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FROM REFUGEES TO PIPELINES And more from Justin Trudeau's Dartmouth town hall metroNEWS How to share your dog with your ex Back up that loudness Tristan Cleveland says having answers is just as important as screaming Award ; ' Leeann GL : i : winning’ ; lowe t Visit rbc.com/lower performance - ni or call 1-855-514-5272 (8/” Taderarls) of Raya Bank of Canada, RBC and Royal Bank are reisered trademark of Royal Bank of Canada, Mutual Funds are sold by Royal Mutual Funds inc. RFs iensed asa Roan services hr inthe province af Quebec, *ippe's Best Sond Funds Grou (2007 2008,2008,2010,2011,2012,2013,2018). Uppers Best and Fs Group (2015). Lipper’ dest Overal Funds Group (2007 2008 20102011, 2012 20:3) andthe 2014 Mavnngstar Fixed Income Manager of the Year PHAN) Your essential dail LAW ENFORCEMENT Strategies to deal with pot laws, gun crime on force’s list Zane Woodford Metro | Halifax Halifax Regional Police have big plans for the next two years. Police are currently tak- ing their proposed budget through the municipality's process, along with their list of 50 business unit deliverables for the next two fiscal years. The municipality's Board of Police Commissioners got a presentation outlining those deliverables from police policy and business initiatives ad- viser Kathleen Patterson on Monday. Here are five items that stand out: opioips: Amid what has been called a nationwide opioid crisis, Halifax police, working with the province, the municipality and RCMP, want to come up with “an Opioid Misuse Strategy that will tar get at-risk populations and help to reduce harm.” MARUJUANA: With marijuana expected to be legalized this spring, and confusion currently reigning in the local weed scene, Hali- fax police, again working with the province, the municipality and RCMP, want to develop a “Legalization of Marijuana Strategy that will ensure HRM is aligned and prepared for the change in legislation.” SEXUALIZED VIOLENCE: With specific attention paid to university students and young people, Halifax police want to develop a “targeted approach to sexualized violence,” working with the municipality and RCMP. GUN SAFETY: After a violent year in Halifax, police want to work with RCMP and the public safety office — which is also working on a public safety strategy for this year — to “research, review and consult on gun crime in HRM.” COMMUNITY SURVEY: Halifax police want to go to the community to find out what the people want from their police force. They'll work with the province, the municipality, the Board of Police Commissioners and other police agencies “to ensure HRP has an understanding of the community expectations and attitudes toward police.” Board asks for changes to police budget Halifax's Board of Police Com- missioners will make a final rec- ‘ommendation to regional coun- cilat its meeting next week, but ‘on Monday, it asked for a few changes to the force's best case budget scenario, Police came to the board last week with three budget scenar- fos: one asking for an increase of more than $1 million, one more or less holding the line on spending, and another with areduced budget. (On Monday, the board chose the first scenario, but asked Chief Jean-Michel Blais to provide his input on a few changes for the next meeting. “We've asked him to take a look at a few topics and to come back next week... with his final rec- ‘ommendation with input from the commission,” Deputy mayor and board chair Steve Craig said after Monday's meeting, The board found a few hun- dred thousand dollars in sav- ings, by, among other things, decreasing the amount spent on aggressive CAO Richard Butts- era vacancy management from $400,000 to $100,000 — an idea brought forward by Coun. Waye Mason. “[ hate vacancy management but if we're in the middle of it, [think phasing that out over the next few years might be the way to go rather than foregoing some of the asks and service enhancements,” Mason said. Mason made a motion with that request for Blais’ input, along with another on the pros. pect of police only making five of the seven new special hires they'd asked for. “Each one of these positions ‘will afect, to a certain degree, frontline policing,” Blais told the board, Next week, the board will weigh Blais’ recommendation and make its own recommend tion to regional council's committee of the whole on a specific number for the 2017/18 Halifax Regional Police budget. MEDICINE IWK Health Centre applauded for open-ended visiting hours Yvette d’Entremont jetro | Halifax The IWK Health Centre is one of two Nova Scotia hospitals that has committed toa Better ‘Together’ movement allowing for 24-hour visiting policies. ‘On Tuesday, the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CH) released