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[" T H E V O I C E O F T H E E A S T E R N T O W N S H I P S S I N C E 18 9 7 T H E Fire ban in effect Page 3 No Record published or Canada Post delivery on Wednesday, June 24 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Anatomy of a COVID-19 graduation By Michael Boriero - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Quebec Premier François Legault is shaking up his cabinet, removing Danielle McCann from her role of health minister and replacing her with Christian Dubé, the now former president of the Treasury Board.McCann is set to take over as minister of higher education.She will be working closely with Jean-François Roberge who retains his position of education minister.Her focus is CEGEPs and universities, while Roberge continues to take care of the elementary side.\u201cI think education is a great priority [\u2026] our colleges and universities, we have to put our full effort to really deploy everything we can deploy in Quebec.This is the future for Quebec,\u201d McCann said during question period at Monday afternoon\u2019s press conference.Many parents wrote to The Record to say they would like an opportunity to publicly congratulate their graduating Grade 6 students who will be heading to high school for the first time in the fall.The Record will publish your congratulatory messages or pictures at no charge Friday, June 26 if sent before Tuesday, June 23, to classad@sherbrookerecord.com Elementary Graduates NICK FONDA By Nick Fonda For the last 15 years, Mandy Sullivan, who teaches Grade 6 at St.Francis Elementary School in Richmond, has been creating a little extra time from April to June to help prepare the school\u2019s annual graduation ceremonies.Of course, the template she and her team developed over that time has been all but discarded this year because of the COVID-19 epidemic.\u201cWe normally get together early in April to start talking about the CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 5 St-Francis Elementary School teachers Erin Scoble (left) and Mandy Sullivan (right) posing with the school\u2019s graduation banner before the start of the ceremony yesterday.It was one of the many ceremonies organized last week and this week for Eastern Townships Schools, coming up with creative ways to recognize students at the end of a challenging year.Read Friday\u2019s Record for more pictures and messages of congratulations to students from local elementary schools.McCann shifts to education, Dubé steps into health in Legault cabinet shuf?e CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 Page 2 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Ben by Daniel Shelton The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the full edition of the Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and 30 days of archives.Renew or order a new 12-month print subscription and get a 12-month online subscription for an additional $5 or purchase the online edition only for $125.00 Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com 12 month web only: $125.00 1 month web only: $11.25 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.Visit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.Click e-edition.3.Complete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather TODAY: 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 31 LOW OF 18 WEDNESDAY: 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 24 LOW OF 14 THURSDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS HIGH OF 25 LOW OF 13 FRIDAY: 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 21 LOW OF 813 SATURDAY: 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 24 LOW OF 14 Hand-In-Hand CHUS Foundation launches annual fundraising campaign Record Staff The annual fundraising campaign Your donations can make a difference (Vos dons peuvent tout changer) is one of the most important fundraising activities of the CHUS Foundation.Year after year, it helps to raise signi?cant amounts of money and support projects aimed at the continuous improvement of health care and services offered to the population.Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that concerns us all, the various medical departments continue to care for our patients and need our support.For more than 40 years, the foundation has been collecting donations from the public and judiciously reinvesting the sums in Sherbrooke\u2019s hospital facilities (Hôpital Fleurimont, Hôtel-Dieu de Sherbrooke) as well as the CHUS Research Centre.\u201cIf we can accomplish our mission, it is thanks to the generosity of the population.We are aware that the situation may be more dif?cult for some this year, but we hope to be able to count on everyone\u2019s solidarity.Every contribution makes a difference, no matter the amount,\u201d explained Martin Clermont, Executive Director of the CHUS Foundation.When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, the foundation jumped into action quickly.In order to reduce the negative impact on patients, the CHUS Foundation, in collaboration with the supplier Location Ima-Tel Inc.began covering the fees for television services for hospital patients to help offer some entertainment for patients who were unable to receive visitors.