Duddy Kravitz back in business

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Duddy comes home for musical apprenticeship
Duddy’s back and it looks like,
finally, he will make the Kravitz
family proud.
With a revised script, a fresh set
of Broadway-style songs, first-class
production staff, and some of Canada’s leading actors, the latest version of
Mordecai Richler’s most famous novel
has “hit potential” written all over it.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy
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Côte Ste. Catherine.
Expectations are high for this
version, with new songs by eight-time
Academy Award-winning American
composer Alan Menken and lyrics
by David Spencer. It is directed by
Austin Pendleton (featured on our
cover), who worked on a 1987 musical version with Richler. It collapsed
in Philadelphia when the main
investor withdrew his support.
The storyline remains the same as in
the book that awakened Canada, and
the world, to Richler’s talent.
In the movie version, Richard Dreyfuss made Duddy come alive.
We also met Micheline Lanctôt,
who portrayed Duddy’s love interest,
Yvette. She had a love relationship
with director Ted Kotcheff, went off to
Hollywood but returned to Montreal
to act and direct in her own films.
Duddy, the Jew-boy anti-hero,
is raised in the densely populated,
crab-appled St. Urbain-Fairmount
neighbourhood where most of the
city’s Jews lived, prayed, studied, and
dreamed of bigger and better – a better world here through socialism, a
better world for Jews in Palestine, or
a better world by making big bucks.
Duddy’s brother was the proverbial
good boy, a medical student, the pride
of the family. Duddy wanted to be “a
somebody” — to own a piece of land.
“A man without land is nobody!” his
grandfather famously said.
Working as a waiter in Ste. Agathe
— those of us who summered there
will recognize the Castle des Monts as
the hotel where Duddy served tables
— Duddy meets Yvette and, through
her, discovers a pristine lake.
He serves scrap dealer Samuel
Cohen who came to Canada with
nothing and finagled his way to
wealth. Duddy is hired to produce
the bar mitzvah movie for Cohen’s
son Bernie, which is among the
funniest sections of the script. Cohen
is the teacher, Duddy the apprentice.
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“He has dreams ... he wants people not to think of him as a shmuck”
Continued from page 3
1950s Montreal live on. I was priviDuddy then uses Yvette, and leged to have played Mr. Cohen in
money that he grabs from his best the Yiddish version of the play, based
friend Virgil, to acquire the property. on the screenplay, produced by the
He famously tells Jerry Dingleman, Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre
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It was written as satire, but the a smile, of course.
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“The jaundice in his eye is alltime hated it because it exposed the inclusive,” says Pendleton of Richler’s
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“The music is unbelievable. With
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“David Spencer’s lyrics are very
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a cat brushes by and a bird “tentative, explorative”
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create/music before light.”
As a child, Abley was terrified of the Pinocchio
story — the one before Disney doctored it. He
wrote a seven-part reflection, a series of haikus
ending with how he’d rework the tale:
Allow him his raucous innocence,
his rude brand of fun.
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extinct, hears the duck contrast its caged and
stuffed condition with that of the poet/observer.
So here I stand: preserved, and catalogued, and
webbed,
a trophy of your deadly skill, while you –
still free to taste the wind and weather,
peering in at me as though I had the answer
to some query on the tip of your tongue –
recede into the growing past.
Mark Abley read these and other poems at The
Word bookstore last month.
Mark Abley’s poetry is full of wonderment and irony.
In a bitter reflection, Hard on You, the poet is
savouring the delights of a Vermont cottage vacation when he hears a neighbour lecturing his son,
“almost 12” but misbehaving and deserving to be
labeled “asshole.”
“You know I’m only being hard on you because I
love you” concludes the mountain moment.
Abley is not only troubled by the inexorable
demise of languages — 600 of the 6,000 languages
still spoken will not survive by the end of the
century, he writes in Spoken Here: Travels Among
Threatened Languages — he’s saddened by the
disappearance of species.
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Legal status would safeguard family caregivers
There are those among us with
chronic illnesses, special health
needs, reduced functionality,
dependence and lack of autonomy.
Current government policy
requires such people to remain in
their own homes as long as possible
and many prefer to do so. Such
people require help that is often
provided by a non-professional caregiver, namely someone close to the
person who provides continuous
full- or part-time care in the home.
Caregivers have no legal status as
employees, professionals or paid
help and no specific laws exist to
protect them.
Their needs are not recognized,
their obligations are not defined and
their rights are not protected.
The services carried out by a
caregiver may be numerous, varied,
complex and often exercised under
difficult conditions.
It is important that caregivers rights
be recognized and that they are able
to exercise their functions with
competence in an environmentthat
is secure for themselves and those
they are helping.
There is presently no law to
guarantee the personal security or a
minimum quality of life for caregivers.
Many are worn out physically and
psychologically.
Their health may deteriorate. They
may have problems at work, often
have no social life, and may become
impoverished.
Society must recognize its own
obligations to take whatever measures
may be necessary to prevent this
situation for those who are rendering
a necessary service, benefiting the
recipient of care and society in general.
Although the position of caregiver
must be undertaken voluntarily,
there is often no choice. It becomes
a family duty rather than a job
willingly undertaken.
Moreover those who become caregivers often do not realize what the job
entails. There may be a heavy physical
requirement from lifting and turning.
team and be given relevant information as to the state of health of the
person he is helping.
For purposes of security, he must
be taught the techniques he will need
B.A., B.C.L., LL.M. to administer the help, and carry out
the duties required in all situations,
The hours and amount of care which may arise including emergencies. He must receive training and be
required may be exorbitant.
The caregiver is often left out of the evaluated on a regular basis.
He must receive the equipment and
treatment plan established by the
professionals and may have no idea materials necessary to carry out his
of the full extent of the needs of the duties safely.
person he is helping. There is often
nowhere to turn for help.
There is presently no law
L’Institut de planification des soins
(The Institute of Care Planning) and
to guarantee a minimum
le Regroupement des aidantes et
aidants naturels de Montréal quality of life for caregivers.
RAANM (the Caregiver Coalition of
natural caregivers of Montreal) are
Caregivers must also have access to
non-profit organizations that work
to defend the rights of caregivers and support and assistance. Their need
improve the conditions of their work for relief must be recognized and
they must have time for themselves.
and lives.
Their��
joint report, “Vers la recon- The health system should not expect
naissance d’un statut légal pour them to do everything and limits
les proches aidants” describes the should be imposed on what they can
problems faced by non-professional do, depending on their training and
caregivers. They emphasize the the risks involved.
necessity of alleviating some of the
They should not be placed in a
problems and offer some suggestions
on how to do so.
They are proposing a law to protect
the health and wellbeing of caregivers,
ensure their burden is not excessive,
provide training, ensure they work in
an environment adapted to their needs
and duties, recognize their rights and
alleviate any excessive negative
economic effect.
They suggest the creation of
government and employer programs to accomplish these goals and
that legal recourse and complaint
procedures be provided to caregivers
should any of their rights under the
proposed law be violated.
The proposed law would recognize the right of a person to be fully
informed prior to deciding whether
or not to become a caregiver,
determine what tasks he can
perform, become a part of the health
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situation where their own physical
or mental health is at risk.
Many caregivers suffer financially.
The proposed law would recognize
that they are entitled to a reasonable
standard of living.
Those who are not working should
be provided with financial support,
their expenses should be paid and
they should benefit from certain
tax credits, a pension fund and
insurance.
Where they have another job, their
employers should be required to
accommodate their hours, and retain
all benefits and social advantages to
which they are entitled
Government policy to maintain
people in their homes will reduce
the costs for health care and social
and shelter services while increasing
the burden on caregivers and those
in need of assistance.
Some of these savings should
be used to benefit caregivers in
recognition of their indispensable
support and to avoid their unjustified impoverishment.
The proposed law attempts to see
that this is done. It is to be hoped our
legislators agree.
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Judgment time approaches for Harper
The writ has yet to drop, but the federal election
campaign has begun de facto with the Conservatives rolling out ads saying Justin Trudeau is
not ready.
Harper’s media handlers repeat what they
believe is the most effective attack line: the
43-year-old Liberal Party leader lacks judgment.
If voters turn around and instead assess Stephen
Harper’s judgment, this line may backfire.
In the 2011 election, Harper came to the Mount
Royal riding — one reporter described it as a
“historic” visit — to actively and personally
support the party’s “star” candidate, former
municipal councilor Saulie Zajdel, who came
close to unseating human rights lawyer and
former federal justice minister Irwin Cotler.
