Metro Winnipeg - January 12, 2016

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$1.6M to go to
refugee plans
NEWCOMER SUPPORT
Funds to 254 $3.5M
go toward
education, The number of The amount the province
government-assisted has committed in support
settlement
Syrian refugees in of refugees since
Manitoba September
Braeden
Jones “(It’s) an initial assessment to ment Services (NEEDS) centre
Metro | Winnipeg help (schools) get a precise idea of and the Immigrant and Refu-
Stephanie Voyce is part of
where (students) need to start to gee Community Organization
the initiative to get public art
The Manitoba government an- do well in school here,” Selinger received $25,000.
in the lane behind Mountain
Equipment Co-op. nounced new spending to en- said. “Some will need to catch Matt Fast of NEEDS said the
hance education support for new- up … but the whole point is to funds will “alleviate some of
BRAEDEN JONES/METRO comers to the province. give an accurate idea of what the many challenges youth face
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The $1.6-million price tag in- support they need to succeed when integrating into a new
cludes $750,000 for schools to re- in our schools.” school and a new society.”
ceive and assess refugee students A further $300,000 is going “Language barriers, inter-
DOWNTOWN BIZ to create
and $450,000 to increase English into the Intensive Newcomer rupted schooling and feelings
as a second language resources. Support Grant program for refu- of isolation or not fitting in are
gathering
ALLEY Premier Greg Selinger said gees and kids from war-torn just some of the many challen-
Monday the province is trying countries and $50,000 is for the ges newcomer youth are faced
place in a to work closely with schools and Peaceful Village and Manitoba with,” he said, adding for the
community partners “to ease School improvement program. more than 90 youth NEEDS as-
side space (children’s) transition into the Both the Newcomer Employ- sists, a little funding will go a
classroom.” ment and Education Develop- long way.
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Your essential daily news The Ringling Bros. Circus will end elephant acts in May amid increased scrutiny over animal rights.
GENDER IDENTITY City seeks a green
Marriage licences now
transgender inclusive
light on two projects
Braeden certificate” to eligible residents
born outside of Manitoba, if the
Jones
individual is a Canadian citizen.
Metro | Winnipeg Minister Ron Lemieux said
the new approach respects Mani-
Transgender Manitobans wanting toba’s Human Rights Code and EXPROPRIATION
to change their gender identity reflect consultations with stake- Administration
on marriage registrations have holders and health-care profes-
been unable to do so, until now. sionals. Lemieux said allowing wants to go
The Manitoba government an- changes on marriage registration
ahead despite
nounced Monday that eligible ap- is further implementing “chan-
plicants will be able to change sex ges identified by the transgender inquiry, reports
designations on the official docu- community.”
ments starting March 1, 2016. Last year, the province elimin-
Mike Tuthill, executive dir- ated the need for proof of surgery Stephanie
ector of the Rainbow Resource for transgender individuals to
Taylor
Centre, called the rule change a change birth documents.
Metro | Winnipeg
“significant” step, adding that it’s
“good to know that the official
steps or paperwork continue to City administration want to forge
be streamlined.” We are pleased to ahead with controversial plans to
“We are pleased to see the see the province take land for two mega-capital
province continue to move for- projects, despite scathing reviews
ward with changes the trans- continue to move of how the expropriation process
gender community has been ask- forward with has been handled.
ing for,” he added. Two administrative reports
changes.
The province will also issue headed to Tuesday’s standing
a “change of sex designation Mike Tuthill policy committee on property The city’s administration recommends not changing the city’s plans for expropriating land for
and development ask the com- the second phase of rapid transit. HANDOUT
mittee not to endorse recom-
IDENTIFICATION mended changes to the current In terms of that project, Ulyatt lands necessary for either the
Province planning to expropriation plans, as outlined wrote city officials, including for- drainage project or rapid transit
by independent inquiry officer mer-acting chief operating officer We need to expansion would result in major
combine licences, cards George Ulyatt. Deepak Joshi, was “secretive, un- construction delays.
