C2-Sunday News, October 12, 1980

FROM PAGE C1

seen what changes can
happen when just a few very
organized people who have
done their homework —
particulatly women, it seems
— have come to council with
a@ concern and made us
change our decision or

strongly influenced our
decision.”
Flowing from Segal's

contention that, “in the long
run, almost every aspect of
our lives in affected by
political decisions,”’
discussion at the Pub Night,
hosted by the North Shore
Women's Centre, touched
on a broad range of topics
from day care and property
values to legal rights, zoning
regulations and _ the
preservation (or lack of it) of
the Stoker Farm.

“What we're really talking
about when we talk politics
is decision making,” Segal
said. She suggested that this
was something women
particularly need to be
aware of. “Part of our up-
bringing has taught us to be
submissive, to be good ...
this is changing, but we still
have a way to go.”

POOR TURNOUT

She also pointed out that
only about 20 per cent of the
electorate in the Distrct
vote, as opposed to about 80
per cent in federal elections.

“I think this is really bad.
Federal politics has a higher
profile but it doesn’t affect
our day-to-day lives as much

‘Politics is decision making’

women

a

YOU CAN BEAT city hall by getting involved in the political process, N.V. District
Alderman Mary Segal told a group of women during a recent Pub Night.

as municipal politics does.”

Segal is up for re-election
in’ November and _ she’s
hoping to have some
competition. “It would be
disastrous if no one else
ran,” she said.

The four
Mayor Don

incumbents,
Bell and

Aldermen Jim Ball, Peter
Powell and Segal have all
indicated their intention to
seek another term. But, as
yet, no other candidates
have come forth.

Segal generated interest
among her small audience to
the extent that one woman

Rights charter ‘inadequate '

OTTAWA (UPC) - The
federal government's charter
of rights does not adequately
protect women's rights and
the wording must be
changed, the president of
the Advisory Council on the
Status of Women said.

Doris Anderson told a
mews conference’ the
government's proposals
guarantecing against
discrimination would only
allow the supreme Court to
“disadvantage” women in
future years.

“The women of Canada
know they are not going to
get a second chance to go to

e Boucle’s

bat on this particular case,”
Anderson said. “The con-
cerns of women will really
have to be met this time or it
will be a terrible tragedy for
women for generations to
come.”

She said Section 15 of the
charter of mghts, which
guarantees “equality before
the law and to the equal
protection before the law
without discrimination,”
was inadequate because
allowed the Supreme Court
to discriminate

against
women inp two landmark
cases in the past

“Our fear is that af the

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the very same interpretation
could occur and hamper
progress of women in
future.”

Anderson suggested the
charter be changed to read
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She said two changes would
have to be made before
women could trust the
Supreme Court to protect
their nghts

Anderson also said women
should be appointed to the
Supreme (Court

declared, “We should all go
out and stimulate 100 more
people to get involved!”

We may see more can-
didates for the District seats
yet. And that would please
the only woman alderman on
the council.

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