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anadians Consume A Substantial
area could easily place.
,scarcity position. It is
d�ucers held
the Royal
th.
OAS', the
heoti, gave
Last year,
' of all
with the
der. Cap-
ut 3% of
da -13-y' about75°�.
the ex -
we have
ast several
of us' in a
true that
many of us could increase our, pro-
duction, given satisfactory prices,
but anyone familiar with' farming
realizes that this increase cannot
(By 'Carl Hemingway)
'Me Ontario Beef Pro
their annual meeting at
York, Toronto, April, 24.
Dr, Patterson, of the
guest speaker at the 'lunc
some interesting facts.
Canadians consumed 93%
agricultural production
Can -
exception of milk, pow
w adians consumed 'all b
• our total production of
pro-
ducts. Some ten years ago, , we
were consuming only
of our 'tot'al agricultural produc-
er
axon. When we consid
ceptionally good crops
been having for the p
years this small percentage
e is none too comfortable.
Drought over a comparatively small
ks7-92tor°
Kural Productin_
be accompaished*'i i menti ely. -
In speaking to the Beef Produc-
ers particularly, Dr. Patterson felt
that larger acreages were necessary
than in other lines. To derive
90% of your income from beef,
300 acres would be' about the
m i neier1 for a satisfactory unit.
.T%ere' Was a good discussion on
the• marketing of cattle at present.
The meeting approved a motion
that the executive proceed with
the details of the proposed Negoti-
ating Plan so that it could be
presented to the producers for
their approval as soon as possible.
This would come under section six
of the Farm Products Marketing
Act and would be able to collect
the compulsory proposed fee of
10c on slaughter cattle and 5c on
slaughter calves. •
In the four districts of. Ontario's
northwest—Patricia, Kenora, Rainy,
River and Thunder Bay—the ,popu-
lation averages one person per
square mile. •
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TiUIRSDAY, APQUL 30th, 1959
effective in the Scandinavian coun-
tries) could take place as part cif
the gradual but' thorough integra-
tion of the prisoner back into so-
ciety. For recidivists there would
which would co ife' d'T1tt im'arnfi-'
of -security with a minimum of dis-
comfort. These prisons should be
more than mere places of human
storage, they must include worth-
while and creative activity. Society
1 appears to be slowly but increas-
ingly realizing that its greatest
measure of self-protection lies in
ensuring that offenders receive
such treatment in appropriate in-
stitutions as will most effectively
promote their reformation and re-
habilitation. Such a process would
assist the offender to resume a
normal, self-direeted, and law-abid-
ing life in free society. . This is
eminently to be desired.
Penitentiaries And
The Legal Profession
(The following article yvhich
appeared in "The' K. P. Tele-
scope," Canadian penal pub-
• Iication, ' is by John Edward
Howell, Jd.A;, third -year stud=
ent-at-law at Osgoode Hall, and
a graduate of Goderich District
Collegiate Institute.)
In the opinion of the Honourable
J,
C. McRuer, Chief Justice' 07
High Court of Justice of Ontario,
lawyers know no more about peni-
tentiary conditions in Canada than
the general public does, and that,
he goes on to say, is. very little.
This opinion would,seem to be well
founded. The majority of lawyers
in Ontario confine their practice, to
'branches of the law which do. not
touch criminal matters. The'know-
ledge and "interest which these
-lawyers . have in the penitentiaries
of -Canada is all.too often shocking=
1� klefteiertt. With some notable
exceptions, lawyers who specialize
•iminal law are .little better
informed, Two of the most bril-
liant and conscientious criminal
lawyers in Canada today both pro
fe',,:s an unfarhiliarity with the
sociolo;ical aspects; of our peniten-
diary• system.
Contemporary Canadia'h society
nears still to demand a penal
system of punishment acid •retribu-
tion. Intelligent prison reformers
who Wish to establish, a systeo of
treatment which ' vi11 return to so-
ciety a maximum num'ier of people
ready to lead normal productive
lies are accused. of waiting to.
