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$ On the front lines » The right flipped the script on activism — and beat the left at their own game metroVIEWS eS) Plus A tough couple years as Doctors Without Borders fight against global crisis metroLIFE ‘Ottawa How to share your dog with your ex metroLIFE Last call for Ottawa LGBTQ landmark covracvown se ee seis ow a Doorstopub fits Shvcany iguess sad padlocked, = manger apn eviction notice “Last October, the bar's Face is posted book addressed whispers it was on its ast legs. “Despite rumours tothe contrary, Centre Dylan’ town Pub is not closing anytime Robertson soon.” ForMetro|Ottawa _Last January, the bar was listed on a Remax website for One of Ottawa's LGBTQ land- $399,000, while the entire marks suddé story brick building w. aflerbeingin business for more ued at $849,000, Now, almost a than three decades. dozen staff have lost part- and Centretown Pub opened its full-time jobs. doors in 1984, which were pad- In 2009, both Centretown locked Monday morning as law- Pub anda nearby gay bar called yers posted an eviction notice. Edge had their liquor licences “I hate to close it, but you suspended due to overcrowd- | | gotta ing. Swizzles remains Ottawa's last gay bar, while straight and said as he came to inspect the lesbian bars hold weekly gay- pub. “We gave them plenty of _ themed nights. warnings. The owners of Centretown Lana Poulson frequented the _ Pub, Bruce Davis and Mik bar since she moved to Ottawa in have previously announced they 2004. “It sucks, because there's plan to open the Half Pint Pub so few gay bars in Ottawa left. in Embrun. They did not return It's nice to be able to go some. emails and phone calls Monday. Learn English thay I Exar Onarie. So afer fi acacetnl,protecnorsl or Dareagat or French Srowin we've Spt options OF Vou i algonquincollege.com/languages Your essential daily news Popular Thai café closing A popular Hintonburg eatery is ‘losing its doors Sunday, ending aquitky dining concept in a ger- trifying neighbourhood. ‘Sam Souryavong took over Fairmont Confectionery a few years ago. In September 2014, he opened a small restaurant im the back of the convenience store, serving Thai curries and Vietnamese sandwiches, with ‘each item costing under $10, With 10 seats and a takeout counter surrounded by South Asian art, Sam’s Café became a hit, prompting glowing food re- views. Surrounded by residential streets, the outdoor patio tables filled up in the summer months. But Sam Souryavong told Met- xo itwas impossible to run both ‘businesses atthe same time. “Itwould just cost us too much to try to turn this place into a ‘café he said, "Maybe we could find a new place.” Souryavong, a former legal <dlerk from Laos, enrolled in a re spected Bangkok cooking school in 2013. He said his customers al- lowed him to pursue his dream ‘of working in food, “feel truly lucky and blessed tobe in Hintonburg. The neigh- ours here are fantastic; they are very supportive of the local economy.” Souryavong had a similar message on his store's Facebook soup, saying he hopes to open “We have loved sharing our ‘passion for food with you,” he ‘wrote. “We have fixed upa property and have given it new life” ‘Aconvenience store has oper- ated at 102 Fairmont Ave. since the Great Depression, with vari- ‘ous owners, The property is listed online, with Royal LePage asking for $859,000 for the store and its upstairs apartment, ‘Souryavong said he’s heard another business will take over. “I'm glad that the new owner is not going to tear it down and ‘build condos. That's very com- forting to know." The neighbours here are fantasti they are very ‘supportive. ‘Sam Souryavong Clinics benefiting from uebec ultrasound spat HEALTHCARE Patients head for Ottawa to find services Dylanc. Robertson ‘or Metro| Ottawa A feud between Quebec and its radiologists has Ottawa's ultrasound clinics raking in extra business, Last July, Quebec pledged to cover private imaging clinics in its public insurance scheme. But it never finished nego- tiating how much it would pay, before the policy came Into place December 29, With no idea how much the province would be paying, private radiology clinics in Gatineau and across Quebec closed their doors. George Sartzetakis said he's seen an uptick in Que- bec patients at Kent Street Imaging, seeking both X-rays and ultrasounds. “Especially last week and the week before that, we had quite a few come in,” he said. Sartzetakis said the increased business isn’t de- laying his local patients. “We're having no issues in that respect.” ‘A clinic on Bank St. reported a similar phenomenon this month, as did the Uni- versity of Ottawa's Montfort Hospital, Officials at both the OF tawa Hospital and Queensway Carleton Hospital radiology departments did not respond toa request for comment. Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette told repor- ters the province's ultrasound clinics were “taking patients hostage,” alleging they were closing to sway the negoti- ations, A patient-advocacy group is threatening a class- action lawsuit. But in Gatineau, the owner of Ecosphere Image tempor- arily closed his business because he couldn't figure out how to run his for-profit busi- ‘Ottawa radiologists have seen an uptick in their businessas private clinics close their doorsin Quebec. ozexmsrme ness. He said he wasn't happy to cancel 50 ultrasound ap- pointments, “I find that very stupid of the minister to announce something without having any details to announce to the private clinics,” Martin Lacasse told CBC. “We are entrepreneurs, and, wwe have to know how much ‘we are going to receive.” BY THE NUMBERS: 79%, Watson wins national popularity contest | Jim Watson Nenshi I Naheed A new poll released by Mainstreet Research on Monday shows Ottawa has the most popular mayor currently in office in Canada. mero 8% 55% Don John Iveson Tory Relative popularity of mayors across the country ‘according to anew poll. AIA COURTESY MAINSTREET/POSTBEDIA 53% 50% Some mayors radically better Quito Maggi, president of Brian Bowman Gregor Robertson sgn en she mos ppt manele ie Sey contac = noone ne pa re faring than others. ‘Mainstreet Research Ottawa Skaters build momentum *xa:: Pop-up park raising money for permanent indoor facility For Metro | Ottawa Ottawa has plenty of places to skate, but very few to skate- board. Indeed, while the cold may bring many playgrounds for ice skaters, Ottawa's skate boarders have a much harder time. There are few indoor skatepark options in the city, uta group of volunteers with ‘The Skatepark Project have been working to change that for the past two years with their pop-up skatepark. Managed by James Noble, founder of New Beginnings Skateboarding, the project takes over the church at 105 Slack Rd. for one week per month every winter, installing removable ramps, rails, manu: al pads and more, and open- ing the facility to the skate boarding community for $10 per person. The money goes towards upgrading the skatepark's obstacles, but the project's ul- timate goal is to find a permanent space for Ottawans to shred all year round, The project grew out of Noble's own interest, as well as the youth movement that his mom, Colleen Noble, dir ects, called Revolution 457. Rock concerts organized by Revolution 457 as fund- raisers for food banks and other groups began to attract skateboarders. Colleen was like, ‘hey, let's just have tricks on the car pet," said Noble. Then the next concert included a few obstacles. Next Tuesda’ january 17, TRANSIT can strike Gatineau bus drivers could be on strike as early as Saturday, aftera federal board deemed the transit agency a non-essential service. Ina Monday afternoon ruling, the Canada Industrial Relations Board ruled the Société de trans- port de l'Outaouais (STO) was not an essential service, which would have restricted workers rights to declare a strike, ‘STO lawyers argued a strike would “immediately and ser- ously cause harm to public health and safety.” by boosting car traffic and thus hindering emergency responders. Itwanted the board to restrict any possible strike to outside rush hour, defined as 6 to 9am. and from 2:30 to 6 pm. Monday to Friday. But the union argued that firstresponders could use desig- nated bus lanes to reach emer- ¢gencies around Gatineau, and leaned on Supreme Court rulings reinforcing the right to conduct walkouts. “We're really happy.” union head Félix Gendron told Metro. In a written statement, STO director Gilles Carpentier said he was disappointed. "We must respect the decision made today by the CIRB, although this is very bad news for the public and our clientele.” he wrote. ‘The union is meeting Wed- nesday. On December 11, 2016, members voted 98 percent inf. vour of striking, which gave the union until February 9to declare ‘Volunteers with The Skatepark Project take over achurch every winter for five days.amonth, giving Ottawa's skateboardersa a strike. as long as it gives the place to escape the snow. conrmoureD ames Noe public three days’ notice. That ‘means a strike could happen as We had the volunteers, we had this” sid Noble. “Lael mot only happy and | soon as Saturday, the support of the building, soit 4 oo'users per week, with stoked and having a great | walked out of talks with STO, was just like, we should try this. skateboarders of various age- time, but I feel grateful that | after the agency imposed disci- James Noble ranges taking part we actually have the capabil- | plinary measures on Gendron Italso has the support of ity to do it” he said find three other union exect they organized a competition, had so much (equipment) many of Ottawa's skateshops, The Skatepark Project's | tives and momentum continued three years ago. and-we had The pop-up parkhas been a third winter season begins | The union claimed this was to grow the volunteers, we had the unique way to fulfill dream this week, with faclities open | related to their labour organ: It kind of evolved over support of the building, so it for Noble, as well as a re- from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 16 | izing, which STO contradicted. time to the point where we was just like, we should try source for Ottawa's skaters. ~ 20 at 105 Slack Rd Dance = : StLawrence Employment | Service EMPLOYMENT College Service d'emploi ONTARIO LookingtostartanApprenticeship? We can Help! Contact us today! employmentservice.sl.on.ca 