retirees, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. "More states have enacted significant retirement legislation in 2010 than in any other year in history," said Ronald Snell, the NCSL's expert on public pension plans. Hawaii was not one of them. "Lots of states did act and we expect them to continue to do so," he said. "We don't know the reason for the lack of action in Hawaii." The ERS offers three different retirement plans, one of which allows government workers to retire with full benefits at age 55 with five years of service. For the baby boom generation, the minimum age to qualify for full benefits from Social Security is between 66 and 67. Oshiro said leaders in the state House last session made an attempt to increase the vesting period and number of years of service government workers would need before becoming eligible for pension benefits. But the bill never made it out of committee. "There was no supporting testimony from the ERS or the administration, but there was plenty of opposition from the rank-and-file union members," Oshiro said. RELATED: PEW: Hawaii “has failed to sock away any assets” to cover pension liabilities read more Abercrombie teams up with Homeless Tent City Supporters CB: Neil Abercrombie is delivering the keynote address at the annual statewide homeless awareness conference at the Pacific Beach Hotel this morning. Legislators (and tent city mavens) John Mizuno and Rida Cabalilla also addressed the conference, sponsored by Partners In Care as part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. In attendance: Breene Harimoto and his Honolulu City Council predecessor Gary Okino.) Who? http://partnersincarehawaii.org/ RELATED: UH Mānoa Center on the Family, Department of Human Services, Release Report on Those Accessing Homeless Support Services REALITY: read more Gay-Atheist Oahu Democrats trying to cut off Lingle’s funding for 2012 The complaint, filed in late October, alleges that the Republican Governors Association and the gubernatorial campaign of Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona's campaign violated state campaign contribution limits by coordinating advertising. Tony Gill, an attorney and the chairman of (the gay-atheist) Oahu Democrats, said that Aiona and the RGA have since received the complaint and that the commission could decide on the merits in December or January. At the time of the complaint, the local GOP dismissed the charges as purely political. But Gill and party chairman Dante Carpenter told Civil Beat a ruling was needed on the matter or else the state could see the same unprecedented level of national spending in Hawaii's 2012 elections. They are trying to make an end-run around the Supreme Court and cut off Lingle's funding sources for 2012. read more Panos Prevedouros plans run for Mayor 2012 Panos Prevedouros already has said he will again seek the mayor’s job when the chance comes up again in 2012. One thing the University of Hawaii civil engineering professor and anti-rail candidate has learned in his two previous runs for the office is that the campaign never stops. RELATED: Panos: Carlisle’s start disappointing read more Inouye says he knows more than Obama Sen. Daniel Inouye (D., Hawaii), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said today that he knows more about the needs of the people of Hawaii than does anyone in the executive branch, including President Barack Obama. Asked by reporters whether the news that Republicans in both the House and Senate plan to embrace an earmark ban had changed his view on the topic at all, Mr. Inouye replied that “the people of Hawaii didn’t elect me to be a rubber stamp for any executive.” RELATED: Inouye becomes useless? House, Senate Republicans place moratorium on Earmarks read more CB: Will Big Island Gain a House District? (Not likely, but it could gain 1/2 of a Senate seat, annoying politicians) The commission's original recommendations for 2001 included a split Senate district between North Kauai and Waimanalo on Oahu and split House districts involving all four counties — a practice known as "canoeing." Such systems have been used in Hawaii before. The commission eventually abandoned that approach even though it increased the deviation between underrepresented and overrepresented counties. read more Murderer eighth to move here Convicted murderer Justin Boulay was released from prison in Illinois yesterday, and when he arrives in Hawaii to live with the wife he married behind bars, he will join seven other people here convicted of homicide in other states. read more West Oahu Parents Protest School Firings "It's been fantastic under challenging circumstances Mr. Kila and his staff have really turned it around. With all the homeless kids and free lunch kids they have done an incredible job," said Pauline Bailey, with the Kamaile School Board. read more Large union rally invades Hilton property WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hotel workers (from the gay-oriented Abercrombie-endorsing Unite Here Local 5) unhappy about the progress of contract talks with management at the Hilton Hawaiian Village employed a new tactic Tuesday. They took their protest onto hotel property, a place that is usually a sanctuary for guests. "Who's got the power? We got the power," hundreds of union workers and supporters chanted as they marched along Kalia Road in front of the Hilton…. After 45 minutes on the street the protest moved onto hotel property and eventually into lobbies and down to the beach-front swimming pool. "No contract. No peace. No contract. No peace," the protesters chanted as they made their way past curious hotel guests. (This is the substitute for not blowing out that union benefit plan convention.) SA: Hilton workers take a stand SA: Union workers take over Hilton lobby, then retreat to the beach read more SA: Anonymity, not 'haole,' is issue A five-judge federal appeals court panel's ruling against the anonymity of non-Hawaiian students seeking admission to Kamehameha Schools is sound, although dissents have stirred misguided accusations of race-related bullying of students in Hawaii public schools. While state schools have been admonished by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to respond to harassment, that has nothing to do with the Kamehameha case. (They are concerned because they are busily trying to tie school bullying to the gay agenda, and this doesn’t fit in.) RELATED: The transsexual agenda for Hawaii schools RCFP: Anonymity of plaintiffs rejected in school admissions case read more Feds: Put rare Hawaii dolphin on endangered list Only about 150 or 170 of the dolphins, known as false killer