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OTTAWA/QUEBECEDITION ■ MONDAY,JULY6,2020 ■ GLOBEANDMAIL.COM Saudis press [ BRITAIN ] Canada to end refuge for ex-intelligence official ROBERTFIFE STEVENCHASEOTTAWA Saudi Arabia has been pressing Canadatoextraditeaformertop Saudiintelligenceofficernowliv- inginToronto,sourcessay. SaadAljabri,whoheldacabi- net-rankintelligencepostunder deposed crown prince Mo- hammedbinNayef,hasbeenliv- inginTorontosincea2017palace coup in Riyadh that left Crown PrinceMohammedbinSalman– whoisknownbyhisinitialsMBS –asthedefactoleaderofSaudi Arabia. MBSisofficiallynextinlineto succeed his 84-year-old father, KingSalman. Canadian sources say the 61- year-old Mr. Aljabri has vast counterterrorismexperienceand adeepknowledgeofsomeofSau- diArabia’smostsensitiveinfor- mation, including the foreign bankaccountsandfinancialas- sets of senior members of the Saudiroyalfamily. ENGLISH DRINKERS RETURN TO PUBS The Globe and Mail has learnedthattheSaudisattempt- edtohaveMr.Aljabriarrestedby issuinga“rednotice”throughIn- terpol,theinternationalco-oper- ationorganizationforpolice,in late2017. CustomerssocializeoutsidebarsinSohoinLondononSundayastheareaembracespedestrianizationinlinewithaneasing RiyadhlateraskedCanadato ofpandemicrestrictions.PubsinEnglandreopenedforthefirsttimesincelateMarch,bringingcheertodrinkersandthe extraditeMr.Aljabriinthefallof industryamidfearsofpublicdisorderandfreshcoronaviruscases.DANIELLEAL-OLIVAS/AFPVIAGETTYIMAGES 2019 even though Ottawa does not have an extradition treaty withthekingdom. ALJABRI,A15 Johnson set to ‘This is a disease of inequality’: Coronavirus hits hard change path, at South Africa’s poorest, most vulnerable communities ban Huawei GEOFFREYYORK cases,thevirushasbecomeadevastating townsofEasternCape,thehealthsystemis from Britain’s AFRICABUREAUCHIEF diseaseofinequalityandpoverty.Ithas undersuchseverestrainthatpatientsare JOHANNESBURG rippedthroughSouthAfrica’spoorestand oftendivertedtotemporaryfieldhospitals 5G network most vulnerable communities, killing inconventioncentresandfactories,while thousands of people from the crowded military doctors have been called in to When the coronavirus arrived in South streetsandshackswherepeoplecannotaf- help.Atonehospital,oxygensuppliesran PAULWALDIE Africa,itwasanillnessoftheaffluent.The fordtodistance. so short that patients were reportedly EUROPECORRESPONDENT firstrecordedCOVID-19case,thecountry’s Thedestructionhasbeencatastrophic. fightingeachotherforoxygen. LONDON patientzero,wasa38-year-oldbusiness- Thevirusisspreadingsorapidlyherethat Theofficialdeathcounthasnearlyreac- manfromawealthyruraltownwhohad South Africa has become the world’s hed3,200.Butastudyofexcessdeathshas beenonaskiingholidayinnorthernItaly. fourth-largestsourceofnewdailycases, suggestedthattherealnumberinsomere- British Prime Minister Boris Hequicklyrecovered. behindonlyBrazil,IndiaandtheUnited gionsofthecountrycouldbetwiceashigh. Johnson appears poised to AllofSouthAfrica’searliestcaseswere States,despiteitsfarsmallerpopulation. InpartsofCapeTown,deathrateshavere- reverse course and ban Huawei travellersreturningfromEurope.Tourists Withatotalofnearly200,000confirmed achedwartimelevels. TechnologiesCo.Ltd.fromsup- inJohannesburgwereheckledwith“coro- cases,ithassurpassedFranceforthe16th- Studiesworldwidehavefoundthatthe plyingcomponentsforthecoun- na,corona”chantsfromangrylocalswho mostcasesintheworld. virusistakingitsheaviesttollamongthe try’s5Gwirelessnetwork. sawthemasthesource.Eventoday,people HospitalsinCapeTownandJohannes- poorest communities, including ethnic Theexpecteddecisioncomes speakscathinglyofthe“Italy10”–theski- burg have been pushed to their limits, minorities, immigrants, marginalized amid growing friction between inggroupblamedforimportingthevirus. overwhelmedwithCOVID-19cases.Inthe groupsandblue-collarworkers. Britain and China over Hong Butfourmonthsafterthoseearlytourist biggest cities, and even in the smaller SOUTHAFRICA,A7 Kongaswellasnewsecuritycon- cerns about Huawei raised by Britain’sNationalCyberSecurity Centre, or NCSC, a government Red flags raised over Nova Scotia killer organization that advises on computerthreats. before deadliest mass shooting Any change of heart by Mr. Johnson could have repercus- sions for the Canadian govern- ment, which has yet to decide GREGMERCERHALIFAX clinedtocomment. whether to ban gear from the ThosewhoknewMr.Wortmansaythe Chinese technology giant, and doomedreunionoffersaglimpseintohis thelargerFiveEyesintelligence InJuneof2010,anextraordinaryreunion complicatedpersonality.Onthesurface, alliance. wasorganizedinthetinybeachsidecom- hewasafriendly,successfulbusinessman Canada would be the lone WILFREDOLEE/ASSOCIATEDPRESS munity of Portapique, N.S., where two whocouldcharmpeople,buthewasalsoa memberofthegroup–whichal- brotherswhohadspent40yearsasstrang- notoriousboozerandamanwhowould so includes the United States, erswouldfinallymeet. quicklyturnviolentandvindictive. Britain,AustraliaandNewZeal- UNITEDSTATES GabrielWortman,adenturistfromDart- Nearly10yearsafterthatfamilygather- and – that is not taking a firm COVID-19surgecasts mouth, had invited Jeff Samuelson, his ing,Mr.Wortman’srageeruptedagain.On standagainstHuawei. youngerbrotherwhohadbeengivenup April18,the51-year-oldassaultedhiscom- shadowoverFourth Britain’sdecisioninJanuaryto foradoptionasaninfantin1970,tohisNo- mon-lawwife,burneddownhishomeand allow Huawei components in ofJulycelebrations A3 vaScotiacottagetogettoknowhisbiolog- killed13ofhisneighboursinPortapique, non-corepartsofthefifth-gener- icalfamily.Theoccasionwasabirthday torchingmanyoftheirhouses.Heslipped ationnetworkhadbeenseenas partyfortheirfather,PaulWortman,aman past police in a fake RCMP cruiser, and a potential model for Canada Mr.Samuelsonhadmetonlyafewmonths travelledacrossruralNovaScotia,killing andothercountriestofollow. REPORTONBUSINESS earlierafterspendingyearstryingtotrack another nine people, before he was Italsoflewinthefaceofob- Banksextenddeadline downhisbirthparents. gunneddownbypolicethenextmorning. jectionsfromU.S.PresidentDo- Butinsteadofafeel-goodgathering,the Inall,22peoplewerekilledina13-hour toapplyforloan naldTrumpandotherU.S.offi- Portapiquereunionquicklydissolvedinto period–thedeadliestmasskillinginCana- cialswhoviewHuaweiasasecu- deferrals B1 anuglyfightbetweenMr.Wortmanandhis dianhistory.TheNovaScotiaRCMPcon- ritythreatbecauseofitstiesto elderlyfatherovertitletoaproperty,ac- tinuetoinvestigatethecase,andsaythey theChinesegovernment. cordingtoanumberofpeopleattheparty. mayneverfullyunderstandhismotive. Several British media outlets Police were called after the denturist TheGlobespoketodozensofpeople reportedovertheweekendthat SPORTS threatenedtokillhisparents. overthepasttwomonthstopiecetogether Mr.Johnsonisnowreadytodoa NHL,players’union “Itwasnasty,”saidBrendaForbes,afor- apictureofthekiller,revealinganumber U-turnandbanHuaweitechnol- merneighbour.“Jeffsawhowmessedup ofredflagstheysayshouldhavetriggered agreeonprotocols ogy. thingswere,andhesaid,‘Idon’twantany policeinterventionlongago. 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B15 HIGHERINSOMEAREAS A2 O THEGLOBEANDMAIL | MONDAY,JULY6,2020 MOMENT IN TIME NEWSPHOTOARCHIVE DENISALIX OLIVER JONES PLAYS MONTREAL JAZZ FEST, 1987 For more than 100 years, photographers and photo fornearlytwodecades.BothJonesandthefestival librarianshavepreservedanextraordinarycollectionof rosetofametogether.In1986,thefestivalestablish- GARAGES | GARDENSHEDS | CABINS 20th-century news photography for The Globe and edanoutdoorfreeeventwithmorethan1,000mu- Mail.EveryMonday,TheGlobefeaturesoneofthese siciansontheprogram.In1987,havingoutgrown GAZEBOS | POOLHOUSES | STUDIOS images.Thismonth,we’recelebratingjazz. Biddle’s,JonesembarkedonhisfirstofmanyEu- ropeantours.By1990,whenthefestivalawarded Garages TheMontreal-bornjazzpianistOliverJones JonesthePrixOscar-Peterson,whichhonoureda wasinhismid-40sin1980whenhereturn- jazz musician of international stature, both the edfromPuertoRicotohishometown.He pianist and Montreal International Jazz Festival setupshopatanewclubownedbybassist werecertifiablyworld-class.BRADWHEELER CharlesBiddlecalledBiddle’sJazzandRibs.That sameyearmarkedthebirthoftheMontrealInterna- Subscribersandregisteredusersofglobeandmail.com tionalJazzFestival.Jonesdidn’tplaythefestivalthat candigdeeperintoourNewsPhotoArchiveat firstyear,buthedidthenext–andeveryyearafter tgam.ca/newsphotoarchive. [ COLUMNISTS ] FIRST LINDA CATHAL NAZARETH KELLY PERSON OPINION OPINION 12’x20’Archer Dr.MandyRuthnum Workersmustensure Moneymightbethe Manydifferentstyles-ClassicorModern! sharesthetopfive theyarepartof truemotivationbehind phrasesyoushouldn’t thepostpandemic somesportsteams 24’x24’York saytoyourdoctor A13 transformation B4 changingnames B10 Vast majority of Canadians say the Canada-U.S. border should remain closed, poll finds JANICEDICKSON CanadaDaySale! InstalledorDIYkits Morethaneightin10Canadians Savingsfromnow Visitonlineorcall say the Canada-U.S. border untilJuly17th (416)498-9379 shouldremainclosedtonon-es- sentialtravellersfortheforesee- www.summerwood.com [email protected] ablefuture,accordingtoanew NanosResearchsurvey. Mosttravelacrosstheborder ShowroomOPEN: washaltedonMarch21fora30- 735ProgressAvenue dayperiodinanefforttostemthe transmissionofthenovelcorona- virus. PrimeMinisterJustinTrudeau saidinJunethatCanadaandthe We’re United States will continue to limit non-essential travel be- OPEN tweenthetwocountriesuntilat least July 21. The U.S. has for monthsfailedtoslowthespread of COVID-19, which has so far killedabout130,000Americans. AwomanandbabywalkinPeaceArchHistoricalStateParkinBlaine, Theclosingoftheborderdoes Wash.,ontheborderwithCanada,wherepeoplecouldpreviouslywalk notaffectessentialtravel,suchas betweenthetwocountries.TheU.S.-Canadaborderhasbeenclosed truckandrailtrafficcarryingfood sinceMarch21toslowthespreadofCOVID-19.ELAINETHOMPSON/AP and goods essential to supply chains,aswellastraveltogetto openfornon-essentialtravellers morethan52,000newcaseson work.Flightsbetweenbothcoun- immediately, for those living in Sunday,bringingthecountry’sto- triescontinue.Buttheclosinghas areas where infection rates in taltoabout2.8million.TheCDC forcedmanycouplesandfamily CanadaandtheU.S.arelow,orif reported271newdeaths. membersapartformonths. it should remain closed for the Meanwhile, in Canada, there Mr. Trudeau announced last foreseeablefuture. were226newcoronaviruscases month that immediate family Eighty-one per cent said the reported Sunday, and 105,317 memberswhohavebeenseparat- bordershouldstayclosed,while casesintotal.ChiefPublicHealth edbytheclosingwouldfinallybe 14 per cent said they believe it OfficerTheresaTamsaidinher abletoreunite,butthoseentering shouldopennowbutonlyinar- dailyupdatethat11morepeople Canada are required to quaran- easwhereinfectionratesarelow diedfromthevirus,andthatin tinefor14days. and3percentsaiditshouldopen total8,674peoplehavediedfrom Two Americans have been immediately. Two per cent re- thepandemicinCanada. Visitour chargedandfaceafineof$1,000 spondedthattheyareunsure. Conservative public-safety forfailingtoquarantinefortwo Thesurveysuggeststhatthere criticPierrePaul-Hussaidhispar- CLEARANCE PAGE weeksafterarrivinginthiscoun- isstrongsupportacrossregions tycontinuestosupportlimiting try. andagegroupsforkeepingthe travelbetweenthetwocountries www.swissinteriors.com A 66-year-old man and a 65- borderclosed. untilthepandemicisundercon- year-oldwomanfromMinnesota “Theresponseisactuallyquite trolonbothsidesoftheborder. enteredCanadaonJune24atthe surprising considering we are a “The Trudeau government SupportingCanadian borderconnectingInternational bordercountrythatreliesonthe mustclearlytellCanadianswhat Manufacturers Falls, Minn., and Fort Frances, UnitedStatesforourlivelihood… benchmarks will guide lifting Ont.Thepairweretoldtodrivedi- [it]suggeststhatCanadianshave border and travel restrictions Tuesday-Saturday10:30-4:30 rectlytotheirdestinationandto averyhighlevelofanxietyabout whenthetimecomes,andhow