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Enforcing The Rules

Since ipzii-liamcntary rules are applicable to provincial legislatures as well as to the House of (‘ommonsr there will be very wide interest in the efforts which the new Commons Speaker, lion. .\lai'ccl Lambert, has been making this session to put a. curb on irrelt=\'ant questions.

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The question period gives mem- » bers an opportunity to ask questions ‘ of the caltinct and is certainly one .

of the fiiiulamcntal rights of Par- liament; but the trouble is that the period may be used for all manner of purposes, not directly or simply related to obtaining information. Every Speaker has to draw the line at some point. but most of them have been content with a fairly lax interpretation of the rules.

These rules, as defined in Beatl- chesne's authoritative work, “Rules and Forms of the House of Com- mons nf Canada," sufficiently in- dicate the range of questions that are outside the proper narrow lim- its. A question, says Dr. Beau- chesne, must not be ironical, rhetor- ical, offensive, or contain epithet. in- nniando, satire or ridicule. It must. not be trivial. vague, or meaningless, or contain inferences or imputations or an expression of opinion. It must ltnl he so framed as to sttggest its own answer. or reflect on or relate to the character or conduct of per- sons other than in a public capacity.

Dr. Roatichcstic listed the improp- er questions with the letters of the alphabet. The categories were so many that he exhausted the whole alphabet and had to begin over again. douliling the letters. as (aa) and (bhl. Hp did not come to an end until he reached’ (rtri).

According to the Montreal Gazette. the new Speaker's deter- mination to t-nturn to the rules has been made all the more difficult. be- cause his immediate predecessor in office, Mr. Roland Mitchcner. al- lownd the members wide latitude in questioning. Mr. Lambert, in conse- quence, is resisting not only the long and loose practice of the years, but the fact that: members have been accustomod to a very recent latitude. And the strict enforcement of the rules. difficult enough at any time,

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divided and restive, as it has seldom boon. However. it is to be hoped the Spcaker will stick to his guns. If the rules HH‘ loo strict they should be changed. but that is not his busi- ness. it wmild be it strange require- ment. as The Gazette says, that he who is appointed to uphold the rules should be l'P.‘lf‘.lll(‘.fi for enforcing them. That goes. incidentally. for the practice in our own Legislature. where, as in other parliaments, the framing and presenting of questions has developed into an art with an astonishing range of ulterior mo- tivee. Japanese Example If necessity is the mother of in- Vontion, the Japanese are surely among its brightest offspring. -They ‘have proved this in their tremen-

,.. dtuoly expended trade and indus- - _ .—‘ activities. Now, a new genera- , ' _ of young farmers in Japan is l ' ing s virtual revolution in the

ildtionb foodstuffs, and they are _ this by molding an intensive fl, methods in

sicnougn only about 17 per cent of the mountainous little islands were arable, and many little farming villages depended solely on rice farming. Today, Canadian wheat is increasingly supplanting rice as a. staple. Many other types of food- stuffs have also been introduced and young farmers are scattered all over the world, studying other na- tions‘ farming methods.

For example they are sttidying the cultivation of hops and cherries in relatively cold climates such as Canada's, the use of mountain slopes for (‘illlle-l‘£llSllli£ as in Switzerland, and the planting of trees on moun- tains as in Denmark. Some of. the results have already been spectacu- lar. A poor village in the mountains of Karuizawa turned rich quickly when a young farmer showed them how to grow soft and delicious cab- bages in the rich volcanic soil of their.region. Last year. this little village of 3.000 people made a prof- it of $2,2()().t')t)t).

Ingenuity has been the clue to most of this agricultural progress. One region profited by learning to cultivate mushrooms oil the trunks of chestnut trces. Another village prospered by cultivating tropical fruits and flowers in grccnhouscs which titilized the hcat from a near- by hot spring spa. Still another area learned to draw valuable by-products from seaweed. Other regions have imported black tea saplings and some have learned to produce red, green and yellow apples.

Population pressure is one thing which forces the Japanese to exploit every means of sustenance at their command. But their example can be an inspiration to other, more rich- l_v endowed nations. Especially is this the case in the remarkable adaptability to change which the Japanese have shown, despite the long centuries of tradition behind their ways of life.

