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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-23, Page 28Q.(4:1E1110.1 SI.GNAi,-STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1971 rem the Distaff Sidi Sotutionpromised soon? Have YOU tried lo find a new family doctor in the °3own of Goderich in the last two or three weeks? If you have, you will know .the problem many, many people are facing these days. . It really , isn't true, of course, that Goderich is short of doctbrs. It just seems that .way when you begin- a search for a family physician...a doctor who will check over, your baby or listen to a personal problem or prescribe something. for a cough or simply be available when you want a doctor, not necessarily in an emergency situation. Two.Goderich faniihy physicians — Dr. Frank Mills and Dr." C.F. Doorly — have recently given up their private practices to gointo more specialized fields. ,.That leaves a slight shortage of. family doctors, we suspect, when ' you are looking _for someone to fill that need in your home. We understand from fairly reliable sources, however,, that the outlook for the future is brighter �INordAhas it that at least • one and probably two or three more new doctors are contemplating. Goderich as a place ' to set up their private practices. That's ,good news, and we hope this time the rumors:are correct. In the meantime; we have no magical formula to offer Persons without a family, physician. 'The emergency departffent at the hospital is a fine place to'go if you are sick and in need of immediate medical attention; You will have no trouble to get a °'doctor to .see"you there. But that's not any solution for, someone looking for a .friendly and competent family physician, • We would urge you to be understanding and to • trust that the medical profession is making every effort • to increase the.r numbers " jn this= municipality. And when you get right down to it, the doctor -patient ratio,.here its much better than in many communities not far from Goderich. So cheer up!' Things could be worse. • * b Well ' ladies (and the occasional gentleman who sneaks a look at this column) we're settled into another election battle...and this one promises to be a lulu., At the outset of .this contest, I would sincerer' appeal to all women of Goderich and district to 'be informed and to keep .up-to-date. on the happenings from day to day and week to *eek. Of course, The Signal -Star will make every effort to keep .you informed locally...but there a.is_much more to an election than the local scene and I would urge all of, you to keep yourselves knowl gable on all scores. I ce airily do not imply that many o you' have failed to be informed during past election. campaigns...,..but I think it is a general bell f that women are not as intere ted in pre-election banter as their. menfolk. 'Normally, fe •r women than . men get i volved with politics....but this 's c anging. * *'• In the past few weeks, we've seen some delightful political maneouvering going on. In the first place, Prime Minister Bill Davis ( how come it is Prime _.moister Davis and Premier J'oe Smallwood?) has offered two very 'juicy plums to the populous which some people feel has assured• the conservative Party of another win in Ontario_ Those two plums, -of, course, are the lowering, of the age of majority from '21 years to 18 years and the new medicare plans. Something' for everybody wouldn't you say? * * One of the most controversial issues right, across the provh ce, of course, is the extension of grants to Separate Schools. Whenever you get into a public hassle involving- religious matters you open a can of worms. I think Bill Davis knows this as X11 as anyone, but I also believe -tris decision ' not to increase the aid to Separate Schools in ' the province of Ontario was hasty, and aimed at vote -catching. Now don't get me wrong, friends.: I am not pro Roman Catholic. In fact, I'm not really in favor of Separate Schools at all. I believe Christian education IS an important part of a child's upbringing, but unless all children from all .homes of all beliefs can have the -. same advantages, d aese I do not believe it is 1 fair' to -extend privileges .to one group of • people....and that's. what we're doing in the Rorpan Catholic Separate Schools. For instance, in this county at Clinton there 'is Calvin Christian School built" and maintained 'by mostly the butch people who are members of the Christian Reformed Church. There may be some other' people involved, but for the most part, the supporters of the Ci rlstian Reformed Church at Clifton and elsewhere .4 in the. count r .are"batch descent. „� ''These people, must support, through their t 'es, the public. , 6011 sy tern and. in order' to have their sehoil at Clinton, 0 With Shirley J. Keller they must fork over extra dollars from their own pocketbooks to keep it • going, to pay the teachers, transport the children, etc. etc. etc. etc. On the ..other hand, the Roman Catholics of this county enjoy the same benefits -as the rest of the Roman Catholics in b the province - their school taxes. are turned over to their own schools and the government provides them with grants • comparable to those in the public school- •'system as well. (This courtesy, ' exists only, in ue ee an ntario). Q b d0 Does that seem fair? - , I don't want to get.into the - " he "question of :whether or not the religious education which" children receive in Roman Catholic Separate Schoo1�s as well as in the Christian Reformed Church •, school is important or necessary: I can - honestly telt you ' that many people have great faith' in both ,ystems-and I lo -r -R- Ontario's taxpayers and electorate."