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RCMP Const. Chantal MATTHEW WUEST
Farrah says police and [email protected]
paramedics were called to
a home in Havelock, west HOCKEYA former NHL play-
of Moncton, Friday. er who spent five years in
She says the baby was prison after he was
rushed to the Moncton convicted of a plot to kill
Hospital and later airlifted his former agent could
to the IWK. suit up for the Saint
Farrah says two people Mary’s Huskies this semes-
were arrested and later re- ter.
leased, but no charges Mike Danton, who was
have been laid. released from prison in
She says the investiga- September, has been
tion is ongoing. cleared by Saint Mary’s ad-
THE CANADIAN PRESS ministration to enroll in
sociology courses and suit
up for the hockey team.
News on the M ve The 29-year-old is only
waiting to receive
What’s this clearance from the nation-
barcode for? The flag-draped coffin carrying the remains of Sgt. Kirk Taylor, a reservist with the 84th Independent Field Battery, is carried from his al parole board to move to
Learn how to scan funeral service yesterday at a hockey arena in Yarmouth. The 28-year-old was one of four soldiers and a journalist killed by a roadside Halifax from Ontario. The
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the top of pg 3 this morning.
Saint
Local pg 3 Mary’s ath-
letic direc-
Ignatieff tor Steve
Sarty told
kicks Thousands attend funeral for dead Yarmouth soldier Metro the
school has
off “opened its
In a corner of Nova Scotia to laugh and smile because arms” to ac-
tour that has seen its share of Journalist remembered he had that grin on his cept Mike Danton
hardship in the past year, face that said it was up to Danton.
more than 2,000 people (cid:129) Reporter Michelle Lang’s she wanted to be. mischief,” Zwicker said. “The easy answer is, ‘No,
gathered in a hockey are- brother sobbed as he told his Lang, a reporter for The Cal- “Kirk lived every day like we don’t want to have any
na yesterday to say good- sister’s funeral yesterday in gary Herald, became the first it was a celebration. Every part of you,’” Sarty said.
bye to a young soldier Vancouver that their Canadian journalist day was worth living, “But the more positive
known for his ability to mother had warned killed in Afghanistan every day was exciting and step is to say, ‘Yeah, we
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lead and his knack for Lang not to take on when a roadside something new was going want to get involved in
making those around him the dangerous bomb obliterated the to happen,” he said. this process and we have a
Countdown laugh. Afghanistan assign- armoured vehicle she Another friend, Leland nurturing environment
to 2010 The funeral for Sgt. Kirk ment. was riding in on Dec. Whitman, said Taylor was where we will allow this
Taylor, one of four soldiers Cameron Lang, who 30. a natural leader. process to happen.’”
Follow Metro as we and a journalist killed Dec. tearfully recounted Lang’s funeral had “He was an example for Danton, who had 14
bring you daily 30 by a roadside bomb in getting into mischief to be held in a ban- us. He was an inspiration,” points and 182 penalty
coverage leading up Afghanistan, included full with his sister when Michelle Lang quet hall to accommo- he told the mourners. “He minutes in 87 games with
to the 2010 Winter military honours and a se- they were children, date the hundreds of never hesitated to give of the St. Louis Blues and
Olympics in ries of tributes that were told mourners yesterday he mourners who attended. The himself. Any time he was New Jersey Devils, plead-
Vancouver. painfully personal and, at feels guilty that he wasn’t 34-year-old grew up in Van- needed, he was there.” ed guilty in 2004 to the
• Today — times, incredibly funny. able to talk her out of it. couver before embarking on a Taylor’s unit command- failed plot to kill David
Doughty As the service began in- But, he said, she was where journalism career. er, Maj. Gus Garant, Frost. He was sentenced to
heating up side the Mariners Centre, a agreed. seven and a half years in
on the ice, hush fell over the crowd as “Sgt. Taylor was never prison.
page 10 the flag-draped casket con- Battery, based in One of his best friends, shy to step in and become Sarty said Huskies cap-
taining the remains of the Yarmouth. fellow soldier Wayne the make-it-happen guy.” tain Marc Rancourt spoke
28-year-old reservist was On a stage at centre ice, Zwicker, told the crowd When he wasn’t serving to Danton by phone and
carried into the arena on a the three clergymen pre- Taylor had a mischievous in the military, Taylor the team —“to a man”—
On the web gun carriage pulled by a siding over the service sense of humour that of- worked for a non-profit supports the school’s deci-
military truck and fol- were flanked by three ten left others laughing at agency in Yarmouth that sion to welcome Danton.
Visit metronews.ca lowed by an honour guard. large portraits of Taylor, a themselves. supports people with dis- Danton has two seasons
for news updates Taylor served with the husky man in a blue beret “And it didn’t matter abilities. of CIS eligibility
84th Independent Field and desert camouflage. what he did, you still had THE CANADIAN PRESS remaining.
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MP seeks end to limits for veterans’ spouses
Local
Sackville-Eastern Shore MP Peter Stoffer, left, urged in Ottawa yesterday an end to marriage
restrictions for veterans and their spouses who marry after 60. Current legislation restricts pension
and health benefits for veterans’ surviving spouses in marriage after 60. Stoffer is the NDP’s veterans’
affairs critic and he said in a release a bill that would eliminate these restrictions has been introduced.
“The government’s inaction on this file is very disappointing for veterans and their families,” he said.
