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Governor General David Johnston embarks on three-day working visit to Ghana Accra, GNA David Johnston, Governor-General of Canada embarked on a three-day working visit to Ghana from May 13 to 16, 2013.

O n We d n e s d a y, t h e Governor General moved to Kumasi, where he met the Ashanti Regional Minister, call on the Ashantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and visit the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research.

The Governor General left Ghana on Thursday at exactly 0800 hours.

David Johnston began

Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante From: Joe Kingsley Eyiah and Jonathan Annobil, Toronto-Canada The Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC) of Ghana, The Most Reverend Professor Emmanuel K. Asante who is also the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church in Ghana has described Ghana as an ‘oasis of peace’ in Africa.

Most Rev. Prof.

Speaking on the topic, Emmanuel Asante ‘Ghana Today and Hope for the Future’, at a com- May 11, 2013, Prof. Emmunity meeting with manuel K. Asante` traced Ghanaians in Toronto on the background of Ghana’s past experience of

The Governor–General, who met President John Dramani Mahama at the Flagstaff House, Kanda, held a joint news conference with President Mahama. He also held bilateral discussions with other Ministers of state regarding their various sectors.

Mr. Johnston paid a visit to the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra and laid wreaths on the tombs of Ghana’s first President and his wife.

Ghana is an oasis of peace in the West African sub-region: non-participatory forms of governance that operated upon paternalistic principles that were hardly representative of, nor accountable to the people, to our present system of governance based on principles of liberal democracy! To the latter system of governance, he said, “since 1992, Ghana has enjoyed peaceful democratic governance. cont'd on pg. 7

Africa Pavilion at Carassauga Festival

By Anthony Amihere, Mississauga

Governor General David Johnston and President John Mahama his professional career as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the Queen’s University in 1966, moving to the Law Faculty at the University of Toronto in 1968. He became dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario in 1974.

In 1979, he was named principal and vicechancellor of McGill

University, and in July 1994, he returned to the McGill Faculty of Law as a full-time professor.

In June 1999, he became the fifth president of the University of Waterloo.

Mr. Johnston has served on many provincial and federal task forces and committees. He has also served on the boards of a number of cont'd on pg. 23

This year marks the 2 7 th a n n i v e r s a r y o f Mississauga’s Carassauga Festival. The festival is the largest multicultural

The organizers Festival in Ontario and is now recognized as the 2nd largest cultural Festival in Canada in terms of visits & ethnic diversity

representation. Africa’s entry into Carassauga started in 1993 with a hosting of the Ghana cont'd on pg. 7

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Report on transit funding tools calls for gas and HST hikes TORONTO -- The average household in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area may end up paying $477 more a year in taxes to expand public transit and shave five minutes off the current average daily commute, Ontario’s transportation agency said Monday.

Most of the $2 billion a year needed to fund transit will fall to taxpayers under the Metrolinx plan, which calls for a five-cent a litre fuel tax and one percentage point hike in the HST for residents in the region.

It’s a lot of money, but everyone will benefit from less congestion, said chairman Robert Prichard.

Officials with Metrolinx are shown at a briefing on May 27, 2013. (Matthew Reid/CP24.com) “ We ’ v e v e r y a w a r e that $477 for a family is a substantial amount of money, this isn’t a suggestion that it’s trivial or it’s incidental,” he said.

N o w i t ’s u p t o t h e governing Liberals to decide whether they want to raise taxes and, if the minority government falls, whether they’ll campaign on such a politically toxic proposal in an election.

Premier Kathleen Wy n n e w o u l d n ’t say whether she’ll implement Metrolinx’s recommendations, saying she’ll take it “under advisement” and consult the public first.

“I know that the congestion situation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area cannot be allowed to continue, and so it is absolutely critical that we have a dedicated revenue stream,” she said in the legislature.

Legislation to implement the new fees will likely

come in spring 2014, two cars and driving Metrolinx said. The HST t h e L i b e r a l s s a i d . 40,000 kilometres a year. increase would bring in the most money, while B u t t h e y n e e d t h e “It’s a significant amount the other three would s u p p o r t o f a t l e a s t of money, but we believe raise about $780 million. one of the opposition it’s more than offset parties to pass it, and by the benefits that M e t r o l i n x i s a l s o both the New Democrats accrue to those same recommending other a n d P r o g r e s s i v e families,” said Prichard. tools, such as paying for parking at GO Transit Conservatives say they oppose any new levies. S o m e f a m i l i e s m a y stations and allowing decide to hold off or not drivers to pay to use Corporations are getting buy a second car due carpool lanes even if tax breaks while people to better transit, which they have no passengers. who are already having will save them money.

All the revenues should a hard time making ends meet are being told to The average commuting be dedicated to public pay more, said NDP time is 82 minutes, which transit projects, with Leader Andrea Horwath. is expected to rise to 2 5 p e r c e n t c a r v e d 109 minutes by 2030, out for municipalities “This is just another way to according to Metrolinx. in the area to spend on local transit and make life harder for folks and it’s not something Once all public transit transportation projects. we support,” she said. projects in the 25 year plan -- called The Big Transportation Minister Taxpayers will vote the Move -- are completed, Glen Murray said there Liberals out of office t h a t c o m m u t e w i l l are other possibilities to if they bring in new drop to 77 minutes on fund the 25-year plan. taxes, said transportation average, Prichard said.

“There’s all kinds of critic Frank Klees.

Businesses would also other measures, post “We look forward to bear part of the tax burden investment tools, paythe people out there, the through a proposed 15 as-you-go,” he said. voters of this province, per cent increase in “There’s a lot of things we the taxpayers giving development charges and want to do to make sure their decision, not at an average 25 cents per we’re getting the greatest roundtable discussions -- day off-street parking possible value for every in the ballot box,” he said. l e v y. H o w e v e r, t h e dollar that we spend.” parking charge could be “ A n d I b e l i e v e passed on to drivers who Wynne has already ruled t h e y ’ l l s p e a k v e r y use those spaces in places o u t h i k i n g p r o p e r t y c l e a r l y a b o u t t h i s . ” like shopping malls. taxes, but is in favour of creating so-called high Metrolinx said a regional The Retail Council of occupancy toll lanes. increase in the HST to Canada said the “flawed” 14 per cent from the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n S o m e p e o p l e w i l l current 13 per cent would will hurt consumers. oppose the new taxes, but congestion is taxing bring in $1.3 billion a year from taxpayers “A tax on free parking people in the region by $6 i n t h e r e g i o n , a f t e r spaces is just another billion a year, Murray said. deducting $105 million form of property tax and in tax credits for lower- would ultimately affect “No one is particularly i n c o m e h o u s e h o l d s . all consumers alike, pleased about that,” he w h e t h e r t h e y d r i v e , said. “That translates But a province-wide take transit or walk to for families into less hike may be necessary the store,” said council s u m m e r j o b s f o r because of the way the spokesman David Wilkes. their kids, excessive costs for businesses tax is administered. If that happens, Ontario “It would be a double- t h a t r e d u c e t h e i r s h o u l d d i r e c t t h e whammy for consumers, investments, and lower revenue from outside over and above Metrolinx household incomes.” the GTHA to priority proposed one per cent projects in those other s a l e s t a x i n c r e a s e . ” Horwath said she has some concerns about municipalities, it said.

The four proposed new Metrolinx’s ability to If the province approves levies would bring in pull it off, given that the plan, it would cost the $2 billion a year their handling of the an additional $977 to a needed to fund over 400 Presto regional transit family of five with an kilometres of new and card has cost far more above-average income, improved public transit, than originally planned.

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It’s okay to pray at city hall, Quebec court rules QUEBEC - A Quebec municipality has won the right to begin council meetings with a prayer, following a high-profile case that became part of the province’s emotionally charged identity debates.

The provincial Court of Appeal reversed the decision of a lower tribunal in the case of Saguenay, Que. It overturned the prayer ban in a decision made public Monday, saying that reciting a prayer does not violate the religious neutrality of the city.

“This case raises the difficult and delicate issue of the state’s religious neutrality,” the verdict said. “This concept combined elements of sociology, philosophy and law, requiring us to reconcile fundamental values of our democracy.”

Quebec’s human-rights tribunal had issued a ruling in 2011 ordering a stop to the prayers.

It also insisted that the crucifix in the city council chamber be removed and that damages be paid to a resident who had complained.

The mayor of Saguenay, Jean Tremblay, fought that ruling in court and raised money from religion supporters for his case through a website and a toll-free number.

During that time, the prayers had been replaced by two minutes of silence.

The original prayer itself was non-denominational, making reference to an unspecified God and asking for his guidance and wisdom.

The court expressed reservations, however, that there were Christian religious symbols inside the council chamber.

The verdict concluded that the city imposed no religious views on its citizens. It said the prayers had no discernible effect on the day-today running of the city.

“There are no specific orders related to this ceremony,” the ruling said. “All throughout it, and for the entire duration of council meetings, the doors remain open and citizens can enter and leave at will.”

Prayer opponents had argued that agnostic and atheist residents were forced to participate in religious ceremonies they disagreed with.

The court ruled that Alain Simoneau, the man who brought the case to court with the help of a secularrights organization, did not demonstrate that he was discriminated against.

Meanwhile, the verdict also condemned the attitude of the city’s colourful mayor for letting the matter get to court.

The case has been one of many in recent years on emotionally charged identity issues in Quebec.

The mayor angrily intervened in the recent provincial election to denounce a candidate who had suggested the crucifix should come down at the provincial legislature.

Tremblay was quoted in the verdict telling media that he was fighting this battle because he loved Christ, and following his death wanted to be able to tell him: “I fought for you.”

The verdict said Tremblay’s comments and behaviour “demonstrated a lack of basic discretion for someone holding elected office.” [Tyee] The Canadian Press

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Youth Summit in Toronto: Looking ahead in positive light We wish to take note of the just-ended event in Toronto directed towards the youth in our community. Dubbed the “Youth Summit”, this event was meant to bring the youth of our community together and under the guidance and mentorship of elders and leaders in the community, to devise ways of charting the youth in productive paths and directions. This is a very positive development. The event was held under the auspices of the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario but with more youth input. We are delighted to note that some of the youth leaders played very active roles in putting this event together.

Elsewhere in this issue we carry a full report on this historic and productive event.

Against the background of the constant fatal incidents and violence that have involved a number of our community’s youth, the holding of this event is very timely and much needed. There have been so many incidents of violence which has led to the loss of lives and maiming of some of our youth that are difficult to take. We had reached a point in our community’s life that we are tempted to resign ourselves to the fact that the way forward is almost hopeless for our youth. While it is noteworthy that a large number of our youth are very focused and doing well, there are still a significant number who have simply given up trying.

There are others who are still charting the path of violence and irresponsible behavior. For some of such youth, the problem may be lack of direction and the absence of positive role models and mentors.

It is in the light of the above that the various speakers, mentors, role models and leaders who guided this youth summit need to be commended for the positive guidance and direction they offered at the summit. These leaders are some of our own regular people who have achieved some positive heights and positions in this society from very humble beginnings like most of our youth. This underscores the fact and lesson that upward mobility for our youth in this society is possible. Our community is blessed with a lot of adults, leaders and even some of the youth who can mentor and direct the rest of the youth into productive ventures to enable them carve out positive career paths for themselves.

In this direction, we call on all our adults, leaders and youth leaders to get actively involved in the affairs and fortunes of our youth in the community. These are our future leaders and it behoves on all of us to contribute in shaping their future paths and careers. Remember the old African adage that it takes a whole village to raise a child. In this society it certainly takes the efforts of the whole village, our community here in Canada to raise our children.

The issue is our collective responsibility.

We therefore call on everyone to get into the act of assisting the youth in any positive ways that we can. We do not have to wait for something bad to happen to any of them again before we throw our arms up in the air to debate what went wrong

Opinion/ Commentary Election Petition Case Consolidates Ghana’s Democracy By: Kwabena Akuoko Critics who view the election petition case before the Supreme Court of Ghana as a waste of time and resources are dead wrong. The petition is a testament of well entrenched democratic governance, and it crucially fuels confidence in Ghana’s democracy.

Consequently, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its leadership must be applauded for using legal means to seek redress for alleged electoral irregularities, which they claim occurred during the 2012 presidential election.

I agree with the NPP’s presidential candidate, Honourable Nana Dankwa AkufoAddo’s contention that the petition seeks to deepen G h a n a ’s d e m o c r a c y by strengthening the institutions that are mandated by the constitution to oversee the electoral process.

President Dramani Mahama has also expressed similar views about the petition. This is a clear indication that the leading Opposition Leader and the President will wholeheartedly accept the verdict of the petition when it comes out.

Similarly, contending that the petition will affirm that the Electoral Commission is accountable to the people of Ghana, and the Supreme Court is seen by all as the ultimate arbiter of the electoral grievances and disputes in our country, Nana Akufo-Addo has shown matured and democratic leadership.

This represents the depth of democratic growth in Ghana. It is impressive that notwithstanding NPP’s allegations of electoral frauds against the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), cooler heads have so far prevailed.

All things considered, the aggrieved opposition p a r t y ’s d e c i s i o n t o resort to the courts to resolve the alleged electoral indiscretions is thus a clear testament that Ghana has come of age in its choice of democratic governance.

Unlike in past, in which some disgruntled armed forces’ personnel would unconstitutionally overthrow the government of the day and impose military dictatorship on the population, there seems to be no turning

back on constitutional rule in our country.

The hope however that is the petition will be concluded successfully.

I m p r e s s i v e l y, Ghana has shunned the path of post-election turmoil akin to the Kenyan situation or in the neighbouring Ivory Coast in which thousands of people were killed amid violent protests in the aftermath of the two countries’ respective presidential elections in 2007 and 2010. Kenya particularly learned a lesson from its postelection violent past and allowed the courts to determine its 2013 disputed presidential e l e c t i o n ’s r e s u l t s .

Thankfully, Ghana did not have to learn the hard way like Kenya. We therefore deserve to congratulate ourselves for resorting to constitutional channels to deal with our country’s electoral shortcomings.

Analogous to the ongoing electoral petition in Ghana is in many respects what transpired in the United States in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election in which the highest court of the land was called upon to intervene in the disputed results between Republican candidate, George W. Bush and Democrat candidate Al Gore.

No wonder the United States is pleased with the path Ghana has chosen to resolve its disputed presidential election’s results. The US Deputy Assistance Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the Department of State has reiterated his country’s confidence in Ghana’s democracy and described it as effective. In the US diplomat’s words, the election petition “shows that the institutions are working in Ghana and people have confidence in the institutions”.

The petitioners deserve commendation for using legal means to address their grievances.

My hope is that the Bush versus Gore petition following the United States’ 2000 disputed presidential election and the Odinga versus Kenyatta case after Kenya’s March 2013 presidential election will provide enough precedents to guide the authorities in Ghana to adjudicate the ongoing

petition in judicious and satisfactory manner to all those involved.

Other than resorting to violence and other unconstitutional means, the petitioners have not only allowed cooler heads to prevail, but have most importantly, put the wellbeing of Ghana above their political interests.

The choice to settle the electoral impasse constitutionally is praiseworthy. The big test in my view though, remains whether or not the judicial leaders arbitrating the case will have the courage to reach impartial verdict.

It is only hoped that the ruling will be satisfactory and above all respected by the losing party.

Unmistakably, the petition must be extolled as a preferred response to what could have otherwise turned into a serious post election constitutional crisis or even violent conflict. The appeal thus greatly solidifies Ghana’s democratic reputation.

Just as the political leaders saw it fit to resort to the courts to solve the problems arising from the electoral results, they have no choice, but to accept the court’s verdict in good faith whenever it is announced.

Acceptance of the Supreme Court’s decision by all those involved in the petition will further enhance Ghana’s democracy. Furthermore, the international community will have increased admiration f o r o u r c o u n t r y ’s democratic reputation.

Similarly, assurances are needed from our political leaders that regardless of whose favour the verdict turns, they will abide by it in order to move the country forward democratically.

Sympathizers on both sides of the dispute and the entire citizenry will also have responsibility to utilize the ruling emanating from the petition to enrich the n a t i o n ’s d e m o c r a t i c governance and not to destroy it. Finally, acceptance of the verdict in good faith that will emanate from the petition by the petitioners, the government and the entire nation will provide yet another platform for Ghana to continue to assert its political leadership role in Africa with great pride.

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“Ghana is an oasis of peace in the West African sub-region: Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante cont'd from pg. 1

“We have successfully changed or retained government through peaceful elections. Where a section of Ghanaians have felt cheated, they have resorted to the courts to seek redress. A case in point is the 2012 elections.” He then cautioned Ghanaians both at home and abroad to be wary of unnecessary comments of insinuations and insults by writers/ politicians on both sides of the political divide on the election petition case at the Supreme Court that seek to undermine peace in Ghana. The Chairman of the National Peace Council used the occasion to advise all Ghanaians to be patient with the process at the Supreme Court and, explained that what had happened in Kenya’s election petition case could not be compared that of Ghana the two countries, though all in Africa, operate with different national constitutions.

Prof. Emmanuel Asante used the theory of ‘tangible and intangible democratic principles’ of governance as observed by one Prof. Henrietta Mensah-Bonsu, to underscore the indispensable role that religion (and for that matter the CHURCH) as well as culture can play in the promotion of good governance, which is the condition for the possibility of peace and development.

The tangible democratic principles, according to Prof.

Mensah-Bonsu, “are clearly spelt out in the Nation’s Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land.” On the other hand, the “intangible forms emanate from practice and societal attitudes and even though they are less clear, they are principles that encompass responsive and responsible direction of the affairs of the state and

thereby ensure the proper losing its peaceful state. ordering of society.” He therefore called on all Ghanaians everywhere to be mindful of Arguing for the role of their political comments culture and religion in and actions to promote the promotion of peace peace in the country. through good gover- During question time, nance, the speaker fur- the speaker explained ther used Prof. Mensah- the position and role of Bonsu’s observation the NPC which is often that the intangible prin- misunderstood. He said, ciples which are better “the NPC is not a law endescribed as ‘values’ forcement body. Where comprising respect for there is violent conflict, diversity, respect for law it is the Ghana Police that and authority, tolerance go to enforce peace and for difference (cultural order during the ‘heat’ & political/association as of it! The NPC go when well as opinions) though there is order to find out cannot be practically leg- what brought the vioislated by any authority, lence and suggest ways they underpin, in practi- to prevent it from hapcal terms, the observance pening again.” However, of the tangibles that have the NPC is proactive in been prescribed in the ensuring peace by colConstitution and other laborating with national legislations. Thus, the bodies such as the Centre intangibles are meaning- for Civic Education to edful practical means to ucate the populace on the achieving the tangibles! need for peace and peaceWhen practiced well the ful resolution of conflicts. intangibles are ways to He regretted the notion arresting the situations of that the NPC ought to inequalities in manage- react to any political utment of national resourc- terances by individuals es, nepotism, partiality who seek to promote in the exercise of official their party interest against discretion, including en- other political parties. forcement of law, undue The work of the NPC favoritism of one group which meet in about once against the other which a month could not be reundermines national duced to that, he stressed. peace in our country. Present at the meeting Rev. Prof. Asante thanked was the Consul General God that Ghanaians are of Ghana in Toronto who naturally peaceful people. also spoke briefly on the And that our country has political state of Ghana become a haven for na- from the colonial era to tionals of other countries present, and pointed out in the West African sub- that Ghanaians have had region. He, however, pos- to deal with and accept tulated that the peace in their ethnic differences as Ghana is relative because a people of one nation of the neighboring countries many states! Others pressuch Cote d’Vior, Liberia, ent included some GhanaSierra Leone, Mali, Togo ian Radio Stations based and even Nigeria have in Toronto, The Ghanaian had or are experiencing News and the Executives some political instabili- of the Ghanaian Canadian ties. Though Ghana has Association of Ontario. its own internal conflicts The moderator for the ranging from chieftaincy meeting was Rt Rev. disputes to misinterpret- Benjamin K. Asare with ing ethnicity by some Rev. Fr Gabriel Opoku politicians, good demo- Ware (all of the Methcratic governance would odist Church) as the prevent the country from master of ceremony.

Africa Pavilion at Carassauga Festival cont'd from pg. 1 Pavilion at the South Common branch Library auditorium. In a move towards inclusion of more participating African countries, Ivory Coast, Togo, and Kenya hosted the African Pavilion at the Mississauga Valley

Community Center in 2004. The current Africa Pavilion at Hershey Centre is Hosted by the People of the Motherland Cultural Committee comprising members from various African countries. The Afrrica Pavilion at

Carassauga portrays the traditional drumming, dance, food, fashion, art, sculpture, jewelry, and contemporary music of the continent of Africa. Tony Amihere is the current chairman of the pavilion.

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Duffy was in Florida.

The full extent of Duffy’s Senate expenses during the writ period remains a mystery -- the Conservative government is refusing to reveal the full breakdown of the senator’s claims and his repayment of $90,172.24.