quarantinefor14days,butOnta- what’shappeninginthepandem- theyplantomanagethereopen- Swiss Interiors rio Provincial Police said they icintheUnitedStates,”pollster ingoftheborderwhileensuring werespottedmakingstopsinFort NikNanossaid. the health and safety of Cana- Frances. Mr.NanossaidCanadianssee dians,”Mr.Paul-Hussaid. Furniture&HomeDecor Policesaidtheywerecharged the potential worsening of the Thesurveyof1,049Canadians withfailuretocomplywithanor- pandemicintheU.S.andthatthe adults was conducted between 217LakeshoreRd.E. | DowntownOakville derprohibitingentryintoCana- situation south of the border June28andJuly2,aspartofan da. needstoimprovebeforetheywill omnibushybridphoneandon- 905.844.3530 The Nanos survey conducted feelcomfortableopeningthebor- linesurvey.Themarginoferror forTheGlobeandMailaskedre- der. forthissurveyisplusorminus3.1 www.swissinteriors.com spondentsif,goingforward,they The U.S. Centers for Disease percentagepoints,19timesoutof believethatthebordershouldre- ControlandPreventionrecorded 20. CORONAVIRUS MONDAY,JULY6,2020 | THEGLOBEANDMAIL O A3 Surging COVID-19 cases overshadow U.S. Independence Day LISASHUMAKER DOINACHIACU Risingcoronaviruscasesin39U.S.statescastashadowover thecountry’sFourthofJulycelebrationsashealthexperts worry that holiday parties will cause a further spike in infectionsthatcouldoverwhelmhospitals. Aftertownsandcitiesacrossthecountrycancelledannual fireworksdisplaystoavoidlargecrowdsgathering,many Americanslaunchedbottlerocketsandromancandlesfrom streetsandsuburbanbackyardstocommemorateIndepend- enceDay. InthefirstfourdaysofJuly,15statesreportedrecordin- creasesinnewcases,whichhasinfectednearlythreemillion Americansandkilledabout130,000,accordingtoaReuters tally.Florida’scaseshaverisenbymorethan10,000forthree ofthepastfourdays,includingclimbingby10,059onSunday, surpassingthehighestdailytallyreportedbyanyEuropean countryduringtheheightofthecoronavirusoutbreakthere. TheWorldHealthOrganization’sCOVID-19guidelinesstillprimarilyfocusoncontainingthevirusbywashing CasesarealsosoaringinArizona,CaliforniaandTexas,and handsandsanitizingsurfaces,likethisconcessionstandcounterataBerlintheatre.Agroupof239experts trendingupwardinMidweststatesthatoncehadinfections wanttheWHOtofocusonairbornetransmissionandtheimportanceofmasks.ADAMBERRY/GETTYIMAGES declining,suchasIowa,OhioandMichigan,accordingtoa Reutersanalysisofhowmuchcasesroseinthepasttwo weekscomparedwiththepriortwoweeks. Experts say coronavirus DuringanIndependenceDayspeechattheWhiteHouse onSaturday,U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpclaimedwithout evidencethat99percentofcoronaviruscasesintheUnited Stateswere“totallyharmless.” is airborne and can linger Inadditiontorisingcases,analarmingpercentageoftests arecomingbackpositive.TheWorldHealthOrganization considersapositivityrateexceeding5percenttobecausefor concern,becauseitsuggeststherearemorecasesinthecom- munitythathaveyettobeuncovered. TheWHOhastochange air after a sneeze, or by much goodairflowthatwoulddilute Tenstatesaverageddouble-digitpositivityratesoverthe itsrecommendations smaller exhaled droplets that virallevels. pastweek–Arizona(26percent),Florida(18percent),South mayglidethelengthofaroom, In most buildings, she said, Carolina(17percent),Nevada(14percent),Alabama(14per tofocusonventilation, theseexpertssaid,thecoronavi- “theair-exchangerateisusually cent),Texas(14percent),Mississippi(13percent),Georgia 239topscientistsurge rusisbornethroughairandcan much lower, allowing virus to (13percent),Idaho(11percent)andKansas(10percent), infectpeoplewheninhaled. accumulateintheairandposea accordingtoTheCOVIDTrackingProject. Mostoftheseexpertssympa- greaterrisk.” APOORVAMANDAVILLI thizedwiththeWHO’sgrowing TheWHOalsoisrelyingona REUTERS portfolio and shrinking budget, dated definition of airborne andnotedthetrickypoliticalrela- transmission,Prof.Marrsaid.The The coronavirus is finding tionshipsithastomanage,espe- agencybelievesanairbornepath- newvictimsworldwide,in ciallywiththeUnitedStatesand ogen,likethemeaslesvirus,hasto First glimpse of Canada’s barsandrestaurants,offic- China.TheypraisedWHOstafffor behighlyinfectiousandtotravel es, markets and casinos, giving holdingdailybriefingsandtire- longdistances. true coronavirus infection risetofrighteningclustersofin- lesslyansweringquestionsabout People generally “think and fectionthatincreasinglyconfirm thepandemic. talkaboutairbornetransmission rate expected mid-July whatmanyscientistshavebeen But the infection prevention profoundly stupidly,” said Bill sayingformonths:Theviruslin- andcontrolcommitteeinpartic- Hanage,anepidemiologistatthe gersintheairindoors,infecting ular,expertssaid,isboundbya Harvard T.H. Chan School of thosenearby. rigidandoverlymedicalizedview PublicHealth. MIARABSONOTTAWA If airborne transmission is a ofscientificevidence,isslowand “Wehavethisnotionthatair- significantfactorinthepandem- risk-averseinupdatingitsguid- bornetransmissionmeansdrop- ic,especiallyincrowdedspaces anceandallowsafewconserva- letshangingintheaircapableof Thenationalimmunitytaskforcehasstartedtestingthou- withpoorventilation,theconse- tivevoicestoshoutdowndissent. infectingyoumanyhourslater, sandsofbloodsamplesforCOVID-19antibodiesandshould quencesforcontainmentwillbe “They’ll die defending their driftingdownstreets,throughlet- beabletoproduceamoredetailedpictureofhowmanyCan- significant.Masksmaybeneeded view,” said one long-standing terboxesandfindingtheirway adianshavebeeninfectedwiththenovelcoronaviruswithin indoors,eveninsociallydistant WHO consultant, who did not intohomeseverywhere,”hesaid. acoupleofweeks. settings.Healthcareworkersmay wishtobeidentifiedbecauseof Expertsallagreethatthecoro- Itwillbemuchlonger,however,beforeweknowmore need N95 masks that filter out hercontinuingworkfortheorga- navirusdoesnotbehavethatway. aboutwhatkindofprotectionagainstfutureinfectionhav- even the smallest respiratory nization.Evenitsstaunchestsup- Prof.Marrandotherssaidthecor- ingtheantibodiesprovides,saidDr.TimothyEvans,execu- dropletsastheycareforcoronavi- porters said the committee onavirusseemedtobemostinfec- tivedirectoroftheCOVID-19ImmunityTaskForce. ruspatients. shoulddiversifyitsexpertiseand tiouswhenpeoplewereinpro- Plus,Dr.Evanssaid,mostofthepeoplewhosebloodis Ventilationsystemsinschools, relaxitscriteriaforproof,espe- longed contact at close range, beingtestedwillnotbeinformedoftheresultsbecauseof nursing homes, residences and ciallyinafast-movingoutbreak. especiallyindoors,andevenmore howthebloodisbeingcollectedfortesting.“Therewon’tbe businessesmayneedtominimize “Idogetfrustratedabouttheis- so in superspreader events – anopportunityforindividualstofindouttheirstatus,”said recirculatingairandaddpowerful suesofairflowandsizingofparti- exactlywhatscientistswouldex- Dr.Evans,whoisalsodirectoroftheMcGillSchoolofPop- newfilters.Ultravioletlightsmay cles,absolutely,”saidMary-Louise pectfromaerosoltransmission. ulationandGlobalHealth. be needed to kill viral particles McLaws, a committee member The WHO has found itself at At least 105,000 Canadians have tested positive for floatingintinydropletsindoors. andepidemiologistattheUniver- odds with groups of scientists COVID-19sincethecoronaviruswasidentifiedinJanuary, The World Health Organiza- sityofNewSouthWalesinSydney. morethanonceduringthispan- whilemanyothersweresickbutcouldn’tgettestedbecause tionhaslongheldthatthecoro- demic.Theagencylaggedbehind provinces were limiting who could access the procedure navirus is spread primarily by mostofitsmembernationsinen- untiljustafewweeksago. large respiratory droplets that, dorsing face coverings for the Dr.Evanssaidimmunitytestinginothercountrieshassug- onceexpelledbyinfectedpeople Wehavetomakea public. While other organiza- gestedtheactualinfectionrateis10to20timesmorethan incoughsandsneezes,fallquick- tions, including the CDC, have thenumberofconfirmedcases. decisioninthefaceof lytothefloor. longsinceacknowledgedtheim- Therearemultipleprongstothetaskforce’splantofigure But in an open letter to the uncertaintyand,my portanceoftransmissionbypeo- outthetrueinfectionratehere,startingwithrunninganti- WHO,239scientistsin32coun- goodness,it’sgoingto plewithoutsymptoms,theWHO bodytestson40,000samplescollectedfrompeoplewhodo- trieshaveoutlinedtheevidence beadisastrousdecision stillmaintainsthatasymptomatic natedbloodtoCanadianBloodServicesandHemaQuebec showing that smaller particles transmissionisrare. sinceMay.“Hopefullywithinthenexttwoweekswewillhave ifwegetitwrong. caninfectpeopleandarecalling Many experts said the WHO aninitialfirstnumber,”hesaid. fortheagencytoreviseitsrecom- shouldembracewhatsomecalled Thefirstresultswillrevealhowmanysamplesshowed TRISHGREENHALGH mendations.Theresearchersplan PRIMARYCAREDOCTORATTHE a “precautionary principle” and antibodies,butincludenospecificssuchaswhethertheyare topublishtheirletterinascienti- UNIVERSITYOFOXFORD otherscalled“needsandvalues”– maleorfemaleorwheretheylive. ficjournal. theideathatevenwithoutdefin- Eveninitslatestupdateonthe “Ifwestartedrevisitingairflow, itiveevidence,theagencyshould THECANADIANPRESS coronavirus,releasedJune29,the wewouldhavetobepreparedto assume the worst of the virus, WHOsaidairbornetransmission changealotofwhatwedo,”she applycommonsenseandrecom- ofthevirusispossibleonlyafter said.“Ithinkit’sagoodidea,a mendthebestprotectionpossi- medicalproceduresthatproduce verygoodidea,butitwillcausean ble. Iran mandates masks as aerosols,ordropletssmallerthan enormous shudder through the “There is no incontrovertible fivemicrons.(Amicronisequalto infectioncontrolsociety.” proofthatSARS-CoV-2travelsor public shrugs off virus risk one-millionthofametre.) In early April, a group of 36 is transmitted significantly by Proper ventilation and N95 expertsonairqualityandaero- aerosols,butthereisabsolutely masks are of concern only in solsurgedtheWHOtoconsider no evidence that it’s not,” said thosecircumstances,accordingto thegrowingevidenceonairborne TrishGreenhalgh,aprimarycare NASSERKARIMI the WHO. Instead, its infection transmissionofthecoronavirus. doctorattheUniversityofOxford JONGAMBRELLTEHRAN controlguidance,beforeanddur- Theagencyrespondedpromptly, inBritain. ing this pandemic, has heavily calling Lidia Morawska, the “Soatthemomentwehaveto promoted the importance of group’s leader and a long-time makeadecisioninthefaceofun- IranonSundayinstitutedmandatorymask-wearingasfears handwashing as a primary pre- WHO consultant, to arrange a certaintyand,mygoodness,it’s mountovernewlyspikingreporteddeathsfromthecoro- vention strategy, even though meeting. goingtobeadisastrousdecisionif navirus,evenasitspublicincreasinglyshrugsoffthedanger thereislimitedevidencefortrans- But the discussion was dom- wegetitwrong,”shesaid.“Sowhy oftheCOVID-19illnessitcauses. missionofthevirusfromsurfac- inatedbyafewexpertswhowere notjustmaskupforafewweeks, SupremeLeaderAyatollahAliKhameneipublicizedan es.(TheCentersforDiseaseCon- staunchsupportersofhandwash- justincase?” imageofhimselfinamaskinrecentdays,urgingbothpublic trolandPreventionnowsayssur- ingandfeltitmustbeemphasized Afterall,theWHOseemswill- officialsandtheIslamicRepublic’s80millionpeopletowear faces are likely to play only a overaerosols,accordingtosome ingtoacceptwithoutmuchevi- themtostopthevirus’sspread. minorrole.) participants,andthecommittee’s dencetheideathatthevirusmay Butpublicopinionpollingandawalkthroughanyofthe Dr. Benedetta Allegranzi, the adviceremainedunchanged. betransmittedfromsurfaces,she streetsofTehranshowthewidespreadapathyfeltoverapan- WHO’stechnicalleadoninfection Dr.Morawskaandotherspoint- andotherresearchersnoted,even demicthatsawIraninFebruaryamongthefirstcountries control,saidtheevidenceforthe edtoseveralincidentsthatindi- as other health agencies have struckafterChina.Whetherrootedinfatigue,dismissalor virusspreadingbyairwasuncon- cateairbornetransmissionofthe steppedbackfromemphasizing fatalism,thatindifferencehasscaredIranianpublichealth vincing. virus,particularlyinpoorlyventi- thisroute. officialsintoissuingincreasinglydirewarnings. “Especiallyinthelastcoupleof latedandcrowdedindoorspaces. Soumya Swaminathan, the ThenewrulesmarkaturningpointforIran,whichhas months,wehavebeenstatingsev- TheysaidtheWHOwasmaking WHO’schiefscientist,saidagency struggledintryingtobalanceprovinciallockdownstostop eraltimesthatweconsiderair- anartificialdistinctionbetween staffmembersweretryingtoeval- thevirus’sspreadwiththefearsofstallingouttheeconomy borne transmission as possible tinyaerosolsandlargerdroplets, uate new scientific evidence as Foramoment,itappearedtherestrictionsandpublicfear but certainly not supported by eventhoughinfectedpeoplepro- fastaspossiblebutwithoutsacri- hadworked,asreportednewcasesanddeathsfromthevirus solidorevenclearevidence,”she duceboth. ficingthequalityoftheirreview. droppedtotheirlowestlevelsinMay.Butnewcasessoon said.