METRO HALIFAX
Ignatieff prefers art of persuasion
Liberal leader draws moral line between himself, PM at school tour kickoff
Victim may not PpAauUl.Lm MclCeLoEdO@Dm etronews.ca RYAN TAPLIN/M T• rIagnvaetielfsf’s tour includes
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dents at Dalhousie Univer-
sity yesterday.
INVESTIGATIONHalifax Re- Ignatieff spent much of lege’s Dartmouth water-
gional Police are trying to his day in Halifax answer- front campus in the morn-
determine whether the 48- ing questions about new ing. Later, he spoke to over
year-old Halifax man shot Liberal attack ads that al- 300 people at Dalhousie,
inside his home early Sun- lege Stephen Harper shut with many more having to
day morning was the down Parliament as a be turned away at the
intended target. “coverup” to avoid answer- door.
Police spokesman Const. ing questions about Both events began with
Brian Palmeter said yester- Afghan detainees. brief speeches followed by
day they don’t believe the Ignatieff said there was a question-and-answer ses-
shooting was a random in- no moral equivalency be- sion with students. Ignati-
cident, and are trying to tween the Liberal ads and eff fielded a range of ques-
piece together who the Conservative attacks. tions and took shots at
two suspects, who alleged- “It’s appropriate for us Harper on the environ-
ly forced their way into the to attack on policy. It’s not ment and the economy.
home in the 3,400 block of appropriate to attack — He also pledged not to
Micmac Street in Halifax, you know, I’ve had my pa- Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff speaks with NSCC radio and television arts students Allison White, cut university funding to
went there to shoot. triotism attacked, I’ve had left, and Stephanie Wall for the college’s online radio station yesterday. Ignatieff kicked off a cross- help pay down deficits if
“We are working on the my devotion to Canada at- Canada tour yesterday with stops at the NSCC’s waterfront campus and Dalhousie University. he is elected.
possibility that (the tacked, I’ve been told I’m “The biggest resource in
suspects) were at the right just visiting. All this “I make no apologies for Ignatieff said Harper he kicked off a cross-coun- this country is between
location, but that this indi- garbage, I’ve had four going after him on policy draws no such lines be- try discussion tour of uni- your ears,” he said at the
vidual wasn’t the intended years of it,” Ignatieff said issues. But you try to keep cause to the prime minis- versities yesterday. Dalhousie speech.
target,” Palmeter said. in his speech at Dal- his family, you try to keep ter, politics is war. Ignati- Ignatieff started the na- “If we don’t get educa-
Police say the man’s wife housie’s student-union his patriotism, you know, eff said he views politics as tional tour at the Nova tion right in this country,
and adult children were in- building. you keep off that.” persuasion, which is why Scotia Community Col- nothing else matters.”
side the home, but they
don’t believe they Iggy backs university funding changes, but has doubts
witnessed the shooting or
“were aware of the
situation.” gave himself some wiggle imports a large number of because it rewards success- want to punish failure so
Police say at 4:15 a.m., a PAUL MCLEOD room. outside students, but their ful institutions and less that we have a lot of other
relative of the victim [email protected] Speaking at Dalhousie funding goes to their home successful ones may think, institutions drying up.”
called 911 in regards to the University yesterday, Ig- provinces. ‘Hey, we’re being left be- Dalhousie Students’
shooting. When they EDUCATION Liberal Leader natieff said he was in But Ignatieff wouldn’t hind,’” he told the crowd. Union president Shannon
arrived, they found the vic- Michael Ignatieff endorsed favour of the federal gov- make a hard commitment Later, he told reporters, Zimmerman said she un-
tim with a single gunshot changes yesterday that No- ernment giving provinces to change the system, say- “When I think about it, I derstood Ignatieff’s con-
wound, and he was taken va Scotia universities and funding on a per-university ing he had some worries. still like the idea of creat- cerns, but added the cur-
to hospital with non-life- politicians have been pur- student basis. “It creates substantial ing this market so we re- rent system is already hurt-
threatening injuries. suing for years, but he also Currently, Nova Scotia tensions in the federation ward success. I just don’t ing Nova Scotian schools.
Investigators spoke with
the victim Sunday and say
they were told two men Report recommends ‘mini-hybrid’ bus technology Police search nets
forced their way into the illegal cigarettes
home, and then fled the
scene after the shooting. in Nova Scotia was a major CRIMERCMP say a 22-year-
“We’re not sure on mo- MONIQUE MUISE “We’ve achieved 10,000 tonnes of setback for the municipali- old Nova Scotia man faces
tive,” Palmeter said. [email protected] (emission) reductions so far ... That takes ty, but he said other proj- several charges after
PHILIP CROUCHER/ ects like equipping street police found thousands of
METRO HALIFAX EMISSIONS HRM’s aging bus- us about 50 per cent towards our goal.” and traffic lights with LED contraband cigarettes in a
es are a gas-guzzling, car- Richard MacLellan, SEMO manager bulbs could make up the search of a vehicle in New
bon-spewing drain on mu- difference. Brunswick last week.
nicipal coffers, and it’s fuel and therefore cut Richard MacLellan, man- “I believe that we’re go- Mounties say they inter-
high time something was down on toxic tailpipe ager of HRM’s Sustainable ing to be very close to cepted the vehicle on
WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY done about it, says a new emissions. The report says Environment Management meeting that (emission-re- Highway 2 near St.
report to regional council. the new system “is a clean Office, said yesterday duction) target if we do not Leonard, N.B., Thursday.
