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MVCSC Visits Anshan, China

MVCSC Educators in Anshan

Recently, a group of Mt. Vernon educators visited Anshan, China to exchange educational practices with schools in Anshan. MVCSC hopes to continue the partnership with Anshan schools and set up further student and teacher exchanges to advance Mt. Vernon’s International Exchange program.

In total, eight Mt. Vernon educators went on the trip: Mt. Vernon High School (MVHS) Principal, Mr. Greg Roach; Fortville Elementary (FES) First Grade Teacher, Ms. Kelsey Sager; Director of Elementary Education and Co-Interim Superintendent Mrs. Heather Noesges; Director of Secondary Education Mr. Scott Shipley; MVHS English Teacher, Mrs. Jordan Gerbsch; Mt. Vernon Middle School (MVMS) Science Teacher, Mr. Eric Harnish; MVHS Mandarin Chinese Teacher, Ms. Yi-Fan Lin; McCordsville Elementary School (MES) Kindergarten Teacher, Ms. Trina Conover; and MVCSC School Board Member, Mr. Tony May. This group was chosen based on a survey that was sent to all Mt. Vernon teachers in the district.  The survey asked the teachers their level of interest in traveling abroad through the International Exchange program.Trip to Anshan, China

Mr. Roach and Mrs. Noesges can both agree upon the importance that the International Exchange program holds. “We want our students to experience different cultures from around the world in order to help prepare them for life outside of Mt. Vernon,” states Mrs. Noesges. Mr. Roach also emphasised the importance of immersing Mt. Vernon students in various cultures.

The teachers and administrators that traveled abroad only have positive things to say about the trip. Ms. Conover says, “The experience was more than I could have imagined.  One of the most memorable experiences was visiting the Gangdu Elementary School. We visited classrooms and spent time with the students during P.E. while they were practicing ping-pong.” She continues to describe the evident determination and dedication to their education that the Chinese students exhibit. “I’m so thankful that Mt. Vernon gives their teachers an opportunity to experience education in different cultures.”

Trip to Anshan, China

Mr. Harnish explains how seeing historical sights in person made Chinese culture all the more real to him and will influence the way he teaches his students. “I can discuss with students what the actual steps are like on the Great Wall. I can describe to them what bartering with souvenir shop owners is like, or how two people who don’t share a language can still communicate with one another. I know that I have a better understanding of Chinese culture now and my lessons and stories will reflect it, which in turn gives my students a better learning experience.” Experiences gained from the trip to Anshan will help enrich the lessons that Mt. Vernon teachers are able to give the students.

Ms. Lin, the only Mt. Vernon High School teacher born and raised in Asia is proud of the curiosity demonstrated by the Mt. Vernon teachers while visiting the China schools. She describes how wonderful it was to see Mt. Vernon teachers be so eager to learn about Chinese culture. Ms. Lin believes that the educators’ willingness to learn will have a positive influence on Mt. Vernon students.

Mt. Vernon Educators with Students in Anshan

The teachers that attended are undoubtedly supportive of the International Exchange program and the impact it has on Mt. Vernon students. Mr. Harnish also expresses his high hopes for the future of the program. “I am very excited to see this opportunity open up to more and more of our students and staff as it continues to grow.”

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When you are trying to save your money or get out of debt, sometimes the process can seem like it’s not going so well. It can be frustrating when it feels like it’s not working as well as you had originally thought it would.

If you’re not seeing your savings increase as much as you need it to or if you want to get out of debt faster, it’s time to find ways to make extra money. Whenever I’m saving for a vacation, I try to make as much extra money as possible.

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Simple Ways to Make Extra Money

  1. Sell your old jewelry. Whether it’s an old necklace from an ex or a ring or bracelet that just isn’t your style anymore, don’t let your old jewelry sit in the bottom of that jewelry box any longer. Find a reputable jewelry store that will give you cash for your unwanted items. You can also sell your jewelry at a consignment shop, on Ebay, or at a store that buys gold. But before you sell, know what it’s worth so you know you’re not getting taken advantage of. And don’t be so quick to sell something meaningful or passed down to you for quick cash because you may regret it later on.
  2. Write. Have you always wanted to be a writer? Are you an expert on a topic? Do you have a strong opinion on a topic? If yes, there’s a good chance you can get paid to write. You don’t need to be a professional writer to get paid for it. Send an e-mail to blogs or magazines you read to ask if they accept submissions for payment. You can also register at sites like Freelancer.com to start getting work.
  3. Sell the books you don’t want anymore. If you know you are not going to read a book again, then sell it. To deal with my student loans in college, I sold all of my used textbooks every semester to pay for next semester’s books. This way I wouldn’t have to take out additional loans to cover my book costs. You can sell textbooks, cookbooks, novels, and whatever other type of books you have on Amazon or at a local store that buys used books.
  4. Dog-sit or walk a dog. Offer to walk a dog for your neighbors or nearby friends and family. You can even register on Sitter City to find dog sitting opportunities near you. This is perfect opportunity if you’re off during the day or out of work. Some people are gone all day and just want someone to come let their dog out while they’re at work.
  5. Sell your old movies. I used to buy DVDs all the time until I realized that I was wasting money since I only watch them one time. I sold all of my movies on Amazon and at a local store that buys DVDs.
  6. Get money for your unwanted clothes. Everyone has clothes they don’t wear anymore. Clean out your closet and separate them into piles. If you have designer or more expensive clothes, sell them at an upscale consignment shop or on Ebay. You can sell other name brand clothing to used clothing stores, such as Plato’s Closet.
  7. Market your photos online. If you love taking photos, consider signing up for an iStockphoto account. You can sell your photos online to those who want access to them. You may not make much, but something is better than nothing.
  8. Babysit. Consider babysitting if you think you’re up for taking care of some little ones. Just like with dog sitting, you can register for an account with Sitter City or search for opportunities on Craigslist. For an even safer route, spread the word through your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers that you’re looking to babysit for extra money. You can even drop by the local schools to advertise your services.
  9. Sell your kid’s clothes and toys. Let’s face it. Kids outgrow clothes, shoes, and toys a lot more quickly than we’d probably prefer them to. Instead of just tossing them out or letting things get buried under new items, sell the old ones. Find a store, like Once Upon a Child, that buys gently used clothes, toys, and baby gear. Even old video games shouldn’t go to waste. Sell them online or at a store that buys used video games.
  10. Teach. Everyone has something they can offer to teach. Playing an instrument, cooking, singing, dancing, a foreign language, and crafting are just a few of the things you can get paid to teach. Spread the word that you’re interested in teaching your subject. If you excel in a sport, offer private lessons or classes. Many community centers have more obscure classes you don’t need a degree to teach, and you only need an expertise. If you excel in a school subject, try to be a tutor. Call local schools or search online for job opportunities.
  11. Have a yard sale. Clean out your entire house, and put everything you don’t use or don’t want anymore up for sale at a yard or garage sale. Don’t forget about places you don’t look often like a basement, attic, or laundry room. Also see 10 Ways to Maximize Craigslist Revenue.
  12. House-sit. Offer to house sit while your neighbors or friends are going on vacation. In some cases, it could be a creative alternative to a hotel if you’re house sitting in a new destination. You may have to do other odd jobs like water plants or taking care of an animal as well.
  13. Sell your old electronics. You can sell all of your out dated electronics online at sites like Buy Back World including cell phones, computers, iPads, digital cameras, and game systems. When you upgrade, donate your original.
  14. Sell crafts. If you love to craft, turn your hobby into cash. Whether it’s making blankets or house décor, you can make a profit from it. Craft fairs often let you rent out a booth to sell your product. You can also sell your crafts online with sites like Etsy.