“Thereisastrongdebateon “We’veknownsince1946that Sheaddedthattheagencywilltry roseagain.Bymid-June,dailydeathtollsagainroutinelyrose this.” coughing and talking generate tobroadenthecommittees’ex- totripledigits.OnSunday,Iransawitshighestsingle-day Butinterviewswithnearly20 aerosols,” said Linsey Marr, an pertise and communications to reporteddeathtollofthepandemicwith163killed. scientists – including a dozen expertinairbornetransmission makesureeveryoneisheard. FearspersistthatIran’sactualdeathtollfromthevirus WHOconsultantsandmembers ofvirusesatVirginiaTech. “Wetakeitseriouslywhenjour- maybenearlydoubleitsreportedfigures,asaparliamentary ofthecommitteethatcraftedthe Scientistshavenotbeenableto nalists or scientists or anyone reportinAprilsuggested.MasoudMardani,amemberofthe guidance–andinternale-mails growthecoronavirusfromaero- challengesusandsaywecando country’scoronavirustaskforce,recentlysaidthatsampling paintapictureofanorganization solsinthelab.Butthatdoesn’t better than this,” Dr. Swamina- fromrandomantibodytestssuggestthat18millionIranians that,despitegoodintentions,is meanaerosolsarenotinfective, thansaid.“Wedefinitelywantto havesofarbeenafflictedbythevirus,withoutelaborating. outofstepwithscience. Prof.Marrsaid:Mostofthesam- dobetter.” Iranhasonlyreportedmorethan240,000confirmedcases. Whethercarriedaloftbylarge ples in those experiments have dropletsthatzoomthroughthe comefromhospitalroomswith NEWYORKTIMESNEWSSERVICE ASSOCIATEDPRESS A4 | NEWS Q THEGLOBEANDMAIL | MONDAY,JULY6,2020 Memorial honours Lac-Mégantic victims Sevenyearsafter $600,000projectfundedbyOtta- possibilities, from installing 47 47peopledied,a waandRedCrossdonationsthat starsto47boulders.Thatmany poured in from across Canada. boulders would have made the Zen-inspiredgarden Thetownhadathree-yearproc- parklooktoomuchlikeaceme- isbeinginaugurated ess of consultation among tery,Mr.Custeausaid.“Ithinkwe townspeople, families, first re- foundtherightbalance.” atsiteofraildisaster sponders, local leaders and the Lac-MéganticMayorJulieMo- architectstoreachconsensuson rinsaid2020isanimportantyear adesignthatbalancedcommem- for her city’s recovery. L’Espace LESPERREAUXMONTREAL orationwiththeneedforauseful mémoirewillfinallyhealoneof publicspace. thebiggestphysicalscars.While “This will certainly mark an- thebookontheraildisasterwill Sevenyearsago,theheartofLac- other page turned, for families never be closed, final negotia- Mégantic was a hellish inferno, andforeveryone,”saidRichard tions are under way to pay the the death toll of the railway Custeau,whosebrotherRéalCus- lastofthecleanupbills. disasterstillunknown,obscured teau,57,diedinthedisaster.Mr. “Governments along the way by the smoke and heat from CusteausatontheL’Espacemé- havesaidtheywouldbetherefor burningoil. moire committee that hashed us. We are getting close to the Today,thespotwheremostof outplansforthesite.“Wetriedto endofthat,”Ms.Morinsaid. the47peoplediedinafewmin- puttogetheravisionthattiedto- Work remains, however. Mil- utesintheearlymorningofJuly getherwhateveryonewanted.” lionsofdollarsofredevelopment 6,2013,willstartafinaltransfor- The plaza, 30 metres long, projectsremaintobecompleted, mation from long-term decon- startsatanarrowpointonFron- WorkcontinuesonL’EspacemémoireinLac-Mégantic,Que. including a 72-room hotel that tamination project to hallowed tenacStreet,whichwasLac-Mé- Thememorial,aplacemeantforquietcontemplation,commemorates willhelpwiththegrowingtourist ground.Townofficialsandfam- gantic’s main thoroughfare, not the47peoplewhodiedinthetraindisasteronJuly6,2013. tradeintheircorneroftheEast- iliesofthedeadwillinaugurate farfromwhereitintersectswith ernTownships.Thetownvolun- L’Espace mémoire, a plaza that thefatefultracks.Itisshapedlike storey brick businesses and apartmentwheretwoyounggirls teeredtohaveHydro-Québecin- willfanoutfromtheedgeofthe aJapanesehandfan,witheach apartmentsstood. andtheirmotherdied. stall 3,000 solar panels to turn formerdowntownandfeaturea foldservingasalongbenchtosit ArchitectJéromeLapierresaid Forty-eight symbolic sil- therebuiltdowntownintoQue- Zen-inspired garden for quiet orpathtowalk.Atitscentreand theaimoftheJapanese-inspired houettes will be engraved into bec’s first largely self-sufficient contemplation.Theproject’sfin- lowpointisagravelgardenthat design is to create a “bright, thebenchesoverthesummerto “micro-grid” of electricity. The ishingtouchesarescheduledto isintendedtobeaplaceofreflec- sober,serene”space.“Thestones commemoratethe47deadplus projectshouldbecompletedlat- becompletedlaterthissummer. tion. aretheelementthatremainsof thosewhosufferedintheafter- erthisyear. The triangular town square Stonesexcavatedfromthesite thedowntown.Themessagesen- math.Thatfeatureoftheproject Most importantly, work is commemorates the dead but during the decontamination gravedinthestoneswillnourish wasamatterofsomedebate.A slowly progressing on the $133- alsoallthatwaslosttothetown processhavebeenplacedinthe thespace.Astrollwillallowfor granite memorial shaped like a million project to move the of6,000peoplewhenarunaway gardenwithinspirationalmess- discoveries,” Mr. Lapierre said bookwiththenamesofthedead downtown rail line to the out- oil train raced downhill unat- ages yet to be unveiled. Higher during a springtime update to stands in front of the church a skirtsoftown.Planningisunder tendedandderailed,spillingsix upalongthefanwillbelongcon- Lac-Mégantic citizens about the few dozen metres away. Some wayandconstructionwillnotbe millionlitresofburningfuelthat cretebencheswherepeoplecan project. familieswantednoextraspecific completedbefore2024attheear- destroyedthetown’sentirecen- viewthenearbylakeanddistant One stone marks the precise commemoration in the park liest.“It’scoming.We’rehopeful. tralbusinessdistrict. mountains. The park ends in a spotofMusi-Café,thebarwhere while others thought they Butaslongasthattrainpassesin AtelierPierreThibault,anes- small forest that will provide three-quartersofthedeadwere shouldbenamed. themiddleofLac-Mégantic,peo- teemed Quebec architecture shadeandcolouragainsttherest celebratingonthenightthetrain Mr.Custeausaidthecommit- plewillworry,”shesaid.“Itstill company, designed the plaza, a of the barren field where two- exploded.Anothersitsnearthe teeexploredaseriesofmemorial cutsdowntowninhalf.” Natanz nuclear facility fire caused CANADIANTHEATRESTAR CORDERODIESAFTER STRUGGLEWITHCOVID-19 ‘significant damage,’ Iran says TORONTOHamilton-raisedtheat- restarNickCordero,whohad AfirethatbrokeoutatIran’sNatanznucle- legionsofsupportersrallyingfor arfacilityonThursdaycausedsignificant himonsocialmediaduringhis damagethatcouldslowthedevelopment harrowinghealthbattlewith ofadvancedcentrifuges,anIraniannuclear COVID-19,hasdiedinLosAn- officialsaidonSunday. geles. Iran’stopsecuritybodysaidonFriday Hiswife,dancer-turned- thatthecauseofanincidentandfireatNa- celebritypersonaltrainerAman- tanzhadbeendeterminedandwouldbe daKloots,saidMr.Corderodied announced later. Some Iranian officials onSundaymorning,“surround- havesaiditmayhavebeencausedbycy- edinlovebyhisfamily.” bersabotageandonewarnedthatTehran Hewas41. wouldretaliateagainstanycountrycarry- “MyheartisbrokenasI ingoutsuchattacks. cannotimagineourliveswith- “Theincidentcouldslowdownthede- outhim,”Ms.Klootswroteon velopment and production of advanced Instagram.“Nickwassucha centrifugesinthemediumterm…Iranwill brightlight.Hewaseveryone’s replacethedamagedbuildingwithabigger friend,lovedtolisten,helpand onethathasmoreadvancedequipment,” especiallytalk.Hewasanin- statenewsagencyIRNAquotedthespokes- credibleactorandmusician.He man for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organiza- AbuildingdamagedbyafireatIran’sNatanznuclearfacilitylastweekwillbereplacedwith lovedhisfamilyandlovedbeing tion,BehrouzKamalvandi,assaying.“The ‘abiggeronethathasmoreadvancedequipment,’agovernmentspokesmansaid. afatherandhusband.” incidenthascausedsignificantdamagebut ASSOCIATEDPRESS TheTonyAward-nominated therewerenocasualties.” actor,singerandmusicianfirst Three Iranian officials who spoke on Iran’s main uranium enrichment site aco-ordinated,clandestinenucleararms enteredhospitalinL.A.atthe conditionofanonymityonFridaysaidthey whichismostlyunderground,isoneofsev- programthatithaltedin2003.Tehrande- beginningofAprilwithwhat believedthefirewastheresultofacyber- eralIranianfacilitiesmonitoredbyinspec- nieseverseekingnuclearweapons. wasseeminglyacaseofpneu- attackbutdidnotciteanyevidence. tors of the International Atomic Energy Iranagreedtocurbitsnuclearprogram monia,Ms.Klootssaid. On Thursday, an article by IRNA ad- Agency(IAEA),theUNnuclearwatchdog. inexchangefortheremovalofmostinter- Doctorssuspecteditwasthe dressedwhatitcalledthepossibilityofsab- TheIAEAsaidonFridaythelocationof nationalsanctionsinadealreachedbe- novelcoronavirusandadminis- otagebyenemiessuchasIsraelandthe thefiredidnotcontainnuclearmaterials tweenTehranandsixworldpowersin2015. teredthreetestsforit. UnitedStates,althoughitstoppedshortof andthatnoneofitsinspectorswaspresent ButIranhasgraduallyreduceditscommit- Thefirsttwotestscameback accusingeitherdirectly. atthetime. mentstotheaccordsinceU.S.President negativeandthethirdwas Israel’sDefenceMinistersaidonSunday NatanzisthecentrepieceofIran’sen- DonaldTrumpwithdrewfromthedealin positiveforCOVID-19. itwasnot“necessarily”behindeverymys- richmentprogram,whichTehransaysis 2018. Thediseaseravagedhisbody, teriousincidentinIran. onlyforpeacefulpurposes.Westernintelli- accordingtoMs.Kloots,who The Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, genceagenciesandtheIAEAbelieveithad REUTERS kepttheworldupdatedonhis situationdailywithpostsonher Instagramaccount. Shesaiddoctorsdescribedhis WE Charity affair reaffirms Trudeau’s peculiar form of hubris lungsasbeingriddledwith holesandlookingasifhe’d beensmokingfor50years,even thoughhewasn’tasmoker. CAMPBELL islookingintowhetherMr.Trudeau’sper- detailsweren’tforthcoming. Hehadalingeringlungin- CLARK sonaltiestoWEoritsco-founders,Craig Mr.Trudeaushowednoinclinationto fectionandmajorcomplications andMarcKielburger,createdaconflictof talk about what happened. Instead, he fromthedisease,including OPINION interestindecisionsonstudentgrants. told us on Friday that he has been in- bloodpressureproblemsand OnFriday,Mr.Trudeauhadtoaccept volvedin“empoweringyoungpeople”all clottingissuesthatledtothe thatthewholethingwasamessanddig hislife,thathewasoncechairoftheKati- amputationofhisrightleg. Mark down June 25, 2020, as out. He didn’t acknowledge a mistake, mavikyouthvolunteercharitystartedby Mr.Corderowasinanin- JustinTrudeau’sWE-Day.Itwas mindyou.Mr.Trudeaudescribedthede- oneofhisfather’sfriends,andheldthe tensivecareunitonvarious the day the Prime Minister’s bacle over the Canada Student Service youthcabinetportfolioinhisowngovern- machinestohelpsupporthis pandemic-crisisleadershipwas Grantas“unfortunate,”asthoughuncon- ment’s first term. He was suggesting no heart,lungsandkidneys. diverted from the successful rhythm of trollable external factors had unhappily oneshouldquestionhisgoodintentions Hewasinamedicallyin- dailypressconferencesandcrisis-cashan- thrustaTorontocharityandtheLiberal forhelpingyouth. ducedcomabuthadcomeout nouncements. governmentintothissadcircumstance. ItwasaTrudeau-esqueassertionthat ofitbeforehisdeath. That was the day that Mr. Trudeau There was no talk of how this hap- hisgoodintentionsdidn’tleaveroomfor