Hurricane Electric IPv6 SAGE!
By admin | July 4, 2011
Yup, I’m a bit of a nerd! 
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A reply from my MPP
By admin | July 24, 2010
As I said, I would post a reply from my MPP.
Dear Mr. Capranos,
Thank you for your email regarding the G20 conference. I appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns.
As you know, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) requested, in the context of public safety, that a regulation be made under the Public Works Protection Act to designate the G20 area security perimeter as “public works” from June 21st - June 28th. The PWPA was established in 1939 and is in effect in several locations across the province. In 2005, the authority to enforce the PWPA was upheld by Ontario Courts. More information is available by TPS at (416) 808-2222.
On a personal level, I am deeply disappointed by the violent actions that occurred over that weekend. I have encouraged and supported public demonstrations in the past and I believe very strongly that peaceful protests play a vital role in a healthy democracy and, more importantly, that our rights to assemble and demonstrate are fundamental. Civil liberties and civil rights are the cornerstones of our society and freedom.
I will continue to reinforce these issues with my colleagues at Queen’s Park. Thank you again for writing.
Sincerely,
Charles Sousa, MPP
Mississauga South
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A Slippery Slope
By admin | June 25, 2010
I was disturb today to read about an amendment to the Ontario Public Works Protection Act, that grants the police to arrest people that are within 5 meters of the G20 security barrier, who refuse to present ID and allowed to be searched. The law is only valid until Monday, June 28. However, it was in-acted on June 2nd by an order in council by the Ontario Liberal Cabinet.
This was done without any consultation of the Provincial parliament and was never debated with in the house or press releases sent out to inform people that the Government of Ontario has suspended their Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a few days. It’s a slippery slope, if the government can get away with it this time, what’s to stop them next time.
Be sure to send an email to your MPP and let them know this wrong and should never have been enacted in the first place.
I sent the following email to my MPP, Charles Sousa, Mississauga - South. I will post the reply if / when I receive one.
Good day,
I writing this letter to inform you that as a resident of Mississuaga South and as a citizen of Canada, I am outraged at the recent move of the Dalton McGuinty Government and the passing of a law that can have you arrested for refusing to produce identification and being searched during the G20 summit if you’re within 5 meters of the security zone.
The idea that a government can pass a law that strips people of their Charter of Rights and Freedom, is deplorable at best, tin-pot dictatorship at worse.
I refer you to the specific sections of the Charter:
Fundamental Freedoms
2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
(d) freedom of association.Legal Rights
Life, liberty and security of person
7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be
deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.Search or seizure
8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.Detention or imprisonment
9. Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.If the McGuinty government felt so strongly about this amendment the the Public Works Protection Act, why not debate it in the House, or make the announcement that a new draconian change occurred on June 2nd?
For those individuals that say Security needs to triumph safety, I find that ridiculous! No persons freedom should ever be stripped for the advancement of security. It is a slippery
slope and once down that path, there is no turning back.I work in a building at the corner of York and Wellington, on nice days, I would routinely sit outside, soak up some sun and enjoy my lunch, I normally sit in area that would put me within the 5 meter range of the security barrier. Should I be arrested because I choose to eat my lunch outside, with a sandwich in hand and politely refuse to produce identification to the Police, because no where in the criminal code of Canada or in the Charter of Rights and Freedom does it state, that an individual requires a license to hold a sandwich, or to be sitting / standing on the Street in a public area.
If asked for my name and purpose of being where I am by the police, as required by law, I would answer truthfully, I would give my full name, and mention the fact that I work at this location. I am not and should not be required to produce any identification, or be searched by Police Offers to confirm who I am and my business in the area.
I would hope that you and other members of the Ontario Liberal Party would hold Dalton McGuinty and his Cabinet to task on this issue and, to ensure that this afront to Liberty
never occurs again in Canada.Thank you,
Matthew R. Capranos
Playford Rd
Mississauga-South
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Bill C-391
By admin | October 2, 2009
A new private members bill has been brought forth to the House of Commons to hopefully repeal the failed long gun registry in Canada. The Bill brought forth by MP Candice Hoeppner (Portage-Lisgar), is Bill C-391, it would call for the dismantling of the Canadian Firearms Center, central database of all registered non-restricted long guns. (which includes, most rifles and shotguns).
