December 2, 2019
THE VARSITY The University of Toronto’s Student Newspaper Since 1880
Vol. CXL, No. 12
Toronto Police request public’s assistance in UTSG abduction case Three suspects still at large, three arrested and charged Kathryn Mannie Deputy News Editor
The Toronto Police Service has requested the public’s assistance in identifying and locating three men who were allegedly involved in an abduction that took place at UTSG earlier this month. On November 16, it is alleged that a man was approached by four individuals in the area surrounding St. George Street and Willcocks Street. Using what police are calling a “conducted energy weapon,” the suspects choked and robbed the man. They then forced him to withdraw money from a nearby bank machine and enter a cab which brought him to the east end of the city. There, he was held in a motel where he was forced to raise his credit limit. The suspects then released the man after draining his bank account. Three suspects are still at large, including Adisoon Admoon, 20, and Arthur McLean, 19. They are both wanted for kidnapping in pursuit of ransom or service, forcible confinement, violent robbery, assault by choking, and five counts of using a credit card obtained by crime. The third suspect, who is yet to be identified, is described by police as a Black male, between 20–25 years old, six feet tall, and with a skinny build. He was seen last wearing blue faded jeans, a grey or beige jacket, a grey hoodie, a red baseball hat with a white symbol, and black shoes. Toronto police advise against approaching these individuals. “They are all considered armed, violent and dangerous,” according to the news release. If located, police urge individuals to call 911 immediately. Police also believe that there may be other victims besides the man abducted at UTSG. Any information can be directed to 416808-5200. Anonymous information can be given at 416-222-8477. Three individuals have already been arrested in connection to this abduction. Daeshawn Grant, 18, was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact to commit an indictable offence, conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, three counts of using a credit card obtained through crime, possession of the proceeds of crime, failure to comply with probation, and failure to comply with recognizance. Kaelin Sankar, 21, was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact to commit an indictable offence, conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, and three counts of using a credit card obtained through crime. Tanika Galloway, 21, was arrested and charged with kidnapping in pursuit of ransom or service, forcible confinement, violent robbery, assault by choking, and five counts of using a credit card obtained through crime. Grant, Sankar, and Galloway appeared before the College Park Court on November 21.
Controversial motion to limit executive terms voted down at SCSU AGM
Questions on whether motion would remove president from office, procedural confusion dominate meeting
Meeting only addressed one out of eight motions. VICTORIA LEE/ THE VARSITY
Electoral Equity Act The Electoral Equity Act, which sought to limit
the number of terms executives could serve in their undergraduate degree to one, proved to be a controversial motion. After it was moved, long lines formed behind both microphones, and a member motioned to call the question, which would immediately stop the debate and trigger an automatic vote on the motion. A member who opposed the call to question, however, was found to be using another individual’s voting card, which had 25 proxy votes. This prompted calls for a revote wherein the opposition still prevailed. The question was not called, and discussion on the act continued. In the discussion that followed, a member pointed out that the language of the motion, which specifies that it take effect “immediately,” might call into question the legitimacy of Lhamo’s position, since she served as Vice-President Equity in the previous academic year. After another member successfully called the question, the membership voted down the motion. In an interview after the meeting, the mover of
the motion, Annie Sahagian, explained that the intention was not to remove Lhamo from office. Referencing this interpretation of the motion, she said, “I was going to amend that.” However, there was not enough time to do so as the question was called. The intended aim of the Electoral Equity Act was to encourage “student engagement, involvement and participation within SCSU,” explained Sahagian. Sahagian is the sister of Carly Sahagian, the current Vice-President Academics and University Affairs. However, both parties say they did not collaborate on the motion, pointing out that this motion would prevent Carly from running for another term as well. Carly, along with Vice-President External Chaman Bukhari, were the only two executives to vote in favour of the motion. Vice-President Operations Ray Alibux abstained from voting, and the remaining three executives, including Lhamo, voted against the motion.
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Andy Takagi and Mikaela Toone News Editor and Associate News Editor
The 2019 Scarborough Campus Students’ Union (SCSU) Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 27 got off to an exciting start with the introduction of two emergency motions. It ended anticlimactically when a room booking issue meant the meeting could not be extended beyond 9:00 pm, thus leaving many items unaddressed. Members only had time to debate one motion, which proposed preventing executives from serving more than one term — a rule which could have potentially removed current President Chemi Lhamo from her position had it not been voted down. Other motions, including ones that called for solidarity with Hong Kong, implementing online voting, and discussing SCSU pay were all left unaddressed.
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