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南非律师、国际法捍卫者纳维·皮莱（Navi Pillay）被授予 2026 年诺贝尔和平奖，她周五在德国纽伦堡的司法宫内就坐。FRANK BOXLER / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

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曾在南非反抗种族隔离并成为全球最受尊敬的国际法官之一的纳维·皮莱被授予诺贝尔和平奖。这一决定标志着对美国试图拆除国际刑事法院（ICC）之行动的新一轮抵制。

尽管挪威诺贝尔委员会在周五的公告中没有点名美国总统唐纳德·特朗普，但这显然是对其政府多次攻击国际法院及其法官的有力回击。

皮莱女士是一位先驱性的南非人权律师，在国际司法领域深耕三十余年，曾于 2003 年至 2008. 年在海牙的国际刑事法院任职。她同时也是联合国最高法院——国际法院（ICJ）的临时法官。由于国际法院在南非发起的种族灭绝案中对以色列发布了紧急命令，这令特朗普政府感到愤怒。

诺贝尔委员会表示，由于向“权力政治”的转变，包括利用制裁针对法官，国际法体系正承受着“巨大的压力”。这指的是美国针对国际刑事法院法官不断升级的制裁行动。今年早些时候，国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥誓言要让该法院“屈服”，并将其“一块砖一块砖地”拆除。

在诺贝尔奖公布仅几小时后，鲁比奥先生宣布对该国际法院实施新制裁。他表示：“我们将禁止与这个流氓法院进行交易，切断其资源并使其运作能力瘫痪。”

加拿大与德国、法国、英国及其他国家签署了一份联合声明以示回应，称他们强烈反对这些制裁并支持国际刑事法院。

现年 85, 岁的皮莱女士在德国纽伦堡参加会议时得知自己获得诺贝尔奖。在满屋人权倡导者的掌声中，她开玩笑地提到特朗普多次要求获得诺贝尔奖的事宜。在人群的笑声中，她说：“如果你们再多拍一会儿手，我也许会和特朗普分享这个奖项。”

皮莱女士当天晚些时候告诉南非国家广播公司（SABC）：“显然，他从未获得诺贝尔和平奖，而且永远不会获得，这对他本身就是一种谴责。”

“这里有一个所有美国人都应该接受的信息：你们是想站在正义、公平和公正——这些全世界都珍视的价值——这一边吗？他不喜欢某个人或某些观点，就会去制裁、惩罚、强行驱逐、非法入侵并逮捕其他国家的领导人。这些都是对国际法的威胁。”

当被告知获得诺贝尔奖时，皮莱女士正身处纽伦堡的一间法庭内，第二次世界大战后纳粹领导人曾在此因战争罪受审。那些审判为当今国际刑事法体系奠定了基础，包括 1948, 年通过的《联合国种族灭绝公约》，以及 2002 年在加拿大等国大力支持下成立的国际刑事法院。国际刑事法院起诉战争罪和反人类罪，但美国和以色列从未加入。

皮莱女士告诉记者，近期对国际法院的攻击“危及了自纽伦堡审判以来艰苦取得的进展”，并且“冒着让我们回到一个由权力而非法律决定谁的苦难更重要的世界的风险”。

诺贝尔委员会对此表示赞同。委员会称：“在战争与冲突数量增加，且国际法法官和机构遭受政治攻击的时刻，诺贝尔委员会希望提醒人们，在不使用武力或暴力的情况下解决冲突的能力，取决于国际法治。”

皮莱女士出生于南非沿海城市德班，她的祖父母于 19 世纪 90 年代从印度来到这里，在糖厂担任契约劳工。她在白人少数统治的压制时代获得了法学学位，当时学校实行种族隔离，非白人学生必须共用教科书。

1967 年，皮莱女士成为首位在原名纳塔尔的家乡省开设律师事务所的有色人种女性，随后她开始为被警方拘留的反种族隔离活动人士辩护，揭露种族隔离政权警察使用酷刑的行为。1973 年，她赢得了一起具有先例意义的案件，保护了罗本岛上政治犯的法律权利，纳尔逊·曼德拉也是被囚禁于此的人员之一。

在种族隔离制度结束一年后的 1995 年，她被提升至南非高等法院，随后进入国际司法领域，担任卢旺达国际刑事法庭的法官。在周五被她提及为职业生涯中最自豪时刻之一的一项里程碑式裁决中，她共同起草了一项裁定，认定大规模强奸和性暴力可被视为种族灭绝罪。

在国际刑事法院（ICC）任职五年后，她于 2008 年接替加拿大法官路易丝·阿博（Louise Arbour），出任联合国人权事务高级专员。

从 2021 年到 2025 年，皮莱女士担任联合国关于被占领巴勒斯坦领土国际调查委员会的主席。该委员会去年得出结论，认为以色列在加沙地带犯下了种族灭绝罪，以色列否认了这一指控。

以色列外交部对诺贝尔奖的宣布反应激烈。该部在一份声明中表示：“这是对奖项的荒诞武器化，旨在使反以色列的仇恨和偏见合法化。”

特朗普先生转发了一名支持者在 Truth Social 上的帖子，该帖子指责皮莱女士是“毫不掩饰的美国和以色列仇恨者”。

然而，许多人权组织赞扬了诺贝尔委员会的决定。联合国人权事务负责人沃尔克·图尔克（Volker Türk）表示：“在人权在如此多方面遭受攻击（包括来自那些掌握巨大权力的人）的时刻，这个奖项尤为深刻。”

皮莱女士是第五位获得诺贝尔和平奖的南非人——包括 1993 年的曼德拉先生。

诺贝尔委员会赞扬皮莱女士具有“非凡的勇气”。但在她于纽伦堡的首次回应中，她表示对这一赞美感到惊讶。她问道：“说出真相为什么需要勇气？”

美国柴油价格可能会推高通胀，自美国和以色列于 2 月 28 对伊朗发动战争以来，该价格已上涨 70%。PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

特朗普称俄罗斯将向美国及全球市场供应超过300,000吨柴油

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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周五表示，俄罗斯已同意立即向美国和全球市场供应柴油，旨在美国中期选举前降低燃料价格，但分析人士表示，这些数量可能无法大幅降低价格。

此举正值用于农业、家庭取暖和卡车运输的柴油价格接近历史高点之际。11月3日的国会选举将决定国会的控制权。

特朗普在社交媒体上表示，他与总统弗拉基米尔·普京进行了一次“非常成功”的讨论，双方同意俄罗斯将立即向美国和全球市场供应超过300,000吨柴油。

普京的一名特使基里尔·德米特里耶夫在通话后不久于 X 上发布的一篇帖子中，赞扬了俄罗斯与美国在柴油和能源方面的合作。

这一异常举措发生在美国因俄罗斯于2022年开始的对乌克兰全面战争而对俄罗斯能源公司实施制裁之后。

乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基批评了特朗普的举措。他在 X 上表示：“给普京的礼物不会带来和平，也不会给文明世界带来任何好处。俄罗斯将用进一步的恐怖和背信弃义来‘偿还’这些柴油。”

美国财政部周五发布了一项通用许可，允许进口俄罗斯柴油直到4月7日。

特朗普表示，俄罗斯将在11月再供应500,000吨，并在“此后立即”再供应100万吨。特朗普称，后续还将供应更多，但这将“取决于其柴油精炼厂的情况”，这些精炼厂此前在乌克兰的袭击中受损。

分析人士表示，该协议不太可能导致燃料价格持续下降。石油市场研究员兼 CommodityContext.com 创始人罗里·约翰斯顿在 X 上表示：“我无法过度强调这件事是多么地毫无意义（nothing burger）”，并补充说，当精炼厂集群未受到攻击时，俄罗斯通常出口的柴油量要多得多。

立即交付的300,000吨柴油相当于约225 万桶。美国每天出口约150 万桶柴油。

咨询公司 Wood Mackenzie 的分析师吉姆·米切尔表示：“这显然不是一个根本解决方案，而是为了缓解极其紧张的柴油市场而增加的另一个供应渠道。”

柴油价格可能会推高通货膨胀，自美国和以色列在2月28.对伊朗发动战争以来，柴油价格已上涨70%。根据 AAA 汽车协会的数据，伊朗和乌克兰的战争引发了严重的全球燃料供应危机，导致周四美国柴油平均价格推高至每加仑 $6.28。

尽管特朗普最近采取了两项措施以增加燃料供应：向盟友施压以释放应急储备，以及扩大对免税红染柴油（通常用于农用设备）的使用权限，但价格依然攀升。

协议消息传出后，美国柴油期货大幅下跌，交易价格为每加仑 $4.64，跌幅超过4.8%。

特朗普表示：“为美国人，尤其是我们伟大的农民、牧场主和卡车司机降低价格，是我最大的优先级。”

三名行业人士周五早些时候表示，特朗普将在未来几天向部分美国部门负责人发出指令，寻找控制柴油价格的方法。

他们表示，该指令可能以总统备忘录的形式出现，将促使官员寻找绕过阻碍能源生产的地方和州法规的方法，并利用冷战时期的《国防生产法》（Defense Production Act）来增加石油和燃料的产量。

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史蒂文·加洛韦（Steven Galloway）在《萨拉热窝的大提琴手》（The Cellist of Sarajevo）之后出版的作品，其销量仅为这部 2008 年国际畅销书的一小部分，且他为接下来的计划项目获得的加拿大预付款也低得多。

但加洛韦周五在不列颠哥伦比亚省最高法院作证称，这些指标并不能证明他的作家生涯在一名学生指控其性侵之前就已走下坡路。该指控导致他在 2015 年被暂停教学工作，并几乎立即被加拿大文学界放逐。

在这场他追诉了八年的诽谤案首日交叉质询中，这位前英属哥伦比亚大学（University of B.C.）创意写作项目负责人反驳了被告律师的一项主张。该律师称 2014 年出版的《虚构者》（The Confabulist）在加拿大总共仅售出 8,390 本，而他的爆款作品则售出 132,256 本，因此该书是个失败之作。

“《大提琴手》是一本时代精神之作，而这本书仅仅是一本书，”他向提出指控的女性的首席律师阿登·贝多斯（Arden Beddoes）解释道。由于发布禁令，该女性的姓名仅以 A.B. 代称。

贝多斯律师引导这位小说家回顾了数月的财务记录，并假设在 A.B. 的指控引发关于他被 UBC 暂停职务并最终解雇的网络及行业风暴之前，销量就已经下降。

加洛韦对此予以反驳，称《虚构者》的平装书销量没有取得成功，是因为这些书在他在名誉扫地前后被摆上展架。

他说：“它在没有作者的情况下度过了平装书的生命周期。”

加洛韦坚称，他的销量之所以“暴跌”，是因为 A.B. 提出的指控。他正起诉 A.B. 以及另外三名公开重复性侵指控的女性，指控其诽谤。

审判将不会听取 A.B. 的证词。贝多斯律师告诉法院，她的辩护不再包含她被侵犯的主张，而是主张她举报了涉嫌侵犯的行为。贝多斯表示，由于此次折磨带来的压力，A.B. 在近几个月内曾两次尝试自杀。

一名由大学聘请调查其投诉的退休法官发现，根据概率平衡原则，无法确定他实施了性侵或袭击。加洛韦从未被指控犯罪，但他在 2016 年因违反信任而被解雇，且未获得遣散费。

周五早些时候，加洛韦作证称，并没有关于学生与教职员工之间性关系的官方禁令，且他知道大学艺术学院中存在“许多类似关系”的实例。

他作证称，其他教授经常在温哥华的一家退伍军人协会（legion）的常规之夜与学生一起闲逛喝酒，这很正常。

贝多斯律师就一条语音信件询问加洛韦，

审判将不会听取 A.B. 的证词。律师阿登·贝多斯告诉法院，她的辩护不再包含她被侵犯的主张，而是主张她举报了涉嫌侵犯的行为。贝多斯表示，由于此次折磨带来的压力，A.B. 在近几个月内曾两次尝试自杀。

他在被暂停职务前不久给 A.B. 留下的这条语音信件中表达了歉意，称他感到羞愧，并正努力成为一个更好的人并“改过自新”。

他告诉法院，他为与该学生发生婚外情以及背叛当时的妻子而感到羞愧，但他不认为自己会因为违反大学的利益冲突政策而被解雇。

法院听取了关于 2015, 11 月的情况：加洛韦曾多次致电 A.B. 以及同事基思·迈拉德（Keith Maillard），后者收到了一封 A.B. 描述自己感到有风险且“不安全”的电子邮件。

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贝多斯先生认为，频繁的电话表明加洛韦先生处于“恐慌”状态，但加洛韦先生表示，他希望亲自向他的导师兼“父亲般的人物”麦拉德先生披露两人过去的私情。

加洛韦先生作证称，没有其他教职员工因类似行为而被解雇，不过他表示，他不应该背叛妻子，尤其是与学生发生关系。

贝多斯先生询问加洛韦先生是否一直与学生保持性关系，并提到他现任妻子、编剧凯蒂·瓦格纳是在参加创意写作项目时与他相识的。但加洛韦先生表示，在他们在一起时，她已经不再是学生“一年多”了。

最初的诽谤诉讼涉及近二十名被告，其中大多数已达成和解。目前仅剩 A.B. 和其他三人：曼迪·格雷、达娜·卡吉斯和格林尼斯·基希迈尔。

被告方的律师将于周二恢复对加洛韦先生的交叉质询。

（含加拿大通讯社报道）

作者、前英属哥伦比亚大学教授史蒂文·加洛韦周二在温哥华出席其诽谤诉讼期间，在午休时间离开不列颠哥伦比亚省最高法院时，被拍到出现在窗户后面。DARRYL DYCK / 加拿大通讯社

威尔灵顿中心镇应对 AI 数据中心提案

9月28.日，Spur Innovation 首席执行官沙里夫·维拉尼（Sharif Virani）在安大略省埃洛拉（Elora）向威尔灵顿中心镇（Centre Wellington）议员发表讲话。他的公司提议将一座旧铜管厂改造为数据中心。COLE BURSTON / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

安大略省乡镇政策制定者在技术挑战与居民担忧之间苦苦挣扎

吉尔·马奥尼（JILL MAHONEY） 安大略省 埃洛拉与弗格斯

地方事务

在最近一个初秋的夜晚，安大略省西南部威尔灵顿中心镇的市长和六名议员在议会会议室的一张木制马蹄形桌旁就座，窗外便是风景如画的埃洛拉村。

这些民选官员准备开始一场在许多方面都极具小镇特色的议会会议。他们向当地的青少年运动员颁发证书，并微笑合影。他们讨论了停车费，批准了消防局长的计划，并通过了一项针对一座 174 年历史的石灰岩小屋的遗产认定。

他们还面临着一项重大挑战：应如何处理在邻近城镇弗格斯（Fergus）建设 AI 数据中心的争议性提案？

摆在他们面前的是一项关于在该地区暂停数据中心项目一年的动议，这将使工作人员能够研究此类设施可能带来的问题并制定保障措施。一名议员表示，由于本月晚些时候将举行全省范围的市政选举，此次冻结尤为重要。

“我真心希望这能给新议会提供机会去了解这件事的来龙去脉，并确保我们为社区做正确的事，”提出该动议的议员布朗温·威尔顿（Bronwynne Wilton）说道。

随着大量 AI 数据中心提案与居民对能源需求、用水量和噪音的担忧发生碰撞，全国各城镇的政策制定者都在应对复杂且快速演进的技术挑战。在大多伦多地区，密西沙加（Mississauga）和奥克维尔（Oakville）的议员最近也对新数据中心开发项目实施了一年的暂停期。

在威尔灵顿中心镇——一个人口 35,000 人、主要以农业为主的地区，包含距离多伦多西北约 100 公里的弗格斯和埃洛拉这两个双子社区——一些居民对 AI 数据中心的计划感到担忧。总部位于滑铁卢的技术创业工作室兼 AI 基础设施运营商 Spur Innovation 提议将一座旧铜管厂改造为数据中心。

位于弗格斯的原 Wolverine Tube 厂址目前处于闲置状态；Spur 将其称为“受污染的棕地”。在占地 25 英亩的物业周围，链条围栏上挂着视频监控和禁止入内的标志，一群加拿大雁在草地上漫步。街道对面是一个拥有整洁房屋的社区，附近还有一所小学。

在夏天阅读了当地媒体关于 Spur 数据中心计划的报道后，住在埃洛拉的艺术家卡罗琳·夏普（Carolyn Sharp）发起了一项要求暂停该项目的请愿，该请愿获得了 2,300 多个签名。“社区绝对不想要它，”她说，“感觉这就像是被强加给我们的，我认为应该实施更多严格的监管。”

在 9月 28 日的议会会议演示中，夏普女士敦促乡镇通过花时间制定更严格的噪音、能源、水、空气质量和环境保护标准，从而“对这项可能从根本上改变社区面貌的开发项目采取审慎的方法”。

Spur Innovation 的首席执行官沙里夫·维拉尼也向议员发表了讲话，并主张该项目将支持该地区的农业重点。

维拉尼先生表示，计划的第一阶段是建设一个功率低于 10 兆瓦的风冷数据中心。他说，物业的其余部分将成为“农业机器人、食品创新的测试空间，而这里正是一个真正从事耕种的县”。

“这些计算机并不是建筑本身，而是位于角落里的公用设施，”他说。

然而，Spur 尚未向市政府提交申请。在被问及时间表时，维拉尼先生表示这是一个“周期较长的问题”，涉及融资和供应问题。他随后在给《全球邮报》的电子邮件中表示，“我们仍处于咨询和规划阶段。”该公司还拥有其他 AI 数据中心，包括位于滑铁卢的前黑莓 RIM 总部。

在议会讨论该动议之前，镇规划与发展管理总监布雷特·萨蒙告诉议员们，他们可以禁止数据中心开发一年，并且根据安大略省的《规划法》，随后可以将冻结期再延长一年。

议员詹妮弗·亚当斯呼吁安大略省政府提供“具有实际监管效力的真实立法”以指导各市政府，并指出 AI 正在飞速发展。“他们的资源肯定比我们多，”她说。

其他城镇和城市也敦促皇后公园（省政府）采取行动。在上个月的一份提交文件中，安大略省市政协会要求为社区提供“清晰且一致的省级指导”，并建立一个由政府、市政府和原住民社区共同参与的“协作流程”来审查拟建设施。

对于《全球邮报》关于中心惠灵顿议员要求加强 AI 数据中心管理标准的提问，省政府未提供具体答复。省长道格·福特一直对暂停禁令持批评态度。

经济发展、就业创造与贸易部长维克·费德利（Vic Fedeli）的发言人埃文·罗宾逊表示，省政府“将继续与”市政府和公司在数字基础设施项目上开展合作。

罗宾逊先生指出，政府在夏季推出了数据中心“指南”，以“确保安大略省能够充分利用 AI 应用带来的巨大经济机遇，同时保护关键数据，保障个人信息，并确保加拿大人的数据留在加拿大”。该框架要求数据中心支付全部电费并投资于社区。

在中心惠灵顿的议事厅内，窗外的景色从白昼变为日落，再变为漆黑的夜晚，市长和议员们一致投票通过了为期一年的数据中心暂停禁令。人群中响起了轻微的掌声。

关于本系列报道：《全球邮报》正在访问安大略省、曼尼托巴省和不列颠哥伦比亚省的城市和城镇，倾听居民关于影响其社区的问题以及他们在市政选举中投票情况的看法。

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艾伯塔省公投其余问题成为关注焦点

在10月19日关于艾伯塔省主权的非约束性公投前，支持加拿大的支持者在卡尔加里挥舞旗帜。AHMED ZAKOT / 路透社

在公投仅剩几天时间之际，非分离主义的议题正吸引人们的关注

马修·斯凯斯 (MATTHEW SCACE)

距离艾伯塔省公投仅剩一周多时间，关于是否分离问题的双方竞选人员已将目光转向另外9,项关于移民、选民身份验证和宪法问题的投票提案——但他们这样做出于不同的原因。

一些联邦主义领导人声称在独立问题上已取得初步胜利，于是将精力转向说服艾伯塔省居民对这9,项提案投反对票，并将他们的竞选活动描述为一场针对省长丹妮尔·史密斯 (Danielle Smith) 的代理战争。相反，一些分离主义阵营则建议选民抵制这9,个问题，认为参与投票将是对联邦主义的妥协。

这9,个问题提议对使用医疗保健和教育服务的非永久居民收取新费用，限制非永久居民获得其他社会支持，并致力于重新开启加拿大宪法，旨在从渥太华手中夺回更多权力。

“我们很有可能拒绝‘我们应该成为一个独立国家’这一前提，但其他9,个问题仍然具有很大的变数，”政治战略家斯蒂芬·卡特 (Stephen Carter) 表示，他组织了一场以“留在加拿大，反对这9,项”为口号的竞选活动。

周五，分离主义组织“艾伯塔繁荣计划” (Alberta Prosperity Project) 在社交媒体上发布：“忽略那9,个，选择选项2”，其中选项2是指第10个关于举行具有约束力的独立公投的选择。

艾伯塔省的公投活动已被一个投票问题所掩盖，该问题询问选民希望留在加拿大，还是开始致力于举行第二次具有约束力的脱离公投。在竞选期间，支持分离的比例保持稳定，在 20 per cent 到 25 per cent 之间波动。

与此同时，其他9,个问题受到的审查较少，且获得公众支持的可能性更大。

省政府对于如果这些提案获得选民批准将如何实施，几乎没有提供细节。

史密斯女士表示，这9,个问题将赋予她一项授权，她正专注于确保它们顺利通过。政府为此次竞选拨出了 $4-million 的广告预算——几乎是第三方广告商在公投期间法律允许接收或支出的七倍。

史密斯女士将这些提案描述为向渥太华施压的筹码，这与一些分离主义阵营在号召选民支持具有约束力的脱离公投时所采取的论点相同。

政治战略家卡特先生表示，在最后一周，他将从分离问题转向专门针对其他9,个问题的竞选。他说，与分离问题不同，在剩余的问题上仍有大量未决定投票的选民。

他的竞选活动试图将拒绝这些问题定义为对史密斯女士领导能力的谴责。“我们要确保人们明白，他们可以同时反对这些问题并反对丹妮尔·史密斯，”他说。

史密斯女士曾表示，她将投票支持艾伯塔省留在加拿大，而她的政府则在其他9,个问题上进行了激烈的竞选，在全省范围内分发手册并投放广告。周四在被问及她及其领导的联合保守党将如何动员联邦主义选民时，她表示：“嗯，我希望人们投票支持我们的9,个问题。”

“我们希望就此寻求授权，如果人们想要改变与渥太华的关系，这就是最好的方式。”

史密斯女士表示，这些提案将有助于增强艾伯塔省在加拿大内部的自治权。

阿尔伯塔繁荣项目（Alberta Prosperity Project）首席执行官米奇·西尔维斯特（Mitch Sylvestre）在一次采访中表示，他对这九个问题感到“厌恶”，尽管他可能会对其中他认为“相关”的提案投赞成票。

“除了与我们直接相关的那一项，我还没有真正有机会去了解其他任何一项，”西尔维斯特先生说道。

然而，并非所有运动领导人都持有相同观点。分离主义团体“让阿尔伯塔决定”（Let Alberta Decide）的共同创始人、律师基思·威尔逊（Keith Wilson）称这九项提案是“政治噱头”，但表示拒绝为它们投票将是愚蠢的。

“我仍然认为它们能传递一个信号，”威尔逊先生告诉《全球邮报》。

尽管人们对这九个问题的兴趣在增加，但它们似乎仍将次于国家统一问题。

“永远的加拿大人”（Forever Canadian）领导人托马斯·卢卡舒克（Thomas Lukaszuk）表示，他计划下周四和周五在卡尔加里和埃德蒙顿举行集会，邀请“非常有趣的演讲者”，并且他正计划开展一项投票动员活动，以鼓励他名单上的 1500 万 名选民。

“我们的竞选活动一直是以留在加拿大为目标，所以这是我们的首要重点，”他说道。

阿尔伯塔省新民主党（Alberta NDP）将于周二和周三举行集会，并且已经购买了将在即将举行的埃德蒙顿油人队（Edmonton Oilers）和卡尔加里火焰队（Calgary Flames）比赛期间播出的广告时段。

保守党党魁皮埃尔·波利耶夫尔（Pierre Poilievre）周五表示，他下周将在阿尔伯塔省进行竞选，以“保持我们国家的统一”。

史密斯女士的办公室表示，她下周将前往阿尔伯塔省南部，并将通过新的竞选宣传资料敦促阿尔伯塔人参与投票。

与此同时，“让阿尔伯塔决定”的威尔逊先生正在组织下周六在阿尔伯塔省议会举行的一场支持独立集会，而西尔维斯特先生则计划在全民公投日之前，激活繁荣项目数据库中大约 250,000 人。他表示，他不确定是否会参加威尔逊先生的集会。

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波利耶夫将在阿尔伯塔省全民公投前发表团结演说

大卫·巴克斯（DAVID BAXTER）渥太华报道

保守党党魁皮埃尔·波利耶夫（Pierre Poilievre）周五表示，他将在阿尔伯塔省举行全民公投前几天前往该省，发表关于加拿大团结的演说。

下周，由于国会议员将返回各自选区共度感恩节周末，众议院将进入休会期。

波利耶夫先生计划于10月16日在卡尔加里举行的“强而自由的加拿大网络”（Canada Strong and Free Network）会议期间发表演说。预计在波利耶夫先生演说之后，阿尔伯塔省省长丹妮尔·史密斯（Danielle Smith）将发表讲话。

日程表将波利耶夫先生的演说题目列为《加拿大的漂移：为阿尔伯塔省夺回信心、富足与自由》（The Canadian Drift: Reclaiming Confidence, Abundance and Freedom for Alberta）。

波利耶夫先生周五在安大略省伯灵顿的一次新闻发布会上表示，他将在阿尔伯塔省进行“额外的实地竞选”。

“我们鼓励所有党派的所有加拿大人加入进来，团结所有加拿大人，让我们在本土实现安全、可负担且完全独立，”波利耶夫先生说道。

当被问及科技工业巨头埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）最近表示阿尔伯塔省、萨斯喀彻温省和魁北克省应该分离时，波利耶夫先生表示“加拿大人掌控自己的命运”。

“坦率地说，人们可以随意发推特，但推特和模因（memes）不会影响加拿大。影响加拿大的是加拿大人民所做的决定，”他补充道。

阿尔伯塔省和萨斯喀彻温省的省长对马斯克先生的言论不予理会，而魁北克省的新任省长则表示，在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）在任期间，他不会触发分离投票。

周四在谢布鲁克的一次新闻发布会上，当被问及马斯克先生的言论时，总理马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）表示，加拿大的未来将由加拿大人决定。

虽然马斯克先生出生于南非，但由于其母亲出生于萨斯喀彻温省，他拥有加拿大公民身份。他此前曾在加拿大生活。

阿尔伯塔省保守党国会议员丹·劳埃德（Dane Lloyd）被委派领导联邦保守党在该省的团结竞选活动。

针对《全球邮报》关于阿尔伯塔省分离主义者涉嫌寻求美国政府帮助以换取潜在水权和石油特许权使用费的报道，劳埃德先生周一表示，“没有人有权承诺放弃阿尔伯塔省的生来权利”。

劳埃德先生并未将该活动描述为外国干涉，称还需要收集更多信息。

分离主义组织“阿尔伯塔繁荣计划”（Alberta Prosperity Project）的米奇·西尔维斯特（Mitch Sylvestre）否认在其团队与华盛顿美国国务院官员的三次对话中提供石油和水权。他还表示，他仅参加了其中一次会议。

阿尔伯塔省居民将于10月19日就未来举行分离公投的前景，以及涉及宪法和移民问题的另外九个问题进行投票。

加拿大新闻社（THE CANADIAN PRESS）

SIU称多伦多警方在导致警员死亡的突袭行动中别无选择，只能向嫌疑人开枪

安大略省警察监察机构在周五的一份报告中提供了该案件的新细节，称在6月的一次突袭行动中，多伦多警方在面对被指控枪杀警员马克·皮尼佐托（Marc Pinizzotto）的男子时“别无选择”，只能开火。

特别调查组（SIU）得出结论，嫌疑人向警方多次开火，而皮尼佐托警员以及另一名开火还击的警员是在进行自我防卫，并保护参与6月11日突袭行动的其他警员。

“毫无疑问，这些警员认为他们的生命处于危险之中，并且采取行动是为了保护自己免受严重的身体伤害和死亡，”SIU主任约瑟夫·马蒂诺（Joseph Martino）在报告中写道。

SIU报告称，嫌疑人是枪支与帮派特遣队获得搜查令的目标，且警方掌握该嫌疑人持有武器的信息。

执法记录仪画面显示，警方在凌晨5:40左右强行进入了黑溪大道（Black Creek Drive）和特雷瑟威大道（Trethewey Drive）区域的一处公寓，皮尼佐托警员沿着通往卧室的走廊前进，SIU报告称。

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SIU 表示，嫌疑人随后从其中一间卧室走出，用一把手枪指向皮尼佐托警员并“近距离”开火。SIU 表示，皮尼佐托警员手臂和胸部中弹，在医院被宣布死亡。嫌疑人受重伤，因多处枪伤被送往医院。

多伦多警方已确认嫌疑人为 19 岁的尼古拉斯·本内特（Nicholas Bennett），他被指控在皮尼佐托警员死亡案中犯有一级谋杀罪。该指控尚未在法庭上得到证实。加拿大新闻社（THE CANADIAN PRESS）

用博士学位解决世界上最复杂的挑战

对博士教育的历史性 1亿美元 投资

气候变化。经济不平等。对伦理 AI 领导力的需求。解决这些问题需要研究和创新领域的新方法。

正因如此，多伦多大学正在启动“校长影响力奖学金计划”（Presidents' Impact Scholarship Program）。该计划得益于一份 5000万美元 的匿名捐赠，并由多伦多大学提供等额配套资金，总投资额达 1亿美元。校长影响力奖学金计划旨在成为国内乃至全球最负盛名、竞争最激烈的博士奖学金项目之一，同时也将成为 21 世纪博士教育的新模式。

这一独特项目将促进跨多个知识领域的规模化协作。它将投资于具有卓越学术能力的候选人，并为大胆的创新者创造路径。这个不断壮大的变革者研究员群体将把天才的想法转化为现实世界的解决方案，并推动加拿大的繁荣。

与多伦多大学相关的博士生曾为世界上一些最重大的进步做出贡献，从胰岛素的发现到深度神经网络的开发。

校长影响力奖学金计划开启了这段历史的新篇章，帮助加拿大和世界共同应对我们时代的重大挑战。

欲了解更多信息，请访问：uoft.me / PresidentsImpactScholarship

两场强震袭击巴拿马

哥伦比亚地震造成至少 289 人死亡。

一对夫妇在周五发生 7.7 级地震后，在巴拿马佩诺诺梅（Penonomé）视察省政府办公大楼的受损情况。MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

胡安·萨莫拉诺 (JUAN ZAMORANO) 梅根·贾内茨基 (MEGAN JANETSKY) 阿尔玛·索利斯 (ALMA SOLÍS) 巴拿马城

周五下午，两场震级分别为 7.7 级和 6.6 级的强震以及一系列余震袭击了巴拿马南部，导致震中附近的建筑物倒塌，并引发全国范围内的疏散。

美国地质调查局（USGS）表示，早些时候发生的地震在邻国哥伦比亚都能感觉到，震中位于中部埃雷拉省（Herrera）偏远社区皮塔洛萨-阿里巴（Pitaloza Arriba）西南约 10 公里处。震源深度为 10 公里。

USGS 最初报告第一场地震为 8 级，随后将其修正为 7.6 级，之后又修正为 7.7 级。

首都巴拿马城的居民明显感到惊恐，他们周五聚集在室外等待关于地震影响的消息。

“我们感觉震动非常强烈。厨房里的东西被震倒了，但我们没事，虽然我们非常害怕，”来自地震袭击地埃雷拉省的 60 岁居民罗森多·多明格斯（Rosendo Domínguez）在接受美联社电话采访时表示。“所有人都跑到了室外，很害怕。”

多次余震继续摇晃巴拿马，其中包括几场震级为 5.8 级、5.5 级和 5.2 级的地震。巴拿马大学的地震学家记录了 45 次以上的余震，不过其中许多震级太低，无法被感觉到。

尽管连续地震强度很大，但巴拿马总统何塞·劳尔·穆利诺（José Raúl Mulino）表示，截至周五晚上，当局尚未记录到有人死亡或受伤，但他警告说，这种情况在接下来的几小时或几天内可能会发生变化。

穆利诺先生在当天早些时候呼吁保持冷静后表示：“没有人准备好应对这种情况，也没有人能为这类灾难做好万全准备。”

建筑物崩塌和道路被深裂缝切断的画面，增加了该地区的恐惧感，该地区在近几个月里遭受了一系列毁灭性地震的打击。

6 月，两场连续的 7.2 级和 7.5 级地震袭击了委内瑞拉的拉瓜伊拉州（La Guaira），造成 6,500 多人死亡，17,000 人无家可归。8 月，一场 7.4 级地—

国家民防局的奥马尔·史密斯（Omar Smith）在 Telemetro Reporta 新闻频道表示，损失集中在中部的韦拉瓜斯省（Veraguas）、埃雷拉省和洛斯桑托斯省（Los Santos）。他表示，以数百栋摩天大楼著称的首都没有收到受损报告。

史密斯先生表示，已有数起受伤报告，其中一人在距离首都约 150 公里的佩诺诺梅市被部分坍塌建筑的碎片击中。他确认该区主广场的大教堂出现了部分坍塌和裂缝，省政府办公大楼和双洲酒店（Dos Continentes hotel）也受损。

当地新闻机构还报道，位于巴拿马洛斯桑托斯省的殖民风格天主教教堂——圣阿塔纳西奥教堂（Church of San Atanasio）已经坍塌。该教堂于 1938 年被宣布为国家历史遗产地。在包括韦拉瓜斯省在内的其他地区，道路沿线出现了巨大的裂缝。巴拿马城的托库门国际机场在第一场地震后暂时停止运行，但周五下午表示正在重新开放。

美联社（ASSOCIATED PRESS）

最高法院明确原住民伴侣暴力案件的量刑标准

WILLOW FIDDLER

加拿大最高法院已就被告与受害者均为原住民的亲密伴侣暴力案件，明确了法院应如何对犯罪者进行适当量刑。

周五公布的这项 5-4 的裁决维持了一名米克马克（Mi'kmaq）男子的三年减刑，并就最高法院所谓的针对原住民女性的暴力以及原住民被过度监禁这两项“双重危机”提供了新的指导。

这次紧凑的投票结果表明，法官在保护原住民受害者的同时，针对原住民犯罪者看似冲突的量刑条款做出裁决是多么困难。

由九名法官组成的最高法院小组（包括参与多数票投票的原住民法官米歇尔·奥邦萨温 Michelle O'Bonsawin）审议了《刑法》中的量刑条款如何与解决原住民在监狱中占比过高以及原住民女性在亲密伴侣暴力面前的脆弱性等问题相结合。法院得出结论，这些因素必须被综合考虑。该案于去年 12 月审理。

在裁决中，多数派表示，法院必须认真对待原住民的观点和原住民受害者的声音，尤其是在量刑圈（sentencing circles）中。

裁决指出：“这意味着要将该量刑圈视为刑事司法系统与原住民司法模式之间的桥梁，而不是一种表演性的形式主义，否则只会削弱信任，阻碍和解，并加剧原住民在刑事司法系统中面临的挑战。”

法院不受量刑圈建议的约束，裁决由每位法官自行决定。

法院听取了这样一种观点，即认为法院必须在支持原住民女性犯罪受害者与解决原住民大规模监禁之间做出选择，这是一种错误的二分法。这一立场在被告及干预方的陈述中得到了论证，干预方包括来自多伦多的原住民法律服务中心（ALS），律师克里斯塔·比格卡努（Christa Big Canoe）就职于该中心。

比格卡努女士告诉《全球邮报》，这并非二选一的问题。

她说：“我们认为，这对所有其他法院是一个明确的指示，即当面对原住民犯罪者和原住民女性受害者时，你必须进行权衡，并且应当考虑已经开展的原住民社区司法程序。”

比格卡努女士表示，原审法官未能正确考虑为被告举行的量刑圈（受害者未参与），该量刑圈由两名米克马克律师主持，由于被告有精神疾病史，律师并未建议进一步监禁。

作为 21 个干预方之一，比格卡努女士表示，原住民法律服务中心的立场是，监禁刑期并不能让社区变得更安全。

她说：“人们出狱后情况变得更糟，且暴力倾向更强。几十年来，几代人以来，这种方式一直没有奏效。”

奥邦萨温法官在多数派裁决中写道，量刑法官在此类案件中必须遵循三个具体步骤。

首先，法官必须在当事人的原住民身份和背景语境下，权衡犯罪的严重程度和犯罪者的责任程度。

其次，法官必须敏锐地确定相关的刑事量刑目标，优先考虑谴责和威慑。

最后，法官必须在原住民当事人的语境下选择比例相称且公正的刑罚，因为议会已明确指示量刑法官考虑除监禁以外的所有可用制裁措施。

最高法院补充说，量刑圈程序有助于了解社区中替代量刑方案的可行性，以及社区对于能够最好实现目标的刑罚的看法。

该裁决源于哈里·亚瑟·科普（Harry Arthur Cope）一案。科普是一名患有严重心理健康问题的米克马克族（Mi'kmaq）男子，他在 2022 年承认对一名米克马克族女性伴侣实施严重袭击罪后，被判处五年监禁。

新斯科舍省上诉法院将刑期缩短至三年。

最高法院周五裁定，三年的刑期应维持不变。

最高法院发现，原审量刑法官未能意识到被告人的精神疾病导致了严重袭击行为的发生，且未考虑该疾病对相关量刑目标的影响。

最高法院表示，如果量刑法官能够正确考虑被告人严重的心理健康问题，特别是结合本案中量刑圆桌会议（sentencing circle）的建议，她本会判定一个更短的监禁期限。

最高法院中四名持异议的法官认为，应允许检方的上诉，并恢复量刑法官最初判处的刑期。

他们表示，多数派的量刑框架未能体现议会对量刑法官的指示，即应优先考虑谴责和威慑，并且对于虐待弱势受害者（包括原住民妇女和女孩）的行为，通常应判处更严厉的刑罚。

多数派认为，原审法官在量刑时犯了两个错误，包括未能考虑较长的监禁期限可能会加重被告人严重的心理健康疾病，从而最终降低康复的机会。

格拉杜原则（Gladue principles）源自加拿大最高法院 1999 年裁定的一起案件，要求法院在量刑前的书面报告中，考虑原住民犯罪者的生活经历及其历史与殖民化带来的系统性影响（如寄宿学校）之间的关系。

在关于失踪和被谋杀原住民妇女及女孩的国家调查报告出台后，《刑法典》增加了更新的条款，承认这些群体是面临不成比例暴力的弱势个体，且这种增加的脆弱性可以作为支持更严厉量刑的考量因素（无论被告是否为原住民）。

关于政府对医疗辅助死亡（MAID）最新更新的须知

STEPHANIE LEVITZ KRISTY KIRKUP 渥太华

加拿大正陷入一场关于提供医疗辅助死亡（MAID）的新全国性辩论。自由党政府已宣布，计划在今年晚些时候引入一项法案，以解决当前 提供的两个问题。

第一个问题是，如果一个人的唯一潜在状况是精神疾病，其在法律上是否应该能够请求医疗专业人员协助结束生命。

第二个问题是，那些未来某天可能会失去同意 认知能力的人，是否应该拥有提前申请该程序的权利。

这两个问题都是联邦政府面临压力需要解决的议题。周三，司法部长肖恩·弗雷泽（Sean Fraser）阐明了政府采取行动的意图。

以下是相关须知。

当前的 框架

加拿大的 制度由联邦政府立法，但由各省执行。

渥太华控制《刑法》，并随着时间的推移根据法院的裁决对其进行了修订。在特定情况和具体参数下，个人寻求医疗辅助结束生命，或医疗从业者提供该服务，并不违法。

各省作为医疗保健系统的一部分，负责管理、资助并提供实际服务。

目前的《刑法》条款明确将精神疾病排除在符合 条件的状况之外。但该排除条款将于 3 月到期，因此政府必须在此之前决定是允许其到期，还是制定其他立法。

《刑法》也不允许基于提前请求的 。但在 2023 年，魁北克省通过了一项法律，允许被诊断患有最终会导致丧失能力的严重且不可治愈疾病的人员提出提前请求。

魁北克省的这一举动造成了该省与渥太华之间的摩擦。它还引发了人们的疑问：为什么加拿大人在某个省可以通过提前请求获得 ，而在其他省份却不行。

针对精神疾病的

2024 年，自由党将针对精神疾病的 暂停了三年，并要求成立一个委员会来审查该问题。

一个由众议院和参议院组成的联合委员会在今年早些时候开展了这项工作，并在 6 月提交了最终报告，大多数成员建议政府无限期暂停针对精神健康的 准入。

弗雷泽先生表示，他将利用夏季时间审查调查结果并进行自己的磋商，然后再宣布未来的路径。

众议院于 9 月复会。本周，由保守党议员塔玛拉·詹森（Tamara Jansen）提出的一项法案在二读时进行投票——这是立法过程中的一个关键点，因为这标志着议员们首次就一项立法是否应进一步研究进行投票。詹森女士的法案旨在修订《刑法》，规定精神障碍不是请求 的合格条件。

这给政府带来了政治压力，迫使其透露打算如何推进。如果政府打算遵循委员会的建议，为什么不直接投票支持保守党的法案？如果不想投票支持该法案，那么政府将采取什么措施？

司法部长在周三试图回答这两个问题。政府不会投票支持保守党的法案，因为自由党认为该法案的措辞过于宽泛。但政府将引入一项立法，禁止针对精神疾病使用 。

弗雷泽先生提到，人们担心患者并不总能获得适当的精神健康支持，且关于精神疾病何时被视为不可治愈缺乏共识。他承认，法院可能仍会做出要求政府允许针对精神疾病提供 的裁决。

倡议组织“加拿大尊严死亡”（Dying with Dignity Canada）已花费两年时间起诉联邦政府禁止针对精神健康使用 。该案件目前仍在法院审理中。

预先申请

魁北克省是该国第一个允许被诊断患有导致失能的严重且不可治愈疾病（如阿尔茨海默病）的患者预先申请医疗辅助死亡（MAID）的司法管辖区。

联邦政府没有挑战魁北克省的法律，但也没有修改《刑法典》。

为了解决 MAID 从业者的顾虑，魁北克省司法部长修改了部级起诉指南，且该省刑事和刑罚起诉主管发布指令，规定如果提供者遵守省级制度，将不会被提起刑事指控。

弗雷泽先生周三表示，联邦政府将修改《刑法典》，在法律上将提供预先申请的医疗辅助死亡行为去罪化。

然而，这并不意味着一旦该法案成为法律，全国各地的加拿大人都将能够提出预先申请。这将由各省自行决定是否愿意提供该服务，并确定在这种情况下 MAID 的框架应如何构建。

阿尔伯塔省已经禁止了预先申请。安大略省政府周四未回应《全球邮报》关于其对即将到来的变更之反应的置评请求。

两项议题，一项法案

自由党将把这两项议题合并到一项法案中。凭借多数政府的地位，他们在众议院通过该法案不会有困难。

参议院的情况则不同。那些在确保针对精神疾病提供 MAID 设有日落条款中发挥作用的参议员，可能会尝试修改法案以再次实现该目标。

相反，包括帕梅拉·沃林在内的许多参议员一直公开表示支持预先申请。政府开展的民意调查显示，大多数加拿大人也希望拥有这项权利。

沃林女士认为，无限期拒绝精神疾病患者获得 MAID 是不公正的，她认为政府的做法具有战略性。

“我认为，他们试图寻找一种方法在 3 月前完成必须完成的任务，并向公众提交一项公众喜爱并接受的方案，这在政治上是很明智的，”她说道。

劳拉·斯通（Laura Stone）参与报道

魁北克省候任省长保罗·圣-皮埃尔·普拉蒙顿（Paul St-Pierre Plamondon）承诺，在 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在任期间不会举行全民公投。JACQUES BOISSINOT / THE CANADIAN PRESS

魁北克党审视跨党派的盟友与敌手

少数派政府需要来自政治光谱各方的协作，但寻求独立支持的可能性较低

埃里克·安德鲁-吉 (ERIC ANDREW-GEE) 莫拉·福雷斯特 (MAURA FORREST)

在一次将该省政治未来——以及可能的加拿大统一——交到他们手中的选举之后，处于魁北克意识形态光谱两端的两个政党被推到了全国关注的焦点。

左翼的魁北克团结党 (Québec solidaire) 和右翼的保守党在周一的投票中均赢得了足够的席位，有可能决定即将上任的少数派魁北克党 (Parti Québécois) 政府能否在权力之位上维持足够长的时间，以启动一场独立公投。

魁北克党拥有 59 个席位，距离过半数还差 5 个。候任省长保罗·圣-皮埃尔·普拉蒙顿 (Paul St-Pierre Plamondon) 誓言将开展跨党派协作，而他的竞争对手党魁们则开始暗示他们将要求什么样的回报。

“在许多问题上，这将是一个竞争和争论的环境，”蒙特利尔魁北克大学的政治学讲师安德烈·拉穆鲁 (André Lamoureux) 表示。

圣-皮埃尔·普拉蒙顿先生承诺，在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在白宫期间不会举行公投；在整个竞选期间，他很少谈论主权问题，而主权问题目前在魁北克并不受欢迎。但在周一的胜利演说中，他再次确认了为独立而奋斗的承诺。

这位候任省长暗示，反对党议员可以帮助实现他举行脱离公投的计划，尽管他也明确表示，主权问题不会是他早期的优先事项。而实际上，党派间的权力博弈很可能在他能够举行独立投票之前就导致其政府倒台。

魁北克自由党将以 40 个席位保留其官方反对党的地位，但该党似乎最不倾向于与旧敌魁北克党协作。拉穆鲁先生指出，尽管两党在削减官僚机构和建设住房等某些领域存在共识，但联邦主义者与主权主义者之间的敌意根深蒂固。

自由党可能会在政府计划废除副省长一职的问题上首次与政府发生冲突。党魁查尔斯·米利亚德 (Charles Milliard) 在选后接受蒙特利尔 CJAD 电台采访时表示，这在“宪法上是一个问题”，且“不是魁北克人的优先事项”。

在脱离加拿大的目标上，政府最可能的合作伙伴是魁北克团结党，其 9 个席位集中在蒙特利尔和魁北克市的核心区域。魁北克党需要在国民议会获得多数票才能通过公投问题。

但这两个主权主义政党并非天然盟友。魁北克团结党诞生于 2006, 年，部分原因是由于对魁北克党在经济和身份认同问题上向右转的沮丧，且双方在从移民到如何实现独立的所有问题上都存在严重分歧。

这个左翼政党将其分离愿景描述为“包容性的”，并提出一个为期四年的进程，包括就拟议的宪法咨询少数群体，然后将其提交公投，成本为 $840-million。而魁北克党则希望进行规模更小、成本低得多的宪法咨询。

尽管存在这些分歧，党魁们此前曾有过协作，包括在 2017, 年双方均处于反对党地位时制定的一份独立“路线图”。

然而，他们的支持基础在意识形态上截然不同，并在过去阻碍了尝试性的和解，包括在 2018 年选举前，魁北克团结党的成员投票否决了与魁北克党结盟的提议。

尽管魁北克团结党对独立有着坚定的承诺，但它主要获得城市进步主义者的支持，这些人喜欢其环境和社会政策，但对分离不感兴趣。民调显示，该党支持者中只有少数人会在公投中投“赞成”票。

魁北克主权党（QS）也意识到要避免新民主党（NDP）在去年联邦选举中所遭遇的命运——当时新民主党在支持少数派自由党政府后遭遇了惨败。QS的议会党团将包括亚历山大·布勒里斯（Alexandre Boulerice），他曾是新民主党的国会议员，现代表蒙特利尔古安（Gouin）选区在国民议会中任职。

“从政治上看，这对新民主党来说并不是一个能赢的选择，”QS通讯总监昆廷·雅内尔（Quentin Janel）表示。“而且我们在移民和包容性问题上与魁北克党（PQ）存在根本分歧，这使得在那个层面上与政府达成正式协议是不可能的。”

在许多民生问题上，魁北克党最可能的合作伙伴是成立于2009年的省保守党。该党此前从未在国民议会中赢得席位，而现在拥有19个席位，且集中在魁北克市地区。（该党的一个早期版本于1936年解散）。

2026年选举的突破之星是保守党党魁埃里克·杜海姆（Éric Duhaime），他的竞选主打生活成本以及选民对魁北克未来联盟（CAQ）政府管理公共资金的不满。

杜海姆先生承诺，如果选民给予他的政党决定权，他将代表纳税人充当监督者。在周三于魁北克市举行的一次新闻发布会上，他表示其党团成员在财政保守主义的承诺上高度统一。

“这些人是在为个人自由、公民自由、民主而战，同时也是为了让你们口袋里有更多钱——一个紧缩开支的小政府，”他说。“这就是当今魁北克版本的保守主义。”

在竞选开始前不久，杜海姆先生公布了一项计划，拟在五年内削减$47-billion的政府支出，部分手段是通过裁减20,000个公共服务岗位。

政治分析师、前联邦保守党顾问鲁迪·胡斯尼（Rudy Husny）表示，该提案是其竞选的基石，并为这场选举奠定了基调，导致大多数政党都宣布了缩减官僚机构规模的措施。

胡斯尼先生表示，保守党与圣-皮埃尔-普拉蒙东（St-Pierre Plamondon）领导的魁北克党之间存在相当大的共同点，而目前的魁北克党是该党历史上最“中右翼”的版本。

两党都希望取消二手商品的销售税，并废除魁北克健康局（Santé Québec）——这是一个由CAQ政府创建的旨在运营魁北克医疗网络的国有企业，批评者认为它不过是又一层官僚机构。周三，杜海姆先生表示，他也支持魁北克党冻结民选官员薪资的计划。

但这位保守党党魁坚决表示，他的政党不想与主权投票有任何关系。发言人塞德里克·拉庞特（Cédric Lapointe）在的一份声明中表示：“我们的立场是不容谈判的。不会有全民公投。”

胡斯尼先生表示，魁北克党在本届任期内启动公投程序的可能性非常低，尤其是考虑到圣-皮埃尔-普拉蒙东先生承诺将等到特朗普先生于2029年离任。魁北克之前的两个少数派政府存续时间均不足两年。

他说，这次竞选活动主要是关于变革。

“而下一次，肯定将围绕全民公投展开。”

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ICE称因安全担忧向纽约男子开火

在纽约警方公布的执法记录仪画面中，警员在奥斯卡·贝尔加尔（Oscar Belgal，28岁）周四被联邦移民局特工枪击后对其进行救治。纽约市警局 / 美联社

丽贝卡·桑塔纳（REBECCA SANTANA） 菲利普·马塞洛（PHILIP MARCELO） 华盛顿

一名美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）高级官员周五表示，联邦移民官员在纽约向一名多米尼加男子开火，是因为该男子在他们试图将其逮捕时将车开向其车辆，他们认为自己的生命受到了威胁。

ICE执法与遣返行动部门负责人马科斯·查尔斯（Marcos Charles）表示，特工在向车辆开火时，并不知晓该男子的5岁儿子也在车内。

该儿童未受伤。查尔斯先生表示，28岁的司机颈部受到“轻微”枪伤。他在医院接受治疗后被移交给联邦监管部门。

查尔斯先生在华盛顿与美国国土安全部部长马克韦恩·马林（Markwayne Mullin）举行的新闻发布会上表示，当该男子试图驾车逃离时，警员使用车辆将其拦截，但该男子向他们加速冲撞。

“我们的警员根据训练，在认为自己、搭档以及公众的生命处于危险之中时，运用训练采取了开火行动，”查尔斯先生说道。

纽约市警方和当地法院记录将受伤男子确定为奥斯卡·贝尔加尔（Oscar Belgal）。他的律师随后将其姓氏拼写为 Bergal。联邦官员则将其姓氏拼写为 Bengal。

马林先生指责该男子试图逃避警员，从而使自己的儿子陷入风险。

此次枪击事件是唐纳德·特朗普总统在全国范围内开展移民打击行动期间，与ICE官员发生的最新一起暴力冲突。该机构此前曾多次表示，其官员在针对移民目标执行任务或在抗议活动期间感到生命受威胁。在某些情况下，随后出现的证据对这些说法提出了质疑。查尔斯先生表示，贝尔加尔先生曾与一个使用轻便摩托车和武器的抢劫团伙有关联，去年被判定犯有重罪盗窃罪，并被判处五年缓刑；他还补充说，今年9月ICE试图将其逮捕遣返时，他曾逃避抓捕。

在另一起正在审理的案件中，贝尔加尔先生对贩卖毒品的指控表示不认罪。在该案中代表他的法律援助协会（Legal Aid Society）周五要求对此次枪击事件进行“全面且透明”的调查，但拒绝进一步评论。

代表贝尔加尔先生的律师在周五清晨提交了一份紧急请愿书，质疑其被拘留的合法性。一名法官发布命令，暂时禁止政府将其驱逐出美国。听证会定于周五下午举行。曼哈顿美国检察官办公室表示，政府打算将贝尔加尔先生关押在布鲁克林的一所监狱中。

纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼（Zohran Mamdani）和纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔（Kathy Hochul）均为民主党人，两人在周四晚些时候表示，他们曾试图敦促马林先生和特朗普先生释放贝尔加尔先生，但未获成功。他们还敦促政府立即公布ICE官员在枪击时的执法记录仪画面，并停止在全市范围内开展移民执法行动。

马林先生确认ICE官员佩戴了已激活的执法记录仪，但未说明相关画面何时公布。根据该机构的政策，如果“确定符合机构的最佳利益”，执法记录仪视频可在72小时内公布。

马林先生指责纽约官员为移民拘留创造了不安全的环境。

马林先生表示，ICE已要求纽约当地官员扣留14,000多人，以便联邦官员进行拘留。

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英国绿党党魁波兰斯基补选落败

保罗·沃尔迪 (PAUL WALDIE) 欧洲特派记者 伦敦

就在几个月前，扎克·波兰斯基 (Zack Polanski) 还是英国最受关注的政治人物之一，他在许多民意调查中将绿党推向了足以威胁执政工党的地位。

波兰斯基对这个左翼政党的领导地位现在受到了质疑。他在周四的一场议会补选中落败，并且一直在努力应对党内通过的一项关于以色列政策所引发的后果——该政策将犹太复国主义定义为种族主义，并呼吁建立一个单一的巴勒斯坦国，这实际上意味着消灭现代以色列。

周五，波兰斯基面对记者关于他在伦敦一个选区补选落败（该党此前对其获胜寄予厚望）以及犹太复国主义争议的提问进行了回应。“是的，我今晚遭遇了失败，但我们的运动远比一次选举或一项动议要伟大得多，”他在结果显示其得票率为 33%，而工党候选人萨加尔·阿卜迪-瓦利 (Sagal Abdi-Wali) 得票率为 45% 后告诉记者。

他的这些言论几乎未能缓解部分党员对他经常表现出的鲁莽方式及其判断力的担忧。

这位 43 岁的前演员是一名纯素食主义者，不喝酒且拒绝乘坐飞机。他一年前赢得党魁之位，很大程度上归功于其活跃的社交媒体表现和吸引年轻选民的直率说话风格。

他色彩鲜明的风格与当时的工党党魁兼首相基尔·斯塔默 (Keir Starmer) 的沉闷形成了鲜明对比，绿党在民调中的支持率开始飙升。该党在 2 月赢得了其历史上首次补选，并在 5 月的地方选举中获得了数百个议会席位。

自从他接任党魁以来，该党的成员人数从 68,000 人激增至 200,000 人以上。去年 3 月曾有一个时间点，绿党在部分民意调查中的支持率达到了 21%，几乎与工党持平。

但波兰斯基随兴的说话风格也给他带来了麻烦。

在一次采访中，他将国债与财政赤字混淆。在社交媒体上转发了一张似乎鼓励改革英国党（Reform UK）党魁奈杰尔·法拉奇 (Nigel Farage) 死亡的 T 恤照片后，他也承认自己犯了错。此外，他已被工党新任党魁兼首相安迪·伯纳姆 (Andy Burnham) 超越，后者在大多数民调中处于领先地位。

在巴以冲突问题上，身为犹太人的波兰斯基面临着最大的挑战。

他长期以来一直公开表态反对加沙战争，并多次指责以色列军队犯有种族灭绝罪。但该党上周日的会议走得更远。

成员们通过了一项动议，将犹太复国主义定义为支持“一个民族主义犹太国家”的意识形态。该动议还呼吁在包括以色列在内的“所有历史上的巴勒斯坦地区”建立一个“单一的民主巴勒斯坦国”。

犹太复国主义的定义通常被认为是犹太民族在以色列土地上拥有自决权和建国权的权利。关于犹太复国主义是否包含其他信仰，存在不同的解读。

绿党的这一政策引起了轩然大波，波兰斯基因在成员投票时未出席而面临广泛批评。

在法院文件中披露，一名提出该动议的党员曾写信支持一名在美国被定罪协助基地组织的人员后，争议进一步升级。

以色列政府已禁止波兰斯基入境，并将该动议描述为“反犹文本”。英国犹太人代表委员会 (Board of Deputies of British Jews) 和犹太领导委员会 (Jewish Leadership Council) 表示，该动议是对犹太社区的攻击。

欧洲绿党也与该政策保持距离，表示支持“两国方案”，即呼吁在以色列 Alongside 建立一个巴勒斯坦国。

周四，对该动议投反对票的前英国绿党党魁卡罗琳·卢卡斯 (Caroline Lucas) 对波兰斯基的领导能力提出了质疑。

“我本希望他能成为这项动议的强力批评者，”她告诉 BBC。“我希望他能展现出周日显然缺失的领导力。我认为他是否会这样做尚无定论，但我非常希望他能这样做。”

周五，波兰斯基先生表示，他本会对该动议投反对票，但他同意其“实质内容”。他还表示自己不会辞职。

“我所感受到的是，有大量的人表示，他们从未像现在这样为成为绿党成员而感到自豪，”他告诉 BBC。

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战争摧毁了加沙的橄榄收成

在少数留下的农民中，许多人无法进入自己的土地，且难以维护作物

哈桑·贾贝尔 (HASAN JABER) 加沙地带，布雷杰难民营 (BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP)

现在是加沙的橄榄收获季节，穆罕默德·阿布·欧达 (Mohammad Abu Ouda) 的橄榄压榨厂比战前每年的这个时候要安静得多。新鲜橄榄的味道弥漫在空间里，但只有几个袋子的作物。机器运行缓慢，工人们在等待更多橄榄的到来。在压榨机附近，平时挤满农民和卡车的区域现在几乎空无一人。

“我们是企业主，但……我们几乎无法获得日常收入，”阿布·欧达先生说。

他的其中一台橄榄压榨机在哈马斯与以色列的战斗中被摧毁。他的兄弟在前往检查机器的途中被杀。

在 2023 年战争开始前，加沙地带拥有 37 家橄榄压榨厂。如今仅剩 8 家在运行，且面临燃料、备件和发动机油的短缺，使得工作变得更加艰难。阿布·欧达先生估计，加沙约 80% 的橄榄产量已经损失。

巴勒斯坦农业救援委员会 (PARC) 的媒体官员诺哈·沙里夫 (Noha al-Sharif) 表示，加沙的橄榄产业遭受了巨大损失。

“战前，加沙生产约 38,055 吨橄榄。预计今年的产量将不超过 3,500 吨，”她说。

根据 PARC 的数据，自 2023 年 10 月以来，约 130 万 棵橄榄树被损坏或摧毁。

而橄榄农民的数量已从约 7,000 人下降到如今的约 600 人。

周三，以色列纪念了哈马斯袭击以色列 3 周年，在那次袭击中，1,200 人被杀，251 人被劫持为人质。这是大屠杀以来犹太人遭遇的最惨烈的一天，引发了一场冲突。据当地卫生官员称，以色列在加沙杀害了超过 74,000 名巴勒斯坦人，这导致联合国一个独立调查委员会得出结论，认为以色列在该领土上犯下了种族灭绝罪。以色列否认了联合国报告的结论。

哈马斯与以色列之间维持着一个脆弱的停火协议——本周六是其一周年纪念日——但加沙地带已成废墟。农业部门正是这种破坏的缩影。

在巴勒斯坦文化中，橄榄不仅仅是一门生意。它们是日常生活的一部分，代表着与土地的深厚联系。它们出现在家庭餐桌和传统菜肴中。没有任何部分被浪费——即使是橄榄核也有重要用途，它们被收集起来用作燃料。

橄榄代表了世世代代的耕作、遗产、家庭传统和韧性。家庭成员会聚集在树下

上方：上个月，一名男孩在扎瓦伊达 (al-Zawayda) 收获橄榄。左图：10 月 3 日，在以色列占领的纳布卢斯 (Nablus) 市附近，以色列军队监视农民和消防员试图扑灭由士兵发射催泪瓦斯引起的火灾，当时农民正在收获。EYAD BABA（上方）；JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES（左图）

采摘并将作物送到压榨厂。

橄榄树和压榨厂的遭遇反映了像塔拉勒·曼西 (Talal al-Mansi) 这样的农民的遭遇。对他而言，战争不仅意味着失去一个农业季节，还意味着失去土地本身。曾经提供生计的土地现在变得难以或无法到达，因为它位于穿过加沙地带的黄线之后，该线将以色列国防军控制的领土与哈马斯控制的区域分开。

“我们再也无法到达那里或在上面耕作了，”他说。而那些仍在农民触及范围内的土地，以及幸存的树木，也难以照料。

“没有水。没有喷淋，也没有农药，”曼西先生说。

《全球邮报》特稿

向追求卓越的人致敬。

这些董事在完成 ICD-Rotman 董事教育计划后，获得了先进的知识，并对当今成为一名高效董事所需的素质有了更深刻的理解。

Sharleen Gale 第一民族重大项目联盟 (First Nations Major Projects Coalition)

Jonathan Arkle Doak Shirreff 律师事务所 (Doak Shirreff Lawyers LLP)

Robert Baxter 董事

Chris Campbell 大型电器回收圆桌会议 (Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable, MARR)

Royce Chwin 温哥华目的地 (Destination Vancouver)

Chad Norman Day Thadu 咨询公司 (Thadu Consulting Corporation)

Joe DiPlacito RAM 咨询公司 (RAM Consulting)

Lynn Gordon 董事

Amanda Farrell 交通投资公司 (Transportation Investment Corporation)

Steve Hedberg BGC 工程公司 (BGC Engineering Inc.)

Patricia Jaques 公司董事

Elaine Jensen

David Jimmie Stonlasec8 原住民联盟有限合伙企业 (Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance Limited Partnership)

John Kay 合作社集团有限公司 (The Cooperators Group Ltd.)

Marc Kinna 浸信会住房 (Baptist Housing)

Sukesh Kumar 毕马威会计师事务所 (KPMG LLP)

Amy Lang 北岸工作室 (North Shore Studios) Gil Malfair 公司董事

Quinn Mathiesen-Newcomb 卑诗省牙科协会 (BC Dental Association) Ry Moran 维多利亚大学 (University of Victoria)

Chelsea Naylor 太平洋海洋宝藏有限公司 (Pacific Sea Treasures LTD.)

Roderick Nichol 狮门西资本 (Lionsgate West Capital)

Victor Pang 温哥华弗雷泽港务局 (Vancouver Fraser Port Authority)

Tony Pantages Octaform Chris Rathbone 卑诗省养老金公司 (BC Pension Corporation)

Karley Scott

Erin Seeley 卑诗省 YWCA (YWCA BC)

Inderjeet Sukhija CU 养老金与福利信托 (CU Pension & Benefits Trust, KCU)

Andrew Sweeney RBC Global Asset Management

Karen Tam Wu 卑诗省电力公司 (BC Hydro)

Peter Tong Vantage 集团 (Vantage Group)

[⚠ 低质量翻译，建议复核] Bronwyn Wilkinson BHP集团

Tayt Winnitoy BC消费者保护局 Vincent Wong 西蒙弗雷泽大学

Anson Wong InspireHealth支持性癌症护理中心

Mark Zastre BDO加拿大有限责任合伙公司

“我很荣幸能代表这一届 ICD-Rotman 学员。我们多元的视角增强了我们对诚信、良好治理和负责任领导力的承诺。”

Sharleen Gale 温哥华 DEP 30 优秀毕业生

公司董事学会

Rotman

SFU BEEDIE 商学院

在明尼苏达州，共和党人正

NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE 国际记者 明尼苏达州 伊塔斯卡湖、布雷纳德、明尼阿波利斯 以及威诺纳

两年前，唐纳德·特朗普将美国的心脏染成了共和党的红色。

有十个州与密西西比河接壤，这条伟大的水道从建国之初就赋予了这个国家生命。其中只有两个州投票反对特朗普先生的 MAGA 愿景。

这条河流是该国最重要的地理动脉。它也是一条至关重要的政治静脉，其不断变化的潮流是对竞选活动的持续考验。1996年，比尔·克林顿赢得了沿河所有州，仅密西西比州除外。仅仅20年后，特朗普先生便以戏剧性的政治反转席卷而过。

这条被称作“河流之父”的河流，在1863年被《哈珀杂志》宣布为“国家的躯体”。美国经济实力的基石——木材、面粉、棉花——便是在此建立的。

爵士乐诞生于这条河畔。马克·吐温亦然，他笔下的密西西比河是“雄伟的、壮丽的，带着一英里宽的潮汐滚滚向前，在阳光下闪闪发光”。

时间的流逝以无数种方式改变了它。蒸汽船已被推动驳船群的拖船所取代。水位的年度波动已被数十座大坝驯服，以保障美国商品的流动。它的经济中心地位已被该国其他地区所掩盖。

但这条不安分的河流仍然是美国生活的一根基本纤维。

密西西比河触及中西部和南部，横跨美国农村的农田，以及孟菲斯和新奥尔良充满音乐气息的城市小道。

它是休闲的目的地，也是工业的支柱。它是国际贸易的走廊，是文化的源泉，有时也是战场。乔治·弗洛伊德在离河岸不远的地方被杀。勒妮·古德和亚历克斯·普雷蒂也被移民局特工枪杀。

赢得这种利益冲突的认同一直被证明很困难，尤其是对于民主党人来说。巴拉克·奥巴马仅赢得了四个密西西比河沿岸州；乔·拜登仅赢得了三个。

然而，随着美国在特朗普先生第二次就任的中期进行投票，选民们有了新的理由去重新审视旧有的忠诚。

中期选举到来之际，正值政治喧嚣且经济环境艰难之时——中东战争、人工智能时代人类未来的疑问，以及全球秩序的不稳定。

美国人在未来几周如何勾选选票，可能会重塑他们的国家——以及一个已被特朗普政府抛入不确定性的更广阔的世界。11月3日的选举将决定国会的权力平衡，并随之决定华盛顿立法权力在制约或加速特朗普先生议程方面的相对强度。

如果选民如此选择，密西西比河沿岸的各州将站在变革的岸边。这10个沿河州将选出六名州长、74名众议员和八名美国参议员——几乎占今年参议院选举席位的四分之一。

在投票之前，《全球邮报》将从发源地前往三角洲，横跨这条河流的全长，以探访处于可能成为关键时刻之边缘的选民。如果说密西西比河是美国的躯体，那么它也映射出其政治体制。而这个体制同样也处于不安之中。

沿着密西西比河向下，本报将考察将决定此次选举走向的人物与优先事项。

如同这条河一样，旅程始于明尼苏达州。

密西西比河有 30% 的河道穿过该州。其开篇的延伸地带经过一个现在被进步派称为“深北区”的更广泛区域，在这些地方，就像在全国其他地方一样，共和党已经赢得了工会成员和农民的支持。

随着河流从一条独木舟小溪膨胀为一条大宗商品运输干道，它抵达了明尼阿波利斯-圣保罗，这个大都市区主导着该州偏左的政治倾向。在更下游的地方，一片广袤的农田一直是激烈政治斗争的舞台。

今年的选举将决定蒂姆·沃尔兹（Tim Walz）的继任者，这位民主党人在两年前的副总统竞选中失败了；同时还将决定该州的美国参议院席位，这两个席位目前均由民主党人占据。

选举还将决定州议会的组成，而这些立法者没有权力停止外国战争、取消关税、改变移民政策，或以其他方式改变白宫及其主要居住者的方向。

但特朗普先生本人曾敦促美国人“假装我就在选票上”，而沿密西西比河的明尼苏达社区则让人们得以窥见一个正冲向中期选举的国家，其心思全部集中在一件事上：现任总统，无论好坏。

奥吉布瓦人和法国人都根据经常出没于湖岸的麋鹿，为明尼苏达州北部这个形状奇特的湖泊命名，先称之为 Omushkos，后称之为 Lac La Biche。

1832 年，探索密西西比河上游的 19 世纪美国地理学家亨利·罗·斯库尔克拉夫特（Henry Rowe Schoolcraft）到来，并给它起了一个新名字：伊塔斯卡湖（Lake Itasca）。这是一个从 veritas caput 的字母中创造出来的词，这是他对“真实之首”的拉丁语翻译。

这是一个简朴的地方，湖岸边长满了茂密的野生稻丛。但没有其他任何水体能自称是密西西比河的源头。

从这里开始，涓涓细流膨胀成奔腾的肌肉。一滴伊塔斯卡湖的水在 90 天的旅程中沿着密西西比河向下流动 3,730 公里，最终抵达墨西哥湾，斯库尔克拉夫特先生写道，在那里，河流的最后一段蜿蜒穿过一个“像尼罗河一样宽广且繁茂的三角洲”。

然而，在河流开始之前，它是一个湖泊，一个可以让一小群明尼苏达州人在周日启动他们的鲈鱼船，参加年终钓鱼比赛的地方。

在静谧的早晨，生活给人们留下的抱怨理由较少。

22 岁的布拉德利·鲁苏（Bradly Rousu）独自在鲈鱼船上，将鱼线抛入野生稻丛中。当他收回诱饵（一个带有Craw-tube的德州钓组）时，他思考着即将到来的选举。鲁苏先生，

上图：77 岁的商人、跳伞运动员兼退伍军人约翰·皮尔逊（John Pearson）认为特朗普先生是一位值得获得更多赞赏而非批评的领导人。NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

顶部：22 岁的布拉德利·鲁苏 9 月在密西西比河源头伊塔斯卡湖钓鱼。他说生活成本是他最关心的问题。 NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

倾向于保守主义，已婚并有一个年幼的女儿。

作为一名汽车修理工，他准备了三个冷冻柜，用来存放他从户外带回的丰收成果：鱼、鹿，偶尔还有熊。他驾驶一辆卡车、一辆四轮摩托车和他的船。他说，保持油箱满载“真的非常花钱”。

“我想，生活成本可能是最大的问题，”他补充道，“就是能够带着孩子过上好日子，而不用担心我们会没钱。”

尽管如此，在明尼苏达州的这个地区，$300,000可以买到一套像样的房子——对于年轻夫妇来说虽然昂贵，但并非遥不可及。既然现状良好，为什么要改变？

鲁苏先生表示，特朗普先生——以及他领导的共和党——可能“比其他选择更好”。

77岁的约翰·皮尔逊则认为好得多。他是在密西西比河上游穿过肥沃农田的圣克劳德附近接受采访的。

皮尔逊先生是一位商人、跳伞爱好者，也是一名退役的明尼苏达州陆军国民警卫队上校。他说，总统是一位“真正的爱国者，他正试图拯救这个国家”。

他提到，看看边境，特朗普政府为了抵御非法移民而加强了防御。看看伊朗战争，在他看来，这是为了保护以色列免于核毁灭的努力。“我是个基督徒，我要告诉你一件事：我们必须拯救以色列的犹太人，”他说。

他还提到特朗普先生本人，皮尔逊先生认为特朗普那种不懈的自信让他感到亲切。

半个世纪前，在20世纪70年代的石油危机期间，他创立了 Pleasureland（现为一家大型房车经销商）。他回忆起曾向心存顾虑的顾客分发写有“FART”字样的木按钮，意为“Fight Against Recession Talk”（反对衰退论）。如果人们能继续消费，经济就能保持运转。

他说，这种策略是有效的。

（图片：左侧的志愿者贾达·格林正在明尼阿波利斯市一座纪念被移民官员杀害的护士亚历克斯·普雷蒂的纪念碑旁清理街道。YASMIN YASSIN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL） （图片：9月，索马里移民阿卜迪·戴萨内以民主党身份竞选州议员，在明尼苏达州圣克劳德附近的选区走访敲门。NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE / THE GLOBE AND MAIL）

皮尔逊先生说，无论是在商业还是在总统任期内，都要“以乐观的态度行动”。

他补充道，如果共和党在11月落败，“愿上帝帮帮我们”。

在明尼苏达州，特朗普两年前确实落败了。

但他在该州获得的得票率是自2004.年乔治·W·布什以来共和党总统候选人的最高得票率。即便民主党候选名单上有明尼苏达州的沃尔兹先生，特朗普在除三个县以外的所有县的得票份额都有所增长。

在距离河流源头车程不远的斯特恩斯县，近三分之二的选票投给了特朗普。

38岁的索马里移民阿卜迪·戴萨内经营着一家儿童看护业务，并以当地民主党人的身份竞选州议员，他感觉到政治风向发生了新的偏移。

在今年的初选中，他获得的选票明显多于其共和党对手。在整个明尼苏达州，民主党初选的参与度比四年前增长了近60 per cent，大大超过了共和党的增幅。

他说：“有很多民主党人，很多独立人士，甚至一些共和党人也站出来说他们厌倦了特朗普。”

很少有人认为戴萨内先生有很大的获胜机会。他在2024年的选举中以近13 points的差距落败。

然而，在最近一个早晨他走访敲门时，一名女性告诉他，她厌倦了特朗普的“胡言乱语”，她将投票给民主党。另一名女性则说，如果他是共和党人，她会把他从她的草坪上踢出去。

戴萨内先生说：“现在正在发生很多重新评估。”

不过，特朗普并不是唯一笼罩在选民头上的人物。

For 30 years，柯林·彼得森在明尼苏达州第七国会选区（该选区横跨该州西北角）维持着民主党的火种。他是最初的“蓝狗民主党人”（Blue Dog Democrats）之一，即主张政治中立、思想保守的自由主义者。

随后在2020,年，他输给了一名在许多政策观点上与他相似、但得到了特朗普背书的共和党人。彼得森先生曾经代表的这个选区，现在被评为该州最保守的选区。

六年之后，他指责即将离任的州长、同为民主党人的沃尔兹（Mr. Walz）严重损害了该党的形象，以至于他说，即使是对特朗普先生感到愤怒的选民，在改变投票选择前也会犹豫。

在沃尔兹先生的领导下，明尼苏达州削减了相当大一部分州预算盈余。

在他就任州长时，该州近 60% 的学生达到了阅读和写作的预期水平；而如今，达到该标准的人数不足一半。

与此同时，社会服务计划中的欺诈性支出让明尼苏达州在全国范围内备受诟病，此前发生了一系列与日托中心和学校餐饮支出相关的问题——尽管其他州在应对欺诈问题方面也同样困难。

彼得森先生表示，这一切意味着“民主党很有可能会失去该州的立法机构”。他说，他们甚至可能会输掉一场至关重要的美国参议院选举，而如果他们想在国会获得权力，这场选举必须获胜。

“我认为民主党在明尼苏达州受损如此严重，以至于他们几乎必须重新开始，”他说。

毕竟，地方议题至关重要。

“任何有脑子的人都能看出明尼苏达州的衰落。测试分数、犯罪率、欺诈行为、预算，”马蒂·塞弗特（Marty Seifert）说道。他是一位退休的州议员，曾在明尼苏达州众议院任职十多年，是当时资历最深的共和党人之一。

“我认为民主党人因为特朗普的不受欢迎而感到相当自信。但现在，仅仅说‘我反对特朗普’，对人们来说已经不够了。”

然而，对许多人来说，很难不去听从特朗普先生自己的建议，在今年的选票上写下他的名字。

政治通常不会将问题直接送到施罗德家居中心（Schroeder's Home Center）的门前。

这家电器店位于布雷纳德（Brainerd），这是一个坐落在密西西比河畔的小城市，最著名的活动是举办一场号称全球最大慈善冰钓赛的冬季节日。每年，成群的人聚集在这里，在冰封的湖面上凿开 10,000 多个冰洞垂钓。今年的获胜者钓到了一条 5.63 磅重的碧古鱼，并开走了一辆福特皮卡。

但在施罗德的展厅里，一排排的炉灶、冰箱和洗衣机展示了特朗普先生带来的变化。外国品牌与国产品牌并排摆放。特朗普先生的关税打击了所有产品——不仅是对进口商品征收新税，还对美国制造商使用的钢材和铝材征税。

与新冠疫情期间的情况相比，此次价格上涨幅度较小，且施罗德的共同所有者迈克·库克（Mike Kuck）认同加强美国制造业的想法。

随着美国整体经济也在增长，库克先生表示，消费者信心“似乎正在回归——至少在这一带是这样”。在最近的一个工作日，店里忙得让他难以找到足够的销售人员来接待所有顾客。

“事实上，我们正经历着有史以来最好的一年，”他说。

然而，库克先生一直忧心地关注着国家的走向。他是一位具有社区意识的企业家，曾负责监督那场冰钓盛会。他努力生活独立且节俭。

他说，政治应该是关于团结一致解决问题。

那么，为什么要对伊朗发动战争？他问道，为什么“我们不能与北方的邻居和谐相处？”

“有些事情发展得有点太极端了。”

他曾三次投票给特朗普先生。“我不知道我是否还会这么做。”

“找培根，”贾达·格林（Jadah Green）说道，她望着街道旁摆满鲜花和纪念品的临时祭坛，那是为了纪念亚历克斯·普雷蒂（Alex Pretti）而设立的，这位护士在 1 月被移民官员杀害。

大多数早晨 7 点，格林女士会来到明尼阿波利斯的尼科莱特大道（Nicollet Avenue），整理他去世的地方。

该地点位于该州最大的城市，在布雷纳德（Brainerd）以南，与首府圣保罗（Saint Paul）隔河相望，经常遭到破坏。最近，有人开始将生培根塞进由绿色树枝组成的、点缀着鲜花的环形区域中，而这个区域内部则填满了诗歌、信件和反抗声明。

是为了吸引啮齿动物吗？是因为当地的一家企业是穆斯林经营的吗？格林女士只知道，她决心将其清除，让普雷蒂先生的纪念地保持为一个纯净的思考、悲伤和愤怒之所。

这里发生了一些丑陋的事情。 ■ 密西西比河，A14

路德教牧师安吉拉·登克（Angela Denker）表示，尽管在双子城（Twin Cities）家附近经历了多年的暴力，但在中期选举临近之际，她在反抗中找到了希望。YASMIN YASSIN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

密西西比河沿岸各州如何转向共和党 1992年，10个州中有9个支持民主党候选人。到2016年，有8个州支持共和党。

	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
明尼苏达州	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
威斯康星州	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	R
爱荷华州	D	D	D	R	D	D	R	R	R
伊利诺伊州	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
密苏里州	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
肯塔基州	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
田纳西州	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
阿肯色州	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
密西西比州	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
路易斯安那州	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

THE GLOBE AND MAIL，来源：美国联邦选举委员会

美国总统选举地图如何变化 五次关键选举显示了自1992年以来民主党和共和党支持率的变化

包含华盛顿特区。幅度仅使用民主党和共和党的选票；第三方和写票被排除在外。缅因州和内布拉斯加州根据全州普选票着色，而非按国会选区选举人票结果。THE GLOBE AND MAIL，来源：麻省理工学院（MIT）选举数据与科学实验室；州选举当局；美国人口普查局；美国联邦选举委员会。

杰拉尔德·伍德利（Gerald Woodley）是一名退休教师，他多年致力于共和党政治。今年，他在国会选举中投票给民主党人，同时继续支持当地的一位共和党候选人。NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

河流：即将到来的投票标志着特朗普时代美国的转折点

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但她说：“当一个地方像这样美丽时，它能让你来到这里，进行任何你需要的情绪处理，因为你不会被混乱或无序地干扰。你可以来到这里，带着你任何需要面对的悲伤。”

格林女士看着花朵，清扫地面并拍一张照片，每天至少拍一张，记录下那些留存的信息。一件 T 恤上写着：“移民让美国伟大。”

一张用记号笔写的便条：“亚历克斯——你用无私的爱激励了数百万人。你不会被遗忘。”

一块标牌写着：“我们的反应不足。”

通常，来到这里是一种常规的实际服务行为。但有时，她会“站在那里哭泣”。

格林女士与这座纪念碑的关系非常亲密，这是一种与那些将明尼阿波利斯推向全国关注焦点的事件之间的每日联系——当时正值一场名为“大都会激增行动”（Operation Metro Surge）的移民打击行动引发的暴力冲突。对她而言，去年冬天的记忆依然鲜活：城市街道上催泪瓦斯弥漫，社区被子弹扫射。

她无法得知这些事件在人们 11 月投票时，是否会像在她心中一样沉重。

但她说：“天哪，我希望它是沉重的。我希望它能产生影响。”

“‘正常’已不复存在。你无法回头。”

在许多方面，事情确实回到了原点。“大都会激增行动”在 2 月份结束，在政治生命周期中这已是很久以前的事。公众的注意力已被转移到房产税增加和学生考试成绩停滞不前的问题上。共和党人则在竞选中反对令人窒息的监管，以及他们所谓的年轻人前景的萎缩。

然而，在人口达 370 万 的双城都会区，近年积累的刺痛感消散得十分缓慢。

2017, 路德教牧师安吉拉·登克（Angela Denker）在其他地方生活多年后，回到了她成长地双城。

在她回来的那一年，一名当地警察在她家附近枪杀了一名女性。2020, 警察在几英里外杀害了乔治·弗洛伊德。去年，民主党前众议院议长梅丽莎·霍特曼（Melissa Hortman）及其丈夫马克（Mark）在离登克女士父母居住地不远的地方被暗杀。

去年 8 月，一名枪手在圣告天主教学校杀害了两名儿童，当时她儿子的篮球教练就在那里。随后是“大都会激增行动”。她认识的人受到了 FBI 的监视。她曾在普雷蒂先生工作的医院完成了她的随军牧师服务。

这一切都感觉如此近在咫尺。

“所有这些事情都粉碎了安全感，”登克女士说，“它让你感到震撼。”

然而，随着中期选举临近，她在反抗和“十字架神学”中感受到了希望：“情况对你越糟糕，你就越接近上帝。这在某种程度上就是明尼苏达州的伦理，”她说。

在双城以南，在从密西西比河延伸出的巨大农业地带，退休教师杰拉尔德·伍德利（Gerald Woodley）将许多年时间奉献给了政治。

他曾担任明尼苏达州两个县的当地共和党主席。他曾担任诺姆·科尔曼（Norm Coleman）的当地工作人员，科尔曼是明尼苏达州共和党人，于 2003 至 2009 期间在美国参议院任职。

他曾为布拉德·芬斯塔德（Brad Finstad）的竞选担任主席，芬斯塔德首先当选州议会议员，随后在 2022, 赢得了联邦众议院的席位。芬斯塔德在一个曾由民主党人沃尔兹（Walz）代表的选区中代表共和党。

在二十年的时间里，芬斯塔德先生和伍德利先生成为了好朋友。

现在不再是了。

“我要抛弃他，”伍德利先生说。在看到芬斯塔德先生与特朗普先生步调一致，投票维持总统所青睐的关税，而当地农民却承受着价格上涨和出口困难的沉重打击后，他失去了信心。

“关税造成了很大伤害，”他说。但“布拉德支持特朗普政策的程度，超过了他支持其选区人民的程度。”

他现在在安静的住宅区前院竖起了两块标牌：一块是支持当地共和党候选人的，另一块则是支持杰克·约翰逊（Jake Johnson）的，后者是与芬斯塔德先生竞争的民主党候选人。

伍德利先生说，改变的不是他，而是他曾经支持的那个政党。

在州南部地区，少数邻居和其他保守派同僚告诉他，他们也在改变投票选择。

“他们因为特朗普而远离共和党，因为特朗普改变了该党的价值观。”

这种动摇之情如同漂流木一般，沿着密西西比河向下游蔓延。

就在两年前，萨尔曼·菲基（Salman Fiqy）还被认为是 MAGA 事业中那些热情高涨的皈依者之一。

作为一名索马里移民和虔诚的穆斯林，他原本就倾向于保守主义。但他对美国支持以色列的愤怒打破了平衡。他在 2020. 年投票给了拜登先生。在 2024, 年，他无法想象自己会支持民主党，尤其是当特朗普先生承诺停止战争的时候。

于是，身为保险经纪人和专业翻译的菲基先生与数十名其他索马里人一起为特朗普先生奔走助选。他挨家挨户敲门，进行采访，并在集会上演讲。

“我们成功了，”他说。

在 2024, 年，在明尼苏达州的一些索马里人聚居区，民主党的得票率出现了两位数的下降。该州大约有 100,000 名索马里人，菲基先生当时深信，全国各地的穆斯林社区正处于向共和党进行持久转型的边缘。

随后特朗普先生就任。中东战争并未结束，反而扩大了。美国继续向以色列提供强力弹药。特朗普先生称索马里人为“垃圾”，称他们是被故乡玷污的移民，而他将那个国家描述为“肮脏、污秽、令人厌恶且充斥着犯罪”。

当菲基先生听到这些评论时，他决定不能再忍受。他联系了当地共和党的领导层，希望他们能为索马里社区提供一些公开支持——而就在一年前，他才刚刚号召该社区支持他们的事业。

共和党州众议员亚伦·雷平斯基（Aaron Repinski）经营着一艘密西西比河游船，旨在宣传他的家乡威诺纳（Winona）的历史。NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

上图：萨尔曼·菲基，一名索马里移民及前特朗普支持者，10 月 3. 日坐在明尼阿波利斯的哈里特湖畔。由于中东战争以及特朗普先生称索马里人为“垃圾”的言论，他转而反对总统。YASMIN YASSIN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

顶部图：10 月 3. 日，在明尼苏达州韦扎塔，来自“共和党有色人种”组织的穆罕默德·艾哈迈德（Mohamed Ahmed）正在为明尼苏达州参议院候选人凯文·彼得森（Kevin Peterson）分发传单。YASMIN YASSIN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

他被告知共和党对此无能为力。

“我想，就这样结束了，”菲基先生在明尼阿波利斯南部郊区布卢明顿的办公室接受采访时说道，“他们证明了自己是懦夫。”

他对特朗普先生的看法也随之变得强硬。“毫无疑问，他是个种族主义者，”菲基先生说。

他依然是一名保守主义者，但已与共和党断绝关系。

白宫将其称为“特朗普躁狂综合征”（Trump Derangement Syndrome），这是一种所谓的病症，即对特朗普先生的仇恨驱动反对者陷入一种针对美国总统的荒诞狂热之中。

穆罕默德·艾哈迈德则更担心另一件事。

“现在发生的情况是，它已成功转移成了‘共和党躁狂综合征’，”他说。对特朗普先生的反感正在演变为对所有共和党人的厌恶。

“我们不希望这成为明尼苏达州的一个问题。”

艾哈迈德先生是一名坚定的共和党人，一名索马里裔美国人。尽管总统出言侮辱，他所在的“共和党有色人种”组织依然保持忠诚。

他们制定了分发到明尼苏达州 87 个县的培训材料，旨在通过坚持基本原则来增强共和党候选人的胜算：“保持简单，傻瓜。我们谈论当地问题。保持本地化，傻瓜。”

他还可以增加第二条：不要谈论特朗普先生。

“我们希望人们考虑的是他们的钱包、犯罪率和教育。”

他说，如果能做到这一点，共和党就有可能自 2006 年以来首次赢得一个全州范围的公职。

“这次我们有机会，”他说。

但特朗普先生投下的阴影让他的政党难以摆脱。

在明尼苏达州东南部，亚伦·雷平斯基（Aaron Repinski）是一名商人、拖船船长，也是一名催眠大师，他还经营着一艘密西西比河游船，旨在弘扬其家乡威诺纳（Winona）的历史与奇闻轶事。

他是该州新一批共和党人中亲切的代表。2024 年，他赢得了一个由民主党人占据 38 年之久的州议席。同年，威诺纳县成为明尼苏达州四个转向支持特朗普先生的县之一。

在最近的一个夜晚，雷平斯基先生驾驶着他的游船在平静的河流上行驶，一边滚动播放经典曲目列表，一边指出栖息在树上的秃鹰。《Proud Mary》、《Fishin' in the Dark》、《Peaceful Easy Feeling》。

但今年的竞选之路并不像这条河一样平静。

有些人在他敲门时会变得敌对。

“一旦他们听到我是共和党人，他们就会说：‘特朗普，特朗普，特朗普。’而我的反应是：‘等等，我不是特朗普。’”

但他说，“这种心态很难去对抗。”

几十年来，沿密西西比河的各州一直在向共和党靠拢。

然而，这条河本身的历史表明，情况是如何发生变化的。

河流历史学家约翰·安芬森（John Anfinson）经常访问密西西比河穿过双子城的峡谷。这里曾是河流最狂野的一段，水流在巨石和急流中飞驰，速度快到足以冲倒涉水的人。

随着城市的发展，这条河变成了下水道，每天冲刷掉 2.5 亿升污水。大坝的建设为了航运和水电而阻碍了它的流动。现在，安芬森先生正在倡导开启新篇章，拆除大坝，让河流恢复原貌。

他希望即将到来的选举能标志着一个类似的转折点，从而摆脱唐纳德·特朗普时代的政治。

“这是一次关于你希望美国走向何方的根本性全民公投，”他说。

距离投票还有几周时间，他犹豫是否将自己的感受描述为兴奋——在两年前特朗普先生的获胜粉碎了他的希望之后。

不过对他来说，这次感觉有所不同。“在我的人生中，我不知道还有什么时候选择会如此清晰。”

一张插图展示了一座可移动核电站，这类项目被提议部署在纽布伦瑞克省贝勒登（Belledune, N.B.）的一个小港口附近。这将是首个此类浮动设施。PRODIGY CLEAN ENERGY

新不伦瑞克省推进浮动核电站计划

该设施将成为首个由原住民民族控股的此类项目

马修·麦克莱恩（MATTHEW McCLEARN）

随着支持者选定用于供电的小型反应堆，浮动核电站的计划于本周取得进展。

这座被称为“可运输核电站”（Transportable Nuclear Power Plant）的示范设施将创下多项第一。它计划设在新不伦瑞克省贝勒登（Belledune, N.B.）的一个小港口附近，将成为七国集团（G7）国家中的首座浮动核电站，同时也是开发商的首次商业部署。

它还将成为首个由原住民民族控股的核能项目。贝勒登位于帕比诺民族（Pabineau Nation）和鳗鱼河酒吧民族（Eel River Bar Nation）的传统领地内，这两个民族均支持该项目。

此外，它将成为驳船开发商 Prodigy Clean Energy Ltd. 的原型。该公司希望贝勒登能成为加拿大及全球远程社区和沿海工业运营的“商业蓝图”。

该设施将配备两台 22 兆瓦的微型反应堆，称为 BWXT 先进核反应堆（BANR）。该反应堆目前由 BWX Technologies Inc. 设计，这是一家总部位于美国、在安大略省设有业务的核组件制造商。

与许多初创反应堆开发商不同，BWXT 拥有实际经验：其核心业务是制造海军组件和反应堆，其应用环境通常比停泊的驳船更具挑战性。

“他们是最快速且最准备就绪的，”参与选定 BANR 的帕比诺民族酋长特里·理查森（Terry Richardson）表示，“他们在美国从事航空母舰和潜艇建设方面拥有经过验证的技术。”

浮动核电站非常罕见。其中一座名为“罗蒙诺索夫院士号”（Akademik Lomonosov）的电站运行在俄罗斯北极地区。今年，核能巨头俄罗斯国家原子能公司（Rosatom）表示，已制造了两台反应堆（为俄罗斯破冰船所用 RITM-200 反应堆的变体），将用于浮动电站，为一座远程铜矿供电。

Mycle Schneider Consulting 在上个月发布的一份关于全球核工业进展的评估报告中指出：“关于该项目的信息一直不稳定，且显然仅有一艘驳船开始了建设。”

Prodigy 尚未披露贝勒登设施的价格。Mycle Schneider Consulting 得出结论，远程矿区和社区的反应堆市场“不太可能实现”，因为它们产生的电力成本将过于昂贵。

合作伙伴面临的挑战是寻找持有不同意见的投资者——这项任务此前让大多数反应堆开发商折戟。Prodigy 表示，他们寻求私人和联邦资金的结合；Prodigy 的首席执行官马蒂亚斯·特罗耶（Mathias Trojer）表示，渥太华每年花费超过 $2-billion 补贴北方的电力成本，因此有动力资助替代该地区陈旧柴油电站的方案。

贝勒登的提案符合今年早些时候公布的联邦核能战略中的部分要求，该战略旨在“到 2035 年展示一个由加拿大控制的第四代微型反应堆，以支持国防设施和行动，并从长远来看，支持远程和北方社区”。

然而，BANR 并非由加拿大控制。作为美国能源部先进反应堆示范计划的一部分，它已经开发了数年。BWXT 商业运营总裁约翰·麦夸里（John MacQuarrie）表示，贝勒登的 BANR 将是该反应堆的一个变体，包含美国和加拿大的共同知识产权。

BWXT 尚未在两国申请 BANR 的商业认证，但麦夸里先生表示，计划很快与加拿大核安全委员会接触。

特罗耶先生表示，设计工作应在未来两年左右完成，最终投资决定将在那时做出；该设施大约可在 18 个月内建成，并在 2030 年代初投入运行。

政治人士将 Prodigy / BWXT 驳船视为工业潜在的福音。新不伦瑞克省副省长兼能源部长勒内·莱加西（René Legacy）表示，他的省份希望建造该驳船，这项事业“直接符合我们的优势，即拥有大量的机械师、大量的焊接能力以及强大的工业实力”。但新不伦瑞克省无法建造反应堆：其安大略省的同行，能源部长斯蒂芬·莱切（Stephen Lecce）表示，该省的供应链已准备好提供协助。

新不伦瑞克省已签署一项协议，表明其有意购买该驳船生产的电力，并宣布计划将其提交至联邦重大项目办公室，申请将其指定为具有国家重要性的项目。

这种驳船式核反应堆（BANR）将由所谓的三结构各向同性（TRISO）燃料驱动。BWXT 为包括美国政府在内的客户制造核燃料，该公司表示，其已经能够生产非商业规模的 TRISO 燃料。但其关键成分是高丰度低浓缩铀（HALEU），其浓缩程度使其包含近 20% 的铀裂变同位素——这远高于现有商业反应堆所用燃料的浓度。

根据世界核协会（World Nuclear Association）的数据，只有俄罗斯和中国能大规模生产 HALEU。美国正在投入巨资以扩大其微小的国内产能，但由于无法获得该燃料，其他反应堆供应商已经修改了采用 HALEU 燃料的设计。

麦夸里先生（Mr. MacQuarrie）表示，BANR 所需的 TRISO 燃料可能会在美国生产。特罗耶先生（Mr. Trojer）补充说，贝勒登（Belledune）项目仅需要少量燃料。

“这是一个交付周期很长的项目，但如果有人能交付，那么非 BWXT 或其商业关系网中的某些组合莫属。”

卡尼内阁中最薄弱的环节依然存在

坎贝尔·克拉克 (CAMPBELL CLARK)

观点

大多数加拿大人对“辛格裁决”（Singh decision）并不了解。但如果你是这个国家的移民部长，你必须了解。

因此，莱娜·梅特莱格·迪亚布（Lena Metlege Diab）在接受 Radio-Canada 播客采访时，被问到这项具有开创性的 1985 年最高法院裁决时显得困惑不解，这令人感到不安。

正是这项裁决奠定了加拿大庇护系统的基础，并且是移民政策的核心。它确立了寻求庇护者拥有《宪章》权利和口头听证的权利，促成了移民和难民委员会的成立，并且在如今的改革工作中依然是一个关键议题。

但这并没有引起部长的共鸣。

在最近开始播出的 7 月份的一系列播客采访中，她说：“有很多个辛格，也有很多项裁决。”

部长的发言人塔乌斯·艾特（Taous Ait）将这种困惑归结为法语采访中的语言障碍，并表示部长认为自己被问到的是某个具体案例，而没有将其与这项里程碑式的裁决联系起来。这仅仅是一个小插曲。

但在录音片段中，可以听到部长的法语水平尚可，她重复了 1985 年这个日期以及该裁决来自最高法院，而采访者也详细解释了她是在谈论这项裁决。即便如此，部长依然没有反应。

无论是否只是小插曲，都有理由感到担忧。梅特莱格·迪亚布女士此前就曾出现跟不上思路的情况，并且在解释移民政策时经常遇到困难。

目前，她的关键任务之一是为今年春季通过的立法中关于庇护系统的变更进行辩护，而这些变更正面临大量基于“辛格裁决”相关理由的法院挑战。几个月前，她的部门突然要求 100 人上交公民身份证明书，部长称这是因为发生了“某些事情”，但她不确定具体是什么。

移民部长正处于迷茫之中。而且她并非唯一一个。

财政委员会主席沙夫卡特·阿里（Shafqat Ali）似乎不知道自己在做什么。在过去一年半的大部分时间里，他一直在避免谈论自己的职责范围，而当被问及相关问题时，他似乎并不太了解。

这就是总理马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）内阁中最薄弱的两个环节。这并非秘密。甚至一些自由党人也对梅特莱格·迪亚布女士的表现感到无奈。而阿里先生则大多被远离麦克风。

然而，总理并没有对他们进行岗位调整。

政治局势尚未要求这样做。卡尼先生在民调中遥遥领先。内阁洗牌会引发质疑，并引起那些未获晋升的自由党议员的不满。但在本应重要的部门中，他依然保留着这些薄弱环节。

移民是一个敏感议题。在魁北克，新当选的魁北克党（Parti Québécois）政府将其列为首要矛盾。在阿尔伯塔省 10 月 19 日的全民公投中，10 个问题中有 4 个与移民有关。渥太华在减少临时居民数量的目标上进度落后，且对于未来的移民计划缺乏清晰规划。

财政委员会的管辖范围虽然没有那么具有争议，但它负责支出控制、监管和减少繁文缛节——而这些本应是优先事项。然而，阿里先生一直是内阁中的“隐形人”。他的公告通常通过书面声明发布。在出席议会委员会时，他倾向于重复机械的谈话要点，并将实质性问题推给他的公务员。

这就是为什么看到他周四在国会山举行新闻发布会令人惊讶，当时还有另外三位内阁部长陪同他讨论一项旨在减少繁文缛节的法案。他宣读了一份声明，但似乎对实质内容并不太熟悉。

尽管该法案被吹捧为能够释放加拿大的经济潜力，但阿里先生并没有提供关于预计经济增长的具体数字，也未能解释为什么预计每年为企业节省的 $26-million-a-year 如此之少。他似乎对该法案中关于制定法定法规程序的拟议修改一无所知。

当一名记者询问他职责范围内的另一个问题——公务员返回办公室所产生的费用时，他开始发表一段陈词滥调的演讲。

“我想，正如我们所知，时代已经改变，现在是一个世界分裂的时代，”他这样开始。随后，他赞扬了总理的经济愿景。他始终没有谈到返回办公室的费用问题。

他不是第一个胡言乱语的部长。关键在于，他与梅特莱格·迪亚布女士一直无法胜任各自的职责。

而总理至今仍未介入以修复这些最薄弱的环节。

如何与陌生人交谈并结交朋友

随着成年人报告的朋友数量减少且孤独感增加，“咖啡与对话”项目将人们匹配在一起进行聊天

埃琳·安德森 (ERIN ANDERSSEN) 幸福感记者

一个周二的早晨，罗伯特·杨 (Robert Young) 早早来到不列颠哥伦比亚省坎伯兰的一家咖啡馆，准备会见他的陌生人。“找个座位吧，”他告诉他的导盲犬 Curly。

杨先生是盲人，他说，这使得在餐厅里寻找一个你真正认识的人已经足够困难；而寻找一个从未见过面的人则更加困难。

因此，当艾米莉·奥斯本 (Emily Osborne) 走进咖啡馆，看到一名年长男性和一只趴在他脚边的黑色拉布拉多猎犬时，他已经在 Curly 选好的桌子旁等待了。

两人是通过一个名为“科莫克斯谷咖啡与对话” (Comox Valley Coffee and Conversation) 的网站匹配的，该网站将那些在其他情况下可能永远不会进行一小时面对面交谈的人联系在一起。

34 岁的旅行顾问奥斯本女士和 70 岁、因青光眼失去视力的退休人员杨先生，符合一对“不太可能成为咖啡谈话搭档”的描述。

然而，在短短几分钟内，奥斯本女士就在描述她去年 7 月周末的一次山径跑，而杨先生则在向她讲述他多年执教长跑运动员的故事。他们发现彼此都热爱狗。两人都是温哥华岛东海岸这个小村庄的新移民，他们意识到自己竟然住在同一条街上。

奥斯本女士在去上班时感到兴奋，用她的描述是，有一种连接感。在整个夏天，她与七位陌生人进行了清晨咖啡会面。她说，每次经历都“感觉像是在高昂的基调中开启了我的一天”。

在如今这个脱节且日益孤独的时代，我们像预约瑜伽课一样预约与随机陌生人的咖啡会面，这是一个耐人寻味的指标。

然而，一项又一项研究表明，如果我们想与超市排队时那位友好的女士多聊聊，我们只需要开口询问即可。在现实生活中，陌生人远没有我们想象的那么危险，他们要诚实得多，也更乐于与我们聊天——而且比犯罪类电视剧和社交媒体所暗示的要友好得多。

相反，我们彼此擦肩而过，目光回避，低头盯着屏幕，错过了那些能提升幸福感并创造更安全、更关爱社区的日常问候和更有意义的互动。

与陌生人交谈对人类健康如此有益，以至于越来越多的地方开始发起活动、举办活动和项目来启动这些对话。例如，下个月，全国“与陌生人交谈周” (Talk To a Stranger Week) 将挑战加拿大人在公交车上、在狗狗公园里、在街头相遇时变得更爱聊天。这是一个由多伦多非营利组织 Genwell 四年前发起的公众意识活动，该组织致力于通过促进人类连接来减轻孤独感。阿尔伯塔省的梅迪辛哈特 (Medicine Hat) 在 10 月 2 日宣布了其首个“好邻居日”。而就在今年夏天，蒙特利尔 Nôtre-Dame-de-Grâce 地区的两名居民自行接受挑战，在他们的街道上主持每周一次的“邻居之夜”。

在世界范围内，人们感觉到人类普遍需要一次“邻里关系调优”。在瑞典，北部城市卢勒奥 (Lulea) 创建了 “Sag hej!” 以促使市民打招呼。澳大利亚现在有了 “Say G'day Day”。11 月，法国社会联系联邦 (Fédération Française pour les lien sociaux) 将启动首个全国性的“联系周” (Semaine des liens) —— 该联邦的联合创始人兼执行主任阿诺·古利亚尔 (Arnaud Goulliart) 表示，这一联系周在一定程度上受到了加拿大经验的启发。

“科莫克斯谷咖啡与对话”是由科技企业家麦克辛·坎宁安 (Maxine Cunningham) 发起的，她是 Pick My Brain 的首席执行官兼创始人，后者是一个人们通过连接来买卖或赠送知识的全球在线市场。

2021年搬到该地区后，坎宁安女士希望找到一种能与有趣的人面对面建立联系的方式。今年6月，她与同样搬到科莫克斯（Comox）的合作伙伴、创作歌手玛丽-克洛（Marie-Clo）一起，推出了其公司虚拟模式的本地线下版本。参与者需支付100加元——坎宁安女士表示，这笔费用用于平台的创建和运营，且理想情况下能激励人们切实履行约定——随后他们会被匹配给10名陌生人进行面对面的咖啡聊天，类似于约会软件。在个人资料中，他们可以选择列出想要结识的人群类型、希望讨论的话题以及倾向于会面的咖啡馆。

坎宁安女士表示，到目前为止，科莫克斯谷已有133人进行了425次对话，另有312人在候补名单上。本月，在当地协调员的帮助下，坎宁安女士的公司将在新斯科舍省和纳奈莫（Nanaimo）推出类似的网站，并在澳大利亚推出另一个兼具线下和虚拟形式的网站。坎宁安女士希望继续扩展她的商业模式，让全世界的人们都能交流起来。她说：“对话是新的货币。”

两年前搬到科莫克斯谷的奥斯本女士报名参加，是因为与陌生人进行一小时的咖啡聊天感觉风险较低，但潜在回报很高。她说：“我想这可能会吸引一些有趣的人物，我会很兴奋地倾听他们的故事。”她结识了企业家、艺术家和退休人员，大多数会面安排在开始工作前的早晨——她说，每次结束会面后，她都感到深受启发且心情愉悦。

50岁的远程办公人员薇薇安·瓦扬（Vivian Vaillant）将咖啡匹配视为离开办公桌的动力。她说：“这是一个询问另一个人类‘你现在的生活是什么样子’的机会。”这不是因为你想从对方那里得到什么，而仅仅是因为好奇。

一名陌生人在讨论开始时赞扬了一位瓦扬女士不喜欢的当地政治家。她说：“我的选择是屏蔽、走开或者倾听。”“我是报名来喝咖啡的。我没法像在网上那样直接刷到我想读的下一篇内容。”她决定在不争论的情况下倾听，利用这次经历反思自己的偏见。她说，最终她的观点没有改变，但在听到对方热情的观点后，她的态度变得缓和了。

对于41岁且有三个孩子的父亲菲利普·杜普雷（Phillippe Duprey）来说，对话内容涵盖了从关于AI风险的两小时辩论，到与其他父亲分享育儿挑战等各种话题。他说：“诀窍在于保持开放心态，让讨论自然绽放。这样就像和朋友一起漫步在一条美丽的小径上。”

然而，坎宁安女士强调，咖啡对话旨在成为一种无需任何附加条件的连接时刻，而非建立友谊。她不追踪首次会面之后发生了什么，但她知道有五六个人进行了第二次会面。一名女性甚至邀请了她所有匹配的咖啡伙伴共进晚餐。

奥斯本女士和杨先生自今年夏天见面后没有再一起喝过咖啡。但现在，当奥斯本女士在街道上跑过杨先生身边时，他能认出她的问候。他们曾偶然相遇并一起遛狗。

奥斯本女士说：“当你认识住在街道尽头的人时，会对你的社区产生一个全新的视角。”

布莱顿萨塞克斯大学的加拿大研究员兼心理学教授吉莉安·桑德斯特罗姆（Gillian Sandstrom）表示，这种视角不仅限于你的社区。她一直在进行实验，测试如何让人们在与陌生人交谈时感到更舒适。

正如她在近著《Once Upon a Stranger》中所述，桑德斯特罗姆博士曾经非常害羞，以至于她觉得吸引任何注意力都是一种痛苦。作为研究的一部分，她开始询问许多随机路人“你在做什么？”她从一名英国酒吧老板那里了解到，芦笋在24小时内可以生长25厘米，还曾通过这种方式巧妙地获得了一个读书会的邀请。

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她说，与陌生人交谈是一种免费且轻松的方式，可以用来培养社交技巧，学习如何开启对话并积极倾听，学会透过第一印象看本质，并习惯于在不知道故事结局时面对不确定性。当你可能再也见不到某人时，听取他们的观点会更容易，而不会像与父亲进行政治辩论那样带有情绪。桑德斯特罗姆博士（Dr. Sandstrom）表示，我们往往更容易接受陌生人的建议，因为他们永远不会知道我们是否采纳了建议。

然而，在她早期的研究中，参与者很难被说服相信陌生人真的喜欢与他们交谈；他们认为积极的邂逅只是特例，并且不愿再次尝试。因此，在一次后续实验中，她设计了一场为期一周的寻宝游戏，每天派人们出去与特定的人交谈，例如戴帽子的人，或者正在喝咖啡的陌生人。

“日复一日，一点一点地，人们不再那么担心被拒绝，对自己的对话技巧也感到更加自信，”她说。Genwell 的创始人兼首席执行官皮特·邦巴奇（Pete Bombaci）表示，她发表的结论——即七天的练习足以养成一种习惯——促成了加拿大开展为期一周的陌生人互动活动。

对于那些仍然感到紧张的人，桑德斯特罗姆博士通过追踪自己的互动记录，分析了三种成功的开场白：提出一个问题，寻找共同点，或者以友善的态度开场。研究表明，其他有帮助的“道具”还包括小狗和印有标语的 T 恤。

杨先生（Mr. Young）说，不要想太多。“我跟人说话从来没遇到过什么问题，”他说，“在我失明后，我变得更擅长了。”他无法评判对方的外貌，也不会对某种表情做出过度反应，而且他学会了积极倾听语调的变化，以此判断自己是否说得太多了。

大多数与陌生人的互动都会在开始的地方结束。但并非总是如此。2015 年，在萨斯卡通的一场母乳喂养课程结束时，卡拉·孔布雷斯（Karla Combres）在门口停了下来，转向那二十几个互不说话的新妈妈们问道：“有人想一起去散步吗？”只有一个人，克莱尔·米勒（Claire Miller）回答道：“好，我加入。”那次最初的散步演变成了共同陪伴孩子玩耍、共进晚餐和女性之行，并在困难和丧亲之痛中互相支持。孔布雷斯女士和米勒女士已经成为亲密好友十多年了——因为一个陌生人发出了邀请，而另一个给予了回应。

桑德斯特罗姆博士说，我们与陌生人进行的大多数对话并不是那种能带来顿悟或友情的“令人惊叹、改变生活的时刻”。但也许，拥有一些不需要发到社交媒体上的日常邂逅是一种解脱，它们只要足够温暖和轻松，就能创造出奥斯本女士（Ms. Osborne）所描述的那种积极的氛围。

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卡莉·蕾·杰普森（Carly Rae Jepsen）的第九张录音室专辑《Day and Night》于9月18日发行。VINCE AUNG 摄

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卡莉·蕾·杰普森认为自己是一个鲁莽的完美主义者。她会租一个工作室写新歌，结果却把所有时间都花在回顾已录制的内容上；在感到满意之前，她会与制作人们对一首歌进行十几个版本的修改。直到去年冬天她的儿子伊利亚（Ilya）出生前的一刻，她一直在监督双专辑《Day and Night》的混音工作。

“在给制作人的电子邮件里，我会说：‘好了，我们需要尽快拿到下一个混音版本，因为距离‘启动时间’真的只剩八天了’，然后我就要消失了，”现年40岁的杰普森在采访中回忆道。随后情况发生了变化。在接下来的几周里，最终的混音版本陆续发到她的收件箱中；之前那些让她抓狂的事情突然变得不再重要：“就像是，‘就这样发行吧’，”她说。

《Day and Night》是杰普森上个月由 Schoolboy 和 Interscope Records 发行的第九张录音室专辑，这是一个分叉的作品。它由两张完整的专辑组成，一张倾向于创作歌手风格（Day），另一张则更偏向电子风格，旨在面向夜店（Night）。它的发行也为她的人生划出了一道分界线：伊利亚出生前与伊利亚出生后。

11年前，当我第一次与杰普森讨论她在发行2011年的《Call Me Maybe》后职业生涯发生的变化时，她明确表示，她拒绝让一首歌带来的全球现象定义她的职业生涯。那时我们都接近30岁；现在我们分别处于40岁的两端，且都成为了新手父母。在我们交谈之后，她发行的专辑《Emotion》被誉为该十年中最受评论界赞誉的流行音乐作品之一。

那时杰普森掌控了局面；现在她依然掌控着，只是方式不同。这一次我指出，嗯，当你抚养一个新生儿时，白昼与黑夜看起来会截然不同。

杰普森大笑起来，在我还没说完之前就打断我表示赞同。“确实如此，”她说。

“我觉得我再也无法，再也无法回到工作中，而不会因为想到他不在我身边而分心。”

“我觉得我再也无法，，回到工作中，而不会因为想到他不能时刻贴在我的髋部而深受干扰。”她说。

“但他现在七个月大了。就在上周，我还去参与了一些百老汇的创作”——为她和莉娜·邓纳姆（Lena Dunham）合作的音乐剧《我恨你的十件事》（10 Things I Hate About You）而作——“我完全沉浸其中。”

她说，在发行2022年的《The Loneliest Time》和2023年的《The Loveliest Time》之后，她进入了一个“多产”的创作阶段，创作的歌曲兼顾了传统器乐和舞曲。她希望在这些流派界限内突破自我，并寻找她已经信任的熟识制作人和共同作者加入这段旅程。

她在本十年早些时候的一次创作会议上结识了她的丈夫科尔·马斯登·格里夫-尼尔（Cole Marsden Greif-Neill，简称 Cole M.G.N.），他是一名制作人，也是伊利亚的父亲。他是这张双专辑众多合作者中的一员，此外还包括许多瑞典流行音乐创作流派的追随者——其中包括长期合作伙伴帕特里克·贝尔格（Patrik Berger），他的作品包括 Icona Pop 和 Charli XCX 的《I Love It》以及 Robyn 的《Dancing on My Own》。

贝尔格在电子邮件中告诉我，与杰普森合作这张专辑的感觉就像在幼儿园一样；每个人都享受彼此的陪伴，连续几个小时地即兴演奏。杰普森可能想要承担创意风险，但她的工作室专业精神依然存在。“从我第一次见到她并开始工作起，她一直带着这种极佳的能量、开放心态和好奇心，”这位制作人说道。

尽管如此，结果依然充满冒险精神：在《Night》（夜）这张专辑中，除了慢板情歌和夜店热曲，你还能在《Near or Far》中听到对法国钢琴家埃里克·萨蒂（Erik Satie）的《Gymnopédie No. 1》的改编。而在《Day》（日）专辑的歌曲《Just a Little Walk on the Moon》中，你可能会注意到一些出人意料的歌词，关于……一条鱼？

没错，一条鱼。但这条鱼可能是理解杰普森（Jepsen）看待渴望之情的关键——自从《Call Me Maybe》以来，她就精通于创作表达渴望的流行歌曲，而现在她正处于家庭幸福的阶段。

这首歌诞生于她和丈夫在菲律宾度假期间。“当时我在洗澡，他在客厅里弹奏着什么，”她说。歌词随之成形。“起初是关于一条鱼——‘我从未想过两人同行 / 就像鱼渴望飞翔，却无权如此’。”科尔·M.G.N.（Cole M.G.N.）很喜欢这段词。

随后在录音室里，他们尝试了不同的制作风格，在确定以波萨诺瓦（bossa nova）为基调之前，对曲风和节奏进行了多次尝试。这赋予了歌曲一种内省的韵味；将杰普森标志性的渴望感提升到了一个新的高度。“我想如果我把这个想法告诉其他人，他们可能会说：‘这有点奇怪，是在写鱼。’然后我们就此停止了。”但她和 M.G.N. 没有停止。

《Day》和《Night》的巡演将为他们的家庭动态增添新的色彩。明年春天，她将在北美各地演出，伊利亚（Ilya）将随行，而 M.G.N. 将暂停自己的录音室工作，与家人团聚。届时还会有一名保姆陪同。航班和巴士路线将根据婴儿的睡眠时间进行调整。

为了弄清楚如何兼顾这一切，杰普森咨询了生活中的许多女性：她咨询的不是她的家人和商务团队（其中许多人已为人父母），而是其他曾带着孩子巡演的音乐人，她说，其中包括莎拉·麦克拉克伦（Sarah McLachlan）。

“为人父母的体验对每个人来说绝对是不同的，”杰普森说。“我在这方面并不孤单。你必须为自己以及你的家庭单位地定义这种生活应该是怎样的，而这个讨论过程一直与这部作品的创作同步进行。”

包含未发布曲目的《Day and Night》配套专辑《Day and Night (Continued)》已于周五发行。

安妮·卡森的才华不仅限于诗歌

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诗人安妮·卡森 (Anne Carson) 是第二位获得诺贝尔文学奖的加拿大人。TOM SANDLER / 加拿大新闻社

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布鲁斯·怀特曼是一位加拿大诗人兼评论家。他现居安大略省彼得伯勒，在那里教授一门关于声乐历史的课程。

关于加拿大诗人安妮·卡森的维基百科条目中，部分内容是由一份令人眼花缭乱的奖项名单组成的，这些奖项是她数十年来在加拿大及国际上凭借其作品获得的。她是麦克阿瑟奖学者，也是唯一一位两次获得格里芬诗歌奖的作家。如今，在 76 岁时，她赢得了最高奖项：诺贝尔文学奖。与爱丽丝·门罗一样，她是仅有的第二位获得该奖项的加拿大作家（如果排除掉在孩童时期移居美国并在 20 多岁时成为美国公民的索尔·贝娄）。

诺贝尔委员会在阐述选择获奖者的理由时向来简洁。关于卡森，新闻稿仅提到“她大胆且富有创造力的作品，在与古典传统的俏皮对话中，为当代文学创造了新的形式”。或许过于简练，但无可争辩。

卡森以对其私人生活的低调而闻名。在她许多书籍的传记注释中简单地写道：“安妮·卡森出生于加拿大，以教授古希腊语为生。”她于 1981 年获得多伦多大学古典学博士学位，她在高中时就学习了希腊语基础，当时一位富有同情心的拉丁语老师发现了她的天赋，在午餐时间教她学习。

在她的著作《漂浮》(Float, 2016) 中，卡森生动地写道，她“作为一名古典学家的整个职业生涯，某种程度上是对‘午餐’ (lunch) 一词的一种荒诞的词源学诠释”。她曾在多所知名大学任教，包括麦吉尔大学、伯克利大学和纽约大学 (NYU)。她的博士论文于 1986 年以《苦甜之爱》(Eros the Bittersweet) 为书名出版，是极少数能引起大众热烈反响的古典研究著作之一。在阅读此书后，美国作家盖伊·达文波特 (Guy Davenport) 将卡森描述为“一位思维如春日草地般清新的人”。

然而，她并没有成为一名传统的古典学者：自第一本书之后，她出版的每一本书都由诗歌、翻译或某种存在于这两种体裁之间特殊空间的混合文本组成。正是这个特殊空间成为了她的专属领域，并由此诞生了令人惊叹的著作。

卡森的阅读量惊人。她极具原创性的核心之一，在于她能发现看似不可能或出人意料的多元主题之间的联系。将特洛伊的海伦与玛丽莲·梦露联系起来，或许并不需要多么特殊的思维，正如卡森在她的剧作《特洛伊的诺玛·简·贝克》(Norma Jeane Baker of Troy, 2019) 中所做的那样。但另一篇文本则将这样截然不同的形象置于同一空间：圣女贞德、弗朗西斯·培根（画家）、德国诗人弗里德里希·荷尔德林，以及古希腊诗人伊比库斯（Ibycus）——后者创作了一首春之诗，被包括埃兹拉·庞德在内的许多诗人翻译过。

卡森的著作《未失之经济学》(Economy of the Unlost, 1999) 致力于在 20 世纪德国诗人保罗·策兰与古希腊诗人西蒙尼得斯之间建立联系。令人惊讶的是，卡森称后者为“公元前五世纪最聪明的人”——那个时代诞生了诸如赫拉克利特等伟大的希腊剧作家和哲学家。这些联系乍一看可能显得随意，但卡森以精湛的知识、技巧和想象力对其进行了探索。

然而，尽管她拥有深厚的学术造诣，但我敢打赌，卡森作品中最有可能流传后世的部分，是那些无论是否在自传意义上保持缄默，她都与个人及私密经验进行对话的文本。

她那部非凡的著作《夜》（Nox，2010年）的书名取自卡图卢斯（Catullus）的一首著名抒情诗中的一个词（nox est perpetua una dormienda，死亡是永恒之夜的睡眠）。这本书是对她哥哥的一首深情挽歌，她的哥哥在经历了艰辛的生活和长期的家庭疏离后，在50多岁时去世。

她动情地将自己翻译的卡图卢斯为其兄弟写的挽歌纳入其中，在诗中，卡图卢斯哀悼兄弟的离世（在卡森的版本中为“命运将你从我身边夺走”），并悲叹必须“与沉默的灰烬对话”。这是一篇从古代精心挑选的作品，被带入现代，并以精湛的技巧和深沉的情感呈现。

我最喜欢的卡森诗作之一是《玻璃随笔》（The Glass Essay），它是所谓“抒情随笔”的早期范例，甚至可以说是奠基之作，而这种形式在很大程度上是由她发明的。在文中，卡森以极高的技巧将三条截然不同的线索交织在一起：一段关系的破裂（“他的名字叫 Law”）、一次对母亲的探访（“她住在北方的荒原上”）以及对艾米莉·勃朗特（Emily Brontë）的生平（“这是我最喜欢的作者”）及其作品《呼啸山庄》的广泛探讨。

书中有着无数优美且令人心折的句子。爱“像一个滚下山的轮子”。将《呼啸山庄》主角们联系在一起的“命令”则“像吹入灼热岩石的孔洞 / 随后在岩石凝固时 / 变得彼此无法触及”。或许最令人心碎的，是诗作接近结尾处卡森写道：

“这令人震惊，这是一个绝无仅有的时刻，

当一个人的爱人走进来，说我不再爱你。”

诗中爱情关系的死亡主导了这些行文，但在这些文字背后，人们也可以想象勃朗特笔下的场景：希斯克利夫无意中听到凯西说嫁给他会降低她的身份，由此产生了一场误会，引发了小说中随后发生的一切。

在2002年版本的萨福（Sappho）诗集中，卡森将一个用于形容阿佛洛狄忒（Aphrodite）的著名多义词翻译为“闪烁的心灵”（of the spangled mind）。她本人也拥有一颗闪烁的心灵：想象力极其丰富，深受古代文学和西欧文学的熏陶，时而古灵精怪，时而情感浓烈得令人心碎，且始终具有令人折服的诗意。太棒了，安妮·卡森。

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卡丽莎·威尔逊 (Carissa Wilson) 在得知她原定于今年秋季在北岛学院 (North Island College) 开始的橱柜制造证书课程被暂停时，感到措手不及。

46 岁的威尔逊女士是一名成年学生，在最小的儿子进入大学之际，她希望寻求一个新的开始。她已经在寻找波特阿尔伯尼 (Port Alberni) 的住所，这座位于温哥华岛的城市曾是北岛学院为期 10 个月的家具设计与接合课程的所在地，直到该学院董事会于去年 2 月投票决定暂停该课程以及其他 14 个项目。

“我心碎了，”她说。

对于威尔逊女士来说，这个消息犹如腹部中刀，因为她认为熟练技工课程——目前是各地加拿大政治人物的宠儿——在北岛学院努力在失去数百万国际学生收入的情况下平衡账目时，应该能幸免于难。

但即便是在卑诗省——这个除了安大略省之外比任何其他管辖区都更依赖外国学生学费的省份——技工课程也无法在高等教育机构的财务清算中幸免。

自从联邦政府在 2024 年初开始削减国际学生计划以来，卑诗省各地的学院和大学一直被迫做出艰难的预算选择。

收入的突然损失促使省长大卫·埃比 (David Eby) 领导的新民主党 (NDP) 政府在去年年底下令对该行业进行独立审查。审查员唐·艾维森 (Don Avison) 曾任艾米莉·卡尔艺术与设计大学 (Emily Carr University of Art + Design) 的董事会主席，他于去年春天将调查结果提交给政府，但其报告尚未公布。突发选举的号召进一步推迟了报告的发布。

卑诗省的大学和学院现在陷入了僵局。大多数机构在继续进行或考虑削减开支的同时，希望他们的困境能在 10 月 24 日的省选投票前引起政治领导人的关注。

“目前该省有许多高等教育机构正处于可持续性的边缘，这令人深感担忧，”西门菲莎大学校长兼副校长乔伊·约翰逊 (Joy Johnson) 表示。在国际学生热潮破灭时，该校损失了近 $80-million 的收入。

这所位于本拿比的研究型大学与大多数同行一样，已经削减了预算中的冗余部分。“我对 SFU 的疑问是，‘我们现在是否已经削减到了骨髓？’”约翰逊博士说，“我认为我们已经非常接近了。”

如果下一届卑诗省政府不取消长期执行的国内学费每年 2% 的涨幅上限，或者不向该行业提供更多公共资金，约翰逊博士预见未来将有更多痛苦。“必须做出艰难的选择，”她说。

埃比先生周五告诉《全球邮报》编辑委员会，如果新民主党政府连任，将维持学费限制。他承诺将全文公布艾维森报告。他还宣传了他的政府在技工和医疗工作者新高等教育空间方面的投资。

他还强调，高等教育机构有义务控制成本，并“确保其在现有预算范围内运行”。

考虑到该省正面临巨大的财政赤字，且艾维森先生审查工作的职权范围规定，“鉴于财政现实，预计不会为该领域注入大量永久性的净新增资金”，这并不令人意外。

“我绝不认为我们应该假设艾维森报告会建议提供任何新资源来帮助我们应对当前局面，”他说。“这是我们需要解决的问题。”

2024, 国际学生的学费约占不列颠哥伦比亚省（B.C.）公立学院和大学总收入的 18 per cent。在某些学校，这一比例高达 40 per cent。

到去年11月埃比先生的政府任命艾维森先生时，B.C.省 25 所由公共资金资助的高等教育机构中，有 19 所预测在未来三年内至少会出现一次年度赤字，且有9所处于累计运营赤字状态。尽管其中许多机构已经削减了教师、员工和课程以节省资金。

B.C.学生联合会一直通过董事会文件和工会沟通记录跟踪全省范围内的削减情况，该联合会表示，近年来已有超过 200 个项目被削减或暂停，近 1,400 名教职员工被解雇。

“学生们通过课程分班减少、候补名单延长以及咨询、学术指导和图书馆开放时间等服务的缩减感受到了这些削减——这些都产生了实际的影响，”该联合会主席德比·埃雷拉·利拉（Debi Herrera Lira）表示。

以一所受国际学生收入损失影响严重的学校为例，可以看看主校区位于大温哥华地区萨里市的昆特伦理工大学（Kwantlen Polytechnic University）。

那么，B.C.省的学院和大学现在处于什么境地？位于坎卢普斯的汤普森河大学（Thompson Rivers University）行政与财务副校长马特·米洛维克（Matt Milovick）在评估中直言不讳。

在 2023-2024 年度，国际学费和杂费占昆特伦大学 $312-million 预算的 $129-million，即 41 per cent。当年该大学录取的外国学生人数为 7,398 人。

到 2025-2026, 国际学生人数已下降至 2,976. 预计今年国际学生收入将占其 $250-million 预算的 $46-million，即 18 per cent。

B.C.保守党议员彼得·米洛巴（Peter Milobar）在接受《全球邮报》采访时表示，他的政党将在做出任何承诺之前公布艾维森报告并研究其结论。绿党未回应置评请求。

国际学生人数下降

为了平衡预算，昆特伦大学自 2024 以来不得不削减 175 个全职等效岗位，停止其萨里市公民广场（Civic Plaza）校区的运营，并暂停了六个项目，包括政策研究文学学士专业和环境保护技术文凭。

“这对该机构产生了毁灭性的影响，”昆特伦大学校长兼副校长戴安娜·珀维（Diane Purvey）表示。

珀维博士认为，该机构可以通过强化其理工大学的地位——即一个侧重于实际职业培训的学位授予机构——来实现精简并繁荣发展。昆特伦大学还拥有在萨里、列治文和兰利设有校区的优势，这些都是B.C.省最大的城市。

而B.C.省较偏远地区的学院和大学则没有同样规模的潜在本地申请人资源可供利用。

在联邦政府突然改变立场之前，在

小型农村校区的运营成本通常较高，因为它们无法像大城市同行那样实现规模经济。然而，它们是确保获得高等教育机会的关键保障，尤其是在一个下一个最近的校区可能需要数小时车程且需翻越山隘的省份。

汤普森河大学（Thompson Rivers University）的主校区位于坎卢普斯（Kamloops），距离温哥华东北方向约四小时车程。该校在今年早些时候提出可能在 2028 年之前关闭位于威廉姆斯湖（Williams Lake）的分校，此举引起了小规模的骚动。

机密

威廉姆斯湖市（Williams Lake）位于不列颠哥伦比亚省（B.C.）内陆的卡里布-奇尔科廷（Cariboo Chilcotin）地区，人口约 12,000 人。该市市长苏林德帕尔·拉托尔（Surinderpal Rathor）告诉当地媒体，面对失去这一教育生命线的可能性，他感到震惊。他与市议会誓言将对此进行抗争。

今年 5 月，汤普森河大学与威廉姆斯湖市签署了一份谅解备忘录，双方承诺维持该地区的后中学教育机会，同时就课程开设地点进行公开咨询和“重新构想”。

米洛维克（Mr. Milovick）先生表示，目前该大学在一家旧高中内运行该卫星校区，其规模超出了实际需求——尤其是现在威廉姆斯湖市的学生人数已从 2024-2025 学年的 391 人下降至 256 人。

“我们始终致力于在威廉姆斯湖市及该地区提供后中学教育，”TRU 校长兼副校长艾里尼（Dr. Airini）博士（仅使用单名）表示，“现在真正的问题是，我们的大学如何才能在未来以可持续的方式提供最佳教育。”

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同样的问题也适用于其他学院和大学

对于不列颠哥伦比亚省后中学教育工作者联合会主席贾斯敏·尼科尔斯菲格雷多（Jasmine Nicholsfigureiredo）来说，答案显而易见：增加公共资金。

该联合会是赞助智库“B.C. 政策解决方案”（B.C. Policy Solutions）一份报告的团体之一。该报告建议大幅增加政府的运营资金，同时维持自 2005 年起实施的 2% 学费上涨上限。

“如果你想扩大经济、发展社区、建设企业，就必须投资基础设施，”尼科尔斯菲格雷多博士说，“抱歉——这里指的就是后中学教育。不是管道，也不是液化天然气（LNG），而是人才。”

尼科尔斯菲格雷多博士及其教职员工和学生协会的同事们感到沮丧，因为政府指示艾维森（Mr. Avison）先生不要考虑新的公共资金。

艾维森先生是不到五年内被任命负责审查不列颠哥伦比亚省高等教育部门的第二位前副部长兼大学领导者，且两人都叫唐（Don）。

2022 年，时任省长约翰·霍根（John Horgan）任命不列颠哥伦比亚理工学院前院长唐·赖特（Don Wright）审查省内学院和大学的资金分配方案。

演示文稿中提到：“20 年来这种‘零后果’的资金分配方式，导致许多（后中学机构）内部形成了一种‘不管理，而是抱怨资金不足’的管理文化。”

就在赖特先生收集反馈时，霍根先生卸任，埃比（Mr. Eby）先生接任，该审查工作在赖特先生完成之前就被搁置了。

然而，报告中还提到，如果政府愿意实质性地增加后中学教育资金，除了集体谈判的薪酬增长外，每年还需要增加约 $200-million。

一张标题为“当前方案”的幻灯片以这样一个要点开头：“结论：‘根本没有资金方案’。”随后解释说，大多数公共资金是以统包拨款的形式分配的，对于达到招生目标的学校没有奖励，而对于未达标的学校也没有惩罚。

不列颠哥伦比亚省学生联合会通过一项信息自由请求，获得了一份赖特先生在 2023 年 1 月提交的幻灯片草案。

在本周接受《全球邮报》采访时，赖特先生表示，政府中没有人明确告诉他为什么他的审查工作被暂停。他认为埃比先生有其他优先事项。

赖特先生表示，他希望不列颠哥伦比亚省政府能在不久的将来认真考虑制定正确的方案和激励机制，使学院和大学在财务上保持稳定。

他补充说，其中一个选项可以是取消不列颠哥伦比亚省的学费上涨上限，只要操作谨慎并对现有学生实行祖父条款（维持原价）。在加拿大，不列颠哥伦比亚省的本科平均学费最低，仅高于纽芬兰与拉布拉多省、魁北克省、马尼托巴省和育空地区，排名第五。

“虽然这可能会让我与这里的学生会产生矛盾，但低学费并不是提高高等教育入学率的有效手段，”赖特先生表示，“如果你能将其精准投放，并提供基于需求的财务援助，资金的利用价值会高得多。”

目前，不列颠哥伦比亚省的高等教育机构别无选择，只能继续在运营中寻找节省开支的空间。北岛学院（North Island College）在去年2月就采取了此类措施，暂停了15个项目，其中包括威尔逊女士希望就读的家具设计与接合项目。

根据提交给北岛学院理事会的项目分析报告，该项目的入学人数在过去三年中已下降至个位数。橱柜制作与当地劳动力市场需求的匹配度不如其他贸易专业；因此，该项目往往吸引的是“业余爱好者和退休学习者”。

威尔逊女士作为北岛学生会执行主任，对她所目睹的项目暂停和服务削减（包括校园书店的关闭）感到痛心，但她为自己的新起点找到了另一条路径。

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在人们对苏丹持续不断的战争及激增的死亡人数感到日益悲观之际，前总理阿卜杜拉·哈姆多克坚持认为和平依然有可能。并且他相信加拿大可以在这一过程中提供帮助。

哈姆多克先生是一位在2021年军事政变中被推翻的文职领导人，本周他正在渥太华与联邦官员及政治人物进行会谈。他表示，尽管面临严重的阻力，但他得到了一个“非常良好的承诺”，即加拿大将为苏丹的和平努力提供外交专业知识。

“加拿大参与过许多和平倡议，比如哥伦比亚等，”他在接受《全球邮报》采访时说道，并提及了联邦政府为哥伦比亚2016年和平协议提供的资金。“我们正致力于建立一个政治进程，这将需要在能力和专业知识方面获得大量支持。”

三年多以来，哈姆多克先生一直在世界各地奔波，为和平努力进行游说，同时致力于在苏丹关键团体和政党之间建立一个由文职领导的政治统一进程。

他承认这是一场艰苦的斗争。战争在苏丹许多地区依然在肆虐。自2023年苏丹军队与准军事组织快速支援部队（RSF）爆发冲突以来，已有数十万人丧生，约1300 万人被迫逃离家园。救援机构表示，超过3000 万人需要紧急粮食援助。

无数次停火协议被讨论、被拒绝或被打破。双方似乎都坚信自己能赢得战争。城市被占领又被夺回，而无人机袭击日益沉重。

“这是一场消耗战，”哈姆多克先生说。“我不认为任何一方能获得彻底的胜利。没有军事解决方案。”

战争近期进一步恶化，波及到埃塞俄比亚边境，据报道快速支援部队（RSF）在那里可以使用无人机基地和武器供应。埃塞俄比亚目前自身也面临升级的冲突，本周厄立特里亚军队已跨境进入该国北部。

“这有可能将苏丹卷入其中，”哈姆多克先生说。“这很危险，因为这里是非洲大陆最脆弱的地区。这令人担忧。所有邻国肯定都参与其中。我们的房子已经在起火，然后你看到邻居的房子也陷入火海。”

然而，哈姆多克先生认为苏丹的和平进程正在获得动力。他举例提到“五国集团”（Quintet）的出现——这是寻求解决冲突的五个国际集团，包括非洲联盟和欧盟——以及一个不断扩大的苏丹文职团体和政党的“不结盟”联盟，其中包括哈姆多克先生自己的名为“Sumoud”的团体。

据加拿大全球事务部发言人约翰·巴布科克（John Babcock）称，自2024年初以来，加拿大向Sumoud提供了约$2.5-million的资金，并欢迎该团体为建立战后文职政府所做的努力。

在结束渥太华之行后，哈姆多克先生下周将前往埃塞俄比亚，届时“五国集团”将与不结盟联盟举行会晤。

独立分析人士质疑加拿大在苏丹是否拥有足够的外交参与度，从而能对和平进程产生较大影响。战争开始后，加拿大关闭了其在苏丹首都喀土穆的大使馆。目前，加拿大通过其在埃塞俄比亚的大使馆负责苏丹事务。此外，加拿大与“五国集团”没有任何正式隶属关系。

今年早些时候，众议院一个小组委员会呼吁渥太华任命一名苏丹特使，以加强其对该冲突的应对。数十个公民社会团体也提出了类似的呼吁。

“如果加拿大不能实质性地加入五国小组，并任命一名苏丹或非洲之角的特使，那么在和平进程方面将无法提供帮助，”麦吉尔大学非洲研究项目主席哈立德·穆斯塔法·梅达尼（Khalid Mustafa Medani）表示。

梅达尼教授告诉《全球邮报》，加拿大应该推动扩大哈姆多克（Mr. Hamdok）的平民联盟，因为该联盟在青年团体和女性的代表性方面较为薄弱。他说：“它仍然过于狭隘。”

曾在喀土穆担任高级外交官的加拿大前外交官尼古拉斯·科格兰（Nicholas Coghlan）表示，由于在苏丹缺乏外交存在，政府在“一个极其复杂且多变的局面中几乎处于盲视状态”。

针对下议院小组委员会的建议，外交部长安妮塔·阿南德（Anita Anand）表示她“注意到”了该建议。但她为将苏丹外交事务交给埃塞俄比亚大使馆处理的决定进行了辩护，称该使馆可以在那里与其他志同道合的国家进行协调。她说：“加拿大仍然积极参与其中。”

许多苏丹侨民——包括总部位于加拿大的苏丹团结集体（Sudan Solidarity Collective）——认为，哈姆多克的联盟不应被视为苏丹人民的主要代表，部分原因是该联盟据称与阿拉伯联合酋长国有关联，而阿联酋据报道是快速支援部队（RSF）最大的武器供应商。

阿联酋经常否认向该准军事部队提供武器，而哈姆多克则表示，其团体的领导者分散在许多国家。

他说，关于其团体与海湾国家之间联系的说法是由苏丹军队推动的。“领导层中只有三四个人住在阿联酋。我们的大部分领导者在埃及。作为难民，我们无法挑选居住地。阿联酋没有向我们强加任何条件。”

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[⚠ 低质量翻译，建议复核] # 为什么老年人转向跑酷以实现健康老龄化

简·亨利（Jane Henry）上个月出现在温哥华的 Origins Parkour 体育馆中，她是一位 60 岁的这项运动爱好者。“我看着那些主要是年轻人在做的事情，我的大脑告诉我：‘我想做那个，’”她说。ALANA PATERSON / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

这项运动为爱好者在运动、解决问题和玩乐之间取得了恰到好处的平衡

DHRITI GUPTA

在简·亨利参加的第一节跑酷课结束时——那是她 46 岁生日前一周——她的双腿已经像果冻一样瘫软了。

在过去的一个半小时里，她一直在为尝试“刚果跳”（Kong vault）等动作打基础。一旦掌握，这个动作将涉及向障碍物进行助跑跳跃，并利用双手轻松地像跳蛙一样跃过障碍。

“这与你的大脑认为的聪明做法非常矛盾，”她说。然而，自从 14 年前走进温哥华的 Origins Parkour 以来，这项涉及跳跃、爬行、摆动——以及通常意义上的像猴子一样嬉戏——的运动一直让她感到兴奋。她最初去体育馆是为了给儿子报名参加课程，但令她惊讶的是，她自己也被跑酷吸引了。

“我看着那些主要是年轻人在做的事情，我的大脑告诉我：‘我想做那个。’这看起来太有趣了，我根本没有考虑自己是否能做到。”

如今 60, 岁的亨利女士已从与丈夫共同从事的房屋建筑业以及之前的时尚和服装设计职业中退休，她在跑酷这项运动上的坚持时间远超她的儿子。她发现，这项以利用身体在建筑环境中穿行为核心的运动，改善了她的平衡力、力量、协调性和反应时间。

对于大多数寻求体育活动的中年人来说，跑酷可能不是首选。但一些具有冒险精神的加拿大老年人，以及在美国和新加坡参加专门老年课程的人，正在根据自己的健康目标定制这项训练。对于这些爱好者来说，跑酷在运动、解决问题和玩乐之间取得了恰到好处的平衡。

“我认为年龄本身并不是人们尝试新事物的限制，”不列颠哥伦比亚大学的物理治疗教授、加拿大健康老龄化 Tier 1 研究讲席教授特蕾莎·刘-安布罗斯（Teresa Liu-Ambrose）表示。“关键在于根据个人的情况使活动个体化。”

中年时期典型的平衡力、力量和肌肉力量的丧失，会导致我们随着年龄增长而面临更高的跌倒风险。然而，刘-安布罗斯教授表示，针对这些问题区域的专项练习——例如跑酷的核心练习——在预防跌倒方面“非常有效”，可将跌倒风险降低 28% 以上。

Origins Parkour 的教练汤姆·科波拉（Tom Coppola）表示，这项运动的所有初学者都从贴近地面的练习开始，学习构成更高级动作的基础核心技能。虽然体育馆没有专门为老年人开设课程，但他说他们的客户年龄跨度从 5 岁到“只要愿意尝试的人都可以”。

“我真的相信跑酷适合每个人，”他说。

他表示，跑酷的关键是将动作分解成易于消化的小部分。例如，学生首先被教授“熊爬”（bear crawl），即使用双手和双脚移动，最终利用这种四足运动将自己从障碍物上推开，或将自己拉到窗台顶部。

来自安大略省伯灵顿的 50 岁男子维尔纳·坦佐（Werner Tanzo）在参加了由儿子发起的“教父母”课程后开始练习跑酷，部分原因在于他觉得进步是触手可及且可以实现的。在 Play Project 体育馆的一次早期课程中，身高 5 英尺 7 英寸的 IT 专业人士坦佐先生面对一面约 6 英尺高的倾斜墙。预期的目标是他最终能够跑上那面墙并将自己拉到顶部。“当你看着它时，你会觉得‘我不知道我是否能做到’，”他回忆道。

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我认为年龄本身并不是人们尝试新事物的限制。

特蕾莎·刘-安布罗斯 (TERESA LIU-AMBROSE) 英属哥伦比亚大学 (UBC) 物理治疗教授 兼加拿大健康老龄化 1 级研究讲席教授

但在课程结束时，通过学习如何利用惯性地越过墙壁，谭佐先生 (Mr. Tanzo) 能够完成斜墙跑。“当我能看到这种进步时，它会激励我继续前进，”他说。

在跑酷这种全身性运动中，获得身体收益的一部分在于建立对动作的信心并了解自己的极限。刘-安布罗斯教授表示，在开始任何新的锻炼计划时，从自己的基准线开始并咨询医生以确保活动安全至关重要。科波拉先生 (Mr. Coppola) 表示，跑酷动作也可以很容易地为体能水平较低或行动不便的人进行修改，让他们能按自己的节奏参与。

挑战身体以不同的方式运动确实伴随着风险。科波拉先生说，一些常见的跑酷伤害包括手部撕裂（即由于摩擦导致胼胝被撕掉）以及踝关节损伤，如扭伤或撞击综合征。

亨利女士 (Ms. Henry) 曾遭受过从重复性劳损到肋骨骨折不等的跑酷伤害。但随着训练的继续，她培养了更敏锐的本能来避免受伤。“我已经学会了如何评估风险，使其对我来说足够安全，”她说。“有时你正准备尝试，但内心有个声音说‘不行’，然后你就停下来。”

学生们还被教授如何安全地跌落以及在尝试失败时如何放弃。这可能包括在地面上练习翻滚以吸收冲击力，或者用脚蹬墙使身体重新恢复平衡——这些技能有助于预防日常生活中的跌倒。

“如果你开始下坠，你可能会尝试某种侧滚或缓冲跌法，”他说。“这可能决定了你是能重新站起来继续行走，还是会导致髋骨骨折。”

除了身体益处，刘-安布罗斯教授表示，像跑酷这样的团体运动还可以改善社会福祉，而这“对我们所有人，尤其是随着年龄增长的人来说，真的非常重要”。

刘-安布罗斯教授表示，通过将不熟悉的动作与协调性相结合，学习跑酷还涉及承担有益的认知负荷，类似于舞蹈和太极等活动。科波拉先生说，这项运动鼓励人们通过探索的视角来解决问题并以不同的方式看待世界。

“路缘石不再仅仅是路缘石；路缘石成了你可以平衡其上或在之间跳跃的东西。树不再仅仅是一棵树，树成了攀爬或荡秋千的机会，”他说。“跑酷是一项非常有趣味性的活动，它在某种程度上回归了孩童时期的根源……去看看你能做什么并测试你的极限。”

当亨利女士和她的训练伙伴凯瑟琳·贝斯顿 (Catherine Beston) 想在户外练习时，她们有时会去操场上跑酷。她们在岩石间跳跃，在单杠上荡秋千，攀爬绳索结构——最重要的是，她们乐在其中。“建筑就是用来玩的东西，对吧？”亨利女士说。“我永远都会是个孩子。我觉得我永远不会长大。”

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技术

创作者 vs 用户：当 AI 代理失控时，谁在法律上承担责任？ B3

ERIC REGULY

为什么法国成为了欧洲债券市场的糟糕案例 ■ B2

TIM SHUFELT

廉价资金时代正在消逝，投资者尚未为接下来的情况做好准备 ■ B12

9月经济陷入低迷，再失68,000个就业岗位

乔伊·斯皮尔奇夫-莫里斯 (JOY SPEARCHIEF-MORRIS)

加拿大的劳动力市场在9月陷入低迷，连续第二个月出现下滑，这进一步强化了市场预测，即加拿大银行将在本月晚些时候维持利率不变。

加拿大统计局周五报告称，9月份就业人数减少了68,000人，此前8月份已减少42,000个岗位。失业率从6.4%微升至6.5%。

在过去的两年里，经济面临严重的阻力，其中最显著的是美国征收的关税。随着近几周新关税的出台，贸易战进一步升级，而渥太华与华盛顿之间的谈判自8月以来已暂停。

蒙特利尔银行首席经济学家道格拉斯·波特 (Douglas Porter) 在一份研究报告中表示：“连续第二个月出现大规模就业流失，抹去了加拿大就业市场在初夏所表现出的惊人强势。”

“总的来看，我们认为加拿大银行采取的适当立场应该是谨慎观察，尤其是在就业形势突然阴云密布的情况下。”

外界普遍预计，加拿大银行将在未来几个月恢复提高利率，预计到明年夏天前将多次加息。 ■ 就业，B8

罗杰斯已打造体育帝国。投资者现在将决定这是否是一个良策

艾琳·加莱亚 (IRENE GALEA)

经过多年的规划和数十亿加元的投入，罗杰斯通信公司 (Rogers Communications Inc.) 正在其最新体育版图扩张的最后阶段——贝街 (Bay Street) 正在密切关注。

罗杰斯本月完成了与 Kilmer Sports Inc. 价值 $4.35-billion 的交易，收购了其在枫叶体育娱乐公司 (Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, MLSE) 的股份。这使得这家电信巨头完全拥有 MLSE 的四支主要体育队伍——多伦多枫叶队、多伦多猛龙队、多伦多FC和多伦多阿尔贡特队，以及丰业银行竞技场 (Scotiabank Arena)。

罗杰斯将把其所有的体育资产（包括多伦多蓝鸟队、罗杰斯中心和 Sportsnet）整合为“罗杰斯体育” (Rogers Sports)，从而巩固该公司作为北美最大体育帝国之一的地位。

现在，罗杰斯正转向下一步行动：计划出售该整合资产组合中的少数股权。公司希望此次出售能说服投资者为其体育资产赋予更高的估值，该公司认为投资者长期以来忽视了这些资产。

这是在电信增长缓慢的背景下，支持核心业务并提升公司股价的一项更广泛战略的一部分。

罗杰斯，B6

封面故事

基本本能

AI驱动的机器人即将到来，而人类日常琐事的视频将成为帮助它们学习的养料

乔·卡斯托尔多 (JOE CASTALDO)

今年早些时候，一名来自尼日利亚、名叫奥莫拉拉 (Omolara) 的女性在与朋友倾诉找工作的艰辛。25 岁的她拥有大学学位，生活在一个制造业基础不断扩大的地区，但稳定的工作依然难以寻觅。

她的朋友告诉她一个名为 Atlas Capture 的应用程序。应用商店的描述写着：“通过手机完成快速视频任务赚取现金。”她所要做的就是将一部 iPhone 固定在头上，记录自己在家里做事的场景。她对此持怀疑态度。为什么有人会为此付钱给她？

但她还是注册了，买了一个头带，每次连续工作四个小时，记录 Atlas Capture 要求的所有任务。她拖地、清洗浴缸、拔除杂草。她觉得压力很大——录制时不能坐下，且必须确保双手可见——而且有些工作要求的素材时长超出了实际需要。她告诉我，你不可能花 20 分钟去刷马桶。

她发现最好的策略是在早晨录制，然后在夜间上传视频，因为她的网络连接速度非常慢。

封面故事，B4

摄影：乔恩·莱特纳 (JON LAYTNER) / 《全球邮报》

股票与债券之间的脱节令人困惑——且不可持续

约翰·拉普利 (JOHN RAPLEY)

观点

市场中出现了一些奇怪的现象。利率持续上升，但原因尚不明确。与此同时，尽管利率飙升通常会损害股价，但股市却在继续上涨（尽管速度比之前慢）。

不过，这种奇怪的紧张局势可能无法持久。如果情况继续这样发展，最终某些环节将会崩溃。债券已经崩溃了。政府债券价格的暴跌导致收益率（债券支付的利率）大幅上升。虽然加拿大 10 年期债券收益率自年初以来上升了 0.5 个百分点，但包括美国、法国和日本在内的许多其他国家的收益率涨幅则是其两倍以上。

这反过来又开始给脆弱的国家带来巨大的内部压力。当法国政府试图通过削减预算来安抚债券投资者时，该国爆发了反抗。英国距离另一次“利兹·特拉斯时刻”仅差一次令人失望的预算案——当时她短暂执政的政府出台了一份反响极其糟糕的 2022 年迷你预算，引发了债券投资者的恐慌并导致利率飙升。在美国，财政部长吹嘘自己是交易员不应押注对抗的“庄家”，但随着投资者抛售美国债券，这让他显得很愚蠢。现在的问题是，在全面恐慌爆发之前，这种情况还能持续多久。

预测利率的走势被证明是非常困难的。针对债券利率的剧烈上涨，人们提出了几种解释，但似乎没有一种能够充分解释目前发生的情况。

拉普利，B8

市场

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体育

冰球 卡萨尔·凯利 (Cathal Kelly) 写道，叶子队毫不犹豫地将压力施加在加文·麦肯纳 (Gavin McKenna) 身上 ■ B15

橄榄球 索菲·德·古德 (Sophie De Goede) 将率领加拿大队与英格兰队进行再次对决 ■ B16

美式足球 传奇的芝加哥熊队球员、教练、名人堂成员迈克·迪特卡 (Mike Ditka) 在 86 岁时去世 B16 CHRIS TANOLIYE / GETTY IMAGES

为玛格丽特公主医院筹款，一次一个目标

John Brezina（后排右起第三位）通过 10 月 3. 在安大略省沃恩举行的年度路面曲棍球赛，为多伦多的玛格丽特公主医院筹集了 $330,000 资金。JOSH NEZON PHOTOGRAPHY

路面曲棍球爱好者兼癌症幸存者为多伦多医院筹集 $330,000 资金

保罗·沃尔迪 (PAUL WALDIE)

共同参与

组织者：John Brezina

筹款目标：已筹集 $330,000 且在持续增长

公益事业：多伦多的玛格丽特公主医院

像许多加拿大孩子一样，John 在家门外的街道上打曲棍球长大。他如此热爱这项运动，以至于在多伦多大学就读期间组织了一个路面曲棍球联赛，并在加入总部位于多伦多的技术公司 Vertafore Canada（他目前仍在该公司就职）后，发起了午餐时间的比赛。

2010, 年， 先生在沿着唐河谷公园路（Don Valley Parkway）开车时，注意到一块广告牌，宣传一场为期一天、三对三的球类曲棍球锦标赛，旨在为玛格丽特公主医院筹集资金。

先生当时并不熟悉这家医院，但他非常喜欢参加大型锦标赛的想法。“从那天起我就被吸引了，”他说。

他迅速组织了一支来自公司的队伍，他们筹集了大约 $27,000. 从那时起，他就一直参加这项锦标赛。

2018, 年， 先生开始出现呼吸问题。他在比赛中无法剧烈奔跑且容易疲劳。参加完锦标赛后，他去看医生，医生将他转诊至玛格丽特公主医院。他被诊断出患有急性髓系白血病，这是一种影响血液和骨髓的罕见癌症。

先生在该医院接受了数月的化疗，并进行了干细胞移植以重建免疫系统。他仍能参加 2019 年的路面曲棍球锦标赛，并于 2020 年重返工作岗位。

现年 59, 岁的 先生已完全康复，他最后一次癌症治疗是在七年前。 “我被认为已经痊愈了，”他说。“我死于白血病的概率与普通人群差不多。”

他参加了上周末的今年锦标赛。多年来，球队的组成有所变化，但 先生始终是核心成员。总计，他已为该医院筹集了 $330,000。

“这已经从一个爱好变成了支持这家卓越医院的热情，”他说。他补充道，如果不是因为路面曲棍球，他的癌症可能需要更长时间才能被诊断出来。“我以前常说‘我为路面曲棍球而活’。现在我说‘我因为路面曲棍球而活’。”

壳牌加拿大同意收购 Equinor 在纽芬兰东海岸 Bay du Nord 石油项目中 30% 的股份

壳牌加拿大（Shell Canada）已同意从挪威能源巨头 Equinor 手中收购拟议中的纽芬兰东海岸 Bay du Nord 石油项目 30% 的股份， 将继续领导这项耗资 $14-billion 的开发项目。

预计将在明年年初决定是否推进这一项目，这将成为加拿大首个深海石油开发项目。

“对于 来说，这是一个战略性项目，拥有高质量的资源基础和创造重大长期价值的潜力，”国际勘探与生产执行副总裁 Philippe Mathieu 在周五的一份新闻稿中表示。

“随着我们继续推进项目以达成最终投资决定，壳牌的加入增强了该项目的实力。”

这一消息出现在英国石油巨头 BP 宣布签署协议将其在 Bay du Nord 37.2% 的权益出售给 约三个月之后。BP 随后表示，此次出售是其简化全球投资组合更大战略的一部分。

壳牌周五表示，Bay du Nord 提供了成熟的资源基础和长期增长潜力。这家总部位于伦敦的能源巨头拥有长期建立的在

在加拿大的长期布局，包括在西海岸的 LNG Canada 天然气出口终端持有 40% 的股份，以及在不列颠哥伦比亚省东北部和阿尔伯塔省持有的页岩气资产、炼油厂和燃料零售网点。

壳牌（Shell）和 Equinor 的新闻稿并未提供有关交易条款的细节，包括购买价格。

Bay du Nord 将位于一个名为弗莱明通道盆地（Flemish Pass Basin）的区域，距离圣约翰斯东海岸约 500 公里，该海域水深可达 1,170 米。它将比全球任何其他海上石油项目距离海岸线更远。

Equinor 预计在开发的第一阶段将开采约 4 亿桶石油。预计将于 2031 年产出首桶原油。

这是过去一周内宣布的第二宗东海岸能源交易。

周日，总部位于卡尔加里的森科能源公司（Suncor）宣布，总部位于英国的 Ithaca Energy PLC 将以 12 亿加元现金购买其在纽芬兰海岸附近 Terra Nova、White Rose 和 West White Rose 开发项目的权益。Ithaca 还同意根据未来的油价支付最高 3.5 亿加元的额外或有付款。 加拿大新闻社（THE CANADIAN PRESS）

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法国成为欧洲债券市场的最新“烂摊子”，总统候选人玛丽娜·勒庞可能会让情况进一步恶化

