The
conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatens to spin out of control as
Poland prepares to enter the fray, where 700 MIA2 Abrams & M2
Bradley tanks and armoured personnel carriers are unloaded for Poles to
align with Ukraine against Russia, but it will not work out well for
them. The risk is that a multinational conflict may escalate into a bona
fide WWIII, where Russia--if forced to defend itself from existential
threats--will retaliate with a massive and complete assault upon NATO
and the US from which neither will emerge unscathed. About half the
world's population, alas, will probably fall victim over the next few
years, which will be the greatest single depopulation program in
history--even exceeding the deaths caused by the vax! US advisors are
commending cluster bombs, which are proscribed by treaties signed by
over 100 nations, not including the US, Russia or Ukraine. Tucker agrees
that Trump and DeSantis are the odd-on favorites for the GOP nomination
in 2024, where (so far as I can see) the only obstacle Trump has to
clear is denouncing the vax he assisted into production at Warp Speed!
Absent that--and he only has a few months to come around--my pick would
be DeSantis (even though I suspect he may have Zionist luggage of which
we are not as yet fully aware). A baby died after a transfusion with
vaxxed blood over the adamant protests of his parents; and a beautiful
actress, cripled by her first dose, has been fired for refusing to take a
second. Meanwhile, Musk is doing his thing with Twitter, which (at
least, so far) I applaud. Joe and Chris were "spot on" with excellent
observations and commentary.
New reply to a comment on "Press TV's Spotlight: Russia-Ukraine conflict"
Happy New Year David Amos! Actually, I have no idea about what you think
of me or Scott Ritter. Have you ever met either of us in person to have
a discussion at any length? If not, (a) what second-hand information
are you using as the basis of your views, and (b) would you like to have
a skype discussion with me to explore the validity of the views you do
or not hold about me?
This
week Fr. Robert Kickham, Cardinal Seán's priest secretary and priest in
residence at the Cathedral celebrates his 25th anniversary of
ordination to the priesthood.
We pray, that Jesus the High Priest
will continue to renew, increase, and strengthen him with the graces he
received at his ordination as he carries out his sacred ministry in the
Holy Church.
Congratulations on your silver jubilee. Ad multos annos!
A
worker at the True North Salmon Company's fish plant in Blacks Harbour
has tested positive for tuberculosis, prompting Public Health to test
all other employees at the facility. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
All
staff at a New Brunswick fish processing plant are being tested for
tuberculosis after one of its employees tested positive for the disease
last week.
Public Health informed True North Salmon Company that
an employee at its Blacks Harbour plant tested positive for active
tuberculosis last Thursday, said Joel Richardson, spokesperson for Cooke
Aquaculture, which owns True North Salmon.
Richardson said a team
from Public Health was at the plant on Tuesday and Wednesday testing
employees, with the results expected to come in starting Thursday.
"We're
very grateful that all of our 87 employees have co-operated fully with
Public Health to be screened for symptoms, and any employees who have
been contacted for testing are required to complete testing this week
before being permitted to resume work," he said.
Watch| All staff at Blacks Harbour fish processing plant being tested for tuberculosis:
True North Salmon tested 87 workers for tuberculosis after an employee became sick
Duration 1:04
An
employee at True North Salmon in Blacks Harbour, a village in southwest
N.B., has tested positive for tuberculosis. Joel Richardson, company
spokesperson, said he believes the risk of further spread is low.
Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is caused by the bacteria mycobacterium tuberculosis and is spread from person to person through the air, according to a New Brunswick Public Health fact sheet about the disease.
The
bacteria are spread from person to person through coughing, sneezing
and talking when in close, frequent and prolonged contact with someone
who has active TB, according to Public Health.
Richardson said the employee had been off work sick for about two weeks prior to testing positive.
Cooke
Aquaculture spokesperson Joel Richardson says 87 employees at a fish
processing plant operated by a company subsidiary have been tested for
tuberculosis and are awaiting results.
He
said Public Health determined through contact tracing that the risk to
other employees and to the wider community was "low," and therefore a
notification for the region wasn't required.
Richardson said the employee is currently in hospital and is expected to recover.
CBC
News has asked Public Health whether any more cases have been detected
and whether any possible exposure sites were identified.
In
an email, spokesperson Sean Hatchard said Public Health cannot comment
on specifics, but that any exposed individuals are contacted directly.
"It is also common for Public Health to work closely with businesses and organizations who may have a confirmed case," he said.
He said general symptoms can include loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, fever, high sweats, prolonged cough and chest pain.
Source unclear
Richardson
said Public Health officials told the company that the employee doesn't
appear to have contracted tuberculosis from the community.
Richardson said the employee also didn't travel outside of the region in recent weeks.
Richardson
said the only explanation for its source is that the employee had a
latent case of TB, which only recently became active.
