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Is online car shopping Your essential daily news | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17,2017 S oRe 5 Edmontonr travel across continent toresist changes B® in U.S. politics How to share your dog with your ex metroLIFE High °C/Low1°C Ahhhhh © @ Southgate raking itin commence Raillink one of many reasons for success, owners say n se Metro| Edmonton Edmontonians love their shopping ‘malls —and one in particular, according to anew study. The Retail Council of Canada ana- lyzed the revenue per square foot malls ‘across Canada generate, and ranked Southgate Centre as the fifth biggest ‘moneymaker — and the biggest outside of Toronto or Vancouver. ‘According to the study, Southgate brought in $1,155 per square foot over a ‘2month period ending in August 2016. Southgate's marketing director Claire Kolmatycic said the mall is partly popular forts mix of highend and midend tailers and destination shops — like idmonton's only Lego store — but that public transit access has also made a big difference. “We had an expansion in 2009, and with the Southgate LRT opening in 2010 we did see a spike in traffic to the centre,” she said. “The LRT access combined with the expansion of 30 additional premium retailers helped elevate our trafic levels, as wellas our sales per square foot. While the mall's national ranking ‘might surprise some, it doesn’t faze the Council's prairie director Lanny ‘Melnnes, who said Edmonton “is very ‘much retail hub in Canada.” ‘Melnnes attributed Edmonton's hub per cent of its visitors coming from out of town, ‘West Ed did not fare quite as well in the study, however, making $777 per square foot to place second in Edmon- ton and 29th in Canada, While shopping malls are strug- sling in the United States, Melnnes said Canadian malls remain healthy, and it ight have something to do with our cold winters. “Certainly with our cli ‘mate, we can understand why going to the mall to socialize is an import ant part of our everyday life.” he said, Now even lower mutual performance fund fees Let us show you the difference lower fees can make. Visit rbe.com/lower or call 1-855-514-5272 (G/” Waders) of Raya Bank of Cana, RBC and Royal Bank ae regitere ‘of Canada, Mutual funds are sol by Royal Mutua Funds inc. RWIS licensed asa nan servces hr inthe province af Quebec, *ippe's Best Sond Funds Grou (20072008 2008,2030,20:1,20122013,2015), Uppers Best ond £TPs Group (2015). Lippe’ dest Overal funds Group (2007 2008 20102031 2012 20:3) andthe 20.4 Mavningstar Fixed Income Manager othe Year PARR) | 2 [Tue Edmonton [metre NEWS | LeTHBRIDGE Killed over ‘petty grudge’ kizhs case goes ee "2 nn muaeny | CO Panel Crown claims and he's taken the bodies, She told her husband before | The University of Lethbridge pump patent Calling police. They told her | says itis lodging a complaint was Garland’s to lock herself in the car for | with the Alberta Human Rights fear someone might still be | Commission about a longtime motive in the home. oem acre Of canal ow Their bodies were never | intiSemitic views S Lucie found, but the court heard Anthony Hall was suspended Monday that DNA from all | without pay in October fol- three was discovered at Gar- | lowing comments he made Jand’s family farm, including | in online articles and videos pieces of bones anda tooth in | suggesting there was a Zionist a bun barrel. connection to the 9/11 attacks ‘Allen Liknes, Alvin Liknes’ | and that the events ofthe Holo- son, took the stand second. | caust should be up for debate. During his testimony it was | The university says its board established that he and his | of governors reviewed whether father worked on a natural | a complaint was warranted gas pump with Garland and justifiable, “From the find- ‘According to Allen, Garland | ings of that assessment, the Douglas Garlandis escorted into a Calgary police station in connection with the disappearance was fired by Alvin in 2007 after | board has decided to proceed ‘of Nathan O’Brien and his grandparents in Calgary on July 14, 2014. erro their working relationship | with a complaint to the Alberta Edwardson al ip.Meto\Calgary A dispute over a pump patent is the likely motive for the killing of a Calgary couple and their grandson, the Crown prosecutor told a jury Monday morning. Douglas Garland, 56, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Nathan O’Brien and Alvin and Kathy Liknes in June 2014. He pleaded not guilty toll three counts Monday. turned sour and Garland failed | Human Rights Commission In an opening statement, _ said Faulkner. eventually acted on his Nathan's mother, Jennifer to help Alvin with a project. | against Dr. Hall for publish- Crown prosecutor Vicki Faulk” The Crown alleges that Gar- grudge, after compiling in- O'Brien, took the stand Mon- At first, Allen said he | ing statements, alone and in ner said the murders were a land meticulously planned the depth research on the Liknes day describing her son as an_ never suspected Garland as | collaboration with others, that result ofa “petty grudge” held murders of Alvin and Kathy couple as well as torture meth- active little boy who loved he thought of him as non- | could be considered hateful, by Garland against the Lik- Liknes, and that fiveyear-old ods and how to kill without superheroes, and her mother _ confrontational. contemptuous and discrimina. neses, stemming from a pat- Nathan O'Brien was tragic col-_ emotion. as her “best friend.” “Ifanything he's sneaky.” he | tory,” it said in a statement. ent filed by Alvin fora pump. lateral damage after staying “A plan that stopped all She said she discovered the _ said. It wasn't until he saw a | The administration is also "A pump that never made at his grandparents’ for an footprints of life of Alvin, bloody murder scene when photo of the rusted green Ford | reviewing complaints by mem- any real money, a pump that “impromptu sleepover.” Kathryn and Nathan,” said she returned to her parents’ F150 that he pointed police in | bers of the university commun. didn't make anyone famous,” It's alleged that Garland Faulkner. home on june 30, 201410 pick Garlands direction. ity TWE CANADIAN PRESS ASK ABOUT OUR EVENING CLASSES! 