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Benzhexol hydrochloride

Consumer Medicine Information

What is in this leaflet

This leaflet answers some common questions about ARTANE. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist.

All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking ARTANE against the benefits they expect it will have for you.

If you have any concerns about taking this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Keep this leaflet with the medicine. You may need to read it again.

What ARTANE is used for

ARTANE is used along with other medicines to help treat Parkinson’s disease.

Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder, which affects movement. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease include trembling, rigid posture, slow movements and a shuffling unbalanced walk.

ARTANE is also used after illnesses, which have after-effects like Parkinson’s disease.

ARTANE can also be used to help prevent tremor or shaking, which have been caused by tranquillisers such as reserpine and phenothiazines.

Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why ARTANE has been prescribed for you. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another purpose.

ARTANE belongs to a group of medicines known as antidyskinetics. It works by relaxing muscle tissue and by acting on the nerves, which control the working of muscles.

ARTANE is not habit forming.

This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription.

Before you take it

When you must not take it

Do not take ARTANE if you have an allergy to:

  • any medicine containing benzhexol hydrochloride
  • any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet
  • any other similar medicines

Some symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, itching or hives on the skin, swelling of the face, lips, tongue or other parts of the body, shortness of breath, wheezing or troubled breathing.

Do not take ARTANE if you have narrow angle glaucoma, a condition often associated with an increase in pressure of the eye.

Do not take this medicine if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering.

Do not take it after the expiry date (EXP) printed on the pack. If you take it after the expiry date has passed, it may not work as well.

Do not give this medicine to children unless advised by the child’s doctor. The safety and effectiveness of ARTANE in children have not been established.

If you are not sure whether you should start taking this medicine, talk to your doctor.

Before you start to take it

You must tell your doctor if:

  1. you have any allergies to any other medicines, foods, preservatives or dyes.
  2. you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
    Your doctor will discuss the risks and benefits of taking ARTANE during pregnancy.
  3. you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed.
    Your doctor will discuss the risks and benefits of taking ARTANE when breastfeeding.
  4. you have or have had any other medical conditions including:
  • liver, kidney or heart disease
  • high blood pressure
  • glaucoma (high pressure in the eye)
  • problems with your stomach or bowel
  • difficulty urinating
  • prostate problems
  • an inability to sweat normally

If you have not told your doctor about any of the above, tell them before you take any ARTANE.

Taking other medicines

Tell your doctor if you are taking any other medicines, including medicines that you buy without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop.

Some medicines may interfere with ARTANE. These include:

  • medicines used to treat depression (eg. barbiturates, opiates, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants)
  • other medicines used to treat Parkinson’s disease, movement disorders or muscle spasms (eg. levodopa, anticholinergics)
  • medicines used to treat certain nerve disorders
  • medicines used to control epilepsy
  • medicines used to relieve nausea (eg. metoclopromide)
  • medicines used to treat glaucoma (eg. acetazolamide)
  • magnesium hydroxide (eg. antacids)

These medicines may be affected by ARTANE or may affect how well it works. You may need different amounts of your medicines or you may need to take different medicines.

Your doctor or pharmacist may have more information on medicines to be careful with or avoid while taking ARTANE.

How to take it

Follow all directions given to you by your doctor or pharmacist carefully. They may differ from the information contained in this leaflet.

If you do not understand the instructions on the bottle, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

How much to take

The dose of ARTANE may be different for each person. Your doctor will decide the right dose for you.

If you are over 60, your starting dose will be low and then increased gradually.

The starting dose is usually 1mg on the first day. The dose may then be increased by 2 mg at a time every three to five days until a total dose of 6 to 10 mg is taken daily.

Some people may need to take a daily dose of 12 to 15 mg.

If you are taking ARTANE for tremor or shaking caused by other medicines, the usual daily dose is between 5 and 15 mg.

How to take it

Swallow ARTANE with a glass of water.

When to take it

ARTANE may be taken with or without food. ARTANE makes some people feel very thirsty. How you react will determine if it is better for you to take ARTANE before or after meals.

If you salivate a lot, take it after meals.

