Metro Vancouver - January 26, 2010

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whereabouts to friends. Mountain following a ski
Metro will add its accident at the venue that
location-specific editorial will host snowboarding
content to the Foursquare and freestyle skiing at the
service. People who choose Winter Games.
to follow Metro on David Leonard Avery
Foursquare will receive has filed a statement of
alerts when they’re close to 1995 2007 2009 claim that says he was ski-
one of those locations. ing in bounds on Cypress
METRO NEWS SERVICES in February 2008 when he
Composite sketches of a man linked by DNA to the sexual assault of three girls in Vancouver, Delta and Surrey. The same man is also fell and hit his head on
News on the M ve a suspect in five other cases. Police released the drawings yesterday in the hopes the man will turn himself in or that tips from the snow-grooming
public will lead to an arrest. Story, page 3 equipment owned by
What’s this VANOC.
barcode for? The statement says Av-
Learn how to scan ery suffered injuries to his
tthhee i bnastrrcuocdteio wnsit aht U.S. Olympian’s parents head, face, neck and back,
the top of pg 3 and has since experienced
memory loss and depres-
Canada pg 6 sion.
caught in Whistler scam The document claims
Fonyo loses VANOC and the operators
of the ski area were negli-
Order of Canada gent by placing the equip-
ment in an unsafe area
Bobsledder’s family out $8K after online duplex rental fraud and failing to put up
warning signs or fencing
VancouverGames
to avoid such an accident.
what’s going to happen.” METRO WORLD cember right through Avery, who works as a
Countdown GREG DOWNS His son, Calgary-based March,” Ben Mesler said. chauffeur, is seeking un-
to 2010 for Metro Vancouver Steve Mesler, is competing NewsExclusive Mark Zeleky, site admin- specified damages.
in his third Winter istrator for Rent2010, said The statement of claim
Follow Metro as we bring The parents of a champion Olympics as a member of Whistler. ads posted are not verified contains allegations that
you daily coverage leading U.S. Olympic bobsledder the United States four-men The Meslers were sent for legitimacy and users are haven’t been tested in
up to the 2010 Winter were scammed $8,000 bobsled team that is ranked photos of the property via on their own. court, and neither
Olympics in Vancouver. while trying to rent a du- number 1 in the world. email and even chatted “Unfortunately, these officials for VANOC nor
• Today — Hockey plex in Whistler to watch Since February 2009 Ben with the supposed landlord episodes do take place,” the mountain have filed a
injuries give their son compete. and his wife, Lois, believed on the phone. However, af- Zeleky said. “(About) 99.9 per statement of defence.
Yzerman
New York resident Ben they had locked up the du- ter the final payment was cent of the time things work A spokesman for
anxious
Mesler said that in addition plex in Whistler after post- transferred Hartlen became out as planned ... However, Cypress Mountain direct-
moments,
to losing the money, he’s ing online at rent2010.net unreachable. you do have to do your ed calls to VANOC, which
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struggling to find another that they were looking for “We became really con- homework when working declined to comment on
On the web place to stay for him and accommodation for 10 peo- cerned at that point ... My with an individual.” the lawsuit.
nine friends and relatives. ple. They were contacted by daughter contacted a realtor Whistler RCMP Const. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Visit metronews.ca “We’re in a real bind a person using the name Ja- and found out both units of Joseph MacDonald said
for news updates here,” he said. “I’m upset, son Hartlen, who claimed the duplex had already been the Mounties are aware of
incredibly nervous about to be a property owner in rented by (VANOC) from De- the issue.
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Pavilion to welcome Sainte-Marie
Local
Music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie, left, will kick off the nightly music performances
at the 2010 Aboriginal Pavilion during the 2010 Games. Sainte-Marie will
perform Feb. 12 from 9:30 to 11 p.m. following the opening ceremonies.