71 Bank Street, 5" Floor, Ottawa,ON 613-232-0022 Focus on coach houses Ryan Tumilty Metro | Ottawa Reflecting a new side of the local real estate market, the Ottawa Home and Remodeling Show will feature a section for coach houses this year. The show set to go this week- end will include a section for the back lane properties that ‘were introduced in bylaw changes the City of Ottawa approved last year Robert Johnstone, the show's manager, said there is interest in this kind of development and they wanted to reflect that. “It gives people a place to explore this option for their properties,” he said, Johnstone said secondary dwellings and tiny houses are becoming popular ideas for homeowners, just as basement renovations did decades ago. “People used to have the common root cellar with a ‘washing machine in their base ment and then people started to use them,” he said. He said some may use them to generate income as second: ary suites, while other people may look to the suites for in laws or even man caves, Martin Bisson, owner of Lumbec construction, will have several designs on site at the show for people to check out. He said every time his company posts a coach house de- sign on Facebook they are flooded with interest. ‘We havea lot of interest, a lot of people are asking ques tions about it,” he said. He said the homes make sense in a world where people are trying to reduce their car boa footprint. “Everything that is small and energy efficient has a lot of attention in the market.” ‘Snapping turtlesare threatened by ‘cars when they cross the road as ‘wellas other predators and Ottawa activists say they don'tneeda hunt ontop of thatto worry about. Why this Ontario turtle could be gone in a snap Road kill rate and shrinking habitat put species at risk Adam Kveton For Metro| Ottawa They're bis they bite and they're at risk. But you can still hunt them. in Ontario, local group says that could spell the end for snapping turtles, ‘And while the province is looking into restricting the hhunt, 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 continuing the hunt is “not based on science.” “It's based on the fact that we've done this historically, why don’t we keep on doing it? That's not necessarily a good idea,” he said. That's because he says the hunt is not sustainable due to things like habitat reduction and road kill rates, as well as the way snapping turtles breed. It takes about 20 years before a snapping turtle can give birth to any progeny, and When they do, their nests are often raided by predators, said Seburn, “In addition, during June, typically when the adult fe. males are out laying their eggs, those are the turtles that are ‘most apt to be run over on the roads,” he said. “We know that hundreds of snapping turtles are killed on the roads every year,” said Seburn. “We are killing the most valuable members of the population ... and that does not make a lot of sense ifyou want to have a sustainable hunt.” Currently, the province al lows snapping turtles to be hunted all year in some areas and between July 15 and Sept. Hundreds of snapping turtles are killed on the roads every year. David Seburn 15 in others. The daily bag limit is two, and the possession limit is five, according to the 2016 hunting regulations summary. The Ministry of Natural Re- sources and Forestry has proposed that it “restrict (the) snapping turtle harvest across Ontario.” In addition to the local field- naturalists’ club, Ontario Na- ture and the Canadian Herpeto- logical Society are also calling for an end to the snapping turtle hunt, said Seburn, ‘Comments on the province's proposed changes to its hunt ing regulations are open until Jan. 30. Register Now for this FREE Event A. uary al ( l algonquincollege.com/openhouse The job marke Meat Take cettit Discover how you ce engiva change wth It ructors and currant equdents. our Ask about greduste and degree programs Plus, see how you could win up te $4000 towards your tuition! Trudeau trip to be probed 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 onees Pee er its. ee raesl Watchdog to fees investigate use association says home sales were up 2.2 per of Aga Khan’s gentin December fom : cece helicopter Cees ars eee Canasta pias apes Agen sea SueSCReeene einen amanensee Bee iRuatesctst var Sma a es island in the Bahamas, fanning Khan's private helicopter to | MEXICO . . . . Family cds pits in iimncsemserne ance ae Eremesrieew rks “Wiawmcim tem Canadians killed in shooting txerscr pice unable to snuff out. “commenced an investigation" are advising residents to ‘Trudeau's holiday with the _ to determine if Trudeau broke | Two Canadians were among at the security detail at the 10<day val security personnel tried to | be alert after discovering ‘Aga Khan —a family friend, two sections of federal ethics | least five people killed Monday BPM electronic music festival. stop the shooting and came Advil capsules in a noted philanthropist and her- laws “in connection with his | ina shooting attack at an elec Miguel Angel Pech said under fire. ‘container of ice cream. editary spiritual leader to the recent stay at and travel to the | tronic music festival in Mex- the shooting occurred about Pech said it was not aterror. _‘They say arresident ‘world’s approximately 15 mit Aga Khan's privately owned | ico’s Caribbean coast resort 2:30 a.m. at the Blue Parrot istattack and that three people opened a sealed Hion Ismaili Muslims — bears island” of Playa del Carmen, Mexican nightclub, one of the BPM Fes- had been detained nearby, but container of Iceberg closer scrutiny, ethics commis- ‘The vacation included Tru- | authorities said tival’s venues in Playa del Car- it was unclear if they had been French Vanilla ice cream sioner Mary Dawson confirmed deau, his wife and three kids. | And Canadian government men, just south of Cancun. involved in the shooting. and began serving it to Monday. Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan | officials added that at least two Pech said a lone gunman _ “We know of another shoot-_ family members before Inaletter to Blaine Calkins, and Liberal party president | other Canadians were wound- apparently tried to enter the ing incident that occurred near _ discovering about eight one of two Conservative MPs Anna Gainey, all of whom took | ed in the deadly incident at a nightclub, but was denied ac- the nightclub, but we are in- pills in the container. who filed formal complaints, part in helicopter flights be- | popular night club. cess because he had a gun. _vestigating whether that is re | Noone ingested the Dawson said she will examine tween the capital city of Nas- | ‘The attorney general of The gunman began to ex-_ lated" to the nightclub shoot- _ pills found inside the ice both Trudeau's stay at the is- sau and the secluded island. | Quintana Roo state said three change fire with another per- ings.” Pech said. Cream. 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CheckBeforeYoulnvest.ca osc [aan Poutine, politics at Trump tailgate INAUGURATION Acthur Erickson building on _Like most of official Wash Canada’s party "e™y'vanis Avenue isthe ington’ social events, this only embassy located between one serves a political purpose atitsembassy — the White House and the Canada’s schmoozing with ; Capitol US. power brokers may be ahotticket for “the party has been held especially critical at a time i owi. since Bill Clinton's inaugura- when the incoming president U.S. bigwigs —oninis9s,thoughit hasnt is vowing to renegotiate the always been'a “tailgate” Can- North American Free Trade No, Donald not Putin, Poutine, adian diplomats this time Agreement, impose new in Canada’s embassy in Wash- . ington, D.C., is celebrating Hosting an event at our embassy Donald ‘Trump's Friday inaug: gives Canada an excellent uration with an invitation-only M " tailgate” party featuring de- opportunity to further build on lectable Chnagian enisine — ‘our relationships. christine Constantin including but not limited to poutine, British Columbia expect 1,800 guests, including _ port taxes, pursue “Buy Ame salmon, Canadian beef and _ big shots in politics, diplomacy ican, Hire American” econom- tourtiére,” embassy spokes- and business, Newt Gingrich,a ic policy and change the US. woman Christine Constantin prominent Trump ally and the relationship with its military said in an email former speaker of the House allies ‘There might be tasty sur- of Representatives, has shown “Hosting an event at our prises. The 2013 party for up for three inaugurations embassy gives Canada an Barack Obama's second inaug- in a row. excellent opportunity to wel- uration involved Tim Hortons Most of the guests will hang come important guests, fur coffee, Molson beer, Crown out in the embassy courtyard _ ther build on our relationships Royal whisky and BeaverTails. and indoor Canada Room and _and continue to advance Can- The embassy shindig is al’ theatre, watching Trump's _ada's interests in the United ways one of the most sought swearing-in and inaugural ad- States," Constantin said. after tickets of America's cele- dress on television screens. Constantin said some bration of democracy. Partly ‘The elite among the elite will_ Canadian companies would because Americans like Can- get to have brunch with Am- “cover the cost of the event” adians, sure, but mostly be- bassador David MacNaughton and others would donate food cause ‘of its unsurpassed on the 6th floor, which offers and drinks. view of the parade route. The _ majestic views of the Capitol. Torstar news seavice stfeotfae sco. We are Hiring Development Engineers and Test Engineers. Come to our Career Fair Wednesday, January 18th Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Dr., Kanata 5:00pm to 8:00pm www.oticisco.ca ‘The view of the U.S. Capitol from the Canadian Embassy in Washington on Jan. 20, 2009 —the day Barack Obama took the Oath of Office to become president. aazon Hanms/ToRstAR news SeRvice TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY Drone company sued Stronger for allegedly fake ad growth Colin McNeil Metro| Toronto If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, That old adage is frontand- centre in Silicon Valley this week after the company be- hind a high-tech robot drone collapsed, leaving customers without the flying gizmo they were promised, Startup Lily Robotics claimed their tiny black drone could fly unaided and follow you around — fora maximum of 20 minutes — whether you were out fora casual stroll or snowboarding down a mountain. promotional video showed the Lily tracking users through snow, wind and water, coming amet a to a rest on their hand when finished, seemingly by magic. ‘An impressive demonstration, except that it was — allegedly — totally fake, In a newly filed consumer protection lawsuit, the San Fran- cisco District Attorney's office says the footage used to promote Lily was actually filmed entirely with other drones, according to Forbes. The suit alleges that the company intentionally lied to potential customers through the Video and calls for a temporary order to prevent the company from conducting business Startup Lily Robotics’ final ‘Twitter messages, from Decem- ber 2016, aim to reassure nery- ous customers the company is still “finalizing our intemational shipping timeline” and plans to ship in early 2017. ‘The Lily net $34 million from would-be customers. uy novonics projected ‘The International Monetary Fund js rising its forecast for the US. economy this year and in 2018, reflecting an expected boost from the economic policies of President-elect Donald ‘Trump. ‘The IMF report said Canada is headed for stronger economic growth in 2017 and 2018 than Ist year and also increased 2017 ‘growth projections for a number of other countries including China, Germany, Japan and Brit ain, but warmed that the global economy faced a number of downside risks including rising protectionist trade pressures, The 189nation global lending agency's latest economic outlook, released Monday, took note of the significant impact Trump's election has already had in giving a boost to US. stock prices, interest rates and the dollar. The new outlook puts US. economic ‘growth at 23 per cent this year and 25 per cent in 2018. That would be an improvement from lacklustre US. growth around 1.6 per cent in 2016, During the campaign, Trump said his policies of tax cuts, regu- latory reform and boosts in infrs- structure spending would lif US. ‘growth to annual rates of 4 per Cent. THEASSOCIATED PRESS | metre NEWS | World 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 coalitions main Irish Catholic party the sectetary of state forthe British territory an nounced Monday. Secretary of State for North: em Ireland James Brokenshire said the election to re-elect the Northern Ireland Assem- by would be held March 2, sic ‘weeks after its dissolution. KYRGYZSTAN Cargo planecrash ills 37 ‘ATurkish cargo plane crashed Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, destroying half of a village and killing ground, the Emergency Situs tions Ministry said, The Boeing 747 crashed at 7:40 am. lacal time while ap proaching Manas airport, sauth of the capita, Bishkek, inthis, 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 SOUTHKOREA Bombers kill professor, child ‘Samsung scion accused Three suicide bombers, includ Ina 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, ing a 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 president. were saying dawn prayers and Lee Jae-yong, the vice-chair atleast one is among victims, man at Samsung Electronics, police and rescue officials said. faces allegations of embezzle- ment, of lying under oath during a parliamentary hearing and of offering a bribe of 43 bik 312. lion won (36 milion US) toa long-time friend of impeached President Park Geun-hye. The second explosion cc: curted when police patrolling the back of the university shot ar-old gil strapped with a suicide vest, setting off the explosives. EXPLOITATION Survey of child abuse victims finds parents main culprits It would often happen late at _ conducted by the Canadian Cen- night. tre for Child Protection suggests ‘A father, respected as a pro- isa widespread tragedy —child fessional and family man, would exploitation rings led by parents awaken his two toddler daugh- of the abused. ganized child sexual abuse in our ters and take them to his back Responses from 128 child survey.” says executive director office, away from the bedrooms abuse survivors across North Lanna McDonald. “We learned ‘where their mother and siblings America and Europe found 52 _ that often those closest and most slept. per cent were victimized by a trusted by children were respon- Groggy and confused, the gitls network ofabusers, overwhelm- sible for not only abusing their ‘would follow hisinstructionsand ingly involving their own par- children, but sadly, also orches- pose naked againstastudioback ents, who shared images and trating and facilitating the abuse drop or with props such as boas even their children themselves and coconut brasand hula skirts. with others. In most cases — ‘As they grew older, strange nearly 70 per cent — images men would arrive when their _ were then shared with millions mother was away. Under their more strangers online. father’s guidance, the g's would Most survivors are haunted reluctantly agree todo what they by the online life ‘were told, of the imagery. would see him overmeand More than 70 per ‘we were both naked,” recalls cent surveyed said Odette, now 23, one of three that the imagery % 52% first time about the abuse their makes them feel Responses