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By Kwabena Akuoko

Te r r o r i s t s w i l l g oa ny l e ng t h to ga i nundeserved popularity.And unsurprisingly, aday after confirming hisgroup’s abduction of 276schoolgirls in Nigeria, itwas reported that the manpurporting to be BokoHaram leader AbubakarShekau appeared to openthe door to a resolutionfor the mass kidnappingscrisis in Nigeria. In amove that shocked theworld, Boko Haram’sleader unashamedlyoffered to release theschoolgirls he is holdingcaptives in exchangef o r h i s i m p r i s o n e dmurderous comradescurrently held by theNigerian government.

W h i l e u n d e rnormal circumstancesit is not conducive tonegotiate with terrorists,I think an exceptionmust be made for thecurrent situation simplybecause of the innocentschoolgirls involved.U n d e r s t a n d a b l y, adialogue with a terroristorganization such as BokoHaram is proverbially nodifferent from shakinghands with the devil.But right now, given thathundreds of children’sl i v e s i n e x t r e m e l ydanger and they needto found and rescuedwithout further delay,the Nigerian politicalleadership has no viableoption than to negotiatewith the devil, BokoHaram. Otherwise thealternate will only make abad situation even worse.It will involve using forceand that might not augurwell for the kidnappedschoo lg i r l s ’ s a f e ty.As a result, if the onlymeasures in which thegirls can be rescuedare through negotiatinga n d s h a k i n g h a n d swith the devil, so beit. The most importantconsideration right nowfrom my standpointis for government tobring the girls home totheir loving families.

Other than theterrorists themselves, Ido not think any personon the face of earth willdisagree with the factthat the most importantconcern in the currents i tua t ion i s for theGovernment of Nigeriatogether with its powerfulWestern allies to find

and rescue the captiveswithout subjecting themto further emotional orphysical agony. And thisis where Boko Haram’soffer although comingfrom the devil is not tobe dismissed outright.My take is that theJonathan administrationmust ensure the girlssafe release first and thenstrategize about goingafter the terrorist groupafterwards. In the broaderspectrum, an invitationfor ta lks to re leaseinnocent captives, even ifit is initiated by a criminalorganization, which isresponsible for terrorizingand killing people, it isbetter than the alternate.In the best interest ofthe girls being currentlyheld hostages, I think itwill be a big mistake forthe Nigerian governmentto reject Boko Haram’soffer for prison swap atthis point. And the earliertalks begin to have thegirls set free, the better.

Any dialoguebetween the governmentand the terrorists must beguided by past precedentbecause the Nigerianauthorities have a priornegotiated relationshipwith Boko Haram. Lastyear, the militant groupwon the release of some100 of its imprisonedmembers after reachingan agreement to returnabout a dozen kidnappedschoolgirls. While theNigerian government haspublicly insisted that itwill not negotiate with thekidnappers, some believethat in practice, prisoners’swap may be inevitablebecause of the foreseeabledifficulty that mightemerge with freeing thecaptives by force. Thereseems to be no way outin terms of rescuing thosekidnapped schoolgirlswithout bloodshed orputting them throughfurther traumatisation.

N i g e r i a ngovernment’s dual goalof trying to crush BokoHaram on the one handand its secret negotiationswith the group goesway back. The Islamicextremist organization’sfirst major attack asAbubakar Shekau as itsleader was no September7, 2010 when about 50of the jihadists attackeda prison in Bauchi, thecapital of northeastern

Bauchi State and freedmore than 150 BokoH a r a m i m p r i s o n e dinsurgents held by theNigerian government.Additionally, a significantnumber of Boko Haramdetainees were set freeas a result of intensenegotiations betweenthe terrorist group andthe Nigerian authorities.

Also as recentlyas 2012, the Nigeriangovernment set up aNegotiation and AmnestyCommittee to broker adeal to release hundredsof Boko Haram prisoners.For example followingwhat has been describedas intense negotiationsbetween the two parties,a number of detaineesincluding the wife andchildren of Boko Haram’sleader, Abubakar Shekauwere released two yearsago. Shekau’s familywas said to have beencaptured by the Nigeriansecurity forces duringa raid in 2012 in whichShekau himself wasallegedly wounded butmanaged to escape .

The Niger iangovernment is caughtbetween rock and hardplace. Negotiating withknown b loodth i r s tyterrorist group such asBoko Haram in order tohave hundreds of youngcaptives freed is a delicatebalance that requiresskilfulness on the part ofauthorities. In the wakeof mass kidnappings ofthe schoolgirls, local andinternational pressurehas mounted urging theauthorities to find andrescue the victims. Thelocal and internationalcatchphrase has been“Bring our Girls home”.I hasten to add thatbring our girls homeby all means necessary,including negotiatingwith terrorists. Desperates i t u a t i o n c a l l s f o rextreme measures interms of response andthe Nigerian authoritiesare fully aware that thewhole world is watchingand patiently waiting forthe kidnapped schoolgirlsto be rescued and howthe rescue mission isundertaken matters. Butof foremost importanceis for the girls to beliberated safe and soundand that unfortunatelym u s t c o m e w i t hnegotiating with the devil.

Negotiate to Free KidnappedSchoolgirls First and Fight

Terrorists LaterThe summer has begun. Most postsecondaryinstitutions have gone on recess and the highschools will recess by the end of June. Thesewill therefore bring out large numbers,thousands of young people, to homes andcommunities across the country for at leastthe next three months. Summer times areusually exciting times for the youth. Theyare times when they feel they need welldeserving breaks and rest from the past nineto ten months of intense academic activity.All things being equal, the youth need to stayhome and just “rest” or as they say in youthparlance, just “chill” out. The reality in NorthAmerican society is different. The youth cannotsimply chill or just stay at home and “rest”.The reality of society is that most of theyouth, especially those in their mid to lateteenage years, need to find jobs in the summer.These summer employment opportunitiesare needed to first offer some of the youththeir first experience on the job market. It istheir baptism into the world of work, whichis positive. For most of them also, they reallyneed to work to earn money to supplementtheir allowances and for some to pay fortheir education in the next academic sessions.These job forays aside, we can also not affordto just watch our youth stay home and chill.Experiences over the years have shown thatthe devil always finds work and mischief forideal hands. When some youth hang out doingnothing in the summer months, that becomesa recipe for disaster. A lot of violence that haveerupted in our communities that have involvedour youth have happened in the summermonths when some youth have nothing to doand just congregate and hang out in shoppingmalls, street corners, community centers andother places. For some youth too, these arethe times to settle scores with their “enemies”for things that happened in the course ofthe academic year. These fears are real!In the light of the above, we are appealingto all leaders in our community, parents/guardians, religious, business and communityleaders to rally together to find productivestuff for the youth to engage in in the criticalthree months of the summer. For those thatown and run businesses, we encourage youto offer some employment, however limited,to some of our youth to keep them busy andproductive in the summer months. To ourreligious leaders we urge them to design andlaunch productive programs that will assist theyouth not just to learn religious materials butprograms that are geared towards training forresponsible lives and roles in the community.All of us have high stakes and roles to playto ensure that our youth end their summervacations in a peaceful manner without anymishaps. The responsibility belongs to all of us.To our youth we wish you a very pleasantsummer. Please stay out of trouble so thatyou may return to school wellrefreshedand matured than the previous school year.H a p p y H o l i d a y s !

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keynote speaker wasthe Ontario Premier,Kathleen Wynne. “Thereare many, many, many,stories in this countrythat have not been told,”Premier Wynne said.“You are the bridgebetween your adoptedhomeland and you rcountries of origin forso many people. Helpingnewcomers and newCanadians adjust to lifehere and give voice totheir stories,” the keynotespeaker pointed out. “Lastyear, 138 journalists diedsimply for carrying outtheir profession.” PremierKathleen Wynne noted,as she reflected on thesacrifices and strugglessmaller media outletsmake around the world.

Branding the slogan,“ C a n a d a ’ s o t h e rvoices,” members of theNEPMCC individuallyare often overlooked bycity councils; not onlyin Toronto, but aroundthe world. However, inthe midst of an electionyear, members of therespective publicationswere delighted to seem a n y c i t y c o u n c i lmembers and hopefulsattend the event. Mostnoticeable were mayoralcandidates Karen Stintzand Olivia Chow, whoboth spoke briefly andaddressed the importanceof the ethnic press .

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took about a half an hourbefore her speech, to talkand take pictures witheditors from all the majornations represented, theChair of NEPMCC, Mr.Saras took to the podiumto welcome all membersand guests to the program.As the night progressed,m a n y c i t y c o u n c i lmembers recognized andsaid in their addressesthat, while alone many ofthe publications’ influenceis minimal, collectivelythe ethnic press’ reachmay surpass the reachof mainstream media.The night ended withlive music, dinning anddrinks, where editorswere given chance tospeak with city councilmembers in attendance.

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I hear it all the time. Weneed more children’sp r o g r a m m i n g i nDownsview. We need tocreate more opportunitiesfor our Youth . Andye t , t he des igna tedfunding that should be

helping to meet theseneeds continues to bediverted to communitiestha t a re be t t e r o ff .It is sad, but it is true. Theprovince is underfundingall schools, but it isschools like ours thatare suffering the most.The government knowsthey do not provideenough money to run thesystem, but it refuses totake responsibility. It isa card trick shuffle andit is the neediest youththat are losing the gameThe Ontario government

provides special fundingto schools that haveh i g h e r n u m b e r s o fnew arrivals to Canadaand higher numbers ofstudents that need specialteaching assis tance.They have provided theschool boards with twofunding streams for thispurpose: The Englishas a Second Language( E S L ) A l l o c a t i o nGrant and the LearningOpportunity Grant (LOG)

In principle, thesegrants are over andabove the regular funding

that schools to receiveto pay their normaloperating costs. Theyare supposed to flow toneedier schools to helppay for extra teachers andother teaching aids, sothat students who requireother support have anequal chance to succeed.

However, the TorontoDistrict School Board isso short of funds that theyuse ¼ of the ESL moneyand 2/3 of the LOGfunding to pay other bills

This has a particularlynega t ive impac t onschools in suburbs likeours in edge of the city,because this is whereyou have higher rates ofpoverty for young familiesand higher numberso f n e w C a n a d i a n s .

Rather than helping tolevel the playing field forstudents in Downsview,these designated fundsare being used to pay thehydro bill in Forest Hill

There is somethingseriously wrong withthis entire dynamic. Theprovincial governmentknows that the TDSBis shortchanging needy

Our schools are being short changed in Downsviewschools, but is hidingfrom the responsibility byclaiming that it is not theirdecision to make. Yetthey set up the rules. It isa simple accounting trickto hide from the problemthey started. They createdt h e E S L a n d L O Gfunding, but also createdthe funding deficit thatdrives the reallocationof this special funding toregular operating costs.

T h e P r o v i n c i a lgovernment determinesthe pay rate for teachers,but they fail to deliverthe necessary budget.Over the last two years,this has brought a loss ofteachers and a decrease inthe level of education in

our schools. In 2012, 430Education Assistants and200 high school teacherswere fired, underminingefforts to improve mathscores across the TDSB.

Like some backwardsRobin Hood, Ontario istaking from the pooreststudents to give to therich. It is not small changeeither. Every year, $80million dollars is takenfrom needy schoolsand spread around tofill budget gaps. This ismoney that should beused where it is neededmost, to create a moreequitable system thatgives all students anequal chance to succeed

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Nigel Barriffe grew upin Etobicoke North,where his parents live andwhere he continues towork as an elementaryschool teacher. For mostof the last decade, he’sbeen an extraordinarycommunity organizer inthe area and a powerfulspokesman for its citizens– mostly working people,many of them newcomersto Canada. His campaignand his policies comeout of this experience.

Nigel has been at thecentre of an educationalreform movement inRexdale – from resistingschool closures andeducation cutbacks tosupport ing i ts manyimmigrant communitiesin their concern for astronger, more relevantcurriculum, authenticevaluation and an endto the s t reaming ofschoolchildren by raceand social class. As anMPP, he’ll insist that allour kids be prepared toenter good post-secondaryeducat ion, whateverthey decide later on.

Nigel has worked hardwith the Good Jobs forAll Coalition, and he’lltake that commitmentwith him to Queen’s Park.Jobs are a number onepriority for the peopleof Etobicoke North, andNigel will be workingto bu i ld a ge nu i nei n d u s t r i a l s t r a t e g yfor Ontario (keepingthe good jobs here).

He’s also part of an NDPdemand that our corporatesector doesn’t get grants

unless they deliver jobs.In addition, it’s importantfor him that Ontario’sworking people get adecent minimum wage.He has worked hard inthe recent campaign for a$14/hour minimum wage.

Decent wel fare andunemployment benefitsare also essential for thosewho can’t find work.

Heath care is anotherkey issue for the citizensof Etobicoke North.One fundamental reformNigel is pushing involvessatellite centres from localhospitals that are locatedin our neighbourhoods,shortening wait timesand within easy reach forthose who find it hard tovisit our hospitals. Nigelis also fighting to stopthe growing privatizationof our medical systemand insure that ful lmed ica l and denta lexaminations are offeredto our children in school.

A much fairer taxationsystem, Nigel argues,i s essen t ia l so tha tworking people (bothpoor and “middle class”)get a real break in theirpocket books. Small

businesses also need abreak. These businessesplay a key role in keepingour community togetherand in offering so manyessential services. On theother hand, corporationsand the rich have to startpaying their fair share.We’ve let them off thehook for far too long.

Transit is another issuethat cuts deeply intothe everyday lives ofp e o p l e i n l i v e i nEtobicoke North. He feelsthat it is unacceptable thatdrivers in EtobicokeNorth pay 15% more incar insurance that driversin other parts of the GTA.We need a solid mix ofdecent roads, good buses,LRTs, subways, and theelectrification of GO. Butit all has to be plannedproperly. The provincehas a really importantrole to play in this area,but so far they’ve bungledit. We’ve had enoughof gridlock. We needcompetent planners .

O v e r a l l , N i g e l i scommitted to makinghis campaign theme –“Bui ld ing Home inEtobicoke North” – areality on the ground.He looks forward toh e l p i n g d e v e l o p apowerful communityorganization in EtobicokeNorth – hopefully agenuinely representativeCommunity Council – thatwill take on key issues forthe area and make sure thecommunity perspectivereaches into all levels ofgovernment – federal,provincial, municipala n d s c h o o l b o a r d .

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Downsview residentspay the highest autoinsurance rates in all ofToronto. According tothe Insurance Bureau ofCanada, Torontonianspaid an average of $1896per year during the period2009-2011. In YorkWest, the federal ridingstretching west fromKeele to the Humber Riverand north from Sheppardto the city limits, theaverage yearly premiumwas a whopping $2184A u t o i n s u r a n c ecompanies take manyfactors into account whendetermining insurancerates – age, drivingrecord, type of vehicleand level of coverage.But place of residencemakes a bigger differencethan you might think.

The Ontario NDPconducted some simpleresearch by calling anumber of insurancecompanies to request aquote. With each call,the researcher gave thesame driver and vehicleinformation, but citeda different address. Forthe same forty-year oldmale driving a ToyotaYaris, the companiesquoted premiums of$1154 in Lawrence Park,$1839 in Bramalea,

$2171 in Rexdale and$2517 at Jane and Finch

So why does the samedriver pay twice thepremium at Jane andFinch than he would atLawrence Park? Whydoes our community paythe highest auto insurancerates in Toronto? For theinsurance companies,it’s all about protectingt h e i r b o t t o m l i n e .

It’s not about collisionrates. According to Cityor Toronto coll isiondata, Downsview areamunicipal wards 7 and8 have above averagecollision rates, but not thehighest in the city. Ward20, in downtown Trinity-Spadina, captures thatdubious honour, with over6400 collisions duringthe period 2009-2011.Similarly, Downsview’sPolice Division 31 hashigher than averagerates of vehicular theftand vehicular crime,but once again failsto rank number one.

However, our localcommunity does hi tthe top of the charts forthe highet cost per autoinsurance claim. AcrossToronto, the averagepayout is $17,900. InYork West, that figureclimbs to a hefty $30,000

A c c o r d i n g t oInsurance Bureau ofCanada, auto insurerspaid out more than theycollected in York Westbetween 2009 and 2011

Raising the rates may begood for business, but it’shard on the bottom line ofa community with lowerthan average earnings.And it’s hard to swallowpaying $2000 premiumswhen you’re driving a tenyear or Pontiac and not

a shiny new Mercedes.Regardless of your

vehicle – or your drivingrecord – you pay ahigh price for living inDownsview. That maybe hard to swallow, butDow nsv i e w d r i ve r shave little choice. Bylaw, Ontario drivers mustbe insured. Meanwhile,auto insurers are legallyentitled to use postalcodes as a risk factorwhen calculating howmuch their customers pay.

It may be legal, but it’salso absurd. It has nothingto do with accidentswi t h in a pa r t i cu l a rneighbourhood. If aperson who lives onyour street has a majorcar accident in northernOntario, your premiumwill rise because he/sheshares your postal code.If a person who livesin upscale LawrencePark has an accidentthat renders them unableto work, and movesinto your postal codewhile the insurancecompany is pay theirrehabilitation costs, yourpremium may increase.

This postal codeprejudice saddles oneof the city’s poorestneighbourhoods with thehighest auto insurancepremiums in a l l o fToronto. To make mattersworse, auto insurerscharge these rates withthe full knowledge andblessing of the FinancialServices Commission ofOntario, an arm’s lengthagency of the provincialgovernment that regulatesthe auto insurance industryIsn’t the governmentsupposed to ensure thatOntarians are treatedfairly and equitably?

How much are you paying forauto insurance?

Tom Rakocevi has beenan Executive Assistantto Councilor AnthonyPerruzza Ward 8 for thepast seven years. Tomhas helped thousands ofresidents with case workand has helped developinitiatives to improve thelives of seniors, tenants,students, and workers.

Tom has delivered resultsfor York West by startingyouth projects and Youthinitiatives, enhancingo p p o r t u n i t i e s f o rhundreds of young people.

He believes stronglyin f a i r e r an d mor eaffordable auto insurance.

Through town ha l lmeetings and advocacywork, he helped securet h e g o v e r n m e n t ’ scommitment to loweri n s u r a n c e r a t e s .

Tom’s vision: “it’s time

for change that makessense . We’ve seenLiberal scandals for tenyears now. It’s timefor Kathleen Wynne’sLiberals to get the messagethat they cannot takeYork West for granted.”

Andrea Horwath andthe Ontario NDP offera solution that actuallymakes sense. We aregoing to create andprotect local jobs. We aregoing to make life moreaffordable. We are goingto stop the governmentw a s t e a t Q u e e n ’ sPark. Tom promises toadvocate for you, thepeople of York West.

Tom RakocevicNDP York West Candidate

Tom RakocevicNigel Barriffe

By Tom Racocevic

OTTAWA -- Canada’sbudget watchdog saysCanadians are payingOttawa about $30 billionless this year -- or alittle less than $1,000per person -- due totax changes introducedin the pas t decade .

T h e P a r l i a m e n t a r yBudget Officer calculatesin a new report thatpersonal income taxeshave been cut by about$17.1 billion througha variety of changesintroduced since 2005.

And the two-percentagepoint cut in the GST hasresulted in a $13.3-billion

s a v i n g t h i s y e a r .

A n o t h e r w a y o frepresenting the numbersis that Ottawa would havea healthy surplus todayif not for the tax cuts.

T h e P B O d i d n o tcalculate savings or lostrevenue due to corporatetax reductions due towhat the office saidwas data limitations.

Most, but not all of thetax reduction measures,have occurred undert h e C o n s e r v a t i v egovernment of StephenHarper, which tookoffice in February 2006.

By comparison, the manyspending reductions andjob cuts introduced bythe Harper Conservativeswill result in about $12.5billion in savings for thegovernment in the current2014-15 fiscal year.

Despite some criticism inthis area, the PBO saysthe lion’s share of thetax savings have goneto low middle incomeearners -- householdswith incomes between$12,200 and $23,000.

The lowest and highest 10per cent of income earnershave benefited the leastfrom the changes. CP24

Federal tax cuts since 2005net Canadians $30 billion:

PBO


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Parents/guardians at theend of every school termmeet with their children’steachers to discuss thedetails on students’ reportcards. Obviously mostparents do not grasp thefull meaning of the scoresand teacher’s commentso n t h e P r o v i n c i a lReport Card. There is aGhanaian adage whichreads in twi : ose obinnim a obi kyere. This,literally translated means:if one does not knowor understand anotherperson shows the way orexplains the meaning. Itherefore use this columnto briefly explain theProvincial Report Card.Unlike the TerminalR e p o r t C a r d m a n yGhanaians are used toback home in Ghana,the Ontario ProvincialReport Card is verydetail with informationother only the marks thestudent has scored asagainst the total marksfor each subject reported

on by the class teacher.The f i r s t page of acompleted ProvincialR e p o r t C a r d h a si n fo rm a t i on on th eabsences and the numberof times that the studentwas from and to school. Italso shows the promotionstatus of the student asa “flag” for discussionbefore the school yearends. The Card nextclassifies the levels ofAchievement of theProvincial CurriculumExpectations accordingto marks. It must be notedhere that marks between70 and 79 classify thestudent at level 3 of the

Grade Expectations.Thus, the student hasdemonstrated most of therequired knowledge andskills in that particularsubject taught. Studenta c h i e v e m e n t m e e t sprovincia l standard!