Last month, Zajdel pleaded guilty to breach of
trust and corruption for demanding payment
of $10,000 to $15,000 for having supported a
demolition permit. Three other charges against
Zajdel were stayed.
Since the leader must approve all official
candidates, Harper’s judgment can be questioned.
Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick
Brazeau, all appointed by Harper, who built part
of his political career on a pledge to reform the
Upper House, have been suspended without pay
for what was termed “inappropriate expenses.”
Duffy, the former popular CBC and CTV
television reporter and host, was a star campaigner and fundraiser for the party. He faces
31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery
related to his housing and travel claims, contracts
not connected to the Senate, and using $90,000
from Harper’s former chief of staff, Nigel Wright,
to repay the claims. Duffy has pleaded not guilty
to all charges. Many have asked, if Duffy can be
charged for accepting the money from Wright,
why has Wright not been charged for providing
it? Wright has returned to his former employer,
Toronto-based Onex Corp.
Wallin is under continued RCMP investigation
for possible fraud and breach of trust linked to
her expense claims. Wallin repaid a total of
$154,191 to the Senate for claims she attributes to
“administrative error.”
After being “punched out” by Trudeau in a
fund-raising boxing match, Brazeau was charged
with fraud and breach of trust for falsely claiming
living expenses for a primary residence outside the
national capital region. This amounted to $45,000
for Brazeau. (Former Liberal senator Mac Harb was
similarly charged for false claims and has repaid all
$230,650). Brazeau also is on trial for assault and
sexual assault charges, which he’s denied.
Dean Del Mastro, Harper’s former parliamentary secretary, whose role during question period
was to defend the government against claims of
dirty electoral tricks, has been found guilty of
having committed an electoral trick, namely
exceeding spending limits in the 2008 election.
(Another of his roles was to rally support among
Lebanese Canadians.)
Michael Sona, the only person charged in the
Guelph voter-suppression scheme, was found
guilty in August of attempting to prevent people
from voting by sending a robocall to thousands
of opposition supporters, mainly Liberals,
directing them to the wrong polling station. Sona,
the director of communications for the Conservative candidate, was sentenced to nine months in
prison plus 12 months probation.
Leads for the robocalls were from the Conservatives’ Constituent Information Management
System, or CIMS data base, but Yves Côté, Commissioner of Canada Elections, after a three-year
investigation into some 2,500 complaints about
robocalls in 261 ridings, concluded there was
insufficient evidence to believe an offence was
committed in any riding other than Guelph.
The buck stops at Harper’s desk for what his
government does, which is reflected in the
latest polls that put the Conservatives, who won
a majority in 2011, in a dead heat in popular
support with the NDP and Liberals. Harper’s
stamp is on everything his government does, or
fails to do, and he must bear ultimate responsibility for candidates he actively supported, promoted
and trusted. He also must answer for the electoral
If Duffy can be charged for accepting
the money, why has Wright
not been charged for providing it?
machine and database used to mislead voters in
the 2011 election. Harper’s judgment is as much
on the line in this election as is Trudeau’s.
Harper’s communications advisers, meanwhile,
have decided that he will not take part in what
has become, for better or for worse, an important segment of federal election campaigns — the
five party leaders’ debate hosted by a consortium
of major broadcasters, including CBC/RadioCanada, one in English and another in French,
with simultaneous translation. They and the
NDP have agreed to four other debate formats,
hosted by Maclean’s Magazine and the Munk
Debates. The Liberals have yet to commit, but want
one that includes a town-hall format, with a live
audience that gives voters a chance to ask
direct questions. The NDP wants other debates,
including one that focuses on women’s issues.
All parties are pushing their leaders’ strengths,
and both the Conservatives and NDP believe that
with more experienced leaders in terms of handling
the debating pressure, they can exploit Trudeau’s
relative inexperience. For the Liberals, lower
expectations may translate into Trudeau appearing
more likeable than either Harper or Mulcair.
Is performance in these debates a reasonable
yardstick for where we should place our X on the
ballot? As Doug Howat has observed on Rabble.
ca, “What monster have we created when who
‘won’ a televised debate is a topic of conversation?
Healthcare should be a conversation. Missing and
murdered aboriginal women should be a conversation. The direction of the economy, military
spending, climate change should be a conversation. These are important conversations. Who
‘won’ a game of make believe should not factor
into who leads our country.”
Nevertheless, we will be watching.
Shelters not geared to special needs of older adults
Irwin Block
We pass them, near métro stations, parks, or
downtown streets, but we don’t see them.
They are the city’s homeless, part of the urban
culture in North America and a living scar, a
condemnation of our post-industrial society and
its underside.
There has been a recent attempt to count the
homeless in Montreal, but that process revealed
nothing about the issues behind the statistic.
That is where social worker Victoria Burns
entered the picture recently, with her decision to
carry out a qualitative study of homelessness in
Montreal, with an emphasis on seniors and their
first experience with being out on the street. The
research is part of her PhD thesis in social work,
under review at McGill University. Her supervisors are Tamara Sussman and Jean-Pierre Lavoie.
It is an important piece of research because, as
Burns notes, “it could happen to any of us.”
She discovered and documented how the
shelters, with their focus on getting people back to
work or into independent housing, are not geared
to the special needs of older adults. They do, she
is quick to note, “provide a vital service.”
A New Brunswick native, Burns, 33, who has
undergraduate degrees in psychology and social
work and a MSW from McGill, decided to focus
her doctoral study on 15 homeless people in Montreal. Her subjects are first-time homeless older
adults, who were using shelters during the study.
Burns carried out in-depth interviews and made
observations starting in 2012. She also interviewed
shelter operators, staff and counselors.
It’s known in academic circles as a qualitative
study, or as Burns says, “trying to understand the
trajectory into homelessness.
“These are people who led conventional lives;
people who worked as accountants, nurses, and
became homeless for the first time.
“I had one woman who was 80, a man who was
70.”
As a social worker, Burns had worked in home
care for a CLSC and a community organization
and was familiar with ‘ageing in place.’
“I wanted to find out what happens when someone is ageing ‘out of place’ – as an older person
becoming homeless.”
Her initial research revealed a shifting demographic among the people who use homeless
shelters. In one women’s shelter, only nine per
He isolated himself and was reluctant to seek out
help. This is common in the 70-plus generation,
the result of shame.”
Because of lack of resources, a lot of homecare
work that focused on prevention is no longer
offered, she noted. “With more support, his relapse
could have been prevented.”
Ten of the 15 had children, but preferred to go
to a homeless shelter rather than become a “burden” on their children, she noted. This seems to
reflect a prevalent idea in our culture that being
dependent is a bad thing, a sign of weakness.
Many suggest that Old Age Security and
Guaranteed Income Supplement are no longer
sufficient to support seniors at the bottom of the
income scale.
Victoria Burns
“The average waiting list for subsidized housing
cent of residents were over 50 in 1993; that in Montreal is five years, and when you’re older
number has more than quadrupled to 40 percent this is problematic,” she noted.
over 50. A lot of them were first-time users.
The aim of a qualitative study based on 15
The situation is similar in men’s shelters, she subjects is “depth, not breadth. The findings are
said, but statistics are not as available because of contextualized, but illustrate a phenomenon that
much greater numbers.
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The programs in place are important and useful,
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needs of older adults, who may be losing autonomy and are beyond a return-to-work potential.
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Burns uncovered two profiles of the trajectory
into homelessness: About half had what she
describes as a history of “instability” over their
lives when it came to housing and work.
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type (all defined) and a further 169,000 phrases
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Everyone can play a part in recording the history of
the language and in helping to enhance the OED.”
I believe this project represents one of the greatest feats of scholarship ever undertaken and
accomplishes for lexicography what the Human
Genome Project is doing for biology.
Words, and new senses of existing words, are
flooding into the language from all corners of
the world. Only a dictionary the size of the OED
can adequately capture the true richness of the
English language throughout its history and its
development across the globe. By the time the
revisions are completed, sometime between 2025
and 2030, the English vocabulary will most likely
have at least doubled. There may not even be a
print edition, as it would require close to fifty
volumes to complete it. One reason so many
words are being added is the lexicographic
advancements in the non-British and non-American English languages, such as African and Asian
varieties, whose words are increasingly being
recorded in the OED. There is no longer only one
English language but a variety of flavours.