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The through the end of February — ensuring development signs are cerns, shade, monster homes, | “Demand is very high in Ed- woman who makes the best but they're going to be picky. posted on infill sites, among or cases where a iveplex is pro- | monton,” said the company's dress gets to drink a shot off “They've got to be not only others posed for a space where there | recruitment head, jennifer Did- his nearly-naked body. great looking guys, but they've But Livia Balone, the city's was only one house. | think | colt. ShetoldMetio10menare “You're there having funand got to have that right attitude,” director of development and that's fallen on deafars from | needed by the end of March, in everyone's enjoying it, you're _Didcott said zoning, said the city had to city council” time for wedding season, putting smiles on everyone's “They've got to be proactive create 30 new “detour items” _ The city is also thinking of | Aside from serving drinks, faces. l'sanice feeling” he said, and responsible and have that to address resident concerns developing infill homes or com- | Hope takes part in party games Butlers in the Buff will con- really fun, kind of cheeky na- because some things weren't plexes on city-owned land. | like “Dress the Butler,” which duct Skype interviews with Ed- ture that our brand is all about” Change a life today. Donate online. DONATE . A RIDE donatearide.ab.ca ATCO Pega ae 2 reste zw B28. @ siwie | 4 | Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Edmonton |metr2 NEWS | Heritage Council taking more risks Jeremy ‘groups for them.” (and ward 5 candidate) Miranda _But she said the Heritage it's multicultural and people _ tions have stepped forward for toestablishan “outofthebox” 31 projects, which would help might not feel as isolated when some cash, Edmonton Herit- city museum, which jimmy said _ cover the implementation of the there are more supports and age Council Program Manager has sat dormant since last year. programs and operation costs _ _ WHEN YOU PLAY Jp THE STARS LOTTERY. 9 licencia 3 Ue ctivists get 3,145 PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN $4.9 MILLION RETAILFor matea’s full story visit Starslotteryalberta.ca ready to rally GRAND PRIZE #1 GRAND PRIZE #2 +i > sounes unprepared for the job of lead- won wor . 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Ina letter to Blaine Calkins, ‘one of two Conservative MPs who filed formal complaints, Dawson said she will examine both Trudeau's stay atthe island and his use of the Aga Khan's private helicopter to get there. Dawson wrote that she has ‘commenced an investigation” to determine if Trudeau broke two sections of federal ethics laws “in connection with his recent stay at and travel to the Aga Khan's privately owned island.” The vacation included ‘rw deau, his wife and three kids. Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan and Liberal party president Anna Gainey, all of whom took part in helicopter flights between the capital city of Nassau and the secluded island, Justin Trudeau and Aga Khan inMay2016. sexvxurarncxstHe Though not a registered lob- byist. the Aga Khan is on the board of directors of the Aga Khan Foundation, which receives tens of millions of dollars in gov- emment contributions to international development projects. “The ethics commissioner is quite right to investigate this." Conservative MP John Brassard said in an interview. Such potential violations of ethics rules and laws raise ques- tions about whether government spending decisions could ultimately be influenced, he added. “This is one example where the rules. have potentially been broken,” Brassard said. “What other rules have been broken that Canadians aren't aware of IF you doit once, they can certainly do it again. Canadians need to be mindful of this” Police guard the Blue Parrot nightclub in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. rue assocuaren press MEXICO Canadians killed in shooting Two Canadians were among at least five people killed Monday in a shooting attack atan electronic music festival in Mexico's Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen, Mexican authorities said, ‘And Canadian government officials added that at least two other Canadians were wounded in the deadly inci dent at a popular night club, The attorney general of Quintana Roo state said three of the dead appear were part of the security detail at the 10-day BPM electronic music festival Miguel Angel Pech said the shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. at the Blue Parrot nightclub, one of the BPM Festival's venues in Playa de] Carmen, just south of Cancun. Pech said a lone gunman apparently tried to enter the nightclub, but was denied access because he had a gun. The