\u201cThe current situation is creating new needs for our clientele and we want to do our part to improve the quality of life of people affected directly or indirectly by the pandemic,\u201d the Foundation director explained.The Foundation has also set up a special COVID-19 fund for all those who wish to participate in supporting the medical teams who work day and night to provide the public with the best possible care.The Foundation is aware that the ?nancial situation of a large part of the population may still be challenging, but those who wish to contribute to the fund can do so through the following link: www.jedonneenligne.org/ fondationchus/COVID19/.Now in the midst of its major fund- raising campaign, the Foundation remains focused on its goal of raising $40 million by 2022 to support the health of Eastern Townships residents.\u201cIf we are able to play our support role and intervene quickly when needs arise, it\u2019s thanks to our donors.They are present behind every one of our actions.Their donations can make a real difference,\u201d said Clermont.The public can now make a donation by going to the online donation form at toutchanger.ca.PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY One of the many fundraisers held annually in support of the CHUS Foundation.On May 16, Excavation Robert Pothier in Rock Forest held a special fundraising dirt sale for the CHUS Foundation.Beginning at 7 a.m.the sale drew dozens of people and was able to raise $8,000 toward the purchase of a specialized MRI machine for the treatment of people with prostate cancer. The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Page 3 Local News The City added that domestic ?reworks are also prohibited within Sherbrooke, and this at all times, unless prior authorization is obtained from the ?re protection service.Sherbrooke call for projects to be a more welcoming community Record Staff The City of Sherbrooke has launched a call for projects for its program Sherbrooke, collectivité accueillante 2020-2021 (Sherbrooke, a Welcoming Community 2020-2021).Participating organizations could obtain a maximum of $20,000 per project selected.This goal of the program is to help Sherbrooke become a more welcoming, inclusive and intercultural community by supporting the projects and initiatives from the territory\u2019s non-pro?t organizations.The program is made possible by a partnership agreement with the Ministère de l\u2019Immigration, de la Francisation et de l\u2019Intégration (MIFI) under the Mobilisation-Diversité program, which is designed to support non-pro?t organizations in building inclusive communities and promote the full participation, in French, of immigrants.With the program the City of Sherbrooke aims to reduce obstacles that may interfere with the integration, citizen participation and retention of immigrants, and help develop a sense of belonging and foster political interaction between immigrants and the Sherbrooke community.On March 27, the City of Sherbrooke signed an agreement with the Ministère de l\u2019Immigration, de la Francisation et de l\u2019Intégration as part of the Mobili- sation-Diversité (MIFI) program.This $500,000 agreement is funded equally by the City of Sherbrooke and the MIFI and will make it possible to develop the Sherbrooke as a Welcoming Community initiative in addition to structuring the 2020-2021 Immigration Action Plan.To be eligible for the program, organizations must either be admitted to Sherbrooke programs or be a Sherbrooke non-pro?t organization.To be eligible, a project must be related to the organization\u2019s mission and must not interfere with the mission of another organization.In addition, the project must be carried out before March 29, 2021.Organizations interested in submitting a project must do so before August 10 by sending the required documentation by e-mail to frederic.ross@ sherbrooke.ca or by mail to the Project Analysis Committee at 600 Thibault Street - P.O.Box 610, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5H9.For full details on the call for projects, visit sherbrooke.ca/welcoming community.Fire ban in effect Record Staff Due to the heat and the high risk of forest ?res, The City of Sherbrooke is informing the population that open-air ?res are prohibited, whether it be to burn brush or have a bon?re.The Sherbrooke Fire Protection Service pointed out that it is permitted to make a ?re in a screened ?replace, with a spark arrestor, and in compliance with safety standards.For more details on the regulations, visit sherbrooke.ca.The City added that domestic ?re- works are also prohibited within Sherbrooke, and this at all times, unless prior authorization is obtained from the ?re protection service.Coaticook cancels ?reworks Because of the heat and dry weather, Coaticook has decided to of?cially cancel the ?reworks scheduled for 9:15 p.m.on June 23, 2020.the update was announced via the Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook website and social networks.While unable to light up the ski, the municipality pointed out that the Réjean Audet show scheduled will continue as planned.The show will air on June 23, at 9:30 p.m.broadcast on the 96.7 website or in \u201cFacebook live\u201d as of 9:30 p.m.on the CIGN Facebook page.CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 When asked about her role in the battle against COVID-19 and the sudden decision to strip her of health duties, McCann expressed complete faith in Premier Legault\u2019s decision to bring in a fresh set of eyes.