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His most recent book, which he co-authored in his current role as professor emeritus at the University of the Fraser Valley, focuses on how government professionals can make better decisions.The Book: Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking
If an MLA does not obey the rules and makes inappropriate or discourteous remarks, the Speaker will ask the member to withdraw those remarks. If the member does not comply with the Speaker's instructions, the Speaker has the power to order the MLA to withdraw from the Chamber for the day. For more serious offences, the Speaker "names" the MLA, which means the MLA may be suspended from the Legislative Assembly without pay for anywhere from one to 15 days.
If the MLA refuses to leave the Chamber as requested, the Speaker may ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove the member. In such a case, the offending member may be suspended for the balance of the session.
Prior to his election as MLA, Dr. Plecas was the RCMP Senior University Research Chair and Director for the Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research at the University of the Fraser Valley, where he worked for 34 years. He holds two degrees in criminology from Simon Fraser University and a doctorate in higher education from the University of British Columbia. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 books, international journal articles, and research reports addressing a broad range of public safety issues. His most recent book, which he co-authored in his current role as professor emeritus at the University of the Fraser Valley, focuses on how government professionals can make better decisions.
the report says Alex alleged that his caregiver was misappropriating funds that were meant to support him and leaving him alone and unsupported in the hotel.
B.C.'s representative for children and youth says her office has opened 14 files relating to teenagers who claim they were victims of a social worker accused of siphoning funds from vulnerable First Nations youth.
Trump cancelled attending a WW1 memorial at a U.S. cemetery in France because of some rain on Saturday, but Merkel, Macron and Trudeau managed to do their bit https://reut.rs/2T0lqhb
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The Elephant Hill fire is still far away but city says its officials are prepared.
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Section 12 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy ActThere has been one violation of that Act before, and it was done during the BC Rail Trial! No waiting for 2003 + 15 years until NOW 2018 on the topic money laundering.
12 (1) The head of a public body must refuse to disclose to an applicant information that would reveal the substance of deliberations of the Executive Council or any of its committees, including any advice, recommendations, policy considerations or draft legislation or regulations submitted or prepared for submission to the Executive Council or any of its committees.
... documents could be turned over to police and which would remain secret due to cabinet "privilege."
Ken Dobell knew about this protocol. Premier Gordon Campbell's Deputy Minister and closest adviser was kept in the loop during the protocol's development, according to a government e-mail trail.
Dobell also knew the seriousness of the situation: Three former senior government insiders are charged with accepting bribes, influence peddling and money-laundering in the government's $1 billion sale of B.C. Rail to CN Rail.
The revelation that Dobell reviewed several of the most crucial cabinet documents in the case before releasing them to the police is mind-boggling. He was not covered by the Supreme court protocol. He did not sign the undertaking not to discuss the evidence.
........ “Former minister Rich Coleman has recently said that the previous government did ‘everything we could’ to crack down on money laundering,” wrote Eby, citing the former deputy premier’s response to release of the Peter German report on money laundering.
“In that light,” continued Eby, “I am requesting that the Opposition support our efforts in fighting this criminal activity in B.C. It is our government’s desire to continue to aggressively pursue measures to counter money laundering, but to do so in a manner that does not duplicate unsuccessful efforts from previous governments.”
Scarce resources, you see.
“I am writing directly to seek your support of this effort by obtaining agreement from the members of the previous government to waive cabinet privilege on all documents relating to money laundering.”
Cabinet privilege being the convention, linked to the oath of confidentiality, that shelters cabinet minutes, documents and the like from public scrutiny for decades after the fact.
Not that Eby was suggesting a blanket waiver of the long-standing rule that protects governments of every political persuasion.
Rather: “I can commit on behalf of the government, that information from these documents would remain confidential.”
August 10, 2018
Dear Mr. Wilkinson:
As you know, Dr. Peter German released his independent review of anti-money laundering practices last month. Our government is acting quickly to implement Dr. German's recommendations.
As we proceed with the work with work of finding the best ways to implement the recommendations I am taking this opportunity to write to you with a specific request.
