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With the end ofthe cold war the world has been plunged into a very dangerous period of instability and Canada has an important role to play. The Bosnian civil war, where Canada has troops on the ground, is one example. The resultant policy disagreement between our US, and European allies is threatening the future ofNAN in which Canada also has a major commitment. How can you suggest that consultation with European leaders is not justified? History will be kind to Brian Mulroney As for the U.S., Bill Clinton is in trouble and needs all the coaching he can get on foreign policy as he makes the difficult transition from Little Rock to the world stage. He also needs some high level lobbying on the North American Free Trade Agreement to counteract the rhetoric of protectionist elements which are threatening the efficacy of the agree- ment. This was not a "hivolous mis- sion" as you suggest. We all have the right to our per- sonal opinion about Brian Mulroney and the polls suggest that yours is shared by the majority of Canadians, but not by all. Brian Mulroney has, in my opirtion,_changed dramatically from when he first took office. The panic moves currently being made by the Ontario NDP come two years too late, but serve as a dramatic demon- stration of what happens when you expose yourself to the whims of inter- national creditors whose only concern This is political patronage of the worse kind for it ignores the sound democratic principles on which this country was built. It also does not augur well for any government headed by Chretien. Where would he draw the line in taking a heavy-handed approach to the way in which he would run Canada? Could Canadians expect him to try and circumvent Parliament and the will of the people? If the leader of a political party is ready to run roughshod over his own party members for his own ends, we wonder what he might try as prime minister. And it's something all Canadians should be thinking about in the coming months. What we need is more democracy in this country...not less. . S enior power The retired tool and die designer, has spent the bulk of his retirement years volunteering his services to a variety of groups and organizations. All are the richer for the experience. Aside from his efforts on behalf of the Oakville Senior Citizens Recreation Centre, one of the great joys in Don's life is driving local can. cer patients to Toronto for treatments at Princess Margaret Hospital Particularly touching is the relationship he has with young children under. going cancer treatment. Here's to Don Houghton and those seniors like him who continue to show us all that retirement can be a rich and fulmling experience. The latest round of appointments brings to 14 the number of candidates Chretien has decided are best to represent the Liberals. We find it ironic that the Liberal leader is so vociferous in his opposi- tion to the prime minister filling political vacancies with Progressive Conservatives while Chretien has decided that he knows better than his riding associations, who is best for their riding. Year last week This week Chretien named four more Liberal candidates, three in Quebec and one in the Ontario riding of Simcoe Centre. All candidates are women including Janice Laking who also happens to be the mayor of Barrie. s the country counts down to the next federal election, recent Amoves by Liberal leader Jean Chretien should be of concern not only to Grits but all Canadian voters. Under Liberal Party rules, the leader of the party can, at his or her dis- cretion. name candidates in any riding, thus usurping the democracy of any local riding association. on Houghton is living proof that retirement need not be a time to sit around and think about the past. That's certainly not the style of this 77 year-old who was named Oakville's Senior Citizen of the Power politics EDITORIAL women to appear topless in public. Sintxthettitseamdtmlyarmtterof timeheforethis issue wouldsurfix inotheraommunitiesAntithisitdid, isthesecurityoftheirmtmey Intemaixtally,BrunMulnxtey hasemagedasorteofthernost tespectaistatesmestoftheWeaem 1hhdd,whoseaounselisvaluedi wztspmutiofthewayhermxrttiyrt resentedamdaoettheMcNeil uhterNewsHourandanunyking Town doing good job with pesiticides F iscal accountability ts no laughing matter Dear Sir: Leblovic's motion be adopted, is an The motion by Halton Board of indication that Siebert is totally out Education Trustee Diane Leblovic of touch with rascal realities. The to have staff advise Trustees when public might question why Trustee they are in budget excess of Penny Siebert would assert that $5,000, in any department, does financial accountability and spend- indeed meet with this taxpayer's ing controls are "laughing stock" approval. It is obviously a move to matters. Thank goodness Trustee financial accountability and spend- Leblovic's motion for accountabil- ing controls at the Halton Board. ity was adopted. Voters and taxpay- Oakville’s Trustee Penny ers in Siebert's Oakville ward, may Siebert protests, that the Board will yet have the "last laugh-" Oakville’s Trustee Penny Siebert protests, that the Board will look like a "laughing stock" should cider I am quite confident that the town's parks and recreation depart- ment exercises extreme caution in the handling and use of materials needed to maintain our green spaces to the standardsthatwe expect inacommu- nity such as Oakville. Town staff are properly trained andsupervisedintheuseofany fer- tilizers and chemicals and at the same time, post the appropriate notices to Dear Sir: Re: Town