Interestingly, the revision in 2000 began not
with the letter “A” but with the letter “M.” I asked
John Simpson why this was done. He replied,
“The OED editors wanted to start the revision
at a point halfway through the dictionary where
the style was largely consistent, and to return to
the earlier, less consistent areas later.” In any case,
by 2010 all words from M to R had been revised
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whereas 1616, the year Shakespeare expired, saw
the birth of acquiescent, incidental and Kurd.
If you guessed Shakespeare as the most frequent
quoted OED source, you’re not far wrong. The
Bard, however, comes in second and is bested
by the London Times (39,884 quotations versus
33,127). Rounding out the top five are #3, Walter
Scott; #4, the Philosophical Transactions of the
Royal Society of London; and #5, Encyclopaedia
Britannica. The top North American source is the
New York Times at #11 and the Globe and Mail
takes Canadian honours at #212. I don’t think too
many people would guess the Canadian runnerup —The Daily Colonist of Victoria, B.C. at #431.
The feature that I find most useful in the OED
is the categories section, so, in my next two Senior Times columns, I will explore some of its
dimensions.
Richler’s next book Wordplay: Arranged &
Deranged Wit will be published in spring 2016
by Ronsdale Press of Vancouver, B.C.
Letter to the editor
Naming regimes a
matter of semantics
In wondering whether this monument’s title
should be changed to “Victims of
Totalitarianism” or maybe “Totalitarian
Communism,” we are into semantics.
Probably a better title would be “...of
Communist Regimes.” But if you make a
commemoration too wide, it loses its power.
The 20 th century, with its unrivaled
advances in the technology of killing,
allowed the wicked to kill more people more
often. Alas, the 21st seems to be continuing
the trend with the Jihadists outdoing the likes
of Hitler in sheer savagery, if not yet quantity.
By far the most prolific butchers of the
last century were Hitler, Stalin, and Mao.
Given that there are many memorials to
Hitler’s victims, that the other two were both
Communists, and that right after the big three
come the likes of Pol Pot and the North Korean
Kims, with a nod to Ceausescu of Romania,
and Hoxha of Albania, very effective
Communist murderers themselves, I think the
monument is merited.
We can improve the title if desired. If we wish
to honour the victims of non-Communist mass
murderers, that can be a separate matter.
Ken Frankel, NDG
NDP’s Young hopes to stage upset in Lac-St-Louis
Irwin Block
Mount Royal isn’t the only Montreal riding that’s too close to call,
and NDP candidate Ryan Young
in Lac-Saint-Louis believes he is
well-positioned to score an historic
upset in that Liberal stronghold.
Young, 43, has been an active city
councillor in Ste-Anne-de Bellevue
since 2009, with a solid track record
on environmental protection. He
teaches creative arts at John Abbott.
Young and Conservative candidate
Éric Girard — a “star” candidate on
leave from his position as senior
vice-president of the National Bank
of Canada — regard the declining
numbers for Liberal MP Francis
Scarpaleggia as an opportunity to
unseat him.
Young is happy, for strategic reasons, that the Conservatives are
running a star candidate because “this
pulls votes away from the Liberals.”
“I think people are ready for somebody who is not connected to wealth
and power. I am the only candidate
who grew up in the riding.”
The riding is suburban, including
Beaconsfield, Pointe Claire, Baied’Urfé, Kirkland, Ste-Anne-deBellevue, Senneville, and the western part of Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
Voters there gave Liberal Clifford
Lincoln comfortable majorities, but
Scarpaleggia, who succeeded him
in 2004, won by only 2,204 votes in
2011 against the NDP’s Alain Ackad.
Beyond the Orange Wave under
Jack Layton that helped the NDP
sweep Quebec, winning 58 of 75
“The NDP is popular in
Quebec; it’s not the same
Liberal Party as under
Pierre Trudeau.”
— Ryan Young
think that Pierre Trudeau is someone who brought in our Charter of
Rights and Freedoms and his son,
when he doesn’t need to – the Conservatives are going to pass that bill
anyway – decides to vote in support
of that bill.
“Many observers across Canada,
legal experts, say it’s a bad law and
violates our Constitution and may
not even withstand a court challenge.”
He is proud of what he’s accomplished with others in conserving
and protecting the environment,
including expanding the l’Anse à
l’Orme nature park, introducing
Ryan Young
curbside compost pick-up, promoting
seats in 2011, Young believes he can traffic-calming measures, creating a
win under leader Tom Mulcair.
“The NDP is popular in Quebec; it’s
not the same Liberal Party as under
Pierre Trudeau,” he said. “People are
looking seriously at the NDP when
the Liberals are voting for something
like C51 (the anti-terrorist act).
“I see my riding as a progressive
riding and people see the NDP as
having taken principled stands.
They also see Tom Mulcair as someone who is a principled person, who
has experience in government, compared with young and inexperienced
Justin Trudeau.
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the endorsement of environmentalist David Suzuki, who praises the
candidate as “a person of very high
ideals who has been willing to throw
himself into trying to make the
world a better place. We need young
idealists like Ryan.”
Young says he “respects Francis”
Scarpaleggia for the stands he’s taken
on the environment.
“He’s on the green side of the
Liberal party but he’s not a true
progressive Liberal,” Young argued,
since he was the only Quebec
Liberal to support a motion in 2006
to re-open the same-sex marriage
debate, which was defeated.
“I am the only progressive candidate
in Lac-Saint-Louis. If voters want
real change, they’ll elect me. What
just happened in Alberta creates the
climate for that to happen here.”
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The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre
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The play, written in Russian for the stage by S.
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Let’s Talk
About It
Bonnie
Sandler
BS.W.
Who looks out for seniors who
have no family or friends to look
out for them? A recent story that
went viral caught my attention.
An 81-year-old terminally ill man
in the U.S. had just returned home
after spending months in the hospital and rehab centre. He was weak
and unable to shop for food. He
was hungry and had no one to call
to help him. So he called 911 and
told the emergency operator that he
needed someone to go to the store
for him to buy food, his refrigerator
was empty and he was hungry. Lucky
for him the operator took it upon
herself to buy him groceries and
even prepared something for him to
eat. She said she couldn’t stand the
idea of anyone being hungry.
Here we have an 81-year-old man,
terminally ill with cancer, spending
months in hospital settings. How
can he be home without staff verifying that he would be able to manage
once he arrived home — with no
discharge plan, no social worker?
Who is keeping an eye out for our
frail elderly who are all alone?
I am saddened but not totally
shocked that this happens. I often
visit clients on geriatric hospital units
and it is not unusual to see patients
staring at their food, not eating, and
no one around to help. Those who
may need assistance eating may get
this service from a busy overworked
nurse, who does not have the necessary time for the patient to complete
their meal. When you have a support
network, it’s easy to forget that some
people just don’t have anyone to help
and advocate for them.
Last year, when I spent the night in
Emergency following a car accident,
I observed an elderly lady nearby
who barely spoke English or French.
Fortunately there was a lovely nurse
on duty and he assisted her after I
alerted him that she needed to go to
the washroom.
She then tried to dress herself,
without success, and since no one
was around I managed, with a fractured sternum, to help her get her
top on. I wasn’t very alert, drowsy
from painkillers, but the next thing
I knew she was being told that she
was going home. It was in the middle
of the night, she was asked if she felt
okay to go home and she seemed
anxious to leave the hospital. So
she was sent home by taxi. Had I
been more functional, I would have
intervened.
Some time ago, after a short stay in
the hospital, my mother was ready
for discharge. I was there when the
physician told her she would be
going home that day. She was quite
weak but wanted to go home. I asked
the doctor if he was aware that she
lived alone in a house with 17 stairs.
He then sent in a discharge nurse to
arrange for rehab. Had I not been
there, she would have been sent
home.
We need to have watchful eyes for
our orphaned elderly, who may not
have people involved in their lives.
The few times that I have seen seniors
fall outdoors, there were strangers
around willing to help. Good people
are everywhere; we just need to be
more active and look out for those
who have no caring “watchdog.”
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Once a donation amount, percentage or range has been determined,
the next step should be to consider
how the gift could be structured to
how life insurance policies can be
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but are not limited to, the following:
Donating the policy to a charity
during your lifetime. Ownership
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be the irrevocable beneficiary, while
help achieve the objectives.
the donor is generally bound to pay
These often include consideration all premiums due according to the
of the tax relief available by gifting policy terms.
now, gifting upon death, or a
Each year the charity would issue a
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of the premiums paid, resulting in a
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Naming a charity as a beneficiary
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estate beneficiaries, which may
minimize the opportunity for conflict.
These strategies help provide the
opportunity for personalizing the
timing of charitable receipts.
