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Tories ‘on probation’
Obama
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Feb. 19 Coalition collapses as Liberal leader gives support to Conservative budget
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Harper on on how its $40-billion eco- Protection of most vulnera-
work, not nomic rescue package is ble; the minimizing of exist-
ceremony. being spent — a move ing job losses; creation of
While the that guarantees the employment opportunities
visit was budget’s passage and the of tomorrow; provision of
pre viously government’s probable economic stimulus in a
announced, survival well into 2010. manner fair to all regions;
U.S. President the date was With the Liberals’ sup- and assurance the deficit is
Barack Obama confirmed port of the Conservative not a burden to future gen-
yesterday by budget, the would-be coali- erations or a detriment to
Washington and Ottawa. It tion with the New Democ- economic recovery.
will be Obama’s first trip rats, backed by the Bloc (cid:129) The Conservatives
abroad as president. Québécois, collapsed. must also provide de-
“This is a testament not It was the latest twist in a tails on any adjustments
just to the size of our trad- political drama that erupted or new measures.
ing relationship and the in November and led to the
closeness of our alliance, near-defeat of Prime Minis- with extreme caution.”
but also the strength of our ter Stephen Harper’s minor- Harper did not formal-
friendship,” Harper said. ity government. ly speak on the amend-
Obama’s office provided The Conservatives earned ment, but senior gov-
few details but said the fo- a new lease on government ernment ministers
cus will likely be the — but only to implement a cast the amendment
sagging economy. massive pro-growth spend- as recognition of
TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE ing plan dictated in part by what the government
their opposition adversaries already does — account
and leaving the govern- to Canadians for how it
Food pg 28
ment with a $64-billion spends their money.
deficit within two years. Meanwhile, NDP
The Liberal amendment Leader Jack Layton and
calls for reports that would BQ Leader Gilles Duceppe
require three more mini-fis- said the Liberals will wear
cal updates. The Conserva- the Conservatives’ budget.
tive government quickly ac- “The coalition is dead,
Relax while cepted the change, which very clearly,” said Duceppe.
means the budget could Layton lashed out at Ig-
cooking chili pass as early as Monday. Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff speaks in the House of Commons in Ottawa yesterday. Ignatieff said natieff, accusing him of
“We are putting this gov- he will support the federal budget, guaranteeing its passage.More coverage, pages 10-12, 15. forming a new coalition
ernment on probation,” Lib- with the Harper govern-
Metro Homes pg 20 eral Leader Michael Ignati- The motion will require ing on its budget pledges, a sense that they announce ment.
eff declared yesterday. “We these report cards at the the Liberals will withdraw and don’t deliver, a sense TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Your cubby, will be watching like hawks end of March, in June and their support for the Tories that they promise and don’t
to make sure that the in- again in December. Ignatieff in Parliament. get the money out the ShareYourViews
your castle vestments Canadians need said if the reports reveal the “There remains a prob- door,” said Ignatieff, adding
actually reach them.” government is not deliver- lem of trust, there remains Harper should “proceed [email protected]
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metronews.ca metro
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Company fined after worker dies 3
A construction company and electrical contractor have been fined $100,000 after a worker in Burlington was electrocuted and died. The Labour
Ministry says a 600-volt cable had been improperly buried and connected without authorization at a construction site. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Four arrested in drug bust
Local
Four Mississauga men have been charged after Peel Police recovered
$74,000 worth of drugs yesterday at a Rathburn Road apartment. Po-
lice seized more than six kilograms of marijuana, 55 grams of
cocaine and small amounts of hashish and psilocybin, along with a
.45-calibre semi-automatic gun.
TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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INDEX Winter wonderland The white stuff is back
Canada Pg 10
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TV Listings Pg 36 S SERV There was a sense of déjà Canada 2009
Celebrity Buzz Pg 37 ICE vu floating around Toronto Federal
Take Five Pg 38 City Hall this week after Fi-
nance Minister Jim Flaherty Budget
Tomorrow’s Metro pledged in the budget
speech that the landmark Ottawa demanded the sta-
Entertainment Union Station would finally tion have its own board of
be revitalized. directors, but the city insist-
Do Renée Zellweger
It’s not the first time the ed on retaining control.
and Harry Connick
Jr. heat up the federal government has “The $25 million was not
screen in their committed money for the provided to the city,” fi-
new romantic key commuter hub, whose nance spokesperson Cindy
comedy New In cracked floors and crowded Bromley said yesterday.
Town? Metro A Ward’s Island resident makes a run through the snow for the noon ferry to leave the Island. The concourses testify to how “The money did not flow.”
finds out. winter weather continues in Toronto today, but is not expected to match the approximately 13 previous commitments The city, which acquired
centimetres of snow that fell on the city yesterday. worked out. the station from the rail-
In June 2000, then-trans- ways in 2000, went on to de-
portation minister David velop impressive plans to
York U strike all but over
Collenette, a Liberal, an- revitalize the station, but it
WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY nounced at a news confer- has been unable to act.
ence with then-mayor Mel Looking around for pri-
VideoJack Layton blasts Lastman that Ottawa would vate money to get it done,
Michael Ignatieff for allowing It’s all over but the voting. put up $25 million to pre- the city picked Union Pear-
the budget to pass The provincial govern- Longest strike at English university serve heritage and other el- son Group, a private consor-
at metronews.ca/canada ment will force an end this ements of station. tium that planned to invest
BlogsPolitical morning to the three- (cid:129) The strike was the longest the third time in 12 years that The money never arrived. up to $150 million. But after
Stripes on the month strike at York Uni- ever at an English-speaking uni- labour strife has forced York to The federal government’s years of talks, no deal was
impact of the oppo- versity and allow 45,000 versity in Canada and will mark extend classes into the summer. pledge was withdrawn after reached. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
sition coalition on students to resume classes
this week’s budget Monday with the expected it will be unable to prevent “We have reached a point Councillor wants a pay freeze
at metronews.ca passage of legislation order- its passage. that the only way they can
ing 3,340 contract profes- The striking contract get back to class is if we
Lotteries sors back to work. workers, members of the simply allow this to go ECONOMYCoun. Case Ootes raise next week and will
Lotto 6/49:1, 6, 20, 22, 24 & 46. Bonus 36. Today’s vote on Bill 145 Canadian Union of Public ahead,” said York graduate had put forward a motion continue to receive it until
Ontario 49: 2, 14, 22, 28, 36 & 47. Bonus 1. comes on the fifth day of an Employees local 3903, with- student and CUPE media asking councillors to forgo at least spring. That’s
Ontario Pick 3:4 3 5; Ontario Pick 4: 2 6 3 0 emergency session of the drew late yesterday their spokesperson Tyler Shipley. their pay increase as a sign when the issue of a pro-
Encore:3248037 Ontario legislature to intro- threat of a court challenge “I’m sure the students are of leadership in difficult posed pay freeze will next
Daily Keno: 1, 8, 11, 14, 16, 20, 21, 23, 28, 32, duce back-to-work legisla- to the legislation, removing pretty sick of being used as times. come up — at the April 7
37, 39, 45, 49, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 69. tion. The NDP opposes the a potential obstacle to the a pawn of a larger game.” Councillors will get a executive committee meet-
These results are not official. bill, but with only 10 seats resumption of classes. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE 2.42 per cent cost-of-living ing. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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metro metronews.ca
Thursday, January 29, 2009
4 local Man arrested for Christmas Eve robbery
Halton police have arrested Philip Bogdanski, 23, of Mississauga in
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A 3-D clay facial reconstruction by Michigan State Police Trooper Sarah Krebs, left, has led to the
identification of the body of Steve Hudson, who went missing from Mississauga in January 2008.
His body washed ashore in Michigan last May.
