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TuesdayNovember420145LETTERTOTHEEDITOR15YearsAgo...PossibleAuroraCollege-AustraliaexchangeAuroraCollegeusuallylookstootherNorthernin-stitutionsforpartnershipsandco-operativeventuresbutthistimethecollegeislookingsouthsofarsouthitsdownunder.ErikVanDisselaninstructorinCom-munityWorkattheBatchelorInstituteofIndustrialTertiaryTechnologyintheNorthernTerritoryofAus-traliavisitedAuroraCollegeinFortSmithlastweek.IssueNovember2199920YearsAgo...GNWTputsPowerCorp.privatizationplansoniceTheterritorialgovernmenthasshelveditsplanstoprivatizetheNWTPowerCorp.andwillnolongerde-batetheissueuntilafterthenextterritorialelection.PremierNellieCournoyeaalsotheministerresponsi-blefortheNTPCsaidatoughereconomicclimateandaninabilitytoreachaconsensusontheissuearethemainreasonsforthedelay.IssueNovember2199430YearsAgo...PublichearingsonAthabascashippingTheWaterTransportCommitteeofthefederaldepart-mentofTransportationwillbeholdingpublichearingsintoregulationofbargingoperationsontheAthabascasysteminearlyDecember.LouisGauthieramemberofthecommitteesaidthehearingswouldbeareviewofthesituationsinceNTCLsuspendedoperationsonLakeAthabasca.IssueNovember11984ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKArecentomnibusbillputforwardbytheConserva-tivegovernmentwouldallowtheNWTLegislaturetoextenditselfbyafulladditionalyear.Federalomnibusbillopensupve-yeartermpossibilityforNWTMLAsEileenGourItdoesntactuallygivetheNWTLegislaturepermissiontoex-tendtheirtermstoveyearsalthoughtheycertainlyinterpreteditthatway.TheNWTistheonlyterritoryprovinceinCanadathatisoutofstepwiththetermsofofceelectionrulessetoutintheCharterofRightsandFreedomsunderCanadasConstitutionAct.ThislegislationsimplybringstheNWTinlinewiththerestofthecountrynoth-ingmore.Notonesingleotherjurisdic-tioninterpretedtheChartertomeanthattheycouldsitforafullveyears.Quote4.1NoHouseofCommonsandnolegislativeassemblyshallcon-tinueforlongerthanveyearsfromthedatexedforthereturnofthewritsatageneralelectionofitsmembers.httplaws-lois.justice.gc.caengconstpage-15.htmlWhiteGirlLivingwithpuppiesByDAWNKOSTELNIKMollyasleddogwehaveinheritedhasproducedabatchofblackpupsaswell.TheyresembleCrookedNeckalankyblackwolfdogthatwehavealsoacquired.CrookedNeckshakeseverytimeIthrowhimhisfish.Wolveswouldcomeintothedogrunsintownandkillthedogs.Fewpeopleeverclaimedtohavewolfdogs.Thewolvesofthiseraseemedtopre-fertoeatthedogsratherthanbreedthem.Ifanyonesuggestedthattheyhadawolfdogeyebrowswereraisedindisbelief.SomebodyhasbeenmeantoCrookedNeckhislegsshakesobadlywhenap-proachedthatitseemshecantholdhimselfup.Ifyousitquietwithyourarmsaroundhisneckhecalmsdown.Hehaslonglegslikeawolfbuttheresemblanceendsthere.Atthispointintimewehave24dogscountingallofthepuppiesandourstrangecollectionofcharitycases.DoyouhaveanyideahowmuchfoodtheyeatBucktheSt.BernardismybrotherKurtsdog.Heisamassivedogthathasbadeyesightandameanstreak.EvenwithhisincrediblythickcoathedoesnothavethetenacityandcommonsensetosurvivetheNorth-ernwinters.Hefreezesintothesnowandthengetspissywithuswhenwetrytogethimunstuck.Theotherdogsknowenoughtogetupandmovearoundonocca-sionwhichpreventsthemfromfreezingintothesnow.CubbyoriginatesfromColvilleLakeoneofFatherBrownsshowywhiteSamo-yedsheismybrotherJo-els.HelookslikehisfathermighthavebeensomethingotherthanpurebredSamo-yed.Ithinkthisispossiblywhyhehasbeengivenaway.VerygoodtolookattheseSamoyedsbutnotmuchuseasasleddog.CubbystimeonEarthcouldbelimitedImthinking.Withallofthesepuppiestoplaywithwehaveanunlim-itedsourceofentertainment.Thedogsarenotallowedinthehouseever.Sandyistheexceptionifshehaspupsinthewintershehastowearanapronsoherteatsdontfreeze.Evenwiththeapronwhenitistoocoldshecomesinsoshedoesntfreezethistenderarea.Inthesummerhoweveritisunheardoftohaveadoginthehouse.WearekidsafterallrulesareforwhatContinuednextweek.CanadiansarestrongerthanfearEditorCanadianshavedem-onstratedtheirstrengthcourageandresolveinfaceofunthinkableactsofvio-lenceagainstournationalinstitutions.Thegovern-mentcannotallowcrimi-nalstodictatehowwemakeourlaws.LastweekCanadianswereshockedbyviolentas-saultscommittedagainstoursoldiersandourPar-liament.WehaveallbeenaffectedbytheseterribleeventsandCanadiansarerightfullyconcernedabouttheirsafetyandthethreatofterrorismathomeandabroad.Whatevermeasuresthegovernmentproposesinresponsetothisviolencemustbecarefullyconsid-ered.Thegovernmentcan-notaffordtorushintopro-posingchangestoourlawswhentherightsandsafetyofCanadiansareontheline.TheConservativegov-ernmentisnowconsider-ingchangingthethresholdforpreventativearrestsandsurveillanceforindividualsconsideredathreattona-tionalsecurityrequiringthemtocheckinwithpoliceregularlyevenwithoutanychargesagainstthem.Con-servativeinsiderssaythatthegovernmentmaytrytoeliminatetherequirementsforajudgetosignoffonsuchordersgivingdiscre-tionsolelytotheministerofpublicsafetymovingpowerfromanimpartialjudgetoapartisanpolitician.Thegovernmentispro-posingthesenewmeasuresbeforeinvestigationsareconcluded.Thegovernmenthasyettouseitsexistingpowerstotakeactionagainstanyofthe90individualsnowontheRCMPsterror-ismwatchlist.LawmakersandsecurityexpertshaveyettoexamineallthefactssurroundingtheattacksandthecircumstancesthatledtotheradicalizationofMichaelZehaf-BibeauandMartinCouture-Rouleau.WhatisknownisthattherewasnospecificthreattoParliamentortoCanadiansoldiersleadinguptotheat-tacks.Therewerenodirectlinksbetweenthetwomenwhocarriedouttheattacks.Bothmencamefrombrokenhomeswereunemployedandhomelessuseddrugsandhadbeeninfluencedbyradicalideology.Thesemenwerenotamongthe90Ca-nadiansbeingwatchedbyCSISortheRCMPaspoten-tialhome-grownterroristssosurveillanceandpreven-tativedetentionwouldhavebeenunlikelytopreventtheirattacks.ThesemenfellthroughthecracksofCanadiansoci-ety.Therootcausesthatledthemtoviolenceareclear.Theyweredisplacedandmentallyill.Forindividualsinthesecircumstancesvio-lencebecomeseasyasdoesfallingundertheinfluenceofradicalgroupsthatseektodosocietyharmcrimi-nalsterroristsandotherswhoexploitpeoplefortheirowngain.Thisshouldnotbehap-peninginCanada.Thegov-ernmentshouldbemakingmentalhealthandrehabil-itationpriorities.Withastrongersocialsafetynetthoseaffectedbymentalillnesscanbepreventedfromcausingharmtothem-selvesandothers.Theycanbegiventhehelptheyneedtoallowthemtothriveasproductivemembersofasafesociety.KieronTestart2015LiberalNominationCandidateNWT