If you find it makes your mouth very dry, take it before meals unless it makes you feel sick.

If you take it after meals, mint candies, chewing gum or water can help lessen the thirst.

Take ARTANE three times a day at mealtimes, if you are on a lower dose.

Take ARTANE four times daily, with three doses at mealtimes and the fourth dose at bedtime, if you are on a higher dose.

How long to take it

Continue taking this medicine as long as your doctor recommends it.

You may need to take ARTANE indefinitely.

If you forget to take it

If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the dose you missed and take your next dose when you are meant to. Otherwise, take it as soon as you remember, and then go back to taking it as you would normally.

Do not take a double dose to make up for the dose that you missed.

If you are unsure about whether to take your next dose, speak to your doctor or pharmacist.

If you have trouble remembering when to take your medicine, ask your pharmacist for some hints.

If you take too much (overdose)

Immediately telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre (telephone 13 11 26) for advice, or go to casualty at your nearest hospital, if you think that you or anyone else may have taken too much ARTANE. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning. Also report any other medicine or alcohol, which has been taken. You may need urgent medical attention. Keep telephone numbers for these places handy.

While you are using it

Things you must do

Use ARTANE exactly as your doctor has prescribed.

Tell all doctors, dentists and pharmacists who are treating you that you are taking ARTANE.

Tell your doctor immediately if you develop an allergy to ARTANE. ARTANE can cause allergies unexpectedly, even if you have been taking it for a long time.

If you become pregnant while you are taking ARTANE, tell your doctor.

Tell your doctor if you feel ARTANE is not helping your condition.

Visit your doctor regularly. Your doctor needs to check your progress and see whether you need to keep taking ARTANE. Your doctor will also want to check the pressure in your eyes regularly as ARTANE may affect your vision.

Always discuss with your doctor any problems or difficulties during or after taking ARTANE.

Tell your doctor if, for any reason, you have not taken your medicine exactly as prescribed. Otherwise your doctor may think that it was not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily.

Keep enough medicine to last weekends and holidays.

Things you must not do

Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how ARTANE affects you.

ARTANE may cause drowsiness or dizziness in some people and therefore may affect alertness.

Make sure you know how you react to ARTANE before you drive a car, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are drowsy, dizzy or not alert.

Do not stop taking ARTANE or change the dose, without first checking with your doctor.

Especially if you are over 60 years, the dose of ARTANE must be strictly adhered to, as you are more likely to become sensitive to its effects.

Do not use this medicine to treat any other complaints unless your doctor says to.

Do not give ARTANE to anyone else, even if their symptoms seem similar to yours.

Things to be careful of

Be careful if you are elderly, unwell or taking other medicines. Some people may experience side effects such as drowsiness, confusion or dizziness, which may increase the risk of a fall.

Be careful when drinking alcohol while you are taking this medicine. If you drink alcohol, drowsiness and dizziness may be worse. Alcohol may also decrease the affect of ARTANE.

Side effects

Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you do not feel well while you are using ARTANE.

ARTANE helps most people with Parkinson’s disease, but it may have unwanted side effects in some people.

All medicines may have side effects. Sometimes they are serious, most of the time they are not. You may need medical treatment if you get some of the side effects.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist to answer any questions you may have.

Tell your doctor if you notice any of the following and they worry you:

  • dryness of the mouth
  • blurred vision
  • dizziness
  • feeling sick or nausea
  • nervousness

These are the more common side effects of ARTANE. These side effects usually go away with time. If they persist you may need to have your dose changed.

The following side effects are rare:

  • swelling of your salivary glands
  • rash
  • bowel problems
  • confusion
  • agitation
  • delusions, or disturbed behaviour
  • seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not there

Other side effects that have been reported in medicines that work the same way as ARTANE include:

  • constipation
  • drowsiness
  • difficulty passing urine
  • fast heart beat
  • enlarged pupils
  • increased pressure in the eye
  • weakness
  • vomiting
  • headache

Other side effects not listed above may occur in some patients. Tell your doctor if you notice anything else that is making you feel unwell when you are taking, or soon after you have finished taking, ARTANE.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you don’t understand anything in this list.

Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not experience any of them.

After using it

Keep your tablets in their bottle until it is time to take them. If you take the tablets out of the bottle they may not keep well.

Keep ARTANE in a cool dry place where the temperature stays below 25°C. Do not store it, or any other medicines, in a bathroom or near a sink. Do not leave it in the car or on window sills. Heat and dampness can destroy some medicines.

Keep it where children cannot reach it. A locked cupboard at least one-and-a-half metres above the ground is a good place to store medicines.

If your doctor tells you to stop taking ARTANE or the tablets have passed their expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any tablets left over.

Product description

What it looks like

ARTANE tablets come in two strengths.

ARTANE 2 mg tablets are white and scored.

ARTANE 5 mg tablets are white and scored.

Both ARTANE 2 mg and 5 mg tablets come in bottles of 200 tablets.

The active ingredient in ARTANE is benzhexol hydrochloride.

Each ARTANE 2 mg tablet contains 2 mg benzhexol hydrochloride.

Each ARTANE 5 mg tablet contains 5 mg benzhexol hydrochloride.

ARTANE also contains the following inactive ingredients:

  • calcium hydrogen phosphate
  • maize starch
  • pregelatinised maize starch
  • magnesium stearate

ARTANE does not contain gluten, lactose, sucrose, tartrazine or any other azo dyes.

ARTANE tablets are supplied by:

Arrow Pharma Pty Ltd
15-17 Chapel Street
Cremorne VIC 3121

Australian Registration Numbers:

  • ARTANE 2mg Tablets – AUST R 15125
  • ARTANE 5mg Tablets – AUST R 15126

This leaflet was revised in the March 2016.

Published by MIMS October 2016


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EU Starts Trade Negotiations with the U.S.

