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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-04-02, Page 6• Page 6—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 2, 1986 ••••••.::: ..,*,:i•;444 „A:4414'4/e,, ' • Y' , • "The Sepoy"rown" 10tN Co • 5S0V)*"11‘°4' VERIFIED CIRCULATION PAW Thomas Thompsen -Advertising Manager James Friel " - -editor Pat Livings.tOn. -General Manager Joan Helm Compositor Merle Elliott -Tyneset,10 Subscription rates in advance: 7.,." Qutsibe Canada $60.00 4." Outside Canada $58.°° Senicir Citizen Secondclass mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the'condition that in theiiiient of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the -erroneetis item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. • Freedoms must endure The government of Ontario is moving at, an alarming pace to impose a socialist ideology upon the face of this province. Is that what we really wanted when we voted for change at the •last election? •The fiasco between government and the medical profes- sion is an issue which is cause for concern. Actually, two basic issues emerge after all the smog of rhetoric has cleared. tone is the issue of freedom of the individual and the degree to which We will permit the government to en- croach upon it; the second is the quality of health care we • can look forward to as citizens of Ontario. The extra billing aspect of the issue is nothing more than a smoke screen. Politicians realize that appeal to voters is best achieved by stroking their pocketbooks. And so, while the extra billing .issue grabs the attention of the publiC, the government can move in on the medical pro- fession under the guise of better medical care for all at no extra cost. We've heard those kinds of promises before. What is astonishing is that so many people believe this Will happen. Consider -the record of government ad- ministrative ability. Consider the baSic. ,principles .of human nature. Surely these would indicate that theiieople of Ontario will be the losers. Doctors, while they may appear god -like when one's life is at stake, are after all human beings with the same desires, sensitivities and needs as the rest of the human race. What is going to happen to the morale of these pro- fessional people if they are all reduced to the lowest corn; 'non denominator by bAnithrbidderiptgbarge according to theiF4vOrt*Z!4'4 .‘W1146.01.1 happent to theiftKest Toffextellence, if there • are no tangible rewards for achieving it? Where else in our society -* that achleVementdented? And what Is most disturbing, what profession or seg- ment of , our society will be next on the govertunent'sbit ' • - , .Basic hurnan rights' are being interfered with in this issue. IS:that what we really Want? What is at stake here , is not the option to overbill, or ,• • equal access. to medical', care. It is the overall level of Medical care we can expect -by a group of once dedicated • professional people who have beeni squelched by an overbearing bureaucracy. -Andlt is the tenuous status of. • some very basic freedoms we have all came to expect. We; in Ontario; enjoy an extreraelyligh level medical care' When world-renowned experts are necessary, we. need•go,nolurther.than our own mediCal, centres. Do we*,.. ' really want, to interfere with the level of excellence we ": . 4 • hava4chigyed Ontario? One thing is sure: it will not be here for us under ,a -sYste111, where - professionals are•.'• ‘. • - - government -Controlled. , It is disheartening to seethe spiritof freedom of choice 'principles ,ilePitrg)eodwriliehatlf10te province graduallygrewand flourished, On- tario , , , ' ' ' ''' , ,-, .; ',,),;'1,•1;,,,,,, ,,, , ' ,.. '„ ...' . ..‘ •. .4 , ,.... i,.. I ' . • • "Absence makes the heart grow fond. , er". This old adage seems tdapply particu- larly to those who emigrate from!! their i• 4• native land. The feeling persists until the absentees return, and only then do roust them realize why they emigrated in the first place. Nothing remains the same except in memory. When Kathleen Jamie- son set foot once again in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it was as though she was seeing it for. the first time..After such a long•journey and inconvenience, however, she did not reveal her disappginttnent to her. husband. • Ian Jamiegon or* intendedfo stav a few days in Belfast ge too vvis bitten bY the, bug of the "auld hanie"s''As soon as be could, he. intended to take and! et short.. sea voyage to Glasgow and from theft into the ,Highlands -of Scotland. For the • time he 'stayed. with his wife and small son at the expensive Royal'Ulster Hotel, . Katfileen had been an 'orphan child and - had no relatives '•that she knew " of in Belfast. Years ago she had a friend by the name of Fanny Conners, and though she wetild dearly .have liked to see her again, Ole had no idea how to locate her • probably she had inarriec.1 long ago, and,had chatigecl,her name. Perhaps,'„ (and it was a very remote possibility), -Some Member of the congregation Of the church they- used to • 'attend might be able to give some newsof her. • • 4, On Sunday inorriing Kathleen dressedin herVery best - a 'Costume of greeir velvet trimrned with lace and dainty shoes of calf skin. When she negotiated the streets and sidewalks however, she wished -she was not so expensively attired. She had to lifther skirts to avoid the horse Manure when she •,crossed the streets, and walk,as far as pos- sible away from the road to prevent being splashed , by carriage wheels vvhen the paased t rough stagnant. puddles. , Next • tittle, Kathleen told lierself,'She would hire handsome cab,. even if she was only going a few hundred yards. At Saint Peter's Anglican Church she arrived a full fifteen Minutes before the eleven' o'clock serviceand went to the vestry to find the vicar, , I ani quite sure there is 110 lady by the • name of Fanny Conners in my parish,'the ,portly bald.headed minister informed • Izay01?••=, • • :•,.:Kattileen.'"iltit I Sitaillr'Y to find Out if,anY of my 'congregation knew of such a ( person. . , True to his „Word, when the parson read the' notices for that week, he, tagged an impromptu nicssage on the end: • us... this week is a. lady 'from • Canada, Who used to be a member. ot this church min)? years ago - she is the iadY. iri - the green ..Costurne'on the back pew; She is anxious to find the whereabouts of -an old friend whose maiden narne; is Fanny, Conners. Would anyone who Can assist, 'kindly speak to our colonial friend after, the • service?' • • • ,• During the entire letigto ottiVery unin- J toostiag sermon and the singhigtift e iast hymn, Kathleen Wondered if she would be lacik.enough.to Meet somebody whO'inew •'Fanny' As the congregation Passed,' each With:, a Smile or a polite nod for, the • `Colonial lady'', she began to despair until ' she noticed a poorly dressed little Meuse of • a *Oman afthe,baek of ,the crowd who was 'IoOking intently at her. When she. reached Kathleen's side, she slipped, 11140 -the pew •beside her and spoke- with lur hand. covering tierlips, as if what she wassaying , • , was a national secret. • -"I know a Fanny. Conners - so 1 do ma'am," she whispered. "But judging by. the the likes of you - you being a lady anall - it doesn't seem proper that she could be a friend o'yorn so it don't." "Could you please give • /lie • Fanny's • address?" Itathlten isked, delighted With her contact.v' , • k , 'Twould brhard.to find, ma'am =, 'tis • not a nice part of the city - 1 wouldn't want •A a Christian lady to be toaniin arhund the*, • ' •,` •.; • "Then perhaps you can take me there yourself" Kathleen said. The woman recoiled as if horrified at the very thought "Id be afeared O' what ye might think when ye,.see the hovel Panty livesKathleen reached into her costume pocket and produced a golden sovereign. - "Perhaps this will help you to overcome your fear," she said sweetly. likes o'" the place,"