a list of Canadian hospitals and healtheare organizations that have committed to adopting andjor have adopted “family presence” policies ‘The Harbour View Hospital in Sydney Mines was the only other Nova Scotia hospital to make the list. “I think that nobody knows the situation for a patient better than the patient themselves andor the patient and farnily,” said Jocelyn Vine, the IWK’s vice president of patient care and chief nurse executive, “They're the experts on what are the goals, what are the things that are important to them and their healthcare.” Ina 2015 poll conducted for CFHI, nine in 10 Canadians supported the idea of getting rid of set visiting hours for families. The organization also conducted a study in November, 2015 that found fewer than one in three Canadian hospitals had accommodating visiting policies. Even fewer of- fered 24)7 access to designated family members. Vine said at the IWK, the family presence model has ‘been part of an evolving 20- year journey. She said they've Jong understood that patient care is better when they work closely with patients and families. “Of course we've made grad- ual improvements and really strengthened the integra- on of patients and families ‘as members of the care team in that time,” she said in an interview. “I wouldn't put a start or a stop on it. It's constantly improving... | would say that maternity and children’s hospital have been on this journey for many years. Our patients and families are really some of ‘our very best advisers.” The IWK's website notes there are no official visiting hours, but friends and visitors are asked to call ahead before arriving to ensure it's an ap- propriate time to visit In a media release, the CFHL said research shows family presence policies result in many positives for patients. These include improved pa tient outcomes, fewer medi- cation errors and falls, and reduced lengths of stay and readmission. nuary 17, IWS | Halifax Tense moments for Trudea Town HALL ‘Lies!’ shouted in response to his answer on the oilsands Haley R jetro| Halifax Oil pipelines brought tense mo ment nt Justin Inueau's Dat mouth town hall, when some anger was delivered after the Prime minister cited western Indigenous groups agreeing with the newly approved lines More than 2,000 people gath- ered at the Dartmouth Sports plex on Monday night to hear from Trudeau, who took aud ence uestions on refugees aging hospitals ll 1 and oversep: resentation of can Canadians nd indigenous people in prison, ‘Wen Trudeau was questioned about recouping losses from the cilsands, he sai its important to move away from fos els bat fist Canada must handle the “transition* and move oll through newly approved pipe lines lke those fom Kinder Mor ganand Enbridge However, a Mi kmaq woman next called for ol to "be left in the ground” and sad pipelines - When asked if there was a cause dead fish and sinkholes. #9) He has the potential to be a really point where Trudeau would » She asked why Trudeau always -Y 4 ime mink Speak up aginst president elect brings up jobs and the economy U J good prime minister, but who he esnhips imp. the prime minis- ‘when discussing new pipelines, listens to is the key. paul Wozney ter said they were both elected on ‘without the same attention to platfomns ofhelping the middle alternative energy. Atlantic coasts and“workdclass” — izing it's not so simple” Class, “and we're going to find There's going tobe peopleon spill response Since Trudeau has often taken common ground doing things other sides ofthe issue,andlcan Local resident Paul Wozney the “underdog” side in issues to help ordinary families” pointout 39different indigenous came to the event with his such as samesex martiage and “Is it going to be a challenge, Communities out west who are 10-yearold daughter and said refugees, Wozney said, itseems sure, but I never expected this very supportive of the Kinder afterward Trudeau's toughest anaboutaceto not stand up for job to be easy” he said. Morgan pipeline." Trudeau said questions were around balancing indigenous rights inthis case. Wozney said it was good to before a chorus of “lies” came theeconomyandenvironment. “To say there's a group that hear Trudeau talk about what from the woman and others “He tried fo sell it that you do—there'salotofgroupsthat drew him to politics and have near her ‘can do both at the same time. don't. That's going to be touchy such a public forum, because Trudeau asked for them to I don't know if you can, Idon't _... advocating for an oibandgas _ there'salways the uncertainty of be respectful as he answered, know ifthe people buy it, but] industry where there's a lot of whether someone froma “silver outlining an ocean-protection understand the pickle he's in.” establishment people and a lot _ spoon” family can represent the plan for both the Pacific and | Wozney said. “I think he's real- of money,” Wozney said rankand4file Canadian, Close to 2,000 people were at the Dartmouth Sportsplex to ask questions and take photos. 