October 14th, 2011

Dave Lede Campus of Care to Support BC Families

Health Minister Michael de Jong announced that the site, home to the new Canuck Place Chil-

drens Hospice, Abbots-ford Hospice Society and Matthews House, will be named the Dave Lede Campus of Care.

These three unique and caring agencies are build-ing on the same campus that will be named after Dave Lede, head of the

Ledcor Group of Com-panies in recognition of his donation totalling $5 million through the Dave

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Customs and Culture- Learned Traditions over the Years

A Chai Time Discussion

This article is part of a community-wide celebration in honour of the building of the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple (est. 1911). In celebration of the efforts of those first Sikh pioneers who helped to build our community, members from throughout the community will be writing weekly articles discussing various issues of Punjabi heritage, culture, youth, spirituality, and religion. If you are interested in contributing, please contact Navneet Sidhu at [email protected].

The views expressed in this article are merely of the participants and the article does not intend to hurt the religious sentiments of the readers.

The South Asian Peer Network Association (SAPNA) at UFV organizes Chai Time discussions every month. Chai Time is open to students, faculty, staff and community members; the main focus of topics concern issues of identity and culture. The goal of Chai Time Discussions is to further the un-derstanding of integration issues that South Asians face within the Canadian mosaic by engaging in open dialogues and to broaden societys understanding of cultural practices, views and belief structures. In addition, SAPNA invites students to discuss their perceptions about cultural practices and customs in the cross-cultural Canadian context.

In September the topic of discussion was Customs and Culture-Learned Traditions Over the Years. The plan was to explore the perceptions that society, especially the younger gen-eration has about the symbols that represent a certain religion or cul-ture. For instance, to what extent do Khanda and Kirpan represent Sikhism and the Burqa represent Islam. Do people really understand the history and meaning of these symbols, and to what extent do they think such sym-bols are important pieces of identity? This article will highlight the various symbols that were discussed and how they are interpreted.

The discussion began by asking the participants if they think the Khanda, Kirpan and Burqa represent a certain religion. Most people agreed that when they see these symbols they link them to a religion. However, they agreed that most people do not understand the history or significance of these symbols and try to interpret them either in the way they want to or how they have been taught over the years by their family or society. Sometimes it becomes important to question the origin of such symbols and also their purpose in todays society. For in-stance, in Sikh religion taking amrit requires an individual to wear the kirpan (sword). Participants discussed

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why during the early times, carrying the sword was a necessity. However, it was questioned if today it served the same purpose. If it is a part of religion, why cant it be made smaller so people cannot misuse it and harm others? There have been some cases where people have abused this precious symbol of Sikh identity.

Similarly, khanda is an im-portant part of Sikh identity and it originated to represent the warriors, both Rajputs and Sikhs. Everyone has different views on its ori-gin. However, some youth today display it either as tattoos on their body or on their vehicles. What is it that they want to convey to the public? On the same hand, the origin of burqa (veil) in Muslim women was discussed. Many said that the burqa might have been introduced because it was the need of the times. Women during early days were mal-treated and in order to protect their wives from other Muslim ruling class, it was made manda-tory for all women to cover themselves. It is certainly a personal religious belief and should be left up to the individual to practice it. But how many people, in the wider public understand the importance of the burqa?

Countries like France have banned women from wear-ing the burqa and other religious outward symbols. Some argued that the abuse of burqa by certain individu-als, where it was used to hide bombs or weapons, might have forced France to take such an action for security reasons. Participants dis-cussed France as being a

country that wasnt cultur-ally aware or responsive.

It was agreed that all the symbols or customs that are followed in most religions had practical reasons when they originated. However, the way we interpret most of them has caused us to lose the real and important significant meaning. They have been passed on to us by our ancestors and each generation interprets them and uses them in their own way. Especially cultures that reside in the Diaspora give more importance to sym-bols because having moved from our countries of origin we seem to cling to whatever has been taught to us without questioning its importance. Participants discussed how we should not cling to any symbol and should only use them to the extent that they do not harm anyone. This is the only way in which we can preserve the origin and significance of our customs and symbols and not let them get misused for any social or political reasons.

The topic of the Chai Time Discussion will be Vulner-able Brides based on fraudu-lent marriages across all cultures. The discussion will be facilitated by Vivienne Chin who is the Interna-tional Justice Consultant for the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy in Vancouver. If you would like to participate please visit our calendar at www.ufv.ca/cics and click on the 24th of October for details. Your participation can make a difference.


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Lede Family Charitable Foundation. The donation includes $2.5 million that was previously announced for the sec-ond Canuck Place Childrens Hospice, as well as an additional $2.5 million for the campus of care that will benefit all three agencies.The City of Abbotsford has contributed land adjacent to the Abbotsford Region-al Hospital and Cancer Centre, which will be shared by the three organizations in a campus of care model.The new campus of care will bring to-gether three unique services on one site: Abbotsford Hospice Society will provide hospice services for Abbotsford residents as young as 19 years of age. The hospice societys building will be named Holmberg House in honour of a local resident, David Holmberg Jr., whose family has made a significant contribution to the construction of the hospice. Canuck Place Childrens Hospice provides specialized pediatric palliative care services for British Columbia chil-dren and support for their families. The second Canuck Place in Abbotsford is underway with completion anticipated by late 2012. The new building is being named Dave Lede House, the lead donor of the capital campaign. Matthews House will provide re-spite for children with complex medical challenges. It is the first of its kind in Abbotsford and will offer children a safe, welcoming place where they can stay, while allowing their parents time to rest. Construction is set to begin early in 2012.The Province provided one-time grants of $1.5 million to the new Canuck Place site in 2010 and $3.5 million to Abbots-ford Hospice site in 2011.Construction of the campus of care will begin in early 2012, with completion of the Dave Lede Campus of Care expected in 2013.

Quotes:Michael de Jong, Minister of Health Abbotsford Hospice Society, Canuck Place and Matthews House are three very special agencies that are there for families when they need help at very challenging times.Families in Abbotsford and across B.C. will receive better care as a result of the generosity in the community that has pulled together to make the Dave Lede Campus of Care a reality.David Lede, chair and CEO of Ledcor Group of Companies It is a privilege for me and my family to support this campus of care initia-tive in Abbotsford and to be associated with three amazing organizations that will provide hospice care for both sick children and those later in life in need of help and their families.Debbie Lehmann, executive director, Abbotsford Hospice Society This is an exciting milestone as we move towards the reality of building the first adult hospice residence in Abbots-ford. I would like to acknowledge the support of the Holmberg Family David Lede and the Ministry of Health.Filomena Nalewajek, CEO of Canuck Place Childrens Hospice We are very grateful for the generos-ity of David Lede and the guidance provided by the construction and man-agement staff of Ledcor, who have been instrumental in steering the design of a world-class campus of care.Doug & Andrea Froese, parents of Matthew after whom Matthews House is named We are excited about what the future holds, as we work together with our partners, with government ministries and with our generous donors to create this respite opportunity for children and their families. Its an honour to be a part of such a unique group bringing much needed care to this community.

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Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes, North Americas largest funeral services provider, presents cheque

to 6 hospice societies in the Fraser Valley!

Over the last 4 years, through an annual golf tournament, Dignity Memorial has raised over $80,000 for hospice so-cieties in Abbotsford, Mis-sion, Chilliwack, Langley, Surrey and White Rock. As North Americas largest pro-vider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services and a committed community sup-porter, the Dignity Memorial network is the name families turn to for compassionate and professional final ar-rangements.

