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“I think many Edmontonians would be shocked to hear some of the things people of other cultures go through,” said Coun. Scott McKeen, noting instances such as anti-Sikh posters being distributed at Jeremy the University of Alberta. Simes “In my discussions with Metro | Edmonton the Indigenous communities, they face it way too much,” The city is on track to com- he added. bat racism, says Make It AwkThe report noted Edmonton ward’s Jesse Lipscombe, as will introduce new awareEdmonton will up the ante ness campaigns this year that over the issue this year. will share stories of people “At the end of the day, the who’ve experienced racism. reason we have these issues is On top of that, the city will we don’t speak do broad conabout racism or sultation with educate ourresidents via surveys and selves on differWe don’t speak public meetent cultures,” said Lipscombe, about racism or ings. who was subAll of that ject to racial educate ourselves. w o r k w i l l Jesse Lipscombe go into deslurs last year. veloping a City councillors will look at a report Mon- new framework that will day that outlines Edmonton’s determine how the city will next steps to heighten anti- support anti-racism projects racism projects to address spearheaded by citizen-led the issue. groups. The push comes after city “The city is going in the council tasked administra- right direction,” Lipscombe tion with developing a plan said. “I’m behind it 100 per to tackle Edmonton’s racism cent.” problem by working with loFollowing public consulcal groups and the public. tations, the city will return High-profile incidents of ra- to council with recommencism have also blanked the dations on the anti-racism city. framework in January.

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Thea Avis is the co-owner of Meat Streets Pies. She’s excited for Edmonton’s food-truck season, which kick starts in May.

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Meat Street Pies co-founder reflects on three years of rolling Jeremy Simes

Metro | Edmonton Thea Avis recalls feeling slightly nervous when she and her husband Jonathan thought about getting into the foodtruck business three years ago.

“You see all the trucks and they just know it all, with the menus and everything,” said Thea, co-owner of Meat Street Pies. “But you just evolve and there’s nothing that can stop it.” The couple can now say they’re seeing great gains as Edmonton’s food-truck season gets underway, starting with the What The Truck?! event on May 14. “We’ve had a lot of people from New Zealand, South Africa and England just go, ‘Oh my God, a meat pie!” Thea said with a laugh. “So we’re just looking for-

IF YOU GO What The Truck?! will take place at Northlands, just outside the Expo Centre, from 12-7 p.m. There will also be beer and music.

ward to seeing more hungry people this year.” Meat Street is also among a growing number of food trucks making their mark in Edmonton. Recent numbers from the city show there were 92 trucks out last year, a 16 per cent in-

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crease from 79 in 2015. Fourteen of them are already out this year, and the city anticipates more when the weather heats up. “I think it’ll just continue to grow,” said Mack Male, co-organizer with What The Truck?!, an event featuring dozens of the city’s food trucks. “It’s been great to see the trucks we’ve had in the past go brick-and-mortar. That’s a good thing, and now it opens up some space for new trucks.” Male said he expects around 50 trucks to attend the May 14 event, adding “more than 100” are on the organization’s

vendor list. “There’s going to be some pretty unique food, and it’s just a different way for people to experience the city,” he said. “Food trucks are here to stay.” As for Meat Street, Jonathan said the couple will continue to experiment with a diversity of flavours. “We’re really looking at what the trends are and paying attention to our customers,” he said. “We’ve got the Jamaican pie, the Cornish pasty for the Brits, the Tourtiere for the Quebecois and the chicken pot for the Canadians.”

The Edmonton police union’s treasurer has resigned amid an investigation into his credit card use, Metro has learned. Edmonton Police Association President Bob Walsh confirmed Friday that Bill Clark, a veteran staff sergeant with the EPS homicide section, has resigned from his position on the union’s board of directors. Walsh told Metro in March that he was investigating Clark’s expenses and would conduct a full audit of union credit card usage, after it was alleged that Clark charged a rental car and other personal costs to his union credit card while in Palm Springs. Former union boss Maurice Brodeur confirmed last month that in early 2015 he became aware of Clark’s “inappropriate” use of the card and cautioned him not to use it for personal reasons. He said he later became aware of prior instances in which Clark had used the card for personal expenses, but noted he believed they were all repaid. Brodeur disclosed the credit card usage at a union meeting last fall, and a police officer who attended the meeting later reached out to Metro — on condition of anonymity — saying Clark’s actions violated union bylaws. The same officer said Friday that Clark resigned after additional violations came to light during the recent investigation. Walsh declined to comment on any details of the investigation.

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30 km/h for junior high schools City councillors will review Monday Edmonton’s proposed changes to reduce speed limits near junior high schools to 30 km/h. The push for the lower speeds at the schools comes as Edmonton continues work on Vision Zero, a plan to reduce the number of traffic deaths and injuries to zero. Speed is considered a high contributor to death in traffic fatalities, according to police.

Cash to move pipes for Valley Line The city is recommending Tuesday city councillors approve funds that don’t exceed $5.5 million for an agreement with Keyera Partnership regarding the Valley Line. The funds for the agreement would ensure the company moves its pipes and valve station so the city can construct a portion of the future LRT line, as the infrastructure is currently in the way of the train’s path.