1rr tere mero Twin 40z. 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Her dealing with mental-health death resonated with Wallace. issues. “Iwas once in that place. _ Wallace is also involved in Lunderstood where she was, Bell Let's Talk Day on Jan. 25. and it broke my heart that she A handful of close friends and passed away. It could've been teammates have approached het me. I never wanted to see any- to share their stories. She says thing like this happen again.” it can be comforting to speak Last fall, Wallace was a team with someone who understands, leader with the Here for Peers _ “If took hard tackle on the mentorship program to help _ field, theyd send me to physio- varsity athletes succeed in aca- therapy. It should be no differ- ‘hiss the first im a two-part series “on Atlantic University Sport athletes talking about their struggies with mental health as Bell Let's Talk Day ‘approaches on Jan. 25. A second profile will appear later this week Be advised the below story includes some graphic details. On April 25, 2014, Hannah Wallace grabbed a bottle full of prescription sleeping pills and wrote a note to apologize to her family and friends, ‘It was very impulsive,” Wal- lace recalls. “Iwas at peace with it [came o the realization Iwas Hannah Wallace, a rugby player at Saint Mary's University, also works withtheElephantinthe | demics and sport, ent for an illness to your ming. done and I felt it would be bet- Ream campaign. Open to all students, staff and faculty, the program seeks to end the stigma She works with the Elephant Learning to understand and talk ter for everyone ifl was gone.” associated with mental illness. FF uaRhex Mero in the Room campaign, which about these things is a big step” Wallace's parents found her is open to all students, staff she said intheirHersing Covehomeand there,” she says. ment involving weekday mor- to classes seemed so big, soim- and faculty and aims to end “It's hard to open up and rushed her to hospital. Rather Wallace's journey with de- ning practices on top of games possible” says Wallace, origin- the stigma associated with men- share my story, but it shouldn't than a life taken, her story is pression took hold in thefallof and road trips. She becarne sad, ally from New Glasgow. tal ilness. be such a struggle or scary to now about giving back to others. 2013. She was a fulltime com- overwhelmed and withdrawn, “Thereisabelplessness once She's helping create the Stu- _tell people how you feel inside. “Tofeelat peace with ending merce student andalsoamem- often sleeping 14 hours a day. depression seeps in. 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Accused murderer obtains a lawyer court ine Jessome of Bras d'Or whose a co-accused in the case, Mor- remains were found inside a gan James MacNeil, 25, aso of Thomas Ted hockey bag along the shores of — Glace Bay. arrett the Mira Riverin Marion Bridge, During a Supreme Court ap- Bi ac. Jessome had been strangled. pearance Monday, the court was trouble finding “Sarret elected his tial by fold Barrett is now represented jog, Subteme Court judge and jury by Zeb Brown ofthe Annapolis Fepresentation yythetialistobe held from Valley. texcoa May 1-19. Although the trial dates still But Barrett had been having feeltobeconfimed.s Clce difteulyyormingssolctoy (@) TRIAL DATES ay man charged with second- client relationship with several degree murder did confirm Mon- proposed lawyers and one law- | @ The defence and Crown now scheduled to return to court Jan. 23 to confirm trial dates. day he has secured a lawyer. Thomas Ted Barrett, 41. is ‘charged in connection with the May 2012 death of Laura Cather- yer was forced to excuse her- self from the case after being alerted toa conflict in that her firm had already represented ‘cuLTURE Overlooked artist gets her due in ‘little feminist victory’ For decades, her creations have been wrongly attributed to male artists — but after a two-year investigation of her work, the daughter ofa former Prince Edward Island lieuten- ant governor is finally getting credit long overdue in what a researcher calls a “little fem inist victory.” ‘The Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown ‘opened its “Introducing Caro- line Louisa Daly” exhibit over the weekend, but it's hardly the first time her paintings have graced its halls. Some pieces have been part of the gallery's permanent collection since the 1960s, But the paintings and draw- ings were for years wrongly attributed to Charles L Daly and John Corry Wilson Daly — both artists from Ontario who were of no relation to Caroline Louisa Daly. don't think it was a ma- licious misattribution by any means, but I think it’s just all too easy to forget the accom- plishments of women sometimes," said gallery registrar Paige Mathie. “(That was) the driving force that kept me going back to it over and over again ... to give credit to a woman who we've never, ever acknowledged before.” The exhibition runs through May 7 and features works from the gallery's collection, public archives and previously seen works donated by Daly descendants. 