mollvcoddle' the pris(iner. The re-
volt is that, kith one exception,
all of the federal prisons in Canada
r•ere established and continue to•
•
r,t)erat+:' Ultiler +'h,d. the Fauteux
fi ;+ort conservatively sate; is "an
nutnloiled concept of proper prison
treatment," It is difficult 10 under-
; Amid how any so -.called "enlighten-
ed" society could permit all the
p:.s' Hers corning in fr,un the
courts including first offenders,
H,'oiitliful offenders, longterm of-
, fenders, recidivists, psychntics.-and
:)Syc•hopaths to be. mixed together
in a general purpose ,prison..Can-
ada's failure to provi/le,varied and
adequate types of security and
specialized institutions to serve
special needs, suggests .to
Can-
ada's prison population is in truth
a "forgotten society." Clear and
decisive leadership in this area by
co-operative provincial and federal.
government action would not only •
result in ' lona-term financial sav-
ing, but would also effect a tre-
mendous salvage in human values`•
On -this point the Fauteux Report
makes an•indictment which, though
again conservatively phrased, i$
searing in its implications—"Our
general conclusion concerning, the
`
legislative' authority for the oper-
ation of Canadian penal institu-
tions is that there is ' much con-
fusicin, if not actual contradiction
in the law."
The need for penal reform in
the fields of psychiatric treatment
and rehabilitation is sufficiently
obvious for rnost members of the
safeguards which surround the use
" of the strap as an instrument of
maintaining discipline inside the
penitentaries—any use of corporal
puni1shinent (the strap) within fed-
eral'
ed-
eral penitentiaries must first be
approved by' the Minister of. Peni-
tentiaries, and the administration
of the punishment itself is always
carried out in the presence of a
medical doctor. But .such., pride
seems rather misplaced when -it. is
noted that in Belgium corporal
punishment was 'abolished in 1832.
Although many still advocate the
use of corporal punishment under
special circumstances, an alterna-
tive to be considered would be a
discretionary imposition of solitary
confinement. Patrick tiara, prom-
inent young criminal attorney, has
said that solitary confinement, al=,
though abhorrent, is 'not as de-
grading as corporal punishment,
and is 'therefore preferable as a
means of maintaining discipline
within the penitentiaries.'•
Another problem-, hardly less
controversial than that of corporal
are.simply non-existent in Canada's .punishment, is the spread and in -
federal. penitentiary system. As crease among the prison popula-
for° vocational rehabilitation, token tion of homosexuality. The diver -
,steps have been taken, but the gence of attitude towards this topic
inadequacy of, facilities is still so was considerable. Oh'e 'leading and
otherwise well-informed, member of
the bat said he was ''notaware"
of any problem, '_ member of the
judiciary said. that it Was a "prob-
lem, period." A third highly re-
spected member of the legal pro-
fession.; ,agreeing thaLtherer was
indeed a problem, suggested as a
solution that it might be consider-
abIy stamped out by increasing
plate failure of the Fauteux Com-
nlittoc to discuss and consider this
sectirity 'and guarding. The com-
probl.enl is an u.r 0ri' rtable in-
dication, that perhu,,, there Ft ill
prevalent in evert the
iS a lei !'ing .,French goverinnent places the' old superstition that
mini,Ter said to ail;enquiring mein- perhaps some things are be.,: just
her of the Fiiuleux Committee, not mentioned in the hope they
that it is only in the Anglo-Saxon ~viii eventually go away of ',licit'
coontrie:, that they think, the seat own accord. Silence by the 1'; -
of the intelligence is" in the seat tc irx Committee has result::d in
:if the pants? Responsible Can, more attention 'i -n is real' • the
adian authorities take pride in the being paid to o)' ('.' p^nal
legal profession to be more or less
aware of that need. It it unusual
(but reassuring) to note that in
this' respect the better informed
members of the profession were.
found in ^ the Departrnent of the
Attorney General for Ontario The
concern and attention ,given to this
problem by Elliott Pepper, Assist-
-ante &ireetor--of �-Ptxbfic -Prosecu-
tions for Ontario, provides' an il-
luminating contrast with the gen-
eral lack of knowledge of many
of the "great defenders." 1VIr.