Ms.Klootsputonabrave madeasurprisingannouncementthatWE pened,orwhy.Thegrantprogramwasill- askingquestions.Butitwasworthasking faceonherInstagramaccount, Charity – an organization for which Mr. conceivedtobeginwith,designedtopour whetherthisprogramisapandemicpri- postingpositivemessagesand Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire out nearly a billion dollars in grants to ority,andwhetherWEwasputincharge oftenappearingwiththeirson, Trudeau,actasspokespersons–wasbeing hastilyrecruitedstudentvolunteersina becauseitissomethingofapublic-rela- Elvis,whojusthadhisfirst tapped to run a $900-million program fewshortmonthsofsummer,blurringthe tionspartnerforMr.Trudeau. birthday. recruitingstudentvolunteersandgiving linesbetweenvolunteeringandlow-paid The“technical”ethicsquestionwithMr. Sheencouragedeveryoneto themgrantsof$1,000to$5,000. work. Trudeau’s private-island vacation was playMr.Cordero’ssongLive What’sstrangeisthatthePMseemedto Itwasnevercriticaltogettingthrough whethertheAgaKhanwasreallysucha YourLifetohelpsendpositive thinkitwasoddorunfairthatanyonewas the pandemic. Handing the administra- personalfriendthattherewasnosenseof vibesforhimintotheuniverse. asking questions about how this tion,anda$19.5-millioncontribution,to obligation when the Trudeaus asked to Herpleaspurredcountless arrangementcametobe,howthewhole anorganizationthathadneverdoneany- usehisisland.Buthisaideswouldhave Instagramusers,includingsome thing is going to work, and – now that thinglikeitwasextremelyunusual,and been telling him that friend or not, it celebritiesandBroadwaystars, you’vemadeusthinkaboutit–whether wasboundtomakepeopleaskifithad didn’tlookgood.WithWE,Mr.Trudeau topostvideosofthemselves thewholeprogramwasreallysuchagood anythingtodowiththefactthatMs.Gré- apparently didn’t expect he’d be ques- dancingtoLiveYourLifeand idea. goireTrudeauisaWEambassador. tionedaboutwhocameupwiththeidea performingvariousincarnations Ittakesapeculiarformofhubrisfora Whodidthat?TheLiberalgovernment ofputtingthecharityinchargeofa$900- ofit. prime minister to become enmeshed in did.Mr.Trudeau’sassertionthatcivilser- millionprogram. Ms.KlootssaidthatonSun- political controversy through their deal- vantsdecidedthatonlyWEcouldmanage Neitherseemstohavethemakingsofa day,shesangthesongtohimin ingswithcharities,butMr.Trudeauhas theprogramseemedalittleunlikely.At fatalpoliticalscandal.ButMr.Trudeau’s person,holdinghishands. managedtodoittwice. anyrate,Mr.Trudeauhadadutytoanswer WE-Day clanged a discordant note for a “AsIsangthelastlineto Thefirsttimewaswhenheandhisfam- questionsabouttheprogram,andheand PrimeMinisterwhohasseenhisapproval him,‘they’llgiveyouhellbut ilyvisitedtheAgaKhan’sluxuriouspri- hisgovernmentdeclinedtoprovidemany ratingsriseashehandlesacrisis. don’tyou[let]themkillyour vateislandwhiletheAgaKhan’sfounda- ofthedetails,ormaketheagreementpub- Herewasabafflingdecisionthatmakes lightnotwithoutafight.Live tions were lobbying his Liberal govern- lic.Itsurelookedlikeaclubbyarrange- you question his priorities. And once yourlife,’Ismiledbecausehe ment. The former ethics commissioner, mentandthefedsweren’twillingtoshow again,Mr.Trudeauapparentlystumbled definitelyputupafight,”she MaryDawson,ruledthatoffside.Now,the usthedetails. into controversy out of an assumption wrote. currentethicscommissioner,MarioDion, EvenasWE’sinvolvementwasended, thatnoonecanquestionhisintentions. THECANADIANPRESS MONDAY,JULY6,2020 | THEGLOBEANDMAIL O NEWS | A5 Scientists test donated plasma on COVID-19 patients Canadianclinicaltrial finishthetrial.Ifthecoronavirus looksatwhether roarsbackinthefall,asmostin- fectious-disease experts predict, antibodiesinbloodof theyintendtohaveplentyofan- survivorscanwinthe tibody-richconvalescentplasma readytothawanduseagainsta fightagainstthevirus diseaseforwhichonlyafewoth- er treatments have shown any promise. KELLYGRANTHEALTHREPORTER Mr.Murphy’sfirstplasmado- nationisalreadyonice.Hemade itonMay16,abouttwomonths IfasecondwaveofCOVID-19 after the day he believes he slamsintoCanadainthefall, caught the coronavirus from doctors are planning to have someonewhocameintohisof- freezersfullofconvalescentplas- ficeformeetings. mareadytodeployaspartofan Thevirushithim“likeatonof efforttodetermine,onceandfor bricks,”Mr.Murphysaid.Heex- all, whether the straw-coloured perienceddeepfatigue,extreme liquidinthebloodofsurvivors jointpainandtheworstdigestive canhelpsavethenewlyinfected. upsetofhislife.Hefeltnear-de- Morethan500Canadianswho liriousatpoints.Hespent32days have recovered from COVID-19 inquarantineathome,sustained havealreadydonatedtheirplas- byfoodandsuppliesdroppedoff matoaclinicaltrialthataimsto byfriendsandneighbours,some enroll1,200coronavirus-infected ofwhomhebarelyknewbefore patientswhoaresickenoughto hiswifeaskedforhelpthrougha beadmittedtohospital,butearly PeterMurphyhasrecoveredfromCOVID-19andhassincedonatedhisplasmatoaclinicaltrial.Hehopeshis street-widee-maillist. enough in their illness that a plasmawillhelpsavecoronaviruspatientswhocomeafterhim.DAVECHAN/THEGLOBEANDMAIL “This thing, amazingly, really stranger’s antibodies might still broughtourwholestreettogeth- havetimetowinafightagainst antibodies. It seemed to work icaltrialwithacontrolgroupfor somemorethanonce.Another er,”Mr.Murphysaid.“Itwasone thevirus. duringtheSpanishflupandemic comparison. 38werebookedtodonatesoon. of our neighbours down the Peter Murphy, a 51-year-old of1918-1919,whensomestudies– DatafromthoseU.S.patients In Quebec, 408 convalescent streetwhofirstsawapostabout projectmanagerforasteelcom- althoughcrudebytoday’sstan- showconvalescentplasmaissafe plasmadonorsmade897dona- the[convalescentplasma]study panyinOttawa,isoneoftheCO- dards–foundthatconvalescent foruseinCOVID-19,saidJeannie tionsasofJune22,accordingto andsentittomywife.Itwaslike, VID-19survivorshopinghisplas- plasmacutthedeathrateforin- Callum, the director of transfu- Héma-Québec, the province’s well,thisisano-brainer.” mawillbeaneffectivemedicine fluenzapneumoniainhalf. sionmedicineatToronto’sSun- bloodauthority. Afterhisfirstdonation,asam- forthecoronaviruspatientswho Convalescentplasmahassince nybrookHealthSciencesCentre. That’smorethanenoughplas- pleofMr.Murphy’splasmawas comeafterhim. beenusedtofightSARS,Middle “Whatwedon’tknowis,doesit matosatisfytheneedinCanada, senttoalabtobetestedforlevels “Eveniftheycan’tnecessarily East respiratory syndrome reallydoanything?” wherethefirstwavehasebbed of neutralizing antibodies, the use my plasma to specifically (MERS)andEbolawithhintsof That’swhatDr.Callum,oneof and the number of coronavirus kindthatrenderthevirusinca- savesomebody,theycanuseitto success,butmixedresultsover- threeco-leadresearchers,ishop- patients in hospital has plum- pableofinfectingcells. learn,” Mr. Murphy said of re- all. ingtofigureoutthroughtheCan- meted. Mr. Murphy’s plasma got the searchers.“That’sfine,too.This The picture isn’t any clearer adian clinical trial, known as CONCOR-1hadrandomized44 green light. Now he intends to isunchartedterritory.” for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that CONCOR-1. patients as of Thursday, two- donateeverytwoweeksforthe It’sunchartedterritoryinthe causes COVID-19. The only ran- Now is the best time for pa- thirdsofwhomreceivedconva- rest of the year. Each time he caseofCOVID-19,butnotinmed- domized clinical trial of conva- tients who survived Canada’s lescent plasma, the rest regular gives, his plasma will be tested icalhistory.Asfarbackasthelate lescentplasmapublishedtodate first wave to donate, said Dana care. forneutralizingantibodies,mak- 1800s,doctorshavebeenexperi- was inconclusive; it was termi- Devine,chiefscientistforCana- “At the beginning, our prob- inghimoneoftherelativelyfew mentingwithconvalescentplas- nated early because doctors in dianBloodServices,whichiscol- lemwasasupplyproblem,”said Canadianswhocanaccessregu- maasatreatmentforviraland Wuhan, China, ran out of pa- lecting plasma for use in CON- Donald Arnold, director of the lar updates on the state of his bacterial infections, including tients when public-health mea- COR-1. McMasterCentreforTransfusion body’sdefencesagainstthecoro- measles, polio, mumps and suresbroughttheepidemicthere “Your antibody level doesn’t Research in Hamilton, and an- navirus. Spanishinfluenza. undercontrol. stay high forever,” Dr. Devine other of CONCOR-1’s lead re- Thatsaid,Mr.Murphyremains Theconceptissimpleenough: In the United States, more said. “We need people to come searchers. “Now we’re at the onguard.Heknowsthescientific Transfusetheantibody-richplas- than 20,000 people have re- nowanddothesedonationsso stagewherewe’refacingdemand juryisstilloutonhowmuchim- ma of patients who have reco- ceived plasma from recovered that we have plasma ready for challenges because there just munity his antibodies actually vered or “convalesced” into COVID-19 patients with special thesecondwave.” aren’tenoughpatientsthatneed confer,andhowlongthatimmu- freshly infected people whose permission from the Food and AsofJuly2,125recoveredpa- thetrial.” nitymightlast. own immune systems haven’t Drug Administration (FDA), al- tientshaddonatedtheirplasma However, he and Dr. Callum “There’snosenseofinvincibil- had time to start pumping out thoughnotinarandomizedclin- to Canadian Blood Services, are confident they’ll be able to ity,”hesaid. mqup.ca Take a page out of history. 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A14-year-oldboyalreadyfaced onecountoffirst-degreemurder in the death of a 27-year-old woman and a slew of shooting charges. The slain woman has been CalgaryStampedevolunteerJessicaRooney,left,helpscookduringadrive-throughpancakebreakfastonSaturdayaspeopletrytofind identifiedasDanielleDawnCote waystoenjoysomeperksoftheeventeventhoughit’sbeencancelled.PHOTOSBYJEFFMCINTOSH/THECANADIANPRESS ofWinnipeg. Policeallegethetwoboyswere presenttogetherforthreesepa- The show must go on rateincidents,andtheysaythe youngerboynowfacesadditional chargesinanother,fourthshoot- ingearlyonJuly1thatinjureda 17-year-oldgirl,whowasableto Fromdrive-throughbreakfasts getawayonfoot. toafoodtruckfeasttoonline Neitherofthetwosuspectscan benamedundertheYouthCrimi- linedancing,Calgariansare nalJusticeAct,andConstableJay findingwaystoenjoyparts Murray told reporters Saturday that motives for the shootings ofthecancelledStampede aren’tyetknown. Policehavesaidtheirinvesti- gationbeganwhena44-year-old STEFANIEMAROTTA man was struck by a vehicle around2:30a.m.Wednesdayand it was later found he had been Stampede Park is mostly deserted shot.He’sinstableconditionin butCalgariansarestillfindingways hospital. toenjoysomeStampedeperksfrom Less than an hour later, Ms. theircarsandbackyards. Coteandan18-year-oldmanwere TheCalgaryStampede,whichincludes walkingalongastreetwhenthey arodeo,midwayandexhibition,typically wereshot.Thewomandiedim- attractsmorethan100,000visitorsaday, mediately.Theman,whopolice butitwasamongmanylargeeventsforced havesaidwasabletomakehis tocancelthisyearbecauseoftheCOVID-19 way to a nearby convenience pandemic.Tofillthegap,Stampedeorga- store,wastakentohospitalandis nizersandlocalgroupsareputtingonfire- instablecondition. works,drive-throughpancakebreakfasts Stampedeprincesses,fromlefttoright,JanelleMacKenzie,KelceyMooreandMadeline PolicewerethencalledtoThe andothereventsthatpeoplecantakeinat Kerkoviuswavetovisitorsduringadrive-throughpancakebreakfastonSaturday. Forks,apopularhistoricandtour- asafedistance. istareaofthecity,around12:30 “You can’t cancel Stampede spirit, so Andrews,co-ownerofYYCFoodTrucks. Canadabuttotheworld,thankyouboys a.m.Thursday.A40-year-oldman we’retryingtokeepthataliveeventhough Alineupofabout50carshadformed10 andgirls,”hesaidashestoodonthestage hadbeenshotandwastakento wecan’tcelebrateinthetraditionalway,” minutes before opening on the event’s attherodeograndstand. hospitalinstablecondition. saidDanaPeers,presidentandchairman firstday. “I’macowboyandtheolderIgetIfear oftheCalgaryStampedeBoard. “Alotoftruckshavesaidthatifithadn’t ourworldending,andIvalueitsomuch THECANADIANPRESS TheStampedewasscheduledtostart beenforthedrive-through,theywouldn’t because the greatest lessons in my life onJuly3,butwasscratchedforthefirst beinbusiness,”Ms.Andrewssaid.