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当乔治亚·梅洛尼在 2022 年 9 月赢得意大利选举时，意大利债券市场经历了一次轻微的焦虑发作。

意大利作为一个债务沉重且预算赤字巨大的 G7 国家，刚刚选出了一位具有模糊疑欧倾向且没有经济背景的极右翼领导人。意大利债券收益率随之上升。投资者认为，这位新任意大利总理绝不会像她的前任——那位冷静理智的经济学家马里奥·德拉吉那样。

然而，其意大利兄弟党即将开始 2027 年选举竞选的梅洛尼女士却让市场感到意外。尽管她在表面上表现出民粹主义、反移民和民族主义，但她内在的财政务实主义很快便显现出来。

她的计划是：使意大利与欧盟和北约保持一致，任命一位冷静且审慎的财政部长詹卡洛·乔尔杰蒂，减少预算赤字，并且——最重要的是——敬畏债券市场的“神灵”。利兹·特拉斯的惨剧显然令她心有余悸。这位前英国首相实施的缺乏资金支持的减税计划导致英国债券市场崩溃，使其在就职仅 50 天后，于 2022 年 10 月被迫辞职。

虽然自美国和以色列在 2 月 28 日开始轰炸伊朗导致油价飙升以来，意大利债券收益率有所上升，但目前的收益率依然温和。在梅洛尼女士就任总理的那个月，意大利债券与同类德国债券的利差为 2.5 个百分点；而如今，这一差距已缩小至 1.1 个百分点，远低于法国的 1.4 个百分点。

谁能想到意大利债务竟然变得比法国债务风险更低？

作为欧盟第二大经济体，法国已经取代意大利和希腊，成为欧洲大陆债务、赤字和债券的“烂摊子”——而且问题注定会成倍增加，甚至可能感染欧元区的其他地区。还记得 2011-12 年由希腊引发的金融危机期间的“传染”效应吗？当时整个欧洲地图上的借贷成本都在上升。

请看这个数据：根据彭博社的数据，在经历了一场惨烈的主权债券抛售之后，本周法国约 38% 的高等级公司债券交易收益率低于据称安全的同期限法国政府债券。

法国是如何陷入如此困境的？

法国政府热衷于支出。政府上一次实现预算平衡是在 1973 年。自 2019 年以来，法国一直未能达到欧盟 3% 的赤字上限。在过去的三年里，预算赤字一直维持在 5% 或更高。2026 年的预测值为 5.4%。

每一任总理和财政部长削减开支、增加收入以控制赤字的计划都失败了。难怪法国的债务占 GDP 的 120%——在欧元区中仅次于希腊和意大利，排名第三，且仍在上升。

持续的低增长也毫无帮助。周五，法国 10 年期债务的收益率略高于 4.8%，为 2002 年以来的最高水平。最近的峰值接近 5%，对于一个曾与德国一起被视为欧元区稳定之锚的国家来说，这是一个令人震惊的数字。

为了尝试安抚市场，法国总理勒科尔纽（Sébastien Lecornu）建议在明年的预算中削减约 €54 亿的支出并增加税收。只有国防开支免于被削减。但即便预算获得通过，也几乎无法对赤字产生实质性影响，仅能将其维持在 5%。

一项旨在大幅削减赤字的更具野心的计划必然会在议会遭遇强烈抵抗，因为勒科尔纽先生受限于少数派政府。尽管政府拥有无需投票即可强行通过预算的宪法能力——即第 49.3 条“核选项”，但政府仍可能倒台。法国街头充斥着抗议学校资金不足的示威活动，进一步削减公共支出可能会使国家陷入瘫痪。

不可避免的预算冲突可能会令债券投资者感到不安。2027年的法国总统大选亦然。

你可以打赌，在民调中领先的极右翼国民联盟政治人物玛丽娜·勒庞（Emmanuel Macron无法再次参选）正以一种既惊叹又焦虑的心情关注着这场债券危机。如果她想稳妥行事，即便冒着无法实施某些她心心念念的赠款计划的风险，她也应该从梅洛尼女士那里吸取一两课。但她可能不会这么做；她的经济和财政纲领混乱且有时自相矛盾，她的主要竞争对手——极左翼领导人让-吕克·梅朗雄的纲领也是如此。

勒庞女士修复政府财政的计划是不切实际的。她呼吁将国家债务上限设定为 60 per cent of GDP.。实施这样的法律可能会使国家陷入衰退，甚至更糟。与此同时，她还希望降低某些类别的劳动者的退休年龄，并降低能源税。

梅朗雄先生的计划呢？他说他希望通过让欧洲中央银行免除部分法国债券的利息支付，来“烧掉”一大块公共债务。祝他好运。

你可以预见到事情将如何发展。法国债券市场可能会在一段时间内持续动荡。与此同时，在罗马，梅洛尼女士在微笑。在她的民粹主义政府领导下，意大利本应成为新的债务危机典型。结果，现在变成了法国。她正等待着勒庞女士来敲她的门。

9月 29.，反AI抗议者聚集在旧金山堡垒梅森（Fort Mason）的一次OpenAI开发者会议外。HEATHER DIEHL / GETTY IMAGES

当 AI 智能体失控时，谁在法律上承担责任？

法院必须面对一个难题：创建者是否应为技术造成的损害承担责任

亚历山德拉·波萨兹基 (ALEXANDRA POSADZKI) 金融与网络犯罪记者

今年，失控的 AI 智能体（ agents）发起的一系列黑客攻击行为，在技术脱离人类控制并产生非预期行为时，谁应承担责任的问题上制造了一个法律灰色地带。

最近发现，由总部位于旧金山的 ChatGPT 制造商 OpenAI 创建的智能体渗透了多个组织的系统，其中包括 平台 Hugging Face 和澳大利亚政府。

它们还采取了其他出人意料的行为。例如，研究人员发现了大量智能体通过公共网站相互通信的案例，其中包括将多伦多大学用于简化网页链接分享的工具重新利用为留言板。

此外，今年早些时候，试图获取 20 世纪初加拿大离婚记录的 智能体尝试入侵加拿大图书馆和档案馆（Library and Archives Canada）的数据库，不过这些攻击似乎并未成功。

现在，法院被迫应对一个问题： 工具的创建者或用户是否能够或应当为该技术的非预期后果承担责任。在要求协调放缓技术开发以及加强对 系统监管呼声日益高涨的背景下，此类诉讼正在堆积。

一家名为“安全科学与技术法律倡导者”（Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology）的法律非营利组织因 Hugging Face 在旧金山遭受的黑客攻击而起诉 OpenAI，指控该公司的智能体违反了加利福尼亚州的《综合计算机数据访问与欺诈法》，该法禁止未经授权访问计算机。

OpenAI 发言人德鲁·普萨特里（Drew Pusateri）在声明中表示，Hugging Face 事件非常严重，并促使公司采取了一系列行动，但该诉讼“完全没有根据”。

智能体是旨在执行人类指令的半自治实体。它们是工具而非人类，因此不能为其行为承担法律责任，这使得法庭成为确定它们失控时谁应负责的关键战场。

在 8 月份电子商务巨头亚马逊（Amazon）与 初创公司 Perplexity 的一场法律斗争中，一家美国上诉法院维持了“ 智能体是工具”的立场。亚马逊此前主张，Perplexity 的 购物智能体通过访问用户的在线账户违反了联邦计算机黑客法。法院支持了 Perplexity 的观点，认定是人类用户而非代表其工作的 工具访问了购物账户。

Robins Appleby LLP 的合伙人菲利普·霍尔兹沃思（Philip Holdsworth）表示，虽然他同意人工智能技术是一种工具，但“就其复杂程度以及它在执行任务时的自由度而言，它与我们见过的任何工具都不同”。

加拿大的产品责任法规定，企业应对缺陷产品造成的损害承担法律责任。然而，挑战在于， 智能体被发现会以其创建者无法预见的方式行事，这使得主张创建该技术的人类本可以合理地防止负面结果变得更加困难。

“如果你从产品责任的角度考虑，该系统的制造商将是承担责任的自然对象。但接下来的问题是，在具体案例中，你如何评估某人是否应该承担责任？”Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg LLP 网络安全与数据隐私实践合伙人马克斯·贾维（Max Jarvie）说道。

他补充道：“许多关于软件开发和网络安全的典型规则……很难应用，因为这种技术的本质在输出或行为方面是不可预测的。”

多伦多刑事辩护律师索尼娅·希克曼（Sonya Shikhman）表示，要让软件开发人员承担刑事责任，需要证明其具有犯罪意图——例如，证明开发人员知道 AI 有可能自主开始进行黑客攻击，但无视了这些警告。

“检方必须证明存在‘故意视而不见’的情况，即他们收到过警告，了解相关研究，但仍然选择继续推进，并假装对此不知情，”希克曼女士说道。

她表示，如此高的门槛意味着法律案件更有可能在民事法院审理。

除了开发人员可能面临的责任外，部署 AI 工具的人员也可能为该技术的失误负责。

例如，2024 年，不列颠哥伦比亚省民事解决法庭（British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal）命令加拿大航空向一名乘客提供赔偿，因为该航空公司的聊天机器人向其提供了错误的折扣信息。

霍尔兹沃思先生表示，当企业实施各种技术和工具时，“他们就在承担责任风险”。他补充说，如果工具未能按预期运行并给部署该工具的公司造成损害，该公司可能会尝试向技术制造商寻求损害赔偿。

然而，霍尔兹沃思先生指出：“如果你查看这些（AI 公司）的服务条款，尤其是那些大型消费级公司，他们会使用最广泛的措辞来保护自己，基本上就是说：‘你对使用此工具所产生的一切结果（包括其输出内容）负责，而我们将赔偿限额限制在你的订阅费用之内。’”

在目前最受关注的案件之一中，上个月不列颠哥伦比亚省政府在加利福尼亚州对 OpenAI 提起诉讼，起因是不列颠哥伦比亚省坦布勒里奇（Tumbler Ridge）发生的一起导致八人死亡的大规模枪击事件。诉讼指控该公司未能向警方通报 OpenAI 的 ChatGPT 与枪手之间令人担忧的互动。 创始人兼首席执行官萨姆·奥特曼（Sam Altman）已就公司未向当局发出警报一事表示道歉；公司首席战略官杰森·权（Jason Kwon）在 X 平台的一份声明中表示：“我没有一天不思考坦布勒里奇发生的事情，以及这场毁灭性悲剧的受害者及其家属。”

在该枪击事件发生后，不列颠哥伦比亚省总检察长尼基·夏尔马（Niki Sharma）已请求渥太华更新《刑法》，以确保 AI 公司能为其技术引发的犯罪行为承担责任。

一名来自新不伦瑞克省的女性克里斯蒂·卡里尔（Kristie Carrier）也在加利福尼亚州起诉了 ，指称其女儿与 ChatGPT 的对话导致了她的自杀。

针对 的这些案件中的指控尚未在法庭上得到证实。

的普萨特里（Pusateri）先生表示，公司正在审查卡里尔女士的法律文件，并称文件显示相关互动发生在不再可用的早期版本 ChatGPT 上。普萨特里先生表示，虽然 ChatGPT 不能替代心理健康护理，但公司在专家的指导下，加强了在“敏感和紧急”情况下的响应方式。

“这是一个令人心碎的情况，我们的心与所有受影响的人在一起，”普萨特里先生说道。

在缺乏具体立法的情况下，目前提交至法院的案件结果可能会决定那些制造和部署人工智能的人，应对该技术产生的意外后果承担多少责任。

“这将取决于法院如何尝试界定正确的界限，即（AI 公司）必须披露哪些风险，以及证明他们在实验室中进行了相关安全测试以确保不发布可能伤害用户或他人的危险产品的证据标准，”霍尔兹沃思先生说道。

[⚠ 低质量翻译，建议复核] # 初创公司雇佣低薪零工训练机器人从事体力劳动

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记者乔·卡斯托尔多（Joe Castaldo）下载了 Atlas Capture，以亲身体验训练机器人执行人类任务需要做什么。为了通过提交视频开始赚钱，卡斯托尔多先生首先必须通过一项测试：打扫他的客厅。 摄影：JON LAYTNER / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

到本周末，她已经录制了 17 小时的视频，Atlas Capture 为此向她支付了 $50, 折合每小时约 $2.94，以挂钩美元的加密货币形式发放。她说，这笔钱不多，但至少有了一些收入。而且，她没有太多其他选择。

从那时起，奥莫拉拉（Omolara）一直依赖 Atlas Capture 和类似的应用程序在找工作期间赚钱。（奥莫拉拉是化名。《全球邮报》没有公开她或其他用户的真实姓名，因为他们担心会有被这些应用程序封禁的风险。）

Atlas Capture 在其网站上称拥有 100 万名用户，但没有关于该公司由谁运营或总部位于何处的信息。公司记录显示，该公司于去年年底在怀俄明州注册，而网站则称投诉可提交给加拿大隐私专员公署。

不过，在苹果应用商店中有一个线索。直到不久前，版权持有者被列为 Carbon Based Technology Corp.，这是一家以 Mecka AI 名义开展业务的加拿大公司的注册名称。Mecka 由一群刚大学毕业的年轻人创立，已筹集超过 $120-million，其中包括本周早些时候宣布的一轮 $60-million 融资，由美国知名风投公司红杉资本（Sequoia Capital）领投。英伟达公司（Nvidia Corp.）也是其支持者。尽管该公司直到 2025 年才成立，但预计到年底其年收入运行率将达到 $300-million。

Mecka 是这一波公司的成员，它们提供数据以完善通用机器人，使其能在工厂和仓库工作，以及在家庭中吸尘和装洗碗机。在过去的几年里，研究人员发现，第一视角或自我中心视频是作为这些机器人“大脑”的 AI 模型的关键成分。正如聊天机器人背后的语言大模型试图吸收人类所有书面和视觉输出的总和一样，机器人的 模型需要理解我们如何移动以及如何与世界互动。

“我们真正想要做的是从人类的物理智能中学习，”佐 {Georgia Tech} 助理教授兼英伟达研究员徐丹飞（Danfei Xu）表示，他曾与 Mecka 合作。

瓶颈在于数据，而这正是 Mecka 的切入点。该公司拒绝接受采访，它为 和机器人公司等客户收集海量的第一视角视频，并开发了自己的传感器硬件。它绝非唯一一家。还有 Contracted 、Claru 以及命名恰当的 Human Motion Data。Meta Platforms Inc. 去年持有 49-per-cent 股份的 Scale 也在为机器人收集数据，而人形机器人公司 Figure 在 8 月公布了自己的视频采集管线。包括 Atlas Capture 在内的一些机构还与餐厅、清洁公司和技术贸易等企业合作，以捕捉工人在工作时的动作。

这些努力表明，人形机器人不再仅仅局限于科幻小说。宝马集团（BMW Group）等汽车制造商正在工厂车间尝试使用双足、五指的机械人，而特斯拉公司（Tesla Inc.）正准备扩大其 Optimus 人形机器人的生产。总部位于加利福尼亚州且为 Mecka 客户的 1X Technologies 计划在年底前将其售价 $20,000 的家用安卓机器人送入客户家中，不过在必要时将由人类操作员远程控制。

对AI驱动机器人的需求潜力巨大。加拿大皇家银行资本市场（RBC Capital Markets）估计，到2050, 全球人形机器人市场规模可能达到US$9-trillion，早期应用将从仓库和工厂开始，执行那些不需要太多灵巧性的工作。该报告称，家用机器人可能需要20年多才能进入主流市场，部分原因是在不同环境中自主完成如此多任务的能力需要更多时间来完善。

即便这一估计被证明过于乐观，我们仍正趋向于这样一个时代：机器人开始将我们从繁重的家务中解放出来，与我们并肩工作，并且，或许会让其中一些人失业。如果这个未来真的到来，这不仅要归功于机器人实验室里的聪明才智，还要归功于来自低收入国家的大量、不为人知的贡献者——据我所知，其中包括许多菲律宾的母亲。

机器人可以通过观察我们来学习，这个想法由来已久，但实施起来并不容易。教授机器人的一种方法是远程操作。人类操作员控制机器人手臂装置来执行任何数量的工作（例如折叠衬衫），从而产生高质量的训练数据。

但远程操作很快就会变得昂贵且不切实际。“你需要培训人员来操作。你需要购买大量机器人。你需要为这些机器人寻找空间。实际上很难规模化，”加利福尼亚州机器人数据初创公司XDOF的首席执行官菲利普·吴（Philipp Wu）表示。

通过视频学习可以补充远程操作，尽管至少存在一个主要问题：你需要大量——而且是非常大量——的第一视角素材。多年前，公司和实验室开始为AI研究收集视频数据集。例如，Meta在2021, 与十多所大学合作构建了Ego4D，其中包含来自931名贡献者的3,670小时第一视角素材。人们佩戴头戴式摄像头拍摄他们遛狗、与朋友聊天、玩四子棋和读书的场景。作者写道：“这些数据将允许AI从全球的日常生活经验中学习——看到我们所看到的，听到我们所听到的。”

次年，斯坦福大学和Meta的研究人员将Ego4D作为驱动机器人手臂的AI系统的基础，事实证明，该系统在折叠毛巾和关闭抽屉等任务上的成功率高于其他机械装置。进一步的研究进一步巩固了第一视角视频的重要性。今年早些时候，英伟达（Nvidia）使用20,854小时的视频训练了一个AI模型，并发现数据量与性能之间存在明确的关系。

简而言之，用于训练AI模型的第一视角视频越多，机器人的性能就越好。这种被称为“规模法则”（scaling law）的规律，也让研究人员能够更好地预估提高性能所需的成本和数据量。

在概述这些AI模型的构成时，吴先生将其比作一个金字塔。底层是用头戴式摄像头记录的大量第一视角视频，这种视频廉价且丰富，但保真度低。其之上是用于所谓“中期训练”步骤的少量数据。这可以包括来自实验室环境的素材，其中记录了人类和机器人执行相同任务的过程，而人类可以佩戴腕部摄像头、运动传感器和手势追踪手套。最后，公司可以使用远程操作数据针对特定任务进行微调。

今年筹集了US$70-million的XDOF收集各种类型的数据，包括来自位于东南亚的远程操作中心（或称“手臂农场”）的数据。“你可以把它想象成现代的呼叫中心，”吴先生说，“不同于人们坐在隔间里打电话，你是进入隔间控制机器人。”

公司对数据的需求量增长迅速。2024年，总部位于旧金山的初创公司 Physical Intelligence 创建了一个基于超过 10,000 小时数据训练的 AI 模型。今年 8 月，总部位于加利福尼亚州的 Dyna Robotics 推出了一款基于超过 100 万小时第一视角视频训练的模型。吴先生表示，公司目前的目标是 1000 万 小时的视频。如果将其播放出来，这些素材的时长将达到 1,141 年。

最终目标是构建一个能够泛化的模型，这意味着它可以在无需大量新训练材料的情况下，学习新的抓取、操纵和灵巧动作。多伦多大学研究 AI 和机器人技术的助理教授伊戈尔·吉利琴斯基（Igor Gilitschenski）表示：“一旦我们构建出完美的通用机器人，且它拥有类似于人类学习能力的先天学习算法，我们可能就不再需要公司去收集人类数据了。这可能还需要 20 年，但谁知道呢？”

目前，数据仍然是必需品，而智能手机的普及使得像 Mecka 这样的公司能够进行工业规模的数据收集。该公司的创始人背景各异。首席执行官高乔希（Josh Gao）曾在艾维商学院（Ivey School of Business）学习，该大学网站上的一篇 2021 年文章将他描述为一名连续创业者，曾创办过约十几个企业，其中包括一个服装品牌。当时，他与 Mecka 的另一位联合创始人程茂根（Mogen Cheng）共同创办了一家为餐厅提供数字化解决方案的新公司。据《财富》（Fortune）杂志报道，英属哥伦比亚大学毕业生 Jason Chong 创办了一家加密货币支付公司并将其出售给了 Coinbase，而 Duy Nguyen 则是一名通过倒卖球鞋赚了数百万加元的“球鞋头”。

在 6 月发布的一段视频中，高先生解释说，公司的名字源于“mecha”（机甲）一词，这是一个科幻概念，指人类驾驶巨大的机器人。“其核心理念是将技术作为人类的延伸，使人们的能力大大增强，”他说。

目前，是我们人类在让机器人变得强大，而我想尽我的一份力。

今年初夏，我下载了 Atlas Capture。我买了一个头带，在等待快递送达期间在网上四处浏览。很快，我看到一段有人为该平台录制的视频。视频中的人身处一家杂货店，小心翼翼地从货架上取下茶叶盒，并将它们在购物车中排好。他们的手臂笔直地伸出，动作僵硬，就像——没错，像个机器人。这是一个人类在模仿机器人，以便教会机器人如何像人类一样行动。

这并非某种讽刺的恶作剧，而更多是一种必然。Atlas Capture 要求录制者的双手必须保持可见，否则视频可能会被拒绝，录制者将无法获得该片段的报酬。

应用程序上的指南告知我，应该在光线充足的区域拍摄，要走动，且绝不能坐下。此外，画面中不能出现其他人。为了开始赚钱，我必须通过一项清理客厅的测试。因此，当我的头带寄到时，我将其系好，并将 iPhone 调整到正确的角度。我收拾了乐高积木，用吸尘器清理了地毯，但完全不知道我的双手是否可见。

经审核，双手不可见。在第二次尝试时，我像个腰伤患者一样小心地移动，盯着自己的双手，以便头部能随身体一起转动。我的动作一点也不自然，尽管在上传视频前，我必须勾选一个方框，证明我当然是在自然地活动。

视频获得批准后，应用程序中解锁了一系列任务。我可以制作三明治、使用搅拌机、更换床单、洗车、清空垃圾桶等等。随后，出现了一项在“养老院”做志愿者的任务。指南规定我必须先征得工作人员的同意——然后我才笨拙地走进一家退休设施，僵硬地分发食物，或与那些对这个头上顶着摄像机的陌生人感到困惑的老人们打牌——同时还要尽量避免拍到他们的面孔或药物标签，以免侵犯任何人的隐私。

相反，我开始摆餐具。那时 Atlas Capture 已经更新了应用程序，当画面中检测不到手时会发出哔哔声。每当我的手机发出鸣叫，我就会随机地挥动手臂，希望能让它安静下来。我还必须录制 15 分钟，对于摆餐具来说，这是一个很长的时间。我放慢了速度，将盘子一个接一个地叠起来，随意地撒上餐具，直到我创造出一个关于餐桌的 AI 幻觉。头带很快在我的前额留下了一道红肿的印记，但至少我的视频在一天左右后获得了批准。

当然，我只是兼职。这项业务的支柱是来自低收入国家（如菲律宾、印度尼西亚和越南）的人们，他们出于经济压力而从事这项工作。在浏览贡献者的 Facebook 群组时，我注意到大多数成员是女性，她们的个人资料中经常有孩子的照片——考虑到典型的家务分工，这完全在预料之中。

一名住在马尼拉北部的 46 岁女性在 TikTok 上看到了推广 Atlas Capture 的视频。她对 AI 有一些疑问（她说，菲律宾的一些人认为 AI 取代了该国呼叫中心行业的工作），但这似乎是在她分销健康产品工作之外赚外快的一种灵活方式。自从注册以来，她录制了自己清洁、整理和在室外扫地的视频；当路人询问她头上的 iPhone 时，她会推荐这个应用。她的时薪大约为 2.40 加元，她觉得这个价格可以更高，但她并不打算停止。

我交流的另一位女性是一名 30 岁的三个孩子的母亲，在菲律宾担任随叫随到的高尔夫球童。她每天录制大约两到三个小时，通常是烹饪或洗碗，同时确保她的孩子不会跑进画面。不过，她发现头顶着 iPhone 的重量连续站立数小时对背部造成了很大压力，因此决定暂停一段时间。被拒绝的素材数量也令人沮丧；她在 Facebook 消息中写道，她一周录制的 10 小时视频中，可能全部获得报酬，也可能只有五六个小时获得报酬。但当我几周后跟进时，她已经重新开始录制了。

住在菲律宾的 35 岁男子 Ariel Genita 表示，他的许多录像都被拒绝了，原因包括没有描绘“有意义的工作”。他在一封电子邮件中写道，当他花费时间录制的视频未获批准时，他感到“精疲力竭”，但“规则就是规则”。到目前为止，他录制的约 71 小时获批素材共赚了 203 加元，折合时薪 2.86 加元。他以及我交流的其他录制者表示，付款有时会延迟。尽管如此，他似乎对能拿到钱感到满足，即使他认为这个费率并不完全公平。事实上，他在该平台上已经达到了上限。Atlas Capture 出于未说明的原因，将用户的素材限制在 50 小时以内。

Atlas Capture 与录制者之间还达成过更正式的协议。在巴厘岛的 29 岁女性 Tamara Sarastiti 为该公司工作了四个月。每天，她会前往当地的一栋别墅，戴上 iPhone 和腕部摄像头，进行折衣服、擦鞋、削黄瓜等许多家务工作，每天长达八小时。她在一名主管的领导下工作，该主管负责监督别墅内的其他 10 名左右的录制者，她的时薪为 4.50 加元。“我当时没有工作，所以这作为副业收入很不错，”她说。

为了让视频更适合 AI 训练，它们需要配以文字描述。Atlas Capture 为标注员维护了一个平台，其中大多数人似乎位于尼日利亚和肯尼亚，他们为每个视频的每个片段中的每个动作编写简短描述，将语言与动作相结合。

詹姆斯·约瑟夫（James Joseph）是阿布贾一名 28 岁的青年，他在几个月前注册了该平台。他每天从手机维修店下班回家后，会在晚上登录 Atlas Capture，有时标注视频直到深夜，并在早晨上班前再次开始工作。每标注一个片段，他最高可赚 50 美分，而一个片段的长度最高可达两分钟。这项工作涉及一些令人烦恼的判断，例如一个动作何时结束，另一个动作何时开始。举例来说，在哪个帧画面中，一个人是从仅仅拿着一包热狗变成了开始拆包装？

标注员必须遵守 Atlas Capture 的指南，约瑟夫先生表示这些指南经常变动，否则他们会受到处罚。曾几何时，标注员必须在不同片段之间保持名词和动词的一致性。如果在某个片段中将某个物体描述为“纸板箱”，那么在下一个片段中就不能简单地说“箱子”。随后，公司又撤销了这项规定。标注员还必须决定描述的泛化程度或具体程度。那把刀应该被描述为在切西葫芦？还是在切片？还是在剁碎？约瑟夫先生表示，平台每周会开设在线课程，部分原因是指南似乎总在演变。

每位标注员都有一个质量评分，错误会损害其评级。如果评分低于 70%，他们的工作将无法获得报酬。“你就是在免费工作，”约瑟夫先生说。这似乎是 Atlas Capture 在今年早些时候做出的一项调整。根据《全球邮报》获得的一张截图，该公司在一个标注员的 Discord 服务器中写道：“目前，评分低于 $70\%$ 的工作将不予补偿。一旦您的准确率回升至 $70\%$ ，将立即恢复全额支付。”

该系统迫使标注员在两者之间权衡。由于他们不是按小时计费，如果想赚更多钱，数量就是关键。但速度会带来出错的风险。

当我与另一位标注员（一名肯尼亚男子）交谈时，他告诉我他正在等待一个简单的任务，以免让自己的评分面临风险。他给我发了一段大约 1 分 40 秒长的视频，标注该视频的报酬为 US\$0.46。在片段中，有人坐在桌边，周围堆满了棉签，在将它们装入一个小塑料袋之前，有条不紊地清点。他认为，记录每一个动作——右手拿起棉签，转移到左手，放在桌上——并不值得。因此，他等待更简单直接的任务，比如洗窗户的视频，因为这类视频涉及的步骤较少。

一名在尼日利亚的 37 岁男子虽然有工作，但注册了 Atlas Capture 以帮他支付账单，他表示，除非是机器人，否则一个人一小时内不可能标注超过两个视频。他所在地区的电力和网络连接不稳定，导致难以长时间工作，更不用说连续数小时保持专注的挑战了。他一天最高赚到 US\$6。他觉得这种机制不公平，并在今年早些时候停止了在 Atlas Capture 上的工作。

与此同时，一名尼日利亚女性告诉我，她在该平台上工作了数月，且没有其他收入来源。她说，尝试追踪视频中的所有动作，同时深知错误会损害评级，这让她感到压力巨大。

有些标注员的工作速度比其他人快。一名尼日利亚大学生告诉我，他大约能在七分钟内标注一段一分钟长的视频，并表示这份工作在他上学期间有助于增加收入。他说，薪水可以更高一些，但这是给那些没有其他选择的人的工作。

Atlas Capture 没有回复电子邮件。Mecka

由日本机器人公司 Ugo 开发的一台安卓机器人 9 月在物理 AI 峰会上进行拧螺丝演示。在过去几年中，研究人员发现，第一视角或“自我中心”视频是作为机器人大脑的 AI 模型的一种关键成分。MANAMI YAMADA / 路透社

一台人形机器人正在 8 月于北京举行的 2026 年世界机器人大会上，在模拟仓库环境中演示堆叠箱子。仓库和工厂很可能成为引领 AI 驱动的通用人形机器人广泛部署的试验场。KEVIN FRAYER / GETTY IMAGES

尽管在几个月内多次请求，该公司并未安排任何创始人接受采访。该公司也没有回答一份详细的问题清单，其中包括关于其与 Atlas Capture 关系的问题。

一名发言人在电子邮件中写道：“Mecka 的目标是帮助 AI 了解物理世界。我们与许多国家的个人和企业合作，他们支持这项工作并可以通过此赚取额外收入，该收入平均约为当地最低工资的 2-5 倍。贡献者将获得所有经批准工作的报酬，付款按定期计划进行，任何对付款有疑问的人都可以直接联系支持人员。”（该发言人拒绝提供姓名。）

然而，这份零工工作可能并不稳定。8 月，Atlas Capture 停止了标注工作。相反，标注员被要求验证现有标签并纠正错误。每段时长几秒钟的剪辑报酬为 0.0067 美元。根据 Discord 的截图，该公司设定的目标是人们每天验证 1,640 个片段且准确率达到 100%。出现一个错误就会被记录一次违规（strike）。根据发布在 Discord 上的一条消息，“如果你有 5 次违规，请不要继续在‘人类验证员’（Human Verifier）岗位上工作，你将不会获得报酬”。

但即使是这次转变也没有持续多久。不久之后，Atlas Capture 暂停了该项目。

当我与 Atlas Capture 的录制员和标注员交谈时，有些人会询问我是否知道其他可以赚钱的平台。

一款名为 Human Motion Data Recorder 的录制应用正受到关注，该应用由 Vivek Viswanathan 运营。他住在康涅狄格州，此前从事金融工作，在与一家急需 50,000 小时第一视角视频的机器人公司交谈后，于 3 月成立了该公司。他在 4 月推出了该应用，到仲夏时分，已从 3,900 名贡献者那里收集了 38,000 小时的家务视频。

该公司在菲律宾拥有庞大的用户群，每小时经批准的素材支付 3 美元。他解释说，菲律宾的情况是，人们足够富裕到能拥有高质量的智能手机，但又不是太富裕。

他说：“那里还没富到如果有人说‘我付给你 3 美元录制你做家务’，他们会说‘我不想做这个’的程度。”

菲律宾的房屋与西方的房屋也足够相似，使得这些视频能够成为家用机器人的合适训练材料。

他继续说道：“如果你看我们来自肯尼亚和尼日利亚的视频，我想知道机器人公司在看到这些时是否会觉得，这差距实在太大了。”

我询问，在利益可能需要很长时间才能传播到发展中国家的情况下，支付给低收入人群几美元来训练将为富裕家庭清理房屋的机器人，这是否令人不安。Viswanathan 先生并不这么认为。他说：“他们获得的报酬比其他方式能拿到的要高。”他继续说道，技术只会变得越来越便宜，因此菲律宾的家庭总有一天会拥有自己的机器人。“他们能告诉孩子，‘嘿，那个机器人是我训练的’。”

其他公司正在将采集范围从家务扩展到商业场景。例如，Claru 除了采集家庭视频外，还与企业合作记录工人的第一视角（egocentric）视频。该平台是总部位于加利福尼亚州的 AI 公司 Reka 的数据采集部门，Reka 已于 6 月与加拿大 AI 视频初创公司 Moonvalley 合并。Claru 的多伦多总经理约翰·托马斯（John Thomas）表示，Claru 是从 Moonvalley 的数据运营部门发展而来的。托马斯同时也是 Moonvalley 的联合创始人，他表示：“我们意识到这项功能具有极高价值，于是思考其他实验室和公司是否也有使用这些服务的需求？”

Claru 与木工、咖啡师、餐厅员工等群体开展合作。该公司称，这类视频对机器人模型非常有用，因为它们描绘了日常工作的混乱状态，包括杂乱的空间、安全隐患和时间限制，而这些在实验室环境下是无法捕捉到的。

其网站包含一个计算器，方便企业粗略估算可赚取的收益。在亚洲或非洲，一家熟练技工团队若有五名工人每周记录 8 小时，每月最高可获得 6,000 加元；而餐厅、零售商和清洁工最高可赚取 3,400 加元。托马斯表示，收入通常会与进行记录的员工分享。

参与其中的企业通常位于亚洲、非洲和南美洲，部分原因是这些地区的监管环境与北美和欧洲不同。他表示：“如果你去印度并与当地的一家快餐店合作，那里的监管较少。单位经济成本要低得多，因此数据也便宜得多。”

托马斯无法为我引荐任何商业合作伙伴，他称这些合作伙伴对于公开表态持谨慎态度。毕竟，工人似乎是在领取报酬来训练未来可能会取代他们的机器人。托马斯说：“这绝对是人们担心的问题。”但他补充道，机器人技术将导致工作性质发生变化。“如果这东西取代了翻肉饼的工作，你将转而管理那些翻肉饼的机器人。”

通用机器人将如何影响就业仍极不确定。但如今对第一视角数据的采集，迫使我们重新思考自身行为的价值。

我们的双手是机器人公司试图复制的器官，其结构极其复杂，拥有约 17,000 个密集分布的机械感受器，赋予了指尖高度敏锐的触觉。希腊哲学家曾对此展开争论。阿那克萨哥拉认为，人类比动物更聪明是因为我们拥有双手；而亚里士多德则持相反观点，认为自然界赋予我们双手是因为我们拥有卓越的智能。

英国哲学家雷蒙德·塔利斯（Raymond Tallis）在探讨手与人性本身之间的联系时写道，手包含了沟通的起源（我们在说话之前就能指认），而感知、触摸和抓握的能力帮助我们发展出了主体意识和自我意识。

现在，手也成了一种商品，但其方式是我们许多人此前从未考虑过的。

对于熟练劳动力而言，通常重要的是最终产品。框架木工搭建房屋的骨架，泥瓦匠铺设砖块。而现在具有价值的是肢体动作本身——一个人如何挥动锤子，如何握住手柄，以及所有源自多年经验的动作。

“他们身体的物理表达是其知识产权的重要组成部分，”多伦多 AI 风险工作室 Axl 的联合创始人丹尼尔·威格多（Daniel Wigdor）说道。他认为工会错过了一个巨大的机会。事实上，他曾试图说服一些工会为工人配备摄像头以记录其动作——但目的不是将其出售给机器人公司。相反，他向工会建议与 Axl 合作创办一家初创公司，构建自己的 AI 模型，并确保工会成员持有股权。

这些对话并未取得成功。他说，工会似乎执意于阻碍机器人技术的发展以保护就业。当然，如果一个工会将自己的成员变成一项旨在制造可能取代他们的机器人的计划的参与者，其公众形象将非常糟糕。“我理解这种心态，但这太短视了，”威格多先生说道。

他继续说道，机器人短期内不会大规模涌入工作现场，而且即便那样，他也不认为这预示着一场劳动力末日。相反，工作会随着时间的推移而改变——未来的木匠将管理机器人学徒——而工会可以帮助定义这种关系。

如果他错了，至少工人们可以在一家带来经济革命的公司中拥有股份。“我正在山顶大喊：‘我会带来资金，我们将把所有这些财富交给你们，’”他说，“我在说这话时意识到，我听起来可能简直就像克里斯托弗·哥伦布。”

当你意识到公司已经在收集这些数据以制造更好的机器人时，这个提议可能会显得更合理。为了喂养人工智能而提取所有属于人类的特质或许是不可避免的。剩下的问题是如何确保这些战利品不会仅流向少数几家挖掘人类经验的公司。

在尼日利亚，奥莫拉拉开始使用另一个录制应用程序，并对其极其详尽的指南感到惊讶，甚至具体到了她必须使用哪种海绵进行清洁。该应用程序的指南并不认为她的扫帚是扫帚。她解释说，尼日利亚的扫帚看起来不像西方的扫帚。它们短得多，可以用捆绑在一起的棕榈叶硬刺制成，一端作为手柄。

她的计划是坚持拍摄烹饪视频，在削皮和切片时进行录制，因为目前这些工作只有人类的手才能完成。

罗杰斯：过去五年公司股价下跌超过 28%

罗杰斯通信（Rogers Communications）首席执行官托尼·斯塔菲里（Tony Staffieri）周四站在多伦多枫叶体育与娱乐公司（Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment）办公室外。斯塔菲里先生认为，过去几年的支出与其说是转型，不如说是罗杰斯多年来一直致力于实现的愿景之达成。COLE BURSTON / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

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“加拿大人，”他说。

2021年，罗杰斯宣布以 200 亿加元收购肖通信（Shaw Communications）。随后，该公司以 47 亿加元买断了贝尔加拿大（Bell Canada）母公司 BCE Inc. 持有的 MLSE 股份，并就加拿大 NHL 广播权签署了一项价值 110 亿加元的续约协议。

过去五年，罗杰斯的股价（截至周五收盘价为 42.46 加元）下跌超过 28%。由于该行业面临诸多不利因素，其他电信股同样遭受损失。

罗杰斯面临的一个担忧是，其体育业务的收入能否转化为实质性的现金流。另一个担忧则是罗杰斯巨额的长期债务——根据最新报告为 400 亿加元——以及如果公司无法通过出售少数股权令信用评级机构满意，其信用评级可能会被下调至垃圾级。

在完成 MLSE 最终收购几天后的一次采访中，罗杰斯首席执行官托尼·斯塔菲里表示乐观。

在谈到合并后的体育资产时，他说：“我们认为这将成为一个游戏规则改变者，并成为我们在加拿大市场中真正的价值区分点。”

“我们的工作是执行我们的战略和愿景，”斯塔菲里先生说。至于投资者的回报：“这将由市场来决定。”

斯塔菲里先生认为，过去几年的支出与其说是转型，不如说是罗杰斯多年来一直致力于实现的愿景之达成。“长期以来，我们一直是体育和娱乐行业的参与者和所有者，”他说。“我们从 21 世纪初就开始拥有蓝鸟队（Jays）。Sportsnet 则创建于 90 年代。”

随着罗杰斯完成对 MLSE 的最终收购，该公司表示计划进行全面审查，并为罗杰斯体育（Rogers Sports）构建最佳运营模式。

但首先，罗杰斯必须出售少数股权并利用所得资金偿还债务。该公司表示，其认为该业务价值超过 250 亿加元，并计划向竞购者提供最高 30% 的股份。许多关键因素取决于公司能否成功执行有利的股权出售：即公司的投资级信用评级。

罗杰斯的高级无担保债务被三大主要评级机构评为仅比非投资级高一个等级。目前，该公司近期的一些次级债务已被评为投机级。

如果多家信用评级机构下调罗杰斯的评级，其借贷成本可能会增加，融资选择可能会减少，在目前全球利率上升的情况下，这将是一个更大的挑战。

9 月下旬，标准普尔（S&P）警告称，如果该公司未能将其杠杆率降低至标准普尔全球评级调整后的“债务与息税折旧摊销前利润（EBITDA）比率” 4 倍以下，或者在降低杠杆之前追求其他投资，该公司明年的债务评级可能会被下调。标准普尔预计罗杰斯在 2026 年底的比率将为 4.6。

罗杰斯的高管们有信心能够通过出售少数股权和其他措施达成这些目标，包括承诺将今年的资本支出降低 30%，以及将罗杰斯银行（Rogers Bank）资产证券化的计划。

斯塔菲里先生表示，他预计罗杰斯在未来 12 个月内将使债务与 EBITDA 的杠杆率达到 3 到 3.5 倍之间，并倾向于“处于该区间的低端”。

“我们感觉非常好，非常乐观，并且对实现这一目标充满信心，”他说。

许多贝街（Bay Street）分析师一致认为，该公司将通过此次出售筹集足够的资金以减轻债务，部分分析师估计，考虑到这些资产的稀缺性、体育队伍估值的上涨以及罗杰斯（Rogers）持有的利润丰厚的体育版权，所得资金可能高达 $7.5-billion。

分析师指出，一系列体育队伍的成交价格远超预期，并暗示罗杰斯的资产同样可能从数量日益增加、渴望获取资产的全球亿万富翁和私募股权基金手中获得溢价。

此次出售还可能推动该公司股价上涨。

道明证券（TD Securities）分析师文斯·瓦伦蒂尼（Vince Valentini）在 10 月份给投资者的一份报告中表示：“罗杰斯目前的股价是否充分体现了其体育资产的价值？在我们看来，答案是坚决的‘没有’。”

罗杰斯（Rogers）的高级无担保债务被三大评级机构评级为仅比非投资级高出一个档次。

瓦伦蒂尼先生认为，罗杰斯的企业价值中存在 $7.5-billion 的潜在隐藏价值，尚未反映在当前的股价中——据他计算，这相当于每股约 $13。

Cormark ATB 分析师大卫·麦克法根（David McFadgen）同意该股票目前被“严重定价错误”。他给该股设定的目标价为 $74。

然而，其他人则表达了保留意见。

Veritas Investment Research 分析师利亚姆·加拉格尔（Liam Gallagher）表示，他认为罗杰斯将能够筹集到偿还债务所需的资金，但指出任何潜在买家都知道罗杰斯必须出售其体育资产组合的一部分。“我认为这不会让他们在谈判桌上拥有最佳的议价筹码，”他说。

这种情况凸显了一种权衡：罗杰斯通过大量借贷购买增长资产，但现在必须出售这些资产的股份以偿还债务，在这个过程中放弃了部分未来的收益。

一些投资者则关注体育业务的基本面，而非其转售价值。

“我们担心的不是资产质量，而是现金流状况，”多伦多投资管理公司 Newhaven Asset Management Inc. 的投资组合经理丽贝卡·特尔彻（Rebecca Teltscher）表示。

她说，在扣除各项费用后，合并后的体育资产“无法产生显著的自由现金流”，这意味着投资逻辑取决于罗杰斯未来通过出售资产少数股权将该价值转化为现金的能力。

“作为保守的、关注收益的投资者，我们更倾向于那些回报由当前现金生成支撑的投资，而不是依赖于资产价值的未来增值，我们认为后者本质上具有更强的不确定性，”特尔彻女士说。

当被问及这些现金流生成问题时，斯塔菲里（Staffieri）先生表示，体育和娱乐产业资产的估值模型与投资者在评估电信公司时所习惯的模型不同。他说，必须将体育队的估值考虑在内。

他说，整合体育资产还将使罗杰斯能够在竞争对手中脱颖而出。

对于加拿大电信公司而言，寻找新的增长途径在近年来变得更加重要，因为联邦移民政策实际上关闭了进入加拿大的潜在新客户之门，且无线通信价格有所下降，尤其是在魁北克公司（Quebecor Inc.）作为罗杰斯收购 Shaw 交易的一部分而收购 Freedom Mobile 之后。

近年来，面对电信增长缓慢的局面，加拿大最大的三家电信公司——罗杰斯、贝尔（Bell）和 Telus Corp.——在领域投入了数十亿资金，其中 Telus 和贝尔都在人工智能数据中心上投入，而贝尔则向美国扩张。

与此同时，罗杰斯对现场体育赛事的关注反映了传统媒体业务的现状。康考迪亚大学经济学高级讲师莫谢·兰德（Moshe Lander）表示：“如今广告商只愿意为现场节目付费。”他说，罗杰斯的资产“将使他们能够收取最高价格”。

该公司的体育战略是投资于高增长机会，同时提高其核心业务效率的一项努力。

其中一个结果是一系列裁员行动，通过裁员和自愿离职方案显著减少了员工人数。

公司披露的数据显示，在合并完成的 2023, 年，有 3,000 多名罗杰斯或前 Shaw 员工被裁员或离开公司。其员工人数在 2024. 年进一步减少了 2,000 人。虽然罗杰斯报告去年增加了 1,000 名员工，但这一增长反映了在罗杰斯成为多数股东并开始将其纳入财务报告后，增加了约 3,000 名 MLSE 员工。

与此同时，根据联合钢铁工人（United Steelworkers）第 1944 分会的首席组织者科里·曼德里克（Corey Mandryk）的说法，罗杰斯（Rogers）已将部分内部职位替换为合同制岗位。他表示，这在一些非工会员工中引发了对工作保障的担忧，这些员工在与他联系时表示，他们“越来越担心自己的部门或职位将是下一个（被替换的对象）”。

在被问及劳动力缩减问题时，斯塔菲里（Staffieri）先生表示，公司始终致力于在“继续降低价格的同时提供更多服务”。

他补充说，公司的 Sportsnet 和演唱会业务产生了“大量现金”。他说：“投资者此前未能获知这方面的细节。我们的愿景是在披露中透明地展示这些业务各自的经营情况。”

Veritas 的加拉格尔（Gallagher）先生表示，考虑到体育业务——即使包括 MLSE 的全部业务——在公司整体 EBITDA（税息折旧及摊销前利润）中所占比例较小，市场在改变对该公司股票的估值方式时可能会有所犹豫。

2025 年，罗杰斯体育与媒体部门（包括 7 月起 MLSE 的业绩）报告的调整后 EBITDA 为 $241-million，利润率为 7.3%。罗杰斯整体产生的调整后 EBITDA 为 $9.8-billion，利润率为 45.2%。

他说：“我们在一个竞争非常激烈的环境中运营，因此我们不断寻找尽可能高效地将产品和服务提供给客户的方法”，包括“尽快”引入 AI 工具。

不过，加拉格尔先生表示，持有这些资产可以让罗杰斯在未来拥有更多选择，例如削减持股以偿还债务、支付特别股息或回购股票。

“这笔交易会对罗杰斯股东产生增值作用吗？我比较怀疑。我会说它更倾向于价值中性，”他说。

对于罗杰斯而言，建立一个垂直整合的体育和娱乐帝国，有助于支撑其电信业务端的增长和客户留存，这种理念在公司内部被称为“一个罗杰斯（one Rogers）”。

正如斯塔菲里先生所描述的，这一战略建立在“整体价值高于各部分单独价值”的理念之上。

他举了一个最近的成功案例：罗杰斯的客户可以优先获得后街男孩（Backstreet Boys）演唱会的门票，公司之所以能提供这项服务，是因为它拥有该演出场馆。

拥有更多的接触点将帮助公司了解消费者，并利用客户数据“使我们的客户受益，并使加（拿大）——

另一个近期出现一些变化的领域是公司的传统媒体资产。

罗杰斯表示，其传统媒体资产仍将是其计划的重要组成部分，并将与包含体育资产的新业务部门合并。

但在广告市场低迷的情况下，罗杰斯削减了一些广播电台，公司称这些电台的受众和收入呈下降趋势。

7 月 7 日，即宣布收购基尔默（Kilmer）在 MLSE 持股的次日，罗杰斯关闭了四个市场的六个电台，其中两个是体育广播频道——温哥华的 Sportsnet 650 和卡尔加里的 Sportsnet 960——并表示将裁员 230 人。（时间上的巧合是因为基尔默交易的达成早于预期）。

受影响的电台包括温哥华的 CityNews 1130（记者雷纳尔多·苏亚雷斯 Raynaldo Suarez 在此工作了五年）以及卡尔加里的 660News（苏亚雷斯先生职业生涯的起点）。

“那天我正在报道温哥华承办的最后一场国际足联世界杯比赛，”苏亚雷斯先生说。然而，当他那天早上调到自己的电台时，“播出频率是死的。只有静电噪音。”

不久之后，他参加了一个虚拟会议，得知他的电台已被关闭。“人们都沉默了，”他说，“之后我们全部去吃了早餐。因为除此之外你还能做什么呢？”

Staffieri 先生表示，公司将继续将资源和人员转移到业务扩张的领域。

“总的来说，我们依然是一家成长中的公司，并且在为我们的员工寻找机会，”他说道。

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从左至右，Pembina Pipeline Corp. 首席执行官 Scott Burrows、阿尔伯塔省省长 Danielle Smith 和总理 Mark Carney 在 10 月 1 日于阿尔伯塔省麦克默里堡举行的一场活动上鼓掌。GREG HALINDA / THE CANADIAN PRESS

77% 的受访者表示，他们认为这些项目将获得积极的决定

LAUREN KRUGEL

投资公司 ATB Cormark 本周发布的一项调查显示，超过四分之三的油田从业者和投资者坚信，通往不列颠哥伦比亚省的 Pacific Link 管道和 Pathways 碳存储项目最终将会实施。

报告称：“虽然这些项目被认为极有可能建成，但关于建设时机的看法则不那么统一。”

该公司在 9 月 14 日至 9 月 28 日期间，对 22 家能源服务公司、27 家勘探与生产公司以及 42 家机构投资者进行了民意调查。

就在此几天后，由阿尔伯塔省政府提议的日运量百万桶的 Pacific Link 管道被认定为去年通过的联邦立法下的首个国家利益项目，从而为快速审查铺平了道路。

根据渥太华与阿尔伯塔省去年签署的一项能源协议，该管道的建设取决于 Pathways 项目的建成以抵消排放。两市政府与行业参与者预计将在下个月就 Pathways 达成一项正式协议，该项目将把来自各油砂作业场所的二氧化碳通过管道输送到阿尔伯塔省冷湖（Cold Lake）附近的一个地下存储中心。

77% 的受访者表示，他们认为这些项目将获得积极的投资决定。

但 53% 的受访者认为建设将于 2028 年或更晚开始，24% 的受访者认为这将发生在明年。阿尔伯塔省设定的管道开工目标日期为 1, 2027, 9 月；而 Pathways 背后的五家油砂公司尚未制定此类时间表。

Pacific Link 的国家利益认定在周四遭遇了首次法律挑战。

冷湖第一民族（Cold Lake First Nations）的律师已向联邦法院提交了司法审查申请，主张应撤销该认定，并要求法院宣布加拿大有义务就该管道与该社区进行磋商。法院文件中还提到，如果该管道的国家利益认定维持不变，则意味着渥太华在未与冷湖社区进行实质性磋商的情况下，就预先批准了 Pathways 项目。

ATB Cormark 的调查表明，就加拿大能源行业的长期竞争力而言，业界对脱碳项目独立产生的效益持怀疑态度。

在对该问题表达观点的受访者中（4% 表示不确定或没有意见），26% 的人认为此类项目将是有益的，而 48% 的人认为它们将是有害的。

公司还被问及对当前加拿大联邦政府扩大能源产业方式的看法。ATB Cormark 表示：“结果显示出广泛的乐观情绪，89% 的受访者对联邦政府的方式感到鼓舞，仅 8% 表示失望，而 2% 认为‘现在判断还太早’。”

CIBC World Markets 的一份第三季度收益预览报告称，Pacific Link 的进展是该期间内该行业最重要的发展之一。

除了国家利益认定外，该银行的分析师还指出了目前提交议会的旨在简化项目审批的立法。渥太华最近还宣布了一项税收激励措施，允许公司立即扣除大部分投资。

“虽然具有建设性，但我们认为在生产商实质性加速其增长计划之前，仍需要额外的政策支持，”加拿大帝国商业银行（CIBC）的分析师写道。除了希望 Pathways 项目能有进一步的明确进展外，油砂生产商还在等待阿尔伯塔省关于旨在提高产量的特许权使用费激励计划的细节。

报告称：“重要的是，资本配置的优先级并没有发生根本性变化。在各管理团队中，股东回报和资产负债表的稳健性仍然是自由现金流的主要用途。然而，与季度初相比，围绕产量增长、棕地扩张、项目就绪情况以及未来出口需求的讨论明显变得更加频繁。”

加拿大新闻社（THE CANADIAN PRESS）

COUCHE-TARD 收购 IRVING OIL 在魁北克省和安大略省的燃料零售站点

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 宣布了一项协议，将从 Irving Oil 手中收购位于魁北克省和安大略省的数十个零售站点。

此次收购包括位于魁北克省的 50 个站点，这些站点此前已由 - 根据与总部位于新不伦瑞克省的 Irving 公司的联盟协议进行运营，此外还包括位于安大略省东部的两个站点。

总部位于魁北克省拉瓦尔（Laval）的 - 还在收购 18 个服务于卡车司机等商业客户的自助加油站（cardlock sites）。其中 16 个站点与零售店位于同一地点。

此外，该协议还涵盖了 - 在魁北克省拥有并运营的 71 个零售站点的燃料供应。

• 运营高级副总裁 Stéphane Trudel 在一份新闻稿中表示：“这项协议建立在我们与 Irving Oil 的长期关系以及我们运营这些站点的经验之上。”

“这些是我们非常熟悉的市场和客户。此次交易将支持我们继续投资于为客户提供的日常便利体验。”

• 在新闻稿中未透露支付这些资产的金额。

公司表示，该交易需满足惯例成交条件和监管批准，包括根据《竞争法》进行的审批。

此次交易发生在 Irving 任命欧洲能源高管 Alfred Stern 为下一任总裁兼首席执行官几周之后。Stern 先生将于 11 月 1 日就任最高职务，接替在职 32 年后退休的 Jeff Matthews。

Stern 先生最近担任奥地利石油天然气集团 OMV AG 的董事长兼首席执行官。

这家总部位于新不伦瑞克省圣约翰（Saint John）的公司决定引入外部人士担任领导职务，是在经历了为期 18 个月的战略审查之后做出的，该审查于 2025 年 1 月结束。

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MTY Food 结束战略审查，未达成出售协议

餐厅特许经营商预计将重新聚焦其特许经营模式，并可能剥离其 80 个品牌中的部分品牌

TARA DESCHAMPS

MTY Food Group Inc. 已结束一项战略审查，但未为这家餐厅特许经营商找到买家。不过该公司表示，它正处于一条重塑业务的新路径上，并可能会剥离其 80 个品牌中的部分品牌。

这家总部位于蒙特利尔的公司旗下拥有包括 Thai Express、Manchu Wok 和 Mr. Sub 在内的连锁店。该公司周五宣布结束一项始于 11 月的审查，当时由于价格上涨、行业竞争以及整体经济波动，其股价面临压力。

尽管该公司在旨在提升股东价值的过程中对出售自身持开放态度，但首席执行官埃里克·勒费弗尔（Eric Lefebvre）表示，董事会最终决定不接受买家。

他并未就董事会如何做出该决定提供太多细节，但表示该集团发现很少有追求者能够“提供 MTY 所具备的价值和质量”。

他在周五的一次分析师电话会议上表示：“因此，目前公司将专注于通过回购并注销 MTY 自身股票以及提高股息，直接向股东返还资本。”

季度股息将从每股 37 美分跳升至 50 美分，因为公司将改变拥有过多门店的现状，回归到其旧有模式，即除 1% 以外的所有门店均为特许经营。

MTY 的网络中拥有 6,966 个网点。公司直营店占门店总数的 2.6%，而去年这一比例为 3.6%。

在几乎完全转向特许经营的过程中，一些 MTY 品牌可能会离开该企业集团。

勒费弗尔先生表示：“如果我们发现某些品牌在他人手中会表现得更好，那么也许我们需要对此采取行动。”

他没有点名哪些连锁店可能会被砍掉，但表示“这里的目标不是出售核心资产”。

他说：“我会说，如果价格合适，一切都可以出售，但并没有强烈的愿望去剥离优质品牌。”

“我们可能决定不再具有相关性的品牌，不一定就是那些表现不佳的品牌，而可能是那些我们没有计划或无法创造价值的品牌。”

勒费弗尔先生将品牌的流失定义为自然现象，尽管公司很少广泛公开此类信息。他表示，一些连锁店消失或被转换为其他更强大的连锁店是很常见的。

然而，MTY 最近一直在进行大量削减。7 月，该公司宣布计划在未来九个月内关闭 68 家表现不佳的直营店。

在最近一个季度中，共有 74 家门店净关闭，其中包括之前宣布的削减计划中的 50 家。

加拿大通讯社（THE CANADIAN PRESS）

2025 年 7 月，建筑工人正在不列颠哥伦比亚省三角洲市（Delta, B.C.）的一座公寓塔楼工地工作。加拿大银行的关键利率为 2.25%，下次决定将于 10 月 28 日做出。DARRYL DYCK / 加拿大通讯社

就业：蒙特利尔银行专家称，制造业岗位的流失可能是预警信号

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美国联邦储备委员会在 9 月份今年首次提高了利率。央行行长们担心，伊朗战争导致的能源价格上涨可能会引发更广泛的通货膨胀。

加拿大银行的关键利率为 2.25%，其下次决定将于 10 月 28 日做出。

周五的就业报告显示，上个月下降幅度最大的是公共部门，减少了 70,000 个岗位，其中一半归因于魁北克的教育服务。这已经是公共部门连续第四个月出现下降，同比减少了 119,000 个工作岗位。

医疗保健和社会援助领域也出现了自 2022 年 12 月以来的首次月度下降，而 9 月份的制造业也出现了下滑。

波特先生认为，制造业的损失可能是“贸易争端升级所带来压力的早期预警”。

从地区来看，魁北克的就业人数下降最多，减少了 49,000 个岗位；不列颠哥伦比亚省和安大略省紧随其后，各减少 20,000 个岗位；马尼托巴省减少了 4,400 个岗位。相比之下，阿尔伯塔省上个月增加了 23,000 个岗位。纽芬兰与拉布拉多省以及爱德华王子岛省的就业人数也有所增加。

多伦多道明银行的高级经济学家安德鲁·亨西克在给客户的一份简报中表示，预计失业率在未来几个月将“停滞不前，因为贸易摩擦和较高的（利率）将压制经济活动”。

亨西克先生补充说，周五报告中唯一积极的收获是私营部门的就业率保持稳定。

25 至 54 岁女性的失业率从 5% 上升至 5.3%，原因既包括该年龄段就业女性人数减少，也包括更多女性在积极寻找工作。同一年龄段男性的失业率则略微下降至 5.8%。

15 至 24 岁青少年的就业人数在 9 月份减少了 48,000 个岗位，为连续第二个月出现损失，尽管失业率基本维持在 13% 不变。

德斯雅尔丹集团宏观策略主管罗伊斯·门德斯在研究报告中表示，失业率的轻微上升“本可能会更糟，如果不是因为劳动参与率下降到了近 30 年来的最低水平”。

劳动参与率——即 15 岁及以上人口中工作或积极寻找工作的人口比例——下降至 64.8%，这是除疫情初期外，自 1997 年 12 月以来的最低水平。该机构将这一趋势归因于人口老龄化，尽管近期在 2022 年至 2024 年强劲的移民潮之后，该国的人口增长已变得乏力。

“总体而言，就业人数和工作时间的减少，加上失业率的上升，表明经济动能发生了转变。在经历了稳健的上半年之后，经济活动似乎已经冷却，”门德斯先生补充道。

拉普利：利率上升与债券市场供过于求同步发生

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通常情况下，利率旨在反映对通胀的预期，但在投资者中，长期预期尚未大幅上升。

一些债券分析师认为，利率反映了名义 GDP 的增长，且美国 10 年期债券最终将稳定在目前美国 5% 的增长率附近，然而美国国债收益率却突破了该水平并持续攀升。《金融时报》（付费墙）近期将债券收益率与油价联系起来，并得出结论认为伊朗战争触发了收益率的激增，但油价在进入平台期后，利率依然在上涨。英格兰银行的一个团队发现，美联储理事的鹰派言论推高了利率，但即便在美联储官员转向鸽派时，这一趋势似乎依然不可阻挡。

尽管我们对现状的认知仍存在诸多空白，但一些反复出现的变量有助于我们洞察先机。首先，显然的是，利率上升实际上已开始损害经济。虽然加拿大房地产市场免受了最严重的打击，但美国市场的形势相当严峻。同样，在 AI 领域之外，美国经济大部分领域的投资处于停滞状态，除数据中心外，绝大多数建筑工程都在减少。

与此同时，全球利率上升的同时，债券市场也出现了供过于求的现象。在整个西方世界，尤其是美国，政府债务和赤字的增加，现在又加上了超大规模云计算厂商（hyperscalers）的大规模借贷，这挤占了向经济其他部分提供的资本供应。换句话说，如果人们在 AI 上押下的日益巨大的赌注未能获得回报，最终的崩盘可能会留下一个更加破败的局面。

而且在各地，通货膨胀被证明比预期的更具持久性。

虽然加拿大房地产市场免受了最严重的打击，但美国市场的形势相当严峻。

尽管油价挫败了央行降低通胀的努力，但一个出现频率越来越高的因素是气候变化，极端天气推高了保险、食品和能源的价格（由于需要建设更具韧性的基础设施）。例如，由于极端天气的影响，粮农组织（FAO）食品价格指数自去年以来上涨了近 6%。这些成本可能会在年底前体现在超市货架上。

最后，由于债券所有权的变更，利率变得更加波动。二十年前，对利率不敏感且长期持有债券的养老基金和央行是政府债券的主要买家。如今，它们在很大程度上已退出市场：央行在购买更多黄金，而例如加拿大养老金计划（Canada Pension Plan）曾经几乎全部投资于政府债券，如今其持仓中仅有 12% 为此类资产。它们撤出后留下的真空被对冲基金填补，后者通过激进的买卖来榨取回报。因此，当债券价格下跌时，如今的投资者往往会抛售债券以获取现金，从而更迅速地推高利率。

由于我们尚不能确定利率为何在央行之前飞速上涨，因此无法断言最糟糕的情况是已经过去还是尚未到来。但综合我们已知的信息来看，除非我们能获得由 AI 驱动的重大生产力突破，否则利率可能会持续上涨，直到股市下跌。随着美国经济中非 AI 部分已经出现压力迹象，那一刻可能正在临近。现在或许应该采取谨慎态度，开始为雨季做准备。

约翰·拉普利（John Rapley）是《全球邮报》的特约专栏作家。他是一位作家兼学者，著有《帝国为何衰落》（Why Empires Fall）和《金钱之神的黄昏》（Twilight of the Money Gods）。

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财富管理行业团体呼吁渥太华延长 RRSP 供款年龄

加拿大人退休后的寿命延长 如今 74 岁时的预期寿命与 1992 年 71 岁时的预期寿命相似，而现代 RRIF 计算标准正是于 1992 年设定

联邦政府尚未公布 2026 年预算案的日期。ADRIAN WYLD / THE CANADIAN PRESS

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专家表示，提高 RRSP 必须转换为 RRIF 的年龄门槛将有助于老年人应对如今更长的退休生活

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数个财富管理行业协会正请求渥太华允许加拿大人在必须将其转换为注册退休收入基金（RRIF）之前，能够更长时间地向其注册退休储蓄计划（）供款。

高级人寿保险承保会议（CALU）的税务顾问 Stuart Dollar 表示，给加拿大人更多时间向 供款，然后再将其转换为 RRIF，将有助于确保他们的资金能够支撑更长的退休生活。

具体而言，CALU 在上个月提交给财政部预算前磋商的建议书中，建议将转换年龄延长至 75 岁。

联邦政府尚未公布 2026 年预算案的日期。去年的预算案是首次采用在秋季而非春季提交预算的新制度，于 Nov. 4, 2025 发布。

目前， 持有者必须在年满 71 岁的那年年底前，将其计划转换为 RRIF（或使用 资金购买年金，或将其作为应纳税收入提取）。

次年起，RRIF 持有者必须每年开始提取最低百分比金额，且该百分比率根据时间表逐年增加。

在提交给联邦政府的预算前建议书中，各行业团体表示，目前的 71 岁转换门槛过低，未能考虑到如今更长的寿命。

加拿大金融市场论坛（CFFiM）认为，将 到 RRIF 的转换年龄提高三年至 74, 将考虑到加拿大人相对于前几代人更长的预期退休时间。

CFFiM 总裁兼首席执行官 Laura Paglia 在给《全球邮报》的电子邮件中表示，“长寿情况和退休模式已经发生了变化。”

CFFiM 引用加拿大统计局的数据称，如今 74 岁时的预期寿命（13.95 年）大致相当于 1992 年 71 岁时的预期寿命（13.73 年），而现代 RRIF 提取计算标准正是当时设定的。

Dollar 先生表示，随着生活成本的增加，加拿大人可能没有足够的财务灵活性来利用 的供款额度。提高转换年龄将为结转任何未使用的供款额度提供更多时间，并增加退休储蓄。

Dollar 先生说，强制性的年度 RRIF 提取还可能将老年人推入更高的税率档位，并使他们面临失去与年龄相关的政府福利（包括养老金）的风险。

因此，他表示，目前的 71 岁转换门槛可能会降低老年人赚取就业收入的积极性，即使他们仍然希望工作。

证券与投资管理协会（SIMA）认为，将转换年龄提高到 73 岁将给老年人带来更多的财务独立。

在预算前磋商圆桌会议后准备的一份简报中，SIMA 举了一个例子：一名 71 岁的寡妇，拥有 $31,000 的养老金收入和 $350,000 的 ，年收益率为 5%。她的边际税率为 25%。

根据现行规则，该女性在 71 岁时将 转换为 RRIF，并在 72, 岁时开始强制提取，尽管她目前还不需要这笔额外收入。

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两年后，在计入收益并扣除 $40,000 的税后提取额后，她的 RRSP 余额将减少至约 $345,000。

如果转换年龄改为 73 岁，该女性可以将她的储蓄继续投资两年，并且每年向 RRSP 供款 $7,000。在 5% 的回报率下，她的 RRSP 将增长至约 $400,000，比在现行规则下的金额多出 $55,000。

SIMA 的简报指出：“这一变化将允许[该女性]更长时间地维持其税收保护储蓄，从而使她在退休收入方面拥有更大的灵活性、稳定性和控制力。”

财富管理行业团体长期以来一直推动提高 RRIF 的转换年龄，但至今尚未成功。在 2025 年联邦选举活动期间，保守党提出将转换年龄提高到 73 岁，SIMA 对此表示支持。

如果渥太华方面提高转换年龄，联邦政府将不得不延迟对 RRIF 收入征税，这意味着潜在的财政收入损失。

然而，行业团体认为，当持有者自愿提取资金或去世时，政府最终仍能对 RRIF 收入征税。

其他 RRSP / RRIF 建议

CALU 建议允许 RRIF 持有者在年满 85 岁之前，从 最低提取额中扣除最高 $180,000（经指数化调整）的金额。同时，SIMA 建议允许 余额低于 $200,000 的加拿大人在 71 岁之后选择退出强制性最低提取额。

CALU 还建议将未使用的 RRSP 供款额度与通货膨胀挂钩。

CFFiM 建议将年度 RRSP 供款上限从目前的 18% 提高到劳动收入的 30%（设有最高限额），并减少并最终取消强制性的 最低提取额。

“ UHN Gattuso 社会医学中心成员、Fred Victor 的 Dunn House 运营团队以及 Dunn House 租户们在多伦多 Dunn 大道 90 号的支持性住房大楼外聚集。顶排（从左至右）：Matthew Lihou, Jason Miles。底排（从左至右）：Evelyn Cheung, Keith Hambly, Michelle Walda, Andrew Boozary 博士, Maggie Mae Coles, Genevieve Baker, Avery Ptolemy。

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居住之所如何成为医疗保健

对于经历无家可归和复杂健康挑战的人来说，改善治疗结果需要将目光投向医院围墙之外

在大学健康网络（UHN）的加图索社会医学中心（Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine），加拿大首个社会医学住房模式建立在一个简单的理念之上：住房即医疗。

2024, 90 Dunn Avenue in Toronto opened as Dunn House，这是加拿大首个由医院主导的支持性住房计划。它为 51 名健康状况受到无家可归和住房不稳定严重影响的UHN患者提供永久住所。许多没有稳定住所的人在管理自身医疗保健方面倍感吃力，通常依赖急诊部门进行治疗。

邓恩之家的创建正是为了应对这一问题。UHN的护理团队发现，一小部分弱势患者定期在急诊护理中循环出入。在一年时间内，UHN中没有固定地址的前 100 名患者就贡献了超过 4,000 次就诊，占所有急诊部门就诊次数的5%。

UHN意识到，改善健康结果需要将目光投向医院围墙之外。对于某些患者来说，答案不是另一次就医，而是一个永久的居住之所。

这项工作由加图索社会医学中心及其执行主任安德鲁·布扎里（Andrew Boozary）博士领导。社会医学承认，除了医疗护理外，心理和社会因素也塑造着健康。通过这种方法，该中心以更宽广的视角审视健康，考虑医院内外影响福祉的因素。

“长期以来，我们将医疗保健和住房视为两个独立的议题，”布扎里博士说，“但我们每天看到的现实是，人们居住的地方对其从疾病中康复以及管理慢性病的能力有着深远的影响。对于许多患者来说，正是这种不稳定性让他们不断回到医院。”

利用住房来改善健康结果的概念有时被描述为“开具住房处方”，而邓恩之家是加拿大对这一理念进行的首次大规模测试。

邓恩之家由多伦多市及社区合作伙伴共同开发，将永久住房与综合医疗和社会支持相结合。居民可以获得医疗护理、心理健康咨询、个人支持

人们居住的地方对其从疾病中康复以及管理慢性病的能力有着深远的影响。

安德鲁·布扎里博士 UHN加图索社会医学中心执行主任

工作者以及基于创伤知情的个案管理，帮助他们独立生活并与所需的服务保持联系。

重要的是，居民是租户而非患者，且没有出院日期。他们可以根据需要长期居住在自己的家中，从而提供支持长期健康和康复的稳定性。

邓恩之家的早期结果令人信服。超过 90% 的居民保持了住房状态。在这些居民中，急诊部门就诊次数下降了 52% ，住院时间下降了近 80% 。

接下来的挑战是将这一模式规模化，以造福更多有需要的人。这项工作已经在进行中。

2026, 1月宣布，Phase 2.0 将位于帕克代尔-皇后西区（Parkdale–Queen West），将增加 54 个支持性住房单元，重点关注经历无家可归的老年人。

政府合作伙伴已为该项目承诺巨额资金，包括联邦政府通过“建设加拿大住房”（Build Canada Homes）提供的 $21.6-million、安大略省提供的 $2.6-million 以及多伦多市提供的 $10-million。这项投资反映出人们对UHN和邓恩之家所证明的影响力信心日益增强。

UHN 的愿景是将这一模式扩展，以造福更多面临无家可归和复杂健康挑战的人群。未来的选址将在借鉴 Dunn House 经验的基础上，根据当地需求调整项目和服务。

实现这一目标需要协作。政府合作伙伴提供新住房的资金和场地；社区组织提供运营和社会服务的专业知识；UHN 则提供临床整合、研究、评估以及患者洞察。具有亲身经历的人员则有助于确保项目能够反映其服务对象的真实情况。在扩大这一已证明具有潜力的模式时，慈善事业发挥着至关重要的作用。

Dunn House 已经证明，住房可以成为一种强有力的健康干预手段。通过首先提供稳定性，它为改善健康、减少就医次数和提高生活质量奠定了基础。这些成果正帮助 UHN 重新定义医疗保健的起点以及如何改善人们的生活。

左图：UHN Gattuso 社会医学中心执行主任安德鲁·布扎里（Andrew Boozary）博士与 Dunn House 住户杰森·迈尔斯（Jason Miles）在 Dunn House 的现场临床空间内。

右图：UHN Gattuso 社会医学中心的社区健康工作者萨姆琳·伊沙克（Samreen Ishaq，左）和杰西卡·阿尤布（Jessica Ayoub）与安德鲁·布扎里（Andrew Boozary）博士就冬季支持服务进行协作，旨在为弱势群体提供温暖的床位和必要的社会支持。

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重仓股票的投资者面临利率重置

利率时代的终结 加拿大利率长达 40 年的下降趋势已开始逆转（加拿大政府五年期债券收益率）

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在经历了数十年的廉价资金之后，更高的收益率使债券更具吸引力，并迫使投资者重新思考股票风险

TIM SHUFELT 观点

利率下降在很长一段时间内一直是一个固定现象，以至于人们自然而然地认为这只是事物运行的一种常态。就像墨西哥湾流一样。或者像 Costco $1.50 热狗一样。

在大约四十年的时间里，利率稳步下降，使整整一代投资者习惯于廉价资金带来的舒适感。

在多年超低利率的繁荣中，他们大量涌入股市。最终，当利率下降至接近零点并维持近十年时，他们学会了同样忽视债券。

而这正是如今普通投资者的处境——重仓股票，轻仓债券，且完全没有为现在到来的大利率重置做好准备。

曾经看似永久的利率下行压力已经消失。定义了 2010 年代全球经济的宽松货币政策和投资停滞已成为过去。

取而代之的是通货膨胀、去全球化以及针对稀缺资本的全球军备竞赛。这就是新常态。全球债券收益率的同步上升仅仅是个开始。

“收益率维持高位是有原因的，”贝莱德投资研究所 (BlackRock Investment Institute) 负责人让·博万 (Jean Boivin) 在最近的一份报告中表示。“粘性通胀、沉重的政府借贷以及不断增长的私人投资需求，使得收益率压力几乎没有消退的理由。”

游戏规则已经改变，投资者需要适应。他们目前的仓位仍处于旧常态。

家庭资产负债表在股票上的倾斜程度达到了前所未有的地步。根据加拿大统计局的数据，加拿大目前超过 50% 的所有金融资产都与股票和投资基金挂钩。

加拿大养老金的大部分持有在共同基金中——根据证券与投资管理协会的数据，截至去年年底，金额超过 $2.5 万亿。其中仅有 13% 直接持有债券基金。由于平衡基金也包含固定收益成分，其实际权重会更高，但仍远低于传统的 40% 配置。

另一方面，债券等债务证券在家庭金融资产中仅占微不足道的 1.3%。这一数字自 20 世纪 80 年代以来几乎一直处于下降状态。

不仅仅是加拿大人在回避债券。美国投资组合中的债券配置也接近 40 年来的低点。

“在金融危机之后，我花了一十年时间说服投资者需要承担更多风险。现在，我必须说服人们承担更少的风险，”投资顾问兼 The Belle Curve 博客作者布莱尔·杜-奎斯奈 (Blair du-Quesnay) 在最近的一篇文章中写道。

更多加拿大人参与股市是一件好事。这是长期积累财富的最佳方式。金融市场的准入门槛从未如此之低，操作成本也从未如此之低。如今，你只需通过智能手机，无需任何费用即可买入整个股市。

加拿大股票持有量上升的部分原因是结构性的。传统养老金在很大程度上已被定额缴款计划和团体 RRSP 所取代，这些计划将退休储蓄引导至重仓股票的投资组合中。

但投资者的乐观情绪和投机心理显然也在起作用。据各方分析，加拿大投资者在这次牛市中培养了强烈的风险偏好。根据加拿大统计局截至第二季度末的数据，仅在过去一年中，加拿大住户持有的股票价值就增加了 $275-billion。顺便提一下，这是在同一时期股票总销售额之外的净购买额。

你不能真的责怪投资者。S&P / TSX 综合指数在过去一年中上涨了 18%。更广泛的上涨趋势已经克服了世界可能带来的每一种冲击——无论是真实的战争还是经济战争，以及失控的通货膨胀和全球大流行病。

假设你在过去十年中最糟糕的时机——即 2020, 年 2 月新冠肺炎（COVID-19）爆发前的市场顶峰——将所有积蓄投入 TSX 指数。如果一直持有，到现在这笔钱已经翻了一倍多。

另一方面，近年来债券市场的经历则不那么乐观。2010 年代微薄的收益率教会了投资者转而在股市中寻求收入。随后，债券在 2022, 年经历了历史上最糟糕的一年，使其“死钱”的名声根深蒂固。最近收益率的攀升，让本就倾向于忽视债券的投资公众感到债券更加危险。

但这恰恰是普通投资者应该重新审视债券的时刻。凭借可观的收益以及近期抛售带来的估值缓冲，债券市场的部分领域现在看起来比过去几年更有吸引力。

股票的风险回报概况也在发生重大转变，但方式更为隐蔽。如果较高的债券收益率将长期存在，这将从根本上改变股票投资者的计算方式。投资者再也无法承受如此高的估值、长久期股票，以及那些需要廉价信贷才能生存的公司。

我们尚未看到这些问题凸显的唯一原因是企业盈利极高。如果情况并非如此，股票现在可能已经在回调。在美国，股票估值在过去一年中一直在下降，只不过被一个非同寻常的利润周期掩盖了。

事实是，这是一个新世界。不要被困在旧世界里。

Emera 的巨额交易面临债券市场的重大阻力

Emera 的股价在周四触及一年低点，且自 7 月下旬以来已下跌 16%，这与 Hydro One 持平，但表现逊于 Fortis。DARREN CALABRESE / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

DAVID BERMAN

观点

Emera Inc. 曾以高股息权重股著称。而现在，在宣布本周与 Canadian Utilities Ltd. 合并的交易后，该公司正将自己塑造为一个具有增长雄心的国际巨头。

“通过将加拿大两家领先的公用事业和能源基础设施公司结合在一起，我们正在打造一个拥有规模、财务能力和专业知识的加拿大冠军企业，以助力未来数十年的经济增长，”Emera 首席执行官 Scott Balfour 在与分析师的电话会议中表示。

但投资者在认同“规模越大越好”这一论点之前，或许应该先等待。选择持观望态度的最有力理由是：在债券收益率飙升的当下，公用事业公司的背景环境充满挑战。

本周，美国 10 年期国债收益率升至 5.35% 以上，在周三触及 24 年高点后有所回落。

收益率的上升提高了借贷成本，并降低了股息股的吸引力，这一直给 Emera 及其同行 Fortis Inc. 和 Hydro One Ltd. 带来压力。

以 iShares S&P / TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF 为参考，该板块自 7 月以来已下跌超过 10%，结束了在过去三年大部分时间里持续的强势行情。

从 2023 年 10 月到近期 7 月的峰值，以该交易所交易基金的单位表现衡量，该板块上涨了约 65%。

这并非人们在经济低迷时，会对一个以防御能力著称的、受监管且节奏缓慢的行业所预期的增长速度。

但公用事业是电气化以及数据中心日益增长的能源需求的关键，这使得它们与人工智能处于同一讨论语境中。

此外，在近三年的上涨行情中，随着疫情相关的通货膨胀冷却，债券收益率一直在下降，这进一步推高了股票估值。

Emera、Fortis 和 Hydro One 的市盈率在 7 月平均升至 22 的高点，而 2023 年 10 月仅为 16。随着股价上涨，平均收益率在 7 月降至仅 3.1%，低于 2023 年的 4.7%。

这些过热的数据使得这些股票在债券收益率上升时显得尤为脆弱。

如今，你可以在股价下跌时买入不受欢迎的股息股。

但你是在承担风险：估值仍然偏高。而且股息收益率并不比近期的低点高多少，公用事业板块的平均收益率为 3.5%。

最令人不安的是：债券收益率的走向尚不明确。一种担忧是，持续的高政府赤字和潜伏的通货膨胀可能会在一段时间内压制债券市场，推高收益率，并给股息股带来更多压力。

到目前为止，Emera 与 Canadian Utilities 的交易（预计将于 2027 年下半年完成）尚未能阻止该股的抛售。

周四，Emera 的股价跌至一年多以来的最低水平。自 7 月下旬以来，该股已下跌 16%，这与 Hydro One 持平，但明显逊于 Fortis。

这种反应表明，投资者可能并不认同推动此次交易的理由。

两家公司的高管都强调，协同效应（与精简运营相关的成本节约）并非主要驱动因素。合并后的地理版图涵盖了从新斯科舍省到阿尔伯塔省再到佛罗里达州，并在加勒比地区和澳大利亚拥有资产，这表明运营重叠很少。

相反，这笔巨额交易被推销为一种获得显著规模的方式——这一点在与分析师的电话会议中被提及了 10 次。其赌注在于，增加的体量将提高合并后公司获取低成本资金的能力，从而为在不断扩张的电网中资助增长机会提供资金。

规模更大的公用事业公司有许多令人向往之处，这或许解释了为什么交易活动正在增加。

根据波士顿咨询公司（Boston Consulting Group）的数据，去年的交易额超过 1600 亿加元，比过去十年的年平均水平高出 70%。仅在 2026 年上半年，就宣布了价值 1000 亿加元的交易。

这种狂热是由日益增长的电力需求所推动的。

BCG 表示，以全球现象中的一个例子来说，美国电力需求预计在未来五年内将总计增长 20%。这标志着增长的加速，而 2005 年至 2024 年期间的总增长率仅为 8%。

如果 Emera 的交易成功，它将成为这个火热的电力市场中的一个重要参与者。该公司的股票也比同行便宜，且股息更诱人。

但如果没有债券市场的支持，“较便宜”与“廉价”之间存在着巨大的区别。

晚年投资者需要了解预测市场（Prediction Markets）的哪些知识？

VIVIAN VASSOS

预测市场究竟是什么？它们是否值得如此炒作？实际运作方式如何？对于晚年投资来说，它们是否是一个安全选项？我今年 62 岁，计划在 67 岁退休。

我们邀请了 RBC Direct Investing 的产品与战略副总裁萨默·努赛尔（Samer Nusier）来回答这个问题。

努赛尔先生表示，这是一个非常及时的问题，而且您可能不是唯一一个对预测市场感到好奇的人。Polymarket 和 Kalshi 等平台已经引起了相当大的轰动，而且“在距离退休还有五年的情况下，自然会想了解它们是否适合您的投资组合”。

在此，努赛尔先生为我们概述了这些产品的性质以及如何看待它们。

“预测市场本质上是对未来事件的博彩市场，”他说。“您可能会对选举结果、公司收益，甚至在支持者如愿的话，会对体育和娱乐事件进行押注。其机制相当简单——您购买合约，如果您的预测成真，合约将支付款项。从理论上讲，这创造了反映所有参与者集体智慧的赔率——可以将其视为一个关于每个人认为会发生什么的实时、不断更新的民意调查。”

但努赛尔先生警告说，这种对未来进行押注的想法存在严重的结构性问题。

“预测市场缺乏传统投资市场的透明度和监管，”他说。“它们容易受到内部人士的利用，这些人利用市场其他成员不具备的知识进行交易。”

努赛尔先生引用了最近的一个例子：“2026 年 6 月，最大的预测市场平台之一 Polymarket 为一项关于特定事件是否会在 5 月 31 日前发生的押注规则发布了‘补充背景’——尽管该截止日期已经过去。批评者认为这在事后改变了结果，并导致据报道 $3.8-million 的头寸被抹除。”简单来说：想象一下您买了一只股票，结果交易所随后重写了规则手册，告诉您现在您的股份毫无价值。

针对您关于这些产品作为投资的问题，他建议预测市场与赌博的相似之处远多于投资。例如，当您投资股票或债券时，您是在为产生实际收益、创造就业机会并支付股息或利息的生产性企业提供资金。回报来自真正的经济增长。

“在预测市场中，您只是在与其他通常非常老练的投机者就您认为会发生的事情进行对赌，一个人的收益就是另一个人的损失，”努赛尔先生说。“在扣除费用之前，这是一个零和博弈——扣除费用后则是负和博弈，这意味着从整体来看，每个参与者离场时拿走的钱往往少于他们投入的钱。”

他还建议如何区分预测与投资：当一种花哨的新金融产品引发关于超额回报的讨论时，它往往只能让两类群体获利——一类是拥有信息和技术优势的少数资深玩家，另一类是向您出售访问权限的平台。

“在大多数情况下，60 多岁且接近退休的人可能会寻求降低投资组合中的风险，并优先保护其资本，”努赛尔先生建议道。“当‘我什么时候需要依赖这笔钱？’这个问题的答案是‘很快’时，保护您现有的资金就成了核心。”

他补充说，这通常意味着承担更少的风险，而这意味着以较低的回报换取更大的安心。预测市场不符合这一策略，因为它们在风险光谱中处于较高位置，而且可以说更符合他所谓的“娱乐支出”，而不是财务计划的一个组成部分。

努齐尔先生建议您咨询财务或投资顾问，以便详细审查您的个人情况。“我的普遍建议是，要避开那些披着新语言外衣的快速致富计划。良好的投资，尤其是当你接近退休年龄时，往往是枯燥的——而这恰恰是关键所在。投资应当是自律的、多元化的，旨在让你安全地抵达终点，而不是用‘以小博大’的可能性来刺激你。”

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她是否应该调整她的退休投资组合？

CHAD HIPOLITO / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

财务规划师表示，Reba 应该考虑从注册账户中提前取款

DIANNE MALEY

财务整容

63 岁的 Reba 正在为全面退休而进入倒计时。今年早些时候，她在工作的学院开始了一项为期两年的分阶段退休计划。目前，她的工作时间有所减少，收入为之前薪资的一半，即每年约 \$58,000，并计划在 2028 年 6 月全面退休。

已离婚，有两个在经济上独立的成年子女。她拥有一栋价值约 \$1-million 的联排别墅，其中有一笔小额抵押贷款将于 11 月到期续约。她计划使用积蓄将其偿还。

她拥有一项定额给付养老金计划，每年将支付约 \$27,600（随通货膨胀调整），以及数额可观的个人退休储蓄。

短期内，她预计将花费约 \$40,000 用于房屋升级，另花 \$40,000 购买一辆车。

她的退休支出目标是税后每年 \$90,000，并随通货膨胀增长，这高于她目前每年 \$75,000 的支出。

“我税后年支出 \$90,000 的目标是否可持续？” 在一封电子邮件中问道。“为了更好地支持我的退休目标，我的投资组合应该做出哪些调整（如果有的话），以及我的投资费用是否具有良好的性价比？”

客户情况

方案：考虑从她的 LIF（生命收入基金）和 RRIF（注册退休收入基金）中提前取款。要求她的财务顾问提供相对于合适基准的详细业绩分析，以及关于费用如何确定及其包含内容的详细信息。

人物：，63 岁。

每月税后收入：薪资 \$3,430，由积蓄补充。

问题：她的支出目标是否可持续？她的投资组合结构是否合理，费用是否具有良好的性价比？

Knoblach 女士表示，当她在 2028 年全面退休时， 将获得一笔相当于其原全职薪资约六个月的退休激励金，约为 \$58,000。然而，其中约 \$24,000 将被用于补缴她定额给付养老金计划中缺失的缴款。

由于就业收入减少， 不再向她的注册退休储蓄计划（RRSP）或免税储蓄账户（TFSA）缴款，尽管她继续向养老金计划缴款。

专家建议

随着分阶段退休的实施， 的净就业收入已降至每月约 \$3,430，这不足以覆盖她的支出。她已开始动用非注册储蓄和投资。她想知道是应该继续这样做，还是改为从注册账户中取款。

收益：确保她的退休——

身体健康，正考虑将加拿大养老金计划（CPP）和老年保障金（OAS）推迟到 70 岁领取。将 CPP 从 65 岁推迟到 70 岁可使福利增加 42%，而推迟 OAS 则可增加 36%。

每月支出：抵押贷款 \$700；公寓管理费 \$990；财产税 \$415；房屋保险 \$70；电费、暖气费 \$100；维护费 \$250；交通费 \$710；杂货 \$900；服装 \$150；礼品、慈善 \$300；度假、旅行 \$750；餐饮、饮品、娱乐 \$400；个人护理 \$250；体育、爱好 \$400；订阅费 \$220；医生、牙医 \$300；药店 \$110；维生素 \$50；通信费 \$180；养老金计划缴款 \$230。总计：\$7,475。

Knoblach 女士表示，在职业生涯即将结束之际， 的财务状况良好。

我们邀请了埃德蒙顿 Money Coaches Canada 的认证财务规划师 Barbara Knoblach 来分析 的情况。

资产：RRSP 和 LIRA 合计 \$807,000；TFSA \$172,000；非注册投资 \$410,000；住宅 \$1,000,000。总计：\$2,389,000。

收入计划是稳健的。

确定给付养老金的估计现值：$500,000。这意味着一个没有养老金的人需要积攒这么多资金，才能产生相同的退休收入。

“随后，我加入了 Reba 计划的一次性支出。我假设她在 2028 年花费 $40,000 用于房屋装修，并在 2031 年花费经通胀调整后的 $40,000 来更换车辆。在扣除这些购买支出后，她预计的可持续税后年支出为 $96,000。”

如果她每年支出全部的 $99,300，她的金融资产将在 95 岁时基本耗尽，而 95 岁是此次预测中假设的预期寿命。她房屋的资产净值将保持不变。

Reba 想知道她的投资组合结构是否适合退休、回报是否合理，以及她支付的费用是否物有所值。

“在第一种情景中，我假设 Reba 按计划在 2028 年 6 月退休，并且每年支出经通胀调整后的税后资金 $90,000，”Knoblach 女士说。“我们不假设有额外的大额支出。”在这些假设下，Reba 预计的可持续税后年支出约为 $99,300。“她的资金充足，预计不需要动用房屋资产净值来维持生活方式。”

百分比。该规划师表示，推迟领取这些福利还创造了一个机会，可以在就业后到 70 岁之间收入较低的年份提取注册储蓄。

她的综合投资组合目前由 21% 的现金及现金等价物、9% 的固定收益产品和 70% 的股票组成。在股票部分，重点显著倾向于美国股票（包括对科技板块的大量敞口），其次是加拿大股票。国际市场和新兴市场投资在投资组合中所占比例要小得多。

“在所有账户中，共有 100 多个独立持仓，包括个股、ETF 和共同基金。某些产品是最近才引入的，因此几乎没有业绩历史，”该规划师说。

投资关系本身也相对较新。首批账户于 2022 年开立，随后在 2023 年期间增加了其他账户。根据经纪公司对账单，该投资组合在 2023 年的时间加权回报率为 10.7%，2024 年为 9.5%，2025 年为 4.4%。

负债：抵押贷款 $89,905，利率为 3.35% 可变利率。

为了进行对比，该规划师使用 Morningstar 资产管理软件将这些数字与一种更简单的投资方法进行了比较。她表示，将低成本的 60% 股票平衡型全能 ETF 与 80% 股票增长型全能 ETF 等量组合，将产生 70 / 30 的资产配置。“该代理组合在 2023 年的回报率为 13.9%，2024 年为 18.3%，2025 年为 15.1%。”

无论由谁管理投资，Reba 都在从资产积累阶段转向资产提取阶段。她的 RRSP 账户应包含足够的现金等价物或安全的固定收益投资（如保证投资证书），以覆盖数年的预期提取额。这降低了她在市场下跌期间为了满足支出需求而不得不出售波动较大的股票投资的风险。

在三个日历年期间，该假设投资组合的年复合增长率约为 15.7%。相反，经纪公司

“如果 Reba 继续留在目前的咨询公司，我建议定期审查投资组合的结构、业绩和成本，以确定她获得的投资管理及其他服务是否证明其持续成本是合理的。”

一旦 Reba 完全退休，注册账户的提取款可用于弥补其确定给付养老金收入与预期支出之间的差额。由于她的应纳税就业收入已经下降，在完全退休前开始适度提取 RRSP 可能是合理的，具体金额可通过年度税务规划来确定。

Reba 的投资组合对账单显示，2023 年至 2025 年的三年年化回报率为 8.2%。

Knoblach 女士表示，不应将此次对比解读为精确的业绩基准。Reba 的 30% 防御性配置由 21% 的现金和 9% 的固定收益组成，而非简单代理指标中所采用的 30% 固定收益配置。

规划师表示，Reba 应当要求提供一份与其所有账户相关的年度成本完整清单，并以百分比和金额两种形式表示。她还应确认咨询费是否涵盖了所有投资管理成本，或者底层的 ETF 和共同基金是否会产生额外费用。

“更重要的是，我不知道 2023 年或 2024 年投资组合的资产组合是否与她目前持有的资产相似，”规划师说道。

Knoblach 女士表示：“Reba 应该要求她的顾问解释投资组合的资产组合是如何演变的，该公司认为衡量业绩的合适基准是什么，以及投资组合的变化是否解释了经纪公司报告的回报率与当前持仓所暗示的回报率之间的差异。”

每年大约 $2,780。”

Knoblach 女士表示，如果客户获得了足够的相应价值，较高的费用是完全合理的。

费用是另一个重要的考虑因素。Reba 仅提供了部分账户的费用信息，这些账户的年度咨询费似乎在资产的 1.5% 范围内。

规划师表示，如果 1.5% 的咨询费适用于她全部 $1.39-million 投资组合，那么每年的费用将达到约 $20,850。“相比之下，目前有管理费率约为 0.2% 的多元化全方位 ETF，因此 $1.39-million 的成本将是

2028, 她的应纳税收入将变得更加复杂，因为她在一年中的部分时间将获得就业收入，以及她的退休激励金和养老金收入。规划师表示：“在那个过渡年之后，在 70 岁开始领取 CPP 和 OAS 之前的这段时间，提供了一个以相对有利的边际税率提取 RRSP 的机会。”如果管理得当，这可以减少未来的强制性 RRIF 提取，并有助于限制未来受到 OAS 回收税的影响。

Reba 还有一个小额的锁定退休储蓄账户，最终需要在开始提取前将其转换为终身收入基金（LIF）。由于 LIF 的提取受规定的最低限额和最高限额限制，她应考虑在 2026 年底前完成转换，并在 2027 年开始提取。

Knoblach 女士表示，RRSP 和 LIF 的提取、非注册投资收入、定额养老金、CPP 和 OAS 将产生多条收入流，这些收入流需要相互协调。“每年规划提取金额将比遵循死板的规则更有价值。”

该预测假设年平均回报率为 5.5%，通货膨胀率为 2.1%。

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给淹没在 AI 新闻中的投资者的五条规则

汤姆·布拉德利 (TOM BRADLEY)

观点

Purpose Investments 投资组合经理，Steadyhand Investment Management 联合创始人，投资名人堂成员，永恒投资原则的倡导者

你每天每分每秒都能读到关于人工智能的文章和报告。我觉得自己就是这样。AI 涵盖了一切。它令人兴奋、令人困惑、令人震撼、复杂，而且当然，令人恐惧。鉴于它的新颖性， 的潜力仅受限于人们的想象力。

比尔·盖茨在最近的一次采访中表示：“从未有过一款产品在功能能力方面如此不被人们所理解。”

无论 对你意味着什么，思考你如何消费所有这些信息都是值得的。

每项行动

我总是提醒人们，由于起作用的因素众多且它们相互作用的方式不断变化，市场是不可能预测的。 就像是这种情况的加强版。

大多数预测的弱点，尤其是针对像 这样新颖的事物，在于它们只调整最可见的变量，而让其他所有因素保持静态。经济不是这样运作的。每一个行动都有相应的反应。而这些反应会像涟漪一样，向下渗透到大多数财务模型层级之下的许多层面。

如果 允许一家公司提供某种新产品，那么它取代了什么？新产品会产生额外的收入和市场份额增长，还是仅仅成为一种行业标准？而且从经济、环境和社会角度来看，用户能负担得起为 支付多少费用？当个人和公司必须支付真金白银来使用聊天机器人和智能体时，我们才刚刚开始看到使用模式是如何变化的。

乘以三倍

如果我想在几年没见之后猜测一个年幼侄子或侄女的年龄，我总是在我认为的年龄基础上加三岁。大多数时候这很管用。

我建议在试图把握 将把我们带向何方时也这样做。无论你认为会发生什么，将你预期的增长率乘以三倍，或者将所需时间缩减为原来的三分之一。 革命的速度简直令人惊叹。它让之前的技术周期节奏看起来像冰川移动一样缓慢。

我这个技巧是从速度慢得多的创新周期中学会的，即互联网和移动通信。回想起来，早期关于手机使用的预测简直可笑。在早期，分析师认为 Rogers 和 Bell 需要数年时间才能使（人口）渗透率达到个位数百分比。而实际数字在短短几个月内就达到了该数值的数倍。

等待五分钟

指出 不擅长什么，或者哪些主张被夸大了，是很简单的。必然会出现失望，且会有大量证据让否定者抓住不放，因为炒作机器已经全速运转。那里就像是西部荒野，什么都可能发生。但因为早期的失误或过度扩张而过早地否定 是有风险的。如果它现在做某件事做得不够好，请等待几分钟。 在迭代和改进方面比我们更出色。

本报最近的一篇文章讨论了聊天机器人在提供财务建议方面表现多么糟糕。这在目前可能是事实，但请等待几年——或者我应该说几个月。结果将会好得多。

激励机制

现在有很多聪明的人在说很多聪明的话。这些是你可以从中学习的。但在评估他们的分析是否足够深入之余，请考虑他们的激励机制是什么。

他们是对 泼冷水，是因为他们有职业或业务需要保护，或者他们不喜欢改变？还是某个急需让音乐继续响下去的科技男？某个下一轮融资（或首次公开募股）取决于此的人。

两件事可能同时成立

最后，区分技术本身与支撑它的资本市场至关重要。

AI 可能会实现其宏伟的预期，而相关的债务和股权周期则可能崩盘。这两种结果可能会同时发生，就像 25 年前互联网兴起而股市遭遇科技股崩盘时那样。

我们正处于观察 AI 世界如何展开的前排位置。这令人着迷，而且，我说了吗，非常复杂。

现在是对那些大胆的预测持保留态度的时候了，尤其是那些缺乏细节且时间表模糊的预测。最好采纳 Ted Lasso 的建议——保持好奇，而非评判。

市场表现常用指标

TSX 跌幅榜 S&P / TSX 综合指数 过去 12 个月

S&P 500 过去 12 个月

S&P / TSX 综合指数股票 按市值排列的最大股票

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HOL< / ><>13.31< / ><>-0.19< / ><>-1.41< / ><>196< / ><>30.11< / >< / ><><>DFY DEFINITY FINA< / ><>68.12< / ><>0.89< / ><>1.32< / ><>188< / ><>-10.29< / >< / ><><>DML DENISON MINES< / ><>3.46< / ><>0.09< / ><>2.67< / ><>3334< / ><>-4.95< / >< / ><><>DSG DESCARTES SYS< / ><>118.14< / ><>2.68< / ><>2.32< / ><>240< / ><>-1.89< / >< / ><><>DSV DISCOVERY MIN< / ><>11.71< / ><>0.23< / ><>2.00< / ><>3598< / ><>39.74< / >< / ><><>DOL DOLLARAMA INC< / ><>191.93< / ><>3.31< / ><>1.75< / ><>459< / ><>-6.44< / >< / ><><>DPM DPM METALS IN< / ><>59.41< / ><>5.13< / ><>9.45< / ><>1360< / ><>40.05< / >< / ><><>DIR-UN DREAM INDU< / ><>12.71< / ><>0.07< / ><>0.55< / ><>530< / ><>1.03< / >< / ><><>EQB EQB INC< / ><>119.33< / ><>0.46< / ><>0.39< / ><>41< / ><>14.86< / >< / ><><>ELD

ELDORADO GOLD< / ><>53.72< / ><>1.29< / ><>2.46< / ><>613< / ><>8.90< / >< / ><><>EFN ELEMENT FLEET< / ><>21.45< / ><>0.02< / ><>0.09< / ><>1885< / ><>-40.50< / >< / ><><>EMA EMERA INCORPO< / ><>65.20< / ><>-0.05< / ><>-0.08< / ><>2759< / ><>-3.61< / >< / ><><>EMP-A EMPIRE COMP< / ><>48.85< / ><>-0.46< / ><>-0.93< / ><>499< / ><>2.37< / >< / ><><>ENB ENBRIDGE INC< / ><>66.51< / ><>0.37< / ><>0.56< / ><>5361< / ><>1.26< / >< / ><><>EDR ENDEAVOUR SIL< / ><>12.34< / ><>0.18< / ><>1.48< / ><>1009< / ><>-4.42< / >< / ><><>EFX ENERFLEX LTD< / ><>34.26< / ><>0.19< / ><>0.56< / ><>617< / ><>61.91< / >< / ><><>EFR ENERGY FUELS< / ><>14.24< / ><>0.12< / ><>0.85< / ><>753< / ><>-28.37< / >< / ><><>EQX EQUINOX

GOLD< / ><>16.32< / ><>0.54< / ><>3.42< / ><>2573< / ><>-15.40< / >< / ><><>ERO ERO COPPER CO< / ><>53.67< / ><>2.53< / ><>4.95< / ><>279< / ><>38.22< / >< / ><><>EIF EXCHANGE INCO< / ><>116.37< / ><>-0.33< / ><>-0.28< / ><>126< / ><>41.98< / >< / ><><>EXE EXTENDICARE I< / ><>26.66< / ><>-0.54< / ><>-1.99< / ><>896< / ><>24.87< / >< / ><><>FFH FAIRFAX FINAN< / ><>2250.89< / ><>27.44< / ><>1.23< / ><>37< / ><>-13.95< / >< / ><><>FTT FINNING INTL< / ><>106.07< / ><>0.66< / ><>0.63< / ><>295< / ><>42.62< / >< / ><><>FCR-UN FIRST CAPI< / ><>22.98< / ><>-0.05< / ><>-0.22< / ><>433< / ><>21.59< / >< / ><><>AG FIRST MAJESTIC< / ><>24.64< / ><>0.50< / ><>2.07< / ><>2140< / ><>7.60< / >< / ><><>FM FIRST

QUANTUM< / td> 39.09< / ><>1.21< / ><>3.19< / ><>3803< / ><>6.22< / >< / tr> <>FSV FIRSTSERVICE< / ><>185.09< / ><>2.81< / ><>1.54< / ><>56< / ><>-13.29< / >< / ><><>FTS FORTIS INC< / ><>76.03< / ><>0.11< / ><>0.14< / ><>1132< / ><>6.54< / >< / ><><>FVI FORTUNA MININ< / ><>15.57< / ><>0.47< / ><>3.11< / ><>462< / ><>15.76< / >< / ><><>FNV FRANCO-NEVADA< / ><>349.61< / ><>7.56< / ><>2.21< / ><>282< / ><>22.88< / >< / ><><>FRU FREEHOLD ROYA< / ><>16.94< / ><>0.08< / ><>0.47< / ><>370< / ><>11.52< / >< / ><><>GMIN G MINING VEN< / ><>49.25< / ><>1.47< / ><>3.08< / ><>535< / ><>18.70< / >< / ><><>GFL GFL ENVIRONME< / ><>61.06< / ><>0.89< / ><>1.48< / ><>777< / ><>3.56< / >< / ><><>GEI GIBSON ENERGY< / ><>32.20< / ><>0.04< / ><>0.12< / ><>454< / ><>28.18< / >< / ><><>GIL

GILDAN ACTIVE< / ><>59.82< / ><>0.33< / ><>0.55< / ><>425< / ><>-30.27< / >< / ><><>GRT-UN GRANITE RE< / ><>83.70< / ><>0.28< / ><>0.34< / ><>73< / ><>2.44< / >< / ><><>GWO GREAT-WEST LI< / ><>88.65< / ><>1.10< / ><>1.26< / ><>377< / ><>30.96< / >< / ><><>HPS-A HAMMOND POW< / ><>308.11< / ><>20.97< / ><>7.30< / ><>70< / ><>93.20< / >< / ><><>HWX HEADWATER EXP< / ><>13.96< / ><>0.08< / ><>0.58< / ><>406< / ><>48.99< / >< / ><><>HR-UN HR REAL EST< / ><>9.57< / ><>-0.03< / ><>-0.31< / ><>1347< / ><>-6.45< / >< / ><><>HBM HUBDBAY MINERA< / ><>37.24< / ><>1.15< / ><>3.19< / ><>2695< / ><>36.66< / >< / ><><>H HYDRO ONE LIMIT< / ><>50.78< / ><>-0.11< / ><>-0.22< / ><>896< / ><>-7.06< / >< / ><><>IAU I 80 GOLD

COR< / ><>2.26< / ><>0.06< / ><>2.73< / ><>647< / ><>11.88< / >< / ><><>IAG IA FINANCIAL< / ><>204.88< / ><>3.67< / ><>1.82< / ><>233< / ><>15.21< / >< / ><><>IMG IAMGOLD CORP< / ><>26.85< / ><>0.65< / ><>2.48< / ><>992< / ><>18.54< / >< / ><><>IGM IGM FINANCIAL< / ><>81.21< / ><>1.13< / ><>1.41< / ><>474< / ><>31.39< / >< / ><><>IMO IMPERIAL OIL< / ><>175.76< / ><>1.02< / ><>0.58< / ><>739< / ><>48.22< / >< / ><><>IFC INTACT FINANC< / ><>242.29< / ><>-0.12< / ><>-0.05< / ><>329< / ><>-15.20< / >< / ><><>IPCO INTERNATIONA< / ><>36.50< / ><>-0.07< / ><>-0.19< / ><>46< / ><>47.00< / >< / ><><>IVN IVANHOE MINES< / ><>11.60< / ><>0.44< / ><>3.94< / ><>3522< / ><>-25.69< / >< / table>

道琼斯工业平均指数 过去12个月

TSX 指数及子指数

<><>< / ><>收盘价< / ><>净变化< / ><>百分比变化< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今百分比变化< / >< / ><><>TSX 综合指数< / ><>35664.62< / ><>519.24< / ><>1.48< / ><>275705< / ><>12.46< / >< / ><><> 60 指数< / ><>2099.30< / ><>28.54< / ><>1.38< / ><>154310< / ><>12.86< / >< / ><><> 完成指数< / ><>2305.59< / ><>42.62< / ><>1.88< / ><>121395< / ><>10.86< / >< / ><><> 小盘股指数< / ><>1431.00< / ><>15.93< / ><>1.13< / ><>84054< / ><>19.59< / >< / ><><> 创业综合指数< / ><>874.03< / ><>6.27< / ><>0.72< / ><>34829< / ><>-11.51< / >< / ><><> 非必需消费品< / ><>392.53< / ><>10.18< / ><>2.66< / ><>5577< / ><>2.60< / >< / ><><> 必需消费品< / ><>1234.87< / ><>-4.18< / ><>-0.34< / ><>4617< / ><>-0.27< / >< / ><><> 能源

CAPPED< / td> 459.97< / ><>4.89< / ><>1.07< / ><>55501< / ><>53.11< / >< / tr> <>TSX 金融服务 (CA)< / ><>724.33< / ><>8.67< / ><>1.21< / ><>43689< / ><>15.43< / >< / ><><>TSX 医疗保健 (C)< / ><>21.42< / ><>-0.16< / ><>-0.74< / ><>2345< / ><>-2.19< / >< / ><><> 工业 (C)< / ><>489.01< / ><>3.47< / ><>0.71< / ><>17350< / ><>4.71< / >< / ><><> 信息技术 (T)< / ><>353.09< / ><>9.89< / ><>2.88< / ><>8628< / ><>8.11< / >< / ><><> 材料大盘 (CAP)< / ><>834.23< / ><>22.83< / ><>2.81< / ><>63872< / ><>11.28< / >< / ><><> 房地产 (C)< / ><>292.47< / ><>1.63< / ><>0.56< / ><>7270< / ><>-7.56< / >< / ><><> 全球黄金 (I)< / ><>901.36< / ><>25.70< / ><>2.93< / ><>99515< / ><>10.23< / >< / ><><> 全球

矿业< / ><>246.35< / ><>6.74< / ><>2.81< / ><>258729< / ><>17.40< / >< / ><><> 收益信托< / ><>227.90< / ><>0.98< / ><>0.43< / ><>8138< / ><>3.48< / >< / ><><> 优先股< / ><>704.35< / ><>3.97< / ><>0.57< / ><>668< / ><>1.16< / >< / ><><> 通信< / ><>129.92< / ><>-5.71< / ><>-4.21< / ><>33431< / ><>-17.17< / >< / ><><> 公用事业大盘 (CAP)< / ><>382.36< / ><>1.62< / ><>0.43< / ><>12807< / ><>8.53< / >< / table>

TSX 涨幅榜

按较上次收盘价百分比跌幅排序的最大价格跌幅（价格在 $1 或以上）

< / td><>收盘价< / ><>净变化< / ><>% 变化< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今 % 变化< / >< / tr><><>SIA SIENNA SENIOR< / ><>19.29< / ><>-0.07< / ><>-0.36< / ><>472< / ><>-5.58< / >< / ><><>SVM SILVERCORP ME< / ><>14.93< / ><>0.29< / ><>1.98< / ><>526< / ><>30.05< / >< / ><><>SKE SKEENA RESOUR< / ><>46.53< / ><>1.81< / ><>4.05< / ><>377< / ><>42.73< / >< / ><><>SRU-UN SMARTCENTR< / ><>26.41< / ><>0.15< / ><>0.57< / ><>216< / ><>2.56< / >< / ><><>SGD SNOWLINE GOLD< / ><>15.20< / ><>0.20< / ><>1.33< / ><>412< / ><>-12.44< / >< / ><><>SOBO SOUTH BOW CO< / ><>47.34< / ><>-0.76< / ><>-1.58< / ><>668< / ><>25.40< / >< / ><><>SXGC SOUTHERN CRO< / ><>10.65< / ><>0.15< / ><>1.43< / ><>373< / ><>0.57< / >< / ><><>SDE SPARTAN

DELTA< / ><>13.74< / ><>-0.13< / ><>-0.94< / ><>699< / ><>89.52< / >< / ><><>SII SPROTT INC.< / ><>165.81< / ><>2.13< / ><>1.30< / ><>23< / ><>23.33< / >< / ><><>SSRM SSR MINING I< / ><>50.64< / ><>2.88< / ><>6.03< / ><>473< / ><>68.30< / >< / ><><>STN STANTEC INC< / ><>95.27< / ><>-1.15< / ><>-1.19< / ><>696< / ><>-26.44< / >< / ><><>SJ STELLA JONES I< / ><>65.00< / ><>-0.68< / ><>-1.04< / ><>162< / ><>-23.65< / >< / ><><>SCR STRATHCONA RE< / ><>40.03< / ><>-0.20< / ><>-0.50< / ><>435< / ><>41.30< / >< / ><><>SLF SUN LIFE FINA< / ><>109.82< / ><>0.75< / ><>0.69< / ><>651< / ><>28.17< / >< / ><><>SU SUNCOR ENERGY< / ><>103.04< / ><>2.15< / ><>2.13< / ><>2755< / ><>69.14< / >< / ><><>SPB SUPERIOR

PLUS< / ><>6.99< / ><>0.02< / ><>0.29< / ><>329< / ><>-0.71< / >< / ><><>TRP TC ENERGY COR< / ><>85.69< / ><>0.33< / ><>0.39< / ><>5585< / ><>13.38< / >< / ><><>X TMX GROUP LIMIT< / ><>53.01< / ><>1.50< / ><>2.91< / ><>269< / ><>1.49< / >< / ><><>TVE TAMARACK VALL< / ><>13.72< / ><>0.02< / ><>0.15< / ><>1590< / ><>71.93< / >< / ><><>TECK-B TECK RESOU< / ><>97.10< / ><>5.00< / ><>5.43< / ><>1648< / ><>47.77< / >< / ><><>T TELUS CORPORATI< / ><>11.03< / ><>-0.40< / ><>-3.50< / ><>14938< / ><>-39.03< / >< / ><><>TVK TERRAVEST IND< / ><>110.29< / ><>0.84< / ><>0.77< / ><>34< / ><>-32.96< / >< / ><><>TFII TFI INTERNAT< / ><>162.79< / ><>-1.21< / ><>-0.74< / ><>308< / ><>14.75< / >< / ><><>NWC THE NORTH

WES< / ><>54.85< / ><>-0.38< / ><>-0.69< / ><>92< / ><>12.14< / >< / ><><>TRI THOMSON REUTE< / ><>147.30< / ><>2.84< / ><>1.97< / ><>507< / ><>-18.68< / >< / ><><>TPZ TOPAZ ENERGY< / ><>29.19< / ><>0.34< / ><>1.18< / ><>817< / ><>5.99< / >< / ><><>TXG TOREX GOLD RE< / ><>73.60< / ><>2.87< / ><>4.06< / ><>413< / ><>12.30< / >< / ><><>TIH TOROMONT IND< / ><>214.40< / ><>1.50< / ><>0.70< / ><>284< / ><>29.12< / >< / ><><> TORONTO-DOMINI< / ><>164.19< / ><>3.08< / ><>1.91< / ><>20685< / ><>26.92< / >< / ><><>TOU TOURMALINE OI< / ><>63.93< / ><>0.71< / ><>1.12< / ><>2942< / ><>3.83< / >< / ><><>TA TRANSALTA CORP< / ><>18.78< / ><>0.44< / ><>2.40< / ><>1480< / ><>8.18< / >< / ><><>TKO TREKOR< / >< / table>

METALS< / td> 12.62< / ><>0.82< / ><>6.95< / ><>1188< / ><>62.42< / >< / tr> <>TFPM TRIPLE FLAG< / ><>44.44< / ><>0.89< / ><>2.04< / ><>69< / ><>-2.57< / >< / ><><>TSU TRISURA GROUP< / ><>40.76< / ><>0.32< / ><>0.79< / ><>53< / ><>-4.59< / >< / ><><>VET VERMILION ENE< / ><>16.91< / ><>0.03< / ><>0.18< / ><>1100< / ><>48.07< / >< / ><><>VZLA VIZSLA SILVE< / ><>5.07< / ><>0.13< / ><>2.63< / ><>704< / ><>-32.58< / >< / ><><>WSP WSP GLOBAL IN< / ><>163.63< / ><>1.71< / ><>1.06< / ><>324< / ><>-34.16< / >< / ><><>WCN WASTE CONNECT< / ><>218.17< / ><>-1.85< / ><>-0.84< / ><>460< / ><>-9.37< / >< / ><><>WDO WESDOME GOLD< / ><>34.51< / ><>0.90< / ><>2.68< / ><>690< / ><>51.76< / >< / ><><>WFG WEST FRASER

T< / ><>91.60< / ><>0.42< / ><>0.46< / ><>88< / ><>9.09< / >< / ><><>WN WESTON GEORGE< / ><>101.19< / ><>-0.42< / ><>-0.41< / ><>166< / ><>6.86< / >< / ><><>WPM WHEATON PRECI< / ><>197.66< / ><>5.60< / ><>2.92< / ><>557< / ><>22.50< / >< / ><><>WCP WHITECAP RESO< / ><>18.69< / ><>0.18< / ><>0.97< / ><>3824< / ><>62.52< / >< / table>

<><>< / ><>收盘价< / ><>净变化< / ><>百分比变化< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今百分比变化< / >< / ><><>JWEL JAMIESON WEL< / ><>45.46< / ><>0.01< / ><>0.02< / ><>305< / ><>35.10< / >< / ><><>KNT K92 MINING IN< / ><>28.17< / ><>0.42< / ><>1.51< / ><>1086< / ><>24.15< / >< / ><><>KEL KELT EXPLORAT< / ><>11.14< / ><>0.15< / ><>1.36< / ><>607< / ><>45.24< / >< / ><><>KEY KEYERA CORP< / ><>54.51< / ><>0.46< / ><>0.85< / ><>1204< / ><>23.89< / >< / ><><>KMP-UN KILLAM APA< / ><>17.10< / ><>0.10< / ><>0.59< / ><>316< / ><>4.27< / >< / ><><>KXS KINAXIS INC< / ><>180.86< / ><>2.46< / ><>1.38< / ><>93< / ><>4.50< / >< / ><><>K KINROSS GOLD CO< / ><>33.85< / ><>0.65< / ><>1.96< / ><>2986< / ><>-12.44< / >< / ><><>LIF LABRADOR

IRON< / ><>22.42< / ><>0.36< / ><>1.63< / ><>207< / ><>-24.94< / >< / ><><>LB LAURENTIAN BAN< / ><>40.36< / ><>-0.02< / ><>-0.05< / ><>102< / ><>0.15< / >< / ><><>LSPD LIGHTSPEED C< / ><>15.17< / ><>0.38< / ><>2.57< / ><>576< / ><>-8.39< / >< / ><><>LNR LINAMAR CORP< / ><>93.64< / ><>-0.88< / ><>-0.93< / ><>187< / ><>12.87< / >< / ><><>LAC LITHIUM AMERI< / ><>3.33< / ><>-0.01< / ><>-0.30< / ><>1130< / ><>-44.22< / >< / ><><>L LOBLAW CO< / ><>62.64< / ><>-0.04< / ><>-0.03< / ><>1151< / ><>0.95< / >< / ><><>LUG LUNDIN GOLD I< / ><>95.82< / ><>9.11< / ><>10.51< / ><>962< / ><>-15.96< / >< / ><><>LUN LUNDIN MINING< / ><>35.17< / ><>1.62< / ><>4.83< / ><>1380< / ><>19.22< / >< / ><><>MG MAGNA

INTERNAT< / ><>91.24< / ><>0.42< / ><>0.46< / ><>503< / ><>24.70< / >< / ><><>MFC MANULIFE FIN< / ><>60.55< / ><>0.66< / ><>1.10< / ><>1863< / ><>21.49< / >< / ><><>MFI MAPLE LEAF FO< / ><>24.74< / ><>-0.26< / ><>-1.04< / ><>185< / ><>-0.76< / >< / ><><>MDA MDA SPACE LTD< / ><>40.18< / ><>1.37< / ><>3.53< / ><>966< / ><>50.83< / >< / ><><>MX METHANEX CORP< / ><>88.68< / ><>0.44< / ><>0.50< / ><>301< / ><>62.89< / >< / ><><>MRU METRO INC< / ><>90.38< / ><>-0.34< / ><>-0.37< / ><>453< / ><>-8.51< / >< / ><><>MAU MONTAGE GOLD< / ><>17.35< / ><>0.36< / ><>2.12< / ><>544< / ><>75.61< / >< / ><><>MTL MULLEN GROUP< / ><>27.55< / ><>0.16< / ><>0.58< / ><>286< / ><>75.03< / >< / ><><>NA NATIONAL

BANK< / td> 198.06< / ><>2.66< / ><>1.36< / ><>872< / ><>14.74< / >< / tr> <>NXE NEXGEN ENERGY< / ><>12.51< / ><>0.18< / ><>1.46< / ><>1114< / ><>-0.95< / >< / ><><>NFI NFI GROUP INC< / ><>25.65< / ><>0.24< / ><>0.94< / ><>313< / ><>65.27< / >< / ><><>NGEX NGEX MINERAL< / ><>23.83< / ><>0.67< / ><>2.89< / ><>201< / ><>-6.91< / >< / ><><>NPI NORTHLAND POW< / ><>22.29< / ><>0.14< / ><>0.63< / ><>1155< / ><>24.87< / >< / ><><>NG NOVAGOLD RES I< / ><>9.60< / ><>0.71< / ><>7.99< / ><>1371< / ><>-25.00< / >< / ><><>NTR NUTRIEN LTD< / ><>96.33< / ><>-3.19< / ><>-3.21< / ><>1823< / ><>13.70< / >< / ><><>OR OR ROYALTIES I< / ><>49.67< / ><>1.12< / ><>2.31< / ><>210< / ><>2.16< / >< / ><><>OGC OCEANAGOLD

CO< / ><>39.36< / ><>1.44< / ><>3.80< / ><>984< / ><>1.18< / >< / ><><>ONEX ONEX CORPORATA< / ><>103.43< / ><>0.93< / ><>0.91< / ><>137< / ><>-8.44< / >< / ><><>OTEX OPEN TEXT CO< / ><>33.82< / ><>0.79< / ><>2.39< / ><>1005< / ><>-24.34< / >< / ><><>PAAS PAN AMERICAN< / ><>66.05< / ><>1.67< / ><>2.59< / ><>1063< / ><>-7.18< / >< / ><><>POU PARAMOUNT RES< / ><>32.10< / ><>0.05< / ><>0.16< / ><>200< / ><>32.70< / >< / ><><>PXT PAREX RESOURC< / ><>27.23< / ><>-0.98< / ><>-3.47< / ><>682< / ><>47.59< / >< / ><><>PPL PEMBINA PIPEL< / ><>67.55< / ><>0.38< / ><>0.57< / ><>2861< / ><>29.18< / >< / ><><>PPTA PERPETUA RES< / ><>29.47< / ><>0.88< / ><>3.08< / ><>65< / ><>-11.32< / >< / ><><>PEY PEYTO

EXPLORA< / ><>24.27< / ><>-0.06< / ><>-0.25< / ><>493< / ><>6.87< / >< / ><><>POW POWER CORPORATA< / ><>89.01< / ><>0.90< / ><>1.02< / ><>1890< / ><>22.02< / >< / ><><>PSK PRAIRIESKY RO< / ><>33.87< / ><>0.03< / ><>0.09< / ><>275< / ><>25.31< / >< / ><><>PBH PREMIUM BRAND< / ><>70.61< / ><>-0.21< / ><>-0.30< / ><>129< / ><>-30.58< / >< / ><><>PMZ-UN PRIMARIS R< / ><>21.65< / ><>0.10< / ><>0.46< / ><>232< / ><>38.87< / >< / ><><>QBR-B QUEBECOR IN< / ><>62.27< / ><>-2.38< / ><>-3.68< / ><>996< / ><>20.44< / >< / ><><>RBA RB GLOBAL INC< / ><>122.50< / ><>2.90< / ><>2.42< / ><>1073< / ><>-13.31< / >< / ><><>QSR RESTAURANT BR< / ><>101.17< / ><>0.74< / ><>1210< / ><>8.02< / >< / ><><>RCH RICHELIEU

HAR< / ><>37.63< / ><>-1.00< / ><>-2.59< / ><>178< / ><>-4.88< / >< / ><><>REI-UN RIOCAN REA< / ><>20.51< / ><>0.01< / ><>0.05< / ><>545< / ><>9.68< / >< / ><><>RCI-B ROGERS COMM< / ><>42.46< / ><>-1.63< / ><>-3.70< / ><>6950< / ><>-18.05< / >< / ><><>RY ROYAL BANK OF< / ><>273.78< / ><>2.91< / ><>1.07< / ><>4489< / ><>17.00< / >< / ><><>RUS RUSSEL METALS< / ><>90.17< / ><>2.18< / ><>2.48< / ><>188< / ><>105.87< / >< / ><><>SAP SAPUTO INC.< / ><>38.77< / ><>-0.25< / ><>-0.64< / ><>556< / ><>-6.15< / >< / ><><>SEA SEABRIDGE GOL< / ><>40.11< / ><>1.50< / ><>3.89< / ><>42< / ><>-1.43< / >< / ><><>SHOP SHOPIFY INC< / ><>243.83< / ><>9.64< / ><>4.12< / ><>2252< / ><>10.33< / >< / table>

< / td><>收盘价< / ><>净涨跌< / ><>% 涨跌< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今 % 涨跌< / >< / tr><><>TMUS T-MOBILE CDR< / ><>18.00< / ><>-2.78< / ><>-13.38< / ><>66< / ><>-23.40< / >< / ><><>COID SAVVYSHORT -< / ><>3.88< / ><>-0.53< / ><>-12.02< / ><>9< / ><>-74.57< / >< / ><><>VZ VERIZON CDR (C< / ><>17.43< / ><>-2.04< / ><>-10.48< / ><>58< / ><>0.17< / >< / ><><>TVA-B TVA GROUP I< / ><>2.24< / ><>-0.25< / ><>-10.04< / ><>25< / ><>322.64< / >< / ><><>CGMD MEGASHORT -3< / ><>5.41< / ><>-0.59< / ><>-9.83< / ><>13< / ><>-73.86< / >< / ><><>SOLX CI GALAXY SO< / ><>5.34< / ><>-0.56< / ><>-9.49< / ><>1< / ><>-13.45< / >< / ><><>SHPD SAVVYSHORT -< / ><>4.17< / ><>-0.38< / ><>-8.35< / ><>56< / ><>-65.74< / >< / ><><>CCA COGECO COMMUN< / ><>48.70< / ><>-3.73< / ><>-7.11< / ><>624< / ><>-26.73< / >< / ><><>GIAI GUARDIAN I3< / ><>22.76< / ><>-1.72< / ><>-7.03< / ><>2< / ><>17.44< / >< / ><><>BCEE HARVEST BCE< / ><>7.79< / ><>-0.57< / ><>-6.82< / ><>76< / ><>-27.53< / >< / ><><>GDXD BETAPRO CDN< / ><>8.15< / ><>-0.57< / ><>-6.54< / ><>461< / ><>-50.12< / >< / ><><>BCHI NINEPOINT BC< / ><>6.70< / ><>-0.45< / ><>-6.29< / ><>24< / ><>-26.21< / >< / ><><>CGO COGECO INC. S< / ><>44.83< / ><>-2.94< / ><>-6.15< / ><>84< / ><>-29.94< / >< / ><><>AFN AG GROWTH INT< / ><>7.08< / ><>-0.42< / ><>-5.60< / ><>126< / ><>-69.48< / >< / ><><>CHLT CUSTOM HEALT< / ><>7.25< / ><>-0.43< / ><>-5.60< / ><>15< / ><>-27.50< / >< / ><><>BCE BCE INC.< / ><>26.80< / ><>-1.55< / ><>-5.47< / ><>9921< / ><>-18.14< / >< / ><><>AC AIR CANADA< / ><>22.76< / ><>-1.29< / ><>-5.36< / ><>4558< / ><>17.99< / >< / ><><>XNDU XANADU QUANT< / ><>5.55< / ><>-0.31< / ><>-5.29< / ><>936< / ><>-65.38< / >< / ><><>SLVD BETAPRO SILV< / ><>34.67< / ><>-1.86< / ><>-5.09< / ><>59< / ><>-49.37< / >< / ><><>SCND BETAPRO -3X< / ><>8.96< / ><>-0.47< / ><>-4.98< / ><>< / ><>-33.73< / >< / table>

按较上次收盘价 % 涨跌幅计算的最大价格涨幅（价格 $1 或以上） 标准普尔全球 100 指数 过去 12 个月

TSX 成交量 $1 或以上股票的前 20 名

<><>< / ><>收盘价< / ><>净涨跌< / ><>% 涨跌< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今 % 涨跌< / >< / ><><> TORONTO-DOMINI< / ><>164.19< / ><>1.96< / ><>1.21< / ><>20685< / ><>26.92< / >< / ><><>CNQ CDN NATURAL R< / ><>70.80< / ><>0.96< / ><>1.37< / ><>19037< / ><>52.29< / >< / ><><>T TELUS CORPORATI< / ><>11.03< / ><>-0.40< / ><>-3.50< / ><>14938< / ><>-39.03< / >< / ><><>BCE BCE INC.< / ><>26.80< / ><>-1.55< / ><>-5.47< / ><>9921< / ><>-18.14< / >< / ><><>RCI-B ROGERS COMM< / ><>42.46< / ><>-1.63< / ><>-3.70< / ><>6950< / ><>-18.05< / >< / ><><>BTE BAYTEX ENERGY< / ><>6.87< / ><>0.10< / ><>1.48< / ><>6643< / ><>54.73< / >< / ><><>CVE CENOVUS ENERG< / ><>44.75< / ><>-0.02< / ><>-0.04< / ><>6274< / ><>92.72< / >< / ><><>TRP TC ENERGY COR< / ><>85.69< / ><>0.33< / ><>0.39< / ><>5585< / ><>13.38< / >< / ><><>ENB ENBRIDGE INC< / ><>66.51< / ><>0.37< / ><>0.56< / ><>5361< / ><>1.26< / >< / ><><>AC AIR CANADA< / ><>22.76< / ><>-1.29< / ><>-5.36< / ><>4558< / ><>17.99< / >< / ><><>RY ROYAL BANK OF< / ><>273.78< / ><>2.91< / ><>1.07< / ><>4489< / ><>17.00< / >< / ><><>CS CAPSTONE COPPE< / ><>13.66< / ><>0.08< / ><>0.59< / ><>4140< / ><>-0.87< / >< / ><><>WCP WHITECAP RESO< / ><>18.69< / ><>0.18< / ><>0.97< / ><>3824< / ><>62.52< / >< / ><><>FM FIRST QUANTUM< / ><>39.09< / ><>1.21< / ><>3.19< / ><>3803< / ><>6.22< / >< / ><><>DSV DISCOVERY MIN< / ><>11.71< / ><>0.23< / ><>2.00< / ><>3598< / ><>39.74< / >< / ><><>IVN IVANHOE< / >

MINES< / td> 11.60< / ><>0.44< / ><>3.94< / ><>3522< / ><>-25.69< / >< / tr> <>ABX BARRICK MININ< / ><>58.53< / ><>1.67< / ><>2.94< / ><>3491< / ><>-2.11< / >< / ><><>BNS BANK OF NOVA< / ><>126.03< / ><>1.60< / ><>1.29< / ><>3434< / ><>24.50< / >< / ><><>DML DENISON MINES< / ><>3.46< / ><>0.09< / ><>2.67< / ><>3334< / ><>-4.95< / >< / ><><>BTO B2GOLD CORP.< / ><>7.48< / ><>0.19< / ><>2.61< / ><>3320< / ><>21.04< / >< / table>

<><>< / ><>收盘价< / ><>净涨跌< / ><>% 涨跌< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今 % 涨跌< / >< / ><><>DND DYE AND DURHA< / ><>1.52< / ><>0.26< / ><>20.63< / ><>1309< / ><>-63.55< / >< / ><><>ATZ ARITZIA INC< / ><>146.91< / ><>25.02< / ><>20.53< / ><>2316< / ><>25.19< / >< / ><><>TGO TERAGO INC.< / ><>1.56< / ><>0.24< / ><>18.18< / ><>28< / ><>140.00< / >< / ><><>COIU SAVVYLONG 2X< / ><>24.97< / ><>2.75< / ><>12.38< / ><>1< / ><>-61.70< / >< / ><><>PLTU SAVVYLONG 2X< / ><>43.61< / ><>4.72< / ><>12.14< / ><>3< / ><>83.39< / >< / ><><>GRGD GROUPE DYNAM< / ><>60.26< / ><>6.14< / ><>11.35< / ><>356< / ><>-27.11< / >< / ><><>LUG LUNDIN GOLD I< / ><>95.82< / ><>9.11< / ><>10.51< / ><>962< / ><>-15.96< / >< / ><><>HSTR HELIOSTAR

ME< / ><>2.55< / ><>0.24< / ><>10.39< / ><>718< / ><>0.79< / >< / ><><>CGMU MEGALONG 3X< / ><>9.00< / ><>0.80< / ><>9.76< / ><>150< / ><>-39.62< / >< / ><><>DPM DPM METALS IN< / ><>59.41< / ><>5.13< / ><>9.45< / ><>1360< / ><>40.05< / >< / ><><>FTG FIRAN TECHNOL< / ><>34.95< / ><>2.95< / ><>9.22< / ><>565< / ><>202.60< / >< / ><><>BRAG BRAGG GAMING< / ><>1.73< / ><>0.14< / ><>8.81< / ><>8< / ><>-39.93< / >< / ><><>CVVY CAVVY ENERGY< / ><>2.61< / ><>0.21< / ><>8.75< / ><>997< / ><>186.81< / >< / ><><>TSK TALISKER RESO< / ><>1.02< / ><>0.08< / ><>8.51< / ><>692< / ><>-29.17< / >< / ><><>SCZ SANTACRUZ SIL< / ><>13.03< / ><>1.00< / ><>8.31< / ><>200< / ><>-1.51< / >< / ><><>HSLV HIGHLANDER S< / ><>7.28< / ><>0.55< / ><>8.17< / ><>836< / ><>37.10< / >< / ><><>SHPU

SAVVYLONG 2X< / ><>14.31< / ><>1.07< / ><>8.08< / ><>10< / ><>-19.06< / >< / ><><>NG NOVAGOLD RES I< / ><>9.60< / ><>0.71< / ><>7.99< / ><>1371< / ><>-25.00< / >< / ><><>GLRA-PR-A GLOBAL< / ><>20.50< / ><>1.50< / ><>7.89< / ><>2< / ><>-12.65< / >< / ><><>CSUU SAVVYLONG 2X< / ><>9.48< / ><>0.68< / ><>7.73< / ><>11< / ><>-38.16< / >< / table>

TSX 52周最高价

<><>< / ><>收盘价< / ><>净涨跌< / ><>% 涨跌< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今 % 涨跌< / >< / ><><>ABBV ABBVIE CDR (< / ><>38.50< / ><>0.76< / ><>2.01< / ><>1< / ><>18.83< / >< / ><><>ACX ACT ENERGY TE< / ><>8.22< / ><>0.30< / ><>3.79< / ><>276< / ><>64.73< / >< / ><><>ALC ALGOMA CENTRA< / ><>29.10< / ><>0.78< / ><>2.75< / ><>29< / ><>53.97< / >< / ><><>ANET ARISTA NETWO< / ><>38.83< / ><>1.26< / ><>3.35< / ><>13< / ><>62.40< / >< / ><><>CVVY CAVVY ENERGY< / ><>2.61< / ><>0.21< / ><>8.75< / ><>997< / ><>186.81< / >< / ><><>FTG FIRAN TECHNOL< / ><>34.95< / ><>2.95< / ><>9.22< / ><>565< / ><>202.60< / >< / ><><>BRKE HARVEST BERK< / ><>12.41< / ><>0.28< / ><>2.31< / ><>3< / ><>3.85< / >< / ><><>HWO HIGH ARCTIC

E< / ><>1.16< / ><>0.06< / ><>5.45< / ><>1< / ><>38.10< / >< / ><><>KEL KELT EXPLORAT< / ><>11.14< / ><>0.15< / ><>1.36< / ><>607< / ><>45.24< / >< / ><><>GUD KNIGHT THERAP< / ><>10.83< / ><>0.10< / ><>0.93< / ><>76< / ><>79.01< / >< / ><><>MGEg MACKENZIE GL< / ><>20.29< / ><>0.31< / ><>1.55< / ><>21< / ><>1.40< / >< / table>

股价创过去一年新低的股票

< / td><>收盘价< / ><>净涨跌< / ><>涨跌幅%< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今涨跌幅%< / >< / tr><><>AP-UN ALLIED PROP< / ><>6.03< / ><>0.00< / ><>1869< / ><>-54.90< / >< / ><><>BCE BCE INC.< / ><>26.80< / ><>-1.55< / ><>-5.47< / ><>9746< / ><>-18.14< / >< / ><><>BRE BRIDEMARQ RE< / ><>2.77< / ><>-0.07< / ><>-2.46< / ><>77< / ><>-79.05< / >< / ><><>WEED CANOPY GROWT< / ><>1.18< / ><>-0.03< / ><>-2.48< / ><>785< / ><>-24.36< / >< / ><><>CIA CHAMPION IRON< / ><>2.76< / ><>-0.08< / ><>-2.82< / ><>562< / ><>-49.73< / >< / ><><>CCA COGECO COMMUN< / ><>48.70< / ><>-3.73< / ><>-7.11< / ><>624< / ><>-26.73< / >< / ><><>CGO COGECO INC. S< / ><>44.83< / ><>-2.94< / ><>-6.15< / ><>84< / ><>-29.94< / >< / ><><>ENS-PR-A E

SPLIT< / ><>10.57< / ><>0.04< / ><>0.38< / ><>2< / ><>-6.29< / >< / ><><>EMA EMERA INCORPO< / ><>65.20< / ><>-0.05< / ><>-0.08< / ><>2703< / ><>-3.61< / >< / ><><>FSZ FIERA CAPITAL< / ><>4.04< / ><>-0.02< / ><>-0.49< / ><>513< / ><>-34.84< / >< / ><><>GFP GREENFIRST FO< / ><>1.66< / ><>-0.07< / ><>-4.05< / ><>6< / ><>-7.78< / >< / ><><>INTE HARVEST INTE< / ><>10.88< / ><>-0.10< / ><>-0.91< / ><>5< / ><>-13.38< / >< / ><><>LVMH LVMH CDR (CA< / ><>15.55< / ><>-0.16< / ><>-1.02< / ><>9< / ><>-43.66< / >< / ><><>MPC MADISON PAC C< / ><>4.81< / ><>0.05< / ><>1.05< / ><>11< / ><>-9.76< / >< / ><><>MRG-UN MORGUARD N< / ><>14.61< / ><>0.16< / ><>1.11< / ><>9< / ><>-15.89< / >< / ><><>MTY MTY FOOD GROU< / ><>31.15< / ><>0.90< / ><>2.98< / ><>547< / ><>-18.28< / >< / table>

TSX COMPOSITE INDEX

OCT. 11, 2016

<><>< / ><>收盘价< / ><>净涨跌< / ><>涨跌幅%< / ><>成交量 (千股)< / ><>年初至今涨跌幅%< / >< / ><><>MMCY MACKENZIE MO< / ><>25.87< / ><>0.19< / ><>0.74< / ><>2< / ><>< / >< / ><><>MSA MINEROS SA< / ><>10.42< / ><>0.34< / ><>3.37< / ><>214< / ><>85.41< / >< / ><><>SOIL SATURN OIL A< / ><>7.74< / ><>0.09< / ><>1.18< / ><>472< / ><>218.52< / >< / ><><>PLTU SAVVYLONG 2X< / ><>43.61< / ><>4.72< / ><>12.14< / ><>3< / ><>83.39< / >< / ><><>SU SUNCOR ENERGY< / ><>103.04< / ><>2.15< / ><>2.13< / ><>2515< / ><>69.14< / >< / ><><>TGO TERAGO INC.< / ><>1.56< / ><>0.24< / ><>18.18< / ><>28< / ><>140.00< / >< / ><><>LCFS TIDEWATER RE< / ><>23.30< / ><>0.56< / ><>2.46< / ><>61< / ><>448.24< / >< / ><><>VLE VALEURA

ENERG< / ><>16.50< / ><>0.10< / ><>0.61< / ><>617< / ><>101.71< / >< / ><><>VISA VISA CDR (CA< / ><>35.04< / ><>0.96< / ><>2.82< / ><>43< / ><>7.88< / >< / ><><>WFC WALL FINANCIA< / ><>24.23< / ><>0.49< / ><>2.06< / ><>< / ><>53.84< / >< / ><><>YGR YANGARRA RESO< / ><>1.65< / ><>0.02< / ><>1.23< / ><>177< / ><>57.14< / >< / table>

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数据来源：BARCHART 2026年10月9日 S&P / TSX 综合指数股票周度大幅波动股 过去一周内价格涨幅或跌幅最大的股票（按百分比变化计算）；最活跃股票按周日均交易量排序

S&P / TSX 综合指数股票周度大幅波动股

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多伦多枫叶队毫不犹豫地给麦肯纳施压

卡萨尔·凯利 (CATHAL KELLY)

观点

在新赛季开始前，枫叶队新任主教练吉姆·希勒 (Jim Hiller) 在首次谈到新秀加文·麦肯纳 (Gavin McKenna) 时，试图在两种态度之间寻求平衡。

一方面，他按照惯例点头表示，应该让这个 18 岁的孩子按照自己的节奏成长。但随后他又话锋一转。但他身边有奥斯顿·马修斯 (Auston Matthews)。而且威廉·尼兰德 (William Nylander) 一开始就表现得相当出色。

“我们完全不会为他设定任何上限，”希勒说道。

听到了吗，孩子？你没有上限。你不需要在——

你不需要是职业人士也能明白这是怎么回事——“好吧，没有上限。开始攀升吧。按你自己的节奏。没必要……这就是你想达到的高度吗？不，不，没关系。就，是的，随便。”

枫叶队承诺不会施加的压力，实际上已经在施加了。如此频繁地讨论压力的缺失，反而让压力凭空产生了。

在一次早期训练中，麦肯纳在压力下从角落中通过假动作脱身，枫叶队对此的反应就像他们刚刚见证了“五饼二鱼”的奇迹一样。希勒特别关注这次动作。甚至有人为此写了整篇报道。

在揭幕战之前的准备阶段，麦肯纳说他梦见自己的第一场比赛打得很出色。

能像奥斯顿·马修斯首秀四球那样出色吗？

“这件事我已经听过很多次了，”麦肯纳说。

你可以预见到这种情况正发生在麦肯纳身上。进入赛季两周，他被至少几位名人堂成员环绕，身处一支自称是争冠球队的队伍中，而他所在的这个市场认为“耐心”只是一种纸牌游戏，他成了目前最大的话题人物。

麦肯纳在揭幕战中没有进球。相反，他看起来就像他的真实样子——一个完全没有与成年男子比赛经验的瘦弱青少年。他很紧张，状态不佳。

就这样，围绕他的讨论发生了变化。没有人使用“失败者 (bust)”这个词，但警告之意不言而喻：你走错了路。

在多伦多，事情运作的方式与周恩来量表截然相反。任何时候评价都不过早。

当麦肯纳在前三场比赛后仍未进球时，这成了球队传出的最大新闻。是否需要调整阵容？或者采取更激进的措施？

麦肯纳在第四场进了一个球，他那被神圣化的进球数成为了比赛报道的头条。失败者时代结束。开始在贝街 (Bay Street) 上竖起路桩庆祝吧。

现在他的职业生涯已经进行了五场比赛，麦肯纳处于悉尼·克罗斯比 (Sidney Crosby) 和亚历山大·戴格尔 (Alexandre Daigle) 之间的某个位置。根据他在某个夜晚的表现，他要么是“被预言的那个人”，要么是凿穿球队根基的冰山。如果他足够愚蠢，在一次糟糕的表现后打开社交媒体，他的手机发出的声音一定像是在地狱的一环中广播。

这就是为什么没有任何一个冰球家长应该希望自己的儿子最终来到多伦多。就像土星一样，这座城市吞噬孩子。

你可以预见到这种情况正发生在麦肯纳身上。进入赛季两周，他被至少几位名人堂成员环绕，身处一支自称是争冠球队的队伍中，而他所在的这个市场认为“耐心”只是一种纸牌游戏，他成了目前最大的话题人物。他的表现被像奥运会一样被记录。仿佛十月份一场对阵纳什维尔、渥太华或任何球队的毫无意义的比赛，就是证明你具备天赋的绝佳机会。

在什么样的理性世界里，会有球队允许这种情况发生？其他几支球队也遭遇过这种情况。但只有多伦多对此乐在其中。

责怪冰球俱乐部太简单了。这是更大商业体系的一部分。而麦肯纳只是其中的一个人类零件。 ■ 凯利，B24

体育记者拉里·米尔森能够“将关键部分与装饰点缀区分开来”

菲利普·金（PHILIP KING）

人们常说，你越喜欢一个人，给对方起的绰号就越多。本周去世、享年 83 岁的体育记者拉里·米尔森（Larry Millson）就有许多绰号：Millstone、Millbone、Millhouse、Millsie，当然还有 Lar。我通常称呼他为米尔森先生，因为我觉得他赢得了这份尊重。

拉里是体育记者心目中的典范。无论面对什么运动——奥运会、足球、篮球、冰球、赛马，尤其是棒球（一场比赛可能在第九局的一次挥棒中反转，迫使他在不到一分钟内重写前五段），他都能在早报那毫不留情的截稿期限前，报道现场活动并提交一篇完整的报道。

他是一位真正的绅士，文字简洁，勤奋工作，且总能迅速地抛出笑话或轶事。

而且他总是记得插入记者们所称的“核心段落”（nut paragraph）——一段快速的背景介绍，为故事的其余部分提供语境。拉里的核心段落：他曾在《多伦多电报》（Toronto Telegram）、《全球邮报》（The Globe and Mail）、加拿大新闻社（The Canadian Press）以及 Field Level Media 等多家机构工作，职业生涯跨越七个十年，在数十场活动中留下了数千篇署名文章。1989 年在旧金山报道世界系列赛期间，他经历了洛马普列塔地震，并立即将重心从体育版转移到为报纸头版撰写关于地震及其后果的报道。撰写了《球场数字：蓝鸟队与棒球商业》（Ballpark Figures: The Blue Jays and the Business of Baseball），这是第一本关于球员薪资对棒球球队影响的权威著作；并与前蓝鸟队训练师肯·卡森（Ken Carson）合著了《从冰球到棒球：我让他们缝缝补补》（From Hockey to Baseball: I Kept Them in Stitches）。1981 年因对加拿大纯血马赛马的报道获得主权奖（Sovereign Award）；2016 年获得加拿大棒球名人堂的杰克·格雷尼奖（Jack Graney Award），这是一项授予媒体成员及其对加拿大棒球贡献的终身成就荣誉。与妻子戴安（Diane）结婚近 60 年。育有一女卡拉（Cara），一孙本杰明（Benjamin），一曾孙女艾莉（Elly）。周二（10 月 6 日）在多伦多去世，死因为在通往地下室私人休息室的楼梯上跌倒引发的并发症。

拉里一定会讨厌那个段落。太长了。他更像欧内斯特·海明威，而不是詹姆斯·乔伊斯。 ■ 米尔森，B24

记者拉里·米尔森（照片拍摄于 2007 年），其职业生涯跨越七个十年，在数十场活动中留下了数千篇署名文章。他还撰写了第一本关于球员薪资对棒球球队影响的权威著作。《全球邮报》

NFL传奇球员及芝加哥熊队教练迈克·迪特卡逝世，享年86岁

半决赛 大都会分区

1986年超级碗第20届比赛中，芝加哥熊队击败新英格兰爱国者队后，熊队主教练迈克·迪特卡被抬离球场。PHIL SANDLIN / 美联社

球员时期绰号为“铁迈克”，他助力革新了近端锋位置

吉姆·利特克 芝加哥

曾在芝加哥熊队以球员和教练身份赢得 NFL 冠军的迈克·迪特卡（Mike Ditka）逝世，享年 86 岁。

迪特卡的家人在周五的一份声明中宣布了这一消息。

“我们怀着深切的悲痛宣布，我们挚爱的丈夫、父亲、祖父和朋友迈克·迪特卡离开了我们，”家人表示。“虽然世人将迈克视为名人堂足球运动员、传奇教练以及芝加哥熊队超级碗第20届冠军队的领袖，但我们知道他是我们家庭的核心。迈克将被无限思念，被永远铭记。”

球员时期的迪特卡绰号为“铁迈克”，他助力革新了近端锋（tight-end）位置，随后转入教练席担任芝加哥队的教练。他执教的 1985 年球队拥有该运动史上最具统治力的防线之一。这支球队还拥有足够强烈的个性，录制了一段名为《超级碗洗牌》（The Super Bowl Shuffle）的说唱视频，并在三个月后的冠军赛中用实力证明了他们的自负。

在退任教练后，迪特卡成为了餐厅经营者、推销员和电视名人，同时也是改善前球员医疗和退休福利的强力倡导者。

迪特卡强悍且粗犷，是典型的芝加哥熊队风格。从点餐到咆哮着将防守后卫撞翻，他无所不为。他的养育之都沉醉于他的每一分钟。

他仍被尊称为“Da Coach”（教练），是 1985 年熊队的领头羊——这支球队是联盟历史上最具统治力、或许也是最古灵精怪的超级碗冠军队。迪特卡被载入大学和职业足球名人堂，熊队在 2013 年的一次仪式上表示，他的“89号”球衣将是球队最后一件退役的球衣。

他出生于宾夕法尼亚州的卡内基，父亲是一名焊工，父亲将家族姓氏从 Dyczko 改了。他在附近的阿利奎帕长大，是一名身材魁梧、才华横溢的三项运动运动员，也是匹兹堡大学的全美运动员，其强悍的风格使他的第一个绰号“铁迈克”十分贴切。

在 1961 年的选秀中，被刚毅的芝加哥老板乔治·哈拉斯（George Halas）在第五顺位选中，迪特卡随后获得了年度最佳新秀荣誉，多次入选职业碗（Pro Bowl），并赢得了 1963 年 NFL 冠军。与此同时，他与巴尔的摩的约翰·麦基（John Mackey）永远地改变了近端锋位置和进攻战术。他像攻城锤一样擅长阻挡，但迪特卡同样能够接住短传并像弹珠一样穿透整个后防线，或在深球达阵传球中跑赢唯一的安全卫。

1973 年，他转任教练，担任受人尊敬的汤姆·兰德里（Tom Landry）的助手，在牛仔队工作了八个赛季，随后于 1982 年以主教练身份重返芝加哥，受到英雄般的欢迎。

迪特卡重返熊队的 10 年充满了动荡，包括连续五次获得 NFC 中部赛区冠军、赢得超级碗、一次酒驾定罪、一次心脏病发作、与防守协调员巴迪·瑞安（Buddy Ryan）长期的不和，以及最终获得了一个新绰号——“Da Coach”。

在 1986 年的超级碗中，熊队以 46-10 大胜新英格兰爱国者队。虽然熊队在接下来的五年大部分时间里仍具有竞争力，但一个 5-11 的赛季促使迪特卡在 1992 年离职。

在离开五年后，他重返教练岗位执教新奥尔良圣徒队，但未能振兴该球队。在经历了 1999 年一个以 3-13 战绩收场的糟糕赛季后，他彻底离开了教练席。

到那时，他的面孔和举止已为人熟知，因此开启第二职业生涯变得轻而易举。迪特卡在从《干杯》（Cheers）到《第三颗行星》（Third Rock from the Sun）的电视情景喜剧中饰演他自己，还出演了《洛杉矶之法》（L.A. Law）和《周六夜现场》（Saturday Night Live）等节目。

他还作为 ESPN 的 NFL 分析师和比赛日节目主持人，与这项运动保持着密切联系。

美联社

德·古德将率领加拿大队 再次对阵英格兰队

世界橄榄球联盟现任年度最佳女球员索菲·德·古德（Sophie de Goede）将担任加拿大队队长，迎接即将到来的与世界冠军英格兰队的比赛。

这位来自维多利亚市的球员曾带领加拿大队进入去年的女子橄榄球世界杯决赛。主教练凯文·鲁埃（Kevin Rouet）周五公布了一份由 31 人组成的球员名单，德·古德位列其中。

加拿大队将于 10 月 16 日在多伦多的 BMO 球场以及 10 月 23 日在渥太华的 TD Place 与英格兰队交手。这将是该队自去年世界杯决赛以 33-13 负于东道主英格兰队以来的首场主场比赛。

排名第三的加拿大队上个月在埃克塞特与世界冠军战至 26-26 平局，终结了“红玫瑰”队（Red Roses）连续四年、39 场比赛的获胜纪录。

鲁埃在的一份声明中表示：“球员们对上个月与英格兰队的平局并不满意。”

奥运会橄榄球七人制银牌得主派珀·洛根（Piper Logan）和卡罗琳·克罗斯利（Caroline Crossley）是此次加入名单的新成员，此前该队上个月在欧洲对阵过苏格兰、英格兰和法国。克罗斯利在 15 人制比赛中拥有 13 场国际赛经验，并曾在去年的世界杯决赛中首发。洛根是加拿大国际橄榄球七人制队的常驻成员，将寻求在 15 人制比赛中获得她的首次出场机会。

由于受伤缺席上个月比赛的艾莉莎·科里根（Alysha Corrigan）回归，而罗里·伍德（Rori Wood）在 2025 年世界杯前受伤后，首次回到国家队。

在因红牌禁赛而缺席上个月对阵英格兰和法国的比赛后，前锋布列塔尼·卡西尔（Brittany Kassil）也回到了球队名单中。加拿大新闻社

NHL

东部赛区 大西洋赛区

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西部赛区

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太平洋赛区

匹兹堡 对阵 哥伦布 西雅图 对阵 底特律 安纳海姆 对阵 温尼伯 周四 卡罗来纳 7, 温哥华 2 达拉斯 4, 布法罗 0 坦帕湾 3, 明尼苏达 2 纳什维尔 5, 蒙特利尔 2 渥太华 2, 费城 1 波士顿 6, 犹他 1 纽约岛人 4, 芝加哥 1 圣何塞 3, 圣路易斯 2 (加时赛) 科罗拉多 7, 卡尔加里 3 拉斯维加斯 4, 多伦多 3 (点球决胜) 周六 — 所有时间均为东部时间 费城 对阵 波士顿, 下午 1 点 温哥华 对阵 新泽西, 下午 3:30 埃德蒙顿 对阵 圣何塞, 下午 4 点 明尼苏达 对阵 佛罗里达, 下午 6 点 卡罗来纳 对阵 芝加哥, 晚上 7 点 哥伦布 对阵 圣路易斯, 晚上 7 点 达拉斯 对阵 匹兹堡, 晚上 7 点 底特律 对阵 蒙特利尔, 晚上 7 点 纳什维尔 对阵 渥太华, 晚上 7 点 多伦多 对阵 科罗拉多, 晚上 7 点 犹他 对阵 布法罗, 晚上 7 点 坦帕湾 对阵 纽约岛人, 晚上 7:30 安纳海姆 对阵 卡尔加里, 晚上 10 点 洛杉矶 对阵 拉斯维加斯, 晚上 10 点 周日 西雅图 对阵 华盛顿, 下午 5 点 温哥华 对阵 纽约游骑兵, 下午 6 点 卡罗来纳 对阵 费城, 晚上 7 点

MLB 季后赛

分区系列赛

（5局3胜制。所有时间均为东部时间） 美国联盟

坦帕湾 (1) 对阵 纽约扬基 (4) （坦帕湾以 3-0 赢得系列赛） 克利夫兰 (2) 对阵 芝加哥白袜 (6) （芝加哥白袜以 2-1 领先系列赛） 周四

克利夫兰 9, 芝加哥白袜 5 周六

芝加哥白袜 (Burke 11-7) 客场对阵 克利夫兰 (Williams 14-8), 晚上 8 点

国家联盟

密尔沃基 (1) 对阵 圣迭戈 (4) （密尔沃基以 3-1 赢得系列赛） 洛杉矶道奇 (2) 对阵 亚特兰大 (3) （洛杉矶道奇以 3-1 赢得系列赛）

冠军系列赛

（7局4胜制。所有时间均为东部时间） 国家联盟

密尔沃基 (1) 对阵 洛杉矶道奇 (2) 周日

洛杉矶道奇 (Skubal 1-0) 客场对阵 密尔沃基 (待定), 晚上 8 点

NFL

第五周

轮空：堪萨斯城、卡罗来纳 周四

坦帕湾 24, 达拉斯 16 周日

周六 费城 对阵 杰克逊维尔（在英国伦敦）, 上午 9:30 芝加哥 客场对阵 格林贝, 下午 1 点 辛辛那提 客场对阵 迈阿密, 下午 1 点 克利夫兰 客场对阵 纽约喷气机, 下午 1 点 休斯顿 客场对阵 田纳西, 下午 1 点 印第安纳波利斯 客场对阵 匹兹堡, 下午 1 点 拉斯维加斯 客场对阵 新英格兰, 下午 1 点 明尼苏达 客场对阵 新奥尔良, 下午 1 点 纽约巨人 客场对阵 华盛顿, 下午 1 点 丹佛 客场对阵 洛杉矶闪电, 下午 4:05 底特律 客场对阵 亚利桑那, 下午 4:25 旧金山 客场对阵 西雅图, 下午 4:25 巴尔的摩 客场对阵 亚特兰大, 晚上 8:20 周一

布法罗 客场对阵 洛杉矶公羊, 晚上 8:15

MLS

周六

蒙特利尔 客场对阵 多伦多, 下午 1 点 纽约城足球俱乐部 客场对阵 芝加哥, 下午 2:30 辛辛那提 客场对阵 亚特兰大, 晚上 7:30 哥伦布 客场对阵 奥兰多, 晚上 7:30 华盛顿特区 客场对阵 迈阿密, 晚上 7:30 达拉斯 客场对阵 夏洛特, 晚上 7:30 盐湖城 客场对阵 费城, 晚上 7:30 圣迭戈 客场对阵 纽约红牛, 晚上 7:30 西雅图 客场对阵 新英格兰, 晚上 7:30 休斯顿 客场对阵 明尼苏达, 晚上 8:30 纳什维尔 客场对阵 奥斯汀, 晚上 8:30 波特兰 客场对阵 堪萨斯城, 晚上 8:30 圣何塞 客场对阵 科罗拉多, 晚上 9:30 温哥华 客场对阵 洛杉矶 FC, 晚上 10:30 周日

周日

洛杉矶银河 客场对阵 圣路易斯, 晚上 7 点

结果截至 10 月 9 日周五 晚上 8:45

WNBA 季后赛

（5局3胜制。所有时间均为东部时间） 金州 (2) 对阵 拉斯维加斯 (3) （金州以 2-0 领先系列赛） 周五 金州 客场对阵 拉斯维加斯 x-金州 客场对阵 拉斯维加斯, 待定 亚特兰大 (4) 对阵 纽约 (8) （亚特兰大以 2-0 领先系列赛） 周五 亚特兰大 客场对阵 纽约 x-亚特兰大 客场对阵 纽约, 下午 2 点 x — 仅在必要时进行

NBA 季前赛

周五

孟菲斯 客场对阵 芝加哥 在中国澳门 休斯顿 135, 达拉斯 117 周四 波士顿 124, 克利夫兰 113 迈阿密 128, 新奥尔良 118 布鲁克林 114, 费城 108 华盛顿 111, 纽约 109 亚特兰大 123, 圣安东尼奥 116 洛杉矶湖人 114, 萨克拉门托 110 周六 — 所有时间均为东部时间 亚特兰大 客场对阵 印第安纳, 晚上 7 点 底特律 客场对阵 华盛顿, 晚上 7 点 明尼苏达 客场对阵 迈阿密, 晚上 8 点 费城 客场对阵 波士顿, 晚上 8 点 萨克拉门托 客场对阵 金州, 晚上 8:30 圣安东尼奥 客场对阵 菲尼克斯, 晚上 10:30 在温哥华 多伦多 对阵 洛杉矶快船, 晚上 6:30 奥兰多 客场对阵 克利夫兰, 晚上 6:30 密尔沃基 客场对阵 夏洛特, 晚上 7 点 芝加哥 客场对阵 丹佛, 晚上 9 点 在中国澳门 休斯顿 对阵 达拉斯, 早上 6 点

EPL

周六 — 所有时间均为东部时间 阿森纳 对阵 利兹, 早上 7:30 阿斯顿维拉 对阵 布伦特福德, 上午 10 点 切尔西 对阵 伯恩茅斯, 上午 10 点 伊普斯维奇 对阵 富勒姆, 上午 10 点 桑德兰 对阵 布莱顿, 上午 10 点 曼联 对阵 托特纳姆, 下午 12:30 水晶宫 对阵 诺丁汉森林, 早上 9 点 赫尔 对阵 埃弗顿, 早上 9 点 利物浦 对阵 曼城, 上午 11:30 周一 考文垂 对阵 纽卡斯尔, 下午 3 点

CPL

温哥华 客场对阵 魁北克, 下午 4 点

渥太华 客场对阵 维多利亚, 晚上 7 点 周一

多伦多 客场对阵 汉密尔顿, 下午 1 点 卡尔加里 客场对阵 哈利法克斯, 下午 4 点

U SPORTS 橄榄球

周五

麦克马斯特 26, 多伦多 6 周六 — 所有时间均为东部时间 渥太华 客场对阵 约克, 下午 1 点 温莎 客场对阵 皇后大学, 下午 3 点 西安 客场对阵 卡尔顿, 下午 4 点

AHL

周五

马尼托巴 对阵 格兰 {Grand Rapids} 多伦多 对阵 汉密尔顿 哈特福德 对阵 普罗维登斯 锡拉丘兹 对阵 罗切斯特 罗克福德 对阵 艾奥瓦 贝克斯菲尔德 对阵 卡尔加里 阿博茨福德 对阵 科罗拉多 圣迭戈 对阵 科切拉谷 图森 对阵 圣何塞

周六 — 所有时间均为东部时间 威尔克斯-巴里 / 斯克兰顿 对阵 哈特福德，6 p.m. 罗切斯特 对阵 尤蒂卡，6 p.m. 拉瓦尔 对阵 斯普林菲尔德，6:05 p.m. 贝尔维尔 对阵 锡拉丘兹，7 p.m. 德克萨斯 对阵 赫希，7 p.m. 罗克福德 对阵 艾奥瓦，7 p.m. 格兰 {Grand Rapids} 对阵 密尔沃基，7 p.m. 克利夫兰 对阵 利海谷，7:05 p.m. 夏洛特 对阵 普罗维登斯，7:05 p.m. 马尼托巴 对阵 芝加哥，8 p.m. 阿博茨福德 对阵 科罗拉多，8:05 p.m. 亨德森 对阵 圣迭戈，9 p.m. 图森 对阵 圣何塞，9 p.m.

