November 4‚ 2006 Hon. Justice John Sopinka Supreme Court of Canada 301 Wellington St. Ottawa‚ Ontario K1A OJ1 Re: Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General) As the majority writer in the case of Rodriguez v. British Columbia‚ you are well aware that this case has and will become a case that will be infamous with ethics vs. the law. You are well aware of the facts and I need not to reiterate them to you. I write to you in response to the courts final decision that was rendered
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Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster happened on February 1st‚ 2003‚ which broke on the way back to the Earth. All the astronauts‚ including two women died in this disaster. The reason why this disaster happened was a piece of foam insulation broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank which damaged the left wing of the shuttle. Even though some engineers of NASA had doubted that the left wing of shuttle had been damaged‚ the administration staffs restricted to
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The Space Shuttle Columbia was the second space shuttle disaster and the first shuttle lost on land happened on February 1‚ 2003. In this mission‚ six American astronauts and Israel’s first spaceman died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 200‚000ft above Texas. They are David Brown‚ Rick Husband‚ Laurel Clark‚ Kalpana Chawla‚ Michael Anderson‚ William McCool and Ilan Ramon. Rick husband is the Columbia’s commander was a US air force colonel recruited to the space program in 1994. He
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space shuttle Columbia broke apart while re-entering the atmosphere over Texas‚ killing all seven crew members on board. The disaster occurred minutes before Columbia was scheduled to land at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. An investigation later determined the catastrophe was caused by a problem that took place shortly after launch on January 16‚ when a piece of foam insulation broke off from the shuttle’s propellant tank and damaged the edge of the shuttle’s left wing. The Columbia disaster was
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On February 1‚ 2003‚ the space shuttle titled Columbia disintegrated upon reentry. People watched in horror as what seemed to be a meteor came falling from the sky while breaking apart over Louisiana. At exactly 8:59 EST over Texas and Louisiana‚ the Space Shuttle Columbia entered earth’s atmosphere to begin reentry. As it entered the dead zone‚ nobody could contact the shuttle as it began to disintegrate around the crew. When it entered orbit again it exploded and fell in Nacogdoches. The craft
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Latin name: Ursus Arctos c. Status under SARA: Currently no status under SARA. The 2012 COSEWIC Assessment designated the species under Special Concern. d. Range: The Grizzly Bear can be found in all three Canadian territories‚ in addition to British Columbia‚ Alberta‚ northern Saskatchewan‚ northeast Manitoba and as well as a few places in the southwest Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Summed together‚ the total range has been estimated to cover approximately 2.98 million km². e. Life Span: In nature
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worker was essential for exceeding the needs for labor in British Columbia. By using the Chines workers the estimated reduction in cost for building the railway ranged between $3 million and $5 million. Midst the Chinese workers was experienced laborers from the United Stated. Together they were able to move and clear trees and dig ditches to help to build up roadbeds. From 1880-1885 approximately 7‚000 Chinese workers came to British Columbia; however all did not stay for the entire job. At any given
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Barkerville is one of the most‚ if not the most well known historic towns in British Columbia. It was the largest town in the Cariboo‚ conveniently located on the western edge of the Cariboo Mountains. It grew rapidly‚ before suddenly becoming almost forgotten‚ with a ghost town emerging in its place. How could such a thriving town‚ that was so full of life‚ be forgotten‚ to be allowed to die??The tale of Barkerville began with a young sailor form England; Billy Barker. After some time searching
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removal of more than 22‚000 Japanese Canadians during the Second World War by the government of Canada. Following the December 7‚ 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor‚ prominent British Columbians‚ including members of municipal government offices‚ local newspapers and businesses called for the internment of the Japanese. In British Columbia‚ there were fears that some Japanese who worked in the fishing industry were charting the coastline for the Japanese navy‚ acting as spies on Canada’s military. Military
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Northern Gateway Pipeline is built directly through the lake‚ disrupting not only you‚ but the environment‚ habitat and ecosystem. The Northern Gateway Project is a major pipeline proposed to carry crude oil from the Alberta Oil Sands to Kitimat British Columbia. It will provide temporary jobs for 62‚700 people for 10 years and will leave 1‚150 long-term jobs after the pipeline is built. Although this is a positive effect‚ it has the potential to cause a great deal of negative effects on the environment
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