Each strategy has different tax
consequences.
Donors should consult their
tax professional to determine the
structure that best suits their objectives. Be sure to also have a detailed
discussion with your financial
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that are available to assist you in
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Liberal Scarpaleggia upbeat on the Trudeau factor
Irwin Block
The upcoming election is more
than a numbers game for incumbent MP Francis Scarpaleggia in
Lac-Saint-Louis, who looks back at
the 2011 result as something of an
anomaly.
Scarpaleggia saw the New Democratic Party candidate double his
party’s support and come within
2,204 votes of upsetting him in what
was considered a Liberal fortress.
The Conservative candidate was not
far behind in third place.
As he prepares to run for a fifth
term, Scarpaleggia attributes the
NDP’s strong showing to “the Jack
Layton factor”— the late NDP leader
who was campaigning with a cane as
he battled cancer — and the fact that
then Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff
was “not very popular.”
This time around, he believes
Justin Trudeau will bring voters back
to their traditional support for the
Liberal brand.
“He’s well liked on the ground in
our community, and well appreciated elsewhere in Canada.”
In addition, Scarpaleggia detects “a
desire for change that is palpable. I
Francis Scarpaleggia
am taken aback by how strong is the
desire for a new prime minister.”
The Conservatives hammer away at
Trudeau’s alleged “lack of judgment,”
but Scarpaleggia says that’s unfair.
“Justin is very much a hands-on
leader, he’s rebuilt the party, he was
on top of it himself and can take
credit for it. He knows the issues
very well.
“He grew up in a household where
these issues were front-and-centre,
and he got to debate them with his
father at the dinner table. Talk about
an education!
“He has a real grasp of policy and
knows where he wants to go with
policy.”
In spite of the Conservatives’ abundant use of negative advertising, “the
Liberal Party under Justin Trudeau
is essentially tied for first place.”
According to the website threehundredeight.com, the Conservatives
are slightly ahead in popular support
nationally, with 31 percent support
compared with the Liberals’ 29 percent, but way behind the front-running NDP and Liberals in Quebec.
“That tells me that there is a basic
positive feeling about Justin.”
As for his Tory challenger, Éric Girard, Scarpaleggia, a Kirkland resident, says he plans to “build on the
trust that I think I’ve established with
my constituents. I live in the riding. I
worked 10 years for Clifford Lincoln.
I won a very tough nomination. I
have a young family and we partake
in community activities at all levels.
I know the big businesses, the small
businesses, and all the community
groups, and what their needs are.”
As for NDP candidate Ryan Young,
“I think the dynamic will be different
this time. It was almost surreal, with
the Layton surge.”
He prides himself on developing
expertise in water issues, lobbying
for the “train de l’ouest”, and was the
party’s public security critic.
On Liberal support for the controversial anti-terrorism legislation, Bill
C-51, Scarpaleggia recalled that his
party supported the reintroduction
of preventive arrest two years ago.
“The right to physical security is a
Charter right. Certain aspects of our
security law needed to be tightened up.
The NDP has said they will not repeal
it, while we have proposed amendments to get greater civilian oversight
of national security agencies.”
(The NDP has promised to repeal
“every offending provision” of C-51.)
“If we’re elected, we’re going to
amend the bill to provide proper
civilian oversight … I don’t think it’s
credible to challenge Justin Trudeau
for not being a strong enough
defender of the Charter of Rights
and Freedoms.”
His campaign will echo that of
the Liberals nationally: a call for
“fairness for the middle class, a
better child tax credit, and income
tax cuts for those in the $44,000 to
$90,000 range.”
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Nothing says summer like bikes and camp
The end of the school year is nearly
here and Sun Youth is gearing up
for another fun-filled summer. For
Sun Youth the summer began with
the annual new bike giveaway. Since
the early 80s, the distribution of new
bicycles has been made possible
due to an anonymous donor known
as Mr. Bike Man, a senior who has
decided to reward deserving youth.
Bicycles are given to young people
whose actions have had a positive
influence in their community or
to those who have shown exceptional courage in crucial situations.
The program is for Montreal children two to 17. This year Sun Youth
handed out 90 new bikes in honour
of Mr. Bike Man’s 90th birthday.
The end of the school year also
coincides with the start of day camp.
Each year Sun Youth sends kids to
camp for fun and positive activities.
Children enjoy hours of excitement.
Each child is provided with breakfast
and lunch, and a snack at the end of
the day. Day camp outings include
amusement parks, local museums
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Montreal International Jazz Festival best bets
Here are suggestions for top concerts at indoor venues at this year’s Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Non-jazz or sold-out events are excluded. A great variety of free outdoor concerts can be discovered daily.
June 27
Bassist Avishai Cohen plays gorgeous melodies, at that rare higher
level, with his trio, including pianist
Nitai Hershkovitz and drummer
Avishai Cohen Daniel Dor, Gesù, 6 pm, $42-$49.
Trumpeter Enrico Rava, Italy’s
June 26
perennial jazz star, leads a quintet
Bassist Avishai Cohen, a virtuoso with trombonist Gianluca Petrella
musician and imaginative composer, and pianist Giovanni Guidi, Monuopens his Invitation series with the ment National, 8 pm, $34-$51.
accomplished pianist Renée Rosnes.
Gesù, 6 pm, $42-$49.
June 28
Bassist Omer Avital, Israeli-born
Bassist Avishai Cohen adds the
and trained, brings his thrilling and innovative electric guitarist Kurt
forward-looking quintet with Joel Rosenwinkel to his trio to round out
Frahm on sax to Upstairs Jazz Bar & his series, Gesù, 6 pm, $47-$54.
Grill, 7 and 9:45 pm, $35 each set.
The Bad Plus acoustic trio (Reid
Oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil, Anderson, drums; Ethan Iverson,
the Arabic Oud master, blends tra- bass; David King, piano) add snap,
ditional sounds with a jazz and crackle and lyricism with tenor
modernist’s sensibility, Monument saxophonist Joshua Redman, Théâtre
National, 8 pm, $34-$51.
Maisonneuve, 8 pm, $47-$57.
Open/Ouvert
Revis (bass), and Allan Mednard
(drums), Gesù, 6 pm, $42-$49.
Guitarist John Scofield and saxophonist Joe Lovano are must-see
musicians, with drummer Bill Stewart and bassist Larry Grenadier,
Théâtre Maisonneuve, 8 pm, $52-$62.
Ron Miles on cornet challenges on
the modal side of the spectrum with
brilliant band-mates – Brian Blade
on drums and Bill Frisell on guitar,
Lorraine Desmarais Monument National, 8 pm, $33-$50.
Buster Williams (bass), Gary Bartz
Pianist Robert Glasper is neo soul (saxophones), Al Foster (drums),
and experimentation for meditation and Larry Willis (piano), known as
– a stunning talent that must be Heads of State, are jazz royalty, Gesù,
heard, with Vincente Archer (bass) 10:30 pm, $47-$54.
and Damion Reid (drums), Monument National, 8 pm, $38-$55.
June 30
Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel, much
June 29
in demand as a sideman for his
Jean Derome, Normand Guilbeault, distinctive sound, unusual chords, and
Pierre Tanguay, the veteran Montreal imaginative use of special effects, plays
-based sax-bass-drums trio, is tight, a rare solo gig, Gesù, 6 pm, $40-$47.
talented and fun to watch, L’Astral,
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s quar6 pm, $28-$32.
tet – Danilo Perez (piano), John
Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel kicks Petitucci (bass), Brian Blade (drums)
off his Invitation series with his new – is the must-see group in jazz,
quartet of Aaron Parks (piano), Eric with opening act 11-year-old piano
Photo: Massimo
Photo: Youri Lenquette
Charnett Moffett, the hugely
talented bassist, plays with electric guitar whiz Stanley Jordan and
drummer Jeff (Tain) Watts, Gesù,
10:30 pm, $47-$54.
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virtuoso Joey Alexander, Maison
symphonique de Montréal, 7 pm,
$68-$93.
Pianist Harold Mabern is a
living legend, best appreciated in an
intimate bar setting, in a quartet with
Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Joe Farnsworth (drums), Brandi Disterheft
(bass) at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill,
7 pm and 9:45 pm, $40 per set.
Pianist/conductor Vic Vogel, who
turns 80 in August, says it’s a farewell concert, with his big band and
special guests, Théâtre Maisonneuve,
8 pm, $38-$49.
July 1
Guitarist Gilad Hekselman, a
young master trained in Israel and
working out of New York City, leads
a quartet with the sublime tenor
saxophonist Mark Turner, Upstairs
Jazz Bar & Grill, 7 pm and 9:45 pm.