whales, live in waters up to 87 miles off Hawaii's coasts. A study published by the National Marine Fisheries Service in August said the small population is at high risk of suffering from inbreeding. It's also at risk of being inadvertently snagged by fishing lines. (Meanwhile other enviros are attacking fish farming operations.) The agency plans to post its recommendation in the Federal Register on Wednesday. A few hundred live in waters farther from Hawaii's shores, but this pelagic population is separate from the group that lives closer in. (This is a lie necessary to justify the finding.) Earlier this year a federal advisory group recommended that longline fishermen catching ahi, mahimahi and other fish use a different kind of hook to minimize the chances they will severe injure or kill the dolphins when they accidentally get snagged on their lines. The government formed the advisory group in response to data showing the Hawaii-based longline fleet is accidentally killing or seriously injuring an average of 7.4 false killer whales each year. This exceeds the 2.5 per year that the population can lose without hurting its ability to sustain itself. (Because the smaller population has ben artificially separated from the larger.) PRECISELY AS PREDICTED: Humpbacks recover, but Hawaii still losing sovereignty over State waters RELATED: With federal law at stake, Paid activists attack Hawaii fish farmers read more Illicit fireworks will draw more state scrutiny Sen. Will Espero, co-chairman of the Illegal Fireworks Task Force, said one of the recommendations he's considering is transferring inspection of domestic cargo at Hawaii's harbors to the state Department of Transportation's Harbors Division. Currently, the state Department of Agriculture is the only government agency authorized to routinely inspect domestic shipping containers, and only those containers labeled as containing agricultural products. Experts estimate perhaps 5 percent of all domestic containers arriving on Oahu shores are inspected. The experts said they suspect domestic containers bring most illegal fireworks into the islands. The experts cautioned that whichever agency conducts searches of shipping containers, they are limited by the 4th Amendment, which protects against illegal searches and seizures. Espero, who is chairman of the Senate Public Safety Committee, said he also wants to see if federal, and possibly even state funding could be available to help police departments and other local agencies combat illegal fireworks. (Maybe we could take them off of drug enforcement so liberal snobs can get their beauty sleep on Jan 1 and July 4.) read more Maker of Four Loko drink to remove product from stores The drink has been banned in four states. The beverage could be a factor in several sex assault cases here in Hawaii. Lawmakers are hoping to stop caffeinated alcoholic beverages from being abused. read more Website will accept applications to supply renewable energy to HECO The website will start accepting applications for Oahu projects at noon Wednesday. Applications for projects on the Big Island and Maui will be accepted beginning Nov. 24. LINK: Selling Power to Hawaiian Electric TOTALLY RELATED: S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Brink of Junk, Conservation, Regulatory Lag Blamed read more Kona Residents gaining water option through improvement district A West Hawaii subdivision is a step closer to getting county water, after a County Council committee gave its approval to a county department manager's plan to create a water improvement district there. Residents of Kona Ocean View subdivision, six miles north of Kailua-Kona, on Puukala Loop Road, have been working for decades to get county water in the subdivision, residents testified Tuesday morning during the hearing at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa. An improvement district lets the county finance construction and allows residents to pay that back through a fee included in their property taxes…. read more Drug treatment facility gaining support on Kaua‘i LIHU‘E — An estimated 100 residents turned out Monday night at the War Memorial Convention Hall to learn more about drug and alcohol addiction, residential and outpatient treatment centers for substance abusers, clean and sober homes, and therapeutic living options on Kaua‘i. Yes, but will OHA block it AGAIN? OHA driving Hawaiians out of Hawaii read more Attention Hawaii Democrats: Potential Legislative Office managers available - Registered sex offender charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old boy - Hawaii Man Charged With Soliciting Sex From Boy On Web - US Marshals capture convicted sex offender - Child molester back at work at Hawaii Legislature The Hawaii Environmental Movement: A Brief History by Henry Curtis The first conservation movement in Hawai`i was The Outdoor Circle, founded in 1911 by wives of prominent people. Its first big claim to fame was the undergrounding requirement for electric distribution lines in urban Honolulu in the 1920s. The Outdoor Circle transformed itself into an environmental movement in the 1990s under the direction of its CEO Mary Steiner. The next environmental organization on the scene was the Hawai`i Audubon Society (HAS) in 1928, followed by the Conservation Council for Hawai`i (CCH) in 1953-54. The National Wildlife Foundation (NWF) sought to establish itself here, but found it difficult, and since the same type of people became members of both CCH and NWF, CCH became the Hawai`i affiliate of the NWF. Save Our Surf (SOS) was the first grassroots destabilizing force in Hawai`i. It was founded between 1961 and 1964 by the late John Kelly, Jr. SOS was a grassroots group which protected the coastline from massive developments. The Sierra Club established a Hawai`i branch in 1968. At that time, affiliates outside of the headquarters in California were small and tended to focus on hiking. Life of the Land burst onto the scene in 1970. … read more

