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When is a political party legal? Give up? When it's not illegal. That weighty issue was posed at a meeting of York County Board of Education October 10. and In the absence of Solomon. was left to the members to de- clde. Board of Education October ll'),l “The ones that aren‘t illegal," and in the absence of Solomon.~said Mr. Johnston. was left to the members to de-‘ As no one was able to cite clde. ' _ any illegal parties on the spur As a result. Trustee Thomas of the moment, Mr. Johnston Johnston of Keswick providedldid his best to help them out. the answer and also showed] “If we were at war with Rus- prospectlve politicos how togsia, it would be illegal to beâ€" toss out red henings as thellong to the Communist Party,‘ meeting considered its policflhe said. ' on political clubs in the schoolsll A: Team Canada had At its last meeting. the board approved formation of the chle in the secondary schools, subject to certain conditions. At its subsequent. meeting. discus- sion centred around board pol- icy, which called for the for- mation of an all party parlia- mentary club and/"or partisan political clubs. Political Clubs Pose Problem For York Board Of Education OFF During the current election cam-v paig’n only the Federal Conservatives under the leadership of Robert Stan- field have taken a stand on the banâ€" ning of strikes in those essential public services which fall under Ottawa’s jurisdiction. Under the Stanfield commitment, binding arbi- tration would be the final step in settling any such labor disputes. Federal civil servants were given the right to strike in 1967 by the former Liberal Government of Lester Pearâ€" son. In his policy statement Mr. Stanfield says that the Conservatives feel that strikes in today’s modern society are obsolete. At its last meeting. York County Board of Education issued a word of advice to would-be candidates for the board in the upcoming municipal elections December 4. The advice was, if you’re inter- ested in running, now is the time to start getting ready. And there is no better way to do it than by attending the regular sessions of the board, both to see what’s going on and also how the board and staff handle the various problems they must wrestle with during the year. Sound advice, of course. and poten- tial candidates would do well to heed it. However, if they really want to do it the easy way, there’s another method guaranteed to imply instant erudition, as well as completely stump less hep â€"- or is the word hip ~â€" members of the crowd. And that is, first of all, to learn the jargon. Don’t worry about whether you have all the facts straight on building a new school or not, just wrinkle your brow and say: “Is it viable?” 50‘? Of the union members who replied, 64 percent were in favor of compul- sory arbitration, 68 per cent favored the harming of strikes in the public, service. During the past decade Canada has been plagued by strikes and indus- trial disputes which have been costiy in terms of the national economy and individual hardship for many of our citizens. In a recent national poll three out of four Canadians polled in a random sample were in favor of banning all strikes and settling labor disputes by compulsory arbitration. Four out of five of these same people are in favor of disallowmg’ strikes in the public service; and almost as many would be wiliing to buy products from a company whose workers are on strike. . Among the surprises turned up by the poll are indications that even among union members, anti-labor feeling appears to be on the increase. Viable is probably the key word of all politicians, newscasters and university presidents and is used to ’FF FRAMES 0" Thurs.. Oct. 19: Fri. Oct. 20: Sat.. Oct. 21: Tues.. Oct. 24: Wed.. Oct. 25. 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COOK, Publisher RNA Tithe liberal THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday PC's And Public Strikes “Second class mail, regis 'An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 50% OFF Mr. Johnston stated the clubs should be formed to “represent parties not illegal in Canada." “What are the legal parties?” asked Chairman Ross Jolliffe. A: Team Canada had had the only recent clash with Russia and had emerg- ed on the winning end. that still left the Communist Party free. so Mr. Johnston suggested the clubs might: bar any parties not repre- sented in Parliament. t Said Trustee John Hons- berger of Markham: “We have no right. to interfere." Trustee Robert Houghton of Richmond Hill said