“The weretaughtfromamanwhowearsacow- timeinmorethanacentury.The10-day Calgaryspiritisvibrantandwe’resurvi- boyhatandspurs,andIwouldnothave eventcontributes$540-milliontothelocal vors.” finishedthisjourneyifIweren’tacow- LATVIA-BOUNDCANADIAN economy,organizerssay,andcreates4,700 TheCalgaryChamberofCommerceis boy.” TROOPSRETURNOVER jobs, including 3,500 seasonal workers alsoholdingaseriesofvirtualeventsto Local organizations are also holding CORONAVIRUSCONCERNS duringthesummer.ButtheStampedelaid bring the business community together theirowncommunitycelebrations.Some offmostofits1,200year-roundemployees over drinks and food from home. Net- breweriesareplanningStampede-themed inMarch. workingeventsandpartiesinlocalrestau- partieswithcowboyhats,haybalesand OTTAWAAmilitaryplanecarry- Otherfairsandexhibitionsacrossthe rants, bars and temporary tents that wagonwheels. ingCanadiantroopstoLatvia countryarealsofacingcancellations.To- sproutupthroughoutthecity’sdowntown GracePresbyterianChurchisputtingto- wasforcedtoturnaroundand ronto’s Canadian National Exhibition, areamajorpartoftheStampedeexperi- getherasocial-mediavideoofprerecord- returnhomebecauseofcon- whichattracts1.4millionvisitorseachyear ence traditionally for corporate Calgary edfootageofpeopleathomemakingpan- cernsthoseonboardmighthave inAugust,wascancelledinMay–onlythe and business leaders, who visit from cakesandline-dancing.Aftermorethan beenexposedtoCOVID-19. secondtimeithasbeenshutdowninits acrossthecountryeachsummer. 800peopleattendedthechurch’spancake ThePolarisaircraftcarrying 142-year history. Vancouver’s Pacific Na- Thefestivalactsasthelaunchingpoint breakfastlastyear,thegrouphopestopro- about70militarymembersand tionalExhibitioninAugustisalsooutof fornewclientrelationships vide its community mem- aircrewtookofffromCanadian commission. anddeals–muchofwhich berswithawaytoparticipate ForcesBaseTrentononJuly2 InCalgary,insteadofpilingontoScot- would not happen without TheStampede intheStampededuringthe afterthoseonboardhadspent sman’sHill,apopularspottowatchthe theStampede,accordingto pandemicwhilefundraising twoweeksinquarantineatthe wasscheduledto fireworksthatarepartoftheStampede’s chamberpresidentandchief foralocalcharity. Ontariobase,DefenceDepart- nightlygrandstandshow,localresidents executiveSandipLalli. startonJuly3,but “There is a real sense of mentspokeswomanJessica withaviewofthecityskylinecanseeone “Thebusinesscommunity wasscratchedforthe community spirit with the Lamirandesaid.Allmilitary of two fireworks displays from their is having a hard time con- firsttimeinmore Stampede breakfasts that personneldeployingonoverseas homes.ThefirstwaslastFridayandthe nectingandgeneratingleads happen all across the city missionsarerequiredtounder- thanacentury. secondisthisweekend. forbusinessbecauseofCO- andpeoplegatheringtogeth- gosuchquarantinemeasuresas Andthedailypancakebreakfaststhat VID-19,”Ms.Lallisaid.“Alot er and celebrate,” Rev. Jake theCanadianArmedForceshas usuallydrawlargecrowdsacrossCalgary of the conversation will probably be VanPernissaid. implementedstrictmeasuresto instead will involve lineups of cars and aroundhowtheygotthroughthelastsix “We put together a virtual stampede ensuretroopsdonotcarry trucks. months.” party as a way of continuing with that COVID-19toanothercountryor “For lots of people, it’s synonymous TokeeptheStampedespiritgoingthis senseofcommunityconnection.” spreadtherespiratoryillness withtheCalgaryStampedethatthey’rego- summer,somecrowd-drawingattractions But some businesses are not able to amongtheirunit. ingtohaveafreepancakebreakfast,”Mr. arebeingheldwithphysicaldistancingin adapt,andStampedeguestswillhaveto Yetdespitethoseprecautions, Peerssaid.“Wewantedtokeepthattradi- mind. waituntilpandemicrestrictionsliftforfes- theplanewasforcedtoturn tionaliveandthenewruleshavebrought Asmallgroupwelcomedparademar- tival favourites to return. Amusement- aroundinmidairafterthemil- ustothisdrive-throughmethod.” shalFilipeMasettiLeiteashearrivedatthe parkridesandgamesprovidersandretail- itaryreceivedwordthatsome- The Stampede is the biggest event of CalgaryStampedegroundslastFridayaf- ersthatdisplayproductsatthemidway oneatCFBTrentonwhomay theyearforfoodtrucksandvendors.To tera13-monthrideonhorsebackfromAn- arestillunabletoreopen. havecomeincontactwiththe make up some of the loss, YYC Food chorage,Alaska.The33-year-oldBrazilian, “Thesebusinessesessentiallywillhave planeandpassengershadtested Trucksisplayinghosttoa10-dayevent whoimmigratedtoCanadaasateenager, littletonorevenueforthenextyearand positivefortheillness. mimickingthemidway,invitingpeopleto completeda3,400-kilometrejourneythe they’regoingtohavetohangontomakeit “Thehealthandwell-beingof driveuptotheirfavouritespots.Theevent samedaytheStampedewassupposedto throughtonextyear,”Mr.Peerssaid. ourmembersandthatofour isputtingmorethan400peopleand30 begin. “It’snotaneasythingtosayandit’snot alliesandpartnersinLatviaisa trucksbacktowork,accordingtoJennifer “What this rodeo means, not only to aneasythingtodo.” priority,”Ms.Lamirandesaidin astatement.“Assuch,thedeci- sionwasmadetoreturnthe aircraftenroute–ratherthan Refugee gives back by working at Quebec LTC home landinLatvia–toavoidthe possibleriskofspreadingthe disease.” Thoseonboardwillnowhave STEPHANIEMARINMONTREAL TheRedCrossistrainingupto900peo- arrivaltoCanada.Hefirstcametoknow toundergoanother14daysin pletofillavarietyoftaskswhileQuebec theorganizationinSyria,ravagedbywar isolationatthebasebefore completestrainingformorethan10,000 since2011. resumingtheirmission,though GeorgeChabowasjustateenagerwhen peopletoworkfull-timeasorderliesby ItwasalsotheRedCrossthathelped Ms.Lamirandeplayeddownany theSyrianrefugeearrivedinMontrealin mid-Septemberinlong-termcarehomes. hisfamilyinLebanon,providingthemed- potentialimpactthedelay thewinterof2016,metfirstbyCanadian People such as Mr. Chabo will be icalexamsneededaheadoftheirarrivalin wouldhaveonCanada’smission Red Cross volunteers who supplied him pressedintoserviceinthecomingweeks CanadainFebruary,2016. inLatvia. andhisfamilywithbootsandwinterjack- tofillthatvoidandgiveworkerssomere- Mr.Chabowasjust17whenrepresenta- Canadahas540troopsin etstobravetheQuebeccold. prieve after a difficult spring on CO- tives provided them with the winter Latvia,wheretheyformthecore Mr.Chaboneverforgotthatinitialen- VID-19’sfrontlines. clothesandhelpedtofillouttheirimmi- ofa1,500-strongmultinational counter,andnowhe’sdeterminedtogive Mr.Chaboisastudent,butinsteadof grationdocuments.Hisfamily–hispar- battlegroupestablishedbythe back to the humanitarian organization takingthesummeroff,heraisedhishand ents,sisterandbrother–weresponsored NATOmilitaryalliancethree and the province that welcomed and tohelpthemostvulnerable. byQuebecers.SowhenMr.Chabocaught yearsago.Similarbattlegroups helpedhisfamily. Duringabreaklastweekduringhisin- wordoftherecruitmentdrive,hejumped ledbyBritain,Germanyandthe Recently,Mr.Chabo,21,satattentively tensivetrainingsessionwherehe’slearn- attheopportunity. U.S.havebeenestablishedin inaclassroom–aconvertedhotelroom ingtotakecareoftheelderly,Mr.Chabo Hewasn’teveninneedofwork–he Estonia,LithuaniaandPoland, where the Red Cross has been training explainedwhyheansweredthecall. alreadyhadajob.Buthewasdetermined respectively. peopletodohumanitarianworkinlong- “Wewentthroughdifficultsituationsin togiveback.“Inexchange,Ifeelit’sagood Thebattlegroupswerecre- term care homes as support aides and ourcountry,inSyria,weknowwhatcrises ideatohelpthecommunitylikethis,”he atedafterRussiaannexedCri- othertasks. are,”Mr.Chabosaid.“Weunderstand,we said.“Iwanttogivebacktosocietyforits meafromUkrainein2014and Theseaidesarebeingtrainedtoreplace haveempathy.” warmwelcome.” begantosupportseparatist CanadianArmedForcespersonnel,most Hehasn’tforgottentheimpressionthe forcesinUkraine’seasternre- ofwhomhaverecentlyleftthehomes. Canadian Red Cross made during his THECANADIANPRESS gions.THECANADIANPRESS MONDAY,JULY6,2020 | THEGLOBEANDMAIL O NEWS | A7 Africa’s locust outbreak is far from over Millionsofpeople’s Thetroubleis,onlyKenyaand livelihoodsareatstake Ethiopiaaredoingthepesticide- controlwork. ineasternregion “Thelimitedfinancialcapacity asswarmsthreaten ofsomeoftheaffectedcountries andthelockdownduetothecor- todecimatecrops onaviruspandemichavefurther hampered control efforts. Addi- tionally,armedconflictinSoma- KHALEDKAZZIHA liarenderedsomeofthelocust CARAANNANAIROBI breedingareasinaccessible,”IC- PACexpertAbubakrSalihBabik- erandcolleagueswroteincorre- The crunch of young locusts spondencepublishedinthejour- comeswithnearlyeverystep.The nal Nature Climate Change this worstoutbreakofthevoracious month. insectsinKenyain70yearsisfar Since “more extreme climate fromover,andtheirnewestgen- variabilitycouldincreasethelike- erationisnowfindingitswings lihood of pest outbreaks and forproperflight. spread,”theycalledforabetter Thelivelihoodsofmillionsof earlywarningsystemforthere- alreadyvulnerablepeopleinEast gionandurgeddevelopingcoun- Africa are at stake, and people triestohelp. suchasBorisPoloareworkingto The pesticide spraying in limitthedamage.Thelogistician Kenya “has definitely borne withahelicopterfirmisoncon- fruit,” said Kenneth Mwangi, a tract with the United Nations satelliteinformationanalystwith FoodandAgriculturalOrganiza- AwomanwalksthroughaswarmofdesertlocustsnearLodwar,Kenya,onThursday.LocustsinEastAfrica ICPAC.There’sbeenasharpde- tion,helpingtofindandmarklo- arebecominghardertocontainastheytransformfromhopperstomatureflyingswarms.BAZRATNER/REUTERS cline from the first wave of lo- custswarmsforthetargetedpes- custs,andafewcountiesthathad ticide spraying that has been Africahasbeencaughtinacycle ment. 200kilometresaday. seen“hugeandmultipleswarms” calledtheonlyeffectivecontrol. withnoendinsightasmillionsof Inthepastweekandahalf,Mr. “They follow prevailing nowreportlittletonone. “It sounds grim because locustsbecamebillions,nibbling Polosaid,thelocustshavetrans- winds,”Mr.Polosaid.“Sothey’ll It’sbeenmorechallengingin there’snowayyou’regonnakill awaytheleavesofbothcropsand formed from hoppers to more start entering Sudan, Ethiopia Ethiopia, where, despite the allofthembecausetheareasare thebrushthatsustainsthelive- matureflyingswarmsthatinthe andeventuallycomearoundto- spraying,newlocustswarmsar- sovast,”hesaidfromthefieldin stock so important to many nextcoupleofweekswilltaketo ward Somalia.” By then, the rivedfromSomaliaandpartsof northwestern Kenya on Thurs- families. long-distanceflight,creatingvast windswillhaveshiftedandwhat- northernKenya.Butwithoutthe day.“Butthekeyoftheprojectis “Theriskofsignificantimpact swarmsthatcanlargelyblotout ever swarms are left will come controlwork,Mr.Polosaid,theal- to minimize” the damage, and tobothcropsandrangelandsis thehorizon.Asingleswarmcan backintoKenya. readydramaticswarmswouldbe theworkisdefinitelyhavingan veryhigh,”theregionalIGADCli- bethesizeofalargecity. Thenextgenerationcouldbe evenmoremassive. effect,hesaid. mate Prediction & Applications Onceairborne,thelocustswill upto20timesthesizeofthepre- Formonths,alargepartofEast CentresaidWednesdayinastate- behardertocontain,flyingupto viousone. ASSOCIATEDPRESS Huawei: Johnson facing pressure from fellow Conservative MPs FROMA1 examination of 5G technology andtheassociatedsecurityand Heisalsoexpectedtoorderthe economic considerations is un- removalofthecompany’scom- derway. ponentsfromtheexisting5G,4G That review has been taking and3Gnetworkswithinthenext placeforclosetotwoyears. sevenyears. “Wearetakingallsecurityfac- Mr. Johnson has grown in- torsintoaccount,includingthose creasinglywaryaboutHuawei,es- fromouralliesandoursecurity pecially as China sharpened its agencies,”hesaid.