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THE mu Record Sherbrooke: 569-9525 Knowlton: 242-1188 The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Thought of the Day Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.— Emerson 60 CENTS Monday, May 4, 1998 ‘This is stupid’ Liberals spent hundreds of thousands on Hepatitis C vote - Price By Rita Legault Sherbrooke The federal Liberals are wasting money that could have been spent on helping victims of Hepatitis C, charges Compton-Stanstead MP David Price.Price said the party spent hundreds of thousands to ensure all of their members were on hand for a confidence vote on the government’s decision to restrict compensation to victims of the deadly disease.Price said dozens of Liberals MPs who were out of town, out of province and out of the country were flown back just to vote on the matter.Among others, there were MPs sitting on committees in Paris, in Strasbourg and in Vancouver who were called back to toe the party line, he said.Price said the vote was tough for many Liberals who were reduced to tears.He said that the Conservative party allows its MPs to vote according to their own consciences on moral issues."To me this is definitely a moral issue,” he told The Record in a telephone interview.Price said the party vote was an “ego thing” for Chrétien.“He got to say, I got all my crew and when I tell they to vote a certain way, they do,” he charged.Price said the Conservatives asked the Liberals in the House of Commons how much they spent on bringing the MPs back to Ottawa to vote, but the house leader ruled the question was out of order because it referred to MPs being absent from the house - a no-no in parliamentary etiquette.“I’m really pissed off that they wasted that money for the vote while Hepatitis C victims sat in the gallery watching,” he said.“This is stupid.Absolutely stupid.” As Colorful as Picasso COURTESY AUDREY FROST Some of the dancers from the Arabesque school who brought to life the story of painter Pablo Picasso in the production The Seven Muses of Picasso on Sunday afternoon in Sherbrooke.For more photos, see page 9.‘I loved my job, even during the most difficult moments’ Charest’s last day as MP By Rita Legault Sherbrooke The federal riding of Sherbrooke is now orphaned as former Conservative le'ader Jean Charest officially stepped down from his role as MP on Friday to become leader of the provincial Liberal party.After representing the riding in the House of Commons for almost 14 years, Charest said he hopes to one day represent the region again - as the member for Sherbrooke in the National Assembly.Meeting reporters for the last time as MP for Sherbrooke on Friday afternoon, Charest said while he hopes there will be a by- election as soon as possible, it may take some time before Prime Minister Jean Chretien calls one.Chretien has six months to call a byelection, meaning the riding could be orphaned until early next year.In the meantime, Charest said services to Sherbrooke constituents will be greatly reduced.SEE LAST DAY, PAGE 4 vttmsP d’autos windshields nn»/i wit w ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM Protection against car robbery We or replace 1085 King St.East, SHERBROOKE Tel.: (819) 569-9543 140 Bourque Blvd., OMERVILLE (Magog) Tel.: (819) 843-8465 56 Main St.East, COATICOOK Tel.: (819) 849-2734 277 De Bigarre St., VICTORIAVILLE Tel: (819) 752-9679 page 2 Monday, May 4, 1998 Record Spare us the Crusading Columnist Premier’s poutine is all gravy, no cheese As expected, Jean Charest’s honeymoon as Liberal leader lasted exactly 15 seconds.Fortunately for him though, while Premier Bouchard has used every opportunity to dump on his new opponent, the top péquiste has failed to come up with much by way of suitable material.So far, Lucky Lucien has only one bullet in his Colt 45 - repeating ad nauseum that Charest is all public relations and no substance.Well we’ve all heard it 20 times by now and if this is all Mr.B.can come up with, it’s he whose poutine is all gravy and no cheese.Meanwhile, government priorities loto-québec Draw 98-05-02 5 12 13 15 30 49 Bonus number: 22 WINNERS 6/6 0 5/6+ 11 5/6 306 4/6 16 715 3/6 321 478 Draw 98-05-02 7 18 19 24 33 49 Bonus number: 38 6/6 5/6+ 5T6 4/6 3/6 WINNERS 0 0 17 1 245 21 797 Total sales: $ 569 337,50 have quietly shifted away, at least for the moment, from cut-cut-cut to something a little closer to the social democratic roots of the Parti Québécois.Examples of the kinder, gentler PQare: Help for Hepatitis victims on Thursday, tougher anti-smoking measures Friday.Bouchard is taking no chances here; he wants the government on an election footing whether he ultimately decides to hold a vote this year or not - which now I rather doubt.The Charest factor means waiting a while longer while doing more than the * usual number of ‘good’ pre-elec-toral things -such as reopening some of the hospital wards closed a year or two ago, loosening the purse strings a bit with schools and public employees (didn’t I hear of an eight per cent settlement last week?) and paving a few roads here and there.Charles Bury In case you were wondering, Premier Bouchard goes by the nickname Loulou among the French-language press.I wonder if any of his entourage have had the nerve to tell him.He has little sense of humor when it comes to himself and is somewhat vain about his image - to say the least.PRITES $21.51 573,00 $ 406,50 $ 1 765,90 $61,90 $10 Total sales: $17 150 947,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $5 000 000,00 PRIZES $ 1 000 000,00 $ 50 000,00 $500 $50 $5 Efgtra Draw 98-05-01 NUMBER PRIZES 149835 $100,000 49835 $1,000 9835 $250 835 $50 85 $10 5 $2 Egtra I® SATURDA NUMBER 350917 50917 0917 917 17 7 Draw 98-05-02 PRIZES $100,000 $ 1,000 $250 $50 $10 $2 BËH7I 5 10 15 17 27 28 32 Draw 98-05-01 Bonus number: 2 WINNERS PRIZES 7/7 0 $ 2 500 000,00 6/7+ 0 $116 332,80 6/7 38 $2 678,70 5/7 2 770 $131,20 4/7 56 575 $ 10 3/7+ 51 675 $ 10 3/7 462 564 free p|ay Total sales: $6 562 152,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $4 000 000,00 Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.Speaking of kinder and gentler, it’s too bad our meaner, cruder Liberal-in-name-only federal government couldn’t find its way to being a bit more charitable to the Hepatitis C people.They are doomed to die because of a failure of Red Cross and the federal government - no matter what month they received their tainted blood.I guess the Chrétien dictate of ‘vote with me or die’ is more in line with the party’s other unstated policy - doing nothing that doesn’t enrich the banks.Do you remember when Jean Chrétien was known as a man with the common touch, a humble guy who understood the underdog, a man who felt such guilt over the white man’s treatment of Canada’s Indians and Inuit that he adopted a native as his son?If so, you’re getting old.Also speaking of kinder and gentler, here’s hoping the Crusading Columnist fails in his bid to take over Alliance Que- bec.Spare us, please.Bill Johnson is an earnest person but over the years he’s developed a serious case of hardening of the attitudes.This calcification of the intellectual arteries has given the cerebral Mr.Johnson the mistaken idea that he represents what’s ‘right.’ Nothing could be more ‘wrong,’ and the fact that all his ideas remain unchanged after decades of repetition proves it.With Johnson at the helm, Alliance Quebec would no longer be a credible representative of English-speaking Quebecers.Instead, it would be a marginal political party speaking only for the extreme anglo-nationalist right, who aren’t any better than the other extreme.Townshippers’ Association, are you listening?Other regional anglo groups such as Voice of English Quebec (City) are sending full contingents of delegates to the Alliance convention this month to try and keep Johnson out.Despite Johnson’s popularity in certain circles, Constance Middleton-Hope represents a train of thought much closer to anglo-Quebec reality.Her open-minded approach is also light years closer to the original goals intended way back when by the founding fathers and mothers of Alliance Quebec.I know because I was there.Bill Johnson wasn’t.Neither were his ideas.Police call off search for teen Staff The Quebec Police Force has called off its search for 16-year-old Samuel Maynard.A QPF spokesman said the police turned up no leads in their search which began on April 26.The Beauce-area teen went missing from the parking lot of the Bar Au Pont de Fer on Route 263 between Lambton and Disraeli on April 25.Maynard arrived at the bar with his friends but did- n’t go inside, instead telling them he felt sick and would wait in the car.That was the last time Maynard was seen.To this point, the police have found no clues to suggest foul play and are asking Maynard to call his family if he decided to run away from home.Last week, searches were conducted by 50 police officers and more than 90 volunteers.Tracking dogs were used but failed to pick up a scent.Maynard is described as five foot-11, 135 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes.He was last seen wearing black nylon pants and a matching jacket.He was not known to be in trouble or suffering from de pression when he disappeared.If you have information on Maynard’s disappearance, call the QPF at (819) 564-1212 or 1-800-461-2131.Today’s Weather S* Ï Thetpord., t&'+ir Mines .