the import- ant thing was that the clubs be responsible to the principal. That had been set out by the committee in its policy. “Doesn‘t that satisfy you?" Chairman Jolliffe asked Mr. Johnston. “No. the principal could be a Communist." was the reply. Trustee Margaret Coburn of King said no party could func- tion if it became illegal; the RCMP would step in. She proposed an amendment to the board’s policy sanction- ing all party parliamentary and/or partisan political clubs. which would call for the choice of alternatives to be at the dis- cretion of the principal. “In essential services under federa jurisdiction, we will encourage col lective bargaining but will withdrav the right to strike. Binding arbitra tion would be the final step in resoh ing differences. “Second, the party endorses tht recommendation made to the govern~ ment months ago â€" in the Woods public interest disputes commission. party will move to protect the puL lic from the direct effects of strike in essential services so that it doe not become the pawn in labor-mar agement differences. “We propose two kinds of policy 11 protect the public interest from th disruption of essential services. “The disputes commission would advise whether particular service." are essential. set out procedures for resolving differences where the pub- lic interest is threatened, and where it is unsuccessful could report to the government- for possible Parliamer action to end a strike or lockout." -In the complex industrial sociei of today strikes in essential publi< services create havoc for the general public which is the innocent third party in any such confrontation. In this campaign the Conservatives are the only political party to show the intestinal fortitude to face up to this national problem and offer the Can- adian people a positive solution to it. People who are discouraged by the repeated failures of our governments to stand firm in the face of the un- reasonable demands of union leaders should remember this fact when the‘ go to the polls on October 30. Other handy words that should be committed to memory are “input” â€" most handy in this computer age â€" “feedback” â€"- what did they ever use before it came into being? ~â€" “meaningful, hopefully, learning ex- perience, concept, dialogue, guide- lines and priorities." Whatever its meaning, it sounds right about anyway you use it and so should be definitely inserted into your vocabulary, if it isn’t already. mean everything from significant tC workable. r So there you have it. Learn these few key words and then head off to the next meeting of the board of edu- cation. Two different dictionaries define it this way: “capable of living and developing normally; as a new-born infant.” Hopefully the input that night will provide enough feedback that the whole concept will not only be a new learning experience that is both meaningful and viable, but will lay down a few guidelines that will let you readily establish priorities when contemplating your next dialogue. tration number 0190” “The principal could also deny formation of a parlia- mentary party club," said Trus- tee Jack Hadfield of New- market. Trustee Jack McKay of Markham said the board had the wmng idea about the clubs. “We're afraid the students are going to do something wrong." The policy was braad enough to “allow things to happen." "We should have more faith in the students and staff,“ he said. Director of Education Sam Chapman. said that would give the principal the power to deny formation of a partisan club. Trustee Deena Simpson of Richmond Hill, in opposing the amendment, said the whole idea of the clubs was to be free and open. The amendment was defeated‘ A subsequent amendment by Mr. Johnston was carried. It stated: that nothing in this policy shall be intended, nor be deemed to approve of any poli- tical activity prohibited by law. Other items in the board‘s policy: the staff sponsor not, use his position to seek to inâ€"i fluence political views of study ent members; announcement of; meetings be restricted to place; and time, with any mention ofy the agenda to be done in an ob-: jective way; clubs must not:l carry out fund-raising activities in the school; partisan clubs be, financed through membership:l fees: clubs should encourage; discussion of issues rather than‘ personalities; encourage pollâ€"Q tical awareness by means of all candidate meetings during elec-‘ Lion campaigns. | cernings the latter two. The report also questioned whether the. control of mu- nicipal borrowing â€" approv- al must be obtained from the OMB in matters requiring debenture fin a n c i n g, or where payment goes beyond the term of the council au- thorizing the work -â€" that was “apparently necessary under the conditions exist- ing in the 19305 is required today." _ “'What does it matter what we do hereâ€"the Muni- cipal Board is gomg to de- cide the question,’ is the at- i In the Sp 011i ghft “York Summit District is off to a good start in the new Scouting year.