The Asian Star October 3 2020

www.theasianstar.com Vol 19 - Issue 35 BC Election 2020

Jinny Sims - NDP candidate for Surrey / Panorama

By Harvinder Sandhu

As we all know the provincial election has been called for Oct 24th.

To help our readers understand the candidates, and what they stand for on important issues, the Asian Star Newspaper will bring to you, our readers, the candidates answers.

The first candidate we sat down with is Jinny Sims from the SurreyPanorama Constituency.

The Asian Star: Everyone is asking; why is The NDP calling an election right now?

Jinny Sims: The other question is, Why not? We are in the largest health pandemic – our economy’s been turned upside down, the way we live, the way we celebrate, the way we say goodbye to our loved ones, the way we work, everything has changed. So, when you are in this stage of the mandate, when we have done three and a half years and you got 6 months to go.

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Vancouver homeowners pay highest property taxes in Canada, research finds Vancouverites are paying the highest single-family property taxes in Canada, according to a professor at Simon Fraser University, but it’s unclear exactly what they’re getting for all their extra dollars. Dr. Andrey Pavlov, who is a professor of finance and real estate, says Vancouverites are also paying the second-highest annual property tax increase this year. “This calculation is

based on single-family homes because singlefamily homes consume pretty much the same level of municipal services across the country, and therefore, in my view, should be paying about the same tax,� he explains. “I’m very curious as to why homeowners in Vancouver end up paying so much more than pretty much any other place in Canada.�

PICS names its Long-Term Care Facility as ‘Guru Nanak Diversity Village’ Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS) wishes to announce its decision to name the upcoming 125-bed, long-term care facility for South-Asian seniors after Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Nanak is one of the greatest religious, political and social reformers who was advent in the middle of the fifteenth century; as many scholars have observed, ushered in a new era of renaissance that began to dawn upon the Asian continent.

Guru Nanak initiated a movement to champion for human rights with a mission to denounce discrimination and espouse the doctrine of ‘Sewa’, meaning ‘selfless service’; which involves acting selflessly and helping the underserved without any reward or personal gain. This year is the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The PICS’ Board has passed a special resolution to name the building as ‘Guru

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Two Vancouver residents accused of helping to fake refugee claims over a dozen years Two people in Metro Vancouver are accused of colluding with foreign nationals to make fraudulent claims for refugee protection in Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency says Roger Bhatti of Delta

and Sofiane Dahak of Vancouver face more than two dozen charges, including forgery, counselling misrepresentation of facts and use of forged documents.

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Canada’s deficit to hit $330B as coronavirus lands ‘permanent’ economic impact The parliamentary budget office says the federal deficit for the year is on track to hit $328.5 billion as a result of COVID-19 and the “permanent impact� it is having on the economy. That figure released this morning reflects measures announced as of the start of the month, including an estimated $225.9 billion in emergency aid in response to the pandemic. Relative to the size of the economy, the deficit amounts to 15 per cent of gross domestic product, making it the largest over 50-plus years of comparable data. The Liberals said in July that the deficit would be $343.2 billion.

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OPINION

By Paz Gomez Research associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy

Saturday, October 3, 2020

We’re not ready for the four-day work week yet

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a wave of demands to fix every inconvenience of life by government decree. The four-day work week, an old darling of social engineers, has made a comeback as governments pick up the pieces of locked-down economies.On June 15, the rural District of Guysborough, N.S., started

a nine-month trial in which 60 public servants will work four days a week. They will still work 40 hours a week. The British Columbia Premier John Horgan is considering a similar work schedule. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is open to it, among other “creative ideas” at the federal level.

New Zealand’s prime minister suggested in May that employers shorten the work week to

stimulate domestic tourism.

In the United Kingdom, legislators have penned a letter urging the government to look into the policy.

However, the shorter work week’s promise of rekindling the economy puts the cart before the horse. Just as the weekend resulted from the Industrial Revolution’s productivity boost, a shorter work week won’t be possible until the economy can sustain it.

Let employers, workers find common ground Alternatives to the status-quo work week, such as contract-based or seasonal work, are decades old. The gig economy, where workers decide how many hours to put in on any given day, now enables short-as-you-want work weeks.

In today’s highly diversified economies, pushing for a one-size-fits-all solution is a fool’s errand.

If the goal is to tackle Canada’s high working hours, allowing employers and employees to set their own terms is key. A recent report by the software company Citrix called The Future of the Working Week explored the many options available.

The firm conducted a broad survey in September 2019, collecting responses from 3,750 workers across the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Canada. Citrix requested information on how much time employees spend at work and their contract terms.

According to the study, 64 per cent of Canadian respondents had regular working hours with no flexibility, and only 11 per cent enjoyed complete flexibility at work. In contrast, Germany had the lowest level of inflexibility (23 per cent), and Denmark had the highest level of complete contract flexibility (34 per cent).

According to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) employment and labour-market statistics, German workers on average spent 1,363 hours at work in 2018, whereas Denmark workers spent 1,392 hours and Canadian ones 1,708 hours.

Paz Gomez is a research associate with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.

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Saturday, October 3, 2020 John Horgan’s early election call gamble seems to be paying off, at least for now. A new Ipsos poll suggests the BC NDP has substantial leads in voter preference and leadership, and in every region in the province. The NDP has an 18-point lead over the BC Liberals just one week into the

NDP lead with wide margin one week into campaign, poll suggests campaign, the poll suggests. The poll found 51 per cent of decided voters surveyed would be most likely to support or lean toward the New Democrats. The BC Liberals are next at 33 per cent support, followed by the BC Greens at 12 per cent.

But the race is far from over. The results exclude the 31 per cent of British Columbians who are undecided or express no preference.

“The good news for the BC Liberals and Greens is that there are more undecided voters

available this election compared to the start of the 2017 campaign, 31 per cent today versus 23 per cent in the first poll of the 2017 campaign,” Ipsos Public Affairs senior vice president Kyle Braid said in a statement.

Canada Recovery Benefit, the new program replacing CERB A bill to provide support to people who have lost their jobs or are underemployed due to COVID-19 passed in the House of Commons Wednesday after receiving unanimous approval, and is currently working its way through the Senate. Bill C-4 introduces a replacement for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), which is no longer available as of Sept. 26. The new Canadian Recovery Benefit (CRB) will provide financial relief for Canadians who don’t qualify for an updated Employment Insurance (EI) program or one of the two accompanying benefits. Everything you need to know about the Canada Recovery Benefit, the new program replacing CERB Here’s what you need to know about how to claim CRB, and who’s eligible.

Who can apply for CRB? CRB is for workers aged 15 and over who don’t qualify for EI or who are self-employed. If you lost your employment because of COVID-19, or if your income has dropped by at least 50 per cent, then you may qualify. You must have earned a minimum of $5,000 in 2019, in 2020, or in the 12 months preceding your first application for this benefit — either from employment, EI, maternity or parental benefits or from Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) benefits. You must also be available and looking for work.

How do I know if I qualify for EI? For the next year, accessing EI benefits is much easier. To qualify for EI, you must have been employed for at least 120 insurable hours in the past 52 weeks. If you received CERB, that 52-week deadline can be extended.

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Horgan hides from South Asian, Chinese voters Press release

BC Liberal candidates Gulzar Cheema and Teresa Wat are calling out John Horgan for refusing a debate sponsored by Red FM and Fairchild Television. “John Horgan and the NDP are taking our community for granted and it’s deeply disturbing,� said Cheema. “There are many issues we need to hear directly from the party leaders on and John Horgan is saying we’re not worth his time. The NDP thinks they don’t have to answer to the community and they’re wrong.� Cheema says in Surrey that Horgan needs to answer why he promised a hospital with no money, why he broke his promise to eliminate portables, and why violent crime is up 45 per cent. Red FM and Fairchild proposed a joint-debate featuring Horgan, BC Liberal

leader Andrew Wilkinson, and BC Greens leader Sonia Furstenau. The NDP has rejected the debate. “After calling a snap election in the middle of a pandemic, John Horgan now is hiding from voters,� says Wat. “People have a limited opportunity to interact with politicians and Horgan is ducking for cover so he doesn’t have to answer them. He’s creating his own bubble that keeps voters out and that’s insulting to voters.� Wat notes the decision to kill the Massey Tunnel replacement project, promising a new Richmond tower with no funding and community safety are all issues that need to be debated.

Andrew Wilkinson has confirmed he will attend the debate.

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US boater fined $2,000 for breaking quarantine to visit BC girlfriend A Washington state man is on the hook for $2,000 after sailing into Metro Vancouver to meet up with his Canadian girlfriend in violation of COVID-19 border restrictions.

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Saturday, October 3, 2020 Man pleads guilty after driving against doctor’s orders and killing mother of 3 A Calgary man knew he had a brain tumour that caused him to black out but rejected his doctor’s order not to drive and ended up killing a mother of three. On Monday, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Richard Neufeld accepted James Beagrie’s plea to dangerous driving causing death. Anjna Sharma, 48, was killed on May 23, 2017, when she was struck and dragged by Beagrie’s Ford F-150 as she walked near Sunridge Mall.

Sharma was survived by her husband, Suneet Sharma, and three children, Saniya, Rudransh and Archisha. Beagrie had been diagnosed with a benign brain tumour in January 2013. From that point on, he had an annual appointment with a neurologist, according to an agreed statement of facts filed by prosecutor Kane Richards and defence lawyer Allan Fay. In February 2017, four years after his diagnosis, Beagrie was in a car accident in Drumheller, Alta., after he blacked out while driving.Beagrie was taken to hospital in Red Deer where, after a CT scan, doctors

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He was given a 24-hour driving suspension and told to see his family doctor. He was required by Alberta Transportation to have his physician fill out paperwork within the next six weeks.

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Saturday, October 3, 2020 BC Liberal candidate accused of elections fraud The BC NDP is accusing a BC Liberal candidate of coordinating an effort to request mail-in ballots for constituents in his Lower Mainland riding, in violation of the Election Act. Global News obtained a letter and other documents written by party lawyers to Elections BC, which is investigating. In the letter, lawyer Rachel Roy alleges that Garry Thind, the BC Liberal candidate for Surrey-Fleetwood, and his team are part of larger effort to collect personal information from constituents and request a mail-in ballot for them on their behalf. “At this stage we have no evidence to suggest that requests for vote-by-mail packages were actually made on a voter’s behalf,” the statement reads. “We have contacted Gary (sic) Thind’s campaign and the BC Liberal Party, who have denied the allegations and stated that no voter information was received and no requests for vote-by-mail packages were made on behalf of voters.” According to the Election BC website, a person can only request and vote with their own vote-by-mail package. Section

266 of the Election Act stats that anyone found to have provided false or misleading information could face financial penalties, jail time, or disqualification from holding office or voting for seven years. The documents that the BC NDP provided to Elections BC show what appear to be screenshots from a text-message conversation on WhatsApp titled “Garry Thind-Fleetwood.”

“As a team, our main task is to register as many voters as we can by ordering ballots in mail,” the message reads. The messages also ask for others on the text thread to gather name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address and one piece of identification such as a driver licence number or social insurance number. “One of the administrators of the group of nearly a hundred individuals is Garry Thind,” the letter from Roy reads. “According to a message from Baldeep Jhand, the other group administrator, as a team, their task was to identify all voters in the electoral district and to order as many mail-in voting packages online as possible.

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BC mayors demand action on homelessness & addiction Mayors of B.C.’s largest cities want provincial politicians to come up with new solutions to a growing problem of homelessness, addiction and mental health issues, saying the focus on providing housing alone is too narrow.

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Mayor Leonard Krog, say it’s time for the provincial government to consider radical steps such as institutional facilities for those who cannot live in a traditional setting.

The mayors of 13 B.C. cities plan to hold a news conference Wednesday to outline their demands for a new approach

Feds announce plan to buy 7.9 million rapid COVID tests From page 11 are sure they are safe to use.

To date, the vast majority of tests have been done at public health clinics, with samples then sent to laboratoriesforanalysis—aprocessthatcantakedays.

A point-of-care test could be administered by trained professionals in other settings.

The molecular test Canada is looking to buy — the ID NOW — can produce results from a nasal swab in as little as 13 minutes.

While Canada has announced this purchase from a well-regarded U.S. firm, the test itself has not yet been approved by Health Canada for distribution.

Health Canada approves rapid COVID testing device as Canada braces for caseload spikes Health Canada regulators today approved the ID NOW rapid COVID-19 testing device

for use in this country — a move that could result in millions more tests for communities grappling with a surge in coronavirus cases.

The Abbott Laboratories-backed point-ofcare devices can be administered by trained professionals at places like pharmacies, walk-in clinics and doctors’ offices without the need for a laboratory to determine if someone is infected with the virus.

The approval comes only a day after the federal government announced that it would buy some 7.9 million ID NOW tests from the U.S.-based firm for distribution in Canada.

A nasal or throat specimen is collected from a patient on a swab and plugged into the ID NOW’s analyzer, which can detect the presence of the virus. The molecular devices can produce COVID results in 15 minutes.

To date, the vast majority of tests have been done at public health clinics, with samples then sent to laboratories for analysis — a process that can take days.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday that the purchase was designed to help the provinces and territories offer more testing options as some cities face hourslong lines at public health testing centres.

Speaking in question period today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is expecting to receive the first batch of these Abbott tests “in the coming weeks.”

A spokesperson for Abbott could not offer a more precise timeline for the delivery of these tests but said the company is producing more than two million a month to meet current global demand.

Abbott has already shipped more than 11 million ID NOW tests to all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. territories.

South Asian Adults & Seniors Yoga Classes on line (Free)

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B.C. Liberal candidate who voted against Langley rainbow crosswalk sparks concerns Although rainbow crosswalks are in almost every community in B.C., they still remain a source of controversy for some.

That became apparent when a B.C. Liberal candidate in Langley came under fire for opposing a rainbow crosswalk for the township.

On September 21, Langley Township Coun. Margaret Kunst, who is a candidate for Langley East, was one of three councillors who voted against the colourful crosswalk but did not provide a reason why she was against it. However, the majority of Langley council voted for the project to proceed for it to be painted between

the local RCMP detachment and the school board office. The crosswalk will be painted without any cost to the township.

West Endâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Coal Harbour NDP candidate Spencer Chandra Herbert raised concerns about Kunst and, according to CBC News, is requesting B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson to remove her as a candidate in her riding. The B.C. Liberal party faced criticism for running advertisements in the Christian lifestyle publication The Light Magazine, which has included anti-LGBT articles including content against SOGI resources in schools and in support of conversion therapy.

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Saturday, October 3, 2020 PICS names its Long-Term Care Facility as ‘Guru Nanak Diversity Village’ From page 1

name the building as ‘Guru Nanak Diversity Village’ to dedicate the facility to his ideals of “equality of all human beings, irrespective of birth, gender, caste or colour”; and his universal message that “there is one God and one human race.” The new name was announced at the PICS’ AGM on Sunday, September 27th and was unanimously acclaimed, approved and adopted at the meeting.

“We asked everyone at the AGM to make pledges to name rooms within the ‘Guru Nanak Diversity Village’ building in the names of their loved ones and within 5 minutes we received pledges for more than $250,000” said PICS President and CEO, Satbir Singh Cheema. “PICS, in its service to the community for over three decades has strived to create a more inclusive and respectful society; it is a matter of immense pleasure and honour for us to name the PICS Diversity Village after Guru Nanak to symbolize our rededication to the commitment to continue to tread the path shown by him. I believe that ‘Guru Nanak Diversity Village’ is perhaps the biggest project to be built outside of the Indian subcontinent to commemorate Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary.” ‘Guru Nanak Diversity Village’ located at 6471 175A Street, is a

partnership between the Ministry of Health, Fraser Health and PICS, it will be a 3-storey, 125 bed, residential care facility that will provide culturally sensitive Long-Term Complex Care to seniors with a South Asian background. The facility will employ diverse staff to communicate with the residents in their mother tongue, the residents will be served familiar food, they will be able to practice their religion and celebrate their cultural events; and they will freely enjoy their normal activities as if they were living in their own homes.

The total capital cost of the project is expected to be $58 million, with PICS providing $5 million in fundraising for the construction. Once open, the Ministry of Health, through Fraser Health will provide operational funding on an ongoing basis for care services.

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Jinny Sims - NDP candidate for Surrey / Panorama From page 1 It makes sense to me that you go back to the public and get a mandate so you can focus on the new normal. Covid is still here, we thought back in March that Covid will go away, it’s still here. The vaccine won’t be readily available for at least 12 – 18 months. When I think about this, if we have the election now it will be (during) Covid, if we have it in May 2021, it will still be Covid. So, how do you make a longterm plan to rebuild the economy to support people, when you really have a mandate for only about another 6 months? What’s to say if the Greens decided they didn’t like something we were wanting to do to rebuild the economy?

Especially, when as a minority government, with are just one vote away from triggering an election, they could have triggered an election in Dec or Jan. The Asian Star: People suffering from mental health, addictions, especially opioids and homeless numbers are up. How is the NDP going to tackle these challenges?

Jinny Sims: These problems were allowed to build and build over time by the previous government. I’m happy to share that last year, for the first time in a long, long time we saw a drop in the death rates in the overdose crisis, and that’s because we have a dedicated minister for that work, who is actually focused on putting services in place. We have Foundries all over BC that provide services and a 24/7 crisis line access to those needing help with addictions and mental health. Covid 19 has put a huge pressure on everyone, imagine if you are homeless? I’m proud of the work we did, look at the Whalley strip, you know what it used to be like, you go there now, and it is like a different thing. We managed to get so many homeless people of the streets and into housing, others are staying in hotels. We know that if you are going to look after people’s safety then you got to take care of their basic needs.

What we are looking at now is housing that is built for people who are taken off the streets; we have wraparound services for them, with social workers and addiction workers there onsite in the beginning to ensure the people get the support they need.

The Asian Star: Business are suffering, especially the restaurant industry, an owner printed on receipts to his customers to, “Vote that F*cker out” re Mr. Horgan. How is the NDP planning to help them?

Jinny Sims: There is an incredible amount of money in the restart plan to help businesses assess where they are at, and help them re-tool, and refocus. I talk to restaurant owners here, it’s going so well for them, one owner told me his sales has gone up by 25% and he only does take out. To the restaurant owner, “really, this is a health pandemic, nobody is doing this. Dr Bonnie Henry doesn’t wake up in the morning saying which business I can hurt today. Her job is to make sure we are all safe. And stop the spread of the virus. We worked very closely with the restaurant industry to open them up early. There is a lot of support available for small and medium size businesses. And there will be more in the future. Go to Covid19 BC website and Covid19 Canada website to see what help is available – it’s heart breaking what the restaurant industry going through.

The Asian Star: Massey Tunnel was to be replaced with a 10-lane bridge. When the NDP came in, they nixed the bridge replacement plan.

Why? Jinny Sims: People love to re-write history.

The Asian Star: What’s the real story?

Jinny Sims: The real story is the provincial election was coming up. The liberals made that massive announcement without an agreement from the Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council.

The Mayor of Richmond didn’t want it, the Mayor of Vancouver didn’t want it, and all the other mayors were against this 10-lane bridge idea.

Why you ask they were against it? Because they (the Mayors) thought ok, with the bridge all you are doing is moving the parking lot from the side of Delta to the side of Richmond. The infrastructure on the other side of the bridge can’t handle the 10-lane flow into it! Where is the traffic going to go when it’s on the other side of the bridge? So, you can se why people at that end were saying this is crazy – none of the Mayors were consulted – it’s Metro Vancouver Mayors Council that is supposed to make public transit decision. So, when we got elected, and we said it when we were running, that we will send this project to the Mayor’s council.

It went to the Mayor’s Council and they have unanimously, including Delta, supported the expansion of the tunnel. And they get to make that decision as they know their cities better.

The Asian Star: So why did the Liberal government spend $70 million dollars to do the study?

Jinny Sims: What was the need to have the study delivered when they haven’t done the engineering? It was a big photo op. Our commitment was we were going to work with the Mayor’s Council and we have increased the funding we give to the mayors council. Just like the Patullo bridge – we are going to build a 6-lane bridge, but only four lanes are gong to be open. Again, because there is no infrastructure on the other side to handle the increased traffic.

It’s going to be expendable, there’s going to be walkways and bike lanes, and when the infrastructure is ready on the other side – when New Westminster is ready - then we can look at expanding the lanes.

I think the liberals are trying to mislead the people of Surrey, they are not telling them why things are happening the way they are. They talked about the Patullo bridge and then did nothing. We announced it straight away – we got the plans done – then the business plans had to be done, and that’s done. It’s already been assigned to a company and they are already hiring. So right now, the liberals have learned a lot from Trumpland – and they keep giving misinformation – I like to call it lies – and they are hoping that if they repeat the lies enough, people will believe them.

The Asian Star: What about the proposed PST cuts by Liberals?

Jinny Sims: We already give businesses a deduction in PST when they buy equipment – and it used to be only the big, big companies – we expanded that to smaller and medium sized companies during this Covid time. But, I think for me, I see a general cut on PST – considering how many billions of dollars it’s gong to be – my worry is where is the money going to come from? Is going to be cuts to health services, schools we are building, education, to infrastructure we have already announced?

Even Gordon Campbell’s right-hand person, he used to be his chief of staff, Martyn Brown said that he has never seen such an asinine policy.

It makes no sense during this Covid period.

For the few pennies you are going to save here, its going to create a huge deficit. It almost feels to me they are a government for the very rich – this again is only going to help those who have money to spend, who are well-off. Yes, they can go buy that $500k car and save on the PST – buy their yacht. For the average person going grocery shopping they are not paying PST for grocery. Many people I have talked to after this was announced, they said we need investments in health care, in education, more infrastructure and this seems like a very cynical way of announcing this. Its only for a year and imagine the damage it’s going to do long term to programs helping people. My focus is how to provide services across the board.

Saturday, October 3, 2020 Advertorial

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Nothing else connects us to each other as easily. Nothing else allows us to experience our world in such a deep and emotional way. And for people who have emigrated to Canada from somewhere else, nothing keeps us connected to one another quite so well. I know this because I have seen it in my own life — and in how much my grandmother loves seeing broadcasts from Russia, the country she emigrated from. And I believe in it because of the work my company, Ethnic Channels Group (ECG), does in delivering television programming from around the world to viewers in Canada, the US and other countries. For new Canadians, having access to programming from their home country, in their native language, actually makes them better Canadians. Ethnic programming helps people lead richer lives and become more engaged in their community. But there is one part of broadcasting in Canada where — as a country — we are failing to meet the needs of ethnic audiences. And that is news and information. According to the 2016 census, there are 7.3 million people in Canada whose first language (in other words, the language they speak at home) is neither English nor French. That’s a population the size of the province of Quebec. But today in Canada, our 24/7 news channels only broadcast in English and French. That’s contributing to a crisis.

We’re in the middle of a global pandemic.

It’s the most serious public health crisis in a century, and the virus causing it, COVID-19, may be around for years to come. We successfully flattened the curve after a complete economic shutdown, but today we’re seeing an alarming uptick in cases in a number of provinces. The situation is changing every day, and so is the guidance we’re receiving from government and public health officials. The message is complex, and a lot of

Canadians are not getting it – at least not in the language they best understand. That puts ethnic Canadians at risk, and it makes it harder for all of us to work together as a community to persevere through the crisis. It’s also worth noting that the crisis is twofold – the pandemic as also caused an economic crisis, one that’s hit small and medium-sized businesses especially hard. Many ethnic Canadians own businesses, and they need access to information on how the government is responding in their own language.

One solution we need to consider is creating a dedicated news and information channel like the ones we have in English and French, but in multiple languages. That technology exists — all that’s needed is the will to make it happen.

The importance of a multi-language news and information channel extends far beyond the immediate crisis caused by the pandemic.

Canadians whose first language is Tagalog or Mandarin are as important to our country’s success and prosperity as speakers of any other language. Again, I know that from personal experience. ECG is a company founded by immigrants for immigrants, and today is home to employees originally from countries like the Ukraine, India, Russia, the Philippines, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy, Guatemala and Brazil.

Serving the multi-ethnic is in our company’s DNA. It’s why I founded ECG in 2004, and it’s why we’ve grown to become the largest provider of ethnic television in the world. We know that television is a powerful medium for engaging people. Personally, I find it surprising – maybe even shocking – that a dedicated multi-language news and information channel doesn’t already exist in Canada, given the market and the need, and the fact that Canada is defined by our cultural diversity. Today, more than ever, it’s a shortfall that our industry, our regulators and the federal government need to fix.

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India faces ballooning fiscal deficit as pandemic hits taxes India is staring at a ballooning fiscal deficit against an initial estimate of 3.5% of GDP in the current financial year as the coronavirus shrinks jobs and hits tax collection, government data showed on Wednesday. The federal fiscal deficit for the

five months through August stood at 8.7 trillion rupees ($117.98 billion), or 109.3% of the budgeted target for the current fiscal year ending in March 2021. Net federal tax receipts in the five months through August declined by about 30% year on year to 2.84 trillion rupees, even though fuel taxes rose.

Police detain key opposition leaders protesting rape Police detained key leaders of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi, after preventing them from visiting a village where a 19-year-old woman was gang raped and later died in hospital.

The attack on the woman was latest brutal sexual

violence against women to rile India. It triggered street protests in several parts of the country.

Police officer Manoj Dixit said the two party leaders were detained for violating an order banning the assembly of four or more people in the area to prevent any violence by protesters.

Protesters clash with police in India after late night cremation of gang rape victim

Fiji Govt aims to ensure that every Fijian has access to reliable electrical power by the end of 2021 - Prime Minister Bainimarama Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the government is working hard to meet the goal of ensuring that every Fijian has access to reliable electrical power by the end of 2021.

While commissioning the Solove electricity grid extension in Macuata, Bainimarama says it is always a joy to him to witness the way life can be transformed in our rural and

maritime communities with one act of progress.

Bainimarama commissioned the grid extension that will bring electrical power to an entire community of 148 families and all of their activities. The Prime Minister says Energy Fiji Limited extended the grid some 26 kilometres to bring much-needed power to the families, at a cost of about $3 million.

Male nurse charged with rape of pregnant patient

A 24-year-old male nurse has been charged with the rape of a 25-year-old pregnant patient in Labasa last month.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says the man allegedly obtained consent by false representation to conduct an examination

when he committed the alleged offence.

27 people were charged with 78 counts of separate sexual crimes last month.

According to the Office of the DPP, there were a total of 31 victims.

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old victim was attacked and raped on September Protests erupted in several parts of India after Imran Khan faces pushback over Gilgit-Baltistan move 14 in fields near her home in Hathras district, authorities had the body of a teenager gang rape China ties his hands 100 km (62-miles) from Delhi, authorities said. victim cremated at a ceremony her family said She died in hospital from injuries sustained Prime Minister Imran Khan’s fledged province would end took place without their permission. The 19-yearduring the attack. move to convert Gilgit-Baltistan up validating India’s August in the occupied northern areas 5 decision to treat Jammu into Pakistan’s fifth province at and Kashmir as a centrallyChina’s behest has provoked a administered territory. pushback within the country.

“A deal has been This week, Imran Khan’s fierce made over the blood of rival Maulana Fazlur Rehman Kashmiris... Business is joined the ranks of opposition being done in the name leaders who have spoken out against Imran of Kashmir diplomacy,” the firebrand cleric told reporters on Tuesday in Athmuqam. He Khan for implementing Beijing’s agenda. pledged “not to allow the partition of Kashmir”.

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief underlined that turning the Gilgit-Baltistan area into a full-

Paris attacker’s family praise his actions A Pakistani farmer Arshad Mehmood has been filled with pride since his son stabbed two people outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris last week, in the latest attack to expose the violent consequences of blasphemy allegations.

Zaheer Hassan Mehmood, who was born in Pakistan, has confessed to the attack, saying he was motivated by the magazine’s recent

republication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, which are proscribed in Islam.

“In my opinion, what he did was very good,” Arshad said.

The republication, marking the start of the trial over a deadly 2015 attack on the magazine’s previous premises, sparked condemnation across the Islamic world and protests throughout Pakistan.

Saturday, October 3, 2020 Farmers ‘gherao’ BJP leaders’ houses Intensifying their protest against the recently enacted agriculture laws, a large number of farmers, commission agents and labourers, led by former Congress MLA Mohinder Kumar Rinwa, blocked the Fazilka-Abohar national highway near Ghallu village against the farm Acts.

They also waved black flags to protest against former BJP minister and former Fazilka MLA Surjit Kumar Jyani, who had issued a statement in favour of the Acts.

General Secretary Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher alleged that the Centre’s farm laws were intended to benefit some private players.

The railway authorities have suspended train services in the state in view of the farmer stir.

Jyani has now been appointed chairman of the coordination committee constituted by state BJP president Ashwani Sharma to

31 farmer groups to launch protest in Punjab Vehemently opposing the Centre’s new farm laws, 31 farmer organisations in Punjab will go on an indefinite protest from tomorrow. People from various sections are contributing dry ration for langar to be served to the protesters, who will squat on rail tracks and outside the residences of BJP leaders, gherao offices of multinational firms and ask gram sabhas to pass resolutions against the laws.

The farmers will hold protests tomorrow outside the residences of Union Minister Som Parkash in Phagwara, former Punjab BJP president Shwait Malik in Amritsar and former MLA Sukhpal Nannu in Ferozepur.

Artistes have been meeting villagers to mobilise support for the protest.

Slight dip in Covid-19 toll, 14 deaths, 1,435 new cases in Punjab In the week prior to that, between September 7 and 13, 16,000 cases were recorded and number of deaths was 500.

However, the number showed a decline in the following week from September 21 to 27, with around 420 deaths. The cases dropped drastically to 12,000.

In the same period, the state’s contact tracing ratio has also increased significantly to 7.7 per positive case. The ratio had declined to around 4.4 per positive case.

The central expert team had raised the issue in its report that Punjab needed to improve the contact tracing ratio.

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