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o mon ame Malgre eternel la nuit seule Observe * Et le jour en feu ton voeu ----R.imbaud. Volume VI, Number 9 The Student Weekly of•Glendon College, York University Toronto, Canada, November 10, 1966 CANADA'S FUTURE? StmlentCo.DCi' - Murray Coolican Secrecy in university gov mittee or should he resign? that money be made avail ernment was the main topic The majority of Council able to them pending further for discussion at the Stu members felt that ACSA's legislation. Mr. MacDonald dent Council meeting on Mo reasons for secrecywere not then moved that Mr. Shultz nday night. It was movedthat adequate. Gary Smith moved be chosen to head a com Council endorse the C.U.S. that Mr. MacDonald remain mittee to investigate Cou Resolution which states that on ACSA but challenge, in ncil's financing of political secrecy in university gover Protem and in vocal debate, clubs. Mr. Gardner asked nment should not be toler the Administration·s princi council to appoint a non ated unless this secrecy is ples of secrecy. Mr. Gard partisan chairman (Mr. justified. President MacDo ner opposed the motion say Shultz has worked for the nald stated that he wanted ing that it disagreed with Liberal Party.) President this resolution to be a «ge the principles set out in the MacDonald's motion was neral operating principle... · C.U.S. resolution adopted passed and Mr. Gardner was Paul Gardner opposed the and -if Council is going to overruled. Mr. Shultz said PIERRE BERTON and FATHER motion, saying that it was have principles then they that each club will be «re KELLY: 'There may even be a based on general and not should stick to them." Des quired" to submit a paper woman Pope.' operating principles. If cou pite Mr. Gardner's harsh giving the size of the club ]. Son/ey ncil is going to ad9Pt any attack. the motion was pas and its means of finance principles on secrecy. they sed. for the past few years. Mr. «Nationalism is one of the equality and want it to e should be more specific, so Mr. Shultz suggested that Gardner retorted that this most iniquitous and foul xist in things where equa that they are clear to all a committee be set up which . violates democracy; Mr. things around,» according to lity had no basis on fact- involved. After a minor a he himself would chair to Shultz should approach clubs Lister Sinclair, a well like the relationship betw- mendment, the motion was look into the policy for al and not vice versa. known broadcaster andwrit een men and women. ' passed. locating money to the poli Some Council members er on science, "and what we A major: concern of the Mr. MacDonald thenasked tical clubs. Mr. Gardnerpr were surprised to find that need is more of it» panelists was population co Council what stand he should otested. saying that Judy Ro the Committee would be a He was ~akiAg Saturday ntrol. Father Kelly, of the take on the Advisory Com berts.. head of External Af one man commission. Ted evening at Canada: Her So Roman Catholic Church, mittee on Student Affairs fairs.. should chair the com Bilyea moved that Council cial and Political Future», suggested that continence (ACSA). ACSA has decided mittee. since political clubs suggest other people to serve a seminar organized by the was the answer. This Mr. that the minutes to their are the responsibility of her on the committee with Mr. Progressive Conservati,-e Berton rejected. We must meetings and the recomme department. Mr. MacDonald Shultz. The motion was de Club of U of T as a pre -have infanticide before or ndations they make to Pre.., mentioned that Miss Roberts feated. Mr. Shultz, fed-up liminary to national semin after birth"• sident Ross should not be is too busy at the moment with this criticism, replied. ars to be held in Centennial Lister Sinclair ended the published. Mr. MacDonald, to head such a committee. "for chrissake I don't want Year. evening"s session onthe note a member of the committee, Mr. Gardner then movedthat to screw the political clubs. Mr. Sinclair thought of a that Canadians must accept asked Council whether they the financing of poli If there is so.me question -perpetual cringe' whenever their world responsibilities: thought that the committee's tical clubs be done the way about my partiality and my he thought of Canadians. We ·We cannot keep on saying reasons for secrecy were it was done last year. The way of handling it, that's fail to stand up for our own the leak is not in our end justifiable. If their reasons motion was defeated. To al fine because I'm bloody well accomplishments and disti of the boat.» do not satisfy Council then, leviate any immediate needs pissed off.