* * j 1 ShixnkOOKi* iCOWANSVIUJ» ! RICHMOND > UC-MÉGANTHp Ï:'" v /^CowANSvaur |stanstead REGIONAL FORECASTS MAX MIN MONDAY: Cloudy with clear periods and 60 per cent probability of showers.Risk of thundershowers in the afternoon.High near 20.TUESDAY: Cloudy with showers.Low near 13.High near 20.WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy and a few showers.Low near ll.High near 21.Probability of precipitation 60 per cent.BEN ® by DANIEL SHELTON > fHOWPOYOU I VFRY I WATCH ONE SHOW I UüT TAPE ANOTHER?1 T -008- i o.YOU GO TO YOUR ASSIGNE?CHANNEL, PROGRAM THE TIMER BY USING THE MENU KEY, GET TO THE CHANNEL YOU NOW WISH TO WATCH PRESS THE AUXILIARY MOPE ANt?YOU'RE ALL SET/ V THIS IS EASIER m Uiji.Jii i • a tV*1 * v J « ** v' V •» 4 ¦* - - mD (ii.oiiiiin 3 i Si jLiij XîllOli: v~‘j Monday, May 4, 1998 page 3 Mental Health Week: Raising awareness, changing attitudes 1 in 5 suffer from intense psychological stress MAURICE CROSSFIELD « q - - Monique Goulet and Jacques Pronovost.many people still don’t understand the difference between those with a mental illness and those with an intellectual handicap.By Maurice Crossfield Magog One in five Quebecers will at some time in their life go through a period of psychological stress intense enough to disturb his or her everyday activities.Many cases go untreated, with the victims being either afraid or unaware of the help available.Community organizers are trying to increase awareness and understanding of mental illness during Mental Health Week, May 4 to 10.At a press conference at the l’E-lan Centre in Magog late last week, Monique Goulet pointed out many people still don’t understand the difference between those with a mental illness and those with an intellectual handicap.She quoted a survey by the Es-trie regional health board showing 49 per cent of those questioned had trouble distinguishing between the two terms.“The reality is those who are having emotional difficulties have a level of intelligence much the same as the general population with the normal ups and downs,” Goulet said.Mental Health Week spokesman and La Tribune editor Jacques Pronovost said the media is often to blame for the misunderstanding.He said journalists often confuse the two terms, and called on media members to ensure a better understanding.Pronovost said the resources available for people with mental illnesses are often overlooked but are one of the keys to recovery.“The groups that work together to help prevent or to fight mental illness are as important as hospital beds or the surgeon’s knife,” Pronovost said.The two also discussed the way people with mental illnesses are treated by their peers.Goulet said many people think the person just needs to get on with their life.She said victims should be treated the same way as someone who has had an accident or heart attack, and given time to recover.“When it comes to mental health problems, patience is often minimal and very short term,” Goulet said.“Often it ends in contempt for their seeming lack of motivation.” Goulet went on to say that when a person returns to work after an illness or injury they are usually well received by their coworkers.But in the case of mental illnesses, the person is often mistrusted, with the illness seen as a failure or a weakness.“There is a chance that we too will live through periods of emotional upheaval,” she said, adding that family and social problems can add to or even create problem problems.“Some have had such difficult lives that we cannot help but wonder how they survived.It takes immense courage for those trying to mend a life broken by years of abuse.” During Mental Health Week some 105,000 place mats will be distributed to various restaurants around the Estrie administrative region.The place mats will include a list of the community organizations available to help a person in Opposition to the proposed Val St-François line is growing 125 attend meeting on Hydro line By Sylvia Warden The fight against Hydro-Québec’s proposed power line through the Val St-François MRC continued on the weekend.A capacity crowd of about 125 farmers and concerned citizens attended an information meeting on Saturday at the Melbourne Township town hall.Organized by the citizens’ committee for Val St-François, the meeting brought people up-to-date on the status of the proposed 735-kilovolt line from the des Cantons substation in Windsor to the Hertel substation near LaPraire.The line will reinforce the power supply into Montreal and the South Shore.Hydro-Québec plans to erect this and other power lines throughout the province without the usual environmental assessments and public consultations.The provincial government waved those regulations with a decree in the aftermath of the ice storm that left millions - includ- ing thousands in the Townships -without electricity for as many as 31 days.Robert Beaulieu was at the Saturday night meeting and said opposition to the power line is growing.“The committee got the unanimous support of everyone there.I would say 85 per cent of the farmers directly affected by line - who will have pylons on their land - were there,” he said.The beef farmer said the committee is encouraged not only by the community support but by the words of Energy Minister Guy Chevrette.On Thursday, Chevrette was in Sherbrooke and was confronted by citizens opposed to the power line.He promised to meet with committee officials on Friday in Montreal.At that meeting, Chevrette said he would demand answers from Hydro-Québec as to why they have to go through the Val St-François MRC.Chevrette also listened to a presen- tation by Centre Hélios of Montreal on Friday.The centre is a consulting firm with expertise in energy police, which is opposed to the Val St-François route, Beaulieu said.The group proposed putting the line underground, using existing lines between Hertel and St-Césaire and raised the possibility of constructing lines in other areas.Beaulieu said the government chose the Val St-François route over others because Hydro-Québec plans to use the line to export power to the lucrative markets of the eastern United States.While Chevrette was in Sherbrooke, he denied those allegations, saying the province is reacting to the needs of Montreal and the South Shore.Beaulieu and his fellow farmers say their voices must be heard.“My very basic response is humans have a sacred relationship with nature,” he said.“I care less and less about this being called ’granola talk’.” crisis, a few tips to make life better.Readers also have a chance to win a weekend getaway to the Jouvence health spa.Also included in the week’s activities will be an art exhibition at Sherbrooke’s Galeries Quatre Saisons, with the help of several community mental health care groups.The exhibit takes place May 6 and 7.¦¦¦¦THE— h Record Marathon (full card) BINGO Win $200! 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1-800-463-9525 page 4 Monday, May 4, 1998 Record Jean Charest.We can’t wait to get down (to the Townships)'.PERRY BEATON/ CORRESPONDENT Last Day: A t T « A P How drum brakes work When a vehicle slows down, some of it’s weight is transferred to the front wheels.Disc brakes, because of their stopping power, are used on the front wheels and provide excellent performance and little ‘fade’ even under heavy use.While luxury and sports cars often come equipped with rear disc brakes, most other cars on the road have rear drum brakes.Drum brake cutaway % As the hydraulic pressure from the brake fluid increases, the wheel cylinder pushes brake shoes outward to contact the spinning drum.The friction slows the drum, which is bolted to the rotating axle.Brake drum surface (drum rotates with the hub) Brake shoe Flexible retainers attach shoes to the backing plate.The backing plate is mounted to the axle and forms a solid piece to which the shoes are attached.The principle Brake shoe surface The brake shoes are attached to the stationary backing plate/axle tube and push outward against the inner lining of the drum.The friction slows the moving drum/axle.Sills Hub (rotating) The brake drum is bolted to the axle, forming a solid, rotating unit.As the drums and shoes wear, the adjuster automatically screws outward to take up the slack.COPYRIGHT WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS More than 125 vehicles in our inventory.4141 King Street West Sherbrooke 563-4466 For information (toll-free) 1 888 MEGAPARK 634-2727 LEANER IN NEARLY NEW CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Chrétien said Sherbrooke riding constituents can turn to other regional Tory MPs, including David Price in Compton-Stanstead, André Bachand in Richmond-Arthabaska or Diane St-Jacques in Shefford, for services normally rendered by Charest’s riding office where the staff will be reduced from four employees to one.Charest added that assistant Rita Baillargeon will continue to handle a variety of ongoing dossiers on a volunteer basis.While reporters joked that their assignment was to get Charest to shed a tear, there was surprisingly little emotion as the Sherbrooke MP completed his final official day on the job.Through years of cabinet postings, including deputy prime minister and his nomination to the leadership of the Conservative party, Charest maintained his most important title was MP for Sherbrooke.He said he leaves the job with mixed emotions.