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How Long Will Brees Play In New Orleans Saints Vs. Panthers Game
Wednesday, 28 December 2011 19:33
Written by Ed Staton
Saints coach Sean Payton said he hasn't decided how much his starters will play on Sunday against Carolina.
The coach said at his Tuesday news conference that the difference between having a playoffs bye and not having one "is one game." How does Payton eel about playing a game away from home in the playoffs "Five of the last seven NFC champions have played the championship game at home.
Payton is getting some backlash for leaving Drew Brees in the game so he could break Dan Marino's record. "I believe we made the right decision," said Payton. "Several columns were written suporting the other way, but that was a minority."
The fans really showed their appreciation for Brees on Monday night. "The team and Brees got a lot of appreciation," said Payton. "It was a meaningful game, winning 12 games and the division title and Drew's record-breaking performnce."
Payton said having Mark Ingram and Chris Ivory at running back have made the Saints a bettter team.
What's on the coach's mind right now, is how he'll play his starters on Sunday with the playoffs next. Last season, he lost some starters becuase of injuries in the final game that resulted in several players missing the playoff game.
Payton's Comments during his new conference:
Opening Statement
"The schedule this week will be similar to what we did after last Monday night game. We will push our itinerary back tomorrow with the players. We will try to give them enough time after the game we just played last night prior to getting ready for this week's game. I said afterwards that it was a big win. It was important for us and one of the key goals that we put forth every year. We will move our preparations to Carolina."
Are you surprised about the amount of backlash in trying to get Drew Brees the record?
"I don't think there has been a lot of backlash. There have probably been two or three articles. Like I said last night, you are going to make decisions and people will write what they want after the fact. You go with your gut. I thought it was the right decisions last night. This morning, I thought it was clearly the right decision. I felt overwhelmingly that most people that are involved in this game, and know a little bit about this game, probably felt the same way. The great thing about our game is that you can have an opinion about it. I felt that was in the minority."
Does last year's scenario in which Malcolm Jenkins and Jimmy Graham got hurt in the regular season finale change your decision making process on playing time for players going into this week?
"That's a good question. I know I am twice shy when the ball come nears me on the sidelines. I have been bitten. I think we just have to be smart. We are playing well, with some momentum. Each year is different. We will look at that closely."
What happened with Lance Moore last night?
"It was just what it appeared. He strained it a little during the week of practice. He felt like it came around (with) treatment. Coming up to the course of the game, we felt pretty good about it. It happened on a play where he had just eluded two tacklers and was kind of extending himself and all of a sudden went down. I kind of knew right away. He tweaked it again. For a receiver, it is pretty significant."
Will you take any punitive measures with the Pierre Thomas incident last night?
"Yeah, but whatever we do will be for us and not for you."
Do you have someone to keep up with the score of the St. Louis-San Francisco game and how will that influence how you handle Sunday?
"I don't know. Last year, we tried to go that route of paying attention to the game. One of the challenges always is your roster to begin with. You guys know that. We sat players before. It's always hard because you don't really have enough. It's not the pre-season where you have 80, you only have 53. We will try to do what is best for the team. Generally the stadiums are pretty good about that. You don't always have audio, but you typically see what's going on."
Will you try to keep Drew Brees ahead of Tom Brady in the season passing yardage totals or will you take him out if San Francisco is up big?
"I'm not really aware of the space between the two. I am probably better off not knowing. That being said, what we have to do is keep playing. The playoffs are close. How do we put ourselves in the best position to play well and put ourselves in an opportunity to win a championship. That's not always what is popular. Two years ago in 2009, a lot of people in this room criticized us for resting players at Carolina. It was what we needed to do as a team. You make decisions. They are not always right. You try to make them with the right things to help your team. Last night was one of those situations. This upcoming game will be one of those situations. Its part of what we do. It's part of coaching. It's part of sport."
How much does being hot going into the playoffs really matter?
"I think it varies per team. I think we are playing better football right now. I think it is important because it's allowed us to win a division. We have won a handful of games in a row now. That is the same topic two years ago that we kept hearing about. I think it varies with teams. We saw last year, teams like Green Bay play games that they needed to win to get into the playoffs and won on the road. The year before that, we had lost three games and then won the next three. As a coach, you want to be healthy, you want to be playing good football, and you want to be rested. There are a lot of things you want. When you get in to the post-season, it is single elimination. It's different. We, obviously, found that out last year. We didn't play well and lost in the first round. We are focused right now on this week's job. I think that is the way to approach it and I think that has served us well in the past."
What has Mark Ingram's injury done for Chris Ivory?
"He has been able to get the touches. Mark has been improving. It's one of the things that has helped us. The depth at that position has made us a better team. That's one of the things that we talked about as a goal of ours coming off last year. Chris had some good, tough, runs last night again. We felt the rushing statistic was going to be important and it was. Third downs, I mentioned a turnover for a touchdown. There were a lot of things. Going back at it, our Punter was outstanding late in that game with field position, the big kickoff return. It was a good team win. Those are all things that were important for us."
Has Jimmy Graham's season surprised you?
"We saw, in the last third of the season, his growth. It happened pretty quickly. His development was rapid. His work ethic, he is smart, it is important to him. There are a lot of things. You don't know exactly how a player is going to be when you draft him. Those other intangibles that we try to put a handle on in the scouting process, it's not an exact science. In his case, those other things aside from his height and speed, it's a credit to how important it is to him. He has worked extremely hard at it."
I assume that he will get that honor today, a first-timer…
"I think his story is such that is pretty special. Yeah, absolutely."
Did you hear any criticism from the other sideline last night?
Are you amazed at how much ownership the fans have for the support of your organization and for Drew Brees?
"It's been a great relationship. It's special. It's unique. The timing of when he arrived. There is a lot of symbolism in where he was in his career and where this city was. It's pretty amazing. He is such a hard worker. He is such a great teammate. His leadership ability transcends just the New Orleans Saints team and into this region. I think it is pretty obvious. It was pretty special last night for the fan base to share in that accomplishment. The thing that is exciting is that the book is only half-way done. He has a lot of good football ahead of him. As a coach, you just hope you have an opportunity to coach a player like that."
Have you ever thought about that Drew could have played in Miami?
"The only time that ever came up was when he was on his visit here. We were an hour away from the complex, two hours behind schedule. I wrote this, I thought I needed to drive him to the airport right then and let him get on a plane to Miami. We were in a mode where we were trying to sign players and celebrate little things because we were just getting started. We were looking for any kind of momentum. His visit was important. It was a challenging time because of when it took place. All of us felt that we had to do a real good job to get in the game. I don't know that we have gone back or reflected on what could have been."
How about an appreciation aspect?
"Absolutely though. Yeah. Just from a standpoint of the thing that's interesting about our game is the signing of players, the drafting of players, when components come together to make up a team and what wins, and what wins in our league. Those are important things that we try to pay attention to and I think clearly he's someone that gets that and understands that. For him, it's still most about winning and his teammates and being a good teammate. I think all those other things are things that come as a result of and certainly I think the accomplishment last night is more meaningful because – there were a lot of things that made it more meaningful – but it comes on a team that has won twelve games right now, they're having success and it happened in a game where we were able to win the division."
Do you think the accomplishment should garner Drew Brees the MVP?
"Fortunately I'm the coach and I don't have to. We're biased. We are so slanted. We sit in our offices all day long. The thing I said earlier this month is we've seen some great quarterback play this season. That's the tough thing really about today. One of the hard things about today is later on they announce the Pro Bowl. Guys are excited and then there is some disappointment. Those are some of the challenges you deal with as coaches. What you hope to be able to do is be the first one to inform the player, so that he doesn't read about it from someone else who has gotten it. We'll do that. But we have a lot going here and fortunately we're experiencing some success, putting some consistency together and we're talking about something, an accomplishment like we had last night in Drew's record, in the context of winning football games as well. I think that's important."
What's your thinking going forward in regard to Drew – he's going after that record like you were speaking about. That's one decision. Then you've got Jonathan Vilma, for example. Do you wait?
"I'm not going to get into any of it. I appreciate the question. But rather than tell you one thing and do the other like I mentioned last night, I'd just rather wait. There are a few things. My instincts, no different than a year ago, are this is an important game for us and yet, we'll take all those things into consideration."