QMJHL（魁北克主青少年冰球联赛）

周五

夏洛特顿 5, 德拉蒙维尔 1 圣约翰 6, 鲁安-诺兰达 3 布雷顿角 对阵 希库蒂米 贝科莫 对阵 加蒂诺 纽芬兰 对阵 瑞姆斯基 布兰维尔-布瓦布里安 对阵 瓦尔多尔

周四

哈利法克斯 6, 鲁安-诺兰达 2 德拉蒙维尔 4, 蒙克顿 3

周六 — 所有时间均为东部时间 夏洛特顿 对阵 圣约翰，3 p.m. 布雷顿角 对阵 魁北克，4 p.m. 纽芬兰 对阵 瑞姆斯基，4 p.m. 贝科莫 对阵 谢布鲁克，4 p.m. 德拉蒙维尔 对阵 哈利法克斯，6 p.m. 鲁安-诺兰达 对阵 蒙克顿，6 p.m.

WHL（西海岸冰球联赛）

卡尔加里 对阵 红鹿 普林斯阿尔伯特 对阵 雷吉纳 穆斯乔 对阵 萨斯卡通 埃德蒙顿 对阵 麦迪逊哈特 斯威夫特卡伦特 对阵 坎卢普斯 温纳奇 对阵 波特兰 布兰登 对阵 彭蒂克顿 温哥华 对阵 西雅图 莱斯布里奇 对阵 斯波坎 埃弗里特 对阵 三城

普林斯阿尔伯特 对阵 穆斯乔，8 p.m. 维多利亚 对阵 麦迪逊哈特，9 p.m. 雷吉纳 对阵 萨斯卡通，9 p.m. 莱斯布里奇 对阵 温纳奇，9 p.m. 布兰登 对阵 基洛纳，9:05 p.m. 埃弗里特 对阵 斯波坎，9:05 p.m. 彭蒂克顿 对阵 三城，9:05 p.m. 西雅图 对阵 温哥华，10 p.m.

CFL（加拿大橄榄球联盟）

第 19 周

休赛：多伦多

埃德蒙顿 对阵 汉密尔顿 渥太华 对阵 不列颠哥伦比亚

卡尔加里 对阵 温尼伯，7 p.m.

电视节目

周六（所有时间均为东部时间）

赛车

F1：新加坡大奖赛，冲刺赛，5 a.m.，排位赛，8 a.m. TSN5

棒球

MLB：芝加哥白袜 对阵 克利夫兰守护者，8 p.m.

篮球

NBA季前赛：洛杉矶快剪 对阵 多伦多猛龙，6:30 p.m. TSN4

NBA季前赛：费城76人 对阵 波士顿凯尔特人，8 p.m. NBATV

波士顿凯尔特人，8 p.m. NBATV NBA季前赛：圣安东尼奥马刺 对阵

菲尼克斯太阳，10:30 p.m. NBATV

橄榄球

NCAA：德克萨斯A&M 对阵 密苏里，12 p.m. WKBW7 (ABC), TSN2

NCAA：印第安纳 对阵 内布拉斯加，12 p.m. WUTV29 (FOX)

：北卡罗来纳 对阵 匹兹堡，12 p.m. TSN1

：加州大学洛杉矶分校 (UCLA) 对阵 俄勒冈，3:30 p.m. WIVB4 (CBS)

：斯坦福 对阵 圣母大学，3:30 p.m. CITY, WGRZ2 (NBC)

：德克萨斯 对阵 俄克拉荷马，3:30 p.m. TSN2, WKBW7 (ABC)

：休斯顿 对阵 堪萨斯州立，3:30 p.m. WUTV29 (FOX)

：密西西比大学 对阵 范德比尔特，3:30 p.m. TSN1

：南加州大学 (USC) 对阵 宾州州立，7:30 p.m. WGRZ2 (NBC)

：乔治亚 对阵 亚拉巴马，7:30 p.m. WKBW7 (ABC), TSN2

CFL：卡尔加里牛仔 对阵 温尼伯蓝色轰炸机，9 p.m. TSN4

蓝色轰炸机，9 p.m. TSN4

高尔夫

DP World：西班牙公开赛，第三轮，7:30 a.m. GOLF

PGA Korn Ferry巡回赛冠军赛，第三轮，1 p.m. GOLF

PGA冠军赛：Constellation & FURYK & FRIENDS，第二轮，4 p.m. GOLE

PGA：Baycurrent经典赛，最终轮，11 p.m. GOLF

p.m. GOLI 冰球

NHL：费城飞叶 对阵 波士顿棕熊，1 p.m. SNO

NHL：温哥华加娜旭 对阵 新泽西恶魔，3:30 p.m. SNO

：埃德蒙顿油人 对阵 圣何塞鲨鱼，4 p.m. SN1

：多伦多枫叶 对阵 科罗拉多雪崩，7 p.m. SNO, SN590

：纳什维尔掠夺者 对阵 渥太华参议员，7 p.m. SN1

： Anaheim Ducks 对阵 卡尔加里火焰，10 p.m. SNO

足球

意甲：帕尔马 对阵 国际米兰，12 p.m. TLN

意甲：弗罗西诺内 对阵 那不勒斯，2:45 p.m. TLN

西甲：赫塔费 对阵 巴塞罗那，12:30 p.m. TSN3

英超：托特纳姆热刺 对阵 曼联，12:30 p.m. WGRZ2 (NBC)

MLS：纽约城 对阵 芝加哥之火，2:30 p.m. TSN3

MLS：哥伦布机组 对阵 奥兰多城，7:30 p.m. TSN5

MLS：温哥华白帽 对阵 洛杉矶FC，10:30 p.m. TSN5

CPL：温哥华FC 对阵 魁北克Supra，4 p.m. CBLT (CBC)

网球

WTA：中国公开赛，半决赛，7 a.m. TSN4 ATP：上海公开赛，早期轮次，12 a.m. TSN#

VOLLEYBALL

Women's NCAA: 威斯康星大学 对 内布拉斯加大学，晚上 7 点。WUTV29 (FOX)

周日（均为东部时间）

AUTO SPORTS

F1：新加坡大奖赛，上午 8 点。TSN5 NASCAR Cup：美国银行 400, 3 点。TSN5

BASEBALL

MLB：洛杉矶道奇 对 密尔沃基酿酒师，晚上 8 点。WUTV29 (FOX)

BASKETBALL

*WNBA：亚特兰大梦想 对 纽约自由人，下午 2 点。WKBW7 (ABC), TSN2

*WNBA：金州女武神 对 拉斯维加斯王牌，下午 4 点。WGRZ2 (NBC), TSN2 NBA Preseason：奥兰多魔术 对 克利夫兰骑士，下午 6:30。NBATV NBA Preseason：芝加哥公牛 对 丹佛

NBA Preseason：芝加哥公牛 对 丹佛掘金，晚上 9 点。NBATV

FOOTBALL

NFL：拉斯维加斯突袭者 对 新英格兰爱国者，下午 1 点。WIVB4 (CBS)

指挥官，下午 1 点。CTV2 (CKVR), WUTV29 (FOX)

NFL：印第安纳波利斯小马 对 匹兹堡钢人，下午 1 点。TSN4

：底特律狮 对 亚利桑那红雀，下午 4 点。TSN4

：旧金山 49rs 对 西雅图海鹰，下午 4:25。CFTO (CTV), WUTV29 (FOX)

：巴尔的摩乌鸦 对 亚特兰大猎鹰，晚上 8:15。CFTO (CTV), WGRZ2 (NBC), TSN4

GOLF

DP World：西班牙公开赛，决赛轮，上午 7 点。GOLF

PGA Korn Ferry Tour Championship，决赛轮，下午 1 点。GOLF

PGA Champions：Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS，决赛轮，下午 4 点。GOLF

HOCKEY

NHL：温哥华加娜旭 对 纽约游骑兵，晚上 6 点。SN360

SOCCER

EPL：曼城 对 利物浦，上午 11:30。WGRZ2 (NBC)

Serie A：尤文图斯 对 卡利亚里，下午 2:45。TLN

TENNIS

WTA：中国公开赛，决赛，上午 7:30。TSN4 WTA：武汉公开赛，早轮，晚上 11 点。TSN2

ATP：上海公开赛，早轮，凌晨 12 点。TSN5

OHL

Friday

金斯顿 对 布兰普顿 伊利 对 伦敦 奥沙瓦 对 萨尼亚 彼得伯勒 对 萨德伯里 欧文萨وند 对 圭尔夫 基奇纳 对 苏圣玛丽

Thursday

金斯顿 7, 巴里 4 尼亚加拉 2, 渥太华 1 (OT) 北湾 4, 萨德伯里 3 (OT)

Saturday — All Times Eastern

金斯顿 对 布兰福德，下午 4 点。 渥太华 对 伊利，晚上 6 点。 萨尼亚 对 弗林特，晚上 7 点。 巴里 对 尼亚加拉，晚上 7 点。 圭尔夫 对 欧文萨وند，晚上 7 点。 基奇纳 对 萨吉诺，晚上 7:05。 奥沙瓦 对 温莎，晚上 7:05。 彼得伯勒 对 苏圣玛丽，晚上 7:07。

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我们心碎地宣布，巴哈·阿布-拉班（Baha Abu-Laban, C.M.）逝世。他是艾伯塔大学的荣休教授；是莎伦·麦克伊文·阿布-拉班（Sharon McIrvin -）挚爱的丈夫；是里亚德（Riyad）和亚斯敏·阿布-拉班（Yasmeen -）心中充满启发力的父亲；是卡罗尔·沙本（Carol Shaben）体贴的岳父；是马克斯·阿布-拉班（Max -）、扎卡里·库图尔（Zachary Couture）及其同父异母的妹妹卡米尔·库图尔（Camille Couture）心中热爱生活且睿智的祖父；是萨米拉·阿布-拉班（Samira -）深爱的兄长；也是全球许多侄子和侄女心中珍爱的伯父 / 叔父，包括阿纳斯·布萨塔（Anas Bsata）、胡萨姆·沙阿斯（Husam Sha'ath）、杰弗里·安德森（Jeffrey Anderson）和朱莉·塔贝尔（Julie Tarbell）。

巴哈于1931年2月23日出生在巴勒斯坦的雅法。他出生在一个关系紧密的家庭，是四个儿子和四个女儿中的一个中间孩子。他的父母强调每个孩子都要接受高等教育，巴哈热爱学习，在家族的橙子林中庆祝特别活动，并通过帮助他深爱的父亲处理商业信函来练习英语。然而，当他的家庭成为1947年至1948年间，在以色列建国前的暴力冲突中被迫逃离的约750,000名巴勒斯坦人的一员时，这种生活戛然而止。

在流离失所并失去几乎所有财产后，巴哈的家人团结一致重建生活。1948年，年仅17岁且通过了英国大学入学考试的巴哈，成为了叙利亚北部亚美尼亚难民儿童的一名公立学校教师。随后，他在贝鲁特美国大学完成学士和硕士学位期间，在科威特教授英语以帮助养家。

1957年1月，巴哈通过一项接收约2,000名巴勒斯坦难民的特别计划移民美国，并在西雅图的华盛顿大学开始社会学博士研究。巴哈和他未来的妻子莎伦（她后来也获得了社会学博士学位）曾是同学，两人在1958年9月的开学第一天相识。

巴哈于1960年获得博士学位，并在斯坦福大学开启职业生涯。1961年，他加入了艾伯塔大学社会学系的教职人员队伍，莎伦在14年后也加入了该系。他成为了领导力、种族与族群以及移民研究方面的学者。他还不知疲倦地在社区团体和各级政府中担任志愿者，以支持多元文化主义、人权和包容性。除了在加拿大、美国及海外进行学术休假外，埃德蒙顿是他60多年的家。

在艾伯塔大学任职期间，巴哈曾担任社会学系主任、艺术学院代理院长以及研究副总裁。他还曾担任加拿大族群研究协会主席、阿拉伯裔美国大学毕业生协会主席以及穆斯林研究基金会主席。

在接近65岁法定退休年龄时，巴哈获得了加拿大社会科学与人文研究委员会的一笔巨额资助，用于在艾伯塔大学建立一个关于移民、融合与多样性的创新研究中心。该中心被命名为草原大都市中心（Prairie Metropolis Centre），由巴哈领导多年。这个由加拿大西部六所大学组成的联盟汇集了研究人员、政府和服务移民的组织，旨在确定最佳实践和政策。他还担任“权利与民主”（Rights and Democracy）的董事会成员，该机构由加拿大议会创建，旨在鼓励和支持人权的普世价值，并在全球范围内推广民主制度与实践。巴哈获得了许多奖项，包括阿尔伯塔百年奖章和女王金禧奖章。2014年，他因“作为学者和志愿者在构建更具包容性社会方面所做的贡献”而被授予加拿大勋章。

巴哈·阿布-拉班教授留下的遗产包括他开创性的学术研究、对无数学生和同事的支持，以及全球范围内深爱他的家人和朋友。

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罗纳德·比洛多

罗纳德·比洛多于 1943 年 3 月 16 日出生，在经历短暂的病痛后，于 2026 年 9 月 19 日在渥太华平静离世。先于他离世的有其父母哈罗德·比洛多和克莱雷特·比洛多（埃贝尔），以及他挚爱的妻子苏珊娜·比洛多。他留下了四个孩子：安妮克、凯瑟琳（查德·劳伦斯）、瓦莱丽和亚历山大（劳拉·詹南托尼奥），以及六个孙辈：弗雷德里克·拉隆德（格雷格·博伊丘克）、维吉妮·拉隆德、贾斯汀·拉隆德、奥利维尔·阿米奥、扎卡里·阿米奥和威廉·阿米奥；他的嫂子利斯·拉维奥莱特；他的姐夫马克·韦齐纳；他的侄女卡罗琳·韦齐纳（文森特·库蒂拉斯）和马克辛·韦齐纳；他的曾侄孙女斯特拉；以及他的曾孙女埃莉，她们曾带给他巨大的自豪与喜悦。

罗纳德将一生奉献给了加拿大联邦公共服务部门，凭借其正直、稳健的判断力和沉稳的领导力，在联邦政府内部赢得了深厚的尊重。在卓越的职业生涯中，他在枢密院办公室担任过多项高级职务，并为加拿大许多决定性的国家挑战和事件做出了贡献，包括魁北克全民公投期间的政府间事务、海湾战争、北美自由贸易协定（NAFTA）的谈判、重大国家紧急情况（如萨格奈洪水、马尼托巴洪水和 1998 年冰风暴），以及后来加拿大不断演进的国家安全框架。

悉尼·马丁·比肖普

马丁于 1941 年 11 月 24 日出生在安大略省的波特亚瑟。他曾对此感到沮丧，因为他并非出生在心爱的威廉堡，而是出生在那个被鄙视的竞争之城。他的母亲希望在一家天主教医院生产。他曾就读于圣玛丽高中、圣伊丽莎白高中、圣帕特里克高中和塞尔柯克高中。在谷物交易所短暂工作后，他进入了湖头教师学院。他的教学生涯始于圣斯坦学校，在那里他遇到了妻子朱迪·福尔兹。两人于 1967 年 8 月 23 日结婚。他本可以在威廉堡度过余生，但朱迪是个不安于现状、向往冒险生活的人。于是他们离开了心爱的威廉堡，前往牙买加担任加拿大大学服务海外组织（CUSO）的志愿者。在牙买加格林岛从事教学的生活与其说是冒险，不如说更像是一场挑战。两年后，他们决定返回加拿大。马丁决定在多伦多大学攻读历史学学位。获得学位后，他在大都会独立学校委员会开始了漫长的教学生涯。起初他在教室任教，但在获得图书馆学硕士学位后，他转型为教师图书馆员。虽然他在多所学校工作并担任资源人员，但其职业生涯的大部分时间是在圣海伦天主教学校度过的。在圣海伦工作 15 年后，他于 1998 年退休，开始享受他的花园、收集玻璃制品、参加水中健身、为节日装饰房屋，并在安大略省的许多小镇购物。

马丁和朱迪在哈德利路的家中居住了 51 年，戴维斯维尔社区最终在他的心中取代了威廉堡的位置。他们原计划在退休后返回桑德贝，但两人都是出了名的拖延症患者，因此计划从未实现。在经历了一场迅速且毁灭性的癌症病痛后，他于 2026 年 10 月 6 日清晨在社区内的桑尼布鲁克姑息治疗中心去世。在此之前，他在玛格丽特公主医院的姑息治疗病房接受了极佳的护理。他唯一的遗憾是未能亲眼看到维多利亚女王的坟墓。他是维多利亚女王及欧洲王室的专家。

他留下了相伴 59 年的妻子朱迪。他们彼此深爱，低调内敛。他还留下了住在蒙特利尔的兄弟理查德；住在桑德贝的姐夫和嫂子吉姆与朱迪·福尔兹，以及六个侄子。此外，还有几位曾侄女和曾侄子。捐款可赠予桑德贝博物馆、任何帮助弱势群体的慈善机构或您选择的慈善机构。

马丁的葬礼弥撒将于 10 月 15 日星期四上午 11 点在多伦多 Broadway Avenue 44 号的圣莫妮卡教区举行。弥撒结束后，遗体将安葬在多伦多 Erskine Ave. 305 号的希望山公墓。随后在多伦多 Eglinton Ave. W. 159 号的 Morley Bedford 殡仪馆举行招待会。

在结束公共服务生涯后，罗纳德继续通过在加拿大太平洋铁路公司、议会小组（The Parliamentary Group）和蒙福医院（Montfort Hospital）担任领导职务，为加拿大的公共生活做出贡献，在这些机构中，他一直是受人尊敬的顾问和社区领袖。

在不参加会议或研讨会时，人们经常能看到罗纳德在享受一本好书，或者驾驶他心爱的约翰迪尔（John Deere）拖拉机打理房产，亦或是与家人朋友共进悠闲的午餐或晚餐。他也非常珍惜与最亲近的人一起环游世界，创造出将在未来多年被珍藏的回忆。

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罗纳德将因其正直、睿智、谦逊、机智的幽默感以及对家庭和国家的坚定奉献而被人们铭记。他的遗产在他曾帮助加强的机构中、在他指导过的同事中，以及在他最珍视的家人心中延续。

罗纳德的生命庆典将于 2026 年 10 月 17 日星期六下午 1:00 至 4:00，在渥太华 Beechwood Avenue 280 号的比奇伍德国家纪念中心举行。私人安葬仪式将在之前举行。

请以捐款代替鲜花，捐款可赠予渥太华医院（其工作人员在他最后的日子里提供了卓越的护理），或赠予 Bruyère Health 的圣文森特医院。

彼得·罗素·布利申

在长期患病后，65 岁的彼得·罗素·布利申于 2026 年 9 月 30 日在家人陪伴下平静离世。彼得留下了他深爱的伴侣丽莎·伯克；前妻朱迪·戴维（沃伦）；子女基兰·布利申（科埃尔）和凯特琳·马西科特（克里斯）；孙子女奥利维亚和朱德；以及他的三个姐姐：詹妮弗·布利申（汤姆·巴伯，已故）、琼·麦克米伦（休）和苏珊·布利申（约翰·斯派尔）。彼得最喜欢在埃格顿海滩、克利尔湖和格兰德湖的度假屋，以及后来的多伦多与家人共度时光。直到最后，他依然保持着那种蒙提·派森式的幽默感。家庭生命庆典将于夏季在多伦多举行。纪念捐款可赠予肺健康基金会，以支持其在 COPD（慢性阻塞性肺病）预防和护理方面的工作。

威廉·约翰逊·伯登 （比尔）

我们怀着沉痛的心情宣布，深受爱戴的丈夫、父亲、祖父、兄弟、叔伯及朋友威廉（比尔）·约翰逊·伯登逝世。他出生于 1948 年 11 月 17 日，留下了他忠诚的妻子吉尔；三个孩子：莱拉（丈夫保罗·尼克松）、朱莉亚（丈夫彼得·沃克）和罗伯特；五个孙子女：泰勒、里根、林登、艾芙琳和伊森；以及他的侄女和侄子贝瑟尼与亚当（其已故妹妹南希·哈尔布姆之子女），以及来自 Wrobel 家族的许多其他亲爱的家庭成员。

比尔是法律界备受推崇的一员，一生致力于“为真理与正义而战”。他真正热爱法律实践，并凭借热情、勤奋和正直打造了卓越的法律职业生涯。然而，尽管他在职业上取得了诸多成就，但对他而言，没有什么比成为一名父亲更重要——而他在这个角色中表现得极为出色。他的妻子和孩子们知道，他们永远可以依靠他。

他真正的遗产是他与家人共同创造的美好生活。他热爱与他们一起旅行，并珍视沿途创造的无数回忆。他热爱马斯科卡（Muskoka），那里给了他多年的宁静。他也热爱高尔夫，这项运动偶尔也能带给他平静。他拥有极具冷幽默感的机智、一颗温暖的心和宽广的胸怀。无数人的生活曾被他低调的慷慨和富有同情心的天性所触动。

他将被深深地思念，永远被爱，永远被铭记。

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道格拉斯·“道格”·斯坦利·科尔本 (DOUGLAS "DOUG" STANLEY COLBOURNE)

2026年9月19日，在与癌症短暂斗争后，于圣约瑟夫健康中心（St. Joseph's Health Centre）安详离世。道格出生于1934年10月4日，在规划、征收、金融和建筑领域拥有长期且卓越的调解员和仲裁员职业生涯。道格于1999年从安大略省市政委员会（Ontario Municipal Board）和安大略省土地法庭（Ontario Land Tribunal）主席一职退休，并在退休期间继续向安大略省政府和多伦多市提供专业知识。

尽管道格热爱美食、美酒，并珍视许多友谊，但他的心首先属于他的家人：挚爱的妻子乔安（Joanne）；身为斯科特（Scott，妻子塔玛拉 Tamara）和肯特（Kent，妻子安伯 Amber）之父而感到自豪；以及斯蒂芬妮（Stephanie）、娜塔莉（Nathalie）、梅兰妮（Melanie）、米兰达（Miranda）和丹妮卡（Danica）心中珍爱的祖父。先于他离世的有孙子亚当（Adam）、姐姐贝蒂（Betty，丈夫威尔夫 Wilf）以及双胞胎兄弟唐（Don，妻子马里昂 Marion）。幸存的亲属包括兄弟戈德（Gord，妻子贝丝 Beth）以及众多远亲。

吊唁仪式将于2026年11月13日（星期五）下午5点至7点在全圣金路圣公会教堂（All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church，地址：2850 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke）举行。葬礼仪式将于2026年11月14日（星期六）下午2点在教堂举行，随后将举行生命庆典。请以捐款代替鲜花，捐赠给全圣金路圣公会教堂或圣约瑟夫健康中心以纪念道格。

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迈克尔·E·巴特勒中校（退役） 奉献的一生

迈克尔·巴特勒于1935年10月21日出生于魁北克省蒙特利尔，2026年2月14日逝世于不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚。他的一生致力于为国家及其公民服务。享年90岁。

他是威廉·埃里克·巴特勒与黛西（原姓威克斯）的第三个孩子；是彼得（2023年9月逝世）、苏珊（2025年8月逝世）以及目前居住在蒙特利尔的安东尼的兄弟。迈克尔的遗属包括他的第二任妻子莱斯利·门罗；他的第一任妻子罗伯塔·巴特勒及其子女：维内蒂亚（约翰·巴西尔之母）；凯瑟琳（丈夫罗伯特·奥尼尔，埃米特、玛格丽特、威廉和乔治娜（2013年逝世）之母）；以及安东尼娅（丈夫杰克·威尔坎，维内蒂亚·埃莱奥诺拉·威尔坎之母）。此外，他的兄弟彼得的子女德里克、大卫、安妮和詹妮弗也在世。

迈克尔于1956年获得麦吉尔大学经济学和英语学士学位，随后于1959年获得不列颠哥伦比亚大学法学学士学位。他于1960年获得阿尔伯塔省律师执业资格。1962年，他就读于伦敦政治经济学院，并于1964年获得公司法、税务和竞争政策专业的法学硕士学位。他将自己的成功归功于关于高等教育的一条准则：“不要。玩。桥牌。”

他于1960年加入司法部反垄断分部，开启了在联邦政府超过25年的职业生涯。1965年，他进入枢密院办公室担任内阁秘书，随后转向处理涉及联邦与省关系以及宪法问题的复杂且敏感的议题。在这些岗位上，他与总理莱斯特·B·皮尔逊和皮埃尔·埃利奥特·特鲁多密切合作，有时人们还能在巴特勒家看到他们一起吃简餐。

1971年，迈克尔出任能源、矿产与资源部的规划助理副部长。1973年，他成为交通部负责政策、规划和重大项目的资深部级主管。从1977年到1985年，他在财政委员会担任高级职务并承担重大任务，包括建立关于“海洋游骑兵”号石油钻井平台失事事件的联邦-省联合皇家委员会，担任社会发展国务部的现行项目副秘书，以及负责1988年卡尔加里冬奥会所有重大联邦合同的谈判。

迈克尔在服务25年后，于1985年离开公共服务部门；当时他50岁，渴望探索新的机遇。

随后，他担任政府和工业界的私人顾问。他的客户包括加拿大和南非的矿业公司、联邦公共工程部、Versatile Pacific造船厂、加拿大公共事务公司、第一民族大会、圣公会及其他主流教会。参与的项目包括：规划、谈判并实施通往爱德华王子岛的固定链接桥建设；在失去重大合同后重组组织并为不列颠哥伦比亚省渡轮造船项目准备成功的投标；参与生殖技术皇家委员会的工作；就打捞沉没油轮“欧文鲸号”计划引发的问题提供建议；以及为教会建立一套无需诉讼的寄宿学校幸存者赔偿程序。

迈克尔还积极参与加拿大的军事活动。17岁时，他加入了陆军少年团；20岁时，他被麦吉尔大学的加拿大军官训练团（COTC）委任为军官。1956年至1959年，他是不列颠哥伦比亚团的大尉；1960年，他成为卡尔加里高地团的连长。同年，他加入总督卫队并服役至1980年；1977年至1980年期间，他担任指挥中校及总督副官（ADC）。

迈克尔的背景和信仰构成了他积极投身社区服务的基础，无论是为了乐趣还是为了满足某种需求。他热爱赛艇和帆船：他成为了一名资深的竞技单人赛艇运动员，并担任过渥太华赛艇俱乐部的主席（负责新船屋的资金筹集与建设）以及安大略省赛艇协会的董事。他还曾担任加蒂诺河游艇俱乐部的商品长。

当迈克尔和莱斯利从米奇湖搬到彭德岛和温哥华后，他成为了温哥华夸德拉选区办公室中一个相当勤勉的常驻人物。通过大学山联合教会，他帮助赞助并安置了叙利亚家庭；他还担任联合教会健康服务协会的董事会成员。他经常在礼拜仪式上朗读，运用他的阅兵嗓音。在疫情期间，他为晚间的号角声吹响号角，毫无疑问，这让他的彭德岛邻居们感到十分愉快。

关于迈克尔在政府工作挑战与回报的访谈，可在英属哥伦比亚大学（UBC）彼得·阿拉德法学院历史项目 '59 的网站上在线查阅。

追思礼拜将于10月16日下午1:30在不列颠哥伦比亚省彭德岛 Canal Rd. 4703 号的圣彼得圣公会教堂举行，随后将举行招待会。对于无法亲临现场的人员，可通过 Zoom 参加；登录时间从下午1:00开始：https: / tinyurl.com / michaelebutler

生命庆典仪式将于11月8日下午2:00在安大略省渥太华 MacKay St. 125 号的圣巴多罗买教堂举行，随后将举行招待会。

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阿纳尔多·G·B·迪·吉罗拉莫 (ARNALDO G. B. DI GIROLAMO) 1937 – 2026

出生于意大利。逝世于加拿大，这个由他参与建设的国家。

亲爱的祖父。父亲。工匠。酿酒师。西部电影迷。园丁。说书人。焊接大师。修补匠。美食文化研究者。美食爱好者（在这一概念流行之前）。干腌及油浸香肠手艺人。政治评论员。古罗马与伊特鲁里亚知识的守护者。

阿纳尔多是一位才华横溢、务实的博学者，能够以卓越的技艺利用任何及所有材料进行建造。

他的挚爱且体贴的妻子玛丽亚（Maria）；长子拉法埃莱（Raffaele）及其妻子珍妮特（Janet）和他们的儿子雅各布（Jacob）与约翰（John）；儿子马可（Marco）及其妻子艾丽西亚（Alicia）和他们的儿子约书亚（Joshua）与女儿克洛伊（Chloe）；以及儿子安东尼奥（Antonio）及其妻子玛丽卡（Marika）和他们的女儿阿米莉亚（Amilia）与艾娃（Eva）将永远缅怀他。

他移民并做出牺牲，在加拿大重建了他的家庭。如今，家人在他的肩膀上屹立。他深受爱戴，永远不会被遗忘。

加拿大很幸运能拥有像他这样的建设者。意大利之子。

我们非常爱你，阿纳尔多，父亲，祖父。谢谢你所做的一切，父亲。愿上帝将你拥入怀中。我们终将重逢。

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亚当·伯恩斯 (ADAM BURNS)

亚当于 2026 年 9 月 29 日（周二）早晨因脑肿瘤去世。他留下了深爱的妻子科琳 (Colleen)、美丽的女儿罗宾 (Robyn)、父亲肯 (Ken)、母亲朱迪 (Judy)、继父布鲁斯 (Bruce) 以及弟弟格雷厄姆 (Graham)（妻子卡西 Kaci）。亚当的奶奶玛戈·林顿 (Margot Linton) 将无比地思念他，以及过早离世的表亲小亚当 (Adam) 和里奇 (Richie)。他的姑姑安 (Anne)（丈夫大卫 David）、叔叔阿里斯泰尔 (Alistair)（妻子克里斯汀 Kristen）、继姐妮可 (Nicole)（丈夫达伦 Darren）、继弟埃文 (Evan)（妻子蒂亚拉 Tiara）、叔叔斯蒂芬 (Stephen)（妻子卡梅拉 Carmella）、叔叔厄尔 (Earl)、姑姑莫琳 (Maureen)（丈夫兰迪 Randy）以及许多表亲和远亲也将深切地怀念他。

亚当很特别。他以热情面对生活，很少循规蹈矩，并决心以自己的方式做事。虽然他不是房间里体型最大的孩子，但他以热情和坚韧投身于个人运动。他在高中时期成为了一名出色的摔跤手，随后加入了大学的西部摔跤队。Grade 10 的一次赞比亚之旅也帮助塑造了他的独立性和领导能力。随着他的成熟，这些品质成为了他为人处世的标志。

健身成为了亚当生活的核心，他后来成为了一名成功的教练。亚当影响了他指导的每一位客户。这不仅仅关乎锻炼，更关乎健康能给生活质量带来多大的影响。他教会每个人如何在内心寻找自信与快乐，更重要的是，如何成为最好的自己。他有一种特别的方式让你相信自己，这使他成为一名如此卓越且令人难忘的教练。

23 岁时，亚当决定独自前往澳大利亚和亚洲冒险。他热爱旅行，并且非常满足于简单的生活——青年旅舍、街头美食以及接踵而至的任何冒险。当他决定骑摩托车从河内前往胡志明市时，让他的母亲承受了数周的担忧。回到家后，他继续担任教练，直到下一次独自旅行，这次是前往美国西南部。在那里，他发现了对攀岩的热爱，并以他对待所有热爱之事的那种专注和决心去追求它。

当亚当于 2019 年回到安大略省时，他准备安定下来。他开始注意到自己的声音和精力发生了微妙的变化，于是我们开始寻找答案。2020 年 4 月，一次核磁共振成像 (MRI) 显示他的脑干有一个肿块，亚当开始了人生中最大的挑战。在疫情爆发的第一个月，亚当独自入院接受手术，随后进行了放疗和化疗。他对治疗反应良好，并且令人惊叹地恢复了活跃的生活。

考虑到自己患有危及生命的疾病，亚当有时怀疑自己是否能遇到伴侣。他错了。他和科琳在 2024 年初相遇，她为他的生活带来了全新且深沉的喜悦。每当亚当看着她时，眼中都充满了爱意和惊叹。2025 年 3 月，他们共同迎来了美丽的小红发女儿罗宾。

亚当的癌症最终恶化，夺走了他的声音和行动能力——而这两点对他而言至关重要。尽管付出了所有努力和希望，但很明显，我们无法扭转这种毁灭性疾病的进程。亚当在科琳的陪伴下离世。

许多人将思念他，尤其是科琳、罗宾、朱迪、肯和格雷厄姆。他的勇气、乐观、决心和对生活的热爱激励了每一个认识他的人。他的离去永远改变了我们的生活。

亚当不想要葬礼，他希望我们用一场派对来庆祝他的生命。我们将在稍后的日期举行亚当的生命庆祝活动，期待大家聚集在一起缅怀他，分享故事，并庆祝他所度过的非凡人生。

为了纪念亚当，请考虑向玛格丽特公主癌症基金会（The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation）捐款。癌症夺走了太多年轻人的生命，支持研究或许能帮助其他家庭免于遭受我们现在深切体会到的这种丧亲之痛。

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利奥尔·埃齐奥尼于 2026 年 10 月 8 日在家中去世，享年 49 岁。在经历了一场艰苦的病痛后，他平静且有尊严地离世。他热爱摄影、旅行、建筑以及他周围的人们。利奥尔清楚自己想要什么样的生活，并以坚定的信念追随自己的内心和直觉。

利奥尔于 1977 年 9 月 23 日出生于以色列萨法德。他在以色列度过了最初的 27 年，并在那里学习法律。28 岁时，他搬到纽约市，在 The New School 电影学院就读。在 2010 年海地地震后不久，利奥尔前往当地担任志愿者，随后将这次经历拍成了纪录片。之后，他在 NBC 担任节目统筹，并获得了三项艾美奖。

2015 年，利奥尔与迈克尔·诺顿（Michael Norton）开始在纽约市和多伦多之间往返约会。两人都确信对方就是自己寻找的伴侣，并于 2016 年结婚。利奥尔搬到了多伦多，在那里他们共同建立了生活。利奥尔开始在《华尔街日报》担任主管制片人，这一角色赋予了他目标感和满足感。

他留下了一个深爱他的庞大群体，人们将铭记他非凡的气场、慷慨、幽默，以及他让每个人都感到被重视的那种独特方式。

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詹姆斯·德莱恩 (JAMES DELINE) 1940 – 2026

Lior 心地温暖，才思敏捷，极具个人魅力。他以讽刺幽默著称，擅长在完美的时机通过观察或评论让人大笑至流泪。Lior 能注意到他人经常忽略的细节，从中发现美、意义与幽默，并帮助他人一同发现。他让每个人都感到自己很特别。

吉姆于 2026 年 9 月 28 日平静离世。他出生于尼亚加拉-翁塔里奥湖畔 (Niagara-on-the-Lake)，后搬至安大略省的朴次茅斯 (Portsmouth, ON)。他的父亲参军并被派往海外，在吉姆五岁时返回家中。由于家门口就是安大略湖，他很小就开始学习游泳，并成长为一名奥运水准的游泳运动员。他毕业于女王大学历史专业（荣誉学位），曾是水球队和摔跤队的成员。

吉姆搬到多伦多，在安大略省教育研究院 (OISE) 学习了一年，他的第一份教学工作是在斯卡伯勒的米德兰大道学院 (Midland Avenue Collegiate)。随后，他调任至沃恩路学院 (Vaughan Road Collegiate，现为 Academy) 担任历史系助理主任，几年后成为韦斯顿学院 (Weston Collegiate Institute) 的系主任。在每所学校，他都执教游泳队和摔跤队，深受学生和同事的喜爱。他最喜欢教授的科目是经济学。

吉姆与南希于 1966 年结婚。他们热爱在安大略省北部和海洋省份露营，只要是在水边即可。他们最初使用帐篷，后来换成了黄色卡车，最后在巴里角 (Pointe au Baril) 拥有一栋度假屋。1975 年春，马特 (Matt) 的出生带来了巨大的喜悦，他们在那里度过了近 50 年最美好的夏天，结交了终身的朋友。

他对水肺潜水的热爱将我们带到了加勒比海；退休后，我们经历了许多令人兴奋的旅程，其中最难忘的是在突尼斯度过的三周，包括在撒哈拉沙漠骑骆驼。2002 年，我们发现了墨西哥的圣米格尔-德亚连德 (San Miguel de Allende)，在那里度过了 19 个美妙的冬天，并结识了可爱的朋友。

吉姆是一位历史学家、哲学家和佛教徒。他热爱有趣的对话，其历史知识极其渊博。保持健康是吉姆生活中最重要的方面之一，因此他最喜欢的“第二个家”总是健身房，每周锻炼七天。在度假屋，他和马特搭建了自己的健身房，他从未错过一次锻炼——即使在雨天！在傍晚时分，他会游一英里，然后是鸡尾酒时光以及与 Cavers 一起玩桥牌。他度过了 84 个精彩的年头，充满了乐趣、旅行和友谊。

我们衷心感谢吉姆在圣迈克尔医院 (St. Mike's) 的肾脏科医生 Wald 医生及其优秀的 MCKC 团队，特别是 Hong、Christine、Rose 和 Mary。感谢 Patel 医生、Paula 以及姑息治疗病房所有细心照顾的护士，以及我们优秀的家庭医生 Altman 医生。

吉姆的妻子南希、儿子马特、姐夫吉姆·克劳利 (Jim Crowley)、侄女伊冯娜·克劳利 (Yvonne Crowley)（丈夫保罗）、梅琳达·克劳利 (Melinda )（丈夫詹姆斯）、曾侄女伊莎贝尔 (Isabel) 以及曾侄子科尔顿 (Colton) 将深切怀念他。先于他离世的有父母塞尔玛 (Thelma) 和大卫·德莱恩 (David Deline)、姻亲玛丽 (Mary) 和肯尼斯·克劳利 (Kenneth ) 以及嫂子玛丽·克劳利 (Mary )。捐款可赠予 Ron Wald 医生的圣迈克尔多功能肾脏诊所 (stmichaelsfoundation.com / ways-to-give / memorialgiving)、大西洋鲑鱼博物馆 (The Atlantic Salmon Museum, 263 Main Street, Doaktown, ℃ 1A9) 或 Amistad Canada (amistadcanada.org / donate)（请输入 Jovenes Adelante）。

生命庆祝仪式将于 11 月 17 日在 The Abbot on Eglinton Pub (508 Eglinton Ave. West) 举行，时间为下午 1 点至 4 点。停车场位于后方，入口位于 Castle Knock Rd。

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Lior 的遗属包括其丈夫迈克尔·诺顿 (Michael Norton)（现居多伦多）；父母扎弗里拉 (Zafrira) 和阿夫纳·埃齐奥尼 (Avner Etziony)；以及兄弟姐妹内塔·海勒 (Neta Heller) 和奥伦·米兹拉希 (Oren Mizrahi)（现居以色列）。

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科林·斯图尔特·加贝尔曼 (COLIN STUART GABELMANN) 一生致力于奉献与成就

科林·斯图尔特·加贝尔曼于 2026 年 10 月 3 日星期六在坎贝尔河（Campbell River）平静离世。在与癌症进行短暂斗争后，他在挚爱的妻子罗宾（Robin）、儿子纳撒尼尔（Nathaniel）和女儿凡妮莎（Vanessa）的陪伴下走完了人生最后一程。

科林一生致力于社会正义。1958 年，年仅 14 岁的他加入了 CCF / 卑诗省新民主党（BC New Democratic Party）；22 岁时，他管理了一次省选竞选活动；1972 年，27 岁的他首次当选为北温哥华-西摩（North Vancouver-Seymour）选区的卑诗省立法会议员（MLA）。从 1979 年到 1996 年，他担任北岛（North Island）选区的议员，并曾任卑诗省总检察长。

科林于 1944 年 2 月 11 日出生于英国伦敦。三岁时，他随勇敢的母亲诺拉·普迪富特（Nora Puddifoot）从战火纷飞的英国移民到加拿大。诺拉后来嫁给了果园主、合作社活动家及 CCF 杰出成员弗里茨·加贝尔曼（Fritz Gabelmann）。九岁那年，科林在弗里茨的带领下首次涉足政治，在一次补选中负责张贴海报。

高中毕业后，他进入英属哥伦比亚大学（UBC）攻读政治学学位，但随后离校担任新民主党（NDP）的省级组织员。1969 年，科林被聘为立法总监，从此与卑诗省劳工联合会（BC Federation of Labour）建立了长期的合作关系。

1978 年，科林与女权主义者、新民主党及妇女权利组织者罗宾·吉里（Robin Geary）开始了近五十年的个人与政治伙伴关系。罗宾作为知己、顾问、合作者和伴侣，参与了科林生活与事业的方方面面。罗宾还将她的两个孩子凡妮莎和纳撒尼尔带入了科林的生命中。

1979 年，科林在新设立的北岛省选区赢得选举，随后他们搬到了坎贝尔河。他此后连续三次连任。

1991 年新民主党赢得政府执政权后，省长迈克·哈考特（Mike Harcourt）任命科林为总检察长。在他政治生涯的高光时刻，在哈考特的全力支持下，科林结束了该省长期以来对原住民所有权（Aboriginal title）的反对立场，为 1997 年最高法院具有历史意义的 Delgamuukw 裁决铺平了道路。该裁决确认原住民所有权并未被消灭，并在法律上阐明了该裁决的含义。

科林在卑诗省具有开创性的《信息自由法》通过过程中发挥了核心作用，并推动了内岛公路（Inland Island Highway）的建设，该项目使其深爱的北岛社区获益匪浅。他还致力于在北岛建立保护区，包括坎贝尔河的 Beaver Lodge 土地（面积与斯坦利公园相当），以及 Tashish Kwoi、Read Island、Ha'thayim (Von Donop) 和 Raft Cove。

冬日里，全家人在华盛顿山（Mt. Washington）滑雪；夏季则在坎贝尔河周边露营、徒步、钓鱼和划皮划艇。

科林在 1996 年没有寻求连任，但继续活跃在社区中，在 Homalco 和 Klahoose 原住民部落的董事会担任成员及顾问。

退休后，科林享受着教孙子 Wayson 滑冰和下坡滑雪的时光，并热爱观看 Wayson 和年幼的 Louie 踢足球。他与罗宾继续共同热爱旅行、皮划艇和滑雪。科林愉快地回归了他的农业之根，与罗宾一起在坎贝尔河的蔬菜园和花园中度过了无数惬意时光。

科林的遗属包括妻子罗宾，凡妮莎·吉里（及其丈夫 Jim Lowe），纳撒尼尔（及其妻子 Anna de Courcy）；孙子 Wayson 和 Louie；妹妹 Eleanor；兄弟 Paul、Doug 和 Mark Gabelmann，以及遍布卑诗省、加拿大和全球的众多好友。

科林的家人衷心感谢为他提供护理及医疗辅助死亡（MAID）的医护人员。生命庆典将于 2027 年初举行。

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JOHN PARLEE GILMOUR March 8, 1937 – September 29, 2026

John Parlee Gilmour 于 September 29, 2026, 在家中安详离世，享年 89, 岁，家人陪伴在侧。

于 March 8, 1937, 出生在马尼托巴省温尼伯，父母为已故的 Ranald 和 Helen Gilmour（原姓 Parlee），他在阿尔伯塔省埃德蒙顿长大。在 Helen 去世后，Dorothy 进入了他们的生活，照顾他们并使家庭圆满。 是一位尽职的兄弟，姐妹有 Beth（丈夫 Jim）和 Florence（丈夫 Jack），兄弟有 Richard（妻子 Nonie）。他非常热爱身为叔伯的长辈角色，并珍视与众多侄子、侄女的关系。

在艾伯塔大学和不列颠哥伦比亚大学学习机械工程。他青少年时期是一名自豪的童子军，服务与社区的价值观伴随他一生。在抱负和同窗情谊的驱动下，他与朋友一同向东迁移，在西安大略大学获得了工商管理硕士（MBA）学位。

在西安大略大学期间，他在一次万圣节舞会上遇到了护理硕士学生 Endla Miil。两人于 1964 年结婚并定居多伦多，Endla 在那里担任护士，而 则开启了卓越的金融职业生涯。 从 Burns Brothers & Denton 起步，在公司演变为 Burns Fry 以及最终被蒙特利尔银行收购并成立 BMO Nesbitt Burns 的过程中一直留在该公司。在整个职业生涯中，他展现了领导力和正直，建立了终身友谊，并赢得了同事们的尊重。

和 Endla 最初在伊托比科中心区的 Royal York Road 定居，随后搬至 Kingsway，抚养了两个孩子 Julie 和 Kevin。尽管定居在安大略省， 仍与西部保持着深厚的联系，经常带家人回到卡尔加里和埃德蒙顿探望 Dorothy 及其姐妹和她们的家庭，并前往不列颠哥伦比亚省与儿时的终身好友重聚。他在当地社区非常活跃，在 Kevin 参加童子军期间担任过幼童军和童子军领袖，并多年以极大的热情服务于 Stonegate 社区中心。2012 年， 因其多年的服务获得了伊丽莎白二世女王钻石禧年奖章。 和 Endla 也是 Royal York Road 联合教会社区的坚定成员， 在那里忠实地担任过多个职务——其中最显著的是主席，以及他非常珍视的财务主管工作。当 Endla 被诊断出患有卵巢癌时， 承担起她主要照顾者的角色，直至她去世。

当 遇到同样是 Royal York 成员的 Christine 时，他的人生开启了新篇章。他们于 2004, 年结婚，他热情地接纳了她的孩子 Victoria 和 Matt，她的哥哥 Nigel 以及他们的大家庭。 接纳并被 Christine 庞大的英国大家庭所接纳，在英格兰和苏格兰与他们共度了许多难忘的时光，同时也接待他们来加拿大访问。多年来， 的家庭纽带始终坚固，跨越了大洲与海洋。

以身作则，为如今规模更大的家庭提供了爱、指导、支持和许多美好的回忆。409 the Kingsway 成为了许多节日聚会、家庭晚餐、冬季雪橇活动和夏季下午游泳的中心。多年来，他对家庭的奉献促成了在滑铁卢、科林伍德、多伦多、坎昆和科纳的难忘聚会。

拥抱生活所提供的一切。他从与家人共度时光、与朋友联系、打高尔夫球、旅行、前往度假屋以及坚定地服务于上帝、教会和社区中获得了巨大的快乐。

约翰是一位充满爱心的丈夫、父亲、祖父、兄弟、叔伯以及朋友。他的遗属包括妻子克里斯汀（Christine）；子女朱莉（Julie，配偶杰夫 Jeff）、凯文（Kevin，配偶塔林 Talyn）、维多利亚（Victoria，配偶瑞安 Ryan）和马特（Matt，配偶埃里卡 Erica）；他心爱的孙辈海格（Haig）、亨利（Henri）、奥特姆（Autumn）、本内特（Bennett）、艾萨克（Isaac）和罗文（Rowan）；妹妹弗洛伦斯（Florence）和弟弟理查德（Richard）；以及广泛的亲属和朋友圈。

随着约翰健康状况的下降，在细心且温柔的个人支持工作者（PSW）格拉迪斯（Gladys）、艾丽西亚（Alicia）、迪安娜（Deanna）、特蕾莎（Teresa）、博拉吉（Bolaji）和沙查（Shacha）的支持下，克里斯汀成为了他忠实的护理者。家属还希望向安德里亚·戴利医生（Dr. Andrea Daley）、戈登·布莱克医生（Dr. Gordon Black）、菲利普·图平医生（Dr. Phillip Toupin）、OHAH护士乔伊（Joy）、Trillium Health Partners的心脏功能诊所以及来自多萝西·雷安宁疗养院（Dorothy Ley Hospice）充满同情心的团队表达最深切的感激。

家属将于2026年10月23日星期五下午4:00至8:00，在位于多伦多布鲁尔街西2357号（2357 Bloor Street West, Toronto）的特纳-波特约克礼拜堂（Turner & Porter Yorke Chapel）接待亲友。

约翰的生命庆典将于2026年10月24日星期六上午11:00，在位于多伦多皇家约克路851号（851 Royal York Road, Toronto）的皇家约克路联合教会（Royal York Road United Church）举行。家属邀请您以捐款代替献花，捐赠给皇家约克路联合教会的本地基金或Stonegate事工——这两个社区是约翰数十年来热心服务的场所；或者通过向多伦多野生动物中心（Toronto Wildlife Centre）捐款，以支持他对大自然的热爱。

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ROBERT D. DEPENCIER 理学学士、理学硕士、哲学博士、法学学士 1947 – 2011

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TIMOTHY GORDON MITCHELL

1978年11月3日 2010年10月11日

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PHILIP FRANCIS GOODWIN 1956年7月13日 2026年10月7日

Phil Goodwin 是一位热爱生活的人，曾从事植树工作，并以制作著名的蛤蜊浓汤而闻名。在经历了一系列中风后，他于 2026年10月7日（星期三）在多伦多的 Humber 医院平静地离世，但离开得太早了。他享年 70 岁。

Phil 的遗属包括他的妻子 Charleen（原姓 Hainer）；女儿 Hayley（丈夫 Sean Carson）；儿子 Spencer（妻子 Stefanie Smagala）；孙子 Oliver 和 Charlie；以及他的弟弟 Fred。他的姐姐 Meg 先于他去世。

Phil 出生于多伦多的 Terry 和 Evelyn Goodwin 之家，在 Thornhill 长大，毕业于西安大略大学的 Huron 学院。他的活力和社交能力使他投身于销售和广告业，并在那里建立了广泛的朋友网络。Phil 非常擅长建立并维持人际关系。

在一次行业游船活动中，他遇到了他一生的挚爱 Charleen。这对夫妇定居在东顿河（East Don River）附近的北约克。在带着他的小麦色梗犬 Guinness 散步时，Phil 关注到了被忽视的东顿公园绿地并看到了潜力。在接下来的 20 年里，他组织种植了 10,000 多棵树，带领人们进行关于本土植物、鸟类和鲑鱼的徒步考察，并参加了多次“划桨顿河”（Paddle the Don）活动。他将父亲对社区服务的信念延续到了 Wildlands League 和扶轮社（Rotary Club）的董事会工作中。

他的心也属于海洋，特别是位于罗德岛州 Weekapaug 的家庭度假屋。在那里，人们经常能看到他在盐池中采集蛤蜊，或与当地的牡蛎养殖户聊天。这些蛤蜊随后会被放入他那著名的浓汤中，该食谱传承自他的父亲。在十年时间里，多伦多的 Rodney's Oyster House 为 Phil 提供厨房，用于举办他的“浓汤探索”（Quest for Chowder）筹款活动，以支持他最喜爱的慈善机构。

退休后，Phil 和 Charleen 搬到了拥有优质葡萄酒和高尔夫球场的尼亚加拉。在尼亚加拉，他结交了新朋友，打了许多快乐的高尔夫球，并且一如既往地开始了养蜂爱好。

Phil 留下了一个更绿色的山谷、一个传奇的浓汤食谱以及无数的朋友。他将被深深思念。

遗体瞻仰将于 10月12日（星期一）下午 2 点至 4 点举行，随后将于 10月13日（星期二）上午 11 点举行生命庆典，两场活动均在位于 Thornhill, 8088 Yonge Street 的 Kane-Jarrett 殡仪馆举行。家属恳请以向多伦多及地区保护基金会（Toronto & Region Conservation Foundation）捐款代替献花。

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希拉·汉布尔顿（多伦多人）于 2026 年 9 月 24 日星期四在家中安详离世。希拉于 1931 年出生在格拉斯哥。1940 年夏天，她和妹妹莫琳通过英国儿童疏散计划被送往加拿大避难。在战争结束前，她们一直与安大略省波特斯坦利的表亲们生活在一起。希拉后来回到加拿大就读大学，在西安大略大学获得了文学学士学位，在卡尔顿大学获得了文学硕士学位，并在多伦多大学获得了中学教师资格。她在贝尔维尔开始了教学生涯，在那里她遇到了她的第一任丈夫——同样是教师的罗伯特·帕克。随后他们搬到了多伦多，罗伯特在长期患病后于 1962 年去世。1971 年，她与大都会学校委员会的教育研究协调员唐纳德·汉布尔顿结婚。他们的共同生活在繁忙的职业生涯与旅行、音乐、戏剧以及他们所属的大都会联合教会会众之间取得了平衡；在教会中，希拉成为了首位担任信托委员会主席的女性。20 世纪 80 年代，唐和希拉在乔治亚湾附近的格雷县建造了一栋乡村别墅，他们在那里通过园艺、高尔夫、徒步和享受户外活动来度过假期。希拉是一位有眼光且深思熟虑的读者，也是一位风趣的书信作者，她拥有维持长久友谊的天赋。在唐和希拉家举办的晚餐派对总是美食与启发性对话的盛会。

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希拉致力于女性健康和教育项目。20 世纪 80 年代，在担任多伦多国际索罗普蒂斯特（Soroptimist International of Toronto）主席期间，她领导了一场活动，为妇女学院医院的新生儿部门筹集了一笔重大捐款。通过索罗普蒂斯特组织，她积极支持 Street Haven 及其针对面临无家可归风险女性的项目。在担任多伦多教育局城市成人学习中心校长八年后，她于 1988 年被任命为帕克代尔学院（Parkdale Collegiate）首位女性校长。她于 1994 年退休，并扩大了她的志愿者服务范围。 2001 年，希拉成为了多伦多市议会康斯坦斯·E·汉密尔顿女性平等奖的获得者之一。该奖项的颁奖词总结道：“在她的许多工作中，她支持那些为年轻女性提供由年长女性指导机会，以及让年长女性接触其他文化的项目。她帮助……识别社区需求，并为服务于女性且使女性受益的组织筹集资金。”希拉对自己的成就保持低调，但她的生活诠释了她的关怀与同情、公正以及激励他人采取行动的能力。

希拉的丈夫唐纳德，以及她的姐妹莫琳·赫杰和温妮弗雷德·邓肯先于她离世。她的遗属包括在苏格兰的表妹珍妮·斯科特；侄子和侄女罗布与丽莎·赫杰；曾侄女艾希莉；谢丽·赫杰；盖尔与道格拉斯·爱德华兹；表亲朱迪思、玛格丽特、汤姆、多萝西及其家人，以及一群深爱她的朋友。特别感谢 Thornbrook 家庭护理以及希拉忠实的护理人员，尤其是 Jeneth、Klenet 和 Maris Lucia。

庆祝希拉生命的葬礼仪式将于 10 月 14 日星期三下午 2 点在多伦多皇后东街 56 号的大都会联合教会举行。仪式将为无法出席的人员提供实时直播。请以捐款代替鲜花，捐款可赠予大都会联合教会或多伦多国际索罗普蒂斯特。

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玛丽·洛伊斯·哈里斯 （原姓 May） July 26, 1922 September 30, 2026

怀着巨大的爱与深切的感激之情，我们纪念她漫长而非凡的一生，宣布多伦多的玛丽·洛伊斯·哈里斯于 September 30, 2026, 逝世，享年105岁。

玛丽的丈夫罗伯特·约翰·“杰克”·哈里斯 (1997)；儿子威廉·哈里斯 (1980)；妹妹玛格丽特·鲁迪克 (2019)；哥哥威廉 (2013)；以及哥哥大卫 (1943) 均早于她去世。

玛丽的遗属包括她的女儿海伦（乔迪）；儿子大卫；儿媳佩妮·考德威尔；孙女卡莉·佩塞克（菲利普）和艾玛·哈里斯（马修·布雷顿-霍尼曼）；曾孙阿比盖尔和洛根·佩塞克，以及博和卡拉·霍尼曼；此外还有 May、哈里斯、鲁迪克和克劳福德家族中许多亲爱的侄子和侄女。

玛丽出生在萨斯喀彻温省的阿尔伯特王子市，是海伦·玛丽（厄普）和亚瑟·威廉·梅的女儿。她就读于多伦多大学的三一学院，并于 1945 年从蒙特利尔的皇家维多利亚医院毕业成为一名注册护士（RN），随后在蒙特利尔地区的军事医院服务。玛丽在二战结束时，在与母亲乘坐轮船横跨大西洋的旅途中遇到了杰克，由此开启了一段美好的伴侣关系。在 1948, 结婚后，她和杰克曾在威尔士短暂居住，随后定居在多伦多的 Beach 区。玛丽最喜欢的地方是乔治亚湾 Pointe au Baril 的度假小屋。

作为三一学院图书馆之友的成员，玛丽还在多伦多东综合医院（现为迈克尔·加龙医院）担任志愿者超过 60 年，并为此感到自豪。

衷心感谢玛丽的长期护理人员简、塞西莉亚和约瑟芬所给予的爱与关怀。

葬礼将于10月14日星期三，上午 10 : 30 在位于士嘉堡 Kingston Rd. 1512 号的圣尼古拉斯比尔奇克圣公会教堂举行。

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文代·海尼格 (FUMIYO HEINIG)

文代·海尼格于 2026 年 10 月 1 日在伯灵顿的约瑟夫·布兰特纪念医院去世。她在四天前因肺炎入院，最终未能康复。她的丈夫汉斯（两人结婚 62 年）先于她去世；她留下了女儿妮娜（丈夫 Jan Kycia）和妮可（丈夫 Harry Van Diepenbeek），以及外孙斯坦利·基恰 (Stanley Kycia)。

木下文代于 1936 年 2 月 11 日出生在日本东京，父母为木下藤子和 Nobue Kinoshita。她有一个姐姐晶子 (Akiko) 和三个弟弟实雄 (Mikio)、武彦 (Takehiko) 和信幸 (Nobuyuki)。她曾是一名优秀的学生，就读于东大（东京大学）。毕业后，文代作为交换生来到加拿大安大略省汉密尔顿的麦克马斯特大学。在麦克马斯特大学，她遇到了数学专业的本科生汉斯·海尼格。两人在相识仅六个月后，于 1960 年结婚。离开麦克马斯特大学后，他们前往西安大略大学，两人都在那里获得了硕士学位，文代主修心理学，汉斯主修数学。随后，文代在圣托马斯精神病院工作，直到汉斯转到多伦多大学攻读博士学位。在多伦多期间，文代在多伦多教育局担任学校心理学家。汉斯接受了麦克马斯特大学助理教授的职位，于是他们搬到了安大略省的伯灵顿。一年之内，长女妮娜出生，不久后次女妮可也出生了。在忙于抚养孩子的同时，文代也是伯灵顿大学女性俱乐部的活跃成员，专注于文学和创意写作。她的兴趣广泛，包括加拿大和国际政治，以及缝纫、编织和拼布等工艺。1972 年，汉斯、文代和家人在苏格兰爱丁堡度过了一个学术休假年。这让他们有机会广泛游历苏格兰、英格兰、法国、荷兰和德国。从苏格兰返回后，他们在布鲁斯半岛的乔治亚湾岸边买了一块地。他们建了一栋度假屋，全家人每个夏天都在那里度过，享受游泳、阅读、航海、划独木舟、园艺和放松。令人印象深刻的是，文代能将一片石灰岩原野变成盛开着百合、牡丹、桔梗和罂粟的繁茂花园。

随着孩子们长大，文代开始教授日语课：起初在家里授课，后来在麦克马斯特大学开设夜校。她还编写了一套专门针对加拿大学生的日语教科书。在妮娜和妮可进入大学后，她成为了西安大略大学休伦学院的兼职讲师，在那里任教直到退休。

退休后，文代和汉斯继续广泛旅行。魁北克、佛蒙特州和南卡罗来纳州是她最喜欢的地方。她是一位出色的厨师，为我们所有人准备过许多令人难忘的餐点。外孙的出生让她欣喜若狂，她成为了一个至关重要的建议和支持来源。在晚年，文代非常热衷于艺术地毯钩编，并在加拿大和美国的比赛中展出她的作品。她在地毯钩编俱乐部里有很多好朋友。

在 2022 年汉斯去世带来的震惊与悲痛之后，文代领养了她的最后一只猫 Coco，这让她的生活变得无比明亮。尽管一生中经历过多次严重的健康危机，但她始终保持着前瞻性的视角，以及对他人的积极关注和体贴。

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伊丽莎白·赫尔布隆纳 (ELIZABETH HELBRONNER) (原姓博森 Boysen) 1931年2月28日 – 2026年10月7日

伊丽莎白在经历短暂的病痛后，在多伦多的家中安详离世。她的至爱女儿们——卡罗琳（丈夫尼古拉斯·布雷顿）、艾莉森（丈夫布鲁斯·麦克唐纳）和瓦莱丽（丈夫加里·萨莱维奇）；她的六个孙辈——马丁（妻子克洛伊）、大卫（妻子惠特尼）、杰克、佐伊、阿米莉亚和艾伦；以及她的曾孙詹姆斯，将她永远怀念。她的丈夫雅克·“吉姆”·赫尔布隆纳（两人结婚68年）、她的父母查尔斯和艾琳·博森，以及她的姑姑莱拉·史蒂文斯早于她离世。

伊丽莎白出生于威斯康星州麦迪逊，在华盛顿特区长大。年轻时，她就读于马德拉学校和瓦萨学院。在日内瓦大学出国学习的大三期间，她遇到了吉姆。他们的恋爱跨越了两大洲，并于1954年年底在华盛顿结婚。同年12月，伊丽莎白和吉姆驾驶着一辆绿色雪佛兰敞篷车一同抵达边境，在加拿大开启了漫长且充实的生活。他们的婚姻始于对彼此事业的支持，并在蒙特利尔以及后来的多伦多建立了一个终身好友网络，他们在这里抚养了三个女儿。伊丽莎白热爱扮演“熊妈妈”的角色，用爱、真诚的关注和温柔的引导来养育孩子。他们曾在卡利登滑雪俱乐部度过难忘的家庭时光，并与伊丽莎白的母亲和姑姑一起，在夏天进行史诗般的公路旅行前往马里兰州的海滩。

她和吉姆教导女儿们要独立、有抱负且体贴，她在平衡妻子和母亲职责的同时，作为一名房地产经纪人拥有极其成功且长久的职业生涯，并优雅地践行了这些品质。与他人合作给伊丽莎白带来了巨大的快乐，她的商业头脑、市场直觉和社交技巧使她成为任何有幸聘请她的客户的强大盟友。虽然每笔交易都很重要，但伊丽莎白在协助家人处理房地产事务时获得了最大的职业满足感。

伊丽莎白是一位真正的淑女，优雅、精致且着装考究。她同时沉稳且自信，从职业生涯早期——那时职场女性经常面临偏见和不公正——以及随后的岁月里，她始终能冷静地为自己争取权益。她有许多艺术爱好，喜爱芭蕾舞、歌剧和戏剧。她热爱桥牌且技术精湛。作为一名热爱阅读的人，人们经常能看到她在花园里读一本新书来放松身心。

随着家庭成员的增加，伊丽莎白慷慨地将关注和关怀延伸到每一位新成员身上。她的光芒照耀着每个人，她对“家庭成员”日常生活的关注从未动摇。她为孙辈们的人生重大里程碑感到欣喜，并在他们遭遇任何困难时提供同情与支持。她深厚的经验、智慧以及不断更新的现代视角，造就了一种深受男女老少追捧且极具价值的睿智。

从抵达多伦多的最初日子起，伊丽莎白就致力于在当地扎根。她重视能将人们聚集在一起的传统，她的家总是温暖且热情。她以周到和细心主持家庭晚餐、节日聚会、后院派对和邻里社交活动，因为她意识到，有意义的沟通与联系是统一、亲情和社区意识的驱动力。

伊丽莎白和吉姆骨子里都是自豪的加拿大人，但他们从未失去对不同语言、文化和历史奇迹的好奇心与欣赏。在吉姆职业生涯的后期，他们住在布鲁塞尔，随后在70多岁和80多岁时广泛游历了欧洲、非洲、亚洲和南美洲。他们展现了一种令人钦佩的冒险精神，这种精神至今仍深深根植于他们的女儿和孙辈心中。

在吉姆于 2023 年去世后，伊丽莎白在 The Dunfield 定居，再次展现了她个人标志性的、面对变革和新环境时务实且勇敢的态度。她积极参与新家中的各项活动，重启了旧日友谊并结识了许多新朋友。

人们将记得伊丽莎白是一位坚定且极其独立自强的女性，一位忠诚且有趣的朋友，以及一位善良、迷人且令后辈自豪的家族长辈。她总是让周围的人感到被赏识和被理解，所有认识她的人都将深深地思念她。

伊丽莎白得到了细致且周到的医疗和居家护理，家属对她的长期家庭医生马丁·施瓦茨博士（Dr. Martin Schwartz）和杰奎琳·施瓦茨博士（Dr. Jacqueline Schwartz）、Home Instead 的工作人员、The Dunfield 以及 Temmy Latner 姑息治疗中心的医生和护士表示感谢。

家属与朋友的吊唁仪式将于 10 月 13 日星期二下午 4:00 至 7:00 在位于多伦多 Dunfield 大道 77 号的 The Dunfield 退休公寓举行。家属希望人们不要赠送鲜花，若能以伊丽莎白的纪念名义向 Temmy Latner 姑息治疗中心捐款，家属将不胜感激。

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戈德·休姆 (GORD HUME) 1949年10月26日 2026年10月6日

就这样，我离开了。我希望这是一次体面的死亡。

我厌恶那些常规的讣告，因此我想分享一些最后的想法。对我留下的家人，我深爱着你们，尽管我表达得不够频繁。

我很幸运，生命的不同阶段有三位非常特别的女性陪伴。她们每一位都聪明、美丽且在各方面都令人喜爱，丰富了我的生活。我珍视我们在一起的时光。

我试图在智识和个人生活方面过一种充满冒险与探索的生活。我很幸运能前往世界许多地方旅行，体验许多国家的文化。这不是一种胆怯的生活。

我热爱创造的热情

我热爱创造的热情——我的书籍、报纸和杂志文章、唱片专辑、广播和电视节目等等。我希望后代能够始终发现自己的创造能力。

大多数人不知道，我生命中的大部分时间都在痛苦中度过，并经历了十次大手术，我尽可能地保持尊严和坚忍。那并不总是快乐的时光。这给我的教训是要有韧性；每个人都会遇到艰难时期。

我相信公共服务是高尚的，而且我离开时，我的城市比我刚开始时变得好了一点。我认为伦敦还没有发挥出其潜力。这座城市需要就其优先事项和未来进行一次充满激情的对话。

我喜欢我生命中的大部分时光。我们在生活中做出艰难的决定，并且必须优雅地接受其后果。许多优秀的人影响了我的生活，我对他们每一个人都心存感激，尤其是我的姐妹洛林·哈维 (Lorraine Harvie) 和瓦莱丽·简 (Valerie Jean (VJ)) 休姆，以及亲爱的朋友卡罗尔·史蒂芬森 (Carol Stephenson)。

我已经火化，但将于10月18日星期日下午2点至5点在伦敦圣詹姆斯街220号 (220 St. James Street, London) 的哈里斯殡仪馆 (Harris Funeral Home) 举行一个小型的吊唁聚会。10月19日星期一上午11点，将在伦敦狩猎乡村俱乐部 (London Hunt and Country Club) 分享回忆，我预计随后的招待会上会有苏格兰威士忌。欢迎向伦敦公共图书馆 (London Public Library)、帕克伍德医院 (Parkwood Hospital) 或圣约瑟夫医疗保健基金会 (St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation) 捐赠纪念款项。

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SHEILA LAHIFFE October 31, 1945 – October 2, 2026

我们怀着沉痛的心情告知，Sheila 在短暂的病后，于 October 2, 2026, 在北温哥华的家中平静离世，家人陪伴在侧。享年 80 岁。

Sheila 是一位尽职的妻子、母亲、祖母、姑姨、姐妹、倡导者和朋友。她克服了贫困、阅读障碍以及那个时代的文化限制，成为一名教师、一名创新的企业家、一名园艺大师，并且无论走到哪里都能建立起社区纽带。

Sheila 出生于爱尔兰都柏林，父母是 Patrick 和 Josephine Stuart。由于她的父亲担任爱尔兰银行经理，全家在爱尔兰西部的多个村庄辗转居住。她的早年时光在家族故乡梅奥郡的贝尔马莱特（Belmullet, Co. Mayo）度过，随后搬到了戈尔韦郡的巴利加（Ballygar, Co. Galway），在那里她留下了许多最珍贵的童年回忆。从九岁起，她在劳斯郡的邓多克（Dundalk, Co. Louth）寄宿上学，期间家人搬到了克莱尔郡的米尔顿马尔贝（Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare）。随后，她从都柏林大学获得了科学学位和教育文凭。在都柏林大学期间，她遇到了她一生的挚爱 Brian。

Sheila 和 Brian 于 1968, 在都柏林结婚，不久后有了三个孩子。1973, 这个年轻的家庭前往北美。他们在加拿大偏远的北部地区生活了一年，随后在密歇根州的安娜堡生活了 2.5 年；在 Brian 完成牙周病学硕士学位的期间，Sheila 抚养三个年幼的孩子并操持家务。之后，他们定居在温哥华。近 30 年来，Sheila 管理着 Brian 蓬勃发展的牙周病诊所，其勤奋工作和敏锐判断在诊所获得卓越临床水平及极高声誉的过程中功不可没。

退休后，Sheila 全身心地投入到社区生活中。她在温哥华 Probus 俱乐部以及英属哥伦比亚大学（UBC）植物园的“花园之友”（FOGs）担任志愿者，并高效地组织了深受喜爱的年度苹果义卖活动，这是该植物园的一项重要筹款活动。她是一位热衷于桥牌的玩家，也是一位出色的厨师，最喜欢的事情就是举办家庭成员和朋友们的欢乐聚会。最重要的是，她是 Liam 和 Evan 心中一位充满爱心、富有创造力且永远有趣的祖母。

Sheila 的遗属包括她的子女 Maria、Brian (Erin) 和 Geraldine (WillyBen)；她的孙辈 Liam 和 Evan；以及她的兄弟姐妹 James (Lesley)、Tim 和 Mary (Colin)。她的挚爱丈夫 Brian 以及妹妹 Patricia 先于她离世。

她将被深深思念，被深情铭记。

追思会及生命庆典将于10月15日（周四）下午 1:00 p.m. 在 University Centre, 6331 Crescent Rd., Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 举行。请以捐款代替献花，可将捐款以 Sheila 的名义赠予加拿大帕金森病协会（Parkinson Canada）。

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RALPH MEDJUCK

拉尔夫·马文·梅朱克（Ralph Marven Medjuck）于2026年10月1日在家人的陪伴下逝世。他的远见和创业热情推动了现代哈利法克斯的发展。享年94岁。

拉尔夫是现代意义上哈利法克斯的第一位房地产开发商，负责创建了100多栋建筑。在他传奇的职业生涯中，他建造了住宅和商业建筑、老年住房、酒店、购物中心以及大学宿舍。

拉尔夫·梅朱克1932年9月26日出生于哈利法克斯，是欧文（Irving）和布兰奇（Blanche (Pascal)）梅朱克的长子。他曾在勒马尚街学校（Le Marchant Street School）、伊丽莎白女王高中（Queen Elizabeth High School）和达尔豪斯大学（Dalhousie University）就读，在校期间他积极参与各项竞争，尤其是在篮球和橄榄球方面。他于1954年毕业于达尔豪斯法学院并开设律师事务所，起初是独立执业，随后与长期合作伙伴约翰·布坎南（John Buchanan）以及后来的弗雷德·迪克森（Fred Dickson）合作。他于1955年与雪莉·阿伦（Shirley Arron）结婚，两人共同度过了幸福的71年。

到34岁时，拉尔夫已经成为一名资深的开发商。20世纪60年代初，他将高层商业和住宅建筑引入哈利法克斯，而这座城市自1917年哈利法克斯大爆炸被夷为平地以来，并没有太多的开发。年轻律师时期的拉尔夫在看到蒙特利尔的摩天大楼后回到家说：“我也能做到。”他于1961年从布伦特伍德公园（Brentwood Park）公寓开始，随后又开发了许多其他项目。他在科堡路（Coburg Road）开发了该市的第一处共管公寓 The Carlyle。他的酒店业始于1963年的 Citadel Inn。随后是 The Prince George，以及在哈利法克斯、多伦多和悉尼开设的三家 Cambridge Suites 酒店。梅朱克还购买并修复了历史悠久的勋爵纳尔逊酒店（Lord Nelson Hotel），他年轻时曾在那里担任杂工以支付大学学费。他还开发了新不伦瑞克省和艾伯塔省的物业。

拉尔夫是一位特殊的思考者。在追求国家和国际视野还很罕见的时候，他就积极寻求并分享这些观点。他先去了蒙特利尔，后来去了多伦多，并鼓励加拿大的大型银行和保险公司在大西洋加拿大地区投资旗舰建筑，而此前这些机构在当地仅满足于设立小型区域办事处。他的策略是为哈利法克斯积累重要性和价值。拉尔夫对自己的城市充满雄心；Park Victoria 建成时曾是加拿大最大的公寓楼。

拉尔夫将旅游业作为新斯科舍省的一个严肃产业进行推广。他在圣文森特大学（Mount Saint Vincent University）发起了行业认证以及各项奖项计划，并因此获得了终身成就奖。他对酒店业的热爱众所周知，尤其是他对员工的友善以及员工对他的忠诚。他是国际发展研究委员会（IDRC）的创始理事，并与后来成为联合国副秘书长的莫里斯·斯特朗（Maurice Strong）共同从事国际发展工作。

拉尔夫深信教育的力量。因其对社区的贡献，达尔豪斯大学于2006年授予他法学博士荣誉学位。他为圣玛丽大学（Saint Mary's University）开发了学生宿舍，并支持了伯克-加夫尼天文台（Burke-Gaffney Observatory）；圣玛丽大学授予他第二个荣誉博士学位，该校的望远镜也以他的名字命名。由于对设计的长期承诺，拉尔夫很乐意支持新斯科舍技术大学（Technical University of Nova Scotia）的基础设施改造，这也是为什么该校的建筑学院也以他的名字命名。

他为社区提供了高层级且基层的服务。他积极参与国家男孩俱乐部（National Boys Club）和警察男孩俱乐部（Police Boys Clubs）。早在心理健康倡议成为普遍做法之前，他就为此投入了资源。他是海王星剧院基金会（Neptune Theatre Foundation）的创始成员。他长期担任卡迪马营地（Camp Kadimah）的主席。在瑞士航空航班失事后，他于 1998 年将洛德纳尔逊酒店（Lord Nelson）向家属和支持团队开放。在 1995 年 G7 峰会期间，他将自己的办公室开放给会晤的世界领导人。他为无数到访的显贵提供了款待。他个人支持的组织和个人名单很长，且一直保持低调。

罗尔夫的兄长弗兰克、女儿贝丝以及一对夭折的双胞胎女儿先于他去世。

他的遗属包括妻子希莉；子女布莱恩（萨凡纳）、帕梅拉（迈克）和琳达；女婿马特·本杰明；孙辈杰森、马修（劳伦）、莉安（梅托姆）、艾比、安德鲁、阿曼达、雅各布、艾萨克、伊娃和哈莉；曾孙扎扎、索尔和加布里埃尔；以及他的兄弟哈罗德。

为了纪念罗尔夫，可向 QEII 基金会、贝特以色列犹太会堂和 Kadimah 营地捐赠慈善款项。

STEPHEN A. JARISLOWSKY C.C., G.O.Q.

斯蒂芬·贾里斯洛夫斯基于 8, 2026, 在家人陪伴下于家中安详离世，享年 101. 岁。他的遗属包括相伴 58 年的挚爱妻子盖尔·梅里利斯，以及两个女儿亚历山德拉（凯文）和马里卡（马滕）。此外，他还有前段婚姻所生的儿子迈克尔（萨维）和斯蒂芬·阿尔弗雷德（已故）。他的挚爱孙辈们将深切怀念“嘎嘎”。他 1925 年出生于柏林，是凯特和阿尔弗雷德·贾里斯洛夫斯基之子，阿克塞尔、露丝、安德烈和可可之兄。他的早年教育经历分布在荷兰、法国（蒙塞尔学校和米涅高中）以及北卡罗来纳州的阿什维尔学校。随后，斯蒂芬就读于康奈尔大学（机械工程学士）、芝加哥大学（东亚研究硕士，Phi Beta Kappa 荣誉学会成员）和哈佛商学院（MBA）。在攻读不同学位期间，他在第二次世界大战期间被征召入美国陆军。凭借出色的语言能力，他接受了日语培训，并于 1945, 随美国占领军部署到东京，随后因英勇表现获得了一项最高军事奖项。

1949, 年，他移居加拿大进入 Alcan 公司工作，并定居蒙特利尔。四年后，斯蒂芬创立了 Jarislowsky Fraser 有限公司，该公司后来成为加拿大最大且最成功的投资公司之一，他直到 93. 岁才卸任。他以捍卫股东权利和小投资者利益而闻名，并将伦理与卓越作为其在众多董事会任职时的两项核心价值观。同样，这些理想也成为了他于 1991 年创立的贾里斯洛夫斯基基金会的慈善原则，旨在支持教育、民主、艺术、医学和环境。斯蒂芬是一位思维敏捷、拥有古怪幽默感（wooft）且衣橱里塞满细条纹西装的人，他的业余爱好包括艺术和古典音乐——直到生命最后一刻，他依然能背出他最喜爱的所有交响曲的每一个音符。

斯蒂芬是加拿大勋章陪伴级成员、魁北克国家勋章大十字级成员，并持有全国 20 所大学的荣誉学位。

家属恳请以植树纪念代替献花。

JANICE RUTH LAKING （原姓 McCuaig） 23, 1929 29, 2026

在家人的陪伴下，珍妮丝于 29, 2026, 星期二在巴里 Aspira Waterford Barrie 退休生活社区安详离世，享年 96. 岁。她是已故约翰·莱金挚爱的妻子。她是温迪（弗雷德）弗雷茨、简（克劳德）里克斯、桑德拉（约翰）查默斯、保罗（安妮）莱金、约翰（安妮塔）莱金，以及已故苏珊（布鲁斯）尼克尔和露丝·莱金挚爱的母亲。她是布鲁斯·麦考伊格的妹妹。她是凯尔西（安德鲁）和布鲁克（杰森）尼克尔、詹妮弗（科里）和杰米（海蒂）里克斯、克里斯汀（科林）和凯尔（娜塔莉）查默斯、艾伦（阿尔玛）莱金、埃琳、海蒂、泰勒和乔丹的骄傲祖母。她是 17 个曾孙辈挚爱的曾祖母。

珍妮丝在巴里长大，在就读于巴里中央学院后，毕业于西安大学并获得文学学士学位。在完成教师学院的学习后，她首先在佩特罗利亚开始教学生涯，随后回到巴里在北学院任教；在那里，她对每一位学生的特别关注凸显了她对教学的投入。1972年，她开始了在市政政治领域的第二段职业生涯，担任市议员直至1988年，随后她开始了四届巴里市长的任期。

家庭是珍妮丝生活的核心，她非常享受被几代家人环绕的快乐。她将许多根深蒂固的价值观传授给后辈，以身作则，激励他们追求卓越，始终将他人放在首位，积极参与社区活动，并以乐观的心态在所有努力中投入$100\%$的精力。

家属衷心感谢Waterford的工作人员在过去七年里给予我们母亲的模范关注、照顾与关怀。

亲友接待将于10月17日（周六）下午2:00 p.m.至6:00 p.m.在位于Worsley街30号的Steckley-Gooderham殡仪馆举行。生命庆典将于10月18日（周日）下午2:00 p.m.在位于Collier街112号的Collier街联合教会举行。为了纪念珍妮丝，捐款可赠予MacLaren艺术中心、Simcoe / Muskoka YMCA或巴里扶轮社慈善基金会。

威廉·罗伯特·“鲍勃”·麦克马伦 10月13, 1946 10月4, 2026

罗伯特·“鲍勃”·麦克马伦在多伦多的圣迈克尔医院因淋巴瘤和脑病变并发症去世，就在他80岁生日的前几天。

鲍勃是一个才华横溢且带有几分矛盾的人：英俊、有魅力且总是充满乐趣，但又非常注重隐私。“永不失手”的麦克马伦是一名天生的多项运动运动员，曾与NHL名人堂成员共同比赛，并作为一名后卫在大学球队中得分领先。他拥有所有技巧，唯独缺乏攻击性。

除了体育，鲍勃还被商业吸引。在经历了一段短暂但前途光明的企业生涯后，他加入了父亲和兄弟们的家族企业。鲍勃是Summerhill Market的引导力量，这家多伦多著名的杂货店机构自1954.年起营业并屡获殊荣。他谦逊且低调，但在其不可妥协的原则上从未让步：卓越的服务、创新的产品以及对每个人的尊重。

鲍勃的遗属包括他的配偶琼；子女格雷格（乔安）、克里斯蒂（杰弗里）和布拉德（坎德拉）；继子迈克尔和安德鲁（凯西）；以及孙辈布里奇特、伯克和凯利。他的兄弟韦恩（桑迪）、姐妹格伦达、兄弟唐，以及侄女珍（帕特里克）、凯伦和科里，以及侄子卡姆也在世。他的父母弗兰克和朱恩，以及兄弟巴里早于他去世。

家人和朋友将深情回忆在度假屋和高尔夫球场度过的时光，以及一位总是充满活力的绅士。最重要的是，我们将想念那个被称为“Baub”的鲍勃。

家属深切感谢Southlake医院、圣迈克尔医院和亨茨维尔区纪念医院的优秀工作人员。他们的护理团队在挑战性的环境下尽了最大努力。

阿伦·萨内 (ARUN SANE) 怀念

将为直系亲属举行私人葬礼。生命庆典将于 October 13, 2026, 在位于安大略省索恩希尔 7994 Yonge St. 的索恩希尔乡村俱乐部 (Thornhill Country Club) 举行。下午场定于 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (1 00 - 3 00)，傍晚场定于 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. (4 7)。欢迎所有认识 Bob 的人士与家人一起庆祝他精彩的一生。

阿伦·萨内的家人怀着深切的悲痛宣布，他于 October 5, 2026, 下午 1:12 (1 12) 平安离世，享年 82. 岁。作为一名富有远见的建筑师、尽职的家庭成员和受人爱戴的朋友，阿伦留下了深远的遗产，重塑了加拿大的建筑景观以及所有认识他的人的心灵。

佐拉·扎贝夫 (ZORA ZABEV)

阿伦是基肖里·“凯”·萨内 (Kishori “Kay” Sane) 深爱的丈夫，两人共同分享了一辈子的爱、伙伴关系和美好回忆。他是儿子阿尼克 (Anik) 骄傲且尽职的父亲，也是安妮莎 (Anisha) 慈爱的岳父。阿伦近年来最大的快乐是担任祖父的角色，为他心爱的孙辈罗汉 (Rohan) 和妮基塔 (Nikita) 留下了温暖、智慧和爱的遗产。

阿伦辉煌的职业生涯跨越数十年，其特点是对可持续工程、教育环境和社区优先空间的深切承诺。他对加拿大最著名的建筑贡献包括：标志性的天顶酒店 (SkyDome Hotel)（作为 RAN 财团的一部分）、康考迪亚大学的理查德·J·雷诺科学综合体 (Richard J. Renaud Science Complex)、约克大学舒利希商学院的标志性西摩·舒利希大楼 (Seymour Schulich Building)、独特的多伦多岛公共与自然科学学校，以及弗莱明学院彼得伯勒和林赛校区的先驱绿色技术。他的前瞻性工作赢得了全国赞誉，包括 1980 年获得著名的国家低能耗建筑设计奖。

安息吧，阿伦。你的愿景将永远铭刻在我们的天际线和记忆中。

2026 年 10 月 5, 2026 星期一，在家人和朋友的陪伴下，于家中平安离世。

托马斯 (Thomas) 骄傲的母亲。卡塔里娜 (Katarina) 将深切怀念她；她是托马斯的教母，也是超过 50 年的挚友。她的挚爱丈夫博扬 (Bojan) 以及兄弟布拉伊坎 (Brajkan) 和伊维奇 (Ivic) 先于她离世。她的侄子尼诺 (Nino)、马里奥 (Mario) 和贾尼 (Jani)，以及表亲安布拉 (Ambra) 和丹尼尔 (Daniele) 及其家人将深切怀念佐拉。

佐拉是一个充满温柔决心的多面人物，她对家人和朋友坚定不移的奉献，以及对划船、文化和艺术的热情，是无可否认且丰沛的。佐拉是一位资深旅行者，热衷于参观世界各地的博物馆、美术馆和地标；她慷慨地分享自己的经历，用轶事和当地推荐给人带来启发，或提供充满烹饪技巧的美味佳肴。佐拉最初是通过 Dragons Abreast（一个由乳腺癌幸存者组成的龙舟队）培养起对划船的热爱，在那里她结交了终身的朋友，并磨练了作为舵手的技能。当她开始进行外展独木舟运动时，她将这些技能带到了其中，总是渴望引导她的朋友船员乘风破浪。佐拉的竞争精神和旅行癖好都在划船追求中得到了极大的满足，比赛将她带到了瑞典、意大利等目的地。在平静的时刻，佐拉在歌剧和管弦乐音乐会中获得巨大的快乐，并且热爱打理她的花园。安息吧，佐拉，至少直到你在天空中捕捉到下一个浪头。

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在蒙特利尔的 Chateau Westmount，于 2026年8月18日 逝世，享年 91 岁。她是已故的约翰·爱德华·麦克里亚·劳伦斯（2017年逝世）深爱的妻子。她是伯克、约翰、丹尼斯和凯里的母亲；也是吉吉·法雷尔、罗宾·穆尼、莫妮卡·劳伦斯和托马斯·拉皮埃尔的婆婆 / 岳母。她是吉、诺亚、罗哈、贝妮亚、佩奇、克莱尔、乔治亚和AJ挚爱的祖母；以及科恩和亚舍的曾祖母。

安妮出生于新泽西州的莫里斯敦，毕业于马萨诸塞州的史密斯学院，她16岁时便进入该校就读。她对舞台的热爱始于童年，在魁北克省劳伦琴山脉和梅蒂-叙尔-梅尔的家庭夏季假期期间，她经常组织排演戏剧，并在那里遇到了她未来的丈夫约翰。早年对叙事和表演的热情塑造了她一生的事业，随后她在渥太华教授英语和戏剧，将她对文学和戏剧的热爱传递给学生。她的孩子们在舞台上游刃有余也就不足为奇了，其中伯克和凯里成为了职业演员。安妮于 1996 年在卡尔顿大学获得了英语硕士学位。她特别钟爱莎士比亚，尤其是那些带有挑逗意味的侮辱词汇和色彩鲜明的措辞。近年来，当她的儿子丹尼斯为她朗读莎士比亚作品时，她有时还会纠正他的发音。

安妮和约翰共同创造了丰富的生活，先是在蒙特利尔，随后在渥太华。 1975 年，他们在魁北克省肖维尔附近购买了 Heronlake 农场，在那里度过冬日的周末和假期。夏天则在马萨诸塞州的马莎葡萄园度过。退休后，安妮和约翰在渥太华和佛罗里达州的朱庇特之间往返，大多数年份都会去邮轮旅行，并经常回到他们最喜爱的两座城市：圣彼得堡和伊斯坦布尔。

安妮是一位贪婪的阅读者、终身学习者和专注的倾听者，她对周围的世界，尤其是对人充满好奇。她从未厌倦过提问，更倾向于与年轻一代交谈。安妮在水中找到了平静与快乐。无论天气如何，在佛罗里达期间，安妮每天都会前往室外泳池，因此赢得了“北极熊”的绰号。她热爱扇贝，这是她永远不会厌倦的最爱。在孙辈和曾孙辈心中，她被称为“安妮”，她非常喜爱与他们的陪伴。在去世前的一周，安妮有幸与她的兄弟姐妹贝蒂、约翰、凯里和戴维团聚，这是他们 25 年来第一次全部聚齐。她的时机一如既往地精准，在所有人离开舞台之后，她才鞠了最后的躬。

她的家人、朋友以及被她影响过的学生们将深切怀念她。家人感谢她的护理员特雷西的尽职服务。感谢 Chateau Westmount 五楼的护理团队。感谢她的朋友珍妮斯以及她的物理治疗师伊万带来的欢笑与微笑。

安妮留下的最伟大的礼物是她与所有人分享的无条件的爱。她思维敏捷，对世界的看法直率且不加掩饰，但她的爱始终温暖、温柔、支持且坚定。约翰感受到了，她的家人感受到了，世界也感受到了。这是一份值得珍藏的礼物……

她的生命庆典将于 2026年11月21日 （星期六） 1 p.m. 至 4p.m. 在 Mount Royal Cemetery 举行，地址为 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont, QC H2V 2P9。

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FRANCESCO PREVEDELLO 1946年1月24日 – 2026年10月4日

Francesco "Franco" Giovanni Prevedello 在家人和朋友的深情陪伴下，于 Sunnybrook 健康科学中心安详离世，享年 80 岁。

Franco 1946 年出生于意大利阿索洛（Asolo）。他的父母 Atillio 和 Maria 以及妹妹 Francesca Possagno 先于他离世。他的妻子 Barbara (Jackson)、女儿 Bobbie 和 Kate ；妹妹 Teresa Rossi、弟弟 Antonio (Emmalisa Tramet)；Kathy Bieman（已故）、他的妹妹和妹夫 Ann Jackson (Denis Ho)、Dorothy Jackson、George Jackson，以及众多侄子、侄女和曾侄子、曾侄女将深切缅怀他。

Franco 是一位卓越的企业家，其事业跨越六十多年，涵盖酒店业、时尚业和房地产开发。在意大利斯特雷萨（Stresa）的酒店学校毕业后，他曾在德国和邮轮上工作，于 1965 年抵达多伦多并开始在酒店业发展。在返回安大略省之前，他曾在蒙特利尔 67 届世博会的安大略展馆工作，并在那里结识了妻子 Barbara。在多伦多定居并抚养子女期间，他曾在 Holiday Inn、Westbury Hotel、Skyline Hotel、Hyatt、La Scala 和 Winston's 等知名机构任职。

Franco 随后成为多伦多最具影响力的餐饮业者之一，在其职业生涯中拥有并经营了 12 家以上的餐厅。他的餐厅包括 Quo Vadis、Biffi、Pronto、Bindi、86 届世博会安大略展馆、Centro、Splendido、Terra、Acrobat、Acqua、Nota Bene 和 Carbon Bar。他因向多伦多的餐饮界引入新鲜且创新的理念而获得认可，尤其强调卓越的食物、葡萄酒、设计和款待。1987 年开业的 Centro Bar and Grill 成为他的标志性成就，也是多伦多的地标性餐厅。他还是将意大利葡萄酒引入加拿大的先驱，最终成立了自己的葡萄酒代理公司 & Mathews。

除了他创建的餐厅，Franco 最大的职业遗产是他指导并帮助在酒店业及其他领域立足的众多人才。他发掘年轻才俊，为厨师和餐饮业者提供成长机会，并支持了许多后来取得成功事业的人。他与妻子 Barbara 共同帮助建立了 Second Harvest，这是多伦多第一家食物救援组织，至今仍为社区做出重大贡献。Franco 卓越的职业生涯、企业家精神、对款待业的投入以及对同事的慷慨，使他在加拿大餐饮业赢得了广泛赞誉，并于 2024 年获得 Rosanna Caira 终身成就奖。

在晚年，Franco 通过成为一名酿酒师实现了终身梦想，在他的家乡意大利阿索洛推出了自己的 Prosecco 品牌。这款葡萄酒是与他的侄子合作生产的，成为了他的热爱所在。

Franco 的创业兴趣最终扩展到房地产开发领域，他在那里将对建筑、建筑学和设计的长期热爱找到了自然的归宿。他成为了 Diamante Development Corporation 的负责人，与 Julie DiLorenzo 和 Paolo Palamara 共同开发豪华公寓项目。他对开发的参与使他能够将同样在经营餐厅时所具备的创造力、远见和对细节的关注结合起来，在他参与塑造的这座城市中创造出持久的空间。

直到最后时刻，他的热爱和家庭始终是他生活的重要组成部分。他最持久的遗产或许延续在女儿 Bobbie 和 Kate 身上，她们的生活深受他的引导和爱的影响。

吊唁仪式将于10月13日星期二下午 4:00 - 7:00 在多伦多 Bayview 大道 1403 号（Davisville 以南）的 Humphrey 殡仪馆 A.W. Miles Newbigging 礼拜堂举行。葬礼将于10月14日星期三下午 2:00 在多伦多 Cheritan 大道 24 号的 Blessed Sacrament 教堂举行。

弗朗哥（Franco）的生命庆典仪式将在稍后确定的日期举行。

家属衷心感谢 Sunnybrook 健康科学中心的全体医护人员。

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约翰·菲利普·史蒂文森 (JOHN PHILLIP STEVENSON) 1949 – 2026

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南希·凯瑟琳·罗杰 (NANCY CATHERINE RODGER) 1935 年 9 月 11, 1935 – 2026 年 9 月 22, 2026

南希·凯瑟琳·罗杰（原姓鲍文）于 2026 年 9 月 22, 2026, 在安大略省奥克维尔平静离世，享年 91, 岁，其子女和孙女在侧。南希是一位尽职的母亲、祖母和曾祖母，同时也是一名护士，她对他人的关怀远超其工作职责。

南希于 1935 年 9 月 11, 1935, 出生在安大略省的戈德里奇，是已故的理查德·“迪克”·鲍文医生和玛格丽特·“玛格”·鲍文（原姓古德温）三个孩子中的长女。南希在安大略省伦敦市长大，与哥哥约翰·鲍文和姐姐苏珊·桑德森共同成长。南希的父母先于她离世；她的兄弟姐妹，即安大略省科莫卡的约翰·鲍文（配偶卡罗尔·鲍文，1940-2024）和安大略省莱明顿的苏珊·桑德森（配偶已故的唐·桑德森，1938 - 2021），以及她的丈夫威廉·“比尔”·罗杰（1925 - 1989）也先于她离世。

南希是一名注册护士，在西安大略大学获得了理学学士学位，并于 1955 年在汉密尔顿总医院完成了临床护理培训，在那里她遇到了威廉·“比尔”·罗杰，他是一位英俊的年轻陆军军官，两人恰好生日相同。护理成为了她一生的使命，也是持久友谊的源泉。比尔和南希于 1957 年 10 月 11, 1957, 结婚，并育有三个孩子：迈克尔·罗杰（配偶亚历克斯·詹金斯）、卡罗尔·乔根森（配偶杰夫·乔根森）和珍妮特·罗杰（配偶迈克·赖德）。

南希将被她的孙辈们深情地缅怀和思念，他们包括：安大略省奥克维尔的梅根·麦克艾萨克（配偶本·麦克艾萨克）、安大略省多伦多的麦迪逊·赖德、安大略省基奇纳的维多利亚·罗杰；她的曾孙辈埃利奥特、拉克兰、梅芙·麦克艾萨克和斯泰西·罗杰；以及许多亲爱的侄子和侄女。

在长子迈克尔出生后，南希和比尔搬到了加尔特（剑桥），比尔在那里开始了他的医疗执业。在加尔特抚养孩子期间，南希在比尔的诊所工作了数年，并在社交活动中非常活跃，支持当地的公益事业，包括加拿大癌症协会、基万尼斯会（Kiwanis）和剑桥纪念医院。南希是桥牌俱乐部、冰壶运动、晚宴派对以及高地燧发枪团军官军械库的积极参与者，且经常担任热情的主持人。南希起初并不太愿意滑雪，但她被热爱滑雪且是比弗谷滑雪俱乐部（Beaver Valley Ski Club）创始会员的丈夫带入了滑雪世界。就像她尝试的许多事情一样，南希接纳了这项运动的所有方面，当然这包括社交和时尚方面，尤其是与家人一起滑雪。

在短暂离开职场以照顾家庭后，南希重新全职投入工作，担任了多种医疗保健职务，专注于老年护理，具体包括担任密西沙加 Tyndall 退休护理院的护理总监，以及随后在多伦多担任公共卫生护士。在搬到科林伍德后，南希在乔治亚学院教授临床护理，随后退休。退休并未削弱她助人的本能；亲友们继续向南希寻求在安大略省医疗体系中寻求指引的建议，并依赖她为他们坚定地争取权益。

在科林伍德，南希住在 Cranberry Village，在那里她建立了一个活跃的社交圈。她通过 Probus 俱乐部、读书会和电影俱乐部恢复旧友谊并结交新朋友，同时继续担任志愿者，分享她在医疗和老年护理方面的专业知识。她以慷慨、高标准和敏锐的仪式感将人们凝聚在一起。她是一位忠诚的朋友，总是为他人留出时间，在需要帮助时可以被信赖。

除了家庭和护理工作，南希的另一个热情所在是她在 Shadow Lake 的度假屋，从青少年时期直到去世，她每年都会前往那里。Shadow Lake 已融入南希的血液，每年在 Shadow 度过的时光都能让她焕发活力，并与家人和朋友保持持久的联系。

南希的家人和朋友将记得她优雅的风范、高贵的气质以及助人的愿望。虽然南希从不吝于表达观点，但这些观点出自她的内心。她是一位慈爱的母亲、祖母和曾祖母，毫无保留地向许多人，尤其是她所爱的人，给予爱、关怀和时间。南希是一位真诚且忠诚的朋友……坚持追求卓越和得体的礼仪……她竭尽全力提供帮助，为他人牺牲自己的时间和健康。

为了尊重南希的遗愿，遗体已火化。南希的追思会及生命庆典将于 2026 年 10 月 29 日下午 3:30 – 6:00 在 Rosedale 联合教会（多伦多 Glen Road 159 号）举行。

请以捐款代替献花，捐款可通过以下方式赠予位于安大略省 Coboconk 的 Summit Wellness Centre：i) 通过 Canada Helps 在线捐赠；ii) 邮寄至 Summit Wellness Centre, PO Box 177, Coboconk, Ontario KoM-1Ko；或 iii) 发送电子邮件至 Jennifer Wilson (jwilson@coboconknorland.ca)。

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PAT SERVICE 1941年2月4日 – 2026年9月10日

Pat Service（原名 Patricia Olive Nelson）被全加拿大公认为最优秀的风景画家之一。2026年9月10日，星期四，她在温哥华家中安详地在睡梦中离世，享年85岁。Pat 是一位慈爱的妻子，一位令人生自豪的父母，一位深情的祖母，也是许多人忠实且终身的挚友。她的一生充满了色彩、好奇心以及对家人的深沉爱意。

Pat 1941年出生于波特阿尔伯尼（Port Alberni），父母是 Andrew Service 和 Agnes Wallace，与她的兄弟姐妹 Sheila 和 Greer 一起长大。对于年幼的 Patricia 来说，西海岸粗犷的荒野对其影响深远。在后来回顾在那些景观中度过的童年时，她写道：

“在我生命最初的12年里，与自然近距离生活，使我对树木、田野、溪流、湖泊、泥土、岩石、太阳、天空、花园、植物、花朵、道路等产生了不可磨灭的认同感。每当我开始一幅新画作时，我都在尝试致敬并巩固这种联系。”

不久之后，Pat 搬到了维多利亚并就读于维多利亚高中。就在这座校园里，她遇到了陪伴她 62 年的丈夫 David Nelson。被他的才智、温暖以及探索世界的决心所吸引，他们搬到了温哥华，在那里就读于英属哥伦比亚大学，并于不久后结婚。在 David 加入加拿大外交使团之前学习商务期间，Pat 获得了文学学士学位，并开始追求她内心深处对创作的渴望。当 David 的第一次外交派驻将他们带到苏格兰时，她的艺术之旅真正开启。在历史悠久的格拉斯哥艺术学院参加晚间课程期间，Pat 发现了执笔绘画带来的终身快乐，并明确意识到她想用一生从事艺术创作。

在结束第二次驻委内瑞拉外交派驻返回加拿大后，Pat 在温哥华的工作室里全职绘画超过五十年。她将全职的工作室实践与母亲的身份相结合，在艺术与生活交融的家庭环境中抚养孩子 Cameron 和 Greer 成长。一个常见的场景是，她身上还沾着当天的颜料，就在为家人准备晚餐。

她在顶尖的国际项目中与色彩大师们共同磨练其标志性风格，包括纽约的 Triangle 艺术家工作坊，以及萨斯喀彻温省著名的 Emma Lake 专业艺术家工作坊（她在那里度过了 11 个具有塑造意义的夏天）。在抽象画家的充满活力的社区包围下，Pat 从根本上改变了她的创作方法，用一种自由的、表现主义的对形式和色彩的掌控取代了传统的风景画。

这种终身的奉献成就了其极其丰硕的职业生涯。Pat 对自然世界的抒情诠释使她赢得了全球认可，其作品在北美、英国、台湾和东亚的 45 场以上个展以及数十场策划群展中展出。她的画作曾在洛杉矶的 Wade 画廊等知名场所展出，并被选入如《克莱门特·格林伯格：评论家的收藏》等受人推崇的选集。如今，她的艺术遗产在 70 多个公共、企业和博物馆收藏以及全球无数的私人收藏中延续。

然而，帕特真正的成就不仅在于她的作品展出地，更在于她作为一名画家和一个人是如何进化的。在她的旅程中，她向绝对的自由迈进，摒弃了僵化的形式，以拥抱其主题的真实精髓。这种形式上的演变也体现在她的调色盘中，随着时间的推移，色彩变得更加丰富且明亮，反映出她在艾玛湖度过的下午里观察光线变幻的方式——明亮的白昼逐渐消融在昏暗的黄昏之中。正如同她的色彩变得浓烈，她的绘画被精炼至最核心的元素，帕特与家人——尤其是她的孙辈凯琳、乔治亚和奥利弗——之间的纽带也随着岁月的流逝而变得愈发深厚。

她以一种安静、温柔但坚定的方式，提出有趣的问题并专注地倾听，将所学到的内容转化为她了解你的方式。帕特拥有一种罕见的天赋，能让你感到被完全理解。每一个爱她的人都记得，她如何在你不经意间温柔地引导你讲述一个故事，并捕捉到那个能让故事栩栩如生的关键细节——就像画布上的一笔油彩。她在每一段关系中都践行这种专注的陪伴，有意识地在孙辈心中培养她那份沉稳、关怀以及对世界的关注。

对于许多幸运地在家里、办公室和工作室挂着帕特作品的人来说，她看待加拿大景观的方式，也永久地改变了他们看待景观的方式。她曾提到，艺术家必须“……始终寻求一种新的方式，去审视我已经见过的事物”。在我们哀悼之时，我们现在必须学习一种新的方式来审视她。我们现在在她的风景画中，以及在光线的变幻中看到她。我们记得她深爱的北方湖泊。我们记得她注视着湖水从正午的亮白与青绿色，转变为夜晚的蓝色与紫色。于是，当黄昏降临，光线变幻，帕特安息了。

生前庆典

Pat 的公开生前庆典将于 11 月 30 日下午 3:00 至 5:00 在 Polygon Gallery（北温哥华 Carrie Cates Ct. 101 号）举行。请以向 Autism B.C.（网址：www.autismbc.ca）捐款代替献花。

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詹姆斯·R·泰勒 (JAMES R. TAYLOR) 1940 – 2026 景观设计师与教育家

詹姆斯·R·泰勒是一位景观设计师、教育家、作家和导师，他的工作助力塑造了加拿大及海外的该专业领域。在接受了三年的多发性骨髓瘤治疗后，他在安大略省圭尔夫市，在家人和朋友的陪伴下安详离世。

吉姆于 19, 1940, 年 6 月 19 日出生在爱荷华州格林内尔，父母是吉尔伯特·泰勒和玛丽·沃尔德巴瑟。吉姆非常珍视在爱荷华州凯洛格附近农场长大的早年时光。他的启蒙教育是在一间单教室学校完成的，由于他是班上年龄最大且最高大的学生，因此被人们称为“德州人 (Tex)”。吉姆学会了演奏手风琴，并在数年间在当地的格兰奇 (Grange) 为人们表演。青少年时期，他的漫画书收藏中包括《律师先生 (Mr. Attorney)》系列，他经常表达自己早年的一种愿望：拥有一张摆满电话的大办公桌。

吉姆从小就对建筑和设计产生了浓厚兴趣。受路易斯·萨利文在格林内尔设计的商人国家银行 (Merchants National Bank) 的启发，他终身热爱“去银行”。他将养殖杜洛克猪赚来的钱存放在那里，用以资助自己的大学教育。

吉姆在爱荷华州立大学开始了景观建筑的专业教育，随后在加州大学伯克利分校继续研究生学习。在那里，他师从托马斯·丘奇、加勒特·埃克博、罗伯特·罗伊斯顿和劳伦斯·哈普林，这四位都是景观建筑现代主义运动的领军人物。毕业后，吉姆在 Royston, Hanamoto, Mayes and Beck 工作，该公司是 1960 年代加州领先的景观建筑事务所之一。

1967, 年，渴望迎接新挑战的吉姆在温尼伯与他的伯克利同学卡梅伦·曼汇合。两人最终共同创立了多学科事务所 Man Taylor Muret & Urquhart。他们的早期工作包括在整个加拿大西部和北部开展的大规模规划、城市设计和环境规划项目。

为了在早期的成功基础上进一步发展，吉姆及其合伙人成立了伦巴德北方集团 (Lombard North Group)，在加拿大西部设有办事处。该公司承担了重大项目，包括加拿大首个城市省级公园——卡尔加里的鱼溪省级公园 (Fish Creek Provincial Park)，以及赛普拉斯山省级公园 (Cypress Hills Provincial Park)。他们还为北麦肯齐公路 (Northern Mackenzie Highway) 和北方天然气管道 (Northern Gas Pipeline) 编写了环境影响评估报告。到 1970 年代中期，他们的多学科团队涵盖了生物学家、生态学家、地理学家，以及规划师、工程师和景观设计师——这种方法反映了吉姆坚信在规划和设计中将不同学科结合在一起的价值。

吉姆于 1984, 年加入圭尔夫大学景观建筑系，在那里教授设计和环境规划，并指导了众多研究生。他于 1993 年至 1999. 年担任景观建筑学院院长。在大学期间，他参与了植物园、克鲁克斯顿公园农场 (Cruikston Park Farm) 以及数项校园总体规划的制定。他在 2005. 年退休时被授予名誉教授称号。他的教科书《加拿大景观建筑实践》(The Practice of Landscape Architecture in Canada) 目前已出到第三版，被学生和从业者广泛使用。

吉姆在整个职业生涯中一直活跃在专业领域。他曾担任加拿大景观设计师协会（CSLA）主席以及国际景观设计师联合会副主席。他在非洲和拉丁美洲开发并实施能力建设规划方面发挥了关键作用，并因此获得了美国景观设计师协会（ASLA）颁发的总统奖章。他被评为 CSLA、ASLA 以及景观建筑教育者委员会的会士。1992年，他获颁伊丽莎白二世白金禧年奖章，以表彰他对景观建筑、教育及其社区做出的重大贡献。

吉姆通过共同的专业兴趣结识了他的妻子塞西莉亚·佩恩（Cecelia Paine），两人共同的中西部农场背景进一步促进了这段关系。在 35 年多的时间里，他们经常一起参加会议，在会上发表学术论文、主持研讨会，或者单纯地享受体验新的景观。吉姆特别喜欢收集出国旅行期间会议代表的姓名牌——这些小物件提醒着他，许多人与地方已成为他职业生涯的一部分。

在家里，吉姆通过观看高尔夫球、美式足球、篮球和冰壶来放松。在春天，没有什么比“三月疯狂”更重要；而在秋天，则没有比他心爱的爱荷华州立大学足球队——旋风队（Cyclones）更重要。

社区和景观始终是吉姆生活的核心。他担任了 25 年的“格尔夫之树”（Trees for Guelph）主席，并享受在周六与社区团体一起植树。在他和塞西莉亚购买了烟雾溪农场（Smoky Creek Farm）后，吉姆参与了北惠灵顿镇的多个委员会。农场也成为了家庭生活的场所，他的儿子扎卡里（Zachary）和孙子萨姆（Sam）会加入他们，一起进行周末项目，以及进行雪鞋徒步、越野滑雪、玉米洞游戏和地网球。

吉姆的妹妹简（Jan，丈夫为安迪·韦伯）先于他去世。他的遗属包括：挚爱的妻子塞西莉亚；心爱的儿子扎卡里（妻子为珍妮·霍尔）以及珍爱的孙子萨姆（均居住在安大略省伦敦市）；他的兄弟约翰·泰勒（John Taylor，妻子为芭芭拉，居住在爱荷华州雪达拉皮兹）；以及泰勒家族的众多侄子和侄女。塞西莉亚的家人，尤其是他的养姐珍妮亚（Jeannea），也深切地怀念着他。

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吉姆 (Jim) 的专业遗产体现在他参与塑造的景观、他指导的学生和同事，以及加拿大及国际景观建筑学的发展之中。他那好奇心、慷慨、对教育的投入以及将人们和学科聚集在一起的热情，将被他所触及的众多社区铭记。

塞西莉亚 (Cecelia) 想要感谢滑铁卢区域癌症中心 (Waterloo Regional Cancer Centre) 和惠灵顿临终关怀中心 (Hospice Wellington) 的医生、护士、工作人员和志愿者的照顾与支持。为了纪念吉姆，捐款可赠予圭尔夫大学植物园 (University of Guelph Arboretum) 或加拿大研究协会 (Canadian Research Society)。

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约翰·“杰克”·杰拉尔德·维克 (John "Jack" Gerald Vicq)，FCA，萨斯喀彻温大学名誉教授——丈夫、父亲、祖父、兄弟、教育工作者、志愿者——于 September 30, 2026, 安详去世，享年 87. 岁。杰克于 August 17, 1939, 出生在里贾纳，父母是诺曼 (Norman) 和贝尔塔 (Berta, 婚前姓 Aldcorn) 维克。杰克留下了结婚 59 年的妻子西尔维亚 (Sylvia)；女儿特里娜 (Trina, 配偶 Jim)；儿子约翰 (John, 配偶 Lindi)；孙子杰克 (Jack) 和邓肯·维克 (Duncan Vicq)；妹妹贝蒂·汤普金斯 (Betty Tompkins)；妹夫戈登·普莱克斯顿 (Gordon Plaxton)；西尔维亚的兄弟姐妹；众多侄子和侄女；以及宠物狗 Maggie, Alfie 和 Arlo。他的妹妹南·普莱克斯顿 (Nan Plaxton) 于 2018 年先他而去；妹夫比尔·汤普金斯 (Bill Tompkins) 于 2001 年先他而去。

杰克是萨斯喀彻温大学的教育工作者，在那里教授财政政策、税务合规和会计课程，并参与了商学院的高管教育项目。此外，他曾在联邦、省和市政府的相关领域工作。杰克对为研究生和本科生组织国际教育机会有着浓厚兴趣。与萨斯喀彻温大学的同事一起，杰克还为原住民学生的商业教育项目做出了重大贡献。

他的大部分志愿者时间都花在与同事和学生在一起，帮助老年人解读《所得税法》。在一些老年公寓里，准备报税竟然成了一项“观众运动”！

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他的工作和志愿者活动得益于他在加拿大特许会计师协会（CICA）接受的培训和教育。这些活动使杰克在 1997 年获得了 FCA 称号，并于 2025 年入选加拿大会计名人堂。

杰克尤其喜欢在瓦斯基尤（Waskesiu）度过的时光，他热衷于与家人和朋友一起在用餐时或在营火旁享用朗姆酒和优质葡萄酒（有时是盒装的！）。

杰克对汽车有着浓厚的兴趣——尤其是他的敞篷跑车和电动汽车。大约每两年，他就会产生购买新车的“欲望”，并且他会告诉西尔维亚，仅仅换一套新衣橱是无法满足这种欲望的。他坚信萨斯卡通的一家汽车经销商那里有一间以他命名的房间。

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萨特将牧场智慧带入冰球回忆录

洛杉矶国王队主教练达里尔·萨特在国王队于2014年斯坦利杯决赛击败纽约游骑兵队后举起斯坦利杯。JAE C. HONG / 美联社

两届斯坦利杯冠军执笔探讨其在NHL的生活

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只有在特定的情况下，达里尔·萨特（Darryl Sutter）才会离开家族牧场，再次回到NHL的教练席或老板包厢。

在联盟中担任球员、教练、总经理和顾问的45年里，他成了行走的一本NHL教科书，并在担任洛杉矶国王队主教练期间赢得了两座斯坦利杯冠军。

这位来自艾伯塔省维京（Viking, Alta.）的68岁老人，在《西部准则：来自牧场与冰场的教训》（The Code of the West: Lessons from the Ranch and the Rink）一书中记录了他的生活、工作和信念。

这部共260页的书将于周二由企鹅随机屋加拿大出版社（Penguin Random House Canada）发行，是以萨特的谈话风格向作家贾斯汀·伯恩（Justin Bourne）讲述的。萨特还参与了有声书版本的朗读。

书中高效地涵盖了大量关于冰球和生活的领域，这与萨特“少说多做”的格言相契合。

“这是一个好故事，其中包含一些很好的教训和建议，这才是重要的，”萨特在一次采访中说道。

一个拥有32支球队且未来仍有扩张空间的联盟，使得萨特的NHL故事尚未结束的可能性依然存在。

“这是一个经常被问到的问题，”他说。

一支有潜力赢得斯坦利杯且让萨特产生情感连接的球队，是他回归的前提条件。但家庭因素决定了他的决定，因为他33岁的儿子克里斯（Chris）患有唐氏综合征。

“我再次前往任何地方的唯一方式就是如果这对克里斯有利，”萨特说。“我执教过的地方，我热爱那些地方。我去过两次卡尔加里，加利福尼亚——我是指北加州、南加州，而且我基本上是在芝加哥长大的，所以这些地方对我来说比任何其他地方都更特别。”

“一旦你赢得了冠军，那就是唯一重要的事情。不再是‘我需要一份NHL的工作’或者‘我想在NHL工作’。而纯粹是如果我认为那支球队有机会赢得冠军，并且对方有兴趣，那我肯定仍然会有兴趣。”

与此同时，在维京东北方向萨特家族拥有3,300英亩的庄园里，还有结合饲料和驯马的工作要做。萨特表示，他仍然会收到教练和球员的电话，询问他对昨晚NHL比赛的看法。

他曾在2019年至2021年期间担任 Anaheim Ducks 教练组的顾问，随后回到卡尔加里火焰队执教直到2023年。

导师角色仍然在萨特的能力范围之内。他质疑为什么NHL中没有更多的教练顾问。

“我不明白，在拥有32支球队的NHL中……教练组怎么能没有这样的人在身边，用来交流想法、提供帮助，或者观看比赛并给他们提供不同的[反馈]，”萨特说。

“可能大约有20名教练的季后赛经验非常有限。在那时你才会发现自己是什么样的教练。”

“也许随着联盟的扩大，可能会有更多这样的空间。当你拥有$102-million-dollar（或现在的具体数额）的工资帽，并且将其分配给23个人时，我认为如果教练组身边有这样的人，他们的表现绝对会更好。”

六个萨特兄弟全部在NHL打球并随后在NHL工作的故事，是广为人知的冰球传说，也是1990年出版的《六名射手》（Six Shooters）一书的主题。

他们在完成家务后，利用每一个空闲时间打冰球的谷仓干草棚，在萨特的书中也得到了应有的描述。

但他更深入地探讨了牧场工作如何塑造了他的生活和冰球哲学。这就是书名《西部准则》的由来。

“那真的非常重要，”萨特说道。“考虑到现在世界上发生的一切——你并不想把它夸大其词——但可以说，在过去几年里，西部的生活方式确实吸引了很多关注。

“乡村的生活方式，牧场的生活方式，以及与土地相连的生活方式，这就是为什么书名很重要。‘西部准则’（The Code of the West）并非凭空捏造。坦率地说，如果你能按照这些标准生活，那么你就算过得不错了。”

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参议员队前锋埃克隆因脚踝受伤缺阵

渥太华参议员队主教练特拉维斯·格林周五表示，前锋威廉·埃克隆（William Eklund）因脚踝受伤将缺阵“较长时间”。

在周四晚上渥太华 2-1 战胜客队费城的比赛中，埃克隆在遭到后卫西蒙·贝诺伊（Simon Benoit）冲撞后离场。这名 23 岁的瑞典球员在本赛季至今的四场比赛中贡献了一粒进球和一次助攻。

格林没有给出埃克隆回归的具体时间表，但他表示预计这名前锋在本赛季内能回归，且认为他不需要手术。“我们并不太讨论缺阵的球员，”格林说，“我们关注的是自己的比赛，以及那些在场上的球员。我认为即使有球员受伤，我们也完全有能力赢得比赛。我们以前做到了，就是这么简单。”

格林补充说，受伤的后卫杰克·桑德森（Jake Sanderson）和阿尔特姆·祖布（Artem Zub）应该会在“接下来的几天内”重新加入球队。

渥太华将在周六晚上迎接客队纳什维尔掠夺者队的挑战。 加拿大通讯社（THE CANADIAN PRESS）

喷气机队后卫莫里西因上身受伤处于日观察状态

温尼伯喷气机队后卫乔什·莫里西（Josh Morrissey）因上身受伤被列为日观察状态。主教练斯科特·阿尼尔（Scott Arniel）表示，这位加拿大奥运选手周五感觉好些了，但没有参加球队的早晨滑冰训练。莫里西在周三 3-2 战胜科罗拉多的比赛中受伤，他在第一节的一次身体冲撞失误后撞在了玻璃墙上。他在离开冰场时被看到捂着右手，并在第二节短暂回归，随后彻底离场。这名 31 岁的球员上赛季在 77 场比赛中获得 55 分，本赛季前四场比赛贡献了三次助攻。

阿尼尔表示，由于在周五对阵安纳海姆的比赛后，球队直到周二才再次比赛，因此可以谨慎对待莫里西的伤情。

“没有人能完全替代他的出场时间和他所参与的所有进攻局面，”阿尼尔说，“但前几天我们尝试了[五名后卫阵容]，我认为他们表现得非常出色。” 加拿大通讯社（THE CANADIAN PRESS）

加拿大人队将斯特鲁布交易至掠夺者队

在蒙特利尔加拿大人队与掠夺者队周五完成交易后，后卫杰登·斯特鲁布（Jayden Struble）将前往纳什维尔。加拿大人队获得了掠夺者队在 2027 年 NHL 选秀中的一个第二轮选秀权。

来自罗德岛州坎伯兰的 25 岁球员斯特鲁布曾为加拿大人队出战 174 场比赛，记录了 7 个进球和 28 次助攻。在蒙特利尔的四个赛季中，他还累计获得了 167 分的处罚时间。他在 2019 年选秀的第二轮（总第 46 顺位）被加拿大人队选中。

在避免仲裁后，斯特鲁布与蒙特利尔签署了一份为期两年、总额 $2,825,000（年均 AAV $1,412,500）的合同延期协议，有效期至 2026-27 赛季。由于蒙特利尔左侧防线球员过多，他在本赛季早些时候成为了交易传闻的对象。

加拿大人队蒙坦博出局“10 到 14 天”

蒙特利尔加拿大人队教练马丁·圣路易斯周五表示，守门员萨姆·蒙坦博（Sam Montembeault）因一项未公开的伤势将缺阵“10 到 14 天”。蒙坦博在周三的训练中似乎伤到了右腿或右腹股沟。

这名来自魁北克省比康库尔的 29 岁球员原预计在周四晚上加拿大人队主场对阵纳什维尔掠夺者队的比赛中迎来本赛季首次首发。然而，加拿大人队从美国冰球联盟的拉瓦尔火箭队召回了雅各布·福勒（Jacob Fowler）并由其首发。他在 5-2 的失利中面对 18 次射门丢了 3 球。

守门员位置是蒙特利尔本赛季初的问题。首发球员雅库布·多贝斯（Jakub Dobes）在加拿大人队上赛季闯入东部会议决赛的过程中表现出色，但在 2026-27 赛季开局阶段的战绩为 1-1-1，场均失球数 4.43，扑救率 .857。

美洲豹队称马尚在恢复比赛前需要六周时间

佛罗里达州日出市。佛罗里达美洲狮队前锋布拉德·马尚（Brad Marchand）的左腿伤势需要六周时间恢复，主教练保罗·莫里斯（Paul Maurice）周五确认，他应该能在11月的某个时间恢复出战。此前，前锋亚历山大·巴尔科夫（Aleksander Barkov）同样因左腿受伤，预计也需要类似的恢复时间才能再次上场。失去两名球星并非好事，但莫里斯看到了积极的一面。“目前还没有人说需要‘几个月’，”莫里斯表示。美联社

米尔森：即便在退休后，他也从未停止关注体育或撰写相关报道

关于是什么让拉里成为一名如此优秀的记者。

“在我从事这个行业的 40 年里，拉里是我共事过或见过的人中，分辨谎言的能力最强的人。”

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我最喜欢的一段开篇，出自他为 1984 年洛杉矶奥运会提交的一篇报道：

“在这次奥运会的各个场馆中，人们齐声高喊：‘美国，诶，美国，诶。’我们现在已经进入奥运会的最后一个周末了，诶，而所有这些美国人仍然在试图听起来像加拿大人。”

拉里奔波于各地的职业特性，经常让他一次离开家人数周。这造成了影响。“那时我们就像过着两种独立的生活，”戴安说。“他很有冲劲，在职业方面目标极其单一。”

他有一些古怪的习惯。用两个手指打字。从未持有驾驶执照。曾短暂共同拥有一匹标准纯血赛马。在棒球比赛中为国歌计时。关注克利夫兰布朗队。热爱 U2 和 AC / DC 摇滚乐队，而在音乐光谱的另一端，他则喜爱蓝草 / 乡村创作歌手米基·克拉克。

在《全球邮报》工作 37 年后，拉里于 2009. 年从该报退休。但他继续记录多伦多各支球队，尤其是蓝鸟队，他报道该队的年限超过 30 年。该俱乐部在 Instagram / X 的帖子中表示：“拉里一直是罗杰斯中心新闻席上一个熟悉且受欢迎的人物，他通过文字、故事以及通过这项运动建立的友谊，继续分享他对棒球的热爱。”该帖子获得了超过 10,000 次点赞。

前《多伦多星报》体育专栏作家戴夫·珀金斯与拉里相识 53 年，他直截了当地地

拉里是我在行业 40 年中

共事过或见过的人中，分辨谎言能力最强的人

谈到了新闻业。在他报道赛马的日子里，安大略骑师俱乐部经常会对你撒谎，然后告诉你这是事实（原文：pee in your ear and tell you it was raining）。而米尔森则会乐于给出更真实的报道。

戴夫·珀金斯 前《多伦多星报》 体育专栏作家

复杂的 任务。

多伦多新闻业。在他报道赛马的日子里，安大略骑师俱乐部经常会对你撒谎，然后告诉你这是事实。米尔森则会乐于给出更真实的报道。你没法骗他，而且很多人尝试过。他知道如何从装饰性的辞藻中筛选出关键信息。”

戴夫和拉里曾是竞争对手，但也是朋友。“这些年来，我们一起旅行，在数百场、甚至数千场比赛中共同欢笑。一个真正的优秀记者，一个更好的人。”

拉里唯一的爱好就是体育：写体育、看体育、谈论体育。他可以用他报道过的体育赛事以及多年来结识的人物故事，让同行记者们听得入迷数小时。

“拉里是独一无二的。他为体育而生，”体育部门的资深执行助理琼·阿斯特利说，她曾多年协助拉里安排其任务的行程。

他从未停止工作。他原本需要在周五（10月 9）为 Core Sports（一家总部位于多伦多的体育出版公司）提交两篇写作任务。这是米尔森先生人生中第一次错过截止日期。

凯利：马修斯在叶子队变得重要之前经历了三个赛季，而麦肯纳则没有

马修斯和尼兰德像是那些让所有人想起惨痛失败的老兵，

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麦肯纳则是未经开垦的处女地。要求罗杰斯公司让麦肯纳在几年内匿名磨练技艺，就像要求鲨鱼变成素食主义者一样。如果他身上有价值可以挖掘，他们就算得用水力压裂法也会将其榨干。

我已经背下了他与迈克尔·塞拉合作的那则“罗杰斯之男”广告。我并不想记住，但由于该广告播放频率极高，它就像被“满洲候选人”一样被强行植入了我的大脑。

加拿大和所有形式的电视节目之间到底是怎么回事？我们观看电视的时间和地球上其他任何人一样长。为什么我们的版本看起来仍然如此粗糙？

去现场看一场比赛，麦肯纳的名字出现在球迷球衣背后的次数比除马修斯之外的任何球员都多。而且根据开幕之夜的表现，我会说这两人打成了平手。

马修斯没有在这种压力下崩溃，但马修斯是美国人。这有所不同。

麦肯纳承受着双重期望——拯救叶子队，并继承加拿大国家队。

如果多伦多队足够聪明，他们本可以做比给麦肯纳包裹“气泡膜”更多的事情。

他们把他捧得太高了。不是在冰场上，而是在场外。所有关于他的问题本可以用某种形式的“他是个学徒，他现在需要做的就是学习”来挡回去。更好的办法是，根本不要谈论他。

另一个巨大的区别是——马修斯所在的球队

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患难之交

除非核心盟友群体能找到团结一致的方法，否则他们必将分崩离析——成为全球超级大国霸凌者的易攻之辈。这就是为什么自由民主国家必须接纳“友岸外包”（friendshoring）这一概念，克里斯蒂亚·弗里兰（Chrystia Freeland）写道。

观点

克里斯蒂亚·弗里兰是加拿大的前副总理、外交部长兼财政部长。她著有大量书籍，最近的一本是《不可靠的男友：与混乱超级大国、财阀及其他复杂人物打交道的内部视角》（Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Other Complicated People），以下文章改编自该书。

全球化的支持者认为，左翼和右翼的民粹主义运动将全球贸易当作替罪羊，用以掩盖自由民主国家面临的另一个重大挑战，而这个挑战要困难得多：如何在享受资本主义带来的经济增长的同时，将增长成果分配给 1% 之外的人群。如何在鼓励创新的同时，确保创新成果能带来广泛共享的繁荣？

将中产阶级工资停滞不前归咎于全球化（这可以被视为对“外国人”的一种高级委婉说法），显然比提出一种既能增长又能共享的可信方案要容易得多。但全球化巅峰时期本身就存在缺陷。这就是西方世界开始发现难以实现包容性繁荣的原因之一。因此，这也是自由民主制度在创造它的那些国家中政治上如此脆弱的原因之一。

这就是为什么承认全球化巅峰时期的缺陷并提出解决办法至关重要。友岸外包就是我们实现这一目标的初步构想。

这不仅仅是为了修复损坏的部分。友岸外包还是一项关于我们在 21 世纪如何繁荣的提案——即在彻底改变的地缘政治格局中，我们如何享受繁荣与和平，而二战后的一代人已经认识到，这种繁荣与和平最能通过全球民主国家之间的经济和军事联盟来实现。

理想情况下，友岸外包可以提供比它所取代的战后“美利坚和平”（Pax Americana）更好的方案。唐纳德·特朗普总统对美国长期合作伙伴的敌意以及与独裁者的亲近损害了我们所有人。但我们曾经的“男友”表现出极度不可靠，其结果之一就是我们其他人一直在提升自己的能力。因此，友岸外包有潜力成为一种更真实的伙伴关系——每个人都尽其责，每个人都有发言权——而非此前那种失衡的联盟。

这篇文章是一个指南针和目的地，而不是一份路线图或蓝图。它论证了我们应该前进的方向，但没有详细阐述我们具体应该如何到达那里。原因有两点。

首先，在实际与复杂的伙伴达成贸易协议后，我知道蒂姆·盖斯纳（Tim Geithner）和迈克·泰森（Mike Tyson）都很聪明。盖斯纳先生在 2008 年全球金融危机期间担任财政部长，他主张有计划总比没计划好。而泰森先生则知道，在被揍得满脸血之前，每个人都有计划。

我们需要一个友岸外包计划。我们还需要意识到自己会被“揍在嘴上”，这就是为什么最终计划只能在代表选民的领导人会议以及这些会议产生的国际协议中才能完全细化。

至少在起初，友岸外包将是一系列零散的、多边且重叠的协议，涉及不同议题，成员各异，结构复杂。友岸外包将涉及一个双边和多边贸易协议网络。友岸外包将涉及核心国家群体之间的税务协议。友岸外包将是一项多边供应链协议。友岸外包将需要争端解决和执行条款。

这一切都建立在我们已经拥有并知道如何谈判的协议之上。这些协议关乎愿意合作的各方如何对待彼此。 ■ 弗里兰 (FREELAND)，O5

加拿大总理马克·卡尼与法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙于9月20日在法国的圣皮埃尔和密克隆群岛相拥。 图片插图：全球邮报。图片来源：路透社

帝国的前哨

理查德·波普拉克写道，加拿大正将自己重塑为殖民时期的整个非洲。毋庸置疑，其中的风险是巨大的

观点

理查德·波普拉克（Richard Poplak）是一位常驻约翰内斯堡和多伦多的加拿大记者及电影制作人。他撰写时事通讯《压舱石》（Ballast）。

帝国的消亡过程缓慢，且极其艰难。历史仅提供了些触目惊心的例子——在任何文献中都找不到缓解之方。正如人类一样，每个帝国的死亡方式各异。无论预测多么详尽，结果仅遵循混沌理论。在这一次，在我们这个时代，结果在很大程度上显得滑稽，对于那些在炸弹下蜷缩的人来说，这可能无法带来任何实质性的安慰。但每个帝国都会迎来其应得的死亡，无论如何，对此人们都无能为力。

死亡之前是剧烈的衰老，随之而来的是真空的开始。自然界厌恶此类现象，因此在其他事物填补之前，这个缺口仅存在于极短的时间内。这并不令人惊讶，但在帝国的前哨站，没有人会哀悼帝国指令的消逝，无论曾经的条款多么宽松或仁慈。随着巨人的摇摇欲坠，新的竞争者进入市场，大胆的国家主义主张被提出。曾经的恳求者突然变得愤慨，感到受了委屈。此前被掩盖在严格礼节之下的东西，现在成了正义之怒的对象。

而这恰恰是每个人开始谈论管道的时机。

事实上，随着加拿大以一场自身的革命来回应美国的革命，新闻接踵而至。如果不是关于“AI将杀死我们所有人”的头条新闻，那就是关于“卡尼主义”（Carneyism）——一种新兴的学说，将加拿大重新定义为所有帝国的前哨。需要石油？我们有。需要钾盐？这里有大量。想要液化天然气（LNG）？请进。

这种大宗商品集散地模式此前曾被尝试过——最著名的是在殖民时期通过枪口实现的——但必须说，这一次感觉很新鲜。这可能是因为它穿着投资银行家的定制西装，并说着流利的顾问术语。

但马克·卡尼及其支持者和顾问所提议的内容令人震惊地具有复仇主义色彩：地球上的伐木者和挑水者将……继续伐木和挑水。为了给加拿大将挖掘出的所有物资寻找新市场，需要发生三件事。首先，这个广袤的国家需要被新的基础设施纵横交错。其次，得有人为此买单。然后，需要通过一套重新制定的客户服务计划，使新市场变得温顺。

在这种情况下，管道既是加拿大的本我，也是其自我——是将这个国家联系在一起的精神纽带。由于我们感觉拟议中的管道往往比实际存在的管道更多，这使得管道进入了概念领域——就像薛定谔的猫一样，它们既存在又不存在。

但仅仅是提出这个建议就说明了一切——我们拥有的东西必须运送给那些想要它的人，尽管我们无法确定在准备好运送时他们是否还需要。

简而言之，加拿大正将自己重塑为殖民时期的整个非洲。毋庸置疑，其中的风险是巨大的。而显然，将这一切混乱维持在一起的，将是那些管道。 ■ 加拿大，04

艾伯塔省的公投是一场毫无意义且徒劳的噱头，就像上一次一样

一个省的人民意愿并非对他人的义务

安德鲁·科因（ANDREW COYNE）

观点

这不是艾伯塔省人第一次被要求就其管辖范围之外的事项进行投票。五年前，在联合保守党省长杰森·肯尼（Jason Kenney）的领导下，该省询问其公民是否应将 1982 年《宪法法案》第 36(2) 条——即承诺加拿大政府履行均衡支付“原则”的条款——从宪法中删除。

这个问题根植于该省广泛存在的一种信念，即艾伯塔省在均衡支付方面有着特殊的委屈——认为艾伯塔省在为其他省份从中获益的计划“买单”。当然，这纯属胡说——均衡支付并非省际间的收入分享计划，而是一项由联邦纳税人出资的联邦计划。

艾伯塔省人承担了不成比例的均衡支付成本，原因与他们承担任何联邦计划不成比例的成本原因相同：因为该省聚集了全国不成比例数量的富人。任何相对富裕的地区都可以提出同样的抱怨，即缴纳的税款多于获得的福利。这与歧视无关——艾伯塔省人缴纳的联邦税率与其他省份的人完全相同——而与累进所得税制度完全相关。

均衡支付由于许多原因需要改革——这是一个混乱的计划，甚至不再主要关于“均衡”——但在这些原因中，并不包括所谓的对艾伯塔省的不公平。

尽管如此，许多艾伯塔省人坚信均衡支付是对该省的阴谋。他们被告知，通过公投这一手段，艾伯塔省可以让加拿大其他地区陷入被动。难道最高法院在 1998 年的“脱离参考案”（Secession Reference）中没有裁定，关于宪法变更的公投——任何变更，而不仅仅是脱离；在任何省份，而不仅仅是魁北克省——意味着加拿大其他地区负有宪法上的“谈判义务”吗？

肯尼先生在这一点上表达得很明确：他告诉省议会，该裁决不仅针对魁北克省，而且“在整个联邦范围内普遍适用”。只要在最高法院著名的措辞中，针对一个“明确的问题”拥有“明确的多数”支持，加拿大就将具有“与该省诚信协商该修正案的约束性义务”。

他并没有假装该省可以单方面修改宪法。相反，其目的是向渥太华表示：“你们最好认真对待我们，因为艾伯塔省的人民已经启动了宪法修正程序。”

保守派学者支持他。前艾伯塔省财政部长、卡尔加里大学名誉教授泰德·莫顿（Ted Morton）认为：“如果这是离开加拿大的规则，那么它当然也是改革加拿大的规则。”另一位卡尔加里大学名誉教授雷纳·克诺普夫（Rainer Knopff）则对是否需要公投提出了质疑。他认为，仅凭艾伯塔省议会的一项决议就足以“明确地强加谈判义务”。公投仅是为了授权该决议。

结果，公投以 61.7% 的多数票通过。然而，什么也没有发生。哦，决议确实通过了艾伯塔省议会。但随后并没有进行任何谈判。没有任何宪法修正案被通过，甚至没有被任何其他议会提出。肯尼先生的注意力很快被转移到扑灭他在自己党内煽起的火上，而这些火最终将他吞噬。

简而言之，“协商的宪法义务”最终被证明是一场空谈。这是最高法院为了缓解其主裁决带来的冲击而编造的一个美好幻想——该主裁决认为，分离不能通过那些自诩为国家总统的人在阳台上发布的单方面法令来合法实现。但这一幻想在接触现实的第一时间就破灭了。法院可以禁止政府以某些方式采取行动，但无法强迫它们友好地协作。

那么，让我们来看看这场最新的“持刀抵喉”式民主实践：由肯尼先生的继任者丹妮尔·史密斯政府认为有必要提交给选民的、包含 10 个问题的庞大选票。

其中第 10 个问题旨在寻求许可，“就阿尔伯塔省是否应该脱离加拿大举行具有约束力的省级全民公投”，这引起了最多的关注，甚至可以说是困惑。但前 9 个问题同样令人质疑。

公平地说，这些问题并非全部试图将阿尔伯塔省政府的意志强加给全国其他地区。其中几个仅仅是请求授予其已经拥有的权力。

首先是关于移民的 5 个问题，询问选民是否“支持”：

阿尔伯塔省政府“加强对移民的控制”（这无法单方面实现），目的是“减少移民”并“让阿尔伯塔人优先获得新的就业机会”（这除了暗示移民不是阿尔伯塔人的有害含义外，还违反了宪法对流动性的保障）

一项“规定只有加拿大公民、永久居民和具有阿尔伯塔省认可移民身份的人员才有资格参加省级资助计划”的法律（并不存在所谓的“阿尔伯塔省认可移民身份”，而且无论如何，这肯定会因平等原则而受到质疑）；对“任何省级资助的社会支持计划”实施 12 个月的居住要求（这虽然刻薄，但政府今天无论如何都能做到）

• 向临时居民使用医疗和教育系统收取费用（这可能违反了《加拿大健康法》）

■ 在阿尔伯塔省选举中投票时，要求提供公民身份证明，“如护照、出生证明或公民卡”（这暗示存在非公民非法投票的紧迫问题；如果真是这样，其他省份没有实施如此繁琐的要求简直是个奇迹）

综合来看，这 5 个问题诉诸于一种原始的恐惧，即阿尔伯塔省正淹没在新移民之中，“真正的”阿尔伯塔人正被狡诈、白吃白喝的移民剥夺工作、医疗或民主代表权——这些主张几乎没有证据支持，但却有大量的先例，且大多数发生在边境以南。

这些问题远非合法的咨询，而是全民公投版的“诱导性民调”，旨在诱导特定的反应，并将史密斯政府塑造为保护被围困的本土居民免受移民大军侵害的捍卫者。

但与另外 4 个被政府称作“宪法问题”的问题相比，上述问题简直像伯里克利时代的雅典一样温和。每个问题都询问选民是否“支持”：将任命省级国王法院（King’s Bench）和上诉法院法官的权力交给省政府，而非联邦政府

■ 取消参议院 - 允许各省退出联邦的医疗、教育和社会服务计划，但保留为此提供的联邦资金 - 在共同管辖领域，赋予省级法律优先于联邦法律的地位

诚然，每个问题都尽职地注明，这将需要“与其他愿意合作的省政府共同努力，以修改加拿大宪法”。但这样一来，意义何在？这些问题往轻了说也是极其复杂的。很多结果将取决于具体细节——什么将取代参议院？退出是否会有任何条件？等等。

而且这些事根本不会发生。举一个例子：废除参议院需要联邦议会以及全部 10 个省议会的批准。祝他们好运吧。至于联邦政府，他们绝不会同意让省法高于联邦法，或者将“退出权”制度化——不仅针对新项目（这是米奇湖协议议程中最具争议的项目之一），还针对现有项目。也许省法院法官应该由省政府任命，但你可以肯定，渥太华方面一定会要求获得某种交换条件。事实也应该是这样。

整件事就是一个毫无意义、徒劳的噱头。再次强调，其目的并非针对省管辖范围内的事务进行正当的民主磋商，而是为了与联邦政府挑起争端（就像那些关于移民的问题旨在将移民妖魔化一样）。我甚至认为，其目的并不是为了恐吓联邦政府使其屈服，而是为了对抗而对抗。

那就这样吧。这些宪法问题与其他问题一样毫无意义，且应承受同样的命运：如果不能被艾伯塔省的良民所否决，那么就应该被加拿大其他地区彻底地忽视。

但是……但是……人民已经表达了意愿！你可以预见到，如果正如预期那样，“关于全民公投的公投”被否决，但其他九个问题中的部分或全部获得通过，分离主义者们已经在练习他们的台词了：我们对加拿大说了“是”；而加拿大对我们说了“不”。如果这些事情是艾伯塔省人的意愿，加拿大其他地区怎么能拒绝？

就像在均等化拨款问题上那样：只需不说话，或者什么都不做。而且，有一天在魁北克省可能也得这么做。

事实上，艾伯塔省的公投可能会被认为树立了一个有用的先例。如果“公投勒索”不能成为改革加拿大的规则，那么借用莫顿教授的逻辑，它也不能成为摧毁加拿大的规则。如果它在均等化拨款或司法任命等相对琐碎的事情上都失败了，那么在涉及国家自我毁灭的问题上，它必然会失败。正如人们所说，宪法不是一份自杀协议，而且任何加拿大政府，无论事先怎么说，绝不会坐下来谈判解散加拿大。

此外，在忽视公投结果方面，各省早已是老手。之前的两次公投失败并未打消魁北克党追求分裂野心的念头：他们只是将其作为再次询问的铺垫。至于艾伯塔省：在 2021 年，并非只有加拿大其他地区忽视了艾伯塔省人的意愿，艾伯塔省政府也同样如此。

你可能还记得，那天选票上的问题不仅仅是从宪法中删除均等化拨款。还有一个关于将该省改为全年实行夏令时的提案。艾伯塔省人以微弱多数投票拒绝了它。然而，政府今年还是通过了强制执行该提案的立法。“人民已经表达了意愿”永远是准则，只要他们告诉统治者那些统治者想听的话。

这些宪法问题与其他问题一样毫无意义，且应承受同样的命运：如果不能被艾伯塔省的良民所否决，那么就应该被加拿大其他地区彻底地忽视。

五年前，在省长杰森·肯尼（左）的领导下，艾伯塔省询问其公民是否应将 1982 年《宪法法案》第 36(2) 条从宪法中删除。本月，省长丹妮尔·史密斯（右）的政府向该省提出了另外 10 个问题，第 10 个问题涉及脱离联邦。JEFF McINTOSH / THE CANADIAN PRESS

认为使用 AI 进行以下操作感到舒适的加拿大人百分比...