from 128 child targeted” — either blackmailed or propositioned. “We were definitely most shocked about the extent 0 by many others.” The survey defines organized sexual abuse as involving mul tiple offenders, primarily parents and relatives, creating and shar ing child sexual abuse images, ex changing chil purposes or engaging in “sadistic, tor ture-related and ritualistic ‘abuse survivors acrost father inflicted, “He would tell vulnerable to be- | ApUmegurMWorsser@ss | abuse meit wasa special bond for us” ing recognized. | founds percent were The story ‘The father would post their About 90 percent | vietimized byanetworkot of the three special bond with parents and said theirabuseaf | abusers, overwhelmingly sisters is the abusers across the US.and Eur- fected both their | involving thelrownparents. story of most fopeasacentral player inan inter education and pro- child abuse national child exploitation ring fessional success, victims. Their involving more than a million in part because they know their abuse, like 60 per cent of sur images. victimization continues online. vey respondents, involved a par Odette and her sisters Rose About 30 per cent said they ent, most often a father. Like mary and Lucy (pseudonyms they had been recognized by someone the more than 80 per cent of chose) are among the victims of who saw their images online. Of respondents, they are female. ‘what anew international survey those, 64 percent said they were —ToRsTan ws Se ‘The Reina club attack suspect aftr being caught by Turkish police in Istanbul on Monday. oo rHoros Via HE AssoctATED PRESS Suspect in Istanbul New aco: Year’s attack captured 1 tORISM Hurriyet newspaperand other o smedia have identified the gun- Massacre rman as Abdulkadir Masharipov claimed 39 an Usbekistan national. The sus ee <0 pect was to undergo medical lives, including checks before being taken to one Canadian fetyeperautinicoane edition. ‘A gunman suspected of killing Dogan news agency published 39 people including a Canadian what sid was the ft image of woman during a New Year's at- the ttacker.[tshowed a bused tack on an Istanbul nightclub blackhaired man ina grey blood hasbeen caught ina police oper- ied shirt being held by his neck. ation, Turkish media teportssaid Private NIV television said the carly Tuesday ‘gunman had resisted arrest. The suspect was captured in" NTV reported that the sus- a special operations police raid pects Kyrgyz friend and three Ona housein IstanbulsEsenjut other people also were detained distil, private NTV television His fouryearold child, who was reported. The broadcaster said with himat the home, was taken hhehad been stayingin the house into protective custody. belonging toa friend from Kys- Hurriyet newspaper said the yest, alleged gunmman's wife and one Dues has Claimed responsibil year old daughter were caught ity for the nightclub massacre, Ina police operation on Jan. 12. saying the attack in the fist Police established his where. hhours of Jan, 1 was in reprisal abouts four or five days ago, but for Turkish military operations — delayed the raid so they could innorthem Syria The man den monitor his movements and tified asthe stspect had been on contacts, NIV reported the run since the attack. ‘he assocuTeD ress IT'S FAR FROM WHAT YOU EXPECTED AND SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017 a i VERSIDE DR., OTTAW KIOSKS AND CONFERENCES MEDICINE | NURSING SCIENCES LAW | URBAN PLANNING PUBLIC HEALTH | PHARMAC' HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Université dh de Montréal WILL BEHELOINFRE Just what you needed VICKY MOCHAMA ON PROGRESSIVES LOSING THEIR OWN GAME Direct action is not an exclusively left phenomenon. In fact, it was activism, in various forms, that won the U.S. election for Donald Trump. With the publicity of activ- found common cause Focus on people's econom- voted for Hillary Clinton is ist movements like Idle No across the Obama years on _ic anxiety. Get out of your __ready and willing to be mo- More, Black Lives Matter issues like abortion, and _bubble. Stop talking about __ilized. and Occupy Wall Street, it’s equal marriage. In Trump, race. Within this broad co- easy to say that activism however, the net effect: a It’s very liberal to dull__alition, however, lies the failed to win the American society that has more read- the edges of one’s harsh-_problem of going high election, ily accepted the racist, sex- est criticisms. It is a crazy- when others go low. In fact, activism elected ist and xenophobic polit- making proposition. The ‘After a firebombing at a Donald Trump. Activism, _icians who now enjoy broad solution shouldn't be to local North Carolina GOP too, will be necessary in’ _ governing power across the back off. The left needs to _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 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 fighting chance, With millions of dollars in funding, such efforts changed the electoral map. In politics, malfeasance is the name of the game. @OODfor COOSE, GOOD FORGANDER President-elect Donald the leadership race. Again, Done artfully, it's strategy. Trump raises his fist, a gesture that since ancient times has rather than doing any num This