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UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws OTTAWA/QUEBECEDITION ■ TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 ■ GLOBEANDMAIL.COM Fraud allegations a facade, Canadian airports, Meng’s lawyer tells hearing hospitals on alert for Huaweiexecutive’sdefenceteamsaysU.S.sanctionsagainstIranatcentreofextraditioncase SARS-like virus CARLYWEEKSTORONTO NATHANVANDERKLIPPEBEIJING Canadianhospitalsandairports areputtinginplaceenhancedin- fection-controlmeasuresasthey prepareforthepossiblearrivalof aSARS-likevirusthatChinacon- firmedMondaycanbetransmit- tedbetweenhumans. Chinese health officials say the novel coronavirus, also known as 2019-nCoV, has sick- enedmorethan200peopleand killedfourpeople.Infectioncon- trol experts say they expect to see some cases of the virus in Canada,becauseofthenumber of travellers between the two countries. BonnieHenry,B.C.’sProvincial HealthOfficer,saidshehas“no doubt” there will be cases in Canada. But unlike 2003, when SARSarrivedinTorontoandoffi- cialshadnoideawhattheywere dealing with, the situation is much different this time, Dr. Henrysaid. Forinstance,officialshaveal- ready developed a test for the new virus, are aware of the symptoms and have some idea of how the illness progresses. Andthe2019-nCoVvirusdoesn’t appeartobeasdeadlyasSARS was,Dr.Henrysaid. During the SARS outbreak, HuaweiCFOMengWanzhouleavesherhouseonMondaybeforeherextraditionhearinginVancouver.JEFFVINNICK/GETTYIMAGES morethan8,000peoplewerein- fectedandhundredsdiedasare- sult of the illness, according to SEANFINE agreementtolimititsnuclearprogram.For extraditedandultimatelyconvictedinthe theWorldHealthOrganization. ANDREAWOO anextraditiontooccur,anycriminalacts U.S.,shefacesthepossibilityofyearsinjail. TheWHOisholdinganemer- XIAOXUVANCOUVER mustbedeemedanoffenceifcommitted “Fraudisafacade,”RichardPeck,lead gencymeetingonWednesdayto ineithercountry. counselforMs.Meng,toldAssociateChief determinewhetherthegrowing Theconcept,knownas“doublecrimi- Justice Heather Holmes of the B.C. Su- outbreak constitutes a public Meng Wanzhou’s defence team opened nality,”isnotjustatechnicalmatter.En- preme Court, as the public and media health emergency and what her extradition hearing before a packed suringthatanoffencewouldbeacrimein watched from behind bulletproof glass. needstobedonetomanagethe publicgalleryMonday,arguingsheshould thecountryfromwhichextraditionisre- “WouldwebehereintheabsenceofU.S. risk. notbesenttotheUnitedStatesbecause questedishowthatcountryinsistsitsown sanctionslaw?Theresponseisno.” ChiefPublicHealthOfficerof theallegationsshefaceswouldnotbea valuesarerespectedinthereciprocalproc- Headded:“Itisafictiontocontendthat CanadaTheresaTamsaidMon- crimeinCanada. essofextradition.Forthatreason,double theUnitedStateshasanygeneralinterest daythegovernmentisincreasing TheU.S.wishestoprosecutetheHuawei criminalityisatthecoreofextraditionlaw inpolicingprivatedealingsbetweenafor- signageatairportsinVancouver, TechnologiesCo.Ltd.executiveforanal- inmuchoftheworld. eignbankandaforeigncitizenontheoth- Toronto and Montreal that ask leged evasion of economic sanctions ThecaseagainstMs.Menghascauseda ersideoftheworld.However,itisthecase travellers from Wuhan, the ep- againstIran,herlawyerssaidinBritishCo- rupture in Canada-China relations, with thattheUnitedStateshasaglobalinterest icentre of the outbreak, to tell lumbiaSupremeCourt,whilefalselypor- China arresting two Canadians, Michael inenforcingitssanctionspolicy.Sanctions borderservicesagentsiftheyare trayingthecaseasoneofallegedfraud. SpavorandMichaelKovrig,shortlyafter drivethiscase.” experiencing any flu-like symp- Thedifferencebetweenthetwotypesof Ms.Meng’sarrestonDec.1,2018,andhav- Theproceedingswereheldinthehigh- toms.Thegovernmentwillalso chargesiscritical.Fraudisanoffencein ingdetainedthemeversince.Chinahasal- securityCourtroom20,whichwasconvert- add a new health screening boththeU.S.andCanada.ButCanadahas sosuspendedimportsofcanolaandother edfromfivesmallercourtroomsfortheAir questiontoelectronickiosksin nothadeconomicsanctionsagainstIran farmproducts.Ms.Meng,meanwhile,has Indiatrialalmost20yearsago. thecomingweeks. since2016,whenitsignedaninternational beenfreeonbailandlivinginamansion.If MENG,A7 VIRUS,A7 Duty vs. desire: Royal split reflects more people putting self ahead of family ties ZOSIABIELSKI obligatedtoobeythesamekindofdictates that every generation before did,” said JoshuaColeman,anOakland,Calif.,psy- Thecoveragesurroundingtheroyal chologistwhospecializesinfamilyconflict riftthismonthwasoftengleeful: andestrangement.“Parent-adultchildre- “IfPrinceHarryCanDivorceHis lationshipsmirrortoday’svoluntaryand Family,YouCanDoItToo,”read romanticrelationships,whereyoubuild oneheadline.Othersofferedtipsonhow on platforms of happiness, personal to“consciouslyuncouple”fromrelatives growthandfulfillment–notobligation, and“writeyourownfamilystory”–thisaf- dutyorresponsibility.” terPrinceHarryandMeghan Theprevalenceofestran- announcedtheywouldleave gement is difficult to track ANDREWVAUGHAN/THECANADIANPRESS theirrolesintheRoyalFam- becausefewfamiliesdiscuss ily and spend more time Youhave itopenly,expertssay.Neither FOLIO awayinNorthAmericawith StatisticsCanadanortheVa- St.John’sremainsinstateofemergencywhile generationsthat tvhideiinrginfoaunrtsfoanm,iAlyrchwiiet,h“ptrhoe- don’tfeelobligated nreiseeraIrncshtitourtgeaonfizthateioFnam, kileye,pa Newfoundlandblizzardcleanupcontinues A8 space to focus on the next toobeythesame dataonestrangementinthis chapter.” kindofdictatesthat country. According to the Astheroyalclanunteth- support group Alienated everygeneration ered,suchcelebratorypublic Grandparents Anonymous reactionunderscoredama- beforedid. (AGA), which helps es- jor shift in thought around trangedrelativesworldwide, familydistancingandestran- JOSHUACOLEMAN the issue is a “generational PSYCHOLOGIST gement,accordingtoexperts SPECIALIZINGINFAMILY epidemic.” whostudythisissue.Theold CONFLICTAND There are legitimate rea- thinking was that families ESTRANGEMENT sonswhysomecutthecord, shouldmendtheirproblems according to a 2015 study andsticktogether,nomatterwhat.Into- from Stand Alone, a charity supporting day’sindividualisticculture,morepeople this cohort, and the University of Cam- are putting themselves ahead of family bridgeCentreforFamilyResearch.Thejus- ties,settingboundariesandmaintaining tificationcanincludeaparent’sabuse,ne- spacefromdamagingrelativesinabidfor glect or constant criticism, a mental- self-preservation.Aswiththemodernac- health crisis or traumatic event in the ceptanceofdivorce,thosegrowingupin home, mismatched expectations around Meghan and Harry’s generation enjoy familyroles,orpersonalityclashes.Seri- ERINSCHAFF/THENEWYORKTIMES more societal permission to walk away ouslydifferingvaluesonchildrearing,sex- fromtoxicdynamics,insteadoftoughingit uality,genderidentityorpoliticscanalso U.S.POLITICS outatallcosts. causefamilialdivision,expertssay. Impeachmentprimer:Whatyouneedtoknowas “Youhavegenerationsthatdon’tfeel FAMILIES,A5 theSenatetrialstarts A4 INSIDE A-SECTION B-SECTION THEGLOBE'SSECUREDROPSERVICEPROVIDES AWAYTOSECURELYSHAREINFORMATIONWITH MARKKINGWELL ........................A11 FOLIO................................A8-A9 REPORTONBUSINESS ....................B1 OURJOURNALISTSTGAM.CA/SECUREDROP ANDRÉPICARD ..........................A11 EDITORIAL&LETTERS...................A10 OPINION&ANALYSIS ....................B4 CYNTHIAREYES .........................A11 OPINION ................................A11 GLOBEINVESTOR ........................B8 (HDFFC|00002V /q.t MON-FRI:$4.00 LINDANAZARETH........................B4 LIFE&ARTS.............................A13 SPORTS .................................B11 SATURDAY:$6.00 GORDONPAPE...........................B8 FIRSTPERSON ..........................A14 COMICS.................................B12 PRICESMAYBE ROBCARRICK ............................B9 WEATHER&PUZZLES ...................A15 OBITUARIES ............................B16 HIGHERINSOMEAREAS UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws A2 O THEGLOBEANDMAIL | TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 MOMENT IN TIME JAN.21,2017 RUTHFREMSON/THENEWYORKTIMES WOMEN MARCH AGAINST WERNERCHRIST TRUMP IN WASHINGTON ‘Thisistheupsideofthedownside,”Gloria tectionfortherightsofworkersandmigrants.In Steinemtoldthehugecrowdgatheredat Washington,AliciaKeysrecitedMayaAngelou’spo- theWomen’sMarchonWashingtonto emStillIRise,andsix-year-oldSophieCruzstolethe protesttheelectionofU.S.PresidentDo- audience’sheartswhenshesaid,“Letusfightwith naldTrump,whohadcelebratedhisinauguration love,faithandcourage,sothatourfamilieswillnot thepreviousday.Hundredsofthousandsofprotes- bedestroyed.”ThesizeofthecrowdinWashington tersarrivedbyplaneandbusthatdayfromaround surprisedorganizers,andakindofbenignchaos thecountry,manyofthemwearingtheknittedpink reigned.Buttheprotest,whichhadgrappledwitha pussyhats that mocked the President’s desire to failure at the outset to be diverse and inclusive, grabthingsthatdidnotbelongtohim.Millions eventuallyunitedtheoppositiontoTrump’svision morejoinedmarchesinCanadaandaroundthe of“Americancarnage”andledtoannualwomen’s world.Theywereunitedinsupportofaprogressive marchesaroundtheworld. feministvisionofracialandsocialjustice,andpro- ELIZABETHRENZETTI [ COLUMNISTS ] ANDRÉ CYNTHIA ROB PICARD REYES CARRICK OPINION OPINION OPINION There’sanew ForgetHarryand Whenchoosing coronavirusspreading Meghan–tabloids anETFforyourRESP, inChina,andCanada aretoblameforthe ageandmarketrisk canhelpstopit A11 latestroyalscandal A11 arecrucialfactors B9 [ CORRECTION ] ASaturdaynewsfeatureincorrectly referredtoaNorthernOntario regionhospitalasbeinginKelowna, whenitisinKenora. Dead alligators yield lively results in ocean test ASHERELBEIN “There were three swimming foundingtous,”Dr.McClainsaid, behindmyhouseintheharbour,” adding that the alligator must Dr.McClainsaid.“Thatgotmylab havebeencarriedoffbyasixgill Earlylastyear,ateamofresearch- thinkingaboutalligatorsingen- or Greenland shark. “Those are ers dropped three alligator car- eralaspotentialfoodfalls.” the only two sharks that reach cassesmorethanonemiledeep Alligatorsarefoundincoastal substantial enough lengths and intotheGulfofMexico.Thegoal habitatsfromTexastoSouthCar- livedeepenoughintheGulfof wastoseewhatwouldturnupto olina and occasionally venture Mexico,”hesaid. eatthem. into saltwater. When they die, Thelastalligatorwasswarm- Whendeadwhalesandbiglogs some must sink into the deep ingwithscavengersaswell.Fifty- fall to the bottom of the Gulf, ocean. one days after its placement, it “there’sawholehostofspecies Becausealligatorsareprotect- had been picked completely foundonthemthataren’tfound ed in Louisiana, Dr. McClain’s clean.Theboneswerecoveredin anywhereelseintheocean,”said teamworkedwithstateofficials a species of Osedax “zombie CraigMcClain,adeep-seabiolo- toacquirethreeeuthanizedalli- worms.” gistinLouisiana. gators.Theyselectedthreesites Other Osedax bore into the Thecrocodilelineagedatesto aroundtheunderseaMississippi bonesoffallenwhales,butthese theMesozoicEra,whentheseas Canyonandloweredeachcarcass wormsarethefirstoftheirkind teemed with enormous marine from the ship on a basket, or knownintheGulfofMexico,Dr. reptiles. When those reptiles “benthicelevator.” McClainsaid,andrepresentaspe- died, fossils show that marine The team left the alligators ciesnewtoscience. scavengers happily devoured weighted down in the abyssal Additional research could them. mud.Whentheysentaremotely prove whether these zombie SoDr.McClainandhisteamhy- operatedvehiclebackadaylater wormsareaMesozoic-erahold- pothesized that unique ocean to check one of the carcasses, over that specializes in eating creatures might be waiting for theygotashock. reptilesthatdieintheocean.For crocodyliformmeals. Dr.McClainandhiscolleagues now,thestudypotentiallyreveals “Wewonderedifwedidalliga- had guessed that the alligators’ somethingaboutalligators’role tor falls, if we’d recover species toughhideswouldmakeitdiffi- infeedingothermarinelife. that haven’t been previously cult – perhaps impossible – for Theoceanbottomgetsnosun- WINTER knowntoscience–relicsandref- undersea scavengers to devour light, preventing the photosyn- ugeesfromatimewhenmarine them.Butthecarcasswasswarm- thesisthatsustainsmostecosys- reptilesdominatedtheocean,”he ingwithgiantisopods,afootball- tems.Soanimalslivinginunder- SALE said.