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We keep hea _ ; foreignâ€"trained physicians will be fast tracked. Let‘s get it done. Sometimes I wonder if the Ontario Medical Assoâ€" ciation is more interested in keeping the supply of doctors to a minimum. over its announcement of creating "satellite" medical schools in Windsor and Waterloo region, to name just two places. Why has that taken so long? And why is it on such a tiny scale? Windsor and Waterloo are the two areas suffering most with docte _ hortages, and they are also the two largest area: he province without full medical schools. That is Coincidenre ‘ne publhc, yourself included, feel that we must be beat into the ground and that we are fair game for all, yourself included. Do you think that if you had have entered any car dealership, import or otherwise, sat down, and paid the asking price, it wouldn‘t have been a pleasant experience? Of course it would have. But no. You chose to haggle, and now we‘re the bad guys? So before anyone gets upset and tells me I‘m being self serving, now you know, and you can apply whatever filter you want to whatever I write here. An investigator has been appointed to look into the operation of GRH. Do I smell scapegoat here? 1 really take offence at your arti cle in the Waterloo ( hronicle; you have obviously branded all car salespeople as predatorial hyenas and wolves, and nothing could be turther from the truth. Granted in every profession there are perhaps untrustworthy characters, but your article is (scathing) to say the least, You talk about the back and forth and the negotiations etc. If everyâ€" one paid the asking price â€" as is the case in most retail establishments â€" negotiation would be completely unnecessary. But no! Ihe public, yourselt included, feel that we must be beat into the ground and that we are fair game for all. yourself includad But apparently not. Everything is just ticketyâ€"boo. Gee. Can you tell an election is just a year away? And before I get too much into this, I‘ll be clear about a couple of things. I have a wife and a daughter who work at Grand River Hospital; and of course, because of the Poster Boy campaign, I know a fair number of people there. As I watch, I feel much better: I thought t lems at Cambridge Memorial this past week possible closure of Grand River Hospital‘s en department were signs of trouble. . : _ _ _ "en me one man sitting in the waiting room in the commercial is called in to see the doctor. Now you know it‘s a commercial because there‘s only one person in the waiting room. You know, th There I am, relaxing on Sunday night, filling the time with a little television, when over and over again the same commercial comes on. It‘s from the friendly Ontario government, informing me there are more nurses, more MRI techâ€" nicians and more doctors working in Ontario, which is helping to cut wait times. Don‘t judge all salespeople by a few (R: The N'lcéuintr;";;-ovemment was all 006 A Bandâ€"Aid solution isn‘t enough Phere I am. relaxing an Sundae atck. en . â€" And then the one at supplyâ€"andâ€"demand thing works he province without full medical coincidence. 4 foreignâ€"trained physicians will rand River Ho.spila]'sié;"r'le_.ré;ncy se lgie y iday night, filling the , when over and over 31 lhoughtAthe prob :_Krav maga is not a _ true martial art By this definition, krav maga is not a martial art. Thv encyclopedia Britannic defines martial art as the follow ing: any of several arts of comba and selfâ€"defense that are wide} practised as sport Then again we have, thank God, customers that are wonderful to deal with, and have returned to us year after year, and thoroughly enjoy their buying experience. 1 do not judge the German popuâ€" lation by Hitler, or the Muslims by a few terrorists. Please don‘t you judge all by a few. ! have a sales staff here of absolutely wonderful family people who are not hyenas, wolves, tricky or otherwise I could relate to you many stories of the most horrendous nature by Customers, yet they think that because we‘re car salespeople it‘s OK. Congratulations to Aubrey Braw I have a s , and the to 9 a.m * Hear more KOOL Morning This goes to every politician of every might want to try it sometime. I don‘t pretend to know all the answers to anyâ€" thing, but I know this: talking about all the wonderful things you‘re going to do is not nearly as effective as doing them. CriSsis. And since I‘m on the issue of selfâ€" serving political bafflecrap, let me share with you the powerful news release I received over the weekend from Kitchâ€" ener Centre Liberal MPP John Milloy. Milloy‘s news release starts by saying [AN he is "pleased with the announcement RKE the emergency department will not be closed." It does my heart good to know he feels that way. It then goes on to laud all the terrific work being done by the provincial government to help out in this rree Alan Chalmers VPâ€"General Manager Forbes Motors Inc. As for the demand, having more family doctors and urgent care clinics will help as well. Any other solution is, pardon the pun, a Bandâ€"Aid. Having Health Minister George Smitherman ride mss D 0n his big political white steed to save the day isn‘t going to do that. Medical schools and foreign doctors will help that supply issue. And speaking of that, supply and demand is essentially the only solution to the problem. We can either reduce the demand on our medical system â€" tough to do as the population ages â€" or increase the supply of doctors. wonders in driving up prices I hope that‘s not the case think about it. ear more of Brian‘s