VideoTaking In a report to be submit- and tidy, simple, and effec- they’re on track to meet meet it,” he said. A search netted police
a closer look at ted tonight, city staff are tive solution” that, if intro- that target. 180,000 contraband ciga-
the new ad recommending that coun- duced in the entire fleet, “We’ve achieved 10,000 rettes.
campaign cil invest $56,000 to test a could slash carbon emis- tonnes of reductions so far, The unidentified man is
launched by new “mini-hybrid” technol- sions in HRM by 1,530 basically all of them in scheduled to appear in
the Liberals at ogy in a handful of buses. tonnes per year. building projects,” he said. court in Edmundst, N.B.,
metronews.ca/ The retrofit would in- Regional council has “That takes us about 50 per on April 7.
canada volve replacing the tradi- pledged to reduce the mu- cent towards our goal.” Police believe the
tional hydraulic fan in nicipality’s emissions by 20 MacLellan added the de- Scanne twhsis o bna yrcooudr es mfoar rmtpohroen Leo.cal cigarettes were destined
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4 local Red tape too expensive in N.S.: CFIB
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says regulatory costs are still too high in Nova Scotia, even though the annual costs associated with red tape have dropped
from $837 million in 2005 to $706 million presently. The announcement was made to kick-off the country’s first-ever Red Tape Awareness Week.METRO HALIFAX
Man charged in hit-and-run Liberals want fresh look
into Belliveau’s boat sale
his court appearance.
PHILIP CROUCHER Halifax Regional Police Two others in the car? CONTROVERSYNova Scotia’s fishing licence.
[email protected] arrested the suspect Sun- opposition Liberals are Belliveau and the gov-
day night around 9:30 p.m. (cid:129) Police are alleging there or not additional investigation again calling for the erning New Democrats
Charges have been laid at a residence on Appian were three people in the car, and or charges could be laid province’s conflict of inter- maintain that Belliveau
against a Dartmouth man Way in Dartmouth. with Kevin Alexander Mac- against the occupants in the est commissioner to took all steps neces-
in relation to a hit-and-run On Friday night, police Dougall behind the wheel. “At vehicle,” police spokesman look into the busi- sary to distance him-
incident on the Angus L. searched the same resi- this point, it’s unclear whether Const. Brian Palmeter said. ness holdings of the self from the Fish-
Macdonald Bridge in late dence and say they found province’s fisheries eries and Aquacul-
November that sent two evidence related to the in- minister. ture Loan Board, the
police officers to hospital cident, along with cocaine, fleeing the scene. “And as a The two officers, one of Liberal member arms-length body he
with minor injuries. marijuana and other drug result of the ongoing inves- whom was dragged a short Leo Glavine has sub- oversees.
Kevin Alexander Mac- paraphernalia. The suspect tigation, we were able to distance along the road- mitted an affidavit He produced a let-
Dougall, 20, is to be ar- wasn’t home when the identify this individual as a way, were not able to pur- and letter to Merlin ter from Nunn that
raigned in Dartmouth search took place, police possible suspect.” sue the driver or take Nunn asking him to Sterling states it would be
provincial court today on say. Police say the officers down a licence plate as the re-examine whether Belliveau fine to accept the of-
charges of criminal negli- “We received a lot of were making a routine vehicle sped through the Sterling Belliveau fer for the boat, as
gence causing bodily help from the public (in stop at an impaired driving bridge tolls. was in contravention of long as he was not in-
harm, dangerous opera- this case),” said police checkpoint around 3 a.m. The two injured officers the ministerial code of volved with any board de-
tion of a motor vehicle spokesman Const. Brian on Nov. 29 when the vehi- were taken to Dartmouth conduct. cisions related to the loan.
causing bodily harm and Palmeter, as video was re- cle in question suddenly General Hospital where Last fall the opposition In his letter to Nunn,
drug trafficking. leased to the media of accelerated, knocking they were treated for mi- parties pressed for proof Glavine says Belliveau still
He has been remanded what was alleged to be the them both to the pave- nor scrapes and bruises that Belliveau, a 38-year hasn’t produced evidence
to the Burnside jail until car that struck the officers ment. and then released. veteran of the fishery, that he didn’t participate
played no part in a loan in “any way” in the pro-
that helped finance the cessing of his loan applica-
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PHILIP CROUCHER “It was one of those
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incidents where he
A Lower Sackville man was felt (he) could hold
roughed up, loved, then him there until we
roughed up again in a trip arrived.”
to the bank over the week-
end. Cpl. Joe Taplin
Halifax RCMP say the
victim was walking to the the bank and pulled in
Scotia Bank on Sackville front of the doors to keep
Drive around 1 a.m. Sun- them closed until RCMP ar-
day to deposit a cheque rived.
when a man who was in- “It was one of those inci-
toxicated approached him. dents where he felt (he)
Police allege the intoxicat- could hold him there until
ed man put the victim in a we arrived,” said police
headlock, then let him go, spokesman Cpl. Joe Taplin.
