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East York Residents See Red New Democrat Mps Replaced by Liberals ANALYSIS Neighbourhoods ww The East York MONSTER DASH n Leaside run OBSERVER Page 3 Serving our community since 1972 Vol. 44, No. 9 www.torontoobserver.ca Friday, October 30, 2015 East York residents see red New Democrat MPs replaced by Liberals ANALYSIS neighbourhoods. by OBSERVER STAFF The theory goes that en- The week after the federal claves that used to be less af- election that left East York fluent (and more left-leaning) awash in red, amateur and in those two ridings are gen- professional politicos are still trifying, and moving toward scratching their heads when the centre of the political it comes to what the results spectrum. mean. They point to the replace- The political landscape ment of local New Demo- made up by the three ridings cratic stalwart Michael Prue that converge in East York is by Liberal Arthur Potts in the dramatically different since provincial election last year as Oct. 19: All of the incumbents an early sign of the New Dem- were defeated in their runs for ocrats’ waning popularity in re-election. And the tradition- an area of Toronto that used al strength of the New Dem- to be considered ‘Fortress ocratic Party in East York is NDP.’ Now Toronto-Danforth a matter of some doubt, af- MPP Peter Tabuns is the only ter voters replaced two New elected East York politician Democrat MPs with Liberals. waving the orange banner. Some say that it was sim- The defeated New Dem- ply a matter of strategic vot- ocratic MP in Beaches-East ing; that East Yorkers were York, Matthew Kellway, said anxious to dump the Conser- something else was at work: vative government in Ottawa the self-fulfilling prophecy. — and decided to add to the He said the final tally was momentum that the Liberals skewed by pollsters who seemed to be building across published assumptions that the country in the days prior the national trend toward the to the vote. Liberals would hold in certain Evangelos Spipsas /// The Observer Others say that the results ridings, including his, despite Liberal Julie Dabrusin (foreground, wearing watch) savours her election night victory along with — particularly in Toron- a lack of specific local sur- her supporters at Il Fornello restaurant on Danforth Avenue. Dabrusin’s two-percentage-point win to-Danforth and Beaches-East veying. over incumbent New Democrat Craig Scott in Toronto-Danforth was one of the most talked-about York — are attributable to so- upsets of the federal election — not just in East York, but across the country. cio-economic trends in those n See PUNDITS, page 2 n ARTS AND CULTURE New sci-fi novel explores mental health issues and perspectives. Book a collaborative “I am caught in the grasp of this effort for artist, writer depressed haze,” Davies’ hero con- tinues. “Some invisible force on who met at college this strange new voyage ushers me forward. I cannot remember what By KELSEY CHENG came before, not where I was, or The Observer who I am supposed to be.” Novelist Kade Davies has found Davies, 27, self-published this a place never explored before. And science fiction last week as the first it’s not in this world. in a graphic novel series. He’s a re- “An outcrop of rock juts over the cent graduate of the corporate com- horizon, creeping ever upwards into munications and public relations the muddy skies. Just past that, the program at Centennial College in rest of the planet drops into a steep East York. decline,” the novel’s hero says. His collaborator, artist Yawar Kelsey Cheng /// The Observer The Solid Intangibles, the novel, Raja, 26, is also a Centennial Author Kade Davies, left, with artist Yawar Raja in front of a graffiti wall at Bloor describes the story of eight human grad, from its animation program. and Bathurst. To the pair, the wall best represents what Toronto means to them. beings placed under extreme cir- Their partnership began five years cumstances on a new, isolated plan- ago. The resulting novel, Davies with a diagnosis. what everyone experiences,” he Rachelle Crane, fell ill, he found et, seven years away from Earth. believes, in a larger context, ad- “With mental health issues be- said. that writing the novel helped dis- The narration shifts from each dresses mental health issues in the ing so prevalent right now, rather A lot of Davies’ own life made tract him. character to another in every chap- real world. Davies believes mental than saying a person is bipolar or its way into the plot of The Solid n ter, examining their state of mind health disorders don’t always come schizophrenic (you’re told it) is Intangibles. When his