1H CANADIAN january 17, 2017 | 5 | nistorY Hockey heritage Site, arena approved EDUCATION Students speaking out on work-to-rule Hee seeogs oe aee boi abe a video letter, and they're Peally help people | 4 new hockey arena and herit- amazed at how many people understand the | age centre just got closer to have viewed it effectsthisis | becoming a reality The video “Open Your Eyes: ‘AlLetter to our Parents, Teach- ers and Government from the Students of South Colchester ‘Academy Regarding the NSTU Strike" was posted on YouTube Jan. 10 and has now been seen by tens of thousands of people. “We just wanted to give our point of view,” said Schenkels, a 16-year-old Grade 11 student at the Academy. “We want the work:to-rule conditions to end, “About 30 students took part in the creation of the video, with Schen- kels directing and Redmond produ- During the first session of joint council since 2015 recently, the elected councils of Windsor and West Hants passed motions to agree to recommit financial contributions to a new arena and hockey heritage centre near Long Pond. It's believed that the pond is ‘where the game was invented and first played, The councils also agreed to look into joint ownership of the arena in order to secure federal funding towards the project. Each council will now need having on us. sent a text saying it had 3.8K. Tthought he meant 380 first." Students tried to be non- biased while pointing out how the labour dispute was impacting them. They hope people involved in the dispute have watched the video. In the video students say they feel they're saying goodbye to clubs, musicals, proms, sports teams, schol- cing it atship recommenda- | to vote on these items indi- “We thought tions, student coun- | vidually at their own council maybe wed get ABGHESO | Gieand more meetings to move the hockey about 300 views." | suMemstaok pat iV See all of | heritage centre forward said Schenkels. | fheyidewhien the opportunities | Members of the Long Pond “When I went to | hasbeenwatched to grow going to | Heritage Committee said that bed Tuesday night | tensofthousands waste,” the narra- | they were thrilled with the it had 170 and in | oftimesonline. tor states. vote of confidence in the pro- the morning Hunter TeMEDIA ject. roMeoin Job Opportunities © Returning Officers Trainers Elections Nova Scotia has returning officer vacancies in electoral districts of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville and Dartmouth South. 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Find out more about these electionsnovascotia.ca/employment Xe ELECTIONS NOVA SCOTIA opportunities at Trudeau trip to be probed ernics Watchdog to investigate use of Aga Khan’s helicopter ‘Canada's ethics watchdog plans to take a closer look at justin Trudeau's recent family holiday at the Aga Khan's private island in the Bahamas, fanning the flames of a controversy the government has so far been un- able to snuff out. ‘Trudeau's holiday with the Aga Khan — a family friend, noted philanthropist and hereditary spiritual leader to the world’s approximately 15 million Ismaili Muslims — bears closer scrutiny, ‘ethics commissioner Mary Daw- son confirmed Monday. 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 in May 2016. sexvxurarncxtHe Though not a registered lob- byist, the Aga Khan is on the board of directors of the Aga han Foundation, which receives tens of millions of dollars in gov- | Police guard the Blue ernment contributions to inter- national development projects. | MEXICO Canada | metre fot nightclub in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. rac assocuren pees qiessetcs.: Canadians killed in shooting Conservative MP John Brassard said in an interview. ‘Two Canadians were among at Such potential violations of | least five people killed Monday ethics rules and laws raise ques- | ina shooting attack at an elec. tionsabout whether government | tronic music festival in Mex- spending decisions could ultim- | ico's Caribbean coast resort ately be influenced, he added. | of Playa del Carmen, Mexican “This is one example where | authorities said, the nules..have