Every
      issue
      is
      a
     
     
      women’s
      issue
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      C.A.
      Schneider
     
    

    
     
      very
      issue
      is
      awomen’s
      issue.
      This
      was
     
     
      E
      more
      than
      just
      the
      theme
      of
      last
      Tuesday
     
    

    
     
      night’s
      political
      forum
      on
      women’s
      is-
     
     
      sues,
      it
      was
      also
      one
      of
      the
      few
      points
      all
      three
     
     
      parties
      agreed
      on.
      Each
      party
      had
      four
      candi-
     
     
      dates
      present
      to
      speak;
      the
      Conservative
      speak-
     
     
      ers
      were
      Pat
      Mella,
      Mildred
      Dover,
      Marjory
     
     
      Tattrieand
      Diane
      Griffin;
      Liberals
      present
      were
     
     
      Catherine
      Callbeck,
      Nancy
      Guptill,
      Jeannie
      Lea
     
     
      and
      Roberta
      Hubley;
      and
      the
      NDP
      speakers
     
     
      were
      Larry
      Duchesne,
      Barb
      Boudreau,
      Karen
     
     
      Fyfe
      and
      Heather
      DeMille.
     
    

    
     
      During
      the
      opening
      statements,
      each
      candi-
     
     
      date
      had
      a
      chance
      to
      speak--12
      minutes
      per
     
     
      party.
      The
      Conservatives
      emphasized
      women
     
     
      in
      politics,
      the
      need
      for
      reevaluation
      of
      priori-
     
     
      ties
      of
      government
      for
      women
      and
      families
      and
     
     
      their
      consensus
      decision
      making
      approach
      which
     
     
      allows
      for
      empowerment
      of
      women,
      seniors,
     
     
      young
      people
      and
      the
      physically
      and
      mentally
     
     
      challenged.
      They
      also
      emphasized
      the
      progres-
     
     
      sive
      part
      of
      their
      name,
      Progressive
      Conserva-
     
     
      tives.
      The
      Liberals,
      with
      their
      leader
      Catherine
     
     
      Callbeck
      leading
      off,
      emphasized
      the
      past
      tri-
     
     
      umphs
      of
      her
      party
      including
      1988’s
      Mainte-
     
     
      nance
      Enforcement
      Act
      (which
      was
      reviewed
      in
     
     
      1991)
      and
      the
      new
      employment
      standards
      which
     
     
      give
      women
      more
      financial
      equality.
      Also
     
     
      mentioned
      were
      the
      new
      sexual
      harassment
     
     
      policy
      and
      the
      sacrifice
      faced
      by
      those
      women
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dates
      present
      spoke
      last.
      The
      party
      emphasized
     
    
   
   
    
     
      child
      care
      (professionalised
      and
      available
      to
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      all),
      criminalization
      of
      sexual
      harassment,
      af-
     
     
      firmative
      action
      groups,
      therapeutic
      abortions
     
     
      on
      P.E.I.
      and
      the
      need
      for
      private
      sector
      pay
     
     
      equity.
      There
      was
      also
      mention
      of
      the
      NDP
     
     
      party
      constitution
      which
      calls
      for
      gender
      parity,
     
     
      their
      newly
      established
      Ministry
      of
      Women’s
     
     
      Rights
      and
      involvement
      in
      the
      set
      up
      of
      Wom-
     
     
      en’s
      Centers
      at
      U.P.E.I.
      and
      Holland
      College
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      the
      formation
      of
      Women’s
      Studies
     
     
      programs
      at
      these
      institutions.
      After
      the
      open-
     
     
      ing
      statements,
      the
      candidates
      took
      questions
     
     
      from
      the
      host
      groups,
      the
      P.E.I.
      Advisory
      Coun-
     
     
      cil
      on
      the
      Status
      of
      Women
      and
      P.E.I.
      Women’s
     
     
      Network,
      and
      the
      audience.
      Questions
      were
     
     
      posed
      on
      such
      topics
      as
      funding
      for
      legal
      aid,
     
     
      provincial
      kindergarten,
      family
      violence,
      teen
     
     
      pregnancy,
      STD’s,
      women
      in
      small
      business,
     
     
      representation
      of
      women
      in
      government,
      pay
     
     
      equity
      and
      day
      care
      subsidy.
      The
      big
      question
     
     
      of
      the
      night,
      though,
      concerned
      therapeutic
     
     
      abortions
      on
      P.E.I.
      These
      questions
      were
      an-
     
     
      swered
      in
      the
      usual
      way
      with
      the
      Conservatives
     
     
      and
      Liberals
      going
      around
      in
      circles
      and
      the
     