“Arewegoingtobeableto sizespeciesofscavengingcrusta- sea deserts depend on carbon uncoveranancientfauna?” cean, which had gotten around from decaying organisms from The research, published last thealligator’sarmourbychewing above. monthinPLOSONE,didn’tjust through softer spots under the “Whatwefindreallyinterest- SAVE turnupanewspeciesthatthrives armpit. ingisthatalligatorscanbeafood on alligator bones but also re- Thatwasn’ttheonlysurprise. source,”Dr.McClainsaid,“anda 20% 50% to off vealedsurprisesaboutthefood Eightdaysafterbeingdeposited, food source that’s quickly ac- web deep beneath the Gulf of another alligator’s carcass was cessed and can enter into the Mexico, including how carbon completelymissing.Dr.McClain’s deep-seafoodwebanumberof EntireStockofFurs,Shearlings&Wool fromEarth’ssurfacegetsrecycled teaminitiallythoughtthey’dre- different ways. Isopods. Worms. intheoceans. turned to the wrong site, until Sharks.” 2078AvenueRd.,Toronto(justsouthof401) Usually,Dr.McClain’slabstud- theyfounddragmarks.Thecar- Ifanalligatorfallsinthedeep www.kahnerts.ca 416-781-8472 ieshowdeep-seacreaturesfeed cass’s 20-kilogram weight was ocean, in other words, it does ontreessweptintotheMississip- nine metres away, the rope se- makeasound.Adinnerbell. TuesdaytoSaturday10to5 piDelta.Buttheybeganwonder- vered. ingwhathappenedtoalligators. “It was completely dumb- NEWYORKTIMESNEWSSERVICE UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 | THEGLOBEANDMAIL O NEWS | A3 CFCs a major cause of warmer Arctic: study Researcherssayeffects goryofsubstancesthatareonly ofclimatechangewould presentinsmallquantitiestobe- ginwith.Toensuretheresultwas befarmoredrastic notsimplyaquirkofthesimula- todayifnotfor1987 tion,theresearchersrantheex- perimentusingtwodifferentcli- accordthatbanneduse matemodelsandarrivedatasim- ofpotentchemicals ilaroutcome. The results closely match an Australian study published last IVANSEMENIUK fall, which simulated what the SCIENCEREPORTER globalclimatewouldbelikehad theMontrealProtocolneverbeen put into effect. Worldwide, that Ozone-depletingsubstancessuch studyfoundtheprotocolcanbe as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) creditedwitha25-per-centreduc- haveplayedanimportantandun- tion in global warming, “a re- derappreciatedroleintherapid markable success in climate- warmingoftheArctic,agroupof changemitigation,”RishavGoyal U.S.andCanadianresearchershas andcolleaguesfromtheUniversi- found. tyofNewSouthWaleswrotein The team’s analysis suggests the journal Environmental Re- theeffectissopronouncedthat searchLetters. climatechangewould,bynow,be Inreality,theprotocolwasim- afarmoreurgentanddirematter plementedwithinafewyearsof intheNorthhaditnotbeenfor scientists discovering that CFCs theMontrealProtocol–the1987 werelinkedtoanalarmingdegra- treaty that bans the release of dationoftheozonelayer–are- thosesubstancesbecauseoftheir gion of the atmosphere that harmfuleffectontheozonelayer. LargeicebergsfloatthroughwatersnearKulusuk,Greenland,lastsummer.RecenttestsbyUniversity blockscancer-causingultraviolet “There are added benefits of ofTorontoscientistKarenSmithandhercolleaguessuggestthatozone-depletingchlorofluorocarbons radiationfromthesun.Thespeed thisprotocolthatwekeepdiscov- areresponsiblefordoublingtherateofwarmingintheArctic.FELIPEDANA/AssOCIATEDPrEss of the response stands in stark eringaswelookatthedata,”said contrasttodecadesofdelayedac- KarenSmith,aclimatescientistat LEGACYOFTHEMONTREALPROTOCOL partspertrillionrange–thatisit tiononCO2emissions,whichre- theUniversityofTorontoanda RelativeamountS ofheattRappedbyvaRiouSgReenhouSegaSSeS difficulttopindowntheirinflu- quire changes to the way the co-authorofthestudy,published fRom1955to2005ShowthatozonedepletingSubStanceSplayed enceonEarth’sclimate. worlddoesbusinessthatarefar MondayinthejournalNatureCli- aSignificantandgRowingRoleinclimatechangeuntilabout1990. To overcome this barrier, Dr. more sweeping and politically mateChange. Smithandhercolleaguesranase- contentious. While the Montreal Protocol 1.2 ries of computer models that Notwithstandingsomerecent wmaastencohtanimgepilnemmeinndte,dithwaistheffcelci-- q.m)1.0 CdiaoRxbiodne swhoouwldhhoawvethuenfoAldrcetdichcaldimtahtee rlaosgtuyeeeamrinsasiroronwsoefdCdFoCwstnhatotwtewroe tivelyreinedinakeycontributor S ozone-depleting gasses never provinces in China, the atmo- toArcticwarming,sheadded. peR0.8 beeninvented.Theyfocusedon sphericconcentrationofozone- The study suggests that over att thesecondhalfofthe20thcentu- depleting substances is holding W thepastthreedecadestheproto- (0.6 ry, corresponding to the time steady.Thechemicalscontinueto col was buying time for policy ng when emissions of CFCs were playaroleinclimatechangeand makersastheybegantotakeseri- oRci0.4 growing because of their wide- willdosountiltheybreakdown– ously the cumulative effect of ef ODS* spreaduseinspraycansandre- aprocessthatcantakefrom60to v greenhousegassesinEarth’sat- ati0.2 Methane frigerators. 330years. mosphere. di “Ifyouwanttounderstandthe Dr.Fyfesaidthattheinfluence “It’s only after decades that Ra NitRouS importance of these gasses, ofozone-depletinggassesoncli- 0 oxide we’vecometodeterminehowit’s you’vegottofocusonthedecades mate, as indicated by the two 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 made a difference,” said John when they were being emitted studies, is large enough that it Fyfe, a research scientist at the *OzonedepletingSubStanceSincludingchloRofluoRocaRbonS and when their concentrations shouldfinallybepossibletospot Canadian Centre for Climate were increasing,” said Lorenzo theeffectoftheMontrealProto- JOHNSOPINSKI/THEGLOBEANDMAIL,SOURCE:NATURECLIMATECHANGE ModellingandAnalysisinVicto- Polvani, a Columbia University col directly from observational ria,whowasnotinvolvedinthe ide from fossil fuels, which re- beenachallengetomeasure. climate scientist who led the data. study. mainsthelargestdriverofclimate WhileCFCsandrelatedchem- study. “What we’re looking for are However,headded,itisabene- change. icalsarefarmorepotentthancar- The simulations showed that trendsagainstahugeamountof fit“thatwe’reonlygoingtorealize Dr.Fyfecalledthenewresult bondioxideattrappingheat,they therateofArcticwarmingina variability,”hesaid.“Ittookacer- foraperiodoftime”becauseof “verysolid”andsaidthatitquan- arepresentintheatmospherein worldwithoutCFCswouldbecut tainamountoftimefornatureto risingemissionsofcarbondiox- tifiesaknowneffectthathaslong suchlowconcentrations–inthe inhalf–astrikingeffectforacate- playitselfout.” Ottawa vows to advocate Barton to be among first to testify for Flight 752 victims as before committee tasked with investigating Canada-China relations Iran rejects dual citizenships STEVENCHASEOTTAWA CanadiangoodwilltowardChina. DANIELLEBLANC theinvestigationappearedtobacktrack Two political figures from the Jean PARLIAMENTARYAFFAIRSREPORTER onanearlierstatementthattheblack ChrétieneraofCanadianpolitics,former WINNIPEG boxeswouldbesenttoUkraine.Hassan CanadianenvoytoChinaDominicBar- ChrétienchiefofstaffEddieGoldenberg Rezaeifarwasquotedbythestate-run tonisbeingcalledasoneofthefirstwit- andformerdeputyministerJohnMan- IRNAnewsagencyassaying“theflight nessestotestifybeforeaspecialcommit- ley,haveurgedtheTrudeaugovernment OttawaisrejectingIran’spositionthat recordersfromtheUkrainianBoeingare teecreatedbyParliament’sopposition toconsidera“prisonerexchange,”where dualnationalsondownedFlight752are inIranianhandsandwehavenoplansto partiestoprobethestrife-riddenrela- Ottawa would swap Ms. Meng for Mr. Iraniancitizensonly,vowingtocontinue sendthemout.” tionshipbetweenCanadaandChina. KovrigandMr.Spavor. tofightforathoroughinvestigationinto Canadaandothercountrieswholost The Special Committee on Canada- DuringacabinetretreatinWinnipeg, thetragedyandforcompensationforthe citizensinthecrashsaidonMondaythat ChinaRelationsmetforthefirsttimeon DeputyPrimeMinisterChrystiaFreeland familiesoftheCanadianvictims. Iranwaslosingprecioustimebykeeping Mondaytoplanhearings. declinedtoendorsetheideaofa“prison- OnMonday,aspokesmanforIran’s theflightrecordersoutofthehandsof TwoCanadiansremainlockedupin erswap”betweenCanadaandChina.Ms. ForeignMinistrysaidthecountrydefines international investigators. “We have China,victimsofwhatcriticshavewidely Meng’sextraditionhearingcommenced thepassengerswithdualnationalitiesas calledonIran,again,toproceedrapidly,” called “hostage diplomacy,” Chinese onMondayinVancouverandthisproc- Iranians,andnoothercountryhasany Mr.Champagnesaid.“Theworldwants purchasesofcanolaseedarestillsignif- esshasthepotentialtodragoutforyears influenceoverIran’sdecisionsregarding toknowwherethoseblackboxesarego- icantly down and Beijing last year withappeals. theirdeathsandthecrashinvestigation. ing,theywanttoknowaboutthecontent warnedthattherewillbeconsequences Askeddirectlyabouttheswappropos- Laterintheday,CanadianForeignAf- andtohaveaninternationalteampre- ifOttawabansflagshiptechfirmHuawei al,Ms.Freelandwouldonlysay:“Our fairsMinisterFrançois-PhilippeCham- sentwhenthisisdone.” Technologies Co. Ltd. from supplying governmenthasbeenclearthatwearea pagnerespondedbysayingthathisgov- A preliminary report released by geartothiscountry’snext-generation5G rule-of-lawcountryandthatwehonour ernmentwillcontinuetoadvocatefor Iran’s National Aviation Authority on wirelessnetworks. our extradition treaty commitments. therightsofthefamiliesofthe57Cana- Mondaysaidthecountryneedstechnical TheminorityLiberalgovernmentvot- Thatiswhatweneedtodoandthatis dianswhowereontheflight,regardless assistancefromFranceandUnitedStates edagainstthecreationof whatwewilldo.” of whether they held an- toanalyzedatafromthe this China committee in Themotionthatcreat- othercitizenship. Ukrainian jetliner. The December, but was out- edthecommitteeautho- Mr.Champagnesaidhe TheIranianofficial flightrecorderssustained numbered by opposition FormerCanadian rizedittoorderMr.Barton, clearlystatedCanada’spo- physical damage, al- votes. aswellasPrimeMinister leadingthe diplomatGordon sitionontheissueofdual thoughthememoryisin- Conservative deputy Justin Trudeau, Foreign nationalsinameetingwith investigation tact,thereportsaid. leader Leona Alleslev ad- Houldensaidit’srare AffairsMinisterFrançois- hisIraniancounterpartlast appearedto Arequestfortechnical vised the committee on forParliamentto PhilippeChampagneand week,andthathisgovern- backtrackonan helphasbeensenttothe Monday that Mr. Barton createacommittee PublicSafetyMinisterBill mentwillnotbudge. Bureau of Enquiry and toldherinane-mailthathe Blairtoappearaswitness- earlierstatement toexaminerelations “Ihavebeenveryclear AnalysisforCivilAviation is“readyandwilling”totes- es“fromtimetotimeas andwewillinsistatevery thattheblackboxes Safety in France and the tify.Shesaiditwasimpor- withonecountry. thecommitteeseesfit.” venue,allofthetimeand would be sent to National Transportation tantthathespeakfirstbe- Conservative MP Dan everytime,thataCanadian Ukraine. SafetyBoardintheUnited causehecouldhelpthecommitteeun- Albassaidhispartyalsowantstoknow isaCanadian,”Mr.Cham- States,buttheyhavenot derstandthegovernment’sstrategyto- whatisconstrainingtheCanadiangov- pagnesaidinaninterviewafteracabinet respondedpositivelytotherequest,it wardChina. ernmentfromtakingamoreprominent meetinginWinnipeg.