Social media and newspaper reports offer a glimpse of how Duffy’s busy campaign schedule overlapped with the Senate business he reported to auditors:

But independent auditors at the firm Deloitte listed Duffy as being in Ottawa on Senate business and claiming a daily expense for seven days in April 2011, a month that was dominated by campaigning for the May 2 vote.

He was also listed as being on Senate business at an “other location” on another six days.

Using cellphone records, Deloitte managed to catch one inappropriate “other location” claim from 2012 while

But the auditors said they remained in the dark about whether taxpayers paid his expenses on many other days, since Duffy failed to fully disclose his activities and records.

-- On April 5, Duffy spoke to the KootenayColumbia Conservative association in British Columbia. His travel claims indicated he was on Senate business.

-- On April 8, candidate Sandy Lee tweeted that she was meeting Duffy in Norman Wells, N.W.T. Lee’s campaign paid Duffy $209.01 in expenses. His travel claims indicated he was on Senate business.

-- On April 21, Duffy was reportedly campaigning with candidate Scott Armstrong in Nova

S c o t i a . A r m s t r o n g ’s campaign paid Duffy $409.91 in expenses.

-- On April 28, Duffy appeared to have a busy day in the Toronto area, campaigning with candidates Maureen Harquail, Wladyslaw Lizon and Gin Siow.

L i z o n ’s c a m p a i g n paid Duffy $169.45, as did Siow. His travel claims indicated he was on Senate business.

-- On April 29, former cabinet minister Lawrence Cannon tweeted a picture of Duffy at an event outside of Ottawa that same day.

The Deloitte audit listed Duffy as being in Ottawa on Senate business and claiming a per diem.

If Duffy collected daily Senate expenses while on the Conservative campaign trail, taxpayer may have paid twice: Conservative candidates who paid for Duffy’s hotel stays would have received federal rebate money for those expenses. cont'd on pg. 10

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Nigel Wright wrote a personal cheque worth more than $90,000 Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright wrote a personal cheque worth more than $90,000 to pay back Senator Mike Duffy’s living expenses, Harper’s office confirmed Wednesday.

“Mr. Duffy agreed to repay the expenses because it was the right thing to do. However, Mr. Duffy was unable to make a timely repayment.

Mr. Wright therefore wrote a cheque from his personal account for the full amount owing so that Mr.Duffy could repay the outstanding amount,” Harper ’s spokesman Andrew MacDougall said in a statement.

The confirmation comes following a CTV News report Tuesday night said that Wright intervened to arrange a deal with Duffy that involved him reimbursing taxpayers $90,172 in return for helping him financially and assuring him that the government would go easy on him.

It is not expected that the money will be repaid to Wright. Conservative Party spokesman Fred DeLorey told CBC News

that the party has not reimbursed Wright for his payment. Earlier in the day he had confirmed that the party had not covered D u f f y ’s e x p e n s e s .

“We didn’t pay any of the money he reimbursed for living expenses,” DeLorey said in an email. “No party money involved in any way,” he said in another email.

MacDougall wrote on Tw i t t e r o n Tu e s d a y night that “no taxpayer funds were used” in Duffy’s repayments.

Duffy was asked Wednesday morning for comment and declined.

Duffy, a senator from Prince Edward Island who owns a home in Ottawa, was one of three senators whose living allowance expenses were being reviewed by the external auditing firm Deloitte. He voluntarily repaid $90,172 in March, weeks before the audit was released last week.

The CTV report cited an email from Feb. 20 in which Duffy said Wright worked out a “scenario” where his claimed living expenses would

be covered, including money for the repayment.

Two days later, Duffy publicly said he may have made errors filling out the claim forms that declared his P.E.I. home as his primary residence and that he would pay some money back.

RCMP examining expense claims Senators are eligible for a housing allowance of up to $22,000 per year to cover accommodation while they’re working in Ottawa, if their primary residence is more than 100 kilometres from the capital.

Duffy did not co-operate with the Deloitte audit.

It noted that he had already paid money back for the housing allowance, but also said he improperly claimed per diem expenses while he was in Florida for nonSenate business. Duffy has also paid back $1,050 for what he explained a s a c l e r i c a l e r r o r.

The RCMP says it is examining senators’ expense claims following the Deloitte reports, and “may or may not” initiate an investigation. CBC News

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Liberals easily survive confidence vote on budget TORONTO -- Ontario’s minority Liberal government easily survived a confidence vote on the provincial budget today with help from the New Democrats.

The vote on the budget motion, not the actual budget bill,

passed 65-to-36 with only the Progressive Conservatives opposed.

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Duffy claimed expenses while campaigning in 2011 cont'd from pg. 8 D u f f y ’s c a m p a i g n events did not end there.

On at least five other occasions documented in media reports, Duffy campaigned with Conservative candidates.

He did not tell Deloitte about his campaign calendar, forcing Deloitte to list his activities as “undocumented.”

that Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright had given Duffy the $90,000 he needed for housing expense repayment as a gift.

Meanwhile, the public Senate attendance register does not cover April or May 2011, the period that Parliament was dissolved.

But Duffy appeared to contradict that, according to a CTV News report Wednesday night. The network said it received an email from Duffy in which he claimed he repaid his expense claims with a loan from the Royal Bank and that “Nigel played no role.”

“We are not on a leave of absence -- Parliament was dissolved -- we are still senators. However, all party work we are doing is paid for by the party,” Duffy told Postmedia News during the campaign.

Once the repayment was made, Deloitte said Duffy ended his participation in the audit, stopping short of providing financial records, credit card statements and information about his calendar. He also did not meet with the auditors.

“ M P s c o n t i n u e t o “Based on the information be paid. So do we.” provided in the travel it is not clear from Duffy did not respond claims, the claims Sen. t o a p h o n e c a l l o r Duffy was where located on a n e m a i l m e s s a g e days he claimed per diem requesting comment. amounts,” Deloitte wrote.

On Wednesday, the prime Sen. Mac Harb, formerly minister’s office revealed

a Liberal who is now independent and contesting a Senate demand he repay $51,482 in housingrelated expenses, is also listed as having been in Ottawa on Senate business on four days during the federal election period, but reported no Senate business outside of Ottawa.

Sen. Patrick Brazeau, also now independent after being kicked out of the Conservative caucus, only listed one day of Senate business in Ottawa during the writ period. He is also fighting a demand for repayment of $48,744 in housing expenses.

Deloitte also highlighted six expense claims when Harb said he was in Ottawa on “Senate business” without being able to prove what he was doing, and two for Brazeau. In both cases, Harb and Brazeau provided Deloitte with more documents than Duffy, and met with the auditors in person.

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Study finds Canadians have ‘better life’ than most

OTTAWA -- Canada is among the best places in the world to live, according to a new quality of life measure from a leading international organization that compared rich industrialized nations.

income, to perceptions of something the OECD calls “life satisfaction.”

The “Better Life Index” from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development launched Tuesday finds Canada among the leaders in most of the 24 indicators measured, everything from hard data dealing with jobs and

The Paris-based organization does not give an overall ranking, but if all the indicators are added up and given equal weighting, Canada would come in third behind Australia and Sweden.

The index is scheduled to be released Tuesday but the data was on the OECD website Monday.

Ironically, Australians

don’t see themselves so blessed. On the life satisfaction measure, Australians gave themselves a 7.2 out of 10, while Canadians were at 7.4. Residents of Switzerland topped the indicator with a 7.8.

“Canada performs exceptionally well in measures of well-being, as shown by the fact that it ranks among the top countries in a large number of topics in the Better Life Index,” the organization says in its

profile of the country.

“In general, Canadians are more satisfied with their lives than the OECD average, with 82 per cent of people saying they have more positive experiences in an average day than negative ones.”

Canada’s high ranking comes about because it scores inside the Top 10 in most of the major ones and above average overall among the 36 advanced countries studied.

Canada did rank first in a couple of minor subindicators. For example, with 2.6 rooms per person, Canadians are on average the best housed by that measure, and they are also among the safest, reporting the fewest assaults.

Perhaps surprising, Canadians also appear to trust their governments more than many others.

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FOCUS Fate of Ghana’s Education System: National Agenda Needed!

By Joe Kingsley Eyiah, OCT, Brookview Middle School, Toronto-Canada The apparent frustration faced by students of the Senior High School (SHS) in Ghana as a result of the ‘unnecessary’ changes in the duration of the high school education from 3 years to 4 years and back to 3 years on the political whims of NPP and NDC governments, calls for a NATIONAL AGENDA on our Education System.

Granted the fact that education is one of the most important tool for national development it becomes the responsibility of any progressive government anywhere to provide and promote sound educational policies as well as infrastructure that will help its people to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable them to develop their potentials. We need an acceptable NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY to guide which political party that comes to power in Ghana in administering education as a cornerstone of national development!

It is regrettable to note that our dear country, Ghana, since the overthrow of the first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

Ghana’s education, at the close of the 1970s, Ghana’s education could only be described as “decayed” and needed organic rejuvenation.

The decay was a result of political instability with its resulting poor management, corruption, and general macroeconomic turmoil (Mfum-Mensah, 1998). in 1966, have- had to suffer from educational policies ‘koshwiako’ due to political whims and caprices of successive governments. There have been major education reforms over the years yet the experimentations in our education system based on party politics and unchartered political ideologies continue unabated.

The immediate victims of such ‘unnecessary’ experimentations are students in general, and of late, students of our Senior High Schools in particular!

Though a new education committee under Professor Kwapong was appointed immediately after the overthrow of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to fix the weakness in

By the 1980s, Ghana’s education system had become dysfunctional.

Serious challenges confronted it. In 1988, the military government of Jerry John Rawlings implemented broad reforms that touched all levels of the education system (except early childhood education) and attempted to address the recurring issues affecting the system. The reforms reduced preuniversity education in the country from 17 years to 12 years (six years of primary, three years of junior secondary-JSS and three years of senior secondary-SSS-presently known as Senior High School education). There was also national literacy campaign through non-

formal education for school dropouts and adult learners. The civilian government of Ghana under President J.J. Rawlings in 1996 implemented the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (fCUBE). This was specially designed to focus on basic education access and quality through improving the quality of teaching and learning, efficiency in management and, increasing access and local participation.

Rawlings handed over government to J. A. Kufuor in 2001. President Kufuor also came up with some education reforms which included the increase an increase in Senior High School duration from 3 years to 4 years and national school feeding program.

Unfortunately, very little has been achieved in the light of all these reforms, especially for those living in rural communities.

The rapid development

notwithstanding education practices in northern Ghana present one of the many education inequalities and disparities of the system of education that the country inherited from the colonial powers.

Educational development in the north is very recent compared to the south.

In addition, people in northern Ghana are underserved by the nation’s educational system. The area has few schools when compared to number of children of school going age. The northern area also has high pupil to teacher ratio, most of the teachers who are recruited lack pre-service training, and the state of school infrastructure in that part of the country is comparatively poor.

I postulate in the light of the foregoing fact of ‘education’ injustices as far as the distribution of educational resources (eg.

Classrooms, libraries, teachers) are concerned

in Ghana that, the costeffective policy of reducing the four-year duration of Senior High education by the present government (NDC) as established by the NPP government about 6 years ago back to three-year duration is very disturbing to our education system!

Now we have graduates of both the four-year SHS system and the three-year SHS system passing out at the same time this year.

The consequences of such unprecedented number of high students flooding the Ghanaian education system are obvious. What a mess caused by political selfishness of the two main political partiesNDC and NPP in Ghana!

S i n c e K w a p o n g ’s Committee, there have many other committees on Ghana’s education reforms. Have all these committees been partisan in nature? Have they always missed the NATIONAL AGENDA for education in Ghana?

I think we need one now! .

Ghana Has Problem of Management and Implementation From: Joe Kingsley Eyiah, Toronto-Canada Ghana faces a problem of management and implementation. Inquiry reports are left unattended to. This revelation was made by the Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel K. Asante who is the Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC) during his interaction with Ghanaians living in Toronto, Canada on May 11, 2013.

However, Prof. Asante added that the management of problems can best be enhanced through capacity building and, remarked, “In Ghana, the National Architecture for peace under pins the government’s efforts to promote stability throughout the country.

The architectural design of the National Peace Council (NPC) emphasizes the government’s paradigm shift from a ‘law and order’ based approach to conflict management and peace building to an approach that seeks more participatory and durable solutions to issues of violent conflict within the various regions and districts.”

Before NPC was established by law in November 2011, Ghana has been using a mix of methods in managing conflicts.

For example, according to Prof. Asante, “Apart from the deployment of law enforcement and security personnel to enforce peace and order in the event of violent conflict and the institution of commission of enquiries to ascertain causes and proffer solutions to prevent future reoccurrence of the violent conflict, indigenous mechanisms for conflict resolution such as traditional authorizes, the clergy and respected individuals within a particular community have also been utilized.”

These traditional and indigenous mechanisms for managing conflicts work well since they reflect the culture of the people and give the parties involved ownership of the resolution process. However, such mechanisms need to be enhanced through the capacity building of the personnel involved!

The discovery of oil in Ghana has not only made the country popular but has also helped the country to attain a status of a lower middleincome economy. Prof.

Asante therefore opined that “from the socioeconomic and political

perspectives things are showing up for Ghana” With such high expectations, Ghana faces management challenges. Prof.

Emmanuel K. Asante numerated among the key challenges the following: -Political exclusiveness which results from the ‘winner-takes-all’ syndrome that polarizes our country along party and ethnic lines.

-The problem of poverty, high rate of illiteracy and sharp inequalities between the nort and the south.

-The apparent weaknesses of the electoral system as exposed by recent election leading to a court action between our two main political parties in the country-NDC and NPP -The problem of the land tenure system informed by the Chieftaincy institutions.

-Freedom of expression and the problem of the growing irresponsibility and unprofessionalism in journalistic practices in the country; and last but not the least, -The challenge posed by the seeking of justice without compromising peace and vice-versa!

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Harper promises to tighten Senate Ford F says he won’t expense rules support casino without $100M hosting fee

OTTAWA -- A “very upset” Prime Minister Stephen Harper wants any federal Conservative who is in politics to seek personal gain from public office to get out of his caucus.

Speaking to his MPs and senators in the midst of a scandal that took down his own chief of staff, Nigel Wright, over the weekend, Harper also promised to tighten Senate expense rules.

But the prime minister shed no light on an escalating scandal that observers have described as the most serious test the Conservatives have faced since forming a majority government in 2011.

“I don’t think any of you are going to be very surprised to hear that I am not happy,” Harper said in his first public comments since revelations last week that Wright wrote a personal cheque worth $90,000 to embattled S e n . M i k e D u f f y.

“I’m very upset about the conduct we have witnessed, the conduct of some parliamentarians and the conduct of

my

own

office.”

Harper reminded his caucus about a pointed warning he first issued in 2005: no one seeking elected office to line their own pockets would be welcome.

“Anyone who wants to use public office for their own benefit should make other plans, or better yet, leave this room,” Harper said, jabbing his finger for effect.

Many in the caucus looked sombre as they awaited Harper’s arrival, but they greeted his speech with an ovation.

Later today, Harper is to depart on a South American trade mission, leaving his ministers to field what is likely to be a question period barrage on the Senate scandal.

Kevin Lamoureux, the Liberal deputy House leader, plans to ask Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer to allow an emergency debate on the matter.

Before the meeting began, Heritage Minister James Moore was asked

expressly whether he believes Duffy should resign his Senate seat.

“I think Canadians expect members of Parliament and senators to respect taxpayers’ dollars,” Moore said. “Anybody who is not here respecting that commitment to Canadians, they should get out, they should leave.”

Duffy and Sen. Pamela Wallin have already left the caucus amid lingering questions about their expense claims. In Duffy’s case, an independent audit has already red-flagged more than $90,000 in housing expenses and per diems.

The Prime Minister ’s Office confirmed last week that Wright, one of Harper’s most trusted confidantes, wrote Duffy a personal cheque to cover paying back the expenses. Wright stepped down on Sunday.

Harper said he has discussed the situation with Sen. Marjory LeBreton, the government leader in the Senate.

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Harper said the Conservatives came to office pledged to clean up Ottawa politics and they have to follow through.

Quebec Sen. Jacques Demers said anyone who takes money they are not entitled to should pay a price.

“If these people have done what has been speculated that they have done, they should be fired, they should not just be going to independent,” he said.

The former Montreal Canadiens hockey coach stressed that he supports the prime minister, but is pondering his own future. Demers said he may have to leave if the scandal isn’t cleared up to his satisfaction.

“I really, really trust Mr. Harper,” he said. “I’m in a reflection period. It means I’m going to see what’s going to happen.

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The casino debate in Toronto is now dead because the province has not committed to giving the city a $100-million hosting fee, Mayor Rob Ford told reporters Monday afternoon.

The city was hoping to get the funding commitment for the entertainment complex but the province has not specified what funding formula it would allocate to the municipality hosting the casino.

The Toronto Star, citing unnamed sources, is reporting Toronto was set to receive a $53.7-million hosting fee -- nearly half the amount the mayor was expecting.

Premier Kathleen Wynne has said in the past Toronto would not receive a special deal and that all cities would get “fair” offers but she has not specified what that offer would be.

Ford called the lastminute news conference to say that without commitment for that hosting fee, he would

no longer support the casino – a project he has outspokenly supported up until this point.

“I’m not married to (the idea of a) casino, I’ve never campaigned on a casino,” he said.

“I will not support a casino if it is not in the best interest of Toronto,” he later added. “I said that at the beginning and I’m a man of my word.”

Ford cancelled a special casino debate for councillors that was scheduled to take place on Tuesday. He said instead, council will simply receive a city staff report on the casino at the next council meeting on June 11.

Wynne has yet to respond to Ford’s decision to kill the casino deal but an official with Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa’s office said Toronto should weigh other factors in its decision.

“As the minister has said, the City of Toronto should make its decision based on cont'd on pg. 14

Study finds Canadians have ‘better life’ than most cont'd from pg. 11

reporting evaluations of such subjective criteria as life satisfaction, state of personal health a n d w a t e r q u a l i t y.

Both, however, include subjective elements that have given rise to skepticism about their usefulness for public policy. While many of the OECD indicators are based on hard data, such as incomes, employment rates and life expectancy, it also includes self-

While mostly positive, the OECD analysis of Canada is not all glowing.

It points out that despite a high income level, Canada also has a high

level of income disparity.

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Solar Power to Spur Economic Growth in West Africa

Communities in West Africa find it difficult accessing uninterrupted power supply, making life amongst the urban poor very difficult and unbearable. As a solution to this, rural villages in Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal have embraced solar energy for alternative means of electricity supply.

Over 80 rural communities in Senegal use solar energy, while in Mali, 150 communities use solar power. Going by the revelation of the solar producers stationed in Senegal, Sustainable Power Electric Company (SPEC), solar panels appear to provide a prospective answer for electrification in remote villages.

In Kayes town, a community located in the west of Mali, many families have embraced solar power as an alternative means for power generation despite the fact that the community is connected to conventional electricity. To them, solar is affordable and does not damage their electrical appliances as conventional electricity does. One of the community members, Khalidou Soumaré, has used solar power in his home for over 10 years. Herdsmen in the communities believe that solar lighting will minimize the theft of their livestock as well as enable them power their TV sets to catch

up with current affairs.

The government of Senegal gives support to this initiative by subsidizing the purchase and installation of solar panels for many rural villages in Senegal.

In complementing the effort of the government, community dwellers contribute 50,000 CFA per household (100 USD) to purchase and i n s t a l l s o l a r p o w e r.

Even as communities a c r o s s We s t A f r i c a have difficulties having access to stable power supply, there are few nongovernmental organizations charged with the responsibilities of making sure that rural dwellers have stable power supply.

The Monaco Red Cross installed a small solar power plant in Kayes community, enabling the recharging of four hundred lanterns that belong to respective homes. Community members are able to recharge their lanterns at the central point for a monthly subscription fee of 700 CFA (1.45 USD). The money generated through this process is used to mainten the solar power plant.

In Boulsa, a community in the Koupèla commune in southern Burkina Faso, a non-governmental organization known as Soleil et Développement (Sun and Development) assisted one hundred and two women to install

solar panels in their respective homes in 2009.

Across West Africa’s cities and remote villages, access to stable power supply has been a major challenge. Reports from Nigeria indicate that the Kaduna Textile Industry closed down as a result of inadequate electricity supply, while Dunlop Tyre left the country due to the challenge of electricity supply.

Cottage factories cannot spring up; small scale businesses are unable to grow, mechanized farming has become impossible, as a result of lack of electricity supply.

T h e f u t u r e o f We s t Africa lies in its industrialization, which cannot take place without adequate power supply.

Power supply initiatives will play a major role in the development of the region, particularly as it will provide lights to rural communities, taking pressure off the grid power and making living a bit comfortable for rural dwellers. This is likely to create jobs for rural communities, therefore reducing the rapid rural-urban migration.

It will also give rise to cottage industries and factories, making jobs available to city youths.

Power supply initiatives ought to be supported and sustained across West Africa for the region to reduce the level of poverty and unemployment.

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the various characteristics of a casino,” said Press Secretary Susie Heath in an emailed statement. “ We a p p r e c i a t e t h e mayor’s comments but we’ll put out the formula when we’re ready and are confident that it is fair to all municipalities.”

