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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-06-04, Page 4Page 4 Times -Advocate, lune 4„ 1997 Publisher & Editor: Jim Beckett Business Manager: Don Smith Production Manager: Deb Lord Advetjisirz; Barb Consitt, Chad Eedy News; Heather Mir, Chris Skalkos, Brenda Burke, Kate Monk, Ross Haugh Production; Alma Ballantyne, Mary McMurray, Barb Robertson • Brenda Hem, Joyce Weber, Laurel Miner Transportation' Al Flynn, Al Hodgert Front Office & Accounting; Elaine Pinder, Sue Rollings, Ruth Slaght Ruthanne NegrlJn, Anita McDonald, Cassie Dalrymple The Exeter Times -Advocate is a member of a family of community newspapers .MwAM C 2vN, providing news, advertising and information leadership Q.;• EDITORIAL Canada wants status quo ow that the voters have spok- en with a. renewed vote of confidence i n Jean Chretien, and the Liberal party, we can only hope the business of run-. ning the country will achieve 'the im- portance;it.deserves.. ' ,,With every poll predicting a Liberal romp, the element of suspense in this election was somewhat less than -watch- ing a movie whenowe already know the. outcome.. After all, -the Liberals had all the cards in this election game. They had the option -of deciding the timing :to seek another mandate from Canadians when they were at the peak of their popularity. And in politics, timing is everything. A quick call with a, short campaign right at the time when the economy is starting to pick up all but guaranteed success for the "Big Red Machine". Combine this with the tworight wing sides of the equation splitting off the vote of'thbse who want more.from the governing:partythan the Liberals have offered and it becomes understandable why we could be governed by Chretien and at some point in the future by Paul Martin for many elections to come. In fact, Chretien owes a big vote of thanks to Preston Manning and Jean: Charest. Their bitter battle with each other kills any chance of the Liberals go- ing down in defeat. - One good sign is the overpowering Liberal majority has been reduced in about the same proportion as the memo- ry of Brian Mulroney has faded into the distance: When the new parliament begins Lib- erals will have no one to blame for the state of the country this time around. Af- ter all; they're taking over from them- selves. The only thing they might have to fear in the years ahead is the slim pos- sibility that Manning and Charest will kiss and make up. However, this time,around the Canadi- an electors have plated their trust ituthe status quo....hut they'll be watching. Your Views Letters to the editor Offended by "tactics" As a mother I am attempting to • raise my children . to be respo'nsi- ble; respectful citizens... • Dear Editor: • C• am writing in response to the recent article, "Grand Bend bar opens topless patio". t must. say I found great offense in the various "tactics" used by the owner. As a mother [ am attempting to raise my children to 'be responsible. respectful citizens. Teaching them to use language -that is not offensive. role modelling a healthy. moral respect elite and encouraging them to be peop[e of character. To be proud to be on .the map because of media promotion of things that speak against "social decency" is a far_ cry from what • I .hope makes a great town. What ever happened to becoming famous for heroic acts. humanitarian • support. environmentally friendly is., sues. promoting safety or crime reduction'' I greatly fear the ill treatment of women and deg- radation of society that may occur if we allow nudi- . ty to become commonplace. I would like -to know who will be paying for the pain and suffering in .a society with no standards. Perhaps my own --children whom I pray will maintain a healthy, moral ethic might have to -counsel. financially aid and/or. doctor the consequence of a society that says nudity in pub- lic "will happen eventually". . , " I am greatly interested to know what the other businesses of Grand Bend "who are just jealous be- cause. they -don't have a topless patio" really think. about the various tactics used and how about the town council stand. Can Lou make a response to all of this and just what stand have you taken? We as a family visit many "family orientated" va- cationing spots. Do we not have aright to social and moral -decency'' In no way do I say that advertising with, ingenuity'. and spark is uncalled for. "Gimmicks' - can be the cutting edge of business success but please can we -not be really creative without vulgarity! A Concerned Citizen Debby Wagler We welcome your.oDinion. Al! letters to the editor must be signed and are subject to editing.. Deliver to 424 Main Street, or mail to P.O. Box 850, Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S6 A View from Queen's Park By Eric Dowd TORONTO -- Police are attacking politicians at a time when their 1priority should be clean- ing up their own act. The Police Association of Ontario placed a newspaper advertisement picturing multiple . murderers Clifford Olson and Paul Bernardo .with federal justice'minister Allan Rock and asking what they have in common. ' The association answered Rock and other. Liberals favor giving killers like these a chance of early parole, but neglected to mention that strict review procedures make it virtually cer- tain Olson and Bernardo will never be re- leased. It urged readers to vote against Rock. The ad was reminiscent of the notorious "Re- member Willie Horton" ads which helped-de- feat elpedde- feat Democrat candidate Michael Dukakis in the 1988 U.S. presidential election and referred to a convicted murderer of that name released on parole in Massachussetts while Dukakis was governor and later convicted of rape. One dif- ference is Rock has never !advocated releas- ing Olson or Bernardo. Police also wore uniforms seeking extra cred- Publications Mail Registration Number 0386 . 