“Wewillbeforce- said. FormerdiplomatMichaelKovrigand role in criticizing the persecution of fulindefendingeverysingleCanadian ThereportsaysCanada,Sweden,the entrepreneurMichaelSpavorwereboth UyghursinChina–whereanestimated whoisavictimofthishorrifictragedy.” U.S.,France,BritainandUkraineareask- detainedbyChineseauthoritiesinDe- onemillionaredetainedininternment OnMonday,IranianForeignMinistry ingtobepartoftheinvestigativeprocess cember,2018,inapparentretaliationfor camps–aswellasthecrackdownonpro- spokesmanAbbasMousavisaidinatele- ratherthanbeingobservers. thegovernment’sarrestofHuaweiexec- democracy protesters in semi-autono- visedweeklynewsconferencethatthe Mr.ChampagnesaidthefactthatIran utiveMengWanzhouonaU.S.extradi- mous Hong Kong. “One of the things countrydoesnotrecognizedualnation- admittedtoshootingdowntheaircraft tionwarrant. Conservatives would like to realize als.“WehaveinformedCanadathatTeh- meansitmusttakeitsresponsibilitiesse- LiberalMPRobOliphant,parliamen- throughthiscommittee,iswhytheTru- ranconsidersdualnationalswhowere riously.“Thereareconsequencesforad- tarysecretarytotheForeignAffairsMin- deauLiberalsarenottakingastronger killedintheplanecrashasIranianciti- mittingthat,oneofwhichistoensure ister,whohaspreviouslycalledthede- stanceinsupportofhumanrightsfor zens.…Iranismourningtheirdeaths,” theinternationalcommunity,andpar- tentionofMr.KovrigandMr.Spavor“ve- HongKongersandtheUyghurMuslim Mr.Mousavisaid. ticularlythecountriesthatrepresentthe rytargetedabductions,”saidthespecial population,”Mr.Albassaid. UkraineInternationalAirlinesFlight familiesofvictimsandlovedones,to committeemustdoitswork“carefully… Canadaisstillmullingwhethertoban 752wasshotdownonJan.8,hoursafter provideafullaccountoftheblackbox cautiouslyandexercisegreatdiscretion” Huaweifromparticipatinginthiscoun- Iranhadfiredseveralvolleysofballistic andtodothattransparently,”hesaid. soitdoesn’tjeopardizeanything. try’s next generation of wireless net- missilesatU.S.militarybasesinIraqin “Daysaregoingbyandtheinternational “Weneedtoslowlyrepairtherelation- works,astheUnitedStatesandAustralia responsetotheU.S.assassinationofase- communityiswaiting.” shipwithChina,weneedtostandupfor have.TheAmericansandAustralianssay niorIraniancommander.All176people Canada’sTransportationSafetyBoard humanrights,weneedtoensureCanada HuaweianswerstoChina’srulingCom- onboarddied,including57Canadians saidinastatementonSundaythatitis isseenaroundtheworldasacountryof munistPartyandcouldbecompelledto and29foreignerswhowerepermanent readytosendinvestigatorstoanyloca- theruleoflaw.” helpBeijingspyorsabotageWesternnet- residentsofCanada. tionwheretheaircraftrecorderswillbe Former Canadian diplomat Gordon works.Chineselawsayscompaniesmust TheCanadiangovernmenthasbeen downloadedandanalyzed,addingthat Houldensaidit’srareforParliamentto “support,co-operatewithandcollabo- puttingpressureonIranonanumberof there are still “no firm plans” for the createacommitteetoexaminerelations rateinnationalintelligencework”when fronts,includingrepeatedcallsforthe processtotakeplace. withonecountry.Hesaiditreflectsthe asked. aircraft’sflightrecorderstobeanalyzed degreetowhichthedetentionsofMr. inUkraineorFrance. WithreportsfromreutersandTheCanadian KovrigandMr.SpavorandMs.Wanzhou WithreportsfromTheCanadianPress OnSunday,theIranianofficialleading Press havedominatedpublicdebateandhurt andDanielLeblanc UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws A4 | NEWS O THEGLOBEANDMAIL | TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 What to expect as impeachment trial begins Althoughtheactual hallsaroundthechamber.News processofproceedings cameraswillbeshutoutofthe proceedings:Asenate-controlled isstilltobedetermined, feedwillprovidevideoofthetrial. hereareseveralthings wedoknowaboutthe THEPRINCIPALS comingSenatecase Thedefactochiefprosecutorwill beAdamSchiff,whooversawim- peachmenthearingsinthefallas ADRIANMORROW chair of the House intelligence U.S.CORRESPONDENT committee.Hewillbehelpedby WASHINGTON sixotherDemocrats:JerryNadler, Hakeem Jeffries, Val Demings, ZoeLofgren,SylviaGarciaandJa- The Senate will meet on sonCrow. Tuesdayat1p.m.tostartthe ThePresident’sdefencewillbe thirdpresidentialimpeach- ledbyWhiteHousecounselPat menttrialinU.S.history. Cipollone and Jay Sekulow, Mr. The substance of the case Trump’s personal lawyer. They against U.S. President Donald willbejoinedbyKenStarr,the Trumpiswellknown:ThePresi- formerspecialcounselwhoinves- dentisaccusedofdemandingUk- tigatedMr.Clinton,andAlanDer- raine’sPresidenttarnishJoeBi- showitz,aHarvardlawprofessor den,oneofhispotentialrivalsin whoregularlydefendsMr.Trump thisyear’selection,andwithhold- oncableTV.Othermembersof ingnearlyUS$400-milliontoturn theteamincludeMikePurpura, upthepressure.Lastmonth,the U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpstandswithVice-PresidentMikePenceinWashingtononMonday.Mr.Trump’s PatrickPhilbin,JaneRaskin,Pam Democrat-controlled House of legalteamsaysthePresidenthadtherighttoaskUkrainetoinvestigateformervice-presidentJoeBiden. BondiandRobertRay. Representativesimpeachedhim YURIGRIPAS/REUTERS forabuseofofficeandobstruc- tionofCongress. sentatives–willlayoutthecase aidtoUkraine. ocratic Senate Minority Leader, THECASEAGAINSTTHE Theactualprocessthetrialwill against the President, based on Both previous presidential hasvowedtotrytoforceavoteon PRESIDENTANDHISDEFENCE followisstillupintheair. theevidencegatheredinhearings Senate trials, Andrew Johnson’s the calling of witnesses at the TheDemocratswillargueitwas Under the U.S. Constitution, inthefall.Then,Mr.Trump’slaw- in1868andBillClinton’sin1999, start of the trial. Mr. Schumer unconstitutionalforMr.Trumpto theSenateservesasjuryinanim- yerswillpresenttheirdefence.Af- heardfromwitnessesandlasted wouldneedatleastfourRepubli- solicitforeigninterferenceinthe peachment case, with the chief terward, senators will submit about two months. In Mr. Clin- canstodefyMr.McConnelland 2020 election; that he compro- justiceoftheSupremeCourtpre- questionsforbothsidesthrough ton’scase,witnessestestifiedin votewiththeDemocratstomake mised U.S. national security by siding. If two-thirds of senators ChiefJusticeJohnRoberts,with16 videoed depositions that were thishappen. withholding the military aid, votetoconvict,thePresidentis hourssetasidefortodealwith played for the senators rather whichwasmeanttohelpUkraine kickedoutofoffice. them. thanappearingbeforetheSenate fightaproxywarwiththeUnited Otherthanthat,theConstitu- After that, each side will get inperson. WILLTHEREPUBLICANSTRYTO States’ Russian adversaries; and tiondoesn’tspellouttherulesfor twohourstoargueinfavourofor The White House does not SCRAPTHETRIALENTIRELY? that the President improperly thetrial,leavingthe100members against calling witnesses, fol- wanttheDemocratstocallwit- Intheory,theRepublicanscould stonewalledCongressbybarring oftheupperchambertodecide lowedbyavoteonthematterby nessesorbringinnewevidence, vote to dismiss the charges WhiteHouseofficialsfromco-op- forthemselves.Eventhelengthof theSenate. settingupafightovertherules. againstMr.Trumpwithouthold- eratingwiththeimpeachmentin- the proceeding is uncertain: It Some Republicans have threat- ingatrial.ThePresident’slegal quiry. couldbefinishedinlessthantwo enedtohaveMr.Bidentestify,as teamhashintedtheymaybring Mr. Trump’s legal team con- weeksorstretchonformonths. WITNESSESANDOTHEREVIDENCE wellasunmasktheconfidential forwardamotioncallingonthe tendsthePresidenthadtheright Hereiswhatweknowsofar TheDemocratswanttocallwit- whistle-blowerwhoalertedCon- Senatetodoexactlythat.ButMr. toaskUkrainetoinvestigateMr. abouthowMr.Trump’strialwill nesseswhodidn’ttestifyatthe gresstotheUkrainescandal,ifthe McConnell has said there isn’t Biden;thatDemocratshavenot unfoldandwhattowatchforin hearings in the fall. They also Democratssucceedinaddingwit- enoughsupportintheRepubli- proved Mr. Trump’s freezing of thecomingdays. wanttointroduceevidencethat nessestothetrial. cancaucustoactuallypasssucha militaryaidtoUkrainewasrelat- has emerged since the House’s motion. ed to his request for investiga- Decemberimpeachmentvote. tions;andthatMr.Trump’sdeci- WHATTHEPROCESSWILL(LIKELY) Thiswouldlikelyincludehear- WHENWILLTHISPROCESSBE sionnottoco-operatewithCon- LOOKLIKE ing from John Bolton, Mr. DECIDED? THESTRINGENTRULESONBOTH gress’s impeachment investiga- UnderRepublicanSenateMajori- Trump’sformernationalsecurity With53seats,theRepublicancau- SENATORSANDJOURNALISTS tion was a legitimate use of tyLeaderMitchMcConnell’spro- adviser,andLevParnas,abusi- cus has the power to pass Mr. Senatorswillberequiredtostay executiveprivilege. posedrulesforthetrial,tobepre- nessman who says he was in- McConnell’srules–whichwould completelysilentduringthetrial, sentedonTuesday,bothsideswill volvedineffortstodigupdirton leavethematterofwitnessesun- andwon’tbeallowedtouseelec- get24hourseachovertwodaysto Mr.BideninUkraine.TheDemo- decideduntillaterinthetrial–ifit tronicdevicessuchasphones. WILLMR.TRUMPBEKICKEDOUT maketheirarguments. crats also want to introduce as stickstogether.Thiswouldthen Journalists will have to pass OFOFFICE? Thiswouldmeanfourpoten- evidenceareportfromtheGov- befollowedbyanypretrialmo- throughtwosecurityscreenings: Almostinconceivable.Notasin- tiallygruelling12-hourdays. ernmentAccountabilityOffice,a tions, to be filed no later than the customary one on entering gleRepublicansenatorhasindi- First, a group of seven “trial congressionalwatchdog,thatlast Wednesday.Oncethosearedealt thebuildingandanothertoget cated they will help the Demo- managers” – Democratic mem- week ruled the White House with,thetrialwouldbegin. intothegallery,andwillbecon- cratsreachthetwo-thirdsthresh- bersoftheU.S.HouseofRepre- brokethelawbyfreezingmilitary ButChuckSchumer,theDem- fined to a roped-off pen in the oldtoconvictthePresident. Democrats raise objections as McConnell putin submits proposals proposes condensed impeachment trial to amend constitution in what critics say is ZEKEMILLER ocratsdemanded. to16hoursforquestionstothe a bid to stay in power ERICTUCKER Mr. McConnell has been an- prosecution and defence, fol- LISAMASCAROWASHINGTON glingforaspeedytrialtowardac- lowed by four hours of debate. quittalofthechargesagainstthe Onlythenwilltherebevoteson President,andtherulespackage callingotherwitnesses. VLADIMIRISACHENKOVMOSCOW Senate Majority Leader Mitch arrived on Monday after Mr. Therulesproposethatanywit- McConnellonMondayproposed Trump’slegalteamassertedina ness must be deposed and the a condensed, two-day calendar legalbriefthathedid“absolutely Senatewouldthendecidewhich RussianPresidentVladimirPutinonMondaysubmittedto for each side to give opening nothingwrong.” ones,ifany,wouldtestifyinpub- parliamentapackageofconstitutionalamendmentswidely statementsinU.S.PresidentDo- WithRepublicansholdingthe lic. At the end of deliberations, seenasanattempttosecurehisgriponpowerwellafterhis naldTrump’simpeachmenttrial, Senatemajority,Mr.McConnell’s the Senate would then vote on currenttermendsin2024. groundrulesthatareraisingob- proposalislikelytobeapproved. eachimpeachmentarticle. Mr.Putinfirstpresentedtheproposedchangesinhisstate- jectionsfromDemocratsonthe TheSenateDemocraticLeader, “Wearegratifiedthatthedraft of-the-nationaddressWednesday,arguingtheyareintended eveofthelandmarkproceedings. ChuckSchumer,calledtheGOP resolution protects the Presi- tobolstertheroleofparliamentandstrengthendemocracy. The Republican leader out- leader’sproposedrulespackagea dent’s rights to a fair trial, and Kremlincriticshavearguedthattheyareintendedtoallow linedtheprocessinafour-page “nationaldisgrace.” lookforwardtopresentingavig- hisruleforlife. resolutionthatwillbevotedonas Therulespackagearrivedlate orous defence on the facts and TheKremlin-controlledlowerhouse,theStateDuma,re- oneofthefirstordersofbusiness MondayastheCapitolwasbrac- theprocessasquicklyaspossi- ceivedadraftbillonconstitutionalproposalsfromtheKrem- whensenatorsconveneTuesday. ingforthestartofthetrial. ble,”WhiteHouselegislativeaf- linandquicklyscheduledthefirstofthreerequiredreadings It also pushes off any votes on Afterthefourdaysofopening fairsdirectorEricUelandsaid. forThursday. witnessesuntillaterintheproc- statements – two days for each Mr.Putin,67,hasbeeninpowerformorethan20years, ess,ratherthanupfront,asDem- side–senatorswillbeallowedup