Ford was criticized by some of his fellow councillors for cancelling Tuesday’s debate. They say the mayor only cancelled the debate because he was sure to lose the vote as the majority of his colleagues are not prepared to support a casino in the city.

Coun. Mike Layton said those opposing the casino still want to be able to vote ‘no’ on the issue and that councillors may sign a petition, forcing a debate on the issue whether the mayor wants it or not.

“A casino is not an economic development strategy,” said Layton a f t e r t h e m a y o r ’s press conference.

“We’ve had several delays now, several delays,” Layton said about the debate. “Let’s have this debate -- we have booked aside time, the public has been notified -- rather than wait another two weeks and in that time give lobbyists more time to try and get people on board.”

O n Tw i t t e r, b o t h councillors Gord Perks and Josh Matlow hinted a debate could indeed happen.

“Keep Tuesday free,” Perks tweeted.

“Torontonians want a clear NO on the casino.”

“I look forward to spending this coming Tuesday with my

colleagues on city council,” Matlow added.

W h e n t h e m a y o r ’s brother, Coun. Doug Ford, was asked about the lack of support for a casino on council, he said he’s confident councillors would have changed their minds if the city was promised proper revenue. “ Wi t h o u t a f u n d i n g mechanism, it’s hard to sell a product,” he said.

Doug Ford said Torontonians shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for a new deal.

“The deal is not essentially dead, it’s dead,” he said. “ T h e r e ’s n o w i g g l e room. The premier was indecisive -- she wouldn’t give us a straight answer.

The province needs to go to an election to get this province back on track.” The cp24.com

22 year old elected "web mayor" of Abidjan A 22-year-old who lives with his parents is the new mayor of Ivory Coast’s largest city, Abidjan at least according to the West African nation’s active community of selfdescribed Internet geeks.

A b i d j a n ’s b u d d i n g network of bloggers, strategists, designers and web entrepreneurs organized a separate vote for web mayor in late April, days after Ivorians went to the

polls for local elections.

Emmanuel Assouan was crowned leader for a

group that in recent years has dreamed up creative ways to aid the city’s population of roughly four million people and draw attention to government shortcomings in areas like traffic congestion and power supply, said Amevi Midekor, who helped organize the vote.

Assouan beat out a crowded field of 12 candidates, with more than 25 per cent of 534 votes counted.

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20-year-old Ghanaian wins ‘Best German Female Artist’ award G e r m a n y ’s E C H O Awards have taken place in Berlin to celebrate the best of German music.

Best German Female Artist went to the 20-yearold German-Ghanaian singer Ivy Quainoo for her album titled Simply Ivy. The ECHO, instituted

by the Deutsche Phone Akademie in 1992, is one of the most prestigious music awards in Europe which gives out awards in 27 categories to both German and international stars.

In February last year, Ivy won the first season of the reality show, The Voice of

Germany. That was when the country and most parts of Europe fell deeply in love with her voice.

Ivy was born to Ghanaian parents in Berlin. She is widely regarded as one of the fastest rising stars on the German popular music scene and is set for greater achievements.

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Bilingualism declines for 1st time in 40 years English-French bilingualism rate slips to 17.5%, Statistics Canada says The proportion of Canadians able to conduct a conversation in both English and French declined for the first time between the 2001 and 2011 censuses after 40 years of growth, Statistics C a n a d a s a i d t o d a y.

The English-French bilingualism rate peaked at 17.7 per cent in 2001, after rising steadily from 12.1 per cent in 1961. The 2011 census, however, revealed a slight dip to 17.5 per cent.

The number being reported in the study — “The Evolution of English-French Bilingualism in Canada from 1961 to 2011” — is the percentage of the Canadian population that “reported being able to conduct a conversation in both English and French.”

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Canada’s move toward the institutionalized use of both English

and French began in the early 1960s with the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. It led to the Official Languages Act, passed by the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau in 1969, making government services available in two official languages through the country.

In the past decade, the country’s overall population rose faster than the number of bilingual individuals, so that while the total number of bilingual Canadians increased to 5.8 million in 2011, their percentage of the total actually edged lower.

And in New Brunswick, which has a significant French-speaking population, 33.2 per cent of residents similarly said they could use both official languages.

In areas of Canada with larger French-speaking populations, however, the proportion of bilingualism being reported is steady or growing.

The results in the survey depended on mandatory censuses over the years from 1961 to 2011. “The article also uses data from the 2011 National Household Survey on immigrant status, age, knowledge of official languages, and mother tongue,” Statistics Canada says in a note appended to its release. CBC News

In 2011, 42.6 per cent of Quebec residents reported being able to converse in both English and French, up from 40.8 per cent in 2001.

Bilingualism rates in Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia varied between 10 per cent and 12 per cent.

Rates were lowest in Western Canada and in Newfoundland and Labrador: 8.6 per cent in Manitoba and between five per cent and seven per cent in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador, the report said.

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By: Ken Ntiamoa, MBABIA Insolvency Counsellor

Sharon Lee, her husband, Joe, and their son were living a pretty good life in Toronto.

“We had a nice brick house, a three-car garage and a pool. We had the big-screen TV,” Sharon says. But in early 2008 as rumors of job cuts at her husband’s company became rampant, the couple sold their house and moved to a less-expensive home.

He lost his network consultant job, and the bills started piling up. “We had the holidays. It was Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. We had utility payments. It hit us all at once,” Sharon says.

It was just the beginning of their financial spiral.

“I started to shuffle the credit cards. I can pay this bill now, but I’ll pay that one later. Every month it got to the point where everything kept getting pushed back. Everything was in turmoil. There was no light at the end of our tunnel.

We had to get help.”

That’s when the Lees sought help at a Credit Counseling Service.

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Credit Advisers do meet with people face to face or provide guidance over the phone while callers can remain anonymous.

One of the most telling signs that you need to seek help is if you’re having trouble paying the minimum balances on your credit cards.

Borrowing from friends or family to pay off current debts or taking out new loans for old debt is another sign. If thoughts about debt is interfering with your job, you may consider going to a professional counselor.

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Canadian definition of ‘local’ food Canadian definition of ‘local’ food greatly expanded CFIA interim policy says local food is anything grown within the same province The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has greatly expanded its definition of local food.

The CFIA, which is responsible for food labelling in Canada,

has for decades defined local food as food that is produced within 50 kilometres o f w h e r e i t ’s s o l d .

But under a new interim policy, the organization is expanding the definition to mean food produced in the same province in which it’s sold, or food sold across provincial borders within 50 kilometres of the originating

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New mall to create over 1000 jobs West Hill Mall, a retail shopping mall under construction at Weija, near Accra, is expected to create over 1000 jobs upon completion in 16 months’ time, managers of the project have said.

The facility, which is being constructed on a 24-acre land, will be the biggest retail shopping mall in West Africa come October 2014.

According to Kofi Sekyere, Board Chairman of WHM, over 300 workers have been employed currently in the construction process.

“The project employs five subcontractors in Ghana and a South Africa based main contractor.

We e x p e c t t h a t b y the completion of the project, we would have provided jobs for 1,000 Ghanaians. The initial size of West Hills Mall

is 27,000 square meters, but would be increased to 40,000 square meters over time,” Mr Sekyere told CITY & BUSINESS GUIDE in an interview.

The project is jointly funded by Delico, a South African company and the Social Security & National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). 40 per cent of the mall is owned

by SSNIT while 60 per cent belongs to Delico.

One of the most fascinating features of West Hills Mall is its massive entertainment and recreational arcade, which has a special square for open-air concerts and theatrical shows with a sitting capacity for 1,500.

The mall is also expected to have 65 line shops from Ghana and around the world with two major tenants – Shoprite and Palace Supermarket.

“The initial cost of the project is US$93 million but this amount might increase to US$100 million upon completion in October 2014. The mall has been designed to meet international standards, so a parking space and a recreational centre will not be a problem,” he said.

Mr Sekyere said that measures had been put in place to avoid vehicular traffic around We s t H i l l s M a l l .

“We have a speciallydesigned interchange near the mall to ensure smooth vehicular traffic flow and we have also designed a pedestrian underpass for persons entering the mall on foot so they will not compete with vehicles.”

Upon completion, West Hill Mall will be twice the size of the Accra Shopping Mall. dailyguideghana.com

New levies, taxes proposed to plug revenue shortfall Government has outlined new measures to avert a fiscal explosion as expenditure continues to spiral ahead of revenues, threatening the attainment of key budgetary targets.

The measures include re-imposition of the fiscal stabilisation levy; additional import levies; increase in excise duties; review of user fees and charges; and a special audit of the revenue administration system to plug leakages.

The new policy, which started May 10, will remain in place while the CFIA conducts a complete review of its food labelling regulations. These proposals, to be put before Parliament You can watch the full shortly, will boost tax report from CBC’s Aaron revenue -- which was 14 Saltzman above, including percent short of target reaction from both critics between January-April, of the policy and its Finance and Economic supporters. CBC News Planning Minister Seth Terkper said last week.

The fiscal stabilisation levy, introduced in 2009 but abolished in the 2012 fiscal year, is an additional profit tax on selected sectors of the economy -- including the financial services sector, mining companies and breweries.

Government will also take concrete steps to refinance portions of the public debt to reduce debt service costs, undertake more regular adjustment of utility prices to complement the recent increase in petroleum prices, and implement the Market Premium Policy approved

by Cabinet for Single

Spine salary negotiations.

“Given the fiscal outcome for the first four months of the year -- in particular, the cost of debt service and the burden of wage and other personal emoluments on the budget -- Cabinet approved the use of additional revenue, expenditure and debt measures to achieve the end-year targets,” Mr. Terkper said.

In his budget statement presented in March, Mr. Terkper said Government aims to cut the fiscal deficit from 12 percent of GDP in 2012 to 9 percent in 2013 through a combination of revenue and expenditure measures.

The budget deficit for the first four months of the year was, however, larger than expected, due to a shortfall in revenue and grants. The gap, which was GH¢3.4 billion, was equivalent to 3.8 percent of GDP -- against a target of GH¢2.7 billion or 3 percent of GDP. Spending on wages was GH¢3 billion, against a projection of GH¢2.8 billion, while interest expenditure amounted to GH¢1.6 billion compared to an estimate of GH¢1.1 billion.

“One effect of the fiscal pressures we have outlined is that funds for social intervention programmes -- which fall under the

goods and services category of the budget -- are being crowded out,” said Mr. Terkper.

“Government will ensure that part of the additional revenue to be generated will be used to resource this balance,” he added. Government will also uphold the objective of improving productivity in its negotiations with publicsector workers under the Single Spine pay policy.

A further risk to the budget, according to the Finance Minister, emanates from falling international commodity prices and import pressures. The price of gold, the economy’s number-one export earner, has slumped by more than 18 percent this year, and the cedi has depreciated by more than 3 percent, weighed down by strong foreign exchange demand.

Most of the new fiscal measures, Mr. Terkper said, will have sunset clauses because they are only meant to fix the current problems.

On the total public debt stock, he said although it increased by 7 percent over the figure for 2012 -- from US$18.83 billion to US$20.12 billion at the end of March 2013 -- the increase was as a result of disbursements in existing loan arrangements and not new ones. B&FT

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IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES By: James A. Kwaateng, B.A. (Hons), LLB (Hons)

Types of Removal Orders and Authorization to Return to Canada Canada removes foreign nationals deemed inadmissible or found to have committed immigration offences from the country from time to time. There are three types of removal orders.

These are departure order, exclusion order and deportation order.

The form number of the document you receive from Citizenship and immigration Canada or the Canada Border Services Agency before you leave Canada or asking you to leave Canada will tell you the type of removal order issued to you.

A departure order has the form number IMM 5238 and it is an order that requires the foreigner to leave Canada on or before a specified date.

Generally, a foreign national who is the subject of a departure order is

result in the departure order automatically becoming a deportation order pursuant to section 224(2) of the Immigration Regulations

advised to leave Canada within 30 days of the departure notice becoming enforceable. The foreign national so expelled does not necessarily have to obtain authorization in order to return to Canada.

Departure orders are issued in respect of less serious immigration offences such as overstaying one’s visa. Involuntary compliance with a departure order within the stipulated time might

An exclusion order has the form number IMM 1214B and it obliges the foreign national to obtain a written authorization in order to return to Canada during the period of exclusion (as specified in the document) that starts counting from the day on which the foreign national actually leaves the country. Among the commonest immigration offences that attract exclusion orders are cases of misrepresentation.

The most serious of all the removal orders is a deportation order. This has the form number IMM 5238B. Deporta-

Ghana’s nascent space program launches Coke-sized model of satellite KOFORIDUA, Ghana - Their project might not sound like much: The college students on Wednesday launched a tiny model of a satellite the size of a Coke can on a big yellow balloon. It went aloft to a height of 165 metres (yards) and then came back down attached to a red parachute.

Yet in this developing West African country, ambitious organizers, who recently launched the Ghana Space Science and Technology Center, see the test as a sign of bigger things to come. “ We h o p e t h a t t h i s practical demonstration of what can be done by students like them will generate more enthusiasm, fire up their imagination to come up with more creative things, and show that it’s possible that they’ll one day be able to launch their own real satellite into orbit,” said Prosper Kofi Ashilevi, director of the space centre that marked its one-year anniversary earlier this month.

The effort has drawn some skepticism, acknowledged Samuel H. Donkor, the president of All Nations University.

“They think it is a pipe dream, a waste of money,” said Donkor, who has directed $50,000 to the program.

But Ashilevi, the space centre director, said it was essential for local universities to train students with

a passion for space. Quarshie, director of the Intelligent Space “Some wonder why we Systems Laboratory at couldn’t concentrate on All Nations University our problems of water, College in Koforidua. sanitation, health, all those things. I categorically S i x s t u d e n t s s p e n t d i s a g r e e , ” h e s a i d . three months preparing “Space will help African the model, outfitting it countries who are very with sensors, cameras serious with it to leapfrog and Global Positioning t h e i r d e v e l o p m e n t S y s t e m t e c h n o l o g y, because it cuts across all Q u a r s h i e s a i d . sectors of the economy.”

It was not without its Experts say Ghana is fair share of challenges. probably a good five years The students initially or more from developing hoped to launch the i t s o w n o p e r a t i o n a l CanSat with a rocket, but satellites, which could one discovered authorities day be used to confront would not give them everything from natural permission to import one. disasters to the smuggling of natural resources. “They think you are going to use it as a missile, like a Wednesday’s project, terrorist,” said Benjamin though, started at All Bonsu, the lab’s 29-yearNations University with old project manager. just a big balloon to carry aloft the miniature model T h e y e v e n t u a l l y of a satellite, known as settled on lifting the a Deployable CanSat. CanSat with a balloon.

The device reached a height of about 165 metres, just shy of their 200-meter goal.

As it floated back to the ground, the device recorded temperature and air pressure readings that were read aloud to the cheering crowd of about 100 students and local officials. The descent lasted less than 30 seconds.

Owen Hawkins, business development manager for Surrey Satellite Te c h n o l o g y i n t h e United Kingdom, called Wednesday’s project A second device failed “very, very exciting.” to deploy, but Donkor, the university president, “Ghana is quite a small said that hitch had not country and they’re detracted from the event. already punching a b o v e t h e i r w e i g h t “The students are quite by doing things like excited and very happy,” that,” Hawkins said. he said. “There is a lot of enthusiasm throughout It was the first time the country that we G h a n a h a s s e n t a are even daring to do Deployable CanSat into something like this.” the air, said Manfred The Canadian Press

tion orders are reserved for more serious cases and cases of non-compliance with the other less serious forms of removal orders. All persons who are the subject of an enforced deportation order must always require an authorization to return to Canada (ARC).

Generally, a removal order may, pursuant to section 49(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), come into force on the latest of the following dates: the day the removal order is made if there is no right to appeal; the day the appeal period expires if there is a right to appeal and no appeal is filed; or the day of the final determination of the appeal if an appeal is made.

With respect to a refugee protection claimant, notwithstanding section 49(1) of IRPA mentioned above, a removal order made with respect to them is, pursuant to section 49(2) of IRPA, conditional and comes into force shortly after the claim is determined to be ineligible or the claim is rejected or declared

withdrawn or abandoned or when the proceedings are terminated as a result of a notice to the effect that the claim is based on misrepresentation or is not the first one made by the claimant pursuant to paragraphs 104(1)(c) or (d) of IRPA. If you receive a departure order and you leave Canada within the required 30 days and you verify your departure with a Canadian immigration officer at the port of exit, you will not need an authorization to return to Canada. You may return to Canada subject to normal examination at the port of entry.

If you were issued an exclusion order and 12 months have passed since you left Canada and you obtained a Certificate of Departure (IMM 0056B) showing the date you left Canada, you do not need an authorization to return to Canada. You may return to Canada subject to normal examination at the port of entry.

If you have been the subject of a deportation order, you will certainly need to apply for an au-

thorization to return to Canada and success is not guaranteed. If the circumstances that led to the removal order being issued have not changed, it is less likely that you will be given permission to return. For instance, if you were deported because of criminal inadmissibility, you will need to apply for criminal rehabilitation first. The processing fee for applying for an Authorization to Return to Canada is currently $400.00 CAD. The information provided above is superficial and not particularized.

Contact an Immigration professional for more details and advice on removal orders and how such orders can affect one’s return to Canada if you or your relative has any such problem.

James A. Kwaateng is an Immigration Law practitioner with offices located at 168A Oakdale Road, Suite 4, Toronto, Ontario. For thorough discussion of your immigration and related social and legal issues, contact him at telephone number (416) 743-2758.

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Toronto Community Fundraising in Aid of Senchi Elementary School in Ghana From Joe Kingsley Eyiah, North York Memorial Hall, Toronto

A cross-section of the Toronto community gathered at the North York Memorial Hall, 5100 Yonge Street on Thursday, May 16, 2013 to support Kwabena Frimpong’s initiative of rebuilding Senchi Elementary School in Ghana. The Senchi School project which started a few years ago has now reached the roofing level.

The event dubbed “Help put a roof on the new school building,” was attended by teachers, administrators, Pastors, church members and the media.

Mr. Kwame Lennon, the Vice Principal of Brookview Middle School gave an inspirational brief talk at the function.

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Mr Frimpong who traced the development of the project so far was full of praises to all donors (past & present) to the project and appealed for more support to complete it. There was silent auction of great items and sales of palatable dishes prepared by Mavis of Afro Delicious Restaurant to support the fundraising.

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companies, including Arise, CGI, Fairfax, and Masco.

He was president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and of the ConfĂŠrence des recteurs et des principaux des universitĂŠs du QuĂŠbec.

He was the founding chair of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, chaired the federal government’s Information Highway Advisory Council, and served as the first nonAmerican chair of the Board of Overseers at Harvard University.

Mr Johnston is the author or co-author of two dozen books, holds honorary doctorates from over twenty universities, and has been awarded the Order of Canada (Companion).

Mr. Johnston holds an LL.B. from Queen’s University (1966), an LL.B. from the University of Cambridge (1965), and an AB from Harvard University (1963).

While at Harvard, he was twice selected for the AllAmerican hockey team and is a member of Harvard’s Athletic Hall of Fame. His academic specializations include securities regulation, information technology a n d c o r p o r a t e l a w.

He was born in Sudbury, Ontario, and is married to Sharon Johnston. They have five adult daughters and nine grandchildren.

Sworn in on October 1, 2010, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston is the 28th governor general since Confederation.

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Ghanaian-Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) hold 2nd Annual Youth Summit

By Bernadette Poku and Jesse Frimpong Young people from across Toronto came together on the 18th of May, 2013 for the 2nd Annual Ghanaian Canadian Youth Summit. This year’s event, which was under the theme, “Engagement and Leadership through Youth Empowerment”, was held at the Driftwood Community Center in North York.

Speakers at the Summit were notable Ghanaian-Canadian professionals including Justice Kofi Barnes of the supreme court of Ontario, Mr. Joseph Amankrah of Ryerson University, Actor and playwright Ato Essandoh, Togbi Zonyira, chief of Anloga, Ghana, Mr. Kodjo Mawutor, Consul General of Ghana in Toronto, Dr. Fredua Agyemang, University of Toronto and Francis Attah, a motivational speaker. The day-long program also encompassed a wide array of workshops.

and racism that could have an effect on their self esteem, which could also result in a sense of not belonging in the Canadian society. He reiterated that the clashes youth have with their parents are genuinely due to the children’s lack of self confidence and self esteem in the Canadian educational system.

Therefore, parents have to be aware of their children’s needs and make an effort to help them especially during their transition period.