Edmonton is getting warmer, drier Edmonton is getting warmer and drier, according to a report on climate change heading to the executive committee at city hall Tuesday. The report found the average temperature in Edmonton increased by 2.4 degrees over the last 100 years. Winters have become particularly warmer, with an average increase of 4.5 degrees. Jeremy Simes/Metro

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Bergstra leaving optional religion class proposal to administration Kevin Maimann

Metro | Edmonton An Edmonton Catholic School Board Trustee who asked for an end to mandatory religion courses said she will probably not bring the motion back, after it was voted off the agenda at a board meeting earlier this month. “If I see that the public starts to write in or demand that we re-examine it or something, then absolutely I will (bring it back),” Marilyn Bergstra said Friday. “But I think it’s been brought to the forefront, the

administration is aware of the issue, and I’m going to leave it in their good hands to determine what they feel is the next best step.” Bergstra proposed a motion April 18 to allow all Catholic high school students who have met Alberta Education’s graduation requirements to participate in grad commencement ceremonies, regardless of whether they’ve completed their religion credits. Catholic high schools require students to complete nine religion credits if they want to walk across the stage at grad, even though religion courses are not required to earn a high school diploma. “I’m certainly not trying to suggest that religion in Catholic education is not important, because it absolutely is,” Bergstra said. “I would like to see some flexibility, because the prem-

ise behind high school is they do have choices. They have choice as to the subjects and we don’t know what they’re going through. “Maybe they’re trying to get into engineering, or they’re working two or three jobs, so this additional requirement — it might seem at a glance that it’s not a big deal, but is it fair to assume it’s always not a big deal?” Bergstra’s motion eluded debate at the April 18 meeting as a majority of trustees voted it off the agenda. Edmonton Catholic Schools spokesperson Lori Nagy said the district does not have an official policy of excluding students from commencement if they haven’t completed their religion credits, though she acknowledged it is common practice. However, she said cases of students being excluded are “very uncommon.”

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Rally held to pressurize government on labour laws Omar Mosleh

Metro | Edmonton Albertans rallied at the steps of the legislature on Sunday to demand the government strengthen the labour code and give workers more rights. The Government of Alberta is currently reviewing both the Employment Standards Code and the Labour Relations Code. The rally was intended to pressure the government to bolster the legislation so it gives workers more flexibility and makes it easier to unionize and bargain collectively, said Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan. “The biggest single problem with the Employment Standards Code has to do with enforcement,” McGowan said. “Our Employment Standards Code simply has no teeth.”

United Nurses of Alberta member Jennifer Castro and Unifor members Don Boucher and Sue Pearce at the Alberta Legislature on Sunday to demand the government give workers more rights. bothe images Omar Mosleh/Metro

About 250 people gathered at the Alberta Legislature on Sunday.

He said it’s rare for the government to prosecute employers for Employment Standards Code violations, and that Alberta is “far outside the Canadian mainstream” when it comes to issues such overtime pay, vacation entitlements and job-protected leave. Unifor union member Don Boucher said he came to the rally because he believes the

Workers in attendance also condemned the card check system to organize a union, because it allows employers to see which workers want to be represented. “Alberta has the worst labour legislation in the country, bar none. We need to make organizing in this province easier and streamlined with the rest of Canada,” said attendee Sue

Labour Relations Code in its current form is too restrictive. “With the labour law today, we have to jump through so many hoops before we can actually go on strike,” he said. “So if you’re dealing with an unreasonable employer, it’s not a level playing field. One item the rally took aim at was the practice of ‘double-breasting,’ which al-

Alberta has the worst labour laws in the country. Sue Pearce of Unifor

lows companies to open a spinoff company that operates with non-unionized employees.

Pearce, also with Unifor. United Nurses of Alberta member Jennifer Castro said she was there to stand up for workers’ basic rights, such as the ability to take time off to visit a sick loved one without the worry of losing their job. “We’re not here just for unions. For myself, it’s just for the regular working person.”

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The sweet smell of NHL playoff success isn’t the only aroma that’s exciting people in Edmonton. While fans of the Edmonton Oilers celebrated their team taking a 2-0 lead in their second-round series against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night, a corpse flower known as “Putrella” bloomed at the city’s Muttart Conservatory. The two-metre-tall plant produces an odour similar to rotting meat during the bloom, which is anticipated to last just 48 hours. The conservatory says it will stay open late Saturday and Sunday to accommodate all of the people who are expected to line up for a whiff of the flower’s stench. Nearly 9,000 people visited when Putrella became the first corpse flower to bloom in western Canada in April 2013. In its native Indonesia, the corpse flower’s smell attracts carrion beetles, which become covered in pollen that they carry to nearby corpse flowers for reproduction. The conservatory says that due to its enormous size, a

”Putrella” the corpse flower is shown as it blooms at the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton on Saturday. Jeannine Guerette/City of Edmonton/THE CANADIAN PRESS

massive amount of time and energy is needed for a corpse flower to bloom. Because of this, it goes

through years of growth and dormancy stages. Putrella’s last bloom was in 2015. the canadian press