gave him a hug and apolo- “We arrived a short time
gized. after they dialed 911 …
The suspect then, ac- and when we arrived on
cording to police, followed scene he was anxiously
the man inside, grabbed pacing back inside the
Universite Saint-Anne Prof. Christine Igot is flanked by colleagues from other universities from around the province as she speaks at the his wallet, kicked and doors hoping to get out.”
launch of a marketing campaign at the Cunard Centre yesterday. The campaign is trumpeting Nova Scotia as Canada’s University Capital. pushed him, and started Police arrested the 24-
punching keys on the in- year-old man on robbery
Province crowns itself ‘University Capital’
stant teller. charges and then released
The man got away and him. He will appear in
waved to his son, who was provincial court at a later
post-secondary education across the street. The son date. WITH FILES FROM
MONIQUE MUISE “We’re still bleeding students to places and reduced fees.” drove their vehicle over to THE CANADIAN PRESS
[email protected] like Newfoundland, where tuition fees are Shawn Loo, a student at
the Nova Scotia Agricultur-
The provincial govern- half what they are here.” al College, attended yester- Few female admins in school board
ment is hoping a new ad- Rebecca Rose, Canadian Federation of Students day’s announcement and
vertising campaign will agreed that covering tu- EDUCATION The Strait Re-
draw attention to universi- He cited smaller class ly why the government ition is “a challenge” if you gional School Board is in- 43%The
ties in Nova Scotia, but sizes, a variety of pro- feels it’s necessary to don’t qualify for the gov- vestigating why it has the provin -
some critics are complain- grams, and advanced re- launch this campaign,” ernment-sponsored rebate lowest percentage of fe- cial aver-
ing the schools already searched facilities as some said Rebecca Rose, who given to Nova Scotian stu- male school administra- age per school board for fe-
stand out for all the wrong of the main reasons that works with the Canadian dents who remain here to tors of any board in the male school administrators
reasons. 20,000 students a year Federation of Students. study. province. is about 43 per cent.
Transportation Minister come from out-of-province Rose said if the govern- Still, the Prince Edward While more than half of
Bill Estabrooks announced and around the globe to ment is really interested in Island native said he feels the teachers in the region tors.
yesterday the province has study here. boosting its student popu- the province is justified in are women, that isn’t re- “I guess, just informally
dubbed itself “Canada’s But some argued that a lation, it should re-think tooting its own horn when flected in the male-female looking at the room and
University Capital,” a move fancy new name does its approach. it comes to post-secondary breakdown among princi- saying, ‘Look at the differ-
it hopes will lure addition- nothing to address the fact “We’re still bleeding stu- education. “If you look at pals, where men outnum- ence when we have our
al students from across the Nova Scotia’s universities dents to places like New- Maclean’s Magazine (uni- ber women about four to principals in,’” Beaton
country and around the still charge the second- foundland, where tuition versity rankings) our un- one. said.
globe. highest tuition fees in the fees are half what they are dergraduate schools al- As for how the disparity “It’s fairly obvious — it’s
“This is a bold statement country. here,” she said. “They did- ways top the list,” Loo said. was brought to the board’s a small board, 24 princi-
… one I am pleased to “That obviously draws a n’t put out some fancy “Most of my classes have attention, Beaton said it pals and only four or five
back up with facts,” Es- lot of students away from public relations campaign. less than six people. You was pretty apparent in of them are women.”
tabrooks said. the province, which is like- They simply invested in can’t beat that.” meetings with administra- CAPE BRETON POST
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 metronews.ca metro
Palin joining Fox News 5
Sarah Palin is taking her conservative message to Fox News. The former Alaska governor and Republican
U.S. vice-presidential candidate will provide some type of commentary for the right-leaning cable network. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Canada/World
Balanced budgets Blockbuster movie
not likely: Watchdog labelled racist by some
Flaherty projects no tax hikes, cuts needed AVATAR Near the end of the
hit film Avatar, the villain
snarls at the hero, “How
The country’s budget does it feel to betray your
watchdog and some of “We are going to have to take drastic own race?” Both men are
Canada’s leading measures, either spending reduction or white — although the hero
economists are contradict- is inhabiting a blue-
ing Finance Minister Jim tax increase, to get us back to balances.” skinned, nine-foot-tall, long-
Flaherty, saying he cannot Kevin Page, parliamentary budget officer tailed alien.
balance the country’s Strange as it may seem
books without raising tax- for a film that pits greedy,
es or slashing spending. the next five years and growing as fast (3.3 per immoral humans against
Parliamentary budget of- spell out the magnitude of cent annually) as they have noble denizens of a faraway
ficer Kevin Page warned the “structural” deficit and in recent years. moon, Avatar is being criti-
yesterday the country — if not checked by spend- “If we have sufficient cized by a small, but vocal
could be headed back to ing reduction or tax in- economic growth, we group of people who allege
the financial bad days of creases — the potential won’t have to do as much,” it contains racist themes —
the 1970s and 1980s when negative impact on Cana- Flaherty said, meaning that the white hero once again
the country was crippled da’s struggling economy. higher economic growth saving the primitive na-
by public debt. Finance Minister Jim Fla- raises federal tax revenues tives.
