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The IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, September 15, 2022 | g g BOPINION ACTION REQUIRED ON HARASSMENT AND ABUSE OF JOURNALISTS WE ARE ASKING POLICE FORCES TO TAKE SEVERAL IMMEDIATE STEPS AND TO WORK WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONS TO COMBAT ABUSE This is an excerp" of a a joint letter signed by dia organizations oa out. lets, including Metroland. It was sent to Prime Minis- ter Justin Trudeau, cabinet ministers and other politi- cal leaders to demand ac- tion on the growing harass- ment and abuse of journal- ists in Canada. ear Prime Minister Trudeau, le are writing in rela- tion to the i increasing and e hate and harassment targeting j jour- nalists and journalism asa profession. This is a global problem, which threatens not only the safety and of democracy itself. Many countries are now working on plans to fight back. We are calling on Canadian po- lice and policymakers to do the same. For the most part, these attacks are aimed at racial- ized and female journalists whoare experiencing an in- creasing number of target- ed, vile threats of violence. ‘he trend is crear. Ina 2021 Ipsos survey of jor ists, cent of vespondents nadian Association of Jour- nalists (CAJ) co-signed a statement | with many Ca- nadian organiza- tions, affirming that "there can beno tolerance for hate and harassment of journal- ists or for incitement of at- tacks on journalists for do- ing their jobs. “ Yet the prob- lem grows. The volume and nature of the rhetoric in the recent string of attacks h: caused many journalists, as well as their respective organizations, to fear for their safety. We are asking police forces to take several im- mediate steps to address the current incidents and to work with our organiza- tions to combat abuse of journalists and all victims of online hate and harass- ment. ‘SCAN THE CODE to = & SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA SNAPSHOT Anna Drummond photo A dragonfly explores Fallbrook Trail Ranch in Georgetown. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. PRICES UP, SPENDING DOWN SURVEY REPORTS THAT ‘CANADIANS ARE RESPONDING TO PRICE INCREASES WITH SPENDING DECREASES’, WRITES PETER WATSON The reality is things are significantly more expen- sive than a year ago, and this is starting to take a toll on many Canadians. A recent survey by An- gus Reid Institute reported it "Canadians are re- sponding to price increases with spending decreases." spending. This was done by reducing discretionary spending, delaying a major purchase, driving less and cutting back on travel and charitable donations. People are also deferring PETER WATSON Column saving. That is understand- able; you cannot save what you do not have. However, this will have negative im- plications down the road. ost 80 per cent of those surveyed feel grocery stores are ‘iting from inflation by increasing pric- es more than necessary. Less than 10 per cent think that higher grocery chain profits are due to good man- agement. Three-quarters of Cana- dians are stressed about money, and over half the people surveyed by Angus Reid said they were not able to keep up with the rising cost of living. Inflation will eventually be controlled and return to the two per cent target set by the Bank of Canada. Try to manage your spending so you do not end up increas- ing your amount of debt. Peter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) provide investment advice. Tnvestment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is member of the Invest- ment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of ACPI. Only investment-related prot ind services are offered through Watson Securities of ACPI. Peter Watson provides wealth ment services through Watson Invest- ments. He can be reached at www.watsoninvestment- s.com. This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division ofthe Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Complainants are heir concems. Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca , soca newsroom@theifp.ca IndependentAndFreePress. 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