ASSOCIATEDPRESS longerthananyotherRussianorSovietleadersinceJoseph Stalin,wholedfrom1924untilhisdeathin1953. Underthelawnowinforce,Mr.Putinmuststepdownas presidentwhenhiscurrenttermends. Mr.Putinproposedthattheconstitutionmustspecifythe WANTED • BUYING ROLEX•PATEK•CARTIER authorityoftheStateCouncil,anadvisorybodythatconsists DIAMONDS ofregionalgovernorsandtopfederalofficials. CANADIAN PAINTINGS TheKremlin’sconstitutionalbillsubmittedtoparliament empowerstheCouncilto“determinethemaindirectionsof homeandforeignpolicy,”itsspecificauthorityyettobe LéonBellefleur•Paul-EmileBorduas•JackBush spelledinaseparatelaw. OscarCahen•EmilyCarr•A.J.Casson Webuy ObserverssaythattheproposedchangescouldallowMr. GOLD Putintostayinchargebyshiftingintothepositionofthe NoraCollyer•JeanDallaire•PatersonEwen Council’shead. & MarcelleFerron•CharlesGagnon•YvesGaucher SILVER Whileproposingtogiveparliamentmoresayovercabinet LiseGervais•LawrenHarris•PrudenceHeward ministers’appointment,Mr.Putinemphasizedthatthepres- VAN RIJK identshouldretainthepowertodismisstheprimeminister RandolphHewton•TomHodgson•EdwinHolgate andcabinetministersandremaininchargeoftheRussian E.J.Hughes•A.Y.Jackson•FranzJohnston militaryandlawenforcementagencies.Thatmakesitunlike- BUY•SELL•TRADE WilliamKurelek•J-PLemieux•RitaLetendre lythatMr.Putincouldoptforshiftingintotheprimeminis- A.Lismer•JohnLyman•AlexandraLuke vanrijk.com ter’sseatassomehavespeculated. TheKremlinbillalsomodifiestheconstitutiontolimita HenriettaMabelMay•JockMacDonald• 416-440-012390EglintonAve.E presidenttotwotermsaltogether,unlikethecurrentversion MarcelleMaltais•RayMead•JeanMcEwen containingalimitoftwoconsecutiveterms. Mr.Putinservedtwopresidentialtermsin2000-08and HelenMcNicoll•DavidMilne•GuidoMolinari thenshiftedintotheprimeminister’spositiontoobservethe KatheleenMorris•Jean-PaulMousseau termlimit,buteffectivelyremainedinchargewhilehisasso- Sports KazuoNakamura•LiliasTorranceNewton ciateDmitryMedvedevservedasaplaceholderpresidentin 2008-12.Mr.MedvedevsteppeddowntoallowMr.Putinre- AlfredPellan•RobertPilot•Jean-PaulRiopelle claimthetopjobandmoveintopremiershipafteramending SarahRobertson•AlbertH.Robinson• theconstitutiontoextendthepresident’stermfromfour WilliamRonald•AnneSavage•MarianScott yearstosix. ClaudeTousignant•HaroldTown Afterproposingtheconstitutionalchanges,Mr.Putinlast weekfiredMr.Medvedev,whohadthejobforeightyears,and FrederickVarley•WalterYarwoodandothers. namedtaxchiefMikhailMishustintosucceedhim.TheRus- sianpresidentisyettoappointthenewcabinet. 55AvenueRd.#2975TorontoM5R3L2 Somecommentatorsspeculatedthattheproposedtweak Phone416-774-8575 ofthetermlimitasasignthatMr.Putincouldbeeyeingan- otherswapwithMr.Medvedevandwantstolegallylimithis TOSUBSCRIBE1-866-999-9237 www.canadianartgroup.com TGAM.CA/SUBSCRIBE protegetojustoneterm. E-mail:[email protected] ASSOCIATEDPRESS UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 | THEGLOBEANDMAIL O REPORTONBUSINESS | A5 Families: Shame is felt on both sides in rifts, study says FROMA1 Familymemberswhowalkawaytendtodosointheirlate20s andearly30s,accordingtothestudyof807people.Some80 percentsaidtheyfeltmorefreeandindependentaftersever- ingties. “It’softentiedtoanarrativeofliberation,individuation, separation and overcoming hurtful people,” Dr. Coleman said. Evenso,estrangementisameasureoflastresort:Noone initiatesitlightly,withadultchildren“tryingforalongtime beforetheygiveup,”thepsychologistsaid. Infamilyrifts,thereisoftenshameonbothsides.Some68 per cent of estranged adult children felt misunderstood, blamedorjudgedbytheoutsideworld,accordingtothe2015 study. “Theadultchildhearsthat‘familiesareforever,’”Dr.Cole- mansaid.“Ontheparents’side,theyhear,‘Youmusthave donesomethingprettyterribleforyourownchildtohave turnedagainstyou.’” Parentswhosechildrenpushthemawaycanfeelstunned, humiliated,angry,isolated,depressedandhelpless,accord- ingtoAGA,whichplayshosttosupportgroupsinBritishCo- FederalPublicSafetyMinisterBillBlair,speakingtoreportersatacabinetretreatinWinnipegonMonday,says lumbiaandOntario,withanewchapterlaunchinginNew- Ottawaislookingtointroducerulestobanthesaleofassaultweapons.MIKESUDOMA/THECANADIANPRESS foundland.Manyfeelacuteshameathavingfailedasapar- ent,aswellasgriefforthelostrelationship–“alivingbe- reavement,”asAGAputsit. Implementing gun plan will be AtAGA’sin-personmeetupsandonlineSkypesessions, estrangedgrandparents,parentsandsiblingsrelaytheirex- periences,bolstereachotheremotionally,sharewhatthey’ve multistep process, Blair says learnedfromexpertsandbuildresiliencebytellingsuccess stories.Foralienatedrelativeswhohopetokeepthedoor open,theadviceistoreachoutconsistentlywithnotesor gifts,saidtheTorontogroup’sfa- DANIELLEBLANC through,formanycommunities thoseregulations.” cilitator, a 65-year-old grand- PARLIAMENTARYAFFAIRS across Canada, a very difficult He said that discussions and motherfromThornhill,Ont.,who REPORTER summerlastyear.Andsowewant consultationsarecontinuingon Thereare doessocialwork(TheGlobeand WINNIPEG to make sure we are there for newrulesthatwouldallowmu- Mailiskeepingheridentityconfi- thosecommunitiesandworkin nicipalitiestobanhandguns.He ‘we’ll-go-through- dentialtoprotectherfamily’spri- thosecommunitiestomakesub- reiterated that his government hell-and-high-water’ vacy). After years of distressing Thefederalgovernmentplansto stantive changes and invest- willnotenactanationalhandgun familiesandthere separation from her child and implementitsgun-controlstrate- mentsthatwillhelptokeepthem ban. arebreakupfamilies. grandchildren, the woman has gyinamultistepprocess,acting safe.” “Wehavetohaveacertainflex- slowlyrebuiltarelationshipwith quicklytoprohibitthesaleofas- Onmilitary-styleassaultweap- ibility,” he said. “The require- Withthebreakup herfamily. sault weapons but taking more ons,Mr.Blairsaidthefirstpart ments and the environment in style,it’sveryhard Experts say estrangement timeforothermeasures,includ- willbetointroducenewrulesto differentpartsofthecountryare tohaveahabit doesn’t necessarily mean zero ingapartialhandgunbanthatre- bantheirsaleacrossthecountry, variedandit’simportanttomake ofreconciliation. contact:Somerelativescommu- quiresnegotiationswiththeprov- sayingtheprocess“couldbeac- surethelawswebringforwardare nicate minimally, some talk on inces,PublicSafetyMinisterBill complishedinthenearterm.” effectiveineveryplaceinkeeping Iknowanumber andoffandothersmaintaincon- Blairsaid. Headdedthatplansforabuy- communitiessafe.” offamilieswhere tactbutfindthemselvestreading Duringlastfall’selectioncam- backprogramforassaultweap- Healsopromisednewlegisla- it’s,‘Youcrossme carefully,fearingthedoorcould paign, the Liberals promised to ons that are currently in the tiontofurtherrestricttheavaila- twotimes,you’re closeanytime. ban military-style assault weap- handsofCanadians“willtakea bilityofillegalhandgunsonCana- Somecasesseeadultchildren ons,allowmunicipalitiestoban littlebitmoretime.” dianstreets. outofmylife.’ settingfirmboundarieswithfam- handgunsandbringinaseriesof Mr.Blairsaidthegovernment Hesaidtherewillbetougher ily,orschedulingtimeapart,as newlawstorestrictaccesstoille- wantstoget“goodvalue”forthe penaltiesforthosewhosmuggle JANEISAY AUTHOROFWALKINGON theDukeandDuchessofSussex gal weapons, among other ele- purchaseoffirearmsthatwerele- handgunsintoCanada,aswellas EGGSHELLS:NAVIGATING have.Theirsislessafull-ones- ments.AtacabinetretreatinWin- gallyobtainedbyCanadians.The for those who take handguns THEDELICATERELATIONSHIP trangement than a distancing, nipeg,Mr.Blairtoldreportershis Liberalsplacedanestimatedprice from a legal source and divert BETWEENADULTCHILDREN with the Queen acknowledging government’sagendaonfirearms tag of $250-million on the pro- themintothehandsofcriminals. ANDPARENTS thepair’s“wishtoliveamorein- willcomeaseachstepisreadyto gram in the election campaign, Intermsofthegovernment’s dependentlife”atafamilysummitafterthesurprisean- beimplementedbythegovern- butcriticssaidthefinaltabwill legislativeagenda,LiberalHouse nouncement.Addingtothecontroversylastweekwerere- mentoradoptedbythecountry’s likelybemuchhigher,reflecting LeaderPabloRodriguezsaidhis portsthatMs.Markle’sestrangedfatherwaswillingtotestify minorityParliament.Forstarters, themarketvalueoftheweapons. government’s“absolutepriority” againstherinalegalbattlewithaBritishtabloid. Mr.Blairsaidthegovernmentis “We are very mindful we are when the House of Commons JaneIsay,authorofWalkingonEggshells:NavigatingtheDel- lookingtoprovidefundinginthe dealing with law-abiding Cana- comesbacknextweekwillbethe icate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents, said nextbudgettostrengthencom- dians and I want to make sure ratification of the renegotiated whetherfamiliesstickitoutorsubdividecomesdownto munities affected by gun vio- theyaretreatedfairlyandrespect- free-trade agreement with the “emotionalstyles.” lence. fully,” Mr. Blair said. “Firearm UnitedStatesandMexico.Inaddi- “Thereare‘we’ll-go-through-hell-and-high-water’families “Ourworkistoreducethesup- ownership in this country is a tion, he said the government andtherearebreakupfamilies,”Ms.Isaysaid.“Withthe plyofgunsgettingintothehands privilegeearnedbytheadherence needstoreformitsassisted-dying breakupstyle,it’sveryhardtohaveahabitofreconciliation.I ofcriminals,butyoualsohaveto to our strict regulations, and I legislationtocomplywithacourt knowanumberoffamilieswhereit’s,‘Youcrossmetwo interdict the demand for those have nothing but respect for rulingthatinvalidatedakeypor- times,you’reoutofmylife.’” guns,”hesaid.“Wehavejustgone thosewhohavebeenadheringto tionofthelawinSeptember. Addedtothemix,Ms.Isayargued,isthemodernconcept of “chosen family,” with many estranged adults building theirpreferredfamiliesoutofpartners,friends,colleagues andcommunity. Forparentswhohopetorepairbrokenrelationships,ex- pertsstresspatience,humilityandtakingresponsibilityfor hurtfulactionsorblindspots.“Listenforthekerneloftruth Shop for dinner inthechild’scomplaints,empathize,don’tbedefensiveand returnfirewithfire,reachoutandshowcommitment,”Dr. Colemansaid. Aseriouschallengeoffamilypeacemakingisthatitin- in slippers, volvesoverturningpowerdynamics:Thechildwhosteps awaycallstheshots,Dr.Colemansaid.Thatcanbehardto swallowforparentsandgrandparentswhoareaccustomed towieldingauthority. not snow boots. Ofcourse,therearecasesofestrangedadultchildrenfixat- ingonissuesthat“inothergenerationswouldn’tbecausefor conflict,”Dr.Colemansaid,orwronglyblamingparentsfor theirownfailings.Thepsychologistasksthemtoconsider offendingparentsorgrandparentsasthree-dimensionalbe- ingswiththeirownfamilytraumaswhomayhavelacked supportintheirera. “It’sultimatelytherapeutic,”Dr.Colemansaid,“forthe adultchildtoseethattheparenthadtheirownchallenges.” PRO-GUNRALLYATVIRGINIACAPITOLDRAWS TENSOFTHOUSANDSOFDEMONSTRATORS RICHMOND,VA.Tensofthousandsofgun-rightsactivists fromaroundthecountryralliedpeacefullyattheVirginia CapitolonMondaytoprotestplansbythestate’sDemo- craticleadershiptopassgun-controllegislation–amove thathasbecomeakeyflashpointinthenationaldebate overgunviolence Thesizeofthecrowdandtheexpectedparticipationof whitesupremacistsandfringemilitiagroupsraisedfears thatthestatecouldseearepeatoftheviolencethatex- plodedin2017inCharlottesville.Buttherallyconcluded MadeforSeniors uneventfullyaroundnoon,andthemoodwaslargely festive,withrally-goerschanting“USA!”andwavingsigns denouncingDemocraticGovernorRalphNortham. Shop for delicious meals from your freezer! Manyprotesterschosenottoenterthedesignatedrally zone,whereMr.Northamhadimposedatemporaryweap- onsban,andinsteadpackedsurroundingstreets,many HearttoHomeMealsdeliversmorethan200meals, dressedintacticalgearandcamouflageandcarryingmil- itary-styleriflesastheycheeredonthespeakers. soupsanddessertsrighttoyourdoorsoyoucanalways Anestimated22,000peopleattended,accordingto authorities,whosaidonewomanwasarrestedonfelony haveahome-stylemealonthetableinminutes… chargeofwearingamaskinpublic. Theprotesterscameoutdespitethefrigidtemperature whatevertheweather! tosendamessagetolegislators,theysaid. Mr.Northamwasaparticularfocusoftheprotesters’ wrath.OnepostershowedhisfacesuperimposedonAdolf Deliveredfrozen|DeliveredFREE*|Nosubscription Hitler’sbody. ButDemocraticlawmakers–includingHouseSpeaker EileenFiller-CornandSenateMajorityLeaderDickSaslaw– saidtherallywouldn’taffecttheirplanstopassgun-con- GetyourFREEMenu trolmeasures,includinguniversalbackgroundchecksand aone-handgun-purchase-a-monthlimit.Democratssay 1-855-437-7563 tighteningVirginia’sgunlawswillmakecommunitiessafer HeartToHomeMeals.ca andhelppreventmassshootingssuchastheonelastyear inVirginiaBeach,inwhichadozenpeoplewerekilledina *Someconditionsmayapply. municipalbuilding.ASSOCIATEDPRESS UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws A6 | NEWS O THEGLOBEANDMAIL | TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 Watchdogs under fire over Ford says no budget Coastal GasLink comments ‘surprises’ in store for Indigenousleaderssay municipalities criticsofthepipelineproject arefailingtoaccountfor LAURASTONE FirstNationswhosupportit JEFFGRAY JUSTINEHUNTERVICTORIA Ontario Premier Doug Ford is promising“nosurprises”formu- nicipalitiesfromhisgovernment Human-rightsagenciesthathavewaded this spring as the Progressive intotheCoastalGasLinkconflictinnorth- Conservativespreparetheirsec- ern British Columbia have failed to ac- ond annual budget a year after knowledgebroadsupportfortheproject theyshockedlocalgovernments byFirstNationsalongthepipelineroute, withspendingcutsandunilateral Indigenousleaderssay. decisions. Thepipelinehasbeenapprovedby20 SpeakingtotheRuralOntario First Nations in northern B.C., including Municipalities Association con- electedbandcouncilsoftheWet’suwet’en ference on Monday in Toronto, Nation,aswellastheB.C.andfederalgov- Mr.Fordsaidhehadinstructed ernments.ButagroupledbyWet’suwet’en hisgovernmenttoconsultbefore hereditaryleadersisseekingtoblockcon- itmakesfuturechanges. struction of the pipeline project within “I’vetoldmycaucusandour their traditional territories. That conflict ministers, no surprises. No sur- promptedcriticisminrecentmonthsfrom prisestomunicipalities.Justlayit Amnesty International, B.C.’s Human ontheline,gettheirinput,”said Rights Commission and the United Na- AnRCMPvehicleturnsaroundonaroadnearHouston,B.C.,earlierthismonth.B.C.Human Mr.Ford,whoservedasaToronto tions’CommitteeontheEliminationofRa- RightsCommissionerKasariGovendersays‘militarizedpoliceaction’byMountieswillnot councillorwhenhislatebrother, cialDiscrimination(CERD),whosayallIn- solvedivisionaroundtheCoastalGasLinkpipelineproject.JIMMYJEONG/THEGLOBEANDMAIL Rob,wasmayor.“Becauseagain,I digenouspeoplesaffectedbytheproject walkedamileinyourshoes,Iwas shouldgivefree,priorandinformedcon- OnMonday,PremierJohnHorganof- themonthesemajorprojects.WhatIsee a municipal councillor. And sentbeforeitcanproceed. feredtosendhisMinisterofIndigenousRe- rightnowisthiscampaigntode-legitimize nothingIhatedmorethanwhen Theproposedpipeline,akeypieceofin- lationsandReconciliation,ScottFraser,to democraticallyelectedleadersinB.C.And [the] province would come up frastructureforthe$40-billionLNGCana- meetwiththehereditarychiefs.Butinalet- it’sshameful.” andsay‘dothis,dothat.’Weneed daprojectthatwillexportCanadiannatu- tertotheOfficeoftheWet’suwet’en,the GayMcDougall,aU.S.lawyerwhoisa your input. And we appreciate ralgastoAsianmarkets,hasexposeddeep Premiernoted:“Ourgovernmenthasno vice-chairoftheUNcommittee,saidinan yourinput.” divisions between hereditary chiefs and authoritytovarythatinjunction,nortodi- interviewthatshetravelledtoVancouver Mr.Fordandhisministershave theelectedbandcouncilsoftheWet’suwe- recttheRCMPinthefulfillmentofitsre- lastyeartospeakwiththeUnionofB.C.In- struck a collaborative tone for t’en. sponsibilities.” dianChiefsabouttheproject.Ms.McDou- months, ever since the Premier “Itisdishearteningtoseethattheinput Eight hereditary chiefs galldeclinedtosaywhether movedtosoftenretroactivecuts from20FirstNations,whoparticipatedex- who oppose the project thecommitteetookintoac- buriedintheApril,2019,budget tensivelyduringfiveyearsofconsultation maintain the elected chiefs Agroupledby count the views of Indige- topublichealthandotherpro- onthepipeline,andhavesuccessfullyne- control only the small por- nouscommunitiesthatsup- grams delivered by municipal- Wet’suwet’en gotiatedagreementswithCoastalGasLink, tionoflandsthatareonre- porttheproject.“You’reask- ities. The cuts sparked a public issoeasilydismissedbytheB.C.Human serve, while they represent hereditaryleadersis ingmeanunfairquestion,” campaignagainsthimandstrong RightsCommission,”KarenOgen-Toews, theWet’suwet’enacrossthe seekingtoblock shesaid.“I’mnotinaposi- oppositionfromTorontoMayor chiefexecutiveofficeroftheFirstNations broadexpanseoftheirtradi- constructionof tionofdecidingthat.It’sde- John Tory and other municipal LNGAlliance,wroterecentlyinanopenlet- tionalterritories. cidedinternallybytheunion leaders. thepipelineproject ter.Theorganizationissuedasimilarletter TheLNGCanadaexportfa- ofIndigenouschiefs,sowe Thenewtoneisamarkedcon- directedattheUNcommittee. cilityisbeingbuiltinKitimat, withintheir havetodealonthatlevel.” trast to the Premier’s attitude HumanRightsCommissionerKasariGo- whichisintheridingofB.C. traditionalterritories. Cheryl Casimer, who whenhisgovernmenttookpower vendermaintainedinastatementthatall LiberalMLAEllisRoss,who servesonthepoliticalexecu- inJune,2018,andmovedquickly, affectedIndigenousrights-holdinggroups previouslywaselectedchiefcouncillorfor tiveoftheFirstNationsSummit,saidthe with no consultations, to slash areentitledtofree,priorandinformedcon- theHaislaNation.Mr.Rosshasadvocated conflictneedstoberesolvedbythetwo Toronto’scity’scouncilalmostin sent.Sheaddedthatherprimaryconcernis fortheLNGindustryasameanstoliftIn- armsoftheWet’suwet’enleadership. half in the middle of the civic aboutthepotentialforviolenceasRCMP digenouscommunitiesoutofpoverty.In “Thesolutioncanonlycomefromwith- election, moving to invoke the seektoenforceacourtinjunctiontoenda aninterviewonMonday,helashedoutat in the nation, and that’s between the Constitution’s notwithstanding blockadebypipelineopponents. the human-rights watchdogs that have hereditaryandtheelectedsystems,”she clauseafteracourtinitiallyruled “Whatisnotanacceptablesolutionis commentedontheproject. said. againstthemove. thatweshouldfindourselvesinthemidst “It’sirresponsiblenottoreviewthere- “It’sreallyimportantandit’sakeystep Since then, the Ontario gov- ofamilitarizedpoliceactionthatthreatens cordofconsultationandaccommodation intermsoffindingasolutiononthiscom- ernmenthasalsoimproveditsre- thelivesandsafetyofdemonstrators,”Ms. ontheLNGpipeline,andthatmeansgoing plex situation, to have the two groups lationship with the province’s Govendersaid.“Thisisacrisismomentfor inandreviewingtheworkdonebyelected cometogetherandhavethatmuch-needed largestcity,strikingatransitdeal Canada,whereourcommitmenttorecon- chiefsandcouncilsoverthelastsixyears,” conversation.” thatbackedoffathreattotake ciliationandhumanrightsarebeingtest- Mr.Rosssaid.“Theaboriginalpeoplethem- overownershipofitsentiresub- ed.” selves elected their leaders to represent WithareportfromJamesKeller waysystem. Italsodeclinedtotakeonwhat some municipal politicians had expectedtobesweepingchanges No, the defenders of Wet’suwet’en territory to regional governments across theprovince. However,Mr.Ford’sMinisterof are not criminals – they’re doing what is right Transportation, Caroline Mulro- ney,antagonizedlocalpoliticians inHamiltoninDecemberbyre- SHIRIPASTERNAK versingcourseandcancellingthe city’slight-railtransit(LRT)pro- ject,sayingitscosthadspiraled. OPINION The Progressive Conservative governmenthasbeencarefulto ProfessorofcriminologyatRyersonUniversity appealtosmallandruralmunici- andtheresearchdirectoroftheYellowhead palities, handing out $200-mil- Institute lioninsurprisefundstosmalland rural communities for unspeci- Overthecomingweeks,twosto- fied “modernization” projects rieswillbetoldrepeatedlyabout justtwoweeksbeforelastyear’s thepoliceraidsandarrestson budget.ThePremier,whopraised Wet’suwet’enterritory.Onestory ruralOntariansas“realpeople,” willalreadybefamiliartothosereading highlightedhisgovernment’sfi- coverageoftheescalatingconflictbetween nancialsupportfortheareasout- Coastal GasLink, the province of British sideofbigcities.“We’regivinga ColumbiaandtheWet’suwet’enhereditary tonofmoneyaway.IfeellikeSan- government.Itgoeslikethis:FirstNation taClaushere,”Mr.Fordsaidashe bandcouncilshaveconsentedtothisde- announced investments for job velopmentandwelcomethejobsandreve- creation and rural broadband nue; Indigenous groups working under andcellularcoverage. hereditaryauthoritywhoopposethepipe- Healsoannouncedthesecond line,therefore,representarogueandnon- phaseofhisgovernment’snatu- democraticfaction. ral gas expansion project, with Thesecondrelatedstoryisthatpolice SupportersoftheWet’suwet’enhereditarychiefswhoopposetheCoastalGasLinkpipeline thegoalofreducingenergycosts. forceisnecessaryandjustifiedagainstthis takepartinarallyinSmithers,B.C.,lastFriday.JASONFRANSON/THECANADIANPRESS Mr. Ford, however, made no roguefactioninordertomaintainlawand mentionoftheeducationlabour order.ThisstorywillbethatFirstNation how can the injunction override a Su- ingceremoniesontheirtraditionallands, strifethatisrampingupacross bandcouncilscannegotiatewithindustry preme Court decision that recognized againstthewishesoflocalwhitefarmers. the province this week. In her andgovernmentsonbehalfoftheircom- hereditaryleadersasthepropertitleand Theywerecalledterroristsinthemedia speech to the conference, NDP munities.Ifcontractsarebroken,itwill rightsholders? andbypolice,evenasthousandsofrounds LeaderAndreaHorwathsaidstu- subjectthecountrytoeconomicandpolit- LastOctober,theYellowheadInstitute, ofammunitionwerefiredintotheSun- dentsinruralareasarebeinghurt ical disorder because it will undermine thefirstIndigenous-focusedthinktankin dancecamp. by school closings and fewer provincial authority, causing corporate Canada,releasedtheresultsofanational That same year, Dudley George was courseoptions. confidence in resource investment to analysis of injunctions. We found that killedbyOntarioProvincialPoliceatIpper- AlsoattheconferenceonMon- plummet. while 76 per cent of injunctions filed washProvincialPark.ActingSergeantKen- day,FinanceMinisterRodPhillips Bothofthesenarrativeslackimportant againstFirstNationsbycorporationswere nethDeaneclaimedMr.Georgewashold- announcedthatthegovernment context.Thehereditarygovernmentsare granted, 81 per cent of injunctions filed ingariflewhentheOPPinvadedthecamp, wouldkeepitsOntarioMunicipal not rogue and non-democratic factions. againstcorporationsbyFirstNationswere butthejudgeattrialfoundhimtobelying. PartnershipFundat$500-million ThisisawilfulmisreadingofCanadianlaw. denied. Later,CanadaacknowledgedthattheKet- for2021,thesameamountitset Themostimportantcaseonaboriginalti- Thechanceforafairtrialwas,statistical- tleandStonyPointFirstNationshadlegal lastOctoberfor2020.Mr.Phillips tleinCanadawasfoughtin1997andwon lyspeaking,negligible.Asiscommon,Jus- claimtothelandstheywereoccupying. saidthegovernmenthadlearned bytheWet’suwet’en(andGitxsan)inthe ticeMargueriteChurchoftheB.C.Courtof Inboththesecases,itispoliceviolence from its experience last year, Delgamuukw decision. The court recog- Appealfoundthattheeconomiclosstoa thatisthemostthreateningtopeople,land when the province announced nized that underlying title continues to company far outweighed the losses the andwaters–notthefamiliesonthefront changestothefundingfor2019 rest with the Indigenous nation where FirstNationwouldsufferasaresultofre- lineprotectingtheirterritory.Accordingto aftermanymunicipalitieshadset treatieshavenotbeensigned.Thisinterest strictedaccesstotheirlandsandthede- TheGuardian,theRCMPwerepreparedto theirbudgetsfortheyear. in the land was found to be collective, structionofhabitatandwaters. use lethal force on Wet’suwet’en people Municipal leaders have wel- unique and proprietary in nature. Note When the court refused to recognize lastyear,whentheinjunctionbyCoastal comedthechangeintone.Jamie that it was the hereditary chiefs who Wet’suwet’en hereditary authority, they GasLinkwasfirstserved.Yetitisthehered- McGarvey,presidentoftheAsso- broughtthecasetotheSupremeCourtand becomedefactolawlessandsoarelabelled itarychiefs,housesandclanswhoarebe- ciationofMunicipalitiesofOnta- thehereditarychiefswhoseauthorityto andtreatedascriminals.Soaspectreof ingframedasdangerous.AftertheWet’su- rioandthemayorofParrySound, governwasrecognizedinthedecision. dangeraroundthesesupposedcriminalsis wet’enfelledtreesalongtheroadstopro- Ont.,about225kilometresnorth Butwhereasthefirststoryisaboutawil- createdbytheRCMPandotheractors. tect their communities from harm, the of Toronto, said relations with fulmisreadingofCanadianlaw,thesecond Thisisnotparanoidthinking,butanes- RCMPannouncedacriminalinvestigation Queen’s Park are much calmer isafaithfulreadingofbadCanadianlaw. tablishedpartofthehistoricalrecordof into“trapslikelytocausebodilyharm.” thanlastyear.