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Scarborough in Headlights N Photoshopping Controversy Surrounds Rathika Sitsabaiesan of Observer Scarborough-Rouge River Page 3 Vol L OCAL MP CAUGHT The Scarborough IN HEADLIGHTS n Photoshopping controversy surrounds Rathika Sitsabaiesan of OBSERVER Scarborough-Rouge River Page 3 Vol. 6, No. 2 Fri. Oct. 7, 2011 torontoobserver.ca Serving the Scarborugh community since 2006 Kenney defends PM The ‘Islamicist’ comment By MERSIHA GADZO Best The Observer When Prime Min- ister Stephen Harper called “Islamicism” the biggest threat to Canada in an of interview with the CBC, Scarborough resident and PhD student Asma Bala found it hurtful and shocking to hear such times language from her own prime minister. Concerned with the in- creas- ing pres- ence of Cole Carruthers /// Observer Islamo- Scarborough-Guildwood Liberal incumbent Margarett Best topped PC contender Gary Ellis in the Oct. 6 provincial election phobia, Thursday. Best celebrated her victory at Prague Restaurant on Scarborough Golf Club Road. she n Kenney de- cided to address the n ELECTION 2011 issue, and took it up with Jason Kenney, SCARBOROUGH Minister of Immigra- tion, Citizenship and Multiculturalism at the Masjid Al-Jannah mosque in Scarbor- VOTERS ough on Oct. 1. Kenney came out to endorse the election bid for the Conservatives with local candidate Gary Ellis. PAINT THE “He [Harper] did not distinguish what he meant by that,” Bala said, “but what Liberal he did do with that PC statement is paint 1.6 NDP billion Muslims in the TOWN RED world with the same brush, and he made Liberals hold on to all six Scarborough ridings, us out to be fanatics.” Bala asked, “If en route to provincial minority for Dalton McGuinty we’re going to talk about respecting faith tradition, how can we By KYLE LARKIN AND Scarborough-Southwest PC candidate marginalize a very im- YEAMROT TADDESE Mike Chopowick lost his bid, finishing portant community?” 3 Duguid 1 Wong 2 Balkissoon The Observer third behind victorious incumbent Liberal Kenney told Bala Voters went to the polls on election day Lorenzo Berardinetti and NDP candidate she wasn’t taking n Kenney and kept Scarborough a Liberal stronghold, Bruce Budd. Berardinetti scooped 44 per into consideration all with all six ridings remaining in the Grits’ cent of the vote while Chopowick received the other comments hands. about 21 per cent. Second-place finisher Harper made before Scarborough-Guildwood was expected Budd got just over 31 per cent of the vote. that positively ad- to be a tight race between MPP Maragrett Liberal incumbent Brad Duguid in dressed Muslims. Best and PC candidate Gary Elis, a former Scarborough Centre won most comfortably police superintendent in 42 and 43 Divi- in Scarborough, receiving more than 51 sions. The results, though, told a different per cent of the vote, beating PC contender l Read more at 4 Best 5 MacCharles 6 Berardinetti story. Carol Williams, who finished with about 24 toronto Best won with nearly 50 per cent of per cent of ballots cast. @ observer.ca the vote, comfortably retaining her seat at n Queen’s Park for a second term. Continued on page 2 O 2 NEWS The Scarborough Observer /// Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 Balkissoon’s lead cut Soo-weet victory n From Page 1 In Scarborough-Ag- incourt, a riding with- Soo Wong out an incumbent in the race, Liberal contender Soo Wong beat Liang retains Chen of the Progressive Conservative Party, her Agincourt nearest rival. Wong finished with nearly 47 per cent of the vote, topping Chen’s 32 By ANDRE per cent. THURAIRATNAM In Scarborough- The Observer Rouge River, Liberal A packed house of support- incumbent Bas Balkis- ers at the Queen Victoria pub soon, who won in the on Midland Avenue cheered 2007 election by more the news of Liberal candidate than 17,000 votes, Soo Wong’s edged out Neethan victory Oct. Shan of the NDP by just 6 in Scar- over 2,000. Balkissoon borough- finished with nearly 42 @ Agincourt. per cent of the vote, The win, besting Shan’s 36 per lO How do you though, cent. feel? Join means she’ll Andre Thurairatnam /// Observer Pickering-Scarbor- our forum be dropping ough East, projected discussion Soo Wong (centre) celebrates with former Liberal MPP Gerry Phillips (left) and campaign supporters onwline at her other po- as the news of her victory in Scarborough-Agincourt broke at her party Thursday night. to be wide open head- toronto litical job. ing into election night, observer.ca “I will was easily seized by be retiring and concerns.” TDSB trustee. “It’s been an amazing “We will have to make Liberal candidate Tracy from the To- Although Wong was the In the end she won con- journey,” she told supporters. some tough decisions ahead MacCharles. PC Kevin ronto District School Board,” favourite to win, there was vincingly with 14,903 