A4 - Sunday, July 15, 1984 - North Shore News ed from reality that it is actually a bit frightening. The whole planet’s economy is teetering on the brink of a massive default. As a realist, the only big question for me is: Should } use up all my equity to pur- chase gold so that 1’Il have at least something to barter with after the World Debt goes ploot? strictly personal Bob Hunter Should I carry on with the eat, drink and be merry strategy which has served me in such good stead so far? Or should I go in for farm- ing/build a better bomb shel- ter/buy a 1959 Cadillac, just for the kicks/or go on a mac- robiotic diet? And then, of course, there’s always the matter of whether | should confess and receive absolution, if possi- ble, before Boy George becomes secretary-general of the United Nations. By the way. as the sky falling? These are the important queshons. | guarantee you they won't be addressed dur ing the federal election What will happen in the federal electhbon is that) a bunch of pols) will shrek buzzwords into the media and we, the electorate, will be left to figure out, each accor ding to our prejudices, sell mitecrests and whims, on whom we'll vote: One vote.One squander. It’s important to remember that politicians don’t speak English or, for that matter, French. They speak a code learned in legislative chambers, in TV studios, at press conferences, and on the raw hustings. I cali it Partyspeak, mean- ing the babblings of an in- dividual who accepts the job of mouthpiece for a party in exchange for the spoils of of- fice. None of the parties ‘will seriously address the need for a major reform of our parliamentary system, in which power has become un- wholesomely centralized in the Prime Minister’s Office. There may be mutterings, as usual, about the Senate, but | have a funny feeling the Senate will be around a hun- dred years after I’m not. Jobs will be the focus of squander our debate, such as it is. And rightly so. Except ... except, well, gee whiz, even the Tones, who promise jobs will bloom like plums at the end of summer, admit in their of- ficial position papers that things aren’t going to get any better until at least the year 2000, if then. Structural problems in the Canadian economy, you know. In the world economy, too. Probably this whole sec- tor of the galaxy is in recession. The NDP calls for an in- dustrial strategy. The Grits have the unblushing audacity to talk about renewal at the top. And everybody blames the Yanks. I don't need to tell you, I’m sure, but when you hear pols talking about structural problems and industrial strategies and renewal and all of that, cover the children’s ears. These guys should have their mouths washed with soap The first requirement” of anybody who would aspire to political position is the talent for keeping a straight when all around you are throwing up from bysteria al what you just said face I suppose Abortion civil suit decision deferred THE H¢ Justice SUPREME © ourt hearing arguments whether the civil suit hauneh cd against Hospital's Lions Grate abortion policy should be allowed to proceed has reserved pyudgment Crcorge Carruthers. one of North Shore attempting to two tesidents have the bospital’s poly thrown out likely before sas out welll hate Hoe be Justice SuUPtnnice ayo Play | a an ary Lege will cube onthe suit The defendants in case, the have the Lash therapeutic abortion cominit tee, the hospital board of 1) doctors who setved on and oats directors, lompting to quashed trial arc al have the sul belotc ou BOCs fo They have been yorned by teprescentatives of virial the pre Attorney Creneral s department io thee ACEC erry rt Sate n oe oi anata eae breast ah al at » wom the oN the greatest practitioner of the art in our time was Eugene Whelan, who has just demonstrated how a pig real- ly bellies up to the trough. Patronage Pierre of cour. showed us the meaning of the Just Society. And mean- while, out there in the real universe, the forces of com- munism and: capitalism are still trying to gut one another, while the religious fanatics angle to. stick the ADVERTISING CORRECTION Eaton’s Record Breaking Sale Flyer appearing in the North Shore News Wednesday, July 4, 1984 Page 3 - ttem 38 - Selecied summer suits Eaton reg prices are incorrectly stated They should read Eaton reg 235 00 to 295.00, 2- and 3-pcs Page 6-Item 6A1- Bias stripe top T-shirt dress. The size description ts incorrect. This dress is not available in sizes 38-44. 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