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OTTAWA
VIEWPOINT |

BY JIM FULTON '

Last week we learned that Parliament is not to
reconvene until October 9. Considering the many
pressing matters before the Canadian people and their
elected representatives, that seems a very long way

One of the matters that must be made known soon is
whether or not the Clark government has completely
abandoned its election pledge to stimulate the eonomy
through tax cuts. One gets the disturbing feeling that
they have. Finance Minister John Crosbie has as
much aa said so, indicating ‘that inflation is, In his
mind, a bigger problem:than unemployment thus, he
says, Canada cannot “afford” to stimulate the
economy any more.

The new government in Ottawa now seems to be
going another route in purauit of its dearest goal - a
balanced budget. The other route is cuts in service.
And almost daily another cut is being announced,
without the benefits of Parliamentary debate.

There has been the cut in medical services to native
people, the cut in Canada Works projects, cuts to
Unemployment Insurance (started by the Liberals),
cuts in the airport program and several others, all
meaning less jobs.

Another indication of the same trend and the drif-
ting away from the campaign commitment to create
more jobs, has been the recent decision to raise the
Bank of Canada prime lending rate to an all-time high
of 11.75 percent.

We are told the central bank had no option but to do
this after the U.S. raised its lending rate. But what will
this shadow-boxing on the international money
market mean to ‘the average Canadian?

For one thing, it will mean less business expansion
and less home-building. As prices are driven up by the
high interest rate, economic activity will slow and
even more jobs will be threatened. With unem-
ployment already at the critical point, it Is hard to
believe the government, through Its central bank,
would further threaten jobs in this way.

Clearly, the Conservatives are following the lead of
the Liberals they have just turned out of office by
choosing unemployment over inflation as the major
villain. .

Also, like the Liberals, they seem to have little in-
terest in isolating the Canadian economy from the
impending recession in the U.S.

And yet Parliament will have an extra month of
vacation!

ATRILL THINKS

by Thomas Atrill

Have you heard any new words lately?

Of course you have, A decade ago, we hadn’t heard
of ‘ongcing’, ‘uptight’, or ‘disadvantaged,’
And we had not yet heard of ‘macho’ or ‘machismo,’

Like the Polynesians, who had no word for ‘virgin’
because they had no one to which it would apply; we
did not need a word to describe a mental attitude that
was rare in North America,

The arrogant, swaggering, dominerring male, or
macho, is a relative newcomer to our society, He is
usually an import from Hispanic regions, who brings
with him a practiced contempt for kindness, artistry,
chivalry and what we have come to think of as a
normal man-woman relationship.

The ‘macho’ man is glorified on T.V., in movies and
popular novels, He struts, he preens, he treats women
with near-contempt. He wears a perpetual sneer. He is
depicted driving bloated-tired four wheel drive trucks.
He uses a lot of leather. He believes in violent (and
generally useless) action and consequently, does a
minimum of serious thinking.

Mr. Machois foreign to our country, in every way.

‘Product of a broken or disorganized home ~raised
on some city street, brutalized and without respect for
property or authority, he assumes the mask and rold
of dominant male to try to make up for his dismal
failure as a person; as a human _ being.

There is nothing admirable about the ‘macho.’ He
breaks our laws, destroys public and private property,
bullies, intimidates and kills. He promotes and profits
from all types of crime,

The remedy is simple; enforce our laws and deport
.when necessary. Teach the bullies that we intend to
maintain a eivilized and law-abiding country, They
respect and respond to force, and nothing else.

The decent, upstanding citizen does not practice
arrogance, deceit and brutality, We do not worship the
‘macho’ mentality,

Therefore, we" do not need the word.

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tish Columbia Phota by Greg Middleton

Canadia

OTTAWA (CP) —
Renaude Lapointe, grande
dame of the diplomatic
social circle, expects to
leave her post as Senate
Speaker this ‘fall but not
before meking a last stab-te
booat the public profile of the
largely ignored upper
chamber.