He recalled his humble upbringing in Ghana and

the “self-worth” concept that was instilled in him by his parents, which made him who he is today. He emphasised that “one of the ways of keeping people down is making them believe they cannot make it”. Justice Barnes assured the youth that the strategy is to walk away from those people who say “you can’t”. According to him, people laughed when he said he was going to become a lawyer. Again, they laughed when he said he was going to become a judge, simply because there were hardly any black judges in Canada at that cont'd on pg. 47

From left: Wofa Yaw , Justice Kofi Barnes, Justice Julius Dogbe, Joseph Amankrah, Emmanuel Ayiku, Ato Essandoh, Kofi Osei-Amoah, Emmanuel Duodu, Lucy Crentsil

Justice Kofi Barnes on Yo u t h a n d t h e L a w Justice Kofi Barnes who came to Canada on a scholarship to further his education, found it difficult to accept racism because he had a strong self identity that could not be tarnished by any person. However, he also noted that most Ghanaian youth born in Canada are likely to face stereotyping, discrimination Group picture of the youth, organisers and speakers

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Greater Accra Police Public Relations Officer DSP Freeman Tetteh confirmed the death to Joy News and said the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the 37 and Police Hospital mortuaries.

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BUSINESS Explaining stocks and valuation

By Eddie Twumasi Smith Bsc(Hons) Chem Eng, MBA,CGA, CPA

then, is that investing must be considered a long-term endeavor if it is to be successful. In order to endure the pain of a bear market, you need to have a stake in the game when the tables turn positive.

This is the first of two parts article on stock selection and how to improve your investment portfolio through stock trading.

At some point, just about every company needs to raise money, whether to open up a West Coast sales office, build a factory, or hire a crop of engineers.

In each case, they have two choices: 1) Borrow the money, or 2) raise it from investors by selling them a stake (issuing shares of stock) in the company.

When you own a share of stock, you are a part owner in the company with a claim (however small it may be) on every asset and every penny in earnings.

Individual stock buyers rarely think like owners, and it’s not as if they actually have a say in how things are done.

Nevertheless, it’s that ownership structure that gives a stock its value.

If stockowners didn’t have a claim on earnings, then stock certificates would be worth no more than the paper they’re printed on. As a company’s earnings improve, investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

Over time, stocks in general have been solid investments. That is, as the economy has grown, so too have corporate earnings, and so have stock prices.

Since 1926, the average large stock has returned close to 10% a year. If you’re saving for retirement, that’s a pretty good deal -- much better than U.S. savings bonds, or stashing cash under your mattress.

Of course, “over time” is a relative term. As any stock investor knows, prolonged bear markets can decimate a portfolio.

Since World War II, Wall Street has endured several bear markets -- defined as a sustained decline of more than 20% in the value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Bull markets eventually follow these downturns, but again, the term “eventually” offers small sustenance in the midst of the downdraft.

The point to consider,

ow much to pay for stocks?

When times are good, investors think the happy days will last forever, and they are willing to pay exorbitant amounts for earnings.

When times are bad, they assume the world is ending and refuse to pay much of anything.

In assessing how much a stock is worth, investors talk about “valuation,” the stock price relative to any number of criteria.

Price/earnings (P/E) ratio Everybody uses it, but not everybody understands it.

The actual P/E calculation is easy: Just divide the current price per share by earnings per share.

But what number should you use for earnings per share? The sum of the past four quarters? Estimates for next year?

There is no right answer.

The P/E based on the past four quarters provides the most accurate reflection of the current valuation, because those earnings have already been booked.

But investors are always looking ahead, so most also pay attention to estimates, which also are widely available at financial websites.

Wall Street analysts generally compute earningsper-share estimates for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year and use those estimates to assign a P/E, though there is no guarantee that the company will meet those estimates.

The P/E can’t tell you whether to buy or sell.

It is merely a gauge to tell you whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued.

Assuming they have the same total shares outstanding, is a $100 stock more expensive than a $50 stock?

Not exactly. Where valuation is concerned, price is dictated by expectations of future performance. If the earnings of the higher-priced company are growing considerably faster than the other, the higher price may be justified.

What’s an appropriate P/E? Different types of stocks win different valuations. Generally, the market pays up for growth or enormous profitability.

Consider a slow-growing indus-

trial conglomerate and a tech company with fat profit margins and enormous growth potential.

The market will typically reward the second company with a higher P/E. To quickly compare P/ Es and growth rates, use the PEG ratio -- the P/E (based on estimates for the current year) divided by the long-term growth rate. A company with a P/E of 36 and a growth rate of 20% has a PEG of 1.8.

In general, you want a stock with a PEG that’s close to 1.0 (or lower), which means it is trading in line with its growth rate.

But for a quality company, you can pay more.

Also, don’t get excited by rock-bottom P/Es -- some companies are doomed to low valuations. One group the market tends to penalize is cyclical, companies whose performance rises and falls with the economy.

Price/Sales ratio Just as investors like to know how much they’re paying for earnings, it’s also useful to know how much they’re paying for revenue (the terms “sales” and “revenue” are used interchangeably).

To calculate the Price/ Sales ratio, divide the stock price by the total sales per share for the past 12 months. You could also use revenue estimates for the next fiscal year, which are being published more frequently on financial websites.

Like P/Es, Price/Sales ratios are all over the map, with fast-growers tending to get the highest valuations.

Price/Book Value ratio Defined simply, book value equals a company’s total assets minus its total liabilities and intangible assets. In other words, if you liquidated a firm, this is what the leftover assets would be worth after paying off all your creditors.

On the balance sheet, book value is represented as “shareholders’ equity.” (Dividing this aggregate total by the number of shares outstanding will give you a per-share book value.)

This is a more conservative measure, which embraces a “bird-in-hand” philosophy of valuation.

Investors use it to spot cases in which the market is over- or undervaluing a company’s true strength.

In my next article, I will be touching on how to use these ratios for buying and selling stocks to enhance your investment portfolio.

I want to invest in a public company - How? By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Every company (not a charity or not for profit) has shareholders. Shareholders are the owners of the company. The most common type of shares are “Common Shares”.

These are the shares that represent the equity or ownership of the company. A company needs to have officers and directors. Directors set the strategy of the company and officers provide the management.

In order to accomplish certain goals often more money is needed then the founders of a company can put into the company. Often in start ups banks won’t lend money. One method of raising this money is to sell shares to the public. Once a company offers it shares to the public it then gets listed on a stock exchange. In Canada there are really 3 main stock exchanges – the Canadian National Stock Exchange (“CNSX”), the Toronto Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”). Once a company is listed its shares can be bought and sold through the exchange where it is listed.

To buy shares on the exchange you need to hire a stock broker (like my friend Andrew Rudensky at Richardson GMP Limited, 1 416 941 6748) or sign up for an online trading account on the net or through your bank.

In Canada to get listed a company usually has a long form prospectus and goes through many steps with very stringent and expensive requirements and then the underwriters and brokers and promoters can sell shares to the public as can the company directly.

Another way to buy shares is through something called a private placement.

Private Placements are used to raise money using a shorter Subscription

Agreement in order to sell shares to the Public under certain exemptions. As an example Organic Potash Corporation (CNSX:OPC) (www.organicpotash.com) a company that manufactures 99%+ pure organic potassium carbonate from cocoa husks in Ghana, raised its initial capital through a private placement. In order to buy shares in a private placement you have to be an “Accredited Investor”.

This means you have to promise to the company that either alone or with your spouse, you beneficially own, directly or indirectly, financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $1,000,000.00 or you are an individual whose net income before taxes exceeded $200,000 in each of the two most recent calendar years or whose net income before taxes combined with that of a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the two most recent calendar years and who, in either case, reasonably expects to exceed that net income level in the current calendar year; There you have it a short version on public companies. I hope this gives you some knowledge and understanding, please know that the lawyers at Schwarz Law LLP would be happy to help you and answer your questions.

Jayson Schwarz LLM is a business lawyer and partner in the law firm Schwarz Law LLP. If you have a topic in mind, or a question, mail, deliver or fax letters to the newspaper or to the firm, call us (888-609-8888), use the web site (www. schwarzlaw.ca), email (info@schwarzlaw.ca) and give us your questions, concerns, critiques and quandaries.

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TALKING FINANCES Ambition, Standard and Financial Success By: Gabriel Quayson, Toronto Ambition, the push or pull, is a strong desire to achieve something in life. Persons without any ambition in life have no direction. They move aimlessly without a specific target in mind. Having an ambition also requires continuous efforts towards achieving and maintaining it.

Standard: your baseline and your ceiling, is the image you have of yourself. Your standard is your aim to stay at a certain level no matter what you encounter in the journey of life. When you are living below your standard, you will feel a natural a sense of frustration and an internal push to change the situation, by paying the price it will take to change that. Take a person that has owned a vehicle for a long time and enjoys driving. If the said individual was to lose his/her vehicle due to financial readjustment, the said individual will work overtime, seek institutional loans or private loans to secure another vehicle within a short period of time. Similarly, some people feel they are worth $100k per year and will pay the necessary price to earn that amount. If a student believes they are an “A” student, they will keep paying the price of hours in the library to maintain that standard.

It is important to establish a standard of who you are, where you are and what you want your baseline to be at all times. During the journey of life all of us will encounter many challenging obstacles/ road blocks. Some of us will decline many levels while others will fall slightly

from the same obstacle.

In Canada, many adults encounter the challenging obstacle of job loss. There are many levels of safety nets for those that lose their jobs before they become homeless. The first line of defence is personal savings or employment insurance (EI) that will provide you with about 10 months of limited income. If your EI runs out, and you haven’t found a job then welfare (Ontario Works) is the next stop. If you waste your welfare money and don’t pay your rent, then the shelter system is the next step. In the shelter system, if you cannot follow the in-house shelter rules, you will end up on the street, and may have to beg for your survival. The point being made here is that the standard people set for themselves determines how low they will fall or how high their rise will be. This works in many goals, as well as in financial acquisition.

If you want to rise from your current position in any field/status (ie employment or financial), establish a standard of what others at the desired level are doing.

Your standard forces you to maintain certain rituals (action). Those daily rituals establish your daily activities, weekly direction, yearly achievements and ultimately your destiny.

Studies have shown that once a new behaviour is practiced for 21 days, it tends to become habitual. This means that your new adopted behaviour may be performed with little or no effort.

Once a standard is established, a strong willpower and determination will carry a person forward against all obstacles. The chosen destination is not a matter of if it will be arrived at, but rather when it will be arrived at. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years incarcerated before he arrived at the dream of becoming the president of his homeland, South Africa.

Many individuals purchase their first vehicle as teenagers, and have managed to be car owners for 50 plus years without a break. Why is that? They established vehicle ownership as one of their minimum standards.

The same can be achieved by someone that manages to make their first million and then establishes that yearly income as their minimum standard.

Some people will put their ego and pride aside to ensure they are able to achieve certain income levels at all time. Others will like to have certain financial income but they are too proud to do certain things.

They look for easy money and become upset at society for not providing them with what they feel is owed

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Different people have different ambitions. Some aim to become instructors, soldiers, artists, politicians, doctors, engineers, writers, entrepreneurs, actors, etc. Some aim to amass wealth and some run after name or fame. There are others who aim to serve humanity. One should have a noble aim in life and strive honestly, sincerely and with dedication to achieve it.

Progression, improvement, advancement or evolution is the basis of our humanity.

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Elijah Harper, key player in Meech Lake accord, dies at 64 Ex-Manitoba MLA, MP and political maverick died of cardiac failure related to diabetes and everything else there.

Elijah Harper, a former Manitoba MLA and MP who was a key player in defeating the Meech Lake Accord, has died at age 64.

“And then we felt as indigenous people, if they recognize Quebec [then] we can’t be excluded as indigenous peoples because we have the inherent right to selfgovernment, self-determination even more so as indigenous people than Quebec. So Elijah basically said no because they needed unanimous consent from all the MLAs and all the provincial governments across Canada. And he stood up for our people and said ‘no.’

Harper died early Friday in Ottawa as a result of cardiac failure due to diabetes complications, according to a statement released by his family.

Harper achieved national fame in 1990 by holding an eagle feather as he stood in the Manitoba legislature and refused to support the Meech Lake accord, effectively blocking the constitutional amendment package negotiated to gain Quebec’s acceptance of the Constitution Act of 1982.

Harper protested that the proposed accord was negotiated in 1987 without the input of Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples.

The accord required ratification by all 10 provincial legislatures and Parliament, and Harper’s action prevented Manitoba from doing so before the deadline.

Newfoundland followed by cancelling its free vote in the legislature.

Family says Harper ‘a true leader and visionary’ His wife, Anita Olsen Harper, his children and the family said in the statement that Harper “was a wonderful man, father, partner. He was a true leader and visionary in every sense of the word.”

The statement added: “He will have a place in Canadian history, forever, for his devotion to public service and uniting his fellow First Nations with pride, determination and resolve.

Elijah will also be remembered for bringing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people together to find a spiritual basis for healing and understanding.

We will miss him terribly a n d L o v e h i m f o r e v e r. ” Harper, who was born on the Red Sucker Lake First Nation, about 710 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, attended residential schools in Norway House, Brandon and Birtle, and then secondary schools

at Garden Hill and Winnipeg.

He studied at the University of Manitoba and began his long career in public service when he was elected chief of his community at the young age of 29.

In 1981, Harper was elected as member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Rupertsland, an office h e h e l d f o r 11 y e a r s .

He was the first person elected from a First Nations to serve as MLA. In 1993, Harper was elected for one term as Member of Parliament for the Churchill riding. In January 1998, he served a term as commissioner for the Indian Claims Commission.

He was also bestowed with the title of honorary chief for life by Red Sucker Lake First Nation.

Perry Bellegarde, chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, called Harper’s death “a big loss for our people. He was one of our strong leaders across Canada and he’ll be sadly missed.”

“We always say he put the screech on the Meech. He halted the Meech Lake Accord because First Nations governments were left out, you know? The Meech Lake accord was an attempt to appease the Quebec government and the distinct society and recognition of nationhood and sovereignty for the Quebec province

“The perseverance and the strength and honour and dignity with which he carried himself in the face of much pressure and adversity that he was strong enough to stand up for our people. He’ll be a role model and he’s going to be sadly missed.

“I just pray for his family, I pray for his community for strength at this hard time and for his spirit to have that good quick safe journey to the place we all want to get to.”

Assembly of First Nations statement “On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations national executive, I offer sincere condolences to the family, friends and all First Nations in Manitoba region and across Canada mourning the loss of a tireless and courageous leader of our peoples,” (AFN) National Chief Shawn Shawn Atleo said in a statement released to the media.

“Elijah’s commitment and dedication to asserting and upholding First Nation rights and recognition has helped lay a solid foundation as this hard work continues today.

“Leading two sacred assemblies focused on finding a spiritual basis for healing and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, Elijah’s drive and actions toward reconciliation will continue to be a legacy for First Nation and all Canadians as we move toward improved and renewed relationships based on mutual respect and recognition – two things he stood firm on in all of his work.” CBC News

Another Ghanaian Gunned Down in Ottawa Another fatal tragedy has hit the Ghanaian Community in Ontario, this time in the nation’s capital, Ottawa. An aspiring rap artiste, 24-year-old Malik Adjokatcher was gunned down at the Bayshore apartment in the Britannia housing complex he shared with his mother on a cool Wednesday night in May. Adjokatcher, who went by the street name “Shylock” had four brothers, loved basketball, posted rap videos and made his own C.D. He became the city’s fifth homicide victim this year as shots rang out around midnight along Ritchie St, an area known for its gang activity. A friend of the late rapper believes the killing was gang-related, and thought to be over a drug debt. He also said his friend, who didn’t want his name used, was “a great guy” and had “a good heart,” but may have crossed paths with the wrong people.

“I told him, ‘if you start hanging out here, you’re going to get killed,’” said the friend, who was not surprised at the

shooting. “It was about time something like that transpired.”

The aspiring rap artist Adjokatcher, whose online hiphop videos show the Ritchie St. area where he was killed, had a history of violence and was known to police. He was sentenced to 835 days in jail stemming from a 2008 incident where he’d been originally charged with attempted murder but pleaded to aggravated assault.

Witnessess said Adjokatcher was brought out from unit 3 at 119 Ritchie St, where a woman and several children cont'd on pg. 40

Home call of Elsie Dontoh

By Jonathan Annobil, Toronto The sadden death is reported of Elsie Dontoh (aka Sister Ewurama). She was 61. She passed away at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra Ghana on Saturday 11 th May 2013. She is survived by 5 children and 14 grandchildren.

Elsie was a resident of To r o n t o a n d has 2 of her children living i n To r o n t o .

F u n e r a l arrangements w i l l b e announced later. She will be buried on 21 June 2013 in Ghana.

TORONTO CITY COUNCIL ZONING BYE-LAW On Wednesday April 03, 2013, The Toronto City Council voted on a zoning bye-law that will affect many churches located in the city of Toronto. The new bye-law will determine where churches can rent buildings or buy lands in Toronto.

For more information on this new bye law and how it will impact your church, visit www.TorontoFaithCoalition.org.

Your involvement in the fight against this bye-law is extremely important, therefore visit the website and participate in the “Action Steps” suggested.

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Youth Journal

MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR YOUTH THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY

Is the Information Age Doing More Harm than Good Among Young People

By Kwabena Akuoko, MSW, RSW,

?Modern information technologies such as computers and smart phones along with internet have greatly enhanced how we electronically communicate and entertain ourselves.

Improvement methods in communication have also brought about unexpected and undesirable consequences, especially among young people. As with the introduction of other mass communication technologies in the past, issues pertaining to the use of internet and others means of modern messaging tools and social networking services while advantageous, could also be detrimental depending on how they are used.

These technologies have become integral aspects of young people’s lives, and inasmuch as the vast majority of children and adolescents are responsible internet users for instance, others are undoubtedly not.

Inappropriate use of internet or how it dominates young p e o p l e ’s l i v e s h a s particularly become a source of concern for parents and those who have expertly studied the subject. It is indeed perturbing how some young post-secondary students especially abuse the use of internet and other communication technologies for entertainment and other unrelated academic purposes. They fail to recognize that while these information technologies enhance learning capabilities, their unrestrained use also have negative consequences.

Internet has particularly been identified as one of the most powerful sources of unacceptable pleasure seeking and addiction for today’s youth. It is for instance not uncommon for many teenagers to spend hours viewing pornography or engaging in online sexually charged conversations. Not to mention their excessive involvement in activities such as e-mailing, chatting, downloading immoral songs and pictures, and searching for videos/ music lyrics with highly charged violent contents.

Some young people consider the internet as a technology full of personal entertainment, and are eager to exploit it to the fullest forgetting that it has potential long-term negative effects on their personal and academic lives. Young people should understand that misuse of

internet is similar to drug abuse and can negatively influence one’s social behaviour and academic aspirations among others.

Like anything else, which has advantages and disadvantages, modern technologies should be used prudently.

In the academic environment, the internet is primarily used to support learning, enhance instructions and also, improve communication between educators and students among other things. As a medium of communication, internet is also used by faculty members and students alike to access sources of information to enhance instructions and learning capabilities.

U n d o u b t e d l y, internet has become an integral part of people’s working or professional, academic and even personal lives and its appropriate use is markedly an amazing educational tool for educators and students alike. It makes teaching and learning much easier than in the past. The technology then presents wonderful learning opportunities for those pursuing studies at all levels of education.

As a learning resource, the internet is also useful to the instructional and learning needs of students in the same manner as books, magazines, videos, academic journals or any other information sources.

Similarly, some courses are even conveniently taken online, and that certainly allows professors and students to speed up instructional and learning processes for the mutual benefit of both parties. The problem however is that many young individuals routinely abuse the fantastic opportunities internet provides.

The overriding concern is that whilst many students utilize the internet appropriately to enhance their learning outcomes, there is no doubt some of them abuse it for personal use or gratification instead of academic work. Of utmost concern is how some students treat

the internet as panacea for all their academic challenges. Youth need to understand that internet is not just a tool for instant messaging or e-mail communication and means of entertainment.

They should therefore not devote excessive amount of time using it at the risk of other important things in their lives such as academic pursuits.

Also, when they use it for academic purposes, they should have a responsibility not to misuse it to the point of contravening established academic protocols, especially plagiarism.

Young post-secondary students thus especially need to develop the ability to use technologies in a responsible manner to meet their learning needs.

It is evident that modern communication tools, including internet come with advantages as well as risks, and young people have to be able to differentiate between such opportunities and dangers.

It does not help, but more damaging to their learning potentials when they use the internet excessively for social networking and entertainment purposes. It is as become increasingly apparent that one of the major side effects of inappropriate usages of the information age technologies is the often poor academic performances among young people, especially those pursuing postsecondary studies. Other than utilizing the internet to access academic materials inappropriately, some young post-secondary also use it for playing games to the detriment of their academic work.

The information age while definitely advantageous, also has detrimental aspects and consequences, but many young people are unfortunately not able to discern from such benefits and disadvantages. Also, whereas the internet for instance particularly allows people to access wealth of information for instructional and learning purposes, many young people pursuing postsecondary studies either exceedingly depend on it or abuse it. Overreliance and misuse of the digital age among young people is worrisome because it potentially leads to poor academic outcomes. In general, the computer age is positive, but its harmful effects relate to how its matching technologies are used and that is where young people to need be careful.