The removal of the Long Gun Registry has never been more important after the RCMP released sensitive information regarding firearms owners to the research and polling company Ekos. The RCMP chartered Ekos to perform a customer survey of firearms owners to see if they are satisfied, when it comes to the registry, registration and how they deal with the RCMP. The irony of it, is we firearms owners are not customers, if it were not for mandatory licensing we would be criminals……but I’m getting off topic.
I have sent my MP Paul Szabo an email asking for his support, to remove the long gun registry,
Good day.
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter, I writing to you as a resident of Mississauga South.
Earlier this year, I emailed you to see if I could count on your support for the proposed private members Bill C-301, that was brought forth by MP Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville). The private members Bill would have called for the dismantling of the long gun registry, the binding of ATTs to the licenses of firearm owners and many other provisions that would have reduced the bureaucratic nightmare in which 2 million law abiding Canadians must endure.
Sadly, It appears that Bill C-301 will not proceed forward as it was made into a hot button issue by misinformed media, as well as members of all opposition parties.
A more palatable bill has been brought forth by MP Ms. Candice Hoeppner (Portage—Lisgar) which still calls for the dismantling of the Long Gun registry, but will not include many of the the hot button issues that were contained within Bill C-301.
Bill C-391 is an important piece of legislation, especially in light of the recent Ekos Poll of Canadian Firearm owners, in which the RCMP provided sensitive information to a 3rd party consulting company, that was contracted by the RCMP without the approval of the office of the Minister of Public Safety.
As promised by the Liberal government of the day, Canadian Firearm owners information would NEVER be handed out to a party outside of the government. The long gun registry needs to be removed, because in the wrong hands it can be misused, as it has been shown, either by the RCMP providing information out to a 3rd party company or the many well documented security breaches of the long gun registry, in which private information on firearms owners may have been stolen.
Please support Bill C-391, and ensure that it is passed into law.
Thank you again for your time.
Matthew Robert Capranos
Mississauga-South
Mississauga, Ontario
Sadly after reading his replies during the debating of Bill C-391 in the House of Commons on Monday, I do not think he will be supporting it
Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.): next intervention
Mr. Speaker, the bill seeks to eliminate the long arms registry that was set up by Parliament in law.Back in 1994, when the issue of the registry was first put forward, one of the things the Conservative members failed to mention was that the crime committed using long arms was actually greater than crime by handguns.
How could it have been greater? When we had a system where there was nothing to require the safe storage, training, registration and so on, all kinds of problems were happening. In fact, long arms were being stored by the front door and if there was a problem they would get the gun and go ahead.
If the mover of the bill says that the registry has done nothing to reduce crime, her own facts say that in fact now long arm crime is away down. Therefore, obviously it worked. Then she concludes that it is not helping to alleviate crime so we should get rid of the long arm registry.
If we follow that logic, then she must also say that we need to get rid of the handgun registry because clearly the registry is expensive, wasteful and does not do anything. That is not the truth. When police officers and public safety officers who have access to the CPIC system go into a situation where they are not sure whether there is a risk, that tool is available to them.
I intend to complete my speech the next time we deal with the bill but I do want to say that the member has raised selective facts. If she wants the bill to be passed, she needs to put it all on the table. It needs to be true, full and plain and the member needs to be accountable for her words. We will see.
With C-391 passing through the second reading it is now off to committees for review, amendments and if it can navigate it’s way through and if there is not election. The third reading and voting on the Bill could happen before the winter recess.