gunman began to ex- change fire with another person inside, he said, and festival security personnel tried to stop the shooting and came under fire. Pech said it was not a ter- rorist attack and that three people had been detained nearby, but it was unclear if they had been involved in the shooting. “We know of another shooting incident that occurred near the nightclub, but we are investigating whether that is related” to the nightclub shootings,” Pech said. THe AsSOciaTED PRESS © Insrier Home sales rebound Home sales are not going to be as big of a boost to the Canadian economy this year as they were in 2016, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday as it released its latest batch of figures. The real estate association says home sales were up 2.2 per cent in December from the previous month, rebounding partially from a big drop following the introduction of new mortgage rules. The number of homes ‘trading hands posted the iggest monthly retreat in more than four years from October to November, CREA said, THE CANADIAN PRESS Family finds pills intub of ice cream Niagara regional police are advising residents to be alert after discovering Advil capsules in a container of ice cream. Police say they got wind of the issue on Saturday after being called to a home in St. Catharines, Ont. They say a resident opened a sealed container of Iceberg French Vanilla ice cream and began serving it to family members before covering about eight pills in the container. Police later identified the pills as Advil brand ibuprofen gel capsules. No one ingested the ills found inside the ice THE CANADIAN PRESS REPORT #rickmercerreport Pl TONIGHT Rick is celebrating the sun’s return after a month of darkness at the Sunrise Festival in Inuvik, NWT. @\ . iN 4 ALL-NEW EPISODE TONIGHT 4 jay, Januar EDMONTON etait . Poutine meets politics eshett at Trump tailgate party inauvouRaTion Canada’s event atits embassy ahot ticket for US. bigwigs No, Donald, not Putin, Poutine. Canada’s embassy in Wash- ION] |e ro uration with an invitationon- ly “tailgate” party feat delectable Canadian c — “including but not limited to poutine, British Columbia salmon, Canadian beef and e atiiies VY es tourtiére,” embassy spokes- The view of the U-S. Capitol from the Canadian Embassy in Washington on Jan. 20,2009 —the ‘woman Christine Constantin day Barack Obama took the Oath of Office to become president. aaion Hanmis/ronsTaR News sevice said in an email, The Edmonton Renovation Show is the most trusted resource for every home ee ae ee puree lor every: prises TheaOLS party for since BAI CHntor's inuugune get te have Uncen with Aer |qg) BOYS & BANDS: improvement project inside and out. With Barack Obama's second inaug- tion in 1993, though it hasn't _bassador David MacNaughton i uration involved Tim Hortons always been a “tailgate.” Can- on the 6th floor, which offers | Military bands, Boy names and celebrity experts such as coffee, Molson beer, Crown adian diplomats this time majestic views of the Capitol. _ Seoutstojoin parade HGTV stars, Bryan & Sarah Baeumler, plus | Royal whisky and BeaverTails. expect 1,800 guests, including _Like most of official Wash- Military bands and units ‘The embassy shindig is al big shots in politics, diplomacy ington’ social events, this one _fromall branches of the more than 200 exhibitors and a slew of ways one ofthe mont sought and busines Newt Gingrich 2 serve political purpose Can- | sre, Nigh school bands . , Iter tickets of America’s cele- prominent Timp ally and the ada's schmoozing with U.S. and even the Boy Scouts exciting features, there's real advice, real bration of democracy. Partly former speaker of the House power brokers may be especial- | and Girl Scouts will join inspiration and real experts at every turn. because Americans like Can- of Representatives, has shown _lycritical ata time when the in-_| newly swornin President adians, sure, but mostly be- up for three inaugurations in coming president is vowing to. _ Donald Trump in Fridays Satisfaction guaranteed — or the cause of its unsurpassed view a Tow Fenegotinte the North American Inaugural parade price of admission ison ts! of the parade route. The Most of the guests will hang _ Free Trade Agreement, impose ‘More than 8,000 people Arthur Erickson building on out in the embassy courtyard new import taxes, pursue “Buy | afe expected to follow Pennsylvania Avenue is the and indoor Canada Room and American, Hire American” eco- the new president as he only embassy located between theatre, watching Trump's nomic policy and change the proceeds to the White the White House and the swearingin and inaugural ad- U.S. relationship with its mil- | HOUSE. THE ASSOCIATED Ress Capitol dress on television screens. itary allies. rorstarwews sewvice BY THE NUMBERS 79% How 65% does _—_ your Er 55% 53% mayor ps rank? : Ottawa's Jim Watson is Canada‘s most popular mayor when stacked up against the mayors of 10 major Canadian cities, according to a new Mainstreet/Postmedia poll. Here's how Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson measures against his counterparts in five other cities. racer DATA COURTESY MAINSTREET/ EDMONTONRENOVATIONSHOW.COM [San POSTMEDIA;GRAPHICBY Jim Naheed Don John Brian Gregor ANDRES PLANA/METRO Watson —-Nenshi Iweson Tory Bowman — Robertson Suspect in Istanbul New Year’s attack captured EXPLOITATION ‘The Reinaclub attack suspect after being caught by Turkish Police in Istanbul on Monday. oo Horos Via THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Massacre