"Our
understanding from talking to the medical officers is that some forms of
tuberculosis can actually be dormant in individuals even if they've
previously been vaccinated as children, and that's the case with this
particular individual."
Not uncommon scenario, expert says
TB
cases can either be "active" or "latent," said Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an
infectious diseases specialist based out of the Toronto General
Hospital.
A latent case occurs when the bacteria that causes TB enters someone's body, but their immune system effectively fights it off.
Infectious
disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says it's not uncommon for someone
to have latent tuberculosis that turns into an active case later in
life. (Submitted by Isaac Bogoch)
The
bacteria, however, can remain dormant in the body for decades, and up to
10 per cent of the time will at some point turn into an active case,
with the person exhibiting symptoms such as cough and fever.
"That's like the norm. That's what happens the vast majority of the time," Bogoch said.
"There's
certain parts of the world where TB is much more common compared to
Canada, and many people are exposed to this infection early in life and
they developed what's called latent tuberculosis … and they don't know
they have it."
While TB can bring about severe symptoms, Bogoch said the treatment options available in Canada are very effective.
"You
have to start off usually on four different antibiotics — four
different pills — and you treat for a minimum of six months to ensure
that it's treated … and again, it's not that hard to treat if you know
what you're doing."
Increasing mask usage
Richardson said employees were already required to wear masks while on the processing line.
However,
with the confirmed case of TB, the company is currently requiring
employees wear a mask as soon as they enter the plant.
Richardson said operations at the plant otherwise have not been affected.
FREDERICTON–Joel Richardson, vice president with the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)
organization, raised eyebrows when he said New Brunswick has become not
just a “have not” province, but a “will not” province.
We wanted to go deeper to understand why he calls New Brunswick a “will not” province, so we asked him three questions:
1) Why do you call New Brunswick a “will not” province?
Many people now consider New Brunswick a “will-not” province,
although I recognize that not everyone likes to hear it. I’ve never been
one to mince words, so I’m telling it like it is in the hopes that it
helps us move forward. New Brunswick’s brand and economic status as a
self-sufficient province has dropped in the last century from a
“have-province” to a “have-not” province to a “will-not province”.
Throughout our history we have been credited for being very inventive
and industrious – and we took care of one another.
We’ve shifted to a society that relies heavily on Federal government
transfer payment bailouts with over 40 per cent of our provincial
governments budget now relying on money from other provinces just to
help cover our essential services. That Federal money has relaxed our
need to be innovative, motivated and hungry to accept new business
development opportunities such as responsible resource development.
Unemployment soaring over 20 per cent plus in some regions with over
40,000 residents out of work across NB. Housing construction starts are
the lowest in 20 years below 1995 levels. New Brunswick youth have a
much higher unemployment rate (17.5 per cent) than youth across Canada
(14.3 per cent) and our child poverty rates are some of the highest in
the country. Provincial government program expenditures are rapidly
outpacing revenue.
Given our depressed economy and failing social standing, our
political officials, community leaders and citizens have to stop winging
decision making based on political opportunity and instead on science,
economic and social benefit. It’s time New Brunswick graduated to a
“have-province” again. We need to lift our province from the edge of
chaos and our children out of poverty. Let’s boldly choose now to be
part of the solution not the problem.
2) What attitudes need to change in the province?
People need to encourage and support entrepreneurs and companies who
are willing to take significant risks in order to start or grow a
business. We need to wrap our arms around goods and services exporters
to support their growth and competitiveness so they can grow their sales
and hire more people. Government doesn’t create jobs. Companies don’t
create jobs. Demand from customers for products creates jobs.
We need to create more demand by strengthening global trade
relationships and creating more awareness around our products. Given
our small population, New Brunswicker’s need to develop an export
mindset so that in the future, even the smallest New Brunswick business
will be multinational. Helping companies realize increased export sales
will: 1) create new direct & indirect jobs, 2) generate GNB tax and
royalty revenue to help cover health, education and social services, and
3) help families.
3) How best do we create more economic activity, jobs and wealth in the province?
We need to manufacture our future. Let’s get moving and aim higher.
We need to set return on investment goals to strive for – 1) Become the
most trade-friendly partner in the world; 2) Be Canada’s most prosperous
province; 3) Achieve an unemployment rate of 6 percent, and; 4) Be the
preferred location for people to invest, manufacture, export from,
employ and grow.
Here’s 6 actions New Brunswick must do to survive and thrive – 1)
Double manufacturing and exporting output by 2030; 2) Invest in
innovation and new product development,; 3) Develop skills and careers
in manufacturing, technology and trades for youth, immigrants and our
aboriginal communities; 4) Approve and begin major capital projects
required to transport our energy, resources and manufactured goods to
market; 5) Explore alternative energy solutions like natural gas and
renewable technologies, and; 6) Ensure our business climate is globally
competitive.