“I’mreallypleased PoliceforceagainsttheWet’suwet’enwill landconflictinthiscountry. Thesearenotdangerouscriminals;they thatwe’vecometotheposition bejustifiedbecausetheinjunctionsought In1995,theSecwepemclanddefenders aredefenders,lawfullyprotectingtheland whereit’smoreconciliatoryand andobtainedbyCoastalGasLinkwasac- atTs’peten(GustafsenLake)weresubject- and waters, because our governments we’rehavingbetterconversations companiedbyanenforcementorder.But edtoanintensesmearcampaignforhold- haveresolutelyrefusedtodoso. andconsultations,”hesaid. UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 | THEGLOBEANDMAIL O NEWS | A7 Meng: Huawei executive’s husband watched court proceedings from the gallery FROMA1 ingdetainedinChina’sXinjiang region. The courtroom was standing- “MengWanzhouislucky,”Par- room only, for about 150 mem- hatKasimsaid.“ThisisCanada bersofthemediaandthepublic, andshehasalawyer.Shehasa with overflow crowds watching fairtrial.”Mr.Kasimsaidhissis- proceedings on television mon- terisamongtheUyghursbeing itors. heldinaChineseindoctrination As with earlier proceedings, camp. Ms.Mengwaspermittedtomove ZhuShengwu,aformerlawyer fromtheprisoner’sboxtoaseat in China, protested outside of atatablewithherinterpreterfor the courthouse, holding a sign betteraccesstodocuments. that said, “Release Kovrig and Her husband, Liu Xiaozong, Spavor.” watched the proceedings from Ms.Mengsmiled,wishedthe thegallery. crowd good morning and The federal Attorney-Gener- thanked someone who wished al’sdepartmentispresentingthe herahappyLunarNewYearin case for Ms. Meng’s extradition Mandarin. onbehalfoftheU.S.Department The Chinese government has ofJustice.Ithasnotyethadits attackedthechargesagainstMs. turnbeforeAssociateChiefJus- Meng, with Foreign Ministry ticeHolmes.Initswrittenargu- spokesman Geng Shuang argu- ments, filed this month, it said ing again Monday the case Ms. Meng misrepresented Hua- against her amounts to a “seri- wei’s conduct in Iran to U.S.- ouspoliticalincident.”Mr.Geng basedbanks,andsanctionssim- expressed no confidence in the plyprovidethecontextforwhat Canadian legal system, instead itconsidersherfraudulentmis- reiterating demands for Cana- representations. Huaweiexecutive politicsareinterwoven.TheJus- argument, lawyer Eric Gottardi, dian authorities to “release Ms. The key in the double-crimi- MengWanzhou ticeMinisterissuedanAuthority anothermemberofherteam,ar- Mengwithoutfurtherdelayand nality stage of the extradition leavesthecourthouse to Proceed last February and gued Monday that a misrepre- ensurehersafereturntoChina.” hearingistheactualconductat inVancouverduringa now the case is in a judicial sentationisnotenoughtocreate Therehavebeensigns,howev- stake, not the name of the of- lunchbreakonMonday. phase. Associate Chief Justice theoffenceoffraud.Themisrep- er,thatBeijingisnotkeentofur- fence. If the courts accept Ms. Ifthecourtsrulethat Holmeswillbeaskednextfallto resentation has to have caused therescalatetheconflictwithOt- Meng’sargumentthatthecharge Ms.Mengcanbe decide if there is enough evi- harm. Under Canadian law, he tawa. China has resumed im- againstheristrulyaboutevasion extradited,thecase dencetosendherfortrial.The said,bankswouldnothavesuf- portsofCanadianporkandbeef, ofsanctions,theextraditionat- willreturntoJustice standardisthesameasthatina fered harm; they could not be andChinesemediahavedevoted temptwouldfail. MinisterDavidLametti, preliminary inquiry in Canada: punishedforviolatingsanctions littlecoveragetotheextradition Ifthecourtsdonotaccepther whoseroleaffordshim Isthereenoughevidencethata becauseiftheywereliedto,they proceeding. argument,theCanadiangovern- widediscretionover jury, reasonably instructed by a wouldbeunwittingvictims. The nationalist Global Times ment will present evidence on whethertosendher judge,canconvict? Associate Chief Justice publishedonearticlesummariz- behalfoftheU.S.JusticeDepart- totheUnitedStates If the courts rule that Ms. Holmesappearedtostumbleon ing foreign media coverage of ment, scheduled for next fall, tobeprosecuted. Mengcanbeextradited,thecase thatargument,askingrepeatedly herhearingMondayandanother and Ms. Meng will have an op- JIMMyJEONG/ isreturnedtoMr.Lametti,who forclarificationfromMr.Gottar- in which the founder of a Chi- portunity to assert her inno- THEGLOBEANDMAIL asJusticeMinisterhaswidedis- di. nese technology leader called cence. cretiontodeclinetosendheron Outside the courthouse, a the case against her political, JusticeMinisterDavidLametti the U.S. to be prosecuted. With smallgroupcalledforMs.Meng’s andonethat“needstobesolved has already concluded that the appealspossible,ofcourtrulings release, while other demonstra- throughpoliticalmeasures.” offencesheisaccusedofdoesex- andofMr.Lametti’sultimatede- tors,alsosmallinnumber,held istinCanada.Buttheextradition cision,thecasecouldlastyears. signs drawing attention to the Withareportfrom processisoneinwhichlawand InasecondlegofMs.Meng’s Uyghurs,aMuslimminority,be- NathanVanderKlippeinBeijing Virus: Provinces are working with hospitals Another Maltese to prepare new infection-control measures minister resigns FROMA1 CHINACOUNTSSHARPRISEINCORONAVIRUSCASES in latest fallout from ChinahasreportedasharpriseinthenumberoKpeopleinKectedwith There have been no confirmed anewcoronavirus,includingtheKirstcasesinthecapital,asmillions journalist’s murder casesofthenewcoronavirusin begintravellingaheadoKthecountrY’sLunarNewYearholidaY Canada.HealthofficialsinOnta- rio investigated three possible KNOWNCORONAVIRUSCASES cases in people who recently (asoKJan.20) travelledtoWuhan,butruledout SouthKorea:1 CHRISSCICLUNAVALLETTA theillness. Beijing:5 Provinces are working with hospitals to alert health-care AnotherMalteseministerhasquitafterapaperreported workersaboutwhatsignstolook CCHHIINNAA linksbetweenherpolice-officerhusbandandthemansus- Shanghai:1 Japan:1 forandtopreparenewinfection- pectedofmastermindingajournalist’smurder,thegovern- controlmeasures,suchasemer- Wuhan:198 mentsaidonMonday. gency-room signage, isolation (including3deaths) CORONAVIRUS(2019-nCoV) Corruption investigator Daphne Caruana Galizia was areasandhowtocollectsamples BelongstolargeKamilYoK blownupbyacarbombinOctober,2017,promptingaleng- virusesthatcauseillnesses frompatientswithpossibleinfec- thyinquirythathascausedpoliticalturmoilontheMediter- rangingKromcommoncold tions. raneanisland,includingtheresignationoftheprimeminis- tomoreseverediseases facCtoCmanpalidcaatiisnignmmiadtstetrosfaisbuthsye Thailand:2 Gpruoavningcdeo:n1g4 suchasMERSandSARS* terT.helatestofficialtoquitwasJustyneCaruana,alawyer influenzaseason,meaningemer- NewstrainnotpreviouslY whowasministerresponsibleforthesmallislandofGozo. gencyroomsarefilledwithpeo- identiKiedinhumans TheSundayTimesofMaltasaidherhusband,formeras- pleexperiencingsymptomsthat Originsuggestsanimal-to- sistantpolicecommissionerSilvioValletta,wenttoLondon aresimilartothoseofthenovel humantransmission,but toseeasoccermatchwithbusinessmanYorgenFenechin coronavirus,includingcough,fe- somehuman-to-human September,2018,whenMr.Fenechwasalreadyofinterestin verandshortnessofbreath. transmissionhasoccurred theinvestigation. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious- “Iamsubmittingmyresignationasministerwithimmedi- SignsoKinKectioninclude diseases specialist at Toronto ateeffectinviewofthepressstoryissued,eventhoughIam respiratorYsYmptoms,Kever, General Hospital, said the re- completelyextraneoustoitandhavenoconnectiontothe cough,shortnessoKbreath sponsetotheoutbreakcouldbe andbreathingdiKKiculties facts,”theoutgoingministerwroteinaletter,extractsof improved if Chinese officials whichthegovernmentpublishedonMonday. weremoretransparentwiththe ElectronmicroscopicimageofMiddleEast Peopleadvisedtoavoid OnSunday,Mr.Valletta,whohadbeentheleadinvestiga- totalnumberofcasesandother respiratorysyndrome(MERS)coronavirus “unprotected”contactwith torintothemurderbutwastakenoffthecaseinmid-2018 clinicaldata. liveanimals,thoroughlYcook becauseofconflictofinterestandresignedfromtheforcelast Otherkeyquestionsthatneed meatandeggs,andavoid year,saidhedidnotknowMr.Fenechwasasuspectwhen tobeansweredincludehoweas- closecontactwithanYone theytravelled. ilythevirusspreadsfromperson *SevereacuterespiratorYsYndrome withcoldorKlu-like “Ineverdidanythingwrongandwouldcertainlynever toperson,whatcausesitandthe sYmptoms havegoneabroadwithanyonewhoIwouldhavethought,or proportion of patients who de- GRAPHICNEWS,SOURCES:ASSOCIATEDPRESS,BBCPICTURE:CDC knowntobeunderinvestigation,”hesaid. velop severe versus mild symp- Mr.Fenech,oneofMalta’swealthiestmenwithextensive toms. myasSARSdid17yearsago.” thebeginningoftheyear. tiestogovernment,waschargedwithcomplicitytomurder Dr.TamsaidCanadianofficials Andthecollisionofanurgent IvanHung,chiefoftheinfec- lastyear.Sourcessaypoliceregardhimasthemastermindof are working to confirm reports publichealthsituationwithholi- tious-diseasesdivisionattheUni- thejournalist’skilling.Hehasdeniedtheaccusation. from China that the illness has day travel has worried experts versity of Hong Kong, held out ThedepartingministerMs.Caruana,whoisnotrelatedto spreadtosomehealth-carework- andtravellersalike. hopeaboutcontainingthevirus, thejournalist,wasappointedbyformerprimeministerJo- ersthere,whichwouldsignalhu- LunarNewYearis“supposed particularly since the informa- sephMuscatin2017andconfirmedbynewpremierRobert man-to-human transmission. to be a happy occasion,” said tion disclosed by China has al- Abelalastweek. Chinese state media reported AsokKurup,aninfectious-diseas- lowedothercountriestodevelop “Ialwaysactedwiththeutmostcorrectness.Ionlyaskto thatsomehealthworkersinWu- esspecialistatMountElizabeth rapidtesting. beallowedtodefendmynameintheinterestsofmychild- han, and family members who Hospital in Singapore who has Still, he recommended more ren,”sheaddedinherletter. hadnottravelledtothecity,were workedontheresponsetoprevi- carefulscreeningforthosetrav- VariousotherofficialsfromMr.Muscat’sgovernmenthave infectedwiththevirus.Suchan ous pandemics, including SARS elling to foreign countries from alsoresignedduringthepoliticalstormoverthemurder, evolutionofthevirushadbeen andH1N1.