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(M ooo Youth smoking: who is the real enemy? n identifying the enemy in the Igreat war against â€" tobaccoâ€" induced diseases, 1 took my cue from Shakespeare‘s Othello. It was the Moor who said: "Oh God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains..." â€" Othello was talking about the excessive use of booze. Let‘s update these words to describe an even stupider modern tragedy: 1 f 1 ] Eus id You said it unbel sbediei e eesana t "Oh God, that children should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their lungs..." e oo oo Othello‘s world wasn‘t cursed with cigarettes, but ours is. We now have a situation in which schools are running programs in an attempt to get 11 â€"yearâ€"oids to kick the habit. The Parliamentary battle | am now waging is against one monstrous enemy: the ugly phenomenon of young Canadians threatening their hearts and lungs at younger and younger ages It has become increasingly popuâ€" lar within Canada‘s health commuâ€" nity to target tobaceo companies as the No. J enemy on this issue. I understand this. There is a mountâ€" ing body of evidence to show that tubacco companies have been attempting to recruit underage smokers for decades. More power to those who prove successful at winâ€" ning â€"large â€" setilements . against tobacco companies in court But right now my most urgent aim is not to punish tobacco comâ€" panies. Jt is to curb runaway youth smoking. 1 have a private member‘s bill before Parliament. Sâ€"20, the Tabacco Youth Protection Act. It is a revamped. procedurally sound verâ€" sion of Sâ€"13, a bill that was struck down by the Speaker of the Commons a year and a half ago on a procedural technicality By imposing a levy on the sale of cigarettes, the new bill would raise approximately $360 million a year to fight youth smoking at the grassâ€" roots level, using whatever imaginaâ€" tive programs that the Canadian health community and young peo ple themselves can devise to fight an epidemic that Canadian bureau MOST ABOUT QUEsSTION WHAT WILL TRUDEAU? inss crats have proven they can‘t. The money would be administered by an independent institution at arm‘s length from government, so future governments won‘t lose their nerve or divert the funds to other uses. My most powerful ally in this crusade is the Canadian public. A recent Environics poll determined that 74 per cent of Canadians want this bill passed. Those are the kinds of numbers that elected politicians have to respect. the Canadian tobacco companies, which fought the first draft of the bill tooth and nail, have agreed to press for passage of the bill. Am I suspiâ€" cious of their motives? Certainly. But these companies have gone on record as saying that they are willing to fork out $360 million a year in perpetuity to wage a campaign against youth smoking, no strings attached. But new supporters have come forward as well. In a surprise move, So the public is on side. The health community is on side. And now, â€" unbelievably. the tobacco companies are on side. There remains only one possible barrier to getting started on a wellâ€"funded, independent â€" campaign against youth smoking in this country: the It‘s important to keep our green spaces n last week‘s Chromicle there was I;m article about more parking needed for the Lakeshore Bible Chapel â€" and Albert Mc ormick Arena. If the lakeshore Chanel is expanding their congregation then would they not need a bigger buildâ€" ing to house the increase in people that are going to their services And if so then they should look at moving to a bigget location with more parking whether they build a new chapel or find an existing biuild ing to renovate If that is not a posst bility then can the chapel not use the arena parking lot during their service hours and the arena use the chapel parking lot for their overflow when there are no services. To me these would be the only solutions tather than getting rid of anymore of â€"COMMENT "I would say his love for his country, Canada. He also tried to keep the separatists and French in the country." "He was very intelligent and very flamboyant. I think he did a lot for the country." Eugenia Cusson Dave Wilson Government of Canada. Ministers of that government avowed that they supported my last bill, Sâ€"13, in principle. But they blocked it in the Commons because they maintained that it was procedurally unsound. Well this new bill is sound. Health Minister Allan Rock is on record as promising that Sâ€"13 would be replaced with something similar. $â€"20 is clearly his opportunity to get moving. The government cannot argue that it would find it repugnant to take tobacco company money to fight smoking. After all, it already collects $2.4 billion in taxes from the industry every year. Another $360 million of tobacco money per year used to fight youth smoking would mean the government wouldn‘t have to spend taxpayers money on this cause, so it could use that tax money elsewhere. Eesn ces With everyone else on side on this urgent issue, all eyes are now on Health Minister Allan Rock, Finance Minister Paul Martin, and Prime Minister Jean Chretien. These are all honorable men [ am sure they will do the right thing the City of Waterioos green space There is enough building going on where farmland and trees are disapâ€" pearing. â€" Every neighbourhood should have a place for children to play and adults to enjoy what mathâ€" Mess er nature has to offer. Let us put an end to mismanagement of our city and keep our existing woods and farmland Surely the city is big enough and doesn‘t have to become another Kitchener A population of 200 and some add thousand is not needed to keep our city prosperous If we must build then we should be building up not out. Leave Glen Elm and Lone Eim their green space for their enjoyment "When he was in