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A trailer park damaged by the wildfires sits deserted in Fort McMurray, Alta., in May 2016. Hurdles delaying the reconstruction of Fort McMurray are finally beginning to clear. the canadian press

Rebuilding effort gains momentum Fort Mac: One Year Later

Final hurdles to reconstruction clearing A long-delayed building boom in Fort McMurray is ramping up as homeowners, insurers, contractors, and officials in the Alberta city clear hurdles that hindered reconstruction after the devastating wildfire last May. While many residents and businesses had hoped to break ground last year, challenges ranged from the amount of debris that had to be removed to the volume of permits and insurance claims that needed to be processed. Efforts to rebuild some of the more than 2,500 dwellings destroyed were also delayed as the risks and costs of winter construction meant many decided to put off the work. “It’s been a slow start, but it’s really starting to motor,” says local builder Gilles Huizinga, who’s also president of the UDI-Wood Buffalo developer association. Construction started on a record 96 detached houses in January, while the 92 in February were not far behind the record for the month set at the end of a 2007-08 building frenzy. March saw a drop in detached housing starts to 34. But with semi-detached and row housing included, there’s already 282 units underway this year. And the city has so far issued about 650 building permits representing some 900 housing units, a clear sign of much more construction to come. Natural disasters generally trigger rebuilding booms, but Fort McMurray will see more activity than most as the costli-

est natural disaster in Canadian history. The Conference Board of Canada expects about $5.3 billion will be spent because of the fire, including $1.2 billion for rebuilding and repairing homes and another $850 million for restoring businesses. The spending — and the 9,000 jobs the Conference Board says will be created this year — has attracted a wave of contractors and tradespeople to the city, prompting some local builders to raise questions about their reliability. “All of the sudden you have a hundred builders showing up in Fort McMurray,” said Greg Walsh, rebuild team leader at Qualico Homes. “A lot of them don’t have a clue what they’re doing. They’ve never built anything here.” Walsh also said he’s concerned that some newcomers are giving insurance companies low-ball quotes, which could lead

One of the closest parallels to the Fort McMurray disaster was the devastating wildfire of 2011 in Slave Lake, where Mayor Tyler Warman said some homeowners in his town did run into serious problems in rebuilding. “There was a minority that had some horrible stories where the house isn’t finished, contractor’s gone with the money, and no one’s calling them back,” said Warman. IBC’s Adams said the Slave Lake issue came about because unapproved contractors were over-promising to people eager to get back into their homes. To reduce a repeat of conflicts, the provincial government has required homebuilders to provide a warranty since 2014. After the Fort McMurray fire, the province also required that builders disclose key information like whether they have any convictions or ongoing disputes. So far, about 180 homebuild-

Erendira Achati Keriti needed winter clothes, but she knew she couldn’t afford to buy them new. She managed to save enough money to buy second-hand garments, only to find they’d already been snapped up by the time she made it back to the thrift store. Keriti, a 39-year-old Toronto resident, said she struggles financially despite the fact she is employed. She’s one of a number of lowwage workers who have trouble making ends meet and who believe Canadian provinces need to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. While Alberta has pledged to raise the minimum wage to $15 by October 2018, others have declined to follow. Quebec will raise its minimum wage to $11.25 from $10.75 on Monday — a hike Keriti and several other workers say is insufficient. Keriti doesn’t have a steady job, surviving instead on shortterm painting and construction jobs. “At the moment I have nothing permanent in my life because I don’t know how much money I will make in the next month and how much I will be paid,”

she said in a phone interview. While the so-called “Fight for $15” has its defenders, experts remain divided over whether the measure would have a positive impact on workers. One economist, Pierre Fortin, believes minimum wage needs to be evaluated within the greater context of salaries in the region — meaning provinces shouldn’t necessarily follow the $15 minimum wage movement begun in the United States. In contrast, big American cities that have chosen to raise their minimum wages to $15, such as New York and San Francisco, have a ratio of only about 37 to 38 per cent, Fortin said.

“The reason the Americans can justify very large minimum wage increases is because minimum wage is much too low at the moment,” he said. Similarly, Fortin said Alberta’s decision to phase in a $15 minimum wage can be justified by the fact salaries in the province are 30 per cent higher than a province like Quebec’s. Fortin warns that raising the minimum wage too fast or too high could result in thousands of fewer jobs and a higher school dropout rate. He thinks other measures, such as tax breaks, would be a better way of helping the poor. The Canadian Press/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

salary standards A look at hourly minimum wage in Canada’s provinces and territories: Newfoundland and Labrador: $10.75 P.E.I.: $11.25 Nova Scotia: $10.85 New Brunswick: $11 Quebec: $11.25

Ontario: $11.40 Manitoba: $11 Saskatchewan: $10.72 Alberta: $12.20 British Columbia: $10.85 Yukon: $11.07 Northwest Territories: $12.50 Nunavut: $13