uses caution with pesti- BEE CALL845-5585 [EEO SPEAK YOUR MIND l Got a gripe? Give us a call. Readers are invited to express their opinion on a topic of their choice by calling 845-5585, box 5250. All callers are allowed 45 sec- onds to express their opinion and must provide their name, address and phone number for verification. A cross section of the responses will be published in next Wednesday's Oakvilie Beaver. wheninthkvilleottawanttdayin Jutteawtmtansunuttedmplessin Lom%lieyihtrk. So,wouidchargesbelaid?Was Lve.il-iousreservatiats 'tsouth-ith/eat-rt, 1eaders.orftsrthatmatterheleading t1amervauiveaiaiidatestonplace hitrt,tvuuidttepetrxivedoutsitieof thrtadsrbelievehistmywillbekind toBrianMuhrxtey. ensure that the surrounding commV nity is aware of any spraying. It should be noted that the town does very little as compared to 20 years ago, given the concerns of many reasonable interest groups. I, for one, will lobby my councillors to ensure that we continue to use the appropriate treatment in a conserva- tive, safe way to ensure that our park- lands are something that we can take pride in. The Oakvme Beaver new your comments. An letters must be squad and include Ibo writer‘s address and phone number. Letters should be typed. dout9tr-spatxrd and addressed tty. Lunar: to the Editor. Ttte Ooh-III. Beam. 467 Spoon Rd., ammo. Ont. Lott 334 mam BEAVER l Kenneth Argue Classified Advertising: 845-2809 ©rculatlon: 845-9742 or 045-9743 PtterRiediger . Eric Plexman THE OAKVILLBE '»I'M A - ?ii1FltliiRT00/ sheactiminaiornot7Welltmthis particuiaraywitlotleastadomn peqeseeingher, noaomplaintwtts issuaiandsoshewasrtotdeetneda criminal. However. had one person cxomplainedshecmM.infact, have bemchargewithactiminaloffence. Hereliessamofrnyaomentsattout nudityingenemlartdthep-law. One norm is over what seem to me to be legal peculiarities. One of these peculiarities is that we have in existence a law which actually falls under the discretion of individuals. This means that if Mrs. Smith comes across a topless woman and finds it effusive. perhaps merely in the way some people may find long hair or colored skin offensive, can lay a com plaint and an ofricercan lay a charge Yet if it's Mrs. Jones who comes across the same woman and doesn't futd her bare breasts offensive the woman will not be charged. This gives the law an inconsistent and anarchic quality. Furthermore. here is a legal situa- tion whereby the human anatomy is not deemed indecent when viewed behind closed doors but suddenly deemed "indecent" or "obscene" whenoutofdoors.itseemstornethat alllawsarebasedonthepremisethat something clearly destructive to oth- ers has occurred, and when the destructive act occurs, whether it be assault, robbery, or murder it remains illegal both indoors and outdoors. A further concern is over the dou- ble standard or hypocrisy which would have to exist in those who would be making a complaint. How can anyone make a complaint over nudity when both men and women look at people in the buff while look- ing at playboy or playgirl magazines, watching male and female strippers or merely seeing the average restricted theatre movie. Albeit there are those who may do none of the above. Nevertheless they do see their own gender 's anatomy in changerooms, as well as their mate's anatomy on a reg- ular basis. I would also think that they can't help but see their own anatomy. From this standpoint alone how can they deem their own anatomy and that of their mates decent but deem other men and women's anatomy indecent and obscene and punishable under the law. 845-3085 Ont. L6K David Bielby Robert Ola-hey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri CIIII OJJice Manager Tim Colon Production Manager Ian Oliver REALLY? WHATA CtDlCMiilslaiii," CCC== Consensus needed in health care Dear Sir: I was disappointed by the editorial of June 18 "Crying Wolf". The problems with our health care system need constructive discus- sion rather than taunting if we are to come to a solution. We have a very serious immediate problem. Ontario spends more than any other public health care system in the world despite having one of the youngest populations. We spend lavishly yet per- form worse than some other countries in our health care results. Our health spending is our biggest expense and it continues to grow at a time when we cannot pay more taxes or take on more debt. Most doctors would be glad to participate in a solution which leads to long term stability in our health cane system. Most of us are prepared to share the burden of controlling costs... but only if it is a part of a real solution. The current suggestions by the Govemment do not appear to offer a solution. There are a number of solutions which remain true to all these principles. Workable models should be publicly debated (as the Americans are currently doing with Hillary Clinton's group). Once there is consensus, we should act and try and preserve our health care system for the years ahead. I believe that a stable solution is achievable. Most of us agree that in whatever form the solution takes, it should hold true to some basic principles: funded. 2. Health care should remain accessible. 3. The system should encourage excellence. _ 4. The system should spend it's limited resources carefully, where they will have the most benefit to the people of Ontario. The current system and the proposed changes fail to address the third and fourth principles. Publisher The essential elements of health care should remain publicly w 'tii! LETTER OF THE DAY WEEKLY FOCUS valh Economll and Sm. 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