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Quebec not showing full picture of schools with Covid-9 cases The opening of schools across Quebec over the past couple of weeks was met with much trepidation from parents, as well as teachers and staff. The controversy around it prompted a group of parents to file legal action against the government, in hopes of obtaining a distance learning option for those who do not want to have their children physically present at school during the Covid-19 pandemic. Quebec's school plan has been highly criticized as inadequate by many parents, teachers, doctors and even scientists. However, the government continues to insist the plan they have in place is working well and any outbreaks of the coronavirus will be minimal and contained. T. o date, the outbreaks that have been made public include two positive cases at Polyvalente de Charlesbourg and one case at Ecole Jean-de-Brebeuf in Quebec City with 81 students from the two schools being told on August 28th to isolate for 14 days. There has also been an outbreak at a high school in Deux-Montagnes, resulting in 20 teachers having to go into quarantine. But according to Olivier Drouin, a Montreal father who created a crowd-sourced website called 'Covid Ecoles Quebec' (to track schools with cases of Covid-19), the data the government released to date is far from the actual number of schools reporting cases. The website, that has received more than 100,000 views to date, shows a list and a map of the schools with cases he has been able to confirm - based on his standards and own basic verification process. Minister Jean-Francois Roberge's backto-school plan will introduce several 2
By Bonnie Wurst mtltimes.ca COVID outbreaks in our schools in Quebec. The purpose of this site is to quantify the collateral damage caused by the Roberge Plan. You can submit positive COVID cases in your schools whether you are a parent, teacher, service center worker, or citizen' he writes on the website. *See link at end of article. He is the Vice-President of a technology firm providing high-tech human resources software and wrote in an email to CTV News that 'It’s not an exhaustive list, and if the government started releasing its own numbers he would stop collecting his - but after losing some trust in official numbers, he would want to check first that they were doing a good job'. The names of 33 schools with at least one COVID-19 case each have been published so far and he says he has received hundreds of submissions in the last week from parents and other sources. Not all are published, he told CTV, as sometimes information is missing or in many cases, he gets duplicate reports for www.mtltimes.ca
the same case. The numbers he shows are not the number of cases, but rather the number of schools that have reported cases. Once he can confirm (to his standards), one case linked to a school, the school then goes on the list - and he verifies the information with a copy of the letters that schools send to all parents when an outbreak happens or he will check the media as some of the schools listed on his website have links to news articles. The map on the website shows where the schools are located - but it is important to note that when first looking at it, the numbers attached to the 'pinpoint' for each school are chronological to when he entered each school - meaning a pinpoint that shows '32' for example, means it was the 32nd school he found, not the number of cases reported there. He is frustrated with how the government has been handling pandemic - especially their transparency around data. “Because the government fails to make this data available and accessible, it lacks transparency… people don’t trust the numbers reported every day, as there have been so many data reporting issues,” he said. He is not against kids going back to school, but wants more safety measures to be taken, including shrinking class sizes, improving ventilation, mandating masks in classes and giving more people the option of remote learning. In the meantime, the Quebec government has not yet indicated whether it will even consider releasing data on Covid19 cases at schools. To submit information or follow his website go to: www.covidecolesquebec.org September 5, 2020 •
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Beheaded and fallen on the ground: the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was vandalized according to the Mayor, justice was done on a man ultimately responsible for residential schools, said demonstrators