thoughts on life with the Morning Crew every weekday morning from 6 . on Waterloo radio station 105.3 KC OL FM. Persondlly, I‘m getting a little tired of Smitherman and his superhero appearances to solve difficulties. Maybe I‘d be more impressed if the government took action to stave off crises, and not just ride in at the last minute. ly al The article also states that Mr. Brawley was enrolled in a karate school at a young age and gained confidence from the training. Had he persevered in his trainâ€" ing, he may have gained the personâ€" al growth attributes he was seeking without learning violent behaviour. Various styles of martial arts have developed techniques to defend against knife attacks. These simple techniques have been honed for decades and are extremely effecâ€" tive. The first rule of a true martial art is to recognize dangerous situaâ€" tions and avoid them. _ So, Mr. Brawley, best of luck with your new business venture, but please refrain from calling it a marâ€" tial art. ley on his new business venture From what 1 got out of the artic it there appears to be a market tor people to gain confidence by learn ing to defend themselves against a perceived threat with violent behavâ€" ior. This makes krav maga an excuse to learn how to hurt people. Anyone who gains confidence from learning this has more serious problems than just a lack of contfiâ€" dence. , but you can‘t help but stripe. You Terry Knarr Kitchener Marshall Ward is a professor in the fi frid Laurier Unii rersity. Email is welcome Ae uenc ioi eneere these scenes, they will be encouraged to take an ac demanding other species be treated more humanely After all, we are all earthlings. M oce en oope en t Understandably, most viewers will likely turn their heads away or close their eyes to avoid many of the graphic scenes. It is not an easy film to watch, but it‘s an important one. Thanks to readers like Lucinda Kiessling and Michael Hayâ€" ward, maybe others will realize that if more people witness these SCEnCs: they Will he enenneamuacs .4 T EEEpE yH t D in ce c C t B o2 eR s CC RUCHEN killed a goose with his bare hands in Victoria Park. AmaRRALLUE : C 1 : 1 ieb ienanidiathihianibnbeed 335. From bullfights to circuses, the film illustrates mankind‘s need to rip these creatures from their natural habitats for the purpose of profit. Perhaps the most gruesome scenes are those showing the animal torture that exists under the guise of scienâ€" tific research. For me, what added dignity to the film was Phoenix‘s narraâ€" tion. He quietly explains what is occurring, without ever being overly dramatic. I also appreciate that he is never visually repâ€" resented, nor are there any interviews â€" just the damning footage of animal suffering. The dreamy ambient music of Moby makes for haunting accompaniment to the powerful imagery. Viewing Earthlings not only reinforced my reasons for not eating meat, but reminded me of the disrespect many humans show these soâ€"called "nonâ€"human providers" on such an enorâ€" mous global scale. Sadly, I am frequently reminded of the animal cruelty that exists right here, in our own backyards. Just last week, The Record ran a story about a 51â€"yearâ€"old Kitchener man who IMer] a mnmen ceb ianscg old A e dte n OR ooo N IEL ! imagine most viewers would be WARD repulsed to see cows, pigs and chickâ€" ens slaughtered for eventual use at the dinner table. Even worse is the footage before they are killed, as these creatures are castrated, debeaked, dehorned, branded and pumped full of hormones and antibiotics. lt hewl I From there, the film exposes the indignities, inhumane torture and excruciating pain animals suffer through factory farming. The documentary opens by defir inhabitant of the earth. "Since we all inhabit the earth, all of us are considâ€" ered earthlings," says Phoenix. He explains that "all of us" includes all species, not just humans who overrute the interests of all other species and exploit them. Pet stores and puppy mills are the first places the film takes viewers to illustrate the correlations between animals and human economic interâ€" ests. *0RMs tm Ive ever seen. It is also extremely graphi Directed by Shaun Monson, this comprehensive tary indicts all of us for permitting abominable tre animals living among us. With much of the footage captured by hidden ca 95â€"minute film chronicles the horrific dayâ€"toâ€"day p some of the largest industries in the world. which re on animals for profit. Do Ee O2mCectiimte of the film Earthlings. Earthlings (2005) is a documer absolute dependence on animals i entertainment and scientific research Narrated by actor, animal rights ac Phoenix, it is unquestionably the mo: voking film I‘ve ever seen. It is also evt arthlings," says Phoenix. He s that "all of us" includes all . not just humans who overrute rests of all other species and M "Tcing is when readers help inform and eduâ€" ‘tters to the editor, as Lucinda Kiessling of ichael Hayward of Toronto did when respond mn, "Throw another soydog on the barbie" 9, 2006). It was through these that I first heard RUS 2 " _ Oy reinforced my reasons for not inded me of the disrespect many humans "nonâ€"human providers" on such an enorâ€" s a dm‘umcnmr)‘ about humanity‘ on animals for pets, food, clothing iefi ienss 500, Imis comprehensive documenâ€" rmitting abominable treatment of fine arts program at Wil me at mward@wlu.ca. ghts activist and vegan defining an earthling as most gripping, lhnughrl.)ru an active role in ly graphic og on the barbie" se that I first heard n cameras, the y practices of h rely entirely Joaquin in