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加拿大人认为国家需要更多的石油和天然气、更多的电力、更高的可负担性以及更低的排放量

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Nik Nanos 是 Nanos Research 的首席数据科学家，渥太华大学 Positive Energy Initiative 的研究员，以及《全球邮报》和 CTV 新闻的官方民调员。

在过去十年的大部分时间里，我们一直处于一场能源战争之中。这场战争被定义为一种选择：是要更多的石油和天然气，还是更多的清洁电力。

在贸易冲击、生活成本压力以及对加拿大经济未来的普遍不确定性之中，加拿大人似乎越来越希望超越极化的能源争论。在 Nanos 为渥太华大学 Positive Energy Initiative 开展的追踪研究中，加拿大人日益认为，国家需要更多的石油和天然气出口、更多的电力、更高的可负担性、更高的可靠性以及更低的排放量——且这一切需要同时实现。

87% 的加拿大人表示，石油和天然气对加拿大当前的经济至关重要，高于六个月前的 81%。大约十分之七（71%）的加拿大人表示，石油和天然气对加拿大的未来经济至关重要，高于六个月前的 63%。令人震惊的是，当被要求在 10 分制量表上（0 分为完全不重要，10. 分为完全重要）对石油和天然气在加拿大当前经济中的重要性进行评分时，每两人中就有一人（52%）给出了 10 分。即便如此，认可该行业的经济重要性并不一定意味着支持每一个石油和天然气项目或政策。但在地缘政治不稳定和对生活成本担忧的环境下，加拿大人对石油和天然气的相关性变得更加确信，而非更不确信。

对于经常因其对待传统能源的方式而在阿尔伯塔省受到批评的自由党来说，这些发现值得关注。78% 的自由党支持者认为加拿大应该扩大石油和天然气出口。即使在那些自认为倾向于左翼的加拿大人中，支持率也达到了 50%。

这种支持不再局限于阿尔伯塔省，而是日益贯穿于整个加拿大。

这不仅仅是对石油和天然气重要性的认可；它现在与这样一种观点相联系，即该行业代表了开拓新市场和贸易多样化的机遇。四分之三（75%）的加拿大人赞同扩大石油和天然气出口，以在全球范围内提供更安全、更可靠的能源供应。这是 Positive Energy 追踪历史上的最高水平。

影响公众舆论出现了新的矢量。一种观点认为，如果加拿大的石油和天然气出口能取代其他地方更肮脏的能源，那么它们可以帮助应对气候变化，持有此观点的比例从 2024 年的 63% 增加到了 71%。在实践中，加拿大的出口是否能产生这种替代效应并减少全球排放，仍然存在争议。

Positive Energy 研究中最令人信服的结论是，加拿大人在支持石油和天然气出口的同时，也在推动自己的家庭和交通向更高程度的电气化转变。超过十分之六（62%）的人有兴趣将其更多的能源使用转向电力。三分之一（35%）的人已经采取了行动，高于一年前的 27%。对转型不感兴趣的人数比例从 31% 下降到了 26%。

经济实惠与实用性是加拿大公众舆论的标志。在被要求对未来五年考虑加拿大能源需求时各项因素的重要性进行排序时，“经济实惠”以 38 per cent 位居首位，随后是“可靠性”与“减少排放”并列第二（各占 26 per cent）。这些调查结果反驳了那种认为加拿大人只关心经济实惠的观点。这关乎经济实惠、可靠性以及减少排放。挑战在于，这些目标涉及

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未来五年内加拿大能源需求的重要性 所选排名的百分比，1 为最重要

注：总计不等于 100%，因为受访者最多可选择三个答案。

相互竞争的成本、时间表和基础设施选择，即使公众支持这三者。

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研究还表明，低碳未来并非由政府来挑选赢家和输家，而是关于一套替代方案组合。加拿大人认为未来作用最大的是水电（28%），其次是核能（17%）、太阳能（14%）和天然气（13%）。加拿大人似乎设想了一种包括水电、核能和天然气的多样化能源组合。

即便持有这些务实的观点，政府仍面临许多警示信号。在加拿大建立能源决策信心（非常出色，3%；出色，14%）以及制定加拿大共同长期愿景（非常出色，4%；出色，18%）方面的评分相当低。受访者给出负面评价的可能性是正面评价的两倍，尽管近期有轻微改善。

在“积极能源”（Positive Energy）研究项目的历史上，Nanos 首次询问了加拿大人对人工智能作用的看法。微弱多数的加拿大人认同 AI 审查类似的过往项目并汇总结果（54%），以及使用 AI 自动化任务并提高生产力（51%）。他们对于使用 AI 回答社区成员关于新能源项目的问题（23%），或向决策者就项目是否应获批提供建议（22%）的接受度则低得多。

AI 与能源项目的交汇点在于谨慎，人工智能应作为助手而非决策者。

这项研究最重要的发现是，加拿大人既没有放弃传统能源，也没有放弃向低碳未来的转型。他们试图同时实现这两个目标。或许未来不在于竞争不同的未来，而在于创造一种务实的、基于可负担性和可靠能源以帮助降低排放的共同目标感。

挑战不仅在于建立对政府、监管机构和能源部门的信心，还在于在追求加拿大人所希望的务实能源与环境成果的同时，做出艰难的选择。

《合法访问法》威胁损害我们的国家安全

凯特·罗伯逊 (KATE ROBERTSON)

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凯特·罗伯逊是多伦多大学公民实验室 (Citizen Lab) 的高级研究员。

参议院刚刚开始就极具争议的 Bill C-22，即 22 号法案或《合法访问法》(Lawful Access Act) 进行辩论。如果该法案获得通过，政府将被授权要求在加拿大任何执法部门可访问的通信技术中内置监控功能，并强制存储所有加拿大人的敏感元数据。该法律将适用于从智能手机到智能手表、从银行到健康应用、视频游戏平台，以及公共 WiFi 或闭路电视 (CCTV) 网络的所有设备。

该法案因危及加拿大人的网络安全以及违反宪法标准而遭到严厉批评。这项法律将要求数学家变成魔术师。几十年来，网络安全专家一直致力于消除一种“魔幻思维”，即认为可以通过工程手段为执法部门提供访问权限，而不会同时潜在地允许恶意威胁行为者进入。由于该法案威胁要通过秘密指令强制通信和加密供应商设置后门，导致从记者、金融机构到全球领先的性别暴力和网络安全专家，广泛发出了要求撤回该法案的呼吁。

这些呼吁反映了一个广泛的共识：加密对于基本权利、经济和国家安全至关重要，而破坏加密将随之损害这些领域。

自从政府在六月份努力在议会中为其提案辩护以来，AI 驱动的网络威胁环境发生的重大转变产生了更大的阻力。七月，世界得知 OpenAI 的违规 AI 代理突破了其沙箱，并对软件公司 Hugging Face 发起了一次协调的网络攻击；此后，其他公司也报告了类似事件。AI 技术还黑入了或试图黑入美国、澳大利亚和加拿大的政府网站。这些披露出现之时，全球正对 Anthropic 新推出的 Claude Mythos 的自主网络能力感到震惊，该模型被认为过于强大而不能公开发布。

当五月份被问及 Bill C-22（即 22 号法案）对加拿大安全架构的威胁时，公共安全部作证称，他们期望技术公司在履行新的监控义务时能够精准地解决这一难题。但技术公司、网络安全专家以及国际标准机构本身一直在就该法律中的网络安全危险敲响警钟。此外，网络威胁格局的演变仍在继续。正如加拿大财政部长所描述的：“我们在 Anthropic 身上面临的问题是‘未知的未知’。”

政府官员假设技术公司能够找到“安全的方法”来削弱关键的网络安全保护，这严重误读了当前的威胁格局。当今世界的现状是由网络不安全定义的。在英国，政府通信总部 (GCHQ) 的网络部门报告称，具有国家重大影响的网络事件显著增加，包括“极重大事件增加了近 50%，且为连续第三年增长”。他们警告称，英国正面临一场“完美风暴”，并评估认为全球半数国家现在具备黑入英国公司和私人网络的能力。

执法部门收集的数据也并非更安全。就在上个月，联邦调查局 (FBI) 遭遇了一次惊人的泄密，FBI 人员的个人信息被窃取至网络攻击者手中。就在几年前，作为针对电信网络大规模攻击的一部分，美国的执法后门也遭到破坏。这些泄露的严重性在于它们给国家安全和行动能力带来了巨大的代价。本月，安大略省的一个警察局也披露了去年一次重大网络攻击的影响程度。

在这种环境下，加拿大为什么要单方面解除武装？2024年，为了应对当时甚至并非由AI引发的威胁活动，美国执法部门曾敦促公众和政府官员使用 Signal 和 WhatsApp 等强加密应用程序进行通信。而这些通信系统正是加拿大新法律将要颠覆的对象。

但改变的不仅仅是安全格局。随着美国贸易谈判的崩溃，加拿大政府已将经济列为国家优先事项，总理也一直致力于加强与加拿大欧洲盟友的关系。预计加拿大和欧盟很快将达成一项贸易协定，以整合双方的数字经济。

但 Bill C-22 法案有可能会破坏他迄今为止的努力。欧洲的公民社会组织和技术供应商都在敦促欧洲和加拿大政府首先修正 Bill C-22 法案中广泛的元数据保留制度以及对加密技术的威胁。欧洲法院已认定类似的反加密和元数据保留措施与基本权利不符。欧洲数字权利团体直言不讳地表示：“一个合作伙伴不能在立法强制欧洲供应商秘密削弱其产品的同时，还信实地寻求更深层次的数字整合。”

如果该法案不进行修订，那么所有在加拿大开展业务的公司在公司章程上都将被烙上一个“枫叶印记”：客户如何能知道加拿大政府是否秘密破坏了公司的安全和隐私保证？产品是否真的在保护用户隐私并遵守欧洲隐私法？市场信任问题并非理论探讨。在澳大利亚，此类权力的存在已被证明对澳大利亚的技术部门造成了显著的经济损害。例如，一家公司表示，信任的丧失给他们带来了估计 $1-billion 澳大利亚元的经济损失。

仅举一个主要例子，即加拿大日益增长的 AI 领域。该法案将延伸至 AI 技术及其开发商，例如总部位于多伦多的 Cohere；政府可能向 提供商提出的要求非常广泛，潜在地包括强制 代理为警方而非为用户服务。同样令人担忧的是，该法案适用于日益增长的私有计算领域，例如 Cohere 的 Model Vault，该产品旨在实现 模型更具隐私保护性的用途。

政府迄今为止对加密问题的处理几乎没有赢得公众的信任。在公共安全部长于 5 月承诺将修订法案以“确保加密不会受到损害”之后，政府阻止了委员会的进一步辩论。政府确实通过了一项修正案，但这甚至连遮羞布都算不上：公共安全部长在今年夏天公开承认了这一点，他表示该法案实际上仍然允许政府在被他描述为“减轻情节”的情况下破坏加密。

归根结底，破坏加密和强制囤积元数据的提案与当今的威胁及经济格局脱节。幸运的是，现在仍有时间扭转方向，以确保加拿大人享有强大的安全保障，与欧洲盟友保持积极的经济关系，并避免盲目陷入一个不安全且默认秘密的监视体制。

加拿大：该国对当前消费模式的押注，实际上是在为过去做未来的保障

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“步兵赢得战斗，后勤赢得战争。”这句话通常被归功于第一次世界大战期间的美国将军约翰·波辛（John Pershing），而在贸易战中，这句话的重要性翻倍。

管道，无论是真实的还是虚构的，就是后勤。它们由东向西，由北向南延伸。它们还回溯到了过去。就此而言，人们很容易将马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）视为让·克雷蒂安（Jean Chrétien）那种强硬自由主义的继承者。虽然这两个人都能够咬紧牙关，用坚定的语气说话，但承认他们统治着不同的时代，其实并不值得为此浪费笔墨。毕竟，像克雷蒂安先生以及他的同时代人，如乔治·W·布什、斯蒂芬·哈珀和巴拉克·奥巴马，似乎认为权力是你所“拥有”的东西。

卡尼先生，以及美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和其他当今时代的人物，似乎认为权力是你所“使用”的东西。

同样诱人的是将特朗普主义仅仅视为一个混乱工厂，一个让总统家族和少数随从敛财数十亿美元的骗局磨坊——在帝国瓦解之际，这些资金购买了难以言喻的权力和影响力。但这将忽略过去 10 年里美国一直存在的本质连贯性。特朗普先生（在拜登政府一些无意间的帮助下）将美国变成了一个封闭的盒子——一个第三世界偏远地区的运作模型，其基础是对进入总统府以及随之进入美国经济的权限收费。

卡尼主义几乎恰恰相反。用一个非常宽泛的类比来说，当代的加拿大像极了殖民早期的非洲。各省——10 个封闭且相互敌视的酋长领地——统治着巨大的、空旷的土地，并与单一的霸权国家进行贸易。这使得整个区域在单一市场面前极度脆弱，而当霸权国家变得狂暴时，糟糕的事情必然会发生。

卡尼先生正试图快进到殖民后期的版本，但去掉其中发生糟糕事情的部分。他正在积极地招揽海外的宗主，让他们投资基础设施项目，进而向他们提供他们认为需要的商品。在某种意义上，他们成为了双重所有者。首先，他们拥有加拿大的实际部分，即大型基础设施项目及其所在的土地。其次，他们持有加拿大未来的抵押权，也就是说，持有该国开采或钻探并出售给他们的不可替代的商品。

对此的一种温和描述是，加拿大正在使其市场触角多样化。然而，整个计划取决于加拿大被证明有多可靠——这里的代号是“循规蹈矩”——代号是“循规蹈矩”。卡尼先生将自己塑造成为全球范围内自由主义者对没礼貌的独裁者感到厌恶的代理人。至于有礼貌的独裁者，他几乎没什么好说的，除了也许是：加拿大欢迎商业合作。他与印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的愉快会面，试图消除 2023 年一名锡克教分离主义领导人在加拿大领土上被暗杀而导致的积怨，这只是另一个提醒：客户永远是对的。

加拿大总理宣扬人权和环境辞令的时代已经一去不复返了。关于这一点，卡尼先生表示：“我相信，无论关系如何，建立关系是很重要的，这样你才能直接传递信息，而不是在远处地道地宣讲，且效果有限。”（这大致相当于让咨询巨头麦肯锡公司来经营你的婚姻。）这位记者

用一个非常宽泛的类比来说，当代的加拿大就像殖民早期的非洲。各省——10个封闭且互有敌意的酋长领地——统治着巨大的、空旷的土地，并与单一的霸权国家进行贸易。这使得整个版图在单一市场面前极度脆弱，而当霸权国家变得狂暴时，糟糕的事情必然会发生。

奥利弗·布洛（Oliver Bullough）认为，英国已经变成了“世界的管家”——一个不问道德的中间人，帮助俄罗斯寡头将孩子送入私立学校，并将资金隐藏在巨大的乡村庄园中。按照这个逻辑，加拿大正在成为世界的商品经纪人——你需要什么，在哪里需要，而你是否愿意从支付管道建设费用的基金中抽成？

《华尔街日报》将“卡尼主义”（Carneyism）置于宏观视角下分析：“改革环境审查，加速油气管道和矿山的审批。大规模增加军费开支。修复与中国、印度和沙特阿拉伯的关系。”该报指出，这个国家“正全速推进加拿大经济、国家安全和外交政策的重构，在某些情况下，这些举措在过去曾是不可想象且不受欢迎的。”

看来，《华尔街日报》在外交政策分析方面并不像《母亲琼斯》（Mother Jones）那样激进，它对这些进展感到欣慰。但我可能察觉到了一丝怀疑。也许是因为这一切看起来如此令人震惊地倒退。为了应对特朗普先生试图将美国变成一个拥有超级智能的扎伊尔，加拿大正变得几乎像是在自我讽刺：一片在枫树掩护下交易海狸皮的阴森森林。

另一件政府中似乎没人提及的事情是，这一切都是一场巨大的赌博。这是一场赌注，赌当前的消费模式将延伸至21世纪深处，而到目前为止，21世纪在可预测性方面一直出了名的模糊不清。实际上，加拿大是在为过去做“未来规划”。在一个周六晚上的冰球赛不再是国家凝聚力的仪式，而仅仅是赌博应用上的另一个选项的世界里，将国家押在印度目前对液化天然气（LNG）的需求上似乎是有道理的。毕竟，赌场经济现在已成为一种文化冲动。

但这里没有保证的结果。然而，保证人是有的。

也就是说，你，和我。

向液化天然气市场投入资金是一个明智之举吗？正如《经济学人》所指出的，在伊朗战争带来的波动稳定之后（也许他们在这里遗漏了某些因素），“分析师认为，液化天然气价格可能会跌至每[单位] 6 美元以下。这低于大多数长期合同下的货物提取成本。”不难看出崩盘将如何发生。明智的投资者——而如今我们所有人都是投资者——应该感到紧张。

更令人紧张的应该是对国防开支的狂热。“极端尾部风险”听起来像是繁忙干道上的一只松鼠所担心的事情，但事实并非如此：这显然是银行家的术语，指的是特朗普先生的关税战引发军事冲突的可能性，以及这种冲突转变为实际战争的可能性。MAGA的信徒们会开着他们的装甲皮卡冲进温莎并接管 Tim Hortons 的特许经营店吗？美国人和俄罗斯人会争夺北极吗？这种可能性并非为零。虽然投入资金研发 AI 杀手机器人可能是确保主权所必需的——拥有强壮的肌肉并不意味着一定要使用它们——但令人感兴趣的是，这项投资竟然与那些几乎无法提供长期价值的其他古老产业捆绑在一起。

当然，除了将加拿大变成瑞士大宗商品经纪商嘉能可（Glencore）的国家版本——这家公司绝非全球幸福与可持续增长的守护者——之外，肯定还有其他选择。确实如此。线索就隐藏在最近提交的 C-39 法案中，该法案将帮助加拿大的新投资者使自己免受有组织劳工和棘手就业问题的干扰。与其强迫这个国家爬回 18 世纪，或许开始为当前时刻制定愿景才是政府更好的时间利用方式。

加拿大可能很快将成为一个布满不明确的新基础设施建设工程的土地，但这些项目不会将这个国家带向现任政府所认为的方向。相反，它们将把加拿大人带回一个残酷的过去，那个时代以不公正和疯狂的不平等为标志，受制于大宗商品大亨，而这些人最终将被证明并不比南方那个垂死的帝国更仁慈。毕竟，顾客永远是对的。

现在是做出艰难选择的时候。尽管语气坚定且态度强硬，但“卡尼主义”（Carneyism）并非如此。它是走捷径。

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弗里兰：友岸外包的大门应向北约以外的民主国家开放

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为了真正发挥作用，友岸外包还需要一种全新的东西——即承诺在面对外部贸易侵略时相互防御。正如北约盟友承诺在遭受军事攻击时相互支持一样，友岸外包联盟的成员需要准备好在面对外部贸易敌意时相互支持。朋友们能够避免被外部贸易掠夺者分而治之的唯一方法，就是准备好共同面对。

将友岸外包从目标转化为协议最棘手的挑战之一，将是决定谁才是“朋友”。在一个民主国家内部面临如此激烈挑战的世界里，决定谁有资格成为朋友并非显而易见。一个良好的起点是目前的安全盟友——北约，以及日本、韩国、澳大利亚和新西兰。这个群体已经在北约、“五眼联盟”以及印太地区的军事伙伴关系中紧密合作。再加上非北约的欧盟成员国以及爱尔兰、奥地利和瑞士等密切合作伙伴。这个民主国家俱乐部合计约占全球经济的 60%。这个规模足以创建一个贸易区，其经济规模能让所有成员变得更富有，且拥有足以显著塑造整个全球经济的经济实力。

友岸外包的大门也应向安全联盟之外的民主国家敞开：向亚洲的其他民主国家，以及拉丁美洲和非洲的民主国家敞开。

当然，即使在核心安全伙伴关系内部，也存在边缘案例：土耳其，以及直到最近的匈牙利。此外，还有一个棘手的问题，即那些并非完美民主的其他民主国家。我的倾向是建立一个非常宽的大门，并尽可能将其保持开放，至少对于核心的多边贸易协定而言是这样——将欧盟、其关税同盟伙伴以及 CPTPP 结合在一起，将在很大程度上一次性实现这一目标。

加上印度、印度尼西亚、韩国、巴西、拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的较小民主国家，以及非洲的民主国家，你将发现一个强大的群体。

友岸外包还应吸取前匈牙利总理维克多·欧尔班给欧盟带来的教训。那种“蟑螂旅馆”式的联盟——只能进入而无法退出——面临着被成员国性质改变而摧毁的风险。除了确定谁被接纳，朋友们还需要设计一套将某个国家踢出的机制。这一点在今天比以往任何时候都更重要。我人生早期的教训是，独裁政体可以变成民主政体——随后，这些雏形民主国家又可能变成威权政权。

这就引出了目前无法绘制友岸外包精确蓝图的第二个原因。全球最大的民主国家正在公开且积极地与法西斯主义调情。今天的华盛顿在友岸外包联盟中将不受欢迎，而明天的美国很可能成为其主要对手。

显然，关于友岸外包的最大未知数是，后特朗普时代的美国是否会在国内选择民主，并在国外选择与世界民主国家合作。没有美国，友岸外包联盟也是可能的——而且我们当然应该尝试建立这样一个联盟。但如果华盛顿试图从外部破坏它，创建起来将更加困难；而如果没有华盛顿在内部的实力支持，它就更不容易发挥效力。

这显然是一个巨大的问号——可能是当今世界上最大的问号。这也是为什么有些人可能会倾向于将友岸外包视为一个理想主义计划，认为它只适用于一个 bygone era。我不否认友岸外包将难以实现，且这一构想的成功或失败在很大程度上取决于美国的选择。

但建立一个新的民主国家联盟的替代方案，并非某种基于共识、平庸且温吞的中等强国乌托邦。除非一群核心盟友——他们彼此承诺，是基于共同的价值观而非仅仅基于当前政权对国家利益的定义——能够找到一种团结一致的方法，否则他们必将分崩离析，成为全球超级大国霸凌者的易猎之物。

特朗普先生的华盛顿没有盟友。它只有附庸、敌人和对等者——后者是一个特殊的群体，仅包括中国，以及在某些日子里，或许还包括俄罗斯。至于美国曾经的朋友，华盛顿要求他们忘记那种由条约和规则主导的关系。相反，他们必须接受附庸地位，服从华盛顿的指令。忘掉志同道合的民主国家吧；想想德尔西·罗德里格斯（Delcy Rodriguez）。如果他们不同意成为附庸，就面临遭到报复的风险。

对于加拿大来说，还存在进一步的威胁——要么交钱，要么成为第51个州。这种提议最露骨的版本出现在2025年5月，当时特朗普总统在Truth Social上解释道：“我告诉加拿大——这个非常想成为我们绝妙的‘金顶系统’（Golden Dome System）一部分的国家——如果他们坚持作为一个独立但并不平等的国家，将花费610 亿加元 Billion Dollars；但如果他们成为我们亲爱的第51个州，则花费为零加元。”

时任加拿大驻联合国大使的鲍勃·雷（Bob Rae）对此做出了简练的解释，揭示了事情的本质。他在X上发帖称：“在另一种语境下，这会被称为‘保护费敲诈’。加拿大和美国都在1945年签署了《联合国宪章》。宪章 Article 2 明确规定‘本组织基于所有国家主权平等原则’。禁止威胁主权完整。”

两个月前，当我的朋友、安大略省省长道格·福特（Doug Ford）威胁要对加拿大向美国出口的电力征收附加费，以报复美国的关税时，商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克（Howard Lutnick）公开指责加拿大的行为像乌克兰（在我看来，这当然是一种赞美）。

他说美国总统“需要收拾掉安大略省那个说要对美国能源征收25 per cent税款的家伙”，并且加拿大人需要“直接说谢谢”。在一位加拿大商业领袖向我讲述的一次私人对话中，卢特尼克先生威胁说，除非加拿大退让，否则他将在日落前派遣美国军队跨境进入。（卢特尼克先生并没有军事权力。）

在某种程度上，特朗普式的贸易手段标志着回归到我们在第二次世界大战后意识到、但在苏联解体后又遗忘的一点：贸易与安全、金钱与战争实际上是紧密相连的。

但特朗普先生的做法是将战后对这种关系的理解完全颠倒了。从艾森豪威尔开始，美国总统相信使美国更强大，且富裕的更好。它试图通过贸易加强其，并通过更紧密的经济联系加强其与的伙伴关系。

特朗普先生持有完全不同的观点。

现在，美国在北约和亚洲的军事发现，他们与美国的安全关系实际上使他们在面对贸易勒索时变得更加脆弱，而非更安全。

这种明显的等价交换是非常明确的。正如白宫经济顾问委员会主席斯蒂芬·米兰（Stephen Miran）在2025年秋季平淡地表示的那样：美国对那些实施报复性关税国家的国防承诺可能会变得“约束力较弱或可靠性较低”。

与此同时，不结盟国家发现，美国正在利用其经济实力——尤其是（但不仅限于）贸易——来奖赏党派并惩罚党派对手。

华盛顿正试图利用关税迫使巴西的左翼政府停止对右翼民粹主义前总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗（Jair Bolsonaro）的法律诉讼。与此同时，它向阿根廷无政府资本主义者哈维尔·米莱（Javier Milei）政府提供了一项200亿美元的信用掉期额度。

白宫对其政治目标表现得极其直白。特朗普先生在 2025年7月9日 致巴西总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦（Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva）的信函中宣布征收 50% 的关税，他在信中解释并坚持道：“我认识并打过交道的前总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗，我非常尊重他，大多数其他国家领导人也是如此。巴西对待前总统博索纳罗的方式——他在任期间是包括美国在内的全世界都高度尊重的领导人——是一场国际耻辱。这场审判不应该发生。这是一场必须立即停止的政治迫害（Witch Hunt）！”

在阿根廷问题上，政治交易则更为直接。在谈到美国对米莱先生的支持以及阿根廷即将举行的选举时，特朗普先生表示：“如果他不能获胜，我们就走了。如果他输了，我们将不会对阿根廷慷慨。”

这种威胁对于欧洲和加拿大等美国军事盟友来说，已经变得令人悲哀地熟悉。而阿根廷人在描述现状时，使用了你可能在加拿大人口中听到的措辞。布宜诺斯艾利斯的民调专家卢卡斯·罗梅罗（Lucas Romero）将其描述为：“原本可以被解读为帮助的事情，在特朗普的措辞下，最终听起来更像是敲诈。”

贸易是有代价的——其形式可以是关税，可以是审判，也可以是选举出亲特朗普的领导人。美国政治学家、中国问题专家、保守派美国企业研究所（American Enterprise Institute）研究员迈克尔·贝克利（Michael Beckley）这样描述现状：“美国的战略正在抛弃价值观和历史记忆，将重心缩小到金钱和国土防御上。盟友们正在发现赤裸裸的单边主义是什么感觉，因为安全保证变成了保护费勒索，贸易协定则通过关税来强制执行。这就是当年促成两次世界大战的纯粹权力逻辑，而后果已经显现。多边机构陷入瘫痪，军控机制正在崩溃，经济民族主义激增。”

这种方法的底层逻辑是一种信念，即贸易——除非是美国认为绝对需要进口的少数商品，如中国的稀土或加拿大的电力——实际上对美国并没有好处。相反，美国一直受到贸易的损害，而关闭经济边境将使其获益——且不仅仅是通过收取的费用获益。

这与美国自大萧条以来一直坚持的跨党派共识——即贸易基本上是有效的——发生了激进的断裂。

正如作家大卫·弗鲁姆（David Frum）在 2025年10月 向加拿大观众解释的那样：“他不相信互利……这就是为什么他无法接受自由贸易的想法。如果你相信市场，如果你相信贸易，你就会相信互利，但唐纳德·特朗普的整个理论是生活就是‘我赢你输’，每笔交易都有赢家和输家。”

问题在于，断言某件事是真实的，并不会自动使其成为事实。关税战是一场你可能会在获胜中失败的战斗。“关税人”的方法实际上不会帮助美国经济，也不会为他赢得任何朋友。

特朗普先生将美国与盟友关系视为零和博弈的范式，实际上是一个双输的方案。另一种选择是“友岸外包”（friendshoring），在世界上的威权政权采取进攻态势的时代，这对全球民主国家来说是一个双赢的方案。

关于“友岸外包”（friendshoring）最大的未知数在于，后特朗普时代的美国是否会选择国内的民主，以及在海外与世界各民主国家建立伙伴关系。即便没有美国，建立一个友岸外包联盟也是可能的——而且我们确实应该尝试去构建这样一个联盟。但如果华盛顿试图从外部破坏它，那么创建起来将会更加困难。

布鲁娜·路易莎·昂加拉蒂（BRUNA LUIZA ONGARATTI） 布鲁娜·路易莎·昂加拉蒂曾是巴西的一名心理学家和诊所所有者，在搬到魁北克后成为了一名幼儿教育工作者。当时，她的丈夫（一名电影工业特效专家）获得了在蒙特利尔的一份工作，于是她离开了家乡。

近期的改革给她带来了沉重打击：她的工作许可到期，并且失去了在该省享受公共医疗保险（RAMQ）的资格。她谴责这一制度的荒谬之处：政府资助她的家庭学习法语，最终却强迫他们离开。“这完全是胡闹：他们投资于我们的融入，教我们法语，然后又想把我们送回去。”

这种极度紧张的情况影响了她女儿的行为，尽管孩子在学校融入良好，且法语已成为她的第一语言——以至于学校联系了布鲁娜，警告她女儿的行为出现了恶化。

布鲁娜现在有资格申请魁北克经验类移民项目（PEQ）。然而，由于目前的就业状态，在获得永久居留权之前，她可能无法返回工作——而这个过程可能需要一年以上的时间。

塞尔吉奥·达·席尔瓦（SERGIO DA SILVA）对魁北克的兴趣可以追溯到 2011 年，当时他被政府在圣保罗开展的招募活动所吸引。这些活动强调需要欢迎工人和学生以抵消人口老龄化。在还在巴西期间，他花费数年时间学习法语为搬迁做准备，并攒了近 $30,000 用于资助在蒙特利尔大学攻读教育学硕士学位。“我收到了在法国、葡萄牙和其他国家——甚至在美国——攻读硕士学位的邀请，”但他只想来魁北克。

作为一名曾在故乡从事活动主义的人，他从未想象过自己在加拿大得再次成为一名活动人士，而他现在正在为移民权利奔走。他对移民在近期政治论述中被当作替罪羊感到遗憾：“大约 10 年来，政治家们一直试图将手指指向移民，以避免为其他问题承担责任。”

塞尔吉奥最近成功获得了魁北克选拔证书（CSQ），目前已申请永久居留权。在他看来，PEQ 的这次重新开放与政策制定者的宣布并不相符：“我认为必须强调，这甚至算不上是部分重新开放。”尽管人们可以在 10 月底前提交申请，但他们的未来依然充满不确定性。本周早些时候皮埃尔·圣保罗·普拉蒙东（Pierre Saint-Paul Plamondon）的当选被视为一场“灾难”，因为魁北克党（Parti Québécois）和魁北克保守党（Parti conservateur du Québec）都反对移民。

一个破碎承诺的肖像

魁北克曾向他们提供成为永久居民的机会。而现在，他们可能不得不离开

摄影与报道：ADIL BOUKIND

观点

Adil Boukind 是一位常驻蒙特利尔的纪录片和肖像摄影师。

世世代代以来，加拿大一直塑造着这样一个国家形象：只要愿意做出贡献、努力工作并遵守规则的人，都能在这里建立稳定的未来。移民长期以来一直是这个国家身份认同和繁荣的核心。多元文化主义在《加拿大权利与自由宪章》中得到认可，并通过《加拿大多元文化法》得到强化，已成为加拿大的一个定义性特征；而移民则被广泛认为是解决劳动力短缺和人口老龄化问题的关键。几十年来，各国政府一直鼓励技术工人、留学生及其家属选择加拿大并在此时建立生活。

自从我移民到魁北克并决定将加拿大作为我的新家，已经快二十年了——大约是我人生的一半。我最初来到这里是为了学习政治学，最后决定留下来。毕业后，我开始了照片记者的职业生涯。如今，我经常与魁北克的媒体合作，同时也与加拿大境内及国际媒体合作。我不确定在其他任何地方是否能如此轻松地建立起这份事业。而且，是的，虽然在国际足联世界杯期间我支持的是法国国家队，但我认为我可以自信地说，我已经很好地融入了魁北克。

然而，从行政程序上来说，这段旅程并非轻而易举。移民加拿大可能比其他国家更容易，但流程依然复杂，即使对于一个在纸面上符合魁北克理想候选人所有条件的人来说也是如此：精通法语和英语，且毕业于当地大学。我必须坦白：我花了不少时间。在两次学习许可和两次毕业后工作许可之间，我在申请永久居留权之前在加拿大生活了八年。在旨在获得魁北克选拔证书的“魁北克经验项目”（PEQ）下，可以说我几乎是“资历过高”。为什么我等了这么久？很简单，因为我觉得没有紧迫感，因为我生活在一个可预测的社会中。我从未怀疑过只要我想，我就能成为一名加拿大人。

然而，游戏规则改变了——并且在持续改变。

PEQ 创建于 2010 年，旨在让已经在魁北克生活的研究生和临时工能够快速获得永久居留权。从 2024 年 10 月起，弗朗索瓦·勒戈（François Legault）领导的 CAQ 政府逐步将其逐步淘汰，直到 2025 年 11 月正式终止。关闭这一魁北克融入项目是为了履行降低移民门槛的竞选承诺。

即便在当时，针对这一项目的决定——该项目面向的是那些最成功融入社会的移民——也引发了关于其合理性的正当质疑。如今，终止 PEQ 的决定已不再获得广泛支持。作为省长，克里斯汀·弗雷谢特（Christine Fréchette）宣布该项目将重新开放至 2026 年 10 月 31 日，部分原因是希望在最近的省选中争取选民。根据周一的结果来看，这一策略失败了。

但尽管项目重新开放，其资格标准却非常苛刻：申请人必须在 2025 年 11 月项目废除之前就已具备资格。结果，许多家庭生活在无法留下的恐惧中，而另一些人则根本不符合条件。

与我的个人经历相反，我遇到的人们正面临着一堵不确定性的高墙。然而，他们选择魁北克和加拿大，是因为他们无法想象生活在其他任何地方。舒安·李（Shuan Li）及其家人就是这种情况，他们卖掉了在中国的所有房产，在蒙特利尔定居。还有布鲁娜·路易莎·翁加拉蒂（Bruna Luiza Ongaratti）及其伴侣，尽管其他国家也愿意接纳他们，但他们还是刻意选择了魁北克。但最令人关注的是孩子们的处境，他们认为自己完全是魁北克人和加拿大人。在我遇到的最年幼的孩子中——那些10岁及以下的孩子——法语是他们的第一语言，搬到父母的祖国根本就不是一个选项。

在行政障碍带来的压力和焦虑之上，还有一些人无法工作并供养家庭的困境。

通过突然改变游戏规则，政策制定者为了短期选举利益，正在进行一场危险的人口和经济博弈。通过危及数千名出于诚信而来到这里定居的人的生活，他们正在破坏社会契约和魁北克的声誉。

几年来，魁北克的政治话语已将移民变成了结构性问题的便捷替罪羊。无论是专家长期谴责的住房危机、法语的衰落，还是公共服务的压力，将责任推给新移民，比为多年来基础设施资金不足和可疑的政策选择承担责任要容易得多。

如果魁北克的人口规模与今天一样大，但从未接纳过移民，那么在获取住房、医疗和学校方面的挑战将完全相同。魁北克今天面临的危机是其政策的结果，而不是因为技术型和选拔型移民的到来。民粹主义政府的决定不仅损害了直接受影响的家庭，也损害了魁北克和加拿大，因为它们让自己失去了已经融入社会的专业人才。

虽然魁北克候任省长皮埃尔·圣保罗·普拉蒙-东（Pierre Saint-Paul Plamon-don）此前曾表示，对于受政府承诺变更影响的人员，对追溯性措施持开放态度，但他目前的立场似乎倾向于反对维持该计划。

他竞选活动的主要政治承诺之一是将每年新永久居民的移民目标从 45,000 人减少到 35,000 人。很难看出这种削减将如何使该省受益，特别是在魁北克的偏远地区，那里合格的工人已经严重短缺。

无论这最终是一个正确还是错误的决定，我认为损害已经造成。移民与政府之间的信任已被深深撼动，对许多人来说，加拿大作为机会之地的承诺已经破灭。

舒安·李（SHUAN LI）、她的伴侣威尔（Will）以及他们的儿子定宁（Dingning）在他们位于蒙特利尔的公寓里。在第一次以游客身份访问魁北克后，她于五年前与家人搬到那里。“我们真的很想留在这里；我们适应得很好。事实上，我们卖掉了在中国的一切——我们卖了两套房子。我们辞掉了工作，卖掉了所有财产搬到这里。”

弗洛伦斯·博莱·米歇尔（FLORENCE BOLLET MICHEL）、她的伴侣克萨维尔（Xavier）以及他们的孩子阿加特（Agathe）和蒂莫特（Timothé）在他们正在装修的双拼住宅前。由于克萨维尔作为海军军官的职业需要频繁搬迁，这家人决定在魁北克定居。这个选择是很自然的，因为他们的另外两个孩子（未在照片中出现）已经在那里定居。“我们搬过 16 次家；我们过着军属家庭的生活。所以我们承诺

她在2024年底本已符合通过魁北克经验类移民项目（PEQ）申请永久居留权的资格，但该项目的突然暂停及随后的关闭，使她距离获得资格仅差几个月。尽管该项目现在重新开放允许 Shuan 提交申请，但由于其伴侣的移民案件出现复杂情况，她依然感到焦虑。

孩子们，通过来到这里，我们终于能过上稳定的生活。但政府没有兑现它对我们的承诺。”

得益于弗洛伦斯在蒙特利尔担任协助老年人的社会工作者，该家庭本符合永久居留权的资格。然而，法律的变更对这个家庭产生了重大影响：当克萨维尔的父亲最近去世时，克萨维尔因其隐含身份（implicit status）被限制出行，无法前往法国进行最后的告别。

安妮·庞索耶（ANNE PONSOYE）和她的女儿佩内洛普（Pénélope）在蒙特利尔，当天是安妮因签证到期在加拿大的最后一天。在卖掉他们在法国的所有财产并投资 $95,000 用于丈夫的飞行员培训后（与此同时，她的丈夫已经返回法国），这位法国女性从未想到他们的生活计划会被如此突然地中断。“当他参加该项目时，我们被告知：‘是的，这个学位符合永久居留权的资格。’”她的丈夫曾在因努特航空（Air Inuit）工作。与此同时，安妮从事老年人居家护理协调员工作并教授缝纫课。她的主管曾希望帮助她获得一份受限工作许可，但关于开放式工作许可合格职业清单的规则变更，使得这一努力变得毫无意义。

“我们受够了，但与此同时，我们不禁觉得很遗憾，因为我们觉得——这么说一点也不自负——我们做出了一定的贡献；我们已经很好地融入了这里。”

她的女儿佩内洛普正在蒙特利尔完成学业，并正在重新考虑她在加拿大的未来。

团结是保护世界的唯一途径

通过在“无国界医生”组织的第一线工作，乔安娜·刘目睹了痴迷于安全的议程是如何侵蚀我们共同的人性的。

观点

乔安娜·刘（Joanne Liu）是一位儿科急诊医生，曾任“无国界医生”（Médecins Sans Frontières）国际主席。她是《埃博拉、炸弹与移民：痴迷于安全的世界上的人道主义危机》一书的作者，本篇随笔改编自该书。

当我进入利比亚的特里波利以东不远的塔朱拉拘留中心的一个牢房时，一名身材魁梧如房子的守卫打开了门，用警棍猛击了几下，将里面的人向后推去。我被惊呆了：在我面前坐着一群形同枯槁的人，他们蜷缩着身体，膝盖抵住胸口，像动物一样被殴打。他们唯一的罪名是：为了逃离死亡、苦难，或在许多情况下两者兼有，而离开自己的国家，旅途数百公里，希望通过利比亚的海滩和地中海抵达欧洲。许多人在旅途中丧生。另有数千人足够幸运地生存下来，却被利比亚当局逮捕，并在像这样的拘留中心中遭受非人的待遇。许多人向我伸出手，低声恳求：“带我离开这里！救救我！”

那是 2017 年，当时每年有数十万绝望的非洲人为了寻找更好的生活而进行这场致命的旅程。许多人最终被困在这些由利比亚民兵管理、由利比亚内政部长低效监督的中心里。无国界医生组织在现场尝试为这些极其脆弱的人提供急救。作为该组织的国际主席，我亲自前来见证这场恐怖，以便能更好地作证并对其进行谴责。

塔朱拉囚犯们的声音从此一直萦绕在我的梦中。我永远不会忘记那个场景，就像我永远不会忘记三年前前往塞拉利昂一个埃博拉治疗中心的旅程，在那里，患者们在没有亲人陪伴的情况下孤独地等待死亡。我也不会忘记在阿富汗昆都士会见无国界医生创伤中心的幸存者，该中心在 2015 年 10 月 3 日被夷为平地，当时美国连续的轰炸导致 42 人死亡。

我在领导无国界医生组织期间的岁月里，充满了像这样令人心碎的时刻。对于我们的工作人员来说，那是极其艰难的岁月，因为我们暴露在残酷、冷漠和人类的漠然之中。但那些也是充满希望的岁月，因为我们可以看到我们支持最贫困人群的人道主义和外交努力结出了果实，即便解决方案并不总是完美的。

我经常被要求详细讲述我从人生这段时期学到了什么。我将其总结为三个词：埃博拉、昆都士、移民。在我看来，这三个主题主导了我所领导的组织。它们概括了无国界医生组织所面临的挑战，以及该组织在那些年里克服这些挑战的方式。

这些挑战的复杂性因公众在 2001 年 9 月 11 日袭击后所经历的国际恐惧生态系统而进一步加剧，这导致世界变得痴迷于安全。对再次遭受袭击的恐惧在如此大程度上困扰着公民及其各自的国家，以至于促使各国加强对所有人在机场或申请签证时的安全协议——特别是对于来自中低收入国家以及寻找工作的人。更糟糕的是，从人道主义的角度来看，这种安全议程侵蚀了个人、社区和国家之间的团结机制。它否认了我们共同的人性——那种超越我们的根源和生活经历，将我们作为人类联系在一起的不可言说之物。

如果仅通过富裕国家的安全议程这一棱镜来看待压在人类物种身上的生存威胁，那么只有当这些国家的安全受到威胁时，这些威胁才会得到处理，而不是在社区面临紧迫危机时。

共同的人性将我们每个人定义为完整的世界公民；它指的是我们所有人享有的获得保护、健康和尊严的基本权利。但如果仅通过富裕国家的安全议程这一棱镜来看待压在人类物种身上的生存威胁，那么只有当这些国家的安全受到威胁时，这些威胁才会得到处理，而不是在社区面临紧迫危机时。

例如，高收入国家在感受到直接威胁、即首批病例抵达其领土时，才对西非的埃博拉疫情做出反应。地上的交战联盟处处看到敌人，包括治疗战斗人员的医院内部。数以千计绝望的移民被拒绝，因为他们被认为威胁到接收社区的认同感和繁荣。对安全的痴迷将我们带入了一个非常危险的局面，在这种局面下，某些生命被认为比其他生命更有价值。

必须将我们共同的人性置于现有的安全议程之上，因为我们彼此相连且相互依赖。让所有人变得更健康、更安全，取决于让每一个个体都变得更健康、更安全。从埃博拉到新冠肺炎（COVID-19），从阿富汗到乌克兰，从加沙地带到洪都拉斯，这个道德论点是不可回避的：每一个生命都至关重要。

大流行病、国家间冲突和气候紧急状态将需要一种全新的方法。面对这些跨国威胁，以及人道主义援助和发展资金的大规模削减，我们将如何组织自己？在由基于领土或经济安全的联盟或“交易”所定义的新国际秩序中，我们能否利用当前的全球治理体系成功应对这些挑战？事实上，埃博拉疫情、昆都士轰炸以及移民危机暴露了联合国等全球机构的粗鄙自满，在这些案例中，这些机构根本没有服务于最脆弱的人群，而是将政治置于人民之上。

团结应该是应对这些生存威胁的统领性解决方案。这是一个必须提出的道德论点，但同时也是一个逻辑论点。毕竟，只有团结才能让人类面对我们所面临的前所未有的挑战。

2014年10月，西非埃博拉疫情期间，一支无国界医生组织（MSF）团队进入利比里亚北部福亚的一栋房屋。MARTIN ZINGGL / MSF / MAR

当巴西和阿根廷停止对话时，加拿大应当倾听

英格丽德·贝杰曼 (INGRID BEJERMAN)

观点

英格丽德·贝杰曼是一位常驻蒙特利尔的记者和传播学者。她是《纽约时报》西班牙语团队的成员，在康考迪亚大学任教，并在 Blue Metropolis 策划西班牙语和葡萄牙语文学项目。

上周日，弗拉维奥·博索纳罗在巴西总统选举中获得第一名，得票率为 47%，而现任总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦得票率为 45%。双方均未获得过半数选票，因此选举将进入 10 月 25 日的第二轮投票。

阿根廷总统哈维尔·米莱此前已介入此次竞选。7 月，他前往圣保罗与博索纳罗先生共同亮相，谴责卢拉先生是“囚犯”，并称其政府为“偷窃的社会主义者”。

而博索纳罗先生则借用了米莱先生那把巨大的剪刀，将其作为削减开支的象征。巴西召回了驻布宜诺斯艾利斯的大使；在进一步遭受攻击后，巴西利亚将外交关系降级为代办级。

米莱与博索纳罗的联盟似乎符合整个西半球更广泛的右倾趋势：拉丁美洲连续七次总统选举均由右翼获胜，而该地区最大的国家巴西目前仍处于竞争之中。

但意识形态和利益很少能如此整齐地一致。贸易则被证明更加不听使唤。巴西和阿根廷去年的商品贸易额超过 US$31-billion，创下 13 年来的最高总额。

两国总统停止了对话，但两国之间没有。

在这种悖论背后，是两个世纪的竞争与亲密，是两种庞大且自信的国家文化，它们在一定程度上是通过对方的审视来定义自身的。

阿根廷拥有拉丁美洲最大的犹太社区——并留有以色列大使馆和 AMIA 犹太社区中心爆炸案的伤痕，这两起事件共造成 114 人死亡。米莱先生在任期内将反对反犹主义和支持以色列置于异常突出的位置。与此同时，卢拉先生在 2024 年将以色列在加沙的战争比作希特勒屠杀犹太人，引发了国际愤慨。

阿根廷关注巴西选举，部分是为了理解自身的未来。加拿大或许可以问问，为什么我们如此罕见地这样做。

两个世纪以来，主导北美的西半球地图一直是由华盛顿绘制的，从门罗主义到特朗普政府再次主张美国在该地区的权力。

加拿大继承了同样的想象地理。我们习惯地将“北美”作为加拿大和美国的简称，不知为何将墨西哥遗忘了。

从巴西来看，加拿大显得相当不同。在千禧之交，当我为圣保罗领先的日报《国家报》(O Estado) 在蒙特利尔报道时，我目睹了庞巴迪 (Bombardier) 和巴西航空工业公司 (Embraer) 通过世界贸易组织进行一场激烈的商业斗争，而此时加拿大正因所谓的疯牛病风险而暂停进口巴西牛肉。渥太华称之为食品安全；巴西利亚则将其视为报复。

在这种外交冷淡之中，Blue Metropolis 的艺术总监琳达·莱思 (Linda Leith) 邀请了伟大的巴西小说家内利达·皮尼翁 (Nélida Piñón) 前往蒙特利尔。皮尼翁女士最终未能成行。

这就是外交关系的真实面貌：不仅是公报、飞机合同和数吨牛肉，还包括谁能见面——以及谁不能。

2005, 卡洛斯·富恩特斯 (Carlos Fuentes) 来了。他刚刚写完《反对布什》(Contra Bush)，是对美国总统的猛烈抨击。在蒙特利尔担任联合国教科文组织世界图书之都的启动活动上，富恩特斯先生用西班牙语、英语和法语进行了朗诵。当被问及加拿大和墨西哥的关系时，他简单地回答道：“你不能选择你的邻居，但你可以选择你的朋友。”

七年后，时任总统迪尔玛·罗塞夫的“无国界科学”计划旨在派遣超过 100,000 名巴西学生出国留学；加拿大当时准备接收多达 12,000 人。总督大卫·约翰斯顿 (David Johnston) 将其称为“知识外交”。

回到麦吉尔大学，校长希瑟·蒙罗-布鲁姆（Heather Munroe-Blum）询问如何将这种外交付诸实践。于是我们建立了“美洲中的加拿大”倡议（Canada in the Americas Initiative）。关键词是：“在……之中”（in）。我们试图赋予这个介词具体的形式，让来自加拿大和拉丁美洲的原住民作家进行对话。2017年，该倡议结束。

加拿大对拉丁美洲的文化地图或许模糊不清，但其经济地图却已被勘测至基岩。

三十多年来，加拿大矿业公司一直是该地区最活跃的外资投资者之一，涵盖了从阿根廷和智利的黄金，到秘鲁的铜以及墨西哥的白银。他们的存在也带来了关于水资源、污染和原住民权利的争端。

墨西哥现在将审查目光转向了北方。总统克劳迪娅·辛鲍姆（Claudia Sheinbaum）要求加拿大矿业公司在墨西哥执行与在本土相同的环境和修复标准。她指出了圣佩德罗山（Cerro de San Pedro），她表示，一家加拿大公司几乎让圣路易斯波托西州徽上的这座山“消失了”，随后在未完成环境修复的情况下试图离开。

今年6月，她表示其政府已向加拿大提供了一份存在未解决环境问题的加拿大矿山名单，并且她已就此问题亲自与总理马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）进行了沟通。

加拿大并未忽视拉丁美洲。它只是选择性地了解——对市场和矿产的了解极其详尽，而对历史和文化的了解则远不够全面。

这就是为什么另一出关于拉丁美洲左翼与右翼的道德剧将毫无意义。

特朗普没有恐吓加拿大人——他赋予了加拿大人权力

就像在校园里被迫挑战霸凌者权威的孩子一样，加拿大人展现出了一种我在这个国家此前从未见过的决心，卡罗尔·奥夫（Carol Off）写道

观点

卡罗尔·奥夫的最新著作是《真正的爱国之情：来自加拿大主权前线的报道》（True Patriot Love: Reporting from the Frontlines of Canadian Sovereignty），以下文章改编自该书。

长期以来，加拿大一直通过定义自己“不是什么”来定义自身，也就是说，它不是美国。虽然我们通常满足于不成为美国人，但我们并不总是清楚自己是谁。

加拿大是一个充满矛盾的结合体。但在很大程度上，无论是新移民还是世居于此的人，加拿大人对此都表示接受，或者至少是宽容。他们知道，加拿大的构想是一个好的构想。

那个我们“不是”的国家是我们几乎恒久的关注点。一个多世纪以来，美国的权力、金钱和技术一直主导着加拿大的体验。我们中的许多人实际上在居住地就能看到美国。它在地平线上若隐若现，显得强大且自信。

美国人生产了许多领域中最好和最糟糕的产品。我们经常讨厌他们，但我们热爱他们的产品。我们钦佩他们中的许多人，但我们不想成为他们。我们谈论他们，而我们在他们的对话中却很少被提及。即便被提及，通常也不是为了我们的利益。

早在唐纳德·特朗普将他那套好战风格带给世界之前，美国就是一个全球侵略者，在认为有必要时倾向于压制较弱的国家，并经常在身后留下无法估量的破坏。美国人似乎很少理解他们对其他国家产生的全面影响。令人惊讶的是，很少有人明白特朗普先生的关税和接管策略对我们加拿大意味着什么。

当特朗普先生在 2024 年 11 月第二次当选总统，并开始大声地思考也许加拿大不应该再作为一个国家存在时，我们原本那种“随大流”的性格中有些东西断裂了，我们发现自己处于一个十字路口。我们考虑了两个选项：要么我们作为一个国家停止存在，要么我们成为一个此前从未有过的样子——一个真正主权独立的国家，根据我们自己的条款来定义和塑造，坚定地掌控我们是谁以及我们要走向何方。我们决定选择第二个选项。

爱国主义不是民族主义。爱国主义是对国家的爱，它涵盖所有居住在其中的人，而不仅仅是属于你那个群体的人。爱国者会问，我们想要生活在什么样的公民社会中？成为一个真正的加拿大爱国者，意味着即使看到了国家的缺陷，依然对其保持忠诚，并且明白你有义务维护其价值观，帮助捍卫其民主制度，支持其基于权利的法律，并保护其少数群体。爱国主义关乎一种理念，而非一种身份。它没有种族，也没有文化或历史。爱国者有责任让自己的国家变得更公平、更开放——拒绝例外论。爱国主义是那个善良的姐妹。我支持她。

民族主义者将他们固有的身份置于所有其他政治考虑之上，并且他们经常要求国家在排除他人的情况下保护并促进他们的利益。我见过民族主义如何迅速瓦解为仇恨甚至暴力。民族主义意识形态是现代世界历史中每一个黑暗章节背后的力量，包括目前由那些拥护“白色基督教美国”理念的人在美国书写的章节。这也是加拿大境内类似运动的标志。

我们在国家演进的过程中到达了一个拐点，一次深刻的自我意识觉醒。

吞并的威胁如今时而增强，时而减弱，尽管当美国政府想要激怒我们时，仍会将“我们应该成为第51个州”作为笑话来提及。白宫试图通过特朗普先生声称加拿大仅凭美国的意愿而存在来恐吓我们。起初，这些策略是有效的。特朗普先生击中了我们国家病理的核心，激起了我们不愿承认的不安全感。我们经常忘记，我们拥有相当丰富的参与世界历史的经验，拥有比美国人更健康、受教育程度更高的人口以及更高的生活标准。然而，从冰球到度假目的地，我们在方方面面都以美国作为衡量自身价值的标准。

特朗普先生的威胁性暗示最终迫使我们面对那些长期存在的脆弱感。就像操场上的孩子最终决定挑战霸凌者的权威一样，我们以一种我在这个国家此前从未见过的决心做出了反应。特朗普先生并没有那么地恐吓我们，反而激怒了我们，赋予了我们力量，触发了一种全新的自信。当然，我们现在必须决定如何利用我们争取到的阵地，并确定如何抵御那个即使在特朗普先生退场后仍将留在我们生活中的霸凌者。但一种深厚的爱国情怀在加拿大人中浮现，一种对自身地位和目标的自豪感，以及随之而来的对在21世纪第三个十年中，真正的爱国之情对我们意味着什么的探索。

美国的好战并非始于唐纳德·特朗普。在美国历史上，它曾多次陷入暴力、分裂和排外。但在过去的几十年里，由于废奴主义者、民权运动、强有力的自由新闻的警觉、对自由民主的信念以及对法治的支持，美国的优秀品质占据了上风。基本的正直在每次道德危机后都让美国回到了正轨，展示了美国的决心和韧性。但这种情况还会继续吗？

如果生活在这里的每一个人不能在某种程度上将自己视为新出现之加拿大的一个组成部分，如果我们不能恢复对其中生活在持续不安全状态中的人们的支持，那么这个新兴的加拿大将无法取得成功。

理性的美国人希望特朗普时代是一个异常现象，希望他们以前的国家能尽快回归，但我们如何能确定？特朗普先生在明确表达其意图的情况下仍第二次当选；他将美国人口的整个群体妖魔化并将其驱逐；他与朋友和邻国断绝关系，并蓄意试图击垮他们的经济；他威胁要毁灭中东的一个完整文明。加拿大人正准备面对这样一种可能性：我们在2025年和2026年所见证的将是新的现实，尽管我们看到特朗普政权的威权主义正在失去力量的鼓舞迹象。但特朗普先生不可避免的离去可能并非一次历史闪失的结束，而可能是我们长期以来所理解之事物的又一次迭代：美国无法想象一个它不能主导且不能使其屈服的世界。

与此同时，美国正在坠入一个我们难以认出的境地，剥夺了社会的优势，削弱了其自我修正的能力。这个国家极化严重且往往不自由，顶端是一个极其富有的阶层，底层则是大量生活在贫困中的下层阶级。每年有数十万美国人因为无法支付惊人的医疗账单而破产。儿童和青少年的主要死因是枪伤。与此同时，许多美国人正变得内向，变得孤立且不愿关心彼此——失去了对自我、历史及其备受赞誉的多样性的认知，侵蚀了其公民美德的遗产。

与此同时，加拿大正成长为一个成熟、平衡且有望提高生产力的国家，逐渐与美国拉开距离，马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）现在将这种关系描述为一种“弱点”。我们正在与那些看来与我们有更多共同点的国家和大陆建立伙伴关系。尽管那些试图分裂国家的分离主义者在努力，但我们仍在寻求各省之间的互利与优势，而魁北克省和艾伯塔省则是经济创新的动力源。

如果加拿大人拥有勇气和想象力，在未来几年，我们可能会向美国人展现出他们现在似乎正在失去的东西。当他们恢复理智时——我希望他们能恢复理智——我们将在这里提醒他们曾经的模样。

此外，如果加拿大人拥有勇气和想象力，在未来几年，我们可能会向美国人展现出他们现在似乎正在失去的东西。当他们恢复理智时——我希望他们能恢复理智——我们将在这里提醒他们曾经的模样。随着美国开始被定义为“它不是什么”（也就是说，它不是加拿大），加拿大不仅有机会，而且有义务成为北美公民社会和自由民主的灯塔。

2025.年4月，加拿大人参加在新斯科舍省达特茅斯举行的一场名为“挺起胸膛，加拿大！”（Elbows Up, Canada!）的集会。DARREN CALABRESE / 路透社

在2024 和 2025, 的大部分时间里，随着加拿大与美国之间关系的恶化，我走遍全国，与许多对未来感到担忧的加拿大人交谈。这些交流往往充满了深沉的情绪和困扰。绝大多数人想知道他们应该怎么做——当唐纳德·特朗普威胁要吞并加拿大，或者至少通过惩罚性关税将其推向贫困时，他们的角色是什么？他们该如何抵制这个霸凌者？

对于包括我在内的许多加拿大人来说，这是一个令人不安的时期。我不知道我们如何在不采取封闭防御姿态的情况下，保护加拿大最重要的事情；我们如何以坚决而非恐惧的态度面对危机？我不确定一个人是否既能成为一名加拿大爱国者，同时又坚持开放、宽容的社会理念。如何防止对国家的爱演变成沙文主义。我担心爱国主义危险的姐妹——民族主义。

作为一名记者，我见证了世界许多地方民族主义运动的影响，并看到它们往往是如何产生于对“他者”的恐惧之中的。民族主义通过共同的、继承的身份——种族、宗教、语言——将人们联系在一起，

如果我们不修复那些有缺陷的基础，我们就不会成功；这些基础的桩基深植于加拿大强占且未支付报酬的土地上，而那些土地原主在我们的国家建设进程中鲜有发声的机会。在真正的爱国之情成为可能之前，必须面对与原住民“真相与和解”中的“真相”部分。否则，加拿大与美国在根本上没有区别。

除非我们重新定义环境的价值，并意识到我们不能继续以目前的速度吞噬资源，否则我们的国家不会成功。除非我们在正在形成的新世界秩序中找到自己有意义的位置——这个秩序将伴随着国际期待，以及成本甚至冲突——否则它不会成功。

除非我们能够相互沟通，这意味着要修复我们已经破旧不堪的报纸和广播网络，否则我们不会成功。如果我们无法在自己的电视节目、电影、诗歌和小说中看到自己的身影，我们就无法成功。这意味着我们需要一个致力于维持我们社会延续性的政府，以及能够理解如果没有主权文化，主权领土就毫无意义的领导者。

现在我们需要在极其混乱的政治局势中规划自己的航向。但我们对美国的关注，就像是在开车经过一场大规模多车相撞的事故现场：到处是破碎的车辆，火焰在跳跃，救护车在抵达——而我们像傻瓜一样在好奇地盯着看。我们需要将目光重新回到道路上，专注于我们自己的目的地。从现在起，情况将变得困难。当我们面对最新版本的美国霸权时，我们将发现我们新建立的爱国情怀是否足够持久，以抵御那些并非仅来自美国的、针对我们国家完整性的外部威胁；以及在快速且剧烈变化的全球格局中，我们是否愿意支付真正主权可能要求我们付出的代价。

加拿大人现在公开讨论他们将如何形成抵抗力量，以及我们可能需要承担什么。令我欣喜地惊讶的是，我们竟然如此准备好地进入这个新角色，甚至在尚未完全意识到它可能意味着什么之前——经济困难、公民责任、牺牲、对抗，以及国内潜在的激烈意见分歧。对加拿大的重新构想现已在进行中。我们知道自己不是什么。我们正在成为我们所是的样子。

社论

真正忠于首席行政官的人，既不会建议也不会屈从于专断的措施。——朱尼厄斯（Junius）

艾伯塔省前方昏暗的道路

在1995年魁北克全民公投前夕，魁北克省长雅克·帕里佐（Jacques Parizeau）曾被引用一段话，称在大多数魁北克人投下赞成票后，他们将“像被扔进沸水里的龙虾一样”。会议上的欧洲外交官们将此理解为，这将成为魁北克与加拿大关系的不可逆转之点。事件将产生其自身的惯性。

这是艾伯塔省人在准备10月19日进行自己的全民公投时需要深思的事情。他们是否想要踏上一段不确定的旅程，一段可能会将他们带往并非初衷之地的旅程？

考虑到艾伯塔省的投票问题并不直接导致分离，而是询问该省是否应就脱离加拿大举行一次具有约束力的全民公投，人们可能会倾向于认为这次投票的影响力不如魁北克的那么大。

但一次支持公投的投票将把艾伯塔省人带上一条昏暗的道路，一条终点绝不清晰的道路。

一些艾伯塔省人将推进分离主义视为获得与联邦政府谈判筹码的一种方式。但投票决定踏上分离之路，不仅仅是为了表达对渥太华不满的一次抗议投票。

诚然，渥太华并不总是能迅速响应该省的需求。但考虑到总理马克·卡尼（Mark Carney）在艾伯塔省利益问题上的剧烈转变，这种“抵喉之刃”式的筹码并非必要。

联邦政府目前正支持一条通往太平洋沿岸的新石油管道，并正在撤销那些扼杀发展的监管条例。卡尼先生一直在世界各地奔波，试图为该省的自然资源吸引投资者和买家。艾伯塔省在加拿大内部实现增长的道路是完全敞开的。

分离主义者强调独立带来的财务利益，但一次脱离公投将打开经济损害的潘多拉魔盒。如果没有艾伯塔省将留在加拿大的确定性，本地和外国投资者投入企业的资金将会减少。例如，如果怀疑不列颠哥伦比亚省的管道能否将石油运往市场，为什么还要在油砂等资本密集型投资上花钱？

热衷于分离的人们描绘了一幅省政府在没有联邦限制的情况下获得释放的景象，但实际上，它将发现自己被排除在现有的贸易协定之外，并背负一部分加拿大的国债。新的贸易壁垒和投资减少将使经济萎缩——这是英国在脱欧后惨痛地学到的教训。

举行分离公投将进一步为外国干预打开大门。俄罗斯的内容农场已经在大量产出支持分离的内容。美国的网红也在试图推动分离运动，而《全球邮报》最近的一项调查显示，一些分离主义者已经请求美国提供援助，并以淡水、石油特许权和用于铁路走廊的土地作为交换。

就像被困在锅里的龙虾一样，艾伯塔省人如果发现他们新生的共和国已经签署协议出让了石油特许权、水资源和土地，将会感到震惊，而这种震惊是理所应当的。这种出让是对独立艾伯塔省的背叛。而现在，这已经是对加拿大的背叛。

考虑到美国对加拿大领土的帝国主义企图，现在是与分离主义调情的一个危险时刻。一个独立的艾伯塔省可能会落入美国控制之下，这并非不可能。它可能不会成为一个自由国家，而是一个自治权有限的领地，就像波多黎各一样。

选民应该问问自己，他们是否信任那些引导他们踏上这段不确定旅程的分离主义领导人。这些人内部正在争斗，而且他们共享什么样的价值观远不清晰。一个独立的艾伯塔省会是一个受 MAGA 启发而建立的共和国吗？对于那些不认同这一愿景的人来说，这意味着什么？反对分离的原住民团体将会怎样？没有人知道答案。

一次强有力的留在加拿大的投票将使艾伯塔省走上一条不同的道路。诚然，加拿大面临许多问题，而这段全球动荡时期也让这个国家未能幸免。然而，加拿大仍然是地球上最宜居的地方之一，也是全球数百万仰慕其民主、自由、繁荣、多样性和稳定之人的羡慕对象。

艾伯塔省的人民面临一个选择：是踏上一条充满不确定且危险的道路，还是重新确认艾伯塔省在联邦中的关键角色。

辛克莱·斯图尔特 (SINCLAIR STEWART) 副编辑 安吉拉·帕钦扎 (ANGELA PACIENZA) 执行编辑

詹姆斯·凯勒 (JAMES KELLER) 国家编辑 克里斯汀·布鲁索 (CHRISTINE BROUSSEAU) 优先事项管理编辑

安德鲁·桑德斯 (ANDREW SAUNDERS) 总裁兼首席执行官 大卫·沃尔姆斯利 (DAVID WALMSLEY) 总编辑

读者来信

边境管制

关于《部分阿尔伯塔省分离主义者如何寻求美国支持以实现独立》（10月3日）：作为一名阿尔伯塔省居民，我无法读完这篇调查报告，因为我觉得它太令人不安了。

分离主义者的这些行为——向美国共和党人提供水和石油，以换取帮助阿尔伯塔省脱离加拿大的支持——发生在丹妮尔·史密斯（Danielle Smith）任期内，而她在此期间一直在火上浇油。为了讨好他们，她强迫阿尔伯塔省居民进行了一次昂贵的全民公投。

我认为史密斯女士不适合担任我们的省长。 ■ 艾莉森·丹尼斯（Alison Dennis），卡尔加里

我有一个更好的主意：分离主义者可以卖掉财产，搬到美国去。

当然，那里的规则和文书工作可能很难接受，但我猜他们在那儿会很开心。 蒂莫西·邦德（Timothy Bond），多伦多

税收抵免

关于《加拿大冗长且如“弗兰肯斯坦的怪物”般的税法崛起背后》（商业报告，10月3日）：我在四个国家工作过。毫无疑问，最简单的税收制度在新西兰，而最复杂的则是加拿大，且领先幅度极大（是用英里还是公里衡量？）。

我记得新西兰的纳税申报表只有四页长，填写大约只需要30分钟。

在我到达之前的几年，新西兰大规模简化了其税法。当时有两种税率档位，24%和33%，在我搬到澳大利亚（申报最简单的第二个国家）后，后者被提高到了39%。其指导原则是，无论收入来源如何，一加元就是一加元的收入，且尽可能减少针对特殊利益群体的扣除额和抵免额。

这样更多的人可以轻松地自行报税，而无需会计师和律师。无需支付费用。

我想每个制度都有赢家和输家。 ■ 梅里恩·威廉姆斯（Meirion Williams），多伦多

《所得税法》如此复杂的部分原因是它提供了一些与税收本身并无真正关系的各种激励计划。确实，公司在律师和会计师身上花费大量资金仅仅是为了合规。但该法案中的许多复杂之处恰恰是为了防止那些旨在避税的诡计。

想一石二鸟吗？将资本利得作为普通收入征税，但通过将资产成本与通货膨胀挂钩来计算收益。这将消除大多数将普通收入伪装成资本利得的动机，并允许法案删除各种阻止此类伪装的规则。

不要说这会挫伤长期投资；为某些形式的投资提供激励实际上应该是单独实施的政策。但我担心，许多对简化或改革的需求，实际上是变相要求降低税收。 ■ 杰夫·鲍尔斯（Geoff Powers），多伦多

反对党立场

关于《这就是皮埃尔·波利耶夫近日关注的重点》（10月3日）：“皮埃尔·波利耶夫一定觉得自己被抢劫了。”抢劫？更像是挥霍。

在选举活动期间，当关税威胁笼罩在空中时，他未能把握时机。他似乎无法像一个优秀的领导者那样，修改自己的剧本并适应不断变化的环境。

他浪费了自己的机会，现在是他该走开的时候了。 珍妮特·格里芬，多伦多

关于《谁想要议会里最糟糕的工作？有人吗？布勒？》（评论，10月3日）：陛下忠诚反对党的领袖有两个主要职能：一个是议会职能，另一个是政治职能。

议会职能是对执政党的政策和行为进行反对、质询并追究其责任。政治职能是提供一个候任政府，让选民知道还有另一个可靠的选项。

而在当今时代，我认为还有第三个职能：成为政策和行动制定中的合作伙伴。观察皮埃尔·波利耶夫的表现，他似乎不具备第一项能力，而选民已经表示不需要第二项。我认为他对第三项毫无兴趣。

考虑到这些职能所提供的空间，如果陛下忠诚反对党领袖是“议会里最糟糕的工作”，那是因为波利耶夫先生把它变成了那样。

保罗·查尔兹，埃德蒙顿

关于反犹主义

关于《我们是否处于大迁徙的边缘？在充满仇恨的气候中，加拿大犹太人正在权衡选择》（评论，10月3日）：建议将一次针对美国黑人最严重袭击的发生地作为少数族裔的安全港，这其中存在某种悖论。

1921年，被称为“黑人华尔街”的繁荣兴旺的格林伍德区被白人暴徒摧毁。尽管该事件极其恐怖，但多年来它被掩盖，几乎从历史中被抹去。

犹太人对这类事件再熟悉不过了。反犹主义的毒性是一种普遍且持久的邪恶。

犹太人逃离加拿大，就像摧毁黑人华尔街一样，将通过把一个充满活力的社区从加拿大社会中剔除，从而实现反犹主义者最渴望的目标。

苏泽特·布洛姆，多伦多

马特·弗雷纳 管理编辑， 产品与平台

加拿大犹太社区所经历的事情触及了定义这个国家的内核。大多数加拿大人并不认为这是一个会让整个族群考虑离开的地方，但这正是正在发生的事情。

在许多情况下，这一切始于一个人所在的城市或城镇发生了种族主义和仇恨事件，而很少有人挺身而出。这真的是我们的样子吗？

加拿大人应该问问自己，我们是一个让仇恨受害者自生自灭的国家，还是一个向所有人大声宣告“这是错误的，你并不孤单”的国家。 ■ 亚当·格林，渥太华

几千年来，犹太人一直因为充满仇恨的暴力和不宽容而不得不离开家园。我的祖父母在1900年代初逃离了俄罗斯的迫害。那时和现在一样，寻找替罪羊的行为盛行。

我对那些考虑离开加拿大的犹太人说：这里就是家。留下并进行这场正义的斗争。

我们拥有应对这一切的工具。请使用它们。 ■ 玛丽琳·明登，多伦多

2021年的纪录片《塔尔萨：烈火与被遗忘者》令人深感不安。片中提到，即便在今天，塔尔萨仍是美国种族隔离最严重的城市之一。

此外，在阿尔伯塔省的阿萨巴斯卡附近有一个名为安伯谷（Amber Valley）的黑人社区。它主要由1900年代初逃离俄克拉荷马州种族主义和迫害的美国黑人建立。我在1950年代就读于阿萨巴斯卡学校期间，曾与一名安伯谷的后裔相邻而坐。

保罗·古杰吉斯，渥太华

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“觉醒 1.0”曾疯狂至极，且尚未结束

那个时代的“干草叉”气息依然存在，而且你无需费力寻找

罗宾·厄巴克 (ROBYN URBACK)

观点

我们本应已经摆脱所谓的“觉醒 1.0”（Woke 1.0）最极端的过激行为：那是 2020 年和 2021 年前后的一段时间，当时整个社会作为一个集体，似乎失去了理智。

就在那时，大约在美国及其他地区爆发“黑人的命也是命”（Black Lives Matter）抗议活动期间，一名名为大卫·肖（David Shor）的数据科学家因在推特上发布一项研究而失业，该研究表明暴力抗议可能会给民主党带来政治反噬。当时，旧金山现代艺术博物馆的一位策展人因告诉员工停止收集白人艺术家的作品将等同于“反向歧视”而面临公众谴责，并最终辞职。当时，ESPN 在一名分析师正式入职前就将其解雇，原因是她在近十年前发布过恐同推文。

今年 8 月，民主党众议员亚历山德里娅·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯（Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez）在接受 ABC 新闻采访时回顾了这段时期。她的政治立场大致与那些针对一名天真地认为其职责是收集艺术品的策展人而挥舞“干草叉”的人一致。她笑着引用另一位立法者的原话说道：“‘觉醒 1.0’简直疯了。”她的暗示是，她和整个社会都已经走出了那个阶段并变得成熟。

然而，如果你稍微留意，依然能发现“觉醒 1.0”的残余气息。例如巴尔的摩摇滚歌剧协会（Baltimore Rock Opera Society）刚刚解雇了其执行董事（一名白人女性），原因仅仅是她曾在一次音乐节上梳过玉米辫。又如波特兰开拓者队在本月早些时候，在不到 24 小时的时间内，雇佣并随后解雇了电视现场解说员布雷登·贝尔（Braiden Bell），原因是他 15 岁时、即十多年前发布的推文。

这些推文本身是不可原谅的。在其中一条中，贝尔先生写道：“亚洲人让我愤怒。”在其他推文中，他将女性称为“荡妇”和“娼妓”。如果这些话是他在几年前写的，人们可以合理地推断，这反映了这位如今 29 岁的成年男性的为人。

但在 14 年前，贝尔先生正处于一个危险的年龄，那种由虚张声势、愚蠢和冲动交织而成的毒性组合，几乎总是会导致糟糕的决定。我们都经历过这个阶段，而且事实上，作为一个社会，我们接受 15 岁的人会做蠢事，这就是为什么他们不被允许饮酒、开车或投票。当他们违规时，考虑到他们被认为的不成熟以及更大的改造潜力，通常受到的处罚比成年人轻。如果贝尔先生在 15 岁时偷了一辆车去兜风，根据俄勒冈州法律，他作为青少年应该早已服刑完毕。从这个意义上说，刑事司法系统为青少年提供的改造机会比我们的非正式文化司法系统更多。

这就是为什么——借用奥卡西奥-科尔特斯女士的描述——“觉醒 1.0”如此“疯狂”。这不仅仅是因为公众攻击所谓违规者时的狂热，或是执行处罚时的匆忙，而在于整个“挖掘 / 羞辱 / 放逐”行为内在的矛盾：这一过程本应是为了提高个人的社会意识，却不给改进留任何空间。“觉醒”（Wokeness）的核心在于识别种族（及其他）特权，理解我们自身固有的偏见，并承认不成比例地影响某些人的结构性障碍。其核心理念是，通过学习和成长，我们可以建立一个更好、更公平的社会。

但“觉醒 1.0”（Woke 1.0）并不允许成长——无论是过去的还是现在的。人们被单一的言论或行为所定义，被扁平化为自身的一维漫画形象。那些违背公认教条的人会被立即解雇，根本没有时间去真正理解为什么“反向种族主义”会被认为是一个退步的概念。而那些因历史错误而被解雇的人，则被要求为过去的轻率行为承担责任并忏悔，即便他们能证明自己已不再是当年那个人。事实上，那个时期的核心在于消除偏见（这就是为什么每家公司突然之间似乎都配备了一名 DEI 负责人），但如果有人声称自己已经消除了偏见，却没有人愿意倾听。

贝尔先生已请求开拓者队重新考虑将其解雇的决定，他通过律师表示，他已为自己的所作所为“承担责任”，且“没有任何借口”。

他的律师在信中继续写道：“他所询问的是，一个男孩 14 年前说的话，是否应该比这个男人此后所做的一切更重要。如果这就是标准，那么在美国任何组织中，几乎没有一个人能够达到。”

也许如果贝尔先生在年轻时偷了一辆车，他的罪行会更容易被原谅。毕竟，十五岁的人会做蠢事。但因为他的过错属于文化层面，他被要求一直背负着它，即便已经过去了 14 年。简而言之，这简直是疯了。

[⚠ 低质量翻译，建议复核] # 法国已破产。一场全面的债务危机是否近在咫尺？

KONRAD YAKABUSKI

OPINION

一名人士在周四巴黎一场反对学校资源不足的示威活动中手持法国国旗。始于两周前的学生抗议活动被暴力、破坏行为以及对警察暴行的指控所笼罩。AURELIEN MORISSARD / 美联社

上个月，教皇利奥十四世吸引了数十万天主教徒和非天主教徒聚集在巴黎市中心参加一场露天弥撒，向世界展示了法国最美好的一面。尽管在香榭丽舍大街聚集 800,000 人带来了巨大的安全风险，但这次活动——既是壮观的盛会，也是神圣的圣礼——进展顺利，未出现任何差错。

遗憾的是，法国当局知道教皇访问带来的光辉将很快消散。数周以来，由伊朗战争引起的能源成本飙升一直威胁着要引发社会动荡。当局担心 2018 年因新碳税而爆发的“黄马甲”（gilets jaunes）抗议活动会再次上演，当时该事件迫使总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙取消了该税项。

与此同时，工会威胁要因为公共部门的薪资增长自马克龙先生 2017. 年当选以来未能跟上通货膨胀而使国家陷入瘫痪。9 月 29 日，数十万公共部门工作人员举行罢工，工会领导人警告称，这是针对即将到来的预算削减而引发的秋季劳工冲突的开始。

然而，马克龙先生和总理勒科尔纽（Sébastien Lecornu）没有预料到的是，引发最新一轮摇撼全国的大规模抗议的导火索，竟然是那些对法国高中破旧状态感到不满的高中生。在这些学校里，青少年和教师经常要面对屋顶漏水、霉菌、老鼠、蟑螂、厕所损坏、通风不良以及缺乏隔热设施和空调的问题。

始于两周前在巴黎一个多民族郊区并蔓延至全国的学生抗议活动，被暴力、破坏行为以及对警察暴行的指控所笼罩。已有 6,000 多名青少年被捕，数百名学生和警察受伤。一名年轻的抗议者在一次涉及警察震眩弹的事件中失去了一只手。

周三，勒科尔纽先生试图通过承诺在 2027 年将教育预算增加 €1.2（$1.9）来换取平静，这相当于同比增幅不足 2%。但这次增长远不能保证实现，因为勒科尔纽政府正努力遏制法国巨大的预算赤字，并试图恢复投资者对该国财政的信心。

法国已破产。历届政府通过堆积债务来资助一系列不可持续的养老金和福利计划。如今，不断上升的利息成本和政府僵局已将该国推向全面债务危机的边缘。法国的债务已达到近 €3.6（$5.7），约占 GDP. 的 120%。自马克龙先生就职以来，债务增长了 60% 以上。

在 2022 年至 2025, 年之间，法国更换了四任总理，每任总理都承诺（但未能）将预算赤字控制在合理范围内。在去年被提名后，勒科尔纽先生提出了旨在将赤字降低至 GDP. 的 4.7% 的预算削减方案。但在面对广泛反对时，他迅速退缩，甚至在面对大规模抗议时，暂停了马克龙先生好不容易才赢得的养老金改革。

法国 2026 年的赤字目前预计将在 5.4% 左右。投资者已经失去信心，认为勒科尔纽先生旨在将 2027 年缺口降低至 5% 的最新预算提案能在明年春季总统选举前获得通过。

投资者正要求提高法国债券的利率，这将使政府的债务偿还成本在 2027, 预计达到 €91-billion，比 2026. 增加 €12-billion。随着更多的税收收入被用于支付利息支出，用于教育、医疗和其他社会计划的资金就减少了，这进一步加剧了社会动荡，形成了一个恶性循环。

《华尔街日报》本周的一篇头条文章写道：“法国对‘魔术金钱’的渴望已演变成一颗债务炸弹。”总部位于伦敦的《金融时报》同样敲响了警钟，警告称法国已陷入“债券市场与路障之间”的困境。

更糟糕的是，接替马克龙的两名领先候选人都没有财政信誉。极左翼“不屈法国”党领导人梅朗雄甚至建议直接取消由法国银行持有的 €600-billion 政府债券，这一想法令法国财政部官员和投资者都感到不寒而栗。

极右翼国民联盟党领导人玛丽娜·勒庞本周承诺，如果她当选总统，将就一项旨在限制预算赤字的宪法修正案提案举行全民公投。但她削减 €140-billion 开支的计划在审查下站不住脚。这位国民联盟党领导人誓言将退休年龄降低至 62, 岁，在某些情况下降低至 60 岁，这将导致每年增加数十亿欧元的赤字。

在 5 月 2 的总统选举第二轮投票中，如果出现勒庞与梅朗雄的对决，几乎将是债券市场的最可怕噩梦。除非市场在此之前就决定了法国的命运，否则这种结果看起来越来越有可能。

特朗普由纳税人资助的宣传片反映了他所生活的梦幻世界

德布拉·汤普森 (DEBRA THOMPSON)

观点

《全球邮报》特约专栏作家

唐纳德·特朗普最新的宣传剧作中，有一种近乎令人安心的糟糕感。

涉事广告毫无疑问是选举的素材。广告在委内瑞拉前总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗的片段、导致其被捕的美国军事行动场景，以及战争部长皮特·海格塞斯和国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥轮流赞扬特朗普的新闻发布会之间来回切换，其传递的信息绝非含蓄。

“我认为人们需要明白，这位总统不仅仅是说说而已，”鲁比奥宣称，而剧烈的爆炸声和充满悬念的背景音乐则强调了这一结论的严肃性。“不要在这个总统的办公室面前玩游戏，因为结果不会太好。”

其时机和内容引起了跨党派官员的愤怒。这些显然是促销广告（或如特朗普在社交媒体上所称的“爱国广告”），由美国政府而非政党或政治行动委员会出资，且在距离中期选举不到一个月时播出。将纳税人的资金用于“宣传或鼓动目的”直接违反了联邦法律。周三，民主党全国委员会在联邦法院提起诉讼，指控总统利用公共资金试图影响选举结果。

尽管付出了所有这些显而易见的努力，但这则广告依然糟糕透顶。我在 Instagram 短视频中看到的大学生跳舞所传达的政治信息都比这更有说服力。

但当然，效果其实并不是重点。近几周已经播出了至少五个不同的片段，每一个都以不同的方式美化总统（其中一个片段将一系列特朗普的镜头配上了名为《爱我》的歌曲）。更有趣的问题是，为什么特朗普政府认为美国公众需要看到这种宣传，以及特朗普在传播这些内容中能获得什么。

几个月来，特朗普极不受欢迎已是显而易见。最近的一项路透社 / 益普索（）民调发现，特朗普的支持率仅为 32%。上个月进行的一项民调表明，特朗普在共和党人中的支持率尤其有所下降，他们对他处理经济问题和生活成本的方式日益不满。鉴于这些下降趋势，可以合理地假设，这些宣传是试图通过强调特朗普认为的、包裹在军事强权之下的单一且至关重要的外交政策胜利，来改变美国人对他是否适合担任此职的看法。

但还有一个更令人不安的可能性：如果特朗普实际上并不明白他到底有多不受欢迎呢？

特朗普在不知不觉中处于独裁权力经典困境的核心。毕竟，独裁领导者生活在极其糟糕的信息环境中。就像其他渴望成为独裁者的人一样，特朗普周围的人总是告诉他他想听的话，并根据他的要求主动扭曲他接收的信息。8 月下旬的报道披露，特朗普忠诚的执行助理娜塔莉·哈普（Natalie Harp）审核并筛选特朗普观察外部世界的视角，有人指称她帮助总统制作了由纳税人资助的广告，并听从他的要求，让他出现在画面的中心位置。

与特朗普总统的第一任期不同——当时至少有一些内部人士誓要秘密地抵御他的独裁冲动，以捍卫民主准则——这一次，他的核心圈子里每个人都有讨好他的动机。根据特朗普的逻辑，坏消息就是假新闻，而独立的政治机构——法院、媒体、民意调查，以及民主制度中内置的制衡机制——都是证实他长期以来认为自己遭受迫害的骗子。结果，特朗普周围更多的是一个由忠诚者肯定所构成的生态系统，而非基于证据的信

息。

广告本身，就像特朗普所居住的梦幻世界一样，平淡无奇。它完全符合一位寻求权力并非为了治理，而是为了自我膨胀的总统的逻辑。当特朗普告诉他的支持者，假装他将在11月竞选公职时，这不仅仅是在恳求提高投票率，更是为了证实这样一种信念：只有他，且唯有他，才能为共和党赢得选举。

然而，这在11月中期选举前营造了一种有趣的情况。随着本届政府进入最后两年，这些选举可能就是总统能收到的关于美国人对他真实想法的最后几件未经过滤、不可否认的有意义信息之一。在周围充斥着只告诉他想听之话的人两年之后，他是否能吸收这个信息——甚至是否能接受结果——则完全是另一个问题了。

玛莎·莱德曼（MARSHA LEDERMAN）将回归。

伊恩·汉密尔顿（IAN HAMILTON）

移民官员，89

外交官率队营救滞留南海的难民

这位移民官员被他所目睹的一切所困扰，他表示，这场涉及逃离越南、柬埔寨和老挝民众的危机“可能是我们这个时代最大的一个人类悲剧”。

艾伦·弗里曼（ALAN FREEMAN）

这是一个引起全世界关注的画面：1978年11月初，一艘名为“海鸿号”（Hai Hong）的锈迹斑斑的货轮出现在马来西亚海岸的巴生港（Port Klang）附近，其肮脏的甲板上挤满了2,500名来自越南的难民。

当时距离西贡陷落以及南越政权在共产主义力量面前崩溃已过去三年。最初虽有难民外流，但到1978年，这股潮流已演变成汹涌的洪流，形成了后来为人熟知的“船民”危机。数以万计的越南人登上任何可能的船只——无论多么简陋——以逃离故土，横跨南海。柬埔寨和老挝遭受压迫的受害者也加入了他们的行列。

马来西亚已被涌入的难民搞得不堪重负，不愿接纳“海鸿号”载的人员，并威胁要将这艘船及其绝望的乘客拖回大海。该国占多数的马来人对船上的华裔群体持有敌意。此外，马来西亚当局声称这些乘客并非真正的难民，因为他们支付了旅费。

随着国际社会压力增加，要求富裕国家采取行动，加拿大政府决定介入。移民部长巴德·库伦（Bud Cullen）宣布，加拿大将接收船上的600名难民进行重新安置。

负责加拿大在新加坡那个微小移民办事处的官员是伊恩·汉密尔顿（Ian Hamilton），一位经验丰富的42岁官员。他被派往吉隆坡，领导一项在随后几个月内救起数千人的英勇行动。汉密尔顿先生身材高大，富有魅力且外貌粗犷，拥有极具感染力的幽默感。他于9月15日在渥太华去世，享年89岁。在工作中，他也表现得坚定且尽职。

马来西亚官员希望“海鸿号”及其乘客离开其领海，但尽管如此，他们仍给汉密尔顿先生的小团队设置重重障碍。

他们不允许货轮靠岸，也不允许加拿大人登船。但根据2017年的书籍《空虚运行：加拿大与印度支那难民，1975-80》（Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees, 1975-80）记载，汉密尔顿先生说服了官员，允许他在停泊在“海鸿号”附近的一艘马来西亚扫雷舰上设立办公点，以进行筛选工作。

武装马来西亚警察护送小批难民前往这艘海军舰艇的甲板。在那里，移民官员以及一名医生和一名翻译，在防水布下搭建了一个由两张木桌和几把椅子组成的简陋办公室，以遮挡酷热的热带阳光。难民们缺乏食物，且因在海上漂泊的日子而深受创伤，因为“海鸿号”被周边国家拒绝入境。

“那是一个可怕的局面，可能是我们这个时代最大的一个人类悲剧，”汉密尔顿先生告诉加拿大广播公司（CBC）的拍摄团队。

“在‘同意’与‘拒绝’之间权衡的压力会把你压垮，”汉密尔顿先生10年后在接受《渥太华公民报》（The Ottawa Citizen）采访时回忆起难民们是多么虚弱和恐惧，“你尽力而为，但你会被决策过程所折磨。你想说‘是’，但显然你不能。”

他尽其所能，有时为了救人而灵活处理规则。新加坡移民办事处的二把手迪克·马丁（Dick Martin）记得这样一个片段：一名妇女在“海鸿号”上滑倒坠亡。第二天，她那个7或8岁、如今已成孤儿的儿子，与一群其他难民一起出现在加拿大移民官员面前。他是一个人来的。

“我把这个故事告诉了伊恩，他深受触动。当时他面前正站着一个年轻的家庭，包括一对父母和两个孩子，”马丁先生在接受《全球邮报》采访时回忆道，“伊恩看着他们说：‘你要带上你的侄子一起走吗？’ ”起初，那位父亲感到很困惑，说他没有侄子，但汉密尔顿先生坚持如此，并指向队列中的那个小男孩。男人最终妥协了，而他这位新认的“侄子”由此踏上了前往加拿大的生活之旅。

尽管条件极其恶劣，在那个每天标准面试人数仅为 12 人的时代，汉密尔顿先生及其团队在单日内面试并接纳了多达 356 名难民。11 月底，第一架载满来自“海鸿号”难民的波音 707 飞机抵达蒙特利尔。随后又有三架航班抵达。总计有 604 名来自“海鸿号”的越南人开始在加拿大重新生活。其余难民则由美国、法国、德国、比利时和瑞士接收。

在接下来的两年里，加拿大迎来了 60,000 名东南亚难民，其中许多人是通过开创性的私人担保计划进入的，该计划由教会和其他团体共同组织，支持新移民适应加拿大生活。在“海鸿号”事件之后，汉密尔顿先生走遍该地区，在环境恶劣的难民营中处理了数千名难民的申请，他租用渔船，并依靠那些不情愿的官僚来推进工作，而他随身携带的唯一“武器”就是一叠枫叶胸针，并将其广泛分发。

“他是一位真正的领导者，一位导师，是一个以身作则的人，”斯科特·马林说道，他当时是一名 21 岁的初级移民官员，在香港被指派与汉密尔顿先生共事。“他是个极好的人。我很喜欢和他一起工作，”弗洛伦特·福廷补充道，他当时代表魁北克政府（该政府近期与渥太华签署了一项移民协议）并参与了该团队。

“他们年轻且坚韧，”时任高级移民官员的迈克·莫洛伊说道，他当时在渥太华负责协调难民涌入工作，并合著了《Running on Empty》。

“伊恩是一个非常有同情心的人，”莫洛伊先生告诉《全球邮报》，“有些人天生善良，就同情心和关爱他人而言，伊恩就是那样的人。”

伊恩·斯图尔特·汉密尔顿于 1936 年 9 月 23 日出生在渥太华，是约翰·汉密尔顿（E.B. Eddy林产品公司副总裁）和其妻前名为雪莉·斯图尔特的三个孩子中的长子。伊恩在魁北克省的艾尔默长大，曾在安大略省的寄宿学校就读，最后就读于宾夕法尼亚州的谷锻军事学院并完成高中学业。

他在波士顿附近的一所小型文理学院——库里学院获得了心理学学位，并开始在加拿大矫正局担任心理学家。两年后，他加入加拿大外交服务部门担任移民官员，先后被派驻到科隆、斯德哥尔摩、悉尼和马德里，随后于 1977 年移居新加坡。那时，他已经结婚并育有三个儿子。

在“海鸿号”事件后，汉密尔顿先生继续在马来西亚沿岸的难民营从事安置工作，其工作引起了媒体的广泛关注。

“汉密尔顿曾涉水走向那些船只，怀抱着死者和垂死之人，”《多伦多太阳报》的一篇报道这样写道，“他的眼角布满了疲惫的线条，而那里曾经是笑纹。这是热带疾病，以及在难民营的污秽与酷热中经历无数天面试的结果。”

到 1979 年夏天，没完没了的工作证明过于沉重。汉密尔顿先生患上了肝炎。“这在身体上对他造成了很大压力，在情感上也是如此，”他的长子肖恩说道。汉密尔顿先生及其家人搬回了加拿大。不久之后，他与妻子分居。

汉密尔顿先生在 1979 年获得了公共服务奖，但职业生涯的余下时间他一直留在渥太华，从事移民和领事事务工作，再也没有出任过海外派遣职务。

“他不想再出差了。这是一个深思熟虑的选择，”肖恩说道。“他已经累了。他只想寻找平静与安宁。”汉密尔顿先生在 20 世纪 90 年代初退休，他花大量时间亲近自然，在魁北克的拉韦朗德里公园（La Verendrye Park）进行长途露营，并在米拉米奇河（Miramichi River）钓三文鱼。

他很少谈论在东南亚的那段时光，直到年岁渐长才开始敞开心扉。肖恩表示，关于父亲生命中那个关键时期的认知，有 80 per cent 是他在过去两三年里才发现的。“面纱被揭开了。”

汉密尔顿先生的贡献并未被对他最重要的人们所遗忘——即加拿大越南裔社区的成员，他们会在他的生日和圣诞节向他发送贺卡。他与陈礼（Can Le）成为了好友，陈礼是一位退休的渥太华经济学家，也是越南裔加拿大人社区的领导者，多年来一直致力于在渥太华建立一座“船民博物馆”。

去年 3 月，陈先生邀请汉密尔顿先生参加在渥太华举行的一场该项目的筹款活动。“他发表了一场非常雄辩且感人的演讲，”陈先生说。汉密尔顿先生回忆起几十年前回到加拿大后，那些在难民营见过的可怕景象如何一直困扰着他。在极度痛苦中，他会走在渥太华的唐人街街区，在看到新抵达的难民如何良好地适应新家时获得慰藉。

“我深爱着你们所有人，”汉密尔顿先生对人群说道。“我为我所做的一切感到自豪。而你们才是建设我们国家的人。”人群向他起立鼓掌。

汉密尔顿先生留下了三个儿子：肖恩、马修和尼古拉斯；五个孙辈；以及他的妹妹苏珊。与其结婚 41 年的妻子邦妮·博伊尔（Bonnie Boyle）于 2013. 年去世。他的第一段婚姻以离婚告终。

莫洛伊先生说，他记得汉密尔顿先生曾被问到，他是如何决定一个流离失所的家庭是否应该被接受安置的。“他回答说，‘看他们孩子眼睛里的光。’”

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1978, 年 11 月，当渥太华宣布将安置滞留在马来西亚海域“海鸿号”上的 2,500 名难民中的 600 人时，外交官伊恩·汉密尔顿（Ian Hamilton）被从加拿大在新加坡的小型移民办公室派往现场监督此次任务。到次年夏天，汉密尔顿先生回到渥太华，并且不想再出差。他在 20 世纪 90 年代初退休，大部分时间在自然中度过，从事露营和钓鱼。 由伊恩·汉密尔顿提供，捐赠给加拿大移民历史学会；由家属提供

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食谱 Mon Lapin 食谱书是一份 享受美好时光的邀请函 ■ P2

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提到加拿大的服装，传统上可能会想到厚重的外套、毛衣和针织帽，以及莫卡辛鞋和考维钱（Cowichan）毛衣等原住民设计。但在 2026 年，还有哪些设计定义了加拿大时尚？

我们策划了这份涵盖全国 15 个知名服装和配饰品牌的名单，以寻找答案，并探讨在加拿大制造服装的机遇、挑战及其重要性。

这些近期成立、独立运营的品牌正在启发人们思考本土风格的新方式。名单上的这些大胆的创业者和先驱者优先考虑升级改造，与当地人才合作，并使供应链保持在本土。

以下是“加拿大制造”标签背后人物的详细介绍。时尚，P4

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酿圆白菜

此版本采用烤秋季蔬菜和大麦调制

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火鸡不必非得成为感恩节餐桌上的主角。如果你在寻找一款以蔬菜为基础、足以撑起场面的主菜，一整颗酿圆白菜具备了庆祝秋季佳肴的所有元素：体积大（非常适合多人用餐）、极具视觉冲击力，且内含丰富馅料。

在秋季，冬瓜类蔬菜是常见的填充食材，但圆白菜同样如此——它是农产品区最实惠的食材之一。由于正值时令，填充圆白菜的选择与填充禽类一样多样：你可以使用传统的洋葱-面包-鼠尾草馅料，或者使用煮熟的谷物和普罗旺斯炖菜（一种由番茄、辣椒、洋葱、茄子和西葫芦组成的浓稠炖菜），亦或是煮熟的扁豆、炒蘑菇、洋葱、大蒜和迷迭香。

或者，你可以尝试一种类似普拉夫（pilaf）的做法：此版本采用烤秋季蔬菜和大麦调制。你可以替换成任何谷物，但既然我们在庆祝加拿大的丰收，大麦作为该国最重要的作物之一，能为菜肴增添极佳的嚼劲、坚果香气且营养密集。

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烤蔬菜大麦酿圆白菜

这里的计量标准较为灵活，取决于你的圆白菜和容器的大小。我烤了一盘蔬菜，并配合约 2 杯大麦，填满了一个标准 10 英寸 Pyrex 玻璃碗中的大圆白菜叶，但你也可以随意使用任何适合圆白菜尺寸的耐高温烤碗。

1 颗大绿卷心菜

适合烘烤的蔬菜，例如胡萝卜、甜菜根、芜菁、欧防风、黄芜菁、苤蓝、南瓜、辣椒、洋葱、红薯和茴香

用于烹饪的菜籽油、橄榄油或其他植物油

盐，适量

2-3 杯熟大麦或其他谷物，如大米、法罗麦或藜麦；少许柠檬汁或香醋，或油醋汁，适量（可选）

碎菲达奶酪或蓝纹奶酪，或磨碎的陈年切达奶酪（可选）；切碎的新鲜香草，适量（可选）

1-2 汤匙黄油（可选）

将烤箱预热至 425F。

如果您有整个冬南瓜需要烘烤且不想削皮，请用尖刀在南瓜上戳几个孔，将其放在烤盘或烤盘上（以接住滴落的汁液）整体烘烤 45 分钟到 1 小时，直到非常软烂。取出晾凉。

准备其余蔬菜：削皮、修剪并切成约 1 英寸的大小，或确保它们能在大致相同的时间内烤熟的大小。（我有时会留出洋葱、辣椒和其他易碎蔬菜，在烹饪时间过半时再加入烤盘。）将蔬菜铺在带边的烤盘上，淋上油，摇晃烤盘或用手将蔬菜均匀涂油。撒上盐，烘烤 30-45 分钟，期间搅拌一两次，直到蔬菜变软且边缘开始呈金黄色。取出稍微晾凉。

将蔬菜和大麦混合，如果喜欢，可以用挤一点柠檬汁或淋少许香醋或油醋汁调味，并且 / 或者加入少许碎奶酪或磨碎的奶酪，并且 / 或者加入一些新鲜香草。如果您烘烤了整个南瓜，待其冷却到可以拿取的程度后，将其掰开，挖出种子并将其作为堆肥，然后将您喜欢的量之南瓜肉切碎或挖出，加入到大麦混合物中。

在一个 10 英寸的 Pyrex 或类似的耐高温碗中大量涂油。切掉卷心菜的菜芯，从茎部开始轻轻剥下 4-5 片外叶，以保持其完整。将每片叶子圆弧边向下放入碗中，茎部朝上，每片叶子相互重叠以完全覆盖碗底。无需将它们压在碗壁上——您最终应该在碗中形成一个由卷心菜叶组成的碗。

填入蔬菜大麦混合物，并在表面放置 2-3 片叶子，如果需要可将其撕成大块。在顶部放置一个沉重的（如铸铁）煎锅或其他烘焙盘以将其压实，烘烤约 30 分钟，直到卷心菜顶部呈金黄色。从烤箱中取出，移走煎锅，如果喜欢，可以在碗边放入一两汤匙黄油，使其融化并流进碗中，覆盖在卷心菜表面。

静置 15-20 分钟，然后倒扣在盘子上，切成楔形块食用——切开时馅料会像丰裕之角一样流出。可供 6-8 人食用。

公平的价格（Fare play）

塔拉·奥布雷迪（Tara O'Brady）写道，新出版的《Mon Lapin 食谱》是一本关于绝佳风味与美好时光的指南。

任何一家餐厅的魅力都源于那些转瞬即逝的细节之累积：多种口味结合产生的化学反应，酒杯轻微的震颤，以及邻桌传来的笑声音调。

于是，《Mon Lapin 食谱》（The Mon Lapin Cookbook）问世了。这本新出版的食谱集就像是一本关于传奇之夜的备忘录。它跳动着这家蒙特利尔餐厅生命中最初几年那令人眩目的光芒。

如果你在 2018 年 3 月漫步到圣佐蒂克街（Rue St-Zotique）与卡斯格林大道（Avenue Casgrain）的交汇处，你可能会发现渴望用餐的食客们正聚集在一个狭小的店面门前。在小意大利区（Little Italy）的那个转角，一个宠儿刚刚诞生。

Vin Mon Lapin 是一家大约有 35 个座位的葡萄酒吧，这里的酒瓶倾向于具有个性且有故事背景的自然酒。氛围欢快。菜单随天气而变，菜品看似简单，实则复杂。开业之夜的一道沙拉看起来像是对深红色和淡粉色调的简单单色研究，实际上它是用切碎的红菊苣堆成的小丘，上面覆盖着自家腌制的鹅肝片，并淋上了一种带有烟熏醋木质香气的南瓜籽糖衣油醋汁。排队的人群立即出现且队伍冗长。

在侍酒师万尼亚·菲利波维奇（Vanya Filipovic）以及共同主厨杰西卡·诺埃尔（Jessica Noël）和马克-奥利维尔·弗拉皮耶（Marc-Olivier Frappier）的带领下，它既是 Joe Beef 餐厅家族的一员，同时又在与其拉开距离。Vin Mon Lapin 不仅在地理位置上远离他们位于 La Petite-Bourgogne 的地标店，在哲学上也处于 Joe Beef 著名的美食奢华风与姐妹餐厅 Vin Papillon 对蔬菜的灵动偏爱之间。盘中的分量很小，旨在分享且讲究时令。他们对“盐与醋”的诠释是将裹过荞麦粉的牡蛎置于发酵土豆之间（两者均被炸至金黄酥脆），并浸在浓郁的咸味蛋奶冻中。

在随后的八年里，Mon Lapin（现在去掉了名称中的“Vin”，尽管葡萄酒依然是其核心）取得了长足进步。2019 年，最初的三位创始人与共同侍酒师亚历克斯·兰德里（Alex Landry）以及前厅经理马克-安托万·热利纳斯（Marc-Antoine Gélinas）接管了全部所有权。一年后，他们再次扩张，这次是物理空间的扩张，延伸到了隔壁空间，使餐厅规模翻倍。荣誉接踵而至：连续获得 2023 年和 2024 年加拿大 100 佳餐厅榜首，在 2025 年北美 50 佳餐厅中排名第二，而菲利波维奇被评为国家及国际顶尖侍酒师。烹饪变得更具野心。他们开始接受预订。

这一切都记录在这本书中，由米蕾耶·西尔科夫（Mireille Silcoff）共同撰写。多米尼克·拉丰（Dominique Lafond）拍摄的照片和拉斐尔·拉布里·迪翁（Raphael Labrie Dion）极具感染力的插图充满了亲密感与魅力。全书三百页，包含 100 个食谱、葡萄酒随笔、关于棕色黄油和雪蟹的对话式旁白，以及诸如“葡萄酒吧到底是什么？”（这是一个深思熟虑的书名）和“Primi，一场恋爱”（与弗拉皮耶在意大利切塞纳的高中交换经历有关）等章节。

书中分享了大量记忆宝库中的故事：随口提到他们最喜欢的让-塔隆市场（Marché Jean Talon）玉米商 Rois de Mais Sucré，或者详细描述兰德里和弗拉皮耶前往阿比蒂比-特米斯卡明（Abitibi-Témiscamingue）偏远木屋采集白鱼鱼子酱的最后一次常规远征。

食谱保存了 Mon Lapin 厨房的经典之作，并首次将其标准化。他们的轻盈版“扇贝可罗克”（Croque-Pétoncle）是一种扇贝法式填料三明治——这种轻盈如空气的慕斯是诺埃尔在法国里昂的米其林星级餐厅 Paul Bocuse 工作期间学习的鱼丸泥基底而研发的——在这里，她将其抹在牛奶面包之间并煎至金棕色。还有被命名为“croq’ailes”的去骨填馅鸡翅，这是他们在疫情期间转向外卖烧烤时推出的产品，随后在他们的第二家餐厅 Rotisserie La Lune 中成为主打。粉丝们将很高兴地学习如何制作深受喜爱的荞麦蛋糕，以及其标志性的破碎瓦片状装饰。

除了那些热门菜品，这三位作者还收录了一些仅出现过一次的奇迹食谱，以及一些尚未在餐厅正式亮相的菜肴。有些食谱简单轻快，而另一些则在技术上极其严谨且具体。始终如一的是他们的追求：一种对平凡食材之高贵的信念，以及对卓越的雄心。

在每一页镀金页面的底角，都有一个跳跃兔子的插图，可以像翻页书一样观看。这就是 Mon Lapin 的方式：同时探索高雅与低俗、严肃与幽默。（他们对香槟的颂歌紧接在 Kitchen-Ade 的食谱之前，后者是 Frappier 对运动饮料 Gatorade 的俏皮演绎，由甜味柑橘汁、气泡水和盐混合而成。）

他们将同时发行法文版和英文版，且两者都不是翻译版本。Mon Lapin 存在于一种双语语境中，他们将其描述为一种“蒙特利尔式姿态”，由其员工和社区共同发声，而现在则将其付诸文字。

《Mon Lapin 食谱》的核心是邀请人们进入他们那种“经常说‘好’”的理念。他们认为，虽然结构是必要的基石，但严苛不应成为机会的阻碍，也不应成为担忧的根源。如果番茄品质卓越，就修改菜单将其加入。如果你的客人带了朋友，人越多越热闹。款待与烹饪根植于快乐与慷慨，而非规则。最重要的是，享受美好时光、发现美的秘诀在于顺其自然。

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DOMINIQUE LAFOND

枫糖大米派 分量：4人份

这款甜点是我们厨房团队的共同心血。有一天，当我们苦于没有新的甜点灵感时，我们询问团队成员，他们最渴望家乡的什么味道。曾在 Mon Lapin 早期工作的比利时厨师马克斯·霍夫曼（Max Hoffman）脱口而出——没有多余的解释——“大米派”，仿佛这两个字就解决了所有问题。事实证明他是对的。马克斯用他家族的秘方为我们做了一款大米派，直到现在，在枫糖季期间，Mon Lapin 依然提供这款甜点。大米派就像是大米布丁和葡式蛋挞（pastel de nata）的结合体。它那深沉、温馨的味道也让人想起许多经典的魁北克甜点，比如糖挞（tarte au sucre）。因此，我们在这款大米派的最后步骤中，加入了大量来自厨师泽维尔·德让丹（Xavier Desjardins）家族糖房的枫糖浆，将这份来自比利时的烘焙天才之作带回加拿大。

派皮原料

340 克通用面粉，另需少量面粉用于撒粉 230 克极冷黄油，切成小丁 2.5 克盐 125 毫升冰水

125 毫升冰水

大米布丁原料

65 克阿波里奥大米（arborio rice） 500 毫升全脂牛奶 1 根香草荚，剖开并刮出籽，盐适量 75 克枫糖 1 个全蛋，轻轻打散

50 毫升浓奶油

装饰 / 食用

大量优质枫糖浆（我们使用的是德让丹家族的枫糖浆）

制作派皮

将面粉、黄油和盐放入一个大碗中，用手指将黄油揉入面粉中，将每块黄油压扁，形成可见的大片薄片。加入水，搅拌至面团开始成型。将其转移到工作台上，用擀面杖将其擀成一个粗略的矩形。像折信封一样折叠：将三分之一的面团折向中心，然后将相反的一三分之一折叠在上面。旋转 90 度，再次擀成矩形，并重复此过程。总共完成三次“擀制-折叠”循环。面团看起来应该带有黄油条纹，但能保持完整。用塑料保鲜膜紧紧包裹，冷藏过夜，或至少冷藏 1 小时。

制作大米布丁

将大米、牛奶、香草荚及其籽放入一个小锅中，加热至微沸，然后调低火力。烹煮约 1 小时，期间经常搅拌以防止粘锅底。一旦大米变得非常软烂（我们不需要 al dente 的口感，这里需要煮透），加入糖。倒入耐热容器中，并在表面直接覆盖一层塑料保鲜膜。完全冷却后，取下保鲜膜。在另一个碗中打散鸡蛋，倒入布丁中，用刮刀搅拌均匀。冷藏至准备使用。

制作派

将鸡蛋和奶油在碗中搅拌均匀，制成蛋液。在撒了面粉的工作台上将面团擀至 3 毫米（$\frac{1}{8}$ 英寸）厚，切出四个直径 20 厘米（8 英寸）的圆片。放入四个 15 厘米（6 英寸）的铝制派盘中。切掉多余部分，留下 2.5 厘米（1 英寸）的边缘用于折叠。折叠边缘（我们喜欢用恩潘纳达式折法），并在边缘刷上蛋液。倒入大米布丁（派盘应填充至四分之三满）。将派放入冰箱冷藏 15 分钟，这样可以获得最佳的起酥效果。将烤箱预热至 450 F。将派烘烤 8 分钟，然后将温度降低至 405 F，再烘烤 6 分钟。布丁表面应呈现豹纹状，派皮呈金黄色。

食用

这款派在室温下食用也非常美味，但也可以在烤箱中稍微加热。准备食用时，在派上淋上温热的枫糖浆！

摘录自《Mon Lapin 烹饪书：来自蒙特利尔的爱》© 2026 Marc-Olivier Frappier, Jessica Noël, Vanya Filipovic 和 Mireille Silcoff 著。经 Phaidon 出版社许可转载。保留所有权利。

感恩

节日期间值得购买的五款佳酿

克里斯托弗·沃特斯 (CHRISTOPHER WATERS)

沃特斯谈酒 (WATERS ON WINE)

随着节日季的临近，LCBO 等零售商正鼓励顾客尽早完成采购。安大略省酒类管理局目前的发布名单中包含各种礼品包和适合派对的选择，其中包括若干适合款待人群的大容量瓶装酒，旨在为节日庆典拉开序幕。

虽然我倾向于让感恩节、万圣节和纪念日按顺序到来，但我钦佩任何提前规划的人。特种商品可以留在另一篇专栏中讨论，但关于在特别晚餐或场合中准备哪些时尚葡萄酒的建议总是很有用的。这五款酒在杯中展现出风味与格调，同时价格实惠。

考虑到令人印象深刻的性价比，Aveleda Solos de Xisto 和 Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Blanc 脱颖而出，具有极高的价值。由于这些酒在酒类商店并不容易买到，因此在发现或订购时，值得一次购买多瓶。

我还建议购买几瓶本周推荐的红葡萄酒。这些是卓越的佳酿，具有随时间优雅陈酿的潜力，因此即使只是留到今年晚些时候，再次开启一瓶也将让你有机会享受其深邃的风味。

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AVELEDA SOLOS DE XISTO 2024 (葡萄牙) 评分：93 价格：$24.95 虽然 Aveleda 生产的是加拿大最畅销的绿酒 (Vinho Verde) —— Fonte，以其深受大众喜爱的果香和起泡特性而闻名，

但其团队在葡萄牙北部的葡萄园中也酿造出更专注、更精致的白葡萄酒。Solos de Xisto 由生长在片岩土壤上的阿尔瓦里尼奥 (alvarinho) 葡萄酿制而成，这使其风味和特性与该地区更常见的花岗岩土壤葡萄酿造的葡萄酒有所不同。它们更清新，带有更多石质和柑橘风味。随着酒在杯中散发，它揭示出持久的白胡椒和坚果气息。这是一款令人惊喜且迷人的白葡萄酒，既可作为开胃酒，也可作为适合搭配食物的酒款带到餐桌上。其酒精含量为 12%，残糖量为每升 2 克。现在饮用至 2030 年。安大略省售价如上，魁北克省售价 $25.15 (2023 年年份)。

BLUE MOUNTAIN ESTATE CUVÉE PINOT BLANC 2025 (加拿大)

评分：91 价格：$25 这款令人印象深刻的皮诺白 (pinot blanc) 由生长在奥肯那根瀑布 (Okanagan Falls) Mavety 家族庄园酒庄的 40 年老藤酿制而成。发酵在不锈钢罐和各种尺寸的橡木桶中混合进行。桶中酿造的酒与酒泥（发酵后留下的死酵母）共同陈酿五个月，以增加成品酒的质感和深度。结果是酒体更丰满，风味层次丰富，带有花香、梨和杏的基调。皮诺白葡萄通常不被认为是严肃的品种，但这款平衡、复杂且持久的白葡萄酒则不然。其酒精含量为 13.5%，残糖量为 0.9 克 / 升。现在饮用至 2030 年。直接购买价格如上，网址 bluemountain-winery.com，不列颠哥伦比亚省和阿尔伯塔省价格各异。

值得尝试的酒款

CASTELLO DI AMA MONTEBUONI RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO 2022 (意大利) 评分：94 价格：$59.95 作为领先的经典基安蒂 (Chianti Classico) 生产商之一，Castello di Ama 生产

一系列来自其位于基安蒂加约莱（Gaiole in Chianti）庄园的卓越葡萄酒。葡萄园横跨四个山谷，为桑娇维塞（sangiovese）和其他葡萄的成熟提供了不同的条件。Montebuoni Riserva 标签是一款由桑娇维塞与 5% 梅洛（merlot）混酿而成的红葡萄酒，口感圆润且成熟，在目前的早期发育阶段呈现出深色水果与香料气息的融合。风格柔和，单宁细腻，充满活力的酸度提升了丰盈的水果特性。该酒酒精含量（ABV）为 14%，残糖（r.s.）为 3 克 / 升。现在饮用至 2035 年。在安大略省有售。

CHÂTEAU L'HOSPITALET GRAND VIN LA CLAPE ROUGE 2023（法国）

评分：92 价格：$45.95 Château L'Hospitalet 由酿酒师 Gérard Bertrand 收购，他将法国纳博讷（Narbonne）这个阳光充足的地方变成了一家五星级葡萄酒度假村。葡萄园采用生物动力法耕作，这是一种受月亮和占星历法影响的强化有机耕作方法，生产一系列红葡萄酒和白葡萄酒，包括这款旗舰红混酿。在这款由西拉（syrah）、歌海娜（grenache）和慕合白（mourvedre）混酿而成的酒中，你可以品尝到成熟且浓郁的阳光气息，它带来了强烈的浆果、樱桃和烤红椒风味，并带有香料和花香的点缀。值得庆幸的是，尽管这些风味如此浓烈大胆，这款流畅的葡萄酒并未失去其新鲜感或聚焦感。该酒酒精含量（ABV）为 15.5%，残糖（r.s.）为 3 克 / 升。现在饮用至 2035 年。在安大略省以上述价格有售，在阿尔伯塔省价格不一。

MARTIN'S LANE THE OREGON PROJECT HYLAND VINEYARD RIESLING 2024（加拿大） 评分：94 价格：$65 酿酒师 Shane Munn 转向俄勒冈州的葡萄园寻找合适的葡萄，以替代 2024 年 1 月因霜冻而损失的奥肯那根（Okanagan）作物。他在那里的生长季花费了大量时间，监测果实的健康状况和成熟度，并生产了一系列雷司令（rieslings）和黑皮诺（pinot noirs），以补充 Martin's Lane 的传统标签。Hyland Vineyard 雷司令是一款杰出之作，其中 40% 的果实受贵腐菌（botrytis）影响，这赋予了该酒显著的姜香和蜂蜜气息，以及干制与新鲜柑橘和杏子的混合风味。“我们接纳了贵腐菌——这是我们在奥肯那根从未见过的，”Munn 解释道。加拿大与美国之间现有的关系可能会让某些人难以接受，但这次对俄勒冈州的尝试发生在唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）当选之前。Martin's Lane 是不列颠哥伦比亚省 90 家生产替代葡萄酒的酒庄之一，旨在等待葡萄园恢复期间维持库存和业务。该酒酒精含量（ABV）为 14%，残糖（r.s.）为 6.5 克 / 升。现在饮用至 2034 年。可通过 martinslanewinery.com 直接购买。

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时尚：从全国各地的工作室和作坊开始，加拿大品牌正在探索设计的可能性

T. Line

当代女装品牌 T. Line 由时尚界资深人士 Britt Barkwell 和 Alia Bissett 于 2022 年创立。这个多伦多品牌专注于剪裁衬衫和高端衣橱必备单品。

Barkwell 表示，她和 Bissett 将衬衫视为现代衣橱的基础，并不断通过比例、面料、颜色和造型对其进行重新诠释。

T. Line 的核心系列包括经典白色纽扣衬衫，以及采用 100% 全棉面料（如缎面、波普林、牛津布和薄纱）制成的礼服衬衫和条纹银行家衬衫。该品牌还销售适用于办公室和休闲场合的季节性单品。

除约占品牌业务 2% 的针织衫外，该系列均在多伦多制造。本地生产使 Barkwell 和 Bissett 能够更直接地参与制造过程，并在经营业务时更加灵活。例如，如果某种新款式受欢迎，公司可以相对快速地增加产量。

Barkwell 表示：“较短的供应链以及与制造合作伙伴的紧密关系使我们能够做出更快速的反应和深思熟虑的决定，而无需过度依赖漫长且复杂的生产周期。”

- TRUC NGUYEN

Milo and Dexter

SHELBY FENLON / THE GLOBE AND MAIL (毛衣)

Re-Pull

由屡获殊荣的造型师兼时尚顾问 Juliana Schiavinatto 创立的 Re-Pull 是一个受解构、建筑形式、实用主义和升级改造启发的无性别时尚品牌。这些服装极具个性，强调解构细节和夸张的轮廓。

“我们选取现有的服装——主要是西装、衬衫、牛仔裤和工装——并将其作为新服装和配饰的起点，”Schiavinatto 解释道。“这些款式被设计为可重复生产，并在小型工作室中限量制作；由于原材料服装各异，每件作品都承载了其来源服装的特质。”

这个成立于 2020 年的魁北克时尚品牌在其蒙特利尔的工厂生产女装和男装。该公司根据季节雇佣约 10 到 15 名内部团队成员，其发展围绕着创始人兼品牌总监 Jobair Jaber 的愿景，即打造一个提升加拿大工艺、创作者和农民地位的时尚品牌。

该品牌总部位于多伦多，曾被 Rosé、Julia Fox 和 Lola Young 等名人穿着，于 2023 年启动，最初仅有三件单品：一件衬衫、一条牛仔裤和一件夹克。如今，它依然保持类似的胶囊衣橱理念。

每件作品均在加拿大开发和制造，要么由内部完成，要么与当地生产合作伙伴合作。“保持生产在近处很重要，因为解构是一个需要亲手操作的过程，”Schiavinatto 表示。她补充说，这还使品牌能够保持高水平的工艺和更大程度的灵活性。 - T.N.

ROYAL GILBERT

Wanze

Jaber 表示，该系列以“加拿大制造的经典”为核心概念，并补充说，品牌部分羊毛直接采购自加拿大农民，且该材料被用于四分之一的系列产品中。该系列旨在打造无季节感且永恒的风格，产品包括手工编织羊毛衫、剪裁羊毛西装外套、有机棉 T 恤、橄榄球衫及其他单品。

Nena Hansen

“‘加拿大制造’是我们工作的核心，”Jaber 表示。“我们相信靠近生产端，以便更好地控制和管理。你离生产端越远，真正的认知就越少；相比于更低的成本结构或无需处理制造障碍的便利，我们更看重这种认知。” – T.N.

这个成立于 2022 年、注重可持续发展的温哥华时尚品牌在加拿大和美国均有零售商，包括温哥华的 One of a Few 和哈利法克斯的 Slowly Slowly。

这个当代时尚与配饰品牌由多伦多都会大学毕业生、该校 Suzanne Rogers 时尚学院前研究员 Wanze Song 于 2022 年创立。

这位曾就职于 Beaufille、Kiko Kostadinov 和 Xiao Li 的华裔加拿大设计师，在她的“饺子包”（Dumpling bag）走红后，受到启发创立了这一同名品牌。Song 继续在网上提供这款热门款式，涵盖多种颜色和材质，并提供女装和男装。

该系列不分季节，并提供中性尺码。其标志性款式是 Bungee 衬衫，具有可调节的侧边镂空设计，由升级改造的复古男士纽扣衬衫制成。之前的发布系列包括铆钉牛仔装、蕾丝裹裙和细带背心。

该品牌的服装和软质配饰大部分在她的多伦多市中心工作室使用意大利和日本材料制作，体现了 Song 对打版、功能性和经典剪裁的执着。她的秋季系列包括一件棉毛格子运动夹克，采用牛仔布和棉麻等面料的腰带裤，以及可以根据场合灵活搭配的收腰连衣裙和褶皱裙。- T.N.

设计师兼创始人 Alydar Twack-Hansen 表示，该品牌的使命是将纺织品升级改造为感觉“与快时尚产品一样高端且触手可及”的单品。她补充说，保持 Nena Hansen 的规模小且本土化，是确保其供应和生产链真正可持续的唯一途径。

每一件作品都是独一无二的，由 Twack-Hansen 在盖斯镇（Gastown）使用二手服装和库存面料手工缝制而成。 - T.N.

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Warren Steven Scott

Warren Steven Scott 品牌于 2018 年首次推出，首个系列是受 的 Nlaka'pamux 和 Salish 祖先传统形式启发的亚克力激光切割耳环。这些耳环最初是为了配合设计师在多伦多首届原住民时尚艺术节（Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival）上的 T 台演示而创作的，随后成为了 同名品牌的起点，该品牌在今年夏天扩展到了男装领域。

该品牌的首个男装系列《我们曾一同前往的地方，记得吗？》（The Place Where We Went Together, Remember?）以俏皮的方式处理日常着装，包含优雅衬衫、亮片裤和个性大衣等多功能装饰单品。

“我为那些不想穿经典白衬衫的人设计了这个系列，” 说。“那些想要将基础款变成个性宣言的人。”他的意图是让这些设计被人们在日常生活中享受和穿着，而不是留在特殊场合。

如今，该系列 100% 在多伦多设计和制造。“我住在这里，工作在这里，‘加拿大制造’正是成就 Warren Steven 的基石的一部分，”他说。 – CHRISTOPHER DANFORTH

KRISTINA DITTMAR

Alterior

Alterior 位于东温哥华，是一家由 Cole Chreptyk 和 Dallas Chreptyk 兄弟经营的混合型零售店、设计工作室、艺术画廊兼服装品牌。

融合了男装、工装以及平面设计元素，Alterior 与蒙特利尔艺术家 Hugo Bernier 以及包括温哥华 James Coward 在内的服装品牌开展限量合作。

这对兄弟在店内手工制作其剪裁缝制系列 100% 的产品。访客可能会看到 Cole 坐在店后方的缝纫机前，制作一件由来自冈山的日本丹宁面料制成的宽腿裤。

“我们的设计理念非常简单：有意识地创作，制作出我们自己想要日复一日使用的服装和产品，”Dallas 说道。

对于 Chreptyk 兄弟来说，在店内缝制衣服意味着他们能更好地控制最终产品。这也让顾客能够直接接触到制作过程。

Dallas 补充说，“从缝纫机到货架”的概念在加拿大和美国依然是独树一帜的。“我们的顾客非常喜欢走进店里，买到一件就在现场由同一双手制作出来的产品。” - C.D.

Dana Lee Brown

总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省鲍恩岛（Bowen Island, B.C.）的独立设计师 Dana Lee Brown 于 2022 年创立了她的同名品牌，并在

次年年初发布了首批产品。她最初以定制羊毛和有机棉抓绒制成的卫衣起家，随后扩展到了赤耳丹宁、帆布工装、针织衫、梭织衬衫及配饰。

Lee Brown 定制开发所有的面料，经常与从农场级别开始的北美供应链合作。她的 Crawl 牛仔裤和双层针织帽是最畅销的产品之一；后者使用的是来自一家培育天然深色羊群的加拿大农场的羊毛。

这种对材料和生产的关注，促使这位设计师开始思考“加拿大制造”（Made in Canada）标签的真实含义。“我认为一个简单的标签有时会过度简化一件衣服的实际来源，因为制作过程中可能涉及许多不同的步骤和地点，”她说道。为了解决这个问题，该品牌的标签包含了关于养殖、纺纱和组装地点的详细信息。

Lee Brown 并不认为加拿大的制造业是一种限制，而是将其视为设计过程的一部分。

“我经常从我能获得的东西开始，”她说。“结果，这些限制成了创意过程的一部分。” - C.D.

JEREMY JUDE LEE / SUPPLIED

Ecologyst

Ecologyst 成立于 2002 年，最初名为 Sitka，是一家总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚市的冲浪板及服装品牌。随后，在面对时尚产业对环境产生的影响时，该公司转向可持续服装，并于 2014 年致力于在北美进行生产，五年后正式更名为 Ecologist。

如今，Ecologyst 约 90% 的服装在加拿大制造，包括在维多利亚、温哥华、多伦多和蒙特利尔。产品开发以关注天然和回收材料为导向；通过负责任地采购材料、制造和劳工标准来实现伦理生产；并采用旨在超越流行周期的永恒设计。

该品牌的标志性单品包括在维多利亚制造的 100% 羊毛衬衫，以及在加拿大纺织和制造的 100% 全棉 T 恤。该品牌目前仍销售其受欢迎的 Peak 连帽衫，这款产品可以追溯到其 Sitka 时期。

“将生产尽可能留在本土，对我们的品牌特质至关重要，”产品与开发负责人 Julia Pakstas 表示。“在实际层面，这有助于我们通过减少海外运输来降低碳足迹，同时也意味着支持我们当地的制造者、艺术家群体以及加拿大经济。” – C.D.

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JENNILEE MARIGOMEN（肖像）；NEIGHBOUR（模特）

Body of Work

Body of Work 由夫妻档 Dwayne Vatcher 和 Brittney MacKinnon 于 2020 年创立，专注于受运动装启发的服装，其设计、针织、染色、裁剪和缝制均在多伦多及其周边地区完成。

该品牌与加拿大的纺织厂和工厂紧密合作，将面料开发视为其设计过程中不可或缺的一部分。

该品牌的极简主义设计围绕其自主研发的面料构建，包括面向女性的细罗纹针织面料和面向男性的磨毛法式毛圈布。基于他们对设计、积极生活方式和户外活动的共同兴趣，Vatcher 和 MacKinnon 希望在运动装与奢侈品世界之间架起桥梁，并接纳加拿大的工艺与特质。

“我们深信加拿大制造业的完整性和质量，因此我们一直致力于在本地制造产品，”MacKinnon 表示。“对美的追求是我们所有工作的核心，正是这种情怀引导着我们的思考。” – C.D.

FAHIM KASSAM

KAYLA ROCCA

Jude

朱迪·卡特（Judy Carter）在多伦多一个热爱编织、缝纫和修补的家庭中长大。作为一名跨领域艺术家，她的实践涵盖了陶瓷、纺织艺术和珠宝设计。这一切最终汇聚成了珠宝品牌 Jude，该品牌颂扬了卡特对“侘寂”（wabi-sabi）的热爱——这是一种追求“不完美之美”的日本美学理念，源于她在 20 世纪 80 年代东京设计繁荣时期就读高中的经历。

这种审美体现在卡特手工制作的纯银项链、耳环、戒指和吊坠中，每一件作品都给人以私人定制且独一无二的感觉。设计元素包括太阳脸、花朵（其中一款基于卡特母亲留给她的涂鸦）和鱼的雕刻，后者也是该设计师精品店 L'eau Muskoka 的标志。该店位于安大略省卡林港（Port Carling）一座拥有百年历史的船屋码头边。

这家商店于 2014 年开业，除销售卡特的珠宝外，还提供她的陶瓷制品和 100% 全棉产品。卡特在多伦多和马斯科卡（Muskoka）的两间工作室之间分配时间，并在马斯科卡与当地匠人共同打造作品。

“对我来说，最重要的是人际关系，”她说，“我的团队让工作变得有趣，而这种亲密感只有在我们这里，面对面地共同创作时才可能实现。” —— 兰迪·伯格曼（RANDI BERGMAN）

Atacz

2023 年，吉吉·黄（Gigi Wong）共同创立了手袋品牌 Atacz，其格言是“编织以关怀”（We knit to care）——这是一种源于对废弃物对气候变化日益严重的影响而产生的环保理念。

在温哥华总部，Atacz 已将 100,000 多个回收塑料瓶转化为轻便的配饰。每个包袋都始于经过认证、不含有害水平限制化学物质的尼龙和涤纶纱线。这些材料随后被编织成融合了运动风格和多彩饰面的高功能单品。该品牌的设计包括一款带有亮色绳索抽绳的圆筒包，以及一款可转换为背包的结绳水桶包。

对于黄来说，目标不仅是将废弃物转化为可用之物，还要鼓励人们重新思考购买的方式和内容。

“我们的目标是让更多人看到，我们不仅是一个商业品牌，还是一个推广可持续意识和负责任设计的教育品牌，”她说。—— R.B.

Erica Leal

埃里卡·莱尔（Erica Leal）热爱她的珠宝系列中每一件新作品所带来的新宝石和新挑战。

在艺术学校被金属艺术吸引后，这位出生于埃德蒙顿、现居温哥华的珠宝设计师在 2017 年创立自己的品牌之前，曾多年在其他品牌担任金属工匠和金匠。她的早期系列专注于精致的、受构成主义启发的作品，其特点是采用了几何形状的亚克力镶嵌。

2020 年，莱尔扩展到了高级珠宝领域，她说这让她能够放慢工作节奏，并在温哥华市中心的一处场所内维持质量。当这位设计师与其他工匠合作进行复杂的铸造或宝石镶嵌时，他们仅在几个街区之外。

“如果我们不在本地使用并支持这些技能，它们就无法传给下一代，最终我们将别无选择，只能去其他地方寻找这些专业知识，”莱尔说。

对她而言，保持本地化与维持探索感同样重要，尤其是在向客户介绍新型且非常规的宝石时。当然有钻石，但还有青蓝色蓝宝石、红色 Umba 蓝宝石以及许多可以尝试的意想不到的宝石——所有这些都采购自她经常合作的加拿大供应商。 —— R.B.

Nimms

尼娅姆·威尔逊（Niamh Wilson）经常在她的家乡多伦多搜寻古着面料，以此打造她品牌旗下兼具功能性与趣味性的手袋。

“我开玩笑说我做的是‘从农场到餐桌’式的时尚，”这位设计师在谈到她的创作过程时说道。她的创作始于当地二手店和纺织品店的回收箱深处。随后，她将面料带回工作室，让创意在那里变为现实。

“我会不断尝试，直到脑海中的想法在现实生活中具体化，”威尔逊说。

威尔逊这种以面料为先的随性方法，使她在风格创作上能够极具创意，产品涵盖了从色彩鲜艳、带图案且可正反两面使用的波西米亚风大容量托特包，到带有褶边、流苏和绗缝的单肩包。这位设计师在多伦多的 Junction 社区手工制作所有产品。在那里，她将时间花在自己最喜欢的业务部分之一：为新娘定制丝绸包。

“这个过程总能让人感到新鲜，”她说。 - R.B.

Porcupine Kunik

对于塔米·汉纳福德（Tammy Hannaford）来说，制作珠宝是维持她与拉布拉多省努纳齐亚武特（Nunatsiavut）里戈莱特（Rigolet）童年生活联系的一种方式。她在那里的因纽特社区长大，周围的人们都擅长利用从土地上获取的材料进行雕刻、缝纫和工艺制作。

这位设计师利用传统生存狩猎中回收的鹿角和其他动物副产品来制作耳环。每件作品都始于驯鹿、麋鹿或鹿角的自然轮廓，汉纳福德用她在安大略省班克罗夫特（Bancroft）家附近采摘的野花进行装饰，然后用树脂密封。部分鹿角是由社区成员赠送的，而其他部分则是通过用她的作品进行交换而获得的。

——这是一个根植于互惠原则的循环系统。

在 CBC / APTN 的热门节目《北之北》（North of North）中亮相后，汉纳福德的珠宝引起了更广泛的关注。通过社交媒体，她与全国各地的社区建立了联系。

“通过社交媒体获得如此大的成就感似乎有点傻，但它确实让我能够与这么多人建立联系，”她说。- R.B.

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陷入“加拿大迷梦”

赖夫·拉森（Reif Larsen）是个美国人，但他最不想带家人去度假的地方就是美国。于是他们向北行驶

在每年的夏季旅行中，我的家人共同决定去任何地方，只要不是我们的国家——美国。就像许多

尝试，美国。就像我们的许多同胞一样，我们对现任政府陷入威权主义、腐败和幼稚的好斗行为感到日益恐惧。幸运的是，从我们在波士顿的家中来看，看向国外并不需要看太远。

没错，我们要去拜访我们亲爱的邻居。噢，加拿大！正是这个国家，上述政府与其发起了贸易战，导致外交关系处于历史低点。我们将尽自己的一份力来恢复这些关系。此外，我的小儿子马克斯（Max），9岁，最近宣布加拿大是“他绝对最喜欢的国家”，尽管他幼儿时期只去过一次。

我们一直关注着新斯科舍省，那个在亚特兰大洋中飘扬的像天使之翼一样的半岛。这个省似乎既处于世界的边缘，又处于世界的中心，是文化、帝国与迷雾海景的碰撞之地。我的大儿子霍尔特（Holt），12岁，一个自称的英国文化爱好者和旧技术爱好者，长期以来一直渴望乘坐一夜火车，因此我们决定经由蒙特利尔前往海洋省份，在那里乘坐 VIA 铁路的“海洋号”前往哈利法克斯。这其实并不太合理，但最好的旅行往往如此。

你好，蒙特利尔

蒙特利尔是一座坐落在圣劳伦斯河中心的双语绿洲，是一座宜居且热情的城市，旨在让各类人群都能在这里享受人性化的生活。

“这才叫城市，”我们在乘坐蒙特利尔地铁时，霍尔特（Holt）这样说道。

的确，在我踏上加拿大土地的那一刻，我感到肌肉放松了下来。我止不住地微笑，甚至有些哽咽。我经历了一种我称之为“加拿大迷醉”（Canadaze）的状态——一种恍惚的状态，让你意识到事情本可以这样，也应该这样。想象一个照顾其公民和访客的国家，在这里，善良依然被视为一种酷，医疗保健是一项基本人权，而不是某种行政折磨室。噢，加拿大！

我的“加拿大迷醉”状态持续着。蒙特利尔是一座节日之城，在我们短暂的停留期间，似乎至少有五个节日正在举行。在“非洲之夜国际节”（Festival International Nuits d'Afrique）上，我们看着一名身着亮片装的刚果裔加拿大人——未来的之神 Kizaba 点亮舞台；随后我们漫步穿过表演区（Quartier des Spectacles），偶然闯入了“就为了笑”（Just for Laughs）喜剧节。

在那里，我们带孩子们看了他们的第一场喜剧表演《文化秀》（The Culture Show），演出由一系列不同族裔的喜剧演员组成，他们剖析了各自不同的成长经历。这些喜剧内容对我们的孩子来说相当不恰当，但他们大声哄笑，窃笑，并因为能听懂大部分笑话而觉得自己长大了。

“我长大后想住在这里，”马克斯（Max）事后说道。

蒙特利尔继续向马克斯展示它的魅力。在一家名为 Pichai 的新泰式餐厅，孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃掉了绝妙的泰式炒宽粉（pad see ew）和一座芒果刨冰山。在让-多雷海滩（Jean-Doré Beach），他们花了一个下午的时间在精致的水上蹦床中翻跟头。

我们住在费尔蒙伊丽莎白女王酒店（Fairmont Le Reine Élizabeth），这是约翰·列侬（John Lennon）和小野洋子（Yoko Ono）在 1969 年举行著名的“床上和平运动”的两家酒店之一。这里恰好位于蒙特利尔中央车站（Gare Central）的正上方，因此我们只需从大堂乘电梯下楼即可乘坐“海洋号”（the Ocean）列车，孩子们对此感到非常兴奋。

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“海洋号”并不是一列豪华火车。我们拥有两个陈旧但可用的卧铺车厢，孩子们按下了每一个按钮，拨动了每一个开关，其中很多根本不起作用。霍尔特是一个衰败基础设施的崇拜者，他对我们车厢的洗手间与孩子车厢洗手间正好对齐感到惊叹。

“我们可以钻个孔进行交流，”他说，“或者直接敲莫尔斯电码。”

在餐车里，我们啃着三文鱼和面包卷（“请再给我一些面包卷！”马克斯说），享受着坐在一个在加拿大乡村穿行的轮上餐厅里的感觉。光线渐长。我们陷入了“加拿大迷醉”。最终，我们回到了被改为上下铺的卧铺车厢。我想说我翻来覆去难以入眠，但这本就是旅途的一部分。我几乎没睡，而孩子们则睡得像死猪一样。

在火车上度过一整天是一种特权。我们阅读，在走廊里踢迷你足球，在餐车里用餐，进行了几场史诗般的红心牌局，并讨论时间在运动中是如何以不同方式流逝的。我开玩笑地将其称为“新斯科舍尖叫号”（Nova Scotia Screamer），但随着我们的到达时间推迟一小时，然后两小时，再到三小时，这个名字变得不再那么贴切。

“这是因为在北美，长途客运铁路的资金严重不足，”霍尔特提醒我们。霍尔特的梦想是创办一家现代齐柏林飞艇公司。当然，齐柏林飞艇也没法帮我们更快地到达哈利法克斯。我们最终在晚上 11 点到达，晚点了四个多小时，然后瘫倒在我们绝佳的港口酒店——缪尔酒店（Muir）那不再震动轰鸣的床上。

你好，哈利法克斯

第二天早晨，城市规划专家 T.J. 麦奎尔（T.J. Maguire）带领我们参观了哈利法克斯的水滨区，他曾协助将这里改造成为一个由餐饮店、游乐场、码头和露天剧场组成的奇妙综合体。在我们的酒店外，一组宽大的阶梯向大海延伸，旁边则是一组规模更大、向天空升起的阶梯。在它们之上矗立着艺术家内德·卡恩（Ned Kahn）的作品《潮汐灯塔》（Tidal Beacon），这座金属丝塔由潮汐和天气驱动照明，宛如一座与大海进行着恒久对话的未来主义灯塔。

麦奎尔向我们展示了“盐场”（Salt Yard），这是一群分布在小型海边小屋中的餐饮店，小屋以奇特的角度排列，迫使人们改变行走路径并在此驻足。于是我们驻足在此，看着光影在港口缓缓铺展。

如同潮汐一般，我们在哈利法克斯的时光转瞬即逝，但我们仍然赶上了

赖夫·拉森（Reif Larsen）及其九岁的儿子马克斯（Max）在从蒙特利尔前往新斯科舍省的卧铺火车上欣赏加拿大的起伏风景。两人此前也被拍到在蒙特利尔的 Oasis Immersion Bodyverse 展览上尽情释放活力。照片由赖夫·拉森提供。

西班牙队赢得世界杯，并与几位兴奋的哈利法克斯裔西班牙人在街头共舞。Vamos（前进）！

布雷顿角蛤蜊浓汤大搜寻

布雷顿角是宇宙中真正的瑰宝之一，这里天气多变，景色如梦，苏格兰、阿卡迪亚和米克马克文化在此交融。在途中，为了我们家中的浓汤爱好者马克斯，我们在特鲁罗停在了 Murphy's Fish & Chips 餐厅。于是，我们开始了寻找“新斯科舍省、乃至可能是全球最佳海鲜浓汤”的非正式探索。马克斯认为 Murphy's 的浓汤（8 / 10）是一个强有力的开局竞争者。

我们在布雷顿角的据点是湖畔小镇巴德克，那里拥有如蜜桃般迷人的港口、Freight Shed 餐厅（浓汤：9 / 10），以及极具吸引力的亚历山大·格拉汉姆·贝尔博物馆。霍尔特对贝尔情有独钟。在电话发明让他成名后，贝尔爱上了布雷顿角，在那里建了家，并将该地区变成了他的实验基地。他协助发起了加拿大的首次飞机飞行，并终身痴迷于水翼船，尽管其中大多数都是“美丽的失败品”。

来到布雷顿角不能不感受这里的音乐，我们参加了许多 ceilidhs——这是一种非正式的盖尔语小提琴即兴演奏会，在那里我们学习了吉格舞曲（节奏是“jiggety jig”）和卷轴舞曲（更像“Mississippi hot dog”节奏）的区别。马克斯被深深吸引了。我们甚至考虑过放弃家乡的生活，组建一个流动的家庭小提琴合奏团。

从巴德克出发，我们航行在布拉斯多湖上，行驶在卡博特小径，并在日落时分访问了马格里港海滩。在那里，霍尔特将一条小溪改道流入大海（这是他最喜欢的消遣之一），而马克斯则在砸石头并称之为艺术。

在旅程快结束时，我们在一个恰到好处的阴郁雾日访问了路易斯堡要塞国家历史遗址。这座 1740 年代的法国要塞里聚集着一群认真的历史重演者——这对霍尔特来说太理想了，因为他已将全职从事历史重演视为一种可能的职业路径。我通常更喜欢那些严格遵循历史、当你向他们展示智能手机时会感到困惑和慌张的重演者，但这里的重演者在过去与现在之间切换自如。

我们了解了为什么在一年中禁肉 140 天的法国天主教社会中，盐鳕鱼如此珍贵；学习了如何正确装填火枪而不会炸掉一条腿；以及如何用米克马克语唱情歌。马克斯在卫兵中发现了一名叛徒，并帮着让他被关在枷锁中公开受辱，不过他后来对此感到后悔。我们一致认为，在配给匮乏的情况下生活在要塞中是极其痛苦的，尽管霍尔特已经开始规划他自己的 Minecraft 要塞，配备可运行的大炮和完善的下水道系统。我们每个人都有不同的方式来消化这种“加拿大迷醉”（Canadaze）。

我们谁都不想离开。在新斯科舍省的最后一天，在已经产生“戒断反应”的情况下，我们终于在怀科科马格的 Charlene's 尝试了全国、乃至可能是全球最好的浓汤（10 / 10）。它分量足、浓郁且细腻，海鲜满溢但口味平衡。基本上，这就是加拿大的缩影。

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在新斯科舍省期间，拉森一家体验了哈利法克斯的 Salt Yard 以及布雷顿角，并在那里搜寻“新斯科舍省、乃至可能是全球最佳海鲜浓汤”。

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周末填字游戏

填字游戏 全方位思考 作者：MICHÈLE GOVIER 编辑：JESS SHULMAN

横向

1 《热血宿敌》（Heated Rivalry）主角 ____ 威廉姆斯 7 柯克船长的名 12 看起来不错？ 18 演唱《My Way》的歌手 19 通过（如法律） 20 类似于雨夹雪的混合降水 22 吸引注意的营销手段 23 用于营造复古外观的滤镜 24 带有两个箭头的 Uno 牌 25 前魁北克省省长莱韦克（Lévesque） 26 发信息时的“嘿，还有一件事……” 28 露台固定装置 30 大声哭泣 31 位于墨西哥和加拿大之间 32 空容器重量 33 冰雪女王 34 播出《幸存者》（Survivor）的美国电视网 35 患者承担的账单部分 38 尼皮辛湖畔的安大略省城市，以及本谜题顶行每个条目的共同特征 42 以自画像闻名的艺术家弗里达 44 跟随 45 分组 46 Come On ____（Dexys Midnight Runners 的热门歌曲） 47 从事某些见不得光的活动？ 50 破土工具 51 阴森的声音 53 特伦顿、埃斯奎马尔特和穆斯乔等地的军事设施前的字母 56 省略 -anie 或 -issa 的昵称 57 番荔枝科的水果 59 迷幻药物 60 Coppertone 防晒霜瓶上的编号 63 莎士比亚笔下的“快速行进” 64 邀请某人来公寓，或许 66 《屋顶上的小提琴手》的背景地 68 吸入它！ 69 依然幸存

71 “____ 你认真的吗？” 72 可能会从旧袜子中露出的东西 73 以维多利亚女王命名的两个省会城市之一 75 “该死！” 76 退潮 78 印度教师 80 某些社区药店 81 GPS 的建议 82 Ye ____ Shoppe 83 挪威王室姓名 84 进度落后 85 “____ 出来！”（来自 102-Down 的呼喊） 86 表达不满 87 一种拥抱方式 91 允许 93 擦伤或刮伤 94 八十年代和九十年代 97 “____ 都没问题” 98 痛斥 100 扁豆料理 101 创作了歌曲《责怪加拿大》（Blame Canada）的特许经营作品，以及本谜题底行每个条目的共同特征 104 家庭 105 《CODA》和《金属之声》（Sound of Metal）中的语言 107 《玫瑰之名》作者埃科（Eco） 108 驾驶需求 109 尼罗河蛇 112 北极潜水鸟 114 徒步旅行者的配件 115 __Invasions barbares（2003年奥斯卡获奖电影） 116 混乱的人群 119 萨默·麦金托什（Summer McIntosh）的运动项目 122 狡猾的 123 演唱《Watching the Detectives》的歌手埃尔维斯 125 设计师汤米（Tommy） 126 遇险信号 127 烧烤时的配菜 128 缓慢移动的冰块 129 流行款搅拌杯品牌 © Copyright The Globe and Mail

纵向

1 招募 2 打开（如连体衣） 3 与……约会 4 厨师的恰当名字 5 “……但我们也可以做点别的” 6 冷面喜剧演员菲尔德（Fielder） 7 古时的宫廷艺人 8 再次 9 地铁图形 10 电子烟 11 无礼地盯着看

答案 本周六填字游戏的答案将在下周版面公布 / 上周六的填字游戏、KenKen 和数独答案在今日的“追求”（Pursuits）版面中

12 Bomb ____（关于二战弹药工厂女性的 CBC 剧集） 13 美国国家铁路（Amtrak）快车 14 席琳·迪翁驻演总计 16 年的美国州（缩写） 15 涂鸦 16 某些滴剂的目标 17 荒谬的 18 装饰（Zhuzh up） 21 拥有独特笑声的《辛普森一家》霸凌者 27 广泛的 29 信息中热烈的爱意字母 36 大洋洲的 IOC 国家代码 37 皇家仪仗队 39 像某些十字路口和衬衫一样的 40 铆钉的替代品 41 护理提供者？

42 点燃，如火 43 Toy Barn（《玩具总动员》系列中的商店） 46 在曼哈顿和布鲁克林之间流动的东西，以及本谜题右边缘每个条目的共同特征 48 英国设计师薇薇安（Vivienne），以及本谜题左边缘每个条目的共同特征 49 有角的食草动物 52 足球助威声 53 常用的红色糖果口味 54 痴迷的 55 提升（自身） 57 许多婴儿食品 58 错过比赛后的问题

60 也许是结束了一场祷告 61 在派对上被砸碎的东西？ 62 饰演《鲸》的演员布兰登 65 沙漏中的填充物 67 像小丑库斯蒂的发型一样 70 smart 或 dumb 之后的词 74 《绿山墙的安妮》中的恋爱对象（简称） 77 舒缓心情的多肉植物 79 《波希米亚狂想曲》中饰演 the Mercury 的演员 86 沙拉酱选项 88 赌场主管 89 关于嫉妒的莎士比亚悲剧 90 食鱼的鹰 92 停下来休息 95 路边救援组织

96 法语中对“分”的口语称呼 98 某个兄弟姐妹 99 无法获胜的局面？ 102 留在家里打电话的人 103 社交媒体上的标签 106 马里奥的 98-Down 108 以其名字命名线圈的发明家 109 营火残留物 110 大口吞咽 111 药片 113 部分袜子的末端 115 ____ 袋（派对礼品） 116 Mme. 的前称 117 护肤品牌 118 礼品装饰顶饰 120 作家的高级学位（缩写） 121 狗的警告 123 在电子邮件中抄送 124 部分加拿大新移民的科目

由弗雷泽·辛普森（FRASER SIMPSON）创作的周末加密字谜

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

横向

7 教会部门选择的玛芬蛋糕 (6) 8 新婚夫妇吃了一些剥壳的栗子 (8) 9 剧团重复地重新组织成巨大的零售店 (10) 10 波士顿地铁外的聪明信号 (4) 11 在耶格轻笑之后先行 (8) 13 一对在诺亚方舟上，而非离开 (2,4) 14 船员们侧翼包围着穿过瓦拉纳西的东河 (6) 16 她搞砸了，以错误的方式对待灶神 (6) 19 关于开始反应的愤怒，针对吹牛且鲁莽的司机 (2,4) 21 在犹太教中，他们照亮跳霍拉舞的家伙 (8) 23 小的，无色的笔，例如 (4) 24 主持人用虔诚的蓝色州描述热情 (10) 26 遥远礁石或沼泽的不规则部分 (4-4) 27 排在后面的小牛被烙印上铁印 (6)

纵向

1 粗鲁地对待醉汉，伴随着盛大的爱意表达 (5,3) 2 我请客，包含一点糖蜜 (2,2) 3 在城市交通工具上欺骗希腊字母 (6) 4 将 ALer bats 放入便捷袋中 (8) 5 哪个女儿将某些枯燥的东西进行了首尾词颠倒？ (10) 6 具有克制力，蓝精灵女孩抵制了 (6) 8 尸体内部血腥的外观 (6) 12 共同地，开始掌握逻辑学家的结论，困惑了 (10) 15 关闭我的退路，我安排了济慈的诗 (8) 17 卧床不起的希腊战士，被肌肉疼痛吞噬 (8) 18 部分地像麦当劳的标志 (6) 20 授予来自南方的漫画家奖项 (6) 22 牛顿倾向于从这些分数中删除两个错误 (6) 25 强力支持冰冷的淋浴 (4)

数独

说明 填充网格，使每一行九个方格、每一列九个方格以及每个九宫格（三乘三）包含 1 到 9 的数字，顺序不限。每个谜题只有一个解。

KENKEN 数独

简单

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上周六周末加密谜题答案

横向

1 JERMAINE (germane 同音词), 5 SPLI(t) + FF, 10 S(A)CRA (arcs 反转), 11 EN(CHAN)TER, 12 IMP + ACTS, 13 LAZARUS (隐藏词), 14 NET YIELD (yet kneeled 首尾词颠倒), 16 S(H)EER, 19 IO + TAS, 21 M + I + STRESS, 24 CHA(GR)IN, 26 OFTENER (变位词), 27 G(RE'EN) ROOM (ne'er 反转), 28 THIN + K, 29 S(HARE)D, 30 TH(ISTL)ES(e) (list 变位词)

纵向

1 JUST IN (双重定义), 2 REC(I + PI)ENT, 3 AN(AR + CH)Y, 4 NI + ELS (in 反转), 6 PI(A)ZZA'S, 7 INTER(n), 8 FORESTRY (隐藏词), 9 OC + CLU(D)ES (co 反转), 15 ED + MO(NT)ON, 17 ESSENTIAL (变位词), 18 RIB C + AGES (crib 变位词), 20 SYRI(a)N + G + E, 22 ROTATES (变位词), 23 BRAKES (breaks 同音词), 25 A + RE + NA (an 反转), 26 OOM + PH (moo 反转)

终点

1980年，特里·福克斯开始了一场对抗癌症的马拉松。今天，整个加拿大的研究人员、医生和临床医生比以往任何时候都更接近终点线。但如果没有您，我们无法到达那里。

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我让生活“去优化”了。米拉·米勒（Mira Miller）写道，这正是我所需要的

7月初，我在蒙特利尔的家中收拾行李，准备和朋友们去度假屋度周末。这时，我偶然看到了一段来自卡门·维森特（Carmen Vicente）的 Instagram 视频。维森特是一位来自多伦多的科技社交媒体策略师和文化趋势预测师，她在视频中宣称，2026年夏季的主题将是“去优化”（unoptimized）。

基于她自己的“非科学研究”，维森特假设许多人已经厌倦了集体痴迷于自我追踪、个人关键绩效指标（KPI）和生物黑客技术（biohacks）。相反，她说一个“去优化”的夏天应该是“带有一点享乐主义，带有一点现实主义”，并包括诸如不刮毛或不穿胸罩、回归模拟生活、丢掉 Oura 智能戒指、抽烟，以及或许最重要的一点——在现实生活中与他人共处。

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我感到一种特别的认同感。在经历了数年执行某种僵化的常规生活——包括保证至少八小时睡眠、大量准备餐食并健康饮食、定期锻炼以及几乎不喝酒——之后，一个“去优化”的夏天正是我所渴望的。我迅速将视频发给了朋友们，并宣布我们应该将这种能量注入到即将到来的度假中。他们全心全意地同意了。

接下来的那个周末充满了欢笑、美食、几杯酒精和极少的睡眠。有一天晚上，我们四个人一直聊天、咯咯地笑到凌晨 3 点。尽管我已经 29, 岁了，但感觉像回到了 15 岁。我疲惫地回到家，身上布满了虫咬，但内心感到无比充实。

过度优化的危害 自我优化——指通过不断追求身体健康、心理福祉和认知能力的提升，且通常使用可穿戴健康监测设备——近年来已成为一种显著的社会文化趋势。但这可能会让我们陷入孤立和孤独，成为一个永久的借口，让我们留在家里并拒绝社交机会。

《医学互联网研究杂志》（Journal of Medical Internet Research）2021 年的一项研究表明，自我追踪可能存在“阴暗面”，包括潜在的负面心理社会后果，如压力、成瘾、工作过载和误用。与此同时，心理健康专家们亲眼目睹了这些影响。

“我确实看到了一种趋势，人们觉得与朋友的联系在减少，”卡尔加里 Be Well Psychology 的创始人、注册心理学家贝弗利·里德（Beverly Reed）表示，“当你如此坚定地追求个人目标时，很难对其他事情说‘好’。”

在电话中，维森特告诉我，她对自我优化的怀疑并非新鲜事——她一直试图在自己的生活中拒绝它。但这一次，她感觉到更多的人可能开始质疑，用设备追踪自己的每一个动作是否真的能带来更好的生活。她显然捕捉到了某种趋势：她关于“去优化”的视频是她迄今为止最受欢迎的视频之一，浏览量接近 500,000 次。

拥抱非优化生活

来自多伦多的 41 岁数字战略专家布里塔尼·史密斯（Brittany Smith）告诉我，她度过了一个“非优化的夏天”，期间进行了许多随兴的旅行，包括一次与好友临时决定前往安大略省特马加米（Temagami）的旅程，这次旅行最终成了一次格外特别的情感纽带体验。

“非优化乐趣的一部分就是让自己在事情发生时能够坦然地说‘好’，而不是把每件事都计划得滴水不漏，”她说。“当你为未知留出空间，你可能会遇到一个给你推荐景点的人，而那个景点可能成为你旅程中的亮点；或者你可能会遇到某个人并坠入爱河。”

现居多伦多的 31 岁女性拉雅·波洛温（Laya Polowin）自从一年多前离开一家招聘公司的工作以来，一直致力于让自己的生活“非优化”。当时，她工作努力，坚持健身，佩戴 Ultrahuman 智能戒指来监测睡眠，并遵循严格的日常计划。

“我的身体健康状况从未如此之好，但我的心理健康却跌入了谷底，”她说。“下班后我会感到非常疲惫，不再花时间陪伴朋友——我变得如此冷漠。”

辞职后，波洛温在从事各种工作的同时（从在商业电影片场工作到协助举办品牌活动），将人际关系放在首位。她发现自己热爱举办活动，并在多伦多的酒吧里发起了一系列成人拼写比赛。她对拼写本身并没有特别的热情，但她热衷于将人们聚集在“温暖的房间”里，并帮助建立一种社区感。

“对我来说，人与人的连接比拥有六块腹肌或赚尽可能多的钱要重要得多，”她说。

里德（Reed）表示，社交与连接应被视为福祉的基本组成部分，而不是在身体健康的名义下可以随意舍弃或牺牲的东西。

“健康只是通往喜悦和幸福的众多维度中的一个，”她说。“如果我们过于关注这一个维度，绝对会发现自己缺失了社交这一环。”

此外，《压力与健康》（Stress and Health）杂志 2026 年的一项研究表明，当我们以灵活的态度对待目标时，更有可能实现它们。里德表示，偶尔允许自己偏离常规会让您在长远看来更加成功，尤其是如果您通过在生活中填满社交连接来提升福祉的话。

随着阳光季节的延续，我自己的那些某种程度上“非优化”的习惯也延续了下来。每当出现娱乐和社交的机会，我就放下我的常规计划。这个夏天，我度过了比长期以来更多的深夜，喝了更多的葡萄酒，在酒吧逗留，与陌生人交谈，并与老友进行深度对话。

随着天气转凉，我不打算改变我的方式。我仍然会去健身房，烹饪健康的饮食，并尝试保证睡眠，但与我爱的人共度一个随兴且快乐的夜晚将永远排在我的优先级清单之首，无论我可能会损失多少小时的睡眠。

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星座运势 萨莉·布朗普顿（SALLY BROMPTON） 星期六，OCTOBER 10, 2026

如果今天是你的生日

生日时的新月预示着更好的日子即将到来，但不要等待周围的世界改变——要由你自己来改变它。在接下来的这一年里，你越有冒险精神，幸运之神就越会对你微笑。

白羊座 3月21日 – 4月20日 今天新月落在你星盘的伴侣区域，将有助于你与爱人和同事化解矛盾。然而，由于火星与代表爱情的金星相冲突，并非每个人都愿意表现得友好。请忽略他们，将这一天与那些友好的人共度。

金牛座 4月21日 – 5月21日 你可能是一个习惯于循规蹈矩的人，但今天的新月将鼓励你撕掉规则手册，从一个截然不同的角度看待生活。有些人会对你如此轻易地适应环境变化而感到震惊。你甚至可能会让自己感到震惊！

双子座 5月22日 – 6月21日 你星盘中最具活力区域的宇宙活动，让此时成为一个令人兴奋的生存时刻，因此请保持敏锐，如果出现新机会，随时准备行动。只有在行动迟缓时，你才会错失良机。

巨蟹座 6月22日 – 7月23日 你可能认为自己知道什么对朋友最好，也许确实如此，但如果他们显然不想要你的建议，那么不要强加给他们。

也许他们知道一些你不知道的事情，或者也许他们需要从自己的错误中学习。

狮子座 7月24日 – 8月23日 你所走的道路可能令人兴奋，但前方也有障碍，如果你不留意脚下的路，可能会被绊倒。你不必走一条安全且可预测的路线，但你必须保持警觉。

处女座 8月24日 – 9月23日 如果你发现自己今天与公认的做法格格不入，那么很可能是你错了。如果你能承认这个事实，就不会产生任何危害。然而，如果你拒绝听从理智，可能会让你付出沉重代价。

天秤座 9月24日 – 10月23日 不要听信那些说你目标定得太高的人，因为今天落在你星座的新月将引导并保护你，让不可能的事情看起来几乎轻而易举。宇宙希望你成功，而你一定不想让它失望！

天蝎座 10月24日 – 11月22日 如果你心仪的人今天要求你承担新的责任，你会发现很难拒绝。但你必须拒绝，因为行星预警这些责任可能会变成沉重的负担。请将自己的需求放在首位。

射手座 11月23日 – 12月21日 今天的新月敦促你参与社交和文化性质的团体活动。你与那些生活观相同的人互动越多，就越会发现自己并不孤单，也会感到越幸福。

摩羯座 12月22日 – 1月20日 你星盘中事业区域的宇宙活动，使现在成为在社会地位上晋升的理想时机。如果你之前没有充分发挥你的创造天赋，在接下来的几周和几个月里，你可以且必须做得更好。

水瓶座 1月21日 – 2月19日 你的生活中发生了太多变化，这可能会让你感到有些不安。然而，你敏锐的风象星座思维让你比大多数人更有优势，因为你学习速度快且从不害怕冒险。今天就开始尝试一些新鲜且令人兴奋的事情吧。

双鱼座 2月20日 – 3月20日 今天突然出现的一个机会可能看起来好得令人难以置信，但行星迹象表明，这可能是一个提升自我，甚至赚大钱的真实机会。不要浪费时间思考——现在就行动！

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桥牌 由 STEVE BECKER 提供 2026年10月10日，星期六

北家发牌。 双方均有漏洞。

叫牌过程：

北家 东家 南家 西家 1 [H] 过牌 3 [C] 过牌 3 [H] 过牌 4 [C] 过牌 5 [C] 过牌 6 [C] 首攻 – 方块10。

顶尖的叫牌者在处理一手牌时总是采取悲观态度，这看起来可能有些奇怪。然而，只要存在失败的可能性，无论多么渺茫，他们都会采取一切预防措施来防止失败。

请看这局牌，南家未能确保其合同的达成。他一路疾行，不顾左右，结果在第三轮出牌时发现，原本看似稳操胜券的大满贯突然化为泡影。

南家用明手的 A 赢得了方块首攻，并继续出方块到 K。但西家将牌（ruffed），并回出了一张将牌，南家不得不输掉一轮，因为在明手仅剩 1 张将牌的情况下，他无法将剩余的两张方块全部将掉。

明手牌摊开的一瞬间，叫牌者就能看出他已经拥有 11 轮稳拿的戏码，而要再拿一轮，他只需要在明手中将掉一张方块即可。然而，他忽略了如果他打出方块 A-K 且 K 被将掉时可能会发生的情况。

在第二轮出牌时从明手打出方块确实是正确的，但在东家在该轮打出 9 之后再打 K 则是错误的。相反，

南家应该出小牌

南家应该出小牌——保留 K——以防范可能出现的 6-1 方块分布，这是对大满贯唯一的真实威胁。在那之后，南家将能用明手的 A 将掉其剩余的小方块，从而确保第 12 轮戏码，对此无可阻挡。

许多遭遇此类挫折的玩家倾向于将其归咎于运气不好而将其撇开。但一个认真负责的叫牌者在犯此类错误后，会将这次经历牢牢地记在心中，并郑重地发誓绝不再重复这样一个代价高昂的错误。

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你的 Nespresso 胶囊在回收后究竟经历了什么

从咖啡豆到咖啡杯，Nespresso 坚信咖啡可以成为一种向善的力量——而这种承诺并不会随着你喝完最后一口咖啡而结束。

毕竟，自 1991 年起，他们就一直是回收利用的领导者，这也是这家瑞士公司更广泛的可持续发展努力以及对循环经济贡献的一部分。

“我们认为，对咖啡的用心在享用之后应当继续，” 加拿大公司企业事务与企业社会责任（CSR）经理 Catherine Leclerc 表示。“这就是为什么在过去的十年里，我们一直在根据加拿大各省不同的实际情况调整回收方案。”

如果你是一位 咖啡爱好者，你可能对这个流程非常熟悉：享用一杯你最喜爱的 咖啡，将用过的胶囊丢进提供的回收袋中，待袋子装满后，通过其专门的回收计划将其寄出回收。

但你是否好奇过，当你与用过的 胶囊挥手告别后，它们究竟经历了什么？

关于铝材的一切

首先，值得花时间研究一下胶囊本身。

胶囊由铝制成，这是一个深思熟虑的选择。铝不仅是保护咖啡粉香气和新鲜度的最佳材料之一，还能通过阻挡光线和隔绝水分来防止氧化。

铝也是一种循环材料，这意味着它可以被一次又一次地回收 $^{1}$。

会员拥有多种选择

根据您在加拿大的所在地， 俱乐部会员有多种选择来回收其用过的胶囊。所有回收选项均免费。会员只需登录 网站确认可用的回收方案，从第二次订购咖啡起，订单将自动包含所需的回收袋。他们也可以在任何 精品店领取回收袋。

回收流程详解

这些回收袋会被送往加拿大的三个合作伙伴回收中心之一，并在那里经过仔细的分类、分离和处理。抵达后——在本案例中是位于安大略省汉密尔顿的 Emterra Group——回收袋在卸货前会经过检查和抽样。接着，回收袋通过分袋机打开并清空，胶囊随后在传送带上移动。然后，它们通过一台

Nespresso 胶囊在位于安大略省汉密尔顿的合作伙伴回收设施 Emterra Group 进行分离。摄影：BRODY WHITE

利用高速压力挤压胶囊以提取咖啡渣的机器进行处理。这些咖啡渣经过精细的机械筛分后被储存起来准备运输，以便用作堆肥。

一旦胶囊中的咖啡渣被清空，铝壳会被整合、压缩并打包成大块，随后被送往冶炼厂，在那里它们被熔化并重新用于其他产品的生产。

“胶囊本身的咖啡渣实际上被用于土壤混合物中，”总部位于汉密尔顿的回收公司 Emterra Group 的合同绩效与特种处理总监肖恩·奥尼尔（Sean O'Neill）表示，“我们还将这些材料提供给安大略省南部的一家当地公司，这些东西对土壤非常有益。”

我们共同参与 在为构建更循环的经济做出贡献方面，我们每个人都扮演着一定的角色。

“我们希望向客户展示，当他们回收 Nespresso 胶囊时，他们正在参与一项有助于让宝贵材料保持循环的活动，”勒克莱尔（Leclerc）说道，“我们鼓励他们参与到这个过程中，并且我们认为将这一过程尽可能便捷化是我们的责任。”

在公司方面，Nespresso 致力于扩大其回收力度。随着回收更多胶囊能力的提升，他们期待看到该计划进一步发展。

这一雄心反映了 Nespresso 将可持续性考量整合到其整个业务中的更广泛方法。自 2022 年起，该公司已获得全球 B 型企业（Certified B Corporation）认证，这是对其在社会和环境绩效以及透明度方面高标准的独立且严格的验证。