The Macdonald statue: justice or vandalism? “Anybody may support me when I am right. What I want is a man that will support me when I am wrong.” The exchange between Sir John A Macdonald and then-Senator A.R. Dickey is cited in the book “Colombo's Concise Canadian Quotations” by John Robert Colombo (Hurtig, 1976).The quote may be fitting after the violent removal of Sir John's statue from its pedestal at Place du Canada by a group of demonstrators this past Saturday. Was this man right or wrong? Of course, the actions of a person, especially in politics, are far too complex to be reduced to a black-or-white statement. The statue honouring Macdonald had already been targeted on at least two occasions. This time, however, the action was more drastic on the sculpture, and in its fall it also suffered a humiliating decapitation. Reactions to the act came soon, Mayor Valerie Plante called it “vandalism;” both the Prime Minister and the Quebec Premier also condemned the action. They pointed at repairing and restoring the monument in its place. This, however, seems complicated at this time, since it would almost require 24-hour surveillance of the site. Others, like Dinu Bumbaru, from Heritage Montreal, proposed an “educated public discussion.” At the same time, Jessica Quijano, a coordinator at the Native Women's Shelter, pointed at a petition some time ago, in which around forty-thousand signatories would have demanded the statue's removal. Could this direct action be considered a sort of revolutionary act? A vindication of those indigenous people who suffered as a • September 5, 2020
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result of Sir John's action when governing in the 19th century? An example of people's justice? Or is it just childish vandalism? The issue is complex to define. I would certainly dismiss any attempt to call it “revolutionary.” In fact, given the participants—mostly young middle-class guys—beheading Sir John's statue could have had a very different inspiration. I am thinking of a similar act performed on the monument to the founder of Springfield, by Jimbo and Dolph, two of the best-known bullies in The Simpsons series. Not precisely any action resembling the assault on the Bastille or on the Winter Palace. Those who defaced the statue of one of Canada's founding fathers based their action on the fact that while he was the country's first Prime Minister, the infamous system of residential schools for children of indigenous people was implemented. His policies toward the indigenous communities in the west, and especially the fact that during his government the Métis leader www.mtltimes.ca
Louis Riel was hanged, are dark stains that official history has not always exposed. At the same time, however, the man was undoubtedly a pivotal figure in the political process that led, first to the formation of Canada in 1867 and then, to the reassertion of this nation as a sovereign state. The building of a trans-Canada railway line was essential to this goal as well. His strong resistance at continental economic policies that would have resulted in Canada being absorbed by the United States was one of his most significant achievements. How to balance all these contradictory aspects? A complicated matter indeed, something that would require a long process of analysis and reflection. And I hope to have this conversation, leading to a decision on the future of the statue. In that case, it should also be a democratic process. No group of demonstrators, no matter how just their demands may sound, can claim for themselves the right to decide who should be honoured by statues and who shouldn't. Unfortunately, that type of reflection, as requested by many people, seems difficult to take place now, when tensions are high. According to a report on the CBC website, “Catherine Cadotte, a spokesperson for Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, said Monday the city would take ‘some time to reflect on the future of this statue’ and consult with ‘partners and experts.’” However, what is needed is a broader discussion, a public consultation open to all Montrealers, not only with the “partners and experts,” as defined by some city bureaucrats. 3
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Confessions of a certified skydiver
To a lot of people, skydiving is more like a once-in-a-lifetime experience. To mark a personal milestone, or check off an item on their bucket list, there are people of all ages who want to get that rare thrill of flying up in the air in an airplane, jump out of it in midair, and then do a little free fall, and finally, pull the ripcord to parachute down to solid ground to complete that sense of pure exhilaration. For Montreal native Rebecca Perez, the thrill of skydiving is much more than that one jump; she has turned it into a personal passion. "I first tried skydiving in 2016 as one of my bucket list goals," she said during a recent phone interview. "When I did that tandem jump attached to an instructor, and did a 90-second free fall at 9000 feet, I just loved it. Then I went to the next level, equipped with an oxygen tank, and did a three-minute free fall at 18,000 feet, and I found that exhilarating." Ms. Perez, who now lives in Ottawa, decided to continue skydiving, only this time as a hobby, when she took a PAC skydiving course. The course gives the student the opportunity to do jumps without an instructor for a total of 10 times. "You start doing solo jumps by the time you go up for your fourth jump," she says. "At that point, you can do certain tricks, like front flips. When I got to my ABCD levels, I was allowed to do a lot more things in the air. • September 5, 2020