potentiallybeen | And Canadian government broken,” Brassard said. “What | officials added that at least two other rules have been broken | other Canadians were wound- that Canadians aren't aware of If | ed in the deadly incident at a youdoitonce, theycan certainly | popular night club. doit again, Canadians need tobe | ‘The attorney general of mindful of this” Quintana Roo siate said three THE CANADIAN PRESS ofthe 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 Fes- tival's ventes in Playa del Car- ‘men, 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 per- son inside, he said, and festival security personnel tried to stop the shooting and came under fire. Pech said it was not a terror- {st 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 in- vestigating whether that is re- lated” to the nightclub shoot- ings," Pech said. NEWS © 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 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 biggest monthly retreat in more than four years from October to November, GREA 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 the pills as Advil brand ibuprofen gel capsules. 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Belcourt told Monday's committee the bylaw officer who inspected her property last Nov- ember mischaracterized the structure as a squirrel feeder, when in fact it was purchased at a speciality store andis intended for wild birds, “If squirrels grab a peanut ora seed or whatever, it’s nota big deal. It’s just not,” she told reporters on Monday. ‘Committee chair Coun, Mike Pagtakhan read written complaints from some of Belcourt's neighbours, who allege that she purposely feeds squirrels, which in tum wreak havoc on nearby lawns, Belcourt, who has lived in St. James for 35 years, said she feels targeted by neighbours and claimed complained about her yard as a bullying tactic. Nature groups working to end turtle hunt Adam Kveton For Metro| Ottawa ‘They're big, they biteand they're at risk, but you can still hunt them in Ontatio. ‘Alocal group says that could spell the end for snapping tur thes ‘And while the province is looking into restricting the hunt, local nature groups are hoping to do away with it entirely. Local ecologist David Seburn, who prepared the Ottawa Field Naturalists’ Club's submission to the environmental registry, said the province's interest in con- tnuing the hunt is “not based on Seburn says the hunt is not sustainable due to things like habitat reduction and road kill rates, as well as the way snapping turtles breed. Pve put it off long enough. Poutine, politics at Trump tailgate INAUOURATION Canada’s party atits embassy ahot ticket for US. bigwigs No, Donald nt Pui. outne “ana ny shin ton Dc peclebeting Dom ay featring delectable Can Jian cuisine —"inetuding but not limited to poutine, British (Columbia salmon, Canaan beet and tourtiée," embassy spokes ‘woman Caritine Constantin sid Inan email There might be tasty sur prises. The 2013 party for Barack Obama's second inaug ‘uration involved Tim Hortons ‘tee, Molson bee, Crown Rol ‘whisky and BeaverTals ers) shindig isalvays ‘one of the mos sought aller tick tts of America’s celebration of ‘democracy. Pay becase Amer ieans Ike Canadians, sue, Dut nosty because ofits unsure ‘View ofthe parade route. The Arthar Erickson building on Pennsylvania Avenue is the only embassy located between the White House and the Capito The party has bee since BI Clinton's ina tion in 1993, though i always been a “tailgate” Can- dian diplomats this time fexpect 1.800 guests, inching big shots in politics, diplomacy and business. Newt Gingrich 3 prominent Trump ally and the former speaker ofthe House of Representatives, has shown up {or three ination in row ‘Most ofthe guests wall hang out in the embassy courtyard land indoor Canada Room ad theatre, watehing Trump's ‘wearing and inaugural ad {ress on television screens. The flite among the ete wil get 10 hhave brunch with Ambassador David MacNaughton on the 6th Aor, which offers majesticviews ofthe Capitol Like most of official Wash ngion’s socal evens, this one serves a poliieal puspose, Can ada's schmoozing with US. ovrer brokers mabe especialy Enteal ata time when the in ‘coming president is vowing 10 ite the Nosth American rade Agreement, impose new impart taxes, pursue "BUY 1d © maucurarion itary bands ‘Scouts 9 join Military bands and units from all Branches of the service, high schoo! bands and even the Boy Saute and Git Scouts vil join newly swoersin President donald Trump in Fridays Inaugural parade, ‘More than 8,000 people are expected to follow the new president ‘as he proceeds from the ‘swearing-in ceremony on at the Capitol to the White House, “American, Hire American” eco fnomic policy and change the