The European Union and the United States have the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship and enjoy the most integrated economic relationship in the world. The EU starts the trade negotiations with the U.S, as agreed by Presidents Juncker and Trump in July 2018 to eliminate barriers to transatlantic trade and generally improve the transatlantic trade relationship.

Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker said:

The European Union is delivering on what President Trump and I have agreed on 25 July 2018. We want a win-win situation on trade, beneficial for both the EU and the U.S. Notably we want to slash tariffs on industrial products as this could lead to an additional increase in EU and U.S. exports worth around €26 billion. The European Union and the United States have one of the most important economic relationships in the world. We want to further strengthen trade between us based on the positive spirit of last July.

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said:

This is a welcome decision that will help ease trade tensions. We are now ready to start formal talks for these two targeted agreements that will bring tangible benefits for people and economies on both sides of the Atlantic. I am convinced that breaking down barriers to trade between us can be win-win.

The directives for the negotiations cover two potential agreements with the U.S.:

A trade agreement strictly focused on industrial goods, excluding agricultural products;

A second agreement, on conformity assessment to make it easier for companies to prove their products meet technical requirements on both sides of the Atlantic.

In line with the directives agreed by EU governments, the Commission will further examine the potential economic, environmental and social impacts of the agreement, taking into account the commitments of the EU in international agreements, including the Paris Agreement on climate change. This assessment, as well as the negotiating process itself, will be conducted in regular dialogue with the European Parliament, Member States, civil society and all relevant stakeholders, in line with the European Commission’s commitment to transparency. As part of its engagement for an inclusive trade policy, the Commission is currently running a public consultation on voluntary regulatory cooperation.

An economic analysis by the European Commission shows that a targeted EU-US agreement eliminating tariffs on industrial goods would increase EU exports to the US by 8% and US exports to the EU by 9% by 2033. This corresponds to additional gains of €27 billion and €26 billion in EU and US exports respectively.

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Otak-Otak Recipe (乌打食谱)

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Grill or steam, both ways deliver the best of my Otak-Otak

How about some homemade Otak-Otak for BBQ party? 烧烤会吃自制乌打好吗？

Otak-Otak, an Indonesia/ Malaysia/ Singapore delicacy, made of ground fish meat, coconut milk and spices. There are many different versions of otak-otak in the market, but the most often seen is the reddish-brown type. Wrapping the paste in banana leaf is the most traditional way to make this Otak-otak as it renders a hint of aromatic sweetness to the toasted parcels.

Step 1,2,3… It’s really not difficult to make otak-otak, and eating it on its own as snack, using it as the filling in bun or bread, or having it as part of the nasi lemak meal, is just as ideal as it could be. And this time, the Otak-Otak were made for my BBQ event with a bunch of great friends. Glad they liked it!

步骤1，2，3..… 乌打的做法真得不难，吃法也是多元化。净吃，夹面包或者当椰浆饭的配菜都十分完美。这趟我就为和一班可爱的好朋友们的烧烤会而制的。谢谢大家都喜爱喔！

Yields about 25 pcs
450g fish fillet
180ml coconut milk
1 thumb of fresh turmeric，peeled
2 stalks of lemon grass, cut small
3 leaves of kaffir lime leaf, finely chopped
2 teaspoons of corn starch
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1.5 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon of sugar
3 tablespoons of curry powder
4 tablespoons of homemade Sambal belacan chili

3 large sheets of banana leaves, cut into 4″ wide each for 25 – 30 pcs

450克 鱼肉
180毫升 椰奶
1拇指般大小 鲜黄姜，去皮
2根 香茅，切小段
3片 青柠叶，切碎
2茶匙 玉米粉
2颗 鸡蛋，打散
1.5 茶匙 盐
1 茶匙 糖
3汤匙 咖喱粉
4汤匙 自制叁巴马来盏辣椒

3张 搭上，大片香蕉叶，剪成25小片，每片4寸宽

(1) Blend turmeric and lemon grass finely. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend together. If prefer some chunky bites in the Otak, add fish meat at last, only after all other ingredients are ground into paste. Lightly blend the fish meat will do.

(2) Place a piece of cut banana leaf, darker green side down. Wipe to clean the surface and add 1 heaping tablespoonful of otak paste. Fold in two sides into flat long shape, and secure both ends with toothpicks. Follow demonstration in the instruction video below:

(3) Toast otak otak on stove (low heat) or charcoal grill until banana leaf is crisped with trace of burnt. Or, steam on high heat for 6-8 minutes. Serve.

A serving of my Otak counts about 30kcal.

This delicious belacan chili is just so versatile. One of the uses is to make otak otak, of course. Click on this picture to see its recipe.

Tips: Fish must be completely boneless. The most popular choice of fish is Mackerel or Batang, but frozen fish fillet works as well for me.
* For my homemade sambal belacan chili recipe, simply  click here, or the above sambal photo, or recipe’s link (in red wordings).

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WASHINGTON – National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi and Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert issued this statement on the U.S. Senate’s confirmation this week of Jennifer Homendy and Bruce Landsberg to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB):

“NATCA congratulates Jennifer and Bruce as they join the NTSB, and we applaud the Senate for confirming their nominations.

“Jennifer has spent her career dedicated to improving safety, and she brings both experience and passion to this Board position. We are also excited that Jennifer’s experience includes serving the interests of transportation workers at the Transportation Trades Department, of which NATCA is a member. She will bring to her new role a deep understanding of the needs, responsibilities, and obstacles faced by America’s frontline transportation workforce.

“During Bruce’s tenure as the president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation and Air Safety Institute, he raised the bar for pilot safety. His service as the industry co-chair for the Federal Aviation Administration’s runway safety program also is notable. Bruce is well known to NATCA and its members from his service as a member of the selection panel for our Archie League Medal of Safety Awards from 2008 to 2016.

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“The wetland is an important natural habitat for many native and endangered species. The two-year Lower Taipo Stream Environmental Enhancement project will increase the wetland by at least 6 hectares, providing additional habitat for the nationally endangered matuku or Australasian bittern,” Mr Simpson says.