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When I finished the PAC course, I became a certified skydiver, which gave me permission to do between five and 10 jumps a day. Instructors usually do between 2000 and 4000 jumps a year. These are people who are in their 40s and look like they're 25. I believe it's because the air pulls their skin back, which gives them that youthful look." She admits that it's more freeing and enjoyable when skydiving solo without an instructor attached to her; however, there are a number of responsibilities that go with skydiving solo, such as the half-hour theory classes, where jumpers are briefed about vital hand movements and emergency procedures, as well as 'memory ticks' regarding the operation of the parachute. www.mtltimes.ca
"When you're at the 4000-foot level, you have to look at your parachute and go over in your mind 10 images to see if your parachute will work," said Ms. Perez. "Also, you have to know how to direct yourself towards the wind in order to make it to your drop zone.You always have to be on alert." But all that attention to safety, equipment, procedures and other details has not stopped Ms. Perez from taking in the joys of skydiving. "I enjoy skydiving because I am an adrenaline junkie, and it gives me a feeling of lightness, free will and a chance to unwind," she said. "It also gives me a chance to meet other skydivers from around the world and listen to their skydiving stories, especially one person who jumped at an altitude of 20,000 feet!" When she is not indulging in her passion of skydiving, Ms. Perez works as the Editorin-Chief of Goss magazine (www.gossclub.com), a publication that was established in 2018 and recently was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records organization as the first ever women-oriented business magazine. "Goss is like Forbes meets Vogue," she said. "It focuses on women entrepreneurs. The fifth issue is currently in production, but we are doing a lot of online campaigns and features, in which the magazine will conduct a number of live events, such as panel discussions and networking events." 5
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Toronto front-line police officers now have to wear body cameras
Back in 2014, Toronto police held their first pilot program on 'bodyworn' cameras. Fast forward to August 2020 and the Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) have now approved of their use. The rollout of the cameras should see around 2350 officers wearing them by autumn of this year - with some police officers at the 23 Division already donning them since last week. Deputy Chief Shawna Coxon of the TPSB said at a press conference, "They're objective and record what's going on in the moment from both sides." However, they will not always be recording. The body cameras would be switched on when police officers are on their way to call, but they are possible situations 'where it is appropriate to turn the camera off'. "It's highly contextual.We have to think about what's happening in that moment. For those reasons there are times where an officer can turn the camera off," she said and then explained about the legalities of when it is permissible to do so, such as in situations where children are involved, when a person is not dressed or when people do not want to be recorded - as it might be a 'sensitive' situation. If an officer turns off their camera without a
valid reason, they will lose one day that 'the original 'footage' is always of work as a minimum penalty. If a preserved, never modified. It is consupervisor is caught without their trolled by the agency and the agency can delegate access as they see fit.’’ The cameras are from Axon Canada, the same company Montreal police officer's cameras came from during their pilot project during May of 2016 to April 2017. It had 78 SPVM officers testing out 'Axon Body 2' cameras while on duty, but resulted in close to 90% of the officers not approving of them, citing concerns such as 'they were By Bonnie Wurst too heavy, expensive, had limited benefits' and that 'having to manumtltimes.ca ally activate the camera in an emercamera on, they will lose a mini- gency or in a dangerous situation mum of two days' work. presented an unnecessary logistical The cameras (from Axon Canada) challenge'. The SPVM claimed offiand the program will cost $34 mil- cers spent 'more time reviewing lion over five years. It includes digi- camera footage and adding informatal storage and the service for tion from it to their reports' and transferring video evidence to the that 'it was time that could be spent courts. The majority of the cost is on patrol'. A representative of attributed to the cloud-based stor- Axon's Communications team ofage space - needed for the hun- fered their perspective on some of dreds of hours of video generated the claims the SPVM made - using by the cameras each day. As well, studies from other Police Departvideo recordings collected from the ments who worked with them. cameras will not be easily accessible Their results were in contrast to to the public and access will depend what the Montreal police found. on the 'nature of every situation'. Should Montreal follow in Toronto's Axon reiterated that all footage footsteps and reconsider the use of gathered is heavily protected and body cameras for our police force?