votes to “You people inspire me, chal- because, as you know, this is Gaudet finished 5,000 Wong said at the victory cel- still some hesitation among 10,216 for her main challenger lenge me and most important- a tough economic time,” she votes behind Mac- ebration. “The voters know her supporters because of the Progressive Challenger Liang ly make me believe in what I said. “We need to have strong Charles, who ended the that I will continue to serve controversy during the cam- Chen. New Democrat Paul do.” leadership and tough MPP’s night with almost half them in a bigger capacity and paign surrounding her dual Choi was a distant third with Looking ahead, Wong said supporting the ridings and of ballots cast. in different avenues of care roles as both candidate and 5,019 votes. the economy is a top priority. community.” Duguid makes it PC third in Southwest three in a row in Berardinetti takes riding for third time Scarborough-Centre By MARYAM SHAH Toronto Observer By CHRISTINA CHENG Toronto Observer Perhaps for the first time in provincial election history, Café La Roche in Scarbor- the Tories have placed third ough is known for its mellow- after the Liberal and NDP shisha-smoking atmosphere parties in a few key ridings in but on Oct. 6 evening its at- Scarborough. mosphere took a whole 360 An example is Scarbor- as Liberal MPP Brad Duguid ough-Southwest where Mike and his supporters celebrated Chopowick has represented his third straight provincial the Tories. He lost to incum- election in Scarborough- bent Lorenzo Berardinetti, Centre. n Carol Williams with Bruce Budd of the NDP “I want to say thank you surprisingly placing second. from the bottom of my heart Chapowick’s disappointment — to the great people of The other main contenders was apparent on election Maryam Shah /// Observer Scarborough-Centre who had in the riding were PC Carol night as the small group from Mike Chopowick sits down with the Toronto Observer following his loss in confidence in re-electing me Williams and NDP Kathleen his campaign office around Scarborough-Southwest. Lorenzo Berardinetti won the riding for the Liberals. as their MPP,” he said. Mathurin. him watched the results at a nearby bar. “Like I said, I’m proud of “We started knocking on tions. He was first elected MPP its moving parts and kills hun- the campaign we ran,” he said. people’s doors and canvassing in 2003 and again in 2007. dreds of birds and bats annu- “Next step is obviously the back in June,” he said. “We got Chopowick ran on the ally. They’re actually having a PC party’s gaining seats as we to meet a lot of voters, got to promise of bringing great negative environmental impact watch the elections, and we’re hear what their concerns were change into his riding, includ- and questionable economic and going to continue to offer an- in the riding.” ing firmly opposing wind tur- energy benefit,” he said. other choice for Ontario.” After Newman, it has con- bines. The election may have Chopowick works at the sistently elected Berardinetti “Every wind turbine uses ended in disappointment for Federation of Rental-housing into power in provincial elec- a thousand gallons of oil for Chopowick but he remains Providers of Ontario, an or- cheerful. ganization representing rental “I am very confident that property owners. l For more on this story, we put out a choice for them to Christina Cheng /// Observer He began his campaign please visit us online at make sure Ontario gets back on early, with a lot of good volun- @ torontoobserver.ca the right track,” he said with a Liberal MPP Brad Duguid addresses supporters teers. O smile. at his victory party Thursday night. The Scarborough Observer /// Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 NEWS 3 NEWS Ming Pao workers strike FLASHES Chinese daily newspaper employees camp out for three weeks to fight for job security, better wages High school By YEAMROT TADDESE to become The Observer Two-thirds of employees at Ming Pao Chinese daily newspaper walked off the job on Sept. 20. community centre Angela Fung has spent They say they want job security, better pay, fewer three nights out in the cold in hours of work and more vacation time. the last three weeks. Former public “It’s cold, it’s very tiring,” school, Timothy she said. “It’s miserable.” Eaton BTI, at Warden Fung is among the 139 and Finch Avenues employees at Ming Pao who is to become a new walked off their jobs on Sept. community hub, city 20 and started picketing 24 council has decided. hours, seven days a week. The hub is to be Holding signs outside the owned and operated Chinese daily newspaper’s by the YMCA. office near Brimley Road and Huntingwood Drive, the Exposure suspect workers are demanding job security, better wages, shorter in man’s death working hours and more vaca- tion days.
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