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HUMBER Film teacher Ekborn’s Ben’s At Home shows what’s possible Et Cetera on a shoestring Page 8 FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 HUMBERETC.COM Volume 51, Issue 10 LGBTQ AWARENESS WEEK AT HUMBER Sunshine List continues to sow division after 18 years Jeremy Appel QUEENS PARK/CITY HALL REPORTER Good gravy, Mr.Whitaker. Ontario’s 2014 Public Sala- ry Disclosure, also known as the Sunshine List, of provin- cial public servants with an- nual incomes over $100,000 was released last week and topping Humber’s list is col- lege President and CEO Chris Whitaker. He earned $425,282 with an additional $23,092 in tax- able benefits last year. That’s a paltry sum com- pared with the $1.55 million made by the overall list’s top earner, Ontario Power Gen- erator CEO Tom Mitchell. The average Ontarian makes less than $75,000 a year, ac- cording to the most recent data from Statistics Canada. Mike Gamble, an instructor for Humber’s Police Founda- tions program, is one of about 280 Humber employees who LUCY SKY appear on the list. Humber College, whose newly implemented Gender Diversity Policy is a postsecondary leader, held a North campus workshop Thursday about trans He says the threshold ought community members and their struggles. At workshop’s end, organizers unveiled new posters that will be put up in washrooms around campus. to be raised to $140,000 to keep pace with inflation since the list’s inception in 1996. “While I believe in public COMMENTARY accountability, the thresh- old for the Sunshine List has Gender diversity sweet not changed in 18 years,” he Dolce and Gabbana’s wrote in an e-mail. ‘Genderbread’ cy that Humber released in gerbread cookie is a popular “Meanwhile, the average February. infographic in the transgen- cost of a house in Toronto has cookies highlight “The policy is in place der community that rep- internal homophobia almost tripled and the cost of awareness event but there’s still a lot of peo- resents the facets of gender living has grown roughly 40 ple who don’t know a lot of identity. Albert Williams should not be changed. You per cent,” wrote Gamble. Jennifer Berry the details and are maybe “Gender is more than NEWS EDITOR are born to a mother and a Teeter Leinveer was Hum- NEWS REPORTER afraid to ask,” said Thomas the binary (of male and fe- father — or at least that’s how ber’s human resources di- Silcox-Childs, co-chair of male),” said Silcox-Childs. omenico Dolce and it should be . I call children rector before his 2014 re- Come for the cookies, stay the GSDC. “Who you love is in your Stefano Gabbana of chemistry, synthetic chil- tirement. He appears on the for the conversation. Designed to raise aware- heart, your genitals identify stuffed their lavishly dren. Uteri [for] rent, semen previous year’s Sunshine List. The Genderbread cook- ness of transgender issues your assigned sex, which Dadorned feet into their chosen from a catalog.” He says he understands ie event, which took place and funds for the telephone may or may not be different mouths in a recent inter- This is not the first time why many public servants this past Tuesday at Humber helpline LGBT Youthline, from how you feel in your view with Italy’s Panorama the duo has expressed right- are uncomfortable disclosing College’s North and Lake- the Genderbread cook- head, which is often re - magazine. The openly gay wing views on matters relat- their salaries but sees nothing shore campuses, was orga- ie event drew in passersby ferred to as your true iden- business partners, former ing to the LGBT community. wrong with it personally. nized by the school’s Gen- with traditional gingerbread tity by those who don’t find lovers and the founders of However, unlike before there Perhaps Ontario ought to der and Sexual Diversity and shortbread cookies, a match, and then how you the Dolce & Gabbana brand was a swift reaction from adopt the Norwegian model Committee (GSDC) as part and volunteers handing out choose to dress or present were quoted on matters of members of the gay commu- where private salaries are also of Gender and Sexual Diver- literature on transgender yourself on a daily basis, family structure and in-vitro nity and in-vitro fertilization public knowledge, Leinveer sity Awareness Week. awareness. what other people see, is fertilization saying, “The only advocates with celebrities like suggested. Awareness Week this year The gingerbread cookie is your gender expression,” he family is the traditional one Elton John, Ricky Martin and He acknowledged the focused on transgender is- more than just a clever play explained. … No chemical offspring and Courtney Love. $100,000 threshold as arbi- sues as a way of highlighting on words, explained Sil- rented uterus: life has a natu- trary. the Gender Diversity Poli- cox-Childs, noting the gin- See Awareness on page 2 ral flow, there are things that See more on page 7 See more on page 3 2 – News Humber Et Cetera April 10, 2015 HSF tax clinic volunteers help students Laura DaSilva their T4s and records of any NEWS REPORTER charitable donations made throughout the year,” he said. The taxman is likely the only Goldhaber encourages one excited that April 30 is students to file returns, even fast approaching. if they aren’t earning employ- Many students have suc- ment income. cessfully procrastinated to “They have tuition credits this point, and are now real- they can claim, which will be izing the tax return deadline beneficial when they owe tax- is only a few weeks away. es in the future,” she said. Humber Students’ Federa- Manaig said the tuition tion is trying to help ease the credits carry over to when tax pain. they start earning income, HSF is currently running and cautions students about tax clinics where students not filing a return. can book appointments with “If you don’t file your tax trained volunteers and file return and you made an in- their taxes free of charge. come you can be penalized. “It’s called CVITP (Com- The CRA lists the penalties munity Volunteer Income Tax on their website,” he said. Program). The CRA (Canada “For example if you fail to Revenue Agency) regulates declare foreign income, you’ll the standards the volunteers LAURA DASILVA be penalized $25 every day,” have to adhere to, said Laura Tamara El-Haj, a posting clerk at Humber Students’ Federation, puts her tax returns forms in her mother’s hands each year. Manaig said. Goldhaber, accounting co- The HSF tax clinics are ordinator at HSF. “We allow is. It’s good to start early, when about Canadian taxes,” he said. you’re entitled to,” said Tamara my stuff to Cash Money (a re- available only until today. Af- trained volunteers to prepare it’s not difficult,” she said. Many students leave the El-Haj, a posting clerk at HSF. tail money lender),” he said. ter that Goldhaber encourag- taxes for other students.” Carlorenz Manaig, a tax paperwork to their parents Juan Ortiz, a second-year Manaig said students es students to call the Canada Goldhaber said she wants volunteer currently enrolled or accountants because of the Computer Programming should keep organized pa- Revenue Agency directly at to make filing taxes as easy as in Humber’s Accounting pro- confusing lingo. student, said he’s too lazy to perwork to make the filing 1-800-959-8281. possible for students and en- gram, said he’s grateful to be “I let my mom do my taxes. learn how to do his taxes. process easier. “They’ll get the most direct courage financial literacy. helping students better un- There are so many complicat- “I know the programs that “Students should keep all and accurate answer. Asking “We want to promote the derstand their finances. ed little things. If you don’t fill are available to do my own of their public transit, rent, a friend for tax advice is not idea that it’s good to be aware “Some of the international them out precisely you could taxes, but I haven’t looked tuition, and medical re- something I ever advocate,” of what your financial situation students don’t know anything lose compensation and rebates into them. I’d rather just take ceipts. They should also keep she said. Funeral Services students Gender diversity awareness continued from page 1 singular purpose of raising awareness about transgender Roberta Fuller, not her real issues. find cultural needs differ name, a second-year Archi- Although the public un- Katie Pedersen “We’re able to shift gears “Every single family is tectural Technology student derstanding of transgender NEWS REPORTER for most families based on vastly different,” she said. who isn’t yet out in her com- issues and gender identity is what is important to them John Mutumba is an in- munity, said she stopped by growing, GDSC says one of Whiskey shots, black dresses, from a cultural and religious ternational student studying the Genderbread sale to show the biggest challenges is the marching bands and poetry. perspective,” said Kate Mc- Funeral Services at Humber KATIE PEDERSEN her support, promote aware- harassment and discrimi- Every culture and reli- Master, a funeral director who worked as a funeral di- John Mutumba, first-year ness, and hopefully help draw nation that transgender and gious group mourns the at the Toronto home. “(We rector in Uganda for six years. international student, says more people to the action. non-conforming individuals death of loved ones, but service) Christians, Muslims, Mutumba said although he’d like to manage funerals The journey is still on-go- can face.

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