The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      Week:
      A
      letter
      to
      the
      Liberal
      candidates
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So,
      you
      held
      your
      Lib-
     
     
      eral
      leadership
      debate
      last
     
     
      Wednesday
      in
      the
      Pit.
      I
      hope
     
     
      my
      friends
      do
      not
      scold
      them-
     
     
      selves
      for
      missing
      it.
      I
      was
     
     
      there,
      and
      I
      know
      I
      missed
      it.
      I
     
     
      am
      sure
      that
      you
      candidates
     
     
      who
      were
      speaking
      definitely
     
     
      missed
      it.
      I
      can
      not
      really
     
     
      blame
      you
      though.
      After
      all,
     
     
      you
      are
      only
      politicians.
      What
     
     
      is
      "it"
      you
      ask?
      The
      point
     
     
      behind
      the
      whole
      exercise
      --
      of
     
     
      course.
     
    

    
     
      Let
      us
      face
      the
      facts.
     
     
      No
      one
      in
      the
      Pit
      was
      there
      to
     
     
      meet
      our
      next
      potential
      Pre-
     
     
      mier.
      The
      winner
      could
      be
      one
     
     
      of
      you,
      it
      could
      be
      Batman,
      or
     
     
      you
      could
      elect
      Charles
     
     
      Manson
      for
      all
      we
      care.
      Just
     
     
      stick
      you
      head
      through
      a
      nice
     
     
      stand-up
      painting
      of
      the
      Pre-
     
     
      mier
      and
      the
      newspaper
      will
     
     
      take
      your
      picture.
      All
      we
     
     
      wanted
      to
      hear
      about
      was
      the
     
     
      issues
      that
      affect
      our
      lives
      as
     
     
      students.
      Period.
      Donottry
      to
     
     
      relate
      to
      us,
      you
      can
      not.
      Do
     
     
      not
      try
      to
      placate
      us
      with
      fence-
     
     
      riding
      concern
      and
      sympathy,
     
     
      we
      willonly
      laugh
      at
      you.
      Just
     
     
      tellus
      how
      you
      intend
      to
      affect
     
     
      our
      lives.
      Tell
      us
      you
      actually
     
     
      discovered
      we
      havea
      future
      in
     
     
      this
      province.
      Just
      give
      us
     
     
      some
      hope,
      then
      gohome.
      We
     
     
      do
      not
      like
      you
      anymore.
     
    

    
     
      Can
      you
      blameus?
      You
     
     
      have
      spent
      the
      last
      thirty
      years
     
     
      having
      a
      great
      party,
      and
      after
     
    
   
   
    
     
      He
      OS
      PRR
      Gre
      ARORA
      SP
      SNR
      OSCR
      EP
      EA
      2
      A
      SS
      RR
      NRE
      CE
      Te
      Ee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      catching
      us
      up
      in
      the
      middle
      of
     
     
      the
      night
      watching,
      you
      tell
      us
     
     
      that
      we
      get
      to
      clean
      up
      the
     
     
      mess.
      You
      have
      buried
      us
      in
     
     
      taxes
      and
      debt,
      all
      along
      bab-
     
     
      bling
      "That's
      the
      way
      ithas
      got
     
     
      to
      be."
      You
      hound
      us
      over
      our
     
     
      student
      loans,
      loans
      that
      many
     
     
      of
      you
      have
      yet
      to
      repay
      your-
     
     
      selves.
      We
      get
      stuckincrummy
     
     
      jobs
      that
      we
      can
      not
      even
      quit
     
     
      anymore
      because
      you
      have
     
     
      changed
      the
      rules
      for
      UI
      as
     
     
      well.
      Now,
      you
      have
      the
      nerve
     
     
      to
      come
      to
      our
      school
      and
      ask
     
     
      us
      to
      commit
      to
      you
      one
      more
     
     
      time.
      When
      are
      you
      going
      to
     
     
      commit
      to
      us?
      You
      call
      us
     
     
      apathetic?
      Well,
      you
      created
     
     
      us
      Dr.
      Frankenstein;
      and
      now
     
     
      your
      monsters
      have
      minds
      of
     
     
      their
      own.
     
    

    
     
      We
      have
      seen
      the
      light
     
     
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      tunnel.
      Some-
     
     
      day
      we
      will
      be
      the
      ones
      in
     
     
      power,
      and
      I
      bet
      that
      frightens
     
     
      you.
      "Federal
      pensions"
      --
     
     
      sorry,
      we
      do
      not
      have
      the
     
     
      money.
      "RRSP's"
      --
      maybe
     
     
      we
      will
      tax
      them
      in
      order
      to
      pay
     
     
      off
      our
      huge
      national
      debt.
     
