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Pages THE HERALD Wednesday September 26 1990 Editorial Suffer the little children The World Summit for Children to be held at the United Nations buildings in New York Saturday and Sunday is truly a unique event It is not a United Nations summit as such but rather a concept that was identified by one UN agency United Na tions Childrens Fund in its annual report and acted upon by six initiating countries including Canada Egypt Mexico Pakistan Sweden and Mali Prime Minister Brian will act as co chairman of the summit along with President of Mali It is expected that over Heads of Government and Heads of State will attend the summit the largestever of its kind to be held in history The summit is expected to cover subjects as diverse as health nutrition education refugee children AIDS child labor street children prostitution and children during wartime Some may say that such a summit has been a long time in coming and they would be accurate in their assessment of the virtual neglect of childrens issues worldwide in eluding here in Canada It wasnt until that the United Nations adopted a Declaration of the Rights of a Child Little changed in regards childrens issues as the declaration merely offered a point of view on behalf of the world body albeit a needed one 1979 was declared the International Year of the Child mostly window dressing with some help directed to Third World children Last year the United Nations endorsed a Convention on the Rights of the Child and because the document was declared a convention it is legally binding on United tions members with a committee being establish ed giving authority to investigate and make public viola of childrens rights under the Convention Thus this weekends summit with UNICEF urgently re questing that each attending nation donate five per cent of their annual military budget to help aid the world s childrens plight Canadas share under this formula would amount to 600 million In reference to the summit Mr was quoted as saying Ideally childhood should be a carefree time of discovery and hope Its a time to grow to play and learn in a secure and loving environment But for millions of the worlds children the reality is far different Far too many perhaps thousand a day lose that battle Our Prime Minister will undoubtedly wax eloquent in his speeches at the summit but heres hoping he is also willing to come to the aid of children in need here in Canada It is estimated that one million Canadian children live in poverty and that fully 560000 Canadian children a year de pend on foodbanks for sustenance fully 40 per cent of all food bank users Similarly infant mortality among native people is an issue that must be addressed A study has shown that the infant mortality rate for native Indians per 000 was 18 8 and among Inuit 27 6 a figure that puts these Canadian babies at a higher risk to survive past their first birthday than babies in Cuba and Singapore Before Mr even thinks about castigating other countries and their treatment or lack of same of children he should first help alleviate the problem in his own backyard Of Fox run a success Committee I w A dm tin crid anil Sum Dotty Bow lor to Mp Haw Mm run daman inn put would law kern MM far the the HERALD Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1866 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 45 Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario L7G 3Z6 K ROBERT Publisher and General Manager 8772201 Still CLASSIFIED Joan M Mi ACCOUNTING SUBSCRIPTION BATES Hilton year J 110 year ill mi in Herald claim copyright on ill original id unit lug malarial eitad by IU employe and publlihad In National off lea AS Queen St W Toronto loMSH 2MB Monlraal The idiertlier agraaa that the not liable lor damage riling of arror In trtria- beyond I he paid lor the apace actually occupied by thai portion the In lo the of 111 or and the a no liability lor Intel on any lament beyond 111 pi Id lor auch -Letters- Beachbrooke proposal galls writer Dear Editor The Beachbrooke proposal for a rural subdivision in the Niagara Escarpment planning area has been in the news lately Hills Council reversed its decision from one of opposition to one of support At the initial meeting 1 had re quested to make a statement fortunately I was denied pcrmis sion to do so I had hoped to make the following comments response to a statement by town planner Glen that the On tano Ministry of Agriculture and Food always comments on the productive viability of farm land of size On behalf of EAGLE I have been attending Niagara Escarpment meetings regularly I recall a presentation by the president of the Halton Federation of Agriculture to the Commission in which he stated that in their ex is not interested in farms with small acreages whether land is prime agriculture or not Farm severances the Guidelines and OMAF s application of these guidelines have been a very controversial subject at NEC meetings over the past year appears to be in consistent As well has now identified areas of interest within NEC jurisdiction where request comments related to land use pro posals Within Hills there are farmlands considered prime agricultural value for which has no interest These areas are identified on map overlays in the NEC boardroom Southwestern Ontario con well under 10 of Canada s farmland but on the basis of climate and soils It ac counts for 20 of the value of agricultural output Only 3 of On tano population work the land while farm related products com pose the 2nd largest industry billion With of Canada class one agncultural lands within site of the CN Tower it is imperative that we cease this continued destruction Pat Woode Acton A victory for Ontarians Dear sir The s stunning election vie is not so much a victory for New Democrats but a victory for all of us in Ontario A point that will be clear when the coming recession will demand creative effective actions by governments Ontanan s will have reason to thank their lucky stars to have a man in the premier office who is not captive to the odious dogma Money Counts People Don It s something new and exciting to look forward to Anyone who follows the confused utterances in Press and Media can help but conclude a bad case of intellectual incest seeks to manipulate the public Clyde Wells of Newfoundland understood and said so David Peterson of Ontano did not On election points out expert opinion is suspect Only two years ago Robert Campeau lectured anyone willing to listen how wonderful free trade is going to be You will probably say who is Robert Campeau I rest my case A Georgetown Colorful character lost Dear Sir Georgetown s Main Street lost a little bit of colour over the summer with the death of an old gentleman whose name many of us even know The girls in the drug store said his name was George He lived in the hotel and for the past few years he was common fixture on the bench just outside Young s Drug Store Unshaven and a little unkempt at times he always had a bright and cheery word for anyone who would take the time to speak He had difficulty walking and I am sure there were probably limes when things were something ficult for him but his gruff bouncy voice never betrayed him He was the colourful kind of character that is so lacking in our unimaginative and sterile world of today As I pass that bench quiet now will remember his good morning love and silently say hello to George the man I never really knew Yours sincerely Dawn I ivingslone Georgetown Write us a letter The Herald wants to hear from you If you have an opinion you want to express or a comment to make send us a letter or drop by the office Our address is St Georgetown Ont All letters must be signed Please include your address and telephone number for venfication