The Citizen, 1991-03-27, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1991.
Teachers petition for Royal Commission on violence against women
The Ontario Public School Tea
chers’ Federation has petitioned
Prime Minister Mulroney and the
government urging them to esta
blish a Royal Commission on
Violence Against Women. In a
letter to Mr. Mulroney, OPSTF
President Bill Martin stated that it
was his understanding that the first
report on the Royal Commission on
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between the Canadian vision of
Pearson and Trudeau and Diefen
baker, and the vision of Quebec
nationalists seems even bigger. It
becomes obvious there is one very
large stumbling block. Supporters
of bilingualism have always seen
Canada as a partnership of two
founding peoples: French-speaking
Canadians from anywhere in the
land and English-speaking Cana
dians. Quebecers see things as a
partnership between Quebec and
English Canada feeling Quebec is
the only true home of French
Canadians. They feel they must
circle the wagons to protect the
French language in Quebec and the
Acadians or the Franco-Ontarians
would have to be abandoned be
hind enemy lines.
This, of course will delight many
of the flag-stompers in the rest of
Canada who could only be made
happier if they could rid the
continent of the French language
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the Status of Women was publish
ed 20 years ago and at that time it
did not address this issue.
Huron OPSTF President Howard
Morton sees the move as a way for
the Ontario Public School system to
demonstrate its attempt at being
responsive to women’s issues.
Also, in the practical sense of
things, he says, if you make a
altogether. Better a Canada with
out Quebec than to have to see
French on the side of the cereal box
every morning.
It’s sad that the think-small
people have grabbed control these
days. If we lose Quebec 1’11 miss
feeling that the Perce Rock in the
Gaspe or the Quebec Citadel is as
much a part of me as the Flower
Pot Islands. 1 think many Quebe
cers will realize, too late, that they
miss feeling that the Prairies or
Peggy's Cover belongs to them like
all Canadians. I think they’ll be
poorer for not being able to call
heroes like Rick Hanson or Terry
Fox countrymen just as I’ll miss
calling Guy Lafleur or Jeannette
Reneau a Canadian.
All of u^, Quebecers or Ontarians
or Albertans have so much to lose
and so little to gain by thinking
small. We have too much to gain
and so little to lose by reviving the
magnificent dream of one tolerant,
understanding Canada stretching
from sea to sea.
person more aware of negative
behaviour they are more likely to
change. “Non-violent members of
society are the majority and if
enough of us become aware, per
haps we can turn around those in
the minority.”
The Canadian Teachers’ Federa
tion has produced a resource
document recently for use by
teachers in the school system.
“Thumbs Down” is essentially a
book of lessons, plans and strate
gies for children who are victims of
abusive families, are abused, or
possess abusive tendencies. Mr.
Morton says the book is in every
school presently and if a teacher
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with my own taxes and 1 am
wondering about senior citizens
and young farmers. How do they
manage? Will McKillop and Hul-
lett end up with a lot of tax sales?
If readers of this letter are
3 Out of 10
Canadian
Students
Drop Out...
And We All
Pay The Price.
I Every year, 3 out of 10
Canadian students drop out
before finishing high school...
And they realize all too soon
that it isn't as easy as they
thought.
The fact is, over the next few
years, the majority of new jobs
will require a high
school education as
a minimum.
Without it, young
people simply won't
have the choices, the
Let’s do something about it.
Government
of Canada
Minister of State
for Youth
suspects there is a problem with a
student the lessons in the book are
geared for the entire class so no
one child is centered out. “That the
book is there is probably not well
known,” said Mr. Morton. “Pro
moting it and raising awareness is
what’s important.”
Statistics and information on
family violence listed in “Thumbs
Down ”, Mr. Morton said, were
frightening. According to the' Lake
Louise Declaration by the Federal/
Provincial/Territorial Ministers
Responsible for the Status of
Women one in eight women is
assaulted by her husband or part-
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concerned the same as 1, please get
in touch. Maybe together we could
make a difference.
A.L.
R.R. #4,
WALTON.
opportunities or freedom
they're looking for.
When 30% drop out...over
1 00,000 students a year...it
affects everyone — parents,
educators, employers,
Canadian society as a whole.
Making sure that young
people stay in
school is important
for all of us...and
more important
today than ever
before.
Dropping
out is no
way out.
Gouvernement
du Canada
Mmistre d'Etat
a la Jeunesse
The next regular meeting
of EAST WAWANOSH
COUNCIL will be APRIL 2
AT 7:30 P.M.
Regular meetings will be
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p.m.
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