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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-10-07, Page 7LUK SENTINEL "The Sepoy Towel," Established 103 SHARON J. PINT • Editor • ANTHONY N, JOHNSTONE . Advertising anal oenenol Manager PAT LIViN($TON • °Mee Manger MERLE IxLI,IOT`t • 1•Yprsetter JOAN H1LM Composition Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 7, 1981 Page 6 Husiness•And Editorial Office telephone S28-2822 Mailing Andress .P.0, fox 40o,,Luvknow, NOG 2H0 Second Class Mail •Ilegistrption Number 411347 Subrerlp n rite4 *14,50 pee' yen, In irdve awe S.nlor nom riot *12.00 per year in tadvt ce . Cl,5,A. eat For.Ign, *23.00 per year le 4000 ;4 Sr, Ch, U.S.A. and totelgs,$21410pet year la adyanee The Supreme Court's ruling has oved any legal obstacle preventing the Trudeau governs ent from patriat- ing the constitution, but it is becoming increasingly clear that the:. court's comments about a "constitutional .conven- tion" requiring provincial consent, is causing a major deter- ioration between the federal government and the remainder of the, country. The Quebec National Assembly has given Premier Rene Levesque a resounding mandate to demand new constitu- tional negotiations with Ottawa and resistapplication of the sections of the proposed constitution which could impair rights and affect its powers without its consent. Liberal Leader Claude Ryan and members of the official opposition supported the motion; which ..calls on the federal government to renounce its unilateral course of action and return to the bargaining table on terms that- respect the existing autonomy ofthe provinces. The federal New Democrat party has announced it will not support, the federal government in light of the supreme court's decision, unless they give the province one last chance to negotiate. And the British politicians are making noises about using the convention argument to stall or block the patriation process at Westminister, Despite the argument that the federal government has the legal right to proceed, for Trudeau to continue unilaterally would seriously damage the federal government's already strained relationship with the provinces. To bring home the constitution . without the . provinces' consent at this time would marr the constitution's homecoming with controversy unworthy of the historic project that it is. To dispel the political confusion and alleviate the controversy over the legitimacy of . the constitutional renewal, the federal government can take a step :which would also avoid yet another endless round of negotiaaations with the provinces. The federal • government can call a national referendum. Let the people of Canada decide whether they agree with the Trudeau government's plan to patriate our constitution with a charter of rights and an amending formula, The individual Canadian has been forced to sit back and watch the, federal government and the provinces wrestle for rights and argue over amending formulas. Let the people of this country decide whether they support patriation of the Canadian constitution at this time with, a charter of rights and amending formula, as detailed in the resolution passed by Parliament. The question would no longer be whether people want the federal government to proceed despite provincial objec- tions: If a majority of the people in any given province democratically approve of the federal course of action, there can be no provincial objection. The provincial governments only speak on behalf of the people they represent and iif the people declare they disagree with their provincial govern- ment, the province has no legitimaaate • objection. The Canadian people wantthe constitution brought homie, but they do not :see the need, for a never ending battle between the federal government and the provinces. Many feel there are other important issues such . as high interest -rates,the-stagnated_ economy,_ _high inflation_ and 'high unemployment which should be occupying the efforts of our politicians.. Canadians will jump at the chance to settle the constitutional question once .and for all, so the country can go on to deal with the problems which affect everyone in their daily lives.. Another assassination Yet another world figure has fallen victim to an "assassin's bullets, Alt reports at press time on Tuesday afternoon indicated that President Anwar Sadat of Egypt had been shot dead Tuesday afternoon, Egyptian tithe, Sadat as well as being a prominent statesman was also a very courageous man in his 'peace efforts with Israel. Ostrasized from his Arab allies, he stood alone in offering the olive branch to Israel, an enemy he had long tried to annihilate. ' Sadat will be remembered for his peace efforts. The Camp David Accord and the continuing talks with Israel is an attempt to bring peace to the Middle East are largely a result of Sadat's readiness to take history's pen in hand and write his Stark on the history of the world, Should the reports from Cairo be true, the world will have lost another great statesman to an assassin's guff. But his peace efforts will continue through the unstable period to follow in Egypt in the Sten chosen to replace him. The world can only hope i that the tnfet>ttatt 6f the assassins to create havoc and undermine the peace effort rill not erupt in more violence. In 1842, the profession of doctor in the capital of Upper Canada, was a highly respected, if not always lucre- tive calling. Old Doctor Buchanan had, however, more by his knowledge of psychology than medical expertise, always managed to be more financially • successful than his other colleagues 'in Toronto. . . Although he had welcomed Dr, Cameronas a junior partner, he .was. nevertheless, a little disturbed that the young -man had little or no concern for the economical aspects of the joint practice. Doctor Buchannan . had wait- ed for the opportunity to remind his partner that it was money, and not a charming bedside 'manner, by which doctors survived: One evening, when the two were playing chess by the large bay window which overlooked King Street, he thoughtit was time he told his partner what was on his mind, "I've been meaning to speak to ye Jimmy,". the old doctor said as e moved a piece across the :board, afld with a crafty glint in his eye, took off one `,of