We can do this, we must do this so hope is restored. After all, it is our provincial motto – Spem Reduxit …“It has restored hope”.
For
three years, Fatumah Najjuma worked as a personal support worker in
Toronto, including during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now she
could be deported and separated from her daughter, even as the federal
government says it is working to do more to help secure permanent
residence for undocumented workers. (Submitted by Fatumah Najjuma)
One
year after the federal government vowed to do more to give status to
undocumented workers, Canada is pressing forward with deporting a
personal support worker, separating her from her child and sending her
back to the country from which she says she ran for her life.
Fatumah
Najjuma, a 29-year-old, fled Uganda while pregnant in 2018 after she
says she was disowned by her family and her life was put in danger for
her religious and social affiliations.
For three years, she's
worked as a personal support worker in long-term care homes and at
people's homes, including during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It's a role in which she says she's found meaning, despite privately
facing the terror of losing the life she's built in the safety of
Canada.
"The elderly, they really need our help," she told
CBC Toronto. "You assist them with doing everything so that they feel
normal, like every other person."
But "normal" is something
Najjuma hasn't been able to feel with her new life on the brink of
collapse. Despite applying to stay in Canada on compassionate and
humanitarian grounds in March, she faces deportation on Jan. 7.
"My mental health is worsening every day. I'm not sleeping, I'm not eating… Each day that passes, I get more scared."
Najjuma
is pictured here with her daughter on her third birthday in March 2022.
It's the last time she says she remembers being happy. Not long after,
she was sent a deportation order and could now be separated from her
little girl. (Submitted by Fatumah Najjuma)
Federal
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser's mandate includes working to "further
explore ways of regularizing status for undocumented workers who are
contributing to Canadian communities." Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada says that work is underway, but that it cannot
comment on programs or policies under development.
Fraser
recently met with approximately 100 undocumented migrant leaders from
around the country, to hear directly from them, the department added.
"As
we advance our work on further programs, we will continue listening to
experts as well as undocumented workers themselves... Until new policies
are announced, the existing ones remain in effect," spokesperson
Jeffery MacDonald said in a statement.
'Completely irrational,' says advocate
That
means while a change could soon be coming to ease the path to permanent
residence for those like Najjuma, she is nevertheless set to be
deported to Uganda while the specifics are ironed out.
That's
unacceptable to Syed Hussan, executive director of Migrant Workers
Alliance for Change, who says his organization was told a decision on
regularization would be coming this year.
"It's completely irrational," Hussan said.
"People
are continuing to be ripped apart from their families, mistreated
because they don't have permanent resident status, despite the promise… A
policy is being developed and deportations are happening at the same
time."
Federal
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser recently met with approximately 100
undocumented migrant leaders from around the country, to hear directly
from them, says Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada. (Patrick Swadden/CBC)
Najjuma's
deportation date approaches as another personal support worker and her
son who also stood to be torn from their Canadian family members finally
received their permanent residence.
Nike Okafor and her son,
Sydney, had been in Canada for 19 years and waiting on their sponsorship
application to be processed when they were suddenly hit with a
deportation order by Canadian Border Services Agency.
As
CBC Toronto reported, their nightmare finally ended last Monday, when
they got word that their permanent residence application had been
approved.
But
for Hussan, "It's not about finding exceptional cases, but to take on
an unfair and discriminatory system that denies permanent residence to
people… then wrenches them apart from their communities and puts them in
situations of risk."
According to the Migrant Workers Alliance
for Change, there are an estimated half million undocumented people in
Canada, and another 1.2 million with study and work permits or claiming
asylum — many who can't access basic services and face exploitation by
landlords or at work.
Thousands have been deported or face deportation since the immigration mandate a year ago, the group says.
IRCC
says tens of thousands of temporary workers transition to permanent
status each year. Of the 406,000 foreign nationals who became permanent
residents in 2021, it says nearly 169,000 of them transitioned from
worker status.
CBSA says it considers 'best interest of the child'
In
a statement to CBC Toronto, the Canadian Border Services Agency said it
cannot comment on individual cases for privacy reasons, but that it has
a legal obligation to remove those who are inadmissible to Canada under
the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and who have removal orders
in force.
"The decision to remove someone from Canada is not
taken lightly," the CBSA said, adding the agency only acts on a removal
order "once all legal avenues of recourse have been exhausted."
Syed
Hussan with the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, says he wants to
see all migrants in Canada be granted permanent residency, adding his
group was told the federal government would be making a decision on a
policy this year. (Krystalle Ramlakhan/CBC)
Najjuma's
deportation order came months after she had already submitted a
humanitarian and compassionate grounds application. Humanitarian
applications don't automatically stop a deportation unless they receive
the first stage of approval, but Najjuma says her application is still
being reviewed.
Having a Canadian-born child also doesn't prevent someone from being removed, the CBSA said.