$^{1}$ https: / international-aluminium.org

寻找适用于您的 Nespresso 回收方案

上门取件 黑色回收袋

STEP 1 将用过的胶囊收集在 Nespresso 黑色回收袋中。

STEP 2 填充至 MAX 线并密封。

3 在下次在线下单时，在结账界面选择“标准配送含回收上门取件”，快递员将在配送订单时将其取走。

市政回收 绿色

1 将用过的胶囊收集在绿色 中。

3 将 放入您的市政垃圾桶或 中。

加拿大邮政寄回 红色

1 将用过的胶囊收集在红色 中。

3 将 投入邮筒或交给邮局。

精品店及指定 门店投放 ANY

将用过的胶囊收集在任何 中。

2 将其投放到精品店或合作伙伴收集点的指定回收桶中。

欲查找您所在地区的可用方案和投放地点，请访问 .com / . 请注意，包括上门取件、加拿大邮政和回收桶在内的方案可用性可能因您所在的地点而异。

胶囊仅通过该计划提供。请访问 .com / ca / en / irecycle 查找最近的选项。

您的胶囊 简单，伴随 ENJOY。回收。重复。

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胶囊仅通过该计划提供。 方案可能因您所在的地点而异。请访问 .com / 了解更多信息。

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2026 ONTARIO TOURISM SUMMIT OCTOBER 21 & 22

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OTS26 是安大略省旅游业社区共同探讨宏伟愿景的平台。在“连接与提升”（Connect & Elevate）的主题下，旅游业领导者、市政府、目的地组织以及省政府和联邦合作伙伴将聚集在一起，就安大略省访客经济的未来进行为期两天的前瞻性对话——从扩大国际市场到加强基础设施、劳动力和合作伙伴关系，以保持安大略省在世界舞台上的竞争力。峰会将以安大略省旅游卓越奖圆满结束，旨在表彰那些将安大略省打造成为值得讨论的目的地的人员、企业和社区。

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活动亮点

安大略省旅游业协会

第一天：

连接、协同与加速

第一天将汇聚整个行业，就共同的优先事项达成一致，并加速推动安大略省旅游业格局的发展。代表们将听取行业领袖关于新兴市场趋势、目的地开发以及推动增长所需的协作策略的见解。主旨演讲、小组讨论和研讨会将探讨体验开发、投资吸引、可持续发展以及社区参与。

演讲嘉宾亮点

- 与新任 Destination Ontario 总裁兼首席执行官 Maxine Chapman 的炉边谈话

• Invest Ontario 总裁兼首席执行官 Khawar Nasim 的见解

- 从需求到开发：我们如何解锁旅游投资？ – Johanna Griggs, Destination Canada

第二天：

提升、创新与引领

第二天的重点转向领导力、创新以及提升安大略省旅游业未来所需的工具。会议将聚焦治理、劳动力解决方案、营销和技术，同时代表们将听取思想领袖、数据专家和目的地创新者的分享。这些对话将共同探讨社区如何吸引游客、增强韧性并以目标为导向进行引领。全天活动将在安大略省旅游卓越奖（Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence）中达到高潮。

演讲嘉宾亮点

- 与新任旅游、文化与博彩部长 Zee Hamid 的炉边谈话

- 乡村旅游在安大略省的重要性，农业部部长 Lisa Thompson

• 夜空旅游

- 与 David Coletto 博士的深度聚焦（InFocus） – 政治格局的机遇与前景

终身成就奖

获奖者 Gerry Cariou 执行董事 Ontario's Sunset Country

奖项赞助商

奖项赞助商

恭喜 2026 年安大略省旅游卓越奖入围者

年度创新者

获奖者 Ellie Joseph 联合创始人 Two Row on the Grand

艺术与文化奖，由安大略省艺术委员会（ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL）颁发

可持续旅游奖

• Centre in the Square • 圣凯瑟琳斯市中心协会（St. Catharines Downtown Association）的 Holi 色彩节

乔治布朗理工学院（George Brown Polytechnic） – 酒店与旅游管理

- 遗产灯塔有轨电车 351 号 – 温莎市

年度景点

• 加拿大独木舟博物馆 • 尼亚加拉公园

- Rivershrike Inc（经营名称为 The Waterfront River Pub and Terrace 及 Napanee River Tours）

烹饪与农业旅游奖

- Katya and Ken Riley, Brooklands Farm - GRAZE 晚餐 - Lynn River Farm

数字营销

• “片场魔力”（Magic on Set） – 渥太华旅游局 - “相聚格雷”（Gather in Grey） – 格雷县旅游局 - “让我向你展示——我爱的汉密尔顿”（Let Me Show You - the Hamilton I Love）, 汉密尔顿旅游局

道格·史密斯奖（THE DOUG SMITH AWARD） • 获奖者：Saoirse Curry, 渥太华大学 Telfer 管理学院 颁奖方： NIEUPORT AVIATION

年度活动

- 布赖顿苹果节（Brighton Applefest） - 布赖顿市 - 尼亚加拉-翁太略湖之花（Niagara-on-the-Lake in Bloom） - Vintage Hotels - 高桅船节（Tall Ships Festival） – 布罗克维尔旅游局

加拿大航空未来领袖奖

原住民旅游奖

- Nokomis in Residence - Walk Among the Trees - Woodland Cultural Centre 颁奖方： ITO 安大略省原住民旅游局（INDIGENOUS TOURISM ONTARIO）

年度旅游冠军

TIAO 远见合作伙伴：

• 安大略省农业旅游协会（Agritourism Ontario）

- 加拿大公园管理局（劳里尔故居国家历史遗址）和 Working Title Kitchen

- 安大略省度假村协会（Resorts of Ontario）

本周末观看指南

《小先知》是一部特别的英剧，而《库比蒂诺》则在反击科技巨头

J. KELLY NESTRUCK 电视评论员

CFL 动员感恩节周末 TSN

毫无疑问，每一部长寿的美国情景喜剧最终都会推出一集感恩节特辑——从《ALF》（两集连播的“草堆里的火鸡”）到《WKRP》（“火鸡离去”）。同样，充满戏剧性的美国感恩节晚餐在大小屏幕上屡见不鲜。

但很难想到有一部加拿大电影或加拿大剧集是以我们自己的感恩节传统为中心的。《汪汪队立大功》的小狗们拯救了感恩节——但那是在一集最初于11月播出的、带有美国色彩的剧集中。而《希奇溪镇》中让大卫·罗斯（Dan Levy 饰）去打猎的那一集，充其量只能算与假期相关。《克里奇之子》确实有一集感恩节特辑——但那是克里奇一家为了迎接一位到访的亲戚而庆祝美国感恩节。

从左上角起顺时针方向：《我们快乐地前行》在 Crave 平台播出；皮尔斯·奎格利和劳伦·帕特尔主演的《小先知》；玛丽·沃尔什主演的《Deaner '89》；迈克·库尔特和瑞秋·凯勒在《库比蒂诺》中挑战科技巨头。

我们能找到最接近加拿大感恩节特辑的，可能是 2007 年《Degrassi: The New Generation》的两集特辑，其中期考试的压力与准备火鸡晚餐的压力交织，导致深受恐慌发作困扰的佩奇退出了大学。所以，其实一点也不接近。

加拿大的丰收节通常是一个更低调、商业化程度较低的活动——没有广告轰炸来支撑其专属特辑，但也没有被同样的潜在毒性神话所累。相反，请享受本周末主要的本土电视盛事：一系列 CFL 比赛，涵盖除多伦多阿格斯队以外的所有球队，并在周一下午（东部时间 1 p.m. EDT）迎来萨斯喀彻温骑手队与蒙特利尔信天翁队的格雷杯重赛。

《小先知》（Small Prophets） APPLE TV

这部由麦肯齐·克鲁克（《探测员》）创作的 BBC 系列剧，是流媒体 era 盛行的那种带有淡淡忧郁色彩的喜剧之一，但它拥有该类型剧集通常缺乏的独特卖点：人造人（homunculi）。

在女友于平安夜失踪七年后，迈克尔·斯利普（Pearce Quigley 饰）在一条死胡同里过着凄惨的生活，在一家 DIY 商店工作，并定期探望他的父亲布莱恩（Michael Palin 饰），而布莱恩也正缓慢地陷入失智症中。

有一天，布莱恩开始讲述他当年在埃及服兵役时，学习如何召唤能预言未来的微型类人生物——即人造人的经历。很快，迈克尔开始放下质疑，与一名年轻且懒散的同事在棚屋里尝试黑魔法——并引起了爱管闲事邻居的注意。这部剧将神奇元素与平凡生活迷人地融合在一起，既可以被解读为隐喻，也可以被视为纯粹的奇幻——但有一点可以肯定，这是自本·琼森时代以来最好的关于炼金术的英国喜剧。新剧集将于周二在 Apple TV 上线，直至 11 月 4 日。

《我们快乐地前行》（Merrily We Roll Along） CRAVE

这部由斯蒂芬·桑德海姆创作的音乐剧讲述了一群创意朋友的故事，采用倒叙手法。它在 1981. 年首演时曾是一次著名的失败。而导演玛丽亚·弗里德曼 2023 年由乔纳森·格罗夫和丹尼尔·雷德克里夫主演的百老汇制作则截然相反——场场售罄，平均票价攀升至 $300. 以上。

我通过等待观看弗里德曼拍摄的舞台剧录像，省下了一叠美钞，该录像本周已在加拿大的 Crave 平台上线。（图书馆用户也可以在 Hoopla 上找到它。）

Groff 和 Radcliffe 分别在音乐剧作曲家和作词人的角色上表现出色，他们的友谊与伙伴关系缓慢地分崩离析，或者更准确地说，考虑到这部剧奇怪的结构，是逐渐凝聚在一起的。两位主演都获得了托尼奖，但 Friedman 的电影拍摄技巧则不会让她赢得任何奖项；她捕捉舞台剧特写的方式有时令人困惑。尽管如此，这部作品还是捕捉到了足够的魔力。

美国夫妇电视创作者 Robert 和 Michelle King 以其相互关联的系列剧《傲骨之妻》（The Good Wife）、《傲骨之战》（The Good Fight）和《艾尔斯贝斯》（Elsbeth）而闻名。本周，他们推出了一个全新的法律剧宇宙——《库比蒂诺》（Cupertino），以这座硅谷城市命名。

试播集讲述了资深律师 Michael Price (Mike Coulter) 和年轻律师 Olivia Siffre (Rachel Keller) 被同一家科技公司错误解雇的故事。两人在反抗数字巨头的过程中找到了乐趣，并成立事务所，代表那些被算法碾碎的普通民众。King 夫妇的作品在兼具时效性且略显古怪时最为出色；直到第 2 集结束——此处有轻微剧透——《库比蒂诺》才达到了这个绝佳状态：一个叛逆的 AI 试图雇佣该事务所来起诉其自身的创造者。新剧集于周四晚上 8 点在 Global 和 STACKTV 播出。

《库比蒂诺》（Cupertino） CBS, GLOBAL, STACKTV

Deaner '89 CBC GEM, CBC TV

这部 2024 年的动作喜剧音乐片是 Dean Murdoch 的起源故事。在加拿大邪典喜剧《Fubar》、《Fubar 2》以及短命的电视剧《FUBAR Age of Computer》中，这位摇滚乐迷被人们称为“the Deaner”。但从技术上讲，它不属于 Fubar 系列。

演员 Paul Spence 获得了他所扮演角色的版权，并撰写了这部独立电影，讲述了 Deaner 在发现自己的真实血统后，如何与姐姐 Jen (Star Slade) 一起初次接触重金属音乐。Anne T Donahue 将其列为《全球邮报》的评论员推荐（Critic's Pick）。她写道：“作为成年人，我们很容易忘记在第一次发现音乐如何引导我们揭开珍贵的新社区时，我们曾是多么懵懂的青少年。” “Deaner '89 是一封写给那些催化时刻的情书。” 该片于 10 月 10 日在 CBC TV 播出并在 Gem 上线。

罗伯特·蒙施与“不请自来”的艺术

这位个性鲜明的儿童作家和故事讲述者习惯于直接现身。来自安大略省格尔夫的几代孩子对此记忆犹新，记者丽贝卡·塔克（Rebecca Tucker）对此进行了报道。

去年秋天的一个晚上，格尔夫市中心发生了一件神奇的事情。

每个月的第二个星期四，格尔夫故事讲述者协会（Guelph Guild of Story-tellers）都会举办“山丘故事会”（Tales from the Hill）。该活动之所以如此命名，是因为举办它的博物馆就坐落在市中心那座俯瞰全城的哥特复兴式山顶大教堂脚下。

该活动在10月至次年5月期间举行，任何人都可以参加。故事讲述者由协会邀请，活动最后设有开放麦环节。在去年11月的一次活动中，当参与者陆续进入会场时，他们看到一名男子坐在房间后方。活动开始后，该男子走到讲述者的位置，坐在麦克风前的摇椅上。当他抬起头时，他以那种只能属于一个人的生动讲述风格瞬间活跃起来：他就是罗伯特·蒙施（Robert Munsch）。

布伦丹·罗杰斯（Brendan Rogers）那天晚上第一次参加该活动。他自2021年起居住在格尔夫，他说，这让他觉得“我现在成了一个真正的格尔夫人。当我把这件事告诉我的格尔夫朋友时，他们的反应是：哦是的，那就是罗伯特·蒙施，他就是会突然出现。”

事实确实如此：格尔夫的大多数人——包括我在内——都记得罗伯特·蒙施突然现身的一次经历；如果他们没有，那么他们一定认识有这种经历的人。50多年来，这位儿童作家让自己成为了这座城市集体意识的一部分，而且如果你在那里长大，他很有可能访问过你的学校。你可能在格尔夫公共图书馆见过他朗读自己的书，或者他在公共公园、圣诞派对或他家门前的台阶上给你讲过故事。作为回报，他已成为这座城市身份认同的一部分。

去年秋天，蒙施向《纽约时报》透露他选择了MAID（医疗辅助死亡），这一消息成为了头条新闻。这一决定是由2021年被诊断出患有帕金森病和认知障碍症促使的。他的记忆现在正在衰退，并且将继续消逝。但在格尔夫，随着时间的推移，与蒙施的邂逅如此广泛，以至于在城市边界之内，形成了一种关于他艺术家生涯的、活生生的记忆。

格尔夫位于多伦多以西约一个半小时车程处，可能并不以艺术和文化闻名——尽管奇怪的是，这座城市曾是加拿大两位最受喜爱的儿童作家的故乡：让·利特尔（Jean Little）以及蒙施。这座城市人口约140,000人，处于安大略省主要农业区的交汇点；格尔夫大学的农业学院在国内外享有盛名——其中一项成就就是培育出了育空金土豆（Yukon Gold potato）。蒙施于1975年搬到格尔夫，在大学的家庭研究系担任教职。

辛迪·赛弗里德（Cyndi Seifried）记得是在那里遇到他的。1984年，赛弗里德在大学学习心理学，并修读了一门儿童戏剧课程。蒙施被邀请担任客座讲师。赛弗里德说，这很合理：故事讲述与包括戏剧在内的同一口才传统同属一脉，而蒙施特有的风格，保守地说，是非常具有戏剧性的。

“他谈到了成为观众的一部分，”赛弗里德回忆道，“这样孩子们会觉得他们也是体验的一部分。”

这是蒙施极其擅长教授的一课。蒙施最著名的就是他那极具感染力的现场故事讲述。44岁的本·罗宾逊（Ben Robinson）是格尔夫公共图书馆的分馆主管，曾任儿童图书馆员，他记得一次访问马登公立学校（Marden Public School）的经历。“如果你看他的书，其中一些书，他的每本书都献给了一个给他提供灵感雏形的真实孩子，而其中一些孩子就来自格尔夫。”

具体运作方式是这样的：蒙施会走进一所学校或图书馆，在聚集的一群听得入神的年幼孩子（通常是10岁以下）中间大显身手。如果他是在朗读已出版的作品，他会将印刷的文字转化为鲜活、有生命的事物。蒙施的讲述方式极大地依赖于拟声词和重复——比如：莫蒂默（Mortimer）发出的“砰，砰，砰”声；在《乔纳森洗干净了——然后他听到一个声音》（Jonathan Cleaned Up – Then He Heard a Sound）中每隔几页就会出现的列车员大喊“最后一站！全部下车”；以及《穆默尔》（Murmel）中标题人物婴儿发出的“穆默尔，穆默尔，穆默尔”的咕咕声。即使是在《永远爱你》（Love You Forever）中重复的副歌——这部作品是蒙施在妻子安经历了两次死产后写下的苦乐参半之作——也带着一种温柔的歌谣感。

与此同时，蒙施真实的嗓音则极其古灵精怪。他会对每一个音节地尖叫、大喊、咆哮并伴随敲击，其节奏和音调一旦听过，就与作品本身密不可分。

学校之行有时是预定的，但有时则是自发的、计划外的：蒙施会再次直接出现，询问是否有时间让他讲讲故事。“没有哪个老师或校长会说‘噢，请明天再来’，”罗宾逊说。

通常，他当时正在创作某些作品，给格尔夫的孩子们讲故事是蒙施判断这些作品是否有效的一种方式，就像脱口秀演员在打磨段子一样，在目标受众面前测试粗糙的新素材。这种方法不仅是蒙施给无数格尔夫孩子带来欢乐的方式，也是他的写作方式。

罗宾逊回忆起蒙施访问马登公立学校时说，“他在观众中选了一个孩子，当场编了一个故事，”她说，“我记得当时希望选中的是我。我的记忆可能在欺骗我，但我记得被选中的孩子离我只有两个位置，所以我觉得自己离他很近。”

塔米·斯图尔特（Tammy Stewart），47, 岁，在蒙施访问她就读的圣保罗天主教小学时，她正读一年级或二年级——她也不太确定具体年份，是1986年还是1987年。“我们都知道他要来，”她说，“我们都知道他的书。但我没准备好面对的是他的能量。”

在蒙施访问圣保罗学校几十年后，斯图尔特的哥哥（一名承包商）在蒙施的房子里干活，于是请求蒙施为她在一本《纸袋公主》（The Paper Bag Princess）上签名。“我从未如此嫉妒过我的哥哥，因为我从未真正见过他，”斯图尔特说，“我见过他，但从未有机会一对一地对他说‘你改变了我的生活，你让我爱上了书’。虽然我们成年后在意识上知道他是个名人，但在成长过程中，他就是我生活的一部分。”

如果格尔夫足够大到拥有郊区的话，那么距离市区约10分钟车程的罗克伍德（Rockwood）小社区就是那个郊区。在那里长大的达娜·里克（Dana Riek）记得蒙施访问当地图书馆时带来了一块“故事石”，这是一个古怪且毫无逻辑的道具，但他用它来吸引观众。“他说如果你拿着它并仔细观察，就能在里面发现故事，”里克回忆道，“现在看来，它只是一块普通的抛光石头。但在那时，它感觉很神奇。”更神奇的是：蒙施把那块石头送给了她。

“它立刻成了我最珍贵的财产，”她说。而且这种影响是深远的。“有时我想知道，那个时刻是否促使我在大学学习文学。这感觉在某种程度上是有联系的——就像那块石头代表了我第一次真正意识到故事来自想象，而想象力至关重要。”

1991.年4月，蒙施在访问多伦多圣丹尼斯学校期间给1年级学生讲故事。摄影：FRED LUM / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

达娜·里克（Dana Riek，左上）在整理书籍时，向女儿乔西（Josie）展示她小时候从罗伯特·蒙施那里得到的一块故事石。SAMMY KOGAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

罗宾·考克斯（Robyn Cox）展示她小时候在1998年的一次社区节日派对上与蒙施见面后，从他那里得到的一本签名书。SAMMY KOGAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

1995年，现已停刊的《圭尔夫水星报》（Guelph Mercury）请蒙施分享他对这座城市的感受，当时该市人口接近100,000人。他表示自己热爱市中心，讨厌一组最近新建的高层建筑，并发誓永远不会竞选当地公职。在一段无关的插话中，他还评论了自己的讲故事风格，被《水星报》描述为“狂人现场朗读”。蒙施说：“确实有个心理医生告诉我，所有这些表演都是为了弥补基本的害羞。”

虽然蒙施一直是圭尔夫市的一员，但这一直是以他自己的方式进行的：他想出现的时候，或者能出现的时候才会出现。蒙施最近坦诚地决定选择医疗辅助死亡（MAID），而在此之前的职业生涯中，他也一直坦率地面对自己在心理健康和成瘾方面的挣扎。

在居住近25年的那个社区里，蒙施大多独处，但他并非隐士。他的邻居加比·卢特曼（Gabi Luttmann）说，虽然他在与社区孩子互动时最自在——他最出名的是每年万圣节在自家门阶上分发其书籍的微缩版——但每年在社区年度圣诞派对上，他会让成年人们对他留下最深刻的印象。

“他的家人会先来，然后他会稍晚一点到，”她说。“但当他到达时，我们就知道要发生什么了。所有人都停了下来。”每年，蒙施都会在派对上讲述一个全新的圣诞故事，这个故事是关于当年举办宴会的家庭而创作的。就这样：“他讲完故事，可能会吃一点东西，然后就消失了。”

卢特曼住在蒙施附近的时光不仅留在记忆中。一天下午，她接到了蒙施的电话，他询问她儿子的年龄。“他说，‘我正在准备一些东西，你介意我今天下午晚一点过去吗？’”卢特曼回忆道。“于是他过来了。拍了一些照片。”

“在那之后不久，他又过来了，这次他带来了大字印刷的故事。”蒙施请卢特曼最小的儿子马修（Matthew）读这个故事，以便蒙施能观察他的反应。“那是夏天，他带来了一些……迈克尔·马琴科（Michael Martchenko）已经画好的草图卷轴。就这样，他观察着马修，而我内心则在激动地颤抖。”

那天下午的环节后来变成了出版于2005年的《沙堡比赛》（The Sandcastle Contest）；书中的英雄就叫马修。去年，马琴科和蒙施被邀请到圭尔夫的一所学校讨论这本书。由于蒙施身体状况不佳，马修——书中的现实原型马修——代替他出席。

37岁的罗宾·考克斯在1998年与蒙施相识，当时她九岁。那是在她家人在圭尔夫格兰奇希尔东区（Grange Hill East）举办的一次节日派对上。在那里，考克斯在甜点桌旁遇到了他，并鼓励他尝尝她做的饼干。她询问他的名字，他自我介绍叫“鲍勃·蒙施”，考克斯随即说，可惜他的名字不是罗伯特，因为那样他就和那位作家同名了。蒙施回答说，嗯，没错——就是他。

“那是他没有胡子的时期之一，但在我们所有的书里，他的照片都有胡须，”现在经常给20个月大女儿读蒙施书籍的考克斯说。她当时不相信他。“我挑战他列举出他写的一系列书，因为我不相信这个奇怪的男人会像我一样熟悉这么多罗伯特·蒙施的书。显然，他知道相当多。”

第二天，蒙施回到了那个家庭，带来了一本他的著作《丝带救援》（Ribbon Rescue），并在书上为考克斯写了题词：“给罗宾，那个不认为我是我的女孩。”

前教学图书馆员、圭尔夫讲述者协会（Guelph Guild of Storytellers）成员西娅·范吉斯特（Sya VanGeest）表示，这类事情为蒙施增添了一种神话色彩——那些故事，那些邂逅，怎么可能消失？“把这件事变得神奇并没有错，”她说，“因为它本身就是神奇的。”

圭尔夫讲述者协会每月第二个周四在圣母无染原罪大教堂的阴影下举办“山丘传说”（Tales from the Hill）活动。 MELISSA TAIT / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

塔米·斯图尔特（Tammy Stewart）说：“虽然我们成年后在意识上知道他是个名人，但在成长过程中，他只是我生活的一部分。” MELISSA TAIT / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

作者兼插画师迈克尔·马琴科（Michael Martchenko）用数十年的时间通过绘画让蒙施的故事栩栩如生。 MELISSA TAIT / THE GLOBE AND MAIL 卢特曼一家——哈罗德、加比及其儿子马修——住在安大略省圭尔夫市蒙施的隔壁。马修成为了书籍《沙堡比赛》（The Sandcastle Contest）中的一个虚构角色。 MELISSA TAIT / THE GLOBE AND MAIL

范吉斯特与蒙施有着长久的友谊。因此，她有自己的故事，但也有关于人们向罗伯特·蒙施讲述关于他自己的故事的故事——记忆层层叠加，紧密堆砌，不被遗忘。

范吉斯特与蒙施保持联系，并且通过她与讲述者协会以及该市文学界的联系，范吉斯特促成了蒙施近期的一些公开露面，而每当他出现时，人群也会随之聚集。范吉斯特帮助组织了圭尔夫 2024 年肋排节（Ribfest）的一次讲故事活动，吸引了 1,000 多人参加。在前一年，她帮助策划了他出现在赋能花园（Enabling Garden）的活动，那是圭尔夫河滨公园（Riverside Park）的一处无障碍绿地，在原本容纳人数不足一半的空间里，吸引了 700 人到场。

“在圭尔夫，我们很幸运能有他在周围徘徊，你懂吗？”她说，并指出如今他在公共场合被认出的可能性较低。而且无论如何，这并不重要：在讲故事时间到来之前，他可能更愿意独处。蒙施曾表示，就他的故事而言，他依然状态完好。“当他进入那种精神记忆并焕发生机时，”范吉斯特说，“那简直是个奇迹。”

那些在学校、派对、图书馆的惊喜造访现在已经不常发生了。因此，当圣三一天主教小学（Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School）的幼儿园教师迪安·梅莱赫斯（Deanne Melehes）联系蒙施，询问他是否愿意在 3 月第一个周六的“纸袋公主日”（Paper Bag Princess Day）访问学校时，这有点像是在进行一次绝望的尝试。她没有收到回复，而他也没有出现。

直到六月。

梅莱赫斯的教育助理在休息期间，在学校办公室发现了蒙施，他说有人给他发了关于纸袋公主日的电子邮件，但不记得是谁发的了。“我的教育助理跑回房间说，‘罗伯特·蒙施在这里’，”梅莱赫斯回忆道。

梅莱赫斯召集了她的学生，把他们带到办公室，向他们解释了蒙施是谁，然后，所有人都坐在了地板上。蒙施也直接和他们一起坐在地上。他采用了他那套老练的方法，询问一名学生的姓名；她叫艾拉。接着，他即兴讲了一个故事——完全是随口而出的——讲述了艾拉以及她作为“城堡之王”的冒险经历。他表现得非常生动，在故事的某些环节要求孩子们举手，并与他们一起举起手，然后大家一起将手缓缓放下。他富有表现力，还变换着不同的声音。他注视着每一个孩子的眼睛。这种魔力与他一直以来展现的一模一样。

“他在如此短的时间内与一个拥有 28 名孩子的班级建立的联系令我难以置信，”梅莱赫斯说。“这并不容易。这些孩子中，有些才三岁、四岁或五岁。他瞬间就与他们建立了联系。他充满了喜悦。”

蒙施这次的突然到访与他一直以来在圭尔夫的到访方式如出一辙，但这次访问圣三一（Holy Trinity）的行程则有着不同的背景层面。 “如果他那天心情不错，他会出去走走，”梅莱赫斯说。“而我们就是那些幸运的人。”

去年秋天，在蒙施宣布他已获准接受医疗辅助死亡（MAID）后，公众引起了一定程度的强烈反应。这位作家如此受人爱戴，他的故事如此永恒且跨越世代，以至于大批加拿大人简直无法接受有一天——而且很快有一天——他可能会离世。反应如此强烈，以至于在报道出炉后不久，蒙施的女儿朱莉在他的官方 Facebook 页面上发布了一篇帖子，称她的父亲依然在世且身体状况良好。尽管这可能是事实，但有一天，而且很快有一天，他将会离世。

8 月初，范吉斯特邀请蒙施参加在河滨公园（Riverside Park）举行的一场名为“魔幻白蜡树下”（Under the Magic Ash）的讲故事活动，这是一场面向儿童的活动。蒙施表示他愿意参加，但在活动当天早晨，他更改了预约回复。范吉斯特说，蒙施曾向她建议，也许不再发出此类邀请已经没有意义了。

但尽管蒙施的缺席令人感到遗憾，他的影响力依然在。这场讲故事活动由布伦丹·罗杰斯带来了一个故事，罗杰斯在去年 11 月的市政博物馆活动中见过蒙施后，深受启发，决定加入协会成为一名常驻讲故事者。在活动标题中提到的那棵白蜡树下，他讲述了一个关于一只寻找舒适家园的小浣熊在途中结交朋友的故事，他的叙述中交织着一种游戏感，并专注于观众的参与，这种风格只能被描述为“蒙施式”的。

在圭尔夫，蒙施的影响力将通过两种方式在他离世后延续。首先是物质层面的：在人物特写报道发表后不久，蒙施宣布他已于 2025. 11 月将个人档案捐赠给圭尔夫公共图书馆。这些档案将存放于该图书馆今年晚些时候开业的、耗资 $62-million 的市中心新分馆中——这是一项针对地标性市政项目的里程碑式捐赠。12 月，圭尔夫市议会批准了在市中心核心地带——圣乔治广场（St. George's Square）设立蒙施纪念设施的计划，该计划最坚定的支持者包括西亚·范吉斯特，预计将于 2028 年完工。

但城市中已经存在一些关于蒙施的小型实物。由当地艺术家本·麦卡尔创作的《纸袋公主》雕像目前被安置在圭尔夫公共图书馆的底层；它将在新大楼中占据显眼的位置。市中心的一家名为“书架”（The Bookshelf）的独立书店、咖啡馆兼电影院，在其儿童区设有一个蒙施书籍的小角落，墙上钉着一张破旧且褪色的报纸剪辑。

第二种方式是通过集体记忆。很少有作家——如果真的有的话——能像蒙施在圭尔夫被保证获得永恒一样，被保证永远保存在市民的心中和记忆里。

我知道这是事实，因为我也属于那份集体记忆的一部分。我 1986 年出生于圭尔夫，一直住在那里，直到我搬到多伦多在多伦多都会大学学习。我在 2022 年初回到了圭尔夫。我属于蒙施那一代的群体，非常幸运地在成长过程中经常能参加他举办的故事时间。

我对那段时光的记忆并不完美，就像所有记忆一样。但在 1998 年，蒙施作为嘉宾出席了圭尔夫-惠灵顿信用社（Guelph-Wellington Credit Union）的年度股东大会，当时我的母亲在那里工作。我知道我当时在场，因为《圭尔夫水星报》（Guelph Mercury）刊登了一张我姐姐在活动现场的照片；我也知道，因为她记得，我的父母也记得。我们拥有记忆的碎片，而这些碎片的粗略轮廓在其他人的记忆中得到了共鸣。经过足够多次的共鸣，跨越足够多的世代，这份记忆便变得和谐且完整。

在圭尔夫，关于蒙施本人的记忆是碎片化的——分布在整座城市，分布在不同世代之间。但这座城市居民心中珍藏的数百个——更有可能是数千个——关于蒙施的碎片，共同构建了一位艺术家的画像。他将自己的一部分植入到如此多的人心中，从而使自己获得了永生。

而我们每一个持有这份画像碎片的人，都感到一种分享它、传递它、并在有机会时将各自的碎片拼凑在一起的快乐冲动。这种冲动通过他赋予我们的记忆，承诺了蒙施的一种永恒。

我们将永远记得他们。我们将永远爱他。

致力于美化蒙特利尔的非营利组织

城市壁画已成为赞颂艺术家和构建社区的一种方式

凯特·泰勒 视觉艺术

巨大的伦纳德·科恩肖像画从市中心一栋公寓楼的侧墙俯瞰着蒙特利尔，它不仅是当地居民和游客共同的巨型地标，如今更成为了这座城市在世界范围内的象征。但《歌曲之塔》（Tower of Songs）仅仅是 MU 最著名的项目而已。MU 是一家致力于美化蒙特利尔、构建社区并赞颂城市艺术家的非营利壁画绘画组织。

凭借 300 幅户外壁画的成就， 在今年秋天迎来了成立 20 周年。10 月，该组织将揭幕其“文化建设者”系列中的四件新作品，该系列旨在致敬艺术先驱。由于许可证办理延迟导致本季开局缓慢，画家们目前刚刚完成四幅壁画，分别致敬：《机会之幸》（The Tin Flute）的作者加布里埃尔·罗伊、抽象艺术家丹尼斯·朱诺、加拿大广播公司（Radio-Canada）的动画师兼环保主义者弗雷德里克·巴克，以及出生于魁北克的原住民艺术家丽塔·莱坦德雷。

然而，认可艺术人物只是 公共艺术项目的一个方面，该项目还包括旨在振兴死寂城市空间、助力新公园建设或增强社区自豪感的壁画。

“其使命实际上是社会性的，” 的总监兼联合创始人伊丽莎白-安·多伊尔表示，“它是利用公共艺术来改造社区。”

她在太阳马戏团从事公共关系工作时，在马戏团到访费城期间接触到了当地的壁画计划。她的工作职责之一是寻找针对弱势青少年的当地组织，以便太阳马戏团履行捐赠一定比例票房收入的承诺。她对“费城壁画艺术”（Mural Arts Philadelphia）的工作印象深刻——该组织致力于青少年与社区参与以及黑人赋权。

离开马戏团后，她与艺术管理人员埃马纽埃尔·埃贝尔共同创立了 ，并于 2006 年 10 月将其注册为慈善组织，首个项目是在圣米歇尔社区其总部附近为太阳马戏团绘制的一幅壁画。

几年后，他们委托费城艺术家大卫·金和菲利普·亚当斯在让·曼斯住宅区（Habitations Jeanne Mance）创作壁画，该项目概括了组织初期的目标。这座现代主义公共住房综合体于 20 世纪 50 年代在蒙特利尔市中心东侧（离市中心的红灯区不远）乐观地建成，但后来逐渐演变成了另一个城市贫民窟。 不仅希望美化这个封闭公共空间充斥着涂鸦和垃圾的孤立且破旧的场所，还希望赞颂现在居住在那里的多元文化社区。

然而，许多居民作为新移民感到被针对，他们拒绝了壁画应体现其原籍国的建议，并要求使用当地意象。2009 年，艺术家们绘制了蒙特利尔公园在四季中的四幅景象；亚当斯在 2012 年至 2016 年间再次返回，贡献了四幅受四大元素启发的场景。

由于该社区与壁画艺术家的关系变得如此密切， 将办公室设在让·曼斯住宅区五年，以换取壁画创作和工作坊。现在， 每年夏天仍在那里以及不同的公共住房综合体中工作，既进行绘画，也为当地儿童和青少年举办工作坊。

“我们绝不会给艺术家完全的自由裁量权，”多伊尔说道，并将此与其它城市的壁画委托进行了对比。“他们需要倾听，关注并学习。”有时 MU 会举办新壁画的设计竞赛；有时则直接邀请熟悉的艺术家，使风格与主题相匹配。主创艺术家负责设计壁画，而一个团队则协助其执行。较小的作品可以通过将图像投影到墙上并描摹来完成，但对于像《歌曲之塔》（Tower of Songs）这样的大型作品，设计必须被划分为网格，然后标记在墙上，以便画家能按更大比例还原每个方格的内容。

该组织还将主题与场地相匹配。在“文化建设者”系列中，这意味着选择与被庆祝的艺术家相关的地点。科恩的壁画位于西蒙特（Westmount）和麦吉尔大学附近，那是他青年时代的蒙特利尔；音乐家黛西·彼得森·斯威尼（Daisy Peterson Sweeney）、奥斯卡·彼得森（Oscar Peterson）和奥利弗·琼斯（Oliver Jones）的画像则位于小勃艮第（Little Burgundy），这里是蒙特利尔英语黑人社区的历史聚集地，也是其爵士乐之乡。

MU 的文化建设者计划始于 2010 年，当时市府通过将一条小巷以先驱抽象艺术家保罗-埃米尔·博杜亚（Paul-Émile Borduas）命名，来纪念其逝世 50 周年。

“对于一个周年纪念来说，我们

左图：为了庆祝她 2023 年的 100 岁生日，艺术家弗朗索瓦丝·苏利文（Françoise Sullivan）与 MU 合作，在蒙特利尔市中心的凯悦酒店侧墙上绘制了一幅抽象设计图。

觉得它缺乏活力，”多伊尔在谈到那条小巷时说道。因此，MU 贡献了一幅纪念他的壁画。该作品现已被新建筑部分破坏，它并非肖像画，而是一件图形作品，其中包含许多对《全球拒绝》（Refus Global）的引用——这是博杜亚在 1948 年震撼魁北克社会的艺术解放宣言。

“在壁画艺术史上，庆祝的对象总是政治家、运动员、军人。在蒙特利尔，这不是我们的风格，”多伊尔说。“这与名人地位无关。我们不想庆祝个人，而更多是庆祝其遗产和艺术作品；以及为什么这些人是我们的先驱。”

新一批的建设者符合这一愿景，且作品被创作在合适的地点。罗伊（Roy）的壁画正在圣昂利（Saint-Henri）区绘制，那是她在《机会之幸》（Bonheur d'occasion）中使其永恒的工人阶级社区。该壁画由拉斐尔·索托利基奥（Rafael Sottolichio）设计，展现了书中的角色以及一张作者与当地儿童合影的老照片。

由蒙特利尔艺术家伊拉娜·皮雄（Ilana Pichon）设计的朱诺（Juneau）致敬作品，灵感来自这位 2014 年去世的塑料主义（Plasticien）艺术家的几何抽象风格，并纪念他 2025 年的 100 周年诞辰。它位于雷蒙德·德瓦（Raymond Dewar）康复中心的立面上，该机构专门治疗听力损失。朱诺本人从小就失聪。

一些被选中的文化建设者已经去世，但健在的候选人可以与 MU 合作

由 El Mac 和 Gene Pendon 在 2017 年创作的伦纳德·科恩巨幅肖像，是 MU 最著名的壁画。这幅画向科恩在这座城市的根源致敬。摄影：OLIVIER BOUSQUET

上图：壁画创作通常需要良好的天气。艺术家设计插图，而一个绘画团队利用参考图像或投影描摹来协助实现这一愿景。

决定他们及其作品将如何被呈现。为了庆祝她 2023 年的 100 岁生日，艺术家弗朗索瓦丝·苏利文与由壁画艺术家朱利安·西克尔（Julien Sicre）领导的 MU 艺术家团队合作，在蒙特利尔市中心的凯悦酒店侧墙上创作了一幅巨型抽象设计。

苏利文的壁画高度超过 90 米，是 MU 迄今为止承担的最大项目，但它即将被一幅庆祝巴克（Back）的新壁画所挑战，巴克以加拿大广播公司（Radio-Canada）的电影《种树的人》而闻名。该壁画由布莱恩·贝永（Bryan Beyung）和詹姆斯·李·恰汉（James Lee Chiahan）设计，包含当地公园的景象，背景为河流；如果从蒙特利尔山的正确角度观察，画中的水面将与远方真实的圣劳伦斯河连成一线。

由 Kaia'tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush 带领的艺术家们将在 10 月期间创作今年秋季作品集中的第四件作品，旨在向 Letendre 致敬。Letendre 是一位与 Automatistes 和 Plasticiens 艺术运动相关的艺术家，以其大规模的抽象作品而闻名。

壁画艺术家依赖良好的天气进行绘画，而本季的工作启动较晚：寻求私人业主许可、办理城市许可证以及争取资金的任务可能非常艰巨。“今年，由于某种原因，简直是疯狂到了极点，”多伊尔说道。

MU 约一半的资金来自公共渠道，其中大部分来自蒙特利尔市。它确实获得了魁北克省的运营拨款，但除此之外，其资金是由各种不同的项目拨款拼凑而成的。该市最初将其作为卫生部门的一项反涂鸦计划提供资金，而当该组织因其在文化和旅游方面的作用而开始获得拨款时，多伊尔感到格外欣慰。最近的一项旅游拨款涵盖了数幅壁画的夜间照明。Sullivan 的壁画采用了基于该艺术家 1948 年开创性舞蹈电影《雪中舞》（Danse dans la neige）照片的数字动画照明。

MU 还负责维护这些壁画，并致力于确保它们的持久。这意味着不仅要使用最高质量的油漆，还要在绘画前通过清洁和除油仔细准备墙面。壁画完成后，MU 会修复因磨损和天气造成的损坏，并尝试快速清除涂鸦标签。多伊尔回忆道，在疫情期间空旷的街道上，涂鸦变得更加普遍，并且从那时起一直是个问题。她认为涂鸦艺术家的旧准则——不在艺术品、历史遗迹或宗教建筑上涂鸦——已经被打破了，但她对社区的反应感到欣慰：邻居们一旦发现任何毁坏行为，就会立即打电话通知 MU。

“它现在是我们城市的一部分。每个社区都有壁画，而且它是触手可及的。它是免费的。它是开放的。它是具有代表性的。”

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马赫沙拉·阿里（左）与导演巴萨姆·塔里克（Bassam Tariq）在拍摄《你的母亲你的母亲你的母亲》（Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother）期间在片场讨论一个场景。阿里表示，他一直在寻找能够挑战自己且值得他投入时间的项目。JACLYN MARTINEZ / JACLYN MARTINEZ

以刃而生，以刃而终

马赫沙拉·阿里与巴萨姆·塔里克如何打造出充满灵魂且极具娱乐性的《你的母亲 你的母亲 你的母亲》

巴里·赫茨 (BARRY HERTZ)

银幕时间

在过去的二十年里，许多漫威影业（Marvel Studios）的电影在盛大的宣布之后，最终却像蒸发一样消失在电影界的“负域”（Negative Zone）中——那是一个被遗弃的元素前往死亡的平行宇宙。

对于大多数被舍弃的项目而言——其夭折的原因各异，包括主演被定罪（参见《复仇者联盟：康王朝》）或单纯是观众缺乏兴趣（《异人族》、《装甲战争》）——创意团队通常直接转身离开，试图忘记他们浪费了多少个月，有时甚至是数年的生命。但对于马赫沙拉·阿里（Mahershala Ali）和巴萨姆·塔里克（Bassam Tariq）来说，忘记并非选项，他们曾分别是漫威《刀锋》（Blade）重启版的主演和导演。

在多年致力于重新诠释这位“日行者”超级英雄——即一名半人半吸血鬼的义警，用一把巨大的武士刀与吸血鬼展开阴影之战——之后，阿里和塔里克厌倦了等待漫威的绿灯，于是转向了一个完全不同的项目。虽然该项目在叙事、形式、风格和主题上都是原创的，但它承接了他们为《刀锋》所做准备工作中的一小部分。其结果就是这部既极具娱乐性，同时又充满灵魂且庄重的动作剧情片《你的母亲 你的母亲 你的母亲》（Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother）。

从表面上看，一部讲述一名叫拉蒂夫（Latif）的虔诚穆斯林家庭男人兼职担任刺客的电影，似乎并不太像漫威风格。事实上，出生于巴基斯坦、在美国长大的塔里克在加入漫威电影宇宙之前很久就构思好了这个故事的骨架。但这里的英雄同样遵循着一种非常像《刀锋》的道德准则，发现自己面对着一群仿佛从极其超现实的漫画书中走出来的古怪反派，而且，他携带的一把极其巨大且极其锋利的剑，足以让最强悍的吸血鬼也感到胆战心惊。这部电影既是该工作室从未拍出的最好的漫威电影，也是一个关于创意团队利用破碎梦想的灰烬来点燃全新事物的鼓舞人心的故事。

“我想在某种程度上我很容易感到厌倦，所以我一直在寻找这样一些东西：如果我要全身心投入，如果它会让我远离家人，那么它必须能挑战我，并且值得我投入时间和精力，”阿里在上个月多伦多国际电影节（TIFF）的一次采访中说道，该片在该电影节举行了全球首映。“你得确保自己沉浸在某种对世界具有真实价值的事物之中。”

《你的母亲 你的母亲 你的母亲》确实具有这种现实世界的价值，但至关重要的是，它还具有现实世界的价值观（复数）。获得过奥斯卡奖的阿里（他上次参加 TIFF 为《绿皮书》首映的经历相当顺利）塑造了一个此前在银幕上从未出现过的英雄形象。

拉蒂夫是一个充满巨大矛盾的人，他的生活围绕着当地的清真寺和社区展开，但复仇的欲望却不断且暴力地将他从他最重视和最爱的人身边拉走。而当拉蒂夫的世界因一名持有枪支的基要主义基督教民兵头目——名为尤恩牧师（Pastor Yoon，由赵允成 John Cho 饰演，其表演是最高水准的怪诞反派演绎）的到来而进一步被颠覆时，塔里克的电影在信仰与家庭、正义与道义之间激荡起狂乱的紧张感。

“当我第一次看到剧本时，我确实产生了一些疑问，比如如何将所有这些世界融合在一起？如果执行得不好，即使剧本在纸面上读起来很美，也可能变成一部非常糟糕的电影，”阿里回忆道。“至于人物的弧光，对我来说是很完美的。但更多的是在尝试理解拉蒂夫的世界、尤恩牧师的世界，以及在清真寺和动作场面之间穿梭——这一切如何才能无缝衔接？”

在这一层面上，塔里克招募了一支由亲密合作者组成的团队，旨在让拉蒂夫的世界既能让美国南部的穆斯林社区成员感到熟悉——电影背景设定在休斯顿郊区，但受到了导演在亚特兰大生活经历的启发——同时又带有一丝奇幻色彩。

“电影制作不是一个人的工作。我以前在一些项目中尝试过，当时我必须去教育每一个人，那真的太令人生畏了，”这位导演说道。他的上一部故事长片是 2020 年的剧情片《Mogul Mowgli》，讲述了一名由里兹·艾哈迈德饰演的英裔巴基斯坦说唱歌手的艰辛历程。“这一次，我确保我的团队中有人了解这个社区，或者有渠道进入这个社区。”

“我认为亚特兰大的穆斯林社区在正确构建这种社会织锦方面发挥了非常重要的作用，”塔里克继续说道。“而且我认为能与阿里这样同样是穆斯林的人合作真是太棒了。我们从未真正讨论过‘成为穆斯林意味着什么’之类的话题。我们本身就是其中的一部分，我们就在其中生活。因为我们有这种默契，所以不需要解释任何事情。我们关注的仅仅是如何让更多细节更加准确。”

这些细节被编织进拉蒂夫在银幕上的旅程中，其方式可能比塔里克或阿里最初构思的更加具有个人色彩。

这部电影的标题取自一段伊斯兰圣训，讲述了一个男人询问先知穆罕默德，在他的一生中，谁最值得他的关注和奉献。这部电影既关于一个像超级英雄一样的杀手，也关于一个男人在反思：他花在养家糊口上的时间与真正陪伴家人的时间之间存在怎样的差距。这很像，嗯，一个一次被抽离家庭数月的电影明星。

“我在电影节上还有另一部电影叫《Wildwood》，我和女儿一起观看了一个未完成的版本——我现在开始在她脸上看到一种表情，她意识到我的工作是什么，以及一些将我推离她的责任，”阿里说。

“我们开始尝试建立一种语言，让我能够分享我在做的事情。如果我要去做某件事，我不希望仅仅是因为我能拿到一张支票。确实有几次我真的非常需要一份工作，毫无疑问。如果我们坦诚相待，我可以翻开我的简历向你展示那些经历。但总的来说，我真的努力将我的精力投入到一些让我觉得比自我更宏大的事情中。”

或者，正如俗话所说：以刃而生，以刃而死。

《Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother》目前正在多伦多上映，并将于 10 月 16 日扩展到更多城市。

适度的“安慰剂”并无大碍 BENJAMIN ERPRETT

BENJAMIN ERRETT

时代用语

欢迎来到《时代用语》（Parlance of our Times），这是一个全新的双周流行文化词源专栏，旨在解析那些突然随处可见的词汇或短语。本周主题：“Copium”

COPIUM, 名词

一种虚构的药物，使人能够否认或将不愉快的事实合理化。

当我们在这条最黑暗的时间线中蹒跚前行——自由世界的领导人像个卡通黑帮老大；人们在疯狂竞赛制造可能杀死我们所有人的机器；而上述那位黑帮老大则告诉我们不必担心，因为杀人机器由他掌控——在某些日子里，能够应对这一切就已经是你所能做到的极限了。而如果你在某些日子里甚至无法做到这一点，深呼吸几次“”应该就能奏效。

怎么？你当地的药店没有 出售，即使付现也不行？是的，没错： 并不是一种你在艰难时期可以服用的实际产品。它更多是一种心态，一种为了逃避丑陋真相而采取的绝望方式。

它起源于 hopium（希望药），这个词是由一名脾气古怪的《芝加哥论坛报》专栏作家在 2008 年撰写关于巴拉克·奥巴马对其进步派支持者的掌控力时，将其引入大众意识的。“这是美国最强大的药物，”约翰·卡斯（John Kass）写道，“一旦服用 hopium，你将不再关心伊朗是否拥有核武器，或者在经济衰退期间是否加税，抑或是奥巴马在从国外监听电话到从伊拉克撤军的所有事情上是否反复无常。”

如果说 hopium 让成瘾者能够放大积极面，那么 则帮助使用者消除消极面。随着唐纳德·特朗普的崛起，在线讨论中出现了一个巨大的市场。各种政治倾向的落败者被描绘成在使用 呼吸器。

但 和 hopium 涉及政治，程度仅限于它们涉及粉丝社区的程度。无论是 MAGA、Swifties 还是 BTS ARMY，在线痴迷者之间有一种共同的心态，导致他们使用“希望类药物”（hopiates）和“安慰类药物”（copiates）。当发布日期被推迟时，游戏亚文化需要它；当心爱的角色死去时，动漫社区分享它；枫叶队的球迷用它来幻想斯坦利杯重返家乡。

（如果 带有太强的男性色彩，那么您对 delulu 感兴趣吗？它是 delusional（妄想）的缩写，最早由梦想与偶像约会的 K-pop 粉丝使用，或许可以被营销为“女性版 ”。）

如果说 hopium 是情景喜剧《公园与娱乐》（Parks and Recreation）中的首选药物——剧中莱斯利·克诺普及其同伴竭尽全力激励毫无觉悟的印第安纳州波尼镇——那么 就是《寡妇湾》（Widow's Bay）。在这部斩获多项艾美奖的 Apple TV 恐怖喜剧系列中（创作者凯蒂·迪波尔最初将其写成《公园与娱乐》的剧本），同样有一位雄心勃勃的当地政治家试图让他的小镇出名。汤姆·洛夫蒂斯市长（马修·里斯 饰）面临的问题是，寡妇湾被一系列邪恶生物严重困扰。这就需要 。

由于该剧的下一季预计要到 2028 年才会播出，你绝对猜不到粉丝们在留言板上渴望什么。正如一名粉丝观察到的那样：“ 的量简直令人难以置信。” 换句话说，是难以置信的拒绝相信。如果卡尔·马克思在 Reddit 上，他可能会勉强承认 是人民的鸦片。

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《好莱坞，终局》，探讨名声的代价

约翰·格林的新书 记录了公众视野下 生活的巅峰与低谷

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如果你在 15 年前是一名青少年，那么无论你去哪里——无论是 Hot Topic 商店、电影院，当然还有 Tumblr 社交平台——都无法避开约翰·格林 (John Green)。在 2010 年代初期的大部分时间里，这位作家给人的感觉就像是互联网的市长，或者至少是互联网中那个由他与哥哥汉克 (Hank) 共同经营的 YouTube 视频频道所占据的知识分子角落。正如人们所说，那是一个更简单的时代。

但与许多 YouTube 同辈——那些此后一直努力试图摆脱早期社交媒体 DIY 式名声的评论员和音乐家——不同，格林创作了一系列具有持久影响力的创意作品，包括在 2021 年的《人类世评论》(The Anthropocene Reviewed) 和去年的《一切皆结核》(Everything Is Tuberculosis) 中转向非虚构写作。他 2012 年的小说《我的故障星球》(The Fault in Our Stars) 在 2014 年被改编成电影，全球票房超过 US$307-million；他的小说《寻找阿拉斯加》(Looking for Alaska)、《一路向下》(Turtles All the Way Down) 和《纸城镇》(Paper Towns) 同样得到了精良的影视化处理。最初由兄弟俩创建的 YouTube 频道，现在已成为一个 YouTube 帝国，在多个节目和项目中拥有超过 1800 万 名订阅者。

事实上，如果说格林的名声有所波动——这是一个很大的假设——那也仅仅是因为他的核心粉丝群体已经长大。

因此，格林的最新项目《好莱坞，终局》(Hollywood, Ending) 记录公众视野下生活的巅峰与低谷，或许也是顺理成章的。这本书被定位为成人小说——其主角处于 20 岁出头而非像格林早期小说中那样是青少年——讲述了年轻明星凯 (Kai) 和朱尼珀 (Juniper) 在变幻莫测的电影工业中摸索的故事，在这个行业里，他们的每一步行动都被追踪、记录并货币化。

《全球邮报》就这部小说，以及激发其创作灵感的、对名声痴迷的共生文化，采访了格林，49,。

约翰·格林的最新作品是一部成人小说，讲述 20 多岁演员的故事。玛丽娜·沃特斯 (MARINA WATERS) 摄

在《好莱坞，终局》中，你将名声视为一台机器。然而，你对这台机器的体验在很大程度上是自我塑造的——你的成名既来自 YouTube，也来自写作。这如何影响了这本书的创作？

是的，至少在开始时，我是按照自己的方式进入这台机器的。我想参与其中——我希望我的书以及我的整体工作能获得关注。直到很多年之后，当我获得了大量关注时，我才意识到，我可能并不像我想象中那样渴望它。

这台机器将人类经验转化为商品。它非常危险。但它也给了我们很多——给了我很多。然而，与此同时，它也可能带来很大的伤害。我想写写在公开分享私人生活时所带来的馈赠，以及这种分享所付出的代价。

在书中，我们看到演员凯和朱尼珀在与 Instagram 搏斗。利用社交媒体来推广他们的电影（一部关于安迪·沃霍尔的传记片），与在电影中演戏一样，都是他们工作的一部分。如今你与社交媒体的关系如何，这又是如何塑造《好莱坞，终局》的？

从宏观意义上讲，我认为目前结构下的社交媒体对社会秩序是有害的。由此延伸，我认为我的参与也是不健康的。

这值得吗？对于这个问题，我没有简单的答案。而且我认为凯和朱尼——

珀会对这个问题的回答与我不同。但我认为我们必须在承认其益处的同时，与代价作斗争。我有时担心社交媒体就像许多技术一样，它解决的是它自己创造的问题。它解决了孤独，但最终却让我们变得更加孤独。

这种悖论在书中是如何扩散的？

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随着凯（Kai）和朱尼珀（Juniper）变得越成功，他们也变得越孤立。在我认识的许多成功人士身上都是如此。当《星之错》（The Fault in Our Stars）获得巨大成功时，我确实也是这种情况。

朱尼珀是一个有野心且目光敏锐的人，她意识到 Instagram 对她的职业生涯有好处，所以她使用它。而凯则有不使用它的奢侈，因为他极具魅力，而且能摆脱许多我们大多数人无法摆脱的麻烦。如果我是朱尼珀，这会让我心烦，但她比我更善良。

作为一名作品经常被改编成电影的作者，你会考虑在你的项目中起用朱尼珀吗？

当然会。她是一位非常努力的优秀演员。我认为，因为追求完美而被认为难以合作，这在行业机制中是一个负面标签。你应该希望拍出你能拍出的最好电影。

你在书中明确表示，名声与隐私在根本上是不相容的。作为一名公众人物，在你看来，好莱坞工业在维护隐私方面承担什么样的义务——尤其是当像书中那样，通过倾诉个人创伤能够让故事触及更多人时？

我认为没有唯一的正确答案。我的书《直到尽头》（Turtles All the Way Down）讲述了一个患有强迫症（OCD）的年轻女性的故事。在宣传那本书时，我谈了很多关于患有强迫症的话题，这带来了深远的益处——我觉得不再那么孤独，人们也会告诉我，我也让他们觉得不再那么孤独。

但这也带来了极其沉重的代价。我觉得自己过度暴露，且极其脆弱。我意识到，一旦你谈论了这类事情，就无法收回。你必须谨慎对待分享私人生活的程度，因为一旦分享，它们就不再属于你了。

这话听起来像是一个在 YouTube 上分享了近二十年生活的人说的话。

是的。这些年来我变得更有意识了。曾经有一次，我的地址出现在视频背景中。我现在不再那样做了。

书中的一位年长演员有一句令人难忘的俏皮话，说年轻人让他感到“既受启发又精疲力竭”。他是在代表你说话吗？这种情绪是否与你从青少年小说转向成人小说的转变相一致？

不。年轻人一点也不让我疲惫。与年轻人共处让我感到充满活力，并给我带来鼓励。许多我自己无法解决的问题——社交媒体、互联网、政治讨论的质量——年轻人似乎真的开始在解决它们。在与大学生交谈时，我感到深受鼓舞。

我最终决定将这本书作为成人小说出版的原因是，书中的年轻人面临的是成年人的问题。他们试图弄清楚自己的职业前景，渴望能提供终身安全感的稳定关系——这并不是一个 17 岁青少年的核心体验。

本次采访经过编辑和删减。

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尼尔·威廉姆斯（Niall Williams）的《这是幸福》（This is Happiness）讲述了诺伊·克劳（Noe Crowe）的成长故事。正当电力首次进入爱尔兰法哈（Faha）这个乡村小镇时，诺伊来到祖父母的小农场居住。那是1958年，小镇正在发生剧变，而诺伊也在随之改变，他正努力应对自己不确定的未来。读完这本书时我泪如雨下，在公共场合大哭，以前从未这样过。（我可怜的丈夫不得不向完全不认识的陌生人解释这不是他的错。）——《全球邮报》读者凯瑟琳·舒勒（Catherine Schuler），安卡斯特，安大略省。

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Decision to award Navi Pillay signals a pushback to U.S. campaign against international court

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Navi Pillay, who fought apartheid in South Africa and became one of the world's most respected international judges, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a decision that signals fresh resistance to the U.S. campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court.

While the announcement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday did not mention U.S. President Donald Trump by name, it was a clear retort to his administration's repeated attacks on international courts and judges.

Ms. Pillay, a pioneering South African human rights lawyer who has spent more than three decades in international justice, served on the ICC in The Hague from 2003 to 2008. She is also an ad hoc judge on the International Court of Justice, the top United Nations court, which has infuriated the Trump administration by issuing emergency orders against Israel in a genocide case launched by South Africa.

The system of international law is under “tremendous pressure” by a shift to “power politics,” including the use of sanctions to target judges, the Nobel committee said. It was a reference to the escalating campaign of U.S. sanctions against ICC judges, which began earlier this year when Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to “bring that court to heel” and to dismantle it “brick by brick.”

Just hours after the Nobel Prize announcement, Mr. Rubio announced new sanctions against the international court. "We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate," he said.

Canada signed a joint statement with Germany, France, the United Kingdom and other countries in response saying they strongly disagree with the sanctions and support the ICC.

Ms. Pillay, 85, was at a conference in Nuremberg, Germany, when she learned of the Nobel Prize. Applauded by a room full of human-rights advocates, she joked about Mr. Trump's repeated demands to be awarded the Nobel Prize. "If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump," she said as the crowd laughed.

“Clearly the fact that he never got the Nobel Prize, and never will, is an indictment against him,” Ms. Pillay told South African state broadcaster SABC later in the day.

"There's a message there that all Americans should take on board: do you want to be on the side of justice and fairness and impartiality, which the whole world cherishes? He doesn't like someone or their ideas, then he goes out to sanction, punish, forcibly deport, wrongfully invade and arrest leaders of other countries. These are threats to international law.”

When she was informed of the Nobel Prize, Ms. Pillay was in the same Nuremberg courtroom where Nazi leaders were placed on trial for war crimes after the Second World War. Those trials helped create the foundation of today's system of international criminal law, including the UN Genocide Convention, adopted in 1948, and the ICC, formed in 2002 with strong support from Canada and others. The ICC prosecutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, but the United States and Israel have never joined.

The latest assaults on international courts “endanger the progress painstakingly made since Nuremberg” and “risk returning us to a world in which power, rather than law, determines whose suffering matters,” Ms. Pillay told journalists.

The Nobel committee agreed. "At a time when the number of wars and conflicts is rising, and when judges and institutions of international law are under political attack, the Nobel Committee wishes to issue a reminder that the ability to resolve conflicts without force or violence is dependent on the international rule of law," it said.

Ms. Pillay was born in the South African coastal city of Durban, where her grandparents had arrived from India in the 1890s to work as indentured servants on sugar plantations. She earned her law degree during the repressive era of white-minority rule, when schools were segregated and non-white students had to share textbooks.

After becoming the first woman of colour to open a law practice in her home province, then known as Natal, in 1967, Ms. Pillay began defending anti-apartheid activists in police custody, exposing the use of torture by apartheid police. In 1973, she won a precedent-setting case to protect the legal rights of political prisoners on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was among those jailed.

She was elevated to the South African High Court in 1995, a year after the end of apartheid, and then moved into international justice as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. In a landmark decision that she cited on Friday as one of the proudest moments of her career, she co-authored a ruling that mass rape and sexual violence can be considered crimes of genocide.

After her five-year stint on the ICC, she became the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2008, succeeding the Canadian judge Louise Arbour.

From 2021 to 2025, Ms. Pillay chaired the UN's international commission of inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory. The commission concluded last year that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza, an allegation that Israel has denied.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry reacted with outrage to the Nobel announcement. “It’s the grotesque weaponization of an award to legitimize anti-Israel hatred and prejudice,” the ministry said in a statement.

Mr. Trump reposted a Truth Social post by a supporter who accused Ms. Pillay of being an “unabashed hater of America and Israel.”

Many human rights groups, however, praised the Nobel committee's decision. "At a time when human rights are under attack on so many fronts, including from those who wield enormous power, this award is particularly poignant," said UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

Ms. Pillay is the fifth South African – including Mr. Mandela in 1993 – to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel committee hailed Ms. Pillay for her “exceptional courage.” But in her first reaction in Nuremberg, she said she was surprised at the compliment. “Why would you need courage to speak the truth?” she asked.

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Russia to supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to U.S. and global market, Trump says

BO ERICKSON

TIMOTHY GARDNER

JARRETT RENSHAW WASHINGTON

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply diesel to U.S. and global markets in an effort to lower fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, although analysts said the amounts would likely not reduce prices greatly.

The move comes as the price of diesel, used in agriculture, heating homes and trucking, is near a record high. The Nov. 3 congressional elections will determine control of Congress.

Mr. Trump said on social media he had a “highly successful” discussion with President Vladimir Putin in which they agreed that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to U.S. and global markets.

An envoy for Mr. Putin, Kirill Dmitriev, praised co-operation between Russia and the United States on diesel and energy in a post on X shortly after the call.

The unusual move comes after the U.S. imposed sanctions on Russian energy companies over Russia's full-scale war with Ukraine that began in 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Mr. Trump's move. "Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilized world. Russia will ‘re-pay’ the diesel with further terror and perfidy,” he said on X.

The U.S. Treasury Department issued a general licence on Friday allowing importation of Russian diesel until April 7.

Mr. Trump said Russia would supply another 500,000 tonnes in November and a further one million tonnes “immediately thereafter.” Even more would follow, Mr. Trump said, “based on the condition of their diesel refineries,” which have been damaged by Ukrainian attacks.

Analysts said the agreement was unlikely to lead to sustained lower fuel prices. “I cannot overstate how much of a nothing burger this is,” Rory Johnston, an oil market researcher and founder of CommodityContext.com, said on X, adding that Russia usually exports much more diesel when its refinery fleet is not under attack.

The 300,000 tonnes to be immediately delivered is equal to about 2.25 million barrels of diesel. The U.S. exports about 1.5 million barrels of diesel a day.

“It’s clearly not a fix, but another stream to aid a very tight diesel market,” said Jim Mitchell, an analyst at consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

Diesel prices, which can drive inflation, are up 70 per cent since the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran on Feb. 28. The wars in Iran and Ukraine have triggered a severe global fuel supply crunch, pushing average U.S. diesel prices to US\$6.28 a gallon on Thursday, according to the AAA motorist group.

The price climb is despite two recent moves by Mr. Trump to boost supplies of the fuel: pressuring allies to release emergency reserves and expanding access to tax-exempt red-dyed diesel, which is normally used for farm equipment.

U.S. diesel futures fell sharply after news of the deal and were trading at US\$4.64 a gallon, down more than 4.8 per cent.

“Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority,” Mr. Trump said.

Three industry sources said earlier on Friday that Mr. Trump will issue a directive in the coming days to some U.S. department heads to find ways to control diesel prices.

The directive, which they said could take the form of a presidential memo, will push officials to find ways to bypass local and state regulations blocking energy production and use the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to increase output of oil and fuel.

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Galloway faces first day of cross-examination at defamation trial

Writer maintains his book sales had ‘cratered’ because of former student’s sexual-assault allegations

MIKE HAGER VANCOUVER

Steven Galloway's follow-up to The Cellist of Sarajevo sold a fraction of the copies that the 2008 international bestseller had, and he received much lower Canadian advances for his next planned endeavour.

But Mr. Galloway testified in British Columbia Supreme Court Friday that these metrics don't prove his career as a writer was on the downslope before a former student's accusation that he sexually assaulted her led to his suspension from teaching in 2015 and near-immediate exile from Canada's literary world.

During the first day of his cross-examination at the defamation trial he has been pursuing for eight years, the former chair of University of B.C.'s creative-writing program disputed the assertion by a defendant's lawyer that 2014's The Confabulist was a flop for selling 8,390 total copies in Canada compared with the 132,256 of his smash hit.

“Cellist was a zeitgeist book, and this was just a book,” he explained to Arden Beddoes, lead counsel for the woman who made the allegations, known only as A.B. because of a publication ban on her name.

Mr. Beddoes took the novelist through months of financial records and posited that sales had already fallen off before his client's allegations ignited an online and industry firestorm over his suspension and eventual dismissal from UBC.

Mr. Galloway pushed back, saying The Confabulist had not enjoyed a run of success from paperback sales because these books were put on stands around the time of his fall from grace.

"It had a paperback life without an author," he said.

Mr. Galloway maintained that his sales had “cratered” because of the allegations made by A.B., whom he is suing for defamation along with three other woman who publicly repeated the allegations of sexual assault.

The trial will not hear testimony from A.B. Mr. Beddoes told the court that her defence no longer includes an assertion that she was assaulted, but rather that she reported the alleged assaults. Mr. Beddoes has said A.B. has twice tried to kill herself in recent months because of the stress of the ordeal.

A retired judge hired by the university to investigate her complaint found that, on a balance of probabilities, it could not be established that he committed sexual assault or assault. Mr. Galloway was never charged with a crime, but he was fired without severance in 2016 due to breach of trust.

Earlier Friday, Mr. Galloway testified that there was no official prohibition on sexual relationships between students and faculty, and that he knows of “numerous instances” of similar relationships in the university’s faculty of arts.

He testified that it was normal for other professors to attend a regular night at a Vancouver legion to hang out and drink with students.

Mr. Beddoes questioned Mr. Galloway about a voicemail that

The trial will not hear testimony from A.B. Lawyer Arden Beddoes told the court that her defence no longer includes an assertion that she was assaulted, but rather that she reported the alleged assaults. Mr. Beddoes has said A.B. has twice tried to kill herself in recent months because of the stress of the ordeal.

he left for A.B. shortly before his suspension that offered an apology that said he was ashamed and was working to be a better person and “turn over a new leaf.”

He told the court that he is ashamed for having an affair with the student and cheating on his then-wife, but he didn't think he would be fired for violating the university's conflict-of-interest policy.

The court heard how in November, 2015, Mr. Galloway had repeatedly called both A.B. and fellow faculty member Keith Maillard, whom had received an e-mail where A.B. had described feeling at risk and “unsafe.”

Mr. Beddoes suggested that the numerous calls were Mr. Galloway “panicking,” but Mr. Galloway said that he wanted to disclose the pair’s past affair himself to Mr. Maillard, a mentor and “father figure.”

Mr. Galloway testified that no other faculty members had ever been terminated for similar conduct, though he says he should not have cheated on his wife, especially with a student.

Mr. Beddoes asked Mr. Galloway if he kept having sexual relationships with students, bringing up the fact that his current wife, screenwriter Katie Wagner, met him while attending the creative-writing program. But Mr. Galloway said she had not been a student for “well over a year” when they got together.

The original defamation suit included almost two dozen defendants, most of whom settled. Only A.B. and three others remain: Mandi Gray, Dana Kagis and Glynnis Kirchmeier.

Lawyers for the defendants will resume their cross-examination of Mr. Galloway on Tuesday.

With reports from The Canadian Press

Author and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway is seen through a window as he leaves B.C. Supreme Court during a lunch break at his defamation lawsuit in Vancouver on Tuesday. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Centre Wellington grapples with AI data centre proposal

Spur Innovation's CEO Sharif Virani addresses Centre Wellington councillors in Elora, Ont., on Sept. 28. His company is proposing to retrofit an old copper tubing plant into a data centre. COLE BURSTON/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Ontario township policy makers wrestle with technological challenges and resident concerns

JILL MAHONEY ELORA AND FERGUS, ONT.

LOCAL MATTERS

On a recent early fall evening, the mayor and six councillors of the Southwestern Ontario township of Centre Wellington took their seats around a wooden horseshoe table in council chambers overlooking the picturesque village of Elora.

The elected officials settled in for what was, in many ways, a typical small-town council meeting. They presented certificates to local teenage athletes and smiled for photos. They debated parking charges, approved a plan from the fire chief and passed a heritage designation for a 174-year-old limestone cottage.

They also grappled with a big challenge: How should they handle a controversial proposal for an AI data centre in the neighbouring town of Fergus?

Before them was a motion for a one-year moratorium on data centre projects in the area, which would allow staff to study possible issues with such facilities and develop guardrails. One councillor said a freeze was particularly important because of province-wide municipal elections later this month.

“I really hope that this gives the new council the opportunity to understand what this is all about and make sure we’re doing the right thing for our community,” said Councillor Bronwynne Wilton, who proposed the motion.

Policy makers in towns and cities across the country are wrestling with complex and rapidly evolving technological challenges as an influx of AI data-centre proposals collide with residents' concerns about energy demands, water use and noise. In the Greater Toronto Area, councillors in Mississauga and Oakville recently imposed one-year moratoriums on new data centre developments.

In Centre Wellington, a largely agricultural area of 35,000 people that includes the twin communities of Fergus and Elora about 100 kilometres northwest of Toronto, some residents are concerned about plans for an AI data centre. Spur Innovation, a Waterloo-based tech venture studio and AI infrastructure operator, is proposing to retrofit an old copper tubing plant into a data centre.

The former Wolverine Tube site in Fergus currently stands vacant; Spur calls it a “contaminated brownfield.” Video surveillance and no trespassing signs hang on a chain-link fence around the 25-acre property as a flock of Canada geese wander in a grassy field. Across the street is a neighbourhood with tidy homes and a nearby elementary school.

After reading local media coverage of Spur's data centre plan in the summer, Carolyn Sharp, an artist who lives in Elora, started a petition calling for a moratorium. It received more than 2,300 signatures. “The community definitely does not want it,” she said. “It just feels like it’s being forced upon us, and I think there should be a lot more strict regulations in place.”

In a presentation during the Sept. 28 council meeting, Ms. Sharp urged the township to “take a measured approach to a development that could fundamentally change the footprint of this community” by taking time to develop stronger standards for noise, energy, water, air quality and environmental protection.

Sharif Virani, chief executive officer of Spur Innovation, also addressed councillors and argued that the project would support the area's agricultural focus.

Mr. Virani said the first phase of the plan is for an air-cooled data centre under 10 megawatts. The rest of the property would be “a test space for agricultural robotics, food innovation in a county where farming actually happens," he said.

“These computers are not the building; they are the utility in the corner,” he said.

Spur hasn't yet submitted an application to the municipality, however. Asked about timing, Mr. Virani said “it's a longer-tailed question” involving financing and supply issues. He later said in an e-mail to The Globe that “we are still in consultation and planning.” The company has other AI data centres, including in the former BlackBerry RIM headquarters in Waterloo.

Before council debated the motion, Brett Salmon, the township's managing director of planning and development, told councillors they could prohibit data centre developments for a year and could later extend the freeze by an additional year under Ontario's Planning Act.

Councillor Jennifer Adams called on the Ontario government to provide “real legislation with real regulations” to help guide municipalities, noting that AI is advancing rapidly. "They definitely have more resources than we do," she said.

Other towns and cities have also urged Queen's Park to act. In a submission last month, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario asked for “clear and consistent provincial guidance” for communities and a “collaborative process” for reviewing proposed facilities that involves the government, municipalities and Indigenous communities.

The provincial government did not provide specific responses to questions from The Globe about Centre Wellington councillors' call for stronger standards governing AI data centres. Premier Doug Ford has been critical of moratoriums.

Evan Robinson, a spokesperson for Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, said the province “will continue to work” with municipalities and companies on digital infrastructure projects.

Mr. Robinson noted that the government launched its data centre “playbook” in the summer “to ensure Ontario is well positioned to benefit from the tremendous economic opportunities AI adoption will bring, while protecting critical data, safeguarding people’s information and ensuring Canadians’ data stays in Canada.” The framework requires data centres to pay their full electricity costs and invest in communities.

In Centre Wellington's council chambers, as the view through tall windows turned from daylight to sunset to inky black night, the mayor and councillors voted unanimously to pass a one-year moratorium on data centres. Light applause rippled from the crowd.

About this series: The Globe is visiting cities and towns in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia to hear from residents about the issues affecting their communities and their votes in the municipal elections.

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Rest of Alberta referendum questions in spotlight

Pro-Canada supporters hold flags in Calgary ahead of the non-binding Oct. 19 referendum on Alberta sovereignty. AHMED ZAKOT/REUTERS

Non-separation points are capturing attention with days left to go

MATTHEW SCACE

With little more than a week until the Alberta referendum, campaigners on both sides of the separation question have turned an eye toward the nine other ballot proposals around immigration, voter ID and constitutional issues – but they are doing it for different reasons.

Some federalist leaders, claiming early victory on the question around independence, have shifted their energy to persuading Albertans to vote against the nine proposals and have pitched their campaign as a proxy war against Premier Danielle Smith. On the flipside, some separatist camps are suggesting voters boycott the nine questions, arguing their participation would be capitulating to federalism.

The nine questions propose new fees for non-permanent residents accessing health care and education, limiting non-permanent residents' access to other social supports and working to re-open the Canadian Constitution with the aim of wrestling more power from Ottawa.

“We are very likely to reject the premise that we should be a separate country, but the other nine questions remain very much in play,” said Stephen Carter, a political strategist who has organized a campaign around the slogan, “Stay in Canada, no to the nine.”

On Friday, the separatist Alberta Prosperity Project posted to social media: “IGNORE THE 9, VOTE OPTION 2,” referring to the choice on the 10th question for a binding independence referendum.

Alberta's referendum campaign has been subsumed by the ballot question asking voters whether they wish to remain in Canada or begin working toward a second, binding secession referendum. Support for separation has held steady during the campaign, floating between 20 per cent and 25 per cent.

The nine other questions, meanwhile, have received less scrutiny and face greater odds of winning public support.

The provincial government has offered little detail how it would enact the proposals if approved by voters.

Ms. Smith says the nine questions will give her a mandate and is focused on successfully having them pass. The government has dedicated a \$4-million advertising budget to the campaign – nearly seven times what third-party advertisers are legally allowed to receive or spend during the referendum period.

Ms. Smith has characterized the proposals as a tool for leverage over Ottawa, the same argument some separatist camps have made in their pitch for voters to endorse a binding secession referendum.

Mr. Carter, the political strategist, said he's pivoting away from the separation question to campaign exclusively on the nine others for the final week. Unlike the separation question, there are still swaths of undecided voters on the remaining questions, he said.

His campaign is attempting to frame a rejection of the questions as a rebuke of Ms. Smith's leadership. "It's up to us to make sure that people understand that they can oppose these questions and oppose Danielle Smith at the same time," he said.

Ms. Smith has said she will vote for Alberta to remain in Canada and her government has vigorously campaigned on the nine other questions, with brochures and advertising deployed across the province. Asked on Thursday how she and her United Conservative Party will be working to get out the federalist vote, she said: "Well, I want people to vote for our nine questions."

“We want to seek a mandate on that, and if people want to change the relationship with Ottawa, that’s the best way to do it.”

Ms. Smith has said the proposals would help boost Alberta's autonomy within Canada.

Mitch Sylvestre, chief executive of the Alberta Prosperity Project, said in an interview that he's "disgusted" by the nine questions, though he may vote for the proposals he believes are "pertinent."

“I haven’t really taken a chance to inform myself on anything but the one directly related to us,” Mr. Sylvestre said.

Not all movement leaders agree, however. Keith Wilson, a lawyer and co-founder of separatist group Let Alberta Decide, called the nine proposals a “political gimmick” but said refusing to vote for them would be foolish.

“I still think they send a message,” Mr. Wilson told The Globe.

Despite bubbling interest in the nine questions, they appear likely to continue to take a back seat to the question of national unity.

Thomas Lukaszuk, leader of Forever Canadian, said he has planned rallies with “very interesting speakers” next Thursday and Friday in Calgary and Edmonton, and he’s planning a get-out-the-vote drive that will encourage his list of 15 million electors.

"Our campaign has always been about remaining in Canada, so that's our primary focus," he said.

The Alberta NDP will be hosting rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday, and it has bought advertising slots that will air during upcoming Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames games.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Friday that he'll be campaigning in Alberta next week "to keep our country united."

Ms. Smith's office said she will be in southern Alberta next week, and will be urging Albertans to vote with new campaign literature.

Let Alberta Decide's Mr. Wilson, meanwhile, is organizing a pro-independence rally next Saturday at the Alberta legislature, and Mr. Sylvestre is planning to activate the roughly 250,000 people in the Prosperity Project's database ahead of referendum day. He said he's unsure if he'll attend Mr. Wilson's rally.

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Poilievre to deliver unity speech in Alberta ahead of referendum

DAVID BAXTER OTTAWA

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will be in Alberta just days before the province's referendum to deliver a speech on Canadian unity.

The House of Commons will be on a break next week after MPs head back to their ridings for the Thanksgiving weekend.

Mr. Poilievre is scheduled to deliver his speech during the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Calgary on Oct. 16. His speech is expected to be followed by an address from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

The schedule lists the title of Mr. Poilievre's speech as The Canadian Drift: Reclaiming Confidence, Abundance and Freedom for Alberta.

Mr. Poilievre told a news conference in Burlington, Ont., on Friday he will be doing “additional campaigning on the ground” in Alberta.

“We encourage all Canadians of all parties to join in uniting all Canadians to make ourselves safe, affordable and fully independent here at home,” Mr. Poilievre said.

When asked about tech industrialist Elon Musk saying recently that Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec should separate, Mr. Poilievre said “Canadians control their own destiny.”

“Frankly, people can tweet whatever they want, but tweets and memes do not affect Canada. What affects Canada is the decisions made by the Canadian people,” he added.

The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan brushed off Mr.

Musk's comments, while Quebec's new premier has said he won't trigger a separation vote while U.S. President Donald Trump is in office.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the future of Canada will be decided by Canadians when asked Thursday about Mr. Musk's comments at a news conference in Sherbrooke.

While Mr. Musk was born in South Africa, he holds Canadian citizenship because his mother was born in Saskatchewan. He has lived previously in Canada.

Alberta Conservative MP Dane Lloyd has been tasked with leading the federal Conservatives' unity campaign in the province.

Responding to reports in The Globe and Mail about Alberta separatists allegedly seeking the help of the U.S. government in exchange for potential water rights and oil royalties, Mr. Lloyd said Monday “no one has the right to promise away Alberta’s birthright.”

Mr. Lloyd stopped short of describing that activity as foreign interference, saying more information needs to be gathered.

Mitch Sylvestre of the separatist Alberta Prosperity Project denied offering oil and water rights to the U.S. in his group's three conversations with U.S. State Department officials in Washington. He also said he only attended one of those meetings.

Albertans will vote on the prospect of a future separation referendum, along with nine other questions involving constitutional and immigration issues, on Oct. 19.

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TORONTO POLICE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SHOOT SUSPECT IN RAID THAT KILLED OFFICER, SIU SAYS

Toronto police had “no alternative” but to fire at a man accused of fatally shooting Constable Marc Pinizzotto during a raid in June, Ontario’s police watchdog said in a report Friday that offers new details about the case.

The Special Investigations Unit concluded that the suspect fired multiple times at police, and that Constable Pinizzotto and another officer who fired back were defending themselves and other officers involved in the June 11 raid.

"There can be no doubt that the officers believed their lives to be in danger and that they acted to protect themselves from grievous bodily harm and death," SIU director Joseph Martino wrote in the report.

The suspect was the target of a search warrant obtained by the guns and gangs task force, and police had information that he was armed, the SIU report said.

Body-worn camera footage showed that police forced their way into an apartment in the area of Black Creek Drive and Trethewey Drive around 5:40 a.m., and Constable Pinizzotto made his way down a hallway leading to the bedrooms, the SIU report said.

The suspect then emerged from one of the bedrooms, pointed a handgun at Constable Pinizzotto and fired “at close range,” the SIU said. Constable Pinizzotto was shot in the arm and chest, the SIU said, and he was pronounced dead in hospital. The suspect was seriously injured and taken to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

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Two powerful earthquakes rock Panama

quake in Colombia killed at least 289 people.

A couple surveys damage to the governor's office building in Penonomé, Panama, after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake Friday. MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

JUAN ZAMORANO MEGAN JANETSKY ALMA SOLÍS PANAMA CITY

Two powerful earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 6.6 in magnitude and a series of aftershocks roiled southern Panama Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings near the epicentre and prompting evacuations across the country.

The earlier quake, felt as far away as neighbouring Colombia, was centred about 10 kilometres southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, in the central province of Herrera, the USGS said. It struck at a depth of 10 kilometres.

The USGS initially reported the first quake as magnitude 8, then revised it to 7.6 and later to 7.7.

Visibly shaken residents of Panama City, the capital, gathered outside as they waited for news of the quake's impact on Friday.

“We felt it very strongly. It knocked things over in the kitchen, but we’re okay, though we’re very scared,” Rosendo Domínguez, 60, who is from Herrera province, where the earthquake struck, told the Associated Press by phone. “Everyone is outside, scared.”

Multiple aftershocks continued to rattle Panama, including several measuring magnitude 5.8, 5.5 and 5.2. Seismologists at the

University of Panama recorded more than 45 aftershocks, though many were too weak to be felt.

Despite the strength of the successive quakes, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said authorities had not documented anyone killed or injured as of Friday evening, though he cautioned that could change in the coming hours or days.

“Nobody was ready, and no one is ever ready for this type of disaster,” Mr. Mulino said, after calling for calm earlier in the day.

Images of crumbling buildings and deep fissures slicing through roads added to fears across a region battered by a series of devastating earthquakes in recent months.

Two back-to-back 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes roiled Venezuela's La Guaira state in June, killing more than 6,500 people and leaving 17,000 homeless. In August, a magnitude-7.4 earth-

Omar Smith of the National Civil Protection Service said on the Telemetro Reporta news channel that damage was concentrated in the central provinces of Veraguas, Herrera and Los Santos. He said there were no reports of damage in the capital, which is known for its hundreds of skyscrapers.

Mr. Smith said several injuries have been reported, including one person struck by debris from a partially collapsed structure in the city of Penonomé, around 150 kilometres from the capital. He confirmed a partial collapse and cracks at the cathedral in the district's main square, as well as damage in the governor's office building and the Dos Continentes hotel.

Local news outlets also reported that the Church of San Atanasio, a colonial-style Catholic church in Panama's Los Santos province, had collapsed. The church was declared a National Historic Heritage Site in 1938. Elsewhere, including in Veraguas province, large fissures ran along roadways. Tocumen International Airport in Panama City temporarily suspended operations after the first quake but said Friday afternoon that it was reopening.

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Top court clarifies sentencing in Indigenous partner violence cases

WILLOW FIDDLER

The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified how courts should appropriately sentence offenders in cases of intimate partner violence when both the accused and victim are Indigenous.

The 5-4 decision released Friday upholds the reduced three-year sentence of a Mi'kmaq man and provides new guidance on what the Supreme Court has called the “twin crises” of violence against Indigenous women and the overincarceration of Indigenous people.

The tight vote demonstrated how difficult it is for judges to rule on cases that have seemingly conflicting sentencing provisions for Indigenous offenders while protecting Indigenous victims.

The Supreme Court panel of nine judges, which included majority-voting Indigenous Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin, considered how sentencing provisions in the Criminal Code related to addressing the issues of the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in prisons and the vulnerabilities of Indigenous women to intimate partner violence. The court concluded they have to be considered together. The case was heard last December.

In its decision, the majority said courts have to take Indigenous perspectives and the voices of Indigenous victims seriously, particularly in sentencing circles.

“This means treating that circle as a bridge between the criminal justice system and Indigenous models of justice, not an exercise in performative tokenism, which will only erode trust, set back reconciliation and exacerbate the challenges Indigenous people face with the criminal justice system,” the decision states.

Courts aren't bound by sentencing circle recommendations and rulings are at the discretion of each judge.

The court heard the notion that courts must choose between supporting Indigenous women victims of crime or addressing the mass incarceration of Indigenous people is a false dichotomy, a position argued in submissions by the accused and interveners, including Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) from Toronto, where lawyer Christa Big Canoe is based.

It's not an either-or, Ms. Big Canoe told the Globe.

“We think this is a clear instruction to all other courts that when you have an Indigenous offender, an Indigenous woman victim, that you have to balance and that you should be taking into consideration the Indigenous community justice processes that have occurred,” she said.

Ms. Big Canoe said the original trial judge failed to properly consider the sentencing circle that was held for the accused (the victim did not participate) and conducted by two Mi'kmaw lawyers who didn't recommend further incarceration because of the accused's history of mental-health illness.

As one of 21 interveners, Ms. Big Canoe said the position of the ALS was that prison sentences don't make communities safer.

“People come out worse off and much more violent. It hasn’t been working for decades and generations now,” she said.

Justice O'Bonsawin wrote in the majority decision that sentencing judges must follow three specific steps in such cases.

First, the judge must weigh the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender in the context of the Indigenous identities and backgrounds of the parties.

Second, the judge must sensitively identify the relevant criminal sentencing objectives, prioritizing denunciation and deterrence.

Lastly, the judge must choose the proportionate and just sentence within the context of the Indigenous parties, given that Parliament has expressly directed sentencing judges to consider all available sanctions other than imprisonment.

The top court added that the sentencing circle process can be relevant to understanding the availability of alternative sentencing options in the community, as well as the community's perspective on the sentence that would best achieve the objectives.

The ruling comes in the case of Harry Arthur Cope, a Mi'kmaq man with severe mental-health challenges who was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty in 2022 to aggravated assault against his partner, a Mi'kmaq woman.

The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal reduced the sentence to three years.

The Supreme Court ruled Friday the three-year sentence should stand.

The top court found the sentencing judge did not recognize that the offender's mental illness contributed to the commission of the aggravated assault and did not consider the effect of that illness on the relevant sentencing objectives.

The sentencing judge would have settled on a shorter prison term had she properly considered the offender's significant mental-health issues, particularly when viewed in light of a sentencing circle's recommendations in the case, the Supreme Court said.

The four dissenting Supreme Court judges argued that the Crown's appeal should be allowed and the original sentence imposed by the sentencing judge restored.

They said the majority's sentencing framework fails to reflect Parliament's direction to sentencing judges to prioritize denunciation and deterrence, and to generally impose harsher sentences for the abuse of vulnerable victims, including Indigenous women and girls.

The majority found the original trial judge made two errors in her sentencing, including failing to consider how a longer prison sentence could aggravate the accused's severe mental-health illness, ultimately decreasing chances of rehabilitation.

Gladue principles, derived from a case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1999, require courts to consider an Indigenous offender's life experience and history as they relate to systemic impacts stemming from colonization (such as residential schools) through presentencing written reports.

More recent provisions were added to the Criminal Code following the national inquiry report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, recognizing those groups as vulnerable individuals facing disproportionate violence, and that such increased vulnerability can weigh in favour of a more severe sentence (whether the accused is Indigenous or not).

What to know about the government's latest updates to MAID

STEPHANIE LEVITZ KRISTY KIRKUP OTTAWA

Canada is headed into a new national debate over the provision of medical assistance in dying. The Liberal government has declared it intends to introduce a bill later this year addressing two issues with the current provision of MAID.

The first is whether people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness should legally be able to ask a medical professional for assistance to end their lives.

The second is whether people who may one day lose the cognitive capacity to consent to MAID should have the ability to request access to the procedure in advance.

Both are issues the federal government has been under pressure to address. On Wednesday, Justice Minister Sean Fraser laid out its intention to do so.

Here's what to know.

THE MAID FRAMEWORK TODAY

Canada's MAID regime is legislated by the federal government but delivered by the provinces.

Ottawa controls the Criminal Code and has amended it over time in response to court decisions. It is not illegal for people, under certain circumstances and with specific parameters, to seek medical assistance to end their lives or for medical practitioners to provide the service.

The provinces manage, fund and provide the actual service as part of the health care system.

Current Criminal Code provisions expressly exclude mental illness as a condition that makes a person eligible for MAID. But that exclusion expires in March, so the government has to decide before then whether to allow that to happen or to legislate otherwise.

The Criminal Code also does not permit MAID based on an advance request. But in 2023, Quebec passed a law that allows advance requests from people diagnosed with a serious and incurable illness that will eventually lead to incapacity.

Quebec's move has created friction between the province and Ottawa. It also raised questions about why Canadians can obtain MAID in one province through advance requests but not in others.

MAID FOR MENTAL ILLNESS

In 2024, the Liberals paused MAID for mental illness for three years and mandated that a committee be struck to review the issue.

A joint House of Commons and Senate committee did that work earlier this year and tabled its final report in June, with most of the members recommending the government indefinitely pause access to MAID for mental health.

Mr. Fraser said he'd take the summer to review the findings and conduct his own consultations before announcing a path forward.

The House resumed sitting in September. This week, a bill introduced by Conservative MP Tamara Jansen came up for a vote at second reading – a crucial point in the legislative process because it marks the first time MPs can vote on whether a piece of legislation should be further studied. Ms. Jansen's bill seeks to amend the Criminal Code to state that a mental disorder is not an eligible condition to request MAID.

This created political pressure on the government to reveal how it intended to proceed. If it was going to follow the recommendation of the committee, why not just vote for the Conservative bill? If it didn't want to vote for the bill, what would it be doing instead?

The Justice Minister sought to answer both questions Wednesday. The government would not vote for the Tory bill because the Liberals felt it was worded too broadly. But it will introduce legislation that will bar access to MAID for mental illness.

Mr. Fraser cited concerns about patients not always being able to obtain appropriate mental-health supports and the lack of consensus around when mental illness is irremediable. He acknowledged that the courts may yet rule in a way that requires the government to allow MAID for

mental illness.

Advocacy organization Dying with Dignity Canada has spent two years suing the federal government for barring access to MAID for mental health. The case remains before the court.

ADVANCE REQUESTS

Quebec is the first jurisdiction in the country to allow patients diagnosed with a serious, incurable illness that leads to incapacity, such as Alzheimer's, to apply in advance for MAID.

The federal government did not challenge Quebec's law, but it did not change the Criminal Code, either.

To address concerns of MAID practitioners, Quebec's Minister of Justice modified the ministerial prosecutorial guidelines and the province's director of criminal and penal prosecutions issued directives stating that criminal charges will not be pursued if providers comply with the provincial regime.

Mr. Fraser said Wednesday the federal government will change the Criminal Code to legally decriminalize the provision of medical assistance in dying where there is an advance request.

However, this does not mean Canadians across the country will be able to make advance requests once the bill becomes law. It will be up to each province to decide whether that's a service it wants to offer, and to determine what the framework for MAID in that context would look like.

Alberta has already barred advance requests. The Ontario government did not return a request for comment from The Globe and Mail on Thursday regarding its response to the coming changes.

TWO ISSUES, ONE BILL

The Liberals will bundle both issues into a single bill. With a majority government, they won't have trouble getting it through the House of Commons.

The Senate is a different matter. Senators who played a role in ensuring there was a sunset clause on the provision of MAID for mental illness could attempt to change the bill to do that again.

Conversely, many senators – including Pamela Wallin – have been vocal about their support for advance requests. Polls conducted by the government show the majority of Canadians want them, too.

Ms. Wallin, who believes it is unjust to indefinitely deny patients with mental illness from obtaining MAID, sees the government's approach as strategic.

“I think it was politically, you know, smart of them to try and find a way to get what they had to get done by March and to put something in front of the public that the public loves and embraces,” she said.

With a report from Laura Stone

Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has promised not to hold a referendum while U.S. President Donald Trump is in office. JACQUES BOISSINOT/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Parti Québécois eyes friends and foes across the aisle

Minority government needs collaboration from across the political spectrum, but finding independence help is unlikely

ERIC ANDREW-GEE MAURA FORREST

Two parties at opposite ends of Quebec's ideological spectrum have been thrust into the national spotlight after an election that leaves the province's political future – and possibly the unity of Canada – in their hands.

The left-wing Québec solidaire and right-wing Conservative Party both won enough seats in Monday's vote to potentially decide whether the incoming minority Parti Québécois government stays in power long enough to launch an independence referendum.

With the PQ at 59 seats, five shy of a majority, premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has vowed to collaborate across the aisle, while his rival party leaders are starting to hint at what they will demand in return.

“It will be a context of rivalry and contention on many issues,” said André Lamoureux, a political-science lecturer at the University of Quebec at Montreal.

Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon has promised not to hold a referendum while U.S. President Donald Trump is in the White House, and throughout the campaign spoke little about sovereignty, which is currently unpopular in Quebec. But during his victory speech Monday, he reaffirmed his commitment to fighting for independence.

The premier-designate suggested that opposition lawmakers could help realize his plan to hold a vote on secession, though he has also made clear that sovereignty will not be among his early priorities. In reality, partisan jockeying may well bring down his government long before he can hold an independence vote.

The Quebec Liberal Party will retain its position as Official Opposition with 40 seats, though it seems least inclined to collaborate with its old adversaries in the PQ. Although there are some areas that the two parties agree on, such as trimming bureaucracy and building housing, the animosity between the federalists and sovereigists runs deep, noted Mr. Lamoureux.

The Liberals may have their first chance to clash with the government over its plans to abolish the role of lieutenant-governor, which Leader Charles Milliard said was “constitutionally an issue” and “not a priority for Quebeckers” in a postelection interview with Montreal radio station CJAD.

The government's most likely partner in its goal of separating from Canada is Québec solidaire, with its nine seats concentrated in the cores of Montreal and Quebec City. The PQ needs a majority of votes in the National Assembly to adopt a referendum question.

But the two sovereigntist parties are not natural allies. QS was born in 2006, partly out of frustration with the PQ's drift to the right on economic and identity issues, and they diverge sharply on everything from immigration to the question of how to bring about independence.

The left-wing party describes its vision of separation as “inclusive” and proposes a four-year process that would involve consulting minorities on a proposed constitution, which would then be put to a referendum, at a cost of \$840-million. The PQ wants a more pared-back constitutional consultation at far less cost.

Despite these differences, party leaders have collaborated before, including on a “roadmap” to independence in 2017, when both were in opposition.

Their bases are deeply at odds, however, on ideological grounds and have blocked attempted reconciliations in the past, including when QS members voted down a proposed alliance with the PQ ahead of the 2018 election.

Despite its ironclad commitment to independence, QS draws major support from urban progressives who like its environmental and social policies but are not interested in separation. Polls show that only a minority of the party's supporters would vote Yes in a referendum.

QS is also conscious of avoiding the fate that befell the NDP in last year's federal election, when the New Democrats were decimated after propping up a minority Liberal government. The QS caucus will include Alexandre Boulerice, a former NDP MP now representing the Montreal riding of Gouin in the National Assembly.

“Politically, it wasn’t a winning choice for the NDP,” said Quentin Janel, QS director of communications. “And we have fundamental disagreements with the PQ on immigration and inclusivity, which makes it out of the question to strike a formal pact with the government on that level.”

The most likely dance partner for the PQ on many bread-and-butter issues is the provincial Conservative Party, founded in 2009, which had never won a seat in the National Assembly and now has 19, clustered in the Quebec City area. (An earlier iteration of the party dissolved in 1936).

The breakout star of the 2026 election was Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime, who campaigned on the cost of living and voters' dissatisfaction with the Coalition Avenir Québec government's management of public funds.

Mr. Duhaime promised to act as a watchdog on behalf of taxpayers if voters gave his party the balance of power, and during a press conference in Quebec City on Wednesday, he said his caucus members are united by their commitment to fiscal conservatism.

"These are people fighting for individual freedom, for civil liberties, for democracy, and also for more money in your pockets – a smaller government that's tightening its belt," he said. "That's the Quebec version of conservatism today."

Shortly before the campaign, Mr. Duhaime unveiled a plan to cut government spending by \$47-billion over five years, in part by eliminating 20,000 public-service jobs.

The proposal was the cornerstone of his campaign, and it set the narrative for an election that saw most parties announce measures to shrink the size of the bureaucracy, said Rudy Husny, a political analyst and former federal Conservative adviser.

There is considerable common ground between the Conservatives and Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon's PQ, the most “centre-right” version of the party that Quebec has seen, Mr. Husny said.

Both parties want to scrap the sales tax on used goods and to abolish Santé Québec, a Crown corporation created by the CAQ government to operate Quebec's health care network, which critics have labelled as little more than a new layer of bureaucracy. On Wednesday, Mr. Duhaime said he also supports the PQ's plan to freeze the salaries of elected officials.

But the Conservative Leader has been adamant that his party wants nothing to do with a vote on sovereignty. “Our position is non-negotiable,” said spokesperson Cédric Lapointe in a statement. “There will be no referendum.”

Mr. Husny said it's very unlikely the PQ will launch the process to hold a referendum in this mandate, especially given Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon's promise to wait until Mr. Trump leaves office in 2029. Quebec's two previous minority governments survived less than two years.

This election campaign was primarily about change, he said.

"The next one will certainly be about the referendum."

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ICE says agents fired at New York man over safety fears

In body-camera footage released by New York police, officers tend to Oscar Belgal, 28, after he was shot by federal immigration agents Thursday. NYPD/ASSOCIATED PRESS

REBECCA SANTANA PHILIP MARCELO WASHINGTON

Federal immigration officers opened fire on a Dominican man in New York because he drove his car into their vehicles as they attempted to arrest him and they believed their lives were in danger, a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday.

Those agents weren't aware that the man's 5-year-old son was with him in the car when they fired bullets into the vehicle, said Marcos Charles, head of ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations.

The child was not hurt. The driver, 28, was shot “superficially” in the neck, Mr. Charles said. He was treated at a hospital then released into federal custody.

Officers used their vehicles to block the man as he attempted to drive away, but he accelerated toward them, Mr. Charles said during a news conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in Washington.

"Our officers, using their training and believing that their life and the life of the partners and the general public were in danger, used their training and fired weapons," Mr. Charles said.

New York City police and local court records identified the wounded man as Oscar Belgal. His lawyers later gave the spelling of his last name as Bergal. Federal officials spelled his last name Bengal.

Mr. Mullin blamed the man for putting his son at risk by trying to evade officers.

The shooting was the latest violent encounter with ICE officers during President Donald Trump's nationwide immigration crackdown. The agency has on previous occasions said its officers felt in danger when operating against immigration targets or during protests. In some instances, evidence has later emerged casting doubt on those claims. Mr. Belgal was associated with a robbery crew that used mopeds and weapons, and was convicted of grand larceny last year and sentenced to five years of probation, Mr. Charles said, adding that he evaded officers in September when ICE tried to arrest him for deportation.

Mr. Belgal has pleaded not guilty to narcotics-sale charges in an ongoing case. The Legal Aid Society, which was representing him in that case, called Friday for a “full and transparent” investigation of the shooting, but declined further comment.

Lawyers representing Mr. Belgal filed an emergency petition early Friday morning challenging the legality of his detention. A judge issued an order temporarily barring the government from removing him from the U.S. A hearing was scheduled for Friday afternoon. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said the government intended to hold Mr. Belgal at a jail in Brooklyn.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul, both Democrats, said late Thursday that they had unsuccessfully pressed Mr. Mullin and Mr. Trump to release Mr. Belgal. They also urged the administration to immediately release ICE officers' body camera footage of the shooting and to halt immigration enforcement operations in the city.

Mr. Mullin confirmed ICE officers were wearing body cameras that were activated, but didn't say when any of that footage would be released. Under agency policy, bodycam video can be released within 72 hours if “determined that it is in the best interests of the agency.”

Mr. Mullin accused New York officials of creating an unsafe atmosphere for immigration detentions.

ICE has asked local officials in New York to hold onto more than 14,000 people for federal officers to detain, Mr. Mullin said.

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U.K. Green Party Leader Polanski loses by-election

PAUL WALDIE EUROPE CORRESPONDENT LONDON

Just a few months ago, Zack Polanski was one of the most talked about politicians in Britain and he'd pulled the Green Party to within striking distance of the ruling Labour Party in many opinion polls.

Mr. Polanski's leadership of the left-wing party is now in question. He lost a parliamentary by-election on Thursday and he's struggled to deal with the fallout from the party's adoption of a policy on Israel that labelled Zionism as racism and called for a single Palestinian state, effectively eliminating modern-day Israel.

On Friday, Mr. Polanski fended off questions about his by-election loss in a London constituency the party had high hopes of winning, and the Zionism controversy. "Yes, I've taken a loss tonight, but our movement is so much bigger than one election or one motion," he told reporters after the results showed that he'd won 33 per cent of the vote compared with 45 per cent for the Labour candidate, Sagal Abdi-Wali.

His comments have done little to ease concerns among some party members about Mr. Polanski's often brash approach and his judgment.

The 43-year-old former actor, who is vegan, doesn't drink and won't fly, won the party's leadership a year ago largely due to a lively social media presence and a direct speaking style that appealed to young voters.

His colourful style contrasted with the staleness of then Labour leader and prime minister Keir Starmer, and the Greens started soaring in the polls. The party won its first ever by-election in February and picked up hundreds of council seats in local elections in May.

Since he took over as leader, the party's membership has soared from 68,000 to more than 200,000. At one point last March, support for the Greens hit 21 per cent in some opinion polls, pulling it almost even with Labour.

But Mr. Polanski's off-the-cuff speaking style also got him into trouble.

During one interview, he confused the national debt with the deficit. He also acknowledged making a mistake after reposting a photograph on social media of a T-shirt that appeared to encourage the death of Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage. And he has been usurped by Labour's new leader, and Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, who has pulled ahead in most polls.

It's on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that Mr. Polanski, who is Jewish, has faced his biggest challenge.

He has long been outspoken about the war in Gaza and repeatedly accused the Israeli military of committing genocide. But the party's conference last Sunday went much further.

Members approved a motion that defined Zionism as an ideology supporting “an ethnonationalist Jewish state." The motion also called for the establishment of a "single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine," which includes Israel.

The definition of Zionism is generally considered to be the right of the Jewish people to self-determination and statehood in the land of Israel. There are varying interpretations on whether Zionism includes other beliefs.

The Green's policy has caused an uproar and Mr. Polanski has faced widespread criticism for failing to show up when members voted.

The controversy grew after revelations surfaced in court filings that one of the party members who proposed the motion had written a letter of support for a man convicted in the United States of aiding al-Qaeda.

The Israeli government has banned Mr. Polanski from entering the country and described the motion as an “antisemitic text.” The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council said the motion was an attack on the Jewish community.

The European Green Party also distanced itself from the policy, saying it backs a two-state solution, which calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

On Thursday, former British Green Party leader Caroline Lucas, who voted against the motion, questioned Mr. Polanski's leadership.

“I would have hoped he would have been a very strong critic of this motion,” she told the BBC. “I want him to show the leadership that was frankly missing on Sunday. I think the jury is out about whether he will do that, but I very much hope he will.”

On Friday, Mr. Polanski said he would have voted against the motion, but that he agreed “with the substance.” He also said he would not resign.

“What I'm experiencing is the immense amount of people who are saying they've never been prouder to be a Green Party member,” he told the BBC.

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War has decimated Gaza's olive harvest

Of the few farmers who remain, many cannot access their land and struggle to maintain their crops

HASAN JABER BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, GAZA STRIP

It is the olive harvest season in Gaza, and Mohammad Abu Ouda's olive press is much quieter than it was at this time of year before the war. The smell of fresh olives fills the place, but there are only a few bags of the crop. The machines run slowly as workers wait for more to arrive. Near the press, an area normally filled with farmers and trucks is almost empty.

“We are business owners but ... we can barely make our daily income,” Mr. Abu Ouda said.

One of his olive presses was destroyed in the fighting between Hamas and Israel. His brother was killed on his way to check on the machine.

Before the war began in 2023, the Gaza Strip had 37 olive presses. Today only eight remain operational, and they face shortages of fuel, spare parts and engine oil, making the work much harder. Mr. Abu Ouda estimates that around 80 per cent of Gaza's olive production has been lost.

Noha al-Sharif, a media officer with the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC), says Gaza's olive sector has suffered huge losses.

“Before the war, Gaza produced around 38,055 tons of olives. This year production is expected to be no more than 3,500 tons,” she said.

Some 1.3 million olive trees have been damaged or destroyed since October, 2023, according to PARC.

And the number of olive farmers has dropped from around 7,000 to about 600 today.

On Wednesday, Israel marked the third anniversary of the Hamas assault on Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. The deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust triggered a conflict in which Israel has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to local health officials, leading a United Nations independent commission of inquiry to conclude that Israel committed genocide in the territory. Israel has rejected the UN report's conclusions.

A fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is holding – Saturday marks its first anniversary – but the Gaza Strip lies in ruins. The agricultural sector is emblematic of that devastation.

In Palestinian culture, olives are more than a business. They are part of daily life and represent a deep connection to the land. They are present at family meals and in traditional dishes. No part is wasted – even the pits have an important use, as they are collected and used as a source of fuel.

Olives represent generations of farming, heritage, family traditions and resilience. Families would gather around the trees to

Above: A boy harvests olives in al-Zawayda last month. Left: Israeli troops watch farmers and firefighters try to put out fires caused by soldiers firing tear gas as they harvested, near the Israeli-occupied city of Nablus on Oct. 3. EYAD BABA (ABOVE); JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES (LEFT)

pick and take the crop to the presses.

What happened to the olive trees and presses reflects what has happened to farmers such as Talal al-Mansi. For him, the war meant not only the loss of an agricultural season but of the land itself. Land that once provided his livelihood has become difficult or impossible to reach because it is behind the yellow line that cuts through the Gaza Strip and demarcates territory controlled by the Israel Defence Forces from Hamas-controlled areas.

“We can no longer reach it or work on it,” he said. And the land that remains within the reach of farmers, and the trees that have survived, are difficult to care for.

“There is no water. There is no spraying and there are no pesticides,” Mr. Al Mansi said.

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NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT LAKE ITASCA, BRAINERD, MINNEAPOLIS AND WINONA, MINN.

Two years ago, Donald Trump painted the heart of the United States in Republican red.

Ten states touch the Mississippi, that great waterway that has given life to the country from its earliest days. Only two voted against Mr. Trump's MAGA vision.

The river is the country's most important geographic artery. It is also an essential political vein, its ever-shifting currents a constant test for campaigns. In 1996, Bill Clinton won every one of the river's states save Mississippi itself. Just 20 years later, Mr. Trump swept through with a dramatic political reversal.

The father of rivers, as it has been called for centuries, is “the body of the Nation,” Harper’s Magazine declared in 1863. Here, the foundations of U.S. economic might were built: timber, flour, cotton.

Jazz was born on the river. So was Mark Twain, scrivener of “the majestic, the magnificent Mississippi, rolling its mile-wide tide along, shining in the sun.”

The course of time has altered it in countless ways. Steamboats have been replaced by towboats pushing assemblies of barges. The waters' annual fluctuations have been tamed by dozens of dams that safeguard the movement of American commodities. Its economic centrality has been eclipsed by other parts of the country.

But this restless river remains a fundamental filament of American life.

The Mississippi touches the Midwest and the South, the sweep of rural American farmlands and the music-inflected urban byways of Memphis and New Orleans.

It is a destination for recreation and a backbone of industry. It is a corridor for international trade, a wellspring of culture and, sometimes, a battleground. George Floyd was killed not far from the river's banks. So were Renée Good and Alex Pretti, shot dead by immigration agents.

Winning over that clash of interests has always proven difficult, especially for Democrats. Barack Obama won only four of the Mississippi states; Joe Biden, just three.

Yet as the U.S. casts ballots at the midpoint of Mr. Trump's second time in office, voters have fresh reason to reconsider old allegiances.

The midterms arrive at a time of raucous politics and trying economic circumstances – war in the Middle East, questions about humanity's future in an age of artificial intelligence, instability in the global order.

How Americans mark ballots in the coming weeks could reshape their country – and a broader world already thrown into uncertainty by the Trump administration. The Nov. 3 election will determine the balance of power in Congress, and with it, the relative strength of legislative power in Washington to check or accelerate Mr. Trump's agenda.

States along the Mississippi stand on the shores of change – if voters so choose. The 10 river states will elect six governors, 74 people to the House of Representatives and eight U.S. senators – nearly a quarter of the Senate seats up for election this year.

Ahead of the vote, The Globe and Mail is travelling from the headwaters to the delta, traversing the length of the river to probe an electorate on the precipice of what could prove to be a pivotal moment. If the Mississippi is the body of America, it also holds a reflection of its body politic. And that body, too, is restless.

Down along the Mississippi, The Globe will examine the people and priorities that will give shape to this election.

It begins, like the river, in Minnesota.

Thirty per cent of the Mississippi loops through this state. Its opening stretches pass through a broader region progressives now call the “deep north,” places where, like elsewhere in the country, Republicans have won over union members and farmers.

As it swells from a canoe creek to a commodities thoroughfare, the river reaches Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the metro area that dominates the state's left-leaning politics. Further downstream, a panorama of agricultural fields has been a stage for pitched political battles.

Elections this year will determine the successor to Tim Walz, the Democrat who failed in his vice-presidential bid two years ago, as well as the state's U.S. Senate seats, both occupied by Democrats.

They will also decide the makeup of the state legislature, whose lawmakers have no power to halt foreign wars, tear down tariffs, change immigration policy or otherwise alter the course of the White House and its principal occupant.

But Mr. Trump himself has urged Americans to “pretend that I’m on the ballot,” and the Minnesota communities along the Mississippi offer a glimpse into a country hurtling toward midterm elections with its mind trained on one thing: the sitting president, for better or for worse.

The Ojibwe and the French both named the oddly shaped lake in northern Minnesota after the elk that frequented its shores, calling it Omushkos, then Lac La Biche.

In 1832, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the 19th-century American geographer who explored the upper reaches of the Mississippi, arrived with a new name, Lake Itasca. It was an invention drawn from the letters of veritas caput, his Latin translation of “true head.”

It is a modest place, its shores lined with thickets of wild rice. But no other body can call itself the source of the Mississippi River.

From here, a trickle swells into a flowing muscle. A drop of Itasca water slips 3,730 kilometres down the Mississippi in a 90-day journey to the Gulf of Mexico, where its final stretches wind through a “delta as broad and exuberant as the Nile,” Mr. Schoolcraft wrote.

Before the river begins, though, it is a lake, a place where a small group of Minnesotans can launch their bass boats on a Sunday for a year-end fishing tournament.

In the still of morning, life offers fewer reasons for complaint.

Alone on his bass boat, Bradly Rousu, 22, casts into the wild rice and reflects on the coming elections as he reels in his lure, a Texas rig with a craw-tube. Mr. Rousu,

Above: John Pearson, 77, a businessman, skydiver and veteran, sees Mr. Trump as a leader who deserves more credit than criticism. NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Top: Bradly Rousu, 22, fishes on Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi River, in September. He says the cost of living is his biggest concern. NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

who leans conservative, is married with a young daughter.

An auto mechanic, he keeps three freezers to hold the bounty he brings in from the outdoors: fish, deer, occasionally a bear. He operates a truck, a four-wheeler and his boat. Keeping their tanks full “really racks up,” he says.

“I’d say probably the cost of living is the biggest thing,” he adds. “Just being able to live a good life with a child and not have to worry about if we run out of money.”

Still, in this part of Minnesota, US\$300,000 can buy a decent house – steep for a young couple, but not unattainable. Why change a good thing?

Mr. Trump – alongside the Republicans he leads – is probably “better than the alternative,” Mr. Rousu says.

Far better, argues John Pearson, 77, who speaks from not far down the river in St. Cloud, where the upper Mississippi carves through fertile farmland.

The President is “a true patriot. And he’s trying to save this country,” says Mr. Pearson, a businessman, skydiver and retired Minnesota Army National Guard colonel.

Look at the borders, he says, fortified by the Trump administration against illegal immigration. Look at the war in Iran, which he sees as an effort to shield Israel from nuclear annihilation. “I’m a Christian, and I’m going to tell you something: We have to save the Jews in Israel,” he says.

And look at Mr. Trump himself, he says, a man whose relentless confidence Mr. Pearson finds warmly familiar.

A half-century ago, he founded Pleasureland, now a major RV dealer, during the 1970s oil crisis. He recalls handing wary customers wooden buttons labelled FART: “Fight Against Recession Talk.” If people would just keep spending, they could keep the economy humming.

It's the kind of strategy, he says, that works.

Above: Volunteer Jadah Green, left, cleans the street by a memorial to Alex Pretti, a nurse killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis. YASMIN YASSIN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Top: Abdi Daisane, a Somali immigrant running as a Democrat for the state legislature, knocks on doors in his district around St. Cloud, Minn., in September. NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

“Act with optimism,” Mr. Pearson says – in business and in the presidency.

If Republicans lose in November, he adds, “God help us.”

In Minnesota, Mr. Trump did lose two years ago.

But he secured the highest vote percentage for a Republican presidential candidate in the state since George W. Bush in 2004. Even with Mr. Walz, the Minnesota, on the Democratic ballot, Mr. Trump grew his vote share in all but three of the state's counties.

In Stearns County, within driving distance of the river's source, nearly two-thirds of the vote went to Mr. Trump.

Abdi Daisane, a 38-year-old Somali immigrant who runs a child-care business and is running as a local Democrat for the state legislature, senses a new drift in the political waters.

In primary voting this year, he won an appreciably greater number of ballots than his Republican opponent. Across Minnesota, Democratic primary participation rose by nearly 60 per cent from four years ago, considerably outstripping Republican gains.

"There's a lot of Democrats, a lot of independents, even some Republicans that are coming out and saying they are sick of Trump," he says.

Few would give Mr. Daisane much chance of victory. He lost by nearly 13 points in 2024.

And yet, when he knocked on doors one recent morning, one woman told him she was sick of Mr. Trump's “nonsense.” She will vote Democrat. Another said she would boot him from her lawn if he was a Republican.

"There are a lot of reassessments that are happening," Mr. Daisane says.

Mr. Trump, though, is not the only figure looming over voters.

For 30 years, Collin Peterson kept the Democratic flame alive over Minnesota's seventh Congressional district, which sprawls across the northwestern corner of the state. He was among the original Blue Dog Democrats, conservatively minded liberals who staked a claim to the political middle ground.

Then, in 2020, he lost to a Republican who shared many of his policy views, but who had been endorsed by Mr. Trump. The district Mr. Peterson once represented is now ranked the most conservative in the state.

Six years later, he faults Mr. Walz, the outgoing Governor and a fellow Democrat, for so badly hurting the party's image that, he says, even voters angry at Mr. Trump would pause before altering their vote.

Under Mr. Walz, Minnesota has whittled away a considerable state budget surplus.

When he became Governor, nearly 60 per cent of the state's students achieved expectations for reading and writing; today, fewer than half meet that mark.

Fraudulent expenditures on social service programs, meanwhile, have brought unflattering national attention to Minnesota, after a series of issues related to spending on daycares and school meals – even if other states, too, have struggled to contend with fraud.

It all means that “there’s a very good chance the Democrats might lose the legislature” in the state, Mr. Peterson says. They might even lose a crucial U.S. Senate race, one they need to win if they want to gain power in Congress, he says.

"The Democratic Party, I think, is so damaged in Minnesota that they're going to almost have to start over," he says.

Local issues, after all, matter.

“Anybody with a brain in their head can see the decline in Minnesota. The test scores. The crime. The fraud. The budget,” says Marty Seifert, a retired state legislator who spent more than a decade in the Minnesota House, where he was one of the most senior Republicans.

“Democrats I think, have felt pretty confident because of Trump’s unpopularity. But just saying, ‘I’m against Trump’ – that isn’t enough for people any more.”

For many, though, it has proven difficult not to heed Mr. Trump's own advice, to conjure his name on this year's ballots.

Politics does not normally deliver problems to the doorstep of Schroeder's Home Center.

The appliance store does business in Brainerd, a small city along the banks of the Mississippi best known for hosting a winter festival billed as the world's largest charity ice fishing tournament. Every year, throngs descend to drop lines through more than 10,000 holes in a frozen lake. This year's winner snagged a 5.63-pound walleye and drove away in a Ford pickup.

Inside Schroeder's showroom, though, the rows of stoves, fridges and laundry machines have put on display the changes wrought by Mr. Trump. Foreign brands sit side by side with domestic makes. Mr. Trump's tariffs have struck them all – new levies on imports, but also taxes on the steel and aluminum used by U.S. manufacturers.

The price hikes have been modest in comparison to what happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Schroeder's co-owner Mike Kuck likes the idea of bolstering American manufacturing.

With the broader American economy growing, too, buyer confidence “seems like it’s coming back – around here, at least,” Mr. Kuck says. On a recent weekday, the store was so busy that he struggled to find enough salespeople to attend to all of the customers.

“We’re actually having one of the best years we’ve had yet,” he says.

Yet Mr. Kuck has watched the direction of the country with concern. He is a community-minded entrepreneur who has overseen the ice fishing extravaganza. He tries to live independently and frugally.

Politics, he says, should be about coming together to solve problems.

Why, then, launch a war in Iran? Why, he asks, “can’t we get along with our neighbours to the north?”

“It’s a little extreme on how far some of the stuff is going.”

He voted three times for Mr. Trump. "I don't know if I would do it again."

“Look for bacon,” Jadah Green says, as she looks out on the array of flowers and mementoes that make up the streetside memorial to Alex Pretti, the nurse killed by immigration officers in January.

Most mornings at 7, Ms. Green comes to Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis to bring order to the place where he died.

The site in the state's biggest city, south of Brainerd and across the river from its capital of Saint Paul, has been regularly vandalized. Of late, someone has taken to tucking raw bacon into the flower-flecked ring of green boughs that surrounds a space filled with poems, letters and statements of defiance.

Was it to attract rodents? Was it because a local business is Muslim? All Ms. Green knows is that she is determined to remove it, to keep the memory of Mr. Pretti as an unsullied place for reflection, for grief, for anger.

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Lutheran pastor Angela Denker says she finds hope in defiance as the midterms loom, despite years of violence near her Twin Cities home. YASMIN YASSIN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

How the Mississippi River states shifted Republican Nine of the 10 states backed the Democratic candidate in 1992. By 2016, eight supported the Republican.

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How America's presidential map has changed Five key elections show how Democratic and Republican support has shifted since 1992

Washington, D.C., is included. Margins use only Democratic and Republican votes; third-party and write-in votes are excluded. Maine and Nebraska are coloured by statewide popular vote, not congressional-district electoral-vote results. THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: MIT ELECTION DATA AND SCIENCE LAB; STATE ELECTION AUTHORITIES; U.S. CENSUS BUREAU.FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Gerald Woodley dedicated many years as a retired teacher to Republican politics. This year, he is voting for a Democrat for Congress, while maintaining his support for a local Republican candidate. NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

River: Upcoming vote marks a turning point for America in the age of Trump

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But “when a place is beautiful like this, it allows you to come and have whatever emotional process you need to have, because you’re not distracted by chaos or things being disorganized,” she says. “You can come and be here and bring whatever grief you need to.”

Ms. Green looks at the flowers, sweeps and takes a photo, at least one each day, capturing the messages that have lingered. A T-shirt: “Immigrants make America great.”

A note penned in Sharpie: “Alex – you inspired millions, by your selfless act of Love. You will not be forgotten.”

A sign: "We're Under Reacting."

Often, coming here is a routine act of practical service. But sometimes, she will “stand here and cry.”

Ms. Green's relationship to this memorial is intimate, a daily connection with the events that thrust Minneapolis into the national spotlight during the violence of Operation Metro Surge, an immigration crackdown. For her, memories of the past winter remain raw: city streets billowing with tear gas, neighbourhoods sprayed with bullets.

She cannot know whether those events will weigh as heavily on others as they vote in November.

But “God, I hope it does. I hope it matters,” she says.

“Normal doesn’t exist any more. You can’t go back.”

In many ways, things have gone back. Metro Surge ended in February, a political lifetime ago. Public attention has been diverted to property tax increases and stagnating student test scores. Republicans have campaigned against suffocating regulations and what they call diminishing prospects for young people.

Yet across the Twin Cities, a metropolitan area of 3.7 million people, the accumulated sting of recent years has been slow to fade.

In 2017, Lutheran pastor Angela Denker moved back to the Twin Cities, where she grew up, after years spent elsewhere.

The year she returned, a local police officer fatally shot a woman near her home. In 2020, police murdered George Floyd a few miles away. Last year, Democratic former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated not far from where Ms. Denker's parents live.

Her son's basketball coach was at Annunciation Catholic School when a shooter killed two children last August. Then came Metro Surge. People she knows came under FBI surveillance. She had completed her chaplaincy at the hospital where Mr. Pretti worked.

It has all felt profoundly close.

“You have all these things that shatter the sense of security,” Ms. Denker says. “It shakes you.”

Yet as midterms loom, she feels hope in defiance and in the theology of the cross: "The worse things are going for you, the closer you are to God. That is sort of the Minnesota ethic," she says.

South of the Twin Cities, in the great agricultural band that extends out from the Mississippi, Gerald Woodley dedicated many of his years as a retired teacher to

politics.

He chaired the local Republican Party in two Minnesota counties. He worked as a local staffer for Norm Coleman, a Minnesota Republican who served in the U.S. Senate from 2003 to 2009.

He chaired campaigns for Brad Finstad, who was first elected to the state legislature and then, in 2022, won a seat in the federal House of Representatives. Mr. Finstad carried the Republican banner in a district once represented by Mr. Walz, the Democrat.

Over the course of two decades, Mr. Finstad and Mr. Woodley became good friends.

No longer.

"I'm ditching him," Mr. Woodley says. He lost faith after watching Mr. Finstad march in close step with Mr. Trump, voting to maintain tariffs favoured by the President even as local farmers felt the brunt of rising prices and export difficulties.

"The tariffs hurt a lot," he says. But "Brad was supporting more of Trump's policies than he was the people in his district."

He has now installed two signs on his front lawn in a quiet residential neighbourhood: one for a local Republican candidate, another for Jake Johnson, the Democrat running against Mr. Finstad.

Mr. Woodley says he is not the one who changed – it is the party he once supported.

A handful of neighbours and other fellow conservatives in southern parts of the state have told him they, too, are changing their vote.

“They’re moving away from the Republican Party because of Trump, and because Trump has changed the values of the party.”

Second thoughts have travelled like driftwood down the Mississippi.

It was only two years ago that Salman Fiqy counted among the exuberant converts to the MAGA cause.

A Somali immigrant and practising Muslim, he already leaned conservative. But his anger over American support for Israel tipped the balance. He had voted for Mr. Biden in 2020. In 2024, he could not imagine supporting the Democrats, not when Mr. Trump promised to stop wars.

So Mr. Fiqy, an insurance broker and professional translator, joined with dozens of other Somalis to stump for Mr. Trump. He knocked on doors. He conducted interviews. He spoke at rallies.

“And we succeeded,” he says.

In 2024, the Democratic vote fell by double digits in some Somali areas of Minnesota. The state is home to roughly 100,000 Somalis, and Mr. Fiqy grew convinced that Muslim communities across the country were on the precipice of a lasting transition to the Republican Party.

Then Mr. Trump took office. War in the Middle East did not end, it expanded. The U.S. continued arming Israel with potent munitions. Mr. Trump called Somalis “garbage,” immigrants stained by a home country he described as “filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime.”

When Mr. Fiqy heard those comments, he decided he could tolerate it no more. He called local Republican leadership in hopes they would offer some public support to the Somali community he had, just a year earlier, rallied to their cause.

Republican state Representative Aaron Repinski runs a Mississippi tour boat that celebrates the history of Winona, his hometown. NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Above: Salman Fiqy, a Somali immigrant and former Trump supporter, sits at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on Oct. 3. He turned against the President over the war in the Middle East and Mr. Trump's comments calling Somalis 'garbage.' YASMIN YASSIN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Top: Mohamed Ahmed of Republican People of Color hands out flyers for Minnesota Senate candidate Kevin Peterson in Wayzata, Minn., on Oct. 3. YASMIN YASSIN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

He was told there was nothing the Republicans could do.

“I was like, that’s the end,” Mr. Fiqy says in an interview from his office in Bloomington, a southern suburb of Minneapolis. “They turned out to be cowards.”

His views on Mr. Trump, too, hardened. "No shadow of a doubt. He is racist," Mr. Fiqy says.

He remains a conservative, but has cut ties with the GOP.

The White House calls it “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” an ostensible condition in which hatred for Mr. Trump drives opponents into an absurd frenzy against the U.S. President.

Mohamed Ahmed is more worried about something else.

“What has happened is it has successfully been transferred to Republican Derangement Syndrome,” he says. Antipathy toward Mr. Trump is metastasizing into a dislike of all Republicans.

“And we don’t want that to be an issue in Minnesota.”

Mr. Ahmed is a Republican stalwart, a Somali American whose group, Republican People of Color, has remained loyal despite the President's insults.

They have developed training materials to distribute across Minnesota's 87 counties, designed to bolster the fortunes of Republican candidates by sticking to fundamentals: "Keep it simple, stupid. We talk about local issues. Keep it local, stupid."

He could add a second: Don't talk about Mr. Trump.

“What we want is people to think about their pocketbook, the crime levels, education.”

Do that, he says, and Republicans could win a state-wide office for the first time since 2006.

“We have a shot this time,” he says.

But Mr. Trump has cast a shadow his party has found difficult to escape.

In southeastern Minnesota, Aaron Repinski is a businessman, towboat captain and master hypnotist who also runs a Mississippi tour boat that celebrates the history and eccentricities of Winona, his hometown.

He is the affable face of a new wave of Republicans in the state. In 2024, he won a state seat occupied for 38 years by a Democrat. That same year, Winona County was one of four in Minnesota that flipped to support Mr. Trump.

On one recent evening, Mr. Repinski piloted his tour boat along a smooth river, pointing out bald eagles perched in trees as he scrolled through a playlist of classics. Proud Mary. Fishin' in the Dark. Peaceful Easy Feeling.

But the campaign trail this year has not matched the river's calm.

Some people grow hostile when they open their door to find him there.

"As soon as they hear I'm Republican, they go, 'Trump, Trump, Trump.' And I'm like, 'wait, I'm not Trump.'"

But, he says, “it is kind of hard to fight that mentality.”

For decades, the states along the Mississippi have crept toward the Republican Party.

Yet the history of the river itself has shown how things can change.

River historian John Anfinson is a regular visitor to the gorge where the Mississippi cuts through the Twin Cities. It was once the wildest section of the river, careening over boulders and rapids at speeds fast enough to topple a person wading.

As the cities developed, the river became a sewer, flushed with a quarter of a billion litres of daily effluent. The construction of dams stymied its flow in service of navigation and hydro-electricity. Now, Mr. Anfinson is advocating a new chapter, removal of the dams to set the river wild again.

He hopes the coming elections mark a similar inflection point, a break from politics in the age of Donald Trump.

“This is a fundamental referendum on what direction do you want America to go,” he says.

Weeks from the vote, he hesitates to describe his own feeling as excitement – not after Mr. Trump's win crushed his hopes two years ago.

To him, though, this time feels different. "I don't know of any point in my life where the choice was clearer."

An illustration shows a Transportable Nuclear Power Plant, the type of project proposed for deployment near a small port in Belledune, N.B. It would be the first floating facility of its kind. PRODIGY CLEAN ENERGY

Plans advance for floating nuclear plant in New Brunswick

Facility would be the first such project majority-owned by First Nations

MATTHEW McCLEARN

Plans for a floating nuclear power plant advanced this week with its backers' selection of a small reactor to power it.

The demonstration facility, dubbed a Transportable Nuclear Power Plant, would mark many firsts. Set for near a small port in Belledune, N.B., it would be the first floating nuclear plant in a G7 country, as well as the developer's first commercial deployment.

It would also be the first nuclear project majority-owned by First Nations. Belledune is situated in the traditional territories of Pabineau First Nation and Eel River Bar First Nation, which support the project.

And it would be a prototype for the barge's developer, Prodigy Clean Energy Ltd., which hopes Belledune will serve as a “commercial blueprint” for remote communities and coastal industrial operations in Canada and globally.

The facility would feature two 22-megawatt microreactors known as the BWXT Advanced Nuclear Reactor (BANR). It's currently being designed by BWX Technologies Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of nuclear components with operations in Ontario.

Unlike many upstart reactor developers, BWXT has actual experience: Its core focus is building naval components and reactors, often in more challenging settings than a moored barge.

“They’re the quickest and most ready,” said Terry Richardson, Chief of Pabineau First Nation, who helped select the BANR. “They have the proven technology with what they’ve been doing in the States, with aircraft carriers and submarines.”

Floating nuclear plants are rare. One, the Akademik Lomonosov, operates in the Russian Arctic. This year, nuclear giant

Rosatom said it had manufactured two reactors (variants of the RITM-200 reactors used in Russian icebreakers) to be incorporated in floating plants that will power a remote copper mine.

“Information regarding this project has been erratic, and construction has apparently started on one barge only,” reported Mycle Schneider Consulting in an assessment of the global nuclear industry’s progress, published last month.

Prodigy has not disclosed a price for the Belledune facility. Mycle Schneider Consulting has concluded that a market for reactors in remote mines and communities is “unlikely to materialize” because the electricity they would generate would be far too expensive.

The partners' challenge is to find investors who disagree – a task that has defeated most reactor developers. Prodigy says they seek a mix of private and federal funding; Prodigy's chief executive officer, Mathias Trojer, said Ottawa spends more than \$2-billion annually subsidizing electricity costs in the North, so it is motivated to fund alternatives to the region's aging diesel plants.

The Belledune proposal ticks some of the boxes in a federal nuclear strategy unveiled earlier this year, which sought to “demonstrate a Canadian-controlled Generation IV microreactor by 2035 to support defence facilities and operations and, in the longer term, remote and northern communities.”

The BANR is not Canadian-controlled, however. It's been under development for several years already as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. John MacQuarrie, BWXT's president of commercial operations, said Belledune's BANR would be a variant of that reactor, containing a mixture of American and Canadian intellectual property.

BWXT has not pursued commercial certification for the BANR in either country, but Mr. MacQuarrie said it plans to engage with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission shortly.

Mr. Trojer, said the design should be completed in the next two years or so, and a final investment decision would be made around that time; the facility could be built in roughly 18 months and be operational in the early 2030s.

Politicians regard the Prodigy/BWXT barge as a potential boon for industry. René Legacy, New Brunswick's Deputy Premier and Energy Minister, said his province wants to build the barge, an undertaking “directly in line with our strengths, which is lots of machinists, lots of welding, lots of industrial might.” But New Brunswick can’t build reactors: His Ontario counterpart, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce, said his province’s supply chain stands ready to assist.

New Brunswick has signed an agreement signalling its intent to buy power produced by the barge, and announced plans to bring it before the federal Major Projects Office for designation as a project of national importance.

The BANR would be powered by what's known as tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel. BWXT, which makes nuclear fuel for clients including the U.S. government, says it can already produce TRISO in non-commercial quantities. But its crucial ingredient is high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), which is enriched to contain nearly 20 per cent of the fissile isotope of uranium – much higher than fuel for existing commercial reactors.

Only Russia and China produce HALEU in appreciable quantities, according to the World Nuclear Association. The U.S. is investing heavily to expand its own minuscule domestic capacity, but other reactor vendors have reworked HALEU-fuelled designs owing to their inability to obtain the fuel.

Mr. MacQuarrie said the BANR's TRISO would likely be produced in the U.S. Mr. Trojer added that the Belledune project would require only modest amounts.

“It’s a long lead item, but if anyone can deliver it, then it’s BWXT or some combination of their business relationships.”

The weakest links in Carney's cabinet are still there

CAMPBELL CLARK

OPINION

Most Canadians don't know much about the Singh decision. But if you're the country's Immigration Minister, you must. So it was alarming that Lena Metlege Diab

So it was alarming that Lena Metlege Diab seemed confused when she was asked about the seminal 1985 Supreme Court decision in an interview for a Radio-Canada podcast.

It was the ruling that set the foundations of Canada's asylum system, and is central to immigration policy. It established that asylum-seekers have Charter rights and a right to an oral hearing, led to the creation of the Immigration and Refugee Board, and is still an issue in reform efforts today.

But it didn't ring bells for the minister.

"There are many Singhs and many decisions," she said in a July interview for a podcast series that began airing recently.

The minister's spokesperson, Taous Ait, chalked up the confusion to a language barrier in a French-language interview and said the minister thought she was being asked about a specific case and didn't make the link to the landmark ruling. Just a blip.

But on the clip, one can hear the minister speaking passable French, repeating the 1985 date and that it was from the Supreme Court, as well as the interviewer explaining extensively that she was talking about the ruling. Still no bells rang.

Blip or not, there is reason to worry. Ms. Metlege Diab has had trouble following along before, and has had regular difficulty explaining immigration policy.

Right now, one of her key tasks is defending asylum-system changes in legislation passed in the spring, which are facing extensive court challenges on grounds related to the Singh decision. A few months ago, her department suddenly asked 100 people to surrender citizenship certificates and the minister said that was because “something” had happened, but she wasn’t sure what it was.

The Immigration Minister is adrift. And she's not the only one.

The president of the Treasury Board, Shafqat Ali, doesn't seem to know what he's doing. He's spent most of the past year and a half avoiding talking about his portfolio, and when he's asked, he doesn't seem to know much about it.

These are the two weakest links in Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet. That's not a secret. Even some Liberals roll their eyes at Ms. Metlege Diab's performance. Mr. Ali is mostly kept away from microphones.

Yet the Prime Minister hasn't shuffled them.

The politics haven't required it. Mr. Carney is way ahead in polls. A cabinet shuffle raises questions, and resentment from Liberal MPs who are not promoted. But he still has weak links in portfolios that should be important.

Immigration is a hot-button issue. In Quebec, the newly elected Parti Québécois government puts it at the top of its beefs. Four of 10 questions in Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum are about immigration. Ottawa is behind on its targets to reduce the numbers of temporary residents, and doesn't have a clear immigration plan for the future.

The Treasury Board's purview isn't as controversial, but it is responsible for spending controls, regulations and reducing red tape – supposed priorities. Yet Mr. Ali has been the cabinet's Invisible Man. His announcements have usually come through written statements. In appearances at parliamentary committees, he tends to repeat rote talking points and refer substantive questions to his civil servants.

That's why it was a surprise to see him hold a press conference Thursday on Parliament Hill, with three other cabinet ministers beside him, to talk about a bill to reduce red tape. He read a statement but didn't seem all that familiar with the substance.

Although the bill was touted as unlocking Canada's economic potential, Mr. Ali didn't have a figure for a projected boost to the economy or explanation for why the projected \$26-million-a-year savings for businesses are so small. He didn't seem to know anything about the bill's proposed changes to the process for making statutory regulations.

When a reporter asked about another issue in his portfolio – the costs incurred for civil servants returning to office – he launched into a boilerplate speech.

“I think, as we all know, that the time has changed and this is a time where the world is divided,” he started. He went on to laud the Prime Minister for his economic vision. He never got to addressing return-to-office costs.

He's not the first minister to blather. What matters is that he and Ms. Metlege Diab have been unable to handle their portfolios.

And the Prime Minister still hasn't stepped in to fix the weakest links.

How to talk to a stranger and make friends

As adults report fewer pals and more loneliness, Coffee and Conversation matches people for chats

ERIN ANDERSSEN HAPPINESS REPORTER

Robert Young arrived early on a Tuesday morning to meet his stranger at a cafe in Cumberland, B.C. "Find a seat," he told his guide dog, Curly.

Mr. Young is blind, which, he says, makes it tricky enough to find someone you actually know in a restaurant; locating someone you've never met is even harder.

So he was already waiting at Curly's chosen table, when Emily Osborne walked in and spotted an older man with a black Labrador retriever settled at his feet.

The pair had been matched on a website called Comox Valley Coffee and Conservation that connects people who would otherwise likely never have a one-hour, face-to-face chat.

Ms. Osborne, a 34-year-old travel adviser, and Mr. Young, a 70-year-old retiree who lost his eyesight to glaucoma, fit the description of an unlikely coffee-talk duo.

Yet within minutes, Ms. Osborne was describing her trail run the previous July weekend, and Mr. Young was regaling her with stories from his years coaching long-distance runners. They discovered a shared love of dogs. Both relative newcomers to the small village on the east coast of Vancouver Island, they realized they actually lived on the same street.

Ms. Osborne left for work, buzzing, as she described it, with a sense of connection. Over the summer, she met seven strangers for early morning coffee. Each time, she says, “it feels like it kicks off my day on a high note.”

It's a telling indicator of these disconnected, increasingly lonely times, that we're now booking coffee with random strangers the way we'd schedule a yoga class.

And yet, if we wanted to chat more with the friendly woman in the grocery line, study after study suggest, we'd only have to ask. In real life, strangers are far less dangerous, significantly more honest and much happier to chat with us than we believe – and than crime TV and social media suggest.

Instead, we pass each other by, eyes averted, heads crooked toward screens, missing out on the everyday greetings and more meaningful interactions that boost well-being and create safer, more caring communities.

Talking to strangers is so healthy for humanity that a growing number of places have started campaigns, events and programs to kickstart those conversations. Next month, for instance, national Talk To a Stranger Week will challenge Canadians to get more chatty on the bus, at the dog park, in passing on the street – a public-awareness campaign started four years ago by Genwell, a Toronto-based, non-profit group working to reduce loneliness by fostering human connection. Medicine Hat, Alta., proclaimed its first Good Neighbour Day on Oct. 2. And this past summer, two residents in Montreal's Nôtre-Dame-de-Grâce area took the challenge on themselves, playing host to weekly Neighbour Nights on their street.

Around the world, there's a sense that humanity generally needs a neighbourly tune-up. In Sweden, the northern city of Lulea created Sag hej! to prompt citizens to say hello. Australia now has Say G'day Day. In November, Fédération Française pour les lien sociaux (the French Federation for Social Connections) launches the first national “Semaine des liens” – a week of connection partly inspired by the Canadian example, says the federation's co-founder and executive director Arnaud Goulliart.

The Comox Valley Coffee and Conversations were started by tech entrepreneur Maxine Cunningham, chief executive and founder of Pick My Brain, a global online marketplace where people connect to buy, sell or gift their knowledge.

After moving to the area in 2021, Ms. Cunningham wanted to find a way to connect in person with interesting people. In June, with her partner Marie-Clo, a singer-songwriter who'd also relocated to Comox, she launched a local, in-person version of her company's virtual model. For \$100 – a cost that covers creating and operating the platform, and, Ms. Cunningham says, ideally incentivizes people to follow-through – participants are matched to 10 strangers for in-person coffee chats, much like a dating app. On their profiles, they can choose to list the type of people they want to meet, the topic they'd like to discuss, and the cafes where they'd prefer to meet.

So far, 133 people in Comox Valley have had 425 conversations, Ms. Cunningham says, with another 312 names on a waiting list. This month, with the help of local co-ordinators, Ms. Cunningham's company will launch similar websites in Nova Scotia and Nanaimo, and another one in Australia, that is both in-person and virtual. Ms. Cunningham hopes to keep expanding her business model to get people talking all around the world. "Conversation is the new currency," she says.

Ms. Osborne, who moved to Comox Valley two years ago, signed up because a one-hour coffee with a stranger felt like low stakes with potentially high rewards. "I figured it would probably attract some interesting characters," she says, "and I'd be excited to hear their stories." She's met entrepreneurs, artists and retired people, meeting mostly in the morning before starting work – and left each one, she says, inspired and upbeat.

Vivian Vaillant, 50, who works remotely, saw the coffee matches as motivation to step away from her desk. “It’s a chance to ask another human being, ‘what’s life like for you right now?’” she says. Not because you want something from them. Just because you’re curious.

One stranger started the discussion by praising a local politician that Ms. Vaillant dislikes. “My choices are to tune out, walk away or lean in,” she says. “I signed up to have coffee. I don’t get to scroll to the next thing that I’d rather read.” She decided to listen without debating, to use the experience to reflect on her own biases. In the end, she says, her opinion didn't change, but it was softened hearing someone else's enthusiastic perspective.

For Phillippe Duprey, a 41-year-old father of three, the conversations have ranged from a two-hour debate about the risks of AI to sharing parenting challenges with another dad. "The trick is to stay open and let the discussion blossom," he says. "Then it's just like wandering down a lovely path with a friend."

Ms. Cunningham emphasizes, however, that the coffee conversations are meant to be no-strings-attached moment of connection, not friendships. She doesn't track what happens after the first meeting, she knows half a dozen people who have met up a second time. One woman has invited all her coffee matches to dinner.

Ms. Osborne and Mr. Young have not had coffee since they met this summer. But now when Ms. Osborne runs past Mr. Young on their street, he recognizes her greeting. They've met up by chance and walked their dogs together.

"It opens up this whole new perspective on your neighbourhood when you get to know the person down the street," Ms. Osborne says.

And not just in your neighbourhood, says Gillian Sandstrom, a Canadian researcher and professor of psychology at the University of Sussex in Brighton, who conducts experiments to test how to make people more comfortable talking to people they don't know.

As she recounts in her recent book, Once Upon a Stranger, Dr. Sandstrom was once so shy, she found it painful to draw any attention to herself. As part of her own research, she started asking a lot of random people “Whatcha doing?” She learned that asparagus can grow 25 centimetres in 24 hours from an English pub owner and once finagled herself an invitation to a book club.

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Talking to strangers, she says, is a free and easy way to build social skills, to learn to how to start a conservation and actively listen, to see beyond first impressions, and live with the uncertainty that comes from not knowing how a story ends. When you'll probably never see someone again, it's easier to hear their opinion minus the emotion of a political debate with your dad. We also tend to be more receptive to a stranger's advice, Dr. Sandstrom says; they'll never know whether we followed it.

In her early studies, however, participants were hard to convince that strangers really did like talking to them; they believed positive encounters were outliers, and were reluctant to try again. So for a follow-up experiment, she designed a week-long scavenger hunt and sent people out each day to talk to a someone wearing a hat, for example, or a stranger drinking coffee.

“Day by day, a little bit at a time, people were less worried about being rejected and felt more confident in their own conversational skills,” she says. Her published conclusion – that seven-days of practise was enough to foster a habit – led to Canada’s week-long stranger-engagement campaign, says Pete Bombaci, the founder and CEO of Genwell.

For those who still feel nervous, Dr. Sandstrom has analyzed three successful openers from her tracking her own interactions: ask a question, find something in common or open with kindness. Other helpful props, according to studies, include puppies and statement T-shirts.

Don't overthink it, says Mr. Young. “I've never really had any problem talking to people,” he says. “I got even better when I couldn't see.” He can't judge somebody's appearance or overreact to an expression, and he's learned to actively listen for a shift in tone that signals he's perhaps been talking too much.

Most interactions with strangers will end where they begin. But not always. In 2015, at the end of a breastfeeding class in Saskatoon, Karla Combres stopped at the door, turned to the two dozen new moms not talking to each other, and asked: "Does anyone want to go for a walk?" Only one, Claire Miller, said, "Yes. I'll join you." That first walk led to playdates, dinners and girl's trips, and supporting each other through trials and loss. Ms. Combres and Ms. Miller have been close friends for a more than a decade – because one stranger asked, and another answered.

Most of the conversations we have with strangers, Dr. Sandstrom says, are not “dazzling, life-changing moments” that lead to epiphanies or friendship. But maybe it’s relief to have everyday encounters that don’t beg to be posted to social media, that are just warm and easy enough to create that positive buzz Ms. Osborne describes.

“We’re all kind of faking it through life, making it up as we go,” says Ms. Combres. We may as well say hello.

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Carly Rae Jepsen isn't about to give up control

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Singer pushed her own boundaries in first album since the birth of her son

JOSH O'KANE

Carly Rae Jepsen considers herself a reckless perfectionist. She will rent a studio to write new music only to spend the whole time reviewing what she's already recorded; she will work on more than a dozen versions of a song with her producers before she's satisfied. And she oversaw the mixing of her new double album, Day and Night, until pretty much the moment her son Ilya was born last winter.

“In e-mails to producers, I was like, ‘All right, we need to get this next mix in, because literally we have eight days ‘til go time,’ and then I’m disappearing,” Jepsen, 40, recalled in an interview. Then something changed. Final mixes trickled back into her inbox in the weeks that followed; all the things that were driving her crazy stopped mattering: “Like, ‘Let’s put it out,’” she said.

Day and Night, Jepsen's ninth studio album released last month by Schoolboy and Interscope Records, is a bifurcated affair. It is composed of two full albums, one lending itself to singer-songwriter fare (Day) and the other, more electronic and destined for the club (Night). Its release also draws a dividing line in her own life: before Ilya and after Ilya.

When Jepsen and I first spoke 11 years ago about the way her career changed after releasing 2011's Call Me Maybe, she made it clear that she refused to let the global phenomenon of a song define what her career would look like. We were both on the edge of 30 then; now we're on either side of 40, and both new parents. The album she put out after we spoke, Emotion, would become heralded as one of the decade's most critically acclaimed pop releases.

Jepsen took control then; she's taken control now, just in a different way. I pointed out this time that, well, days and nights look a lot different when you're raising a newborn.

Jepsen burst out laughing, interrupting me to agree before I could finish the thought. “Quite literally,” she said.

"I felt like I would never be able to ever, ever, ever go back to work ever again, and not be profoundly distracted at the idea that he was

“

I felt like I would never be able to ever, ever, ever go back to work ever again, and not be profoundly distracted at the idea that he was not on my hip at all times.

not on my hip at all times," she said.

“But he’s seven months now. I went to do some Broadway writing just this past week” – for her and Lena Dunham’s 10 Things I Hate About You musical – “and I was so absorbed.”

Jepsen was in a “prolific” writing phase after the release of 2022’s The Loneliest Time and 2023’s The Loveliest Time, she said, writing songs that embraced both traditional instrumental and dance music. She wanted to push her own boundaries within these genre lines, and sought out familiar producers and co-writers whom she already trusted to join her on the journey.

She met her husband, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill (Cole M.G.N.), a producer and Ilya's father, in a writing session earlier this decade. He was part of the hearty mix of collaborators for the double album, as were numerous disciples of the Swedish school of pop writing – including long-time collaborator Patrik Berger, whose credits include Icona Pop and Charli XCX's I Love It and Robyn's Dancing on My Own.

Berger told me in an e-mail that working on the album with Jepsen felt like being in kindergarten; everyone just enjoyed each other's company and jammed for hours. Jepsen may have wanted to take creative risks, but her studio professionalism remained. “Since the first time I met her and we started working, she’s been coming in with this great energy, openness and curiosity,” the producer said.

The result was nonetheless adventurous: On the Night side, alongside slow jams and club bangers, you'll find an interpolation of French pianist Erik Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1 on Near or Far. On the Day song Just a Little Walk on the Moon, you might notice some unexpected lyrics about... a fish?

Yes, a fish. But this fish may be the key to understanding the way that Jepsen, who since Call Me Maybe has perfected the art of pining pop songs, sees longing in her current era of domestic bliss.

The song came to life when she and her husband were on holiday in the Philippines. “I was in the bath, and he was strumming something from the living room,” she said. Lyrics began to form. “It started with something to do with a fish – ‘I was never one that thought of two / like a fish could wish to fly, but has no right to do.’” Cole M.G.N. liked it.

Later in the studio, they experimented with different production styles, playing with genre and tempo before settling on a bossa nova base. It gave the song an introspective flavour; classic Jepsen yearning, elevated. “I think if I’d said that idea to anybody else, they’d be like, ‘It’s kind of weird. It’s about fish.’ And we would have stopped there.” But she and M.G.N. didn’t.

Touring Day and Night will add new nuances to their family dynamic. She will play across North America next spring, Ilya in tow, and M.G.N. will take time off from his own studio work to join the family. A nanny will be there, too. Flights and bus routes will be adjusted to the baby's sleep schedule.

Jepsen consulted many women in her life to figure out how to make this work: not her family and business team, many of whom are parents, but other musicians who've taken their kids on the road, she said, including Sarah McLachlan.

“Parenthood is absolutely different for every person,” Jepsen said. “I’m not alone in that. You have to carve out your own idea of what that looks like, for you and your family unit, and that has been a conversation that’s been in tandem with the making of this thing.”

The companion album of Day and Night featuring unreleased tracks, Day and Night (Continued), came out Friday.

Anne Carson's brilliance extends beyond poetry

BRUCE WHITEMAN

Poet Anne Carson is the second Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. TOM SANDLER/THE CANADIAN PRESS

APPRECIATION

Bruce Whiteman is a Canadian poet and critic. He lives in Peterborough, Ont., where he is teaching a course on the history of vocal music.

The Wikipedia entry for Canadian poet Anne Carson consists in part of a dizzying list of prizes that she has won over the decades for her work, in Canada and internationally. She is a MacArthur Fellow and the only writer to win the Griffin Poetry Prize twice. Now, at 76, she has won the greatest prize of all: the Nobel Prize in Literature. With Alice Munro, she is only the second Canadian writer to win this award (if one discounts Saul Bellow, who moved to the United States as a child and became a U.S. citizen in his late 20s).

The Nobel committee is famously concise about its reasons for choosing a laureate. Of Carson, the news release cites just “her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.” Terse perhaps, but unarguable.

Carson is famously unforthcoming about her private life. The biographical note on many of her books states simply that "Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living." She received a PhD in classics from the University of Toronto in 1981, having learned the basics of Greek in high school when a sympathetic Latin teacher, seeing a spark in her, taught her over lunch hours.

In her book Float (2016), Carson spiritedly writes that her “entire career as a Classicist is a sort of preposterous etymology of the word lunch.” She has taught at several major universities, including McGill, Berkeley and

NYU. Her PhD dissertation was published as a book in 1986 as Eros the Bittersweet and is among only a handful of classical studies to reach an enthusiastic general audience. After reading it, American writer Guy Davenport described Carson as “a scholar with a mind as fresh as a spring meadow.”

Yet she did not become a conventional classical scholar: Every book she has published since that first one has consisted of poetry or translation or some hybrid text that exists in a special space between the two genres. It is that special space she has made her own, and amazing books have been the result.

Carson is astoundingly well read. One of the loci of her great originality is the way she finds connections between unlikely or unexpectedly diverse subjects. It does not perhaps take an unusual mind to make a connection between Helen of Troy and Marilyn Monroe, as Carson did in her play Norma Jeane Baker of Troy (2019). But another text collocates such radically unlikely figures as Joan of Arc, Francis Bacon (the painter), German poet Friedrich Hölderlin and Ibycus, an ancient Greek poet who composed a spring poem that has been translated by many poets, including Ezra Pound.

Carson's book Economy of the Unlost (1999), is devoted to forging a connection between 20th-century German poet Paul Celan and the ancient Greek poet Simonides. Carson astonishingly calls the latter “the smartest person in the fifth century BC.” – the time of great Greek dramatists and philosophers such as Heraclitus. Such connections can seem arbitrary at first blush, but Carson explores them with consummate knowledge, skill and imagination.

Yet despite her scholarship, the parts of Carson's work I wager is most likely to endure are the texts in which, autobiographically reticent or not, she engages with her personal and intimate experiences.

Her extraordinary book Nox (2010), titled with a word from a famous line in one of Catullus's lyric poems (nox est perpetua una dormienda, death is the sleep of an unbroken night) is a heartfelt elegy for her brother, who died in his 50s after a difficult life and a long period of family estrangement.

She movingly includes her translation of Catullus's elegy for his own brother, in which he laments his sibling's death ("fortune tore you from me," in Carson's version), and grieves at having to speak "with mute ash." It is a perfectly chosen piece from antiquity, brought into the present and rendered with skill and

deep feeling.

One of my favourite Carson poems is The Glass Essay, an early example, indeed a foundational example, of what is called the lyric essay, a form she largely invented. In it, Carson brings together with enormous skill three distinct threads: the breakup of a relationship (“His name was Law”), a visit to her mother (“She lives on a moor in the north”) and an extensive exploration of the life of Emily Brontë (“this is my favourite author”) and the writer’s Wuthering Heights.

There are countless beautiful and compelling lines. Love is “like a wheel rolling downhill.” The “imperatives” that hold the main characters of Wuthering Heights together are “like pores blown into hot rock/and then stranded out of reach/of one another when it hardens.” Most devastating of all perhaps, is the moment near the end of the poem when Carson writes:

"It is stunning, it is a moment like no other,

When one's lover comes in and says I do not love you anymore."

The death of the love relationship in the poem is dictating those lines, but behind them one can also imagine Brontë's scene when Heathcliff overhears Cathy say that it would degrade her to marry him, by which a misunderstanding occurs that sets everything else in the novel in train.

In her 2002 version of the poetry of Sappho, Carson translated a famously polysemous epithet applied to Aphrodite as “of the spangled mind.” She herself has a spangled mind: deeply imaginative, profoundly informed by the literature of antiquity and Western Europe, sometimes quirky, heart-rendingly emotional at times and always compellingly poetic. Brava Anne Carson.

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B.C. schools in limbo as they await independent review

A student walks across SFU campus, in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday. JUSTINE BEAULIEU-POUDRIER/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

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Postsecondary enrolments in British Columbia Change in the number of students from the year before, by school year

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Colleges, universities in the province have been forced to make tough budgetary choices

KELLY GRANT POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION REPORTER

Carissa Wilson felt blindsided when she learned that the cabinetmaking certificate program she was supposed to start at North Island College this fall had been suspended.

Ms. Wilson, 46, was a mature student seeking a fresh start as her youngest son headed off to college. She was already looking for places to live in Port Alberni, the Vancouver Island city that was home to North Island's 10-month furniture design and joinery program until the college's board voted to pause it and 14 other programs last February.

"I was gutted," she said.

The news landed like a blade to the abdomen for Ms. Wilson because she figured skilled trades programs – currently the darlings of Canadian politicians everywhere – would be spared as North Island worked to balance its books without millions in international student revenue.

But not even trades courses were safe from the financial reckoning for postsecondary institutions in British Columbia, the province that relied more on foreign student fees than any jurisdiction except Ontario.

Colleges and universities across B.C. have been forced to make tough budgetary choices ever since the federal government began curtailing the international student program in early 2024.

The abrupt loss of revenue prompted Premier David Eby's NDP government to order an independent review of the sector late last year. Reviewer Don Avison, a former board chair of Emily Carr University of Art + Design, submitted his findings to the government last spring, but his report has yet to be released. The snap election call further delayed it.

B.C.'s universities and colleges are now stuck in limbo. Most continue to make or contemplate cuts while hoping their woes will attract the attention of political leaders before the Oct. 24 provincial vote.