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Three wines to transition to the Autumn season
By Marco Giovanetti mtltimes.ca
September represents the start of a new school year and the return to "regular" routine for many. However, with the advent of COVID, the regular will never be like before. The month also means the unofficial end to summer as the month brings in fresher and shorter days and complemented by a changing landscape. As we reach for that light jacket or sweater we cannot help but to start thinking about which wines to drink for the cool weather. Although we may not be all there yet for the powerhouse Cabernets that help us get through the cold winter months, it is definitely time for something with a bit more structure that the crisp, refreshing whites and rosÊs we enjoyed during the summer. At the end it comes down to personal preference, although there are certain wines that just seem to be perfect pairings for this transitional season. Full body whites with some richness and depth like Chardonnay, Viognier or Semillon are just right fall companions while light to medium-bodied reds like Gamay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Franc are the perfect compromise to the big octane reds that are best reserved for the bitter cold winter months.As a general guideline look for reds with a good acid to tannin balance, showcasing bright fruit aromas, a touch of savoury spice and a little earthiness. Spotlight on Domaine Rivaton Located in the mountainous Roussillon village of Latour de France (25 miles north of Spain and 20 miles west of the Mediterranean), Domaine Rivaton is a 30 acre domain created in 2004 by Frederic Rivaton. Frederic grows 80100 year-old Syrah, Carignan, and Grenache vines planted deep in shale and schist at 1,200 feet above sea-level. While this rugged and desolate terrain requires a hardiness of both winemaker and vine, the grape gets the most light handling. Frederic's program of employing wild yeasts, gravity feeding, low sulphur, careful use of wood, and minimal intervention yields some of the most brilliant natural wine. • September 5, 2020
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Professional Heckler: The Life and Art of Duncan Macpherson by Terry Mosher
Renowned Canadian author / journalist / broadcaster Pierre Berton once described legendary Canadian political cartoonist Duncan Macpherson as "wild, expansive, sometimes bitterly sarcastic, often wicked and totally unpredictable." Toronto Star writer Jack Brehl sort of echoes those sentiments, as he described his longtime friend and colleague as "enraging, hilarious, maddening, unpredictable, explosive, sudden, unusually charming, and always vital." No matter what he was like, there was no denying that throughout his 68 years of life, Duncan Macpherson may have been a roguish gentleman, but through his pen, he became Canada's best known political cartoonist, which earned him an unprecedented six National Newspaper Awards. Whether it be for the Montreal Standard, Macleans, the Toronto Star, or his many best selling cartoon collections; whether he was mocking, deflating or criticizing targets like John Diefenbaker, Lester B. Pearson or Pierre Trudeau; or bringing to light to his millions of readers and admirers the issues of the day through his trademark "Everyman" character, Duncan Macpherson made political cartooning a vital means of transmitting the news, not to mention an art form. And thanks to setting the standards high, Macpherson's fluid, pointed style of political cartooning has greatly influenced generations of Canadians who gladly took up the pen and wanted to be his heir apparent, such as Len Norris, Andy Donato, Roy Peterson and Terry ("Aislin") Mosher. Mosher first met Macpherson in 1971, when they were covering the trial of Paul and Jacques Rose for the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte the previous October, and after a round of drinks at the Montreal Press Club, struck up a friendship. This was strengthened four years later when Macpherson became one of the focal points of Mosher's critically-acclaimed documentary about the history of political cartooning called "The Hecklers". After Macpherson's death from cancer in 1993, Mosher, who has a strong sense of admiration for Macpherson the artist and the person, decided to write a long overdue book about him. But why? "Well, no one else seems to be doing it," he writes. "People are starting to forget about Duncan and his art, and that doesn't seem right to me. In my not always humble opinion, Macpherson drew as well, if not better, than any other Canadian artist who comes to mind. He combined the talent with a diamond-drill wit." So as a kind of personal mission, Mosher set out to do just that. And the result is the wonderful fitting tribute of a man and his magnificent contribution to the art of political cartooning all wrapped up in an impressive illustrated biography called Professional Heckler. What makes this all encompassing biography so enjoyable is that Mosher got un• September 5, 2020
the Maclean’s magazine cover from 1963 showing Macpherson’s vision of Expo 67. A 1961 cartoon showing Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev atop the Statue of Liberty (which earned Macpherson the National Newspaper Award). precedented access to Macpherson's vast collection of cartoons, original drawings and paintings from his family, and as an added bonus, was given permission to read a personal journal that Macpherson put together in 1984 that could have formed the basis of a memoir that never came to fruition. Add to that countless interviews that were conducted with former colleagues, family members, friends, politicians and of course past and present cartoonists, and you get a complete portrait of the two faces of Duncan Macpherson.