“We are going to have to herty repeated his asser- and automatically helps re- Since the film opened to
take drastic measures, ei- tion yesterday that Ottawa duce the deficit. widespread critical acclaim
ther spending reduction or can over time balance its But economists doubt three weeks ago, hundreds
tax increase, to get us back books without having to the government could slow of blog posts, newspaper ar-
to balances,” said Page, raise taxes or cut spending. the growth in program ticles, tweets and YouTube
known for his outspoken Instead, Flaherty says sav- spending enough to curb videos have said things such
assessment of government ings can be achieved sim- the deficit — set to reach a as the film is “a fantasy
spending. ply by keeping the increas- cumulative $164 billion by about race told from the
Page will deliver a report es in annual spending on 2014 — without tax in- point of view of white peo-
tomorrow that will look at federal programs from creases. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE ple” and that it reinforces Zoe Saldana plays Na’vi archer Neytiri in Avatar. The film is being
“the white Messiah fable.” criticized by some who allege it contains racist themes, such as a
Adding to the racial dy- white hero once again saving the primitive natives.
namic is that the main
AlbertaMedicine Hat seeks to monopolize votes
Na’vi characters are played
by actors of colour, led by a “(The movie) asks us to open our eyes
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S start thinking about race in find a way to prevent con-
a new way?” wrote Newitz, flict and live more harmo-
who is white. niously on this world. I
John Hamill, an alderman for the city of Medicine Hat, speaks during a press conference Writer/director James hardly think that is a racist
yesterday to urge the city’s citizens to vote for Medicine Hat to appear on the new edition of the Scan this barcode for a full version Cameron said in an email to message.”
of this story, or go to
Monopoly Canada board game. Sixty-five cities have been chosen to be in the nationwide vote. metronews.ca/entertainment The Associated Press that THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Landmark trial begins
Ban called for after Don’t expect an interest rate hike News in brief
mauling death SANCTIONS Secretary of State
anytime soon, BoC official says SAN FRANCISCO The first fed- Supreme Court, where it ul- Hillary Clinton says the U.S. has
ONTARIO The tiger-mauling eral trial to determine if the timately could become a concluded the best way to
death of an Ontario man ECONOMY The Bank of Cana- bubble in Canada. And he U.S. Constitution prohibits landmark that determines pressure Iran to come clean on
should serve as a wake-up da appears to be cooling its said even if the bank judged states from outlawing same- if gay Americans have the nuclear ambitions is to impose
call the World Society for rhetoric on the country’s that housing prices were sex marriage got under way right to marry. sanctions on the country’s rul-
the Protection of Animals housing boom, all but rul- getting out of hand, raising yesterday, and the two gay Two hours before trial, ing elite. Clinton said yesterday
said yesterday. ing out raising interest rates interest rates is too blunt an couples on whose behalf the top U.S. court weighed a final decision has not been
The death could have to dissuade prospective instrument since it would the case was brought will be in on an issue related to the made. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
been prevented had the home buyers from taking have the effect of cooling among the first witnesses. case, blocking video of the ANTARCTICA Sea water under
province banned the keep- on too much mortgage off the entire economy. The proceedings involve a proceedings from being an Antarctic ice shelf showed
ing of dangerous exotic debt. “We would, in essence, be challenge to Proposition 8, posted on YouTube. It said no sign of higher temperatures,
pets when it revised the OS- Bank official David Wolf dousing the entire Canadi- the gay marriage ban ap- justices need more time to despite fears of a thaw linked
PCA Act earlier this year, said in a speech yesterday an economy with cold wa- proved by California voters review that issue, and put to global warming that could
said Melissa Matlow, that in the central bank’s ter, just as it emerges from in 2008. Regardless of the the order in place at least bring higher world ocean lev-
programs officer for the so- view it is premature to be recession,” he said. outcome, the case is likely until tomorrow. els, tests showed yesterday.
ciety. THE CANADIAN PRESS talking about a housing THE CANADIAN PRESS to be appealed to the U.S. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS METRO WORLD NEWS
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Liberals enter political battlefield
NationalReport Dion and Michael Ignatieff, lic worked up. It’s the auto- saying the government ure of self-respect doesn’t accountability and trans-
the Liberals have been ab- cratic arrogance of the PM needed more time to pre- seek to excuse their own in- parency. The promise has
sent from the battlefield. In in thinking he can repeat- pare for a new budget. But adequacies by constantly become a standing joke.
Lawrence the Dion case, they didn’t edly manipulate the demo- the government had a five- dredging up the inadequa- On one level — the lack
have the money to afford cratic system for partisan week Christmas break even cies of others. of civility in our politics —
Martin
counterblasts. With Iggy, gain. without a prorogue. In any In the abuse-of-power it’s unfortunate the Liberals
they’ve been cautious, not Given the heady response case, the PM was contradict- sweepstakes, the Jean Chré- are resorting to attack ads.
wanting to be accused of they’ve been getting on the ed by Finance Minister Jim tien Liberals did indeed run But to compete against the
Imetronews.ca/nationalreport joining Stephen Harper on prorogue issue, the Grits feel Flaherty, who said yesterday up quite a tally, not the least Harper goon squad, they
the political low road. they’ve got momentum on that budget consultations of which was closing down didn’t have much choice.
f, as the Conservatives That’s changing. Liberal their side. That they may be weren’t affected by proroga- an inquiry into alleged bru- They could continue to get
interpret it, politics is ads released this week on right was indicated by Harp- tion. tality by Canadian soldiers run over. Or they could fi-
war, it’s no surprise the closing down of Parlia- er’s response. In obvious The other Conservative in Somalia. The move was nally start giving this prime
they have been win- ment hit the prime minis- damage-control mode, he’s defence line is the rationale dictatorial and inexcusable. minister some of his own
ning. They are the only ter where it stings — with a volunteering many a media that the Liberals once did But Ignatieff had nothing to medicine.
