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Whltby Fr0.PPess, Wodnosday, MAy il, 1994, Page 29 Macknzie Canada 'obligated' to help other nation By M[ark Reesor If Canada wants to continue to play a big roI. in international peacekeeping, it needs to provide the eepie and equipment required to do the job, says a . Generai Lewis Mackenzie (ret). ackenzie, who coznmanded United Nations peacekeeping forces in the. former Yugosiavia, spoke to Aderson CVI students Monday. 'If you niarched the Canadian army into Maple Leaf ardens today and told them to sit down, there would be about 500 em pty seats,» h. p oints out, "(and) the infantry would-he a very amali part because it's 1,200 smaller than the Metro Toronto Police force. «If you believe, as I do, that your obligations abroad are proportional to your blessings at hoqme, we have a major roI. te pilay in the internatilnal scene."p In comparison to the. 183 other nations in tbie UN, "this nation is blessed» he says. «W. have it pretty good and we shouldnýt just suck back behind our borders and congratulate ourselves. We have an obligation to heip. Under the UN charter, a nation has te approve the nationality of forces sent acrosa its borders, says Mackenzie, and Canada always cornes out on top or near the top of the list. "M'y?... it's not because they love us; they might not even like us (or) respect us... «'Ne don't have any territoral ambitions, w. can't even look after hat we've gt.W. don't need any more probiems. We have no colonial past... our foreign poiicy and our foreign aid programs are seen as very even-handed. «'Ne neyer humiliate nations when we give them aid. 'Ne, (and it's) typically Canadian and it's something to be proud of, we slide a couple of million under the table and say "TMis is from Canada.'W'e don't jump up and down on a soapbox and brag. "It's a national characteristic and it inakes us extremely attractive as peacekeepers.» In a question-and-answer session following the speh, students quizzed Mckenzie about Bosnia andhs opinions abut Canada's involvement with the United Nations. Why would countries want Canada and its smal army instead of a major power like the United States, one student wondered. «There are any number of countries that would be delighted with the. Aiericans coming in,» Mackenzie replied, "but they don't want them there as peacekeegers, they want them there te defend the country. Another questioner asked if the UN can ever bring peace to the area. You can send an international force into the area but it would be like "putting phosphorus on the water Mackenzie said. «As soon as you pull it out, i t ýxÉodes aain... F'.mce is more than just an absence of killing... you can stop the killing in Bosnia but the only people that will bring peace te Bosnia are the Bosnians themselves.» WHITBY LEG ION Branch 112 members tumred out to hear Major General Lewis Mackenzie (ret) -- shown autographing his book for a student -- Monday at Arnderson CVI. Mackenzie, former commanding officer (ground) of United Nations peacek- eepers in the former Yugoslavia, spoke about his experiences there and later answered students' questions.ReoWhtyF0Pes Melannie Heinen .ANDERSON C.V.I. As the. achool year begins te draw te a close, Anderson students are still hard at work with extra-curricular activities and lots of homework. Anderson's junior boys' rugby squad continued their winning ways this week with a hard-fought win over Port Perry. Anderson camne out ahead by a score of 5-0. Ian McNeil scored early in the first haif to put Anderson in the lead. Thanks te great defence in the second haif, the team claimed another victory. Congratulations, boys. On Tuesday, the midget boys' rugby teain improved their league record te two wins and no basses with a convincing 25-5 victory over Port Perry. Leading the. way wth tries were David Moonight, Ross Duncan, Todd Sneep and Josh Brereton. John Nomrs almost scored a try and Joe Sugrue was named player of the gaine for his hard running and aggressive tackling. 