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ric Hafemann‘s comments on Ethe matter â€" of _ Helmut Oberlander (Waterloo Chronicle, August 15, 2001: Oberlander‘s lawyer prepares to fight cabinet decision) are clearly designed to serve the cause of his client. As such, your readers would be well cautioned to observe the dictum of caveat emptor â€" let the buyer beware. Hafemann‘s comments are clearly designed to serve the cause of his client To begin, Hafemann accuses the government of "pandering to special interest groups like the Canadian Jewish Congress". Clearly, Mr. Hafemann is opposed to the lobbyâ€" ing process, yet I do not recall him ever protesting the decision of the German Canadian Congress to initiâ€" ate a national petition in support of his client. 1 suppose that lobbying is acceptable when it supports Mr. Hafemann‘s needs and unacceptâ€" able when it does not. Hafemann would have your readers believe that CJC has influenced the decision of the government. 1 would like to see his proof. It‘s refreshing to hear another parent speak out about physical discipline to Karen Stephenson who responded to a call to speak out on the issue of physical disciâ€" pline (Wateroo Chronicle, August 8). It is so refreshing to hear another parent talk about this issue, it is very clear from your article that you love your Like you, 1 have also made misâ€" takes when disciplining my children. We all do. My point, (in letter Piatkowski‘s views on parenting are oneâ€"sided, _ Waterloo _ Chronicle, August 1) however, was that spanking can be part of a balanced approach to childâ€"rearing and it can be done to the benefit of the child You said it QUESTION wHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT THE BUSKER CARNIVAL Second, it is important to stress that Helmut Oberlander‘s links to einsatzkommando 10a, a unit responsible for the murder of thouâ€" sands of Jewish men, women and Mackay of the Federal Court of Canada _ clearly â€" found _ that Oberlander served with this mobile killing unit for a period of 18 months. Third, Hafemann‘s contention that Oberlander was essentially a slave labourer who served under pain of death is not supported by historians of the period. The research of Christopher Browning and Yehuda Bauer, for example, has failed to produce even a single example of a member of an einâ€" satzkommando who was punished by death for refusing to participate in this nurderous work. Fourth, Hafemann fails to point out that Justice Mackay‘s decision clearly states that Oberlander‘s membership in einsatzkommando 10a was not dependent on memberâ€" ship in the SS, and that Oberlander My heart breaks when I hear or see inappropriately applied discipline â€" shakenâ€"babies, beaten and scarred children. My heart also breaks when I hear parents screaming at their chilâ€" dren because inappropriate behavâ€" iour has been allowed to go on too long, but that‘s a whole other article. The point is that we as adults need to set clear, firm boundaries for our chilâ€" dren and consistently and appropriâ€" ately help them to stay within those There will always be situations where the Children‘s Aid Society needs to s.ep in and 1 applaud them when they are truly protecting chilâ€" "It‘s nice to walk around and see all of the people. There are a lot of people who come (to the carnival) and you can meet some unique people." Susan Stephens "I have two little girls who love to see the magicians; that‘s their favourite. The food is good and the atmosphere is wonâ€" derful too. It‘s a real family thing." Deb Broderick PHE CHI COMMENT stands ready for deportation because he misrepresented or failed to disclose his wartime activities with that murder unit. Fifth, Hafemann maintains that his client has been "denied due process". This is both incredible and inexplicable when we consider that Oberlander had full legal represenâ€" tation before an experienced Federal Justice over a period of five years. During that time, thousands of pages of evidence and testimony Mr. Hafernann was able to pursue various â€" concurrent â€" procedural motions that were heard by higher courts. Does this sound like a lack of Mr. Hafemann acts inappropriâ€" ately when he blames the Canadian Jewish Congress for the predicaâ€" ment of his client. Oberlander lied in order to gain entry to Canada, and now it is time for him to go. Len Ruder, director Community Relations, Canadian Jewish Congress Ontario dren from abuse. Unfortunately, parâ€" ents who choose and are able to apply physical discipline in an appropriate manner are often afraid to do so for fear that their actions may be reported as abuse when, in reality, they are actâ€" ing within the law and according to You have said that physical disciâ€" pline was not applied appropriately in your home. Is it possible that this experience may have coloured your feelings towards this issue? in any case, kudos to you for speaking