“ Public Relations Officer Fred Cann of 88 Elgin Street. Thornhill told "The Lib- eral" this week after the district council‘s monthly meeting. The visor at Ottawa Civic Hospital. Her husband Ernie, l _Besides those shown in tne‘provincial authorities before Involved is about is acres on was Superintendent of Buildings Grounds and lplcture. the. York Su.mmlt Dls- consideration for approval. In part lot 26. Concessmn 4, ad- Maintenance at Carlton Universit', Ottawa until trict executlve ’councll includes counCll committee Mayor .An- Jacent to the hydro llne. An h. t. 1 3’ the following new members: thony Roman and COUHCIIIOFlOffICial Plan forthe hamlet was ls re lrement aSt year- iNorm Healey of 147 Krieghoff Norman Tyndall declared they prepared and finalized by the (COYlUnUEd 011 Page 16) |Gardens, Unionville; Alex Mac- had private interests in the ap- town last year. d‘llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllIllMllmllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllll“llll“l“\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllll|lllIlllIllllllllllllll|lllIlllllIll“llllllllllllllllllllill!“ll“lMl\ll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllMlllWlllW-l Seek Change 0MB Authority Land Use, Borrowing I was in Stratford, recently, home of the Strat- ford Theatre, visiting two old friends, Vivienne and Ernie Robinson. Turning onto Erie Street, just around the corner from Ontario Street, you come suddenly upon the little show shown here. It is on the “London Road”. Vivienne ArletteRobinson and her cousin, Mar- ion Keffer formerly of Maple, and I, were girl friends. The first two girls went on to graduate from Guelph Agricultural College as dieticians. I went to business college. And until this recent visit I had not seen Vivienne for quite a number of years. In the meantime we had both raised families. And for the past 12 years Vivienne was Diet Super- visor at Ottawa Civic Hospital. Her husband. Ernie, was Superintendent of Buildings, Grounds and Maintenance at Carlton University, Ottawa until his retirement last year. “The watering down of the proper powers of an elected council tends to discourage able people from standing {or municipal office, or from continuing in office once they experience the frustra- tions of the system," it was stated in a report of a speâ€" cial committee of York Re- gional Council, at a recent meeting. The report is part of a brief to the Select Commit- tee of the Legislature on The Municipal Board, which is inquiring into the OMB, plus snowmobiles and municipal police. The Legislature Com- mittee is under the chair- manship of John MacBeth, QC, York West. York Council has already made recommendations con- cernings the latter two. The report also questioned whether the. control of mu- nicipal borrowing â€" approv- al must be obtained from the OMB in matters requiring debenture fin a n c i n g, or where payment goes beyond the term of the council au- thorizing the work â€" that was “apparently necessary under the conditions exist- ing in the 19305 is required today.” Seven new members joined the recently elected 1972-73 executive council of York Summit Boy Scout District at the monthly Wednesday night meeting in the Richmond Hill Courtroom, Yonge and Wright Street. The council is seeking to expand programs in its area bounded by‘Steeles Avenue, Highway 48, Bathurst Street and Bloomington (formerly CFRB) Sideroad. Men, women and teenage volunteers are needed to serve as craft teaching resource people, leaders and assistants. The district has 1.550 boys and leaders registered now. A Change Of Living Seven Join York Summit 30 y Scout District Council executive committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Richmond Hill Courtroom to carry out the many and varied duties of ad- ministration for the district. This district includes 25 dif- titude engendered by the present system. which can only hurt the quality of de- cisions being taken at the local level," the report stat- ed. The remarks referred to the OMB's power in land-use bylaws, which allow the lat- ter to over rule decisions made by municipal councils. "If mhtters