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4 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 2 1986 Editorial Comments Back To Work The protest by Ontario doctors over Bill 94 is now into its third week. Many physicians have supported the Ontario Medical Associa- tion by closing their offices and at numerous hospitals in the province (including Port Perry) there has been a reduction in services as only "irgent cases' are being treated in emergency wards. To say the least, it has been a difficult three weeks for the peo- ple of Ontario, the medical profession and the Government. Judging from letters to the editor in daily and community newspapers, public opinion is sharply divided on this issue with some deploring the ac- tions taken byidoctors and others supporting their rights te protest Bill 94 by withdrawing services: The Ljparal Government of David Peterson, pushed and prodd- ed in not-too-gentle fashion by the New Democrats, passed Bill 94 more than a week ago. It is obvious the Government has no inten- tion of altering the bill or suspending it at this time. It is time the OMA called off the job action and told its member physicians to get back to work. We velo the OMA has made its point. However, the place to continue the fight against the injustice . of Bill 94 is in the courts, not in the emergency wards and the physi- cians offices. To say that thé public has been greatly inconvenienced over the past few weeks would be an under-statement. Thankfully, there have ~ been no reports of tragic occurrences due to the job action in emergency wards. But should a real tragedy take place, public opi- nion would be unforgiving no matter how just the OMA cause. Spinning this dispute further is not going to change the position of the G rernment, but'what it might do is force an even uglier kind of confrontation: back to work legislation. The idea of physicians do- ing their work under those kinds of circumstances is downright scarey. The OMA has told its members to take unprecedent steps to pro- test Bill 94. The Government ignored the physicians and pushed through the legislation. Prolonging the job action now is going to resolve nothing. But it could turn the public solidly against the physi- cians cause. - The OMA should tell the doctors to go back to work before the Government passes legislation ordering them back. That's Joseph Clark In American politics, the greatest master at rising from the ash heap of political disasters was none other than Richard Nixon. Several times in his checkered career, he mounted almost unbelievable come- backs until Watergate pulled him under for good. Here in Canada, a certain politician by the name of Joseph Clark is making his way back from a humiliating personal defeat when his own Conservative Party turfed him out as leader in favour of a smooth- talking chap named Brian Mulroney. He went on to scale new heights as he led the federal Tories to a landslide victory at the polls, while Mr. Clark buried his wound- ed pride and agreed to serve as the Minister for External Affairs. Many careful observers of the Ottawa scene say that Mr. Clark has performed very well in this important and high profile Cabinet post, in sharp contrast to many of the ministers appointed by Mr. Mulroney. . Remember Joe Clark as Canada's youngest Prime Minister, the butt of so many cruel jokes? Remember his nine months in office? A WHILE, BUT / HEY, MAN, IT TOOK GRADUATED! > living? (Turn to page 6) the | (@Cha a ) SORT MY ONT a0 Pa | i IR agony \.- 4 J. PETER HVIDSTEN Member of the Publisher Canadian Community New .paper Association ond Ontario Community Newspaper Association Advertising ger Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Co Ltd Port Perry Ontario J.B. McCLELLAND Editor Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department. Ottawa, and for cash CATHY ROBB payment of postage in cash News & Features Second Class Mail Registration Number 0265 an CO who! Mauve En Co 1\ Jp [1 Array 2,308 * Subscription Rate: In Canada $15.00 per year. Elsewhere $45.00 per year Single Copy 35 Veo OCOPYRIGHT -- All layout and composition of advertisements produced by the adver tising department of the Port Perry Star Company Limited are protected under copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher Chatterbox by Cathy Robb PHOTOGRAPHER'S DREAM I wanna work for Playgirl. It's my big dream, eh. I figure, all Jzhave to do is collect a portfolio full of slinky pictures and Playgirl will snap me up