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Pge THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday May 1191 The tolerance meter Its extremely unfortunate but also a fact of life that in times of stress tolerance for others wears thin and is one of the first victims of hard times Sad to note also is the fact that the tolerance meter just doesnt dip on a personal basis but can also encompass a nations psyche as a desperate search is conducted for a convenient scapegoat on which to lay the blame for a countrys woes The history books are chock full of ex amples of just this kind of na tional aberration and resultant tragedies To understate the obvious Canada is indeed going through hard times both economically and societaily and in various pockets throughout the country one can see and hear that the tolerance meter is indeed star ting to dip Hills represents a fairly accurate crosssection of our country so I suppose it is to be expected that the tolerance meter would dip somewhat here as well After receiving what might best be- termed an eyeopening letter recently Im wondering just how far the tolerance meter has really dipped in Halton Hills The letter was addressed to me personally and signed Thinker No return address no phone number It was a lengthy letter and it was similarly ob vious the mystery writer had taken some time in getting the thoughts complaints on paper I would like to share parts of the letter with my readers and hopefully get some reaction The writer starts out by ex pressing agreement with a recent column of mine wherein I made reference to the multicultural monster I feel is being created in Canada and goes on from there The writer feels the multicultural monster is a votebuyer offered to ethnic minorities by politicians and states It seems any govern ment ads or literature these days must feature a cute Chinese or black child waving a Canadian flag Thats fine but wont they ever picture a kid that looks like one of mine with fair hair and blue eyes The writer then takes a chunk out of the provincial govern ment I really believe the government has gone stark rav ing mad with its hiring practices a certain per cent must be of a visible minority or female and its appointments to the Metro Police Commission Anglo Saxon types need not apply There is a tyranny of the minorities in this land Grants to cultural groups was also attacked I really object the letter states as a taxpayer to the huge amounts of money being given in grants to ethnic culture groups for cultural centres and festivals This is all very nice people in traditional costumes dancing about for Canada Day ad and visiting royal ty but these second and third generation Italian Ukrainian Greek and Chinese have lots of money because they are hard working people Witness the As I See It by Colin Gibson elaborate weddings and food galore They are quite capable of paying for their own cultural cen tres and celebrations Our immigration policy also comes under fire I object to our immigration policies that allow criminal elements to remain here I know of young teachers who will not ac cept jobs in the Peel system because of black ghettos of very streetwise kids who curse and taunt and ignore them and who will immediately run to some Human Rights activist or commission if they are disciplin ed Local protest groups also feel the sting of the written lash I am really fedup with all the local protest groups these self- appointed righteous experts who believe they are speaking for the silent majority They are quite carried away with their newfound importance I have seen them at council meetings ridiculing and rejecting the cost ly and detailed reports of expert consultants engineers and hydologists etc who have bent over backwards to inform the public and address their con cerns Do these people think they know more Should they be allowed to intimidate our elected representatives with noisy and rude protests I believe most of these people are essentially selfish They want no more homes now that they are here They want nobody to drive on their street but happily drive on everyone elses They think they are represen ting us when they are tossed out of conventions or even the legislature I am not the only one weary of their bad manners Local environmentalists are criticized by the letter writer I am concerned that over- zealous teachers are inviting peo ple from POWER into the schools and children are doing essays about Stop the Dump There Is no place for political ac tivism in the schools I fear our children are being manipulated by left wing dogooders and this is inappropriate The local press doesnt get away unscathed either Part of my concern is that the local press and the CBC gives and seeks out a lot of publicity to noisy people The letterwriter concludes hoping the feelings expressed will give me something to think about The points raised certainly have given me something to think about I wonder what residents of Halton Hills feel about the points raised in the letter As I see it anyway Editorial Poets Corner MOTHERS Mothers are special in so many ways Their love will forever fulfil our days The love of a mother Is a precious gift One that must be treasured always For these reasons It is plain to see Why my mother will always be special to me Hove you mother By Janet Bankb For A Friend I wish that I could guide Your aching heart And help you find what youre searching for If the love of a friend Could a haven form Youd be safe forever more B Brooke Acton The Halton Hills HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspaper Company Limited Street Georgetown Ontario 3Z6 K ROBERT Publisher and General Manager 8772201 CLASSIFIED- J CIRCULATION ACCOUNTING SUBSCRIPTION RATES lfi The on ill original and material created by Id employ mi and In trill nmpapvr National The thai the not b liable If da mini errors In beyond the mount pad tor actually occupied by portion In which Ihe nor occurred whether error due CWiSNWlflOOPSiN m Disposal Vindication for snoring There are times in a mans life when he just feels overwhelm in- gly vindicated Theresx no other word for it Vindicated This of course is from the Latin root meaning Ive been right all along and cated meaning so there That sums up my feelings ex actly when I discovered that scientists brilliant fellows that they are have come up with a new theory to explain male snor ing It is now believed that loud male snoring is a vestigial trait weve inherited from our ancient forebears In prehistoric times it seems loud snoring actually func tioned as a defensemechanism by which the sleeping male was able to scare large animals away from the family cave Well As I say the word is vin dicated As you may have guessed I just happen to be one of those males who snores Loudly Naturally I have no way of verifying this since Im in variably sleeping at the time But The Love of My Life assures me that I do She first mentioned this fact in the blissful early stages of our relationship Honey she said one morning you sometimes snore just a little But thats all right This gradually progressed to Ian you do snore pretty loud ly and finally to Weir you sound like a forest full of loggers with Couples conversations have such a delightfuFway of evolving over time In any case as a male knows this affliction is a terrible cross to bear You find yourself waking up alone in the morning and discovering that The Love of Your Life is curled up on the Weirs World couch with only a blanket and her wrath to keep her warm When you gingerly ask if your snoring woke her up she smiles very slightly and gives you that certain Look of Resignation Resignation of course is from the Latin root mean ing no dont worry about me and meaning youll pay for it later At one point I won a temporary reprieve with the discovery that she occasionally talks in her sleep When the topic of snoring arose I was able to wriggle off the hook by observing You were talking in your sleep again last night This would stop her short for a moment What did I say she would ask edgily Oh nothing much I would say casually Whos Clint But this only worked once or twice After that I was stuck with Snorers Guilt again But then I opened the newspaper the other day and read about this glorious new theory Naturally I rushed to share this news with The Love of My Life My snoring is a vestigia trait by which prehistoric men scared away marauding animals I cried triumphantly Do you know what this means She pondered briefly then sug gested It means you havent evolved very much Though wounded I continued It means Im constantly protec ting you even in my sleep Im driving animals away Youre right she agreed The cats cant stand the snoring either I fell silent at this point I glowered briefly in despair rather than anger and withdrew in high dudgeon A high dudgeon of course was a sort of Medieval carriage Men traditionally climbed into one when it was obviously time just to give up and go to the pub Write us a letter The Herald wants 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