up and living according toymnpdief&'_ "I enjoy the variety of the acts. I have a little twoâ€"yearâ€"old who I think would enjoy seeing everyâ€" "I like to see the guys do the fancy jugâ€" gling. I like the guys on the unicycles; that whole kind of performance thing. The neat stunt guys are good too." Two weeks ago, The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record featured the heartâ€"wrenching story of Kim and Jason Underwood who, along with their four children, were virtually homeless. Newly arrived in the region, they were sleeping at a relative‘s place, but they knew they couldn‘t stay much longer. Any available accommodation exceeded their monthly income and they faced a wait of five years or more for subsidized housing. Homes begin with charity, but it‘s not enough Within days the Underwood family received help. One local business owner gave them $2,000 so that they could afford first and last month‘s rent. Another offered to subsidize their rent for a year, while several employers offered Jason Underwood jobs that paid more. Each of these citizens should be commended for ensuring that the Underwood‘s story had a happy ending. But what about all of the other people in the area who have an equally desperate need for affordable housing? Do they each have to go to the newspaper to tell their story and hope that someoane will decide to help them? My dayâ€"toâ€"day experience from over a decade in the coâ€"op housing movement tells me that the Underwood‘s experience is far from unique. There are simply not enough pages in the newspaper to tell the stories of everyone living on the edge of homelessness. There are plenty of reasons to conclude that charity alone cannot begin to make a dent in our affordable housing crisis. The first of these reasons is the scope of the demand. Curtently, the waiting list for affordable housing in Waterloo NVO) NSIO® region stands at more than 4,000 1134486 households. In Guelph, it‘s close to VIEW 3,000. Those numbers don‘t even begin to reflect the scope of the t demand. Most people in need don‘t even bother to fill out an application, because they sense the futility of doing "Where‘s Home?", a study released in 2000 by affordable housing advoâ€" cates, analyzed Statistics Canada information for a series of Ontario communities. The information for both Waterloo region (the Kitchener Census Metropolitan Area) and Guelph showed that: * rental vacancy rates had plummeted to 1.3 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively (they‘re lower in both areas now) * rent increases had exceeded the rate of inflation * the proportion of renters paying more than half of their income toward housing had increased by over 40 per cent in Waterloo region and 20 per cent in Guelph * the gap between the incomes of homeowners and renters * rental housing starts have fallen 99.8 per cent in Waterloo region (just two units were built in 1998) and 62 per cent in Guelph (to an average of just 73 units built per year) _ In other words, even with $2,000 in their pocket, the Underwoods may still have trouble finding housing they can afford. Those without that $2,000 will be even worse off. _ The second reason that charity will not solve our housing crisis is more complicated. Canadians appear to be suffering from "compassion fatigue". According to a report by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (CCP), half of all donations and volunteers come from what the Globe and Mail terms "a tiny and shrinking core of supporters." Michael Hall, viceâ€"presâ€" ident of Research for the CCP, told the group‘s annual conferâ€" ence that, "We have one in 10 Canadians providing the majoriâ€" ty of all support, more than half all the donations and volunteer hours. Because of this, we are very vulnerable. Any decline at all in this group will have dramatic impacts on the sector... (People in this group} are a pretty unusual slice of Canadian society, that may actually be disappearing." Hall found that this "civic core" is comprised of older, religious, wellâ€"educated peoâ€" ple who have above average incomes. "Almost everyone is involved in charitable giving but the depth of that support is very shallow, leaving us on thin ice," notes Hall. This combination of the sheer magnitude of the housing criâ€" sis and the limited growth potential for charities means that charity is not enough. _ _ S o Charity is commendable and should be encouraged, but no one in need of housing should have to rely on charity in order to secure affordable housing. Our housing crisis will be solved only when our federal and provincial governments recognize adequate housing as a right and do their part to ensure that no Canadian is denied that right. â€" _ That i meainsiseimng aside their rightâ€"wing ideology, their pathetic excuses, and their petty differences over jurisdiction and putting forward the money to put some shovels into the ground.