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I can look through my registra- tion cards and find applicants that would. be most suitable for the specific position. I can also do all. the screening, and hiring for the employer if they are too busy to do so. This would include setting up -an interview with the po- tential applicant... checking references and making a _ de- cision. These . services are available at the .employer , request by.calling 7,35.-1711. I try to link' students • with employers by checking ':the student's registration card to see if they • may be suitable for the •particular position. If they are, I will contact them to let there know that I'have a vacancy that .may be appro- 'priate for them. If the student is interested in•the position. I will •either call or fax the em- ployer and give them a refer- ral.This may lead' to' an in- terview -or possibly even a placement. Even if the student does not get the position and only wins interview experience. this is still beneficial. Inter- viewing • may be the area where. the student need more experience Students need to remember that gaining expe- rience is a. part .of the job search prdcess. , In general. employers are cogerned with saving �tnun ey. Our services -are a. tan- tastic way of achievine this. voal. We try our best to suit the ,omployer's requirements . and hope to make their exile- rience lvith us as effective as possible.' well. :he stu- dents need to -be encouraged to at (east. register with us. We just may 7 -he '.vhat they need to give them that little extra boost to make their job search successful! Next week. I will be talking about resume writing and what should .he' included in a resume. (3uod 'tick an.i 1 hope to hear: troin 'loth u- ployers and students soon. • ibility when they demonstrated outside Rock's Toronto office and broke their mandate to be above politics. But police more than at any time in recent years need to put similar effort into up- grading their own image. The day their ad ran. five of the staff in the Metro Toronto police fire- arms registration unit were arrested on charges related to sales of impounded guns that could have 1 wound up with criminals. To mention only some of the higher -profile examples of police failings so far in 1997: -- Taxpayers had to pay $1.25 million to Guy Paul Morin, who sued after h was cauvicted of murder but cleared by DN ests. Ant enquiry keeps showing police ' ored eviaence that might have exonerated him. -- A police sergeant was found guilty of crim- inal negligence after he shot and killed an Indian demonstrator and the judge concluded he land another.officer concocted evidence to try to avoid a conviction. -- Police shot and killed two men from racial minorities in circumstances that raise questions about their use of force. One had a small ham - Any chance to defeat the Liberals? mer and the other, shot as seven policeman crowded around him, was unarmed. •- Cheered on by their association, police re- peatedly refused information to a unit the prov- ince set up to investigate police use of force. -- Two women raped by Bernardo sued po- lice for negligence, after his trial showed they had enough information to'arrrest him, but did not pursue it. -- A police sergeant was generously allowed to plead guilty to manslaughter of his wife, al- though he cut up and hid parts of her body, and sentenced to a lenient 10 years' imprisonment. He was out on parole after only three years, but the police association did not run ads to protest. -- A woman who complained to police that her husband had beat her was tumed away and a few hours later stabbed to death and the hus- . band charged with murder. Among more routine incidents, a sergeant who guarded premiers was charged with at- tempted rape and an inspector with assisting a Iprostitution ring. Two policemen who invaded a home and . threatened to kill a woman unless she provided money were sentenced to.a lenient 23 months jail when the average sentence is Live years, but the police association again withheld protest. A detective who shot a teenager and suspect- ed thief was charged with manslaughter. Two policemen were charged with perjury to obtain a drug conviction. The superintendent of traffic for the Toronto police was among officers charged with, im- . paired driving and when the OPP cracked down on unsafe vehicles, it had to investigate a wheel falling off one of its own. Ontario has 18,500 police officers, the vast majority of whom perform well. but police and the province never release Statistics showing how many go wrong. However, these examples from news reports suggest that police have so many problems of their own that they should be wary of knocking others.