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127th Year No. 39 THIS WEEK INSIDE Something to cheer about Wednesday, September 30, 1981 â€" SEE PAGE 10 â€" SEE PAGE 5 African ‘ diplomat speaks out Waterloo, Ontario 1 j Tradition @ at stake 25 Cents at the Newstand * PROF SAYS Wilson made his comment in an interâ€" view yesterday in light of Monday‘s Supreme Court decision which gave the legal greenâ€" light to patriation plans, but warned that the Liberal:scheme breaks with tradition and is "unconstitutionâ€" al in the conventional sense." By PHIL JALSEVAC An undermining of Canada‘s customs, conventions and traditions may be one of the most negative consequences of the Liberal government‘s determination to patriate the constitution, according to professor John Wilson of the political science department at the University of Waterloo. ‘"When Jean Chretien says convention has nothing to do with the law,‘‘ Wilson said, ‘‘that‘s just plain dumb." The political science professor said such an attitude could serve to "undermine‘‘ the value of the nation‘s political customs, .even if only as a consequence and notâ€" ‘"a direct aim‘"‘ of the Liberal governâ€" ment. ‘"What worries me is it gets people to not take convention seriously,‘‘ Wilson said. : He listed the examâ€" ples of the existence of the prime minister and cabinet as conventions that are not written down but which are "clearly fundamental" to the constitutional character of the country. ‘"‘The whole parliaâ€" mentary system is fraught with convenâ€" tion,‘‘ Wilson said. "The most important â€" SEE PAGE 13 Groucho comes alive of all is that a governâ€" ment that has lost the confidence of the House has to resign. But nobody has written that down." As well, Wilson pointed out that the Mayor has an alibi The Great Bed Push Race between councils of Kitchener and Waterloo yesterâ€" day kept onlookers in suspense until the finish line, and while Kitchener won, Mayor Marjorie Carroll provided some good alibis. Staged to promote the forty,second annuâ€" al Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo and Area Federated Appeal Campaign, Carroll said her eight member team lost because ‘"in Waterloo‘s usual hospitality, we let Kitchener win." Pushing hospital beds manned by Brewâ€" ster the Rooster for Kitchener and B.J. Birdy for Waterloo, the two groups ran from the Kâ€"W Hospital down King Street to the Adult Recreation Centre. _The 1982 campaign goal of Federated "Appeal is $1,400,000 or 12 percent more than last years target. (See photo, page 3.) Although Mayor Carroll brandished a whip to encourage her team on (it wasn‘t real), she said Waterloo was slowed down by the bigger, heavier, B.J. Birdy, and sneaky alderman Jim Ziegler from Kitchâ€" ener tried to sabotage the local team by pulling from behind. Although Waterloo council members were losers in the race, they did their part for the Federated Appeal campaign by contributâ€" ing $650 to the cause, and issued a challenge to Kitchener to match that total. Queen or monarch is regarded as "unassailâ€" able. The Queen can do no wrong. That‘s conâ€" vention, but it‘s one of the underpinnings of the British legal sysâ€" (Continued on page 2)