Do you have a moment from Jimmy Graham's two years here that's different, that told about him?
"I don't know if there's a specific moment. I think first impression was strong. Then second impression and then what we saw as a rookie was real strong. It has been consistent. He reminds me a lot about Jason Witten, his personality. He's a lot like him in that he's eager to please, he's smart, and he's tough. His personality reminds me a lot of Jason. He wants to get better. He'll stay after practice. He's talented. He can run. I think he has been very consistent. I don't know that there's one moment, though."
How much pride does this take in having a lot of Pro Bowl selections? Does that speak to the success of this team as a whole?
"Yeah, I think that it's that day, though, that the player gets recognized by his peers. Generally it comes with winning. In other words, it has usually been the norm, which I think is a good thing."
Do you expect officials to resist flagging safeties on contact over the middle more so in the playoffs than the regular season?
"I think it'd be the same."
How much harder will it be to go to the Super Bowl without a bye?
"Well, It'd be a game's difference. I mean, literally, it would be a game's difference in that when you have the bye you play one less game, so it would be a game's difference."
But physically? Mentally? Having to go on the road?
"If you just pulled up the last 20 years, you'd probably find that, if you researched it at all, and did a little homework you'd probably find that it's split as far as three games or four games. Certainly you try to put yourself in the best position you can, but that would be a good little project. For you."
Five of the last seven NFC champions have been at home for the championship game…
"I'd bet it'd be split in the last 10 or 15 years, so it's almost split right now, based on what you're saying. Obviously, if you play one less game, there's one less game to play. You're playing four. Green Bay played four last year. We played three the year before that. I don't know what Pittsburgh (played), but the point being, to answer it, it would be one less game or one more game, so when you say how (much) more difficult, I'd say one more game."
Are there more great athletes at the tight end position now?
"One of the things that's challenging is projecting the position because I think we're seeing some spread offenses in college maybe with more receivers than tight ends. I don't think necessarily because all of a sudden you found a success in Antonio Gates, for instance, who played basketball, and our league somewhat can be trendy, and then you start looking at all the basketball programs. I'm sure there's four or five stories that weren't successful. You're constantly paying attention to the talent pool and whether it's typically college football and yet you're still not disclosing any other way where you could identify what you're looking for. I think the importance of the position exists no different than it did 10 years ago. I think it's significant though in that it helps you control the middle of the field and your passing game and give you a dimension to your passing game that can help."
Are you aware that you've never had a skill position player make the Pro Bowl?
"I'm probably not aware of it. It's hard sometimes with the numbers as they get spread out."
Can you give us an idea how the discussions with Drew on playing time will go this week?
"It's Jim's (Varney) question. In fairness right now, we haven't decided any of that and we'll just keep you guys posted. Easy enough? All right, thanks."
t from one of the nation's most heavily recruited quarterbacks, Gunner Kiel, of East High in Columbus, Ind. The 6-foot-4 220-pounder is the first quarterback to commit to the Tigers' Class of 2012. He had committed to Indiana, but decommitted. His final choices od colleges were LSU, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and USC. Kiel has already finished high school and will enroll at LSU for the spring semester...
On the Saints limiting the Falcons to 35 net rushing yards rushing Monday night…
"They are a pretty good rushing team. They have a good running back and most of the time they run the ball pretty well. I think we did a good job of gang tackling them and anytime you get a lot of guys around the tackle it is going to benefit you. I think the defense did a pretty good job last night."
On if he felt last night's game was one of the best defensive performances by the Saints this season…
"It was definitely a big game for us. The whole team is proud of the accomplishment that Drew (Brees) achieved yesterday and as you said it takes the whole team for him to be able to accomplish those things. I think that was one of the biggest games for the whole team not only for the defense and Drew but for the whole team. All three phases played really well. Special teams had a big return by (Darren) Sproles last night. Defense played well and had big plays and we were able to help our offense out when they turned the ball over. The offense played well obviously when they had their chances. It was good for all of us."
On if it will be difficult to get ready to play Sunday after such an emotional win on Monday night…
"I don't think it will be difficult at all because even though that was a big game and we clinched the division with that we still have more things at stake. A championship is obviously the goal of the season. We still have to focus and accomplish the things that are in front of us this season. I think that with the guys that we have on our team it is definitely in our reach and attainable if we stay focused."
On if the fact that players got hurt in the regular season finale last season will affect how they play the Panthers on Sunday…
"No, obviously injuries are a part of the game and it's unfortunate that those guys got hurt late last season because they could have helped us out a lot but as far as I know at this point everybody is going to be going out there and playing. We are going to try and go out there and get another W heading into the playoffs. As far as I know it is business as usual."
On how much it helps the defense when they play with a lead…
"It gives you a little bit of leeway and you can play a little looser as a defense and you are not so afraid of making that crucial mistake because you know you have a little bit of a cushion. It's huge and our offense has been playing extremely well I hope they keep it up throughout the rest of the season and the playoffs."
On if the Saints defense is trying to keep pace with the Saints offense…
"I don't think we are trying to keep pace with them. The faster they go the better it is for us. I don't think we will try to keep pace we will just play a complimentary game and make plays to help them out."
Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis conducted a conference call on Tuesday and he talked about his improving defense and how proud the Saints were of Drew Brees..
Ellis on the Saints limiting the Falcons to 35 net rushing yards rushing Monday night…
"They are a pretty good rushing team. They have a good running back and most of the time they run the ball pretty well. I think we did a good job of gang tackling them and anytime you get a lot of guys around the tackle it is going to benefit you. I think the defense did a pretty good job last night." On if he felt last night's game was one of the best defensive performances by the Saints this season…
Ellis on the defense's big game: "It was definitely a big game for us. The whole team is proud of the accomplishment that Drew (Brees) achieved yesterday and as you said it takes the whole team for him to be able to accomplish those things. I think that was one of the biggest games for the whole team not only for the defense and Drew but for the whole team. All three phases played really well. Special teams had a big return by (Darren) Sproles last night.
Ellis on how defense helps out offense: "Defense played well and had big plays and we were able to help our offense out when they turned the ball over. The offense played well obviously when they had their chances. It was good for all of us." On if it will be difficult to get ready to play Sunday after such an emotional win on Monday night…"I don't think it will be difficult at all because even though that was a big game and we clinched the division with that we still have more things at stake. A championship is obviously the goal of the season. We still have to focus and accomplish the things that are in front of us this season. I think that with the guys that we have on our team it is definitely in our reach and attainable if we stay focused."
Ellis on the Saints playing starters against the Panthers: " The fact that players got hurt in the regular season finale last season will affect how they play the Panthers on Sunday…"No, obviously injuries are a part of the game and it's unfortunate that those guys got hurt late last season because they could have helped us out a lot but as far as I know at this point everybody is going to be going out there and playing. We are going to try and go out there and get another W heading into the playoffs.
As far as I know it is business as usual." On how much it helps the defense when they play with a lead…"It gives you a little bit of leeway and you can play a little looser as a defense and you are not so afraid of making that crucial mistake because you know you have a little bit of a cushion. It's huge and our offense has been playing extremely well I hope they keep it up throughout the rest of the season and the playoffs." On if the Saints defense is trying to keep pace with the Saints offense…"I don't think we are trying to keep pace with them. The faster they go the better it is for us. I don't think we will try to keep pace we will just try equal their output."
Ed Staton
Ed Staton is a former sports writer for the Times Picayune and New Orleans States Item. He also served as the New Orleans Saints Information Director. He has won 43 media awards in writing, design and photography.
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The Estate traces back its origins to 1719, but it's really in 1838 that Henry Delaroze, then mayor of Saint-Laurent, establishes a vineyard on one of the most ancient gravel beds of the Medoc. In 1884 Count Ernest de Lahens presides over the destiny of an Estate encompassing 300 ha and oversees the construction of Château de Trintaudon and its tower; almost a lighthouse overlooking an ocean of vineyards. During its long history the Estate was acquired by a Spanish nobleman: Duc Del Infentado, subsequently by the Forner Family, then owner of Château Camensac and Marques de Caceres. In 1986, les Assurances Générales de France (Allianz) purchased the Estate, one of the largest of the Medoc by its surface area and total production; a well renowned property recognized the world over as a top quality Cru Bourgeois.