“I loved my job, even during the most difficult moments,” said the seasoned career politician.Looking back, Charest said the high point and low point of his political career was in 1990, when he was forced to resign his cabinet posting after an imprudent call to a judge.“That was the saddest and greatest moment of my political career and my life,” he said, adding it was a mistake made in good faith that could have cost him his political career.He said he survived the ordeal in large part due to the support of people in the riding who stood behind him in his darkest moment.His re-election in 1993, when his party was drowned in a wave of anti-Mulroney sentiment, was also a tough moment, he recalled.“The wave was gigantic, but I survived,” he said.“The people of Sherbrooke held me up and I came back stronger and better able to represent them.” Charest said those dismal events taught him never to give up - even during tough times.As for the future, the new Liberal leader said he plans to work on dossiers important to the region, such as the future of the Beloit plant.However, on another hot topic, the controversial power transmission lines that are hastily pushing their way across the Val St-François valley over the protests of residents, citizens can’t expect much help.Charest said he agrees the lines must be built, even if he deplores the way the Parti Québécois failed respect the normal process of consulting the public through environmental hearings.Charest will also have his work cut out for him familiarizing himself with Quebec politics and preparing himself and the party for the next provincial election expected a year from now.Charest said he’s pleased to be holding the reigns at the Liberal party and plans to get down to business as soon as possible.That means planning who will lead the party in the National Assembly while he watches from outside until he gets the chance to win a seat in the next election.The new leader denied he had decided to exclude House Leader Pierre Paradis from his list of candidates for parliamentary top jobs.The Brome-Missisquoi MNA and leadership hopeful stepped aside to allow Charest to run for the leadership uncontested.“The problem is not having not enough talent, it's too much talent, particularly from the Eastern Townships,” Charest said, making a special mention of Yvon Vallières, longtime MNA for Richmond.Vallières recently celebrated 20 years as an MNA.“I’ve known Yvon for a long time, but I’ve gotten to know him better in the last little while and he has really impressed me,” Charest said.Charest said that while he will be working mainly from Liberal party headquarters in Montreal and Quebec City over the next few months, he and his family plan to spend the summer in the Townships.We can’t wait to get down here,” he said, adding that as soon as his children have finished school they will be heading down to their summer home.Backing plate (stationary) — THE — RECORD Monday, May 4, 1998 page 5 Election platform is in development Charest says he’ll focus on economy and jobs By Campbell Clark Southam News Quebec City Iean Charest says he wants less state intervention from a government that focuses on the “essential ices” of health care and education, as well as a role for Quebec in deciding how employment insurance money is spent.Outlining his priorities Friday, the newly crowned Quebec Liberal leader promised to put the party on a election footing immediately, beginning the selection of candidates and hammering out a platform by fall.He challenged Premier Lucien Bouchard to hold an election this year, suggesting the premier has questionable legitimacy.“This is a government in the fourth year of its mandate, implementing an agenda for which it did not receive the support of the people of Quebec,” Charest said.“The agenda they are now implementing is not the agenda that was presented to the people of Quebec.“So let’s have a general election campaign.” Charest, who named Jean Bazin, a longtime chum of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, as the head of the committee that will plot the leadership transition, repeated the phrase “the economy and jobs” like a litany throughout his answers.He repeatedly promised that will be his focus.Although he offered no specific policy proposals, he did say he would take a different approach to running the province, trimming the government to essential services and less intervention.“The statist reflex of the old Parti Québécois regime is a reflex that is outdated,” he said.Charest did not directly answer a question on whether he would sell off state corporations, but said he believed that the government must re- duce the number of administrative structures.The former federal Conservative leader, who had floated the idea of postponing Quebec’s zero-deficit goal by one year to shore up Quebec’s healthcare system, said Friday he would not amend Quebec’s anti-deficit law, which calls for the province to balance its books by 2000 and not run deficits in later years.He said the party w 1 present an economic growth platform that will allow Quebec to maintain its essential services and still balance the budget.“The way of getting there is the real test for governments,” he said.The new leader also said revenue-support programs like welfare and employment insurance have to be better co-ordinated, and he would call for a role for Quebec in the management of employment insurance.Charest said the party will now begin efforts to hammer out an election platform, starting with an expanded general council meeting scheduled for June 12 and 13 in Montreal.Bazin, a Laval law school friend of Mulroney and Tory organizer, will head the committee to advise the new leader on his staff, the reorganization of the party machine and the shuffling of the caucus.The appointment of Bazin, who worked on Charest’s unopposed leadership campaign, appeared to be another sign of the “bluing” of the Liberal party that has come with Charest’s jump from the federal Tories to the Quebec Liberal party.“The Conservative party has people, we (the Liberals) have people, and the leadership campaign has people,” Or-ford MNA Robert Benoit, the general manager of Charest’s leadership campaign, said.“So we’ll have to find a way of melting all these people together.” First francophone premier outside Quebec in three decades New Brunswick Liberals pick Acadian premier By Graeme Hamilton Southam News Saint John, N.B.New Brunswick’s next premier says he plans to draw on his Acadian heritage to play a major role in the fight to keep Quebec from separating.“As premier, I will be a champion of minority rights and I will devote tremendous effort so that Canada enters the next century united, with confidence and serenity,” Camille Theriault told nearly 3,800 Liberal leadership delegates Saturday before sweeping to a first-ballot victory.Theriault was the heavy favorite in the three-man race to succeed Frank McKenna.He coasted to a comfortable win, doubling the vote total of his closest rival.Theriault, 43, collected 2,095 votes, compared with 1,005 for Greg Byrne and 666 for Bernard Richard.He becomes the first Acadian premier in New Brunswick - and the first francophone premier outside Quebec -in 28 years.“I’ve never met Lucien Bouchard, but I’ll tell you one thing,” he told reporters after his victory.“I want to send a very clear message.Any role that I can play as a person from a minority in the province of New Brunswick in the constitutional debate to help keep our country together, I am going to be there.” Theriault acknowledged that McKenna, who resigned last October after a decade as premier, is a tough act to follow.But he vowed that his province will remain a prominent player on the na- tional scene.“Listen, I’m no Frank McKenna.Let’s not kid ourselves,” he said, noting that McKenna was a relative unknown when he won the party leadership in 1985.“But Frank McKenna 13 years ago in May was a Liberal MLA from the Miramichi.I’m a Liberal MLA from Kent County.” The three contenders, all cabinet ministers under McKenna, had tried to distance themselves from the deep budget-slashing of the last 10 years by promising a return to true Liberal values.Theriault promised to bridge the gulf that has grown between New Brunswickers and their government.