place.
      The
      N.L-P.
      fully
      supports
      equal
      opportu-
     
     
      nity
      and
      equal
      pay
      for
      work
      of
      equal
      value.
     
    

    
     
      The
      N.L-P.
      will
      alleviate
      the
      national
      daycare
     
     
      problem
      by
      providing
      tax
      credits
      to
      women
      who
     
     
      would
      prefer
      to
      stay
      home
      to
      take
      care
      of
      their
     
     
      children.
      This
      will
      stop
      single
      women
      with
     
     
      children
      from
      being
      forced
      into
      the
      workplace.
     
    

    
     
      Violence
      against
      women
      is
      a
      major
      problem
     
     
      in
      Canada
      today.
      The
      N.L.P.
      believes
      that
      no
     
     
      amount
      of
      government
      legislation
      restricting
     
     
      perpetrators
      will
      put
      a
      stop
      to
      this
      crime.
      The
     
     
      only
      real
      solution
      is
      to
      reduce
      the
      prime
      cause
     
     
      of
      this
      problem-
      stress.
     
    

    
     
      Individual
      stress
      is
      a
      major
      cause
      of
      crime.
     
     
      Scientific
      experiments
      have
      shown
      that
      crime
      of
     
     
      all
      sorts
      can
      be
      attributed
      to
      the
      negative
      side-
     
     
      effects
      of
      stress,
      including
      violence
      in
      the
      home
     
     
      as
      wellas
      street
      crime.
      Accordingly,
      a
      reduction
     
     
      in
      the
      negative
      side
      effects
      of
      stress
      will
      result
     
     
      in
      a
      reduction
      in
      crime.
      Several
      times,
      Cameron
     
     
      quoted
      a
      study
      done
      in
      Washington
      D.C.,U.SA.,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Jobs
      would
      be
     
     
      immediately
      created
      by
      the
     
     
      immediate
      demand
      for
     
     
      instructors
      of
     
     
      Transcendental
     
     
      Meditation."
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      one
      of
      the
      most
      crime-ridden
      cities
      in
      North
     
     
      America,
      to
      illustrate
      the
      power
      of
      T.M.
      For
      a
     
     
      period
      of
      fifty-five
      days,
      four
      thousand
      people
     
     
      practised
      Transcendental
      Meditation.
      By
      the
     
     
      end
      of
      that
      period,
      the
      crime
      rate
      had
      dropped
     
     
      35%
      below
      predicted
      levels
      based
      on
      previous
     
     
      years’
      statistics.
     
    

    
     
      The
      military
      will
      be
      down-sized
      because
      of
     
     
      the
      harmonious
      spirit
      fostered
      by
      the
      practice
     
     
      of
      T.M.-
      freeing
      up
      money
      for
      pursuits
      that
      help
     
     
      people
      live
      “spontaneously
      in
      accordance
      with
     
     
      Natural
      Law”.
     
    

    
     
      Cameron
      says,
      Canada’s
      education
      system
     
     
      neglects
      a
      major
      aspect
      of
      human
      development.
     
     
      The
      ignorance
      of
      the
      benefits
      of
      T.M.
      is
      the
     
     
      culprit.
      Present
      education
      methods
      tap
      only
      5%
     
     
      of
      the
      human
      brain’s
      potential.
      Some
      of
      the
     
     
      money
      saved
      by
      reduced
      costs
      in
      other
      areas
      of
     
     
      government
      will
      be
      spent
      in
      making
      education
      a
     
     
      cost-free
      right
      of
      every
      Canadian
      for
      as
      long
      as
     
     
      they
      live.
     
    

    
     
      Jobs
      would
      be
      immediately
      created
      by
      the
     
     
      immediate
      demand
      for
      instructors
      of
      Transcen-
     
     
      dental
      Meditation.
      As
      the
      practice
      of
      T.M.
     
     
      usually
      produces
      greater
      awareness
      of
      the
      en-
     
     
      vironment,
      many
      more
      people
      will
      be
      attracted
     
     
      to
      primary
      industries
      like
      farming,
      reversing
      the
     
     
      long-standing
      twentieth
      century
      trend
      towards
     
     
      Secondary
      and
      tertiary
      industries.
      Also,
      jobs
      will
     
     
      always
      be
      available
      for
      the
      clean-up
      of
      the
     
     
      environment.
      In
      five
      years
      Cameron
      predicts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      unemployment
      will
      be
      an
      obsolete
      term.
     
