Metro Toronto - January 24, 2013

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Black Friday
for Rob Ford?
Mayor to learn his fate. if a three-member Divisional ‘What if?’ scenarios
Court panel has upheld or
Appeal-court ruling on
nullified a lower-court ruling
the conflict-of-interest that Ford breached the Muni- If two or more judges find no
case will determine if he cipal Conflict of Interest Act legal fault with the previ-
at a February 2012 council ous ruling, Ford is immedi-
still holds city’s top job meeting and the mayor’s of- ately out of office unless they
fice is officially “vacant.” specify something different.
The lawyers and their staff
and clients have agreed not (cid:580)(cid:3) Acting mayor. Deputy
Rob Ford and the rest of To- to share the news until the Mayor Doug Holyday
ronto will learn Friday mor- ruling appears at 10:30 a.m. would become acting
ning if the courts have eject- on a Divisional Court website. mayor.
ed him from office midway John Mascarin, a munici-
through his turbulent four- pal legal expert not involved (cid:580)(cid:3) Caretaker. Council would
year term. in the case, said the judges’ have 60 days to decide
The news set Toronto City quick response — only 18 how the next mayor will
Hall abuzz Wednesday as days after the appeal hearing be chosen — possibly a
councillors pondered the pos- — suggests it is a unanimous multiple-ballot runoff
sibilities ahead and how they ruling but not which way it to appoint a caretaker
will proceed if Canada’s big- has gone. mayor until the term
gest city suddenly finds itself Coun. Fletcher said that, if ends in late 2014.
mayorless. Ford is out, she will push for
“This would be precedent- a byelection. (cid:580)(cid:3) Ballots. Another option
setting — a very big decision If council rejects that op- is a city-wide byelection
that will go down in the his- tion, it will have to consider that would cost more
than $7 million.
tory books,” said Coun. Paula appointing Ford back into the
Fletcher (Ward 30, Toronto mayor’s chair, she said, add-
Danforth), who has often ing she can’t support choos- (cid:580)(cid:3) Or maybe not. But if a
majority of the judges
fought Ford’s conservative ing a colleague to govern if
decide a legal error was
agenda. that person hasn’t been elect-
made and it was serious
“Council would have to ed to the job.
enough to nullify the
act very carefully, very wise- Deputy Mayor Doug Holy-
decision, Ford is off the
ly and in a way that’s fair day expressed confidence
hook and remains mayor.
to everyone, including Rob that Ford will win the ap-
Ford.” peal. If not, he supports ap-
LEAFS SPOIL At 9:30 a.m. Friday, lawyer pointing Ford. Otherwise, “I think — as a lot of
Clayton Ruby, representing Holyday (Ward 3, Etobicoke people do — that the penalty
Toronto citizen Paul Magder, Centre) has said he would is too severe for what actually
and Alan Lenczner, Ford’s put his name forward as care- happened,” Holyday said.
lawyer, will learn by email taker mayor. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Mississauga LRT Extracurricular activities Slain couple case
the Upper Canada District
School Board are seeking a
McCallion wants Boards challenge Florida police bring
cease-and-desist order before
transit deal like T.O.’s teacher boycott the Ontario Labour Relations investigation here
Board against the Elemen-
Mississauga Mayor Hazel Two small Ontario school tary Teachers’ Federation of Police investigators from
McCallion, frustrated with boards are tackling the lar- Ontario. Hallandale Beach, Fla., are
what she sees as preferential gest teachers’ union in the On Friday, the boards will coming here to learn more
treatment for Toronto, is now country in a case that could argue that the broad defin- about murdered Toronto
demanding that Queen’s have a significant impact ition of strike activity under residents “Donny” Pichosky
Park — with its own political on the dispute that has shut the Education Act of Ontario and Rochelle Wise. The
future in flux — pay for the down extracurricular activ- includes anything that couple were found dead
entire $1.5 billion cost of the Hazel McCallion ities across the province. “curtails ... the operation or in their Hallandale Beach N
city’s planned LRT. The Trillium Lakelands functioning” of schools or condo earlier this month.
TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE District School Board and programs. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
‘Carding’ issue
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on hold, again
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Police board seeks Known to Police
advice. Rights activists
say practice violates Carding has been an issue
Charter, human rights for the board since Known to S
Police, a Torstar News Service
investigation that found
Toronto police stop and docu-
Toronto police have stopped ment black people at dispro-
millions of people and en- portionately high rates.
tered their personal informa-
tion into a massive database, (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:96)(cid:254)(cid:255)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:220)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:266)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:266)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:305)(cid:289)(cid:3)
but a plan to issue receipts (cid:635)(cid:553)(cid:630)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:561)(cid:296)(cid:3)
for those interactions was (cid:289)(cid:279)(cid:289)(cid:305)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:575)
put on hold once again (cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:238)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:629)(cid:632)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:3)
Wednesday after the Toronto (cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:225)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:243)(cid:3)(cid:268)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:220)(cid:229)(cid:575)
Police Services Board voted (cid:302)(cid:315)(cid:229)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:629)(cid:627)(cid:627)(cid:635)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:255)(cid:225)(cid:575)(cid:629)(cid:627)(cid:628)(cid:628)(cid:553)(cid:3)
instead to get advice from
the city’s lawyer on whether (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:71)(cid:279)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:254)(cid:255)(cid:229)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:16)(cid:255)(cid:268)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:16)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:255)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:3)
the entire practice is legal. (cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:289)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:268)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:209)(cid:255)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:292)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:255)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:3)
The move came after (cid:289)(cid:292)(cid:279)(cid:243)(cid:3)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:220)(cid:254)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:3)
(cid:315)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:561)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:220)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:553)(cid:3)(cid:16)(cid:305)(cid:302)(cid:3)
human rights advocates,
(cid:16)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:255)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:238)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:225)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:3)
as well as lawyers from the
(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:314)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:305)(cid:209)(cid:220)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:314)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:251)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:314)(cid:229)(cid:3)
Law Union of Ontario, called
(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:279)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:315)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:3)(cid:268)(cid:279)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)
for an end to both the stops
(cid:314)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:292)(cid:255)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:553)
and the documentation by
police, often called carding
because of the small white
Field Information Report of Ontario.
card — or FIR 208 — that po- Paul Copeland, a co-
lice once used to record the founder of the law union,
personal information. The told the board: “My own
information now goes into a view is that it’s illegal and
computer database. violates people’s rights.
“This board has a clear And I would like the board
obligation to deal with eventually to say you can’t Barn blaze kills thousands of racing pigeons
the issue of whether the do stops and collect this in-
entire practice of carding, formation. This is not in line Emergency crews battle a massive barn fi re at Hwy 7. near Brock Road in Pickering on Wednesday. Some
including form 208 and the with the Charter,” he said. 4,000 racing pigeons were killed in the blaze. The pigeons did not belong to the owner, but to a person leasing
questions asked, contravenes “And I want young people to the property. Fire Insp. Steve Fowlds said the owner told fi refi ghters the pigeons were part of a hobby farm,
the Charter and the Human know that they can say, ‘No, not a business. Fowlds said the barn was heated by a wood stove that is suspected to have caused the fi re. Go
Rights Code,” said Howard I don’t want to talk to you.’” to metronews.ca for full story. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
The gold and the beautiful:
Students seek friends with
benefits on ‘sugar daddy’ site
turning to SeekingArrange- The phenomenon is grow- remain anonymous, says the
‘Mutually beneficial
ment.com, founder Brandon ing in Toronto, says Wade, whole thing just makes sense
relationships’. But one Wade says. The idea is similar who started the site in 2006. to her.
student insists she’s to other dating sites, but in- According to the website, “I’m from Africa. When I
stead of promising true love, universities in Toronto lead go out, I don’t have to bring
not in it for the money
it endeavours to help people the nation on its list of “Can- out my wallet or anything,”
find “mutually beneficial ada’s Top 20 Fastest Growing she said. “It’s actually kind of
relationships” by bringing Sugar Baby Colleges.” Ryer- an insult to a man’s ego if I
PHOEBE together “sugar daddies” and son University sits in first take out my wallet. I’m old-
Las Vegas-based SeekingArrangement.com claims a membership of more HO “sugar babies.” place, with 183 new “sugar fashioned.”