Former Minister Rich Coleman has recently said that the previous government did "everything we could" to crack down on money laundering. In that light, I am requesting that the Official Opposition support our efforts in fighting this criminal activity in British Columbia. It is our government's desire to continue to aggressively pursue measures to counter laundering, but to do so in a manner that does not duplicate unsuccessful efforts from previous governments.
In order to do this work in a manner that makes the most effective use of limited public resources, I am writing to seek your support of this effort by obtaining agreement from the members of the previous government to waive cabinet privilege on all documents relating to money laundering.
The information found in these document would contribute to our efforts in finding ways to comprehensively end such criminal practices in BC casinos and throughout BC's economy through avoiding failed measures already attempted by previous administrations. I can commit on behalf of the government, that information from these document would remain confidential.
If you are amendable to this proposal, please indicate your willingness to help and we will proceed with an official request to former Minister Mike De Jong, who is the designated representative of the previous government.
I look forward to your response.
Yours truly,
David Eby, QC
Attorney General
May 8, 2008
Hon. W. Oppal: "I have exercised the responsibility I was given to determine whether to assert privilege on any government documents completely independently, free of any influence. There has been no attempt by anyone to influence my decisions. I have been left entirely to my own judgment to decide these questions, and I have not consulted with anyone other than receiving legal advice from Mr. Copley."
B. Ralston: The Attorney General should be aware, and I'm sure he is aware, that Mr. Seckel only got involved later on. The initial protocol was different. The protocol was set up to preserve the integrity of the investigation while documents were vetted for privilege.
Only four people were legally permitted to see those documents. All of them had to sign an undertaking that they would not disclose the document or discuss it. Mr. Dobell was not on that list. He was not permitted under the process sanctioned by Mr. Justice Dohm to see or hear about the documents, but he did.
The government violated its undertaking, and that is a problem for the integrity of the investigation. The Attorney General, in the independent, non-partisan aspect of his office — the office he holds — has an obligation to protect the integrity of the Crown. How will he exercise that obligation here?
Hon. W. Oppal: The answer to that question is clear and simple — by letting the court do its work.
According to scientists, the very first organisms to dare engage in sex were more like Adam and Steve than Adam and Eve. - Seattle Times
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The major disadvantages of the dendritic system are that almost all trips are made longer than they would be if the system were interconnected and that it is prone to congestion since it provides no alternative routes away from main intersections.Hmmmmm sounds remarkably like the dilemma seniors face every morning
A BC Liberal Government Website likes to hang onto the old names database, by listing off their "Alias", like it was a crime, a fraud and to a large degree, they were. If Grandpa called the best fishing hole in British Columbia "Rum Cache", don't look for it on the map, the name is now Cicuta Lake, south-west of Vanderhoof, well before you reach the Nechako Reservoir.
92% of 100% Reserve land was put aside for the 1% like Trutch, by Trutch, for Trutch!
Land policy under Colonial B.C. 1850 - 1871
The first Indian (First Nation Land) Reserves were created in this period. These reserves were located on southern Vancouver Island, the Fraser Valley, the Fraser Canyon, Kamloops, the Nicola Valley, the Okanagan, and the Shuswap Lake areas. Most of these were set up by Sir James Douglas in the early 1860's.
Douglas' reserve policy generally allowed Indians to select as much land as they wanted. In 1861 Douglas directed the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, who had responsibility for laying out these early reserves, to "take measures to .... for marking out distinctly, the Indian Reserves throughout the Colony". He added that "the extent that the Indian Reserves to be defined" was to be "as they may be pointed out by the native themselves".
This policy was dramatically reversed in 1864 - 1865 by Joseph Trutch. As head of the colonial Department of Lands and Works, Trutch initiated a policy of reduction of the Douglas' reserves, of reluctance to allot additional reserves, and of non-recognition of the Indian's aboriginal claim (native title).
An example of Trutch's policy of reduction can be seen along the Thompson River. The Indians of Kamloops, Neskainlith and Shuswap Lake originally held a reserve along the north bank of the South Thompson River from Kamloops to Shuswap Lake. This included Little Shuswap Lake and areas around Adams Lake. In 1866 these reserves were "adjusted" by Trutch by reducing them to approximately their present size.
This policy was extended to the Fraser Valley in 1867. It is difficult to get precise information on the location and size of the present reserves in the Fraser Valley are only remnants of the original reserves.