At this years golf tourna-ment on September 20th, Angelo Rea, Area Gen-eral Manager of Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes and Jayson Gordon, Market Director for BC and Al-berta presented a cheque for $31,715.00 for all six Fraser

Valley hospice societies (See the attached photo with par-ticipants left to right: Jason Gordon, Dignity Memorial Market Manager for BC and Alberta, Angelo Rea, Area General Manager of Dignity Memorial funeral Homes and Chair AHS Board of Di-rectors, Marion Keys, AHS Capital Campaign Manager, Wanda Holmberg, Dave Holmberg Sr, and Kelly Railton, AHS Director of Operations.)

Angelo said We, as a group of funeral homes are pleased to give back to our commu-nity to support such a crucial service. Contributing to our community is the essence of Woodlawn and Hendersons funeral homes. Angelo is also the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Abbots-ford Hospice Society and

serves on the AHS Capital Campaign Committee.

A portion of the funds raised this year will benefit the construction of Holmberg House, the first adult hospice residence to be built in Ab-botsford.

Dave Holmberg Sr. com-mented My family is so grateful for the support given to us in our time of need when we lost our son, brother and husband, Dave

Holmberg Jr. Hospice in any community serves the needs of people in their time of need so well and I truly appreciate the opportunity to help secure these funds, a portion of which will go towards our familys dream of completing Holmberg House.

More information can be found on

Dignity Memorial at www.dignitymemorial.com.


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It is not just his over-whelmingly heart-tugging voice and serene rendition of ghazals that will stay with his admirers. For there are far too many accomplishments that grace the legend of Jagjit Singh.

Like, how he single-handedly revived and popularised Ghazals by garnishing them with Geet, creating the non-film music space in In-dias pop culture; or how, 24 years ago, he and wife Chitra, were the first recording artists in India to use digital multi-track recording for their album, Beyond Time.

His five-decade-long career gave us 80 memo-rable albums, in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali,

Gujarati, Sindhi and Ne-pali.

But it is only through the reminiscences of musicians, who worked closely with him from his first studio recording, his first live show, to his very last, that we get a glimpse of a master mu-sician and an incredible human being. Guitarist Clarence Peterson, 74, and percussionist Na-

rayan Sheware, 69, are two such loyalists.

Peterson recounts of a young, smart and good-looking man approach-ing him soon after he had finished a live show in the 60s. Jagjit came up to me and appreciated my guitar playing. He was young, smart and good-looking but wasnt famous then. Lets make

Jagjit Singh: A musician, a mentor, a friend and a benefactor


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some music together, he told me. I agreed.

The journey was far from smooth. In 1972, the group went to East Africa for an orchestra show, where it was hard for them to get Jagjit, a Ghazal lover, to sing a film song: Mere sapnon ki rani kab aayegi tu. We had trained him to groove to the music, dance a little on stage, and he pulled it off well. But when the show was over, he protested. Tum log mujhse yeh kya gaane gawa rahe ho yaar... Ab se main sirf ghazlein hi gaunga! That was his first and last tryst with film music on stage, says Peterson.

Even at the height of his success, Singh remained well-grounded. Jagjit never let success get to his head and treated his old friends just as well after he became famous. He always attributed his success to his friends

and co-musicians, says Peterson.

Though people believed he was, by nature, a seri-ous man, those close to him will tell you about his sparkling sense of humour. I broke a guitar string once during a live show, and for several shows he would caution me: Yaar, sambhal kar bajaana...phir tod mat dena!

Teary eyed, he speaks of how the singer went out of his way to ensure Peterson had a roof over his head. When I got married in 1979, I was living in a rented house. Jagjit insisted that it was time I have my own house. Without telling me, he looked around, found a house in Chem-bur and paid the booking amount. Thats the house I live in today.

It did not end at that. About five years ago, when Peterson was bed-

ridden, Singh regularly called to check on him. One day, he quietly left Rs 20,000 in his wifes bag.

Petrson has lost count of the number of shows they played together. The last was on on September 16 at Worlis Nehru Cen-tre. I was back on stage with Jagjit after recover-ing from illness. Jagjit would fondly call me Pritam Singh instead of Peterson. That evening, Chitraji too had come, and he gleefully told her, Dekho chitra, Pritam Singh aaya hai...ab show mein jaan aa jaayega.

Tabla and dholak player Sheware, too, has been performing live with Singh for 40 years and credits him for turning his life around. Who knew that a third-stan-dard dropout, from a small Maharashtra vil-lage in Konkan, would see the entire world with a genius like him? From

playing for his first al-bum - The Unforget-tables in 1976 - I have recorded around 500 ghazals with him and have worked with him on films such as Arth, Saath Saath, Raavan, and even Punjabi films, he says.

It was in the late 60s that Singh, staying in an Agripada guest house, was hunting for a tabla player, and happened to meet Sheware, a La-vani percussionist from Agripada.

Jagjit is one of a kind. When I underwent a heart surgery, I was fi-nancially weak. So he paid for it. Thanks to him, I could educate my children and see the world, he says between sobs.

Even at the height of his success, Jagjit attributed his rise to friends and co-musicians -Peterson, Singhs guitarist for 40 years

Passports of 59 NRI men seized for harassing spouse

In a bid to help Indian women being cheated and harassed by their NRI husbands abroad, Regional Passport Office has confiscated here passports of 59 such men, an official said.

Jalandhar Passport Office had formed a Woman Complaint Cell to help women being harassed by their NRI husbands in February, Regional Passport Officer Parneet Singh said.

She said a Parliamentary Standing Committee had sought a report about the working of Woman Complaint Cell and it had also asked as to how many passports had been seized in such cases.

We have so far received 198 complains and seized passports of 59 people in these cases. We are working on other cases and will take action on them soon, she said.

She said such cells would help provide justice to women being harassed by their husbands living abroad.


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Bains Parminder S $3,500Bansal Yogesh K $3,500Bassi Karnail $3,500Bhatti Harmanjeet $3,500Binning Gurmukh S $3,500Bisla Harji $200Brar Devinder K. $3,500Brar Kuldip S. $3,500Brar Malkiat $3,500Chahal Randhir S. $3,500Cheema Manjit S. ( York Home Design) $5,000Chemma Jagtar S. $3,500Deol Trucking $3,500Dhaliwal Charanjit S. $100

Dhaliwal Gurvinder S Prof. $7,000Dhaliwal Surjeet K $3,500Dhami Narang & Co. $5,000Doad Beant S. $3,500Dosanjh Balwinder S. $7,000Gidda Mohinder S. $7,000Gill Dr. Sukhdev $7,000Gill hari $7,000Gill Jagdev S. $3,500Gill Sukhjinder $7,000Gill Surjit S. $3,500Grewal Harjinderpal S $3,500Grewal jasvir/Gurmukh $3,500Gupt Daan $20Gupta Avinash/Suresh $3,500

Haer Sawarn K $10Jalan Vipan Dr. $1,000Kailey Ajaib S. $3,500Kang Gurmail S. $7,000Kataria Sant S. $151Khaira Jagjit S. $3,500Khakh Rashpal $3,500Khangura Inder $3,500Khinda Jaswinder S & Ajit S $7,000Khosa Darshan, Chand $3,500Khun Khun Rashpal $3,500Kooner Kewal S. $3,500Lally Narinder $3,500Lalri Avtar S $3,500Mann Palwinder (Superstar Roofi ng) $5,000

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Sikh Soldiers to be Honoured

Sikh soldiers who fought with British troops in conflicts around the world will be honoured in the UK by showcasing the Khanda, which is one of the important sym-bols of Sikhism, and reflects the sacrifices and contribution of the Indian-origin commu-nity.

The charity organisa-tion that raises funds for soldiers who served or are serving in Brit-ains armed forces will honour Sikh soldiers this year by including the Khanda in its an-nual Poppy Appeal.

The appeal is organised annually by the Royal

British Legion, and is held on Remembrance Sunday, which this year falls on November 13.