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House, the large white tent Linden, who played 19 buted in the
at Concord Pacific Place, seasons in the NHL, will be NHL with
north of Science World, inducted with Trail native Trevor Linden the Canucks
will hold “Wayne Gretzky and Stanley Cup-winner at 18, was
Day” on Feb. 19. Dallas Drake, Kelowna named captain at 21 and
The pavilion will be Rockets general manager played 16 seasons for the
entirely Gretzky-themed, Bruce Hamilton and Hockey team.
with video highlights of his Canada executive Frank He also played for the
career and memorabilia Lento. Montreal Canadiens, Wash-
displayed throughout the The men will be hon- ington Capitals and New
venue. METRO VANCOUVER oured at the 2010 induction York Islanders. He retired
banquet in Penticton on Ju- in 2008. METRO VANCOUVER
News in brief Psychologist and former police officer Matt Logan, at the podium, shows composite sketches of a
sexual predator at Vancouver police headquarters yesterday.
MURAL A nearly 4,000-square-
Child predator sought
foot mural was unveiled yester-
day on the side of the Molson
Brewery in Kitsilano. The large
photo mosaic is made up from
Suspect’s crimes may date back to ’80s: Police
the photos of 13,000 people.
The project raised more than
$175,000 for the Canadian Police have issued sonally,” he said. “This
Olympic and Paralympic teams. composite sketches of a Call in tips could be your next-door
LIONS PRIDE The B.C. Lions un- suspect wanted in three neighbour.”
veiled an anti-gang program cases of sexual assault • Anyone with information In a personal appeal to
yesterday called Lions Pride. against children in is asked to call 778-331-4100 the suspect, Logan said he
Part of the program includes a Vancouver, Delta and Sur- or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- knows the man doesn’t
four-team flag football league rey in the hopes that 222-8477. want to hurt his victims and
for at-risk youth. Practices will someone may recognize needs help.
be held throughout April, cul- him or he may turn co-operation from the other “I have a caller named An-
minating in a tournament in himself in. children. He walks (his vic- drew who is willing to take
May. METRO NEWS SERVICES The suspect is wanted in tim) a short distance to a se- your call,” he said. “You can
connection with the 2009 cluded area ... and then sex- reach him by calling 604-
sexual assault of a six-year- ually assaults them.” 779-7581. Make this call,
old girl in Surrey, and may Usui said the suspect is please.” KRISTEN THOMPSON/
be responsible for at least calm and often apologetic METRO VANCOUVER
WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY five other assaults dating with his victims, but threat-
back to the ’80s, Vancouver ens them with a knife if
VideoStephen Harper police Insp. Bob Usui said. they do not co-operate.
pushes for accountabil- “He approaches children Psychologist Dr. Matt Lo-
ity on Haiti relief funds as young as six years old on gan, a retired police officer,
at metronews.ca/ foot and asks for ... assis- said the man has likely
canada tance in some way,” he said. committed other assaults
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4 local Snow dusts Cypress Mountain
Cypress Mountain has finally been blessed with a sprinkling of much-needed snow. The 2010 Olympic venue
closed to the public last week because warm weather and rain melted the snow. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Activists drop Olympics don’t cause housing ‘Micro-lofts’ will be
suit against city booms, busts, UBC study shows
over free speech
city’s smallest rentals
CENSORSHIPActivists con- KRISTEN THOMPSON Construction rise
cerned about free speech [email protected]
during the upcoming (cid:129) Pre-Games construction
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In a release yesterday, prices because of the may become socially
activists Chris Shaw and Games, according to a UBC Olympic bust,” said Tsur acceptable in Vancouver
Alissa Westergard-Thorpe study released yesterday. Somerville, lead author of thanks to a 30-unit devel-
said they withdrew their Researchers at the Saud- the study. “While construc- opment that will house
lawsuit against Vancouver er School of Business did, tion employment dramati- the smallest rental suites
because they were happy however, find that host cally increases in the peri- in the city.
with amendments the city cities in Australia, Canada od prior to the Games, The “micro-lofts” include
made to its Olympic and the United States gain house prices are the same tiny “wet” bathrooms An artists’ rendering of a 270-square-foot “micro-loft” in the
bylaws in December. construction jobs as they as they would be in the ab- where the toilet and sink Burns Block heritage building in the Downtown Eastside.
