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What the newspaper did not stress was that the fig- ures were for gross. not net income, and in many, many cases, the net income was a long, long way below the pub- lished figures. Publication of the names and addresses of those doctors who had billed the health plan for monithan a hundred grand was almost a blanket indictment oft em. These Nonhdale public school students ended up in a tangled bundle after sliding down a hill behind the school Friday. Students. at the school have turned, the hill into a paradise for tobogganers. Whatever demurrers advanced by its defendants after the event. the fact was that the news was slanted. through omission. The doctors named were presented, through in- nuendo, as money-gougers, with one hand on a scalpel and the other in the government's tread taxpayer's) pocket. FJANUARY CARPET SALE“ The Globe was doing what it professes to despise in some of our racier newspapers: acting in collusion with some pretty dubious politicians to titillate the public with half- truths and embarrass what to me is still a noble and hon- orable profession. The action was worthy of some of the muckier British tabloids. What surprised me was the reaction of the public. Setting aside the doctors and their well-heeled medical associa- tion, which was naturally outraged, most of the letters to the editor attacked the newspaper for its action. What's wrong with that? Shouldn't these nioney-grubbing medics be exposed? Wasn't the Globe doing a public ser- vice? Answer: no. . _It published a list of more than 800 Ontario doctors who had billed the provincial health plan for more than $100,000 in the past year. 't There was a grand foofawraw in Ontario recently when the Toronto Globe and Mail, which rather grandly calls itself "Canada's National Newspaper," and is nothing of the sort, perpetrated a piece of journalism that was irre- sponsible. to say the least, and yellow. to say the truth. DISCOUNT OABPET MULTI-LEVEL LOOP CUSHIONED. Two-tone blue, two-tone orange. beige/brown. Reg.$8.95 _._e..,_..,..._-e.'...re, SALE$4.69Sq.Yd. TONE-ON-TONE RUBBER BACK SHAG, Green. Orange, Blue, Beige/White. Reg.$10.95 _ ____ ___.. V_FeFN_ SALEth49Sq.Yd. HI-LO SHAG, Aztec Orange, Red /Black, Golden Sage, Black/white. Gold. Reg. t 13.95 . _ SALE $9.00 Sq. Yd. TWEEDS IN MULTI-LEVEL LOOP, Rubber back, Blue Tones. Oktoberfest Firelight. Reg. $995. ., .. __ .. _.. SALE $6.95 Sq. Yd. KITCHEN PRINT CUSH1ONED, Three patterns only. Reg. $l2.95 T SALE $5.99 Sq. Yd. I don't hold any brief for doctors. In general, they give me A GOOD SELECTION OF MILL ENDS AND ROOM SIZES TO CHOOSE FROM Take Hrghway 8 to Preston, turn left, follow Fountain Street North to Royal Oak Road. turn nght on Royal Oak Ro'ad, and watch for 653-311. 11mm a pain in the arm. There is a certain pomposity, some- times arrogance, that is donned along with the letters MD. after the name. This is not helped any by the attitude of so many of their patients - that the doctor always knows best, that the doctor is a special sort of human being, that the patient should practically tug his forelock when ad- dressing his doctor. It's a fairly short step from there to the point where quite a few members of the profession begin to feel that they are little tin gods. This irks me. I've met too many little tin gods with clay feet to be impressed by the title "Doctor." But when a guy gets a chance to put Doctor before his name, whether his degree is in philosophy, theology or chiropractery, there is no way you are going to stop him from using it. My personal biases about doctors aside, I have nothing but contempt for those who suggested, ever so subtly, that the profession is out to gouge the public ruthlessly. (Continued on page IO) There's something archaic, but very attractive about that title. Bachelors of Art don't go around calling them- selves Bachelor Jim Smith. Masters of Art don't insist that you address them as Master. Same with engineers. A committee of concerned citizens has been meeting regularly with the public to discuss the teaching of French m the early grades of ele- mentary school If you would be Interested m the Creation of a publicly-supported French-Engllsh bilingual school In Waterloo County. please fill out the following questionnaire and mad to Pierre H. Dubs 583 Rolling Hills Dr. Waterloo 884-7863 _ In defence of doctors ATTENTIC " ‘ Tourin gart _ comes to K-W Should a publicly-supported French-English bilingual school be made available in Waterloo County in September 1977. I would like my child to attend, ON _REQUEST FOR FRENCH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION" Gathered from Hamilton, London. Kingston, Kitch- ener and other areas of the province, the 51 paintings in the exhibit will be on view free to the public every day except Monday. On January 13 a special open house will be held all day with emphasis from 7 to 9r00 p.m. There will be guided tours and refresh- ments and music, courtesy of the Central Ontario Musicians Association. The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery has loaned a Dorothy Knowles work, en- titled, The Woods in May, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery from Jan. 6 to I) as part of art gallery A touring art exhibit en- titled The Ontario Com. munity Collects will come to Watedoo Chronicle, Wednesday, January 12, 1977 - Pop 7 Trends in consumerism: "no-no's" in pricing, etc. The new Family Law Reform Act. Estate Planning for the small business extre- preneur Panel discussion with registrants Lunch included in registration fee. Program to be held in Room 1 E1, Arts Building. WLU For program _ and registration form phone 884-1970 ext. 445 - 448 Office of Continuing Education FEE $20.00 A specially prepared one day program for Businessmen land Women). Executives and anyone affected by new legislation in their lives or business. V Presented by K-W lawyers For the beleaguered tax-payer: a guide to RHOSP. IAAC. RRSP. MURD Wilfrid Laurier University (for the non-lawyer) SATURDAY. JANUARY 29. 1977 9 A.M.-4 P.M. PAREh 'ilfridliyyier University School of Business and Economics and Office of Continuing Education present a' "LEGAL PROBLEMS OF THE BUSINESSMAN" SEMINAR Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery will also be show- ing its own collection of drawings by PS. Coburn. totbeshow. The exhibit spans a per- iod from 1799-1972 in 51 paintings, all selected from an Art Gallery of Ontario exhibit of December, 1975. The show will include a number of works seldom seen by the public. G.H. Reid's, The Call to Din- ner, a work long thought to be lost was found in a basement of the McMaster University campus, and is now a part of the show. Some of the works in the show have undergone ex- tensive restorations. The Art Gallery of Hamil- ton's historical collection is represented by works of Birrell, Cullen and Pilot. Signature