Reconstruction
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Steve Hudson’s body found in Michigan
The first thing Trooper
Photo spotted on website
Sarah Krebs noticed on the
unidentified skull were
the teeth. Shiny, white, (cid:129)Hudson’s common-law wife, of those sites that Krebs spot-
well-cared-for teeth. Agata Mirowska, never gave ted Hudson’s photo, even be-
“You could tell he was up hope and had posted his fore she had time to organize
someone who took care of picture on several websites for a public appeal to identify her
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himself, someone other missing persons. It was on one reconstructed creation.
people cared about,” the
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eight-year Michigan State had been no sign of him picture stared out at her
Police veteran said. since. from a computer screen.
And so began a long Hudson’s decomposed “I thought it was pretty
process, including 120 body washed ashore near a uncanny how much recog-
hours of intricate 3-D clay nuclear power plant in nition I got in the face,”
reconstruction, that led Michigan May 6. she said. “It jumped right
Krebs, a forensic police Police found no signs of off the website at me.”
artist, to give the skull a foul play. Tests confirmed the body
face and ultimately identi- Krebs was called in to was of the 36-year-old man
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His car was found last end. on Hudson, Const. Adam
January in Amherstburg, She was readying a me- Minion said yesterday.
near Windsor, but there dia release when Hudson’s TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
6 local
Possibility grows in Ontario’s Greenbelt ~ #1 in a series
Teachers risk
Jason Verkaik
losing raise
hand-picks possibility.
Toronto’s public high Toronto’s District 12 of
school teach ers are a day the Ontario Secondary
away from losing a 12 per School Teachers’ Federation
cent raise over the next is one of just nine locals
four years as their union’s across the province not to
impasse continues with have reached an accord.
the school board over the Toronto teachers spend
issue of supervision. far less time supervising
Board chair hallways, com-
John Campbell puter labs or li-
“Hopefully, we
said yesterday braries than
after a meeting negotiate a their counter-
of trustees the settlement at parts across the
board sees sev- province, at a
the last minute.”
eral options on time when stu-
the table, in- John Campbell dent safety is a
cluding asking critical issue in
the province to force a vote this city. Doug Jolliffe, who
by teachers on the offer. heads District 12, has said
That is a last resort, he the union won’t bend on
added. “Hopefully, we ne- the issue of increased super-
gotiate a settlement at the vision requirements for its
last minute … but we’re 6,500 teachers because that
not pre pared to let the is not the solution to school
deadline pass and every- violence.
thing just fall apart.” He has said if the dead-
The two sides have until line is missed, both sides
tomorrow midnight to reach lose. “Yeah, there’s stuff in
a deal or lose the provincial there for teachers and for
commitment to four-year other education workers,
salary increases. After the but there’s also stuff in
deadline, the only money there for the board … I
Jason Verkaik at Carron Farms in the Holland Marsh
available from Queen’s Park hope the trustees under-
is for a four per cent raise stand that,” Jolliffe said.
over two years. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
“In Ontario, we shouldn’t have to import perfect examples. “Growing them here means
Local grocer still closed produce. We can grow it locally,” says they don’t have to be shipped in from halfway
Jason Verkaik. Jason’s a farmer in the Holland around the world.” Less shipping also means
after failed reinspection
Marsh, 35 minutes north of Toronto. It’s home a reduced carbon footprint. Crop diversity actu-
to about 150 farmers, over 10,000 acres of ally improves the soil. And it’s all boosting the
PUBLIC HEALTH The minute some of the most fertile soil in Canada, and local economy, as the Marsh now grows more
he saw a mouse scurrying Fines
some of the most fertile thinking about local than 40 different kinds of produce. Swiss chard,
around mesh bags of al-
monds on the shelves at (cid:129) The company may face food production anywhere. All on farmland bok choy, Asian radishes, with more on the way.
Loblaws Sunday, Kendall three charges that could protected by Ontario’s Greenbelt. “If you want something, let us know,” Jason says.