was at time when signified resistance, ata rallyin Alabama in December. cerry ber of activities to bolster resistance to the ideas, the liberal cause, voters on that elected Barack Obama federal branches and in al- become louder and more __the left are handing their began to coalesce online. _ most two-thirds of states. forceful in its criticism and __ money to the literal oppos- In spaces once devoted to Clearly this amounts to its co-ordination. ition. (Ata cost of $15 for gaming and picking up a virulent and intolerant ‘There area breadth of —_a year, that’s three elitist women, men (and some brand of activism. And it _activist groups, from the _lattes they could be sipping women) shared their frus- has radically altered pol-_water defenders of Stand- on.) trations with being alienat- ities. ing Rock to the organizers _The fight for human ed by the gains of feminism And yet, in the aftermath of Black Lives Matter, ad- rights, against oppression and identity politics. Thus, of the election, left-lean-—_vancing a cultural conversa-_ and towards equality isn’t they organized ing people have been told tion around human rights. easy and it never ends ‘These activist streams _todilute their messaging. The liberal majority that And, right now, the forces ‘on the other side are show- ing, by their willingness to DAILY ACTIVIST AFFIRMATION Heed Joe Hill! ‘organuee.and act collect: “As 2017 kicks off, labour organizer and singer Joe Hills century- ively, that they simply want old words as he faced a Utah fring squad ("Don't waste it more, any time in mourning. Organizet") have taken on a renewed ‘Whether he’s a tyrant or meaning. n the face of what can seem like overwhelming simply a toddler, millions (odds, time and time again, people have shown that successful of lives and livelihoods are organizing against injustice, building power through building at the mercy of Trump's, and strengthening organizations and community depends on whims. Protecting them — lots of vital but unseen everyday ‘grunt work:* and one another — will re of. ie Choudry, author of Lesming Activism quire activism with clarity and courage, Your essential da ALL WEEK: COMMENTARY AND IDEAS ON POLITICAL ACTION Making noise and making change Steve Collins At fist glance, the Human Rights Monument on Elgin seems a remote starting point fora “Women's March on Washington.” organized in solidarity with the big one in the US. capital, but voices raised together can carry a Jong, long way. ‘And Ottawa is a govern ‘ment town where we don't shrink from giving the government hell This is afterall. where federal government scientists rallied en masse against pol- ies that stopped them from talking publicly about their ‘work, and where one ofthem, Tony Tumer, was suspended ‘without pay (he subsequently retired) over his politcal pro test song, Harperman. Federal prosecutor Emilie ‘Taman, who lost her job after being denied leave to run for the NDP and doing it anyway. kept on fighting as a member of Bookmark the Core, pres suring city hall to build the new central library closer to the town’s, well, centre ‘Activism isn't easy. Defeat, sometimes temporary, some. times total, comes with the territory. Friends of Lansdowne omganized, protested, and even took the city to court over its solesource deal with Ottawa Sports Entertainment Group to redevelop the public park. ‘They lost (and the city in a creepy display of sore winning, started musing about going afler such grassroots groups to recoup legal costs) Namecalling is also an ac tivist’s lot. Community activists are reflexively dismissed as NIMBYs, community en- ‘agement Somehow recast as er gag orn row zyme “Galirin Bradbury [email protected] Goneral phone 613-236-5058 selfishness, Not so long ago, a federal cabinet minister was denigrating environmentalists as “foreign-funded radicals.” He's out of office; they're still fighting. But out ofthe singing, the ‘marching, the petitions and ‘general harassment of elected officialdom, the small victories add up. ‘The improved prospects of ‘a supervised injection site in Sandy Hill, which has faced no end of official obstruction, can be ascribed in part to tireless advocacy of groups like Can- ‘adians for Safer Consumption Sites. Change doesn’t happen quickly or cleanly, but if you keep pushing, it can happen. Elected officials wear pink to stand against bully- ing every April, after tire: Tess campaigning by Jeremy Dias, founder of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Dias started his career in high school, where he was bul lied for coming out as gay. In- stead of taking it, he sued his school and board, won and put the proceeds towards making, life easier for the next genera tion of kids. Saturday’s marchers will make their way past Paria ‘ment Hil, the perennial stomping grounds of loud, proud demonstrators of every imaginable stripe and home fa statue of former Ottawa mayor Charlotte Whitton, the feminist rabble-rouser and first ‘woman to govern a major Can: adian city. “Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half.as good,” she famously snarked, “Luck- ily, this is not dificult.” Is it so hard to imagine a sisterly thumbsup from mayor Whit ton as the Women’s March, passes by? PHILOSOPHERCAT ‘by JasonLogan 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, trained 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 threeyearold rescue. The Toron- to-based actors. who had been living together for two years, bokeupystfourmonthsafter | ll Bee getting the dog and faced the _ Tiana Leonty and Jarret Wright have shared ‘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 “co-parent.” 