In this years appeal in Leicestershire - which has a significant Sikh population - the Khan-da will join the Chris-tian cross, the Jewish Star of David and the Muslim Crescent which have been introduced in recent years.

The Khanda, made up of a solid circle, two interlocked swords and a double-edged sword, will be on sale along-side poppies and the other wooden emblems.

Jennifer Leach, the Legions community

fund-raiser in Leices-tershire and Rutland, told the local media: We have had represen-tations from the Sikh community nationally and locally and we felt it was time to produce the Khanda.

We are very happy to be able to mark the sacrifices which have been made by Sikh sol-diers who have fought and died in the British Army.

Resham Singh San-du, the High Sheriff of Leicestershire and the first Sikh to hold the post, said he was delighted to hear of the new Poppy Appeal emblem.

Abbotsford Police Join E-CommThe Abbotsford Police Department (APD) has strengthened the com-munication capabilities of its members and the region, following its move to the E-Comm Wide-Area Radio Network.The City of Abbotsfordthe largest municipality in B.C. in area (360 square kilometres) is also the first municipal-ity outside of Metro Vancou-ver to join E-Comms radio network.Abbotsford police now have access to stronger and wider radio coverage, better radio clarity and a higher level of security.Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich sees the transition as critical for officer safety as their previous system was known for coverage gaps dead zones where contact was lost with dispatchers or fellow officers.

Radios are a lifeline for police. If I had to give up my gun or my radio, Id give up my gun, says Chief Rich. Communication is just too important to both officer and public safety.

More than 200 portable radios have been deployed in Ab-botsford and their members will now be able to com-municate directly with all police departments in Metro Vancouver.As the recent provincial hock-ey riot review noted, APD members deployed in support of Vancouver police (VPD) June 15, were not yet on the radio system. Now, if APD or VPD are upporting each other at large-scale events they will be able to communicate with each other because they are both on the E-Comm radio system. This will also be possible with RCMP detach-ments in neighbouring Lang-ley and Maple Ridge along with members of the intermu-nicipal emergency response team (MIERT): Delta, Port Moody and New Westminster police departments.Joining E-Comms radio network will streamline our communication with the part-ner agencies we respond with daily, says Chief Rich. It will enhance our response and ability to provide improved service to our citizens.

E-Comms multi-jurisdic-tional, multi-agency radio network, will replace the de-partments 14-year old unse-cure VHF radio system. It will offer Abbotsford police better coverage, enhanced security features, greater clarity and improved reliability through an earthquake-resistant infra-structure.Joining the E-Comm radio network is a cost-effective, long-term investment in public safety for our com-munity, says Abbotsford Mayor George W. Peary. The E-Comm radio network will ensure that our officers have the best and most secure com-munication available to them at all times.Were very pleased to wel-come Abbotsford, our 15th police department, onto our radio system, says David Guscott, E-Comms president and CEO. An integrated emergency communication system is critical to both emergency responder and public safety. We look for-ward to seeing more agencies join us in the years to come as we work to build the most resilient region possible.


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Minister Fast Undertakes Trade Visit to China to Drive Canadas Success in Key Priority Market

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and He Zongkai, Executive Vice-President, China

Southern Airlines, discuss bilateral aerospace cooperation with Dwayne Lucas, Executive Vice-President, Cascade Aerospace.

Minister Fast is first federal cabinet m i n i s t e r t o f l y direct Vancouver-Guangzhou route

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today kicked off a trade visit to China to strengthen Canada-China trade and investment ties, meet with Chinese government min-isters, showcase Canadas strengths and capabilities and meet with and assist Canadian businesses seek-ing out new economic op-portunities in this priority market.With one in five Cana-dian jobs linked to trade, our governments focus is to create jobs and in-crease prosperity for hard-working Canadians, said

Minister Fast. Deepening Canada-China economic ties is key to protecting and strengthening Canadians financial security.

While in China, Minister Fast will visit Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Su-zhou, Beijing and Qing-dao, promoting Canadian capabilities in target sec-tors such as aerospace, financial and engineering services, high-value-added manufacturing, agri-food, lumber and energy.Minister Fast today trav-elled on the new China Southern Airlines non-stop flight between Vancouver International Airport and Guangzhou, China. He is the first federal cabinet minister to fly on China Southern Airlines new direct flight to Guangzhou since its inauguration in June 2011. In July, China Southern Airlines also launched a direct cargo

service between Vancouver and Shanghai.These direct transportation routes between Canada and China are important for trade, tourism and over-all economic growth in Canada, said the Minis-ter. Thanks to these di-rect passenger and cargo flights, and to our govern-ments investments in the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative, we are facilitating the movement of goods, services and people between Canada and the pri-ority Asia-Pacific markets.

To date, the Government of Canada has announced 47 infrastructure projects related to the Initiative valued at over $3.5 billion, with federal investments of more than $1.4 billion, in partnership with the four western provinces, with municipalities and with the private sector.

Canadian companies are accompanying the Minister on his visit to China, in-cluding Bombardier Aero-space, Cascade Aerospace, Cameco and Babcock & Wilcox Canada. Minister Fast will also be meet-ing with several Canadian companies based in China,

such as Magna, Celestica, EXFO and SNC-Lavalin, as well as small and medi-um-sized enterprises look-ing to expand in China.China, one of the worlds fastest-growing major economies, is now Cana-das second-largest indi-vidual merchandise trading

partner. In fact, Canadian merchandise exports to China more than tripled be-tween 2001 and 2010. The Government of Canada supports Canadian com-panies in China with 11 service points comprising five diplomatic missions and six trade offices.


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After over 33 years as an educator Stan Petersen continues to have a passion for the education of children. Stan believes that his experi-ence as a teacher and an administrator will provide a valuable perspective to the Abbotsford School Board.

Stans education career was spent en-tirely in Abbotsfords public schools. He ended his career as an administra-tor at W. J. Mouat Secondary and then Principal of Colleen & Gordie Howe Middle School; a school he opened as the first of Abbotsfords middle schools. Stan, a life long learner, has a Doctorate in Educational Leadership.

Stan is also very active in the com-munity. He is the Vice President of the Abbotsford Youth Commission, chair of Hands Up a community-based charity, and on committees for the Terry Fox Run, the Abbotsford City Police Bas-ketball tournament, the Citadel Club, the BC masters basketball tournament, and the BC High School wrestling champi-onships. He was the basketball coordi-nator for the Special Olympics hosted by Abbotsford, he sits on the selection committee for the Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame, he coached in the com-munity, and served in the past as Vice President of Abbotsford minor hockey.

Over the last four years Stan has also been working with Heart to Heart Haiti.

Heart to Heart is an Abbotsford based charity that runs a school, church, and childrens home in Grand Goave, Haiti. Stan and friend Bruce Nicholson, also a retired Abbotsford educator, offer a teacher development program for the teachers at the school and in the local area. In addition Stan collects school supplies for the school in Haiti.

Stan Petersen understands the impor-tance of collaboration in the decision-making process. He believes in being fiscally responsible and in basing deci-sions on what is best for the education of Abbotsfords students.

LONG TIME ABBOTSFORD EDUCATOR THROWS HAT INTO

SCHOOL TRUSTEE RING

The Honourable Minister of State for Democratic Reforms (Tim Uppal) Presentation

to the Canadian Study of Parliament GroupImportance of

Democratic Reform

I am honoured to have been appointed Minister of State for Democrat-ic Reform. The review and improvement of our democratic system is a significant responsibility and I am eager to move forward on our Govern-ments commitments to strengthen and enhance Canadas democratic in-stitutions.

Democratic reform is of the utmost importance be-cause it is about how Ca-

nadians are represented in our democratic institu-tions. A free and demo-cratic society is based on the premise that the citizen must be heard.