\u201cQuebecers have con?dence in the government.It\u2019s a reset, this pandemic, the last four months, have been very dif?cult for the population and quite a challenge, also,\u201d she said.The province is going through a historic moment, McCann added, the ?ght against the coronavirus is not done.The next step is initiating studies and providing Quebecers with a thorough analysis of what happened, what went right and what went wrong.The surprise shift in the Ministry of Health and Social Services was also brought up to Legault.The premier assures Quebecers that removing Mc- Cann, who has a strong grasp on the current pandemic, won\u2019t impact the province\u2019s recovery.According to Legault it\u2019s a management issue.\u201cChristian Dubé has a lot of experience in management, not necessarily in the health care system, but in management and I think it\u2019s about time we evaluate the managers in our health care network,\u201d he said.Legault stated that the purpose of the shift is to bring Dubé in to assess the health system\u2019s managerial side.There needs to be accountability, he said.There is also more work to do, which includes creating stronger performance indicators.He also acknowledged the hard work and dedication shown by McCann throughout the last several months.She prepared the province for a potential second wave, despite lacking a lot of essential information.\u201cShe did the best she can do with the information she had during those three months, but we didn\u2019t always have all the information so we really need to improve our information system,\u201d said Legault.Additionally, Nadine Girault will be the new Immigration Minister and she is tasked with tackling racial issues in the province, as well as keeping position of minister of international affairs.Former Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette becomes the youngest Minister of Justice in Quebec history, according to Legault.And Sonia LeBel becomes president of the Treasure Council.Québec solidaire spokesperson Manon Massé is disappointed in the cabinet shuf?e.In a statement, she said the moves show that the premier has not learned his lesson about the health care system and the importance of strengthening public services.\u201cMr.Legault is not sending out any signals that he intends to reverse the trend and ?nally improve services to the population that has been severely ravaged by austerity,\u201d Massé said.Legault cabinet shuf?e Study underway to look at effects of COVID-19 on community organizations Record Staff The Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the Mauricie region, Mr.Jean Boulet, announced yesterday that ?nancial assistance of $175,000 has been awarded to the Réseau québécois de l\u2019action communautaire autonome (RQ-ACA) to study the short-, medium- and long- term effects, both positive and negative, of the COVID-19 crisis on community organizations.The Table nationale des Corporations de développement communautaire (TNCDC) will partner in the project.The aim is to de?ne the challenges created by the pandemic so that organizations can adapt their actions to pursue their mission with the populations they serve.By providing them with a better understanding of the economic and social consequences of the health crisis, the study will enable them to participate fully in rebuilding their social safety net.\u201cAlthough the COVID-19 crisis is having a major impact on society as a whole, it is particularly disruptive to the lives of the most vulnerable people.Community organizations are important actors for social progress,\u201d Boulet said in a press release.\u201cBy enabling them to continue to stimulate citizen participation and community life, we are helping to build a more just society.\u201d According to Caroline Toupin, Coordinator of the RQ-ATA, there is very little data and research produced by and for independent community action.\u201cIn a context where Minister Jean Boulet has undertaken a major project to better support community organizations, it is essential to clearly describe the impact of the crisis on these organizations so that future government measures can take their new reality into account,\u201d Toupin commented. Page 4 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL Thus, we come to Shakespeare\u2019s astonishing insight: that even an individual of considerable power like Othello remains distressingly vulnerable and exposed to the racism baked into the culture around him.6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 819-821-3179 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WEBSITE: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER (819) 569-9511 MATTHEW MCCULLY MANAGING EDITOR (819) 569-6345 GORDON LAMBIE ASSOCIATE EDITOR (819) 569-6345 SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN (819) 569-4856 JESSE BRYANT ADVERTISING MANAGER (450) 242-1188 DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTING (819) 569-9511 ADVERTISING (819) 569-9525 CIRCULATION (819) 569-9528 NEWSROOM (819) 569-6345 KNOWLTON OFFICE 5B VICTORIA STREET, KNOWLTON, QUEBEC, J0E 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 FAX: (450) 243-5155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS QUEBEC: 1 YEAR 108.72 5.44 10.85 $ 1 2 5 .0 0 1 MONTH 9.78 0.49 0.98 $ 1 1 .2 5 Rates for out of Quebec and for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 9, 1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record, 6 Mallory Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E2 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA RECORD THE Letters The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please limit your letters to 300 words.We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, legality and taste.Please ensure there is a phone number or email where you can be reached, to con?rm authorship and current town/city of residence.Names will not be withheld but the address and phone number of the writer are not published, except by request.Please email your letters to newsroom@ sherbrookerecord.com.