proceed with
An inquiry was held into the communicative and non-consul- For example, on the second
expropriation planned for the tative” with property developer the rapid-transit phase of the rapid transit develop-
The Manitoba government is Blady says the combined card second phase of the rapid tran- Andrew Marquess. project. ment Ulyatt criticizes that the city
planning to combine drivers’ will be more convenient and will sit expansion and the Pembina Ulyatt said the city failed to “failed to examine and pursue op-
licences and health cards into use technology to prevent fraud Highway Underpass after 11 of prove expropriation was appropri- Coun. Jenny Gerbasi tions,” in terms of plans to take
an all-in-one identification card. and identity theft. 35 affected landowners objected. ate, but acknowledged the infra- lands at 1833 Pembina Highway,
Health Minister Sharon Blady The announcement is one of A hearing was also called to structure upgrades are needed to having these combined sewers and recommends alternative sites
says by the fall of 2017, the com- many being made by the NDP determine whether plans to ex- for the area and the city “ought in place in terms of basement be explored.
bined card will integrate people’s government in advance of the propriate 6.7 hectares of what’s to consider all other options and flooding,” committee member “We need to proceed with the
health identification numbers April 19 election. known as the Parker Lands is alternatives in light of circum- Coun. Jenny Gerbasi said Monday. rapid transit project or it will
onto the back of driver’s licences. Under provincial law, most “fair and reasonably necessary,” stances concerning this proposed She added, “It is a pretty deli- cost massive amounts to revisit
Anyone without a licence will government announcements in order to build a retention pond taking.” cate subject to talk about because everything and I’m not sure that
be allowed to add health infor- must stop 90 days before an elec- for a new drainage project that “It’s one thing for an inquiry of- there could be legal issues.” there’s a justification for that
mation to a provincial identifi- tion, and that will kick in Jan. 19. would provide flood relief in the ficer to say, ‘Oh, just don’t do this,’ City staff agree, saying that based on what’s in front of us,”
cation card. THE CANADIAN PRESS Cockburn-Calrossie area. but there’s a lot of public benefit holding off on expropriating the Gerbasi said.
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4 Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Winnipeg
Lots of controversy averted
SEINE RIVER
Pinkos running for NDP
Manitoba New Democrats
have chosen a candidate to
FORT GARRY run in the seat held by a for-
Proposal to mer cabinet minister who
came close to unseating
split property Premier Greg Selinger.
Lise Pinkos is un-
denied by
opposed for the NDP
committee nomination in Seine
River and is to be officially
given the nod Jan. 24.
The seat is currently
Stephanie
held by Theresa Oswald,
Taylor
who came within 33
Metro | Winnipeg votes of ousting Selinger
at a party convention
The nearly 100 residents who last March. Oswald an-
publicly opposed a plan to div- nounced in October she
ide a lot in their Fort Garry would not be running in
neighbourhood into two small- the election April 19.
er properties have successfully Pinkos is an assistant
won their appeal. manager of learning for
The issue was heard before the Canadian Museum for
Monday’s appeals standing com- Human Rights.
mittee, with more than 40 resi- Pinkos will face Pro-
dents in attendance. gressive Conservative
Monday’s committee heard Residents were worried this lot would be split into two. GOOGLE MAPS candidate Janice Morley-
from several speakers, who Lecomte, a counsellor at a
argued Dueck Homes’ plans “We’re very pleased (the deci- city to develop an infill policy, agreed, saying an infill policy women’s shelter, and Lib-
to split a single 60-foot lot at 933 sion) will protect the character which would set neighbour- would establish rules for deter- eral Peter Chura, a former
Somerset Ave. into two 30-foot of our neighbourhood,” Kath- hood-specific guidelines for mining what the appropriate television news anchor.
lots would set a new precedent ryn Labiuk said later. “It was We’re pleased it new developments in residen- lot sizes should be for an area, Opinion polls suggest
and drastically alter the area’s way too small for the neigh- will protect the tial areas. as well as what designs fit with NDP support has plum-
park-like atmosphere. The com- bourhood.” “Because we don’t have an existing developments. meted since the govern-
character of our
mittee then found the propos- However, during the hear- infill policy, it’s very subject- He said staff are currently ment raised the provincial
al in violation of a bylaw that ing councillors Janice Lukes neighbourhood. ive,” Lukes said of the appeals working to develop the policy sales tax in 2013.
mandates certain subdivision and Scott Gillingham both Kathryn Labiuk process. and plan to head to public con- THE CANADIAN PRESS
lots must be at least 35 feet. underlined the need for the City planner Mike Robinson sultation in the spring.