"There are a number of post-secondary institutions right now in the province who are very close to the edge of sustainability, and that is of deep concern," said Joy Johnson, the president and vice-chancellor of Simon Fraser University, which lost nearly \$80-million in revenue when the international student boom went bust.

The Burnaby research university, like most of its counterparts, has already sliced away the fat and muscle in its budget. “The question I have for SFU is, ‘how close to the bone are we right now?’” Dr. Johnson said. “I think we’re pretty close.”

If the next B.C. government doesn't lift a long-standing 2-percent annual cap on domestic tuition fee increases or provide more public funding to the sector, Dr. Johnson foresees more pain ahead. "Hard choices are going to have to be made," she said.

Mr. Eby told The Globe and Mail's editorial board on Friday that a re-elected NDP government would keep the tuition limit in place. He promised to release the Avison report in full. He touted his government's investments in new postsecondary spaces for trades and health workers.

He also emphasized that post-secondary institutions have an obligation to control costs and to “ensure that they are living within the budgets that they have.”

That's no surprise, considering the province is grappling with a monster deficit and the terms of reference for Mr. Avison's review stipulated that "a large injection of permanent, net new funding for the sector is not expected given the fiscal reality."

“I don’t think for a moment we should assume there’s any new resources that that are going to be recommended through the Avison report to help us with the current situation,” he said. “This is our problem to solve.”

2024, fees from international students accounted for about 18 per cent of total revenues for B.C.'s public colleges and universities. At some schools, the share was as high as 40 per cent.

By the time Mr. Eby's government appointed Mr. Avison last November, 19 of B.C.'s 25 publicly funded postsecondary institutions were forecasting at least one annual deficit in the next three years, and nine were in an accumulated operating deficit position. That was despite many having already slashed faculty, staff and programs to save money.

The B.C. Federation of Students, which has been tracking the provincewide cuts through board documents and union communications, says more than 200 programs have been cut or paused, and nearly 1,400 faculty and staff laid off in recent years.

“Students are experiencing these cuts through fewer course sections, long wait lists, and reduced services like counselling, academic advising [and] library hours – these have real consequences,” said Debi Herrera Lira, chairperson of the federation.

To take one example of a school hit hard by the loss of international student revenue, consider Kwantlen Polytechnic University, whose main campus is in Surrey in Metro Vancouver.

Where does that leave B.C.'s colleges and universities? Matt Milovick, the vice-president of administration and finance at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, is blunt in his assessment.

In 2023-2024, international tuition and fees accounted for \$129-million, or 41 per cent, of Kwantlen's \$312-million budget. There were 7,398 foreign students enrolled at the university that year.

By 2025-2026, the number of international students had dropped to 2,976. This year, international student revenue is projected to account for \$46-million, or 18 per cent, of its \$250-million budget.

B.C. Conservative MLA Peter Milobar told The Globe in an interview that his party would release the Avison report and examine its conclusions before making any promises. The Green Party didn't respond to a request for comment.

DROP IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

To balance its budget, Kwantlen has had to cut 175 full-time equivalent roles since 2024, cease operations at its Civic Plaza campus in Surrey, and suspend six programs, including a Bachelor of Arts major in policy studies and a diploma of technology in environmental protection.

“It’s had a devastating effect on the institution,” Diane Purvey, president and vice-chancellor of Kwantlen, said.

Dr. Purvey believes the institution will be able to retrench and thrive by leaning into its status as a polytechnic – a degree-granting institution with a heavy emphasis on practical job training. Kwantlen also has the advantage of operating campuses in Surrey, Richmond and Langley, some of B.C.'s largest cities.

Colleges and universities in more remote parts of B.C. don't have the same pool of potential local applicants to draw upon.

Prior to the federal about-face in

Small rural campuses are generally expensive to operate because they can't achieve the economies of scale available to their big-city peers. Yet they are essential guarantors of access to higher education, especially in a province where the next nearest campus might be hours and a mountain pass away.

Thompson Rivers University, whose main campus is in Kam-loops, about four hours north-east of Vancouver, caused a minor stir earlier this year when it floated the possibility of closing a satellite campus in Williams Lake by 2028.

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Surinderpal Rathor, the mayor of Williams Lake, a city of about 12,000 in the Cariboo Chilcotin region of interior B.C., told local media he was shocked at the prospect of losing the educational lifeline. He and city council vowed to fight it.

In May, Thompson Rivers and the city of Williams Lake signed a letter of understanding binding them to maintain postsecondary education access in the region, while publicly consulting and “reimagining” where courses might be offered.

Currently, the university runs the satellite campus in an old high school that is too big for its needs, Mr. Milovick said – especially now that the student head count at Williams Lake has dropped to 256, down from 391 in 2024-2025.

“We are committed through and through to postsecondary education in Williams Lake, and the region,” said Dr. Airini, the president and vice-chancellor of TRU, who goes by one name. “The question now really is how our university can best deliver education sustainably into the future.”

FINDING THE FUNDING FORMULA

around B.C.

The same question applies at other colleges and universities

To Jasmine Nicholsfigureiredo, president of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia, the answer is obvious: more public funding.

The federation was among the groups that sponsored a report from the think tank B.C. Policy Solutions that recommended a substantial increase in government operating funding, while maintaining the 2-per-cent tuition increase cap that has been in place since 2005.

"If you want to increase your economy, grow your communities, build your businesses, you have to invest in the infrastructure," Dr. Nicholsfigueiredo said. "And sorry – that's postsecondary education. It's not the pipeline. It's not the LNG. It's the people."

Dr. Nicholsfigueiredo and her faculty and student association colleagues are frustrated that the government instructed Mr. Avison not to consider new public funding.

Mr. Avison is the second former deputy minister and university leader named Don tasked with reviewing B.C.'s higher education sector in less than five years.

In 2022, then-premier John Horgan appointed Don Wright, a former president of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, to examine the provincial funding formula for colleges and universities.

“20 years of this zero-consequence funding approach has resulted in a management culture within many [postsecondary institutions] of 'don't manage, rather complain about inadequate funding,'” the presentation deck said.

While Mr. Wright was collecting feedback, Mr. Horgan stepped down, Mr. Eby took over, and the review was shelved before Mr. Wright could complete his work.

However, it also mentioned that if the government was open to a material increase in postsecondary funding, it would require about \$200-million more a year, over and above increases for collective bargaining compensation.

A slide titled “Current Formula” opened with the bullet point, “Punchline: ‘there is no funding formula.’” It went on to explain that most public funding was distributed as block grants with no rewards for schools that hit their enrolment targets or consequences for those that didn’t.

The B.C. Federation of Students obtained through a freedom-of-information request a draft slide deck that Mr. Wright submitted in January of 2023.

In an interview with The Globe this week, Mr. Wright said nobody in government told him explicitly why his review was paused. He figures Mr. Eby had other priorities.

Mr. Wright said he hopes that at some point soon, a B.C. government takes a serious look at putting in the right formulas and incentives to make colleges and universities financially stable.

One option could be lifting B.C.'s tuition-increase cap, he added, as long as it's done carefully and grandfathers in existing students. B.C. has the fifth-lowest average undergraduate tuition fees in Canada, after Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Manitoba and Yukon.

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Soldiers attend the reception for Darfur Governor Minni Arko Minnawi at Khartoum International Airport this month after his return from the UN General Assembly. EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Analysts question whether Canada has enough diplomatic involvement to exercise much influence

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At a time of mounting pessimism over Sudan's relentless war and soaring death toll, former prime minister Abdalla Hamdok insists that peace is still possible. And he believes Canada can help in that process.

Mr. Hamdok, a civilian leader who was toppled in a military coup in 2021, is in Ottawa this week for talks with federal officials and politicians. He said he received a “very good commitment” that Canada will lend its diplomatic expertise to the Sudanese peace effort, despite severe headwinds.

“Canada has been involved in many peace initiatives, like Colombia and others,” he told The Globe and Mail, referring to federal funding for Colombia’s 2016 peace accord. “We are working to have a political process, which will require a lot of support in capacity and expertise.”

For more than three years, Mr. Hamdok has been trudging around the world, lobbying for peace efforts, while working on a civilian-led process of political unity among key Sudanese groups and parties.

He admits it is a struggle. The war is still raging in many parts of Sudan. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, and about 13 million have been forced to flee their homes since the conflict erupted in 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). More than 30 million people need emergency food aid, relief agencies say.

Countless ceasefires have been discussed, rejected or broken. Both sides appear convinced they can win the war. Cities have been captured and recaptured, while drone strikes grow heavier.

“This is a war of attrition,” Mr. Hamdok said. “I don’t see any outright victory for any side. There’s no military solution.”

The war has worsened recently, spilling across the border to Ethiopia, where the RSF reportedly has access to drone bases and weapon supplies. Ethiopia now has its own escalating conflict, with Eritrean troops crossing the border into the north of the country this week.

"This has the potential of engulfing Sudan," Mr. Hamdok said. "It's dangerous because this is the most fragile region in the continent. It's alarming. All the neighbouring countries are definitely involved. Already our house is on fire, and then you see neighbours' houses also going up in flames."

Mr. Hamdok believes, however, that Sudan's peace process is gaining momentum. He cites the emergence of the “Quintet” – five international blocs seeking to resolve the conflict, including the African Union and the European Union – along with an expanding “non-aligned” coalition of Sudanese civilian groups and political parties, including Mr. Hamdok’s own group, known as Sumoud.

Canada has provided about \$2.5-million to Sumoud since early 2024, and it welcomes the group's efforts to work toward a postwar civilian government, according to John Babcock, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada.

After finishing his Ottawa visit, Mr. Hamdok is heading next week to Ethiopia, where the Quintet will be meeting with the non-aligned coalition.

Independent analysts question whether Canada has enough diplomatic involvement in Sudan to exercise much influence over the peace process. Canada closed its embassy in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, after the war began. It currently covers Sudan from its embassy in Ethiopia. And it lacks any formal affiliation with the Quintet.

Earlier this year, a House of Commons subcommittee called on Ottawa to appoint a special envoy for Sudan, to boost its response to the conflict. Dozens of civil society groups have made a similar call.

“Canada cannot be helpful in terms of the peace process without meaningfully joining the Quintet and appointing a special envoy for Sudan or the Horn of Africa,” said Khalid Mustafa Medani, chair of the African Studies Program at McGill University.

Canada should push for an expansion of Mr. Hamdok's civilian alliance, which is weak in its representation of youth groups and women, Prof. Medani told The Globe. "It is still too narrow," he said.

Nicholas Coghlan, a former senior Canadian diplomat in Khartoum, said the government is “nearly blind in an exceedingly complex, shifting scene” because it lacks a diplomatic presence in Sudan.

In response to the Commons subcommittee, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she “takes note” of its recommendation. But she defended the decision to leave Sudan diplomacy in the hands of the embassy in Ethiopia, saying it can co-ordinate with other like-minded countries there. “Canada remains actively engaged,” she said.

Many people in the Sudanese diaspora – including the Sudan Solidarity Collective, a Canadian-based group – have argued that Mr. Hamdok's coalition should not be seen as the main representative of the Sudanese people, partly because of its alleged links to the United Arab Emirates, which is reportedly the biggest weapons supplier to the RSF.

The UAE routinely denies that it provides arms to the paramilitary force, and Mr. Hamdok says his group's leaders are scattered across many countries.

The narrative about his group's connections to the Gulf state is being promoted by the Sudanese army, he said. "Only three or four of us in the leadership are living in the UAE. The bulk of our leaders are in Egypt. As refugees, we cannot pick and choose where to live. The UAE is not imposing anything on us."

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Jane Henry, seen at the Origins Parkour gym in Vancouver last month, is a 60-year-old enthusiast of the sport. 'I watched what all these primarily young people were doing, and my brain said, 'I want to do that,' she says. ALANA PATERSON/ THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Sport strikes the right balance of movement, problem-solving and play for its enthusiasts

DHRITI GUPTA

By the end of Jane Henry's first parkour class, one week before her 46th birthday, her legs had turned to jelly.

She had spent the past hour-and-a-half laying the groundwork to attempt manoeuvres such as the Kong vault, which, when mastered, would involve taking a running jump toward an obstacle and using her hands to leapfrog over it with ease.

"It's very contradictory to what your brain would say is a smart thing to do," she says. And yet, ever since she walked into Vancouver's Origins Parkour 14 years ago, something about the sport that involves jumping, crawling, swinging – and generally, monkeying around – has always excited her. She had initially visited the gym to enroll her son in classes, but to her surprise, felt drawn to parkour herself.

“I watched what all these primarily young people were doing, and my brain said, ‘I want to do that.’ It just looked like so much fun and I didn’t think about whether I could or not.”

Now 60, retired from building houses with her husband and a previous career in fashion and costume design, Ms. Henry has outlasted her son in parkour by a long shot. She's found that the sport, which is centred on navigating built environments with your body, has improved her balance, strength, co-ordination and reaction time.

Parkour might not be top of mind for most middle-aged people seeking out physical activity. But some adventurous older Canadians, as well as those taking dedicated seniors classes in the United States and Singapore, are customizing the discipline to meet their own health goals. For these enthusiasts, parkour strikes just the right balance of movement, problem-solving and play.

"I don't think age in itself is a limit as to what people can try," says Teresa Liu-Ambrose, a physical therapy professor at the University of British Columbia and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in healthy aging. "It's about individualizing the activity for the person."

The typical loss of balance, strength and muscle power in midlife can lead to a higher risk of falls as we age. However, targeted exercises – such as those central to parkour – that challenge these trouble areas are “highly effective” in preventing falls, Prof. Liu-Ambrose says, reducing fall risk by upward of 28 per cent.

Origins Parkour instructor Tom Coppola says all newcomers to the sport start by trying exercises low to the ground, learning the core skills that underlie more advanced moves. While the gym doesn't offer classes for seniors specifically, he says their clients range from as young as five to "as old as is willing to give it a shot."

“I really do believe parkour is for everyone,” he says.

He says the key to parkour is breaking down moves into bite-sized parts. For example, students are first taught a bear crawl, in which you move using both your hands and feet, before eventually using that quadrupedal movement to push off an obstacle or pull themselves on top of a ledge.

Part of why Werner Tanzo, a 50-year-old from Burlington, Ont., took up parkour after a teach-your-parent session with his son was because improvement felt accessible and achievable. In one of his first classes at Play Project gym, Mr. Tanzo, an IT professional who stands 5 foot 7, was confronted by a slanted wall about six feet tall. The expectation was that he'd eventually be able to run up that wall and pull himself on top. "When you look at it, you're like 'I don't know if I can do that,' " he recalls.

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I don't think age in itself is a limit as to what people can try.

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But by the end of the class, through instruction on how to use his momentum to clear the wall, Mr. Tanzo was able to complete the slanted wall run. "It encourages me to keep on going when I'm able to see that type of progression," he says.

Part of achieving physical gains in a full-body sport such as parkour is building confidence in your movement and understanding your limits. When undertaking any new exercise program, Prof. Liu-Ambrose says it's important to start at your baseline and consult with a physician to ensure the activity is safe for you. Parkour moves can also easily be modified for someone at a lower fitness level or with limited mobility to participate at their own pace, Mr. Coppola says.

Challenging your body to move in different ways does come with risks. Mr. Coppola says some common parkour injuries include hand rips, which is when a callus is torn off by friction, and ankle injuries, such as sprains or impingements.

Ms. Henry has sustained injuries from parkour ranging from repetitive strain to cracked ribs. But as she continues to train, she has developed sharper instincts to avoid getting hurt. “I’ve learned how to assess that risk to be safe enough for me,” she says. “Sometimes you’re about to go and something says, ‘Nope,’ and then you stop.”

Students are also taught how to fall safely and bail on unsuccessful attempts. That could look like practicing rolls on the ground to absorb impact or pushing off a wall with your feet to get them back under you – skills that can help prevent everyday falls.

"If you start going down, you might be able to do some sort of a side roll or a breakfall," he says. "That might be the difference between being able to stand back up and keep walking, or a broken hip."

Beyond physical benefits, Prof. Liu-Ambrose says a group sport such as parkour can also improve social well-being, which “is really important for all of us, but particularly as we age.”

In combining unfamiliar movements and co-ordination, Prof. Liu-Ambrose says learning parkour also involves taking on a beneficial cognitive load, similar to activities such as dance and tai chi. Mr. Coppola says the sport encourages people to problem-solve and see the world differently, through the lens of exploration.

“A curb is no longer a curb; a curb is something you can balance on or jump between. A tree is no longer just a tree, a tree is an opportunity to climb or swing,” he says. “Parkour is a very playful activity, it kind of gets back to the roots of being a child … seeing what you could do and testing your limits.”

When Ms. Henry and her training partner Catherine Beston feel like practicing outside, they'll sometimes go and do parkour on the playground. They jump from rock to rock, swing from the monkey bars, climb on the rope structure – and most importantly, they have fun. "Architecture is just something to play on, right?" Ms. Henry says. "I'm always going to be a child. I don't think I'm ever going to grow up."

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	TODAY		TOMORROW		MONDAY
AMSTERDAM	2/1	SN	3/3	C	3/0	C
ATHENS	2/1	SN	3/3	C	3/0	C
BANGKOK	32/25	T	29/25	T	31/25	T
BEIJING	27/16	S	26/17	S	25/16	PC
BERLIN	16/8	SH	12/8	SH	13/4	PC
BRUSSELS	14/8	SH	14/10	SH	17/13	PC
COPENHAGEN	14/9	SH	12/8	SH	12/7	S
FRANKFURT	15/7	SH	13/4	SH	13/3	PC
HONG KONG	28/25	S	28/25	S	28/25	S
JERUSALEM	27/18	S	26/18	PC	26/17	S
LAS VEGAS	32/20	PC	22/17	SH	22/14	S
LONDON	14/8	S	14/11	PC	18/17	C
LOS ANGELES	28/22	PC	22/16	R	20/13	SH
MADRID	22/12	S	23/13	PC	25/14	S
MIAMI	32/27	T	32/26	T	33/24	T
MOSCOW	13/8	PC	14/11	C	16/10	C
NEW DELHI	33/24	S	33/23	T	34/23	S
NEW YORK	20/13	S	19/16	R	21/15	SH
NICE	23/16	S	23/17	PC	24/17	S
ORLANDO	31/25	T	30/23	T	29/21	S
PARIS	17/11	PC	17/10	C	18/14	PC
PHOENIX	33/24	R	32/22	SH	29/19	SH
ROME	22/14	SH	24/15	S	24/12	S
SAN FRANCISCO	15/11	S	16/12	S	18/12	S
SEOUL	26/16	S	27/18	S	26/19	SH
SINGAPORE	29/25	T	29/24	T	30/25	SH
SYDNEY	32/18	SH	21/18	SH	32/18	S
TOKYO	24/17	S	26/17	S	24/17	S
WASHINGTON	23/16	PC	20/18	R	23/16	SH

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FG FOG	S SUN
FR FREEZING RAIN	SN SNOW
HZ HAZE	SF SNOW FLURRIES
NA NOT AVAILABLE	SH SHOWERS
PC PARTLY CLOUDY	T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN	W WINDY

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BANFF	1/6	SN	1/6	SN	10/1	S
BARRIE	17/12	S	19/12	C	21/13	PC
BRANDON	22/6	PC	7/4	R	7/3	R
CALGARY	3/2	SN	1/4	SN	6/4	S
CHARLOTTEOWN	10/3	PC	12/11	PC	16/8	C
CHICOUTIMI	8/3	PC	18/11	PC	14/5	R
CHURCHILL	4/1	C	3/1	RS	4/1	PC
CORNER BROOK	8/3	R	8/4	PC	6/1	R
CORNWALL	15/8	S	20/12	PC	19/13	PC
EDMONTON	2/2	SN	3/2	PC	6/2	S
HALIFAX	12/4	S	14/12	S	18/10	C
HAMILTON	20/13	PC	19/14	R	20/15	C
HUNTSVILLE	17/11	S	20/12	C	19/13	C
IOALUIT	-1/5	PC	-2/6	PC	0/1	C
JASPER	0/6	SN	7/7	S	10/0	S
KELOWNA	10/1	SH	12/0	S	14/3	S
KINGSTON	16/13	S	18/14	C	19/14	PC
LONDON	21/13	PC	18/14	R	21/15	C
MONTRÉAL	14/7	S	20/12	C	19/11	PC
NIAGARA FALLS	20/13	PC	19/14	R	20/15	C
NORTH BAY	16/12	S	20/11	C	17/9	C
OTTAWA	15/8	S	20/12	C	19/13	PC
PRINCE GEORGE	8/7	S	7/2	S	11/5	S
PETERBOROUGH	16/11	S	19/13	C	20/13	C
QUÉBEC	12/4	S	18/12	PC	19/8	C
REGINA	14/2	PC	5/1	C	6/1	PC
SASKATOON	6/0	SH	4/0	C	6/0	PC
SAULT STE MARIE	21/14	S	23/13	PC	19/10	R
SAINT JOHN	12/3	S	16/12	PC	18/9	C
SEPTÈLES	10/2	PC	5/4	R	7/0	SH
ST JOHN'S	11/4	SH	9/5	SH	11/2	R
SUDBURY	17/13	PC	21/12	PC	18/9	R
THUNDER BAY	20/12	S	25/8	S	10/5	SH
THOMPSON	2/1	SN	3/3	C	3/0	C
TORONTO	17/13	S	17/14	R	20/16	PC
VALD'OR	12/10	S	20/10	S	12/5	R
VANCOUVER	14/6	SH	15/5	S	15/9	S
VICTORIA	15/8	SH	15/8	S	13/10	S
WHISTLER	11/1	S	11/0	S	14/5	S
WHITEHORSE	8/1	S	10/2	S	8/2	S
WINNIPEG	26/9	S	10/5	R	8/4	SH
YELLOWKNIFE	3/2	PC	6/2	S	7/0	S

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Canada's labour market stumbled in September, posting a second consecutive monthly decline and reinforcing forecasts that the Bank of Canada will hold interest rates steady later this month.

Employment fell by 68,000 in September, adding to a loss of 42,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. The unemployment rate nudged up to 6.5 per cent from 6.4 per cent.

The economy has faced serious headwinds over the past couple years, most notably from tariffs imposed by the United States. The trade war has intensified with the introduction of new tariffs in recent weeks and negotiations between Ottawa and Washington have been suspended since August.

"A second consecutive month of sizable job losses washes away the surprising strength reported in Canada's job market through the early summer," Douglas Porter, Bank of Montreal's chief economist, said in a research note.

"On balance, we continue to believe that the appropriate stance by the Bank of Canada is watchful waiting, particularly so with employment suddenly clouding over."

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Rogers has built a sports empire. Investors will now decide if it's a good strategy

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After years of planning and billions in spending, Rogers Communications Inc. is in the final inning of its latest big move into sports – and Bay Street is watching closely.

Rogers this month closed its \$4.35-billion deal with Kilmer Sports Inc. to purchase its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. That gives the telecom giant full ownership of MLSE's four major sports teams – the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts – and Scotiabank Arena.

Rogers will combine all of its sports holdings, including the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rogers Centre and Sportsnet, into Rogers Sports, cementing the company's status as one of North America's biggest sports empires.

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Earlier this year, a woman in Nigeria named Omolara was commiserating with a friend about finding a job. At 25, she held a university degree and lived in a region with a growing manufacturing base, but steady work was elusive.

Her friend told her about an app called Atlas Capture. “Earn cash completing quick video tasks from your phone,” read the description in the app store. All she had to do was mount an iPhone to her head and record herself doing things around the house. She was skeptical. Why would anyone pay her for that?

But she signed up, purchased a head strap and worked in four-hour stretches recording whatever tasks Atlas Capture required. She mopped the floor, cleaned the bathtub and picked weeds. She found it stressful – she could not sit down when recording and had to ensure both hands were visible – and some jobs required more footage than seemed practical. You cannot clean a toilet for 20 minutes, she told me.

The best strategy, she found, was to record in the morning and upload videos overnight since her internet connection was so slow.

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The disconnect between stocks and bonds is confounding – and unsustainable

JOHN RAPLEY

OPINION

Something odd is happening in markets. Interest rates keep rising but it's not clear why. Meanwhile, whereas surging rates normally hurt share prices, the stock market keeps going up (if at a slower pace than before).

This strange tension may not last, though. If things continue this way, eventually something will break. Bonds already have. Plunging prices on government paper have sent yields – the rate of interest paid on a bond – sharply upward. Although Canada's 10-year bond has risen half a percentage point since the start of the year, those of many other countries, including the United States, France and Japan, are up by more than twice that.

That, in turn, is starting to place strong internal pressure on vulnerable countries. As the French government tries to placate bond investors with budget cuts, the country erupts in revolt. Britain is just one disappointing budget away from another Liz Truss moment, when her short-lived government's disastrously received 2022 mini-budget panicked bond investors and sent interest rates soaring. In the U.S., the Treasury Secretary's boast that he was “the house” against which traders shouldn't bet has made him look foolish, as investors dump U.S. bonds. The question now is how long this can continue before a full-blown panic breaks out.

Forecasting the path of interest rates is proving difficult. Several explanations have been floated for the dramatic rise in bond rates but none of them seem to adequately explain what's happening.

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Fundraising for Princess Margaret, one goal at a time

John Brezina, back row third from the right, has raised \$330,000 for Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital from its annual road hockey tournament in Vaughan, Ont., on Oct. 3. JOSH NEZON PHOTOGRAPHY

Road hockey enthusiast and cancer survivor has raised \$330,000 for Toronto hospital

PAUL WALDIE

PITCHING IN

The organizer: John Brezina

The pitch: Raising \$330,000 and climbing

The cause: Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital

Like a lot of Canadian kids, John Brezina grew up playing hockey on the street outside his home. He loved the game so much he organized a road hockey league while studying at the University of Toronto and started a lunch-time game after joining Toronto-based technology company Vertafore Canada where he still works.

In 2010, Mr. Brezina was driving down the Don Valley Parkway when he noticed a billboard advertising a day-long, three-on-three ball hockey tournament to raise money for the Princess Mar-

garet Hospital.

Mr. Brezina wasn't familiar with the hospital but he loved the idea of entering a big tournament. "I was sold from that day forward," he said.

He quickly organized a team from work and they raised around \$27,000. He's been playing in the tournament ever since.

In 2018, Mr. Brezina began having breathing problems. He couldn't run very hard and tired easily during games. After playing in the tournament, he went to see his doctor, who referred him to Princess Margaret. He was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a rare form of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.

Mr. Brezina underwent months of chemo therapy at the hospital and had a stem cell transplant to rebuild his immune system. He was still able to participate in the 2019 road hockey tournament and returned to work in 2020.

Mr. Brezina, 59, has fully recovered and his last cancer treatment was more than seven years ago. “I’m considered cured,” he said. “I have about as much chance of dying of leukemia as the general population.”

He played in this year's tournament last weekend. The team's composition has varied over the years, but Mr. Brezina has remained a constant. In total, he has raised \$330,000 for the hospital.

“This has gone from a hobby to a passion of supporting this incredible hospital,” he said. If it wasn’t for road hockey, he added, it might have taken much longer his cancer to be diagnosed. “I used to say ‘I live for road hockey’. Now I say ‘I live because of road hockey’.”

SHELL CANADA AGREES TO BUY 30% STAKE IN EQUINOR'S BAY DU NORD OIL PROJECT OFF NEWFOUNDLAND'S EAST COAST

Shell Canada has agreed to buy a 30-per-cent stake in the proposed Bay du Nord oil project off the East Coast of Newfoundland from Norwegian energy giant Equinor, which will continue to lead the \$14-billion development.

Equinor is expected to decide early next year whether it will proceed with what would be the first deepwater oil development in Canada.

“This is a strategic project for Equinor, with a high-quality resource base and the potential to create significant long-term value,” Philippe Mathieu, executive vice-president for international exploration and production, said in a news release Friday.

“Shell’s entry strengthens the project as we continue to mature it towards a final investment decision.”

The news comes about three months after British oil giant BP announced it had signed a deal to sell its 37.2-per-cent interest in Bay du Nord to Equinor. BP later said the sale was part of a larger strategy to simplify its global portfolio.

Shell said Friday that Bay du Nord offered an established resource base and potential for longer-term growth. The London-based energy major has a long-established pres-

ence in Canada, including a 40-per-cent stake in the LNG Canada natural gas export terminal on the West Coast, shale gas holdings in northeastern British Columbia and Alberta, refineries and fuel retail outlets.

The Shell and Equinor news releases did not provide details about the terms of their deal, including the purchase price.

Bay du Nord would be located in an area called the Flemish Pass Basin, about 500 kilometres off the East Coast of St. John's, where the water is up to 1,170 metres deep. It would be farther away from shore than any other offshore oil project on the globe.

Equinor expects to extract an estimated 400 million barrels of oil during the first phase of the development. First oil is expected in 2031.

It's the second East Coast energy deal to be announced in the past week.

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France emerges as Europe's new bond-market basket case, and presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen could make it worse

ERIC REGULY

OPINION

When Giorgia Meloni won Italy's election in September, 2022, the Italian bond market suffered a mild anxiety attack.

Italy, a highly indebted G7 country running fat budget deficits, had just elected a far-right leader with vaguely Euroskeptic leanings and no economic background. Yields on Italian bonds rose. The new Italian prime minister would be no Mario Draghi, her sober-minded economist predecessor – or so investors thought.

Instead, Ms. Meloni, whose Brothers of Italy party will soon begin campaigning in the 2027 election, surprised the market. While outwardly populist, anti-migrant and nationalistic, her inner fiscal pragmatist soon surfaced.

Her plan: Align Italy with the European Union and NATO, appoint a sober, mindful treasury minister, Giancarlo Giorgetti, reduce the budget deficit and – above all – respect the bond-market gods. The Liz Truss debacle obviously haunted her. The former British prime minister's unfunded tax cuts blew up the U.K. bond market, triggering her resignation in October, 2022, after only 50 days on the job.

While up since the United States and Israel began bombing Iran on Feb. 28, sending oil prices soaring, today Italian bond yields are tame. The spread over equivalent German bonds was 2.5 percentage points in the month that Ms. Meloni became prime minister; today, the gap has narrowed to 1.1 points, well below France's 1.4 points.

Who would have thought that Italian debt would become less risky than France's?

France, the EU's second-biggest economy, has replaced Italy and Greece as the continent's debt, deficit and bond basket case – and the problems are bound to multiply, possibly infecting the rest of the euro zone. Remember the “contagion” effect during the Greek-inspired 2011-12 financial crisis, when borrowing costs rose all over the European map?

Get this: Some 38 per cent of France's high-grade corporate debt this week traded at lower yields than allegedly safe French government debt of equivalent maturities, according to Bloomberg data, after a savage sovereign bond sell-off.

How did France get into such a mess?

French governments love to spend. The last time the government ran a balanced budget was in 1973. France has not met the EU's 3-per-cent deficit cap since 2019. For the past three years, the budget deficit has been 5 per cent or greater. The 2026 forecast is 5.4 per cent.

Every prime minister's and finance minister's plans to crunch spending and raise revenue to keep the deficit in check has failed. No wonder France's debt is 120 per cent of GDP – the third-highest in the euro zone, after Greece and Italy – and rising.

Persistent low growth has not helped. On Friday, the yields on French 10-year debt were just above 4.8 per cent, the highest since 2002. The recent peak was nearly 5 per cent, a shocking figure for a country that, along with Germany, was considered the euro zone's anchor of stability.

To try to calm the markets, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has proposed some €54 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes for next year's budget. Only defence spending has been spared the knife. But even if the budget passes, it would barely put a dent in the deficit, merely keeping it at 5 per cent.

A more ambitious campaign to punch a hole in the deficit is certain to meet strong resistance in parliament, where Mr. Lecornu is hobbled by a minority government. The government could fall, even though it has the constitutional ability to force through a budget without a vote – the Article 49.3 nuclear option. French streets are full of protests against the underfunding of schools, and more public spending cuts could hobble the country.

The inevitable budget clashes are likely to rattle bond investors. So will the 2027 French presidential election.

You can bet Marine Le Pen, the far-right National Rally politician who is leading the polls – Emmanuel Macron cannot run again – is watching the bond debacle with a mixture of awe and anguish. If she wanted to play it safe, even at the risk of not implementing some of her cherished giveaway programs, she would take a lesson or two from Ms. Meloni. She may not; her economic and fiscal platforms are muddled and sometimes contradictory, as are those of her main rival, the far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Ms. Le Pen's plan to fix government finances is unrealistic. She has called for a national debt limit of 60 per cent of GDP. Implementing such a law would probably plunge the country into recession, or worse. At the same time, she wants to lower the retirement age for some categories of workers and reduce taxes on energy.

Mr. Mélenchon's plan? He said he wants to “set fire” to a big swath of public debt by having the European Central Bank waive interest payments on some French bonds. Good luck with that.

You can see where this is going. The French bond markets could remain in turmoil for some time. Meanwhile, in Rome, Ms. Meloni is smiling. Italy was supposed to emerge as the new debt basket case under her populist government. Instead, it is France. She awaits a knock on her door from Ms. Le Pen.

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Who is legally responsible when AI agents go rogue?

Courts must wrestle with question of whether creators should be held liable for harm caused by technology

ALEXANDRA POSADZKI FINANCIAL AND CYBERCRIME REPORTER

A hacking spree by rogue AI agents this year has created a legal grey area about who is responsible when the technology breaks free from human control and behaves in unintended ways.

Agents created by San Francisco-based ChatGPT-maker OpenAI were recently discovered to have infiltrated the systems of several organizations, including AI platform Hugging Face and the Australian government.

They've also acted in other unexpected ways. For instance, researchers have uncovered numerous examples of agents communicating with each other through public websites, including by repurposing a tool that the University of Toronto uses to make web links easier to share into a message board.

And AI agents trying to obtain Canadian divorce records from the early 1900s attempted to hack into a Library and Archives Canada database earlier this year, although the attacks appear to have failed.

Now courts are being forced to contend with whether the creators or users of AI tools can or should be held responsible for the technology's unintended consequences. Such lawsuits are piling up against a backdrop of growing calls for a co-ordinated slowdown in the technology's development and more regulatory oversight of AI systems.

A legal non-profit called Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology has sued OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack in San Francisco, alleging that the company's agents violated California's Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, which prohibits unauthorized access of a computer.

Drew Pusateri, a spokesperson for OpenAI, said in a statement that the Hugging Face incident was serious and prompted a series of actions by the company, but the lawsuit is “completely without merit.”

AI agents are semi-autonomous entities designed to carry out instructions from humans. They are tools, not people, and therefore cannot be held legally responsible for their actions, making courtrooms a key battleground in determining who is responsible when they go rogue.

The position that AI agents are tools was upheld by a U.S. appeals court in August in a legal battle between e-commerce giant Amazon and AI startup Perplexity. Amazon had argued that Perplexity's AI shopping agents had violated a federal computer-hacking law by accessing users' online accounts. The court sided with Perplexity, determining that it was the human users, not the AI tools working on their behalf, who had accessed the shopping accounts.

Philip Holdsworth, a partner at Robins Appleby LLP, said that while he agrees that artificial-intelligence technology is a tool, “it’s a tool like no other tool we’ve seen in terms of its complexity and the degrees of freedom it has to go out and do things.”

Canada's product liability laws hold businesses legally responsible for harm caused by defective products. The challenge, however, is that AI agents have been found to behave in ways unforeseen to their creators, making it harder to mount an argument that the human who created the technology could have reasonably prevented the negative outcome.

"If you're thinking from a product liability perspective, the manufacturer of that system would be the natural home for liability. But then the question becomes, how do you assess whether or not someone should be liable in a particular case?" said Max Jarvie, a partner in the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice at Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg LLP.

“A lot of the typical rules around software development and cybersecurity ... are difficult to apply because the nature of the technology is not predictable in terms of its output or its behaviour,” he added.

Sonya Shikhman, a Toronto-based criminal defence lawyer, said that holding software developers criminally liable would require proving criminal intent – for instance, that the developers knew there was a real possibility that the AI would autonomously start hacking and disregarded those warnings.

"The Crown would have to prove that there is willful blindness in the sense that they'd been warned, they knew the research, yet they chose to proceed anyway, pretending that they didn't," Ms. Shikhman said.

That high bar means legal cases are more likely to play out in civil courts, she said.

In addition to the potential liability facing developers, those deploying AI tools can also be held responsible for the technology's blunders.

For instance, in 2024 the British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal ordered Air Canada to compensate a passenger who was given incorrect information about a discount by the airline's chatbot.

When businesses implement various technologies and tools, "they're incurring the risk of of liability," Mr. Holdsworth said. If the tool doesn't function as expected and causes harm to the company deploying it, the company may try to seek damages from the maker of the technology, he added.

However, “if you look into the terms of of service with these [AI firms], especially the large consumer ones, they protect themselves in the broadest language and just say, for the most part, ‘You are responsible for everything you’re doing with this thing, in terms of its outputs, and we’re limiting our damages to your subscription fee,’” Mr. Holdsworth said.

In one of the highest-profile cases yet, last month the B.C. government filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in California over a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that killed eight people. The lawsuit alleges that the company failed to flag concerning interactions between OpenAI's ChatGPT and the shooter to police. OpenAI founder and chief executive Sam

Altman has apologized for the fact that the company didn't alert authorities, and Jason Kwon, the company's chief strategy officer, said in a statement on X: "There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about what happened at Tumbler Ridge, or the victims of this devastating tragedy and their families."

In the wake of that shooting, B.C. Attorney-General Niki Sharma has asked Ottawa to update the Criminal Code to ensure that AI companies can be held accountable for criminal conduct arising from their technologies.

A New Brunswick woman, Kristie Carrier, has also sued OpenAI in California, alleging that her daughter's conversations with ChatGPT led to her suicide.

The allegations in the cases against OpenAI have not been proved in court.

OpenAI's Mr. Pusateri said the company is reviewing Ms. Carrier's legal filing, which it said indicates that the interactions took place on an earlier version of ChatGPT that is no longer available. Mr. Pusateri said that while ChatGPT is not a replacement for mental-health care, the company has strengthened how it responds in "sensitive and acute" situations, with input from experts.

“This is a heartbreaking situation and our thoughts are with everyone impacted,” Mr. Pusateri said.

Absent specific legislation, the outcomes of cases currently before the courts could determine how much responsibility those who make and deploy artificial intelligence should have for the technology's unintended consequences.

“It’ll be up to the courts to try and find the right line in terms of what disclosures [the AI companies] have to make about the risks and what the proof would be in terms of showing that they’ve done the relevant safety testing in their labs to make sure they’re not releasing a dangerous product that that could harm the user or harm other people,” Mr. Holdsworth said.

Startups are hiring low-paid gig workers to train robots on manual labour

FROM B1

Reporter Joe Castaldo downloaded Atlas Capture to get a firsthand look at what it takes to train a robot to do human tasks. To start earning money for his video submissions, Mr. Castaldo first had to pass a test by cleaning his living room. PHOTOS BY JON LAYTNER/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

By the end of the week, she had recorded 17 hours of video, for which Atlas Capture paid her US\$50, about US\$2.94 an hour, issued in cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar. It was not a lot of money, she said, but at least it was something. And besides, she didn't have many other options.

Omolara has been relying on Atlas Capture and similar apps since then to earn money while looking for a job. (Omolara is a pseudonym. The Globe and Mail is not identifying her or other users by name because they are afraid to risk getting cut off from these apps.)

On its website, Atlas Capture says it has a million users, but there's no information about who runs the company or where it's based. Corporate records indicate it was registered in Wyoming late last year, while the website says complaints can be directed to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

There was a clue on Apple's app store, however. Until very recently, the copyright holder was listed as Carbon Based Technology Corp., the registered name of a Canadian company doing business as Mecka AI. Founded by a group of guys not long out of university, Mecka has raised more than US\$120-million, including a US\$60-million round announced earlier this week, led by prominent U.S. venture firm Sequoia Capital. Nvidia Corp. is a backer, too. The company is projecting a US\$300-million revenue run rate by the end of year, despite only incorporating in 2025.

Mecka is part of a wave of companies providing data to perfect general-purpose robots to work in factories and warehouses, and vacuum floors and load dishwashers in homes. In the past few years, researchers have found that first-person or egocentric video is a crucial ingredient for the AI models that serve as brains for these robots. Just as the large language models behind chatbots are trying to ingest the sum total of humanity's written and visual output, AI models for robots need to understand how we move and interact with the world.

“What we truly want to do is learn from the physical intelligence of humans,” said Danfei Xu, an assistant professor at Georgia Tech and an Nvidia researcher who has collaborated with Mecka.

The bottleneck is data, and that's where Mecka comes in. The company, which declined interviews, amasses huge amounts of first-person video for customers such as AI and robotics companies, and has also developed its own sensor hardware. It's far from the only one. There is Contracted AI, Claru and the aptly named Human Motion Data. Scale AI, in which Meta Platforms Inc. took a 49-per-cent stake last year, collects data for robotics, while humanoid robot company Figure AI unveiled its own video collection pipeline in August. Some outfits, including Atlas Capture, partner with businesses such as restaurants, cleaning firms and skilled trades to capture the movements of workers on the job, too.

These efforts are a sign that humanoid robots are no longer relegated to science fiction. Auto manufacturers such as BMW Group are experimenting with bipedal, five-fingered mechanoids on the factory floor, while Tesla Inc. is preparing to ramp up production of its Optimus humanoid. 1X Technologies, a California-based company and Mecka customer, plans to send its US\$20,000 domestic androids into customers' homes by the end of the year, though human operators will remotely take control when necessary.

The demand for AI-powered robots is potentially massive. RBC Capital Markets estimates the global humanoid robot market could hit US\$9-trillion by 2050, with early adoption starting in warehouses and factories to perform jobs that don't require much dexterity. Household robots could take more than 20 years to hit the mainstream, according to the report, in part because the ability to complete so many tasks autonomously in different environments will take more time to perfect.

Even if this estimate proves wildly optimistic, we are getting closer to a time when robots start to free us from domestic drudgery, work alongside us and, perhaps, put some of us out of work. Should this future arrive, it will not only be owing to the bright minds in robotics labs but to a large, unseen population of contributors from low-income countries – including, from what I can tell, a lot of moms in the Philippines.

The idea that robots can learn from observing us is an old one, but it hasn't been easy to pull off. One method of teaching robots is teleoperation. A human operator controls a robotic arm rig to perform any number of jobs, like folding a shirt, which generates high-quality training data.

But teleoperation quickly becomes expensive and impractical. “You need to train people to do it. You need to buy a bunch of robots. You need to find space for these robots. It’s actually quite difficult to scale,” said Philipp Wu, the chief executive officer of XDOF, a robotics data startup in California.

Learning from video can complement teleoperation, albeit with at least one major problem: You need lots – and lots – of first-person footage. Years ago, companies and labs started assembling video datasets for AI research. Meta, for one, partnered with more than a dozen universities to build Ego4D in 2021, which consists of 3,670 hours of egocentric footage from 931 contributors. People filmed with head-mounted cameras as they walked their dogs, chatted with friends, played Connect 4 and read books. “The data will allow AI to learn from daily life experiences around the world – seeing what we see and hearing what we hear,” the authors wrote.

The following year, researchers from Stanford University and Meta used Ego4D as the basis for an AI system that powers a robotic arm, which proved to be more successful at tasks such as folding towels and closing drawers than other mechanical rigs. Additional studies have only cemented the importance of egocentric video. Earlier this year, Nvidia trained an AI model with 20,854 hours of video and found a clear relationship between quantity and performance.

In short, the more egocentric video used to train an AI model, the better the performance of the robot. This scaling law, as it's called, gives researchers a better idea of the costs and amount of data necessary to improve performance, too.

When outlining what goes into these AI models, Mr. Wu refers to a pyramid. At the bottom is the vast array of egocentric video recorded with head-mounted cameras, which is cheap and abundant, but low-fidelity. Above that is a smaller amount of data for what's called a "mid-training" step. That can include footage from lab settings where both humans and robots are recorded performing the same tasks, while the human can wear wrist cameras, motion sensors and hand-tracking gloves. Finally, companies can fine-tune with teleoperations data for specific tasks.

XDOF, which raised US\$70-million this year, collects all manner of data, including from teleoperations centres, or “arm farms,” located in Southeast Asia. “You can probably think of it as a modern-day call centre,” Mr. Wu says. “As opposed to people sitting in a booth to call, you’re going into a booth and you’re controlling a robot.”

The amount of data companies require is growing fast. In 2024, San Francisco-based startup Physical Intelligence created an AI model trained on more than 10,000 hours of data. In August, California-based Dyna Robotics unveiled a model trained on more than one million hours of egocentric video. Companies are now targeting 10 million hours of video, Mr. Wu said. Played back, that much footage would run for 1,141 years.

The end goal is to build a model that can generalize, meaning it can learn new feats of prehension, manipulation and dexterity without massive amounts of fresh training material. “Once we have built the perfect general-purpose robot that has an innate learning algorithm similar to what humans can learn, we may not need companies collecting human data,” said Igor Gilitschenski, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto who studies AI and robotics. “It can easily be 20 more years, but who knows?”

For now, data is needed, and the proliferation of smartphones allows companies such as Mecka to collect it at an industrial scale. The company's founders have an eclectic mix of backgrounds. CEO Josh Gao studied at the Ivey School of Business, and a 2021 article on the university's website describes him as a serial entrepreneur who had started about a dozen ventures, including a clothing brand. At the time, he'd launched a new company providing digital solutions for restaurants, alongside fellow Mecka co-founder Mogen Cheng. University of British Columbia grad Jason Chong started a crypto payment company that was sold to Coinbase, while Duy Nguyen was a sneakerhead who made millions flipping shoes, according to Fortune.

In a video posted in June, Mr. Gao explained the company's name comes from the term “mecha,” a sci-fi concept wherein a human pilots a giant robot. “The idea being technology as an extension of the human, making people far more capable,” he said.

We humans are the ones making the robots capable for now, and I wanted to do my part.

Earlier this summer, I downloaded Atlas Capture. I purchased a headband and poked around online while waiting for it to be delivered. I soon came across a video that someone had recorded for the platform. The individual had filmed themselves inside of a grocery store gingerly removing boxes of tea from a shelf and lining them up in a shopping cart. Their arms protruded straight out, and they moved stiffly, like – well, a robot. Here was a human acting like a robot in order to teach a robot how to act like a human.

This was not an ironic gag, but more of a necessity. Atlas Capture requires that the recorder's hands remain visible, or else the video could be rejected and the recorder won't be paid for that footage.

The guidelines on the app informed me that I should film in a bright area, move around and never sit down. Nobody else could enter the frame, either. To start earning, I had to pass a test by cleaning my living room, so when my headband arrived, I strapped in and angled my iPhone just right. I put away Lego and vacuumed the rug and never had any idea if my hands were visible.

Upon review, they were not. On my second attempt, I moved carefully like a man with a bad back and stared at my hands so that my head swivelled with my body. I was moving anything but naturally, even though I had to check a box before uploading the video certifying that of course, I was moving naturally.

Once the video was approved, a series of jobs then unlocked on the app. I could make a sandwich, use the blender, change the bedsheets, wash the car, empty garbage cans and more. Later, a task appeared for volunteering at an “old age home.” The guidelines stipulated I had to ask staff for permission – before lumbering into a retirement facility and jerkily doling out food or playing cards with baffled senior citizens wondering about this stranger with a camera on his head – while trying not to record their faces or capture medication labels lest I violate anyone’s privacy.

Instead, I set the table. Atlas Capture had updated the app by then to emit a beeping noise when it did not detect hands in the frame. Every time my phone chirped, I jerked my arms randomly in hopes of silencing it. I also had to record for 15 minutes, which is a long time to be setting the table. I slowed down, stacked dishes on top of one another and liberally sprinkled cutlery until I had created an AI hallucination of a dinner table. A red welt soon blossomed on my forehead from the headstrap, but at least my video was approved a day or so later.

I was only moonlighting, of course. The backbone of this operation are people in lower-income countries, such as the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam, who do this out of financial necessity. Browsing Facebook groups for contributors, I noticed most of the members were women, often with pictures of children on their profiles – entirely unsurprising, given the typical division of domestic labour.

One woman, a 46-year-old who lives north of Manila, had seen a TikTok video promoting Atlas Capture. She had questions about AI (some people in the Philippines blame it for replacing jobs in the country's call-centre industry, she said), but it seemed like a flexible way to earn money on top of her job distributing health products. Since signing up, she's recorded herself cleaning, organizing and sweeping outside; when passersby inquired about the iPhone on her head, she recommended the app. Her hourly rate worked out to about US\$2.40, which she felt could be higher, but she didn't have any plans to stop.

Another woman I spoke with, a 30-year-old mother of three who worked as an on-call golf caddy in the Philippines, recorded for about two or three hours a day, usually cooking or washing dishes, while making sure her kids didn't run into the frame. She found it hard on her back to be standing for hours at a time with the weight of an iPhone on her head, though, and had decided to pause for a while. The volume of rejected footage was frustrating, too; she could be compensated for all 10 hours of video recorded in a week, or just five or six, she wrote in a Facebook message. But when I followed up a few weeks later, she had started recording again.

Ariel Genita, a 35-year-old who lives in the Philippines, said many of his recordings have been rejected, including for not depicting “meaningful work.” He feels “exhausted” when a video he has spent time recording is not approved, he wrote in an e-mail, but “rules are rules.” So far, he had earned US\$203 for around 71 hours of approved footage, which works out to US\$2.86 an hour. He and other recorders I spoke with said that payments have been delayed at times. Still, he seemed content to be paid at all, even if he didn’t think the rate was entirely fair. He maxed out on the platform, in fact. Atlas Capture had taken to limiting users to 50 hours of footage for reasons unexplained.

Atlas Capture has had more formal arrangements with recorders, too. Tamara Sarastiti, a 29-year-old in Bali, spent four months working for the company. Each day, she'd head to a villa somewhere in the area and don an iPhone and wrist cameras to fold clothes, clean shoes, peel cucumbers and many more chores for up to eight hours a day. She worked under a supervisor, who monitored the 10 or so other recorders in the villa, and earned US\$4.50 an hour. "I didn't have a job, so it was good for side income," she said.

For videos to be more suitable for AI training, they need to be paired with written descriptions. Atlas Capture maintains a platform for labellers, most of whom seem to be located in Nigeria and Kenya, who write short descriptions of every action in every segment of every video, marrying language with movement.

James Joseph, a 28-year-old in Abuja, signed up a few months ago. He would come home from his job at a phone repair shop and log on to Atlas Capture in the evening, sometimes labelling videos until well after midnight, and start again before work in the morning. He could earn up to 50 cents for every annotated segment, which can run up to two minutes long. The job entails vexing judgment calls about when one movement ends and another begins. At what frame, for example, does someone stop merely holding a package of hot dogs and begin to unwrap it?

Annotators have to follow Atlas Capture's guidelines, which Mr. Joseph said changed often, or else they can be penalized. At one point, annotators had to maintain consistency between nouns and verbs across segments. If someone described a “cardboard box” in one segment, they could not say “box” in the next. The company then reversed course on that rule. Annotators also have to decide how general or specific to be. Should that knife be described as cutting a zucchini? Or slicing? Or chopping? Mr. Joseph said there were weekly online classes, in part because the guidelines always seem to be evolving.

Every annotator earns a quality score, and mistakes damage their rating. If their score dips below 70 per cent, they won't be compensated for their work. "You're just working for free," Mr. Joseph said. This was a change Atlas Capture appeared to make earlier this year. "Work that comes in below $70\%$ won't be compensated for now," the company wrote in a Discord server for labellers, according to a screenshot obtained by The Globe. "As your accuracy climbs back to $70\%$ , full payment resumes right away."

The system forces trade-offs for annotators. Because they're not paid by the hour, volume is key if they want to earn more. But speed brings the risk of mistakes.

When I spoke with another annotator, a man in Kenya, he told me that he was waiting for an easy assignment so he wouldn't put his score at risk. He sent me a video, about a minute and 40 seconds long, that paid US\$0.46 to label. In the clip, someone sits at a table surrounded by piles of cotton swabs and methodically counts them out before slipping them into a small plastic bag. Accounting for every movement – when the right hand picks up a swab, transfers it to the left, puts it on the table – wasn't worth it, he had decided. So he waited for something more straightforward, like a video of window washing, where there are fewer steps involved.

A 37-year-old man in Nigeria, who has a job but signed up to Atlas Capture to help cover his bills, said that you would have to be a robot to label more than two videos in an hour. Electricity and internet connectivity can be spotty in his area, making it difficult to work for long stretches, not to mention the challenge of staying focused for hours at a time. The most he earned in a day is US\$6. He felt the setup was unfair, and stopped working on Atlas Capture earlier this year.

A woman in Nigeria, meanwhile, told me she had been on the platform for months and had no other source of income. Trying to keep track of all of the movements in a video, knowing that mistakes would damage her rating, was overwhelming, she said.

Some annotators work faster than others. A university student in Nigeria told me he could label a minute-long video in about seven minutes, and said the job helped supplement his income while he is in school. The pay could be better, he said, but it's a job for people who have no other options.

Atlas Capture did not respond to e-mails. Mecka

An android developed by Japanese robotics company Ugo performs a screw-turning demonstration at the Physical AI Summit in September. In the past few years, researchers have found that first-person or 'egocentric' video is a crucial ingredient for the AI models that serve as brains for the robots. MANAMI YAMADA/REUTERS

A humanoid robot demonstrates stacking boxes in a mock warehouse environment at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing in August. Warehouses and factories would likely be the testing grounds ushering in the wider deployment of AI-powered general-purpose humanoid robots. KEVIN FRAYER/GETTY IMAGES

did not make any of its founders available for interviews, despite multiple requests over several months. The company did not answer a detailed list of questions, including about its relationship with Atlas Capture.

“Mecka’s aim is to help AI learn about the physical world,” a spokesperson wrote over e-mail. “We partner with individuals and businesses in many countries who support this work and can earn supplemental income for it, which is on average \~2-5x the local minimum wage. Contributors are paid for all approved work, payments run on a regular schedule, and anyone with a question about a payment can reach support staff directly.” (The spokesperson declined to give their name.)

The gig may not be consistent, however. In August, Atlas Capture halted labelling. Instead, annotators were supposed to verify existing labels and correct mistakes. Each clip, which runs a few seconds, paid US\$0.0067. According to screenshots from Discord, the company set a target for people to verify 1,640 segments a day with 100-per-cent accuracy. A mistake would earn a strike. "If you have 5 strikes, do not resume working on the Human Verifier, you will NOT be paid," according to a message posted to the Discord.

But even this switch didn't last. Soon after, Atlas Capture paused the project.

When I spoke to recorders and labellers for Atlas Capture, some would ask if I knew of any other platforms where they could also make money.

One recording app gaining traction was called Human Motion Data Recorder, run by Vivek Viswanathan. He lives in Connecticut, previously worked in finance and incorporated the company in March after speaking with a robotics company that needed 50,000 hours of egocentric video as soon as possible. He launched the app in April and by midsummer had collected 38,000 hours of household chores from 3,900 contributors.

The company has a large user base in the Philippines and pays US\$3 for an hour of approved footage. The Philippines, he explained, is well off enough for people to own quality smartphones, but not too well off.

"It's not so rich that if somebody said, 'I'll pay you \$3 to record you doing chores,' they'd be like, 'I don't want to do that,' " he said.

Houses in the Philippines also bear a close enough resemblance to houses in the west for these videos to be suitable training material for domestic robots.

“If you look at our videos from Kenya and Nigeria,” he continued, “I wonder whether the robotics company is going to look at that and be like, this is just too far off.”

I asked whether there was something discomfitting about paying lower-income people a few dollars to train robots that will clean the homes of affluent families, when the benefits could take a very long time to spread to the developing world. Mr. Viswanathan didn't see it that way. "They're getting paid better than they would get paid otherwise," he said. Technology only gets cheaper, he continued, so families in the Philippines will some day have a robot of their own. "They'll be able to tell their kids, 'Hey, I trained that robot.'"

Other companies are expanding beyond household chores to collect from commercial settings. Claru, for one, partners with businesses to record egocentric video from workers, in addition to household videos. The platform is the data-collection arm of California-based AI company Reka, which merged with Canadian AI video startup Moonvalley in June. Claru grew out of Moonvalley's data operations, said John Thomas, its Toronto-based general manager. "We had the thought that we've found so much value in this function, is there demand for other labs and companies to use these same services?" said Mr. Thomas, who also co-founded Moonvalley.

Claru partners with carpenters, baristas, restaurant workers and more. This kind of video is useful for robotics models because it depicts the tumult of everyday jobs, including cluttered spaces, safety hazards and time constraints, which cannot be captured in lab settings, according to the company.

Its website includes a calculator so that businesses can get a rough idea of how much they can earn. A skilled trades outfit in Asia or Africa can bring in up to US\$6,000 a month by having five workers record eight hours a week, while restaurants, retailers and cleaners can earn up to US\$3,400. Revenue is usually shared with the employees doing the recording, Mr. Thomas said.

Businesses that participate are typically located in Asia, Africa and South America, in part because of the regulatory environment compared to North America and Europe. "If you were to go to India and you work with a fast food restaurant there, it is less regulated," he said. "The unit economics are a lot cheaper, so the data is a lot cheaper."

Mr. Thomas was not able to connect me with any commercial partners, which he said were cautious about speaking publicly. After all, it would appear that workers are being compensated to train robots that could replace them in the future. “It’s definitely a concern that people have,” Mr. Thomas said. But he added that jobs are going to change as a result of robotics. “If this thing replaces burger-flipping, you will go on to manage the robots that are flipping the burgers.”

How general-purpose robots will affect employment is far from certain. But the capture of egocentric data today forces us to rethink the value of what we do.

Our hands, organs that robotics companies are trying to replicate, are wonderfully complex, with some 17,000 densely packed mechanoreceptors that give our fingertips a highly acute sense of touch. Greek philosophers have argued about them. Anaxagoras said we are more intelligent than animals because we have hands; Aristotle posited the opposite, that nature bestowed us with hands because of our superior intelligence.

Hands contain the origins of communication (we can point before we can speak) and their ability to perceive, touch and grasp helped us develop our sense of agency and selfhood, wrote British philosopher Raymond Tallis, drawing a link between the hand and humanity itself.

The hand is now also a commodity, but in a way that many of us have not considered before.

With skilled labour, what often matters is the finished product. A framing carpenter builds the skeleton of a house; a mason lays the bricks. What has value now is physical movement itself – how someone swings a hammer, where they grip the handle and all of the other motions stemming from years of experience.

"The physical articulation of their body is a big part of their intellectual property," said Daniel Wigdor, co-founder of Axl, an AI-focused venture studio in Toronto. He argued there's a large opportunity that labour unions are missing. He's tried to convince some of them, in fact, that they should equip workers with cameras to record their movements – but not to sell off to a robotics company. Instead, he pitched unions on partnering with Axl to launch a startup that would build its own AI model, and ensure union members own equity.

These conversations have not been successful. Unions seem set on forestalling robotics to protect jobs, he said. The optics of a union making its own members participants in a plot to build robots that could replace them are, of course, not great. “I get where it’s coming from, but it’s so short-sighted,” Mr. Wigdor said.

Robots are not going to swarm job sites any time soon, he continued, and even then, he's not convinced that would portend a labour apocalypse. Instead, jobs will change over time – the carpenter of the future will manage robot apprentices – and unions can help define that relationship, he said.

If he's wrong, at least workers could have a stake in a company bringing about economic revolution. "I'm shouting from the mountaintop saying, 'I'll bring the money and we'll give you all this wealth,' he said. "I realize as I'm saying this that I probably sound exactly like Christopher Columbus."

The pitch might sound more plausible when you remember that companies are already collecting this data to build better robots. The extraction of all that is human to feed AI might be inevitable. What's left is how to ensure the spoils don't only go to the handful of companies mining the human experience.

In Nigeria, Omolara started using another recording app, and was surprised at its hyperspecific guidelines, right down to the type of sponge she must use for cleaning. The app's guidelines did not consider her broom to be a broom. Nigerian brooms do not look like Western brooms, she explained. They're much shorter, and can be made from the stiff spines of palm fronds bound together at one end, which serves as a handle.

Her plan was to stick to cooking videos, recording as she peeled and sliced, something that, for now, only human hands can do.

Rogers: Over the past five years, company shares are down more than 28 per cent

CEO of Rogers Communications Tony Staffieri stands outside the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment offices in Toronto on Thursday. Mr. Staffieri sees the expenditures of the past few years less as a transition and more as the fulfilment of a vision that Rogers has been building toward for years. COLE BURSTON/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

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adians," he said.

In 2021, Rogers announced the acquisition of Shaw Communications for \$20-billion. Later it bought out Bell Canada parent BCE Inc.'s MLSE stake for \$4.7-billion, and struck an \$11-billion renewed deal for NHL broadcast rights in Canada.

Over the past five years, Rogers shares, at \$42.46 at Friday's close, are down more than 28 per cent. Other telecom stocks have suffered as well, as the industry faces numerous headwinds.

One concern for Rogers is whether the revenue from its sports businesses can translate into substantial cash flow. Another is Rogers' mountain of long-term debt – \$40-billion at last report – and the possibility of a credit rating downgrade to junk status if the company can't satisfy credit raters with the minority stake sale.

In an interview a few days after closing the final MLSE purchase, Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri was optimistic.

“We think it’s going to be a game changer and a real value differentiator for us in the Canadian landscape,” he said of the combined sports assets.

"Our job is to execute on our strategy and on our vision," Mr. Staffieri said. As for the return for investors: "It's going to be for the market to decide."

Mr. Staffieri sees the expenditures of last few years less as a transition and more as the fulfilment of a vision that Rogers has been building toward for years. "We've been sports and entertainment participants and owners for a long while," he said. "We've owned the Jays since the early 2000s. Sportsnet was created in the 90s."

Now that Rogers has completed its final acquisition of MLSE, the company said it plans to complete a thorough review and build the best operating model for Rogers Sports.

But first, Rogers must sell a minority stake and use the proceeds to pay down debt. The company says it believes the business is worth more than \$25-billion, and plans to offer as much as 30 per cent to suitors. Much is hanging on the company's ability to execute a favourable sale of a stake: Namely, the company's investment-grade credit rating.

Rogers' senior unsecured debt is rated just one notch above non-investment grade by all three major rating agencies. Already, some of the company's recent subordinated debt has speculative-level ratings.

If several credit raters were to lower their rating for Rogers, its borrowing costs could increase and financing options could shrink, a greater challenge now that global interest rates have risen.

In late September, S&P warned it could downgrade the company's debt rating next year if it fails to lower its leverage below an S&P Global Ratings-adjusted leverage ratio of four times debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), or if the company pursues other investments without first reducing leverage. S&P expects Rogers to end 2026 with a ratio of 4.6.

Rogers' executives are confident that they will be able to meet these targets, through a combination of the minority stake sale and other measures, including a commitment to lower capital expenditures this year by 30 per cent and plans to securitize Rogers Bank assets.

Mr. Staffieri said he expects Rogers will reach leverage of between 3 and 3.5 times debt to EBITDA within the next 12 months, indexing “towards the lower end of that.”

“We’re feeling very good, very optimistic, and very confident about our ability to deliver that,” he said.

Many Bay Street analysts agree the company will raise adequate funds from the sale to reduce debt, with some estimating proceeds of as much as \$7.5-billion, given the rarity of the assets, the appreciating valuations on sports

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teams and Rogers's lucrative sports rights holdings.

Analysts have noted that a series of sports teams have sold for far more than expected, and suggested that Rogers's assets too could rake in a premium price from a growing number of asset-hungry global billionaires and private equity funds.

The sale could also give the company's share price a boost.

“Is Rogers getting proper credit for the sports assets within its current share price? The answer is a resounding no, in our view,” said TD Securities analyst Vince Valentini in an October note to investors.

Rogers' senior unsecured debt is rated just one notch above noninvestment grade by all three major rating agencies.

Mr. Valentini believes there is \$7.5-billion of potential hidden value within Rogers's enterprise value not reflected in the current share price – which he said works out to approximately \$13 a share.

Cormark ATB analyst David McFadgen agrees the stock is currently “significantly mispriced.” He has a \$74 target for the stock.

However, others have expressed reservations.

Veritas Investment Research analyst Liam Gallagher said he believes Rogers will be able to raise what it needs to pay down debt, but noted that any potential buyer knows Rogers has to sell a piece of its sports portfolio. “I don’t think that gives them the best negotiating leverage at the table,” he said.

The situation highlights a trade-off: Rogers borrowed heavily to buy growth assets but must now sell stakes in them to pay off debt, giving up a portion of future earnings in the process.

And some investors are focused on the fundamentals of the sports business, as opposed to their resale value.

"Our concern is not the quality of the assets, but the cash-flow profile," said Rebecca Teltscher, a portfolio manager for Newhaven Asset Management Inc., a Toronto investment management firm.

The combined sports assets “do not generate meaningful free cash flow” after various expenses, meaning the investment case depends on Rogers’ ability to convert that value into cash through future minority sales of the assets, she said.

"As conservative, income-focused investors, we prefer investments where returns are supported by current cash generation rather than dependent on future appreciation in asset values, which we view as inherently less certain," Ms. Teltscher said.

When asked about these cash-flow generation concerns, Mr. Staffieri said the model for valuing sports and entertainment industry assets is different from what investors might be used to when assessing telecom companies. Sports team valuations must be taken into account, he said.

Consolidating the sports assets will also allow Rogers to differentiate itself from competitors, he said.

For Canadian telecoms, finding new avenues for growth has become even more important in recent years, as federal immigration policies have essentially turned off the tap of new potential customers entering Canada, and as wireless prices have fallen, in particular after Quebecor Inc. acquired Freedom Mobile as part of Rogers's acquisition of Shaw.

In recent years, Canada's largest three telecom companies – Rogers, Bell and Telus Corp. – have invested billions in new areas amid slow telecom growth, with Telus and Bell both spending on artificial intelligence data centres and Bell expanding into the U.S.

Rogers's focus on live sports, meanwhile, reflects what is now a reality about traditional media businesses. “Advertisers will only pay these days for live programming,” said Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University. Rogers's assets, he said, “will allow them to charge top dollar.”

The company's sports strategy is part of an effort to invest in higher-growth opportunities, while making its core business more efficient.

One result has been a series of work-force reductions that significantly reduced head count, including through layoffs and voluntary-departure offers.

More than 3,000 Rogers or former Shaw employees had their jobs cut or left the company in 2023, the year the merger was completed, company disclosures suggest. Its work force shrank by a further 2,000 jobs in 2024. While Rogers reported 1,000 more employees last year, that increase reflects the addition of approximately 3,000 MLSE employees after Rogers became the majority owner and began including them in financial reporting.

Meanwhile, Rogers has replaced some in-house jobs with contracted roles, according to Corey Mandryk, lead organizer for United Steelworkers Local 1944. He said this has created job security concerns among some non-unionized staff who have contacted him and say they “are getting more and more fearful that their department or their job is next.”

When asked about the workforce contraction, Mr. Staffieri said the company is always looking to “deliver more while continuing to bring prices down.”

He added that the company's Sportsnet and concert businesses produce “a significant amount of cash.” “Investors haven’t been privy to seeing the details of that,” he said. “Our vision is to be transparent in our disclosures about how each of those businesses are doing.”

Mr. Gallagher at Veritas said the market may hesitate to change the way it values the company's stock, given that sports – even when including the entirety of MLSE – will make up a small portion of the company's overall EBITDA.

In 2025, the Rogers Sports and Media segment – which included MLSE results for July onward – reported adjusted EBITDA of \$241-million, representing a margin of 7.3 per cent. Rogers as a whole generated adjusted EBITDA of \$9.8-billion, with a margin of 45.2 per cent.

“We operate in a very competitive environment, and so we continually look for ways to bring the product, the service, to customers as efficiently as possible,” including by incorporating AI tools “as quickly as possible,” he said.

Holding the assets, however, could give Rogers more options down the road to trim its stake to pay down debt, pay out special dividends or buy back stock, Mr. Gallagher said.

“Will this deal be accretive to Rogers shareholders? I’m more skeptical. I would say more value neutral,” he said.

For Rogers, building a vertically integrated sports and entertainment empire brings opportunities to help buoy growth and customer retention in the telecom side of the business, a philosophy known internally as “one Rogers.”

As Mr. Staffieri describes, it's a strategy built around the idea that the sum of the parts is worth more than each one individually.

He pointed to a recent success: Rogers customers are being given advanced access to Backstreet Boys concert tickets, something the company can offer because it owns the stadium they will perform in.

Having more touch points will help the company understand consumers and leverage customer data “to the benefit of our customers and to the benefit of Can-

Another area that has recently seen some changes is within the company's traditional media holdings.

Rogers said that its legacy media assets would remain an important part of its plan, and would be combined into the new business unit that includes its sports assets.

But amid a difficult advertising market, Rogers has cut some of its radio stations, which it said were experiencing declining audience and revenue trends.

On July 7, the day after it announced its deal to buy Kilmer's stake in MLSE, Rogers closed down six stations in four markets, two of which were sports broadcast channels – Sportsnet 650 in Vancouver and Sportsnet 960 in Calgary – and said it was laying off 230 people. (The coinciding timing was the result of the Kilmer deal being agreed sooner than expected).

The stations affected included CityNews 1130 in Vancouver, where reporter Raynaldo Suarez had spent the past five years, and 660News in Calgary, where Mr. Suarez started his career.

“I was reporting that day on the last FIFA World Cup match that Vancouver was hosting,” Mr. Suarez said. When he tuned in to his station that morning, however, “the on-air frequency was dead. There was just static.”

Soon after, he joined a virtual meeting and learned that his station had been shut down. "People were just quiet," he said. "We all went for breakfast right after. Because what else can you do?"

Mr. Staffieri said the company will keep moving resources and people to areas of the business that are expanding.

“Net-net, we continue to be a growing company, and we look for opportunities for our employees,” he said.

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Oilpatch investors optimistic on Pacific Link pipeline, survey says

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Seventy-seven per cent of respondents replied they believed the projects would receive a positive decision

LAUREN KRUGEL

A survey published this week by investment firm ATB Cormark suggests more than three-quarters of oilpatch players and investors are convinced the Pacific Link pipeline to British Columbia and the Pathways carbon storage project will go ahead – eventually.

“While these projects are viewed as highly likely to be built, the timing of construction was less decisive,” the report said.

The firm polled 22 energy services companies, 27 exploration and production companies and 42 institutional investors from Sept. 14 to Sept. 28.

That was days before the million-barrel-a-day Pacific Link pipeline proposed by the Alberta government was deemed the first national-interest project under federal legislation passed last year, paving the way for a speedy review.

Under an energy accord signed between Ottawa and Alberta last year, the pipeline is contingent on Pathways being built to offset emissions. A firm agreement between both governments and industry players on Pathways, which would pipe carbon dioxide from various oil sands operations to an underground storage hub near Cold Lake, Alta., is expected next month.

Seventy-seven per cent of respondents said they believed the projects would receive a positive investment decision.

But 53 per cent of respondents said they believe construction would begin in 2028 or later, with 24 per cent believing that would happen next year. Alberta has targeted a Sept. 1, 2027, date for pipeline building to commence; no such timeline has been established by the five oil sands companies behind Pathways.

The national-interest designation for Pacific Link was dealt its first legal challenge on Thursday.

Lawyers for Cold Lake First Nations have filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court, arguing the designation should be quashed and that the court should declare Canada has a duty to consult with the community on the pipeline. The court filing also says if the national-interest designation for the pipeline stands, Ottawa will have granted preapproval of Pathways without meaningfully consulting with Cold Lake.

The ATB Cormark survey suggested industry is skeptical of the benefits of decarbonization projects on a stand-alone basis, when it comes to the long-term competitiveness of the Canadian energy industry.

Of the respondents who expressed a view on this question (4 per cent said they were uncertain or had no opinion), 26 per cent said such projects would be beneficial, while 48 per cent said they would be harmful.

Companies were also asked for their impressions of the current Canadian federal government's approach to expanding the energy industry. "The results showed broad-based optimism, with 89 per cent of survey takers encouraged by the federal government's approach, just eight per cent disappointed, while two per cent believe it is 'too early to judge,'" ATB Cormark said.

A third-quarter earnings preview report from CIBC World Markets said progress on Pacific Link was one of the most important developments for the sector during the pe-

riod.

In addition to the national-interest designation, analysts at the bank pointed to legislation aimed at streamlining project approvals, which is currently before Parliament. Ottawa has also recently announced a tax incentive that would allow companies to immediately deduct most investments.

“While constructive, we believe additional policy support is still required before producers materially accelerate their growth plans,” the CIBC analysts wrote. In addition to further clarity on Pathways, oil sands producers are awaiting details on Alberta’s plans for royalty incentives aimed at boosting production.

“Importantly, capital allocation priorities have not fundamentally changed. Across management teams, shareholder returns and balance sheet strength remain the primary use of free cash flow,” the report said. “However, compared with the beginning of the quarter, discussions around production growth, brownfield expansions, project readiness and future egress requirements have become noticeably more frequent.”

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COUCHE-TARD BUYING FUEL RETAIL SITES FROM IRVING OIL IN QUEBEC AND ONTARIO

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has announced a deal to buy dozens of retail sites from Irving Oil in Quebec and Ontario.

The acquisition includes 50 locations in Quebec already operated by Couche-Tard under an alliance with New Brunswick-based Irving, as well as two in eastern Ontario.

Laval, Que.-based Couche-Tard is also buying 18 cardlock sites serving commercial customers such as truckers. Sixteen of the sites would be on the same site as retail outlets.

In addition, the deal covers fuel supply to 71 retail sites owned and operated by Couche-Tard in Quebec.

“This agreement builds on our long-standing relationship with Irving Oil and our experience operating these locations,” said Stéphane Trudel, senior vice-president of operations at Couche-Tard, in a news release.

"These are markets and customers we know well. The transaction would support our continued investment in the everyday convenience experience we offer our customers."

Couche-Tard did not say in the news release how much it is paying for the assets.

It said the deal is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including under the Competition Act.

The deal comes weeks after Irving appointed European energy executive Alfred Stern as its next president and chief executive officer. Mr. Stern is to step into the top job on Nov. 1. He replaces Jeff Matthews, who is retiring after a 32-year career.

Mr. Stern most recently served as chairman and chief executive of Austrian oil and gas group OMV AG.

The decision to bring in an outsider to fill the Saint John, N.B., company's leadership role comes after an 18-month strategic review, which wrapped up in January, 2025.

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MTY Food ends strategic review with no sale

Restaurant franchisor expects to refocus on its franchise model and possibly shed some of its 80 brands

TARA DESCHAMPS

MTY Food Group Inc. has ended a strategic review without finding a buyer for the restaurant franchisor but says it's on a new path to reshape the business and perhaps shed some of its 80 brands.

The Montreal-based company behind chains including Thai Express, Manchu Wok and Mr. Sub announced Friday the conclusion of a review it started in November, when its stock was under pressure amid rising prices, industry competition and general economic volatility.

Though the company was open to selling itself as part of the process aimed at boosting shareholder value, chief executive Eric Lefebvre said the board ultimately decided not to take on a buyer.

He offered few details about how the board arrived at its decision but said the group found few suitors would “offer the value and quality that MTY does.”

“So for the moment, the company will focus on returning capital directly to shareholders by buying back MTY’s own shares for cancellation and paying an increased dividend,” he told analysts on a call Friday.

The increased quarterly dividend will jump to 50 cents per share from 37 cents per share as the company will shift away from owning so many stores and move back to its old model, where all but 1 per cent were franchised.

MTY has 6,966 locations across its network. Corporate-owned locations represent 2.6 per cent of the stores compared with 3.6 per cent last year.

In the process of moving almost completely to franchising, some MTY brands could depart the conglomerate.

"If we see that some brands would be better in someone else's hands, then maybe we'll need to take action on that," Mr. Lefebvre said.

He didn't name any chains that could be on the chopping block but said "the goal here is not to sell the crown jewels."

“Everything is for sale, if the price is right, I would say that, but there’s no strong desire to divest of good brands,” he said.

"The brands we might decide are no longer relevant might not necessarily be the underperforming brands, but it might be brands for which we don't have plans or we can't come up with value creation."

Mr. Lefebvre framed the attrition of brands as natural, though the company seldom publicizes it widely. He said it's common for some chains to disappear or get converted to other stronger ones.

MTY, however, has been doing a lot of cutting lately. In July, it announced a plan to close 68 underperforming corporate-owned locations over the next nine months.

There were 74 store net store closings in its latest quarter, including 50 from the previously announced cull.

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Construction workers work at the site of a condo tower in Delta, B.C., in July, 2025. The Bank of Canada's key interest rate is 2.25 per cent, and its next decision is on Oct. 28. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Jobs: Loss in manufacturing sector may be a warning sign, Bank of Montreal's expert says

FROM B1

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates in September for the first time this year. Central bankers are wary of how higher energy prices resulting from the Iran war could feed into more widespread inflation.

The Bank of Canada's key interest rate is 2.25 per cent, and its next decision is on Oct. 28.

Friday's jobs report showed that the biggest decline last month was in the public sector, where there was a loss of 70,000 positions, with half of those attributed to education services in Quebec. This is the fourth consecutive month showing a decline in the public sector, which is down 119,000 jobs year-over-year.

Health care and social assistance also saw their first monthly decrease since December, 2022, while September also saw a decline in manufacturing.

The loss in the manufacturing sector may be, according to Mr. Porter, “an early warning of the weight from the amped-up trade tussle.”

Regionally, Quebec saw the biggest drop in employment at 49,000 jobs, with British Columbia and Ontario following with a loss of 20,000 jobs apiece, and 4,400 job losses in Manitoba. In comparison, Alberta saw an increase of 23,000 last month. Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island also saw job gains.

Andrew Hencic, a senior economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank, said in a note to clients that the unemployment rate is expected to “tread water in coming months, as trade frictions and higher [interest] rates weigh on activity.”

Mr. Hencic added that the one positive takeaway from Friday's report was a steady employment rate in the private sector.

The jobless rate for women between the ages of 25 and 54 rose to 5.3 per cent from 5 per cent both because fewer women in this cohort were working, and more were actively searching for a job. The unemployment rate for men in the same age bracket fell slightly to 5.8 per cent.

Employment for youth aged 15 to 24 declined by 48,000 jobs in

September for a second consecutive monthly loss, although the rate remained little changed at 13 per cent.

Royce Mendes, head of macro strategy at Desjardins, said in a research note that the slight increase in the unemployment rate “could have been worse, were it not for a drop in the participant rate to its lowest level in almost 30 years.”

The labour participation rate – the proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is working or actively looking for work – fell to 64.8 per cent, the lowest level since December, 1997, excluding the early parts of the pandemic. The agency attributed this trend to aging demographics, though more recently, the country's population growth has been meagre after strong immigration from 2022 to 2024.

“Overall, the decline in employment and hours worked, combined with the increase in the unemployment rate, point to a shift in economic momentum. After a solid first half of the year, it looks like economic activity has cooled off,” Mr. Mendes added.

Rapley: Coinciding with rise of interest rates is excess supply over demand in bonds

FROM B1

Ordinarily, interest rates are meant to reflect expectations of inflation, but long-term expectations haven't yet risen much among investors.

Some bond analysts suggest that rates mirror nominal GDP growth and that the U.S. 10-year bond was always going to settle around the current American growth rate of 5 per cent, yet U.S. yields blew past that level and have just kept rising. The Financial Times (paywall) recently correlated bond yields and oil prices and concluded that the Iran war triggered the surge in yields, but oil prices have plateaued and yet rates keep rising. A team at the Bank of England found that hawkish statements from Federal Reserve governors drive interest rates up, yet the trend seems inexorable even when Fed officials turn dovish.

Still, for all the gaps in our knowledge of what's going on, there are some recurring variables that help us to read the tea leaves. To begin with, it's clear that rising interest rates are in fact starting to hurt the economy. Although the Canadian property market has been spared the worst, the situation in the American one is pretty dire. Equally, outside of AI, investment is flat in much of the U.S. economy and construction of most anything other than data centres is declining.

Meanwhile, coinciding with the rise of interest rates everywhere is an excess of supply over demand in bond markets. Across the Western world and especially in the United States, rising government debt and deficits have now been joined by massive borrowing from the hyperscalers, choking the supply of capital to the rest of the economy. In other words, if the increasingly big bet being placed on AI doesn't pay off, the eventual fall could leave a more damaged landscape.

And everywhere, inflation is proving more persistent than expected.

Although the Canadian property market has been spared the worst, the situation in the American one is pretty dire.

Although oil prices have frustrated the efforts of central banks to reduce inflation, a factor that is starting to turn up more often is climate change, with extreme weather raising prices on insurance, food and energy (owing to the need to build more resilient infrastructure). For instance, the FAO food price index is up nearly 6 per cent since last year owing in large part to the impact of extreme weather. These costs may turn up on grocery-store shelves by the end of the year.

Finally, interest rates have become more volatile because of changes in bond ownership. Twenty years ago, pension funds and central banks, which are rate-insensitive and hold bonds for the long term, were the principal buyers of government bonds. Today, they've largely retreated from the market: central banks are buying more gold and the Canada Pension Plan, for instance, which once invested almost exclusively in government bonds, today lodges only 12 per cent of its holdings there. The vacuum left by their withdrawal has been filled by hedge funds, which buy and sell aggressively to juice returns. So, when bond pric es fall, today's investors often dump bonds to generate cash, driving interest rates upwards more rapidly.

Because we don't yet know with certainty why interest rates are racing ahead of central banks, we can't say if the worst is past or yet to come. But put together what we do know and it seems that unless we get a major AI-induced productivity breakthrough, rates may keep rising until the stock market falls. With signs of strain already emerging in non-AI parts of the U.S. economy, that moment could be approaching. It may time to err on the side of caution and start preparing for a rainy season.

John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods.

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Wealth management industry groups call on Ottawa to extend RRSP contribution age

Canadians living longer in retirement Life expectancy in years at the age of 74 today is similar to what life expectancy was at 71 in 1992, when the modern RRIF calculation was set

The federal government hasn't yet announced a date for the 2026 budget. ADRIAN WYLD/THE CANADIAN PRESS

	LIFE EXPECTANCY AT 71	LIFE EXPECTANCY AT 74
1991 to 1993	13.73	11.86
2022 to 2024	16.14	13.95

Increasing the age threshold when an RRSP must be converted to a RRIF would help seniors manage today's longer retirements: experts

RUDY MEZZETTA

Several wealth management industry associations are asking Ottawa to allow Canadians to contribute to their registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) for longer before having to convert them into registered retirement income funds (RRIFs).

Stuart Dollar, tax advisor with the Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU), says giving Canadians more time to contribute to their RRSPs before they're converted to RRIFs would help ensure their money lasts through a longer retirement.

Specifically, CALU made the recommendation to extend the conversion age to 75 in its submission to the Department of Finance's prebudget consultation last month.

The federal government hasn't yet announced the date of the 2026 budget. Last year's budget, which was the first under the new system of tabling a budget in the fall instead of the spring, was released on Nov. 4, 2025.

Currently, an RRSP holder must convert their plan into a RRIF (or use RRSP funds to buy an annuity or withdraw them as taxable income) by the end of the year in which they turn 71.

The following year, RRIF holders must begin withdrawing a minimum percentage amount annually, with the percentage rate increasing each year based on a schedule.

In prebudget submissions to the federal government, various industry groups said the current age-71 conversion threshold is too young to account for today's longer lifespans.

The Canadian Forum for Financial Markets (CFFiM) argued that increasing the RRSP-to-RRIF conversion age by three years, to 74, would account for Canadians' longer expected retirements relative to previous generations.

Laura Paglia, president and chief executive officer of the CFFiM, said in an e-mail to The Globe that “longevity and retirement patterns have changed.”

Citing data from Statistics Canada, the CFFIM said life expectancy at 74 today (13.95 years) is roughly equivalent to what life expectancy at 71 was in 1992 (13.73 years), which is when the modern RRIF withdrawal calculation was set.

Mr. Dollar says that with the increasing cost of living, Canadians may not have the financial flexibility to make use of RRSP contribution room. Raising the conversion age would give more time to carry forward any unused contribution room and boost retirement savings.

Mandatory annual RRIF withdrawals can also push seniors into higher tax brackets and put them at risk of losing access to age-related government benefits, including old-age security, Mr. Dollar says.

The current age-71 conversion threshold, therefore, can disincentivize seniors from earning employment income even if they still want to work, he says.

The Securities and Investment Management Association (SIMA) argues that raising the conversion age to 73 would give seniors more financial independence.

In a briefing note prepared following a prebudget consultation roundtable, SIMA gave the example of a 71-year-old widow with \$31,000 in pension income and \$350,000 in an RRSP, earning 5 per cent a year. Her marginal tax rate is 25 per cent.

Under current rules, the woman converts her RRSP to a RRIF at the age of 71 and starts mandatory withdrawals at 72, even though she doesn't need the extra income yet.

After two years, her RRSP balance would decrease to approximately \$345,000, accounting for both earnings and \$40,000 in withdrawals on which taxes are paid.

If the conversion age were 73, the woman could keep her savings invested for two more years and contribute \$7,000 annually to the RRSP. With a 5-per-cent return, her RRSP would grow to approximately \$400,000, or \$55,000 more than it would be under the current rules.

"The change would allow [the woman] to maintain her tax-protected savings for longer, giving her greater flexibility, stability and control over her retirement income," SIMA's briefing note stated.

Wealth management industry groups have long pushed for raising the RRIF conversion age, so far without success. During the 2025 federal election campaign, the Conservatives proposed raising the conversion age to 73, a move that SIMA endorsed.

If Ottawa were to raise the conversion age, the federal government would have to wait longer to tax RRIF income, representing a potential loss in revenue.

However, the industry groups argued the government would get to tax RRIF income eventually when the holder withdraws amounts voluntarily or dies.

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CALU recommends RRIF holders be allowed to exclude up to \$180,000 (indexed) from RRIF minimum withdrawals until they turn 85. Meanwhile, SIMA recommends that Canadians who have RRIFs with less than \$200,000 be allowed to opt out of mandatory minimums after the age of 71.

CALU also recommends that unused RRSP contribution room be indexed to inflation.

The CFFiM recommends increasing the annual RRSP contribution limit to 30 per cent of earned income (to a maximum amount), up from 18 per cent currently, and reducing and eventually eliminating mandatory RRIF minimums.

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Members of UHN's Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, Fred Victor's Dunn House operations team and Dunn House tenants come together outside the supportive housing building at 90 Dunn Avenue in Toronto. Top row, from left, Matthew Lihou, Jason Miles. Bottom row, from left, Evelyn Cheung, Keith Hambly, Michelle Walda, Dr. Andrew Boozary, Maggie Mae Coles, Genevieve Baker, Avery Ptolemy.

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How a place to live became health care

For people experiencing homelessness and complex health challenges, improving outcomes requires looking beyond hospital walls

A t University Health Network (UHN)'s Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, Canada's first social medicine housing model was built on the simple idea that housing is health care.

In 2024, 90 Dunn Avenue in Toronto opened as Dunn House, Canada's first hospital-led supportive housing initiative. It provides permanent homes for 51 UHN patients whose health has been significantly affected by homelessness and housing instability. Many people without a stable place to live struggle to manage their health care, often relying on emergency departments for care.

Dunn House was created in response to this issue. UHN care teams were seeing a small group of vulnerable patients cycle in and out of emergency care on a regular basis. In one year, UHN's top 100 patients with no fixed address accounted for more than 4,000 visits, representing five per cent of all emergency department visits.

UHN recognized that improving health outcomes requires looking beyond hospital walls. For some patients, the answer isn't another hospital visit—it's a permanent place to live.

This work is being led by the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine and its executive director, Dr. Andrew Boozary. Social medicine recognizes that health is shaped by mental and social factors in addition to medical care. Through this approach, the Centre looks at health through a wider lens, considering the factors that shape wellbeing both inside and outside the hospital.

"For a long time, we've treated health care and housing as separate conversations," says

Dr. Boozary. "But what we see every day is that where people live has a profound impact on their ability to recover from illness and manage chronic conditions. For many patients, that instability is what keeps bringing them back to the hospital."

The concept of using housing to improve health outcomes is sometimes described as “prescribing housing,” and Dunn House is Canada’s first large-scale test of the idea.

Developed with the City of Toronto and community partners, Dunn House combines permanent housing with integrated health and social supports. Residents have access to medical care, mental health counselling, personal support

Where people live has a profound impact on their ability to recover from illness and manage chronic conditions.

Dr. Andrew Boozary Executive director of the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, UHN

workers and trauma-informed case management, helping them live independently and stay connected to the services they need.

Importantly, residents are tenants, not patients, and there is no discharge date. They can remain in their homes for as long as they need, providing the stability that supports long-term health and recovery.

Early results from Dunn House are compelling. More than 90 per cent of residents have remained housed. Among those residents, emergency department visits have declined by 52 per cent and hospital stays by nearly 80 per cent.

The next challenge is scaling this model to benefit more people in need. That work is already underway.

Announced in January 2026, Phase 2.0 will be located in the Parkdale–Queen West area and will add 54 supportive housing units focused on older adults experiencing homelessness.

Government partners have committed significant funding to the project, including \$21.6-million from the federal government through Build Canada Homes, \$2.6-million from the Province of Ontario and

\$10-million from the City of Toronto. This investment reflects growing confidence in the impact demonstrated by UHN and Dunn House.

UHN's vision is to expand this model to benefit more people experiencing homelessness and complex health challenges. Future sites would build on the lessons learned at Dunn House while adapting programs and services to local needs.

Achieving this requires collaboration. Government partners provide capital and space for new housing. Community organizations contribute expertise in operations and social services. UHN brings clinical integration, research, evaluation and patient insights. People with lived experience help ensure programs reflect the realities of those they are designed to serve. Philanthropy plays a critical role in scaling a model that has already demonstrated its potential.

Dunn House has shown that housing can be a powerful health intervention. By providing stability first, it creates the foundation for better health, fewer hospital visits and improved quality of life. The results are helping UHN reshape where health care begins and how it can improve lives.

Left: Dr. Andrew Boozary, executive director of UHN's Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, and Jason Miles, a Dunn House tenant, inside Dunn House's onsite clinical space.

Right: Samreen Ishaq, left, and Jessica Ayoub, community health workers from UHN's Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, collaborate with Dr. Andrew Boozary on winter support services to connect vulnerable populations with a warm bed and essential social supports.

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Stock-heavy investors face a rate reset

End of an era for interest rates A 40-year downward trend in Canadian rates has started to reverse (Government of Canada five-year bond yield)

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After decades of cheap money, higher yields are making bonds more attractive and forcing investors to rethink equity risks

TIM SHUFELT OPINION

Declining interest rates were a fixture for so long that it was natural to assume they were just part of the order of things. Like the Gulf Stream. Or \$1.50 hot dogs from Costco.

For roughly four decades, rates headed steadily downward, conditioning an entire generation of investors to the comforts of cheap money.

They piled into the stock market as it thrived through years of ultralow interest rates. Eventually, they learned to ignore bonds as well, when rates descended to near zero and remained there for nearly a decade.

And that's about where the average investor sits today – heavy on stocks, light on bonds, and wholly unprepared for the great rate reset now upon us.

The downward pressure on interest rates that once seemed permanent has lifted. Gone are the easy-money policies and stagnant investment that defined the global economy of the 2010s.

In its place, we have inflation, deglobalization and a global arms race for scarce capital. It's the new normal. The synchronized rise in global bond yields is just the beginning.

“Higher yields are here to stay for a reason,” Jean Boivin, head of BlackRock Investment Institute, said in a recent report. “Sticky inflation, heavy government borrowing and growing private investment needs give little reason for pressure on yields to fade.”

The game has changed and investors need to adapt. They are still positioned for the old normal.

The household balance sheet has never been more heavily skewed toward stocks. More than 50 per cent of all financial assets in Canada are now tied up in equities and investment funds, according to Statistics Canada.

The bulk of the Canadian nest egg is held in mutual funds – more than \$2.5-trillion as of the end of last year, according to the Securities and Investment Management Association. Just 13 per cent of that is held directly in bond funds. Since balanced funds also include a fixed-income component, the true weighting would be higher, but still well short of the traditional 40-per-cent allocation.

Debt securities such as bonds, on the other hand, account for a meagre 1.3 per cent of household financial assets. That figure has declined almost without interruption since the 1980s.

It's not just Canadians shunning bonds. Bond allocations in U.S. portfolios are close to 40-year lows.

"After the financial crisis, I spent a decade convincing investors they needed to take more risk. Now I have to convince people to take less risk," Blair du-

Quesnay, an investment adviser and author of The Belle Curve blog, wrote in a recent post.

It's great that more Canadians are participating in the stock market. It's the best way to build wealth over the long term. Financial markets have never been easier to access and the costs of doing so have never been lower. Today, you can buy into the entire stock market for nothing on your smartphone.

Some of the rise of stock ownership in Canada is structural. Traditional pensions have been replaced in large part by defined-contribution plans and group RRSPs, which direct retirement savings into stock-heavy portfolios.

But investor optimism and speculation are clearly at play as well. By all accounts, Canadian investors have developed a serious appetite for risk through this bull market. In the last year alone, Canadian households have added \$275-billion worth of stocks to their holdings, according to Statistics Canada data up to the end of the second quarter. Those are net purchases, by the way, over and above total sales of stocks in the same period.

You can't really blame investors. The S&P/TSX Composite Index is up by 18 per cent in just the past year. The broader uptrend has overcome every possible shock the world could throw at it – wars, both real and economic, runaway inflation, a global pandemic.

Let's say you put your entire savings into the TSX at the worst possible moment of the past decade – the market peak in February, 2020, just prior to the CO-

VID-19 outbreak. Left alone, that money would have more than doubled by now.

The bond market experience in recent years, on the other hand, has not been a positive one. Measly yields through the 2010s taught investors to look for income in the stock market instead. And then bonds had their worst year in history in 2022, cementing their reputation as dead money. The latest run-up in yields has made bonds feel even more dangerous to an investing public already inclined to disregard them.

But this is exactly the moment when everyday investors should be giving bonds a fresh look. With meaningful income and a valuation cushion courtesy of the recent selloff, parts of the bond market now look more attractive than they have in years.

The risk-return profile for stocks is also undergoing major shifts, but in sneakier ways. If higher bond yields are here to stay, that meaningfully changes the math for equity investors. No longer can investors afford to be so tolerant of high valuations, long-duration stocks, and companies that need cheap credit to thrive.

The only reason we haven't seen these things come to the fore yet is because corporate earnings have been off the charts. Had that not been the case, stocks would probably be correcting as we speak. In the U.S., stock valuations have been declining for the past year. It's just been masked by an extraordinary profit cycle.

The truth is, it's a new world. Don't get stuck in the old one.

Emera's big deal faces a significant headwind from the bond market

Emera's shares hit a one-year low Thursday and are down 16 per cent since late July, in line with Hydro One but worse than Fortis. DARREN CALABRESE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

DAVID BERMAN

OPINION

Emera Inc. used to stand out as a dividend heavyweight. Now, it's billing itself as an international behemoth with growth aspirations after announcing a deal this week to merge with Canadian Utilities Ltd.

“By bringing together two of Canada’s leading utility and energy infrastructure companies, we are creating a Canadian champion with the scale, financial capacity and expertise to help power decades of economic growth,” Scott Balfour, chief executive officer at Emera, said during a conference call with analysts.

But investors might want to wait before pouncing on the bigger-is-better argument. The most compelling reason to sit on the sidelines: The backdrop for utilities is challenging today as bond yields surge.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose above 5.35 per cent this week, touching a 24-year high on Wednesday before backing off.

The rising yield, which is raising borrowing costs and diminishing the appeal of dividend stocks, has been weighing on Emera and peers such as Fortis Inc.

and Hydro One Ltd.

Using the iShares S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index ETF as a proxy, the sector has declined more than 10 per cent since July, ending a hot streak that persisted over much of the past three years.

From October, 2023, to its recent peak in July, the sector gained about 65 per cent, as measured by the unit performance of the exchange-traded fund.

That is not exactly the pace you might expect from a regulated, slow-moving industry prized for its defensive strengths when the economy stumbles.

But utilities are key to electrification and rising energy demands from data centres, putting them in the same conversation as artificial intelligence.

What's more, bond yields were declining over the recent three-year rally as pandemic-related inflation cooled, giving equity valuations another boost.

The price-to-earnings ratio for Emera, Fortis and Hydro One rose to a high of 22 in July, on average, up from just 16 in October, 2023. As share prices rose, the average yield sank to just 3.1 per cent in July, down from 4.7 per cent in 2023.

These frothy numbers made the shares particularly vulnerable to rising bond yields.

Today, you can pick off unpopular dividend stocks as share prices fall.

But you're taking a risk: Valuations are still elevated. And dividend yields are not much higher than their recent lows, at an average of 3.5 per cent in the case of utilities.

Most troubling of all: It isn't clear where bond yields are headed. One fear is that persistently high government deficits and simmering inflation could weigh on the bond market for some time, pushing yields higher and putting more pressure on dividend stocks.

So far, Emera's deal with Canadian Utilities – expected to close in the second half of 2027 – hasn't halted the stock's selloff.

On Thursday, Emera's share price fell to its lowest level in more than a year. It has slumped 16 per cent since late July, which is in line with Hydro One but significantly worse than Fortis.

This reaction suggests investors might not be buying into the reasons driving the deal.

Executives at both companies stressed that synergies – the cost savings associated with streamlining operations – aren't a significant driver. The combined geographic footprint ranges from Nova Scotia to Alberta to Florida, with assets in the Caribbean and Australia as well, suggesting little operational overlap.

Instead, the megadeal is being pitched as a way to gain significant scale – a point mentioned 10 times in the conference call with analysts. The bet is that additional heft will increase the combined company's access to low-cost capital to fund growth opportunities in an expanding grid.

There's a lot to like in a bigger utility, which may explain why deal-making is on the rise.

According to Boston Consulting Group, there was more than US\$160-billion worth of deals last year – 70 per cent above the yearly average over the previous decade. Another US\$100-billion worth of deals were announced in the first half of 2026 alone.

The frenzy is being fuelled by growing demands for power.

U.S. electricity demand – to offer one example in a global phenomenon – is expected to rise by a total of 20 per cent over the next five years, according to BCG. That marks an acceleration from total growth of just 8 per cent from 2005 through 2024.

If Emera's deal succeeds, it will be a big player in a hot market for electricity. The stock is also cheaper than its peers and comes with a spiffier dividend.

But without the bond market on side, there is a big difference between cheaper and cheap.

What do later-in-life investors need to know about prediction markets?

VIVIAN VASSOS

What exactly are prediction markets? Are they worth the hype, how do they actually work, and are they a safe option, particularly as a later-in-life investment? I'm 62, planning on retiring at 67.

We asked Samer Nusier, vice-president of product and strategy at RBC Direct Investing, to answer this one.

This is a very timely question, and you're probably not alone in wondering about prediction markets, Mr. Nusier said. Platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi have been generating considerable buzz, and "with five years until retirement, it's natural to want to understand whether they fit in your portfolio."

Here, Mr. Nusier gives us a general overview of what these products are and how to think about them.

“Prediction markets are essentially betting markets on future events,” he said. “You might wager on election outcomes, corporate earnings or even sports and entertainment events, if proponents get their way. The mechanics are fairly straightforward – you buy contracts that pay out if your prediction comes true. This, theoretically, creates odds that reflect the collective wisdom of all participants – think of it as a live, constantly updating poll of what everyone thinks will happen.”

But Mr. Nusier warned that there are significant structural problems with this idea of betting on the future.

“Prediction markets lack the transparency and oversight of traditional investment markets,” he said. “They’re vulnerable to exploitation by insiders who trade on knowledge the rest of the market doesn’t have.”

Mr. Nusier cited this recent example: “In June, 2026, Polymarket, one of the largest prediction market platforms, issued ‘additional context’ to the rules of a bet on whether a particular event would happen by May 31 – even though that deadline had already passed. Critics argued this changed the outcome after the fact, and it wiped out a reported \$3.8-million in positions.” In plain terms: Imagine buying a stock, only for the exchange to then rewrite the rulebook and tell you your shares are now worthless.

To your question on these products as an investment, he suggested that prediction markets resemble gambling far more than investing. When you invest in stocks or bonds, for example, you are funding productive enterprises that generate real earnings, create jobs and pay dividends or interest. Returns come from genuine economic growth.

"With prediction markets, you're simply betting against other often highly sophisticated speculators on what you think will happen, and one person's gain is another person's loss," Mr. Nusier said. "It's a zero-sum game before fees – and negative-sum after the fees, meaning that collectively, everyone who plays tends to walk away with less than they put in."

He also suggested how to spot predictions versus investments: When a flashy new financial product generates talk of outsized returns, it tends to only enrich two groups – a small group of sophisticated players with information and tech advantages, and the platforms selling you access.

“For the most part, people in their 60s and approaching retirement may look to reduce risk in their portfolio and prioritize protecting their capital,” Mr. Nusier advised. “When the answer to the question ‘when will I need to rely on this money?’ is ‘soon,’ preserving the money you already have takes centre stage.”

This generally means taking on less risk, which typically means a more modest return in exchange for greater peace of mind, he added. Prediction markets don't fit that strategy, as they are quite high on the risk spectrum and arguably fit more into what he called “entertainment spending” rather than a component of your financial plan.

Mr. Nusier recommended you consult a financial or investment adviser who can review your personal situation in detail. "My general advice would be to avoid get-rich-quick schemes dressed up in a new language. Good investing, particularly as you approach retirement, can often be boring – and that's exactly the point. It should be disciplined, diversified and designed to get you safely to the finish line, not to thrill you with the possibility of beating the odds."

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Reba should consider making early withdrawals from registered accounts, financial planner says

DIANNE MALEY

FINANCIAL FACELIFT

At 63, Reba is counting down the days to full retirement. Earlier this year, she started a two-year phased retirement program at the college where she works. Now working reduced hours, she's earning half of her previous salary, or about \$58,000 a year, and plans to retire fully in June, 2028.

Reba is divorced with two financially independent adult children. She has a townhouse valued at about \$1-million, with a small mortgage that comes up for renewal in November. She plans to pay it off using her savings.

She has a defined-benefit pension plan that will pay about \$27,600 a year, indexed to inflation, and significant retirement savings of her own.

Short term, she expects to spend about \$40,000 upgrading her home and another \$40,000 on a vehicle.

Her retirement spending goal is \$90,000 a year after tax, rising with inflation, more than the \$75,000 a year she is spending now.

"Is my target of \$90,000 in after-tax annual spending sustainable?" Reba asks in an e-mail. "What changes, if any, should I make to my investment portfolio to better support my retirement goals, and do my investment fees represent good value?"

CLIENT SITUATION

The plan: Consider making early withdrawals from her LIF and RRIF. Ask her financial adviser for a detailed breakdown of performance relative to a suitable benchmark, as well as details about how fees are determined and what they include.

The person: Reba, 63.

Monthly after-tax income: Salary of \$3,430, supplemented by savings.

The problem: Is her spending goal sustainable? Is her portfolio properly structured and do the fees represent good value?

When she retires fully in 2028, Reba will receive a retirement incentive equal to about six months of her former full-time salary, or about \$58,000. However, about \$24,000 of this amount will be required to buy back missed contributions to her defined-benefit pension plan, Ms. Knoblach says.

With her employment income reduced, Reba is no longer contributing to her registered retirement savings plan or tax-free savings account, although she continues to contribute to her pension plan.

WHAT THE EXPERT SAYS

With phased retirement, Reba's net employment income has fallen to about \$3,430 a month, which is not sufficient to cover her spending. She has started drawing from non-registered savings and investments. She is wondering if she should continue doing this or begin drawing from registered accounts instead.

The payoff: Ensuring her retire-

Reba is in good health and is considering delaying Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security until the age of 70. Delaying CPP from 65 to 70 increases the benefit by 42 per cent, while delaying OAS increases it by 36 per

Monthly outlays: Mortgage \$700; condo fees \$990; property tax \$415; home insurance \$70; electricity, heating \$100; maintenance \$250; transportation \$710; groceries \$900; clothing \$150; gifts, charity \$300; vacation, travel \$750; dining, drinks, entertainment \$400; personal care \$250; sports, hobbies \$400; subscriptions \$220; doctors, dentists \$300; drugstore \$110; vitamins \$50; communications \$180; pension plan contributions \$230. Total: \$7,475.

Reba is in a strong financial position as she approaches the end of her working career, Ms. Knoblach says.

We asked Barbara Knoblach, a certified financial planner at Money Coaches Canada in Edmonton, to look at Reba's situation.

Assets: Combined RRSPs and LIRA \$807,000; TFSA \$172,000; non-registered investments \$410,000; residence \$1,000,000. Total: \$2,389,000.

ment income plan is sound.

Estimated present value of defined-benefit pension: \$500,000. That is what someone with no pension would have to save to generate the same retirement income.

"I then added Reba's planned one-time expenditures. I assumed that she spends \$40,000 on home renovations in 2028 and an inflation-adjusted \$40,000 replacing her vehicle in 2031. After allowing for these purchases, her projected sustainable after-tax spending is \$96,000 a year."

If she were to spend the full \$99,300 annually, her financial assets would be largely depleted by 95, which is the assumed life expectancy in this projection. The equity in her home would remain intact.

Reba wants to know whether her portfolio is appropriately structured for retirement, the returns have been reasonable, and the fees she is paying represent good value.

"In the first scenario, I assumed that Reba retires as planned in June, 2028, and spends \$90,000 a year in after-tax inflation-adjusted dollars," Ms. Knoblach says. "We are not assuming additional lump sum expenses." Under these assumptions, Reba's projected sustainable after-tax spending is about \$99,300 a year. "She is adequately funded and is not projected to need the equity in her home to finance her lifestyle."

cent. Deferring these benefits also creates an opportunity to draw down registered savings during the lower-income years between employment and the age of 70, the planner says.

Her aggregate portfolio currently consists of 21 per cent cash and cash equivalents, 9 per cent fixed income and 70 per cent equities. Within the equities, there is a significant emphasis on U.S. stocks, including substantial exposure to the technology sector, followed by Canadian equities. International and emerging-market investments represent a much smaller portion of the portfolio.

“Across the accounts, there are more than 100 individual holdings consisting of single stocks, ETFs and mutual funds. Some products were introduced only recently and therefore have little performance history,” the planner says.

The investment relationship itself is relatively recent. The first accounts were introduced in 2022, and additional accounts were added during 2023. According to the brokerage statements, the portfolio produced time-weighted returns of 10.7 per cent in 2023, 9.5 per cent in 2024 and 4.4 per cent in 2025.

Liabilities: Mortgage \$89,905 at 3.35 per cent variable.

For perspective, the planner compared those figures with a much simpler investment approach using Morningstar asset-management software. An equal combination of a low-cost, 60-per-cent equity, balanced all-in-one ETF and an 80-per-cent equity growth all-in-one ETF would produce a 70/30 asset mix, she says. "That proxy would have returned 13.9 per cent in 2023, 18.3 per cent in 2024 and 15.1 per cent in 2025."

Regardless of who manages the investments, Reba is moving from accumulation to decumulation. Her RRSPs should contain enough cash equivalents or secure fixed-income investments, such as guaranteed investment certificates, to cover several years of anticipated withdrawals. This reduces the risk that she will have to sell volatile equity investments during a market decline simply to meet spending needs.

Over the three calendar years, the hypothetical portfolio compounded at about 15.7 per cent annually. Conversely, the brokerage

"If Reba remains with the current advisory firm, I recommend regular reviews of the portfolio's structure, performance and costs to determine whether the investment management and other services she receives justify the ongoing cost."

Once Reba has fully retired, registered-account withdrawals can be used to bridge the difference between her defined-benefit pension income and her desired spending. Because her taxable employment income has already fallen, it may make sense to begin modest RRSP withdrawals before full retirement, with the amounts determined through annual tax planning.

statements for Reba's portfolio show a three-year annualized return of 8.2 per cent for 2023 through 2025.

The comparison should not be interpreted as a precise performance benchmark, Ms. Knoblach says. Reba's 30-per-cent defensive allocation consists of 21 per cent cash and 9 per cent fixed income, rather than the 30-per-cent fixed-income allocation used in the simple proxy.

Reba should request a complete statement of the annual costs associated with all her accounts, expressed both as percentages and dollar amounts, the planner says. She should also confirm whether the advisory fees include all investment-management costs or whether underlying ETFs and mutual funds impose additional expenses.

“More importantly, I do not know whether the portfolio’s asset mix in 2023 or 2024 resembled what she owns today,” the planner says.

“Reba should ask her adviser to explain how the portfolio’s asset mix evolved, which benchmark the firm considers appropriate for measuring performance, and whether changes in the portfolio account for the difference between the brokerage-reported returns and the returns suggested by the current holdings,” Ms. Knoblach says.

roughly \$2,780 annually."

A higher fee can be entirely reasonable if the client receives sufficient value in return, Ms. Knoblach says.

Fees are another important consideration. Reba provided fee information for only some of her accounts, and those accounts appear to carry an annual advisory fee in the range of 1.5 per cent of assets.

If a 1.5-per-cent advisory fee applied to her entire \$1.39-million investment portfolio, it would amount to about \$20,850 a year, the planner says. "By contrast, diversified all-in-one ETFs are available with management-expense ratios of about 0.2 per cent, so the cost on \$1.39-million would be

In 2028, her taxable income will be more complicated because she will receive employment income for part of the year, as well as her retirement incentive and pension income. "After that transition year, the period before CPP and OAS beginning at age 70 provides an opportunity to draw down RRSPs at comparatively favourable marginal tax rates," the planner says. Properly managed, this can reduce future mandatory RRIF withdrawals and help limit future exposure to the OAS recovery tax.

Reba also has a small locked-in retirement savings account, which will eventually need to be converted into a life income fund before withdrawals can begin. Because LIF withdrawals are subject to prescribed minimums and maximums, she should consider making the conversion before the end of 2026 and begin withdrawals in 2027.

RRSP and LIF withdrawals, non-registered investment income, the defined-benefit pension, CPP and OAS will create multiple income streams, which need to be co-ordinated with each other, Ms. Knoblach says. “Planning withdrawals each year will be more valuable than following a rigid rule.”

The forecast assumes an average annual rate of return of 5.5 per cent and an inflation rate of 2.1 per cent.

Special to The Globe and Mail

Want a free financial facelift? E-mail finfacelift@pm.me. Some details may be changed to protect the privacy of the people profiled.

Five rules for investors drowning in AI news

TOM BRADLEY

OPINION

Portfolio manager with Purpose Investments, co-founder of Steadyhand Investment Management, a member of the Investment Hall of Fame and a champion of timeless investment principles

You can read articles and reports about artificial intelligence every minute of every day. I feel like I am. AI has it all. It's exciting, confusing, mind-blowing, complicated and, of course, scary. And given its newness, AI's potential is limited only by one's imagination.

Bill Gates said in a recent interview: "There's never been a product less understood in terms of what its capabilities are."

No matter what AI means to you, it's worth thinking about how you're consuming all this information.

FOR EVERY ACTION

I always remind people that markets are impossible to predict because of the number of factors at play and the ever-changing way in which they interact. AI is like that except on steroids.

The weakness of most forecasts, particularly for something as novel as AI, is that they only adjust the most visible variables and leave everything else static. The economy doesn't work that way. For every action, there's a reaction. And the reactions ripple down many layers below the level of most financial models.

If AI allows a company to offer something new, what's it replacing? Will the new thing produce additional revenue and market-share gains or just become an industry standard? And what can users afford to pay for AI from an economic, environmental and societal perspective? We're only starting to see how usage patterns change when individuals and companies have to pay real money to use chatbots and agents.

TRIPLE IT

If I'm trying to guess the age of a young nephew or niece after not seeing them for a few years, I always add three to whatever I think their age is. It works most of the time.

I suggest doing the same thing when trying to get a handle on where AI is taking us. Whatever you think will happen, triple your expected growth rate, or cut the amount of time it will take by a similar multiple. The speed of the AI revolution is nothing short of remarkable. It makes the pace of previous tech cycles

look glacial.

I learned this trick from much slower-moving innovation cycles, namely the internet and mobile communications. In hindsight, the early projections around the use of cellular phones were laughable. In the early days, analysts assumed Rogers and Bell would take a number of years to achieve penetration levels (of the population) in the single-digit percentages. The actual numbers were multiples of that in a matter of months.

WAIT FIVE MINUTES

It's easy to point out what AI isn't good at, or where claims have been overblown. There's bound to be disappointment and lots of evidence for deniers to latch on to, because the hype machine is revved up. It's the Wild West out there, and everything goes. But it's risky to write off AI too soon because of early missteps or overreach. If it isn't doing something well now, wait a few minutes. AI is better than us at iterating and improving.

A recent article in this paper talked about how poor chatbots are at providing financial advice. That may be true, right now, but wait a few years – or should I say months. The results are going to be far better.

INCENTIVES

There are a lot of smart people saying a lot of smart things right now. Things you can learn from. But in addition to assessing whether their analysis has gone deep enough, consider what their incentives are.

Are they throwing cold water on AI because they have a profession or business to protect, or they don't like change? Or is it a tech bro who desperately needs to keep the music playing? Someone whose next round of financing (or initial public offering) depends on it.

BOTH THINGS CAN BE TRUE

And finally, it's important to distinguish between the technology itself and the capital markets that underpin it.

AI may live up to its lofty expectations while the related debt and equity cycles flame out. Both outcomes may occur, as was the case 25 years ago when the internet took off and the stock market was a tech wreck.

We have a front-row seat to watch how the AI world unfolds. It's fascinating and, did I say, complicated.

It's time to take bold prognostications with a grain of salt, especially if they're lacking in detail and vague about timing. It's better to take Ted Lasso's advice - be curious, not judgmental.

COMMON MEASURES OF MARKET PERFORMANCE

TSX LOSERS
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX PAST 12 MONTHS

S&P 500 PAST 12 MONTHS

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX STOCKS LARGEST STOCKS BY MARKET CAPITALIZATION

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
VNP 5N PLUS INC.	30.26	0.01	0.03	333	70.77
ABRA ABRASILVER R	11.60	0.03	0.26	647	8.61
AAV ADVANTAGE ENE	10.50	-0.01	-0.10	921	-10.56
ARE AECON GROUP I	53.56	1.26	2.41	288	71.23
AEM AGNICO EAGLE	269.83	8.36	3.20	657	15.93
AC AIR CANADA	22.76	-1.29	-5.36	4558	17.99
AGI ALAMOS GOLD I	46.93	1.10	2.40	621	-11.45
AQN ALGONQUIN POW	7.28	0.06	0.83	1883	-13.74
ATD ALIMENTATION	77.65	-0.22	-0.28	1075	3.59
AAUC ALLIED GOLD	29.38	1.45	5.19	705	-6.58
AP-UN ALLIED PROP	6.03	0.00	0.00	1869	-54.90
ALA ALTAGAS LTD.	55.44	0.39	0.71	660	32.47
ALS ALTUS MINERA	64.53	1.35	2.14	89	58.01
AIF ALTUS GROUP L	48.00	2.23	4.87	77	-15.36
USA AMERICAS GOLD	6.22	0.20	3.32	783	-11.65
ARIS ARIS MINING	24.76	0.90	3.77	486	11.23
ATZ ARITZIA INC	146.91	25.02	20.53	2316	25.19
ACO-X ATCO LTD. C	79.76	0.22	0.28	566	41.47
ATH ATHABASCA OIL	12.22	-0.09	-0.73	2848	73.83
ATRL ATKINSREALIS	88.19	1.53	1.77	493	-0.46
ATS ATS CORPORATI	25.19	0.04	0.16	186	-33.38
ASM AVINO SILVER	7.89	0.15	1.94	466	-7.61
AYA AYA GOLD AND	39.03	1.69	4.53	627	98.73
BTO B2GOLD CORP.	7.48	0.19	2.61	3320	21.04
BCE BCE INC.	26.80	-1.55	-5.47	9921	-18.14
BDGI BADGER INFRA	90.55	-0.95	-1.04	95	23.82
BMO BANK OF MONTR	232.10	3.68	1.61	1170	30.21
BNS BANK OF NOVA	126.03	1.60	1.29	3434	24.50
ABX BARRICK MININ	58.53	1.67	2.94	3491	-2.11
BHC BAUSCH HEALTH	8.64	0.04	0.47	252	-9.34
BTE BAYTEX ENERGY	6.87	0.10	1.48	6643	54.73
BIR BIRCHCLIFF EN	6.63	-0.07	-1.04	715	-11.24
BDT BIRD CONSTRUC	80.51	0.12	0.15	332	182.29
BB BLACKBERRY LIM	12.71	0.44	3.59	2299	145.37
BEI-UN BOARDWALK	60.63	-0.03	-0.05	43	-5.97
BBD-B BOMBARDIER	297.59	3.36	1.14	139	27.45
BYD BOYD GROUP SE	111.32	0.05	0.04	192	-49.08
BAM BROOKFIELD AS	65.52	1.31	2.04	1328	-8.87
BBUC BROOKFIELD B	38.06	0.80	2.15	77	-22.41
BN BROOKFIELD COR	52.95	0.68	1.30	2731	-15.98
BIP-UN BROOKFIELD	52.89	0.42	0.80	390	10.86
BEP-UN BROOKFIELD	42.07	0.44	1.06	220	13.43
DOO BRP INC	75.60	-1.76	-2.28	272	-22.10
CAR-UN CDN APARTM	31.46	0.10	0.32	389	-14.67
CNQ CDN NATURAL R	70.80	0.96	1.37	19037	52.29
GIB-A CGI INC	100.08	1.10	1.11	299	-21.06
CRT-UN CT REAL ES	17.17	0.17	1.00	227	5.53
CAE CAE INC	33.86	0.93	2.82	561	-18.88
CCO CAMECO CORP	125.61	1.68	1.36	750	-0.06
CM CANADIAN IMPER	155.63	1.95	1.27	2301	25.07
CNR CANADIAN NATI	168.06	1.83	1.10	553	23.80
CP CANADIAN PACIF	120.58	0.58	0.48	966	19.33
CTC-A CANADIAN TI	192.44	1.62	0.85	202	10.64
CU CANADIAN UTILI	49.23	-0.17	-0.34	1018	15.21
CPX CAPITAL POWER	64.56	0.52	0.81	257	10.26
CS CAPSTONE COPPE	13.66	0.08	0.59	4140	-0.87
CJT CARGOJEET INC.	87.10	-0.51	-0.58	41	3.76
CCL-B CCL INDUSTR	94.46	0.42	0.45	425	8.95
CLS CELESTICA INC	516.79	10.21	2.02	258	27.29
CVE CENOVUS ENERG	44.75	-0.02	-0.04	6274	92.72
CG CENTERRA GOLD	32.13	1.08	3.48	460	62.60

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
CEU CES ENERGY SO	19.09	0.42	2.25	391	55.58
CSH-UN CHARTWELL	19.35	-0.10	-0.51	527	-3.73
CHP-UN CHOICE PRO	14.77	0.07	0.48	602	-0.27
CCA COGECO COMMUN	48.70	-3.73	-7.11	624	-26.73
CIGI COLLIERS INT	123.76	0.99	0.81	129	-38.65
CSU CONSTELLATION	3003.78	91.78	3.15	44	-9.01
CRR-UN CROMBIE RE	15.65	-0.03	-0.19	148	2.49
CURA CURALEAF HOL	13.31	-0.19	-1.41	196	30.11
DFY DEFINITY FINA	68.12	0.89	1.32	188	-10.29
DML DENISON MINES	3.46	0.09	2.67	3334	-4.95
DSG DESCARTES SYS	118.14	2.68	2.32	240	-1.89
DSV DISCOVERY MIN	11.71	0.23	2.00	3598	39.74
DOL DOLLARAMA INC	191.93	3.31	1.75	459	-6.44
DPM DPM METALS IN	59.41	5.13	9.45	1360	40.05
DIR-UN DREAM INDU	12.71	0.07	0.55	530	1.03
EQB EQB INC	119.33	0.46	0.39	41	14.86
ELD ELDORADO GOLD	53.72	1.29	2.46	613	8.90
EFN ELEMENT FLEET	21.45	0.02	0.09	1885	-40.50
EMA EMERA INCORPO	65.20	-0.05	-0.08	2759	-3.61
EMP-A EMPIRE COMP	48.85	-0.46	-0.93	499	2.37
ENB ENBRIDGE INC	66.51	0.37	0.56	5361	1.26
EDR ENDEAVOUR SIL	12.34	0.18	1.48	1009	-4.42
EFX ENERFLEX LTD	34.26	0.19	0.56	617	61.91
EFR ENERGY FUELS	14.24	0.12	0.85	753	-28.37
EQX EQUINOX GOLD	16.32	0.54	3.42	2573	-15.40
ERO ERO COPPER CO	53.67	2.53	4.95	279	38.22
EIF EXCHANGE INCO	116.37	-0.33	-0.28	126	41.98
EXE EXTENDICARE I	26.66	-0.54	-1.99	896	24.87
FFH FAIRFAX FINAN	2250.89	27.44	1.23	37	-13.95
FTT FINNING INTL	106.07	0.66	0.63	295	42.62
FCR-UN FIRST CAPI	22.98	-0.05	-0.22	433	21.59
AG FIRST MAJESTIC	24.64	0.50	2.07	2140	7.60
FM FIRST QUANTUM	39.09	1.21	3.19	3803	6.22
FSV FIRSTSERVICE	185.09	2.81	1.54	56	-13.29
FTS FORTIS INC	76.03	0.11	0.14	1132	6.54
FVI FORTUNA MININ	15.57	0.47	3.11	462	15.76
FNV FRANCO-NEVADA	349.61	7.56	2.21	282	22.88
FRU FREEHOLD ROYA	16.94	0.08	0.47	370	11.52
GMIN G MINING VEN	49.25	1.47	3.08	535	18.70
GFL GFL ENVIRONME	61.06	0.89	1.48	777	3.56
GEI GIBSON ENERGY	32.20	0.04	0.12	454	28.18
GIL GILDAN ACTIVE	59.82	0.33	0.55	425	-30.27
GRT-UN GRANITE RE	83.70	0.28	0.34	73	2.44
GWO GREAT-WEST LI	88.65	1.10	1.26	377	30.96
HPS-A HAMMOND POW	308.11	20.97	7.30	70	93.20
HWX HEADWATER EXP	13.96	0.08	0.58	406	48.99
HR-UN HR REAL EST	9.57	-0.03	-0.31	1347	-6.45
HBM HUBDBAY MINERA	37.24	1.15	3.19	2695	36.66
H HYDRO ONE LIMIT	50.78	-0.11	-0.22	896	-7.06
IAU I 80 GOLD COR	2.26	0.06	2.73	647	11.88
IAG IA FINANCIAL	204.88	3.67	1.82	233	15.21
IMG IAMGOLD CORP	26.85	0.65	2.48	992	18.54
IGM IGM FINANCIAL	81.21	1.13	1.41	474	31.39
IMO IMPERIAL OIL	175.76	1.02	0.58	739	48.22
IFC INTACT FINANC	242.29	-0.12	-0.05	329	-15.20
IPCO INTERNATIONA	36.50	-0.07	-0.19	46	47.00
IVN IVANHOE MINES	11.60	0.44	3.94	3522	-25.69

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE PAST 12 MONTHS

TSX INDEXES AND SUB INDEXES

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
TSX COMPOSITE IND	35664.62	519.24	1.48	275705	12.46
TSX 60 INDEX	2099.30	28.54	1.38	154310	12.86
TSX COMPLETION IN	2305.59	42.62	1.88	121395	10.86
TSX SMALLCAP INDE	1431.00	15.93	1.13	84054	19.59
TSX VENTURE COMPO	874.03	6.27	0.72	34829	-11.51
TSX CONSUMER DISC	392.53	10.18	2.66	5577	2.60
TSX CONSUMER STAP	1234.87	-4.18	-0.34	4617	-0.27
TSX ENERGY CAPPED	459.97	4.89	1.07	55501	53.11
TSX FINANCIALS CA	724.33	8.67	1.21	43689	15.43
TSX HEALTH CARE C	21.42	-0.16	-0.74	2345	-2.19
TSX INDUSTRIALS C	489.01	3.47	0.71	17350	4.71
TSX INFORMATION T	353.09	9.89	2.88	8628	8.11
TSX MATERIALS CAP	834.23	22.83	2.81	63872	11.28
TSX REAL ESTATE C	292.47	1.63	0.56	7270	-7.56
TSX GLOBAL GOLD I	901.36	25.70	2.93	99515	10.23
TSX GLOBAL MINING	246.35	6.74	2.81	258729	17.40
TSX INCOME TRUST	227.90	0.98	0.43	8138	3.48
TSX PREFERRED SHA	704.35	3.97	0.57	668	1.16
TSX COMMUNICATION	129.92	-5.71	-4.21	33431	-17.17
TSX UTILITIES CAP	382.36	1.62	0.43	12807	8.53

TSX GAINERS

LARGEST PRICE DECREASES BY % CHANGE FROM LAST CLOSE (PRICE \$1 OR MORE)

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
SIA SIENNA SENIOR	19.29	-0.07	-0.36	472	-5.58
SVM SILVERCORP ME	14.93	0.29	1.98	526	30.05
SKE SKEENA RESOUR	46.53	1.81	4.05	377	42.73
SRU-UN SMARTCENTR	26.41	0.15	0.57	216	2.56
SGD SNOWLINE GOLD	15.20	0.20	1.33	412	-12.44
SOBO SOUTH BOW CO	47.34	-0.76	-1.58	668	25.40
SXGC SOUTHERN CRO	10.65	0.15	1.43	373	0.57
SDE SPARTAN DELTA	13.74	-0.13	-0.94	699	89.52
SII SPROTT INC.	165.81	2.13	1.30	23	23.33
SSRM SSR MINING I	50.64	2.88	6.03	473	68.30
STN STANTEC INC	95.27	-1.15	-1.19	696	-26.44
SJ STELLA JONES I	65.00	-0.68	-1.04	162	-23.65
SCR STRATHCONA RE	40.03	-0.20	-0.50	435	41.30
SLF SUN LIFE FINA	109.82	0.75	0.69	651	28.17
SU SUNCOR ENERGY	103.04	2.15	2.13	2755	69.14
SPB SUPERIOR PLUS	6.99	0.02	0.29	329	-0.71
TRP TC ENERGY COR	85.69	0.33	0.39	5585	13.38
X TMX GROUP LIMIT	53.01	1.50	2.91	269	1.49
TVE TAMARACK VALL	13.72	0.02	0.15	1590	71.93
TECK-B TECK RESOU	97.10	5.00	5.43	1648	47.77
T TELUS CORPORATI	11.03	-0.40	-3.50	14938	-39.03
TVK TERRAVEST IND	110.29	0.84	0.77	34	-32.96
TFII TFI INTERNAT	162.79	-1.21	-0.74	308	14.75
NWC THE NORTH WES	54.85	-0.38	-0.69	92	12.14
TRI THOMSON REUTE	147.30	2.84	1.97	507	-18.68
TPZ TOPAZ ENERGY	29.19	0.34	1.18	817	5.99
TXG TOREX GOLD RE	73.60	2.87	4.06	413	12.30
TIH TOROMONT IND	214.40	1.50	0.70	284	29.12
TD TORONTO-DOMINI	164.19	3.08	1.91	20685	26.92
TOU TOURMALINE OI	63.93	0.71	1.12	2942	3.83
TA TRANSALTA CORP	18.78	0.44	2.40	1480	8.18
TKO TREKOR METALS	12.62	0.82	6.95	1188	62.42
TFPM TRIPLE FLAG	44.44	0.89	2.04	69	-2.57
TSU TRISURA GROUP	40.76	0.32	0.79	53	-4.59
VET VERMILION ENE	16.91	0.03	0.18	1100	48.07
VZLA VIZSLA SILVE	5.07	0.13	2.63	704	-32.58
WSP WSP GLOBAL IN	163.63	1.71	1.06	324	-34.16
WCN WASTE CONNECT	218.17	-1.85	-0.84	460	-9.37
WDO WESDOME GOLD	34.51	0.90	2.68	690	51.76
WFG WEST FRASER T	91.60	0.42	0.46	88	9.09
WN WESTON GEORGE	101.19	-0.42	-0.41	166	6.86
WPM WHEATON PRECI	197.66	5.60	2.92	557	22.50
WCP WHITECAP RESO	18.69	0.18	0.97	3824	62.52

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
JWEL JAMIESON WEL	45.46	0.01	0.02	305	35.10
KNT K92 MINING IN	28.17	0.42	1.51	1086	24.15
KEL KELT EXPLORAT	11.14	0.15	1.36	607	45.24
KEY KEYERA CORP	54.51	0.46	0.85	1204	23.89
KMP-UN KILLAM APA	17.10	0.10	0.59	316	4.27
KXS KINAXIS INC	180.86	2.46	1.38	93	4.50
K KINROSS GOLD CO	33.85	0.65	1.96	2986	-12.44
LIF LABRADOR IRON	22.42	0.36	1.63	207	-24.94
LB LAURENTIAN BAN	40.36	-0.02	-0.05	102	0.15
LSPD LIGHTSPEED C	15.17	0.38	2.57	576	-8.39
LNR LINAMAR CORP	93.64	-0.88	-0.93	187	12.87
LAC LITHIUM AMERI	3.33	-0.01	-0.30	1130	-44.22
L LOBLAW CO	62.64	-0.04	-0.03	1151	0.95
LUG LUNDIN GOLD I	95.82	9.11	10.51	962	-15.96
LUN LUNDIN MINING	35.17	1.62	4.83	1380	19.22
MG MAGNA INTERNAT	91.24	0.42	0.46	503	24.70
MFC MANULIFE FIN	60.55	0.66	1.10	1863	21.49
MFI MAPLE LEAF FO	24.74	-0.26	-1.04	185	-0.76
MDA MDA SPACE LTD	40.18	1.37	3.53	966	50.83
MX METHANEX CORP	88.68	0.44	0.50	301	62.89
MRU METRO INC	90.38	-0.34	-0.37	453	-8.51
MAU MONTAGE GOLD	17.35	0.36	2.12	544	75.61
MTL MULLEN GROUP	27.55	0.16	0.58	286	75.03
NA NATIONAL BANK	198.06	2.66	1.36	872	14.74
NXE NEXGEN ENERGY	12.51	0.18	1.46	1114	-0.95
NFI NFI GROUP INC	25.65	0.24	0.94	313	65.27
NGEX NGEX MINERAL	23.83	0.67	2.89	201	-6.91
NPI NORTHLAND POW	22.29	0.14	0.63	1155	24.87
NG NOVAGOLD RES I	9.60	0.71	7.99	1371	-25.00
NTR NUTRIEN LTD	96.33	-3.19	-3.21	1823	13.70
OR OR ROYALTIES I	49.67	1.12	2.31	210	2.16
OGC OCEANAGOLD CO	39.36	1.44	3.80	984	1.18
ONEX ONEX CORPORATA	103.43	0.93	0.91	137	-8.44
OTEX OPEN TEXT CO	33.82	0.79	2.39	1005	-24.34
PAAS PAN AMERICAN	66.05	1.67	2.59	1063	-7.18
POU PARAMOUNT RES	32.10	0.05	0.16	200	32.70
PXT PAREX RESOURC	27.23	-0.98	-3.47	682	47.59
PPL PEMBINA PIPEL	67.55	0.38	0.57	2861	29.18
PPTA PERPETUA RES	29.47	0.88	3.08	65	-11.32
PEY PEYTO EXPLORA	24.27	-0.06	-0.25	493	6.87
POW POWER CORPORATA	89.01	0.90	1.02	1890	22.02
PSK PRAIRIESKY RO	33.87	0.03	0.09	275	25.31
PBH PREMIUM BRAND	70.61	-0.21	-0.30	129	-30.58
PMZ-UN PRIMARIS R	21.65	0.10	0.46	232	38.87
QBR-B QUEBECOR IN	62.27	-2.38	-3.68	996	20.44
RBA RB GLOBAL INC	122.50	2.90	2.42	1073	-13.31
QSR RESTAURANT BR	101.17	0.74	0.74	1210	8.02
RCH RICHELIEU HAR	37.63	-1.00	-2.59	178	-4.88
REI-UN RIOCAN REA	20.51	0.01	0.05	545	9.68
RCI-B ROGERS COMM	42.46	-1.63	-3.70	6950	-18.05
RY ROYAL BANK OF	273.78	2.91	1.07	4489	17.00
RUS RUSSEL METALS	90.17	2.18	2.48	188	105.87
SAP SAPUTO INC.	38.77	-0.25	-0.64	556	-6.15
SEA SEABRIDGE GOL	40.11	1.50	3.89	42	-1.43
SHOP SHOPIFY INC	243.83	9.64	4.12	2252	10.33

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
TMUS T-MOBILE CDR	18.00	-2.78	-13.38	66	-23.40
COID SAVVYSHORT -	3.88	-0.53	-12.02	9	-74.57
VZ VERIZON CDR (C	17.43	-2.04	-10.48	58	0.17
TVA-B TVA GROUP I	2.24	-0.25	-10.04	25	322.64
CGMD MEGASHORT -3	5.41	-0.59	-9.83	13	-73.86
SOLX CI GALAXY SO	5.34	-0.56	-9.49	1	-13.45
SHPD SAVVYSHORT -	4.17	-0.38	-8.35	56	-65.74
CCA COGECO COMMUN	48.70	-3.73	-7.11	624	-26.73
GIAI GUARDIAN I3	22.76	-1.72	-7.03	2	17.44
BCEE HARVEST BCE	7.79	-0.57	-6.82	76	-27.53
GDXD BETAPRO CDN	8.15	-0.57	-6.54	461	-50.12
BCHI NINEPOINT BC	6.70	-0.45	-6.29	24	-26.21
CGO COGECO INC. S	44.83	-2.94	-6.15	84	-29.94
AFN AG GROWTH INT	7.08	-0.42	-5.60	126	-69.48
CHLT CUSTOM HEALT	7.25	-0.43	-5.60	15	-27.50
BCE BCE INC.	26.80	-1.55	-5.47	9921	-18.14
AC AIR CANADA	22.76	-1.29	-5.36	4558	17.99
XNDU XANADU QUANT	5.55	-0.31	-5.29	936	-65.38
SLVD BETAPRO SILV	34.67	-1.86	-5.09	59	-49.37
SCND BETAPRO -3X	8.96	-0.47	-4.98		-33.73

LARGEST PRICE INCREASES BY % CHANGE FROM LAST CLOSE (PRICE \$1 OR MORE)
S&P GLOBAL 100 INDEX PAST 12 MONTHS

TSX VOLUME TOP 20 FOR STOCKS \$1 OR MORE

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
TD TORONTO-DOMINI	164.19	1.96	1.21	20685	26.92
CNQ CDN NATURAL R	70.80	0.96	1.37	19037	52.29
T TELUS CORPORATI	11.03	-0.40	-3.50	14938	-39.03
BCE BCE INC.	26.80	-1.55	-5.47	9921	-18.14
RCI-B ROGERS COMM	42.46	-1.63	-3.70	6950	-18.05
BTE BAYTEX ENERGY	6.87	0.10	1.48	6643	54.73
CVE CENOVUS ENERG	44.75	-0.02	-0.04	6274	92.72
TRP TC ENERGY COR	85.69	0.33	0.39	5585	13.38
ENB ENBRIDGE INC	66.51	0.37	0.56	5361	1.26
AC AIR CANADA	22.76	-1.29	-5.36	4558	17.99
RY ROYAL BANK OF	273.78	2.91	1.07	4489	17.00
CS CAPSTONE COPPE	13.66	0.08	0.59	4140	-0.87
WCP WHITECAP RESO	18.69	0.18	0.97	3824	62.52
FM FIRST QUANTUM	39.09	1.21	3.19	3803	6.22
DSV DISCOVERY MIN	11.71	0.23	2.00	3598	39.74
IVN IVANHOE MINES	11.60	0.44	3.94	3522	-25.69
ABX BARRICK MININ	58.53	1.67	2.94	3491	-2.11
BNS BANK OF NOVA	126.03	1.60	1.29	3434	24.50
DML DENISON MINES	3.46	0.09	2.67	3334	-4.95
BTO B2GOLD CORP.	7.48	0.19	2.61	3320	21.04

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
DND DYE AND DURHA	1.52	0.26	20.63	1309	-63.55
ATZ ARITZIA INC	146.91	25.02	20.53	2316	25.19
TGO TERAGO INC.	1.56	0.24	18.18	28	140.00
COIU SAVVYLONG 2X	24.97	2.75	12.38	1	-61.70
PLTU SAVVYLONG 2X	43.61	4.72	12.14	3	83.39
GRGD GROUPE DYNAM	60.26	6.14	11.35	356	-27.11
LUG LUNDIN GOLD I	95.82	9.11	10.51	962	-15.96
HSTR HELIOSTAR ME	2.55	0.24	10.39	718	0.79
CGMU MEGALONG 3X	9.00	0.80	9.76	150	-39.62
DPM DPM METALS IN	59.41	5.13	9.45	1360	40.05
FTG FIRAN TECHNOL	34.95	2.95	9.22	565	202.60
BRAG BRAGG GAMING	1.73	0.14	8.81	8	-39.93
CVVY CAVVY ENERGY	2.61	0.21	8.75	997	186.81
TSK TALISKER RESO	1.02	0.08	8.51	692	-29.17
SCZ SANTACRUZ SIL	13.03	1.00	8.31	200	-1.51
HSLV HIGHLANDER S	7.28	0.55	8.17	836	37.10
SHPU SAVVYLONG 2X	14.31	1.07	8.08	10	-19.06
NG NOVAGOLD RES I	9.60	0.71	7.99	1371	-25.00
GLRA-PR-A GLOBAL	20.50	1.50	7.89	2	-12.65
CSUU SAVVYLONG 2X	9.48	0.68	7.73	11	-38.16

TSX 52-WEEK HIGHS

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
ABBV ABBVIE CDR (	38.50	0.76	2.01	1	18.83
ACX ACT ENERGY TE	8.22	0.30	3.79	276	64.73
ALC ALGOMA CENTRA	29.10	0.78	2.75	29	53.97
ANET ARISTA NETWO	38.83	1.26	3.35	13	62.40
CVVY CAVVY ENERGY	2.61	0.21	8.75	997	186.81
FTG FIRAN TECHNOL	34.95	2.95	9.22	565	202.60
BRKE HARVEST BERK	12.41	0.28	2.31	3	3.85
HWO HIGH ARCTIC E	1.16	0.06	5.45	1	38.10
KEL KELT EXPLORAT	11.14	0.15	1.36	607	45.24
GUD KNIGHT THERAP	10.83	0.10	0.93	76	79.01
MGEg MACKENZIE GL	20.29	0.31	1.55	21	1.40

STOCKS WITH NEW LOWEST SHARE PRICE OF PAST YEAR

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
AP-UN ALLIED PROP	6.03	0.00	0.00	1869	-54.90
BCE BCE INC.	26.80	-1.55	-5.47	9746	-18.14
BRE BRIDEMARQ RE	2.77	-0.07	-2.46	77	-79.05
WEED CANOPY GROWT	1.18	-0.03	-2.48	785	-24.36
CIA CHAMPION IRON	2.76	-0.08	-2.82	562	-49.73
CCA COGECO COMMUN	48.70	-3.73	-7.11	624	-26.73
CGO COGECO INC. S	44.83	-2.94	-6.15	84	-29.94
ENS-PR-A E SPLIT	10.57	0.04	0.38	2	-6.29
EMA EMERA INCORPO	65.20	-0.05	-0.08	2703	-3.61
FSZ FIERA CAPITAL	4.04	-0.02	-0.49	513	-34.84
GFP GREENFIRST FO	1.66	-0.07	-4.05	6	-7.78
INTE HARVEST INTE	10.88	-0.10	-0.91	5	-13.38
LVMH LVMH CDR (CA	15.55	-0.16	-1.02	9	-43.66
MPC MADISON PAC C	4.81	0.05	1.05	11	-9.76
MRG-UN MORGUARD N	14.61	0.16	1.11	9	-15.89
MTY MTY FOOD GROU	31.15	0.90	2.98	547	-18.28

TSX COMPOSITE INDEX

OCT. 11, 2016

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
MMCY MACKENZIE MO	25.87	0.19	0.74	2
MSA MINEROS SA	10.42	0.34	3.37	214	85.41
SOIL SATURN OIL A	7.74	0.09	1.18	472	218.52
PLTU SAVVYLONG 2X	43.61	4.72	12.14	3	83.39
SU SUNCOR ENERGY	103.04	2.15	2.13	2515	69.14
TGO TERAGO INC.	1.56	0.24	18.18	28	140.00
LCFS TIDEWATER RE	23.30	0.56	2.46	61	448.24
VLE VALEURA ENERG	16.50	0.10	0.61	617	101.71
VISA VISA CDR (CA	35.04	0.96	2.82	43	7.88
WFC WALL FINANCIA	24.23	0.49	2.06		53.84
YGR YANGARRA RESO	1.65	0.02	1.23	177	57.14

	CLOSE	NET CHG	% CHG	VOL 000s	YTD %CHG
NRR-UN NORTHVIEW	13.95	0.03	0.22	13	-13.62
NOU NOUVEAU MOND	1.49	-0.03	-1.97	329	-55.52
PWF-PR-G POWER FI	24.95	-0.12	-0.48	9	-2.46
RCI-A ROGERS COMM	43.96	-0.88	-1.96	7	-17.06
RCI-B ROGERS COMM	42.46	-1.63	-3.70	6879	-18.05
SHPD SAVVYSHORT -	4.17	-0.38	-8.35	56	-65.74
SRV-UN SIR ROYALT	13.45	-0.09	-0.66	9	-7.69
SYZ SYLOGIST LTD	2.36	-0.06	-2.48	14	-59.10
TMUS T-MOBILE CDR	18.00	-2.78	-13.38	66	-23.40
TD-PF-I TD BANK P	25.86	-0.36	-1.37	5	-3.65
T TELUS CORPORATI	11.03	-0.40	-3.50	14649	-39.03
TNT-UN TRUE NORTH	7.47	-0.01	-0.13	46	-15.69
URE UR-ENERGY INC	1.44	-0.01	-0.69	194	-23.40
WDC WESTERN DIGIT	24.22	0.30	1.25	80	-14.08
XNDU XANADU QUANT	5.55	-0.31	-5.29	936	-65.38
XTG XTRA GOLD RES	2.28	-0.05	-2.15	37	-33.72

SOURCE: BARCHART
OCT. 9, 2026
WEEKLY BIG MOVERS S&P/TSX COMPOSITE STOCKS STOCKS WITH LARGEST PRICE INCREASES OR DROPS, BY % CHANGE OVER PAST WEEK; MOST ACTIVES ARE SORTED BY AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME FOR WEEK

WEEKLY BIG MOVERS S&P/TSX COMPOSITE STOCKS

GAINERS	CLOSE	WEEK NET CHG	AVG DLY VOL FOR WK(00S)	52 WEEK HIGH	52 WEEK LOW	WEEK % CHG	YTD % CHG
ATZ ARITZIA INC	146.91	24.25	11231	174.52	84.48	19.77	25.19
ATH ATHABASCA OIL	12.22	1.64	127526	12.86	6.11	15.50	73.83
SHOP SHOPIFY INC	243.83	27.97	20585	253.10	129.01	12.96	10.33
SDE SPARTAN DELTA	13.74	1.37	6782	14.40	5.24	11.08	89.52
SKE SKEENA RESOUR	46.53	3.85	3353	53.00	21.61	9.02	42.73
AIF ALTUS GROUP L	48.00	3.93	960	60.61	36.97	8.92	-15.36
LUG LUNDIN GOLD I	95.82	7.84	7046	130.98	71.51	8.91	-15.96
LSPD LIGHTSPEED C	15.17	1.17	4844	19.25	10.80	8.36	-8.39
POU PARAMOUNT RES	32.10	2.40	2569	33.44	21.69	8.08	32.70
KEL KELT EXPLORAT	11.14	0.76	7889	11.36	5.96	7.32	45.24
DPM DPM METALS IN	59.41	4.00	13656	72.54	29.12	7.22	40.05
ACO-X ATCO LTD. C	79.76	5.22	8930	85.00	50.50	7.00	41.47
SSRM SSR MINING I	50.64	3.21	3245	54.50	25.83	6.77	68.30
TA TRANSALTA CORP	18.78	1.19	19866	25.03	15.62	6.77	8.18
OTEX OPEN TEXT CO	33.82	2.13	10013	56.00	27.63	6.72	-24.34

LOSERS	CLOSE	WEEK NET CHG	AVG DLY VOL FOR WK(00S)	52 WEEK HIGH	52 WEEK LOW	WEEK % CHG	YTD % CHG
AC AIR CANADA	22.76	-2.59	33385	31.45	16.45	-10.22	17.99
BDGI BADGER INFRA	90.55	-10.18	975	102.12	59.98	-10.11	23.82
ARE AECON GROUP I	53.56	-5.61	3830	59.96	23.93	-9.48	71.23
TIH TOROMONT IND	214.40	-22.29	2998	243.50	153.50	-9.42	29.12
VNP 5N PLUS INC.	30.26	-2.84	6251	49.97	17.01	-8.58	70.77
SGD SNOWLINE GOLD	15.20	-1.42	3356	21.39	11.11	-8.54	-12.44
AP-UN ALLIED PROP	6.03	-0.55	17712	19.33	5.88	-8.36	-54.90
LAC LITHIUM AMERI	3.33	-0.28	13163	14.75	3.30	-7.76	-44.22
EFR ENERGY FUELS	14.24	-1.04	11228	38.37	13.84	-6.81	-28.37
CCA COGECO COMMUN	48.70	-3.44	4579	77.40	48.67	-6.60	-26.73
DSV DISCOVERY MIN	11.71	-0.81	35773	13.43	4.58	-6.47	39.74
CLS CELESTICA INC	516.79	-34.90	2872	655.50	330.79	-6.33	27.29
CURA CURALEAF HOL	13.31	-0.90	3559	20.94	7.77	-6.33	30.11
SXGC SOUTHERN CRO	10.65	-0.71	4112	13.60	6.16	-6.25	0.57
NGEX NGEX MINERAL	23.83	-1.52	1454	32.41	20.12	-6.00	-6.91

MOST ACTIVES	CLOSE	WEEK NET CHG	AVG DLY VOL FOR WK(00S)	52 WEEK HIGH	52 WEEK LOW	WEEK % CHG	YTD % CHG
TD TORONTO-DOMINI	164.19	-3.88	156437	175.33	109.50	-2.31	26.92
CNQ CDN NATURAL R	70.80	1.70	145392	72.35	41.67	2.46	52.29
ATH ATHABASCA OIL	12.22	1.64	127526	12.86	6.11	15.50	73.83
T TELUS CORPORATI	11.03	-0.44	90341	21.63	10.89	-3.84	-39.03
CVE CENOVUS ENERG	44.75	-1.50	73364	47.45	21.62	-3.24	92.72
BCE BCE INC.	26.80	-1.37	65809	36.25	26.66	-4.86	-18.14
TRP TC ENERGY COR	85.69	1.38	55875	100.18	69.41	1.64	13.38
ENB ENBRIDGE INC	66.51	0.97	52435	80.65	62.42	1.48	1.26
BNS BANK OF NOVA	126.03	-3.90	49000	134.50	88.50	-3.00	24.50
WCP WHITECAP RESO	18.69	0.69	46194	19.39	10.08	3.83	62.52
BTE BAYTEX ENERGY	6.87	0.28	45600	7.37	3.07	4.25	54.73
SU SUNCOR ENERGY	103.04	3.89	45420	103.36	53.02	3.92	69.14
DML DENISON MINES	3.46	-0.21	44994	6.04	3.12	-5.72	-4.95
BB BLACKBERRY LIM	12.71	-0.52	39944	18.45	4.35	-3.93	145.37
MFC MANULIFE FIN	60.55	-0.76	39004	63.58	44.16	-1.24	21.49

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The Maple Leafs waste no time burdening McKenna with pressure

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OPINION

In his first remarks about rookie Gavin McKenna ahead of the year, new Leafs head coach Jim Hiller wanted it both ways.

There were the expected nods at letting the 18-year-old come along at his own pace. And then there were the buts. But he does have Auston Matthews. And William Nylander was pretty good right away.

“We’re not going to set any ceiling on him at all,” Hiller said.

Hear that, kid? You're ceilingless. You don't need to have played in the

You don't need to have pros to know how that works – 'Okay, no ceiling. Start rising. At your own pace. No need to ... is that how high you're thinking of going? No, no, that's fine. Just, yeah, whatever.'

The pressure the Leafs had promised not to apply was already being applied. Talking so much about the absence of it ginned it into existence.

In an early practice, McKenna deked out of a corner while under pressure, and the Leafs acted like they'd just witnessed the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Hiller drew par-

McKenna was put into heavy media rotation. He is as regular a televised presence as the guys making big money to front the logo. The press loves him because unlike his other famous colleagues, McKenna doesn't speak like he's refusing to answer on the grounds that anything he says might tend to incriminate him. For now, his eyes are still lit from behind.

ticular attention to the move. Whole stories were written about it.

In the lead-up to opening night, McKenna said he'd dreamed he'd had a good first game.

As good as Auston Matthews's four-goal debut?

“I’ve been told many times [about that],” McKenna said.

You can already see it happening to McKenna. Two weeks in,

McKenna did not score on opening

surrounded by at least a couple of hall of famers, on a team that claims to be a

contender, in a market that thinks patience is a card game, he is by far the biggest story.

night. Instead, he looked like what he is – a skinny teenager who has zero experience playing with grown men. He was nervous and out of sorts.

And just like that, the conversation around him changed. Nobody used the word 'bust,' but the warning was meant to be understood. You're headed down the wrong path.

In Toronto, things work on the opposite of the Zhou Enlai scale. It's never too early to say.

When McKenna hadn't scored after the first three nights, that was the biggest news coming out of the team. Time for a line change? Something more radical?

McKenna got one in the fourth, and his sainted tally led game stories. Bust era over. Start putting bollards up and down Bay Street.

We're now five games into his career, and McKenna is somewhere between Sidney Crosby and Alexandre Daigle. Depending on how he does on a given night, he is either The One Who Was Promised or the iceberg carving a hole in the franchise. If he is foolish enough to open social media after one of the down efforts, his phone must make a sound like it's broadcasting up from a ring of hell.

This is why no hockey parent should wish for their boy to end up in Toronto. Like Saturn, this city

eats children.

You can already see it happening to McKenna. Two weeks in, surrounded by at least a couple of hall of famers, on a team that claims to be a contender, in a market that thinks patience is a card game, he is by far the biggest story. His performances are charted like Olympic outings. As if a meaningless game in October against Nashville, Ottawa or whoever is a big chance to prove you've got the right stuff.

In what sensible world would any team allow this to happen? A few other franchises have it done to them. Only Toronto leans into it.

Blaming the hockey club is too simple. It is part of a much larger business. McKenna is a human widget in it. ■ KELLY, B24

Sportswriter Larry Millson could sort 'the vital bits from the decoration'

PHILIP KING

It's often said that the more you like someone, the more nicknames you have for them. Sportswriter Larry Millson, who died this week at 83, had lots of them: Millstone, Millbone, Millhouse, Millsie and, of course, Lar. I usually called him Mr. Millson, because I felt he had earned respect.

Larry was a sportswriter's sportswriter. He could cover a live event and file a complete story, on the unforgiving deadline of a morning newspaper, about any sport – Olympics, football, hoops, hockey, horses and especially baseball, where a game could turn on a single swing in the ninth inning and force him to rewrite the first five paragraphs in less than a minute.

He was a true gentleman, a concise writer, a hard worker and quick with a laugh or anecdote.

And he always remembered to insert what journalists call a nut paragraph – a quick background that gives the rest of the story context. Larry's graph: He worked for the Toronto Telegram, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and Field Level Media, among many others, in a career that spanned seven decades and thousands of bylines from dozens of events. He was in San Francisco covering the 1989 World Series during the Loma Prieta earthquake and immediately switched gears from the sports pages to writing about the temblor and its aftermath for the newspaper's front page. Wrote Ballpark Figures: The Blue Jays and the Business of Baseball, the first definitive book on the impact of player salaries on a baseball team; and co-wrote, with former Blue Jays trainer Ken Carson, From Hockey to Baseball: I Kept Them in Stitches. Won a Sovereign Award in 1981 for his coverage of Canadian thoroughbred racing, and in 2016, won the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Jack Graney Award, a lifetime-achievement honour given to members of the media for their contribution to Canadian baseball. Married to wife Diane for almost 60 years. Daughter Cara, grandson Benjamin, great granddaughter Elly. Died Tuesday (Oct. 6) in Toronto of complications of a fall on the stairs leading to his basement man cave.

Larry would have hated that paragraph. Too long. He was more Ernest Hemingway than James Joyce. ■ MILLSON, B24

Journalist Larry Millson, pictured in 2007, had a career that spanned seven decades and thousands of bylines from dozens of events. He also wrote the first definitive book on the impact of player salaries on a baseball team. THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Mike Ditka, legendary NFL player and Chicago Bears coach, dies at 86

SEMIFINALS
METROPOLITAN DIVISION

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field after the Bears defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX in 1986. PHIL SANDLIN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nicknamed ‘Iron Mike’ as a player, he helped revolutionize the tight-end position

JIM LITKE CHICAGO

Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86.

Ditka's family announced the death on Friday in a statement.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka,” The family said. “While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX championship team, we knew him as the heart of our family. Mike will be missed beyond measure and remembered forever.”

Nicknamed “Iron Mike” as a player, Ditka helped revolutionize the tight-end position, then moved to the sidelines and took over as Chicago’s coach. His 1985 team featured one of the game’s most dominant defences ever. It also had enough outsized personalities to record a rap video, The Super Bowl Shuffle, and back up their boasting in the championship game three months later.

After retiring as a coach, Ditka became a restaurateur, pitchman and TV personality, as well as a forceful advocate for improved medical and retirement benefits for former players.

Ditka was tough and gruff, the quintessential Chicago Bear. He did everything from order off the menu to knock defensive backs on their butts with a growl. His adopted hometown revelled in every minute.

Still revered as “Da Coach” and ringmaster of the 1985 Bears, one of the most dominant and perhaps the zaniest Super Bowl-winning team in league history. Ditka was enshrined in the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and the Bears said during a ceremony in 2013 that his “No. 89” jersey will be the last one retired by the team.

He was born in Carnegie, Penn., the son of a welder who changed the family name from Dyczko. He grew up in nearby Aliquippa, a big, talented, three-sport athlete and all-American at Pitt whose bruising style made his first nickname, “Iron Mike,” a good fit.

Selected fifth overall by flinty Chicago owner George Halas in the 1961 draft, Ditka went on to Rookie of the Year honours, multiple Pro Bowl trips and the 1963 NFL Championship. In the bargain, he and Baltimore's John Mackey changed the tight end position and offensive schemes forever. He was a battering ram of a blocker, but Ditka was just as likely to catch a short pass and pinball through an entire secondary or outrace a lone safety on a deep touchdown throw.

He moved to the sideline in 1973 as an assistant to the revered Tom Landry and stayed with the Cowboys for eight seasons, before returning to a hero's welcome in Chicago as head coach in 1982.

Ditka's return to the Bears lasted 10 tumultuous years, including five straight NFC Central titles, the Super Bowl win, a DUI conviction, a heart attack, a long-running feud with defensive co-ordinator Buddy Ryan and, finally, a new nickname – "Da Coach."

The Bears demolished the New England Patriots 46-10 in the 1986 Super Bowl. While the Bears continued to be a contender for most of the next five years, a 5-11 season prompted Ditka's departure in 1992.

After a five-year absence, he returned to coaching with the New Orleans Saints, but failed to revive the franchise. After a miserable 1999 season ended with a 3-13 record he left the sidelines for good.

His face and demeanour were so familiar by then that a second act became an easy segue. Ditka appeared as himself in TV sitcoms from Cheers to Third Rock from the Sun, as well as shows such as L.A. Law and Saturday Night Live.

He also stayed close to the game as an NFL analyst and game-day show personality at ESPN.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DE GOEDE LEADS CANADA INTO ENGLAND REMATCHES

World Rugby's reigning women's player of the year Sophie de Goede will captain Canada in its upcoming matches against world champion England.

The Victoria native, who led Canada to last year's Women's Rugby World Cup final, headlines a 31-player roster announced Friday by head coach Kevin Rouet.

Canada will face England on Oct. 16 at Toronto's BMO Field and Oct. 23 at TD Place in Ottawa, marking the squad's first home games since losing 33-13 to host England in last year's World Cup final.

Third-ranked Canada battled the world champions to a 26-26 draw last month in Exeter, snapping the Red Roses' four-year, 39-game winning streak.

"The players were not satisfied with the tie against England last month," Rouet said in a statement.

Olympic rugby sevens silver medalists Piper Logan and Caroline Crossley are the two additions to the squad that faced Scotland, England and France in Europe last month. Crossley, who has 13 international appearances in the 15-a-side game, started in last year's World Cup final. Logan, a regular on Canada's international rugby sevens squad, will be looking to earn her first cap in the 15-a-side game.

Alysha Corrigan returns after missing last month's matches because of injury, while Rori Wood is back with the national team for the first time since suffering an injury ahead of the 2025 World Cup.

Prop Brittany Kassil is also back in the squad after a red-card suspension kept her out of last month's matches against England and France. THE CANADIAN PRESS

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION

	GP	W	L	OT	GF	GA	Pt
Ottawa	4	3	1	0	12	9	6
Tampa Bay	4	3	1	0	11	9	6
Florida	4	2	0	2	8	8	6
Boston	5	3	2	0	15	12	6
Toronto	5	2	2	1	14	15	5
Buffalo	4	2	2	0	10	15	4
Montreal	4	1	2	1	14	19	3
Detroit	3	1	2	0	7	8	2

	GP	W	L	OT	GF	GA	Pt
N.Y. Rangers	5	4	1	0	16	8	8
Carolina	5	3	1	1	18	14	7
Washington	3	2	1	0	11	8	4
Pittsburgh	4	2	2	0	18	13	4
N.Y. Islanders	4	2	2	0	13	8	4
Columbus	2	1	1	0	7	7	2
New Jersey	3	1	2	0	6	13	2
Philadelphia	5	0	3	2	6	19	2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CENTRAL DIVISION

	GP	W	L	OT	GF	GA	Pt
Winnipeg	4	3	0	1	12	10	7
Colorado	4	3	1	0	23	11	6
Utah	5	3	2	0	18	14	6
Minnesota	4	2	1	1	11	8	5
Nashville	4	2	1	1	12	11	5
Dallas	4	2	2	0	10	6	4
St. Louis	4	1	2	1	9	13	3
Chicago	5	1	4	0	10	21	2

PACIFIC DIVISION

	GP	W	L	OT	GF	GA	Pt
Vegas	5	4	1	0	21	13	8
Edmonton	4	3	0	1	22	16	7
San Jose	4	3	1	0	12	14	6
Anaheim	3	2	1	0	9	10	4
Seattle	4	2	2	0	15	11	4
Vancouver	5	2	3	0	21	25	4
Los Angeles	3	0	2	1	9	15	1
Calgary	4	0	4	0	6	23	0

Pittsburgh at Columbus
Seattle at Detroit
Anaheim at Winnipeg
Thursday
Carolina 7, Vancouver 2
Dallas 4, Buffalo 0
Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 2
Nashville 5, Montreal 2
Ottawa 2, Philadelphia 1
Boston 6, Utah 1
N.Y. Islanders 4, Chicago 1
San Jose 3, St. Louis 2 (OT)
Colorado 7, Calgary 3
Vegas 4, Toronto 3 (SO)
Saturday — All Times Eastern Philadelphia at Boston, 1 p.m.
Vancouver at New Jersey, 3:30 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Florida, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Utah at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Sunday
Seattle at Washington, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

MLB PLAYOFFS

DIVISION SERIES

(Best-of-5. All Times Eastern) AMERICAN LEAGUE

TAMPA BAY (1) VS. NY YANKEES (4) (Tampa Bay wins series 3-0) CLEVELAND (2) VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (6) (Chicago White Sox lead series 2-1) Thursday

Cleveland 9, Chicago White Sox 5 Saturday

Chicago White Sox (Burke 11-7) at Cleveland (Williams 14-8), 8 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

MILWAUKEE (1) VS. SAN DIEGO (4) (Milwaukee wins series 3-1) L.A. DODGERS (2) VS. ATLANTA (3) (L.A. Dodgers wins series 3-1)

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7. All Times Eastern) NATIONAL LEAGUE

MILWAUKEE (1) VS. L.A. DODGERS (2) Sunday

L.A. Dodgers (Skubal 1-0) at Milwaukee (TBD), 8 p.m.

NFL

WEEK FIVE

Byes: Kansas City, Carolina Thursday

Tampa Bay 24, Dallas 16 Sunday

Saturday Philadelphia vs. Jacksonville (at London, England), 9:30 a.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Miami, 1 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Las Vegas at New England, 1 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m. Denver at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. Monday

Buffalo at L.A. Rams, 8:15 p.m.

MLS

Saturday

Montreal at Toronto, 1 p.m. New York City F.C. at Chicago, 2:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Orlando, 7:30 p.m. D.C. at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. Salt Lake City at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. San Diego at N.Y. Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at New England, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m. Nashville at Austin, 8:30 p.m. Portland at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Vancouver at L.A. F.C., 10:30 p.m. Sunday

Sunday

L.A. Galaxy at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

RESULTS AS OF FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 8:45 P.M.

WNBA PLAYOFFS

(Best-of-5. All Times Eastern) GOLDEN STATE (2) VS. LAS VEGAS (3) (Golden State leads series 2-0) Friday Golden State at Las Vegas Sunday x-Golden State at Las Vegas, TBD ATLANTA (4) VS. NEW YORK (8) (Atlanta leads series 2-0) Friday Atlanta at New York Sunday x-Atlanta at New York, 2 p.m. x — played only if necessary

NBA PRESEASON

Friday

Memphis at Chicago
At Macao, China
Houston 135, Dallas 117
Thursday
Boston 124, Cleveland 113
Miami 128, New Orleans 118
Brooklyn 114, Philadelphia 108
Washington 111, New York 109
Atlanta 123, San Antonio 116
L.A. Lakers 114, Sacramento 110
Saturday — All Times Eastern
Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Miami, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
At Vancouver
Toronto vs L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday
Orlando at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Denver, 9 p.m.
At Macao, China
Houston vs Dallas, 6 a.m.

EPL

Saturday — All Times Eastern Arsenal vs. Leeds, 7:30 a.m. Aston Villa vs. Brentford, 10 a.m. Chelsea vs. Bournemouth, 10 a.m. Ipswich vs. Fulham, 10 a.m. Sunderland vs. Brighton, 10 a.m. Man United vs. Toftenham, 12:30 p.m. Sunday Crystal Palace vs. Nottingham Forest, 9 a.m. Hull vs. Everton, 9 a.m. Liverpool vs. Man City, 11:30 a.m. Monday Coventry vs. Newcastle, 3 p.m.

CPL

Saturday — All Times Eastern

Vancouver at Quebec, 4 p.m. Sunday

Ottawa at Victoria, 7 p.m. Monday

Toronto at Hamilton, 1 p.m. Calgary at Halifax, 4 p.m.

U SPORTS FOOTBALL

Friday

McMaster 26, Toronto 6
Saturday — All Times Eastern Ottawa at York, 1 p.m.
Windsor at Queen's, 3 p.m.
Western at Carleton, 4 p.m.

AHL

Friday

Manitoba at Grand Rapids Toronto at Hamilton Hartford at Providence Syracuse at Rochester Rockford at Iowa Bakersfield at Calgary Abbotsford at Colorado San Diego at Coachella Valley Tucson at San Jose Saturday — All Times Eastern Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Hartford, 6 p.m. Rochester at Utica, 6 p.m. Laval at Springfield, 6:05 p.m. Belleville at Syracuse, 7 p.m. Texas at Hershey, 7 p.m. Rockford at Iowa, 7 p.m. Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Charlotte at Providence, 7:05 p.m. Manitoba at Chicago, 8 p.m. Abbotsford at Colorado, 8:05 p.m. Henderson at San Diego, 9 p.m. Tucson at San Jose, 9 p.m.

QMJHL

Friday

Charlottetown 5, Drummondville 1 Saint John 6, Rouyn-Noranda 3 Cape Breton at Chicoutimi Baie-Comeau at Gatineau Newfoundland at Rimouski Blainville-Boisbriand at Val-d'Or Thursday

Halifax 6, Rouyn-Noranda 2 Drummondville 4, Moncton 3 Saturday — All Times Eastern Charlottetown at Saint John, 3 p.m. Cape Breton at Quebec, 4 p.m. Newfoundland at Rimouski, 4 p.m. Baie-Comeau at Sherbrooke, 4 p.m. Drummondville at Halifax, 6 p.m. Rouyn-Noranda at Moncton, 6 p.m.

WHL

Friday

Calgary at Red Deer Prince Albert at Regina Moose Jaw at Saskatoon Edmonton at Medicine Hat Swift Current at Kamloops Wenatchee at Portland Brandon at Penticton Vancouver at Seattle Lethbridge at Spokane Everett at Tri-City Saturday — All Times Eastern Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 8 p.m. Victoria at Medicine Hat, 9 p.m. Regina at Saskatoon, 9 p.m. Lethbridge at Wenatchee, 9 p.m. Brandon at Kelowna, 9:05 p.m. Everett at Spokane, 9:05 p.m. Penticton at Tri-City, 9:05 p.m. Seattle at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

CFL

WEEK 19

Bye: Toronto

Friday

Edmonton at Hamilton Ottawa at British Columbia Saturday — All Times Eastern Calgary at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

TELEVISION

SATURDAY (ALL TIMES EASTERN)

AUTO RACING

F1: Singapore Grand Prix, Sprint Race, 5 a.m., Qualifying, 8 a.m. TSN5 BASEBALL

MLB: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians, 8 p.m.

BASKETBALL

NBA Preseason: LA Clippers vs. Toronto Raptors, 6:30 p.m. TSN4

NBA Preseason: Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics, 8 p.m. NBATV

Boston Celtics, 8 p.m. NBATV NBA Preseason: San Antonio Spurs at

Phoenix Suns, 10:30 p.m. NBATV FOOTBALL

NCAA: Texas A&M at Missouri, 12 p.m. WKBW7 (ABC), TSN2

NCAA: Indiana at Nebraska, 12 p.m. WUTV29 (FOX)

NCAA: North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh, 12 p.m. TSN1

NCAA: UCLA at Oregon, 3:30 p.m. WIVB4 (CBS)

NCAA: Stanford at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. CITY, WGRZ2 (NBC)

NCAA: Texas vs. Oklahoma, 3:30 p.m. TSN2, WKBW7 (ABC)

NCAA: Houston at Kansas State, 3:30 p.m. WUTV29 (FOX)

NCAA: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m. TSN1

NCAA: USC at Penn State, 7:30 p.m. WGRZ2 (NBC)

NCAA: Georgia at Alabama, 7:30 p.m. WKBW7 (ABC), TSN2

CFL: Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 9 p.m. TSN4

Blue Bombers, 9 p.m. TSN4 GOLF

DP World: Open de Espana, 3rd Rd., 7:30 a.m. GOLF

PGA Korn Ferry Tour Championship, 3rd Rd., 1 p.m. GOLF

PGA Champions: Constellation & FURYK & FRIENDS, 2nd Rd, 4 p.m. GOLE

PGA: Baycurrent Classic, Final Rd., 11 p.m. GOLF

p.m. GOLI HOCKEY

NHL: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, 1 p.m. SNO

NHL: Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils, 3:30 p.m. SNO

NHL: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, 4 p.m. SN1

NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, 7 p.m. SNO, SN590

NHL: Nashville Predators at Ottawa Senators, 7 p.m. SN1

NHL: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, 10 p.m. SNO

SOCCER

Serie A: Parma at Internazionale, 12 p.m. TLN

Serie A: Frosinone at Napoli, 2:45 p.m. TLN La Liga: Getafe at Barcelona, 12:30 p.m. TSN3 EPL: Tottenham Hotspur at Manchester United 12:30 p.m. WGRZ2 (NBC) MLS: NYCFC at Chicago Fire, 2:30 p.m. TSN3 MLS: Columbus Crew at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. TSN5

MLS: Vancouver Whitecaps at LAFC, 10:30 p.m. TSN5

CPL: Vancouver FC at Supra du Quebec, 4 p.m. CBLT (CBC)

TENNIS

WTA: China Open, Semifinals, 7 a.m. TSN4 ATP: Shanghai Open, Early Rds., 12 a.m. TSN#

VOLLEYBALL

Women's NCAA: Wisconsin at Nebraska, 7 p.m. WUTV29 (FOX)

SUNDAY (ALL TIMES EASTERN)

AUTO SPORTS

F1: Singapore Grand Prix, 8 a.m. TSN5 NASCAR Cup: Bank of America 400, 3 p.m. TSN5

BASEBALL

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers, 8 p.m. WUTV29 (FOX) BASKETBALL

*WNBA: Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty, 2 p.m. WKBW7 (ABC), TSN2

*WNBA: Golden State Valkyries at Las Vegas Aces, 4 p.m. WGRZ2 (NBC), TSN2 NBA Preseason: Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers, 6:30 p.m. NBATV NBA Preseason: Chicago Bulls at Denver

NBA Preseason: Chicago Bulls at Denver Nuggets, 9 p.m. NBATV

FOOTBALL

NFL: Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. WIVB4 (CBS)

Commanders, 1 p.m. CTV2 (CKVR), WUTV29 (FOX)

NFL: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m. TSN4

NFL: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals, 4 p.m. TSN4

NFL: San Francisco 49rs at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m. CFTO (CTV), WUTV29 (FOX)

NFL: Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 p.m. CFTO (CTV), WGRZ2 (NBC), TSN4

GOLF

DP World: Open de Espana, Final Rd., 7 a.m. GOLF

PGA Korn Ferry Tour Championship, Final Rd., 1 p.m. GOLF

PGA Champions: Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, Final Rd., 4 p.m. GOLF HOCKEY

NHL: Vancouver Canucks at New York Rangers, 6 p.m. SN360

SOCCER

EPL: Manchester City at Liverpool, 11:30 a.m. WGRZ2 (NBC)

Serie A: Juventus at Cagliari, 2:45 p.m. TLN TENNIS

WTA: China Open, Final, 7:30 a.m. TSN4 WTA: Wuhan Open, Early Rds., 11 p.m. TSN2

ATP: Shanghai Open, Early Rds., 12 a.m. TSN5

OHL

Friday

Kingston at Brampton

Erie at London
Oshawa at Sarnia
Peterborough at Sudbury
Owen Sound at Guelph
Kitchener at Sault Ste. Marie
Thursday
Kingston 7, Barrie 4
Niagara 2, Ottawa 1 (OT)
North Bay 4, Sudbury 3 (OT)
Saturday — All Times Eastern
Kingston at Branford, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Erie, 6 p.m.
Sarnia at Flint, 7 p.m.
Barrie at Niagara, 7 p.m.
Guelph at Owen Sound, 7 p.m.
Kitchener at Saginaw, 7:05 p.m.
Oshawa at Windsor, 7:05 p.m.
Peterborough at Sault Ste. Marie, 7:07 p.m.

CORNERED

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Together they created a warm home full of laughter and spirited debate, ran their law practice for forty years, and enjoyed gentle moments of appreciation for the beautiful life they built for themselves, their children, and their grandchildren.

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DEATHS

BAHA ABU-LABAN February 23, 1931 – September 29, 2026

We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Baha Abu-Laban, C.M., Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta; cherished husband to Sharon McIrvin Abu-Laban; inspirational father to Riyad and Yasmeen Abu-Laban; caring father-in-law to Carol Shaben; fun-loving and wise grandfather to Max Abu-Laban, Zachary Couture and his half-sister, Camille Couture; loved older brother to Samira Abu-Laban; and treasured uncle to many nieces and nephews around the world, including Anas Bsata, Husam Sha'ath, Jeffrey Anderson and Julie Tarbell.

Baha was born on February 23, 1931, in Jaffa, Palestine. He was a middle child in a close-knit family with four sons and four daughters. His parents emphasized post-secondary education for each of their children and Baha loved learning, celebrating special events in the family orange groves, and practicing English by helping his beloved father with business correspondence. This life changed abruptly when his family became part of some 750,000 Palestinians forced to flee between 1947 and 1948, during the violence leading up to the declaration of the state of Israel.

Displaced and having lost almost all material possessions, Baha's family banded together to rebuild their life. In 1948, as a 17-year-old who had passed the British matriculation exam, Baha became a public school teacher to Armenian refugee children in Northern Syria. He later taught English to children in Kuwait to help support his family while he completed BA and MA degrees from the American University of Beirut.

In January 1957, Baha immigrated to the United States under a special program that admitted some 2,000 Palestinian refugees and commenced Ph.D. studies in Sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle. Baha and his future wife, Sharon, who also went on to complete a Ph.D. in Sociology, were fellow students and met on the first day of class in September 1958.

Baha completed his Ph.D. in 1960 and started his career at Stanford University. In 1961 he joined the faculty of the University of Alberta Department of Sociology, as did Sharon 14 years later. He became a scholar of leadership, race and ethnicity, and immigration. He also volunteered tirelessly with community groups and all levels of government to support multiculturalism, human rights, and inclusivity. Apart from sabbaticals in Canada, the United States and abroad, Edmonton was home for over 60 years.

During his tenure at the University of Alberta, Baha served as Chair of the Department of Sociology, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and Associate Vice-President of Research. He also served as President of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, President of the Association of Arab American University Graduates and President of the Muslim Research Foundation.

While approaching mandatory retirement at age 65, Baha was awarded a large grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to establish an innovative centre for research on immigration, integration, and diversity at the University of Alberta. Called the Prairie Metropolis Centre and led by Baha for several years, this consortium of six western Canadian universities brought together researchers, government, and immigrant-serving organizations to identify best practices and policies. He also served on the Board of Directors of Rights and Democracy, an institution created by the Parliament of Canada to encourage and support the universal values of human rights and promote democratic institutions and practices globally. Baha received many awards including the Alberta Centennial Medal, and the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. In 2014, he received the Order of Canada for his "contributions as a scholar and volunteer building a more inclusive society."

Professor Baha Abu-Laban leaves a legacy that includes his path-breaking scholarship, support for countless students and colleagues, and family and friends around the world who loved him dearly.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date. In his memory, the family asks you to consider a donation to the University of Alberta Disrupted and Displaced Palestinian Students and Scholars Initiative.

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RONALD BILODEAU

Ronald Bilodeau, born on March 16, 1943, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2026, in Ottawa, after a short illness. He was predeceased by his parents, Harold Bilodeau and Clairette Bilodeau (Hébert); and by his beloved wife, Suzanne Bilodeau. He leaves behind his four children, Annick, Catherine (Chad Lawrence), Valérie, and Alexandre (Laura Giannantonio), as well as six grandchildren, Frédérique Lalonde (Greg Boychuk), Virginie Lalonde, Justin Lalonde, Olivier Amiot, Zachary Amiot, and William Amiot; his sister-in-law, Lise Laviolette; his brother-in-law, Marc Vézina; his nieces, Caroline Vézina (Vincent Cutillas) and Maxine Vézina; his great-grandniece, Stella; and his great-granddaughter, Ellie, who brought him immense pride and joy.

Ronald dedicated his life to the Federal Public Service of Canada, earning deep respect throughout the federal government for his integrity, sound judgement, and calm leadership. Over a distinguished career, he served in several senior roles within the Privy Council Office and contributed to many of Canada's defining national challenges and events, including intergovernmental affairs during the period surrounding the Quebec referendum, the Gulf War, the negotiation of NAFTA, major national emergencies such as the Saguenay flood, the Manitoba floods and the 1998 Ice Storm, and later Canada's evolving national security framework.

SYDNEY MARTIN BISHOP

Martin was born in Port Arthur, Ontario on November 24. 1941. He was upset that he was not born in his Fort William but in the despised rival town. His mother wanted to give birth in a Catholic hospital. He attended St. Mary's, St. Elizabeth's, St Patrick's and Selkirk high school. After a short career at the grain exchange, he went to Lakehead Teacher's College. His teaching career began at St. Stan's where he met his wife, Judy Foulds. They were married on August 23, 1967. He could have lived happily in Fort William the rest of his life but Judy was the restless one who wanted a life of adventure. They left his beloved Fort William to volunteer with CUSO in Jamaica. Life teaching in Green Island, Jamaica was more challenge than adventure. After two years it was time to return to Canada. Martin decided he would like to pursue a degree in History at the University of Toronto. After receiving that degree, he began a long teaching career with the Metropolitan Separate School board. It began in the classroom but after obtaining a Master's Degree in Library Science, he transitioned to teacher-librarian. Although he worked in several schools and as a resource person, the major part of that career was spent at St. Helen's Catholic School. After 15 years at St. Helen's, he retired in 1998 to enjoy his garden, collect his glass, do aquafit, decorate his house for holidays and shop in the many small towns in Ontario.

Martin and Judy lived in their home on Hadley Road for 51 years and the Davisville neighbourhood eventually managed to replace Fort William in his heart. The plan had been to return to Thunder Bay after retirement but both were notorious procrastinators. It never happened. So after a quick devastating bout of cancer, he died in his neighbourhood at the Sunnybrook palliative care centre early on the morning of October 6, 2026. Prior to that he had received excellent care on the palliative floor at Princess Margaret Hospital. His one regret was that he never got to see Queen Victoria's grave. He was an expert on Queen Victoria and the royal families of Europe.

He leaves behind his wife of 59 years, Judy. They loved each other quietly. He also leaves his brother, Richard of Montreal; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jim and Judy Foulds of Thunder Bay and six nephews. There are also several great-nieces and great-nephews. Donations may be made to the Thunder Bay Museum, any charity that helps those in need or a charity of your choice.

A funeral Mass for Martin will be held on Thursday, October 15th at 11 a.m. at St. Monica's Parish, 44 Broadway Avenue, Toronto. Burial will take place following the Mass at Mt. Hope Cemetery, 305 Erskine Ave., Toronto. Reception to follow at the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto.

Following his public service career, Ronald continued contributing to Canadian public life through leadership roles at Canadian Pacific Railway, The Parliamentary Group, and Montfort Hospital, where he remained a valued advisor and community leader.

When he was not attending meetings or conferences, Ronald could often be found enjoying a good book, maintaining his property on his beloved John Deere tractor, or sharing a leisurely lunch or dinner with family and friends. He also cherished travelling the world with those closest to him, creating memories that will be treasured for years to come.

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Ronald will be remembered for his integrity, wisdom, quiet humility, witty sense of humour and unwavering devotion to his family and his country. His legacy lives on in the institutions he helped strengthen, the colleagues he mentored, and the family he cherished above all else.

A celebration of Ronald's life will be held at the Beechwood National Memorial Centre, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. A private interment will have taken place beforehand.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Ottawa Hospital, whose staff provided exceptional care during his final days, or to Bruyère Health's Saint-Vincent Hospital.

PETER RUSSELL BLISHEN

After a long illness, Peter Russell Blishen, age 65, died peacefully on September 30, 2026, surrounded by family. Peter is survived by his loving partner, Lisa Burke; his former wife, Judy Davey (Warren); his children, Kieran Blishen (Coelle) and Caitlyn Massicotte (Chris); his grandchildren, Olivia and Jude; and his three older sisters, Jennifer Blishen (Tom Barber, deceased), Joan MacMillan (Hugh) and Susan Blishen (John Speyer). Peter loved nothing more than spending time with family at the Egerton Beach, Clear and Grand Lake cottages, and in later years, Toronto. He continued to maintain his Monty Pythonesque sense of humour until the end. A family celebration of life will be held in Toronto in the summer. Memorial donations may be made to the Lung Health Foundation to support their work in COPD prevention and care.

WILLIAM JOHNSON BURDEN (Bill)

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of William (Bill) Johnson Burden, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Born on November 17, 1948, he leaves behind his devoted wife, Jill; his three children, Leila (married to Paul Nixon), Julia (married to Peter Walker), and Robert; his five grandchildren, Taylor, Regan, Lynden, Evelyn and Ethan; his niece and nephew, Bethany and Adam, children of his late sister, Nancy Haalboom; and many other beloved family members from the Wrobel side.

Bill was a highly regarded member of the legal community with a lifelong commitment to "fight for truth and justice". He truly loved the practice of law and built a distinguished legal career marked by passion, hard work, and integrity. But, for all that he accomplished professionally, nothing was more important to him than being a father - a role in which he excelled. His wife and children knew they could count on him, always.

His true legacy is the beautiful life he created with his family. He loved travelling with them and treasured the countless memories created along the way. He loved Muskoka, a place that brought him many years of peace. He also loved golf, a game that occasionally brought him peace. He had a dangerously dry wit, a warm heart and a generous soul. Countless lives were touched by his quiet generosity and compassionate nature.

He will be profoundly missed, forever loved, and always remembered.

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DOUGLAS "DOUG" STANLEY COLBOURNE

Passed away peacefully, on September 19, 2026, at St. Joseph's Health Centre, after a brief struggle with cancer. Born October 4, 1934, Doug had a long and distinguished career as a mediator and arbitrator in the fields of planning, expropriation, finance and construction. Doug retired in 1999 as Chair of the Ontario Municipal Board and the Ontario Land Tribunal and continued to share his expertise with the Ontario Government and the City of Toronto during retirement.

Although Doug loved good food, good wine, and cherished many friendships, his heart belonged first to his family: beloved wife, Joanne; proud father of Scott (Tamara) and Kent (Amber); and cherished grandfather of Stephanie, Nathalie, Melanie, Miranda, and Danica. Predeceased by his grandson, Adam; sister, Betty (Wilf); and twin brother, Don (Marion). Survived by his brother, Gord (Beth); and a host of extended family members.

A visitation will be held on Friday, November 13, 2026, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church (2850 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke). Funeral service at the church on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 2 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life. In lieu of flowers, donations in Doug's memory to All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church or St. Joseph's Health Centre would be appreciated.

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LIEUTENANT-COLONEL MICHAEL E. BUTLER (RET'D) A Life of Service

Michael Butler, born October 21, 1935, in Montreal, PQ, died on February 14, 2026, in Victoria, BC, after a long life of service to the nation and its citizenry. He was 90 years old.

He was the third child of Willam Eric Butler and Daisy (nee Weeks); brother to Peter (d. September 2023), Suzanne (d. August 2025) and Anthony, currently living in Montreal. Michael is survived by his second wife, Leslie Munro; his first wife, Roberta Butler, and their children: Venetia, mother of John Basil; Kathryn (Robert O'Neill), mother of Emmett, Margaret, William and Georgina (d. 2013); and Antonia (Jack Wilcan), mother of Venetia Eleonora Wilcan. He is also survived by his brother Peter's children: Derrick, David, Anne and Jennifer.

Michael earned a B.A. in Economics and English from McGill in 1956, followed by a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia in 1959. He was admitted to the Alberta bar in 1960. In 1962, he attended the London School of Economics, graduating with a Master of Laws degree in company law, taxation and competition policy in 1964. He attributed his success to his one rule about post secondary education: "Don't. Play. Bridge."

He began his 25+ year career in the federal government by joining the Combines Branch of the Department of Justice in 1960. In 1965, he started with the Privy Council Office as a Secretary to the Cabinet but moved on to deal with complex and delicate issues around federal-provincial relations and constitutional matters. In these roles, he worked closely with Prime Ministers Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Elliot Trudeau, and, on occasion, could be found having a pantry supper at the Butler's.

In 1971, Michael took on the position of Assistant Deputy Minister for Planning in the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. In 1973 he became the Senior Ministry Executive for Policy, Planning and Major Projects in the Ministry of Transport. From 1977 through 1985, he held senior positions in, and undertook major assignments for, the Treasury Board, including establishing a joint federal-provincial Royal Commission on the loss of the oil rig Ocean Ranger, acting as the Deputy Secretary of Current Programs for the Ministry of State for Social Development, and negotiating all major federal contracts for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.

Michael left the public service in 1985 after 25 years of service; he was 50 years old and eager to explore now opportunities.

He subsequently worked as a private consultant to government and industry. His clients included Canadian and South African mining corporations, the federal Department of Public Works, the Versatile Pacific Shipyards, Canadian Public Affairs, the Assembly of First Nations, the Anglican Church and other mainline churches. Projects included planning, negotiating and implementing the construction of the fixed-link bridge to Prince Edward island; restructuring organizations after the loss of a major contract and preparing a successful bid for a BC Ferries shipbuilding project; work on the Royal Commission on Reproductive Technologies; providing advice on issues arising out of plans to raise the sunken tanker the "Irving Whale;" and establishing a litigation-absent residential school survivor settlement procedure for the churches.

Michael was also active in Canada's military. At seventeen, he joined the Army Cadets; at twenty, he was commissioned by the Canadian Officers' Training Corps (COTC) at McGill. From 1956-1959 he was a Captain in the British Columbia Regiment; in 1960 he became the Calgary Highlanders Company commander. The same year, he joined the Governor General's Foot Guards and served until 1980; he was Lieutenant-Colonel commanding and aide-de-camp (ADC) to the Governor General from 1977-1980.

Michael's background and faith underlaid his active commitment to community service, whether it was for fun or to address a need. He loved rowing and sailing: he became a veteran competitive sculler and acted as the Ottawa Rowing Club's President (funding and construction the new boathouse) and the Ontario Rowing Association's director. He was also a Commodore at the Gatineau River Yacht Club.

When Michael and Leslie moved from Meech Lake to Pender Island and Vancouver, he became a rather untiring fixture in the Vancouver Quadra riding office. Through University Hill United Church, he helped to sponsor and house Syrian families; he also sat on the Board of the United Church Health Services Society. He often read at services, exercising his parade voice. During the pandemic he played his bugle for the evening Howl, doubtless to the delight of his Pender neighbours.

An interview with Michael on the challenges and rewards of working for the government is available online at UBC's Peter Allard School of Law History Project '59.

A Memorial service will be held October 16th, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Anglican Church, 4703 Canal Rd., Pender Island, BC; a reception will follow. For those unable to come in person, Zoom is available; sign in starts at 1:00 p.m.: https://tinyurl.com/michaelebutler

A Celebration of Life service will be held November 8th, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Bartholomew's Church, 125 MacKay St., Ottawa, Ontario; a reception will follow.

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ARNALDO G. B. DI GIROLAMO 1937 – 2026

Born in Italia. Passed away in Canada, the country he helped build.

Caro Nonno. Papà. Craftsman. Winemaker. Western film fan. Gardener. Raconteur. Master welder. Tinkerer. Cultore della cucina. Foodie (before it was cool). Artigiano della salsiccia secca e sott'olio. Political commentator. Keeper of ancient Roman and Etruscan knowledge.

Arnaldo was an ingenious, practical polymath who could build from any and all materials with extraordinary skill.

He is remembered by his devoted and caring wife, Maria; his eldest son, Raffaele, his wife, Janet, and their sons, Jacob and John; his son, Marco, his wife, Alicia, and their son, Joshua, and daughter, Chloe; and his son, Antonio, his wife, Marika, and their daughters, Amilia and Eva.

He immigrated and sacrificed to rebuild his family in Canada. The family now stands on his shoulders. He was deeply loved. And he will never be forgotten.

Canada was lucky to have a builder like him. Figlio d'Italia.

Ti vogliamo tanto bene, Arnaldo, Papà e Nonno. Grazie per tutto, Papà. Che Dio ti accolga tra le sue braccia. Ci rivedremo.

PER NEAPOLIM, TUSCIAM, VENETIAM AD OCEANOS MUNDI · ROMA AETERNA.

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ADAM BURNS

Adam succumbed to a brain tumour early on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Colleen; his beautiful daughter, Robyn; his father, Ken; his mother, Judy; his stepfather, Bruce; and his younger brother, Graham (Kaci). Adam's Granny, Margot Linton, will miss him immeasurably, along with baby Adam and Richie, his cousins who left us way too soon. He will also be deeply missed by his Aunt Anne (David); Uncle Alistair (Kristen); stepsister, Nicole (Darren); stepbrother, Evan (Tiara); Uncle Stephen (Carmella); Uncle Earl; Aunt Maureen (Randy); and his many cousins, and extended family.

Adam was special. He approached life with gusto, rarely followed convention, and was determined to do things his own way. Although he was not the biggest kid in the room, he took on individual sports with enthusiasm and tenacity. He became an excellent wrestler in high school and went on to join the Western wrestling team at university. A Grade 10 trip to Zambia also helped shape his independence and leadership skills. As he matured, these qualities became hallmarks of the man he was.

Fitness became a central part of Adam's life, and he went on to become a successful coach. Adam impacted every one of the clients he coached. It was never just about working out, but about how much impact your health can have on your quality of life. He taught everyone how to find the confidence and happiness inside themselves and more importantly how to become the best version of themselves. He had a special way of making you believe in yourself and that is what made him such a remarkable and memorable coach.

At 23, Adam decided to embark on a solo adventure to Australia and Asia. He loved to travel and was perfectly happy to live simply—hostels, street food, and whatever adventure came next. He gave his mother a couple of weeks of fear when he decided to ride a motorcycle from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. On returning home, he continued working as a coach until his next solo trip, this time to the southwest United States. There, he discovered a passion for climbing and pursued it with the same single-minded focus and determination that he brought to everything he loved.

When Adam returned to Ontario in 2019, he was ready to settle down. He had begun noticing subtle changes in his voice and energy, and we began searching for answers. In April 2020, an MRI revealed a mass on his brainstem, and Adam began the biggest challenge of his life. In the first month of the pandemic, Adam underwent a solitary hospital admission for surgery, followed by radiation and chemotherapy. He responded well to treatment and, remarkably, resumed his active life.

Adam sometimes doubted that he would meet a partner, given his life-limiting illness. He was wrong. He and Colleen found each other in early 2024, and she brought a new and profound joy into his life. Every time Adam looked at her, there was love and amazement in his eyes. Together, they welcomed their gorgeous little red-headed daughter, Robyn, in March 2025.

Adam's cancer eventually progressed, robbing him of his voice and his mobility — the two things that had mattered so much to him. Despite every effort and every hope, it became clear that we could not reverse the course of this devastating disease. Adam died with Colleen at his side.

He will be missed by so many people, but especially by Colleen, Robyn, Judy, Ken, and Graham. His courage, optimism, determination, and zest for life inspired everyone who knew him. Our lives are forever changed by his loss.

Adam did not want a funeral, he wanted us to celebrate his life with a party. We will hold a celebration of Adam's life at a later date and look forward to coming together to remember him, share stories, and celebrate the extraordinary life he lived.

In Adam's memory, please consider donating to The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. Cancer takes too many young people, and supporting research may help spare other families the loss we now know all too well.

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LIOR ETZIONY

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Lior Etziony passed away at home on October 8, 2026, at the age of 49, at peace and with dignity, after a difficult illness. He was a lover of photography, travel, architecture, and the people who surrounded him. Lior knew what he wanted from life and followed his heart and instincts with confident conviction.

Lior was born in Safed, Israel, on September 23, 1977. He spent his first 27 years in Israel, where he studied law. At 28, he moved to New York City to attend film school at The New School. Shortly after the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, Lior volunteered on the ground and subsequently made a documentary about the experience. He went on to work for NBC as a showrunner, winning three Emmy Awards.

In 2015, Lior and Michael Norton began dating between New York City and Toronto. They were both certain they had found their person, and they married in 2016. Lior moved to Toronto, where they built their life together. Lior began working at The Wall Street Journal as a Supervising Producer, a role that gave him purpose and satisfaction.

He leaves behind a large community of people who loved him deeply and who will remember his extraordinary presence, generosity, humour, and the unmistakable way he made each person feel seen.

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JAMES DELINE 1940 – 2026

Lior had a warm heart, sharp wit, and tons of charisma. Known for his sardonic sense of humor, he had a gift for making people laugh until they cried with an observation or comment delivered with perfect timing. Lior noticed what others often overlooked, seeing beauty, meaning and humour, and helped others see it too. He made people feel special.

Jim passed away peacefully on September 28, 2026. He was born in Niagara-on-the-Lake, then moved to Portsmouth, ON. His father joined the army and was posted overseas, returning home when Jim was five years old. With Lake Ontario at his doorstep, he started swimming at a very early age which produced an Olympic calibre swimmer. A graduate from Queens in honours history, he was a member of the water polo and wrestling teams.

Jim moved to Toronto, spent a year at OISE, and his first teaching job was at Midland Avenue Collegiate in Scarborough. From there he moved to Vaughan Road Collegiate (now Academy) as Asst. Head of the History Department, and a few years later he became the Department head at Weston Collegiate Institute. In each school he coached the swim and wrestling teams and was very well liked by his students and fellow teachers. His favourite subject to teach was Economics.

Jim and Nancy married in 1966. They loved camping in northern Ontario and the Maritimes as long as it was near the water. This began with a tent, replaced by a yellow truck, and finally a cottage in Pointe au Baril. In the spring of 1975, Matt was very happily welcomed, and they enjoyed the most wonderful summers there for nearly 50 years, making lifetime friendships.

His love of scuba diving took us to the Caribbean and in retirement we enjoyed many exciting journeys, the highlight being three weeks in Tunisia, including riding camels in the Sahara. In 2002 we discovered San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, spent 19 fabulous winters, and made lovely friends.

Jim was an historian, philosopher and a Buddhist. He loved interesting conversations and his knowledge of history was exceptional. Keeping fit was one of the most important aspects of Jim's life, thus his favourite second home was always a gym, working out seven days a week. At the cottage he and Matt built their own, and he never missed a workout — even in the rain! In the late afternoon he had a mile swim, followed by cocktail hour and bridge games with the Cavers. He had 84 terrific years, lots of fun, travels and friends.

Our many thanks to Jim's St. Mike's nephrologist, Dr. Wald and his excellent MCKC, particularly Hong, Christine, Rose and Mary. To Dr Patel, Paula and all the lovely caring nurses in Palliative Care and to our wonderful GP, Dr. Altman.

Jim will be greatly missed by his wife, Nancy; son, Matt; brother-in-law, Jim Crowley; his nieces, Yvonne Crowley (Paul) and Melinda Crowley (James); and his great-niece, Isabel; and great-nephew, Colton. Predeceased by his parents, Thelma and David Deline; his in-laws, Mary and Kenneth Crowley; and his sister-in-law, Mary Crowley. Donations may be made to Dr. Ron Wald's St. Mike's Multi Care Kidney Clinic (stmichaelsfoundation.com/ways-to-give/memorialgiving), The Atlantic Salmon Museum, 263 Main Street, Doaktown, NB, E9C 1A9, or Amistad Canada (amistadcanada.org/donate) (enter Jovenes Adelante).

A celebration of life will be held on November 17th at The Abbot on Eglinton Pub, 508 Eglinton Ave. West, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Parking behind, entrance off Castle Knock Rd.

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Lior is survived by his husband, Michael Norton, of Toronto; his parents, Zafrira and Avner Etziony; and his siblings, Neta Heller and Oren Mizrahi, of Israel.

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COLIN STUART GABELMANN A lifetime of commitment and accomplishment

Colin Stuart Gabelmann died peacefully, after a short battle with cancer on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in Campbell River, with his beloved wife, Robin; his son, Nathaniel; and daughter, Vanessa, at his side.

Colin had a lifelong commitment to social justice. He joined the CCF/BC New Democratic Party in 1958 at the age of 14, managed a provincial election campaign at 22, and was first elected to the BC legislature as the MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour in 1972 at 27. He was MLA for North Island from 1979-1996, and served as BC Attorney General.

Born in London, UK, on February 11, 1944, Colin emigrated at age three from war-torn Britain to Canada with a very courageous mother, Nora Puddifoot – who later married orchardist, co-op activist and prominent member of the CCF, Fritz Gabelmann. It was with Fritz that Colin, at age nine, first ventured into politics, putting up signs during a by-election.

After graduating from high school, he attended UBC in pursuit of a political science degree but left to work as an NDP provincial organizer. In 1969, Colin began a long association with the BC Federation of Labour when he was hired as Legislative Director.

In 1978, Colin and Robin Geary, feminist and NDP and Women's Rights organizer, began a nearly fifty year personal and political partnership with Robin involved in every aspect of Colin's life and career – as confidante, consultant, collaborator and companion. Robin also brought her two children, Vanessa and Nathaniel, into Colin's life.

Colin won election in the newly created provincial constituency of North Island in 1979, and they moved to Campbell River. He was re-elected three times.

When the NDP won government in 1991, Premier Mike Harcourt appointed Colin as Attorney-General. In a highlight of his political career, Colin, with Harcourt's support ended the province's longstanding opposition to Aboriginal title and opened the way for the historic Supreme Court's Delgamuukw decision in 1997 which affirms that Aboriginal title has not been extinguished and legally clarified the meaning of the ruling.

Colin was integral to the passing of BC's groundbreaking Freedom of Information Legislation, and instrumental in the construction of the Inland Island Highway, a project that has massively benefitted his beloved North Island community. He also worked to establish protected areas in North Island including the Beaver Lodge lands in Campbell River – an area the size of Stanley Park – as well as Tashish Kwoi, Read Island, Ha'thayim (Von Donop) and Raft Cove.

The family skiied at Mt. Washington in the winters, camped, hiked, fished and kayaked in the summers around Campbell River.

Colin did not seek re-election in 1996, but continued to be active in the community serving on Boards and as a consultant for Homalco and Klahoose First Nations.

In retirement, Colin enjoyed teaching his grandson Wayson to skate and downhill ski, and loved watching Wayson and the younger Louie, play soccer. He and Robin continued to share a love of travel, kayaking and skiing. Colin happily returned to his agricultural roots, and together with Robin enjoyed countless hours in their vegetable and flower gardens in Campbell River.

Colin is survived by Robin, Vanessa Geary (Jim Lowe), Nathaniel (Anna de Courcy); grandsons, Wayson and Louie; sister, Eleanor; brothers, Paul, Doug and Mark Gabelmann; and many friends across BC, Canada and the world.

Colin's family would like to thank the healthcare workers who provided Colin care and MAID. A Celebration of Life will be held in early 2027.

DEATHS

JOHN PARLEE GILMOUR March 8, 1937 – September 29, 2026

John Parlee Gilmour passed away on September 29, 2026, at the age of 89, peacefully at his home surrounded by loving family.

Born on March 8, 1937, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to the late Ranald and Helen Gilmour (nee Parlee), John was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Following Helen's passing, Dorothy stepped into their lives, caring for and completing the family circle. John was a devoted brother to his sisters, Beth (Jim) and Florence (Jack) and his brother, Richard (Nonie). He adored his role as an uncle and cherished his relationships with his numerous nieces and nephews.

John studied mechanical engineering at the University of Alberta and the University of British Columbia. A proud Scout in his youth, the values of service and community stayed with him throughout his life. Driven by ambition and camaraderie, he moved east with friends to earn his MBA at the University of Western Ontario.

It was during his time at Western that he met Endla Miil, a Master's in Nursing student, at a Halloween dance. The two were married in 1964 and settled in Toronto, where Endla worked as a nurse and John launched a distinguished career in finance. Beginning at Burns Brothers & Denton, John remained with the firm through its evolution into Burns Fry and its eventual acquisition by the Bank of Montreal to form BMO Nesbitt Burns. Throughout his career, he showed leadership and integrity while he built lifelong friendships and earned the respect of his colleagues.

John and Endla made their home in central Etobicoke first on Royal York Road and then on the Kingsway, raising their two children, Julie and Kevin. Though settled in Ontario, John maintained a deep connection to the West, regularly taking his family back to Calgary and Edmonton to visit Dorothy and his sisters and their families, and traveling to British Columbia to reconnect with lifelong childhood friends. Active in his local community, he served as a Cub and Scout leader during Kevin's years in Scouting and served the Stonegate Community Centre with great passion for many years. John was recognized for his many years of service in 2012 when he received the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal. John and Endla were also steadfast members of the Royal York Road United Church community, where John faithfully served in many roles—most notably as Chairman and in his cherished work as Treasurer. When Endla was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, John stepped into the role of her devoted main caregiver until her passing.

John started a new chapter in his life when he met fellow Royal York member, Christine. They married in 2004, and he warmly welcomed her children, Victoria and Matt; her brother, Nigel and their extended family into the fold. John embraced and was embraced by Christine's large British family and enjoyed many memorable visits with them in England and Scotland as well as visits from them here in Canada. John's family connections remained strong through the years, crossing continents and oceans.

John led by example, providing love, guidance, support and many wonderful memories to the now larger family. 409 the Kingsway became a focus for many holiday get togethers, family meals, winter tobogganing and summer afternoons swimming. Over the years his dedication to family resulted in memorable gatherings in Waterloo, Collingwood, Toronto, Cancun and Kona.

John embraced all that life had to offer. He found immense joy in spending time with his family, connecting with friends, golfing, traveling, escaping to the cottage, and remaining steadfast in his service to God, his church and his community.

John was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He is survived by his wife, Christine; his children, Julie (Jeff), Kevin (Talyn), Victoria (Ryan), and Matt (Erica); his beloved grandchildren, Haig, Henri, Autumn, Bennett, Isaac, and Rowan; his sister, Florence and brother, Richard; and a wide circle of extended family and friends.

As John's health declined, supported by caring and gentle PSWs Gladys, Alicia, Deanna, Teresa, Bolaji and Shacha, Christine became his devoted caregiver. The family wishes to also extend their deepest gratitude to Dr. Andrea Daley, Dr. Gordon Black, Dr. Phillip Toupin, OHAH Nurse Joy, the Heart Function Clinic at Trillium Health Partners and the compassionate team from the Dorothy Ley Hospice.

The family will receive friends at the Turner & Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor Street West, Toronto on Friday, October 23, 2026 from 4:00 -8:00 p.m.

A Celebration of John's life will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Royal York Road United Church, 851 Royal York Road, Toronto at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to donate to Royal York Road United Church for the Local Fund or for Stonegate Ministry, two communities that John passionately served for many decades; or to support his love of nature with a gift to the Toronto Wildlife Centre.

Online condolences may be made at www.turnerporter.ca

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ROBERT D. DEPENCIER BSc., MSc., Ph.D., LLB. 1947 – 2011

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PHILIP FRANCIS GOODWIN July 13, 1956 October 7, 2026

Phil Goodwin, a bon vivant, tree planter and maker of famous clam chowder, passed away peacefully but far too soon on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at Humber Hospital in Toronto, following a series of strokes. He was 70.

Phil is survived by his wife, Charleen (née Hainer); his daughter, Hayley (Sean Carson); his son, Spencer (Stefanie Smagala); his grandsons, Oliver and Charlie; and his brother, Fred. He was predeceased by his sister, Meg.

Born in Toronto to Terry and Evelyn Goodwin and raised in Thornhill, Phil graduated from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario. His energy and gregariousness drew him to sales and advertising, where he built a vast network of friends. Phil excelled at making connections and maintaining them.

It was during an industry boat cruise that he met Charleen, the love of his life. The couple settled in North York near the East Don River. On walks with his Wheaten Terrier, Guinness, Phil looked at the neglected East Don Parkland and saw potential. Over the next twenty years he organized the planting of more than 10,000 trees, led walks on native plants, birds and salmon, and took part in many "Paddle the Don" events. He carried his father's belief in community service onto the boards of the Wildlands League and the Rotary Club.

His heart also belonged to the ocean, specifically to the family cottage in Weekapaug, Rhode Island. There he could be found clamming in the salt pond or chatting with the local oyster farmers. Those clams would then go into his famous chowder, a recipe from his father. For ten years, Rodney's Oyster House in Toronto handed Phil its kitchen for his "Quest for Chowder" fundraiser, which supported his favourite charities.

In retirement, Phil and Charleen moved to Niagara, home to good wine and golf. In Niagara, he made new friends, played many happy rounds and, true to form, took up beekeeping.

Phil leaves behind a greener valley, a legendary chowder recipe and countless friends. He will be dearly missed.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday, October 12th, followed by a Celebration of Life at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13th, both at Kane-Jarrett Funeral Home, 8088 Yonge Street, Thornhill. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks that donations be made to Toronto & Region Conservation Foundation.

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SHEILA HAMBLETON

Sheila Hambleton, of Toronto, died peacefully at home on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Sheila was born in Glasgow in 1931. In the summer of 1940, she and her younger sister, Maureen, were sent to safety in Canada through the British child evacuation program. They lived with cousins at Port Stanley, Ontario, until the end of the war. Sheila returned to Canada for university and completed a B.A. at the University of Western Ontario, an M.A. from Carleton University, and secondary school teacher qualifications from the University of Toronto. She began her teaching career in Belleville, where she met her first husband, Robert Park, a fellow teacher. They moved to Toronto, where he died in 1962 after a lengthy illness. In 1971, she married Donald Hambleton, an educational research coordinator at the Metropolitan School Board. Their life together balanced demanding professional careers with travel, music and theatre, and their Metropolitan United Church congregation, where Sheila became the first woman to serve as the chair of the Board of Trustees. In the 1980s, Don and Sheila built a country house in Grey County near Georgian Bay, where they spent vacations gardening, golfing, hiking, and enjoying the outdoors. A discriminating and thoughtful reader, and an entertaining letter writer, Sheila had the gift of sustained friendship. A dinner party at Don and Sheila's house was always an occasion for excellent food and stimulating conversation.

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Sheila was committed to women's health and education projects. In the 1980s, as president of the Soroptimist International of Toronto, she led the campaign to organize a significant donation to the neonatal unit at Women's College Hospital. Through the Soroptimists, she actively supported Street Haven and their programs for women at risk of homelessness. After eight years as the principal of the Toronto District School Board's City Adult Learning Centre, in 1988 she was appointed the first woman principal of Parkdale Collegiate. She retired in 1994 and expanded her commitment to volunteering. In 2001, Sheila was one of the recipients of the Toronto City Council's Constance E. Hamilton Award for Women's Equality. The award citation concluded "In much of her work, she has supported projects that provide opportunities for young women to be mentored by older women and for older women to be exposed to other cultures. She has helped ... to identify needs in the community and has raised funds for organizations that serve and benefit women." Sheila was quiet about her own achievements, but her life spoke about her caring and compassion, fairness, and the ability to motivate others to action.

Sheila was predeceased by her husband, Donald; and her sisters, Maureen Hedger and Winifred Duncan. She is survived by her cousin, Jeanne Scott, in Scotland; nieces and nephews, Rob and Lisa Hedger; and great-niece, Ashley; Sherry Hedger; Gail and Douglas Edwards; cousins, Judith, Margaret, Tom, Dorothy, and their families; and a loving circle of friends. Special thanks to Thornbrook Home Care and Sheila's faithful caregivers, especially Jeneth, Klenet, and Maris Lucia.

The Funeral Service to celebrate Sheila's life will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14th, at Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E., Toronto. The service will be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Metropolitan United Church or the Soroptimists International of Toronto.

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MARY LOIS HARRIS (née May) July 26, 1922 September 30, 2026

With immense love and profound gratitude for her long and extraordinary life, we announce the passing of Mary Lois Harris, of Toronto, on September 30, 2026, in her 105th year.

Mary was predeceased by her husband, Robert John "Jack" Harris (1997); her son, William Harris (1980); her sister, Margaret Ruddick (2019); brother, William (2013); and brother, David (1943).

Surviving Mary are her daughter, Helen (Jody); son, David; daughter-in-law, Penny Caldwell; granddaughters, Carly Pesek (Phillip) and Emma Harris (Matthew Breton-Honeyman); great-grandchildren, Abigail and Logan Pesek, and Beau and Calla Honeyman; as well as many cherished nieces and nephews in the May, Harris, Ruddick and Crawford families.

Mary was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the daughter of Helen Mary (Earp) and Arthur William May. She attended Trinity College at University of Toronto and in 1945 graduated from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal as an RN followed by service in military hospitals in the Montreal area. Mary met Jack at the end of WWII while traveling with her mother by ship across the Atlantic and thus began a beautiful partnership. After their marriage in 1948, she and Jack lived briefly in Wales and then settled in the Beach district of Toronto. Mary's favourite place was the cottage at Pointe au Baril on Georgian Bay.

A member of the Friends of the Library Trinity College, Mary was also a proud volunteer at the Toronto East General Hospital (now Michael Garron) for more than 60 years.

Grateful thanks to Mary's long-time caregivers, Jane, Cecilia, and Josephine, for their love and compassion.

Funeral to be held on Wednesday, October 14th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Nicholas Birch Cliff Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd., Scarborough.

In lieu of flowers, if you wish, a gift to the Lung Association or St. Nicholas Church would be appreciated.

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FUMIYO HEINIG

Fumiyo Heinig died on October 1, 2026, at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington. She was hospitalized four days earlier with pneumonia and was unable to recover. Predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Hans; she leaves her daughters, Nina (Jan Kycia) and Nicola (Harry Van Diepenbeek); and grandson, Stanley Kycia.

Fumiyo Kinoshita was born February 11, 1936, in Tokyo, Japan, to Fujiko and Nobue Kinoshita. She had one older sister, Akiko; and three younger brothers, Mikio, Takehiko and Nobuyuki. She was a brilliant student and studied at Todai (University of Toyko). After graduation, Fumiyo came to Canada as an exchange student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. At McMaster, she met Hans Heinig, an undergraduate student in Mathematics. They were married in 1960, after knowing each other for only six months. After McMaster, they moved to the University of Western Ontario, where both obtained master's degrees, Fumiyo in Psychology, and Hans in Mathematics. Later, Fumiyo worked at the St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, until Hans transferred to the University of Toronto to continue his Ph.D. While in Toronto, Fumiyo worked for the Toronto School Board as a school psychologist. Hans accepted a position of Assistant Professor at McMaster University, and they moved to Burlington, Ontario. Within a year, a first daughter, Nina, was born, and soon a second daughter, Nicola. Busy raising children, Fumiyo was also an active member of the University Women's Club of Burlington, focussed on literature and creative writing. She had wide interests, including Canadian and international politics, and crafts such as sewing, knitting, and quilting. In 1972, Hans, Fumiyo and family spent a sabbatical year in Edinburgh, Scotland. This was an opportunity to travel widely throughout Scotland, England, France, Holland and Germany. Upon their return from Scotland, they bought a plot of land on the shore of Georgian Bay on the Bruce Peninsula. They built a cottage, and the family spent every summer there, enjoying swimming, reading, sailing, canoeing, gardening, and relaxing. Impressively, Fumiyo was able to create lush flower gardens of lilies, peonies, balloon flowers and poppies out of a field of limestone rocks.

As the children grew older, Fumiyo began teaching Japanese language classes: first out of the home, then as night classes at McMaster University. She also developed her own Japanese textbook, tailored to Canadian students. After Nina and Nicola left for university, she became a part-time lecturer at Huron College in Western University, where she taught until retirement.

In retirement, Fumiyo and Hans continued to travel widely. Quebec, Vermont, and South Carolina were among her favourite places. She was an excellent cook and hosted many memorable meals for all of us. She was thrilled when her grandson was born, and she was an essential source of advice and support. In later years, Fumiyo was very active in fine art rug-hooking, and exhibited her rugs in competitions in Canada and the USA. She had many great friends in her rug hooking club.

After the shock and sorrow of Hans' death in 2022, Fumiyo's life was brightened immeasurably when she adopted Coco, her last cat. Despite many serious health episodes throughout her life, she maintained a forward-looking perspective, and an active interest and consideration for others.

She loved her family immensely, and we loved her back. We will miss her deeply. A private funeral and burial has taken place at Dodsworth and Brown Funeral Home in Burlington.

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ELIZABETH HELBRONNER (née Boysen) February 28, 1931 – October 7, 2026

Elizabeth died peacefully at her Toronto home after a brief illness. She is survived by her beloved daughters, Caroline (Nicholas Brearton), Alison (Bruce McDonald), and Valerie (Gary Salewicz); her six grandchildren, Martin (Chloe), David (Whitney), Jack, Zoë, Amelia, and Ellen; and her great-grandson, James. She was predeceased by her husband of 68 years, Jacques "Jim" Helbronner; her parents, Charles and Irene Boysen; and her aunt, Leila Stevens.

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Elizabeth grew up in Washington, D.C. She attended The Madeira School and Vassar College as a young woman. During her junior year abroad at the University of Geneva, she met Jim. Their courtship spanned two continents, and they were married in Washington in late 1954. Arriving at the border together in a green Chevy convertible in December of that year, Elizabeth and Jim set out on a long and fulfilling life in Canada. Their marriage began with supporting each other's careers and building a network of lifelong friends in Montreal and later in Toronto, where they raised three daughters. Elizabeth loved being the "mother bear" and nurtured her children with love, genuine interest and gentle guidance. They shared memorable family time at Caledon Ski Club and epic summer driving trips to the beach in Maryland with Elizabeth's mother and aunt.

She and Jim taught their daughters to be independent, ambitious and thoughtful, and she gracefully modelled those qualities while balancing her responsibilities as a wife and mother with a highly accomplished, long career as a real estate agent. Working with others brought Elizabeth great joy, and her business savvy, market instincts, and social skills made her a formidable ally for any client fortunate enough to engage her. While every deal was important, Elizabeth derived her greatest professional satisfaction when assisting family members with a real estate endeavour.

Elizabeth was a true lady, elegant, refined and exquisitely attired. She was also composed and confident, calmly advocating for herself from early in her career, when professional women often faced bias and injustice, and throughout the years that followed. She had many artistic interests, enjoying ballet, opera, and theatre. She adored bridge and was a skilled player. An avid reader, she could often be found relaxing with a new book in her garden.

As her family grew, Elizabeth generously extended her attention and regard to each newcomer. Her light shone on everyone, and her interest in 'her family members' daily lives never wavered. She delighted in her grandchildren's major milestones and lent a sympathetic and supportive ear during any tribulations. Her depth of experience, intelligence, and an evolving contemporary perspective created a wisdom that was widely sought and highly valued by young and old.

From her earliest days in Toronto, Elizabeth was intentional about establishing local roots. She valued traditions that brought people together, and her home was always warm and welcoming. She presided over family dinners, holiday gatherings, backyard parties, and neighbourhood mixers with thoughtfulness and care, recognizing that meaningful communication and connection were the drivers of unity, kinship and community.

Elizabeth and Jim were proud Canadians to their core, but they never lost their curiosity and appreciation for the wonders of different languages, cultures and histories. They lived abroad in Brussels during the latter stages of Jim's career and then travelled extensively in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America in their 70s and 80s. They modelled an admirable sense of adventure that remains instilled in their daughters and grandchildren.

After Jim's passing in 2023, Elizabeth settled in at The Dunfield, once again demonstrating a pragmatic and courageous approach to change and new circumstances that was a personal hallmark. She enthusiastically participated in events and activities at her new home, rekindling friendships and making many new ones.

Elizabeth will be remembered as a determined and remarkably self-sufficient woman, a loyal and interesting friend, and a kind, engaging and proud matriarch. She always made others feel appreciated and understood, and she will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Elizabeth received attentive and thoughtful medical and home care, and the family is grateful to her longtime family physicians, Dr. Martin Schwartz and Dr. Jacqueline Schwartz; the staff at Home Instead; The Dunfield; and the doctors and nurses from Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.

A visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, October 13th, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at The Dunfield Retirement Residence, 77 Dunfield Avenue, Toronto. In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for any donations in Elizabeth's memory to The Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care.

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GORD HUME October 26, 1949 October 6, 2026

And so I have departed. I hope it was a good death.

I despise the usual obits, so I am offering some final thoughts. To my remaining family, I loved you dearly although I didn't say that often enough.

I was fortunate to have three very special women be part of various stages of my life. Each was smart, beautiful and lovely in every way, and enriched my life. I treasured our time together.

I tried to live a life of adventure and discovery — intellectually and personally. I was fortunate to travel to many parts of the world and taste the cultures of many nations. It was not a timid life.

I loved the passion of creating

I loved the passion of creaming — my books, newspaper and magazine articles, record albums, radio and TV shows and more. I hope generations to come will always discover their creative skills.

Unknown to most, I spent much of my life in pain and endured ten major surgeries with as much dignity and stoicism as possible. It was not always a happy time. The lesson is to be resilient; everybody has tough times.

I believe that public service is noble and that I left my city a little better than when I began. I don't think London is reaching its potential. The city needs to have a passionate conversation about its priorities and future.

I liked most of my life. We make difficult decisions in our lives and must accept the consequences with grace. A lot of good people touched my life and I am grateful to each of them, especially my sisters Lorraine Harvie and Valerie Jean (VJ) Hume and dear friend Carol Stephenson.

I have been cremated, but there will be a little get together for visiting at Harris Funeral Home, 220 St. James Street, London, on Sunday, October 18th, from 2-5 p.m. On Monday, October 19th, at 11 a.m., memories will be shared at the London Hunt and Country Club, and I expect Scotch will be there during a reception after. Memorial contributions to the London Public Library, Parkwood Hospital or St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation would be appreciated.

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SHEILA LAHIFFE October 31, 1945 – October 2, 2026

With sad hearts, we share the news that Sheila passed away peacefully, at her home in North Vancouver after a brief illness, surrounded by her family, on October 2, 2026, at the age of 80.

Sheila was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, auntie, sister, advocate and friend. She overcame poverty, dyslexia and the cultural constraints of her time to become a schoolteacher, an innovative businesswoman, a master gardener, and a builder of community wherever she went.

Sheila was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Patrick and Josephine Stuart. Her father's work as a Bank of Ireland manager took the family through a succession of villages in the West of Ireland. Her earliest years were spent in the family hometown of Belmullet, Co. Mayo, before a move to Ballygar, Co. Galway, where she formed many of her most treasured childhood memories. From the age of nine, she boarded at school in Dundalk, Co. Louth, during which time the family moved on to Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare. She went on to earn a science degree and a Diploma in Education from University College Dublin. While at UCD, she met Brian, the love of her life.

Sheila and Brian married in Dublin in 1968, and three children soon followed. In 1973, the young family set off for North America. They spent a year in remote northern Canada, then 2.5 years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Sheila raised three small children and kept the home fires burning while Brian completed his Master's in Periodontics. They then made their home in Vancouver. For almost 30 years Sheila managed Brian's thriving periodontics practice, where her hard work and astute judgement deserve much of the credit for its clinical excellence and the high regard in which it was held.

After retiring, Sheila threw herself into community life. She volunteered with the Vancouver Probus Club and with the Friends of the Garden (FOGs) at the UBC Botanical Garden, where she capably organized their much-loved annual apple sale, an important fundraiser for the garden. She was a keen bridge player and a wonderful cook, and she liked nothing better than to host fun gatherings of family and friends. Above all, she was a loving, creative and endlessly fun grandmother to Liam and Evan.

Sheila is survived by her children, Maria, Brian (Erin) and Geraldine (WillyBen); her grandchildren, Liam and Evan; and her siblings, James (Lesley), Tim and Mary (Colin). She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Brian; and her sister, Patricia.

She will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered.

A memorial and celebration of life will be held on Thursday, October 15th, at 1:00 p.m. at the University Centre, 6331 Crescent Rd., Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1. In lieu of flowers, donations in Sheila's memory may be made to Parkinson Canada.

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RALPH MEDJUCK

Ralph Marven Medjuck, whose vision and entrepreneurial enthusiasm launched the development of modern Halifax, passed away October 1, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was 94 years of age.

Ralph was Halifax's first real estate developer in the modern sense, responsible for the creation of more than 100 buildings. He built residential and commercial, seniors housing, hotels, shopping centers, and university residences during his storied career.

Ralph Medjuck was born in Halifax on September 26, 1932, the eldest son of Irving and Blanche (Pascal) Medjuck. He was educated at Le Marchant Street School, Queen Elizabeth High School, and Dalhousie University, where he competed enthusiastically, especially in basketball and rugby. He graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1954 and opened a law practice, initially on his own, then with his long-term partner, John Buchanan, and later Fred Dickson. He married Shirley Arron in 1955, and the two were blessed with 71 years together.

By the age of 34, Ralph was already a veteran developer. In the early 1960s he introduced high-rise commercial and residential buildings to Halifax, which had not seen much development since being flattened by the Halifax explosion in 1917. On seeing the skyscrapers of Montreal as a young lawyer, Ralph returned home and said, "I can do that." He started with Brentwood Park apartments in 1961, and many others followed. He developed the city's first condominium property, The Carlyle, on Coburg Road. His hotels launched with the Citadel Inn in 1963. Then came The Prince George, followed by three Cambridge Suites Hotels in Halifax, Toronto and Sydney. Medjuck also purchased and restored the historic Lord Nelson Hotel, where he had worked as a busboy to pay university fees. He also developed properties in New Brunswick and Alberta.

Ralph was a special kind of thinker. He sought out and shared national and international perspectives when this was a rare pursuit. First he went to Montreal, and later Toronto, and he encouraged the big Canadian banks and insurance companies to invest in flagship buildings for Atlantic Canada, where they had historically been content with small regional outposts. His strategy was to accrue significance and value for Halifax. Ralph was ambitious for his city; when it was built, Park Victoria was the biggest apartment building in Canada.

Ralph promoted tourism as a serious industry in Nova Scotia. He initiated industry certification at Mount Saint Vincent University as well as various awards programmes, and received a lifetime achievement award for doing so. His love for the hospitality business was widely known, especially his kindness to his employees and their loyalty to him. He was a founding governor of the IDRC (International Development Research Council) and worked on international development with Maurice Strong, who became Under-Sec. Gen of the UN.

Ralph believed in education. For his contributions to the community, Dalhousie University honoured him with a Doctor of Laws degree in 2006. He developed student residences for Saint Mary's University and supported the Burke-Gaffney Observatory; St Mary's University awarded him a second honorary doctorate, and their telescope bears his name. With a long-term commitment to design, Ralph was happy to support the remodeling of infrastructure at the Technical University of Nova Scotia, which is why the School of Architecture also bears his name.

He delivered both high level and grassroots service to his community. He was active in National Boys Club and Police Boys Clubs. He committed resources to mental health initiatives long before it was common to do so. He was in the founding cohort of the Neptune Theatre Foundation. He was long-term chairman of Camp Kadimah. He opened the Lord Nelson in 1998 to families and support teams after the crash of Swissair flight m. He opened his office to world leaders meeting in 1995 for the G7. He hosted innumerable hospitalities for visiting dignitaries. The full list of organizations and individuals which he personally supported is long and well below the radar.

Ralph was predeceased by his brother, Frank; his daughter, Beth; and his infant twin daughters.

He is survived by his wife, Shirlee; his children, Brian (Savannah), Pamela (Mike), and Lynda; his son-in-law, Matt Benjamin; his grandchildren, Jason, Matthew (Lauren), Liane (Metom), Abby, Andrew, Amanda, Jacob, Isaac, Eva, and Hallie; and great-grandchildren, Zaza, Saul, and Gabriel; and his brother, Harold.

In memory of Ralph, charitable gifts may be made to the QEII Foundation, Beth Israel Synagogue, and Camp Kadimah.

STEPHEN A. JARISLOWSKY C.C., G.O.Q.

Stephen Jarislowsky died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on October 8, 2026, at the age of 101. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Gail Merilees and their two daughters, Alexandra (Kevin) and Marika (Marten). He also leaves, from a former marriage his sons, Michael (Savi) and Stephen Alfred (predeceased). Gaga will be very missed by his beloved grandchildren. Born in 1925 in Berlin, the son of Kaethe and Alfred Jarislowsky, brother of Axel, Ruth, Andrea and Coco, he received his early education in the Netherlands, in France (École du Montcel and Lycée Mignet), and at the Asheville School in North Carolina. Stephen then studied at Cornell (BS in Mechanical Engineering), the University of Chicago (MA in East Asian Studies, Phi Beta Kappa) and the Harvard Business School (MBA). Between degrees, he was drafted by the US Army during World War II. Thanks to linguistic proficiency, he was trained in Japanese and was deployed to Tokyo with the US Occupation Forces in 1945, where he subsequently won a top military award for bravery.

In 1949, he moved to Canada to work for Alcan and settled in Montreal. Four years later, Stephen founded Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd, which became one of Canada's largest and most successful investment firms, only stepping down at the age of 93. He was known for defending shareholder rights and the small investor, with ethics and excellence as the two core values guiding his directorships on numerous boards. These same ideals served as philanthropic principles for the Jarislowsky Foundation, which he founded in 1991 to support education, democracy, the arts, medicine and the environment. An intellectually sharp man with a quirky sense of humour (wooft) and a closet full of seersucker suits, Stephen's great hobbies included art and classical music – and he still knew every note of his favourite symphonies off by heart, right up until the very end.

Stephen was a Companion of the Order of Canada, a Grand Officier de L'Ordre National du Québec and held honorary degrees from 20 universities across the country.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests planting a tree in remembrance of him.

JANICE RUTH LAKING (née McCuaig) December 23, 1929 September 29, 2026

With family at her side, Janice passed away peacefully, at Aspira Waterford Barrie Retirement Living on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at the age of 96. Beloved wife of the late John Laking. Loving mother of Wendy (Fred) Fretz, Jane (Claude) Ricks, Sandra (John) Chalmers, Paul (Anne) Laking, John (Anita) Laking, and the late Susan (Bruce) Nickel and Ruth Laking. Sister of Bruce McCuaig. Proud grandmother of Kelsey (Andrew) and Brooke (Jason) Nickel, Jennifer (Corey) and Jamie (Heidi) Ricks, Kristin (Colin) and Kyle (Natalie) Chalmers, Alan (Alma) Laking, Erin, Heidi, Taylor and Jordan. Loving great-grandmother to 17 great-grandchildren.

Janice grew up in Barrie, and after attending Barrie Central Collegiate, went on to graduate with a BA from Western University. Upon completing teacher's college, she began her teaching career in Petrolia before moving back to Barrie to teach at North Collegiate, where her devotion for teaching was highlighted by the special interest she took in each and every student. In 1972 she began her next career in municipal politics, serving as a city councillor until 1988, when she embarked on her four terms as mayor of Barrie.

Family was at the very heart of Janice's life, and she took great joy in being surrounded by the generations. She instilled in them her many ingrained values, leading by example to strive for excellence, always putting others first, to being engaged and active in the community and to give $100\%$ in all endeavours with an optimistic mindset.

The family would like to sincerely thank the staff at Waterford for the exemplary attention, care and compassion given to our mother over the past seven years.

Friends and family will be received at Steckley-Gooderham Funeral Home, 30 Worsley Street, on Saturday, October 17th, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held at Collier Street United Church, 112 Collier Street, on Sunday, October 18th, at 2:00 p.m. In memory of Janice, donations may be made to MacLaren Art Centre, YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka or to the Rotary Club of Barrie Charitable Foundation.

WILLIAM ROBERT "BOB" MCMULLEN October 13, 1946 October 4, 2026

Robert "Bob" McMullen passed away at St. Michael's Hospital, in Toronto, from complications of lymphoma and brain lesions, just days before his 80th birthday.

Bob was a man of many talents and a few contradictions: handsome, charismatic and always fun, yet deeply private. "Never-Miss" McMullen was a natural, multi-sport athlete who played with NHL Hall of Famers and led his university team in scoring as a defenseman. He had all the skills, just never the aggression.

Beyond sports, Bob was drawn to business. After a short but promising corporate career, he joined his father and brothers in the family business. Bob was the guiding force behind Summerhill Market, an award-winning Toronto grocery institution in business since 1954. Humble and understated, he never relented on his non-negotiables: exceptional service, innovative products and respect for everyone.

Bob is survived by his spouse, Joan; his children, Greg (Joanne), Christy (Geoffrey) and Brad (Candra); his stepsons, Michael and Andrew (Kasie); and his grandchildren, Bridget, Burke and Caleigh. He is also survived by his brother, Wayne (Sandy); sister, Glenda; and brother, Don; along with nieces, Jen (Patrick), Karen and Corry; and nephew, Cam. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and June; and his brother, Barry.

Family and friends will fondly remember time at the cottage and on the golf course, and a vibrant gentleman who was always in motion. Mostly, we will miss Bob being "Baub."

The family is deeply grateful to the excellent staff at Southlake Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital and Huntsville District Memorial Hospital. Their care teams did their absolute best under challenging circumstances.

ARUN SANE In Loving Memory

A private funeral service will be held for the immediate family. A Celebration of Life will take place on October 13, 2026, at Thornhill Country Club, located at 7994 Yonge St., in Thornhill, Ontario. An afternoon session is scheduled for 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., and an early evening session for 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. All who knew Bob are welcome to join the family in celebrating a life well lived.

It is with profound sadness that the family of Arun Sane announces his peaceful passing on October 5, 2026, at 1:12 p.m., at 82. A visionary architect, devoted family man, and cherished friend, Arun leaves behind a profound legacy that reshaped both the Canadian architectural landscape and the hearts of those who knew him.

ZORA ZABEV

Arun was the deeply loved husband of Kishori “Kay” Sane, with whom he shared a lifetime of love, partnership, and beautiful memories. He was a proud and devoted father to his son, Anik; and a loving father-in-law to Anisha. Arun’s greatest joy in recent years was his role as a grandfather, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, wisdom, and love for his cherished grandchildren, Rohan and Nikita.

Arun's brilliant career spanned decades, marked by a deep commitment to sustainable engineering, educational environments, and community-first spaces. Among his most celebrated architectural contributions to Canada are the iconic SkyDome Hotel (as part of the RAN Consortium), the Richard J. Renaud Science Complex at Concordia University, the landmark Seymour Schulich Building at York University's Schulich School of Business, the unique Toronto Island Public and Natural Science School, and the pioneering green technologies at Fleming College's Peterborough and Lindsay campuses. His forward-thinking work earned him national acclaim, including the prestigious National Low Energy Building Design Award in 1980.

Rest in peace, Arun. Your vision remains etched permanently in our skyline and our memories.

Passed peacefully at home, with family and friends by her side on Monday, October 5, 2026.

Proud mother of Thomas. Missed by Katarina; godmother of Thomas; and cherished friend of over 50 years. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Bojan; and her brothers, Brajkan and Ivic. Zora will be missed by her nephews, Nino, Mario, and Jani; cousins, Ambra and Daniele, and their families.

A multifaceted force of tender determination, Zora's unwavering devotion to family and friends and her passions for paddling, culture, and the arts were undeniable and abundant. Zora was a veteran traveller, delighting in visits to museums, galleries, and landmarks around the world; she shared her experiences generously, inspiring with anecdotes and local recommendations or offering delicious dishes seasoned with a wealth of culinary savvy. Zora first grew her love for paddling through Dragons Abreast, a dragonboat team of fellow breast cancer survivors, where she formed lifelong friendships and honed her skills as a steerperson. She brought those skills with her when she began outrigger canoeing, ever eager to guide her crew of friends to ride the waves. Zora's competitive spirit and travel bug alike found deep satisfaction in her paddling pursuits, with races taking her as far as Sweden and Italy, among other destinations. During calmer moments, Zora took immense joy in opera and orchestral concerts, and loved tending to her garden. Rest well, Zora, at least until you catch the next wave in the sky.

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ANNE CADMAN LAWRENCE 1935 – 2026

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At Chateau Westmount, in Montreal, on August 18, 2026, at the age of 91. She was the loving wife of the late John Edward McCrea Lawrence (2017). Mother to Burke, John, Denys and Cary; and mother-in-law to Gigi Farrell, Robyn Mooney, Monika Lawrence, and Thomas LaPierre. Cherished grandmother of Jy, Noah, Rohja, Beniya, Paige, Claire, Georgia and AJ; and great-grandmother of Cohen and Asher.

Anne was born in Morristown, New Jersey, and graduated from Smith College, Massachusetts, which she attended at sixteen. Her love of the stage began in childhood, staging plays during family summer vacations in the Laurentians and Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec, where she also met her future husband, John. That early passion for storytelling and performance shaped her life's work and she went on to teach English and Drama in Ottawa, sharing her love of literature and theatre with her students. It should come as no surprise that her children are comfortable on stage, with Burke and Cary pursuing careers as professional actors. Anne completed a Master's degree in English at Carleton University in 1996. She had a particular fondness for Shakespeare, delighting especially in his saucier insults and colourful turns of phrase. In recent years, when her son, Denys, would read Shakespeare to her, she would sometimes correct his pronunciation.

Anne and John built a rich life together, first in Montreal, then in Ottawa. In 1975 they bought Heronlake Farm near Shawville, Quebec, where they would spend winter weekends and holidays. Summers were spent on Martha's Vineyard. In retirement, Anne and John split their time between Ottawa and Jupiter, Florida, cruising most years and returning often to two of their favourite cities, St. Petersburg and Istanbul.

Anne was a voracious reader, lifelong learner and conscientious listener, curious about the world around her and especially in people. She never tired of asking questions, preferring conversations with younger generations. Anne found peace and joy in the water. Whatever the weather, Anne would head to the outdoor pool every day while in Florida, earning her the nickname 'Polar Bear'. She loved scallops, a favourite she never tired of. Known as "Annie" to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she adored their company. In the week before she died, Anne had the good fortune to enjoy a reunion with her siblings, Betty, John, Cary and David, all together for the first time in 25 years. Her timing continued to be impeccable, as she waited for everyone to leave the stage before taking her final bow.

She shall be missed by her family, friends and students whose lives she touched. The family would like to thank her caregiver, Tracy, for her dedicated service. A thank you to the 5th Floor Care Team at Chateau Westmount. And to her friend, Janice, and her physio therapist, Ivan, for providing laughter and smiles.

The greatest gift Anne left was the unconditional love she shared with all. Quick-witted and unfiltered in her views of the world, her love was always warm, tender, supportive and strong. John felt it. Her family felt it, and the world felt it. A gift to be treasured...

A Celebration of her Life will be held at Mount Royal Cemetery, 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont, QC H2V 2P9, on Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 4p.m.

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FRANCESCO PREVEDELLO January 24, 1946 – October 4, 2026

Francesco "Franco" Giovanni Prevedello died peacefully at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, age 80, surrounded by the loving attention of family and friends.

Franco was born in 1946 in Asolo, Italy. Predeceased by his parents Atillio and Maria Prevedello and sister Francesca Possagno. He will be deeply missed by his wife, Barbara Prevedello (Jackson), daughters, Bobbie and Kate Prevedello; sister Teresa Rossi, brother Antonio Prevedello (Emmalisa Tramet); Kathy Bieman (predeceased), his sister and brother-in-law, Ann Jackson (Denis Ho), Dorothy Jackson, George Jackson, and the many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Franco Prevedello built an extraordinary career as an entrepreneur whose interests extended across hospitality, fashion, and property development that spanned more than six decades. Having graduated from hotel school in Stresa, Italy, working in Germany and on cruise ships he arrived in Toronto in 1965 and began his career working in hotels. He worked at the Ontario Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal where he met his wife Barbara, before returning to Ontario. Settling in Toronto to raise a family, he held positions at such notable establishments as Holiday Inn, Westbury Hotel, Skyline Hotel, Hyatt, La Scala, Winston's.

Franco went on to become one of Toronto's most influential restaurateurs, owning and operating more than 12 restaurants throughout his career. His restaurants included Quo Vadis, Biffi, Pronto, Bindi, Ontario Pavilion at Expo 86, Centro, Splendido, Terra, Acrobat, Acqua, Nota Bene, Carbon Bar. He was recognized for introducing fresh and innovative concepts to Toronto's dining scene, with a particular emphasis on exceptional food, wine, design and hospitality. Centro Bar and Grill, which opened in 1987 became his signature achievement and a landmark Toronto restaurant. He was also a pioneer in bringing Italian wines to Canada, eventually establishing his own wine agency, Prevedello & Mathews.

Beyond the restaurants he created, Franco's greatest professional legacy was the many people he mentored and helped establish in the hospitality industry and beyond. He recognized young talent, gave chefs and restaurateurs opportunities to grow, and supported many who went on to successful careers of their own. Along with his wife Barbara, he helped to establish Second Harvest, Toronto's first food-rescue organization, which continues to make a significant contribution to the community. Franco's remarkable career, entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to hospitality and generosity toward those he worked with earned him widespread admiration throughout the Canadian restaurant industry, culminating in his receiving the 2024 Rosanna Caira Lifetime Achievement Award.

In later years, Franco fulfilled a lifelong dream by becoming a winemaker, launching his own Prosecco label from his hometown, Asolo, Italy. Produced in partnership with his nephew, the wine became a passion.

Franco's entrepreneurial interests eventually extended into the world of property development, where his longstanding passion for construction, architecture and design found a natural home. He became a principal of Diamante Development Corporation, working alongside Julie DiLorenzo and Paolo Palamara on luxury condominium projects. His involvement in development allowed him to bring together the same creativity, vision and attention to detail that had characterized his approach to restaurants, while creating lasting spaces within the city he had helped shape.

His passions and family remained an important part of his life until his final days. Perhaps his most enduring legacy lives on in his daughters, Bobbie and Kate, whose lives are shaped by his guidance and love.

A visitation will be held at Humphrey Funeral Home A.W. Miles Newbigging Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue, Toronto (south of Davisville) on Tuesday, October 13th from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. A funeral will be held at Blessed Sacrament Church, 24 Cheritan Avenue, Toronto on Wednesday, October 14th at 2:00 p.m.

A Celebration of Franco's Life will be held at a later date of which has yet to be determined.

The family wishes to say thank you to the caring staff at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Parkinson Canada, 4211 Yonge Street. Ste 316, Toronto, ON M2P 2A9, 1-888-664-1972, www.donate.parkinson.ca, Condolences may be forwarded to www.humphreymiles.com.

Humphrey Funeral Home AW.Miles-Neubigging Chapel 416-487-4523

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JOHN PHILLIP STEVENSON 1949 – 2026

Sadly, John died peacefully on October 1, 2026. He is survived by his wife, Linda (nee Thomasson); his daughters, Julia and Philippa (Pippa); son-in-law, Kari; his brother, Andy, and sister-in-law, Francine; as well as brother- and sister-in-law, Clive Thomasson and Debbie Zwicker; and nephew, Simon Thomasson. His Thomasson family in Australia: Andrew, Amanda, Freya and family, Sian, Ella, and Georgia also mourn his loss.

A private family burial has taken place at Toronto Necropolis. A memorial celebration, "Memories and Music," will the place on Friday, October 23rd, from 2-4 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre, Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Instead of flowers, a donation to The 519 Church Street in aid of trans youth, or to a charity of your choice, would be appreciated.

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NANCY CATHERINE RODGER September 11, 1935 – September 22, 2026

Nancy Catherine Rodger (nee Bowen) died peacefully in Oakville, Ontario, on September 22, 2026, at the age of 91, surrounded by her children and granddaughter. A devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Nancy was also a nurse whose care for others reached far beyond her work.

Born on September 11, 1935, in Goderich, Ontario, Nancy was the eldest of three children of the late Dr. Richard "Dick" Bowen and Margaret "Marg" Bowen (nee Goodwin). Nancy grew up in London, Ontario, with her brother, John Bowen, and sister, Susan Sanderson. Nancy was predeceased by her parents; her siblings, John Bowen (Carole Bowen) of Komoka, Ontario (1940-2024) and Susan Sanderson (late Don Sanderson) of Leamington, Ontario (1938 - 2021); and her husband, William "Bill" Rodger (1925 - 1989).

Nancy was a Registered Nurse, receiving her Bachelor of Science at University of Western Ontario and completing her clinical nurse training at Hamilton General Hospital in 1955 where she met William "Bill" Rodger, a dashing, young army officer with whom she shared a birthday. Nursing became a lifelong calling and the source of enduring friendships. Bill and Nancy married on October 11, 1957, and raised three children: Michael Rodger (Alex Jenkins), Carol Jorgensen (Jeff Jorgensen) and Janet Rodger (Mike Ride).

Nancy will be lovingly remembered and missed by her grandchildren Meghan Maclsaac (Ben Maclsaac) of Oakville, Ontario, Madison Ride of Toronto, Ontario, Victoria Rodger of Kitchener, Ontario; her great-grandchildren Elliotte, Lachlan and Maeve Maclsaac, and Stacy Rodger; and by many cherished nieces and nephews.

After the birth of their first child, Michael, Nancy and Bill moved to Galt (Cambridge) where Bill started his medical practice. While raising their family in Galt, Nancy worked in Bill's office for several years and was very active socially and supporting to local causes including the Canadian Cancer Society, Kiwanis and the Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Nancy was a keen participant and often avid host at bridge club, curling, dinner parties, the Highland Fusiliers Officers' Armory. A reluctant skier, Nancy was introduced to skiing by her husband, who loved skiing and was a Charter Member of Beaver Valley Ski Club. Like so many of her endeavors, Nancy embraced all aspects of the sport, which of course included the social and fashion aspects and especially skiing with her family.

After a short hiatus from working outside the home, to manage the home and family, Nancy returned to work full-time in a range of health care roles, specializing in elderly and geriatric care, specifically as Director of Nursing at Tyndall Retirement and Nursing Home in Mississauga and later as a Public Health nurse in Toronto. After moving to Collingwood, Nancy taught clinical nursing at Georgian College before retiring. Retirement did little to quiet her instinct to help; friends and family continued to turn to Nancy for guidance navigating Ontario's health care system and for her determined advocacy on their behalf.

In Collingwood, Nancy lived in Cranberry Village where she built an active social community, she renewed old friendships and made new ones through Probus, book club and cinema club, while continuing to volunteer and share her medical and geriatric care expertise. She brought people together with generosity, high standards and a keen sense of occasion. She was a loyal friend who made time for others and could be counted on when help was needed.

Outside of her family and nursing, Nancy's other passion was her Shadow Lake cottage where she went every year from her teens until her death. Shadow Lake was in Nancy's blood, and she was rejuvenated annually when she was able to spend time at Shadow, which provided a lasting connection to family and friends.

Nancy's family and friends will remember her gracious style, elegance and desire to help others. While Nancy was never short of opinions, they came from her heart and she was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and gave her love, care and time freely to so many, especially to the people she loved. Nancy was a true and loyal friend...insisting on excellence and proper manners...she went out of her way to help, sacrificing her time and well-being for others.

To honour Nancy's wishes, cremation has taken place, and a memorial service and celebration of Nancy's life will be held on October 29, 2026, from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. at Rosedale United Church (159 Glen Road, Toronto).

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Summit Wellness Centre in Coboconk, Ontario through: i) Online via Canada Helps; ii) By mail to Summit Wellness Centre, PO Box 177, Coboconk, Ontario KoM-1Ko; or iii) Email Jennifer Wilson at jwilson@coboconknorland.ca.

RICHARD ANDREW SEARY 1948 – 2026

Richard Andrew Seary, F.R.C.P. (C.), died September 25, 2026, at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto. Left to mourn are his children, Judith, Elizabeth (Bill Binsfeld), and Alison (Josh Kershaw); his grandchildren, Sue, Mallory, Duncan, and Beatrix; his brother, Peter (Fiona Smaill); his nieces and nephews, Catherine, Caroline, Christopher, Heather, Nicholas, and Jonathan; and his close friend, Lynne Pascoe. He was predeceased by his wife, Susan King; and his brother, John. Son of E. Ronald and Gwen Seary, Richard was born in Grahamstown, South Africa. He spent some of his early childhood in Baghdad, Iraq, and then in 1954, the family moved to St. John's, Newfoundland, when his father was appointed head of the Faculty of English at Memorial University.

Richard attended Memorial University of Newfoundland for both his Bachelor of Arts and Medical studies, graduating in 1976. He completed a rotating internship in Newfoundland and served as a Captain in the Navy serving on HMCS Cormorant after training as a diving medical officer, in Nova Scotia. He continued his studies at the University of Toronto, specializing in Anaesthesiology and graduating in 1984. Richard was a well-respected and earnest physician who practiced at Doctor's Hospital, and later at Mount Sinai Hospital, in Toronto.

Richard was an avid sailor who loved spending time on his boat, Sunny, and had a deep knowledge of computers and a genuine fascination with how things worked. He had a lifelong love of dogs, music, film, and motorcycles. Curious and friendly, Richard enjoyed conversation and had a natural ability to connect with people. He was always ready to offer his assistance to others. He will be fondly remembered by his family, friends, and colleagues.

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PAT SERVICE February 4, 1941 – September 10, 2026

Pat Service (Patricia Olive Nelson), known throughout Canada as one of its finest landscape painters, died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Vancouver on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the age of 85. Pat was a loving wife, a proud parent, a deeply devoted grandmother, and a loyal, lifelong friend to many. She lived a life full of colour, curiosity, and deep love for her family.

Pat was born in 1941 in Port Alberni to Andrew Service and Agnes Wallace, growing up alongside her siblings, Sheila and Greer. For a young Patricia, the rough wilderness of the west coast was deeply formative. Reflecting later on her childhood spent in those landscapes she noted:

"Living close to nature for the first 12 years of my life indelibly imprinted on me an identity with trees, fields, creeks, lakes, dirt, rocks, the sun, the sky, gardens, plants, flowers, roads, and so on. Every time I start a new painting, I am attempting to honour and seal that connection."

Soon after, Pat moved to Victoria and attended Victoria High School. It was in these halls that she met her husband of 62 years, David Nelson. Captivated by his intellect, warmth, and determination to see the world, they moved to Vancouver, where they attended the University of British Columbia and married not long afterward. While David studied commerce before joining Canada's diplomatic corps, Pat earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and began pursuing her innate desire to create. Her artistic journey truly opened up when David's first diplomatic posting took them to Scotland. While taking evening classes at the historic Glasgow School of Art, Pat discovered the lifelong joy of holding a paintbrush and knew definitively that she wanted to spend her life making art.

Upon returning to Canada from a second diplomatic posting in Venezuela, Pat painted full-time from her Vancouver studio for more than five decades. Balancing a full-time studio practice with motherhood, she raised her children, Cameron and Greer, in homes where art and life ran together. It was a common sight to see her cooking dinner for her family, still covered in the day's paint.

She honed her signature style alongside master colourists at prestigious international programs, including the Triangle Artists' Workshop in New York and Saskatchewan's renowned Emma Lake Professional Artist Workshops, where she spent eleven formative summers. Surrounded by a vibrant community of abstract painters, Pat fundamentally transformed her approach, replacing traditional landscapes with a liberated, expressive mastery of form and colour.

This lifelong dedication resulted in a remarkably prolific career. Pat's lyrical interpretations of the natural world earned her global recognition, featuring in over 45 solo exhibitions and dozens of curated group shows across North America, Britain, Taiwan, and East Asia. Her paintings were showcased in notable venues such as the Wade Gallery in Los Angeles and were chosen for esteemed selections like 'Clement Greenberg: A Critic's Collection'. Today, her artistic legacy lives on in more than 70 public, corporate, and museum collections, as well as countless private collections worldwide.

Yet, Pat's true triumph was not just where she exhibited, but how she evolved as a painter and as a person. In her journey, she moved toward absolute freedom, letting go of rigid forms to embrace the true essence of her subjects. This evolution of form was mirrored in her palette, which grew richer and more luminous over time, reflecting the way she watched the light shift during afternoons at Emma Lake, where bright days dissolved into dusky evenings. Just as her colours intensified and her painting was distilled to its most important elements, Pat's connections with her family—especially her grandchildren, Karyn, Georgia and Oliver—also grew deeper with each passing year.

In her quiet, gentle, but insistent way, she asked interesting questions and listened intently, making what she learned part of how she knew you. Pat possessed the rare gift of making you feel completely understood. Everyone who loved her remembers how she could gently pull a story from you when you least expected it, finding that one telling detail to make it come alive—just like a single stroke of paint on a canvas. She practiced this deliberate presence in every relationship, intentionally cultivating in her grandchildren her own sense of calm, care, and concern for the world.

For the many people fortunate to have Pat's works hanging in their homes, offices, and studios, the way she saw the Canadian landscape permanently altered how they saw it, too. She once noted that an artist must "...always seek a new way of seeing what I have seen before." As we grieve, we must now learn a new way of seeing her. We see her now in the landscapes she painted, and in the changing of the light. We remember the northern lakes she loved. We remember her watching the water shifting from the bright white and turquoise of midday into night's blues and violets. And so, as evening comes, the light shifts and Pat is at peace.

Celebration of Life

A public celebration of Pat's life will be held on November 30th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Polygon Gallery (101 Carrie Cates Ct., North Vancouver). In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to Autism B.C. at www.autismbc.ca

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JAMES R. TAYLOR 1940 – 2026 Landscape Architect and Educator

James R. Taylor, landscape architect, educator, author, and mentor whose work helped shape the profession in Canada and abroad died peacefully in Guelph, Ontario, in the company of family and friends following three years of treatment for multiple myeloma.

Born June 19, 1940, in Grinnell, Iowa, to Gilbert Taylor and Mary Waldbusser, Jim valued his early years growing up on a farm near Kellogg, Iowa. His first schooling was in a one-room schoolhouse, where, as the oldest and tallest student, he became known as "Tex." Jim learned to play the accordion and for several years entertained families in the area at the Grange. As a teenager, his comic book collection included issues of "Mr. Attorney" and he often expressed his early interest in having a big desk with lots of telephones.

Jim also developed an early appreciation for architecture and design. He had a lifelong affection for "going to the bank," inspired by Louis Sullivan's Merchants National Bank in Grinnell. It was there that he deposited the earnings from raising Duroc hogs, helping to finance his university education.

Jim began his professional education in landscape architecture at Iowa State University and continued with graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. There he studied under Thomas Church, Garrett Eckbo, Robert Royston, and Lawrence Halprin, four of the leading figures in the modern movement in landscape architecture. Following graduation, Jim worked with Royston, Hanamoto, Mayes and Beck, one of California's leading landscape architecture firms during the 1960s.

In 1967, eager for new challenges, Jim joined his Berkeley classmate Cameron Man in Winnipeg. Together they eventually formed the multidisciplinary firm Man Taylor Muret & Urquhart. Their early work included large-scale planning, urban design, and environmental planning projects throughout western Canada and the North.

Seeking to build on their early success, Jim and his partners established the Lombard North Group, with offices across Western Canada. The firm undertook significant projects, including Calgary's Fish Creek Provincial Park, Canada's first urban provincial park, and Cypress Hills Provincial Park. They also prepared environmental impact assessments for the Northern Mackenzie Highway and the Northern Gas Pipeline. By the mid-1970s, their multidisciplinary team included biologists, ecologists, and geographers, as well as planners, engineers, and landscape architects — an approach that reflected Jim's belief in the value of bringing diverse disciplines together in planning and design.

Jim joined the faculty of landscape architecture at the University of Guelph in 1984, where he taught design and environmental planning and advised numerous graduate students. He served as Director of the School of Landscape Architecture from 1993 to 1999. At the University, he contributed to planning for the Arboretum, Cruikston Park Farm, and several campus master plans. He was made Professor Emeritus upon retiring in 2005. His textbook, The Practice of Landscape Architecture in Canada, now in its third edition, has become widely used by students and practitioners.

Jim remained active in the profession throughout his career. He served as President of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and as Vice President of the International Federation of Landscape Architects. He was instrumental in developing and delivering capacity-building programs in Africa and Latin America, work for which he received the President's Medal from the American Society of Landscape Architects. He was made a Fellow of the CSLA, ASLA, and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. In 1992, he received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in recognition of his significant contributions to landscape architecture, education and his community.

Jim met his wife, Cecelia Paine, through their shared professional interests, fostered by their common Midwest farm backgrounds. For more than 35 years, they travelled together regularly to conferences, where they presented academic papers and conducted workshops or simply enjoyed experiencing new landscapes. Jim particularly enjoyed collecting conference delegate name tags from his travels abroad — a small reminder of the many people and places that became part of his professional life.

At home, Jim relaxed by watching golf, football, basketball and curling. Nothing was more important in the spring than March Madness, or in the fall than his beloved Iowa State University football team, the Cyclones.

Community and landscape remained central to Jim's life. He served as President of Trees for Guelph for 25 years and enjoyed Saturdays spent planting trees with community groups. After he and Cecelia purchased Smoky Creek Farm, Jim became involved with several North Wellington Township committees. The farm also provided a place for family life, where his son Zachary and grandson Sam joined them for weekend projects and snow-shooing, cross-country skiing, corn hole, and croquet.

Jim was preceded in death by his sister, Jan (Andy Webb). He is survived by his devoted wife, Cecelia; his beloved son, Zachary (Jenny Hall), and cherished grandson, Sam, of London, Ontario; his brother, John (Barbara) Taylor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and the many nieces and nephews in the Taylor family. He is also fondly remembered by Cecelia's family, especially Jeannea, his adopted sister.

FUNERAL SERVICES

ALSOP, James William Celebration of Life Sunday, October 18th 2-4 p.m.

BIRCH, Dr. Jill Service Saturday, October 17th, 11 a.m.

CAPE, Sylvia Esther de Heinrich Service Saturday, 10 a.m. Rosedale United Church

EISLER, Philip Service Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Leaside United Church

FORTIER, Jeremy Celebration of Life Sunday, October 25th, 1-4 p.m.

HELBRONNER, Elizabeth Visitation Wednesday, October 13th, 4-7 p.m. The Dunfield Residence

PREVEDELLO, Francesco "Franco" Funeral Mass Wednesday, October 14th, 2 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Church

SCACE, Andrew Guild Service Friday, October 16th, 1 p.m. St. Cuthbert's Church

TORY, Elizabeth "Liz" Service was held Friday

WILSON, Joyce Follett Celebration of Life Saturday, November 14th, 2-4 p.m.

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JOHN "JACK" VICQ FCA August 17, 1939 September 30, 2026

John "Jack" Gerald Vicq, FCA, Professor Emeritus University of Saskatchewan – husband, father, grandfather, brother, educator, volunteer – passed away peacefully, on September 30, 2026, at the age of 87. Jack was born in Regina on August 17, 1939, to Norman and Berta (Aldcorn) Vicq. Jack is survived by his wife of 59 years, Sylvia; daughter, Trina (Jim); son, John (Lindi); grandsons, Jack and Duncan Vicq; sister, Betty Tompkins; brother-in-law, Gordon Plaxton; Sylvia's siblings; numerous nieces and nephews; and grand-dogs, Maggie, Alfie and Arlo. He was predeceased by his sister, Nan Plaxton, in 2018; and brother-in-law, Bill Tompkins in 2001.

Jack was an educator at the University of Saskatchewan where he taught classes in fiscal policy, tax compliance and accounting and was involved in the College of Commerce's executive education programs. Additionally, he worked at various times for the federal, provincial and municipal governments in those areas. Jack had a special interest in the organization of international educational opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students. Along with his U of S colleagues, Jack also made significant contributions to business education programs for Indigenous students.

Much of his volunteer time was spent with colleagues and students, helping seniors navigate The Income Tax Act. In some seniors' residences, tax preparation became a spectator sport!

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His work and volunteer activity relied on the training and education he received from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). These activities resulted in Jack receiving the FCA designation in 1997 and being inducted into the Canadian Accounting Hall of Fame in 2025.

Jack especially enjoyed his time at Waskesiu, enthusiastically enjoying rum and fine wine (sometimes from a box!) with a meal or around a campfire, with family and friends.

Jack had a keen interest in cars – especially his roadsters and EVs. About every two years, he would get the “wants” for a new vehicle, and he would tell Sylvia that a new wardrobe just wouldn’t satisfy them. He was convinced there is a room named after him at a car dealership in Saskatoon.

At Jack's request, there will be no funeral service. If you wish to commemorate his life, please consider a donation to Diabetes Canada or the Companion Animal Health Fund, Western College of Veterinarian Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.

To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.speersfuneralchapel.com.

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Sutter brings ranch wisdom to hockey memoir

Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter raises the Stanley Cup after the Kings beat the New York Rangers in the 2014 Stanley Cup final. JAE C. HONG/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two-time Stanley Cup winner puts pen to paper to discuss his life in the NHL

DONNA SPENCER

Only a specific set of circumstances would get Darryl Sutter off the family ranch and behind an NHL bench or into an owner's box again.

He's a walking NHL textbook after 45 years in the league as a player, coach, general manager and adviser, with two Stanley Cup titles under his belt buckle as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings.

The 68-year-old from Viking, Alta., has chronicled his life, his work and his beliefs in The Code of the West: Lessons from the Ranch and the Rink.

The 260-page book, to be released Tuesday by Penguin Random House Canada, is told in Sutter's conversational style to writer Justin Bourne. Sutter also narrated the audiobook version.

It covers a lot of hockey and life ground efficiently in keeping with Sutter's mantra of “Talk less and say more.”

“It’s a good story, and there’s some good lessons in it and good advice, and that’s what’s important,” Sutter said in an interview.

A 32-team league with expansion on the horizon keeps alive the possibility that Sutter's NHL story isn't over.

“That’s a question that gets asked a lot,” he said.

A team that's tracking to win a Stanley Cup and one that Sutter feels an emotional connection to are prerequisites for his return. But family considerations drive his decisions because his 33-year-old son Chris has Down syndrome.

"The only way I'd ever go anywhere again is if it worked for Chris," Sutter said. "The places I coached, I love those places. I went to Calgary twice, California, I mean Northern California, Southern California, and I basically grew up in Chicago, so those places are more special to me than anywhere else.

“Once you’ve won championships, that’s all that matters. It’s not ‘I need an NHL job, or I want to be in the NHL.’ It’s strictly if that team I believe has a chance at winning a championship, and there was interest, I’d still be interested for sure.”

Meanwhile, there's combining to do and horses to halter break on the Sutter family's 3,300-acre spread northeast of Viking. Sutter says he still gets phone calls from coaches and players asking his opinion on last night's NHL games.

He was an adviser to the Anaheim Ducks' coaching staff from 2019 to 2021 before returning to the Calgary Flames to coach until 2023.

A mentorship role is still in Sutter's wheelhouse. He questions why there aren't more coaching advisers in the NHL.

“I don’t understand how the NHL with 32 teams … how the coaching staffs do not have that type of person with them to bounce stuff off or to help them or watch games and give them different [feedback],” Sutter said.

"There's probably 20 coaches with very limited playoff experience. That's where you find out what kind of coach you are.

“Maybe as the league gets bigger, maybe there is more room for that. When you’ve got a \$102-million-dollar, or whatever it is now, salary cap and you’re dividing that between 23 guys, I would think that the coaching staffs would definitely be better if they had some of that going on with them.”

The story of the six Sutter brothers who all played and went on to work in the NHL is well-told hockey lore and the subject of a 1990 book, Six Shooters.

The barn hayloft where they played hockey every spare second they had after chores also gets its due in Sutter's book.

But he drills more into how ranch work shaped his life and hockey philosophy. Thus the title Code of the West.

“That was really important,” Sutter said. “With everything that’s going on in the world now, and you don’t want to make it bigger than it is, but the western way of life has really attracted a lot of publicity, you’d say, in the last few years.

"The rural way of life, the ranch way of life, the connection to the land way of a life, that's why the name of the book was important. The Code of the West wasn't something that was just pulled out of a hat. It's something that, quite honestly, if you can live by those standards, then you're doing all right."

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Around the NHL

SENATORS FORWARD EKLUND OUT WITH ANKLE INJURY

Ottawa Senators forward William Eklund will be out for an “extended” period of time with an ankle injury, head coach Travis Green said Friday.

Eklund left Ottawa's 2-1 win over visiting Philadelphia on Thursday night after taking a hit from defenceman Simon Benoit. The 23-year-old Swede has a goal and an assist in four games so far this season.

Green did not have a specific timeline for Eklund's return, but said he expects the forward back this season and doesn't think he needs surgery. "We don't really talk about the guys who are out," Green said. "We worry about our own game. The guys who are playing. I think we're more than capable of winning games if we've got some players injured. We've done it before. It's as simple as that."

Green added that injured defencemen Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub should rejoin the team “in the next few days.”

Ottawa returns to action Saturday night against the visiting Nashville Predators. THE CANADIAN PRESS

JETS DEFENDER MORRISSEY DAY-TO-DAY WITH UBI

Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Head coach Scott Arniel says the Canadian Olympian was feeling better Friday but did not take part in the team's morning skate. Morrissey was injured in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Colorado when he missed a body-check and crashed into the glass in the opening period. He was seen holding his right hand as he left the ice and returned briefly in the second period before leaving the game for good. The 31-year-old has three assists in four games this season after recording 55 points in 77 games last season.

Arniel said the Jets could afford to be cautious with Morrissey, with the team off until Tuesday following Friday's game against Anaheim.

"We're not going to have anyone to replicate how much he plays and all the offensive situations that he's in," Arniel said. "But the other night we went [with five defencemen], and I thought they did a fantastic job." THE CANADIAN PRESS

CANADIENS DEAL STRUBLE TO PREDATORS

Defenceman Jayden Struble is heading to Nashville after the

Montreal Canadiens and Predators completed a trade Friday. The Canadiens receive a second-round pick from the Predators in the 2027 NHL draft.

The 25-year-old Struble, from Cumberland, R.I., played 174 games for the Canadiens and registered seven goals and 28 assists. He also acquired 167 penalty minutes over four seasons with Montreal. He was selected in the second round (46th overall) by the Canadiens in the 2019 draft.

Struble had signed a two-year, US\$2,825,000 contract extension (US\$1,412,500 AAV) with Montreal through the 2026-27 season after avoiding arbitration. He was caught in a crowded left-side Montreal blue line and became the subject of trade speculation earlier this season. THE CANADIAN PRESS

HABS' MONTEMBEAULT OUT '10 TO 14 DAYS'

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault will be out “10 to 14 days” with an undisclosed injury, coach Martin St. Louis said Friday. Montembeault appeared to injure his right leg or right groin in practice on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old from Bcan-cour, Que., had been expected to make his first start of the season Thursday night when the Canadiens hosted the Nashville Predators. Instead, the Canadiens called up Jacob Fowler from the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League and gave him the start. He allowed three goals on 18 shots in a 5-2 loss.

Goaltending has been a problem for Montreal early this season. Starter Jakub Dobes, who was excellent in the Canadiens' run to the Eastern Conference final last season, has a 1-1-1 record, 4.43 goals-against average and .857 save percentage to start 2026-27.

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PANTHERS SAY MARCHAND NEEDS SIX WEEKS BEFORE HE CAN RESUME PLAY

SUNRISE, FLA. Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand will need six weeks to recover from his left leg injury and should be able to resume play with the Panthers some time in November, coach Paul Maurice confirmed Friday. That comes on the heels of forward Aleksander Barkov being expected to need a similar timetable before he can play again, also because of a left leg injury. Losing two stars isn't good. But Maurice sees the silver lining. "Nobody said 'months' yet," Maurice said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Millson: Even in retirement, he never stopped following sports or writing about them

chase about what made Larry such a good journalist.

“Larry had the best bull detector of anyone I worked with or met in my 40 years in the busi-

FROM B15

My favourite opening paragraph, from a story he filed from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics:

"The chant goes up from venue to venue at these Olympic Games. ‘U.S, eh, U.S., eh.’ Here we are coming into the last weekend of the Olympics, eh, and there are all these Americans still trying to sound like Canadians."

Larry's peripatetic job would often take him away from his family for weeks at a time. It took a toll. "It's like we had two separate lives then," Diane said. "He was driven. Single-minded in terms of his profession."

He had his quirks. Typed with two fingers. Never had a driver's licence. Briefly co-owned a standardbred race horse. Timed the national anthem at baseball games. Followed the Cleveland Browns. Loved the rock bands U2 and AC/DC and, at the other end of the music spectrum, bluegrass/country singer-songwriter Mickey Clark.

After 37 years with The Globe, Larry retired from the paper in 2009. But he kept chronicling To-

ronto teams, especially the Blue Jays, which he covered for more than 30 years. In an Instagram/X post, the club said, "Larry remained a familiar and welcome presence in the Rogers Centre press box, continuing to share his love of baseball through his writing, his stories and the friendships he built through the game." The posting generated more than 10,000 likes.

Former Toronto Star sports columnist Dave Perkins, who knew Larry for 53 years, cut to the

Larry had the best bull detector of

anyone I worked with or met in my 40 years in the business

newspapering. In his horse racing days, the Ontario Jockey Club routinely would pee in your ear and tell you it was raining. Millson would happily give the better weather report.

DAVE PERKINS FORMER TORONTO STAR SPORTS COLUMNIST

complicated signments.

ness of Toronto newspapering. In his horse racing days, the Ontario Jockey Club routinely would pee in your ear and tell you it was raining. Millson would happily give the better weather report. You couldn't fool him. And many tried. He knew how to sort the vital bits from the decoration."

Dave and Larry were competitors, but also friends. “Over the years we travelled and laughed together through hundreds, maybe thousands of games. Real good journalist. Better guy.”

Larry's only hobby was sports, writing about them, watching them, talking about them. He could keep fellow journalists entranced for hours with his tales of sporting events he'd covered and characters he'd met through the years.

“Larry was one of a kind. He lived sports,” said Joan Astley, the sports department’s longtime executive assistant, who worked for years with Larry on travel arrangements for his as-

He never stopped working. He had two writing assignments due Friday (Oct. 9) for Core Sports, a Toronto-based sports publishing company. It was the first deadline Mr. Millson ever missed.

Kelly: Matthews had three seasons before the Leafs were relevant, McKenna has none

Where Matthews and Nylander are old soldiers who remind everyone of terrible defeats,

FROM B15

McKenna is virgin content soil. Asking Rogers to let McKenna work anonymously on his craft for a couple of years is like asking a shark to go vegan. If there's value to be surfaced from him, they'll frack it up if they have to.

I have memorized that ‘Rogers Guy’ ad he does with Michael Cera. I didn’t want to, but it’s in such heavy rotation that it’s been Manchurian Candidate’d it into my brain.

What is it with Canada and all forms of television? We've been watching it just as long as everyone else on Earth. Why does our version still look so janky?

Go to a game, and McKenna's name is on the back of more fan jerseys than any other player save Matthews. And based off opening night, I'd call that a draw.

Matthews didn't fold under this sort of pressure, but Matthews is American. It makes a difference.

McKenna is under a double expectation – save the Leafs, inherit Team Canada.

Had Toronto been smart about this, they'd have done more than bubble

wrap McKenna.

They've have vaulted him. Not on the ice, but off it. All questions about him

would have been slapped back with

some version of, 'He's an apprentice. All he needs to do is

learn.' Better still, don't talk about him at all.

Another big difference – the team Matthews

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JOANNE LIU Solidarity is the only way to protect the world ■ 08

CAROL OFF The reimagining of Canada is now in progress ■ 09

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Friends in need

Unless a core group of allies finds a way to hang together, they will surely hang separately – the easy prey of the world's superpower bullies. That's why liberal democracies must embrace the concept of friendshoring, writes Chrystia Freeland

OPINION

Chrystia Freeland is Canada's former Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Minister of Finance. She is the author of numerous books, most recently Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Other Complicated People, from which the following essay has been adapted.

Globalization's fans argue that populist movements of the left and the right use global trade as a whipping boy for the other big challenge liberal democracies confront, and one which is a lot

G al democracies confront, and one which is a lot harder to address: how to enjoy the economic growth that capitalism delivers while also distributing the fruits of that growth beyond the 1 per cent. How can you encourage innovation while also ensuring that what they create delivers widely shared prosperity?

It is certainly a lot easier to blame globalization – which can serve as fancy shorthand for foreigners – for the stagnation of middle-class wages than to propose a credible way to both grow and share. But peak globalization itself was flawed. It is one of the reasons the Western world has begun to find it so hard to deliver inclusive prosperity. And therefore one of the reasons liberal democracy is so politically fragile in the countries that created it.

That's why it's important to acknowledge the faults of peak globalization, and to propose a way to address them. Friendshoring is an outline of how we might do that.

It is about more than just fixing what was broken. Friendshoring is also a proposal for how, in the 21st century, we can thrive – for how, in an utterly changed geopolitical landscape, we can enjoy the prosperity and the peace which the post–Second World War generation recognized could best be delivered by an economic and military alliance among the world's democracies.

Ideally, friendshoring could offer something better than the postwar Pax Americana it should replace. President Donald Trump's hostility toward America's long-time partners and his coziness with dictators has harmed us all. But one consequence of the extreme unreliability of our erstwhile boyfriend has been that the rest of us have been raising our game. As a result, friendshoring has the potential to become more of a genuine partnership – in which everyone pulls her weight, and everyone has a say – than the imbalanced alliance that preceded it.

This essay is a compass and a destination, not a road map or a blueprint. It makes a case for where we should be headed, but it doesn't lay out exactly how we should get there. That's for two reasons.

First, having actually done trade deals, with complicated partners, I know that both Tim Geithner and Mike Tyson are smart. Mr. Geithner, as secretary of the treasury during the 2008 global financial crisis, asserted that plan beats no plan. And Mr. Tyson knew that everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth.

We need a plan for friendshoring. We also need to recognize that we will get hit in the mouth, which is why the final plan can only be fully elaborated in meetings between leaders, representing voters, and in the international accords those many meetings will produce.

At least at first, friendshoring will be a piecemeal set of plurilateral, overlapping agreements, touching different issues, with varying members and a complicated geometry. Friendshoring will be about a network of bilateral and plurilateral trade deals. Friendshoring will be about a tax agreement between a core group of countries. Friendshoring will be a plurilateral supply-chain pact. Friendshoring will need dispute settlement and enforcement provisions.

All of that builds on agreements we already have and know how to negotiate. These are deals about how willing parties treat each other. ■ FREELAND, O5

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and France's President Emmanuel Macron embrace on the island of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France, on Sept. 20. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: THE GLOBE AND MAIL. SOURCE PHOTO: REUTERS

OUTPOST OF EMPIRE

Canada is remodelling itself as the entirety of Africa during the colonial period, writes Richard Poplak. The risks, it should go without saying, are gargantuan

OPINION

Richard Poplak is a Canadian journalist and filmmaker based in Johannesburg and Toronto. He writes the newsletter Ballast.

Empires die slow. They also die hard. History provides only garish examples - nowhere in the literature is a salve to be found. As with people, every empire dies in its own way. Regardless of how detailed the prognostications may be, the outcome adheres only to chaos theory. On this occasion, in our own era, the results are largely buffoonish, which likely comes as cold comfort those cowering from the bombs. But every empire gets the death it deserves, and there's nothing anyone can do about it one way or another.

What precedes death is violent senescence, and with it the beginnings of a vacuum. Nature abhors such phenomena, so the opening lasts for an infinitesimally small amount of time before something else fills it. Hardly surprising, but in empire's outposts, no one mourns the passing of imperial diktat, regardless of how loose or benevolent the terms once were. As the giant teeters and totters, new aspirants enter the market, and bold nationalistic assertions are made. Former supplicants are suddenly full of indignant voice and hurt feelings. What was previously buried under strict politesse is now subject to righteous fury.

Which is exactly the point at which everyone starts speaking about pipelines.

Indeed, as Canada matches the revolution in the United States with a revolution of its own, the news comes at us fast. If it doesn't concern the AI WILL KILL US ALL headlines, it's about Carneyism – an emerging doctrine that reformulates Canada as an outpost of everyone's empire. Need oil? We have it. Need potash? There's loads. Desire LNG? Step right up.

The commodities entrepôt model has been tried before - most famously at the barrel of a gun during the colonial period - but it must be said that this time it feels fresh. That's probably because it's dressed up in an investment banker's bespoke suit, and speaks fluent consultant-ese.

But what Mark Carney, his backers and advisers are proposing is shockingly revanchist: the planet's hewers of wood and drawers of water will... hew wood and draw water. In order to access new markets for all the stuff Canada will dig up, three things need to happen. First, a vast country needs to be criss-crossed with new infrastructure. Next, someone has to pay for it. Then, new markets need to be rendered tame by a reformulated customer service program.

In this, pipelines are both the Canadian id and ego – the spiritual ligature that binds the country. That it often feels like we have more proposed pipelines than actual pipelines nudges the idea of pipelines into conceptual territory – like Schrödinger's cat, they both exist and don't exist.

But their very suggestion tells the whole story – what we have must be shipped to those who want it, even though we can't be sure they'll need it when we're ready to ship it.

In short, Canada is remodelling itself as the entirety of Africa during the colonial period. The risks, it should go without saying, are gargantuan. What will hold the whole mess together is, apparently, the pipelines. ■ CANADA, 04

The Alberta referendum is a pointless, futile stunt, just like the last one

The will of the people of one province is not an obligation on everyone else

ANDREW COYNE

OPINION

This is not the first time Albertans have been asked to vote on matters outside their jurisdiction. Five years ago, under United Conservative Party premier Jason Kenney, the province asked its citizens whether Section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 – the one committing the government of Canada to the “principle” of equalization payments – should be removed from the Constitution.

The question was rooted in the belief, widespread within the province, that Alberta has a special grievance with equalization – that Alberta “pays into” the program other provinces draw out of. It’s nonsense, of course – equalization is not a revenue-sharing program among the provinces, but a federal program, paid for by federal taxpayers.

Albertans pay a disproportionate share of the cost of equalization for the same reason they pay a disproportionate share of the cost of any federal program: because they have a disproportionate number of the country's rich people. The same complaint, of paying more in taxes than they receive in benefits, could be made by any relatively rich part of the country. It has nothing to do with discrimination – Albertans pay exactly the same rates of federal tax as people in other provinces – and everything to do with the progressive income tax system.

Equalization is in need of reform for many reasons – it's a mess of a program that is no longer even much about equalization – but among them is not its supposed unfairness to Alberta.

Nevertheless it is an article of faith for many Albertans that equalization is a plot against the province. And with the instrument of the referendum, they were told, Alberta had the rest of Canada over a barrel. Hadn't the Supreme Court ruled, in the 1998 Secession Reference, that a referendum on constitutional change – any change, not just secession; in any province, not just Quebec – implied a constitutional “duty to negotiate” on the part of the rest of Canada?

Mr. Kenney was explicit on the point: the ruling was not just about Quebec, he told the provincial legislature, but “of general application across the federation.” Provided there were a “clear majority” on a “clear question,” in the Supreme Court’s famous wording, Canada would have a “binding obligation to negotiate that amendment in good faith with that province.”

He did not pretend the province could amend the Constitution unilaterally. The point, rather, was to say to Ottawa: “You darn well better take us seriously because the people of Alberta have initiated the process for constitutional amendment.”

Conservative scholars backed him. “If this is the rule to leave Canada, then certainly it is the rule to reform Canada,” argued Ted Morton, former Alberta finance minister and University of Calgary professor emeritus. Rainer Knopff, another University of Calgary professor emeritus, disputed whether a referendum was even required. A resolution of the Alberta legislature was enough on its own to “unambiguously impose the duty to negotiate.” The referendum was needed only to authorize the resolution.

In the event, the referendum passed by a majority of 61.7 per cent. Yet nothing happened. Oh, the resolution passed the Alberta legislature. But no negotiations ensued. No constitutional amendment was passed, or even proposed by any other legislature. Mr. Kenney's attentions were soon diverted to putting out the fires he had stoked within his own party, which ultimately consumed him.

The “constitutional duty to negotiate,” in short, turned out to be a bust. It was a pleasant fiction the Supreme Court invented to soften the blow of its main ruling, that separation could not lawfully be achieved by unilateral edicts from the balconies of would-be national presidents. But it did not survive first contact with reality. Courts can bar governments from acting in certain ways. They cannot compel them to play nicely.

Let us come, then, to the latest exercise in knife-at-the-throat democracy, the gargantuan, 10-question ballot the government of Danielle Smith, Mr. Kenney's successor, has seen fit to place before the voters.

The tenth of these, seeking permission to “hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada,” has attracted the most attention, not to say confusion. But the first nine are no less dubious.

To be fair, not all of these attempt to impose the government of Alberta's will on the rest of the country. Several would simply grant it the authority to do things it already has the authority to do.

There are, first, the five questions on immigration, asking the voters whether they “support”:

the government of Alberta “taking increased control over immigration” (which it cannot do unilaterally) “for the purposes of decreasing immigration” and “giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities” (which besides the noxious implication that immigrants are not Albertans, runs afoul of constitutional guarantees of mobility)

a law “mandating that only Canadian citizens, permanent residents and individuals with an Alberta-approved immigration status will be eligible for provincially-funded programs” (there is no such thing as an “Alberta-approved immigration status,” and in any case this is certain to be challenged on equality grounds) imposing a 12-month residency requirement “for any provincially-funded social support programs” (which is mean-spirited, but which the government could do anyway, today)

- charging fees to temporary residents for use of the health care and education systems (which is probably contrary to the Canada Health Act)

■ requiring proof of citizenship, "such as a passport, birth certificate or citizenship card," to vote in Alberta elections (which implies there is some urgent problem of non-citizens voting illegally; if so, it is a wonder that no other province imposes such an onerous requirement)

Taken together, the five appeal to an atavistic fear that Alberta is drowning in new arrivals, that “real” Albertans are being denied jobs or health care or democratic representation by shifty, free-loading immigrants – propositions for which there is little evidence, but plenty of antecedents, most of them south of the border.

Far from legitimate exercises in consultation, they are the referendum equivalent of “push polls,” designed to elicit a particular response, and to position the Smith government as the defenders of a beleaguered native-born populace against the immigrant hordes.

But they are Periclean Athens next to the other four, which the government is pleased to call the “constitutional questions.” Each asks whether voters “support”: giving the provinces, rather than the federal government, the power to appoint judges to provincial King’s Bench and Appeal courts

■ abolishing the Senate - allowing provinces to opt out of federal programs in health care, education and social services, but keep the federal money provided for them - giving provincial laws priority over federal laws in areas of shared jurisdiction

To be sure, each question dutifully notes that this would require “working with the governments of other willing provinces to amend the Canadian Constitution.” But then, what’s the point? These are enormously complicated questions, to say the least. Much would depend on the particulars – what would replace the Senate? Would any conditions apply to opting out? Etc.

And they're not going to happen. To take one example: Abolishing the Senate requires the approval of the federal parliament and all 10 provincial legislatures. Good luck with that. The feds, for their part, are never going to agree to make provincial laws paramount over theirs, or to entrench opting out, not just for new programs (that was one of the more contentious items on the Meech Lake agenda), but for existing ones. Perhaps provincial court judges should be appointed by provincial governments, but you can be sure that Ottawa will want to get something in exchange. As it should.

The whole thing is a pointless, futile stunt. Again, the purpose is not legitimate democratic consultation, on matters that are within the province's jurisdiction, but to pick a fight with the federal government (much as the immigration questions are designed to demonize immigrants). I don't even think the point is to bully the feds into submission. It's confrontation for confrontation's sake.

So be it. The constitutional questions are as pointless as the rest, and deserving of the same fate: if not to be rejected by the good citizens of Alberta, then to be comprehensively ignored by the rest of Canada.

But ... but ... the people would have spoken! You can already hear the separatists practising their lines if, as expected, the “referendum on a referendum” is defeated but some or all of the other nine questions pass. We said yes to Canada; Canada said no to us. If it is the will of Albertans that these things should happen, how can the rest of Canada refuse?

The same way it did on the equalization business: just by not saying, or doing, anything. And the same way it may one day have to in Quebec.

Indeed, the referendums in Alberta may come to be regarded as having set a useful precedent. If plebiscitary extortion is not the rule to reform Canada, then to borrow Prof. Morton's logic neither is it the rule to destroy it. If it fails on something as relatively trivial as equalization or judicial appointments, it must surely fail when the matter is national self-annihilation. The Constitution is not, as they say, a suicide pact, and no government of Canada, whatever it might say beforehand, would ever sit down to negotiate the dissolution of Canada.

Besides, when it comes to ignoring referendum results, the provinces are past masters. Two previous referendum losses did not dissuade the Parti Québécois from pursuing its secessionist ambitions: they just teed it up to ask again. As for Alberta: it wasn't only the rest of Canada that ignored the will of Albertans in 2021. So did the government of Alberta.

Deleting equalization from the Constitution was not the only question on the ballot that day, you may recall. So was a proposal to move the province to year-round Daylight Saving Time. Albertans voted narrowly to reject it. Yet the government this year passed legislation imposing it anyway. “The people have spoken” is always the rule, so long as they tell their rulers what they want to hear.

The constitutional questions are as pointless as the rest, and deserving of the same fate: if not to be rejected by the good citizens of Alberta, then to be comprehensively ignored by the rest of Canada.

Five years ago, under premier Jason Kenney, left, Alberta asked its citizens whether Section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982 should be removed from the Constitution. This month, the government of Premier Danielle Smith, right, poses 10 more questions to the province, the tenth question regarding secession. JEFF McINTOSH/THE CANADIAN PRESS

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DATA DIVE WITH NIK NANOS

CANADIANS WANT ALL THE ENERGY

Canadians believe the country needs more oil and gas, more electricity, more affordability and lower emissions

OPINION

Nik Nanos is the chief data scientist at Nanos Research, a fellow at the University of Ottawa's Positive Energy Initiative and the official pollster for The Globe and Mail and CTV News.

We've been in the middle of an energy war for most of the past decade. This war has been framed as one of choice: more oil and gas or more clean electricity.

Amid trade shocks, cost of living pressures and general uncertainty about Canada's economic future, Canadians appear increasingly interested in moving beyond polarized energy debates. In tracking research by Nanos for the University of Ottawa's Positive Energy Initiative, Canadians increasingly believe that the country needs more oil and gas exports, more electricity, more affordability, more reliability and lower emissions – all at the same time.

Eighty-seven per cent of Canadians say oil and gas is important to Canada's current economy, up from 81 per cent six months earlier. About seven of 10 Canadians (71 per cent) say oil and gas is important to Canada's future economy, up from 63 per cent six months ago. What is striking is when asked to rate the importance of oil and gas to Canada's current economy on a 10-point scale, where zero is not at all important and 10 is completely important, one of two Canadians (52 per cent) score it a 10 out of 10. That said, recognizing the sector's economic importance does not necessarily imply support for every oil and gas project or policy. But in our environment of geopolitical instability and worry about the cost of living, Canadians have become more, not less, convinced of the relevance of oil and gas.

For the Liberal Party, which is often criticized in Alberta for its approach to conventional energy, the findings are notable. Seventy-eight per cent of Liberal supporters believe that Canada should expand oil and gas exports. Even among those that self identify as left-leaning Canadians, support reaches 50 per cent.

Support is no longer confined to Alberta. It increasingly cuts across Canada.

It is more than a recognition of the importance of oil and gas; it is now interlinked with the view that the sector represents an opportunity for new markets and trade diversification. Three out of four (75 per cent) Canadians are good with expanding oil and gas exports to provide more secure and reliable energy supplies globally. This is the highest level on record in the history of Positive Energy tracking.

There are new vectors of influence shaping public opinion. The view that Canadian oil and gas exports can help combat climate change if they displace dirtier energy sources elsewhere has increased from 63 per cent in 2024 to 71 per cent. Whether Canadian exports would produce displacement and reduce global emissions in practice remains contested.

The most compelling learning from the Positive Energy research is that Canadians are simultaneously supporting oil and gas exports while moving their own homes and transportations towards greater electrification. More than six in ten (62 per cent) are interested in transitioning more of their energy use to electricity. One in three (35 per cent) have already taken steps, up from 27 per cent a year earlier. Those not interested in transitioning have dropped from 31 to 26 per cent.

Affordability and practicality are the hallmarks of Canadian public opinion. Asked to rank the importance of various factors when they think about energy needs in Canada over the next five years, affordability comes out on top at 38 per cent followed by a tie between reliability and reducing emissions (each tied at 26 per cent). These findings take the legs out of the view that Canadians only care about affordability. It is about affordability, reliability and reducing emissions. The challenge is that these goals involve

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Importance of energy needs of Canadians in the next five years Percentage of chosen rank, where 1 is the most important

Note: Totals do not add up to 100% because respondents were asked to select up to three answers each.

competing costs, timelines and infrastructure choices, even when the public supports all three.

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The research also suggests that the lower carbon future is not about the government picking winners and losers. It is about a portfolio of alternatives. Canadians assign the biggest future role to hydroelectricity (28 per cent), followed by nuclear (17 per cent), solar (14 per cent) and natural gas (13 per cent). Canadians appear to envision a diverse energy mix that includes hydro, nuclear and natural gas.

Even with these pragmatic views there are a number of warning signs for governments. Ratings on the job Canada does at building confidence in energy decision-making (very good, 3 per cent; good, 14 per cent) and in developing a shared long-term vision for Canada (very good, 4 per cent; good, 18 per cent) are quite weak. Respondents were twice as likely to give negative rather than positive ratings on these elements although there has been a marginal improvement recently.

For the first time in the history of the Positive Energy research project, Nanos asked Canadians how they felt about the role of artificial intelligence. Slim majorities of Canadians are comfortable with AI reviewing similar past projects and compiling findings (54 per cent), and with using AI to automate tasks and improve productivity (51 per cent). They are much less comfortable with AI being used to answer community members' questions about a new energy project (23 per cent) or to make recommendations to decision-makers about whether a project should be approved (22 per cent).

The intersection of AI and energy projects is one of caution, where artificial intelligence is an assistant but not a decision maker.

The most important finding in this research is that Canadians are neither abandoning traditional energy nor the transition to a lower carbon future. They are trying to navigate both objectives at the same time. Perhaps the future is not about competing futures but about creating a common sense of purpose that is pragmatic and grounded in affordability and reliable energy that help lower emissions.

The challenge is not only building confidence in governments, regulators and the energy sector. It is also about making difficult choices while pursuing the pragmatic energy and environmental outcomes Canadians say they want.

The Lawful Access Act threatens to wound our national security

KATE ROBERTSON

OPINION

Kate Robertson is a senior research associate at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab.

The Senate has just begun debate on the hugely controversial Bill C-22, or the Lawful Access Act. If passed, the bill would empower the government to require surveillance capabilities be built into any communications technology in Canada that could be accessed by law enforcement, and to force the stockpiling of all Canadians' sensitive metadata. The law would apply to everything from smartphones to smartwatches, banking to health apps, video game platforms, and public WiFi or CCTV networks.

The bill has drawn heavy criticism for endangering Canadians' cybersecurity and for violating constitutional standards. The law would require mathematicians to transform into magicians. For decades, cybersecurity experts have dispelled the magical thinking that there is a way to engineer access for law enforcement that doesn't also potentially allow malevolent threat actors to enter. By threatening to expose communication and encryption providers to secret orders forcing backdoors, the bill has generated wide-ranging calls for reversal, from journalists and financial institutions to world-leading experts on gender-based violence and cybersecurity.

The calls reflect a broad consensus: that encryption is vital to fundamental rights, the economy and national security, and that compromising encryption undermines those things along with it.

Since the government strained to justify its proposal in Parliament in June, major shifts in the AI-fuelled cyberthreat environment have generated even more headwinds. In July, the world learned that rogue AI agents from OpenAI broke out of their sandbox and conducted a co-ordinated cyberattack against a software company, Hugging Face; other companies have since reported similar incidents. AI technologies have also hacked or tried to hack government websites in the U.S., Australia and Canada. The revelations arrived during worldwide alarm about the autonomous cyber-capabilities of Anthropic's new Claude Mythos, a model deemed too powerful to release publicly.

When questioned in May about Bill C-22's threat to Canada's security architecture, the Department of Public Safety testified that they expect technology companies to thread this needle when complying with new surveillance obligations. But technology companies, cybersecurity experts, and international standards bodies themselves have been sounding the alarm about cybersecurity dangers in the law. Moreover, transformations in the cyberthreat landscape are still unfolding. As Canada's Finance Minister described: "The issue that we're facing with Anthropic is that it's the unknown unknown."

The assumption by government officials that technology companies can find “safe ways” to weaken critical cybersecurity protections badly misreads the current threat landscape. The state of play in today’s world is defined by cyber-insecurity. In Britain, the cyber wing of the GCHQ reported a significant increase in nationally significant cyber incidents, including “an almost 50 per cent increase in highly significant incidents, an increase for the third consecutive year.” They warn that Britain is facing a “perfect storm,” and assess that half of the world’s countries now have the ability to hack into Britain’s companies and private networks.

Data collected by law enforcement is no safer. Just last month, the FBI was victim to a staggering breach that siphoned the personal information of FBI personnel to cyberattackers. Only a few years ago, law-enforcement backdoors were also compromised in the U.S. as part of a massive attack against telecommunication networks. The severity of these breaches lies in their enormous cost to national security and operational capabilities. This month a police service in Ontario is also revealing the extent of a significant cyberattack last year.

Why would Canada unilaterally disarm in such an environment? In 2024, in response to even non-AI-threat activities at the time, U.S. law enforcement urged the public and government officials to communicate using strongly encrypted applications like Signal and WhatsApp. These are the very communications systems that Canada's new law would upend.

But the security landscape is not the only thing that's changing. With the collapse of U.S. trade talks, the Canadian government has made the economy a national priority, and the Prime Minister has championed efforts to strengthen our relationship with Canada's European allies. Canada and the European Union are soon expected to strike a trade agreement to integrate their digital economies.

But Bill C-22 risks undermining his efforts to date. Both European civil society organizations and technology providers are urging European and Canadian governments to first fix Bill C-22's sweeping metadata retention regime and threats to encryption. European courts have found similar anti-encryption and metadata retention measures to be inconsistent with fundamental rights. European digital rights groups were blunt: "A partner cannot credibly seek deeper digital integration while legislating the power to compel European providers to weaken their products in secret."

If this bill isn't revised then all companies doing business in Canada will have a maple letter tattooed to their corporate charters: how can any customers know whether the Canadian government has secretly poisoned the company's security and privacy guarantees? Is a product really protecting user privacy and complying with the European privacy laws? Market trust questions aren't theoretical. In Australia, the very existence of such powers was shown to have had a significant economic harm to Australia's technology sector. For example, one company said that loss of trust cost them an estimated \$1-billion Australian dollars in economic damage.

Take, as just one major example, Canada's growing AI sector. The bill will extend to AI technologies and developers themselves, such as Toronto-based Cohere, and the requirements that the government could impose on AI providers are broad, potentially including compelling AI agents to work for the police rather than for users. Equally concerning is the bill's application to the growing sector for private computing, such as Cohere's Model Vault, that is geared for more privacy-protective uses of AI models.

The government's handling of the encryption issue thus far has done little to inspire public trust. After the Minister of Public Safety committed in May to amend the bill to “ensure that encryption will not be compromised,” the government blocked further debate in committee. The government did pass an amendment but it wasn't even a fig leaf: the public safety minister publicly admitted as much this summer when he stated that the bill does, in fact, still permit the government to compromise encryption in what he describes as “extenuating” situations.

Ultimately, proposals to compromise encryption and force the stockpiling of metadata are divorced from the reality of today's threat and economic landscape. Fortunately there is still time to reverse course to ensure that Canadians enjoy strong security, positive economic relations with European allies, and to avoid blundering into an insecure and secret-by-default surveillance regime.

Canada: The country's bet on current consumption patterns is effectively future-proofing for the past

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“Infantry wins battles; logistics wins wars.” This quote is often attributed to the First World War American General John Pershing, and it goes double in a trade war.

The pipelines, real or spectral, are the logistics. They run east to west, north to south. They also run back in time. In this, it's tempting to think of Mark Carney as heir to the sort of muscular liberalism of Jean Chrétien. And while both men could set their jaws and speak in steely tones, to acknowledge that they ruled over different eras is hardly worth the ink expended to say so. After all, leaders like Mr. Chrétien, and his rough contemporaries such as George W. Bush, Stephen Harper and Barack Obama, seemed to think of power as something you have.

Mr. Carney, along U.S. President Donald Trump and other men of the current moment, appear to believe that power is something you use.

It's equally tempting to think of Trumpism as nothing more than a chaos factory, a grift mill that has enriched the presidential family and a few courtiers to the tune of billions of dollars – money that buys untold power and influence as the empire frays. But this would ignore the essential coherence that has pertained in the United States for the past 10 years. Mr. Trump (with some inadvertent help from the Biden administration) has turned the U.S. into a closed box – a working model of a Third World backwater, based on charging for access to the presidential palace, and to the U.S. economy along with it.

Carneyism is all but the inverse. By way of a very loose analogy, contemporary Canada resembles Africa during the early colonial period. The provinces – 10 closed-off, mutually hostile chiefdoms – rule over enormous, empty expanses of land, and trade with a single hegemon. This leaves the entire expanse wildly exposed to a single market, and bad things are bound to happen when the hegemon turns feral.

Mr. Carney is trying to fast-forward to a version of the late colonial period, minus the bad things happening part. He is actively courting overlords from abroad, who will buy into infrastructure projects that will then deliver them the commodities they think they need. In a sense, they become double owner. First of actual pieces of Canada, the big infrastructure projects and the land on which they are built. And second they hold a mortgage on Canada's future, which is to say, the irreplaceable commodities the country mines or drills, and sells on to them.

The benign way to describe this is that Canada is diversifying its market reach. And yet the whole caper rests on how reliable – code-word for “well-behaved” – – code-word for “well-behaved” – Canada proves to be. Mr. Carney has fashioned himself into a global proxy for liberal disgust at authoritarians with bad manners. About authoritarians with good manners he has little to say, except maybe: Canada is open for business. His jovial meetings with Narendra Modi of India, which attempted to wipe out the bad blood that resulted from the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on Canadian soil in 2023, is just another reminder that the customer is always right.

Gone are the days when the Canadian prime minister preaches human rights and environmental rhetoric. About this, Mr. Carney has said, "I'm a believer that, regardless of the relationship, it's important to have a relationship so you can deliver messages directly, as opposed to preach from afar, and to limited effect." (This is the rough equivalent of the consultancy giant McKinsey & Company running your marriage.) The journalist

By way of a very loose analogy, contemporary Canada resembles Africa during the early colonial period. The provinces – 10 closed-off, mutually hostile chiefdoms – rule over enormous, empty expanses of land, and trade with a single hegemon. This leaves the entire expanse wildly exposed to a single market, and bad things are bound to happen when the hegemon turns feral.

Oliver Bullough posits that Britain has become “the butler to the world” – an amoral fixer that helps Russian oligarchs privately school their children and hide their money in large country estates. By this logic, Canada is becoming the commodities broker of the world – what do you need, where do you need it, and how about you take a piece of the fund that pays for the pipeline that gets it to you?

The Wall Street Journal put Carneyism in perspective: “Overhauling environmental reviews and accelerating approvals of oil pipelines and mines. Massive increases in military spending. Mending ties with China, India and Saudi Arabia.” The country, the newspaper noted, “is barreling forward with a rewiring of Canada’s economic, national-security and foreign policies that, in some cases, would once have been unthinkable and unpopular.”

It would seem that the Wall

Street Journal, not exactly Mother Jones when it comes to foreign policy analysis, is cheered by these developments. But I may have detected a smidge of skepticism. Perhaps it's because all of this seems so shockingly backward-looking. In response to Mr. Trump's attempt to turn the United States into Zaire but with Super Intelligence, Canada is becoming almost a parody of itself: a dark wood in which beaver pelts are traded under the cover of maple trees.

The other thing no one in government seems to mention is that this is all a big bet. It's a bet on current consumption patterns extending deep into the 21st-century, which has so far been notoriously wishy-washy in terms of predictability. In effect, Canada is future-proofing for the past. In a universe in which Saturday night hockey is no longer a national bonding ritual but just another offering on a gambling app, betting the country on India's current desire for LNG seems to make sense. After all, the casino economy is now a cultural impulse.

But there are no guaranteed outcomes here. There are, however, guarantors.

That is to say, you. And me.

Is pouring money into the LNG market a wise move? As The Economist notes, after the Iran war volatility stabilizes (and maybe they're missing something here), “LNG prices could fall below \$6 per [unit], according to analysts. That is lower than the cost of lifting cargoes under most long-term contracts.” It's not hard to see how the crash happens. The wise investor – and we're all investors these days – should be nervous.

Even more nervous-making should be the giddiness over defence spending. “Extreme tail risk” sounds like something that concerns a squirrel on a busy thoroughfare, but no: it’s apparently banker-speak for the chance of military conflict arising from Mr. Trump's tariff war and the chance of it turning kinetic. Will the MAGA faithful drive their armoured pick-ups into Windsor and take over Tim Hortons franchises? Will the Americans and the Russians make a play for the Arctic? The chances are not zero. But while plowing money into AI murder bots may be necessary to secure sovereignty – having big muscles doesn't mean using them – it's certainly interesting how it's being bundled with other ancient industries that will provide very little long-term value.

Surely there are choices available other than turning Canada into a national version of the Swiss commodities broker, Glencore – hardly a global steward of happiness and sustainable growth? There are indeed. The clues are available in the recently tabled Bill C-39, which will help Canada's new investors insulate themselves from organized labour and pesky employment issues. Instead of forcing the country to crawl back to the 18th century, perhaps starting to formulate a vision for the current moment would be a better use of the government's time.

Canada may soon be a land marked by unspecified new infrastructure builds, but these projects will not take the country where the current government thinks they will. Instead, they will transport Canadians back into a cruel past, marked by unfairness and manic inequality, subject to commodities barons who will in the end prove no kinder than the dying empire to the south. After all, the customer is always right.

This is the time for tough choices. Despite the set jaw and steely tones, Carneyism is not that. It's the easy way.

In short, it's a troubled country's Jungian dreamscape, scarred by pipelines.

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Freeland: The friendshoring door should be open to democracies outside of NATO

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To really work, friendshoring will also need something entirely novel – a commitment to defend each other against external trade aggression. Just as NATO allies are pledged to support one another in the event of military attack, members of the friendshoring alliance need to be prepared to back one another up in the event of trade hostility from the outside. The only way the friends can each avoid being divided and conquered by an external trade predator is if they are prepared to stand together.

One of the trickiest challenges of translating friendshoring from destination to deal will be to decide who the friends are. In a world where democracies are facing such fierce challenges from within, deciding who qualifies as a friend won't be obvious. A good place to start is with the current security allies – NATO, along with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. This group already works closely together, in NATO, the Five Eyes, and military partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. Add the non-NATO EU members and close partners, like Ireland, Austria, and Switzerland. Together, this club of democracies accounts for roughly 60 per cent of the global economy. Comfortably big enough to create a trading zone with the economic scale to make all its members richer, and the economic muscle to meaningfully shape the entire global economy.

The friendshoring door should also be wide open to democracies outside the security alliance: to the other democracies of Asia and to the democracies of Latin America and Africa.

Even within the core security partnership, of course, there are edge cases: Turkey, and, until recently, Hungary. And there is the tricky question of other democracies that are not perfectly democratic. My bias would be to build a very wide door, and to hold it as open as possible, at least for the core plurilateral trade agreements – something that bringing together the EU, its customs union partners, and CPTPP would largely accomplish in one fell swoop.

Add India, Indonesia, South Korea, Brazil, the smaller democracies of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the African democracies and you found a formidable group.

Friendshoring should also learn the lesson former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has taught the EU. Cockroachmotel alliances – where you can get in, but there is no way out – risk being destroyed by the changing character of their members. As well as figuring out who is admitted, the friends need to devise a mechanism for kicking a country out. That is more important today than ever. The early lesson of my life was that dictatorships can become democracies – and then that fledgling democracies can become authoritarian regimes.

That brings us to the second reason why it is impossible right now to draw a precise blueprint of friendshoring. The world's biggest democracy is openly and energetically flirting with fascism. Today's Washington would not be welcome in a friendshoring alliance and tomorrow's America could well be its chief adversary.

Clearly, the big unknown about friendshoring is whether post-Trump America will choose democracy at home, and partnership with the world's democracies abroad. A friendshoring alliance is possible without the United States – and we should certainly try to build one. But with Washington trying to undermine it from the outside, it will be harder to create; and without the might of DC on the inside, it is less likely to be effective.

That is obviously a very big question mark – probably the biggest one in the world today. And it is a reason some may be tempted to dismiss friendshoring as an idealistic plan, fit only for a bygone era. I don't deny that friendshoring will be hard to achieve, and that the success or failure of the idea depends a lot on America's choice.

But the alternative to a new alliance of democracies is not some consensual, milquetoast, middlepower nirvana. Unless a core group of allies, committed to each other because of their shared values and not simply their current regime's definition of the national interest, finds a way to hang together, they will surely hang separately – the easy prey of the world's superpower bullies.

Mr. Trump's Washington doesn't have allies. It has only sat-raps, enemies, and equals – the latter a singular group that includes just China and on some days, perhaps, Russia. As for America's erstwhile friends, the demand is that they forget about a relationship governed by treaties and rules. Instead, they must accept vassalage, and being subject to Washington fiat. Forget about like-minded democracies; think Delcy Rodriguez. And if they don't agree to vassalage, they risk reprisal.

For Canada, there's a further threat – pay up, or become the 51st state. One of the most blatant versions of this offer came in May 2025, when President Trump explained on Truth Social: “I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost \$61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State.”

Bob Rae, at the time Canada's ambassador to the UN, shot back with a pithy explanation of what was going on. “In another context, this would be called a ‘protection racket,’” he posted on X. “Both Canada and the United States signed the UN Charter in 1945. Article 2 of the Charter states clearly ‘The Organization is based on the sovereign equality of all nations.’ Threats to sovereign integrity also prohibited.”

Two months earlier, when my friend Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, threatened to impose a surcharge on Canadian electricity exports to the U.S., in retaliation against U.S. tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick publicly accused Canada of acting like Ukraine (in my view, a compliment, of course).

He said the American President “needed to break some guy in Ontario who said he was going to tax American energy 25 per cent” and that the Canadians needed to “just say thank you.” In a private conversation that a Canadian business leader recounted to me, Mr. Lutnick threatened to send U.S. troops across the border by sunset unless Canada backed down. (Mr. Lutnick has no military authority.)

In one respect, the Trumpian approach to trade marks a return to what we figured out after the

Second World War and then forgot after the collapse of the Soviet Union: Trade and security, money and war actually are intimately connected.

But Mr. Trump's approach has been to turn the postwar understanding of this relationship upside down. From Eisenhower onward, American presidents believed allies made the United States stronger, and that rich allies were better allies. It sought to strengthen its allies through trade, and strengthen its partnerships with its allies through closer economic ties.

Mr. Trump takes an entirely different view.

Now, America's military allies in NATO and in Asia are discovering that their security relationship with the United States actually makes them more, rather than less, vulnerable to trade blackmail.

This apparent quid pro quo is very explicit. As Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, put it blandly in the fall of 2025: U.S. defence commitments to countries that imposed retaliatory tariffs could become “less binding or reliable.”

Meanwhile, non-aligned countries are finding the U.S. is using its economic strength – particularly, but not only, trade – to reward partisan allies and to punish partisan opponents.

Washington is trying to use tariffs to force Brazil's left-wing government to drop its legal proceedings against the right-wing populist former president, Jair Bolsonaro. At the same time, it has offered a US\$20-billion credit-swap facility to the government of Argentina's anarcho-capitalist Javier Milei.

The White House has been entirely explicit about its political objectives. Mr. Trump began his July 9, 2025, letter to Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announcing 50-per-cent tariffs by explaining and insisting: "I knew and dealt with former President Jair Bolsonaro, and respected him greatly, as did most other Leaders of Countries. The way that Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro, a Highly Respected Leader throughout the World during his Term, including by the United States, is an international disgrace. This Trial should not be taking place. It is a Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!"

With Argentina, the political deal has been even more direct. "If he doesn't win, we are gone," Mr. Trump said about U.S. support for Mr. Milei and Argentina's upcoming election. "If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina."

It was the sort of threat that has become sadly familiar to U.S. military allies like Europe and Canada. And Argentines used language you could have heard from a Canadian to describe what was going on. As Lucas Romero, a Buenos Aires pollster, put it: "What could have been interpreted as help, the way Trump phrased it ended up sounding more like extortion."

Trade comes with a price tag – in the form of tariffs or in the form of trials or in the form of electing Trump-friendly leaders. Here's how Michael Beckley, an American political scientist and China specialist who is a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, describes what is happening: "U.S. strategy is shedding values and historical memory, narrowing its focus to money and homeland defence. Allies are discovering what unvarnished unilateralism feels like, as security guarantees become protection rackets and trade deals are enforced with tariffs. This is the same logic of raw power that helped spur two world wars, and the consequences are already visible. Multilateral institutions are paralyzed, arms control regimes are collapsing, and economic nationalism has surged."

Underpinning this approach is a conviction that trade – unless it is in a few things the U.S. believes it absolutely needs to import, like Chinese rare earths or Canadian electricity – is not actually good for the United States. That America has instead been harmed by trade and will benefit – and not only through the fees it collects – from closing its economic borders.

This is a radical break from the bipartisan agreement in the United States, from the Great Depression onward, that trade, basically, works.

As the writer David Frum explained to a Canadian audience in October, 2025: “He does not believe in mutual benefit ... that’s why he can’t accept the idea of free trade. If you believe in markets, if you believe in trade, you believe in mutual benefit, but Donald Trump’s whole theory is life is about I win you lose, every deal has a winner and a loser.”

Here's the thing. Asserting that something is true doesn't automatically make it so. Tariff wars are one fight where you can lose by winning. Tariff Man's approach won't actually help the U.S. economy. And it won't win him any friends.

Mr. Trump's zero-sum paradigm for America's relationship with its allies is actually a lose-lose proposition. The alternative is friendshoring, and in an age where the world's authoritarian regimes are playing offence, that is a win-win proposition for the world's democracies.

The big unknown about friendshoring is whether post-Trump America will choose democracy at home, and partnership with the world's democracies abroad. A friendshoring alliance is possible without the United States – and we should certainly try to build one. But with Washington trying to undermine it from the outside, it will be harder to create.

BRUNA LUIZA ONGARATTI A former psychologist and clinic owner in Brazil, Bruna Luiza Ongaratti became a child care educator after moving to Québec. She left her home country when her husband, a special effects expert in the film industry, was offered a job in Montreal.

The recent reforms hit her hard: her work permit expired, and she lost her access to the province's public health insurance (RAMQ). She denounces the absurdity of a system that funded her family's French language training only to ultimately force them to leave. 'It's complete nonsense: They invest in our integration, they teach us French, and then they want to send us back.'

This extremely stressful situation has affected her daughter's behaviour, even though she is well-integrated at school and French has become her first language – to the point where the school contacted Bruna to warn her that her daughter's behaviour had deteriorated.

Bruna is now eligible to apply for the PEQ. However, because of her current employment status, she may not be able to return to work until she obtains permanent residence – a process that could take more than a year.

SERGIO DA SILVA's interest in Québec dates back to 2011, when he was drawn in by the government's recruitment campaigns in São Paulo. These campaigns emphasized the need to welcome workers and students to offset the aging population. He spent years preparing for his move by learning French while still in Brazil and saving nearly \$30,000 to fund a master's degree in education at the University of Montreal. 'I received offers to pursue my master's degree in France, Portugal, and other countries – even in the United States,' but he only wanted to come to Québec.

A former activist in his home country, he never imagined he'd have to become one again in Canada, where he is now advocating for immigrants' rights. He regrets the scapegoat role immigrants have been given in recent political discourse: 'For about 10 years now, politicians have been trying to point the finger at immigrants to avoid taking responsibility for other issues.'

Sergio recently managed to obtain his Québec Selection Certificate and now has applied for permanent residency. In his view, this reopening of the PEQ does not match what policy makers announced: 'I think it's important to emphasize that this is less than a partial reopening.' Although people can apply until the end of October, their futures remain uncertain. The election of Pierre Saint-Paul Plamondon earlier this week is seen as a 'disaster,' as both the Parti Québécois and the Parti conservateur du Québec have been against immigration.

Portraits of a broken promise

Québec offered to help them become permanent residents. Now they may have to leave

PHOTOS AND STORY BY ADIL BOUKIND

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Adil Boukind is a documentary and portrait photographer based in Montreal.

For generations, Canada has cultivated a reputation as a country where those willing to contribute, work hard and play by the rules could build a stable future. Immigration has long been central to the country's iden-Immigration has long been central to the country's identity and prosperity. Recognized in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and reinforced through the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, multiculturalism has become a defining feature of Canada, while immigration has been widely acknowledged as essential to addressing labour shortages and an aging population. For decades, governments have encouraged skilled workers, international students and their families to choose Canada and build their lives here.

It has been nearly two decades – roughly half my life – since I immigrated to Québec and decided to make Canada my new home. I originally came here to study political science, and I ended up staying. After graduating, I began a career as a photojournalist. Today, I regularly work with press outlets in Québec, but also across Canada and internationally. I'm not sure I would have been able to build this career so easily anywhere else. And yes, although I was supporting the French national team during the FIFA World Cup, I think I can safely say that I have integrated well into Québec.

Administratively speaking, however, the journey was no walk in the park. Immigrating to Canada may be easier than in other countries, but the process remains complex, even for someone who, on paper, checks all the boxes for the ideal candidate in Québec: bilingual in French and English and a local university graduate. I have to be honest: I took my time. Between two study permits and two postgraduation work permits, I spent eight years living in Canada before applying for permanent residence. Under the Québec Experience Program (PEQ), which leads to a Québec Selection Certificate, I was almost “overqualified,” so to speak. Why did I wait so long? Quite simply because I felt no sense of urgency, since I was living in a predictable society. At no point did I doubt that I could become a Canadian if I wanted to.

Yet the rules of the game have changed – and keep on changing.

The PEQ, created in 2010 to allow graduate students and temporary workers already living in Québec to quickly obtain permanent residence, was gradually phased out by François Legault's CAQ government starting in October, 2024, until it was discontinued in November, 2025. The closure of this Québec integration program was intended to fulfill an election promise to lower immigration thresholds.

Even at the time, the decision to target this program – which was aimed at the immigrants most successfully integrated into society – raised legitimate questions about its appropriateness. Today, the decision to end the PEQ is no longer widely supported. As Premier, Christine Fréchette announced its reopening through Oct. 31, 2026, in part in the hope of winning over voters in the recent provincial election. Based on Monday's results, that gambit has failed.

But despite the program's reopening, the eligibility criteria are restrictive: Applicants must have been eligible before its abolition in November, 2025. As a result, many families live in fear of not being able to stay, while others are simply ineligible.

Contrary to my own experience, the people I have met are facing a wall of uncertainty. Yet they chose Québec and Canada because they couldn't imagine living anywhere else. This is the case for Shuan Li and her family, who sold their home in China to settle in Montreal. Or Bruna Luiza Ongaratti and her partner, who deliberately chose Québec even though other countries were willing to welcome them. But what stands out most is the situation of the children, who consider themselves fully Quebecers and Canadians. For the youngest children I met – those aged 10 and under – French is their first language, and moving to their parents' home country is simply not an option.

On top of the stress and anxiety caused by administrative hurdles comes the inability of some to work and provide for their families.

By abruptly changing the rules of the game, policy makers are playing a dangerous demographic and economic game for short-term electoral gain. By jeopardizing the lives of thousands of people who came to settle here in good faith, they are undermining the social contract and Québec's reputation.

For several years now, political discourse in Québec has turned immigration into a convenient scapegoat for structural problems. Whether in the case of the housing crisis – long denounced by experts – the decline of French, or the strain on public services, it has become easier to blame newcomers than to take responsibility for years of underfunded infrastructure and questionable policy choices.