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Back from Camping
By admin | September 1, 2009
My co-workers and I went camping at Arrowhead provincial park this month (it’s become an annual tradition) and a great time was had by all. The weather wasn’t too bad, the food was amazing and I was finally able to get out and try fishing for the first time. I kind of enjoy it, might start going out fishing more often when I get the opportunity. To check out the pictures please click here
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Damn those communists
By admin | July 31, 2009
Like I said, damn those communists for being better capitalists then we are. After months of looking and drooling, I finally picked up my very own Norinco M14s, it chambers a 7.62×51 mm (.308 Win) cartridge. It took a couple of hours to take apart and throughly clean it, it came with a think layer of packing grease. She looks good and I can’t wait to get a little range time in with it. Put a couple of rounds down range 
I’ll be sure to post some pics when I finally get it out to the range.
I’ve been talking with a couple of my friends / associates, it looks like more people will be getting out there and getting their firearms licenses, I’m slowly converting everyone.
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Changes at work
By admin | June 6, 2009
Well this week I was hit by a bombshell, two of my co-workers will be quitting shortly.
Ling Cheung and Marek Kupsta will be quitting Q9 for new careers, I like to wish them all the best in their future endeavors and hopefully they’ll still come out for the occasional wing night.
With all the changes happening at work, I’ve started to re-evaluate how I feel about working at Q9, The company has been good to me over the years, they pay me well, however, I’m starting to feel like I want more. Maybe it’s time for a change, maybe it’s time to move on.
I’ve told my friends to keep an ear open, if they hear about any good postings else where, to let me know.
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All good things……
By admin | June 6, 2009
Well for those who don’t know yet, Lotus and I broke up a little over a month ago.
We had been going out for just shy of 6 years, there were a lot of good times, and I really did enjoy being with her. However, Lotus and I both agreed it wasn’t meant to be, so we decided to call it quits.
We’re gonna try and maintain our friendship if possible, but we’ll see.
Any way, all good things must come to an end sooner or later…………
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Reply from my MP - Hon. Paul Szabo
By admin | May 14, 2009
Email that I sent to Hon. Paul Szabo - Mississauga South
Good day,
Thank you for taking the time to read my email, I have been a resident of Mississauga South for most of my life. Over the years, I have lived in various parts of Mississauga, Lorne Park, Erin Mills, and have settled in Clarkson, I believe it to be a wonderful area. I am also a firearms enthusiast and have been so for most of my life, It started with my Grandfather first teaching me how to hold a rifle as a young boy. My enjoyment of sport shooting has continued into my adult life, I recently applied for and was granted my firearms license and have purchased several rifles and pistols over the last few years. I have taken many friends, co-workers, family members who are also residents of Mississauga South to a range I frequent in Burlington. All of the people that I have taken, believe that firearms are no more dangerous (when in the proper hands) then any other tool or piece of equipment.
As such, I am writing to ask for your support of the private members bill C-301. The bill brought forth by Garry Breitkreuz MP Yorkton—Melville, which calls for the dismantling of the ineffective long gun registry, that has cost tax payers over 2 billion dollars to set up and nearly 75 million to administer annually. The long gun registry has done little to nothing to reduce violent crime in Canada, as criminals still refuse to register their firearms.
Bill C-301 in it’s original form calls for the following:
- With the repeal of the long gun registry, people would no longer have to register their non-restricted shotguns and rifles. Restricted (such as handguns) and prohibited firearms would still have to be registered.
Since the inception of the long gun registry, not one life as been saved. The long gun registry is a tool used after a crime is committed to track down the owner of a firearm. Even before the days of the long gun registry, the police were capable of doing this using import records from manufactures and sales records from stores.
- Binding of Authorization to Transport to the firearms license. In order for those people who own a restricted firearm to legally transport it to a range or shooting club, they require an Authorization to Transport (ATT).
This document is provided by the Chief Firearms Office of each province and in some instances can takes months to send out. By binding the ATT to a license, those individuals who are LEGALLY able to own / possess those firearms, will be able to transport them to range without having to apply for a separate document. Individuals transporting their firearms, will still have to follow all the transportation and storage laws to and from the range. By binding the ATT to the firearms license, will help to reduce bureaucracy and help to save tax payers money.
- Allowing the transportation of prohibited firearms to a certified range. There are Canadians, whom were grandfathered rights to own fully automatic rifles or converted from full auto to semi-automatic only.
