Un consensus, plusieurs interprétations          Les scientifiques s'entendent sur une chose: la température terrestre a augmenté de façon marquée depuis un siècle. Selon une grande majorité d'entre eux, c'est une activité humaine plus intense qui est la principale responsable du phénomène. Ainsi, nos habitudes de vie provoquent une augmentation du CO2, ce qui amplifie l'effet de serre et réchauffe la planète. Toutefois, une minorité d'entre eux estime que cette explication ne tient pas. Selon le docteur Tim Patterson, paléoclimatologue de l'Université Carleton, ce que l'humain rejette dans l'atmosphère est insignifiant et sans conséquence. Il estime que 98 % des gaz à effets de serre sont causés par l'évaporation naturelle.

La Cour réfute le scénario de Kruger (2005-Jun-18)
Les Innus remportent la bataille
         MARC ROCHETTE, Le Nouvelliste, Trois-Rivières :Après un mois de délibérations, la juge Danielle Grenier a émis, hier, une ordonnance de sauvegarde de l'île René-Levasseur telle que réclamée par les Innus de Betsiamites. En se voyant refuser l'accès à ce territoire pour ses coupes forestières, la compagnie Kruger évaluera les impacts de cette décision dont les allures apocalyptiques ont justement été réfutées en Cour supérieure. «En Mauricie, cela entraîne une perte de 27 % des approvisionnements en copeaux provenant de la Côte-Nord pour l'usine Wayagamack», a toutefois soutenu le vice-président Affaires publiques chez Kruger, Jean Majeau. «On rencontrera les représentants des travailleurs au cours des prochains jours afin de leur communiquer l'impact de la décision», renchérit-il. [Cyberpresse.ca]

Stockwell Day and Cambodia (2005-Jun-05)
PROMINENT CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN INTERVENES IN FAVOR OF DEMOCRACY IN CAMBODIA

samrainsy cabinet @ forum .org .kh : Mr. Stockwell Day, a Canadian Member of Parliament, who is the “Official Opposition Foreign Affairs Critic” (Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs from the Conservative Party of Canada) sent on 3 June 2005 the following message to Mr. Soeum Kear, a Cambodian-born Canadian citizen who had asked for the parliamentarian’s intervention in favor of democracy in Cambodia.

Dear Mr. Kear,          Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with me with concerns regarding the reported removal of parliamentary immunity for opposition party members Sam Rainsy, Cheam Channy and Chea Poch in Cambodia, as well as the subsequent arrest of Mr. Channy. As promised, I have taken your concerns forward on your behalf directly to the Minister. Please allow me to quote from her response back to me:          "Foreign Affairs Canada is aware of these political developments in Cambodia and is following them closely. We continue to monitor the situation in Cambodia and to actively encourage the Cambodian government to demonstrate respect for democratic principles, including parliamentary immunity. Canada remains committed to supporting democracy in Cambodia. During Cambodia's most recent elections, in July 2003, Canada contributed significantly to the election process and helped to ensure that the elections were fair and credible. Canada also encourages long-term efforts to foster the democratic transformation of Cambodian institutions. The Canadian International Development Agency funds a variety of initiatives in support of good governance and democratic practice in Cambodia. In addition, the Canadian Embassy in Phnom Penh regularly raises the issue of the rule of law at meetings with Cambodian officials. Furthermore, the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights successfully fought for the inclusion, in the resolution on Cambodia, of language to encourage respect for, and further development of, democratic institutions. Please be assured that the importance that Canadians attach to good governance, democracy, and the rule of law will continue to inform our efforts as we further our bilateral ties with Cambodia."          This concludes the Minister's response to me. I do not entirely share her perspective, nevertheless this appears to be the government's position. I will continue to do all I can to support democracy in Cambodia. Please let me know if I should be doing something more on this file.          Yours sincerely,          Stockwell Day, M.P.            Okanagan-Coquihalla            Official Opposition Foreign Affairs Critic