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 wellA 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 prop- . ln Ie . | custody of their five-year-old dog Rex for a year since their split. rorstax news service ey and arenot deat wither they shared Parker: ils offen then eases caey ace museca pee nen lke nep mance ‘AL Toone Centre for ine copeeany ay amiens dvineciaenge merce Winks aon ayn tis beyireaupn smote! Gammon eueianiey tes crumciie Glen aug Se apertioy iy, aces per coon seacticnione Se Seco tbe ak Ot ts Fes succeslcogarented: (qgMMMR MEUM fae vptooing. can be sally 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 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. 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, ut 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 closest 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. DOCTORS WITHOUTBORDERS tasked with rescuing desper- Life on the aoe front lines of Metro spoke to Joanne Liu, a Canadian pediatrician and global crises is _ wsi's intemational president. ‘ about her worries and hopes gettingharder jobatneath in 2017 and how, despite being neutral, the ‘group has been forced into an activist roe. Genna Buck Metro| Toronto How bad was 2016 from your nso yeni PEACTIVISMD, vasa tough year outing fe oesioe weneatae esto Wiener Bane aa ew tagpened orerant Teor oom Navin over eter We pened fr Medcins Sans ontiees(M&H) UN rescution 2286 it as MEeiademcreves yas scully pened uianivasly The organiction way left and backed by 85 counties — holding the works bar) bag but we didn have much ofa Bie ie Ginclisouierat change m che Ba thegoun dunngiie20142016 | AsSrell 2016 hasbeen a Bets epldcmnic West Aca really realy. scandalous year Ieastilveling fom the 2015 for eople ooarein ed US astrke'on an MSF how: dlgpeement Sates ve pial i Kunci, Aanistay ‘been Suning tlre fiat ile. ants ct ations eat pteg pecan and 14 staff refugees. Joanne Liu, international president of Médecins Sans Frontiéres, treats patients in South Sudan in 2016. contrioureo ‘Meanwhile, the charity that has been the world’s hospital Which countries specifically Union with the EU-Turkey for 40 years has taken on the need toshape up? deal is one of the big issues. role ofthe world's ambulance, Collectively, something needs They have externalized the too, by manning three ships to happen. But the European _ management of their border $1,800 WEIGHT LOSS GRANT ‘+ No Cost or Fee to Apply + Approval within 48 Hours + Thousands Paid Monthly! + Deadline to Apply: January 16th, 2017 www.weightlossgrants.org Recent Grant Recipients: Holly Willams, Oshawa, ON, $1800 - Andrea Rewutasky Cardin, Brooklin, ON, $1016 Karina Perer, Mississauga, ON, $1,209 - Sandra Feliz, Newmarket, ON, $960 Linda Galtuceio, Vaughan, ON, 51631 - Krystina Marollas, East York, ON, $1,528 Robin Tummer, jax, ON, S613 - Elisha Lee, Toronto, ON, $781 - Haji Make, Kleinburg ON, S185 &) (ON, $980 - Wendy Reardon, Scarborough to Turkey, which already has three million 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, isthe migranterisis going tobe your top 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 challenges around Ebola today? ‘About 15,000 people survived (the 201416 outbreak). Sur vivors are patients. They still ‘carry the virus in their body fluids for a time, ‘The other part of the legacy is developing tools to fight Eb- la if it were to come around again. Ebola was discovered in 1976. (In 2014) it had no vaccine, really, no specific treatment, and no rapid diag nostic test. This showed us the failure of the research and development model, which, today, is driven by market potential, So now alot of people, we're saying we need tools to respond to potential bio threats. That's going to be the biggest positive legacy of Ebola. How does the changing political climate affect your ‘work? It’s way too early to say. Does it create uncertainty? Yes. Will it have a rippling effect on. Europe? Possibly. What we're concerned about is people looking at everything through the lens of domestic interests, That's very short-sighted. We ‘can't think of our security in isolation of the rest of the world, ‘When people thought of MSF ten years ago, they weren't thinking of people being rescued from the Mediterranean, What has that been like? T'm glad that MSF has been able to morph and adapt to 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 Janow-how as we went along. ‘And I think that’s what we're doing as well right now with the forced displacement crisis. ‘There's increasing rhetoric that refugees and asylum seekersare not legitimate, 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. think in the 21st century we should be giving dignity to every single human being on earth,