By Stuart Nulman mtltimes.ca And there's plenty of those two faces for the reader to enjoy. First of all, you get to discover the evolution of the professional Macpherson. From drawing satirical cartoons of army life to disfigured RCAF pilots for a plastic surgeon during World War II, to illustrating the short stories of humorist Greg Clark for the Montreal Standard, to being the king of the cartooning hill at the Toronto Star, where no issue nor politician were safe from his pointed pen, especially Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, whose famous portrayal of "The Chief" as Marie Antoinette in 1959 in the wake of cancelling the Avro Arrow project, graces the cover of this book. www.mtltimes.ca
An early 70s cartoon showing how Pierre Trudeau handled Question Period in the House of Commons. The Life and Art of Duncan Macpherson by Terry Mosher (McGill-Queen's University Press, $40) As well, there's a fair share of behind the scenes stories of the many cartoons that are featured in the book. My favorite story deals with Macpherson's cartoon of a blood-splattered American flag as a commentary on the U.S. involvement in the violent coup in South Vietnam that resulted in the assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem in early November 1963. The Star's editorial board rejected the cartoon outright. However, about two weeks later, the Star decided to print the cartoon; only this time, as a commentary on the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas. Then there's the private Macpherson that many readers of the Star were not aware of beyond its editorial page. Mosher offers a portrait of a man who loved his nuclear family, found refuge in the small Ontario towns of Uxbridge and Beaverton, where he live during two different phases of his life, loved to travel across Canada and around the world (which was well expressed through the many drawings that he did during his travels), his passion for boats, and of course, his fondness for bar hopping, imbibing and fighting that got him banned from the Toronto Press Club several times (and yet ended up with a lifetime membership to the place). Professional Heckler is a fascinating book that gives Duncan Macpherson the enduring respect he so deserves as the dean of Canadian political cartooning.As well, it further reinforces Terry Mosher not only as the cartoonist who remarkably continues Macpherson's legacy, but also his reputation as an authority of the medium that has made him and his mentor so famous. But the last word on the legacy of Duncan Macpherson, the man and the artist, should belong to the newspaper that was his platform for four decades ... the Toronto Star, which wrote this passage in their obituary of Macpherson in May of 1993: "Duncan Macpherson's pen was mightier than his sword -- but his left hook wasn't bad either." (McGill-Queen's University Press, $40) 13
West Island Palliative Care Residence 10th Annual Golf Tournament The 10th Annual Golf Tournament of the West Island Palliative Care Residence, which was held on August 31, 2020 at the prestigious Royal Montreal Golf Club, generated net profits of $375,000 for the Residence. Over last ten years, the Residence’s golf tournament has established itself as one of its main event and has raised a total of close $2,5 million ensuring patients live the final chapter of their lives in the best and most fulfilling manner possible, with dignity and at peace. As Dale Weil, Executive Director of the West Island Palliative Care Residence said following the announcement of the results: “We are blessed with the outpouring of support from the community, especially during these difficult times. There truly is no greater gift than assuring someone’s care as they are dying. Our patients are living their last days with dignity, surrounded by love, compassion, family and friends, because of the support we receive from the
community.” The Residence receives one-third of its operational budget from the Quebec government and relies on community support and fundraising activities to raise the balance of more than 3,8 million dollars. The community plays a crucial role in contributing the financial resources that allow the Residence to provide its care and services to all our patients free of charge. About the West Island Palliative Care Residence The West Island Palliative Care Residence provides terminally ill patients with a place to spend their final days in comfort and dignity in a warm, home-like environment, close to their family, and in their community. The free-standing Residence, which is the first of its kind in Montreal, provides a special type of care for terminally-ill people to live their final days in comfort and dignity. Recognized across the province and Canada for its excellence in palliative care,