“The only measure of wealth is the state of our less fortunate brothers and sisters and neighbors and friends,” he said.Theriault was born into a Liberal family and his victory fulfills a family dream going back 27 years.His father, Norbert Theriault, was a cabinet minister in the government of former premier Louis Robichaud in the 1960s.In 1971, the elder Theriault ran unsuccessfully in the race to succeed Robichaud before being named to the Senate.“The Liberal party has been kind of our religion,” Camille Theriault told a reporter recently.He was first elected to the legislature in 1987 at the age of 32.He held several cabinet posts, including the key portfolio of economic development used by McKenna to draw employers to the province.Some Liberals criticized him for unofficially beginning his campaign before McKenna stepped down, but the palpable anti-Theriault sentiment on the convention floor was not enough to stop his slick campaign.Theriault is expected to be sworn in as premier next week.He said it is too early to talk about the timing of an election.The Liberals still have two years left in their mandate, and though their popularity has slipped in recent polls, they still enjoy a comfortable lead over the Tories and NDP.The new premier’s honeymoon will likely be brief, as his government is facing a potentially explosive situation in the province’s forests.Native loggers who claim they have the right to harvest resources from Crown lands are refusing to stop cutting timber despite losing a New Brunswick Court of Appeal case last month.“It’s an issue of prime importance for the province of New Brunswick,” Theriault told reporters.“We will tackle that issue with the ultimate respect for the native community.We will work hard, and hopefully together we can come to a solution that will be acceptable to all New Brunswickers.” Careers PRODUCTION MANAGER A commission Plant of Dyeing, Finishing and Printing of Tubular Knit fabrics requires a Production Manager for its plant in Trois Rivières.This plant with 27 years existence in the industry is very modern and continues to expand rapidly.The candidate must have a Chemistry or Textile Degree and a minimum of 5 years supervisory and/or management 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But if every event has a cause, then there are no free actions.In a sense, we are prisoners of our genes.Vaughn gets around this problem by suggesting that people as well as events can cause things to happen.Writer George Howe Colt adds: “Genes are not commands but nudges; we can nudge back.We are the only animals on earth that can overrule our genes.” Some philosophers argue that people can do this because God has given them a sense of ethics and a feel for religion.But what if ethics and religion are themselves genetically based?Edward O.Wilson, honourary curator in entomology at Harvard University, argues just that.Morality, he says, has a biological base.His argument: Studies have shown that moral aptitude and the ability to co-operate are inheritable.People with these characteristics were the most successful, generally, and pushed their more cantankerous brothers and sisters to the sides of the gene pool.And they used their gene-inspired feelings for love and co-operation to develop ethical dos and don’ts and religions.One point in all this, however, seems clear: Some people, because of their genetic disposition, have a tougher time being “good” than others.And this brings us to the best theory to ever come from the back row of a third-year philosophy class at the University of Manitoba.It’s Sleeman’s Sliding Scale of Morality, demised by my fellow back row philosophy denizen, Bill Sleeman.His theory is simple: Some people have a tougher time being “good” because of their nature and nurture.Consequently, they deserve more plaudits than those who are predisposed, because of their genes, to proper behavior.Cloistered nuns, declared Sleeman, get no marks for sobriety.Winnipeg, however, is a tough town for young philosophers.“Sleeman’s theory is silly,” said a woman, whom 1 thought I knew well.“It’s first an excuse for some guys to run naked through bonfires at sorority marshmallow roasts.” Sleeman left Winnipeg and became a key executive for one of the wealthiest people in B.C., a province that appreciates the dangers faced by naked men leaping roaring fires.It was suggested, further, that if the gene theory was valid, then Sleeman and I should have had a gene implant at our egg stage.But then Sleeman wouldn’t have been Sleeman, and I wouldn’t have been me.And he wouldn’t have been my friend.Tom Ford is managing editor of the Ottawa-based Issues Network.Viewpoint Tom Ford Monday, May 4, 1998 page 7 Record GOVERNMENT Survey of last 20 years shows democracy on the wean Those chosen to govern choose more pay, less work By Jack Aubry Southam News Ottawa Canada’s politicians gave themselves healthy salary increases while significantly cutting their workload in the country’s legislatures over the last 20 years.An Ottawa Citizen survey of records between 1977 and 1997 shows a drop of 28 per cent in the number of total sittings of Parliament and provincial legislatures.The number of sittings has gone from an average of 18.5 weeks to 13 weeks, meaning the lights are now out in the country’s legislatures about 75 per cent of the year.At the same time, the average salary for provincial and federal legislators has jumped from less than $20,000 a year to about $47,300 in 1997.When non-tax-able allowances are included, the average member’s remuneration is now more than $60,000 annually.This reflects the gradual change in status for provincial and federal backbenchers.In the 1970s, non-cabinet legislators were considered part-time politicians.Today, they have taken on the status of a full-time position - certainly in salary and allowances.There has also been a shift in power between the federal and provincial governments.Provinces have taken on more powers since the 1970s during the never-ending debate over constitutional change and Quebec sovereignty.But except in Ontario and Prince Edward Island, more power has not translated into more sittings and debate in the legislatures.But it has resulted in higher pay for provincial legislators.In 1979, salaries for provincial legislators ranged from a low of $9,250 in Saskatchewan to a high of $29,468 in Quebec.Today, the lowest is Nova Scotia, which pays $29,226, and the highest is Ontario which pays $78,007 a year.If the non-taxable allowances are taken into account, P.E.I.is at the bottom of the pay scale with total remuneration going from $15,000 in 1979 to $38,573 in 1997.Ontario and Quebec have always been at the top of the pay scale during the same period.A direct effect of fewer sittings is less government accountability since ministers are able to avoid the daily grilling of question period and the media scrums in the corridors.The trend extends to Parliament Hill, where the beleaguered Senate has almost cut in half the number of its sittings since 1977, dropping from 106 to only 56 sittings in 1997.The push for Senate reform recently was given a boost with reports of poor attendance by one-fifth of the senators who don’t make half of the sittings even in the reduced sessions.Legislative sittings falling The average number of federal and provincial sittings has dropped about onequarter in the past 20 years.Annual number of sittings in Canadian legislatures # of days $ $ N.B.32 44 64 Alberta 38 81 \ 78 Nova Scotia 39 59 58 Saskatchewan 54 67 84 Newfoundland 51 97 71 P.EJ.65 41 34 Manitoba 77 91 97 Quebec 78 78 138 B.C.84 115 137 Ontario 130 94 76 Senate 106 91 56 House of Commons 168 183 93 Average number of weeks 13 15 18.5 Source: Ottawa Citizen PAMELA BEHNKE/Southam Newspapers The 301 MPs in the House of Commons have also reduced their time in the chamber, going from 168 sittings in 1977 to 93 in 1997.The number of sittings was probably lower than usual because it was an election year but in 1996, there were only 122 sittings.But not all legislatures have cut their number of sittings.Ontario and Prince Edward Island, for example, almost doubled their legislative sittings in the past 20 years.Ontario Premier Mike Harris’s “Common Sense Revolution” has required a massive and controversial legislative program to fulfill the government’s promises from the 1995 election, resulting in a record-breaking 130 sittings in 1997.In P.E.I., the small government, which oversees a budget about the size of a large Canadian regional government such as Metro Ottawa, had the fewest number of sittings in 1977.But 20 years later, the tiny province’s 65 sittings makes it the fifth most active legislature in the country.Caroline Andrew, a political science professor at the University of Ottawa, says the drop in sittings may reflect the fact that cabinets dominate decisionmaking.