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PAGE 22 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 29, 1989 In a number of censorship cases, it is often left up to the police, not the courts, to decide what is and is not obscene. Borovoy notes the efforts of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women to formulate a legal distineâ€" tion between eroticism and pornography and he goes on to show how it became bogged down by legal interpretation. If the NAC‘s policies were carried out strictly, we would not be allowed to read much of our classical literature. The censorship clause in Bill C54 has been a hot issue and it, too, ran into difficulties when defining what is offensive. When Freedoms Collide Borovoy‘s involvement with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association since 1968 qualifies him to question and examine the liberties surrounding pornography, hate literature, afâ€" firmative action employment practices, the scope of police powers, the right to privacy, the protection of minorities, and the rights of strikers, welfare recipients, and the mentally ill to name just some of the issues he discusses. On the matter of the right of freedom of association, Borovoy says the industrial worker who lacks a trade union will find freedoms curtailed, but compulsory union membership represents a restriction of freedom as well. He cites examples of union rights and freedoms that often create an ambiguous situation. Sometime during your lifetime your freedoms and rights will be in danger. This may occur in the workplace, in the courtroom or in a extensive knowledge and expertise of human Collide: The Case For Our Civil Liberties. Recently nominated for The Governor Generâ€" al‘s Award, When Freedoms Collide, ironically lost out to In The Sleep Room, a book that also dealt with civil liberties as well. Considering the rights of the unborn, Boroâ€" AIhanks, Waterloo! During 1975, Toronto hiring agencies screened out nonâ€"whites for wouldâ€"be employâ€" ers. Some employers stated they wanted those with "Canadian experience". Fire and police departments and restaurants have been guilty of screening says Borovoy, but now there are methods being implemented to overcome disâ€" crimination in hiring practices. When Freedoms Collide offers some surpris~ ing conclusions about our civil liberties in Canada, how they collide, and how they are evolving to create a better democracy for all. When Freedoms Collide. A. Alan Borovoy. Lester & Orpen Dennys. 419 p. $27.95 force your old auntie, who is acting out the fantasy she is Queen Elizabeth, into an instituâ€" tion to take drugs that will probably eliminate the delusion. Compulsory hospitalization and treatment violate serious liberties and he warns they "cast a wide net." He does suggest careful medical testing and cautions against hhsty value judgements involving class and cultural differences that would prompt faulty voy says that whatever rights the fetuses should have, they do not include commandeerâ€" ingthepowerofthentetokeepthaminthe bodies of their nonâ€"consenting mothers. The freedom to be left alone, often involves the mentally ill who will not seek psychiatric treatment. He questions whether you should e sA World of Books Marg Zavaros By, ce sn unc ns ie dn uen e ce ipptetihâ€"~ W es Wb es Phlh evciperme mt ne n ge e m Yes, thank you indeed. Thank you for standing behind us when we announced our recent Voluntary Pay subscription increase. Thank you for the friendly greeting and continued show of support for our young carriers, our most valuable resource. But most of all, thank you for believing that your Voluntary Pay contribution will result in an even better Waterioo Chronicle, a better community newspaper, for all of us. It will. You‘ve shown us you believe. Now it‘s our turn, to show you. Chronicle