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Page 6., WhitbVFroe ProsWocdne sNovemteer4. 1992 The Sily Whitb6y Newspaper o'wfled and operated by Whitby resîdents for Whitbv residents! Published every Wednesday by 677209 Ontario Imc. at 131 , Brook St. N, Whitby,' Ontarlo, Il N 5S1 Phone'668-6111 TrontLine 427-1834 Doug-Anderson -Puise Maurioe .Pither -Editor Alexandm Martin -Production Manager 2nd Class Postal'Registration #05351 Help wanted: -Ecosystei By Stephen G. Leahyr Most scientists naw believe that the, esrth, with alits species and, intebrrelstionships, is so cQmplx that it is. beyand our comiplote camprehension. * .will nover ,understand k ail. W. ,doknow a bit'about how the arhsustains-lite,.W. 'naw also. have.. some 'kni6ilëdge and ex perenc e'about haw ,somie of the thingswe.do adversôly.,affects the health cf the earth..'And. swê -are Intimat 'ely r connected with the earth, , our health is also enýdangered., Given, these, tacts, - it would b. lagical ta ýt ryr ta increase aur knowledge -of 'how the" arth.' functions and 'the effects aO ur activities. We should siso'make full use àcf the informatian we have'-ta tread extremely carefully where we have little ,knowledgo. That Isn't, happening. The, meagre, knowlodge that w. do, have isn't being useid. ln' tact, that knowledge 18 rarely considorod "re levant <ta'O urdaily activities andAis -a- non-eixistent factor ý,,in. aur *decisians- -about,-thei-' eonomyr. Take, ,for inistance, ýthe Town of> Whitby's recont hiring ai o a diroctor ai marketing. Perhaps $100,0M0 cf our moniey has gone ta. hire, and* ndrecto.r ps hat pesanwho will s pend a grot dalmare to, convirice businses ta corne taý Whitb. -W. have hired somieone 'who h las knowledeand expertise in ta area. Few ,people 'wajuld .-argue .the neod, -ta -got maIre'businesses and inidustrie'ss .the Towun can continue tô grow. But w e do Àot 'have the same level cf concem for the impact o awthe _ýàtivîtIes'ai tho Tw Its p 1alè endits industries,. on tieenvironmont. Conseqrnty .,èeWi'ITnôt h4và aànyone working for us in the ToWn or the Regian who could tel us if SER PAGE 31 Th*- C)th- .Siî-- fh- YES TO NO! by Doug Anderson > Leadership sure is, a tonely place these days, - not just political, leaders, but business leaders, labour leaders, religiaus leaders, media leaders -yoç'u name 'em, you ignaredthem 'ail. Why you oven had the;gaîl ta ignore MY pre'dIctians 0f dire: consequencesffyou voted'NO. Andis l ot just ýyou ctizenis who are ignoring the banks haàve Ignored us, the. stock markets have. lgnored us, -even.,the' world money markets have ref used ta respond ta theý crisis that you have broùght upon this country. You've strlppled usof every. ounce af credibility wo ever thought.we-had.' In- the middle of 'a North Atlantic gale, you've decided to muiny. You'vemocrtally wounded the captain and Iacked the <rest of the off icers, in their quarters. ,You've created the very vacuum that 1 said a NO vote wouûld croate -lyau've simply proven yo u co u'd do it.' -Sa now that you've'done'it, just who do you suggest shauld, guide the ship out.of the stormi? Sa what-happensnowl To my s ,urp rise and'many others, flot much. Theparticular negative resuit that We gave the Charlottetown Accord last week Is.about the best possible result that could be obtained short of VES - rnaybe eve"n 'botter. Surprlsingly, the outomre is amazinigly positive - the people have -spaken and their vaice has been heardi. Far fom having rejectled, Canada or any,.part of it, people have a renewed. pride In.their count'ry. Even inQOuebec, federalismn is stronger than ever In spite of the NO vote. My principal objection to bath Meech and Charlottetown was the virtual exclusion of demnocratic* principles. ln bath the pracess and the contents. The NO vote has put those IdealIs on the front burnerfar botter than YES wauld have. By putting thé *constitution ta the people in a referendum, the politicians thought they were simply paying lipservice to our aft-expressed ' desire ta have our say. Hawever, in doing 50 and having it rejected,.they'have set a precedent that thoy will nover be able ta back a way f rom. By saying NO ta their best efforts, we have, ta ail Intents and purposes, taken the constitution, aut of theý political'arena . At least until aftor the next federal and Quebec elections, there will b. no- initiaives .tram the, politicians and certainly no urgency. Other'voices which have been buried for the last f ive years may naw b. heard. tMost importa nt of these Is the Voice af democracy, the idea that people we ^elect are supposed ta represent us. For whatèver. rossons we Individually rejected the Charlottetown Accord, wo clearly said na- ta the, current political system whose, promise. af party ýdiscipiline nd'salidarity -makos it impassible for politicians ta represent their constituents*. Constitutianal reform is nat buried. It is just as desirablo as ever; but nexttime, Ris far mare likely'tp'be written