“The reduction in sittings does indicate a reduction in public debate.It’s one less chance for change and it does mean even less room for opposition to strong government executives,” said Andrew.In New Brunswick, where the Liberal party has dominated provincial politics for the past 10 years, the House saw a mere 32 days of sittings last year.If not for the legal requirement to present a budget and obtain legislative authority to spend tax dollars, it may not bother sitting every year.In 1987, when former premier Frank McKenna won every seat in the House, question period became a non-event because of the lack of opposition.Recently, House of Commons Speaker Gib Parent compared the situation to the dictatorial government in Cuba.Influenced by nearby New England states legislatures, New Brunswick only holds one session a year that lasts from mid-November to April, with breaks for Christmas, March break and Easter.But New Brunswick isn’t alone.Alberta Premier Ralph Klein has ignored criticisms about his government’s disinterest in the legislature.Last year, it sat only 38 days.A thin-skinned British Columbia’s NDP government has lately shown a reluctance towards sittings even though it presents itself as an activist administration.When it reconvened the provincial House in March, it had been 238 days since it last met to conduct public business.Some commentators have even worried out loud that the province may soon adopt the small American state model of having its legislature meet only every other year.In their defence, politicians note the increase in committee work to study issues and refine legislation.They also point out that the role of a backbencher has evolved during the past two decades into that of a complaints office for constituents on a range of issues.“Constituency work was not a big thing 30 years but more and more the role of ombudsman has evolved where your office is called on to look into UI claims, workman’s compensation and immigration files," says federal House Leader Don Boudria, who also had a stint at Queen’s Park before coming to Ottawa.But Andrew counters that the office budgets of the legislators have also greatly increased in the past three decades and often the constituency work is performed by staff.And Norm Sterling, an Ontario politician since 1977 and current cabinet minister, said some backbenchers still approach their political jobs as part-time work and continue to operate their businesses and law practices while in office.An attempt by Boudria and the Liberals to scrap question period from Friday sittings of Parliament was rejected last fall by opposition parties - especially the Conservatives who said the Chretien government was trying to create a “Club Med” Parliament.Boudria says the number of sittings has been reduced partly through more efficient use of time during sessions.In Alberta, which is often noted for the kind of anti-government attitude seen in the U.S., Klein adjourned the legislature last week for early summer holidays, promising to hold a fall session but likely not until November.When asked about the impact of delayed bills, Klein candidly explained: “We don’t want to stay here forever.” Look what’s cookiif! 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The rate is right! every /the v^eC Lake Street, Newport 802-334-2340 page 8 Monday, May 4, 1998 Record “Canada is dying of ignorance.We do not know enough about ourselves.” Medicare, land now the symbols that bind A team of federal bureaucrats looked ahead to 2005 and identified “pressure points” likely to arise in Canadian society.In a series, Southam News and the Ottawa Citizen report the findings.Part one looks at the Canadian identity.By Andrew Duffy Southam News Ottawa Canadian society has become so fragmented that the country’s medicare system - and the rugged beauty of the land itself - are now its most powerful national symbols.Research collected by an elite group of federal bureaucrats shows the Queen, the Mounties and once central institutions such as the CBC no longer provide Canadians with a common sense of identity.It means, they say, that the federal government must strive in the coming years to refine a unifying vision for the country or risk its disintegration.“Canada will need a new sense of common purpose to preserve social cohesion and to take the country, intact and thriving, into the next century,” warns the interim report of the policy research committee.The committee was struck in July 1996 by the Privy Council Office to study the forces driving economic and social change.Known as the Canada 2005 project, it was designed to identify research areas essential to making policy in the new millennium.The committee’s draft report is now being circulated among deputy ministers.The report concludes that maintaining the country’s social cohesion will be one of the greatest challenges faced by policy makers in the coming decade.It argues that Canadians, once galvanized by dreams of a national railway or a just society, have had their collective identity weakened in recent years.Forces such as globalization, immigration, youth unemployment and the growing gap between rich and poor have all played a role in widening the fault lines of Canadian society.“An inclusive Canadian identify is being weakened by forces that are eroding the traditional Canadian symbols and institutions that have historically helped to promote a sense of common purpose,” the report says.The depth of the problem is highlighted by public opinion polls conducted to assess Canadians’ regard for their national symbols.Research commissioned by the Heritage Department shows Canadians “are increasingly unable to agree on symbols that might express our shared values." See Millennium, page 10 THE CHALLENGES AHEAD 3u*\fi iH, O A 9 > Elections NOTICE OF AN ELECTION On June 14th you will have the opportunity to choose the persons who will sit on the council of your school board.The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec invites you to exercise your right to vote during these elections and would like to point out that all of the positions of commissioner are up for election.To run as a candidate, you must complete the nomination form available at the office of the returning officer of your school board.However, you must meet certain conditions if your nomination paper is to be accepted.For example, you must present an identification document and obtain the supporting signatures of ten electors.Contact your returning officer to find out more about the applicable conditions.Your duly completed form can be filed at the office of the returning officer from 9:00 a m to 5 00 p m., from Monday to Saturday between May 4 and May 30, 1998, and on Sunday May 31, 1998, from 9:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m.For positions where more than one candidate is running for election, the election process provides for the holding of an advance poll on Sunday, June 7, 1998, from 9:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m., and of a regular poll on Sunday, June 14th, from 9:00 a m to 7:00 p.m.Moreover, the Chief Electoral Officer wishes to remind you that if you have no children or if none of your children is admitted to a school of the school hoard where your domicile is located, you can exercise the option to vote in the French language or English language school hoard.However, if you choose to vote in the English language school hoard, you must complete the response-coupon appended to the notice that will be sent to you shortly and return it to us by no later than June 9, 1998.School Board Returning officer Address Election clerk Telephone School Board Returning officer Address Election clerk Telephone 04-04 C.S.Des Bois-Francs Yvan Moisan Michel Hébert Pavillon Wilfrid-Labbé 28, rue 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877 850-3347 Have any questions?Call usl Québec City area: (418) 528-0422 Elsewhere in Québec: 1 800 461-0422 Web site: www.dgeq.qc.ca E-mail: dgeq@dgeq.qc.ca Persons who are deaf or hearing impaired can dial the following toll-free numoer: 1 800 537-0644.LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL DES ÉLECTIONS DU QUÉBEC François Cast/rain, «k « hh1» ««« h* «¦« ***««**< «>,**>¦* at *«*«*»* «s* sv* n*jrç4* C»** * * * * «**»*.«* « » «** * ** * *«*#*»%**•* Y.*«m#*3u» ** — THE — Record Monday, May 4, 1998 page 9 ¦ ' ¦ ::: an IPrik \< <¦ V The Arabesque dance school wowed audiences with its production The Seven Muses of Picasso at Sherbrooke University on Sunday afternoon.The show told the story of Picasso and the seven women who were his inspirations.¦ .': i ¦ .PHOTOS COURTESY AUDREY FROST page 10 Monday, May 4, 1998 ' I—the™ ——^_ PErmm Women will continue to face challenge balancing work and family Coping with life changes a key skill for 2005 Part two in a series on Canada at the millennium By Brad Evenson Southam News Ottawa The great shifts in Canadian life once ran a predictable pattern: childhood, school, work, marriage, retirement.But today, people’s lives are punctuated by a dizzying maze of choices.They now have more parents (including stepparents), more jobs, more spouses, more formal or work-based educations and more retirement options.How well Canadians cope with these transitions will determine how successful they will be in the economy of the next millennium.