This is the standard thatany teacher strives tobring the student to ifnot beyond! Parentsmust worry i f theirchild’s achievement inany subject reportedon is below this level.Any marks below 50(level 1) shows thatthe student is falling atthe Grade level in thatsubject. Thus, the studenthas not demonstratedthe required knowledgeand skills in that subjecta t the Grade leve l .Extensive remediationis required! Teachersand parents ought to puttheir heads together tohelp the student achieveat the Grade leve l .

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Subjects , Strengths/Weaknesses/Next Steps:T h e n e x t m o s timportation section on theProvincial Report Cardis the area designatedfor the various subjectswhere teachers scorethe marks and commenton the expecta t ionsfo r the t e rm be i ngreported with regardsto student performance.Each subject is providedwith three columns.Most subjects have eachcolumn divided into two.This is where parentsshould be guided not toconfuse the two divisions.The first division showsthe marks the studenthas scored out of 100%.The second division isan automatic calculationof the average mark ofthe class of the studentin that subject or strandof that subject. This ismarked on the Card asthe Grade Average. TheGrade Average is anevidence of the averageperformance of the class.It could be higher or lessthan the marks the studentscores in that subject.The Grade Averageshould not be confusedwith the marks classifiedunder the ProvincialCurriculum Expectations.There is a big columnfor each subject/strandw h e r e t h e t e a c h e rc o m m e n t s o n t h ecurriculum expectation.Such comments shouldidentify the strengths andweaknesses of the studentin that area of study.Since the expectationcomments are mostlygeneral it is incumbentupon the teacher toindicate a NEXT STEPfor the student. Parentsmust ensure that the

student goes or is takenthrough that “prescribed”step by the teacher toa c h i e v e s u c c e s s .The Learning Skil lssection of the ProvincialReport Card is morespecific to the studenta n d m u s t b e r e a dcarefully by all parents.This column allows theteacher to specificallycomment on your child’slearning behaviors underspecific areas as follow:1 R e s p o n s i b i l i t yFulfils responsibilitiesand commitments withinthe learning environment.Completes and submitsclass work, homework,a n d a s s i g n m e n t saccording to agreed-u p o n t i m e l i n e s .Takes responsibil i tyf o r a n d m a n a g e so w n b e h a v i o u r .

2 Independent workIndependently monitors,assesses, and revisesp l a n s t o c o m p l e t etasks and meet goals.U s e s c l a s s t i m ea p p r o p r i a t e l y t oc o m p l e t e t a s k s .Follows instructions withminimal supervision.

3 I n i t i a t i v eLooks for and ac tso n n e w i d e a s a n dopportunities for learning.Demonstrates the capacityand interest in learning.Approaches new taskswith a positive attitude.Recognizes and advocatesappropriately for therights of self and others.

4 O r g a n i z a t i o nDevises and followsa plan and process forcompleting work and tasks.Establishes priorities andmanages time to completetasks and achieve goals.Ide n t i f i e s , ga t he r s ,evalua tes , and uses

information, technology,a n d r e s o u r c e s t oc o m p l e t e t a s k s .

5 C o l l a b o r a t i o nAccepts various rolesand an equitable shareof work in a group.Responds positively to theideas, opinions, values,and traditions of others.Builds healthy peer-to-peer relationships throughpersonal and media-assisted interactions.Works with others toresolve conflicts andbu i l d c o ns e ns us t oachieve group goals.Shares in formation,r e s o u r c e s , a n dexpertise, and promotesc r i t i ca l th inking tor e s o l v e p r o b l e m sand make decisions.

6 S e l f - R e g u l a t i o nSets own individual goalsand monitors progresstowards achieving them.Seeks clarification orassistance when needed.Assesses and reflectscritically on own strengths,needs, and interests.I d e n t i f i e s l e a r n i n gopportunities, choices,a n d s t r a t e g i e s t omeet personal needsa n d a c h i e ve g o a l s .P e r s e v e r e s a n dmakes an effort whenresponding to challenges.

All said and done, theOntario Provincial ReportCard is a comprehensiver e p o r t o n s t u d e n tperformance at school fora particular term. Thoughvery technical if it iswell understood by allparents it is a wonderfulcommunicat ion tooland concrete point fordiscussion between theteacher and the parento n s t u d e n t o v e r a l lperformance at school.

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H e r e i s a t y p i c a lscenario: While walkingdown the ais le at aconvenience store, Kofia nurse suddenly andunexpectedly slipped andfell to the ground. He feltsomething break in hisleg during the fall. Hewas unable to get up. Anambulance was called.While Kofi waited formedical help, he noticedthat a cleaner employed bythe store had negligentlyspilt and not mopped upsome water on the floorwhere he slipped. Therewere no signs in the areathat could have warnedhim of the ongoingcleaning or of the slipperyconditions prior to his fall.

At the hospital, afteran x-ray was done ,Kofi was informed thathad multiple fractures.He had to be operatedupon immediately. Hisleg will be in a cast for6 weeks. The surgeoninforms him that hewill likely be unable toreturn to his job 3 moremonths depending onhow the fracture healed.

What are Kofi’s rights?What can he claim?

In Ontario, a personi n j u r e d d u e t o t h enegligence of a third partyhas the right to sue theat fault party to recoverdamages (money) forlosses directly attributableto the injuries suffered.What they can you claim?

In Ontario, there aregeneral ly two typesof damages. Damagesthat can be calculated(pecuniary damages)and damages that cannotbe easily calculated( n o n - p e c u n i a r y ) .

D a m a g e s f o r P a i nand Suffering (Non-Pecuniary Damages)Some compensatorydamages are relativelyeasy to quantify such

as reimbursement forlost wages or medicalbills, others are moredifficult such as placingmonetary value on painand suffering or theinability to enjoy hobbiesbecause of physicallimitations caused byaccident-related injuries.In the above scenario,Kofi obviously sufferedpain as a result of theinjury. He fel t paindirectly after the fall,surgery and in the monthsand years as he struggledto get his health and lifeback together. Years later,he still has arthritic painsand has been advisedthat he may never fullyheal. Pain medicine ishow he tolerates his days.In dealing with a casesuch as Kofi’s, our Courtswill compensate him for“pain and suffering”.This is what is callednon - pecuniary damages.

The Supreme Court ofCanada in 1978 cappedthe amount of damagesthat can be awardedfor pain in suffering.With inf la t ion, tha taward is approximately$340,000.00 for the mostsevere cases of painand suffering, such asin the case of a youngadult who has lost limbs.

In Andrews v. Grand &Toy Alberta Ltd., ourSupreme Court opinedthat damages for painand suffering are notreally compensatory as nomoney can provide truerestitution. Accordingly,such damages shouldbe viewed as simplyproviding additionalmoney to make life more

endurable. Therefore, therange of damages awardedfor pain and sufferingrange anywhere from$1.00 to $340,000.00depending on the natureand gravity of the injury.

In Ontario, a variety offactors go into determiningthe amount that a Courtwill award for pain andsuffering. Factors thatthe Courts consider are:- - t h e a g e o f t h ei n j u r e d p e r s o n ;- t h e s e v e r i t y o fthe injury suffered;- the length of time it willtake the injury to heal;- the nature of thet r e a t m e n t r e q u i r e dto treat the injury (issurge ry necessa ry) ;- the length of time thata person is hospitalizedor sent to rehabilitation;- the phys ica l andemotional limitations thatthe injury will cause theinjured persons, both in theshort and long term; and- any pre-existing injuriesthat the injured person hadwhen they were injured.O t h e r t y p e s o fcompensation that aretypically claimable are -loss of income, medicala n d r e h a b i l i t a t i o nexpenses, housekeepingand home maintenances e r v i c e s , f a m i l ym e m b e r c l a i m s .

In addition to damagesfor pain and suffering,a Court in Ontario canaward an injured partydamages for other lossesthat they have sufferedor which they will sufferin the future under theabove heads of damages.

For example, in theabove scenar io , theinjury resulted in thevictim being off workfor months. He wouldlikely require extensivephysiotherapy treatmentsand will incur expensessuch as purchase ofcrutches, medications and

other assistive devices.If he had a family andwas primarily responsiblefor looking after meals,cleaning, clearing snowetc, he may need to hiresomeone to assist withthese activities of dailyliving. These legitimateexpenses are recoverablefrom the store wherethe injury occurred.

Stated differently, hewill be able to recoverthe past lost income, thecosts of physiotherapya n d o t h e r m e d i c a ltreatments, crutches,pain medications etc. Inaddition, he will also beable to recover legitimatecosts paid for assistancewith day-to-day activitiesordinarily done by him

If the injury is a long terminjury, he can recoverfuture loss of income,projected future carecosts and rehabilitation

costs from the store.

Because these damagesare damages that havenot yet been suffered,it will be necessary toobtain medical opinionsabout how his injurieswill progress in thefuture and what surgicali n t e r v e n t i o n s m a ybe required and whatlimitations if any willimpact his ability to work,to look after his family etc.It may also be necessaryto obtain reports from aneconomist, actuary and/ora rehabilitation specialistto fully determine theamount of future losses.

In contrast to damagesfor pain and suffering,damages for past andfuture loss of income, careand rehabilitation costsdo not have a limit andare based on the injuredperson’s circumstances.

In conclusion, damages

flow from liability. Theamount of money a personcan receive for a slip andfall injury varies. If theinjury is serious and longterm, the award can be insix figures especially ifthe injured party is unableto return to work. Wherethe injury is of a lesssevere or transitory natureand there has been fullhealing, the award by acourt for pain may be less.

If you or a loved one hasbeen the victim of a slipand fall or other personalinjury, it’s a good ideato consult a personalinjury Lawyer as soon aspossible. The consultationi s u s u a l l y f r e e .

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Let's Talk PoliticsBy Dr. Francis WiafeAmoako, Toronto

On the night of April14 and 15 2014, anu n t h i n k a b l e e v e n toccurred in a girls’ schoolin Chibok, Borno State,in North-Eastern Nigeria.A mass kidnapping ofa p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 7 6young school girls bythe Islamist group BokoHaram has gotten theattention of African andWorld leaders as they tryto find ways to deal withdomestic insecuritiesthat have fundamentalregional and globalsecurity implications.Many “songs and dances”have choreographedBoko Haram’s inceptiona n d o p e r a t i o n s i nNorthern Nigeria, and itis unfortunate that it hasto come down to suchmass kidnappings ofvulnerable young womenfor the internationalcommunity to respondto Boko Haram’s threat.In Nigeria, the dreadedB o k o H a r a m h a dalready instilled terrorin the hearts and mindsof the Nigerian people.The group has alreadymurdered approximately4000 people in Nigeriain 2014, and it doesnot seem ready to letdown judging from thefact that they have beenemboldened enoughto strike in the heart ofthe Nigerian capital,Abuja, and elsewhere.

There is no doubt thatthe Nigerian governmentneeds some regional andinternational support todeal with the situation.Already ECOWAS andsome Countries such asthe US, Canada, Israel,France, Iran, have linedup to offer assistance.T h e q u e s t i o n t h e nbecomes how long suchassistance is going tolast? Is this going to beanother situation whereWestern governmentswould be dragged into anunending operation in aforeign land? Will dronesbe called in? Is theregoing to be collateraldamage, and would thatunleash whole new BokoHaram sympathizersjust like Al Qaeda? Itis common knowledgethat heavy internationalmilitary presence andactivities has engendereda spike in sympathy forreligious extremism. Adrove of foreign help inNigeria will again testthe effectiveness of suchsecurity assistance in cases

of religious extremism.

In a much broader view, theinternational communityshould reconsider certains t r i ng s a t t a c he d t odevelopment assistancegiven to countries inthe developing world.Obviously, the BokoHaram situation is ahuman security problem.Increases in Nigeriagovernment’s militaryspending and that ofother African states areno match for domesticinsecurities. It is ironic tosee the Nigerian military’sinability to deal with themenace of Boko Haram,when it had led the WestAfrican sub-region todeal with even violentconflicts in countriessuch as Liberia and SierraLeone during the civilwars in those states. Thelack of opportunities forthe youth to anticipatea n d l i v e a d e c e n tfuture life has a role toplay in this insecuritydilemma. The rulinggovernment in Nigeriaand many other Africanstates have consistentlyneglected its citizensand refused to createenabling environmentfor the youth to exploitand develop themselves.For now, surveillancetechnology, and othermilitary hardware aswell as intel l igencegatherings and militarypersonnel provided by theinternational communityare a step in the rightdirection to find the girls.In the very, very shortterm, the goal to free thegirls must be sustainedand the girls freed asquickly as possible toavoid collateral damage.This could be done withthe collaboration ofneighboring states such asCameroon, Niger, Chad,Benin, and possibly Mali.However, aggressivelyworking hand in handw i t h t h e N i g e r i a ngovernment to focus ondevelopment projects inNorthern Nigeria couldenhance the chances ofpersuading the youth toreject religious violence.

According to ForeignA ff a i r s , Tr a d e a n dDevelopment Canadaabout CAD $ 45.85million was spend inNigeria for developmentprojects in 2011-2012.Most of these fundswere spend in the areaof healthcare including

maternal health, polioeradication, and healthgovernance. Much asthis effort is appreciated,there is the need to doubleup on investments todeal with the issue ofyouth unemploymentthat has always beencharacterized as a “tickingtime bomb” in most ofthe developing world.

O n t h e o t h e r s i d e ,African leaders need tobe serious with securitywithin their respectivestates and the region. Thejoint declaration issuedin Abuja to “eradicate”Boko Haram is a firststep of commitment.It should therefore notstop with just declarationsince there have oftenbeen too many of such“declarations.” There

are, however, aspectsof “Boko Haram-like”situations in existencein many of these Africanstates ready to causedomestic problems. Ifan African governmentth in ks the I s l a mis tchallenge in Nigeria isonly localized in Nigeria,they may be in for asurprise. The instabilityin Nigeria threatens theentire region. Africangovernments alwaysclaim not to have resourcesto operate farther fromtheir state capitals to theirborder perimeters. Thealternative is to makethe remote areas safehavens for the few whowant to cause troublein the region. It is afact that terrorists havelong figured it out thatgovernments, especiallythose in the developingwor ld , do not havethe means to launch asustained crack-downon terrorist activitiesfor a long time. As theNigerian case suggests,the military is reluctant togo deep into the junglesto root out Boko Haram’sstrongholds. Boko Haram

hideouts are inaccessibledue to the lack of roadnetworks and appropriatevehicles to get to thoseplaces. If any governmentshould take a lesson fromwhat is unfolding inNigeria, they should makeit a priority to appropriateresources to constructgood road networks, andother infrastructure thatconnects every part of thecountry and make themaccessible. In that casethe environment becomesvery difficult for thetrouble-makers to hide.

States in Africa shouldo p e r a t e f r o m t h eassumption that religiousextremism has becomepart of regular politicalviolence such as protestsand demonstrat ions.With this assumption,it will enable them toplan regarding short,medium, and long termstrategies to deal withthe situation should oneoccur. Such strategiesobviously begin with realopenness of the politicalsystem so citizens can beproud of and contributeto its defence and growth.

Investing resources inthe youth by creatingand developing in thementrepreneurial skill mustbe the ultimate goal. Theattitude of waiting for thegovernment to employpeople should be changedto an attitude of peoplehaving the skills andavailable resources tostart their own business.Dealing with religiousextremism within stateswould probably requirethe establishment of ameso-security apparatusthat falls between theregular law enforcementr e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o fthe pol ice , and thearmy’s responsibilityof protecting nationalborders. A new securityservice that is trained to beable to wait out extremistattitude and operationsfor the longer termneeds to be put in place.

Dr. Francis Wiafe-Amoakois an adjunct professor inInternational Relationsand African Studies at theUniversity of Toronto andRyerson University. He isalso the Director of theCenter for the SustainedDomestic Security andDevelopment (CESDOSED).

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O T T A W A - - I t ’ sbecoming increasinglydifficult for families toown a home in Canadaand affordability is onlyexpected to get worsegoing forward, accordingto the Royal Bank ofC a n a d a ( T S X : RY ) .

Wi t h h o u s e p r i c e scontinuing to rise, RBCsaid its affordabilityindex deteriorated inthe first quarter of thisyear -- the third quartert h a t h a s h a p p e n e dout of the last four --with the deteriorationparticularly acute in thehot markets of Toronto,Calgary and Vancouver.

And RBC chief economistC r a i g Wr i g h t s a y skeeping up with the costof home ownership inthe future is likely goingto be an even biggerstretch for households.

“If prices continue toaccelerate in key Canadianmarkets in the nearterm, affordability couldcome under pressure,”

the report points out.

“ T h e e v e n t u a lnormalization of monetarypolicy (interest rates)will lead to substantialincreases in interestrates over the mediumterm, which could betoo much for o theraffordability determinantsto counteract,” it adds.

The affordability indexmeasures the percentageof pre-tax householdincome that is neededto se rv ice the cos tof owning a home atcurrent market prices,including payments fora mortgage, utilities andproperty taxes. A readingof 50 per cent meansservice costs swallowup half of a household’sp r e - t a x i n c o m e .

Nationally, the indexrose by 0.1 points to 43.2per cent for detachedbu ng a l ow s a nd 0 . 3points to 49.0 per centfor two-storey homes,while the measure forc o n d o s d i p p e d 0 . 1

points to 27.9 per cent.

But that was an averagecalculation. Vancouver’saffordability index rose0.9 points to 82.4 per cent;Toronto’s by 0.2 pointsto 56.1 and Calgary’sby 0.9 points to 34.5.

In Ontario as a whole,the affordability measureof 44.9 per cent forbungalows and 51.0for two-storey homesrepresented a 24-year high.

Still, the affordabilitym e a s u r e h a s m o r erelevance to newer homebuyers since the vastmajority of Canadianswill have bought theirhomes in the past, whenp r i c e s w e r e l o w e r.

And there was goodnews in some markets.The affordability indexfell 0.5 points to 36.4per cent in Ottawa andby 0.2 points to 32.9per cent in Edmonton.

The Atlant ic regionremained relatively soft

with declines of 0.4points to 31.2 and 25.9per cent for bungalowsand condos respectively.The index rose a modest0.2 points to 36.2 per centfor two storey-homes, stillwell below the long-termaverage for the region.

Meanwhile, RBC said theerosion in affordabilityd o e s n o t p o s e a n yimmediate threat to thehealth of the Canadianhousing market and thatthe Bank of Canada is notexpected to begin nudginginterest rates higher untilthe middle of 2015. Manyeconomists don’t expectthe bank to act until 2016.

Las t wee k , Cana daMortgage and HousingCorp. predicted nationalhome p r i ces wou ldcontinue to rise, althoughat a more moderate pace,this year and next. Itforecast the value of theaverage home in Canadawill appreciate 3.5 per centto $396,000 seasonallyadjusted this year, anda further 1.6 per cent to$402,200 in 2015. CP24

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Finance Minister JoeOliver announced theplan at a seniors’ centrein Ottawa on Tuesday,saying the governmenthad committed in its2013 throne speecht o e x p a n d i n g n o -cos t bas ic banking.

Banks promised to offerlow-cost and no-fee bankaccounts that would allow12 debit transactions andat least two in-branchtransactions a month.There would be no extracharge for services suchas deposits, debit cards,preauthorized paymentforms, monthly printeds t a t e m e n t s , c h e q u eimage return or onlinecheque image viewing.

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seniors – described asthose with low enoughp e n s i o n i n c o m e t oreceive the GuaranteedIncome Supplement.

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Many banks already offerno-cost and low-costbank accounts and it’s notclear how these accountswould be different, exceptthat more banks wouldoffer them. CIBC, TD,RBC, Scotiabank, BMO,National Bank, LaurentianB a n k a n d H S B Chave signed onto thevoluntary commitment.

Online banks such asPC Bank and Tangerinea l r e a d y o f f e r f r e eaccounts to all customers.

O l i v e r c l a i m s t h egovernment has secureda commitment to morefree services on accountsfor seniors and youth, andto make free accountsavailable at more banks.

I n Tue s d a y’s p r e s s

conference , he sa idmore than seven millionCanadians will be eligiblefor low or no-cost bankingoptions, and estimatedseniors who move tothe no-fee account willsave about $50 a year.

“ F o r C a n ad i a ns o na fixed income, everydollar counts and $50can pay for a week’sgrocer ies ,” he said .

TD and RBC eliminatedsome of their free accountsfor seniors in March 2012,saying new customerswould not be eligible.

Susan Eng, vice-presidentof advocacy for CARP,says it’s clear the federalgovernment needed todo something to ensureseniors have accessto low-cost banking.

“When the TD Bankannounced that they wouldcancel these accounts,CARP members wereoutraged. But the bankdid not change its plans.So clearly governmenta c t i o n i s n e e d e d , ”she said in an emailto CBC. CBC News

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Grace Kennedy is takingits business to the Ghana-ian community. LuckyLankage, President ofGrace Kennedy (Ontar-io) Inc. said on a worldscale Grace Kennedyhas entered into Ghanaon the African conti-nent. In an interviewwith Ghanaian News hetermed that action “a bigstep for the company”.A distribution operationestablished there re-cently will extend thecompany’s reach beyondits present operations,he remarked proudly.

