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: M"U "uttt fl? , 'rl-r r) 'tt-rsptt 4 - .4, wl? a tr. .clA' ta tr, Waterloo Chronido, 1hdrte6dese.8eotrmts.r 10. wool But douriciiiors should Be preiiared to do their own thinking, in light of the weaknesses in the process used to form a recommendation. One is that some of the operators who attended the meetings don't work and live in this city, another is that committee member George Ran- dall didn't attend the last and most inportant public meeting, other operators couldn't attend, and, finally, no one spoke from the viewpoint of the general public at these get-togethers. Nonetheless, Alderman Aenry" may, after a summer of thought on the matter, come up with a good proposal regarding the bylaw. Our adversarial system in Parliament encourages debate on the basic principles and questioning of the details, both on the floor of the House and in Parliamentary committees. . The effort is aimed at the passage of le- gislation for Canada which is as close as possible to what the people the M.P.'s re- present feel it should be. _t-ry'cttroemg.-t.-t2mt't-tt.et.w. 'J,t2t"ML'=1t, #r00"trtI-"e_ittrr-t"tFtorert't__tet I This is the traditional role of individual M.P. 's and parties in the House of Com- mans and assures a healthy democracy. Not all issues are controversial! Issues come to Parliament's attention on which all 282 members are in general Such is the case with the recognition by all Members of the three parties that Par- liament must act soon to improve the qua- lity of life for Canada's disabled persons; The Clark Government had proposed a Parliamentary Task Force on this area. and the Tnldeau Government has (alloyed on with the establishment of a Special Com- Council should also consider that Henry, by his tone, demeanour and statements on the city's restrictive gas bylaw, has clearly demonstrated himself as biased towards maintaining the status quo, or, at least, not rocking the boat too much. , Consequently, council wiKnot be considering a recommendation from a broadly-based, repre- sentative committee with an impartial chair- Even if Henry's committee leaves out its per- sonal bias. and tries to present the views of those operators who attended previous public meet- ings, it has several strikes against it. Issues arise daily and weekly at the House of Commons on which my colleagues in the Conservative Party do not agree with Honourable Members on the other side of the House. M twin, b Raina. The second is that the association perceived by some to be behind the naming of committee members is practically defunct, from all ac- counts, and is mainly kept alive by the voci- ferousness of Jim Goodyear, tt Kitchener opera- tor. . mittee of Parliament. When city council considers the report of the service station advisory committee at its next meeting Monday, it should keep several things in One is thatthereareonlytwottpemttorsortthe committee of three, chaired by Alderman Robert Henry, who aren't necessarily representative of and have no particular mandate from the other operators. q A WALTER McLEAN 'committee' “N‘MHM Pin. a - a 'tttth-r-e, 't-etae.. and Shir-0y 31.5.. mm.” “macaw-emu: Blank can. I“, (It. W“ W?tuayonrhm. 't6-rttsuit8-atiorNtstrtres. 05th 1064 Statistical information indicates that some 700.0% Canadians are so severely dia- abled as to restrict their enjoyment of a [all life. On the basis of studies carried out across the country, we know that over 10 per cent of the entire population, or over AM.” Canadians suffer some sort of disability. A distressingly high number are kept full- time in institutions. In June of this year, the XIVth World Congress of Rehabilitation International drew "nomads of delegates from around the world to Winnipeg. The message coming loud and clear out of that conference was that especially we in Canada who enjoy so many of the world‘s resources. both human and material. must show leadership in solving the problems of the disabled everywhere. Persons bound to wheelchairs are as [no tee is going to the people - holding hearings tentially productive " their neighbours; in " towns and cities from St. John's to they can be just as happy - Just as de, Whitehorse. pressed. and they can be much more lonely. On Thursday, September iith, the Com- They are certainly more often frustrated. mittee will divide itself between Kitchener Yet, while they may be obviously disa- and Woodstock. Med, they represent only a small segmem The Kitchener hearing will be chaired by 1981 has been designated the Interia- tional Year of Disabled Persons by the Un- ited Nations General Assembly. LETTEFL ro The EDITOR Pope John Paul Ws recent dirEctive that the Catholic clergy worldwide cease se- cular political activities has caused some confusion. Jesuit priest and US. Con- gressman Robert Drinan has said that he will not run for office again. On the other hand. Carolyn Farrell, a mm and Mayor of Dtt- yard 4hirxk his whce. would make. art efkw4 4o ttt ou++o j4ne. OCC Sional whi+e5ale. Welfare of the disabled Pope 'si-directive confusing of disabled persons in Canada. Less obvious are the elderly with disa~ Ming lllnenes, often making it difficult for them to push through doors that the healthy have dimetttty opening. There are also those with less apparent handicaps, such as audio or visual impair- ments; those who are mentally retarded or have controllable mental diseases. Each of these persons has the same right to live as independently as any other Cana- dian; when part or full-time aid is required. it should be readily available. At this time. the Special Committee on the Disabled and the Handicapped is work- ing towards recommendations for Parlia- ment, with the final report to be tabled be- fore December 19th of this year. Drawn from all political parties in the House, the Special Committee has been hearing the presentations of individuals and organizations in Ottawa since June llth. Beginning September and the Commit- tee is going to the people - holding hearings in in towns and cities from St. John's to Whitehorse. On Thursday, September nth. the Com- mittee will divide itself between Kitchener and Woodstock. buque, Iowa. said she will not quit, as women "have never been in the category of clergy." Meanwhile. almost simul- taneously the Pope was urg- ing African church members to participate in politics: "an important challenge for the Christian is that of the political lite," he told a giant audience in Nairobi, Kenya. "In the state citzens have a right and duty to share in the political life." The Pope added that "it would be a mistake to think that the in- dividual Christian should not be involved in these areas of life." In view of Jesus' declara- tion that his disciples "are not of this world, as I also am not of the wtrrld," can we imagine him issuing Sometimes Government gems distant and uncaring. The Special Committee le- fhteta the concern of Parliament to hear from concerned Canadians. Your com- ments and recommendations will en- courage positive recommendations and Go- vernment action. The Committee encourages both written and oral submissions. but mould you be un- able to attend, for whatever reason. I en- courage you to forward your views to the Clerk of the Special Committee on the Disa- bled and the Handicapped. House of Com- mons, KIA tIM, or you can address your views to me, (postage free) at the House of Commons, and I will be pleased to forward them to the Committee. The Woodstock hearing will be chaired by Mac Killens. MP. joined by Ray Chen- ier, M.P., and another neighbour. Bruce Halliday, MP. Proceedings will be held in the Auditorium at Woodingford Lodge from Itha0 am. to 12:30 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to too pm. .. Hon. Waiter Dinadale. M.P., together with Neil Young. MP. and our neighbour, Peter Lang, MP. for Kitchener. The Committee will be open to all from 10:00 o'clock until noon and " o'ciock to 4:30 at the Cones- toga Inn, Kitchener. such a contradictory expres- sion? The Pope's directive to my way of thinking is “double-talk." Maybe so- meone with more intelligen- ce than I possess can unra- vel this conundrum. It's beyond me. _ t W.D. Pie Wanna-t Road Noni 7 Waterho