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4TuesdayNovember182014TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDTheNorthernJournalispublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedatStarPressInc.WainwrightAB.PublisherManagingEditor........................................DonJaque867-872-3000ext.21donnorj.caEditor.........................................................................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter.......................................................................DaliCarmichael867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller.....................................................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising867-872-3000ext.26salesnorj.caAdministration............................................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionGraphics...................................SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caProductionGraphics..................................PaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caLetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.AdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRatesPricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.EDITORIALLETTERSTOTHEEDITORPotandGMOscomingsoontoaballotnearyouIntheNov.4U.S.electioninadditiontotheRepublicanswinningamajorityintheSenateandincreasingtheirgripontheHouseofRep-resentativestheotherbignewswasthelegal-izationofmarijuanainAlaskaandOregonaswellasWashingtonDCjoiningColoradoandWashingtonasstateswherepotislegalforrec-reationaluse.InmostotherU.S.stateslawshavebeenloosenedandpotuseisonlyamisdemeanororallowedformedicinalusewithprescriptionseasytocomeby.Thereisamovementafootinourbigconservativeneighbourtothesouth.WillCanadagetonboardInPortlandOregonadecadeagopoliceswepttheinnercitycleanofdrugdealers.Mexicandrugcartelsnotedthevacuumandmovedin.Mari-juanawastheircashcropmethlabswerespunupheroinwaspushedbusinessboomed.Theynowcontrolallillegaldrugsalesintheregion.NowthatmarijuanasalesareregulatedbytheOregonLiquorControlCommissionwilltheinuenceandtradeoftheMexicandrugcartelsdeclineCertainly.Likealcoholprohibitioninthe20sand30sinamedthesaleofbootlegboozetheWaronDrugshasbeenaboontocriminals.Thankfullythatfoolishnessiscom-ingtoanendbuthasleftalegacyofstateless-nessinpartsofMexico.Itisestimatedthatthereareover22millionmarijuanausersintheU.S.Marijuanaprovidesasmuchas40percentoftheincomeoftheMexicancartels.WhatwedidnothearinCanadaabouttheU.S.electionisthatOregoniansalsovotedonameasurethatwouldrequireGMOlabelingonallfoods.Theydefeatedit.GMOstandsforgeneticallymodiedorgan-ismsandthoseproducinggeneticallymodiedGMfoods.Accordingtothewebsitewww.eatrightontario.orgaGMOisanorganismlikeaseedthatHashaditsgenesDNAalteredtoactinawaythatdoesnothappennaturallyandorContainsgenesfromanotherorganism.Since1994over81GMfoodshavebeenapprovedinCanadaincludingcanolacornEditorYourNov.11editorialGNWTabuseoftermpositionsunfairmakesanumberofvalidpointsbutcontainssomeerrorswhichneedcorrection.FirstitisnottruethattheUnionofNorth-ernWorkersdoesnotadvocateonbehalfofemployeeskeptintermpositions.TheUNWhasconsistentlybargainedforanendtotherepetitionoftermappointmentshasmadesomeprogressinthepastandwillcontinuetobargainonthesemembersbehalf.Itsincorrecttosaythattermemployeesdonotenjoythesamebenetsasindeterminateemployees.TheUNWhasbeensuccessfulinensuringthatthesetermemployeesareeligibleforALLbenetsavailabletoinde-terminateemployees.UNWresearchalsoindicatesthatthereisnocostsavingstothegovernmentfrommaintainingtheseem-ployeesintermstatus.Alsoyourreferencetoemployeeslinggrievancestochallengetermappointmentsisincorrect.Grievancesareledtochallengeviolationsofthecollec-tiveagreementbutsincethecollectiveagree-mentdoesnotgovernwhetherappointmentsaretermorindeterminateitisnotpossibletoleagrievanceseekingindeterminateappointment.YoureditorialasksisthegovernmentsocallousedthatitputsitsnewemployeesthroughthegrinderforyearsTheUNWagreesthisiscallousandahardshiptoem-ployeesandtheirfamilies.IthampersthegovernmentsabilitytoretainemployeeswiththeknowledgeandexperiencebuiltupovertheyearsandcontradictstheGNWTsstatedpriorityofrecruitingandretaininglongtimeemployees.TherevolvingdooroftermappointmentsneedstochangeandonlytheemployerthegovernmentoftheNWTcantakethisac-tion.WewillcontinuetolobbytheGNWTtoendtheunreasonableuncertaintyofcon-tinuoustermappointmentsandincludethisimprovementinourbargainingdemandsforfuturecontracts.TheUnionofNorthernWorkersthanksyouforbringingthisissuetoprominencethroughyoureditorial.ToddParsonsPresidentUnionofNorthernWorkersEndthejobuncertaintyforGNWTstermemployeesThewomanincorrectlyidentiedasMaryCardinalinthecaptionforthephotoonpage8oftheNov.4issueisactuallyMadelineCatholique.TheJournalapol-ogizesforanyinconveniencethiserrormayhavecaused.IntheNov.11storyNWTcelebrates50yearsofapprenticeshipprogramsAmyMercredisnamewaswrittenin-correctlyasAmyWard.ShewasalsoincorrectlysaidtobeastudentoftheAuroraCollegeapprenticeshipprogram.SheisconductingherstudiesthroughtheSouthernAlbertaInstituteofTech-nologySAIT.TheJournalapologizesfortheerrors.CORRECTIONSLikealcoholprohibitioninthe20sand30sinamedthesaleofbootlegboozetheWaronDrugshasbeenaboontocriminals.lentilspotatoesricesoybeanssquashtoma-toesandwheat.ThebattleoverlabelingGMOcontentinfoodsinOregonwasthecostliestmarketingcampaigninthestateshistory.Over23millionwasspent.Thecampaignagainstlabelingcost16.3mil-lion.Monsantothrewdown4millionandwasjoinedbyDupontPioneerKraftandotherlargefoodproducersandbiotechcompanies.The6.6millionfortheyessidecamefromnaturalfoodcompaniesandanti-GMOcampaigners.ColoradoresidentsalsorejectedaGMOla-belingmeasureamidaurryofcostlyanti-la-belingcampaigns.Similarcampaignswithre-cord-settingexpendituresinWashingtonstateandCaliforniatwoyearsagoalsoresultedintherejectionofGMOlabeling.Themainanti-labelingmessagehasbeenthatitwilladdgreatlytothecostoffood.Thatseemedtoresonatewithvoters.AsimilarmarketingcampaignragedontheHawaiianislandofMauiagaincostingtensofmillionsofdollarsbutinspiteofthatresidentsvotedforacompletesuspensionofthecultiva-tionofGMOcropsontheirislanduntilstud-iesprovetheyaresafe.AweeklateralawsuitwasledbyMonsantoCo.andDowChemicalCo.inU.S.federalcourtinHonoluluaskingajudgetoimmediatelypreventthelawfrombeingenacted.BothcompanieshavemassivefarmsthatresearchanddevelopnewvarietiesofGMOfoodstherebenetingfromthewarmweathertogrowmultiplecropcycleseachyear.TheorganizationEarthjusticecallsGMOfoodsanengineeringandenvironmentaldisaster.Theysaythatinadditiontofoodandchemicalcorporationsprotingfromtheirdesignerseedstheyalsomakebigmoneyoffherbicidesandpes-ticides.Eighty-vepercentofGMOcropsaredesignedtoresistherbicidesandmoreandmoreherbicideuseisbeingencouragedtoeliminateweeds.EarthjusticesaysjustastheoveruseofantibioticsiscreatingantibioticresistantgermsconstantuseofMonsantosRoundupandotherherbicidesarespawningsuperweeds.Thatwillleadtomoregeneticmodicationbythecom-paniessothatmultipleherbicidescanbeused.GMOcropswereoncetoutedastheanswertoworldhungerbutdavidsuzuki.orgpointsoutthatwiththemhascomeover-useofchemicalsprayingwhichmeansmorecostforfarmersmoredamagetotheenvironmentandmorehealthconcerns.Thatgrouptoohascom-mencedacross-CanadacampaigninsupportoflabelingGMOcontentinfoods.Canadiansshouldknowwhatisinthefoodweeatandlabelingfoodssowecandeterminethatmakessense.WealsoneedourcountrytolegalizeregulatetaxandcontrolthesaleofmarijuanaanddoitquicklybeforetheMexi-candrugcartelsshowuphere.PhotoBillBradenItsFluSeason-AgainHannaSpenceheldtightbyherfatherDuffcelebratesherninthbirthdaybygettingaushotatacommunityclinicSaturdaymorningattheYellowknifeCo-opgrocerystore.JulianaDuffyapublichealthnursewiththeYellowknifeHealthandSocialServicesAuthoritywasamongtheteamthatadministeredanestimated500inoculationsthatday.