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No, America, that wasn’t an earthquake. That was a media scream that registered 11 on the Richter scale as Republican Donald Trump defied media demands and went on to win the presidential election in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump to concede. Continue Reading Below A nearly unanimous media failed to carry the unpopular Hillary across the finish line. Once again, America rejected the liberal Democrat. Advil set the tone early with a comment: “Politics giving you a #migraine? Advil® Migraine is the best candidate for pain relief.” CNN commentator David Axelrod called it a “primal scream.” ABC’s Terry Moran called it “a rejection of the neoliberal world order that has been the consensus around the world.” CNN commentator and former Obama green jobs czar Van Jones called the election a “White-lash against a changing country.” When it appeared that Hillary would not concede, after campaign chairman John Podesta appeared before her supporters in Manhattan and told everyone to go home and get some rest, even some in media criticized her. USA Today Washington correspondent Paul Singer was typical: “Stunned that @HillaryClinton did not concede. If @realDonaldTrump pulled that, people would go bananas.” The election was a national rejection of both the traditional media and the Hollywood elite who piled on money, endorsements, appearances and offensive videos telling people to vote. Celebrities went full-on insane. Actor Mark Ruffalo vowed to do a nude scene if Clinton won. Madonna said she would perform oral sex on Clinton voters. It was so overboard that it might well have caused voters to just say no to all of star media. The night went from what CNN’s Wolf Blitzer called a “real nail-biter” to one his co-anchor Jake Tapper said is, "going to put the polling industry out of business.” Left-wing Fusion referred to a “Terrifying/exciting state-by-state #ElectionNight.” The New York Times prediction tracker went from overwhelmingly predicting a Clinton win to 94 percent for Trump as the clock neared 11 p.m. Even when Hillary won Virginia, the Times was sending out downbeat emails saying she “preserved a slim path to victory.” Trump supporter and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee joked: “Wouldn't wanna be under that giant glass ceiling if Hillary is forced to concede. That party might end like Carrie's prom.” Fox News contributor and commentator Richard Grenell blasted the news media. “The media is for sure losing tonight no matter who pulls this off. How wrong they were.” Continue Reading Below What media and pollsters had predicted would be an early night turned into a long contest. Around 8:40 p.m., liberals and media staff started to panic. Huffington Post Senior Political Reporter and Politics Managing Editor Amanda Terkel showed the tension. “Office debate right now: ‘Trump might win!’ ‘Trump ain't going to win.’” By 9 pm ET it spread. CNN commentator Sally Kohn showed the typical liberal reaction. “IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Former CBS anchor Dan Rather summed it up. “Nearing cardiac arrest time for team Clinton.” Global Editorial Director, The Huffington Post’s Howard Fineman said what was on many lips: “This is starting -- starting -- to look like an American #Brexit.” The media pointed fingers at FBI head James Comey. Pundit Michael Smerconish blamed him for the vote. “Changing my @TIME 2016 person of yr prediction (who most influenced news) to James Comey #ElectionNight.” Atlantic Senior Editor Adam Serwer put it succinctly: “Congrats to the New York FBI office.” He went further later: “Congratulations to Vladimir Putin, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” Atlantic Senior Editor David Frum found another villain – Russia. “We may be living through the most successful Russian intelligence operation since the Rosenbergs stole the A-bomb.” Daily Beast columnist Jonathan Alter blamed it on masculinity. “Trump didn't win because of Comey. He won because he's a testosterone candidate and men weren't ready for a woman president.” He continued to hammer out hyperbole: “America has never faced such a crisis before. World War II was 4 years but US always fairly sure we would win. This will be a new menace.” Journalists had earlier celebrated as Hillary broke the “the glass ceiling.” ABC gave up all pretense of neutrality and had former Clinton staffer and Clinton Foundation contributor George Stephanopoulos moderate election night coverage. Comedian Emo Phillips reflected Hollywood’s agenda in one short Tweet: “I don't get it. We had all the funny tweets.” The New York Times showed that media bias remained an issue into election night, writing that, “an intense public distrust in the media is threatening the networks’ traditional role as election night scorekeeper.” In a think piece discussion about coverage of the race, the Times controversial media columnist Jim Rutenberg said Trump, “received coverage of a billionaire reality-television star who turned politics into performance art.” He followed that up with one of the worst media bubble comments of the election: “The press needs to explore the frustration of those many Americans who think free trade’s gone too far; that immigration threatens the national fabric; and that insiders from Washington, Wall Street and the media have rigged the system against them.” Election Day brought out the strange in the media, as well. CBS Evening News veteran Bob Schieffer wondered if the nation were “enduring some kind of curse.” He added in nice biblical metaphor: “What should we expect next – that it will rain frogs? I wouldn’t bet against it.” Pollster Nate Silver crowed early because he had been criticized for giving Trump a better chance to win the World Series than Trump had of becoming president. The Cubs won. “This doesn't seem like an election in which one candidate had a 99% chance of winning tbh,” he Tweeted. Washington Post quasi-conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin bashed the GOP in her election day screed, urging Republicans to help Clinton succeed. “Do I think all this is likely? No, but then we are among the thousands of center-right Americans who think the solution to the sclerotic GOP may very well be a new political party.” Earlier in the day, The Washington Post described the ballot with a mountain full of understatement: “An acrimonious race reaches an endpoint.” Of course, the Post probably described WWII as an international disagreement. The foreign press chimed in, too. German newspapers warned of a “Trumpocalypse” and called the GOP candidate a “Horror-Clown.” The Daily Mail described the vote as, “Clinton, Trump fight for soul of divided US before vote.” Far left media grew more bizarre as the day went on. Huffington Post featured a story headlined: “I Voted With My Vagina And I’m Proud Of It.” Buzzfeed Senior editor Rachel W. Miller retweeted a Cosmo article on anal sex with this classic comment: “Pretty sure this experience is worse than any cringey butt sex, Cosmo, but ok.” As the perfect conclusion to the night, Huffington Post decided to stop using the controversial tagline it had on Trump stories. “The Huffington Post’s editor's note calling Donald Trump as a ‘racist’ and ‘xenophobe’ is no more, a source in the newsroom tells POLITICO.”