The 67-year-old former
Journalist who is the highest-
Tanking woman in the
parliamentary: pecking
order said in an interview
Tuesday she expects Prime
Minister Clark will appoint a
Progressive Conservative to
replace her when a new
Parliament begins Oct, -0,

“There are only 18 Con-
servatives,” said the Liberal
senator from Quebec.
“There are ministers and
five are not In very good
health and are quite old,

“That's not a very large
choice, Of those who are
able, they may prefer to be
more active — Speakers
aren’t allowed to speak,’’ she
chuckled, referring to the
non-partisan role a Speaker

;must play in overseeing

SENATOR SAYS

debates and resolving
squabbles on the Senate
aor,

Senator Lapointe
apeculated Clark may
replace her with a newly-
appointed senator. There are
10 vacancies in .the upper
house and with the Liberals
outnumbering the Con-
servatives 72-18, all empty
seats likely will be filled by
loyal Conservatives,

~ “The” person “who: ingerite.
- her jb not-only: wail avd aa

asa
combined master of
ceremonies and judge in the
Senate but will be called
upon to entertain foreign
dignitaries and represent
Canada on multinational
parliamentary -
organizations,

The bilingual native of
Disreeli, Que., predicted the
Senate question period will
become ‘‘very lively and
very exciting” because three
ministers are senators and
Liberal opponents will
pepper them with questions
on their portfolios. .

Senator Lapointe ‘has

Tecommended the new
government allot a specific
time for the thrice-weekly
question period so it im-

mediately follows the daily .

question-and-answer session
in the neighboring Com:
mons.

Previously, there was no
fixed time for the Senate
question period and it was
largely ignored by the news
media. Senator Lapointe

believes implementation of.

her recommendation. would

government officlals.

and”

and journalists dashing
between the two chambers,
Boi art ee
profile it has not enjo: or
decades 7

Issues arising inthe Com-
mons would immediately
spill to the Senate, supplying
Liberals
chance to attack Con-

servative ministers for .

misdeeds.
“The (public) galleries
will be full.”

The three senators in
Clark's cabinet are Justice
Minister Jacques Flynn,
Econémic Development

- and

with another -

Scenes like this are what make the northwest the most scenic area in Bri

n senate needs boost

Minister Robert de, Cotret
and’ Martial Asselin,
Minister for. the Canadian
International Development
Agency.

Clark wants to .appoint

more French-Canadian -

senators and add them to his
cabinet but so far no one has

’ answered his call,

Clark's reliance on the
Senate to provide him with

French-Canadian ministers .
‘has-resulted in a stay of
~~ emepgtion for, the. chamber
both. the Liberals and Con-
servatives sald only a few.

months ago they wanted to
abolish. .
Both parties wanted to

give the Scnate a new name |
allow . provinelal

governments to appoint
members, Currently, the
prime minister has the ex-
clusive right to appoint sena-
tors.

. “They (the government)
will not touch the Senate
during these crucial years,”
Senator Lapolnte said.
“They need to use it for
Ministers who are not
elected.”

VANCOUVER (CP)-
Inquest juries in British
Columbia will no longer
be allowed to place blame
for a death and will be
monitored more closely to
ensure they are con-
‘ducted correctly, says the
province's new chief
coroner,

Dr. William McArthur
said in an interview that it
is inappropriate for a.
coroners’ jury to find
negligence when It {5 the
responsibility of the
courts and profeselonal
groups to rule in such
CABES,

Hé said inquests now

scrutiny of the Coroners’
Act’ hich waa introduced

will come under the close -

in March at the same
time MacArthur began
his newly-created
position. .
" “Finding who is to
blame is net terribly
productive in preventing
another similiar in-
cident,” said MacArthur,
.“If it appears from
evidence in a hearing that.
there‘is wrongdoing on a
part of.a Professional
person, or any person, It
would be turned over to
whoever is appropriate,”
. The terms of the new
act state the jury shall not
make any Findinga of
legal responsibilty or
express any conclusions
of law.
Any juries which try to

POWERS REDUCED

‘

Inquest juries restricted

attach blame will be sent
iback to reconsider, said
‘MacArthur, and if they
persist in finding blame,
“they will be discharged
and a new hearing
called.”

Jurles will still have the
power, however, to atate
whether something was
done incorrectly and °
further action, if
warranted, will proceed
from there,

MacArthur said that if
an inquest jury's
recommendations are not

, acted on, there is nothing

it can do except rely on
public pressure,

He said it remains to be
seen whether the syatem
w ll work and added if it

. protection . under the

doesn't, further changes
will have to be made to
the law,

Under the new
legislation, anyone who
testifies at an inquest has
automatic rotection
from prosecution on the
basis of what he tells the |
hearing. Previously,
inquest witnesses who
wanted to avold legal
responsibilty for their
testimony had to
Specifically ask

Canada Evidence Act.
MacArthur also sald he
Geplores the practice of
using inquests as a form
of preliminary hearing
for & criminal case.
“I won't tolerate that,"

' BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT. —

Small store is lar

TORONTO (CP) — Forty
years ago paperhanger
Harry Litwin took his life
savings of $600 and opened a
amall paint and wallpaper
store in westcentral Toronto.

