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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-05-12, Page 5dave Sykes GOD ER ICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY .12,1.977- PAGE•5`, This country of ours is in miserable shape. Our children will marvel at stories about the nickel cup of coffee, fresh air and lakes you could actually fish in. Automobile manufacturers have suc- ceeded in producing cars that rust faster than consumers can pay for them and we can't even produce a sturdy breed of rat. In fact, hundreds of them die daily in laboratories across the country from lethal doses of nicotine or cyclamates or something. But while the world crumbled in around him, a Canadian could always console a wounded pride with the fact that we are the revered masters at the game of hockey. That was Canadiana, a way of life. Little boys who spent winters on frozen ponds would eventually play in the National Hockey League and make $10,000 a year. 'd biq een vaca sw•edsi. points' ethic, iss it ers. Inothef s has )meth !r, or 7 arty affiliated associations are g or will have held nomination by today as the three parties of repare for the June 9 election. ection comes just 18 months Consei'vatives,.were. elected as ty government and completed year in power in the province; o doubt that the Conservatives ing for an election and the of no real importance, Gallup cated the party held a majority pular vote while the Liberals. Democrats were sagging in the election machinery was set in ed to: hi )uld im sedoo ntario education system is out thousands of graduates of be absorbed by ,the labor oyment is reaching a high rate ung people in the province and the unemployed are graduates sities and colleges whose skills correspond with the needs of r market. This year the expanded universities and have turned out 67,000 and hints that our educational unplanned in relation to the job But our pride 'has been kicked in a little over the past five years and following the global tournament in Vienna, our best defense against the Communist bloc, hockey, is showing signs of cracking in the foundation. The Canadians, although they finished fourth, came within scant fractions of winning the tournament. They were touted by players and officials as juvenile goon squads and champion wrestlers who would sooner detach a head from ati opposing players body than have him skate past. But Alan Eagleson, the great Canadian hockey protectorate, became offensive when some officials mildly suggested that Canadian boys were masters of the two hander across the haircut. But thats what hockey fans find loathesome not only about our own NHL hockey system, but also world con- frontations. Its the diplomatic corps of Eaglesons who build hockey into a monumental world confrontation of right versus wrong... when left to the players it provides the best damn hockey we ever imagined. Eagleson, a lawyer by profession, has become Canada's ambassador to in- ternational hockey and during the past ten years has been the prestigious president of the NHL players' association. It has been his politiking that has raised the state of the common working hockey player to corporation status at the age of 18. And for only a small percentage fee. Fle displayed little diplomatic deference in Moscow in 1972 when he was prepared to body check a Russian • goajudge w hho was somewhat tardy in flashing the red light after a Canadian goal. Moscow's finest restrained the enthusiastic Eagleson and Canadian players piled over the boards to protect their investment. As players herded Eagleson to the safety of the Canadian bench•he lifted a finger of his right hand in a universal gesture indicating that Russian fans should be obscene with themselves. It did little to enhance our relations with the Communist country. This was our first try at the global prize employing homespun professionals and protectorate Alan Eagleson ably defended attacks on our goon squad and convinced Canadians that again, despite some second rate talent we just got a raw deal. WEEK AFTER HERE motion and if the Conservatives were not defeated in a non -confidence motion in the Legislature then Davis would seek a clear mandate from the public on the basis that the government could not operate effectively having to rely on a sketchy Liberal support. But minority governments have often proved to be the most productive and the election just dumps a $20 million election bill in the laps of the taxpayers. The Conservative and NDP parties have been scouring Western Ontario for suitable candidates in an attempt to unseat the Liberals who hold 11 out of 20 ridings west of Kitchener. The Western ti INFORMATION, BACKGROUND AND OPINION. • IN HURON ridings will be one of the keys to the election and the Liberals may ex- perience some difficulty in retaining those seats. Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell is expected to regain the Liberal nomination at the party's riding nomination meeting scheduled for tonight in Hensall. The riding, a previous Conservative stronghold, was -stolen by Riddell in a surprise by-election in 1973. The Conservatives have: scheduled their meeting for tonight in South Huron Secondary School in Exeter. Several possible candidates have been rumored to be seeking nomination including Anson McKinley, brother of MP Bob McKinley of Zurich. I-lo.wever only one candidate, Lo,43 M. Jackson of Grand Bend, has announced her intention to seek the PC nomination. Mrs. Jackson formerly opeiwated a fashion shop in Grand Bend and now resides in Oakwood Park. Her hbsband, Dave, was a can- didate in the federal election in 1963 in the Lambton riding and was defeated by Liberal, Walter Foy. The NDP party have announced that their nomination meeting will be held Monday. May 16 at 8;30 p,m. in Huron Centennial School in Brucefield. Party spokesman, Shirley Weary of Goderich, said that one person had expressed in- terest in seeking the nomination but there was no confirmation at press time. In the Huron -Bruce riding the Con- servatives elected Norman J. MacGregor as their candidate in the election at their. nomination meeting Monday night. The 93 -year-old land developer was the only nomination at the meeting. The Liberals and New Democrats will hold their nomination meetings in Kincardine tonight. It is expected that Murray Gaunt WILL seek re-election for the Liberals. He has been a sitting PROVINCIAL POINTS Last year Ontario produced 6,500 graduate teachers and only 15 to 20 percent of those were expected to find jobs_ But the teachers are not the only sector in that position and Statistics Canada revealed an increase in the highly trained unemployables and work prospects for university and college graduates is expected to be grim for the next 15 years. With the end of the current term the University of Toronto will place 1,600 graduate teachers on an almost non- existent job market and yet another 1,600 have registered, for next year's courses. Almost 25 percent of the The seated atiao. adtt at iati an sod na ee" 009 ie as iuW ,e los is Ij, if arly three years of meetings es sources report that Justice erger will ask for a 10 year he construction of a northern ne along the Mackenzie River idor. st segment of the • report Por the. government by Berger o the social, economic and ntal impact of the pipeline on tan North. The report is ex - come down hard on the pipeline connecting Alaska's fields to Canada's .smaller gas the Mackenzie Delta. ort could halt the proposed .lawyers called to the bar last month do not have jobs. And while the colleges and universities produce highly skilled help for whom there are no jobs, pharmacists are in demand in the province with a predicted shortfall of 450 by 1980, because the University of Toronto does not have the facilities to train more than 130 per year. Now government and university and college administrators do not- know whether such institutions should be shut down or curtail certain courses to limit the number of graduates in the job market, One recent graduate of the Ontario teachers college said that such facilities should be shut down for the time being so that graduates can find employment before the next crop comes along. Some graduates must obviously be bitter and feel short changed by the educational system when they are unable to secure jobs in their field after years of schooling. Despite the number of teachers on the loose, applications to teachers colleges have not faltered, T4 jobs just aren't available but young pei4ple are attaching some type of importance to the teaching CANADA IN. SEVEN construction of a 26,000 mile conduit to carry natural gas from the north slope of Alaska, up the Mackenzie Valley, to markets in the Southern sectors of the United States and Canada. if carried out, the gas line would he one of the most expensive projects °in the world, a project that could be compared in scope to then building of the first • trans- contirsentai railroad, Two major pipeline companies would be affected by the report. The Maple Leaf Line proposed by Foothills Pipelines Ltd. of Calgary did not express urgency in the pipeline construction and have stated that they would wait several years before going .through with the. project: people, the communities in the path of Arctic Gas cannot afford to wait the 10 the pipeline and the wildlife. Among the year period since additional delays will problems of the pipeline construction as' not only add to the cost of $10 billion cited by Berger in the first volume of his system, but the United States would roport were the uncertainties of the probably opt for a faster and more ex- native claims and particularly relating pensive alternative to pipe the urgently t;, the fate of negotiations about the needed gas supplies to the rest of the claims if the line is built before they are country.• ,resolved: the uncertainties about the Judge Berger was asked tostudythe environmental impact along the line social, environmental and economic route and the potentially severe impact of • construction, operation and technical problems of building the the eventual abandonment of the pipelines.. through permafrost and near - pipeline. permafrost areas of the north. There is Berger was subsequently asked to make recommendations to the gover- the throat that frost will heave the nment to protect the environment, thq prpeisne to the surface from its un- member for the Huron -Bruce riding since he was first elected in 1962. Liberal MPP for Perth, Hugh Edighoffer will be the guest speaker at the meeting. The NDP party will meet in Tiverton tonight and Dave Zyluk of Kincardine is the only declared candidate for the party nomination. Following the nomination meetings there will only be four short weeks of whirl wind campaigning and the Con- servatives and NDPs will be hard pressed to unseat the incumbents in the Huron -Middlesex and Huron -Bruce ridings. degree. At the university of Toronto Statistics Canada claims that Students there were 6,500 applications for 1,600 should be turned await' from the glamour teacher training positions. jobs or careers and be coerced into blue But the saiae problem is creeping up collar jobs that are