In addition, the compa-ny is always looking forexpansion opportunities,Lankage said. Bankingand other financial services are to be exploredin Ghana along with oth-er products that originatein the Caribbean. Nego-tiations are going on toexpand its services, tobuy into new business-es. “Grace Kennedy isa very progressive com-pany. There will be moreacquisitions and we willbe distributing our prod-ucts in more parts of theworld than we are todayso it’s going to be excit-ing,” Lankage promised.

Ackee, coconut water,virgin coconut oil and ahost of other Caribbeanbased items are producedby Grace Kennedy anddistributed in Canadaand the Caribbean Di-aspora. Lankage is very

excited that his companystretching its services tothe African continent.Grace Coconut water isnumber one in the Ca-nadian market. “Its atremendous achievementfor a Caribbean brand tobe the number one in thiscountry,” the Presidentobserved. He reportedthat last year Grace Vir-gin Coconut Oil wasintroduced in Canadaand it has been tremen-dously successful for thecompany. “We also in-troduced coconut sugarwhich is a brand newidea which we broughtto the market. It’s a verygood product for dia-betic people because ithas lower glycemic in-dex and nutritionally, itis a very good sugar,”Lankage explained.

Grace Kennedy is suc-cessful with bringingCaribbean products intothe mainstream over-seas markets. It is con-tinuing to identify andfind unique, Caribbean,health and nutritiousgood products to take notjust to the Diaspora – theCaribbean community –but beyond the Caribbe-an community. “That iswhere the niche lies. Thatis where we can actuallyadd value,” the companyspokesman affirmed.

“We want to be goodat something that peopleare looking for from anexotic, niche products.

That is where I thinkwe can add value to thecompany. We are look-ing at many products outof the Caribbean,” Lank-age noted. The focusis on how to efficientlypackage those productsso they can compete inthe world market. Thishas always been thebenchmark since enter-ing the Canadian market,as products come fromall over the world. “Insome countries cost ofproduction is very lowso once the efficiencylevels go up in the Carib-bean and they can com-pete in the world marketthen we are very happyto bring those productsin,” he added. EnsuringGrace Kennedy’s stan-dards are successful inmeeting world standardswill take some time aswell as investment innew machinery and newtechnology to bring thecost of production down.Failure to act properly inthis regard could resultin the company’s prod-ucts coming here at pric-es that are going to beso out of range, peoplewould not be able to af-ford them. “So we don’twant that. We don’t wantto fail. We’d rather doit progressively, get theefficiencies up, get theproduct up to standards,get to the world mar-ket standards and thenwe go and compete,”Lankage contended.

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IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL ISSUESBy: James A. Kwaateng, B.A. (Hons), LLB (Hons)

LONGUEUIL, Que. --A Quebec man whoseteenage daughter diedafter he slapped herbecause he wasn’t happywith a chore she had donewas sentenced Wednesdayto 60 days in j a i l .

Moussa Sidime, 74,will be incarceratedo n 3 0 c o n s e c u t i v eMondays and Tuesdays.He had previously pleadedguilty to manslaughter inthe death of his 13-year-old daughter Noutenei n O c t o b e r 2 0 1 0 .

The court heard Sidimestruck her because hedidn’t like how she’dc o m p l e t e d a c h o r eand because she hadb e e n d i s re s p e c t f u l .It was Sidime who called911 himself after findingthe girl unconsciousminutes later. She diedafter a few days in hospital.

The Crown had beens e e k i n g a p r i s o nsentence of two yearsless a day, while thedefence had requesteda suspended sentence.

“Violence is never ananswer to a chi ld’sb e h a v i o u r , ” C r o w nprosecutor Julie Labordesaid Wednesday. “That’sthe message the judge andthe court wanted to send.”In handing down hissentence, Judge RichardMarleau cited the factS id ime had showedremorse and had noprevious criminal record.

The accused was cryingduring his sentencinghearing in February.His lawyer had arguedfor leniency, calling thedeath an exceptional case.Members of Sidime’sfamily who attendedWe d n e s d a y ’s c o u r t

p r o c e e d i n g s i nLongueuil , south ofMontreal , expressedrelief at the sentencing.

“There was no evidenceof any brutality on her,”said Aissatou Sidime-Blanton, the accused’se l d e s t d a u g h t e r .

“This was one of thosefreak accidents that, ashe says, if he could takeit back, he would takeit back. We all would.And, moreover, it willbe with him. Yes, he’spraying, but he misses hisdaughter. He didn’t evenget to go to her funeral.

“For him it’s been veryhard and it will be.You losea child, it stays with you.”Seka, one of Sidime’ssons, said the tragedywill be with the familyfor the rest of their lives.C p 2 4 N e w s

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Severa l and dras t icproposed comprehensivereforms to the existingCitizenship Act havebeen announced byCanada’s Citizenship andImmigration Ministerearly this year. Theeligibility criteria forCanadian citizenshipapplication are increasingand i t i s becomingi n c r e a s i n g l y t o u g hto meet the standards.Recent introductionssuch as stiff languagerequirement, limitationsplaced on citizenship bydescent, and crackingdown on citizenship fraud,have not been enough.More dramatic changesare in the works as theMinister has revealed.

S o m e e l e m e n t s o fthe proposed Act aresubstantially differentfrom what exist today.This a r t ic le br ie f lylooks at some importantelements of the proposedAct and the current Actand attempts to spellou t the d i ff e rencesb e t w e e n t h e t w o .

Under the current Act,

residence for three outof four years (1,095days) is required to meeteligibility criteria forcitizenship application.In fact , the cur rentsystem does not haveany specific requirementthat resident be physicallypresent in Canada. Theproposed Act requiresp h y s i c a l p r e s e n c efor four years (1,460days) out of six years.

U n d e r t h e c u r r e n tsystem, time as a non-pe r m a ne n t r e s id e n tmay be counted towardresidence for citizenship.Thus, a person who hasbeen in Canada for twoyears or more before hebecomes a permanentresident will have oneyear counted towardresidence for citizenship.This will be abolished in

the proposed Act. Timespent in Canada as anon-permanent residentwill not be consideredand will not contributeto your e l i g i b i l i ty.

The current policy doesnot require persons aged54 years and over to meetlanguage requirementsand pass knowledge test.Under the proposed Actapplicants aged 14-64years must meet languagerequirements and passknowledge test . Theproposed Act will alsodispense with the currentpolicy which permitsa p p l i c a n t s t o m e e tknowledge requirementwi th the as s i s tanceo f a n i n t e r p r e t e r .Applicants, under theproposed Act, must meetknowledge requirementin English or French.

The current Act barspermanent res identswith domestic criminalcharges and convictionsfrom getting citizenship.The proposed Act willexpand the bar on gettingcitizenship to people

with foreign criminalcharges and convictions.

Under the current Act,the Governor in Councilis the final decisionmaker on discretionarygrants of citizenship.The proposed Act willchange this and give theMinister of Citizenshipa n d I m m i g r a t i o nCanada the authority todecide on discretionarygrants of citizenship.

The c u r re n t Ac t i sreasonably flexible overtax filings. It does notrequire a permanentresident to file Canadianincome taxes to be eligiblefor a grant of citizenship.This will not be thecase under the proposedsystem. Adult applicantswill be required to fileCanadian income taxesas required under theIncome tax Act to beeligible for citizenship.

The current Act does notmake any provision for

revocation of citizenshipfor acts against Canada’snational interest. Thep r o p o s e d A c t w i l lestablish the authorityto revoke Canadiancitizenship from dualc i t i z e n s w h o w e r emembers of an armedforce or an organizedarmed group engaged inconflict with Canada. Theproposed Act will alsoauthorize revocation ofCanadian citizenship forpersons who are convictedof terrorism, high treason,t r e a s o n , o r s p y i n goffences, depending onthe sentence received.

The Citizenship Act hasno fast-track mechanismfor members of themilitary to honour theirservice to the CanadianA r m e d F o r c e s a n daddress deploymentchallenges. The proposedAct will create a fast-track mechanism forcitizenship for permanentresidents serving with, andindividuals on exchange

wi th , the Canad ianArmed Forces to honourtheir service to Canada.

From the foregoing, itis manifestly clear thateligibility criteria forCanadian citizenshipare changing and arebecoming harder andtougher. It would beprudent for permanentresidents in Canadaw h o a r e p r e s e n t l yeligible for Canadiancitizenship under thecurrent Act to apply forCanadian citizenshipwithout procrastinationand before the Act isamended or replaced.

James A. Kwaateng isan Immigration Lawpractitioner with hisoffices located at 168AOakdale Road, Suite 4,Toronto, Ontario. Forthorough discussionof your immigrationand related social andlegal issues, you maycontact him at telephonenumber (416) 743-2758.

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T O R O N T O - - T h eConservative governmentis pledging an additional$ 3 . 5 b i l l i o n o v e rf i v e y e a r s t o w a r d sthe prime minister ’smaternal, newborn andchild health initiative.

Stephen Harperannouncement the newfunds, which will cover theperiod from 2015 to 2020,at a Toronto-area primaryschool on Thursday.

The commitmentis slightly more thanthe $3.25 billion that acoalition of aid groupshad been asking for andwas widely hailed by theorganizations that areworking with the primeminister on the initiative.

The money builds onHarper’s fiveyear, $2.8billion commitment to

his so-called MuskokaIn i t i a t ive , unve i l edwhen Canada hostedthe G8 summit in 2010.

Rosemary McCarney,a veteran Canadian aidworker who is one of theleaders of a 70-membercoalition of aid groups,p r a i s e d H a r p e r f o r“a ro l l i ng , 10 -yea rcommitment, which isvery rare in our world.”

Harper said he plannedto “persuade and cajole”other governments tofollow Canada’s lead.

Dave Toycen, the headof World Vision Canada,said the commitment issignificant because itwill sustain momentumpast 2015 on maternaland child health andkeep it from being aflavour of the month in

the development world.Harper has made

helping young mothersa n d n e w b o r n s i ndeveloping countries hissignature aid priority.

He says the new fundswill be focused on helpingyoung children in the firstmonth of life, who diein numbers that expertsdescribe as alarming.

The prime minister ishosting an internationalsummit on the issue thisweek in Toronto withexperts from aroundthe world, includingphilanthropist MelindaGates, who gave thekeynote speech at thesummit’s first full day.

Harper said there havebeen some successes,but more must be done.

Harper pledges $3.5B to buttressmaternal, child health initiative to 2020

cont'd on pg. 28


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The Brookview MiddleSchool Cafeteria onMay 22 , 2014 waselectr i f ied with thepresence of Nigerian-Canadian born singer,Sacha Visagie and MissJamaica World 2013-2014, Gina Hargitay.These young but verytalented ladies were guestspeakers at the 2nd AnnualStudent, Parent, Staff &Community AppreciationEvening organized bythe Administration andthe Equity Committeeof Brookview Middle

School in the Jane/Finch area of Toronto.

The soft-spoken yetgracious and powerfulMiss Jamaica told thes tudent s to ‘be thechange they want to seein the world’! Speakingon the importance ofeducation, Miss Jamaicaquoted severally fromM. Ghandi to support herassertion that educationbrings change in the lifeof the learner. And thatit would do studentsgood if they took their

education ser iously.

Earlier, Sacha Visagie, themusician who is touringCanada with her musicas a tool against bullyingperformed her hit single-“Stix and Stones” to thedelight of parents, staffand students gathered.

Ms. Carmen Wynter-Ellis, the Principal ofBrookview supportedby her Vice, Ms IradaKerimova, took time torecognize the hard workand valuable support

of some communityagencies, the schoolcouncil, the 31 Divisiono f To r o n t o P o l i c e ,t e a c h e r s a n d s o m estudents. Certificateso f A p p r e c i a t i o nw e r e p r e s e n t e d t ot h e o r g a n i z a t i o n sand the individuals.

There was a ‘social’d i n n e r a n d p h o t oopportunity with MissJamaica and Sacha atthe end of the program.

Miss Jamaica World 2013 & Singer Sacha Grace Brookview MiddleSchool Appreciation Evening.

From Joe Kingsley Eyiah, Brookview Middle School, Toronto

Ghanaian News Contributing Editor & teacher, Joe KingsleyEyiah with Miss Jamaica, Gina Hargitay


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TORONTO -- Scotiabank(TSX:BNS) is causingsome new waves in themortgage rate marketafter lowering its specialfixed five-year rate to2.97 per cent, the lowestamong the big banks.The rate is effective untilJune 7, and comes amidgrowing competitionf o r m o r t g a g e s t h a th a v e p u s h e d r a t e sdown in recent months.It’s also below the 2.99 per

cent level that drew sharpcriticism from Ottawa inthe past over fears thatsuch rates would trigger adamaging housing bubble.Finance Minister JoeOliver has said in thepast that unl ike hispredecessor Jim Flaherty,he had no plans to wadeinto the debate over thesetting of mortgage rates,calling it a “private”decision by lenders.But he has signalled

h e w o u l d k e e p a neye on the changes,noting that Ottawa hasintervened in the past.Investors Group recentlyoffered a 1.99 per centrate for a 36-monthclosed, variable-ratemortgage, but Scotiabankis the first of the bigbanks to push its fixedrate down below threeper cent in recent months.Scotiabank is also offeringa fiveyear variable rate of2.47 per cent. CP24 News

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“We need to finishwhat we started andsustain global momentumto 2015 and beyond,”Harper said in a statement.

“This is a moralimperative to saving thelives of vulnerable womenand children in someof the poorest countriesaround the world when itis in our power to do so.”

In her speech earlierT h u r s d a y , G a t e slauded Harper for his“powerful advocacyon behalf of people indeveloping countries.”“Under your leadership,and with the supportof many people in thisroom, Canada has earneda global reputation fordriving the agenda whenit comes to women andchi ldren,” she said .

“The MuskokaInitiative rallied the entireworld around savingmothers and their babies.”Gates a l so cred i tedI n t e r n a t i o n a lDevelopment MinisterC h r i s t i a n P a r a d i s

w i t h s t r e n g t h e n i n gCanada’s relationshipwith non-governmentalo r g a n i z a t i o n s .

The commentappeared to be aimedat Harper’s critics whosay he is using the mostbasic motherhood issue toboost domestic support.S h e s a i d C a n a d adese rves c red i t fo rfunding organizationst h a t h a v e t r i e d t oeradicate polio AIDS,tuberculosis, and malaria.Gates said spendingmoney on the health ofwomen and childrenpays broad economicdividends, and she madeclear she has the heftto advocate for the lessfortunate, on whateverside of the power corridorshe chooses to walk.

“When I talk to healthministers from developingcountries, they want tohear how we can reducemortality,” she said.“When I talk to financeministers, they want tohear how we can increaseGDP. Well, let’s make sure

everybody knows that theanswer is the same in bothcases: Invest in the healthof women and children.”

E a r l i e r t o d a y,Queen Rania of Jordandenounced the deaths ofmillions of mothers andnewborns every year.

“These figures aremore than a source ofdiscontent; they are anoutrage, an injustice andthey have no place in ourcommon humanity,” saidthe 43-year-old monarchof the t iny Midd leEast desert kingdom.“So thank you to PrimeMinister Harper and theCanadian governmentfor being discontentedwith the status quo.”

The Aga Khan, thespiritual leader of thew o r l d ’s 15 m i l l i onShia Ismaili Muslims,also praised Harperfor leadership on theissue, but said muchmore needs to be done.

“The truth is thatour efforts have beeninsufficient and uneven,”he said. CP24 News

Harper pledges $3.5B to buttress maternal,child health initiative to 2020

cont'd from pg. 26

I have noticed that, inrecent times, many upand coming secondgeneration Ghanaiansare tying the knot. It is ahealthy development andI wish all of them well.

For the most part, theseyoung people have donewell for themselves,with the help of theirparents, of course. Youhave good education,great careers and thepossibility of a great lifeand lifestyle that yourparents wished for, butprobably never had, beingfirst generation migrants.

Some of your parents,to a large extent, werecaught in an unhealthycompetition that sawthem buying huge homesand acquiring mortgagesthey could hardly afford.

My advice to you isthat, as you pair upand consequently look

for a home in which toraise your children, donot be misguided bywhat your friends andclassmates are buying.Do not buy a big housej u s t b e c a u s e y o u rfriends, Kofi and Ama,bought a big house.

House in the GTA areenticingly beautiful ,but they are also veryexpensive. Take yourtime; save a hefty downpayment before you buyyour first home. Consideralso that you will soonhave a couple of kidsor so. The wife, even ifshe has a great careerherself, will have to take

time off to nurse a youngone. That can take sixmonths to two years insome cases; and thatmeans reduced familyincome. You have tohave a mortgage that thehusband’s income alonecan cover when the wifeis off work nursing a baby.

When the wife goes backto work, you will needa baby-sitter, a nanny orday-care and that couldbe expensive. If yourmom has retired, maybe,she can fill in for you. Atleast, that is a luxury thatyou have being a secondgeneration migrant. Youmom and dad did nothave that luxury. So, inthat care you are lucky.Otherwise, you have abig adjustment to makeas your children rollalong one after the other.

So, take it easy. A hugem o n t h l y m o r t g a g epayment means that

should one of you loseyour job, you could faceproblems paying yourmortgage and you couldface eviction. Beingfaced with eviction willbe far less palatable thanliving in a house slightlybelow par with those ofyour friends. At least,you will have a placefor your family to live.

After probably borrowingto pay for a wedding thatyou haven’t finishedpaying for, the last thing

you want to do is toborrow to buy expensivefurniture and cars toshowcase in front ofyour new home. It is verytempting to do and thatis why I am soundingan early morning. In mytime, I have seen evenMedical Doctors whohave declared bankruptcy;so, do not think I amb e i n g a n a l a r m i s t .

I t is no fun get t ingy o u r s e l v e s i n t o afinancial hotbed early

in your married lives.Financial problems arethe number cause ofdivorce in North America.Financial problems cancause impotence in bothmales and females andbelieve me, at a youngage, marriage withoutsex is no marr iage.

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Most human beings willhave an “A-Ha” momentat some point in theirlife. A point in time whenthey come to a realizationthat: I don’t belong here,this is not for me, mytalents are being wasted.I was made for somethinggreater and better thanwhat I am doing. It couldbe the result of majorlife changing activities( d i v o r c e , f i n d i n gsalvation, shameful event,death, calamity, aging ortravel, etc.) Some takethe realization and dosomething about it, andbecome the person theyhave always envisioned.Some will ponder theideas and never takethe steps. This article isintended to shed lighton what could happen,if you settle for theconfines of your currentachievement and becomeafraid to go beyondcur ren t boundar ies .

As children we dreamt ofmany lofty ideas, goalsand accomplishments.The Creator has placedand inscribed in eachof us our true purpose.The inscription is as realand unique as our fingerprints or the colour ofour eyes. Our gifts are

intended to leave ourmark on the world andmake a difference in thelife of others and pushus to our full potential(self-actualization). Itis our assignment inthe physica l wor ld.

The moment we areborn, society (enemies,haters, friends, family,associates, etc.) startfighting to assign us whatthey believe our purposeought, should and mustb e . S o m e a r e w e l lintended, yet it will fallshort of what the Creatorhas intended for you, andyour gift to world will betainted, if you surrenderto the training. Thepressure from society toproduce average citizensis so powerful that a largeportion of its citizens arecompelled to compromiseto societal standards,be an average Joe .

Society will provide uswith a convincing casethat those childhooddreams are just pie-inthe sky ideas that willnever be reached and weshould focus on whatis real. Mark Cuban’s(Billionaire and ownerof Dal las Maver ickBasketball team) parents

were so concerned abouthis financial future, theyconvinced him to have atrade as carpet installer.According to his ownaccounts, he was one ofthe worst carpet installersin the history of the USA.Yet he spent valuable timeand energy becoming aninstaller, due to advicefrom concerned parents:i.e. “you must have atrade in order to feedyourself at all times”.

You may have beenbrought up in a situationt h a t l i m i t e d y o u runderstanding of yourpotential, but it’s timenow for the past to lose itshold on you. As indicatedby rapper and actor LLCool J “Your past shouldnever hold your futurehostage”. We have topush beyond the greatunknown to see whattreasures are waitingfor us to claim. Yourcurrent zone has beenfully researched, the oddsof finding something newis highly unlikely. Forceyourself beyond yourcomfort zone and seewhat life will bring you.

We see images of great

accomplishment daily andadmire the achievementof others. Their path tosuccess is outlined forall who wish to pursuesimilar accomplishments.Many are not comfortablewith their current stationin life and know the pathto another destination.Why don’t they do it?They fear moving beyondtheir comfort zone. Theystay within the confinesof what they know.Studies have showedthat the bulk of welfarerecipients are generationrecipients. Their parentsand their parents werealso recipients of theGovernment handouts.Going beyond one’scomfort zone is hardwork and scary. Onceyou are used to livinga certain lifestyle, it ishard to convince yourselfabout some other optionthat is far better. Evenwhen they are shown,they still cannot gatherthemselves to movetoward the new, excitingand fulfilling option.