- The report is nctions. We are ona pathetic At the Sunday morn is Jirn to stay on the Com- of the clubs.. Council decided due in two weeks. hunt for popularity in inter ing session devoted to ex national affairs, always a amining Canada's political fraid to step out from be future, Dalton Camp, presi lfI don't believe leadership a necessary art," he said, SHOULD CONTROL hind the shadow of the Un dent of the Progressive Co is axiomatic." said Dr."Dan affirming that it is as im ited States. He felt we must nservative Association of iel Cappon. an experimental portant sometimes not to decide what we want to do Canada, said that ·political psychiatrist whose name is make decisions as it is to ECONOMY with Canada, and do it. "We parties have become the de followed by 33 letters, dur act. In Canada's history, he are not prepared to pay any pressed areas of Canadian pointed out, the leader wins price whatsoever for any life». Theyneedmoney. their inga second Sunday session -DOUGLAS discussing leadership. With and the party loses. For ex thini'• processes need study, and ample. the Conservative Pierre Berton, on ·the they need a plan of action. modern electronic comput The federal leader of the ing. true democracy is at Party lost in 1896 and La same panel, made ~redic Yet the people fail to und urier won until the Liber New Democratic Party, T. C. tions for the future. Some erstand that we can on last possible. If we do want Douglas. was in Torontolast a leader. however. do we al Party lost in 1911. time in the next century'" ly make a great Canada by Conservative MP for Roy week-end, to speak at a ban he said, "Canada would have using parties. want a brilliant one who ov quet sponsored by several erbears those around him or al, New Brunswick. and for medicare. Legal fees would Mr. Camp wanted the Ca mer New Brunswick party associations. Mr. also be paid. There would nadian Parliament to be te a -commonsense man» who Douglas said there were two be a guaranteed income be levised daily. He suggested hires nonentities in order Attorney-General. Gordon problems which Canada has not to be outshone. A young Fairweather. said.. -I am low which no one would be the people would then no lo here so I can predict what to face. The first is that of allowed to slip. Free uni nger accept 'debates which leader may be good while Confederation; the second is young but his ideas may the future of my party will versity education would give have degenerated to -exch be like in the next hundred how to survive independently most Canadians broader and anges of pre-digested edi become fossilised as he with complete control of our grows older. It may be bet years, while it's led by you deeper knowledge!' "In torial o}'inion"• know-who." He was of the own economy, when we are fact'" he suggested, -people York s Professor Hockin ter to begin with" an old nestled so closely to the would receive handsome sa (History) reminded Mr. leader who won't be around opinion that Canada was wo United States. very long. Above all. Dr. rthy of a young. sensitive.. laries for attend:i.ng univer Camp that .youth is disinter and intelligent leader. ·Po;.. Two-thirds of our major sities as a life-long occup ested in political parties. Cappon believes that if we industries are controlled by ation. Because "of thiS, hi He said that today's young must have a leader. he must litical power opens the door outside interests. This be accountable to the people to knowledge. he stated. means that decision-making storians and philosophers people find the parties with -That knowledge should tell would become the heroes of out any sense of direction for both his physicalandme is taken away for Canadians. to-morrow.- He wanted or national purpose. -you ntal health. those who have entered the Decisions as to which of women to have more equal must have a policy 'content J. M. S. Careless, U of chambers of power when to Canada's reserves are to be ity with men. «There might before youth will be com T's History Chairman. go back.- developed and which left in even be a woman Pope». mitted." stated that «today, one reserve.. are made in US Any -given individual could Patrick Watson, a former might say the leader of one board meetings for the good have several spouses and CBC TV host. feared that of the major parties is in To-morrow, Remembra of American business andnot families, but the size of Canada was too obsessed decisive.