issue 15// vol 46 But it was just there! >» Insurance Bureau of Canada releases data on most stolen cars Atiba Nelson Staff Reporter f you're reading this article and have a Ford truck, you may want to check if your vehicle is still there. The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released the ten most stolen cars in Canada list for 2019. The list is based on insurance claim data from virtually all insurance companies in the nation, and has been published annually since 2003. According to the IBC report, thieves love Ford trucks. Ford pickup trucks dominate the 2019 rankings, taking the first five spots on the list of most stolen cars and comprising 80 percent of the list in total. This is a departure from the 2018 ten most stolen cars list, as Ford trucks made up go percent of the list a year ago. The IBC claim that automobile theft cost citizens roughly $1 billion dollars in legal and administrative costs, including the actual cost to replace the stolen vehicle. Even though owners of other vehicles may believe they are safe from theft, there is a system designed to inform owners’ of how likely their vehicle is to be stolen. The Canadian Loss Experience Automobile Rating (CLEAR), offers the CLEAR rating system to assess how likely theft is for different makes and models of vehicles. Although IBC tracks stolen vehicle reports across the country, BC thieves are unique in the cars they steal—or have access to—making the BC vehicles stolen data much different than national data. The top ten most stolen vehicles in BC (Lower Mainland) report is generated via RCMP data and features a different top vehicle: the Honda Civic. Trucks occupy spots two through five, but Sedans comprise of 30 percent of the list in the Lower Mainland versus 10 percent in the Canadian list. 1.M.P.A.C.T, which stands for Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team, operates and manages the Bait Car Program for the Greater Vancouver area—the largest bait car program in North America—and reports that auto theft incidents have decreased by 20 percent from 2017 to 2018 In the Lower Mainland, with 6,294 cars being stolen from owners in the 2018 year—the last year data is available. The I.M.P.A.C.T. group highlights that owners should be proactive preventing auto crime by removing valuables from vehicles, parking in lit areas, and checking if doors are locked before you leave the car. news // no. 5 BC (RCMP data) vs. Canada (IBC data) 2017 2019 Honda Civic and CRX 1 Ford 350SD AWD 2007 Ford F Series Trucks 2 Ford 350SD AWD 2006 Dodge Trucks 3 Ford 350SD AWD 2005 Ford E Series Vans 4 Ford 350SD AWD 2004 GMC / Chevy Trucks 5 Ford 250SD AWD 2006 Acura Integra 6 Ford 350SD AWD 2003 Honda CRV 7 Lexus RX350/RX350L/RX450h/ RX450hL 4DR AWD 2018 Toyota Corolla 8 Ford F250 SD 4WD 2005 Jeep Cherokee / Grand Cherokee 9 Ford F350 SD 4AWD 2002 Dodge Caravan 10 | Honda Civic Si 2DR Coupe 1998 Free Speech Club takes UBC to court for cancellation of Andy Ngo event » Reasons cited for being both security and safety concerns Henry Anderson and Emma Livingstone The Ubyssey (CUP) he UBC Free Speech Club (FSC) and The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) are filing a lawsuit against UBC for cancelling an FSC event due to safety concerns. Andy Ngo, an editor-at-large of right- wing media website The Post Millennial, was scheduled to give a talk entitled Andy Ngo following the alleged attack in Portland “Understanding Antifa (Anti-fascist) Violence” at UBC Robson Campus on January 29. But the university cancelled the event because of unspecified safety and security concerns. Shortly after receiving word of the cancellation, the FSC and Ngo collaborated with JCCF to write a letter to UBC on December 31 that said they will take legal action if UBC does not revoke the cancellation by January 10. On January 13, the JCCF and FSC followed up with statements on social media and the JCCF website saying they will be taking legal action. “Tam deeply disappointed in the direction UBC has taken. By not reinstating our event, they are telling the world that free speech doesn't matter,’ said FSC Director Angelo Isidorou in the JCCF statement. “.. As is demonstrated over- and-over elsewhere, appeasing Antifa ideologues only emboldens them to make more demands. Their goal is to silence opposition through intimidation and violence.” But in a letter addressed to JCCF Lawyer Marty Moore on January 8, University Counsel Hubert Lai said UBC would not be reinstating the event: “In recent months the level of protest and disruption at events held at UBC have increased ... As you are aware, Mr. Ngo has been the target of violence in the past. After assessing the proposed event UBC determined that the risk to persons and property was too high and accordingly cancelled the event.” Ngo gained a following for his coverage of Antifa groups and their clashes with far-right, white nationalist groups like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer. He has received some flak by supporting the narrative that Antifa is organized, violent, and dangerous. But according to a member of the activist group UBC Students Against Bigotry (SAB), who asked to be anonymous, Ngo’s talk would not be welcomed by all. “[Ngo] targets activists, anti-fascists, politicians, journalists for harassment, and this would be something that, if he came to Vancouver, it's reasonable to assume that anyone who meets those criteria might be opened up for harassment by Andy Ngo. And so, we wanted to protect our community, both at UBC and the broader Vancouver community, and that's why we did not want Andy Ngo’s event to go through.” In June 2019, Ngo was beaten by unidentified individuals who were likely left-wing activists counter-protesting a Proud Boys march in Portland. He was also allegedly struck by quick-dry cement in milkshakes. In JCCF’s statement, Moore claimed cancelling the event plays into the hands of those who have opposed Ngo. “UBC's decision effectively punishes a victim of violence by banning him from speaking at UBC, in what appears to be an attempt to appease the violent group Antifa,” said Moore. UBC refused to comment on any legal proceedings for the story.