The tories up in Ottawa are finally moving forward on new legislation for the parol board especially to ammend the area involving pardons since the public outcry particularly from the hockey community across Canada. Those of you not knowing what i'm talking about, recently the parol board of Canada pardoned Graham James who wass sentenced a few years ago for assaulting teen aged hockey players and i'm sure you now know since Sheldon Kennedy and Tharon Fleury both now retired NHL'ers. They played for James in the western hockey league specifically the Swift Current Broncos, these men came forward and helped to convict James and we now know there were more whom couldn't or wouldn't come forward.
What James did was reprehensible and deserved more time in jail however thats our liberal judicial system, further more he has soiled every coach in every sport out there. Any volunteer now must go through a police check including finger printing which i guess is noe such a bad thing since it seems petifiles have discovered a great place to play, as you know i coached kids from 1979 to 2001 and as time went on i wasn't in the dressing room till my players were either mostly or completely dressed, and at the end of the game nobody undressed till my talk was over and the staff left the room mind you we never left the hallway to insure the safety of all my players. In hind sight i don't see why i ever did go in while the boys dressed and now should you see a coach going into his room before he needs to take him aside and remind him of the perception and it's more importantly not proper.
Maybe lucky for us now that our present parol board has given James a pardon in essence a clearing of his records he has found work, yes and with kids as well, thankfully in Italy. I know what your saying"Why are we sending are problems abroad, we wouldn't want theirs", and your absolutly right however now that his record has been exsponged theres not one thing we can do about it and thats why the government is now making changes, sort of like closing the barn door after the horses have left but better now since if left unchecked in i believe 4 years Carla Homolka ends her probation and could do the same, so watch and listen and call if you don't hear any more from Ottawa in the near future.
Also don;t forget the May scented candle sale continues for 2 more weeks:
1st purchase $12.95
2nd. purchase$7.95
plus p.s.t & g.s.t.
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