“At the same time as these transitions present new opportunities .they also increase the risk of poor outcomes for individuals unable to adjust to continuous change,” a Privy Council Office study says.Known as the Canada 2005 project, the study was designed to identify research areas essential to making policy in the future.It found many people are uncomfortable with the constant need to reorganize their lives and priorities.“Even among Canadians who have been able to successfully negotiate key transitions, the knowledge that the number of required transitions is increasing, with the associated risk of poor outcomes at each transition, is a key source of the pervasive insecurity documented in public-opinion surveys.” Some of the most profound changes are found in the way people -particularly women - organize their time.The gender-based division of paid work is breaking down and women no longer spend their “working years” taking care of children and elderly parents.Now, they do double duty as workers and caregivers creating an acute time-crunch problem.Growing numbers of working parents are under stress.“Many of today’s most daunting social policy challenges can be traced to this imbalance,” the study says.“As the time devoted to learning early in life increases and the time devoted to leisure later in life increases, the relative time available to fulfill commitments to work is compressed.” Some workers work too much, while the young or disabled or visible minorities work too little, and older workers are getting out sooner.How soon?In 1941, Canadian men worked an average 9.4 years for each year they spent in retirement: by 1971 - the latest year for which such figures are available - it had fallen to 5.4 years.With the decline in fertility and a rapidly aging population, further drops in average working years are expected.The sheer volume of change affects Canadians at every stage of life.For children, there is a greater likelihood of growing up in a dual-earner or single-parent family, with much less parental attention.Smaller families means a smaller network of siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles.Day cares, schools and other social institutions are filling in the gaps, but the future does- n’t shine very brightly.“At the same time as poor families have become increasingly dependent on transfers from governments, governments have moved to reduce spending in many of these programs,” the study says.The effects of poverty on children are poorer health, low marks in school, life in risky neighborhoods and undesirable behavior.For young adults, the decisions about work and education are also daunting.While unemployment rates of youth with university degrees have remained the same since 1976, the rate for those without degrees or high school diplomas has shot up radically.But even with an education, the wage gap between youths aged 17 to 24 and other age groups has increased.Much of this is because so many youth now work part-time jobs while going to school, walking a delicate balance between income and training.And most worrisome for policy makers is the mass of aging baby boomers, now crowding their ‘50s.Since the Second World War, the standard of living for elderly people has increased, but keeping up this level will grow difficult because of the sheer volume of people approaching retirement age, an age that grows younger by the year.“We need to know more about both the current contributions of elderly Canadians and the potential for the elderly to make greater contributions in the areas of work, learning and caregiving,” the study concludes.THE CHALLENGES AHEAD Some of the most profound changes are found in the way people - particularly women - organize their time.The gender-based division of paid work is breaking down and women no longer spend their “working years” taking care of children and elderly parents.Mounties, the CBC no longer define Canadian identity Millennium: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 In other words, many traditional touchstones - the Mountie, the Queen, bilingualism, even the flag - have become symbolic of the divide between racial groups within Canada, between English and French Canadians.The polling firm Environics in 1994 found that only two of 23 national symbols resonated with all segments of the population: medicare and the natural environment.Short on compelling symbols and unable to afford the launch of a grand national project, the federal government will have to do a better job of defining and conveying Canadian values, the re port says.In policy terms, that means improving access to Canadian culture through radio, television and newspapers and broadening the Canadian content of the Internet.More must also be done to teach Canadians - and new citizens - about the country’s common history and culture.The committee points to the findings of the Citizens’ Forum of 1991 which concluded: “Canada is dying of ignorance.We do not know enough about ourselves.” The bureaucrats marshal evidence to support the notion.Between 1980 and 1994, interprovincial travel fell by about 20 per cent.And an Angus Reid poll in 1996 showed that Atlantic Canadians, while expressing profound attachment to Canada, identified more with the province than with their country.“This fragmentation is in itself, not threatening, but may pose challenges for the Canadian state when accompanied by a limited knowledge and understanding among Canadians of their history and institutions and of their fellow Canadians, particularly across linguistic lines.” The committee report recommends that federal departments work together to understand how their decisions about taxes, immigration, trade and cultural protection all contribute to Canadians’ view of themselves.It concludes by suggesting Canada’s success in the next millennium will depend largely on the degree to which pol- icy makers can nurture a new set of shared values and symbols: “It is unrealistic to expect a return to some mythic simpler time when most Canadians rallied behind King and Country and few questioned the social order or the values imposed by church and state.“On the other hand, a country that does not identify its common values and promote a shared commitment to its future may cease to be a country altogether.“Canada’s diverse population, rich resource base, advanced communications infrastructure and comprehensive social programs represent strengths that can be built upon, but only if Canadians can agree upon ideas that are as big and as encompassing as the country itself.” Monday, May 4, 1998 page 11 - " ' ii THE» Record The Sports Record Townshippers Mathieu Parent and André Beaudoin win gold Disabled athletes show spirit in Montreal Staff Two Townships athletes won gold medals at the 15th edition of the Défi sportif for disabled athletes in Montreal.Mathieu Parent, of Granby, and André Beaudoin, of Cowansville, won the 10-kilometer wheelchair road race in their respective categories at the five-day event which ended Sunday.Parent (23:50,21), who earned a new Quebec record in the 400 meters last year, fought to the end to beat Montreal athletes Karl Marquis (23:50,45) and Mathieu Blanchette (23:51,19) by less than a half-second in the men’s race.Blanchette led the race all along, but was unable to resist Parent’s sprint.Jeff Adams, a Canadian and world champion, did not attend the Défi sportif.Sherbrooke’s André Viger, who was absent from training for the past few weeks, came in ninth with a time of 27:21,30.In the quad category, Beaudoin, a true sprinter, took first place with a performance of 28:07,36.Dean Berg- eron finished second with less than a second from the leader (28,75).In the women’s 10-km race, Montreal’s Chantal Petitclerc had a perfect race.Right from the start, she took a few hundred meter lead and won with more than a minute and 40 seconds over Diane Roy, with a time of 27:00,40.Sylvie Potvin took third place.In the 5-km Through Rail race in cycling for athletes with cerebral palsy, a first-time event at the Défi sportif, Gary Longhi, Atlanta’s paralympic gold winner, won the race in 10:33.Serge Lamarche (12:01) and Rhéal Lavoie (12:10) finished second and third.t In tandem cycling, the favorite and bold medal winner in Atlanta’s para-tympics games, Julie Cournoyer, and lier teammate, Alexandre Cloutier, exerted a last-minute sprint and took second place.Jean-Sébastien Bernier and Stéphane Côté, who were side by side all along the 21-km race, took first place with a two-second lead (32:59) over Cournoyer and Cloutier.Provincial championships this summer Lennoxville-Ascot little league begins this week By Michael Innés Record Correspondent Sherbrooke The Lennoxville-Ascot little league is set to begin its 48th season and Bob Halsall is back with his Yankees team for a 22nd year.The Yankees, part of the Amedée Roy category for ll-to-12-year-olds, will play the first of 21 games Tuesday night as they host the Expos led by Denis Gosselin at Darcy Bennett park in Lennoxville at 5:45 p.m.Aside from the Expos and the Yankees, the category also features the Twins led by Patrick Labelle and the Astros led by Bruce Coley, in his first season as little league coach.The Lennoxville-Ascot league will also host the provincial championships in the 9-to-10-year-old category from July 30 to Aug.10 at Darcy Bennett park.The town of Lennoxville, mayor Doug McAuley, along with the head of sport and recreation Chantal Carrier, decided to give the Darcy Bennett park a new look.The parking lot has been improved and new fences have been installed in the field to make the park more attractive.