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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-09-16, Page 4q Tlmee-Advocate, September 46,1!02 `fir: lIm-9saltett 'Ntilrs IdNsi: -Annan Haile It111111111wdlN IONNien Don Smith : 'Dee Lord i ubMA.bons Msaa Mglsimnon Number OM ' tetrin�Itt"ta. NMaat, T. -•rs w.4 . .. t4an.i araernitwavorleptallikeea IlleateDieus lleifeste.hhiall•)-+!b4.$.T. •assMoi.«srs*MOO • • • zniOfl Yes, but is'it equality? nwilling to wait for the -human race to evolve by itself into a more enlightened, less preju- diced state, the NDP are eager to force such changes upon .us. With yet an- ' other brand new piece of legislation .the province is determined to right -all wrongs in Ontario's hiring processes that have been shown to discriminate against certain groups. The Employment Equity Bill is being viewed by businesses as another unwel- come intrusion into the private sector by government. Essentially an affirma- tive action program, the bill would like to "assist" racial minorities, women, and those with disabilities to be more readily hired into business and .govern- ment. Such methods include proposals for quotas on these disadvantaged groups, and evzn allowing them to score lower on hiring tests than the ubiquitous white male. One silly question that might arise is how businesses might select potential candidates to fill quotas when resumes or telephone conversations might not reveal race or disabilities. To ask would be discrimination. Is this Billalso somewhat insulting .to women and minorities? How do such groups feel about such "tokenism". How does it feel to be expected to not do as well on a test as others? We notice the Premier is determined to see an equal 'number of female senators representing Ontario. Although the numbers 'of female politicians is not as great as the men, surely they 'have proved themselves capable of getting :elected and rising to the very top posi- tions 'of government without any need for quotas or handicaps. What about reverse snobbery? For those who are hopelessly prejudiced, will they deliberately seek out white nurses for fear that their black co- workers were only hired to fill a quota? And what about the $50,00() fine promised for those who" fail to meet the Bill's guidelines? Could the courts hon- estly find guilty an employer who swore she only hired the very best candidates for the job, regardless of race or sex? Some have even gone so far as to call this proposed bill "legalized discrimina- tion". That may be harsh, as it is obvi- ously intended to correct very real ineq- uities in Ontario's working world. If you doubt this, compare the job place- ment records of equally qualified black and white college graduates in Toronto. But the possibility remains that this Employment Equity' $111 may -have the potential to .do more harm than good -by asking employers to base hiring deci- sions on the basis of race, sex, or disa- bility. Is that really what we want? A.D.H. Elvis or Orpheus? Alexander is not musical. There you have it. The una- .basliedand-bsutaLtiwh. Hies.my son, and I love him dearly. He's a great kid with . many fine points. But he doesn't have a musical bone in his body. This news comes as no sur- prise to Alex. He's known it for years, and I keep reminding him, But he's never let this little technicality come between him and his musical ambition. First he suffered through a year of piano lessons and piano practice and piano recitals. I say suffer because all of this was imposed upon him by Elizabeth who doesn't believe in my judgement. .After he .wisely decided that he (and his teacher) bad suffered enough, he turned to the key- board. He thought the keyboard would tum him on. It did.for a while, but mostly because .the keyboard was digital.Alex could just flick a switch, enclitic instrument -would Chinn out a cute little number or two. All,by itself. Flick another switch, and there was another catchy Lune. Loam to play it? Why, that was as mucic work and as little .faun as playing.the piano. When Alexander got. to -guide 7, he home a masher of ,the eclrool,bsnd. A saxophone player, I yid you about his sasaphaniottfforts in ,an aulier moltmn. >Wi ll, he is still in the Anuld..altliatigh4taly his music mracba-iartwwsabthy. Then ,he staged a mar. I uric "Alex, ipu 4p't above .massy, forasiaitsr." Liplegjt!A1soia�lil`eiYtatr "LkoWwif u* If' 'it, I'll pay you back within three chine. I thought the lawn mower was developing the hiccups, and I turned it, off. But the noise con- tinued. It seemed to come straight from above, although the sound was far from heaven- ) t ly. In fact, it was the kind of noise one would expect to hear from the hounds of hell guarding the underworld. The stuff night- mares are made of. • Then 1 realized that the cam - motion was penetrating the walls and •the windows of Alexander's room. It made the house shake, the driveway crack, and the leaves nimble off the trees. It made my hair (what's left of it) Nand on end and my skin crawl. All atround _us, our frightened neighbours came running out of their houses: They looked sky- ward in horror..expecting an lin - tuinent.snack by .Skud .missiles. Qttidmrticreamed. Men fainted. The women .iostio tivoly.tamed a bucket brigade. Out dhere was no Are. dust one *Sof a poise. It was Aleaaander, suwaming months " "ter?" "My monthly allowance." "Not nearly enough." Peter's Point Peter Hanel " I11 snow the lawn. "You don't get paid for mow- ing our lawn." "Ill maw somebody else's lawn. And ill babysit. 