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List of universities in Canada The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), an organisation composed of Canadian universities, defines two distinct types of post-secondary institutions in Canada: universities and colleges. Universities grant university degrees, which include bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and doctoral degrees; and colleges, also known as community colleges, provide diplomas.

Canada’s post-secondary opportunities revolve around a wide range of university options. Throughout Canada’s 13 provinces and territories, there are 72 universities to choose from. With a population of over 34 million as of 2012,[2] 1.8 million are enrolled in a specific University.[3] This averages out to 25 thousand students per university. Programs are offered to graduating high school students through choice, however, students must maintain specific entering averages, which generally range from 65-85%, depending on criteria set by the chosen university. On campus residences are available at 95% of universities in Canada.[4] Most include a meal plan and general utilities.

Residence is optional at all post-secondary campuses.[citation needed] Degree programs last 4 years in addition to possible co-op opportunities and college affiliation for a hands-on approach to programs. Tuition is based on program material and content which varies in price. A first year student will experience a broad range of courses while “program specific courses” begin in year two, based on internal university acceptance. In other words, a set GPA (Grade Point Average) must be achieved in order to advance.[citation needed] The Canadian post-secondary education system creates a wide range of opportunity for the future generation of students in addition to graduates who want to continue gaining knowledge. Canada is a multicultural society, creating boundless routes for success for each individual. Graduates go on to experience major employment opportunities bringing valuable up-to-date knowledge to companies around the world. Canadian universities offer a higher level of education to meet the needs of individuals who desire a higher level of learning. [citation needed] Ontario There are 23 publicly funded universities in the Canadian province of Ontario that are post-secondary education institutions with degree-granting authority.

[51] There are also 17 privately funded, religious universities.[52] Each of these institutions were either established through an Act of the Legislative Assembly or through a Royal Charter.[53] Students apply to public universities in Ontario through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre.

The oldest university, the University of Toronto, was established in 1827, and the newest university, Algoma University, was established in 2008. The largest university in terms of enrolment is the University of Toronto, which has campuses in three locations: St. George Campus (the university’s main campus), Scarborough Campus, and Mississauga Campus.[54] Institution Location(s) Algoma University Sault Ste. Marie Brock University St. Catharines Carleton University Ottawa Dominican University College Ottawa Lakehead University Thunder Bay & Orillia Laurentian University Sudbury & four locations McMaster University Hamilton Nipissing University North Bay & two locations OCAD University Toronto Queen’s University Kingston & Herstmonceux, UK Saint Paul University Ottawa Tyndale University College Toronto Redeemer University College Ancaster Royal Military College of Canada Kingston Ryerson University Toronto Trent University Peterborough & Oshawa University of Guelph Guelph & four locations University of Ontario In stitute of Technology Oshawa University of Ottawa Ottawa University of Toronto Toronto & two locations University of Waterloo Waterloo & four University of Western Ontario London University of Windsor Windsor Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo & two locations York University Toronto Read more in the next issue.

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Emmanuel weds Abigail at Apostolic Church Int'l Emmanuel Bright Agyemang and Abigail Boakye tied the knot at the Apostolic Church Int'l. The officiating Miinister was Apostle F.Y. Agyemang supported by other clergy.

Emmanuel is the son of Apostle and Mrs. Agyemang and Abigail is of Mr. Charles and Janet Boakye Apostle Agyemang is blessing the couple

Bride's maids

Groom's men

Clergy Mrs. Esther Agyemang (3rd from right) with church members other guests

Bride being escorted by parents (Charles and Janet Boakye)

Cutting of cake by the couple flanked by their mothers

Apostle and Mrs. Agyemang

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Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church Ghana pays historic visit to Toronto

By Very Rev. De-Graft S. Obiri and Very Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Kusi, Toronto

At Ghana Calvary Mdthodist United Church Toronto

Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church Ghana pays historic visit to Toronto

The Rev. Prof. Emmanuel K. Asante, Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church Ghana engaged in some positive and

historic activities in Toronto during his recent visit to Canada.

Among these were various visits and special services held

The Most Rev. Prof.Asante signing the MOU

Presentation of MOU tby the Moderator to Presideng Bishop Asante

at the various congregations of the Methodist Churches in Toronto.

He held meetings with the two Ghanaian Methodist Churches, with

Rev. Gary Paterson, Moderator of Unity Church Canada signing the MOU

A cross section the congregation

Group picture with the Presiding and Moderator

Group picture with the Presiding and Moderator

the Ghanaian Pastors at the Ghanaian Presbyterian Church, Toronto and a cross section of the Ghanaian Community in Toronto.

A special service was conducted on Sunday May 5th, 2013 which culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between The United Church of Canada and The Methodist Church Ghana at the Ghana Calvary Methodist United Church, 65 M a y a l l Av e n u e , Toronto. In his sermon the Presiding Bishop expounded on John 13:34-35, that Judas, one of Jesus’ disciples initiated the process of His departure from this world and glorification which is amply reflected in His death and resurrection.

The Presiding Bishop and the Rt Rev Benjamin K. Asare, the Supervising Mission’s Coordinator of the Methodist Church, North America Mission signed on behalf of The Methodist Church Ghana and the Most Rev Gary Patterson and Nora Sanders, the Moderator and General Secretary of The United Church of Canada signed for the Church.

Other Ministers and the Society Stewards present were the Very Reverend De-Graft S. Obiri, Samuel V. Mpereh, Auxiliary Minister, Dr Emmanuel K. Asare-Kusi, the Superintendent Minister of the Canada Mission Circuit and Dr Jacob W. French, the immediate past Superintendent Minister of the Canada Mission Circuit and Minister in charge of the Mt Olivet Methodist Church, Columbus Ohio, Mr. Kofi Asampong and Mrs Agnes Donkor.

Society Stewards.

The Memorandum of Understanding highlighted on the following: * a mutual responsibility to participate in God’s Mission in the World in Local contexts. * To bring freshness and hope into the lives of Ghanaian immigrants and others in North America and to preach the Christian Gospel and worship in the African and Wesleyan Tradition, and selflessly and with integrity, engage in innovative and caring Social interventions.

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Methodist Church Ghana Presiding Bishop returns “home” to Ottawa Report by Solomon Ato-Mensah, and Photo by Manuel DeLacruz Photos, Ottawa

Between 1980 and 1986, a young aspiring Ghanaian, together with his family, lived in Ottawa, Canada where he pursued further studies and obtained his Bachelors, Mas-

ters and Doctorate degrees in Philosophy and Theology from the Federated Institutions of Saint Paul and Ottawa Universities. He was ordained cont'd on pg. 45

Presiding Bishop with the H.E. Akyianu and some community members in Ottawa

Presiding Bishop at St. Paul University, Ottawa

At grounds of the Embassy

Presiding Bishop with the H.E. Akyianu and some community members and guests at H.C. Residence

Presiding Bishop with the H.E. Akyianu with members of the Ghana Methodist Church Ottawa

At the Ghana Methodist Church Toronto To this end, The United Church and The Methodist Church Ghana are entering into this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to outline an Associate relationship between the two Christian Denominations in order to establish a framework that helps The United Church of Canada to more effectively minister to the Ghanaian Community in Canada.

He visited the Ghana Methodist Church, 19 Penn Drive Toronto on Sunday May 12, 2013 where he dedicated the pulpit and musical instruments. Present were the Rt. Rev Benjamin K. Asare, the Supervising Mission’s Coordinator, Very Reverends Dr Emmanuel K. Asare-Kusi, the Minister in Charge and De-Graft S. Obiri, Minister In Charge of the Ghana Calvary Methodist U n i t e d C h u r c h , To r o n t o .

Ministers at event

Dedication of Pulpit and Instrument

The Presiding Bishop left for the United States on M o n d a y 1 3 M a y, 2 0 1 3 .

Congregation

Congregation

Methodist Girls Fellowship

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PEOPLE AND PLACES Mother's Day celebration at the Ghanaian Anglican Church Toronto

Mother's Day celebration at the Glory Pentecostal Ministry of Toronto

E Executives i off Sh Shesheme h F Foundation d i with MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan (2nd from right) at the 5th Annual Gratitude Gala Celebration of 55 birthday by held on Sunday May 5, 2013 Berekum Serwaah at Luna at 40 Playfair Avenue, Toronto Ballroom on Sunday May 19, 2013

3rd Annual African Day Held in Toronto

By Joe Kingsley Eyiah and Jonathan Annobil, Toronto

The joint-committee of African Seventhday Adventist (SDA) Churches based in Toronto organized their third Annual African Day with a colorful and soul-inspiring worship on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the spacious premises of the Ghanaian Presbyterian C h u r c h i n To r o n t o .

The day of praise and worship was well attended by over 500 people from the Toronto metropolis and around the Ontario province including the Executive Secretary and the Treasurer of the Ontario Conference of SDA. The guest speaker for the occasion was Dr. Pardon Mwansa, a General Vice President at the General Conference of SDA Church. He is a native of Zambia who is a speaker of the “Wait a Minute Pastor”

program on Hope TV. Dr. Mwansa, a Gospel Minister with a passion for evangelism and Christian education, spoke passionately and convincingly about the Holy Spirit under the topic, “The Power for the Hour.” Using the parable of the ten virgins as found in Matthew 25:1-11, he took his the congregation through how Jesus through the parable depicted the life and state of the Church just before His (the Lord’s) return to this earth. He said that the ten virgins represent the church which has 2 groups of members-the foolish and the wise. All the virgins have lamps which stand for the word of God and have oil which is symbolic of the Holy Spirit. However, the wise have enough oil (the power for the hour) with them while the

foolish deny themselves the extra oil (that power)!

Dr. Mwansa lamented that the doctrine of the Holy Spirit has been misunderstood, misused and abused by many Christians, however, such situation, he cautioned, should not prevent or stop Adventist Christians from seeking the presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives. For, “divine character is formed by the Holy Spirit. Jesus’ coming will not change your character. Your character is changed by the Holy Spirit now,” he emphasized. Dr. Mwansa referred to 2 Timothy 3:5 and regretted that many church members have ‘a form of godliness but denying its power’ (the Holy Spirit) and cited the case of the Good Samaritan in the Bible who allowed the Holy Spirit to use him to do good

From left to right: Elder Onyeobia (Toronto), Elder Ulysses (treasurer-Ont. Conf), Elder Linrud (Secretary-Ont. Conf), Ps. Dr. Nwansa (VP-General Conf.) Ps Brobbey, Ps. Damson & Ps Kessie (from Ghana)

while the Priest and the Levite in the same story allowed their mission to prevent them from doing good (Luke 10) He concluded by praying God, as the Prophet Ezekiel did, to give us new heart and new spirit to transform us now.

Earlier, the Secretary

and the Treasurer of the Ontario Conference of SDA after bringing greetings in various African languages, presented a cheque of $22,536.08 from the Conference in support of a new church building project by the Heritage

Ghanaian SDA Church in Toronto. The cheque was received on behalf of the church by Pastors Damson Oppong and Kwame Brobbey of the the Toronto Ghanaian SDA Churches.

The afternoon was devoted to a musical show.

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Executives and guests at the African Kuntu James Blankson's ThanksDiaspora Summit Canada 2013 by giving Service after recovery from illness on May 11, 2013 at SDA African Union 6th Region Canada Church Atwell Drive on Friday May 3, 2013

Final funeral rites Celebration of life of Mr. Frank Adjei aka Mr. Frank husband of of Mad. Mary Kai Clottey mother Mary Adjei at Church of Pentecost of Agnes Gaze and Juliana Partey on Saturday May 18, 2013 after held on Saturday May 18, 2013 burial at Jane/Steeles cemetary at Canadian Legion Hall

Alfred Kobina Bonney laid to rest Funeral and Thanksgiving Service was held for Alfred Kobina Bonney who died at Mississauga Trillium Hospital on April 7, 2013 after a protracted illness.

The service was held at Meadowvale Cemetery & Visitation Centre in Brampton on May 4, 2013 The widow (siting center) and family members

Mourners

Immediate family members

Peforming final rites at the cemetery

Alice Bonney (widow) and mourners Pall bearers

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Another Ghanaian Gunned Down in Ottawa cont'd from pg 30

lived. James Larabie, who was staying nearby, said the shots sounded like “chip bags popping.” He ran outside and filmed video with his phone. Several people were taken away in cruisers, said Larabie.

Adjokatcher had promised his mother that when he hit it big, he’d whisk her away from that neighbourhood to a better life. “Every time I’m sad, he sees me and says, ‘mom, don’t be sad, everything will be OK,’” said his distraught mother at she shared with him. “He said, ‘one day, I’ll get you out of here.’” “I’ll see you later.” Those were the last words to his mother the day before. But “He’s my son.

He’s not in a gang. He’s a rapper,” said his mother, surrounded by family friends who echoed the same.

Police said the shooting is similar to the unsolved homicide of 22-year-old Levy Kasende, who was gunned down outside an east end housing complex in Aug. 2012.

“The similarities are that the victim was known to police, it’s a shooting death in a densely populated area,” said Ottawa police Insp. John Maxwell.

“Police are concerned about innocent victims (possibly being caught in a crossfire).” Police combed the grassy area of the complex with metal detectors, while forensic identification investigators could be seen going in and out of the unit.

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Frankly Speaking Too Many Statutory Holidays in Ghana By: Michael Baffoe, Winnipeg, MB

Every sovereign nation has some days/dates that are significant to the nation’s history. These dates and are then set aside and celebrated as national holidays. The establishment of these holidays are guaranteed by law and they are therefore known as “statutory holidays”.

Because citizens of the nation feel very special about these holidays which are backed by law, those days are celebrated or observed by special ceremonies. These ceremonies may include national parades, festive celebrations (parties) or just quiet and sombre reflections. Employees of non-essential services are granted paid leave on these statutory holidays.

In that case, all employers, public and private, are mandated by law to pay their employees to stay home to observe these national holidays.

Employees who work in essential services who have to work on these national holidays are granted the legal benefit of being paid double time for working on those statutory holidays.

No employer, public or private is allowed under the law to compel any employee to work on these statutory holidays without being paid the added benefits. This stayat-home and get paid on these days law therefore comes at a heavy cost to all employers, public and private. It means productivity loss to the national output and national economy.

In view of the costly nature of loss of productivity and its impact on a nation’s economy, nations

establish these statutory holidays with prudence and for absolute necessity.

The national statutory holidays are therefore established on days that the nation really wants to observe, commemorate and celebrate with reverence. Serious nations also sometimes recognize certain events as necessary and important to observe, but they pass off without those days being declared national statutory holidays with legal rights to stay home and obligations on employers to pay their employees to stay home. This therefore means that such serious nations do not grant and declare statutory holidays “by heart” (as we say in the Ghanaian parlance, which means doing something without giving it an intellectual or serious thought).

In Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, national holidays which are statutory at the federal (national) level are limited to the following: New Year’s Day (January 1st), Good Friday (whatever day it falls in late March or April), Queen Victoria Day (the third Monday in May, designed to celebrate the nation’s colonial past and attachment to its colonial “mother”), Canada Day (July 1st, the

nation’s actual birthday), Labour Day (the first Monday in September), and Christmas Day (December 25th). In all there are only six national (Federal) statutory holidays. The various Canadian provinces also have at least one or two others that are statutory to commemorate some very important events or dedicated to honouring their Provincial heroes.

The Province of Quebec has the Fete National holiday on June 24 to celebrate St. Jean Baptise, their “national” Patron Saint. Ontario and some other Provinces have one specific day in August dedicated as a “Civic” holiday. The Province of Manitoba has designated the third Monday in February as a statutory holiday in honour of one of their Provincial Aboriginal heroes, Louis Riel. In all if you add both Federal and Provincial holidays, the total number of statutory holidays in Canada, no matter which Province you live in are no more than eight (8). And this country called Canada is one of the richest countries in the world that can afford to pay its employees to stay home on statutory holidays.

Fast forward and motion off to the land of Our Birth to which we pledge: GHANA. By all accounts and to all intents and purposes, this country called Ghana is one of the poorest countries on earth. A few years ago, the country was so poor and needy, could not pay its bills and debts that it applied to its creditors in the West (the developed rich countries) to be put on the very “noble” list

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of an unenviable Club of irresponsible nations known as Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). Being granted a member of this League entitled a country to have its debt, piled up over the years from loans it contracted from the rich nations, to be written off.

So Ghana happily joined this HIPC Club in 2001.

By raising up her hands and applying and being admitted to the Club meant that the nation called Ghana had hit rock bottom in the area of total mismanagement of its finances and economy.

In effect it was a candid admission that the nation is irresponsible, has not been able to manage its economy well and had run neck or hair deep in debt. By being granted the HIPC status in 2001, Ghana also pledged to manage its financial affairs more responsibly from then on.

The question one may now ask is, has Ghana kept this pledge of responsible economic behaviour since its HIPC days? The answer is of course a capital NO!! And we do not seem to have learnt any lessons from our previous behaviour that took us to the HIPC League of Nations. The reasons are many but today I want us to examine one aspect of our national life that contributes to low productivity, insufficient generation of resources and the mismanagement of the nation’s resources.

It is the issue of statutory holidays in Ghana.

There are too many of them. In actual fact we declare statutory holidays “by heart”. It looks like Ghanaians and their governments

are always looking for any excuse, however flimsy, to declare national statutory holidays. Please keep in mind what we said earlier that the rich country of Canada has only six national statutory holidays. So what does HIPC-infested Ghana have in terms of statutory holidays?

The following is the list: N e w Ye a r ’ s D a y , January 1 st , National Independence Day, March 6, Good Friday (whatever day it fall in late march or April), Easter Monday (following Good Friday), May Day (Labour Day), May 1st , Africa Day (May 25), Republic Day (July 1st). Others are: Founder’s Day (September 21 st , the birthday of Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah), Islamic End of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitir (second Thursday in August), Eid-al-Adha (a second Islamic holiday, t h e s e c o n d Tu e s d a y in October), National Farmers’ Day, first Friday in December, Christmas Day, (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26). Remember that if Boxing Day falls on a Sunday, Ghana in its wisdom takes the following Monday December 27 as another statutory holiday and elections day (every four years, first Monday in December). During the reign of Jerry John Rawlings, June 4 th and 31st December were also statutory holidays. Now let’s do the arithmetic: We h a v e a t o t a l o f fourteen (14) national statutory holidays (sixteen during Rawlings’ time). What sense does it make for a country

that has been struggling since its birth fifty-six ago to put its financial house and economy in order institutionalize so many days as statutory holidays for people to stay home and not work but get paid? So many of the above holidays are simply not necessary.

In the “headquarter” of the world’s powerful economies, the United States of America, Good Fridays and Easter Mondays are not statutory holidays. In Canada, Easter Monday is also not a statutory holiday. In fact if there is any country that deserves to have fewer statutory holidays, it is Ghana and its friends in the HIPC League of Nations. Too many statutory holidays lower productivity, generate less resources and slows down economic development. I also question the wisdom in declaring a statutory holiday on the day the Africa Union was formed on May 25. Even Nigeria whose economy is larger and stronger than Ghana’s does not observe May 25 as statutory holiday. Most African countries observe that day but do not declare it as a holiday. Why Ghana? We are simply not a serious nation. And then we have the nerve to go to the same countries who are serious about work and productivity who do not observe Good Friday and Easter Monday and the birth day of their “Founding Fathers” as public holidays to beg them to subsidize our national budgets and give us “aid”.

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Graduation Tips Things to do before Graduating High Schoo

By Golda Abena Quayson

lCountdown to graduation starts now! Reflecting back it seems that our teens just started school, but rather it appears that the school year is coming to end quickly. Parents and students are anxious regarding their marks to graduate and dresses their teens will wear for prom and for the graduation ceremonies. Since we all know that graduating is a very important period or event for teens and young adults, and even in some cases adults’ life’s, this event should be celebrated specially for the graduates and their families. Parents particularly feel very proud for their teens, especially for completing the turbulent and important life transition of high school. How far have you prepared to graduate this June 2011?

Here are a few pointers to consider in putting final torches to that special day.

Since looking for a grad dress/suit can be stressful, the best way is to start early during the beginning of the year and plan what style, colour and the shoes/purse to match, which you really prefer. In this way you can plan to save towards that before the graduating month of June. Again this helps you to ovoid any random expensive buying and probably what you do not really like. You can also buy a material and have it custom-made by a professional seamstress or a tailor for the boys if that is possible to enable you to look your best during the celebration.

Make sure you pass all your final courses. Start studying ahead of time.

Do not wait until the last minute. You will feel tired and stressed-out when the exams come. Ask your teacher questions; if you forgot about a section ask for a quick summary, we all forget things at times. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Most teachers are glad to answer any of your questions which shows you want to learn and do great on your finals.

Also get confirmation from your teacher that you are graduating.

and it’s always good to be tight with your teachers because you’ll always need recommendation letters from them.

Decide what college or post-secondary institution you are going to. Don’t you think it is about time you figured out where you’ll be spending the next four or two years of your life before graduating from high school? Sending out 10 applications seem like a great idea that is, until you realized that you’d have to choose what college you’d end up attending.

Weigh your options, and select your school wisely.