Moving beyond yourcomfort zone is hardwork. Hard work pays offlater, where as lazinessand indulgence paysof now. Staying in bedwatching TV and waitingfor your welfare cheque iseasy and the payoff (rest)is right away. Going outdaily as self employedindividual and handingout multiple businesscards and networking inhope of future clients ishard and the benefits arefar in the future withoutguarantees. This is what

stops many individualsfrom moving beyondtheir financial comfortzone. It takes effort tocross a habitual zone andadopt another mode ofbehaviour. People arecomfortable receivinga small guaranteed paycheque. They are afraidto receive no chequewhi le they re invent(go to school, start abusiness, change careersand implement ideas)themselves in pursuitof a gigantic payout ormeaningful life. It’sbetter to invest a littlenow so you can enjoya lot of happiness andfulfillment later than toenjoy a little happinessnow and suffer a lot later.

An eag le has 7000feathers , can f ly toaltitudes of 10,000 feet.They can reach speed of160km per hour. It has6 to 8 feet wind span. Ithunts in areas rangingfrom 2000 acres to 10,000acres. The creator of thisamazing bird also createdyou, and we are his highestcreation with more gifts.Each of us has a uniqueeagle plus talent hiddenin us. The challengingwork is to discover yourgifts, talents and callingsso you can take flight.

There’s an old, wellknown story of a chickenfarmer who found aneagle’s egg. He put itwith his chickens andsoon the egg hatched.The young eagle grew upwith all the other chickensand whatever they did,the eagle did too. Hethought he was a chicken,just like them. Since thechickens could onlyfly for a short distance,the eagle also learnt tofly a short distance. Hethought that was whathe was supposed to do.So that was all that hethought he could do. Asa consequence, that wasall he was able to do.

O n e d a y t h e e a g l esaw a bird flying highabove him. He was veryimpressed. “Who is that?”he asked the hens aroundhim. “That’s the eagle,the king of the birds,”the hens told him. “Hebelongs to the sky. Webelong on the ground, weare just chickens.”So theeagle lived and died as achicken, for that’s whathe thought he was. Don’trestrict your finance andyour life to the same faith,find the eagle in you andsoar to the destination youhad always envisioned.

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G o v e r n m e n t i s t obroaden the currentt a x n e t t o i n c l u d eGhanaians engaged ineconomic activities orhold investments in theUnited States, Dr. LarbiSiaw, Tax Policy Adviserat the Ministry of Finance( M O F E P ) h a s s a i d

Dr. Larb i sa id tha ti m p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthe Foreign AccountTax Compliance Actof the United StatesI n t e r n a l R e v e n u eS e r v i c e ( U S - I R S )presents an opportunityf o r g o v e r n m e n t t obroaden the tax net.

The FATCA, whichcomes into force inJuly, is a U.S statutethat requires Americancitizens living outside theUnited States to reporttheir financial accountsheld outside the US.

“It is a factor we areworking on, and it willgive us basis for futurecollaboration and futureforeign relations. Nowwe are giving informationabout US nationals whohave accounts and aredoing business in Ghana;but in future, when theprotocol is extended, wecan extend it to Ghanaiannationals overseas,” Dr.Larbi told the B&FT

To extend the tax base tocover Ghanaians abroadwill require an amendmentto the country’s tax lawthat limits taxation tocitizens who work inGhana or bring moneyi n t o t h e c o u n t r y .

“US laws say all nationalsanywhere, but Ghanaian

laws say if you work hereand then bring moneyhere, the jurisdictionsare different. We haveattempted before to extendthe tax base to coverGhanaians everywhere,but we certainly willhave to take a secondlook at it,” Dr. Larbi said.

The statute requires localfinancial institutions tofirst register with theUS-IRS and thereafteri d e n t i f y, d o c u m e n tand report accountsowned by Americancitizens to the UnitedStates Internal RevenueService for tax purposes.

It attempts to combatUS t a x e va s i on byrequiring that non-USfinancial institutionsreport the identities of USshareholders or customers.

U n d e r t h e FAT C Astatute, local financialinstitutions that do notcomply will be subjectedto a 30% withholding taxon income and proceedsfrom their investments inthe US. Non-compliancemay also make it difficultfor local banks to dobusiness with financialinst i tut ions that areFAT C A - c o m p l i a n t .

US tax authorities havethe power to order banksto withhold funds of non-compliant US citizens.

FATCA has expansiveinformation reportingrules aimed at ensuringthat US citizens withfinancial assets outside theUS are paying the correctamount of taxes at home.

Financial institutionschoosing to comply with

FATCA will first needto appoint a FATCA-respons ib le off icer,identify and categorisea l l c u s t o m e r s , a n deventually report USpersons to the GRA.

In view of the eventualimplementation of theFATCA in July, banks inthe country have eitherregistered or are finalisingtheir registration withthe US- IRS . Banksare also putt ing therequisite systems inplace to smoothen thecompliance process.

C A L B a n k a n d i t ssubsidiar ies - - CALBrokers, CAL Nomineesa n d C A L A s s e tManagement -- last weekannounced that it has dulyregistered with US-IRSas they qualify as FFIs.

M r. D a v i d O k y e r eN y a r k o h , H e a d o fFinance, The Royal Bank,told the B&FT: “We havean AML software we areinstalling to ensure thatwe are able to identifythe nationality of everycustomer, so we willbe able to segregate theUS nationals from othernationals. The law appliesto the US nationals only.”

Banks in the countryhave decided on a modelthat will allow them toreport through the GhanaR e v e nu e A u t h o r i t y(GRA) once a year.

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By Kwabena Akuoko, MSW, RSW,, TorontoMaybe you’ve told yourdaughter she can growup to be an engineer orCEO if she wants to,but she may not reallybelieve it if her daddoesn’t cook or clean,a new study suggests.

A group of psychologistsat the University ofBritish Columbia foundtha t whe n a f a the rperforms a greater shareof traditionally femalehousehold chores suchas cooking, cleaning andchildcare, his school-ageddaughter is less likely tosay she wants to pursuea stereotypical femalecareer such as nursing,teaching or staying athome with the kids, andmore likely to aspireto more gender-neutral(and often higher-paying)careers, such as becominga doctor or lawyer.

A mother’s stated viewson gender equality werelinked to her children’sviews. However, a father’sshare of houseworkm a d e a d i f f e r e n c eeven if both he and thegirl’s mother explicitlyendorse gender equality,reported the study thatwill be published in thejournal PsychologicalSc i e nc e t h i s we e k .

Boys tended to chooseg e n d e r - s t e r e o t y p e dcareers regardless of theirfather’s role at home.

“What this is suggestingi s tha t when g i r l s ,specifically, are seeingtheir parents enacting atraditional division oflabour at home, it maybe limiting their ownambition,” said AlyssaCroft, a PhD candidate

who was the lead author ofthe study, in an intervieww i t h C B C N e w s .

“It may just be restrictingwhat they see themselvesas capable of doing.…You may not realize howmuch kids are watchinga n d o b s e r v i n g a n dtaking in beyond justwhat we’re telling them.”

Croft acknowledged thatresearchers don’t knowhow the career aspirationsof the children will belinked to what they endup doing when they growup. However, she saidthey are a good indicationof how children seet h e m s e l v e s i n t h econtext of gender roles.

A c t i o n s s p e a kl o u d e r t h a n w o r d s

She said the effects seen inthe study of 326 childrenaged seven to 13 and theirparents were “definitelyv e r y s i g n i f i c a n t ,meaningful effects.”

She advised parents tobe aware of how they’redividing their labour athome, if they say theybelieve in gender equalityand really do believe in it.

Croft said she undertookt h e s t u d y b e c a u s emost previous studiesabout children’s genders t e r e o t y p e s l o o kmainly at the role oftheir parents’ jobs. Shethought what parents doaround the house mightbe more impor tan t ,s ince chi ldren weremore likely to see that.

To find out, she ran aseries of tests on children

recruited at Science Worldin Vancouver, alongwith at least one of theirparents. For example,some part of the testsincluded descriptions oftwo people — one withmore gender stereotypicalcharacteristics and onewith less — and askedthe participant which onehe or she was more like.

In a video interviewproduced by UBC, Croftsaid she thinks the findingsof the study are importantbecause “despite ourbest efforts to try andcreate gender egalitarianworkplaces, women arestill underrepresentedi n l e a d e r s h i p a n dmanagement positions.”She added that the studysuggests equal i ty athome may inspire girlsto pursue careers thatthey have traditionallybeen excluded from.

According to StatisticsCanada’s 2010 GeneralSocial Survey on TimeUse, Canadian women atthe time of survey spent,on average, four hoursand 38 minutes on unpaidwork per day — one hourand 13 minutes more thanmen. The unpaid workincluded household work,child care, and civic andvoluntary act ivi t ies.The d i ffe rence wasparticularly big for childcare, where women spentmore than twice as muchtime as men, regardlessof the child’s age. Forexample, women spentan average of six hoursand 33 minutes a day onchildren under the ageof four, while men spentjust three hours and sevenminutes. CBC News

Dads who do housework havemore ambitious daughters

Parents’ actions influence children more than words on genderequality, UBC study says

T h e A p r i l 1 4 m a s sabductions of schoolgirlsin Nigeria by terrorists arebeyond the pale. Equallyoutrageous is Nigerianauthorities’ failure to findand rescue the girls. How theNigerian government hashandled the crisis thus far isnothing shy of incompetentpolitical leadership. It hasnot been open with the truthin its communication withthe public, and not to mention itsdereliction of duty to protect Nigeriansfrom known terrorists before and evenafter the schoolgirls were abducted.

Deadly and destructive deeds bythe Nigerian based terrorist organizationBoko Haram hit a new low when itrecently seized 276 schoolgirls. Thediabolical extremist group whosephilosophy is synonymous to theatrocious Taliban or Al Qaeda extremistsabducted the schoolgirls from theirboarding school in Chibok, a smalltown in the northeastern state of Borno,which is purportedly the hotbed ofIslamic extremism in Nigeria. It is sadlyreported that some of the schoolgirlshave since died and 48 others havebeen forcefully converted to Islam withonly a handful of them being able toescape. The most worrisome aspect ofthe whole situation is that the Nigerianauthorities do not know where the girlsare being held and let alone rescuethem. And to add insult to injury, BokoHaram’s leader Abubakar Shekau onMay 12 boastfully declared that Allahhas instructed him to sell the schoolgirls.

Boko Haram has been a menaceto Nigeria for some time now and theirlatest horrendous act of abductinginnocent children did not occur out of theblue. The terrorists had acted in similarfashions before. In February, the radicalIslamic group whose name Boko Haramsimply means, “western education issinful” seized co-ed students from aChristian school, later released thegirls, but killed the boys. The killersallegedly ordered the girls to “go home,abandon their wicked schooling andseek husbands”. Also, if the globalhuman rights watchdog, AmnestyInternational’s allegation is true, theNigerian authorities simply droppedthe ball because they were forewarnedabout the April 14 mass kidnappings.Given that Boko Haram has beenaround for a while and previously actedin similar fashions coupled with theforewarning as alleged by the AmnestyInternational, the Nigerian governmentshould have seen the abductions comingand done something to thwart them.

Boko Haram was formed in2002 by its late leader MohammedYusuf and initially focused its attackssolely on the government. Their primarygoal was, and still is to introduceTaliban-style Sharia or Islamic laws inthe African most populous nation. Also,aside from despising Western education,Boko Haram strongly believes in thesubjugation of women. It is thereforeno coincidence that they kidnappedschoolgirls with the intention of sellingthem. The group’s association with

extreme terrorism has gotnot only Nigeria worried,but the entire world. Theabductions coupled withthe recent two bombingsin the Nigerian capital,Abuja indicates that BokoHaram has become a clearand present danger. On thesame day, April 14, thatBoko Haram seized theschoolgirls for instancethey killed 19 people

and injured more than 60 in bombingsin Abuja. They have also struck againand the latest relates to the May 21 masscarnages in Plateau State capital, Jos.

The outrage surrounding theschoolgirls’ abductions intensified partlybecause of Nigerian government’s poorresponse. Initially, President Jonathandownplayed the situation and called it“temporary”. The president did not onlywait for almost three weeks to issuevague official statement, but falselycontended that the Nigerian securityforces were in control and the girls willbe promptly found and rescued. As localand international criticisms mountedabout how his government has poorlyhandled the crisis, President Jonathanchanged his tone and communicationstrategy. The president then concededthat Nigeria lacks the capability toindependently deal with the crisis and hisgovernment is open to foreign assistancein finding and rescuing the schoolgirls.

As the outrage grew, protestdubbed, a “Million-woman march”was held on April 30 in the Nigeriancapital, Abuja to highlight authorities’failure to find and rescue the abductedschoolgirls. As if the abductionsof innocent schoolgirls and thegovernment’s inability to find and rescuethe captives are not outrageous enough,the president’s wife, Mrs. PatienceJonathan tried to silence grievingparents and women’s right advocacygroups protesting against the girls’disappearance. Aside from the Jonathanadministration’s poor response to thecrisis, Nigeria’s first lady also bizarrelyordered the arrest of two of the leadersof the protests that had erupted. Mrs.Jonathan is said to have even shockinglydenied that the girls were kidnapped.Mrs. Jonathan’s actions added topublic’s indignation over the abductions.

It is highly impossible not to beenraged by the capture of schoolchildrenby religious extremists. As well,Nigerian government’s inability to findand rescue the captives is inexcusable.Above all else, the growing threatof Islamic terrorism in Nigeria is afundamental security menace andnightmare in Africa as a whole.Therefore, all African countries have aninalienable responsibility to join forcestogether to stem out the Taliban-AlQaeda inspired insurgency confrontingNigerian and indeed our continent.The search of the abducted schoolgirlsmust exhaustively be expanded beyondNigerian boarders to particularlyNiger, Chad and Cameroon and otherneighbouring countries that purportedlyharbour the religious extremists.

“Bring Back our Girls”: SomeReflections on the Abducted

Nigerian Schoolgirls


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By William Doyle-Marshall

The three major political partiesare throwing out their nets inthe hope of collecting all ourvotes so that they could formthe next government for theprovince. Their leaders arethrowing out promises likesand on the Brighton or CherryBeach. Come June 12 whoeveris able to amass the majority ofvotes will sit in the ProvincialParliament at Queen’s Park.

“Opportunity for All; AJobs and Investment Plan forOntario” – This is the OntarioLiberal Party’s documentwhich outlines its vision forthe province. By 2025, Ontariowill have the world’s mostskilled workforce, increasingour global competitivenessand creating more jobs,”s a y s K a t h l e e n Wy n n e .

She predicts “our youthwill be prepared for careersuccess. We will have modern

transit and transportationinfrastructure that movesgoods and people quicklyacross the province and overour borders. We will havea dynamic and innovativeeconomy driven by growingindustries and anchored bylarge companies and smallbusinesses. We will be themost friendly jurisdiction inNorth America for business

start-ups, driving creativitya n d c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s . ”

Her government, Wynnesays, will invest – in people,in modern infrastructure, ina dynamic and innovativebusiness climate, and in smallbusinesses. That investmentwill provide Ontario withopportunities to take advantageof its strengths, and create andbuild the jobs of the future. “We

will partner with businesses,educators, labour, the not-for-profit sector, and communities– because we need all handson deck, working together, sothat each person has the bestopportunity to succeed in life,”Wynne’s document predicts.

Recognizing education asthe most important investmentg o v e r n m e n t c a n m a k e ,Wynne emphasizes that hergovernment if elected on June12 will implement plans toensure the future prosperity ofthe province. Her governmentwill invest in the talent andskills of the province’s peopleand in a Youth Jobs Strategy.“We will continue to enhanceour world-class educationsystem, from the earliestyears to the most advancedlearning. We will evaluateevery economic decisionthrough a clear lens: Does ittake advantage of and grow thetalent and skills of our people?”

The Liberals are planning toinvest $25 million over threeyears to create the AboriginalEconomi c Deve lopmen tFund to promote aboriginalbusiness. Increasing the amountavailable for loan guaranteesfor renewable energy proj-ects to $650 million. This willencourage the development ofprojects that will pay dividendsinto the future and contribute tosustainable and clean energygeneration in the province.Investing $2.5 million overthree years in an UrbanAboriginal Action Plan to helpAboriginal people in our citiesfind economic opportunitiesand access social service

The New Democratic Partyplan is to bring back physicaleducation teachers and keepchildren healthy and active.“We will invest in health andphysical education initiatives,including hiring up to 1,000 newhealth and physical educationteachers by the end of ourmandate,” Andrea Horwath, theleader promises. Creation of an“Open Schools” fund to preventschool closures and extendafter-hour programs is alsoamong the party’s proposals.Should the party be electedto form the next governmentin the province, it plans tolet schools boards apply forfunding to help keep schoolsthreatened with closure open.Making necessary renovations,to make use of under-utilizedspace for other communityuses. “Schools can also applyto the fund to increase freeand low-fee access for non-profit groups to use schoolspace during evenings andweekends,” Horwath promises.

According to Horwath’s “APlan That Makes Sense” anNDP government will invest instudent achievement by hiringup to 1,000 more EducationalAssistants so all childrencan get the help they needto succeed in the classroom.As a result it is investing instudent nutrition programs sochildren begin with a healthystart. The plan is to invest anadditional $15 million per yearin student nutrition and localfood initiatives, to promotehealthy eating and providenutrit ious breakfasts andlunches. Further, the party saysit will expand dental benefitsfor children from low-incomehouseholds. In an attemptto ensure more low-incomechildren have access to dentalcare, the NDP says it is makinga financial commitment toprovide expanded coverage to100,000 low-income children.

In the area of health care theNDP plans to open new 24-hourFamily Health Clinics. Thiswould include 50 new familyhealth clinics being built acrossthe province with the capacityto serve at least 250,000 people.This would result in cutting thenumber of Ontarians withoutaccess to primary care by 25%.The Family Health Clinics willgive patients an alternative toEmergency Rooms for after-hours medical needs. Hiringmore nurse practitioners totreat and discharge patientsi n e m e r g e n c y r o o m s .

Liberals Investing in People; NDP Wants to KeepStudents healthy and Conservatives are Chopping Jobs

cont'd on pg. 45

Premier Kathleen Wynne - Liberal, Tim Hudak - PC,Andrea Horwath - NDP


Couple's Night at Holiday Inn Toronto Airport Eastin pictures


Living Word Assembly of God Women's Day 2014

Rev. & Mrs. Osei-Amoah, Senior Pastors andthe Women's Ministries Executives

Group picture of the Women's Ministry

JOY-Fellowship Group, an auxiliary of the Women'sMinistries

The Y's (Young Women's Group)

Couple's Night at Holiday Inn Toronto Airport East

After rose flower presentation

Husbands with roses flower to be presented to wives

The Living Word Assembly of God ChurchWomen’s Ministries on Sunday May 10,2014 celebrated their annual Women’sMinistries Day. The same day was also usedto honor mothers in the church, since it fell onMother’s Day being celebrated worldwide.The speaker was Mrs. Mary Osei-Amoah,the wife of the Senior Pastor of theChurch, Rev. Joseph Osei Amoah. Shespoke on the theme, “I am the Lord’sHandmaid” taken from Luke 1:38.

Mrs. Osei-Amoah exhorted the congregationto obey the Word of God than to let the fear ofwhat men will say make us disobey God’sWord.“Obedience is better than sacrifice”, she said.

The auxiliary groups of Women’s Ministriesnamely: JOY-Fellowship, Young Women’sGroup (Y’s) and Missionette group alsoministered in poem, dancing and skit.

T h e M C f o r t h e o c c a s i o n w a sM r s . L e t i c i a S a r f o - B o a t e n g .

By Jonathan Annobil, Toroto

An unforgettable experience eventbrought couples together for an

evening featured dinner, dance androse flower presentation as part of

the Mother’s Day Celebrations. Theelegant love night with cool musicand entertainment was organized

by the Men and Women’s Ministriesof Living Word Assembly of God

Church as a treat for mothers at theHoliday Inn Toronto Airport East,600 Dixon Road on Saturday May

10, 2014.In attendance were about 40 couples

from Living Word, Lighthouse,Evangel, Transformation Centreand Immanuel Assembly of God

Churches.The guest speaker was Dr. Michael

Adjebeng who took the couplesthrough the rudiments of spicing

their married lives.Prizes were giving to the newest

and longest married couples as wellas couple with most children andgrandchildren. A raffle was drawnwith the winning couple getting a

free night stay at the hotel.

By Jonathan Annobil, Toronto


Community in pictures


PEOPLE AND PLACES

Lighthouse Assembly of God Women's Day 2014

Father Alex Osei, appointed national Director of PontificalMission Societies in Canada, English sector works for Pope

and 1st Ghanaian and African for this position.

Father Alex elevated by Pope Francis

Fr. Alex Osei being by Pope Francis in Rome

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ChurchToronto

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OwusuaDonkor

Women's Ministry GroupMrs. Alberta Asante Yirenkyi (WM President) and MsGifty Obeng (JOY Fellowship President)

The Women’s Minis tr ies of LighthouseAssembly of God celebrated their day on SundayMay 11, 2014, which also fell on Mother’sDay at their church premises in Toronto.Speaking on the theme, “Forgiven much, lovesmuch” (Luke 7:36-50), captioned from the church’stheme for the year 2014 “Loving our Community”,Mrs. Olivia Takyi De-Graft said being religiouscould not produce the forgiveness that a womanneeded, but experiencingJesus’ love and forgivenessproduces a changed heartand transformation. Sheadded that the forgivenessby Jesus is what motivatesus to love others andencourages the churchto refrain f rom self-righteousness like Simon,because self-righteousnessblinds us from realizing thatwe need the forgiveness ofGod for our sins. It was aday that all mothers in thechurch were honoured.