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No longer king of the jungle: New fund to aid Africa's lions DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's Niokolo-Koba National Park is home to fewer than 50 lions after years of poaching decimated not only them but also their prey. Small patches of lion skin are sold at local fetish markets for $10, and their bones have a thriving market in Asia. Sightings have become so rare that it once took researchers conducting a lion survey in the area two months before they spotted one of the big cats. Conservationists, however, believe the park could one day rebound. "This landscape is still in fantastic shape," said Philipp Henschel, West and Central Africa regional director for the lion program at Panthera, a global wild cat conservation organization. "This area could potentially, if well protected, harbor between 400 and 500 lions." A $150,000 grant from a fund launched this week by the Wildlife Conservation Network and The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is aimed at better equipping Niokolo-Koba's park rangers for those efforts. The Lion Recovery Fund is initially providing $800,000 toward bolstering lions' habitat across the continent, from Senegal in the west to Tanzania in the east as well as Zambia and Malawi in southern Africa. "Lions in Africa are facing a whole range of human threats that are increasing in scope as the human and livestock populations grow," said Peter Lindsey, conservation initiatives director for the Wildlife Conservation Network. Many wildlife areas "are really suffering from a lack of funding and resources," he said. The situation is particularly dire in West Africa, where the lion sub-species has been classified as "critically endangered." Only about 400 lions remain there out of the total 20,000 worldwide, Henschel said. About 90 percent of those in West Africa are in a protected area that spans parts of Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger. Startup support for the Lion Recovery Fund came from The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, which previously has partnered on elephant conservation issues, Lindsey said. They are pledging that 100 percent of donations to the fund will go directly toward work on the ground, without overhead costs.

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No prison time for ex-youth minister Robert Stoner, a 38-year-old youth minister at a Wilmington church, was the only defendant among 15 rape cases similar to a du Pont heir's conviction who never spent time behind bars for his crime. Unequal Justice: Du Pont heir's rape sentence uncommon INTERACTIVE -- SEE THE COURT DOCUMENTS: Fourth-degree Rape Sentences Like Robert H. Richards IV, the wealthy Greenville man who avoided prison time after pleading guilty to raping his daughter, Stoner avoided prison. But unlike Richards, the prosecutor requested at least home confinement for his sentence. At his sentencing, lawyers for both sides mentioned that Stoner had medical issues that they did not specify. Superior Court Judge William C. Carpenter Jr. suggested Stoner was seeking a heart transplant, noting during his sentencing hearing that he likely would spend "a great deal of the next part of your life" in the hospital, "assuming they find a heart for you," according to a transcript of the proceeding. Stoner's case is among 15 fourth-degree rape cases identified by The News Journal as similar to Richards. All involved first-time convictswho pleaded guilty to a single count of fourth-degree rape with a minor in New Castle County since 2008. Stoner had sex with a 15-year-old girl who attended the Wilmington church. Late one night in March 2011, the victim's mother reported her missing to police and asked them to check Stoner's house in Browntown. No one answered, but police found the girl walking a few blocks away at about 2 a.m., the arrest affidavit said. The girl told police she had sex with Stoner several times at his house, and Stoner admitted the same, saying it occurred at least once while his son was asleep in the home. Originally charged with seven counts of third-degree rape, Stoner pleaded guilty to a single count of fourth-degree rape. At his sentencing, prosecutor Annemarie Hayes told the judge that the victim and her mother were not seeking prison time for Stoner, even before they knew of the "dire situation of Mr. Stoner's health." The prosecutor sought an unspecified period of home confinement, modified to probation if it interfered with his medical treatment. Stoner apologized, saying he had stepped down as a youth minister. Carpenter sentenced him to two years of probation, saying, "I don't think you are a bad person. I don't. I think circumstances kind of developed that caused it to happen." The judge said the girl's family "felt betrayed" but concluded, "Both families are just going to have to put this incident behind them and move on." Contact senior reporter Cris Barrish at (302) 324-2785, cbarrish@delawareonline.com or on Facebook.

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No word on how long northbound Inkster Road in Bloomfield will be closed after failed bank Motorists who travel northbound Inkster Road in Bloomfield Township will continue to need another route as road commission crews work to repair the road after a bank failed. The Road Commission for Oakland County discovered late afternoon June 15 that a failed bank had occurred on the road just north of 14 Mile on the Bloomfield Township/West Bloomfield border. That closure has left northbound Inkster between 14 Mile and Maple closed, forcing traffic to find a detour. Cindy Dingell, a spokeswoman for the RCOC, said crews are evaluating the damage and determining what types of repairs need to be done in the area. "That bank is starting to erode on the side of the road. Everything drains to that side of the road," she said. "That probably contributed to the erosion of the road." There's no timetable for when repairs would be complete, but the fix will take some time, Dingell said. That will be determined once crews can evaluate the condition of the road and begin repairs. While northbound Inkster will remain closed, the southbound portion of the road remains open to traffic heading to the West Bloomfield/Farmington Hills border. Motorists traveling northbound can detour going west on 14 Mile to northbound Middlebelt before heading east on Maple. In addition to the repair work, Dingell said Inkster between 14 Mile and Lone Pine is on the commission's preservation overlay list for this year and will see some improvements along certain rough patches along the road. "It will be done this year," Dingell said. "We will not be doing that project until we get that bank issue stabilized." Other area road work starting The stretch of Inkster between 14 Mile and Maple isn't the only stretch of that road that's seeing work this summer. More: Two facing drug charges after complaint about possible drunken driver in Farmington Hills More: Planned $2M luxury townhouses in Birmingham aimed at empty-nesters More: Birmingham Public Schools board president: search for new superintendent underway Just a mile down the road, Inkster is completely closed between Northwestern Highway and 13 Mile. That work is expected to substantially wrap up by mid- to late August. In addition, Consumers Energy has been granted a permit by the RCOC to close Middlebelt between 11 Mile and 12 Mile for utility work. This closure is to allow the company to install a high-pressure gas main, work which began several days ago and is expected to wrap in mid-August. Motorists are advised to take 11 Mile to Orchard Lake to 12 Mile before returning to Middlebelt as a detour. In Wayne County, crews have begun work along Inkster between Six Mile and Seven Mile on the Livonia/Redford Township border. That project consists of reconstruction of the road, including hot mix asphalt cold milling and resurfacing, improving sidewalk ramps and signage and marking work. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained during the project, which is scheduled to run until late September, according to the city of Livonia. Contact David Veselenak at dveselenak@hometownlife.com or 734-678-6728. Follow him on Twitter @davidveselenak.

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Nunavut complains that federal scientists took Franklin artifacts without permission The Nunavut Premier's protest — in a letter directly to Justin Trudeau — adds ownership disputes to an archeological search already plagued by bad blood Nunavut’s premier complained directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last fall that federal scientists took artifacts of the doomed Franklin Expedition — enough for a major museum exhibit — without permission. The artifacts recovered since HMS Erebus was found in 2014 cover a wide variety of well-preserved ship’s equipment and men’s personal belongings: part of the ship’s wheel, its bell, belaying pins, blue and white china plates, cups and saucers, a cannon, a sword hilt, a knife and a ceramic pot labelled “anchovy paste.” The complaint is in a formal letter from Premier Peter Taptuna, obtained by the Ottawa Citizen through an access-to-information request. His protest adds ownership disputes to an archeological search already plagued by bad blood. Last summer private searchers discovered the wreck of one Franklin ship, HMS Terror, and didn’t tell their government search partners for a week. Nunavut considers the wreck site of HMS Erebus to be within its internal waters, giving ownership to the territory and to the Inuit Heritage Trust, the letter says. “Nevertheless, Parks Canada removed artifacts from HMS Erebus. “This was unfortunate and inconsistent with past practice.” It says Parks Canada has abided by Nunavut’s regulations in a series of searches for the lost Franklin ships since 2002 “and has not claimed title in specimens until the discovery of HMS Erebus in 2014.” Yet at the same time, Parks Canada says the wreck is still British property. A summary also contained in the access-to-information package summarizes it this way: “As is the cases for HMS Erebus, title to the wreck and contents of HMS Terror remains with the United Kingdom. A 1997 Memorandum of Understanding specifies that upon discovery, the United Kingdom will transfer ownership of recovered artifacts to Canada, with specified exceptions.” The Nunavut premier’s letter, sent just weeks after the discovery of Franklin’s second ship, Terror, adds that the premier expects Parks Canada officials to “consult and elaborate with our officials regarding the enforcement measures that will be employed at HMS Terror site…” And it complains that the private searchers from the Arctic Research Foundation were outside the approved search area. That doesn’t please the premier either: “As well, the finding of the HMS Terror seems to have been haphazard and not within the scope of the permits granted or the agreed-to search parameters.” Nunavut’s government sent a second complaint around the same time, this one to Catherine McKenna, minister responsible for Parks Canada. Heritage minister George Kuksuk criticizes Parks for the allegedly off-limits search, and the fact that the media learned of the discovery of Terror before any government people did. (Reporter Paul Watson first reported it in the Guardian.) It was “disappointing,” says the letter, that the announcement was unco-ordinated and came through the media. And in reference to the claim that the searchers were outside their approved area: “It is paramount that the GN (Government of Nunavut) regulations, licences and permits be complied with” during any archeological work in Nunavut, he writes. And it backs up the premier’s ownership claim, saying: “it is the GN that should share title with the Inuit Heritage Trust.” Meanwhile the artifacts will be the subject of a major new museum exhibit opening next month — but in England, not Canada. Submerged wreck of HMS Terror, second missing ship from ill-fated Franklin expedition, found in Arctic Death in the Ice will be a partnership of Britain’s National Maritime Museum, in Greenwich, and the Canadian Museum of History, showing personal items, clothing and components of the ships. The exhibit comes to Canada next March. Parks Canada, Nunavut and the Inuit Heritage Trust are collaborating as well. Parks Canada was not available for comment on Thursday. Captain Sir John Franklin, two Royal Navy ships and 129 men sailed into the Arctic in 1945 to find the Northwest Passage. Stuck in the ice, the crews abandoned their ships in 1848 and tried to walk south to safety. The men all died of cold, disease and starvation. Erebus was found in 2014; Terror in 2016.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. | Lucia Perillo, an award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize finalist, has died at the age of 58. The publishing company Copper Canyon Press reported Sunday that Perillo passed away Oct. 16 in Olympia. The cause of her death was not immediately known. Perillo authored several collections of poetry, including “Inseminating the Elephant” in 2009, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress. The MacArthur Genius Fellow was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1988 and published her first book a year later, entitled “Dangerous Life.” Perillo was a professor at Syracuse University, where she received her master of arts in English. She also taught at Southern Illinois University, Saint Martin’s University, and in the Warren Wilson College master of fine arts program.

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OTTAWA -- Fly-in communities will be exempt from a federal requirement that air passengers be vaccinated against COVID-19, Canada's transport minister said Friday, a day before the mandate comes into effect. Residents who leave their remote communities to access essential services need not be vaccinated to board a plane, Omar Alghabra told a news conference outside Toronto International Pearson Airport. "We are putting in place some exceptions with guardrails and with measures, as well, to protect the health and safety of everyone," he said. "But again, those are communities that have very little if no access to the outside world, other than travelling by plane." Ottawa said earlier this month that it was eyeing exceptions for 182 communities that Transport Canada or the provinces and territories have deemed "remote" and largely inaccessible by car. Alghabra said the government consulted with First Nations, provinces and territories to develop the exemption. Alghabra also announced a months-long grace period for unvaccinated foreign nationals hoping to leave the country without getting their shots. They'll have until Feb. 28 to board a plane or boat leaving Canada with only a negative COVID-19 test if they choose to remain unvaccinated. After that, he said, they'll be subject to the same requirements as everyone else. There's a similar grace period for other unvaccinated Canadians, when they can travel with just a negative molecular test result for COVID-19, but it lasts only until Nov. 29. "We know that Canadians who have not been vaccinated are now thinking about getting vaccinated and hopefully they will go out and get vaccinated, so they will be required to get tested prior to departure," Alghabra said. He noted that the testing mandate is still a step up from existing policies for domestic air travel, which require neither a vaccine nor a negative test. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first announced in August that all travellers by plane, boat or interprovincial train would need to be vaccinated, and the pledge became a pillar of his successful re-election campaign. Alghabra said the mandate will help protect workers and travellers alike. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 29, 2021.