“Planting appropriate streambank grass plantings and other vegetation and creating better streambank slopes will improve in-stream conditions, including lower water temperature from greater shading, and provide habitat preferred by whitebait, keeping eggs moist and protected from UV light.

“The project aims to increase public awareness of the importance of preserving our precious wetland habitat. Information kiosks and interpretive signage will be located at strategic points along the proposed wetland zone. Local school children will be involved in the wetland development and use the opportunity to learn about practical environmental enhancement.

“The Lower Taipo Stream Environmental Enhancement project will also provide paid and voluntary work opportunities for up to 25 people with intellectual disabilities, who will be involved in land preparation, pest control, collecting seeds and growing eco-sourced native plants, planting, care and maintenance of the wetland.”

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Government insiders say Trans Mountain pipeline approval was rigged

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An investigation by Mike De Souza

Chief Maureen Thomas was skeptical as she walked out of Canada’s main Parliament Building on a brisk but sunny morning in autumn.

It was Nov. 28, 2016, and she had just given Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr four major reports highlighting extensive warnings about Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Thomas, chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation in British Columbia, said the project would harm her territory for generations to come.

“At the end of the day, it comes right down to water, food,” she said in an interview after her meeting. “When you keep depleting the natural resources — the health of them — it’s going to gradually flow out to everything else and that is really dangerous to our community and the surrounding area.”

She said she couldn’t help feeling that the government was just going through the motions — “checking off a box” on the list of legal obligations it needed to fulfill before officially approving the pipeline.

More than a year after the pipeline’s approval — and a major trade blowout between the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta — government insiders say she was right.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity with National Observer, they say a high-ranking public servant instructed them, at least one month before the pipeline was approved, “to give cabinet a legally-sound basis to say ‘yes’” to Trans Mountain. These instructions came at a time when the government claimed it was still consulting in good faith with First Nations and had not yet come to a final decision on the pipeline.

Legal experts interviewed by National Observer say these instructions could be a significant matter reviewed by the courts to determine if the government’s approval of Trans Mountain was valid.

The government would neither confirm, nor deny that public servants were given these instructions to find a way to approve the project. But it described the allegation as “unsubstantiated” information.

It ultimately rejected all four of the reports submitted by Thomas — more than 150 pages in total — in less than a day, and approved the Trans Mountain project a few hours later.

Thousands of people flood into the streets of Burnaby, B.C. on March 10, 2018, including Guujaaw, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Joan Phillip, Shane Pointe, Robert Nahanee, Rueben George, Chief Na'moks (John Ridsdale), and Chief Dziggott, to demonstrate against Kinder Morgan. Photo by Trevor Mack

Chapter 1

Jim Carr touts 'broadened' consultation with Indigenous peoples

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Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr assured National Observer in an April 19 interview that the government had fulfilled its duty to First Nations through a “considerably broadened and deepened consultation” designed to address mistakes made by the previous Harper government in its reviews and oversight of major energy projects.

Sources from within different federal departments, however, provide a different perspective about how the Trans Mountain review happened.

Their allegation is serious: that the process was rigged following lobbying by Kinder Morgan.

According to the federal lobbying registry, the Texas company’s Canadian affiliate, Kinder Morgan Canada, reported lobbying federal officials in the government more than three dozen times in 2016 before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he was approving the Trans Mountain expansion project.

In January that year, the company lobbied the top public servant in Carr’s department, then-deputy minister Bob Hamilton, twice. An internal memo from January 14, 2016 revealed that its Canadian president, Ian Anderson, had requested a phone call to discuss the project, National Observer reported.

A subsequent email circulated within the department that suggested the company wanted to avoid delays in the federal review process. This in turn triggered concerns at the highest levels of the Trudeau government that the Texas energy giant might withdraw its multibillion-dollar project.

Following these industry discussions, the government decided to shorten the timeline on an expanded review of the pipeline, promised by Trudeau’s Liberals during the 2015 election campaign.

Government insiders say the instructions given a few months later — to find a way to approve the expansion — were explicit. Public servants were never asked to prepare for the possibility that the government might reject the pipeline, they explain, or restart the federal review using a new and improved process that Trudeau himself had promised.

During a campaign stop in British Columbia on Aug. 20, 2015, Justin Trudeau tells Kai Nagata from the Dogwood Initiative that the review process for the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project needs to be redone. YouTube video posted by the Dogwood Initiative

Kinder Morgan has since renewed its pressure on government and regulatory officials. The company warned in October 2017 that it was losing millions of dollars every month because it’s taking too long for it to get permits, putting the entire Trans Mountain project in jeopardy.

This warning came after the company was ordered by federal officials to stop unauthorized construction activity that was disrupting salmon streams.

Opposition to the project has also intensified. Although lawyers for Kinder Morgan have sought and obtained an injunction from the B.C. Supreme Court to stop opponents from disrupting construction activity in Burnaby, B.C. nearly 200 people have defied that court order and been arrested.

Image at the top of this chapter: Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr speaks about the Trans Mountain expansion project during an interview with National Observer in his Ottawa office on April 19, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

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Legal experts question federal sincerity

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National Observer has reviewed internal correspondence involving at least two federal government departments that confirm public servants were directed to find a way to approve Kinder Morgan’s pipeline.

Other internal documents, released through access to information legislation, show that some public servants pushed back and warned the government that the process was “moving fast,” comparing it to the mistakes that led to the failure of another west coast pipeline, Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project, National Observer reported on April 13.

Three legal experts on Indigenous law contacted by National Observer said the instructions given to public servants about approving the pipeline project are troubling.

The lawyers all warned that these internal orders cast doubt on whether the government was sincere in its efforts to consult and accommodate First Nations on Kinder Morgan’s project — a matter now being reviewed by the Federal Court of Appeal.