JANUARY
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Winnipeg Tuesday, January 12, 2016 5
CITY HALL
Eadie suspension a
‘witch hunt’: Wyatt
that’s going on, to be frank.”
Stephanie
Last week, police board vice
Taylor
chairman Barry Tuckett con-
Metro | Winnipeg firmed Eadie was asked to re-
frain from participating in any
A Winnipeg councillor has board activities several days
branded the suspension of a after an incident on Nov. 7.
colleague from the city’s po- That night, Eadie said, he
lice board as a McCarthy-style passed out in the back of a
witch hunt. taxi after drinking heavily,
Russ Wyatt raised the issue and when the driver was un-
during Monday’s protection, able to wake him, police were
community services and parks called and he was taken to the
meeting. drunk tank.
When speaking with repor- On Monday, Wyatt called
ters afterwards, Wyatt said be- into question the motive be- The Downtown BIZ hopes to fill dreary back alleys such as this with people and dynamic, artistic concepts. BRAEDEN JONES/METRO
cause there are currently no hind the suspension and rea-
charges made known against son it is still ongoing months Alley beautification
Coun. Ross Eadie over his be- after the original incident took
haviour during a drunken night place.
last November, he questions He pointed to one possible
the “end game” of Eadie’s cur- explanation being a difference
rent suspension and ongoing in politics between Eadie and pending approval
inquiry into his actions. police board chairman Scott
“He has not been charged Gillingham, executive direc-
with breaking the law, he has tor Don Norquay, and mayor
publicly admitted that he made Brian Bowman.
a mistake. He publicly apolo- “You’ve got (Eadie) in his
gized,” Wyatt said. crosshairs, why don’t you see if
“Right now, it strikes me as you can pull the trigger? Maybe COUNCIL Downtown Winnipeg BIZ pro- “People were excited to be in
bit of a McCarthy witch hunt that’s what this is about.” Project would ject manager for the concept. the space,” he said. “Anything
“We know there are thousands that makes the area more invit-
create public of people coming back from Jets There is really an ing for people … is a positive
games and other events, and opportunity in the thing for the area, and a posi-
art spaces in
these back lanes are being used back lanes to do tive thing for us as individual
back lanes … so wouldn’t it be great if it businesses.”
something.
was a wonderful experience?” The successful submis-
The Backlane Public Art Pro- Stephanie Voyce sion for the design contest
Braeden ject is meant to transform the — which opened Nov. 28 and
Jones lane behind Dollarama and ment” to make the alley “dy- closes March 31 — will receive
Metro | Winnipeg Mountain Equipment Co-op namic” and “exciting.” a $35,000 budget — $5,000 of
(MEC), North of Portage Avenue The back alley bash was held which is considered a bursary
Stephanie Voyce thinks back with an art installation of some in the same location — but it leaving $30,000 to get the job
alleys have kind of a bum rap kind. was gussied up with lighting, done.
— but she and Downtown Win- Launched during a back alley seating, vegetation and perform- The Downtown Winnipeg
nipeg BIZ plan to fix that with bash to celebrate the 103rd Grey ers for the night. BIZ will present a funding pro-
the Backlane Public Art Project. Cup in Winnipeg, the national Ken Berg, the store manager posal to city council for $20,000
“There is really an oppor- design competition is seeking of the Portage Avenue MEC, of that budget Tuesday and is
Russ Wyatt says Ross Eadie should not have been suspended tunity in the back lanes to do submissions currently for “a said there was a good crowd, fundraising for the remainder
from the police board. METRO FILE something,” said Voyce, the piece of art or spatial develop- and “positive energy.” within the business community.
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6 Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Canada
Hostage freed
COLIN RUTHERFORD president said in an email. “We
Canadian wish him a safe and speedy re-
turn and would like to thank all
released after the parties involved in securing
his freedom.”
being seized by
Peel did not respond to ques-
Taliban in 2010 tions about whether Ruther-
ford’s job still exists.
