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Oron Weklyimes Wenesay. çtoer15, 1997 -9 DEMOCRATS INFORMATION ONTARIO rNEWil Clarke Hîgh Sehool News Compctitlofl in health care Annual Romiecoming Triis past weekend was Thanksgiving. Howeven tbe turkey was not the only visiton to many bouses. For tbe many former Clarke students wbo are now attending colleges- or universities, it was- thein first long Weekend to visit home. Along with the students thene was dirty laundny, homework, more dirty laundny, textbooks, expeniences to sbare and yet more dirty laundry. For parents witb thein- finst- child away at univensity, they will bave to come to' terms with the realization that thein sonldaughter will be bringing laundny home with them every time tbey visit. (Christmas will be the next big event in wasbing bistony!) It might be a good idea for parents to start associating noast tunkey with muddy socks! In the Clarington municipality, thene is a heavy emphasis on family and family values. Organizations, sucb as the Lions and the Optimists, hold events such as community picnics and firework displays that would be difficuît to organize in a langer community. The closeness of family and friends is one of the benefits of living in a small, quiet village and so for the students who bave moved away fnom home in the Claingtonf area, these family neunions make the season al tbe more special. We hope that everyone had a good Thanksgiving (and bopefully, the I.G.A. will have a discount on ABC Detergent)! --Cen Evans Mrs. Larock (picture attached) Mns. Larock is a new member of the Clarke teacbing staff. Sbe is pnesently teacbing Communications and Technology Design for grades ten, eleven and twelve. Sbe nemembers ber grade six teacher, Mr. West, who was a nice man Who taught ber a lot about teacbing. The art of teaching is a challenging task. It is about caring, discipline, and knowledge. That is what inspires, Mrs. Larock about teaching as well as the fulfilment she feels, when she sees students grow and develop. She also enjoys watching students acquire new skills and the joy cross the faces of many Who finally grasp a challenging concept. Mrs., Larock attended Georgian College in Barrie, Loyalist College in Belleville, and Queen's University in Kingston. Mrs. Larock states that she is excited to be in a new school and looking fonward to working witb the students and staff at Clarke. Just by spending five -minutes talking to ber 1 realized what a pleasant,' caring and easygoing person she is and We are privileged to have her on our teaching staff. --Lisa Johnson Boston Trip Well, Clarke's music department is off to a harmoniious stant!, Already, they have gathered their most promising musical talents to formi the Clarke Higb School Senior Band. These dedicated musicians, have already begun practising pieces for an upcoming trip. Right now, they have set their sights on Boston, Massachusetts althougb nothing is definite. There, they wilî hopefully be participating in the Heritage Music Festival, along with numerous -other bands from across Canada and the United States. This trip is scbeduled to take place from April 16, 1998 until April 20, 1998. Clarke's Senior Band will be looking for support from local organizations as well as the community througb fund raising efforts to belp cover the costs of this incredible opportunity. Members of tbe band are eageriy awaiting this trip and are bursting witb enthusiasm. We wish tbem good luck in rebearsals as well as the competition. Sounding good Clarke! --Rosanna Yankanah places tocus on cost Mike HariW Conservative goverriment is leading Ontario furtiler down the road toward Amrericanized health care, wflere companies compete with @ne another to provide servicO through cen- tralized agencffs- When com- petîtion is jpltroduced to health care, co§t is the focus, not the quality of patient care. Competitiorl in Ontario's health care gystem means driving 1down stand ards, cut- ting corners &fi patient care, and cutting he4ith care work-- ers' wages to tpe Iowest com- mon denominator to beat out other companies. This is not the health care system people in Ontario hav@ worked for so long and so Bard to build, and this is not tihe health care Ontario patients deserve, The fundamerntal problem is that Mike Harris' Conservative governrnent bas no real plan for our health care system. TheY are making huge changes to health care without thinkJng about the consequences. They are leav- ing communitiecs across the province unstire about the delivery of servIices, and anx- ious about the QualitY Of care. The Red çro@s homem-aker program and the 73,000 Ontario residePts they serve in more than 9@) communities across the praO'ince. has been put in Jeopardý hy the Harris government'S iiptroduction of competition to tiome-care ser- vices. In their haste to eut government spending, the Harris Conserliatives did not consider that dhese changes could leave conrimities with no home-care 5ervices. In more thwn 45 commnu- nities, mostly in rural and Northern Ontiirio, the Red Cross is the onlly agency that provides services for the elderly, convalescents. chil- dren with mental disabilities and palliative r-are patients. The introduction of competi- tion, combinr-d with the Hanrs governwïent's cuts to pay equity and changes made to pay equity rules in Bull 26, means the Red Cross cannot compete with lyrivate home- care providers. As of January 1. 1998 the Red Cross will face a $35 million deficit and say they will have to shiit down their homemaker ser- vices. True to form, Health Minister Jim Wilson bas refused to accept responsibil- lty for this government's lackç of planning and inability to ensure we will have a quality health care system in the future. His only answers are to blame everyone else for health care cuts, hospital clo- suÏres, walting llsts for surgery and the general decrease i the homemaker problem on former govern- ments and refused to accept responsibflity for fixing the problem saying, "today we're going to try and see what solutions the opposition par- ties mlght have to this prob- lem." We took up his challenge. Jim Wilson bas been a disas- ter as Minister of Health. 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