The location was St. Clair
Avenue, and he un-
ceremoniously named his
business after it — St. Clair
Paint and Wallpaper.

Now that store has grown
into Canada’s largest in-
dependent paint
wallpaper retail chain,
better known now as St. Clair

the Paint and Paper People, ho

with outlets in four Canadian
provincea and the United
States,

Litwin died in 1959. after
planting the seed that

and,

members of his family atill

are nurturing into
widespread fruitlon.
“He turned every sale into

& permanent customer,’’
said Litwin’s son-in-law, Sid
Gladstone, a partner in the
business along with Litwin's
son Louis and their own sons,

“He was able to explain
how to paint, how to paper,
which product was best for
which situatlon,.

“Today we have a very so-
Phisticated training
program to teach our staff

w to do the very same
thing." :

Although the business flou-
rished, it had its hare of
uncertain periods.

The Second World War

brought serious supply
quotas, and only by working
12 hours a day, seven days 4
week, was Litwin able to
keep it going.

Its first bigieap forward —
and alao a gamble — came
with the company's decision
to expand some years ago to

the new Yorkdale shopping |

centre here.

"I wish we could take
credit for belng prophets,”
Gladstone recalled, —

“At the imé we were just
ag scared about Yorkdale as
were all ‘the other major
retailers who wondered
whether or not. to take the
plunge. man

“The rents, ware much

Aigher than anybody had

ge outlet

ever charged up to that time,
We wondered about the
problems of staying open
every night, whether we
could do enough volume, and
a host of other concerns.

“But Yorkdale’s instant
success meant we were off
and running too —-we had
proved to the developers that
we were for real, and our

rowth literally exploded

m that point.”

Most of the company’s
stores are now in shopping.
malls, Besldes operating
extensively in Ontario, it has
outlets in Halifax, Winnipeg,
Edmonton and Calgary,

And. its old.stora on St,
Clair Avenue still does a
thriving business.

“CONSUMER.
. COMMENT -

Unsolicited mail or direct mail advertising while.
sometimes annoying to the receiver, is a perfectly
legal and legitimate method of doing business, .
As consumers, we do have rights and respon- -
’ sibilities tied to this type of mail, whether it be
pamphlets, coupons, letters or parcels. With the firat
three types, they can be kept, thrown out, given away
or refiised at the door, Whenever parcels are delivered
to the home which have not been ordered and are not
wanted, mark the articles “‘refused’’ and drop in the

negrest mail box, This. way;,return postage ig not pald -

by you. By taking this course of action, the sender
cannot ask for payment. However, if payment notices
‘are received, again mark “refused” on envelope and
drop in mail box, :

On occasion mistakes are made where merchandise
may be delivered and no payment was required at
time of delivery. Articles sent C.0.D. sometimes have
the C.0.D. slip lost on route. If you have ordered an
item that is delivered in this manner, the sender can‘ -
request payment - you are obligated to pay. -

However, never accept a parcel C.0.D. that you did
not order. These parcels rarely have return ad-
dresses, therefore, it is easier to refuse at efther the
door or at the Post Office than it is to pay the charges
for something you do not want. It is also risky to ac-
cept unknown parcels for neighbours; they may not
have ordered them either. ‘

Some consumers like unsolicited mail, aa they can
sort carefully to find coupons or specials. others
consider it a nuisance or “junk mail’, If you are in the
latter category there is an effective way to have your
name removed from mailing lists. .

Write to:
Canadian Direct Mail-Marketing Association,

130 Merton Street,
Toronto, Ontario
M45 144.

Unsolicited or direct mail advertising is subject to

regulations of the Post Office and Consumer & Cor-
' porate Affairs Canada, Report any suspected misuse

. Of the mail to the Post Office. If the advertisement is

‘misleading or false, contact:

Consumer & Corporate Affairs
P.O. Box 10059, Pacific Centre Ltd.,

700 West Georgia Street, 25th Floor,
Vancouver, B.C. -. .

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