The involvement of Qatar
A Canadian man captured by in Rutherford’s release is not
the Taliban in 2010 has been entirely surprising. The Per-
freed. sian Gulf country has at times
Colin Rutherford was on a quietly played mediator be-
private vacation in Afghanistan tween western governments
when he was seized by the mil- Colin Rutherford FACEBOOK and the Taliban — even helping Pediatric surgeons learning hands-on
itant group in November of to facilitate peace negotiations Doctors from all over the world did a hands-
that year. steps were taken to secure his between governments in Kabul on surgical training for congenital heart dis-
The last indication the To- freedom — only that it involved and the hardline insurgency. ease surgery with 3D print models.
ronto man’s family had that the government of Qatar. Whether any ransom was
he was alive came in a 2011 He says he was “very pleased” paid remains an important Performing the complex procedure
video released by insurgents that efforts undertaken to get question. The Norwood Procedure is performed on a
where he answered questions; him out proved successful. In securing the release of 3D model of a newborn heart with hypoplas-
an accompanying email ac- “We look forward to Mr. Canadian diplomats Bob Fowl- tic left heart syndrome at the Hospital for Sick
cused Rutherford, then 26, of Rutherford being able to re- er and Louis Guay from the Children, In Toronto, on Thursday.
being a spy. turn to Canada and reunite clutches of al-Qaida’s North
In the video, Rutherford in- with his family and loved ones,” African branch in 2009, the Heart-to-heart
sisted he was not a spy and Dion said. previous Conservative govern- ALL PHOTOS NATHAN DENETTE/ Dr. Shi-Joon Yoo, a cardiac radiologist at
had travelled to Afghanistan Rutherford was working as ment denied making any pay- THE CANADIAN PRESS SickKids who produced the hearts.
to study historical sites, old an auditor with the Canadian ment. But an al-Qaida letter to
buildings and shrines. Circulations Audit Board in the original kidnappers, ob- PEDIATRICS
Foreign Affairs Minister Ste- Toronto when he went on va- tained by The Associated Press 3D-printed hearts help surgeons
phane Dion announced Ruth- cation to Afghanistan in 2010. in northern Mali in 2013, said it
erford’s release in a brief state- “This is great news,” said received $1 million for the pair.
ment, but did not explain what Tim Peel, the company’s vice- THE CANADIAN PRESS
The pediatric surgeons hover Three-dimensional copies have
IN BRIEF over a tiny heart, gently re- been created of five hearts from
IMMIGRATION tracting delicate inner structures real infants with cardiac anom-
This is a good way
Syrian refugee count and attaching a graft with impos- alies using a high-tech 3D-printer,
Detain immigrant children sibly intricate stitches to repair to practise it when which almost perfectly reprodu-
as last resort: Red Cross a congenital defect that would the consequences ces the organ’s structure using a
approaching 10,000 Canada should lock up mean certain death within days photopolymer resin, based on so-
are not dire.
child immigrants only as a of birth. phisticated MRI and CT imaging.
“last resort” and must find But this heart isn’t inside the Dr. Glen Van Arsdell “Each of the models represents
Tuesday could be the What’s unclear alternatives to detention chest cavity of a newborn; it’s a a very specific form of disease
day that the influx of 7, 671 is how many more for such vulnerable new- 3D-printed model being used tries as Norway, Oman, Mexico that is very different,” says Dr.
Syrian refugees hits privately sponsored comers, the Red Cross says at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto and the United States — have Glen Van Arsdell, chief of cardio-
the 10,000 mark, but refugees will be ac- in its latest confidential in- to train cardiac surgeons from come to watch master surgeons vascular surgery at Sick Kids. “I
resettlement groups cepted after the end spection report. around the world in some of demonstrate the highly compli- can look at the model and tell
are now looking far Number of of February. Many of the humanitar- the most complex operations cated techniques used to repair you what the diagnosis is.”
beyond that milestone. Syrians that had There are upward ian organization’s findings they will ever perform during a number of congenital heart The 3D-printed hearts were
Flight arrival data arrived in of 200 applications a remain “largely unad- their careers. abnormalities and to safely prac- produced by Dr. Shi-Joon Yoo, a
on the Immigration Canada as of week being submit- dressed,” with some requir- About a dozen trainees — tise those skills on models of cardiac radiologist at the hospital.
Jan. 7.