     
      ED
      FOBES
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Waste
      of
     
     
      quality
      TV
      time
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Debate
      turns
      into
      juvenile
      personal
      attacks
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      election,
      |
      decided
      |
      would
      write
     
     
      an
      article
      on
      the
      debate
      between
      the
     
     
      five
      leaders
      of
      the
      main
      political
      parties
      in
     
     
      Canada
      held
      Monday
      night.
      Now
      for
      me
      to
     
     
      sacrifice
      Northern
      Exposure
      to
      watch
      these
     
     
      important
      Canadian
      politicians
      was
      not
      a
      big
     
    
   
   
    
     
      es
      eing
      a
      news
      writer,
      and
      being
      interested
     
    
   
   
    
     
      saying
      it.
     
    

    
     
      Kim
      Campbell
      did
      have
      a
      plan
      or
      two
      last
     
     
      night.
      She
      said
      “you
      asked
      for
      a
      plan,
      here’s
      a
     
     
      plan”
      so
      |
      guess
      we
      can’t
      complain
      about
      her
     
     
      being
      vague
      anymore.
     
    

    
     
      Jean
      Chretien,
      leader
      of
      the
      Liberal
      Party,
     
     
      and
      Audrey
      MacLaughlin,
      leader
      of
      the
      New
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      deal...in
      the
      beginning,
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      »
      "!
      decided
      that
      |
      probably
     
     
      should
      have
      watched
     
     
      Nothern
      Exposure
      or
     
     
      Monday
      Night
      Football."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      thought
      that
      perhaps
     
     
      |
      might
      be
      able
      to
      give
      you
     
     
      some
      answers
      to
      the
     
     
      many
      questions
      Canadi-
     
     
      ans
      have
      for
      each
      candi-
     
     
      date.
      What
      a
      joke.
      |
     
     
      thought
      wrong.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Democratic
      Party
     
     
      (N.D.P.),
      were
      able
      to
     
     
      bring
      up
      Kim
      Campbell’s
     
     
      helicopter
      project
      three
     
     
      times
      while
      debating
      unre-
     
     
      lated
      topics.
      By
      the
      way,
     
     
      you
      may
      want
      to
      know
     
     
      that
      the
      Liberals
      support
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      definitely
      a
      night
      to
      see
      who
      could
      talk
     
     
      the
      loudest
      over
      the
      others.
      |
      have
      seen
      three-
     
     
      year-old
      children
      behave
      better
      than
      these
     
     
      leaders
      did
      Monday
      night.
      They
      weren't
      listening
     
     
      to
      each
      other
      when
      they
      were
      yelling
      at
      each
     
     
      other,
      and
      |
      highly
      doubt
      that
      much
      of
      the
     
     
      viewing
      public
      were
      interestedin
      trying
      to
      figure
     
     
      out
      what
      each
      of
      them
      were
      yelling.
     
    

    
     
      |
      suppose
      if
      we
      were
      in
      that
      position,
      we
     
     
      would
      doallwe
      could
      do
      to
      get
      our
      pointacross.
     
     
      Unfortunately,
      once
      we
      interrupt
      each
      other,
     
     
      and
      try
      to
      yell
      louder
      than
      the
      others,
      then
      we
     
     
      lose
      our
      point
      in
      the
      crossfire.
     
    

    
     
      The
      format
      of
      the
      debate
      was
      slightly
      differ-
     
     
      ent
      from
      the
      regular
      stop
      watch,
      ‘time
      is
      up’,
     
     
      style.
      They
      did
      not
      put
      time
      limits
      on
      the
     
     
      candidates
      answers
      to
      questions
      posed
      by
      four
     
     
      journalists.
      There
      were
      times,
      though,
      that
     
     
      mediator,
      Ann
      Medina
      had
      to
      interrupt
      and
      cut
     
     
      them
      off.
      This
      was
      usually
      when
      the
      candidates
     
     
      were
      bickering
      endlessly
      about
      something.
     