- * * * The Goderich Horticulture Society held their annual -flower show last Wednesday evening at St.. George's Anglican Church. puring the judging of exhibits, executive member Edna Shaw, society president Paul Carroll and a long time group member Mary Howell, left to right, admire some of the..entries.on_display. (staffphoto) ' .- ,,ewe .:4r 'The NDP program is explicit , about this matter. Their policy states: "The A New 'Democratic belief that.. education must. be equally accessible to every child must also apply to' Roman Catholic children. Although the existence of two school systems is embedded in the constitution .and in the history of Ontario, the , present public separate school system suffers bitterly from the limited . grants to Grades 9 and 10 and the lack of grants to Grades 11,12 and 13. The separate school system must be en4bled to provide equal._. opportunity for its students with a"minimum of cost and program duplication. Therefore the New Deillocratic government would institute the "Concept ..of Sharing" plan: Full grants for oman ta.tholic :children wish to discredit either one. c: The fact of the matter remains - why should • the Roman Catholic people be the only religious. group in. this entire province who can have day schools for their children w hich are paid for by gotime'ht? Why should not the Christian Reformed Church school have that same priyilege? Why should not the Anglicans? The Presbyterians? 'The Pentecosts? The Baptists?• The Lutherans? The United Holiness group? The United Church congregations? And why,, for goodness sake, should we compound this injustice by increasing assistance to the Roman Catholic separate Schools -unless we are now willing to offer the same privileges to .the other religious sects? - * * * According to recent mailings from Robert F. Nixon, leader of the Ontario Liberals, Canada's constitution commits Ontario to a two -sector education system as a condition of .union. That's why, says Nixon, the Liberal Party (and the • IADP Party) are in ,favor_,: of. an " extension grants to Separate School Bodfds. Bob Nixon says it is riot "subsidizing private religious education" but rather it is simply honoring an former agreement and updating it. "My party's p sition"for the ' extension ofg rants •the' rY seconds school system, s well known'.', says Nixon. "It was ektablished by myself and my Caucus in November of 1969, and approved by the Liberal Party in. Ontario in February of 1970. The principle of equality of education is the cornerstone - f —•`yyr ' party's policy. This principle requires that both systems be, treated equally." "By postponing -the governni•ent policy announcement until the eve of an election," the Liberal leaders says, "the, Premier (note he Writes • Pretier and not Prime Minister) may well •harie distorts I and obscured the other 'issues whieli must be decided 'by kindergarten through,. Grade 13 would be 'provided on, the' condition that separate and public school, boards together plan shared facilities and services to meet t -he needs of all students in' their community. This co-operation •can be extended to such - areas as buildingg, provision of special consultative •and school buses. - services "f*mplementation ' of the "Concept of Sharing' promises justice to both the majority and minority in Ontario." * * * SO' there you have it, friends. Two (or was that' three) sides to a very controversial issue. As we can See, the agreement was'made a long, long time ago 'that Roman Catholic chili:ken Ontario and 9uebec were to' have this privilege of education in their own schools, and that agreement has never been-- " rescinded. It is still very much in effect. As much as I abhor the ustice '' of Separate Schools only for Roman Catholic children, I must concur that this unfair pact was made in, a time when there were . only Roman Catholics and Protestants to consider. It was justice' in anther time "'and another era....and perhaps should be rewritten for the modem day but there is nothing to be done about it at the present moment, It is in that light, therefore, that I think Bill Davis' action was , hasty . and ' -alined at vote -catching. He is ignoring the whole story here and side-stepping an issue. It may be, a popular decision,. but is it really and truly fair and just? In my mind, Bill Davis' 'decision is like welching on a Marriage contract •signed years earlier. 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