The government has a legal duty to consult First Nations on any decision that could impact their land, water or rights under Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution.

Based on this requirement, the courts have the power to reverse the government’s approval of Trans Mountain and force it to restart its efforts to consult affected First Nations. It’s a process that could drag on for months or years, leading Kinder Morgan to cancel its project. The company has already threatened to abandon the pipeline after May 31 due to ongoing uncertainty about opposition it faces from the B.C. government.

But it’s not known whether the courts would consider any new evidence on appeal.

Image at the top of this chapter: Former Trans Mountain engineer Romilly Cavanaugh is led away by local police on Mar 20, 2018. Photo courtesy of Rogue Collective

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‘Give cabinet a legally-sound basis for yes’

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By late October 2016 — one month before the project’s approval — a high-ranking public servant, then-associate deputy minister Erin O’Gorman of the Major Projects Management Office (MPMO), convened more than a dozen public servants from multiple departments to a special meeting to discuss the last steps in the project review. The MPMO is an interdepartmental office set up by the former Harper government in 2007 to speed up the federal review of major projects and make them more efficient.

The meeting took place on Oct. 27, 2016 in the boardroom of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Officials from the port authority were invited, as were public servants from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans, Health Canada, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and Natural Resources Canada, and Transport Canada according to emails released through access to information legislation.

“I also think she just wants to rally the interdepartmental team a bit as we draw down the clock on the existing timeline for decisions,” wrote a Crown consultations lead in an Oct. 26, 2016 email to colleagues regarding O’Gorman’s invitation.

Right before their internal meeting, federal officials met with Tsleil-Waututh representatives and told them that the government still hadn’t made a final decision on the project. But in the second meeting for government staffers only, public servants who were in the room said O’Gorman’s instructions were explicit.

“We have to give cabinet a legally-sound basis for saying yes,” O’Gorman said, according to people at the meeting.

Personal notes taken by one meeting participant, released through access to information legislation, indicate that the public servants discussed the issue of accommodating First Nations at the meeting, but also that the government was not going to change its ongoing process for consultations.

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A screenshot of notes taken by a government official on Oct. 27, 2016 in Vancouver during an internal meeting to discuss the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Document released through access to information legislation

National Observer identified and contacted public servants at each federal organization represented at the meeting based on copies of an email invitation released through access to information legislation.

Apart from the ones who confirmed O’Gorman’s instructions, some said they didn’t attend the whole meeting and weren’t able to confirm what O’Gorman said, while others referred questions to the media relations offices at their departments.

None of the six federal organizations contacted by National Observer denied that O’Gorman had instructed the public servants to find a way to approve the project. The public servants who confirmed O’Gorman’s comments also noted that they were never asked to provide advice to support a possible rejection of the pipeline. They said they were only asked to work toward getting the project approved.

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The sun sets over the Port of Metro Vancouver and the head offices of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority on Feb. 7, 2018. Photo by Jennifer Osborne

O’Gorman is a veteran public servant who notably worked as a national security adviser to the prime minister at the Privy Council Office when the Harper government was in power. She also previously worked as a director of aviation security at Transport Canada.

Kinder Morgan reported lobbying her four times in 2016 prior to the Oct. 27 internal government meeting — on Feb. 3, May 3, Aug. 24 and Oct. 13, 2016.

O'Gorman moved over to a senior position at the Treasury Board Secretariat after the Trans Mountain project was approved. She didn’t respond to a request for comment and the Treasury Board Secretariat referred questions about the Oct. 27 meeting to Natural Resources Canada.

Image at top of this chapter: Then-Transport Canada director Erin O'Gorman participates in a panel discussion hosted by the International Air Transport Association on March 5, 2013 in Brooklyn, New York. Photo courtesy of IATA

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‘It’s certainly troubling’

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Gordon Christie, a law professor from the University of British Columbia who specializes in Indigenous legal cases, said revelations about the Trans Mountain approval instructions raise questions about whether the consultations with First Nations were meaningful.

“It’s certainly troubling because it goes right to the heart of what you call meaningful consultation,” he said in an interview. “It’s hard to call that consultation when you are supposedly listening to the other party talk about their concerns, but you’ve always had your course of action set.”

But he added that other factors could be considered by judges reviewing the case.

"So I can't say that by itself, whether it's fatal (to the Crown's case)," he said.

Jack Woodward is a B.C.-based lawyer who is known for drafting Section 35 of the Constitution. More recently, he was on the winning side of a landmark June 2014 Supreme Court decision that ruled the Tsilhqot’in Nation held title to about 1,900 square kilometres of their unceded traditional territory in B.C., following a 25-year battle.

Woodward said any evidence that the government had made up its mind and ruled out the possibility of saying ‘no’ to a project like Kinder Morgan’s pipeline could wind up causing problems for the Crown in court.

“The courts have held on several occasions that if you hold consultations but you have a secret agenda or all options are not on the table, then they’re not legitimate consultations,” said Woodward, who literally wrote the book on Indigenous law in Canada — Native Law. “You cannot go into them (consultations) with one of the options foreclosed.”

Image at the top of this chapter: University of British Columbia law professor Gordon Christie says evidence of the instructions given to public servants about finding a legally-sound way to approve the project is "troubling." Photo supplied by Gordon Christie

Chapter 5

'Red flag' for the courts

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In Ottawa, Alex Keenan, the third lawyer interviewed by National Observer for this report, described O’Gorman’s instructions as a “red flag” that could be reviewed by the courts, particularly if public servants were not asked to consider preparing to reject the pipeline.

“I think that kind of comment would definitely give a court pause,” she said. “I don’t really want to speculate on exactly what it meant. I think the court would want to know what the context was, what else was said, along with that and how it was interpreted by public servants, but it would definitely be something that they would take notice of.”

'Judge us by what we did,' says Jim Carr

When asked if he was aware of O’Gorman’s instructions, Carr declined to say. But he reiterated that the government wanted to make sure it had “meaningfully consulted and properly accommodated Indigenous peoples” affected by the project.