Vancouver man given 10-year sentence for sex crimes in Vancouver and Cambodia (2005-Jun-03)
         VANCOUVER (CP) - A judge who sentenced a former hotel worker to 10 years in prison Thursday for a string of sadistic sex crimes said the man preyed on the most vulnerable by attacking prostitutes in Vancouver and having sex with children in Cambodia. Donald Bakker, 41, became the first Canadian to be convicted under a federal law designed to combat child sex tourism when he pleaded guilty Wednesday. He admitted to one count of sexual assault and two counts of sexual assault causing bodily harm involving three prostitutes in Vancouver. He also pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual interference on children under the age of 14 in Cambodia.
         "Right-thinking members of society must be outraged," said Judge Joseph Galati in sentencing Bakker, who videotaped his brutal sexual violence against three prostitutes and sexual exploitation of seven young girls. Bakker, a balding man, didn't face the judge in provincial court but sat looking in the opposite direction. Along with his 10-year sentence, Bakker must also provide a DNA sample, register with a sexual-offender registry and is prohibited from owning firearms for 10 years. Galati said that although the three prostitutes Bakker assaulted consented to the brutal sexual acts inflicted on them, they did not consent to bodily harm. He called sex-trade workers vulnerable members of society who must be protected. "From their demeanour they were willing to endure violence, humiliation and degradation to secure money for their next fix," Galati said. Bakker's actions deeply harmed the women, Galati said. "I watched the pain and shame that these women exhibited when they had to watch the tapes at the preliminary inquiry."
         Bakker's guilty pleas mean they won't have to sit through that a second time at a trial. "The Vancouver complainants have been spared from having to testify again and more important, from my point of view, from having to watch the videotapes again," Galati said. Vancouver police Insp. Tom McCluskie said the violent images on the videotapes had an emotional impact on investigators, who received counselling to cope. "These were very, very disturbing tapes even for the most seasoned, veteran police officers," McCluskie said, adding that at one point, the year-long probe involved 53 officers. He wouldn't say what he thought might have motivated Bakker to commit the sexual assaults.
         Brian McConaghy, a forensic scientist with the RCMP who does charity work in Cambodia, said that country's government, along with non-governmental organizations such as World Vision, were instrumental in the investigation. Police used background shots of walls and doors, for example, to identify the exploited children in Svay Pak, Cambodia, where Bakker sexually assaulted girls aged seven and 12 between February and March 2003. Galati said the constitutionality of the child sex tourism law hasn't yet been tested by any court and a trial would have been bogged down. "Just the legal issues might have kept this case from going before the courts for some considerable time." Galati said neither he nor any of the Crown or defence lawyers are aware of a similar case involving such violence and degradation. He said the child sex trade "only exists, or largely exists, because of Mr. Bakker and others like him." The charges were seen as ground-breaking because they marked the first time anyone had been prosecuted under the child sex tourism law, which was enacted in June 2002 and no longer requires the consent of the foreign country where allegations of sexual abuse took place.
         Bakker's lawyer, Kevin McCullough, and the Crown prosecutor, made a joint submission to the judge for a 10-year prison sentence. Bakker has already served 18 months in jail and that time will count for double, meaning he faces seven more years in jail. Bakker was arrested Dec. 2, 2003, at a park in the gritty Downtown Eastside after police received a 911 call about a naked woman crying and screaming from a bush. [www.yahoo.com]

Eurocopter pose un appareil sur le "toit du monde" (2005-Mai-30)
         PARIS (AP) - C'est une première mondiale: Eurocopter, le constructeur européen d'hélicoptères, a annoncé avoir posé l'un de ses appareils au sommet du mont Everest, à 8.850 mètres d'altitude. L'hélicoptère Ecureuil/AStar AS350B3 s'est posé le 14 mai sur le "toit du monde", établissant un nouveau record mondial d'atterrissage et de décollage à haute altitude, indique Eurocopter sur son site Internet. L'appareil, piloté par Didier Delsalle, a décollé du camp de base de Lukla (Népal), situé à 2.866 mètres, et est resté au sommet pendant plus de deux minutes, précise le constructeur. Vingt-quatre heures plus tard, l'hélicoptère a réédité cette performance.
         "Atteindre ce sommet mythique semblait être un rêve", a commenté Didier Delsalle en sortant de l'hélicoptère. "Malgré les difficultés évidentes pour parvenir à cet objectif, l'appareil a démontré sa capacité à faire face à cette situation (...) sublimée par la magie de l'endroit." Eurocopter, qui est une division du groupe aéronautique et de défense EADS, a fait savoir qu'il avait soumis l'exploit à la Fédération aéronautique internationale (FAI) pour qu'elle homologue ce record mondial. Le précédent était détenu par un hélicoptère Cheetah, variante du Lama, avec une altitude de 7.670 mètres. Fabrice Brégier, président d'Eurocopter, a immédiatement félicité le pilote et son équipe pour cette prouesse. Selon lui, ce record, réalisé avec un hélicoptère de série, "montre une nouvelle fois les qualités uniques de l'Ecureuil/AStar AS350 B3", à la fois "polyvalent, fiable, rapide et confortable".
         Pendant la période d'essais qui a précédé le record, Didier Delsalle et son appareil ont effectué plusieurs missions pour les autorités népalaises. L'entraînement pour cet exploit a commencé dès avril 2004. L'Ecureuil/AStar AS350 B3 avait alors réussi un vol expérimental à 8.892 mètres à Istres (France). Le 14 avril dernier, il était monté à 3.000, 6.000 et 9.000 mètres, en respectivement deux minutes et 21 secondes, cinq minutes et six secondes, neuf minutes et 26 secondes, soit mieux que les précédents records détenus par un Ecureuil/AStar AS350 B1, qui étaient pour les mêmes altitudes de deux minutes et 59 secondes, six minutes et 55 secondes, 13 minutes et 52 secondes. Pour l'instant, 3.670 Ecureuil/AStar ont été vendus dans le monde et ont effectué 15 millions d'heures de vol. Sur le Net: http://www.eurocopter.com .

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