It’s going to be tough, but we’re sure you can figure it out before September comes, because statistics has proven that teens are more likely to pursue their careers as soon as they make the transition from high school to college without a break.

Attend school sporting events. Whether you won the senior superlative for most school spirit or you don’t even know what your school mascot is, you’ve got to admit that there’s something pretty thrilling about watching your team kick butt on the field. Use your hometown advantage and sneak a peek at a baseball game or two. “Go team, go!” never hurt anyone, it all part of making memories of your high school days.

Thank your teachers.

You may not agree with the C+ that your French teacher gave you in 9th grade, but that’s not to say you didn’t learn anything from him or her. Before you bid adieu to those hallowed halls, give props to the teachers who have touched your life. It’s pretty unlikely that you’ll have such a close relationship with your college/university professors. It’s hard to know everyone in a class of 200 students, so cherish what you have now. They have worked so hard at a thankless job, so give them the credit they deserve. Oh yeah,

Patch Things Up With Your Frenemy. In real sense, they are not your enemies, but friends in disguise who gave you hard times. You don’t remember exactly what ticked you off about him/ her, but you do know that you and your frenemy have been at each other’s throats since elementary school. It’s time to let bygones be bygones.

Be the bigger person, approach him/her faceto-face, and propose a truce. There’s no point in keeping your silly rivalry going. Mature into college women and men!

If she/he’s not down, hey, at least you tried.

Spend time with our old friends. You’re going to college in the Northeast; your best friend is heading out to southwest, and some of your friends ever will be catching rays, studying down in other provinces or even in the US. It sounds like a no brainier, but now is the perfect time to spend some extra quality time with your friends. Prom will have you focused on your date, and graduation is a total rents event.

Don’t forget to plan some of your fun activities and make some memories while your entire crew is still in the same time zone.

Finally, attend your g r a d u a t i o n . Yo u r graduation ceremony will likely be a snoozer. But it is a unique, once-ina-lifetime opportunity.

Sure, the outfit is super dorky it’s scientifically impossible to look hot in that itchy nylon gown and ridiculous hat, but wear it with pride because graduating from high school is a pretty big achievement. Plus, your parents will be so proud of you when you accept your diploma, and we guarantee you will be, too. Hey, you’ve survived four years of high school, and that’s definitely something to celebrate.

Congratulations to all our graduates from high schools, colleges and universities across Canada and Ghana.

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Silent Treatment as a Response to Unpleasant Behaviour in a Relationship

Silent treatment is an intentional effort initiated by someone to provoke attention from a partner, friend, family member, or worse, a sign that someone’s voice has been squelched or suppressed so often that silence is their only way of responding to a difficult moment. Some relationships are marked by overt expressions of anger; yelling, shouting, and even violence and the like. There are also those conflicted relationships that are marked by silence. I therefore want us to take a look at the issue termed silent treatment?

Too often, we treat the silent treatment in relationships casually. This strategy for communication becomes a behavior that we excuse or simply put up with, like accommodating someone who claims he or she is not a “morning person.” Or things like” as for me I don’t like this” or that. We tolerate or excuse such behaviours with indifference which amount to silent acquiescence of the other person’s behaviour although we do not like those behaviours. “Silence” then becomes our way of blocking the irritation we feel from the negative behaviour of people closer to us.

My effort to discover and learn more about why some of us use the silent treatment and what the silent treatment is really about led me to conversations and discussions with a clinical psychologist. I wanted to find out if “silent treatment” is a form emotional abuse or punishment. The results are startling: Some silent treatment rises to the level of emotional abuse. This silent treatment involves intentional silence that is meant to inflict emotional punishment. For example: “If she’s going to keep nagging me, I will just ignore her because I know that drives her crazy.” She continued that “silent treatment” suggests poor interpersonal relationship skills and more specifically, it suggests poor communication, distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills. If used repeatedly in a relationship to punish the other person, this silent treatment does rise to the level of emotional abuse.

If the non-silent partner has been guilty of untoward behaviour, silence may be the silent partner’s only available means of response, but it will be ineffective in the long run unless the untoward behaviour is actually addressed. If the silence and the behaviour both continue, both partners will continue to be distressed.

The silent treatment can also be used as a form of bullying in that it is used to manipulate an outcome in favour of the one engaging in the behaviour.

It may not necessarily be with the goal of discharging one’s upset, but

causing the other person to acquiesce to one’s preference. In other words, it is meant to exact agreement without protest. This form of bullying works because the victim cannot tolerate the other person’s withdrawal. The victim feels abandoned and likely have their own issues of self-worth which in turn makes this an effective strategy for the bully. The victim, needing to feel connected, acquiesces to the demands of the bully to stop the silent treatment.

These relationships are often lopsided in favour of the bully. The bully gets what he or she wants, but at the expense of a wholesome relationship.

Some folks go silent amidst an interpersonal conflict because they either cannot cope with the conflict or are no match in a verbal battle with their partners. Seeing the futility of arguing, this person goes quiet to avoid an escalation of conflict or to resist being overwhelmed by the other person’s quick and loud response. In these situations, the silent treatment serves as a means of self-preservation. In situations such as these, it is common to see the other party as excessively verbose, often defensive and certainly with much to say. Given the difficulty of getting these people to listen and stop arguing their case, their partner simply withdraws.

This is most like giving up. These persons are often more sad than mad.

Silent treatment is like a “Mexican stand-off”, (a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner. In some instances, both persons go silent towards each other with each eyeing for who gives in first. The mutual silent treatment is almost childish in appearance with stubbornness and pride at the root. With neither party willing to back down, these situations can go on indefinitely typically creating even greater distress for those friends, neighbours and loved ones who likely see the foolishness of both persons’ ways.

Regardless though of why a relationship is marked by the silence, silence always spells some sort of difficulty in resolving conflicts. Be it to wreak vengeance, a strategy to bully, a means for self-preservation or pride, silence in a relationship is indicative of continued conflict.

Silence as a strategy to manage either one’s feelings or another’s behaviour is self-defeating. In lieu, people are encouraged to find their reasonable voice and learn to express their needs, wants and issues verbally, nonjudgementally and informationally.

Like we tell our kids, use your words to settle misunderstanding and disputes ….not “silence”!!

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By: David Yaw Twum-Barima, MD, MSc, FRCPC

This column is devoted to answering your questions on health and discusions of diseases which are common among the African Canadians.

Weight loss: Ready to change your habits?

Many disease states are affected or brought on by being overweight or obese. Many times we all decide that we need to lose weight and sometimes we plunge into a weight loss program. In this article, we will review some questions that you need to answer before you decide to lose weight.

Are you motivated to lose weight? Is your weightloss goal realistic? Answer these questions and more to make sure you’re ready to start a weightloss program — and know what steps to take if you aren’t quite there.

or simply feeling better about yourself, find your motivation and focus on it.

2. Have you addressed the big distractions in your life?

If you’re dealing with major life events, such as marital problems, job stress, illness or financial worries, you might not want to add the challenge of overhauling your eating and exercise habits.

Instead, consider giving your life a chance to calm down before you launch your weight-loss program.

4. Have you resolved any emotional issues connected to your weight?

3. Do you have a realistic picture of how much weight you’ll Knowing that you need to lose and how quickly? make changes in your life and actually doing it are Achieving and maintaining two different things. You a healthy weight is a might need to overhaul lifelong process. Start your diet so that you’re by making sure your eating more whole grains, weight-loss goal is safe fruits, vegetables and and realistic — such as low-fat dairy products, losing 10 percent of your for example. You’ll also current weight. Then aim need to find time for to lose 1 to 2 pounds (0.5 physical activity, ideally to 1 kilogram) a week at least 30 to 45 minutes until you reach your — or more — nearly goal. This means burning every day of the week. 500 to 1,000 calories more than you consume Whether your motivation each day — through for undertaking these diet, exercise or both. changes is better health, improved appearance You might lose weight more quickly if you

To p r e p a r e f o r t h e challenges, identify any emotional issues related to food. Talk to your doctor or a mental health provider, if needed.

eating healthy foods and including physical activity in your daily routine.

That could represent a significant departure from your current lifestyle.

Be honest.

Your weight-loss success depends in large part on your readiness to take on the challenge. If you jump in before you’re ready, your weightloss plan might buckle under the first challenge.

Use these questions to assess your weightloss readiness.

1. Are you motivated to make long-term lifestyle changes?

Successful weight loss depends on permanent lifestyle changes, such as

change your habits significantly. Be careful, though. Radical changes that aren’t sustainable aren’t likely to be effective over the long term.

Emotions and food are often intertwined.

Anger, stress, grief and boredom can trigger emotional eating. If you have a history of an eating disorder, weight loss can be even trickier.

5. Do you have support and accountability?

Any weight-loss program can be difficult. You might face moments of temptation or become disheartened. Having someone in your corner to offer encouragement can help. If you don’t have friends or loved ones you can rely on for positive help, consider joining a weight-loss support group.

weight-loss challenge?

If you don’t have a positive attitude about losing weight, you might not be ready — and if you dread what lies ahead, you might be more likely to find excuses to veer off course.

Instead, try to embrace the vision of your new lifestyle and remain positive.

Focus on how good you’ll feel when you’re more active or when you weigh less. Picture yourself celebrating every success along the way, whether it’s enjoying a new food, finishing another exercise session or losing your first few pounds.

Your results: Ready or not?

Think about your responses to the questions above: * Did you answer yes to all or most of the questions?

You’re probably ready to make the lifestyle changes that’ll support permanent weight loss. Forge ahead with a healthy diet and regular physical activity — starting today! If you think you need help, consult a dietitian or enroll in a reputable weightloss program. If you have a significant amount of

6. Have you embraced the

weight to lose, you might benefit from medically supervised weight loss with a team of health professionals — such as a dietitian, a therapist or an obesity specialist. * Did you answer no to more than one of the questions? You might not be ready to embark on a weight-loss program right now - and that’s OK. Explore what’s holding you back and face those obstacles.

Consider seeking help from your doctor or another professional, such as a certified wellness coach, to help you work through these issues. Then re-evaluate your readiness for weight loss so that you can get started on the path to a healthier weight.

If you couldn’t answer all of the questions with a simple yes or no but you feel generally positive about most of your answers and you’re upbeat about a weight-loss program, consider starting now. You might never have definitive answers in life. Don’t let that rob you of a chance to achieve your weight-loss goals.

REFERENCES: Modified f ro m M a y o C l i n i c Housecall, May 2013

Methodist Church Ghana Presiding Bishop returns “home” to Ottawa cont'd from pg. 36

as a Pastor in 1986 on the recommendation of the Emmanuel United Church of Ottawa where he did his pastoral internship. He subsequently returned to Ghana to become a minister of the Methodist Church Ghana.

Fast forward to 2013, and the very accomplished Most Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, would return to Canada on a working visit. Having previously lived and studied in Ottawa, and in view of his association with Emmanuel United Church of Ottawa, it was only befitting that he started his working visit to Canada at Ottawa. This was nothing short of a homecoming.

The Presiding Bishop, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Ottawa on April 25, 2013, , and were met by a welcoming party that included His Excellency, Samuel Valis-Akyianu, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, Reverend Emmanuel Ofori,

minister-in-charge of the Union United Church, Montreal, Rev. Emmanuel Ohene-Gyimah, Minister-in-charge of the Montreal and Ottawa Societies of the Ghana Methodist Church and a representative of the Ottawa Society of the Ghana Methodist Church. Also present were the minister of the Emmanuel United Church in Ottawa, Pastor Christine Williams, and a member of the church who knew the Presiding Bishop way back from his student days in Ottawa.

Reverend Asante is not only the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, but also the immediate past chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, and the Chairman of the National Peace Council of Ghana. He is a distinguished Ghanaian on many levels, and a highly respected member of the Ghanaian clergy.

H i g h l i g h t s o f Vi s i t April 26: The Presiding Bishop paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, Samuel Valis-Akyianu,

Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada A courtesy call on the Rector of his alma mater, St. Paul University.

Discussions included the possibility of establishing a relationship between St. Paul University and some tertiary institutions in Ghana, particularly the Methodist University College. The Presiding Bishop took the opportunity to tour the campus, including a room at the University library where he used to study.

April 27: he delivered of a lecture on the topic: Religion as a Resource for Peace: Creating a Congenial Environment for Peace in a Developing Nation - the Ghana Experience. At this lecture, Reverend Asante emphasized the critical role that religion has played and continues to play in the efficient functioning of the peace architecture in Ghana. He noted that critical elements fundamental to the peace architecture, such as moral values, cannot be legislated

but rather they are shaped by religion and culture.

There was also a question and answer period.

He had Brunch” with members of the Emmanuel United Church who knew the Presiding Bishop all the way from the 1980s. This was indeed a special trip down memory lane!

April 28 (Sunday): he held a Worship with the Emmanuel United Church in Ottawa where he e delivered the Sermon on the topic “You Matter to God”. He said “we are not called to fulfill the expectations of others”, but God’s; to God everyone is useful. God has a purpose for everyone, and uses each one’s personality to bring out the potential He has planted in each individual.

He paid a visit to the Transformation Life Center, a non-denominational church whose head pastor is Rev. Dr. Ralph Dartey.

Professor Emmanuel Asante also worshiped with the Ghana Methodist Church, Ottawa

Society where he delivered the Sermon.

Presiding Bishop in Montreal On Monday, April 29, the Presiding Bishop travelled to Montreal for the next phase of his visit. In Montreal, he met with the elders of the Methodist congregation and encouraged them to allow love to define and inform their leadership. Alluding to John the Baptist’s statement in John 3:30, he encouraged each leader to decrease so that Christ would in-

crease in the church. On the next day he met the whole congregation in a worship service which ended with Communion.

Most Reverend Asante left a great impression during his visit. He was widely acknowledged as a true man of God who, though, well accomplished, is very humble and feels very much at home mingling with everyone.

He left Montreal on Thursday morning to continue his pastoral visit in Toronto.

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cont'd from pg. 24

call 519-749-9877 ext: 224 time. Today, Kofi Barnes, has risen to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice as a Judge, and has been able to create legal codes that affect the lives of people in Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, and founder of the Canadian Association of Drug Treatment Professionals.

He has been involved in several international initiatives and organizations such as the United Nations.

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Ato Essandoh: The Importance of Belonging Hollywood actor and playwright, Ato Essandoh of the movie Django, which starred Jamie Fox and Leonardo DiCaprio, also encouraged the youth with stories his life stories. Until May 18th, 2013, many of the attendees did not know this remarkable, unassuming Ghanaian playwright and actor. With over 20 movies and plays to his credit, he is one of a few people of Ghanaian descent in Hollywood. Ato shared his experience with the youth on the importance of having a sense of belonging. He stated that one of his first memories as a child was how to ride a bike. “My father just put me on the bike and pushed it”. According to him, his parents paved the way for his strength and self assurance by instilling in him the sense that he can do anything he wanted only if he put his mind to it. He told the audience that this type of encouragement is important and it requires having someone in your life who would say that you can do it. Essandoh studied engineering in school, worked in that field after graduation, but later took a bold step to pursue his passion of acting.

He mentioned bringing his mother to one of his elaborate movie sets. His mother was impressed with how beautiful the set was, and it was at that point his mom turned to him and said “you don’t know how scared we were.” When asked if he has encountered any sort of racism? He said “Not anything that I couldn’t handle”. It is that self belief and assurance that sustained him in Hollywood. Ato Essandoh advised the youth that in any activity or profession that they embark on, it is important that they are passionate about it, and be committed to hard work.

Mr. Joseph Amankrah of Ryerson University also spoke to the youth about skills training. He stated that students usually fail to look at the primary trades such as engineering, machinery operation among others that truly create wealth.

According to him, countries such as Germany, China and Brazil have been able to expand their manufacturing base through technology and specialised skills training.

Unfortunately, students are not learning the industrial transferable skills that can help Ghana’s manufacturing sector. The premise of his talk was that there is a lot of unemployment in Africa and that one way to fix that is through specialized skills training, which result in quick employment. Mr. Amankrah observed that the Canadian society is changing and that many youth have completed universities but are unemployed.

He emphasized that the university is not the only option for the youth, and having a skilled trade does not make one any lesser. Rather, it provides the immense opportunity of being self employed or creating employment.

He debunked the idea that skilled trades are lowlyrated; instead he stated that some of the criteria for skilled trades demand strong math, physics and chemistry backgrounds. He advised that a country’s wealth lies greatly in its skilled people.

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Conceivably the most interesting speaker for the day was youthful Francis Attah. Ghanaian-born Attah at his young age has taken it upon himself to mentor youth in his Jane and Finch neighbourhood and across Toronto. He used his childhood stories to motivate the attendees, and his passion could be felt through his tone of voice, energy and other ways in which he drew attention in the room. Today, Francis whose whirlwind life turned around for the better after fighting poverty and the law, is a respectable community youth motivational speaker.

Attah advises that change takes small steps, and it doesn’t matter where one comes from, one can be a better person in life. A new book authored by Francis titled “The flip” talks about peer pressure and bullying.

Then on the flip side, he also addresses parents about positive communication with their children. He stresses the need for an “I can do mentality” in a positive way, and to never give up on their dreams and aspirations. Friends, hobbies, relationships, all the things that the youth love are the same things that can hold them back. Attah was a recent winner of the Annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Aw a r d s a n d h a s b e e n interviewed several times

by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He graduated on top of his Child and Youth Program class at George Brown College, and is currently starting his own organization called K.E.Y.S. (Knowledge & Effort Yield Success).

Mr. Kodjo Mawutor, the Consular General of Ghana in Toronto, noted that the media presentation of Africa is often negative, focusing on only wars, famine, corruption etc.

Since racial profiling and cultural stereotypes abound in our Canadian community, His Excellency asks the question “what have we shown to be identified?”

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The Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario is thankful to all the speakers, volunteers, participants and Coordinators of the event.

The organizers of the event included Emmanuel Duodu, Larry Kutuadu, Nana Anane, Christina Sackeyfio, Gabriel Odartei, Aisha Addo, Emanuel Hardness Oppong, Richmond Bonsu, Mark Berko, Debbie Donkor, and Jesse Frimpong who were all awarded with certificates at the end of the Summit. MCs for the event were Hardness and Debbie, music was provided by D.J Donet. Mr. Emmanuel Duodu announced that a Ghanaian Canadian Resource Center will soon be commissioned at # 10 Belfield Road (Apostles Continuation Church) where the youth can go and search for jobs, and receive counseling and mentorship.

In his closing remarks, President of the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario, Wofa Yaw Nyarko advised the youth to take such seminars seriously as it is meant to help shape their future. He added that they should not only turn out in their hundreds only when is time for partying.

On the whole, the summit was a huge success.

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Women Ministries Anniversary and Mother's Day Celebration at Living Word Assembly of God Theme: "Beloved Let's Love" John 4:7 The Women Ministries of Living Word Assembly of God celebrated their annual Women's Day on May 12, 2013.

The Day was also used to honour mothers in the church as it was also Mother's Day worldwide.

The speaker for the occasion was Pastor Love Cobbinah a member of the church.

Pastor Love Cobbina (main speaker)

Women's Ministry members with Pastor Love Cobbina (in Y's coordinator's uniform)

Cross section of the congregation

Grandmothers' group

A mother with children reciting a poem in honour of mothers

The JOY-Fellowship group

The Missionette group

Ghanaian Women’s Fasting and Prayer Conference 2013

By Jonathan Annobil, Toronto

Apostles’ Continuation Church International on Monday 20, May 2013 was the venue for the Ghanaian Women’s Fasting and Prayer Conference. It was under the theme “Examine yourself

whether you are in the faith” and, the guest speaker was Pastor Isaac K. Bonful of Transformation Centre Assembly of God Church, Mississauga.

Sister Agartha led the praises and worship segment of the program.

Before delivering his sermon, Pastor

Bonful said he had a slogan that had been laid on his heart. It went like “Ghanaian women and the response was “we are beautiful and we love the Lord.

He stressed during the sermon that it is imperative that we do not miss heaven and to remain in the faith and not to quit.

Pastor Bonful looked at the theme under cont'd on pg 58

Pastor Isaac Bonful (Guest Speaker) with interpreter

The Clergy

Women Ministry Leaders of various churches

Members of St. Andrew's Catholic Church

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Women's Ministry and Mother's Day at Lighthouse Assembly of God On May 20th 2013 Mothers Day it was also Women's Ministry Day at Lighthouse Assembly of god, located at 42 Steinway Blvd. in Toronto. On this day, an auxiliary group JOY Fellowship was inaugurated. It was an awesome day with a special theme "Our year of ministry"all Christian women rise up and claim your God-given role. The guest speaker of the occassion was Pastor Stella Ofori-Attah

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Women's Ministry members

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Pastor Isaac De-Graft inaugurating the newly formed Joy Fellowship

A section of the congregation

Special Mother's Day recipient 2013, Madam Paulina Appiah with Pastor and Mrs. Takyi De-Graft

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2013 Annual Harvest of Evangel Assembly of God This year’s Evangel Assembly of God church Harvest was held on Sunday May 19, 2013.