111 oven sell my keyboard." He finally soaped snough IlIoneytgg her, a buy bi®auf a "peovieWlygityeed".tleob'iogui- tar. Ibeve;toadmit: it's atonal - ful iastament - finely ci*fmd.of bouteyooioused maple, alrith strips of walnut Inlay. ,And I butt him a pawtiawwlY en" bpd xttbawading bis :yteidar. Like joys Next Amp; ig we t �gbaus .mirth .:bis lyre, he .tad and triep:. isair lanswa• di ooviti ed Abut :kris Anointment fwttd.astattsic3ttasbergpii�trtic htxss�wytlable:of pwoaAbiy.clwids. esaugh .a rake pian sen. ,.Used ToY.t4sm,to ;Me fullest, he Waled kindly tnitt't°�kst°p )Iit°'ia� ; tunadJhosti isr,to maxi- tereAte Jugging ,by .*diet I.oparbit>taal- awn *Wow. 1 olled, in; the di- lY arias ay) Alar en Aura 11.000Sion fof .bis *low. No re- dio, I ,> 1y : 4W/we ,fat wa oboe, ifl .41040,11111014 I sthgsw den'titandintisigl81110trt -, N'ofg t Atis,adn- .ity.ialsik►nlq ,ikil .+ Mae. : teill9,01,Aut ,mud yuv,anlretd isiniwmpaguipipta. whats td i n illy aw►aaainswy maim. Jlaaytoidy,410yislowigs Aim 01iY• Alb 41400y aisezird, W +ietfigldry fie, ti4at1fAatioa1Nd)• digoOritibeiwillowaswooddo 1 AvasimestiondowAsonsit .iiiiidp' ,•AAme g, -4111oriheY041011 bill101;0111W1 railleireki40111101rials n Y l aiae,a aridlOAINa krall e - :1demoio t• "Men are never to 'likely to Settle twestkin'thirty in When /hey thSOuSs it freely." ... Thernes iNitifealy b tt� rt't4'NMM'�t. ,I "'dist l etrio• i113. Great fgure skating article Dear Mr. Hone Just wanted to let you know that Fred Groves in your sports depart- ment did an article on myself in your last issue, on figure skating. 1 was extremely pleased with the article and found Mr. Groves extremely , knowledgeable in our sport 1 have bad some arti- cles written before in different areas 1 have worked, but not to the quality of Mr. Groves article. Take a Safety walk Dear Editor: Once again. we we saddened by the news about children being killed while playing on train tracks. Four fatal train accidents have occurred in Eastern Ontario in the past two weeks. two of lhesc involved children. From January 1 to August 26, 86 accidents involv- ing trains claimed 23 lives and caused 55 injuries in Ontario. Unfortunately, children are drawn to trains. and accidents such as this happen all too often. There is no foolproof way to prevent children from staying way kw' Uhe tracks, but there are muagYres that parents can take. One of these is conducting a Safety Walk. Safety Walk is pan of The War Amps PLAYSAFE Program. It was initiated when we saw far ILK) Warty, many children enrol- ing in our Guild (CHAMP) Pro- gram each year af- ler losing limbs in accidents that could have been avoided. Safety Walk involves tak- ing their children, or groups of neigbbowrhood children, on a walk aroutrd their neighbourhood to Sincerely Marcy Walker Grand Bend point out dangerous areas that should be avoided, such as train tracks, busy uuersecltons, hydro lines, and so on. A Safety Walk is very simple to do and could pre- vent a serious accident. Anyone interested in wnducting a Safety Walk can contact The War Amps at 2827 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K I V 007, to get a Safety Walk kit, which in- cludes instructions and important safely Ups. Yours sincerely, N.C. Chadder&un OC, DCL, 0.0m. Chief Executive Officer Fans ait its *111 forme Dear Mr. Groves: Once again a.wctnber of F,tcet- er's sports commMRity is ayxiling,to youto dispute yaw tams --,1ot.00h- er lack of facts-. tin 1+hitglu . i,I sY weekend mine OSA liatY>rp/Atu- naw.rtt, the psavts<A,lim*a am players .were out.in toll ioase,.Ao you pound gloms? Naar Darryl liaileilmlitog putted by big cosi n. its sr. and awaked bYbisiallionaddlaar Craig Gin *kale ,tt art bis 90111141e• Aider iOAd. encs: first k ;had his WINO s od4o0b/r.4Ahvisvuod Sham' Simpson Wilber; 11194101P .Andy fJatia►avtaff f jpa otftts, atter aid twl¢ar ASO Nal. cies. aunts, otwaWs..tather, amber, sister a ad..g penau: right dd- .rsJ aaaaapd.Joei4aiksIt,hedtheir Wools ,pod Savin *age jaad . s ikon de - mite fah, Plitiows faessigwoily Q JOY6111.I I'ylpglt,>!j f, ;{Nae kassliou bpo Awn istrgair AVOW SOO 10 ulLWxsily. In the event that you have chil- dren involved ut spurts, theater or cq'J'?muaity groups, 1 yin curious to ace bpw imoived you will be - re - Jawbones that attending 490rlwg events is Dol my fulltime job end that I don't yet paid for laking pic- Mai s for the newspaper. In addition, you failed w men- d the pile of view . Their help ryas politynaA all! ld be ,dadY.Waadi Scliw4*lt, Past SOCee1*ry, k xt34er, jdiapr Past s.CaNary-MOW , l $0ccetary I,9899 146.1)K ti