“Wewillensure crackdown on dissent in Hong thatournetworksarekeptsecure Kong.LastweekMr.Johnsoncrit- andwilltaketheappropriatede- icized China’s recently imposed cisionsinduecourse.” securitylawontheterritoryand Conservative public-safety announced that Britain would criticPierrePaul-Hussaidthefed- pavethewayforupto2.5million eral government needs to ban Hong Kong residents to immi- Huawei from Canada’s 5G net- SouthAfricanNationalDefenceForcemilitaryhealthpractitionersstandatattentiononSundayat gratetoBritain. work. anairbaseinPortElizabethintheprovinceofEasternCape,wherecoronaviruscasenumbersare “Idon’twanttoseeourcritical “WhenitcomestoHuawei,the quicklyincreasing.MICHAELSHEEHAN/AFPVIAGETTYIMAGES nationalinfrastructureatriskof Trudeau Liberals have spent being in any way controlled by monthsignoringCanada’ssecuri- potentiallyhostilestatevendors,” tyagenciesandhaverefusedto South Africa: Country’s rampant inequality he told the Evening Standard takeapositiononHuaweiandits newspaper.“Wehavetothinkve- possibleparticipationinCanada’s enables virus to rip through towns, inner cities rycarefullyabouthowtoproceed 5Gnetwork.ThishasputCanada now.” offside with our G7 allies and The Prime Minister has also threatensthefutureofFiveEyes FROMA1 almostallofthebedswererapidlyfilledwithina faced mounting pressure from intelligencesharing,”hesaid. fewweeksofitsopening. morethan60fellowConservative “Conservativeshavebeenclear ButSouthAfricamightbethemostextremeex- Khayelitsha, with a population of about membersofParliamentwhohave aboutcallingonJustinTrudeau ampleofthisphenomenon–especiallyinits 500,000,suffersfromhighunemploymentand raised concerns about China’s and his Liberal government to firstCOVID-19epicentre,theprovinceofWest- poorhousing,withmorethanhalfofitspeople conductinHongKongandwho takeimmediateactiontoprotect ernCape,hometothetouristmeccaofCape livinginshackswithoutrunningwater.Italso havevigorouslyopposedthegov- ournationalsecurityandCana- Town,whereincomeinequalityisdrasticand hasamongthehighestratesofHIV,tuberculo- ernment’sdecisiontoallowHua- dians’ privacy and ban Huawei growing. sis,hypertensionanddiabetesinCapeTown. weitosupplypartsofthe5Gnet- fromCanada’s5Gnetwork.” “It’sdefinitelyfollowingallthefaultlinesof “Communitiesthatarereallydisadvantaged work. InBritain,severalsecurityex- inequalityintheprovince,”saidHelenSchneid- forvariousreasonsarethemostheavilyimpact- AnotherkeyfactorinMr.John- pertshavearguedthatallowing er,professorofpublichealthattheUniversityof edbytheepidemic,”saidAndrewBoulle,anepi- son’sabout-faceappearstobea Huaweitosupplynon-corecom- theWesternCape. demiologistattheUniversityofCapeTown. freshassessmentofthecompany ponentstothe5Gnetwork,such “Thespreadofthevirusisdefinitelytracking “Poorerareasaremoreheavilyhit–that’s bytheNCSC.Lastyear,thecentre as antennas and base stations, wheresocialdistancingismuchmoredifficult,” definitelyatragedyofCOVID-19inlower-and concludedthatanysecurityrisks wasapracticalsolutiongiventhat shetoldTheGlobeandMail.“Populationdensi- middle-incomecountries.” associatedwithHuaweitechnolo- thecountryhasfewalternatives. tyisthebigfactor.Allthenodesofhighestpov- WesternCapeisnowseeingdeathratesthat gycouldbemanaged. Theonlyrealoptionswouldbe ertyareaffected.” arenormallyseenonlyinepidemicsortimesof The NCSC noted at the time Sweden’sEricssonandNokiaof SouthAfrica,accordingtoWorldBankdata, war,Prof.Boullesaid.“Thelasttimewesawthis thatithadbeenexaminingHua- Finland.Expertssaycomponents istheworld’smostunequalcountry,stillbadly inSouthAfricawasattheheightoftheAIDSepi- wei’sequipmentinaspecialeval- from both those companies dividedbytheapartheid-eragap demic,priortowidespreadavail- uationcentreforthepastdecade, would be more expensive and betweenrichandpoor.Thevirus ability of treatment,” he told a anditsaidwhiletherehadbeen switchingwoulddelaytherollout has exploited this inequality to provincialmediabriefing. problemswiththecompany’sen- of5Gforconsumers. tearthroughthetownshipsand Thisisadisease “If the Western Cape were a gineering and security capabili- BanningHuaweicouldalsobe innercities,whereitisalmostim- country,atthispointoftimeglob- ties,theissuescouldbehandled. financially crippling for British ofinequality. possibleformanypeopletodis- ally,wemightbeoneofthecoun- TheNCShasbeenre-examin- telecomproviders.BTrunsabout tancethemselvesorself-isolate. Whenyou’reliving trieswiththehighestdailymor- ingitspositionsinceMaywhen two-thirdsofitsexisting4Gnet- In Cape Town, the virus was amonggangwarfare talityratesintheworld.Weare theU.S.governmentslappednew work, one of the largest in the seededearlybytouristsandtrav- andyou’refacing currentlyatabout70deathsaday, sanctions on Huawei that will country,onequipmentsupplied ellerswhohadbeeninEuropein and that could double by early limit the company’s ability to byHuawei. insecurityand FebruaryandMarchwhenthedis- August.” sourceAmerican-madesemicon- Huawei officials have consis- easewascirculatinglargelyunde- poverty,you’renot After two months in which ductors. The Sunday Telegraph tentlyrejectedsecurityconcerns tected.Butthevirusspreadrapid- necessarilygoingto WesternCapewastheepicentre, andTheSundayTimesreported raised by U.S. officials, arguing ly when it reached the poorest putsocialdistancing thevirusisnowspreadingquickly overtheweekendthattheNCSC theyhavenoproofandareonly suburbs, despite an early lock- in Eastern Cape and Johannes- hasconcludedthatthesanctions tryingtopromoteAmericansup- highonyourlist downthathelpedsuppressitstra- burg,whereagainthepoorestand willforceHuaweitousealterna- pliers. jectory. ofpriorities. highest-density neighbourhoods tive components which could “The reason Huawei is the “Ithasdefinitelygravitatedto- are the hardest-hit. Those com- makeitimpossibletomanagethe global leader in 5G and mobile wardsthepartsofthecitythatare HELENSCHNEIDER munitieshaveadeadlycombina- risks. phonesisbecauseitinvestsbil- PROFESSOROFPUBLIC more densely populated and HEALTHATTHEUNIVERSITY tionoffactorsagainstthem.They Thecentre’sreportwillbesent lionsinR&D,”PaulHarrison,the morevulnerable,”Prof.Schneider OFTHEWESTERNCAPE areovercrowdedandbadlylack- to cabinet ministers this week company’sheadofinternational said. inginaccesstohealthcare,water and Mr. Johnson is expected to media,saidonTwitteronSunday. “Thisisadiseaseofinequality.Whenyou’re andsanitation.Theyalsotendtohavehighrates announce the ban on Huawei “The U.S. fell asleep at the 5G livingamonggangwarfareandyou’refacingin- ofdiabetes,hypertension,HIVandtuberculosis componentsthismonth. wheelyearsagoandthey’refight- securityandpoverty,you’renotnecessarilygo- –thecomorbiditiesthattendtobeassociated OfficialsatDowningStreetre- ingtoclawbackmarketposition. ingtoputsocialdistancinghighonyourlistof withthevirus.Oftentheirpeoplehavepoorac- fusedtocommentonSunday,but …UKpolicyisbeingdictatedby priorities.” cesstothemedicinethatcancontrolHIVordia- Health Secretary Matt Hancock Trumpadministration.” WesternCaperecordeditsfirstcaseofthevi- betes,leavingthemmorevulnerable.Andwhen saidthegovernment’searlierde- Huawei’svice-presidentVictor rusonMarch11,inatravellerwhoreturnedfrom theytestpositive,itisdifficulttoself-isolatein cision included conditions that ZhangsaidinastatementSunday Europe.Forthefirsttwoweeks,theviruswas crowdedhomes. had to be met by Huawei. “I’m that the company was working primarilyinmiddle-classareassuchastheGar- Becauseofthelingeringspatialgeographyof sure that the National Security with customers to manage the den Route and the Cape Winelands. But on apartheid,mostpoorSouthAfricansliveinfor- Councilwilllookatthosecondi- U.S. sanctions “so the UK can March29,thefirstcaseswerereportedintwoof merlysegregatedcommunities,farfromtheir tionsandmaketherightdecision maintainitscurrentleadin5G.” Cape Town’s low-income, high-density com- workplaces. Their daily transportation is on onthistomakesurethatwehave Headdedthat“asever,weremain munities:KhayelitshaandKlipfontein.Thevi- crowdedminibuses,wheretheriskofcatching bothaverystrongtelecomsin- opentodiscussionswiththegov- rusbeganrapidlyincreasingthereandinsimi- thevirusishigh. frastructureandeveryonecanget ernment.Webelieveitistooearly larneighbourhoods. Mostofthecountry’sworstCOVID-19out- aphonesignal,”Mr.Hancocktold to determine the impact of the Today, the province’s highest death rates breaks have been recorded among ordinary SkyTV.Thecouncilischairedby proposedrestrictions,whichare fromthevirusareinthosesametwocommuni- workers whose workplaces are frequently Mr. Johnson and includes key not about security, but about ties.ThereliefagencyMédecinssansfrontières crowded:undergroundmineworkers,hospital ministers. marketposition.” (DoctorsWithoutBorders)builta60-bedfield nurses, school teachers, bus drivers, factory Craig MacBride, a spokesper- hospitalforcoronaviruspatientsinKhayelitsha workers,call-centrestaff,prisonguards,super- son for Canadian Public Safety WithareportfromJaniceDicksonin torelievethepressureonthehealthsystem,but marketclerksandpolice-stationemployees. MinisterBillBlair,saidCanada’s Ottawa FOLIO A8 O THEGLOBEANDMAIL | MONDAY,JULY6,2020 Portapique: ‘We were all too torcycles, fancy Christmas par- ties, luxury cars and boats. He hadplentyofdisposableincome afraid of him to go to the police’ that allowed for expensive jew- ellery,exoticvacations,acondo intheDominicanRepublicanda bigloghomenearthebeachin Portapique. Italsoallowedhimtofinance FROMA1 Wortman,didnotrespondtoin- versityandbeganstudyingtobe- “He’d smile to your face while anunusualfascinationwithlaw terviewrequests.Inaninterview comeamortician,beforesettling stealing the wallet out of your enforcement – collecting multi- Onatleastfouroccasions,police withFrankmagazine,hisfather onacareerasadenturist. backpocket.Hewasaconman.” pledecommissionedpolicecars, were alerted to the gunman’s saidhewasheartbrokenbythe “He was proud of it [smug- He once told his uncle he asearchandrescueZodiac,au- troublingbehaviour:in2001,for killings, and wondered whether gling cigarettes], that’s how he wantedtobuildasecretmarijua- thentic uniforms, weapons and anassaultona15-year-oldboy; theycouldhavebeenprevented puthimselfthroughuniversity,” na grow-op inside a bunker in otherpoliceequipment. in2010,fordeaththreatsagainst if the RCMP had obtained a GlynnWortmansaid. Debert, N.S., but cancelled the Hetookthatfascinationwith hisparents;in2011,whenapo- search warrant to seize his siz- “Hediditforyears.Hewasas planwhenhediscoveredmould policevehiclesastepfurtherin lice safety bulletin warned he ableguncollectionyearsago. crookedasthedaywaslong.” insidethebuilding. 