autside the political sphere by a spocifically elected constituent assembly'. Isuspect that histary will regard thereferendum of"1992 as a pivotaI -event - a date when we began thé' process of. ,.redef inîing aur nationhood. Anid*you ,dld iR al by yaurseives - ail the leado rship "elites" ofa this 'country were'«working for the ather side. Article onI To the Edîtor: .Re: Article' '10 tax t 'ips for entrepreneurs,' The Free Press, Oct. 28.,- I read the .article naoted' abave Jast, night with great- co nc ern .11 beive sanmè"fthepoints !are eîither misleading or absolùtëly wrang. Iam concerned that a reader may act an the advice and. suffer dmages that mày ,bp a cause for a lawsuit, or, may look on te dv ice as ýgospel, 'and. question advice given ta hini by other mare knowledgeable tax, advisors. 1 In connectian with the- article, 1 would.. note. the foîîowing. (The rt erence numbors correspond wth those'inthe article.) - - 1) ...a grace period whero ;y-ou don't declare your incame" - this is misleadiýng. One must lahMay To t e e itor.. declare ane's income. Presumabîy, the paint is that the new busiriess may chaosp)t a yoar-ond that doos not corresp9id' T~ h the calendar yoar. -B y choosing an appropriate year-end, To the, Edîtor:- the business mfay doter incarne, I arn writingt thank you for the positions it offers. HELP sayeaned in 1992 ta 1993. coverage ai* the Harwoodnras been up and running as of Oct. Foexmeabsnsstte Empýloymient Learning Program 5, and we are laoking tarwar d ta a o M a , cusichoso sits (HELP) in the Sept. 16 issue of the very successful year. f irthe ear-end1 Jan. 31, 1993, thus Whitby Free Press. Once again, thank- you fo"h eferring the incom arne d from The article initiated numerous support. May 1, 1992 ta Dec,. 31, 1992 ta the phono inquiries about the pragramn Gall MèÉtln 1993 calendar year, for a business and helped us ta quickly fili the, 14 Administration assistant carried on as a praprietarshi!p. One HELP cortainly must, thaugh, 'declare' ane's incarne. () ..arrange a payment plan Plwith Revenue Canada" - again, pý" ~this is misleading. The Incomne Tax- .....ase -e ycl '11- -Néw 2--' eri Act roquires mindivduals ta mainke Lax tipS Was risleadingr circumfstances. ,h1ere are same supple may net-be' required' to options- with respecêt-ta how the register, ho m ay pref or -ta b. minimum instaîments, are registered « in .order ta dlaim input determined. As' long as aone meets tax crédits.,# ho is not registered, the minimum requirenients, on. his costs wil geiierally b. can avoid, bein'g chargod<- interest somewhat - higher, than his on dot icient nstalments. competitors who are tsegistered. But there are nio 'arrangements, Eithor ho will be forced'ta abs orb ta b. made. The anus. is'an'the his higher costs or ho- wiIl have ta taxpayer ta make 'the' req"uired .4 hargé-_ igiher prices.tç,,yield the. minimum instalmnents: ýinstafmnts.-' same.profit margin. - ar ae'praspectively for",',the Sanfiec"mmrçal c~imr current- year's tax, not atter ýthe who are registered may -"suspect tact. that an unregistered supplier lfras (2> "..deduôt-'part> of--your increagèd'his prioe-,ta cover the martgage, principal; payments -- - ncreasedcQsts andlm ay-ref use 'ta ,absolutely -no, -no .ver. What . the> doaf.rwith,9 hlm. ý'Smali labour writer may, b. gèetiig.at is 'that intensive, enterprises.- that deal capital cost- allowance .(Le0. primarily 'with non-co .mmercial dopreciation) may b. claimod. on customers will generaly: not, want the building to the extont that it.-is ta b. registered - b.ing used for business. That, iàa - Ihopemycammenits 'Wiill hejIp far ory tram ,ldèdue'ting*"-ones correct. the. errars and islèéading mortgage -,principal, paymerits. ?-(1. commenitary.in-t he article. agee incidentally that it is usuaîly I'înadvisable ýnot ta di'aimn CCA on John G. PatteOA the home' since such dlaims are. recapturable. an sais and mwi generally'-mean a partial Ioss of the princip ai résidence éxomption.) (9) .. f your business mfakos mare than $30,000, you'll need ta register -forGSTN -- again,, this-.is misleading. The-word 'makes' ýis hardîy- a technical tax ter M. However, my' interpretatian would b. that 'makes' means 'earns' as in profit, net inCarnfe, the net amont left lafter deductingai business' expenses. This is net the case though. A' 'smalî supplier' is nat required ta ,register. The sm all supplier threshhold. is $30.000 af taxable supplies, L.e. grass- revenue tram theo supply cf -goas or ,services !q acommercial aivity. .WACY To 'the Editor: Onbehaitaof'Whftby'sActive and Ccrneihd Youth., thank you for the cvraegiven aur committee in, the- Whitby1 Froe Press., The,'1 WACY article s ha ve generate a great deal of interest as well as several phono calîs. As a resuit, aur first officiai ovent, 'a sparts. night for grade 7 and ý8 students, ws sg reat success. The continued support is much appreciatod. Chànda M~W r y To th di.. un ulvil IGA lii - ~II@III Viewpoint ý- À- U