    

    
     
      This
      debate
      gave
      the
      audience
      the
      opportu-
     
     
      nity
      to
      ask
      questions.
      This
      is
      a
      new
      approach
      in
     
     
      a
      political
      debate,
      and
      it
      allowed
      other
      subject
     
     
      areas,
      such
      as
      the
      fishery,
      agriculture,
      and
      child
     
     
      poverty,
      to
      be
      covered
      instead
      of
      just
      the
      deficit,
     
     
      unemployment,
      and
      immigration.
      Often
      the
      every
     
     
      day
      Canadian
      can
      aska
      more
      relevant
      question
     
     
      than
      our
      political
      journalists
      can.
     
    

    
     
      Preston
      Manning
      of
      the
      Reform
      Party
      had
      to
     
     
      be
      the
      calmest
      one
      there,
      although
      he
      did
      seem
     
     
      to
      have
      a
      definite
      talent
      for
      talking
      with
      his
      right
     
     
      hand
      moving
      in
      a
      circular
      motion.
      Sometimes
      |
     
     
      had
      to
      shake
      myself
      out
      of
      the
      hypnosis
      that
      his
     
     
      hand
      was
      putting
      me
      into.
      |
      guess
      |
      forgot
      to
     
     
      listen
      to
      what
      he
      was
      saying
      and
      not
      how
      he
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      project,
      and
      Chretien
     
     
      said
      he
      would
      not
      change
      the
      plan
      to
      replace
      the
     
     
      forty-year-old
      helicopters
      that
      we
      now
      have.
     
    

    
     
      Lucien
      Bouchard,
      leader
      of
      the
      Bloc
     
     
      Quebecois,
      is
      singular
      in
      thought:
      separate
     
     
      Quebec
      from
      Canada.
      Well,
      |
      found
      it
      really
      hard
     
     
      to
      listen
      to
      him
      because
      |
      can’t
      even
      vote
      for
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _party,
      yet
      because
      there
      are
      so
      many
      seats
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Quebec
      there
      still
      remains
      the
      small
      possibility
     
     
      that
      the
      Bloc
      Quebecois
      could
      form
      the
      Official
     
     
      Opposition.
     
    

    
     
      Audrey
      Maclaughlin
      often
      grasped
      at
      her
     
     
      main
      point:
      NAFTA
      (the
      North
      American
      Free
     
     
      Trade
      Deal)
      is
      bad
      for
      Canada.
      She
      asked
     
     
      Chretien
      why
      his
      party
      didn’t
      vote
      against
     
     
      NAFTA
      if
      he
      doesn’t
      like
      the
      current
      Free
      Trade
     
     
      deal
      with
      the
      U.S.
      Campbell
      piped
      up,
      “you
      want
     
     
      trade,
      but
      you
      don’t
      want
      it
      with
      anyone
      spe-
     
     
      cific’,
      in
      a
      very
      disgusted
      tone
      of
      voice.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      than
      this
      we
      have
      to
      give
      MacLaughlin
     
     
      credit
      for
      doing
      her
      research
      (or
      should
      |
      say
     
     
      give
      her
      aides
      credit
      for
      doing
      her
      research?),
     
     
      because
      she
      was
      able
      to
      cite
      many
      ugly
      facts
      and
     
     
      figures,
      but
      |
      do
      not
      believe
      that
      she
      was
      able
      to
     
     
      tell
      us
      what
      the
      N.D.P.
      would
      do
      to
      change
     
     
      them.
     
    

    
     
      |
      decided
      that
      |
      probably
      should
      have
      just
     
     
      watched
      Northern
      Exposure
      or
      Monday
      Night
     
     
      Football.
      All
      this
      showed
      me
      was
      that
      a
      debate
     
     
      is
      not
      a
      good
      way
      for
      Canadians
      to
      learn
      about
     
     
      what
      each
      candidate
      thinks.
      It
      provides
      a
      good
     
     
      opportunity
      for
      this,
      but
      until
      the
      politicians
      can
     
     
      learn
      to
      control
      their
      emotions
      and
      behave
      like
     
     
      calm
      adults,
      these
      debates
      will
      be
      a
      waste
      of
     
     
      Canadians’
      time
      and
      money.
     
    

    
     
      REBECCA
      MOORE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      7,
      1993/X-Press/5