“Well I’m telling you what motivated the Government of Canada to appoint the expert panel,” Carr said in his interview with National Observer last week.

All of this was particularly important for the Trudeau government, Carr said, after a series of relevant court cases. Notable among them was a June 2016 Federal Court of Appeal decision that quashed the former Harper government’s approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline project because federal officials had not adequately consulted First Nations.

Carr said this was why the Trudeau government wanted to have “broadened and deepened” consultations with Indigenous peoples.

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Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said in an April 19, 2018 interview that the federal government kept an open mind during its consultations with First Nations on the Trans Mountain expansion project. File photo by Alex Tétreault

He also said in the same interview that he believed that the government would be able to approve the Kinder Morgan expansion project, while approving new federal investments that ensure the Burrard Inlet will be in better shape in the future.

“I’m telling you what we had learned from court cases — Tsilhqot’in from the Supreme Court of Canada, and the Federal Court of Appeal in the Northern Gateway case — and that we wanted to discharge our obligations that we take very seriously and did then. So judge us by what we did and the extent of the consultation that was underway and completed.”

Carr also said the government “had an open mind” during the review process. But his department declined to comment on the new revelations made by sources, stating that the federal government, “will not comment on unsubstantiated documents or information, and will continue to monitor this situation closely.”

Image at the top of this chapter: Ottawa lawyer Alex Keenan says she believes the court would want to review the context of the instructions that were given to public servants during their review of the Trans Mountain project. She is featured here in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 26, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Chapter 6

'We go to those waters and we pray'

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If built, the Trans Mountain expansion would triple the company’s shipping capacity, allowing it to transport up to 890,000 barrels of bitumen — the tar-like heavy oil produced in Alberta’s oilsands — per day to a terminal in Burnaby, a city in Metro Vancouver.

Supporters of the project, including some Canadian bankers, oil executives and the federal and Alberta governments, believe the project would create jobs and promote growth in the oilsands by granting shippers access to new markets in Asia. Detractors, including the B.C. government and dozens of First Nations say the project is too risky since it could lead to oil spills and push Canada’s climate change goals out of reach.

Trudeau said in an interview with National Observer last February that the project was part of a “trade-off” to gain Alberta’s support for a national climate change plan to meet Canada’s international commitments and cap pollution from the oilsands — the country’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions.

The Trans Mountain expansion would also lead to a seven-fold increase in oil tanker traffic in the Burrard Inlet, the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh.

“That area is very important to me and it has been since my childhood,” said Will George, a member of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, in a Feb. 7, 2018 interview with National Observer. “We go to those waters and we pray really hard there. That’s where we get a lot of our answers. We bathe in there in the winter, it can be -5 C, -10 C, and we’ll still go into the water, early in the morning.”

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Tsleil-Waututh member Will George talks with National Observer's Mike De Souza on the shore of the Burrard Inlet in British Columbia. Photo by Jennifer Osborne

The Tsleil-Waututh are also the “people of the Inlet.” That’s what their name means in their traditional Halkomelem language, the federal government noted in an appendix to its final report on its efforts to consult and accommodate First Nations about Trans Mountain, prior to its November 2016 announcement.

“Creation stories and stewardship of lands and resources are central to Tsleil-Waututh’s expression of its culture, spirituality and goals for the future, including economic independence,” the report said.

“Members hunt, gather, fish and engage in cultural activities such as traditional teaching and Potlaches. Tsleil-Waututh’s community vision is to be able to eat marine food from their territory and practice ceremonies in clear water. Long term stewardship goals include restoration of Burrard Inlet in an effort to achieve this community vision.”

Image at the top of this chapter: Tsleil-Waututh member Will George looks down on the shores of the Burrard Inlet in British Columbia on Feb. 7, 2018 near Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby. Photo by Jennifer Osborne

Chapter 7

Memo warned feds that consultations were ‘paternalistic’

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Before recommending that the pipeline be approved in spring of 2016, the NEB heard from 400 intervenors, 1,250 commenters and dozens of Indigenous groups. The NEB’s recommendation also was subject to 157 financial, technical and environmental conditions.

But the government also recognized that there was significant public criticism levelled against the NEB, Carr explained in his recent interview with National Observer. As a result, he said that the government decided to appoint a new independent panel to review the evidence collected and further engage the public. This new panel heard more than 650 presentations at 44 public meetings attended by more than 2,400 Canadians, and received over 50,000 comments online.

Ultimately, the Trudeau-appointed panel declined to say in its final report, released on Nov. 3, 2016, whether it had concluded the project was in the public interest and could deliver the national economic benefits touted by the federal government and industry. But the panel noted that economic and political conditions had “changed dramatically” since Kinder Morgan had first applied to build its project in 2013.

The panel also highlighted concerns raised by Indigenous leaders who felt the federal government had failed to adequately consult First Nations about the project, as well as concerns raised by critics of the initial review by the NEB.

"Specific as this seems, the NEB offered no evidence in its report on the Trans Mountain proposal as to what specific elements of the Trans Mountain proposal fulfilled the public interest,” the panel said.

Carr received similar warnings in an internal government memo dated Nov. 10 that told him Indigenous leaders found the consultations to be “paternalistic,” “inadequate” and “unrealistic.” Carr was also warned that some First Nations would likely protest the government’s decision to give them only two weeks to review and respond to more than a thousand pages of findings from a Crown report on consultations and accommodations for 114 Indigenous groups affected by the project.

Image at the top of this chapter: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on April 15, 2018, following a meeting with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and B.C. Premier John Horgan. File photo by Alex Tétreault

Chapter 8

‘Two weeks is a very, very short time’

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Keenan, who spent five years representing First Nations on a range of issues, told National Observer that a short deadline like this would make it difficult for an Indigenous community to respond.

