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- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 20, 1991 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Lette I'S to the editor Women's rights being desecrated To the Editor: The Tory Convention meets this week in Toronto. One wonders ° whether there will be any discus- sion whatsoever by our elected of- ficials concerning the latest travesty of justice - the assurance by the Government of Canada that feminist views only will be represented in litigation concern- ing equality, and that the govern- ment must consult with feminist groups with respect to future ap- pointments to the judiciary and to administrative tribunals! The demand at the recent Women and the Law Symposium that the government accept a '"'women's perspective' (read "radical feminist perspective") in matters concerned with equali- ty, was accepted without question by Justive Minister Kim Camp- bell. On behalf of the Government of Canada, she concurred with Trent wl Hig University =%> at Durham College Fall-Winter: September to April By study in Oshawa alone, you may obtain a Trent degree in: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, English, History, Politics, Psychology or Sociology. For a brochure, counselling or infor- mation on admission please call (416) 723-9747. ad feminist position that there is on- ly one "women's perspective." Ms. Campbell made this deci- sion on behalf of all Canadians despite the fact that a represen- tative from REAL Women of Canada who attended the sym- posium argued strenuously that there is no such thing as a "women's" perspective, that Canadians have different life ex- periences because of differing social, economic, cultural, educa- tional and religious backgrounds, and that gender only is not, and has never been, the dividing line. The feminist direction now ad- vocated by Ms. Campbell - which promotes abortion on demand, homosexual rights, universal government-funded day care, af- firmative action, prostitute's rights, etc. - is certainly not the direction in which I wish to proceed. Just what are legal cases in- volving 'equality?' The pending Mossop case, which is scheduled this fall to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada, is a good example. Mr. Mossop is su- ing for spousal rights for his homosexual union. The National Action Committee on the Status of Women and the Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF and NAC, both heavily funded by the government) have requested the right of intervention to speak on behalf of homosexual rights. Now, apparently, even the necessity of requesting the right of interven- tion will not be necessary, since all their costs will be underwrit- ten by the taxpayer, and the radical feminist organizations can make presentations on behalf [ MUSIC INSTRUCTION 3 Flute, Voice and Music Theory (all levels) Beginners and advanced students Nicholas Barakett Cn A.R.C.T,, B. Mus.,, M.A. 985-4522 | The 126th Annual BLACKSTOCK Come join the fu! | SATURDAY AUGUST 24th 1991 Where all the action happens the same day x xX Demolition Derby x Xx Friday August 23rd, 7:00 p.m. Admission: Adults $6.00 Children Under 12 $2.00 | END YOUR DAY WITH THE BLACKSTOCK FAIR DANCE Rec. Centre 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. $5.00 per person Dace to the soands of Brian Stevenson, D) WET Bl LunenT 6320 HF <1 NEIER lo ERE Th ANY of Mr. Mossop in the name of the Government of Canada. REAL Women of Canada will also be intervening in this case, arguing against spousal rights for homosexual unions, noting that spousal benefits were never in- tended to support alternative life- styles. REAL Women, which receives no funding other than donations and membership fees, must now struggle against the enormous resources of the government of Canada. Sad to say, the courts also are conditioned to accept the radical feminist perspective. For exam- ple, the Canadian Judicial Centre, which is intended to provide con- tinued education for judges, now requires all participants to attend a 'gender equality program" (the only required course), the material for which has been prepared by feminist lawyers. The laws of Canada are an at- tempt to balance the rights of all Canadians. I am a Canadian woman. My three daughters are Canadian women. Many of my friends are Canadian women. None of us are sympathetic to the "perspective" proposed by the NAC or the LEAF. But who speaks for us? Where is the outcry from the media at this appalling desecra- tion of women's rights? Where are the Members of Parliament calling for reconsideration of Ms. Campbell's commitment to the radical feminists? The silence is deafening. Sincerely, (Mrs.) Lorraine McNamara Mulroney From Page 7 Ever since Mulroney has been Prime Minister, this nation has gone from crisis to crisis and we are forever in a state of confusion, the corruption, the lies and the deceit from his Conservative par- ty is like a massive cancerous growth (hat contaminates and destroys everything it touches, if Mulroney had an ounce of integri- ty, or had any respect for the peo- ple of this nation he would have resigned a long time ago. Glen Kealey has shown us the way, if we have the will and the determination to succeed there is nothing we cannot do. I am asking the men of Canada to get involved. Don't stand by and watch the women of Canada carry your share of the load, write for petitions to Box 1473 Peter- borough, Ont. K9J 7H7. John Welham, Campaign Director for the Impeachment of Brian Mulroney R.R. 10, Peterborough, Ont. K9J 6Y2 by Lynn Johnston WARD ONE COUNCILLOR FRED CANNING AL (HANK) BERTRAND WARD TWO COUNCILLOR MARILYN PEARCE (incumbent) WARD THREE COUNCILLOR JIM TOWER MAYOR HOWARD HALL (incumbent) GLENN MALCOLM REGIONAL COUNCILLOR YVONNE CHRISTIE (incumbent) AREA COUNCILLOR HARVEY GRAHAM WARD FOUR COUNCILLOR DAVID DIETLEIN CHUCK HILL DURHAM REGION SCHOOL BD. JOYCE KELLY BOBBIE DREW SEPARATE SCHOOL BD. KATHY LeFORT JOHN SACCO Should not be candidate To the Editor: Re: Recent articles in local Ux- bridge papers about Mr. John Sacco running for the school board I applaud Mr. Sacco in his posi- tion as a teacher for his concern for the gifted children taught by the school system. I also applaud him for his concern about waste in the school boards and the ever rising cost of education. If he were to raise his concerns as a taxpayer I would gladly side with him, however, as a candidate for school board trustee I would have very serious reservations. I was just recently informed that there are already employees of one school board serving as trustees on another school board. If this is true then there should be changes made in the laws gover- ning such positions to disallow this practice. In 1987 the Durham Region Public School Board required $97.402 million from the taxpayers of Durham Region. In 1991 they required $180.794 million from taxpayers of Durham Region. That's an increase of some $83.392 million in four short years. This does not take into account the amounts of monies received from the province or other sources. The taxpayer picks up 54.23 per cent of the total education bill by way of house taxes (and you wonder why your house taxes keep going up), and probably a good portion of the 40.54 per cent that the pro- vince pays from other taxes such as income tax. The total budget for 1991 educa- tion in the public school sector is $338.310 million (up $32.123 million from the 1990 budget), of this amount $255.384 million goes to salary, wages and benefits. We need to make the position of school board trustee a very im- portant consideration in this year's municipal elections and we need a good selection of people to choose from. However, I feel any school board employee (teacher or otherwise) should not also be a candidate for the position of trustee as there appears to be a real conflict of interest. How can a teacher (or other employee) negotiate from both sides of the fence at contract time. 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