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THE TRADER EXPRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013
Search-and-rescue system in some distress National OTTAWA - A growing number of Conservative MPs say they won’t mail their constituents the party’s latest attack on Justin Trudeau, saying the negative, taxpayer-funded pamphlet is just not their style. Tories received a sample of the flyer about the Liberal leader last week, designed by the party’s parliamentary research group. It matches recent television spots about Trudeau that say he lacks the experience and judgment to govern. Unlike the TV ads, the mailout (called a “ten-percenter�) is funded by the taxpayer through House of Commons budgets. Several Conservatives from across the country said Tuesday they won’t use it. “I haven’t sent out an attack ten-percenter for over four years,� said Edmonton Tory MP Laurie Hawn. “It’s just not my style.� “I don’t feel it’s appropriate for me to do it,� said Joe Daniel, a Toronto Conservative MP. Some MPs told The Canadian Press they’ve been hearing complaints from constituents on the issue. Ontario MP Larry Miller said a voter told him he didn’t like it when former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin attacked Stephen Harper, and doesn’t like what the Conservatives are doing now. ***
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the country’s search-and-rescue system is in distress and some elements are near the breaking point. Michael Ferguson’s latest report issued Tuesday singled out the Royal Canadian Air Force, saying a continuing shortage of pilots and trained crew puts the system in jeopardy. He also said the country doesn’t have enough — or the right type — of aircraft to respond to emergencies across the vast, open spaces of land and sea. The Harper government has repeatedly promised to deliver new aircraft to replace the air force’s aging fleet of C-115 Buffaloes and older model C-130 Hercules, the workhorses of rescue missions. Defence Minister Peter MacKay has often referred to the procurement as a “top priority.� But the program, started under the Liberals in 2002, is not expected to deliver a new plane until 2017. International KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine’s jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe’s human rights court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not political. The prosecution of Tymoshenko, the country’s most vocal opposition leader, has strained the former Soviet state’s ties with the European Union and the United States. Tuesday’s ruling put fresh pressure of Yanukovych to ensure Tymoshenko’s release if he wants to sign a key co-operation agreement with Brussels later this year. There was no immediate comment from the govern-
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ment, other than a promise to closely analyze the ruling. Tymoshenko, a heroine of Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution who was instantly recognizable her blond braid wrapped around her head like a crown, was sentenced to seven years in prison in October 2011 after being convicted of exceeding her powers as premier while negotiating a gas contract with Russia. The West has condemned Tymoshenkoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jailing and other legal cases against her as politically motivated and insisted on her release. *** LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Poker devotees can now skip the smoky casino and legally gamble their dollars away on the couch â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least in the state of Nevada. A Las Vegas-based casino subsidiary launched the first fully legal poker website in the United States on Tuesday morning. The site, run by Ultimate Gaming, is only accepting wagers from players in Nevada for now, but likely represents the next chapter in gambling nationwide. Internet poker, never fully legal, has been strictly outlawed since 2011, when the Department of Justice seized the domain names of the largest offshore sites catering to U.S. customers and blacked them out. This crackdown, dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x153;black Friday,â&#x20AC;? left poker fanatics with two options: They could either get dressed and visit a card room, or break the law and log into an offshore site. More recently, the federal government softened its stance on Internet betting, and three states â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New Jersey, Delaware and Nevadaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; have legalized some form of online wagering within their borders.