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The Lexington Medical Center board of directors is pleased to announce its new board officers and welcome four new board members. Richard Westbrook is the new board chair, Tripp Jones, MD is the vice chair, Dan Jones is secretary and Jan Burt is immediate past chair. In addition, the board welcomes J.R. Caughman, Rev. Charles Jackson, Jason Liester and Billy Oswald as members.
Richard Westbrook is senior vice president at South State Bank in Columbia. A Lexington County native, he is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and lives in Lexington with his wife and three children.
"I grew up in this community, and it's a very special place. Serving in a role that allows me to help the hospital address health care needs throughout our community is a tremendous honor," Westbrook said. "I look forward to working with the board, administration and medical staff to help ensure that Lexington Medical Center continues to provide outstanding and high-quality medical care to every patient who enters one of our facilities," Westbrook said.
Tripp Jones, MD, is a retired oncologist. Dan Jones is a retired Vice President of Government and Public Affairs at Time Warner Cable in West Columbia. And Jan Burt is senior vice president of First Citizens Bank.
J.R. Caughman of Gilbert is a project manager at JRM Consulting. Rev. Charles Jackson is the pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia. Jason Liester of Swansea is the chief executive officer of Red3i LLC. And Billy Oswald is an attorney with the Oswald Law Firm in West Columbia.
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Henry debate back on the table
September 8, 2010 — 3.00am
HENRY is back from the dead. A firm commitment from Labor to leave the tax review alone for the rest of the term has been replaced by a commitment to open the whole Henry review up for discussion, culminating in a public tax summit next year.
High among the items for discussion at the summit will be an idea both sides regarded as too radical to embrace during the campaign, although the Coalition gave a nod in its direction: one simple flat tax rate of 35 per cent applying to all but the highest earners, balanced by a very high $25,000 tax-free threshold.
All manner of tax breaks and offsets would vanish and welfare payments would be simplified and largely removed from interaction with the tax system as a result of the high threshold.
Ken Henry wants to tax fringe benefits and super contributions as income (which they are) and eliminate the need for most personal tax returns. Labor adopted these ideas half-heartedly and, in the case of super, explicitly rejected them.
With them back on the table, able to be examined objectively and openly, Henry's back with a chance.
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Willa Sopocki Belwederek – jedna z rezydencji położonych w Sopocie, mieszcząca się przy ul. Mickiewicza 34-36.