'Neli done, boys. Anderson's basebali teain won two league gaines this week against Eastda]e. The victories give the tearn a record of four wins, one bass and one tie, with many gaines stili left te play in the season. Excellent job, boys. The B basebali team beat Vanîer 5-1 behind the. no-uît pitching of Day. Slute and Chris Campbell. Anderson is holding a food and clothing drive this week. Beginning on Wednesday, students are asked te, bring in no-prshable foods and clothing thepthe less fortunate in our area. Everyone's help is needed, so b. sure te participate. Thirty-five Anderson music students leave on Thursday te participate in Musicfest Canada. Afler obtaining gold standings at the provincial competition this year, Anderson s Senior Chamber Ensemble, Concert Choir and Anderjazz will be going for the gold this weekend. Students will be able te participate in cinies dealing with a variety of musical ideas, listen te groups from al over Canada and attend excellent evening concerts. Good luck to aIl music students in their weekend performances. Have you bought your Spontaneous Combustion ticket yet? If not, tickets are selling fast, so you should buy yours today. The two performances wili be on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets are oniy $5 for an evening of înany laughs and dazzling acting performances, and are available in the main hall across from the. library during lunch hour. Don't miss out on this production. Until next time, Anderson, have a great week. Parents can speak out about education The Whitby Parent Assembly, a parents only extension of the Community Visions Group, will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 7:15 to 9 p.m., in the cafeteria at Anderson CVL. An open forum, parents may discuse any items Of interest/conoern with respect to their children's education. The assembly hopes to prioritize a list of items that reflect the consensus of parents and to develop a plan for follow-up action. Part of the action plan 'will include a presentation to sehool adminis- trators and trustees. A few items that have already been forwarded as possible topics for discussion are: * the process by which trustees/adniinistrators gather parental input on various educational issues *safety in echools *a modified school year. Ail interested elementary and secondary studerits are invited to attend the meeting. Community Visions is a group of Whitby public sehool parents, school adniinistrators and trustees who meet bi-xnonthly te look at various issues that affect our students, and to, wnrk on communication within the communty. Another busy week has flown by here at Henry. There is, once again, lots of news te report about the goings on in the HSHS halls. 'Ne at Henry enjoyed the company of our area elementary schools' Grade 8 atudents last week Each day, another school visited, toured and encountered life at Henry. It appeared as though they, teo, had a great turne. Just like they say, "... see you, in September .. Fifteen Henry students are attending a five-day enrichment conférence at Queen's University. We hope these students enjoy themselvea and return enriched. Any students interested in poetry are asked to speak to Mr. Fuke, who is in the midst of organizing a poetry club. The students involved wiîl be writing, criticizing and sharing their work with others. Last Wedneaday, the girls' field lacrosse teain played two gaines, winning both. They defeated Eastdale 11-1 and Anderson 8-6. Top scorera for Henry were Leanne Bullough, Elphie Galankis, Steph Sorichetti and Maggie Hinkson. Great efforts were made by all players. Also last week, the Henry archery teamn competed at LOSSA in Uxbridge. The teain placed third overall. 'NelI don., Hawks. Henry SAI) (Students Against Impaired Driving) went te great efforts to bring the Durham Police and a simulated crash machine te Henry Iast week. Al students were abbe te test the machine that day. They sat in the seat, wearing a seatbelt, and were then released to faîl and crash. This demonstrated to Henry students the. importance of a seatbelt. A nuniber of Hawks also participated in a 24-hour famine this week. Money raised was sent te World Vision, te aid in the struggle te fight worid hunger. The Hiking and Cydling Club departed early this morning (Wednesday) for beautiful New Hampshire. Tiie club will be camping by Mt. Washington until next Monday, when they will return around 5 p.m. We hope the club has good luck and good weather. Teacher/student badmidnton continues at lunch hour every day in the. new gym. Wes coming dloser and dloser te us knowing who the champs are. The car wash and flower sales iast week were a huge success. Thanks te ail staff and atudents who spent their weekend at the school raising money for the. formai. Grad week passes wîlI soon b. on sale. Listen te the announceinents for these dates. It's almost time for another long weekend, so untîl then, k.ep up the. work. IVee Taryn Briggs HENRY ST. H.S.