Canadas political his-tory is a story of progres-sively giving citizens a greater voice in our politi-cal institutions.

- The franchise is no lon-ger defined by being a Male British Subject, aged Twenty-one Years or upwards, being a House-holder1, as it was in 1867. 1 Constitution Act, 1867, s. 41.

- Today, the franchise extends to all adult citi-zens of Canada. Canadian citizenship being the only criterion that matters.

- Distinctions based on gender, race, or property no longer serve as mark-ers for the right to vote.

- We have independent, free and fair elections; we have a free and healthy press; and we have strong over-sight and regulation of money in our political process.

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Long time resident and leading businessman Henry Braun today announced that he will seek an Abbotsford council seat in the upcoming November municipal election.

Having grown up in Abbotsford, Braun, 61, is well known to many. He and his wife Velma have been married 40 years, raised their two children here; and have contributed significantly to the com-munity.

In addition to a long history of com-munity service and volunteerism Braun is well known as a business leader. He was President and C.E.O. of Abbotsford-based Pacific Northern Rail Contractors Corp. (now known as PNR Railworks) until his retirement in 2003. PNR em-ployed over 350 people in the railway industry across Canada; including in the construction of rail transit systems in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Vancouver (Skytrain), the Calgary and Edmonton LRT systems, VIA Rail and Torontos Go Transit system. His experience in public service spans more than 20 years and includes such local roles as Commissioner - Abbotsford Police Board, Chair - Abbotsford Economic Development Commission, Vice-Chair - Abbotsford Airport Authority, Direc-tor- Abbotsford Community Foundation Agriculture Fund, as well as President - Abbotsford Track and Field Club (now merged with the Valley Royals). He has also served regionally on the Fraser Valley Regional Transportation Advisory Committee, the Business Ad-visory Board at Trinity Western Univer-sity School of Business; the Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia and most recently on the board of directors of Canada Place Corporation.

Braun believes Abbotsford is a great city in the best country in the world. His travels have reinforced how truly privileged and blessed we are to be liv-ing in Abbotsford. Without a doubt,

Abbotsford is facing some challenges. I believe my business skills, experience and successful track record of leadership will be a benefit at the Council table.

Braun doesnt pretend to have all of the answers; however he believes that listening to the citizens of Abbotsford, working together with Council col-leagues and leveraging relationships with regional, provincial and federal governments are key elements to ensur-ing that Abbotsford continues to be an attractive, welcoming city for business investment and a great place to raise a family.

In addition to his business interests, Braun raises purebred Hereford cattle on his 40 acre farm in Abbotsford and is a co-owner in a 500 cow/calf cattle ranch in the interior of British Columbia.

Henry and Velma are members of the Sevenoaks Alliance Church, where they are actively involved in various ministries including homelessness and addiction recovery.

If elected on November 19, 2011, Braun pledges that I will use my business ex-perience and passion for the community to serve the citizens of Abbotsford to the best of my ability.

HENRy BRAUN SEEKS ABBOTSFORD COUNCIL SEAT

Objectives of Democratic Reform

While we may take some of our democratic rights and freedoms for granted today, these ac-complishments are the result of hard work and dedication by those seek-ing to make us freer and more democratic as a country.

But our work is never done. We should never become complacent. We should never forget the trust and the integrity on which our democracy relies. We must continue to strengthen our voice as citizens.

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In pursuing our dem-ocratic reform agenda, our Government seeks to

enhance the voice of Ca-nadians by ensuring that they are effectively rep-resented and expressed in both the House of Com-mons and the Senate.

Prime Minister Harper is an unwavering advo-cate for strengthening this voice, promoting in-creased accountability, ef-fectiveness and represen-

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BC Securities Commission launches a three-year Be Fraud Aware campaign

The British Columbia Se-curities Commission today launched the first phase of a three-year television, radio and print campaign to edu-cate and warn British Co-lumbians about the dangers of investment fraud. Phase one is primarily focused on the Chinese and South Asian communities who represent 40% and 26%, respectively, of BCs visible minority population and who have a very low awareness of the BCSC. Our goal is for people to recognize the signs of investment fraud and to protect themselves and their families from becoming vic-tims of fraud, said Brenda Leong, Chair, B.C. Securi-ties Commission.Research conducted by the Canadian Securities Ad-ministrators confirms that

48% of British Columbians have been approached with a possible fraudulent invest-ment, less than 25% reported it to the authorities and just over 10% became victims of fraud. Half the victims were solicited through an existing relationship of trust, such as a friend, family member or work colleague.The campaign will include television in Mandarin, Can-tonese and Punjabi and radio in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Cantonese and Mandarin, supplemented with full and half page ads. Over the next year, the BCSC will expand the campaign to reach Brit-ish Columbians across the province. Additionally, the BCSC consumer website, InvestRight, will contain investor protection informa-tion and videos in Chinese and Punjabi. The campaign

will run from October to March 2012.By educating people on how to avoid investment fraud, our Be Fraud Aware campaign will help empow-er British Columbians to protect their dreams. We are also urging people to report to the BCSC information about possible investment frauds to help us shut down these schemes, concluded Leong.The B.C. Securities Com-mission is the independent provincial government agency responsible for regu-lating trading in securities within the province. If you have questions, con-tact Richard Gilhooley, me-dia relations, 604-899-6713. For public inquiries, call 604 899 6854 or 1 800 373 6393 (toll free).


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WinFall Lottery turns to British Columbians for help

In its 16 year history the WinFall Lottery has raised $25 mil-lion for Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation. In its first 15 years, the WinFall Lottery has successfully raised funds for vital medi-cal equipment for Peace Arch Hospital.

The ticket sale cut off for the WinFall Lottery is just one week away Oct. 19th. Ticket sales are regrettably not at the level they need them to be at this point in the lottery. The Founda-tion is appealing to British Columbians to purchase WinFall Lottery tickets and help bring this lottery to a successful close.

The odds of winning are ex-ceptionally good this year.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.WinFall-Lottery.ca or by calling 6044365690. Toll-Free: 18552055690.

After a one-year break, the WinFall Lottery re-entered the lottery market based on research indicating a strong consumer interest in a lot-tery such as the WinFall Lottery. The overall prize package is valued at $2.5 million. The grand-prize is valued at $2 million and includes a beautiful home in South Surrey, a luxury car and $50,000 cash OR $1.7 million tax-free cash. The early bird prize is $100,000 tax-free cash (early-bird ticket cut off was Oct. 5th).

A successful lottery can generate more than $1 mil-lion in income for the hos-pital. For 15 years, the WinFall Lottery has pro-vided an important source of revenue, which has been used to help fund equip-ment for virtually every part of the hospital including the emergency, operating rooms and acute care.

We believe for a success-ful outcome to the Lottery, said Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation executive direc-tor, Jackie Smith. Regard-less of the outcome, we will honour our commitments. Vendors will be paid and prizes will be awarded. She adds, One hundred per cent of cash donations made to the Foundation will continue to go to their designated projects.

With just days left in the WinFall Lottery and with chances of winning being better than ever, the Foun-dation is appealing to all British Columbians to buy WinFall Lottery tickets and help bring the WinFall Lot-tery to a successful close.

Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foun-dation raises funds and awareness to enhance health and wellness in our community.