Pepper's estimate of the facilities
available for psychiatric treatment
of the inmates of our peniten-
tiaries is that they are "terribly
inadequate." There is the greatest
urgency and necessity for special
and separate institutions for of-
fenders such as sex deviates and
psychopaths, but such institution
in the hope that at • least some
guidance. may be gained from
thein. The system practiced in
Mexico of allowing marital priv-
iliges to married prisoners has
thus been mentioned as a possibil-
ity of releiving one of the condi-
' tions that may contribute to horn -
asexual practices. Senior members
of, the bar echoed the attitude of,
the Faltteux Committee and tended
to be evasive,,,o'n this question—
younger lawyers., were more forth-
' right. The general attitude was
' clearly unfavorable, however, with
'reasons ranging from the °pinion
'that mai-itai� -privileges---were-.. in--
. consistent .,,with -'the 'punishment
basis of our penial' system, to the
mord rational point of view which
lwas- simply that the cure would
present more problems cure.
it
would solve. The • ,one perfinent
statement that can= be. made about
this whole situation is, that it is
perhaps significant that this, the
one, problem which has been met
with silence. -and evasiveness, is the
only problem for ,which even theo-
retical so'l'utions are completely
lacking:
Aside from the notable excep-
tion mentioned in the previous
paragraph, the Fauteux Report pre-
sents -a clear and -desirable picture
em Class-
ification
practicalpenal system.
c a prac a Y
and segregation,, it states,
form the basisf,for all reformative
treatment. Classification centres
should ;ie set up, to which all
prisoners would be sent directly
fr inn the courts,' Here e�,rh
d victual would he given :i' t•h•'r.':..''
analysis, antj "the course of .tTcat- f
cent most bete l ;a his personal -
'.'y would be determined. For .this
treatment to. ,he successfully ad-
ministered, it would ho
to ' establish appropriate p•risorr'
(,_ r,. ..^ `,•};'i,h \t'r,i,id QP, •"yte the
�:.r2e:rl�
cllilni�lfl t•n>•ti�1+•in �„•1 r^hRhi1itil-
tirc i�,c�iiii(�.; �\,uii J be cumbii ed
t,l1t)1 e„ r1i.,1 •+,:,''i ..1_^!*; Vilt , ..
Ill,; fruni min 1111010 to l ox -imam
r rt r i 1 v. r'in l' "elease
cK nixes would developed froi,i
"'^re hone .or. day leave of, the
i p14,oner (which has ;»eeii found so
great,and the 'administra ' n
tl° of
what scanty facilities there are, so
indisbriminate, that it has led one
informed lawyer to express .,tae
opinion that the prisoner is pretty
well left to rehabilitate himself.
The problem of discipline within
the walls of the penitentiaries
1hcroselves raises probably the
most burning question of all.
Should corporal punishment he
countenanced as a necessary evil
:11 the prol)lem of disciplining Un-
disciplined people Or is it true,
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The word "boycott' 'is one of the
terms that originated with a per-
son. The word is traced to a Cap-
tain. Boycott, a land agent in Ire-
land, who was so treated about
188i by the local people.
When' the 1956 Olympic Ganges
wore held in -Melbourne; Australia,
this was the first time they had
taken place 10 the southern hemis-
phere. A record number of teams
attended!
Trees—that is to Say, the forests
_provide per 'capita income in
New 'Bruswiek 50 per centt higher
than the all -'Canada average:_
Retail grocery -smariA,'
$500,000,000 a year in turnover:
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Peterborough Father Writes About Young CanadaWeek
A , father from Peterborough,
Ontario, who had a son playing
with the Peterborough Pee Wecs
in Young Canada Week came to
('roderich along, with his wife to
-watch the games, Writing under
the name of "Uncle Dudley," he
makes the following observations
about Goderich, etc., in the Peter-
borough Review:
Goderich is fast becoming a
magic name to P'boro parents, and
tg t,heir PE-WF8 hockey playing
sons. Attending the 'big hockey
tournament during Young Canada
Week is an experience never to
he forgotten.
• Uncle Dudley had this" experi-
ence last week. Having a son on
P'boro's all-star peewee team us-
ually only comes once, because the
age limit is 12 -y'ear's -old. 'And,
mind you, there are something like
300 boys- to pick from in the Church
Hockey League. For these reasons
it's a one°e-in-a-lifetime treat,'
Having said that, I should men-
.
turn the Roy •Irwins who returned'
to Goderich th4is year even though
their son has kraduated from the
team. They went anyway, the
whole fa 1l�ecanse the Goderich
tourr'iafh ff, 7' Such a thrill, and
so much fun in many other ways.
Some 25 parents made the trip,
having first seen the boys off on
the bus Wednesday morning. The
players aren't allowed to travel
with their parents, they must go
on the bus and stay with the
team, Each hoy's luggage is in-
spected►hcfore departure toe
sure he hasn't forgotten pyjamas,
or 'more important things like
SKATES Hockey equipment Is in
one hag, personal things in an-
other, Reason: Hockey hags stay
right with the bus and ge t6 the
Goderich Arena for each game.
