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CCICAIBINET S| 'Furniture fora Lifetime' Hand Crafted Solid Pine & Oak Litre Oleslaay 310 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown (Behind Pizza Hut) 905-873-9270 SOLD In Real Estate, We Are "The Sign of Performance" Call: 877-5165 JOHNSON ASSOCIATES MALTON LTD. REALTOR Performance Counts 'CONSIDERED POLITICAL OPINION' Glen Williams Christmas flyer 'not hate literature' BY JAMIE HARRISON The Georgetown Gemini Steve Edgar was more than a little surprised that he was being investigated by Halton Regional Police for distributing hate literature. He wasn't, but a series of events led up to that accusation; events that Edgar did not find amusing. On Dec. 18, a police brief ran in The Gemini indicating that Edgar was being investi- gated by the Intelligence Unit of Halton Regional Police Service following several complaints made through 1 1 Division in Georgetown. The Gemini obtained the story through atwice-weekly brief- ing with detectives from HRPS, who said the com- plaints had been forwarded to the Intelligence Unit for investigation. According to Det. Sgt. Don Cousens of the Intelligence Unit, there was no such in- vestigation because the lit- erature does not contravene the Hate Literature section of the Criminal Code of Canada. Det. Cousens also said that detectives erred when giving the story to the media. In a recent interview, Edgar told his side of the story. Edgar's original complaint was that his 10-year-old son came home from school and said that there would be no Christmas concert but a 'sea- sonal celebration' instead, in- cluding a rendition of the popular song, The Macerena. "What is The Macerena?," Edgar asked. "Is it suddenly a Spanish Christmas song?" Edgar, said he went to the i comes r - - -- - 2. N Let Us Help You With All Your Lighting Concerne | 248 GUELPH ST. (HWY. 7), GEORGETOWN school and talked to teachers about this and was told that this would be the school's position. "Twasreally upset and sad. What has that got to do with -: Christmas?" In response, he printed a flyer (reprinted at right), and distributed them around the community, including send- ing copies to local media. Healso passed around cop- ies at the s¢hool's concert. When The Macerena was finally performed, it was loudly applauded by some in the audience. Edgar feels the applause was in protest to his protest. "That's fair enough. You're getting a lot of peo- ple, rightly or wrongly, who have another opinion," Edgar said. "My support inthe room was much softer and subtler, with a lot of those flyers be- ing put into pockets and purses." The ensuing publicity hasn't hurt Edgar, either. He recently appeared on CFRB radio as a result of his protest and gave interviews to local newspapers. He has also re- ceived support in the com- munity. "As a result I've had at least 15 phone calls from peo- See LIBEL, Page 3 USS ' OF THE MontH WSN GOOD STANDING: Felix Ayensu of Ayensu's Olympic Tae-Kwon-Do accepts congratulations from Pat Hatch on being selected as the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce's Business of the Month. Back row, from left: Sumi Bonyun, Jeff MacIntyre, Nick Benson, Tara Edison, Melissa Somerville, Tracy Rees, Laura Parker. Front Row, from left: Brand Aresenault, Vince Burte, Cameron Sikora, Pat Hatch, Master Felix Ayensu, John Manes, Taylor King, Mark Lindsey, Pat Downes. (Jamie Harrison photo) Ramautarsingh helps elect Ontario Lt. Gov. U of T Chancellor After months of deliberations and diligent search, the Univer- sity of Toronto College of Electors elected outgoing Ontario Lieutenant Governor Hal Jackman as the next Chancellor of the university. Georgetown resident Dr. Tom Ramautarsingh, a member of the College of Electors, was ecstatic with the decision, saying Jackman more than qualified for the position. "We have been very fortunate and are elated to have the Honourable Hal Jackman as our 30th Chancellor since the university's founding in 1827," Ramautarsingh said. "He has met all the criteria that we set out by the College of Electors. He will bring to the office his talents, communicative and personal skills, prestige and devotion, sense of duty and high calibre of service." Jackman graduated from U of T's Victoria College in 1953 and from the Faculty of Law in 1956. He also received an honourary Doctor of Law (LLD) from his alma mater. The Chancellor is the titular head of the university and he chairs all functions, meets all dignitaries to the university and is the ambassador to more than 300,000 alumni members. He succeeds Rose Wolfe on July 1. GOOD COMPANY: Tom Ramautarsingh was a member of the academic board which selected outgoing Ontario Lt. Goy. Hal Jackman as the next Chancellor of the University of Toronto. (photo submitted)