claimed 39 lives, including one Canadian ‘A gunman suspected of killing 39 people including a Canadian ‘woman during a New Year's attack on an Istanbul nightclub hhas been caught in a police oper ation, Turkish media reports said early Tuesday. The suspect was captured in a special operations police raid ‘ona house in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, private NIV television reported. The broadcaster said he had been staying in the house belonging to a friend from Kyz- gyzstan, Daesh has claimed responsibi- ity for the nightclub massacre, saying the attack in the first hours of Jan. 1 was in reprisal for Turkish military operations innorther Syria, The man identified as the suspect had been on the run since the attack. Hurriyet newspaper and other media have identified the gunman as Abdulkadir Masharipov, ‘an Uzbekistan national. The suspect was to undergo medical ‘checks before being taken to police headquarters for question- Ing, the paper said in its online edition. Dogan news agency published ‘what it said was the fast image of the attacker It showed a bruised, Dlackchaired man ina grey, blood- ied shirt being held by his neck. Private NIV television said the ‘gunman had resisted arrest. NIV reported that the suspect’s Kyrgyz. friend and three ‘ther people also were detained. His fouryear-ld child, who was ‘with him atthe home, was taken into protective custody. Hurriyet newspaper said the alleged gunman’s wife and one- year old daughter were caught in a police operation on Jan. 12. Police established his where abouts four or five days ago, but delayed the raid so they could monitor his movements and contacts, NIV reported, Survey finds parents main culprits of abuse It would often happen late at night. ‘A father, respected asa professional and family man, would awaken his two toddler daugh- ters and take them to his back office, away from the bedrooms ‘where their mother and sib- lings slept. Groggy and confused, the girls would follow his instruc. tons and pose naked against a studio backdrop or with props such as boas and coconut bras and hula skirts ‘As they grew older, strange men would arrive when their mother was away. Under their father’s guidance, the girls ‘would reluctantly agree to do ‘what they were told. “Twould see him over me and we were both naked,” recalls Odette, now 23, one of three sisters speaking publicly for the first time about the abuse their father inflicted. “He would tell me it was a special bond for us” The father would post their special bond with parents and abusers across the US.and Eur- ope as a central player in an international child exploitation ring involving more than a million images. Odette and her sisters Rose. mary and Lucy (pseudonyms they chose) are among the victims of what a new international survey conducted by the Can- adian Centre for Child Protec- tion suggests isa widespread tra- ‘gedy — child exploitation rings Ied by parents of the abused. Responses from 128 child abuse survivors across North ‘America and Europe found 52 per cent were victimized by a network of abusers, overwhelm ingly involving their own parents, who shared images and even their children themselves with others. In most cases — nearly 70 per cent — images were then shared with millions ‘more strangers online. Most survivors are haunted by the online life of the imagery. More than 70 per cent surveyed said that the imagery never ends and makes them feel vulnerable to being recognized. ‘About 90 per cent said their abuse affected both their edu- ‘ation and professional success, in part because they know their victimization continues online. GLOBAL DIGEST NORTHERN IRELAND Unity government falls Northern Ireland's shattered tunity government will be dis- solved next week to make way for an early election demanded by the coalition’ main Irish Catholic party, the sectetary of state forthe British territory an- nounced Monday. Secretary of State for North- cm Ireland James Brokenshire said the election to re-elect the Northern ireland Assem- bly would be held March 2, sic weeks after its dissolution, SOUTHKOREA ‘Samsung scion accused In departure from the lenien- cy typically given South Korean big businesses, prosecutors on Monday requested the arrest of the de facto head of Sam- sung Electronics, the country’s ‘most valuable company, in an influence-peddling scandal that has toppled the country's president. Lee Jae-yong, the vice-chait- ‘man at Samsung Electronics, faces allegations of embezzle- ‘ment, of lying under oath during a parliamentary hearing and of offering a bribe of 43 bi lion won (§36 milion US) to a long-time friend of impeached President Park Geun-hye. KYRGYZSTAN Cargo plane crash kills 37 ‘A Turkish cargo plane crashed Monday in 2 residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, destroying half of a village and killing atleast 37 people in the plane and on the ground, the Emergency Situa- tions Ministry said. The Boeing 747 crashed at 7:40 a.m. local time while ap- proaching Manas airport, south of the capital, Bishkek, in this, Central Asian nation. Foot- age from the scene showed the plane's nose stuck inside a brick house and large chunks of debris scattered around, NIGERIA Bombers kill professor, child Three suicide bombers, including @ child, exploded at dawn Monday at Nigeria's northeast- lem University of Maiduguri, kiling a university professor and another child, witnesses and police said. The bombers also died. One blast ripped through the mosque where professors were saying dawn prayers and at least one is among victims, police and rescue officials said. 