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By PAUL McLOUGHLI\
W
OLDS, Alta . ( Staff) - A backlash
against farmers looking for help from
foreclosure action surfaced at a farm
women's meeting here recently .
131na hdlund wanted support from the
Alberta Women's Institutes annual
meeting for a resolution asking lending
insututions to lease farms in financial
diffiailty back to the operators . In an
emotional appeal to the delegates,
F. dlund said such a policy would allow
~ Spec~ a~ ~ J" tian~ s
( AR of C~ ou
the farm family time to stabilize their
lives and make decisions about their
future .
She failed to persuade at least one del-egate
. Irene Onody spoke against the
resolution saying the flood of emotiona-lism
for foreclosed farmers has been
blown out of proportion by the media .
She said there is a large group of
farmers who have made their payments,
lived frugally and used old machinery
who are not in financial difficulty . To
help out those in trouble would be unfair
By PAUL McLOUGHLIN
Council defends right
to speak for all women
OLDS, Alta . ( Staff) - A past president of Alberta Women's
Institutes defended the Alberta Advisory Council on Women's
Issues before her former colleagues recently .
Kathryn Habberfield, now a member of the council, told the
AWI's annual meeting that the council must represent all women to
the provincial government, not the positions of a particular kind
whether they be radical feminists or homemakers .
The council has come under fire since its creation, both for
the type of members appointed and for the stands taken on
issues.
In April of this year the Calgary YWCA concluded that the
council " is not well informed on women's issues, is not commun-icating
effectively with Alberta women's groups and is not exerting
any influence on government policy ."
Despite the attacks, Habberfield said the council has made
progress in several areas.
" If progress has been slower than desired in other areas -
and we have received considerable criticism - we realize that
this goes with the territory," she said.
" The advisory council must present all positions to the Alberta
government and women must respect the needs of others while
addressing their own concerns ."
Habberfield said there are many common concerns like vio-lence
in the family that have been taken forward to government.
The council has pressed for government action in the areas of
family violence, child care, minimum wage, women's health and
birth control counselling, she said.
A major priority in the coming year will be to stimulate dis-cussion
on the issues raised by new reproductive technologies,
she said. The council, in conjunction with women's advisory coun-cils
in other provinces, is pressing the federal government for a
royal commission on the issues involved .
In a resolution the AWI called on the federal and provincial
governments to study the ethics of such technology .
i
AW1 members disagree over farm foreclosure aid
to those who succeeded; it would just be
throwing good money after bad, Onody
said.
But the latter arguments didn't sway
the meeting and the resolution passed 62
to 32.
AWI also passed a resolution con-demning
Bill C- 72, the new federal bilin-gual
legislation .
AWI feels the bill is unfair to the
English speaking majority in Western
Canada because it creates " excessive and
unnecessary" expense to taxpayers . The
group also believes that it endangers the
employment possibilities of unilingual
people within the federal public service .
Beryl Ballhorn, AWI president, said
that the resolution will be taken to the
Federated Women's Institutes annual
meeting and letters will be sent to
Alberta MPs on the issue .
The meeting also endorsed a dues
increase from $ 7 to $ 10 per member.
The 2300- member organization is in the
midst of a membership drive as part of
its 80th anniversary celebration.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Pine Lake History - 1976 - 1989 |
| Subject | AWI; Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811093 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 158 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | By PAUL McLOUGHLI\ W OLDS, Alta . ( Staff) - A backlash against farmers looking for help from foreclosure action surfaced at a farm women's meeting here recently . 131na hdlund wanted support from the Alberta Women's Institutes annual meeting for a resolution asking lending insututions to lease farms in financial diffiailty back to the operators . In an emotional appeal to the delegates, F. dlund said such a policy would allow ~ Spec~ a~ ~ J" tian~ s ( AR of C~ ou the farm family time to stabilize their lives and make decisions about their future . She failed to persuade at least one del-egate . Irene Onody spoke against the resolution saying the flood of emotiona-lism for foreclosed farmers has been blown out of proportion by the media . She said there is a large group of farmers who have made their payments, lived frugally and used old machinery who are not in financial difficulty . To help out those in trouble would be unfair By PAUL McLOUGHLIN Council defends right to speak for all women OLDS, Alta . ( Staff) - A past president of Alberta Women's Institutes defended the Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues before her former colleagues recently . Kathryn Habberfield, now a member of the council, told the AWI's annual meeting that the council must represent all women to the provincial government, not the positions of a particular kind whether they be radical feminists or homemakers . The council has come under fire since its creation, both for the type of members appointed and for the stands taken on issues. In April of this year the Calgary YWCA concluded that the council " is not well informed on women's issues, is not commun-icating effectively with Alberta women's groups and is not exerting any influence on government policy ." Despite the attacks, Habberfield said the council has made progress in several areas. " If progress has been slower than desired in other areas - and we have received considerable criticism - we realize that this goes with the territory," she said. " The advisory council must present all positions to the Alberta government and women must respect the needs of others while addressing their own concerns ." Habberfield said there are many common concerns like vio-lence in the family that have been taken forward to government. The council has pressed for government action in the areas of family violence, child care, minimum wage, women's health and birth control counselling, she said. A major priority in the coming year will be to stimulate dis-cussion on the issues raised by new reproductive technologies, she said. The council, in conjunction with women's advisory coun-cils in other provinces, is pressing the federal government for a royal commission on the issues involved . In a resolution the AWI called on the federal and provincial governments to study the ethics of such technology . i AW1 members disagree over farm foreclosure aid to those who succeeded; it would just be throwing good money after bad, Onody said. But the latter arguments didn't sway the meeting and the resolution passed 62 to 32. AWI also passed a resolution con-demning Bill C- 72, the new federal bilin-gual legislation . AWI feels the bill is unfair to the English speaking majority in Western Canada because it creates " excessive and unnecessary" expense to taxpayers . The group also believes that it endangers the employment possibilities of unilingual people within the federal public service . Beryl Ballhorn, AWI president, said that the resolution will be taken to the Federated Women's Institutes annual meeting and letters will be sent to Alberta MPs on the issue . The meeting also endorsed a dues increase from $ 7 to $ 10 per member. The 2300- member organization is in the midst of a membership drive as part of its 80th anniversary celebration. |
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