Collingridge knew he had draw fines of up to $25,000

to tell someone. each. The charges are relat-
“It was in plain sight,” ed to the infestation and Until recently, the Marsh mostly grew carrots, The farmers of the Holland Marsh are fired-up
said the 28-year-old, a long- improper food handling. onions and celery that were shipped around about the possibilities they’re harvesting in
time customer of the
the world. But the farmers of the Holland Marsh Ontario’s Greenbelt, and what it means to
Dupont and Christie
streets supermarket. combination of items, in- Growers’ Association turned that model on its a world hungry for local food solutions. More
“There was a mouse turd cluding recent store con- head, starting with an ini- and more farmers can
right beside the package.” struction, cold weather
tiative to grow international grow a wide variety of
His tip led city inspec- and the breakdown of the
food for local markets. food and get it on local
tors Monday to shut down pest control processes at
the supermarket after they the store,” said a statement dinner plates within 24
discovered an infestation released last night by Jason holds beautiful red hours. “It’s really exciting
of mice and rats, including Loblaw Companies Ltd.,
carrots, often used in East to see what’s going to
droppings in food prepara- which owns Loblaws.
tion areas. The Loblaws inspection Indian cuisine, that are be next.”
The store remains closed report, obtained by the
today and health officials Toronto Star, details a
say they don’t know how dozen health issues requir-
long it will take for the ing attention.
company to comply with The company failed a
health and sanitation re- reinspection Tuesday after-
quirements. noon and hadn’t requested
“This isolated incident at another as of last night.
this store was due to a TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE To see a video of Jason and other stories from
Ontario’s Greenbelt visit: www.greenbelt.ca
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
8 local An all-American hero with all-Canadian pedigree
Chris Jackson, a cameraman from Toronto, was awarded the U.S. navy’s Distin-
guished Public Service award Tuesday forsaving the life of a U.S. marine.THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Mike Sullivan lives on Church Street, one of the roads near the rails that will carry, by his count, more
than 100 trains a day right through his neighbourhood. His Weston Community Coalition will be tak-
ing its concerns to a series of open houses around the proposed rail link that start today.
Rail link still rattles folks
On the face of it, Mike Sulli- gines — no matter how clean
van and his Weston neigh- “If you want to they’re supposed to run —
bours have already made whooshing through the
make it world-class,
significant gains in their neighbourhood, metres from
fight to stop their communi- it’s got to be schools, homes and churches.
ty from being split apart by electric.” “If you want to make it
a train that’s supposed to world-class, it’s got to be elec-
Mike Sullivan
connect downtown Toronto tric,” he says.
with the airport. with a footbridge. Once the project is com-
Transportation planners So why is Sullivan, a full- plete, Sullivan contends it will
laughed three years ago when time union rep, again rallying be the busiest diesel corridor
the Weston Community the neighbours against a pro- in North America, with a
Coalition, chaired by Sulli- posal that could be reality in freight or passenger train run-
van, suggested that, at the five years? Is the labour rep ning through every three or
very least, such a train should for the Communications, En- four minutes, 20 hours a day.
stop in their neighbourhood. ergy & Paperworkers Union Dan Harris is not a member
The latest version of the of Canada just spoiling for a of the Weston Community
Union Station-to-Pearson fight in his off hours? Coalition, but he thinks Sulli-
train plan, unveiled by He stresses he’s not against van, his friend and neigh-
Metrolinx last week, includes the air-rail link. But he wants bour, has a point.
not just a stop, but a full GO the government to consider “In this day and age, it’s
station in Weston. The pro- alternatives, including a sub- hard to understand how you
posal also involves tunnelling way. And he’s offended tax- could build such a train and
the track in the most intru- payer money would subsidize not make it electric. He is cas-
sive section under King and a private company, SNC- tigated for saying reasonable
Church streets (in the Jane Lavalin, in building and run- things,” says Harris, a labour
Street and Lawrence Avenue ning it. arbitrator and lifelong West-
area) and connecting nearby Sullivan can’t accept the on resident.