Shaw called the prepare for the world’s sence of the Games.” are in the same enclosure as
outcome a significant vic- biggest sporting event. Jake Wetzel, a three-time the shower. ager of Reliance Properties, $58,200 a year.
tory for Charter rights. “We do not find support Olympian and co-author of The units average a mere said micro apartments are Coun. Geoff Meggs said
According to the pair, for the argument of host the study, said the societal 270 square feet. common in parts of the one of the major problems
the city had amended city backers that the impact of “valuing the The development is a re- U.S., Europe and Asia. is a lack of market housing
every section named in Olympics delivers positive Olympic ideals goes far be- vamped 110-year-old Burns The tiny suites, he said, for working people.
their lawsuit. economic benefits, nor ... yond economics or poli- Block building across from would appeal to students More troubling, he added,
METRO VANCOUVER that there is some post- tics.” Pigeon Park in the Down- and “downtowners,” young is the fact that much of Van-
town Eastside. service-industry workers couver’s aging rental stock
The suites will rent for who enjoy the lifestyle and was built 40 years ago.
News in brief about $750 when the $5- amenities of living down- The Burns Block building
million project is complet- town. The least expensive made headlines in 2006
TORCH Former Baltimore Ori- injured in a hit-and-run in found with life-threatening ed in March 2011. rental unit, $675, he added, when the city condemned
oles pitcher Adam Loewen was Burnaby last week. Virginia stab wounds on the lawn of a The open living spaces is affordable for someone the building for fire-code vi-
named as an Olympic Itubay was struck while cross- Richmond home. The victim combine kitchens with liv- making $25,000 a year, or olations and evicted 18 low-
torchbearer yesterday. Loewen ing Willingdon Avenue at was found in the 9,000 block of ing rooms and bedrooms. about $12 per hour. income tenants.
was the highest Canadian ever Kitchener Street on Thursday No. 4 Road on Jan. 22. A The bathrooms are glassed The unveiling yesterday Carnegie Community Ac-
drafted into the major leagues. afternoon. suspect was arrested the off, and literally just feet came as a Winnipeg-based tion Project spokeswoman
DEATH A 72-year-old woman STABBING A 19-year-old man is following day. from the eating/sleeping public policy group listed Wendy Pedersen said the
has died in hospital after being in stable condition after being METRO NEWS SERVICES area. Murphy Beds, which Vancouver as the most unaf- building is contributing to
swing up into the wall, have fordable city in the world. the “gentrification” of the
small dinner tables at- The average price to buy a neighbourhood, where the
tached to their undersides. home in the city is $540,900 average income is about
Jon Stovell, general man- and the median income is $12,000 a year.
Feeling constrained? STIG NIELSEN/FOR M
ETRO VANCOUVER
Diomel Sarranquin takes a peek inside a cutout of a snowboarder on Granville Street. The area
was closed to cars as aboriginal works of art and a forest of 2,000 hand-painted Chinese lanterns
were installed in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Word on the street: What do you think of the artwork installed
on Granville Street at Robson ahead of the Olympic Games?
Joel Leah Jennifer
Thompson Gobin Shiu
23, Vancouver 29, Burnaby 32, Vancouver
A: “I think the art is A: “I really like it. I A: “I like it because
good encourage- saw it on Friday of the different
ment for the youth. Art mounts walking down here and I was colours. I like the theme be-
a capability that they can use in really impressed. I lived here all cause it relates to our city and I
the future to divert away from my life and it’s something new think tourists will like it be-
the exterior (bad things) and to the area. I think it’s a really cause it’s different than other
build their character.” good opportunity for people places. I don’t see other places
who don’t live in Canada to having as strong an aboriginal
learn about different cultures.” influence as our city.”
