[132] Unlike the rival Bandidos, who required that new members join as "prospects", Stadnick allowed the Ontario outlaw biker gangs to all join the Hells Angels "patch for patch", which was most unusual. Sonny Barger, a leader of the Hells Angels who was key to bringing the outlaw motorcycle club to international notoriety, died on Wednesday from cancer. Sources tell CityNews the ride is to honou. [10] The journalists Julien Sher and William Marsden called Harris the "nemesis" of Stadnick who pursued him from the 1970s onward. He doesn't need it". There is no Mafia in Thunder Bay but there are bikers. "[2], One police officer told Langton about the mass "patch over" in Montreal: "They [the Angels] were truly scraping the bottom of the barrel. Chuck Zito was the former President of the New York Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels. I think that's the way Walter does business". [29] Upon his return to Hamilton, Stadnick found that his gang had voted themselves out of existence, he chose to continue as a Hells Angel, operating in Montreal and alone in Hamilton. [58] The Angels seemed to have chosen Stadnick as their president as the best man to turn around the fortunes of the club and allowed the Angels to expand into the other provinces. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. [103], In July 1997, Stadnick persuaded the Grim Reapers gang of Calgary to "patch over" to become Hells Angels, while also opening a new Hells Angels chapter in Edmonton, establishing the Hells Angels as the dominant outlaw motorcycle club in Alberta. The largest outlaw motorcycle gang in Canada is the infamous Hells Angels, though the organization denies it's anything more than a motorcycle club. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. [119] One of the Loners in the St. Thomas chapter, Jimmy Coates, had a brother, John, who was a member of the Sherbrooke chapter of the Hells Angels, and together the Coates brothers worked against Kellestine, attempting to foment a mutiny against Kellestine's leadership of his chapter of the Loners. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. [3] In August 1992, Stadnick and Magnussen were involved in a brawl with two off-duty Winnipeg police officers that led them to be charged with assault, but the charges were dropped. [20], By 1978, Stadnick had become the leader of the Wild Ones. I'm kind of a quiet guy". Harry Lainas, 47, was a full member of the Hells Angels' Simcoe South charter and formerly with the Keswick Hells Angels. [155], Despite his conviction in 2004, Stadnick had raised the Hells Angels up to such a level of dominance that the club continued to function well without him and remained the most powerful outlaw biker club in Canada. Up to 1,000 Hells Angels members are making their way into Toronto for a memorial gathering today.. He leads the Naniamo Pride parade commemorating one of their own who was killed for trying to tax the Vietnamese grows. [114] It was clear within the Ontario outlaw biker scene that henceforward one could be either for or against the Hells Angels and that the Hells Angels would be entering Ontario soon. [90] Within the Nomad chapter, there was an elite within the elite called La Table of five members with the exclusive authority to set the price for drugs. [6] Those who knew him in high school considered Stadnick to be a "tough little guy" who, despite his short stature, was known as a fighter. "[2] By April 1996, Kane reported that drug couriers were regularly smuggling cocaine from Montreal to Winnipeg on behalf of Stadnick. [119], In 1999, the Hells Angels approached Danny Wolfe, the imprisoned leader of the Indian Posse gang, which is one of the largest organized crime groups in western Canada, with the offer to become exclusive wholesalers, selling the Indian Posse drugs, which in turn they would sell on the streets. To a biker investigator, he sort of epitomized I hate to say this the professionalism of the Hells Angels and the way they did business. That would be the last thing he'd want. [127] The vast majority of the Ontario outlaw bikers clubs preferred to join the Hells Angels instead of the rival Bandidos as Stadnick allowed them to maintain their dignity with his "patch for patch" offer. [21] The Wild Ones worked as subcontractors for the Mafia, being used to bomb businesses that refused to pay extortion money. [44] Stadnick was careful enough to always hold his discussions with other bikers outside to avoid police bugs. [110] The significance of the killing of LaBrash and Hart was that for first time, people associated with the Hells Angels had killed within Ontario, showing the Hells Angels were