The
agency says it "always considers the best interest of the child before
removing someone," adding a family can be kept together by removing the
child from Canada too.
That would mean uprooting Najjuma's
three-year-old daughter, Ilham, a Canadian citizen, to a country where
her mother says her life too would be endangered.
Judge cites 'moral debt' owed to front-line workers
Toronto-based
lawyer Vakkas Bilsin worked to help secure permanent residence for
Okafor. While he is not involved in Najjuma's case, the two women's
stories have much in common.
"In my opinion, Ms. Fatumah's sudden
removal from Canada is neither reasonable nor sensible before she
receives the final decision on the outstanding humanitarian and
compassionate application," Bilsin said, adding he hopes someone in
authority will hear her story and intervene.
In fact, in a
ruling this year against the Immigration Appeal Division, a federal
court judge indicated applicants who have worked as health care aids or
on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic deserve special
consideration.
"The moral debt owed to immigrants who worked on
the front lines to help protect vulnerable people in Canada during the
first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be overstated," Justice
Shirzad Ahmed wrote.
For now, as the clock ticks and her deportation approaches, Najjuma is trying to remain hopeful.
"All I want is to stay with my daughter, to be with her, to raise her in this country and not anywhere else," she said.
Shanifa
Nasser is a journalist with CBC Toronto interested in national
security, the justice system and stories with a heartbeat. Her reporting
on Canada's spy agency earned a 2020 Amnesty International award and an
RTDNA, and her investigative work has led to two documentaries at The
Fifth Estate. Reach her at: shanifa.nasser@cbc.ca
After
19 years in Canada, Nike Okafor's family faced being torn apart as she,
centre, and her eldest son, right, were ordered to be sent back to
Nigeria and nearly forced to say goodbye to her Canadian husband and two
Canadian children. (Submitted by Nike Okafor)
A
Toronto woman and her son who were facing deportation after living in
Canada for 19 years are now being allowed to stay for three more months
as their lawyer takes their fight to federal court.
On Friday,
just hours after CBC News reported that Nike Okafor's family faced
being torn apart as she and her eldest son were ordered to return to
Nigeria, the family's lawyer received a letter from the Canada Border
Services Agency granting their request for a deferral.
Okafor, 39,
and her 21-year-old son Sydney, who was born in Nigeria, had been
bracing to say goodbye to her Canadian husband and two children who were
born in this country. They were to report to Toronto's Pearson Airport
on July 26.
"Having considered your request, I am of the opinion
that a deferral of the removal order is appropriate under the
circumstances," the CBSA's letter says. However, it adds that the agency
has an obligation to carry out deportations "as soon as reasonably
possible."
Okafor and her son had been in Canada for nearly two decades before she received a deportation order this past May.
'My whole life is here'
All
this time later, she never imagined that she would be ripped from her
husband and two of her children — all Canadian citizens — and forced to
return to the country she fled.
Instead, the mother of three once
again found herself fighting for her future, as well as that of her son,
who arrived with her at the age of two all those years ago. She was
pregnant with her second child at the time.
"If I have to go back,
it will end my life," Okafor said through tears. "I'll be separated
from my husband, I'll be separated from my Canadian children, I don't
know how I can live."
"My whole life is here."
WATCH | 'It will end my life,' says mother facing deportation after 19 years in Canada:
'Please let me stay here,' says mother facing deportation after 19 years in Canada
6 months ago
Duration 1:55
After
nearly two decades in Canada, Nike Okafor is facing deportation to
Nigeria despite having a Canadian husband and two Canadian children,
amid delays in processing her spousal sponsorship application. The
mother of three speaks to CBC Toronto about her wish to stay in the
country.
Okafor came to Canada as an asylum seeker
in 2003. A Muslim, she'd had a son with a Christian man and says she
feared the boy would be taken from her amid religious tensions in
Nigeria's north. She fled to secure a future for them both, she told CBC
News.
Her refugee claim was denied but as Okafor appealed and
tried to find a way to stay, life went on. She said she was told to stay
in close touch with the CBSA over the years and did so.
In the
meantime, she put herself through school, found employment as a personal
support worker, had two Canadian-born children, met the man she would
marry and built a future she never thought possible back home.
But that future was nearly cut short.
'Very, very unjust'
This
past April, Okafor and her son, who are currently in Canada without
status, suddenly received a deportation order from the CBSA. That's
despite her husband filing a spousal sponsorship application to
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) more than two years
ago.
WATCH | This Canadian may have to say goodbye to his wife as she faces deportation:
This Canadian citizen may have to say goodbye to his wife as she faces deportation
6 months ago
Duration 1:29
Rotimi
Odunaiya’s wife, Nike Okafor, is facing deportation to Nigeria after
living in Canada for 19 years after delays in the government processing
her spousal application. He speaks to CBC Toronto about the message he
has for the government.