than two million, half of whom have signed up with a university or college [email protected] “It’s something that’s a babies,” while the University Paying her way is a sign
email address. Hundreds of Canadian students signed up last year, with whole lot more rational and of Toronto is third, with 156 that a man cares about her
Ryerson topping the list at 183 new members. SCREEN GRAB A growing number of univer- materialistic, at least in the new signups. and values the relationship,
sity students in Toronto are very beginning,” Wade says. “Sugar babies,” described she added. “They’re going
looking for “sugar daddies” “One party has to be gener- by the site as “attractive, in- out of their way to have a re-
to help pay down their tu- ous and willing to pamper telligent, ambitious and goal- lationship. Not a lot of people
ition fees and living expens- and spoil — we call that the oriented” young women who care about relationship val-
es, says the founder of a U.S. ‘sugar daddy’ — and on the are looking to be pampered, ues like that nowadays, so it
website that helps them do other side, somebody who “mentally, emotionally and makes sense to me, it seems
just that. wants to be spoiled and pam- financially,” receive about serious,” she said.
Instead of taking out pered in return for, I guess, $3,000 a month in gifts and As for how much money
loans, these students are being pretty.” allowances from their “sugar she’s asking for in return?
daddies” in return for a rela- That’s not what she’s there
tionship, Wade says. for, she insists.
Hookup or just plain hooker? Though some might call “I come from a good
this borderline prostitution, family. I’m not starving or
“Some people would say if you go out for dinner
Wade believes financial ex- something like that,” she
with a guy and he pays for it and ultimately you changes happen in every re- said. “A lot of people on there
feel obligated to have sex with him, that makes lationship — the people who are not looking for somebody
use his website are just being who’s just looking for finan-
you a prostitute. But at what point do you
more upfront about it. cial benefits. They actually
draw the line?” A 23-year-old Toronto uni- want to have a connection
Brandon Wade, founder of SeekingArrangement.com, and his wife, Tanya, versity student who recently with you. They even say it in
say they did not meet through the website. CONTRIBUTED Brandon Wade, founder, SeekingArrangement.com joined the site and asked to the bottom of the profile.”
SIU investigation Big chill Sport of kings
Temperatures are forecast to Plate was in jeopardy. Eaves
rise by the weekend. made the remark after the
Woman hurt Sure, Toronto’s Woodbine,
Factoring in the wind government’s decision to
after car goes off cold, but northern chill, it felt as cold as -24 C province reach end the lucrative racetrack
in some parts of the GTA on slots program at the end of
the road Ontario is colder Wednesday, making it the deal to maintain March. The revenue-sharing
coldest day in the region so horse racing agreement gave racetracks
The Special Investigations For those in southern On- far this year. a cut of the slot profits,
Unit is investigating a tario who think Wednesday’s Fred Schaefer of Toronto Horse racing at Woodbine amounting to $345 million
traffic accident that left a temperature of -15 C was EMS warned Torontonians to and Mohawk racetracks will a year.
19-year-old woman injured cold, consider what northern bundle up. “Once temper- continue for the next two Eaves had said he
in Vaughan. The police Ontario residents are facing. atures reach the -20 C mark, years, after the province couldn’t see how horse
watchdog says a York Timmins, North Bay, Fort it’s crucial that all skin and Woodbine Entertain- racing in Ontario could sur-
regional police officer was Albany and Attawapiskat are should be covered to avoid ment Group reached an vive without the revenue-
following the woman’s being warned to expect tem- frostnip (the first stage of agreement. sharing program.
vehicle when it went off peratures of about -35 C with frostbite). When it’s that cold, The sport’s history in But Jim Lawson, chair-
the road and down an wind chills of -50 C. The frigid frostnip can set in pretty Ontario came into question man of the board of WEG, As a result of the agreement, the
embankment. She was weather is due to an Arctic quick, and you might not in June when Nick Eaves, said the new agreement will Queen’s Plate will go on through
treated for a broken leg air mass that engulfed most notice until it’s too late.” WEG president and CEO, give the industry a short- 2014, architects of the deal say.
