{"id":125779,"date":"2020-12-04T00:50:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/"},"modified":"2020-12-04T00:50:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:50:25","slug":"do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Do not put that evil person in such a prominent spot!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3385e6da829\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3385e6da829\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#Too_many_sins\" >Too many sins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#Take_cover\" >Take cover<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#Secret_plots\" >Secret plots<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#Home_elusive_home\" >Home elusive home<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#Policing_and_Peel_principles\" >Policing and Peel principles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#Fishing_rights\" >Fishing rights<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#Humane_seniors_care\" >Humane seniors care<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#Fostering_misery\" >Fostering misery<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/do-not-put-that-evil-person-in-such-a-prominent-spot\/#From_WE_to_they\" >From WE to they<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#&#8217;Do not put that evil person in such a prominent spot!&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Too_many_sins\"><\/span>Too many sins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In October, Shannon Gormley recorded as many so-called accomplishments of the Trump era as could fit in three pages of\u00a0<\/em>Maclean\u2019s<em> in a tiny font.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was likely impossible to condense Trump\u2019s transgressions to three full pages of readable font. But in the future, if it\u2019s not possible to fix layout issues, please include a magnifying glass.<br \/><em>\u2014Elizabeth Gregoire,\u00a0<\/em><em>Shawinigan, Que.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I thought it prudent to compose a rebuttal to Shannon Gormley\u2019s comprehensive list of what Donald Trump has done. After all, your readers seek balanced coverage. But perhaps you need a minimum number of words to publish a response, and I could never meet that criteria.<br \/><em>\u2014David Watson, London, Ont.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gormley\u2019s article on all the things Trump has said and done over his presidency was brilliant. Halfway through I found myself laughing because it was so overwhelming: I didn\u2019t realize how much damage he has done in such a short time. Like millions of others, I shudder in horror at how he managed to ever get elected.<br \/><em>\u2014George Bain, Winnipeg<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It would be far more informative if you would focus on our Prime Minister and present what he has done in the same format as you have done with President Trump. As a Canadian, I don\u2019t feel I have the right to malign the leader of another country in which I do not have a voice. The list of negative things our Prime Minister has done to our country far outweighs what the U.S. president has done.<br \/><em>\u2014Margaret Ann Dyer, Calgary<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take_cover\"><\/span>Take cover<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I just received the November issue of <em>Maclean\u2019s<\/em> and had to im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely tear and shred the Donald Trump cover. Do not put that evil person in such a prominent spot and spoil my magazine!<br \/><em>\u2014John and Elsie Boersma,\u00a0<\/em><em>Ridgeway, Ont.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Secret_plots\"><\/span>Secret plots<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In September, Contributing Editor Adnan R. Khan wrote that Trump\u2019s paranoid gang of conspiracy theorists were armed and angry, preparing for war\u2014and it was starting to feel downright apocalyptic in America.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some conspiracists who closely follow President Trump believe his Twitter messages may contain code. This includes abnormal capitalization and purposeful typos. The concealed, carefully considered words are to inform these supporters about criminal or morally suspect acts. Some time ago President Trump wrote \u201cunprecedented\u201d as \u201cunpresidented.\u201d All I see is bad spelling.<br \/><em>\u2014Mel Simoneau, Gatineau, Que.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Home_elusive_home\"><\/span>Home elusive home<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I was saddened, though not surprised, to see how your article on housing characterized the continual rise in housing costs even in the midst of a global pandemic and recession (\u201cThe property puzzle,\u201d Coronavirus, October 2020). If the costs of food, medicine or education were increasing by double-digit percentages, then no magazine would describe this as something that \u201coffers some economic optimism.\u201d Housing, though, has come to be seen as speculative investment first and basic human need second. For me, the trends you observe are cause for deep pessimism. My girlfriend and I are professionals in our early 30s. We earn decent salaries and live a frugal lifestyle. And yet the idea of buying a home in our home city of Ottawa feels beyond our wildest dreams. Even rental costs have gone so high that we have decided to cross the river to avail ourselves of cheaper, more rent-controlled lodgings in Gatineau. Imagine how this housing crisis must feel to all those minimum-wage-earning essential workers who have kept our society functioning for the last six months. <em>Maclean\u2019s <\/em>has done an admirable job telling the stories of marginalized groups during recent months. One way to build on that success would be to consider how these kinds of economic trends affect those groups, rather than just focusing on the interests of those who stand to make a profit.<br \/><em>\u2014Cameron Roberts, Gatineau, Que.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Policing_and_Peel_principles\"><\/span>Policing and Peel principles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In November, Contributing Editor Jen Gerson wrote that it\u2019s difficult for someone today, subject to countless videos of police abuse, to wrap our heads around the idea of Peelian principles\u2014but the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 created a liberal institution.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I read Jen Gerson\u2019s article regarding her view that Peel\u2019s principles of policing should be <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied to the current model of policing in Canada. As a former police officer with over 30 years\u2019 experience, I can say that Peel\u2019s principles are alive and well. They are studied by police recruits extensively very early in their training and careers. Police officers are then expected to apply these ideals during the course of their duties through their participation in such processes as community consultative groups, and following through with the resultant community policing strategic priorities. Peel\u2019s principles are further emphasized during the annual course on the use of force, cultural awareness training, violence in relationships and the like. While Gerson\u2019s article is an interesting historical refresher, it does not suggest anything constructive. It could have examined the systemic racism regarding the causal factors of crime, such as poverty and lack of education, which, being more predominant in Indigenous communities, in turn leads to disproportionate representation of those communities in all levels of the criminal justice system. It could also have made suggestions on how to better use already stretched police resources to deal with essentially non-criminal matters such as addiction, homelessness or mental health crises.