the facility has welcomed more than 4,500 patients in the final stages of ALS, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease and cancer, as well as 17,000 of their family members. To learn more, visit PalliativeCareResidence.com
Investing in your health By Joanna Wright Montreal Times
oon after my father’s death, my family began the arduous task of sorting through his financial affairs. While doing so, we discovered that he had left us with a generous amount of money through his life insurance plan. Through my grief, something kept making me shake my head, as I rolled those two little words around in my brain. Life insurance? How ironic. He was dead. There was no insurance of “life” for my father in this long term investment. The only thing that was certain is that he wouldn’t be the one reaping the benefits. Then a strange emotion began to emerge. Regret. Why hadn’t he invested in his health with this money while he was still alive? Perhaps we could have enjoyed a few more good years to share together? Did he really think I’d rather have this money than have him here beside me? I recount this story often to groups of seniors who fail to see the importance of investing
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THE ROSE FAMILY A 50-years-old controversy The release of "Les Rose" ("The Rose Family") was well-timed: this year marks the 50th anniversary of the October Crisis, an event that since then, is subjected to heated controversies. This movie focuses on the family of one of that event's bestknown protagonists, Paul Rose. Directed by Paul's son Felix, "The Roses" arose its own controversies too since it is produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The NFB, although autonomous, it is, after all, a federal agency. Some people even compare it to an American agency producing a film showing a sympathetic look at the family of an al-Qaida leader. From a strictly cinematic point of view, I can say that this is a good film. It makes effective use of the archival material which is well-integrated into the narrative aiming at creating in the spectator, a sympathy toward the characters. This, of course, was the filmmaker's intention, after all, the son of the story's hero—or villain. The film focuses on the family of Paul and Jacques Rose, two members of the Front de Libération du Québec convicted for the kidnapping and murder of then-Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte, in 1970. Indeed, the first half of the movie managed that job quite well, providing interesting information about the Roses, a working-class family in the 1950s. Curiously, a good part of the archival material of that period comes from home movies shot at family reunions, or when vacationing. Amateur movie cameras were not a cheap gadget at the time. The exploitation of the workers is well documented through the experiences of two family members: the father, who used to work for the sugar refinery Redpath, and then Jacques, who worked for CN. Jacques • September 5, 2020
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recalls a telling incident when frustrated because all signs in the workshop were in English, he decided to stick French ones besides each of them. He was reprimanded for that action, his supervisors arguing that "it would be dangerous." Of course, lots of things have changed since then. The Quiet Revolution in the 1960s created new conditions for the French-speaking majority in the province, particularly access to better education.The general social climate of that decade also resulted in the rise of political activism in Quebec, with the Roses increasingly involved. Unlike other places at the time, these young militants did not take the cause of socialism. Instead, the Roses and many other Francophones embraced nationalism. In the film, Jacques admits that they were not really very clear about their objective, other than to press for the independence of Quebec. A strong rejection of Canadian institutions and symbols became their primary motivation. In 1963 the first bombings started with explosive placed in mailboxes and an attack on the Montreal Stock Exchange. This event produced the www.mtltimes.ca