2010, when he bought an ob- had a stash of guns and had Asateenager,heshowedthe Asanadult,evenashisden- Hekeptaloadedpistolinside scure Fredericton-based compa- stated he wanted to kill a cop; duality of his personality – he ture business grew, he seemed apillowinanapartmentabove nycalledtheBerkshireBroman andin2013,foraviolentattack toldclassmateshewantedtobe drawntothingsoutsidethelaw. his Dartmouth clinic, his uncle Corporation. onhisspouseandanotherweap- in the RCMP, and said he He hung around with people said. The man he bought it from, onscomplainttotheRCMP. plannedtofollowsomeofhisex- withlongcriminalrecords,used Cashwasalwayskingforthe Kipling Scott MacKenzie, has a Whilehereceivedacondition- tendedfamilyintopolicing.But illegal radar detectors, boasted denturist,becausehehatedpay- lengthycriminalrecord,and,like aldischargeforthe2001assault, healsoactedabovethelaw.He aboutbuyingstolengoods,sold ingtaxes.Heoftendiddenturist Mr. Wortman, a long-running the other complaints to police spedeverywherehedrove,shot black-market liquor and had work under the table, Glynn disputewithpoliceandauthor- neverresultedinanycharges. air-powered rifles around town large sums of cash stashed Wortmansaid. ity, according to Nova Scotia There were many other in- andusedstolensidingtorefinish around his homes. Others said Mr. Wortman’s estate was courtrecords.Mr.MacKenziede- stancesthatshouldhavedrawn hisparents’home,hisunclesaid. heseemedfixatedondeceiving worthanestimated$1.2-million, scribed the company as a tree- police to Mr. Wortman’s door, Bythetimehewasastudent peopleoutofmoney. accordingtoarecentcourtfiling maintenancebusinessincorpo- butinmostcases,whenfamily, at the University of New Brun- “He was evil, he was cruel,” –buthisunclesaysifyoucount ratefilings. friends, neighbours and ac- swick in Fredericton, he had a said Steven Zinck, who says he thecashhekepthidden,hehad Whileitsbusinessassetsmay quaintancesobservedthedentu- bustling business smuggling losthisfamilyhometotheden- far more wealth than that. De- havebeenunclear,theBerkshire rist’s violent and disturbing be- cheap cigarettes from the U.S. turistin2004afterMr.Wortman spitehiscomfortablelifestyle,he Broman Corporation did serve haviour, they just tried to stay andsellingthemtostudents.He loanedhim$38,000foramort- fought bitterly with his family one critical purpose: It allowed outhisway. continued to sell black-market gageandtrickedhimintochang- overmoney. thegunmantogetaroundback- Mr. Wortman, in their eyes, cigarettes,evenafterhequituni- ing the title on the property. Hesplashedhiscashonmo- ground checks when buying at wasa“psychopath”and“socio- least four decommissioned po- path.” He was the kind of man lice vehicles from government who made people nervous, auctions, including the look- bragged about knowing how to REMEMBERINGLIVESLOST alike police vehicle he used to disposeofbodiesandbuiltmini- fleePortapique. aturecoffinsasahobby. Withthe2001assault,andthe “Wewerealltooafraidofhim 2011 police safety bulletin, he togotothepolice,”saidhisun- would have had reason to dis- cle,GlynnWortman. guise his ownership of the for- “I know he loved me, but I merpolicevehicles. wasscaredtodeathofhim.” “If there’s anything in your past,oryou’reacrookorwhat- ever,theywon’tselltoyou,”said EARLYWARNINGSIGNS BernardCain,ownerofasurplus Mr.WortmanwasborninOnta- shop in Moncton who has rioandraisedasanonlychildin boughtandsoldusedpoliceve- the sleepy Moncton suburb of hiclesforyears. Riverview, N.B. He didn’t know Mr. Cain recalls meeting the hehadabrotheruntilhewasan gunmaninthesummerof2018, adult. whenhewalkedintoMr.Cain’s Hisfamilymovedaroundalot shopclaimingtobearetiredpo- whenhewasyoung,withhisfa- liceman.Heinquiredaboutbuy- therworkingattheStelcosteel ingausedpolicecar. plantinHamilton,drivingheavy “Isaid,‘Whatthehelldoyou equipment, before working in wantapolicecarfor?Inormally factoriesintheU.S.,andthenlat- sellthemtokids,’”hesaid. er buying and selling homes in “He said he had cottages by theMonctonarea. theseashore,andtheywerebe- It was a violent household, ingbrokeintointheoff-season.” withalotoffighting,according Theycouldn’tagreeonaprice, tostatementsgiventopoliceby and he left without buying the people who knew him, and InJune,thememorialataformerchurchinPortapiquewasstillcrowded car. backedupbyfamily. withtributestotheNovaScotiashootingvictims,twomonthsaftertheirdeaths. Break-insathispropertywere “Hehatedhisfather,hewasn’t asorepoint,andhecoveredthe DARRENCALABRESE/THEGLOBEANDMAIL afathertohim,”GlynnWortman area in security cameras. He said. “The family was very dys- Readprofilesofvictimsonlineat: blamedpoliceforfailingtoprop- functional.” https://tgam.ca/shooting-victims erly investigate a break-and-en- His parents, Paul and Evelyn tercomplainthe’dmade,oneof MONDAY,JULY6,2020 | THEGLOBEANDMAIL O NEWS | A9 Right:Areplicaofapolice vehicleGabrielWortman restoredsitsparkedinhis garageinlate2019orearly 2020.Hisobsession withpoliceledtothe collectionofcars,uniforms, weaponsandotherlaw enforcementequipment. COURTESYOFFAMILY Left:Highway2runsalong theNovaScotiacoastline nearPortapique,thesmall townthatbecamethesite ofthedeadliestmasskilling inCanadianhistorywhen 22peoplewerekilled ina13-hourperiod. DARRENCALABRESE/ THEGLOBEANDMAIL Right:Theproperty registeredtoMr.Wortman at200PortapiqueBeachRd. isseenclearedoffire damagelastmonth. DARRENCALABRESE/ THEGLOBEANDMAIL thereasonshesaidhewantedto Wortman, who told her not to his receptionist. Then he said hehadastashofgunsandwant- in the woods for the night and killacop,accordingtoananony- comebackafterthelastassault. something that made me not edtokillacop–andshouldhave emergedhourslater. mous2011tipthatresultedinthe “I warned her ‘Don’t let him want to go back,” Ms. Saumure dealtwithhimthen. He called 911 and heavily policesafetybulletin. catch up with you,’ because he said. “Thispersonhadahistoryof armed tactical officers soon ar- That paranoia continued to wasreallyoutofhismind.” Ms.Forbessayswhenhispart- violence, it was known that he rived,takingheraway. buildastheCOVID-19pandemic DuringabonfireinPortapique ner found out about the other wantedtokillapoliceofficer,he Mr. Joudry, who didn’t know grew.InlateMarch,heliquidated in 2013, the gunman threw his women, he blamed Ms. Forbes isstillaliveandlivinginthearea about the shootings until a his assets and withdrew hun- partner on the ground and be- forspeakingout. andthebulletinisdestroyedaf- neighbourcalledhiminthemid- dreds of thousands dollars in ganchokingheragain.Atother He showed up at her home tertwoyears? dleofthenight,isangryabout cash from a Dartmouth Brink’s get-togethers with neighbours, lateonenight,poundingonher “Something wrong with this thewaypolicehandledtheirre- depot,theRCMPsay. he would drag her away if she door. Then he began stalking picture.It’sverydisturbing,”said sponse – choosing to not evac- The RCMP, who are auditing seemed to be having too much her,parkinghiscaroutsideher the25-yearveteranoftheforce, uate the area, and not issue a thegunman’sbankaccounts,be- fun. On another night, also in homeandstaringatthehouse, whowasretiredwhenthebulle- public alert, spreading informa- lievehewantedtowithdrawthe 2013,thewomanshowedupata at the same time every day for tincameout. tiononTwitterinstead. cashbecausehewasgrowingin- neighbour’s doorstep, afraid for severalweeks. “If this person was living in creasingly worried about the fi- hersafety. “That’s when he started get- my area, every member would nancialcrisiscausedbythepan- “I told her there were places tingcreepy,”shesaid.“He’dget knowabouthim.” ANEERIEQUIET demic. After Mr. Wortman was thatcouldhelpher,butshewas outofthevehicleandjuststare, The2011warningwasinvesti- Today, there’s an eerie quiet in killed, police discovered hun- tooafraidtoleave,”saidBrenda forabouthalfanhour.Iwasliv- gatedbyHalifaxRegionalPolice, Portapique.Charredfoundations dredsofthousandsofdollarsina Forbes, a military veteran. “He inginfear.” who sent their findings to the and bulldozed lots sit where fire-proof container on one of wouldblockhercaroffwithhis Sheandherhusbandsaythey RCMP. homes used to be. Some resi- hispropertiesinPortapique. trucksoshecouldn’tleave.Iton- leftthecommunitytogetaway The RCMP say an officer vis- dents say they can never come Thepoliceforcehasdenieda lygotworse.” from him. Six years later, the itedMr.Wortman’shometwice, back. reportfromMaclean’smagazine Ms. Forbes and her husband couplewhoboughttheirproper- but didn’t see any weapons or Among the people Mr. Wort- that the cash was a payment calledpoliceovertheviolentas- tywereamongthefirstvictims threattopublicsafety.Thatbul- mankilledareEmilyTuck,a17- fromtheRCMPforpassingalong saults.Theywerealsoconcerned killedbythegunman,whothen letin was then purged from year-oldwhodiedalongwithher information about organized about a stash of unregistered burnedthehousetotheground. RCMPrecords,sopolicehadno parents; Tom Bagley, a retired crime. guns. They gave statements to knowledgeofitwhentheshoot- firefighter;GinaGoulet,adentu- Instead, the gunman ap- twoRCMPofficers,butMr.Wort- ingrampagestarted. rist; two nurses; a teacher; two pearedtobea“survivalist,”the manwasnevercharged. APLAN AstheNovaScotiaRCMPhave correctional officers; a father, RCMP said, preparing for a Mr. Wortman’s common-law Many people believe the gun- triedtounderstandamotivefor JoeyWebber,whowasoutpick- breakdownofsociety. wifehasdeclinedtospeakwith man had been planning his at- the gunman’s rampage, they’ve ing up furnace oil; and RCMP the media. She is co-operating tackforyears.Theypointtohis focused on a common profile ConstableHeidiStevenson,who withpoliceintheirinvestigation collectionofweapons,including usedbyforensicpsychologists– diedtryingtostopthegunman. AHISTORYOFVIOLENCE ofthemassmurder. assaultrifleshe’dpurchasedon calling Mr. Wortman an “injus- TheRCMPbelievehetargeted The gunman and his common- Hisdrinkingwasoftenoutof tripstotheU.S.,hisstockpileof ticecollector.” some of his victims because of lawwifemighthaveseemedasif control.Oncedrunk,hebecame ammunition, gasoline and the It’sawell-knowntermamong disputes,insomecasesdrivinga they were enjoying a luxurious aloudmouth,arrogantandsen- fakepolicecruiserheuseddur- criminologists,referringtothose significant distance to their lifestyle.Buttheirtimetogether sitivetotheslightestinsult,say ingsomeofhiskillings. who nurture grudges and have homes, while others simply wasalsomarkedbyviolence,co- people who used to socialize “That’s the psychotic part of convincedthemselvestheworld crossedhispath. ercionandotherformsofabuse, withhiminPortapique. him,”Ms.Forbessaid. isagainstthem. Callsforapublicinquirycon- accordingtomultiplepeoplein- “Ihadtocutconnectionsoff “This wasn’t just someone They’re disproportionately tinuetogrow.Familiesofvictims terviewedforthisstory. withhimforafewyearsbecause whoflewintoarage.” middle-agedmenwhohavecol- saytheyhopeanyprobewillex- Hecontrolledhermovements Ididn’twanttofallbackintothe Thegunmanwasmethodical, lectedaninventoryofeveryper- amine the RCMP response the and income and abused her in alcoholic oblivion,” said Cindy she said. He was obsessed with ceivedslightoverthecourseof nighttherampagebegan,butal- frontofacrowdonseveralocca- Starratt,aPortapiqueneighbour. getting the details right. His theirlives,andoftenfeelcheated so whether police should have sions,thosewhoknewthecou- “He’drecover,thenhe’dgoback prized possession was his 2017 or disrespected by others, even actedsooner. plesaid. into it. He’d be sober for nine look-alike police cruiser, which whentheremaybenoevidence What’sclearisthatMr.Wort- Theysayhewasverballyand months,thenhe’dgobackinto hekepthiddeninawarehouse tosupportthat. manoperatedfreelyforyears– physically abusive to her, and it.” nearhiscottage. Leon Joudry, another neigh- amassing a troubling cache of jealousofanyattentionshere- His womanizing was also a The vehicle looked every bit bour, said the gunman always weapons, ammunition, police ceived,despitehisownstringof poorlykeptsecret. liketherealdeal–rightdownto seemed confrontational. The uniformsandalook-alikepolice affairs. “He didn’t think too much theRCMPdecals,pushbumper, pair had a run-in last summer, carthatheusedinhisattack. The pair – he the tall, bald, aboutthem,hedidn’tcareabout radar, emergency lights and a whenhewashiredtocuttrees Mr.Joudrytriedtofileacom- successfulbusinessmanandshe them,”saidMr.Zinck,whoused communication box, according alonghisneighbour’sfenceline. plaint about the RCMP’s hand- the petite and pretty assistant to do body work on Mr. Wort- to photos of the vehicle taken Frustratedbyhisarroganceand ling of the shootings with the workingbyhissideinhisDart- man’scarsinDartmouth. lastfall. disrespect, he says he walked province’s police watchdog, but mouthclinic–hadbeentogether “He thought he was a nice- “He was a perfectionist, al- awayfromthejob. was told because he wasn’t in- fornearly20years.Mr.Wortman lookingguy,hehadmoneyand mostalittle[obsessive-compul- “Peopleinthecommunityal- jured,theirmandatedoesn’tkick was previously married but di- he could get any woman he sive]” said Ms. Starratt, his wayssaid‘watchoutforhim,’” in. vorcedin2001,andhadnochil- wanted.” neighbouronPortapiqueBeach hesaid. Hehopesaninquiryexamines dren. One denture client said he Road who used to clean his “Ijustthoughthewasanidi- the lack of communication by Some of his assaults came made her feel uncomfortable, house. ot.” the police during the deadliest with little warning. His uncle andhisflirtingwouldsometimes “Everythinginthehousewas Early on a chilly morning of rampageinCanadianhistory. saysinoneincidentafewyears cross the line. Halifax’s Angela immaculate.Hewasquiteproud April19,Mr.Joudrylearnedhow HeboughthishouseinPorta- ago, he saw his nephew strad- Saumure,whowenttotheclinic ofit.” dangerous his neighbour could pique because it was