Architekt Heinrich Dunkel zaprojektował rezydencję, którą zrealizowano w 1922 przy ówczesnej Büllowallee, wraz z ogrodem. M.in. pełniła funkcję rezydencji konsula brytyjskiego w Gdańsku Erica Granta Cable (1926-1929) oraz komisarza Polskiej Delegacji Rady Portu i Dróg Wodnych w Gdańsku Józefa Poznańskiego (-1939).

Po II wojnie światowej władze ulokowały tutaj Ośrodek Kształcenia Kadr Partyjnych PZPR, następnie żłobek. Następnie stała się rezydencją zarządzaną przez wojewodę pomorskiego, pełniąc funkcje recepcyjne dla władz wojewódzkich i państwowych. Przebywał w niej m.in. Wojciech Jaruzelski. Swoją obecną nazwę "Sopockiego Belwederka" zyskała w 1991, gdy pełniła rolę oficjalnej rezydencji prezydenta elekta Lecha Wałęsy. W 2000 gościli w niej, m.in. była premier Wielkiej Brytanii Margaret Thatcher oraz Jan Nowak-Jeziorański. Niejednokrotnie swoich gości podejmowali mieszkający w Sopocie: prezydent Lech Kaczyński oraz premier Donald Tusk, jak też mieszkający w Gdańsku-Oliwie prezydent Lech Wałęsa oraz marszałek Maciej Płażyński.

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Preview: Friday 23/01 19:00
Hacienda presents a weekend show at 1857.
Group show: Tina Braegger, Matthias Gabi, Bernhard Hegglin, Miriam Laura Leonardi, Yoan Mudry, Timothy Standring, Constantin Thun and Urban Zellweger
This two-part exhibition brings together eight young artists from Switzerland. One part takes place in EUROPE, EUROPE at the Astrup-Fearnley Museum from 22 January until 1 February, where each of the artists have produced a poster as a teaser for the show which is on view at 1857 the weekend of 24 – 25 January..
SUPERTRUMPF – A Lecture Performance by Matthias Gabi takes place on 22/1 at 18:30 at the Astrup-Fearnley Museum
Tina Braegger performs "Folleau" by Miriam Laura Leonardi at 1857 on the opening, 23 January 19.30
At 1857 a cluster of pieces are gathered, all conceived for the occasion. The title, ✚, has to be understood as an ironic reference to the rich exhibition history of Swiss art at home and abroad (Freie Sicht aufs Mittelmeer, Swiss Made - Präzison und Wahnsinn, Beispiel: Schweiz, Saus und Braus etc.).
Art exhibitions on the Swiss art scene have become a curatorial perennial in recent decades. The ways and forms by which artistic discourses and art scenes were institutionally represented, labeled and utilized have often been criticized. The flyer for ✚ references a notorious insert that Niele Toroni made for a catalog of Swiss art in the 1970s and –80s, in which Swiss crosses were filled with folkloristic imagery.
Timothy Standring (b. 1981 in Munich) is currently finishing his BA in photography at the ZHdK in Zurich. Next to the two solo exhibitions at Sinka & Weiss, "La Grande Motte" (2012) and "Pablo Picasso" (2013) at Galerie Weiss in Zurich, he was participating in several national group shows. He lives and works in Zurich.
Bernhard Hegglin (b. 1989 in Zurich) is a graduate of the Hochschule der Künste, Bern, and the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. He has exhibited in national and international group shows amongst others at Tanya Leighton Gallery in Berlin, 2011, SALTS, Birsfelden in 2012, Balice Hertling in Paris and at Fri Art, Fribourg in 2013. In 2012 he had two solo shows, one at the Kunst Raum Riehen in Basel and under the name "1 2 Nei Nei Nei" at Milieu in Bern. He lives and works in Zurich.
Constantin Thun's (b. in Milan) 16mm projection "Elaine," (2011-2013) is his first work shown to the public. He lives and works in Berlin.
Miriam Laura Leonardi (b. 1985 in Lörrach) graduated her Master of Fine Arts at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. She has recently been included in the group shows "Vorhemdchen und Stahlfedern", curated by Martin Jaeggi and Jörg Scheller at Galerie 201 in Zurich and DOOM, curated by Thomas Julier, Eichhalde 16, Zurich. Her first solo exhibition was in 2014 at Plymouth Rock in Zurich. She lives and works in Zurich.
Tina Braegger (b. 1985 in Zurich) finished her BA at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste and is now completing her MFA at the École cantonale d'Art de Lausanne. She had solo shows at Walcheturm in 2006, Max Frisch Bad 2009 and Everest 2011, all in Zurich, and participated in several group shows in Europe and the United States. She did performances at the Kunsthalle Zurich in 2011, the Hauptstadtzoo in Berlin and Federico Vavassori in Milan 2014. She lives and works in Zurich.
Yoan Mudry (b. 1990 in Lausanne) was studying at HEAD in Geneva where he graduated with a MFA in 2014. His solo show "Economie Libidinale" in 2013 at Marbiers 4 in Geneva was followed by a solo presentation at Galerie Nicolas Krupp, Basel, in 2014. He was included in several group shows in Switzerland and the UK including "Panegyric" curated by Yann Chateigné at Forde, Geneva, "Love Is Not In Control" curated by Vidya Gastaldon at New Jerseyy in Basel and "Everything falls faster than an anvil" at PACE Gallery in London. He lives and works in Geneva.
Urban Zellweger (b. 1991 in Zurich) was beginning his BA at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste and is currently finishing this at HEAD in Geneva. In 2013 and 2014 he was included in several group shows, amongst other in the "Painting Show & Performances" at Winter Project in London, "Crosseyed & Painless" at UP STATE in Zurich, "DolceFarNiente" at Marbiers 4 in Geneva and "Barricades of Life" a Pool Outside at the Kunsthalle Freiburg. In 2014 he co-curated "Broken Thumb" with Marc Hunziker at UP STATE, Zurich. He lives and works in Geneva.
Matthias Gabi (b. 1981 in Bern) did his MFA at the École cantonale d'Art de Lausanne in 2013. Between his first solo presentation, "Aletheia" at Chrämerhuus Galerie, Langenthal in 2008 and his solo show "Objet" at Milieu in Bern in 2014, he was participating in several group show in Europe. With his Lecture Performances he amongst others performed at AP News, Zurich (invited by Galen) and at SIC! in Lucerne in 2012, at PROGR, Bern and Alabama.Sir in Leipzig in 2013 and under the title "Boesner" he was performing last year at Milieu in Bern. He lives and works in Zurich.
HACIENDA is a project space founded by Arthur Fink, Fabian Marti and Oskar Weiss in Zurich in 2013.
Recent projects include exhibitions with Rainer Ganahl, Liz Craft and Lisa Anne Auerbach, Andreas Dobler and Hannah Weinberger. www.ha-cie-nd-a.ch
With thanks to the Embassy of Switzerland in Norway for their generous support.
1857 is supported by Arts Council Norway
(Standring, Gabi, Leonardi)
Installation view, main space, 1857
(Standring, Mudry, Leonardi)
(Gabi, Standring, Leonardi, Zellweger)
Timothy Standring, Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer, [2015]
Inkjetprint on foil, wood, plaster, cotton, 270 × 100 × 100 cm
(Mudry)
Yoan Mudry, Be Warned!, [2015]
acrylic and oil on canvas, 160 × 120 cm
Yoan Mudry, A Hidden Track, [2015]
acrylic and oil on canvas, 120 × 90 cm
(Gabi)
Matthias Gabi, Buchdruck (Videogame), [2015]
Inkjetprint, 152 cm × 260 cm
Matthias Gabi, Buchdruck (Vestibül), [2012/2015]
Inkjetprint, 216 × 152 cm
Matthias Gabi, Buchdruck (Massage), [2012/2015]
(Zellweger)
Urban Zellweger, Alphabet, [2014]
oil on canvas, 60 × 80 cm
Miriam Laura Leonardi, Folleau, [2014]
Tubes, water pumps, hub cap, buckets, Dimensions variable
Bernhard Hegglin, Schildkröte, [2014]
Vinyl sticker, 41 × 57 cm
(Thun, Zellweger)
Constantin Thun, Elaine, [2011 – 2013]
16 mm projection loop, 2'
Bernhard Hegglin, Pokal, [2015]
glass, stickers, tape, 51 × 37 cm
Tina Braegger, The Real Jaguarundi, [2015]
Animal door, bowls, dead mice, water, Dimensions variable
Poster by Teo Schifferli