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Activism, too, will be necessary in the next few years, ‘After the election of Bar- ack Obama, two ongoing phenomena strengthened in volume and vigour. First, there was the Re~ publican strategy of engin- ering the boundaries of electoral districts to its own advantage. Having won gov- ernorships and legislatures in key states like Pennsyl- vania and Michigan after redistricting campaigns, the GOP began winning at the national level where Democrats had usually won or traditionally had a fight- ing chance, With millions of dollars in funding, such efforts changed the electoral map. In politics, malfeasance is the name of the game. Done artfully, it’s strategy. This was at time when resistance to the ideas that elected Barack Obama began to coalesce online. In spaces once devoted to gaming and picking up ‘women, men (and some women) shared their frus- trations with being alienat- ed by the gains of feminism and identity politics. Thus, they organized. ‘These activist streams found common cause across the Obama years on issues like abortion, and equal marriage. In Trump, however, the net effect: a society that has more read- ily accepted the racist, sex- ist and xenophobic polit- icians who now enjoy broad governing power across the Focus on people's econom- ic anxiety. Get out of your bubble, Stop talking about race, It's very liberal to dull the edges of one’s harsh- est criticisms. It is a crazy- making proposition. The solution shouldn't be to back off. The left needs to GOOD for GOOSE, GOOD FOR GANDER President-elect Donald Trump raises his fist, a gesture that since ancient times has signified resistance, ata rally in Alabama in December. cerry federal branches and in almost two-thirds of states. Clearly this amounts to a virulent and intolerant brand of activism, And it has radically altered pol- ities, And yet, in the aftermath of the election, left-lean- ing people have been told to dilute their messaging. DAILY ACTIVIST AFFIRMATION Heed Joe Hill! “As 2017 kicks off, labour organizer and singer Joe Hills century- old words as he faced a Utah fring squad ("Don't waste any time in mourning. Organizet") have taken on a renewed meaning. n the face of what can seem like overwhelming (odds, time and time again, people have shown that successful organizing against injustice, building power through building and strengthening organizations and community depends on lots of vital but unseen everyday ‘grunt work:* of. ie Choudry, author of Lesming Activism become louder and more forceful in its criticism and its co-ordination. ‘There are a breadth of activist groups, from the water defenders of Stand- ing Rock to the organizers of Black Lives Matter, ad- vancing a cultural conversa- tion around human rights. The liberal majority that ALL WEEK: COMMENTARY AND IDEAS ON POLITICAL ACTION voted for Hillary Clinton is ready and willing to be mo- bilized. Within this broad coalition, however, lies the problem of going high when others go low. ‘After a firebombing at a local North Carolina GOP office in October, liberals ‘crowd-funded in sympathy. Mind you, this is a party that was already in power and had passed some of. the country’s most restrict: ive voter-ID laws such that large numbers of black vot ers were disenfranchised. After all that do-gooding, ‘Trump won the state. In this way, the focus on winning over hearts and minds ‘was divorced from political pragmatism. ‘The Canadian political equivalent is, in our fash- ion, much more laughable. Members of the left-of- centre parties — Green, NDP, Liberal — have been enrolling in the Conserva- tive party in order to en: sure Kellie Leitch won't win the leadership race. Again, rather than doing any num: ber of activities to bolster the liberal cause, voters on the left are handing their money to the literal oppos ition. (Ata cost of $15 for a year, that’s three elitist lattes they could be sipping on.) ‘The fight for human, rights, against oppression and towards equality isn't ‘easy and it never ends. And, right now, the forces ‘on the other side are show- ing, by their willingness to organize and act collectively, that they simply want it more Whether he’s a tyrant or simply a toddler, millions of lives and livelihoods are at the mercy of Trump's whims. Protecting them — and one another — will re quire activism with clarity and courage, People rising up will dominate in '17 URBAN PARADIS Danielle Paradis to see women in those pos- itions. This year also promises to be big for environmental activism in Alberta, The federal cabinet has approved the Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion and Enbridge's Line 3 from Alberta to the US. In November, I wrote gleefully in this space about a feminist revival in Edmonton. Itwas after Calgary MLA Midwest. Sandra Jansen crossed the Don't expect people to be floor from the PC Party to the quiet. NDP, thanks to gender-based A Lakota prophecy talks “abuse, but before | knew “about a black snake that President Donald Trump was __slithers across the ground. going to be a real thing. ‘And as Standing Rock Sioux tuibal chairman Dave Archam- bault told media, when the snake goes underground it will devastate the Earth, This prophecy was at the heart of the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline ‘The protests worked: the US. Army Corps of Engineers