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COLUMNS5TuesdayDecember172013FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms-17Cand-26CNorms-17Cand-26C-32Low-31Low-27High-26High-29Low-28High-30Low-35Low-34Low-28High-28High-33Low-26High-30Low-22High-27HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms-22Cand-30CNorms-21Cand-29C-27Low-26Low-31Low-27Low-37Low-34Low-29High-31High-33Low-28High-37Low-27High-22High-26High-24High-27HighWhiteGirlHuntingrealityPart3ByDAWNKOSTELNIKHuntingcaribouintheDehChoin1966.Intheend160caribouareshotandtheworkbegins.Onehundredandsixtycaribouhavetobeguttedandpiled.Liversfromthecaribouarethrowninthefryingpanastheyaretakenoreatenwarmandraw.Theywillnothavetohaulthemeathometheluxuryofhav-inganOtteryintopickupthemeathasbeenprearranged.Thepaymentforthisluxuryisthattheyhavetopackanair-stripwiththeirsnowshoesfortheplanetolandon.Fortwomoredaysthementaketurnstryingtopackdownsugarsnowwiththeirsnow-shoes.Theairplanewontar-riveuntiltheyreturntothevillagetomakearadiocallinstructingthepilottoyoutforthecariboumeat.Sixcari-bouanightareneededtofeedthehuntersanddogsOnehundredandsixtycari-boupiledoneontheothercre-atesasmallmeatmountain.Tentsareusedtocoverthefrozeneshwhilethehunt-ersheadforhome.Thehunt-erswillnowbesleepingintheopenbythereitisstill-35fatnight.Sprucebowsarecutandwovenintoaplatformforsleepingandsitting.Caribouribsarehungovertherebyathree-poledtripodtocookandgetslightlysmokedmygoodnesstheyaregood.Teaisthickandblacksweetenedwithsugarandavouredwithspruceneedlesthebest.Ablizzardblowsinontheseconddaytowardshome.GeorgePelletiersdogssurpriseamooseonthetrail.Asnarlingtangleofdogstakingonabullmooseisdestructive.YelpingdogsarethrashedbyslashinghoovesthankGodthemoosehaslosthisantlersGeorgecantgettohisgunitsinthecar-ryallunderthedogsandangrymoose.Heturnsandrunsbackdownthetrailthroughthesheet-ingsnowsearchingforanothergun.EveryonehastheirbrakeonandiswaitinghowlingwindscarrytatteredsoundsofsnarlingyelpingdogsaretheremenscriesaswellNothingnothingGeorgecomesonmydadrstdadhandshimhisrieandwatchesashedisappearsbackintotheblowingsnow.Bangbangtherieismufedinthewind-storm.Georgewillhavetosnowshoehomeifthemoosekillshisdogs.LimpingbutintactthedogscarryGeorgeandpartsofthemoosetowardshome.Ashoutgoesupinthevil-lageadrumsoundsatthefarendoftown.Hunterscominghunterscoming.Theheartbeatofthedrumcallsustotheriverbanklooklooktheretheyaretheyarecominghurryhurrykidsemptyoutofthevillageweareallrunningdowntheriverbankoutontotheice.Haggarddogsandmengetcloserandclosersomemenareridinginsidethecarryallsdogsrunwithlongtonguesgrabbingbitsofsnowforthirst.Wedontcarehowtiredtheyarewearelookingforourdads.Kidsjumpintothesleighsandontopofourfathersunclesgetteasedaswerunalongsideofthemlookingforsomeoneelsethedogsaretootiredtobiteeven.Theyarehometheyarehome.Insidethecarryallsisalittlefreshmeatfortonight.Wewilldancetothedrumsandeatmoosedrizzledwithlard.P.S.thiswasacommu-nalhunttheChiefGeorgeHorseydistributedthemeateverySaturdaytothepeo-ple.IttookthreetripsfortheOttertobringthemeatintoFortNormanthisfoodcarriedusthroughtobreakup.Inthetwoweeksthistriptookmydadlost10poundsofweighthesaysthatheateasmuchashecouldtherewasnofatonthesewintercaribou.Run-ningbehindateamofdogsthatareweigheddownmakesyouskinny.Inordernottostarvehebegantomixthedogsoatmealintohisteaforsomecarbohydrate.TheGrinchwhostoleParliamentElizabethMayMPSaanichGulfIslandsLeaderoftheGreenPartyofCanadaThisisanexcerptfromtheChristmasletterfromGreenPartyleaderElizabethMaytohersupportersWhatIseedailyasanMPisroutinecontemptforallourParliamentaryin-stitutions.Billsareforcedthroughwithtimealloca-tionsbreakingallhistoricalrecordsforshuttingdowndebate.Inthe40yearpe-riodfrom1917-1957Ifoundsevenexamplesoftimeal-location.Inthelasttwoyearsithashappened50times.Theabuseofprocessinmassiveomnibusbillsalsoforcedthroughwithlimiteddebatewithoutasingleamendmentbeingal-lowedisalsocontemptofthelegislativeprocessitself.WhenIhadworkedintheOfceoftheMinisterofEn-vironmentinthe1980sallthebillsthatwentthroughtheHousewereamended.SomeofthegovernmentbillssuchastheCana-dianEnvironmentalProtec-tionActweresubstantiallychangedthroughhelpfulamendmentsproposedbyoppositionMPs.Nolonger.SomehowStephenHarperseemstothinkthateventheslight-estamendmenttoagovern-mentbillisapoliticaldefeatwhichhewillnottolerate.Whatusedtobelargelynon-partisanexercisesthere-viewofbillslisteningtoexpertwitnessesandciti-zengroupstoconsiderim-provements-hasdegener-atedintoascriptedexerciseanextensionofthenon-stoppartisanwarfare.Itisof-fensivetoeveryprincipleofdemocraticgovernancethatthespring2012omnibusbudgetbillC-38amon-strousassaultondecadesofenvironmentallaw-all440pagesattackingguttingandrepealing70otherpiecesoflegislationwaspassedwith-outasinglechangebetweenFirstReadingandRoyalAs-sent.Evendraftingerrorsthatwerespottedwereleftintactandhadtobecor-rectedbylatergovernmentlegislation.AnotherfeatureofthecurrentadministrationisMr.Harperssystematicassaultonevidencebaseddecisionmaking.Thesup-pressionofevidencethelackofproperbackgroundevenforthefiscalinforma-tioninsupportofbudgetdecisionsisacontemptofParliament.Oursystemrestsonfundamentalprin-ciplesgovernmentisonlylegitimatebyconsentofthegoverned.Parliamentissupreme.AndParlia-mentmustcontrolthepub-licpurse.Thesystemhasbeenturnedonitshead.ThePrimeMinisterandhispo-liticalstaffassembledinafortresscalledthePrimeMinistersOfficePMOmakeallthedecisions.ItdictatestoConservativeMPswhattheysayandhowtheyvote.Aswasnotedre-centlyinanarticlebyfor-merSenatorLowellMur-raySept112013GlobeandMailParliamentisnoteveninthepicture.AlldecisionsaremadeinthePrimeMinistersof-ficewhereacompletelynon-transparent10mil-lionyearoperationexiststoenhancethepower-basefortheConservatives.NorthernJournal2013JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKWithconstructionontheYWCA-runBettyHouseinYellowknieofciallylaunchedthismonthgovernmentsandorganizationsinvolvedarehopingthenewacilitywillalleviatethecitysbacklogonlowincomehousingparticularlyorwomenandchildrenindistress.BettyhousebreaksgroundforYellowknifewomenGeorgeLessardButnotofcourseforwhatsprobablythelargestpopulationofhomelessinYellowknife...Singlemen.RitaCatholiqueWillberunbytheYWCA.MostlikelylledbyUrbanAboriginals.YesmenareonthestreetandtheyneedhelpASAP.-40outthere.