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Affaires législatives
Assemblée législative de l'Ontario
Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux
Transcription du comité 2014-févr-25 (PDF)
A018 - Tue 25 Feb 2014 / Mar 25 fév 2014
Tuesday 25 February 2014 Mardi 25 février 2014
AGENCY REVIEW: METROLINX
The committee met at 0901 in committee room 1.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this meeting of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. The first order of business on our agenda is the motion that's currently on the floor. When this committee adjourned last week, members were debating the motion, moved by Mr. Bartolucci, to amend a motion previously moved by Mr. Marchese. You all have the text of these two motions in front of you, the main motion and the amendment.
For the sake of those members and other individuals who were not here last time, and for Hansard, I would ask Mr. Marchese, before we resume our debate, to restate his motion for the record and Mr. Bartolucci to restate his amendment. Now—
Mr. Mike Colle: Point of order.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Point of order, Mr. Colle.
Mr. Mike Colle: Given that it looks to me like there are about six amendments that we're looking at and we've got two fairly benign appointments—and I don't mean that in a derogatory sense to the appointees—could we deal with that and have the people present and move on to the motions? Because we've got a number of questions about the motions; I have, anyway.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. Mr. Marchese.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: I want to say that we're not prepared to do that today. We gave the government an opportunity last week to spend 20 minutes to give us their view on the matter. We gave the government two months to deal with this, so Metrolinx and the ministry have had two months since we moved this motion on December 20. We have been respectful of the government in terms of their desire to avoid dealing with this matter, and I think we're ready to deal with the motion. If the government wants to continue debating this issue, God bless. With all due respect to the people that are here for the appointments, they will have to simply wait for another day.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): There are only two appointments, so we have at least half an hour to debate this. You're saying that you want to debate this now—
Mr. Rosario Marchese: I understand.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): —and have the appointees wait? Because—Mr. Yurek.
Mr. Jeff Yurek: Chair, I support Mr. Marchese's motion to continue debating. We've had this motion in front of the committee since December, and there has been ongoing debate upon it. Each time we do move to do the people coming in for their roles, we somehow never come to conclude this debate. I think if we take care of this now, I'm sure the government will be expedient in what they need to say so that we could get these motions out of the way, and then we'll look forward to the appointments as soon as possible.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Let me just clarify with the committee Clerk, because we have scheduled these two here. I just wanted to check with the committee Clerk.
Okay. So what we'll do, because we have half an hour, is that we'll deal with the motion for half an hour, and then we have to deal with the appointments that are here today.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: No, we don't, actually. I think the first item is resuming the debate on the amendment, and there is no rule that says that it's a half an hour or an hour or two hours. We understand that there are two appointments that have to be dealt with. But as far as I'm aware, there's nothing that simply says to the Chair, "We'll give you a half an hour to discuss this motion, and then we'll end it." I think we should deal with this motion that is before us, vote on it, or simply have the Liberal caucus speak for the whole time, until 10:25, if that's what they want to do.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Because they are here today. And I don't mean to be rude, but next committee meeting we can not put anybody on here and just spend the whole time. But—
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Yes. I mean, the next meeting, next week, we can just spend the whole time. But we've got—
Mr. Rosario Marchese: It's up to the Liberal caucus to decide that.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): So then I—
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Yes, Mr. Colle.
Mr. Mike Colle: I'd like to get this on the record. I'd like to move a motion that the order of proceedings be reversed: that we deal with the appointments first, and we then proceed with the debate on the motion.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. The committee Clerk has advised me that the 9 o'clock item is on the agenda, and unless we get unanimous consent to put this discussion aside and deal with the two appointments and then come back—so do we have unanimous consent?
Mr. Rosario Marchese: No.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): We don't. Okay, so then we're going to have to resume debate on the amendment that was moved by Mr. Bartolucci and that's in front of us today.
Mr. Mike Colle: Mr. Chair, can I call for a recess? I want to get up to date on the motions. I want to get some background information, being new to the committee. I'd like to call for a 20-minute recess.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Agreed? Okay. So we're recessed for 20 minutes.
The committee recessed from 0908 to 0928.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): This committee is now back in session.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: Mr. Chairman, can you please speak up? Because I'm really having a difficult time.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. Sorry.
I just wanted to ask two quick questions. There is the subcommittee report in front of us. I believe we had unanimous consent to adopt the subcommittee report dated February 20, 2014. I just need someone to move adoption of the motion.
Miss Monique Taylor: I move adoption of the subcommittee report on intended appointments dated February 20, 2014.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Thank you, Miss Taylor. Would someone please move the adoption of the report?
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Oh, I'm sorry. All in favour? Opposed? That carries.
One other thing: extension of the deadline. There are two intended appointees selected for review by this committee whose deadlines for review expire on March 2, 2014, which is before our next meeting. They are Karen Kraft Sloan and Marcia Valiante, both nominated as members. They were selected from the January 31, 2014, certificate. Do I have a motion to extend their deadline?
Mr. Mike Colle: Can you please explain that to me? Who are these people?
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay, very quickly. The two people are Karen Kraft Sloan and Marcia Valiante, both nominated as members to the Environmental Review Tribunal (Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario) and the Ontario Municipal Board, (Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario). They were selected from the January 31, 2014 certificate. All I'm asking is if we can extend deadlines; otherwise, it will be adopted automatically.
Mr. Mike Colle: The deadline is for what? This is what I don't understand. I thought we had two other people before us.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Yes. These are the ones that will come in—
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Yes. these are for the next meeting. The next meeting is April 2—I mean, extend it to April 2. We'll meet before then, and we don't want these two to expire. So I'm just asking that we have unanimous agreement to extend the deadline to consider the intended appointments of these two individuals. All in favour? Opposed? That carries.
Now, we have two people here. Do we have unanimous agreement to extend the deadline to consider the intended appointment of Anne Egan, nominated as member, Building Materials Evaluation Commission, to April 2, 2014; and also, do we have unanimous agreement to extend the deadline to consider the intended appointment of Justin Duncan, nominated as member, Environmental Review Tribunal (Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario) and the Ontario Municipal Board (Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario) to April 2, 2014, just in case we don't get to them today? All in favour? Opposed? That carries.
Now we go back to the motion we were debating earlier and the amendment to the motion. Mr. Marchese has the motion, and the amendment was moved by Mr. Bartolucci. They have to be read into the record again. Ms. Taylor?
Miss Monique Taylor: Oh, sorry. Read into the record again? Didn't you just do that? Okay, go ahead.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: That's fine.
I move that the Standing Committee on Government Agencies request from Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation the production of all documents and correspondence related to any market studies conducted between January 1, 2010, and December 3, 2013, related to ridership projections for the air-rail link; and that these documents be produced within 30 days of this motion passing; and that responsive documents be provided in an electronic, searchable PDF.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Thank you. And the amendment, as well.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Just very quickly, I'll read the one amendment that Mr. Bartolucci moved:
"I move that the following sentence be struck from the main motion:
"'that these documents be produced within 30 days of this motion passing; and that responsive documents be provided in an electronic, searchable PDF.'
"And replaced with:
"'that these documents be produced within 60 days of this motion passing, and that responsive documents be provided in an electronic, searchable PDF.'"
Ms. Taylor.
Miss Monique Taylor: I'd like to call the question, Chair.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): I think the Clerk will explain to you—
Mr. Mike Colle: Could we have a public explanation of this?
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Yes, once she gets back.
Mr. Mike Colle: This sotto voce stuff, I don't agree with.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. Let the Clerk explain it. She's better at it than I am.
The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): My apologies. My understanding is that if the member is moving a motion for closure, then the way that motion would be put is, "I move that the question be now put." Then, procedurally, it is up to the Chair to determine whether or not there has been sufficient debate on the motion, that everyone who has wanted to speak has been heard and that nothing new is being added to the debate. If the Chair believes that all of these conditions have been satisfied, then he will allow the motion for closure to be voted upon. If the motion is voted upon, then the next question put by the Chair is on the main motion, so any amendments are lost at that point and the next question is on the amendments. That would be the procedure for moving closure on an item of debate.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Ms. Damerla.
Ms. Dipika Damerla: I was just going to say that I would like to debate this amendment further. Last time when we adjourned, I was still speaking to it when we ran out of time. I've been seeking your attention for a few minutes now just to say that. So I just wanted to make it clear that we have this amendment that we'd like to debate, and because I heard the Clerk say that, once this amendment is voted on, we go directly to the main motion—but we might have other amendments to the main motion, so I wanted to understand what the procedure is.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. Miss Taylor, did you want to say something?
Miss Monique Taylor: Well, yes. I would like to request that the question now be put. We've been debating this for quite some time. This motion was brought forward in early December. I think it's time that we move forward, especially in respect to the candidates that we have coming before us, to hear their delegations.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Mr. Colle.
Mr. Mike Colle: Just to put it on the record: I have not spoken on this, and I would like to speak.
It's kind of rich for the NDP to say, "Let's move ahead." When we asked for a 10-minute time to let the candidates come forward and get on with this, they said no. Now they're saying, "Let's defer to the appointments of the people who are here." You can't have it both ways. You can't suck and blow at the same time.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: Speaker, I think you should rule on the motion.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. Why don't we do this: limit their time, give them a chance to speak, because Mr. Colle has not been here—and limit her time too.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: Just so that you know, Ms. Dipika Damerla had 20 minutes the last time to speak to this, and she wants to continue—so that you're aware, because I'm not sure that you were here the last time.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): I was not here last time. I apologize.
Ms. Dipika Damerla: Chair, I'm happy to let my colleague speak to the motion. But I didn't get an answer to my question, which was: If we had another amendment—if we vote on this amendment at some point and we have another amendment—because I heard you say that we go to the main motion. So do we have to table it now, or what's the procedure? Just so we don't—
The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): No. To clarify, if the vote is put on a motion for closure—that is, if the Chair determines that there's been enough debate, that we're now going to vote that the question be now put, and he permits that vote to be taken—then, if that vote carries, the next question put is on the main motion. So, yes, there is no further opportunity for amendment or debate.