deadly serious about their plans to expand into the province from Quebec. But the hard-core ones, they're still thinking they want to be Hells Angels. The Hells didn't just wait until they happened to run into their enemies on the street. [42] As a result of his face becoming grotesquely deformed, Stadnick was described by Harris as becoming more introverted than before. [2] The only exception was the Sherbrooke chapter, which uniquely was allowed to buy cocaine from the Rizzuto family directly. Toronto police have warned of ongoing traffic disruptions as the bikers. [66] Ward and Miller expressed much confidence that rival clubs such as the Outlaws and the Bandidos would soon fade into irrelevance, making biker wars unnecessary. (Colin McConnell/Toronto Star/Getty Images) For 18 months, between 2005 and 2007, Dave (Shaky) Atwell acted as a police informer, "ratting" on his fellow members of the notorious Hells Angels. "[4], In 1995, Stadnick had the Angels' puppet club in Montreal, the Rockers, set up a puppet club in Winnipeg called the Redliners. (Patrick Morrell/CBC News) Toronto police. We just said 'No'. [94][81] After attending Boyko's funeral, Stadnick was denied permission to enter los Bravos' clubhouse in West Winnipeg as feelings in the gang were much against the Hells Angels. And the rest of the time it was these big, burly cops-it was like he was a rock star or something. But all of those roles were part of the overall picture, which was to take control of the drug market and get rich". . Photo by HANDOUT / HELLS ANGELS MC The president of the Toronto chapter of the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has died,. [2] La Table was made up of Boucher, Chouinard, Rose, Houle and Robitaille. [65], Unlike his Quebec lieutenant "Mom" Boucher, who sought to annihilate the rival Rock Machine in the Quebec biker war, Stadnick had a more diplomatic and conciliatory approach, favoring having the majority of the other Canadian outlaw biker clubs "patching over" to become Hells Angels while leaving the rest to "wither on the vine and die". [102] Clarkson stated: "I don't think (Ward) really wanted to do it, but I don't think they gave him a choice. Donny Petersen, 74, was a longtime presence in the world of Big Smoke outlaw motorcycle clubs and had previously been a member of Para-Dice Riders, which patched over to the Angels in 1999. A large procession of hundreds of Hells Angels members has made its way into Toronto for a memorial gathering on Thursday. [54][55], In 1988, Stadnick become the national president of the Canadian Hells Angels. If you're unaccustomed to entering unmarked storefronts, the Hells Angels retail store, now open in Leslieville, at 98 Carlaw Avenue, is unsettling. This store sells Hells Angels merchandise. They hunted them down like animals. [92] Isnor recalled: "I had never seen anything like it. [138], It turned out that Stadnick was in Jamaica, where he was arrested by officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force at the resort he was staying at in Montego Bay, following an extradition request from Canada. [142] When O'Neill asked Stadnick if he remembered Dany Kane of the Rockers, Stadnick stated he knew him, but not very well as he does not speak French. Stadnick asked for and received permission from the Hells Angels' American leaders for the mass "patch over" as only once before, in Germany in 1999, had the Hells Angels accepted en masse a number of outlaw bikers from other clubs on a "patch for patch" basis. [4] Stadnick also frequently travelled to Saskatoon to meet the leaders of the Rebels outlaw biker club to discuss having them "patch over" to become Hells Angels. [92] Langton stated: "Part of Walter's genius is he went to parts of Canada where the Mafia didn't exist. [59] Stadnick denied being the national president, saying "Ah, just because you get more attention than the others, all of a sudden you're named president by the media". [102] Murdock was arrested for the murders in 1998 and turned Crown's evidence, making a plea bargain where he pledged guilty to the murders in exchange for testifying against his employers. [114] Stadnick and the rest of the Hells Angels favored some of the bikers at the "rodeo" with their company while snubbing others. On Jan. 29, 2003, Clay McCrea and Mr. Harrie were each sentenced to six years for trafficking, after pleading guilty to selling cocaine to Bill. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. [128], On 29 December 2000, in a much publicized ceremony, most of the Ontario outlaw biker gangs such as Satan's Choice, the Vagabonds, the Lobos, the Last Chance, the Para-Dice Riders and some of the Loners travelled to Hells Angels' "mother chapter" clubhouse in Sorel, just south of Montreal to join the Hells Angels, making them at one stroke the dominant outlaw biker club in Ontario. [102] One police officer, Shawn Clarkson, of the Niagara Falls Police stated: "There was nobody to stand up to the Hells Angels the way Barillaro or Papalia would have. [12] Standick was convicted of drug possession with the intention to sell. [6] One former teacher said about him: "He clearly had a great deal of natural intelligence, but he was impossible to motivate. [43] In the summer of 1986, one of Stadnick's neighbors found a plastic container full of amphetamines. [151] After his parole conditions forbidding him to associate with the Hells Angels expired in April 2019, Stadnick renewed his associations. "[97] When Harris asked what the call was about, Stadnick complained a solid gold belt buckle shaped in the form of the Angels' deathhead logo had been damaged by the police, a matter that Harris knew nothing about. In 1998 he dropped Jean-Claude Van Damme in a fight in Manhattan. [144] In his trial in Montreal, Stadnick opted for his constitutional right to have the trial in English, and hired Edward Greenspan and Alan B. Please try again. [147], On September 13, 2004, Stadnick was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for a collection of convictions including conspiracy to murder, drug trafficking involvement in gang activities. No one wants to work against the Hells Angels independently because it's not in their interest. [46] Despite owning a home in Hamilton and his rivalry with his archenemy Parente, Stadnick never tried to create a Hells Angel chapter in Hamilton, apparently out of a desire to avoiding attracting police and media attention in his hometown. [10], On 23 October 1970, Stadnick was arrested after a police officer found LSD tablets in his pocket. "I would imagine Toronto is a little more consolidated, but there's a lot of different groups," Edwardsadded. [127] Outlaw biker clubs operate in a very authoritarian, hierarchical manner, and patches are extremely important for the self-image of outlaw bikers with those having obtained "full patch" status jealously guarding their status and expecting the "prospect" and "hang-around" members to defer to them at all times. I thought he was a sort of a poser". So we put the container back where it was found and kept an eye on it". Given his past criminal spending habits, and amounts of money within drug trafficking the Board will monitor his revenues and expenses. New Hampshire. "We have a command post set up in the area and we have been in ongoing communication with this group to understand what exactly they intend to do,"Baptiste said. [125], On 21 July 2000, Stadnick promoted los Bravos, headed by Ernie Dew, up to "prospect" status from the "hang-around" status they had been granted in October 1997. No copying of the Death Heads or any content here is permitted. Mr Carlson stepped out from behind his anchor desk to help send off Barger on Saturday. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. [154], In 2018, it was reported that Stadnick was employed as a construction worker. Fox News host Tucker Carlson has come under fire for speaking at a funeral for the longtime president of the Hells Angels motorcycle club, Ralph "Sonny" Barger. [102] With Papalia who hated outlaw bikers out of the way, Stadnick moved in and made contact in the summer of 1997 with a locally prominent criminal, Gerald "Skinny" Ward who lived in Wellend. Of course it's Walter Stadnick! The board ruled in December 2014: "He will have unrestricted freedom beginning April 12, 2019. They don't want to call bad attention to themselves," the Toronto Star journalistsaid. - Richard Lautens/Toronto Star By Richard Lautens The former home of the Downtown Toronto Hells Angels Motorcycle Club on Eastern Avenue is no more. The Hells Angels formed their first Canadian chapter in 1977 in Montreal, which remains the hub of the Canadian HAMC, eventually making their presence felt across the country. [63] Besides Stadnick, Donald "Pup" Stockford and another Hells Angel, Michel Rose, were also tried. Scotty, president of Night Riders is at the mike. He was able to convince the Parole Board of Canada to reinstate his freedom in December 2014. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. Stadnick is generally credited with turning the Hells Angels into the dominant outlaw biker club in Canada. The iconic biker's death, reportedly caused by a"brief battle" with cancer, was announced in a statement on his official Facebook page. The ride was held in honour of long-time Toronto Hells Angels member, Donny Petersen, who died at 74 of natural causes. Dupre said the Hells Angels have grown incredibly . We encountered an issue signing you up. He was good at isolating himself. [72] However, the meeting ended badly, with Lenti rejecting Stadnick's offer. [59] In one of his first acts as president, Stadnick together with Boucher went to Quebec City on 28 May 1988 to meet the leaders of an outlaw biker club called the Vikings. [37] Stadnick's face was badly burned, leaving him with what were described as "horrific" scars to his face. All three accused Hells Angels pleaded guilty. [97] Harris called Stadnick "a hard guy to nail. [8] In December 1982, Stadnick returned to Hamilton after living in Montreal for a number of years together with another Wild One turned Hells Angel, Noel "Frenchy" Mailloux, who had served as Stadnick's translator during his time in Montreal. The HAMC acknowledges more than 100 chapters in over 29. "We expect a large procession of motorcycles . "In California, theyused to be an all-white club. [5], For a time, Stadnick was friendly with his future archenemy, Mario "the Wop" Parente, the president of the Hamilton chapter of Satan's Choice outlaw biker gang, but the two reportedly fell out when Parente vetoed the 5'4 Stadnick's attempt to join Satan's Choice under the grounds that he was too short. Other than that, he doesn't expect any trouble. The Hells Angels ride is in honour of long-time Toronto Hells Angels member Donny Peterson, who died at 74. [88] Even though most Satan's Choice members favored joining the Hells Angels, Guindon would not hear of it throughout the 1990s. [48] Despite the fact that Stadnick spoke no French and Boucher no English, forcing them to use translators, the two men became friends. From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun. Why would he want a chapter? Hells Angels MC President Donny Petersen has passed away. [10] Stadnick named the gang the Cossacks as a reference to his Ukrainian heritage. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. [46] Stadnick's right-hand man, a film stuntman and Hells Angel who served as the Nomad vice-president, Donald "Pup" Stockford, lived in neighboring Ancaster. [66] The journalist Jerry Langton stated: "An informant told me that if he could boil down Walter's philosophy to one sentence, it would be: 'He would rather buy his rival a drink than kick his head in. [75] Besides for Lenti, Stadnick stayed in contact with Guindon in attempts to persuade the Satan's Choice to "patch over" to the Hells Angels. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. [4] On 30 November 2000, Stadnick called a Montreal Nomad, David "Wolf" Carroll, to tell him over a phone line that the police were listening into: "We'll be on the South Shore at 12. [122] Wolfe rejected the offer, saying the Indian Posse should be treated as equals to the Angels, not subordinates. Everyone in the Nomads club had a role. You could tell these bikers were small-town boys; they weren't used to the cops like what we had here in Hamilton. [38] As a result of the burns to his body, Stadnick lost much of his nose and half of two of his fingers. I hope you can move the club to Canada and out of Quebec". [104] In terms of sheer numbers, the Canadian Hells Angels are outnumbered only by the American Hells Angels. Devils Choice MC, in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Spain and Sweden. [31] Despite orders from Stadnick not to attract attention, Mailloux together with his stripper girlfriend Connie Augustin went on a lengthy cocaine binge. He does know his way around the system, and he's got the money to afford decent lawyers. [3] The police officers who monitored him were struck by the deference that he was shown by other outlaw bikers, noting when he visited Toronto that the "hang-arounds" served as his bodyguards when he dined at expensive restaurants, standing guard outside even in the winter to keep out any would-be assassins. [94] Magnussen had killed David Boyko, a member of los Bravos, in a moment of drunken rage at a party in Halifax on 12 May 1996, an act which reportedly very much angered Stadnick as it set back his plans to have los Bravos "patch over" to the Hells Angels. : Zellers reveals where its locations will return across Canada. View our full article on Chuck Zito. Police warned of ongoing traffic disruptions as the bikers rolled into the city's east end in the morning for an unsanctioned afternoon memorial honouring a deceased member. Ricky Ciarniello is the Hells Angels spokesperson for Metro Vancouver. They wanted control. [38] Harris was opposed to the police guarding Stadnick, saying: "I didn't like it. Iron Workers MC, in the United States and Canada. [68] Stadnick chose northern Ontario because of the relative smaller number of outlaw biker clubs there as compared to southern Ontario, and because of the lack of competition. A bikers' "rodeo" was held by the shores of Lake Simcoe in August 1998, hosted by the Loners gang and attended by members of the Satan's Choice, Red Devils, Vagabonds, Last Chance and Para-Dice Riders outlaw biker clubs. [43] One of his neighbors recalled: "He never caused any problems; he was always friendly. He had a country-wide vision. Police said they were monitoring the procession with officers in the area. . [157], "Patching over": consolidation of Canadian outlaw biking, Last edited on 30 November 2022, at 13:18, "A confederation of Angels: One man's dream come true", "Hamilton mobster changed Niagara's underworld", "The Bandido Massacre: Extended Chronology", "No happy trails for paroled Hells Angel Walter Stadnick", "Un vtran des Hells Angels recycl dans la construction", "Hamilton Hells Angel member Walter Stadnick back on the streets", "Other Hells Angels who were recently released", "Hells Angels pay respects to slain B.C. [81] In November 1993, in what appeared to be an attempt to undermine Guindon's leadership of Satan's Choice, Stadnick met in Thunder Bay with several Satan's Choice chapter presidents, most notably Andre Wattel of the Kitchener chapter. He was the last guy that had some seniority and some smarts". tap here to see other videos from our team. Get your HELLS ANGELS here today at the official . They either worked with you or they didn't care about you. [45] Stadnick did not own, but was described as running, the Rebel Roadhouse bar in Hamilton. The former president of the Para-Dice Riders, Peterson went by the name Sleaze for many years. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. [11] Stadnick was charged, but made bail. [87] A Rocker, Stphane Sirois, travelled with Stadnick during his trips to Winnipeg, serving as his bodyguard. [33] On 17 July 1983, while riding through northern Ontario, Parente happened to see two Hells Angels from Montreal, Michel "Jinx" Genest and Jean-Marc Nadeau, on the bus to Vancouver to attend the ceremony. [129] On that day, dozens of chartered buses from Ontario arrived at the Sorel clubhouse, carrying the bikers. [71] In June 1993, Stadnick went to Wasaga Beach to attend a convention of the Loners outlaw biker gang and to meet their leader, Frank "Cisco" Lenti, to discuss having the Loners "patch over" to become Hells Angels. [140] He did not contest his extradition to Canada, returning on 10 April 2001. [76] Stadnick had more success with bringing the four Hells Angels chapters in British Columbia under the control of the Montreal "mother chapter", and by 1993 had ensured that all of the Angel chapters in Canada answered to Montreal. The Brooklin chapter of the Hells Angels will host the Canada Run from Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 24 and chapters from across the country are expected to attend. [122] The Indian Posse has since emerged as one of the Hells Angels' major rivals in western Canada. He was just a face in the crowd. [145] Greenspan and Gold were able to delay the trial by demanding that the Crown translate all 500,000 papers of documents and ten CD-ROMs worth of evidence into English, a request that the Quebec government refused as it would cost more than $23 million. [17], One Satan's Choice biker, Cecil Kirby, who first saw Stadnick at a bikers' convention in Wasaga Beach in 1977, recalled that Stadnick seemed to be trying too hard to pass himself as a "hardcore" biker, remembering: "I didn't like him. [82] Stadnick used the rivalry between the Spartans and los Bravos as a way to gradually establish Hells Angels influence in Winnipeg, becoming powerful enough by 1993 to impose a truce and end the biker war in Winnipeg that began in 1991. With Stadnick behind bars awaiting trial, a biker war broke out in southwestern Ontario between the London Outlaws chapter headed by Thomas Hughes and the Hells Angels' London chapter headed by Jimmy Coates, formerly of the Loners. [50], Len Isnor of the OPP's Anti-Biker Unit once saw Stadnick at Toronto's Exhibition Grounds and was surprised to the crowd part to allow Stadnick and his bodyguards walk up to Andre Wattel, the president of Satan's Choice Kitchener chapter. The president of the Toronto chapter of the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has died, according to online reports. [59] On 23 August 1988, Stadnick was arrested at the home of Douglas Freeborn, a former Satan's Choice member and a