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DISPOSITION OF RESOLUTIONS Mrs. Herb Maluske Thirtyâ€"four resolutions were received, three were emergencies and the remainder were sustained at the [977 Conventions. At the Semi-annual meeting in 1978. eleven resoluâ€" tions including one emergency were sustained by the FWIO Board. Mrs. Maluske sent letters to all Area Conveners telling about the research and replies received from the appropriate authorities. This information was to be read by each Area Convener at the Conventions last Fall; consequently all delegates were able to lake the information back to their Branches. Information regarding the three emergencies was sent in a letter to the Branch. Districts and Areas concerned. RESOLUTIONS Mrs. Herb Maluske Resolutions begin With a determination to correct an undesirable condition. Regardless of how small a Branch may be. there must be something in the com- munity that needs improving or a concern that re- quires attention. and the members could surely play their roles in this respect. Mrs. Maluske continued in her report saying. "we are not merely to endure change nor profit by it. but to cause it". One District had a suggestion from one of its Branches that resolutions bc replaced by something more interesting. Yet in that same District another Branch reported that they asked for a flashing red light at a busy corner and got it. along with a sign For schoolchildren crossing and helmets for minor hockey players. So attitude plays a very important part where resolutions are concerned. Mrs. Maluskc reminded all. the past cannot be changcd but the future is in our hands. A resolution is only as gond as the action taken from it and indifi‘er- ence is the rtist that crumbles civilization. Smcnteen resolutions were sustained at the 1978 Area Contentions; with the change in format the Committee did further research and presented thcm at the annual Board Meeting. This eliminated the usual six month delay. Ordinarin resolutions are presented only at the semi annual meeting. Twelve resolutions were sustained and will go on to the proper author- ities. EASTERN AREA WHEREAS under present laws a tax is rcqtiired to be paid by thc Consumer on all adult size Footwear over the retail price oi'SBODU and thcre are many children under the age 01‘ twelve )ears required to wear adult sizes; and WHEREAS with the exception of specialized sports footwear. the daily wearing of shoes and boots is nec- essary and cannot be considered a luxury; and WHEREAS the retail price of all footwear has in- creased in the past few years to such an extent that $30.00 per pair for shoes or boots is considered 10-day to be an average cost ]7 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the F Wlo urge the Ontario Government to consider dis‘ continuing the tax on all footwear required by children under the age of twelve years. WHEREAS there is an increasing content of violence and obscenity on the programing ofthe television ncL works in Canada; and WHEREAS it has been documented that there is .1 tJI. rect causal relationship between the incidence itl'ltl tic. gree of violence viewed on television and similar l of offences actually committed; ‘ THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the rag... ated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario recommend ."d petition the Federal Minister of Communication». "d Federal Minister of Justice and the chairman of '11.; C.R.T.C. that guidelines regarding the portrayal tr.- in. lence and sex in the television industry in Cantu established; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT amendr .is be made to the Criminal Code‘nf Canada to give 1 u to the enforcement of said guidelines. was he GREY BRUCE AREA WHEREAS a housewife, not gainfully employ a injured in a car accident. and unable to car r. household duties, or care for her family is Enllllk“ i maximum ol‘ seventy dollars a week for twelve w. and WHEREAS a person gainfully employed is elig :n one hundred and forty dollars a week for an ind ilt‘ period; and WHEREAS in many cases. the housewife conti m to the income ofa self-employed person e.g. ‘t , ,r or small business. as much as the owner: and WHEREAS an extra burden is placed on the spi to replace her help; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the wr- ated Women’s Institutes of Ontario request th in- tario Government to revise the Standard Auto ilc policy to permit a housewife to claim a rea‘.‘ tie compensation until she is able to carry out her ics as previous to said accident. HAMILTON AREA WHEREAS Breakfast Cereals provide a regqu nitl ot' the Canadian diet; and WHEREAS there is statistical proof of the 0ch {Jill and under nutrition of a large number of Ca ‘mn people; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the dcr- aled Women's Institutes of Ontario request the l :L'tul Health and Welfare Canada, to urge the mills Ptf' pared Cereal Companies. to reduce the sugars ii Ill?” prepared cereals and to identify on the labels ti'w PU" Centage of sugars or the total weight of sugars .n ce- reals.