“Butweareabsolutely anywhereinChina,notjustfrom whileMalta’spolicechiefquitafewdaysago. feared by epidemiologists and frightenedaboutthewholesce- Wuhan.Dr.Kurupsaidsuchpas- hasintensifiedconcernsthatthe nario. We are bracing ourselves sengers should be screened for REUTERS virushasbeguntospreadmore for the millions of people who respiratory conditions, not just rapidlyjustdaysaheadoftheLu- willbemovingallovertheconti- fevers. narNewYearcelebration–Chi- nentinthenextfewweekstoon- Those travelling to Wuhan, na’sbusiesttravelseason. lyworsentheproblem.” meanwhile,saidtheywerehop- AUSTRALIANCITIESHITWITHDUST,HAILSTORMS Chinahasreported224cases, In South Korea, authorities ing the uncertainty would not ANDFLOODSASFIRESRAGEON with 217 of those confirmed in raised their alert level Monday dampentheirholidays. Wuhan, Beijing, Shanghai and andorderedadditionalmonitor- “My family is in Wuhan and Shenzhen,theeconomicallyvital ing by local governments after they reminded me to wear a CANBERRADuststorms,hailandflashfloodshavebattered southerncitythatbordersHong placing into isolation a woman maskwhenI’mgoinghome–but beleagueredAustraliancitiesinrecentdays,extremeweath- Kong.Anothersevenaresuspect- whoarrivedSundaywithafever theyshowednosignsofpanic,” erthathasdiminishedthethreatfromscoresofwildfires ed in a growing circle of prov- and respiratory problems. The XuCansaid. thatcontinuetoblazeacrossthecountry’ssoutheast. incesthatnowincludesSichuan, womanhadtravelledfromWu- PatriciaShenwasn’tsosure.A AhailstorminthenationalcapitalofCanberraonMon- Yunnan,Shanghai,Guangxiand han and tested positive for the part-time kindergarten teacher daydamagedpublicbuildings,businesses,homesandcars, Shandong. newvirus.AirportsintheUnited who works in Paris, she was cutpowertosomesuburbs,broughtdowntrees,caused ZhongNanshan,wholeadsa States,Thailand,Malaysia,Indo- boardingatrainhometoWuhan, flashfloodingandinjuredtwopeople,emergency-services teamofexpertsorganizedbyChi- nesia and the Philippines have wherehermotherandauntwork officialssaid. na’s National Health Commis- increased screening of passen- inahospital.They“toldmethe Tothewest,a300-kilometre-widecloudofreddustwas sion, sought to assuage fears gersfromWuhan. situationisworsethansomeof carriedbywindgustsupto107kmanhouranddescended about the virus. “We identified At Wuhan’s international air- theearlynewsreports,”Ms.Shen onthedrought-strickentownsofDubbo,BrokenHill,Nyn- the new coronavirus just two port,authoritieshaveconducted said.“Wuhanissuchanimpor- ganandParkes,localmediareported. weeksaftertheoutbreakwasre- temperaturechecksofoutbound tant crossroads for transporta- HailstruckMelbourne,Australia’ssecond-largestcity, portedandwehaveverygoodvi- passengers. Local rail stations tion,andsomanycaseshaveap- Sundayandmorehailstormsareforecasttoreturn. rus-monitoring and quarantine havealsobeenorderedtodothe peared,soyoucanimaginehow Unusuallyintensestormsovertheweekendcausedflash measures,”hesaid.“Ibelievethe same.Thevirusfirstemergedat manyarestillunknown.” floodinginthecitiesofBrisbaneandGoldCoastinQueen- outbreakwillnotcausethesame theWuhanSouthChinaSeafood sland,justnorthofNewSouthWales,wheremostofthe impactonsocietyandtheecono- Citymarket,whichwasclosedat WithreportsfromAlexandraLi wildfiredestructionhasoccurred.REUTERS UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws FOLIO A8 O THEGLOBEANDMAIL | TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 THE ROCK DIGS OUT St. John’s extends state of emergency CityworkstorecoverafterweekendstormslamseasternNewfoundland, With many roads yet to be saidConstableJamesCadigan,a pilingsnowdriftsmorethantwometreshighinpartsofthecapital cleared, some officers from the spokespersonfortheRoyalNew- RoyalNewfoundlandConstabul- foundlandConstabulary.“Weun- ary, and other emergency staff derstandthelevelofdesperation suchasdoctorsandnurses,had andthechallengesthatarebeing GREGMERCERHALIFAX starttodigtheirwayout. morefrustrated.” to snowshoe to work. Snow- feltinthecommunity.” TheCityofSt.John’sextended EnvironmentCanadareported plowswereusedtoleadambu- Another 12 centimetres of its state-of-emergency order – the76.2centimetresthatfellin lances on medical calls. In the snow that fell overnight into As Newfoundlanders dig out used for the first time in more Friday’s storm was the heaviest heightofthestorm,apregnant Monday morning only compli- fromamassiveblizzardthatbur- than 35 years – while allowing snowfall in a 24-hour period woman took a snowmobile to cated cleanup efforts. Weather iedtheisland’seasternpeninsu- onlyalimitednumberofphar- sincethecurrentweatherstation hospital and gave birth to a stations in Mount Pearl, Nfld., la,concernsweregrowingabout macies to open Monday after- wassetupatSt.John’sInterna- healthy baby boy named Levi and Paradise, Nfld., reported elderlyresidentsstilltrappedin- noonandaskinggasstationsto tionalAirportin1942. Jacob Snow. On Sunday, her snowfall amounts since Friday sidetheirhomesasfoodsupplies beusedforemergencyrefuelling “It was pretty terrifying,” Ms. neighbours dug through 2.5- hadtopped100centimetres. weregettinglow. only. Some convenience stores Snow said. “It was overwhelm- metre snow drifts so she could Thestormalsobroughttrage- A state of emergency contin- flouted orders and remained ing,justwatchingthesnowpil- bringthebabyhome. dy.TwoelderlymendiedinHar- uedintoafourthdayinSt.John’s closed, as Newfoundlanders ing up against the door. It just Police asked pedestrians and bourGrace,Nfld.,inthewakeof onMonday,withmoststoresin lineduptostockpilesuppliesaf- kept coming. Going outside to allvehiclestostayoffthestreets, Friday’s blizzard, reportedly af- the city remaining closed and terbeingstuckinsidesinceFri- shovelwasalmostlikebeingin many of which had only one ter trying to shovel out their growingfrustrationamongthou- day. thecentreofatornado.” lane cut through the wall of homes. The search also contin- sands of residents still house- Many residents have tried to Foodstoreswillbeallowedto snow that was taller than the ues for a 26-year-old man who bound by the record snowfall, make the best of the situation, reopenTuesday,butrestaurants, front-endloaderstryingtoclear went missing during the storm unable to reach the few stores withstreetpartiesbreakingout fast-food chains and other out- a path. Other neighbourhoods fromavillageinConceptionBay thatwereopenor,insomecases, as schools and businesses re- letswillremainclosed,thecity were still waiting for their first North. withoutrunningwater. mained closed, while others said. Police warned residents it plows. Policesaidtheywouldcontin- Hundreds of soldiers armed went skiing and snowboarding couldbetheendoftheweekbe- St.John’sMayorDannyBreen uetodeliversuppliestopeople with snow blowers and shovels on streets in downtown St. forethecleanupfromthestorm askedthepublicforpatienceand who were unable to leave their were deployed throughout the John’s.Buttherewasalsosome is finished. Many homes re- saidthecitywasworkingtoget homes. Constable Cadigan, Avalon Peninsula, helping resi- growing frustration as the mainedaffectedbyfrozenpipes, grocery stores and more drug- meanwhile, praised Newfoun- dentswhohadbeenstuckinside cleanupdragsonlongerthanex- poweroutagesand,inSt.John’s storesreopenedassoonaspos- dlanders for their response to fordays,whiledeliveringformu- pected. Batteryneighbourhood,anava- sible so people could buy food thehistoricblizzard,forhelping latoyoungfamilieswithinfants. “Some people are keeping a lanche that forced residents’ andmedicine. withsnowremovalandassisting Some people took to social sense of humour about it, but evacuation. “The problem is our streets neighbourshowevertheycan. media, pleading for help to re- there’salsosomepeopleinabit The tricky business of snow can’thandlethatamountoftraf- “I’vebeenstruckbythesoli- movesnowblockingtheirexits. of panic because they don’t removal continued around the ficrightnow,”Mr.Breensaid. daritywe’veseen.Thiscommu- The blizzard, which piled have enough supplies or they clock, as crews dumped truck Despite orders to remain in- nityreallycametogetherinthe snowdrifts more than two haveanelderlyparentwhocan’t loadaftertruckloadintotheSt. doors, police said they weren’t conditionswewerehanded,”he metreshighinpartsofSt.John’s, getout,”saidOliviaSnow,aMe- John’s harbour with no other ticketing people who ventured said. leftmanyNewfoundlandersfac- morial University student who place to put it. The problem is outsidetofindfoodorothersup- “We’veseenastrongresponse ing a wall of snow when they lives in the city’s east end. “I most pronounced in St. John’s plies.Theyaskedforpeople’sco- fromthecommunitiesthathave openedtheirfrontdoors.Afew thinkweallexpectedthiswould old core, where streets are nar- operationtogetstreetscleared. beenmostimpactedbythis.Peo- resortedtofillingtheirbathtubs be over on Saturday. I know row and many vehicles remain “Thisisunprecedented.Thisis plearereallytakingcareofeach with snow just so they could people are getting more and buriedundersnow. unlikeanythingI’veeverseen,” other.” UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 | THEGLOBEANDMAIL O NEWS | A9 Below:Adogsits insnowwallingthe entrance toahousein Paradise,Nfld., onSaturday. KIMPORTERVIAREUTERS Increasingly frequent response to natural disasters can affect Forces’ readiness, army says LEEBERTHIAUME OTTAWA Canada’stopsoldieriswarningthatasthearmygetscalled out to a growing number of floods, wildfires and other natural disasters, there is a risk that work will hurt the force’sabilitytodefendthecountry. TheCanadianArmedForceshasalonghistoryofhelping provinces and municipalities with natural disasters, with soldiers filling sandbags, evacuating citizens and fighting fires, among other things. Recent trends suggest those requestsaregrowinginbothfrequencyandscope. AnanalysisbytheCanadianPresslastMayshowedthe military had been asked to help with 10 weather-related disastersovertheprevioustwoyears.That’scomparedwith 20suchcallsbetween2007and2016.Thenumberofsol- diersinvolvedhasalsoincreasedasthesizeofthedisasters hasgrown. Whilethoseeffortshavebeenwarmlywelcomedbyresi- MembersoftheCanadian dentsandlocalgovernments,CanadianArmycommander Forceshelpedworkers Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre said in an interview last digoutpartsofSt.John’s month:“Icanconceive,ifthisbecomesofalargerscale, ontheweekend. morefrequentbasis,itwillstarttoaffectourreadiness.” Policearestillasking TheCanadianForcesduringtheweekenddeployed300 pedestriansandall troopstohelpSt.John’sdigoutafteramassivesnowstorm vehiclestostayoff wallopedthecity,thelatestdisasterforwhichthemilitary thestreets. hasbeencalledouttohelp.Another125soldiersareexpect- ABOVELEFT,FARLEFT, edtoarrivebyTuesday. CENTREPHOTOS: Readinessisthetermmilitariesusetodescribetheirabil- ANDREWVAUGHAN/ itytodotheirjobsatagivenmoment.Forthearmy,that THECANADIANPRESS; meansbeingreadytofight.Thatmightnotseemimportant RIGHTPHOTO: during a time of relative peace, and Lt.-Gen. Eyre says: PAULDALY/ “WhenthepeopleofCanadacall,wearethere.” THECANADIANPRESS Buttrainingforwarisessen- tial to ensure the army can re- spondwheneverandwherevera Themilitary threattothecountryemerges. hadbeenasked “It’s like a hockey team that TotalsnowfallinNewfoundland wouldnevertrain,neverplayon tohelpwith10 Incentimetres,Friday2:30a.m.toSunday,2:30R.m.NST theicetogether,andthenallofa weather-related 10to20 20to40 40to60 60to80 Over80cm sudden being thrown into an disastersoverthe NHL game and be expected to previoustwoyears. win,”Lt.-Gen.Eyresaid.“You’ve QUE. 0 85 0 5.5 got to keep doing that [train- That’scompared KM KM ing].” with20suchcalls Traininghasnotbeenaffected between2007and to a significant degree yet, but 2016.Thenumber Lt.-Gen. Eyre says commanders are“watchingclosely.”Thecon- ofsoldiersinvolved cernisthatdisastersoftenoccur hasalsoincreased inthespringandfall,whichare asthesizeofthe alsothearmy’sprimarytraining disastershasgrown. N.L. Gander Bell St.John's perTihodesL.iberalgovernment’sde- Int’lAirRort Island fencepolicy,unveiledinJune,2017,setasidemoneyspecifi- GrandFalls- callyforbrigade-leveltraining,whichinvolvesbringingto- Windsor Lethbridge 1 getherthousandsofsoldiers,aswellasartillery,armoured St.John's vehiclesandaircrafttosimulatealarge-scalemilitaryoper- ation. Paradise ExerciseMapleResolve,asthebrigade-leveltrainingis MountPearl called,isconductedatCanadianForcesBaseWainwrightin 2 MountCarmel AlbertainMay.Thatwasaroundthesametimelastyearas St.Lawrence more than 2,000 military personnel were helping with floodsinOntario,QuebecandNewBrunswick. “I’mnottooworriedifwemisseditforayearortwo,” Lt.-Gen.Eyresaid.