side that’s been deploying coverup charge. Team Ig- interview. That’s something this kind of thing, so it’s OK do with any of the malfea-
the heavy artillery. natieff is aware it’s not the he doesn’t do often. for us to do it. It never sance in the Chrétien days. Lawrence Martin is a journalist and
In response to their at- alleged torture of Afghan He tried to excuse the seems to bother team Harp- In any case, the Conserva- author of 10 books who writes about
national affairs from Ottawa.
tack ads against Stéphane detainees that has the pub- shutdown of Parliament by er that anyone with a meas- tives promised a new era of
FVaiewcsebook rides to Parliament’s rescue MICHAEL DE ADDER
utes anything put on the book group called Canadi- Stephen Harper may
Norm main board becomes an ans Against Proroguing think most Canadians
Beach “older post” as new com- Parliament wouldn’t fly far don’t pay very close atten-
ments and information in cyberspace, let alone in- tion to what goes on in Par-
links flood onto the site. fluence the hardball game liament, and he’s right.
It started with a gradu- of politics. But ordinary But if our democratic space
I always thought Facebook ate student at the Universi- Canadians have confound- is suddenly, and for no
was just a cosy corner in ty of Alberta, peeved by ed the experts. good reason, shut down,
cyberspace for idle chat Prime Minister Stephen As one of those ordinary we start to smell some-
and gossip. Harper’s New Year’s resolu- Canadians, I think I know thing rotten in Ottawa. We
But recently a flash mob tion to shut down Parlia- why. might even begin to think
of Canadians upset at the ment until after the Parliament may be full that what goes on in our
abrupt shutdown of Parlia- Olympics. of people we don’t greatly nation’s capital is more im-
ment began airing its beefs The prime minister ap- admire, but we are the portant than who’s grop-
on the social networking parently thought most ones who put them there ing who in the bedrooms
site, and the group has Canadians wouldn’t miss to represent us. Our frac- of Hollywood. Hard to be-
gone viral, attracting more the crude display of boor- tious and frustrating lieve, eh? Well, stranger
than 10,000 members each ish behaviour that is other- House of Commons is the things have happened.
day. (Yesterday, more than wise known as question only democracy we have, Even on Facebook.
150,000 people had signed period on the Hill. And I the place our elected repre-
up.) Now postings are so don’t blame most political sentatives decide the laws Norm Beach is a writer
frequent that within min- experts for thinking a Face- that govern this country. and teacher in Toronto.
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CFIB launches Red Tape week 7
One of Canada’s largest business associations has launched what’s being called the first-ever Red Tape Awareness Week.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says that businesses spend more than $30 billion annually to comply with government regulations. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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and say they are stepping ports disappointed analysts central bank said lending
up plans to hire more on both sides of the border, conditions to firms have
workers and invest, the with Canada dropping stabilized after almost two
Bank of Canada said 2,600 jobs in December years when the balance of
yesterday. when a 20,000 gain was ex- opinion reflected a tight-
The central bank’s quar- pected, and the U.S. report- ening trend. “These im-
terly survey of business ing a contraction of 85,000 proved conditions are con-
conditions, and a compan- jobs. sistent with borrowers’ in-
ion survey of senior loan creased access to financing
officers, both released yes- proving but added that in capital markets during
terday, were generally en- dangers remained. recent quarters, and can al-
couraging and point to im- “The economy is still re- so be attributed to the out-
proving conditions across covering ...(but) has not re- look for this segment be-
the board. covered,” he said. ing seen as favourable by
In a news conference in “As you can see from the survey respondents,” the
Heineken CEO Jean-Francois van Boxmeer smiles during a photo call in Amsterdam recently. St. Boniface, Man., Finance employment numbers on bank said.
Heineken NV said yesterday it will buy the beer-making operations of Mexico’s Femsa in an all- Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday, there’s still reason The two surveys were
share deal that values the maker of Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol beers at $5.5 billion US. he was encouraged that to be concerned about the conducted in late Novem-
both consumer and busi- performance of our recov- ber and early December.
ness confidence were im- ery and particularly of the THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Idle idiots also shorten
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Jack rabbit starts use
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items — golf clubs, in-
laws, etc. Even a couple
of hundred extra pounds
adds stress to the engine
and decreases gas milage.
5Keep your engine
purring: Tune-ups real-
ly do increase gas milage
and extend the life of
your engine.
6Check your tire pres-
sure: Correct tire pres-
sure saves gas — as much
as two weeks worth a
year — while improving
car handling and braking
and decreasing tire wear.
7Take the ankle ex-
press: I’m amazed at
how many people get in
their cars to drive from
store to store at the pow-
er centre malls rather
than walk a few hundred
metres.
Alison Griffiths is a financial journalist, author
and host of Maxed Out on the W Network.
Write to her at [email protected].