To learn more about these early "cut-offs" and other land grievances in the 1850 -1871 period, see the article, "Joseph Trutch and Indian Land Policy" in B.C. Studies (1971 - 72) by Robin Fisher.
..... He (Trutch) also made sure Indian reserves were small, quickly overturning the generous and inclusive decisions of his colonial predecessor, Governor James Douglas."He reduced the reserves that Douglas had allowed for by 92% and changed the laws so that a Sto:lo family could only occupy about 10 acres of land," says Kluckner.
Trutch went on to be the first lieutenant-governor of B.C. in 1871, when the province decided to join Confederation.
"His policies and the policies of the government of the time were perfectly in keeping with serving the needs of the British government,” says documentary filmmaker Vince Hemingson. .......
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| Notes Training Air Raid Wardens 1941 British Columbia |
The danger from gas is increased or decreased according to the weather.
Calm Mild Weather (with or without fog). Gas evaporates slowly. It hangs about in strong concentration and may penetrate buildings if these are imperfectly protected.
Warm Weather. Gas is given off more readily and mixes more easily with the surrounding air.
Cold Weather. Gas does not rise so quickly.
Frosty Weather. Has little effect on non-persistent gas, but may cause the liquid of mustard gas to freeze, which remains a danger if touched. It will give off vapour again when the thaw sets in.
Rain. Has little effect on any gas if light in character, but if heavy rain occurs it will remove the gas from the air and also wash away the liquid from the ground.
Wind. A high wind will soon carry away the gas, as well as the vapour arising from the liquid on the ground, etc. The rate at which this happens depends largely on the force and direction of the wind. The gas rarely rises to more than 20 feet.
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| 1798–1799 – United States Army | |
| Rank |  Major 1752–1754 Lieutenant Colonel 1754–1755 Colonel 1755–1758 General 1775–1783 Lieutenant General 1798–1799General of the Armies of the United States 1976–present (posthumous) |
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| Commands held | Colonel, Virginia Regiment General and Commander-in-chief, Continental Army Commander-in-chief, United States Army |
| No pin insignia in 1915 | Second Lieutenant, Regular Army: June 12, 1915 |
 | First Lieutenant, Regular Army: July 1, 1916 |
 | Captain, Regular Army: May 15, 1917 |
 | Major, National Army: June 17, 1918 |
 | Lieutenant Colonel, National Army: October 14, 1918 |
| Captain, Regular Army (reverted to permanent rank): June 30, 1920 |
| Major, Regular Army: July 2, 1920 |
| Captain, Regular Army (discharged and reappointed): November 4, 1922 |
| Major, Regular Army: August 26, 1924 |
| Lieutenant Colonel, Regular Army: July 1, 1936 |
 | Colonel, Army of the United States: March 11, 1941 |
 | Brigadier General, Army of the United States: September 29, 1941 |
 | Major General, Army of the United States: March 27, 1942 |
 | Lieutenant General, Army of the United States: July 7, 1942 |
 | General, Army of the United States: February 11, 1943 |
| Major General, Regular Army: August 30, 1943 |
 | General of the Army, Army of the United States: December 20, 1944 |
| General, Regular Army: November 19, 1945 |
| General of the Army, Regular Army: April 11, 1946 |
  | Army Distinguished Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters (1920, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1952) |
 | Navy Distinguished Service Medal (1947) |
 | Legion of Merit (1943) |
 | Mexican Border Service Medal (1918) |
 | World War I Victory Medal (1920) |
  | American Defense Service Medal with "Foreign Service" clasp (1942) |
  | European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver and two bronze service stars (1942) |
 | World War II Victory Medal (1946) |
 | Army of Occupation Medal with "Germany" clasp (1947) |
 | National Defense Service Medal with one star (1953, 1966) |
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| Navy and Marine Corps Medal | Purple Heart | American Defense Service Medal |
| American Campaign Medal | Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three stars | World War II Victory Medal |
Collar of The Order of Abdulaziz al Saud from Saudi Arabia (2017)[33][34]
Medal of Bravery, from the Afghan people by Logar Province (2018)[35][36][37][38]