If Québec's population were just as large as it is today without ever having welcomed immigrants, the challenges of accessing housing, health care, and schools would be exactly the same. The crises Québec is facing today are the result of its policies, not of the arrival of skilled and selected immigrants. Populist government decisions harm not only the families they directly affect, but also Québec and Canada, which are depriving themselves of skilled individuals who have already integrated into society.

While Québec's Premier-elect, Pierre Saint-Paul Plamon-don, previously expressed openness to retroactive measures for those affected by changes to government promises, his current position appears to be leaning against keeping the program alive.

One of the main political promises of his election campaign was to reduce the immigration target from 45,000 to 35,000 new permanent residents per year. It is difficult to see how such a reduction would benefit the province, particularly in Québec's remote regions, where qualified workers are already in short supply.

Whether this is ultimately a good or bad decision, I believe the damage has already been done. Trust between immigrants and the government has been deeply shaken, and for many, the promise of Canada as a land of opportunity has been lost.

SHUAN LI, her partner Will, and their son Dingning in their apartment in Montreal. After her first visit to Québec as a tourist, she moved there with her family five years ago. 'We really want to stay here; we're settling in well. In fact, we sold everything in China – we sold two homes. We quit our jobs and sold all our possessions to move here.'

FLORENCE BOLLET MICHEL, her partner Xavier, and their children Agathe and Timothé in front of their duplex, which is currently undergoing renovation. After moving around frequently owing to Xavier's career as a naval officer, the family decided to drop anchor in Québec. This choice came naturally, since their two other children (not pictured) had already settled there. 'We've moved 16 times; we've lived the life of a military family. So we promised the

She was eligible to apply for permanent residence through the PEQ at the end of 2024, but the program's sudden suspension and subsequent closing left her just a few months short of eligibility. Although the program's reopening now allows Shuan to apply, she remains anxious owing to complications with her partner's immigration case.

children that by coming here, we'd finally have a stable life. But the government hasn't kept the promise it made to us.'

The family was eligible for permanent residence thanks to Florence's job as a social worker assisting seniors in Montreal. However, changes in the law have affected the family significantly: When Xavier's father passed away recently, Xavier was unable to travel to France, blocked by his implicit status, to say a final goodbye.

ANNE PONSOYE and her daughter Pénélope in Montreal, on Anne's last day in Canada owing to the expiration of her visa. After selling everything they owned in France and investing \$95,000 in her husband's pilot training – he, meanwhile, has already returned to France – the French woman never expected their life plan to be abruptly cut short. 'When he enrolled in the program, we were told, 'Yes, the degree qualifies for permanent residency.' Her husband worked for Air Inuit. Meanwhile, Anne worked with seniors as a home care co-ordinator

and taught sewing classes. Her director had hoped to help her obtain a restricted work permit, but changes to rules regarding the list of eligible occupations for open work permits made that effort pointless.

'We're fed up, and at the same time, we can't help but think it's a shame because we feel – and it's not at all pretentious to say this – that we were contributing something; we were well integrated.'

Her daughter Pénélope is completing her studies in Montreal and is reconsidering her future in Canada.

SOLIDARITY IS THE ONE WAY TO PROTECT THE WORLD

From her front-line work with Médecins Sans Frontières, Joanne Liu saw firsthand how a security-obsessed agenda can erode our common humanity

OPINION

Joanne Liu is a pediatric emergency physician and former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). She is the author of Ebola, Bombs and Migrants: Humanitarian Crises in a Security-Obsessed World, from which this essay was adapted.

As I entered a cell in the Tadjoura Detention Centre, just east of Tripoli in Libya, a guard built like a house opened the door and pushed the people inside back with a few sharp blows of his baton. I was horror-struck: A sea of emaciated people sat before me, curled up with their knees to their chests, having been beaten like animals. Their only crime: fleeing death, misery or in many cases both, by leaving their country and travelling hundreds of kilometres in the hopes of reaching Europe by way of Libya's beaches and the Mediterranean Sea. Many lost their lives during the journey. Thousands of others were lucky enough to survive, only to be arrested by the Libyan authorities and subjected to inhuman conditions in detention centres like these. Many people reached out toward me, whispering: "Get me out of here! Help me!"

That was in 2017, and back then, hundreds of thousands of desperate Africans were making this deadly journey every year in search of a better life. Many ended up stranded in these centres managed by Libyan militias, supervised rather ineffectively by Libya's minister of interior. MSF was on the ground to try to provide first aid to these extremely vulnerable people. As international president of the organization, I had come to witness the horror with my own eyes, to be better able to bear witness, and to denounce it.

The voices of the prisoners of Tadjoura have haunted my dreams ever since. I will never forget the scene, just as I will never forget my trip, three years prior, to an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone, where patients waited for death, alone, without their loved ones. Nor will I forget meeting survivors of the MSF trauma centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan, which was razed to the ground on Oct. 3, 2015, when repeated American bombardments killed 42 people.

My years overseeing MSF were heavy with heart-rending moments like these. These were very difficult years for our staff, as we were exposed to cruelty, indifference, and human apathy. But these were also years of hope, because we could see our humanitarian and diplomatic efforts in support of the poorest people bearing fruit, even if the solutions were not always perfect.

I have often been asked to detail what I learned from this period of my life. I summarize it in three words: Ebola, Kunduz, migrants. In my opinion, these three themes hijacked the organization I was overseeing. They encapsulated the challenges with which MSF was confronted and the way the organization overcame them in those years.

The complexity of these challenges was further heightened by the international ecosystem of fear the public experienced following the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, which caused the world to become obsessed with security. The fear of other attacks haunted citizens and their respective states to such an extent that it prompted countries to reinforce security protocols for everyone in airports or applying for visas – in particular, for people coming from low and middle-income countries and those looking for jobs. Worse, from a humanitarian standpoint, this security agenda eroded the solidarity mechanisms between individuals, communities, and nations. It denied our common humanity – that ineffable thing that connects us as human beings beyond our roots and lived experiences.

If the existential threats weighing on our species are viewed solely through the prism of the security agenda of wealthy countries, then the threats will be dealt with only when the security of these countries is in peril, rather than when communities are faced with pressing crises.

Common humanity is what defines each of us as a full-fledged world citizen; it refers to the fundamental right we all have to protection, health and dignity. But if the existential threats weighing on our species are viewed solely through the prism of the security agenda of wealthy countries, then the threats will be dealt with only when the security of these countries is in peril, rather than when communities are faced with pressing crises.

For example, high-income countries reacted to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa only when they felt directly threatened, when the first cases arrived on their territory. Warring coalitions on the ground see the enemy everywhere, including inside the hospitals where the combatants are being treated. Thousands of desperate migrants are rejected because they are thought to threaten the identity and prosperity of the host community. The security obsession has led us down a very slippery slope, where some lives are seen as worth more than others.

It is imperative to elevate our common humanity above the existing security agenda, because we are all linked to one another and interdependent. Making all of us healthier and safer depends on making each and every one of us healthier and safer. From Ebola to COVID-19, from Afghanistan to Ukraine, from the Gaza Strip to Honduras, the moral argument is inescapable: Every life counts.

Pandemics, interstate conflicts and the climate emergency will require an entirely new approach. Faced with these transnational threats, along with massive cuts to humanitarian aid and development, how are we going to organize ourselves? Can we successfully take up these challenges, using our current world governance systems, in this new international order defined by alliances or “deals” based on territorial or economic security? In fact, the Ebola epidemic, the bombing of Kunduz, and the migration crisis have exposed the crass complacency of global institutions such as the UN, which, in these instances, simply did not serve the most vulnerable populations, prioritizing politics over people.

Solidarity should be the overarching solution to these existential threats. It is a moral argument that must be made, but it's also a logical one. After all, only solidarity will allow humanity to face the unprecedented challenges with which we are confronted.

An MSF team enters a house in Foya, in the north of Liberia, during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in October, 2014. MARTIN ZINGGL/MSF/MAR

When Brazil and Argentina stop talking, Canada should listen

INGRID BEJERMAN

OPINION

Ingrid Bejerman is a Montreal-based journalist and communication scholar. She is a member of The New York Times en Español team, teaches at Concordia University and programs Spanish- and Portuguese-language literature at Blue Metropolis.

Last Sunday, Flávio Bolsonaro finished first in Brazil's presidential election, with 47 per cent of the vote to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 45 per cent. Neither secured a majority, sending the election to an Oct. 25 runoff.

Argentine President Javier Milei had already inserted himself into the campaign. In July, he travelled to São Paulo to appear alongside Mr. Bolsonaro, denouncing Mr. Lula as a “convict” and his government as “thieving socialists.”

Mr. Bolsonaro, in turn, borrowed Mr. Milei's oversized scissors as a symbol of spending cuts. Brazil recalled its ambassador from Buenos Aires; after further attacks, Brasília downgraded relations to the chargé-d'affaires level.

The Milei-Bolsonaro alliance appears to fit a broader rightward shift across the hemisphere: seven consecutive presidential elections in Latin America have now gone to the right, with Brazil, the region's largest country, still in play.

But ideologies and interests rarely align so neatly. Commerce has proved even less obedient. Brazil and Argentina traded more than US\$31-billion in goods last year, their highest total in 13 years.

The presidents have stopped talking. The countries have not.

Behind that paradox lie two centuries of rivalry and intimacy, two large and self-confident national cultures partly defining themselves through the gaze of the other.

Argentina is home to Latin America's largest Jewish community – and bears the scars of the bombings of the Israeli embassy and the AMIA Jewish community centre, which together killed 114 people. Mr. Milei has made opposition to antisemitism and support for Israel unusually prominent in his presidency. Mr. Lula, meanwhile, caused international outrage in 2024 by comparing Israel's war in Gaza to Hitler's murder of the Jews.

Argentina is watching Brazil's election partly to understand its own future. Canada might ask why we so rarely do the same.

For two centuries, the dominant North American map of the hemisphere has been drawn from Washington, from the Monroe Doctrine to the Trump administration's renewed assertion of U.S. power in the region.

Canada inherited the same imaginative geography. We routinely use “North America” as shorthand for Canada and the United States, somehow misplacing Mexico.

From Brazil, Canada looked rather different. At the turn of the millennium, while reporting from Montreal for the leading São Paulo daily O Estado, I watched Bombardier and Embraer fight a bitter commercial battle through the World Trade Organization just as Canada suspended Brazilian beef over a supposed risk of mad-cow disease. Ottawa called it food safety; Brasília saw retaliation.

Amid that diplomatic chill, Blue Metropolis artistic director Linda Leith invited the great Brazilian novelist Nélida Piñón to Montreal. Ms. Piñón never made it.

This is what foreign relations become: not only communiqués, aircraft contracts and tonnes of beef, but who gets to meet – and who doesn't.

In 2005, Carlos Fuentes did. He had just written Contra Bush, a fierce critique of the U.S. President. At the inaugural event of Montreal's year as UNESCO World Book Capital, Mr. Fuentes read in Spanish, English and French. Asked about relations between Canada and Mexico, he answered simply: "You can't choose your neighbours, but you can choose your friends."

Seven years later, then-president Dilma Rousseff's Science Without Borders program aimed to send more than 100,000 Brazilian students abroad; Canada was preparing to receive as many as 12,000. Governor-General David Johnston called it “the diplomacy of knowledge.”

Back at McGill, principal Heather Munroe-Blum asked how to put that diplomacy into practice. We built the Canada in the Americas Initiative. Operative word: in. We tried to give that preposition form, bringing Indigenous writers from Canada and Latin America into conversation. In 2017, the initiative closed.

Canada's cultural map of Latin America may be indistinct. Its economic map has been surveyed down to the bedrock.

For more than three decades, Canadian mining companies have been among the region's most active foreign investors, from gold in Argentina and Chile to copper in Peru and silver in Mexico. Their presence has also brought disputes over water, pollution and Indigenous rights.

Mexico has now turned the scrutiny north. President Claudia Sheinbaum has demanded that Canadian mining companies meet the same environmental and remediation standards in Mexico as they do at home. She has pointed to Cerro de San Pedro, where, she said, a Canadian company had “practically disappeared” the mountain depicted on the coat of arms of San Luis Potosí and then sought to leave without completing environmental remediation.

In June, she said her government had given Canada a list of Canadian mines with unresolved environmental problems – and that she had raised them personally with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Canada does not ignore Latin America. It knows it selectively – its markets and minerals in extraordinary detail, its histories and cultures far less consistently.

That is why another morality play about the Latin American left and right will not do.

Trump didn't intimidate Canadians – he empowered Canadians

Like kids in a schoolyard who are forced to challenge the authority of a bully, Canadians have reacted with a determination that I've not seen before in this country, Carol Off writes

OPINION

Carol Off's latest book is True Patriot Love: Reporting from the Frontlines of Canadian Sovereignty, from which the following essay has been adapted.

Canada has long defined itself by what it is not, meaning that it is not the United States. While we're often content to not be Americans, we haven't always had an idea of who we are.

Canada is a jumble of contradictions. But for the most part, Canadians, both those recently arrived and those here for generations, are okay with that, or at least tolerant of it. They know that the idea of Canada is a good one.

The country that we are not is our almost constant preoccupation. American power, money and technology have dominated the Canadian experience for more than a century. Many of us can actually see the United States from where we live. It looms on the horizon, appearing as something formidable and cocksure.

Americans produce much of the best and the worst of everything. We often hate them, but we love their stuff. We admire many of them, but we don't want to be them. We talk about them even as we rarely come up in their conversations. And when we do, it's usually not for our benefit.

Long before Donald Trump brought his own brand of belligerence to the world, the United States was a global aggressor inclined to overpower weaker countries when it felt the need and often leaving incalculable damage in its wake. Americans seem to have scant understanding of the full effect they have on other countries. Surprisingly few grasp what Mr. Trump's tariffs and takeover tactics have meant to us in Canada.

When Mr. Trump was elected President for the second time in November, 2024, and he began to think aloud that maybe Canada should no longer exist as a country, something snapped in our otherwise go-along-to-get-along disposition and we found ourselves at a crossroads. We considered two options: Either we would cease to exist as a country or we would become something we've never been before – a truly sovereign nation, defined and shaped on our own terms, with a firm grip on who we are and where we're going. We decided to go with option number two.

Patriotism is not nationalism. Patriotism is a love of country that includes all who live within it, not just those who belong to your group. Patriots ask, what kind of a civil society do we want to live in? To be a true Canadian patriot is to have fidelity to the country even as you see its flaws, and to understand that you have an obligation to uphold its values, to help safeguard its democratic institutions, to support its rights-based laws and to defend its minorities. Patriotism is about an idea, not an identity. It has no ethnicity. A patriot has a duty to make her country more fair and more open – to reject exceptionalism. Patriotism is the good sister. And I'm with her.

culture or history. Nationalists value their inherent identity above all other political considerations and they often demand that the state protects and promotes their interests at the exclusion of others. I've seen how quickly nationalism can disintegrate into hatred and even violence. Nationalist ideology is the force behind every dark chapter of modern world history, including the one now being written in the United States by those who champion the idea of a white Christian America. It's also the hallmark of like-minded movements here in Canada.

We have arrived at an inflection point in our evolution as a country, a flash of sharp self-awareness.

Threats of annexation now wax and wane, though the suggestion that we should become the 51st state is still employed as a punchline when the American administration wants to get on our nerves. And the White House tries to browbeat us with Mr. Trump claiming Canada only exists at the behest of the United States. Initially, the tactics were effective. Mr. Trump struck at the heart of our national pathologies, inflaming insecurities that we don't like to acknowledge. We so often forget that we have a considerable history of engagement with the world, a healthier and more educated population and a higher standard of living than Americans. Yet we measure our worth against the United States in everything from hockey to holiday destinations.

Mr. Trump's menacing suggestions have ultimately forced us to confront those long-held feelings of vulnerability. Like kids in a schoolyard who eventually come to challenge the authority of a bully, we've reacted with a determination that I've not seen before in this country. Mr. Trump didn't intimidate us so much as he enraged us, empowered us, triggered a newfound self-assurance. Of course we now have to decide what to do with the ground we've claimed and to determine how we might resist the bully who will linger in our lives even after Mr. Trump shuffles off the stage. But a profound love of country has surfaced among Canadians, a pride of place and purpose, and along with it a quest for what true patriot love means to us in the third decade of the 21st century.

American bellicosity didn't begin with Donald Trump. The U.S. has succumbed to violence, division and xenophobia on many occasions in its history. But throughout the decades, America's better qualities have prevailed thanks to the efforts of abolitionists, the civil-rights movement, the vigilance of a robust free press, faith in liberal democracy and support for the rule of law. Fundamental integrity put the United States back on its course following each moral crisis, demonstrating American resolve and resilience. But will that continue to be the case?

The new Canada that's emerging will not succeed if everyone who lives here doesn't, in some small or large way, see themselves as a part of it and if we don't restore our support for those among us who live in a state of constant insecurity.

Reasonable Americans hope that the Trump era is an aberration and their former country will soon be back, but how can we be sure? Mr. Trump was elected a second time even as he made it clear what he intended to do; he demonized whole segments of the American population and deported them; he broke off relations with friends and neighbours and willfully tried to sink their economies; he threatened to annihilate an entire civilization in the Middle East. Canadians brace themselves for the possibility that what we've witnessed in 2025 and 2026 is the new reality, even as we see encouraging signs that the authoritarianism of the Trump regime is losing strength. But Mr. Trump's inevitable departure may not be the end of a historical blip so much as the beginning of another iteration of what we've long understood; the United States can't conceive of a world that it doesn't dominate and that it can't bend to its will.

At the same time, the United States is descending into a place we struggle to recognize, stripping society of its strengths, diminishing its capacity for self-correction. The country is polarized and often illiberal, with a caste of obscenely wealthy individuals at the top and a large underclass of people living with poverty below. Hundreds of thousands of Americans go bankrupt each year because they can't pay their staggering medical bills. The leading cause of death for children and teenagers is from gunshot wounds. At the same time, many Americans are turning inward, becoming insular and unwilling to care for each other – losing a sense of themselves, their history and their celebrated plurality, eroding their legacy of civic virtue.

Canada meanwhile is growing into a mature, balanced and hopefully more productive country, distancing itself from the

United States, a relationship that Mark Carney now characterizes as a “weakness.” We’re developing partnerships with other countries and continents with whom we seem to have more in common. Notwithstanding the efforts of those separatists who would break the country apart, we’re seeking mutual benefits and strengths between provinces, with Quebec and Alberta as powerhouses of economic ingenuity.

If Canadians have courage and imagination, in the coming years we might come to represent to Americans what they now seem to be losing. When they return to their senses, and I hope they will, we'll be here to remind them of their former selves.

What's more, if Canadians have courage and imagination, in the coming years we might come to represent to Americans what they now seem to be losing. When they return to their senses, and I hope they will, we'll be here to remind them of their former selves. Canada has not just a chance but also an obligation to be a beacon of civil society and liberal democracy in North America, as the United States becomes defined by what it is not, meaning that it is not Canada.

Canadians take part in an 'Elbows Up, Canada!' rally in Dartmouth, N.S., in April, 2025. DARREN CALABRESE/REUTERS

For much of 2024 and 2025, as the ties between Canada and the United States deteriorated, I travelled the country, speaking with many Canadians who were worried about the future. These were often deeply emotional and troubled exchanges. Overwhelmingly, people wanted to know what they should do – what was their role as Donald Trump threatened to annex Canada or, at the very least, drive it into penury with punitive tariffs? How might they resist the bully?

For many Canadians, including me, this was a disconcerting time. I didn't know how we could protect what matters most to us in Canada without drawing the wagons into a circle; how we could approach the crisis with resolve and not fright? I wasn't certain that someone could be a Canadian patriot and still cleave to the idea of an open, tolerant society. How to prevent a love of country from turning into jingoism. I worried about patriotism's dangerous sister, nationalism.

As a reporter, I witnessed the impact of nationalist movements in many parts of the world and saw how they are so often born out of fear of the other. Nationalism binds people together through a shared and inherited identity – race, religion, language,

It won't succeed if we don't fix the faulty foundations where postholes are sunk into land that Canada took and didn't pay for, from people who have rarely had a voice in our nation-building exercises. The “truth” part of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples must be confronted before true patriot love is possible. Otherwise, Canada is not fundamentally different from the United States.

Our country won't succeed unless we reassign value to our environment and recognize that we can't continue to gobble up our resources at the present rate. It won't succeed unless we find our own meaningful place in what's emerging as a new world order, one that will come with international expectations, along with costs and even conflicts.

We won't succeed unless we're able to communicate with each other, and that means repairing our threadbare network of newspapers and broadcasters. We can't succeed if we don't see ourselves in our own TV programs, films, poetry and fiction. That means having a government that's dedicated to our continuation as a society, along with leaders who understand that sovereign territory is irrelevant without sovereign culture.

We now need to chart our own course through some very chaotic politics. But our preoccupation with the U.S. is akin to driving by the scene of a massive multicar accident. There are smashed vehicles everywhere, flames leaping, ambulances arriving – and we're rubbernecking like fools. We need to put our eyes back on the road and concentrate on our own destination. From here on in, things get difficult. As we confront the latest version of American hegemony, we'll find out if our newfound love of country is durable enough to withstand external threats to our national integrity that will come not exclusively from the United States, and whether or not we're willing to pay the price that true sovereignty might extract in a global landscape that's quickly and dramatically changing.

Canadians now openly discuss how they might form a resistance and what might be required of us. I'm happily surprised to see how ready we are to move into this new role, even before fully realizing all that it might entail – economic hardship, civic responsibilities, sacrifices, confrontations and potentially rancorous differences of opinion within the country. The reimagining of Canada is now in progress. We know what we are not. We are becoming what we are.

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The subject who is truly loyal to the chief magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures - Junius

The dimly lit path ahead of Alberta

In the lead up to the Quebec referendum in 1995, Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau was quoted saying that after a yes vote from the majority of Quebeckers, they would be “like lobsters thrown in boiling water.” The European diplomats at the meeting understood this to mean it would be a point of no return for Quebec’s relationship with Canada. Events would create their own momentum.

It's something for Albertans to ponder as they prepare to vote in their own referendum on Oct. 19. Do they want to embark on an uncertain journey, one that might take them places they do not mean to go?

It might be tempting to view the vote as less consequential than Quebec's, given that Alberta's question doesn't lead directly to separation, instead asking if the province should hold a binding referendum on separation from Canada.

But a vote in favour of a referendum will send Albertans down a dimly lit road, a road whose endpoint is anything but clear.

Some Albertans view advancing separatism as a way to gain leverage with the federal government. But a vote to embark down the path of separation is more than a mere protest vote to show discontent with Ottawa.

It's true that Ottawa hasn't always been responsive to the province's needs. But this knife-to-the-throat leverage isn't needed, given Prime Minister Mark Carney's dramatic shift on Alberta's interests.

The federal government is now backing a new oil pipeline to the Pacific coast and rolling back regulations that were stifling development. Mr. Carney has been travelling the world to try to drum up investors and buyers for the province's natural resources. Alberta's path to growth within Canada is wide open.

The separatists emphasize the financial benefits of independence, but a referendum to leave opens up a pandora's box of economic harms. Investors, both local and foreign, will put less money into businesses without the certainty Alberta will remain in Canada. Why spend money on capital-intensive investments in the oil sands, for example, if there's doubt that B.C. pipelines will carry oil to market?

Enthusiastic separatists paint a picture of a province that will be unleashed without federal restrictions, but instead, it would find itself shut out of existing trade deals and saddled with a portion of Canada's national debt. New trade barriers and reduced investment would shrink the economy – lessons Britain learned the hard way after Brexit.

Holding a referendum to separate would further open the doors to foreign interference. Russian content farms are already pumping out pro-separation content. U.S. influencers are also trying to boost the separation movement, and a recent Globe investigation showed some separatists have asked for American assistance, offering fresh water, oil royalties, and land for a rail corridor in exchange.

Like the lobsters trapped in the pot, Albertans would be rightly shocked to find out their newborn republic had signed away oil royalties, water and land. That giveaway would be a betrayal of an independent Alberta. It is already a betrayal of Canada.

It's a dangerous moment to flirt with separation, given America's imperialist designs on Canadian territory. It's not out of the question that an independent Alberta could fall under the control of the U.S. Instead of being a free nation, it could become a territory with limited autonomy, like Puerto Rico.

Voters should ask themselves if they have confidence in the separatist leaders sending them on this uncertain journey. They are sparring amongst themselves, and it's far from clear what values they share. Would an independent Alberta be a MAGA-inspired republic? What would that mean for those who don't share that vision? What would happen with Indigenous groups that oppose separation? No one knows the answers.

A strong vote to stay in Canada sets Alberta on a different path. It's true that Canada has many problems, and this period of global turbulence hasn't left the country unscathed. Yet Canada is still one of the best places on earth to live, and the envy of millions around the world who admire its democracy, freedom, prosperity, diversity and stability.

Albertans have a choice: Embark down an uncertain and perilous road, or reaffirm Alberta's vital role in Confederation.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

BORDER CONTROL

Re “How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence” (Oct. 3): As an Albertan, I couldn’t read all of this investigative report because I found it so disturbing.

These actions by separatists, offering water and oil to U.S. Republicans in exchange for help to separate Alberta from Canada, happened during Danielle Smith's tenure, during which she has constantly thrown gasoline on the fire. To please them, she has forced an expensive referendum on Albertans.

I do not think Ms. Smith is fit to be our Premier.

■ Alison Dennis Calgary

I've got a better idea: Separatists could sell up and move to the United States.

Sure, the rules and paperwork might be tough to swallow, but they would be happy there, I guess.

Timothy Bond Toronto

WRITE OFF

Re “Behind the rise of Canada’s lengthy ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ tax code” (Report on Business, Oct. 3): I have worked in four countries. Without a doubt, the simplest tax system was in New Zealand, with the most complicated being Canada by a country mile (or is that a kilometre?).

The New Zealand tax return I remember was four pages long. It took maybe 30 minutes to complete.

New Zealand massively simplified its tax code a few years before I arrived. At the time there were two bands of tax, 24 per cent and 33 per cent, which was raised to 39 per cent after I moved to Australia (the second-simplest return). The guiding principle was that a dollar is a dollar of income regardless of source, with the fewest possible deductions and credits for special interests.

More people could easily do their taxes themselves without accountants and lawyers. No fees.

I guess every system has winners and losers. ■ Meirion Williams Toronto

Part of the reason the Income Tax Act is so complicated is because it delivers various incentive programs that aren't really related to tax. And it is true that companies spend a lot on lawyers and accountants simply to comply. But a lot of the complication in the act is there precisely to prevent shenanigans devised to avoid tax.

Want to kill two birds with one stone? Make capital gains taxable as ordinary income, but calculate the gains by indexing the cost of assets to inflation. This would eliminate most incentive to misrepresent ordinary income as capital gains, and allow the act to drop various rules that block such misrepresentation.

Don't say this would discourage long-term investment; providing incentives for some forms of investment is really policy that should be delivered separately. But I'm afraid a lot of demand for simplification or reform is demand for lower taxes in disguise.

■ Geoff Powers Toronto

OPPOSITION POSITION

Re “Here’s what Pierre Poilievre is focused on these days” (Oct. 3): “Pierre Poilievre has to feel robbed.” Robbed? More like squandered.

He did not meet the moment during the election campaign, when tariff threats were in the air. It was as if he couldn't alter his script and adapt to the changing environment, like a good leader should.

He wasted his chances and now it's time he should move on. Janet Griffin Toronto

Re “Who wants the worst job in Parliament? Anyone? Bueller?” (Opinion, Oct. 3): The Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition has two main functions; one parliamentary, the other political.

The parliamentary function is to oppose, question and hold accountable the governing party for its policies and behaviour. The political function is to provide a government in waiting, to let the electorate know there is another credible option on offer.

And in these times, I see a third function: Partner in the development of policies and actions. Looking at Pierre Poilievre's performance, it appears he is incapable of the first and the electorate has said it doesn't want the second. I suggest he's uninterested in the third.

Given the latitude these functions offer, if Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition is the "worst job in Parliament," it's because Mr. Poilievre has made it that.

Paul Childs Edmonton

ON ANTISEMITISM

Re “Are we on the verge of an exodus? In a hate-filled climate, Canadian Jews are weighing their options” (Opinion, Oct. 3): There is something paradoxical in suggesting the location of one of the worst attacks on Black Americans as a safe harbour for an ethnic minority.

In 1921, the thriving and prosperous Greenwood district known as the “Black Wall Street” was destroyed by a white mob. Despite the horror of the event, for many years it was covered up and almost erased from history.

Jews are all too familiar with events like this. The toxicity of antisemitism is a pervasive and persistent evil.

Jewish flight from Canada, like the destruction of the Black Wall Street, would accomplish what antisemites most desire by eliminating a vibrant community from its place in Canadian society.

Suzette Blom Toronto

MATT FREHNER MANAGING EDITOR, PRODUCTS AND PLATFORMS

What the Canadian Jewish community is experiencing goes to the heart of defining the country. Most Canadians do not think of this as a place where an entire ethnic group would contemplate leaving, but that is what's happening.

In many cases, it starts when incidents of racism and hate take place in one's own city or town, and so few people speak up. Is that really who we are?

Canadians should ask themselves whether we are a country that leaves victims of hate to fend for themselves, or whether we say, for all to hear: “This is wrong, and you are not alone.” ■ Adam Green Ottawa

For millennia, Jews have had to leave their homes because of hate-filled violence and intolerance. My grandparents escaped persecution in Russia in the early 1900s. Scapegoating was rife then as it is now.

I say to Jews who are considering leaving Canada: This is home. Stay and fight the good fight.

We have the tools to confront this. Use them. ■ Marilyn Minden Toronto

The 2021 documentary Tulsa: The Fire and The Forgotten makes for very troubling viewing. It is noted that even today, Tulsa is one of the most segregated cities in the United States.

As a further point of interest, there is a Black community near Athabasca, Alta., named Amber Valley. It was formed largely by Black Americans fleeing racism and persecution in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. I sat beside a descendant of Amber Valley while attending school in Athabasca in the 1950s.

Paul Gudjurgis Ottawa

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Woke 1.0 was crazy. And it's not over yet

There are still whiffs of that era's pitchforks to be found, and you don't have to look that hard

ROBYN URBACK

OPINION

We are supposed to have moved on from the worst excesses of what is now being referred to as “Woke 1.0”: that period of time around 2020 and 2021 when society, as a collective, appeared to have lost its mind.

This was when, around the time of the Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. and beyond, a data scientist named David Shor was fired from his job for tweeting out research showing that violent protest can lead to political backlash for the Democrats. It was when a curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art faced public censure, and eventually resigned, because he told staff that ceasing to collect work from white artists would amount to “reverse discrimination.” It was when ESPN fired an analyst before she even started working over homophobic tweets she posted nearly a decade earlier.

In August of this year, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose politics broadly align with those who held pitchforks for a curator who naively believed his job was to collect art, reflected on this period of time during an interview with ABC News. "Woke 1.0 was crazy," she said, laughing, quoting another lawmaker. Her implication was that both she and society have moved on and grown up.

Except there are still whiffs of Woke 1.0 to be found if you look not too hard, including at the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, which just fired its executive director, who is white, because she once wore cornrows to a music festival. Or at the Portland Trail Blazers, which, in less than 24 hours earlier this month, hired and fired Braiden Bell, a TV play-by-play announcer, for tweets he posted more than a decade ago, when he was 15.

The tweets themselves are indefensible. In one, Mr. Bell wrote, "Asian people piss me off." In others, he referred to women as "sluts" and "whores." Had he written them even a couple of years ago, it could reasonably be inferred that they reflect the type of person he is as a now 29-year-old man.

But 14 years ago, Mr. Bell was at that precarious age where a toxic mix of bravado, stupidity and impulsiveness almost always leads to poor decisions. We've all experienced it, and indeed, as a society, we accept that 15-year-olds will do dumb things, which is why they aren't allowed to drink alcohol, drive cars, or vote. And when they do transgress, they typically are punished less severely than adults, taking into account their presumed immaturity and greater potential for rehabilitation. Had Mr. Bell stolen a car and gone for a joyride back when he was 15, he would have already served his time as a youth under Oregon state law. In that sense, the criminal justice system offers more opportunity for rehabilitation for youth than does our informal cultural justice system.

That's what made, and makes,

Woke 1.0 so “crazy,” to borrow Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s characterization. It wasn’t simply the furor with which the public attacked perceived transgressors, or the haste with which punishments were doled out, but the inherent contradiction of the whole find/shame/banish exercise, which was supposed to be about bettering individuals’ social awareness, but left no space for betterment. “Wokeness” is about recognizing racial (and other) privilege, about understanding our own inherent biases, and about acknowledging the structural barriers that disproportionately affect some people more than others. The whole idea is that through learning and growth, we can make a better, fairer society.

But Woke 1.0 made no allowance for growth – neither past nor present. People were defined by singular statements or actions, flattened into one-dimensional caricatures of themselves. Those who transgressed from accepted dogma were booted from their jobs immediately, without time to actually understand why “reverse racism” could be considered a regressive concept. And those who were fired for historical wrongs were made to wear and serve penance for past indiscretions, even if they could demonstrate they were no longer that person. Indeed, the moment was all about unlearning prejudices (which is why every company suddenly seemed to have a DEI czar onboard), but no one cared to listen if someone claimed to have already unlearned their prejudices.

Mr. Bell has asked the Trail Blazers to reconsider his termination, saying through his lawyer that he has “owned” what he did, “without excuses.”

“What he is asking,” his lawyer’s letter continued, “is whether a boy’s words from 14 years ago should outweigh everything the man has done since. If that is the standard, there is hardly a person in any organization in America who could meet it.”

Perhaps if Mr. Bell had stolen a car in his youth, his offense would be more readily forgiven. Fifteen-year-olds do dumb things, after all. But because his offense was cultural, he's being made to wear it, even 14 years on. That, in a word, is crazy.

France is broke. Can a full-blown debt crisis be far off?

KONRAD YAKABUSKI

OPINION

A person holds a French national flag during a demonstration against underresourced schools in Paris on Thursday. The student protests that began two weeks ago have been marred by violence, vandalism and accusations of police brutality. AURELIEN MORISSARD/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Last month, Pope Leo XIV drew hundreds of thousands of Catholics and non-Catholics alike to an open-air mass in the heart of Paris that showed off France's best face to the world. The event – part spectacle, part sacrament – went off without a hitch despite the daunting security risks that cramming 800,000 people along the Champs-Élysées entailed.

Alas, French authorities knew the glow from the Pope's visit would quickly fade. For weeks, soaring energy costs caused by the Iran war had threatened to unleash social unrest. Authorities feared a reprisal of the gilets jaunes (yellow jackets) protests that erupted in 2018 over a new carbon tax, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to cancel the levy.

Labour unions, meanwhile, threatened to shut down the country over public-sector salary increases that had not kept up with inflation since Mr. Macron's election in 2017. Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers walked off the job on Sept. 29 in what union bosses warned was the beginning of an autumn of labour strife over looming budget cuts.

What Mr. Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu did not expect, however, was that the spark that would unleash the latest series of mass protests rocking the country would be set by lycée students upset over the dilapidated state of French high schools, where teenagers and teachers regularly contend with leaky roofs, mould, rats, cockroaches, broken toilets, poor ventilation and a lack of insulation and air conditioning.

The student protests that began two weeks ago in a multiethnic Paris suburb and spread across the country have been marred by violence, vandalism and accusations of police brutality. More than 6,000 teens have been arrested and hundreds of students and police injured. One young protester lost a hand in an incident involving a police stun grenade.

On Wednesday, Mr. Lecornu attempted to buy calm by promising a €1.2-billion (\$1.9-billion) increase in 2027 to the education budget, which amounts to a year-on-year rise of less than 2 per cent. But the hike is far from assured as Mr. Lecornu's government struggles to rein in France's massive budget deficit and restore investor confidence in the country's finances.

France is broke. Successive governments piled on debt to fund an array of unsustainable pension and welfare programs. Now, rising interest costs and government gridlock have pushed the country closer to the brink of all-out debt crisis. France's debt has reached almost €3.6-trillion (\$5.7-trillion), or about 120 per cent of gross domestic product. The debt has grown by more than 60 per cent since Mr. Macron took office.

France churned through four prime ministers between 2022 and 2025, with each promising (and failing) to bring the budget deficit under control. After his nomination last year, Mr. Lecornu proposed budget cuts aimed at reducing the deficit to 4.7 per cent of GDP. But he quickly backed down in the face of widespread opposition and even suspended Mr. Macron's hard-won pension reforms in the face of, well, massive protests.

France's 2026 deficit is now expected to clock in at around 5.4 per cent. And investors have lost confidence that Mr. Lecornu's latest budget proposals aimed at reducing the shortfall to 5 per cent in 2027 will be adopted before next spring's presidential election.

Investors are demanding higher interest rates on French bonds, pushing the government's debt-servicing costs to a projected €91-billion in 2027, a €12-billion increase from 2026. With more tax revenue being used to cover interest expenses, there is less to spend on education, health care and other social programs, fuelling social unrest, creating a vicious circle.

“France’s appetite for ‘magic money’ has turned into a debt bomb,” read a headline this week in The Wall Street Journal. The London-based Financial Times similarly rang the alarm bell, warning that France has been caught “between the bond market and the barricades.”

Worse still, neither of the two leading candidates to replace Mr. Macron has any fiscal credibility. Far-left France Unbowed leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has even suggested simply cancelling the €600-billion in government bonds held by the Bank of France, an idea that sends shudders down the spines of French Finance Ministry officials and investors alike.

Far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen this week promised to hold a national referendum on a proposed constitutional amendment to cap the budget deficit if she becomes president. But her plan to cut spending by €140-billion does not stand up under scrutiny. The NR leader has vowed to lower the retirement age to 62, and 60 in some cases, which would add billions of euros to the deficit annually.

A Le Pen-Mélenchon run-off in the second round of the presidential vote on May 2 is pretty much the bond market's worst nightmare. That outcome looks increasingly likely, unless the markets decide France's fate before then.

Trump's taxpayer-funded propaganda reflects the dream world he lives in

DEBRA THOMPSON

OPINION

Contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail

There is something almost reassuringly bad about Donald Trump's latest propaganda dramaturgy.

The ad in question is unmistakably election fodder. Cutting between clips of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, scenes from the American military mission that ended in his apprehension, and a press conference in which Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio take turns praising Mr. Trump, its message is anything but subtle.

"I think people need to understand that this is not a President that just talks," Mr. Rubio declares, as dramatic explosions and suspenseful underscoring punctuate the gravity of this verdict. "Don't play games with this president's office because it's not gonna turn out well."

The timing and content have raised the ire of party officials on both sides of the aisle. They are clearly promotional ads (or “Patriotic Ads,” as Mr. Trump declared on social media), paid for by the United States government rather than a political party or political action committee, and they’re being aired with less than a month to go before the midterm elections. The use of taxpayer dollars for “publicity or propaganda purposes” is a direct contravention of federal laws, and on Wednesday, the Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that the President is using public funds to attempt to sway election results.

Despite all this apparent effort, though, the ad is terrible. I've seen more convincing political messaging produced by college kids dancing on Instagram reels.

But then, of course, the effectiveness isn't really the point. At least five different spots have aired so far in recent weeks, each one glorifying the President in different ways (one of them soundtracks a series of shots of Mr. Trump to a song called Love Me). The more interesting question is why the Trump administration thinks the American public needs to see this kind of propaganda, and what Mr. Trump gains in its dissemination.

For months now, it has been clear that Mr. Trump is deeply unpopular. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that Mr. Trump's approval rating was just 32 per cent. A poll conducted last month indicated that Mr. Trump's approval rating has dropped among Republicans in particular, who are increasingly dissatisfied with Mr. Trump's handling of economic issues and the cost of living. Given these downward trends, it's reasonable to assume that the propaganda is an attempt to change Americans' minds about the President's suitability for office by highlighting what Mr. Trump sees as a singular, crucial foreign policy victory wrapped in militaristic might.

But there is a more unsettling possibility: What if Mr. Trump does not, in fact, understand how unpopular he truly is?

Mr. Trump unknowingly sits at the crux of a classic dilemma of dictatorial power. After all, authoritarian leaders exist in exceptionally bad information enenvironments. Like other wannabe dictators, Mr. Trump surrounds himself with people who tell him exactly what he wants to hear, actively skewing his information intake at his own request. In late August, reports revealed that Mr. Trump's devoted executive assistant, Natalie Harp, vets and curates Mr. Trump's view of the outside world, with some alleging that she helped the President create the taxpayer-funded ads, heeding his demand that he appear front and centre in them.

Unlike Mr. Trump's first term as President, during which at least some insiders vowed to surreptitiously defend democratic norms from his authoritarian impulses, everyone in his inner circle this time around has incentive to flatter him. According to Trumpian logic, bad news is fake news, and independent political institutions – the courts, the media, public opinion polls, the checks and balances built into the democratic system – are crooks that confirm his longstanding belief in his own persecution. As a result, Mr. Trump is surrounded far more by an ecosystem of loyalist affirmation than evidence-based informa-

tion.

The ad itself, much like the dream world Mr. Trump inhabits, is unremarkable. It is perfectly aligned with the logic of a President who seeks power not to govern, but in the service of his own self-aggrandizement. When Mr. Trump tells his supporters to pretend that he's running for office in November, it's not simply a plea to increase voter turnout. It's a confirmation of the belief that he, and he alone, can win elections for the Republican Party.

It does, however, set up an interesting situation in advance of the November midterms. As we approach the last two years of this administration, these elections may just be one of the last meaningful pieces of unfiltered, undeniable information the President receives about what Americans actually think about him. Whether he absorbs the message after two years of surrounding himself with people that tell him only what he wants to hear – or even accepts the results – is a different question altogether.

MARSHA LEDERMAN will return.

IAN HAMILTON

IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL, 89

DIPLOMAT LED MISSION TO SAVE REFUGEES STRANDED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

The immigration official, who was haunted by what he had witnessed, said the crisis involving people fleeing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos was ‘probably the greatest human tragedy of our time’

ALAN FREEMAN

It was an image that caught the world's attention: A rusty freighter, the Hai Hong, appeared off Port Klang on the coast of Malaysia in early November, 1978, its filthy decks teeming with 2,500 refugees from Vietnam.

It had been three years since the fall of Saigon and the collapse of the South Vietnamese regime to the communist forces. There had been an initial outflow of refugees fleeing the country but by 1978 that stream had turned into a torrent, creating what became known as the “boat people” crisis, as tens of thousands of Vietnamese boarded any watercraft, no matter how flimsy, to escape their homeland, heading out across the South China Sea. They were joined by victims of repression in Cambodia and Laos.

Malaysia, already overwhelmed by the influx of refugees, wanted nothing to do with the Hai Hong's human cargo and threatened to tow the ship and its desperate passengers out to sea. The country's Malay majority was hostile to the ethnic Chinese people on board. And Malaysian authorities claimed the passengers weren't real refugees because they had paid for their passage.

As international pressure grew for wealthy countries to do something, the Canadian government decided to act. Immigration minister Bud Cullen announced that Canada would take 600 of the ship's refugees for resettlement.

The officer in charge of Canada's tiny immigration office in Singapore was Ian Hamilton, a seasoned 42-year-old official, who was sent to Kuala Lumpur to lead what became a heroic operation that saved thousands over the coming months. Tall, charming and rugged-looking with an infectious sense of humour, Mr. Hamilton, who died in Ottawa on Sept. 15 at the age of 89, was also determined and dedicated to the task at hand.

Malaysian officials wanted the Hai Hong and its passengers to leave their country's waters, but nonetheless threw roadblocks in front of Mr. Hamilton's small team.

They wouldn't allow the freighter to dock or permit the Canadians to board it. But, according to the 2017 book Running on Empty: Canada and the Indochinese Refugees, 1975-80, Mr. Hamilton persuaded the officials to allow him to set up shop on a Malaysian minesweeper, anchored near the Hai Hong, to conduct his screening.

Armed Malaysian police escorted small contingents of the refugees to the deck of the naval ship where the immigration officers, plus a doctor and an interpreter, assembled a rudimentary office consisting of two wooden tables and a few chairs under a tarpaulin to protect them from the scorching tropical sun. The refugees were short of food and traumatized by their days at sea, with the Hai Hong refused entry by neighbouring countries.

"It was an appalling situation, probably the greatest human tragedy of our time," Mr. Hamilton told a CBC film crew.

"The pressure of saying yes and no just squashes you," Mr. Hamilton said 10 years later in an interview with The Ottawa Citizen, recalling how frail and terrified the refugees were. "You're doing the best job that you can and you're just being eaten up by the decision-making process. You want to say yes, but obviously you can't."

He did what he could, sometimes bending the rules to save lives. Dick Martin, who was No. 2 in the Singapore immigration office, remembers an incident where a woman slipped and fell to her death on the Hai Hong. The next day, her son, who was 7 or 8 and now an orphan, appeared before the Canadian immigration officers with a group of other refugees. Alone.

“I told Ian the story and he was overcome. He already had in front of him a young family, a mother, father and two children,” Mr. Martin recalled in an interview with The Globe. “Ian looks at them and says, 'Are you taking your nephew with you?' " Perplexed, the father initially said he didn't have a nephew, but Mr. Hamilton insisted, gesturing to the little boy in the queue. The man relented, and his newfound nephew was on his way to life in Canada.

Despite the awful conditions, Mr. Hamilton and his crew interviewed and accepted as many as 356 refugees on a single day in an era when the standard was 12 interviews a day. By the end of November, the first Boeing 707 full of refugees from the Hai Hong arrived in Montreal. Three more flights followed. In all, 604 Vietnamese from the Hai Hong restarted their lives in Canada. The remaining refugees were taken by the U.S., France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.

Over the next two years, Canada welcomed 60,000 Southeast Asian refugees, many of them under the pioneering private sponsorship program, where church and other groups got together to support newcomers as they adapted to Canadian life. After the Hai Hong, Mr. Hamilton travelled throughout the region processing thousands of refugees at wretched refugee camps, renting fishing boats and leaning on reluctant bureaucrats to facilitate his work, armed with nothing more than a stack of Maple Leaf pins, which he distributed widely.

“He was a real leader, a mentor, the kind of guy who set an example,” said Scott Mullin, who as a 21-year-old junior immigration officer in Hong Kong, was assigned to work with Mr. Hamilton. “He was a superb guy. I loved working with him,” added Florent Fortin, who represented the Quebec government, which had recently signed an immigration agreement with Ottawa, and was part of the team.

“They were young and they were tough,” said Mike Molloy, a senior immigration official at the time who worked on co-ordinating the refugee influx from Ottawa and co-wrote Running on Empty.

“Ian was a really compassionate person,” Mr. Molloy told The Globe. “There are people who are really good and Ian was one of those people, in terms of being compassionate and caring about people.”

Ian Stewart Hamilton was born on Sept. 23, 1936, in Ottawa, the eldest of three children of John Hamilton, a vice-president of the E.B. Eddy forest products company, and his wife, the former Shirley Stewart. Ian grew up in Aylmer, Que., and attended boarding school in Ontario, winding up at

Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania, where he completed high school.

He earned a degree in psychology at Curry College, a small liberal-arts institution near Boston and began work as a psychologist for Corrections Canada. After two years, he joined Canada's foreign service as an immigration officer, posted successively to Cologne, Stockholm, Sydney and Madrid before moving to Singapore in 1977. By that time, he was married and had three sons.

After the Hai Hong, Mr. Hamilton continued his resettlement work in refugee camps along the Malaysian coast, gaining considerable media attention for his work.

“Hamilton has waded out to tossing boats carrying dead and dying in his arms,” read one account in The Toronto Sun. “There are lines of fatigue around his eyes where the laugh lines were once etched. It comes from tropical diseases, from endless days of interviewing in the filth and heat of a refugee camp.”

By the summer of 1979, the ceaseless work proved too much. Mr. Hamilton had contracted hepatitis. "It was hard on him physically. It was hard on him emotionally," his eldest son, Shawn, said. Mr. Hamilton and his family moved back to Canada. Soon after, he and his wife separated.

Mr. Hamilton was honoured with a Public Service Award in 1979 but remained in Ottawa for the rest of his career, working in immigration and consular affairs, never venturing out on another foreign assignment.

“He did not want to travel again. It was a purposeful choice,” Shawn said. “He was done. He just wanted to find peace and tranquility.” Mr. Hamilton retired in the early 1990s, spending lots of time in nature, on extended camping trips in Quebec’s La Verendrye Park and salmon fishing on the Miramichi River.

He seldom talked about his time in Southeast Asia, only opening up as he aged. Shawn says he discovered 80 per cent of what he knows about that crucial period of his father's life in the past two or three years. "The veil lifted."

Mr. Hamilton's role wasn't forgotten by the people most important to him, members of Canada's Vietnamese community, who would send him greeting cards on his birthday and Christmas. He befriended Can Le, a retired Ottawa economist and a leader of the Vietnamese-Canadian community who has been working for years to erect a Boat People Museum in Ottawa.

Last March, Mr. Le invited Mr. Hamilton to a fundraising event for the project in Ottawa. “He gave a very eloquent and moving speech,” Mr. Le said. Mr. Hamilton recalled how he was haunted by the awful things he had seen in the refugee camps after he returned to Canada decades ago. Distraught, he would walk through Ottawa’s Chinatown neighbourhood and found solace in seeing how the newly arrived refugees were adapting well to their new home.

“I love you all dearly,” Mr. Hamilton told the crowd. “I’m proud of what I did. And you are the ones who are building our country.” The crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Mr. Hamilton leaves his sons, Shawn, Matthew and Nicholas; five grandchildren; and his sister, Susan. Bonnie Boyle, his wife of 41 years, died in 2013. His first marriage ended in divorce.

Mr. Molloy said he recalled that Mr. Hamilton was once asked how he decided on whether a displaced family should be accepted for resettlement or not. “He replied, ‘by the light of their children’s eyes.’”

Special to The Globe and Mail

When Ottawa announced that it would resettle 600 of 2,500 refugees stranded on the Hai Hong in Malaysian waters in November, 1978, diplomat Ian Hamilton was sent from Canada's tiny immigration office in Singapore to oversee the mission. By summer of the next year, Mr. Hamilton returned to Ottawa and did not want to travel again. He retired in the early 1990s, spending much of his time in nature, camping and fishing. COURTESY OF IAN HAMILTON, DONATED TO THE CANADIAN IMMIGRATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY; COURTESY OF FAMILY

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HOW WE EAT

Stuffed cabbage

This version is made with roasted fall vegetables and barley

JULIE VAN ROSENDAAL

Turkey doesn't have to be the star of the Thanksgiving table. If you're looking for

a veggie-based, feast-worthy centrepiece, a whole stuffed cabbage has all the elements of a celebratory fall dish: it's large (perfect for feeding a crowd), it's a bit of a spectacle and it's stuffed.

During the fall, winter squash is a common candidate for stuffing, but so is cabbage – one of the more affordable items in the produce section. With so much in season, there are as many options to stuff a cabbage as there are to stuff a bird: You could use a traditional onion-bread-sage stuffing, or cooked grains and ratatouille, a thick stew of tomatoes, peppers, onions, eggplant and zucchini, or cooked lentils, sautéed mushrooms, onions, garlic and rosemary.

Or you could try a kind of pilaf: This version is made with roasted fall vegetables and barley. You can substitute any grain, but as we're celebrating the Canadian harvest, barley is one of the country's most significant crops and makes a wonderfully chewy, nutty, nutrient-dense addition.

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CABBAGE STUFFED WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES AND BARLEY

Measurements are flexible here and will depend on the size of both your cabbage and bowl. I roasted a sheet pan of veggies and used them along with about 2 cups of barley to fill the leaves of a large cabbage in a standard 10-inch Pyrex bowl, but feel free to use any oven-proof bowl that is well-suited to the size of your cabbage.

1 large green cabbage

vegetables suitable for roasting, such as carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips, rutabaga, kohlrabi, squash, peppers, onions, sweet potato and fennel

canola, olive or other vegetable oil, for cooking

salt, to taste

2-3 cups cooked barley or other grains, such as rice, farro or quinoa a drizzle of lemon juice or balsamic vinegar, or vinaigrette, to taste (optional)

crumbled feta or blue cheese or grated aged cheddar (optional) chopped fresh herbs, to taste (optional)

1-2 tbsp butter (optional)

Preheat the oven to 425F.

If you have a whole winter squash to roast and would rather not peel it, poke it several times with a sharp knife and roast whole, on a baking pan or sheet to catch any drips, for 45 minutes to an hour, until very tender. Set aside to cool.

Prep the rest of your veggies: peel, trim and cut them into about 1-inch pieces, or a size that will allow them to roast at approximately the same time. (I sometimes hold back onions, peppers and other fragile veggies to add to the sheet about halfway through the cooking time.) Spread out on a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle with oil and shake the pan or use your hands to coat the veggies well. Sprinkle with salt and roast for 30-45 minutes, stirring once or twice, until tender and starting to turn golden on the edges. Set aside to cool slightly.

Combine the veggies and barley and if you like, season with a squeeze of lemon juice or drizzle of balsamic vinegar or vinaigrette, and/or a bit of crumbled or grated cheese and/or some fresh herbs. If you roasted a whole squash, once it's cool enough to handle, break it open, scoop out and compost the seeds and chop or scoop as much of the flesh into the barley mixture as you like.

Generously oil a 10-inch Pyrex or similar oven-proof bowl. Cut the core out of the cabbage and gently peel away 4-5 outer leaves, starting from the stem to keep them intact. Place each leaf into the bowl rounded edge down, with the stem end up at the top of the bowl, overlapping each leaf to cover the bowl completely. No need to press them to the side of the bowl – you should wind up with a cabbage-leaf bowl within a bowl.

Fill it with the veggie-barley mixture and place 2-3 leaves on the surface, tearing them into large pieces if needed. Place a heavy (such as cast iron) skillet or other baking dish on top to weigh it down, and bake for about 30 minutes, until the cabbage is golden on top. Remove from the oven, remove the skillet and if you like, place a tablespoon or two of butter at the edge of the bowl so that it melts and runs down into the bowl, coating the surface of the cabbage.

Let it stand for 15-20 minutes, then invert onto a plate to serve in wedges – the filling will spill out as you cut it, like a cornucopia. Serves 6-8.

Fare play

The new Mon Lapin Cookbook is a guide to exquisite flavours and a good time, Tara O'Brady writes

A ny restaurant's allure is the accumulation of fleeting gestures: the alchemy of combined tastes, the particular shiver of a wine glass, the timbre of laughter from a neighbouring table.

Enter The Mon Lapin Cookbook, a newly published compilation of recipes that resembles a collected aide-memoire of a legendary night out. It pulses with the first dazzling years of the Montreal restaurant's life.

If you wandered to Rue St-Zotique at Avenue Casgrain in March, 2018, you would have likely found eager diners congregating at a narrow storefront. On that corner in Little Italy, a darling had just come into existence.

Vin Mon Lapin was a wine bar of roughly 35 seats where the bottles inclined toward natural wines with character and backstory. The mood was jovial. The menu was as capricious as the weather dictated, with offerings that belied their complexity. An opening night salad that looked like a simple monochromatic study of claret and blush tones was actually a dappled mound of radicchio beneath shavings of house cured foie gras, anointed by a pumpkin seed praline vinaigrette woodsy with smoked vinegar. The lineups were immediate and long.

Led by sommelier Vanya Filipovic and co-chefs Jessica Noël and Marc-Olivier Frappier, it was part of the Joe Beef family of restaurants and simultaneously a departure from it. Not only distanced across the city from their landmark addresses in La Petite-Bourgogne, Vin Mon Lapin landed philosophically between Joe Beef's famed gastronomic extravagance and sister restaurant Vin Papillon's spritely fondness for vegetables. Plates were small, meant for sharing and seasonal. Their interpretation of salt and vinegar nestled buckwheat-dredged oysters amongst fermented potatoes, both golden-crisped, in a swathe of savoury custard.

In the eight intervening years, Mon Lapin – sans the titular “Vin” now, though wine is still at its fore – has progressed. In 2019 the original three, along with co-sommelier Alex Landry and front-of-house manager Marc-Antoine Gélinas, took over sole proprietorship. A year later, they expanded again, this time physically, stretching to the space next door and doubling the restaurant’s size. Accolades stacked up: back-to-back firsts on Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants for 2023 and 2024, second on North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025, and Filipovic named top sommelier nationally and internationally. The cooking grew more ambitious. They started taking reservations.

It's all chronicled in the book, co-authored by Mireille Silcoff. Photographs from Dominique Lafond and evocative illustrations by Raphael Labrie Dion are rich with intimacy and charm. Three hundred pages, 100 recipes, wine essays, conversational asides on brown butter and snow crab, chapters such as “What is a wine bar, anyway?” (a considered title for the book) and “Primi, a love affair” (tied to Frappier’s high-school exchange to Cesena, Italy).

Stories are shared from a trove of memories: an offhand mention of Rois de Mais Sucré, their favourite corn seller at Marché Jean Talon, or detailing the last of what had been somewhat routine expeditions by Landry and Frappier to a secluded cabin in Abitibi-Témiscamingue for whitefish caviar.

Recipes preserve classics from the Mon Lapin kitchen, codified for the first time. Their slim Croque-Pétoncle, a sandwich of scallop farce – a light-as-air mousse Noël based on the puréed base of fish quenelles she learned while working at Michelin-starred Restaurant Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France – here she spreads it between milk bread and fries until burnished. There are deboned, stuffed chicken wings dubbed “croq’ailes,” which were part of their COVID-era takeout barbecue pivot and have since starred at their second restaurant, Rotisserie La Lune. Fans will delight to learn how to make the beloved buckwheat cake, complete with its shingles of fracturing tuiles.

Beyond the hits, the trio includes recipes that were one-night-only wonders and a few that have yet to star in their dining room. Some are breezily simple, and others are technically meticulous and specific. The pursuit is what's consistent, a conviction of the nobility of the humble ingredient and an ambition toward the extraordinary.

On the bottom corner of each gilded page is an illustration of a bounding rabbit that works as a flipbook. That is the Mon Lapin way: exploring the high and the low, seriousness and humour, all at once. (Their ode to Champagne precedes the recipe for Kitchen-Ade, Frappier's version of Gatorade cheekily made with a mix of sweetened citrus juices, sparkling water and salt.)

They're releasing the book in French and English concurrently, and neither is a translation. Mon Lapin exists in a dual register, what they describe as a Montreal gesture, voiced by its staff and community and now in writing.

At its heart, The Mon Lapin Cookbook is an invitation into their ethos of saying yes, often. That while structure is a necessary foundation, stringency should not get in the way of opportunity. Or be the source of worry. If the tomatoes are extraordinary, change the menu to include them. If your guest brings a friend, the more the merrier. Hospitality and cooking are rooted in joy and generosity, not rules. And most importantly, the secret of a good time, of finding beauty is to go with the flow.

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DOMINIQUE LAFOND

MAPLE RICE PIE SERVES: 4 PEOPLE

This dessert is the product of the people in our kitchen. One day, stumped for new dessert ideas, we asked our team what people craved from the places they grew up. Max Hoffman, a Belgian cook in Mon Lapin's early years, piped up and said – with no elaboration – "rice pie," as if he'd solved the problem with two words. Turned out he was right. Max made us a rice pie from his family's recipe, and we still feature it at Mon Lapin during maple season. Rice pie is like a rice pudding and pastel de nata mash-up. Something about its deep, homey flavours also calls up many classic Québécois desserts, like tarte au sucre. So, we finish this rice pie with a generous glug of maple syrup from our cook Xavier Desjardins's family sugar shack, to bring this bit of baked Belgian genius home to Canada.

FOR THE PIE DOUGH

340 g all-purpose (plain) flour, plus extra for dusting 230 g very cold butter, finely diced 2.5 g salt 125 ml ice-cold water

125 ml ice-cold water

FOR THE RICE PUDDING

65 g arborio rice
500 ml whole milk
1 vanilla pod, split and scraped salt, to taste
75 g maple sugar
1 whole egg, lightly beaten

50 ml heavy cream

TO SERVE

A generous amount of the best maple syrup (we use the Desjardins family maple syrup)

PIE DOUGH

Combine the flour, butter and salt in a large bowl and work the butter into the flour with your fingers, flattening each piece to create large, visible flakes. Add the water and mix until the dough starts to come together. Turn it out onto a work surface and, using a rolling pin, roll it into a rough rectangle. Fold it like an envelope: Bring one third of the dough to the centre, then fold the opposite third over the top. Rotate 90 degrees, roll it out again into a rectangle, and repeat the process. Complete three roll-and-fold turns in total. The dough should look streaky with butter but hold together. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap (cling film) and chill overnight, or minimum 1 hour.

RICE PUDDING

Put the rice, milk and vanilla pod and seeds in a small pan, bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat. Cook for about 1 hour, stirring regularly to prevent it sticking to the base of the pan. Once the rice is very tender (we're not looking for al dente, this needs to be well cooked) add the sugar. Pour into a heatproof container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface. Once completely cool, remove the film. Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl, pour them into the pudding and combine with a spatula. Chill until ready to use.

PIE

Whisk the egg and cream in a bowl to make egg wash. Roll out the dough on a floured work surface to a thickness of 3 mm ( $\frac{1}{8}$ inch), and cut out four circles 20 cm (8 inches) in diameter. Place into four 15 cm (6 inch) aluminum pie dishes. Cut off the excess, leaving a 2.5 cm (1 inch) edge for folding. Fold the edges (we like an empanada-style fold) and brush the edges with egg wash. Pour in the rice pudding (the pie dishes should be three-quarters full). Place the pies in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, so you get the best puff on the crust. Preheat the oven to 450 F. Bake the pies for 8 minutes, then reduce the heat to 405 F and bake for another 6 minutes. The pudding should look like leopard print, the crust golden.

TO SERVE

The pies are delicious at room temperature, but feel free to warm them in the oven briefly. Pour warm maple syrup all over the pies when ready to eat!

Excerpted from The Mon Lapin Cookbook: From Montreal With Love © 2026 by Marc-Olivier Frappier, Jessica Noël, Vanya Filipovic and Mireille Silcoff. Reproduced by permission of Phaidon. All rights reserved

Giving thanks

Five fine wines to buy now for the holidays

CHRISTOPHER WATERS

WATERS ON WINE

With the holiday season approaching, retailers such as the LCBO are encouraging customers to wrap things up

early. The Ontario liquor board's current release includes various gift packs and party-friendly selections, including a number of large-format bottles suitable for entertaining a crowd, to kick-start the festivities.

While I'm inclined to let Thanksgiving, Halloween and Remembrance Day have their turn, I admire anyone who plans ahead. Specialty items can wait for another column, but recommendations for stylish wines to have on hand for special dinners or occasions are always useful. These five bottles offer flavour and flair in the glass while offering good value for their price.

The Aveleda Solos de Xisto and Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Pinot Blanc stand out as exceptional values considering their impressive quality-versus-price ratios. Since these wines aren't readily available at liquor stores, it's worth picking up multiple bottles when you find or order them.

I'd also recommend buying a couple of bottles of the red wines featured this week. These are exceptional wines with the potential to develop beautifully with age, so setting a bottle aside, even just until later this year, will give you another chance to enjoy its profound flavour.

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AVELEDA SOLOS DE XISTO 2024 (PORTUGAL)
SCORE: 93 PRICE: \$24.95
While Aveleda produces Canada's best-selling Vinho Verde, Fonte, known for its crowd-pleasing fruity and effervescent character,

its team also makes more focused, refined white wines from its vineyards in northern Portugal. Solos de Xisto is made from alvarinho grapes grown on schist soils, resulting in a different flavour and character from wines made from grapes grown in the region's more common granite soils. They are fresher with more stony and citrus flavours. As the wine opens in the glass, it reveals white pepper and nutty notes that linger. This is a surprising and engaging white that works as an aperitif or food-friendly bottle to bring to the dinner table. This has 12 per cent alcohol by volume and 2 grams a litre of residual sugar. Drink now to 2030. Available at the above price in Ontario, \$25.15 in Quebec (2023 vintage).

BLUE MOUNTAIN ESTATE CUVÉE PINOT BLANC 2025 (CANADA)

SCORE: 91 PRICE: \$25 This impressive pinot blanc is made from 40-year-old vines grown at the Mavety's

family estate winery in Okanagan Falls. Fermentation took place in a mix of stainless steel tanks and oak barrels of various sizes. The wines in barrel were aged with the lees (dead yeast left over from fermentation) for five months to contribute texture and depth to the finished wine. The result is a fuller bodied with a layered flavours profile suggesting floral, pear and apricot notes. The pinot blanc grape isn't usually considered serious, but this balanced, complex and persistent white wine is. This has 13.5 per cent ABV and 0.9 g/litre r.s. Drink now to 2030. Available at the above price direct, bluemountain-winery.com, various prices in British Columbia and Alberta.

BOTTLES TO TRY

CASTELLO DI AMA MONTEBUONI RISERVA CHIANTI CLASSICO 2022 (ITALY) SCORE: 94 PRICE: \$59.95 One of the leading Chianti Classico producers, Castello di Ama produces

an exceptional array of wines from its estate in Gaiole in Chianti. The vineyards stretch across four valleys, which allows for different conditions for sangiovese and other grapes to ripen. The Montebuoni Riserva label features a blend of sangiovese with five per-cent merlot to produce a polished and ripe red wine that suggests a mix of dark fruit and spice notes at this early stage of development. The style is supple with soft tannins and vibrant acidity that lifts the generous fruity character. This has 14 per cent ABV and 3 g/litre r.s. Drink now to 2035. Available in Ontario.

CHÂTEAU L'HOSPITALET GRAND VIN LA CLAPE ROUGE 2023 (FRANCE)

SCORE: 92 PRICE: \$45.95 Château L'Hospitalet was purchased by winemaker Gérard Bertrand who turned

the sun-soaked spot in Narbonne, France into a five-star wine resort. The vineyards are farmed biodynamically, a super-charged organic farming method that's influenced by the lunar and astrological calendar, and produce a range of red and white wines, including this flagship red blend. You can taste the warmth of the sun in the ripe and heady character of this syrah, grenache and mourvedre blend, which offers intense berry, cherry and roasted red pepper flavours with spice and floral accents. Thank your lucky stars that as big and bold as those flavours are, this seamless wine doesn't lose its freshness or focus. This has 15.5 per cent ABV and 3 g/ litre r.s. Drink now to 2035. Available at the above price in Ontario, various prices in Alberta.

MARTIN'S LANE THE OREGON PROJECT HYLAND VINEYARD RIESLING 2024 (CANADA)
SCORE: 94 PRICE: \$65
Winemaker Shane Munn looked to vineyards in Oregon for suitable grapes to replace Okanagan crops lost to frost in January, 2024. He spent much of the growing season there, monitoring the health and ripeness of the fruit, and produced an array of rieslings and pinot noirs that complement Martin's Lane's traditional labels. The Hyland Vineyard Riesling is a standout, produced with a 40 per-cent portion of botrytis affected fruit that contribute to the wine's pronounced ginger spice and honey notes and its mix of dried and fresh citrus and apricot flavours. "We embraced the botrytis – something we never see in the Okanagan," Munn explains. The existing relationship between Canada and the United States could make this a hard sell for some, but the Oregon foray happened prior to Donald Trump's election. Martin's Lane was one of 90 wineries in British Columbia that produced replacement wines to maintain inventory and their businesses while waiting for their vineyards to recover. This has 14 per cent ABV and 6.5 g/litre r.s. Drink now to 2034. Available direct, martinslanewinery.com.

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Fashion: From ateliers and workshops across the country, Canadian brands are exploring design possibilities

T. Line

Contemporary women's wear label T. Line was founded in 2022 by fashion-industry veterans Britt Barkwell and Alia Bissett. The Toronto brand specializes in tailored shirts and elevated wardrobe essentials.

Barkwell said she and Bissett approach the shirt as the foundation of a modern wardrobe, continually reinterpreting it through proportion, fabrication, colour and styling.

T. Line's core collection includes classic white button-ups, as well as tuxedo and striped banker's shirts in 100-per-cent cotton fabrics such as sateen, poplin, oxford and voile. It also sells seasonal separates that work for both the office and off-duty.

Excluding knitwear, which represents roughly 2 per cent of the brand's business, the collection is made in Toronto. Producing locally allows Barkwell and Bissett to be more hands-on in the manufacturing process and more agile when it comes to running their business. If a new style is popular, for example, the company can produce more units relatively quickly.

“Shorter supply chains and close relationships with our manufacturing partners allow us to react more quickly and make thoughtful decisions without being as dependent on a long, complex production cycle,” Barkwell said.

- TRUC NGUYEN

Milo and Dexter

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Re-Pull

Founded by award-winning stylist and fashion consultant Juliana Schiavinatto, Re-Pull is a unisex fashion label inspired by reconstruction, architectural form, utility and upcycling. These are statement-making clothes with an emphasis on deconstructed details and exaggerated silhouettes.

“We take existing garments – primarily tailoring, shirting, denim and workwear – and use them as the starting point for new clothing and accessories,” explained Schiavinatto. “The styles are designed to be repeatable and produced in small atelier runs, and because the source garments vary, each piece carries the character of the garments it came from.”

This Quebec fashion label, founded in 2020, produces women's wear and men's wear at its factory in Montreal. The company, which employs about 10 to 15 in-house team members depending on the season, was developed around founder and brand director Jobair Jaber's vision of a fashion label that uplifts Canadian craftsmanship, makers and farmers.

Worn by celebrities such as Rosé, Julia Fox and Lola Young, the Toronto-based line started in 2023 with just three pieces: a shirt, a pair of jeans and a jacket. It maintains a similar capsule-wardrobe approach today.

Every piece is developed and made in Canada, either in-house or in partnership with local production partners. "Keeping production close matters because reconstruction is a hands-on process," Schiavinatto said. It also allows the brand to maintain a high level of craftsmanship and a greater degree of flexibility, she added. - T.N.

ROYAL GILBERT

Wanze

The line centres the concept of Canadian-made classics, Jaber said, adding that the brand sources some of its wool directly from Canadian farmers and uses that material across a quarter of the collection. Designed to be seasonless and timeless, the line features hand-knit wool sweaters, tailored wool blazers, organic cotton T-shirts, rugby shirts and other pieces.

Nena Hansen

“Made-in-Canada is at the heart of what we do,” Jaber said. “We believe in being close to our production in order to better control it and manage it. The further you are from it, the less awareness you really have, and we value that awareness beyond having a lower cost structure or the ease of not having to deal with manufacturing obstacles.” – T.N.

Founded in 2022, this sustainably minded Vancouver fashion label has stockists across Canada and the United States, including One of a Few in Vancouver and Halifax's Slowly Slowly.

This contemporary fashion and accessories label was founded in 2022 by Wanze Song, a Toronto Metropolitan University graduate and former fellow at the school's Suzanne Rogers Fashion Institute.

The Chinese-Canadian designer, who previously worked at Beaufille, Kiko Kostadinov and Xiao Li, was inspired to launch her eponymous label after finding viral success with her Dumpling bag. Song continues to offer the popular style online in a range of colours and materials, as well as both women's wear and men's wear.

The line is seasonless and offers unisex sizing. Its signature style is the Bungee shirt, featuring adjustable side cutouts and made from upcycled vintage men's button-ups. Past drops have included studded denim, lace wrap skirts and strappy tanks.

The brand's garments and soft accessories, the majority of which are made at her studio in downtown Toronto from Italian and Japanese materials, reflect Song's dedication to pattern-making, functionality and classic tailoring. Her fall collection includes a track jacket in cotton-wool plaid, belted pants in fabrics such as denim and cotton flax, and cinched dresses and gathered skirts that can be dressed up or down. - T.N.

Designer and founder Alydar Twack-Hansen said the brand's mission is to upcycle textiles into pieces that feel “as elevated and attainable as their fast fashion counterparts.” She added that keeping Nena Hansen small and local is the only way to ensure its supply and production chain remains truly sustainable.

Every piece is one-of-a-kind and handsewn by Twack-Hansen in Gastown, using second-hand garments and deadstock fabrics. - T.N.

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Warren Steven Scott

Warren Steven Scott first launched in 2018 with a collection of acrylic, laser-cut earrings inspired by the traditional forms of Scott's Nlaka'pamux and Salish ancestry. The earrings, originally created to complement the designer's runway presentation at the inaugural Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival in Toronto, became the starting point for Scott's namesake brand, which expanded into men's wear this summer.

The brand's debut men's collection, The Place Where We Went Together, Remember?, takes a playful approach to everyday dressing, with versatile embellished pieces such as elegant shirts, sequin pants and statement coats.

“I designed this collection for the person who wants to wear anything but a classic white shirt,” Scott said. “Someone who wants to make the essential a statement.” His intention is for the designs is to be enjoyed and worn daily, not saved for special occasions.

Today, 100 per cent of the line is designed and manufactured in Toronto. “I live here, work here, and being made in Canada is just part of the fabric of what makes Warren Steven Scott possible,” he said. – CHRISTOPHER DANFORTH

KRISTINA DITTMAR

Alterior

Located in East Vancouver, Alterior is a hybrid retailer, design studio, art gallery and clothing label run by brothers Cole and Dallas Chreptyk.

Mixing elements of men's wear, workwear

and graphic design, Alterior produces limited-run collaborations with creatives such as Montreal artist Hugo Bernier and clothing brands including Vancouver's James Coward.

The brothers hand-make 100 per cent of their cut-and-sew line in their shop. Visitors might see Cole sitting behind a sewing machine in the back of the space, working on wide trousers made from Japanese denim sourced from Okayama.

"Our design ethos is quite simple: create with intention and make clothing and products that we want to use day in and day out," Dallas said.

For the Chreptyks, sewing the clothes in-store means they have more control over the end product. It also gives their customers a direct connection to the process.

Dallas added that the sewing-machine-to-rack concept is still a unique one across Canada and the U.S. “Our customers really enjoy being able to walk into our store and buy a product that is being made right there on site, by one set of hands.” - C.D.

Dana Lee Brown

Bowen Island, B.C.-based independent designer Dana Lee Brown founded her eponymous label in 2022 and released her first products at the beginning of the

following year. She started out with sweatshirts made from custom wool and organic cotton fleece, and has since expanded into selvedge denim, canvas workwear, knitwear, woven shirts and accessories.

Lee Brown custom-develops all of her fabrics, often working with North American supply chains that begin at the farm level. Her Crawl jeans and double-layer toques are among her biggest sellers; the latter are made using wool sourced from a Canadian farm that breeds naturally dark-coloured sheep.

That focus on materials and production has led the designer to question what a “Made in Canada” label really means. “I think a simple label can sometimes oversimplify where a garment actually comes from, because there can be so many different steps and places involved in making it,” she said. To address this, the brand’s labels include information about where farming, spinning and assembly take place.

Rather than seeing Canadian manufacturing as restrictive, Lee Brown sees it as part of the design process.

"I'm often starting with what's available to me," she said. "As a result, those limitations have become part of the creative process." - C.D.

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Ecologyst

Ecologist started its life in 2002 as Sitka, a surfboard and apparel brand based in Victoria, B.C. Later, confronting the environmental impact of the fashion industry, the company shifted toward sustainable apparel and committed to North American manufacturing in 2014, before rebranding as Ecologist five years later.

Today, approximately 90 per cent of Ecologist's clothing is made in Canada, including in Victoria, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Product development is guided by a focus on natural and recycled materials; ethical production through responsibly sourced materials, manufacturing and labour standards; and timeless design intended to endure beyond trend cycles.

The brand's signature pieces include its made-in-Victoria 100-per-cent wool overshirts and its 100-per-cent cotton T-shirts milled and made in Canada. The label also still sells its popular Peak hoodie, dating back to its Sitka days.

“It’s imperative to our brand ethos that we keep our manufacturing as close to home as possible,” said Julia Pakstas, product and development lead. “On a practical level, it helps us to reduce our carbon footprint by reducing overseas shipping, but it also means supporting our local communities of makers, artists, as well as the Canadian economy.” – C.D.

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Body of Work

Founded in 2020 by husband-and-wife team Dwayne Vatcher and Brittney MacKinnon, Body of Work specializes in sportswear-inspired apparel that's designed, knit, dyed, cut and sewn in and around Toronto.

Working closely with Canadian mills and factories, the label treats fabric development as an integral part of its design process.

The brand's minimalist designs are built around its custom-developed fabrics, including a fine-rib jersey for women and sueded French terry for men. Drawing on their shared interest in design, active lifestyles and the outdoors, Vatcher and MacKinnon wanted to bridge the worlds of sportswear and luxury, and embrace Canadian craftsmanship and character.

“We believe deeply in the integrity and quality of Canadian manufacturing, so we have been committed to making our products here,” MacKinnon said. “The pursuit of beauty is at the centre of everything we do, and it is this sentiment that guides our thinking.” – C.D.

FAHIM KASSAM

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KAYLA ROCCA

Jude

Growing up in a family of knitters, sewers and menders in Toronto, multidisciplinary artist Judy Carter developed a practice that spans ceramics, textile art and jewellery. It all comes together as Jude, a jewellery line that celebrates Carter's love of wabi-sabi – the perfectly imperfect Japanese approach to beauty – stemming from when she attended high school in Tokyo during the city's 1980s design boom.

That sensibility is expressed in Carter's handcrafted sterling silver necklaces, earrings, rings and charms, each of which feel personal and one-of-a-kind. Designs feature carvings of sun faces, flowers (one based on a scribble Carter's mother left her) and fish, emblematic of the designer's boutique, L'eau Muskoka, which sits dockside in a century-old boathouse in Port Carling, Ont.

The store, which opened in 2014, carries Carter's jewellery, alongside her ceramics and 100-per-cent cotton wares. Carter splits her time between her two studios in Toronto and Muskoka, where she works with local makers on her pieces.

“What matters most to me is the relationships,” she said. “My team makes the work feel fun, and that closeness is only possible because we’re all making things together, in person, here at home.” – RANDI BERGMAN

Atacz

In 2023, Gigi Wong co-founded handbag line Atacz with the motto “We knit to care” – an eco-minded ethos born from concern about the growing impact of waste on climate change.

From its Vancouver headquarters, Atacz has transformed more than 100,000 recycled water bottles into lightweight accessories. Each bag begins with nylon and polyester yarn that is certified to be free from harmful levels of restricted chemicals. That material is then knitted into high-function pieces that blend sporty style and colourful finishes. The label's designs include a barrel bag with brightly hued rope drawstrings and a knotted bucket bag that transforms into a backpack.

For Wong, the goal isn't just to turn waste into something usable, it's also to encourage people to think differently about how and what they buy.

"We aim for more people to see that we are not only a commercial brand, but also an educational brand that promotes awareness of sustainability and responsible design," she said. - R.B.

Erica Leal

Erica Leal loves that every new piece for her jewellery line brings a new stone and a new set of challenges.

After becoming fascinated with metal in art school, the Edmonton-born, Vancouver-based jewellery designer spent years working as a metalsmith and goldsmith for other brands before launching her own label in 2017. Her early collections focused on delicate, constructivist-inspired pieces that featured geometric acrylic inlays.

In 2020, Leal branched out into fine jewellery, which she said allows her to work slower and maintain quality under one roof in downtown Vancouver. When the designer collaborates with other craftspeople on complex casting or gemstone setting, they're just a few blocks away.

“If we don’t use and support those skills here, they won’t be passed down to the next generation, and eventually, we’ll have no choice but to look elsewhere for that expertise,” Leal said.

For her, keeping things local is just as important as maintaining a sense of discovery, especially when it comes to introducing clients to new and unconventional stones. There are diamonds, sure, but also teal sapphires, reddish Umba sapphires and plenty of unexpected gems to play with – all sourced from Canadian suppliers with whom she works regularly. - R.B.

Nimms

Niamh Wilson is constantly trawling for vintage fabrics in her home city of Toronto to create her brand's functional and fun handbags.

"I joke that I do farm-to-table fashion," the designer said of her process, which starts deep in the bins of her local thrift and textile stores. She then brings the fabric back to her studio, where her ideas to come to life.

“I mess around until whatever idea was in my brain materializes in real life,” Wilson said.

Wilson's loose, fabric-first approach has allowed her to get ultra-creative with styles that range from bright, patterned and reversible hobo totes to frilly, fringed and quilted shoulder bags. The designer makes everything by hand in the city's Junction neighbourhood. There, she spends time on one of her favourite parts of the business: creating custom silk bags for brides.

"The process always feels novel," she said.
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Porcupine Kunik

For Tammy Hannaford, jewellery-making is a way to maintain ties to her childhood in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, in Labrador, where she was raised in an Inuit community of makers who carved, sewed and crafted with materials sourced from the land.

The designer creates earrings from antlers and other animal by-products reclaimed from traditional sustenance hunting. Each piece begins with the natural contours of caribou, elk or deer antler, which Hannaford decorates with wildflowers picked near her home in Bancroft, Ont., and then seals in resin. Some of the antlers are gifted by community members, while she receives others in trades for her creations in a single account.

- a circular system rooted in reciprocity.

Hannaford's jewellery has attracted wider attention after appearing on the popular CBC/APTN show North of North. Through social media, she has forged ties to her community all over the country.

"It seems kind of silly to be so fulfilled through social media but it really allows me to connect with so many people," she said. - R.B.

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Stuck in a ‘Canadaze’

Reif Larsen is an American, but the last place he wanted to take his family on vacation was the U.S. So they drove north

For our annual summer trip, my family made the collective decision to travel anywhere but our own country, the United States. Like many of

Try, the United States. Like many of our fellow citizens, we've become increasingly horrified by our current administration's descent into authoritarianism, corruption and juvenile belligerence. Fortunately, from our home in Boston, looking abroad did not require looking far.

That's right, we would visit our dear neighbour. Oh, Canada! The same country with which the aforementioned administration has initiated a trade war, leaving diplomatic relations at a historic low. We would do our part to revive these relations. And besides, my younger son, Max, 9, had recently announced Canada was “his absolute favourite country” despite having been there only once as a toddler.

We'd always had eyes on Nova Scotia, that angel-wing of a peninsula fluttering in the Atlantic. The province somehow seems both on the edge of the world and at the heart of it, a collision of cultures and empires and misty seascapes. My older son, Holt, 12, a self-declared anglophile and lover of old technologies, had long pined to take an overnight train, and so we decided to travel to the Maritimes via Montreal, where we would catch VIA Rail's the Ocean to Halifax. This didn't really make sense, but then the best travel rarely does.

BONJOUR, MONTREAL

A bilingual oasis in the middle of the St. Lawrence, Montreal is a walkable, welcoming city designed for people of all types to enjoy doing people things.

"Now this is a city," said Holt as we rode Montreal's subway.

Indeed, the moment I set foot on Canadian soil, I felt my muscles relax. I could not stop smiling. I even got a bit weepy. I was experiencing what I came to call a “Canadaze”- a trance-like state where you realize that this is how things can be, how things should be. Imagine a country that looks after its citizens and its visitors, where kindness is still cool, and health care is a human right and not some kind of administrative torture chamber. Oh, Canada!

My Canadaze lingered. Montreal is a city of festivals, and at least five seemed to be unfolding during our brief stay. At the Festival International Nuits d'Afrique, we watched Kizaba, a sequined Congolese-Canadian future god, light up the stage before we strolled through the Quartier des Spectacles and stumbled into the Just for Laughs festival.

There we took our kids to their first comedy performance, The Culture Show, which featured a series of comedians of different ethnicities unpacking their different upbringing. The comedy was fairly inappropriate for our kids, who guffawed and smirked and felt old for understanding most of the jokes.

"I want to live here when I grow up," Max said afterward.

Montreal continued to make its case to Max. At Pichai, a neo-Thai restaurant, the kids scarfed down divine pad see ew and a mountain of mango shaved ice. At Jean-Doré Beach, they spent the afternoon doing flips off elaborate water trampolines.

We stayed at the Fairmont Le Reine Élizabeth, one of two hotels where John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their famous 1969 Bed-Ins for Peace. It also happens to sit directly above Montreal's Gare Central, so we simply took an elevator down from the lobby to catch the Ocean, much to our kids' delight.

ALL ABOARD

The Ocean is not a fancy train. We had two old but serviceable sleeper cabins, where our kids pressed every button and flipped every switch, many of which did not work. Holt, an admirer of fading infrastructure, marvelled at how our cabin's bathroom lined up with the kids' bathroom.

“We could drill a hole and communicate,” he said. “Or just tap out Morse code.”

In the dining car, we munched on salmon and bread rolls (“More rolls, please!” said Max), enjoying the fact that we were sitting in a restaurant on wheels, tumbling through the Canadian countryside. The light grew long. We Canadazed. Eventually, we retired to our sleeper cabins, which had been converted to bunk beds. I would say I tossed and turned, but this is baked into the equation. I barely slept. Our kids slept like logs.

It's a privilege to spend an entire day on a train. We read, played mini-soccer in the hallways, ate in the dining car, churned through some epic card games of hearts and talked about how time moves differently in motion. I jokingly dubbed it the “Nova Scotia Screamer,” but the name grew less apt as our arrival time slipped by one hour, then two, then three.

“This is because long-distance passenger train travel is massively underfunded in North America,” Holt reminded us. Holt’s dream is to start a modern Zeppelin company. Not that a Zeppelin would have helped us get to Halifax any sooner. We finally arrived at 11 p.m., over four hours late, and collapsed into a bed that did not rattle and rumble at our wonderful harbour hotel, Muir.

HELLO, HALIFAX

The next morning, urbanist T.J. Maguire gave us a tour of the Halifax waterfront, which he had helped transform into a whimsical mixture of eateries, playgrounds, piers and amphitheatres. Outside our hotel, a large series of steps descended into the sea, next to a series of even larger steps that ascended into space. Above them rose Tidal Beacon by artist Ned Kahn, a wire tower illuminated by the tides and weather, like a futuristic lighthouse in constant conversation with the sea.

Maguire showed us the Salt Yard, a cluster of eateries in small sea shacks at odd angles that forced you to alter your path and linger. So we lingered and watched the light unfold across the harbour.

Like the tides, our time in Halifax was fleeting, but we still managed to watch

Reif Larsen and his nine-year-old son, Max, also seen letting out some energy at the Oasis Immersion Bodyverse exhibit in Montreal, enjoy the rolling scenery of Canada aboard a sleeper train from Montreal to Nova Scotia. PHOTOS COURTESY OF REIF LARSEN

Spain win the World Cup and dance with a few excited Haligonian-cum-Spaniards in the streets. Vamos!

CAPE BRETON CHOWDER HUNT

One of the true gems of the universe, Cape Breton is a place of shifting weather and dreamy vistas, where Scottish, Acadian and Mi'kmaq cultures intermingle. On the way, we stopped at Murphy's Fish & Chips in Truro for Max, our resident chowder lover. And thus began our informal search for the “Best Seafood Chowder in Nova Scotia and Possibly the World.” Max deemed Murphy's (8/10) a strong opening contender.

Our Cape Breton base was the lakeside town of Baddeck, with its peach of a harbour, the Freight Shed restaurant (chowder: 9/10), and the utterly enticing Alexander Graham Bell museum. Holt was especially taken with Bell. After the telephone made him famous, Bell fell in love with Cape Breton, built a home there and turned the area into a base for his experiments. He helped launch the first airplane flight in Canada and pursued a lifelong obsession with hydrofoil boats, most of them beautiful failures.

One cannot go to Cape Breton without absorbing its music, and we saw plenty of ceilidhs – informal Gaelic fiddle jams where we learned the difference between jigs (“jiggety jig” goes the rhythm) and reels (more of a “Mississippi hot dog” rhythm). Max was enthralled. We contemplated giving up our lives back home to form a roving family fiddle collective.

From Baddeck, we sailed Bras d'Or Lake, drove the Cabot Trail and visited Margaree Harbour Beach at sunset, where Holt rerouted a small stream into the sea, one of his favourite pastimes, and Max smashed rocks and called it art.

Toward the end of the trip, we visited the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site on an appropriately moody, misty day. The 1740s French fortress is populated by earnest re-enactors – ideal for Holt, who has identified full-time re-enactment as a possible career path. I often prefer re-en- actors who are strictly historic and grow confused and flustered when you show them your smartphone, but these re-en- actors moved freely between then and now.

We learned why salted cod was so valuable in a French Catholic society that abstained from meat 140 days a year, the proper way to load a musket without blowing off a leg, and how to sing a love song in Mi'kmaq. Max uncovered a traitor among the guards and helped get him publicly humiliated in the stocks, which he later regretted. We agreed that fortress life on scant rations was miserable, though Holt had already begun planning his own Minecraft fortress with working cannons and a proper sewer system. We all have different ways of processing our Canadaze.

None of us wanted to leave. On our last day in Nova Scotia, already in withdrawal, we finally tried the best chowder in the country and possibly the world at Charlene's in Whycocomagh (10/10). It was generous, rich and delicate, brimming with seafood yet balanced in flavour. Basically, Canada in a nutshell.

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CROSSWORD LOOKING IN ALL DIRECTIONS BY MICHÈLE GOVIER EDITED BY JESS SHULMAN

ACROSS

1 Heated Rivalry star ____ Williams 7 Captain Kirk's first name 12 It's a good look? 18 My Way crooner 19 Pass, as a law 20 Mixed precipitation similar to sleet 22 Attention-getting marketing ploy 23 Filter for an old-timey appearance 24 Uno card with two arrows 25 Former Quebec premier Lévesque 26 Texter's "Hey, one more thing ..." 28 Patio fixture 30 Sob loudly 31 It's between Mex. and Can. 32 Empty container weight 33 Frozen queen 34 American TV network that airs Survivor 35 Patient's share of a bill 38 Ontario city on Lake Nipissing, and how each of this puzzle's top-row entries might be described 42 Artist Frida renowned for self-portraits 44 Follow 45 Puts into groups 46 Come On ____(Dexys Midnight Runners hit) 47 Engaged in some seedy activity? 50 Tool for breaking ground 51 Spooky sounds 53 Letters before military installations in Trenton, Esquimalt and Moose Jaw, among others 56 Nickname that omits -anie or -issa 57 Fruit in the custard apple family 59 Psychedelic drug 60 No. on a Coppertone bottle 63 Go quickly, to Shakespeare 64 Invites to one's apartment, perhaps 66 Fiddler on the Roof setting 68 Breathe it in! 69 Still surviving

71 "____ you serious?" 72 It might protrude from an old sock 73 One of two provincial capitals named for Queen Victoria 75 "Darn!" 76 Ebbed 78 Hindu teacher 80 Certain community pharmacies 81 Suggestions from a GPS 82 Ye ____ Shoppe 83 Norwegian royal name 84 Behind schedule 85 "____ out!" (call from a 102-Down) 86 Voice displeasure 87 Cuddle, in a way 91 Allow 93 Scuff or scratch 94 The eighties and nineties 97 "____ all good" 98 Reams out 100 Lentil dish 101 Franchise that created the song Blame Canada, and how each of this puzzle's bottom-row entries might be described 104 Family 105 Lang. in CODA and Sound of Metal 107 The Name of the Rose author Eco 108 Driving need 109 Nile serpent 112 Arctic diving bird 114 Hikers' accessories 115 __Invasions barbares (Oscar-winning 2003 film) 116 Unruly crowd 119 Summer McIntosh's sport 122 Sneaky 123 Watching the Detectives singer Elvis 125 Designer Tommy 126 Distress signal 127 Side dish at a barbecue 128 Slow-moving ice mass 129 Faddish tumbler brand © Copyright The Globe and Mail

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1 Recruits
2 Opens, as a onesie
3 Go out with
4 Apt name for a cook
5 "... but we could also do something else"
6 Deadpan comedian Fielder
7 Court entertainers of yore
8 Once again
9 Subway graphic
10 Vape pen
11 Eye impolitely

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12 Bomb ____ (CBC drama about women in a WWII munitions factory) 13 Fast Amtrak train 14 American state where Céline Dion's residencies totalled 16 years, for short 15 Doodled 16 Target for some drops 17 Ludicrous 18 Zhuzh (up) 21 The Simpsons bully with a distinctive laugh 27 Wide-ranging 29 Letters of ardent affection, in a text 36 IOC country code Down Under 37 Ceremonial royal guard 39 Like some intersections and shirts 40 Stud alternative 41 Nursing providers?

42 Light, as a fire
43 Toy Barn (store in the Toy Story franchise)
46 What flows between Manhattan and Brooklyn, and how each of this puzzle's right-edge entries might be described
48 U.K. designer Vivienne, and how each of this puzzle's left-edge entries might be described
49 Antlered grazer
52 Fútbol cheer
53 Red candy flavour, often
54 Obsessed
55 Improved (oneself)
57 Many baby foods
58 Question after missing the game

60 Wrapped up a prayer, perhaps
61 Ones getting smashed at parties?
62 The Whale actor Brendan
65 Hourglass contents
67 Like Krusty the Clown's hair
70 Word after smart or dumb
74 Anne of Green Gables love interest, for short
77 Soothing succulents
79 Mercury portrayer in Bohemian Rhapsody
86 Salad dressing option
88 Casino supervisor
89 Shakespearean tragedy about jealousy
90 Fish-eating hawks
92 Stops for a break
95 Roadside assistance org.

96 Casual French word for a cent
98 Certain sib
99 No-win situation?
102 One who stays at home and makes calls
103 Tags on social media
106 Mario's 98-Down
108 Inventor with an eponymous coil
109 Campfire residue
110 Hearty gulp
111 Tablet
113 End point of some socks
115 ____ bag (party favour)
116 Mme.'s former title
117 Skin care brand
118 Gift topper
120 Writer's advanced degree: Abbr.
121 Dog's warning
123 Loops in on an e-mail
124 Subj. for some Canadian newcomers

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

ACROSS

7 Muffin selection by church department (6) 8 Newlyweds eating some shelled chestnuts (8) 9 Troupes repeatedly reorganized huge retail outlet (10) 10 Clever signal outside Boston subway (4) 11 Went ahead after Yeager laughed softly (8) 13 Pair is aboard Noah's boat, not off (2,4) 14 Crews flanking eastern river through Varanasi (6) 16 She botched it the wrong way with a goddess of the hearth (6) 19 Angry about beginning to react to boastful, reckless driver (2,4) 21 In Judaism, they illuminate guys dancing horas (8) 23 Small, colourless pen, e.g. (4) 24 Host describes enthusiasm with devout blue state (10) 26 Irregular section of far-off reef or marsh (4-4) 27 Young cow next in line is imprinted with iron (6)

DOWN

1 Rough up drunk coming with grand expression of affection (5,3) 2 My treat, one containing bit of molasses (2,2) 3 Swindle Greek characters on urban transportation (6) 4 Take ALer bats inside handy bag (8) 5 Which daughter spoonerized something dull? (10) 6 Having restraint, Smurfette resisted (6) 8 Gory look inside cadaver (6) 12 Together, started grasping logician's conclusion, baffled (10) 15 Closing my retreats, I scheduled poem by Keats (8) 17 Greek warrior bedridden, consumed by muscle pains (8) 18 Partly resemble McDonald's logo (6) 20 Bestow a prize on cartoonist from the south (6) 22 Newton favoured removing both errors from these fractions (6) 25 Vigorously endorse icy shower (4)

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ACROSS

1 JERMAINE (germane hom.), 5 SPLI(t) + FF, 10 S(A)CRA (arcs rev.), 11 EN(CHAN)TER, 12 IMP + ACTS, 13 LAZARUS (hidden), 14 NET YIELD (yet kneeled spoonerism), 16 S(H)EER, 19 IO + TAS, 21 M + I + STRESS, 24 CHA(GR)IN, 26 OFTENER (anag.), 27 G(RE'EN) ROOM (ne'er rev.), 28 THIN + K, 29 S(HARE)D, 30 TH(ISTL)ES(e) (list anag.)

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1 JUST IN (2 defs.), 2 REC(I + PI)ENT, 3 AN(AR + CH)Y, 4 NI + ELS (in rev.), 6 PI(A)ZZA'S, 7 INTER(n), 8 FORESTRY (hidden), 9 OC + CLU(D)ES (co rev.), 15 ED + MO(NT)ON, 17 ESSENTIAL (anag.), 18 RIB C + AGES (crib anag.), 20 SYRI(a)N + G + E, 22 ROTATES (anag.), 23 BRAKES (breaks hom.), 25 A + RE + NA (an rev.), 26 OOM + PH (moo rev.)

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I ‘unoptimized’ my life. It was exactly what I needed, Mira Miller writes

I was at home in Montreal, packing my bag and preparing for a cottage weekend with my friends in early July, when I came across an Instagram video of Carmen Vicente, a tech social-media strategist and cultural trend forecaster from Toronto, proclaiming that the theme of summer 2026 would be “unoptimized.”

Based on her own “unscientific research,” Vicente posited that many people were growing tired of the collective obsession with self-tracking, personal KPIs and biohacks. Instead, she said an unoptimized summer would be “a little hedonistic, a little realistic” and involve behaviours like not shaving or wearing a bra, going analog, ditching Oura rings, smoking and, perhaps most importantly, being together with other people in real life.

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I felt a particular sense of validation. After several years of following a somewhat rigid routine that included getting at least eight hours of sleep, plenty of meal prepping and healthy eating, regular workouts and little to no alcohol, an unoptimized summer was exactly what I was craving. I quickly sent the video to my friends and declared that we should channel this energy into our upcoming getaway. They wholeheartedly agreed.

What followed was a weekend filled with laughs, good food, a few drinks and very little sleep. One night, the four of us stayed up talking and giggling until 3 a.m. Despite being 29, it felt like we were 15 again. I went home tired, covered in bug bites and with a very full cup.

THE HARMS OF OVER-OPTIMIZING Self-optimization – which refers to the unending pursuit of improvement in our physical health, mental well-being and cognitive performance, often using wearable health monitoring devices – has become a prominent socio-cultural trend in recent years. But it may be keeping us isolated and lonely, acting as a perpetual excuse to stay home and turn down opportunities for connection.

A 2021 study from the Journal of Medical Internet Research shows that there may be a “dark side of self-tracking,” including potential adverse psychosocial consequences such as stress, addiction, work overload and misuse. Mental-health experts have meanwhile seen the impacts firsthand.

“I’m definitely seeing a trend of people feeling less connected with friends,” said Beverly Reed, a registered psychologist and the founder of Be Well Psychology in Calgary. “It can be harder to say ‘yes’ to things when you are so dead set on your own individual goals.”

Over the phone, Vicente told me her skepticism of self-optimization wasn't new – she'd always tried to reject it in her own life. But for the first time, she sensed that more people might be starting to question whether tracking their every move with a device was really leading to a better life. She was clearly onto something: Her video about unoptimization was one of her most popular to date, garnering nearly 500,000 views.

EMBRACING AN UNOPTIMIZED LIFE

Brittany Smith, a 41-year-old digital strategist from Toronto, told me she spent her “unoptimized summer” travelling spontaneously, including a very last-minute trip to Temagami, Ont., with a close friend that ended up being a particularly special bonding experience.

“Part of unoptimized fun is letting yourself be open to saying 'yes' when things happen and not planning everything to a tee," she said. "When you leave space for that unknown, you might meet someone who gives you a recommendation that's a highlight of your trip or you might meet someone and fall in love."

Laya Polowin, a 31-year-old living in Toronto, has been working to unoptimize her life since she left her job at a recruiting company just over a year ago. At the time, she was working hard, working out, wearing an Ultrahuman smart ring to track her sleep and following a strict routine.

"My physical health had never been better, but my mental health was in the dumps," she said. "I'd be so tired after work and I wouldn't spend time with friends – I was just so apathetic."

Since resigning, Polowin has been putting her relationships first while doing a variety of jobs, from working on commercial film sets to helping put on brand activations. She discovered that she loves hosting events and started a series of adult spelling bees at Toronto bars. She's not particularly passionate about spelling, but she is passionate about gathering people together in “a warm room” and helping to create a sense of community.

“Human connection is so much more important to me than having a six-pack or making the most amount of money possible,” she said.

Socialization and connection should be seen as a fundamental part of well-being, not something expendable or worth sacrificing in the name of physical health, Reed said.

“Health is only one bucket of what leads to joy and happiness,” she said. “If we focus too much on one bucket, you can definitely find yourself missing out on the social piece.”

Plus, a 2026 study from Stress and Health journal shows we're more likely to achieve our goals when we approach them with flexibility. Allowing yourself to occasionally deviate from your routine will make you more successful in the long run, Reed said, especially if you're also boosting your well-being by filling your life with social connection.

As the sunny season carried on, so too did my own somewhat unoptimized habits. I let go of my routine whenever an opportunity for fun and connection arose, and I had a summer filled with more late nights, glasses of wine, bar hangs, conversations with new people and deep talks with old friends than I'd had in a long time.

I don't plan on changing my approach as the cooler weather sets in. I'll still go to the gym and cook healthy meals and try to sleep well, but a spontaneous, joyful night with the people I love will always sit at the top of my priority list, no matter how many hours of sleep I may lose.

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IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY

A new moon on your birthday is a promise of better days to come, but don't wait for the world around you to change — change it yourself. The more adventurous you are over the coming year, the more the gods of fortune will smile on you.

ARIES MARCH 21 – APRIL 20 Today's new moon in the partnership area of your chart will help you smooth things over with loved ones and colleagues. However, with Mars at odds with love planet Venus, not everyone will want to play nice. Ignore them and spend the day with those who do.

TAURUS APRIL 21 – MAY 21 You may be a creature of habit, but today's new moon will encourage you to tear up the rule book and approach life from a very different angle. Some people will be shocked by how easily you adapt to changing circumstances. You may even shock yourself!

GEMINI MAY 22 – JUNE 21 Cosmic activity in the most dynamic area of your chart makes this an exciting time to be alive, so stay sharp and be ready to move at a moment's notice if a new opportunity presents itself. You will only miss out if you don't act quickly.

CANCER JUNE 22 – JULY 23 You may think you know what is best for a friend, and maybe you do, but if they clearly don't want your advice then don't try to force it on them.

Maybe they know something you do not, or maybe they need to learn from their own mistakes.

LEO JULY 24 – AUG. 23 The path you are on may be exciting, but there are also obstacles ahead that could trip you up if you don't watch where you are treading. You don't have to follow a safe and predictable route, but you do have to keep your eyes open.

VIRGO AUG. 24 – SEPT. 23 If you find yourself at odds with the accepted way of doing things today, it's probably you who has got it wrong. If you can admit that fact then no harm will come of it. If, however, you refuse to see sense, it could cost you dearly.

LIBRA SEPT. 24 – OCT. 23 Don't listen to those who say you are aiming too high because today's new moon in your sign will both guide and protect you and make impossible things look almost easy. The universe wants you to succeed, and you don't want to disappoint it!

SCORPIO OCT. 24 – NOV. 22 If someone you have feelings for asks you to take on new responsibilities

today, you will find it hard to turn them down. But turn them down you must because the planets warn those responsibilities could become a major burden. Put your own needs first.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 23 – DEC. 21 Today's new moon urges you to get involved in group activities of a social and cultural nature. The more you interact with people who share your outlook on life, the more you will discover you are not alone, and the happier you will be.

CAPRICORN DEC. 22 – JAN. 20 Cosmic activity in the career area of your chart makes this the ideal time to start moving up in the world. If you have not been making the most of your creative talents, you can and you must do better in the weeks and months ahead.

AQUARIUS JAN. 21 – FEB. 19 So many things are changing in your life that it might be a bit unsettling. However, your sharp air sign mind gives you an advantage over most people in that you learn quickly and are never afraid to take risks. Start something new and exciting today.

PISCES FEB. 20 – MAR. 20 An opportunity that appears out of nowhere today may seem too good to be true, but the planets indicate it could be a genuine opportunity to improve yourself and maybe make some serious money. Don't waste time thinking about it — act now!

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BRIDGE BY STEVE BECKER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026

North dealer. Both sides vulnerable.

The bidding:

North East South West 1 [H] Pass 3 [C] Pass 3 [H] Pass 4 [C] Pass 5 [C] Pass 6 [C] Opening Lead – 10 of diamonds.

It might seem peculiar that the best declarers always adopt a pessimistic view in approaching the play of a hand. If there's a chance of defeat, however remote, they exercise every precaution to protect against it.

Consider this deal where South failed to assure his contract. He whizzed along, looking neither left nor right, and at trick three found that what looked like an ice-cold slam had suddenly gone down the drain.

South won the diamond lead with dummy's ace and continued with a diamond to the king. But West ruffed and returned a trump, and South had to go down one since there was no way he could ruff both of his remaining diamonds with only one trump left in dummy.

As soon as the dummy was tabled, declarer could see that he already had 11 ironclad tricks, and that all he had to do to score one more was to ruff a diamond in dummy. However, he neglected to take into account what might happen to him if he played the A-K of diamonds and the king got ruffed.

It was certainly correct to play a diamond from dummy at trick two, but it was not correct to play the king after East had played the nine on the trick. Instead,

South should have followed low

South should have followed low – preserving the king – to guard against a possible 6-1 diamond break, the only real threat to the slam. After that, there would have been no way to prevent South from ruffing his remaining low diamond with dummy's ace to secure his 12th trick.

Many players who suffer a set-back of this type tend to brush it off by blaming it on bad luck. But the conscientious declarer who makes a mistake of this kind stores the incident firmly away in his mind and solemnly vows that he will never again repeat such a costly error.

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Here's what actually happens to your Nespresso capsule when you recycle it

From bean to cup, Nespresso is a firm believer that coffee can be a force for od – and it's an engagement that doesn't d with your last sip of coffee.

After all, they've been leaders in recycling since 1991, part of this Swiss company's wider sustainability efforts and contribution to a circular economy.

"We believe the care put into our coffee should continue after it is enjoyed," says Catherine Leclerc, Manager, Corporate Affairs and CSR, Nespresso Canada. "That's why we've been adapting recycling solutions in Canada to the varying realities of each province over the past decade."

If you're a Nespresso coffee lover, you're probably familiar with the ritual: Enjoy a cup of your favourite Nespresso coffee, toss that used capsule into the provided recycling bag, and when it's filled, send it off to be recycled through their dedicated recycling program.

But have you ever wondered what actually happens once you wave goodbye to your used Nespresso capsules?

ALL ABOUT ALUMINIUM

First, it's worth spending time looking at the capsules themselves.

Nespresso capsules are made from aluminium, a deliberate choice. Not only is it one of the best materials for protecting the aroma and freshness of the coffee grounds, it wards off oxidation by blocking light and sealing out moisture.

Aluminium is also a circular material, meaning it can be recycled again and again $^{1}$ .

CLUB MEMBERS HAVE OPTIONS

Depending on where you are based in Canada, Nespresso Club Members have numerous options to recycle their used capsules. All recycling options are free of charge. Club Members simply need to go on the Nespresso website to confirm what recycling solutions are available to them, and starting with their second coffee order it will automatically include the recycling bag needed. They can also pick up recycling bags in any Nespresso boutique.

INSIDE THE RECYCLING PROCESS

Those bags make their way to one of three partner recycling centers in Canada and are carefully sorted, separated and processed. On arrival – in this case, at Emterra Group in Hamilton, Ont. – they are inspected and sampled before they're unloaded. Next, the bags are opened with a bag splitter, are emptied and capsules then move on the conveyor belt. They are then processed through a

Nespresso capsules being separated at Emterra Group, a partner recycling facility in Hamilton, Ont. BRODY WHITE

machine that uses high speed force to crush and squeeze the capsules to extract the coffee grounds. These grounds, which pass through a fine mechanical screen, are stored for shipment so they can be used as compost.

Once the capsules are emptied of coffee grounds, the aluminium shells are consolidated, compressed and baled into large blocks which are sent to a smelter where they can be melted down and reused in the production of other products.

"The coffee grounds from the capsules themselves are actually used in soil mix," says Sean O'Neill, Director, Contract Performance and Specialty Processing at Emterra Group, the recycling firm based in Hamilton. "We also keep it within a local company in southern Ontario and the stuff is fantastic for soil."

WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER When it comes to contributing to a more circular economy, we all have a part to play.

"We want to show customers that when they are recycling their Nespresso capsules, they are taking part in something that helps keep valuable materials in circulation," says Leclerc. "We encourage them to be part of the process, and we see it as our responsibility to make that process as convenient as possible."

On their side, Nespresso is committed to growing its recycling efforts. With capacity to recycle even more capsules, they're excited to see this program grow even further.

This ambition reflects Nespresso's broader approach to integrating sustainability considerations across its business. Since 2022, the company has held global Certified B Corporation status, an independent and rigorous validation of its high standards of social and environmental performance and transparency.

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FIND THE NESPRESSO RECYCLING SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU

HOME PICK-UP BLACK BAG

STEP 1 Collect your used capsules in the black Nespresso bag.

STEP 2 Fill it until the MAX line and seal it.

STEP 3 At your next online order, select "Recycling Home Pick-Up with Standard Delivery" at checkout and your carrier will collect it when delivering your order.

MUNICIPAL RECYCLING GREEN BAG

STEP 1 Collect your used capsules in the green Nespresso bag.

STEP 2 Fill it until the MAX line and seal it.

STEP 3 Place the bag in your municipal recycling bin or bag.

CANADA POST MAIL-BACK RED BAG

STEP 1 Collect your used capsules in the red Nespresso bag.

STEP 2 Fill it until the MAX line and seal it.

STEP 3 Drop the bag in a mailbox or at a post office.

BOUTIQUE & SELECT STORE DROP-OFF ANY BAG

STEP 1 Collect your used capsules in any bag.

STEP 2 Drop it off at a Nespresso Boutique or partner collection point, in the designated bin.

To find recycling solutions and drop-off locations available in your area, visit nespresso.com/recycling. Please note that the availability of our recycling solutions, including the Home Pick-Up, Canada Post, and Recycling Bin options, may vary depending on your location.

Nespresso capsule recycling is only available through the Nespresso recycling program. Visit nespresso.com/ca/en/irecycle to find your nearest recycling option.

RECYCLING YOUR CAPSULES IS EASY WITH NESPRESSO ENJOY. RECYCLE. REPEAT.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026 | GLOBEANDMAIL.COM

LOVE HIM FOREVER

Robert Munsch's memory is failing him. But the residents of his adopted hometown of Guelph remember it all: his famous drop-ins, his stories, his legacy. Rebecca Tucker reports ■R4

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SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

- Fireside Chat with newly appointed President & CEO of Destination Ontario – Maxine Chapman

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Day Two shifts the focus to leadership, innovation, and the tools required to elevate Ontario's tourism future. Sessions spotlight governance, workforce solutions, marketing, and technology, while delegates hear from thought leaders, data experts, and destination innovators. Together, these conversations explore how communities can attract visitors, build resilience, and lead with purpose. The day culminates in the Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence.

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What to watch this weekend

Small Prophets is a special British series, while Cupertino turns the tables on Big Tech

J. KELLY NESTRUCK TELEVISION CRITIC

CFL's Mobil Thanksgiving Weekend TSN

Sure as shooting, every long-running American sitcom eventually produces a Thanksgiving episode – from ALF (“Turkey in the Straw,” a two-parter) to WKRP (“Turkeys Away”). Dramatic American Thanksgiving dinners, likewise, abound on screens big and small.

But it's hard to think of a Canadian film or an episode of a Canadian show that centres on our own Thanksgiving traditions. The Paw Patrol pups saved Thanksgiving – but in an American-coded episode originally broadcast in November. The Schitt's Creek instalment that sent David Rose (Dan Levy) on a turkey shoot was at best holiday-adjacent. Son of a Critch had a Thanksgiving episode – but it saw the Critch family celebrating the American one in honour of a visiting relative.

Clockwise from top left: Merrily We Roll Along streams on Crave, Pearce Quigley and Lauren Patel star in Small Prophets, Mary Walsh stars in Deaner '89, Mike Coulter and Rachel Keller take on Big Tech in Cupertino.

The closest to a Canadian Thanksgiving special we have may be the two-part 2007 episode of Degrassi: The New Generation where the combined stress of midterms and making a turkey dinner led a panic-attack plagued Paige to drop out of university. So not that close at all.

Canada's harvest festival is generally a more low-key, less commercialized affair – without the ad blitz to sustain its own specials, but also unburdened by the same underlying toxic mythology. Enjoy instead the main homegrown TV event this weekend: a string of CFL games featuring every team except the Toronto Argos, culminating in a Monday afternoon (1 p.m. EDT) Grey Cup rematch between Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes.

Small Prophets APPLE TV

This BBC series created by Mackenzie Crook (The Detectorists) is one of those gently melancholy comedies that pervade the streaming era, but with a unique selling point the genre otherwise lacks: homunculi.

Seven years after the Christmas Eve disappearance of his girlfriend, Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley) is drifting through a sad-sack life in a cul-de-sac, working at a DIY store and making regular visits to his father Brian (Michael Palin) who is also disappearing, more slowly, into dementia.

One day, Brian starts talking about the time he spent in Egypt on national service learning how to summon tiny humanoids who can foretell the future – that is, homunculi. Soon, Michael is suspending his disbelief and dabbling in dark arts in his shed with a young slacker colleague – and attracting the attention of busybody neighbours. This show's charming mix of magical and mundane elements can be read as metaphor, or straightforward fantasy – but one thing's for sure, it is the best British comedy about an alchemist since Ben Jonson's days. New episodes land Tuesdays on Apple TV through Nov. 4.

Merrily We Roll Along CRAVE

This Stephen Sondheim musical about a group of creative friends told in reverse chronology was a famous flop when it premiered in 1981. Director Maria Friedman's 2023 Broadway production starring Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe was the opposite – a sold-out affair with an average ticket price that crept up above US\$300.

I saved myself a stack of Franklins by waiting to watch Friedman's recording of the stage production, which became available this week in Canada on Crave. (Library users may also find it on Hoopla.)

Groff and Radcliffe are superb as a musical-theatre composer and lyricist, respectively, whose friendship and partnership slowly falls apart or, rather, given the show's strange structure, comes together. The two stars both won Tony Awards, but Friedman won't win any prizes for her filmmaking; the ways she captures her stage production in close up is confounding at times. Still, enough of the magic was captured.

The married American TV creators Robert and Michelle King are best known for their interconnected series The Good Wife, The Good Fight and Elsbeth. This week, they launch a brand-new law-show universe with Cupertino – named after the Silicon Valley city.

The pilot finds veteran lawyer Michael Price (Mike Coulter) and younger lawyer Olivia Siffre (Rachel Keller) wrongfully dismissed from the same tech company. The two get a taste for fighting back against digital giants and set up shop to represent common folk ground up by the algorithms. The Kings' shows are at their best when both topical and a little weird; it takes until the end of the second episode – minor spoiler ahead – for Cupertino to hit that sweet spot as a rogue AI attempts to hire the firm to sue its own creators. New episodes are Thursdays at 8 p.m. on Global and STACKTV.

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Deaner '89 CBC GEM, CBC TV

This 2024 action-comedy-musical is an origin story for Dean Murdoch, the headbanger better known as “the Deaner” from cult Canadian comedies Fubar, Fubar 2 and the short-lived TV series FUBAR Age of Computer. But it is, technically, not part of the Fubar franchise.

Actor Paul Spence got the rights to the character he plays and wrote this stand-alone film explaining how the Deaner first got into heavy-metal music along with his sister, Jen (Star Slade), after discovering their true heritage. Anne T Donahue made it a Critic's Pick for The Globe and Mail. "It is easy as adults to forget the clueless, teen babies we were the first time we discovered how music led to uncovering precious, new communities," she wrote. "Deaner '89 is a love letter to those catalytic moments." It airs on CBC TV and streams on Gem on Oct. 10.

Robert Munsch and the art of dropping in

The larger-than-life children's writer and storyteller made a habit of just showing up. And generations of kids from Guelph, Ont., remember it well, Rebecca Tucker reports

ne evening last fall, something magical happened in downtown Guelph.

On the second Thursday of every month, the Guelph Guild of Story-tellers hosts Tales from the Hill. The event is so named because the museum that hosts it sits just at the foot of the city's hilltop Gothic Revival-style cathedral that towers over Guelph's downtown.

The event takes place from October to May, and anyone can attend. Storytellers are invited by the Guild, and there's an open-mic portion at the end. At one such event, last November, as attendees filtered in, they saw a man sitting at the back of the room. When the event began, the man came to the storytellers' position and sat in a rocking chair in front of the microphone. And when he lifted his head, he came to life with the animated storytelling style that could only belong to one person: Robert Munsch.

Brendan Rogers attended the event for the first time that evening. A Guelph resident since 2021, it made him feel, he says, "like I'm now a real Guelph guy. When I told the story to my Guelph friends, they were like, oh yeah, that's Robert Munsch. He just shows up."

It's true: Most everyone in Guelph – myself included – has a memory about a time Robert Munsch showed up, and if they don't, they know someone who does. For more than 50 years, the children's author has made himself a part of the city's collective consciousness and, chances are, if you grew up there, he visited your school. You might have seen him read from his books at the Guelph Public Library. Or he may have told you a story at a public park, a Christmas party or from his front stoop. In return, he has become a part of the city's identity.

Last fall, Munsch made headlines for disclosing to The New York Times that he has chosen MAID, or medical assistance in dying, a decision spurred by a 2021 Parkinson's and dementia diagnosis. His memory is now faltering, and will continue to fade. But in Guelph, encounters with Munsch have been so widespread over time, they form something of a living, breathing memory of his life as an artist, contained within the city's borders.

Guelph, located about an hour-and-a-half's drive west of Toronto, may not be known for its arts and culture – though, curiously, the city has been the home of two of Canada's most-beloved children's authors: Jean Little, as well as Munsch. The city, with a population of about 140,000, sits at the nexus of Ontario's major farming regions; the University of Guelph is known nationally and internationally for its agricultural college – which, among other things, produced the Yukon Gold potato. Munsch moved to Guelph in 1975 to take a teaching position at the university, in its family studies department.

That's where Cyndi Seifried remembers encountering him. In 1984, Seifriend was studying psychology at the university, and was taking a children's theatre course. Munsch was invited as a guest lecturer. It made sense, Seifriend says: Storytelling is part of the same oratory tradition that includes theatre and Munsch's specific brand is theatrical, to say the least.

“He talked about being part of the audience,” Seifried recalls, “so children feel like they’re part of the experience.”

It's a lesson Munsch was uniquely well-suited to teach. Munsch is best known for his larger-than-life in-person storytelling. Ben Robinson, 44, a Guelph Public Library branch supervisor and former children's librarian, remembers a visit to Marden

Public School. “If you look at his books, some of them, each of his books was dedicated to a real child who gave him the germ of the idea, and some of those kids are from Guelph.”

This is how it would work: Munsch would drop in to a school or library to hold court amongst a gaggle of rapt young kids, usually the under-10 set. If he was reading from his published material, he would transform printed words into a living, breathing thing. Munsch's storytelling voice leans heavily on onomatopoeia and repetition – think: the "thump, thump, thump" of Mortimer; the train conductor's cry of "LAST STOP! EVERYBODY OUT" printed every few pages of Jonathan Cleaned Up – Then He Heard a Sound; the titular baby's coo of Murmel, Murmel, Murmel. Even the repeated chorus of Love You Forever, the bittersweet title Munsch wrote after his wife Ann suffered two stillbirths, carries a gentle sing-songiness.

Munsch's actual voice, meanwhile, was madcap. He shrieked, shouted, roared and thumped through every syllable, with a cadence and pitch that was, once you heard it, inseparable from the material.

The school visits were sometimes scheduled, but sometimes spontaneous and unplanned: Munsch would, again, just show up and ask if there was time for him to do some storytelling. “No teacher or principal is going to say ‘oh, come back tomorrow,’” Robinson says.

Often, he was working on something, and telling stories to Guelph's kids was one way Munsch figured out whether or not they worked, testing rough new material on a target audience like a standup comedian polishing a routine. This method was not just how Munsch entertained an untold number of young Guelphites; it's also how he wrote.

During Munsch's visit to Marden Public School, Robinson says, “he picked a kid in the audience and made up a story on the spot,” he says. “I remember wishing it was me. My memory is probably playing tricks on me, but I think it was a kid two kids down from me that got picked, so it felt like I was close.”

Tammy Stewart, 47, was in first or second grade – she's not quite sure of the year, either 1986 or 1987 – when Munsch visited her St. Paul Catholic Elementary School. "We all knew he was coming," she says. "We all knew his books. What I wasn't prepared for was his energy."

Decades after Munsch's visit to St. Paul, Stewart's brother, a contractor, was doing work on Munsch's house, and asked Munsch if he would autograph a copy of The Paper Bag Princess for her. "I've never been so jealous of my brother, because I've never actually met him," Stewart says. "I've seen him, but I've never one-on-one gotten to say 'You changed my life, you made me love books.' While we know, consciously, as adults, he's a celebrity, but growing up, he was just part of my life."

If Guelph were big enough to have a suburb, the small community of Rockwood – about 10 minutes outside of the city – would be it. Dana Riek, who grew up there, remembers Munsch visiting the local library and bringing with him a “story rock,” a whimsical, nonsensical prop, but one that he used to charm his audience. “He said if you held it and really looked at it, you could find stories inside it,” Riek recalls. “Looking at it now, it’s just a regular polished stone. But back then, it felt magical.” Even more magical still: Munsch gifted her the rock.

“It instantly became my most treasured possession,” she says. And the impact was long-lasting. “Sometimes I wonder if that moment nudged me toward studying literature in university. It feels connected somehow – like that rock represents the first time I really understood that stories come from imagination, and that imagination matters.”

Munsch tells stories to Grade 1 students at St. Dennis School in Toronto during a visit in April, 1991. FRED LUM/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Dana Riek, top left, shows her daughter Josie the story rock she got from Robert Munsch as a child as they sort their books. SAMMY KOGAN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Robyn Cox displays the signed book she got from Munsch as a child after meeting him at a community holiday party in 1998. SAMMY KOGAN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

In 1995, Munsch was asked by the now-shuttered Guelph Mercury to share his feelings about the city, with a population then nearing 100,000. He shared that he loved its downtown, hated a set of recently built high-rises and swore he'd never run for local office. In an unrelated aside, he also commented on his storytelling style, characterized by the Mercury as "wildman live readings." "I did have a shrink tell me all this performance is overcompensation for basic shyness," Munsch said.

While Munsch has always been a fixture in Guelph, it has been on his own terms: He showed up when he wanted to, when he could. Munsch's recent candour about his decision to choose MAID followed a career characterized by frankness about his struggles with mental health and addiction.

In the neighbourhood where he lived for nearly 25 years, Munsch kept mostly to himself, but he was no recluse. His neighbour Gabi Luttmann said while he was most comfortable when interacting with the neighbourhood's children – he famously handed out miniature versions of his books from his stoop every Halloween – he made his presence most memorably known to the adults every year, at the annual neighbourhood Christmas party.

“His family would come, and then he’d come a little later,” she says. “But when he arrived, we knew what was going to happen. Everybody stopped.” Munsch, every year, would arrive at the party to tell a new Christmas story, written about the family hosting that year’s fete. And that was it: “He’d tell the story, he might eat a little bit, and then he would disappear.”

Luttmann's time living near Munsch is immortalized in more than memories. One afternoon, she got a call from Munsch, who asked her sons' ages. "He said, 'I'm working on something, do you mind if I come over a little later this afternoon?' " Luttmann recalls. "So he came over. There were some pictures taken.

And then a little bit after that, he came over again, and he had the story just in large print." Munsch asked Matthew, Luttmann's youngest son, to read the story, so Munsch could see his reactions. "It was in the summer, and he brought some scrolls of ... the pictures that Michael Martchenko had already sketched out. So here we are. He's watching Matthew, and I am just kind of just shaking inside, just so excited."

That afternoon session would become The Sandcastle Contest, published in 2005; the book's hero is named Matthew. Last year, Martchenko and Munsch were invited to a school in Guelph to talk about the book. Munsch wasn't well enough, so Matthew – the real-life Matthew from the book – stood in.

Robyn Cox, 37, met Munsch in 1998, when she was nine. It was at a holiday party hosted by her family, in Guelph's Grange Hill East neighbourhood. When there, Cox encountered him at the dessert table, and encouraged him to try some of the cookies she'd made. She asked his name, and he introduced himself as "Bob Munsch," prompting Cox to say it was too bad his name wasn't Robert, because then he'd have the same name as the author. Munsch responded that, well, yes – that's him.

“It was at one of the points where he didn’t have a beard, but in all of the books we had, he was pictured with facial hair,” Cox, who now regularly reads Munsch’s books to her 20-month-old daughter, says. She didn’t believe him. “I challenged him to name a bunch of his books, because I didn’t believe this strange man would know as many Robert Munsch books as I did. He obviously knew quite a few.”

The next day, Munsch returned to the family home with a copy of his book Ribbon Rescue, inscribed for Cox: “To Robyn, who didn’t think I was me.”

It's the kind of thing Sya VanGeest, a member of the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and a former teaching librarian, says lends an air of mythology to Munsch – how could those stories, those encounters, ever disappear? “There’s nothing wrong with making it magical,” she says. “Because it is magical.”

The Guelph Guild of Storytellers hosts Tales from the Hill on the second Thursday of every month in the shadow of the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate. MELISSA TAIT/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

'While we know, consciously, as adults, he's a celebrity, but growing up, he was just part of my life,' Tammy Stewart says. MELISSA TAIT/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Author and illustrator Michael Martchenko has spent decades bringing Munsch's stories to life with his drawings. MELISSA TAIT/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The Luttmans, Harold, Gabi and their son Matthew, lived next door to Munsch in Guelph, Ont. Matthew became a fictionalized character in the book The Sandcastle Contest. MELISSA TAIT/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

VanGeest has enjoyed a long friendship with Munsch. Because of this she has stories of her own, but there are also stories about people telling Robert Munsch stories about his stories – layer upon layer of memory, stacked tight and impervious to loss.

VanGeest keeps in touch with Munsch and, through her connections to the Guild of Storytellers and the literary community in the city, VanGeest has facilitated some of Munsch's more recent public appearances, and when he shows up, so do the crowds. VanGeest helped organize a storytelling gig at Guelph's 2024 edition of Ribfest that saw more than 1,000 people turn up. The year before that, she helped plan his appearance at the Enabling Garden, an accessible green space at Guelph's Riverside Park, that saw a turnout of 700 in a space made to accommodate less than half that.

“In Guelph, we’re blessed to just have him floating around, you know?” she says, noting that, these days, he’s less likely to be recognized in public. And anyway, it doesn’t matter: He’d probably rather keep to himself, until storytime. Munsch has said that, as far as his stories are concerned, he’s still all there. “When he gets into that mental memory of his and he just comes alive,” VanGeest says. “it’s a miracle.”

Those surprise drop-ins – at schools, parties, libraries – don't tend to happen much anymore. So when Deanne Melehes, a kindergarten teacher at Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School, reached out to Munsch to see if he'd visit the school for Paper Bag Princess Day, which takes place the first Saturday of March, it was a bit of a Hail Mary. She didn't hear back, and he didn't turn up.

Until June.

Melehes' educational assistant was on break, and found Munsch at the school's office, saying he'd been e-mailed about Paper Bag Princess day, but didn't remember who'd sent the e-mail. "My EA came running back into the room and said, 'Robert Munsch is here,' " Melehes recalls.

Melehes gathered her students, brought them down to the office, explained who Munsch was, and then, everyone got down on the floor. And Munsch got right down with them. He pulled from the old playbook, asking a student her name; it was Ayla. He then told a story - completely off the cuff - all about Ayla, and her adventures being the king of the castle. He was animated, asking the children to raise their hands at certain points in the story, and raising his alongside theirs, then floating them down, all together. He was expressive, he did voices. He looked every child in the eye. It was the same magic as it has always been.

"The connection that he made in such a short time with a classroom of 28 children was unbelievable to me," Melehes says. "That's not easy to do. These children, some of them are three, four, five years old. He connected with them instantly. He was joyful."

Munsch's drop-in mirrored the drop-ins he's always done in Guelph, but there's a different layer of context to the

Holy Trinity visit. “If he’s having a good day, he’ll take a little outing,” Melehes says. “And we were the fortunate ones.”

Last fall, after Munsch announced he had been approved for MAID, there was something of a public outcry. So beloved is the author, so timeless are his stories, so generation-spanning, that legions of Canadians simply couldn't reconcile that someday, and someday soon, he may be gone. The reaction was so strong that Munsch's daughter, Julie, shared a post on his official Facebook page not long after the story ran that her father is still alive and quite well. True though that may be, someday, and someday soon, he will be gone.

In early August, VanGeest invited Munsch to drop in to a storytelling event at Riverside Park called Under the Magic Ash, an event geared toward children. Munsch said he was amenable, but the morning of the event, he changed his RSVP. VanGeest says Munsch has suggested to her it might not be worth extending the invitations any longer.

But while Munsch's absence was felt, so too was his presence. The storytelling event featured a tale from Brendan Rogers who, after seeing Munsch at the Civic Museum event the previous November, was inspired to join the Guild as a regular storyteller. Beneath the event's titular ash, he told a story about a small raccoon seeking a comfortable home, making friends along the way, his narration woven through with a sense of play and a focus on audience participation that could only be described as Munsch-esque.

In Guelph, Munsch's impact will out-live him in two ways. First is the physical: Not long after the profile was published, Munsch announced that he has donated his personal archives to the Guelph Public Library, in November, 2025. They will be housed in GPL's new, \$62-million downtown branch when it opens later this year - a landmark donation for a landmark civic project. In December, Guelph City Council approved plans for a Munsch tribute in the heart of the city, St. George's Square - a plan whose most outspoken advocates included Sya VanGeest - slated for completion in 2028.

But there are already little physical artefacts of Munsch around the city. A statue of the Paper Bag Princess by local artist Ben McCarl, is currently tucked away in the Guelph Public Library's lower level; it will get pride of place in the new building. The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore, cafe and cinema downtown, has a small corner of Munsch books in its children's section, with a tattered and fading newspaper clipping pinned to its wall.

The second way is through the collective memory. Few authors, if any, are guaranteed to be preserved forever in the hearts and minds of a citizenry the way Munsch is guaranteed that immortality in Guelph.

I know this to be true because I'm part of that collective memory. I was born in Guelph, in 1986, lived there until I moved to Toronto to study at Toronto Metropolitan University. I returned to Guelph in early 2022. I am part of the Munsch generational cohort who had the good fortune to grow up being frequently visited by him for storytime.

My memory of it is imperfect, as memories are. But in 1998, Munsch appeared as a guest for families at the annual general meeting of the Guelph-Wellington Credit Union, where my mom worked. I know I was there, because a photo was published in the Guelph Mercury of my sister at the event; I know, too, because she remembers, and so do my parents. We have pieces of a memory, whose rough shape is echoed in the memories of others. Echoed enough times, over enough generations, that memory becomes harmonious and whole.

In Guelph, memories of Munsch himself are fragmented – across the city, and across generations. But the hundreds – more likely thousands – of pieces of Munsch held close to the hearts of the city's residents build a portrait of an artist who, by placing a bit of himself within so many, has rendered himself immortal.

And the joyful compulsion each of us who holds a piece of that portrait feels to share it, to pass it on, to put our respective pieces together when offered the chance, promises Munsch a permanence, through the memories he has given us.

We'll remember them for always. And we'll love him forever.

Non-profit on a mission to beautify Montreal

Murals in the city have become a way to celebrate artists and build community

KATE TAYLOR VISUAL ARTS

The monumental portrait of Leonard Cohen looks out over Montreal from the side of a downtown apartment block, a giant landmark for locals and tourists alike that now symbolizes the city around the world. But Tower of Songs is just the most famous project produced by MU, the non-profit mural-painting organization dedicated to beautifying Montreal, building community and celebrating the city's artists.

With 300 outdoor murals to its credit, MU marks 20 years this fall and, in October, will unveil four new entries in its Cultural Builders series dedicated to trailblazing arts figures. After a slow start to the season owing to delays in permitting, painters are just finishing work on murals dedicated to Gabrielle Roy, the author of Bonheur d'occasion (The Tin Flute); the abstract artist Denis Juneau; Frédéric Back, the Radio-Canada animator and environmentalist; and Quebec-born Indigenous artist Rita Letendre.

Recognizing arts figures, however, is just one aspect of MU's public art project, which also includes murals intended to revitalize dead urban spaces, contribute to new parks or instill pride in community.

"The mission is really social," said Elizabeth-Ann Doyle, MU's director and co-founder. "It's using public art to transform neighbourhoods."

She was working in public relations for Cirque du Soleil when she encountered the mural program in Philadelphia while the circus was in town. Part of her job was to find local organizations targeting vulnerable youth to which Cirque could fulfill its promise to donate a percentage of its box office. She was impressed by the work of Mural Arts Philadelphia – dedicated to youth and community engagement, and Black empowerment.

When she left the circus, she founded MU with arts administrator Emmanuelle Hébert, establishing it as a charitable organization in October, 2006, and launching with a mural for Cirque near its headquarters in the Saint-Michel neighbourhood.

A few years later, they commissioned Philadelphia artists David Guinn and Phillip Adams to create the murals at the Habitations Jeanne Mance, a project which summarized the organization's first goals. The modernist public housing complex optimistically constructed on the east side of downtown Montreal in the 1950s, not far from the city's sin strip, had gradually replaced one urban slum with another. MU wanted not only to beautify the isolated and rundown site where enclosed public spaces were plagued by graffiti and trash, but to celebrate the multicultural community that now lived there.

However, residents, many of whom felt targeted as recent immigrants, rejected suggestions the mural should recognize their home countries and asked for local imagery. In 2009, the artists painted four views of Montreal parks in four seasons, and Adams returned from 2012 to 2016 to contribute four more scenes inspired by the four elements.

The relationship between that community and the muralists became so close, MU located its offices in Jeanne Mance for five years in exchange for murals and workshops. It still works there and in different public housing complexes every summer, both painting and running workshops for local children and youth.

“We never give an artist carte blanche,” Doyle said, contrasting that with mural commissions in other cities. “They need to listen, pay attention and learn.” Sometimes MU holds competitions to design a new mural; sometimes it simply invites artists that it knows well, matching styles to subjects. The lead artist designs the mural while a team helps them execute it. Smaller works can be executed by projecting an image onto a wall and tracing it, but for larger ones, such as Tower of Songs, the design has to be divided into a grid which is then marked on the wall so that the painter can reproduce the contents of each square on a larger scale.

The organization also matches themes to sites. In the case of the cultural builders series, this means picking locations associated with the artists being celebrated. Cohen's mural is located near Westmount and McGill University, the Montreal of his youth; musicians Daisy Peterson Sweeney, Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones are depicted in Little Burgundy, historic home of Montreal's anglophone Black community and birthplace of its jazz scene.

The cultural builders program at MU began in 2010, when the city marked the 50th anniversary of the death of the pioneering abstract artist Paul-Émile Borduas by naming an alleyway after him.

“For an anniversary, we

Left: To celebrate her 100th birthday in 2023, artist Françoise Sullivan collaborated with MU on an abstract design painted on the side of the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Montreal.

thought it was lacking pizzazz," Doyle said, of the alleyway. So MU contributed a mural in his honour. Now partially destroyed by new construction, it was not a portrait but a graphic piece with many references to the Refus Global, Borduas' manifesto of artistic liberation that shook Quebec society in 1948.

"In mural arts history, it's always celebrating politicians, sportsmen, military men. In Montreal this is not our vibe," Doyle said. "It's not about the celebrity status. We don't want to celebrate the person, more the legacy and the artwork; why these people are our trailblazers."

The new crop of builders fits that vision and the pieces are created in fitting sites. Roy's mural is under way in Saint-Henri, the working-class neighbourhood that she immortalized in Bonheur d'occasion. Designed by Rafael Sottolichio, it shows characters from her book as well as an old photograph of the author posing with local children.

The Juneau tribute, designed by Montreal artist Ilana Pichon is inspired by the geometric abstractions of the Plasticien artist who died in 2014, and recognizes the 100th anniversary of his birth in 2025. It is on the facade of the Raymond Dewar rehabilitation centre, a facility that specializes in treating hearing loss. Juneau himself was deaf from childhood.

Some of the chosen cultural builders are dead but the living candidates can work with MU on

A giant portrait of Leonard Cohen, created by El Mac and Gene Pendon in 2017, is MU's most recognized mural. The painting pays tribute to Cohen's roots in the city. PHOTOS BY OLIVIER BOUSQUET

Above: Murals often require good weather to work on. The artist designs the illustration while a team of painters help execute the vision using a reference image or tracing it from a projection.

how they and their work will be represented. To celebrate her 100th birthday in 2023, artist Françoise Sullivan collaborated with MU artists, led by muralist Julien Sicre, on a giant abstract design on the side of the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Montreal.

More than 90 metres high, Sullivan's mural was the largest MU had ever undertaken but it is about to be rivalled by the new mural celebrating Back, known for the Radio-Canada film The Man Who Planted Trees. Designed by Bryan Beyung and James Lee Chiahan, it includes a view of local parks with the river in the background which, if seen from the right angle on Montreal's mountain, will line up its painted water with the real St. Lawrence in the distance.

Artists led by Kaia'tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush will be spending October working on the fourth piece for this fall's portfolio, honouring Letendre, an artist associated with the Automatistes and the Plasticiens movements, and known for her large-scale abstractions.

Muralists rely on good weather to paint, and work got started late this season: The task of seeking permission from private property owners, getting city permits and getting funding can be arduous. “This year, for some reason, it was crazy, crazy hell,” Doyle said.

MU gets about half its funding from public sources, much of that from the City of Montreal. It does get an operating grant from the Province of Quebec, but otherwise its funding is a patchwork of different project grants. The city initially funded it as an anti-graffiti initiative through the sanitation department and Doyle felt particularly gratified when the organization began to get grants for its role in culture and tourism. One recent tourism grant covers the illumination of several murals at night. The Sullivan mural is lit with a digital animation based on photographs of the artist's groundbreaking 1948 dance film Danse dans la neige.

MU also maintains the murals and is dedicated to making sure they endure. That means using top quality paint but also preparing the walls carefully by cleaning and degreasing them beforehand. Once the murals are in place, MU repairs damage caused by wear and weather, and tries to remove graffiti tags quickly. Graffiti became more prevalent on the empty streets of the pandemic, Doyle recalls, and it has remained a problem ever since. She feels the old code of graffiti artists – you don't tag art, historic sites or religious buildings – has been broken, but she takes heart in community response: Neighbours phone MU as soon as they notice any defacement.

"It's part of our city now. There's murals in all neighbourhoods and it's accessible. It's free. It's open. It's representative."

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Mahershala Ali, left, and director Bassam Tariq discuss a scene on set during the filming of Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. Ali says he's always looking for projects that challenge him and are worthy of his time. JACLYN MARTINEZ/JACLYN MARTINEZ

Live by the Blade, die by the Blade

How Mahershala Ali and BassamTariq created the soulful and entertaining Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

BARRY HERTZ

SCREEN TIME

Over the past two decades, a number of Marvel Studios films have been announced with great fanfare, only to evaporate into the cinematic equivalent of the Negative Zone, a parallel universe where abandoned elements go to die.

For most of the discarded projects – which were scuttled for reasons as varied as stars getting criminally convicted (see Avengers: The Kang Dynasty) or simply audience disinterest (Inhumans, Armor Wars), the creative teams simply move on and try to forget that they wasted however many months, or sometimes years, of their lives. But forgetting wasn't an option for Mahershala Ali and Bassam Tariq, the one-time star and director, respectively, of Marvel's Blade reboot.

After being attached for years to a fresh take on the “daywalker” superhero – that is, a half-man, half-vampire vigilante who wages a shadowy war on bloodsuckers with a giant samurai sword – Ali and Tariq got tired of waiting for a greenlight from Marvel and pivoted to a completely different project, which, while original in narrative, form, style and themes, carried over just a little more than a hint of their Blade groundwork. The result is the wildly entertaining, yet at the same time soulful and solemn, action-drama Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.

On the surface, a film following a devout Muslim family man named Latif, who moonlights as an assassin, might not seem very Marvel-y. And indeed, the Pakistani-born, American-raised Tariq conceived of the story's bones long before he was ever attached to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But the hero here also lives by a very Blade-like moral code, finds himself facing an army of eccentric villains who feel ripped out of the pages of an especially surreal comic book, and, well, he carries an extremely big and extremely sharp sword that might make the toughest vampire weak in the knees. It is both the best Marvel movie the studio never made and an inspiring story of a creative team using the ashes of a dashed dream to spark something entirely new.

“I think I can get bored easy, on some level, so I’m always looking for something that if I’m going to commit to it, if it’s going to take me away from my family, it has to challenge me and be worthy of my time and my attention,” says Ali during an interview last month at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the movie made its world premiere. “You want to make sure that you’re immersed into something that has real value in the world.”

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother certainly has that real-world value, but crucially also real-world values, plural. The Oscar-winning Ali (whose last trip to TIFF for the premiere of Green Book ended up going pretty well) portrays a kind of hero that has simply never been seen on screen before.

Latif is a man of great contradictions, whose life revolves around his local mosque and community, but whose desire for vengeance constantly and violently pulls him away from those who he values and loves the most. And when Latif's world is further upended by the arrival of a gun-toting, fundamentalist Christian militia leader named Pastor Yoon (played by John Cho in the best kind of gonzo-villain performance), Tariq's film swirls with frenzied tensions between faith and family, justice and righteousness.

"I definitely had some questions when I saw the script for the first time, like how do you fit all these worlds together? If it's not executed well, it could be a really bad movie, even if it reads beautifully on the page," Ali recalls. "As far as the arc of the character, that was beautiful to me. But it was more trying to understand Latif's world, and Pastor Yoon's world, and navigating the mosque and the action scenes – how does it all stitch together seamlessly?"

On that level, Tariq enlisted a team of close collaborators to make Latif's world feel both recognizable to members of the American South's Muslim communities – the film takes place in the suburbs of Houston, but was informed by the director's time living in Atlanta – and slightly fantastical.

“Filmmaking is not just one person, and I’ve tried to do it before on projects where I had to educate everybody, and it was just so daunting,” says the director, whose previous feature was the 2020 drama Mogul Mowgli about the travails of a British-Pakistani rapper played by Riz Ahmed. “This time around, I made sure that I had people who knew the community or had a way into it.”

"I think the Atlanta Muslim community played a really important role, to get that tapestry correct," Tariq continues. "And I think it's just incredible to have a partner in this with Ali, who is also Muslim. We never really talked about, like, what does it mean to be Muslim? We're just in it. We just live it. Because we have that shorthand, we didn't have to explain anything. It was only about getting more details correct."

Those details are woven into Latif's on-screen journey in perhaps more deeply personal ways than Tariq or Ali initially conceived.

The film – whose title is taken from an Islamic hadith in which a man asks the Prophet Muhammad who in his life most deserves his attention and devotion – is just as much about a superhero-like hitman as it is about a man reckoning with how much time he spends supporting his family versus how much time he actually spends with them. Much like, well, a movie star who is pulled out of the family unit for months at a time.

"I have another movie at the festival called Wildwood, and I got to screen an unfinished version of that film with my daughter – and I'm now starting to see a look on her face where she's registering what my work is and some of my responsibilities that push me away from her," Ali says.

“We’re starting to develop a language around me being able to share what I’m doing. If I’m going to do it, I don’t want it to be just because I’m getting a cheque. There’s been a few times when I just really needed a job, like no doubt. I could go on my resume and show you those, if we’re being honest. But in general, I really try to push my energies into something that is going to feel larger than me.”

Or, as the saying goes: Live by the Blade, die by the Blade.

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is now playing in Toronto, expanding to additional cities Oct. 16.

A little copium never hurt anyone BENJAMIN ERPRETT

BENJAMIN ERRETT

PARLANCE OF OUR TIMES

Welcome to Parlance of our Times, a new bi-weekly pop-culture etymology column that unpacks a word or phrase that is suddenly everywhere. This week: “Copium”

COPIUM, n.

An imaginary drug that enables denial or rationalization of unpleasant realities.

As we stumble forward on this, the darkest timeline – where the leader of the free world is a cartoon mob boss; there's a breakneck race to build machines that might kill us all; and the aforementioned mob boss says not to worry because he's in charge of the killing machines – there are some days when just coping with it all is the best you can do. And if there are days when you can't even manage that, a few deep inhales of copium ought to do the trick.

What's that? There's no copium for sale at your local pharmacy, even for ready money? Yes, it's true: Copium isn't an actual product you can ingest when times are tough. It's more a state of mind, a desperate way to avoid thinking about ugly truths.

It began with hopium, a substance brought to popular consciousness by a cranky Chicago Tribune columnist writing about Barack Obama's hold on his progressive supporters back in 2008. "It's America's most powerful drug," wrote John Kass. "Once on hopium, you won't care if Iran has nukes or if taxes are raised during a recession or whether Obama keeps flipping and flopping on everything from foreign wiretaps to withdrawing troops from Iraq."

If hopium allows its addicts to accentuate the positive, copium helps its users eliminate the negative. And with the rise of Donald Trump, a huge market opened up in the online discourse. Sore losers of all political persuasions were depicted using copium respirators.

But copium and hopium are only about politics to the extent that they're about fan communities. Whether it's MAGA, Swifties or the BTS ARMY, there's a common mindset among online obsessives that leads to the use of hopiates and copiates. Gaming subcultures need it when release dates are pushed back; anime communities share it when beloved characters die; Leafs fans use it to visualize Stanley coming home.

(And if copium is too male-coded, may we interest you in delulu? It's short for delusional, was first used by K-pop fans who dreamed of dating their idols and might be marketed as Copium For Her.)

If hopium was the drug of choice on the sitcom Parks and Recreation, with Leslie Knope and company doing their best to inspire the oblivious town of Pawnee, Ind., then copium is Widow's Bay. In the Emmy-festooned Apple TV horror-comedy series – which creator Katie Dippold originally wrote as a Parks script – there's also an ambitious local politician trying to put his town on the map. The problem for Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is that Widow's Bay is severely haunted by a range of nasty beings. That requires copium.

And with the show's next season not expected until 2028, you'll never guess what the fan base finds itself hankering after on message boards. As one fan observed, "The amount of copium is unbelievable." In other words, an unbelievable amount of disbelief. If Karl Marx were on Reddit, he'd grudgingly admit that copium is the opium of the people.

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Hollywood, Ending, grapples with the cost of fame

John Green's latest book chronicles the peaks and depths of life in the public eye

AISLING MURPHY

If you were a teenager 15 years ago, you couldn't go anywhere – not Hot Topic, not the movie theatre and certainly not on Tumblr – without encountering John Green. For much of the early 2010s, it felt as if the author was mayor of the internet, or at least the brainy corner of it reserved for the YouTube vlog channel he ran with his brother, Hank. It was, as they say, a simpler time.

But unlike plenty of his YouTube contemporaries – the commentators and musicians who have since struggled to distance themselves from the DIY fame of early social media – Green has produced a lasting oeuvre of creative work, including a pivot to non-fiction with 2021's The Anthropocene Reviewed and last year's Everything Is Tuberculosis. The 2014 film adaptation of his 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars grossed more than US\$307-million worldwide; his novels Looking for Alaska, Turtles All the Way Down and Paper Towns each received similarly glossy screen treatments. What started as a YouTube channel between brothers is now a YouTube empire, with more than 18 million subscribers across multiple shows and projects.

Indeed, if Green's fame has wavered – a big if – it's only because his core fan base has grown up.

Perhaps it makes sense, then, that Hollywood, Ending, Green's latest project, chronicles the peaks and depths of life in the public eye. Packaged as a novel for adults – its protagonists are in their early 20s rather than teens, as in Green's earlier fiction – the book follows young stars Kai and Juniper as they navigate a capricious film industry in which their every move is tracked, catalogued and monetized.

The Globe and Mail spoke with Green, 49, about the novel – and the symbiotic nature of the fame-obsessed culture that inspired it.

John Green's latest is a novel for adults that follows actors in their 20s. MARINA WATERS

In Hollywood, Ending, you look at fame as a machine. Your experience of that machine, however, was largely self-made – your rise to prominence came as much from YouTube as from writing. How did that inform this book?

Yeah, at least at first, I entered the machine on my own terms. I wanted to participate – I wanted attention for my books, and for my work in general. It was only years later, when I got a lot of that attention, that I realized I maybe wanted it less than I thought.

The machine is what turns human experience into a commodity. It's very dangerous. But it also gives us a lot – it's given me a lot. And yet, at the same time, it can be very harmful. I wanted to write about both the gifts that come with sharing our private lives in public, and the costs of that sharing.

In the book, we see actors Kai and Juniper wrestling with Instagram. Using social media to promote their movie, a biopic about Andy Warhol, is as much a part of their jobs as acting in it. Where is your own relationship with social media these days, and how did that shape Hollywood, Ending?

In a macro sense, I think social media as it is currently structured is bad for the social order. By extension, I think my participation in it is not healthy.

Is it worth it? I don't have an easy answer for that question. And I think Kai and Juni-

per would answer that question differently from me. But I think we have to wrestle with the cost while still acknowledging the benefit of it. I sometimes worry that social media, like a lot of technology, solves problems that it creates. It solves loneliness while ultimately making us more lonely.

How does that paradox proliferate in the book?

As Kai and Juniper become more successful, they also become more isolated. That's the case for a lot of successful people I know. It was certainly the case for me when The Fault in Our Stars became really successful.

Juniper is an ambitious, clear-eyed person who sees that Instagram is good for her career, so she uses it. Kai has the luxury of not using it because he's extremely charismatic and can get away with a lot of things that most of us can't get away with. That would bug me if I were Juniper, but she's nicer than I am.

As someone whose books are regularly adapted into films, would you cast Juniper in one of your projects?

Hell yeah. She's a great actor who works incredibly hard. I think a reputation of being difficult to work with because you're a perfectionist is a negative mark on the machine. You should want to make the best movie you can possibly make.

You make clear in the book that fame and privacy are fundamentally incompatible with each other. In your estimation as someone in the public eye, what is the Hollywood industry's obligation to maintain privacy when the unloading of personal trauma – as we see

happen in the book – can open up a story to more people?

I don't think there's one right answer. My book Turtles All the Way Down is about a young woman with OCD, and when I was promoting that book, I talked a lot about having OCD, and there was a profound benefit to that – I felt less alone, and people would tell me I had made them feel less alone, too.

But there was a really intense cost to that, too. I felt overexposed and extremely vulnerable. I realized once you talk about something like that, you can't take it back. You have to be careful about what parts of your private life you share, because once you share them, they aren't yours anymore.

Spoken like someone who's shared much of their life on YouTube for close to two decades.

Yeah. I've gotten a lot more intentional over the years. At one point I had my address in the background of a video. I don't do that anymore.

An older actor in the book memorably quips that young people "inspire and exhaust" him. Is he speaking on your behalf, and does that sentiment align with your move from young adult to adult fiction?

No. Young people don't exhaust me at all. I'm invigorated by spending time with young people, and I'm encouraged by spending time with them. A lot of the problems that I can't solve for myself – social media, the internet, the quality of our political discourse – young people really seem to be starting to solve them. I'm really encouraged when I talk with college students.

The reason I ended up publishing this book for adults is that the young people in it have adult problems. They're trying to figure out what their career is going to look like, and they want stable relationships that will provide a lifetime of security – that's not really at the centre of a 17-year-old's experience.

This interview has been edited and condensed.

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This is Happiness by Niall Williams tells the coming-of-age story of Noe Crowe, who comes to live at his grandparents' small holding in Faha, Ireland, just as electricity arrives in the rural town for the first time. It's 1958, and the town is changing dramatically – and so is Noe, who is grappling with his uncertain future. I broke into tears when I finished this book, sobbing in public like I never have before. (My poor husband was left to convey to perfect strangers that it wasn't his fault.) Globe reader Catherine Schuler, Ancaster, Ont.

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BESTSELLERS

The Sorceress of the Sky Serpents by Eden Robinson takes the top spot in the Canadian fiction list this week

1 THRESHING DAY (WING AND CLAW COLLECTION) by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing). \$34.99 2 THE FRENCH ILLUSION by John Grisham (Doubleday). \$48.99 3 BALDUR'S GATE 3: ASTARION by T. Kingfisher (Random House Worlds). \$41.99 4 RUTHLESS by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press). \$39.99 5 HOLLYWOOD, ENDING by John Green (Dutton Books for Young Readers). \$44.00 6 AMERICAN HAGWON by Min Jin Lee (Cardinal). \$47.00 7 THE GATE OF THE FERAL GODS by Matt Dinniman (Ace). \$39.99 8 THE SORCERESS OF SKY SERPENTS by Eden Robinson (Random House Canada). \$42.00 9 TAIPEI STORY by R.F. Kuang (William Morrow & Co.). \$42.00 10 THE KNAVE AND THE MOON by Rachel Gillig (Orbit). \$40.00

HARDCOVER NON-FICTION THIS WEEK CANADIAN AUTHOR LAST WEEK

1 SWAN SONG by Charles Spencer (Penguin Press). \$48.99 2 THE STEPS by Sylvester Stallone (William Morrow & Co.). \$42.99 3 PROTOCOLS by Andrew D. Huberman (Simon & Schuster). \$49.00 4 ✏ THE AMERICAN WAY OF KILLING by Malcolm Gladwell (Little Brown & Co.). \$45.00 5 ✏ END TIMES FASCISM by Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor (Knopf Canada). \$38.00 6 STRANGERS by Belle Burden (The Dial Press). \$39.99 7 REDWOOD by Ben Macintyre (Signal). \$42.00 8 THE CAULDRON by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Knopf). \$54.00 9 OPERATION SPARROW by Jason Bell (Harper Collins Canada). \$38.99 10 ✏ THE INBETWEEN LEADER by Jody Wilson-Raybould & Roshan Danesh (Greystone Books). \$38.95

THE SORCERESS OF SKY SERPENTS by Eden Robinson (Random House Canada). \$42.00 HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid (Harlequin Enterprises). \$39.50 EXIT PARTY by Emily St. John Mandel (Harper Avenue). \$38.99 DODGE CITY by Patrick deWitt (House of Anansi Press). \$29.99 GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER by Shari Lapena (Doubleday Canada). \$26.99 THE BIRTHING TREE by Amanda Peters (Harper Perennial). \$25.99 ELIZA SUNSHINE by Michelle Good (Random House Canada). \$27.00 NOT A WORD by Linwood Barclay (William Morrow Paperbacks). \$27.00 THE HYSTERICALS by Vivek Shraya (McClelland & Stewart). \$26.00

MURDOKU by Manuel Garand (Puzzlewright). \$24.99 THE AMERICAN WAY OF KILLING by Malcolm Gladwell (Little Brown & Co.). \$45.00 END TIMES FASCISM by Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor (Knopf Canada). \$38.00 MURDOKU VOLUME 2: BACK IN TIME by Manuel Garand (Puzzlewright). \$24.99 OPERATION SPARROW by Jason Bell (Harper Collins Canada). \$38.99 THE INBETWEEN LEADER by Jody Wilson-Raybould & Roshan Danesh (Greystone Books). \$38.95 RECLAIMING CANADIAN SOVEREIGNTY IN A RUPTURED WORLD by Bob Rae (James Lorimer & Co. Ltd., Publishers). \$27.95 VALUES by Mark Carney (Signal). \$28.00 THE WEALTHY BARBER by David Chilton (Financial Awareness Corp.). \$26.95 CARRY YOUR HEART by Louis Busch (Simon & Schuster). \$35.00

AUDIOBOOKS

1 BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (F) by Bram Stoker and Robyn Ahern (adaptation), narrated by full cast

2 THRESHING DAY (WING AND CLAW COLLECTION): THE EMPYREAN (F) by Rebecca Yarros, narrated by full cast (Recorded Books)

4 VERITY (F) by Colleen Hoover, narrated by Vanessa Johansson and Amy Landon

5 HE WHO FIGHTS WITH MONSTERS 13: A LITRPG ADVENTURE (F) by Shirtaloon and Travis Deverell, narrated by Heath Miller