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OTTAWA -- In light of the emergence of the new Omicron variant of concern, calls are mounting once again for Canada to support a global initiative to temporarily waive intellectual property restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines. Opposition politicians and medical groups are urging the Liberals to finally put their support behind a 2020 joint proposal led by India and South Africa to suspend the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for the course of the pandemic. The move would give lower-income countries access to vital information like trade secrets, designs, and copyrights to produce COVID-19 treatments domestically, and more cheaply. In South Africa, where the Omicron is spreading quickly, less than 25 per cent of adults have been fully vaccinated against the virus, compared to the nearly 76 per cent in Canada. Experts say this is due to a combination of vaccine inequity and hesitancy. The government has continued to state that they are not against the TRIPS waiver, but are consulting with countries and stakeholders on the right path forward. Ottawa also often points to their contributions to the global vaccine sharing network COVAX, of which they’ve donated more than 8.3 million surplus vaccines of a promised 200 million by the end of 2022. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told reporters on Tuesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to “take a position” and either support the global battle to fight the virus or protect the profits of pharmaceutical companies. “It’s not enough for us to support Canadians and do our part here in Canada, we also have to help countries around the world and those particularly that have less means to purchase vaccines….We need to make sure that people are put first,” he said. The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) co-signed a letter to the United Nations, along with other international nursing unions, to push for political action on vaccine inequity. Pauline Worsfold, the CFNU’s secretary treasurer and a nurse on the frontlines of the pandemic in Alberta, said the fact that Canada hasn’t agreed to sign onto the TRIPS waiver proposal is a “sin.” “It’s inequitable to those countries that can’t afford to vaccinate, to pay the high price to vaccinate their populations…no one is safe until everyone is safe and I think this new variant is part and parcel of the proof,” she told CTVNews.ca during an interview. Asked whether she buys into the argument that patent monopolies foster innovation and help firms recover their investments in research and development, Worsfold said “not for a second.” A spokesperson for International Trade Minister Mary Ng previously told CTVNews.ca that the TRIPS waiver would be a priority topic discussed at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference that was scheduled to take place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3. The conference has since been postponed due to the threat of the Omicron variant. In a statement to CTVNews.ca issued Tuesday, the spokesperson said, “Our government has always been, and will always be, a strong advocate for vaccine equity." “We are participating in discussions to waive intellectual property protections particular to COVID-19 vaccines under the WTO Agreement on TRIPS. Canada will continue to work with international partners in the WTO towards achieving a speedy and just recovery around the world,” said Alice Hansen.

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OTTAWA -- Peter MacKay says he was chilled by a memory from his time as Canada's defence minister as he absorbed the recent images of Volodymyr Zelenskyy walking through the corpse-laden streets of Bucha. Last weekend, the stricken and angry Ukrainian president called out the former leaders of Germany and France -- Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy -- for blocking his country's entry into the NATO alliance at their 2008 summit. The membership could have protected his country from future Russian attacks under the alliance's Article 5 collective defence guarantee. In a video now seen around the world, Zelenskyy shared his message for the former German chancellor and French president. "I invite Ms. Merkel and Mr. Sarkozy to visit Bucha and see what the policy of concessions to Russia has led to in 14 years," Zelenskyy said. "To see with their own eyes the tortured Ukrainian men and women." His words transported MacKay back to the fateful summit in Bucharest, Romania, where Canada and some of its allies were discussing a plan that would see Ukraine join NATO. The Conservative government of Stephen Harper, with MacKay as defence minister, wholeheartedly supported the expansion. "I recall President Sarkozy of France huddling in the corner with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and they were having a rather animated discussion," MacKay recalled in an interview this week. When the meeting reconvened, MacKay remembered Sarkozy and Merkel speaking against granting Ukraine access to a plan that would have put it on the course to NATO membership. "And that was the end of it. It just melted like spring snow after that little conflab happened over in the corner." France and Germany denied the alliance the consensus needed to move forward. MacKay's reflections offer insight into Canada's role in the chain of geopolitical events that has culminated with the Russian war on Ukraine, and the broad global condemnation of President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal for the alleged killing and torture of civilians by retreating Russian soldiers in Bucha, a town near Kyiv. Ukraine dropped its plans to join NATO two years later under former president Viktor Yanukovych, but it became a foreign policy priority again in 2017 under then-president Petro Poroshenko. Canada may ultimately be judged as being on the right side of history given what followed the Bucharest summit: Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, the eight-year war in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region with Russian-backed separatists, and the tragedies and alleged war crimes flowing from the Feb. 24 invasion. "I think it was a decision that put into play some very negative consequences that we're seeing play out on the ground right now in Ukraine," MacKay said of the 2008 meeting. " (Zelenskyy) is giving expression to the way many people view that moment in time as being critical and historically tragic. He has basically said that, you know, they have blood on their hands for this horrible war crime that is happening, that is unfolding daily, inside Ukraine." As the Bucha news emerged, MacKay dug into an old box of papers and retrieved a blue briefing book with gold lettering from the 2008 summit. He said it felt "ominous" to be reminded of it. The summit was seized mainly with the NATO mission in Afghanistan, where Canada and its allies were grappling with a renewed wave of violence from a Taliban and al-Qaida revolt. The expansion of NATO further east into Europe -- something Putin has adamantly opposed to this day as a security threat -- was also up for discussion. Ukraine and Georgia, both former members of the Soviet Union, were vying for membership. MacKay recalled a passionate discussion. "There were concerns, in particular for Ukraine, with respect to governance and corruption allegations within the government. And there was the constant reference to Russia being a very nefarious influence on Ukraine's westernization, or ability to pull out of their influence in their constellation of satellite countries." Canada, however, was