Source: provincial and territorial labour websites

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to problems. The insurance industry, however, does extensive screening of contractors to avoid such problems, said Bill Adams, vicepresident of Western and Pacific Region for the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). “All insurers have a fairly sophisticated qualification process they go through in vetting the contractors that they’ve put forward,” said Adams. The builder said in most cases construction is going well, with the most common issues stemming from questions about whether things like fencing, sod, a detached garage or deck are covered by insurance and the agreement with the contractor.

ers have registered, with only about half stating that they’ve build a home in Alberta since early 2014 in the optional part of the form. Sheldon Germain, a Fort McMurray councillor on the Wood Buffalo Recovery Committee, said the city’s going to have co-ordinators and inspectors in every neighbourhood to make sure construction is to code. The councillor said there is a need to balance safety with speed as people are eager to get on with their lives. He also noted the rebuild process is never going to be seamless. “There’s no perfect in recovery,” Germain said. the canadian press

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Canadians want their own country to take initiative May Warren

Metro | Toronto The majority of Canadians want to see an increase in Great Lakes funding if the U.S. guts a $300 million conservation program. A new Forum Research poll of 1,479 Canadians shows 57 per cent would back the initiative, with support particularly strong among Canadians under 34, the least wealthy, and those in Ontario and B.C. It makes sense, said Elizabeth Hendriks, vice-president of Freshwater Program at World Wildlife Fund Canada, as younger people are the ones who will have to live with the consequences of not acting to protect fresh water resources. “The impacts of climate change are today being felt through water and we need to be ready for that,” she said.

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of Canadians believe that if the U.S. cuts its budget to protect the Great Lakes, Canada has a responsibility to increase funding in response Kayakers head out of the mouth of the Etobicoke Creek at Marie Curtis Park and onto Lake Ontario. METROLAND FILE

“Canadians are demanding it.” Great Lakes funding faces significant obstacles in the U.S.

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would wipe out the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, cutting its $300 million budget by 97 per cent.

The program, which started under president George W. Bush, funds crucial activities like cleaning toxic areas and restoring natural habitats,

Defence minister offers full apology on social media Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has formally apologized for embellishing his role in a key Afghan offensive even as evidence emerged that he had made the false claim before. A beleaguered Sajjan took to social media this weekend to issue a full mea culpa for his claim to an overseas audience that he was the “architect” of

Operation Medusa, a 2006 offensive by Canadian forces to oust Taliban fighters from districts around Kandahar. Sajjan said he had “made a mistake” in describing his role. “I wish to retract that description and apologize for it. I am truly sorry,” he said Saturday in a Twitter post that referred readers to a fuller explanation

on his Facebook page. “What I should have said is that our military successes are the result of the leadership, service and sacrifice of the many dedicated women and men in the Canadian Forces.” It was not, however, the first time Sajjan had made the claim. In 2015 he told the B.C. program Conversations That Matter that

Gen. Jonathan Vance, the current chief of defence staff who was previously a commander in Afghanistan, saw him as a key figure in the 2006 offensive. “If I could quote him, he said I was the architect of Operation Medusa, one of the biggest operations since the Korean War that Canada has led,” Sajjan said in July 2015. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

said Nancy Goucher, manager of partnerships at Freshwater Future. She told Metro that Canada needs to put money towards domestic initiatives,

like addressing algal blooms in Lake Erie that are already affecting water quality. Canada does not have a program like the one in the U.S., and Great Lakes conservationists have long advocated for one. Mark Mattson, president of Lake Ontario Waterkeepers, warns U.S. cuts would have disastrous consequences for the interconnected Great Lakes ecosystem, and hopes for political pushback. “To make cutbacks now and to go from an era of restoration, which is really what we’ve been seeing for the last ten years, and go back to an era of destruction is just not going to fly with the Americans,” he said. “I think the poll proves it’s not going to fly with Canadians either, and we’re prepared to step up and take a leadership role.”

IN BRIEF Controversial House proposals dropped The Trudeau government is backing down from some of its most controversial proposals for reforming the way the House of Commons operates in the face of opposition filibustering that has tied parliamentary

business in knots for weeks. Government House leader Bardish Chagger has written to her opposition counterparts, announcing that she intends to proceed with only those reforms promised in the Liberal election platform. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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City’s tourism industry woos Canadians to ease drop-off New York’s tourism industry is worried U.S. President Donald Trump’s America First policies are turning off Canadian visitors, and they’re heading north this week to woo Canucks and their tourism dollars. The head of New York City’s official tourism organization, NYC & Company, minces no words in admitting he’s keen “to counter a little bit of the negative rhetoric that is coming out of Washington.” “We recognize there are challenges at the border at the moment,” Fred Dixon said by phone from New York before the trip. “We want to remind everyone that New York City is welcoming and that we are a diverse and safe city, a sanctuary city like Toronto, and we value the same things.” A supposed “Trump slump” has yet to be verified by hard

New York’s allure plummeted after President Donald Trump unveiled anti-immigrant policies, says Fred Dixon, the head of the city’s official tourism organization, NYC & Company. ISTOCK

data, but anecdotal evidence abounds of would-be travellers vowing to avoid the U.S. Dixon said New York’s allure plummeted after Trump unveiled a barrage of proposed anti-immigrant policies that included a ban on travel from certain Muslim-majority countries.