govâ€" ernment I thought he was a gigantic pain in the ass the way he favoured the French. But after he retired, I felt that there would never be Senator Colin Kenny, coâ€"sponsor of the Tobacco Youth Protection Act "I‘m from Salmon Arm B.C., and when he came through Salmon Arm he gave us all the finger." Gail Lauritsen Bernice Coates, Waterioo 1 remember the first time that [ heard the name Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Although I would have been just five years old at the time, I can clearly recall walking into my living room and seeing M B PAE L Al sevarnte AF GE, T UATLATRERIY NNR CCCOCB OOE Panll C 1. grainy black and white images of soldiers on the streets of Montreal. The Prime Minister had invoked the War Measures Act in response to what he said was "an apprehended state of Mudl Ees cogn Rp i CVe L craiona ced mar Sille un 3005 B hnd thubhidls bidislid esd benon n sc insurrection". My childish instinct at the time, and my fully grownup view to this date, is that this act was an egregious abuse of power (I may have used simpler words at the time}. P dA NEA A aobcatinb se vent. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1919â€"2000 .l tils dhiddl Shibbbis stbine oo aiciinraan ons 1 mention this controversial issue at the outset of this colâ€" umn not out of disrespect for the memory of a great man, but as an example of a legacy that is far from unblemished. What is perhaps most remarkable about the outpouring of affection that has followed Trudeau‘s death is the extent to which all of his flaws and misdeeds seem to have been forgiven. Perhaps this amnesia is temporary, but any accounting of the Trudeau years would be incomplete without including cruise missile testing, the broken promise on wage and price controls, and the alienation of the west. While Trudeau was very interested in securing his own place in history, I have a feeling that he would be extremely offended by the ongoing attempt to sugarcoat his ustt SA UART U Ieiproeivimepingsl. BE EAUCOARTRANEARIURINT CAE OZCEOOEN SAR C ACIS L record. This oneâ€"sided commentary is an act of profound intelâ€" lectual disrespect for a man who loved a good debate. 3 oo oo Oe Eo e nds ds Tamis: PECIUTeTT AZTBNEBENRED AET OO 10 C U Trudeau‘s image began to improve immediately after leay ing power. This was partially because he was followed as prime minister by . | Brian Mulroney. If there was anything L ANOTHER more maddening to Canadians than a . | M (,) W “ wl M leader who was brilliant and knew it, . If U EW it was a leader who thought he was J on brilliant, and wasn‘t. No leader of any | [WMRA o S " political stripe has come close to the j : y * stature that Trudeau brought to the . MR o | job. This fact infuriated Mulroney, and lt L .: * P I ulc t e > Lo Aaneannnnie s is a major factor behind jJean Chretien‘s desire to seek a third conâ€" secutive _ majority. _ Incidentally, Chretien is certainly not above exploiting the current public mood, making a fall election a much greater possibility than it was two weeks ago. m m oo d PR RCD t oimeani ce I Without _ question, _ Trudeau‘s [ 4 accomplishments, both as justice minister and as prime minister, were plentiful The decriminalâ€" ization of homosexuality and the liberalization of similar laws stands as a landmark in the history of human rights. The Official Languages Act and multiculturalism were bold, forward looking policies that made many previously excluded individuals and groups feel more a part of Canada. f ! t o css becmadins innraved GEQHES NCE ZIUEANRANUENOOOD OSE OOOS: His expansion of social programs, including improved maternity benefits and the indexation of pension benefits, stands in stark contrast to the current trend toward slash and burn. The five principles of the Canada Health Act (assuming they are enforced) remain the only real protection against Ralph Klein and Mike Harris‘ attempts to bring twoâ€"tier health care to Canada. The patriation of the constitution meant that Canada no longer had to rely on an act of the British Parliament to amend its most fundamental law, while the Charter of Rights and Freedoms solidified the rights of women and minonties 1 Uepatme on o o xT NS CY NOE Li Mimme n n Oeems oie en aa Trudeau also demonstrated a strong willingness to challenge the American multinational corporations that has been sadly lacking since he left office. Setting up Petro Canada and the Foreign Investment Review Agency convinced many American leaders that Trudeau was some kind of Manast. His wellâ€"intenâ€" tioned but illâ€"fated 1984 peace mission annoyed the Reagan administration to no end. Listening to news footage last weekâ€" end, ] was struck by how significant it would be for any politâ€" cian today to speak of "talking over the heads of the superpow ers and over the heads of the multinationals, and talking to the people of Canada®" 1 onl ts seleda es Hascin in the Weale Ihat ht pEUEOR CC RATCE NE Though he often failed to live up to the ideals that he espoused, hearing Pierre Trudeau‘s words again over the past week has been an inspiring experience. In closing, 1 can think of no greater tribute to the memory of Trudeau than for all of our governments to remember these words mCU X oo eea gal L0EAAA in evmerfinaviaint mc e oonaeneniee oo pecra l "No one in the society should be entitled to superfluous or luxury goods until the essentials of life are made available to everyone. At first glance. that distribution would appear to obtain in Canada. Thanks to our abundant natural wealth and the techniques of the industrial era. it no longer seems neces sary to trample on one another in the scramble for riches Consequently. most people take it for granted that every Canadian is assured a reasonable standard of living Unfortunately, this is not the case ~ ® ANOTHER oyay 1PA ie n & NR | \ | __ sCcoTT | PIATKOWSKI