Department’s website ted by private groups ing “urgent attention,” says from Canada and such coun- their own. THE CANADIAN PRESS
suggests the 10,000th looking to sponsor the report. It also called for
Syrian will arrive on one of two Syrians, said Chris Friesen, the an to the practice of hold-
flights bound for Toronto on president of the Canadian Im- ing detainees in provincial MISSING AND MURDERED WOMEN
Tuesday, though the department migration Settlement Sector Al- jails. THE CANADIAN PRESS Yukon a first stop for pre-inquiry
could not confirm that number. liance. THE CANADIAN PRESS
FAST DENTURES
Families of missing and mur- preliminary meetings held Yukon is one of the first stops
dered indigenous women in across the country by Ben- in the pre-inquiry process and
Yukon are meeting privately nett prior to the launch of says families are anxious to
with federal Indigenous Af- a national inquiry into mis- speak directly with the min-
FULL SERVICE DENTURE CLINIC
fairs Minister Carolyn Ben- sing women. ister and share their views
nett in Whitehorse. Kwanlin Dun First Nation on the shape of a national
The gathering is part of Chief Doris Bill is pleased that inquiry. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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ISIL says it’s behind
Baghdad mall attack
IRAQ
At least
18 killed by
bombs, guns
The Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) group claimed re-
sponsibility for the Baghdad mall
attack that killed 18 people on
Monday. Gunmen stormed into
the Jawhara Mall after setting
off a car bomb and launching People gather in front of targeted mall in Baghdad.
a suicide attack at its entrance. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iraqi officials say the attack,
which lasted over an hour, killed immediately be reconciled. reporters.
at least 18 people and wounded Iraqi officials initially de- Following the attack, author-
50 in the city’s mainly Shiite scribed the attack as a hostage ities shut down the city’s highly
east. situation, estimating that 50 fortified Green Zone, home to
The ISIL statement, posted people were trapped inside the a number of foreign embassies
online shortly after the attack, complex. But Iraqi forces soon and most of the country’s pol-
said a car bomb and four ISIL surrounded the building and itical elite. A number of ma-
fighters carried out the attack, landed troops on the roof. They jor roads, shopping malls and
targeting an area where many clashed with the attackers in- bridges around the Iraqi capital
Protesters opposing the PEGIDA movement (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of Shiite Muslims are known to side, killing two of them, and were also closed for fear of fol-
the Occident) attend a counter rally in Leipzig Monday. Public anger runs high over the Cologne gather and warned of “worse” arresting the other four. lowup attacks.
assaults. AFP/GETTY IMAGES to come. Iraqi officials say the At least four police officers Also on Monday evening, a
attack was carried out by seven were among those killed in the car bomb in southeast Baghdad
MIGRANTS men, one of whom died when assault, according to police and in a crowded market area killed
Don’t seek revenge: Germany he detonated his explosive vest medical officials, who spoke on five and wounded 12, according
at the start of the attack. The condition of anonymity because to hospital and police officials.
conflicting accounts could not they were not authorized to brief THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A string of attacks on women stoked tensions over Germany’s
in Cologne on New Year’s Eve open-door policy to refugees
blamed largely on foreigners There is no and prompted politicians to 5
was “intolerable,” Chancellor call for tougher laws against FREE
Angela Merkel’s spokesman justification for ... migrants who commit crimes.
said Monday, but added noth- agitation against “As abominable as the
ing excuses retaliatory assaults crimes in Cologne and other
foreigners.
on immigrants. cities were, one thing remains VISITS
Merkel has proposed making Justice Minister Heiko Maas clear: there is no justification
it easier to deport immigrants for blanket agitation against
involved in crimes. But after are also doing this for the great foreigners,” Justice Minister
Cologne police said a group of majority of innocent refugees Heiko Maas said. Limited Time Offer!
Pakistanis and a Syrian were who have sought refuge from Authorities and witnesses
attacked in the city on Sunday, bombs and war in our country.” said the New Year’s Eve at-
Steffen Seibert said Germans The six Pakistani nationals tackers were among a group
must not blame all the nearly were attacked Sunday by around of about 1,000 people, described
1.1 million migrants who en- 20 people, and two of them as predominantly Arab and
tered the country last year, and were briefly admitted to a hos- North African men, who gath-
said the government is also fo- pital, police said. Also Sunday ered at Cologne’s central train
cused on their welfare. evening, five people attacked a station. Some broke off into
Try the
“We’re doing all of these Syrian man, who was injured small groups and groped and
things to protect the popula- but didn’t need treatment. robbed women, police said.