Dr. Kwame Sarpong of Jane & WilsonMedical Centre held a health seminar

during Women's Week atLiving Word Assembly of God Church

Dr. Kwame Sarpong with some of the Church members


Ghanaian Women's Fasting and Prayer Conference

Mrs. Brobbey(Action Lady)

Gospel Singer fromArmsterdan, Holland

Bernice and Sussie, Gospel Singer from Ghana with Jennifer Owusu

A cross section of participants in prayer mood

Some of the leaders for the Conference. From left, Mrs. Sussie Barning, Mrs. Comfort Ayiku, Ms VivianAdom Adjei, Mrs. Janet Owusu-Ansah, Mrs. Kate Mensah, Mrs. Jennifer Owusu, Mrs. Comfort Antwi

From left, Rev. Mrs. Eleanor Adu-Anane, Rev. Fr. Gabriel Opoku-Ware,Rev. & Mrs. Amoah, Pastor Dennis Awuku

Presentation by Wofa Yaw Edusei Nyarko, President and Rita Appiah onbehalf of Ghanaian-Canadian Association of Ontario to Sussie and

Bernice, Gospel Singers from GhanaPraises and Worship Time

Ms Sophie Nsiah-Yeboah (center) dancing to the glory of Godsupported by some of the women

Pastor Eric Amoah Rev. & Mrs. Baah Abedah

The first of two Ghanaian Women’sFasting and Prayer Conferences of 2014was held on Monday, 19th May 2014(Victoria’s Day Holiday) at the GhanaianPresbyterian Church, 51 High-MeadowPlace/Signet, Toronto. The theme of theconference was “Free gift to whoevermay come” taken from Isaiah 55:1and the guest speaker was Pastor EricAmoah of Christ Redeemer Church whois also the Chairman of the GhanaianMinisterial Fellowship of Toronto.

The praise and worship section wasled by 2 Gospel singers, Sussy andBernice from Ghana supported bythe Presbyterian worship team. Mrs.Brobbey, aka Action Lady, anotherGospel singer from Amsterdam, Hollandas well as Sister Jennifer Owusu fromToronto also ministered at the event.It was a blessed conference as these3 gospel singers electrified the hallwith their powerful ministration.

In his sermon, Pastor Eric Amoahexhorted the congregation that Godhas offered everything we need for lifeand godliness free for all through theknowledge of Him who called us by Hisown glory and goodness. And that it’simperative for us to accept that offer. Hestressed the fact that God loves us to theextent that He sacrificed His son, Jesus,that whosoever believes in Him shouldnot perish but have everlasting life.

The speaker then led the women to prayfor their children, families, churches,Canada, Ghana and the rest of the world.

Madam Sophie Nsiah-Yeboah wasat the event to thank the Lord for hermiraculous healing after she had been

prayed over by the women at the 2012 conferencewhen she was in wheel chair. She is now able to walkwithout a cane, her wheel chair and now drives her car!

Rev. Raymond Baah Abekah of the Presbyterian Churchoffered the benediction. Many ministers from otherchurches in Toronto were also on hand to lend their support.

Sussy and Bernice were presented with plaques byWofa Yaw Nyarko and Rita Appiah on behalf of theGhanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO).

The conference was well attended as compared to last year.

The moderator for the program was Mrs. Sussie Barning.



Dr. Michael Baffoe of theFaculty of Social Workwas among a team of fiveFaculty members andfive students from theUniversity of Manitoba

who par t ic ipa ted inthe jus t -ended G20Y O U T H F O R U MHeld at GARMISCH-PARTENK IRC HEN,G E R M A N Y f r o m

7 - 1 1 M A Y , 2 0 1 4 .The G20 Forum is thelargest internat ionalevent organized foryoung leaders in 2014and over 1200 young

Youth Forum at GarmischPartenkirchen, Germanyleaders, studentsa n d a c a d e m i c s ,young memberso f p a r l i a m e n t s ,representatives ofthe business worldand governmentsf rom more than5 0 c o u n t r i e s .Dr. Michael Baffoewas recognized bythe Forum with aSilver Angel Awardfor his un t i r ingorganizing workwith refugees andnew immigrantsover the past twenty- Prof. Michael Baffoe, University of Manitoba addresses thefive years in Canada. Opening Plenary of the G20 Forum in Garmisch-Parten-

kirchen, Germany on the need to protect refugees aroundthe world

The G20 Youth Forum, 2014 presents. Michael Baffoe, University of Manitobawith the Silver Angel Star Award for his humanitarian work for refugees over

the past twentyfive years in Canada

The African Delegation of Professors and students at the Forum pose withProf. Michael Baffoe in congratulation of his award

Group photograph of the Opening Plenary Speakers: Prof Michael Baffoe,third from left, Prof. Vladimir Okhmatovski, second from right, University of

Manitoba

Presentation of Ordination,Appreciation Certificates and opening of

the new premises ofI am Alpha & Omega Ministry Int'l

Bishop John Mensah presenting thecertificate to Pastor Addae Boateng

Presentation of certificate to Mercy Gyamfi(church mother)

Deaconness Margaret Persaud receivingher certificate Evangelist Ava Scott receiving her

certificate

Elder Rose Attah receiving her certificate fromBishop Mensah

Mary B. Adjei ( Asst. church mother )receiving her certificate

Held on Sunday May 25, 2014 at 100 Penn Drive, Unit #6,North York, Ontario

Elder Edwin Jeffer receiving his certificatefrom Bishop Mensah. Looking is Rev.

Mrs. Kate Mensah (1st lady)

Praying over recipients by Pastor Bryan and Dr. Henry


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Once upon a time therewas a country calledGhana which was underthe colonial control ofHer majesty’s Kingdom,Britain. This countrycalled Ghana decided in1957 that she had reachedthe age of maturity andcould manage her ownaffairs. She thereforeasked Her Majesty andher agents to pack off.Her Majesty grantedGhana what is calledindependence. As at thetime that Her Majestyand her agents wereleaving Ghana, they leftthe Treasury of Ghanalots of money. Our firstpolitical leaders usedand misused the financiallegacy; some for thepositive development ofthe country and but agreater part was misusedto develop the personal“ s t o m a c h s ” o f o u rpolitical leaders througheating and drinking well,and stashing some of themoney away in local andforeign private banks. Nowonder from the time ofindependence till now,men with big stomachs inGhana are associated withgood living and wealth.This misusing of thecount ry’s re sourcesintensified throughoutG h a na ’s l i f e a s a n“independent” country.The stealing got worseespecially between 1972and 1979, and againbetween 1982 and 2000during which periods abunch of restless militaryguys forcibly took overpower in Ghana and lootedthe country’s financeswith their eyes closed.The greatest culprit in thisslash and loot businesswas the company ledby Jerry John Rawlingswho ruled the countryfor close to twenty years.Therefore as at the end ofthe year 2000 when therule of Jerry Rawlingsended with the electionof the government ofJohn Agyekum Kufour,Ghana’s economy hadtotally collapsed. In theprocess we had borrowedso much money from othercountries to the levels atwhich the money we wereusing to pay interestson our debts was morethan the total GDP (thetotal revenues and goodproduced in the country).Ghana was thereforeadmitted as a memberof a shameful League ofIrresponsible EconomyManagers known asHeavily-Indebted PoorC o u n t r i e s ( H I P C ) .

W h e n t h e K u f u o radminis t ra t ion tookover power in 2001,the credi tors , thosecountries to whom Ghanaowed so much moneyoffered us a way out ofthe financial mess andcrisis. We were given theopportunity to confesswith our own mouthsthat we were indeedirresponsible debtors andin return our financialsins will be forgiven.This order was taken outof the Western CreditorsBig Book, Chapter Oneverse one which read:“If thou shall confess withthy mouth that thou art aheavily-indebted debtorand agree to become amembers of the Leagueof irresponsible financialeconomy managers, thyeconomic sins shall beforgiven. In return thoushall commit to henceforthuse the money that youwere previously requiredto pay to us to undertakedevelopment projects inyour country. Thou shallalso commit thyself neverto fall again into suchirresponsible behaviora n d h e a v y d e b t s ” .After painstaking soul-searching and agonizingmonths of thinking andre-thinking, PresidentKufour and his FinanceMinsiter Yaw OsafoMarfo decided that Ghanawill accept the aboveedict of agreeing to join

the HIPC League. SoGhana’s financial sinswere cleanly forgiven andas at the end of the 2001,almost ALL our debtsowed to foreign countrieswere wiped out. Theexpectation therefore wasthat Ghana’s economyand finances were fromthen going to be soundlya n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t ymanaged. We did wellfor a while but after a fewyears, we forgot aboutour shameful admissionto the HIPC League.We started borrowingagain toward the end ofKufour’s regime in 2007and 2008. The borrowingspree intensified undert h e g o v e r n m e n t o fJohn Attah Mills from2009 and has reachedfrightening proportionsunder the governmentof John Mahama fromJuly 2012 t i l l now.Up to 30 low-incomesub-Saharan Africancountries had their debtsreduced under the IMFand World Bank’s HighlyIndebted Poor Countries(HIPC) initiative, whichwas later supplementedby the Multilateral DebtRelief Initiative (MDRI).An estimated $100 billionof debt was wiped out,easing countries’ onerousdebt burdens, often theresult of loans taken onby corrupt regimes. Thesehad meant more beingspent on debt servicepayments than on healthand education combined.A recent report by theWorld Bank shows thatthe debts of many Africacountries including Ghanaare creeping up again,which could underminethe region’s growth boom.As African states line upto join the growing clubof dollar bond issuers,economists and analystswarn of a slide back into

indebtedness that couldundo recent economicg a i ns a n d c r e a te a“Eurobond curse” tomatch the distorting“resource curse”. In2007, Ghana became thefirst African beneficiaryof debt relief to tapinternational capital,issuing a $750 million1 0 - y e a r E u r o b o n d .

In Gha na , Uga nd a ,Mozambique, Senegal,Niger, Malawi, Benin andSao Tome and Principe,debt levels are creepingback up. If all continueto borrow and grow atcurrent rates their debtindicators could be backto pre-relief levels withina decade . Ghana, whichsold a new $750 millionEurobond and boughtback a portion of the 2017issue last year, showshow growing debt levelscan threaten countries’fiscal dynamics. Ghana’sstability and roaringe c o n o m i c g r o w t h ,reaching 14.5 percentin 2011, have made itan investor favourite.

But the government’sinability to tame wideningfiscal deficits has ledto a deterioration in itsdebt ratios. Its debt nowrepresents just over half ofits GDP, from 32 percentin 2008. An expandingcurrent account gap hashit the cedi currency,which has weakened morethan 9 percent against thedollar this year, after a 24percent slide in 2013. Ina sign of waning marketconfidence, yields onGhana’s sovereign debtare higher than for anyother African countrywith an actively tradedinternational bond, ataround 9 percent fori t s 2 0 2 3 E u r o b o n d

and over 20 percentf o r d o m e s t i c d e b t .

This disturbing situationled to a very impressiveanalysis of the state ofGhana’s economy by theformer Deputy Governorof the Bank of Ghana, DrMahamudu Bawumia onTuesday March 25, 2014.Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,an eminent economists l a m m e d t h e J o h nMahama government forthe country’s spirallingdebt situation and highinterest payments onthem. He maintainedthat the country’s debtsituation has contributedto the cedi’s depreciation.H i s l e c t u r e t i t l e d“Restoring the Valueof the Cedi” lecture atthe Central UniversityCollege Miotso Campuson Tuesday, revealedthe country’s 9.5 billionGhana cedis debt stockat 2008 had ballooned to49.9 billion, representingan increase of over 40billion in five years. DrBawumia also warned thatthe country’s economic“crisis” could soon landGhana at the doorstepof the Interna t ionalMonetary Fund (IMF)for a bailout. Furthercrunching down thenumbers, Dr. Bawumiasaid the current debt stockrepresents 57.7 per cent ofGDP, and predicted that:“Our debt stock will be60 per cent to GDP ratioby the end of this year.”

This is a very gravesituation. In presentday Ghana however,one does not even needthe brilliant and expertanalysis of Dr. Bawumiato see and understand thatour economy is in deepcrisis. However, insteadof embracing these expertanalysis and do something

about the state of theeconomy, officials of theMahama administrationhave only resorted toinsults on Dr. Bawumia.They have called him allkinds of names. It is verydisturbing to always seePresident mahama and hisofficials refusing to admitthe simple fact that everyGhanaian has a right tocomment on significantissues affecting the nation.

President John Mahamah i m s e l f j u m p e dshamefully into the frayon Wednesday March26 when he addressedthe Chiefs and peopleof Akyem Abuakwa atKyebi. The presidents a i d , “ We d i d n o tborrow to drink or toeat; we borrowed tobring facilities such aselectricity and water tothe people of Ghana”.He added that currently75 percent of Ghanaianshad access to electricity,an achievement thatwas chalked throughborrowing. On a moreserious note, PresidentMahama said: “Don’tlet anyone deceive you.This country is notretrogressing. We aremoving forward and wewill stay on that course”,he assured the gatheringat the durbar. To thatextent therefore thePresident sees no dangersand nothing wrong withcontinuous borrowing toincrease our debt ratioseven if that comes at therisk of economic collapse.

This is serious indeed andGhanaians should watchout for the total collapseof the economy if thecurrent carefree attitudeof President Mahamaand his government onthe economy continues.

Borrowing till Thy Kingdom come


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(Reuters) - When localpeople warned tha thundreds of Islamistmilitants were headingtowards his remote townof Chibok in northeasternNigeria, Danuma Mphurhurried to summon help.

As chairman of the ParentTeachers Association atthe town’s school, Mphurfeared for the safety ofchildren who were stayingthere to take exams. The15 Nigerian soldiers inChibok were no match forthe forces of Boko Haram,a militant group waginga campaign to createan Islamic state in theregion. Reinforcements

w e r e n e e d e d , f a s t .Mphur says he calledthe police and the localgovernment chairman.

I n t u r n t h e l o c a lgovernment chairmanalso called the policea n d c o n t a c t e d t h emilitary commander inChibok between 9:30p.m. and 10 p.m. on thatevening, according toKashim Shettima, thegovernor of Borno state,which includes Chibok.

“Can we go furthert h a n t h a t ? ” s a i dShettima, suggestingthere was little morelocal people could have

done than ask for help.

Backup never arrived.The military said in astatement that it receivedno warning about theattack. It added thatwhen reinforcementswere sent, they wereambushed on the “120km rugged and tortuousroad” from Maiduguri,the state capital, andd e l a y e d . C h i b o k ’sl o c a l g o v e r n m e n tchairman could not becontacted for comment.

Either way, about threehours after Mphur rangfor help, Boko Harammilitants swept into

Chibok and abducted 276girls from the school.W h i l e 5 7 e s c a p e d ,according to the stategovernment, most arestill missing, and BokoHaram has threatened tosell them “in the market.”

Though Nigeria’s militarysaid on Monday that it nowknows where the girls are,it has ruled out using forceto try to rescue them.

The mass kidnap on thenight of April 14 sparkedheadlines worldwide –but it was far from thefirst misstep in Nigeria’swar against Boko Haram.Interviews with witnesses

t o t h e k i d n a p p i n g ,Nigerian military andsecurity officials, Westerndiplomats and counter-t e r r o r i s m e x p e r t s ,highlight a series offailings by politicians andthe military in the struggleagainst the group, not justin the hours leading upto the raid on the school,but over several years.

Divisions, low moraleand corruption withinthe military have allowedthe Islamist militants totake over large swathesof Nigeria’s northeast.Since an initial uprisingin 2009, Boko Haram’scampa ign to c rea tea breakaway Islamicstate has accelerated.It has now killed moret ha n 5 , 0 00 pe o p l e ,including an estimated1,800 this year alone.

A bitter struggle betweenthe federal government inAbuja and at least two stategovernors in the northeasthas made it harder tocoordinate a response tothe group, say analystsand security sources.

Niger i a ’s P res iden tGoodluck Jonathan,who came to power in2010 and is expected torun for a second termnext year, is a Christianfrom the south of thecountry. Many people inthe mostly Muslim north,which is less developedand poorer than thesouth, feel neglected

by h is government .

In Chibok, where thechar red r emains o fdormitory bunk beds sitamid the rubble of theschool, Mphur believesthe mass kidnapping couldhave been prevented.He told Reuters: “Whathappened ... could havebeen avoided i f thegovernment had takenthe necessary steps.”

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In the Hausa languageof northeastern Nigeria,Boko Haram roughlytranslates as “Westerneducation is forbidden,”and in 2012 the militantgroup announced it wouldspecifically target schools.

Since then, Boko Harammilitants have torchednumerous schools anda b d u c t e d o r k i l l e dhundreds of children,according to a seniorNigerian military source.

T h r e e W e s t e r nintelligence sources inNigeria estimate BokoHaram was hold ingbetween 200 and 300 girlsas slaves even before theraid on Chibok. Dozenshave escaped - bu tNigeria’s security forceshave failed to interviewmany survivors eventhough their informationcould help combat BokoHaram or assist in findinggirls still held captive,k idnap v ic t ims andsecurity sources said.

One escapee was agirl abducted by BokoHaram in a mountainousregion near Cameroonlast year. “No one evercame to ask me questionsafter I escaped. I couldhelp them find others,”s h e t o l d R e u t e r s .

Polit ical differencesbetween regions andpoor organisation ofthe security forces aretwo of the problems.

Borno has some ofthe lowest economicindicators in the country,and investors shun thestate because of poorsecurity. Despite suchproblems, the presidenthas visi ted the stateonly once during hisfour years in power.

Jonathan and Shettima,the governor of Borno,have a frosty relationship.Shettima is a leading figurein the main opposition AllProgressives Congressparty and has been openlycritical of Jonathan’sa d m i n i s t r a t i o n .According to sourcesclose to the president,S h e t t i m a a n g e r e dJonathan in February bysaying that Boko Haramwas stronger and betterequipped than the military.

Though Nigeria allocatesaround 1 trillion naira($6.5 billion) to securityevery year, soldiersin the northeast ares t r e t c h e d , s e v e r a lsecurity sources said.

Widespread corruptionmeans a lack of investmentin training and failure

to maintain equipment.Money is often wasted.Nigeria bought Israelisurveillance drones in2006 that might havebeen used to hunt forthe g i r l s , bu t poormaintenance has left themgrounded, the aircrafts’m a n u f a c t u r e r s a i d .

Boko Haram fighters,in contrast, are well-armed and determined.In dozens of attacks bymilitants in the past year,soldiers were swept asideby militants arriving intrucks, motorbikes andsometimes even stolena r m o u re d v e h i c l e s ,firing rocket-propelledgrenades looted in raidson military facilities.

In pure numbers, BokoHaram is outmatched. Ithas an estimated 6,000to 8,000 members, threesecurity sources said,whereas a Niger iantask force in Bornostate numbers around1 2 , 0 0 0 , i n c l u d i n gsoldiers and pol ice.

But soldiers told Reutersthat morale is low. Theircommanders pocketsome of their salaries,they often don’t haveenough to eat, and theylive in fear of BokoHaram attacks, some said.

“They (Boko Haram) arebetter equipped,” onesoldier told Reuters bytelephone, adding thathe couldn’t stand up toa Boko Haram attackat his security post .“I’m taking a knife toa gunfight,” he said.

SCHOOL CLOSURE

In December, Boko Harammounted a large-scaleassault on the Maiduguriair force base, puttingtwo helicopters and threemilitary aircraft out ofaction, the military said atthe time. The remaininghelicopter gunships weresubsequent ly movedto Makurdi and PortHarcourt airports, atleast three hours’ flightfrom Chibok, limitingthe army’s ability tocarry out surveillanceand transport forces, twosecurity sources said.

The military’s weaknesswas evident again inFebruary when dozensof f ighte rs loyal toBoko Haram descendedon a remote militaryoutpost in the Gwozahills, about 100 km (60miles) east of Chibok.

The fighters attacked usingHilux trucks mountedwith machine guns overground that offered littlecover, a security sourcesaid. In a battle lastinghours, 50 insurgents andnine Nigerian troopswere killed, the sourcesa id . Despi te thoselosses, the mili tantssucceeded in lootingthe base of its stockpileof 200 mortar bombs,50 rocket -propel ledgrenades and hundredsof rounds of ammunition.

T w o w e e k s l a t e r ,Boko Haram fighters

Special Report The rifts behind Nigeria’s mass kidnap

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Parenting is a tough job.There are no quick fixes,answers, or recipes forparenting, but I believe mostof us have the tools we needto be good parents if only wecould explore ourselves andrediscover them. We acquiredor learnt these parenting fromso many sources and fromyears of experience. Some ofthe sources may have beenour parents, grandparent,siblings, and extended family, culturallyas well as from the society we livein. Some of these tools may be goodand appropriate whilst others are not.