first victims. The second half of the movie focuses mostly on the October Crisis, the War Measures Act, the killing of Laporte, and then the arrest of the Roses and other FLQ members. While Jacques served five years, Paul, convicted as the actual killer of Laporte, got the most severe sentence: life. In the end, he only served 12 years, being released in December of 1982. For their part, the members of the cell responsible for the British diplomat kidnapping were able to exchange him for a safe exit to Cuba. (Additional information, not part of the movie: the Cubans, although helpful in facilitating a solution, were not happy with these exiles with whom they had no ideological affinity; the felquistes were not pleased in Cuba either, and soon left for capitalist France instead). Paul's release was mostly due to political pressure, although not from everybody in the nationalist camp. When a PQ convention in 1981 passed a resolution supporting Paul's release, the most prominent separatist leader, René Levesque, is seen in the film showing his disgust. He even threatened to resign as leader. Levesque had chosen a democratic way to pursue Quebec's independence and repudiated the FLQ's methods. Despite the obvious intention of the director to present a more agreeable image of Paul, his brother Jacques, and the FLQ, "The Roses" is an interesting film to see. (And one can always disregard aspects that may be branded as propaganda.) Recommended to those interested in Quebec history. Warning: it may bring painful memories to those who lived through that period. 15
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Colours you might die for The two young men closed their menus having settled on their breakfast options. By Martha Shannon mtltimes.ca
“What can I get for you this morning?” the waitress asked, pen poised. Felix looked up and grinned. “Well, I’m going to have the 3-egg option, sunny, brown toast and jam, orange juice and coffee, please. And I think my buddy is going for the Red Dye #40. “ Both the waitress and Oscar appeared confused. Oscar shrugged and said, “Um, I ate already so I’ll just have the Kellogg’s corn flakes, but with the strawberry flavoured milk. And throw in the Yoplait yogurt on the side, please. The waitress gathered the menus and promised to be back soon. ‘What was that all about, dude. Red Dye #40?” Oscar asked “You know my little brother is a terror, right? ADHD, behavior freak outs, problems at school, always getting into trouble, banging his head, like he’s crazy at times. Well,
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my mom finally took him to this doctor who asked a lot of questions about his food habits. Reggie, the junk food king. Seems the dyes in the foods could, might, be causing his outbursts. Like Red Dye #40. I’ve been looking at the affected food items and corn flakes is right up there, bud. Loaded. “Red Dye? Corn flakes aren’t red?” said Oscar “Doesn’t matter. The dye makes them look golden delicious. Take chocolate pudding? If there was no red dye in it, it would be green, not brown. And there is red dye #40 in your soon to arrive strawberry flavoured milk, and in the yogurt on the side. That’s why I said you might have just as well ordered Red Dye #40. Oh, and dyes are in cosmetics too. My mom changed her red lipstick brand. She’s become the Dye Spy. There are lots of artificial dyes but Red 40 is the worst. Looks like you could be the next candidate for ADHD, bud.” “Maybe I should just stick to Gatorade?” sighed Oscar, but seeing the quizzical expression on Felix’s face, said, “O sht, that too?” Red Dye no. 40 a.k.a. Al-
lura red, Red 40 Lake, FD &C Red No. 40,Aluminum Lake, CI Food Red 17, INS 129, E129 and more. It is the most common dye in foods. And the Red 40 is the really bad one. But the reds are not alone. There are varieties of blues, greens, yellows too. These synthetic dyes are made from coal tars or petroleum that can contain toxic heavy metals. Found in pharmaceuticals, food (candies, packaged foods, dairy products, cereals, popsicles, baked goods, sports
drinks) and cosmetics. When a product is enhanced in looks, the consumer is more likely to buy. Colour additives are regulated but in many cases the restrictions may not be nearly enough. People are often more aware of the dangers in foods, but tend to be less cautious with cosmetics. Make sure you read all your food, medication and cosmetic labels carefully for colour additives. We do not normally associate our ill feelings
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