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REPORT OF RES LU TIONS Mrs. Herb Malusite. Convener Our task as an organization is to educate and help the members develop in all aspects of their lives. in this regard we never will be able to say “we are finished". We thin}: we have one officer or converter trained to perfomr her dutics responsibly and then a new one takes over. sometimes with- out receiving any instructions or the files front her pre- decessor. Thereby we realize. that the former person was not sufficiently instructed either. This year four Areas were delinquent in not getting their reports to me by October 1. Should your resolution not be sustained. remember a great deal of the value of a resolutions program is in the knowledge and experience gained while doing the research. Also that every good and worthwhile thing in life started as a resolution somewhere Pertinent reminders: Good resolutions are a good crop to Sow because resolutions are the voice of the people: therefore let your voice be heard. Don't just talk about what you are going to do: do its and let it talk for itself for action in the community begins with you. it‘s easy to hang back and say ['11 leave it till some other day, But ifyou don‘t begin to try You may be left there high and dry So go ahead, start something new. And find outjust what you can do.“ .4 new method to speed up lite handling ofrcsolrrrions was devised at the Spring Board Meeting. Some of tin: disposi- tions of sustained resolutions appeared in the Surrmrt-r/ 79 issue. The following resolutions were sent on m the appro- priate authorities but no replies were rt't‘t't't‘t'd to duty. HAMILTON AREA requesting the Federal Health and Wel- fare Canada to urge the major prepared Cereal Companies Io reduce the sugar content in their prod ucts LONDON AREA requesting Canada‘s Health Protection Branch to take action to have an order withdrawn su thul Nitrates will not be used in Canadian Cheese. NORTHERN AREA requesting Federal Minister of Health to urge continuance of testing Essiac for its effectiveness in the treatment of Cancer. NORTH CENTRAL AREA asking Federal Ministry of Health I) to enforce laws regarding child abuse. asking that Cllll' dren receive more protection. 3) provide necessary funding for more facilities and social. legal. medical help for the study and preVention ufchiltl abuse. RESOLUTIONS SUSTAINED AT 1979 AREA CONVENTIONS The following resolutions were sustained by the Provin- cial Board Directors. HAMILTON AND NORTHERN AREAS Whereas at the present time personal feminine products as advertised on Television Stations are very distasteful, em- barrassing and offensive; Therefore be it resolved that the Federated Women's Insti- tutes of Ontario request the Canadian Radioâ€"Television and Telecommunications and the Advertising T V Code Stun- dards to enact legislation to hurt this it pt- of advertising. LONDON AREA Whereas the Government of Ontario has St‘t‘n iii to order the claim; of hospital beds throughout the province to the point where the health and “clinic of the people is jetrputdi/cd. Therefore be it resolved that the I:\\'1()TL'\lllL'.\‘l the Uutztriu Government in iind a mute tt‘trstumhle sultrtrtur In this prtrhlctn in the prutirtt’c. NORTH CENTRAL AREA Whereas both climate and soil conditions In Southern Ontario arc the must Slllllllilt‘ ill the provinci- int Ltgrtt‘ulltut“. and whereas. if the present rate at tutlltslrialtialiun :trrtl llllirill development Continues. ltttl urut'h arable land in Southern Ontario will have been used for purposes tilllt‘l Ilt.tn .‘lllll- cul'uit' and “L' will he inrt’t-tl tn th‘l‘t‘lltl llll‘lt‘ .rntl ruurt- on imported foods, whereas. it we are urr.thlt‘ III grow our I|\\|I funds, we WI“ he even more vulnerable to cost and \upplx Iluctrrrttrrurs. on the international IllthL‘l Therefore he it resulth that I‘\\'lt) axis the l'rtrtrrrtc rrl‘ ()l’lltllll) in develop :r land use policy that hill Ll|\'l'l'l lllklll‘é~ try and urban development into .llL'Lh of "W prtnint’t- Wlllt’ll are less Hlllldhll‘ Int .ttzrit'ultural plllptnt‘s TRENT VALLEY AREA Whereas the ("hetltlur l'heusc Industry in Ontario 1‘. tint-at- encd due in tlt‘t'ltnurt: tittntrtrtit‘x‘ nl unlit hcuu'. :Illut‘rtlt'tl 1” them: Therefore be it resolved lllill tlrt- l't'tlt'rntt'tl \Vrurtt'tt‘s llh'll- titles of Unluttu urttc lllL' Mituatrt of Agricullult‘ aurl l'tltltl turd the Unlnnrr Milk .‘tlilrht‘lllli‘. llnzutl lrr It'tltrt-sl lllL' Unlurirr IHoyt-turnout thill the null; tltrrrlu wsit-ru ht' Inudi» lit-d. so that the (infant) (lllL’lllltIl ('ht’ext- itrt‘lmtt's may he tillnt‘ttlt‘tl hit-,ltt't llllillih EASTERN AREA Whereas the Government of (Kurtirlat has irt-twt-t-u I‘M-ilk steadily broadened the use of the Sound Insurance NtrmlrL-r for legal itlcnuficulluu rrI' purwns llL'tllllll'. wilh flu.- ('nntttlu Pension Plan, Stretul Security and lut‘utltt' 'l n\..'iutl Whereas II'iL'fL' Is rapidly t'ttptuitllut' II\L' ml the Sunni Ill‘illl- truce Number for purpose of identification unnuihrrtl/t‘tl hy law;and Whereas thch is it genuine pussihilitt ol the indwidual's right to privacy ht-irrp eucroaehutl up-rn. ‘illIL't‘ crritrpulers are used by government and private business in store turd retrieve data and often the Social insurance Number is on file identification for the computers. and moreover. ll is now rclullvcly easy to gain unuutltr-ri/cd unrest in url'trrrntr- lion in computer systems; Therefore FWIO wish to truth;- it clear tn the (iovutnutenl of Canada that they do not fuvntir a \lnglc identity number for an individual and that they do luvuur legislation which would prohibit any uses of the Social Insurance Nuulhcr other than those set out to the laws oi lhc Parliament of Canada. ll