$5.5M helps immigrants learn English and secure jobs

For the first time in B.C. immigrants will receive advanced workplace-specific, set-tlement-focused language training to help them find and keep jobs and settle into their communities.The pilot project starting November 2011 is sup-ported by $5.5 million in new funding, and is part of the governments in-vestment in free English language classes under the English Language Services for Adults (ELSA) program. The new project delivers on the commitment made in Canada Starts Here: The B.C. Jobs Plan to support newcom-ers and enable them to fill some of the over one million jobs anticipated to open in B.C. over the next decade.Around 19,000 students are expected to benefit from the complete suite of ELSA classes offered in more than 35 communities across the province in 2011. The work-

place-specific curriculum, part of ELSA Levels 6 and 7, will be introduced this fall in Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Southern Vancouver Island. The ELSA program is of-fered through WelcomeBC www.welcomebc.ca the Provinces umbrella of services for immigrant settlement and integration services. An annual budget of $40 million is provided through federal and provin-cial funding.Quick Facts: Since 2008, more than $160 million in federal and provincial funding has been invested in English lan-guage development services for immigrants under Wel-comeBC. The ELSA program is funded through the Canada-British Columbia Immigra-tion Agreement. This year over $100 million has been provided for immigration programs.

In 2010-11, the Province spent approximately $37 million on ELSA Literacy to Level 5 programs through-out British Columbia. B.C. continues to be one of Canadas most popular destinations for new im-migrants, welcoming more than 40,000 newcomers each year. Services through Wel-comeBC are provided to more than 100,000 new-comers in 66 communities across the province, by more than 100 service providers. WelcomeBCs award-win-ning website recently served its one-millionth client, and is now accessible in several languages, making it easier for immigrants to access vital information. By 2019, its expected that there will be over a million job openings in the prov-ince, and skilled immigrants will play a vital role in fill-ing many of those positions.


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Aus dy PIcr qy lyK rojLfnf ajIq jlMDr, pMjfb itRibAUn cMzIgVH qy jwgbfxI vrgy aK-LbfrF ivwc Cpy qy iehnF lyKF dI igxqI 8000 qoN vI vwD hY. Auh kOmI eykqf qy aks vrgy mfsk pwqrF ivwc muqvfqr Cpdf irhf hY. awj-kwlH ipCly 4 virHaF qoN Auh amrIkf ivwc rih irhf hY qy AuWQy dy pRiswD aKLbfr pMjfb tfeImj leI ilK irhf hY. ieMzo-kYnyzIan tfiemjL ivwc vI Aus dy lyK Cpy hn qy nyVy BivwK ivwc lgfqfr Cpxgy. ZfzIaF, kvIsLrF, gfiekF, sMgIqkfrF qy sfjLF bfry lgfqfr iliKaf. jlMDr dUrdrsLn qoN kfivsLfr, ilsLkfrf, sMdlI drvfjLf, aK-fVf aqy anykF ivcfr crcf pRogrfm kIqy ijnHF dI igxqI 1670 hY qy bqOr host ieh pRogrfm kIqy. jlMDr dUrdrsLn qoN bwicaF leI sMgIqk pRogrfm rMglI DrqI pMjfbI pysL kIqy.

2006-2007 ivwc nvyN vrHy df jlMDr dUrdrsLn vwloN mwuK vrfietI pRogrfm Cxkftf glI glI afp bxf ky pysL kIqf.

ryzIE suKsfgr gurbfxI df pRogrfm pMjfb ryzIE lMzn leI pyk qy inAUjL rIzr vjoN kMm kIqf.

afkfsL bfxI jlMDr qoN 300 qoN vwD pRogrfm pysL kIqy.

pMjfb dy siBafcfrk nksLy qy bhucricq irhf ZfzI amr isMG sLONkI dI Xfd ivwc mihlpur ijlHf huiafrpur ivKy sLONkI mylf 1989 ivwc sLurU krky isKr qy ilaFdf aqy anykF nvyN klfkfrF qy gfiekF nUM sLONkI myilaF ivwc pysL kIqf. anykF gosLtIaF qy siBafcfrkF mi-hPlF df afXojn kIqf. hfly ilKxf bolxf inrMqr jfrI hY. do byty mnvIr BOrf qy anmol BOrf aqy pqnI ksLmIr kOr hn aqy asl prvfr qF Aus df klfkfr gfiek qy lok sfjL hn-lok surF hn ijnHF dI ubo nfl dunIaF Br dy siBafcfr df Kyqr mihk AuWiTaf hY.

bol sLrIkF dy nftk amrIkf ivwc iliKaf ijs nUM asLok qF-brI dy inrdysLn hyT sPlqf nfl Kyizaf igaf do tYlI iPlmF srpMcxI qy rfm rwKI bx-feIaF.

nfmvr gfiekF ny Aus dy gIqF nUM avfjL idwqI. kI kuldIp mfxk qy kI srdUl iskMdr, nUrI, durgf rMgIlf, primMdr sMDU, suKivMdr pMCI aqy zfktr mmqf josLI afid

hux sMKyp ijLkr krnf cfhFgf Aus dI nv pRkfsLq pusqk gwlIN bfqIN jo pMjfbI ivwc afpxI iksm dI pihlI pusqk hY. myrf dfavf hY ik iksy vI BfsLf ivwc aijhI pusqk ajy qwk nhIN ilKI geI qy ieh asLok Bor dI pMjfbI siBafcfr nUM iek vzm-wulI qy aduwqI dyx hY. myrI pusLtI krdy hn ikqfb ivwc drj kuJ nF myr sMDU, gurBjn igwl, mnlok isMG jMmU zfktr jsvIr isMG luhfn qy zfktr hrmysL

kumfr aqy dyv QrIikaF vflf ijs dy kuJ bol hn:

eyhdI klm nUM lwK slfmF

klm df sLfh svfr hY BOrf

cMgf lyKk sUJvfn qy

ilKqF df BMzfr hY BOrf

siBafcfr qy ivrsy df qF

swcf pihrydfr hY BOrf

vfrqk ilKdf mfiKEN imwTI

imwTf hI gIqkfr hY BOrf

siBafcfr qy lok gIqF vrgy gIqF df DnI gIqkfr smsLyr sMDU ilKdf hY. Coty ijhy ipMz qoN afm Gr ivwcoN AuWT ky sLONkI myly krvf ky kuwl pMjfb nUM gfh ky afstrylIaf qoN amrIkf qwk dy dysLF dIaF DwupF CFvF hMZf ky aYs asLok Borf ny nvyN aMbrF dy rsqy KolH idwqy ny. guxF jfxk-frIaf qy idlcspIaF krky ieh vwzakfrI qy BfrI ikqfb PuwlF vrgy hOlI jfpdI hY. BOry dI ies ikqfb dI KusLbU dyr qwk aqy dUr dUr qwk kfiem rhygI.

pMjfbI sfihq akfdmI luiDafxf dy pRDfn qy pRiswD gIqkfr, fier poR: gurBjn igwl df kihxf hY ik mmqf df mF df irsLqf ibafn idaF Auh hjLrq muhMmd sfihb, npolIan pRo: mohn isMG, aqy DrqI dIaF mhwqv pUrn hsqIaF dy hvfly nfl kuwK dI slfmqI leI duaf krdf hY. aMqr rfsLtrI awqvfd dy ilf Aus dI klm vfr vfr hmlfvr ruwK gRihx krdI hY. swpF dI dosqI df pRsMg abfrI KLbr ivwcoN pkV ky Auh ivsLv dI smuwcI srp kQf sfzy sfhmxy ibafn idMdf hY. luiDafxf sLihr dI ajLpq ibafnidaF Auh jwsovfl vfly jgdyv isMG aqy ieWQoN dI adbI siBafcfrk aqy smfijk ijLMdgI nUM vI pfTkF dy rU-brU krdf hY. pMjfbI Bvn luiDafxf nfloN vI rOx kIlf s: jgdyv isMG jwsovfl df zyry vrgf Gr muwK kyNdr vjoN

