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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-07-06, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Iij1 11 rii i www.clintonnewsrecord.com Clinton News Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. 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Canaa'a l cna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Progress on one 'ism', failure on another An inspiring YouTube video from Equal Voice has been making the rounds of late, featuring several female Canadian MPs -- from Tory Lisa Raitt to Liberal Catherine McKenna to Green Leader Elizabeth May -- talking to their "20 -year-old" selves about success in the political and other arenas. At the same time, a study from Carleton University pro- vides good news about women in the public service. The study finds women now hold more than 55 per cent of public service jobs and 46 per cent of all executive positions below the deputy minister level. There's a catch of course: Women held only one-third of deputy minister jobs at the time the study was conducted, between 2014 and 2015. Interviews sug- gested the political leaders who appoint deputy minis- ters tend to pick people "who look like them and that becomes difficult to change," the lead researcher said. Yet in a government where the federal cabinet was delib- erately chosen to reflect Can- ada's diversity, it might not be long before the appointments of deputy ministers do too. People "who look like them" will be white, brown, gay, straight, aboriginal, Muslim. Unfortunately, amid the fading sexism in government, there's sharpening ageism. In a recent speech to federal executives, Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick bluntly said it was time for baby boomers to collect their stuff and move along. "We have now reached a point where almost 40 per cent of the public service are over the age of 50, he said. "Baby boomers, it's time to go. Really? No one is telling men to go (they make up 45 per cent of the bureaucracy), or white people to go, or Ontarians, or any other potentially over -represented public service group. Obviously we want to attract younger people, as we want to attract more aborigi- nals, people of colour, workers with wider skills and different experiences. But opening up a new "ism" -- "ageism" -- isn't social progress. It just sounds like fashion over fairness. Wernick admitted his message isn't about (REUTERS/Adrian Wyld/Pool/Files) Green Party leader Elizabeth May. achievement. "Individually you make tremendous con- tributions," he told the boomers. "But collectively it is a problem." The only problem here is a lack of imagination. Finding ways to make the public service appealingtotheyoung-- many of whom would prefer to work almost anywhere else -- seems an obvious starting point. Attacking those who have served for decades is as dumb as the days when we didn't want women around either. -Postmedia Network MPP Lisa Thompson — Changes to wind turbine noise testing measures do not go far enough The proposed changes to wind turbine noise testing by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) do not go far enough in addressing the negative impacts of Industrial Wind Turbines (IWTs), says PC Critic for Environment and Cap -and -Trade Lisa Thompson. The Ministry recently posted its proposed changes to the Environmental Bill of Rights website, but advocacy groups such as Wind Concerns Ontario (WCO) have slammed the changes as "minor tweaks", calling instead for a complete over- haul of the way complaints and compliance issues are investigated. "Rather than implement any substantial changes to the manner in which IWTs and wind proponent companies operate, Minister Murray is more concerned about sign- ing his next costly green energy contract, saidThomp- son. "Meanwhile, Ontarians are being forced to live with between December and Feb - increased electricity costs, ruary, when more noise com- and to register environmental plaints tend to be filed), or and health complaints to a testing for low -frequency system that is proving not to noise. work. This is completely Also of concern is the con - unacceptable." tinued ability of wind compa- The changes proposed by nies to conduct their own the MOECC fail to adopt cru- review of compliance issues, cial investigation and testing with no defined timelines or measures, including noise verification and oversight of testing under similar weather data collection by ministry conditions and at the location officials. identified in a complaint, all- "The Environment Minis - season noise -testing (no test- ter has a responsibility to ing is currently conducted ensure that his ministry is investigating and collecting accurate, verified data and addressing the complaints of citizens in a timely fashion, but it appears that he is more concerned about the next environmental photo -op than the well-being of Ontari- ans. The Minister must take immediate action to imple- ment effective investigation and testing mechanisms and address compliance prob- lems and complaints in a timelymanner" - MPP Lisa Thompson FROM THE ARCHIVES 15 years ago... • It is suggested by a Huron East school committee representa- tive that C.H.S.S. and Seaforth District High School add grade seven and eight students from their respective grade schools to their high schools. He said this because Seaforth District High School was in danger of closing and they were coming up with solutions to avoid that. He told C.H.S.S. not to think that their school would be saved from closure if Seaforth's high school closed and C.H.S.S. took in their students. • A reported vehicle theft tumed out to be a case of a car driving itself. A 61 year-old woman reported her car was stolen after she left it running when she went into the bank. She came out and witnessed a man driving the vehicle away. As the police were being called, another man came in and said he saw a vehicle driving itself. He stopped the car and brought it in to the police. The woman was advised of safe driving techniques including tuming her vehicle off and locking her doors. 25 years ago... • Tyler Hessel, current Bluewater mayor, received the Ruth Hay- man Elliott Memorial Award at the graduation exercises at Huron Centennial School. • Ontario's Culture and Communications Minister, Rosario Mar- chese, called for public hearings on the issue of sex -role stereo- typing in broadcasting. "The continuing negative stereotyping of women in the mass media, including broadcasting, is detrimental to Canadian society in general and to the interests of Canadian women in particular," he said. petition put on by the University of Waterloo. 35 years ago... • Over 240 Clinton area teenagers raised $473.80 for the Clinton Hospital Building fund for an addition on the building. They held a roller-skating Roller-Rock-A-Thon with live music. • Local municipal councils faced a "tremendous challenge" ahead because of provincial and federal govemment cutbacks, observed Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron -Middlesex. He said that both govern- ments had "backed themselves into a financial comer [...] and they have little room to maneuver". Thoughts, observations or concerns about this community? Share them with Clinton and the surrounding area. Email your letters to the editor to Justine at jalkema@postmedia.com. CLINTON NEWS RECORD - HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00-5:00 • TUESDAY: CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: 9:00-5:00 • THURSDAY: 9:00-5:00 • FRIDAY: 9:00-5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY 2:00 P.M. ADVERTISING BOOKING DEADLINE: FRIDAY 1:30 P.M. www.clintonnewsrecord.com