“Butifwemissedit,thattypeoftraining, forasignificantperiodoftime,thecostdowntheroadis wherewewouldpayit.” THEGLOBEANDMAIL,SOURCE:TILEZEN;OPENSTREETMAPCONTRIBUTORS;ENVIRONMENTANDCLIMATECHANGECANADA Themilitaryistheforceoflastresortwhenitcomesto natural disasters, called upon when municipalities and SnowfallatSt.John'sInternationalAirport provincesareunabletocopeontheirown.However,while 24-hoursnowNall,incentimetres somenewtraining,suchasthebasicsoffightingwildfires, Itwas hasbeenadded,disastersarenotthearmy’sprimaryfocus. Therearemanycountrieswherethemilitaryisthefirst overwhelming,just Feb.13,1894 101.6cm responderwhenitcomestoeverythingfromnaturaldisas- watchingthesnow terstocivilunrest.AndLt.-Gen.Eyresaysoneofthemain pilingupagainstthe Jan.17,2020 76.2 benefitsoftheCanadianArmedForcestothecountryisits door.Itjustkept abilitytorespondquickly–andinaself-sustainingmanner, not placing demands on limited local resources – when coming.Going ARril4,1999 68.4 calleduponinemergencies. outsidetoshovel However,heworriedputtingtoomuchemphasisondi- wasalmostlike Jan.22,2005 60.1 sasterresponsecouldhurttheArmy’sabilitytofight,which beinginthecentre wouldultimatelyhurtCanada. ofatornado. Feb.15,1959 54.9 “That’sverydangerous.Ifwebecomefocusedonsolely humanitarian-assistance,disasterresponse,whenthecoun- tryreallyneedsus,whenthestakesareveryhighandwe OSTLUIVDIEANSTNAOTW Feb.25,2006 54.0 have to fight and we’re not ready, that’s going to cause MEMORIALUNIVERSITY casualtiesandit’sgoingtocostlossofnationalinterest.” THEGLOBEANDMAIL,SOURCE:ENVIRONMENTCANADA*THECURRENT WEATHERSTATIONATST.JOHN’SINTERNATIONALAIRPORT WASSETUPIN 1942. THECANADIANPRESS UPLOADED BY "What's News" vk.com/wsnws TELEGRAM: t.me/whatsnws A10 O THEGLOBEANDMAIL | TUESDAY,JANUARY21,2020 EDITORIAL PHILLIPCRAWLEY PUBLISHERANDCEO DAVIDWALMSLEY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Thesubjectwhoistrulyloyaltothechiefmagistratewillneitheradvisenorsubmittoarbitrarymeasures-Junius The Queen has fixed Canada’s ‘Megxit’ issue TheBritishpress,monomaniacalaboutallthingsroy- al,outdiditselflastweekwithbreathless,non-stop coverageofafamilysoapoperaitdubbed“Megxit.” Atonelevel,goingfull-courtpressonariftintheRoyal FamilyisjustanotherdayonFleetStreet.TheUnitedKing- dom’stabloidstreattheWindsorsasstarsofhistory’slong- est-running reality TV show, its participants stuck some- wherebetweenLoveIsland,BigBrotherandI’mACelebrity… GetMeOutofHere! Thatthecountryisaconstitutionalmonarchy,withaRoy- alFamilyatitscentre,reigningbutnotruling,givestheBrit- ishpresstheexcusetopretendthatanyoneandanything withabitofroyaldustislegitnews. Celebritystalking?No,no:Theirprivatelivesmustbedis- sectedbecausetheymatter. ButforBritain–oratleastforitslaws,economy,politics andconstitution–thefutureofPrinceHarryandMeghan, DuchessofSussex,doesn’tactuallymatter. Harryissixthinlinetothethrone.Barringacataclysm,he won’tbeking.ThedetailsofBrexitaffectthelivesandpock- etbooksofmillionsofpeopleintheUnitedKingdom;Megxit LETTERS TO THE EDITOR doesn’t.WhatHarryandMeghando,ordonotdo,asroyalsor otherwise,isnotarealpublic-policyissueintheU.K. HOMECOMING ferentfromtherestofus.”Hasn’t Therefore, I would challenge ThesamewouldbetrueforCanada,10timesover,except thatratherbeenthepoint?They Mr. Lecce to visit elementary foroneaspectofthestory–thebitaboutthemwantingto ReBringThemHome(Opinion, aretheRoyalFamily;theyaredif- classroomsaroundtheprovince Jan.18):ReturningMengWanz- ferentfromtherestofus.Overa to better understand various escapeBritainbymovinghere.It’swhywe,lastweek,urged houtoChina,ascontributorEd- centuryago,whendiscussingthe learning settings: for example, theTrudeaugovernmenttoadvisetheQueen,innouncer- dieGoldenbergwrites,isn’tnec- British monarchy, Walter Bage- classrooms with multiple spe- essarilyagoldengestureforthe hotwrote:“Itsmysteryisitslife. cial-educationstudents,English- tainterms,thataRoyalPrincemovingtoCanadaisnoton.It release of Michael Spavor and Wemustnotletindaylightupon languagelearnersorstudentsex- breakswithtradition,anditdoesn’taccordwithhowCana- MichaelKovrig.Rather,Ibelieve magic.” hibitingviolentbehaviours. herreleasewouldletChinaknow If Harry and Meghan’s new IfMr.Leccewouldtakepartin da’smonarchyworksin2020. itcangetawaywithhostage-tak- status somehow renders the such a challenge, I believe he Thisisn’taboutditchingthemonarchy.It’saboutprotect- ing–andwhichitmaylikelydo viewpointthattheRoyalFamily wouldbeabletoempathizewith ingit. again. isexactlylikeus,itwillindeed the bargaining demands of ele- AndyBuchanBurnaby,B.C. begsomeverychallengingques- mentaryeducators. TheQueen’sdecisionannouncedSaturday,underwhich tions. AdamDharseeToronto HarryremainsamemberoftheQueen’sbiologicalfamily, I want Michael Spavor and Mi- AnnetteKavanagh-Turner chael Kovrig brought home as Guelph,Ont. Re Province’s Teachers, Educa- butisnolongeramemberoftheRoyalFamily,isaneatbitof quicklyaspossible. tion Workers Using More Sick splittinghairs,andheirs.Itanswerstheconcernaboutaroyal TheUnitedStateswouldhave Re Harry Addresses ‘Years Of Days:Report(Jan.17):Asaveter- noprobleminbrokeringadeal Challenges,’ Decision To Break ansubstituteteacherinOntario, residentchangingCanada’sdistantyetsolidrelationshipto with China to get their citizens From Royal Family (Jan. 20): ItakeumbragewiththeMinistry theCrown. backhome.Thisisagreatcoun- PrinceHarrydidnotchoosetobe of Education’s assertion that try,butwhendowestandupfor bornintoafamilythatseeksand contract teachers’ absenteeism Harryisnolongeraroyal.Problemsolved. ourcitizens?Iwoulddowhatev- thrives on publicity and public “can undermine the quality of Canada’sconstitutionalmonarchyworksinpartbecause, erisnecessaryanddealwiththe adulation. learning for students.” When a falloutlater. The unavoidable collateral teacherinOntarioissickoroth- althoughtheCrownisalwayspresentintheory,thepeople WilliamCampbellAjax,Ont. damageisthatfamilymembers erwise unavailable, a qualified, wearingitarepermanentlyabsent.ForsomeCanadians,ab- areatriskofmuchunwantedat- certifiedteacheris,inmostcases, ReCanadaFacesChina,AndThe tention,includingthepossibility there to deliver the lessons as sencemakestheheartgrowfonder;forothers,itprevents U.S.IsAWOL(Editorial,Jan.20): ofviolence. planned. themfromgettingsoworkedupastodemandadivorce.Can- Inamootcourt,onemightget No matter what life choices Wouldtheministryprefersick goodmarksforarguingthatCan- Harrymakes,itseemshewillal- teachersshowinguptowork?A ada’sheadofstateisoutofsight,outofmindandoutoftrou- adashouldpersevereinholding ways be a potential target – he contagious martyr in the class- ble.ThattheQueenandherfamilydon’tliveinCanadagives to the letter of the law and re- hasbeensincebirth. room would undermine stu- Canadiansonelessthingtofightabout. spectingtheU.S.requestforex- ThatHarryhaschosentodefy dents’ and colleagues’ health tradition.Intherealworld,this familytraditionshouldnotsud- (nottomentiontheirown)and AseniormemberoftheRoyalFamilysettingupshopin approachwouldleavetwoinno- denly absolve them of the re- would demonstrate discourtesy Canadawouldupsetthatarrangement.Itdoesn’taccordwith cent Canadians to rot in a Chi- sponsibilitytoensurehissafety. totheschoolcommunity. neseprison. ItistheRoyalFamilywhoshould Let’s keep our classrooms as whatCanadahasbecome. I believe contributor Eddie footthebillforprotectinghim, incubators for knowledge, not Aroyalhasn’tinstalledthemselvesheresincePrinceAr- Goldenbergmakesamorecom- notHarryhimself–andcertainly germs. pellingcase,basinghisposition notCanadiantaxpayers. BrooksRapleyToronto thur,QueenVictoria’sthirdson,whowasfaroutofthelineof moreoncommonsenseandhu- OlgaEiznerFavreauMontreal succession, was governor-general from 1911 to 1916. Back mancompassion.Hedemolishes theextraditionoption,insisting Ifreportsofthepotentialincome 360° then,attheheightoftheempire,Canadawasstillpartlya Canada let Meng Wanzhou go Harry and Meghan could earn colony;therelationshipbetweenOttawaandLondonwas home–whichmeans,ofcourse, over time with their Sussex ReAgingBoon(Letters,Jan.20): letthemallgohome. brand are even remotely accu- Inrespondingtome,an84-year- notthatoftwoequalandindependentgovernments,and JohnGrahamformerdiplomat; rate,andifCanadacanconvince oldwritermayberightaboutmy Canadians were enthusiastic about being sent a British Ottawa themtopayourexorbitanttax vigorous exercise in my earlier rates,then$10-millionayearfor years(AgingBoom–Letters,Jan. prince. securitywouldbeagreatinvest- 16). In1911,primeministerRobertBordenwonafederalelec- DOTTEDLINEREPORTING mentforthegovernment. Istartedyoungandhardand JamesMcCarneyOakville,Ont. may have wrenched a few bits tioninpartonapromisetodefundthenewRoyalCanadian ReWhyWeCan’tBlameTrump hereandthere.ButthePyrenees NavyandinsteadsendthemoneytoLondontofundtheim- ForFlight752(Jan.20):Contrib- RePremiersofB.C.,OntarioSay inbrightsunshinewereworthit. perialfleet,Britain’sRoyalNavy. utor Clifford Orwin writes that They Would Welcome Meghan, As for her avoidance of the thelinefromDonaldTrumpto Harry As Residents Of Their partsdepartment,perhapsgood Thatiswatersolongunderhistory’sbridgethatitstraces Flight752isn’tdirect.Butthat’s Provinces (Jan. 17): Doug Ford luckinthegeneticslotteryanda arenotremembered.IntheyearsaftertheFirstWorldWar, the point, isn’t it: unintended wouldwelcomeHarryandMegh- wonderfulsenseofhumourare consequences? an“withopenarms.”Withallthe more to blame than Irish stew CanadaaskedtheCrowntostopissuingBritishtitlestoCana- Oneoutcomethathasn’thap- money Ontario saves with his andAndersonCooper. dians,effectivelyditchingaristocracyonourshores.Therole penedyet,butistopofmind,is cuts to public education, he Speakingofparts,what’sthe thatwarwithIranmightyeten- wouldeasilybeabletofootthe pointofhavingallofthemifone ofQueenorKingofCanadawasmadeindependentofthe sue.Whencertainresultsarepre- bill. All those redundant teach- doesn’t use them? It is not too sameroleinBritain.Monarchywasretained,butitbecame dictable, even if not precisely ers, education assistants and lateforsuchayoungwomanto known, we apportion guilt and earlychildhoodeducatorscould change her ways! If she would moreabstract. responsibility. So yes, partial retrainfortheroyalsecurityde- givemeacall,I’llwhipdownto Across the Atlantic, they kept the whole apparatus of blame of Mr. Trump should be tail. Oakville. deservedinthiscase.Butifthere AlanLawrenceToronto We could take a nice, brisk monarchy–aristocrats,aclasssystem,aRoyalFamilyandits waswar,wouldwebehavingthis walk to a pub and discuss the varioushangers-on,includinganentireretinueofjournalists debate? meritsofIrishstew,Anderson’s RobinCollinsOttawa FROMTHEFRONTLINES wardrobe and Canadian health tocoverit,orinventstoriesaboutit.Canadakeptonlythe care over a pint of Guinness. Crown,andaheadresidingoverseastowearit.Itisrepre- Re Ontario School Strikes: A Humbug,indeed. THESAGACONTINUES LookAtTheKeyIssues(Jan.20): JacquesSoucieNewmarket,Ont. sentedonourshoresbygovernors-generalandlieutenant- Ontario Education Minister Ste- governorswhoarepermanentlyhumbledbytheknowledge Re Will The Royals Degrade phenLeccehassaidonnumer- IdealsOfTheCrown?(Opinion, ous occasions that he is in the LetterstotheEditorshouldbe thattheyaremerelystand-insforsomeoneelse,andwill Jan.18):Regarding“Meghanand cornerofparentsandstudents. exclusivetoTheGlobeandMail. nevergetthetopjob. Harry’spossiblynot-so-excellent Asanelementaryeducator,I Includename,addressanddaytime ComparedwithBritain,Canadaarrivedatabettercultural adventure,”thekeyconcernreal- question whether he has the phonenumber.Keeplettersunder lyiscapturedinthesuggestion knowledgeandunderstandingof 150words.Lettersmaybeeditedfor result,andabetterconstitutionalarrangement. thatwemightallindeedrealize thedailyexperiencesofstudents lengthandclarity.E-mail: theRoyalFamilywillbe“nodif- tobeintheircorner. [email protected] SINCLAIRSTEWART ANGELAPACIENZA DENNISCHOQUETTE NATASHAHASSAN GARYSALEWICZ DEPUTYEDITOR EXECUTIVEEDITOR HEADOFENTERPRISE OPINIONEDITOR EDITOR,REPORTONBUSINESS CHRISTINEBROUSSEAU SHAWNARICHER TONYKELLER MATTFREHNER SYLVIASTEAD ASSISTANTMANAGINGEDITOR,NEWS ASSISTANTMANAGINGEDITOR, EDITORIALPAGEEDITOR HEADOFVISUALS PUBLICEDITOR FEATURESANDSPORTS
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