John Street over the tracks notion of big, noisy diesel en- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Metrolinx Station-to-Pearson plan
(cid:129) Metrolinx envisions 220 will be the airport runs, ac- posed of trains about 52 me-
trains a day on the corridor cording to general manager tres long, she said. That’s a lit-
that will connect downtown Colleen Bell. tle longer than two articulated
with Pearson, 140 of which (cid:129) The air-rail link will be com- streetcars.
Eight times the fun & fizzle Celebration soup
draws protest
BABIES Even people who are
Multiple births
surrounded by multiples SHARK Chinese New Year cel-
everyday were struck by news ebrations have begun and
a woman in Southern Califor- (cid:129) About 10,000 babies are that means a feast for Asian
nia has given birth to octu- born each year in Canada families gathering to mark
plets. who are multiple birth chil- the Year of the Ox, although
The six boys and two girls dren, representing about it’s the shark environmen-
were born Monday, arriving 4,200 pregnancies. talists are worried about.
nine weeks premature, and Humane Society Interna-
ranging in weight from one their best,’’ she said. “It’s very tional is targeting Chinese
pound, eight ounces, to three good because it’s fun, but they restaurants this week with
pounds, four ounces. have to pray a lot, too. Because its campaign against shark
Vida and David Asuama of you can’t do everything by finning in major cities across
Toronto have their hands full yourself.’’ North America. Shark fin
with seven-year-old twin boys, The octuplets were all soup, a prized delicacy is a
Jeffrey and Justin, and three- breathing on their own yester- highlight at Chinese New
year-old triplets, Joel, Jeremy day. Three of the babies were Year festivities.
and Jason. still receiving supplemental Environmental groups say
“Eight?’’ said Vida in disbe- oxygen, but were inhaling millions of sharks are
lief when she heard about the and exhaling on their own. dumped back into the ocean
unidentified woman in Cali- Five have begun feedings on after their fins are cut off,
fornia, and pondered the donated breast milk through leaving them to die a slow
work that lies ahead. “It’s tubes. and painful death.
hard, but they have to try THE CANADIAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
10 Funding out of reach for many municipalities, Sherbrooke mayor says
Jean Perrault, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., said red tape plus condi-
tions on federal infrastructure funding puts it out of reach for many cash-strapped municipalities. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Building blocks
Canada
Canadian retailers are eager to piggy back on the federal govern-
ment’s new home renovations tax credit by offering additional in-
centives to secure a piece of the action in the face of consumer
angst. Rona Inc. and Home Depot Canada, the country’s two
biggest renovations chains, said yesterday they’re preparing to an-
nounce programs in the coming days. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Cities have seen this story before of the plane.
The government is eye-
ing cost savings that could
Canadian cities have heard lion of the $33 billion in cause turbulence in the jet-
the federal government the Building Canada Fund set lives of politicians.
promise before that infra- (BCF) promised in 2006 Measures in this week’s
structure over seven budget would bump cabi-
cheques Canada 2009 years by the net ministers, political staff
were in the Federal Conserva- and senior civil servants
mail, only to tives has ac- from their business-class
be Budget tually been seats on flights of less than
disappointed paid out. two hours and freeze
time and again, critics say. The Federation of Cana- spending at 2008 levels for
Beyond the allure of $4 dian Municipalities esti- all travel, lunches and hos-
billion in Tuesday’s budget mates the BCF has allocat- pitality.
for repairing and replacing ed less than $300 million The government vowed
roads, bridges, water and of the $1.5 billion an- to “rein in” departmental
sewage treatment facilities nounced in its first two spending after the last elec-
is large a dollop of cyni- years of budgeted spend- tion, but the limitations
cism that the money will ing. To complicate matters, could come as a shock for
never flow. most municipalities have Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with construction workers cabinet ministers
Municipal officials and passed their budgets for Andrew Clark, left, and Josh McFarlane yesterday while visiting a accustomed to first-class
opposition critics point to this year. home renovation project in Ottawa. Tuesday’s federal budget treatment.
the fact that only $20 mil- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE called for tax breaks in home building and renovation projects. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE