By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

FORMER member of parliament Edward "Dud" Maynard broke down in tears yesterday over the growing disparity between the ideals and aspirations of the country's "trailblazers" and the younger generation.

Addressing students at a symposium commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Movement, Mr Maynard said he felt that young people were wasting hard-earned opportunities by indulging in drugs and distancing themselves from social history.

"We have taken over our country politically, but our children are falling behind," Mr Maynard said.

"That is a grievous feeling to me ...

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