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships.By Kyl Chhatwal William Shakespeare\u2019s life and career happened long before the United States existed as a nation.He died three years prior to the ?rst African slave landing on that future nation\u2019s shores.Shakespeare was not alive to witness or write about America\u2019s tortured racial history: slavery, civil war, Jim Crow, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and most recently, the barbaric murder of George Floyd.Still, can his plays tell us something about these events?Perhaps.After all, Shakespeare\u2019s great tragedy Othello remains among the most complex texts on race ever written.Quick summary: Othello, a successful Moorish general in Venice, marries the beautiful, aristocratic Desdemona, and the couple seems genuinely in love.But Othello\u2019s ensign, the villainous Iago, is so deeply marinated in white supremacist notions (How could a black man be my commander?How could he be desired by such a desirable white woman?) that he resolves to destroy the couple\u2019s happiness.He convinces Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him.To do this, he exploits the general\u2019s profound but covert sensitivity to his status as racial- ized Other.Yes, he is the military saviour of Venice\u2014but does he ever really ?t in?Can he be truly respected, or better yet, loved?Deep down, Othello doubts all this, and Iago, with exceptional cruelty, plays on these racial insecurities.Murder, suicide, and tragedy ensue.Curtain.So what does all this have to do with George Floyd?After all, he was no Othello.Floyd was a regular citizen, murdered by an agent of the state (one Derek Chauvin).Yet here\u2019s how Shakespeare\u2019s play continues to stay relevant.The play\u2019s treatment of systemic racism\u2014and I believe that, at least in part, this is what the play is about\u2014is even more subtle and nuanced than the real-life Floyd/ Chauvin tragedy.Because Othello is no voiceless, powerless subject.In fact, he is an embodiment of state power itself (not exactly the police, but certainly the military).Thus, we come to Shakespeare\u2019s astonishing insight: that even an individual of considerable power like Othello remains distressingly vulnerable and exposed to the racism baked into the culture around him.Given Othello\u2019s high standing, the forces of Venetian white supremacy require a more clever and exacting murder weapon than a mere brute like Chauvin.Enter, therefore, the rancid yet viciously intelligent Iago.He knows that no knee on the neck will suf?ce here.To get the better of a man so obviously his superior, Iago requires the complicity of the broader culture, and in particular, the leadership of this culture.In the opening scenes of the play, Iago receives the signal he requires that such complicity exists.When Desdemona elopes with Othello, her enraged father, Brabantio, calls the union a \u201ctreason of blood\u201d and \u201cagainst all rules of nature.\u201d Absurdly, he even accuses Othello of having bewitched his daughter with \u201ccharms and spells,\u201d so impossible does their love seem to him.How could she \u201cfall in love with what she feared to look on,\u201d Brabantio wonders: in other words, how could she ever love a black face?Yet who is Brabantio?No low-level yokel, spouting racist epithets.He is a man of position, a counsellor to the Duke of Venice.Other Venetian leaders make a show of disbelieving Brabantio, because they claim to honour Othello, though this honour only runs so deep.After all, they still require that the general defend himself: \u201cBut, Othello, speak.Did you by indirect and forcèd courses Subdue and poison this young maid\u2019s affections?\u201d If Othello were white, would he ever be demeaned into proving that his wife actually loves him?Is this not exactly the way systemic racism operates?And who is present to witness such an outrageous double standard at work?Why Iago of course, who misses nothing.And centuries later, Derek Chauvin too.In the closing scenes of the play, after Iago\u2019s villainy is exposed, the devastated Othello asks his ensign why he conspired to destroy him.Famously\u2014 chillingly\u2014Iago replies: \u201cDemand me nothing.What you know, you know.From this time forth I never will speak word.\u201d White supremacy is the rule in medieval Venice; and thus, the violence and perversion committed in its name somehow require less justi?cation than the prospect of genuine black happiness.Iago is allowed to remain silent, but Othello must \u201cspeak\u201d for the success of his love, his marriage, his life.Here is the social contract of the fundamentally racist society.And here, too, is the uncomfortable truth that Iago knows we know.Will & George The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Page 5 CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 graduation exercises,\u201d Mandy Sullivan says.\u201cThe two Grade 6 teach- ers\u2014Jasmine Mason has been teaching the other Grade 6 class the last few years\u2014are always involved but we\u2019re always joined by four or ?ve other teachers who want to help out.