tion in Germany,” he said. “We The New Year’s Eve assaults THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
IN BRIEF
MEXICO
‘Nothin’ to hide’: Penn
Swedish police accused
of coverup of assaults
Actor Sean Penn said he has day before Penn’s 10,000-word Swedish police face al- Four locations to serve you
“nothin’ to hide,” after images story was published in Rolling legations of a coverup for
published Monday indicated Stone. failing to publicly report
he was under surveil- Mexican officials said sexual assaults against Downtown Elmwood Kildonan South West Portage
lance when he met contacts between Guz- teenage girls at a music
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Guzman — and the them track down the incidents in con-
pair was apparently the fugitive. His cap- nection with attacks on
followed and photo- ture came six months women in Cologne, Ger-
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for the supposedly Sean Penn. through a mile-long ing police are reluctant to
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Penn also dismissed criticism Altiplano prison, west of Mex- playing into the far right. available to anyone who is 16 years and older and has not had an active membership within the last 3 months.  No
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8 Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Business
Beef industry cuts gases
E-SPORTS
Cineplex gets into
gaming tournaments
Cineplex has launched its
first national video-game
ENVIRONMENT it and with less digestive prob- The beef industry accounts tournament to help fill
Results due to lems.” for 3.6 per cent of Canada’s seats at its chain of the-
Changes in management total greenhouse-gas emissions, atres. The company is of-
switching feed practices have allowed cat- a figure that hasn’t changed fering $50,000 in prizes in
tle to be sent for slaughter much over the years, McAl- one-on-one matchups of
from grass to
at a younger age, around 18 lister said. Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
grains: Study months, rather than 24 months Agriculture Canada once es- The tournament will begin
in the past. timated that one lactating dairy Saturday with qualifying
The study compared the cat- cow produces a similar amount rounds to be played on-
Canada’s cattle industry is pro- tle herd, the amount of land of greenhouse-gas emissions line, followed by matches
ducing more beef with less required for beef production as a mid-sized vehicle driven at 24 theatres next month
greenhouse-gas emissions, says and the change 20,000 kilo- and a final event on March
a new study. in greenhouse- metres in one 6. Sony is the lead spon-
Researchers at the University gas emissions in 20,000 year. sor, and the competition
of Manitoba and Agriculture the production of The Can- will take place on PlaySta-
Canada found a 15 per cent Canadian beef. adian Cattle- tion 4 consoles.
reduction in methane emis- The results men’s Asso- THE CANADIAN PRESS
sions on a production basis show the indus- Agriculture Canada once ciation hopes
estimated a single lactat-
between 1981 and 2011, and try has become the study
ing dairy cow produces a
a 16 per cent cut in nitrous more efficient, similar amount of green- helps counter market minute
dioxide from manure. with about 15 per house-gas emissions as a some of the
The results were achieved cent less emis- mid-sized car driven criticism the
partly by feeding cattle grain sions overall. 20,000 km in one year. beef industry
DOLLAR
instead of grass and other for- “A significant has received 70.31¢ (–0.37¢)
age when they are being fat- reduction in GHG over the years
tened before slaughter, says the intensity over the past three about how it affects the en- TSX
12,319.25 (–126.20)
study published in the journal decades occurred as a result vironment.
Animal Production Science. of increased daily gain and Tom Lynch-Staunton, an OIL
“A lot of our efficiencies in slaughter weight, improved re- association spokesman, said $31.41 US (–$1.75)
Canada have to do with the use production efficiency, reduced many producers have changed
of grain in feedlot diets,” Tim time to slaughter, increased how they operate. “It tells us GOLD
$1,096.20 US (–$1.70)
McAllister, a research scientist crop yields and a shift toward that our changes in manage-
with Agriculture Canada, said high-grain diet that enabled ment practices are actually hav- Canadian cattle account for 3.6 per cent of the country’s total NATURAL GAS: $2.396 US (–7.6¢)
Monday. cattle to be marketed at an ing a positive impact,” he said. greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a research scientist DOW JONES: 16,398.57 (+52.12)
“They get more energy from earlier age,” reads the study. THE CANADIAN PRESS with Agriculture Canada. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE FILE
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The Bowie handbook
for a crazy, creative,
ever changing life
The first time I listened Be insanely creative.