de- ried permission for the pipe- Tine to cross Lake Oahe, ‘This small victory has ener- ‘gized environmentalists and indigenous activists. Jane Fonda made national headlines when she visited Alberta to agitate against the pipeline approvals and the oil sands at large. Of course, Canada has its own history of indigenous activism, Many are compar. ing the DAPL pushback to the 1990 Oka crisis, a months- Jong standoff where a Mo- hawk group objected to land development in Quebec. Expect more of the same in 2017. Issues like climate and gender parity have never seemed more crucial than now. With ostensibly progres sive governments at all three levels fumbling to take the Jead on many of these issues, it’s going to be the people of Edmonton who make im- portant voices, including in digenous people and women, heard, Texpect it to happen. But | still don’t think my optimism was folly. Indeed, while I've heard many compare 2016 to a dumpster fire, the thing about a fire is that we can now see What it has lit to flame in 2017. There's activism ramp- ing up across Edmonton and it’s taking many flavours. One of those is women in politics ‘Jansen’ experience il Iuminated harassment. The former PC leadership candidate performed a local version of mean tweets targeting her on the floor of the legislature. Many of the tweets contained the words “bitch” or the C- word. I's time to see the support {for Jansen lead to progres, One place could be at the ballot box. ‘The countdown to Edmon- ton’s municipal election this October is on and Equal Voice North is hosting a campaign school for women interested in running. Of the 12 council lors overseeing Edmonton, there’s currently just one woman. ‘Are there women out there who are capable of being on city council? Of course. Isa chicken-and-egg thing, though: In order for women to see themselves in the role of elected officials, they need PHILOSOPHERCAT ‘by JasonLogan SS ezgagege Sree execunve vce pesoen, Socswon “Yimauorengessar sovestn odie adi ews.ca ‘General phone 730-702-0392 recto se Your essential daily news cuLTuRE The separation of dog ‘parents’ can be tough on the pooch too As Tiana Leonty and Jarret Wright's relationship was end: ing their biggest concern was “What do we do with Rex?" The 72-pound German shep- herd mix was a handful. Almost five years old and racked with separation anxiety, a condition they expected would only be ag- ‘gravated by losing a “parent” in aleash tug of war. ‘They bought him together, ‘tained him together, and adored him together. “We both loved Rex right away.” says Leonty, who, like ‘Wright, grew up witha dog. Rex came into their lives in 2015 asa three-year-old rescue. The Toron- to-based actors. who had been living together for two years, broke up just four months after getting the dog and faced the ‘question of what to do with Rex. “Tcould not take him from stay while the divorce is final- Janet. It would break my heart.” ized. The wife asked that the Leonty says. Wright too couldn't case be treated with a “custody part with Rex or take him from approach” as with kids in a di- Leonty,so the excouple decided — vorce, but the judge decided a to “coparent” instead, “dogs are property” approach ‘This arrangement could be was best. Ina 1S-page decision, comemorecommonplaceasmil- the judge recommended the lennials opt to adopt pets rather dogs stay with the wife's parents than have babies as they delay in the interim, marriage and home ownership. “In Canada, we tend not to ‘Breakups involving petsdon't purchase our children from always end this well-A judge in breeders,” wrote Justice Richard Saskatchewan recently rebuked Danyliuk, noting that, while childless couple in family court “there isa distinction between foveranapplication to determine _ animals and inanimate objects, ‘where two of their dogs would _itisalso true that both are property and are not dealt with under child custody principles.” ‘At the Toronto Centre for Canine Education, Caryn Liles has counselled clients during pet custody negotiations. She has successfully co-parented a threelegged dog with an ex for 10 years. The dog, Parker, died last year at the age of 14, “He was a really sensitive dog ina lot of ways but really bomb- proofin others. He was comfort- able going back and forth; he ddidin’t feel uprooted every time,” says Liles, who lived a 20-minute streetcar ride from her ex when “Wsatransition, for _sure. That was two ftryingtohave Wrongerhaitand Ukind of grew a littl attached tot.” since thelr epi ronstannewssenace they shared Parker. Liles often suggests a “trial period” where the “co-parents” try shared custody fora couple of months and © perpre-nuP Animal lawyer Suzana Gartner recommends ‘couples formulate some kind of "pet pre-nuptial” agreement and a post: breakup "pet co-ownership agreement” to avoid, mediation. then reassess, “Ifthe dog is experiencing be- haviour challenges like reactivity or aggression or general anxiety or separation anxiety, shared custody — the back and forth, the uprooting — can be really traumatic for them,” she says. ‘That's what made Leonty nery- ous about co-parenting Rex with Wright, who was more adamant that they try joint custody. “Lwas wortied about Rex be cause he's a rehab dog and the ideal situation is for the dog to have one owner,” says Leonty, repeating the advice of multiple dog trainers, But ultimately, they decided they/d need each other's support in caring for Rex. “We didn't want to give him ‘up, so we thought we'd do this, sand see how this works,” says Jarret. “It's like sharing a kid.” When they moved out, they decided to live just three Blocks ‘apart to make the swapping easy. They didn't draw up any “custody" papers, but soon developed a flexible "34/43" system: she haas Rex for 3 days; he gets Rex for 4, then she for 4 and so on. ‘After one year of co-parenting the arrangement has been a ‘When sharing doesn’t work, some people get litigious. That often gains media attention but disputes over animals rare- ly make it before a judge. says Mike Saini, University of Toronto social work professor and custody evaluator for the Office of the Children’s Lawyer. “Most people can resolve their disputes without the courts." he says, “Family courts are already overtaxed by too many cases. 