     
      What's
      that?
      You
      are
      worried
     
     
      about
      your
      retirement
      years?
     
     
      Well,
      I
      can
      tell
      you
      I
      am
      very
     
     
      concerned
      with
      that
      issue;
      but,
     
     
      there
      are
      many
      competing
      in-
     
     
      terests,
      all
      of
      which
      have
      to
      be
     
     
      weighed
      against
      each
      other.
     
     
      Mystatementwillhavetocome
     
     
      later;
      but
      in
      the
      mean
      time,
     
     
      here's
      a
      little
      joke
      to
      cheer
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mrs.
      Beazley
      is
      having
     
     
      alittleshow-and-tell
      inher
      class
     
     
      one
      day.
      She
      asks
      each
      of
      the
     
     
      students
      to
      stand
      up
      and
      say
     
     
      what
      their
      parents
      do
      for
      a
     
     
      living.
      She
      turns
      to
      Melissa
     
     
      and
      says
      "What
      does
      your
     
     
      daddy
      do,
      dear?"
      Melissa
      re-
     
     
      plies,
      "My
      daddy
      is
      a
      doctor!"
     
     
      Mrs.
      Beazley
      then
      turns
      to
     
     
      Stephen
      and
      says,
      "What
      does
     
     
      your
      daddy
      do?"
      Stephen
      gets
     
     
      up,
      and
      in
      a
      shy
      voice
      says,
     
     
      "My
      daddy
      is
      a
      mailman."
     
     
      Next,
      she
      turns
      to
      little
      Tommy
     
     
      and
      says,
      "Now
      Tommy,
      what
     
     
      does
      your
      daddy
      do?"
      Tommy
     
     
      jumps
      up
      and
      shouts
      with
      great
     
     
      pride,
      "My
      daddy
      plays
      the
     
     
      piano
      ina
      Louisiana
      brothel!
      !"
     
     
      Mrs.
      Beazley
      gets
      so
      nervous
     
    
   
   
    
     
      September
      24,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Opinion
      &
      Editorial
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      she
      cancels
      the
      rest
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      show-and-tell.
      For
      the
      rest
      of
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      day,
      little
      Tommy's
      state-
     
     
      ment
      keeps
      coming
      back
      to
     
     
      her.
      So
      she
      decides
      to
      go
      over
     
     
      to
      his
      house
      and
      have
      a
      talk
     
     
      with
      his
      father.
      She
      gets
      there,
     
     
      knocks
      on
      the
      door,
      and
      a
      very
     
     
      pleasant
      middle-aged
      man
     
     
      comes
      out
      to
      greet
      her.
      "Are
     
     
      you
      Tommy's
      father?"
      "Why
     
     
      yes,
      I
      am,"
      he
      replies.
      "I'm
     
     
      sorry
      to
      bother
      you,"
      she
      con-
     
     
      tinues,
      "but
      I
      just
      have
      to
      tell
     
     
      you
      what
      your
      son
      said
      today.
     
     
      When
      I
      asked
      him
      what
      his
     
     
      father
      does
      for
      a
      living,
      he
     
     
      answered
      that
      you
      play
      the
      pi-
     
     
      ano
      ina
      brothel.
      Is
      this
      true?"
     
     
      "Actually,"
      he
      replies,
      "I'm
      a
     
     
      politician;
      but
      how
      can
      you
     
     
      sav
      that
      to
      a
      six-year
      old?"
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      (JET)
      PROGRAMME
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      the
      tenth
      consecutive
      year,
      the
      Government
      of
      Japan
      offer
      Canadians
     
     
      an
      opportunity
      to
      work
      as
      Assistant
      English
      Teachers,
      beginning
      in
      August
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Applicants
      must
      be
      Canadian
      citizens,
      have
      a
      bachelor
      degree
      by
      June
      1997
      |
      .
     
     
      and
      preferably
      be
      under
      the
      age
      of
      35.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      an
      application
      form
      write
      or
      pick
      one
      up
      at:
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      of
      Japan
     
     
      600
      de
      la
      Gauchetiere
      West,
      Suite
      2120
     
     
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      aaa
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      ~~
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Consulate
      General
      of
      Japan
      at
      Montreal
      in
      cooperation
      with
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      invite
      you
      to
      attend
      an
      information
     
    
   
   
    
     
      session
      about
      the
      JET.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tuesday
      October
      8th
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      11:30-13:30
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Robertson
      Library,
      room
      104