do not work out satisfactorily, it is the council. not the Board, that will have to find solutions and that will be held re- sponsible by the electorate if it fails to do so." “solely on the basis of evi- dence," but on “considera tions of policy" When acting with regard to municipal zoning bylaws, the OMB “possesses all the powers of a municipal coun- cil;" and “all the powers of the minister" when acting on official plan and subdivision matters referred to it by the minister. The 0MB may make the final decision, but the “re- sppnsibility for implement- ing the decision lies not with the Board but with the elected council," the report stated. The report said the func» tions of the OMB are admin- istrative in character, and The report, however, stated He says the Boy Scouts of York Summit District appreci- ate very much the so gener- ously given donations from citizen friends of Scouting durâ€" ing Apple Day on Saturday iast week. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Cann says the Boy Scouts of Canada here are looking for idea oriented men, women and teenagers to volunteer to help with the fast growing member- ship in York Summit. I Needed are adults to lead groups eight to 10 years, 11 to 14 years and 14 to 16 years. Also needed are assistants to help the leaders in these age classifications. Teenagers are needed to act as activity leaders and leaders in training. There is also a re- quirement. for resource people with skills in crafts, music. the outdoors. civics, etc. PREPARE VOLUNTEERS ‘ Volunteers are provided with orientation training. support services and resources. TRIP TO EUROPE * * * Altamira Road. Richmond Hill‘ Many boys“ events are plan- b ‘ Robert Miller of 69 Birch Ave- ned for the district, including Other continuing members nue. Richvale. and Past Presi- Cub day events. plus Scout and are Secretary Robert Madill of dent Arie Van Velzen m’ 35 Venturer camping and hiking 92 Rockport Crescent, Rich- Riverside Boulevard, Thornhill weekends. The training of lead- ers is carried out continuously through the year by a compet- ent service team. i ferent Scouting groups and willirae of 5 Sunflower Court. be exanding. The groups areIThornhill; Colin Smith of 196 operating in Richmond Hill Grandview Avenue. South areas including Oak Ridges. Thornhlll; Norm Todd of 15 Jefferson. Beverley Acres and Yonge Street North. Richmond Langstaff as well as in Thorn-'Hill; and Chaplain Dr. Dillwyn hill, Markham (including all the Evans of 7 Raymond Drive, old town) and Unionville, says minister of Thomhlll Presby- Cann. terian. The Richmond Hill groups will be doing their bit during the town Centenary program next year. One hundred boys and leaders will be flying to‘ England and Holland in Au-l gust 1973 for a two-week ex- cursion, including camping, says the district public relations1 officer. i Anyone who could help out is invited to call any of the fol- lowing telephone numbers in the evening or on weekends: Richmond Hill 884-5423, Thornâ€" hill 889-7871, Markham 294- 1556. says Public Relations Of- ficer Cann. The brief made the follow- ing recommendations, which were approved by the meet- ing: The OMB would hold hearings and report to the municipal council, with the latter making the final de- cision: the provision of the Planning Act permitting an appeal to the OMB from the refusal or neglect of a mu- nicipal council to enact an amendment to a zoning by- law, be replaced by a proâ€" cedure similar to that con- tained in the first recom- mendation: the OMB hold hearings regarding the ap- that it was not suggesting the OMB did not use “every safeguard of judicial cau- tion“ in carrying out its duties. In fact. it was felt the Board's high standards in such matters had been “one of the stumbling blocks on the way to reform." But the main point of it all was the principle involved, the report said. And this was that it. was “irrefutable” that the elected body and not the appointed one should have the last word on bylaws af- fecting development within the community. However, some form of the present system that allows a public forum to hear argu- ments for and against land use matters, should be reâ€" tained. the report said. OTHER NEW OFFICERS be doir town ( year. leaders :arried out continuously the year by a compet- Iice team. Richmond Hill groups doing their bit during Shown (left to right) are: new council member Dennis Carlsen of 27 Talisman Drive, Markham, chairman of the organization and expansion committee; new council member and Vice-President Jack Abraham of 58 Baker’s Lane, Mark- ham, who