$37 per set.
Pianist Vijay Iyer offers a unique
vision in his friendly avant
approach, with Justin Brown (bass)
and Stephan Crump (drums),
Monument National, 8 pm, $28-$42.
Electric guitarist Nels Cline teams
up with acoustic guitarist Julian Lage
for what should be an innovative
outing, Gesù, 10:30 pm, $42-$49.
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Montreal International Jazz Festival best bets
Patricia Barber
July 2
Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, is
an Ellingtonian whose rich chords
reflect the colours of his native South
Africa, Invitation Series solo, Gesù,
6 pm, $40-$47.
Guitarist Russell Malone is a selftaught master and his quartet is
perfect for Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill,
7 pm and 9:45 pm, also on July 3,
$42 per set.
Pianist Lorraine Desmarais delivers
on every musical level, in a rare solo
outing, Gesù, 10:30 pm, $34-$41.
Guyton in his Japanese influenced
Mukashi Trio, Gesù, 6 pm, $44-$51.
Brazilian pianist Eliane Elias, based
in New York, showcases her Made In
Brazil project, with bassist/husband
Marc Johnson, guitarist Rubens de la
Corte, and drummer Rafael Barata,
Monument National, 8 pm, $43-$52.
Electric bassist Alain Caron, pianist
John Roney, and the Alcan String
Quartet collaborate in what should
be a sublime effort, Gesù, 10:30 pm,
$41-$48.
July 4
Ibrahim Abdullah and Ekaya,
which means home in the Xhosa
language, is the horn-rich septet in
which his Capetown sound is best
appreciated, Gesù, 6 pm. $47-$54.
Battle of the Bands, featuring the
reconstituted Tommy Dorsey and
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras’ charts, is
fun and nostalgic, Maison symphonique de Montréal, 7 pm, $89-$96.
Master bassist Ron Carter leading
a quartet with pianist Renée Rosnes,
is a must-see, Monument National
8 pm, $48-$61.
July 3
Patricia Barber always has a lot to
Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim sets aside say as a wry wordsmith and subtle
his roots orientation with cellist Noah pianist, Théâtre Maisonneuve, 8 pm,
Alexander and saxophonist Cleave $47-$54.
Abdullah Ibrahm & Ekaya Two
Pianist John Medeski, whom we
know as part of a trio with drummer
Billy Martin and bassist Chris Wood
is an outstanding solo improviser,
Gesù, 10:30 pm, $38-$45.
July 5
Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
closes the festival with one of its
glorious performances at Maison
symphonique de Montréal, 7 pm,
$67-$74.
Pianist Uri Caine is a high-level
and imaginative performer who
can individualize any style of music
and create something unique, Gesù,
10:30 pm, $34-$41.
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a pantheon of characters in Yiddish literature
best described as beautiful losers.
Peretz’s sub-text was to wake up the Jewish
proletariat and persuade them not to accept things
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Singer’s message is more passive as he describes a supremely gullible Gimpel who grew up
believing everything he’s told, most of which is
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Gimpel is a multiple cuckold, and is encouraged
by the devil to take revenge. He only changes his
tack when visited by his now dead wife in a dream,
who admits all is lies, saying she never fooled
anyone but herself.
This apparition seems to free Gimpel from his
role as village fool, and he wanders the countryside telling fantastic tales, at peace and looking
forward to death.
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Reaching for a state of grace in words and music
The performance space at the Casa del Popolo
on St. Laurent filled up quickly to standingroom-only overcapacity last month for a special
premiere.
It was the launch, not just of a new CD, but of
the book describing how it came to be.
Those who read his widely praised book The
Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the
Search for a Baroque Masterpiece, already know
Eric Siblin for his love of music and talent as a
meticulous researcher and engaging writer.
This story of how journalist Siblin morphed
from rock critic at The Montreal Gazette to fascination with Bach’s six incandescent Suites for solo
cello, their creator and major interpreters, put
him on the map internationally as a true original
in style and content.
With the launch of Songs from Studio Grace, we
get to know Siblin as composer, guitarist and guiding
spirit behind its fully-produced 12 songs. The book,
Studio Grace, The Making of a Record (Anansi, 295
pp, $29.95) chronicles the arduous but fascinating
year-long process that resulted in the CD.
In many ways the genesis of both books is similar:
Studio Grace begins with Siblin at home in Montreal in the early 1970s acquiring a “cheap acoustic”
guitar at age 12, and lessons from a teacher named
Ted. A year later, he graduated to a $69 solid-body
electric guitar that he could plug into a stereo
system, both the results of Bar Mitzvah gifts.
He then composed his first song and played
in a couple of pickup bands. After an M.A. in
History from Concordia, Siblin began a career in
journalism that included work as a reporter with
Canadian Press, rock critic at The Gazette,magazine
writer and filmmaker.
What about the music? Though he continued to perform his songs for friends at parties,
the mission to record a full album finally took
shape. The book is a highly personal, immensely
Photo: Irwin Block
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Composer-author Eric Siblin performs in Montreal at the launch of Songs from Studio Grace in May.
readable, occasionally funny, and sometimes
gripping tale of the writer’s quest. His writing
about music combines an artist’s sensitivity and
musician’s familiarity with a mastery of words.
He meets old friends, and new ones, those with
home or more sophisticated recording facilities, and the skills required to record, edit, mix,
fine tune the music so his lyrics have maximum
impact.
As the final cuts took shape, Siblin found himself “ever so slightly elbowed out” of a starring
role in his own project. The friends he drafts to
produce the fully rich and professional sound he
wants begin to dominate, at least as vocalists.
“I couldn’t have it both ways,” he observes in
the book. “I couldn’t have those fabulous singers
showcase my songs, and also have my own vocals
‘authentic’ and ‘unpretentious,’ as (recording engineer and Grammy-nominated musician Howard)
Bilerman once called them, remain in the tunes.”
Justifiably proud of his original music and lyrics,
Siblin confesses he continues to create because the
artist within him cannot be contained.
“Ideas would come to me while I played the
guitar – emphasis on ‘play’ here – and some
notion of a complete and worthy song would
come to mind…The desire is simply there.”
In the end, Jo Simonetti, Rebecca Campbell,
Michael Jerome Browne, Sheharah, Michael Leon,
and Hayley Richman sing lead on nine songs,
Siblin on two, plus one remix of Grace of Love.
The styles vary from rhythm and blues to blues
and contemporary ballad, with lyrics that range
from the highly personal to the historical. With so
many different lead voices, the album can sound
like a compilation, even as many of the tunes have
hooks that grab the listener and demand repeat
spins. All the music is Siblin’s, who shares the
credit on two songs.
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We do live in a great city. I am thankful that
our politicians have deemed it wise to supply us
with an endless series of summery events. Rome’s
offering of bread & circuses had nothing on Montreal’s food trucks & festivals. There is so much
to do. If I were a tourist, I’d be exhausted. But as
one who lives here, it would mean subscribing to
summer’s antonym — work: planning, navigating
bars, crowds, booking reservations, buying tickets,
making arrangements with friends, going by car,
by bike, by metro, with an umbrella or without,
meet to eat or hit the streets… I’d be exhausted.
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whatever is in that container over on the side. A
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that kilo - you can’t ask a butcher to grind a quarter
pounder. Besides, I’ve got a good idea for leftovers.
You want the meat fresh, not too finely ground,
and with fat speckled throughout. Form it into
patties at home, about a half-inch thick and
bun-size. Salt and pepper both sides. Let these
sit in the fridge, stacked in a container between
layers of parchment or waxed paper.
Bring them out of the fridge an hour or so
before cooking. They should be cooked at room
temperature, broiled on a fire or in a pan. Sear
them to form a crust and then let them cook over
a lower heat as you would steak. Some like them
well done, others rare. Consider that hamburger
is just steak in another form. Instead of having a
steak with a side of salad, the lettuce, tomato and
dressing get stacked on top.
What isn’t cooked makes meat loaf. Take the
leftover meat and add a hefty squeeze or two
of ketchup, a dollop of Dijon mustard, a beaten
egg, a half cup of cooked chopped onion and
garlic, a few shakes each of salt, pepper and whatever spices you like - these days I favour smoked
paprika - and just enough beef or chicken broth to
soften everything. Do not add breadcrumbs.
Mix it all together and firm this in a loaf pan.
Spread the top with a thin layer of ketchup mixed
with a little apple cider and a dash of Worcestershire sauce or with your favourite barbecue sauce.