1 ‘would rather see these cases be twiaged in a different way.” ‘Animal lawyer Suzana Gartner recommends couples formulate some kind of “pet prenuptial” ‘agreement and a post-breakup “pet coownership agreement” to avoid mediation, Leonty and Wright aren't thinking about paperwork. After 4 year of sharing Rex, they've passed the “trial period.” “Ifa partner comes into the mix, they have to accept the ar rangement and the dog,” says Wright. “Beyond that they have to accept who my friends are and my ex is one of my clos- est friends.” rorsraR news Sewvice Why a split can spark a new you Jill Sockwell’s new book, The Optimist’s Guide to Divorce, sees her outline how divorce can be the spur for real, positive changes in yout life. ‘When Jill Sockwell’s marriage ‘came apart, her plan was tobinge read her way through the self help section at the bookstore. ‘What the mom of two from Maplewood, NJ. found, however, is that those shelves of fered mostly dry, clinical books ‘on “surviving” divorce, usually penned by therapists. “On the fip side there were the memoirs like Fat, Pray, Love.” says Sockwell, “but didn't have the time or the budget to go find myself in Bali. [had to find myself on my couch while my kids were asleep in bunk beds.” She did, however, have time to finda new frend in Suzanne Riss, also recently separated, Together they founded a network of single moms called the Maplewood Divorce Club and co-authored a new book called The Optimist's Guide to Divorce: How to Get ‘Through Your Breakup and Cre ate a New Life You Love. You've said you wantedto challenge the notion that divorce is one of the worst ‘things that will ever happen toyou. How so? Tremember reading this ‘quote: “The world isround and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning," by former US. treasurer Ivy Baker Priest. ‘was lke, “That's it! This will be challenging, undoubtedly. It bbe hard for me, i'l be hard for my ex — its going to be hard for the kids. But 'm going to find puxpose from this” Pat of creating a new life ‘when you're going through a separation and divorce — the first part really — is accept- ance. So it's kind of getting ‘unstuck from the “coulda, shoulda, wouldaving” of the past. To say, “This is really hap- pening." And then once you've accepted that, you have to choose how to move forward. Maybe you don't want to stay (where you're living). Maybe you won't have to, Maybe you never went on a beach vacation because he didn't like the beach, There's litle things like that that you get to choose dif ferently tow, and then there's big things, like maybe you're ‘going to have a new career. It’ guaranteed that your life is going to look different and be different. So once you have accepted that, you can move to the place of being empowered to create a whole new life. ‘There’s sucha good message inyourbookaboutusing the end of arelationship to introduce positive changes in your ownlife. You changed ‘carver. How have youseen ‘that playing out forthe other members of the Maplewood Divorce Club? I think what's interesting is that we put ourselves in little boxes, as humans, and every- body does it. And I think when you get divorced, it's a great time to get a box cutter and say, “'m going to give myself ‘alot more freedom to take stock of who Lam right now ‘and what I might want.” So What we see a Jot in the group is that people make some dr- ‘matic changes. They buy new houses. They switch careers, ‘We see people really delve into their past relationship patterns and do a lot of hard work on themselves with the hope and the intention of really switch- ing it up, changing their lives ‘and making the best of every day. Di January 17, 2017 Culture | metr@LIFE | Managing the world’s hospital Life on the front lines of global crises is getting harder Metro| Toronto Doctors Without Borders — known outside North America as Médecins Sans Frontiézes (MSF) —has had. tough several years. ‘The organization was left hold- ing the world’s (bar) bagas the major clinical provider on the sound during the 20142016 Eb- fla epidemicin West Aftca. I's still reeling from the 2015 US. airstrike on an MSF hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan that killed scores of patients and 14 staff Meanwhile the charity that has been the world's hospital for 40 years has taken on the role oF the world’s ambulance, to, by manning thre ships tasked with rescuing desperate, drowning mi- ‘rants rom the Mediterranean Metro spoke to Joanne Lit, a (Canadian pediatrician and MSF's international president, about her worsies and hopes fr global health in 2017, and how, despite being neutral, the group has ‘been forced into an activist role ‘How bad was 2016 from your ‘vantage point? Itwas a tough year. Flouting of