The P'horo team again was bil-
lete•d in- the large Larder farm
This meant the boys cowl' all be to-
gether instead of being billeted two
or three at a time in various G-ode-
rreh homes. Our boys were very
hosrita'bly treated. — they spoke
highly of the welcome and care
given to them at the Larder farm.
Coach •Ray (Army) Armstrong,
and To'h Dyer (who was acting for
br rt .
manager, A'ex Lacey) kept a care-
ful 'eye on the team, Good disci-
pline among the Moro boys was
very noticeable. They not only
behaved well but they looked very
natty in their new red jackets and
red caps. Everywhere they went
in Goderich they made a good
impression, and many citizens re-
marked to me haw.,well disciplined
our boys were.
Messrs. Armstrong and Dyer de-
serve considerable credit for what
they did in••Gode,I'ich. They pulled.
the team a long way along the
tournament road. As you've al-
ready read in the news column,
the P^boro boys did awfully well,
even defeating the much • lauded
Sudbury team. There was help,
,too, from parents and older' boys
who made the trip. For instance,
an adult slept in every room with
the boys to make sure they actual-
ly did sleep.
Food consitmiption was watched,
tom No eating between meals, no
chocolate bars or soft drinks. There
was no wandering away from the
team or getting tired out .in run-
ning around. Let's just say the,
team was handled very well from
beginning to end:"
Parents practically live hocke
while they're in Goderich, nature
ly. On Friday the P'boro entry hat
to play three games, at 1'1, 5 and
9 o'clock. The 'excitement runs
high, because these PEE -WEE boys'
play good hockey, fast hockey and
usually close hockey. in three of
its games, for instance, P'boro won
by only .ONE goal, and with only a
few mintttes ,to. go.
There were no heart attacks, but
I'm ' sure blood pressure soared,
I1osS of voice Was just automatic
after each game. I"rboro parents
made a dandy cheering section aft lc
you wo'Old have sworn they' were
pulling the team al'on with Shout -
Parents are' aaeo`rrimodated all
over the place, even in private
homes. A good contingent- of
P'boro folk stayed at the Dunlop
Motel ,with Mr. and `Mrs. Hume
Clutton as hosts—they are typical
of the Goderich" citizens who go
all out with hospitality during
Young Canada, -Week:
Goderich is a nice little commun-
}ty, a county town of o'er 8,000
folk, The Lions Club started the '
famous pee -wee tournament ten!
years ago, and the Lions members
are helped by every business and!
every citizen in the town. It costs
them money, and they dig down
cheerfully. They're doing it for I
the kids and for the goodwill of
Goderich.
Business booms'during the tourn-
ament, Of course, but it is nothing
compared to what Goderich tiidn-
tributes. The business section is
located around a historic town
square. Stores look comfortable
rather than luxuriopsly prosper- ,
ous. P'horo folk thought prices
were low as we know them. Meals
were exceptionally reasonable, a
credit to Goderich for not gouging
during this busy week, Haircuts
were only 75c compared to our
$1.25 and other services were sim-
ilarly low priced if comparing
them to our own.
G,oderich has one, of Canada's
best weekly newspapers, one which
has won awards for excellence.
Editor is George Ellis who is this
year's president of Ontario Weekly
Ne w s p a p e is Q'ssociaf ion. The
Goderich Signal -Star makes a con-
siderable contribution to Young
Canada. Week through its columns
and...otherwise—typical of the true
community spirit which prevails
in this Lake Huron town.
P'boro parents were mostly busy
watching young hockey at the
arena, but there was some time
for relaxing too. Post mortems,.
5311 tting, umpteen cups of coffee,
sightseeing (restricted somewhat
by pbor weather) shopping, eating,
visiting the Pete's' dressing room,
snoozing and so forth, all constitut-
ed a day's' works
/-r� As I said at the beginning, this
a.T-OderlC 11.
Ver
t>itet
vr rergo in my
life, nor will' my 42 -year-old son.
Maybe we'll both . be back next
year as spectators and cheer-
leaders. • -
Phallic . you, Goderich, for a
wonderful time. You're doing a
creat,thine for the boys there, and
it's clanged good. for the parents
too!
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