Ms. Dipika Damerla: Yes. So is this the time for us to introduce our other amendment, while this one is going on? That's my question, because how do I pre-empt to make sure that we are able to introduce our other amendment? Because if, say, one of the members of provincial Parliament seeks closure right after this and the Chair rules on that, but we have a valid amendment—I'm trying to understand. How do I make sure that my amendment gets to the floor? Because I don't know when they ask for closure, right?
The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): Right. So there would be no further opportunity to amend once closure has been—
Ms. Dipika Damerla: So can I introduce an amendment now, while this one's on the floor?
The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): You could introduce an amendment to the amendment. But no, only—
Ms. Dipika Damerla: But what about an amendment to the original motion?
The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): There's currently one being debated.
Ms. Dipika Damerla: Sorry?
The Clerk of the Committee (Ms. Sylwia Przezdziecki): Only one can be debated at a time. There's one on the floor—
Ms. Dipika Damerla: I understand that. Do you hear my quandary, though? You do hear, and I want to know what the process is.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): I'm going to allow Mr. Colle to speak, and then we'll just take the vote. Okay?
Ms. Dipika Damerla: Sorry, but my question hasn't been answered.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): All right. So we'll allow the debate to proceed and we'll let Mr. Colle take the floor.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: We're dealing with one amendment only and then we vote on it?
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): We're dealing with one amendment.
Ms. Dipika Damerla: I need a procedural answer to the situation that you have painted, which is—
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): At this point, I'm not entertaining a motion for closure, so I'm going to let Mr. Colle speak, because he wasn't here last time.
Ms. Mitzie Hunter: Chair, a question as well: I just wanted to ask you if I would have the opportunity to speak to this amendment, as well, following Mr. Colle.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Have you spoken to it before?
Ms. Mitzie Hunter: I have spoken to it for a very, very brief amount of time, but I didn't have an opportunity at the last meeting to speak to it.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): I'm going to allow Mr. Colle to speak, okay? Go ahead, Mr. Colle, on the amendment here.
Mr. Mike Colle: Okay, on the amendment.
Mr. Mike Colle: There's more sotto voce here, so I have to wait.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Go ahead. Sorry.
Mr. Mike Colle: Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, the motion just calls for a very simple, I think reasonable change that says getting these documents, rather than in 30 days, in 60 days. I think that's very reasonable. Given the complexity of all the information that's been asked for, I think it's profoundly reasonable to do it. I know it's done in other committees all the time. Just going forward with 30 to 60 is reasonable, considering the complexity of the request.
Sometimes we think in committee that we can snap our fingers and ask for information. I know I've done that sometimes myself, not realizing how complex and how difficult it is for ministry staff and, in this case, Metrolinx, the Ministry of Transportation, to find it.
We sometimes forget that most of these people in the ministry, the people employed in Metrolinx especially, are extremely taxed in terms of their agendas. I think it's not only people here but people in the general public who don't realize that their day-to-day work is very crucial to the operation and the servicing of the public.
Right now, Metrolinx is operating GO Transit. Hundreds of thousands of people across southern Ontario depend on GO Transit to get them to work and home every day, whether you're on a bus coming from Barrie, whether you're on the GO train coming from Oshawa—whether you're on the bus coming from Hamilton or the Niagara Peninsula where you get GO service. It is not an easy task to operate the system, considering—especially this year, the climate challenges have been incredible in terms of icing of the track, the switches. The switches have been a serious, serious problem, considering the icing that has been occurring. These are front-line workers, directed by supervisory staff, that have that responsibility; 24/7, they have to deliver that GO Transit service. And for us to all of a sudden say, "Hey, stop everything you're doing and give us all these reports"—they'll give you the reports, but just be reasonable. That's all I'm saying. Just take into account that these men and women are delivering an essential service—that is, public transportation—every day of the week, and it is not an easy task to do.
There are a lot of safety issues and, as I said, weather issues, timing issues. It is a job that many of us don't appreciate. It is not an easy job to deliver that kind of transportation service through these corridors, as GO operates the bus service plus the train service across the GTA 24/7.
While they're operating that, at the same time we've asked them to basically construct the largest transit project in Canadian history. The largest transit project in Canadian history is under way right now on Eglinton Avenue. It's essentially about a $5-billion project that GO is managing, as we speak, through some of the most horrendous traffic situations, through the most difficult engineering situations. I know it very well because parts of it go through my riding. The Eglinton Crosstown line goes from Black Creek Drive, which is near Jane Street. It's intended to go all the way across to Scarborough, and 19 kilometres of it is being tunnelled as we speak. There are two tunnel-boring machines in the ground right now. They've almost made their way from Black Creek to Keele Street. No, they're beyond Keele; they're almost approaching Caledonia.
This is Metrolinx that's doing it. It's a new organization, basically. It has been there in a planning function, but now it's an operational entity that is essentially building up a capacity to build, again, the largest transit project in Canadian history.
You will see this tunnelling, which means that every time you come across utilities like sewers and electrical, you come across all kinds of variations in soil. It is extremely precarious work. It's very dangerous work, being underground 50 to 100 metres with these massive machines, which are twice the height of this room.
By the way, these machines are manufactured here in Ontario, near the airport, at a plant that used to actually belong to—it was a Canadian-owned plant built by the Lovat father and son but bought by Caterpillar. These two giant machines are underground.
They are moving utilities all across Eglinton. While they're moving utilities, they also have to put in shoring walls at all the projected stations, which is another very complex work which requires not only engineering underground—the pre-planning, the co-operation with the city of Toronto, the co-operation with Toronto Hydro. This is work that's going on. They're working two 10-hour shifts to do this work.
Everybody here—not everybody here, but some people here think, "Oh, well, Metrolinx, you're not busy enough. Here. Go get us all these documents in 30 days." All I'm saying is, just give them a reasonable time, and they'll deliver the documents in 60 days. But let's take a minute to understand the very, very unprecedented amount of work that Metrolinx is doing.
As I said, they're building this mammoth tunnel from Black Creek Drive all the way to Laird Drive in Leaside—totally underground. It's got to go underneath Dufferin Street. It's got to go underneath the Allen expressway. It's got to go underneath the York University subway line. I know some of my colleagues here are from eastern Ontario. The subway is going north and south, so this new tunnel has to be dug underneath the existing subway that goes north-south. And then there are utilities under there. It's a massive project, very complex, that has to be done.
Then they have to get to Bathurst Street. They are now starting to work there. They have to get underneath the Yonge Street subway with this tunnel. That is going to be an extremely—and everybody here says—you've heard at the city of Toronto, and I know the former mayor of Etobicoke will tell you, that everybody just says, "Oh, well, just build them. It's easy." They don't understand the amount of money, the preparatory work, the environmental assessment work that goes on and all the engineering difficulties, and then you've got to actually do the work.
Those are two projects that Metrolinx is totally engaged in right now. They're doing GO Transit 24/7. They're doing the Eglinton Crosstown line as we speak—a $5-billion project of unprecedented scale and scope that's under way right now.
Then, at the same time, they've been asked to build the air-rail link from Union Station all the way up to the airport and beyond to Georgetown. That, again, seems easy, because there's already a rail line going there. But they had to make major upgrades to all the bridges going north and south. They've had to do a massive overhaul of the bridges, because the frequency of the new trains etc.—they couldn't safely take the new trains. So the bridges have had to be rebuilt in the airport rail link.
Then they've also been asked to tunnel in the old town of Weston because the people in the area didn't want the train running at grade, so there's a tunnel being added where the station in Weston is, that the people in Weston wanted.
Metrolinx, again, has been asked to do this air-rail link. They've never done one before, but they said, "Well, we need to do it because we're the only city in the world outside of Dhaka in Bangladesh that doesn't have mass transit to the airport." We're the only one, the only city. So they said, "Build us an air-rail link," and the decision was made, through the city of Toronto and everybody else: "Well, build us this air-rail link from Union Station."
Then they found out Union Station couldn't take the new train, so we've had to rebuild Union Station. If you've been down there, just take a look at the complexity of that project. It is beyond my comprehension how complex that engineering project is, where you've had to rebuild a 200-year-old station to handle not only the daily CN line, the daily GO trains—and the subway goes in there. Now they've been asked to handle the air-rail link. They said, "Oh, here. Redo Union Station, and do it tomorrow."
I'm not trying to—they get well paid: they've got enough resources. I'm not crying poor for them. I'm just telling you the lay of the land on this thing. That's all I'm trying to say to you, if you're being objective about it.
The air-rail link: a lot of complex challenges they've had, rebuilding all those bridges, especially, and the at-grade crossings, the Eglinton Crosstown. Then, at the same time—and they're not involved in this as directly, but they certainly do get involved because of their work on the Crosstown and other work—we're building another subway up to York University and the city of Vaughan, another billion-dollar project that's going on, a massive mass-transit subway system.
So you've got these three massive projects going on. In two of them, Metrolinx is leading; in the other one, Metrolinx is a partner, along with the TTC, in building the line up to York University and the city of Vaughan. Right now, that line stops at Sheppard, so now they're going to extend it all the way up to—it looks easy on a map: "Oh, yes, just extend the subway line up to Steeles, and then extend it up to York University." It looks easy on a map; meanwhile, all this construction and complexity is going on. If you go up Keele Street, Finch—any of those streets—there are massive traffic problems because they're tearing up all those streets and, again, tunnelling up there at the York University extension.
This is what Metrolinx is doing. They're doing these massive new projects that they've never done before, and then they're also, as I said, running the GO system, which is one of the best systems of its kind anywhere, because it is a rail-based system—it operates. It is the bread-and-butter link for people in the morning. They have to have that GO. If the GO isn't there, they ain't going to get to work. Again, it's got to be done properly, safely, on time and efficiently, and so they are daily doing that, handling hundreds of thousands of commuters who rely on GO.
These are the types of things that GO is busily working with. I just wanted to put that on the record, in context, because, just in terms of fairness, I'm saying that instead of 30 days, give them 60 days. Get all the information that you want—and they'll get it to us. Within reason, I can't see why you won't support the 60 days, which is much more reasonable. It gives the Metrolinx people time to do it properly and not to have to go and divert all their attention—not all their attention, but certainly too much attention—over to this file. They're doing the bread-and-butter work that we're demanding that they do.
That's all, Mr. Speaker.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. I'm going to allow Dipika Damerla a few minutes to speak. I'm going through the Hansard, and she hasn't spoken. She was cut off last meeting. So go ahead and speak.
Ms. Dipika Damerla: Thank you, Chair. How much time do I have?
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Up to how long? Twenty minutes, at the most, and then we'll take the vote.
Miss Monique Taylor: Point of order. Excuse me, sir.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Go ahead, Monique.
Miss Monique Taylor: Thank you. Has Dipika not spoken to this already? Were you referring to Ms. Hunter?
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): I think she started a little bit.