As a parent, to secure the strategiesof good parenting we need to identifyand be aware of the inappropriate,ineffective, or destructive tools thatwe are using. To identify the tasks ofparenting one may question what ismy parenting philosophy? You alsoneed to have a goal in parenting whichof course is to influence and empoweryour children or to control them andmake them think and behaviour theway you want. I want us to pose afew questions to ourselves as a wayof discovering whether our parentingtools or tactics are the appropriateones. Our greatest parenting challengeis with teenagers or early adults.I wish to elaborate on five secrets waysfor handling difficult teen/young adultsituations. The most common issuesbetween parents and teens arise due topoor communication, power strugglesand a lack of empathy. You cannotuse the same parenting methods thatyou used when your teenage son ordaughter was a child. Recognizingthat they are no longer children showsthem that you are showing themrespect and giving them credit for theirintelligence. If you continue to treatthem as children, you won’t get positiveresults. You’ll just be exhausting yourenergy. There are five secrets to helpy o u m o v e f r o m c o n fl i c t t o c o o p e r a t i o n .

Connect: Connection is everything.You do that by having rapport. It’s easyto be in rapport when you like yourteen. We know that teenagers are oftendifficult to like. Did you know thatliking someone is not a prerequisite forrapport? The ability to find somethinglikable, however, is necessary. Todevelop rapport, focus on somethingyou can appreciate about your son ordaughter. It can be a physical trait (eyecolor or bright smile), character traitor talent you can admire. If that feelshard, think back to when your childwas an infant or toddler. Focusingon a positive aspect of your teenwill build connection and prepareyou for your next interaction. Then,notice the difference as you feel moreconnected and in accord with each other.

Listen - Before you can be a goodlistener, you need to be willing to getmore information. When you listenwithout being attached to your ownpoint of view, you can become open andless defensive. In dealing with teenagersyou need to have what we call activelistening skills. In having a discussionor even argument with teenagers, youneed to listen consciously withoutinterrupting. Resist the impulse todismiss their feelings or give unsolicitedadvice. Be interested in your teen;don’t make the conversation aboutyou. That would be a turn-off, and overtime, you would run the risk of turningyour teenager further away, and he/shewill eventually be looking for familyand “love” in all the wrong places.

Empathy - Many arguments and muchstrife would be avoided if you take a

moment to step into teens’shoes, to learn how theyperceive their situation.Then, empathize right away.This ability to truly hear andseek to understand themlead them to feel heard andvalues. Let your teen knowyou feel their pain or theirjoy. Experiencing empathyfeels like receiving a hug.Without it, we feel emptyand alone. Empathy enhances

self-worth and builds harmoniousa n d t r u s t f u l r e l a t i o n s h i p s .

Acknowledge - Acknowledge yourteen’s thoughts, feelings, or complaints;this does NOT mean that you areagreeing with them! You are simplyand effectively connecting to them byvalidating what you heard. Some of youmight be tempted to skip this step, sostrong is our “need to be right.” Don’t doit! Children need to feel heard so that theyknow it’s safe to talk to you. Empathytogether with acknowledgementmagically combines into a healingbalm for the child in the “pain ofanger.” Even out-of-control childrenwill begin to let go of their resistance.

Request - In coaching teens to success,there is an emphasis on making requestsvs. demands. A request is askingsomeone to do something. When youdemand, you paint yourself into acorner. If a demand is declined, itcan cause damage to the relationship.Why? Because the biggest stumblingblock you’ll run into relates to beingcontrolling. Control leads to resentmentand resistance, not cooperation.

What happens when a child crosses intothe daunting territory of adolescence?For too many parents, the answer isdeeply troubling: the son or daughterthey thought they knew turns into asullen stranger who criticizes theirtaste, challenges their rules, and rejectstheir values. Some parents react bylaying down the law and punishing anytransgression, however minor. Othersrespond by throwing up their handsand hoping for the best. Sadly, eitherapproach – “Do as I say” or “Do whatyou want” cuts off the possibility ofcommunication with the most significantgrown-ups in a young person’s life.

Parents will discover how rewardingit can be to listen helpfully to theirteenager’s concerns. Parents shouldexpress their own anger or irritationhonestly but not hurtfully. Parentswho use these simple strategies cannotice a significant difference inthe lives of families, through andbeyond the turbulent teenage years.

This supportive method will bringabout more cooperation from childrenthan all the yelling and pleading in theworld. It is friendly, and best of all,effective. It offers innovative ways tosolve such common problems as howto listen to-and understand-your child’sconcerns, how to have cooperationin your family-without nagging.

As adults we need to be willing tomake the sacrifices necessary to ensurethat all the children in our care andcommunity will be able to have whatthey need: proper medical treatment;food; clothing, and shelter; opportunitiesto explore, grow, and nurtured in a safeenvironment. This is too much for oneindividual to do, but it is definitelypossible if as a society or communitywe believe that our kids are worth it,worth the time, energy, resources, andthe commitment necessary. Just sayingwe believe it is not enough; we must bewilling to act on that belief as parents.

Basic strategies for Parenting Exploringyour natural and learned parenting tools

As teenagers becomemore independent, theyoften spend more timeaway from home. Itmight also feel like yourchild is less interested intalking to you. But thereare plenty of things youcan do to maintain astrong positive relation-ship and stay connectedwith your teenager. TThe teenage years areknown as the “Age ofAdolescence” and thisis a challenging timewhen parents and chil-dren begin to spendmore time apart. This ispartly because teenag-ers need to explore re-lationships with friendsand others outside theirfamily. It helps them:

* develop a senseof independence

* understand their place inthe world as young adults

* work out indepen-dent values and beliefs.But your teenager stillneeds a strong relation-ship with you to feelsafe and secure as shemeets the challenges ofadolescence. Having arelationship with yourchild is being avail-able and responsive tohis or her needs. It’smore than just spend-ing time around eachother – after all, familymembers can sometimesshare the same physi-cal space without reallybeing in a relationship.Having a relationshipcan be casual, which in-volves using frequenteveryday interactionsto build closeness. Or itcan be planned – this iswhen you schedule timeto do things togetherthat you both enjoy.Casual RelationshipCasual connecting is away of using everydayinteractions to buildcloseness. The best op-portunities for casualrelationships are whenyour child starts a con-versation with you – thisgenerally means he/sheis in the mood to talk.Tips for casu-al relationship

* When your childopens up to talk, stopwhat you’re doing andfocus on the moment.Even if it lasts for just afew seconds, give yourchild your full atten-tion. Connecting worksbest when you sendthe message that ‘rightnow, you’re the most

important thing to me’.* Look at your childwhile he/she’s talkingto you. Really listen towhat he/she’s saying.This sends the messagethat what she has to sayis important to you. Ifthe child sees that yourattention is divided whenhe/she is talking to you,it may shut the door tofuture conversations.* Show interest. Encour-age your child to expandon what he/she’s saying,and explore his views,opinions, feelings, ex-pectations or plans.

* Listen without judgingor correcting. Your aimis to be with your child,not to give advice or helpunless he/she asks for it.

* Just be there – youmight be in the kitch-en when your child isin his/her bedroom.Teenagers benefit fromknowing that sources ofsupport are available.You can also activelytry to create opportuni-ties for casual connect-ing, but don’t push it ifyour child doesn’t wantto talk. Trying to forcea conversation can leadto conflict and leave thetwo of you worse off.Planning to havetime together

Planned relationship in-volves scheduling timeto do things with yourchild that you both enjoy.We are all busy. Busylives and more time apartcan make it difficult tospend fun time together.That is why you need toplan it. Teenagers aren’talways enthusiasticabout spending time withtheir parents, but it’sworth insisting that theydo – at least sometimes.Tips for plannedtime together

* Schedule time togeth-er. You need to find atime that suits you both.Initially, it can help tokeep the time short.

* Let your child choosewhat you’ll do, and fol-low his/her lead. This willmotivate him/her to wantto spend time with you.

* Concentrate on enjoy-ing your child’s compa-ny. Try to be an enthusi-astic partner and activelycooperate with what yourchild is doing – the activ-ity itself is less impor-tant than shared fun andtalking with your child.* Be interested and ac-cepting, rather than cor-recting your child or giv-

ing advice. It’s not easyto give up the teachingand coaching role, butthis is a time for build-ing and improving yourrelationship. So if yousee a mistake or an easierway to do something, letit go without comment.* Keep trying and staypositive. At first, yourchild might not be askeen as you to take partin these activities, butdon’t give up. Keepplanned times brief tobegin with, and yourchild will come to en-joy this time with you.* Your child avoidsspending time with youMaking the most of ev-eryday opportunities toconnect – such as chat-ting during the drive toschool – can help youget over this hurdle.If your child is reluc-tant to spend scheduledtime with you, youcould try the following:

* Keep it brief to beginwith – a cup of coffeeat a favourite café af-ter school, for example.* Let your child choosethe activity (even if youdo have to sit through ateenage romantic com-edy or action movie!)

* Don’t give up – itmight take a little whilebut the more time youspend together, the moreyou can both relax into it.

* Your child refus-es to talk with youabout what he’s doingYou and your childmight feel closer ifyou make the most ofcasual conversationsduring the day. Everylittle chat is an opportu-nity to listen and talk ina relaxed, positive way.You feel you’rethe only one who’smaking an effortIf you’re kind and con-siderate with your child,this can help creategoodwill and positivefeelings. Often, simplethings make a big dif-ference – for example,saying please, givinghugs, pats on the back,knocking before enter-ing a bedroom, cook-ing a favourite meal,providing treats or sur-prise fun activities.This approach creates amore positive environ-ment, even if your childisn’t joining in. Makea point of doing kindthings, even when youdon’t feel like it. If youwait to feel positive be-fore you act positively,you might never do it.

Developing and maintainpositive relationships withyour Teenage Child(ren)


LifestyleThis column is devoted to answering your questions

on health and discusions of diseases which arecommon among the African Canadians.

Ask The DoctorBy: David Yaw TwumBarima, MD, MSc, FRCPC

New Democrats will hire250 nurse practitionersto get emergency roompatients t reated anddischarged more quickly.This plan would open upmore spaces for those withurgent or complex needs.Eliminate the waitlist foracute long-term care bedsis part of the NDP’s planand that will come at aninvestment which willcreate 1,400 additionallong-term care beds,which will eliminatethe entire “crisis” waitlist. “This will relieveconsiderable pressurefrom hospitals and in-patient beds, allowingfor faster transfer fromthe ER for those whorequire hospitalization,”t h e p a r t y s t a t e s .

The ProgressiveConservative Party iscampaigning hard on itsplan to destroy 100,000public service jobsand have his corporate

friends create 1 millionnew jobs. But up to nowhe has not been able toprovide real answerson how this will bedone. His major plan isto reduce taxation forcorporations which heboasts will result in thecreation of jobs. Butcritics and labour leadershave charged overthe years that reducedtaxation never results injob creation. Ontario’strades-regulating body isa job-killing bureaucracythat ProgressiveConservative LeaderTim Hudak wouldabolish immediatelyon becoming premier.Speaking in a hair saloneast of Toronto, Tuesday,Hudak attacked theOntario College of Tradesas a self-serving creationof the Liberals to rewardtheir union friends. “Wedon’t need an expensivegovernment bureaucracyto tell people where to gettheir hair cut,” Hudak,

the PC Leader said.Hudak be l i eves h i sopponents are vyingfor voters’ support bydangling costly promisesthe province can’t afford.He says there’s a needto ge t more peopleworking in the skilledtrades, which he plansto address if electedpremier next month. Aspart of that rollout, Hudaksaid a PC governmentwould revamp the rulesfo r appren t i cesh ipsin On ta r io , so tha tm o r e p e o p l e c a nget in to the t rades .

As election day drawsnearer labour unions andcommunity organizationsare mounting f iercecampaigns against aTim Hudak victory. TheOntario Federation ofLabour headed by SidRyan is driving publicopinion in the hope ofcountering Hudak’s planto reduce public serviceworkers by 100,000.

Liberals Investing in People; NDPWants to Keep Students healthy and

Conservatives are Chopping Jobscont'd from pg. 33

Many disease statesare affected or broughton by being overweightor obese. Many timeswe all decide that weneed to lose weight andsometimes we plunge intoa weight loss program. Inthis article, we will reviewsome questions that youneed to answer beforeyou decide to lose weight.Are you motivated to loseweight? Is your weight-loss goal realistic? Answerthese questions and moreto make sure you’reready to start a weight-loss program — andknow what steps to takeif you aren’t quite there.

Your weight-loss successdepends in large part onyour readiness to takeon the challenge. If youjump in before you’reready, your weight-loss plan might buckleunder the first challenge.Use these quest ionsto assess your weight-l o s s r e a d i n e s s .

1. Are you motivatedt o m a k e l o n g - t e r ml i f e s t y l e c h a n g e s ?

Successful weight lossdepends on permanentlifestyle changes, such aseating healthy foods andincluding physical activityin your daily routine.That could represent asignificant departure fromyour current lifestyle.

B e h o n e s t .

Knowing that you need tomake changes in your lifeand actually doing it aretwo different things. Youmight need to overhaulyour diet so that you’reeating more whole grains,fruits, vegetables andlow-fat dairy products,for example. You’ll alsoneed to find time forphysical activity, ideallyat least 30 to 45 minutes— or more — nearlyevery day of the week.

Whether your motivationfor undertaking thesechanges is better health,improved appearanceor simply feeling betterabout yourself, find yourmotivation and focus on it.

2. Have you addressedthe big dis t rac t ionsi n y o u r l i f e ?

If you’re dealing withmajor life events, suchas marital problems,job stress, illness orfinancial worries, you

might not want to add thechallenge of overhaulingyour eating and exercisehabits. Instead, considerg i v i n g y ou r l i f e achance to calm downbefore you launch yourweight-loss program.

3 . D o y o u h a v e arealistic picture of howmuch weight you’l llose and how quickly?

A c h i e v i n g a n dmaintaining a healthyweight is a l ifelongprocess. Start by makingsure your weight-lossgoal is safe and realistic— such as losing 10percent of your currentweight. Then aim to lose1 to 2 pounds (0.5 to 1kilogram) a week untilyou reach your goal.This means burning500 to 1,000 caloriesmore than you consumeeach day — throughdiet, exercise or both.

You might lose weightmore quickly if youchange your hab i t ssignificantly. Be careful,though. Radical changesthat aren’t sustainablearen’t likely to be effectiveover the long term.

4. Have you resolvedany emotional issuesconnected to your weight?

Emot ions and foodare often intertwined.Anger, stress, grief andboredom can trigger

emotional eating. If youhave a history of aneating disorder, weightloss can be even trickier.

To p r e pa r e fo r t hechal lenges , ident i fyany emotional issuesrelated to food. Talk toyour doctor or a mentalhealth provider, if needed.

5. Do you have supportand accountab i l i ty?

Any weight-loss programcan be difficult. Youmight face moments oftemptation or becomedisheartened. Havingsomeone in your cornerto offer encouragementcan help. If you don’thave friends or lovedones you can rely on forpositive help, considerj o i n i n g a w e i g h t -loss suppor t g roup .

6. Have you embraced theweight-loss challenge?

If you don’t have apositive attitude aboutl os i ng we i gh t , yo umight not be ready —and if you dread whatlies ahead, you mightbe more likely to findexcuses to veer off course.

Instead, try to embracethe vision of your newlifestyle and remainpositive. Focus on howgood you’ll feel whenyou’re more ac t iveor when you weighless. Picture yourselfcelebrating every successalong the way, whetheri t ’s enjoying a newfood, finishing anotherexercise session or losingyour first few pounds.

Your results: Ready or not?

T h i n k a b o u t y o u rr e s p o n s e s t o t h eq u e s t i o n s a b o v e :

- Did you answeryes to all or most ofthe questions? You’reprobably ready to makethe lifestyle changesthat’ll support permanentweight loss. Forge aheadwith a healthy diet andregular physical activity— starting today! If youthink you need help,consult a dietitian or enrollin a reputable weight-lossprogram. If you havea significant amount ofweight to lose, you mightbenefit from medicallysupervised weight losswith a team of healthprofessionals — such asa dietitian, a therapist

or an obesity specialist.

- Did you answer noto more than one of thequestions? You mightnot be ready to embarkon a weight-loss programright now - and that’s OK.Explore what’s holdingyou back and face thoseobs tac les . Cons ide rs e e k i n g h e l p f r o myour doctor or anotherprofessional, such as acertified wellness coach,to help you work throughthese issues. Then re-evaluate your readinessfor weight loss so thatyou can get started on thepath to a healthier weight.

If you couldn’t answeral l of the quest ionswith a simple yes or nobut you feel generallyposi t ive about mostof your answers andyou’re upbeat about aweight-loss program,consider starting now.You might never havedefinitive answers in life.Don’t let that rob youof a chance to achieveyour weight-loss goals.

R E F E R E N C E S :M o d i f i e d f r o mM a y o C l i n i cHousecall, May 2013

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Christiana Kyere Addo Chairperson (center) andsome supporters

From left: Evelyn Antwi, Ralph Debrah, Willie &Mike, Ike Wilson, Kwabena Boateng

From left: Apos. Charles AnokyeManu, Elder BenDonkor, Very Rev. Dr. Emmanuel AsareKusi

Praying over CDs by the Clergy

Seth Boateng on stage with backup singers

Nana LaKumi Sasraku (center) guest speakerand Nana Afia Abraa Sika and other guests

Album launch ofSeth Kwabena Boateng's

"A Bigger God"A glittering album launch of Seth Kwabena Boateng was held on

Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Apostle's Continuation ChurchInternational, 10 Belfield Road, Toronto. It was supported by many

local gospel artists and from Ghana, Suzzy & Bernice, Willie & Mike,and Adu Patrick who backed Seth Boateng on the album.

Suzzy and Bernice, gospelartists from Ghana

Mr. & Mrs. AvengerDanquah

AudienceDr. Mary Ansong (2nd from right (chairperson) and some Audience

Praying over the movie by Clergy and Elders

On Saturday May 17, 2014 at Hansa Haus 6650 Hurontario St. in Mississauga“Wind from Africa” an inspiring movie story based on traditional African beliefs

was launched.“A disturbing story of Pastor Koomson, a well respected clergy of a community

church in Toronto, Canada who sponsored his mother-in-law to Canada fromAfrica (Ghana) as a nanny to his ten year old daughter. A decision which

marks the beginning of his woes and sorrows.”

Many African community members were in attendance tosupport the launching event.

The film was produced and directed by Elder AvengerDanquah of Church of Pentecost Toronto

An Avenger Danquah's Film Wind from Africa launched

The cast of the movie: from right Evelyn Sarpong, Janet Aidoo, Charles Omeze,Christable Ntow, Percy Larbi, Michael AppiahKubi, Jen Astilla and Avenger Danquah

(Producer/Director), Lucy Crentsil and Hilda Firempong, MCs

Endless PerfectionAvenger with Gyamfuaa and her cultural dancers


SPECIAL INVITATIONTO THE GLORY OF GOD

Silver Jubilee/25th Anniversary Celebration

Date: Sunday 8 June,2014.Venue: Ghana Calvary Methodist

United Church, 65 Mayall Avenue, TorontoTime: 12 am1.30 pm.

Come and be part of this special Programe.God keep and bless you.