“We are happy the city of Lennoxville believed in us so much to invest in the park for our young players,” said little league president Normand Labelle.The 9-to-10-year-old category will undertake their regular action on May 18 with 16 games played at Darcy Bennett and Belvedere park in Ascot.Normand Labelle is back for a fourth year as president of the Lennoxville-Ascot league.Labelle has been in little league baseball since 1979.His wife Luce will once again be present this year as secretary.Jocelyn Laroche will be in charge of the referees for a third year and Jacques Lemieux is director and will also be on the organizing committee for the upcoming provincial championships.Little league has been around for 51 years and the Lennoxville-Ascot organization is celebrating its 48th season as the third oldest in Canada.Jacques Li-zotte is the honorary president for this season.He is an ex-coach in the little league (Red Sox) and was also in charge of the organization for the ll-to-12-year-old’s provincial championships in 1990.“We want to honor the hard work Jacques has done over the years in the different organizations he has been in,” said Labelle.‘I have lost lots of support’ Sherbrooke Faucons head coach team By Michael Innés “I am disappointed about not fin- Record Correspondent ishing my term,” said Mongrain.Sherbrooke “That team will be a good solid one.Tlhe Sherbrooke Faucons head You never want to leave what you are coach Robert Mongrain is leav- building but the results were just not ing the team after two years.there." Mongrain, who still has one year to Mongrain said he began to ques-go in his three-year deal with the tion his future with the Sherbrooke team, came to an agreement with the franchise after the departure of organization late last week.Dubé.His departure was predictable “I have lost lots of support and I after the departure of general manag- have had lots of time to think about er Normand Dubé during the year- my future with the team.The organi-end playoffs and Roger Fortier not zation has also had lots of time to long after.i00k things over since the end of the Mongrain arrived with the Fau- season,’’ he said, cons two years ago.leaving behind The third head coach in the short the Hull Olympiques, one of the top history of the Sherbrooke franchise teams in the Quebec Major Junior after Guy Chouinard and Jacques Gre-Hockey League.goire does not want to talk about his The Faucons said Mongrain’s de- future.The Faucons now have to find parture was due to the team’s poor a new head coach but their first pri-performance on the ice.ority is to find a general manager. page 12 Monday, May 4, 1998 '¦—THE« i Record Ban hockey fights, fund student-athletes If I had my way people would listen to me 44 If I had my way .How many times have you thought that when you don’t like the way things are going?In my corner of the world of fun ‘n’ games that’s a constant.Allow me to share some of those thoughts with you today.If I had my way .• There would be no fighting in hockey at any level of competition.Zero tolerance! • Retired Maj.-Gen.Lewis Mackenzie would be Commissioner of the Canadian Football League and retired Buffalo Bills’ coach Marv Levy, who won his fair share of Grey Cup games, would be the CFL’s liaison man with the NFL, NCAA and CIAU.• There would be instant replay in all sports to preserve the integrity of the games.• Any sports official who publicly denigrated a referee would be publicly reprimanded and penalized.• Anonymous sources like anonymous hate mail would be ignored.• There would be athletic grants-in-aid awarded to student athletes from the freshman year onward.This open scholarship program would eliminate the under-the-table subsidization that exists today.• The Montreal Alouettes’ personnel procurer, Jim Popp, would provide coach Deve Ritchie with a place-kicker who can win games instead of losing games.• Angelo Mosca would be added to the broadcasting crew at TSN for CFL games.• All TSN broadcasters would be sent south to learn their trade.Atlantic Time would be specified by all TV networks rather than Eastern time, like their reference to Pacific.• All Hall of Fame selection committee members would be rotated every five years.This would tend to curb the constant petty jealousies and grievances held against candidates.• The truth about the Darrell Young “defection” at Dal-housie University would be told.• TSN’s Monday to Friday half-hour show pegged “Off the Record” would be called “On the Record” because that’s what its all about.• TSN’s program guru, Keith Pelley, would admit the error in his judgement of his target audience since he added many “seniors” to Michael Landsberg’s list of guests after being slam-dunked by Pat Connolly.• The 1979 and 1981 Vanier Cup champion Acadia Axemen would be enshrined in the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame along with the coach of those teams - John Huard.• Also enshrined in Hamilton’s hal- lowed Football Hall of Fame would be such players as Dickie Harris, Ed George, Dan Yochum, Glen Weir.Mike Widger, Mark Kosmos, Don Sweet, Sonny Wade and others ignored by the selectors.• The brand new Cape Breton Sports Hall of Fame would add a wing for culture.• There would be no CFL “blackouts” of games.• Lennox Lewis would have to beat Mike Tyson in order to challenge Evan-der Holyfield.• Synthetic turf would be installed at each of the football-playing Nova Scotia schools and Mount Allison in New Brunswick so that the Atlantic Bowl would be a moveable feast.• Conrad Black’s (er, Southam’s) new national newspaper would be called “The Bugle” because it would get everyone’s attention and fit Mr.Black’s military bent.Inside Straight Albrect NHL hockey teams don’t deserve tax breaks Ottawa Those of us who are tax victims -meaning just about all post-diaper Canadians - are inclined to sympathize with any group seeking reduced taxation.But the National Hockey League tax gripe is quite a different matter.It’s not that the six Canadian teams n the 26-team NHL don’t have legitimate complaints.They do have to func-:ion, as a business with 20 \merican-based teams and with the tigher Canadian taxes, not to mention he lower Canadian dollar, there is a decided disadvantage operating north if the border.This is one reason NHL teams left Quebec City and Winnipeg to set up a more financially friendly franchises in ’hoenix and Colorado.And every full moon or so, another Canadian owner -ir some NHL spokesguy - issues a /eiled warning that other Canadian earns may be forced to fly south.Now we have NHL President Gary lettman telling us that, to ensure that to more Canadian teams will take off, t’s necessary to face the real issues -‘building control, taxation, communi-y involvement and infrastructure sup- port.” While he offers four sub headings here, what’s he’s really talking about are taxes, and other forms of government subsidization.You see, in the U.S.governments open their wallets to sports franchises, including hockey.And they help with offering buildings— and their control - along with infrastructure support, such as new roads, public transport and parking facilities.The NHL president, in bolstering his argument, points to the $22 million spent by the Ottawa Senators to build a new highway interchange into the Corel Centre.In the States, some level of government would have stepped in to ensure the team’s survival.And, let’s face it, Canadian taxes are generally well above the American level.But, that said, would even the most ardent fans want to see governments begin treating hockey shrines, and their tenants, as they treat, say, churches and charities?Doubt it.Given today’s financial squeezes, when governments are closing hospital rooms, cutting welfare benefits, and even cutting back on garbage collections, it would require a great spirit of generosity to subsidize the creation of more 19-year-old millionaires.And that, unfortunately, is what hockey is all about.Long gone are the days when Gordie Howe felt too embarrassed to ask for a $500 raise.Yet, President Befiman says “I do not believe that salaries are the key issues.” When some Canadian teams are worried about losing star players, because they can only afford to pay them a measly $4 million a year, it’s