The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-03-13, Page 20Bill Smiley
Stamp out postal strikes
ainaimaiNgoos`
Poria ally had it, with
Postal Serviee, so
tiirl to death of postal
ii threats of strikes.
4 i'abmost throw up every
Le II rnorrable Bryce Mackasey,
tEduktter in charge of the post of -
I x, e9mes on television to state
:illy that postal employees last
rat Stole only a million dollars
(*.Whatever, which is just a drop
in the bucket, and that we have
the third best postal service in the
- world.
His first statement practically
Condones theft by public employ-
ees. His second must be some-
thing he hallucinated while re-
covering from an overdose of
stamp glue.
Admitted, that for years, postal
employees were sorely under-
paid, and most of them were in
the job only for the security it of-
fered.
But the security is still there,
and they are now far from sorely
underpaid. Some of them, in view
of what they do, and the rela-
tively simple qualifications re-
quired, may be overpaid, in com-
parison with some other jobs.
Admitted, many postal jobs are
unexciting, even boring and
monotonous. This is no excuse for
the flouting of the public's needs,
or for the thumb -to -the -nose atti,
tude towards the government,
employer of the postal workers.
• Nobody forged those people to
work in the post office. Plenty of
other . jobs are just as monoto-
nous. If they wanted excitement
why didn't they go into high steel
work or massage parlors?
Isn't it about time for a show-
down? Either Canada gets a first
rate postal ;service, as we used to
have; nor we scrap the whole thing
and turn it over°to private eater-
Prise -
In my far from humble. opinion,
the latter - course should have
been taken -years ago. For the
past ' several decades, the per-
formance of the post office in this
country has been a dismal one.
Each year, efficiency' de-
creases, each year the costs-in-
crSe Each new broom ap-
pouted as minister has carefully
awit` the dirt Under the rug, in-
stead Wale the ado "
I: think it's ,too latefor a purge
hillte -post :office; which- has be-
,eome So constipated that nothing.
;Short of dynamite would move
those turgid bowels.
No new minister has the guts to
go in and ream out. the dottle of
'the ,public. pipeline. It would be
:his head on a platter if he tried.
Nom It's too late for half mea-
sures. It's time to put the whole,
shambling, sick, . half -paralyzed
leviathan on the auction block,
and sell it to the highest bidder :
building, bricks, equipment and
jobs.
And let's not get any phony
nationalism mixed up in it. If one
of the new rich oil countries
'vents to buy the mess and put it
in running order, why not? Cana-
dians can't do it, apparently.
You think this is too drastic? It
seems the only alternative we
have to limping along with a pos-
tal system that the word "rotten"
inadequately describes. Y
You think something as big ane
important as the postal non -
system should be controlled by
the government? Hogwash! Any-
one with ears to hear or eyes to
read knows that government is
notably inefficient as an employ-
er.
Let's look at one example. We
have two transcontinental rail-
ways. CPR, privately owned, has
shown a thumping profit year
after year. The CNR, govern-
ment owned, highly subsidized, is
always in the red:
You think I'm a little hot to-
day? You're right. Postal strikes
have cost me considerable, in
terms of anxiety and cash. And
I'm only a little frog. Imagine
what the lousy service is doing to
slow down and thwart large com-
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As 1 write, postal employees in
Toronto are not working, while
mail piles up in thousands of tons.
Why are they not working? Be-
cause they won't cross the picket
lines of another, comparatively
small union that is on strike.
And get this. The Post Office
gave its non -working employees
leave of absence without pay.
They were not fired. And those
employees nave the unbelievable
gall to talk of suing the post office
because they are not drawing
their pay when they are not work-
ing, even though they are not on
strike. Can you figure that out? It
makes my heat reel.
This week, I sent a letter"spe-
cial delivery". It cost me 48 cents
in postage. To make me expend
such a sum, the letter had to be
mighty important. It's sitting in a
post office, unsorted, in which the
employees are NOT on strike.
I've had enough. Who'll join
me? And m closing, may I add
that I don't put the blame on the
postal union, not all of it. These
people are human and will reach
for all they can get.
The real root of my rage and
the fifth -rate Canadian postal
non -service is the gutless politi-
cians
cians in Ottawa.
Travelling pets
Pet owners take heed! Before
leaving Canada with Fido or Puff
make sure you check all the re-
gulations or r your pet may have to
remain in quarantine when you
return. The same applies if you
purchase a pet abroad and want
to bring it home.
,?'Regulations for the protection
of animals and people govern the
importation or re-entry of any
animal into Canada," says Dr. A.
E. Lewis, director of Agriculture
Canada's Contagious Diseases
Division. "In the case of dogs, the
regulations are enforced to
prevent the spread of rabies," he
says.
DRgairpm J13.q l iiteds States
must have been vaccinated
against rabies within 12 months
of .-entering Canada. Puppies
from the U.S. under three months
of age are exempt from vaccina-
tion requirements.
Dogs originating in or return-
ing directly from rabies -free
countries are not subject to qua-
rantine or vaccination -provided
they travel with a certificate
stating_. rabies has not existed for
the past six months in the country
they're leaving. A veterinarian
from the country of origin must
also certify that to the best of his
knowledge the dog has been in
tIiat country for the preceding six
months and has been inspected,
and found free from any symp-
toms of contagious disease. The
Contagious Diseases 'Division
maintains a list of countries con-
sidered to be free of rabies.
On the other hand, dogs enter-
ing Canada from countries not
officially recognized as free from
rabies must be vaccinated and
quarantined for one month.
A government iluarantine sta-
tion is located at Levis,-Que., but
special arrangements can be
made to quarantine dogs at an
animal hospital, dog kennel or
other premises approved by Agri-
culture Canada's veterinary di-
rector-general.
Private homes may be accept-
able, as long as they are in-
spected and approved. "But no
matter what arrangements are
agreed upon, the animals must be
kept at the owner's or importer's
expense," Dr. Lewis adds.
There are a few exceptions to
thee. The vaccination and
quay ntine requirements do not
apply to seeing -eye dogs or to
dogs specially trained for public
entertainment , which stay only
temporarily.
Importation of other pets
comes under the Animal Con -
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the case of birds, we are mainly
concerned about the introduction
of exotic Newcastle disease,
which can be a serious disease of
domestic poultrt,"- Dr. Lewis
says.
Birds must, have import per-
mits and must be quarantined
upon arrival in Canada. Creepy
crawlers such as lizards , and
other reptiles must also be ac-
companied by an import permit.
- Dr. Lewis says that generally
speaking there are no quarantine
controls . 'for reptiles but they
must be inspected on arrival. -
Reptiles may not be your idea
of apet,,but perhaps anide .warm
cheetah is. The same rules apply.
You need an import permit for
such exotic pets', unless they are
coming from the United States.•
The import permit states the
conditions under which these ani-
mals may be brought into the
country. If there is a serous dis-
ease'
risk, the permit may be re-
fused. -
But there's one pet that stands
above them all for unhindered
travel -the domestic cat. Cats
may be imported into 'Canada
from anywhere in the world
without restrictions. They are
subject only to veterinary in-
spection on entry and, if found
healthy, they are immediately
released to the owner or import-
er.
"This is because to date we
have had no problems with cats
when it comes to rabies control,"
Dr. Lewis explains.
So if you plan to travel with
your pet or would like to import a
pet, remember that in Canada
these are the import require-
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