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PAGE 20 u BIZARRE BRIEFS By Viola James TRESSPASSER STOPS TO TICKLE THE IVORIES ASSEN, Netherlands — It' and enter as long as there's an artistic purpose for it. That appears to be the lesson aſter Dutch po- s OK to commit break lice released a man who broke into a music shop to play the piano. According to Reuters, police arrested and then released without charge a homeless man who triggered an alarm aſter breaking into a music shop to play the piano and get some sleep. The 60-year-old man, who once studied mu- sic and is now homeless, smashed the music shop' Assen in search of a place to sleep recently. According to Reuters, a spokesman for the po- for seven years," said Dirk Neef. Police released the man without charge. s window in the northern Dutch town of lice in Assen said the man played well. "He told my colleagues he had studied the piano THIEVES SAP SYRUP HARVEST MONTREAL — They're going to be eating a lot of pancakes and waffles. According to Reuters, thieves in Quebec may The robbers "were wise enough, they tried to hide their crime," said Granger Godbout. "We just want to make sure we know how much is missing and how much is still there." The warehouse, which is some 160 kilome- tres northeast of Montreal, is one of many lo- cations that temporarily store Quebec' up in order to sell it on the black market. Que- bec' syrup ahead of sale and distribution. The agency believes the thieves took the syr- s maple robbery, Reuters reported. Quebec produces some 75 per cent of the s provincial police force is investigating the global supply of maple syrup. All of the syrup held by the Federation of Que- bec Maple Syrup Producers is insured and the agen- cy maintains a stockpile of syrup that it likens to a "global strategic reserve, " according to a press release. CAT TORTURER WORE TAIL AROUND NECK PHOENIX, Ariz. — This is one of the more disturb- ing cases of animal cruelty you'll hear about. According to Reuters, an Arizona driſter who have pulled off the sweetest heist of all time by siphoning off a reservoir of maple syrup from a warehouse and cleverly covering up their caper to evade detection. The warehouse in rural Quebec held more than $30 million worth of maple syrup, Reuters reported. That' grams of the amber pancake topping. It wasn't clear exactly how much syrup the s a whopping 4.5 million kilo- thieves took. The heist came to light during a routine inventory check. "We don't know yet how much is missing. We September 10, 2012 • Law timeS u The INSIDE STORY LFO FELLOWSHIP TO EXPLORE SOCIAL RIGHTS The Law Foundation of Ontario has awarded its community leadership in justice fellowship to Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario program director Tracy Heffernan. Heffernan will spend her fellowship at Osgoode Hall Law School. As part of the fellowship, she'll explore the potential to reduce homelessness using the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other tools. "We clearly need to do more on the Tracy Heffernan ing which a group of international experts will consider the potential steps towards the establishment of a right to housing in Canada. "The Charter has had a profound impact, but its role in developing so- cial rights is in its infancy," says Osgoode dean Lorne Sossin. "While at s fellowship will culminate in a symposium next year dur- skinned a cat and wore its tail and innards around his neck has received a two-year sentence. An Arizona Superior Court judge also sen- a felony animal cruelty charge and guilty to a burglary charge, Reuters reported. According to the criminal complaint, police arrested Hofstad in January aſter he broke into a Phoenix ware- house used as a music venue. Officers found the skinned and gutted re- Hofstad pleaded no contest last month to s office said. do know it is significant," said Anne-Marie Granger Godbout, executive director of the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers. The thieves emptied numerous barrels in the s tail and a piece of its "internals" around his neck on a rope. Some of the cat's other internal warehouse of their sticky contents. The remaining barrels need to be weighed and tested to ensure the thieves haven't tampered with the syrup inside. organs were kept in a cooler. According to Reuters, Hofstad told police he had LT recently been released from jail and had nowhere to live. He said he hadn't eaten in a few days, so he hit the cat with a stick and then stabbed it. Osgoode, Tracy is going to explore the concept of a positive Charter right to adequate housing, one of the most significant social challenges we face. " tenced Russell Christopher Hofstad, 25, to four years' probation on his release, the Maricopa County attorney' NEW STAFF AT LAO Lawyer Emmanuelle Jean is joining Legal Aid Ontario in the northeast district' chrane corridor. Also among the new staff is le- mains of a cat inside and Hofstad wearing the cat' provide more timely and conve- nient service to this community' most marginalized people than would be possible if staff duty counsel had to travel from Tim- mins every few weeks," said Lou- ise Huneault, district area direc- tor for LAO' s bilingual professionals who live and work in the north and can travel to courthouses within this part of the district." Jean is a family and criminal "They are highly qualified s northeast district. lawyer who was called to the bar in 2009. Before joining LAO, she worked in a rural private prac- tice in eastern Ontario. Savage has been an LAO employee in Hamilton, Ont. for the past two decades and is returning to her home community. IMMIGRATON BACKLOG MATTER MOVES AHEAD Members of Toronto' "Aha! Just as I suspected! Groceries!" Law Group will head to Ottawa on Sept. 18 to argue that a stay should remain in effect preventing Citizenship and Immigration Canada from terminating federal skilled-worker applications filed prior to Feb. 27, 2008. The group is part of a legal proceeding currently before the s Bellissimo s north Co- gal aid worker Hélène Savage. "Emmanuelle and Hélène can Federal Court of Canada headed up by Bellissimo Law Group, Quebec law firm Camp- bell Cohen, and other Cana- dian immigration lawyers such as Lorne Waldman. Legal Feeds reported in July that the group and the Department of Justice had reached an agreement stipulating that Citizenship and Immigration Canada wouldn't return processing fees in relation to federal skilled-worker applica- tions for 90 days. The group' yers are now expected to ask the Federal Court for certification of the matter as a class proceeding following the successful resolution of a handful of cases last month. According to the Bellissimo s law- homelessness front," said Heffernan. "One of my key current interests is the use of a rights-based approach to address homelessness and the lack of adequate housing. This fellowship allows me to research the right to housing in other countries and to analyze how those strate- gies might apply in Canada." Heffernan' Law Group, the potential out- comes could include a stay for the entire class of federal skilled- worker applicants, a stay for only those applicants before the court or the proceedings continuing without a stay in effect. Bellissimo Law Group will be accepting new applicants until Sept. 5. POLL RESULTS The results of the latest Law Times online poll are in. It appears some Law Times readers aren't too happy with Le- gal Aid Ontario' tion guidelines. According to last week' of respondents don't agree with the changes. LAO announced the changes last month aſter consult- ing with the bar this spring on changes they wanted to see. 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