Help Generations help kids generationsfoundation.com O 514-933-8585 JUNE 2009 theseniortimes.com VOL. XXIII N 8 Tickets: Didier Morissonneau presents laplacedesarts.com 514 842-2112 $BUUMF$BUUMFPGUIF$BOET PG UIF $BOET 1 866 842-2112 GLENN HARRY CLOSING EVENTS MILLER JAMES The two most prestigious bands in the world PSDIFTUSB PSDIFTUSB face off on stage in an historic showdown! SUNDAY JULY 12, 3:30 pm and 7:30pm SALLE WILFRID-PELLETIER, PLACE DES ARTS To fi nd out more: montrealjazzfest.com Editorial Conservative attack ads betray narrow values The Conservatives are showing signs of desper- became an international public intellectual with his ation with their ugly attack ads against Liberal books, documentaries, and interviews with leading leader Michael Ignatieff. They have spent hun- thinkers. His idol is the late British philosopher, In West End Montreal dreds of thousands — evading spending con- Sir Isaiah Berlin.Yes, he lived in London, Belgrade, trols imposed during an election period — with and Cambridge, Mass. Yes, he is learned and Luxury Cars at Regular Rates the series run on privately owned TV. worldly. Yes, he has acquired liberal democratic on Request They make the preposterous claim that Ignatieff values from his distinguished family — his Cana- is only in it for himself, that he returned to Canada dian diplomat father George Ignatieff and his Special Attention to the Elderly after living abroad for more than 30 years purely grandfather, the Red Tory academic, George Grant. to pursue his careerist goals. He’s accused of being They used to hurl similar epithets at Pierre 100% guaranteed a cosmopolitan, which many of us will remember, Elliott Trudeau, his enemies deriding him as an Airport Reservations is the kind of thing anti-Semites used in their Outremont intellectual who never had a real job screeds, accusing Jews of being rootless people and spent much of his youth travelling the world. Pick-Up & Delivery only passing through for personal gain. Many of us are happy with Ignatieff’s decision This campaign tells us more about the Conserva- to lead the Liberals. He is superbly articulate and tive party mindset, and that of some core support- knowledgeable. He is learning to reconcile varied [email protected] ers, than it does about Michael Ignatieff. Most constituencies. However, we dispute the Liberals’ Canadians are proud of how he carved out an in- decision to support mandatory jail sentences for ternational career as a respected university profes- serious drug offences. They don’t want to appear Montreal Neuropsychology Center sor at Harvard and observer of historical trends. He soft on crime, but the failed war on drugs in the Where we can help! U.S. shows this is the wrong approach. Are you having memory problems? Although we do not know yet where he stands on If you have noticed one or more of the following symptoms, every issue,we are confident his policies will reflect a you may be experiencing memory loss: • Changes in performing daily activities and/or changes deep understanding of history and how this coun- in job performance try can better balance its international interests. • Becoming more forgetful: that is, having trouble with The Tories are scared that at a time of dissatis- short-term memory faction with them, Ignatieff and the Liberals look • Needing more reminders • Forgetting recent conversations better and better.A recent poll shows the attack ads • Asking the same question over and over again are hurting Ignatieff, but also damaging Conserva- • Forgetting appointments, special occasions, and/or tive support.A Toronto Star/Angus poll last month forgetting to take medications • Difficulty finding the right word or losing one's train showed that while 42 per cent of respondents said of thought in mid-sentence their opinion of Ignatieff worsened after seeing • Regularly misplacing items, such as keys or wallet the ads, fully half said their opinion of Harper also • Difficultly looking after finances (writing cheques, banking or investing money) worsened. Mario Canseco, vice-president of the • Getting lost in familiar areas polling group, commented that while the poll tries • Changes in personality: for example, feeling sad, irritable to paint Ignatieff as an arrogant elitist, Canadians or less interested in activities actually think Harper is the more arrogant one. We can help! Specialized neuropsychological assessments and interventions are available (covered by most private insurances). The Conservatives are trying to appeal to Cana- For more information call Dr. Miglena Grigorova dians suspicious of the liberal values Ignatieff at 514-889-7741 or email Affiliated Real Estate Agent represents. 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She will be working with: The program recently won the Best - Pierre P. Cardin, DPM, podiatrist for 27 years English Community Radio Show of - Linda Cabana, administrative assistant the Year award at the 2009 SOBA - Simona Botis, Aux. Nurse, podiatric assistant (Sounds of Blackness Awards) Gala and will celebrate its 5th anniversary The Seaforth Podiatry Clinic, located since 1996 within the Seaforth on Friday, June 12, with local jazz Medical Building, dispenses the following services: artist Susie Arioli co-hosting the • Podiatric evaluation and diagnosis concerning foot pathologies show with Taylor. Photo: Kristine Berey (neurological, vascular, musculo-skeletal and dermatological) Surprisingly, Taylor is not the jazz Moz Taylor hosts a jazz radio show • Biomechanical examination, postural and walking evaluation, afficionado you’d expect him to be. as a composer, songwriter and audio leading to therapy by plantar orthotics for children, adults, seniors “I grew up listening to whatever was producer here and in the States. and athletes. coming out of the radio,”Taylor said. His definition of jazz is generously “I knew about jazz all my life,but came broad. “Jazz can be very elitist, like • Construction of orthodigital devices for hammer toes to it from a populist background. I’m 20th century music,” he says. “There • Regular follow-up / care of the evolution of the diabetic foot not a‘jazz freak.’I’m always looking for is the music our parents grew up lis- • Advice on adequate shoes according to the: an accessible edge in a song.” tening to, like Billie Holiday or the o morphology and specific functionality of the foot Though Taylor originally got a busi- other extreme, as soon as anything o occupation of the patient ness degree, something was missing starts sounding recognizable, you’ve from his life.“Music became an irritat- got to destroy it. I lean on the acces- Frequently encountered afflictions in podiatry: ing hobby – I wanted it to be more,”he sible side, globalization and cross • Plantar corns, calluses, onychomycosis said. So he got a second degree, this pollination of all styles.” • Ingrown nails - surgical correction and orthonexy time in music. “I had to reinvent my Taylor says everything, hip-hop, • Mechanical malfunction of the lower limb causing life, to make a leap of faith.” African, Indian, can blend into jazz. o sacroiliac instability (lumbar) His instincts were right on, and in “Just look at the jazz fest, with Stevie o patello-femoral syndrome (knee) the years before accepting the radio Wonder opening. It’s much more than o flat feet, plantar fasciitis (heel) gig, Taylor established his credentials Continued on page 5 o tendinitis, chronic ankle instability Do not wait, Walk Healthily and Consult our qualified podiatrists at Clinique Podiatrique Seaforth… By appointment only NB.