unequivocal. With the meeting underway on April 2, 2008, Harper released a statement that said Canada was supporting Ukraine and Georgia's bid to be admitted to the process that would eventually lead to full NATO membership. "The Ukrainian people naturally yearn for greater freedom, democracy and prosperity. Canada will do everything in its power to help Ukraine realize these aspirations," Harper, who did not respond to an interview request, said at the time. Shuvaloy Majumdar, the policy chief for Harper's longest-serving foreign minister John Baird, said Canada, several European countries and the U.S. administration of George W. Bush were among those pushing for NATO to expand. "Canada was an early leader in that time. It was German opposition that interfered with Ukraine's membership," said Mujumdar, who now works for Harper's consulting company and is the head of the foreign policy program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute think tank. "Germany and others (were) more focused on reconciliation, on energy and living in a fantasy land when it came to energy transition questions, whether it's nuclear or other renewable sources." Harper later played a leading role in having Russia ejected from what was then the G8 -- now the G7 -- after the 2014 invasion of Crimea. MacKay said the West can still make it up to Ukraine, especially as Russian forces have partially withdrawn. NATO has said imposing a no-fly zone would spark a wide-scale war with Russia. MacKay said it should opt for a "variation" on that by equipping Ukraine with massive amounts of air defence weaponry, including fighter jets. MacKay said he believes Russia is regrouping for another attack, even though its forces are badly bloodied and demoralized. "It goes without saying that Vladimir Putin has had his distorted view of recreating the Soviet Union in the front, if not the back of his mind for a very long time," MacKay said. "And he's been testing the edges of NATO, and saw that Ukraine was the most vulnerable and the most desirable in terms of its location." This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 2022.

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OTTAWA -- The Liberals have done enough to honour their agreement with the NDP, but that doesn't mean the federal budget will pass without opposition. “We still have critiques and criticisms,” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. “We're concerned, deeply concerned, about the approach on the environment.” He said the government should be spending more on clean energy instead of giving subsidies to fossil fuel companies. The New Democrats held to that position in question period on Friday, with Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice saying in French that billions in subsidies to oil and gas companies and the approval of the Bay du Nord project in Newfoundland shows the Liberals think they can solve the climate crisis by giving more money to the fossil fuel sector. He called for funding for green jobs, a sentiment echoed by Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson, who demanded clean-jobs training for her province's workers and legislation on a just transition to a green economy. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson responded that there Is significant funding for Alberta and other Prairie Provinces to diversify their economies as well as $4 billion to grow the critical-minerals sector. “We are going to be working actively with the province of Alberta and with industry to ensure that we are moving forward in a manner that will create a clean economy, a prosperous economy and one that will support workers and communities to make this transition,” he said. Conservatives, for their part, focused on hefty spending promises in the budget that they assert will grow inflation and make it harder for Canadians to enter and remain in the middle class. Finance critic Ed Fast accused the government of tabling a “tax and spend” budget. “Every day we ask this government what it's doing to make life more affordable for Canadians and every day they tell us how much money they're spending,” he said. “It's not how much money you spend. It's about the results you deliver, and by that standard this government has failed.” Rachel Bendayan, associate minister of finance, replied that her government's investments were delivering results, pointing to Statistics Canada jobs numbers released Friday that showed the country's unemployment rate dropped to a low not seen since the late 1970s. Friday is the first of four days of debate on the government motion concerning the budget. The Conservatives will have first crack at amending it, the Bloc Quebecois second. Both parties have indicated they'll be voting against the Liberals. The leaders of the Green party and Bloc Quebecois have also heaped criticism on the budget's environmental promises. Amita Kuttner said Thursday the plan to get to net-zero is not enough to meet Canada's emissions reduction targets and the Greens wanted the budget to centre on climate change in every policy area. Yves-Francois Blanchet, for his part, said he thinks the Liberals intend to be “the instrument” of the oil and gas industry. “The difference between this government and the Conservatives is the Conservatives would admit it,” Blanchet said Thursday. Three of the four opposition parties are praising the Liberals' emphasis on housing. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said the commitment to double the number of homes built annually over the next decade is the “landmark ambition” of this budget. The $14 billion in new spending on housing also includes a two-year ban on foreign buyers, targeted funding for municipalities to build affordable housing and money to double the first time homebuyers' tax credit. Kuttner said the Greens were “very happy to see the promise of 6,000 units” of co-operative housing. Singh said his party forced the Liberals to reconsider what the government considers to be affordable housing. It's now calculated at 80 per cent of the average market rate rather than 80 per cent of median income, a definition that “would have resulted in not-affordable housing.” Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen said Thursday the Official Opposition didn't find what it was looking for in the housing plan. “It is a typical, classic NDP spend-and-tax budget,” she said at a news conference. The Tories have spent the last several weeks in question period referring to Thursday as the release of Canada's first NDP budget, demanding to know whether the Liberals would give in to the NDP's “extreme demands.” Bergen said the Liberals have “lost their way,” leaning further to the left. “The Liberals that we knew even 10 years ago ceased to exist.” The Conservatives were happy to see more than $8 billion directed toward the defence budget. They put forward a motion in the House of Commons earlier this week to raise defence spending to two per cent of Canada's GDP, a significant increase that NATO allies have been calling for. The budget plan will raise spending to 1.5 per cent, according to finance officials. That piece of the plan isn't sitting well with the Liberals' main dance partner, but it isn't enough to cause the confidence and supply deal to collapse. That means when Parliament resumes sitting after a two-week break, the government can breathe easy knowing it has the numbers to survive any confidence votes on the budget motion. Government House leader Mark Holland said debate will continue on April 25, 26 and 27. After that, the budget implementation bill will be up for a debate of its own. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 8, 2022.