     
      NDP
      promising
      to
      make
      everything
      better
      no
     
     
      matter
      what
      the
      cost.
      The
      evening
      was
      informa-
     
     
      tive,
      though
      too
      much
      information
      wascrammed
     
     
      in
      too
      little
      time.
      The
      organization
      was
      fairly
     
     
      competent,
      although
      not
      enough
      time
      was
      allot-
     
     
      ted
      for
      the
      forum.
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      who
      choose
      to
      enter
      politics.
      The
      NDP
      candi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Elected
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Submitted
      by
      acting
      Che
      Renn
      of.
     
     
      fic
      icer,
      Trena
      Jenkins
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Harassment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      continued
      from
      last
      page
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sion
      about
      whether
      to
      lodge
      a
      complaint
      is
      up
      to
     
     
      you.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      decide
      to
      make
      a
      complaint,
      amember
      of
     
     
      the
      Sexual
      Harassment
      Committee
      will
      then
     
     
      gather
      all
      the
      information
      you
      can
      provide
     
     
      about
      the
      offensive
      behaviour.
      Committee
      rep-
     
     
      resentatives
      will
      meet
      with
      the
      alleged
      harasser
     
     
      to
      make
      him
      or
      her
      aware
      of
      the
      complaint.
      The
     
     
      alleged
      harasser
      will
      be
      informed
      that
      sexual
     
     
      harassment
      is
      not
      tolerated
      by
      the
      University.
     
     
      Ifthe
      alleged
      harasser
      admits
      to
      the
      harassment,
     
     
      le
      or
      she
      must
      agree
      to
      several
      steps,
      including
     
     
      stopping
      the
      harassment
      without
      any
      repercus-
     
     
      sions
      to
      you,
      and
      writing
      you
      a
      letter
      of
      apology
     
     
      with
      a
      promise
      that
      the
      offensive
      behaviour
      will
     
     
      never
      re-occur.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ifthe
      alleged
      harasser
      denies
      that
      sexual
      harass-
     
     
      ment
      took
      place,
      then
      the
      Committee
      will,
      with
     
     
      your
      permission,
      refer
      your
      complaint
      to
      the
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      Human
      Rights
      Commis-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      Sion.
      The
      Committee
      will
      assist
      you,
      in
      what-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ever
      way
      possible,
      in
      filing
      a
      formal
      complaint
     
     
      with
      the
      Commission.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      the
      alleged
      harasser
      is
      one
      of
      your
      professors
     
     
      then
      the
      Committee
      may
      recommend
      that
      a
     
     
      disinterested
      faculty
      member
      evaluate
      your
      work
     
     
      or,
      if
      you
      prefer,
      that
      you
      be
      permitted
      to
     
     
      withdraw
      from
      the
      course.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Further
      sanctions
      against
      the
      harasser
      may
      be
     
     
      implemented
      by
      the
      President
      of
      the
      University
     
     
      after
      an
      admission
      or
      a
      finding
      by
      the
      Human
     
     
      Rights
      Commission.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      further
      information
     
    

    
     
      Members
      of
      the
      Sexual
      Harassment
      Committee
     
     
      are
      representative
      of
      a
      wide
      cross
      section
      of
      the
     
     
      campus.
      Student
      representatives
      are
      Ray
     
     
      Murphy
      and
      Suzanne
      MacPherson
      and
      can
      be
     
     
      contacted
      through
      the
      Student
      Union.
      Dr.
      Philip
     
     
      Smith,
      Department
      of
      Psychology
      (0422)
      and
     
     
      Committee
      Chair
      Dr.
      Elizabeth
      Spangler,
      AVC
     
     
      (0848)
      are
      faculty
      members.
      Jay
      MacPhail,
     
     
      Audio
      Visual
      Department
      (0434)
      represents
      the
     
     
      support
      staff.
      Representing
      Student
      Services
      is
     
     
      Sharon
      Myers
      (0568).
      Copies
      of
      the
      Universi-
     
     
      ty’s
      Policy
      and
      Procedures:
      Sexual
      Harass-
     
     
      ment
      may
      be
      obtained
      from
      =
      Student
      Serv-
     
     
      ices
      Office.
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