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Redd to miss rest of season 9
The Milwaukee Bucks say guard Michael Redd will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury. Redd tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee Sunday night in the
second quarter of the Bucks’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers. An MRI yesterday in Phoenix revealed the injury, which will require surgery.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sports
Fake labels poke fun at Tiger
Gatorade says bootleg labels with a picture of Tiger Woods, the word “unfaithful”
and the Gatorade name have been found on bottles in Colorado stores. Gatorade
spokeswoman Karen May said yesterday the labels were fakes. She declined to say
whether the bottles contained real Gatorade. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mark McGwire finally said he also used human use steroids, which he said he said. “I did this for
came clean, admitting he growth hormone, and he was “foolish” and caused health purposes. There’s
used steroids when he didn’t know if his use of by his desire to over- no way I did this for any
broke baseball’s home run performance-enhancing come injuries, type of strength use.”
record in 1998. drugs contributed to get back on the McGwire hit a then-
McGwire said in a state- some of the injuries field and record 70 homers in 1998
ment sent to The Associat- that led to his retire- prove he during a compelling race
ed Press yesterday he used ment, at age 38, in was worth with Sammy Sosa, who fin-
steroids on and off for 2001. his multi- ished with 66.
nearly a decade. “That’s a good million dol- More than anything else,
“It’s very emotional, it’s question,” he said. lar salary. the home-run spree revital-
telling family members, He repeatedly ex- “You don’t ized baseball following
friends and coaches, you pressed regret for know that you’ll the crippling strike that
know, it’s former team- his decision ever have to talk wiped out the 1994 World
mates to try to get hold of, to about the skele- Series. Joseph Addai (29) of the Indianapolis Colts is not worried about
you know, that I’m coming ton in your Now that McGwire has his club’s poor rushing stats heading into Saturday’s game.
clean and being honest,” closet on a come clean, increased
he said during a 20- national glare might fall on Sosa, Despite rankings, Colts have
minute telephone level,” who has denied using per-
interview, his forming-enhancing drugs. confidence in ground game
voice repeated- “I wish I had never
ly cracking. played during the steroid NFL The Indianapolis Colts said coach Jim Caldwell.
“It’s the first era,” McGwire said. know what others are say- “But I certainly don’t feel
time they’ve McGwire’s decision to ing about their ground like that from a schematic
ever heard admit using steroids was game. standpoint and what we’re
me, you prompted by his decision Yes, the 3.5 yards per trying to get accom-
know, talk to become hitting coach of carry rank below the NFL plished.”
about this. the St. Louis Cardinals, his norm, and the 80.9 yards The numbers haven’t
I hid it final big league team. per game are last in the changed much from last
from every- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NFL. And no, that’s not the season, when the Colts
body.” traditional way to win a Su- ranked 31st in rushing
McGwire Mark McGwire per Bowl. The Colts (14-2) with averages of 3.4 yards
also believe those numbers per carry and 79.6 yards
do not tell the whole story, per game. However, some
Hall named North America’s best draft-eligible skater something they intend to things have changed.
prove starting Saturday The Colts are more effec-
HOCKEY Forward Taylor Hall nant Windsor team, is pound left-winger was night against Baltimore. tive now in short-yardage
was named North Ameri- “The very first time ranked third among North named in a coaching poll “I feel confident in what situations than last season,
ca’s top draft-eligible I saw him, I knew American skaters, with for- as one of Team Canada’s I’m doing, and I feel good having closed out several
skater in a mid-season list wards Brett Connolly top three players at the about what’s going on out close games by running for
of prospects published by he had it.” Don (Prince George, WHL) and world junior champi- there,” Colts running back first downs. They’ve scored
the NHL’s Central Scouting Cherry on Taylor Hall Riley Sheahan (University onships earlier this month Joseph Addai said with a more touchdowns rushing
Bureau yesterday. of Notre Dame) ranked in Saskatchewan. confident smile. than last season (16 to 13)
That placed him one old with the Windsor Spit- fourth and fifth, respec- “The very first time I saw Indianapolis’ rushing and have proven more effi-
spot ahead of rival Tyler fires, was ranked behind tively. him, I knew he had it,” ranks at No. 32 in the cient in the second half of
Seguin, who is battling Seguin in a preliminary list Hall was named Memori- Hockey Night in Canada league. the schedule than the first
Hall for the Ontario Hock- released in November. De- al Cup MVP for leading the personality Don Cherry “From a statistical stand- — all indications of im-
ey League’s scoring lead. fenceman Cam Fowler, an- Spitfires to the title last said in a statement. point, you can look at it provement.
Hall, a decorated 18-year- other member of the domi- year. The six-foot-one, 186- THE CANADIAN PRESS and say it’s not very good,” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sports in brief SCOREBOARD
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10sports Simpsons headed to Vancouver
The Simpsons will take aim at curling this season when Homer and Marge head to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics. In an episode due to air around
the time of the Winter Games in February, the couple represents the United States in the semi-fictional event of mixed curling. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vancouver Games
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Canada believes, is just Next up
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ALPINEAfter stumbling in Clara Hughes, Cindy (cid:129) The skaters will now
the final race of last year, Klassen and Jeremy break off into their individ-
alpine skier Erik Guay Wotherspoon provide an ual training groups, prepar-
wants to make some big aura of success and veteran ing for a Continental Quali-
strides in 2010. know-how. Kristina fier event Jan. 23-24 in Cal-
Guay is hoping for some Groves, Christine Nesbitt gary.
positive results in the final and Denny Morrison look
two World Cup downhill to be right at their peak. years since winning eight
races prior to next Brittany Schussler, Jamie medals at Turin in 2006,
month’s Olympics. Gregg and Lucas and who are some of the
“I’m always looking for Makowsky offer potential, country’s biggest names
a little more,” the Mont- both for the present and heading into the Games.