\u201d \u201cOne of the ?rst things we have to do is narrow down the list of students who are candidates for awards and prizes,\u201d she explains.\u201cIn all there are about 20 awards given.Some students will get a plaque, others receive a book, and this means getting plaques engraved and shopping for books.\u201d \u201cIn May,\u201d she continues, \u201cwe start talking to the students about graduation, and we spend time on the valedictorian\u2019s address.The students are conscious that this is a moment to both look back and look ahead, at the end of one phase of their education and the beginning of another.Interested students write a short valedictory speech as an exercise in writing and in public speaking.Students and teachers are involved in selecting the student who will deliver the valedictory address at graduation.Some years we have two valedictorians, and some years they\u2019re joined by one or two other students who will recite something.\u201d In June, as graduation grows closer, the committee\u2019s job list grows longer, and more people get involved.\u201cBoth the Richmond St.Patrick\u2019s Society and the St.Francis College Corporation present awards and we have to get in touch with their representatives,\u201d Mandy says.\u201cWe also contact Kirk Robinson, the principal at RRHS, and invite him to address our graduates as our guest speaker.Perhaps most important we begin coordinating with the Parents Participatory Organization because they are the people who are in charge of the reception that follows in the gym right after the graduation exercises.\u201d These are held in the large space that was designed in the early 1940s to serve the dual purpose of auditorium and gymnasium.\u201cIt can accommodate about 250 people,\u201d Mandy points out, \u201cbut it\u2019s a space that ?lls up quite quickly.Typically, graduating students want to invite their entire families: parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles.We just don\u2019t have the room.Depending on the number of graduates we have\u2014 this year there are 40\u2014they are given three, or four, or ?ve invitations to give to the guests they want to have there.\u201d A surprisingly large number of people put in a lot of time and effort to organize the graduation exercises and reception, an event that lasts little more than two or two and a half hours.\u2018It\u2019s a milestone,\u201d Mandy explains, \u201cand it\u2019s important to underline that, to make it a memorable moment.\u201d \u201cThere was no question of not doing something this year, despite the pandemic,\u201d she asserts.\u201cWe didn\u2019t know what to do, or what could be done within the constraints set by public health of?cials, but we were determined that we would do something this year as well.\u201d Since elementary schools reopened their doors in May, adapting the school environment to follow the rules of social distancing has posed a considerable challenge, one that has been met with a variety of stratagems.\u201cJasmine Mason and I both had a class of 20 students this year,\u201d Mandy points out.\u201cJasmine continued teaching from home, communicating with her students via computer while I taught in the classroom where I had nine students, plus a tenth who joined us for the last week.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re adaptable and ?exible and we managed,\u201d says Mandy.That same adaptability and ?ex- ibility went into the preparation of June\u2019s graduation exercises which were staged as a drive-thru event that took place on Monday, June 22.Starting at 5 p.m.cars with parents, graduates and other family members inched along as they would at a Tim Horton\u2019s.What are known as the \u2018silver doors\u2019 at the south end of the school give onto a broad U-shaped driveway.Normally it\u2019s the spot where students disembark from the bus in the morning although for the drive-thru graduation, the ?ow of traf?c was reversed; cars arrived from Lorne Street, stopped brie?y at the silver doors, and then exited onto the intersection of Lorne and College Streets,\u201d she says.\u201cWe scheduled the arrivals at four minute intervals,\u201d Mandy continues, \u201cjust enough time to give the students their diplomas, and any plaques or books that they\u2019d been awarded, take their picture, and say a few words of congratulations.\u201d With 40 students, the modi?ed, 2020 graduation exercises took about two-and-a-half hours.\u201cOf course, for the graduates and parents, it was a much shorter ceremony and if they wanted to go out somewhere for their own recep- tion\u2014a special dinner or an ice cream cone\u2014they were able to do that.\u201d Accustomed to decorating the gym, decorating the south wall of the school posed new challenges.A large banner was hung near the doors along with two tall columns of balloons.Most interestingly, 40 chairs were set out, each one with the silhouette of a graduating student.\u201cThis is actually something that we do every year,\u201d Mandy Sullivan explains, \u201cand everybody is always curious to know how many students they can identify.\u201d The graduation exercises, like the end of the school year, were quite unusual for the 2020 St.Francis graduating class, but the silhouettes were one bit of tradition that was kept.