Canada's Voice Raised

We note, with approval, that the Canadian Government remains “un- equivocally opposed to all nuclear weapons tests," and that otir at- titude has again been placed strong- ly before a United Nations Assem- bly committee by the Canadian dele- gate, General Burns.

lanada is striving, with other nations, to achieve it halt in a.ll‘nu- clear weapons tests by Jan. 1. 1968 or earlier. It is supporting the pro- posal for ati immediate test. ban in the atmosphere, outer space and un- derwater, also for an international agreement which will provide as- surances that no further tests are carried out and that all states live up to their obligations under the treaty.

It may be asked, what good will this do? The big nuclear powers are going ahead with their tests, re- gardless of world opinion. It is argu- ed that ii treaty would give no as- surance that states were living tip to their commitments. But as long as the negotiators concentrate their attention on the disadvantages of their security which might result from a particular system of inspec- tion, the longer it will be before any real progress is made.

When these disadvantages are seen in their proper perspective, against the graver prospects of con- tinued testing, the necessary con- ditions will exist. to bring an effec- tive test ban to rca.lit,_v. It is Canada's view, as it is of many other na- tions, that if the negotiating powers can readjust their thinking in this way. new compromises, acceptable to both sides, could ‘be achieved.

Despite the disappointments at Geneva and elsewhere.. we are con- vinced that this view is gaining ground and that eventually it will prevail. We believe, too, that Can- ada has a major role to play in pre- senting it as strongly as possible, and on every possible occasion.

EDITORIAL NOTE

Moscow may be ahead in the space race. but it still can’t keep its parks and squares from being plag- ued by pigeons. Literature and Life. a Soviet newspaper, says it‘: time to stop talking about the pigeons and do something about them. The’

~ lloscow city council tried: it passed ‘a stern resolution condemning the

pigeons. But the birds pay no at- tent:ion..Aa the Milwaukee Journal suggests, either they can’t read or,

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OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Liberals Feel Socreds«Robbed Them

The 25th Parliament of Can- ada is rapidly becoming re- markable for the outstanding prominence \von by the Social (trcdit group. and accorded to it by the other Opposition par- ties.

The appeared on Parliament Hill in 1935, when they almost swept Alberta and also elected two M.Ps r o in Saskatchewan. Through the next 23 years and five elections. the House of Commons always had its small Social Crcdit group, always with an Albcrtan hard core. Recent- ly. it added strength from B.C.. but fell behind the CCF to be the fourth largest. party in parliament. Once, in a 1946 by- clcction. it broke out of the West to elect a solitary member in a rural Quebec constituency. He made two or three fiery speech- es in French. but disappeared at the 1949 general election. His name was Real Caouette.

Then. in the-"1958 general el- ection, the Social Crcditiste were wiped oiil: iiol one was elected to Parliament. With their de- parture, an attractive element was removed from Parliament Hill. while their group wa widely considered to harbour somc political nuts and some nutty ideas. individually they were nearly all liked and re- spcclcd for their obvious slu- cerity and uprightness. Names llkc Solon Low, George Hahn. Frank Christian and others are dos-ct-vcdly honored in parlia- mcntary memory.

SURPRISE UPSURGE

Social Creditlsts first

Since 1960. reports of Credit:

isle activity in the province of Quebec have con filtering througli to Ottawa. A big paid membership was being built up: their leader was using TV a great deal and attracting en- thusiastic audiences; his na Real Caouctte, rang a faint of rccollcction in Ottawa.

But it was not until the last two weeks of the general elec- tion last .Iune that sitting Con- servative and Liberal M.Ps and Liberal candidates in Quebec began to report to their party headquarters in Ottawa that they would be licked by . Caouctte's followers.

Despite an eleventh-hour Ll- beral counter-attack, the Social Credit captured even the great- est prestige Liberal seat in Canada, Quebec East. That had been the political home of those great French-Canadian Liberal leaders Sir Wilfred Laurier, Ernest Lapolnle-and Louis St. Laurent. There a politically un- known Crcditiste defeated the Liberal backroom professor. Maurice Lamontagne, by a larger majority than Laurler or Lapointe had ever achieved.

The party which had been disparagcd as "the wild men from the woods" won more than one-third of all 9 seats ' Quebec and, with small forcement from the West. sent is record 30 M.Ps to Ottawa.

LIBERAI. HOPES DASIIED While most of the Socred votes were won from the Tories, these were voles which the Liberals had expected to garner. Many Liberals feel that the 26 triump- hant Socreds in Quebec robbed them of political power in Ot- tawa. A sweep of those 5 e a l I

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THE BREAKERS IN AUTUMN (at Rollo Bey)

They sing ii lullaby to Autumn.

The breakers in the Bay:

The golden plenty of the trees Tipping the salty spray.

In the riches of the sunset,

’1l'liethl:reTkere'fthiinders bound. ll 3 073' the moonlight

Their muted zolces suilid. '

The lhontly ships of Rollo

The English lord who came. \

Flost filth iii the misty motl-

88- Tlto‘ breakers cry lils iistne.

Rolling in from the moon's pull The (rest W&Vel' siitbuus rear:

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would have made the Liberals‘ the largest party in Parliament, ; but yet lacking a majority. I

The first votes and the early| speeches by the new Socred 5 M.Ps equally made it clear that ; their philosophy still stands at,‘ the high level of the Laws, the I Hahns and the Christians. They 3 place country above Party. They ; believe that Canada today needs 1 government action more than i another lengthy election c a m- l palgn. Although they expect tot capture 152 seats at the next el- ection, they are voting to malri- l

Railroad unions in -I a p a I! have passed resolutions in many branches opposing tippingl as it dishonorable custom. al- 3 though for some workers it} could mean a loss of about $80 is 1 month. If only workers on thisl continent would adopt a simil-3 ar attitu ‘

Once upon a time. years ago, tipping made sense because the customer got ser- vice with his tip. But today

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North America tipping too often has become an insidious and senseless habit. Neither the don- l or nor the receiver regards the‘ ‘tip as a reward for good ser- , ce. : People give tips for a variety , of reasons. They like to lm- ; press others with their gcncros- 1 l I

, ity. A large tip may appease a _ Iizuilty conscience or the vanity: ‘ of the tipper. But rarely is the

l ‘ tip handed over in true appre- l ciation of services rendered. < iBot.h in Canada and the United l States wage scales in many ser- , } vice Industries have reached 1 levels where tipping becomes i ‘ unnecessary.

Need for it more efficient and I speedier w a r n i ii 11 system - i against possible bad effects I ’ from new drugs has been made by Prof. Widusklnd Lcnz of Hamburg, Germany. It was the lay press which spread the thalidomide warning while‘ health authorities in the coun- tries where the drug was sold reacted much more slowly. The doctor has ii good point. In recent years the machinery for getting new drugs from the laboratories to the doctors‘ of- fices, hospitals etc. seem to have become very fast —- dan- gerously fast. it most cases, including Ca- nada, food and drug regulations are strict, and do a good job of protecting the public. But in some cases where cause and ef- fect. are not ately ap- parent. as with thalidomide. the drug is widely spread before clinical testing is complete. In- some cases. the new drugs are widely circulated among doc-

Self-Discipline ls Said Needed To Stop Smoking

Dr. Theodore R. Van Delleii AM a former clgaret smoker." writes I(.G.K. “and agree wth your recent state- ment that the way to stop, is to stop. The mental process of stopping was important in my case To say to myself I never again would smoke was impos- sible but I could say (and did) I would not smoke before break- fast. Later, I decided to ti-etch the time. to lo a.m.. and then un noon. "After ending one day with out smoking. it was just a little easier the second d . In a week the desire was consider- ably minimized. After almost: two years without smoking. I fer-llsorry for people who it re addicted to the habit. Inciden- tally. one of the things I enjoy most about not smoking is the freedom from wondering if the partially filled pack of cigarets in my pocket will be enough to see me through the evening." Each person must work out his own method of freeing him-

found the right one for him. Tiir- last sentence in the above letter makes an especially good

point.

