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Concerned that their children are not receiving the same advantages as others attending schools in the region, a group of Waterloo parents is campaigning for construction of a gym at Elizabeth Ziegler school. "With all the emphasis being placed on physical education these days, it's ironic that the school has gone without a gym for so long," resident spokesperson Dianne Taylor, of 121 Ellis Cres., told public board trustees last week. She submitted a petition signed by more than 370 residents supporting the demand. Future depends on more' dollars for universities "W's irGiGLtiapiuieiiis get a fair shake with all the others ... Elizabeth Ziegler has done without a gym for many, many years now and it's time they had eqyality/' sytidTaylo.r.. . . ""iiiiriiG tiFrVG,EGiiii/th Ziegler,'which has an enrolment of approximately 375. is the only school of its size in the region to be without a gym. _ A _ n . A . She said that, at present, children up to Grade 2 must take physical education in a basement playroom at the school. while those in grades 3-6 must walk to a nearby church to use its gym. That arrangement comes to an end in April, -iirs"t"yGrihiGGiieritGGe" hwséd to Winston Churchill school for phys ed. . The parents are not only upset because their children do not receive a full physical education program, they are also concerned about the time being wasted while their children travel back and forth to St. John's church and the danger involved in crossing the heavily-travelled Allen St, and Moore Avenue. Taylor noted that enrolment at Elizabeth Ziegler is expected to grow to more than 500 students by 1990. as more students are bussed in from rapidly-growing subdivisions in Waterloo's west end. "There's nothing in the forecast for a school in that area, so I cttrt't 'tee that the situation is going to improve," she said. There's every indication the residents will get what they're asking for, since some $410,000 has already been included in the board's 1% capital forecast for an "all-purpose room" at the school. Residents, however. won't know for sure it the gym will be built until April when the budget will be f1nalized." ammonia”! _ , medmm‘s mttverstttemu-eitN “wawwmwmdficm’ '_atsttter?'rmreri" 'iiuiuFaitiretrtttetttrCtrtutpsausd VIIIVUIIRWB- some.» M.P.P. David Inhale», has that m Canada’s natural "ser-and-ttttttet/tttteye are tmfimwflmhocmdmmm damping mam». This. he says, win m the em, 3nd particularly this W. to We!” a "httowiedge based moving" that am lave to rety we on main tteta', ittiikveteitmttonttdgeettete'ttr""'"' " ma. . Whatthlswm ”an”: Karma an"ettttarttmdievel “Wmamunmm’Wowmm with umwmmwmmwymupotmmg, “The Wraith! are mpgve to lad. tht way in turning this sitttttttmv. around. This can can: be done, however. it 'tgt'.", "mtgtet that our universities are not u social to: a .r8tttt of academics living tit Ivory towers." said McFadden at a Wilfrid Laurie: press conference last Thurs“; _ What McFadden recommends is that universities so out, with government cooperation. and mute tar more private sector tundimr.'NiseirttWtedetetebt tormittgtt “attentional supporters of our university system", a group comprised of the adversity community and supporters drawn trom business. the professions, labor and politics. As to how much universities could expect from the private sector. McFadtten could not ten, . t , ' "The universities cannot reatistiealty look only to government for the necessary additional financing. They (universities) must enrich the funding," said McFadden. Obviously McFadden’s solution of public awareness is not a new one, as {our senior university officials made evident one hour before the Lander mess conference. , B ”A Lead by University of Waterloo President Douglas Wright and WLU President John Weir, the visiting group was in town as part of a province-wide information campaign to win more public awareness of the continuing underfunding of the provincial university system. Speaking to a press gathering before a guided tour of the cities two universities, McMaster University president Alvin bee pointed out that universities have been under- funded for well over a decade now. Parents want a gym at Ziegler "We learned downsizing and cutting budgets well before the recession hit," said Lee. ' Despite being ninth out ot 10 provinces when it comes to university funding, Lee admits the campaign will not be an easy one. "There are still a lot of people out there who think universities are treated well," he said. McFadden's hope of gaining greater private sector support is an area of concern to ttte-senior administrators, particularly in light of last week’s federal budget, which predicts! so per cent of research funding couldcome hum ihe private sector. (Commune! on W tO Wendy McCroary Chronicle Staff Finance Minister Michael Wir. son should be more than come mended for his new federal budget, said Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in his address to the Confederation Club on Sun- day at Bingeman Park Lodge. "They should strike a new gold coin to Michael Wilson," he said in praise of his government's ability to cut back spending. Mulroney struck out time and time again at former finance minister John Turner for his poor handling of the Canadian economy while the Liberals were in power. "John Turner was the Dia- mond Jim Brady of finance ministers, the biggest spender of them all," Mulroney