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Member A dit Bureau of CIl’L‘,ldltC\H. >N 350E 4 WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 167ml. Civic Reform Mooied

‘Our civic electoral system is in need of an overhaul. and the report of the committee headed by Coun. Gillis, submitted at Monday's meet- ing of the City Council. makes this very clear. The current system. says the report, is “not only anti- quated but inequitable. confusing and sometimes leads to illegal prac- tices.“ Examples of these objection- able features are cited. along with proposals to remedy them.

Mainly it is proposed that every- one over 21 years who has resided in the city for one year prior to elec‘ tion and paid taxes shall have a vote; that. in election for mayor and water commissioners (but not councillors) property owners be limited to voting in one ward; that wives of tenants shall have the same voting rights as wives of prop- erty owners; and that an official voters’ list be prepared prior to every election and only those whose names are on this list be entitled lfo vote.

The changes proposed are in line With the trend in other municipal- ities. and it is hard not to agree with the committee‘s contention that they represent an effort to achieve “a much better and fairer electoral system" than we have now. The outgoing Council is to discuss them at its regular January meeting. on the basis of the members‘ own elec- toral experience. _

To be effective. of course. they would require an amendment to the City’s incorporation act. This would not be obtainable until the Legis- lature meets. which most likely will be after the next civic election in February. when a new Council will be in office. But it is desirable. in any case. that every opportunity be given for expression of informed opinion on the matter.

Up To Ontario There is a campaign under way new to have Premier Robarts pull Ontario out of the Canada Pension Plan. The Premier himself has made statements, of late, which in- dicate that he is undecided in the matter. He fought the 1963 provin- cial election protesting Ontario's right to have its own pension plan. but later he accepted the federal plan in principle. Now he seems to be considering an alternative. His ultimate decision could have far-reaching results on the scheme

which Ottawa is promoting. Quebec has already opted out of the federal plan, and if Ontario joins it, this would mean that the Canada Pension Plan would go into effect minus 60 per cent of Canada’s population. Could it be made to Work at all under such conditions? r A noisy advocate for Ontario having its own plan is the Toronto Telegram. which agrues that a pro- yincial plan would mean lower prem- iums or greater benefits for On- tario taxpayers. Also. it would not be subject to the terms. conditions and regulations of a plan set by the House of Commons. including the

75 MP3 for Quebec.

' Why, asks the Toronto paper, ihould the needs of Ontario be .“Iumped with those eight other provinces. whose needs might be geonflicting and would certainly be taunt?" This does not mean. it ' a, that the people of Ontario Id not be prepared to help " on ‘of less prosperous provinces." cites,- “ proof of this. “our vast ~ 7 out; into federal coffers which \ ' a .. made possible equalization

: ‘ gin-ough the years." i ' of course. cite the vast S‘ In tariff protection that "Murine have enjoyed, or

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ma VIE! tax revenues creamed no Ontario head offices of organiza- tions doing business all over the country. That. it will be recalled, was why “equalization grants" were made necessary in the first place.

Sure. we could go hat in hand as poor relations. and Ontario would help us out! This old attitude per- sists. and it is what. makes “home rule for pensions.“ as The Telegram calls its campaign. most disturbing to the outlying provinces.

if equitable pension rights are not to be provided under the federal scheme. then it will be a farce. Un- fortunately Ottawa, having already conceded Quebec‘s right to go its own way in this regard. is in no position to force Ontario to con- form. 'i‘hat is a decision the Rob- arts government will have to make.

The Resource Council

An organization with a future is the Canadian Council of Resour- ces Ministers. which represents a new co-opcrative approach by the federal and provincial governments to the many and varied problems in the development of (‘anada's re— newable resources. it is holding a session of its co-ordinating com- mittee this week in Montreal, where discussion is being held on prelim- inary drafts of a study of the 70 federal-provincial and inter-provin- cial resources agreements, with a view to determining their strengths and weaknesses. and to recommend improvement.