Cook at 325o for about 45 minutes or until it is
firm and a knife inserted into the center comes
out very hot. Let it sit, covered loosely with foil,
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Guidebook tells history of anti-Semitism in Canada
Irwin Block
As part of its educational mission,
the Montreal Holocaust Memorial
Centre has produced a Brief History of Anti-Semitism in Canada.
It’s a companion guide to its Brief
History of the Holocaust handed
out to 10,000 students coming
annually to the centre. Sixty percent
come from francophone schools.
At the launch this spring, University of Ottawa Professor Pierre
Anctil, social anthropologist,
outlined two streams of antiSemitism: one involves words
and ideas; the other, actions and
organized movements.
“In Canada, it was never a dominant theme in political life… changing contexts produced quite different
reactions… some attacked the Jews,
while others defended them.
“Anglo British Canadians tended to
act in terms of social Darwinism—
racial conceptions of Jews as inferior
on a racial scale. With human rights
legislation and with courts, this is
difficult to maintain, though some
may still think in this way.
“Among French Canadians, objections are doctrinal, based on
religious dogma. Jews cannot be
accepted in a Catholic milieu
because, having rejected Christ, they
are non-Christians, apostates.”
Toronto, May, 1981
“Nothing was done to
change the regulations,
which did not make it
possible to come to the help
of Jewish immigrants.”
southern Europe and Turkey had
to get special permits. In 1931, only
wives and children of Canadian
residents and those who owned or
worked on farms were admissible,
except for British immigrants and
those from “self-governing dominions” excluding India.
“This was adopted in a democratic
Anti-Semitism became antitheti- (Liberal) regime, without an overt
cal to Church doctrine when Pope anti-Semitic program, without any
Paul VI, in his 1965 encyclical, said specific mention of Jews in Parliathe Church “decries hatred, perse- ment.
cutions, displays of anti-Semitism,
“When you’re appeasing Hitler,
directed against Jews at any time and you’re not going to accept Jews from
by anyone.”
Germany.”
Before 1900, there was some
“anti-Semitism without Jews.” That
From 1931-39, total immigrachanged with the great migra- tion dropped dramatically. Of some
tion beginning in the 1900s and 150,000 from Europe, only 5,000
the numbers of Jews in Canada Jews came to Canada, another 3,000
swelled to 130,000 by 1931. With the via U.S. ports and, in 1940, EngDepression came restrictions on land sent 2,000 German and Ausimmigration and racist editorials in trian Jews to be interned in camps
Le Devoir.
as enemy aliens in Quebec and New
As Hitler assumed power in Brunswick. About 500 refugees
1933, Canada’s immigration policy, arrived from Portugal via the Serpa
adopted behind the scenes by Order- Pinto in 1944.
in-Council, ignored the Jewish plight
“Nothing was done to change the
and exemplifies how anti-Semitism regulations, which did not make it
worked in Canada.
possible to come to the help of Jew“You had to leave your country of ish immigrants,” he observed.
birth in one continuous trip with a
After the war, the “second wave”
valid passport within a year of issue of Jewish immigration to Canada
and a visa issued in the country began. Between 1945-50, 20,000
of birth, and a certain amount of arrived in Canada, 36,000 during
money to be admitted to Canada,” the next decade, and then 7,000
Anctil noted.
Sephardic Jews fleeing North Africa
Immigrants from eastern and and the Middle East.
central Europe were among “non“In a context where political and
preferred immigrants”; those from economic crises in Europe did not
Images appear in Brief History of Anti-Semitism in Canada.
Both signs were posted in 1939 at Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec.
weigh on Canada, Canada is able to the anti-Semitic Le Goglu publisher
receive large numbers of Jews.”
Adrien Arcand as marginal, Anctil
failed to mention the hugely influIn his summary, Anctil failed to ential nationalist historian Lionel
mention the bloody six-hour riot at Groulx, who supported the Achat
Christy Pitts in Toronto on Aug. 16, chez Nous campaign.
1933, after a baseball game involvAnctil suggested that the moral
ing two teams in which Jews and issues raised by Canada’s record in
some Italians battled another team immigration when it comes to Jews
sponsored by the Catholic Church should be raised with respect to
after a Swastika was raised at the Syrians, Iraqis, and other refugees,
game.
suffering tremendous hardship and
There were isolated street battles seeking to rebuild shattered lives.
in Montreal where low-income Jews
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en/pages/resources-and-training
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motivation and vision. The two-hour sessions are scheduled for June 28
& 29 at 2 pm, St. John the Evangelist or Red Roof Church, 137 President
Kennedy, just north of Place des Arts. The cost for each session is $5.
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Just for Laughs Festival • July 8 – 28
Galas, shows, venues, free events. hahaha.com 514-845-2322
BAZAARS & FAIRS
St. Zotique Church • June 6 & 7; July 4 & 5
Sat. 9am-5pm; Sun. 9am-4pm. Tables available.
4565 Notre Dame St. W. (St. Henri) 514-660-0649
Festival des arts de St.Sauveur • July 29 – Aug. 8
Under new artistic direction of Guillaume
Côté. Rufus Wainwright performs Wed. July 29.
Gauthier Dance, Dance Company Theaterhaus
Stuttgart, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Tentacle
Tribe, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montreal,
Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, Stars of American Ballet & Les Étoiles Internationales de Ballet.
Shows at Le Grand Chapiteau plus free shows at
Scène Desjardins. fass.ca 1-866-908-9090
Garage sale, BBQ, strawberry social • Sat. June 13
8am-2pm. Treasures, furniture & books, plus BBQ
hot dogs, hamburgers, seafood chowder, chili,
strawberry shortcake & soup. Dorval-Strathmore
United Church, 310 Brookhaven. 514-631-6171,
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Centre Greene Community Carnival • June 20
3pm-8pm. Free: acting, dance, fitness, gym
with bouncy castles, carnival games. Food and
drink for sale. Raffle. Proceeds go to resurface
the gym floor. 1090 Greene. 514-931-6202,
centregreene.org; [email protected]
CLUBS
Jewish Genealogical Society • Sun. June 7
10am-noon. Free family tree workshop.
JPL, 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Rd. 514-848-0969
Atwater Library Book Club • Wed. June 10
7:30pm. Mary Soderstrom discusses Their Eyes
Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurson. 514-935-7344
Discussion on Philippines adventures June 21.
EVENTS & FESTIVALS
Beer Brewing Week • June 8-14
Wed. 3:30pm-10:30pm; Thurs. Fri. Sat. 11:30am11pm; Sun. 11:30am-6pm. $1 per testing coupon
(2-6 coupons per tester). Palais des Congrès. festivalmondialbiere.qc.ca 514-861-7870
Vaudreuil-Soulanges S.O.U.P. Fest • Sun. Sept. 6
9:30am-3pm. Between soup tastings, enjoy games
and entertainment for the kids or visit the Mill
and the Miller’s House. Chef ’s Toque Soup, a
friendly contest between professionals, is decided
by popular vote, while Soup Mania is an event for
non-professional soup-makers. Pointe-du-Moulin Historical Park Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot.
[email protected], festivaldelasoupe.ca
514-453-9530
EXHIBITIONS
Art in the Park (Dorval) • Sat. & Sun. June 6 & 7
10am-5pm. Dorval Artists’ Association outdoor
The Teapot 50+ Centre • Wed. June 17
Festival Bloomsday Montreal • June 12 -16
exhibition. Mike McLaughlin draws free cari6:30pm-9:30pm. Discussion and ideas. Light Everyone’s Joyce: Irish Culture in Montreal. Story- catures Saturday and Sunday. Wind ensemble
refreshments. 2901 St. Joseph Blvd. Lachine. telling, gala concert, lectures, film, readings from orchestra from FACE School performs Sunday at
RSVP: 514-637-5627
Ulysses, walking tour. Various dates & venues. 12:30pm. Sarto-Desnoyers Community Centre
Riverside Ramblers Walking Club • Tues. & Fri. bloomsdaymontreal.com 450-671-8516
Grounds, 1335 Lakeshore, Dorval. In case of rain:
10-11:30am. For ages 50+. Riverside path in Ver- Knitters for Public Art Project • Sat. June 13
Sarto-Desnoyers Community Centre. dun. Bilingual. Meets at 666 Woodland. Free with Atwater Library invites knitters and crocheters to dorvalartistes.org 514-633-4000
$15 annual membership. 514-767-9967 x 236; join Arlene Lund in creating flowers for a public Women’s Art Society of Montreal • June 6-11
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artwork. Espace Tricot is donating wool. Bring Juried Members’ Art Exhibit & Sale: Vernissage
folding lawn chair or sit inside. Treats & prizes. June 6, 2-5pm. Sun. to Tues. noon-5pm. Wed.,
[email protected]
Thurs. noon–8pm. Galerie E.K.Voland, 4710 St.