as a staff photographer and then I'll be ship- - ped down to Beverley Hills to shoot nudie pictures of Don Johnson and his ilk. " Now wouldn't that be tough way to make a So like, that's what I want to do, eh. A Cana- dian photographer in the big U.S. of A., taking dir- ty pictures, drinking lots of beer and pouring down the back bacon. I hate beer and I hate back bacon, but I don't look too bad in a toque. Maybe I'll make that my trademark. The toque, that is. All my centrefolds will be nekid except for their toques. Placed in strategic spots, of course. : And all I've gotta do is get a bunch of nekid men to pose for me, just in order to get a portfolio together, that is. You may think that's a hard thing to do in a place like Port Perry, but I've got a plan. A real good plan. I mean, it's just about Festival Days, eh? And everybody k ows what happens during Festival Days, right? Festival Days means 'Sexy Man Contest' and 'Sexy Man Contest' means the Port Perry Star has pictures of sexy-lookin' men in it, right" And the photographers who work for the ort Perry Star are in charge of taking those pic- tures of the sexy-lookin' men. Am I right, or what? And you know who works for the Port Perry Star? Me, that's who. The aspiring Playgirl photographer. So dontcha get it? 1 have##perfect opportuni: ty to put together a portfolio of sexy-look' men. And I'm not gonna do it like I did it last year. You remember last year. When we had page after page of smiling nominees in the Sexy Man Contest? They were nice photos, sure. and I took most of them, but they 're not the kind of photos you send to Playgirl. I mean, come on, most of those guys, in fact all of them had their clothes on. And everybody knows that clothes are a no-no at Playgirl. Skin is in. The only skin I managed to snafu for last year's contest vvas a couple of knees. Trust me, knees are not in. But this year things are going to be different. "The only pictures I'm gonna take for this year's Sexy Men Contest are going to be Sexy. Well, at least a little bit sexy. John B. the editor says I have to use my good taste since this is a family newspaper, and all. \ I don't know what he's afraid of. Like Charlie the tuna, I have good taste. And mine isn't even contaminated. At least, not by mercury. So like watch the next few issues of this paper carefully for all my slinky pictures. You can tell if I took them or not because all my guys will be wearing toques. In strategic places. Like their heads. CARIBBEAN QUEEN Speaking of Festival Days, why doesn't the Port Perry Caribbean Festival Days celebration have a Caribbean Queen contest? Everbody's heard Billy Ocean's famous (but soapy) Caribbean Queen song and it only makes sense to have a Caribbean Queen contest. I mear, they could play the song and everything. Why don't organizers think of these things? Why didn't they ask me to help out? Sometimes I wonder what they're thinking about. ' CARIBBEAN DRINKS I've got to give them credit for one thing. Choosing me among several others to help judge the Canadian Club Exotic Drink Mixing Challenge was the best move Festival Days - organizers have made in a long time. I'm marrying a bartendgr after all, and con- sider myself an expert when it comes to exotic bartenders--er, exotic drinks. (Sorry, Doug). The whole thing sounds like fun. Hiram Walker Brands Limited and the Carib- bean Festival Days folks are sponsoring the ex- otic drink mixing contest for all Port Perrys bartenders (except Doug? with the winning drink designated the official drink of Festival Days: The rules are as follows: The base liquor must be Canadian Club. The recipe must be original. The drink must be stir- red, shaken or prepared in a blender. Any com- bination of liquors, liqueurs or mixes may be us- ed. The drink must be named and must have *C.C." in the title. The recipes may be reproduc- ed for distribution during Festival Days with credits shown for the bartender and restaurant in- volved. All participants, judges and spectators must have a great time! Well, that last rule is gonna be a pretty easy one to follow, I'm sure. And if you're curious, the judging takes place this Thursday, July 3rd at Emiel"s Place, starting at 8 p.m. ; Drinks will be judged on originality, presen- tation, appearance, and taste. One word of advice to all bartenders who enter: I, personally, hate the taste of rye, and will look most favorably on those entries which com- pletely disguise the taste of the stuff. Oh yea, and may the best drink win. =