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We are looking forward to our new home and a positive working partnership with the City of Waterâ€" loo. We believe the Rink In The Park will act as a springboard for the continued growth and development The selection process was extenâ€" sive, fair and open. It included two wellâ€"attended open houses and an opportunity for all interested parâ€" ties to file their comments with the city on this issue. We understand that in the opinion of city staff, this was one of the most exhaustive public processes that city hall has ever undertaken. We are particularly concerned about the consequences of the World Health Organization‘s (WHO) travel advisory againsi Toronto on public safety. We are relieved that this advisoâ€" ry has now been lifted. However, the damage. financial and otherâ€" wise, to that city and the rest of the country will unquestionably last for We would like to express our sinâ€" cere thanks to Mayor Woolstencroft. members of council, the selection committee headed by Andrew Friedel, city staff and all supporters of curling in this area. Granite Club thanks local supporters he Canada Safety Council is I Canada‘s national nonâ€"forâ€" profit safety organization. Our work as a knowledgeâ€"based organization focuses on public awareness and education to preâ€" vent deaths, injuries and losses in the traffic, home, community and leisure environments. To fulfil our mandate, we collabâ€" orate extensively with federal govâ€" ernment departments, as well as provincial and municipal governâ€" ments across the country. The City of Waterloo has given approval to the Kâ€"W Granite Club to relocate our curling facility to the Rink In The Park. Travel advisory effects are longâ€"lasting You said it QUESTION WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE MAY 24 LONG WEEKEND? Habid :h It is important to recognize that youth produce and participate in a His comments, such as "...the slobs a lot of today‘s teens look" (April 30, Waterloo Chronicle), reproduce harmful and negative perceptions of youth. am upset by Sandy Baird‘s comâ€" Imenla‘ry on youth in our comâ€" munity. Mr. Baird has made judgemental remarks about youth, in reference to their lifestyles and styles of dress. Youth deserve more respect Given the longâ€"term economic impact of that advisory, now rescinded, we strongly believe that Canada and all UN members deserve full disclosure and accountability. Canadian nationals who work at WHO must also be held accountable Were they a party to the deliberâ€" ations? How aware were they of the Curling is a sport that can be enjoyed by all ages. We encourage anyone interested in trying this sport to come out to our open Its decision was apparently motivated more by politics than by a sound analysis of the situation at hand. years, and will compromise fundâ€" ing for public safety, including policing, fire, public health, ambuâ€" lance services and other agencies. Public safety, as you are aware, is a major issue and concern to all Canadians. â€"â€"WHO is an agency of the United Nations, funded by Canadian taxâ€" payers. of the sport of curling and will build on the interest of curling generated by the recent extremely successful Scott Tournament of Hearts. "Hotâ€"tubbing with beers at a friend‘s place." "Hopefully, I‘m going home to Hamilton. But I don‘t even know if my friends are going to be around." OMV;IX Connor Warrington Owen Caspell COMMENT S iT mulelal | To needlessly criticize their deciâ€" sions can reduce a youth‘s selfâ€" esteem and abillity to relate or conâ€" tribute to his/her community. Youth are unique individuals, and they deserve equal respect, no matter their differences or our prefâ€" unique culture, one which is not necessarily familiar or inviting to An inquiry, at the Canadian govâ€" ernment‘s request, must be launched immediately. Your commitment to this issue is critical, and we look forward to your action If indeed this was a politically motivated decision, we must quesâ€" tion the value and integrity of these organizations which have always benefited from Canada‘s generous financial and political support. Again, thank you to Waterloo council and our supporters. We call on your government to officially request an inquiry into this apparently illâ€"advised decision by the UN and its agency, in view of its catastrophic consequences on this country. house and introductory clinics which will be held in late Septem:â€" ber. impending decision? Whom did they involve? Did they obtain and relay all necessary information? Neil Bailey, Kâ€"W Granite Club president Emileâ€"J. Therien, President Canada Safety Council "Usually I like to go to a cottage. But this year I have to work, so I won‘t be doing