North Korea’s missiles are going to ‘get better’ U.S. President Donald Trump said after North Korea’s latest failed rocket launch that communist leader Kim Jong-Un will eventually develop better missiles, and “we can’t allow it to happen.” In a interview Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation, the president would not discuss the possibility of military action, saying: “It is a chess game. I just don’t want people to know what my

thinking is.” On Saturday, a ballistic missile broke up after launch, the third flop this month. Trump was asked why the rockets keep blowing up. “I’d rather not discuss it,” he said. “But perhaps they’re just not very good missiles. But eventually, he’ll have good missiles.” He added: “And if that happens, we can’t allow it to happen.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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And then Trump started railing against Canada in recent weeks, with attacks targeting dairy farmers, softwood lumber subsidies and the North American Free Trade Agreement. His organization predicts New York will see 300,000 fewer foreign tourists this year,

representing a 2.1 per cent decline. That includes a projected 17,000 fewer Canadians, a 4X80 1.8 per cent drop. roughly While that may not seem like much, Dixon fears the numbers could fall further. His forecasters have detected

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a drop in online searches for NYC getaways. “It seems like this isn’t going to be a passing situation. We could be in this environment for some time.” Whether Trump is actually keeping Canadians from heading south is hard to determine, said Allison Wallace, a spokeswoman for the Flight Centre Travel Group. Anecdotally, she said the company has heard clients say they’ll avoid travelling to the U.S. — but their numbers aren’t showing it yet. Wallace said its U.S. bookings are actually up from the same time last year. Meanwhile, a Toronto-based bus tour company that gained international attention by blaming Trump for a slump in March now says business has picked up. Al Qanun, manager and part owner of Comfort Tour, said he now expects a “strong summer and fall.” Dixon will host a press conference in Toronto on Monday to tout new and coming attractions, and meet with several travel companies including Air Canada, Porter Escapes and Travel Brands on Tuesday.

Bukky Ogunrinola’s mother taught her years ago to use caution in how she dressed and presented herself in public. Being a young black woman in Idaho meant living in a world where she’s sometimes greeted with suspicion. Still, the 16-year-old was stunned to wake up one cold January morning to see the windows of her family’s SUV smashed and the words “go back” in white paint splashed across the vehicle. “I’m a woman of colour, and I’m an athlete in Idaho. That’s not that easy. I mean, I think there’s three of us in Idaho?” said Ogunrinola, whose family emigrated from Nigeria 14 years ago. Community leaders in Idaho are collecting stories of violence and discrimination like Ogunrinola’s in the wake of a sexual assault of a disabled black athlete by his white teammates that shocked not only a small town but residents across the state. They hope to identify possible policy changes or improvements to community outreach.

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The top ten transit faux pas and how to avoid them Judging by the mailbag here at Metro, our nation’s public transit systems are filled with people who don’t have the first clue about proper etiquette. It’s almost as if they don’t care about the comfort and safety of their fellow riders! Here is a handy Top Ten list of reminders for readers who do care. 1. Think of your backpack as a precious baby, that you want to hug to your chest and protect from the bumps and bruises of fellow riders. Do not think of this baby as a small lumpy weapon strapped to your back in order to whack surrounding passengers. 2. Keep your feet off the furniture. Those big boots of yours might impress some, but most of us will only be reminded of animals, like the ones you grew up with in a barn, and the dogs and pigeons whose sidewalkpoop particles you are now distributing onto seats shared by all. 3. Keep your business to your self. We’re not impressed that you own a cellphone, and we don’t want your loud conversation ringing in our ears while we try to mind our own business. 4. One ticket = one seat. Don’t take up two seats with your bags and belongings. Don’t take up 1½ seats with your elbows or sad addiction to manspreading. 5. Stand up and offer your seat when you see a parent struggling with small children, or a pre-parent struggling with a giant, unwieldy belly, or an older, infirm person, or any other kind of incapacitated fellow human being who needs that seat more than you do.

6. Stand aside if you’re near the doors and not getting off. Don’t block the exit doors. 7. Sit down rather than hover over an empty seat, preventing anyone else from using it. 8. Nibble discreetly on some inert comestible if you must. Please refrain from chowing down on a dripping, reeking burrito, half of which ends up on your clothes or the floor. It’s hard to watch let alone smell. 9. Wash irritating chemicals off your body when going

in public. Though your “eau de Pepé Le Pew” may smell marginally better than the warm, pungent sushi being scarfed down in the seat next to you, nobody really wants your artificial fragrance up their nostrils and bringing tears to their eyes. And if this appeal to consideration doesn’t convince you, note that perfume, like plastic, is increasingly passé. 10. Move to the back. This is a strange one and we’ve all done it — we cluster near the front like mad drunks at a kitchen party, happy to be crushed in a crowd

rather than retire to the thinly populated regions of the living room, or back of the bus. It’s a human impulse But as overpowering human impulses go, this is one of the easier ones to master. So disengage from the crowd, be the rugged individualist we know you can be, and lead the masses to space salvation at the rear! It’s these small acts of heroism that may save us all in the end. Need advice? Email Ellen:

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Revived rift is ruining my ability to wax nostalgic Like fanny packs, crop tops and Jeff Goldblum’s career, trade conflagrations over softwood lumber with our American neighbours are back. It’s the ‘90s all over again. Softwood lumber is in the news now thanks to Donald Trump, who last week slapped duties between three and 24 per cent on Canadian softwood lumber. Industry leaders here shot back, saying the move was illegal and they will fight it in court. Growing up, my parents were nightly news watchers; it seemed to me that Peter Mansbridge was positively obsessed with softwood lumber. (We should not rule out the possibility that this trade debacle is actually Peter’s parting present to his fellow newscasters. A true diva only leaves after an encore.) Back then, I did not understand what it was about but I, along with the rest of the nation, breathed a sigh of relief when Canada and the United States announced a resolution to the longstanding dispute in 2006. The softwood lumber squabble was, I had hoped, something I could tell the next generations about with sighing nostalgia. “In the ‘90s and early aughts,” I planned to tell my grandnieces and nephews via telepathic Skype, “we used to have trees.” “Mom took us to see The Last Tree at Disney!” they’d exclaim. I would sigh, “Yes, and once

upon a time, we made things with trees and we got into a fight with the United States about trees. We called it the softwood lumber dispute.” With the deadpan boredom of children, they’d ask, “What’s softwood lumber?” “Hello? Sorry. My telepathy is going out.” My telepathy will not be going out. I don’t think I can answer that question. And I had hoped that it wouldn’t come up again during my adult years. You see, I’m not entirely sure I know what softwood lumber is. I am certain I’ve been told about it. It’s one of those quirks of the brain that there are a handful of important things that I’ll always have difficulty remembering. For example, I regularly pay a utility bill but I can’t tell you with any certainty whether it’s heat, water, electricity or gas. It is possibly two of the four though I’d be guessing if I had to pick. Another one I can’t quite pin down is ovulation. I’m a woman and a feminist and I believe in taking responsibility for one’s own health. And yet, I have nothing but a series of guesses as to all five Ws and the How of ovulation. That one I’m certain I’ve been tested on. How odd then to find myself sympathizing with President Trump. Both of us know nothing about softwood lumber, have likely been briefed on it and are fudging the answer. Philosopher Cat by Jason Logan

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Free speech on campus Universities are supposed to be places where debates happen about anything and everything, with no restrictions on academic freedom. On the other hand, higher education has traditionally excluded people from marginalized groups, such as women, ethnic minorities, poor people and LGBT people. It’s a tough line to walk, as recent demonstrations, clashes, and cancelled events at campuses across Canada and in the U.S. have demonstrated. We brought together two viewpoints on the thorny issue of limitations to free speech. GENNA BUCK/METRO DENIO LOURENCO

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What we are witnessing at U of T and other campuses in Canada and the U.S. are students who are making it clear that racism, transphobia, Islamophobia, and ableism will not be tolerated in educational environments where students are paying tens of thousands of dollars to learn and launch their careers. While we believe that higher education institutions should be places where people can share different ideas and Lourenco is the LGBTQ co-oropinions, there are dinator at U of T Mississauga limitations to that – when student union. CONTRIBUTED classrooms are transformed into hostile learning environments. Language can be constituted as violence because when used in a violent manner, it causes pain. Not to mention the potential effect of producing physical violence. We need to challenge this myth that people like (University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan Peterson, who has drawn ire for saying he won’t address transgender and non-binary people by their preferred pronouns) are making valuable contributions to academia. Peterson admits that he has limited knowledge on gender, theories of gender, or experience with trans people. What he’s actually discussing is his own personal opinion, which is rooted in prejudice. Ten months ago I would have defined the phrase “free speech” as the right to express an idea or opinion without censorship so long as that speech does not threaten or discriminate against a person or group. However, today, “free speech” has been used as a tool to disguise and protect people’s hatred and personal prejudices.

If we’re devoting university funds to something, we should be inviting people who are scholars. Someone like Ann Coulter? I’m not going to be inclined, as a nerd academic, to invite that person. But if that person is invited, I’d tell my students: “Here’s her point. It’s out there. Part of your education is to be aware of it.” If she’s really bad, we should be able to out-argue her. Part of life is learning that your views are going to be challenged. You’re going to be offended. That’s Hicks is Professor of philosocharacter education. phy at Rockford U. CONTRIBUTED (When it comes to freedom of speech on campus), it is always the worst case you have to defend: porn, neo-Nazis, people doing very offensive things in the art world with crucifixes. Even if you find them disagreeable or repugnant, we handle things in an open fashion. University should teach you to make nuanced judgments. There’s something important going on here, in the intellectual world. Influential intellectuals argue there’s no such thing as truth, rationality or objectivity. And if in a deep way you believe that, you stop trying to reach the truth and be rational. Any tactic or strategy to get your group’s view to prevail (becomes okay). The broadest label for this is postmodernism. These ideas on speech are a pretty explicit part of that: If you don’t think that speech is a tool we use for capturing our understanding of the world objectively and communicating it clearly, then you don’t treat speech as something that’s about civil debate. Speech becomes a weapon that is being used against ‘our’ interests. If you think there only are your views, and everyone else is Hitler, that’s a problem with you. You’re not an educated mind yet.