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Canadians will need a passport to enter Mexico as of March
1, the country’s tourism board advises. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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.
Canada
Haiti cash must
be well spent: PM
Montreal hosts rebuilding conference
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squandered or stolen.
Prime Minister Stephen
Harper and U.S. Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton em-
phasized the importance of
accountability in the
roadmap that will come
from Montreal’s interna-
tional talks on Haiti’s re-
construction.
“We bear a responsibility Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
to our taxpayers to ensure Clinton chat prior to a conference on Haiti yesterday in Montreal.
that the money that our
governments commit will much of the country. He al- He stressed that the money
be well spent, transparent- so attended the Clinton pledged by the internation-
ly, and with results on the meeting. al community should be
ground for the Haitian peo- International banking in- spent properly.
ple,” Clinton told Harper af- stitutions, including the “It is not an exaggeration
ter their meeting. World Bank and the Inter- to say that 10 years of hard
“That is also true for all national Monetary Fund, work, at least, awaits the
of the private donations were monitoring the talks world in Haiti,” Harper said
that will be joined with involving more than a after participants observed
government funds.” dozen foreign ministers to a minute’s silence for
Added Harper: “A big ensure accountability of fu- quake victims.
part of this is working ture financial promises to “We must ensure that
through credible interna- the quake-stricken country. every resource committed
tional organizations that Non-governmental or- — every relief worker,
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rebuilding Haiti after a Jan. ing that it would likely take payers expect it.”
12 earthquake flattened a decade to rebuild Haiti. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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An Inuit hunter who spent three nights stranded on an ice floe drifting in the Northwest Passage was rescued yesterday afternoon. “He
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ins with the law. ocation appeared in the about $11,000 to two su-
Now Rideau Hall has re- Canada Gazette on Jan. 23. permarkets where he
voked Steve Fonyo Jr.’s Fonyo, then of Vernon, bounced dozens of
membership in the Order B.C., was named The Cana- cheques.
of Canada, one of the coun- dian Press Newsmaker of The Order of Canada can
try’s highest civilian hon- the Year in 1985, but his be terminated when a re-
ours. stretch of inspirational sto- cipient has been convicted
Fonyo, an amputee like ries eventually took a nega- of a criminal offence, the
Fox, was awarded the order tive turn. person’s conduct departs
in 1985 after raising more The one-time hero, who from recognized standards
than $13 million. It was lost his leg to bone cancer of public behaviour or they Federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea reacts after getting a pie in the face in Burlington,
recognition of his 14- at age 12, battled cocaine have been sanctioned by a Ont., yesterday. Shea was delivering a speech at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters. Police have
month, 8,000-kilometre addiction and depression. professional organization. charged a woman with assault. The animal-rights group PETA says it is responsible for the incident.
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along the Trans-Canada in Edmonton
Highway, completing the to more than
epic journey Fox had a dozen Avoid getting Terror case underway
planned from St. John’s, charges rang-
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POLITICSLiberals and New
COLVIN A lawyer for the ment suspended until Democrats are joining
whistle-blower in the March, leaving opposition forces in a bid to ensure
N.B.Mountie comes home
Afghan detainee issue says MPs without their usual fo- Prime Minister Stephen
Richard Colvin has a “rea- rum to tackle the issue. Harper never again shuts
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gal bills since November, committee on the Canadi- the months prior to his tes- of the proposals.
when the diplomat told a an mission in Afghanistan timony that the Justice De- Harper isn’t waiting to
Commons committee that … our client is left with the partment could not repre- see if the three opposition
several senior government reasonable belief that the sent parties on both sides parties muster sufficient
officials were aware that denial of legal indemnifica- of the dispute, given the numbers to limit his pow-
Canadian Forces in tion is a reprisal for his par- risk of a conflict of interest. er. His office is already
Lisa Gallagher, wife of the late Sgt. Mark Gallagher, accepts her Afghanistan were handing ticipation before the com- Foreign Affairs Minister raising the spectre of an
husband’s RCMP Stetson from RCMP Deputy Commissioner, At- over detainees to be tor- mittee and the commis- Lawrence Cannon’s office opposition “coalition” con-
lantic Region Steve Graham during a ramp ceremony at the tured by Afghan authori- sion,” the letter says. did not respond to a re- spiring once again to
Transport Canada hanger yesterday in Dieppe, N.B. ties in 2006. The latest Colvin devel- quest for comment. “usurp” power.
