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Queens Park- Home of Halton Hills July A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main St South Georgetown L7G Ontario WILLIAM Publisher Editor PHONE Second Clan Mall Too much too fast Too fast Last weeks one vote decision by council to go ahead with the planning and tendering of the town 900 municipal complex was made too fast Councillors seeing that they themselves were not strongly com either for or against the project should have held back on the third reading of the bill to the people a chance to express their feelings on the expenditure Its too much money to be spent on too contentious on issue at too tenuous a point in the town stall early history And to make it on a one vote majority with two councillors not present that not acting responsibly on behalf of the town taxpayers Where was the extensive cial report Ray King was to present to council It was supposed to outline just where all the money was going to come from to pay for the expensive project All it seemed to do was point out that in municipal debentures is ready and waiting tor the town to pick up if and when it needs it Councillors should have been given a list of municipal properties that can be sold and- realizing that it would only be a some idea of the amount of money that could be raised that means It may have required a little more time to carry out but it would have better explained what in store for the town taxpayers Councillors are no further ahead now than before asking for the report not acting responsibly And what about the matter of priorities How does this green light for the new town hall affect the repairs to the old Georgetown Memorial Arena or in even more of an uncertain state- the badly needed addition to Georgetown library facilities For no other reason than good public relations It would be wise for councillors to finally stand up and give an accounting of the library project Where is it going How s the financing coming There s been a great deal of behind the scenes work going on and from the few reports ve heard it appears that any news the coun would be presenting would be good news So why not tell if Hopefully it not going to be a tidy election tidbit that will be tossed out when its politically advantageous Why are we rushing into this Wellaccordmg to thearchitects if we don get a hussle on we may not be able to get construction going this fall or winter For the few weeks that it will mean it seems like a small gun to be putting to our heads Viewpoint A column about thorns and roses Gt I This week Viewpoint Iowa up a thorns roses column to be awarded as follows One large bouquet of thorns to Ihe con he Rand report that suggests that alcoholics can resume social drinking Most alcoholics can think up enough excuses in drink on their own time without socalled experts backing them up with a don t be duped the old A A routine Alcoholism like diabetes is a lifelong condition Many alcoholics have a body that makes alcohol a toxic suhsiance can diabetica go back to eating a few cream puffs without effect What we need in this country is a lot less experts reports a whole lot have an entire generation of who ran figure anything out come lo think of It I wonder If it any different from this generation of Thorns go Joe Clark leader of Cons irva lives who reported lobe against a national referendum on capital punishment as it would create a dangerous prcicdent Well as you know dear render are diad against capital punishment however we question Mr statement on the grounds that asking for public opinion creates a dangerous precedent It our opinion thai if our government leaders placed a bit more on public opinion we wouldn be facing some of fiascos ore now Hut then since when his average politician ever listened to public opinion Only at ejection time and then with two tin liui that democracy for you everyone is free listen or not listen More thorns to man about town exhibitionist lawyer I- Lie Bailey fie looking for a new trial for Ms Pally Hearst tia immortal words go as follows I guess die is doing as well as can be expected Bui it going tougher and tougher for her in there to be a celebrity at prison is damn tough Sort of gets if Maybe we could ail send her a cheer up note after all just a crazy mix up kid trying to do her own thing It would appear hat Mr Bailey is angled trying to prove that right and wrong has nothing to do with It it just the loooong green stuff hat matters A bouquet of roses big red one to George McCleary a trustee on the Metro Barad of Education far the following 11 seems the Metro School Boards finance committee accepted a statement for expenses food hotel rooms meeting rooms etc The board refused however to make public the actual bills To which Mr Ml deary replied that anyone should be able to bills charged to the taxpayers I just don happen to think that when your living on he taxpayers you should live king I think Mr McCleary is right now alt we hove to do is con all he little kings In all the little kingdoms of education scattered all around Ontario Down with the monoorchy no more taxation without explanation Here a large bundle of thorns o the Canadian Metric Commission which has failed dismally providing Canadians with information We won even mention Celsius What happens when in a few years time they decide that the whole thing was really bad Idea to begin with We wilt lt Thorns again to Bene the mlnisler responsible for Indian iffalrs It