. 71 ear old Brooklynlte reads four newspapers a nd maintains this is the best w a y to keep youn 2 mentally and physically. He ‘writes:

"I am totally deaf, practical- ly blind in the right eye. wear a truss because of a ernla, have occasional attacks of lum- bago. suffer from sinus trrible, and have a circulatory impedi-

taln the Conservative minority government in power as long as it initiates imaginative econom- ic measures.

To the Liberals. who also ex- pect to capture a majority of Parliament's seats at the next election, this Socred attitude is frustrating — ut is beyond words. Liberal after Liberal is devoting his or her entire speech not to proposing steps beneficial to Canada. but to criticising and even abusing the Creditistes — to whom such publicity is not unwelcome.

A Degroiding Practise

Globe and Mail, Toronto

Tipping. and opposition to if. have led to yet another innova- tion during the past years which is costing hotel and restaurant customers in Europe millions each year. Until recently. th e system had not invaded North America but now some hotels

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are beginning to adopt it.

A service charge of anything from 5 to 15 per cent is added to the client's bill, allegedly to eliminate tipping. But the grim. surly expression on the faces of

waiters or bellhops still has the 3

customer diving into his pocket, with the result that he is often paying 20 per cent over a rid above the stated charge for his meals and accommodation.

It is through the unions that this degrading and outdated practice s h o u l d be abolished. Organized labor ensures that most Canadian workers are paid a fair wage. In a society a s wealthy and well-fed as ours. a genuine labor campaign to end tipping would find support In many quarters.

Speedier Information

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tors for “research" purposes. In the case of thalidomide. ap- parently there was disturbing evidence of its ill effects in pregnant women even while it. was being distributed more

‘ widely on this continent.

One of the first clues -— or the one that led to the check on its distribution in the U.S. - was an article in a British medical journal. There must -have been some weeks or .even montlis from the time the article was written until it was published.

If the drug houses can set up it system for rapid dissemina- tion of drugs, they had better take equal responsibility for setting up a system posts". A tragedy like the tha- lidomide one may not happen again for a generation — it might‘ happen tomorrow. n-, less there is a faster means. of checking up on "side effects" tton, it will certainly ii union and of distributing the Informa- agatn. _

A flock of 2,000 pigeons will be released from Aachen, ‘West Germany, this month to mark the bti-th.112 years ago of the Reuters news agency.» In 1060 Paul Julius Renter ran n pl cori-

cllles were linked by telegraph. Some zoo of the birds will fly to Brussels. others will fly to more distant cities, some to London. . s s -common mistake to call this type of pi the car- rier p eon. Actual . carrier pic“ goons. ’ don't

that Router made 1080 was shared.

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flying. so that, by 1890. some bs in existence.

ve actually rom I distance of 1.000 miles. __ Undoubtedly, those mi-~.1dous achievements.

1 minute. s pigeon stltiite -for Telstar.

MOTHER 'A‘|"l'A3l GIRL ‘

MoN'mnAL~z'cm - polio.’ said Wednesday s lo-yesi-o|I..

ment in the right leg. I also am an arrested case of tuber-

‘culosls for which I attend the

health clinic every two months. Despite th e s e ailments, my mind is so occupied with read- ing about what's going on in this world, I have no time to worry about my allments."

When the mind is occupied. the individual is less likely to dwell on his own problems. A great editor had this in min d when he sent his daily pa per without cost to the patients in a large Chicago hospital.

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stamped, self-addressed enve- lopc accompanies request.)

ANGER AND ANGINA

\V.M. writes: After reading your article on attacks of an- gina after getting angry. I would like to clarify a point. Can a person who does not have hardening of the coronary ar- teries be affected in this way? In other words, could a normal heart react to anger with angi- nal pain or a heart attack?

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No. but the blood pressure is likely to go up and the pulse to quicken. You take a lot for granted when you assume that the individual does not have ndened coronary arteries. Studies on young men killed in accidents show that the major-

‘ of arterio- sclerosis and there is no test, to my knowledge, to determine whether the arteries are soft.

NIGHT BLIND BABY J.H. writes: Is there any help for a boy born with night blind- tress’! -

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