and arm. THE CANADIAN PRESS of Eastern Canada this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS said the annual Queen’s term fix. THE CANADIAN PRESS AARON VINCENT ELKAIM/THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Cold? It’s all relative
Canadian
Tire gears up
Weather. Chilly temps interviews across the country, come back like in the good old for Games
and everybody’s laughing at days, like two years ago,” said
leave Torontonians us,” said Environment Canada Phillips. Canadian Tire announces an
shivering in their boots senior climatologist David Phil- Last year was the warmest eight-year partnership with the
and everyone else lips. “They’re saying, ‘Get a life winter on record, and this year Canadian Olympic Committee
Toronto — cold-weather alerts?’ we had one of the longest Janu- (COC) in Toronto Wednesday, as
laughing — at us “With our temperatures, ary thaws on record — 17 days part of its largest-ever sponsor-
they would be coming out on in a row of melting temper- ship package for amateur sports.
the patio,” joked Phillips. atures. From left are Olympian Clara
This week’s cold snap has come It was -21 C in Toronto This cold wave will end Hughes, COC president Marcel
as a bit of a shock, but when Wednesday morning, the cold- soon. There’s a chance of snow Aubut, Canadian Tire president
compared to the rest of the est temperature since January on Friday, the weekend will be and CEO Stephen Wetmore,
country, and even winters past, 2011. closer to normal, and another and Paralympian Benoît Huot.
Toronto has gotten off easy. “We’ve been seduced into thaw is expected Monday and CONTRIBUTED
“I’ve been doing a lot of thinking that winter couldn’t Tuesday. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Senior killed Victim critical
Woman faces TTC bus hits
murder charge pedestrian
A 50-year-old woman has A woman is in critical
been charged with second- condition after being hit
degree murder in the death by a TTC bus in the west
of Jose Ortiz, 65. end of Scarborough on
Leahann Hohmann, Wednesday.
of Toronto, was charged Police say the woman
Whisk your family away to Waikiki, Wednesday and will appear was struck just before 4
in Old City Hall court Thurs- p.m. as she tried to walk
in just fi ve years. day morning. northbound across Eglinton
Ortiz was found dead Avenue East near Sinnot
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force trauma. Det. Sgt. woman appeared to be in
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metronews.ca NEWS 09
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Prof in search of ‘privacy
Big brother
compliant’ surveillance cam
Why you
Cash reward. Privacy Privacy probe dheen’st sn foowr eodpuecnaitniogn iatl uppu rtpoo stehse, osauird .p “rIifv aycoyu ldeognis’lta stieoen a,” s higen , tactOend Wa eldarngees dparyo, pMerettyr o mcoann-- should care
laws require businesses entire country. Anyone can it’s clearly not compliant with agement company and a lux-
“Now is the
filming public areas to submit photos and descriptions privacy laws around informed ury hotel chain, both of which
time for of surveillance cameras to sur- consent.” have surveillance cameras look- Clement believes informing
inform people that they
us to pay veillancerights.ca and through That law does not apply to ing out on downtown streets. people when they are be-
are being recorded an Android smartphone app, privately owned and Neither responded to ing recorded is important
attention to
which is at the Beta-testing used cameras, such questions around now, but will become more
where our stage, available through the as those used in the cameras’ com- important in the future as
personal information is app store Google Play. home secur- pliance by the technology develops.
JESSICA In some cases, it can ity sys- end of the Video surveillance is
SMITH going and who’s doing be hard to tell who is re- tems. day. also an issue for people
[email protected] what with it for what sponsible for a camera, who don’t want their intim-
reasons.” which in itself is a ate moments recorded and
A University of Toronto profes- problem, said Clem- marginalized people, when
sor is offering $100 to anyone Prof. Andrew Clement ent. under surveillance, will
who can show him a surveil- “We have more likely be treated with
lance camera, operated by a public and private sector, but a right to suspicion, he said.
business, that complies with Canada’s privacy commission know who’s “A growing concern,
Canada’s privacy laws — but it has summed up the require- collecting which hasn’t emerged
isn’t an easy C-note. ments businesses have when our infor- much yet, is when analytic
“We thought this is some- recording people’s images in mation; capabilities are being built
thing that calls for more atten- a public area, said Clement. that’s into these cameras — facial
tion, so we wanted to docu- One requirement that is visibly funda- recognition or other kinds
ment the problem, without lacking in most cases is a sign men- of tracking,” he said.