darned difficult to see how salaries are not a key issue.Some top players now are in the $15-million-a-year range.And we call that keyless?When it comes to talking taxes, the NHL owners and officials like to emphasize the fact that hockey is a business, and taxes are a key issue in any business.Agreed.But if other commercial enterprises recruited teenage workers at up to a million bucks for seven months work, and then asked for a government subsidy, there would be some godawful gasps in the finance de partment.Yes sir, those commercial en- terprises would be building their own interchanges.In principle, I am all for lending NHL teams a helping hand-with just a small proviso that the owners first get together and put a cap on salaries.Let's face it, hockey salaries are insane-and so are some of the conditions, such as pegging one salary to the rise of another, or the average of the top three, etc.And a $3-million signing bonus helps get a young fellow off to a good start.It builds confidence, they say.If the owners could just bring salaries down from the stratosphere, it's possible that the average Canadian family, without corporate connections, could afford to watch a hockey game.As things stand, it literally costs hundreds of dollars for a family to watch a group of millionaires chase that little black thing.Once salaries and tickets are brought under control, I for one would cheerfully support any tax breaks that governments could bestow on our national sport.I like hockey.Stewart MacLeod is an editor with the Issues Network.Viewpoint Stewart MacLeod — THE» - Record Monday, May 4, 1998 page 13 100th anniversary of the Rebekah Assembly of Quebec this month Cowansville The first meeting of Prosperity Rebekah Lodge #32 was held on April 6 with 17 members present in the Fraternal Hall.O Canada was sung and the N.G.Sis.Irene Williams assisted by the V.G.Sec.Betty Perry conducted the meeting.The N.G.Sis.Irene welcomed the members but was sorry there was so few, however some are still ill and others had other commitments.She welcomed back Sis.Helen Damant from her holidays but was surprised to see she had lost so much weight.Sis.Doris Dougall has fully recovered from the flu and was back playing the piano.It was reported Sis.Donna Luce has a very bad cold.Sister Jessie Robitaille still waiting for the “hardware” to be taken out of her arm and Sis.Christina Mole-naar was away for weekend and was too tired to come to the lodge as she was leaving April 17 to visit family in Calgary for a month.Two bills were handed in, one for a plant for Sister Isabella when visiting her and one for raising Sis.Winnie Holliday’s Jewel from 50 to 55 years.These were checked by Finance Committee and ordered paid by N.G.The Treasurer’s report by Sis.Shirley Vaughan showed a good balance on hand.There were no outstanding checks.Card party on March 26 netted $96.00.Drawing was $40.45.Communications: Thank you’s were received for flowers from Sisters Flo Ewings, Donna Luce, Leila Peron, Freda Ruiter, June Tevyaw; receipt for Heart Fund: a letter concerning Conclove Badges: a letter from Sis.Janice Gordon pertaining to the invitation of April 22, at the Oddfellow’s Hall in Knowlton for darts or cards for membership rally; a letter from Sis.Laura Burnham, Assembly Secretary with Advance Reports, Code of Bylaws and other pertinent information; also about attending 100th anniversary of the Rebekah Assembly of Quebec on Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m.at Castel Hotel in Granby.Committees: Sis.Shirley Vaughan -Food Convener, requested food for a United Church Women meet for busy session Mansonville On April 9 six members of the Mansonville United Church Women met, as pre-arranged, at the Reilly House Tea Room for lunch.With a warm welcome to Mary Bailey - just recently back from wintering in sunny Florida, by the other five - Ruth Bailey, Mary Jewett, Lila McCoy, Merry Webb and Bertha Smithers - a delicious chicken and biscuits dinner was served by the Tea Room staff.By 1:15 p.m.the group had reassembled upstairs in the Church office for a business meeting.Chairperson Bertha Smithers welcomed all again.The U.C.W.Purpose was read in unison.The Chairperson also led the Worship using the Theme of Jesus’ experiences from Palm Sunday to the eve of Good Friday, with the ladies reading the story as told in the gospel according to St.Matthew, Chapter 25.There were hymns, a prayer; the offering was received and dedicated.Merry Webb prepared 10 cards which were duly signed by each member.Secretary Kathleen Barnett could not be present (flood related problems) and Mary Bailey kindly took over, very competently.She gave the roll call and read the minutes of the last meeting - February 12.No meeting was held in March due to stormy weather, all necessary business was settled via our phone chain.During the recent Easter United Church fund-raising sale hosted by Rose-leen George at the Catholic Church, the U.C.W.raised a fair sum with credit going to Lila McCoy, Mary Jewett and Kathleen Barnett.Kathleen had bought the Easter lily for the Easter Service - but due to a misunderstanding it did not reach the church.It was delivered to Kathleen with her groceries! She planned to give it to Bessie Brown, at the U.C.W.ladies’ suggested request.The Treasurer, Ruth Bailey, gave a satisfactory report.On a motion by Merry Webb, seconded by Mary Jewett sufficient stamps were to be purchased to cover expenses for the next few months.Happenings were acknowledged and passed to two members to read before passing them on.For our next meeting on May 14 it was suggested that each one bring a favorite old autograph, verse or nursery rhyme to share.The business meeting closed with the Mizpah Benediction.The final activity, as always, was the fun and fund-raising Penny Fair, which was hosted by Lila McCoy.Bertha Nichols Smithers East Farnham June Royea Friends and relatives of Mrs.Consie Collins, formerly of Adamsville, were sorry to hear of her death which occurred on April 16.She had been a patient at the Centre d’Accueil in Cowansville for several years.Sympathy is expressed to Mr.and Mrs.James Ellis and daughter Ericka of Ottawa, Mr.and Mrs.Jimmy Collins of Montreal.Mr.and Mrs.Edwin Jenne, Bernice Thomas, Isabel Sutherland and Jeanie King attended the funeral in Cowansville.Rev.David Spivey conducted the service.She was laid to rest beside her husband Leslie in Friend’s Cemetery.The Fordyce W.I.served lunch at Emmanuel United Church after the funeral.card party.Sis.Jean Scott in absence of Fund-raising Convener - Sis.Donna Luce asked for prizes and canned goods because there was so much soup in the box.New Business: The letter concerning Conclove Badges.No amount to price for members taking part in the Drill, only at the door.It was moved by Sis.Shirley Vaughan and seconded by Sis.Margaret Raymond that Sis.Shirley inquire from Sis.Janice Gordon at Drill practise the price.Carried.The N.G.Sis.Irene asked the Secretary to send a sympathy card to the family of the late Reid Russell who passed away on March 4, who was Secretary of Waterloo Oddfellows Lodge No.27 and Past Grand Patriach of the Grand Encampment of Quebec.Sis.Shirley had attended the Oddfellow Service and learned that Restoration Lodge No.32 had celebrated their 100th anniversary on Feb.4, 1998.She felt that Prosperity should do something for them.It was suggested we put on a dinner for them.The N.G.Sister Irene asked the Secretary to write Bro.Keith Scott suggesting this.It was moved by Sis.Betty Perry and seconded by Sis.Helen Damant we give the usual amount to Exchange Table, the Arthiritis Society, Rose Parade, Visual Research, and Educational Foundation.Past Noble Grand’s night (April 20) was discussed.Sis.Marilyn Mahannah, Fin.Sec.gave her report.Sis.Irene thanked members for filling chairs and also asked Sis.Jean Scott to convey thanks to Bro.Keith for coming up to turn on the heat in hall.As there was no other business lodge closed in form.The Rebekah Creed was repeated, God Save the Queen was sung plus Regalia Pick Up.All retired to lower hall for refreshments served by Sisters Marilyn Mahannah and Jessie Robitaille served by Shirley Vaughan because Sis.Jessie furnished lunch but didn’t stay.June Royea, Secretary and Publicity Convener k Record links contest i One lucky winner will be chosen on May 29th to win a free 1 month extension to their RECORD subscription and their choice of a RECORD golf shirt or a RECORD tote bag.How can you participate?I Just find and clip out phrases containing both words: “Record” and “link”, such as: “The Record - my link to the community”, which will appear in different parts of the newspaper, I with varying frequency between April 30 and May 26.Each entry must include a completed entry form, plus 3 “RECORD.link” phrases cut out of THE RECORD (phrases within this contest description do not count).(name) (#, street, P.O.Box, R.R.#) (town) (postal code) ( daytime telephone #) GOOD LUCK! 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