peaceful, dlinghispartner’schest,choking over a three-month period in Whilesomemighthaveseena be. The gunman’s partner ap- thekindofplacewherehecould her, after he’d accused her of 2018,saidsheputupwithhisun- collector and gun enthusiast, peared at his house around 6 walkhisdogsonthebeachand cheating. wanted attention, ignoring his others saw a threat to public a.m, telling him Mr. Wortman gofishingwheneverhewanted. Glynn Wortman said he and offersofajobandinvitationsto safety. had“gonecrazy.” Now, Mr. Joudry is selling his another man intervened, and visittohiscottage,untilhemade MikeGregory,aformerRCMP She told Mr. Joudry he’d put dreamhomenearthebay. shegotaway.Noonecalledthe a crude sexual remark toward officer from Colchester County, herinhandcuffsinthebackof “I can’t live there again,” he police,hesaid. herwhentheywerealoneinan N.S., said police had sufficient the fake police cruiser, but she said. “Itusuallyhappenedwhenhe office. warnings about the gunman in managed to escape while he “When I close my eyes, all I was drinking beer,” said Glynn “HeaskedmeifI’dliketobe 2011–whenasafetybulletinsaid torchedtheirhome.Shehidout seearethosepeoplehekilled.” A10 O THEGLOBEANDMAIL | MONDAY,JULY6,2020 EDITORIAL PHILLIPCRAWLEY PUBLISHERANDCEO DAVIDWALMSLEY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Thesubjectwhoistrulyloyaltothechiefmagistratewillneitheradvisenorsubmittoarbitrarymeasures-Junius One pipeline and a new way forward WhenplanningworkstartedontheTransMoun- tainoilpipelineexpansion,somereadersofthis sentencewerenotyetoldenoughtovote.Afew ofyouhadn’tbeenborn. Almosttwodecadeslater,constructionisfinallyunder way.Nearly5,000workersareonthejobandnewoilissched- uledtoflowbylate2022.Thefinalmainlegalchallengewas concludedlastweek,whentheSupremeCourtofCanadade- clinedtohearanappealoftheproject’sapproval. TheoriginalTransMountainpipeline,builtintheearly 1950s,wasgiventhegreenlightafterjustthreedaysofprivate hearings.Thenewpipeline,whichwillroughlytripleexisting capacityto890,000barrelsaday,tookabitlonger. Thisglacialpaceispartlyowingtoanextendedregulatory process,butthecorporatesidealsoattimesdraggeditsfeet. Planswereonthedrawingboardintheearly2000s,buta regulatoryfilingonlylandedinlate2013.Theprojectwasap- provedbyOttawain2016;in2018,thecourtsruledthatwas premature.TheissueofIndigenousconsultationswascen- tral.SoOttawadidmorework,followingthecourt’sdetailed instructions.Cabinetreapprovedthepipelinein2019. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ThekeycourtdecisioncamethisFebruary,whentheFed- eralCourtofAppealupheldthatsecondapproval,sayingthe TOO-FRIENDLYSKIES resumption of in-class learning Standards For Long-Term Care addedroundofIndigenousconsultationsmettheCrown’s inSeptember. Homes(July3):Thecurrentpan- legalobligations.Lastweek,theSupremeCourtdeclinedto ReCanadaNeedsToLetAirlines Thereneedstobeasinglegoal demichasrevealedseriousinad- Fly.OurEconomyDependsOnIt –full-timeresumptionofin-class equacies in our long-term care revisitthatjudgement. (ReportonBusiness,July1):Ina learning–notthecurrentmish- homes.Theseinadequacieswere Yes,Canada’sregulatoryprocessoftentakestoolongto webinar presentation to an in- mashofoptions.Lettingschool notnew,butnowtheyhaveno- dustry audience a couple of boards pick and choose will be wheretohide.ToturntoOttawa makedecisions.Thereis,however,somegoodnewsinthe weeksago,AirCanadachiefex- nothingmorethananexercisein isunnecessary.Therearesome, TransMountainsaga.Astrongerfoundationforfuturepro- ecutive Calin Rovinescu stated futilecatherding.Theprovince maybe many, facilities with ex- jectsisinplace.Considerablelegalclarityhasbeenachieved, that “restoring consumer confi- needstochartthepaththatwill cellenceinadministration,food denceistheNo.1driveraffecting getschoolsbacktonormaland and laundry services, beautiful thankstotheFederalCourtquashingcabinet’sfirstapproval air travel recovery.” I doubt thismustbeanoverrridingpri- propertieswithgroundskeepers, in2018,butatthesametimegivingOttawaaninstruction manymembersofthetravelling ority. and some of these outstanding public would disagree. But it Unfortunately, it is apparent homes offer independent living manualonhowtoredoitsworkandmeetitslegalobliga- doesn’tseemtosquarewiththe that neither Education Minister with support, assisted-living tionsthesecondtimearound. June 29 announcement that, StephenLecceorPremierDoug wings and nursing services. In undertheguiseof“advancingits Ford recognize how important other words, everything for a Twoimportantprinciplesareevermorefirmlyestablished industry-leading biosafety mea- thispieceofthepuzzleistothe happy and healthy ultimate inlaw:thattheCrownhasanextensivedutytodeeplycon- sures,”AirCanada(alongwitha criticalpathofgettingtheprov- stageinlife. numberofothermajorairlines) incebackontrack. WedonotneedOttawatocre- sultaffectedIndigenousgroups,andthatthisdutyisnotun- isendingtheseat-distancingpol- FrankMaloneAurora,Ont. ateawastefulorganismwiththe limited.“Whilethepartieschallengingcabinet’sdecisionare icies introduced to mitigate aim of discovering what these COVID-19risks. Ms.Dobson-Hughesisabsolutely excellent homes do. Find three fullyentitledtoopposetheproject,”theFederalCourtsaidin Itappearsthenormallysure- accurateinherassessmentthat, ofthem,andsendoutintelligent February,“reconciliationandthedutytoconsultdonotpro- footedMr.Rovinescu,feelingthe “Our governments are not only andsensitivetypeswithmarch- pressure to reopen, might have failing children, they’re failing ing orders to pick their brains, videthemwithavetooverprojectssuchasthisone.” takenararemisstepbyplacing parents,andmothers,inpartic- andgetafeelforwhattheyhave Thosearethegroundrulesfordevelopinglargeindustrial considerations about sharehol- ular.” Since March, I have been donesuccessfully. der value above concerns for silently enraged about the ex- If Ottawa needs to have the projectsin21st-centuryCanada.Theremustbenogoingback public safety. I, for one, will be pectations placed on parents – gold standard on a plate, they tothatthree-dayapprovalinthe1950s,whenIndigenous preparedtobraveairtravelagain primarilymothers–duringthis can give me a call. I’ve been onlyafterI’veseenvideoofMr. pandemic. there. peopleandtheenvironmentwerenotevenanafterthought. Rovinescu wedged between fel- Our approach to reopening HughMcKechnie Alongsidethecourtrulings,Ottawa’snewImpactAssess- low passengers in the middle the economy without heed for Newmarket,Ont. ment Act, which outlines requirements for early and in- seatoftheeconomy-classcabin parents’ needs, well-being and for the duration of a transcon- basiccapacitytofunctionisdis- depthIndigenousconsultations,shouldhelpfutureprojects tinentaloroverseasflight. appointing.Isaythisasoneof FEEDINGCHINA’SPOWER avoidextendedbattlesincourt. RichardConrad theluckyones:MypartnerandI Westmount,Que. havesecurejobsthatallowusto Re A Eulogy For ‘One Country, PrimeMinisterJustinTrudeau’sgovernmentstakedacon- workfromhome,wearehoused TwoSystems’(July3):Theobser- troversialmiddlegroundonTransMountain.Itispursuinga B.C. health officials are rightly andfood-secure;Iacknowledge vation that China sees itself as concerned about maintaining ourprivilege.Still,Ihavehadmy toopowerfultohavetokeepits climatechangeagenda,butrejectedtheideaofblockingthis physical distancing on aircraft. share of days over these past bargains is entirely bang on. pipeline–instead,Ottawaboughtittoensureitgetsbuilt. Sofar,theyhavecalleditcorrect- nearlyfourmonthswhenIhave However, we can expand on ly. Their concerns should be been overcome by the expecta- that;it’stherestoftheworld’s Thatwastherightapproach,forboththeenvironment heeded by our federal govern- tions placed on me, and I’ve complacency that feeds that andtheeconomy,yettheLiberalshavetakenfirefromall ment. Airlines should continue struggled with meeting them. I power. toleavemiddleseatsvacantand can’tevenbegintoimaginehow PeteReineckeOttawa sides.Thecommitmenttothepipelinewillpayoff.When offerfamilydiscountstogroups muchmoredifficult,vergingon newoilflows,Canadashouldbeabletogetabetterpricefor abletosittogether.Perhapsair- impossible, this is for house- craft cabins should be reconfi- holds with more challenging HOSTINGTHEVIRUS itsusuallydiscountedoil,asdependenceonasinglecustom- gurednearertopremiumecono- circumstances. er,theUnitedStates,islessened. myspacing. Whiletherehasbeenagreat Re Toronto, Edmonton Front- Of course, flying has to cost emphasis on bolstering the RunnersAsHubCitiesForNHL’s The cost in dollars is considerable, $4.4-billion to buy moreuntiltheworldissafetofly economy, I have seen minimal ReturnToPlay,ReportSays(July TransMountainin2018andanestimated$12.6-billionto discountcattle-truckstyleagain. discussionofpolicyalternatives 2): Last November, I booked a buildthenewpipeline.ForAlbertanswonderingwhatCana- Meanwhile, keeping Canadians relatingtofamiliesandparents. one-weekvacationinVancouver safe trumps airline profits, or This is, essentially then, a tacit forthisJuly.Thenthepandemic dahaseverdoneforthem,themoneyCanadiantaxpayers doesit? agreement by government and broke out. Our leaders quickly arefrontingamountstoathirdofAlberta’sentireprovincial ChrisRichardsonVancouver society that parents (again, urged us “to flatten the curve,” primarilymothers)willhaveto and to help our hospitals and budgetinatypicalyear. Neither WestJet nor Air Canada sacrificetheirjobs,theireduca- our front-line workers by AstheLiberalssucceedononehalfoftheiroil-climatebar- arecharities.Theyhaveanobli- tionandthepartsoftheirlives avoiding non-essential travel. I gationtotheirshareholder(s)to that, in many cases, provide complied and rebooked my gain,theothersideofthedealmustalsobekept.Emissions turnaprofit.Ifyoufeelunsafeto themwithfulfilmentandasense Vancouver vacation for next inCanadaarestillclimbing,asofthelastofficialcount,and fly because of their change in ofaccomplishment,nottomen- year. policy to sell the middle seat, tion an income, effectively Now,justaswe’restartingto the2030deadlineintheParisAgreementformajoremission youhavetheoptiontonotfly.If removing themselves from the see some success in our war cutsislooming.Thereisasyetnoplantoincreasethecarbon flyyoumust,youalsohavethe career track in order to fill the against the virus, our leaders optiontopurchasetwoseatsto gaps. have permitted Edmonton and taxafter2022andkeymeasuressuchaslower-carbonfuels ensurephysicaldistancing. I recognize that these times Torontotobeintherunningto havebeendelayed. PaulFisherCalgary areunprecedentedformostofus become“hubcities”fortheNHL. who are alive right now. But I Borrowing a phrase from Her EnvironmentalistswantedTransMountainscrapped.But stillrejectthenotionthat,asa Majesty,“Iamnotamused.” sayingnotothispipelinewasnotgoingtostopglobaloilpro- FAILINGKIDSANDPARENTS result, an entire generation of BenLabovitchToronto womenwillbeleftbehindemo- duction.LandlockingAlberta’soilwon’tsavetheplanet. Re Students Have A Right To tionally, financially and profes- InthelongslogtobuildtheTransMountainpipelineex- Education,ButItHasn’tBeenA sionally,yetagain. LetterstotheEditorshouldbe COVID-19Priority(July3):Con- AndreaLegatoLondon,Ont. exclusivetoTheGlobeandMail. pansion,theLiberalgovernmentdeservescreditforpersev- tributor Lauren Dobson-Hughes Includename,addressanddaytime erance.Asforthebattleagainstclimatechange,theother accurately highlights several phonenumber.Keeplettersunder elementofthegovernment’smiddle-wayapproach,itwillbe criticalissuesthathavebeenin- DON’TLOOKTOOTTAWA 150words.Lettersmaybeeditedfor adequatelyaddressedbytheOn- lengthandclarity.E-mail: evenlongerandevenmorechallenging. tariogovernmentconcerningthe ReOttawaUrgedToHelpBuild [email protected] SINCLAIRSTEWART ANGELAPACIENZA GARYSALEWICZ TONYKELLER MATTFREHNER DEPUTYEDITOR EXECUTIVEEDITOR EDITOR,REPORTONBUSINESS EDITORIALPAGEEDITOR HEADOFVISUALS CHRISTINEBROUSSEAU SHAWNARICHER DENNISCHOQUETTE NATASHAHASSAN SYLVIASTEAD ASSISTANTMANAGINGEDITOR,NEWS ASSISTANTMANAGINGEDITOR, MANAGINGEDITOR,ROBANDINVESTIGATIONS OPINIONEDITOR PUBLICEDITOR FEATURESANDSPORTS
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