said. "He is the true father _of Canada's deficit and Canadians will never forget his legacy." Mulroney remembered back to 1967. "Enter, Pierre Trudeau and John Turner," he said. "it took a hundred years to ac- cumulate $18 billion (debt) and in 14 years, they took $18 billion and made it $200 billion and .that's why they're going to be in opposition for a long, long period of time." Mulroney then recalled the 1972 election night "107 to 107" vote, when the "NDP and the Liberals got married," as he explained it. "it was a beautiful day. Ed Broadbent gave the bride away. Iona Campagnola (was) saying, " love you truly,' and the NDP promised to love, honor and obey the Liberal party and that's exactly what they've done ever since. "So what they've left us with is interest on the mountain of debt...and our interest bill is rising. They built it into the sys- tem." When Turner was minister of finance, public spending in Ot- tawa increased 23 per cent a year, Mulroney said. "We are increasing, today. government spending, in the neighborhood of 3.8 per cent. Our discretionary spending increases are zero. two tenths of one per cent. For two years in a row!" he exclaimed. "Under Turner, it was increas- ing 20,25,30 per cent. This is what we must deal with, It's not only the $200 billion worth of debt they left us, it's the rest of the debt servicing costs that are built into the system." Mulroney gave an example of what this incredible deficit is doing to the ecomomy. "Since I left home this morning, our national debt has increased by $40 billion because of the profits of the spending of the Liberal party." The deficit now stands at $233 billion andtherefore, the Conser vative government has come up with a program "that will limit the growth of our debt by a $100 billion by the end of the decade," Mulroney said. Wilson's budget "continues our strategy to reorder the priorities of the government of Canada we inherited-away from the ran- cour and the discord (in feder- al/provincial relations). away from the intervention and reck- less spending, away from the mismanagement and waste of taxpayers money." New priorities for job cre- ation, the control of our debt and for social justice. have been introduced by the Progressive Conservative party, Mulroney said. adding that Wilson's new budget will see an end to waste and extravag’ance in Ottawa. "We shall deal resolutely and implacably with the federal defi- cit.“ said Mulroney. "We shall not rest until we have rid Canada PM defends budget's cost-cutting measures of this greedless burden, once and for all. "We must stop mortgaging our future and that of our children and start paying fuil cost of present programs and part of the interest burden built up over the last 15 years." He added, "Something that previous gov- ernments just absolutely refused to do." Mulroney explained that in money markets, a higher de- mand for a commodity means a higher price. "in this case, the rate of interest." And, the feder- al government is the biggest borrower in Canada, he said. "Our strategy ensures that government demands for bor- rowed money will fall, from $29.5 billion to $11 million in just five years." This means that with lower borrowing demands. the budget will bring lower interest rates, for mortgages, for consumer loans and for smatf busi- ness."And there is the core of the argument." While the Liberals were in power, spending per capita on research and development de- creased, spending on the mili- tary went down, spending on technological innovation de. clined. Mulroney asked: "Where did they spend the cash?" ln ensuring Canada's economv ic future. the Mulroney govern- ment is "taking the difficult step," Mulroney said. "We're acting with consistency and with determination to change the course of the debt legacy and bring Canadians lower interest rates and low inflation. A tttenctt-mtteet mien Mulroney defends Michael Wilmn‘e new federal budget during his speech to the Confederation Club. WATERLOO CHRONtCLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 rebuild the economy. To restore the health of our nation's fi- nances and to provide the envi- ronment tor continuing economic growth." Mulroney realizes that "it's not always easy talking about deficits. Some people want to ignore what none of us particu- larly likes." He said that his party takes no joy in "squeezing and saying 'no, this party and this picnic can go on no longer.'" Behind it all, though, there's a message of hope, Mulroney said. "That message of hope is a stronger economy, a quality of opportunity, an investment in the future. "Our government doesn't shrink from tough decisions. We've acted on a whole range of issues: on trade, on private innovation, on expenditure re- duction, on Arctic sovereignty, on our cultural heritage and on an of these issues we acted for Canadians." In order for Canada to provide opportunities, it can not be “bur- dened down by a crushing pile of debt." Mulroney said that our chil- dren are entitled to a promising future. "We are entitled to say to them. ‘Welcome to the future! 'f' Canada is a country of "dar- ing, and opportunity. and new trade and new riches, and yes, a new tomorrow. Not only for our kids, but for every person who comes to these shores seeking liberty, saying, " know I can do better because it's Canada."' Mulroney is confident that he can "more than offer that kind of Canada to Canadians again." sUM56--PAGE 3