“Coupled with the gov- opment comes with Parlia- THE CANADIAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Pope calls for Christian unity 7
Pope Benedict XVI says the world is marked by religious indifference and a “growing aversion” to Christianity. The pontiff also is urging Christians to overcome their
differences through dialogue so that they can unite their efforts to influence debates in society on ethical issues such as abortion and euthanasia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Netanyahu’s wife sues newspaper
World
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sued an Israeli newspaper yesterday for
libel and defamation of character, claiming the Maariv daily is “maliciously trying to humiliate” her.
Sara Netanyahu, left, is claiming damages of $270,000 US and demanding an apology and a correction
for a story that stated she fired a 70-year-old gardener at the prime minister’s official residence.
The gardener lost a son in one of Israel’s wars. The suit comes a week after a former housekeeper
sued Netanyahu for alleged verbal abuse and other mistreatment. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
French panel Where do they go now? U.S. imposing
report on veils due
‘information
FRANCEA French parliamen-
tary panel will recommend imperialism’
Government urges people to leave capital as 700,000 lack shelter
a ban on face-covering Mus-
lim veils in public areas BEIJINGChina rebuked the
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las Sarkozy said in June that As many as one million es rules on censorship. The
they are “not welcome” on people — one person in the coastal city of Gonaives ultimatum came after
French territory. The nine across the entire coun- in northern Haiti, a city Google said email accounts
panel’s mission, and a sepa- try — need to find new shel- abandoned by many after of human rights activists
rate national identity ter, the United Nations esti- two floods in six years. had been hacked. Since
debate on immigration, al- mates, and there are too Two men fight over a bag of rice during food distribution in “Living in Port-au-Prince then, U.S. Secretary of State
ready have left some of few tents, let alone safe Port-au-Prince yesterday. is a problem. Going to Go- Hillary Rodham Clinton
France’s Muslims feeling buildings, to put them in. naives is another problem,” has criticized censorship of
discriminated against, said That leaves about 700,000 amid piles of trash and the leave the capital city of two said Maire Delphin Alceus. cyberspace. The Foreign
Mohammed Moussaoui, other people living on the stench of human waste. million people, to look for “Everywhere you go is a Ministry said her remarks
who heads an umbrella streets around Port-au- “We live like dogs,” said better shelter with relatives problem. If I could, I would damaged relations, while a
group of various Muslim or- Prince under whatever they Espiegle Amilcar, an unem- or others elsewhere. have left this country and newspaper said the U.S.
ganizations. France has the can salvage. In the case of ployed 34-year-old who has An estimated 50,000 to been somewhere else by was imposing “information
largest Muslim population Jean Anthony’s family, been staying under a sheet 100,000 people have re- now. But I have no way to imperialism” on China.
in western Europe. that’s a blue plastic tarpau- of plastic nearby. Aid organ- turned to the region around do that.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lin for a ceiling and a faded izations say they are collect-
pink sheet with a floral ing tents, but few so far are
print border for two walls. in evidence. And the Inter-
“I’m not sure what you’d national Organization for
call it, but it’s much more Migration, an intergovern-
than terrible,” said Antho- mental agency, says it could
ny, the 60-year-old owner of take experts weeks to
a collapsed restaurant. search out suitable sites for
Thousands of people were enough tent cities to hold
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tells camped around him yester- earthquake refugees.