. vwloN : hrBjn isMG mFgt aYm[ ey[ pMjfbI

AuBrdf hY ijwQoN zfktr aqy hrBjn mfn nUM sMgIqk pCfx imlI. amolk isMG jMmU sMpfdk pMjfb tfiemjL isLkfgo Aus nUM sLbdF df jfdUgr kihMdf hY. pusqk ivwc drj kuJ lyKF bfry iek iek sqr hI ilK irhf hF.

mF qUM ikqy Audfs qF nhIN

dMd Kwty krvfky nfgF Ukxf vI kI ey

prdysI nfl inhuM nf lfieE

ijMd mfhI jy cilEN luiDafxy

bfjLI lY gey kuwqy

vy qUM kI Qfxydfr lwigaY?

rwKVI bMnx afeI sI lfh ky lY geI hwQ

dIdfr df dIdfr nfmf-mYN puwq buVHI df kwlf

swQF bohV qy bfby

ipMz dI rOxk huMdI sI

inwq nvyN PuwlF AuWqy zwul jfx vfilaf

jLrf bwc ky lfl bwqI

ijnHF dy rUp ny sohxy AunHF dy lyK ny Koty

drd dI asih cIs isLv nUM cyqy kridaF

mOq mOq nf kiraf krnI

kuJ gwlF gfiekI ggn dIaF

mfeIkl jYksn df mYzonf, du-nIaF dIvfnI hY ijnHF dI.

ieMJ nf jfieE pRdysLpuwqro ho nf jfieE

ieMJ hoieaf amrIkf vfly suwKy df ivafh

rwb nfl TwgIaF nf mfr bMidaf

ikvyN bxfieaf sI akbr ny bYjo bfbrf nUM rfj gfiek?

BuwKy nMgy sfD bUbny

jd pihlI lfvy pVHI

sUcI lMmI hY quhfzf idl ieh pusqk pVHn nUM jLrUr krn lwg ipaf hovygf. rqf Tihro ieh amrIkf ivwc CyqI hI rlIjL kIqI jf rhI hY qy myrf dfavf hY ik ieh pusqk hwQoN hwQ ivk jfxI hY qy ies dy keI aYzIsLn Cfpxy pYxgy. kyNdrI pMjfbI lyKk sBf AuWqrI amrIkf suBfgI hY ijs ny aijhy supRiswD siBaf-cfr dy pihrydfr nUM sfzy rU-brU kIqf hY.

aKIr qy aYs asLok BOrf nUM myrf slfm. juwg juwg jIvy qy lMmI Aumr mfxy qF jo aijhIaF durlB pusqkF sfzy rUbrU krdf rhy.

myrf mn awj bhuq Audfs hY! awj mYnUM Auh idn Xfd af irhf hY jdoN mYN Bfa jI nfl pMjfb rozvyjL dI bws ivwc cMzIgVH qoN luiDafxy qwk df sPLr kIqf sI qy Auh idn vI nhIN Buwldy jd mYN AunHF dI gVkvI afvfjL pMjfbI Bvn luiDafxf qy dysL Bgq hfl jlMDr ivwc suxdf huMdf sI.iek vfr 1980-81 dI gwl hY Auh myry ipMz bygovfl (lu-iDafxf) afey qy nftk mMzlI AunHF dy nfl sI. nftk vI BfeI mMnf isMG AunHF ny Kyzxf sI qy mYnUM iPkr sI ik styj ikwQy bxfeI jfvy? Pwt Bfa jI boly mFgt ikAuN socI jfnY-afh do ryVIaF KVHIaF ny qy ipwCy pwkf drvfjLf aY iehnF nUM joV ky asIN nftk KyzFgy. drsLk BuMjy drIaF qy bYT jfxgy aqy bfkI eyDr EDr KV hI jfxgy. AuvyN hoieaf qy Bfa jI dI bwly bwly ho geI. iesy qrHF Auh ipMz ipMz afpxy nftk Kyzdy, afm lokF ivwc ivcrdy. asl ivwc Auh aslI lok rMg krmIN sn qy lokF ivwc ivcrdy sn. afm lok AunHF nUM byhwd ipafr krdy sn. mn jIqy jg jIq ivwc AuhnF df pRBfvI rol sI.iek vfr 1990-91 dI gwl hY Auh cMzIgVH mYnUM iml pey. asIN ieko bws ivwc sr kIqf qy rwj ky gwlF huMdIaF rhIaF. mYN pwuiCaf ik Bfa jI quhfzf nftk BfeI mMnf isMG dIaF pMj Cy ikqF hI tYlIkfst hoeIaF qy nftk tI[ vI [qy afAuxf ikAuN bMd ho igaf kihx lwgy

mFgt srkfrF kd brdfsLq krdIaF hn swc nUM. mYN socx lwg ipaf ik swc qF hmysLf sUlI ciVHaf hY. kuJ vI hovy Bfa jI ny hmysLf hI srkfrF dy kMn KolHy hn afpxy nftkF rfhIN, lok msly srkfrF qwk pucfey hn. asIN bs ivwc sr krdy rhy, gwlF krdy rhy pfsL dIaF AudfsI dIaF qy lfl isMG dIaF amrjIq cMdn dIaF hlvfrvI dIaF, surjIq pfqr vI sfzIaF gwlF df ivsLf bxy, blrfj sfhnI nUM asIN Xfd krdy rhy. Auh knyzf vI afAuNdy rhy qy mulfkfq huMdI rhI. Bfa jI bfry QoVf ijhf ivsQfr vI dy dyvF AunHF df jIvn sr iek ieMjInIar qwk afpxI imsLfl afp sI. AunHF dy nftkF ivclf hfsf bMdy dI afqmf nUM JMjoVdf sI. AunHF ny ipMzF ivwc gwizaF nUM styj bxf ky nftk kIqy. qUVI dy ZyrF qy vI, KUhF dIaF mOxF qy vI. afDuink Qytr ivwc vI Bfa jI sdf AuWBry. pMjfb srkfr df sLoRmxI nftkkfr aYvfrz Bfrq srkfr df sMgIq nftk akfzmI aYvfrz qy kflI dfs aYvfrz lYx vfly Auh ieklOqy pMjfbI nftkkfr sn. Auh kM-mIaF dy ivhVy ivwc vsdy lokF dy chyqy nftkkfr sn. BfvyN Auh Kwby pwKI ivcfrDfrf dy sn pr hr ivcfrDfrf vfly AunHF nUM mMndy sn. dwby kucly qy axgOly lokF bfry AuhnF df nftk toaf pRiswD hoieaf. bygm dI DI cFdnI cONk qoN srihMd qIk qy Dmk ingfry dI ivwc AuhnF dI pysLkfrI

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ny isKr CohI. dihsLqgrdI dy idnF ivwc ihMdU iswK sFJ dy nftk Kyzy. aMimRqsr nftk klf kyNdr qy iPr cMzIgVH ivwc Qytr dI sQfpnf rfhIN AuhnF ny aglI pIVHI iqafr krn ivwc Xogdfn pfieaf.Auh AuWGy rMg krmIN qrksLIl dy Dury sn. bfbf boldf hY qy hvf c ltkdy lok AuhnF dy pRiswD nftk sn. Auh guridaF ivwc nuks pYx kfrn ipCly 6 mhIinaF qoN zfielss qy sn qy dyhFq vyly AuhnF dI pqnI zf[ kYlfsL kOr, do DIaF zfk-tr nvsLrn qy zfktr arIq AuhnF dy kol sn. AuhnF ny BfeI mMnf isMG nftk rfhIN smfijk kurIqIaF jlMDr dUrdrsLn dy prdy AuWqy idKf ky srkfr dy boly kMnF qwk afpxI gVkvIN afvfjL pucfeI. AuhnF ny hmysLf srkfrI-vDIkIaF dy ivruwD afvfjL bulMd kIqI. iesy leI AunHF nMU 1975 ivwc aYmrjYNsI vyly nOkrI qoN brfsq vI kIqf igaf pr AunHF dI afvfjL hmysLf bulMd rhI. 16 dsMbr 1929 nUM (pfiksqfn) ivwc jnmy Bfa jI dI Xfd muwlfpur dfKf c gurs-Lrn klf Bvn ivrsf ivhfr c gursLrn isMG hfl qy gursLrn isMG afzItorIal sfry Audfs hn. pMjfb srkfr nUM mYN kihxf cfhuMdf hF ik Auh Bfa jI pRqI qy hr klfkfr pRqI afpxf PrjL pCfxy. mYN pRxfm krdf hF Bfa jI nUM.