Tremblant, Que., resident the future. They have about a
said in a telephone inter- All that remains now for month left to finalize their
view yesterday from Wen- Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings is pursued by Brendan Morrison of the Washington Capitals at the eight women and eight preparations, and capital-
gen, Switzerland. “I’d like L.A.’s Staples Center earlier this month. Doughty has eight points since being picked for Team Canada. men named to the long- ize on the opportunity in
to get 2010 track speedskating team front of them.
Proving his worth
started on for the Vancouver “I think things worked
the right Olympics yesterday is to out in our favour,” said Bri-
foot and deliver, and that won’t be an Rahill, Speed Skating
hopefully easy. Canada’s high perform-
build some Expectations are sky- ance director. “We have
confidence Doughty on a tear since making Team Canada high for the speedskaters, strong veterans of Olympic
heading to- who have enjoyed fre- Games and of major events
ward the The excitement of being quent international suc- that can do very well.”
Erik Guay Games.” selected to Team Canada “I knew I had an outside shot. cess over the past four THE CANADIAN PRESS
Being on doesn’t appear to have Making it is definitely a big
the podium worn off for Drew
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demanding on the World to that vote of confidence, ed a four-assist game in ished seventh at the Games
Cup circuit. Whoever wins having accumulated more San Jose Jan. 4 — the most four years ago seemed to
on the Hahnenkamm at points (eight) than anyone productive night of his be missing that element.
Kitzbuehel can wear the else on Team Canada from brief NHL career. “We had trouble moving
crown as that year’s best the time the roster was an- Interestingly, two of the puck on the big ice (in
downhiller. nounced through Sunday’s Canada’s other defence- Turin), I guess would be the
“On a regular World Cup games. men have also been put- best way to describe it,”
season these would be the Not bad for a guy who ting up nice offensive num- said Kevin Lowe, a member A hill worker is seen yesterday at Cypress Mountain as high
two biggest races of the was tossing and turning in bers since Yzerman select- of Yzerman’s management winds, dense fog and heavy rains with temperatures around 4 C
year, the one most people bed just two weeks ago. ed them to the team. Chica- team. “Now we’ve come al- melt snow at the Olympic venue in West Vancouver, B.C.
are focusing on,” said “I was pretty nervous,” go’s Duncan Keith and most full circle in terms of
Guay. Doughty said after being Philadelphia’s Chris making an emphasis on Olympic host mountain
“It just happens these named to the team. “I did- Pronger both have seven guys who can move the
ones are leading into the n’t really know what my points over that stretch, puck, get it in the hands of closes runs due to rain
Olympics. chances were. I knew I had with Keith having moved the forwards. ... We think
“It is great to have good an outside shot. Making it to within two points of his we have that in this group.”
results here and get the is definitely a big surprise, career-high of 44 with al- THE CANADIAN PRESS Rain and warm tempera- weather stayed around,
confidence boosted up be- tures forced Cypress we do have it,” Gayda said
fore heading over to Cana- Mountain, the ski resort in an interview. “Right
da.” Langenbrunner named captain of U.S. team that will host the freestyle now we are very confi-
So far Guay has had an skiing and snowboarding dent in the pack we have,
up-and-down season. He In one of his first acts as Langenbrunner said. “As USA captain in a confer- events at next month’s that we will be able to
just missed the podium in captain of a young Ameri- much as Canada deserves ence call yesterday, asked Winter Olympics, to close produce a great field of
the year’s first super-giant can team facing long odds all the credit they’re given to lead a roster that con- yesterday, but officials play.”
slalom race, finishing at an Olympic hockey tour- for the players that they tains only three players promise there will be Kent Rideout, a
fourth at Lake Louise. nament, Jamie Langen- have, the 23 players with Olympic experience. plenty of snow for the spokesman for Cypress
The 28-year-old has brunner took exception named to the U.S. team The Americans named four Games. Mountain, said tempera-
failed to break into the top with a comparison drawn play in the same league as alternates to help shoulder Tim Gayda, the vice- tures of 4 C and rain have
10 in four downhill races. between his group and the those guys. the burden: Zach Parise, president of sport for the resulted in some snow
Guay looked to be on track USA’s famed “Miracle on “We feel quite comfort- Dustin Brown, Brian Rafal- Vancouver Olympic melting off the mountain
with an 11th in Val Garde- Ice” squad at the 1980 able playing against them ski and Ryan Suter, whose Games Organizing Com- located on Vancouver’s
na, Italy, before Winter Games. on a nightly basis and feel father was a member of mittee, said both artificial north shore.
Christmas, then didn’t fin- And then he substituted that we belong on the Team USA’s surprise tri- and natural snow has Cypress officials will de-
ish a Dec. 29 race in antagonists. same ice as them.” umph at the 1980 Winter been stockpiled. cide today when they will
Bormio. “A little bit of a different Langenbrunner was for- Games at Lake Placid, N.Y. “In terms of having open the resort again.
THE CANADIAN PRESS situation in my opinion,” mally announced as Team THE ASSOCIATED PRESS enough snow, even if this THE CANADIAN PRESS