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As a group, humans are corruptible THE SHOW: The Handmaid’s Tale S1, E2 (Bravo) THE MOMENT: The cookie

In a dystopian near-future, handmaid Offred (Elisabeth Moss) serves as a breeder for her Commander (Joseph Fiennes) and his wife Serena (Yvonne Strahovski). At another commander’s house, a condescending wife offers Offred a cookie. “You shouldn’t spoil them. Sugar is bad for them,” another wife scolds. “Surely one won’t hurt,” Condescending says. Serena hands Offred a perfect macaron. It’s clear this is a rare treat. It’s also horribly shaming. Offred takes a small bite. “Isn’t she well-behaved!” Condescending trills. Offred, excused, clamps a hand over her mouth and ducks into a powder room. She spits the lump of chewed cookie into the sink and rinses it away. She smiles into the mirror. They haven’t killed her spirit yet.

I was anxious about this series. I greatly admired Margaret Atwood’s source novel, but there were things I didn’t buy (the biggest: that a society set up by men would revolve around dreadful sex). But I’m happy to report that the three episodes I’ve seen are terrific. First, as all reviewers have noted, creeping totalitarianism in the real world makes the story eerily timely. Second, the flashbacks that show the U.S. turning into this rigid theocracy are excellent slices of believability. Third, we see just enough of them that the scenes of pre-turn, regular life look like heavens of freedom. Mainly, I’m loving how the show makes room for scenes like this one; original, off-kilter, yet tone-perfect character moments that demonstrate the larger theme: humans as a group are corruptible, but individual humanity can endure. Johanna Schneller is a media connoisseur who zeroes in on pop-culture moments. She appears Monday through Thursday.

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Traditional financial literacy efforts haven’t been a rousing success. That’s why many experts concerned about our money habits are promoting the concept of financial health. “Financial literacy is really what you know. Financial health is the outcome,” says Rachel Schneider, senior vice-president for the Center for Financial Services Innovation in the U.S. “You might know what to do, but the gap between knowing and behaviour is huge.” The concept of financial health also acknowledges the forces beyond our control. Just as physical health is a combination of behaviour, genes, and access to good medical care, financial health is a result of personal decisions and abilities, the economy, and access to good, unbiased

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if your expenses eat up all your available income. Also, you pay bills on time. You manage your cash flow and meet your regular financial obligations. Missing payments costs you money in late fees, hurts your credit and causes stress. You have a decent emergency fund. The Center for Financial Services Innovation would like to see everyone have six months’ worth of living expenses set aside. What’s more important than the amount is developing a habit of saving regularly so you continually replenish. Ensure your debt load is sustainable. The Center for Financial Services Innovation recommends that mortgage payments consume no more than 28 per cent of pretax income. the associated press

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Urban Cowboy Nothing says spring like the birth of a baby animal — even if that baby is a 100-pound water buffalo, named Jolene. Jolene was born last month at the Ontario Water Buffalo Company, about two hours east of Toronto. Owners Martin Littkemann and Lori Smith are expecting about 100 calves this spring. Females like Jolene are particularly coveted for their milk. In four years, when she’s a full-grown five-foot-tall, 2,000 pound adult, she’ll be producing up to 10 litres of milk per day. And that’s music to Littkemann and Smith’s ears. Buffalo milk is a lucrative, sought-after, versatile product. It’s protein rich, high in fat and low in cholesterol. This spring, Littkemann and Smith are working with commercial dairies in Toronto and elsewhere to produce new water buffalo products, including gelato and a blue cheese called Azzurro di Bufala. Restauranteurs are catching on. Clark Day, newly minted fellow of the Ontario Hostelry Institute and owner of Bayview Farm Restaurant in Kingston, Ont., says Littkemann and Smith make some of the best cheese in the province. In his fine dining establishment, he offers the Ontario Water Buffalo Company’s mozzarella — the crowning jewel of a tasty Caprese salad — along with its asiago, blue and ricotta cheese. “Martin and Lori and talented and incredibly hard working

Water Buffalo Festival ontariowaterbuffalo.ca/ events.html Take our poll The name of Martin and Lori’s next water buffalo calf will start with an “L.” Take our metronews.ca poll and tell us what the calf’s name should be? Lori Smith gives some love to newborn calf, Jolene.