Californians they have a right to be day across from the col- Haiti’s government wants
angry. Scan this code for the story.
lapsed National Palace, many of the homeless to
OctomomOctoplets turn one News in brief
IRAQ Suicide bombers struck
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hanged Saddam Hussein’s no-
torious henchman “Chemical
Ali” and gave rise to specula-
tion about possible links to the
attacks.
MISSOURI Police say a man ac-
cused of stealing a ring
coughed up the evidence
while officers were question-
ing him. Pictures of the two-
carat diamond ring worth
about $20,000 US were sent to
jewelers after it was reported
stolen Thursday. The owner of A new comedy series with killer twists.
Newton’s Jewelry recognized
the ring when a man came in a
few hours after the theft and
wanted to sell it. L.T. Newton
stalled them and called police.
Police say the man swallowed ALL-NEW EPISODE
In this cover image released by Star magazine, the Feb. 1 issue the ring when officers arrived.
features “Octomom” Nadya Suleman. As the octuplets While being questioned, he Tonight 9
celebrate their first birthday, the single, unemployed woman is began to cough uncontrollably at pm
raising 14 children while milking the celebrity media for atten- and eventually coughed it up. cbc.ca/kidsinthehall
tion and money that she plans to use to bring up her brood. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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8 2,000 tourists stranded
Heavy rains and mudslides in Peru have blocked the train route to the ancient Inca
citadel of Machu Picchu, stranding some 2,000 tourists. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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DCommeenmt ocracy strikes back ICHAEL DE ADDER
NationalReport Secondly, it’s a develop- nent does. Sometimes, out the House. But in that in-
ment that knocks the of the blue — deus ex stance the government had
prime minister from his ar- machina — a big break not lost the House’s confi-
Lawrence rogant perch, that hal- comes your way. Iggy final- dence.
lowed ground wherein he ly got one. As for the latest proroga-
Martin seems to Fourthly, tion, Canadians aren’t buy-
think he can “We can get more the Governor ing the Conservatives’ ex-
get away with General will cuses. One of them is that
work done, Conser-
Cmetronews.ca/nationalreport almost any- now take note other governments pro-
thing. The vatives say, when of how seri- rogued as well. But no oth-
onsidering the people have Parliament isn’t in ous the shut- er government has done it
calamity in Haiti told him ting down of three times in 18 months
has overwhelmed they’re not session ... When Parliament is. for cynical political rea-
all other news, as going to put the opposition isn’t In future it sons.
it should have, up with it. will likely Then there’s the latest ra-
around, it does
the number of Canadians Here’s betting take more tionale, a most revealing
who showed up Sunday for you won’t see make life a lot easi- than just a one. We can get more work
nationwide protests against Stephen er. It’s tantamount phone call done, Conservatives say,
the suspension of Parlia- Harper sus- from the PM. when Parliament isn’t in
to running a
ment was impressive. pending Par- This was the session. That, in fact, is true
The people are speaking liament for dictatorship.” third time, enough. When the opposi-
— in protests and in opin- reasons of not just twice tion isn’t around, it does Letters
ions polls. The story is not crass political gain ever as many think, that Harper make life a lot easier. It’s
going away and the ramifi- again. has shut down Parliament tantamount to running a Vancouver’s spirit will pull doubt about it, the spirit
cations are many. Thirdly, the story has re- in the last year and a half. dictatorship. through for Winter Games was fantastic.
Firstly, it’s a sign — a vived Liberal party for- The first time was when he That’s why Canadians are This Olympics is operat-
damn good sign — that tunes. Prior to the proroga- turned his back on his reacting the way they are. Re: Time to raise your spirit ing at a different time, un-
democracy is alive in this tion, the slumping Michael pledge of fixed election They’re saying, “Sorry Mr. (Jan. 22) der different circumstances
country. We hear so often Ignatieff had almost been dates to force the 2008 elec- Harper, you can’t have To compare Calgary’s — economic woes, traffic
that Canadians don’t care, written off as another dead tion. Yes, there was an ex- one.” spirit to Vancouver’s sup- woes, security stress and
that they’re apathetic, that Grit walking. But as is so of- ception to the fixed-date posed lack of spirit in re- more.