Dr. Cameron's' knights. "I understand ye refusreto bleed arty of our patients, and :they are going elsewhere for the bloat letting," Dr.. Cameron 'stoked intently. at. the board, rather than his respected partner, "I do not believe, Sir, in spite of the fact it has been a recognized practice, that it can do anything except cause a temporary weakness to the ' body, Therefore, Sir, since I personally find no use for the procedure, 1 :shall neither recommend or carry out, what I presume to be a useless remedy." Dr. Cameron looked up from the board and smiled .graciously. "Per- haps you will observe, Sir, I: now ha" you in check!" • The . old doctor was too absorbed with his thoughts to concentrate on the game and: he continued to speak what was uppermost in. his mind. "And what about all this business of washing ye hands before ye touch a patient? It seems my housekeeper spends all, her time running between the surgery and thewater pump!" Doctor Cameron ignored the remark and kept his eyes on the chess board. "Then there's the whisky, Jimmy. I wouldna mind if ye were drinking my liquor yesei', but I object strongly to it being poured on the wounds of every Tom, Dick or Harry who showsye the colour of his blood." • Young DoctorCameron rose from his seat, walked over to the window and looked outside at everything and nothing; If he tried to . avoid the old medical practitioner's probing, he was unsuccessful, • "There's something peculiar about ye Jimmy, and 1 don't want to pry into ye personal affairs, but ye never seem to be attracted by the ladies., I always thought a young Scottish buck would have shown his horns before this time; I tell ye, and take it from an old man, there are only two things in life for a man to worry About. One is love and the other is the purpose for which he lives. For all ye faults, ye're 'a fine doctor, Jimmy, but ye're going to have to find yesel' a womanly' one foot f In the furrow 131y ditYars c ray r -►ell • Doctor Cameron turned from the window abruptly, He was angry that his partner was prying into his 'private life, glut he tried not to show it. "My ' purpose in. life Sir, is to heal the sick, and as for love, I believe love isnot confined to the physical* desires of men., I have a love,- a deep and strong love, and it belongs - 16 the people of Skye," Ife moved quickly to the chess game. "And now Sir, to put an end to both theconversation and the game; it gives me great pleasure. He moved a queen from one gide. of the board to the other, and smiled triumphantly, "To place you in check mater„ . The young doctor'striumphwas short .lived, There was a knock on the door and a fussy woman in a clean white aprom came into the' room. "Excuse me gentlemen," She nod• dqd politely at the two men. "There is somebody asking for you Doctor Cameron.'' Doctor Cameron nodded. "Tell him. to wait in the surgery, unless It's very urgent. -nu be there • In a few minutes. "They ere not patients," the wom- an said: "And they're welting at the front door. One is a rough looking man, a seaman I think, and the other is a young boy who seems to know you Sir, He said his name is Edward MacQueen!" Doctor Cameron sighed, and smiled in. relief. "Thank God he has come back, Sometimes it seems, the Mac- Queens have given more trouble to my people than the Campbells!" by bob trotter Where _ for agrominiums come from�d the idea, 4 Some egghead who lives in an American ivory .tower, probably. What are they? They . are lots severed from a farm upon which country homes are built but the land is rented . back to the farmer who continues to work as much as he can. In other wards, the land is not lost to production of food, It seems like an asinine idea to me, City people would buy or rent those homes, They arenotoriously unkind when it comes to farm sutelis, farm dust and farm noise, The Ctaatario Municipal Board's, decision to block a controversial agrominium project in Sintcoe County has been upheld by the Ontario Cabinet, -The idea was first mentioned a few years back and . farmers ,in the area fought it every step of the vvaay, right to ttte t.abinet, As I .scree it - and it appears many fanners agree - it is only the first step itt the battle. It doesn't mean that ' the concept has been dropped, It is the second time such an appli- cation has been vetoed by the Cabinet and it will not be the-last,-parimers• have fought the battles but the war is not won. Although the federation of agriculture asked for a moratorium on such developments, the ministry of housing would not grant it, "In theory, developers could come back next year with another proposal and farmers would be back up in front of the OMB again at their cost," says Ron Jones of the federation. Nobody in agricultural circles would be surprised. Some, in °fact, were pleasantly surprised that they won this particular battle. Too many decisions in recent years have gone against them. They fought and lost a battle where a feedlot operator wanted to expand his farms. He was tial close to a few high-priced houses, Too many urbanites move to the countty for the rural amenities but turn up their delicate noses when a farmer, who.. has been in business perhaps for years, simply wants to continue doing what he is best at doing: producing food. I suppose farmers cannot hope for a moratorium considering all the other battles-they-have-beenfighting, There are fewer members of parliament with a rural background sifter every elec- tion, Agriculture ministers are", being given lower profiles after *every Cab - Met switch, Farmers are ittthe minority in almost every one of the .16 .province's with the possible exception of Prince Edward Island, The Prairies were full of farmers until the oil and gas froom made the population one-sided against them. VVtio is going to fight for a farmer' who wantsto save his land when maybe, just maybe, a few gallons of oil are under that land? Heritage funds, oil and gas taxes and theenergy shortage mitigate against the farmer, - So do highways, power corridors, plazas, developers and Most city councils. s You fight •development and you fight progress, they say, . One of these days, well run out of arable land in this country because it will be covered with ticky-tacky houses and highways; Then, well all statvc to death in our beautiful homes or ears. y..