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Jacques Hebert was fasting for us-for you, for me, for all
the youth of this country. He believed we deserved a better
chance than this government has been giving us.

Katimavik was no ‘‘cadillac’’ program. It had won
international acclaim, mumerous awards, and _ most
important given thousands of young people a chance to
learn about themselves and the world. They gained valuable
life and work experience.

The argument that the government cares about youth but
wanted to spend the money better, doesn’t hold water.
When the Tory axe fell from out of the blue, $400,000
had already been spent in gearing up for the next year;
that money will be wasted.

And last week it was reported the government hasn't
been able to spend $400 million of the dollars it had
targeted for job creation. With all that spare money around
surely a few dollars could have been found for Katimavik.

Forget it. There. is no money for youth. The Youth
Ministry (a sad joke to begin with) got zero dollars in the
new budget. Fhe Youth Minister, Andre Champagne
(cadillac program?), was shuffled: Mulroney says three
times a new program will be announced ‘‘by March 31st’;
Katimavik is axed, no new program is announced, even as
Hebert grows weaker in his lonely vigil in Parliment. Prime
Ministers never lie; they just lose credibility.

Well, we’ll have a Katimavik next year, thanks to the
timely intervention of the Canadian business. community,
which appears to have more of a conscience than the.
government.Hebert has begun the slow process of recovery.
But is this a victory?

This is exactly what smilin’ Brian and company wanted.
Take the moral responsiblity, and the moral obligation

 

 

 

away from the government. They don’t care about youth,
but now they can point to Katimavik and say ‘‘But look, we
didn’t kill it. We just handed it over to the private sector.’’

 

 
 

Helpline no help

In reference to the posters | see
affixed to numerous bulletin boards
around the campus, concerning a
Helpline crisis referal line for
students.

While this may be a fine idea, are
these people trained in crisis
intervention?

| question the validity of such a
line. It may be fine for referals to
pregnancy, V.D., and free clinics, to
name a few, but when it comes to an
actual life threatening situation,
immediate action is required, not a
referal.

As a volunteer at a crisis centre, |
was extensively trained in handling a
wide variety of calls. Emphasis is
placed on dealing with the caller in a

caring way, not handing out solutions.

The majority of the crisis centres
operate twentyfour hours a day, three
hundred and sixty five days a year.
These centres, Coquitlam, Surrey,

 

and Vancouver, have their numbers
listed in the phone book and are
available through the operator. Any
centre may be called, no matter where
youlive, and the caller remains
anonymous.

Thank you,

Wayne A.

It’s a victory, alright. But for them, not us.

 

stutterers would have a nation-wide
network for mutual assistance,
information, and friendship.
For more information about this
self-help group please write to :
Speakeasy
95 Evergreen
Saint John, N.B.
E2N 1H4
Yours truly,
Gordon Moore

 

 

‘D-d-d-dear editor

Stuttering is a speach handicap that
affects about one per cent of the
population, with males three times
more likely to be a stutterer than
females.

Despite extensive research, no
definitive cause and therefore no cure
has been found, but several hospitals
and speech clinics do offer speach
therapy which helps to alleviate this
frustrating impediment.

There is now a charitable non-profit
Canadian organization for stutterers
and anyone else interested in the
problem. This group,
““SPEAKEASY’’, was formed so that

Good host award

People like Bennett and his cronies
would hate the ideas expressed in this
letter. It’s a good thing | don’t give a
damn about what Bennett and his
cronies think.

This letter is a basic guide to what
to do when the Expo guests arrive.

Don’t get me wrong - I’m not
suggesting being rude to them or
ignoring them, because that would
destroy any chance to let them know
what’s going on.

When someone comes up to you on
the sky train of sea bus or whatever
and asks you directions to expo or the
stadium, be polite, give

them the directions they need and
then casually say something like ‘’1
hope you enjoy Expo, my education
paid for it’’ or ‘‘See that giant hockey
stick¢My education and my health
paid for that’.

Basically, be polite, let them know
what’s going on, and make sure they
have a good time. Cliff Almas

 

Libreteria

| would like to agree with John
Drescher’s letter saying that students
should not try to study in the caf - that
it’s a place for socializing. However,

| would like to bring up the point that
it is next to impossible to study in the
Library.

The ‘‘Quiet Please’ signs seem to
have little if any effect, and often it is
easier to study in the caf.

There are too many students who
view the Library asa place for |
socializing. It appears that their main
purpose at this institution is to
socialize, while their main purpose
should be to get an education - that’s
why they paid all those tuition fees.

Meike Buhlman