For more info callVery Rev. DeGraft Semie Obiri 6477705729Very Rev. Samuel V. Mpereh 6477708440

Brother Kofi Asampong (Society Steward) 9054536247

The family and members ofthe

Ghana Calvary MethodistUnited Church,

65 Mayall Avenue,Torontoin gratitude to God invite all

to the25th Anniversary/Silver

Jubilee celebrationThanksGiving Service of

The Very RevDeGraft Semie Obiri

From right: Very Rev. Dr. Emmanuel AsareKusi (Vice Chairman), Rev. EricAmoah (Chairman), Rev. Eleanor AduAnane (Treasurer), Very Rev. DeGraft Semie

Obiri (Secretary), Rev. Fr. Gabriel OpokuWare (Organising Secretary), rev. IsaacTakyi DeGraft (P.R.O.), Rev. James Quainoo (Financial Secretary) not in picture

Rev. Joseph OseiAmoah,main speaker

Mr. Joseph AnnimGhana Consul-General

for Toronto

Group picture of Pastors and wives with Mr. Joseph Annim, Consul General

Official inauguration of Ghanaian MinisterialFellowship of Toronto (GMFT)cont'd from pg. 1

the role of the Ministers”taken from Nehemiah2:17-18 as the theme.T h e g u e s t s p e a k e rwas Rev. Joseph OseiAmoah of Living WordAssembly of God Church.The opening prayer wasdone by Pastor DennisW. Aw u k u ( B e t h e lP r a y e r M i n i s t r i e sInt’l) with a welcomeaddress by the Rev.Raymond Baah Abekah(Ghanaian PresbyterianChurch). The chairmanof the fellowship Rev.Eric Amoah (Chr is tRedeemer Church) inhis remarks gave a briefhistory and vision of thefellowship. He said theG.M.F.T. is a networkof Ghanaian ministersand churches with adedication of touchingthe lives of people withthe love of God and thegospel of Jesus. It isan inter-denominationala n d n o n - s e c t a r i a norganization. He saidthat the fellowship wasconceived and born outof the need for unity andsupport to the GhanaianMinisters in Toronto. Itbegan on 19th November

2011 with an initial prayermeeting organized byRev. Fr. Gabriel Opoku-Ware with elders GeorgeOwusu, Francis Owusu,

Robert Frans, Yaw Oduroand Job Asante. Thatwas the beginning of thisfellowship, which has also

cont'd on pg. 66


Emmanuel weds IvyHeld at McKeown Worship Centre 2256 Sheppard Avenue W., TorontoSaturday May 3, 2014. Officiating Ministers were Pastors Joseph

FynnSackey (Host) Christian Popo Ola (rtd.), Richard Adjei, RansfordObeng Gyamfi and Joseph Tieku. Reception was at Madison Event

Centre, 17 Vinyl Court, Woodbridge, Ontario

Mr. & Mrs Nimoh

Mr. Thomas Banahene (father)escorting Ivy to the altar Cutting of cake

Signing marriage certificate

Bride's maidsGroom's men

Couple with officiating ministers and wives

From left: Mr Thomas Banahen and Mrs. Ernestina Amaning (bride's parents)couple, Mr. Jacob Nimoh & Mrs. Georgina Nimoh (Groom's parents)

The Couple, Mrs. Ernestina Amaning (left) and Ivy's co-workers

Pastor Richard Adjei officiating the marriage


Final Funeral Rites for Mad. Mary Akua Tawiah mother of Leticia SarfoBoatengand Mrs. Gladys Badu held at The Gore Meadows Community Centre, Brampton

on Saturday May 3, 2014

Representatives ofAglow Int't from

Quebec

Left and rightChief mourners

Presentation of handkerchief by the Husband Mr. Richard SarfoBoateng

MournersMourners


Kwame Kyei Nketiah celebrated the life ofhis mother, Obaapanin Ama Serwaa a.k.a.Barima Ba at the Apostles' ContinuationBanquet Hall on Saturday April 26, 2014

Home call of Opanyin Thomas KwabenaYirenkyi father of Nana Yirenkyi

Akuapimfo Krontihene held at theLuna Ballroom on Saturday May 10, 2014

Final Funeral Rites of Vida Alidu aliasAfia Achia wife of Abdulai Isaach wasobserved at the Apostles' Continuation

Banquet Hall on Saturday May 17, 2014

The Life of Obaapanin AkuaAgyapomaa a.k.a. Margaret Oti Prempeh

mother of Gordon Prempeh and SonnyO'hara Prempeh held on Saturday

May 10, 2014 at Ahinfie Banquet Hall

Final Funeral Rites of Nana Kwadwo Okyere BaffourKantinka father ofRev. Nana Amoakohene of Trinity Baptist Church held on April 12, 2014 at

the Jamaican/Canadian Banquet Hall

Celebration of life of Ebenezer NiiMensah Akogyeram father of JerryAkogyeram (Kokorokoo) held on

Saturday 26th April 2014 atthe Apostles' Continuation Church

Final Funeral Rites of Obaapanin A.Siaah, mother of Mrs. Cecilia Asare

Bedako, a.k.a. Auntie Ceci was held onSaturday May 17, 2014 at the Apostles'

Continuation Hall

Rev. & Mrs. AmoakoheneChief mourners


Apostle Ebenezer NsesaAbebrese, President of

the Apostolic Church ofGhana and the Apostolic

Church International

Apos. Nsesa Abebrese and wife Mrs. Comfort Abebrese (left) and Apos. NiiAryee and wife Mrs. Mercy Aryee with Pastors, Overseers and Elders

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.Apostle Ebenezer Nsesa Abebrese, the president of theApostolic Church Ghana and the Apostolic Church

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Sunday May 10, 2014, Apostle Abebrese preached at theChurch.

He preached on the topic “Do not settle for anythingless than what God has intended for you.” He exhortedthe congregants that whenever God declares something,we have to hold onto it and expect it for what God has

for you will surely come to pass. Apostle Abebreseadded that the spoken word of God (Rhema) shouldbe received for bountiful blessings. We should alsobe bold to testify to the glory of God and not allow

fear to swallow our testimony. He reinforced the factthat as Christians we have to maintain our identityto enable us to flourish. He ended by saying thatGod in his providence has lofty things for us and

such we have to receive it and not settle for anythingless than what God has envisioned for us.

The President of the Apostolic Church GhanaApostle Ebenezer Abebrese visits Canada


Apos. Nsesa Abebrese and wife Mrs. Comfort Abebrese (left) andApos. Nii Aryee and wife Mrs. Mercy Aryee with Pastors' wives Deaconness

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A two-day National AwarenessC a m p a i g n a n d R e s e a r c hPresentations Conference onFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder(FASD) was held in Accra, Ghanaon Thursday May 29 and Friday May30 at the Civil Service ConferenceHall, at Ministries Complex.The Conference was organizedby the Ghana Organization onFetal Alcohol Syndrome (GOFAS)in collaboration with the Facultyof Social Work, University ofManitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Ghanaian News Contributing Editor,Dr. Michael Baffoe was the ProgramsCoordinator for the conference anddelivered a paper at the conference.

The Conference which was aimedat creating an awareness amongthe Ghanaian population on thedangers of alcohol consumption bypregnant women was attended by anumber of International and localresearchers and presenters fromGhana and Canada. Participantswere from a large section of theGhanaian population includingHealth care practitioners, studentsand participants from Nigeria.

In attendance was the AustralianHigh Commissioner in Ghana,HE. Joanna Adamson who pledgedthe support of the AustralianMission and government for theseimportant initiatives. In attendanceto deliver the KeyNote Speech wasthe Deputy Minister of Gender,Children and Social Protection,Ms. Benita Sena Okity-Dua whopledged the support of her Ministryfor these bold and importantwork of the Ghana Organizationon Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Conference on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD) held in AccraBy Staff Reporter, Accra, Ghana

Dr. Michael Baffoe presentingat the FASD Conference at the

Civil Service hall, AccraDr. Eben Badoe of the Children health Department, Korle Bu

Teaching Hospital, left, Dr. Yaw AdusiPoku, District Director ofHealth, Offinso North, middle, and Dr. Akwasi Osei, Ghana’s ChiefPsychiatrist, second from right at the opening day of the conference

A section of the conference participants at the closing day of the conference

Kids from the Dzorwulu Special School, Accra join theparticipants at the opening day of the conference

Participants of the FASD Conference from Ibadan, Nigeria

A Section of participants at the FASD ConferenceParticipants discuss the” Way Forward” for the

FASD Awareness campaign in Ghana, at the closingday of the conference

Dr. Jacqueline Peifrom the University ofAlberta, Edmonton,

Canada presents at theconference

Conference Participants are presented with CertificationParticipation at the end of the conference


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CAIRO, Egypt -- Nearlya year after he oustedEgypt’s f i r s t f ree lyelected president, formermilitary chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was electedpresident by a landslide of92 per cent of the vote,according to unofficialresults released by hiscampaign Thursday.But questions over theauthorit ies’ drive toboost turnout threatenedto stain his victory.

New details emerged of afrantic government effortto get officials, townmayors and prominentfamilies in southernprovinces where votingwas low to push up turnoutduring the three-dayelection amid a boycottby el-Sissi’s Islamist foes.

After a weak first dayof polling on Monday,the prime minister helda video conference withgovernors and seniorsecurity and militarychiefs in several of Egypt’sprovinces, telling them toget out voters, accordingto three officials withknowledge of the call.Tuesday saw a flurryof free buses to pollingstations in those areas.

“People must get out.T h i s w i l l n o t d o , ”Prime Minister IbrahimMahlab said in the call,according to one of theofficials, who participatedin the conference. Thethree spoke to TheAssociated Press on

condition of anonymityto discuss the incident.

El-Sissi’s victory wasnever in doubt, but thecareer infantry officerhad pushed for a massiveturnout as well to bestowlegitimacy on his ousterlast July of IslamistPresident MohammedMorsi and the ensuingc r a c k d o w n o n h i sMuslim Brotherhoodand other supporters.

To ensure that happened,authorities declared thesecond day of votinga publ ic hol iday tofree people to vote andthreatened to enforcefines on those who did notcast ballots. Then theytook the extraordinarystep of adding a thirdday to the election andgave free train and busrides across the countryto allow voters to castballots in home districts.

A member of el-Sissi’scampaign told the APthat the threat of finesof $70, a hefty sum tomost Egyptians, wasparticularly effective,causing a sp ike invoting Tuesday evening.

But he said the thirdday of voting was thinand adding an extraday -- a decision thecampaign itself publiclyobjected to -- did littleto help. He spoke oncondition of anonymityto discuss the campaign’si n t e r n a l r e s e a r c h .

Interim President AdlyMansour, installed byel-Sissi last July, saidThursday that turnoutw a s 4 6 p e r c e n t ,proclaiming it showed“a broad consensus.”

But the victor ’s solerival in the race, left-wing politician HamdeenSabahi, said the figurewas not credible andamounted to an “insultt o t h e i n t e l l i g e n c eo f E g y p t i a n s . ”

That figure was lowerthan the 52 per centturnout in the 2012presidential election thatvaulted Morsi to power.It also was lower thanthe bar el-Sissi himselfset in his last campaigninterview, when he saidhe wanted three-quartersof the country’s 54 millionregistered voters to castballots so he could “showthe world” his support.S t i l l , e l - S i s s i c a ngenuine ly c l a im hecomes into office withan impressive tally of23.38 million votes --significantly more thanthe 13 million won byMorsi two years ago.

The results came from el-Sissi’s campaign, citingits own representativesfrom the polls. Therew a s n o o f f i c i a lannouncement from theelection commission, butin past elections suchtallies from campaignrepresentatives haveproven generally accurate.

Sabahi, who received ameagre 2.9 per cent ofthe vote, conceded defeatat a news conferenceThursday. He complainedof a climate of biasby the media and thegovernment in favour ofhis rival. He said manyof his representativesat polling centres wereintimidated, assaultedor arrested, promptinghim to pull them outWednesday in protest.

“I respect the choice ofthe people,” he said. “Wehave lost an electionbut we won our self-respect ... I hope we won

credibility with the awareand intelligent masses.”

Figures showed thatt u r n o u t n a t i o n w i d eon Monday was analarming 15 per centand weakest in severalsouthern provinces ,where Islamists havestrong influence, the threeofficials, who includedsecurity officials, told AP.

That sparked an urgentconference call amonggovernors and securityofficials Monday night,followed by the videoconference with PrimeMinister Mahlab the nextmorning, said the officials,

who were all familiarwith the proceedings.

The call prompted last-minute negotiations withrural notables, villagemayors and clan chiefsto see what could bedone, the officials said.

Many of those figureswere once members of thenow-dissolved NationalDemocratic Party ofousted leader HosniMubarak, experienced ingetting out the vote duringhis 29-year autocraticrule, the officials said.They bused voters bythe hundreds to the

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kidnapped 11 schoolgirls.

After that, the Bornostate government closedall its schools. SimeonNwakaudu, spokesman

for the Federal Ministryof Education, whichfalls under Jonathan’sjurisdiction, told Reutersthe ministry had sent awritten warning to thestate governor advising

that exams be movedto a safer loca t ion.

Nwakaudu, who did notshow Reuters a copy ofthe letter, said the Chibokattack “would have beenaverted” if Shettima hadheeded the warning.

Shettima denies he everreceived such a warning.Instead, he decided toreopen the school atChibok to hold exams.

“We were completelyat ease with the securitysituation in Chibok atthe time we took thatdec is ion ,” Shet t imatold Reuters. He saidresponsibility for securitylay with the federalg o v e r n m e n t , w h i c hcontrols security forces.“We have security forcesin every local governmentacross the state. Theycould have advised us.”

At the same time theEduca t ion Min i s t ryw a s w i t h o u t c l e a rleadership. Jonathanhad sacked educationminister Ruqayyatu Rufaialong with eight otherministers in a cabinetreshuffle in Septemberlast year, and has notfilled the position since.

The deputy educationminister, Nyesom Wike,had other matters onhis mind: He has spentthe past s ix monthsunofficially campaigningto be governor of asouthern state. Jonathanis keen that one of hispolitical allies wins thegovernorship against anincumbent who is oneof the president’s rivals.

To t h e p a r e n t s o fkidnapped children, boththe federal and localauthorities failed to doenough in Chibok. EstherKabu, whose daughterDorcas is one of thosestill missing, said there

was never any discussiono f h o l d i n g e x a m sother than in Chibok.

“What annoys me mostis that they did notconsult us, the parentsof the school, when theydecided that the girlsshould come back toschool for their exams,”she said. “I had this fearin me about her safety inthe hostel. They shouldhave provided moresecurity to the school.”

T H E A T T A C K

On April 14, the BokoHaram fighters arrivedin Chibok at 11:30 p.m.,according to Mphur,the chairman of theschool PTA. Residentsfled into the scrublandssurrounding the town.

The gunmen, dressedin military uniformsand carrying AK47sand rocket-propelledgrenades, made theirway to the school abouta mile outside the town,where they tricked theschoolgirls, saying theywere soldiers protectingthem from Boko Haram.

Lydia Powu, 16, recalledthe moment she realisedthe men who coaxedher out of bed were notsoldiers: “They startedburning the school, andsurrounding us. Theygrabbed me and my sisterand walked us out ofthe school to anotherv i l lage , where theyloaded us into trucks.

“So I asked my eldersister, ‘What are we goingto do now?’ We looked ateach other and we knew.We jumped out of thetruck. I hit my back as Ifell but I forgot the painand we ran and ran.”

In the hours after theattack, no governmentor mili tary officials

arrived to carry out aninvestigation, residents ofChibok said. “Governmentsecurity people only cameto ask us questions threedays later, that is howmuch they care for us andour children,” Mphur said.

That may partly be becausethe federal governmenthad another incident tohandle, closer to home.On the morning of theChibok at tack, BokoHaram detonated a largebomb at a bus station onthe outskirts of Abuja,the country’s capital. Theblast killed 75 people.

“ A L L - O U T W A R ”

The president took morethan two weeks to speakpublicly about the masskidnapping. Only wheninternational pressuremounted, driven by a socialmedia campaign knownas #BringBackOurGirls,d id Jonathan f ina l lyaccept intelligence andsurveillance assistancefrom the United States,Britain, France and China.

His understanding of thesituation has been shaky.As recently as April, hesaid Boko Haram’s threatwas only “temporary.” Atan international meeting todiscuss the issue in Parison May 18, he appearedto change tack, describingBoko Haram as an “integralpart of the al Qaeda.”Security experts believethe sect remains a largelyhomegrown insurgency.

At the Paris meeting,West African countriespromised to wage “all-out war” against BokoHaram, while foreignnations pledged technicalexpertise and training fora new regional Africaneffort against Islamistmilitants. Some 80 U.S.troops have deployed toChad to help in operationsagainst Boko Haram.

But the Nigerian militaryremains distrustful ofWestern involvement. Andthe education ministry,as one Western officialwho works wi th theNigerian government putit, remains disengaged.

“The ministry should bemapping out a plan of howto avoid Chibok beingrepeated,” the source said.“But it is rudderless.”

In Chibok, the reasonsfor the abductions takesecond place to the loss.At her parents’ house inthe town, 13-year-oldHappy Yakub still hopesher sister, one of thoseabducted, may return.

“I will never go back toschool until my sistercomes back home,” saidYakub. “I miss her. Sheused to plait my hair and weplayed together. Now thereis nobody to play with.”

(With reporting by Joe Penneyin Maiduguri, Pascal Fletcherin Johannesburg, Tim Cocksin Lagos, Bate Felix in Dakar,David Rohde in Washingtonand Andrew Osborn inLondon; Editing by RichardWoods and Simon Robinson)

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Other grieving mothershave lost their husbands,or have lost their children,or have sons and daugh-ters who are estranged(gone away from homein the same country orabroad and never con-tact them, and don’t carefor them). Some womenhave children with dis-abilities that give themextreme challenges etc.Single parents shouldopen their hearts fully tothe Lord Jesus, and allowHim to be their partnerin spirit, and grant themall the grace to parenttheir children patiently,proudly, lovingly, hope-fully, diligently, joyfully,and courageously. Fami-lies, churches, organiza-tions, and society shouldalso accommodate singleparents and their children,find creative and lovingmeans to assist them intheir parenting efforts.

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Also, the governmentapproached the CopticChristian patriarch, PopeTawadros II, in person tohelp, the officials said.

Christians, who makeup about 10 per cent ofEgypt’s population andmostly support el-Sissi,were not voting in thehigh numbers which hadbeen expected, partlybecause they fearedretaliation by Islamists intheir southern strongholdsand because of theperception that el-Sissiwas going to win anyway,according to the officials.

During the day Tuesday,Tawadros gave a televisedstatement calling onpeople to vote. Securityforces provided armedescorts to Chris t ianvoters in towns andvillages where they area sizable community,mostly south of Cairo.

The turnout push raiseds o m e r e s e r v a t i o n sf r o m i n t e r n a t i o n a lobservers of the vote.

Mario David, the headof the European Unionobserver mission, said

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But a senior memberof the mission, RobertGoebbels, noted that “highturnout is not necessarilyproof of democraticelections.” He added thatturnout in totalitarianstates like North Koreain which there is onlya single candidate hasrun as high as 99.9per cent. CP24 News

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“ I t a k e t h i sopportunity to thankthe Chairman and theplanning committee ofthe Ghanaian MinisterialFellowship of Toronto,for asking me to bringthe word of God entitled:“Uniting for CommunityTransformation; The roleof the minister”, basedon Nehemiah 2:17-18 atthis historic gathering ofGod’s people. Nehemiah,a cupbearer of KingArtaxerxes of Persiahad received disturbingnews from some Jewswho had returned fromJudah of the terriblecondition in which theJews who survived theBabylonian captivity andthose who had returnedto Judah lived. The reportindicated that the wallaround Jerusalem wasbroken down and thegates in strategic pointswere burnt with fire.That presented a seriousproblem in those daysfor any group to defendthe city. The non-Jewishneighbors were happyJerusalem, the capital ofonce a powerful Jewishnation, had deterioratedto the extent that itsinhabitants were at themercy of any enemyinvaders since it wasimpossible to defend thecity without wall.

Nehemiah didnot give up and said,“Too bad for my people,but what I can do as anindividual?” Instead,we read in Nehemiah1: 4 that he wept andm o u r n e d f o r m a n ydays. His concern forthe people of Jerusalemmoved him to continuewith fasting and prayer,confessing the sins ofhis people and admittedbefore the Lord that thedestruction of Jerusalemby their enemies was theresult of their nationalsin against the Lord.However, in his prayer,he reminded the Lord ofHis promise to forgiveHis people if they wouldrepent and would bringthem back to the landHe gave them, no matterhow far they had beenscattered. We can alsolearn from Nehemiah thatwhen we are in difficultsituations not just weepand mourn, but examineour life, repent of our sinand bring our problemsto the Lord “Casting allyour cares upon Himfor He cares for you.” (1Pet. 5:7) The answer toNehemiah’s prayer camethrough the king of Persiawho released him to goand rebuild the wall ofJerusalem. The king alsoprovided a detachmentof military escort forNehemiah; wrote letters

to the authorit ies ofregions along the routeto Jerusalem to offerhis servant safe passagethrough their territoriesand permitted Nehemiahto get wood from theking’s forest to makegates to install in thestrategic points of thewall (Nehemiah 2: 7-9).The Lord has called usto stand in the gap forthe people we serve inour churches many ofwhom are confrontedwi th p rob lems tha thave caused some tofeel as hopelessnessas the Jews living inJerusalem without wall.The enemy of our soulattacks families creatingpoor marital relationshipand causing couples toneglect their childrenthus depriving them ofthe parental care andsupervision they need.Some of these childrenget involved with thewrong groups and findthemselves breaking thelaws of the land withterrible consequences. Asministers of the gospel,we have been entrustedwith the care of the Lord’speople who look to us forguidance and inspirationin times of difficulty.W h e n N e h e m i a hchallenged the peopleof Jerusalem to join himto build the broken wall;they responded with ashout: ”Let us rise up andbuild. Then they set theirhands to this good work.”(Nehemiah 2:18)

Recently I wasled by the Lord to talk tosome the children of ourchurch aged 8 to 15 years.I asked those who hadaccepted the Lord Jesusas their Savior to raisetheir hands. Many did but

some hesitated. I askedthe next question: “In casethere was an earthquakeand this building fallson us and all of us die,who is sure of going toheaven? Some of thosewho responded earlierthat they had received theLord Jesus as Savior didnot raise their hands andgave various reasons whythey were not sure. I hadthe opportunity to explainthe Lord Jesus’ statementin John 3: 14-17 to thechildren emphasizingthat salvation from theLord was a gift basedon believing that JesusChrist is the Son of God;that He died on the crossin our place and wasraised from the dead onthe third day. Romans10:9-10 states: “that ifyou confess with yourmouth the Lord Jesusand believe in your heartthat God has raised Himfrom the dead, you willbe saved. For with theheart one believes untorighteousness, and withthe mouth confession ismade unto salvation.”And Ephesians 2: 8, 9affirms: “For by grace

you have been savedthrough faith, and that notof yourselves; it is the giftof God, not of works, lestanyone should boast.” Iled the children to confessthe Lord Jesus as theirSavior and I was excitedto see the smile on theirfaces. At one of our prayermeetings I was excitedto see one of the girlsjoining the worship teamand her younger brotherplaying the drums; theywere among 25 childrenrecently baptized. Thishas encouraged otherparents to bring theirchildren to the specialclass on Sundays. Whenwe do our part as the Lordpromised through KingSolomon in Proverbs 22:6to “Train up a child in theway he should go, andwhen he is old he willnot depart from it”, Hispromise will be fulfilled.