expected to be more on other professions. There were more plentiful by 1980. An economist with than 1,000 applications for the 66 Statistics Canada claimed that students positions at the University of Toronto's should be more flexible in'their courses school of architecture even though the so that they could enter a number of job profoasion is in the doldrums due to the openings after graduation: construction lapse. Ontario law schools Now our province must be concerned were flooded with over 5,000 applications with a surplus of highly trained people for the 1,000 places open in law and the who will add to our unemployment or University of Toronto received 900 ap-' who will take jobs for which they are, plications foi' the school of dentistry with .overeducated. It may also instill a fear only 1'18 places available, into workers that there is highly educated talent waiting to take their job. derground site and perhaps even break it in the process: The second tyolume of his report, expected in July, will focus on technical aspects of the project and the terms and conditions the government should im- pose if it goes through with the con- strtiction, in his nearly three years of hearings, Judge Berger listened to 317 experts testify at formal sessions and another 1,000 witnesses at community hearings. These informal sessions were held in tents, community halls and fishing camps that could only he reached by Twin Otter or a freighter canoe. He r 7174-.1 4 of seven major industrial of the world Pledged a new bear Elation as they completed a ummit conference in London, ast weekend. ers of Canada, United States, pan, France, West Germany, other European communities contain the spread of nuclear 'logy while promising more ergy for undeveloped coun major s a willingness ghamo t ofg woorrld,' deal with common economic The aim of the leaders is, to sustain world economic growth in a peaceful atmosphere by discouraging the use of participating in the nuclear fuel as a weapon. Callaghan said WORLDWEEK conference were U.S. President Jimmy that the groups urgent task is to create Carter, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, more jobs for the young people of the British Prime Minister James world while waging a continuous fight Callaghan, French President Valery against world inflation. Giscard d'Estaing, West German The leaders outlined their goals in a Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and Prime joint communique that was released at Mipisters Guilio Andreotti.o,4Italy and the end of the two-day talks. The Takeo Fukuda of Japan,. The leaders countries' governments'have committed agreed to pledge more funds to help themselves to growth targets that it is countries burdened with heavy foreign hoped would provide a basis for trade deficits and also'to seek ways�p�, ending corruption among busing') non -inflationary growth in the communities. countries and subsequently worldwide. They also hope to finance the in- ternational' payment deficits of some countries while ,supplying additional resources fon the International Monetary Fund. def Leaders also expressed hope that the world trade negotiations under way in Geneva would provide a new impetus to trade that would create jobs on a world wide scale and prevent ' economic protectionism by individual countries. Also as a refiult of the talks, leaders' promised now energy conservation measures and a diversification of energy production to reduce the world's dependency on oil and oil related products. A similar conference in Tokyo next fall will focus on the high price for oil. The major industrial countries have also pledged support to poorer countries to boost the world economy by sharing growth and resources among the countries. The World Bank, which has financed developmental projects in poor countries, will increase its resources and even ,Co'rpmunist countries will he in- vited to join the West in boosting aid for under -developed nations. But while the leaders directed measures towards world economic equilibrium and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes the groups submissions met with criticism froni foreign countries. A Tanzanian paper said that the seven industrial nations of the world were resisting the growing demands of smaller poorer countries and the Soviet news agency TASS said that leaders. of Britain, Italy describes .his inquiry as a travelling teach -in and the impact of the inquiry has made Canadians aware of the problems facing people in the North. The frontiersmen and people of the North fear the pipeline. The Indian Brotherhood of the Northwest Territories described the Northern Development as the theft of the history and humanity of a people. Their feelings could only be appeased by an acceptable land settlement. Judge Berger said thatwhat happens in the northern frontier will tell us something about what kind of country Canada is and what kind of people we really are, and France were disappointed because the richer countries had not specifically pledged new economic growth measures. Despite the serious nature of the talks in dealing with the world's major socio- economic problems the press also toyed with the flambouyant personalities of two major leaders, Carter and Trudeau. While Trudeau stole much of the show by appearing at the meeting in a casual beige, suit in direct contrast to the other leaders conventional dark suits, he added to it by walking to lunch the first day with President Carter. Carter ex- plained that he was pleased to be lear- ning the new protocol from an ex- perienced statesman like Trudeau. %