According to the federal
government's website, the average processing time for spousal
sponsorships is 15 months. Okafor has been waiting 28 months already and
says she would have long been a permanent resident if not for the
delays.
It's a situation that Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, calls "very, very unjust."
"I
think that most Canadians, when they look at these situations, they
think that this doesn't make any sense, and of course, how is it that
one part of the government is kind of undermining the efforts of the
other? Don't they talk to each other?" Dench said.
"And basically the answer is that, no … at least, not on individual cases."
Dench
said while a case like Okafor's involves both the CBSA and IRCC, the
two departments work according to their specific mandates, the former
focused on law enforcement and the latter selecting and facilitating new
residents.
Janet
Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, calls
the situation Okafor and her son are facing 'unjust.' (CBC)
The
IRCC's website says one of the ministry's goals is "family
reunification." Still, there appears to be no mechanism to prevent the
CBSA from removing someone even if they have a family-class-related
permanent residency application underway, as is the case for Okafor and
her son.
Dench said she's hopeful that will soon change, noting
the federal immigration minister's mandate letter calls on him to look
into broadening options for undocumented workers.
"We're hoping
that the government will see the opportunity to really regularize a very
large number of people and to put an end to this kind of
contradiction," she said.
Family reunification a 'pillar' of immigration system
In
a statement to CBC News, IRCC said Okafor and her son's application for
permanent residence is "in queue for review" and will be met with an
"objective review."
The department would not say how long the wait
will be and said time frames for processing some applications may vary
due to the "unique nature" of each case. It also did not explain how
someone with an application under review could be given a deportation
order or whether the IRCC communicates with the CBSA to prevent such
situations.
"Family reunification is a fundamental pillar of our
immigration system, and IRCC works to process applications for permanent
residence expeditiously while conducting all verifications required
under the law," the statement said.
The CBSA told CBC News "the decision to remove someone from Canada is not taken lightly."
There
are "a variety of reasons" that might prevent a removal order from
being enforced expeditiously, it said. Having a Canadian-born child does
not prevent a person from being deported, however it added "the CBSA
always considers the best interest of the child before removing
someone."
With
time running out for Okafor and her family, Toronto-based immigration
lawyer Vakkas Bilsin hopes the spousal sponsorship will be approved in
the three months that the family has been granted. (CBC)
With
time running out for Okafor and her family, Toronto-based immigration
lawyer Vakkas Bilsin has brought the case before the federal court and
hopes the spousal sponsorship will be approved in the three months that
the family has been granted.
"Knowingly sending Ms. and Mr. Okafor
into the inevitable, serious and irreparable harm that awaits them in
Nigeria is merciless and goes against every fibre that Canada's
immigration and refugee system and Canadian society was built on,"
Bilsin wrote in a recent application calling on the CBSA to defer their
deportation.
Speaking to CBC News, Bilsin said he's seen no explanation for why the CBSA is opting to remove the two all these years later.
"I think she deserves to be in Canada. She might not have permanent residency but she's Canadian in heart."
'We would have to restart our lives'
As
their deportation date approached, Okafor's eldest son tried to make
sense of what it would mean to leave behind the only country he's called
home.
Enrolled in a sports management program at Humber College,
he had no idea if he'd be in Canada to see it through. He's worried too
about his younger siblings who look up to him.
As
their deportation date approaches, Okafor's Nigerian-born son Sydney,
now 21, is trying to make sense of what it would mean to leave behind
the only country he's called home. (Paul Borkwood/CBC)
"If we had to leave, we would have to restart our lives," he said. "It wouldn't be right."
Okafor's
husband, Rotimi Odunaiya, a Canadian citizen who she's been with for 10
years and married for about five, said the family has been living one
day at a time, hoping the government will step in to keep them
together.
"Somebody who has already lived a life here, up to two
decades… contributing to society, working as a PSW — it's not a joke,"
he said. "If somebody says this cannot happen in Canada — yes, it does
happen."
For
more stories about the experiences of Black Canadians — from anti-Black
racism to success stories within the Black community — check out Being
Black in Canada, a CBC project Black Canadians can be proud of. You can read more stories here.
Shanifa
Nasser is a journalist with CBC Toronto interested in national
security, the justice system and stories with a heartbeat. Her reporting
on Canada's spy agency earned a 2020 Amnesty International award and an
RTDNA, and her investigative work has led to two documentaries at The
Fifth Estate. Reach her at: shanifa.nasser@cbc.ca
Lori
Shepherd turned to Pro Bono Ontario after her husband died without
leaving a will, setting off a battle over life insurance payments. (supplied )
An
Ottawa legal clinic that provides free advice to litigants in civil
matters who may otherwise go unrepresented has run out of money, forcing
its closure as soon as next month.
Last year, 18,000 people
sought legal counsel at Pro Bono Ontario's (PBO) three offices, two in
Toronto and one in Ottawa. Ottawa's office assisted 2,613 people in
2017.
