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Inflation, unemployment and economic growth are problems "beyond solutions by the institutions that we have now and the way they work now," Walter Pitman, his- torian and president of Ryerson Poly- technical Institute told the concluding session of the Thinkers' Conference at Lake Couchiching in Ontario. Canada is in desperate trouble - social- ly, politically, economically - and all its problems are interconnected, the concen- sus at Couchiching seemed to be. To the Editor I must protest the light tarring and feathering recently given Woolwich Councillor Brian Huns- berger. tReporter Jim MacDonaWs Nov. 2 article entitled. "Region scraps Breslau garbage dump-n Could Mr. MacDonald please tell me why it is that journalists. vote-mongers and other citizen con- fusers always insist on mixing apples and oranges. and half-reporting the issues? Leth get this issue straight. The Breslau citizeis delegation were talking about a Local Site decision not to locate a dump in the Forwell gravel pit near their town. Hunsberger was talking about a future Regional Policy for waste disposal. a policy which in the long run l according to Regional Chairman Jack Young' would almost certainly not entail the use of the Forwell pit The real issue here is how one defines good de- cisionmaking and honest politics. On the one hand. a politician can make a lot of political hay by waiting for an opportunity to really do some grandstanding. He can stand before an anxiously assembled group of voters who are understandably troubled by an issue and he can make a big show of giving "power to the people“. Cynically speaking. I would bet that chances are. our opportunistic politician knows next to nothing about the issue which the' citizens have so rdsponsibly and intelligently researched'and presented tRob Hohert and the Breslau Area Citi- zeis Association apparently did an excellent presen- tation.) "ht the other hand. a politician can listen quietly and attentively to a delegation of voters with their well-articulated views Later. when the technical. ecological, and engineering reports are available for the whole region. the politician can read them as well. Being a representative of the people first and lore most, the politician will very heavily weigh the citi- zens wishes in order to come out with a properly considered conclusion. Then and only then can We are still ai. brother's keeper. Canada in trouble sarttserireitms:8Na rear?' M1 tisa yeah thsiteststate-drroeeig_trier Puuishot: James " Bound Editor John Schuhhoiss Advemsmg Manager Wolfgang Utachel "iii:,-,',,',),; ty Cr, a politician honestly and conscientiously come to a decision on a Regional waste policy And then and only then will he take the opportunity to bury the Breslau waste proposal for good and forever! -EriiFcGiliit;g is, issuers. Mr. MacDonald. and leCs hear it for the people! To the Editor On Nov. llth many families were remembering their loved ones who were slaughtered on the battle- fields of World War I and World War II. and in their hearts hoping such will not happen again. But. will such hope be realized? What do you think" Many persons view the prospects as bleak. They liken the hope for peace to that of an illusion or a mirage Since the desire of all peoples. regardless of race or nationality is for peace. why can it not be achieved? Is it that the methods by which mankind seeks peace are at fault? Or has mankind looked. to the wrong source for the establishment of a peaceful world by relying on human rulers for a solution. After World War " many human leaders claimed they finally had the answer to establishing permanent peace. " was a world organization called the United Nations. “nothing else is a substitute for it" and influential clergymen agreed. But how successful has this human peace effort been? Is the United Nations as a peace-enforcing agent an illusion. a deceptive. misleading hope for man- kind? Or has it proved to be a real instrument for preserving peace and security? Those who have observed the workings of the UN must admit their performance in keeping the peace of the world is a dismal failure, "Tn-ir/ri-tiii, organization has become a seller of military hardware to all buyers Happily, there IS Yours sincerely. J.L. Atkins. Waterloo a solution. The hope for lasting peace will be realized but. not under mais rule. W.D. Pope Waterloo To the Editor " work in the Marsland Building in Waterloo and pay out $60.00 a year for the privilege of parking at the Waterloo Arena. As most people are aware. there has been a great deal of construction taking place to improve the conditions of Laurel Creek but at the same time this construction has caused nothing short of havoc for those of us who park at the Arena lot. The problems range from simple things such as filthy cars at the end of every day. to half-hour waits at 4:30 Trm. trying to get out of the lot. to a general condition of a shortage of parking spaces. As I walked through the lot today, I noticed that several cars who had made a ‘parking line' of their own because of this shortage. all had nice yellow notices on their windshields telling them that they were in violation and that there was more parking behind the Arena. Right after that. I crossed the street and couldn't help noticing that the lot beside Knox Church was a, empty! This lot. I have been told. is strictly for Region and City Hall employees. Of course the finishing touch to all of this is the fact that the yearly cost for parking at the Arena will probably go up in January and no compen- sation is being afforded the people who are parking there now. even though the facilities are in such a bad condition I just wonder how many other people who park there are also upset at this situa- lion Respectfully yours. S. Sadowsky