22 10 / / 08 VOLUME 64 2009 Dude, where's my bike? Renting transportation from the city might soon be an option news page 3 Walk like a zombie Parade of the undead scheduled for the Exchange District arts & culture page 15 02 The UniTer OctOber 22, 2009 www.UniTer.ca "It's all a bit hazy Letters! We get LookIng for LIStIngS? Cover Image campus & community listings and from all the drugs letters! We get sacks volunteer opportunities page 6 "Samson (Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the I did … Snorting is and sacks of letters! music page 12, Film page 16 strong came something sweet)" galleries page 15, theatre, by Seth woodyard what kept me up." dance and comedy page 15 acrylic and ink on vintage patterned literature page 15 arts & culture page 13 letters page 8 fabric, 3x3 feet, 2007 news UNITER STAFF ManaGinG eDitor Aaron Epp » [email protected] BUSiness ManaGer Maggi Robinson » [email protected] Is two-for-one, one too many? PrODUcTiOn ManaGer Melody Morrissette » [email protected] C I n D cOPy anD styLe eDitor Don't blame y T it Chris Campbell » [email protected] u S lawyers for Photo eDitor gumming up justice Cindy Titus » [email protected] newS assiGnMenT eDitor system, prof says Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] newS PrODUcTiOn eDitor eThaN CaBel Cameron MacLean » [email protected] BeaT reporTer arts anD culture eDitor Sam Hagenlocher » [email protected] "remand is dead time ... there is no cOMMents eDitor Manitoba justice minister Dave remission, no parole ... inmates are stuck Andrew Tod » [email protected] Chomiak recently waded into a there until their trial comes up." Listings cOOrDinator controversial federal justice debate J.P. Perron [email protected] when he criticized the Senate com- - MichaeL weinraTh, » mittee on legal and constitutional UniverSiTy OF winniPeG caMPUS BeaT rePOrTer affairs for weakening a bill that Courtney Schwegel » [email protected] would have eliminated two-for-one BeaT rePOrTer credit for remanded inmates. Caitlin Laird » [email protected] The credit grants individuals two days off their sentence for every one BeaT rePOrTer day spent in remand. Chomiak has Ethan Cabel » [email protected] accused defence lawyers and in- BeaT rePOrTer mates of abusing the credit by de- Justice Minister Dave chomiak wants the time criminals spend at the remand centre to count for one-for-one. Samuel Swanson » [email protected] liberately delaying trials. Some, culture rePOrTer however, question whether elimi- C. Jordan Crosthwaite [email protected] nating the credit will solve any because it is advantageous for their Weinrath, chair of criminal justice "I know for a fact [crown at- » problems with the provincial jus- clients," said Kelvin Goertzen, the at the University of Winnipeg, who torneys] are overworked. Many of tice system at all. Progressive Conservative justice appeared earlier this month before them burn out," said Jim Cotton, a The credit often puts inmates critic. the Senate committee along with Manitoba political blogger. CoNTrIBUTORS: below the two-year sentencing Wilf Donaldson, a retired Chomiak and others. A recent report made public by Mark reimer, Jihan Muhamad, threshold required for admittance Winnipeg policeman, agreed. Weinrath conducted a sur- the Manitoba Association of Crown ryan Janz, naomi Simiyu, Brooke Dmytriw, into federal prison, adding to the "There are good lawyers and vey of 226 inmates at Manitoba's Attorneys recommended the hiring ryan Bergen, anne Thomas, overcrowding of provincial facili- there are bad lawyers," Donaldson Headingley prison in 2007. Based of 70 additional prosecutors and James culleton, Sarah reilly, clayton ties. Some provincial prisons are said. "But there's no doubt that the on that survey, the majority of in- 70 support staff over the next seven winter, Karlene Ooto-Stubbs, Patricia operating at nearly double the in- more they represent people, the mates merely want to get to trial years. The current average caseload Benham, ashley Buleziuk, Brian rice, mate capacity. Chomiak has said more money they make." without delay, he said. for Crown attorneys in Manitoba is Matt austman, natalie Dyck, rob holt, nearly 70 per cent of inmates are Others believe that inmates have "Remand is dead time ... There is reported at 319 cases. Miguel McKenna, Phil enns, Lorelei Leona, Janelle campbell, Kelly Diamond, there on pretrial remand. very little incentive to delay trials. no remission, no parole ... Inmates Mike Duerksen, Lee repko, Jaya Beange, By delaying trials, Chomiak says Unlike prison, there are no em- are stuck there until their trial andrew nash, aranda adams, crystal lawyers are slowing down the jus- ployment or rehabilitation pro- comes up," he said. For more information on Dave Laderas, Kenton Smith, Sagan Morrow, tice system and adding to prosecu- grams available in remand. Others disagree with the as- Chomiak and the charge that he J. williamez, Kathleen cerrer tor workload. "There has been no evidence put sumption that the elimination of be held in contempt of Parliament, "Defence lawyers, as long as forth by any of the ministers of jus- the credit would relieve the work- go to Ethan Cabel's blog at www. there have been defence lawyers, tice that defence lawyers have pro- load of the province’s Crown uniter.ca/blogs. The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of winnipeg and is published by Mouseland have tried to slow down the system longed remand time," said Michael prosecutors. Press inc. Mouseland Press inc. is a membership based organization in which students and community members are invited to participate. For more information on how to become a member go to www. uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. 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University president David CameroN maCleaN Barnard told the staff and students at a NewS productioN edITor town hall meeting last Thursday, Oct. 15 rental system has not been a big to prepare for future cuts due to a $36 Winnipeggers may soon be able topic in his conversations with cy- million budget shortfall. Barnard did not to pick up a bike in the Exchange cling advocates in the city. say which services or programs would District, ride to Osborne Village “It’s certainly not on our radar, be affected, but told students that the university has halted the hiring of new and drop it off at The Forks. big time,” he said. staff. however, the university promised Bike rental systems have already The systems are not without to give students a say in the cuts. Brad been set up in cities like Montreal their problems. In Montreal, after Mackenzie, president of the University of and Paris. Ottawa, Boston and two months, one in five bikes had Manitoba Faculty association, said that London, England all have plans for Montreal's BiXi system has 5,000 bikes in 400 locations around downtown. winnipeg been damaged and 15 per cent of “reduction in efficiencies” could result similar systems.