The chairman and vice-chairman for the occasion was Noble Yaw Gambrah, Church

Secretary and Yaw Boateng respectfully.

Thankfulness of the Lord for His goodness towards us throughout the year� was the theme.

Delivering the sermon, the senior pastor Rev. Milton Ofei dwelt on the theme and told the congregation that Abraham got blessings from

Yaw Boateng Noble Yaw Gyambrah vice and chairman respectively Rev. Ofei with Interpreter Sharon

Praying for some church members

God because of his faithfulness, obedience and love for God. He further added that the Lord always provides when we sacrifice our time and money which will never go unrewarded.

Appeal for funds was by Kofi Nkansah and vote of thanks also by Tracy Agyei.

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Graduation ceremony at University of Manitoba

Akosua Amoah Gyampog poses with Dr Michael Baffoe

Gladys Ama Bruce poses with fresh graduates Ms Gyampoh and Mr. Mathews

Three young people from the Ghanaian Community in Winnipeg graduated with Bachelor's Degrees from the University of Manitoba on Tuesday May 28, 2013.

Bishop of The Methodist Church Ghana meets Ghanaian faithful in Toronto

By Very Rev. De-Graft S. Obiri, Toronto

The Most Rev. Prof. and Mrs. Asante , (center and 2nd from right), Rt. Rev. Benjamin K. Asare (left) with the Ghanaian Clergy The Most Rev Prof Emmanuel K. Asante, the Presiding Bishop of The Methodist Church Ghana who has been on a working visit to Canada visited the Ghanaian Methodist Churches in Toronto from 2 to 13 May,2013 and had a Retreat and meeting with the Ghanaian Pastors in Toronto at The Ghanaian Presbyterian C h u r c h , To r o n t o o n Friday 10 May,2013.

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He advised the church leaders to constantly lead the Ghanaian Churches to pray for the peace and progress of their home country.

He also admonished the members to live at peace with one another and encourage unity among the various Churches.

On the Election disputes currently being adjudicated at the Supreme Court in Ghana, he indicated that the Nation will never be divided but rather be strengthened by the process and its outcome.

The Reverend Frank Adu of The Ghanaian Presbyterian Church led the congregation in prayer for the Presiding Bishop and the Nation Ghana.

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Nana Sasraku La-Kumi Okuapemmanhene of Toronto, loses mother in Ghana Mama Joyce La-Kumi, 91 years passed away on Thursday March 27, 2013 after a short illness at the Volta River Authority Hospital, Akosombo, Ghana.

Celebration of life will be held at Anum in the Eastern Region of Ghana from July 26 to 28, 2013.

She is survived by 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren All sympathizers are welcome

Rev. Milton Ofei of Evangel Assembly of God father passes away in Ghana

Rev. Milton Ofei, Son The Late Prophet Wilfred Kofi Adjei, 81 years was born on 6th March 1932 in Akwapim Amono krom in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He was the founder of True Light Asempa (Kanea Ministry) at Nankese, Atwakan Eastern Region Ghana.

He died on Monday 25th February 2013 after a short illness at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra Ghana. The late Prophet Adjei was blessed with many gifts. Under his guidance in his ministry, so many people became successful in business and other fields (private and government) in Ghana and abroad.

He is survived by 3 children- Rev. Milton Ofei, Monica Adobea and Michael Boafo and eight grandchildren. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Memorial gathering will be held at Evangel Assembly of God Church 1245 Martin Grove Road, Rexdale on Saturday July 13, 2013 from 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm The Prophet Wilfred Kofi Adjei

Burial and final funeral rites at Nankese on August 9th and 10th 2013.

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the following: Know who you are and know where you are going as well as knowing your identity. He added that it will shape how we behave especially as Christians.

Also he expounded on 1 Peter 2:9 to the fact that we are a chosen generation and it is God who has called us. We have been exalted by God so why do we stay down to be trampled upon by

people. We are a peculiar people. As we are not mean people we should not give chance to people to say bad things about our God because of our behavior. He also added that we should not miss heaven and the Bible says better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof. From 2 Peter 1:3-11, he continued that God has given us promises and has given us everything that we need

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Ghanaians Speak’ Forum Educates Ghanaians in Toronto on Mental Health Awareness

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By Joe Kingsley Eyiah, Toronto

T h e Tr i n i t y B a p t i s t C h u r c h i n To r o n t o hosted a ‘Ghanaians Speak’ Forum on May 25, 2013 to educate the community on Mental H e a l t h Aw a r e n e s s .

Another presentation took place on Sunday, May 26, 2013 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm at the

Ga-Adangbe Cultural group meeting at the Centennial Community Centre (Bathurst & Finch Avenue West), Toronto.

There were about 45 -50 people who were seated for this presentation.

The presentations were made by Daniel Sem, a Case Manager with the Mental Health

& Justice Program at Across Boundaries , an Ethnoracial Mental Health Centre which is a registered Charitable Organization in Canada.

He was ably supported

by Belinda (Maame Yaa) and J. K. Eyiah of the ‘Ghanaians Speak’.

Traditionally, mental health is considered a

taboo to be discussed among ‘healthy’ communities, especially, in the Ghanaian community! In our community, there is stigma attached to those w h o s u ff e r o r h a v e suffered mental health p r o b l e m s . M r. S e m was therefore happy that some Ghanaians

could come together to deliberate on such a topic.

He pointed out that Ghanaians are now more open to talk about mental health, addictions and its ramifications is evidenced by the way the presenters were received and interacted with during the forums.

The audience stated that they learned great lessons.

“I have learned about the signs and symptoms that constitute mental illness”; Mental health can affect anyone”; “I know there is help out there” are some of the statements made by participants of the forum. The participants had time for questions and answers while enjoying their light refreshment.

The people appealed to Across Boundaries that sponsored the program to intensify its Community Engagement work in the Ghanaian community by reaching out to more churches, cultural groups, and other social units within the Greater Toronto Area.

Ambition, Standard and Financial Success cont'd from pg. 29 bulk of his life to alleviating the suffering of the poor.

Mother Teresa is also known as the angel of peace. She saved destitute people who were in need of love and care.

Keep in mind each of us has a unique gift to offer society and you must be true to yourself.

Ambition is a strong desire to achieve something in life. A person without any ambition is like a boat without a rudder.

One cannot achieve anything if one just day dreams and does nothing. Here’s what Earl Nightingale, Author, Lead The Field, had to say about ambition and lack of: “It’s estimated that about 95% (of people) can be compared to ships without rudders. Subject to every shift of wind and tide, they’re helplessly adrift. And while they fondly hope that they’ll one day drift into a rich and successful port, you and I know that for every narrow harbor entrance, there are a 1,000 miles of rocky coastline.

The chances against their drifting into port are 1,000 to one. But the 3% who have taken the time and exercised the discipline to decide on a destination and to chart a course sail straight and far across the deep oceans of life, reaching one port after another and accomplishing more in just a few years than the rest accomplish in a lifetime.”

In conclusion, ambition coupled with a keen sense of priorities will determine appropriate direction and drive you to greater meaningful heights. The standards you embrace will determine the depth of your fall or the height you can reach and stay at.

With gradual elevation of your standards, you are forcing yourself to function at a higher level. Before you realize, things that were once a pipe dream will be the norm for you.

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Let's Think Family - By Rev. Dr. Samuel Kisseadoo Conversation in romantic relationship Conversation is a veryimportant part of good communication, and constitutes one of the basic needs that are expressed by males and females in all relationships, especially love and romantic relationships. Rich conversation is essential for the survival, growth, and productivity in any relationship.

The level of communication and conversation must be upgraded along with the needs of the relationship. Every husband (who is the leader and primary initiator in the relationship) must learn how to start a good conversation, which will elicit a conversation response from his wife.

Wives can initiate good conversation too, if they need conversation but realize that their husbands would not talk. Both partners must learn how to upgrade and enrich their communication and conversation quality and content at different levels in the marriage or romantic relationship. You will notice that at later stages in a marriage when old age chemical and physical changes do not allow the couple to enjoy much sexual intercourse, the richness of their general communication and conversation will keep the romance still sailing triumphantly on the waters of marital love.

Every couple must therefore vigilantly look out for enemies that destroy communication and conversation in any love relationship.

I always cite wrongdoing

(sin) as the first enemy of communication and conversation. Why did Adam and Eve run away to hide from God in the Garden of Eden, and broke their communication with God for the first time? It was due to disobedience (sin). Anytime any friend or lover is hiding from another friend and would not communicate when no conflict at all has occurred between the two people, then there is at least 90% chance that the one who is hiding his or her communication and avoids interaction, has something wrong or fishy to hide as well. Any time a husband, wife, or fiancée does something wrong that hurts the relationship, hides the truth about a matter, tells a partial truth, or flatly lies to your face, the insincerity and guilt build a huge communication barrier in the person’s mind and heart, and will by all means block conversation between you and that guilty person.

The question of conversation

initiation and continuation with a spouse or fiancée is a tough battle for many couples, and we want to discuss it a little more. Many women (who naturally love words from men) complain that either the husband “is too quiet “, “does not talk much”, “does not tell me his private matters”, “hides things from me”, “does not give me full information about important things”, “does not respond well to my questions or conversation initiatives”, or “turns every conversation into a fight”. Sometimes the complaints are from the man. In the future we shall revisit the whole subject of effective communication, but let me make a few points here about conversation: 1) Lack of fulfillment in a marriage or love relationship will always hinder conversation. You need to honestly and critically examine the genuine needs and interests of each other, and make every effort to fulfill them as much as possible in a reciprocal way.

2) Learn to say “sorry” very quickly as soon as you realize you have offended your partner. If it is a serious offence like fornication, adultery, neglect, physical abuse, financial cheating, revealing of an important secret to someone, denial of sexual or other need, domestic laziness, plunging of the family into disgrace and shame with a scandal etc. then you need to make special time to give

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your mate all the facts in honest dialogue, make genuine confessions, team up with him or her to prevent future problems, show by your word and deeds that you have truly repented, and work hard to open up the active lines of conversation again.

3) Even if you do not see where you went wrong but your partner complains that you have offended him or her, be wise and humble enough to open your heart to God and the person and sincerely say “I am sorry”, without allowing the devil and the pride of man to take advantage of the situation and develop a conflict or tension out it, and hinder conversation.

4) You must make a firm commitment to become a good conversationalist. Recognize conversation as a vital pillar for the survival and progress of your relationship, and learn how to initiate good conversation.

Diligently study to know the practical methods of engaging in meaningful, educative, edifying (building up), and heart-warming conversation.

Observe how others converse, and read literature (or explore other sources) to obtain good information about conversation. Allow circumstances and opportunities to let conversation flow freely around varieties of issues as well. Do not allow selfishness, worry, burdens, anxiety, fear, and other problems destroy your appetite to open your mouth and converse with your mate or friend.

Some factors that will enable you to initiate and sustain good conversation are: 1) Look for common ground.

For example the same dress, same school, same opinion, same opportunity, same experiences, same plans, same desires, same or similar dress etc., and even the two of you having the same problem, could be used to initiate conversation.

2) Develop a good sense of humor. Learn to create or share healthy jokes at the right time, and respond to jokes and humor of your mate properly.

3) Avoid statements, questions, and behavior that destroy conversation. If someone does not feel intimidated or put down by your words, actions, and behavior, the one will come closer to you without fear or concern,

and enable you to initiate conversation with him or her. You should let wisdom and love control your words, deeds, and attitudes, so that your mate will desire drawing closer to you rather than being repelled by your words, actions, and behavior.

4) Learn to be romantic and affectionate. Good romance starts and promotes warm and excellent heart-to-heart conversation between lovers. Romance refers to your whole loving and affectionate attitude and actions towards a lover. For example: gentle touching, smiles, good laughter, hugging, kissing, loving looks, gentle and affectionate approaches, sweet and loving words said with gentleness, tender treatment and affectionate gestures, little gifts given frequently and with meaning, enthusiastic giving of helping hand, preferential treatment (allowing him or her to go first or take it first etc.).

5) Participate very well in sexual intercourse and sexual initiatives if you are married. Your good sexual participation becomes a springboard for conversation to roll. If your partner is sexually starved or unsatisfied, he or she will not desire to engage in deep conversation with you, or give the right responses to your conversation initiatives.

6) Learn to share. Unconditional and unselfish sharing of yourself and your resources will motivate rich conversation. The discussions about the resources and the sharing processes will even constitute conversation as well.

7) Show interest and be involved in your surroundings.

Develop interest in current news and needs around you.

Get the latest information in town, look out for needs and concerns around you, especially in and around your own home, and turn them into subjects of conversation.

8) Study your partner for appealing elements of conversation. Every man or woman has specific subjects and interests that easily draw him or her into conversation in those areas.

9) Don’t talk too much. We are to talk very well and converse very well too. But if we exceed our speech limit and go overboard in our conversation by being verbose and winding in endless talk, then the receiver

gets tired of you, and would not want to converse with you anymore. Learn how to engage in short term (casual), as well as conversing for a longer period of time.

10) Make good use of conversation opportunities. Eating time, entertainment time, shopping time, waiting time at a place (doctor’s office, bus stop etc.), both of you awake and lying in bed, time on the phone, doing work or project together etc., are opportune moments to initiate good conversation.

11) Don’t be boring. Know when and how to change subjects of your conversation appropriately, otherwise people will be turned off by your continual harping on the same topics in several conversations. Exhibiting a good sense of humor and showing liveliness in your speech and actions at expected times, will also make you more enjoyable to be listened to. Being unduly repetitive in making a particular important point of yours also makes you sound boring, in addition to making you a bad talkative person instead of a good conversationalist.

Obtain more information from Dr. Kisseadoo’s books online from: RedLeadBooks. com by searching with his name. Tune in to JOY 99.7 FM in Accra, Ghana on Saturdays at 5:30 am – 6:00 am (Ghana Time) or US Eastern ST 1:30 am – 2:00 am, and listen to Dr. Kisseadoo’s broadcast “Hope For Your Family”. Access on the Internet using MYJOYONLINE.COM, and click on “Live Radio”. Contact him in the USA (1-757-7289330) for copies of his books, free counseling and prayer. Visit his website: www.fruitfulministriesint.com for essentials that will enrich your life, relationships, and ministry.

Use DrSamuel Kisseadoo or RevDr. Kisseadoo to access his Wall on Facebook.

Copyright June 2013 Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Kisseadoo (Professor of Biology, USA. International Evangelist.

Ordained & Licensed Minister. Teacher, Conference Speaker). Founder and President, Fruitful Ministries International Inc. (Evangelistic & Teaching Ministry).

6 Red Robin Turn, Hampton, Virginia 23669, USA. Tel.1- 757-7289330 Email: kisseadoo@msn.com

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PLACES OF WORSHIP DIRECTORY

The Apostolic Church Int'l.

Ghana Methodist Churches in Canada ( SOCIETIES UNDER THE GHANA METHODIST CONFERENCE)

The Apostolic Church International (Toronto Assembly) is a Branch of The Apostolic Church in Ghana

Sunday (Worship) 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Wednes: - (Bible Studies) 7:30 p.m.

Fri: (Intercessory/Deliverance Prayers) -7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Fri: (Alt.) All Night 10:30 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.

Saturday(Alt.) Women's, Men's,Youth Movement Meetings) 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

1st Saturday of every month Prayer for breakthrough) (Montreal)

9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

TORONTO CENTRAL ASSEMBLY Pastor: 905-791-8190 Cell: 647-218-1052 Church: 416-740-1979 94 Kenhar Drive, Unit 39 & 40, North York, Ont. BRAMPTON ASSEMBLY 270 Rutherford Road, Unit 10 Brampton, Ontario, L6W 3K7 HAMILTON ASSEMBLY 801 King Street East Hamilton, Ontario, L8M 1A8 MONTREAL ASSEMBLY Church 514-279-6565

845 Jean Talon West, Montreal, Quebec, H3N 1S5

HOLY ALPHA & OMEGA CHURCH We invite you to worship with us Church Service: Sunday Worship: 10.00a.m. - 12.30 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Studies: 6.00p.m. - 7.30 p.m.

Friday Prayer Meeting: 7.00p.m. - 9.00 p.m.

JESUS Loves You

invites you to worship with us

Apostle F.Y. Agyemang (Area Supt. Canada-Wide)

Meeting Schedule

Elder Eric Frimpong - 514-748-1545

The Superintendent Minister-In-Charge

Prophet John Mensah

869 Wilson Avenue, North York, Ont.

Tel: 416-638-5990 / 416-419-6671

EVANGEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH 1245 Martin Grove Road, Rexdale, Ontario, M9W 1L4

Place of Worship: 19 Penn Drive, North York, Ont. (off Finch Av./Milvan)

416-743-4555 (Office) 905-216-2323 (Residence) Day and Time of Worship: Sunday: Bible Class Meeting: 41 10:00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.

Church Service: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Jericho Hour Prayer Meeting 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday: Bible Teaching/Prayer Meeting 8:00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.

Saturday Organizational Meeting: 6.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.

Sunday Brampton Prayer Meeting 8:00 p.m.

Calgary Methodist - 403-603-2864 Edmonton Methodist - 587-336-1223 Ottawa Methodist - 613-823-2291

In Montreal at: Place of Worship: 6870 Rue de Terreborne, Montreal, Que, H4B 1C5

Day and Time of Worship Sunday Divine Service: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Friday Prayer Meetings: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Contact: Rev. Emmanuel Ohene Gyimah - 514-542-0871 SERVICES ARE CONDUCTED FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONAL GHANA METHODIST LITURGY. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US. WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU. GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU

CHRIST REDEEMER CHURCH Pastor-in-charge: Pastor Eric Amoah Tel: (416) 748-1242 Cell: (416) 300-9970 Church Services Sunday Service: Bible Study: 10 a.m.-11a.m.

Worship Service: 11a.m. - 1p.m.

Wednesday: Bible Study 6:30p.m.-7:30p.m.

Friday Night Prayer: 8p.m.-10p.m. Pastor Eric Amoah Location: 4 Racine, Unit 9

Pastor in Charge Rev. Milton Offei

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Redemption Faith Church Invites you to worship with us at 1485 ALBION ROAD (Albion/Kipling) Tel: 905-495-1936 Fax: 905-495-1937

Tel: 416-242-7950 Fax: 416-242-8573 Church Activities Sunday School: 10a.m. -11:00a.m.

Church Service: 11a.m. - 1:30p.m.

Sunday Evening: 7p.m. - 8:30p.m.

Wednesday Bible Studies: 7p.m. - 8:30p.m.

Friday Prayer Meeting: 7p.m. - 9:00p.m.

Very Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Asare-Kusi

Toronto Society

This is a loving and caring Church that preaches and teaches the whole counsel of God. A place where the word of God is backed by strong anointing to bring Salvation, Healing and Deliverance to all people who believe on the LORD JESUS CHRIST Rev. Dr. Stephen Ofori-Darko

CHURCH ACTIVITIES: Sunday Search the Scriptures - 12 noon - 12-45 p.m.

Church Service - 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Fridays - 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Bible Study, Intercession & Deliverance

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FOOD FOR LIFE

Bringing the Gospel to our Community By: Rev. Joseph Osei-Amoah THE PEACE OF GOD IS STILL WITHIN YOUR REACH “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” (Luke 2:8-14 NKJV) Before I present the peace that God has been offering humanity since the time of Christ, R e v. D r. J . Ve r n o n McGee, editor of “Thru the Bible Commentary”, a Logos Library System Software, published

by Nelson Electronic Publishing Company, has shed more light on Luke 2:13-14: “Our Authorized Version gives the wrong impression here. The angels did not say, “on earth peace, good will toward men.” What they actually said was, “peace to men of good will,” or “peace among men with whom He is pleased.”

The angels did not make the asinine statement that many men make today which goes, “Let’s have peace, peace, peace.”

My friend, “There is no

peace, saith the L ORD , unto the wicked” (Isa. 48:22). We live in a day when we need to beat our plowshares into swords— not the other way round.”

The late Rev. McGee, was a great scholar of the Hebrew and Greek, the original languages of the Old and the New Testaments of the Bible.

What I want to emphasize in this message is God’s offer of genuine peace to humanity through His only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, over two thousand years ago. This offer still stands. If humanity ever needed lasting peace it is now. Each passing day, peace seems to be a scarce commodity in our world.

Violence is everywhere; homes are invaded; children are kidnapped, abused and murdered.

In many nations armed conflicts continue. The sudden economic down turn in 2008 continues to undermines financial security of the most determined worker in rich nations. One can imagine the condition of the worker in poor countries.

Natural disasters occur at rapid succession. It is easy to fill the space for this article with the list of conditions that produce anxiety. Heads of States are obviously frustrated as they try to deal with displaced victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts within their jurisdiction..

