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January 2015

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More than $500M in unclaimed money on Bank of canada books it’s one of those facts of life some tight-ﬁsted canadians may have trouble getting their heads around: There’s more than a half a billion dollars worth of unclaimed balances on the Bank of canada’s books.

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for the purpose of trafficking. Both individuals have been released and will appear in Ashern Provincial Court on January 14, 2015.

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Public advisory – vehicle Theft Prevention The Winnipeg Police Service would like motorists to be mindful when leaving their running vehicles unattended, especially during cold winter conditions. Reports of stolen vehicles have been received as a result of those vehicles being left unattended while they were warming up.

ashern rcMP make marijuana seizure On November 27, 2014, at about 8:15am, Ashern RCMP observed a vehicle driving in an erratic manner south on Highway 6, south of Ashern, Manitoba.

Police stopped the vehicle and found the driver to be intoxicated. While investigating, RCMP located more than 110 grams of marijuana as well as $12,000 cash in the vehicle. RCMP report that the driver of the vehicle, a 22-year-old male from Norway House, was arrested and charged with impaired driving, driving without a valid licence and possession for the purpose of trafficking. The passenger of the vehicle, a 22-year-old female, also of Norway House, was arrested and charged with possession

Woman charged in death of cyclist on Manitoba highway WINNIPEG – After two months of investigation, RCMP have laid two charges in the death of a Toronto cyclist who was killed when he was hit from behind in western Manitoba.

27year-old Michael Dale flett Junior RCMP are looking for 27-year-old Michael Dale Flett Junior, wanted by police in an ongoing assault investigation. On October 12, 2014, just after 1:30am, Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) RCMP responded to a report of an injured male. When police arrived at a residence in OCN, Manitoba, a male was found severely beaten. The 40-year-old man, from The Pas, was transported to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. RCMP are looking for Michael Dale Flett Jr., of OCN, in relation to this incident. Flett is described as Aboriginal, 5’10” tall, weighs approximately 200 pounds, has short black hair, brown eyes and facial hair. He has tattoos of a cross and “315” on his right arm. Flett is considered dangerous and police advise not approach him, but rather contact police immediately. If you have any information about the whereabouts of Michael Dale Flett Jr., please contact the OCN RCMP at 204-627-6244 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

As well, each year a number of vehicles are stolen in Winnipeg as a result of keys being left in the ignition, or spare keys left within the passenger compartment of the vehicle (in the glove box, under the floor mat, etc.)

Graeme Loader, who was 24, was pedalling across Canada to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund when he died September 1st in a collision with a sport utility vehicle just west of Brandon. Mounties say Jodi Bone, a 28-year-old resident of Manitoba’s Sioux Valley First Nation, is charged with dangerous driving causing death and careless driving causing death.

112,600 contraband cigarettes seized

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Members of the Manitoba Finance Taxation Special Investigations Unit and RCMP officers seized 112,600 contraband cigarettes and 200 grams of fine-cut tobacco over a 10-day period in November, 2014. In a collaborative investigation, Manitoba Finance investigators and officers from the Falcon

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page 3 Lake RCMP detachment conducted checks of six vehicles entering Manitoba from Ontario. This led to the confiscation of 473 cartons of cigarettes not marked for tax purposes in Manitoba.

Lake RCMP, seized 27 cartons and one bag of fine-cut tobacco from a 58-year-old male and a 59-year-old male. On Nov. 16, Manitoba Finance investigators with the assistance of officers from the Falcon Lake RCMP seized 30 cartons from a 40-year-old male. The accused each face fines of $1,000 to $10,000 and/or up to six months in jail. Each of the accused is liable to a triple tax penalty based on the amount of tobacco seized, for a combined total of $82,302. Manitoba stood to lose $27,434 in tax revenue had these cigarettes reached the black market.

Six adult males face charges under the Tobacco Tax Act and the Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Act. One individual was charged twice in two days. On Nov. 8, Manitoba Finance investigators, with the assistance of officers from the Falcon Lake RCMP, seized 138 cartons from a 49-yearold male. On Nov. 8, Manitoba Finance investigators, with the assistance of officers from the Falcon Lake RCMP, seized 56 cartons from a 41-year-old male. On Nov. 9, officers from the Falcon Lake RCMP seized 47 cartons from the same 49-yearold male. On Nov. 14, officers from the Falcon Lake RCMP seized 175 cartons from a 52-year-old male. On Nov. 16, Manitoba Finance investigators, with the assistance of officers from the Falcon

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The Manitoba government urges anyone who has information on contraband tobacco to contact their local police department, call the Manitoba Finance Special Investigations Unit at 204-945-1137 in Winnipeg, email smuggling_manitoba@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or call Manitoba Crime Stoppers (toll-free) at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

brant and diverse communities.” Today’s ceremony marks the final step in attaining Canadian citizenship for the applicants. Each new Canadian swore an oath of citizenship and received a recognition certificate, and together sang O Canada, led by the Sister MacNamara School Choir.

30 new canadians choose to call Manitoba home New Citizens help Preserve Manitoba's Tradition of Multiculturalism: Minister Marcelino

In a second investigation, taxation investigators seized 14,200 cigarettes (71 cartons) in Winnipeg. A seventh individual faces similar charges under the provincial statutes and a triple tax penalty of $12,354. Had these cigarettes reached the black market, the Manitoba government stood to lose $4,118 in tax revenue. A separate seizure of 3,800 cigarettes (19 cartons) remains under investigation.

Multiculturalism and Literacy Minister Flor Marcelino congratulated 30 new Canadians on starting a new chapter in their lives in Manitoba at a citizenship ceremony held today at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. “I’m so pleased to host this ceremony at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which promotes respect for others, and encourages reflection and dialogue,” said Minister Marcelino. “These activities reflect the long tradition of multiculturalism in this province where everyone is encouraged to retain and share traditions, experiences and ideas so we can continue to build vi-

“Population growth through immigration helps sustain economic growth in our province, as newcomers make up a significant portion of Manitoba’s labour force,” said Minister Marcelino. “Our province benefits in many ways from its multicultural residents, whose global perspectives help to inform and promote the core values of pride, respect, equality and partnership – the principles which multiculturalism in our province are based on.” In 2013, 13,100 newcomers arrived in the province. Today in Manitoba, 148 different lancontinued on page 16

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in January 2014, ford shocked the crowds at the Detroit Motor show when it unveiled its new 2015 f-150 pickup truck. not only did this new model boast a modern and elegant silhouette, but its body was made entirely out of aluminum, marking a ﬁrst in the pickup category. This material has been used for a long time in your everyday products, but generally just for hoods and trunk lids. Until now, the only time we’ve seen auto bodies made entirely out of aluminum has been on a few luxury vehicles. article sposored by northland ford

2015 fOrD f-150 firsT Drive Will the all-new ’15 ford f-150 go down in ½-ton truck history as one of the most innovative and important trucks to roll oﬀ an assembly line? We recently had the opportunity to see and drive ford’s all-new ½-ton pickup, and it’s loaded with fascinating features as well as several ﬁrsts.

What’s new Probably the most interesting feature is the high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy body and cargo box. Aluminum alloys have been used in a variety of defense, aerospace, and transportation applications, and automotive manufacturers have been using aluminum alloy body panels, like hoods and tailgates, for years, so it’s not a rare, mysterious material. With that said, Ford has broken new ground by using it to this degree on a fullsize modern pickup. One of the benefits of aluminum is weight savings, and Ford says that the aluminum alloy body and box shave hundreds

of pounds from the ’15 F-150’s overall weight. How much? Ford says up to 700 pounds and notes that’s the equivalent of 3 fullsize refrigerators, 20 concrete blocks, or 1 grizzly bear. Shedding weight was clearly a major goal on the new F-150, and pounds were even eliminated in the wheels and tire jack.

tubes within the rocker panels that have a specially designed inner structure for added strength and protection. It’s also important to note that proprietary heat treatment increases the strength of key components prior to assembly of the body structure. The new F-150’s aluminum body rests on an all-new highstrength boxed steel frame, which helped integrate additional weight savings. The new frame uses 78 percent high-strength steel compared to 23 percent in the previous F-150. Ford says this

Obviously, shedding weight is one of the key factors to improving fuel mileage. But what about strength? You want that in a truck, right? Well, compared to bake-hardened 280 steel, Ford says that 6022 aluminum alloy is two times stronger. Ford also notes that the great strength-to-weight ratio of aluminum alloy allows for thicker body panels to resist dents and dings while shaving off pounds. An example is the cargo bed floor of the ’15 F-150, which is 65 percent thicker than the outgoing ’14 F-150, while lighter in weight. But what about construction? Well, Ford says that advanced riveting and high-strength adhesives are used to form a continuous bond that joins multiple components to act as one long structure. Also used are hydroformed aluminum-alloy tubes that form a continuous beam from the A-pillar base, over the doors, to the back of the cab roof. SuperCrew models use innovative alloy

shaves 60 pounds from the weight of the frame. But strength was also a priority, so, among other things, Ford designed the main frame rails taller and wider for greater resistance to bending and twisting and upped the framerail count by one for a total of eight. Other frame features include five through-welded crossmembers (this means they go through the framerails and are welded on both sides to help create a stronger structure), thicker E-Coating for corrosion protection, and new 12-corner front crush horns (these help absorb energy in a crash).

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The unclaimed money include deposits from bank accounts, certified cheques and GICs, for example, and other instruments such as money orders and traveller’s cheques - all of which have been dormant for at least a decade. According to the Bank of Canada (BoC), the owners couldn’t be reached by the financial institution holding the funds. That’s even with a requirement that the banks and credit unions reach out to the owners after two, five and nine years of inactivity. The balances are turned over to the BoC after being unclaimed for 10 years. The BoC then holds them for another 30 years if the sum is less than $1,000. Balances of $1,000 or more are held for 100 years. After that, the unclaimed funds are transferred to the Receiver General for Canada. The Bank of Canada also pays 1.5 per cent interest on balances held in savings accounts for the first 10 years, which is higher than what most active savings accounts pay today. According to the Bank of Canada website, there were about 1.4 million unclaimed balances on its books at the end of last year, worth about $532 million. It says more than 93 per cent are worth less than $1,000, which is about 29 per cent of the value. The oldest balance dates back to 1900, the BoC says. Last year, the bank paid out $14 million to account holders that finally stepped up. But the BoC isn’t the only place to go to find unclaimed balances. For example, there are about $100 million in unclaimed funds sitting in dormant accounts in B.C., according to the not-for-profit BC Unclaimed Property Society (BCUPS). These include items such as credit union accounts, unpaid wages, overpayments to debt collectors, and real estate deposits Another of the ’15 F-150’s more interesting features is the allnew 2.7L EcoBoost twin-turbo V-6 engine, which, according to our research, is the smallest displacement engine currently available in a mass-produced fullsize pickup at the time of this writing. This engine is one of four available in the F-150, which also includes the 3.5L V-6, 5.0L V-8, and 3.5L EcoBoost V-6. The 6.2L V-8 is no longer available. The new 2.7L V-6 engine is rated at 325 hp and 375 lb-ft of torque and, depending on configuration, allows up to an 8,500-pound towing capacity. The engine’s features include a ladder frame-design aluminum lower block (adds strength while decreasing weight); a compacted graphite iron (CGI) upper cylinder block (Ford says it’s the first use of CGI in a gasoline engine and is the same material used in the 6.7L Power Stroke turbodiesel engine); a composite intake manifold and oil pan (helps to reduce weight); and offset I-beam piston connecting rods (provides strength to manage peak engine power levels while reducing weight for quicker responsiveness). The 2.7L EcoBoost also features auto start-stop technology that shuts off the engine when the truck is stopped to decrease fuel consumption and emissions.

that have been forgotten. Last year, the BCUPS returned $922,879 to claimants and says it has handed back about $1.2 million so far this year. The BCUPS is encouraging people to check their online database to see if they have unclaimed funds. “For many people, particularly seniors, finding forgotten money in a dormant account can be a life-changing experience” BCUPS executive director Alena Levitz said in a release. She says there are many reasons why accounts go dormant “People move without leaving a forwarding address, neglect to pick up a final pay cheque, forget about a security deposit or they simply pass away,” Levitz says. The BCUPS received $8.5 million in unclaimed funds last year from financial institutions, courts, tax offices and other organizations, representing about 18,000 individuals. So far this year, companies and organizations surrendered more than $5 million in dormant accounts to the society. No matter which one of the four available engines are fit into the ’15 F-150, it’s mated to a 6R80 six-speed automatic transmission with a torque converter and tuning specific to its application. A new lighter-weight transfer case is also on tap and we’re told it’s a BorgWarner unit that was jointly developed with Ram trucks. Ford says the new T-case is 8 pounds lighter compared to the unit found in the previous truck. Depending on engine choice, most trucks get the 8.8-inch rear axle (referred to as the 8.8 Heavy). This axle has increased diameter axletubes and larger diameter axleshafts. A 9.75-inch rear axle is used in some applications. Up front, we’re told the IFS is basically carryover from the ’14 F-150. The rear suspension continues to be comprised of leaf springs, and the entire suspension has been retuned. Brake disc size and calipers are also the same as the previous model. The ’15 F-150 also has a boatload of class-exclusive available features, including a remote tailgate release, power tailgate lock, stowable loading ramps, Next-Generation Tailgate Step, deployable box-side steps, BoxLink cargo bed flexibility and organization

The BCUPS says the average account holds about $250. Its single-largest unclaimed was $357,262, made in 2011. Like the Bank of Canada, the BCUPS considers an account dormant when there’s no activity for about 10 years, depending on the type of account involved. Since it was founded in 2003, the BCUPS says it has returned more than $8.8 million in assets from unclaimed accounts. Some of the unclaimed funds are transferred to the Vancouver Foundation and used for charitable purposes. Check if your name or someone from your family is there: Google search:

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While Canada has a tight relationship with the U.S., our intelligence agencies don't have the same latitude, says Christian Leuprecht, a security expert affiliated with the Royal Military College and Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. "We need to make sure we don't just throw Canadian intelligence in with American practices."

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harper says U.s. senate report has 'nothing' to do with canadian government Canadian agents may not have physically participated in CIA torture tactics, but Stephen Harper's claim that Canada played no role whatsoever misrepresents our relationship with U.S. spies, say a number of security analysts.

When asked about the damning U.s. senate report on cia torture tactics, Prime Minister stephen harper said it "has nothing to do whatsoever with the government of canada." "It gives us a good conscience" to be able to deny participation in torture, but "it doesn't take away the fact that we're as guilty as them," says Michel Juneau-Katsuya, a former senior intelligence officer with CSIS, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. As Juneau-Katsuya sees it, Canada's spy agencies have a tremendously close relationship with the CIA and probably had a pretty good idea how the intelligence was generated. Adds security expert Wesley Wark, "When Prime Minister Harper says it's an American problem with an American issue with no Canadian ramifications, that's not really accurate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or oversimplified on any number of fronts. "We tapped that intelligence. We relied on that." In December 2014, the U.S. Senate intelligence committee released a damning report on "enhanced interrogation tactics" carried

out by the Central Intelligence Agency on suspected terrorists between 2002 and 2009. The committee found not only that CIA interrogators had used "brutal" tactics, such as waterboarding, sleep deprivation and rectal feeding to obtain intelligence from suspected terrorists, but that the intelligence itself was largely unreliable. The report contained at least three references to Canadians involved in extremist activity, including a mention of "al-Qaeda operative" Abderraouf Jdey, a Canadian citizen, and an FBI interview in which another prominent suspect, Abu Zubaydah, alleges he sent a Canadian to meet with a Malaysian al-Qaeda member. A statement released by the office of Public Safety Minister Stephen Blaney said, "Our Government does not condone the use of torture, and certainly does not engage in it." It added that Canada "will continue to ensure that intelligence is reviewed and assessed by Canadian intelligence experts before it is acted upon." However, as Juneau-Katsuya points out, intelligence Canada shared with the CIA led to the torture of a number of Canadians. "That's exactly what took place with Maher Arar, that's exactly what took place with Omar Khadr, that's exactly what took place with tons of other people," says Juneau-Katsuya, who calls Harper's stance "a very hypocritical position." Harper's dismissive tone about the Senate report obscures how closely Canadian intelligence works with its American counterparts, says Juneau-Katsuya. He says that Canadian spies have a "phenomenal" relationship with the CIA. Not only do they share intelligence related to foreign threats, but CSIS has liaison officers that work in CIA headquarters, and vice versa. Given their close working relationship, did Canadian intelligence agents witness any of the CIA's torture tactics? "It would be speculation on my part," says Juneau-Katsuya, "but I think it's very likely." He adds that "some Canadian agents might have had the wise reflex not to be there and simply say, 'I wasn't present.'" But the bottom line is the Canadian government "cannot deny the fact that we were aware of the practices."

new assembly of first nations chief Perry Bellegarde: 'canada is indian land' WINNIPEG - The new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning it will no longer be business as usual when it comes to development on First Nations land. In a fiery speech to assembly delegates in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Saskatchewan's Perry Bellegarde singled out pipelines and energy development as one of the frontlines in his battle to put First Nations on equal footing with the rest of Canada. "To the people across this great land, I say to you, that the values of fairness and tolerance which Canada exports to the world, are a lie when it comes to our people," Bellegarde said. "Canada will no longer develop pipelines, no longer develop transmission lines, or any infrastructure, on our lands as business as usual. "That is not on."

He pledged opposition to any project that deprives First Nations a share of the profits. "We will no longer accept poverty and hopelessness while resource companies and governments grow fat off our lands and territories and resources," he said. "If our lands and resources are to be developed, it will be done only with our fair share of the royalties, with our ownership of the resources and jobs for our people. It will be done on our terms and our timeline." His final remarks drew one of the loudest responses from the crowd.

page 7 "Canada is Indian land," he said. "This is my truth and this is the truth of our peoples." Bellegarde took 63 per cent of the 464 first-ballot votes cast, more than the 60 per cent required for victory. Ghislain Picard, the assembly's interim leader, finished second. Leon Jourdain, chief of the Lac La Croix First Nation in Ontario, finished third. Bellegarde, who was chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, ran a campaign that focused on a pledge to restore pride among First Nations and focus on self-determination. He told reporters the assembly under his leadership will "be respectful, it's going to be responsive and it's going to be relevant to First Nations people." "As indigenous people, we have the inherent right to self-determination," Bellegarde said. "That means the ability to say 'yes' to development or 'no' to development."

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt issued a statement congratulating Bellegarde. Valcourt said the federal government believes aboriginal people "should have the same quality of life, the same opportunities and the same choices as all other Canadians." He listed some of the "concrete action" the government has taken on shared priorities, including a controversial transparency law which requires chiefs to post their salaries and their band's financial information online. The government is taking six First Nations to court to force them to comply and is withholding "non-essential funding" from almost 50 others that failed to meet the deadline for disclosure. That law is just one of the challenges testing the assembly's relations with Ottawa, Bellegarde said. "It's a flawed piece of legislation," he said. "It's got to be challenged." Bellegarde said he is open to meeting and working with the federal government because it's the only way to change the status quo. Jourdain used his concession speech to bitterly voice the frustration of some who feel any leader who meets with Prime Minister Stephen Harper is "a sellout." "That road has led us nowhere," Jourdain said. "Today, the prime minister is celebrating ... This will come and haunt us all." The AFN's top job came open earlier this year when former national chief Shawn Atleo resigned due to fallout from his support of a controversial federal act to reform First Nations education. Bellegarde will have an extra six months added to his three-year

term as the organization restructures amid questions about its relevance. Many argue the assembly should wean itself off federal funding, while others have argued it doesn't reflect the views and concerns of grassroots people. Grand Chief Derek Nepinak, head of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, has been an outspoken critic of the organization and formed an alternative group called the Treaty Alliance. Nepinak, who shared the stage with Bellegarde when he took his oath of office, said he's cautiously optimistic about the new national chief. "Anybody who tries to stand in the way of the Treaty Alliance, whether it be regionally or nationally, would be making a mistake," Nepinak said. "I hope that doesn't happen." Ken Coates, senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, followed the election campaign. He said opinion among First Nations is split between those who want to negotiate more rights for aboriginals and those who say treaties don't need to be rewritten, but properly enforced. Bellegarde represents the latter, he said. "He's more outspoken," Coates said. "He's more likely to say dramatic things." Bellegarde has a difficult job ahead, he said. For the first year at least, the national chief will have to focus on reshaping and redefining the organization, Coates said. The political landscape for aboriginal rights has changed so quickly the assembly has to catch up. The Idle No More movement that saw nationwide protests was as much a rejection of aboriginal leadership as it was of the federal government, he suggested. "The status quo is not acceptable. It's obvious people want to go in a different direction."

irene Joseph's takedown by smithers rcMP A 61-year-old Smithers Wet'suwet'en elder is filing a formal complaint claiming police used excessive force when an officer shoved her to the ground for refusing to answer questions about an alleged theft. Jospeh said she visited a store last weekend where she talked to someone inside. Outside she said she was met by an RCMP officer who said he was investigating an alleged theft. She said the police officer wanted to know her name and the name of the person to whom she had been talking. "I forgot her name," she said. "And then he was asking me for my name. And I said, 'I'm not going to give it to you. Why should I give it to you? What did I do wrong?'" Joseph said she became upset and confused about why she was being questioned and tried to get away. She said she was knocked down while trying to reach for her walker. "And he was just on my back," she said. "He had his leg on my back and he had the other leg in my side where he was trying to reach my arm." Joseph said the officer eventually got her ID. "He went into my bag, himself," she said, "and got my ID, wallet

and cell phone, took out of my purse and got all of my ID off of that." Smithers RCMP confirm an incident did take place and told news reporters they were called to the scene of a theft in progress. "Police detained an individual who did not comply with verbal direction," said police in a statement. "The police officer restrained the person when they resisted and called for a second officer."

The incident, captured in a photograph that appeared in the smithers interior news, shows Joseph's walker to the right.? B.C. Civil Liberties Association Policy Director Micheal Vonn said as far as she can tell, there was no legal basis for an arrest. "As far as we know there was no compulsion for her to remain," she said. "She herself was not under arrest. The statement by the RCMP seems to indicate an attempt to resist a kind of arrest. We cannot understand the legal basis for the arrest in the first place." RCMP said no criminal charges have been laid, but its investigation is ongoing. Over the top abusive policing reflects on training and attitude. If this elder was guilty where would she go that the officer would not find her? This is another issue of "because we can" The R.C.M.P. need to realize that they are flushing their credibility and our respect of law enforcement officers down the drain.We are left with contemplating the difference between "to serve and protect and to pursue and prosecute"

changing your name after divorce? not so easy to get a new passport Pity the Canadian divorcee. Reverting back to their post-marriage name just got a little more complicated, with new rules governing how citizens change the names on their passport. According to Passport Canada, the new criteria implements stricter guidelines on what identification can be used. And notably, those applying for a passport under a continued on page 8

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The price of a litre of gas in Ottawa has fallen from a high of $1.40 this summer to as low as 93.9 cents this week, with a further two-cent drop predicted for Friday. Further afield — and it seems hard to believe — gas was priced at 79.9 on Cornwall Island one day this week. Prices have not been this low since the summer of 2010. (If you account for inflation, an 80-cent litre means gas is almost the same price as in 1979, when it went metric, while the cost-per-mile driven is actually lower today.)

new name can expect more hassle. Specifically, where they once may have requested a new passport using documents showing their new name, they will now be required to provide evidence of, and a reason for, the name change. These documents include a marriage certificate, a court order or a “resumption of surname certificate.” So if there are any women out there who have changed their name after marriage, or are changing their name back after a divorce, you could have problems at the passport office. Or heaven forbid a man change his name after marriage; the entire bureaucratic system is likely to implode completely.

The Ontario courts should learn shelter is a Basic need On December 1st 2014, the Ontario Court of Appeal failed Canadians who are homeless or living in substandard conditions. By ruling that the Government of Canada has no obligation to provide "affordable, adequate, and accessible housing" to its citizens, the Court sanctioned the government's abdication of responsibility for housing and dealt a significant blow to vulnerable Canadians. In her dissent, Justice Kathryn N. Feldman recognized that the case was brought forward on behalf of "a large, marginalized, vulnerable and disadvantaged group" and that it raised "issues that are basic to their life and well-being." A safe and secure home is a basic human need that is denied to tens of thousands of Canadians every year. In its decision, the Court followed the letter, rather than the spirit, of the law. Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees Canadians "security of the person," but the Court chose not to

Through this case, the appellants hoped to compel the federal government to take action after decades of policy neglect. An affordable home is a necessary first step to tackling poverty, but the silence of governments has helped ensnare Canadians in poverty. The province's new Poverty Reduction Strategy recognizes the importance of housing and is a positive first step to help children, families and seniors to achieve their full potential. Much more work, however, is needed. As Canadians, we have come to accept that the private sector will prioritize customers and elected officials will prioritize their voter base. We depended on the courts to help protect our communities' most vulnerable people -- in light of this decision, where shall they turn?

savings at the gas pump are bad news for the economy in the long term interpret a home as prerequisite for security. There are several federal programs, such as the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors, which recognize that some vulnerable Canadians need help meeting their basic needs. There is no Charter-protected right to income, but we do not object to ensuring their security and an adequate standard of living based on the fact that it is not explicitly enshrined. Why, then, is it acceptable to deny Canadians of all ages the right to a suitable and affordable home?

Gas pump savings could prove costly Far-away, fair-minded sheiks would set the price, some guy in a greasy hat filled the tank and, for 20 bucks, you drove forever. Now the price of gas, a red-light flag updated daily for commuters, is viewed like a weather vane in a global windstorm nobody quite understands, between bombs and wars and cracking the earth’s crust. Only an economist or oil analyst could view cheap gas as a problem. But so say the liner notes in this comedy of commodities.

Nor does it seem like a blip. U.S. forecasters are predicting gas will hit $2.60 a gallon, on average, south of the border in 2015, a full 25 per cent cheaper than 2014 prices. (The equivalent, in litres and Canadian currency, would be under 70 cents.) “There’s room to go lower and those prices will go lower,” says Dan McTeague, a former MP who is a senior analyst at GasBuddy.com, which tracks retail prices all over North America. continued on page 14

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Workers from Poland, Lithuania, Romania and seven other eastern European nations contributed more to Danish welfare between 2009 and 2011 than they received in benefits from the state, a study from the Finance Ministry revealed.

eastern europeans are in Denmark to work and not to exploit social beneďŹ ts The figures show that eastern Europeans are in Denmark to work and not to exploit Danish social benefits like the SU student grant or unemployment benefits, according to Bo Sandemann Rasmussen, a professor in economics at Aarhus University. "On the whole, even if some people travel here only to get social benefits, the state gains from employing eastern European workers," Rasmussen told Information newspaper. In 2009, the state paid 0.6 billion kroner on benefits like SU, unemployment benefits (dagpenge) and pensions to eastern Europeans from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria with permanent residency in Denmark, but received 1.7 billion kroner in income taxes from the same group. Likewise, in 2011 the state received 2.2 billion kroner from eastern Europeans and spent 0.9 billion on them.

enon really exists," she told Information. "But there seems to be nothing to back up that theory when it comes to EU citizens from eastern Europe, who have been the focal point of these discussions." Martinsen noted that the study covers the years 2009 to 2011 when the national economy was affected by a financial crisis. "In those years you could suspect that the eastern European workers would take more in social benefits and not contribute as much through income taxes," she said. "But now we see that they still contribute to the national welfare." Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, the EU spokesperson for opposition party Venstre, said that welfare tourism may not be threatening the national economy but that the discussion is not as much about economics as it is about fairness. "It's not a problem when people who live, work, and pay taxes in Denmark get access to the same benefits as Danish workers as long as they do live, work and pay taxes here," he told Information. "But there's a problem if it's possible to travel to Denmark and from the first day demand social benefits like child support, SU or unemployment benefits. Then we risk attracting the wrong people." The most problems we encounter are with some people from Arab Countries and Asia.

an expensive toy "You still cannot be sure that your blood alcohol level (BAC) is below 0.5 per thousand," Knud Reinholdt, an officer with the traffic division of the South Jutland Police, told DR. "They are literally just a toy." Web outlets like med24.dk and testdig.dk report selling up to three times as many breathalysers during the months leading up to Christmas, but Reinholdt cautioned drivers that the results would not stand up in court. "We will take you in for a blood test if our breathalyser shows a BAC of more than 0.5 per thousand, even if your own meter shows less," said Reinholt. "It might be better to spend your money on a taxi."

Tons of Trash in the World's Oceans Nearly 270,000 tons of plastic are floating in the world's oceans, according to a new study.

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Welfare tourism may be a myth The study follows last month's news that, despite oft-repeated concerns, eastern Europeans have not brought down wages for manual workers. These developments cast new light on the political debate concerning so-called 'welfare tourism', according to Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen, a professor of European politics at the University of Copenhagen. "We have previously discussed if the welfare tourism phenom-

sleek, modern and pretty much useless, cops say Copenhagen, Denmark - Sales of breathalysers go through the roof during the festive season as party-goers try to make sure that extra beer or shot is not going to earn them a ticket and fine. However, police say sitting in the driver's seat and breathing into a privately-purchased breathalyser before you drive home is as big a waste of time as buying the device in the first place.

That's divided into at least 5.25 trillion plastic pieces, researchers wrote. Or, enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks. "Plastics of all sizes were found in all ocean regions," said the continued on page 24

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Usa no, illinois didn’t ban recordings of cops — but they did get more power to eavesdrop on you Lawmakers passed a bill that clarifies the recording of private conversations in Illinois, but the measure does not ban recordings of interactions with on-duty police officers. The Illinois Supreme Court struck down a previous law in March 2014 that legally barred the recording of conversations without the consent of all parties – which essentially prohibited recordings of police encounters without the officer’s permission. The new legislation, which was sponsored by Democratic Sen. Kwame Raoul and Elaine Nekritz, is intended to protect against

accumulating evidence of Ongoing Wireless Technology health hazards Wireless phones emit radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) when in use. In May 2011, after the consideration of laboratory studies, studies of long-term use of wireless phones, and data on the incidence of brain tumors, the World Health Organization (WHO) determined RF-EMFs to be a “possible” human carcinogen. Other studies have shown an association between long-term mobile and cordless phone use with glioma and acoustic neuroma. In October 2013, Powerwatch, a United Kingdom–based watchdog focused on the health risks posed by electromagnetic fields, reported that two new research articles provide further evidence of mobile phone use as a cause of increased brain tumors. The first paper showed that RF-EMF exposure from mobile (and cordless) phones should be regarded as a class 1 human carcinogen (cancer-causing agent), as defined by the WHO’s cancer research arm. The studies’ authors concluded that current exposure guidelines are in urgent need of revision. (See Lennart Hardell and Michael Carlberg, “Using the Hill Viewpoints from 1965 for Evaluating Strengths of Evidence of the Risk for Brain Tumors Associated with Use of Mobile and Cordless Phones,” Rev. Environmental Health 28, no. 3 [November 2013]: 97–106.) The second study aimed to assess the relationship between “especially long-term (>10 years) use of wireless phones” and the development of malignant brain tumors. According to the authors, this study “confirmed previous results” of the association between mobile phone use and malignant brain tumors, and supported the hypothesis that RF-EMFs “play a role both in the initiation and promotion stages of carcinogenesis”—in other words, the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells. Mobile phones are not the only wireless technology that

clandestine recordings of conversations without violating others’ rights to free expression. Nekritz said the bill restores Illinois, one of about a dozen states that require “two-party consent” to record conversations, to a standard requiring participants in private conversations to consent to such recordings. The American Civil Liberties Union praised some elements of the legislation, saying it protected private conversations while allowing for the recordings of police officers while on duty. Some media outlets have passed along an erroneous report by the pro-business Illinois Policy Institute that claims the measure would prohibit such recordings. The measure has attracted criticism from liberals, who warn that the bill expands police authority to eavesdrop on conversations, and from conservatives who wanted more clarification on the use of police body cameras.

The ACLU objected to a provision that allows police to secretly record conversations for 24 hours, with permission from the state’s attorney, during investigations of serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, and some types of sexual assault. “We know of no evidence that the prior version of the statute, which required police to seek judicial approval, was any impediment to law enforcement in these instances,” the ACLU in a statement. “We are concerned about the expanded number of cases where no judicial officer will provide a check on police.” Nekritz admitted the expansion of eligible crimes under the statute was a trade-off for pother protections of private conversations. Prosecutors said they were not completely satisfied with the measure, which the ACLU opposes based on the eavesdropping amendment, saying they would prefer Illinois adopt the “one-party consent” used under federal law and in 38 state

poses health threats. As James F. Tracy reported, the US has seen a virtual media blackout on the radiation dangers of smart meters. In January 2014, Tracy reported that the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer stated that “radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields are possibly carcinogenic to humans based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless cell phone use.” Smart meters are a central element in the creation of a “smart grid” that President Obama has made a priority. In his article, Tracy wrote that the media blackout is likely intended to keep the public unaware of not only the health dangers associated with smart meters, but also potentially hidden agendas, including the meters’ potential for “social control” through “energy rationing and surveillance.” A “more immediate” motivation, he wrote, is “simply profit and continued media monopoly control of public opinion and discourse.” Tracy reported on a content analysis of US newspapers between May 31, 2011, the date that the WHO declared RF a class 2B carcinogen, and June 2014. Of the 839 articles on the topic published in that time, less than 10 percent (eighty-two articles) mention both “smart meters” and “carcinogen” or “carcinogenic” in the same report. Of these, sixty-five articles appeared in Canadian, Australian, or UK papers. Meanwhile, corporate news coverage in the US reassured the public that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had found smart meters to be within its safety standards, that they impose no danger to one’s health, and that they are “environmental friendly”. “With potential continued revenue growth,” Tracy concluded, the telecommunications industry shows little interest in “raising questions and relaying information that can safeguard public health and allow citizens to ask intelligent questions concerning the health of themselves and their loved ones.”

More than 150 police brutality protesters arrested after shutting down california highway More than 150 protesters were arrested in California overnight after shutting down a major freeway in another outbreak of nationwide demonstrations against police use of deadly force on minorities. Across the other side of the country late on Monday, basketball stars in New York including Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James joined the protests by wearing shirts emblazoned with “I can’t breathe” — the last words of Eric Garner, a black man who died after a police chokehold.

page 13 Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where Prince William and his wife, Kate, watched the Cavaliers face the Brooklyn Nets. Large crowds have demonstrated daily in several U.S. cities since a grand jury decided last week not to bring criminal charges against a white police officer over the death of Garner, an unarmed father of six, in July.

expressing concern about the grand jury’s decision not to charge an officer in Garner’s death while not alienating the police. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, whose office is investigating the Garner case, announced changes to federal law enforcement guidelines intended to set an example for local police, according to a Justice Department official. In Cleveland, Samaria Rice, the mother of a 12-year-old African-American boy shot dead by police in November, told reporters she was seeking a conviction. Her son, Tamir Rice, was shot near a recreation center while carrying a pellet gun that was a replica of a real gun. The boy’s family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the two officers involved, one who shot Rice on Nov. 22 and one who was driving the police car. “Tamir was a bright child, he had a promising future and he was very talented in all sports: soccer, basketball, football,” Rice said. “He was my baby.”

a police oﬃcer aims his weapon towards protesters during a march against the new york city grand jury decision to not indict in the death of eric Garner in Berkeley, california December 8, 2014 The death of Garner and the police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri in August, have highlighted strained relations between police and black Americans and rekindled a national debate over race relations. Several hundred people stormed onto Interstate 80 in the college town of Berkeley near San Francisco on Monday night snarling traffic in both directions. Protesters threw rocks and other objects at officers, California Highway Patrol spokesman Daniel Hill said. More than 150 people were arrested, mostly for resisting or obstructing an officer, he added. Earlier, dozens of protesters stopped an Amtrak train in the town by lying on the tracks or sitting on a sofa placed across the line. Outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a group of about 300 protesters blocked streets and chanted, “I can’t breathe,” in memory of Garner, and “Hands up, don’t shoot,” a reference to Brown’s death. In downtown Phoenix, about 200 protesters marched to police headquarters over the killing of another unarmed black man by a white officer in what authorities described as a struggle. Protesters demanded that police release the name of the officer involved in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon, a man police suspected of selling drugs.

review of police killings New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday said he was seeking the power to investigate all police killings of unarmed civilians in the state. It remained unclear whether New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would grant Schneiderman such powers. Like the Democratic mayor of New York, Cuomo has tried to walk a fine line —

Grand Jury Decides not To charge Two White Oﬃcers Who slammed Black Woman’s head into counter Over Unpaid Parking Ticket

More than a year ago, Keyarika Diggles was arrested by Jasper County Police Officers Ricky Grissom and Officer Ryan Cunningham for an unpaid parking ticket for $150. While in police custody, Diggles was given the opportunity to call her mother, whom she tried to secure the money necessary to handle her fine, but when her phone call took a little longer than Officer Grissom liked, she claimed that he cut off the call and berated her. As she told KBMT last year: “He said, I’ve been waiting here all this time when I could have been out patrolling, waiting on you. This is stupid. He just went to cussing. And then I was like, ‘Well, you don’t have to yell at me.”

Video from the station shows Grissom forcing Diggles up against a wall at one point. When she pushes at Officer Grissom after he pushes her, Officer Cunningham is then seen grabbing Diggles by the hair, and slamming her face against a countertop. Once she is pulled down to the ground, Diggles is handcuffed and then dragged into a detox cell, where she claims she was strip searched and was provided with no medical assistance for hours.

The force with which they dealt with the woman caused her to break a tooth, have some of her hair pulled out, and damage to her braces, according to her attorney. All this over a traffic ticket she was reportedly trying to pay down in monthly installments. After the incident occurred, Officers Grissom and Cunningham lost their jobs after a city council vote; a charge of resisting arrest was dropped against Diggles; the female officer who conducted a strip search against Diggles was also fired, and according to the Daily Mail, Diggles settled a civil lawsuit against the city of Jasper and the two officers in December of 2013 for $75,000.

But what about charges? Well, according to Houston’s FOX affiliate, 18 months after the incident happened, a Grand Jury out of Jasper County finally made a decision, and chose not to indict the officers for their attack on Diggles, quietly done just a few days before Officer Darren Wilson was let off the hook for killing Mike Brown. Diggles’ attorney was livid about the decision, telling reporters, “I’m wondering what investigation was done because the video speaks for itself.”

sound familiar? He also told the FOX affiliate that the decision makes clear that officers are protected and women and minorities are always at fault for their own abuse by police–according to the law: “I think it sends a terrible message to the public. It sends a terrible message to minorities and women that the law doesn’t seem to apply equally to civilians as it does to police officers.”

number of Us Prison inmates serving life sentences hits new record A report released by the Sentencing Project, a Washington DC– based nonprofit criminal justice advocacy group, revealed that the number of prisoners serving life sentences in the US state and federal prisons reached a new record of close to 160,000 in 2012. Of these, 49,000 are serving life without possibility of parole, an increase of 22.2 percent since 2008. The study’s findings place in striking context the figures promoted by the federal government, which indicate a reduction in the overall number of prisoners in federal and state facilities, from 1.62 million to 1.57 million between 2009 and 2012. Ashley Nellis, senior research analyst with the Sentencing Project, argued that the rise in prisoners serving life sentences has to do with political posturing over “tough on crime” measures.

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page 14 continued from page 8 “It’s literally a week-to-week situation. Traders have not found a floor yet. They’ve not found a comfortable level that reflects those fundamentals globally and domestically.” He predicted a two-cent drop to go into effect late this week and said a 91-cent litre would not surprise him. (The average prices on GasBuddy on Thursday afternoon had Ottawa at 100.7, Ontario at 103.6 and Canada at 104.9, though Ottawa gas under $1 was not hard to find.) The world’s energy markets are no simple thing, but the easiest way to understand current conditions, says McTeague, is to remember Economics 101: supply and demand. He says there is a “good oldfashioned donnybrook” going on among oil producers — the Arabian Peninsula, the U.S., Alberta, Newfoundland, Venezuela, the list goes on — only aided by new ways of extracting oil, like fracking, in which

some $120 billion, almost twice the level of eight years ago. So, let’s recap. House values dropping, car loans soaring, nest egg sagging, but gasoline cheaper, saving two-bits a litre in this three-penny opera. And they call economics the inexact science. It’s all so weird.

government austerity -- to produce electoral prosperity for his ruling party, a weakening economy, especially in Ontario, would ensure he loses his majority in the planned October 19, 2015 federal election. Outside intervention in the form of falling oil prices could give the economy the boost it needs to avoid a recession induced by government austerity. Of course there is a downside as well. Lower oil prices increase production of greenhouse gases and reduce investment in green alternatives to fossil fuels. The price of oil matters because it is a big price: when it goes down, so do prices across the board; simply because energy costs are a big part of all prices. And the oil price is linked to another big price: the foreign exchange rate. When the price of oil goes down so does the value of the Canadian dollar against the American dollar. Foreign exchange traders have cued on lower than expected oil prices to drive the Canadian dollar down below 90 cents. Since oil prices (and those for many exports) are set in U.S. dol-

What happens when oil prices go down instead of up many countries are, in effect, finding gold under the nation’s bed. The Americans, in particular, have increased oil production an estimated 80 per cent in the past six years at a time when some of the world’s big economies (China, Russia) are slowing down. “Four years ago, I never thought we’d see a $1 a litre gas, certainly not in my lifetime,” McTeague says. The consequences are many, good and bad. Already, Ottawa police report they will save about $55,000 a month with gas at about a buck a litre. With consumption of 230,000 litres a month, even a penny drop in the budgeted price of $1.28 adds up. For other city fleets, meanwhile, it isn’t as easy to calculate the savings as gasoline is purchased in previously-set bulk prices. Consumers, of course, are benefiting immediately, probably saving $10 to $15 on a fill-up from three or four months ago. While that money is probably poured into the economy elsewhere, there are serious jitters in Canada’s oilpatch, he said. And that, of course, can have a stagnating effect on the overall economy. In other words, you might have an extra $20 in your jeans but no job in the morning, or be staring at an investment portfolio hammered by lower stock values in the energy and financial sectors. Seriously, how do you win? “What this does mean is hard times ahead for the Canadian economy,” says McTeague. “I guess the best expression is ‘brace for impact’.” He expects the impact of stalled investments in Canada’s oil business to start showing up in the second quarter of 2015. Other economic signs look gloomy. The TSX has taken a battering this week and the Bank of Canada has estimated the country’s housing market is overvalued by as much as 30 per cent. The central bank also warned that consumer debt for automobiles has spiked to

Luck plays a part in any political career. Napoleon famously asked of a general recommended to him for his military prowess: "so he is good -- but is he lucky?" A barrel of oil that was selling in the US$110 range last summer, now sells for less than US$70. That was not the future Stephen Harper and his ruling Conservatives expected when the party leader touted Canada as an energy superpower, based on massive petroleum reserves -- the world's third largest after Saudi Arabia and

Venezuela -- locked away in the bitumen sands of Alberta. But there is good news for the Conservatives in the bad news. Lower gasoline and heating oil prices will put money into the pockets of strapped Canadian workers, helping to drive up consumption and employment. Lower oil prices are good luck for Stephen Harper because increases in domestic consumption from windfall gains for consumers will partially compensate for the wrong-headed cuts in government spending made by his government -- without ever replacing the valuable services lost, say to veterans, or to women's organizations. While Harper has been counting on new tax cuts -- funded by

lars, when the Canadian dollar falls by 10 per cent, exporters get a foreign exchange dividend of 10 per cent (represented by the 10 cents more per Canadian dollar one U.S. dollar will buy). A lower Canadian dollar makes purchasing in Canada more attractive: cross-border shopping becomes more an American than a Canadian pastime. Indeed, the Harper Conservatives can hope that the fall in gasoline and other prices will drive up American consumption, and translate into increased U.S. sales for Canadian producers, reversing a decade-long slump in Canadian exports. God-given Alberta bitumen deposits ended up fuelling foreign corporate control of Alberta resources. With the price of oil below US$70 a barrel, and possibly headed as low as US$45, exploiting the bitumen sands become less profitable. While some companies need an oil price of US$65 in order to break even, at that price, giant Canadian Oil Sands Ltd will be losing money.. The bad news for the Harper Conservatives is that the $169 billion in bitumen sands investment from 2001 to 2012 is now in jeopardy. A slumping Alberta economy would hurt the overall performance of the Canadian economy, just as a strong Alberta economy has disguised regional weaknesses. Spending in the Alberta sands has accounted for a big percentage of all energy and mining spending in Canada in the first decade of this century. By 2011 energy and mining investment equalled all other

page 15 Canadian business investment. Because of low oil prices and weakened commodity prices generally, resource exploitation, the motor of economic growth for the Conservatives, is slowing down. The Alberta government was forecasting new investments in bitumen to total over $200 billion in the period from 2013 to 2022, but at current price levels that will never happen, and keeping existing operations going will be a challenge. Royalties paid to the Alberta government are on a sliding scale. On mega projects companies pay a paltry one per cent when oil is priced at $55 a barrel, and a bit better nine per cent when oil is at $125 a barrel. In short, if it can be sold, the people of Alberta will be giving away the bitumen. Already Alberta crude oil prices are below world levels because of the difficulty of getting production to markets. And the various pipeline proposals to remedy the situation all face serious regulatory difficulties and solid opposition on environmental grounds. Even if somehow they can be made acceptable, Keystone XL, Kinder Morgan, Northern Gateway and Energy East need strong oil prices to make profits. The Harper government can hope that slumping oil prices will boost the Canadian economy and make them look good temporarily. The timing is right for the 2015 election if they should be so lucky. The energy superpower strategy does not look so smart.

have you heard the following words of advice? Don’t waste your money on rent... But just because they’re popular doesn’t mean they’re always right.

Better advice: Don’t waste your money. Period. But how do I know when I’m wasting my money? Simple, darling - do the math. Pull out the old calculator and get to crunching. Consider the current state of the housing market, the rate at which its growing compared to inflation, the interest you’ll be paying (and could be paying if rates rise), all additional expenses you’ll be responsible for - such as maintenance, property taxes, and professional fees - and how long you plan on staying. Though real estate can be a good investment, it’s not always a

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The real threat iran poses to the West By Scott Vrooman A newly released security report concluded that when Canada closed its Iranian embassy, back in 2012, there was no direct threat to embassy staff. The biggest threat was a possible earthquake. Although to be fair, that report didn't include imaginary threats, like Islamic ghost witches or WMDs: witches of mass destruction. You might remember that Iran was included in the "axis of evil" in 2001. The axis of evil. Not an Avengers sequel, an actual phrase presented to adults to help them better understand the world. But when reporting on Iran, most of the media ignores certain history. In 1951 the Iranian people made the mistake of voting for someone who wanted to nationalize their oil industry, and in response the U.S. installed a torturing dictator, the Shah. The New York Times said this about it at the time: "underdeveloped countries with rich resources now have an object lesson in the heavy cost that must be paid by one of their number which goes berserk with fanatical nationalism." But Iranians forgot that object lesson and overthrew the Shah in 1979. So the U.S. backed Saddam Hussein in his attack on Iran which killed hundreds of thousands of people. Given how threatened Canada recently felt by a couple of lone killers, you can imagine how we might react to these slightly bigger acts of aggression. Our newspapers would use exclusively all caps. The National would change its title to a series of exclamation marks. Canada supposedly closed our embassy because Iran was a clear and present danger, but the clear and present danger is to Iran, not from it. It's been continuously threatened with attack by the U.S. and Israel, which both have nuclear weapons. Blaming the situation on Iran is basically the geopolitical version of "What are you hitting yourself for?" Iran might be a threat to its own people, probably not as much as our allies like Saudi Arabia. But the only threat it poses to the west is the threat of not being under its control. Source: The Toronto Star

supreme court to rule on privacy rights for cellphone users arrested by police OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada delivers a precedent-setting ruling that's expected to dictate how much warrantless access police can have to a person's cellphone. The case centres on a 2009 armed robbery at a Toronto jewelry kiosk that saw police seize

and search the cellphone of Kevin Fearon. Police were responding to a call about the robbery when they arrested Fearon. Upon perusing his unlocked cellphone, they found photos of cash and a gun, as well as a text message mentioning jewelry. A judge convicted Fearon after rejecting his lawyer's argument that his Charter right to unlawful search and seizure had been breached because police didn't immediately get a search warrant to look at his phone. The Ontario Court of Appeal agreed, ruling it was acceptable for police to take a cursory look through the phone if they thought it contained relevant evidence to a crime. The court ruled that if the phone had been password-protected or locked, it would not have been appropriate to look at its contents without a search warrant. It will be the first time the Supreme Court has ruled on cellphone privacy. The high court will be attempting to bring some clarity and consistency to an issue that has been addressed by a series of previous lower court rulings dealing with what police can do without a warrant with a cellphone after an arrest. Those rulings have found: — The police are allowed to search your phone. — Cursory searches are permissible. — Police are not allowed to dump all the data from a phone to an external drive. — Police can search the phone because of "exigent circumstances" — an imminent threat or danger that overrides privacy.

page 16 continued from page 3 guages are spoken by people from 150 different countries. Close to 250 ethnocultural organizations contribute to the diversity and vibrancy of the province’s communities.

which we see the driver huddled down, chin on the steering wheel, desperately trying to navigate his or her course, and sometimes, more than we’d care to admit, it’s us behind that wheel.

Each year, approximately 4,500 newcomers are sworn in as Canadian citizens in Manitoba.

Manitoba government bans minors from tanning salons in bill before legislature WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is following the lead of other provinces in banning children from commercial tanning beds. A bill now before the legislature would also forbid tanning salons from advertising to children.

If you haven’t been given enough reasons to take the few minutes required to clear your vehicle of snow and ice before pulling out of your parking spot, here are a few you might not have considered.

it’s illegal. Police services have quite a few tools in their fine-books to address snow-covered and frosted-glass vehicles. They range from verbal or written warnings to major fines and even demerit points. And yes they’ll still make you clear your vehicle off before allowing you to proceed down the road. While police services don’t generally advertise snow-covered vehicle enforcement blitzes (as they do for impaired or aggressive driving), they are all on the lookout this season for offenders and if you can’t see their flashing lights through your snow-covered windows, at least you’ll hear the siren.

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Putting yourself and others in a lot of danger by not clearing your car of snow and ice What’s the condition behind the almost universal attraction for drivers to watch snow blow off their cars and trucks as they head out on winter roads? Is it something akin to a child’s fondness for splashing in mud puddles or sticking their tongues to frozen metal gate posts? Is it laziness or from being rushed? No matter what the reason, we’ve all seen vehicles on the road covered in snow with barely a porthole-sized section of unfrosted glass through

What other time of year would anyone ever considerate it safe to operate a vehicle on a public road when better than half of the windshield, door glass, or rear window is opaque? Ice- and snowcovered roads provide enough of a risk to safe driving, so why compound that risk by operating your auto without clear vision forward, to the sides or rear? Then there’s the danger to other drivers and pedestrians. Snow blowing off your vehicle reduces visibility for other drivers but it doesn’t end there. Ice can also form on vehicle surfaces and when the interior warms up; the bond between the ice and the roof panel weakens and with little warning large sheets of ice can be blown off the roof onto following vehicles. While we might think there’s little risk of these ice sheets causing any damage, many windshields are shattered every winter due to this carelessness. And of course if a driver swerves to avoid a large sheet of ice heading toward his or her car, there’s the risk of colliding with another vehicle.

it can be expensive. Every winter, drivers are faced with repair bills caused by not clearing snow and ice off their autos. When heavy snow and slush slides forward down the windshield during braking, it can mangle wiper blades, arms, and damage the linkage and motor. The same can happen to the rear wiper. Wiper systems can also be damaged when snow isn’t cleared away from the bottom of the windshield. A pile up here can prevent the wipers from completing their sweep-

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continued from page 13 “Unfortunately, lifers are typically excluded from most sentencing reform conversations because there’s this sense that it’s not going to sell, politically or with the public,” Nellis said. “Legislators are saying, ‘We have to throw somebody under the bus.’” California is the leader in lifers, with one-quarter of the country’s life-sentenced population (40,362), followed by Florida (12,549) and New York (10,245), Texas (9,031), Georgia (7,938), Ohio (6,075), Michigan (5,137), Pennsylvania (5,104), and Louisiana (4,657). There are currently 3,281 prisoners in the US serving a life sentence—with no chance of parole—for minor, nonviolent crimes, according to a November 2013 report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Louisiana, one of nine states where inmates currently serve life sentences for nonviolent crimes, has the nation’s strictest three-strike law, which states that after three offenses the guilty person is imprisoned for life without parole.

sault, robbery, and burglary. The Oakland Unified School District has also successfully incorporated restorative justice practices as an alternative to expelling and suspending youth which, according to Curtis, “impact Black and Brown youth disproportionately much more than white youth.” Variations of restorative justice programs currently operate in Baltimore, Minneapolis, New York, Chicago and New Orleans, among other cities, and at least one study has shown such programs have been effective in reducing recidivism. Nevertheless, few are aware of restorative justice as a real alternative to mass incarceration and this positive development deserves more news coverage.

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letters from lawyers asking the bank to stop, but the robocalls sometimes up to five a day - continued. 'They treated us very badly,' Nelson told WTSP. 'No two ways about it.' 'We would be out at dinner and they would ring my mother's cellphone,' son Jason Coniglio told the Tampa Bay Times, 'then they would call my dad's cellphone and then when we got back to the house, there would be another message on the answering machine.' At their wits ends, the couple sued under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act. 'Once a debt collector is told to stop calling, whether it be in writing or verbally, it doesn't make a difference,' said David Mitchell, one of the family's attorneys. Bank of America, which lost the case because it missed the deadline to oppose the lawsuit, maintains that the calls were to help the Coniglios avoid foreclosure

over harassment after receiving more than 700 robocalls over 4 years Nelson and Joyce Coniglio, of Tampa, Florida, were subjected to hundreds of loan collection calls over a four year period. At their wits ends, the couple sued Bank of America in July and won.

As Ed Pilkington reported in the Guardian, the ACLU study documented “thousands of lives ruined and families destroyed” by this practice. Among those is Timothy Jackson, now fifty-three, who in 1996 was caught stealing a jacket from a New Orleans department store. “It has been very hard for me,” Jackson wrote the ACLU. “I know that for my crime I had to do some time, but a life sentence for a jacket valued at $159.” The ACLU study reported that keeping these prisoners locked up for life costs taxpayers around $1.8 billion annually. The study stated that the US is “virtually alone in its willingness to sentence non-violent offenders to die behind bars.” Life without parole for nonviolent sentences has been ruled a violation of human rights by the European Court of Human Rights. With 2.3 million people imprisoned in the US today, Felicia Gustin of War Times has asked, is locking people away the answer to creating safer communities? She reported on the work of the Restorative Community Conferencing Program, based in Oakland, California. According to the program’s coordinator, Denise Curtis, “restorative justice is a different approach to crime. . . . Our current justice system asks: What law was broken? Who broke it? and How should they be punished? Restorative justice asks: Who has been harmed? What needs have arisen because of the harm? and Whose responsibility is it to make things as right as they can?” As Gustin reported, the program works with youth cases referred by the district attorney. Some involve felonies such as as-

A married couple has been awarded over $1 million in compensation after successfully bringing a harassment complaint against Bank of America for being subjected to hundreds of loan collection calls over a four year period. Nelson and Joyce Coniglio, of Tampa, Florida, received more than 700 automated calls after they fell behind on mortgage loan payments in 2009.

In a complaint filed in federal court in July, attorneys for the couple said they had been on the receiving end of 'patterns of outrageous, abusive and harassing conduct' by a subsidiary of Bank of America. Joyce and Nelson Coniglio, of Tampa, Florida, received more than 700 automated calls after they fell behind on mortgage loan payments in 2009 The Coniglios, who are both 69 and have been married for 45 years, also received 'threatening collection letters asserting false and misleading information,' the complaint said. Over the years, the couple had sent multiple cease-and-desist

'Every call after that is considered a willful violation of the (law.)' The Coniglios won by default in October after the bank missed the deadline to oppose the lawsuit. Last week the judge dismissed the bank's attempt to set aside the default judgment and awarded the couple $1,051,000 - approximately $1,500 for every call - in addition to court costs and attorney fees. 'This judgment against Bank of America is an epic win for consumers across the country,' Billy Howard, an attorney for the Coniglios told ABC News. 'It's time to fight back against these 'robo-bullies'.' Bank of America has claimed the calls were really to help the Coniglios avoid foreclosure. The Coniglios’ attorney said the pay-out was an ‘epic win for consumers’. 'It's time to fight back against these 'robo-bullies',' said Billy Howard 'Because our calls were not answered and our efforts to help the Coniglios avoid foreclosure were urgent, these calls continued. We are committed to help homeowners in need of assistance avoid foreclosure,' said Bank of America Senior Vice President Dan Frahm.

page 19 The Coniglios' case isn't the first time Bank of America has faced accusations of intense harassment by phone. In September 2013, the bank paid a record $32 million to settle a class action lawsuit with a reported 7.7 million customers who claimed they were harassed by such 'robocalls.' In that case, Bank of America said it denied the allegations but settled to avoid further legal costs.

Us navy reveals its latest recruit: 'silent nemo' roboﬁsh can swim into enemy territory undetected. The ﬁsh can be controlled with a joystick or be programmed to swim on its own. The unmanned underwater vehicle is able to make tight turns and move through the water quietly, making it ideal for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Navy hopes it could be used to inspect the hull of a ship, check waters for threats such as mines or protrusions, deliver payloads including sonar and guidance packages, and access otherwise denied areas. Over the past several weeks, Boston Engineering's tuna-sized device, also known as Ghost Swimmer, has been gathering data

on tides, varied currents, wakes, and weather conditions for the development of future tasks. 'GhostSwimmer will allow the Navy to have success during more types of missions while keeping divers and Sailors safe,' said Michael Rufo, director of Boston Engineering's Advanced Systems Group. The GhostSwimmer was developed to resemble the shape and mimic the swimming style of a large fish. At a length of approximately 5 feet and a weight of nearly 100 pounds, the GhostSwimmer vehicle can operate in water depths ranging from 20 inches to 300 feet. 'It swims just like a fish does by oscillating its tail fin back and forth,' said Rufo. 'The unit is a combination of unmanned systems engineering and unique propulsion and control capabilities.' Its bio-mimicry provides additional security during low visi-

bility intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions and friendly hull inspections, while quieter than propeller driven craft of the same size, according to Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC). The robot is capable of operating autonomously for extended periods of time due to its long-lasting battery, but it can also be controlled via laptop with a 500-foot tether. It looks alive. Loper and Michael Rufo, director of the advanced systems group at Boston Engineering, which specializes in unmanned systems and robotics, said it would take only months to complete the technology for Nemo to swim on its own. Rufo said the fish's combination of 'efficiency, maneuverability and speed' make it relevant for naval operations. While no weaponry has been developed for Nemo, Loper said the full scope of applications hasn't been exhausted. 'Let your imagination run wild,' he said.

ex-oﬃcer at Digital Money exchange given 5 years in prison NEW YORK - A former technology officer was sentenced to five years in prison for helping to operate Liberty Reserve, a former digital currency exchange that U.S. authorities say was used by drug traffickers and other criminals for money transfers. The sentence was the maximum allowed under U.S. law for Mark Marmilev, 35, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. He was also ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote said at a hearing in Manhattan federal court that there was a need to deter others from going into the same unlawful business.

Marmilev, who was born in Ukraine and raised in Israel as both of his parents are Jewish, may also face deportation proceedings, said his lawyer, Seth Ginsberg. Liberty Reserve had more than 1 million users worldwide, including at least 200,000 in the United States, before it was shut down in May 2013, according to the Justice Department. Marmilev was responsible for designing and maintaining Liberty Reserve's technological infrastructure. He is one of seven peo-

ple who have been indicted in connection with the exchange. Prosecutors have said that virtually all of Liberty Reserve's business was processing payments related to criminal activity, including child pornography, drug trafficking and computer hacking. Ginsberg said in court that prosecutors went too far in their depictions of his client's employer. He said Liberty Reserve tried to operate as a legitimate competitor to payment services such as PayPal, a unit of eBay Inc. "Liberty Reserve was a pioneering company on the frontier of a new industry," Ginsberg said. The lawyer said the five-year maximum sentence should be reserved for the most serious violators of money-laundering laws, such as people who handle money for terrorism. Marmilev made a personal appeal to the judge, telling her how he had worked construction jobs while studying computer programming at Brooklyn College. "I made mistakes, but I'm trying to take responsibility for them," he said. Cote rejected the request for mercy. The suggestion that Marmilev did not know the extent to which criminals used Liberty Reserve, the judge said, "I don't find credible." Andrew Goldstein, one of the prosecutors in the case, had urged the maximum sentence. He said Liberty Reserve "allowed a massive criminal infrastructure to continue" and indirectly hurt victims of those crimes.

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7. TWirls hair The unconscious habit of a woman playing with her hair means that she is curious or open to a man’s advances. Men normally keep watch if she begins wrapping her fingers around her hair, and know to keep the conversation flowing.

9. she laUGhs aT yOUr JOKes A big part of flirting involves humor and the reactions shared between two interested parties. A man is able to judge whether a woman’s just practicing her Uptown Citizens Brigade or if she’s really trying to bust up your funny bone. If you’re a woman who’s unable to have good comedic timing, don’t worry, a good guy will be able to offer the yuks up in full.

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Burglar caught after neighbour set home alone-style water bowl trap... and then followed his wet footprints akin akinniran, 30, is jailed after being caught trying to raid his neighbour's ﬂat when his victim was alerted by the sound of smashing bowls London, UK - A masked raider was caught out by a homemade burglar trap when he broke into his neighbour's flat, a court heard. Akin Akinniran, 30, clambered through the window of Mariamma Sesy's home dressed head to toe in black and wearing a black mask. Ms Sesy, who lived next door to Akinniran in Homerton, east London, was concerned about security and always locked her front door at night. She had placed a row of bowls filled with water under her kitchen window, so she could hear immediately if anyone tried to get in. When Akinniran climbed through her window she was immediately alerted by the sound of smashing bowls. She ran into the kitchen and started screaming when she saw Akinniran, but did not recognise him because of the mask. Her partner came rushing into the kitchen but also did not recognise Akinniran, who then fled out of the front door. The couple found a six-inch silver knife in the hallway and a set of wet footprints leading to Akinniran's front door which they immediately photographed. Despite this, police waited until the knife had been DNA tested before arresting him. Sentencing him to five years, Judge Joanna Korner remarked "the police were very lucky he hadn't done a runner". Akinniran initially denied the offence, but pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated burglary at his preliminary hearing. Priya Patel, for Akinniran, said: "He's pleaded guilty at the first opportunity

and I ask your honour to give him full credit for that." She added: "This was an opportunistic burglary, he lives close by and he is unfortunately looking for work and is on benefits and he made a very bad decision – perhaps that it was the very next property to his indicates his desperation." She told Snaresbrook Crown Court that Akinniran had never had any intention of using the knife, but only carried it because he had been threatened by other people in the past. Judge Korner said: "As you must have realised, the offence to which you've pleaded guilty is one of the most serious offences. "To break into a house is bad enough but to break in with a weapon which could have been used – although I accept you made no attempt to use it – is much worse." She added: "I've never seen anything so stupid as breaking into your neighbour's flat and accept it's a measure of how desperate you were for money. "The offence was committed at night and the terror that it must have caused the family cannot be overestimated."

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“We should devise ways of making it possible and insisting people show their full face when it is necessary,” she said. “We don’t object to allowing people to do things for sincerely held religious reasons if they don’t do any harm. If it does harm,

Baroness hale says judges must be able to "insist" the islamic veil is removed when defendants and witnesses give evidence. London, UK - Britain's most senior woman judge has called for tougher rules on compelling women who wear the Muslim veil to show their faces when giving evidence in court. Baroness Hale of Richmond, the deputy president of the Supreme Court, said “ways have got to be found” to ensure that the Islamic face coverings, such as the niqab, are removed for key parts of a court hearing. Judges must be able to see a witness' face to gauge their truthfulness and it was also important to be able to identity the correct person on some occasions, the judge told the National Media reporters. Lady Hale said the need for a "tougher" approach had been shown in one family law case in

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continued from page 25 we have to be a bit tougher.” A judge ruled that a Muslim woman, Rebekah Dawson, would be allowed to stand trial on a charge of witness intimidation while wearing a full-face veil but that she must remove it while giving evidence. Dawson, 22, initially refused to remove her niqab and was told she would be forced to take off the garment if she gave evidence, which she later declined to do. She was convicted and jailed for six months after pleading guilty. *** Judges across Europe had been awaiting a decision from the European Court of Human Rights on the burka ban in France, which was delivered in July, and which backed the principle of prohibiting the garment in public.

She was given a 12 month suspended prison sentence and told to seek treatment. In court: She apologised to the two plumbers, and agreed to pay them the equivalent of around CAD $1500 in damages.

Drones 'could be used as ﬂying bombs for terror attack on passenger jet' Terrorists could "with impunity" fly multiple drones to take out passenger aircraft, a leading expert warns, following report into 'near-miss' at Heathrow Airport

french housewife found guilty of sexually abusing two PlUMBers in her home The 50-year-old French housewife made lewd suggestions to a pair of plumbers and rubbed up against their bottoms. When they resisted her advances she reacted furiously, smacking one of them across the face.

Rather than allowing them to get on with their work, she forced herself against their bottoms when they were bending over, and made lewd suggestions. ‘When you have done with the radiators, come to my bed,’ was one of her suggestions, the court heard. The men were not interested in sex, but that did not stop the women closing the shutters of her flat and making further propositions. When shunned further, the woman smacked one of the men across the face, before throwing them both out of her home. In their panic, the men left their tools behind, leaving the police to retrieve them the next day. The woman also attacked police officers.

Drones could be used as flying bombs by terrorists to take down a passenger aircraft, according to a leading expert, who called for improved security measures to deal with the “gaping hole” in the national defences. Prof David H Dunn, of the University of Birmingham, said that jihadis could “with impunity” fly multiple remote-controlled unmanned aircraft into the engines of a jumbo jet, causing it crash. Prof Dunn was speaking after it emerged that a drone flew within 20ft of an Airbus A320 as it landed at Heathrow Airport. An official report into the near-miss, or ‘airprox’, found that the mobile helicopter narrowly avoided colliding with the passenger jet, 700ft above the runway. The drone was not picked up on radar, and the operator of the drone could not be traced according to the report, by the UK Airprox Board (Ukab). Prof Dunn - the co-author, with Sir David Omand, the former head of GCHQ, of a recent Birmingham University report on drones that called for “urgent” measures to protect aerospace from attack - said: "Chances are this was a civilian drone that got lost by an operator who lost sight of it. “But what if that was a terrorist that had bought several drones on the internet? They could surround the aircraft with multiple drones at 200ft after take-off and take out the engines and leave it

with nowhere else to go." “It would be the equivalent of an aerial truck bomb, like a suicide bomb only the terrorist could fly it remotely, with impunity. These drones can be bought anonymously online, piloted anonymously and the attacker would be untraceable because they are completely unlicensed." This amounted to a "gaping hole" in the country's national defences, Prof Dunn said, despite the fact it is already illegal to fly drones into flight paths. An unmanned drone attack would have “huge symbolic value” to Al Qaeda because of their use by the US in countries such as Pakistan, Prof Dunn said. Terrorists might also use drones to fire chemical weapons or flammable liquids on large crowds of people at events such as football matches, the professor said. Prof Dunn said the governments should “look at” introducing such measures – or something similar to the laser drone defence system developed by the Chinese government – as a matter of course. The Ukab report found that the model helicopter passed dangerously close to the Airbus A320, 700ft above Heathrow. It was the second recorded near-miss, or 'airprox', between a commercial passenger flight and a drone in Britain, and the first at Heathrow, while two others. Crew on board the passenger flight had seen the drone, which flew 20ft over the A320's wing, the report said. It was not picked up on radar, probably because of its small size. It added: "That the dangers associated with flying such a model in close proximity to a Commercial Air Transport aircraft in the final stages of landing were not self-evident was a cause for considerable concern." The Civil Aviation Authority can prosecute people who fly drones to aircraft, crowds or buildings. Earlier this year Robert Knowles, 46, was ordered to pay £4,340 in fines and costs after his drone crashed in a no-fly zone near a BAE Systems shipyard in Cumbria that builds nuclear submarines.

But critics, such as the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa), have called for police and the CAA to better enforce the law, and have said that larger, commercial drones should be as tightly regulated as manned aircraft. Jim McAuslan, Balpa's general secretary, said some form of registration and licensing scheme for drones and their owners along the lines of the system already in place for model aircraft or motorised gliders - was "something that is going to have to be done" because so many people were buying drones.

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immigration attention express employers entry: 5 things you need to know Employers want to hire entry-level temporary foreign workers through Canada's express entry system A coalition of food, retail and tourism industry groups is calling on the government to give entry-level temporary foreign workers the same quick access that skilled immigrants will get under a new system known as express entry. Starting Jan. 1, the Canadian government will fast track permanent residency for skilled immigrants who will be matched with jobs that can't be filled by Canadians. "Give all employers — including employers of lower-skilled occupations — access to the new express entry system for permanent immigration," four groups say in a joint letter to Employment Minister Jason Kenney and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander made public earlier this week. The four groups — The Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Restaurants Canada, The Retail Council of Canada, and the Tourism Industry Association of Canada — said this would be one way to address labour shortages in rural or remote parts of the country where employers can't find Canadians workers. While employers, lawyers and groups representing immigrants have raised many questions about the new system, MPs had some questions of their own for senior officials who appeared before a Commons committee last week.

here are ﬁve things we learned: 1. Temporary foreign workers The government said high-skilled temporary foreign workers will be able to apply for permanent residency through express entry. If an employer wants to offer a temporary foreign worker a permanent job, a foreign worker could apply through express entry, said David Manicom, the acting associate assistant deputy minister, during a House of Commons committee last week. Employers will have to apply for a labour market impact assessment, to prove they made every effort to hire a Canadian

worker for the job.

2. hiring younger The new points system used to fast track permanent residency for skilled immigrants under express entry will favour younger newcomers over older ones. "The comprehensive ranking system will give applicants up to a maximum of 1,200 points. Basically, 600 points are given based on their human capital, on their work experience, on their education, on their language skills, on their age, with a heavy weight in favour of younger immigrants," Manicom said. Under express entry, those aged 20 to 29 will receive 110 points in this category, while those 17 and under, or 45 and over will obtain zero points.

3. Permanent residency 'draw' Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has said individuals with a job offer or a provincial nomination will be "picked first" and that the first "invitations to apply" for permanent residency will be sent out by the last week of January. Manicom told MPs during the Commons committee that there will be a "draw" every two weeks. The senior official said applicants will be able to see how they are ranked against each other in the pool. "We are very highly transparent," he said. Once a skilled immigrant has received an offer to apply for

permanent residency, he or she would have 60 days to accept or decline the offer. If the applicant doesn't receive an offer of permanent residency after 12 months, he or she will have to start the process again.

4. applications received before Jan. 1 The government says it will still process applications submitted under the old system as well as applications submitted on Jan. 1 or after. Applications will be processed "on a parallel track," said Robert Orr, the assistant deputy minister of operations, during that same Commons committee last week. The "vast majority" of the backlogs in the Federal Skilled Worker Program will be "sorted out" in 2015. "It will not be entirely complete though, I don't think, during that time," Orr said.

5. ad campaign Anita Biguzs, the deputy minister for citizenship and immigration, said the government has budgeted $32.5 million in total funding for express entry. Of that, $6.9 million has been allotted so the department can align its IT system in preparation for the launch of the new system. Manicom told MPs to expect a "very aggressive" ad campaign in 2015. He was not asked how much the ad buy would cost taxpayers.

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continued from page 29 Nations and American regulators, he said. "From our perspective, the environmental assessment process in Canada works. However, it takes a very long time and is very expensive," he said. "But if you get proper engagement with the regulators and with the First Nations and treaty nations, you can successfully get projects approved."

Fronk said that meant a lot of listening and design changes where appropriate. "We probably made a number of design changes over the years that amounted to about $500 million of additional capital that's going into the project as a result of those design changes." Seabridge initiated the process in March 2008.

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$5 million in buried treasure how a brother's dying words about a secret stash of gold and silver bullion set his siblings oﬀ on a bitter high-proﬁle treasure hunt. he told his siblings, robert Giaimo and Janet vitale, of a $4.5 million stash of gold and silver he had hidden but didn't disclose the location. neW yOrK ciTy — Shortly before his death in 2007, Manhattan landlord and lawyer Edward Giaimo Jr. revealed to his two siblings a secret — he had hidden a stash of silver and gold worth millions. While being treated for cancer at Mount Sinai Hospital, Giaimo allegedly told his brother and sister that he had stowed away a large amount of precious metals and they would need a truck to move it. The lifelong bachelor added that the metals, believed to be silver bullion and South African gold coins known as Krugerrands, were safe, but they needed to be removed from their hiding spot in the near future. What he didn’t say was where it was hidden — and that missing bit of information caused years of litigation and a treasure hunt that has, apparently so far, come up empty. Since Giaimo’s death at age 64 on March 26, 2007, his brother and sister have been pitched in an acrimonious court battle over how to split his $48 million fortune, including his share of a family real estate business with 18 properties on the Upper East Side and other parts of Manhattan. One part of the legal tug-of-war has been over what Giaimo told the siblings and others about his hidden precious metals and access to documents that might lead to the bounty. Giaimo’s brother, Robert Giaimo, seized on the deathbed confession — and a 1998 note written by Edward indicating that he had roughly 200,000 Troy ounces of silver and 1,000 Krugerrands somewhere in the United States — as proof of the secret stash. He has claimed in court papers that the silver bars and gold coins, worth about $4.5 million today, could be in an unknown storage facility or buried on family property. Their sister, Janet Vitale, said Robert’s search has turned into a costly fishing expedition. In March 2008 Robert accused his sister in a legal filing in Westch-

siblings robert Giaimo (pictured) and Janet vitale have been searching for eight years for $4.5 million worth of gold and silver that had been hidden by their late brother, which could be buried on the family's Pelham Manor property (pictured). The 200,000 Troy ounces of silver and 1,000 Krugerrands - south african coins - are now thought to be worth about $4.5 million.

ester Surrogate’s Court of blocking him from searching the Pelham

There, Janet’s husband, Paul Vitale, suggested that they look under

Manor, N.Y., home that Edward and their mother shared and Edward’s

the porch, according to court papers. A search turned up live ammunition

questions about what he might know about the location of the silver and

Manhattan office on First Avenue.

that the U.S. Army subsequently removed after the police, the FBI and

gold.

Robert — a Virginia-based businessman who started a Mid-Atlantic

Robert's filing asked a judge to compel Vitale’s husband to answer

the ATF were called.

“We need to search for additional cash and precious metals,” Robert’s

restaurant chain called, coincidentally, Silver Diner — demanded access

Paul Vitale also told the lawyer and investigator that Edward once

filing says. “The only person to date who seems to have knowledge re-

to the home and the office because he believed they might hold clues, or

had landscapers dig a hole on the property and buried something there,

garding what has been found so far is Paul Vitale, but he has refused to

the treasure itself.

Robert’s filing says. Vitale refused to say what was buried but suggested

answer our questions.”

Robert filed the demand shortly after his sister discovered roughly $7 million in cash that Giaimo had squirreled away in a secret spot behind a closet in the attic of the Pelham Manor home. Around the same time Vitale found another $3 million in cash in a safe in the basement of Edward’s office, according to court records. Edward had run the family’s real estate business since their father

they bring a shovel the next time they visit. "He did not identify what was buried or where," Robert's filing says. "Conceivably, it is the silver bullion."

She also fought a 2010 filing by Robert, who demanded she hand

in the 1990s Edward had removed “a significant amount of silver bullion”

over all computers and electronic files connected to the family business

from a storage facility in Lower Manhattan, the filing says.

to see if they contained any information about Edward’s precious met-

died, and the $10 million came from him skimming rents on subsidized

The documents also showed Edward hired companies to remove a “much more significant amount of silver bullion” from a Canadian fa-

paying more estate taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.)

cility. He also rented a 26-foot-long truck that was driven for more than

Following Vitale’s discovery, a lawyer and private detective for

before Edward’s death, countered in court papers that the Pelham Manor property has been thoroughly searched and turned up nothing.

Paul Vitale also provided documents to Robert’s lawyer showing that

apartments, court records show. (The found money resulted in the family

Robert visited the Pelham Manor home.

Janet Vitale, who took over the family’s real estate business shortly

600 miles and returned to a U-Haul facility not far from his Pelham Manor home, according to the documents.

als. A court-appointed referee determined in 2011 that the files didn’t make mention of any silver or gold. Janet’s lawyers have also claimed that Robert has cast too wide a net to track down the treasure, at points proposing sending out subpoenas to

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facility. However, Janet has said she never heard that part — and claimed

ing companies and storage facilities around the country in hopes that one

that Robert cut off the conversation out of fear that knowing the silver

would have information about the loot.

and gold's whereabouts could put them at risk for criminal charges.

tain these alleged ‘precious metals’ in 2007.” While parts of the litigation between Robert Giaimo and Janet Vitale have been decided, court documents do not indicate that the two sides found the treasure.

Her lawyers have also accused Robert of costing the estate $24,000

“Edward mentioned that there was some gold and silver bars or what-

by hiring a private investigator to look for the silver and gold and taking

ever you want to call them. And I was cut off immediately by Robert and

Robert and Janet are currently fighting over how some of the dis-

he said, ‘You don’t want to know about that. You will go to jail, so I didn’t

covered $10 million in cash should be distributed, according to court

hear any more about it. That was the end of it,” Janet recalled in an Oct.

records.

out ads about the missing booty in trade publications. “We must consider whether the benefit justifies the expense and whether the cost will realistically result in the recovery of assets, the prob-

Robert Giaimo and his lawyer, Chris Houlihan, did not respond to

10, 2007, deposition.

ability of which appears to be remote in the case of the ‘missing silver,’”

Janet’s attorney, Geller, suggested in a 2010 letter to Robert’s lawyers

Janet’s lawyer, Mitchell Geller, wrote in a March 4, 2010, letter to

that while the two brothers were alone, Edward may have mentioned a storage facility to Robert. If so, Geller wondered, why didn’t Robert get

Robert’s attorney. Janet and Robert have also disputed what Edward told them at his

“We cannot understand why Robert Giaimo … failed to ask the crit-

The two siblings agree that sometime between Feb. 28, 2007, and Robert has said that Edward told them the metals were in a storage

Janet Vitale did not respond to a request for comment. Her lawyer, Mitchell Geller, declined to comment.

the facility’s location.

hospital bed. March 1, 2007, Edward said to them that he had precious metals.

requests for comment.

ical questions as to the identity and location of such alleged storage facility,” Janet’s lawyers wrote in a 2010 letter to Robert’s lawyers. Had he “asked these critical questions, the estate would have been able to ob-

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13 strange canadian laws you never Knew existed from weird and wacky to downright crazy, these strange canadian laws will have you wondering what your elected oﬃcials were thinking. 1. What...? food license?

6. Don't Pay With too Much change! You’d be surprised to

While it won't make

was altogether banned in Canada from 1886 to 1948 (there was a brief reprieve during WW1).

learn what’s against the law

you a law breaker, accord-

in Canada. For example, re-

ing to Canada's Currency

cently a Toronto business-

Act of 1985 there are limits

man found that to sell edible

to the number of coins you

Toronto Port Authority, you

underwear in his 'Adult En-

can use in a transaction.

can’t swim anywhere in the

Now that we've put the ki-

harbour that has not been

bosh on the old penny, are you accumulating nickels? If it’s nickels, ven-

designated as a swimming

tertainment’ store, he’d need a food license.

2. it's illegal to Whistle in Petrolia, Ont. A Petrolia city rep says

11. you can't Just Jump in the lake in Toronto According

the

area by the City of Toronto.

dors can say no to any purchase over $5, while the loonie limit is $25.

7. Taxi Drivers can't Wear a T-shirt in halifax

this unusual law simply

So, if you’re out on a boat and want to cool off, keep this in mind. Historically, there was also a law that you couldn’t swim in Toronto Harbor

aims to limit excessive

According to Halifax's

in 'less than-seemly'attire. Travel writer Mark Stevens pointed out this

noise between 11 p.m. and

Regional Municipality By-

ruling: “When the nude beach at Hanlon's opened Police were ticketing

7 a.m., but according to Ar-

laws for Taxis and Limou-

using this bylaw." That law has been updated, and you can now officially

ticle 3, 772.3.6 on the

sines,

swim naked IF you are at the nude beach.

town's website, "Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling or singing is pro-

stipulates drivers must wear

hibited at all times." Keep your enthusiasm to yourself, folks.

shoes and socks, keep their

3. Keep your Booze at home According to the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act (which dates

number

12. Keep your comics clean

attire in neat and tidy condition at all times, and absolutely cannot wear

Our 'Spidey Sense' just

a t-shirt. Looks like summer is a whole lot hotter for cabbies in Halifax.

started tingling! The way

8. it Was illegal for non-Dark soft Drinks to contain caﬀeine

back to the time of prohibi-

Sprite, Mountain Dew

Canadian law currently stand, "Everyone commits an offence who… (b) makes, prints, publishes,

tion and bootleggers), you

and other non-dark soft

distributes, sells or has in

can only legally move a bot-

drinks couldn't contain caf-

his possession for the purpose of publication, distribution or circulation

tle of booze from one province to another with the permission of the provin-

feine, but that all changed

a crime comic.

cial liquor control board. The situation changed on May 28th, 2012,

in March 2010 with the ad-

allowing you to legally move wine, but little else. Guess your moonshining

vent of "energy drinks" like

13. clotheslines Were Banned Talk

Redbull. Now you can have caffeine in soft drinks like orange and grape

days are over, eh boys?

4. it's illegal to attach a siren to your Bike in sudbury, Ont.

Canadian

9. it's illegal to Build Big snowmen in souris

Since 1973, the only

about

being

hung out to dry! Many

soda, however there is a limit, and it’s still lower than colas.

communities

long restricted the use of

Souris, P.E.I. is well-

clotheslines because they

noise-makers Sudbury cy-

known to summer visitors

just didn't like the look of

clists can attach to their

for its curious 'Singing

them. Now because of increased energy consciousness the provincial

bikes are bells and horns.

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When Darcie Bernhardt was ﬁrst approached with the idea of becoming a Mountie, she thought “maybe.” The 20-year-old Inuit woman from Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., then went to Depot, the RCMP’s training academy in Regina, for three weeks as part of this year’s Aboriginal Pre-Cadet Training Program (APTP). But by half-way point of the APTP’s eight-week detachment posting in her hometown. over the summer, she moved to “I will apply.” “You become a new person by putting on the uniform,” she says. “And I like this new person.”

Police Officer careers By enforcing the law and investigating crime, police officers play an important role in ensuring the safety and security of those in the community they serve. Police officers are role models and leaders in their communities by providing advice and guidance to people from all walks of life. recognizing and understanding diversityis an essential part of policing. as an rcMP officer you will: Graduate as a constable from Depot, the rcMP's cadet Training facility, serve three or more years in General Duty Policing, Work with and make an impact on your community, acquire a wide range of law enforcement experience, have options for over 150 career specializations, Work a varied schedule, including shift work, have learning and development opportunities, and have posting opportunities across the country. are you an experienced Police Officer? check out our experienced Police Officer Program. What you should expect you should expect to work shifts, including nights, evenings, weekends and holidays as policing takes place 24 hours per day. Whether you stay in general duty policing or pursue a specialization, there are many opportunities to ensure a career full of learning and challenge. Duties you will start your career doing general duty policing at the detachment level, but the career path you take after that is up to you. Many of our police officers choose to continue in general duty policing because of the interesting work and diverse challenges it offers.

aPTP candidate Darcie Bernhardt on patrol in Tuktoyaktuk, n.W.T., as part of an eight-week detachment posting. credit: sgt. Bill Mooney, rcMP aPTP basic requirements Between 19 and 29 years of age first nation, Métis or inuit descent canadian citizen Be of good character able to pass an enhanced reliability security check in good physical condition Possess a canadian secondary school (high school) diploma or equivalent Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted canadian driver’s licence APTP is designed to give young aboriginal men and women a first-hand look at a career in policing while also preparing them to be competitive in the application process. Over the summer, candidates spend three weeks at Depot and then another eight weeks at a detachment in or near their home community. During their time at training academy, candidates are given the basics in a variety of areas including the Criminal Code, cultural diversity, defensive techniques, escorting and searching subjects, directing traffic and investigating collisions, and preparing for the RCMP fitness test.

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This role provides you with an opportunity to experience a broad range of assignments such responding to alarms; foot patrol; Bicycle patrol; Traﬃc enforcement; Testifying in court; collecting evidence at crime scenes; apprehending criminals; and Plain clothes duties. Postings

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as a police oﬃcer with the rcMP, you must be prepared to serve anywhere in canada. as you gain valuable policing experience, diﬀerent opportunities will become available to you. Graduates do not normally get posted to their home province directly after training. Midway through training, you will be asked to identify three provinces to which you would like to be posted. you will also have an opportunity to identify your personal circumstances to help us determine an appropriate location. Transfer Process The rcMP will work with you to determine your next career steps. each time you are considered for a transfer, your current personal situation will be reviewed. The rcMP covers the cost for relocating you and your immediate family, however; the rcMP does not assist spouses with their career relocations.

page 36 continued from page 35 At the detachment, they often shadow officers on general duty or other specialized areas such as traffic enforcement, and work on crime prevention and community policing projects. For Shawn Sullivan, a 2012 APTP graduate, the program solidified his plan to join the RCMP. The three weeks at Depot was much more challenging than he expected. But now, as a full-fledged cadet going through the 24-week training program, he’s grateful for the experience. “It really helped when I started here as a cadet,” he says. “I had a much better idea of what to expect and basic knowledge in many of the subjects I’m now learning.” The 21-year-old Métis from Cranbrook, B.C., grew up with the RCMP — his father is now retired after a 32-year career with the force. “APTP gave me the front-line experience in the field that confirmed this is what I’m meant to do,” says Sullivan. Since 1996, 470 candidates have completed the program and about half have gone on to apply to the RCMP. Approximately four dozen candidates have successfully become police officers with the RCMP and about 20 are employed in other capacities within the organization. APTP is also an important tool in building relationships with the aboriginal communities served by the RCMP. Graduates bring a valuable perspective and understanding of their unique cultures, enhancing the ability to create better partnerships and relationships. “She adds to the connection between the community and the police,” says Sgt. Bill Mooney, Bernhardt’s detachment commander in Tuktoyaktuk and a 30-year veteran of the force. “You can see the pride on the faces of people of all ages in the community when they see a young local person working in uniform.” Bernhardt says she feels the pride of the community as well. “Not very many people say anything, but I get a lot of smiles,” she says In addition to working alongside officers on patrol, Sgt. Mooney has Bernhardt working on an all-terrain vehicle and boating safety project and helping out with Tuk Power, a youth fitness program — the same one Darcie was in when she asked to apply to APTP. She is also doing administrative shifts to give her some experience with the paperwork involved in policing. For both Bernhardt and Sullivan, the variety and spontaneity that was part of their detachment postings are major pluses of the career. “I got to see quite a bit,” says Sullivan. “It gave me a broad view of policing and the RCMP. “If you’re not sure, this program is a great stepping stone to see if this is the career for you.”

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in the cage, hang a banana on a string and put stairs under it. Before long, an ape will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. as soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the apes with cold water. after a while, another ape makes an attempt with the same result - all the apes are sprayed with cold water. This continues through several more attempts. Pretty soon, when another ape tries to climb the stairs, the other apes all try to prevent it. now, turn oﬀ the cold water. remove one ape from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new ape sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his horror, all of the other apes attack him. after another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted.

next, remove another of the original ﬁve apes and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm. again, replace a third original ape with a new one. The new one makes it to the stairs and is attacked as well. Two of the four apes that beat him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs, or why they are participating in the beating of the newest ape. after replacing the fourth and ﬁfth original apes, all the apes, which have been sprayed with cold water, have been replaced. nevertheless, no ape ever again approaches the stairs. Why not? Because that's the way they've always done it and that's the way it's always been around here.

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page 37 The coďŹ&#x192;n Maker A man who makes coffin was on his way to deliver one of his coffins when his car broke down. Trying not to be late he put the coffin on his head and began heading to his destination. The policemen saw him at intersection waiting for green light, next the cop asked, "Hey, what are you carrying and where are you going?" The man said, "I do not like where I was buried so I am relocating!!!"

husband in a Good Mood Darling, remember 25 years ago.... I had a rented one room apartment, a table fan, a black & white tv and a cycle to use. But, at night I used to sleep besides a 25 yrs old beautiful girl. Now I own a luxurious bungalow with, 4 LED TVs, a Limousine and a Porsche, servants... but I sleep with a 50 yrs old woman. Wife: Dont worry... Just find yourself a 25 yrs old beautiful woman... and I will make sure that you go back to your 1 room rented apartment, table fan, black & white TV and a cycle.

Unlucky husbands Two women friends met after many years. "Tell me," said one, "What happened to your son?" "My son? the poor, poor lad!" sighed the other. "What an unfortunate marriage he made to a girl who won't do a stitch of work in the house. She won't cook, she won't sew, she won't wash or clean. All she does is sleep and loaf and read in bed. The poor boy even has to bring her breakfast in bed, would you believe it?" "That's really awful!" "And what about your daughter?" "Ah, now she's the lucky one! She married an angel. He won't let her do anything in the house. He has servants to do the cooking and sewing and washing and leaning. And each morning he brings her breakfast in bed, would you believe it? All she does is sleep for as long as she wishes and spends the rest of the day relaxing and reading in bed."

ex-Wife!!! Tim decided to tie the knot with his long time girlfriend. One evening, after the honeymoon, he was assembling some loads for an upcoming hunt. His wife was standing there at the bench watching him. After a long period of silence she finally speaks. "Honey, I've been thinking, now that we are married, I think it's time you quit hunting, shooting, hand loading, and fishing. Maybe you should sell your guns and boat." Tim gets this horrified look on his face.

She says, "Darling, what's wrong?" "There for a minute you were sounding like my exwife." "Ex wife!", she screams, "I didn't know you were married before!" "I wasn't! "

convincing a Woman If you can convince a female in less than 5 minutes then she is your mom. If you can convince a female in 15 minutes then she is your sister. If you can convince a female in 30 minutes then she is your daughter. If you can convince a female in 1 hour then she is your girlfriend. And ultimately.... If you can't or don't even get a chance to convince a female then she is your wife...!!!

i lost My car Keys... Several days ago as I left a meeting at a hotel; I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down. I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing. Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot. My wife has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition. My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them. Her theory is that the car will be stolen. As I burst through the door, I came to a terrifying conclusion - Her theory was right. The parking lot was empty so I immediately called the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most difficult call of all, "Honey," I stammered; I always call her "honey" in times like these. "I left my keys in the car, and it has been stolen." There was a period of silence. I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard her voice. "Idiot", she barked, "I dropped you off!" Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, "Well, come and get me." She retorted, "I will, as soon as I convince this policeman I have not stolen your car."

rash Driving! A couple hired a new chauffeur. The memsahib asked him to take her out for shopping and was very shaken by the experience. Back home, she pleaded with her husband, "Please dear, you must sack this new chauffeur at once. He is so rash he nearly killed me three times this morning." "Darling, don't be so hasty," replied the husband, "give him another chance."

Horoscope aries

(March 21 - april 19) Airing the way you feel can sometimes be uncomfortable, but this seems to be a favourable tome to do so. It's time to put new projects into action. Take advantage of the input of those around you, as you’re all working on the same page for the same ends. Financial challenges although par for the course need to be handled carefully. Decisions need to be made this month and whether they’re minor or major, think before you concur. Don't share secrets with anyone. Take legal advice if needed.

leo

(July 23 - august 22)

Trends are improving socially and there’s strong planetary influences coming into view that help you create a greater sense of security. But, you can expect to encounter some challenging situations. Decisions need to be made and responsibilities faced, so don’t shy away from this. Instead of crossing swords with someone just have some fun. There’s no reason to take yourself or anyone too seriously, so chill out. Keep the channels of communication open and be crystal clear in your requests.

sagittarius

(nov. 22 - Dec. 21) You’ve got what it takes to apply a great deal of insight to situations and to feel tuned into the world around you. Seek warmth and kindness from special friends. The more you give the more you’re likely to get back. Finding new allies can be useful and could turn out to be fun. It seems to be a natural part of your make up that others genuinely like you, and you’re popular without even trying. Keep some quality time for you and your partner, or you and your family. Family motivated interests do well.

Taurus

(april 20 - May 20) You’ve got what it takes to hit most of your goals in January and generally you can afford to be very optimistic. You’re warm and inviting and that what people love about you. Getting on well with others counts. You shouldn’t have any problems compromising with friends or workmates. Financial and practical issues are plain sailing this month and you’ll make significant progress where it matters most. Don’t rush to sign contracts. Patience is the key. Take legal advice.

virgo

(august 23 - sep. 22)

January Gemini

(May 21 - June 21) Be ready to take a more prominent position in a social sense. The less you expect the greater your rewards when things go your way. Keep it light and simple and don’t be brought down by issues that don’t matter. You’ll have the chance to step into the limelight, and you’ll be happy to make up for lost time. You cant expect everyone to be on your side, but if people get grumpy that’s their problem not yours. There are advantages within your reach materially you didn’t expect.

libra

(sep. 23 - Oct. 23)

Its not a time to allow yourself to be dissuaded from personal freedoms and desires. Get out and about and use your energy to look for opportunities to enjoy yourself. Whether you’re 16 or 6o its time to have fun. Enthusiasm and energy are there for the taking. A change of pace would do you the world of good, so why not leave work issues on the back burner for a few days and focus instead on what you can gain from your social life. Reacting in a moment to moment sense is what makes you tick.

Life has the potential to be busier right now than it has been in weeks. Instead of trying to cram everything in, going at breakneck speed, take your time, make a list and do things one at a time. Put the most important first. With careful planning, and some early starts you’ll get there in the end. Take extra care before signing documents or entering binding commitments. Positive spirits should be a natural part of life and can assist you to get more of what you want, even from difficult situations.

capricorn

aquarius

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) There’s gains to be made from rethinking a pet project very carefully, especially if its becoming obvious to you that something isn’t working in the way you’d hoped. There’s no point in ploughing on regardless when a slight alteration to your behaviour could make all the difference. The less you expect the greater your rewards when things go your way. Keep it light and simple and don’t be brought down by issues that don’t matter. Don’t assume you’ll be able to get your own way in everything.

(Jan. 20 - feb. 18) It’s a month to opt for wide open spaces and for alterations in your daily routines. Comfort and security take a back seat as you set out to explore the world with eyes wide open and a sense of wonder in your heart. Bring yourself back to reality as fast as you can. Also, it seems you’ll get on better if you do your own thing, rather than catering for everyone else. That doesn’t mean you’re being selfish. Not everyone has your staying power or your ability to work quickly through potential problems.

cancer

(June 22 - July 22) Social relationships are the source of excitement for you thru month of January, and you’ll have everything you need to make the best impression all round. You’ve got what it takes to impress others, and to make a splash with colleagues. Niggling doubts are a natural aspect of you life, but don’t allow them to smother you. Avoid complicated situations at work. Be ready to capitalise on some minor stroked of luck. Don’t allow yourself to be tied down with irrelevant details.

scorpio

(Oct. 24 - nov. 21) Don’t be distracted from practical necessities no matter how attractive life looks in other directions. Once you’ve dealt with important matters, you can afford to more or less do what you like. Just deal with situations as they arise to avoid being backed up. There’s no doubt that you’re mentally alert right now, but trends also suggest that you’re short tempered. If there’s something going on in your life you don’t like, then take time to sort it out. Keep your eyes and ears open.

Pisces

(feb. 19 - March 20) It’s the right time to get things done and to rely on the promises of others that they’ll do things on your behalf. Luck is on your side so you can afford to take a few chances. Be adventurous in your thinking, and if possible, take some time out to do exactly as you please. Don’t let things drag on or you’ll be miserable. Time to clean the slate and start again. It would be to your advantage to continue your general efforts to get on well, while also learning the value of relaxation.

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