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ration n ee s reforming
While the 155 Sri Lankan refugees have been allowed to stay in 'Canada
after being -rescued off the coast of Newfoundland last week, Canadians µ
can't help but be a little embittered at the two-tiered system of
immigration this ordeal has created.
According to newspaper reports, the Sri Lankan refugees, members of
the Tamil - a relibious group in thatcountry, had Tied that they had
departed from India aboard the vessel. Immigration officials have later
determined that the refugees had been smuggled into Canada from West
Germany aboard a German freighter which .left the 155 aboard the boat
stranded in two lifeboats near Newfoundland.
Canada, down through history, has prided itself on ,its ethics regarding
Immigration, 'built on the concept ofmulticulturalism or a cultural
"mosaic" rather than the "melting spot" ideals of the `United States.
Canadians, in this case, are not adverse to the actual .immigrationof
the Sri Lankans, but to the unfair system of immigration in Canada. which
this whole affair has brought to .the fore. •
The Sri Lankan refugees, rightly or wrongly, used lies and deceit to ,
gain entry to the country, lying about thelr place of departure. Other
immigrants,- who use the proper channels of government to gain entry
into Canada have been hit with long waiting periods In order to gain
immigration status.
Even though the Sri Lankans should be allowed to stay in Canada, the
whole question of the immigration policies of Canada should, fall under
More government scrutiny, resulting in reform which will result In a
clear-cut policy we can all live with. A.R.
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Public enemy nuntber one?
The funniest thing happened to Bnae
last week. R was one of those tinges
when you ,,yonder if the system is out to
get you.
R all started when 1 returned home
last Friday after work and discovered a
letter addressed to me from the Town of
Walkerton. ° 'I wonder what the Town of
Walkerton wants with me - 1 didn't do
anything wrong," 1 pondered as 1
ripped open the envelope to see what
fate had in store for me.
Inside, 1found a parking ticket issued
on July 7 for parking in an undesignated
parking area for the grand sum of $2, I
was to appear in court on August 22 if I
wished to fight the charge.
What's sofunny about the whole
affair is that, although I've travelled
through Walkerton, I've never stopped
in the town, letalone park in an
undesignated zone there, in my entire
life. But, there it was in black and white
- my name and the license plate,number
of my car staring me in the, face.
I immediately vowed to get to the
bottom of this vicious scandal and
promptly phohed the Walkerton Police
Department. The sweet voice of the
.secretary came on the line and I told her
about my dilemma. Much to her credit,
she seemed to think I had a legitimate
complaint and wasn't just another
weirdo, crack -pot trying to weasel out of
a ticket,'
She asked me for the issuing.officer's
number (you know, the- kind soul who
supposedly gave me the ticket), but, as
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far as 1 could discern, there was no such
number on the ticket. She then told to
phone hack in an hour and she would
have more information on the matter.
1 phoned back after an hour, eager to
know if the Walkerton police would
sentence me to hard labour. in one of
those Russian Goulag work camps,
living in anigloo for the rest of my life -
all because of one measly parking
ticket! But, as it turned out, the ticket
was dismissed which meant 1 didn't
have to appear in court.
My only regret is I didn't ask her how
they got my name and license plate
number on the . ticket when I was
no where- near Walkerton? Oh well, I
guess some questions are better left
unasked.
Footnote
Best of fuck t� Joan Helm, the former
compositor at the Sentinel, who took a
Position with the Lucknow Co-op.
For those of you who don't know what
a compositor is, she's the person who
physically puts the ads together after
the ad information has been put into
some kind of logical order.
It's been a week now, and we all miss
you, at the office a great deal!
Doggie in a carriage B'Alan Rivett
My father did not have more than two
years in school but he was anxious that
my two sisters and I should go to
Wingham High School after we gradu-
ated when Lucknow just had a Continu-
ation School. Norm. a finished high
school in Wingham and kept house for
our father till she married Archie
MacIntyre who • lived on the 4th of
Kinloss. Later they moved down and
made a lot of i'mprovlements.Norma was
two years older than I and Anna was
just thirteen months .old when our
mother died. I would not be three till
November 25, the year she died.
My father's older sister Margaret was
a widow. She had married John
McMurchy and lived on the 4th of
Huron. She had three daughters and
five sons. Her husband died before
Alex, their youngest son, was born. f1e
was born in 1898 and lives with his
Mabel, in Whitby. Auntie Murchy as we
called her, offered to take Anna and
give her the loving tender care she gave
her own children. There were three
other McMurchy families in Huron
Township who were very kind. Sam
McMurch.y had married Roy father's
younger • sister, Mary Ann. She died
when the first "boy was born and 'no
doctors were available, Sam married
again but we exchanged visits for many
years.
My father did not marry again• and
managed to get some good housekeep,
ers. Jane Phillips was a wonderful
influence, The man who married her
was not willing to. promise to stop
drinking. We appreciated that very
much as she was .an excellent influence
and we never were as fortunate again
with housekeepers:
In 1913 Hugh MacMillan cameto
teach us at our country school. He was
the best teacher we ever had. He canoe
out at recess and noon and arranged
games to involve all the pupils. We
were taught to do our besf in every
game and to congratulate the winners,
wish better luck next time to the losers.
My sister Anna was in Junior fourth
class while Marion Fisher, Pearl Finlay.
son and I were in Senior fourth and
would be trying the entrance in June.
Hugh suggested Anna could take the
same work and she did pass making the
highest marks in Lucknow 'that year,
1914.
That was the year that World War I
started in August. We went to the
Lucknow school in September. The first
to enlist in Lucknow were Huntley
Gordon and cousin Donald MacDonald,
All the high school students were
dismissed early to go to the station to
extend best wishes as they we're
boarding the train. My cousins Tom and
Alex MacDonald did not enlist then as
they expected the war would be over by
Christmas. Later they and cousin John
went overseas.
By 1916 a Bruce regiment was being
recruited, Although I 'was only 15,
several families enquired by I had not
enlisted. My father would not give
consent till I would be eighteen.
However that year, as so many farm
workers had enlisted, the Department
of Education, introduced a program
called "Soldiers of the Soil" for high
school students in grades 10 and 11. It
was • for boys only, who could leave
ZOOKING
school at Easter time and work for a
,farmer for at least four months. As we
were not producing food on our farm, I
hired with Dazs MacKinnon, for whom
Still Stimpson had been the hired man.
We were up at 6 a: m. every morning
and Dan and .I fed the horses and each
milked three cows and separated the
milk before breakfast. The pay was only
$20.00 a month and was not paid till I
finished the foltr ponths.
Later when school had started and 1
was in my last year "in the Lucknow
school, my Uncle Malcolm had trouble
with his hernia one night. My father and
I each tried to help but were not
successful,
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