anyâ€" "I‘m going to Montreâ€" al and taking part in a swing dance competiâ€" tion with a team from the University of Waterloo." HRONICLE | Natalie Tomesch Cearly, Wayne‘s offensive views are not as isolated in Partiament as Just last week, Wayne‘s remarks were echoed by Londonâ€"area Liberal MP Pat O‘Brien: "Don‘t tell me Ralph and Bob being together is marriage because to me it‘s just wrong, If you‘re going to throw open the definition of marriage so you destroy it in essence, how do you know you can ever draw the line any place? If I want two or three wives and want that considered legal marriage, who are you to tell me I can‘t do that?" hwiflqiudmpflnmmdnnwmld_am Foreshadowing Wayne‘s comments, Liberal MP Dan McTeague (one of Paul Martin‘s most prominent backers in caucus) once told the House of Commons that "if two people who happen to be homosexual wish to live together, that is fine. I do not think anyone in this House objects to that. It really is up to them. The concern we have is where the society or state moves from saying that is great and fine, they are free to do what they want. to saying that now we should in some way promote, benefit or provide some kind of support for that activity." To be fair to the Alliance and the Tories, however, some members of the governing Liberals appear to be fighting for their own share of the bigot vote. Petitions opposing the recognition of same sex relaâ€" tionships are just as likely to be presented by Liberal MPs such as John O‘Reilly, Ovid Jackson or Paul Steckle as they are to be submitâ€" ted by any one of two dozen outspokenly homophobic Alliance That party has a whole backbench full of people who share Elsie Wayne‘s views. One of the worst offenders is their former deputy leader Dr. Grant Hill, who is always careful to couch his hateâ€" drenched opinions in terms of "a medical opinion". Furthermore, in a subsequent interâ€" II c en | view Wayne dug herself in even deeper, PIATKOWSKI indicating that she has gay friends, but "they don‘t come out and they don‘t ask us to redefine the definition of marriage. They don‘t even talk about that." In other words, it‘s OK to be attracted to someone of the same sex as long as you stay hidden in the closet and "shut up about it." That kind of attitude really puts the progressive in Progressive Conservative. Lost in the discussion about the remarks is the fact that they came during the debate on a Canadian Alliance motion calling on Parliament to strip away the right of courts to enforce the constituâ€" tional rights of same sex couples. In other words, Wayne was merely supporting an antiâ€"equality initiative put forward by the other half of the disunited right, and doing so in terms that would be completety familiar to the average Alliance MP Although Prime Minister Chretien casually excused Wayne‘s remarks by sayâ€" ing "she apologized today so that‘s all right," a careful reading of the prepared text makes it clear that she actually stands by her remarks and has no intention of apologizing for being a bigot. So, how do these brave defenders of legislative prerogative react when they are actually presented with the opportunity to bring fedâ€" eral law into compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? By systematically undermining the legislation in committee hearâ€" ings or on the floor of the House of Commons. Some of the things they‘re saying aren‘t very pretty. The most prominent of these ugly remarks were uttered just last week by Conservative MP ElsieWayne. "If they are going to live together, they can go live together and shut up about it. There is not any need for this nonsense whatsoever and we should not have to tolerate it in Canada," seethed Wayne. "Why do they have to be out there in the public always debating that they want to call it marriage? "Why are they in parades? Why are they dressed up as women on floats? They do not see us getting up on the floats, for heaven‘s sake, to say we are husband and wife. We do not do that. Why do they have to go around trying to get a whole lot of publicity?" After the uproar that greeted her hateâ€" ful comments (including mostly tepid criticism from within her own party), Wayne released a prepared statement indicating that "it was never my intention to offend anyone. I regret that some have been offended by my remarks, because this was certainly not my intention." . pponents of equality for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals freâ€" O|uent|y complain that the courts are usurping the role of Parâ€" liament. It‘s not the role of judges to make laws, they argue, but rather the responsibility of elected legislators. Antiâ€"gay bigotry is still a problem O‘Brien even called on his government to invoke the notwithâ€"