Lawyers volunteer their time to staff the Ottawa office,
located at the provincial court house on Elgin Street. Most of
their clients are referred by the courts, and come seeking help with
such problems as wrongful dismissal, landlord/tenant disputes and estate
matters.
PBO received a year's worth of emergency funding from
the Law Foundation of Ontario to continue operating in 2018, but that
lifeline is about to expire. The registered charity is looking
for $500,000 from the province to continue paying the bills, including
two paid staff who help manage the Ottawa office.
Gratitude, relief
Lori
Shepherd, 45, turned to PBO after her husband died of cancer in January
2017. He hadn't left a will, and she'd left her job to care for him.
Shepherd
found herself locked in battle with the executor of her husband's
estate to get a share of his $200,000 life insurance policy to help
raise their two children, six and 13.
I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude and relief that somebody could hear me, that somebody could feel my struggle.
- Lori Shepherd, PBO client
Initially she hired a lawyer, but said all she ended up with was a $3,000 credit card bill. That's when she turned to PBO.
In
June 2017, Shepherd went to the Pro-Bono office in Ottawa and staff
made no promises but said they'd try and find the right lawyer to help
her.
"I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude and relief that
somebody could hear me, that somebody could feel my struggle," she said.
"Previous to that I'd felt so alone and confused."
PBO referred
her to a lawyer at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP who eventually helped her
avoid a civil suit and arranged for monthly payments to her children.
"As
much as anything I just needed it to be over. The amount of anxiety
that I felt through the whole process was overwhelming," Shepherd said.
"I felt so grateful when he told me I'd get the money."
'It broke my heart'
Ottawa
lawyer David Scott helped create Pro Bono Ontario. Now in his 80s,
Scott still volunteers once a month at PBO's Ottawa office.
"The
personal satisfaction is enormous," he said. "Last week I helped five
people and I walked away euphoric, but then I heard we're going to have
to close and it broke my heart" he said
Scott said the lawyers who volunteer at PBO help clients draw up documents and prepare their arguments for court.
"These people are desperate, and before, without this office, they had nowhere to go," he said.
According
to PBO, an independent study showed that in 2015-16 the charity
provided legal advice worth $5.76 million to unrepresented litigants
Litigants
who show up to court unprepared and unrepresented cause costly
delays, Scott said. He believes the province has a responsibility to
fund PBO through its statutory obligation to provide every citizen
with access to justice.
"It's an absolutely critical service, and
we're talking about enormously disadvantaged citizens," Scott said. "The
time has come for the attorney general and ... the Law Society to face
up to these responsibilities."
Pro Bono Ontario Elects Gordon Currie as Chair of the Board of Directors
April 6, 2020: Pro Bono Ontario (PBO) announced today that Gordon
Currie, Chief Legal Officer of George Weston Limited, was elected Chair
of PBO’s Board of Directors at its AGM on April 2. Gordon succeeds Guy
Pratte, a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
“Gord is a natural choice for this role,” said Executive Director
Lynn Burns. PBO is Canada’s largest pro bono legal service provider,
with offices in three court houses, six hospitals and the Free Legal
Advice Hotline, which collectively assist 30,000 clients each year.
“Gord’s commitment to community service, his leadership and his
experience in business and law will help guide us through challenges and
help take PBO to the next level.”
“I am truly honoured and eager to step into this role,” Currie said.
“Guy leaves large shoes to fill, but with a strong board and very
experienced and dynamic management team, I am confident in PBO’s
future.”
PBO also appointed three new Directors: Mary Paterson, Partner at
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Deborah Templer, Partner at McCarthy
Tétrault LLP and Marc Toppings, VP and Chief Legal Officer, University
Health Network. All three have demonstrated a commitment to access to
justice and have worked closely with PBO for several years.
About PBO
Founded in 2001, Pro Bono Ontario is a registered charity that
provides free legal services to nearly 30,000 clients each year,
assisting vulnerable Ontarians with the civil, non-family legal problems
that account for approximately 60 percent of unmet legal needs in the
province. www.probonoontario.org
Pro Bono Ontario is here to help Ontarians who have essential legal needs but can’t afford a lawyer.
Many of our clients are vulnerable individuals who desperately need
help with everyday legal problems. These include frail people on fixed
incomes who have fallen prey to predatory lending schemes, caregivers
facing job loss when tending to sick relatives, children facing barriers
to their education, or self-employed contractors struggling to collect
monies owed. These and other struggling groups approach us by the
thousands for help. Our services prevent a spiral of costly social
problems, and often mean the difference between shelter and
homelessness, food on the table and hunger, economic stability and
bankruptcy, productive work and unemployment.
We also help build communities by supporting start-ups, artists,
social service organizations and social entrepreneurs with the legal
issues that come with running a small business in Ontario.