<br \/><em>\u2014Douglas Hogg, Nanaimo, B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fishing_rights\"><\/span>Fishing rights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In October, Contributing Editor Stephen Maher wrote that Mi\u2019kmaq fishers won at the Supreme Court decades ago, but they\u2019re still fighting for their livelihoods.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the 1700s, when treaties were first signed between European settlers and Indigenous people in Nova Scotia, fewer than 50,000 people occupied that landscape. Obviously, times have changed drastically, yet some people keep clinging to archaic and naive views of the world. Governments routinely rewrite and reform treaties to accommodate today\u2019s conditions and issues\u2014take NAFTA, for example\u2014because the majority of citizens presumably benefit. It is time to rewrite those treaties of the 1700s, treaties that could not possibly have foreseen today\u2019s complications. There are now millions who depend on natural resources like fisheries. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> (e.g., 40-foot boats and advanced fishing gear) makes overharvest a daily threat. The most absurd idea being floated today is that of <em>another <\/em>fisheries management board, this one run by the Public Service and First Nations, with no mention of the majority non-Indigenous fishermen. Such redundancy will further complicate management and conservation, and isolate most fishermen. It is long overdue that Canadians demand our governments stop capitulating to Indigenous demands for special-interest management authority.<br \/><em>\u2014Brian L. Horejsi,\u00a0<\/em><em>Penticton, B.C., and Calgary<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Humane_seniors_care\"><\/span>Humane seniors care<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In November, the editorial in our print issue argued that\u00a0while physical isolation is key to the current approach to fighting COVID-19, it is also a significant causal factor in mental and physical problems among the elderly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The \u201ctangled regulatory burden\u201d is not the only obstacle to decent long-term care for our elderly and other folks. The Village in Langley, B.C., which you mention, has monthly charges ranging from $7,500 to $10,000. Many care homes charge $4,000 to $5,000 per month. And, as with any family home, there are deep, dark secrets of abuse, neglect and assaults of seniors and those with dementia. Thanks to the media, we are shown the horrors and the agony of the guilt that family members must now carry because they trusted in the care-home model for their loved ones. We watch TV commercials for dogs consigned to a loveless, horrifying existence because of the greed of puppy-mill owners. While many good people do work and care for their residents (and they need to be recognized), the burden of care has clearly resulted in a level of resident satisfaction that has nothing in common with ads showing the always grinning, active, well-fed resident.<br \/><em>\u2014Debra Ann Sullivan,\u00a0<\/em><em>Qualicum Beach, B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There has been a lot of discussion lately on what we as a society should do to improve long-term care. Despite the hullabaloo, many care workers are still being abused by private long-term care operators, who use \u201ctemporary\u201d workers to make their profits, since that allows them to pay very poor wages and provide few, if any, benefits. The provincial government here in B.C., for its part, is satisfied to continue subsidizing private, profit-seeking companies to care for our elderly and disabled people. I thought the NDP still believed in at least a small amount of socialism, but apparently that\u2019s no longer part of its doctrine. The federal government is not willing to consider stepping into a provincial jurisdiction to come up with a national solution. Considering nearly 80 per cent of Canadians who have died from COVID-19 were residents of long-term care homes, maybe it\u2019s time to change that term. Perhaps \u201cshort-term care homes\u201d would be more appropriate.<br \/><em>\u2014Rod Retzlaff, Glade, B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fostering_misery\"><\/span>Fostering misery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In October, Associate Editor Prajakta Dhopade wrote that a B.C. program that waives tuition can be critical to access higher education, but the initiative\u2014introduced in 2017\u2014is not without its gaps.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a former child protection social worker in British Columbia, I am always interested (and often horrified) by the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> about youth in government care. Offering a tuition waiver program to youth in care is a good news story. The former youths in care highlighted in the article are a testament to their strength and courage. But I was glad that the author, Prajakta Dhopade, included a paragraph on the horrendous statistics for youth in care, the majority of whom are Indigenous. Because of those statistics, I keep waiting for the defund movement to hit child protection, particularly in the area of foster care and the expensive legal system that operates alongside children in care. The endless recommendations from the many inquiries and reports commissioned after the death of a youth or young adult who aged out of the foster care system never fully tackle the monster that lives beneath these children\u2019s beds. Yes, there are some great foster parents and social workers, but they can\u2019t make up for the loss of one\u2019s birth family. It is the rare child in care who remains in one foster home, so the losses become compounded, leading to the statistics cited in the article\u2014a death rate five times that of other youth, and high rates of homelessness, poverty and addiction. Foster homes are necessary for emergencies but they should never be considered a long-term option. Progressive programs like family group conferencing (adapted from a model used by the Maori people of New Zealand) and other family-driven collaborative processes, as well as more financial support for family members caring for their relatives, are now available. It is time to put those programs at the centre of decision-making for children.<br \/><em>\u2014Laura Jones, <\/em><em>New Westminster, B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_WE_to_they\"><\/span>From WE to they<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>In September,\u00a0Marie-Danielle Smith,\u00a0Aaron Hutchins,\u00a0Jason Markusoff\u00a0and\u00a0Claire Brownell traced the rise and fall of WE Charity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What bothers me about charities like the one the Kielburgers started is this idea, expressed in your story by Elizabeth Gomery of the charity consultancy Philanthropica, \u201cThis whole notion of having people come in to \u2018save\u2019 them is rooted in the idea that the communities don\u2019t know what their problems are in the first place. It is deeply patronizing.\u201d Today it\u2019s almost sacrilegious for a Canadian to say \u201ccharity begins at home.\u201d But before we send well-meaning young people off to improve the lives of youth in other countries, how about getting them to volunteer their efforts with some of our very needy young people in many places in Canada?<br \/><em>\u2014Dorothy Low, Richmond Hill, Ont.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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