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CEEE The holiday season is the occasion taken by many of us to say "I care about you" to our friends and acquaintances - across town, across the country and around the world. We are told we will disrupt a class by wearing what is inappropriate. Not so if it is worn by more than that one person. (Changing the dress code would do this.) If by writing this letter, some teacher decides it will affect my marks. I still find the cause wisrth my while. Voice your opinions, as you are the ones who pay the taxes. If length is the problem. l believe it should be allowed if you can bend over without being indecent. I can- not see why if your clothes are clean and not disgusting, why you cannot wear them. You surely would not be sent home to change if you were at work or at church, If the dress-code was changed, it would have to be to the morals of today's students and parents, not to the ones of a) years One would think the federal government had learned a lesson regarding procedures in its handling of the Constitution. Trans- port Minister Pepin's decision, however, to cut an per cent of VIA Rail's passenger service suggests that Canadians are once again saddled with government by unilat- eral action. Early in August of this year, following the trttvemmeett's announcement that al- most mte-tttth of VIA's passenger services would be discontinued. the Progressive Conservative Party established a Task Force to conduct public hearings across Canada. Canadians were consulted on the impact and necessity of the cutbacks. The Task Force visited 13 cities and collected whines of evidence and submissions from no groups and individuals. All of this -tdeoeehaabeerttattledintheHouseot Commons. Opinion was clear on the what is acceptable and what is acceptable but are unwilling to update an outdated dress code. Fashion is nit~plcked over - which to allow, which not to allow. Students are not given a sound hearing: and when it gets back to you, the parents, the student salads Ike a silly child, having worn something "inappropriate." A beautiful “i dress is fine; a mid-thigh skirt is not, although they were all right ten years ago. Suits are somewhat acceptable as long as they are without ascots, rumes or tails. Cut-off sweatshirts are not all right but T-shirts are. Without consulting any of the millions of Canadians who regularly use VIA routes, or the thousands employed by the railway, and without referral to the regulatory agency. the Canadian Transport Commis- sion the government made its arbitrary decision. It claimed the cuts were in "the public interest." murmurs tta-ia, naming was called Into question. Yet despite the beat 'eftorts of the Task Me. chaired by former Transport Min- but Don M. Mr. Pepin forged u. Unit: a ulna-Ind new: of the This letter is an appeal to parents at high school sun-tents People of authority in our schools admit there is a the line between Student appeals to local parents on dress-code UNICEF means help to children Wendy “an... Grade II WaterHo Collegiate Institute WALTER MCLEAN Money raised tttroutttt the sale of these cards sends a message of hope to children in many developing countries: hope that comes in the form of clean water. medical sup plies and health care, educational opportunities and other basic neces- sities. For instance, proceeds from the purchase of just two packs of UNICEF cards will furnish enough vaccine to immunize 64 children against whooping cough. tetanus and diptherin. There are millions of reasons to send UNICEF cards this year, and all of them are children. Readers may obtain a free bro. chure and sales information from: Furo-rs,enastyuvelo extended that tettrttt to children they will - see, ttmtutttt a special lite-giving tradition: buying and sending UNICEF greeting cards. The following is the text of a telegram sent to the premiers of all provinces except Quebec. The Prime Minister is about to grant special status to Quebec; a status that will destroy the English-speak- ing community in Quebec. Quebec. Will be the springboard for ever increasing demands in future. English-speaking people in Quebec are being sold down the river as federal government moves to create special status for French-speaking people in Quebec. It is not too late. Repudiate Iccord unless federal government makes it binding on “Constitutional crisis not past. It is continuing. Your recent stand on constitution created rights for Frerseh-speaking persons outside Group concerned for English in Quebec Auk-cc for the Preservation of English in Canada Tunnel: District Bunch lures up Images of the traditional Impor- tance of the transcontinental railway to Canadians. "A nebulous dream was a reality: an iron ribbon cmaed Canada tron! sea to aea. on... ”lowing the -. of early W. nearly 3.00 'gtften d and all an” acne: vast The government has extra revenue from the energy agreement with Alberta. it is spending millions of taxpayers' dollars on the promotion of Canadian unity and energy conservation. Ridiculously the same government simultaneously aha lishes parts of a transportation network which has historically and spiritually linked Canadians from east to west. Many informed Canadians believe that given the proper attention. this could provide the most eoergy-etfieieatt mode of transport: tion available in Canada. The Minister of Transport has even admitted that he has the studies and comparisons with Europe» an models which actually bear this out..! mented the cutbacks. most of which became effective on Nov. 15, 1981. The cutbacks were introduced while Parlia- ment was in recess and were never debated by Parliament, or in committee. There was no discussion with 1liA's regional managers, who know just how much the lines are being used and how valuable they are to lower