The (‘ouncil iticzi originated in 1961. when more than 700 experts from across Canada. representing various governments. universities, private industries and private or- ganizations attended a week-long Resources of Tomorrow confer- ence in Montreal. It found a ser- ious lack of co-ordiuation between departments within governments. From it came a greater appreciation of the relationship of fiscal. mone- tary. tariff and trade policies to resources development. as well as recognition of the need for an order- ly interchange of views from ex- perts in all the resource sectors across the country. It was agreed that some provision must be made for a continuing review of resour- ce problems and policies.’

The l'ouncii's formation was announced in February, 1962, and in September following a perman- ent secretariat was established in Montreal—a centre chosen as being free from' any particular govern- ment‘s domination. The Council carries on the principle of co-equai participation established by the na- tional steering committee. Each of the 11 governments is represented by one “cabinet minister, and the chairman is rotated annually. Each minister has delegated at least one member of his staff as a coordinator to maintain close liaison between his government and the Council.

The Council secretariat was handed its second major assign. ment last June. when it undertook to sponsor a conference on water. air and soil pollution in the spring of 1966. This is the first time that the 11 senior governments have joined in an effort to approach one of Canada‘s most. pressing prob— lems in the resource field.

Too Few Like Him!

The Windsor Star has unearthed. from past records. the curious story of “the Senator who never was." It seems that on March 12, 1905, Sir Wilfrid Laurier appointed to the Senate 2: Nova Scotiatt, Rufus Curry. The months passed. Mr. Curry never attended a sitting. He never, in fact. appeared to take his oath.

A letter was sent. to him. ask- ing if there was any reason why his seat should not be declared vacant. His reply was brief and to the point: “I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter and to say in reply that never having accepted an appoint- ment to the Senate. I have no rea- son to offer why the seat should not be declared vacant."

The Senate then declared the vacancy. and the plum went to someone else.

That’s all there is to the story, It leaves us with a consuming de- sire to know more about this Mr. Curry. and his reasons for refusing one of the most coveted offices in public life. Did he object to taking it on principle, or was there some special reason why he wouldn't ac- cept a favor from Mr. King? In any case. as the Montreal Gazette says in quoting this incident from the

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OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick Nicholson

Neither A Separatist Nor A Republican

Real Caouelte and his Social Credit Rally are daily attracting more support in the province oi Quebec. An election today. in the view of many experienced political campaigners - including some Conservative organizers. would see his strength increase from the present 13 . s .o somethinc between 35 and 40.

The present upsurge of sup- port for the eloquent 47 year old car-dealer from northwest Que- bec is attributed to two things: th 9 growing disenchantnu'nt

with the Liberal Party in the Quebec federal field. and lne welcome pan-Canadianism in his own speeches. especially his

criticism of Separatism. and his

praise for the Queen after her recent visit to Canada. Real (‘aouottp is a longtime

[Sociel Crediter - having jolncd . the movement in 1939. It is often forgotten that he sat here as long I ago as 1946 as an MP for the {Quebec wing of the party. For 3 more than twenty years. he has Qheaded an intensive programme 'of education about Social Credit in his prevince. where a solid ,voie in excess of half a million lltas supported the movement in i the last two federal elections. ‘ OUR WAY OF LIFE ‘ Mr. Caouette is neither a sep- aratist nor a republican. “The l Queen represents our way of lzi‘e ‘ which gives us all the freedom lit the world." he told me. "In so ‘ far as she is a constitutional ‘ symbol standing for the freedom ‘of human beings. I certainly do not feel that there is anything lsubservient about the Queen of

Follow-Through Needed

London Free Press

While it is always DOSSlble to drum up enthusiasm for a not- able feat. like the rescue opera- tion by Belgian panatroopcrs in The Congo. it is more difficult to follow throueh effectively

This is underlined by the death of two Canadian soldiers serving with the United Nations Emergency Force on the Gaza strip. Their car ran over a land mine laid during the dismrbanc- es in 1.056. It is important that. Caanadians remember that our men are still on duty out there and that they have been on the job. subject to rotation. for some eight years. Only by such continued and devoted service can a precarious peace be pre- served.