LECTURE & BOOKS
A Taste of the Caribbean • June 26 -28
Atwater Library Financial Literacy • June 10, 17 11am-6pm. Free. Caribbean food, music & arts
1pm-3pm. Fundamentals of Investing seminar. event; kid zone. Parade on Sunday. 6pm-11pm.
[email protected], 514-935-7344 x 206 Concerts are $5 via Ticketpal.ca or $10 at gate.
Old Port of Montreal. [email protected]
Festival Bloomsday 2015 & JPL • Tues. June 16
7:30pm. Author Kevin Birmingham on his work MUHC Inaugural Events • June 20 & 21
The Most Dangerous Book, examining literary Sat. 9am-3pm. Kicks off with 10 am walk led
censorship, and James Joyce’s Ulysses. $15/$10 by Mayor Denis Coderre, from Dawson College to new Glen site. Concerts start at 1:15pm.
members. 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Rd. Only walk participants may attend. Register for
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Montreal Zoological Society • Tues. June 16
Sun. 10am-4pm. Community festival with chil7:30pm. Ryan Young on Housing for the Birds, dren’s entertainers Shilvi and Jennifer Gasoi; jazz
Ste. Anne de Bellevue’s Nest Box Project. Montreal legend Oliver Jones; Montreal Jubilation Gospel
Anglican Diocese, 1444 Union. 514-845-8317
Choir under Dr. Trevor W. Payne; Nikki Yanofsky.
Sundays at The Shaar • Sun. June 14
muhclovesmtl.ca/event
Noon. MUHC’s Dr. Ernest Seidman discusses Arts Alive! Quebec 2015 • until Oct. 2015
“Why does my family get Crohn’s disease?” English-speaking arts communities present weekLecture followed by lunch. $5. Reserve by June 10: end-long celebrations of Quebec arts and cul514-937-9474 x 139
ture: Hudson (June 4-7), Québec (June 12-13),
Ambroise. womensartsociety.com 514-935-1291
Kaleidoscope Photo/Video Exhibit • till June 14
Festival Accès Asie’s 20th edition. Tues.-Thurs.
1-7pm. Fri-Sun. 1-5pm. Free. Maison de la culture Plateau Mont Royal, 465 Mont-Royal E. 514-872-2266
Marion Wagschal Survey Exhibition • till Aug. 9
Colossal canvases spanning 50 years by Montreal
figurative artist. $20/seniors $10. Wed. after 5pm.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke
St. W. mbam.qc.ca/en/ 514-285-2000
THEATRE
Montreal Fringe Fest • till June 21
Innovative theatre and events. Schedule, venues,
tickets: 514-849-FEST (3378), montrealfringe.ca
Saskatoon theatre at MTL Fringe • June 12-20
Stories of three generations of women who immiPhilippine Pilgrimage talk • Sun. June 21
West Island (June 26-27), Knowlton (July 3-4), grated to Canada. Studio Jean-Valcourt du Con12:30pm-2pm. Presentation on pilgrimage Huntingdon (August 8-9; 14-15); Wakefield (Oc- servatoire, 4750 Henri-Julien. 514-849-3378 overseas by Trevor Juhl, 19. Refreshments. tober 1-4). arts-alive-quebec.ca/eng/artsAlives/ montrealfringe.ca/spectacle/displaced
Donations accepted. 5035 de Maisonneuve regions 514-935-3312
W. Thomas Room. [email protected] Festival de Lanaudière • July 4 – Aug. 2
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Concerts in various venues, plus open-air film
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Groupe, Action Jeunesse de l’Ouest de
Di Meshugeles • Mon. June 8
l’Île, and West Island Black Commu7:30pm. JPL, consulates-general of nity Association. D.D.O. Park, 12000
Germany and Israel present Ber- Salaberry. 514-620-0554 lin-based klezmer band. $15/$10 westislandbluesfestival.com
members. 5151 Côte Ste. Catherine. Back to Broadway • June 11-13
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Lyric Theatre Singers—directed by
Carmina Choir • Sat. June 13,
8pm. Serenade To Music: Handel,
Offenbach, Schubert and Vaughan
Williams. Suggested donation $10.
Unitarian Church of Montreal, 5035
de Maisonneuve W. 514-485-9933
Bob Bachelor & Chris Barillaro—
perform 25th anniversary show. 48
performers, six musicians. $34/$30
seniors/$17 children 12 and under.
Concordia, 1455 de Maisonneuve.
Wheelchair accessible.
Haydell Sisters • June 12 to 21
Mattie and Maybelle Haydell were
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montrealfringe.ca, 514-849-FEST
African Children’s Choir • July 3
7pm. Well-loved children’s songs,
traditional spirituals and gospel
favourites. Free; donations benfit
12th Edition of West Island Blues African education, care and relief
and development programs. Festival Outdoor Event • June 20
2:30pm-11pm. Free admission and River’s Edge Community Church,
parking. Caribbean food, treats, 5567 Côte St-Antoine. 514-487-9696
hot dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks, africanchildrenschoir.com
Who helped the turtle
cross the road? You can!
June is the height of nesting season
for turtles.
Given that fewer than one in 100
turtle eggs will hatch and grow into
an adult, the death of one female
turtle can have a huge impact.
Keep these rules of engagement
in mind the next time you hit the
road:
Slow down in areas where water
and wetlands are on both sides of the
road. Be extra alert when driving, especially in the morning, late afternoon
and evening, in late May and June,
to watch for turtles, snakes and amphibians.
Most turtles can be safely carried
off roads with two hands on either
sides of the turtles’ shell.
Use a flat object (such as a car
mat or card board) to move snapping turtles.
Always carry or move turtles
off roads in the direction they were
heading (if moved off the road back
to where they came from, they will
likely try to cross again).
Never move turtles to what you
think is more suitable habitat (including your home!); they have a
home range and know where they
are heading.
Contact your local wildlife rehabilitation centre upon encountering
an injured turtle — turtles are resilient
creatures that can survive injuries
that look fatal.
Find out more: 1-800-465-0029
natureconservancy.ca
Didier Morissonneau presents
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
VII
A DUEL BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS ORCHESTRA
TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE SAME STAGE!
TOMMY JIMMY
VS
DORSEY
DORSEY
orchestra orchestra
CHALLEN
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GE
CHAMPIO
AN HISTORICAL
EVENT!
THE JUDGES OF THE BATTLE WILL BE:
Patrick
Masbourian
Marianne
Trudel
Dick
Irvin
LE FESTIVAL À LA MAISON SYMPHONIQUE
Saturday, July 4, 7 p.m. • Maison symphonique de Montréal
Tickets:
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JUNE 26 TO JULY 5, 2015
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THANK YOU MR. BIKE MAN
NO LESS THAN 90 BIKES DISTRIBUTED FOR MR. BIKE MAN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY!
Ninety amazing youngsters whose courage and
behavior had a positive
impact in their community were rewarded
on May 20th during Sun
Youth’s 31st Annual Bike
Distribution.
Every year Mr. Bike
Man, an anonymous
benefactor,
celebrates
his birthday by giving
away bicycles to deserving children through
Sun Youth Organization.
This year was a special
celebration as Mr. Bike
Man reached the venerable age of 90 years.
Sun Youth’s gymnasium
was filled with a crowd
of 300 people, relatives
and friends of the young
recipients. To mark the
occasion, a giant birthday cake was served at
the event, thanks to Les
Anges Gourmets bakery,
while the generous anonymous donor received
the gift he wanted above
all: the many smiles of
exceptional youths, who
are role models for their
peers, rewarded with a
new bicycle. The organization would like to express its gratitude to the
Clown known as Fredolini for providing the
entertainment as well as
Canadian Tire Verdun for
its outstanding contribution.
For the 2015 giveaway,
Sun Youth’s Bike Committee received 330 applications, many of which
told wonderful stories about outstanding
youths. Amongst these,
more than 90 deserving
young people were selected and rewarded with a
new bike, a safety helmet
and a bicycle lock. Whether they saved the life of
other people, overcame
disabilities, sickness or
other difficulties, helped
others through volunteer
work, prevented bullying
or organized fundraisers,
these young ambassadors
stand as an example for
their generation. For the
past few years Sun Youth
has also honoured adults
for there outstanding
community work. The
Photo: Joseph Munro
Nicolas Perez surrounded by members of the Bike Committee: Eric Kingsley, Tommy Kulczyk,
Ann St Arnaud, and President Robert Sauvé.