As the media has been playing up since bill C-301 was proposed, the idea that people will be able to drive around with machine guns in the car, etc, etc. Bill C-301 would allow those who still have to right to own these firearms to take them ranges that allow their discharge, prior to the inception of Bill C-68 many Canadians drove to ranges will their now prohibited firearms and there was never one incident of an attack or assault. Bill C-301 would give those people who Legally own their property, the chance to take it to an approved government range, where they can legally use them, again all the laws for storage and transportation must be followed.
- Changing renewal periods for firearms license from 5 years to 10 years and merging the Possession Only and Possession and Acquisition License into one document. By doubling the licensing period for firearms licenses would reduce the amount of bureaucracy in re-applying for one every five years, as well as having just one firearms license, this will help to save the tax payer money. The same laws would still be on the book for any individuals whose license is revoked or any prohibition orders are put against them.
- Finally Bill C-301 calls on an audit of the firearms laws every 5 years to ensure they are properly being applied and that tax payers money is being best served.
I understand this letter has a lot of information that needs to be digested, but rest assured, that Bill C-301 is good legislation, it helps to balance the rights firearms enthusiasts as well as that of public safety. With Bill C-301 applied, all laws would still have to be followed when it comes to transportation and storage, the private or commercial sale of firearms, such as license verification. There would still be a registry intact for restricted and prohibited firearms, as well as mandatory licensing in order to possess or acquire firearms.
Please read Bill C-301 for yourself, as I have stated it is a good piece of legislation that will help to preserve the rights of nearly 2 million Canadians that are firearms enthusiasts.
Thank you for your time and support.
Matthew Robert Capranos
Resident Missisauga South.
Mississauga, Ontario
The reply that I received
Dear Mr. Capranos,
Thank you for the input. Bill C-301 was supposed to be debated last week but they changed their mind on some aspects and have dropped the Bill down the list about a month. Changes are expected so I cannot tell you what the Bill does or if they will ever bring it back. The Prime Minister is not happy with the Bill.
Sincerely,
Paul Szabo MP
And my Reply
Thank you for the prompt reply.
From what I have read, the second reading of Bill C-301 maybe as early as tomorrow or early next week and while there has been discussions to edit portions of Bill C-301, from what I have read, it will read in it’s original form.
From what I have gathered from both the media, and from within the firearms community it is not so much that Prime Minister is un-happy with the bill, the un-happiness is coming from the opposition parties, and the anti-gun groups within Canada that are trying to have the bill as watered down as possible. As they do not fully understand the hoops that fire arms owners must jump through in order to participate in their past time.
Thus far the Conservative Party of Canada has worked to preserve the rights of firearm owners, and not erode them. The private member bill put forth by Garry Breitkreuz MP Yorkton—Melville, has support from several members of both your party as well as the NDP, and has the possibility of passing if the contents are properly debated in the House and Senate, instead of the rhetoric used by groups that oppose civilian firearm ownership within Canada.
Please when possible review the contents of the Bill, whether in the original form or the newly revised when it is presented and if offered a free vote, please vote with all the facts known.
Thank you again for your time,
Matthew Capranos
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Bill C-301
By admin | May 14, 2009
As those closet to me know, I am a firearms enthusiast, over the last year and half, I have acquired my firearms license, and several rifles and handguns. I strongly believe that all Canadian’s have the right to own firearms, whether people agree or disagree with this is a mute point. It’s a right that has been enshrined upon us, and each Canadian has the ability to choose whether or not they want to exercise this right.
Earlier this year the MP for Yorkton - Melville (Saskatchewan) Gary Breitkreuz has presented a private members bill C-301 in parliament, that would scrap the still controversial long gun registry and would make other changes to the law in regards to firearm transportation for restricted and prohibited firearms, license renewal, government over site of firearms laws.
While many in the firearms community believe that the Bill does not go far enough to protect and ensure our rights to own firearms, it is a step in the right direction and we as Canadian’s need to ensure our rights are not slowly eroded away, please read the bill found here, and write to your MP and demand they support this Bill, you can find a listing of all MP’s Here.
After all, if the government can take away your right to own firearms, what’s next?
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