also sits on the organization and expansion com- mittee; District Commissioner Ron Harding of 65 Cartier Crescent, Richmond Hill; President Ken Collins of 8 Drake- field Road, Markham; and Assistant DistrictCommissioner (training) Ron Sautman of 24 Knotty Pine Trail, Thornhill. An application for approvallplication and abstained from the ‘of a plan of subdivision for 18’committee discussion. rtIlots served by drilled wells and septic tanks in the Markham‘ The application is for 1°“ is Town hamlet of Victoria Square?ranging in Size from one'half to an acre on the northeast Il- - . was recently submitted to town] ‘ . council's planning committee cAomer 0f Xvoodgngg 13m: “fish 15- by Miklas and Associates Limit- Vem'es- “’3 99 w‘ e n- - _to be called Magnus Avenue 4â€" gg'leYorkland BOUIevard’ Willow would be constructed off 18th ___x:__‘ __ _ _..1 JA 4.- In reâ€"dedicating the Cana- dian people to the ideals of freedom and liberty, I hold that citizens might then also appre- ciate the value of our demo- cratic institutions, respecting the law, other peoples rights and the concept of good social order. Dear Mr. Editor: If I were Prime Minister of Canada, my program would be to first try to reâ€"instate those principles and values upon which this nation was builtâ€" which brought the provinces toâ€" gether some one hundred years ago; which brought us unity.1 prosperity and international in- tegrity. not to mention one of the highest standards of living in the world. i If I were Prime Minister. I would govern by way of en- Roman, Tyndall State Interests The application was received by the committee to be circulat- ed to the necessary local and provincial authorities before consideration for approval. In council committee Mayor An- thony Roman and Councillor Norman Tyndall declared they had private interests in the sp- In the matter of borrow- ing. the brief said the mini- ster responsible for munic- ipal affairs had begun to play a supervisory role with regard to municipal finances. Regional governments had to forward draft operating bud- gets to the Minister prior to adoption by council and the Minister had not hesitated to order amendments to them. Also, municipal councils were requested to provide threeâ€"year budgetary projec- tions to the ministry, and at the beginning of each year, regional governments sub- mitted a five-year capital program for themselves and for each of their constituâ€" ent municipalities to the OMB. together with backâ€" ground information on their financial strength. The board then set a de- benture quota for the cur- rent year. Despite the responsibility of the municipalities, the OMB is not required to give its approval unless satisfied that it is justified under all circumstances, the report said. proval of official plans and subdivisions, with the mini- ster making the final deci- sion. The financial element then almost becomes "irrelevant". SELF RELIANCE SELF RESPECT Involved is about 16 acres on part lot 26, Concession 4, ad- jacent to the hydro line. An Official Plan for the hamlet was prepared and finalized by the town last year. couraging accountability. sell reliance and self respect in- stead of the slavery of welfare. sloth. greed and handouts. I would promote the right of all men to aspire to the extent of their desire and capabilities. without government hindering their effort. I would place hon- or above hauteur. discipline over desire, dedication before demonstration and right before “rights”. My Canada would be green. with hope rather than green with envy. imbued with pride of purpose rather than pride of permissiveness. I would call for the unity of one nation under God, recognizing in all humility that but for the grace of God, there would be no Canada. no unity and no democratic elec- tion for any Prime Minister or House of Commons at Ottawa. PATRICIA YOUNG, uu hullvnnl ters. The Pic context of We do not children t that they ful, if sorr men. nmmmmnnmm N E W M owners wh waste papt crusader monthly c their wast! Debbie. D a bin in tl lot east at She hopes and glass 1 weekend. A to be called Magnus Avenue would be constructed off 18th Avenue. ending in a cul-de-shc north of where it would connect with unopened Morison Street. mond Hill; Treasurer Mrs. Dor- een Napier of 15 Rockwell Road. Langstaff: Ron Russell of '295 Browndale Crescent. Richmond Hill; John Wells of 153 Lawrence Avenue. Rich- mond Hill; Herb McGuffin of 7 Maryvale Crescent. Thorn- hill; Mrs. Shirley Fifield of 241 Altamira Road. Richmond Hill; Robert Miller of 69 Birch Ave- nue. Richvale. and