Vancouver must be salivating at ‘the thought of the deal that “West Vancouver School District 45 is ‘hoping to offer in the next school year. For $350 a month, parents will be able to enrol their kindergarten-aged ,children in an all-day program instead ‘of the half-day presently available. ‘Administrators doubtless spent much eo itime coming up with the CHILD » (Children Happily Inquiring Learning {Developing) acronym but they needn’t ihave bothered. The price alone will {sel! the program because it’s less than iwhat parents. would pay to place a - }ehild in. day: care after kindergarten ~4ends, plus the child is in the care of a ‘fully qualified teacher. . Meanwhile, the school district ‘merely. extends the hours of its exist- kindergarten teachers and pockets ought about. sex, love, religion, { yo ~ have all been stood tion ; This book is written from thé point of view that Il of a lot smarter than anyone who's under the | age of 70 F ctinig: on ‘the wisdom ‘that. comes with age. (From are ne’'2 News This Week story.) ere’s obviously something wrong with her. i in inability to take: responsibility in her actions. She othing 'v wron; with driving, in an invoxicated Shore ‘Health Regi its health seriously. G ion CEO Bruce: Harber after. number one in pi oviding the best burb by. Maclean’ 5 magazine. a reasonable profit while extolling the virtues of the opportunity for children to benefit from increased socialization and emotional development. School board chairman David Stevenson says the need for full-day kindergarten "has been raised by par- ents for 16 years. But is that a need for the child’s education or a need for busy parents who would otherwise be arranging day care and pickup? Latest educational research suggests that early childhood enrichment in the 18- month to three-year age range would produce larger dividends in terms of every child fulfilling its potential. Our publicly financed education system should be offering programs on the basis of the best. educational bang for the buck, and not for a quick profit because the opportunity is there. SAME- SEX “marriage” is much in the news right now, with . Alliance leadership candidates ducking bullets from both sides and B.C. - . becoming the first > province to offi- . ‘ cially endorse it. - i... Following a plea by a. : Victoria lesbian couple, ~ + Judy Lightwater, 49,: * and Cynthia. Callahan, > 36, for a licence for. : marriage: ‘fom * health ministry’s Vital § Statistics ‘Agency: + our Attorney-General Andrew Petter ~” indicated he would do his i utmost to : oblige them. : “+: "Blow can we deny a couple’ that has a “> commitment and a desire to strengthen — ¢ that commitment through marriage the - : right to do so simply because of their sex- * ual orientation?” he asked i inan interview . : last Sunday. , ol subject, of course, is’ ‘eer ory strewn wilt moral, ethical and ideo: chanak landmines through which any + let.alone politician — must - tiptoe with extreme caution. So like the... liance leadership hopefuls, mark me -: down as beans that what happens in -’ o'as Jong as ey he street-and faghten the How THAT GLEN CLARKS NOT THE PREMIER, ! GUESS THE HAS ANCED MATGR IMPEDIMENT TO A BAL , BupGeT SEEN Remover DOSANTH PROMISES ites g BUDGET: (i. — Se i Wyn | ANN Dictionary defines “marriage” as: “condi- tion of man and woman legally united for ” ~ with fewer and fewer native-born. purpose of ‘living together and usu, pro- . creating lawful off-: spring; act or ceremony - or procedure establish- ing this condition; one particular such union.” Period. So unless we reve the dictionary, , Cynthia and rew are clearly using the wrong word.::: What they're talking * about is two same-sex people taking solemn, recorded vows — just os like betrotheds i ina regular wedding cere-. " mony — to stay together for iife. Nothing whatsoever wrong with that, but it’s stil not “marriage.” Use an alterna-* tive term: “union,” “bonding,” “parine ship,” whatever. And never eget. such lifelong unions are no more immune to premature breakup than th undertaken by .” @ priest or marriage com plays no favourites. ~ '- | Meanwhite, the hard éash p possibi - of calling 2 & saimie-sex partnership “ ‘m: ° Tlage” — which the — speak for themselves.’ Marriage and - _ heterosexual common law unions are. | »-ature’s way of propagating the hunian : race‘and nurturing its newborns, which i is éssioner, Fate | why the state gives parents certain mone- tary rewards in'thé form of tax breaks, child allowances, survivor. beneiits, etc. y aman and woman before: ictionary says it isn’t | YEP! only 39 MORE IMPEDIMENTS Uy NE i oo Beyiiy “totally ir adequate 1. 5. The. resul » ever-growing number of over-65 retires ing-age Canadians to keep them’ ing te excessive levels of Third World immnigration which initially drain th payers’ pockets still further. -: Interest i in the financial rewards ‘ of, same-sex “marriage”. became crystal earlier this year wl en Justice Prt h Anne McLellan introduced her Bill C- It extends to same sex cou; : the rights and benefits (in cue efits supplied by taxpa to married and comiion oh ba col in effect, telling today’s still vast: majori fi martied parents they’ re nothin dal. Really? Well; at least they'do . society. than any same-sex couple < claim, siny tf a felaing the the human race and the family’s role : must include your name, full. address: and telephone’ number. Sebat vio e-mail troachan@oenaws.