When the Lord Jesus predicted the last-days condition of the world in Luke 21, the message was so frightening that he had to encourage his followers with this statement: “Now when these things

begin to happen look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” (Luke 21:28) His promise of a future deliverance for those who would believe in him was meant to enable all his followers to live in the peace he offered. “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”(John 14:27) It is God’s will for all people to live in peace, therefore, the Lord Jesus commended those who work to bring harmony between opposing factions: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9) Genuine and lasting peace can only came from a holy God as a gift to sinful humanity. It was first offered to the world when God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” (Luke 2:14 New Living Translation) Only God can provide lasting peace. God’s unique kind of peace is offers through His Son. It can exist in the life of the one who will receive it in all adverse situations. That was why the Lord Jesus said it as different from what the world offers. It is

impossible for anyone to have genuine peace without beginning with God. Conflicts that are increasing in our world are the direct result of the broken relationship between man and God, his Creator. What makes the resolution of the conflict difficult is that many people prefer to deal with God on their own terms as recorded the book of Romans: “18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who push the truth away from themselves. 19 For the truth about God is known to them instinctively. God has put this knowledge in their hearts. 20 From the time the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made.

They can clearly see his invisible qualities — his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God. 21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like.

The result was that their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became utter fools instead. 23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people, or birds and animals and snakes.”

(Romans 1:18-23 New Living Translation) God did not give up on us whom He created in His own image.

He set the process of reconciliation with us in motion through the incarnation of His own Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Since God did not create us as robots but in His own image, with the freedom of choice, He would not force us to do anything against our will. Instead, He extended His love to all of us by sending Christ to bear the punishment of our rebellion. “8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) Any offer of peace must be accepted by the other party to be effective.

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God is still extending “an olive branch”, a symbol of peace, to those who care to receive it. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12) The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), Jesus, will one day rule the world in righteousness and bring about perfect peace that has eluded humanity from the time the first human beings walked on the face of the earth.

The perfect peace from God will even affect the animal kingdom. (Read Isaiah 11:1-9). If you have not yet accepted God’s peace offer, follow this instructions: “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.” (Romans 10:9-10 New Living Translation) May the Lord grant you His peace that passes all understanding!

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Senior Pastor: Rev. Joseph Osei-Amoah

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Pastor: Millicent El-Elyon El-Shaddai

Tel: 647-247-2930 Email: jesusiscomingministry@hotmail.com

Worship Time Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Thursday Morning Prayer Meeting 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon All Night Prayer Meeting - Last Friday of every month 7:30 p.m. to 10-:00 p.m.

We invite you to worship with us if don't have a church. Come as you are, all people, nations, tribes and tongues to meet the Master Jesus Christ and be change by His Love. All are cordially welcome

Sunday Early Morning Prayer: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday Prayer: 10:00 a.m-12 noon Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Friday Prayer 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

(Last Friday of the month “All Night Prayer”): 7:30 p.m.-12 mid-night Youth Service (Fridays): 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Departmental Meeting (Every other Sunday): 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

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Ghana Calvary Methodist United Church, Toronto 65 Mayall Avenue, Toronto Ontario, M3L 1E7

Tel: 416-614-6110 647-341-7305 Email: gcmethodist@hotmail.com

Invites all Christians to join us to worship and glorify the Living God

Worship Schedule: Sunday Church Service/Class Meetings: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Friday Prayer Meeting: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Do you desire to experience the power and the presence of God demonstrated in your life? Do you want to experience the marvelous work of God's grace in your life?

Then, Bethel Prayer Ministry International would like to invite you to visit their church where the word of God is preached powerfully to release the power of God in your life.

Pastor Dennis Awuku COME AND YOU WILL BE BLESSED Senior Pastor

Contact:

Res. 416-740-6963 Church 416-642-0390 Worship Hours: Sunday Service: 9am - 1pm Tuesday 9am - 2 pm Consultation Wednesday: 7pm - 9p.m.

Friday: 9pm - 12 pm Saturday (Prayer Warriors) 6pm - 8pm Location: 52 Carrier Drive, Unit 12, (Albion/Hwy 27)

Etobicoke, Ont., M9w 5S5

Very Rev. De-Graft Semie Obiri (Calvary Methodist)

Saturday Auxilliary Minister Youth Musical & Computer Rev. Samuel Victor Mpereh Lessons Fellowship Meetings Choir Practice, Singing Band Practice 647-770-8440

Venue of Worship 65 Mayall Avenue, Toronto (Route: Through Jethro Road or Haymarket Road, off Wilson Ave. between Weston Rd. and Jane St., or walk across bridge from Chalkfarm North)

Tel: 416-614-6110

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Harvest Christian Church Invites you for a wonderful time with the Lord

Worship Hours Sundays (Mornings) 10 - 12:45pm Wednesday (Bible Study) 7 -8:30 pm Friday (All Night Prayer) 8-10:30pm Rev Moses Sarpong

COME AND EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF THE WORD Join us at 196 Toryork Drive(Corner of Weston/Finch)

Tel: 416-743-2507 Email: gcmethodist@hotmail.com

IT’S HARVEST TIME SO REACH OUT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

It’s A Great Commission!

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Peace Light Ministries Senior Pastor & Founder: Rev. Augustine Adu-Anane BRE, M.Th. CPC

Senior Associate Pastor: Rev. Eleanor Adu-Anane BRE, ECE

TIME OF WORSHIP Wednesday: Bible Study 7:00 - 9:00 pm Friday: Group Prayer Meeting 8:00 - 11:00 pm Sunday: Christian Education 9:30 am - 10:30 am Sunday Service: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Rev. Augustine Adu-Anane

Tel: 416-839-1662 / 647-892-9412 LOCATION: 100 Penn Drive, Unit #3, North York, Ont. M9L 2A9 Happy are those who work for PEACE, for God will call them His children Mtt: 5:9

Lighthouse Assembly of God Church Senior Pastor: Isaac Takyi De-Graft Exclusive English Service: 8:00am - 10:00am School of the Light: 10:00am - 10:45am Exclusive Ghanaian Service : 10:45am - 1:00am Tuesday(Time with the Holy Spirit) 10:00 am-12:30 pm Wednesday(School of Ministry) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm -Torontonians Thursday(School of Ministry) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Bramptonians Friday(Time in His Presence) 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Every First Friday is Special Youth Service 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Every Fouth Friday is Half Night Service: 9:00 pm - 12:30 am

THE APOSTLES' CONTINUATION CHURCH INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) North American Headquarters: 10 Belfield Road Toronto, Ont., M9W 1G1 Tel: 416-247-6629 Fax: 416-247-5308

NEW LOCATION: 42 Steinway Blvd. Unit 1&2 (Hwy 27/Steeles) Toronto, Ontario, M9W 6Y6

Tel: 416-740-1200 Fax: 416-740-6435 Email:

lighthouse@lighthouseag.caWebsite: http:/www/lighthouseag.ca Apostle Charles Anokye-Manu

Power of Grace Chapel Int'l Invites all Christians, Non-Christians and members of the Resurrection Power Tradition to join us worship the Great Jehovah

Place of Worship:

350 Deerhide Cres, North York, ON Sunday Wednesday Friday

Rev. Joe Bonnah Days And Time of Worship - Divine Worship - 10a.m. - 1p.m.Pastor-in-charge - Bible Studies 7p.m. - 9p.m.

- Prayer / Deliverance - 7p.m. - 10p.m.

Contact Lines: Tel: 416-321-2796 (Pastor's Res) 289-981-1547 (Church)

Cell: 647-921-2414

Website: www.apostlescontinuation.org

SERVICE TIMES: Worship Service Bible Studies All Night Service Deliverance

- Sunday 10:30 a.m.

- Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

- Friday 9:30 p.m.

- Saturday 4:00 p.m.

Worship With Us At These Branches In Canada

Toronto 10 Belfield Road Tel: 416-247-6629 Scarborough Assembly 1632 Midland Ave., M1P 1C2 Tel: 416-288-1333 Pastor In-Charge: Pastor Ohene Kena Contact: 647-281-5303

Montreal Assembly 378 Cremazie East Montreal, Quebec, H2P 1E5 Tel: 514-271-9083 Pastor-In-Charge: John Arhin

Contact: Res: 450-687-4916 Cell: 514-654-6178

Immanuel Assembly of God Praise Temple of Christ International Church, Scarborough Sunday School: Church Service:

9:30am -10:30am 10:30am - 12 noon

There will be devotion each morning or evening from Monday to Friday on line 6:00 am to 7:00 am or 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Rev. Douglas O. Ansah Pastor-in-charge

Online telephone # 647-722-5570.

Access code: 226688# or 124488#

LOCATION Don Montgomery Community Centre 2467 Eglinton Ave. E. Scarborough, Ont., (Kennedy/Eglinton Subway Station) For more info contact:

647-880-4216

Snr. Pastor: Apostle Osei-Bonsu

336 Gary Ray Drive @ Signet Worship Schedule Sunday Worship - 10 am - 12:30 pm Wednesday - Bible Study - 7 pm - 9 pm Friday - Prayer Meeting - 8 pm - 10 pm Second and last Friday of each month All Night Prayer Meeting 8 pm - 12 midnight

For information call: Apostle - 905-487-6658 Emmanuel - 289-400-7626 (cell)

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New Light Chapel International 190 BOVAIRD DRIVE, UNIT 12 @ HWY 10, BRAMPTON

Priest-in-charge: Rev. Michelle Childs-Ward , Incumbent 647-234-8229 Rev. Fr. Jojo Eduam Entsiwah, Associate Priest 647-400-7055

Sunday: Bible Study - 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Regular Service: 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Rev. Kwaku Asare

For information call: Rev. Kwaku Asare

905-654-7364, 905-840-2012, 416-270-6822

For All Your Events Coverage Call The Ghanaian News 416-916-3700

St. John's Anglican Church VENUE: 2125 WESTON RD., WESTON ONT.

You have been to Calvary for pardon, but you have not been to Pentecost for power.

We invite you to worship with us and experience the Pentecostal power in your life.

WORSHIP SCHEDULE. Sunday - Divine Worship 10am- 12pm Wednesday - Bible Study 7pm - 10pm (Call ahead) Friday Prayer Meeting 7pm - 10pm (Call ahead)

Ghanaian Congregation

Isaac Aborah-Sei Daniel Oteng Evans Ackah Dwomoh Abebrese

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647-859-9922 647-891-4211 647-403-6385 647-774-0747

Transformation Centre Assembly of God Church, Mississauga Join us on Sundays for worship at: Venue: Meadowvale Community Centre, Mississauga

Address: 6655 Glen Erin Drive Main Intersection: Glen Erin Drive and Aquitaine Avenue Room: Youth and Seniors

Time: 10.00AM-1.00PM Contact: Pastor Isaac K. Bonful Tel: 289-814-5482 Email: transformcentreag@yahoo.ca "...Be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." Romans 12:2a

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CHURCH MEETING PLACE AVAILABLE ON SUBLEASE

Call today to view 416 562 6714

Christian Hope Ministry Int'l Invites You All To Come Worship With Us Apostle-in-charge: Apostle Twumasi Ankrah

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GHANAIAN ANGLICAN CHURCH OF TORONTO 1796 Lawrence Avenue West (Jane & Lawrence)

A CHURCH MEETING PLACE IS available on sublease.

This place can hold as many as 160 congregants. This meeting place has two renovated washrooms, heating & air condition and parking.

May 2013

Sunday: Bible Study - 2pm-3:00pm Sunday Worship - 3pm-5:00pm Tuesday: Teaching/Prayer - 7pm-9:00pm Thursday: Prayer Meeting 10:30am-12noon Friday: Prayer Meeting - 7pm-9:00pm Saturday: Group Meetings - 3pm-7:30pm Rev. Fr. Gabriel Opoku Ware Priest-in-charge

Res: 416-901-3932 Cell: 647-624-4044

Bro. Donald Amo (People's Warden) 647-979-9247 Sis. Monica Akrofi(Priest's Warden)416-748-8246 Sis. Beatrice Asare(Secretary) 416-745-8148

Welcome Home Evangelistic Ministries Affiliated with the Evangelical Church In Canada

Snr. Pastor & Founder: Evang. & Prophetess Winnie Manu BRE, M. Div.

Tel: 647-344-6726 Cell: 416-200-2453 TIME OF WORSHIP: Sunday 10:30 am - 1:30 pm Tuesday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Apostle Twumasi Ankrah

VENUE: 1177 Finch Dr. #20, North York "And these signs will follow those who believe, in My Name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues, they will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them, they will lay hands on the sick , and they will recover. Amen (Mark 16:17)

"COME AND EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF GOD"

Gospel Action Ministry Location: 135 Oakdale Rd. (Back door)

Sunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m.

Friday Prayer Meeting / Discipleship Group: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Last Sunday of Every Month: Healing Service

Place of Worship 236 Queen Mary Drive Brampton, ON L7A 3L3

Contact Info: Tel: 647 210 7057 Fax: 905 495 4789 Website: www.whemtoday .org

Email: info@whemtoday.org

Healing Service: Last Sunday of every month at Cheyne Middle School. 236 Queen Mary Dr. Brampton.

Glory Pentecostal Ministry of Toronto Pastor-in-charge: Rev. Rockson Owusu Atwima - 416-708-7742

Invites all Christians and Non-Christians to join us to worship the Almighty God

Senior Pastor: Rev. Peter Awuah

Tel: 416-836-9235, 416-667-8637

Worship Celebration Services

Rev. Peter Awuah

Service Schedule Sunday: Church Service 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Tuesday: Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday: Bible/Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Last Friday of the month: All Night Prayer Meeting 11:00 pm

WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sunday Regular Service 11:00 am to 1:30 pm Tuesday Prayer and Healing Service 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday Prayer Night 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

PLACE OF WORSHIP 230 Eddystone Ave., #207, North York, Ont. M3N 1H7 We are more tan our conquerors Romans 8:37 "Come and see the manifestation and the power of the Holy Spirit at work"

Living Praise Ministries Int'l Church We are a diverse group of individuals who come together to build a church based upon a common foundation in Christ Jesus Pastor Sam & Helena Addai Pastor Elvis & Sonia Henry Our Services Friday: 7:30 p.m. Healing and Deliverance Service Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Intercessory Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Worship Team 12:00 noon - Sunday Sch., children 3-13 yrs.

Weekly Spiritual Growth Tuesday: Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. at the church Friday: Youth Ministry, 7:30 p.m. at the church Pastor Sam Addai Friday: Prayer and Revival Service, 7:30 p.m. at the church Tuesday: Anointing Today, 7:30 a.m. on Vision TV (61) First Friday of each month: Midnight Prayer Meetings 11p.m.to1 a.m.

Tel: 613-228-2189, 1-800-973-2189 1877 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K2O 1Y8

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Around the Ghana Sports Scene Samir presents IBF World Youth title to Minister Welterweight boxer Issa Samir has set his sight on winning a major title in the next few years.

The 23-year-old, the current holder of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) We l t e r w e i g h t Wo r l d Youth title is looking forward to a bigger leap in his career in the not too distant future.

Samir, a graduate of the national amateur boxing team, Black Bombers, made this remark on Wednesday, when he presented his IBF World Youth title to

Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis AfriyieAnkrah at his office.

The former Black Bomber defeated Georgian Robison Omsarashvili earlier this month at the Accra Sports Stadium, making him the first ever Ghanaian to achieve a global youth title in the history of boxing.

“I’m happy to have won this title. The appreciation

by Ghanaians will serve a motivation to win a much bigger title. I will do more to win a major title very soon.”

the boxer as a potential world beater and pledged h i s o u t f i t ’s s u p p o r t towards the sport.

“I watched the fight and I was impressed with his performance. I see a lot of potential in him and I’m confident Ghana will witness a World champion soon.”

The minister warned the boxer against complacency adding “the sky should be your limit.”

Samir was accompanied by his brother Bastie Samir and his coach Ofori Asare GNA.

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Costa Rica edges Canada 1-0 in soccer friendly EDMONTON - Jairo Arrieta scored on a first-half penalty shot as Costa Rica beat Canada 1-0 in a men’s soccer exhibition match Tuesday.

Costa Rica was awarded the penalty after midfielder Samuel Piette swiped for a ball in the Canadian 18-yard box but took out Arrieta instead.

Arrieta then converted the penalty by putting it just past the outstretched hands of Canadian goalkeeper

Milan Borjan, who dived to his right to try to stop the penalty.

Canada nearly responded right away as two minutes later defender Nik Ledgerwood swung in a low cross from the right side.

Midfielder Issey Nakajima-Farran was first to the ball but his shot from just inside the 18yard box was too high.

Randy Edwini-Bonsu made a few eye-catching runs in the first half, showing off his

blazing speed. In the 26th minute he blazed around the Costa Rican back line and was alone on goal but had a badangle shot saved by Costa Rica goalkeeper Patrick Pemberton who had raced off his line.

Canada had a few more opportunities just before halftime, but both a Doneil Henry header on a corner kick and an Andre Hainault header on a Kyle Bekker free kick both missed wide The Canadian Press.

Sellas Boodt satellites with foreign legion The coaching staff of Ghana’s U-20 men’s national team inject more competition in the side as they seek to assemble a title winning side for the World Cup. Some additions have been made to the Black Satellites squad preparing in Accra for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup as a number of foreign internationals join Sellas Tetteh’s side.

Three players, Anthony

Manison (Rayo Vallecano, Spain), Frank Acheampong (Anderlect R.C, Belgium) and Thomas Patey (Atletico Madrid, Spain) have started training with the rest of the squad, the local component.

Sellas expects Chelsea’s Daniel Pappoe to join the team later on Monday.

Arsenal’s Zak Ansah will arrive in midweek while Alfred Duncan will fly in after Inter Mi-

lan’s Serie A play-offs.

The duo of Richmond Boakye and Baba Rahman will join the U-20 team after their engagements with the senior team, the Black Stars before Sellas finalizes Ghana’s squad for the World Cup in Turkey this July.

Ghana will face France, USA and Spain in Group A at the finals which will be played from June 21July 13 in seven cities.

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Chelsea youth star Danny Pappoe joins Ghana’s 2014 World Cup team Chelsea youth star Danny Pappoe has been promoted to join Ghana’s senior national team camp despite arriving in Accra on Monday to train with the country’s U20 side, GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal.

The 19-year-old, who is the captain of the English club’s youth side, appeared in training on Tuesday which came as a shock for fans gathered at the stadium.

That is because he was not part of the 25-man squad named by coach Kwesi Appiah to play in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho

Pappoe faced no problems adjusting and coping the players as he is already known to the top players like Sulley Muntari, Kwadwo Asamoah, Samuel Inkoom and Asamoah Gyan.

The huge young defender trained perfectly with the players and it is not known if he will travel with the team to its camping base in Ethiopia.

If he is unable to travel with them he will join the BlackSatellites who are preparing for the U20 World Cup in Turkey next month.

Pappoe is one of a few foreign-based players called

to augment the Black Satellites team ahead of next month’s FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey.

The Chelsea youth team captain is expected to join the Back Satellites camp on Wednesday as preparations continue for the World Cup. Pappoe becomes the fourth foreign-based player to arrive for Ghana’s U20 camp.

He joins Anderlecht’s Frank Acheampong, Thomas Tei Patey of Atletico Madrid and Anthony Manison of Rayo Vallecano who have already reported to the Black Satellites camp.

Mourinho agrees record deal to return to Chelsea to revive Essien’s career Michael Essien Jose Mourinho has agreed on a four-year contract worth more £50m to manage Chelsea and to give a lifeline to former star Michael Essien next season as the coach he returns to the club.

The Portuguese, currently at Real Madrid, will be the highest-paid coach ever in the Premier League, making over £8.5m a year after tax, the Times newspaper reported.

His return to Chelsea, where he won two league titles, was sealed during talks with Blues owner Roman Abramovich last week,

the Times said, without identifying its sources.

He’ll sign the contract soon after his last match as Real manager on June 1, the Times said.

Mourinho is expected to take the reigns at Stamford Bridge from next week, and he could help Essien kick start his second spell at the Blues.

Essien joined Mourinho’s Real Madrid last August after struggling with injuries in West London, and despite a mystery illness in November he has become a key member of the Spanish outfit’s squad.

But the Ghana international is already look-

ing to his return to Stamford Bridge, with his chances of playing regularly boosted by talk of Mourinho’s h o m e c o m i n g .

I will return to Chelsea with my head up and try to win my place back,” Essien said.

“I think my loan at Madrid has shown I have still got it at the top level.”

Mourinho signed Essien for £24.4m in 2005 for Chelsea, and was determined to bring him to the Bernabeu last summer as he believes the 30-year-old can still cut it at the highest level.

Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom begs for Juventus chance Richmonnd BoakyeYaidom in action for Juventus during pre-season.

Youngster Richmond Boakye-Yiadom has told Juventus to give him the chance to prove himself next season.

The 19-year-old was signed by the Bianconeri last summer in co-ownership deal with Genoa.

He had pre-season

training with Juventus’ first team but he was loaned to Serie B side Sassuolo, where he flourished, for more first team experience.

Boakye’s 11 goals this season helped Sassuolo to secure qualification to the Italian Serie A after winning the second-tier league.

“I’ve always said this,

I’m ready so give me the opportunity and I’m ready to show what I have,” the Ghana international said.

Boakye has been invited for Ghana’s 2014 FIFA World Cupdouble-header against Sudan and Lesotho.

He could also represent Ghana at the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey next month.

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May 2013

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