having to do all the documen- informing people that they are tal Technology is being
tation ourselves,” said Prof. being recorded. to developed that can track
Andrew Clement, co-ordinator The signs should also say people’s information and
of the Information Policy Re- what the purpose of the sur- link it to their image, said
search Program at the Univer- veillance is and who to contact Clement, adding now is the
sity of Toronto. about it, said Clement. time for people to insist on
Privacy laws differ between After two years of offering their privacy rights.
provinces and between the the $100 reward to his stu-
10 NEWS metronews.ca
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Chief Spence to end hunger strike
Commended as a Chief Shawn Atleo is coming phen Harper, his ministers and our children can achieve the in the dead of winter under the
back to work, but Ottawa-First his top officials, and galvanized brighter future that they de- Idle No More banner — gave
warrior. Opposition
Nations politics are certainly public opinion, revealing a serve,” Atleo said in a statement Canada a taste of the impa-
parties, First Nations not returning to normal. stark division between people Wednesday. tience aboriginal communities
agree to fight federal Spence agreed Wednesday who want to see more help for “We have made real have with the status quo.
to call a halt to her 44-day fast, First Nations and those who be- progress in recent weeks. Our The breakthrough comes
government on 13 during which she stayed in a lieve they already get too much. journey ... will not be over until after a coalition of Liberal and
specific demands teepee on a frigid island up- The protest also exacerbat- we have won those guaran- NDP politicians and First Na-
stream from Parliament Hill ed a schism within the Assem- tees.” tions chiefs agreed to a dec-
— and managed to push First bly of First Nations, with many Those sentiments aren’t laration spelling out 13 specific
Nations issues to the top of the chiefs questioning Atleo’s new, but Spence’s protest — demands for continuing nego-
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa political agenda. leadership. coupled with the thousands tiations between First Nations
Spence has agreed to end her The protest commanded the “Our shared goal is simple of people who marched in the and the federal government.
hunger protest, and National attention of Prime Minister Ste- and clear: to guarantee that Theresa Spence THE CANADIAN PRESS streets and blocked highways THE CANADIAN PRESS
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alekhina is seen in uniform at a prison in the Ural Mountains
where she is serving her two-year sentence. NOVAYA GAZETA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sewing jackets in jail.
Pussy Riot members
tell of daily prison life
The imprisoned members of speed and experience and can
the Pussy Riot feminist punk now meet her quota of mak-
band say they feel no regrets ing lining for 320 jackets a
about the irreverent “punk day. Like other prisoners, she
prayer” against President Vlad- bathes once a week and uses
imir Putin in Moscow’s main cold water to wash the rest of
cathedral that landed them the week.
behind bars for two years. “I am not paying much
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova attention to living conditions,”
and Maria Alekhina offered she said in an interview filmed
a vivid but stoic description last month. “I’m ascetic, and
of their harsh prison condi- living conditions matter little
tions in interviews published for me.”
Wednesday in the independ- Tolokonnikova said she
ent Novaya Gazeta newspaper. meditates to prevent her spirit
They said they don’t expect from being dulled by the mon-
clemency from authorities. otonous labour. She added
Tolokonnikova, who like that the main thing she misses
most female prisoners in Rus- is the ability to read freely.
SSttaarrbbuucckkss BBlloonnddee RRooast More and more Canadians are enjoying sia’s prison colonies works at Three members of Pussy
a sewing machine, was quoted Riot were found guilty of hoo-
tthhee mmeelllloowweerr,, eeaassyy ddrriinnkking taste of Starbucks Blonde Roast. In fact, by the paper as saying she has liganism motivated by reli-
had her fingers punctured by gious hatred in August.
CCaannaaddiiaannss ddrriinnkk ttwwiiccee aas much Blonde Roast as Americans*.
the needle but has picked up THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Women’s-rights activ-
Moroccans may ists on Tuesday welcomed
Justice Minister Mustapha
no longer have to Ramid’s announcement, but
said it was only a first step
marry their rapists in reforms that aim to stop
violence against women.
Nearly a year after Morocco The penal code allows those
starbucks.ca/blonde was shocked by the suicide convicted of “corruption” or
of a 16-year-old girl who was “kidnapping” of a minor to
© 2013 Starbucks Coffee Company. All rights reserved. forced to marry her alleged go free if they marry their
*On a per person basis.
rapist, the government has victim. Judges encouraged
announced plans to outlaw the practice to spare family
the traditional practice. shame. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS