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Core inflation puts pressure on RCMP won’t
BoC to raise interest rates again probe forged
papers linking
Inflation rate cools to 6.8 per cent as lower gas prices offset rising grocery and rent costs Muslim charity
to terrorism
MARK RENDELL The rate of inflation has trended down utive times to tackle inflation, the Bank of
since peaking near a four-decade high of Canada said this month that it’s consider- ROBERT FIFE
Canada’s inflation rate eased slightly in 8.1 per cent in June. But key measures of ing halting further moves. Whether that STEVEN CHASE OTTAWA
November but there were signs that under- core inflation, which strip out volatile food happens at its next meeting on Jan. 25 will
lying price pressures in the economy re- and gasoline prices, continued to rise in depend on incoming economic data, cen- The RCMP say they will not
main strong, increasing the odds that the November. That suggests the economy is tral bank officials have said. The bank has a launch an investigation into
Bank of Canada moves ahead with another still running hot in the face of multiple in- target of 2-per-cent annual inflation. forged government records that
interest-rate increase in January. terest-rate hikes, and makes it more likely falsely suggest the federal police
that the Bank of Canada will raise rates at “While lower pump prices will help force and the Canada Revenue
The Consumer Price Index rose 6.8 per least one more time next month. chop next month’s rate, the fact that many Agency are paying informants
cent compared with the previous year, as measures of core inflation are still nudging within the Muslim Association of
lower prices at the gas pump offset an ac- “Turning the temperature down on in- higher is a clear warning sign of persistent Canada to build a terrorist-fund-
celeration in grocery prices and rent costs, flation is proving to be an achingly slow underlying pressures,” Mr. Porter said. “We ing case against the charity.
Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. process, and we suspect this may be a are leaning to the view that the Bank of
That’s down from 6.9 per cent in October, theme for 2023,” Bank of Montreal chief Canada hikes rates one more time in Janu- Instead, the Mounties say, MAC
although slightly ahead of economist ex- economist Doug Porter said in a note to cli- ary to 4.5 per cent, and this firm report does should take its concerns to other
pectations of 6.7 per cent. ents. nothing to doubt that call.” authorities, even though the re-
cords include faked RCMP search
After raising interest rates seven consec- INFLATION, A15 warrants and phony records of
payments to informants. The
‘Ukraine is alive and kicking’: Zelensky CRA was sufficiently concerned
courts U.S. Congress in bid to boost support about the forgeries that it referred
the matter to the RCMP to investi-
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to address the U.S. Congress in Washington on Wednesday. It was his first foreign trip gate.
since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. SAMUEL CORUM/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Last week, after The Globe and
ADRIAN MORROW more isolationist Congress taking office. At a joint news conference with Mr. Ze- Mail reported on the forged files,
U.S. CORRESPONDENT In his speech at the Capitol, he remind- lensky earlier, Mr. Biden said Mr. Putin Public Safety Minister Marco
WASHINGTON “has no intention of stopping this cruel Mendicino told reporters the
ed the U.S. how effective its help has been war,” signalling that he expected the fight- RCMP had assured him they
Joe Biden promised Volodymyr Zelensky so far – and what an abject failure Russian ing to continue for a long time. would find out what had hap-
that American military aid to Kyiv will con- President Vladimir Putin’s invasion has pened. Prime Minister Justin Tru-
tinue “as long as it takes” to defeat Russia’s been. “Against all odds and doom and “You will never stand alone,” Mr. Biden deau said he was “very concerned
aggression amid a whirlwind visit by the gloom scenarios, Ukraine did not fall. Uk- told Mr. Zelensky. “The American people about these reports of Islamo-
Ukrainian President to Washington to raine is alive and kicking. We defeated Rus- have been with you every step of the way. phobic forged documents,” and
shore up support from his country’s top al- sia in the battle for the minds of the world.” And we will stay with you, we will stay with did not rule out an independent
ly. you for as long as it takes.” investigation.
The trip comes at a crucial moment. Af-
Mr. Zelensky, making his first foreign ter Ukraine recaptured swaths of territory Mr. Biden, who has made military sup- But this week, RCMP spokes-
trip Wednesday since Moscow’s February this past summer and autumn, Russia be- port for Ukraine to contain Mr. Putin’s ex- person Camille Boily-Lavoie said
invasion, met with the U.S. President and gan an aerial bombardment meant to pansionism his central foreign-policy pri- the force was not investigating,
national-security officials at the White knock out electricity and other infrastruc- ority, announced that the U.S. military and that it had confirmed The
House before giving a Wednesday evening ture amid the onset of winter. Mr. Zelensky would give Ukraine Patriot missiles as part Globe’s reporting that the docu-
address to legislators, two weeks ahead of a has repeatedly pleaded with the U.S. and of the latest US$1.85-billion package of de- ments, including the search war-
other NATO countries for more help to fence aid. rants, were fake. She suggested
protect against the onslaught. MAC file reports with local police
UKRAINE, A15 and the Canadian Anti-Fraud
Centre.
PAROLE BOARD
RCMP, A15
Woman who killed
abusive husband Clash of the
granted first steps media moguls:
toward release A3 Inside the
bitter battle to
CRIME A4 control Torstar

Family of Vaughan JOE CASTALDO
condo gunman says
he was ‘abusive Shortly after Jordan Bitove
husband and father’ and Paul Rivett bought the
Toronto Star two years ago,
DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS SPORTS they moved into an office at the
newspaper’s headquarters that
T R AV E L Steelers star Franco provided a view of Lake Ontario
Harris was a Pittsburgh below. It had once been occupied
The nightmare before Christmas: Heavy snowfall, frigid hero, David Shribman by John Honderich, the bow-tied
temperatures spark delays, cancellations at airports A6 writes B11 former editor and publisher, who
died this year at age 75.

The newsroom was deserted
owing to the pandemic, but Mr.
Bitove and Mr. Rivett shared the
space and installed two standing
desks. The act was symbolic, in-
tentional or not. Here stood two
captains of a storied newspaper,
charting a new course, shoulder
to shoulder. At a virtual town hall,
the company’s then vice-chair,
David Peterson, couldn’t help but
remark on it. “There aren’t many
people who could be in the same
office for four months and not
fight,” he said.

Earlier this year, Mr. Rivett
moved out. He decamped to the
newsroom, visible for all to see
peering over his standing desk,
but alone. In retrospect, it was a
sign that something wasn’t right
between him and Mr. Bitove.

Almost nobody knew how bad
it was until Mr. Rivett went to
court this past September seek-
ing to wind up NordStar Capital,
the private-equity firm he started
with Mr. Bitove, saying the two of
them could no longer work to-
gether. News of the court applica-
tion sparked weeks of anxiety at
the Toronto Star and Metroland
Media Group, which publishes
more than 70 community news-
papers, as employees stewed over
who would ultimately take
charge.

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FIRST
OPINION PERSON OPINION

Premiers’ power grabs Theresa Therrien went Why it’s getting harder
reveal that Indigenous overboard with attempt to defend credit cards
peoples’ rights are being to create happy holiday as a way of paying for
disrespected A11 memories A13 things B8

Trump paid no income tax in 2020,
reported losses from businesses, records show

ANDY SULLIVAN WASHINGTON

Donald Trump paid no income U.S. House Ways and Means Committee staff members transport boxes
tax during the final full year of his of documents after a committee meeting to discuss former U.S. president
presidency as he reported a loss Donald Trump’s tax returns on Tuesday. JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS
from his sprawling business in-
terests, according to tax figures said the release of the documents about his finances.
released by a congressional panel. was politically motivated. The documents released by the

The records, released late on “If this injustice can happen to committee showed that pattern
Tuesday by the Democratic-led President Trump, it can happen continued during his time in the
House of Representatives Ways to all Americans without cause,” White House.
and Means Committee after a Trump Organization spokesman
years-long fight, show that Mr. Steven Cheung said on Wednes- During that time Mr. Trump
Trump’s income, and his tax lia- day. and his wife were liable for self-
bility, fluctuated dramatically employment and household em-
during his four years in the White Democrats on the panel said ployment taxes. As a result, they
House. their review found that tax au- paid a total of US$3-million in
thorities did not properly scruti- taxes over those four years.
The records cut against the Re- nize Mr. Trump’s complex tax re-
publican ex-president’s long-cul- turns to ensure accuracy. But deductions enabled them
tivated image as a successful busi- to minimize their income tax lia-
nessman as he mounts another Though the U.S. Internal Reve- bility in several years.
bid for the White House. nue Service is supposed to audit
presidents’ tax returns each year, In 2017, Mr. Trump and his wife
Mr. Trump and his wife, Melan- it did not do so until Democrats reported adjusted gross income
ia, paid some form of tax during pressed for action in 2019. of negative US$12.9-million, lead-
all four years, the documents ing to a net income tax of US$750,
showed, but were able to mini- The IRS assigned only one the records showed.
mize their income taxes in sever- agent to the audit most of the
al years as income from Mr. time, the panel found, and did They reported adjusted gross
Trump’s businesses was more not examine some of the deduc- income of US$24.3-million in 2018
than offset by deductions and tions claimed by Trump. and paid a net tax of US$1-mil-
losses. lion, while in 2019 they reported
The IRS declined to comment. US$4.4-million of income in 2019
The committee questioned the Prior to taking office, Mr. and paid US$134,000 in taxes.
legitimacy of some of those de- Trump reported heavy losses for
ductions, including one for many years from his business to In 2020, they reported a loss of
US$916-million, and members offset hundreds of millions of US$4.8-million and paid no net
said on Tuesday the tax returns dollars in income, according to income tax.
were short on details. The panel is media reports and trial testimony
expected to release redacted ver- REUTERS
sions of his full returns in coming
days.

Mr. Trump refused to make his
tax returns public during his two
presidential bids and his cam-
paign for office, even though all
other major-party presidential
candidates have done so for dec-
ades.

The committee obtained the
records after a years-long fight
and voted on Tuesday to make
them public.

A spokesman for Mr. Trump

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O NEWS | A3

Woman who killed abusive husband
granted unescorted absences from prison

Rural Albertan will
be allowed day parole
once she becomes
eligible in March

JANA G. PRUDEN EDMNONTON

A 58-year-old mother and grand- Helen Naslund is seen on Aug. 2 at the Edmonton Institution For Women, where she is serving a nine-year sentence for killing her abusive husband,
mother convicted of killing her Miles Naslund, in 2011. She pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2020. AMBER BRACKEN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
abusive husband in rural Alberta
has been granted the first steps were found in a dugout near their The sentence was one of the Ms. Naslund said she doesn’t with one of her sisters and her
toward release from prison, after property in September of 2017. longest manslaughter terms a remember the exact moment of two cats in a small town outside
a parole hearing in Edmonton on After her arrest, Ms. Naslund told woman has received for killing an the shooting, but told the board Camrose, southeast of Edmon-
Wednesday. RCMP she shot her husband in abusive spouse in Canada, and she accepts full responsibility for ton.
the back of the head while he sparked a backlash around the it. She said both her sons who
“It’s going to take a long time slept on the Labour Day weekend country. The sentence was low- were in the house that night were “I truly feel that I’m ready to
to come back and heal from all of of 2011, then, with the help of her ered to nine years by the Alberta asleep downstairs at the time. move forward,” she said. “I’ve
this … but I’m ready,” Helen Nas- son, disposed of her husband’s Court of Appeal in 2021, after an (Her third son had moved out come a long way, and I want to get
lund told the two-person parole body, car and guns, and reported appeal filed by defence lawyer and was not at the farm.) back to what I’d call a more nor-
board panel, during her hearing him missing to RCMP. Mona Duckett. mal life.”
at Edmonton Institution for The killing came to light in
Women. “Everything can’t be Ms. Naslund, her sons and oth- Speaking before the parole 2017, after Ms. Naslund’s middle Under the board’s decision,
healed in here. I have to be out ers who knew the family reported board on Wednesday, Ms. son went to RCMP. Asked by the she will be able to leave the prison
and working.” that she had been abused by her Naslund described meeting her board whether she would ever for one unescorted absence in Ja-
husband for nearly 30 years, in- husband at a young age, and have come forward, Ms. Naslund nuary, and another in February,
The Parole Board of Canada cluding being threatened and being subject to verbal and phys- said she wasn’t sure, but didn’t then commence with day parole
granted Ms. Naslund’s applica- held at gunpoint by him the eve- ical abuse throughout their think she could have kept living in March.
tion Wednesday for unescorted ning before he was killed. relationship. with it.
temporary absences but also Ms. Pate said she was pleasant-
granted her day parole, which She pleaded guilty to man- “If it wasn’t myself, it was the “It was eating me up inside,” ly surprised by the board’s deci-
will take effect when she’s eligible slaughter in 2020 and was sen- kids. That was very hard on me,” she said. sion to grant both the unescorted
in March. By then, Ms. Naslund – tenced to 18 years in prison, after a she said. “I could take the puni- temporary absences and day
who has been in prison since the plea deal between her lawyer and shment of me, but I couldn’t Ms. Naslund told the parole parole, and that she hopes the
fall of 2020 and also spent time in the Crown. Under the terms of the stand that.” board she has been learning to steps are the beginning of a posi-
custody before being granted bail deal, the first-degree murder value and take care of herself, and tive new chapter for Ms. Naslund.
– will have served a third of her charges against Ms. Naslund and She said there were multiple that her priorities when she is re-
sentence. her son were stayed. incidents in which her husband leased are to work and to spend “It feels like Helen has been on
held a loaded gun to her head. time with her family. She will live an uphill battle for so much of her
Discussing the risk to public life,” she said.
safety, parole board member
Delaine Dew acknowledged Ms.
Naslund had committed a violent
offence, but added: “We must
consider this in the context of the
battered woman syndrome,
which overwhelmingly applies to
you.”

A number of supporters from
around the country attended the
hearing virtually, and Senator
Kim Pate joined Ms. Naslund in
person as a support and advocate.
Ms. Pate said more than 100 let-
ters were filed on Ms. Naslund’s
behalf, both from people who
know her personally, and others
who connected with her after
learning about her case. She said
some of the letters are from wom-
en who’ve escaped domestic vio-
lence themselves.

The parole board heard that
Ms. Naslund has been an exem-
plary inmate who had no previ-
ous criminal history, maintains
the support of her family and
community, and is considered to
be a very low risk to reoffend.

Ms. Naslund and her youngest
son were charged with first-
degree murder after the remains
of her husband, Miles Naslund,

UN Security Council demands Canada’s population growing
end to Myanmar violence faster than it has in decades,
Statistics Canada says
EDITH M. LEDERER TANZANIA nization, said more than 16,000 people had

been detained on political charges in Myan-

mar since the army takeover. Of those arrest-

The UN Security Council approved its first-ever ed, more than 13,000 were still in detention. OT TA WA There were 122,145 immigrants
in the third quarter of 2022, the
resolution on Myanmar on Wednesday, The association said at least 2,465 civilians had As 2022 draws to a close, Cana- second-highest number in any
da’s population has already third quarter since 1946, the year
demanding an immediate end to violence in been killed since the 2021 takeover, although grown more than in any other quarterly data became available,
year since Confederation, in large Statistics Canada said.
the Southeast Asian nation and urging its mil- the number is thought to be far higher. part due to an influx of non-per-
manent residents and immi- Kate Choi, director of Western
itary rulers to release all “arbitrarily detained” Much of the international community, grants. University’s Centre for Research
on Social Inequality, said the data
prisoners, including former leader Aung San including Myanmar’s fellow members in the In an estimate released show Canada is experiencing a
Wednesday, Statistics Canada rapid population growth and
Suu Kyi. Association of Southeast Asian Nations, have said the country’s population that it’s beneficial to a long-term
grew by 362,453 people, or 0.9 per plan of growing the economy
The resolution reiterated the call by the 15- expressed frustration at the hard line the gen- cent, between July and October postpandemic.
alone.
member council for the country to uphold erals have taken in resisting reform. Myan- “A lot of this population
That influx of people over the growth is fuelled by immigration
democratic institutions and respect human mar’s rulers agreed to a five-point ASEAN plan three-month period was more policies in Canada that are trying
than the total population growth to fill a lot of the labour shortages
rights. The council vote was 12-0 with three in April, 2021, to restore peace and stability to of 350,000 in all of 2011, the agen- after the pandemic,” she said.
cy noted – the fastest single-quar-
abstentions: China, Russia and India. the country, but the military has made little ter growth rate since the second Last month, Ottawa unveiled
quarter of 1957. At that time, plans to admit 500,000 immi-
The resolution is the first adopted by the effort to implement the plan. there was a postwar baby boom grants a year starting in 2025 to
happening, as well as an influx of address labour-shortage issues.
UN’s most powerful body since the country The plan calls for the immediate cessation refugees after the 1956 Hungarian Those include a million job va-
Revolution. cancies across the country and
formerly known as Burma joined the United of violence, a dialogue among all concerned an aging work force.
The federal agency is attribut-
Nations in 1948, according to the United King- parties, mediation of the dialogue process by ing the record-high figures to a The new targets represent a
rise in non-permanent residents, significant increase over the
dom, which drafted it. an ASEAN special envoy, provision of human- including work-permit holders 405,000 immigrants admitted
and people fleeing the Russian last year.
UN spokesperson Stephane itarian aid through ASEAN chan- invasion of Ukraine.
In March, the federal govern-
Dujarric said before Wednesday’s nels and a visit to Myanmar by Immigration numbers – con- ment also created an emergency
sidered a separate category to program to assist Ukrainians
vote that Secretary-General An- the association’s special envoy to non-permanent residents as it re- fleeing their country after a Rus-
fers to people given the right to sian invasion.
tonio Guterres remains “ex- Last month, the meet all concerned parties. live in Canada permanently – are
tremely concerned” about the Assistance Current UN special envoy No- also elevated, reflecting the gov- Alexia Bloch, department
deteriorating humanitarian sit- eleen Heyzer and ASEAN special ernment’s targets, the agency head of the University of British
uation and human rights in Association for envoy Prak Sokhonn, a Cambo- noted. Columbia’s anthropology depart-
ment, says the temporary visa for
Myanmar. Political Prisoners, a dian minister, have both visited Yvonne Su, an assistant profes- people fleeing the Russian inva-
sor in York University’s depart- sion of Ukraine is a good start to
“Any opportunity for the Secu- rights-monitoring Myanmar but neither was al- ment of equity studies, says the helping those seeking asylum,
rity Council to speak with one organization, said lowed to meet Ms. Suu Kyi. growing population can help but it also presents its own chal-
strong, united voice on any issue more than 16,000 contribute to the economy in a lenges.
and especially on Myanmar The draft resolution “acknowl- positive way.
edges ASEAN’s central role in “I think one of the challenges
“Canada’s actually having is offering people a short-term
would be much welcomed,” Mr. people had been helping to find a peaceful solu- such an issue filling jobs in major solution to their problem given
Dujarric said. detained on political tion to the crisis in Myanmar” sectors like construction and fac- that this war isn’t ending any
charges in Myanmar and encourages the international tories,” she said. time soon,” she said.
For five decades, Myanmar community to support ASEAN’s
had languished under strict mil- since the army efforts, including in implement- THE CANADIAN PRESS
itary rule that led to internation-

al isolation and sanctions. As the takeover. ing the five-point consensus.
generals loosened their grip, cul- Noting the Myanmar mili-

minating in Ms. Suu Kyi’s rise to leadership in tary’s commitment to ASEAN leaders in April,

2015 elections, the international community 2021, to support the five-point consensus, the

responded by lifting most sanctions and pour- draft calls for “concrete and immediate ac-

ing investment into the country. tions” to “effectively and fully” implement the

That ended with the military’s Feb. 1, 2021, plan.

coup following the November, 2020, elections The resolution also expresses “deep con-

in which Ms. Suu Kyi’s National League for De- cern” at the ongoing state of emergency im-

mocracy party won overwhelmingly and the posed by the military, the arrest of Ms. Suu Kyi

military contested the outcome as fraudulent. and former president Win Myint, who should

The takeover was met with massive public be released immediately, and at “the increas-

opposition, which has since turned into armed ingly large numbers of internally displaced

resistance that some UN experts have charac- persons and dramatic increase in humanitar-

terized as civil war. ian need.”

Last month, the Assistance Association for

Political Prisoners, a rights-monitoring orga- ASSOCIATED PRESS

A4 | NEWS O THE GLOBE AND MAIL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022

Family of Vaughan condo gunman
says he was ‘abusive husband and father’

Estranged children Camilleri, 57; her partner, Vittorio “His children tried to have was stayed after the judge learned her a “bastard.”
wrote in statement that Panza, 79; Russell Manock, 75; his some form of a relationship of Mr. Villi’s death. Numerous other complaints
he ‘continuously denied’ wife, Helen Lorraine Manock, 71; through the years and many of-
offers of help and they and Naveed Dada, 59. Ms. Camill- fers of help were continuously de- In the months leading up to the were logged by other residents in
had ‘no choice but to eri and Mr. Dada were both sitting nied, leaving them no choice but shooting, at least three of Mr. Vil- the building, as well as security
cut off ties with him’ members of the building’s condo to cut off ties with him for their li’s victims – Mr. and Ms. Manock, guards and other employees.
board. Mr. Manock was a former own health and well-being,” the and Ms. Camilleri – had filed spe-
MOLLY HAYES board member. statement says. cific complaints about his cam- The building burned through
DUSTIN COOK paign of harassment, according to five property managers and many
The sixth victim, Doreen Di Ni- The 73-year-old had been court documents. security guards as a result of Mr.
A mass shooter who killed five no, 66, remains in hospital with known in the condo building for a Villi’s harassment, Mr. Di Nino
neighbours in his Toronto-area serious injuries. Ms. Di Nino’s hus- long-standing campaign of ha- In an affidavit, John Di Nino noted in his affidavit.
condominium following a years- band, John, is the condo board rassment against neighbours. He said he had been harassed by Mr.
long dispute with the condo president. was in a protracted legal battle Villi ever since joining the condo “The Order was supposed to
board was a “controlling and abu- with the condo board and was board in the summer of 2018. stop Mr. Villi from making these
sive husband and father,” and had In a statement provided to The convinced that they were killing kinds of posts. It is upsetting that
been estranged from his children Globe and Mail by the province’s him with electromagnetic waves He cited a Facebook post from Mr. Villi is posting false and hurt-
for the past five years, according Special Investigations Unit, Mr. emanating from an electrical this past April, in which Mr. Villi ful things about the Corporation’s
to a statement provided by Onta- Villi’s children, whose identities room beneath his unit. posted photos of Mr. Di Nino, directors (including me) and em-
rio’s police watchdog on their be- were not provided, said they offer along with a text screed that ployees. He should not be allowed
half. “heartfelt condolences” to the Though the condo board had called him a “Corrupt Criminal to make these posts,” Mr. Di Nino
families of the victims. The SIU is secured a court order in 2019 that False Liar,” a “Manipulative wrote. “Nobody deserves to be ha-
The gunman, Francesco Villi, called in to investigate all cases in- prohibited Mr. Villi from commu- Worthless Beast Without Dignity,” rassed in their place of work or
was shot and killed by police in volving police shootings in Onta- nicating with board members or and a “Garbage Worm,” among residence.”
the hallway of his Vaughan, Ont., rio. building security except in writ- other profanity-laced insults.
condo building on Sunday eve- ing, he continued to harass them In their statement provided
ning, after shooting six of his “We are in absolute shock and and post escalating threats and Mr. Villi posted a similar tor- through the SIU, Mr. Villi’s chil-
neighbours in their condo units. utter devastation,” they said. rants to his Facebook page. rent of invective in June against dren said they would be making
Ms. Camilleri, who Mr. Di Nino no other statement and asked for
The five victims who were They added that they had been As a result, they were asking a noted was a constant target. privacy.
killed have been identified as Rita estranged from Mr. Villi for over judge to allow them to force him
five years, and they described him to sell his unit and leave the build- In August, the court docu- “We are grieving for the fam-
as having had an aggressive, “Je- ing. ments note, Mr. Manock – who ilies, and they are in our hearts,”
kyll and Hyde”-type personality, had previously served as treasur- they wrote.
and a history of domestic abuse The matter had been sched- er of the condo board – alerted the
against both them and the moth- uled to return to court Monday, building’s property manager that A candlelight vigil was sched-
ers of his children. one day after the shooting, and his wife had run into Mr. Villi, and uled to take place outside Vaugh-
that he had inexplicably called an City Hall on Wednesday night
for the victims.

A spokesman for Kabul University confirmed that classes for female students had stopped. He said some women were allowed to enter the WHO
campus for paperwork and administrative reasons, and that four graduation ceremonies were held Wednesday. ALI KHARA/REUTERS ‘concerned’
about COVID
Afghan women blocked from schools spike in China
as Taliban enforces university ban
THOMAS PETER
KABUL Hashmi, on Tuesday told private and pub- Abdallah Abdallah, a senior leader in
ALESSANDRO DIVIGGIANO
Taliban security forces in the Afghan cap- lic universities to implement the ban as Afghanistan’s former U.S.-Allied govern-
ital on Wednesday enforced a higher edu- BEIJING
cation ban for women by blocking their soon as possible and to inform the minis- ment, described universal education as a
access to universities, with video obtained Dozens of hearses queued out-
by the Associated Press showing women try once the ban is in place. “fundamental” right. He urged the coun- side a Beijing crematorium on
weeping and consoling each other outside Wednesday, even as China report-
one campus in Kabul. The move is certain to hurt efforts by try’s Taliban leadership to reconsider the ed no new COVID-19 deaths in its
growing outbreak, sparking criti-
The country’s Taliban rulers a day earli- the Taliban to win international recogni- decision. cism of its virus accounting as the
er ordered women nationwide to stop at- capital braces for a surge of cases.
tending private and public universities ef- tion for their government and aid from Afghan political analyst Ahmad Saeedi
fective immediately and until further no- After widespread protests, the
tice. The Taliban-led administration has potential donors at a time when Afghan- said that the latest decision by the Taliban country of 1.4 billion people this
not given a reason for the ban or reacted month began dismantling its un-
to the fierce and swift global condemna- istan is mired in a worsening humanitar- authorities may have closed the door to popular “zero-COVID” lockdown
tion of it. and testing regime, which largely
ian crisis. The international community winning international acceptance. kept the virus under control for
Journalists saw Taliban forces outside three years though at great eco-
four Kabul universities Wednesday. The has urged Taliban leaders to reopen “The issue of recognition is over,” he nomic and psychological cost.
forces stopped some women from enter-
ing, while allowing others to go in and schools and give women their right to said. “The world is now trying to find an The abrupt change caught a
finish their work. They also tried to pre- fragile health system unprepared,
vent any photography, filming and pro- public space. alternative. The world tried with hospitals scrambling for
tests from taking place. beds and blood, pharmacies for
Turkey, Qatar and Pakis- to interact more but they drugs and authorities racing to
Rahimullah Nadeem, a spokesman for build special clinics. Experts say
Kabul University, confirmed that classes tan, all Muslim countries, Despite initially (the Taliban) don’t let the China could face more than a mil-
for female students had stopped. He said have expressed their disap- promising a more world talk to them about lion COVID-19 deaths next year.
some women were allowed to enter the pointment at the university recognition.”
campus for paperwork and administrative ban and urged authorities to moderate rule The head of the World Health
reasons, and that four graduation ceremo- Mr. Saeedi said he be- Organization said it is concerned
nies were held Wednesday. about the spike in infections and
withdraw or reconsider their respecting rights for lieves most Afghans favour is supporting the government to
Members of an activist group called the decision. female education because focus on vaccinating those at the
Unity and Solidarity of Afghanistan Wom- Qatar played a key role in women and they consider learning to be highest risk.
en gathered outside the private Edrak minorities, the a religious command con-
University in Kabul on Wednesday morn- facilitating the negotiations Taliban have widely tained in the Quran. Amid a heavy police presence
ing, chanting slogans in Dari. that led to the withdrawal of outside a crematorium in Beij-
ing’s Tongzhou district, a Reuters
“Do not make education political!” U.S. forces from Afghanistan implemented their He said the decision to witness saw about 40 hearses
they said. “Once again university is last year. It called on the “Af- interpretation of bar women from universi- queuing to enter while the park-
banned for women, we do not want to be ghan caretaker government” Islamic law, or ties was likely made by a ing lot was full.
eliminated!” to review the ban in line Sharia, since they handful of senior Taliban
with the teachings of Islam figures, including the leader Inside, family and friends,
Despite initially promising a more many wearing traditional white
moderate rule respecting rights for wom- on women’s education. seized power in Hibatullah Akhunzada, who clothing and headbands of
en and minorities, the Taliban have wide- U.S. Secretary of State An- August, 2021. are based in the southwest- mourning, gathered around
ly implemented their interpretation of Is- ern city of Kandahar, the about 20 coffins awaiting crema-
lamic law, or Sharia, since they seized tony J. Blinken said late tion. Staff wore hazmat suits and
power in August, 2021. smoke rose from five of the 15 fur-
Tuesday that no other coun- birthplace of the Taliban naces. Reuters could not verify
They have banned girls from middle whether the deaths were caused
school and high school, barred women try in the world bars women and girls movement. by COVID-19.
from most fields of employment and or-
dered them to wear head-to-toe clothing from receiving an education. He said the main centre of power is Some Beijing residents have to
in public. Women are also banned from wait days to cremate relatives or
parks and gyms. “The Taliban cannot expect to be a le- Kandahar, rather than the Taliban-led pay steep fees to secure faster ser-
vice, funeral home workers said.
A letter shared by the spokesman for gitimate member of the international government in Kabul, even if the minis- A worker at one Beijing funeral
the Ministry of Higher Education, Ziaullah parlour posted on social media
community until they respect the rights ters of justice, higher education and so- an offer of “speedy arrangement
of hearses, no queue for crema-
of all in Afghanistan,” he warned. “This called “virtue and vice” would also have tion” for a fee of 26,000 yuan
($5,066). Reuters could not verify
decision will come with consequences for been involved in the decision to ban the offer.

the Taliban.” women from universities. WHO director-general Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus told re-
On Wednesday, the U.S. State Depart- UN experts said last month that the Ta- porters the agency needed more
detailed information on disease
ment released a joint statement alongside liban’s treatment of women and girls in severity, hospital admissions and
requirements for intensive care
the U.K., Canada, European Union and Afghanistan may amount to a crime units for a comprehensive assess-
ment. “The WHO is very con-
other Western allies that warned the ban against humanity and should be investi- cerned over the evolving situa-
tion in China, with increasing re-
further isolated Afghanistan’s rulers from gated and prosecuted under international ports of severe disease,” he said.

the international community. law. China has nine domestically
developed COVID-19 vaccines ap-
The head of the UN agency promoting They said the Taliban actions against proved for use. But none has been
updated to target the highly in-
women’s rights, Sima Bahous, said in a females deepened existing rights viola- fectious Omicron variant, as Pfiz-
er-BioNTech and Moderna have
statement the move was part of a “com- tions – already the “most draconian glob- for boosters in many countries.

prehensive onslaught on women’s rights ally” – and may constitute gender perse- China uses a narrow definition
of COVID-19 deaths and reported
in Afghanistan” and called for its immedi- cution, which is a crime against humanity. no new fatalities for Tuesday,
even crossing one off its overall
ate reversal. The Taliban authorities have rejected tally since the pandemic began,
now at 5,241 – a fraction of the
Afghanistan’s former president, Hamid the allegation. tolls of many much less populous
countries.
Karzai, strongly condemned the universi-
REUTERS
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A6 | NEWS O THE GLOBE AND MAIL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022

Winter conditions freeze holiday travel plans

Airports across Canada An Air Canada aircraft is de-iced at Vancouver International Airport in handling and workers’ schedules whelmed airlines and airports,
are dealing with Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN pRESS throughout our system.” which were still required to en-
cancelled flights and force COVID-19 rules, and caused
frustrated passengers layed because attendants needed busiest time of the year, and The Montreal-based airline, long lines in terminals and tar-
in the cabin were stuck in Calgary, cloud a keenly-watched test after Canada’s largest, is flying 85 per mac delays.
ERIC ATKINS then it was cancelled early Tues- a summer of airport chaos. cent of its prepandemic schedule,
MIKE HAGER day morning because of blowing and plans to move 2.23 million Mr. Fitzpatrick said Air Canada
snow and a lack of visibility on The weather was clear at To- people between Wednesday and is flying 85 per cent of its 2019
Canada’s busiest airport is braced the runway. ronto’s Pearson International Air- Jan. 8. schedule, with a work force of
for more travel chaos as Environ- port on Wednesday. But the 35,600, an increase of 1,000 from
ment Canada forecasts a winter Around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday screens displaying arrivals and “The vast majority will travel prepandemic times.
storm will hit Toronto starting morning, he reclaimed his two departures were filled with delays as planned, but unfortunately in
Thursday, with rain, snow, high checked bags. He said he thought as the problems cascaded some cases travel plans are dis- Airlines that cancel or delay a
winds and freezing temperatures he was stuck there until the sub- through the crucial travel hub. rupted by weather,” Mr. Fitzpa- flight are required to rebook pas-
threatening people’s holiday way into the city restarted be- trick said. “We appreciate this is sengers within 48 hours or pro-
plans. cause he couldn’t brave the out- Air Canada, which has about disappointing and, in those cases, vide a refund, according to the
side wait for a cab with hundreds 935 daily departures, had a com- we work very hard to get people Canadian Transportation Agency,
Heavy snowfalls and frigid of others while wearing loafers pletion rate of 98 per cent in De- on their way. Already we are see- or CTA. Air Canada has made al-
weather in parts of Canada and his “Mexico weather” cember, but the recent storms re- ing a recovery in Vancouver; for lowances for the bad weather by
caused commercial flight delays clothes. He eventually offered to duced that number to 87 per cent. example all of our international allowing passengers at affected
and cancellations across much of help a cabbie struggling to clear “Despite the weather we still flights operated Tuesday eve- airports to rebook or receive trav-
Western Canada earlier this week, the snow off his windshield in an- moved about 127,000 people” on ning.” el vouchers.
creating headaches for hundreds other part of the terminal and se- Tuesday, said Peter Fitzpatrick, an
stuck in terminals such as Van- cured a ride back downtown, of- Air Canada spokesperson. WestJet cancelled 546 flights WestJet sent Mr. Minielly an e-
couver International Airport, fering to share it with another between Sunday and midday on mail offering him a full refund if
which said Wednesday it was lim- woman nearby stuck in travel “A disruption to part of the sys- Wednesday and warned of more he cancelled his trip or reschedul-
iting international arrivals to re- purgatory. tem can affect the whole oper- to come. The airline said it is try- ing it with a partner airline. He
duce the congestion on the tar- ation,” Mr. Fitzpatrick said. “For ing to rebook as many customers chose to fly to Mexico City on Sat-
mac. “A lot of people had it a whole example, an aircraft can be as possible but cautioned that urday night.
lot worse, still do,” he said in a scheduled to fly from Vancouver customers might not be able to
The arctic cold snap that hit phone interview from his home to Calgary to Toronto and then find another flight amid wide- John Lawford, executive direc-
British Columbia on Sunday then Wednesday afternoon. Montreal in one day, but if it is spread delays and backlogs. tor and general counsel of the
began breaking temperature re- held up by weather anywhere, Public Interest Advocacy Centre,
cords in Alberta on Monday eve- The flight delays and cancella- then it is late for its next flights. “We understand the impor- said the new passenger protec-
ning, leading to hundreds of tions mar the aviation industry’s This impacts customers, baggage tance of holiday travel and the tion regulations that came into
flights being delayed or cancelled frustration and disappointment effect in September help strand-
out of Edmonton and Calgary, this has caused,” the airline said ed passengers get these refunds.
where Canada’s second-largest on its website. “There is very lim- But under these rules, he said, air-
carrier WestJet Airlines Ltd. is ited reaccommodation availabili- lines do not have to provide food
headquartered. ty due to the high demand for outside the plane or put people
travel this time of year and the up in hotels if their flights are
Craig Minielly, a Vancouver- significant impact across the in- grounded by uncontrollable
based commercial photographer dustry.” weather.
who travels frequently, said he
had planned for some complica- Morgan Bell, a WestJet spokes- Mr. Lawford said all air travell-
tions as he prepared to spend woman, said temperatures of -29 ers should rejoice that the Federal
three weeks in and around Meri- C in Calgary were limiting the ef- Court of Appeal ruled this week
da, Mexico, starting with a con- fectiveness of aircraft de-icing that the new regulations are valid
necting flight to Toronto that was fluids, and making breaks for under Canadian law after the air-
scheduled to leave Monday at workers a key safety measure. lines tried to get them thrown
10:30 p.m. But the flight was de- out.
The summer of 2022 marked a
return to the skies for many peo- “If you want the attitudes of
ple, as the pandemic eased after the airlines, it’s they’d rather not
more than two years of on-again, have them at all,” he said. “At
off-again lockdowns and travel least we got them, as imperfect as
restrictions. The resurgence over- they are.”

BRIDGE Assume you’re in six clubs, and This method of play would my’s last diamond with your last
BY STEVE BECKER West leads the nine of trump. succeed if East started with a trump.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2022 You win with the 10 and contin- doubleton spade – and it would
ue with the ace, both defenders not matter whether he had the You would then lead a heart to
South dealer. following suit. How should you missing trump. If he discarded, dummy’s king and draw West’s
North-South vulnerable. continue? you could take the ace and safely last trump with dummy’s jack,
ruff your fourth spade with dum- discarding your heart loser. Af-
The bidding: If you now draw the one miss- my’s jack, while if he ruffed, you ter this, you’d collect the ace
ing trump, you would more or would play low and later be able of spades and ace of hearts to
South West North East less be basing the success or fail- to discard a heart from dummy finish with 12 tricks. Your only
1 [C] Pass 2 NT Pass ure of the slam on a 3-3 spade on the ace of spades and eventu- loser, by this line of play, would
3 [S] Pass 4 [C] Pass division. In the actual case, you’d ally ruff a heart. be a spade at the very end. All
6 [C] go down one, eventually losing a told, you’d score six trump tricks
Opening Lead – nine of clubs. spade and a heart. But a third and best approach instead of the obvious five and
is to lead a diamond to the ace so make the slam instead of go-
A better line of play (which also at trick three, ruff a diamond, ing down one.
fails in the actual case) would be lead a spade to the queen, ruff
to abandon further trump leads another diamond, then lead a
after two rounds and play the spade to the king and ruff dum-
K-Q and another spade.

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and each section of nine (three squares by three) contains the numbers 1 through 9
in any order. There is only one solution to each puzzle.

24 25 KENKEN

CRYPTIC CLUES QUICK CLUES INSTRUCTIONS
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ACROSS DOWN ACROSS
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extreme case (6) seldom excel (6) 9 In disPute (2,5) 6 without repeating.

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is a bit of an act (5) 22 One who fails regularly (5) the target numbers in
10 Note basic education 23 Certainly (2,5) the top-left corners.
contains nothing 6 Wandering man 24 Hard to endure (6)
but fault (5) about desert (7) 25 Go beyond (6) Freebies: Fill in
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a new grading (7)
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A8 FOLIO O THE GLOBE AND MAIL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022

Torstar: Pair had planned
to turn the paper around,
but it quickly fell apart

FROM A1 these days is that it would be bet- families, each with a connection (and long-time Bitove family chain in January, 2021, signed by
ter if they’d never met. to the Toronto Star’s history. By friend) to serve as vice-chair and both owners. “This is when the
That question is now settled: Mr. August, 2019, a year in which presented him as a bulwark light went on for me that this is
Bitove took full control of parent There was a time when they Torstar would lose $51.9-million against any right-wing pressure. more than just a turnaround,” he
company Torstar Corp. last were just a couple of dads who and see revenue slide 12 per cent, Internally, they built up good- says in the documentary.
month after a handful of media- knew each other through their the trust was ready to sell. will. The Toronto Star’s intern-
tion and arbitration sessions, sons’ hockey teams. (Mr. Rivett ship program returned after it Off-camera, tensions were
and Mr. Rivett walked away. The has three kids, while Mr. Bitove Mr. Bitove made an unsolicit- had been slashed to save money, building. Wayne Parrish, Tor-
more pressing matter is how ex- has four.) Trained as a lawyer, ed bid in February, 2020, and met and they hired reporters for the star’s senior-vice president of ed-
actly Mr. Bitove will ensure a the 55-year-old Mr. Rivett came privately with Torstar chair John paper’s Ottawa bureau and long- itorial, abruptly left the company
profitable future for the Toronto up through the trenches of Bay Honderich. He was bursting with neglected business section. in January, leaving employees to
Star and Metroland with a busi- Street, aided by a keen financial infectious enthusiasm, Mr. Hon- speculate about his departure.
ness model that has been upend- mind. He lives with his wife, who derich wrote in a posthumous Anyone who saw them wit- Some of the details are con-
ed. works in the mental-health field, memoir published this year. Mr. nessed a bromance in full tained in a $1.5-million lawsuit
and keeps a honeybee colony on Honderich gave him a copy of bloom, two guys giddy at the he filed against Torstar the fol-
Mr. Bitove declined an inter- their property. You’d have a hard Humanity Above All, a history of prospect of an adventure. Nei- lowing month. According to the
view on these questions and oth- time finding a picture of him be- the newspaper, and the next day, ther proved to be a passive own- statement of claim, Mr. Rivett al-
ers, but he sent a lengthy state- fore he purchased Torstar; he Mr. Bitove met with the seven er. Mr. Bitove took on the mantle legedly dismissed him for cause
ment through communications prefers to stay out of the spot- members of the voting trust to of publisher with an almost the- but refused to tell him what ex-
firm Navigator Ltd. “In the last light. make his pitch. He’d stayed up atrical approach. He proudly actly he’d done wrong. Mr. Par-
two years we’ve seen growth in late reading the book, recited his showed off a vintage Toronto rish later received a letter from
market share, and in subscrip- That’s where Mr. Bitove favourite passages, and charmed Star sweater during a town hall Torstar. “You have engaged in
tion revenue. … We’ve also made thrives. At his wedding recep- them with an anecdote about de- and spoke of meeting with local conduct and comment which
tough but necessary business de- tion, he slipped away from livering the Star as a kid. Repeat- leaders in communities where has been disparaging of the lead-
cisions, like selling underutilized guests and reappeared in a white edly, he emphasized his commit- Metroland publishes, talking ership of the company,” it said,
real estate, without harming our polyester suit, cape and wig to ment to the Atkinson Principles, about how they’d impressed up- going on to accuse him of acting
newsroom,” he said. “As a result, ham it up. He and his wife, a for- a near-religious code guiding the on him the light journalism “in an insubordinate manner.”
the Toronto Star is once again mer model who runs a clothing progressive paper’s reporting. shines on issues such as the Mr. Parrish, who declined to
approaching profitability – a tar- boutique, purchased a US$10.8- “We thought he would be the opioid crisis and homelessness. comment, claims he was let go as
get we have set for this year.” million mansion in Florida this person to take the Star forward In a documentary about the Star a cost-saving measure, and the
year, with palm trees drooping and not implement the usual called Viral News, which was allegation of cause was a pretext
Left unsaid is whether that over the backyard pool. The 58- cutting to the bone that destroys filmed before the split, Mr. Bi- to avoid paying severance.
progress is because of – or in year-old is a consummate net- a franchise,” said Campbell Har- tove comes off as a man who be-
spite of – his partnership with worker, with a burbling font of vey, a former trustee. lieves he’s found his purpose in Torstar, in a statement of de-
Mr. Rivett. He, too, declined an emotion. Often during company life. His children never really un- fence, alleged that he repeatedly
interview but told The Globe town halls, he’d get choked up Mr. Rivett left Fairfax that derstood what he did for work, mocked Mr. Rivett’s and Mr. Bi-
that, “Integrity, kindness, loyalty talking about the newspaper, same month but agreed to stay he says in the film, but that tove’s leadership and journalistic
and honesty are values that are and Mr. Rivett would have to on as its point person on the Tor- changed when he brought them knowledge to other employees,
integral to me, and those who continue. star sale. Fairfax, after all, was a to the Toronto Star. “The pride and “worked to establish himself
know me well know that these large shareholder, with a roughly that they took in me being the as the ‘protector’ of journalistic
guide my relationships and the Still, there was one thing they 40-per-cent stake in the compa- publisher was incredibly power- integrity.” In a reply, Mr. Parrish
way I do business.” had in common: for much of ny. By April, Mr. Rivett decided ful,” he says. said both owners interfered with
their careers, their names had instead to partner with Mr. Bi- the Toronto Star’s reporting to
The original promise of their mostly been associated with tove. Purchasing Torstar would Mr. Rivett, meanwhile, initial- promote related businesses, ac-
union was to combine two differ- someone else. Mr. Rivett worked be the completion of a deal nei- ly viewed the company as a “big cording to a court filing. The alle-
ent skill sets to create something for 17 years at Fairfax Financial ther he nor his old boss, Mr. Wat- fixer-upper” and took longer to gations have not been tested in
powerful and lead the Toronto Holdings, most recently as presi- sa, had been able to see through appreciate what a newspaper court.
Star into a new era. Mr. Rivett dent, with founder Prem Watsa, a few years earlier, when Fairfax could do. The moment came
once described it as a case of the famed value investor often attempted to buy Torstar. The during the first year of the pan- Behind the mutual admiration
“two plus two equals five.” He likened to Warren Buffett. Mr. Bi- two sides couldn’t agree on how demic, as seniors died alone and the two owners projected, there
comes from the school of value tove, meanwhile, is the youngest much the company was worth, neglected in long-term-care facil- was a more complex dynamic
investing, the idea of buying into of five siblings in a celebrated and talks stalled. ities. One Saturday morning, he developing. In the beginning, Mr.
unloved companies with the cer- (and occasionally maligned) wrote the first draft of a letter Bitove tended to defer to his
tainty of seeing potential where business family. His older broth- In August, Mr. Bitove and Mr. calling on elected officials to ad- partner, perceiving him to be the
no else can. Mr. Bitove, mean- er John brought the Toronto Rivett triumphed over a rival bid dress the problem. The final ver- more experienced operator. But
while, is an extroverted and well- Raptors to the city in the 1990s; to close the deal, paying just sion ran across the newspaper
connected scion with a market- Jordan, meanwhile, founded an $60-million. Torstar had nearly
ing background whose family is experiential marketing company that much cash on its books and
known for audacious projects. that worked on Canada’s Walk of a large stake in VerticalScope
The two of them were going to Fame and other events – not nec- Holdings Inc., a digital media
turn the paper around (“fix it,” essarily the kind of venture to company that operates web fo-
they said) by attracting digital make history. But buying the To- rums. (That stake would hit
subscribers and building new ronto Star, which traces its roots $180-million last year, when Ver-
revenue streams, even quixotic to 1892 – that’s the kind of thing ticalScope went public.)
ones, like launching an online with Bitove written all over it.
casino and sportsbook. As for Mr. Honderich, he felt
Torstar, the parent company, he’d passed the newspaper into
What’s surprising is how had long been in financial de- safe hands. “It was time for
quickly it fell apart. In many cline, despite the quality of its someone else to try,” he wrote.
ways, they were like infatuated journalism. Publicly traded
lovers who rushed into marriage. shares peaked in 2004, only to Not everyone was as serene
They’d never worked together crash 99 per cent by May, 2020. about the transfer of power, and
before – let alone in the news Head count has shrunk at the the sale fuelled anxiety at the pa-
business – but formed an equal Toronto Star, too, dropping from per. Here was a Bay Street inves-
partnership that apparently 610 unionized employees in tor and a rich kid with no experi-
lacked a shotgun clause, a com- 2009 to 178 as of September, ence operating a news company,
mon mechanism in such ar- 2022, according to Unifor. Part of neither one known for their lib-
rangements. The provision al- the damage was self-inflicted, eral leanings, who were borrow-
lows one partner to buy out the such as spending tens of millions ing tens of millions from Canso
other, or be bought out them- on a failed tablet app. More fun- Investment Counsel, a major
selves, when the relationship damentally, though, the compa- lender to National Post owner
breaks down. Their brief stint as ny couldn’t escape the forces Postmedia Network Canada
joint newspaper barons was dragging down many traditional Corp., to complete the purchase.
rocked by turmoil not only be- news outlets. Torstar gave away Were they going to kill the Star’s
tween each other, but with em- its content as the internet took progressive political bent? Fire
ployees, too. (The Globe and off, Google and Facebook swal- everyone? Sell to Postmedia and
Mail spoke to 18 current and for- lowed up the online ad market then fire everyone?
mer employees, and has granted and print revenue dwindled. By
confidentiality to sources to the time the company realized it The new owners tried to head
speak candidly and preserve pro- had to win over digital subscrib- off these concerns. “You can’t
fessional relationships.) In the ers, it was way behind. grow revenue on the back of
end, the duo clashed on the cuts,” Mr. Rivett told the paper in
most crucial of issues: where to At the time, the company was an interview shortly after the
cut costs, where to spend money controlled by a voting trust con- deal was announced. They
and who to hire. Perhaps the on- sisting of representatives of five recruited David Peterson, the for-
ly thing they’re likely to agree on mer Liberal Ontario premier

Torstar chair John Honderich, on closing the deal, felt he had passed the Jordan Bitove, once co-proprietor of Torstar Corporation, took full control of the company in

newspaper into safe hands. GLENN LOWSON/FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL November after a failed partnership with Paul Rivett. COLE BURSTON/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O NEWS | A9

The Toronto Star sign
is removed from the
building at 1 Yonge St.
this month after the
newspaper moved to
new offices at Front and
Spadina in Toronto.
MELISSA TAIT/
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

he started to assert himself, par- cluding in the Star’s newsroom. establishment requiring vaccine monitor their own feeds. Mr. Bi- to choose which bundle he want-
ticularly as he believed Mr. Rivett At some point, proposals were passports (“Did the living in a tove, meanwhile, looked upset. ed.
made mistakes, according to two made that would have resulted communist country thing, thank Accounts differ slightly, but he
sources. in a significant reduction in the you”) and later warned that the delivered a meandering and be- The two finally reached an
newsroom headcount, according public health measure was part wildering soliloquy about the di- agreement on Nov. 24. By then,
Torstar’s efforts to decide on a to two of the sources. of a “psychological phenomenon visiveness of technology and so- the Toronto Star had moved
more powerful content manage- that enabled all totalitarian re- cial media, the negative effects from its headquarters of 51 years
ment system (CMS), for exam- By the fall of 2021, Mr. Bitove gimes.” In another tweet from on youth, and, eventually, shed in a drab brown building at the
ple, were anything but straight- was objecting to the consultant’s July, 2021, she suggested that tears. (Mr. Rivett offered a tepid foot of Yonge Street into a new,
forward. A CMS is the unglamor- very presence and put a pause Pfizer was influencing Ontario backpat, one observer recalls.) sleek space farther west. That
ous but crucial software for writ- on his work, according to one government policy. “We are wit- day, Mr. Rivett was working in
ing, editing and publishing source. He was also concerned nessing a policy and government Anyone who witnessed the the newsroom at his standing
articles. Torstar considered Arc about the costs associated with capture by a massive corrupt display could tell the two owners desk when news broke that his
XP, owned by the Washington NordStar’s other ventures and drone corporation,” she wrote. weren’t aligned. Mr. Bitove want- former partner would take own-
Post. Mr. Rivett, according to two refused to allow a tranche of “Dig deeper folks.” (Ms. Glogovac ed to dismiss Ms. Glogovac be- ership of the Star and Metroland.
people familiar with the discus- funding to go ahead for the on- did not respond to requests to fore she joined, according to a He later huddled in a glass-
sions, balked at the cost and in- line casino division, which comment.) person familiar with the matter, walled meeting room backed by
stead pursued a different solu- launched earlier this year. The but a compromise of sorts was two TV screens displaying large,
tion in partnership with another divergence is apparent in the This, to some, was heresy. A reached. She came aboard as roaring flames. Not long after, he
company. His goal was to devel- court application Mr. Rivett filed letter to management was ham- planned, but only as president, left the building, and Mr. Bitove
op a platform that could be used in September, where he notes mered out and signed by around not CEO, with no editorial com- strolled in.
by other publishers and develop that Mr. Bitove refused to carry 80 employees. “The personal ponent to her job. Mr. Bitove,
a new revenue stream for Tor- out cost-cutting measures at the views expressed by Ms. Glogovac though, did not allow her to The deal was officially an-
star. But after months of talks, it Toronto Star that had been about vaccines and mandates di- move into the corner office occu- nounced in a press release early
was clear the partner company agreed to, and changed his mind rectly oppose not only the stance pied by Torstar’s former presi- that evening with a cordial tone
couldn’t deliver. about funding NordStar’s early- this paper has publicly taken but dent and CEO. masking the animosity between
stage ventures. also our science-based approach the two men. The change was ef-
More fundamental, however, to covering the pandemic,” the When news broke in September fective immediately, and Mr. Bi-
were competing visions about Hiring proved to be another letter read. “They are also bad for that Mr. Rivett had filed a court tove wasted no time: Neil Oliver,
where to invest and where to cut. major flashpoint between the business, undermining the Star’s application to dissolve NordStar a long-time executive, was ap-
Some time after the sale, Torstar two. Earlier this year, they set brand.” and split its assets, employees at pointed CEO of Torstar. Ms. Glo-
engaged in discussions with about filling the role of CEO and the Star were govac, who some staff spoke
Postmedia about a potential president of the Toronto Star. Mr. The signatories weren’t satis- gobsmacked. Reporters, as is highly of once she joined, was
combination with the company, Rivett was enamoured of Marina fied that Ms. Glogovac had later their instinct, got their hands on gone.
according to two people familiar Glogovac, a director on the Verti- said the tweets were “hasty and a copy of the application and
with the matter. A deal between calScope board, where he is also ill-considered,” and the letter pored over it to make sense of It’s not yet clear how all of
the two newspaper publishers chair. But Mr. Bitove was less im- asked for written assurance that the surreal situation. The two NordStar’s assets have been di-
has long been rumoured in the pressed, according to three her views would not affect edi- men were “deadlocked,” they vided, including the gaming op-
industry, as it could potentially sources, and didn’t want to bring torial coverage. But even that read, the relationship “irrevoca- erations and the company’s 37-
lead to significant cost savings. her in. Moreover, Mr. Rivett might not be enough: “The idea bly impaired.” per-cent stake in VerticalScope.
But it’s also the kind of arrange- wanted her role to include edi- that the CEO of a news organiza- (At its peak, Torstar’s holding
ment that fills some in the busi- torial oversight, whereas Mr. Bi- tion … can be a purveyor of and The feud was only briefly in was worth some $266-million,
ness with concern, particularly tove did not. Ms. Glogovac had believer in outright misinforma- the public eye. Both sides agreed but has fallen to $40-million
around how consolidation could spent the past nine years as the tion – and even conspiracy theo- to take it out of court and at- amid a rout for tech stocks.) Mr.
affect resources and, ultimately, head of CanadaHelps, a provider ries – is a dangerous one.” tempt private mediation to agree Bitove has recently taken steps at
the quality of journalism. of fundraising technology to on who would get what. When Torstar that suggest he’s con-
charities, and her last media job Ms. Glogovac’s official start that failed to produce an out- serving cash to focus on the
The two sides, however, never ended in 2004. date was in June, and a virtual come, the dispute moved into ar- newspaper business. Torstar will
came to an agreement. Mr. Riv- town hall was convened for the bitration. Broadly, the process be shutting down a subsidiary
ett, concerned about Torstar’s The company announced her owners to address the controver- was of the “cut and choose” va- called Eyereturn Marketing by
cash holdings and burn rate, appointment in April, 2022, cit- sy. Mr. Rivett acknowledged that riety, according to two people fa- the end of January, and all 28
brought in a consultant early on ing her passion for journalism some people were upset by the miliar with the discussions. Mr. employees will be let go. (Spo-
who specialized in restructur- and technology background. But tweets but held firm on hiring Rivett divided NordStar’s assets kesperson Bob Hepburn said the
ings, insolvencies and troubled then the newsroom found her her. Nobody had vetted her so- into two groups and assigned closure is due to “financial chal-
companies. The consultant’s Twitter account. cial media before she was ap- each a value; Mr. Bitove then had lenges” facing Eyereturn.)
role, according to four sources, pointed, an admission that irked
was to find ways to cut costs, in- Ms. Glogovac had written that some reporters who carefully Mr. Bitove has yet to detail
she would never step foot in an publicly his plans for the Toronto
Star and Metroland, but he gave
Paul Rivett filed a court application in September that highlighted Jordan Marina Glogovac was appointed as Torstar president in April, a move some indication in November,
Bitove’s refusal to cut costs. COLE BURSTON/THE GLOBE AND MAIL that was challenged by staffers. J.P. MOCZULSKI/THE GLOBE AND MAIL during a panel discussion at the
Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto
following the premiere of the Vi-
ral News documentary. He sat on
one end of the stage, Mr. Rivett
on the other, with three panel-
ists between them. Boosting dig-
ital subscriptions was key, he
said, noting the company had
between 130,000 and 140,000 of
them, up from nothing a few
years ago. Building new audienc-
es, even globally, was important,
and he brought up the Star’s cov-
erage of long-term-care facilities.
“Why shouldn’t that be some-
thing that, whether you’re in
Stockholm or wherever, that you
are embracing?” he said. He then
took aim at Google and Face-
book. “We’re battling the tech gi-
ants,” Mr. Bitove said. “We have
to put some form of regulation
on them, and we need to get our
fair share of all the revenue that
they take from us.” (Torstar has
signed revenue agreements with
Meta and Alphabet, as has The
Globe.)

As he went on, it seemed like
profit was almost secondary to
him. Maintaining margins was
“wonderful,” but he was eager to
show he had higher goals in
mind. “We have an obligation to
protect the Atkinson Principles
and to protect democracy,” Mr.
Bitove said.

There has long been tension
between those competing real-
ities at the Toronto Star: profit
versus principles. Mr. Honderich,
a man whom Mr. Bitove ad-
mired, grappled with it, too. He
at least had the good fortune to
live through the glory years. Last
month, Mr. Bitove turned up at
the Toronto Reference Library
for the launch of Mr. Honderich’s
memoir. The night had an ele-
giac feel, not just because the
man of the hour had passed
away nine months earlier, but
because on stage, a panel of cur-
rent and former Star journalists
spoke of an era of journalism
that no longer exists, a time
when budgets seemed endless.

The rueful air didn’t seem to
bother Mr. Bitove. He stood at
the back of the room, behind
rows of onlookers, an inscruta-
ble smile on his face. As the pan-
el reminisced about past tri-
umphs, he turned his back and
drifted away to the reception ar-
ea to mingle.

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EDITORIAL PHILLIP CRAWLEY
PUBLISHER AND CEO
The subject who is truly loyal to the chief magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures - Junius
DAVID WALMSLEY
Trudeau needs EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
to unite, not
divide, in 2023

Canada may not be broken, but the cracks are showing. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Following a divisive election campaign in 2021,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had an opportunity, GREENER PASTURES IF YOU BUILD IT … other expenses. These fees repre-
not to mention an obligation, to try to heal those divisions. sent about 30 per cent of the over-
Instead, Canadians got another year of wedge politics from Re East Meets West (Letters, Dec. Re Toronto’s Tone-deaf Mayor At all cost to produce new housing.
the governing Liberals, more intent on securing partisan ad- 19): A letter-writer from Alberta His Worst (Dec. 17): Ontario’s
vantage than on salving national unity. complains that Canada “marches “strong mayor” powers may be a The federal government fur-
to the tune of Eastern Canada.” clumsy instrument, but ostensi- ther deteriorates new housing
Mr. Trudeau was not the cause of the self-styled Freedom bly it is meant to provide specific opportunities. First, by adding
Convoy protest in February, but his actions before and during That Ontario and Quebec have powers and duties to the mayors GST/HST to the total cost of new
inflamed the situation. “dominated” the House of Com- of Toronto and Ottawa, most par- market and rental housing, and
mons stems from the two prov- ticularly with respect to zoning secondly through immigration
Rather than trying to de-escalate, he sought to tie his Con- inces having roughly five times bylaws and associated budgetary policies.
servative opponents to the worst elements of the protestors the population of Alberta. How- issues.
and ultimately invoked the Emergencies Act, a decision we ever, Eastern Canada’s alleged Housing demand is significant-
continue to view as unnecessary and unjustified. “view of the world” has clearly Often when densification and ly increased with 400,000 to
been unsuccessful in the West. affordable or subsidized housing 500,000 new immigrants annual-
The Prime Minister’s divisive approach is the govern- developments are proposed, ly. And with little to no provision
ment’s greatest shortcoming in a year pockmarked by fail- Ontario’s per capita and per councillors interested in re-elec- for skilled trades in the prioritiza-
ures in policy and short-sighted political manoeuvres. household income is well below tion are responsive to NIMBY tion of immigrants, coupled with
Thankfully, that’s not the whole story. There are some signs that of Alberta; Quebec’s is even pressures from constituents. All a declining skilled trade base, we
that the Liberals are beginning to learn from their mistakes lower. over Toronto, this majority can be do not have the labour required
and starting to pivot away from their poll-driven policy-mak- relied upon to seek delay and to to build homes.
ing. Albertans do not pay provin- insist, “Not here, not now.”
cial sales tax and have the lowest Why is nobody addressing
But first, those mistakes. Fiscal policy is surely at the top of income tax rates in the country. Some councillors might even these enormous barriers to the
that list. Continued spending increases, even in the face of Its oil and gas industries receive be quietly grateful that “strong housing problem?
surging inflation, raise obvious questions about the Liberals’ significant federal tax subsidies. mayor” powers lift such decisions
self-professed fiscal prudence. The magnificent beauty of the from their shoulders and transfer Greg Nevison Toronto
Rockies is absent in Ontario and them to the mayor with just mi-
Federal program spending in the current fiscal year is pro- Quebec. nority support. John Tory says he PLAY YOUR PART
jected to account for 16 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic isn’t hearing objections when he
product. Excluding spikes during the financial crisis and the To this Ontarian, Alberta speaks with Toronto citizens who Re Getting The Most Bang For
pandemic, that’s the biggest footprint since the mid-1990s. sounds like a nice place to live. care about housing and safety. Your Charitable Buck Isn’t Easy
(Dec. 20): Some years ago, we es-
Ottawa’s most recent fiscal forecasts predict that program Steven Diener Toronto Even if the powers are flawed, tablished a family foundation.
spending will shrink relative to the economy, and that the minority rule to protect minority Donations for 2022 amounted to a
federal budget will be in surplus in five years. Given the Liber- GREATER TREND rights may be necessary and not mid-six-figure range.
als’ propensity to see every extra tax dollar as an opportunity antithetical to democracy at all.
to spend, those forecasts are little more than fantasy. Re Police Identify Victims In Looking at potential recipients
Vaughan Shooting (Dec. 21): Ellen Anderson Summerside, PEI becomes an onerous task. Some, I
Big-ticket increases lurk on the horizon over the next cou- When the news emerged that the believe, provide employment si-
ple of years, including increases to the new federal dental gunman was a man in his 70s, I I have spoken to John Tory over necure, others duplicate services.
benefit and higher health care transfers. thought, “Now I’ve heard every- the phone many times, although So, yes, where do we get the best
thing.” I’m sure he would not recall it. Mr. value and results?
Continual spending increases, a ballooning civil service Tory would call my late father
and faint attempts at spending reviews: the Liberals’ fiscal re- Yet, disgruntled older men Bob when he still did speech writ- It seems that addressing cur-
cord is increasingly looking like a reboot of the disastrous have been the perpetrators of ing and campaign strategy for the rent crisis concerns – food insecu-
policies of the 1970s Trudeau government. many mass shootings in Canada, Tories. rity, homelessness – should be
from Mayerthorpe, Alta., to Wil- top of the list. Hospital founda-
Ethics is another weak spot. The recent transgressions of no, Ont., Portaqpique, N.S., and While Mr. Tory and my father tions are also critical to assure
Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, now a killer of condo board mem- often disagreed on ideas and spe- that local facilities have up-to-
Small Business and Economic Development, are only the lat- bers in Vaughan, Ont. cifics, his support for this man date technology accompanied by
est in a long list of violations, including by Mr. Trudeau. never wavered. He repeatedly qualified staff.
Such paranoid men seem to commented that, despite their
His poor example is at the heart of the issue. But so is his have no great problem accessing differences, Mr. Tory was always Martin Pick Cavan, Ont.
apparent belief that simply publicizing the missteps of ethics firearms, despite histories of be- gracious, considerate and an hon-
offenders is a sufficient corrective. It is not. ing openly menacing toward ourable man. As both a philanthropist and pro-
their partners or communities. fessional fundraiser, I’d say the
A less obvious but even bigger issue is the Liberals’ seem- We should have gun laws every But with Mr. Tory’s insistence most important question to ask
ing lack of interest in the basics of governing. Mr. Trudeau’s bit as tough as those in Britain on burying the fundamentals of when choosing a cause is what
government once crowed about its devotion to “deliverolo- and Australia. our democracy in the name of ex- matters to you, the donor.
gy,” otherwise known as doing what you said you would do. pedience and power, I believe he
Ron Charach Toronto has sullied his name beyond re- This deeply personal question
The Liberals are increasingly flailing on that front, with pair. After an illustrious career be- can’t be answered through ana-
promises punted from one year to the next. The delay in set- BURNIN’ hind the scenes and as mayor of lytics. But when we bring person-
ting up a mental health transfer is one obvious example. Toronto, he will likely be remem- al values together with analysis,
Re Carbon-free Grid For Ontario bered now for one thing only: dis- we get a winning and meaningful
On the other side of the coin, they were preparing to stick Will Be Costly: Report (Dec. 16): respecting democracy and prov- giving plan.
to their March, 2023, timetable for expanding the option of So the Ford government needs to ing the adage that power corrupts
assisted death to those suffering from mental illness – in spite generate a lot more electricity to and absolute power corrupts ab- Alison Pidskalny Calgary
of warnings that doctors weren’t properly prepared to handle satisfy expected power demands, solutely.
such requests. resulting from efforts to replace There is one guideline that I will
fossil fuels. I am saddened that Mr. Tory use in 2023 for choosing where to
The government’s new willingness to reconsider its dead- has tarnished his good name. donate my hard-earned dollars: I
line for the expansion of euthanasia, along with a possible Yet by extending the use of gas will not donate to charities that
rethinking of its gun-control bill, are hopeful signs the Liber- plants to produce this electricity, Robert McManus Hamilton send me unwanted Christmas,
als may finally be focusing on the mundane but critical job of Ontario will be locking in in- birthday or other cards; address
executing on policy, rather than making grand pronounce- creased carbon emissions for dec- Re How To Build A City Of Oppor- labels which I have sufficient for
ments. ades. tunity (Dec. 13): After 35 years my lifetime; decorative envelope
with Toronto’s leading condomi- stickers which I will never use.
Equally hopeful are signs of a more hard-headed foreign It sounds to me like a classic nium developer, I cannot share
policy, and a shift away from what has been Mr. Trudeau’s case of the left hand giving while any optimism that recent an- Charities that send this clutter
gossamer-daydream approach to international relations. Aid the right takes away. And it nouncements from the mayor are off my list!
to Ukraine has been quick, targeted and coupled with a blunt sounds even more irrational will trigger more affordable hous-
acknowledgment of Russia’s destabilizing intent. Foreign Af- when a number of experts have ing. Mary Valentich Calgary
fairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s Indo-Pacific strategy could be- shown that non-emitting power
come a much-needed pivot away from Ottawa’s overly ac- sources can produce electricity Only months ago, Toronto in- Letters to the Editor should be
commodating approach to China. less expensively, without coun- creased its already astronomical exclusive to The Globe and Mail.
teracting all our efforts to decar- development charges by 46 per Include name, address and daytime
A greater focus on governing, a foreign policy focused on bonize our society. cent over the next two years for phone number. Keep letters under
Canada’s concrete interests, a new-found willingness to di- residential buildings, plus bur- 150 words. Letters may be edited for
gest criticisms of legislation: those are all cause for (cautious) Liz Addison Toronto dens the industry with numerous length and clarity. E-mail:
optimism that Mr. Trudeau could govern differently in 2023 [email protected]
than he has over the last seven years. If he does not, those
cracks in Canada will grow wider.

SINCLAIR STEWART ANGELA PACIENZA DENNIS CHOQUETTE NATASHA HASSAN SYLVIA STEAD
DEPUTY EDITOR EXECUTIVE EDITOR DEPUTY EDITOR, REPORT ON BUSINESS OPINION EDITOR PUBLIC EDITOR

CHRISTINE BROUSSEAU GARY SALEWICZ PATRICK BRETHOUR MATT FREHNER SANDRA E. MARTIN
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR, NEWS EDITOR, REPORT ON BUSINESS EDITORIALS EDITOR HEAD OF VISUALS HEAD OF NEWSROOM DEVELOPMENT

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O NEWS | A11

OPINION

Whatever happened to the duty to consult?

Power grabs in out in the country’s own Consti- half-heartedly apologized, “if it Both pieces of legislation re- sistently ignored his province’s
Saskatchewan, Alberta tution. was taken that way.” Onion Lake duced First Nations’ input to the treaty obligations. His govern-
and Ontario reveal how Cree Nation has already filed a merely performative. Bill 23 also ment continues to refuse to pro-
little consideration is Three provincial governments lawsuit alleging that the legisla- removes requirements for public vide the necessities of life as out-
given to Indigenous have recently shown just how tion is “contrary to the spirit and meetings on certain planning lined in Treaty 9. It refuses to set-
peoples’ rights deep this disrespect runs. intent” of Treaty 6, and chiefs in matters and the right to appeal tle the 1850 Robinson-Huron
both Saskatchewan and Alberta certain planning decisions, Treaty annuity case, even though
TA N YA In November, Scott Moe’s Sas- have said they were not consult- meaning community members both the Ontario Superior Court
TA L A G A katchewan government intro- ed before either bills were intro- wouldn’t be able to challenge de- and the Ontario Court of Appeal
duced the Saskatchewan First duced. cisions made on developing land have ruled against the provincial
OPINION Act, which asserts the province’s and natural areas. and federal governments. And re-
“exclusive constitutional juris- In Ontario, meanwhile, the cently, more than 7,000 acres of
Sacred law binds Anishinabeg diction over natural resources.” Doug Ford government passed Mr. Ford, Ms. Smith and Mr. land were suddenly removed
to safeguard the land, water, In doing so, it signalled its willing- Bill 23 – the More Homes Built Moe have all claimed at various from Greenbelt protection areas;
four-legged creatures and ness to ignore Section 35 of the Faster Act – in November, just a points that reconciliation is im- investigations have shown that
each other. It is our duty to make Constitution, which recognizes month after it was introduced. portant, but that sentiment key parcels are owned by devel-
sure the planet is protected for fu- and affirms “Aboriginal and trea- Despite efforts by First Nations seems laughable. It is apparent opers who have made large dona-
ture generations. ty rights” and obliges the Crown chiefs to meet with Housing Min- that they simply do not care tions to Mr. Ford’s Progressive
to consult First Nations when ister Steve Clark first, the bill about the rules of law built by Conservative Party.
There are 634 First Nations these rights could be adversely af- passed without Indigenous con- Canada’s system that they were
throughout the country we now fected. While the government sultation. The audacity of Bill 23 elected to uphold. Instead, these Mr. Ford clearly feels it is neces-
call Canada, including 133 here in claims it will not abrogate these builds on the sneaky omnibus Premiers are behaving like ridicu- sary to get rid of ecologically sen-
Ontario. Each nation is different, rights, the power grab has been Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic lous, greedy children, choosing to sitive wetlands and forests in or-
with its own laws, governance enough to spur members of the Recovery Act, which was passed be willfully blind about federal- der to alleviate a housing crisis in
and ways of being, but we do Federation of Sovereign Indige- in the summer of 2020 in less ism and Canada’s self-professed Ontario. Sure: Who needs wet-
share commonalities: the Indige- nous Nations to threaten wide- than two weeks with basically ze- creed of peace, order and good lands anyway? Let’s just fill them
nous laws that establish First Peo- spread blockades. ro consultation. That law eviscer- government. in, so we can bring on higher risks
ples as protectors of the Earth. ated the need for any environ- of flash floods, forest fires, unsafe
In the similar pursuit of auton- mental assessments to take place By ignoring their duty to con- water and disease, along with a
But this work has proved near- omy from the federal govern- on ecologically sensitive areas, sult First Nations, their govern- scorching hot planet.
ly impossible over the course of ment, Alberta Premier Danielle which are home to endangered ments have shown their true co-
our relationship with Canada, Smith’s sovereignty act passed species, and has effectively al- lonial colours. First Nations are First Nations are not stake-
which has been marked by viola- earlier this month, after just two lowed for the bulldozing of sovereign nations, as Section 35 holders or lobbyists. We are the
tions of treaties and the rights set weeks of debate. Bizarrely, she de- northern Ontario’s carbon store- enshrines, and they should be caretakers of the land for all who
fended her motivations by com- houses in order to quickly devel- treated as such. Canada is a na- live on it. We don’t just deserve
paring Alberta’s relationship op the mineral-rich Ring of Fire tion, after all, only because of the respect; respecting us is the law.
with Ottawa to that of First Na- region. treaties that were signed. Canada’s governments appear to
tions under the yoke of the Indi- be breaking it.
an Act, a statement for which she Mr. Ford, in particular, has con-

Donald Trump is slowly sinking under the weight of his legal troubles

LAWRENCE The U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack meets in Washington on Monday. As Trump falsifying business records. Mr.
supporters cry foul over the hearings, his popularity is collapsing. AL DRAGO/POOL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Trump was not a defendant, but
MARTIN prosecutors said he knew exactly
for months, if at all. from several corners. His support already facing a Justice Depart- what was going on.
OPINION To be considered also is that to numbers among Republicans are ment investigation for removal of
collapsing. Two polls of Republi- government documents from the More trouble could greet Mr.
It’s a ”kangaroo court,” cried indict a former president is an in- can voters in the last week showed White House. Supporters like to Trump with the decision by the
Donald Trump and his sup- credibly high bar, and if that hap- him running 23 and 14 points be- belittle this as a failure to return li- House Ways and Means Commit-
porters. pens, the Trump supporters will hind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in brary books. But legal experts say tee Tuesday to release six years of
There they go again, maligning be able to cry foul again. They can any race for the party’s presiden- charges are more likely on this of- Mr. Trump’s tax returns, which
the two-legged marsupials in point to Attorney-General Mer- tial nomination. Those are free- fence than others and that they he’d been fighting for years to
venting their rage over criminal rick Garland as being a liberal fa- fall numbers for someone who could come soon. keep hidden.
charges recommended by the vourite. enjoyed so much popularity in his
congressional committee investi- party just a short time ago. Meanwhile, in the state of Other recent embarrassments
gating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrec- In the United States, most ev- Georgia, Mr. Trump and his allies include his dining with Holocaust
tion. erything is reduced to partisan- His word was once feared, but face possible indictments for elec- denier Nick Fuentes, his absurd
ship. We recall that Mr. Trump was no longer; his endorsements once tion interference. A special grand call for a termination of parts of
The Trump defenders, of which impeached for his Jan. 6 actions sought, but no longer. He’s been jury has almost concluded hear- the Constitution to overturn the
there are amazingly still a large last year in the House and it hard- the party’s Formula One driver. ing testimony. 2020 election and the beating his
number in Canada, like to reduce ly affected public opinion at all. Soon it could be a go-kart. reputation took with the unex-
every charge coming at him as the In New York, two subsidiaries pectedly weak showing of the Re-
work of shameful brazen parti- But all the caveats aren’t He is accused by the Jan. 6 com- of the Trump organization were publicans in the midterm elec-
sanship. The tactic helps. Espe- enough to save the former presi- mittee of violating four statutes. Is convicted this month of multiple tions.
cially if you have little else to go dent. He now has charges and pos- it likely he can evade all four? He is crimes, including tax fraud and
on. sible indictments coming at him He has announced a re-elec-
tion bid, but his organization is in
On the face of it, the Trumpians shambles. Top guns have left him,
have a point regarding the make- inexperienced lackeys are in con-
up of the Jan. 6 committee. It’s trol. He spends much of his time
composed of seven Democrats hitting golf balls.
and only two Republicans – both
defiant anti-Trumpers. Before there was belief that the
laying of charges against him
If you focus on that and ignore might serve to anger and tremen-
the mountains of evidence in dously energize his base. That’s
committee testimony by no fewer unlikely now. There’s too many
than 900 witnesses, you can make charges and too much evidence
it sound like you’ve been hard against him for anyone to believe
done by. it’s all because of kangaroo courts.

House Minority leader Kevin Nobody thinks Mr. Trump is go-
McCarthy is going that route. He’s ing away. But there’s one charge
so irked by the bias that he has from the Jan. 6 committee that
said Republicans will be opening could make him do so. It’s the fo-
their own Jan. 6 committee aimed menting an insurrection charge,
at discrediting the existing one the one that says “Whoever in-
when they take charge of the cites, sets on foot, assists, or en-
House in January. They might well gages in any rebellion or insurrec-
call it the tit-for-tat panel. tion against the authority of the
United States … shall be fined un-
Of some comfort to the Trum- der this title or imprisoned not
pians is that the committee refer- more than ten years, or both.”
rals have no legal bearing, they are
only advisory. The Department of It then adds “ … and shall be in-
Justice is not likely to act on them capable of holding any office un-
der the United States.”

Xi Jinping’s grip on China is weaker than it seems

ROGER GARSIDE health crisis is building and – as a units) or the psychological prep- for cremations. A new wave of tile opponent. Regression and
result of that disastrous combi- aration of the nation. protests will arise, exceeding in closure have replaced the reform
OPINION nation – there has been a wide- numbers and intensity what we and opening which gave people
spread loss of confidence in, and The implementation of oner- have already seen. hope, some freedom and new op-
Former British diplomat and author respect for, the Communist re- ous COVID-19 restrictions portunities in earlier decades.
of China Coup: The Great Leap to gime. In traditional language, it brought home to the mass of or- The regime is not only suffer-
Freedom has “lost the mandate of Heav- dinary citizens, who were making ing a grave loss of authority but is In place of hope, there is dis-
en.” The white revolution has be- no political demands and had displaying a crippling incapacity illusion as manifested by a major
Aperfect storm is brewing in gun, but not ended. done nothing to deserve puni- to govern. movement of emigration that is
China, and I predict it will shment, the essential inhumani- being led, for the first time in his-
break in 2023. If I am pro- The abandonment of the “ze- ty of the regime. It is displaying impotence in tory, by rich and powerful people
ven right, it will destroy President ro-COVID” strategy has brought a the face of grave economic prob- rather than the poor and power-
Xi Jinping, and bring an end to period of calm, but at a very high Leading public health experts lems, fully documented else- less. Even Mr Xi’s own daughter
the political system he is deter- cost both in political and public in China and abroad have pre- where. The dire effects of the has not returned to China after
mined to defend. Speaking to health terms. Never before in the dicted that there will be a surge of debt mountain, COVID-19, the her studies at Harvard.
journalists on Dec. 7, the Chinese history of the People’s Republic COVID-19 cases and deaths be- collapse of the property sector
ambassador to France likened has there been such a manifesta- tween now and the end of March, and the weakening of interna- By their fearless, far-reaching
the wave of protests in China last tion of weakness in the face of with particularly tragic conse- tional trade have resulted in ris- and witty actions, the young pro-
month to the “colour revolu- public demand. Moreover, pro- quences for the elderly. Demand ing unemployment, the failure of testers in the white revolution
tions” that have threatened or tests against COVID-19 restric- for intensive care beds will out- small businesses, a collapse in lo- crossed a psychological Rubicon.
overturned governments in Sovi- tions were accompanied by calls strip supply by 10 times. There is cal-government finances and a They will never go back.
et Eurasia and the Middle East in for the Communist Party to sur- much policy confusion. The re- slow-moving financial crisis.
recent decades. He said they render its power and denuncia- gime is trying to cover up the These problems are hitting a so- Most foreign commentators
“smelled of a colour revolution.” tion of its leader as a “national pandemic by both suppressing ciety that has no adequate wel- believe that Mr. Xi’s grip on pow-
Referring to the blank sheets of traitor,” both unprecedented and falsifying statistics. At the fare system. er is unshakable. I disagree. The
paper displayed by Chinese pro- since 1949. In public health party congress only a few weeks techno-totalitarian regime ulti-
testers, he commented, “White is terms, the abandonment of the ago, Mr. Xi lauded his “zero-CO- Xi Jinping is highly skilled at mately depends on people. Po-
a colour, too.” strategy threatens to be disas- VID” policy and the “all-out peo- domestic power-play, but his eco- licemen and censors have sav-
trous because the COVID-19 re- ple’s war to stop the spread of the nomic, social and geopolitical ings and parents to lose. With a
The revolutionary storm is strictions have been relaxed virus,” but now the regime is li- strategies have proved counter- billion mobile phones, a hydra-
brewing because the economy is without essential preparation in kening this virus to the common productive. They are alienating headed movement can make a
in deep trouble, the “zero-CO- terms of vaccination, strengthen- cold. However, as families lose the very people upon whose hard powerful impact on world opin-
VID” strategy has failed, a public ing of public health infrastruc- grandparents, they are not de- work and enterprise wealth-cre- ion, and violent repression would
ture (such as intensive care ceived. Already in Beijing, crema- ation depends. They have turned provoke a reaction from the U.S.
toria have five-day waiting lists the world’s most powerful nation far stronger than in 1989. This
from a benign partner into a hos- storm will break in 2023.

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LIFE & ARTS

Christmas music is a gift that keeps on giving

For some musicians, Mariah Carey performs at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York. Carey is believed to have earned more art. “With the complete satura-
a holiday album can than US$60-million from her Christmas standard, All I Want for Christmas Is You. NBC/GETTY IMAGES tion of the shopping environ-
generate yearly demand ment today, by the time Christ-
for seasonal concerts nell Leahy, all have recorded sea- trio the Once and Ontario’s Good ers Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough mas rolls around, you’re kind of
sonal albums at some point in Lovelies, both touring mistletoe and Susan Passmore, the harmo- done with hearing the same old
BRAD WHEELER their careers. Coming off the music this month. Citing the ny trio Good Lovelies are a hot songs.”
pandemic, generally ticket sales broader audiences who attend ticket on the summer folk festiv-
When Mariah Carey per- this year have been sluggish, ac- Christmas concerts, Des Islets al circuit. But, with three holiday- It’s hard to deny the bottom-
formed to a recording of cording to promoters and pre- sees the shows as a marketing themed albums and EPs to their line implications of putting out
All I Want for Christmas senters who spoke to The Globe tool. credit, they’ve developed a niche Christmas music. According to a
Is You at Macy’s Thanksgiving Pa- and Mail. Christmas concerts as annual Christmas specialists 2017 report from The Economist,
rade in New York last month, the were the exception. The Good Lovelies are as well. singer Carey, the self-branded
holiday season more or less com- like the Messiahs of pop Queen of Christmas, had earned
menced. The crowd against the “There’s a significant appe- “The Good Lovelies are like more than US$60-million from
commercialization of the holi- tite,” said Heather Gibson, re- music. Our orchestra the Messiahs of pop music,” says All I Want for Christmas Is You
days cried, “Too soon!” For some sponsible for non-orchestral mu- has to do Messiah and I the NAC’s Gibson. “Our orchestra since its release in 1994. That big
musicians, however, it couldn’t sic programming at the NAC. have to book the Good has to do Messiah and I have to number doesn’t reflect touring
come soon enough. Lovelies. I think I would book the Good Lovelies. I think I income from seasonal concerts.
What helps fuel the demand is catch a fair bit of flack if would catch a fair bit of flack if I With a pair of jingle-belled shows
December is a jackpot month the family nature of the events. I didn’t bring them in. didn’t bring them in.” this month at Toronto’s Scotia-
for artists with holiday albums in With multi-generations attend- bank Arena and two more at
their catalogues, especially in a ing, tickets are snapped up HEATHER GIBSON Despite the demand for sea- New York’s Madison Square Gar-
country where a holiday record quickly. “It’s a holiday experi- ORGANIZER OF NON-ORCHESTRAL sonal pop, it’s not as easy as den, Carey is laughing all the way
(Michael Bublé’s Christmas) won ence with kids, parents and MUSIC PROGRAMMING AT THE NAC decking the halls with retreads of to the bank.
a Juno Award for album of the grandparents,” said Tim Des Is- Jingle Bell Rock and, with all due
year. Not only are festive songs lets. “Where typically fans are “It’s an opportunity to intro- respect to Bruce Springsteen, Other seasonal ventures are
evergreen and popular, they are buying two or three or four seats, duce a new fan base to the band.” Santa Claus is Coming to Town. more organic. Hawksley Work-
the passports into the lucrative for Christmas shows it’s six, eight Both Good Lovelies and Bare- man recorded Almost a Full Moon
seasonal concert schedule. and 10.” Comprised of singer-songwrit- naked Ladies mix in their own in 2001 as a mediation on his
holiday-themed material with sentiments toward Christianity
“We released Barenaked for the Des Islets is the founder of the traditional chestnuts and covers. and as a nostalgic celebration of
Holidays in 2004, and we’ve Canadian artist management “It was important for us to write family. It was also a reaction to
toured behind it 12 years now,” company Noisemaker. His clients original songs,” says BNL’s Stew- 9/11. “The songs were written at a
said Barenaked Ladies’ drummer include the Newfoundland vocal time when the world was reth-
Tyler Stewart. “It’s the gift that inking its position on religion
keeps on giving.” and how these things play out
globally,” said Workman, whose
The band’s Hometown Holi- Almost a Full Moon tour this year
days tour this month covered 14 hit 14 Ontario markets. “There
cities, from Vancouver to Toron- were zero commercial intentions
to. Not only does their 18-year- for the record.”
old album give them material for
an annual show, it allows them The album is tuneful and
to hit markets more frequently. thoughtful, with such nose-nip-
Barenaked Ladies just played a ping gems as First Snow of the
Toronto-area concert in Novem- Year, Common Cold and Let’s Make
ber, at Casino Rama in Orillia, Some Soup. Workman tours the
Ont. Less than a month later they record every year now. As well,
were back in the same region the songs were adapted by play-
with a holiday concert at Toron- wright Charlotte Corbeil-Cole-
to’s Massey Hall. This kind of man for a stage musical that pre-
tour routing is only feasible with miered at the Citadel Theatre in
a completely different show on Edmonton this fall. Rather than a
the return visit. one-off holiday lark, Almost a Full
Moon endures as one of the Juno-
“Our fans love it,” Stewart said. winning musician’s finest works.
The BNL show was just one of
the holiday concerts that filled “There’s nothing maudlin,
up this month’s calendar at the which is what Christmas music is
National Arts Centre in Ottawa. turning into,” Workman said. “All
The artists booked there, includ- the songs came from my gut and
ing Molly Johnson, Good Love- my heart, which is why I think
lies, the Tenors, Kellylee Evans the music has fallen into peo-
and Natalie MacMaster and Don- ple’s lives in a way that is mea-
ningful enough that it has be-
come an annual tradition. I
mean, I’m not singing garbage.”

Stir up some luxury cocktails at home this holiday

LOUISE DIXON LONDON

Looking to create a bit of win- Left: Alex Girvan’s chocolate orange martini is made using chocolate
ter luxury when tending bar vodka and triple sec and garnished with a chocolate-covered candied
at home this holiday sea- orange slice.
son? London’s top cocktail-mak-
ers have some tips. A Wintertime Negroni cocktail is made of gin, Campari and vermouth, Right: A Scrooge Sour cocktail is made with whisky, mulled wine, simple
and garnished with an orange wedge studded with cloves. syrup, lemon juice and egg white.
“Christmas is a special time
when you want to join with PHOTOS BY LOUISE DIXON/ASSOCIATED PRESS
friends and family. And some-
times, the centrepiece of any “It’s fun using a cocktail shak- dor for Masons of Yorkshire, has “And when you taste some- Then hard shake with ice and
happiness is to have a good er, so people think we should more ideas on garnishes. For his thing nice and delicious, the pour over a strainer into your
drink,” says Salvatore Calabrese, shake everything,” he jokes. But chocolate orange martini, Girvan world seems to be a better place.” glass.
an Italian-born drinks expert and it’s only really needed when us- explains how he creates simple
author who has been making ing fruit juices, egg whites or yet delicious dipped-chocolate FOUR COCKTAIL RECIPES Add 0.75 ounces mulled wine
cocktails at top hotels, bars and cream, he says. Otherwise, stir- candied fruits. slowly into the corner of the
private clubs for more than 40 ring is best. WINTERTIME NEGRONI, from glass, and then sprinkle edible
years. First, dehydrate orange slices the Distillery gold dust over the half of the sur-
“As a general rule, if all the in- by placing them on a baking face to cover and garnish.
Currently at the cocktail bar gredients are alcoholic, you prob- sheet, sprinkling them with a bit 1 ounce London Dry Gin
Velvet, at London’s five-star Co- ably don’t need to shake it,” Burg- of brown or fine granulated sugar 1 ounce Campari TRUFFLE SAZERAC, from
rinthia hotel, Calabrese goes by er says. “So as an Englishman, it (known in Britain as caster sug- 0.5 ounces sweet vermouth Velvet, at Corinthia London
the nickname “The Maestro.” pains me to say it, but James ar), and then putting them in the 0.5 ounces sloe gin
Bond got it wrong. A martini oven on low heat for about an Mix ingredients together over ice 0.8 ounces Bourbon
And The Maestro’s advice? should definitely be stirred, not hour, until dried out. Then melt and stir. Serve over fresh ice and 1 ounce Cognac
First, choose the right glass- shaken.” some dark chocolate and dip the garnish with an orange wedge Homemade truffle syrup
ware. slices. Place them in the fridge studded with cloves. (you can make your own by heat-
“The glass is the star. It’s the Liana Oster, bar director at the until hard. ing a few drops of truffle oil with
canvas of the drink,” he says. So if NoMad Hotel London, suggests SCROOGE SOUR, from a teaspoon of sugar)
it looks elegant, things already adding some seasonal luxury by To serve, balance them on the Common Decency, at the A few drops of orange bitters
feel festive. decorating your glasses. She cre- side of the glass. NoMad Hotel London Mix ingredients together over ice
Next, think about the quality ates a peppermint-bark paint by and stir. Serve over fresh ice and
of the ice and how it dilutes the melting equal parts cacao butter Girvan also suggests a sharing 1 egg white garnish with a slice of fresh truf-
drink. and white chocolate, with a few platter of garnishes, “almost like 0.75 ounces simple syrup fle.
“Remember, ice is like the heat drops of peppermint essence a charcuterie board.” By laying 0.75 ounces lemon juice
for the chef when he is cooking,” added in. She then paints a swirl out rosemary, orange peel and 2 ounces Irish whisky MASON’S CHOCOLATE
Calabrese says. on one side of a cold glass, sprin- lemon zest on sticks, “everybody 0.75 ounces of mulled wine ORANGE MARTINI
Cracked ice cubes that disinte- kles some crushed-up candy can just pick the one that they Pour the egg white into the larger
grate in your palm are a no go, as cane on it, and then places it in like and pop it into their drink, tin of your shaker, and the simple 2 ounces chocolate vodka
is crushed ice for Christmas. “It’s the fridge until needed. and maybe they’ll try something syrup, the Irish whisky and lem- 1 ounce triple sec
not a Tiki night,” he jokes. “It is that they’ve never had before,” on juice into the smaller tin. Dry Mix ingredients together over ice
about an elegant night, so make This works particularly well he says. shake together in the shaker to and stir. Serve in a martini glass
the effort and maybe you can with a heavier cocktail with a lot emulsify the egg and the alcohol. and garnish with a chocolate-
make your own homemade ice.” of body, as it will “mellow it out” “Just make a little effort,” Ca- dipped, candied orange segment.
Also, he advises, plan. Even on the palate, Oster says. labrese sums up, “because, really,
prepare your cocktail in advance. a great cocktail is a great journey ASSOCIATED PRESS
Especially when a drink is a little Alex Girvan, brand ambassa- from the beginning.
complicated.
“Put it in the freezer or in the
fridge, so it’s nice and cold, so the
only thing you have to do is to
put it in a mixing glass or, to
show off, put it in the shaker and
shake,” Calabrese says.
Jake Burger, co-owner of the
Distillery, a 19th-century pub and
gin distillery in London’s Notting
Hill neighbourhood, says that
knowing when to shake and
when to stir is something a lot of
home mixologists get wrong.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O NEWS | A13

FIRST PERSON Emily in Paris
returns for
AN ANNUAL TREE third season
HUNT WAS A
HILARY FOX PARIS
TRADITION I TOOK
TOO SERIOUSLY Emily in Paris fans will get a
few surprises in their Christ-
ILLUSTRATION BY JOY KIM mas stockings when the
third season of the hit show ar-
I’ve been trying to make the Perfect Christmas experience for my kids, rives on Netflix this week.
but perfect isn’t memorable, Theresa Therrien writes
Even the cast were shocked by
Ilove Christmas more than is reasonable. So as a Other times, the drama originated with events the number of cliffhangers in the
mother, I wasn’t content to just provide my out of our control, like the year of the missing new series when they first read
children with a happy Christmas. For my chil- keys. We’d sold our minivan that year because the the scripts.
dren, the holiday had to be nothing short of kids had outgrown coming everywhere with us. So
“I’m like, how are we going to
legendary. Nothing illustrated the flaw in this mis- we divided the family and their friends into two film all – like, what?” says Lily Col-
lins, who portrays the titular
placed ambition better than our annual trip to the cars. The whole day was pleasant, though by then, American marketing executive
making her social media pres-
Christmas tree farm. we should have known. ence felt in France.

Each year, while I experienced a phenomenon The Christmas tree farm has a huge structure “But it was a real ride. It was a
real roller coaster to shoot. And it
similar to the selective amnesia of childbirth, my made of straw bales for climbing and my son and was really fun too,” she adds.

husband alone bore the burden of remembering his friend spent most of the day there. As we Season three provides more
career choices, designer dilem-
how the holidays would begin. There could be no packed up, I asked my son for the keys that he’d mas and romantic revelations for
the fashionable female lead char-
chainsaw-hacked tree from the corner lot for my borrowed earlier to get something out of the car. acter.

perfect celebration. We would cut it fresh at the He dug into all his pockets, his face blanching paler Although Lucas Bravo – who
portrays Emily’s full-time neigh-
farm, kneeling in the cold December than the heavy snow falling from the bour and sometime love interest,
the chef Gabriel – reckons that
mud, just as baby Jesus surely intend- cold dark sky. We’d had such a great she isn’t the only one wrestling
with problems this series.
ed. This small sacrifice would prob- We’d had such a day, but I knew this was it. This was
ably have been fine, on its own, but great day, but I knew the grandest of our seasonal disas- “Before it was only Emily’s
for the drama. There was always dra- this was it. This was ters. Like the sea, you don’t ever let chaos,” Bravo says. “Now every-
ma. down your guard at the Christmas body has his own story with his
own chaos. And it’s a big soup of
Simply put, we were city dwellers the grandest of our tree farm. chaos and drama.”
out of our element. At my insistence, Finding keys in a jungle gym made
we always arrived at the farm before seasonal disasters. of straw, in case you’ve never had the Season one arrived in October,
lunch to squeeze every possible bit of Like the sea, you pleasure, is akin to finding the pro- 2020, followed by a second last
Christmas joy out of the day. Nothing don’t ever let down verbial needle in a haystack. Snow December. Three years into play-
ing their characters, the cast
ensures joy quite like dragging every- your guard at the whirled all around us as we searched members are keen to point out
one from their warm beds to trek furtively and futilely. The farm was where their roles start and finish.
through the woods in early Decem- Christmas tree farm. closing. We couldn’t all fit in one car
Collins – who is also an exec-
ber. Part of the experience was cooking lunch over and it would be hours before my husband could utive producer – says that she has
always fit in better than Emily in
the open fire at the farm, but for that, we needed return with the other set of keys. There was no France because she actually
knows the language and culture.
hot dog roasting sticks and one year I forgot to town nearby with an open restaurant where we
Which, with Emily’s question-
pack them. could wait. It was going to be a cold, bleak couple able French pronunciation, leads
to tongue twisters.
The farm’s signage had an angry, tough-love of hours.
“It’s a little bit difficult to pre-
stance on the expectations of city folk. “We are not But when I asked the manager if we could wait tend like you don’t know how to
say something,” Collins explains.
a mall. We do not sell hats, gloves or socks. We sell by the fires rather than at the side of the road, he “To mispronounce it over and
over and over again, it’s like … I
Christmas trees.” They didn’t sell roasting sticks, surprised me by offering to drive us back to the just want to answer it fully in
French. So it is tricky.”
either. city. We were fellow sailors adrift in a sea of trees
Kate Walsh plays Emily’s
Ever resourceful (and hungry), the children and there was a universal code that no one would American boss Madeline, and
would like everyone to know that
found twigs to use, which I hoped wouldn’t trans- be left behind. We piled into the truck and talked she has very different taste in
clothing from her brash and
fer anything detrimental into the hot dogs. That is, Christmas trees for an hour and a half, which was brightly coloured character.

nothing more detrimental than the hot dogs them- more interesting than it sounds. Really. “I would never dress like that.
But I love it because it’s critical to
selves. Recounting the tale to friends and relatives that the character,” Walsh says.

Some years it was the kids who created the com- Christmas, I realized it was the best year and the Likewise, Philippine Leroy-
Beaulieu claims there’s a stark
plications. One year, our oldest child, nearing her best story yet – the stuff of legends. It even ended difference between her and her
role of Sylvie, Madeline’s trop
teens and full of opinions, spent the 90-minute car happily, after a time. One fine, spring day in early chic Parisian business rival.

ride to the farm voicing her disapproval of the April, our keys turned up on the doorstep via Puro- Leroy-Beaulieu says she’s no-
where near as snobbish, even
hassle and expense of our annual ritual. She point- lator. though Sylvie’s arrogant attitude
is “so much fun.”
ed out that we had a perfectly good tree in the yard But the incident of the missing keys changed
But Bravo, in a twist, reckons
that we already planned to cut down soon. Why the way I looked at my frantic approach to Christ- that all the actors are more like
their characters than they realize:
couldn’t we just use that? mas. I finally realized I was going about this all “What’s so good about [showrun-
ner] Darren [Star’s] casting is that
Gallantly, my husband came to the defence of wrong. I’d been trying to make the Perfect Christ- he always finds, you know, actors
that are the essence of the charac-
my beloved tradition, which I appreciated since mas experience for my kids, but perfect isn’t mem- ters. So there’s always a part of us
in every character.”
above all, I know he is a frugal man. I am absolute- orable. In fact, perfect is a tremendous bore. Flaws
“I don’t know what the differ-
ly certain the same idea had occurred to him and are memorable. The things we don’t plan for are ences are. I think I would own up
to my mistakes a bit more than
resisting the temptation to jump sides to save a what we tell the stories about. The best ones – the Gabriel. But we’re very similar in
many ways in terms of vulnera-
few bucks must have been another terrible burden ones that become legendary – are not perfect. It’s bility, femininity and sexiness in
general,” he jokes.
for him. My daughter’s mood set the tone for the the mistakes, the goofs and the glitches that make
The third season will encom-
day. To the baffled woman at whose campfire I memories. pass 10 episodes.

found my daughter tearfully spilling the story of “If you like chaos, you’ll be
served,” Bravo promises.
her family hardships: I’m really, really sorry. Theresa Therrien lives in London, Ont.
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the Canadian artist’s interest in
both his publishing and record-
ed music catalogue, according to
the report. Hipgnosis buys song
catalogues from artists and
earns revenue when their music
is streamed online or used in
movies or advertising.

Bieber rose to fame when he
was 13 years old after the success
of his song Baby. The pop star
disclosed in June that he was
diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt
Syndrome, which left half of his
face paralyzed, forcing him to
cancel his performances.

Fellow pop artist Justin Tim-
berlake sold the rights to his
songs, including hits such as Cry
Me A River to Hipgnosis Song
Management in May.
REUTERS

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BY STEVE BECKER to get by with so-called auto- At this point, you have a next cash the A-Q, hoping to
THuRSDAY, DEC. 22, 2022 matic plays. But if you really drop your partner’s jack.
want to excel at the game, you chance to shine. If you over-
South dealer. have to be continuously on the ruff with the jack – which is the It is unlikely declarer will even
Both sides vulnerable. lookout for situations in which natural thing to do – declarer think of the possibility that you
something out of the ordi- will later finesse you out of the might have the jack after you
The bidding: nary may be required. In other king and wind up making four overruff with the king, and that
words, you cannot take familiar spades. But if you cleverly over- is precisely the bill of goods
South West North EAst situations for granted and play ruff the 10 with the king – cer- you should be trying to sell
1 [S] Pass 2 [D] Pass mechanically. tainly the unnatural thing to do – him. If he buys it, he will live to
2 NT Pass 3 [S] Pass you will almost surely defeat the regret it.
4 [S] Assume you’re East in today’s contract.
Opening Lead – five of hearts. deal and that your partner leads
a heart against South’s four- Let’s look at the matter from
spade contract. You take the ace South’s viewpoint after he sees
and return the nine, South’s 10 you overruff the 10 with the king.
losing to the jack. Partner then He will in all likelihood assume
continues with the king, ruffed that your partner has the jack of
trump, so after winning what-

CHALLENGE CROSSWORD SUDOKU DIFFICULTY RATING: HHHHI

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21 22
INSTRUCTIONS Fill in the grid so that each row of nine sqUares, each colUmn of nine
and each section of nine (three sqUares by three) contains the nUmbers 1 throUgh 9
in any order. There is only one solUtion to each pUzzle.

23 KENKEN

CRYPTIC CLUES DOWN QUICK CLUES INSTRUCTIONS
1. Each row and each
ACROSS 2 Louvre’s new material (7) ACROSS
1 Extremely slender 1 Suspects trickery (6,1,3) colUmn mUst contain
for example; that’s 3 Spoke in the plural? (5) 8 Continuously (2,3) the nUmbers 1 throUgh
about all (10) 9 Course of treatment (7) 6 withoUt repeating.
8 Declined to take 4 Big fellows I beat in
a girl back (5) the backstreet (6) 10 Colossal (7) 2. The nUmbers within
9 Beat after exciting 11 Kingdom of Croesus (5) the heavily oUtlined
recount (7) 5 Cut off and also tie off (7) 12 Coldly reserved (6) boxes, called cages,
14 Thick fabric floor covering (6) mUst combine Using
10 Unnecessary warning 6 Sail Columbus 17 Silly (5) the given operation (in
to a caretaker? (7) raised here (5) 19 Repulsive (7) any order) to prodUce
21 Encourage (7) the target nUmbers in
11 A minor prize (5) 7 A novice needs caring 22 Follow to its origins (5) the top-left corners.
12 Is and isn’t one way support (10) 23 Ability to make money easily (5,5)
Freebies: Fill in
to be emphatic (6) 8 He has lots to sell (10) DOWN 3. single-box cages with
14 One who foils 2 Eminent conductor (7)
13 Shows hides (7) 3 Burdened (5) the nUmbers in the
trespassers? (6) 4 Hit (6) top-left corner.
17 Not at all a feature 15 A great book but may be 5 Insignia of royalty (7)
all Greek to readers (7) 6 Faint-hearted (5) ©2022 KENKEN PUzzle LLC. KENKEN is a registered trademark of Nextoy, LLC. Dist. by Andrews McMeel
of fine verse (5) 7 Offensively vulgar (2,3,5) www.kenken.com
19 Stabs in the back? (7) 16 Brooches quiet in style (6) 8 Hidden (3,2,5)
21 Communicate fast (7) YESTERDAY'S CRYPTIC
22 Course must be if you 18 It creeps through 13 Dealt with (7) ACROSS: 1 Verify, 4 Asleep, 9 Sworn in, 10 Error, 11 Easel, 12 Electra, 13 Rabbit
after six (5) 15 Uninspired (7) punch, 18 Bangkok, 20 Roots, 22 Swift, 23 Niggard, 24 Rhythm, 25 Stress.
steer wrongly (5) 16 Gratitude (6) DOWN: 1 Vessel, 2 Rooks, 3 Fan club, 5 Scene, 6 Erratic, 7 Portal, 8 Undertaking,
23 Opposition to mixed 20 Mother goes to look 18 Warning device (5) 14 Annuity, 15 Upright, 16 Abuser, 17 Asides, 19 Ketch, 21 Orate.
up a girl’s name (5) 20 As before (5)
ancestries (10) YESTERDAY'S QUICK
ACROSS: 1 Bypass, 4 Biopic, 9 At issue, 10 Eerie, 11 Serve, 12 Cutback, 13 Part
Solutions to today's Sudoku and Kenken can be found in the Life & Arts content company, 18 Minimum, 20 Ratio, 22 Loser, 23 No doubt, 24 Trying, 25 Exceed.
area of the A section. Crossword solutions will be with tomorrow's puzzles. DOWN: 1 Brassy, 2 Prior, 3 Suspect, 5 Inept, 6 Pertain, 7 Cheeky, 8 Peace of mind,
14 Amnesty, 15 Paradox, 16 Amulet, 17 Mooted, 19 Moron, 21 Truce.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O NEWS | A15

RCMP: Groups call for independent investigation after Mounties’ inaction

FROM A1 “The Muslim Association of He told reporters the Mountie In total, the trove of docu- government oversight body is re-
Canada once again calls on the investigation needed to be done ments amounts to hundreds of quired to restore public confi-
Mr. Mendicino’s office appeared Government to determine if any with great care, and he promised pages sent in 11 packages from dence.”
to be taken aback by the RCMP of the documents or their con- that the government would be April, 2021, to late November of
decision. tents are genuine, which can on- transparent once it was complet- this year. In addition to the fake The fake records sent to MAC
ly be done after a thorough, ed. search warrants and phony re- make it seem as if the charity is
“Our government has zero tol- transparent and independent in- cords of SWIFT money transfer riddled with informants supply-
erance for any form of Islamo- vestigation,” Mr. Sharafeldin add- “With the history of the com- payments to informants, the ing the RCMP and the CRA with
phobia, and we are very con- ed. munity’s interactions with the documents include printouts details of its operations. A pur-
cerned by these allegations,” RCMP and other institutions, it’s that look like internal govern- ported Mountie “Informant Man-
communications director Alex- The International Civil Liber- very important that there’s ment e-mails between RCMP per- ifest” lists six informants who are
ander Cohen told The Globe on ties Monitoring Group said RCMP transparency about exactly what sonnel and CRA investigators. supposedly working with the Na-
Wednesday. “While decisions inaction on this matter bolsters happened here. And obviously, if The CRA, the RCMP and the Bank tional Security Joint Operations
around investigations are made the case for an independent in- anyone broke the law in a way to of Canada have all said the docu- Centre, as well as 18 “secondary
independently by law enforce- vestigation into possible govern- target this organization … there ments are fake, and the sup- asset” informants.
ment agencies, we expect they ment targeting of MAC. should be an investigation and posed authors of some of the e-
will both take this seriously and appropriate consequences that mails have sworn in affidavits The purported SWIFT trans-
take appropriate action when “The Minister of Public Safety would follow from that.” that they didn’t write them. fers show 13 payments into off-
necessary.” promised last week a transparent shore bank accounts, supposedly
investigation. The RCMP state- Mr. Trudeau told reporters: The Canadian Muslim Public for the benefit of three inform-
MAC’s president in charge of ment is anything but that,” said ”We will pursue an investigation Affairs Council (CMPA) said The ants. All but one list the Bank of
strategy, Sharaf Sharafeldin, said the group’s national co-ordina- if that is necessary.” Globe’s reporting raises serious Canada as the sender. The docu-
in a statement that the RCMP’s tor, Tim McSorley. “At the heart concerns that there has been an ments show the equivalent of
inaction “does not meet commu- of this issue is addressing con- MAC began receiving the attempt either to undermine more than $320,000 being de-
nity expectations, and falls short cerns of systemic racism and Isla- forged documents from an anon- confidence in government agen- posited into accounts in the Brit-
of the level of thoroughness re- mophobia and must be taken se- ymous sender more than a year cies or to disrupt MAC. ish dependency of Guernsey.
quired under these circumstanc- riously.” ago. The records falsely suggest
es.” that law enforcement and tax “Given the gravity of the alle- The forged records sent to
In his comments to reporters collection authorities are trying gations, it is disturbing that the MAC portray the CRA as being
Although the evidence that last week, Mr. Mendicino said his to entrap the organization by RCMP appears ready to dismiss under pressure from its leader-
the records are fake is over- office had been in touch with law creating the appearance that it is the entire matter so quickly,” ship to nail the Muslim charity
whelming, MAC remains skepti- enforcement. “I understand they funneling money to extremist CMPA said in a statement for wrongdoing, and the docu-
cal that they didn’t originate in- are conducting their investiga- groups. MAC operates mosques Wednesday. “A thorough and ments make investigators appear
side the government, and is call- tion to get to the bottom of this,” and community centres across transparent investigation by a willing to bend or break the rules
ing for an independent inquiry. he said. the country. in order to do so.

Ukraine: U.S. Congress expected to more than double funds sent over past two years

FROM A1

Congress is also expected to ap- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, met with U.S. President Joe Biden during the Ukrainian leader’s first foreign trip since Moscow’s
prove a further US$45-billion – February invasion. Mr. Zelensky also addressed Congress and reminded the U.S. how effective its help has been so far. TOM BRENNER/NYT
more than doubling the total
amount of help sent to Ukraine Mr. Zelensky several sustained, them to do more. tain there had asked be passed ber, 2021, and spoken by phone
over the past two years – as part cheering standing ovations. He took a similar tack Wednes- on to the U.S. President. To Con- dozens of times since. Mr. Zelen-
of a budget bill later this week. gress, Mr. Zelensky presented a sky’s last foreign trip was in Feb-
But the newly elected Republican How long this reception will day, comparing Ukraine’s strug- Ukrainian flag signed by the city’s ruary, a few days before the Rus-
majority in the House of Repre- last is an open question. Repub- gle with American battles against defenders, which Ms. Pelosi and sian invasion, when he met with
sentatives has expressed skepti- lican House leader Kevin McCar- Nazi Germany and the British at Vice-President Kamala Harris un- Ms. Harris and other leaders in
cism about continuing support. thy, likely to become Speaker Saratoga. While U.S. “support is furled. Germany.
next month, has previously com- crucial,” he said, it is still “not re-
In his speech, Mr. Zelensky plained that the U.S. is writing a ally” enough. The White House said the Speaking to reporters Wednes-
warned that, if other democratic “blank cheque” to Ukraine. Far- meeting with Mr. Zelensky, day, Mr. Biden noted that Mr. Ze-
countries fail to help Ukraine right legislators Lauren Boebert The Patriots, for which he had which coincided with the 300th lensky, who is Jewish, was cele-
now, they will soon be fighting and Matt Gaetz sat stone-faced long asked, are meant to take day of the invasion, came togeth- brating the fourth night of Ha-
authoritarians on their own during Mr. Zelensky’s speech. down Russian warplanes and bal- er quickly. It was first discussed nukkah, a festival that marks the
shores. listic missiles at higher altitudes 10 days ago, an invitation was is- triumph of light over darkness.
Since the start of the war, Mr. than the Ukrainians’ current air sued last week and Mr. Zelensky Mr. Zelensky, for his part, deliver-
“The battle is not only for the Zelensky, a former comedian and defence systems. accepted Sunday. For security ed a more succinct holiday mess-
life, security and freedom of Uk- gifted communicator, has deftly reasons, everything was kept se- age.
rainians, or any other nation Rus- worked to build international Recently returned from Bakh- cret until the night before.
sia attempts to conquer. This support for his country, alter- mut, a Donbas region town just “Merry Christmas,” he told
struggle will define in what world nately thanking leaders for their liberated by Ukrainian troops, Mr. Biden and Mr. Zelensky Congress, “and Happy Victorious
our children and grandchildren help and making a moral case for Mr. Zelensky gave Mr. Biden a have met once before, in Septem- New Year.”
live,” said Mr. Zelensky, who wore combat medal an artillery cap-
the same olive-green, military-
style outfit that has become his
trademark during the war. “This
battle cannot be frozen or post-
poned. It cannot be ignored.”

Mr. Zelensky has ruled out ne-
gotiating with Russia until Mr.
Putin agrees to give back all the
territory he has taken from Uk-
raine since 2014 and pay com-
pensation for war damages. In
addition to weapons, Mr. Zelen-
sky said he and Mr. Biden dis-
cussed further sanctions on Rus-
sia and a conference to build sup-
port for Ukraine’s peace de-
mands.

Congress gave the Ukrainian
President a warm welcome, with
Speaker Nancy Pelosi describing
him as “brave, courageous” and
praised his citizens “for what
they are doing to protect democ-
racy.” Mitch McConnell, the Re-
publican leader in the Senate, re-
iterated his staunch support for
continued military funding:
“Continuing our support for Uk-
raine is morally right, but it is not
only that. It is also a direct invest-
ment in cold, hard, American in-
terests.”

Members of both parties gave

Inflation: BoC says it is paying attention to wage growth, labour-market tightness

FROM A1 Bank of Canada deputy governor Sharon Kozi said earlier this month that food prices ‘have Statscan noted that higher interest
continued to increase.’ CARLOS OSORIO/REUTERS rates may be pushing up rental prices, as
Financial markets are now pricing in a homeownership has become less afforda-
roughly 60-per-cent chance that the cen- ber. Canadians also paid more for shelter in ble and more people are choosing to rent.
tral bank will announce another quarter- Chicken prices were up 9.3 per cent November. Homeownership expenses
point rate hike in January. have marched higher as the Bank of Cana- “The fact that rent is going up, that’s
compared with the year before, partly be- da has raised interest rates and an increas- probably a reflection of interest rates, be-
Higher interest rates make it more ex- cause of reduced global supply after an ing number of homeowners have renew- cause landlords have to account for those
pensive for households and businesses to outbreak of avian influenza, Statscan said. ed their mortgages. Mortgage interest costs as well,” Arlene Kish, director of
borrow money, with the goal of lowering Coffee and tea prices were up 16.8 per costs were up 14.5 per cent in November Canadian economics at S&P Global Mar-
spending throughout the economy and cent, while cereal prices rose 15.7 per cent. compared with the previous year, the ket Intelligence, said in an interview.
slowing the pace of price increases. How- largest increase since 1983.
ever, interest-rate changes work with a lag Food price inflation has proved tough “To me the bigger concern is the fact
– often 18 to 24 months – making it diffi- to tackle. Bank of Canada deputy gover- Meanwhile, rental prices rose by 5.9 per that services inflation is rising at a steady
cult for the central bank to assess the im- nor Sharon Kozicki noted in a speech ear- cent year over year, compared with a 4.7- rate. That probably is reflecting the in-
pact of its policies in real time. That cre- lier this month that food prices “have con- per-cent increase in October, with the big- crease in wages. We’ve seen wage inflation
ates the risk that the bank will overtighten tinued to increase despite most agricultu- gest jumps seen in Prince Edward Island, hitting 5.6 per cent year over year for the
monetary policy and do unnecessary ral commodity prices being well below British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario. past two months,” she said.
damage to the economy. their pandemic highs.”
The Bank of Canada has said that it is
There are signs that inflation is trend- paying close attention to wage growth and
ing in the right direction. On a monthly labour-market tightness as increasingly
basis, the CPI rose 0.1 per cent compared important drivers of inflation. While wag-
with a 0.7-per-cent gain in October. es have not kept pace with rising prices,
labour costs are adding to inflation as
Canadians got a break at the gas pump companies compete for scarce workers
in November, aided by the reopening of and pass higher labour costs on to their
several oil refineries in the Western United customers.
States, Statscan said Wednesday. On a
monthly basis, gas prices were down 3.6 “The tightness in the labour market is a
per cent in November, after a 9.2-per-cent symptom of the general imbalance be-
jump in October. tween demand and supply that is fuelling
inflation and hurting all Canadians,” Bank
Since peaking in June in the wake of of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said in a
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, falling global speech in November.
oil prices have helped drag down inflation
in Canada. That said, the price of gasoline The bank expects inflation to slow in
was still 13.7 per cent higher in November the coming quarters as the economy
than a year earlier. stalls, unemployment increases and high-
er interest rates bite into consumer spend-
There was little relief at the grocery ing. It expects inflation to be around 3 per
store in November, where prices were up cent by the end of 2023 and return to the
11.4 per cent compared with the previous bank’s 2-per-cent target by the end of
year – a bigger annual jump than in Octo- 2024.

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zero-emission
Sustainable-investing guidebook has been approved by financial institutions, pension funds by 2035,
Ottawa says
ADAM RADWANSKI document received sign-off from all of that oration with the council and financial-in-
JEFFREY JONES group’s members – including representa- dustry leaders on the taxonomy frame- WENDY STUECK
tives of most major Canadian financial in- work, said Adrienne Vaupshas, press secre- ENVIRONMENT REPORTER
A federal advisory body is proposing to dis- stitutions, insurers and pension funds. tary for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
qualify any new oil and gas projects from The federal government has
being classified as green, and award that But it has not yet been publicly released “Our goal is to foster a sustainable fi- announced new sales mandates
designation only in a limited and qualified by Ottawa, even as the European Union nance market in Canada that will boost in- for zero-emission vehicles, saying
way to projects to reduce pollution from and other jurisdictions have taken a lead in vestor confidence, drive economic growth, the proposed regulations will
existing fossil-fuel production. developing such guides for growing num- and help fight climate change,” she said in make electric vehicles more avail-
bers of climate-conscious investors. an e-mail. able to consumers and help Cana-
The recommendations are included in a da hit its goal of reaching net-zero
framework for a rulebook to define sus- SFAC chair Kathy Bardswick declined to While taxonomies such as the one being emissions by 2050.
tainable investments in this country, comment on the contents of the taxonomy proposed by SFAC do not prohibit financial
known as a green taxonomy, a copy of roadmap before its formal release. The doc- institutions or anyone else from funding Ottawa said on Wednesday
which was obtained by The Globe and Mail. ument’s authenticity was confirmed by economic activities that are not deemed to that the regulations would re-
two other sources who were engaged in its be sustainable, they have the potential to quire at least 20 per cent of new
Submitted to Finance Canada this fall by development, whom The Globe and Mail is significantly shape global markets by serv- vehicles sold in Canada to be zero
the government-appointed Sustainable Fi- not identifying because they were not au- ing as the most credible available protec- emission by 2026, at least 60 per
nance Action Council (SFAC), the 77-page thorized to speak publicly about it. tion against greenwashing. cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by
2035.
The finance ministry remains in collab- GREEN TAXONOMY, B6
Environment Minister Steven
[ PROFILE ] Guilbeault had previously said
that the government planned to
The agitator: Competition boss introduce a zero-emission-vehi-
seeks bigger role for bureau cle (ZEV) mandate this year or
next.
Matthew Boswell wants to shake up Canada's ‘concentrated economy’
Environmental and energy
JOE CASTALDO since 2019, hardly needs the reminder. As he groups welcomed the news, with
sees it, he’s been living with the flaws in the the Pembina Institute calling a
Wherever Matthew Boswell goes for country’s approach every day for more than 11 sales mandate a game changer
work, he carries around a folder af- years, when he first joined the bureau. that would make electric vehicles
fixed with a sticky note that is in- more available and result in low-
scribed with a quotation: “Canada He’s loudly decried how federal legislation er prices as manufacturing picks
has been identified as a country that does not hobbles the bureau when it comes to maintain- up.
place sufficient importance on competition in ing and encouraging competition, and how that
the conduct of its affairs.” framework needs to change. He’s done so A Canada-wide policy will help
through speeches, wading into policy debates, increase the sale of zero-emis-
It’s not exactly “live, laugh, love,” but we’re and through actions such as taking his opposi- sion-vehicles and drive down
talking about a federal official here. The quota- tion to the $26-billion merger between Rogers prices, said Ekta Bibra, senior pol-
tion comes from a 2008 report commissioned Communications Inc. and Shaw Communica- icy adviser with Clean Energy
by the federal government called Compete to tions Inc. all the way to the Competition Tribu- Canada.
Win, and it serves as both motivation and a re- nal this year in hopes of blocking the transac-
minder of how little has changed. “That’s been tion. ZERO EMISSION, B6
the situation for decades,” Mr. Boswell says in an
interview. “That’s why we see a very concentrat- “His impact has been quite substantial,” says Law on foreign
ed economy and we see multiple oligopolies Robin Shaban, co-founder of economic consult- buyers won’t
that control our economy in different sectors.” ing firm Vivic Research. “He’s taking decisive ac- boost access
tion to modernize the bureau and bring it out of to housing,
Mr. Boswell, head of the Competition Bureau 1992.” experts warn

BOSWELL, B2 RACHELLE YOUNGLAI
REAL ESTATE REPORTER
Matthew Boswell, who has led the Competition Bureau since 2019, says federal legislation hobbles the
agency when it comes to maintaining and encouraging competition. DAVE CHAN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL Ottawa has unveiled details on
how the two-year ban on foreign-
TECHNOLOGY DAV I D PA R K I N S O N ROB CARRICK ers buying homes in Canada will
work. But real estate experts do
Why ChatGPT has become Latest inflation report The ethical case against not expect the new law to help
a ‘code red’ for Google’s doesn’t offer the BoC an exit credit cards, reward points Canadians access more housing.
search business B3 path from rate hikes B4 is gaining traction B8
The rules were unveiled with
less than two weeks before the
ban is set to go into effect Jan. 1.
They include a narrow set of ex-
emptions for foreigners to buy
residential real estate such as rec-
reational properties and housing
with a minimum of four units.

The law takes effect after this
year’s jump in borrowing costs
slowed resale activity and trig-
gered the sharpest drop in home
prices since the global financial
crisis.

Many Canadians were already
priced out of the market when
home values shot up during the
pandemic’s real estate boom. To-
day, many do not qualify for a
mortgage given the going five-
year interest rate of above 5 per
cent.

The Prohibition on the Pur-
chase of Residential Property by
Non-Canadians Act was unveiled
in the federal budget in April
when home prices were cresting
near their peak and buyers were
still able to qualify for a large
mortgage.

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Boswell: Commissioner wants bureau to be ‘more transparent to Canadians’

FROM B1 Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell previously worked as a Crown prosecutor. He later joined the early on, but commitments at the
Ontario Securities Commission, then the Competition Bureau on a secondment. DAVE CHAN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL bureau eventually pulled him
While Mr. Boswell is far from the away. Still, the bureau’s lawyers
only one pushing for reform, the penalty on Facebook of US$5- If there’s one point as cost savings for the merging did an “amazing” job, he says.
agitation is paying off. Earlier this billion. “That’s the most glaring he wants to parties, outweigh harms to con-
year, Innovation, Science and In- example of how our act isn’t fit emphasize, it’s that sumers through higher prices or His unyielding desire to stop
dustry Minister François-Philippe for purpose for the modern econ- competition policy is less choice. Mr. Boswell took aim the transaction has no doubt ran-
Champagne announced a review omy,” Mr. Boswell says. not an abstract at the provision in a speech last kled some (lawyers for the tele-
of the Competition Act. (The concept but year before the Canadian Bar As- com companies called the bu-
public consultation period closes Market studies are another something that sociation, and the bureau has reau’s arguments “hyperbolic”
at the end of February.) But the sore point. When it comes to in- affects every since proposed it be eliminated. and “troubling” in closing state-
true test of whether Mr. Boswell’s vestigating the state of competi- Canadian. Efficiencies should be considered ments) and many analysts be-
needling has any affect will be in tion in a particular industry, the as just one factor when evaluat- lieve he has a weak case. Mx. Sha-
what, if any, reform emerges from bureau cannot compel compa- ing a transaction, the bureau has ban says he wins no matter what.
the federal review process. nies to provide information. “It argued, and not trump every- “If he takes the case and he wins,
puts us at a real handicap com- thing else. then he’s a hero,” they say. “If he
He didn’t always have such pared to basically all of our G7 loses the case, then he demon-
strong feelings about competi- counterparts,” Mr. Boswell says. Events, such as the Rogers- strates how bad the law is and ev-
tion law. He grew up in Ottawa, As such, the bureau seemed to be Shaw deal, have also helped Mr. eryone’s outraged.”
and his father worked in the for- lowering expectations in October Boswell in his quest for reform.
est products industry while his when it announced a study into “Matthew has a good ability to It’s hard not to wonder if that’s
mom had a variety of careers, in- the grocery sector, noting it has seize on the things that play in the goal – knowingly waging a
cluding a brief stint at what was to rely in part on information the public imagination. He’s been losing battle to prove a point. “I
then called the Department of In- provided “on a voluntary basis” able to present his reforms in a completely disagree,” Mr. Boswell
dian Affairs. She left because she and that it might not have way that catches the attention of says. “We can’t just go by a flight
couldn’t handle bureaucracy. A enough to “draw firm conclu- people,” says Jennifer Quaid, an of fancy and file an application at
question about whether Mr. Bos- sions.” associate professor at the Univer- the tribunal and say, ‘Well, you
well has any tolerance for bu- sity of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. know, let’s just file and this will
reaucracy elicits from him what But the topic for which Mr. help us.’ ” Sure, the timing is for-
sounds to be a pained groan. “Did Boswell has arguably received The Competition Tribunal, tuitous, but there’s no ulterior
I say I had tolerance?” he says. the most attention is his broad- meanwhile, recently wrapped up motive: “We base our cases on
side on the efficiencies excep- four weeks of hearings into the the evidence that actually shows
He studied law and joined a tion, which allows mergers to Rogers-Shaw transaction. Mr. what we’re alleging is going on.”
firm in Toronto before high-tail- proceed if private benefits, such Boswell attended frequently
ing out of Bay Street and into a Whichever way the tribunal
courtroom for a position as a decides, there will inevitably be
Crown prosecutor. “It was an more transactions for Mr. Boswell
amazing job,” he says. “Very diffi- to probe. Royal Bank of Canada,
cult at times, though, dealing for example, struck a deal in No-
with the worst day of other peo- vember to acquire the Canadian
ple’s lives every day of your life.” division of HSBC Holdings for
He later joined the Ontario Secu- $13.5-billion. The bureau later
rities Commission as litigation tweeted it would review the deal
counsel before moving to the – a rare public statement, given it
Competition Bureau on second- tends to remain silent on which
ment. “The plan was to be there cases it’s looking into.
for two years,” he says. “Some-
where along the way, that plan But Mr. Boswell wants the bu-
went out the window.” reau to open up. “We’re trying to
be more transparent to Cana-
Once there, he experienced dians,” he says. That includes try-
firsthand how Canada’s competi- ing to ensure communications
tion law falls short. In 2020, for are written in plain language, and
example, the bureau reached a not in overly academic or lawyer-
settlement with Facebook in ly jargon that makes eyes glaze
which the company agreed not to over.
make false or misleading repre-
sentations about the disclosure If there’s one point he wants to
of Canadians’ personal informa- emphasize, it’s that competition
tion. As part of the deal, Facebook policy is not an abstract concept
agreed to pay a $9-million penal- but something that affects every
ty, just shy of the maximum of Canadian. The more attention,
$10-million. For similar conduct the better, as he sees it. “It puts
in the United States, the Federal more pressure on the bureau be-
Trade Commission imposed a cause we’re more in the public
eye,” he says, “but that’s not a bad
thing.”

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O REPORT ON BUSINESS | B3

New chatbot is a ‘code red’ for Google’s business

The ubiquitous search ChatGPT, which was released by an aggressive research lab called OpenAI, is an experimental chatbot that can strategy, and he has upended the
engine is up against serve up information in clear, simple sentences, rather than providing a list of internet links. DEREK ABELLA/NYT work of numerous groups inside
ChatGPT, which may be the company to respond to the
a big industry disrupter believe the tech giant could strug- ing digital ads, which accounted biased against women and people threat that ChatGPT poses, ac-
gle to compete with the newer, for more than 80 per cent of the of colour. They can generate toxic cording to a memo and audio re-
NICO GRANT smaller companies developing company’s revenue last year. language, including hate speech. cording obtained by The New
these chatbots, because of the York Times. Employees have also
CADE METZ many ways the technology could Even if Google perfects All of that could turn people been tasked with building AI
damage its business. chatbots, it must tackle against Google and damage the products that can create artwork
Over the past three decades, another issue: Does this corporate brand it has spent dec- and other images, such as Ope-
a handful of products like Google has spent several years technology cannibalize ades building. As OpenAI has nAI’s DALL-E technology, which
Netscape’s web browser, working on chatbots and, like the company’s lucrative shown, newer companies may be has been used by more than 3 mil-
Google’s search engine and Ap- other Big Tech companies, has ag- more willing to take their chances lion people.
ple’s iPhone have truly upended gressively pursued artificial intel- search ads? with complaints in exchange for
the tech industry and made what ligence technology. Google has al- growth. From now until a major confer-
came before them look like lum- ready built a chatbot that could ri- “No company is invincible; all ence expected to be hosted by
bering dinosaurs. val ChatGPT. In fact, the technol- are vulnerable,” said Margaret Even if Google perfects chat- Google in May, teams within Goo-
ogy at the heart of OpenAI’s O’Mara, a professor at the Univer- bots, it must tackle another issue: gle’s research, trust and safety,
Three weeks ago, an experi- chatbot was developed by re- sity of Washington who specializ- Does this technology cannibalize and other departments have been
mental chatbot called ChatGPT searchers at Google. es in the history of Silicon Valley. the company’s lucrative search reassigned to help develop and re-
made its case to be the industry’s “For companies that have become ads? If a chatbot is responding to lease new AI prototypes and
next big disrupter. It can serve up Called LaMDA, or Language extraordinarily successful doing queries with tight sentences, products.
information in clear, simple sen- Model for Dialogue Applications, one market-defining thing, it is there is less reason for people to
tences, rather than just a list of in- Google’s chatbot received enor- hard to have a second act with click on advertising links. As the technology advances,
ternet links. It can explain con- mous attention in the summer something entirely different.” industry experts believe, Google
cepts in ways people can easily when a Google engineer, Blake Le- “Google has a business model must decide whether it will over-
understand. It can even generate moine, claimed it was sentient. Because these new chatbots issue,” said Amr Awadallah, who haul its search engine and make a
ideas from scratch, including This was not true, but the technol- learn their skills by analyzing worked for Yahoo and Google and full-fledged chatbot the face of its
business strategies, Christmas gift ogy showed how much chatbot huge amounts of data posted to now runs Vectara, a startup that is flagship service.
suggestions, blog topics and vaca- technology had improved in re- the internet, they have a way of building similar technology. “If
tion plans. cent months. blending fiction with fact. They Google gives you the perfect an- Google has already been work-
deliver information that can be swer to each query, you won’t ing to enhance its search engine
Although ChatGPT still has Google may be reluctant to de- click on any ads.” using the same technology that
plenty of room for improvement, ploy this new tech as a replace- underpins chatbots like LaMDA
its release led Google’s manage- ment for online search, however, Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, and ChatGPT. The technology – a
ment to declare a “code red.” For because it is not suited to deliver- has been involved in a series of “large language model” – is not
Google, this was akin to pulling meetings to define Google’s AI merely a way for machines to car-
the fire alarm. Some fear the com- ry on a conversation.
pany may be approaching a mo-
ment that the biggest Silicon Val- Today, this technology helps
ley outfits dread – the arrival of an the Google search engine high-
enormous technological change light results that aim to directly
that could upend the business. answer a question you have
asked. In the past, if you typed “Do
For more than 20 years, the aestheticians stand a lot at work?”
Google search engine has served into Google, it did not understand
as the world’s primary gateway to what you were asking. Now, Goo-
the internet. But with a new kind gle correctly responds with a
of chatbot technology poised to short blurb describing the physi-
reinvent or even replace tradi- cal demands of life in the skin care
tional search engines, Google industry.
could face the first serious threat
to its main search business. One Many experts believe Google
Google executive described the will continue to take this ap-
efforts as make or break for Goo- proach, incrementally improving
gle’s future. its search engine rather than over-
hauling it. “Google Search is fairly
ChatGPT was released by an ag- conservative,” said Margaret
gressive research lab called Mitchell, who was an AI research-
OpenAI, and Google is among the er at Microsoft and Google, where
many other companies, labs and she helped to start its Ethical AI
researchers that have helped team, and is now at the research
build this technology. But experts lab Hugging Face. “It tries not to
mess up a system that works.”

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B4 | REPORT ON BUSINESS O THE GLOBE AND MAIL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022

OPINION & ANALYSIS

CPI data bring hope – and disappointment

There is no foreseeable Gasoline makes up more than 4 per cent of the Consumer Price Index and vember data, they would almost to the bank. It would need to see
exit ramp from rate is down about 12 per cent month over month. The drop in prices could certainly decide to err on the side a slowdown in core inflation
hikes for the Bank affect year-over-year inflation. ED JONES/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES of at least one more rate in- measures – which will exclude
of Canada crease. this big gasoline drop – in order
rate-sensitive components of from its own interest-rate hikes. to be swayed meaningfully to-
D AV I D consumer spending. The year-over-year increase in Mr. Macklem has indicated ward holding its policy rate stea-
PA R K I N S O N mortgage interest costs was a over the past week or so that he’s dy. Mr. Macklem and his team
Still, inflation has looked aw- staggering 14.5 per cent in No- still more worried about not do- will also look to the employment
OPINION fully sticky over the past few vember. Mortgage interest costs ing enough than he is about do- and gross domestic product re-
months – and is hardly crum- alone contributed nearly one- ing too much. Frankly, it’s hard ports for evidence that the key
The Bank of Canada sig- bling under the pressure of the half of a percentage point to the to find anything in these num- made-in-Canada pressures fuell-
nalled earlier this month central bank’s all-out interest- overall inflation rate; as recently bers that says one more hike ing inflation – labour shortages
that it’s looking for an exit rate attack. The November rate is as June (when total inflation would be too much. and overheated demand – are
from its dizzying interest-rate- down a scant two-10ths of a per- peaked at 8.1 per cent), those letting up.
hiking cycle. Wednesday’s infla- centage point since August. The costs were actually down year But the bank’s policy setters
tion report is not it. central bank’s core inflation over year. If you set aside those don’t have to make their January Regardless, what might prove
readings – designed to filter out Bank of Canada-induced mort- rate decision based on this infla- critical to the January decision
The Consumer Price Index month-to-month volatility and gage increases, the downward tion report. Not even close. They will be the information it has in
(CPI) data for November deliver- home in on the price pressures momentum in inflation looks a still have a month’s worth of eco- hand that’s not from any Statis-
ed little to guide the central bank across the broad economy – have fair bit more pronounced. nomic data to chew on before tics Canada report. The bank’s
toward its next decision on in- actually inched higher. then – including another infla- quarterly business and consumer
terest rates, scheduled for late Ja- Nevertheless, if Governor Tiff tion report (for December), surveys will be published on Jan.
nuary. The figures – headlined by One asterisk in the CPI data Macklem and his colleagues on which lands on Jan. 17, exactly 16, just nine days before the rate
a tiny decline in the overall year- that the central bank’s policy the bank’s governing council had one week before the next rate setting. While the key economic
over-year inflation rate, to 6.8 per makers have to consider is how to make their next rate decision announcement. indicators are, by their nature,
cent from October’s 6.9 per cent much of the stickiness in the in- based on these unhelpful No- backward looking, the surveys
– were good enough to give hope flation rate has come directly Economists are already pen- cast their eyes forward; they pro-
and disappointing enough to fo- cilling in a more significant drop vide a sense of how households
ment doubt. in the overall inflation rate for and companies will adjust their
December, if for no other reason expectations and behaviours in
The dip in the inflation rate than gasoline prices. Gasoline the coming months, in response
was, at least, in the right direc- makes up more than 4 per cent to inflation and interest rates.
tion, though it was smaller than of the Consumer Price Index,
economists had expected. and is down about 12 per cent The insights from those sur-
Month-over-month price growth month over month, according to veys could be more useful than
slowed. Prices for durable goods daily pump-price tracker Kali- the set of economic numbers
– the big-ticket items that typi- brate. The current price is now that appear to have gone into a
cally rely on borrowing – de- about the same as it was a year halting, uneven transition. They
clined in November and are ago; that’s a big swing from No- could guide whether the down-
down over the past several vember, when gasoline was up turn in inflation is headed into a
months, evidence that the Bank nearly 14 per cent from a year long, slow drift – and, therefore,
of Canada’s steep interest-rate earlier. The drop in pump prices perhaps, in need of a further
hikes are weighing on the most alone could shave more than nudge from interest rates – or
half a percentage point off the whether we’re in a temporary lull
year-over-year inflation rate. before inflation’s bubble finally
bursts.
Still, a fall in pump prices
alone won’t be very convincing

Impact of the efficiencies defence is overstated in completing mergers

MICHAEL KILBY with anti-competitive effects may documents in deciding whether yet still reject the efficiencies decision not to challenge a merg-
LAWSON HUNTER be allowed to proceed if those an- to challenge a merger. As the defence. er. In context, roughly 3,000
ti-competitive effects would be commissioner of competition at transactions were reviewed in
OPINION outweighed by economic effi- the time rightly said: “The result There is of course the far grea- that same period.
ciency gains. is an updated Competition Act ter body of transactions that do
Michael Kilby is partner and head of that facilitates more effective en- not make it all the way to the tri- If more transactions are quiet-
the competition and foreign The efficiencies defence is of- forcement, aligns us with our bunal. Are these all being saved ly being saved by the efficiencies
investment law group at Stikeman ten pointed to as an impediment international counterparts, and by the efficiencies defence? Clear- defence, then they should be
Elliott LLP. to robust enforcement of compe- ensures that both businesses and ly not. Since 2009, the bureau has publicly disclosed, as that would
tition laws in Canada. Our point is consumers benefit from a com- obtained about 60 negotiated, inform and influence debate on
Lawson Hunter is senior counsel at that, as a statement of historical petitive marketplace.” public settlements with merging this important topic. Our experi-
Stikeman Elliott LLP and former head fact, this view is mistaken. Put dif- companies where they agreed to ence has instead been the very
of the Competition Bureau. ferently, setting aside whether Since these 2009 amendments, sell off businesses to fix competi- opposite: The Competition Bu-
the efficiencies defence is justifia- only two merger challenges have tion problems. The efficiencies reau typically rejects the defence,
In recent months, public dis- ble on policy grounds, its exist- been fully decided by the courts. defence did not prevent these im- as it has done in the Rogers-Shaw
cussion of Canada’s competi- ence has not played nearly the In a 2022 transaction, the tribunal portant fixes from happening. transaction.
tion laws has reached an all- role in Canadian competition law rejected the efficiencies defence, Just days ago, for example, the
time high. That is a good thing, enforcement that has been just as it had in the first transac- $600-million sale of a 50-per-cent Our point here is a basic one. It
given the importance of the sub- recently suggested. tion in 2012 – the main difference stake in the Key Access Pipeline is that discussion around compe-
ject to the Canadian economy. being that, in that earlier case, its System as required by a bureau tition policy in Canada should be
What are the facts? The most decision was overturned on final settlement was announced. grounded in the actual transac-
Much of the public discussion important fact is that only a very appeal to the Supreme Court in a tions and cases that have (or have
has, however, assumed facts not small number of deals, of limited split decision on the most techni- At the level of these far more not) arisen and that the growing
in evidence. And the more often consequence to the Canadian cal of grounds. numerous negotiated settle- echo-chamber effect should be
and loudly certain things are said, economy, have gone ahead ments – which tend to pass with resisted. This data-driven ap-
the more obvious and indisputa- because of the defence. There are also two merger little public notice – the Competi- proach suggests that tossing the
ble they seem to become – often challenge decisions pending, in- tion Act seems to be working efficiencies defence into the
to the detriment of sound policy To back up a step, the Competi- cluding the high-profile Rogers- well, without any undue role for waste bin of history is an entirely
making. tion Act was last significantly Shaw transaction. It is entirely the efficiencies defence. Indeed, disproportionate response. Surgi-
amended in 2009, to considera- possible, but not widely under- since 2009, the bureau has, we be- cal – but material – changes
This is particularly true in the ble fanfare. A U.S.-style merger- stood, that the tribunal could rule lieve, cited the defence only four addressing issues arising from the
case of Canada’s “efficiencies de- review regime was ushered in, in favour of Rogers Communica- times (including one transaction Supreme Court’s split decision in
fence,” under which a merger allowing the Competition Bureau tions Inc., force the sale of Free- that did not proceed in any 2012 would be a far better
to seek and obtain tremendous dom Mobile to Quebecor Inc. and event) as the reason for its outcome.
volumes of company data and

When the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining: The case for nuclear energy

JOHN RICHARDS In particular, the small modu- than refurbishing some legacy re- great uncertainty. In 2050, it will nuclear power are far, far lower
CHRISTOPHER MABRY lar reactor is typically one-fifth actors. perhaps be proven correct to than deaths associated with car-
the size of traditional ones. While have prioritized wind and solar, bon-based power.
OPINION there is yet only one working pro- That is absurd. If Canada pri- perhaps not. In 2050, SMRs may
totype in the world, such reactors marily relies on wind and solar, be the obvious “dispatchable” Realizing a “net zero” power
John Richards is an emeritus have the potential to be far we are gambling that future tech- power source to displace fossil sector by 2050 requires massive
professor at Simon Fraser University, cheaper than conventional ones nology in batteries, for example, fuels, perhaps not. We need to reconfiguration, which Canada
and fellow-in-residence at C.D. Howe and can be more flexibly de- will enable utilities to “store” hedge our bets. has only begun to undertake. In
Institute. ployed. SMRs located near their electricity at a reasonable cost. October, Ottawa made a modest
customers eliminate the need for And that is far from a certainty. Relative to most countries, down payment in diversifying its
Christopher Mabry has a master’s of long-distance transmission lines. Canada has a comparative ad- green energy financial support:
public policy at SFU, and is currently Both SMRs and new-generation While in some cases, utility vantage in nuclear. We have a 70- Canada Investment Bank is in-
a policy analyst at Natural Resources conventional reactors are safer companies with hydro capacity year history of safe nuclear power vesting $970-million in Canada’s
Canada. They co-authored a recent than legacy reactors; they require can operate turbines at below- generation combined with re- first SMR; the Fall Economic
C.D. Howe monograph, assessing no human intervention in case of optimum levels during the day sponsible regulation. We have Statement introduced a refunda-
the case for small nuclear reactors. a meltdown. and increase flow through the world’s second largest re- ble tax credit of up to 30 per cent
turbines at peak evening hours, serves of uranium, and most of for investments in clean technol-
Agreat part of Canada’s goal The International Energy this form of quasi-storage is not the SMR supply chain can come ogies, including SMRs.
of eliminating emissions Agency estimates that the cost of free. The utility must invest in from companies in Canada.
from electricity generation generating a megawatt of elec- sufficient hydro capacity. The These are welcome initiatives;
by 2050 relies on renewable tricity from new nuclear capacity same goes for chemical trans Owing to several factors – however, nuclear energy is still
energy, and the relevant tech is lower than the generation- formation (e.g., from electricity meltdowns in Chernobyl and Fu- excluded from some major feder-
nology is simply not there yet. plus-storage cost of wind/solar to hydrogen). It is costly, and kushima, storage of spent fuel, al clean energy funding pro-
Wind and solar generate valuable technologies. Faced with the ur- there is little evidence that com- and potential expansion of nu- grams such as the Green Bond
zero-greenhouse-gas power – but gent need to de-fossilize power panies are meaningfully invest- clear weapons – Canadian public Framework. Much more invest-
only provided there exist low- systems, many countries (e.g., ing in it. opinion has, since the 1980s, ment in SMRs will be needed if
cost means to “store” surplus China, Russia, France) are now been skeptical of nuclear power. we are to avoid putting nearly all
electricity not needed by the util- investing heavily in small nuclear In the context of climate However, we add that, to date, our eggs in the wind and solar
ity at the time of generation but reactors (SMRs). change, countries are making the deaths per megawatt-hour of basket.
needed later. Without adequate large energy investments amid
storage, power utilities heavily Yet for some reason Canada
dependent on wind/solar risk in- largely does not see nuclear as a DILBERT
stability. solution.

The problem has not arisen in The Canada Energy Register
Canada, but has elsewhere. Ad- (CER), a little-known federal
vocates of nuclear, including agency, has projected how Cana-
many Canadian power utilities, da can meet “net zero” GHG
make the obvious argument in emissions by 2050. The projec-
finding a solution: Nuclear power tion assumes that more than half
emits no GHGs and is accessible, of the increased power that is
whether or not the sun is shining needed will come from wind or
and/or the wind is blowing. solar, some from new hydro,
some from natural gas combined
with carbon capture and storage
– but none from nuclear, other

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O REPORT ON BUSINESS | B5

FTX founder consents to be
extradited to face U.S. charges

Bankman-Fried
‘anxious to leave,’
defence lawyer
tells Bahamian court

NASSAU

Bahamian authorities said Sam Bankman-Fried, former chief executive of crypto exchange FTX, is Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he will resign as Twitter CEO
Wednesday that former FTX CEO escorted out of the Magistrate Court building in Nassau on Wednesday. once he finds someone ‘foolish enough to take the job.’
Sam Bankman-Fried has been ex- He was to be held in custody until his extradition. DANTE CARRER/REUTERS OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
tradited to the United States,
where he faces criminal charges Wednesday and dated Dec. 20. hen, did not immediately re- ELON MUSK EXPECTS TWITTER TO BE
related to the collapse of the cryp- Dressed in a suit, Mr. Bankman- spond to a request for comment ‘CASH FLOW BREAK-EVEN’ NEXT YEAR
tocurrency exchange. on Wednesday. Mr. Bankman-
Fried stepped up to the witness Fried has acknowledged risk- Elon Musk said Twitter Inc. is now on track to be “roughly
Bahamas’s attorney-general’s box in court, where he spoke management failures at FTX, but cash flow break-even” next year, as the billionaire owner
office said that Mr. Bankman- clearly and steadily as he was has said he does not believe he defended his deep cost-cutting measures at the social-
Fried would be leaving for the sworn in. “Yes, I do wish to waive has criminal liability. media platform.
United States later Wednesday, my right to such formal extradi-
noting he had waived his right to tion proceedings,” he told Judge Mr. Bankman-Fried rode a Twitter was previously tracking toward a “negative cash
challenge the extradition. Shaka Serville. crypto boom to become a billio- flow situation of US$3-billion per year” before the cost cuts,
naire several times over and an in- Mr. Musk said on Wednesday in a Twitter Spaces audio
Reporters on the scene wit- Mr. Bankman-Fried’s defence fluential U.S. political donor, be- chat. His comments came a day after he said he will step
nessed Mr. Bankman-Fried leav- lawyer, Jerone Roberts, said his fore FTX’s crash wiped out his down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a
ing a Magistrate Court in Nassau client was “anxious to leave.” wealth and tarnished his reputa- replacement, but will still run some key divisions of the
in a dark SUV earlier Wednesday. tion. The collapse was driven by a social media platform.
The vehicle was later seen arriving The judge said he was satisfied wave of customer withdrawals
at a private airfield by Nassau’s that all legal requirements for ex- amid concerns over commingling “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish
airport, from which he was ex- tradition had been met and that of funds with Alameda. enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the soft-
pected to be flown to the United Mr. Bankman-Fried had not been ware & servers teams,” Mr. Musk wrote on Twitter late
States. He was due to land at West- “forced, coerced or threatened” The US$32-billion exchange Tuesday. Since taking over Twitter on Oct. 27, Mr. Musk has
chester County Airport in New into making the decision. “I there- declared bankruptcy on Nov. 11, laid off 50 per cent of the company’s employees and de-
York and will likely appear in fore formally commit you to cus- and Mr. Bankman-Fried stepped manded remaining staff commit to long hours and a “hard-
front of a U.S. judge on Thursday. tody while you await your extradi- down as CEO the same day. core” culture, prompting more employee departures. The
tion,” Ms. Serville said. controversial moves have rattled advertisers, who contrib-
Federal prosecutors in Manhat- He has since been detained at ute 90 per cent of Twitter’s revenue.
tan last week charged the 30-year- During Wednesday’s hearing, the Bahamas Department of Cor-
old cryptocurrency mogul with Mr. Bankman-Fried’s lawyer, Mr. rections in Nassau, known as Fox “We have an emergency fire drill on our hands,” Mr.
stealing billions of dollars in FTX Roberts, requested that the “rule Hill prison. The U.S. State Depart- Musk said. “That’s the reason for my actions.”
customer assets to plug losses at of specialty” be followed. This ment in a 2021 report described
his hedge fund, Alameda Re- rule, which is in the Bahamas’ ex- conditions at the facility as Twitter currently has a little over 2,000 employees, Mr.
search, in what U.S. Attorney Da- tradition treaty with the United “harsh,” citing overcrowding, ro- Musk said on Wednesday.
mian Williams called “one of the States, says a person can be tried dent infestation and prisoners re-
biggest financial frauds in Ameri- only on the charges for which they lying on buckets as toilets. Mr. Musk said Twitter was previously on track to spend
can history.” are extradited. US$5-billion next year. With US$12.5-billion in debt due to
REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS the acquisition, Twitter was facing a net cash outflow of
Mr. Bankman-Fried was arrest- Mr. Bankman-Fried’s U.S.- US$6.5-billion with revenue of about US$3-billion next
ed on a U.S. extradition request based defence lawyer, Mark Co- year. That amounted to negative cash flow of US3-billion,
last week in the Bahamas, where Mr. Musk said, adding that Twitter has US$1-billion in cash.
he lives and where FTX is based.
He initially said he would contest Twitter’s annual revenue in 2021 was US$5-billion and in
extradition, but Reuters and oth- February, the company forecast that 2022 revenue would
er outlets reported over the week- grow in the low- to mid-20-per-cent range.
end that he would reverse that de-
cision. Mr. Bankman-Fried decid- During the Spaces session, Mr. Musk said his “number
ed to agree to extradition in part one priority” was to grow subscriber revenue so it becomes
out of a “desire to make the rele- a meaningful part of Twitter’s business. Mr. Musk, who also
vant customers whole,” according runs Tesla Inc. said major advertisers have told him Twitter
to an affidavit read in court on ads have the lowest return on investment out of all social-
media platforms. REUTERS

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Zero emission: Automotive groups warn of inadequate infrastructure, incentives

FROM B1

“Currently in Canada, the two provinces An electric vehicle charges at a station in Vancouver last year. B.C. and Quebec are ‘kilometres ahead’ of other provinces when it comes to
with their own version of a mandate – B.C. EV use thanks to sales mandates, says Ekta Bibra, senior policy adviser with Clean Energy Canada. DARRYL DYCK/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
and Quebec – are kilometres ahead when it
comes to EV sales,” Ms. Bibra said Wednes- “Targets that are really quotas that im- raging consumers that are ready to make or leasing a ZEV.
day in a statement. In a background document, the govern-
peril the jobs of people who the switch. And if we all agree
In the first six months of this year, sales ment said its policy is designed to align
of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are responsible for the tech- we are in a climate emergen- with the most stringent performance stan-
made up just 7.2 per cent of new car regis- dards in North America from 2025 on, in-
trations in the country. The percentage nological solutions are not cy, we need to help consum- cluding ZEV sales requirements in Califor-
was highest in B.C., where electric vehicles nia.
accounted for almost 15 per cent of all new the path to success in electric And if we all agree ers make the switch as soon
vehicles registered in the first half of the vehicles,” Mr. Volpe said. we are in a climate as possible,” Ms. Clairman Canada is not investing nearly enough
year. In Quebec, electric vehicles account- emergency, we need said. in ZEV infrastructure to compare with ju-
ed for 11.4 per cent of registrations for that The announcement was risdictions such as California, Mr. Kingston
period. made at a facility run by In making the announce- said, noting that Canada ranked 13th in an
Ernst and Young survey of electric-vehicle
Quebec began enforcing sales quotas for Plug’n Drive, an Ontario non- to help consumers ment, Ottawa said it would readiness.
electric vehicles in 2018 and British Colum- profit that promotes electric invest in 50,000 more elec-
bia followed in 2020. cars. make the switch as tric-vehicle charging stations A formal 75-day consultation period is
soon as possible. across the country, for al- set to begin on Dec. 30, after the regula-
“This new Canada-wide policy is desper- The toughest part of bol- tions are published in the Canada Gazette.
ately needed to even the playing field and
ensure that Canadians from coast to coast stering electric vehicles right CARA CLAIRMAN most 85,000 federally funded With a report from The Canadian Press
can access the cost-saving benefits of going now is the lack of availability, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF chargers. The government al-
electric,” Ms. Bibra said. Plug’n Drive president and EXECUTIVE, PLUG’N DRIVE so said it would renew a pro-

But automotive groups raised warning chief executive Cara Clair- gram that provides Cana-
flags, saying the proposed regulations will
hurt consumers and put Canada behind man said at the event. dians up to $5,000, and businesses up to
other countries in the race to make a
wholesale shift in automotive manufac- “Long waiting lists are definitely discou- $10,000, to put toward the cost of buying
turing and infrastructure.

“We are concerned the federal govern-
ment is going to be advancing a sales regu-
lation before doing the hard work neces-
sary to build out the preconditions for suc-
cess,” said Brian Kingston, chief executive
of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’
Association.

Those conditions include adequate
charging infrastructure, adequate con-
sumer incentives and an electricity system
that can support the shift to electric vehi-
cles, Mr. Kingston said, adding that with-
out those conditions in place, the federal
government would in effect be forcing
Canadians to buy vehicles “they can’t af-
ford or charge.”

Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Asso-
ciation president Flavio Volpe also raised
concerns. He cited the lack of charging in-
frastructure, uncertainty related to suppli-
es of critical minerals required to make
ZEVs and the potential for the regulations
to push profit-oriented manufacturers to
move jobs and investment out of Canada.

Green taxonomy: Framework proposes unique category for transitional projects

FROM B1 carbon economy. Among the ex- investments that could either ex- suggests that beyond just sites al- mate Institute, is to be followed
amples offered by the SFAC are pand oil-and-gas production be- ready producing oil and gas, un- by a much more detailed docu-
Greenwashing describes false or green hydrogen projects, elec- yond existing levels, contribute der-development sites could ment laying out greater specifics
exaggerated claims by compa- tric-vehicle manufacturing with to the lock-in of oil-and-gas in- qualify if they have been granted about thresholds and timelines
nies seeking to prove their envi- low-emissions supply chains, frastructure beyond the point it production licences and signifi- for the green and transitional
ronmental bona fides. clean-electricity infrastructure would otherwise cease to be via- cant capital expenditures have categories.
and tree-planting in areas where ble, or create stranded assets. already been allocated.
SFAC’s effort to set the direc- forests did not previously grow. A source involved in the proc-
tion for a made-in-Canada ap- And the document states that Another is the proposed re- ess said that SFAC – which plans
proach, in recognition of this The transitional label is meant purported sustainability invest- quirement that any qualifying to oversee that stage as well –
country’s resource-heavy econo- for projects that reduce emis- ments that involve “new oil and investment be consistent with had expected the next document
my, could prove contentious sions in carbon-intensive indus- gas extraction projects” will be pathways to containing planeta- to be released next summer, but
with both fossil-fuel companies tries – including fossil-fuel pro- ineligible. ry warming to 1.5 Celsius above the timeline is now unclear be-
and environmental groups, be- duction, as well as manufactur- preindustrial levels – a Paris Cli- cause of the framework’s delayed
cause of the way it seeks to limit ing sectors such as steel, cement It broadly proposes a range of mate Accord target currently in release.
but not completely exclude oil- and chemicals – without fully other criteria for investments to enough peril that many projects
and-gas investment from green- identifying them as green. qualify as either green or transi- could be disqualified depending For investors, SFAC’s taxono-
finance eligibility. Indeed, some tional. Those include a require- on how stringently it is interpret- my development has taken on
activists had previously criticized To qualify even for that cate- ment that any company issuing ed. extra importance since work be-
the process for not bringing rep- gory, oil-and-gas investments – financial instruments under the gan on it in 2021, because a pre-
resentatives from green groups such as the installation of me- taxonomy has a company-wide The framework proposes that existing effort to develop a Cana-
to the table. thane-capture technology for commitment to achieve net-zero such decisions, on which specific dian taxonomy by the CSA
natural gas production, and car- emissions by 2050, and that pro- projects qualify for the green and Group – the non-profit industry
The proposed framework bon-capture technology in the jects meet a “do no significant transitional labels, ultimately standards association – fell apart
hinges on an attempt to separate oil sands – would have to meet a harm” principle related to other rest in the hands of a complex earlier this year amid disagree-
the Canadian taxonomy into two set of criteria. environmental, social and gov- new governance structure. It ments about its contents.
categories – not just green pro- ernance (ESG) aspects such as In- would be overseen by a taxono-
jects, but also transitional ones – That would include the fund- digenous reconciliation. my council – including senior Although that turn of events
in a way that others have not ed projects leading to “signifi- federal officials and representa- underscored the difficulty of set-
done. cant emissions reductions from Still, the framework leaves tives of institutional investors – tling on taxonomy principles in a
existing assets,” and having open to interpretation some key who would be served by more resource-heavy economy, other
The more straightforward “well-defined lifespans” that are aspects of what might qualify for technical staff and working countries with similar reliance
green label would be reserved for in line with decreases in fossil- the transitional classification in groups. on fossil-fuel sectors – notably
projects that have zero or low fuel consumption required to hit particular. Australia, which this month re-
emissions both in their own op- global climate-change mitigation Before that happens, the pro- leased a framework similar to
erations and from the consump- targets. One of those involves what is posed framework, which was the SFAC proposals – have re-
tion of their products, and that considered an existing fossil-fuel written by a technical experts cently been starting to outpace
are projected to be in high de- The proposed requirements extraction site for which invest- group convened by SFAC, in part- Canada in framing the discus-
mand during the shift to a lower- add up to an attempt to avoid ment to minimize emissions nership with the Canadian Cli- sion.
giving any stamp of approval to could be eligible. The document

Foreign buyers: Carveouts in law include exceptions for residential in smaller cities

FROM B1 source of demand in the market. able that foreign buyers are no would temporarily be prohibited temporary residents and other
According to the B.C. govern- longer actively impacting affor- from buying. But she said they individuals building a life in Can-
The federal Liberal government ment, the number of foreign pur- dability” in the province’s hous- represented less than 10 per cent ada to pursue home ownership
has said the ban would help sta- chases in the province dropped ing market. of her clients at her Bay Street in their communities,” said Brit-
bilize housing and help ensure to 1.1 per cent of all residential Group brokerage. She said the tany-Anne Hendrych, a spokes-
Canadians had more access to sales in 2021 from 3 per cent in After the real estate boom in ban would serve more as a psy- person for the Ministry of Hous-
purchasing homes. 2017. The Ontario government al- Vancouver and Toronto in 2016 chological barrier for her clients. ing, Diversity and Inclusion.
so cited a downward trend but and 2017, the provincial govern-
However, it is unclear that for- said there is “no evidence avail- ments responded by imposing a The newly released regula- Cailey Heaps, a Toronto-based
eign buyers are still a major tax on foreign real estate buyers. tions provide numerous carve- realtor who works with foreign
The B.C. tax came into effect in outs for foreign buyers, such as and domestic clients, agreed on
BUSINESS CLASSIFIED 2016 and Ontario’s non-resident allowing purchases of residential the ban’s lack of influence and
sales tax was effective in 2017. real estate outside of a census said the main hurdles for her cli-
TO PLACE AN AD CALL: 1-866-999-9237 metropolitan area, or outside of a ents are the high mortgage rates,
EMAIL: [email protected] Meanwhile, data from the city with a population of at least lack of inventory and concern
Bank of Canada show that do- 100,000, of which 50,000 or more that they are buying at the wrong
DIVIDENDS mestic investors – who face no live in the core. time.
government restrictions – have
Dividends become an increasing force in the Other carveouts include inter- Up until Wednesday, the real
market, accounting for one-fifth national students who are on estate industry was unclear how
Notice is hereby given that the following dividends have been declared. of home purchases by mid-2021. their path to permanent residen- the new law would be imple-
cy and foreigners who are work- mented.
Issuer Issue Record Payable Rate The ban will have “a minimal ing in Canada with a work per-
Date Date impact on the ground, especially mit. Both groups must prove they “They’re planning to drop that
when much bigger factors like in- have been living in Canada for a on us literally last minute,” said
AG Growth International Inc. Common Dec. 30, 2022 Jan. 13, 2023 $0.15 terest rates and market psycholo- certain number of years, and they Jonathan Hacohen, partner with
Dec. 30, 2022 Jan. 31, 2023 $0.0171 gy are dictating real estate activ- are not allowed to buy property if Kormans LLP law firm, which
Automotive Finco Corp Common Jan. 13, 2023 Jan. 31, 2023 $0.28675 ity and prices right now,” said they already own Canadian hous- specializes in real estate transac-
Robert Kavcic, senior economist ing. tions. “It’s supposed to go into ef-
Bombardier Inc. Pref. Series 3 with Bank of Montreal. “Foreign fect Jan. 1 and they haven’t given
buying was a bigger issue back in International students must us all the answers on it, which I
Bombardier Inc. Pref. Series 4 Jan. 13, 2023 Jan. 31, 2023 $0.390625 2016, 2017. But this latest run in prove they are enrolled in an ap- think is preposterous,” he said.
Martinrea International Inc real estate was fuelled by domes- proved postsecondary school
Common Dec. 31, 2022 Jan. 15, 2023 $0.05 tic buyers,” he said. and are not allowed to buy real Data on non-resident owners
estate that is worth more than show that in 2020 they owned 2.2
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS Have The Globe Vicky Huang, who runs a real $500,000. In Toronto and Van- per cent of residential property in
Large Retail and Wholesale Party and Mail delivered estate brokerage that caters to couver, the typical home price Ontario and 3.1 per cent in B.C.,
Supply Business For Sale. Long to your door domestic and foreign Chinese tops $1-million. according to the Canadian Hous-
established in GTA. Stable buyers, said foreign buyers have ing Statistics Program. In Nova
customer base. Mark Borkowski, CALL 1-800-387-5400 been on the decline since Ontario “The government has put for- Scotia, the share was 3.6 per cent
Mercantile Mergers & Acquisitions TGAM.CA/SUBSCRIBE implemented its tax. Ms. Huang ward reasonable exceptions to and in New Brunswick, it was 2.9
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GLOBE INVESTOR

Credit cards offer insight to financial distress

We need a system that pants regularly carried a balance says credit card interest rates are ISTOCK credit cards.
more fairly distributes on their credit cards. That’s up 5 a tax on people who can’t con- Payments Canada says credit
costs and rewards for percentage points over last year trol their spending. But even per-cent interest on card debt in-
both users and banks and is the largest increase in the with ongoing efforts to improve curred to buy groceries and a cards accounted for 33 per cent
17 years the survey has been con- financial literacy and the wide tank of gas are directly or indi- of transaction volume last year,
ROB ducted. availability of credit counselling rectly helping to finance reward compared with 30 per cent for
CARRICK services, credit cards continue to points used for flights, hotel second-place debit cards and 10
“People are overextended on be an emergency fund for people rooms and high-end merchan- per cent for cash. I have argued
OPINION mortgages, and everything’s go- in financial distress. dise. Small businesses, some of against surcharges on the basis
ing up – food prices, gas prices,” them struggling to recover from that credit cards are a basic fi-
Being a good citizen today said Lynda Lovett, co-founder of This is unlikely to change. In- pandemic lockdowns, help pay nancial utility, but small busi-
means continually looking MarketSense. “They can’t make terest paid by cardholders is just for rewards via card-processing nesses make a good case for hav-
at aspects of your life that ends meet, so they’re just turn- one way card issuers generate fees that average 1.4 per cent per ing cardholders bear the cost of
work well for you but aren’t great ing to their cards.” revenue. They also charge busi- purchase. their rewards. Those rewards can
for society. nesses fees to process card pur- be vitally useful if they help you
Over all, MarketSense found chases and annual fees to hold- As of a few months ago, busi- stretch your budget by covering
Value judgments have to be that about 55 per cent of card us- ers of premium reward cards. nesses can pass along these proc- the cost of, say, groceries or drug-
made regarding the temperature ers carry a balance regularly or essing fees to customers by add- store purchases. But rewards are
setting on your thermostat, the from time to time. The puritan- If you follow the money, you’ll ing a surcharge to their bills. The also a mirage that can lead to
kind of bag you use at the gro- ical school of personal finance see that households paying 20- debate over these fees highlights bad decisions. MarketSense has
cery store, how much meat you the complexity of the role of found that people who cannot
consume, the vehicle you drive pay their credit card bills often
and the distances you travel. Re- prefer to stick with reward cards
cent events suggest it’s time for a rather than switch to cards with
discussion about whether using no rewards and interest rates of
credit cards should be added to 12 to 14 per cent.
this list.
Using cash or debit is a way to
By offering reward points or work around the ethical issues
cashback to users, credit cards with credit cards and control
have become the most popular spending. But credit cards exist
way to pay for things and a big because they’re so useful – for
money-maker for banks. But buying online, booking travel
credit cards are also a force for and making big purchases. They
inequality in that they suck allow you to track expenses and
money away from those who can offer flexibility in the timing of
least afford to pay their ridicu- purchases and payment. Also,
lous interest charges and transfer using a credit card responsibly is
it to the wealthiest. Consider this an ideal way to build a good
as you spend your way through credit score.
the biggest shopping month of
the year. What we need is a credit card
system that more fairly distrib-
Credit cards offer a clear view utes costs and rewards for users
of the financial stresses that built and card-issuing banks. Expect
up in 2022. A recent survey of fewer reward points and cash-
5,000 or so cardholders by con- back offers if we move in this di-
sulting firm MarketSense Inc. rection.
found that 35 per cent of partici-
If credit card companies give
businesses a break and offer bet-
ter low-rate options, something
has to give.

Think outside the gift box when donating to charity

TIM In this case, you might choose USE YOUR RRSP OR RRIF TO tax that you won’t have to make that will pay out to the charity
CESTNICK to defer those benefits until age that additional tax payment when you die.
70 (the latest age to begin bene- D O N AT E when you file your tax return
OPINION fits) since you’ll collect more by and might even result in a re- You’ll receive a donation tax
doing this than if you start col- Your RRSP will only be around fund of the withholding taxes credit for the fair market value of
TAX MATTERS lecting as early as age 60. until the end of the year you re- paid. the policy donated (which is of-
ach 71. Then, you’ll have to start ten the cash surrender value in
FCPA, FCA, CPA(IL), CFP, TEP, an But what if, instead, you col- making withdrawals, which most By the way, if you plan ahead, the case of a permanent policy),
author, and co-founder and CEO of lect your CPP starting at age 60, people do by converting their you can avoid the withholding plus a donation credit for any
Our Family Office Inc. He can be or 65, and use those funds to do- RRSPs to RRIFs (registered retire- taxes on RRSP or RRIF assets that premiums you pay on behalf of
reached at [email protected]. nate to charity? ment income funds.) However, you’re donating to charity by the charity going forward (some
converting to an annuity is also transferring the funds directly to charities can fund the premiums
Have you heard about the Your monthly benefits can an option - one that may become the charity. Speak to your finan- without your help, but speak to
clown who donated his currently be as high as $1,254 more common if interest rates cial institution about this. the charity about this).
RRSP to charity? It was a (the average is $728 per month continue to rise.
nice jester. I promise that’s the for those collect at age 65), which Finally, consider using some of Alternatively, you could con-
last bad dad joke you’ll hear would amount to a donation of You’ll face tax on any with- your RRSP or RRIF withdrawals tinue to hold the life insurance
from me this year. But I do want more than $15,000 for the year, drawals from your RRSP or RRIF, to pay the premiums on a life in- policy and simply name the
to talk about creative ways to in- and tax savings of in the range of and while there may be with- surance policy to create an even charity as beneficiary. Although
crease the amount you might be $6,000 to $7,500 depending on holding taxes deducted, those bigger gift to charity when you’re you won’t receive a donation
able to donate to charity that in- your province and income level. withholdings may not be suffi- gone – assuming you or your credit for the premiums you pay
volve your CPP, RRSP or insur- cient to cover the total taxes ow- spouse are insurable, of course. in this case, your estate will be
ance. Want to really boost your do- ing on the withdrawals. This can entitled to a tax credit for the in-
nations? result in having to pay more tax- USE A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY surance donated after you’re
USE YOUR CPP TO DONATE es when you file your tax return TO DONATE gone.
Consider using your CPP ben- for the year.
Let’s suppose that you’re fortu- efits to fund a life insurance pol- There’s more than one way to This could save tax in your
nate enough to not need all your icy on your life, or jointly on the If you don’t need all your donate life insurance to charity. year of death, and the credit can
Canada Pension Plan (CPP) ben- lives of you and your spouse (on- withdrawals to meet your costs First, consider donating an exist- even be carried back to the year
efits to make ends meet in retire- ly one spouse needs to be insur- of living, consider donating ing policy that you don’t need or prior to your death to offset tax-
ment. able). some of those dollars. You’ll re- want any more. Even a term in- es on any income in that year as
ceive a donation tax credit which surance policy could be donated, well, or carried forward by your
When you (or your spouse) will generally eliminate the taxes in which case the charity could estate for up to five years to off-
die, the insurance will pay out owing on the portion of your covert this to a permanent policy set taxes in your estate after your
and those funds can be donated RRSP or RRIF withdrawals donat- death. See my article from Nov.
to a charity of your choice. ed. This could eliminate enough 18, 2021, for more ideas.

Travel agents find new relevance as industry remains chaotic

SALMAAN FAROOQUI founder and chief executive of Calgary- When something goes wrong, agents people an edge in that fight.
Ms. Keyter said she’s noticing that peo-
Barry Pilbeam had never used a based agency The Travel Lady. have access to back-end networks that al-
travel agent before. But he decided ple’s travel habits are changing, too. After
to turn to one for a trip from Cal- “A lot of people have lost faith in the low them to instantly rebook your flight years of being cooped up, her clients are
gary to southeast Asia with his opting for longer and more expensive
wife to make sure he was prepared for any airlines helping them out.” with alternative airlines or find vacant ho- trips to try and make up for the time they
restrictions and tricky visa situations. lost.
As hotels and airlines struggle to reach tel rooms.
Their first big trip in years, they didn’t With such a large expense, Ms. Keyter
want a repeat of the last time they booked prepandemic levels of business, Ms. Key- “A travel agent has access to live in- said using a travel agent to help choose
a hotel in Amsterdam that turned out to the right vacation is akin to using a fi-
be awful. ter said her own agency’s sales are up 28 ventory, and you may not be able to see nancial adviser to guide in how to allocate
money.
“I figured I’m not going to do that ever per cent from 2019. The clients she deals all the other options out there,” said Marc
again and I’m going to deal with a profes- “It’s very much like, are you going to sit
sional and know that I’ll get what I’m with are starting to trend younger, too, Casto, president of the Leisure Americas down at your computer and play with
looking for,” said Mr. Pilbeam, 64. stock markets, or are you going to an ad-
with more people under 50 section of Flight Centre. He viser?” Ms. Keyter said.
“I got to use their expertise in what to
do and where to go.” looking to use her services. added that agents can work There are some cases where independ-
ent travellers are safe to forgo agents, Ms.
Now he plans to always use an agent, That sentiment was echoed with you to exchange tickets Keyter said, such as for destinations that
unless he’s familiar with the location or have stable, robust tourism infrastruc-
has friends who live at his destination. by Virtuoso, a global travel People who around different airlines, tures and where you can speak the lan-
agency network that report- previously didn’t whereas if you booked di- guage to get yourself out of tricky situa-
Travel agents are hearing from new ed a 50-per-cent increase in book with a travel rectly with an airline you tions.
customers looking for a sense of security demand in the past year, might only be able to work
after COVID-19 created an unstable vaca- She also said that agents don’t deal
tion industry. Agents offer not just exper- with millennials and Gen agent are feeling with that specific company. with short-term rentals such as Airbnb, so
tise in navigating lingering restrictions, Xers leading the charge. That ability to view live you’re on your own if that’s what you
but also have access to the inventory of Ms. Keyter said travellers that it gives them a inventory also works with want.
multiple airlines and hotels – handy when bit more comfort hotel rooms, which can help
a trip is disrupted by a major storm such don’t want to worry about that they have in scenarios where you get However, even independent travellers
as the travel chaos at Vancouver Interna- restrictions and are turning are coming to her for advice these days.
tional Airport, where a snowstorm has led Recently, one couple asked for help plan-
to mass cancellations. to agents for peace of mind. someone to rely on. stranded while on vacation. ning a road trip through Ireland because
“COVID definitely sparked Mr. Casto pointed to ma- they didn’t have the time or desire to re-
“People who previously didn’t book search it themselves.
with a travel agent are feeling that it gives the rejuvenation of travel LESLEY KEYTER jor delays and cancellations
them a bit more comfort that they have agents,” Ms. Keyter said. FOUNDER AND CEO, that airlines and airports “It all depends on your comfort level,
someone to rely on,” said Lesley Keyter, “Millennials don’t have the CALGARY-BASED AGENCY faced as they tried to ramp how experienced you are as a traveller,
time to plan but they want THE TRAVEL LADY up their operations after and how much work you want to do,” said
Ms. Keyter.
to travel, so they want to trust someone to slashing work forces during the pandem-

do it for them and make a transformative ic. “There’s a higher likelihood for chaos

and unique itinerary for them.” to occur that can be difficult to manage,

Travel agencies say consumers general- and we expect that to be the case for

ly have nothing to lose in terms of how many years,” he said.

much they pay for flights and travel pack- The Canadian government reported

ages, since many agents work on commis- that one in 20 flights were cancelled in

sion from the companies they book with. July, and those cancellations resulted in

There are some agencies that charge a fee hordes of people racing to rebook. Mr.

for their services. Casto said agencies like his own can give

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O REPORT ON BUSINESS | B9

In 2022, financial forecasts Stocks see biggest gain this
became pure guesswork
December with help from
An ordinary year
assessing the ebb and Nike and FedEx earnings
flow of the business
cycle is tricky enough Wall Street’s three main stock indexes closed higher on
Wednesday for their biggest daily gains so far in December
MIKE DOLAN LONDON with help from upbeat Nike and FedEx quarterly earnings, as
well as improving consumer confidence. The Canadian
It’s the time of year for finan- Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during benchmark index also rallied in a broad advance, as higher
cial and economic forecasting afternoon trading on Wednesday. MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO/GETTY IMAGES oil prices boosted energy shares and investors took some en-
– but you may do as well ig- couragement from domestic data showing an easing in the
noring them all. tors trade continually and not With often-unreadable inter- annual rate of inflation.
once at year. Forecasts are a life- national politics making straight
An ordinary year assessing the blood in markets because no one number crunching so flaky, the Nike Inc shares soared 12 per cent after beating profit ex-
ebb and flow of the business cy- can take a position without at big background fear is that it pectations for its second quarter on strong holiday demand
cle is often tricky enough. Inher- least some conviction about forces serial policy mistakes that from North American shoppers, while FedEx finished up 3.4
ent uncertainty about the future what might happen next. embed more macro and market per cent and shares in cruise operator Carnival Corp jumped
sees to that – there’s no crystal volatility than we’ve seen for dec- 4.7 per cent after posting a smaller-than-expected quarterly
ball. Markets ebb and flow and cor- ades. loss. FedEx Corp, which sparked a market selloff in Septem-
rect their thinking with new in- ber after pulling financial forecasts, provided financial guid-
But adding fractious geopoli- formation all the time. And To be fair to central banks, ance and announced plans for US$1-billion cost cuts.
tics and related energy or global there’s a blizzard of high fre- they’ve been open about this at
public-health shocks and it be- quency economic and corporate least and publish just how they Also, U.S. consumer confidence rose to an eight-month
comes a crap shoot – as 2022 dis- data or surveys feeding those as- get it wrong – in part to dissuade high in December as inflation retreated and the labour mar-
played in technicolour. Few if any sumptions every working day. the public from seeing forecasts ket remained strong while 12-month inflation expectations
financial forecasters soothsaying But that uncertainty and conjec- as set in stone. The Federal Re- fell to 6.7 per cent, the lowest since September, 2021.
this time last year got the big ture packs a much bigger punch serve’s quarterly economic and
calls right. in the world of government or policy-rate projections for three Still, Wednesday’s data also showed that U.S. existing
central-bank forecasting and of- years hence are a case in point. home sales slumped 7.7 per cent to a 2-1/2-year low in No-
Whether people could have ten feeds off the innate jumpin- vember as the housing market was hurt by higher mortgage
seen Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ess in markets, relying wholly in A lot has happened in the in- rates. But the data may be fuelling investor hope that the Fed
coming or not is debatable. But many cases on market futures terim of course. But it wouldn’t could ease up on its tightening policy.
even if you did, your skill set was pricing for inputs to their own make you terribly confident
probably in Kremlinology more models and potentially com- about its 2025 forecasts – aside “At the macro level you have economic weakness but at
than central banking or compa- pounding large errors. from the fact that it’s making the micro level you have companies that are resilient and
ny earnings. And much like the policy today based on them and, delivering positive expectations from an earnings perspec-
COVID-19 pandemic, calling the These sometimes tenuous as- as policy hits with a 12-18 month tive,” said Brian Price, head of investment management for
big event wouldn’t necessarily sumptions affect how central lag, will affect that outcome itself Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, Mass. “That
have made your year-ahead fi- banks set the cost of money to- in something of a self-fulfilling combination is going to be positive.”
nancial market forecast much day, altering future activity di- prophecy
better or your bottom lines any rectly. And then financial mar- Fears of a recession following the U.S. central bank’s pro-
fatter. kets, in turn, feed off both today’s But Fed issues a giant “caveat longed interest rate hikes have weighed heavily on equities
policy decisions and official fore- emptor” with all these forecasts: and these fears have put the S&P on track for its biggest an-
If somehow one could have casts – forming futures prices on “Considerable uncertainty at- nual decline since 2008 and a decline for December.
known in December, 2019, that a the back of them even as many tends these projections.”
once-in-a-century pandemic was central banks decided to shred The S&P/TSX composite index ended up 264.21 points, or
about to hit the world and lock explicit forward guidance as a What should everyone do? 1.4 per cent, at 19,571.10, its biggest single-day increase since
down major economies for policy tool this year. It all risks Probably best to avoid forecasts Nov. 10.
months, you probably wouldn’t becoming a vortex of guesswork. of 12 month or more altogether.
have bet on stock markets end- Canada’s annual inflation rate was 6.8 per cent in Novem-
ing 2020 up 14 per cent. REUTERS ber, a notch above analysts’ forecasts of 6.7 per cent, but
down from 6.9 per cent in October. “It is a touch higher than
Similarly, if you knew this expected, but I still think it shows that it is a step down from
time last year that Russia would the prior month and that is really the good news,” said Greg
invade Ukraine by February – Taylor, a portfolio manager at Purpose Investments.
and reap isolating financial and
energy sanctions in return – you S&P 500 gained 56.82 points, or 1.49 per cent, to 3,878.44
probably wouldn’t have bet on All 10 major sectors of the TSX were in the green, with en-
crude oil prices ending this year ergy up 2.7 per cent as oil settled 2.7 per cent higher at $78.29
unchanged – as they are. a barrel. Commodity-fueled gains have helped the bench-
mark index outperform the U.S. S&P 500 index so far this
No matter. Professional inves- year, losing 7.8 per cent versus a drop of 18.6 per cent for the
U.S. benchmark.
Shares of BlackBerry Ltd were a drag in Toronto, falling 9.4
per cent after the tech company said it expects the current
macroeconomic environment to pose more near-term chal-
lenges. The S&P 500 gained 56.82 points, or 1.49 per cent, to
3,878.44.

REUTERS, GLOBE STAFF

Energy security and decarbonization: Shifting the energy mix

HUGH SMITH Natural gas producers generating at least 2 per cent of their revenues from 'green' activities nies, with only one – Shell PLC –
that would be considered an oil
NUMBER CRUNCHER COMPANY TICKER MKT. CAP. GAS GREEN REV. (%) 1Y TTL. DIV. YLD. (%) RECENT CLOSE (US$) and gas major.
Texas Pacific Land Corp. TPL-N (US$ MIL.) PROD./DAY 15.0 RTN. (%) 0.5 2,474.87
CFA, MBA, director of sustainable Berry Corp. BRY-Q 5.1 3.0 7.96 Among this group, Texas Pa-
finance and investing at London Galp Energia SGPS. GLPEY-OTC 19,068 (CU.FT.) 4.0 108.4 4.4 6.38 cific Land Corp. stands out, with
Stock Exchange Group Repsol SA REPYY-OTC 611 3.7 17.9 4.9 15.29 more than 15 per cent of its reve-
Shell PLC SHEL-N 37,300,000 3.7 52.9 4.2 56.13 nues coming from “green” activ-
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR? Braskem SA BAK-N 9,900 3.0 52.3 6.0 9.09 ities. Interestingly, these green
Occidental Petroleum OXY-N 21,078 10,888,000 2.3 50.7 0.9 62.37 revenues don’t come from energy
Natural gas companies that are Source: LSEG 196,506 -57.8 at all, but rather from what Gold-
also participating in the green 3,435 63,550,000 133.2 man Sachs called “the petroleum
economy. 56,725 for the next century” – water.
1,514,333,330
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Ranked No. 2 on our list, with
has Europe facing an energy 8,023,250,000 green revenue at just over 5 per
crunch and a potential energy cri- cent, is Berry Corp., whose green
sis this winter. Last year, 45 per 187,000,000 revenues come from its tradition-
cent of Europe’s heat was gener- al gas-fired power generation
ated from gas, and 45 per cent of 1,674,979,000 business, but where the waste
that gas came from Russia. heat is reused for large-scale heat-
heating becomes increasingly future – as defined by the FTSE management. ing purposes.
In the short term, European electrified, through solutions Russell Green Revenues Classifi-
Union leaders are seeking suppli- such as, for example, replacing cation System (GRCS). THE SCREEN Shell – the largest company of
ers to replace the flows of natural gas-fired furnaces with electric the group, and the one forecast to
gas from Russia that have been heat pumps, demand for natural MORE ABOUT LSEG We are looking for companies produce the most natural gas
cut off. gas will fall even further – as only that satisfy two criteria: next year – has a diverse portfolio
about 20 per cent of Europe’s London Stock Exchange Group is of green activities, including
In the medium- to long-term, electricity is generated by gas. a leading global financial markets They are forecast to produce a wind-powered energy genera-
however, the EU’s strategic plan infrastructure and data provider. daily average of at least 10 million tion, developing large-scale pow-
to meet the twin goals of energy This places investors in a co- We play a vital social and eco- cubic feet of natural gas next er-storage batteries, and supply-
security and decarbonization is nundrum. Selling natural gas nomic role in the world’s finan- year; ing components to electric vehi-
to shift its energy mix to carbon- should be a very lucrative busi- cial system. With our trusted ex- cles.
free sources, which will lower the ness next year, but a business pertise and global scale, we en- They generate at least 2 per
demand for natural gas. And as model based solely on fossil fuels able the sustainable growth and cent of their revenue from activ- Investors are advised to do
could become relatively obsolete stability of our customers and ities considered green by the their own research before trading
shortly thereafter. their communities. Green Revenues Classification in any of the securities shown.
System.
With this in mind, we will see We are leaders in data and ana-
whether any of next year’s biggest lytics, capital formation and trade WHAT WE FOUND
natural gas sellers are also taking execution, and clearing and risk
part in the green economy of the The screen yields seven compa-

EYE ON EQUITIES DAVID LEEDER

ALGONQUIN POWER (AQN-NYSE) CDN PACIFIC RAILWAY (CP-TSX) BLACKBERRY (BB-NYSE) SHAWCOR (SCL-TSX) CDN NICKEL CO. (CNC-TSXVENTURE)
CLOSE US$6.73, UP 2¢ CLOSE $103.17, UP $1.32 CLOSE US$3.75, DOWN 40¢ CLOSE $14.37, UP 58¢ CLOSE $1.62, UP 3¢

RBC Dominion Securities analyst Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. The third-quarter fiscal 2023 re- The announcement of five pipe Seeing “significant investor catal-
Nelson Ng thinks Algonquin “generational” US$31-billion ac- sults from BlackBerry Ltd. were coating project commitments in ysts ahead,” Haywood Securities’
Power & Utilities Corp. has quisition of Kansas City South- a “mixed bag,” according to RBC South America for a combined Pierre Vaillancourt raised his rec-
gained “some optionality” from ern makes a “best-in-class oper- Dominion Securities analyst Paul value of over $200-million ommendation for Canadian
the U.S. Federal Energy Regulato- ator” even better, according to Treiber. “Cybersecurity revenue “bodes well” for Shawcor Ltd. Nickel Company Inc. to “buy”
ry Commission’s rejection of its ATB Capital Markets analyst missed our estimates and [key going into the potential sale of its from “hold” previously. He also
US$2.65-billion acquisition of Chris Murray. Seeing the deal performance indicators] remain Pipeline & Pipe Services seg- raised his recommendation
Kentucky Power, “which could “representing a significant cata- weak,” he said. “IoT design-phase ment, said Canaccord Genuity based on significant share price
work in shareholders’ favour.” lyst for growth over the coming revenue reached another new analyst Yuri Lynk, pointing to a depreciation (57 per cent year-to-
Target: Though he expects an- years,” he initiated coverage with quarterly high, a positive leading stronger outlook for future cash date), an enticing valuation
other application should “even- an “outperform” rating. indicator.” flows. (price-to-net asset value of 1.4
tually get the transaction ap- Target: Mr. Murray set a target of Target: His target slipped to Target: Maintaining a “buy” rec- times) and a “resurgent” nickel
proved,” Mr. Ng cut his target to $120. Consensus is $113.83. US$5.50 from US$6 with a “sector ommendation, Mr. Lynk raised price.
US$8 from US$12, reiterating a perform” rating. Consensus is his target to $15.75 from $14.50. Target: Mr. Vaillancourt main-
“sector perform” recommenda- US$5.24. Consensus is $15.69. tained a $2.50 target. Consensus
tion. Consensu is US$11.08. is $3.93.

B10 MARKETS O THE GLOBE AND MAIL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX S&P 500 DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE S&P GLOBAL 100 INDEX
PAST 12 MONTHS PAST 12 MONTHS PAST 12 MONTHS PAST 12 MONTHS

19571.10 | 264.21 | 1.37 % | -7.78 % YTD | 215845 VOL(000) 3878.44 | 56.82 | 1.49 % | -18.63 % YTD 2148847 33376.48 | 526.74 | 1.60 % | -8.15 % YTD |328022 VOL(000) 2637.28 | 35.93 | 1.38 % | -16.67 % YTD

TSX INDEXES AND SUB INDEXES TSX VOLUME TSX 52-WEEK HIGHS
TOP 20 FOR STOCKS $1 OR MORE STOCKS $1 OR MORE

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CHG CHG 000S %CHG CHG CHG 000S %CHG CHG CHG 000S %CHG CHG CHG 000S %CHG
2.22
TSX COMPOSITE IND 19571.10 264.21 1.37 215845 -7.78 SU SUNCOR ENERGY 42.29 1.04 2.52 9756 33.24 ALC ALGOMA CENTRA 17.85 0.30 1.71 12 4.23 FRII FRESHII INC 14.39 -0.01 -0.45 26 14.43
1.23 117690 -8.20 ABX BARRICK GOLD 23.79 0.27 1.15 6527 -1.04 CXI CURRENCY EXCH 20.56 0.11 0.54 2 52.30 SCL SHAWCOR LTD 0.60 4.35 263 193.08
TSX 60 INDEX 1181.47 14.39 1.92 98154 -6.11 TRP TC ENERGY COR 54.97 0.92 1.70 6283 -6.66 ETG ENTREE RESOUR 0.04 3.45 195 48.15 VLE VALEURA ENERG 1.92 0.22 12.94 1390 341.38
2.20 58126 -11.43 MFC MANULIFE FIN 24.44 0.49 2.05 5941 1.12 EIF EXCHANGE INCO 1.20 1.05 2.07 117 23.04
TSX COMPLETION IN 1144.33 21.60 1.48 29151 -39.23 SHOP SHOPIFY INC 49.26 0.25 0.51 5571 -71.60 51.85
1.66 5293 -6.66 ENB ENBRIDGE INC 53.45 1.02 1.95 5549 8.08
TSX SMALLCAP INDE 685.57 14.79 0.55 2907 10.24 NA NATIONAL BANK 92.95 0.90 0.98 5391 -3.45
2.72 51007 47.33 BB BLACKBERRY LTD -0.53 -9.41 5374 -57.45
TSX VENTURE COMPO 570.76 8.31 1.04 37253 -12.02 CM CANADIAN IMPER 5.10 0.65 1.18 5232 -24.31
1.75 5241 -55.72 CNQ CANADIAN NATU 55.84 1.55 2.11 4863 39.72
TSX CONSUMER DISC 255.48 4.17 1.24 8620 1.53 HNU BETAPRO NAT G 74.89 0.22 2.82 4557 -4.05
0.78 16818 -34.72 CVE CENOVUS ENERG 0.94 3.76 4038 66.80
TSX CONSUMER STAP 841.21 4.60 1.47 42425 1.41 AQN ALGONQUIN POW 8.01 0.03 0.33 3976 -50.08
2.16 7454 -24.05 ATH ATHABASCA OIL 25.93 0.13 6.19 3750 86.55
TSX ENERGY CAPPED 241.31 6.40 0.77 51404 -3.59 K KINROSS GOLD CO 0.04 0.70 3564 -21.66
1.63 122583 6.05 CPG CRESCENT POIN 9.15 0.33 3.63 3343 39.70
TSX FINANCIALS CA 354.68 3.66 1.80 7426 -20.14 TD TORONTO-DOMINI 2.23 0.54 0.62 3299 -9.35
0.70 2342 -22.88 BTE BAYTEX ENERGY 5.76 0.25 4.42 2946 50.90
TSX HEALTH CARE C 20.35 0.35 0.76 7297 -6.59 LUN LUNDIN MINING 9.42 0.16 1.88 2941 -12.04
1.33 12284 -12.43 IVN IVANHOE MINES 88.10 1.15 11.53 2930 7.17
TSX INDUSTRIALS C 386.77 4.74 5.90
8.66
TSX INFORMATION T 138.55 1.07 11.12

TSX MATERIALS CAP 332.94 4.82

TSX REAL ESTATE C 301.78 6.38

TSX GLOBAL GOLD I 281.58 2.14

TSX GLOBAL MINING 110.28 1.77

TSX INCOME TRUST 210.64 3.72

TSX PREFERRED SHA 540.38 3.78

TSX COMMUNICATION 182.29 1.37

TSX UTILITIES CAP 300.69 3.95

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19.16 14.95
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VLE VALEURA ENERG 1.94 0.24 14.12 1487 341.38 -0.56 -11.76 12 -74.13 BNS-PR-I BNS PREF 24.90 -0.08 -0.40 7 -22.22 ENB-PF-V ENBRIDGE 15.33 -0.08 -0.42 4 -13.50
NVCN NEOVASC INC 15.25 1.75 12.96 EINC E AUTOMOTIVE 4.20 -0.25 -11.74 2 -60.94 BBUC BROOKFIELD B 21.60 0.36 21 -32.94 ENB-PF-A ENBRIDGE 19.32 0.29 25 -24.78
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PPTA PERPETUA RES 3.83 0.38 11.01 13 -34.11 BB BLACKBERRY LTD 5.10 -0.85 -6.31 5 -26.78 BN-PF-B BROOKFIEL 18.09 1.66 69 -6.49 FTS-PR-K FORTIS I 16.71 -0.14 -0.56 14 -28.81
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AYA AYA GOLD AND 9.64 0.85 9.67 557 -40.19 BN-PF-L BROOKFIEL 11.09 -1.61 -6.13 3 -30.23 BN-PF-F BROOKFIEL 15.32 -0.02 -0.11 9 -4.57 MFC-PR-K MANULIFE 16.75 0.00 0.06 1 -29.16
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S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX STOCKS
LARGEST STOCKS BY MARKET CAPITALIZATION

CLOSE NET % VOL YTD CLOSE NET % VOL YTD CLOSE NET % VOL YTD CLOSE NET % VOL YTD
CHG CHG 000S %CHG CHG CHG 000S %CHG CHG CHG 000S %CHG CHG CHG 000S %CHG

AAV ADVANTAGE OIL 9.92 0.66 7.13 933 33.87 CCA COGECO COMMUN 73.64 1.32 1.83 41 -26.89 RUS RUSSEL METALS 28.67 0.80 2.87 101 -14.75
AEM AGNICO EAGLE 71.15 0.29 0.41 1907 5.92 3.41 2.85 58 -34.79
AC AIR CANADA 19.58 0.16 0.82 2446 -6.77 CIGI COLLIERS INT 122.85 26.55 1.25 27 -8.82 JWEL JAMIESON WEL 35.99 0.59 1.67 35 -10.34 131 -8.03
AGI ALAMOS GOLD I 13.61 0.19 1.42 603 40.08 0.21 4.72 743 -57.13 413 16.70
ASTL ALGOMA STEEL 8.57 0.34 4.13 CSU CONSTELLATION 2144.50 0.06 3.11 995 -58.19 SSL SANDSTORM GOL 7.22 0.06 0.84 53 -21.24
AQN ALGONQUIN POW 9.15 0.03 0.33 145 -36.89 0.33 3.63 3343 39.70 SAP SAPUTO INC 33.32 -0.27 -0.80 808 33.84
ATD ALIMENTATION 61.49 0.43 0.70 3976 -50.08 CTS CONVERGE TECH 4.66 0.57 3.66 166 -13.32 KNT K92 MINING IN 7.94 0.04 0.51 254 10.43 SEA SEABRIDGE GOL 16.46 0.41 2.55 1162 -5.78
AP-UN ALLIED PROP 25.53 0.07 0.27 -0.01 -0.28 212 -27.71 KEY KEYERA CORP 29.17 0.37 1.28 901 2.49 SES SECURE ENERGY 7.04 5571 -71.60
ALA ALTAGAS LTD 23.47 0.64 2.80 891 15.89 CJR-B CORUS ENTER 1.99 KMP-UN KILLAM APA 16.32 0.33 2.06 92 -30.82 SJR-B SHAW COMMUN 36.14 0.11 1.59 435 -27.81
AIF ALTUS GROUP L 52.60 1.88 3.71 181 -41.91 50 29.63 KXS KINAXIS INC 149.27 1.84 1.25 43 -15.82 SHOP SHOPIFY INC 49.26 -0.03 -0.08 200 -17.00
ARX ARC RESOURCES 18.18 0.43 2.42 679 -14.32 CPG CRESCENT POIN 9.42 1719 -7.47 K KINROSS GOLD CO 5.76 0.04 0.70 3564 -21.66 SIA SIENNA SENIOR 10.85 0.25 65 -39.54
ATZ ARITZIA INC 47.81 2.89 6.43 36 -25.88 SIL SILVERCREST M 8.30 0.18 0.51 157 -16.00
AX-UN ARTIS REAL 8.99 0.11 1.24 2081 58.61 CRR-UN CROMBIE RE 16.14 80 -9.47 ZZZ SLEEP COUNTRY 22.69 0.02 1.69 201 -24.78
ACO-X ATCO LTD CL 43.01 0.59 1.39 272 -8.67 529 27.09 SRU-UN SMARTCENTR 27.04 0.50 0.24 169 142.88
ATH ATHABASCA OIL 2.22 0.12 5.71 245 -24.71 CRON CRONOS GROUP 3.60 278 -31.07 SNC SNC-LAVALIN S 23.25 0.50 2.25 95 -30.27
ATS ATS CORP 43.91 0.22 0.50 73 0.73 262 -11.64 SDE SPARTAN DELTA 14.50 0.06 1.88 61 -20.71
3363 86.55 DFY DEFINITY FINA 38.28 0.15 0.39 207 -68.63 LIF LABRADOR IRON 34.15 0.63 1.88 140 -9.01 TOY SPIN MASTER C 33.43 0.44 0.26 191 -4.02
50 -12.60 DML DENISON MINES 1.61 0.09 5.92 LB LAURENTIAN BAN 32.92 0.61 1.89 81 -18.05 SII SPROTT INC 45.26 2.28 3.13 213 -9.39
DSG DESCARTES SYS 0.92 0.98 333 -48.88 LSPD LIGHTSPEED C 18.97 0.13 0.69 SSRM SSR MINING I 21.49 0.48 7.32 64 10.60
2524 -2.81 DOL DOLLARAMA INC 94.85 1.16 1.46 293 -4.72 LNR LINAMAR CORP 61.87 0.50 0.81 904 -62.86 STN STANTEC INC 64.51 0.17 1.07 99 19.82
2240 -9.06 DIR-UN DREAM INDU 80.41 0.33 2.86 553 44.64 LAC LITHIUM AMERI 28.76 0.32 1.13 47 -17.43 STLC STELCO HOLDI 45.59 -0.05 0.80 239 -3.66
DPM DUNDEE PRECIO 11.87 0.07 1.02 867 -17.62 L LOBLAW CO 122.61 0.12 0.10 475 -21.89 SJ STELLA JONES I 47.94 -0.08 1134 -10.23
100 -20.67 DND DYE & DURHAM 0.06 0.43 328 -7.39 LUN LUNDIN MINING 8.66 0.16 1.88 SMU-UN SUMMIT IND 22.64 1.32 2.98 9756 33.24
655 -55.76 6.91 5549 8.08 226 18.10 SLF SUN LIFE FINA 63.44 0.15 0.31 243 -24.92
1803 -9.57 14.08 231 -13.27 2941 -12.04 SU SUNCOR ENERGY 42.29 0.09 0.40
1713 -26.59 242 -12.73 SPB SUPERIOR PLUS 9.76 1.02 1.63 2415 12.21
BTO B2GOLD CORP 4.83 0.03 0.63 6527 -1.04 ECN ECN CAPITAL C 2.73 0.08 3.02 1071 78.04 MAG MAG SILVER CO 21.15 0.20 0.95 80 6.66 1.04 2.52 6283 -6.66
BCE BCE INC 59.89 0.27 0.45 405 -72.95 ELD ELDORADO GOLD 11.30 -0.06 -0.53 38 -26.08 590 -24.92 0.03 0.31 1467 44.30
BDGI BADGER INFRA 25.22 0.45 1.82 2535 50.90 EFN ELEMENT FLEET 18.75 0.20 1.08 MG MAGNA INTERNAT 76.95 0.73 0.96 5941 1.12 1885 -9.97
BLDP BALLARD POWE 7.03 0.18 2.63 39 16.81 EMA EMERA INCORPO 52.24 0.42 0.81 59 -16.95 203 -16.40
BMO BANK OF MONTR 123.11 1.43 1.18 938 47.83 EMP-A EMPIRE COMP 35.68 0.54 425 -42.41 MFC MANULIFE FIN 24.44 0.49 2.05 1230 53.93 89 -36.24
BNS BANK OF NOVA 65.86 0.57 0.87 4309 -57.45 ENB ENBRIDGE INC 53.45 0.19 1.95 222 -3.21 88 1.42 87 -1.49
ABX BARRICK GOLD 23.79 0.27 1.15 52 -10.87 EDR ENDEAVOUR SIL 4.64 1.02 117 23.04 MFI MAPLE LEAF FO 24.46 0.74 3.12 466 13.46 41 6.63
BHC BAUSCH HEALTH 9.45 0.21 2.27 204 29.07 EFR ENERGY FUELS 8.43 0.06 1.31 291 1.14
BTE BAYTEX ENERGY 5.90 0.25 4.42 ERF ENERPLUS CORP 23.75 0.37 4.59 34 28.86 MEG MEG ENERGY CO 18.03 0.86 5.01 23 -9.94 871 -55.38
BLU BELLUS HEALTH 11.88 0.07 0.59 91 12.66 ENGH ENGHOUSE SYS 35.80 1.05 4.63 71 85.90 126 29.15 72 6.11
BIR BIRCHCLIFF EN 0.47 5.18 28 6.46 EQB EQB INC 57.23 0.90 2.58 217 5.71 MX METHANEX CORP 50.75 1.86 3.80 125 20.39
BB BLACKBERRY LTD 9.55 -0.60 -10.66 1121 -12.89 EQX EQUINOX GOLD 4.93 0.63 207 -9.86 240 23.04
BEI-UN BOARDWALK 5.03 0.94 1.96 73 -62.83 ERO ERO COPPER CO 18.68 0.09 1.11 562 -15.49 MRU METRO INC 76.48 0.28 0.37 115 -13.84
BBD-B BOMBARDIER 48.87 0.83 1.55 2344 -22.05 EIF EXCHANGE INCO 51.85 -0.18 1.86 2123 -8.49 3299 -9.35
BLX BORALEX INC 54.21 0.14 0.36 611 -16.14 1.05 -0.95 74 -31.93 MTY MTY FOOD GROU 56.99 0.26 0.46 1602 75.10
BYD BOYD GROUP SE 39.07 0.65 0.31 241 -21.58 2.07 1729 -10.22 415 -11.32
BAM BROOKFIELD AS 212.51 -1.55 -3.88 144 -5.45 481 7.09 MTL MULLEN GROUP 15.02 0.13 0.87 TVE TAMARACK VALL 4.32 0.21 5.11 556 -41.23
BBU-UN BROOKFIELD 38.37 -0.43 -1.95 330 4.56 TRP TC ENERGY COR 54.97 0.92 1.70 154 -26.59
BN BROOKFIELD COR 21.58 0.74 1.76 448 -29.89 FFH FAIRFAX FINAN 803.05 14.22 1.80 384 34.85 NA NATIONAL BANK 92.95 0.90 0.98 5391 -3.45 TECK-B TECK RESOU 52.55 1.48 2.90 698 -48.09
BIP-UN BROOKFIELD 42.76 1.13 2.68 309 -33.36 FIL FILO MINING C 23.74 0.87 3.80 NXE NEXGEN ENERGY 5.79 0.31 5.66 1674 4.51 T TELUS CORP 26.84 0.08 0.30 80 -3.52
BEP-UN BROOKFIELD 43.26 0.06 0.17 351 5.05 FTT FINNING INTL 33.70 0.94 2.87 153 -19.65 NFI NFI GROUP INC 9.30 0.22 2.42 226 -54.10 TIXT TELUS INTERN 26.46 0.06 0.23
DOO BRP INC 35.65 2.96 2.90 384 -48.37 FCR-UN FIRST CAPI 17.00 0.42 2.53 373 6.51 NPI NORTHLAND POW 38.83 0.51 1.33 514 2.21 TFII TFI INTERNAT 140.13 4.07 2.99 64 67.40
105.00 113 -8.95 FR FIRST MAJESTIC 11.89 0.06 0.51 394 -31.29 NWH-UN NORTHWEST 9.65 0.30 3.21 513 -30.12 NWC THE NORTH WES 36.51 0.32 0.88
406 -16.67 FM FIRST QUANTUM 27.65 1.67 6.43 44 -39.84 NG NOVAGOLD RES I 8.31 -0.01 -0.12 TRI THOMSON REUTE 152.81 0.60 0.39 684 52.39
946 8.38 FSV FIRSTSERVICE 169.85 7.26 4.47 148 -32.08 NTR NUTRIEN LTD 100.82 0.97 0.97 65 -4.15 TLRY TILRAY INC 3.98 0.13 3.38
516 -45.09 FTS FORTIS INC 54.96 0.56 1.03 1031 -18.68 NVEI NUVEI CORP 34.62 -0.26 -0.75 2395 6.15 X TMX GROUP LTD 136.06 1.82 1.36 162 -15.77
337 -47.18 FVI FORTUNA SILVE 5.29 0.07 1.34 NVA NUVISTA ENERG 12.38 0.65 5.54 TPZ TOPAZ ENERGY 21.49 0.43 2.04 187 5.71
5232 -24.31 FNV FRANCO-NEVADA 183.37 2.22 1.23 243 -24.92 271 -57.78 TXG TOREX GOLD RE 16.18 0.37 2.34 315 -35.62
670 6.04 FRU FREEHOLD ROYA 15.71 0.26 1.68 638 14.76 487 77.87 TIH TOROMONT IND 98.64 1.59 1.64 187 -18.81
4863 39.72 TD TORONTO-DOMINI 88.10 0.54 0.62 118 18.22
CAR-UN CDN APARTM 41.95 0.20 0.48 848 13.33 35 9.14 OGC OCEANAGOLD CO 2.74 0.08 3.01 739 24.55 TOU TOURMALINE OI 71.42 0.65 0.92 151 -11.33
0.62 2.63 214 -21.57 475 -22.05 ONEX ONEX CORP 64.38 0.78 1.23 209 -35.34 TA TRANSALTA CORP 12.46 0.30 2.47 1025 0.42
CWB CDN WESTERN B 24.19 1.39 1.19 518 1.31 832 10.79 OTEX OPEN TEXT CO 39.88 0.70 1.79 498 -33.68 RNW TRANSALTA REN 11.02 -0.03 -0.27 2369 34.58
0.41 3.10 155 -33.94 OR OSISKO GOLD RO 16.53 -0.02 -0.12 252 6.78 TCL-A TRANSCONTIN 14.91 -0.16 -1.06 22 12.86
0.41 2.67 2048 -70.38 267 10.90 OSK OSISKO MINING 3.40 0.08 2.41 416 -10.76 TCN TRICON CAPITA 10.05 0.17 1.72
0.41 1.56 193 21.84 968 -19.04 TSU TRISURA GROUP 46.01 0.52 1.14 856 44.36
GIB-A CGI GROUP I 117.91 0.42 1.42 997 -11.47 282 -16.48
0.35 4.41 1383 42.35
CIX CI FINANCIAL 13.65 0.34 1.39 37 -29.18 149 -10.97 PAAS PAN AMERICAN 23.00 0.23 1.01 481 -27.12
0.65 1.18 232 -14.15 263 20.61 POU PARAMOUNT RES 27.52 1.65 6.38 149 11.92
CRT-UN CT REAL ES 15.77 2.23 1.37 78 7.30 GFL GFL ENVIRONME 38.40 0.27 0.71 153 -47.82 PXT PAREX RESOURC 19.01 0.65 3.54 682 -12.03
1.55 2.11 4038 66.80 GEI GIBSON ENERGY 23.88 0.59 2.53 237 -26.17 PLC PARK LAWN COR 26.18 0.48 1.87 33 -36.92
CAE CAE INC 26.63 1.32 1.30 280 -25.95 GIL GILDAN ACTIVE 36.85 0.36 0.99 2930 7.17 PKI PARKLAND FUEL 29.35 0.82 2.87 537 -15.65
0.71 0.50 384 -32.23 GSY GOEASY LTD 107.84 0.61 0.57 PSI PASON SYSTEMS 16.32 0.51 3.23 73 41.42
CCO CAMECO CORP 30.07 0.38 1.03 331 -1.12 GRT-UN GRANITE RE 71.59 0.37 0.52 PPL PEMBINA PIPEL 46.07 1.02 2.26 1135 19.65 UNS UNI SELECT IN 43.09 0.84 1.99
0.08 0.38 GWO GREAT-WEST LI 30.89 0.39 1.28 PEY PEYTO EXPLORA 14.04 0.64 4.78 604 48.57
CF CANACCORD GENU 8.28 0.05 1.55 POW POWER CORP OF 32.97 0.63 1.95 2222 -21.32
0.49 1.03 PSK PRAIRIESKY RO 21.76 0.38 1.78 333 59.35
GOOS CANADA GOOSE 24.76 0.15 3.13 PD PRECISION DRIL 105.97 5.59 5.57 52 137.12 VET VERMILION ENE 24.23 0.68 2.89
0.32 0.27 PBH PREMIUM BRAND 84.40 2.18 2.65 33 -33.25
CM CANADIAN IMPER 55.84 0.16 0.28 PMZ-UN PRIMARIS R 14.52 0.38 2.69 127 15.61
0.26 1.75 PRMW PRIMO WATER 21.16 0.52 2.52 21 -5.20
CNR CANADIAN NATI 165.09 0.94 3.76 WSP WSP GLOBAL IN 155.54 1.58 1.03
0.14 1.98 WCN WASTE CONNECT 182.26 1.67 0.92
CNQ CANADIAN NATU 74.89 0.15 1.91 HR-UN H&R REAL ES 12.20 0.18 1.50 WDO WESDOME GOLD 0.04 0.54
0.31 2.11 HWX HEADWATER EXP 5.91 0.26 4.60 WFG WEST FRASER T 7.41 1.54 1.60
CP CANADIAN PACIF 103.17 HCG HOME CAPITAL 0.11 0.26 WN WESTON GEORGE 97.71 0.51 0.29
HBM HUDBAY MINERA 42.64 0.03 0.42 WTE WESTSHORE TER 173.50 0.94 4.12
CTC-A CANADIAN TI 142.18 H HYDRO ONE LTD 7.14 0.49 1.36 WPM WHEATON PRECI 23.78 -0.01 -0.02
WCP WHITECAP RESO 54.47 0.28 2.85
CU CANADIAN UTILI 37.25 36.64 WPK WINPAK LTD 10.12 0.09 0.22
41.95
CFP CANFOR CORP 21.18

WEED CANOPY GROWT 3.27

CPX CAPITAL POWER 48.06 IAG IA FINANCIAL 79.97 1.88 2.41
IMG IAMGOLD CORP 3.19 0.08 2.57
CS CAPSTONE MININ 4.94 IGM IGM FINANCIAL 0.92 2.47 QBR-B QUEBECOR IN 28.40 1.14 4.18 761 -0.60
IMO IMPERIAL OIL 38.20 1.38 2.16
CJT CARGOJET INC 117.97 INE INNERGEX RENE 65.32 -0.03 -0.18
IFC INTACT FINANC 16.56 1.36 0.69
CCL-B CCL INDUSTR 58.13 IFP INTERFOR CORP 198.83 -0.15 -0.70 QSR RESTAURANT BR 89.65 1.59 1.81 2190 16.70 YRI YAMANA GOLD I 7.68 0.05 0.66
IIP-UN INTERRENT 21.14 0.23 1.83 RCH RICHELIEU HAR 36.06 0.61 1.72 49 -17.35
CLS CELESTICA INC 15.13 IVN IVANHOE MINES 12.78 11.53 REI-UN RIOCAN REA 21.17 0.69 3.37 746 -7.80
1.15 RBA RITCHIE BROS 75.74 1.78 2.41 185 -2.56
CVE CENOVUS ENERG 25.93 11.12 RCI-B ROGERS COMM 61.05 0.84 1.40
RY ROYAL BANK OF 128.67 1.17 0.92 1188 1.05
CG CENTERRA GOLD 7.22 2183 -4.21

CSH-UN CHARTWELL 8.01

CHP-UN CHOICE PRO 15.02

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STOCKS $1 OR MORE CANADA FOREIGN EXCHANGE CROSS RATES

CLOSE NET % VOL YTD CLOSE NET % VOL YTD TERM YIELD CHG CAD USD AUD EUR GBP JPY CHF
CHG CHG 000S %CHG CHG CHG 000S %CHG
2-YEAR 3.72 0.04 CAD - 0.7350 1.0955 0.6928 0.6083 97.318 0.6809
DLR HORIZONS US D 13.84 -0.01 -0.07 395 8.81 HXT HORIZONS S&P 48.14 0.60 1.26 296 -5.45 5-YEAR 2.97 0.06 USD 1.3606 - 1.4904 0.9426 0.8276 132.41 0.9265
FSB CI FIRST ASSE 9.55 -0.05 -0.52 320 -3.73 PFL POWERSHARES 1 19.72 0.00 0.00 292 -0.15 10-YEAR 3.01 0.11 AUD 0.9128 0.6324 0.5552 88.824 0.6216
HND BETAPRO NAT G 20.86 -0.61 -2.84 909 -92.64 QBTL AGFIQ US MKT 20.61 -0.16 -0.77 434 18.28 30-YEAR 3.03 0.06 EUR 1.4438 0.6709 - 0.8780 140.47 0.9829
HNU BETAPRO NAT G 8.01 0.22 2.82 4557 -4.05 XEG ISHARES S&P T 15.63 0.40 2.63 1384 47.54 GBP 1.6439 1.0608 1.5815 - 159.99
HOD BETAPRO CRUDE 10.99 -0.72 -6.15 1451 -65.27 XFN ISHARES S&P T 44.52 0.43 0.98 319 -12.09 RATES RATE CHG JPY 0.0103 1.2082 1.8010 1.1392 - 1.1195
HOU BETAPRO CRUDE 14.82 0.85 6.08 566 16.18 XGD ISHARES S&P T 17.80 0.13 0.74 310 -2.63 CHF 1.4686 0.0076 0.0113 0.0071 0.0063 - 0.6997
HPR HORIZONS ACTI 7.43 0.05 0.68 241 -24.10 XIC ISHARES CORE 31.30 0.42 1.36 395 -7.29 1.0793 1.6087 1.0174 0.8932 142.90
HQD BETAPRO NASDA 8.83 -0.25 -2.75 935 61.72 XIU ISHARES S&P T 29.88 0.38 1.29 2770 -8.21 -
HQU BETAPRO NASDA 8.41 0.23 2.81 1803 -59.41 XSP ISHARES CORE 41.37 0.61 1.50 262 -19.10
HSD BETAPRO SP500 8.10 -0.24 -2.88 720 29.76 ZAG BMO AGGREGATE 13.74 0.02 0.15 304 -12.87 BOFC OVERNIGHT TARGET 4.25 UNCH
HSU BETAPRO SP500 12.94 0.35 2.78 565 -39.50 ZEB BMO S&P TSX E 33.84 0.33 0.98 815 -13.19
HXD BETAPRO S&P T 7.12 -0.18 -2.47 293 6.74 ZLB BMO LOW VOLAT 39.87 0.38 0.96 241 -1.97 CANADIAN PRIME 6.45 UNCH

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PRICE NET PRICE NET PRICE NET TERM 4.25 0.00
CHG CHG CHG 3.79 0.09
2-YEAR TREASURY 3.69 0.12
GOLD 1825.40 27.70 LEAN HOGS 84.25 -1.45 CORN 652.00 4.75 5-YEAR TREASURY 3.74 0.12
SILVER 24.27 1.07 COFFEE 167.80 3.50 SOYBEAN 1478.50 17.75 10-YEAR TREASURY
NATURAL GAS 5.33 -0.52 ALUMINUM 2377.00 12.75 CANOLA 854.20 8.30 30-YEAR TREASURY
CRUDE OIL WTI 76.23 0.85 HKFE NICKEL CNH 190330.0 -6150.0 S&P 500 COMM SRVS 1.85
CRUDE OIL BRENT 79.99 0.19 WHEAT 750.50 2.00 FEED WHEAT 249.15 -0.10 RATES RATE CHG
HIGH GRADE COPPER 3.80 0.02 LUMBER RL 375.10 -1.20 BITCOIN FUTURES 238.90 345.0
16840.0 FED TARGET RATE 3.75-4.00 UNCH
U.S. PRIME 7.00 UNCH

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O REPORT ON BUSINESS | B11

SPORTS Leafs look to head Jaguars, Jets set for
into holiday break on a Week 16 clash fraught
[ FOOTBALL ] winning note with day with AFC playoff
game against Flyers B13 implications B14

Franco Harris, seen shaking off a tackle from the Raiders’ Jimmy Warren on Dec. 23, 1972, made the catch that became known as the ‘Immaculate Reception’
that gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 13-7 victory over Oakland in the 1972 AFC divisional playoffs. HARRY CABLUCK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Franco Harris was a star for the Steelers,
but a true giant for Pittsburgh

Fans and admirers everywhere mourn 72-year-old Hall of Fame running back
whose ‘Immaculate Reception’ is considered the most iconic play in NFL history

DAVID SHRIBMAN PITTSBURGH philanthropy – revered remotely as professional lives – fought back tears. who will be forever remembered in
the black and gold of the Steelers and
There are heroes aplenty in deeply as Franco Harris, the Pitts- And when I telephoned the former in the blue and white of Penn State
Southwestern Pennsylvania. University in the way that Richard is
Andrew Carnegie, who built a burgh Steelers running back forever mayor of Pittsburgh, he picked up remembered in the bleu, blanc et
steel empire, created a string rouge of the Canadiens.
of public libraries and lent his name identified with the 1972 “Immaculate the phone and, not knowing the rea-
to a great university. Andy Warhol, Except that Harris – son of an Afri-
who made contemporary art pop. Reception,” the consensus greatest son for the call, answered not with a can-American father and an Italian
Jimmy Stewart, who brought moral- mother – is an icon not only in Bea-
ity to the silver screen. Gene Kelly, moment in NFL history. “hello” or a greeting ver Stadium at Penn State, or Acri-
who danced his way into the hearts sure Stadium in Pittsburgh but also at
of millions. Fred Rogers, who made And so when Harris but simply with one Pittsburgh International Airport.
youngsters worldwide feel as though There, a statue of Harris stands be-
they lived in his neighbourhood. died at age 72 Wednes- There is no hero here word: side a statue of George Washington.
Christina Aguilera, the singer some- day – three days before with the exception “Heartbroken.” Every day scores of people have their
times known as the “voice of a gener- his jersey, No. 32, was to of Roberto Clemente When Maurice Ri- picture taken beside the Franco Har-
ation.” The hundreds of thousands of be retired – Pittsburgh ris statue. No one asks for a picture
steelworkers and coal miners – their chard, the francophone beside the father of the country, dis-
names unknown, their toil indispens- patched here in 1753 to confront the
able – whose overtime work in fiery skipped a breath, maybe – no politician, hero of Quebec and the French and assert the British claim
mills and dank and dark mines on the area around the three rivers.
helped create the arms that won two two. A university dean no performer, no hockey-playing squire
World Wars. paused in his morning icon of philanthropy of the Montreal Forum, “The two 21-year-olds who made
workout. A bank presi- – revered remotely died in 2000, Cardinal history in Pittsburgh stand together,”
But there is no hero here with the dent searched for an- Jean-Claude Turcotte, said Andrew Masich, the president of
exception of Roberto Clemente – no the Heinz History Center who con-
politician, no performer, no icon of swers. Members of the as deeply as archbishop of Mon- ceived of the exhibit and who was
with Harris the day before he died.
clergy said prayers. “We Franco Harris. treal, told mourners
had to,” Bishop David gathered in Notre- HARRIS, B14

Zubik, who earlier had been bishop Dame Basilica – including prime min-

of Green Bay, said in an interview. isters and provincial premiers – that

“We had to thank God for his exam- the greatest of the great Canadiens

ple and for helping all of us see his “was an intense man, passionate,

lessons on how to be humble.” true to his values and convictions,”

The word “tragedy” was tossed adding, “His passing was felt by peo-

around like a pigskin in a pregame ple across the country. It was like los-

warm-up. Three grown men I spoke ing a friend.”

with – accomplished, stoic in their Those very words apply to Harris,

Masters opens door for LIV golfers – for now

C AT H A L Shaun Norris won about US$50,000 in his best PGA season. After finishing 52nd on the LIV Once it accepted LIV was for real, the
K E L LY tour last season, Norris earned more than US$1-million. STUART FRANKLIN/GETTY IMAGES PGA took a two-pronged approach to pro-
tect its business. First, it began paying out
OPINION The war between the PGA and LIV has the same business. It’s more correct to say more money (though nothing close to
entered its winter truce. For a few weeks, they are separate entities who draw from what the Saudis have on tap). Second, it
The member of the Saudi-backed, we are all spared hearing how much Rory the same pool of freelancers. pressured (i.e. begged) the majors to break
rebel golf tour that PGA Tour types McIlroy’s feelings have been hurt. But wait faith with the LIV defectors.
should really fear isn’t Dustin until spring. It’ll be worse the next time. If you’re good enough at golf around the
Johnson or Phil Mickelson. It’s world, you earn your way into the PGA. If The keystone to this operation is Augus-
Shaun Norris. There was one small chance that the LIV you’re good enough at the PGA, you earn ta National. It calls its own shots. All of its
revolt could be put down in the interim. your way into the majors. contracts are handshake deals done year
Norris is a 40-year-old South African That was up to the chairman of the majors to year. If it wants next year’s Masters to be
who’s made his living on the fringes of big- board, Augusta National. This division was LIV’s wedge into the a 96-hole cage match between Bill Gates
time golf. As in, he’s been in big tourna- golf business. It realized that a lot of people and Condi Rice (both members), that is its
ments, but almost never on a Sunday. Until this fracas began, most people who watch every minute of The Open business.
probably thought that the PGA and the couldn’t tell you when or where the Arnold
His career highlight? Finishing 61st at a four major tournaments were all part of Palmer Invitational is held. This week, Augusta turned its thumb
British Open. In his best PGA season, Nor- up. LIV is in.
ris won just a smidge north of US$50,000.
Or at least, all those LIV golfers who
That’s what golf was a year ago – the qualified under the old rules are in. That
Hollywood of sports. Some people are means that past Masters winners (John-
making shocking amounts of money, but son, Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, et al) are
most people are Shaun Norris. theoretically in for life. Winners of other
majors are also in, for now. And those who
This past season Norris shifted alle- finished last year still ranked in the PGA’s
giances to the LIV Golf tour. Nobody put top 50 are in for one more year.
out a news release about that hire. Of 52
LIV golfers who played at least seven Golf insiders went over the Augusta Na-
events, Norris finished 52nd. It was still tional news release as though it were a pa-
good enough to make him north of US$1- pal bull. What exactly are we meant to un-
million. That works out to about derstand when it says that current divi-
US$150,000 per weekend. sions are “diminishing the virtues of the
game?” What does “disappointed by re-
Over on the PGA Tour, another guy cent developments” mean? Like, disap-
you’ve never heard of, Nick Watney, also pointed in the way your mom gets disap-
made just over a million dollars. It took pointed, but she still loves you? Or disap-
Watney 30 tournaments to put up that pointed like your boss gets disappointed
much. Nobody who’s making seven figures and you may be living in a friend’s garage
at sports is grinding, but Watney came in six months?
close.
KELLY, B14

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[ RAPTORS VS. KNICKS ]

Different
directions

Toronto Raptors guard
Fred VanVleet attempts to
drive past his New York

Knicks counterpart,
Immanuel Quickley, during
the first quarter of Wednesday

night’s game at Madison
Square Garden in New York.
The Raptors entered the game
on a six-game slide while the
Knicks were winners of their

past eight. Read the game
story at GLOBESPORTS.COM

WENDELL CRUZ/USA TODAY SPORTS

JUDGE NAMED YANKEES CAPTAIN AFTER SIGNING $360-MILLION DEAL TO STAY IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK Aaron Judge was Maris’s American League home “He’s a great Yankee on the kees in 2016, and the 6-foot-7 when the Yankees were in town
appointed captain of the New run record and set a new mark field, off the field. Leadership outfielder has become a larger- to play the Reds. Hal Steinbren-
York Yankees on Wednesday, with 62, some teammates start- off the charts,” owner Hal than-life figure in the Bronx. ner took over from his father
becoming the first team captain ed publicly lobbying for him to Steinbrenner said. He was voted AL Rookie of the as the Yankees’ controlling
since Derek Jeter retired at the become captain, among them Year in 2017 and helped New owner in November, 2008.
end of the 2014 season. first baseman Anthony Rizzo Judge sat on a dais at Yankee York reach the playoffs in each
and pitcher Nestor Cortes. Stadium between his wife, of the last six seasons. Earlier Yankees captains
Judge, the reigning American Samantha, and Steinbrenner. included Clark Griffith (1903-
League MVP, agreed to a New York had six previous Flanking them were Jeter; A four-time all-star, he hit 05), Kid Elberfeld (1906-08),
US$360-million, nine-year con- captains in the Steinbrenner Judge’s agent, Page Odle; Yan- .311 this year and tied for the Willie Keeler (1909), Hal Chase
tract to remain in pinstripes. family era: Thurman Munson kees president Randy Levine; major league lead with 131 (1910-11), Frank Chance (1913 to
(1976-79), Graig Nettles (1982- general manager Brian Cash- RBIs. midseason), Rollie Zelder (1913
“This is an incredible honour 84), Willie Randolph (1986-88), man; manager Aaron Boone midseason until end), Roger
I don’t take lightly,” Judge said Ron Guidry (1986-89), Don and chief operating officer Owner George Steinbrenner Peckinpaugh (1914-21), Babe
at a news conference at Yankee Mattingly (1991-95) and Jeter Lonn Trost. decided to make Jeter captain Ruth (1922) and Lou Gehrig
Stadium, with Jeter sitting a (2003-14). Randolph was in the in June, 2003, having the team (1935-39).
couple seats away. audience on Wednesday. Judge homered in his first announce the decision at a
big league at-bat for the Yan- news conference in Cincinnati THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
As Judge pursued Roger

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EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE PREMIER LEAGUE

ATLANTIC DIVISION CENTRAL DIVISION AMERICAN CONFERENCE Milwaukee W L Pct GB All Times Eastern GP W D L GF GA Pts
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pt Boston 22 8 .733 —
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pt EAST Cleveland 22 9 .710 /1 2 Arsenal 14 12 1 1 33 11 37
Boston 31 25 4 0 2 123 69 52 Brooklyn 21 11 .656 2
Toronto 33 20 7 6 0 107 79 46 Dallas 33 19 8 4 2 118 91 44 Philadelphia 19 12 .613 31/2 Wednesday Man City 14 10 2 2 40 14 32
Tampa Bay 31 20 10 0 1 111 90 41 New York 17 12 .586 41/2 NEW ORLEANS BOWL
Buffalo 32 16 14 2 0 127 109 34 Winnipeg 32 21 10 1 0 108 81 43 W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 18 13 .581 41/2 South Alabama vs. Western Kentucky Newcastle 15 8 6 1 29 11 30
Florida 33 15 14 3 1 111 111 34 Miami 16 15 .516 61/2
Detroit 31 13 11 5 2 91 101 33 Minnesota 31 18 11 1 1 100 89 38 x-Buffalo 11 3 0 .786 385 250 Indiana 16 16 .500 7 Tottenham 15 9 2 4 31 21 29
Montreal 32 15 15 2 0 92 112 32 Toronto 15 16 .484 71/2
Ottawa 32 14 16 2 0 98 103 30 Colorado 30 17 11 1 1 91 81 36 Miami 8 6 0 .571 345 344 Chicago 13 18 .419 91/2 Man United 14 8 2 4 20 20 26
METROPOLITAN DIVISION Washington 12 18 .400 10
St Louis 33 16 16 1 0 101 119 33 N.Y. Jets 7 7 0 .500 281 263 Orlando 12 20 .375 11 Liverpool 14 6 4 4 28 17 22
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pt Charlotte 11 21 .344 12
Carolina 32 20 6 6 0 96 82 46 Nashville 30 13 13 3 1 76 93 30 New England 7 7 0 .500 300 269 Detroit 8 23 .258 141/2 Tuesday Brighton 14 6 3 5 23 19 21
New Jersey 32 21 9 2 0 108 81 44 8 25 .242 151/2 FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
Pittsburgh 32 19 9 4 0 111 91 42 Arizona 30 10 15 3 2 83 111 25 NORTH At Boise, Idaho Chelsea 14 6 3 5 17 17 21
NY Rangers 34 18 11 4 1 111 93 41 Eastern Michigan 41 San Jose State 27
NY Islanders 33 18 13 0 2 104 92 38 Chicago 30 7 19 2 2 68 116 18 Cincinnati 10 4 0 .714 369 288 BOCA RATON BOWL Fulham 15 5 4 6 24 26 19
Washington 34 17 13 2 2 104 99 38 At Boca Raton, Fla.
Philadelphia 33 11 15 6 1 82 109 29 PACIFIC DIVISION Baltimore 9 5 0 .643 304 263 Toledo 21 Liberty 19 Brentford 15 4 7 4 23 25 19
Columbus 32 10 20 1 1 87 130 22
GP W L OL SL GF GA Pt Cleveland 6 8 0 .429 313 326 Crystal Palace 14 5 4 5 15 18 19
Wednesday
Vegas 34 22 11 1 0 112 94 45 Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 251 309 Aston Villa 15 5 3 7 16 22 18
New Jersey at Florida
Tampa Bay at Detroit Los Angeles 35 18 12 5 0 116 123 41 SOUTH Leicester 15 5 2 8 25 25 17
Montreal at Colorado
Nashville at Chicago Seattle 31 18 10 3 0 108 98 39 Tennessee 7 7 0 .500 255 293 Bournemouth 15 4 4 7 18 32 16
Edmonton at Dallas
Minnesota at Anaheim Edmonton 33 17 14 1 1 118 114 36 Thursday
Arizona at Vegas ARMED FORCES BOWL
Calgary 33 15 12 3 3 104 103 36 Jacksonville 6 8 0 .429 334 328 At Fort Worth, Texas Leeds 14 4 3 7 22 26 15
Tuesday Baylor vs. Air Force, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver 31 13 15 2 1 103 122 29 Indianapolis 4 9 1 .321 245 337 WESTERN CONFERENCE West Ham 15 4 2 9 12 17 14
Carolina 4 New Jersey 1
Pittsburgh 3 NY Rangers 2 San Jose 34 10 18 2 4 103 127 26 e-Houston 1 12 1 .107 235 344 WL Pct GB Everton 15 3 5 7 11 17 14
Philadelphia 5 Columbus 3 .633 —
Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 1 Anaheim 33 9 21 1 2 80 139 21 WEST Denver 19 11 .633 — Nottnghm Frst 15 3 4 8 11 30 13
Winnipeg 5 Ottawa 1 .600
Seattle 5 St. Louis 2 Thursday — All Times Eastern y-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 414 322 Memphis 19 11 .594 1 Friday Southampton 15 3 3 9 13 27 12
Calgary 7 San Jose 3 .563 1 INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Los Angeles 4 Anaheim 1 L.A. Chargers 8 6 0 .571 312 340 New Orleans 18 12 .552 2 At Shreveport, La. Wolverhmptn 15 2 4 9 8 24 10
.548 21/2 Houston vs. Louisiana, 3 p.m.
AHL Philadelphia at Toronto, 2 p.m. Las Vegas 6 8 0 .429 338 337 Phoenix 19 13 .529 21/2 GASPARILLA BOWL Monday — All Times Eastern
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. .516 3 At Tampa, Fla.
Wednesday NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. e-Denver 4 10 0 .286 218 253 L.A. Clippers 18 14 .484 31/2 Missouri vs. Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m. Brentford vs. Tottenham, 7:30 a.m.
Washington at Ottawa, 7 p.m. .469 41/2 Crystal Palace vs. Fulham, 10 a.m.
Laval at Syracuse Winnipeg at Boston, 7 p.m. NATIONAL CONFERENCE Sacramento 16 13 .433 5 UEFA WOMEN'S Everton vs. Wolverhampton, 10 a.m.
Hershey at Lehigh Valley Seattle at Vancouver, 10 p.m. .419 6 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Leicester vs. Newcastle, 10 a.m.
W-B/Scranton at Belleville Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. EAST Portland 17 14 .333 61/2 Southampton vs. Brighton, 10 a.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. .300 9 GROUP STAGE Aston Villa vs. Liverpool, 12:30 p.m.
Manitoba at Iowa W L T Pct PF PA Utah 18 16 10 Arsenal vs. West Ham, 3 p.m.
Rockford at Texas
Ontario at Calgary x-Philadelphia 13 1 0 .929 411 268 Minnesota 16 15 CARABAO CUP
Bakersfield at Colorado
San Jose at Abbotsford x-Dallas 10 4 0 .714 394 269 Dallas 15 16

Tuesday N.Y. Giants 8 5 1 .607 287 312 Golden State 15 17

Toronto 5 W-B/Scranton 2 Friday Washington 7 6 1 .536 265 276 L.A. Lakers 13 17
Utica 4 Cleveland 3
Texas 6 Rockford 1 Oklahoma City 13 18
Calgary 4 Ontario 1
Bakersfield 2 Colorado 1 Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m. NORTH San Antonio 10 20
Tucson 3 Coachella Valley 2 Winnipeg at Washington, 7 p.m.
Abbotsford 6 San Jose 2 Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m. y-Minnesota 11 3 0 .786 351 349 Houston 9 21 Wednesday FOURTH ROUND
Detroit at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Barcelona 6 Rosengard 0 Wednesday
Thursday Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Detroit 7 7 0 .500 369 364 Wednesday Bayern Munich 2 Benfica 0
All Times Eastern Florida at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m. FC Zurich 1 Arsenal 9
Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m. Green Bay 6 8 0 .429 287 314 Detroit at Philadelphia Lyon 0 Juventus 0
Springfield at Hartford, 7 p.m. Montreal at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Utica at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. e-Chicago 3 11 0 .214 290 358 Milwaukee at Cleveland Blackburn Rovers 1 Nottingham Forest 4
Providence at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Charlton Athletic 0 Brighton & Hove Al-
Grand Rapids at Chicago, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 9:30 p.m. SOUTH Chicago at Atlanta bion 0 (Charlton Athletic advances 4-3
San Diego at Tucson, 8:30 p.m. St. Louis at Vegas, 10 p.m. on penalties)
Coachella Valley at Henderson, 10 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 247 288 Golden State at Brooklyn Manchester United 2 Burnley 0

IIHF WORLD JUNIOR Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 306 333 Indiana at Boston Thursday — All Times Eastern TELEVISION
HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP Slavia Praha vs. Roma, 12:45 p.m
Carolina 5 9 0 .357 276 314 Toronto at New York St. Polten vs. Wolfsburg, 12:45 p.m. THURSDAY (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
Real Madrid vs. Vllaznia, 3 p.m.
New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 286 315 Dallas at Minnesota Chelsea vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. BASKETBALL

WEST Orlando at Houston NLL

y-San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 338 210 Portland at Oklahoma City WEEK FOUR

Seattle 7 7 0 .500 355 355 L.A. Lakers at Sacramento

L.A. Rams 4 10 0 .286 230 320 Charlotte at L.A. Clippers

e-Arizona 4 10 0 .286 292 372 Tuesday
Utah 126, Detroit 111
e-eliminated from playoffs Chicago 113, Miami 103 NBA G League action, NBA TV Canada,
New York 132, Golden State 94 3:30 p.m.
x-clinched playoff spot Washington 113, Phoenix 110 EASTERN CONFERENCE NBA: Washington vs. Utah, SN 1, 9 p.m.;
Denver 105, Memphis 91 SN Ontario, East, 10:30 p.m.
PRE-TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE y-clinched division GP W L Pct GF GA GB

Thursday — All Times Eastern Rochester 3 3 0 1.000 41 31 —

At Halifax and Moncton, N.B. Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 8:15 p.m. Halifax 2 2 0 1.000 38 19 /1 2
All Times Eastern
Saturday Buffalo 2 1 1 .500 21 19 11/2 FOOTBALL
Wednesday Atlanta at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Chicago, 1 p.m. Thursday — All Times Eastern Albany 2 1 1 .500 24 24 11/2 NCAA: Lockheed Martin Armed Forces
United States 5 Sweden 1 Cincinnati at New England, 1 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Bowl, Baylor vs. Air Force, TSN 2, 7:30 p.m.
Slovakia vs. Canada Detroit at Carolina, 1 p.m. Washington at Utah, 9 p.m. Philadelphia 2 1 1 .500 21 30 11/2 NFL: Jacksonville vs. N.Y. Jets, CTV 2,
Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. TSN 1, 4, DAZN, 8:15 p.m.; TSN 3, 5,
Tuesday N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Toronto 3 1 2 .333 34 30 2 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Austria 4 Germany 3 (OT) Seattle at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Georgia 2 0 2 .000 23 29 21/2
Czechia 6 Latvia 3 Washington at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Friday New York 2 0 2 .000 25 35 21/2
Thursday Las Vegas at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Orlando, 7 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE HOCKEY
Germany vs. Latvia, 6 p.m. Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m. GP W L Pct GF GA GB
Czechia vs. Switzerland, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Calgary 2 2 0 1.000 25 14 — NHL: Philadelphia vs. Toronto, SN On-
Friday Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m. tario, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. San Diego 2 2 0 1.000 28 26 — NHL: Washington vs. Ottawa, TSN 5,
Sweden vs. Switzerland, 2:30 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m. 7 p.m.
Austria vs. Slovakia, 6 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 8 p.m. Fort Worth 3 2 1 .667 31 26 /1 2 NHL: Carolina vs. Pittsburgh, SN Ontario,
Finland vs. Canada, 6:30 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Saskatchewan 2 1 1 .500 30 19 1 East, West, Pacific, 7 p.m.
Portland at Denver, 9 p.m. NHL: Winnipeg vs. Boston, TSN 3, 7 p.m.
Sunday Memphis at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Colorado 2 1 1 .500 18 27 1 NHL: Seattle vs. Vancouver, SN Pacific,
Green Bay at Miami, 1 p.m. Washington at Sacramento, 10 p.m. 10 p.m.
Denver at L.A. Rams, 4:30 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Las Vegas 2 0 2 .000 14 22 2 NHL: Calgary vs. Los Angeles, SN West,
Tampa Bay at Arizona, 8:20 p.m. 10:30 p.m .
Vancouver 3 0 3 .000 22 44 21/2
Monday Friday, Dec. 30
L.A. Chargers at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m. All Times Eastern
Halifax at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
San Diego at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O HOCKEY B13

Hockey Canada, women’s team
finalizes one-year athlete agreement

Deal includes training Wednesday in a statement. ice, child care assistance, a Canadians and leave a positive after winning the opening three
support on and off the A women’s high-performance health care spending account mark on the game of hockey by games.
ice, child care assistance and performance bonuses, Hock- valuing and embodying the prin-
and a health care advisory committee consisting ey Canada said. ciples of sport.” “It is crucial our athletes have
spending account of current Canadian team veter- all the tools at their disposal so
ans Renata Fast, Brianne Jenner, “The increased support and The advisory committee was they can compete at the highest
CALGARY Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull resources for players and their introduced shortly after wom- level, continue to be role models
negotiated the agreement with families are essential in creating en’s hockey made its Olympic and grow the game for the next
Hockey Canada has reached a the national governing body. a high-performance daily train- debut in 1998 to ensure athletes generation,” said Hockey Canada
one-year athlete agreement with ing environment which allows had a voice in financial support director of hockey operations Gi-
its national women’s team. They secured changes in the players to focus on reaching their and event scheduling. na Kingsbury.
commercial usage of players’ goals as athletes,” Fast said in the
The agreement covers 28 ath- names, images and likenesses as statement. The Canadian women’s team “The support from Hockey
letes and is retroactive to Oct. 1, well as a revenue-sharing ar- won an Olympic gold medal Canada is another indication of
2022, Hockey Canada said rangement from the Rivalry Se- “We are an accomplished in Beijing in February and de- the value we place on our
ries with the United States, group of women, coming off a fended its world championship athletes and the impact they
which allows the athletes to very successful 2021-22 season. in September in Herning, Den- continue to have on and off the
share in money earned. We are determined to continue mark. ice.”
to represent our country with
The agreement also includes pride on the world stage, unite The U.S. leads this winter’s THE CANADIAN PRESS
training support on and off the seven-game Rivalry Series 3-2

Maple Leafs, Flyers upbeat as holiday break approaches

After an impressive victory over Toronto’s Michael Calle Jarnkrok returned from a the course of the year, all the winger James van Riemsdyk –
the Tampa Bay Lightning, the To- Bunting, centre, battles groin injury and earned an assist guys I’ve been playing with are formerly of the Maple Leafs – has
ronto Maple Leafs hope to enter for the puck with Tampa in his 600th career NHL game. giving me the puck and doing played on a line with centre Mor-
their Christmas break with a re- Bay defenceman Erik the right things and the bounces gan Frost and right winger Tip-
peat performance against the Cernak, right, in front of Toronto defenceman Rasmus are just going in for me right pett.
visiting Philadelphia Flyers on goaltender Andrei Sandin left the game late in the now.”
Thursday afternoon. Vasilevskiy during the second period with a neck injury Frost added a goal to Tippett’s
first period at Scotiabank that was to be re-evaluated One of his goals came while pair and van Riemsdyk had an
The matinée completes a two- Arena on Tuesday. Wednesday. the Flyers were killing a penalty. assist.
game homestand for the Maple Bunting, who opened the
Leafs, who start a three-game scoring for the Maple “It was more precautionary “I just think he’s so good,” “It’s always nice when you can
road trip Tuesday against the St. Leafs, picked up his than anything,” Keefe said. Flyers coach John Tortorella said stick with the same guys and
Louis Blues. 100th career point. of Konecny. “I had Cam [Atkin- kind of build chemistry,” Tippett
Toronto defeated Philadelphia son] for six years [in Columbus], said. “I think I was saying to
Toronto had a 40-19 advantage NICK TURCHIARO/ 5-2 Nov. 2 at home. and he and Cam are very similar. Frosty actually [Tuesday], it’s
in shots on goal in defeating They anticipate so very well as a nice just kind of knowing where
Tampa Bay 4-1 Tuesday. USA TODAY SPORTS In Philadelphia on Tuesday, penalty killer. That’s why they guys are going to be all the time
Konecny’s two goals gave him a end up with scoring chances in and know where your outs are
The Flyers, who defeated the team-leading 14 for the season. those types of situations.” when you’re in danger.”
visiting Columbus Blue Jackets
5-3 Tuesday, visit the Carolina “A lot of that just comes from Since returning from a broken REUTERS
Hurricanes on Friday. They will playing with guys that are mak- finger on Dec. 7, Flyers left
take a holiday break before re- ing the right plays that are com-
suming their stretch of five ing to me,” Konecny said. “Over
straight road games Dec. 29
against the San Jose Sharks.

The Flyers had two goals each
from Travis Konecny and Owen
Tippett on Tuesday.

As for the Maple Leafs, they re-
bounded from two consecutive
road losses with their win over
the Lightning.

“I thought our guys played re-
ally well,” Maple Leafs coach
Sheldon Keefe said. “It’s an im-
portant game against a good
team. We were a little tentative
early in the third but then we
found our legs and were fine. We
were pretty darn good.”

“We were always in the right
spots, both defensively and of-
fensively,” Maple Leafs goalten-
der Matt Murray said. “That al-
lowed us to keep the puck a lot
and get it back pretty quickly. We
did a lot of things really well.”

Michael Bunting, who scored
Toronto’s first goal, picked up a
roughing penalty at the end of
the first period and was aggres-
sively pushed off the ice by lines-
man Dan Kelly.

“I played against [Kelly] in the
minors,” Bunting said. “No histo-
ry there. … It’s hockey, you move
on from it.”

The goal gave Bunting his
100th career NHL point.

NHLers reflect how three-on-three OT has changed since inception: ‘You can’t force it’

JOSHUA CLIPPERTON “These guys handle it so well Toronto’s Mark Giordano, right, says that three-on-three overtime, the best opportunity to strike and
and they skate so well, they don’t introduced in the 2015-16 NHL season, is ‘a fine line now. It was way finish the game off in your fa-
Mark Giordano remembers have to give it up.” more wide-open when it first came in.’ FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS vour.”
a time when three-on-
three overtime was run- Maurice added teams have fos- because teams are content to re- then you stay a little too long and Miller added that, in the end,
and-gun. tered a level of patience during group in the neutral or defensive there’s a breakdown and you luck is also involved.
three-on-three that wasn’t there zones before going back on the at- can’t change.
Those chaotic days are long in the beginning. tack. “It’s so stressful,” he said.
gone. “That’s a bad feeling.” “You’re one mistake away from
“You’re not seeing a lot of bad- “Don’t worry about keeping it Toronto Maple Leafs captain being on a highlight reel.
Since reducing the number of angle shots or kind of hope in trying to hit late men with John Tavares said with points so
players in the extra period from shots,” he said. “They’ll just hang speed,” he said. “There were three crucial in the standings, it was in- “Literally anything can hap-
four skaters a side down to three on to it right to the very end if they or four teams that sat off man-to- evitable three-on-three would be pen.”
ahead of the 2015-16 season, NHL have to.” man [coverage] for a while. dissected and coached.
teams have developed systems “Definitely a lot more to it LIMITED DUCKS
and strategies to maximize Winnipeg Jets defenceman “Didn’t go very well for them, now,” he said. “Trends have devel-
chances – and minimize them Josh Morrissey was a rookie trying so they’ve changed that.” oped with the time and space The Anaheim Ducks had just one
against. to find his way in the NHL when that’s available, especially with regulation victory in 30 games to
the league first introduced the OT Vancouver Canucks forward the best players in the world. The start the season.
End-to-end action and trading format. J.T. Miller said there’s also strate- best players on each team are get-
odd-man rushes was the norm gy when your team is in posses- ting most of those minutes. They now have three, which
early on. Now it’s all about pos- He said apart from strategies sion and shifts are getting long. “You want to be prepared to came Thursday in Montreal and
sessing the puck as long as it takes developed through trial, error defend and then look at when is Saturday in Edmonton for the
to create an opportunity. and a lot video work, the talent “So many talented players on team’s first winning streak of
and skill set of game’s new gener- the ice,” he said. “You try make 2022-23.
“You can’t force it,” said Gior- ation is suited to wearing down something out of nothing and
dano, a veteran Toronto Maple opponents in what amount to A franchise undergoing a re-
Leafs defenceman in his 17th NHL games of three-on-three keep build and featuring a young core,
season. “Teams are really, really away. Anaheim will likely be in the con-
good at defending three-on-three versation for the No. 1 pick at
more than in the past and not giv- “It’s puck possession and de- June’s draft the rest of the cam-
ing up much. Line changes and fensively trying to limit odd-man paign.
switches and all those little things rushes against,” Morrissey said.
become big parts of three-on- “Sometimes there is going to be a But Ducks head coach Dallas
three cost when you go down two-on- Eakins said his message has been
one. If the goalie makes a big save consistent to a group that’s al-
“It’s a fine line now. It was way or there’s a great defensive play, ready endured losing skids of sev-
more wide-open when it first sometimes it’s inevitable some- en and six games.
came in.” thing’s gonna go the other way.
“It’s important, especially for
Florida Panthers head coach “But when things are not in the players, that this isn’t happen-
Paul Maurice said winning the frantic mode, teams are trying to ing ‘to me,’ ” he explained. “This is
faceoff to start OT can be abso- hold onto the puck and trying to happening ‘for me’ and under-
lutely crucial with so much real run crosses and switches that standing that there’s opportunity
estate available. might confuse the defence. If you in adversity, there’s opportunity
can run some crosses and drops, in challenges.
“Possession is absolute be- there’s always a potential if some-
cause you can never get it back,” one’s a bit tired or there’s mis- “If you’re just going to walk
he said. “There’s a whole lot of communication to kind of create around and feel sorry for yourself
[overtimes] you win that draw a little seam.” or feel down about your game or
and the other team never touches down about wherever we’re at, it’s
the puck again. Maurice said the offensive blue definitely not going to get better.”
line is now often irrelevant in OT
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B14 | REPORT ON BUSINESS O THE GLOBE AND MAIL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022

Jaguars, Jets enter Week 16 in playoff scrap

A jumbled AFC presents Coming off a comeback win against Dallas, Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars will face a stiff LAS VEGAS (PLUS 21⁄2)
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for teams featuring 1-2
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AT DALLAS AT CAROLINA AT KANSAS CITY the 50th anniversary of “The Im-
ROB MAADDI maculate Reception” without
Minshew Mania! The Eagles Jared Goff and the Lions (7-7) are The Seahawks (7-7) have lost Franco Harris after the legendary
Trevor Lawrence and the (13-1) need one more win to lock streaking after a 1-6 start. The four of five and are fading in the Hall of Fame running back sadly
Jacksonville Jaguars face up the No. 1 seed and will turn to Panthers (5-9) still can catch the wild-card race. Kansas City 11-3) passed away this week at age 72,
Zach Wilson and the New Gardner Minshew if Jalen Hurts Buccaneers, but must figure out needed overtime to beat lowly just days before the team retires
York Jets in Week 16 for the sec- can’t play because of a sprained a way to stop Detroit’s high-fly- Houston and are fighting for the his No. 32. The Raiders (6-8) are
ond successive season. shoulder. Minshew can prove ing offence. AFC’s No. 1 seed. Patrick Ma- aiming for their fifth win in six
Cowboys star Micah Parsons was LIONS, 23-16 homes and the NFL’s No. 1 of- games.
Both teams have come a long right when he credited the sys- fence against the league’s 29th- RAIDERS, 23-21
way since the previous meeting. tem for Hurts’s success. CINCINNATI (MINUS 31⁄2) ranked defence is a mismatch.
UPSET SPECIAL: EAGLES, 26-23 AT NEW ENGLAND CHIEFS, 27-20 TAMPA BAY (MINUS 61⁄2)
This year, the Jaguars (6-8) AT ARIZONA
and Jets (7-7) are in the middle NEW YORK GIANTS (PLUS 31⁄2) Joe Burrow and the Bengals ATLANTA (PLUS 71⁄2)
of a playoff race in a jumbled AT MINNESOTA (10-4) are rolling with six straight AT BALTIMORE The Buccaneers (6-8) have lost
AFC so there’s plenty at stake wins after Tom Brady and the to P.J. Walker, Jacoby Brissett,
Thursday night. Coming off the biggest come- Buccaneers handed them a vic- The Ravens (9-5) desperately Brock Purdy and Kenny Pickett/
back in NFL history, the Vikings tory. The Patriots (7-7) gave away need Lamar Jackson to return. Mitch Trubisky. Whether it’s Colt
The resurgent Jaguars are one (11-3) somehow are winning with a game to the Raiders, decreas- The Falcons (5-9) need the sea- McCoy or Trace McSorley start-
game behind the Titans in the the league’s lowest-ranked de- ing their playoff hopes. son to end. ing for the Cardinals (4-10), the
AFC South. The Jets are one fence. The Giants (8-5-1) need big BENGALS, 27-17 RAVENS, 22-16 Buccaneers aren’t quite good
game behind the Dolphins and games from Saquon Barkley and enough to beat anyone by a
Chargers for a wild-card spot. Kayvon Thibodeaux to win on HOUSTON (PLUS 41⁄2) WASHINGTON (PLUS 71⁄2) touchdown.
the road. AT TENNESSEE AT SAN FRANCISCO BUCCANEERS 20-17
Lawrence and Wilson were the VIKINGS, 27-20
1-2 picks in the 2021 draft. While Lovie Smith has the Texans (1- Brock Purdy may never lose with GREEN BAY (PLUS 41⁄2) AT MIAMI
Lawrence has been outstanding NEW ORLEANS (PLUS 21⁄2) 12-1) staying close. The Titans the 49ers (10-4) stacked around
over the past month, Wilson is AT CLEVELAND (7-7) are in danger of losing the him and playing tenacious de- Aaron Rodgers and the Packers
only starting because Mike White division after losing four in a fence. According to coach Ron (6-8) need to win out and get a
is injured. He outduelled Law- The Browns (6-8) are 2-1 with row. Rivera, Taylor Heinicke could lot of help to make the playoffs.
rence in a 26-21 win at home on Deshaun Watson and still have a TITANS, 26-13 land on the bench this week for Tua Tagovailoa needs to get the
Dec. 26, 2021. shot at a winning season. The the Commanders (7-6-1). Dolphins (8-6) back on track af-
Saints (5-9) still have a shot to 49ERS, 24-17 ter three straight losses.
“I’m not playing against Zach, win the dreadful NFC South. DOLPHINS, 24-23
I’m playing against the Jets de- BROWNS, 24-20
fence,” Lawrence said. “It’s an- DENVER (MINUS 21⁄2)
noying when people always AT LOS ANGELES RAMS
compare it to all that because
that’s not what it’s about. That’s A pair of 4-10 teams few could’ve
not how the game should be figured would have awful sea-
played. You just do whatever it sons.
takes to win the game.” BRONCOS, 20-17

That Jets’ defence presents LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
quite a challenge for Lawrence (MINUS 31⁄2) AT INDIANAPOLIS
and the Jags. New York is ranked
No. 3 overall, and rookie corner- The Chargers (8-6) are making a
back Sauce Gardner leads a sec- playoff push. The Colts (4-9-1) al-
ondary that allows just 193.9 ready had a nightmarish season
yards passing a game. before blowing a 33-0 lead last
week.
Coming off an impressive CHARGERS, 24-20
comeback win against Dallas, the
Jaguars are 11⁄2-point favourites, 2022 RECORD
per FanDuel Sportsbook.
Last Week: Straight up: 12-4
Home teams have lost five of Against spread: 7-8-1.
the past seven games on Thurs- Season: Straight up: 137-86.
day Picks. Pro Picks leans slightly Against spread: 113-105-5.
toward Jacksonville. Thursday: Straight up: 11-6.
JAGUARS, 19-16 Against spread: 7-10.
Monday: Straight up: 9-7.
BUFFALO (MINUS 81⁄2) Against spread: 7-9.
AT CHICAGO Best Bet: Straight up: 8-7.
Against spread: 8-7.
The Bears’ only hope is to use Upset Special: Straight up: 5-10.
the NFL’s top rushing offence to Against spread: 7-7-1.
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BEST BET: BILLS, 32-17

Harris: Legendary running back’s presence was Kelly: Players leaving PGA
ubiquitous in Pittsburgh and felt across borders Tour will eventually stop
being about politics and
FROM B11 become all about money

“But so many people are leaving FROM B11
Franco reminiscences that today
the statue had to be moved.” Clearly, it’s not disappointed enough to stick a shank in LIV.

It was at Three Rivers Stadium Because Augusta National could have done that.
that Harris sculpted his master-
piece, the Pittsburgh sporting If it had excommunicated LIV, other majors would be
bookend to Bill Mazeroski’s walk-
off home run against the reviled freed to do so as well. Now that the Masters is welcoming
New York Yankees to win the
1960 World Series. back the coup plotters, The Open probably will as well. If

It occurred 50 years ago Friday, the U.S. Open goes another way, that may earn it high fives
during an AFC divisional playoff
game against the Oakland Raid- from its American stalwarts, but it risks making it look
ers. The Steelers were trailing,
7-6, on fourth down with 22 sec- irrelevant if LIV keeps bumping along without it.
onds left. Quarterback Terry
Bradshaw lifted a desperate pass Augusta has done what only rock-solid legacy businesses
in the direction of John Fuqua,
who was bumped by the Raiders’ can do – in lieu of complete information, it has kicked the
Jack Tatum, the deflection from
the collision sending the ball into innovation can down the road a ways. It can revisit the
the air and into the hands of Har-
ris, who grabbed it before it hit problem in a year or two.
the ground and galloped into the
end zone to give the home team a It’s still possible the PGA will throttle LIV in the crib. So
13-7 victory.
far, the Saudi tour has paid out a lot of money for close to
In retirement Harris was a
ubiquitous presence in Pitts- zero viewers. Maybe the backers will bore of it. Maybe some
burgh. “He was a star on the foot-
ball field,” said Rabbi Jamie Gib- of the current pros will take their money and go home. If
son, who encountered him at
meetings throughout the city, just a few get peeled back off to
“but a true giant in the civic life of
this community.” William Pedu- the PGA, that changes the narra-
to, a two-term mayor of Pitts-
burgh, at age eight had chosen tive. Now it’s the PGA raiding It’s still possible the
Harris as his hero, only to con- LIV. PGA will throttle LIV
clude at age 58 that Harris was an
even larger figure once his Steeler It’s also possible LIV is the fu-
days were over. “I can’t recall ture. The top earner on the PGA in the crib. So far,
once him asking for anything,”
said Peduto, fighting back tears. Tour last year (Scottie Scheffler) the Saudi tour has
“And whenever anybody asked made US$14-million, a record.
for something from him, he al- The No. 2 guy on the PGA Tour paid out a lot of
ways said ‘yes.’ Most of the time money list? Cameron Smith. He’s money for close to
there was never a reporter or
camera there. He quietly and a LIV golfer now. zero viewers. Maybe
constantly gave of himself.”
Franco Harris became iconic for propelling the Steelers to victory over the The big-money guy for LIV the backers will bore
Harris shaped childhoods Oakland Raiders in the 1972 playoffs but he was also a heroic figure in was Johnson. He made US$36- of it. Maybe some of
across the border. “He was my retirement in the City of Pittsburgh. BOB GRIESER/GETTY IMAGES million in eight starts. Per hour the current pros will
boyhood idol,” said Anastasios on the job, that puts him up take their money
Roussopoulos, general manager there with the world’s top prize
of the Petros restaurant in Mon-
treal, who now drives the 975 forever.” step for Joe.” fighters. Except he can work ev- and go home. If just
kilometres to Pittsburgh four or Art Rooney II, president of the The wounds from that episode ery weekend.
five times a year to attend games. Most of the people involved in a few get peeled
“He helped make me a Steeler fan Steelers, is not known for florid are still raw. Two members of the back off to the PGA,
rhetoric nor for tugging at emo- Penn State board of trustees this civil war couldn’t find Saudi
tional heartstrings. But Wednes- asked not to be interviewed when Arabia on a map, never mind ex- that changes the
day morning the words flowed. contacted Wednesday. No one
“His impact was so enormous on else hesitated. plain to you the politics at work narrative. Now it’s
the franchise, the whole city and, here. A few have tried. It’s like
really, people around the world,” “I’ve waited on him for years watching a dog drive a car. the PGA raiding LIV.
he told me. “He brought joy and and he always did something
happiness everywhere he went.” most people don’t do – give you Eventually, this isn’t going to
eye contact,” said Debra Weiss, a
Harris had his detractors, to be catering associate who served be about politics, sportswashing or history. People get
sure, growing out of his defence Harris earlier this month at a fun-
of his Penn State coach, Joe Pa- draiser at the home of Steelers bored of being lectured. The recent World Cup proved just
terno, fired for failing to address coach Mike Tomlin. “He never
the child abuse of assistant coach passed up an appetizer.” how quickly.
Jerry Sandusky. “No one support-
ed Joe the way Franco did,” said One thing more: He made ev- After a while, it may only be about the money. That’s
Lou Prato, considered the unoffi- ery cocktail party an Immaculate
cial historian of Penn State Reception. LIV’s strategy.
sports. “He was there on his door-
Special to The Globe and Mail If Augusta National thought that was a stupid approach

it could have sided with the PGA now. But it didn’t.

Instead, it has sided with no one. By not taking a side, it is

sort of taking a side, but it’s got lots of emergency exits. One

thing you can say for sure – it isn’t the PGA’s side.

Were I the PGA, this is about when I’d move the dial from

‘deeply concerned’ to ‘light, seasonally appropriate panic.’

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 | THE GLOBE AND MAIL O B15

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Former D.C. United Olson, who was fired after the this month to terminate his con- BUSINESS HOURS (EST) Canadian Care Centre (UCCC)
manager joins after 2020 season. tract. MONDAY – FRIDAY 8:30AM – 5:30PM on Friday, December 16,
Nancy’s departure SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS 1:00PM – 5:00PM 2022, at 84 years. Loving wife
to Columbus, key The Argentine was 38 at the Nancy’s departure was another DEADLINES (EST) of husband, William Wilson
players move to Europe time and entered MLS as the step in an off-season of change in NEXT DAYS’ PAPER – SUBMISSION (1998); beloved daughter of
league’s youngest active head Montreal. Star midfielder Mihai- Millie Melnyk (1992) and
MONTREAL coach. lovic moved on to Dutch club AZ 3:00PM DAY PRIOR Michael Senkiw (1952); and
Alkmaar, while defender John- PAYMENT/APPROVAL 4:00 PM DAY PRIOR stepdaughter to Stephen
CF Montreal has made major United went 14-15-5 and missed ston and midfielder Koné, who Melnyk (1991). Honored for 25
steps in restocking after a turbu- the playoffs in 2021. Losada was were part of Canada’s World Cup DEATHS years of dedicated
lent off-season. fired early in the 2022 season with squad in Qatar, signed deals with bookkeeping services at
United sitting last in the Eastern Scotland’s Celtic and England’s JANE GRIFFIN KANSAS Stedman Bros., Ltd. Diane will
The Major League Soccer club Conference at 2-4-0. Watford respectively. Died on December 18, 2022 in be greatly missed by loving
announced Wednesday that for- Kentville, Nova Scotia from chronic friends and caring staff of
mer D.C. United head coach Her- Losada had been manager of Montreal started the process of kidney disease. Born June 5, 1954 UCCC. A music-loving
nan Losada will take over from Beerschot before moving to North filling the void by acquiring Her- in Wichita, Kansas. First child of member of Columbia House
Wilfried Nancy on the sidelines America. He joined the Belgian rera from Salt Lake for Patricia Elaine Griffin Ruptash and Vinyl with a photographic
for the 2023 season. club for the 2018-19 season and led US$350,000 in 2023 general allo- John Ruptash. Survived by her memory for names and
the under-21 team before taking cation money, $150,000 in 2024 best friend, Lis van Berkel, and numbers. Diane was a
News of Losada’s hiring came over the first team and guiding it general allocation money, Mon- her wife, Lisa Tondino; her sister, treasure cherished by each
shortly after Montreal completed to promotion from the second di- treal’s first round pick (25th over- Susan Ruptash and her husband, and all. Burial ceremony at St.
a deal with Real Salt Lake to ac- vision to the first tier. all) in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Peter Friedrichsen; her sister, Volodymyr Ukrainian
quire defender Aaron Herrera. and a 2023 international roster Laura Ruptash, and her husband Cemetary, Oakville, on Friday,
He entered coaching after a 16- spot. Henry Dressler; and her niece, December 23, 2022 at 11:00
“It is with great excitement, year playing career as an attacking Emma Dressler. Predeceased by a.m. Celebration of Life TBA
motivation and gratitude that I midfielder for clubs in Argentina, Herrera, 25, played in 27 games her parents and her sister, Ellen Spring 2023, on Cardinal
approach this new opportunity,” Belgium and the Netherlands. with Salt Lake last season, includ- Ruptash. Celebration of Life to be Funeral Homes website. In
Losada said in a release. “I am ea- ing 25 as a starter, collecting three held at a future date. Donations honour of Diane, donations
ger to put all my energy, enthusi- Nancy was a finalist for MLS assists in 2,267 minutes played. may be made to Halifax Cat may be made to Ukrainian
asm, and abilities into this great coach of the year after leading Rescue www.catsinhalifax.ca Canadian Care Centre or the
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president and chief executive offi- of New Hampshire, has been awarded to the top player in U.S. Memorial
cer Gabriel Gervais and vice-presi- selected third overall by the college soccer and attended the Chapel
dent and chief sporting officer Colorado Rapids at the MLS recent MLS College Showcase.
Olivier Renard, were scheduled to SuperDraft. YEARS
appear at a news conference on Bombito was one of eight
Thursday. Bombito was named 2022 players named to the Generation Through the generations…
America East Defender of the Adidas class ahead of the draft.
“We were looking for a coach Year and a second-team all- a sacred trust
who could continue the sporting American selection, after helping Generation Adidas is a joint
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B16 OBITUARIES O THE GLOBE AND MAIL | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022

FRANCO HARRIS

FOOTBALL PLAYER, 72

HALL OF FAME RUNNING BACK HELPED
TURN STEELERS INTO NFL’S ELITE

Black and gold star’s death comes two days before the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception
that sent the team on the path toward greatness, with four Super Bowl wins in the 1970s

WILL GRAVES PITTSBURGH Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris stands next a statue of himself on Sept. 12, 2019, The city’s large Italian-Ameri-
at Pittsburgh International Airport near Pittsburgh. Mr. Harris retired in 1984 as the NFL’s can population embraced Mr.
Franco Harris, the Hall of Harris immediately, led by two lo-
Fame running back whose third-all-time leading rusher behind Walter Payton and Jim Brown. NATE GUIDRY/ASSOCIATED PRESS cal businessmen who founded
heads-up thinking authored what became known as “Franco’s
the Immaculate Reception, con- With Pittsburgh trailing 7-6 Mr. Villapiano still plans to attend three of the four Super Bowls he Italian Army,” a nod to Mr. Har-
sidered the most iconic play in and facing fourth-and-10 from its Saturday night’s jersey retire- played in, and his 354 career yards ris’s roots as the son of an Afri-
NFL history, has died. He was 72. own 40-yard line and 22 seconds ment ceremony for his former ri- rushing on the NFL’s biggest stage can-American father and an Ital-
left in the fourth quarter, Mr. val-turned-friend, and is just fine remains a record nearly four dec- ian mother.
Mr. Harris’s son, Dok, told the Bradshaw drifted back and threw with the mystery that still sur- ades after his retirement.
Associated Press on Wednesday deep to running back Frenchy Fu- rounds what actually happened The Immaculate Reception
that his father died overnight. No qua. Fuqua and Oakland defen- at 3:29 p.m. on Dec. 23, 1972. “One of the kindest, gentlest made Mr. Harris a star, though he
cause of death was given. sive back Jack Tatum collided, men I have ever known,” Hall of typically preferred to let his play
sending the ball careening back “There’s so many angles and so Famer Tony Dungy, a teammate and not his mouth do the talking.
His death comes two days be- toward midfield in the direction many things. Nobody will ever of Harris’s in Pittsburgh in the On a team that featured big per-
fore the 50th anniversary of the of Mr. Harris. Game officials we- figure that out,” Mr. Villapiano late 1970s, posted on Twitter. “He sonalities in Mr. Bradshaw, defen-
play that provided the jolt that ren’t sure who deflected the pass; said. “Let’s let it go on forever.” was a great person & great team- sive tackle Joe Greene and line-
helped transform the Steelers replays were inconclusive. mate. Hall of Fame player but so backer Jack Lambert among oth-
from also-rans into the NFL’s elite While the Steelers fell the next much more than that. A tremen- ers, the intensely quiet Mr. Harris
and three days before Pittsburgh While nearly everyone else on week to Miami in the AFC cham- dous role model for me!” spent 12 seasons as the engine
is scheduled to retire his No. 32 the field stopped, Mr. Harris kept pionship, Pittsburgh was on its that helped Pittsburgh’s offence
during a ceremony at halftime of his legs churning, snatching the way to becoming the dominant Born in Fort Dix, N.J., on March go.
its game against the Las Vegas ball just inches above the Three team of the 1970s, twice winning 7, 1950, Mr. Harris played colle-
Raiders. Mr. Harris had been busy Rivers Stadium turf near the Oak- back-to-back Super Bowls, first giately at Penn State, where his Eight times he topped 1,000
in the run-up to the celebration, land 45, then outracing several after the 1974 and 1975 seasons primary job was to open holes for yards rushing in a season, includ-
doing media interviews on Mon- stunned Raider defenders to give and again after the 1978 and 1979 backfield mate Lydell Mitchell. ing five times while playing a 14-
day to talk about a moment to the Steelers their first playoff vic- seasons. The Steelers, in the final stages of game schedule. He piled up an
which he is forever linked. tory in the franchise’s four-dec- a rebuild led by Hall of Fame additional 1,556 yards rushing
ade history. And it all began with a play coach Chuck Noll, saw enough in and 16 rushing touchdowns in
“It is difficult to find the appro- that shifted the fortunes of a fran- Mr. Harris to make him the 13th the playoffs, both second all-time
priate words to describe Franco “That play really represents chise and, in some ways, a region. overall pick in the 1972 draft. behind Emmitt Smith.
Harris’ impact on the Pittsburgh our teams of the seventies,” Mr.
Steelers, his teammates, the City Harris said after the Immaculate “It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 “When [Mr. Noll] drafted Fran- Despite his gaudy numbers,
of Pittsburgh and Steelers Na- Reception was voted the greatest years, that’s a long time,” Mr. Har- co Harris, he gave the offence Mr. Harris stressed that he was
tion,” team President Art Rooney play in NFL history during the ris said in September when the heart, he gave it discipline, he just one cog in an extraordinary
II said in a statement. “From his league’s 100th anniversary sea- team announced it would retire gave it desire, he gave it the abil- machine that redefined great-
rookie season, which included son in 2020. his number. “And to have it so ity to win a championship in ness.
the Immaculate Reception, alive, you know, is still thrilling Pittsburgh,” Steelers Hall of Fame
through the next 50 years, Franco Though the Raiders cried foul and exciting. It really says a lot. It wide receiver Lynn Swann said of “You see, during that era, each
brought joy to people on and off in the moment, over time they means a lot.” his frequent roommate on team player brought their own little
the field. He never stopped giving somewhat embraced their role in road trips. piece with them to make that
back in so many ways. He tou- NFL lore. Oakland linebacker Phil Mr. Harris, the 6-foot-2, 230- wonderful decade happen,” Mr.
ched so many, and he was loved Villapiano, who was covering Mr. pound workhorse from Penn Mr. Harris’s impact was imme- Harris said during his Hall of
by so many.” Harris on the play, even attended State, found himself in the centre diate. He won the NFL’s Rookie of Fame speech in 1990. “Each play-
a 40th-anniversary celebration of of it all. He churned for a then-re- the Year award in 1972 after rush- er had their strengths and weak-
Even in retirement, Mr. Harris the play in 2012, when a small cord 158 yards rushing and a ing for a then-team-rookie record nesses, each their own thinking,
remained a fixture in the com- monument commemorating the touchdown in Pittsburgh’s 16-6 1,055 yards and 10 touchdowns as each their own method, just
munity and with a team whose exact location of Mr. Harris’ histo- victory over Minnesota in Super the Steelers reached the postsea- each, each had their own. But
standard of excellence began ry-altering catch was unveiled. Bowl IX on his way to winning son for just the second time in then it was amazing, it all came
with a young kid from New Jersey the game’s Most Valuable Player franchise history. together, and it stayed together to
who saw the ball in the air and award. He scored at least once in forge the greatest team of all
kept on running. It wasn’t un- times.”
common for Mr. Harris to stop by
the Steelers’ practice facility to Despite all of his success, his
chat with players who weren’t time in Pittsburgh ended acrimo-
even born before his fateful play. niously when the Steelers cut
him after he held out during
“I just admire and love the training camp before the 1984
man,” coach Mike Tomlin said. season. Mr. Noll, who leaned on
“There’s so much to be learned Mr. Harris so heavily for so long,
from him in terms of how he con- famously answered “Franco
ducted himself, how he em- who?” when asked about Mr. Har-
braced the responsibilities of be- ris’s absence from the team’s
ing Franco for Steeler Nation, for camp at Saint Vincent College.
this community … He embraced
it all and did it with such grace Mr. Harris signed with Seattle,
and class and patience and time running for just 170 yards in eight
for people.” games before being released in
midseason. He retired as the
Mr. Harris ran for 12,120 yards NFL’s third-all-time leading rush-
and won four Super Bowl rings er behind Walter Payton and Jim
with the Pittsburgh Steelers in Brown.
the 1970s, a dynasty that began in
earnest when Mr. Harris decided “I don’t even think about that
to keep running during a last-sec- [any more],” Mr. Harris said in
ond heave by Steelers quarter- 2006. “I’m still black and gold.”
back Terry Bradshaw in a playoff
game against Oakland in 1972. Mr. Harris leaves his wife, Dana
Dokmanovich, and son Dok.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOM BROWNING

BASEBALL PLAYER, 62

All-star pitched the only perfect game in Reds franchise history

C I N C I N N AT I Our deepest condolences to Tom’s family Tom Browning TOM UHLMAN/AP Young Award voting.
during this difficult time.” Six times Mr. Browning won at least 14
Tom Browning, an all-star pitcher “RIP my friend Mr. Perfect Tom Brown-
who threw the only perfect game Known as a colourful character, Mr. ing,” tweeted Hall of Fame shortstop and games. He led the NL in starts on four occa-
in Cincinnati Reds history and Browning once bolted from the Wrigley former Reds teammate Barry Larkin. “We sions, had six years with more than 225 in-
helped them win a World Series ti- Field bullpen and sat in full Cincinnati uni- shared some great times as well as the nings pitched and gave up the most home
tle, died on Monday. He was 62. form with Chicago fans atop a rooftop same birthdate 4/28. You will be missed.” runs in the league three times.
across the street during a Reds-Cubs game
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office an- in July, 1993. He was fined $500, according Mr. Browning was 18-5 with a 3.41 ERA in Mr. Browning went 15-9 with a 3.80 ERA
nounced Mr. Browning’s death on Twitter, to The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1988 and made the National League all-star in 1990 to help the Reds win their most re-
saying he died at his home in Union, Ky. No team in 1991. He went 20-9 with a 3.55 ERA cent pennant and World Series crown. He
cause was given. The left-hander’s biggest individual mo- in 1985, finishing second to St. Louis Cardi- was 2-1 with a 3.71 ERA in three starts that
ment on the mound, however, came when nals speedster Vince Coleman for the NL postseason, beating the powerhouse Oak-
The Reds issued a statement after being he retired all 27 batters he faced in a 1-0 vic- Rookie of the Year and sixth in NL Cy land Athletics 8-3 on the road in Game 3 of
in contact with a member of his family, tory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at River- the World Series to help the Reds pull off a
team spokesperson Rob Butcher said. front Stadium on Sept. 16, 1988. stunning four-game sweep.

“The entire Reds family is stunned and After a two-hour rain delay, the game “He was just a wonderful person. He was
deeply saddened to hear of the passing of started at 10:02 p.m. and took only 1 hour, as beloved a Cincinnati Red as there’s been
Tom Browning. Affectionately referred to 51 minutes. It came a little more than three in the city,” said Mr. Butcher, the Reds’
as ‘Mr. Perfect,’ Tom was a true Red who af- months after Mr. Browning lost a no-hit long-time vice president of media rela-
ter his playing days made the Cincinnati bid in San Diego in the ninth inning on a tions. “Everybody who’d ever met him just
area his home and remained heavily in- one-out single by Hall of Famer Tony loved the guy. He was fun. I guess that’s the
volved with the organization,” the club Gwynn. word – he was fun.”
said.
Mr. Browning’s gem against the Dodgers Mr. Browning spent 11 seasons with Cin-
“A fan favourite, the Reds Hall of Famer is one of just 23 perfect games in league his- cinnati from 1984-94. He broke a bone in
touched fans’ hearts at team events, Reds tory and the only one for the Reds, base- his arm during a game in 1994 and finished
Hall of Fame festivities and Reds ball’s oldest professional franchise. his career by pitching in two games for the
Community Fund activities. We join Reds Kansas City Royals in 1995.
Country in mourning the loss of one of our Just more than a month later, the Dodg-
all-time greats, who created so many me- ers won the World Series – making Mr. In 12 big league seasons, he was 123-90
mories and magical moments for us all. Browning the lone pitcher to toss a perfec- with a 3.94 ERA in 302 games (300 starts).
to against the team that won the cham-
pionship that same year. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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