US. relationship with its mik tary alles. ‘Hosting an event at our embassy gives Canada an excellent opportunity to wel ‘ome important guests farther build on our teltionships and continue to advance Canada's interests in the United Sates Constantin sa ‘The view ofthe US. Capitol from the Canadian Embassy in Washington on Jan. 20,2009 — the day Barack Obama took the Oath of Office tobecome president. snow nati Tonsan ews sev ‘uRKeY Suspecti in Istanbul massacre captured A gunman suspected of killing 239 people including a Canadian ‘woman during a New Year's a tack on an Istanbul nightclub has been caught in a police ‘operation, Turkish media re ports said early Tuesday: "The suspect was captured ina special operations police raid on a house in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, private NIV television he broad ‘ester said he had been staying In the house belonging fo 4 fiend from Kyrgyzstan Daesh has claimed respon sibility forthe nightelub mas sacre saying the attack in the fist hours of Jan. 1 was in re psa for Turkish military oper tions in northern Syria. The man identified asthe suspect had been on the run since the attack. Hurriyet newspaper and other media have identified the gunman as Abdulkadir Mash pov a Uabekistan national The suspect was to tindergo ‘medical checks before being {taken to police headquarters for questioning, the paper said in its online edition, Dogan news agency pub The Reina cub attacksuspect lished what it said was the first image of the attacker. It showed a bruised, blackhaired man in a grey. bloodied shirt being held by his neck. Private NIV'television said the gum man had resisted arrest NIV reported that the suspect's Kyrgyz friend and three other people also were detained. His fouryear-old child, who was with him at the home, wa fective custody taken into pro Stronger growth is projected by the IMF TheIntemational Monetary und economy faced a number of israisingitsforecastfortheUS, downside sks induding rising, economy this ear and in 2018, protectionist trade pressures, feflecting an expected boost "The 1s9naton global lending from the economic policies of agency test economic ooo Presidentelect Donald Trump. released Monday, took note of ‘The IMF report sald Canada the significant impact Trump's isheaded forstrongereconomnie election has already had in gv growth in 2017 and 2018 than ing a boost to US. stock prices Fistyearandals increased 2017 interest rates an the dol The growth projections for a num- new outlook puts US. economic Derofothercountiesinchuding growth at 23 per cent this year China, Germany Japanand Bs nd 25 per cent in 2018, in, bat warned thatthe global Tvs AssosuTz ess 45 Alderney Ds. S Dartmouth, N Stuck in a dead end job? 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The hands-on training at Success made learning fun. *Pendingapproval by the Department of Labour and Advanced Education, Pve put it off long enough. VICKY MOCHAMA ON PROGRESSIVES LOSING THEIR OWN GAME Direct action is not an exclusively A simple trick guaranteed to get government's ear left phenomenon. In fact, it was activism, in various forms, that won the U.S. election for Donald Trump. found common cause issues like abortion, fequal marriage. In Tr however, the net effect: society that has more read ily accepted the racist, sex ist and xenophobic polit icians who now enjoy broad {governing power across the Federal branches and in ab With the publicity of activ. it movements like Idle No More, Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street it’s easy to say that activism failed to win the American election In fact, activism elected Donald Trump. Activism, too, will be necessary in the’next few years, After the election of Bar ack Obama, two ongoing Phenomena strengthened in volume and vigout First, there was the Re publican strategy of engin bering the boundaries of Electoral districts to its own advantage. Having won gov ernorships and legislatures in key states ike Pennsyl vania and Michigan afte redistricting campaigns, the GOP began winning at the national level where Democrats had usually won or traditionally had a fight Focus on people's econom- ie anxiety. Get out of your bubble. Stop talking about Tes very liberal to dull the edges of one's harsh- est criticisms, Te isa crazy making proposition. The Solution shouldn't be to back off, The left needs to become louder and more 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 rump raises his fist, a gesture that since a signified resistance, at rally in Alabama in Decombe most two-thirds of states. forceful in its criticism and Clearly this amounts to its coordination. a virulent and intolerant There are a breadth of women, mea land some brand of activism, And it