seems our re brothers can tin why he tourists inn eat fish from the Wibigoon river system omnuruol fishing by tin Indians is in the high mercury content Minister Brunelle during a meeting with Indian leaders hat it would not be possible to shut down the river system to permit only fun fishing fish mil thwning back because enforcement would he possible Our red brothers on the and Grassy reserves find that hard swallow hi cause they tan go fishing though tourists can Maybe we could Narrows reserves in plastic grass flower and tries to with the fun fishing I mean after all they are only and do you mean to they get hungry too Who Lets nil hear it for Dominion Day list not leas a bouquet if roses for the crazy po in Canada and he United States who arc buying up exposes of he and Wnshlnglon Senator In Illznhtih Washington Has it ever crossed your mind how these prominent men ever found time to stay of bod long enough to run the country It takes crazy people to pay money read such Irlpe However an exchange of keeps country going so in a i of Ironic t It Till n hang in there SEXUAL MISADVENTURE Politics has its lighter moments Derek Quit Park Ilurrau Of The Herald So third of the parliament of has recessed until tobcr and you whether that means the silence of the tomb has fallen upon the red sandstone Taj Mahal from where our provincial laws Thats not exactly what happens The civil service still conducts its business from lompltx of mini skyscrapers around Queen Park although few government workers actually have desks In the legislative building Itself Select committees of he legislature still meet when hey flying off to examine trucking in England or insurance in Sweden as Iwo of them probably will this summer still deliberates Wednesdays lommittces meet other days The still reads press releases and thinks filing stories on Ihem And perhaps most important for the public the tour guides arc still there conduct tours or anyone who drops in on a hot summerday While the building Isn lair conditioned the walls are no hick it takes long time lo heal the interior and that means it often feels cool by comparison iiNt Minister Bill Newman lint nowidays is some variation of you don 1 know anything about agriculture a charge he usually delivirs at the Ne v Democratic Piny ram the lop of his lungs They set him off asking questions he considers nonsensical Hut he tactics in a recent response lo I question ibout the effects of fluorescent lighting on the nutritional value of It went like this Milk is the single most economical freshest and most nourishing food we have It is thing to the perfect food we know in in over could he toward the Ontario Science Centre for a The frustrating reality which comes to mind is this sort of obligatory selfcontrol inherent in traditional museum visits Come again Then there s the thought provoking In formation that sometimes pops up In government reports one of the most recent being in the provincial coroner report legislalive committee Tel me what Is this death by sexual misadventure about Singer Wilson asked I was too much of a lady to ask MPP Gil Sandeman iNDP Peterborough I said The husband came home ahead of time another committee member said All wants is the address MPP Mike suggested I would think some of them were people with weak hearts chief ex plained One ministry official told the committee he was surplsed there arc only 11 Sexual misadventures cover a very interesting feild In net we have an agent come to our seminars at least once a year to speak six hours on this subject No one iskcd why Ontario MP Smith PC Simcoe Last has waged a sum successful personal campaign for several year to have the Aug 1 civic holiday declared Day in honor of Ontario first John Gravis Donald South once suggested early pioneer a Loyalist merchant and later Judge called Richard Corlwright on whom Mr Mac Donald wrote his university thesis So Mr Smith speaking during a recent debate on Day said he interviewed students about of whom identified him Iroughly correct historically The same students were asked about Carlwnght and 3 did not know who he was while identified him as he star of the TV show Bonanza Mr Smith rested his case On Parliament Hill A dream castle on Bloor Street II Don Oil urn U Herald in indignant part it nplojci of ipating ii say but was accusing mi of hi is And let givi tin m in credit Certainly I don agree with bias in anyone doug Job It is something to be ivoided But in the case of OISL I probably am biased Itiasid tollie prejudice which prob ihly about tin only is to write about is little as possible imtAMcsn The reason for whatever am of bins there is gois right lo the roots It is lased on the firm belief Dial education today the primory fields detained from It is ethereal particulurlj it is remote from the public And for this if not the blame at least a major onus I put on Operaling out of dream castle on Street robubly thi most is really sumptuous it his directed from the ilouds studies which in turn lifted education on a cloud and not with he people where it should be NO SUMMON An a breed can even talk sensibly to the public A prime The project lias caused this discussion is called an interface No just what the devil is in in terfuce study Do you knoW Does your letter carrier know Dots he your supermarket or his know This is so typical or education It talks rcallj only to itself And from this it dreams and follows the rosy path of idealism the long slow climb up he hill which is the fundamental