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tation in our democratic institutions.

Our Accomplishments

Since 2006, weve pur-sued a principled agenda of democratic reform.

In our flagship account-ability measurethe Federal Accountability Act our government took big money out of political contributions.

- We eliminated political donations by corpora-tions, unions and associa-tions.

- By limiting the potential for undue influence of corporate and big labour interests, these reforms help to ensure that our democratic institutions represent the voice of all Canadians.

We also strengthened electoral process integrity by reducing the possibil-ity for fraud at the polls by passing voter identi-fication measures. These measures strengthen our ability to identify voters

and make the regulations around the voter identifi-cation more robust.

And, weve also acted to reform the way elections are called in this country by passing fixed dates for federal elections. Fixed election dates provide greater fairness and pre-dictability in the calling of elections during stable, majority governments.

Our Current Priorities

While we have accom-plished a lot over the past five years, our work is not done.

So the question follows, whats next?

It is our view that demo-cratic reform must be pursued in a principled manner, a manner that is consistent with the inter-ests of Canadians and is reasonable, achievable, and realistically success-ful.

As we highlighted in the June Speech from the Throne, we will pursue

principled reforms that aim to strengthen and enhance our democratic institutions.

My mandate includes three key objectives: Sen-ate reform, strengthening our political financing regime, and restoring fair repres entation in the House of Commons.

Senate Reform

Let me begin by outlin-ing our reforms to the Senate.

Our democratic reform objectives are about strengthening and en-hancing our democratic institutions so that the voice of Canadians can be heard.

In no institution is there greater need for this voice than in the Senate.

The effectiveness and the legitimacy of our up-per chamber suffers be-cause senators have no democratic mandate from Canadians and can serve

terms of up to forty-five years.

Over the years, Cana-dians have consistently said that they want to see change in the upper chamber. As recently as July 2011, a poll found that just one-in-twenty Canadians support the status quo, while 70 per-cent support the direct election of senators.

Our Government agrees with Canadians the status-quo in the Senate is unacceptable.

In June of this year, I introduced the Senate Reform Act, which will limit senators terms and aims to encourage prov-inces and territories to consult citizens on who should represent them in the Senate.

While the act does not require provinces to es-tablish a democratic pro-cess, it does require the Prime Minister to con-sider the names of indi-viduals identified through

democratic consultation processes.

We believe real input by Canadians into their Senate representatives will increase the Sen-ates effectiveness and legitimacy in the eyes of Canadians.

The bill will also limit senators terms so that the Senate is refreshed with new ideas on a regular basis. Under the current rules, an individual can be appointed to the Senate at age 30 and serve until age 75.

That means that a sena-tors term could span up to 45 years. In our view, it is not acceptable in a modern democracy that an individual could sit in a house of Parliament for such a long time with little accountability to Canadians.

Under the Senate Re-form Act, senators ap-pointed after the royal assent of the bill would be subject to a nine-year

term. The nine-year term will also apply to all cur-rent senators appointed after October 2008, with their terms ending nine years after the royal as-sent of this bill.

Although the changes we have proposed are modest, they can only serve to strengthen the legitimacy and effective-ness of the Senate.

Canadians have been clear in saying that they have no appetite for long, drawn-out, constitutional battles.

That is why we are pro-ceeding with Senate re-form that is reasonable, is achievable, and is clearly within Parliaments con-stitutional authority.

Political Financing: Per-Vote Subsidies and

Political Loans Accountability Act

A second priority of our democratic reform agenda is to strengthen

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pfik-amrIkf sMbMDF ivwc inwG aqy imTfs qF ip-Cly sfl qoN hI GtxI sLurU ho

geI sI, awj dI GVI Auh tkrfa dI isKr AuWqy phuMcy njLr af rhy hn. kwlH df idn

moVy df idn hovygf jF qoV-ivCoVy df, ies bfry koeI vI kuJ nhIN kih skdf.

asl ivwc pfiksqfn dI rfj-nIqk hkUmq eynI inqfxI hY ik Auh kuJ vI krn df aiDkfr

aml ivwc guaf cuwkI hY. EQoN dI POjI qfkq dy kmFzr aqy KuIaf eyjMsI afeI[ aYs[ afeI[

dy aihlkfr ip-

Cly sflF ivwc dihsLq grdI n U M kmfeI df h iQafr bxf cu wky hn. smF pf ky pfiksqfn dI POjI kmfn dy ieh smJ ilaf ik jdoN qwk di-hsLqgrdI hY, amr Ik f n ot dyNdf hY, ies leI ieho ijhy hflfq kfiem rwKx nUM POjI rxnIqI df ihwsf mMn ilaf jfvy. ieh bVI Kqrnfk Kyz sI, ijhVI pf ik-sqfnI jrnYlF ny sLurU kr leI, hflF ik ies dy kfrn AunHF dy afpxy mulk aMdr vI hflfq ivgVn df zr

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nfl ienkfr kr idwqf. ivdysL mMqrI pwDr dI mIitMg ivwc vI ihlyrI kilMtn ny pfiksqfn dI bIbI ihnf rwbfnI Kfr nUM Tok ky ikhf ik Auh afpxy dysL dI srkfr nUM dihsLqgrdI bfry siQqI spwsLt krn nUM khy. Aus nUM afpxy mulk dI POj aqy KuIaf eyjMsI dy dihsLqgrdF nfl sMbMDF bfry vI spwsLt sLbdF ivwc kih idwqf igaf.ijhVf pYNqVf amrIkI iDr ny mwl ilaf, Aus ny pfiksqfn dI aslI hukmrfn mMnI jFdI POj dy muKI jnrl asPfk prvyjL ikafnI nUM sfrI siQqI afpxy hwQ lY lYx df rfh KolH idwqf. ipCly hPqy dy iewk idn POjI kmFzrF dI mIitMg ivwc ieh crcf ho cuwkI sI ik mulk dI rfjsI lIzrisLp iksy kMm dI nhIN rhI, ies leI POj nUM iPr afp qfkq sFB lYxI cfhIdI hY. amrIkf nfl ies qfjLf

kuVwqx mgroN jnrl ikafnI ny kmFzrF dI aYmrjYNsI mI-itMg iPr rwK leI qy Aus ivwc dihsLqgrd gru wp hwkfnI nYtvrk dy ivruwD kfrvfeI krn qoN ienkfr kr idwqf hY. POj dy muKI dy kihx AuWqy pRDfn mMqrI iglfnI ny aYqvfr nUM afpxI ivdysL mMqrI ihnf rbfnI nUM amrIkI dOrf ivwc Cwz ky mulk muV afAux leI kih idwqf sI. iPr kuJ izplo-mYtk iDrF srgrm hoeIaF qy iglfnI sfihb ny ivdysL mMqrI ihnf nUM hfly kuJ dyr EQy ruk ky AuzIkx leI kih idwqf, pr iKcfa bhuq vD igaf hY.hux pfiksqfn dy aMdrly rfjsI hflfq iksy vI vkq koeI vI moVf kwt lYx dI dMdI Auqy puwj gey hn. Aus dy afpxy aMdr rfj-pltf krky POj dy swqf sMBflx dI KLbr vI iksy GVI af skdI hY qy amrIkf