closely to David Bowie, I The foremost ideal he por-
That’s the windfall David Bowie made by issuing “Bowie Bonds” tied to his future royalties in couldn’t see the stars at all. trayed was freedom. Second
I was driving B.C.’s switch- was gall. Both made him very
1997. The singer was ahead of his time not only when it came to music, gender expression and back, two-lane Sea-to-Sky rich, which was undoubtedly
enormous pants, but also in terms of securitization, the process of taking real-life assets and highway at night, while con- part of the calculation, but
turning them into financial instruments. Bowie Bonds let the artist raise money without selling struction crews laboured to his wealth doesn’t lessen the
widen the roads. The looming message.
the rights to his work or having to wait for royalties to roll in. People who bought in received a
spotlights and dust kicked up I never became an avowed
portion of the future sales of music from Bowie’s 25-album, 21-year back catalogue over a 10-year by heavy machines obscured fan. I can’t list off all his
period. The bonds paid a 7.9 per cent yield, and though they didn’t perform as well as expected everything around the car. alter egos in chronological
— the industry soon came under pressure from pirates — the idea caught on. Iron Maiden, James I couldn’t see more than order and match his elabor-
a dozen metres ahead, and ate outfits to his world tours.
Brown and Rod Stewart got on the bond-issuing bandwagon. Soon securities promising future
it felt like navigating some But you didn’t have to be a
profits from everything from time-share loans to racehorse sperm flooded the market. (And sub- robot-strewn future, listening fan to understand the way
prime mortgages, too, though that’s another story). Bowie had foreseen the ch-ch-ch-changes to a mixtape of Bowie, who he ignored the rules. And
in the music business, telling the New York Times in 2002 that “The absolute transformation of seemed to be singing from there could have been no
somewhere beyond this world. better soundtrack to that
everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years … just take advan-
One chord from Ziggy Star- summer, driving the high-
tage of these last few years because none of this is ever going to happen again.” SOURCE: BLOOMBERG dust, and the picture appears: way at night and dreaming
me, young and truly alone for of who I could be.
the first time, trying to make Bowie will be remembered
something of myself in a as a genius of the level few
A bigger down payment strange town. Dust, lights and could aspire to. But there’s
darkness. nothing stopping anyone from
Many others will tell you, aspiring to his approach to
better than I could, what life, if to less dazzling and lu-
David Bowie meant to fashion, crative ends.
is actually a good thing
to finance, to music, to ideas “I thought he was a vam-
of gender. But his effect on our pire! I thought he’d live for-
notions of who and what we ever!” one colleague quipped,
could be — that it is his most after word broke that Bowie
revolutionary legacy. died of cancer.
down payments of as little as $1 million. Despite collecting pre- The David Bowie hand- Few knew he was sick. Few
Diane Baker five per cent. This insurance protects miums, CMHC has in the past book for living would include believed he could die. But you
Mason Meanwhile, lenders — the lender, not the borrower. been in a loss position when such points as: You don’t really can’t avoid it — even if
banks and trust companies — Upon default, the insurance the real-estate market has need to pick an identity, as you’re Bowie. Eventually, you
For Metro
are happy to hand out money. company pays the bank, then crashed. you are infinitely change- run out of costume changes.
Why? Because they aren’t pursues the borrower. As for In order to cool the mar- able. Feel free to wear pants There’s no more time to con-
It’s a common misconception the ones facing the risk, in the premium (which can be ket without causing a crash, as large as you like. Weird is tribute to the world. There
that buying a house is always the event of a crash. That as much as 3.85 per cent of the federal government is sexy. Never take half-steps in is no more time for shape-
a good investment. risk is in the hands of the the amount borrowed), it is introducing changes to the in- make-believe. Don’t worry shifting.