road to good basic education The road which instills the foundation hi Die power of plication the broad outlook he seeds of reason which ire skeleton of a good education Arc our young people this today The evidence is hat hey inn very bright Grade 13 graduate lo enter university lining he I had anything on the construction I- for four Universities about the ilhtericy of freshmen students Bob being oil so right in complained tint griduites of high school spt II or do simple mithematics There has lo be a lot of sympathy or the rink file of edit establishment i community their sincerity is really not to be questioned But Ihey can i be is good as their leadership And this has been much too much dreamy and precious with is dreamer In question one MPP interjected wt are suppose d to In kept rt another interjection asked him how m my he was going lo have is the minister the significant irnilritaudoii r knowledge of milk pack A short version the inswer would have been es hire is vitamin loss from milk XPI AN A comment printed in an Ontario government publication by a person riding HELP mil pick the rgr town Poll Office mail cleared a problem for Ihr carrier who Ii trying lo Tin and he i hi place to put the ail the office reports id for thai reason re iking clear the nil us noon ok possible Iff a newspaper or circular Is FROM HERE AND THERE Travellers secret weapon Should moral into traveller pi ins to visit i foreign country Such an idea may seem strange to who think of travel only in lirms of pleasure Carefree we go to any land that appeals to our desire for new adventures or a return to scenes If re rewarded with interesting sights beautiful views people and masterpieces of art of irehitccture about all ask All of winch seems pirficlly Innocent and broadening Yet behind the scenes in mony countries arc countless coses of human repression exploitation Jailing and execution without trial cruelty and torture Such Incidents almost dally In news And our reaction Is Thank God I don live in that country forgclling all bogs ind fly to these shocking conditions the screen us from all signs of justice and inhumane treatment of their aliens We must not be upset We bring money needed by economically notions By passing such oppressive countries In our travels we can cast a vole for human decency a iiv no unnoticed But we can live a little better with ourselves And we illtral ig why some countries ire on our blacklist If enough act on such con some tourist hungry governments gel the where it hurts Dally Times What about the near misses last year I said earlier I urn no expert on flying procedures hut having a passing publicity procedures I ularly impressed with the way the a i the striking pilots ofly Inguiorly umimprescd nil- by sinking pilots to leak out stones of near misses in the is pelting out hand If there lias i protest the use of at live airports there must be a more method than describing how two planes nearly collided over lion now told the chilly details of near misses so far this and somehow tin pilots minaged lo relate them ill to bilingunlism issue Its passing strange tiny don I lalk about he near misses in 1975 whin Now re told thai the skies an unsafe in Canada even If French is nol being used outside Quebec the ion ire loo preoccupied with the problem to on their duties we have head of the S Air Line I dots saying that Canadian skies arc because the controllers arc In eonfusid stale of mind because of coercion llinnts and Pilots from nine airlines have decided to quarantine Canadian air space European pilota who hear bilingual operating ill over Jic world are saying It unsafe to fly into Canada These pilots really stick together llien may be many good reasons why tin be a bilingual system in but nit interested parties seem to becoming so emotional if not irrational that we have lout sight of the technical Issue with problems Is going to become I cause for idleness then most of us deserve a eontmuous holiday irhaps none of us should get on a bus until lie driver cm provide proof hat he had a fight with his wife his bank manager or his in law As i mider of fait pi mi crash in Texas a few years ago was on the captain being with a domestic quarrel But that time no one suggested It was unsafe to fly until all pilots obtained POOH at the moment I am not sure what the strikes are all about The govern menl which do particularly good jub of explaining its ground to program now has established a twoman commission to study all aspects of plan And Prime Minister Irudenu has given assurance then will be no extension of until the commission reports back With this assurance I cant understand why the controllers should be so preoccupied with the problem nor can understand why pilots should be going around peddling horror stories about how dangerous It Is to fly In Canada One of these days they will decide to return to work and magically preoc will disappear Sell assured pilots who now tell selected reporters about how they missed death by feet will be walking down the aircraft aisles telling passengers that flying is really safer than driving your own car And foreign pilots will be explaining how much safer it is to fly into say Toronto with all those other aircraft around than it was during the strike when the skies virtually empty and controllers were in the And perhaps when passions fade and reasons return some patient and knowlcdgeabld person will lake me aside and by talking slowly explain what the whole sordid mess was all about