Miss Monique Taylor: You're allowed—
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): I'll ask a question: How long did you speak to this before?
Ms. Dipika Damerla: So, Chair, I have two questions for you, actually. When I sub in for somebody else, do I count, in the sense—
Ms. Dipika Damerla: This is just a procedural question, because I might sub in for Mr. Colle one day and for, say, Laura Albanese another day. I'm just trying to ask the question. I know that I spoke last time, but I don't believe I spoke the entire 20 minutes. Those were my two questions, but I'm happy to have Mitzie speak, if that works for everybody as well.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Monique.
Miss Monique Taylor: Ms. Damerla—sorry, I don't want to butcher your last name; that's why I usually call you Dipika—has spoken extensively to this amendment, extensively, Chair. You weren't here at that time; there was someone else in your position. There cannot be anything further that she would have to say that would be relevant to this amendment.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): All right. Anyone else want to speak to—
Mr. Jeff Yurek: Chair?
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Mr. Yurek.
Mr. Jeff Yurek: I'm just wondering if the government is going to filter through all 49 members to speak on this amendment or not. It's been over 60 days. The work should already be completed. They knew this amendment was going to pass one way or the other. It should be sitting at the MTO's office ready to be shipped over this way. They've had over 60 days. They know this amendment is going to pass, either the 30-day or 60-day. I know that they're bright people over there and would have been working ahead of time to have this ready, so let's just vote on this motion, get it passed and get the information to us as soon as possible.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. I'm trying to be fair, not as a Liberal, but as a Chair. There have been times in the House where all members of the Conservative party have spoken to a bill that the government has introduced.
Mr. Marchese.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: I want to appeal to the Chair to play a very reasonable role. You can allow them to speak for 20 minutes each, if that's what you want, given that they've spoken in December and they've spoken again in this session. So you can allot the 20-minute time, or you can simply say, "I'm listening to their speeches," as we did with Mr. Colle, who said nothing about the amendment that speaks to my main motion.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): No, I think he did.
Mr. Rosario Marchese: I mean, I appreciate the fact that he speaks about what Metrolinx does, which has nothing to do with the relevancy of the motion. There are certain staff that deal with these things. They have a statutory obligation to respond to committees; that's their duty. We have a job to do as well, and we're making a request that has nothing to do with how well the workers are working, how complex the issues are or how complex the relief line will be in terms of digging from Broadview all the way down below the water table—that's something that will come. This has nothing to do with the motion. The motion simply makes a request that, in my view, is utterly simple. They've had two months to deal with this, because committee members speak to their whip and their whip speaks to the minister. They let them know what these motions are, so they're already familiar with what the motion is. They probably have the request all ready to go.
It is clear that the government doesn't want this to be dealt with, and so they are deliberately stalling. So my appeal to you is to listen to whatever remarks they're making to see how reasonable they are and how connected they are to the motion. We leave that to you.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Yes. I think Mr. Colle was on point because he did state the reasons why he wanted to extend it from 30 days to 60 days, and that's attached in the amendment. So I'm going to allow Ms. Hunter to speak, but there will be a 20-minute time limit.
Ms. Mitzie Hunter: Thank you, Chair. I believe that it is important that all members have the opportunity to speak to the bill. That is why we are here. We represent our constituents as it relates to the bills that are on the floor. Proper time for debate is important. Despite being at the last two meetings, I really have not had an opportunity to speak to the amendment on the floor—
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Ms. Hunter, I'm just going to interrupt you for one second. As you speak, I think you should stick to the amendment.
Ms. Mitzie Hunter: Certainly, Chair. That's what my point is. It's that I have not had an opportunity, in any significant way, to speak to the amendment on the floor. I think it's very important that we give all members the privilege of doing that.
Specific to the request—and it is a very simple request that has been made, moving the requirements from 30 days to 60 days so that the ministry and the team at Metrolinx have an opportunity to put the information together. But I also think that the proper definition of what this request is in terms of the documents—it is also important that we give that clarity in our direction and in our request so that the information that comes back to us is useful information and that it is applicable to the work of this committee.
We also know that we're asking them for searchability and for a format that perhaps will require some acquisition of software or in some way some further analysis, even seeking legal counsel in terms of the information that is assembled and disclosed to this committee. We have to ensure that we protect the integrity of the relationships that the organization or agency has all the way through. We are asking for information as it relates to market studies and to the work that is being done.
So I think that careful assessment of the legal requirements—seeking counsel is also important to be done. It is something where we want to ensure that there is due diligence. And as it relates to the length of time to be able to do that, Chair, 60 days is reasonable.
And you're right: We did put forward this amendment and it was a simple request. So why not move forward with that so that we can ensure that the information that comes back to us has usability, that it has the ability to be presented in a format that is helpful to the committee and to the work that we are doing here.
My colleague talked about the scope, the scale and the complexity of the work that this agency is doing on behalf of the ministry. That is very relevant. It is very complex, detailed and technical work. It is work that is important to all citizens in the region. So when we are asking the staff to take time away to put together and to assemble these documents, it has to be with purpose and with an intent to make improvements to the system, and I think that that is a very relevant part of the debate, of the consideration. It's also directly related to how much time we are seeking; 60 days is a reasonable amount of time—and also specific to the volume of information that we're asking for, for the agency to put together as well.
If we were to look back on recent weeks, I would not presume that staff have begun to put these files together. We haven't provided clarity in terms of the direction, in terms of the scope of the request. Also, there have been some incidents that they have had to deal with that are extraordinary; you know, the ice storm just happened. That directly affected the work of this agency. So I think that it's not reasonable for us to assume, "Well, you know, they've already started this work," particularly when the motion specifically asked for "once it is passed." So I would certainly not presume that that is being undertaken—and that we do adjust to allow for the 60 days, as was put on the floor. It's a reasonable amount of time. It allows for proper due diligence in the assembling of these documents; procurement of the software, if necessary, so that it is searchable and useful to the committee; as well as ensuring that these documents are indeed able to provide the necessary information.
You know what? I think that we have to certainly learn from the lessons of the past and from our experiences on other committees. It's not just about providing volumes of information. It's about providing specific information that satisfies the request of the committee.
So, Chair, giving the proper amount of time, the proper definition, is also important in terms of the type of information that we want. This motion is absolutely reasonable, considering that we have had extraordinary incidents that have occurred. We cannot assume that staff have already started this, and we want to ensure that they have the ability.
And the ministry—there is business that is constantly under way. It's a large portfolio; there are a number of projects, multiple projects, happening in multiple regions. That's not something that has been defined here. So I think that that definition is also important as well, so that we get the information that we need.
This is the first substantial request that is coming out of our committee for this particular ministry area, and I think that, given that, it should be a reasonable one, and we should give the correct amount of time. And I think this amendment is quite clear that these documents can be produced within 60 days. It's very reasonable, assuming that the motion passes, ensuring that this is responsive, that it is provided in an electronic and searchable PDF format. We don't know if that software is available. We don't know how these records are currently kept. So I think that giving just a reasonable amount of time is something that we can do as a committee, and I think it would reflect well.
At the end of the day, we want the work of this committee to improve the processes, improve the outcomes of the investments that we're making in our communities. That's something that, certainly, everyone would expect of us. We're not just asking for information for information's sake. We're asking for information that will be utilized, that will give insights into the work of the agency, and that also helps, at the end of the day, with our recommendations for improvement to the processes.
I think it's also safe to say that we want to be able to review these materials, and we should be making our own commitments to doing so once we've asked the agency to put all of the time and all of the effort into compiling this information so that it is something that we're able to provide in terms of feedback on any report that, at the end of the day, we make.
The amendment—I would support that amendment, as my colleagues have said. I think it is very reasonable to ask for the 60 days and to be able to provide the proper scope of the requests and give clarity to the agency. Thirty days is an irresponsible timeline, and we need to make those reasonable adjustments.
So, Chair, that's certainly what I want to add to the record. I appreciate you giving me the time to speak to this. I don't know if my colleague has anything further to add, but that's what I wanted to say in the record.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): I think there's been enough debate now on this amendment, so I'll call the vote right now.
Ms. Dipika Damerla: Chair, I'd like a 20-minute recess before the vote.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Okay. If you call a 10-minute recess, we're going to be at 10:25.
Miss Monique Taylor: Chair?
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): Yes, go ahead, Ms. Taylor.
Miss Monique Taylor: Okay, go ahead.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): The Clerk has actually advised me. If she moves a recess that's 20 minutes long, the vote will take place first thing next meeting—I'm getting information from the Clerk, okay?
Miss Monique Taylor: Can I dispute the 20-minute request and allow it to—
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): It's automatic.
Miss Monique Taylor: Just asking for clarification.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): You can talk to her later, but she's moved it. So—
Miss Monique Taylor: But I can dispute 20 minutes.
The Chair (Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti): —this committee is adjourned until next meeting.
The committee adjourned at 1013.
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Chair / Président
Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti (Scarborough Southwest / Scarborough-Sud-Ouest L)
Vice-Chair / Vice-Président
Mr. Rick Bartolucci (Sudbury L)
Mrs. Laura Albanese (York South–Weston / York-Sud–Weston L)
Mr. Percy Hatfield (Windsor–Tecumseh ND)
Ms. Mitzie Hunter (Scarborough–Guildwood L)
Mr. Jim McDonell (Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry PC)
Mr. Randy Pettapiece (Perth–Wellington PC)
Miss Monique Taylor (Hamilton Mountain ND)
Ms. Lisa Thompson (Huron–Bruce PC)
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Ms. Dipika Damerla (Mississauga East–Cooksville / Mississauga-Est–Cooksville L)
Mr. Douglas C. Holyday (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)
Mr. Jack MacLaren (Carleton–Mississippi Mills PC)
Mr. Rosario Marchese (Trinity–Spadina ND)
Mr. Jeff Yurek (Elgin–Middlesex–London PC)
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A walk down St. Paul Street from Prospect Street south to Pleasant Run Parkway is a quick lesson in the decline and fall of urban America.
It's plain to see that this street has suffered the effects of disinvestment and neglect for many years. Most of the houses were built here as rental property over a century ago. They share a similar style and scale that still commands a certain respect even in their current poor condition. At first the street must have looked great with its rows of two-family houses set high up above the sidewalk, all featuring deep porches and flanked by low masonry retaining walls.
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This page is a list of 2013 UCI ProTeams and riders. These teams competed in the 2013 UCI World Tour.