nfl tkrfa dy nvyN kdmF dI vI. pfiksqfn vwloN amrIkf nUM ieh imhxf vI mfr idwqf igaf hY ik Aus dI KuIaf eyjMsI sI[ afeI[ ey[ vwloN vI vwK-vwK simaF Auqy vwK-vwK dihsLqgrd toilaF nfl sbMD rwKy jFdy rhy hn. amrIkf dI ieh afs JUTI inklI hY ik pfiksqfn Aus nUM mnfAux leI imMnq smfjq df rfh PVn leI mjbUr ho jfvygf. Auh sgoN hor vI sq ho quiraf hY. hflfq nfjLk hn, pr ieh isrPL AunHF do dysLF leI nhIN, sfzy mulk leI vI icMqf df ivsLf hn, ijs dy gvFZ ivwc DUxI DuKx lwgI hY. afs krnI cfhIdI hY ik afpxy sO JmyilaF dy bfvjUd Bfrq srkfr ies pfsy qoN awKF nhIN mIt rwKygI, sgoN jo jLrUrI hoieaf, Auh kdm vyly isr cuwkygI.

srIr dI aMdrUnI surwiKaf pRxflI sbMDI aihm Koj krn bdl mYzIsn ivwc dunIaF df sB qoN AuWcf nobl purskfr dyx leI iqMn ivigafnIaF dI cox krn nfl ies Kyqr ivwc kMm kr rhy ivigafnIaF nUM vwzf hulfrf imilaf hY. ienHF mhfn KojI ivigafnIaF ivwc kYnyzf dy rYlP stInmYn, am-rIkf dy brUs ibAutlr aqy PrFs dy jUljL hOPmyn sLfml hn. vwK-vwK KyqrF ivwc du-nIaF Br dy ivigafnI sflF bwDI Koj krky iswty qy phuMcdy hn pr aMqrrfsLtrI BfeIcfry ivwc ieh purskfr hfsl krn df mfx iksy ivrly nUM hI nsIb huMdf hY. ienHF iqMnF ivigafnIaF ivwcoN vI 68 sflf poRPYsr rYlPL stInmYn dI Koj aqy idRVH insLcy nUM slfm hY ijs ny awKF sfhmxy mOq KVI hox dy bfvjUd mnuwKqf dI BlfeI leI eynf vwzf Xogdfn pfieaf. ies nfl Auh mnuwKI BfeIcfry nUM bhuq vwzf sMdysL dy igaf ik idRVH ierfdy awgy mOq df kwd vI bOxf ho jFdf hY. Auh ies sMsfr ivwcoN qur jfx dy bfvjUd afpxy ipwCy aijhI Koj Cwz igaf ijhVI ik mnuwKI jIvn bcfAux leI bhuq kfrgr sfbq hovygI. pYNkrIafjL dy kYNsr dI jfnlyvf bImfrI nfl lVn vfly ivi-gafnI stInmYn nUM afpxI pIV nfloN mnuwKqf dI pIV df ikqy vDyry drd sI. Aus ny cfr sfl kYNsr dI bImfrI nfl lVidaF 30 sqMbr 2011 nUM afKrI sfh ilaf pr TIk iqMn idn bfad Aus dI Koj nUM nobly purskfr

dy ky snmfinaf igaf. Auh qur jfx qoN bfad vI mnuwKqf dy Bly leI kMm krn vfly ivigafnI vjoN hmysLf Xfd rhygf.

nobly purskfr dy hwkdfr bxy iqMnF ivigafnIaF ny srIr dy rogF qoN bcfa pRxflI sbMDI aihm Koj krky ies Kyqr leI vzmuwlf Xogdfn pfieaf hY. ies nfl kY Nsr vrgI nfmurfd bImfrI smyq keI hor rogF qy kfbU pfAux leI shfeI iswD hovygI. iesy qrHF keI qrHF dy joVF dy drd leI ielfj ivwc ieh Koj mddgfr sfbq hovygI. ieh Koj hornF bImfrIaF srIr ivwc rogF qoN bcfa dI sLkqI nUM GtfAuNdIaF hn aqy ies kfrn ishq sbMDI keI nvIaF AulJxF KVIaF ho jFdIaF hn. srIr aMdr icwty sYl bImfrIaF dy tfkry leI kMm krdy hn aqy ienHF sYlF dIaF awgy rwiKaf pRxflI vjoN pMj iksmF hn. ieh sYl ienPYksLn PYlfAux vfly sYlF dy ilf lVfeI lVdy hn. jdoN ieh sYl srIr ivwcoN Kqm ho jfx qF bcfa pRxflI kmjLor pY jFdI hY. srIr nUM bcfAux leI ienHF sYWlF dI vwKo-vwKrI BUimkf hY. keI bImfrIaF dy ielfj vyly vI srIr dI bcfa pRxflI kmjLor pY jFdI hY. imsfl vjoN ryzIeysLn vyly kYNsr dy sYWlF nfl srIr dI surwiKaf pRxflI nUM mjLbUq krn vfly sYl vI Kqm huMdy hn. ienHF sfry KyqrF leI ieh Koj md-dgfr sfbq hovygI.

bysL wk vwK-vwK KyqrF leI 1895 ivwc nobl purskfr

dyx df islislf sLurU hoieaf sI pr sfieMs aqy mYzIisn dy Kyqr ivwc pihlf purskfr 1901 ivwc jrmn ivigafnI nUM imilaf sI. keI sfl pihlF BfrqI mUl dy amrIkf ivwc vsy ivigafnI hrgoibMd Kurfxf nUM vI nobl purskfr hfsl krn df mfx pRfpq hoieaf sI. ivigafnk Kyqr ivwc KojF leI PMzF aqy sfDnF dI bhuq aihmIaq hY. Bfrq vrgy mulk ivwc ivigafnI ies krky vI inrfsL ho jFdy hn ik AunHF nUM KojF leI vfjb PMz hI nhIN imldy. srkfrF vwloN sfieMs aqy mYzIkl Kyqr ivwc bjt df afkfr lgfqfr Gtfieaf jf irhf hY. kyNdr aqy sUibaF dIaF srkfrF ishq shUlqF nUM inwjI Kyqr dy hvfly krky afm afdmI dI ishq nfl iKlvfV kr rhIaF hn. ies Kyqr leI ZukvF bjt rwiKaf jfvy qF sfzy ivigafnI vI kYNsr vrgIaF nfmurfd bImfrIaF dy tfkry leI Koj ivwc aihm BUimkf adf kr skdy hn. ieh KojF hI bImfrIaF qy kfbU pfAux leI dvfeIaF iqafr krn dy nvyN rsqy qYa krdIaF hn. bysLwk purskfr dyx vflI svIzn dI sMsQf iksy nUM mrn AuprMq purskfr nhIN idMdI pr sMsQf df kihxf hY ik PYslf krn vyly pRoPYsr stInmYn dI mOq dI AunHF nUM jfxkfrI nhIN sI. mOq ivruwD lVfeI lVn vfly ies XoDy nUM snmfinq krky asl ivwc sMsQf df kwd hor vI AuWcf hoieaf hY.


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the rules surrounding our political financing re-gime.

First, as announced in Budget 2011, we will phase out the per-vote taxpayer subsidies to fed-eral political parties.

We believe that parties receive adequate pub-lic support by virtue of their ability to issue tax receipts for contributions and to receive a partial reimbursement of elec-tion expenses.

Eliminating the allow-ance would encourage parties to step up their fundraising efforts.

As the Prime Minister has said, our view is that th

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