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Female bodybuilder charged with prostitution
A former female Canadian national weight-lifting champion has been arrested for prostitution. Rhonda Lee Quaresma was charged with misdemeanour prostitution in Florida this week.
Quaresma was arrested after police set up a Sting operation. They contacted a woman going by the name “Mrs. Sparkle” and set up a meeting. At the scheduled place, Bonita Beach, police arrested Quaresma.
Quaresma was Bodybuilding.com’s personal trainer of the month in November 2010. Her court appearance is scheduled March 29th.
Dollard dad wins street hockey court case
A father in Dollard Des Ormeaux won his right to play street hockey in court Thursday. David Sasson successfully contested a $75 fine handed to him for playing street hockey with his son on their street.
A neighbor complained about the game of street hockey to public security. When the security official showed up, Sasson refused to stop the game. The police were then called and Sasson was ticketed.
There is a bylaw against street hockey. However, Sasson points out the bylaw is in place for safety reasons. He says safety was evidently not in question on their quiet crescent street.
March 10th 2011
Read by A. J. Cordeiro
Produced by Dominique Daoust and Melissa Mulligan
Stories by Jessica MacDonald, Erica Fisher,Alina Gotcherian and A.J Cordeiro
Mastered by Gareth Sloan
Bonus: Interviews with CSU executives and Teresa Seminara
Click below to hear comments from CSU executive members Hussan Abdullahi, Heather Lucas, Adrien Severyns and Ramy Khoriaty as well as an interview with councillor Teresa Seminara.
Conservative government may be in breach of privilege: Milliken
The Conservative government may be in breach of privilege. House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled that after two separate events there is enough evidence to indicate a prima facie breach of privilege.
The first motion complains that the government is refusing to produce information to the House regarding its anti-crime agenda. The other criticizes International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda for having misled a Commons committee.
Liberal MP Scott Brison says these incidents disrespect Parliament and are an insult to Canadians.
Lack of order ends CSU council meeting early
Students refusing to leave for a closed session caused Wednesday night’s CSU council meeting to be adjourned after less than two hours. When the topic of VP Sustainability and Promotions Morgan Pudwell’s recent resignation was reached, councillors voted to go into a closed session. They cited discussing HR issues as their reason.
But the students in attendance refused to leave, stating they were worried about leaving Pudwell alone. Pudwell said she would not stay if the meeting went into a closed session.
The chair was unable to keep order as councillors and students resorted to yelling. Tempers reached a peak when councillor Lex Gill said she wouldn’t stay in the room for a closed session. Eventually the chair adjourned the meeting.
This leaves many issues unaddressed.
Several councillors speculated that the council meeting was being used as pre-campaigning for the upcoming CSU elections. After the meeting Pudwell released the statement she was going to make in council. She refers to Monday's protest outside the Link and the removal of two referendum questions as petty personal politics. She also says the letters sent out by the executives and Amine Dabchy did not address the bigger issues.
The CSU executive is meeting Thursday morning to discuss what happens next.
To hear the full interviews with Joel Suss, Alex Gordon and Aaron Green click below.
To read Morgan Pudwell's intended statement click here.
To view the entire council meeting click here for CUTV's footage.
Do we need QuebecLeaks?
Quebec launched its own model of WikiLeaks Wednesday morning. QuebecLeaks allows Quebecers to anonymously submit and access compromising documents online.
Access to Information Minister Pierre Moreau, however, says he’ll be keeping an eye on the whistle-blower site. Moreau claims that sites like QuebecLeaks are unnecessary because, according to him, Quebec is the most open province in Canada.
Concordia student and WikiLeaks mirror host Nadim Kobeissi disagrees. Kobeissi, who is also a security software developer, says pushing for better government transparency is in the public’s best interest.
Quebecleaks, whose spokesman is onetime Parti Quebecois member Luc Lefebvre, has no leaks as of yet.
Youtube Singing-Sensation/actress Megan Lee on Beats From The East
On this week's edition of Beats From The East: Youtube Singing-Sensation/actress Megan Lee joins DJ Mister Vee for some chit-chat.
Tune in Saturday night from 10 to 12 to hear it go down.
More complaints against Pudwell
More student reprsentatives are coming out with complaints against Morgan Pudwell. In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, a group of councillors and senators from various student groups called Pudwell's priorities into question and her reasons for resigning as CSU VP Sustainability and Promotiones.
The letter focussed mainly on Pudwell's lack of leadership in the Women's caucus. It claims she didn't respond to emails in a timely matter and shirked her responsibilities. Pudwell had only organized one caucus meeting during her time in office.
To read the statement click here.
The representatives are urging students to attend the CSU council meeting Wednesday night at 6:30 in H-760. Those who can't attend can stream the meeting on CUTV.
R.E.M. Listening Party
Friday March 11th marks the return of the CJLO listening party in honour of the latest release by one of the most important College Radio bands of all time, R.E.M.
The night will take place at Helm (273 Bernard W.) in the Mile End from 9:00 pm until close.
Uncle Ian from the Go-Go Radio Magic Show will be spinning tunes from the new record as well as sets built around the latest offering from the boys who put Athens, Georgia on the map.
With copies of the CD and vinyl to give away to a few lucky people, the night is ripe to be a great one. Stop by, have a drink and check out what Mr. Stipe, Mr. Buck and Mr. Mills have been up to.
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