2015 Excellence Award
was presented to former
Sun Youth athlete Nicolas
Perez, and current volunteer football coach who
also participated in the
humanitarian assistance
in Sierra Leone with Doctors Without Borders to aid
in the fight against Ebola
virus.
For the last three decades more than 1,400 new
bikes have been distributed. On behalf of all the
recipients rewarded, Sun
Youth would like to thank
Mr. Bike Man for his commitment and exceptional
generosity and wish him a
happy 90th birthday!
HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY, MR. BIKE MAN
Photo: Joseph Munro
Photo: Allen McInnis
To make a donation online and for more information on our programs visit our web site at www.sunyouthorg.com. For more news and information on
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The 20th Montreal Chamber Music Festival is curated by cellist Denis Brott.
Virtuosi set to shine at
chamber music festival
Irwin Block
In its 20th season, Denis Brott’s
Montreal Chamber Music Festival
has become a much-anticipated
celebration of the finest in small
ensemble music, including a bit of
traditional jazz and klezmer.
This year’s lineup, curated by cellist
Brott, offers the same high quality
program, with variety in repertoire
performed by established virtuosi
and stars-to-be.
The U.S.-based Dover Quartet
(violinists Joel Link and Bryan Lee,
violist Milena Pajero-van de Stadt,
cellist Camden Shaw) opens with
Viktor Ullmann’s Quartet No. 3,
composed in 1943 while he was
in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where he died. Pianist
Marc-André Hamelin then joins
for Franck’s Quintet in F minor,
June 10, 8 pm, Pollack Hall,
555 Sherbrooke W.
Hamelin, famous for his mastery of modern repertoire, will play
Schubert, Field, Debussy, and his
own compositions. June 11, 8 pm,
Pollack Hall.
Israeli clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein shares the spotlight with the
Dover Quartet playing the Brahms
clarinet quintet in B minor. He
opens with Bartók trios, followed by
the Dover playing the Dvořák String
Quartet in C major, June 12, 8 pm,
Pollack Hall.
Acclaimed jazz trombonist
Wycliffe Gordon leads a quintet in
a New Orleans themed program,
June 13, 8 pm, Oscar Peterson
Concert Hall, 7141 Shebrooke W.
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine has made
Paganini’s challenging 24 Caprices a
highlight of her repertoire, which
she laces with anecdotes, June 15,
8 pm, Bourgie Hall, 1338 Ste. Catherine W.
The Ariel Quartet (Israelis Alexandra Kazovsky and Gershon Gerchicov, violins; Jan Gruening, viola;
Amit Even-Tov, cello) plays Alexander
Brott’s Ritual, Shostakovitch’s Chamber Symphony in C Minor, with a
string ensemble that includes cellist
Dennis Brott, violinist Jonathan Crow,
bassist Ali Yazdanfar, and closes with
Schubert’s Death and the Maiden
Quartet, June 17, 8 pm, Bourgie Hall.
The Ariel Quartet celebrates the
Human Spirit in two 20th century
works, Argentina’s Oswaldo Golojov’s
Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind,
with clarinetist David Krakauer,
pianist David Jalbert, violinist
Jonathan Crow and cellist Dennis
Brott, followed by Olivier Messiaen’s
moving Quartet for the End of Time,
June 18, 8 pm, Bourgie Hall.
Soprano Marie-Josée Lord pays
tribute to artists Leontyne Price,
Billie Holiday, Shirley Bassey, Édith
Piaf, and Diane Dufresne, June 19,
8 pm, Bourgie Hall.
Clarinetist David Krakauer leads
his fun-loving Klezmer Quartet,
June 20, 8 pm, Bourgie Hall.
Australian Baroque violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch presents a Vivaldi
program, including seven concertos from the L’Estro Armonico
series, and one of J.S. Bach’s Vivaldi
arrangements for solo harpsichord,
with 2012 Canada Council musical
instrument bank winners, harpsichordist Hank Knox, cellist Denis
Brott, and Sylvain Bergeron on
theorbo (bass lute), June 21,
3:30 pm, Bourgie Hall.
Info: 514-489-7444,
festivalmontreal.org
Rivers and valleys of colour in Riobamba
Times and Places
Barbara Moser
Riobamba — the name itself
suggests exotic, rhythmic dancing.
For us, it was a place to cool down
from the steamy coast of Ecuador,
and our three beach towns: Salinas, Montañita, and Puerto Lopez.
Getting there by bus was arduous!
First we taxied to Guayaquil,
Ecuador’s biggest port and city, spending the night at a downtown hotel to
break up the long trip into central
Ecuador. The next day we went through
a complicated maze at the huge,
disorienting, multi-level bus station
before we boarded what was supposed
to be an air-conditioned “Executive”
bus. The air conditioning never really
worked. It was hotter inside than outside and there was literally no air near
our seats— reserved front row behind
the driver. You get what you pay for
and that was $4.50 each for a 5-hour
ordeal. And seemingly there is no more
luxurious public-transit option.
The driver stopped every 10 or
15 minutes to pick up five to ten
vendors at a time selling everything from chicken-on-a-stick to
fruit salad, mangoes, big and small,
plantain patties, and drinks. There
was even some kind of preacher
but we didn’t understand either the
message or the messenger.
On the subject of drinks, paradoxically the bus doesn’t do toilet
stops. We discovered that after three
hours. It took an appeal from me,
actually demand, for the driver to
announce after 3-1/2 hours that due
to a request from a lady, we were
stopping. There was a mad rush by
the elderly to get to the bathroom
before any accidents happened. We
could barely fight our way out from
the front seats.
Eventually we arrived at the terminal in Riobambo and marveled at the
cool air! We grabbed a taxi for $2 to
a hotel that we had discovered in our
guidebook.
Montecarlo is a charming, old
world, two-level hotel with the rooms
surrounding a courtyard. We took a
second floor room with four beds, one
double bed, and paid $39 for the two
of us. For four people, it’s $60. We had
a small balcony overlooking the main
street, excellent for people-watching
in this city that seems to have more
indigenous residents than any we had
visited. This is expected because Riobamba is in the mountains where the
indigenous people live.
30 THE SENIOR TIMES June 2015
My Riobamba is a parade of smiling
people and dancing children under
blue skies — and don’t forget those
out-of-this-world strawberries.
We discovered that the colourful
costumes represent different tribes,
but the women all wear fedoras and
capes of different colours and carry
children and belongings wrapped
around their backs. As far as we
could see, the women do all the
schlepping. The men wear colourful
capes, but do no heavy lifting.
There was a parade on when we
arrived and we quickly took pictures
of the colourful costumes, mixing
Catholic and aboriginal traditions.
We basically did nothing for two
days, except search out restaurants,
including Chinese/Ecuadorian fare
and Andaluz where we had their
$3.25 lunches and salads.
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There is a charming train station
and old-fashioned train that travels to Devil’s gorge south of the city,
but we declined because we were
still in recovery mode from the
bus trip.
The nice thing about Riobamba
is that it’s a genuine town, almost
devoid of tourists, and the people
are friendly and helpful, but some
Spanish is necessary. Even then you
can be easily misunderstood.
There is a flourishing Chinese
presence, both in food and clothing
shops. We noticed this because the
newly-elected president of Ecuador
was visiting Beijing. The buses are
manufactured in China.
Like Quito, there is a vista around
every corner, varied and interesting
neo-classical and Spanish colonial
architecture and city squares.
Unfortunately, it was a bit depressing on Sunday when it rained all day
and most everything was closed. But
Monday morning, the city came to
life. We loved the food market with
its fresh and cheap produce and
lovely women vendors of all ages. The
strawberries are out of this world!
But the cheese — forget about it!
The coffee for some reason is not the
greatest. It seems the best Ecuadorian beans are exported. Trout is the
fish of this central sierra because it’s
found in the rivers. Rio, of course,
means river.
Riobamba is the place to go to
experience how the average Ecuadorian lives. There’s nothing touristy
about it!
After three nights and two days,
we hired Joel, known to the hotel
receptionist as a good driver, and
took off through the mountains to the
fabled town of Baños, nestled among
the hot springs and waterfalls and
surrounded by towering green, lush
mountains.

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