activist groups, from the ‘women shared their frus- has radically altered pol-__water defenders of Stand trations with being alienat- itis, ing Rock to the organizers ed by the gains of feminism And yet, in the aftermath of Black Lives Matter, a and identity politics. Thus, of the election, left-lean-—vancing a cultural conversa they organized. fing people have been told om around bumaa rights, These activist streams todilute their messaging. ‘The li that al major DAILY ACTIVIST AFFIRMATION Heed Joe Hill! sev “AS 2017 kicks off, labour organizer and singer Joe Hills century: ld words 8s he faced a Utah fring squad (‘Don't waste ‘ny time in mouring, Organize") have taken ona renewed ‘meaning. Inthe face of what can seem like overwhelming ‘adds, time and time again, people have shown that successful ‘organizing against injustice, building power through buleing ‘and strengthening organizations and community depends on lots of vital Bt unseen everyday ‘grunt work Pol faz Chou, author af Leaning Actin voted for Hillary Clint ready and willing to be bilized, With problem of going high ‘when others go low After a firebombing at a local North Carolina GOP office in October, liberals rowd-funded in sympathy. Mind you, this isa party that was already in pow tnd had pasted some of the country's most restrict ive voter laws such that large numbers of black vot ers were disenfranchised After all that do-gooding, Tramp won the state. In this way, the focus on win ning aver hearts and minds was divorced from political pragmatism. The Canadian politica equivalent is, in our fash fon, much moze laughable. Members of the leftof 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, father than doing any nm: ber of activities to bolster the liberal cause, voters on the left ate handing theis money to the literal oppos tion, (Ata cost of $13 for a year, that's three elitist, Iattes 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 fom the other side are show. ng, by their willingness to organize and act collec vely. that they simply want Whether he's a tyrant or simply a toddler, millions of lives and livelihoods are at the mercy of Trump's whims. Protecting then land one another ~ will re {quire activism with clarity and courage [HALIFAXMATTERS im] Gievelana i ‘Want to make a difference? There's an undenised way to set decision makers to hear You over everyone: propose Something ‘About one year ago, 1 yas ata public consthation about how'to use a piece of govern ment land. Everyone ex pressed the usa opposition ‘Sr support forthe proposal. Except one persr ‘young woman shyly sug gested the land be used for [in innovative parking garage ‘with green walls, gardens, Dower generation and char {ing tations for electric cars Planers who were there can't remember the usta sul feveryore sai, but they Te member that ies, Ti activism, what matters isnot what you say but what people heat The fact decision makers still recall that sugges ‘Hon means she maximized her ‘opportunity ro havea impact, andl because she sincerely put forward anid politicians get into that line ‘of work not just forthe sly, Dut becatse they like o find solutions. Imagine how disp iting it is for them to only fever heata shouting match Dperween "yes" and "m0." Pro- Posing something new gets theirattention. In part because itreminds them why they do ther jo. There are at least two rea sons people dont propose new solutions more ot The first, believe is fear: eae gear aon It els safe to judge others and people certainly have no qualms about esitczing Sometimes applatding femment,Siaggest your own idea, however, and you put yourself in the postion of pot eatally being judged yoursele Its vulnerable yet far more valuable Ansty comments online are probably so common because take less courage than originality ‘The second reason is that solutions aren't easy to think {ep Not al eas ave to be swelbresearched since they can act as inspiration Bt itsome- ‘one wants to be tly infer al, they ave to show why ‘who has never tried to make change icky, ied advocacy onganizations hat an help anyone take a possibility and tum it into a Kalle proposal Thi iste another screed aboxit how we need o jst be Positive. Negativity is ital to democracy andi central to activism, since without i ans woikd make terible ‘ecisions al too efficiently (AKA. Cogswell ttcvile, Tarsy Uteck Ingramport Con- nectar, Nova Cente) ‘But being rtical ites sot enough, and we should ‘vant more than the boring status quo. Halifax could use some ideas, and you'd be surprised bow influential they can be in a smal city like ots. Frank, ifmore people proposed thet, ities would just be more PHILOSOPHERCAT bby Jason Logan Phosanarcatnwat 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.