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Sacred trusts forsaken The Family Coalition Party of Ontario recognizes the spirit of the family that has built this province and this country. The family not the state knows best how to care for children. Parents could exercise more control over their children‘s education if their children‘s educational tax dollars followed their children to the school of the parent s choice The youth of our families can see how discrimination in the worktorce to meet artificial government guidelines, does not solve our »mploy ment situation, nor does it make our youth into the achievers they should strive to be to help Ontario and Canada compete in the future It could aptiv be sard that today we live in the best of times yet the worst of time=~ ind to quote Dickens further, it is the age of wisdom end the age of foolishness The sacred trusts that have been the cornerstone upon which this country was built are daily being forsaken by men and women, who, in their minds feel they are doing their country a great service. From government excursions into state mandated daycare in our sehools, to erosion of parental rights in the home and in our schools, and to the lewislated employment equity and affirmative action programs. this country is witnessing a tax burden that economists recognize is removing money from the marketplace. Government taxation. like a cancer, never ceases to reach a point of saturation in the eves of our politicians The Family Coalition Party has recognized the downfall of government intrusion in our lives long before talk of balanced budgets became a buzz word in our media. The know ledue is there to recognize the folly of further government intrusion. but politicial ideology in the centres of power today has a firm grip on our politicians‘ feet moving tow ard a global free trade zor assist us in the transition. It would be listen to the unions, who cost us J community who provides them for us ~anaca C 5. auto pact in the same manner in the 1960s.but now cling to it like a lifeline 3) George Bush is a desperate man behind in the polls. The wheels have fallen off his campaign machine and he needs this agreement in a big way This means that he is willing to make concessions that ordinarily a U S. president would not make, 4) The European Economic Community is already becoming an insurmountable force in world politics. This means that the only way to have a voice in world events such as the Olympics, World‘s Fair, and G A T T talks is to form a similar block. Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario While I don‘t expect that Bob Rae and the boys (and girls) are two sided enough to consider a logical argument I ask other Canadians to ponder a few simple points: Wnn inebinh tssnc uts uc 410 tR 481 On the other hand good old Bobby Rae and his collection of socialist spotlight grabbers say "the result could be a disaster for Canada," and that we are "cheerleading for George Bush‘s reâ€"election" by signing a deal now On Wednesday, August 12, 1992, the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. announced they have reached agreement upon establishing the largest trading block in the world. The business community immediately embraced the agreement as at the very least, a definite step in the right direction. The auto industry expressed some concern but welcomes the chance to finally have access to the large Mexican auto market. This industry is also relieved that this agreement clears up the current trade dispute between Honda Canada, and U.S. customs over North American content. The Petroleum industry can‘t wait for the deal to become law. Alul m 1 . o ’ These NAFTA is good for Canada, reader says NZJ 1P2 Telephone 886â€"2830 News Line 886â€"3021 Fax. No. 886â€"9383 We ve a few of the less obvious arguments. The world is rapidly iward a global free trade zone and this agreement will only in the transition. It would be a shame if Canadians chose to the unions, who cost us jobs, rather than the business L2 Maureen McNab Teresa Brown Gerry Mattice Melodee Martinuk Pete Cudhea (Sports editor) Tom Brockelbank Ted Kryn President Waterloo North Family Coalition Party Shawn Hamill Waterloo But give council its due: it played it slick. It asked Waterloo Legion where it wanted the Cenotaph relocated, not whether the vets wanted it moved. But, folks, there‘s much more to it than that. There have been repeated promises that council now seems poised to break. Back in 1957 when Knox Presbyterian Church was planning a new church sanctuary and the building permit was issued, Knox sought and was given assurance of 20 feet of green space. The Cenotaph seemed to assure the space in perpetuity, and the assurance was repeated in 1969 when Stan Marsland bought the old city hall property where the Marsland Centre now stands. Lapse of Memories: Tonight Waterloo Council will show us whether the city‘s word means anything at all. It‘s going to decide whether the Waterloo Cenotaph will be relocated to make way for a parking lot. That such a relocation is seriously considered at all shows how much sanctity council attaches to a memorial to the fallen. It was a soggy 77 degrees at game time and rained twice briefly, but we were under the canopy behind home plate in that hokiest and greatest of all of the ballparks. The Berlin Wall may be down, but a barrier of longer acclaim endures. And grandson Benji who‘s in love with the Green Monster got to touch that famed 37â€"foot fence. Ah yes, thrills come in all shapes and sizes when you‘re a nineâ€"yearâ€"old Future Hall of Famer. As we do every summer, we took in a game at Boston‘s Fenway Park. The visiting Blue Jays lost 94;. but it was a great night anyhow. Some of the earlyâ€"bird geese have headed south, the Toronto Ex commercials are running and the Herrles have sold a lot of corn so it‘s a safe bet that summer is almost kaput. Not that it was much of a summer. Unless, of course, you spent a few weeks on Cape Cod. We did, and the weather was as great as any we‘ve had in our 30 years on the Cape. And just think: weeks without a word on the constitution. Now council seems ready to say thittil:c:t.y's City should leave the Waterloo ce‘ntgtaph alone Mary Baycroft Major Accounts: Bill Karges Circulation Manager: Greg Cassidy Rick Campbell Waterioo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by I E:CI; ! W Suburben Newepapers of America The Fairway Group Incorporated _ Subscription rates 215 Fairway Rd. S., $40 yearly in Canada, Kitchener, Ont. $45 yearly outside Canada. President: Paul Winkler +GST. . You could argue that in the Agnew case the taxpayer has more right, because a home in Conestogo is contributing nothing to Waterloo. As a matter of fact, many â€" too many, some say â€" Waterloo staffers live outside the city. Nothing can be done about that, but you‘d think they‘d know better than to snicker about it. And yes, I‘m thinking of the smartâ€"alec city worker who‘s said that he‘d like to live in Waterloo, but he can‘t afford the taxes. * C2Cy aime. Tou nave to wonder about any horseâ€"andâ€"buggy rule that lets Fire Chief Ken Agnew rent a city truck and trailer to resurface the driveway at his Conestogo home. If it is a policy (and not just something dreamed up after a complaint), it should be scrapped right away. Why should a civic employee have any more right than a taxpayer to borrow civic equipment? Under the Guns: Never mind the pennyâ€"ante variety store stickups, Kitchener has had a bank robbery bigâ€"time. And, yes, you have to tip your hat to Constable John Stemmler and Sgt. Bob Higginâ€" son who stared down two blokes who were backed by an arsenal. Luckily the two officers had .38â€"calibre pistols. If it‘d been up to some of the socialist softheads at Queen‘s Park, they‘d have had only pepper sprays. Or maybe fly swatters. Policy Game: You have to wonder about any assurances are worthless and that a Cenotaph doesn‘t rate with a parking garage in the Waterloo scheme of things. ; For shame! If the relocation goes ahead, the Cenotaph should be put on wheels. That‘s so it can be trundled elsewhere when council next gets the urge to thumb its nose at the fallen.