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THE FUTURE of FARMING What’s next for these water buffalo farmers? Researchers at the University of Guelph and McGill University are helping the Ontario Water Buffalo Company improve the genetics of their herd. That involves modern reproductive technology, such as embryo transfer, in-vitro fertilization and artificial insemination. By the fall, the farm hopes to be exporting breeding animals. owen robertS/for metro

Helping feed the hungry world It’s estimated that by 2050, the world will be consuming two-thirds more protein than it does today. Some experts believe indigenous animal such as water buffalo could help. “Buffalo production makes an important contribution to economic development, rural livelihood, poverty alleviation, and meets the fast-growing demand for animal protein,” write B.M. Naveena and M. Kiran in the journal Animal Frontiers. owen robertS/for metro

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Water buffalo could do much worse than to belong to the Ontario Water Buffalo Company herd. The farm, which supports an impressive 350 animals, is

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dles of room to roam and graze here — 450 acres, in fact. They can swim in an eight-foot-deep pond. They can wallow in whatever mud they can find. Or they can chill. Despite their size, water buffalo are gentle, docile animals, content to do very little. Yvette, the farm mascot, even lets people sit on her back for photos, each year during the

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Water Buffalo Food Festival in nearby Stirling. And even though they are easily milked — like they are twice a day at the Ontario Water Buffalo Company, at 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. — they’ve never really caught on in Canada. Here, more productive breeds of dairy cows, especially Holsteins, are favoured, which give about three times as much milk per day. But that’s fine with farmers Littkemann and Smith, who have experience with conventional dairy and beef cattle. When they decided to commit to water buffalo, they weren’t looking for the norm. “We tend to take the road less travelled,” says Littkemann. “We like doing something different, and in Canada, it’s hard to find something more different to farm than water buffalo.” Owen Roberts is an agricultural journalist at the University of Guelph. Follow him on Twitter at @TheUrbanCowboy.

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If you grew up in Canada there’s a good chance summer day camps are among your most cherished childhood memories. And with good reason: they were all about fresh air, new friends and fun activities. Today, the summer day-camp landscape may look somewhat different — but fun times are still the focus. And with a wider array of diverse activities — and, in some cases, an emphasis on learning and strengthening leadership skills — day camps of 2017 truly aim to please everyone. A glimpse at the roster of day camps available in most Canadian cities show programs centered on super heroes, ninjas, warrior training animation, film, video-game design, fashion-design, make-up artistry, and even Minecraft and Lego. There’s also a rock-band camp where kids not only sharpen their musical skills but also gain insights into the business side of being in a band. Of course sports camps still largely dominate the scene, but now they include relatively uncommon athletics such as fencing. “There is a camp that's going to be a right fit for your child,” says Agnes Stawicki, managing editor at Our Kids Media. “And it’ll be a

camp that they’re going to absolutely love.” Day camps that focus on learning are on the rise, she says. “A big trend that we have seen really grow over the last few years has been around S.T.E.M. — science, technology, engineering and math camps,” says Stawicki, who adds that nearly all day camps retain a physical component in addition to the core pursuit. “Of course it’s important that kids are playing, getting the fresh air and physical activity through out the summer,” she says. “It’s not just that their minds are active and being engaged, but their that bodies stay active throughout the summer months as well.” Some longer term benefits of attending a summer day program, says Stawicki, include making new friendships, developing social skills and building confidence. “Within a camp setting often you're put into situations where you need to resolve your own issues, learn how to follow well, or lead a particular group,” she says. “That allows kids to build confidence and resilience they need in life.” –SEAN DEASY

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Odds still in Edmonton’s favour despite Game 3 setback The Edmonton Oilers made too many mistakes, especially early in the game, on Sunday night. Leading their second-round playoff series against the Ducks 2-0 and at home for Game 3, the Oilers were unable to take a stranglehold, falling 6-3 to Anaheim. Anaheim’s Rickard Rakell scored just 25 seconds into the contest and the Ducks got two more goals from Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Getzlaf — all on their first six shots. The Oilers trailed 3-0 before the game was 12 minutes old. “We weren’t sharp enough, individual miscues were plenty,” said Oilers coach Todd McLellan. “You couldn’t even shorten the bench — there were that many (players) that were erring on a consistent basis. Edmonton got out of its early funk and tied the game 3-3 midway through the second period on a gorgeous goal by Connor McDavid, but Anaheim quickly squashed the Oilers’ momentum. Chris Wagner responded just 48 seconds later with a goal that Oilers goalie Cam Talbot would like to have back. Then, a goal that survived a video review despite appearing to be off-side five minutes into the third took all the wind out of Edmonton’s sails. “We’re now experiencing what it’s like to play against a very desperate, hard, hungry

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team. We know we can be better than that. But the details will have to get a lot more polished up,” said McLellan. Silfverberg tallied for a second time and Ryan Kesler rounded out the scoring for Anaheim.

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game. You try and learn from it and wash it away. “It’s a long series. We are still up 2-1. We are still in a decent spot.”

The odds are certainly still in the Oilers’ favour, despite the less than stellar overall showing in Game 3. Teams which have won the first two games of a series on the road have compiled a 69-18 record all-time among NHL bestof-seven series, and when leading a best-of-seven series two games to none the Oilers have a series record of 14-0. That said, the Ducks have erased 0-2 series deficits twice since 2014, although they ended up eventually losing the series in both cases. The series remains in Edmonton for Game 4 on Wednesday.

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