Pro Bono Ontario develops and manages high quality programs that
connect volunteer lawyers with Ontarians who can’t afford a lawyer.
Wherever possible, we embed our free legal services in front-line
environments like courthouses, schools and hospitals – places frequented
by people with legal problems they can’t afford to address.
Sandy
Soufivand says he picked up a vehicle from Enterprise Rent-A-Car in
September. Two weeks later, the car broke down and now the rental
company has billed him more than $8,000 for damage he says he didn't
cause. (Submitted by Sandy Soufivand)
A Toronto man says he was asked to pay more than $8,000 for damage to a rental car he says he didn't cause.
Sandy
Soufivand, a medical lab technician, told CBC Toronto that he picked up
a vehicle from Enterprise Rent-A-Car in September.
Two weeks
later, the car broke down and now the rental company is blaming him. The
situation has caused a number of sleepless nights, Soufivand said.
"It
was just a lot of stress, just so much stress," he said. "Unable to
think, unable to sleep. Just an overwhelming amount of stress."
Soufivand
rented the car following a collision with his personal vehicle in
August. The rental was paid for by his auto insurance company, Aviva,
but after the car broke down a mechanic found a damaged transmission and
evidence of impact to its undercarriage. Though Enterprise is holding
Soufivand responsible for the damage, Aviva agreed to cover the bill
after CBC Toronto reached out.
When
the rental car broke down, he noticed it was leaking fluid. Enterprise
Rent-A-Car later billed him more than $8,000 for a new transmission and
damage to the undercarriage. (Sandy Soufivand)
Though the bill is no longer a problem, Soufivand wants to warn others to fully review any rental agreements they sign.
He
signed Enterprise's agreement which included a statement that the
renter received the vehicle in "good physical and mechanical
condition."
Soufivand feels that this is unfair given that he does not have the expertise of a mechanic.
"The
overwhelming majority of people that rent a car from them are not going
to be car mechanics," he said. "You cannot sign off saying that every
mechanical component in the car is in good condition because you cannot
verify that.… They don't have a mechanic there."
In an email
statement to CBC Toronto, Enterprise Holdings, the company that owns
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, stated, "we follow a maintenance schedule with
our vehicles based on the manufacturer's recommended requirements.
"This
includes regular oil changes, tire inspection and rotation, brake,
suspension, exhaust, vehicle fluids checks, and a general vehicle
inspection. We also perform regular visual vehicle inspections for
safety items, such as tires and warning lights, as well as changes in
vehicle condition."
Sandy
Soufivand says it's unfair for Enterprise to have him sign off on the
mechanical condition of the car when he doesn't have any mechanical
expertise. (Sandy Soufivand)
The statement
reaffirmed that Enterprise believes Soufivand is at fault, "as [the
vehicle] would not have been drivable if the damage existed earlier."
Jennifer
Marston, a lawyer with Pro Bono Ontario, told CBC Toronto that people
need to carefully read any rental agreements they sign.
Even so, if this issue did go to court the terms of the contract would likely be up for debate, she said.
"If
there's an onerous term of a consumer contract buried in the fine print
then the company can't necessarily rely on that to enforce its rights,"
Marston said.
A judge would also likely take into consideration the power imbalance between Soufivand and the rental company, she said.
"The
business has had months and years and the benefit of legal advice in
developing this contract and the consumer is often in line at the
counter and with other people waiting behind them and being asked to
sign on a dotted line quickly to get the transaction complete," Marston
said.
She added that the bill could be fought in court but
Soufivand said hiring a lawyer would cost him around the same as the
bill itself.
Now that the insurance company has agreed to cover the cost, he's just happy to move on from the situation.
But he does have some advice for other renters.
"Before you get in the car, when the adviser is there doing the walk around, ask questions," he said.
"When
was the last time that a mechanic took a look at it? What happens if
I'm driving it and I've done nothing wrong and the car breaks down? Will
I be held responsible for it? Ask all of those important questions and
make sure that you're not driving away in a vehicle that has been
previously damaged."
Methinks this is the heart of the matter Hence Enterprise does not deserve the bad press
N'esy Pas?
"Soufivand rented the car following a collision with his
personal vehicle in August. The rental was paid for by his auto
insurance company, Aviva, but after the car broke down a mechanic found a
damaged transmission and evidence of impact to its undercarriage.
Though Enterprise is holding Soufivand responsible for the damage, Aviva
agreed to cover the bill after CBC Toronto reached out."
David Amos
Hmmm
Legal charity running out of money, time
Pro Bono Ontario dispensed free legal advice to 18K clients last year
Laurie Fagan · CBC News · Posted: Nov 07, 2018
Yea Right
Attn Matthew Wiens, Director; Phone: 416-597-0770 ext 927 Why have somebody call me an LIE to me?