income Cana- dians. students, senior citizens, and the disabled. The Maya-Io plaque at the site of the We Smiley vatlclal Chair-In- 0Ilar|o Dulce! Committee Demise of passenger rail The South Cayuga site has been hedged in controversy since the land was first obtained by the Ontario Government in the 1970‘s. The Treasurer at that time, John White, had a dream that a city would grow up in that area as well as in a spot to the west of that now known as Townsend, a government project which has failed miserably in living up to expectations. However, that is another story. To return to South Cayuga, John White's vision of a population shift to the Haldimand-Norfolk area failed to materialize and the government was The Ontario Waste Management Corpora- tion, set up to examine the feasibility of the South Cayuga site for an industrial waste management plant. this week announced that they found the site unsuitable. Dr. Donald Chant, Chairman of the Corporation made the announcement listing proximity to the Grand River and Lake Erie as one of the factors making the suitability of the site "borderline" or "marginal." It was a year ago that these very objections had been raised by local residents when the decision to build the plant in South Cayuga was made public by the then Minister of Environment, Dr, Harry Parrott. Also listed as a factor in the Corporation's decision was the fact that much of the area is flood prone. This, too, was brought forward by local residents trom the beginning of the de- trate. sa-tedthatttteLRCs,pe-dferthe new transportation corridor. are less qfBeieatt than the Turbo. Many millions of dollars will have to be spent on the line ttefi'eettteutCemstteu-tatitattgii On the surface Ontario is the beneficiary of these cuts. While the Super Continental will no longer run between Winnipeg and Vancouver via Edmonton, Jasper and Kamloops, and Maritimers will lose the "Atlantic" which linked Halifax and Montreal. Ontario will be treated to the modern-day marvels of the LRC (Light, Rapid and Comfortable) rail corridor from Quebec City to Windsor. Yet cuts in other parts of the province. the lines to Barrie, Stouffville and Havelock in particular. will mean the loss of 1,000 jobs for rail workers in Ontario. Had the government improved rail equipment and upgraded service, instead of cutting back. rail equipment manufacturers in Ontario could have planned for expansions and created more jobs. Over half of Canada‘s rail equipment is produced in Ontario. Innovation and development in trans portatton constitutes 20 per cent of Cam ada‘s GNP and is essential to this nation‘s economic well-being. The tourism industry In eastern and western Canada will sorely miss the very marketable attraction of Canada's scenic rail lines. prairies, cleft lofty mountain passes, twisted through canyons, and bridged a thousand streams. Here on Nov. T, 1885. a plain iron spike welded East to West." Recon! A pulp-per _editoeuh' hate Ibo Back next week South Cayuga Controversy nuance commune, monsoon, Movement as. um - '36! , Perhaps prompted by their desire to rid themselves of a white elephant in the time Just prior to a provincial election, the government announced that South Cayuga would be the site of the industrial waste disposal plant and surprised everyone. Initially, they had re- quested a report on the best suited areas in Ontario for such a site; South Cayuga was not among those named. After the interim report of this study was published, South Cayuga was included in the further testing at the specific request of the Minister of Environment. The Minister declared as well that there would be no environmental assessment hearing on the site. Under pressure from opposition parties and the public, he then announced the appointment of Dr, Donald Chant, founder of Pollution Probe and director of the Joint Study Centre of Toxicology at the University of Toronto, as Chairman of the Ontario Waste Management Corporation set up to develop and manage the plant. At the time of his appoint- ment Dr. Chant said that he was accepting the job on the condition that a thorough geological survey be conducted and that a public hearing be held into the technology, design and location of plants on the site. This week, on the basis of those hearings, the site was rejected after a cost of approximately $100,000 to the taxpayers of Ontario. left holding a large parcel of prime agricultur- aljangl with no immediate plans for its use. "First, the railway workers who lose their jobs are undoubtedly protected, so their layoffs will be difficult and costly," explained McCready. "Secondly, if the cuts decrease VIA revenues on these lines and on other lines by more than $300 million, because of the delays and incon- venience of connections. it could end up costing the government more to provide rall service." capacity. An Ontario Task Force on Provincial Policy also favoured electric rail service over traditional diesel en- gines, such as the LRC. While Kitchener-Waterloo will probably see increased rail services in the coming years, Douglas McCready. Economics Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, sees real dangers in the government's actions. He says the government will not really save the $300 million it had intended for several reasons. other through communication And contnct. while at the some time swing energy and creating jobs. this Liberal government seems to have climbed aboard I non-stop train beam for the complete demise of This type of loss would provide the Minister of Transport with the ammuni- tion he requires to carry out his threats to make further cuts if Canadians don't show their appreciation and increase their use of roman?” VIA lines, Instead of encour- aging C ians to learn more about each all 's-ttkr" nil tr-ortutiort syuem in