Teams overview
The 19 ProTeams in 2013 were:

 were promoted up to the top division of teams for this season, whilst  were somewhat controversially removed from the World Tour peloton. On 15 February 2013 the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld 's appeal against the UCI's decision not to issue them a World Tour licence. On 18 February 2013 the UCI announced that, contrary to previous assertions, 19 teams would hold ProTeam status for this season. This caused Paris–Nice and the Giro d'Italia to accommodate 23 teams as  were not given a wild card invite when they were a Pro-Continental team, but would now be invited as a ProTeam.

One team changed its name twice – having been known as  in 2012, the team became  after Rabobank withdrew their title sponsorship. Ahead of the Tour de France, Belkin acquired title sponsorship, with the team becoming .

 also changed its name to .

Riders

Notes

References

See also

 2013 in men's road cycling
 List of 2013 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams
 List of 2013 UCI Women's Teams

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The Greenwich Wind Facility is situated on the north shore of Lake Superior near Thunder Bay, Ontario. It utilizes 43 Siemens Energy SWT 2.3-101 wind turbines with an aggregate capacity of 99 MW. Power from the Greenwich Wind Facility is sold to the IESO under a PPA until 2031.
Massif-du-Sud Wind Facility
The Massif-du-Sud Wind Facility is situated 100 km south of Quebec City, Quebec. It has a capacity of 150 MW generated by 75 Senvion MM82/92 wind turbines, each with a rated capacity of 2 MW. Power from the Massif-du-Sud Wind Facility is sold to Hydro-Quebec under a PPA that expires in 2033.
Lac-Alfred Wind Facility
The Lac-Alfred Wind Facility is situated 400 km northeast of Quebec City in Quebec's Bas-Saint-Laurent region. It has a capacity of 300 MW generated by 150 Senvion MM82/92 wind turbines, each with a rated capacity of 2 MW. Power from the Lac-Alfred Wind Facility is sold to Hydro-Quebec under a PPA that expires in 2033.
Blackspring Ridge Wind Facility
The Blackspring Ridge Wind Facility is situated 50 km north of Lethbridge, Alberta. It has a capacity of 300 MW generated by 166 Vestas V100 wind turbines, each with a rated capacity of 1.8 MW. Power from the Blackspring Ridge Wind Facility is sold to Alberta Power Pool. Leases with private landowners for an initial term of five years, with automatic renewal for up to an additional 40 years and subsequent renewable rights thereafter.
Saint-Robert-Bellarmin Wind Facility
The Saint-Robert-Bellarmin Wind Facility is situated 300 km east of Montreal, Quebec. It has a capacity of 80 MW generated by 40 Senvion MM92 wind turbines, each with a rated capacity of 2 MW. Power from the Saint-Robert-Bellarmin Wind Facility is sold to Hydro-Quebec under a PPA that expires in 2032.
SunBridge Wind Facility
SunBridge Wind Farm is located five kilometres southeast of Gull Lake in southwestern Saskatchewan. It uses 17 turbines with a total capacity of 11 MW. Power produced at SunBridge is delivered into the Saskatchewan power grid and sold to Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower) under a long-term PPA that expires in 2022.
Magrath Wind Facility
The Magrath Wind Facility is located seven kilometres southwest of Magrath in southern Alberta. It utilizes 20 turbines with a total capacity of 30 MW. The electricity produced at Magrath is delivered to the Alberta power grid through long-term fixed-price agreements. The facility is operated by Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc.
Chin Chute Wind Facility
The Chin Chute Wind Facility is located 20 kilometres southwest of Taber, Alberta. It utilizes 20 turbines with a total capacity of 30 MW. The power generated at Chin Chute is delivered to the Alberta power grid through long-term fixed-price agreements. The facility is operated by Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc.
Waste Heat Power Generation
NRGreen Power
The Fund has a 50% interest in NRGreen Power, which operates five non-regulated waste heat recovery facilities with an aggregate capacity of 33 MW (17 MW net to the Fund), which are located at compressor stations along the Alliance Pipeline. Four of the facilities are located in Saskatchewan and one is in Alberta.
Electricity is generated by harnessing the waste heat produced by gas turbines at Alliance Canada's compressor stations and converting the waste heat to electrical energy. Power generated from each of the four Saskatchewan NRGreen facilities sold to SaskPower under long-term PPAs. The PPAs expire ten years after the in-service date for each facility with options to extend for two additional successive five-year terms at NRGreen's discretion. In December 2014, NRGreen elected to extend each of the PPA's for the first additional five-year term. In Alberta, energy generated by the Whitecourt Recovered Energy Facility is sold into the Alberta Power Pool on a spot basis, while certain emission reduction credits are sold under contract to Alliance Canada. The Whitecourt Recovered Energy Facility received a $7 grant from the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation under its Energy Efficiency Projects grant program. For more details on the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation, visit the website. http://ccemc.ca/
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Q: Vector fields and group actions In section 4 page 12 of the article Cohomologie équivariante et théorème de Stokes, there is a statement which says that

if we consider  the action of the  $S^1$ (parametrized by the angle $\phi$) on itself is by rotations. Then this action is generated by the vector field $\frac{\partial}{\partial \phi}$.

what does it mean in for a group action to be generated by a vector field ?

A: In general, a vector field gives us an action by $\Bbb R$ by letting the result of $t\in\Bbb R$ acting on the point $x\in X$ be "follow the flow of the vector field for $t$ seconds, starting at $x$". In the concrete example, $2\pi$ "seconds" of flow tkae every point back to the origin, thus allowing us to view the action by $\Bbb R$ as an action by $\Bbb R/2\pi\Bbb Z\cong S^1$.

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