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Page THE HERALD Wednesday 1M1 -Editorial- Lets get on with Canada Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa is playing a political chess game using the other Canadian provinces and territories as pawns in a contest where ultimate vic tory is not even the issue In fact Bourassas machina tions indicate a stalemate would prove the more desirable result Last week the governing Quebec Liberal party with at the helm released the Allaire Committee Report basically proposing a radically decentralized Canada with the federal government in Ottawa being relegated mainly to the role of caretaker status in a drastically altered Canadian Confederation scenario The Allaire Committee report will go before the Quebec Liberal party convention in March for expected approval with possible minor changes then will be presented to Ottawa for action Mr Bourassa hints broadly that if action on his sug gestions from Ottawa is not satisfactory he will call for a Quebec referendum either to ratify whatever Ottawa offers to Quebec or to approve sovereignty for Quebec This referendum is expected to be placed before the people of Quebec before 1992 not just before Mr Bourassa must call an election Quebec wants autonomy over agriculture energy and natural resources Also the environment language culture and communications industry commerce and regional development housing health income security family policy and unemployment insurance education manpower and research and development recreation sports and tourism yet there is no mention of how that province would pay for these programs The Allaire report also proposes that Ottawa and Quebec share the responsibility in 10 other areas Mr Bourassa is not to be taken seriously Were he a fanner the stuff he is laying down would give him fer tile fields for decades What he and his party is attempting to do is spike the guns the Parti will be firing when that political party releases its report on the status of Quebec visavis Canada In a nutshell Mr Bourassa has fired the first salvo in the political campaign for the right to rule Quebec and bis enemy is the Parti not Canada or con federation Both the Quebec Liberals and the Parti Quebecois are hoping to use the rest of Canada as the killing fields in their internecine battle for control of Quebec If Prime Minister Brian Mulroney had any guts he would call the bluff emanating from Quebec launch a Lets get on with Canada campaign and let Quebec try to survive on its own Cut off provincial equalization payments let Quebec pay its own welfare and unemployment insurance bills let Quebec outfit feed and arm its own military including Coast Guard make Quebec pay what it owes the federal government make Quebec develop its own monetary system pull the plug on federal loans and grants to Quebec allow Newfoundland to unilaterally declare null and void the contracts that are allowing Quebec to rape Labrador close Quebec borders to entry into the rest of Canada and finally back up Indian claims to approximately per cent of the province of Quebec What will Quebec do Become part of the United States Not on your Liberty Bell The United States cant afford Quebec and would not want to sour relations with the rest of Canada Will Quebec become an extended province of France Not on your Fleurdelis France is committed to a united Europe and needs another bankrupt colony like it needs another Dienbienphu Call the bluff Mr and save Canada before it really is too late Media lambasted Dear Editor The discovery of a frozen body of a newborn baby found outside of an apartment building last week in Toronto has been by the major media as disturbing while thousands of bodies of babies found in the gar bage cans outside of and hospitals do not even make the news The bias demonstrated by the major media in refusing to represent the rights of many thousands of human beings whose lives are terminated by abortion is depressing Each one of the bodies trashed every year in Ontario whether dumped in one piece or with his or her broken limbs gathered in a plastic bag is just as disturbing to me Apparently they are also disturbing to the rest of society as recently a prolife activist was charged with obscenity simply for displaying photographs of these bodies Sincerely Giuseppe Gori Executive Vice President Family Coalition Party of Ontario The Hatton Hills HERALD Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1 866 A Division of Canadian Newspaper Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario 3Z6 K ROBERT MALCOLMSON Publisher and General Manager 8772201 flOSNSK porta EdlMf Shirk CIRCULATION Maria JannJaHapkhuk Accountant and Single Copy In Star Cauda month til and bit itha HanU MprrlflM M adfUflg malarial by It MplOHH In Ihli National St Toronto Ontario UU of D MortraaL or out tiara to otfuruao amount paid lor apaoa actual by portion adrfUaa In which Via not occurred la to lit arrant or and no fly amount paid lor WE CONTROL lfRTOM6 Peoples Forum Public debate on environment Dear Editor Massive concern for the en vironment is leading to a public debate A debate which questions the central values and policies of our society This historic discussion boils down to one question Will we make the effort to become sus tainable A living thing is said to be sus tainable when it goes through its life cycle without damaging the conditions on which it depends Sustainabllity has always been the botton line by which nature judges the creatures that live on Earth Those that fulfill the re quirements can live here for ages those that dont pass away There are rules in the natural world through which the judge ment is made and there are pro blems and opportunities in the human character that will in fluence our chances of a favorable outcome The Guideposts for a Sustainable Future listed below outline these considerations They are being distributed in preparation for the decisions we must soon make as a society Activities are sustainable when they 1 use materials in continuous cycles 2 use continuously reliable sources of energy come mainly from the potentials of being human ie communication creativity coor dination appreciation and spiritual and intellectual develop ment Activities are not sustainable when they require continual inputs of nonrenewable resources use renewable resources faster than their rate of renewal cause cumulative degrada tion of the environment require resources in quan tities that could never be available for people everywhere 8 lead to the extinction of other life forms These points were collected through an inventory of the aspirations and concerns motivating volunteers to work for a better world A growing number of people are indicating their agreement with the goal of sustainabllity as outlined here Together we are asking you to consider the necessity of becoming sus tainable and ask that you think about what it means to your life and to the future Are we really challenged to become sustainable Do we agree that a major effort Is required to secure the future Should this effort be a priority for all sectors of society Do the accurately define sus taxability If you feel the Guideposts do not accurately outline the direc tion for an acceptable future how would you amend them Do you feel that sustainabllity should be a determining factor in the use of our tax money The debate is on Your com- merits are welcome Send them to this paper andor Guideposts for a Sustainable Future PO Box 374 Ontario KOGtNO Guideposts for a Sustainable Future is a nonprofit organiza tion pursuing the issue of sus- Membership is open to all individuals and organiza tions in general agreement with the directions outlined above Ex tensive materials have been developed to help explain en vironmental and to help individuals raise the topic with the people around them If you feel is impor tant please get in touch there is strength in our numbers MikeNickerson Coordinator Project Guideposts for a Sustainable Future Biblical prophecies To the Editor There are many prophecies mentioned in the Bible Ezekiel Daniel Zechariah Revelation etc Some are being fulfilled to day Gorbachev has all but eliminated the threat of the Cold War but let us not forget that he is still a Communist as is his chosen Second in Command They speak Peace when there is no peace 1310 He Gorbachev needs vast amounts of help from the Western world to help rebuild his nation and as the saying goes you dont bite the hand that feeds you I The and have decreased their stockpile of dead ly weapons but dont let us be lulled into a false sense of securi ty for they still have more than they need to blow the world into smithereens The Gulf War or some other war will only be a prelude to a greater conflict Pro phecy tells us that a vast army will descend from the North presumably the Soviet Union to invade and destroy twothirds of Israels people Zech But our Maker will not allow His Holy Land to be com pletely destroyed Onethird will be saved those who He hath chosen to be the mortal subjects of His restored Kingdom So be ill Shalom Gladys Barrett 86 Guelph Ontario