By contrast in The Congo the spectacular rescue effort di save many lives. But another thousand white hostages are still in wider dispersed parts

i of the disputed area. In spite of the lives and money spent by the United Nations in prevent- ing the collapse of The Congo. the job was not finished. Through lack of support the United Nations was forced o .withdraw its force before any . real order was achieved.

it is interesting to hear from the l e a d e r Tshombe's mercenaries that military ac- iion is not enough and that some ‘ form of political solution is need- ‘_ ed before the rebel zone can be

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l“interference" by white forces ' than concern over the bmchery of helpless hostages. But i

lthere is to he a real follow - a through of independence it must involve a development of respon- si-bility.

Lysenko Sinks

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Under attack in Soviet Rus- sia. now that Nikita Kruschev has been deposed. is biologist Trofim Lysenko. whom most western and many Soviet scien-

tists consider to be a dangerous 3

An apostle of the Michurin the- ory. Lysenko has held that cha- racteristics acquired by ani- mals and plants from their en- vironment can be passed on to their offspring. T h e doctrine appealed to Josef Stalin because it promised to produce the “new Soviet man" within two cener-

ations. In the late 1940‘s he made '

Lyscnko virtual dictator over Sovicl science.

Aflcr Stalin‘s death. Lyscnko Went into eclipse. He rewon influ- ence by championing oractictl farm practices over laboratory experiments. as did Khruschev. He also claimed to have adapted various crops to the Siberian cokl

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‘and developed cattle capable of producing more and richer milk ‘ —- import a of goals of Khrus- hchev's a m b i 1 ions farm pro- ‘ ram.

An attack spearheaded by llhe ‘ Soviet youth newspaper Kom- somolskaya Pravdanow chanc- .es that Lysenko and his t porters so dominated Soviet bio-

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i cries in genetics that 80.000 iteachers of biology will have to lbe trained. all biology textbooks ,.re-written and a biology maga- ‘ 'ne for the schools reorinated.

In view of Lysenko's ups and .downs. however. perhaps the had better keep the books on hand. Within a few years the p . suasive Lysenko may have con~ ‘ vinccd the new regime in Mos- cow that his doctrine should pre- vail and that c a t t l e raised in .cold Siberia will have offspring ‘that give ice cream.

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The Gronder Scene

Hamilton

How pleasant ii is to see Poet Laureate John Masefield, now

nearing the rich old age of B7, town secret world of dedication. l

emerge from his solitude to re- ceive the biggest. literary prize England has ever awarded. He has written twenty-eight books. moat of them verse. is still writ- ing and hopes to write better some day.

At 86 he finds "some of the cobwebs have been knucked away and the scene seems to become grander as one gets older and much more majestic are those fables thatistill await retelling."

It has often happened that writers and artists in old age have produc a ork that see to crown whole creative life, but generally it is in youth and maturity that mas- It has that e poet. Wordsworth. died the world of literature would be none the poorer: his great work was already done.

Titian. the greatest of all por- trait painters. was still working at his easel at age of when the plague k down. But his greatest lay far behind tum

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'. At 89. Michelangelo was rich. .frugal, taclturn. dwelling in his

ldriven by such a fanatical crea- |tivity that he worked far‘ into ! e night. a candle in his cap. ;Yet posterity does not esteem jthe work of his old age nearly

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earlier years.

f Tennyson astonished the liter- ary world of his day by produc- ing a brief masterpiece of been-

‘ ty and poignancy in his old age.

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FALSE LOCI!

ARGYLL, Scotland tCl") — A lman-made loch has been com- 1 pleled high on the slopes of 1 Argyllshtre‘s Crunchan. ‘the first pumped storage hydro- electric cclteme in Scotland. The loch and its Loco-foot dam. iholding back 400.0003!” cubic

99lfoet of water. or! part of the

l. 500.000 Loch Awe schem0 a wile! part of Scotland‘s indus« ' trial futur-

Canada also being the Queen of England. But I would fight any § tendency of our monarchy to re- ' turn to absolute authority—that Would be dictatorship.“

Mr. Caouette has advocated “associate state" status for Que- bec. In describing what he

‘ means by this. be outlined points Ewhich coincide with the status which every province enjoyed

Shoes Cause Metolorselgia

By Dr. Theodore R. Vul Belle:

Morton’s metatarsalgia is a painful foot disorder. Distress stems from a pinched nerve inI the region of the fourth metat- arsal joint. In some respects. the individual is walking on a swollen, irritated nerve. and it feels like it.