David Amos
<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:04 PM
To: mattheww@probonoontario.org, lynn@probonoontario.org
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "Larry.Tremblay" <Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
'Nobody was safe from it': Edmonton blogger charged with rare hate crime targeted individuals across Canada Police say Barry Winters, 62, made derogatory remarks about race, gender, politics By Roberta Bell, CBC News Posted: Jun 14, 2017 5:38 PM MT
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Raymond Amos <noreply-comment@blogger.com> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:49:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [The anti, anti Freemason, anti, anti Israel, and anti blog, blog] New comment on So now lets deal with our pedophile Yank anti-Semi.... To: David.Raymond.Amos@gmail.com
David Raymond Amos has left a new comment on the post "So now lets deal with our pedophile Yank anti-Semi...":
Clearly you have no idea who you are fucking with pussy. However it seems that your RCMP buddies have to move your number one fan Dana Baby Durnford the Newfy diddler in pissy pampers ASAP EH Mr Baconfat?
Apparentely you bastards are all shitting bricks after purported true confessions that your palls the dumb shills Dirty Dicky Dean and Dana Baby Durnford published on the Internet. One was hooked at the hip with the Hells Angels and the other with the Outlaws and they are now both informants forthe RCMP? Now that is truly funny.
All I am is a scootertramp whom everybody and his dog attacked because I happened to blow the whistle to the IRS in order to protect the rights and interests of my little Clan.
Many years later after the econom tanked Bernie Madoff was forced to spill some beans and make a deal in confidence witht he corrupt Feds attcking mean old me. The Feds sic a drunken Zionist spin doctor and the RCMP on mean old me and think that I don't know the score?
As I always said I am to dumb to know fear and you can't fool me because I am too stupid. However on the other hand people such as you Mr Baconfat prove to me on a daily basis that the Forest Gump character was a truly wise guy.
"Stupid is as Stupid Does"
Before you practise your MO and make this comment go "Poof" then deny it you should well know by now that the proof that it was once posted in your evil blog is winging its way to many other people who hate you as much as I do. We all deserve to have a good laugh reading the words of a perverted pussy pissing in his pampers as an evil Zionist starts packing his bags to return to his purported promised land. You ain't a true Canadian not by any long shot of any sniper that you dudes have been promising to send against me for years. The likes of you evil bastards are not welcome in MY nativeland as long as I have breath to say or do anything about it EH?
Say Hoka Hey to you buddy Gaby Baby for me when you get back to you precious safe harbour will ya MR Baconfat?
Obviously your butt buddy Dana Baby posted this shit in my old blog first thing sunday morning. what better day to return the favour and post it in his pal the Zionist blog? Who is celebrating what lately? Its hard to keep up with all you religious freaks and your silly rituals.
Anonymous has left a new comment on the post "Me and Bush":
Amos...since you or whoever decided to once again bring 1% bikers into this, maybe it's high time I brought out into the open something that I think you already knew but for whatever reason never mentioned.
You know I used to ride before my diving accident. Most people don't know that. At any rate Amos...remember the first ghost account I attacked you and Werner Bock with last year? PortHardyOFFO was the name. Now Amos...I know YOU know what this means, but I wonder for everyone else's benefit if they can put it together.
O-F-F-O
1%-ers...O-F-F-O...the fact that I'm not afraid to talk about the Hell's Angels and what FAGS they are...O-F-F-O...
Every cop Amos sends this to just shit massive bricks, and Amos climaxed all over himself with excitement. Trouble is, NOT EVEN THIS revelation is going to get me in any trouble Amos.
What part of PROTECTED ASSET don't you understand you fuckin idiot?
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Mr Brooks has written a lot of books since we crossed paths in Fredericton in 2006
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Aquaculture spokesperson Joel Richardson says 87 employees at a fish
processing plant operated by a company subsidiary have been tested for
tuberculosis and are awaiting results. 
Infectious
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to have latent tuberculosis that turns into an active case later in
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When
the rental car broke down, he noticed it was leaking fluid. Enterprise
Rent-A-Car later billed him more than $8,000 for a new transmission and
damage to the undercarriage. (Sandy Soufivand)
Sandy
Soufivand says it's unfair for Enterprise to have him sign off on the
mechanical condition of the car when he doesn't have any mechanical
expertise. (Sandy Soufivand)
Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:04 PM
N'esy Pas?
"Soufivand rented the car following a collision with his personal vehicle in August. The rental was paid for by his auto insurance company, Aviva, but after the car broke down a mechanic found a damaged transmission and evidence of impact to its undercarriage. Though Enterprise is holding Soufivand responsible for the damage, Aviva agreed to cover the bill after CBC Toronto reached out."
Legal charity running out of money, time
Pro Bono Ontario dispensed free legal advice to 18K clients last year
Laurie Fagan · CBC News · Posted: Nov 07, 2018
Yea Right