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OTTAWA — The Trudeau government faced pressure Wednesday to fire back at Boeing and the Trump administration after the U.S. Commerce Department dealt a huge blow to Montreal aerospace firm Bombardier. But the Liberals showed no signs they planned to immediately retaliate against Boeing or President Donald Trump's White House, which trade experts say is the right move to ensure the dispute doesn't go from bad to worse. The call to arms started after the Commerce Department ruled Tuesday that Bombardier benefited from improper government subsidies and proposed a 219 per cent duty on all CSeries planes entering the U.S. The department's investigation was launched earlier this year after Boeing complained that Bombardier secured a deal for up to 125 of its CS100s with Delta Air Lines by offering the jets at below-market prices. The penalties won't be official until the U.S. International Trade Commission rules next spring whether the deal hurt Boeing's business, but they sparked strong reactions in Quebec City and Ottawa. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, whose government invested $1 billion for a 49.5 per cent stake in the CSeries line last year, blasted the ruling before urging the feds to take a harder line with Boeing. "Not a bolt, not a part, (and) of course not a plane from Boeing (should be) entering Canada until this conflict is resolved in a satisfactory way," Couillard said. "How could we justify doing business with a company that wants to destroy Canadian jobs in aerospace? I'm very happy Mr. Trudeau has reacted until now and I know he will continue doing the same." Federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair was more aggressive, as he said the government needed to show it "had enough backbone to stand up to the bullying of Boeing and of the U.S. government." Others such as Jerry Dias, the head of Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector union, also suggested the time had come for a muscular response to Boeing and the White House, which supported the ruling. Dias was largely appreciative of the federal government's efforts to date, but said: "When you start messing with us in this way, we ultimately have to retaliate. And it's right around the corner." Yet most of those in favour of stronger action were also vague when it came to specific actions. Dias said the government needs to "think it through" before making any decision. The government has threatened to scrap the planned purchase of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets and even bar Boeing from federal contracts to pressure the firm to drop its case against Bombardier. But it did not appear any closer to pulling the trigger on Wednesday and a senior official told The Canadian Press on background that the government intends to keep ratcheting up pressure in other ways. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland raised the dispute with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer during North American Free Trade Agreement talks in Ottawa. Trade experts said Canada is in a tough spot because while it has options, such as retaliating, talking to Boeing and following through with the dispute process, there is no good way forward. While it might be tempting to engage in tit-for-tat actions against Boeing and the White House, the experts warn that could quickly escalate and ultimately cause more harm than good. "There's no reason to respond and basically get Trump and company upset," said Patrick Leblond, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. "As we know, when he gets upset, that's when he does weird and negative things. "And to bar the company from doing business? They have to be very careful because let's not forget, there are a lot of Canadian companies that are suppliers to Boeing." Negotiations are also unlikely to lead to a resolution, Leblond said, as Boeing seems intent on driving Bombardier out of business. Most experts said the best course of action might be to simply hope that the U.S. International Trade Commission rules next year that Boeing was not hurt by the Bombardier-Delta deal. "I tell you, I just find it really difficult to make a credible case that there is a genuine threat of injury from these aircraft being sold to Delta," said Daniel Pearson, who served on the commission from 2003 to 2013. Yet there is also a slim chance that Boeing will win, which could put a stake through the heart of Bombardier and its CSeries jets. "The problem for Trudeau and Bombardier," said Gary Hufbauer of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, "is if the ITC rules against them, that destroys the CSeries." — Follow @leeberthiaume on Twitter. Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press

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October 3, 2016 • News • Jasmina • Comments (0) Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Jeremy Rockliff has launched the state’s Agri-Food Plan 2016-2018 which was developed to grow Tasmania’s agriculture and food sector, including seafood. According to the Minister, the Plan lays out a

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Olympic hockey heroine Beth Storry has thanked her teachers at Bulmershe School and Sonning-based Reading Hockey Club for helping her win the bronze medal. Earley-born Beth, goalkeeper for Great Britain’s hockey team, said she ‘couldn’t have done it without them’. Beth was one of six Reading players in the GB team that lost to eventual silver medallists Argentina in the semi-final. And she said: “I owe a lot to the school, especially Mr Wickens and Miss Leesom who coached me, then all those who helped me at the club and then all those involved with England and GB. “We would all liked to have won the gold medal, but we are still very happy with the bronze.” The 34-year-old added the experience was “absolutely incredible” but is looking forward to switching off and tucking into some cake. Beth, whose parents Celia and Malcolm still live in Earley although she lives in Marlow, said the team used the disappointment of going out in the semi-finals to spur them on to win bronze with a 3-1 victory over New Zealand. “We were devastated after the semi-final – we wanted to get to the final and we believed we were good enough to get there. “We said to each other ‘we’re not coming away without a medal’.” Beth added: “Walking out on to the pitch to be presented with our medals, it was just incredible. “Our medals were presented after the Holland vs Argentina game [the final] but we still got so much applause from the fans.” Since the game on Friday the team have been busy with media engagements. She said: “The whole experience has been absolutely incredible. Everyone has been lovely and it’s been so well organised. “We’ve got a great team, we all get on with each other really well. “The media and stuff has been a real whirlwind. “It’s fantastic but it’s been a bit crazy.” This was Beth’s second Olympics but it is the first time she, or any of the other women on the hockey team, have won a medal.

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