This myth has been bol- lenders’ default insurers, in- added to the debt. On a $500k sured-mortgage rules effective about gender conformity. With whatever time you
stered over the last decade by cluding the crown corpora- loan, that’s another 20 grand Feb. 15, 2016, increasing the Don’t worry about fluid sexu- have, why hold back when
skyrocketing housing prices, tion, Canada Mortgage and — which, on a loan of half a down payment to 10 per cent ality. Be insanely productive. you could more like Bowie?
with nearly frantic buyers Housing Corporation — our million dollars, doesn’t seem for the portion of a home
borrowing disproportionate corporation. like much. value greater than $500k. In a
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amounts of money in order Mortgage default insurance But it is. This will be pain- falling market, this minimal by Jason Logan
to “enter the market,” with has been around for dec- fully apparent when interest equity will quickly vanish.
ades, and is not in itself a bad rates eventually go up. Pay- Lenders hand out money Your essential daily news
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WAYS WE WILL
As the world mourns the death
of the legendary David Bowie,
REMEMBER Metro looks at how the shape-
shifting genius influenced pop
DAVID BOWIE culture for more than half a
century METRO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/AFP
T he Songs T he Duets
Long before alter egos and wild outfits be- You may not think of Bowie as a
came commonplace in pop, Bowie turned Christmas artist, but his 1977 duet
the music world upside down with the re- of Peace on Earth/Little Drummer
lease of the 1972 album, The Rise and Fall Boy with Bing Crosby is a perennial
of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from favourite during the holiday season
Mars which introduced one of music’s most thanks to annual play on MuchMusic
famous personas. in the 1980s and ’90s and millions of
Ziggy Stardust was a concept album that YouTube views. Bowie recorded a
imagined a rock star from outer space try- duet for the song Under Pressure
ing to make his way in the music world. The with Queen in 1982, and performed it
persona — the redheaded, eyeliner-wearing D live with Annie Lennox. Other notable
Stardust — would become an enduring part UTE collaborations include the legend-
of his legacy, and a touchstone for the way RIB ary Dancing in the Street with Mick
entertainers packaged themselves for years NT Jagger, and Hallo Spaceboy with
to come. Bowie scored hit after hit over more than four decades, CO Nine Inch Nails and also the Fo o
ranging from Changes, Starman, and Rebel Rebel, to Heroes, Fighters.
Ashes to Ashes and 1981’s Under Pressure.
The Fashion
The Movies
Bowie — with his outrageous alter egos — was as
renowned for his image and influence on fashion
Bowie will always be re- design as he was for his music.
membered for his tight- David Bowie’s mug shot from a 1976 pot bust. CONTRIBUTED From the much-copied lightning-flash face
pants-wearing turn as Jar- paint of Aladdin Sane, the oversize shoulders
The Man
eth the Goblin King in the and white shirt collars of Thin White Duke to
1986 fantasy-adventure film D the trilby hat and floppy fringe of the alien he
Labyrinth and as Maj. Jack UTE “My entire career, I’ve only really worked with the same subject played in the movie The Man that Fell to Earth,
“Strafer” Celliers in the BAF- RIB matter,” Bowie told The Associated Press in 2002. “The trou- Bowie for decades boldly broke boundaries in style
TA-winning Japanese prison- NT sers may change, but the actual words and subjects I’ve al- and gender with his influential looks.
er of war film Merry Christ- CO ways chosen to write with are things to do with isolation, Then there was, of course, 1972’s flame-orange-
mas, Mr. Lawrence. abandonment, fear and anxiety — all of the high points of one’s life.” haired Ziggy Stardust — his most recognizable
Bowie won an acting award for his performance as Thomas Jer- During his career, Bowie famously declared himself bisexual in invention. Jean Paul Gaultier (a Ziggy-inspired
ome Newton, an extraterrestrial, in The Man Who Fell to Earth, and the 1970s. In a 1983 Rolling Stone article he called the declaration design from a 2013 Gaultier collection is shown
appeared as a vampire opposite Catherine Deneuve in The Hunger the biggest mistake he ever made, qualifying that comment to at right), Dior, Saint Laurent and Dries Van Noten
(above). Other acting credits include Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Blender magazine in 2002 to say “I don’t think it was a mistake in and fashion-conscious actresses such as Tilda
Me, Basquiat — where he played Andy Warhol — Pontius Pilate in Europe, but it was a lot tougher in America.” Swinton all owe Bowie a lot. Trends in recent
Martin Scorcese’s controversial The Last Temptation of Christ and In the 1980s he famously and publicly challenged MTV on its seasons have turned the clocks back to the glam
Nikola Tesla in Christopher Nolan’s thriller The Prestige. refusal to play black music videos on air. rock of the 1970s and ‘80s — a Bowie signature.
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