“I think two weeks is a very, very short time,” said Keenan, who has also represented residential school survivors in legal cases.

“Usually they (First Nations) are pressed for human resources and financial resources, and so it can be really hard to pull something together, especially if they’re working with the council but they can’t necessarily devote 100 per cent of its time to going through these documents. So two weeks sounds very short to me.”

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Ottawa lawyer Alex Keenan speaks to National Observer in Ottawa on Feb. 26, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Trans Mountain said on Dec. 15, 2016 that it was paying out $400 million to 51 different Indigenous groups that signed mutual benefit agreements (MBAs) in support of the project. But now, it says those numbers have been reduced to 43 MBAs.

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Kinder Morgan apologizes in an Oct. 21, 2016 letter for filing regulatory documents that incorrectly claimed the Skeetchestn Indian Band had signed an agreement supporting the Trans Mountain project. Screenshot of letter filed with the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office

In one case, the company was even forced to apologize in an Oct. 21, 2016 letter sent to the B.C. government’s environmental assessment office for claiming that the Skeetchestn Indian Band had filed a letter of support for the project and signed an MBA. In fact, there was no such agreement or support in place.

Trans Mountain didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment from National Observer for this article and didn’t offer any explanation for the discrepancy between its numbers from 2016 and its numbers today.

Image at the top of this chapter: Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson speaks to a business crowd in Vancouver on Nov. 3, 2016. File photo by Elizabeth McSheffrey

Chapter 9

Public servants rejected four Tsleil-Waututh reports in a day

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The four reports that Chief Thomas gave Carr on Nov. 28 consisted of 164 pages raising numerous concerns about the project’s economic and environmental impacts.

Public servants took less than a day to review the submission before rejecting them all.

“While the specific studies were not filed with the NEB, many of the topics were examined during the review, for example: economic need for the project, assessment of oil spill risks, cumulative effects, oil spill planning and response and the fate and behaviour of diluted bitumen,” wrote a policy advisor from Natural Resources Canada to high-ranking public servants, including ADM O’Gorman and a director, Timothy Gardiner, on Nov. 29, 2016.

Officials from the department had similarly rejected new research assessment compiled by scientists and sent directly to Trudeau in November 2016, warning about gaps in research about how to clean up bitumen spills — an issue raised by Environment and Climate Change Canada a few months earlier in its last submission to the NEB review from January 2016, prior to the NEB’s recommendations.

The high-ranking officials were told by the policy advisor (who was also lobbied by Kinder Morgan in February and March 2016) that the government could address these concerns through new investments promised in a federal plan to protect Canada’s oceans.

“Based on our review, we don’t see anything new in these reports that is significantly outside the scope of the information that has already been provided to ministers,” continued the policy advisor in the email, sent at 12:03 p.m. on Nov. 29. “Please advise if you would like this information distributed further.”

Less than five hours later, Trudeau, Carr and other federal cabinet ministers announced their approval of the Trans Mountain expansion.

Image at the top of this chapter: Tsleil-Waututh Chief Maureen Thomas speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2016. File photo by Mike De Souza


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Washington Post: Vote for Mark Warner Because He’ll Raise Your Taxes

Today’s Washington Post endorsement of Democratic Virginia senator Mark Warner is not surprising, but the editorial board’s case against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie is a revealing window on how people think in the city that takes what America makes:

We understand that Mr. Gillespie, who faced a competitive GOP primary, is loath to alienate Republican hard-liners. Yet his opposition to any new taxes — read: any compromise — is exactly the sort of promise that produces congressional paralysis and would defeat a bargain to cure the nation’s fiscal ills . . .

Mr. Gillespie, a former lobbyist, national and state GOP chairman and top adviser to President George W. Bush, has deep political and policy experience. Unlike many Republicans who have been content to attack Obamacare, he proposed an alternative — albeit one that would offer far less protection to vulnerable patients.

Mr. Gillespie has the skills to be a bipartisan player in the Senate, as Mr. Warner has been. Yet by promising never to compromise on taxes, he has taken himself out of the hunt for an exit from America’s fiscal impasse.

If only the voters — who are constantly telling pollsters that they’re fed up with Washington business as usual and forcing lifelong politicians to make improbable claims to “outsider” status — were as reasonable as the Post’s editorial board. The argument seems to be that what’s good about Gillespie is that he is another get-along-go-along pol; but unfortunately, he’s not quite as easy as Warner.

The equation of “new taxes” with “compromise” — which the paper should really be embarrassed to make after the stunning non-apocalypses of the budget sequester and the partial shutdown of some non-essential government services last year — also elides a point the two campaigns have been arguing over. Though Warner claims Gillespie signed the tax pledge created by Americans For Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist, and his campaign even flooded the press room with literature to that effect at Monday’s debate, Grover himself has shot that story down. As Post Virginia reporters Jenna Portnoy and Laura Vozzella point out, “Norquist tweeted late Monday that Gillespie did not sign the pledge: “Gillespie told me he would not sign pledges. He didn’t. He told the people of Virginia he wouldn’t raise their taxes. He won’t. Warner did.’”

The ed board’s case for Warner also mentions his successful governorship, “ability to cross partisan lines,” and the fact that many people still think he’s John Warner. (OK, not that last one.) But the only case against Gillespie is his opposition to “new revenue” to “tackle the nation’s fiscal problems in a balanced way.” In fact, as Ohio University economist Richard Vedder demonstrated in a 1980s study that has been repeated with the same results many times since, every dollar of tax revenue raised leads to more than one dollar of new spending by Congress. Studies of revenue-based deficit reduction efforts in other countries have shown the same.

Gillespie has closed some of his very wide polling gap against Warner, but other than a September Quinnipiac poll that showed him trailing by nine points, he has never come within double-digits of the incumbent. But the power of incumbency is not a ratification of bad math. Raising taxes only makes the country’s fiscal problems worse. Americans know that. Washingtonians don’t.

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