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Prigs 6®Lne*mew Seadnel, Wednesday,, June 24, 19111
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OW SENTINEL
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olish workers.'
eroic stand
The rise of Solidarity,, the workers movement in Poland, is a
particular embarrassment to the Soviet Union and: its East
Bloc allies because it is very difficult to denounce the uprising
as the action of . "Bourgeois reactionaries" or other
counter-revolutionary forces.
The massive outrage against The oppressive. Soviet -domin-
ated system : is being Ied by the very group the system is
supposed to be geared towards - the common working man.
While the threat of a Soviet invasionis ever present, there
is Tittle likelihood of military action unless the Polish
government, itself, falls. The Soviets must avoid, if at all
possible, the prospect of having to send in tanks to crush a
workers' rebellion. Trueenough, they have resorted to
military intervention in the past, but times are changing. This
isnot. the 1940s or 1950s. The Eastern Bloc.is not a solid mass
of support for Soviet policy. Countries like Romania and
Yugoslavia would frankly frown as unwarranted intervention.
Polish workers are simply demanding that the promises
made to them under Marxist theory are brought to fruition.
They are told they are living in a workers' 4paradise when in
fact they are ruled° by government and . Communist Party
bureaucrats.
Much of the workers dissatisfaction stems right fromtheir
factories. They havetoiled under incompetent and insuffer-
able party appointed managers for too many years. They are
tired of watching their own standard of living decline because.
of stupid decisionsmade by other people.
Many might wonder why these workers seem so defiant
with the military might of the Soviet Union poised on the
border.
Quite simply, you can push people only so far. After that,
they no longer fear danger. Most people have a sense of
personal dignity - call it pride, call it honour -' which is
essential to their own sense of self respect as a human being.
The Polish workers have taken a stand. They know they
have reached a point of no return. They will wild or they will
die trying.
Let no one underestimate their determination. •
—Glengarry News
report from queen 8'
Ey Murray Elston, M.P.P.
Ilatuen-1 00']
•
Ontario Hydro
Legislation which would allow two
major BILD programs to ,proceed
received second reading on Tuesday..
The bill was originally introduced' by
the Minister of Energy on May 28.
One aspect of the bill authorizes
Ontario Hydro to undertake a Resid-
ential Energy Advisory Program
which will encourage greater efficien-
cy, .conservationand safety in the use
of electrical power in homes. Ontario
Hydrowill offer advice and . inspection
services to homeowners, as well • as
providing loans of up to $2,000 at
attractive interest rates for the pur-
pose of installing equipment and.
material in accordance with REAP:
A . second aspect of thebill gives
Ontario Hydro the authority to prod-
uce, sell supply and deliver heat
energy, such as steam and/or hot
water, as a primary product of that
corportation..
This amendment is especially im-
portant to the development of the
Bruce Energy Centre, as it will permit
Ontario Hydro to sell steam or hot
water to the Ontario Energy Corpora-
tion as part of a scheme to develop
industries, greenhouses, and fish
farms at the Bruce Energy Centre.
Co -Op Health Services
The Minister of Consumer and
Commercial Relations introduced leg-
islation which was rapidly pushed
through three readings within an hour
of its introduction. The bill freezes the
$378,000profit realized from the sale
of two : Metro Toronto properties
,bought with funds from the now
defunct Co -Operative Health Services
edtrees
Organization. In effect, the bill will.do
something the Supreme Court of
Ontario recently refused to do, in that
it prevents Co-op's fired general
manager and "lawyer from taking the
money held in trust at Montreal Trust.
Thousands ..of subscribers lost hund-
reds ofthousands of dollars in unpaid
claims when Co-op closed .down last
February.
Consolidated Headings ,
Legislation providing for the con-
solidation' of hearings is currently
before the Justic Committee, after
receiving Second Reading. The Com-
mittee is currently dealing with many
interest groups' protests which have
arisen due to the bill's quick passage.
It is expected that the legislation will
be reported back to the House on June
23, at which point it will 'receive Third
Reading.
In situations . where there would.
have been, separate hearings under..
individual acts, the Consolidated
Hearings Bill provides that a single
hearing would be held on all matters
under the various ;existing. acts. the
bill is, applicable to twelve acts,
including the Environmental„ Assess- .
ment ..Act, the. Environmental Protec-
tion Act and the. Ontario Municipal
Board Act.
The passage of the ; Consolidated
Hearings ' Act would mean that,
instead of holding a number . of
separate hearings on the proposed
transmission lines from the Bruce
Nuclear. Plant, only a single hearing
would be held to deal with all matters.
Dioxin In .Fish
The Minister of the Environment
has stated that he was mistaken when
he recently said that a form of dioxin
had been found in the fish of the Great
Lakes. Only fish from Lake Ontario
have been found to contain TCDD, the
most toxic of the 75 -member familyof
dioxin emicals.
Insura nchce6 Inereafises
The Minister of Consumer and
Commercial Relations has stated that,
insurance companies are justified in
raising carinsurance premiums by up
to twenty per cent, because provincial.
government monitoringshows that the
cost of claims has far surpassed the
rates. Mr. Walker says that consum-
ers have been getting a bargain in
auto insurance over the past few
months because of the skyrocketing
cost of repairs.
Toronto East General
According to an investigator of
medical care at Toronto East General
Hospital, the Ontario Governmentwas
already planning secretly to give itself
the power to take temporary control of
public hospitals even before it knew
the results of the enquiry. In late May,
a . senior Health Ministry official
apparently asked the committee to get
their report out quickly so that the
legislation could be introduced. The
legislation has already been tabled.