Past. Presi- dent Arie Van Velzen of 35 The recommendation adop- ted by the meeting asked that the present section of the OMB Act governing mu- nicipal borrowing be re- pealed and. "if necessary, be replaced by a system re- quiring ministerial approval of municipal borrowing only where the ratio of net debt to assessment is beyond lim- its to be established by reg- ulation." “The requirement of board approval for individual proj~ eels. in addition to being a derogation of the powers of elected councils, leads to serious and frustrating de- lays before municipal proj- ects can be authorized or undertaken," the brief statâ€" The financial control of the OMB was no longer re- quired. the report said, how- ever, if it was felt that some outside control should be re- tained. it should be limited to "financial considerations, be selective in its applica- tions, and should be exer- cised by an elected, not an appointed official." Works were judged on their merits. rather than on the municipalities' financial ca- pacity to undertake them. Mayor Garnet Williams of Vaughan was the chairman of the regional mmmittee submitting the brief. Vancouver, BC (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) A“l“\llillWl“lllll\llllllll\ll\lllllllm“ll“lll“\l\l\m\\l\l\m\\\\“\m Laundering School Text Books (Hamilton Spectator) After a more than seven-Year study of 1.320 textbooks auth- orized for classroom use in Onâ€" tario, 370 have been found to‘ have so-called prejudice in them. The Ministry of Educa- tion. which conducted the stud.“ is to ensure that these refer- ences are edited out of future Tenders will he received for the above until 12:00 noon EST. Nov. 2, 1972 by the Ontario Housing Corporation, 101 Bloor Street West, Toronto 5. Ontario. c/o the Chief Purchasing Offi- cer. 10th Floor. from details and specifications which may be obâ€" tained, or telephone 966-3600 Extension 294, quoting refer- ence number as above. The lowâ€" est or any tender not necessar- . _..__,.u». Education Minister Tom Wells said censorship or anything like it was not involved; texbonks used in our schools would pre- sent a “fair and accurate as- sessment of the accomplish- ments and achievements of all the groups that make up our society.“ printings uulmwmnnnnmunuImmummunmmmmmmmm NEWMARKET â€"â€" Home- owners who have been saving waste paper for anti-pollution crusader Debbie Fitzgerald‘s monthly collections can nave their waste glass now too. says Debbie. Debbie will again have a bin in the municipal parking lot east of south Main Street. ily accepted 01-1-4 Area Ilâ€"Barrle 01-1-5 Area IIIâ€"Richmond Hill OH~1 and Oil-2: Newmnrket OH-l and 0H-2 This is a tall order. All his- tory is written from 1 viewâ€" point. or is colored by the atti- tude of the writer. A recital of events without their causes is meaningless. It is in describing motivations for action that pre- judice arises in the. mind of the reader. The number of people who can see events in the con- text of the times in which they took place â€"â€"- social and econ- omic attitudes and all the other complex ingredients existing at a certain moment in historyâ€"e are few indeed. Since history is concerned with the results of human action, how is it possible to present it without using the meaningful descriptions of the periods involved? Area Iâ€"Midland 0H-2 and Landscape/Site Maintenance History books in Ontario must not become like those in the Soviet Union which are re- written to reflect the views on! individuals in power. When there is a change in the hier- archy. historians wait with pen: poised to reshape the past to fit the new Communist party line. Russian history has become merely the tool of political propaganda and Soviet histor- ians have shown remarkable agility in what. is really an intellectual shell game. This is what happens when past events are reshaped to fit current noâ€" tions. ‘ She hopes to have both paper and glass bins available on that weekend. Reference No. T.S. 708 Attempts to mould history to changing social attitudes can be as futileâ€"and as reprehens- ibleâ€"as attempts to mould it to political changes. By a cruel paradox. prejudice is a motivat- ing factor in the making of his- tory. That is the problem. The Picls and Scots in tho context of history were savages. We do not do anything for our children today by pretending that they were really delight- ful, if somewhat crude. gentle‘ men. It is unlikely that a solution will ever be discovered. The prejudice in texbooks 1| not all concerned with raclll mat- ters. ONTARIO HOUSING CORPORATION