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the HERALD Political Forum Wednesday December 1991 OTTAWA REPORT MPs position on White Ribbon campaign misrepresented Garth Turner MP Peel P Progressive Conservative use over two years ago women were tragically murdered at a Montreal university by a crazy anti feminist gunman Those deaths have turned into a rallying point for people who want violence against women to end And rightly so My story today is related to that and more I hope it can give an insight on what being public life today is like To commemorate the Montreal massacre some men started the white ribbon campaign A simple idea men wearing white ribbons to signal that they oppose violence against women and will work to end it I was the first Conservative MP to talk about the campaign in the House of Commons This is part of what I said I do not think any canng Canadian men can condone violence against women What is difficult for many of us to accept is the premise that all men in eluding those who would never lift a finger against anyone are partially responsible for this violence This is th rationale behind the white ribbon campaign I rise today as one man in Canadian society to that I fully my responsibility to try ant be a part of the solution to the pro blem The best result of this cam paign will be an increased awareness among all of us that sexism in any form from jokes to harassment to violence itself is unacceptable It is time that the least we can do is say that we are all very sorry While saying that and during the length of the white campaign I wore a on my lapel My statement was ap plauded by MPs from all three parties The next day I took a call from a newspaper reporter in Burl ington who asked me why I refus ed to support the white nbbon campaign Astonished I asked why she would pose a question like that And she told me that radio station CFRB had just car a news report that Garth Turner would not support the campaign against violence against women I called CFRB and the newsroom confirmed they had broadcast that item The news director said it had come from a reporter Ottawa and was sur prised that nobody had contacted me personally They agreed to stop broadcasting the story They apologized and then interviewed me in support of the white ribbon campaign But I have no idea if that interview was ever aired Shortly afterwards my office took some angry calls from women who wondered how I could condone violence against women One of them despite be ing told the truth went ahead and wrote this letter which appeared last week in a local newspaper As a female member of the constituency Garth Turner was elected to serve I am shocked and appalled by his refusal to wear the white ribbon The bon was meant to symbolize sohdanty with women against Police lay charge against Georgetown man A Georgetown man has been charged with careless use of a firearm after he almost shot two gas station employees Dec 10 Halton Regional Police officers say the two male victims are em ployed by Ron Chalmers station on near 22 Sideroad On the day the two were standing on trucks filling their holding tanks when they heard two gun shots ring out and felt several pellets fly over their heads They then heard the pellets hit the Chalmers building Police were called and the ac cused was found hunting in the area with a 12 gauge shot gun He will appear in Milton court Jan 13 can lose a lot more than your licence drinking and driving ATTENTION COUNTRY VIDEO MEMBERS ITS NEW ITS UNBELIEVABLE ITS A GOLD CARD Rent your movies anytime you like FOR FREE Max mum 0 per sil one new release per vis 364 days o the year drop boxes be nstalled in town St II 3 day rental 9 99 per month plus tax is all you pay CALL NOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS 8772254 8776767 COUNTRY LANE the rising tide of hatred and violence towards women Next election Mr Turner will be sure to hear our voices loud and clear Now I share this with you for two reasons First I want to set the record straight in the light of what you may have wrongly heard Se cond I like to remind all of us to balance the quick and negative with the inevitable other side of the story Fairness has always been a Canadian trait but in the era of the second news clip sometimes it just doesn t fit Local MP Garth Turner dons a White Ribbon in paign to commemorate the Montreal massacre the legislature In support of the cam Photosubmftted CAN THE HERALD BOOST BUSINESS A Resounding YES from GINNYS DIAPER SERVICE Advertising RepresentativeJen left Is presented with Testimonial Letter from Exerpts from Gtnnys Testimonial Letter I started advertising with the Herald with small ads in the Community Service pages Care and Service from Advertising Sales Representative Jen gave me confidence to Advertise in the Herald tabloids and special editions pertinent for my type of business New ideas and illustrations were the advantage I needed Small Ads Grow To Larger Ads Grow To A Boost In Business The Herald Can Boost Yours Too Call 8772201