Meanwhile, the Executive Director
of the Ontario Hospital Association
has accused the 'Minister of taking-
advantage .of East General's problems
to justify giving the province far reach-
ing ,powers over public hospitals. The
Minister expects legislation, giving
the Cabinet the right to appoint one or
more inspectors to investigate the
administration and medical care at
Ontario's 250 public : hospitals, to be
passed . before the summer recess
Nursing Home Week.
I would like to tell the story
And have it understood
That we are not old and hairy
And our Pinecrest Home is
good.
Sure, we have seen a few
years
A great deal of this land
We do not want your tears
We would rather shake your
hand.
We are under new ownership
Yes and management too
They db not shoot from the
hip
They hand it straight to you.
We also have a staff
Find, thoughtful' and pretty
We can always have a laugh
For they are really witty.
Some are thin, others fat
All capable and dedicated
They catch our troubles off
the bat
Which leaves us quite elated.
We wish that you would
come
Within our walls sightseeing
Everything clean within our
home
And seeing is believing.
Now that it is really spring
We have our outside chairs
We listen to the birdies sing
An answer to our prayers.
There is something we have
learned
Life is not what you make it
Natures whims cannot , be
spurned
Life is how you take it.
All the world we would like to
tell
In this our little poem
We would like to stand and
yell '
This is our Pinecrest Home.
Aubrey fl[lggins.
By Don Campbell
Whilst the Reverend Duncan
MacLeod rode into Richmond Hill to
find a doctor, Pierre Bechard lay upon
the wagon at Blake's Folly. Hamish
tended to his friend and Flora encour-
aged him to eat a little soup. The
hopes of Bechard to finish his log
cabin had suddenly come to an end, at
least for the winter.
"It is best I return to my mother's
house in Quebec," he said. "But I am
concerned for you Hamish. If you stay,
can you close up the little house before
winter? I don't think so. It will take
another man to help and one who is
experienced in building."
MacLeod returned with bad news.
The doctor was away from home and
was not expected to return for several
days. Bechard called the minister to
his side and whispered to him.
"There is only one thing for me to
do. I have to go back to my people in
.Quebec. So I must journey down the
long road to Toronto and board a ship
before the winter freeze. You have
been kind Padre. Do you think you can
persuade Blake to lend me his wagon,
and let my friend Hamish drive me
down Yonge Street?
Reluctantly, Blake agreed to Bech-
ard's request. Secretly he saw the
answer to the etnbarrassinent Pierre
would cause by remaining at Blake's
Folly. Part of the agreement was that
Hamish
should gather up "supplies"
whilst he was there. (Blake's whisky
was running low).
"Drive slowly all the way," Mac-
Leod told Hamish. "At the very best it
' will be a painful journey for your
friend. I shall ride on ahead as fast as 1
°
can, find Doctor Cameron and send
him back to you. He will meet you
somehwere on Yonge Street between
here and Toronto."
Duncan MacLeod mounted .his
horse like an accomplished equest-
rian. Except for his clerical collar,
nobody would have guessed he was a
minister. In his wanderings he had
acquired an odd assortment of cloth-
ing more fitting to the Canadian
climate. These were "payments in
kind" - part of the Sabbath collections
for his religious services. A leather
cord was attached to his round black
hat and tied in a bow under his chin.
Beneath his overcoat was a thick
wolleri. garment which filled out his
otherwise slim figure. Upon his feet fie
wore a pair of old riding boots and the
hands which held the reins were
protected with long sheepskin gloves.
He looked rather comical as he said his
farewells. The cold wind had brought
;a ruddy colour to his cheeks and he
tried to sniff away the "dew drop"
which had formed at the end of his
nose.
"Give my best wishes tae' Doctor
Cameron," Flora told the minister.
"And please ask him tae visit me
before
summer."
She blushed.
"Ye can tell him, I've got a wee
MacCrimmon Who will be knocking on
the door of Canada!"
Neil was absolutely flabergasted at
Flora's remarks. "Ye didna tell me ye
were carrying a babe! It's sae soon.
How can ye be sure?"
Flora smiled, a soft sad sort of
smile. "Och! I know," she said. "Yis
not the first time I have been with
child!"
MacLeod sensed he was in the
middle of a delicate domestic situation
and decided it would be an approp-
riate time to leave. After cautioning
Hamish Murdoch to take care of Pierre
Bechard,he urged his horse into
action and cantered off down the
driveway.
They looked to the comfort of Pierre
and prepared him for the long journey.
Fresh hay was brought from the barn
'to form a soft bed ort the wagon. He
was covered with his own blankets and ' •
finally the. canvas of his tent to protect
him from the cold.
Hamish Murdoch brought .Pierre's
tools to the wagon but the Frenchman
told him to leave them behind. "When
I hire a man, I expect him to stay at his
work," he toed Hamish. "You told me
that Highlanders were strong men.
Are you going to quit before you've
finished the job? You'll be paid
Hamish, and we'll find another man in
Toronto to take my place." He smiled
painfully and sarcastically at Blake.
"Don't worry monsieur. The next axe
you hear chopping itt my bush will be
held in the hands of a Protestant!"
Neil drove with them to the end of
the laneway. He was concerned about
Hamish taking the long journey down
Yonge Street, and he whispered so
that the prone figure of Bechard would
not hear;
"I'ni worried about ye Hamish. Ye
didna tell Blake ye never handled
horses before!
Hamish smiled, mischievously: "He
never asked me, so there was nae
need tae tell him. There has to be a
first time for everything!"