\u201cWe want to add,\u201d Mandy says, \u201cthat the St.Francis staff wishes all the graduates a great start to high school and a bright future.Remember that you are all part of the St.Francis Alumni now and you are always welcome to come by and say hello or let us know how you are doing.\u201d COVID-19 graduation Follow The Sherbrooke Record on Facebook and Twitter! sherbrookerecord @recordnewspaper Page 6 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 FÊTE NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC 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The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Page 7 Unintended consequences: Women are back in the kitchen Women have made great strides over the centuries in our journey to be considered equal partners in our society and economy.We became more than 50 per cent of the Canadian labour force last year, and more of us have a post-secondary degree than men, yet we still earn on average just 87 cents for every dollar a man makes.The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show women throughout the country have been hit harder than men when it comes to job losses, thanks to COVID-19.As schools and daycares closed, women had to make the hard decision of who would look after the children.Of course men have also been displaced, but preliminary numbers suggest women are being impacted disproportionately.That\u2019s partly because of the work women do and partly because women traditionally were responsible for \u201chome\u201d work.Says the World Economic Form Action Platform, \u201cWomen bear most of the responsibility for holding societies together - at home, in health care, at school, or in caring for the elderly.In many countries, women perform these tasks without pay.Yet even when the work is carried out by professionals, those professions tend to be dominated by women, and they pay less than male-dominated professions.\u201d That\u2019s certainly true in Canada: Women make up 80 per cent of all health and social services staff.For many, it\u2019s low-paying hourly work that doesn\u2019t have paid sick leave.Both men and women are ?ghting on the frontlines of the pandemic \u2013 more women than men \u2013 yet women represent only 25 per cent of those in senior positions.Wage parity has been elusive, more so in the private sector than the public sector.COVID-19 has shone a light on even more gender-based differences: domestic violence is on the rise.It happened during the 2008-09 ?nancial crisis, during the SARS epidemic and it\u2019s happening now.Women\u2019s shelters have been closed.What can we expect as people begin to move around again?And there\u2019s another factor that affects women more than men: because women on average live longer than men, there are more older women than men, and as they approach 80+ the ratio is higher and the proportion that live in long-term care facilities increases.Thus women are doubly at risk of getting COVID-19.Given these differences, it would be good if economic crisis-response measures take them into account.Will governments commit to the principle that women have the same right to participate in de- cision-making as men do?Will policymakers pay attention to women\u2019s rights organizations when formulating responses to this crisis, and preparing for the next one?Has the time come to look at how we value and pay for women\u2019s contributions to health care, social services, and the economy?If they do not, M.P.Connelly wrote for the Canadian Encyclopedia, \u201clooking after children, the elderly and the disabled will fall heavily on the shoulders of women.If that happens, unpaid \u201chome\u201d work will expand, even as women need to be income earners, either as sole supporters of single-par- ent families or as members of two-par- ent families.In this context, women\u2019s struggle for equality becomes even more dif?cult.But the struggle continues, as many women try to reach the goal of a society where women and men equally combine and share work and family responsibilities.\u201d Dian Cohen is an economist and a founding organizer of the Massawippi Valley Health Centre.Cohendian560@gmail.com Dian Cohen Page 8 Tuesday, June 23, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Death In Memoriam In Memoriam Crossword Solution from yesterday\u2019s page 8 Dear Annie TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 Dear Annie: I so enjoy your column, and, as usual, you are on target in your advice concerning the woman who was hurt by not being noti?ed about her cousin\u2019s death.Two things have caused me to be a happier person.One is dropping my expectations of others, and the other is choosing not to be offended.People generally don\u2019t set out to hurt other people.They are encased in their own pain and trying to navigate through their own rough waters.Those who would set out to cause pain are not worthy of our tears.I realized also that people cannot read my mind on what I want.So it\u2019s best to give them what we need, which is love.Love lavishly, including those who are unlovable.Be thoughtful.Give encouragement and sincere compliments.I encourage this cousin to send loving words in sympathy cards to her grieving cousins.As you said, \u201cgrief has a way of wreaking havoc on short-term memory.