prominent drug dealer in Hamilton. Eliason and DeFronzo were members of the Salem Hells Angels and Weymouth was a member of the Red Devils. [34], On 8 September 1983, Stadnick's patron Buteau was assassinated by an Outlaw, Gino Goudreau, in Longueuil, which many assumed at the time would be the end of Stadnick's career as he did not speak any French while being a member of what was then a predominately French-Canadian outlaw biker club. [4] In 2015, Detective Sergeant Len Isnor of the OPP's anti-biker unit told the media: "The Hells dominate nearly every province in the country". [3] One Toronto police officer who monitored the 5'4 Stadnick commented: "You look at him walking down the street and you think "What he's got? Referring to the biker group as "more of an association," Edwards says the once racist, white-only organization has evolved over the years and the Toronto procession will be different. [140], After his return to Canada, Stadnick told a RCMP officer, Tom O'Neill: "I don't drink much and I don't do drugs. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. It isn't so much in your face. "They want to look good. He certainly wasn't the most visible member of the gang. ET and travelled southbound on Highway 404 to the Don Valley Parkway before heading eastbound on Lake Shore Boulevard East, ending at a location on Carlaw Avenue. Read more about cookies here. [8] Harris stated that as the Wild Ones kept being killed: "A lot of them are thinking, 'you know what, maybe I don't want to be a biker anymore'. We resume the tradition as of today. [103] Ward was not an outlaw biker, but he was the leader of a locally powerful criminal gang, and Stadnick wanted to do business with him. He must also obey a curfew that runs between 9 p.m and 6 a.m. He just remade himself and revised his personal history.. [77], Shortly before his trial for living off the proceeds of crime was due to start on 4 October 1993, the Winnipeg Sun ran an article on Stadnick, which led his lawyer to ask for the charges to be dropped, claiming the story by the journalist Melanie Verhaeghe had jeopardised his ability to get a fair trial. Hells Angels president Luke Moloney, 42, was arrested by Echo Taskforce detectives as part of their investigation into drug trafficking linked to the motorcycle gang. 600Hells Angels - Forever Angel.421Stalley Ft Rick Ross - Hells Angels (DJ Burn One . He was part of a new breed of outlaw bikers who tried to clean up their act, insisting he didnt smoke or drink. [29] Trudeau killed Dutemple with a car bomb on 29 March 1979. [112] The man who drove Sylvester to the meeting Robert Rosmus, was murdered a few months later. HELLS ANGELS, HAMC, and the Death Heads (winged skull logos) are trademarks owned by Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation, registered and/or applications pending in the United States, Europe, China and many other countries. [33] Enraged, Parente and the other Outlaws proceeded to shoot up the bus when it stopped at the Mr. Mugs coffee and doughnut shop in Wawa in an attempt to kill the two Hells Angels. "[4] Richmond argued at the trial that Stadnick was guilty of the 13 counts of first-degree murders of members of the Rock Machine because: "Just as a general is liable for any war crimes his men commit, we are convinced Stadnick knew about the murders and did nothing to stop them". [85] Regarding the Quebec biker war, the prosecutor at Stadnick's 2004 trial, Randall Richmond, stated: "This was a highly sophisticated war engaging many people, a lot of planning, preparation and money. 523Hells Angels - Angels Never Die. '"[2] There are three ways to expand an outlaw biker club recruiting local criminals to found a new chapter; having members of an existing chapter move to a new city to establish another chapter; or having an outlaw biker club "patch over" to join another club. [142], As part of Operation Springtime, the police seized the records from the Nomad "bank" in Montreal. [70], Stadnick was known in the 1990s for his flamboyant way of dressing, wearing a full-length coat made from wolf's fur and a snakeskin belt with a solid gold belt buckle in the form of the Hells Angels' winged death's head that was hollowed inside to allow him to carry cash. [150], When filing for his taxes, Stadnick never claimed more than an annual income of $35,000, but after his conviction, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) performed an audit of his illegally obtained income, which was also taxable. [26] One of the Angels, Jean Brochu, was killed, while Lapierre and another Angel, Bruno Coulombe, were badly wounded. 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