The condition is most prevai- ent in women. The plantar nerve is anchored in such a way that it is compressed between the bones when. high heels and point- e oes are worn. 0n standing. cramp-like pain occurs in th e third orfourth toes or both. Some describe it as sharp and stabbing; others, as burning. In

time it radiates into the foot and '

even up the leg. Pain may be so severe it is impossible to walk without limping. Relief is ob- tained when the shoe is remov-p ed and the foot is massaged gently.

Mild forms of MOPl0fl"§ meta- ta-rsalgia respond .to wide 1‘ shoes with lower heels. Surgery is needed when the abnormality has existed for some time. The compressed nerve usually is re- moved: some surgeons take out the fourth metatarsal joint.

A somewhat similar and more common condition develops at the base of the second toe. Pain may stem from an irritated ner- ve but usually appears when the metatarsal arch gives way and a callus or a planter wart grows in the area. This type of metal- arsalgia is helped by pads that support the arch. Surgery is done occasionally but is limited to excision of the metatarsal

Poorly fitted shoes and walk- ing improperly account for the majority of acquired foot prob-

before the wartime Liberal Gov- l ernment of Mackenzie King im- ‘

posed emergency measures to ,centralize power at Ottawa. . hese were only temporary mea- sures. the Prime Minister as- sured the provincial govern- 'ments at the time. necessitated .by the national emergency of ‘war: full powers would he rc- } stored to the provinces when the l emergency ended.

1 they never have been. That is why Quebec's great pre- mier Maurice Duplessis devoted all his energies to fighting the l“ccnfralizers" of Ottawa. But ‘nobody called him a separatist.

. FREE PROVINCE

. intended I n r Quebec ' alone. nor does it imply any spe- lcial treatment for Quebec He seeks a restoration of self-gov- ‘ crnmcnt for his province. and he wonders why other MP5 from other provinces have not been : doing the same. He expects that. t if Quebec wins back for itself the . powers which were “temporari- ‘ Iy" seized for the duration of the "emergency", then every other province will similarly demand ‘ and obtain a similar restoration :of powers of local government. Constitutional experts here 1 argue that the central or federal jgovemment should have juris- diction in only four fields. These 1 are monetary policy. interntion- I al trade. foreign relations and de- : fence. This is approximately Mr. iCaouettc‘s position. He talks of certain refinements: for in- stance. surely Quebec should control. rather than Ottawa. the immigrants permitted to settle in that province? And he feels 3 very strongly that each provmce ‘should be able to exercise its ‘lcontroi over credit. rather than have this done by private banks operating in all provinces. and gmotivated by their own profit- ‘ seeking interests rather than by '. the interests of the communities 1 they serve.

Real Caouette insists that his ‘ call for “associate state" status is not

lems. Foot conditions such, as plantar warts. bunions. com‘s. ingrown nails. and fallen arches can be prevented. P a re it should understand the impor- tance of good foot hygiene and well<fiited shoes for children. These foot disturbances are real joy killers.

CHOKING AT THE TABLE

Mrs. G.H writes: In the last nine or 10 months. I've witness- ed two different persons chok- ing on lfood‘s. Last week it was my husband and I was the only one present. What can a house- wife with no training do to help? I live in fear it will b a p p e it again.

REPLY The best preventive is to take, smaller mouthfuls and avoid

talking while chewing. Cough at the slightest suggestion of chok-

1 . ENLARGED THYROID

Mrs. A.P. writes (I) Can a woman develop a goiter if she is net getting along with her husband? (21 In your opiniOn, what is the best treatment for it?

REPLY (ll No. (2‘) An enlarged thy- roid is removed when it is un- sightly. overactive. or pressing

on neighboring structures such as the windpipe. A COMMON COMBINATION .l. H. writes: I‘m totally deaf on one side. Then how come hear a huming noise in that car : REPLY