\u201d - Still Learning Dear Still Learning: Thank you for your wise words.True wisdom comes when you realize how little in the world you really know and you are forever a student of life.Seeing the world through love and compassion always leads to a better world and a happier life for you.Dear Annie: In response to the letter regarding a request to wear socks at a party to preserve wood ?oors, such a request should always be accompanied by a statement of understanding that such an act is not possible for some guests.As a wheelchair user, I could not take my wheels off my chair! And some people can\u2019t walk without their shoes, or they need to use a walker that scrapes the ?oor.We will never have a welcoming society for all if hosts create home features that they value over the ability of some guests to visit and enjoy their company.This is a sad example of prioritizing things over people.I had hoped you would point that out, as an example of your usual good advice.- Good Guest in Kansas Dear Good Guest in Kansas: Thank you for the reminder that not everyone can take their shoes off.A wheelchair should be an obvious exception.If a host complains about a wheelchair, I say that person is not worth visiting at all! Dear Readers: We had some differing opinions on my response to Don\u2019t Call Me \u2018Dear.\u2019 Dear Annie: I read the letter from Don\u2019t Call Me \u2018Dear,\u2019 and I agree with her that it is demeaning.The reason I can tell is that it did not happen in the past.People only started calling me \u201cHoney\u201d and \u201cSweetheart\u201d once I got enough wrinkles.These \u201cterms of endearment\u201d are the ones we use with children, and that is why I ?nd it insulting.I am 66 years old, but I am not yet in my second childhood.I have asked the nurses at my doctor\u2019s of?ce to quit referring to me this way - to no avail.Unfortunately, I fear there is nothing to do about this.It\u2019s just another irritation of advancing age that must be endured.Thanks for asking our opinions on this matter.Dear Annie: I can understand how the terms some people use (like \u201cdear,\u201d \u201csweetie,\u201d \u201chon\u201d or \u201choney\u201d) in addressing you can seem a little too familiar if they\u2019re total strangers.But in the days we\u2019re living in now, I just choose to be thankful that these people are being kind in their address, and assume that they have no other motive than just being friendly.Life\u2019s too brief to be upset by the little things.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! Annie Lane\u2019s debut book - featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette - is available as a paperback and e-book.Visit http://www.creatorspublishing.com for more information.Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.Richard (Dick) Tracy 1942\u20132020 Passed away unexpectedly on June 18th, 2020, he leaves to mourn his wife Madeleine Berard, his children Lynndel (Dale), Kendall (Wendy) and Wendy (Claude); his three grandsons James, Collin and Samuel.Also his 9 sisters and 1 brother, many nieces, nephews and many friends.He is predeceased by his ?rst wife Betty Gardner (1983).As per dad\u2019s wishes there will be a graveside service for his immediate family only.In lieu of ?owers, donations can be made to JGH-Pulmonary Hypertension Fund (3755 Chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1E2).RÉSIDENCE FUNÉRAIRE CHARRON & LAMOUREUX 1295, rue Sherbrooke, Magog QC PHONE: 819-769-8777 FAX: 819-769-1341 info@charronetlamoureux.com www.charronetlamoureux.com WAUGH, George Elwood \u2013 In memory of a wonderful Dad who left us on June 24th, 2016.You gave us many things in life, Gifts both great and small, But most of all you gave us love, The greatest gift of all.The love and happiness you brought to the lives of others is greatly missed.Wishing you were still with us today.Until we meet again\u2026 ANDREW AND HEIDI NELSON, William (Bill).Time ?ies, Life goes on, It has been ?fteen years, But some memories will Never be forgotten or erased.Time cannot steal the Treasures that we carry In our hearts.Lovingly remembered, SHIRLEY TRENHOLM, DOUG, JUDY AND FAMILIES TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 Today is the 175th day of 2020 and the fourth day of summer.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1894, the International Olympic Committee was founded in Paris.In 1947, the Senate overrode President Harry S.Truman\u2019s veto of the Taft-Hartley Act.In 1972, a \u201csmoking gun\u201d White House audio recording captured President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff conspiring to obstruct the FBI\u2019s investigation of the Watergate break- ins.In 2016, the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Alan Turing (1912-1954), mathematician; Bob Fosse (1927-1987), choreographer/director; June Carter Cash (1929-2003), singer- songwriter; Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994), Olympic sprinter; Clarence Thomas (1948- ), U.S.Supreme Court justice; Randy Jackson (1956- ), musician/ TV personality; Frances McDormand (1957- ), actress; Joss Whedon (1964- ), ?lmmaker; Joel Edgerton (1974- ), actor; Jason Mraz (1977- ), singer-songwriter.TODAY\u2019S FACT: Host country Greece won 47 medals, more than any other participating country, at the ?rst modern Summer Olympics in 1896.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1917, Boston Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth walked the ?rst batter of a game against the Washington Senators.When Ruth was ejected for arguing the call, he punched the umpire.When play resumed, the baserunner was thrown out attempting to steal.Ruth\u2019s replacement, Ernie Shore, then retired all 26 batters he faced.