what goes on in Parliament ten the case in politics, it’s law. An election could be Lawrence Martin is a journalist and gard to the Olympic Games The citizens who make
is off their radar. But it sure not what you do that called earlier if the govern- author of 10 books who writes about is totally unrealistic and un- Vancouver a wonderful
national affairs from Ottawa.
hasn’t looked that way. counts, it’s what your oppo- ment lost the confidence of fair. I had the good fortune place to live will pull
to be living in Calgary at through the best way possi-
the time that city held the ble.
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system, according to an there were 120,000 more over 809,000 between Octo- Many of those were women,
analysis by a senior Cana- unemployed Canadians ber 2008 and October 2009, his report added.
dian Labour Congress offi- unable able to collect bene-
cial. fits as of October 2009
Google Australia previews its new Street View Trike at Taronga The analysis by CLC compared with before the “We can expect that the The report gave credit to
Zoo in Sydney, yesterday. The zoo will be the first location chief economist Andrew recession hit in October total number of new regu- the government for ex-
mapped using the new Google vehicle. Jackson found that 500,000 2008. lar claims in 2009 will tending benefits by an ad-
(have) hit ditional five weeks. But it
about two said the changes were in-
Ticket merger between million,” adequate to handle the ad-
Jackson said ditional demands on the
firms hit with concessions Avoid the sneezy in his report, system caused by the reces-
written for sion, where at the peak
MUSIC BIZ The U.S. Depart- court order the Canadian over 400,000 jobs were
ment of Justice has im- prohibiting it guy, not your RSPs. Centre for lost. Even with improve-
posed major concessions from retaliat- Policy Alter- ments to the employment
upon Live Nation and Tick- ing against natives. insurance system, only
etmaster in approving the venues that “If the ex- about half of those unem-
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this year after reporting a appealing to a middle-class clude expanding tax cred-
92 per cent drop in fourth- he says has been “under as- its to match retirement
quarter profit as mobile sault for a long time.” savings and increasing aid
operators slashed In a partial preview of a for families taking care of
spending. state of the union address elderly relatives. That pro-
Ericsson said net profit that aims to answer voter gram would also require
in the October-December angst about the economy employers to provide the
period was 314 million and reconnect with the option of a workplace-
kronor ($45.9 million public, Obama outlined based retirement savings
Cdn), down from 3.9 yesterday the series of pro- plan.
billion kronor in the same posals from the White Obama is also mindful of
three months 2008, while House. The product of a the loss of a traditionally
full year profits dropped middle class task force Democratic Senate seat in
67 per cent to 3.7 billion headed by Vice-President Massachusetts to Republi-
kronor ($570.5 million). Joe Biden, the proposals can Scott Brown.
Quarterly sales fell by 13 will also be included in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
per cent to 58.3 billion Obama’s budget request
kronor ($8.5 billion), from due to be submitted to
67 billion a year earlier. Congress next week.
Sales for 2009 fell by one Among the initiatives: a
per cent to 206.5 billion doubling of the child care
kronor ($30.2 billion) from tax credit for families earn-
208.9 billion kronor ($30.5 ing under $85,000 US; a Bill Hall of Windsor, N.Y., left, and Chris Gross of Hancock, N.Y., hold signs in Albany, N.Y.,
billion). The company, $1.6-billion increase in fed- yesterday, supporting natural gas drilling in New York state. Landowners say they should be able
based in Stockholm, raised eral funding for child-care Cocualtde AiPpopdle's' ss uruccmeossu arendd ttarabnlestf odrumpli- to sell drilling rights in the western Catskills and Southern Tier and that lease terms and
the target for its savings programs and a program the ebook market? Scan this code for proposed Department of Environmental Conservation rules will protect them.
program.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to cap student loan pay- the story.