international humanitar- jan law happened over and over again, We pushed for UN resolution 2286 —it was V4 Joanne Li, international president of Médecins Sans Frontiéres, treats patients in South Sudan in 2016, cowmiutco actually passed unanimously and backed by 85 countries — >but we didn't have much of a change in the field ‘As well 2016 has been a really, realy, scandalous year for people who are in forced displacement. States have ‘been flouting their commit ment to giving protection to refugees. Collectively, something needs to happen. But the European Union with the EU-Turkey deal is one of the big issues. They have extemalized the manage- ment of their border to Tur- key, which already has three milion refugees. They gave {Turkey a deal worth 6 billion Euros) and said “We don't care, just take care of them.” Only 70,000 refugees will have access to Europe. This is really outrageous, Asyoulook into 2017, is the ‘migrant crisis goingto be yourtop issue? My top priorities are the attack on the medical mission {in Kunduz); the follow-up of that, Second is the forced displacement crisis, Third is legacy of Ebola, and fourth is the antimicrobial resistance crisis, Whatare the, around Ebola today? About 15,000 people survived (the 2014-16 outbreak). Suz vivors are patients, They still cany the virus in their body fluids fora time. ‘The other part of the legacy is developing tools to fight Eb- ola if it were to come around again. Ebola was discovered in. 1976, (In 2014) it had no vac- cine, realy, no specific treat- ment, and no rapid diagnostic test. This showed us the failure of the research and development model, which, today. is driven by market potential. So now a lot of people, we're saying we need tools to respond 2. JOHANNA SCHNELLER WHAT I'M WATCHING Nothing ‘ish’ about very special episode Onarocentopleode of Blackish the Johneon family reacts with shock to Donald Trump's win. ar ni THE SHOW: Black ish, Season 3, Episode 12 THE MOMENT: Dre's history lesson Months after the US. elected Donald Trump, Dre Johnson's (Anthony Anderson)adagency colleagues can't stop arguing about it Stevens (Peter Mack- enzie) blames black voters. Daphne (Wanda Sykes) blames white women. Dre snort. “Why do you not eare about ‘our country?” Stevens asks. “L love this country," Dre replies, “even though at times it doesn’t love me back.” In the background, Nina Simone begins singing Strange Fruit. Photos of segregation and urban blight fill the screen. “The system has never ‘worked for most black people,” Dre says in voice-over. “But wwe still tried to do our best, ‘even though we had to live in neighbourhoods you wouldn't drive through, Send our kids to schools with books so beat up you couldn't read them. Work Jobs you wouldn't consider. “I'm used to things not going my way.” he sums up. “Fm sorry that you're not and it's blowing your mind.” From the opening shot — the Johnson family reacting ‘with shock to Trump's election — you knew this was a Very Special Episode, the sort of cultural commentary Norman Lear did on Allin the Family (rape) and Maude {abortion} Blackish creator Kenya Bar- ris is stepping up to be the new Lear — see his prior episode about police shootings of un- armed black men, Here, he dives deep. I don’t have room to quote Dre's whole speech, but it's power- ful, culminating in a cri de coeur about slavery The episode ends on a call to come together. But Barris has most certainly thrown down ‘a gauntlet about where he's coming from. Blackish airs Wednesdays on ABC and City. Johanna Schneller is a media ‘connoisseur who zeroes in on pop-culture moments, She ap- pears Monday through Thursday. to potential bio threats. That's going to be the biggest posi tive legacy of Ebola How does the changing political climate affect your worl? Its way too early t say. Does it create uncertainty? Yes, Will ithavea rippling effect on Europe? Possibly. What we're concerned about is people Jooking at everything through the lens of domestic interests ‘That's very shortsighted. We can't think of our security in isolation of the rest of the world When people thoughtof MSF ‘ean, What has that been like? Tm glad that MSF has been. able to morph and adapt 10 the needs of the population in need. This isn't the first time we've done this. When HIV came, we didn’t know how to treat it. We developed the Know-how as we went along, ‘And I think that's what we're doing as well right now with the forced displacement crisis. ‘There'sincreasing rhetoric thatrefugees and asylum ‘seekersare notlegitimate, that they're queue jumpers... ‘Today, someone who is flee- ing for his life is treated as a criminal when he arrives somewhere. Even if we don’t think someone is entitled to the label of refugee, they still should be treated with dignity. I think in the 21st century we should be giving dignity to every single human being on earth ©) Gossir BRIEFS Ivanka ready to ditch style biz for politics She may not be working in the White House, but that doesn’t mean Ivanka Trump is staying out of politics. Although she has said she will have no official role in her father’s ac istration, lvanka Trump has been quietly laying the groundwork for an ef- fort that could make her perhaps the best-con- ected policy advocate in Washington. Ina Facebook post de- tailing her next moves, the lifestyle brand mogul thanked people who had reached out on issues and added that she is deter- ining the "most impact: ful and appropriate ways for me to serve our country" THe associaTeD PRESS