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cI will not catalogue my opinions to which there have been objections since they are a matter of public record.But I must note in passing that I can\u2019t help but wonder if some of my critics can read.\u201d - Clarence Thomas, \u201cI Am a Man, a Black Man, an American\u201d TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 1,400 - length (in feet) of high wire artist Nik Wallenda\u2019s tightrope walk across the Little Colorado River Gorge, near the Grand Canyon, on this day in 2013.Wallenda completed the walk in 22 minutes, 54 seconds during a live television broadcast that peaked at a viewership of 13 million.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between new moon (June 20) and ?rst quarter moon (June 28).Datebook Learning happens in everything we do.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Page 9 Your Birthday TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 You\u2019ll encounter unexpected gains this year.Investments, contracts and job opportunities are within reach.Look for unique ways to market what you have to offer.Making a difference matters, and if you put your skills to good use, you will do just that while reaping personal rewards as well.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Go over personal documents and make adjustments.Staying on top of your ?nances and working out a plan that will help you cut your overhead will ease stress.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Adapt to the inevitable, but don\u2019t initiate a change without suf?cient information or veri?cation.Choose to make self- improvements instead of trying to change others.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Be strict when it comes to your health and well- being.Set rules to live by and strive to reach your daily goals.Make ?tness, proper diet and money management priorities.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Look for experiences that help you keep up with current trends.An online course that can teach you something new will lead to a unique opportunity.Explore your creative options.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Don\u2019t let uncertainty hold you back.Ask questions, verify facts and check out the best way to use your skills to get ahead.Jump at the chance to make a positive change.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Problems at home will escalate if you can\u2019t work things out peacefully.Take better care of your physical and emotional health.Handle money matters cautiously.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - A useful home base will make your life easier.Discuss your plans with the people you live with to ensure that you\u2019re all on the same page.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Fix up your surroundings to suit your needs.Personal gains look promising if you proceed with your plans carefully.Romance and physical improvements are favored.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Reach out to people you haven\u2019t seen for a long time and set up a virtual reunion.Sharing information will encourage you to help others.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Situations will get blown out of proportion.Don\u2019t leave yourself open for verbal abuse or undue blame.Go about your business and ?nish what you start.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - An opportunity to improve your situation at home or work will arise.Don\u2019t miss out because you are too busy making unnecessary changes.Concentrate on what\u2019s essential and excel.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Your strength and courage will help you reach your goal.Inhale as much information as you can and use it to get ahead.TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2020 He was part of my learning process By Phillip Alder I learned bridge in Newport, which is about 14 miles east of Cardiff, the capital of Wales.One of the regulars at the Newport Bridge Club, Julius Ernst, twice helped me make big strides forward.One Monday, he asked me how my partner and I had bid the slam deal the previous Monday.I immediately asked, \u201cWhat slam?\u201d He said, \u201cIf you can\u2019t remember the deals, you will never make a bridge player.\u201d That needled me into action.After some thought, I recalled the deal he was mentioning.I told him what our sequence had been, and that I didn\u2019t see what we could have done differently.Ernst said, \u201cYes, we (he and his wife) had the same sequence.\u201d Some time later, he held the West cards in this deal.What happened in my contract of three no-trump after he led the spade queen?I opened one club because we used the weak no-trump, showing only 12-14 points.But when partner made a limit raise, I took a shot at three no-trump.I had seven top tricks, but now being wide open in spades, I had to win nine tricks immediately.I had to take one spade, three diamonds, one club and four hearts.I won the second spade trick and played a heart to dummy\u2019s jack.Great - the ?nesse won.Then I cashed the ace, and Ernst smoothly played the queen.Even better, I thought.One good result coming up.I con?dently played a heart to my nine, but with a satis?ed grunt, Ernst produced the 10 from his hand, and I went down one.Ernst had played the card he was known to hold, and I had learned another lesson from him. 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