In spite of thethreat by the enemiesof the Jews, such asSanballat, Tobiah andGeshem, Nehemiah keptthose working on the wallbusy, while another groupwas fully armed and readyto fight should the enemy

attacked. As ministers wemust be ready to deal withany opposition that mayseek to hinder the workof God. The apostle Paulreminds us in Ephesians6: 12, “For we do notwrestle against fleshand blood, but againstprincipalities, againstpowers, against the rulersof the darkness of thisage, against spiritualhosts of wickedness inthe heavenly places.”He again reminds usin 2 Corinthians 10:4:“For the weapons of ourwarfare are not carnal butmighty in God for pullingdown strongholds.” Theprayer of God’s peopleis the most effectiveweapon against the forcesof evil. As we Learn fromNehemiah’s leadershipskill energized by a life ofprayer and faith in God,we can also inspire ourpeople to work for theglory of God just as he ledthe Jews to re-build thewall of Jerusalem in fiftytwo day (Nehemiah 6: 15)to the amazement of theirenemies who confessedthat the work was doneby the Lord God of Israel.(Nehemiah 6: 16).

Uniting for community transformation: The role of the Ministers


Bethel Prayer Ministry Int'l

Worship Hours:Sunday Service: 9am 1pm Tuesday 9am 2 pm ConsultationWednesday: 7pm 9p.m. Friday: 9pm 12 pmSaturday (Prayer Warriors) 6pm 8pmLocation: 52 Carrier Drive, Unit 12, (Albion/Hwy 27)

Etobicoke, Ont., M9w 5S5

Harvest Christian Church

Worship Hours

Sundays (Mornings) 10 12:45pmWednesday (Bible Study) 7 8:30 pmFriday (All Night Prayer) 810:30pm

Join us at 196 Toryork Drive(Corner of Weston/Finch)Tel: 416-743-2507

It ’s Ha r v e s t t Ime s o r e a c H o u t a n d m a k e a d If f e r e n c e

It’s A Great Commission!

Invites you for a wonderful time with the Lord

Rev Moses Sarpong

Contact: Res. 416-740-6963 Church 416-642-0390

Do you desire to experience the power and thepresence of God demonstrated in your life? Do

you want to experience themarvelous work of God's grace in your life?Then, Bethel Prayer Ministry Internationalwould like to invite you to visit their church

where the word of God is preached powerfullyto release the power of God in your life.

COME AND YOU WILL BE BLESSEDPastor Dennis Awuku

Senior Pastor

Worship Schedule:

Ghana Calvary MethodistUnited Church, Toronto

Invites all Christians to join us to worship and glorify theLiving God

Venue of Worship65 Mayall Avenue, Toronto, ON

(Route: Through Jethro Road or Haymarket Road,off Wilson Ave. between Weston Rd. and Jane St., or

walk across bridge from Chalkfarm North)

Tel: 416-614-6110 Email: gcmuc.org

SundayChurch Service/Class Meetings:10:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

FridayPrayer Meeting: 7:00 9:00 p.m.

SaturdayYouth Musical & ComputerLessons Fellowship MeetingsChoir Practice, Singing Band Practice

65 Mayall Avenue,Toronto Ontario, M3L 1E7

Tel: 416-614-6110647-341-7305

Email: gcmuc.org

Very Rev. DeGraftSemie Obiri

(Calvary Methodist)

Auxilliary MinisterRev.

Samuel Victor Mpereh647-770-8440


THE APOSTLES'CONTINUATION CHURCH

INTERNATIONAL (CANADA)

Worship With Us At These Branches In Canada

SERVICE TIMES:Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.Bible Studies Service Wednesday 9:00 p.m.All Night Service Friday 9:30 p.m.Deliverance Saturday 4:00 p.m.

North AmericanHeadquarters:

Toronto10 Belfield Road

Tel: 416-247-6629

Montreal Assembly378 Cremazie East

Montreal, Quebec, H2P 1E5Tel: 514-271-9083

Pastor-In-Charge: John ArhinContact:

Res: 4506874916Cell: 514-654-6178

10 Belfield RoadToronto, Ont., M9W 1G1

Tel: 416-247-6629Fax: 4162475308

Website:www.apostlescontinuation.orgApostle Charles Anokye-Manu

Scarborough Assembly1632 Midland Ave., M1P 1C2

Tel: 416-288-1333Pastor In-Charge: Pastor Ohene Kena

Contact: 647-281-5303

Lighthouse Assembly of God ChurchLead Pastor: Isaac Takyi DeGraft

LOCATION: 42 Steinway Blvd. Unit 1&2(Hwy 27/Steeles) Toronto, Ontario, M9W 6Y6

Tel: 4167401200 Fax: 4167406435Email: [email protected]: http:/www/lighthouseag.ca

Days And Time of WorshipSunday Divine Worship 10a.m. 1p.m.Wednesday Bible Studies 7p.m. 9p.m.Friday Prayer / Deliverance 7p.m. 10p.m.

Power of Grace Chapel Int'lInvites all Christians, Non-Christians and

members of the Resurrection Power Tradition tojoin us worship the Great Jehovah

Rev. Joe BonnahPastor-in-charge

Contact Lines:Tel: 416-321-2796 (Pastor's Res) 289-981-1547 (Church)

Cell: 647-921-2414

Place of Worship:350 Deerhide Cres, North York, ON

Immanuel Assembly of God

For more info contact: 647-880-4216

LOCATIONDon Montgomery Community Centre

2467 Eglinton Ave. E. Scarborough, Ont.,(Kennedy/Eglinton Subway Station)

Church, ScarboroughSunday School:

9:30am 10:30amChurch Service:

10:30am 12 noonRev. Douglas O. Ansah

Pastor-in-charge

SUNDAY:9:00am10:00am Prayers10:00am11:00am School of the Light11:00am1:30pm Joint Service

Other Weekly Opportunities:

Tuesday (Time with the Holy Spirit) 10:00am12:30pm (At Church)Wednesday (Bible Studies) 7:00pm 9:00pm (On Phone

647 722 5570 Access code 731 297#)Friday (Time in His presence) 7:00pm9:30pm (At Church)Every First Friday is a Special Youth Service 7:00pm9:30pm (At Church)Every Fourth Friday is Half Night Service 8:30pm12:30am (At Church)

The Apostolic Church Int'l.

94 Kenhar Drive, Unit 39 & 40, North York, Ont.289-505-7956 or 416-740-1979

270 Rutherford Road, Unit 10Brampton, Ontario, L6W 3K7

BRAMPTON ASSEMBLY

TORONTO CENTRAL ASSEMBLY

The Apostolic ChurchInternational (Toronto Assem-

bly) is a Branch of The ApostolicChurch in Ghana

Apostle Nii Aryee(Area Supt. CanadaWide)

Sunday (Worship) - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Wednesday Teaching Service - 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.Friday Prayers - 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Friday: Monthly All Night Service - 10:30 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.

Saturday(Alt.) Women's, Men's,Youth Movement Meetings)5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Meeting Schedule

MONTREAL ASSEMBLYElder Gilbert Agyei: 514-900-8412, 613-552-6779

868A Beaumont Ave., Montreal, Quebec, H3N 1V5

Field Secretary: Pastor Cyril Williams 4168759616FieldYouthPastor: PastorRasperA tutornu 4162783104


Join us on Sundays for worship at:Venue: Meadowvale Community Centre, Mississauga

Address: 6655 Glen Erin DriveMain Intersection:

Glen Erin Drive and Aquitaine AvenueRoom: Youth and Seniors

Time: 10.00AM1.00PM

Contact: Pastor Isaac K. BonfulTel: 289-814-5482

Email: [email protected]"...Be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." Romans 12:2a

Assembly of God Church, MississaugaTransformation Centre

WORSHIP SCHEDULE.Sunday Divine Worship 10am 12pmWednesday Bible Study 7pm 10pm(Call ahead)Friday Prayer Meeting 7pm 10pm(Call ahead)

190 BOVAIRD DRIVE, UNIT 12 @ HWY 10,BRAMPTON

New Light Chapel International

You have been to Calvary for pardon, but youhave not been to Pentecost for power.

We invite you to worship with us and experiencethe Pentecostal power in your life.

Rev. Kwaku Asare

905-654-7364, 905-840-2012, 416-270-6822For information call: Rev. Kwaku Asare

GHANAIAN CATHOLIC CHURCHST. ANDREW’S PARISH

2547 KIPLING AVE. TORONTO ONTARIO M9V 3A8

MASS TIMES: 2:00pm – 4:00pmON THE 1ST AND 3RD SUNDAY

OF EVERY MONTH.

CONTACTS;FR. ALEX OSEI CSSp (PriestInCharge) 4162666787FR. ANTHONY ADUSEI CSSp 4162666787REV. MR. JOSEPH OWUSU AFRIYIE 9059700824

Rev. Raymond Baah Abekah

Official inauguration of GhanaianMinisterial Fellowship of Torontocont'd from pg. 50

been approved by Ontario governmentand accepted by Canada RevenueAgency. Its vision, says the chairman,is to mobilize all Ghanaian ministersin Toronto and beyond for the positivetransformation of our community.

The induction of the executives was doneby Rev. Osei Amoah after his sermonon Nehemiah 2:17-18. He prayed forthem with the help of other pastors.

The Consul General of Toronto JosephAnnim also addressed the fellowship. Inhis remarks he said that he was pleasedto be part of this inauguration and

most important to add his support. Hepromised the support of the Consulateto their initiatives. Closing prayerand benediction were offered byVery Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Asare-Kusi(Ghana Methodist) Rev. Dr. ChrisAsman (Jesus of Bethlehem WorshipCentre) and Apostle Eric Nii Aryee(Apostolic Church Int’l) respectively.

The masters of ceremony were PastorIsaac Takyi De-Graft (LighthouseAssembly of God) and Rev. Fr.Gabriel Opoku-Ware (GhanaianAngl ican Church of Toronto) .


Christian Hope Ministry Int'lApostleincharge: Apostle Twumasi Ankrah

Invites You All To Come Worship With Us

Tel: 647-344-6726 Cell: 416-200-2453TIME OF WORSHIP:

Sunday 10:30 am - 1:30 pmTuesday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmFriday 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

VENUE: 1177 Finch Dr. #20, North York

"And these signs will follow those who believe, in My Name they will cast out demons, theywill speak with new tongues, they will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it

will by no means hurt them, they will lay hands on the sick , and they will recover. Amen (Mark16:17)

"COME AND EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF GOD"

Apostle Twumasi Ankrah

Rev. Fr. GabrielOpoku Ware

Priest-in-chargeRes: 4169013932Cell: 647-624-4044

Welcome HomeEvangelistic Ministries

Worship Celebration ServicesSunday Worship Celebration: 10 a.m.

Friday Prayer Meeting / Discipleship Group:8 p.m. 10 p.m.

Last Sunday of Every Month: Healing Service

Place of Worship236 Queen Mary Drive Brampton, ON L7A 3L3

Affiliated with the Evangelical Church In Canada

Snr. Pastor & Founder: Evang. & Prophetess Winnie Manu BRE, M. Div.

Contact Info: Tel: 647 210 7057 Fax: 905 495 4789Website: www.whemtoday .org Email: [email protected]

Healing Service: Last Sunday of every month atCheyne Middle School. 236 Queen Mary Dr. Brampton.

Gospel Action Ministry

Service ScheduleSunday: Church Service - 12:30 pm - 3:00 pmTuesday: Prayer Meeting - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmFriday: Bible/Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Last Friday of the month: All Night Prayer Meeting 11:00 pm

Location: 135 Oakdale Rd.(Back door)

Rev. Peter Awuah

Senior Pastor: Rev. Peter AwuahTel:

416-836-9235, 416-667-8637

Glory Pentecostal Ministry ofToronto

Invites all Christians and Non-Christiansto join us to worship the Almighty God

PLACE OF WORSHIP230 Eddystone Ave., #207, North York, Ont. M3N 1H7

WORSHIP SCHEDULESunday Regular Service 11:00 am to 1:30 pmTuesday Prayer and Healing Service 6:00 pm to 8:00 pmFriday Prayer Night 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Pastor-in-charge:Rev. Rockson Owusu Atwima 416-708-7742

We are more tan our conquerors Romans 8:37"Come and see the manifestation and the power of the Holy Spirit at work"

GHANAIAN ANGLICAN CHURCHOF TORONTO

1796 Lawrence Avenue West (Jane & Lawrence)

Bro. Sam Hector Morris (People's Warden)905-972-9761

Bro. Bernard Kufuor (Priest's Warden)647-928-9370

Sis. Vida Oduro (Secretary)416-830-2309

Sunday: Bible Study 2pm3:00pmSunday Worship 3pm5:00pmTuesday: Teaching/Prayer 7pm9:00pmThursday: Prayer Meeting 10:30am12noonFriday: Prayer Meeting 7pm9:00pmSaturday: Group Meetings 3pm7:30pm

St. John's Anglican Church

VENUE: 2125 WESTON RD., WESTON ONT.

Isaac Aborah-Sei - 647-859-9922Daniel Oteng - 647-891-4211Evans Ackah 6474036385Dwomoh Abebrese 6477740747

Ghanaian Congregation

Sunday: Bible Study 1:00 pm 1:30 pmRegular Service: 1:30 pm 3:00 pm

Priestincharge: Rev. Michelle ChildsWard, Incumbent 647-234-8229

Rev. Fr. Jojo Eduam Entsiwah,Associate Priest 647-400-7055

Praise Temple of Christ International

336 Gary Ray Drive @ SignetWorship Schedule

Sunday Worship 10 am 12:30 pmWednesday Bible Study 7 pm 9 pmFriday Prayer Meeting 8 pm 10 pm

Second and last Friday of each monthAll Night Prayer Meeting 8 pm 12 midnight

Snr. Pastor: Apostle Osei-Bonsu

For information call:905-340-7387, 647-208-1093

647-860-2573Pastor Appiah Jacob


with Jonathan AnnobilAround the Ghana Sports Scene

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiahis impressed by the effort andattitude of his Black Starsplayers during the openingdays of their World Cuptraining camp in Holland.

Appiah and his 26-man squadare training at their base inArnhem, where they arepreparing ahead of the friendlymatch against the Netherlandsin Rotterdam on 31 May.

“I am really impressed withthe performance,” Appiaht o l d w w w. g h a n a f a . o r g .

“ T h e r e i s t h i s k i n d o fcompetition, no one is sureof himself a the moment.E v e r y b o d y i s a t t e n t i v eto whatever is taught intraining. Everyone tries todo whatever he can and forme, it’s good for the teamand I am really impressed.”

The Black S tars coach ,with no injury worries hasbeen left delighted with theworkouts and he believes theirpre-World Cup preparationshave been good so far.

“Thank God, we’ve had noinjury worries at the momentand everyone is doing so well.”

Great work has gone on behindthe scenes by the GFA to set uptheir camp and according toAppiah, that eases the pressureand helps the players to focus.

Appiah bel ieves that heplayers have shown exemplarydiscipline in their quest forsuccess as he finalizes hisf i n a l 2 3 - m a n t e a m f o rthe World Cup in Brazil.

“I would say one year downthe line, the unity is so greatand discipline is very high.They show lots of respectand we also make sure wedo what is right,” he said.

“Most of the time, playershave cause to complain whenthere are lapses in the waymanagement prepares ourcamping before they come butthe FA has done well, makingsure everything they need is putin place. We’ve learned fromprevious World Cups and havemade sure everything has beenput in place so they don’t havecause to complain. The key tosuccess is discipline. Disciplineplays a big role, if you want tobe successful, hundred percentlies with the players’ behaviourand so far it has been good.”Ghanafa.org

Appiah impressedwith Black Starstraining effort

Ghana picked up a positiveresult in the first leg of thefinal round of qualifyingf o r t h e 2 0 1 4 A f r i c a nWomen’s Championshipafter beating Ethiopia 2-0in Addis Ababa on Sunday.

Goals from Samira Sulemanand Elizabeth Cudjoe handedGhana a l l t h ree poin t s .

The Black Queens now needto avoid defeat in the returnclash at home in a fortnightto reach the finals of thetournament to be staged byNamibia in October of this year.

Seven winners after the returnleg which will take place onthe weekend of 6-8 June willjoin hosts Namibia for the final

Black Queens beat Ethiopia totake lead in AWC qualifying

Ghana head coach KwesiAppiah has announced afour-man stand-by list forthe 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Goalkeeper Razak Brimah,Kwabena Aduse i , Yus i fChibsah Rahman and MahatmaOsumanu Otoo, all on stand-by,are included in the provisionallist of 30 submitted to FIFA bythe Ghana Football Association.

The four players will nottrain with the team in Accraor travel with the team theirtraining tour of Holland andthe United States of America.

Appiah named his squad for the2014 World Cup on Monday,releasing the 26 names set tobegin preparations in Accra onMay 20. And has until 2 Juneto trim down their selectionto the final 23man squad tocompete at the tournament.

In the event of a last minutechange, any of the players onthe stand-by can be drafted intothe final team for the World Cup.

Ghana’s provisional 26-manroster:

Goalkeepers:Fatau Dauda

Appiah names Black Starsstand-by list

tournament from 11-24 October.

Coach Yussif Basigi will bepushing to return Ghana toAfrica’s flagship women’sfootball tournament aftermissing out of the tournamentfor the first time in 2012 sincethe inception of the biennialc h a m p i o n s h i p i n 1 9 9 8 .Ghanafa.org

(Orlando Pirates) , AdamKwarasey (Stromsgodset),Stephen Adams (Aduana Stars)

Defenders: Samuel Inkoom(Platanias), Daniel Opare(Standard Liege), HarrisonAfful (Esperance), JeffreySchlupp (Leicester), John Boye(Rennes), Jonathan Mensah(Evian), Jerry Akaminko(Kisehirspor), Rashid Sumalia( M a m e l o d i S u n d o w n s )

Midfielders: Michael Essien(AC Milan), Sulley Muntari(AC Milan), Rabiu Mohammed(Kuban Krasnodar), KwadwoA s a m o a h ( J u v e n t u s ) ,Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu(Udinese), Afriyie Acquah

(Parma) , Chris t ian Atsu(Vitesse), Albert Adomah(Middlesbrough) , AndreAyew (Marseille), MubarakWa k a s o ( R u b i n K a z a n )

Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (AlAin), Kevin-Prince Boateng(Schalke 04), Abdul MajeedWa r i s ( Va l e n c i e n n e s ) ,Jordan Ayew (Sochaux) ,David Accam (Helsingborg)

Stand-by List:

Razak Brimah (Córdoba CF),Kwabena Adusei (AsanteKotoko), Yusif Chibsah Rahman(Sassuolo) and MahatmaOsumanu Otoo (Sogndal)Ghanafa.org

Ghana have started to practicewith the official World Cupball, the ‘Brazuca’ even beforethe tournament starts in Brazil.

The Black Stars will face theUnited States, Germany andPortugal next month in Group G.

Kwesi Appiah’s players, whohave gathered in Arnhem,Holland since Sunday havebeen using the Official MatchBall for their preparations.

The brazuca’s colours andribbon design of the ballp a n e l s s y m b o l i s e t h etraditional multi-coloured wishbracelets worn in the country.

I t has a new s t ruc tura linnovation, with a uniquesymmetry of six identicalpanels alongside a differentsurface structure will provideimproved grip, touch, stabilityand aerodynamics on the pitch.Ghanafa.org

Ghana players practicewith brazuca balls

Ghana’s U-20 men’s nationalteam beat Sierra Leone 2-1 athome to go through to the lastround of qualifying for the 2015Africa Youth Championship.

The victory in Tamale onSaturday completed a 4-1aggregate victory for the BlackSatellites, who were silver-medalists at the last finalsafter winning the reverse game2-0 a fortnight ago in Bo.

The Black Satellites will nowmeet either Rwanda or Gabonfor a place in the Championship.

Ghana scored in either half

of the game at the TamaleStadium to complete back-to-back wins over the ShootingStars in the second-round stage.

Ishmael Camara scored forthe Shooting Stars after 35minutes but it only proved to bea consolation as Ghana ralliedfrom a goal down to score twice.

George Agyepong scored theequaliser with just two minutesremaining to end the first half.

And after recess, it took theBlack Satellites nine minutesto double their advantagewhich happened to be winner

through Lat i f Abubakar.

Sellas Tetteh’s side will nowjoin fourteen teams in thefinal stage of qualifying tocompete for the seven slotsavailable at next year’s finalsto be hosted by Senegal.

Ghana's U-20 men's nationalteam will meet Gabon in the finalstage of qualifying for the 2015Africa Youth Championship.

The twoleg third round qualifierwill be played in August withthe winner advancing to thefinals to be staged by Senegal.Ghanafa.org

Ghana reach final round of 2015AYC qualifying


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