fiancée, See ‘WE DIDN’T’, page 2 2 NEWS The East York Observer /// Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 n OXI PARADE ON DANFORTH WHAT’S POLICE & UP IN E.Y. FIRE Puppets for Tutor charged Halloween with assault Looking for Police have some family fun charged a man this Halloween? living in the Thorn- The Danforth/ cliffe Park area Coxwell branch with sexual assault of the public in connection with library is putting allegations that a on a live puppet nine-year-old boy show tomorrow was abused. morning, Oct. 31, It’s alleged that from 10:30-11:25 the boy was being a.m. The show is tutored at a home free and will tell in the area on Oct. the story of “The 9 and during that Witch’s Candy time, the boy was Store.” For more sexually assaulted. information, call Muhammad 416-393-7783. Damani, 67, of Toronto was ar- Pumpkins rested on Oct. 20 and charged with on parade sexual assault and sexual interfer- Wondering what ence. Damani has you can do with operated a tutor- your jack-o’- ing business at his lanterns after home for the past Halloween ends? Akorede Amosun /// The Observer two years. Police On Sunday, take are concerned your pumpkins Celebrating in Greektown that there may and your family Danforth Avenue was draped in blue and white on Sunday afternoon for the annual “Oxi” parade be more victims to East Lynn Park — which commemorates Greece’s actions in 1940, when the country refused an Italian ultimatum and urge anyone just south of of occupation and entered the Second World War. with information Danforth Avenue to contact them at near Woodbine, 416-808-2922, or for the sixth Crime Stoppers at annual Pumpkin 416-222-TIPS. Parade between 6:30 and 9 p.m. ‘We didn’t sleep for days’ Participants ic-Con in April 2012, but preparing for must bring their Attempted Sci-fi duo overwhelmed the event was overwhelming. Davies own candles. was handling the business side of things child abduction Lighters will be preparing for Comic-Con while Raja was responsible for illustrat- available at the A child escaped ing the entire booth — by hand. Both park, organizers Cont’d. from page 1 an attempted ab- struggled to complete their tasks. say. duction on Oct. 13 “The emotions I was feeling at the time “We didn’t sleep for days,” Davies in the Thorncliffe made me want to write it into the char- said. “Going into Comic-Con was Park area. Police Workshop for acter or the scene,” Davies said. “I want- probably the most stressful thing in my say the nine- ed to finish the book and that became the whole life.” year-old boy was caregivers driving force. The story has to be told.” “When you’re an artist, you’re a per- walking to school The Alzheimer Chris Szego manages Canada’s oldest fectionist,” Raja said. “But it’s impos- alone at about Society of science fiction and fantasy bookstore, sible to hand-draw the same panel over 8:30 a.m. on Oct. Toronto is hosting Bakka Phoenix Books. She believes and over again perfectly. Prepping for 13 when the man a workshop for science fiction novels provide authors Comic-Con was so strenuous on my grabbed him. The family caregivers and readers the ability to carry out a hand, it just got to a point where I just boy escaped — and friends of conversation on sensitive subject wanted to finish it and be happy with it.” but saw the man individuals in the matters. To add to the stress, they also ran into again during his middle stages “One of the great things about science problems with printing and layouts. The lunch break from of Alzheimer’s fiction and fantasy is we can examine day came and they had no comics to sell school. As the what is going on — here and now — at - all they could sell was the story idea. disease, on Illustration by Yawar Raja man approached, Monday, Nov. a safe distance,” Szego said. “We didn’t have the comics,” Davies the boy ran back Jovah Zuri, left, and Yonah Dietrich 2. Participants Davies said being a business partner said. “But we got such positive feed- inside the school are two of the eight main charac- will learn about with your friend has its challenges. The back based on the idea. Everybody there and informed a ters in The Solid Intangibles. ways of dealing two paid for a booth at Toronto Com- was blown away. It was surreal.” teacher. with dementia The man is de- behaviours scribed as brown, and supportive in his 40s to early services. The 50s, 6’0”, with workshop is free Pundits surprised by Scott’s defeat short, light brown and will take hair, short facial place from 6-7:30 Cont’d. from page 1 heard saying that one of the been going on between Liber- He’ll join Liberal Dabrusin hair near the chin p.m.
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