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Announce Photography Contest Winners BOWMNVILL, OÑTARI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7,1976 The happy Grand Prize winner, Gary Heidenreich of Oshawa is congratulated for his excellence by Runner-up for the Grand Prize is Debbie Van Mrs. Anne Snider of Polaroid Corporation, Toronto. Gary received a Polaroid Land Camera (Model 195), Dorp of R.R. 1, Enniskillen, who won a Polaroid film and cheque for $100 for his prize-winning print. At right is Neil Newton of the Photography Gallery, SX70 Deluxe Camera, film and $100 for a photo of who organized the contest and acted as Master of Ceremonies at the presentation last Thursday evening her brother standing in a field of tall corn. She is at Bowmanville High School. Through the Photography Gallery, the contest was funded by the Canada being congratulated for her win by Mrs. Ann Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Newcastle Library board and private and corporate donations. Newton, a director of the Photography Gallery. Polaroid donated cameras and film to be given as prizes in all three categories for first, second and third First prize in the Grade 7 and 8 category went to place as well as the Grand Prize winners. Lori Pollard of Greenbank. Of the 666 photos entered in the "Me, Myself and I' contest sponsored by the Photography Gallery in Bowmanville, this black and white portrait was the Grand Prize winner. It was submitted by Gary Heidenreich, who is a Grade 13 student at Eastdale Collegiate in Oshawa. The photo was taken by Gary last summer at the Stampede Park Raceway in Calgary. Photo Contest Grand Prize Won By Grade 13 Student From Oshawa Last Thursday night at Bowmanville High School, the winners of the Photography Gallery's "Me, Myself and 1" competition were announced by Neil Newton. The Grand Prize winner is Gary Heidenreich, a grade 13 student at Eastdale Col- legiate, who won a Model 195 Polaroid Land Camera, film and $100 for his effort. Gary also won second prize in the General Awards for Grades 12 and 13 with a colour slide. Runner-up for the Grand Prize is Debbie Van Dorp, a -ade seven student at M.J. Vobbs Sr. Public School. Debbie's colour slide of her brother Hank standing in a field of tall corn brought her a Polaroid SX70 Deluxe camera, film and a certificate for $50 in merchandise from Hallmark Photopost in Oshawa. Winners in the general categories are: Grades seven and eight: first, Lori Pollard, Greenbank; second David Wright, R.R. 2 Blackstock; third, Leeson Clifton, R.R. 1 Bowmanville. Grades 9, 10 and il: first, Greg Light- bourm, R.R. i Newtonville; second Gael Rogers, Cobourg; third Richard Kettle, Port Hope. Grades 12 and 13: first, Stephen Andrews, Cobourg; second Gary Heidenreich, Oshawa; third Jennifer Lavis, Oshawa. First prize winners received $100 from the Photography Gallery and a Polaroid camera with film; second prizes were $25 from the Newcastle Library Board, the Royal Bank of Canada and the Toronto Dominion Bank re- spectively, along with a Pol- aroid camera and film; third prizes were $15 from the Photography Gallery as well as cameras and film from Polaroid Corp. of Canada. The competition was a popular one with students in the Durham and Northumber- land-Newcastle Boards of Educaton. More than 600 prints and slides were entered by 160 students from 41 public, private, separate and high schools in this area. An exhibition of 92 images selected by the five adjudi- cators will hang at the Photography Gallery in Bow- manville until April 30th. With the co-operation of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries, the exhibition will tour public galleries throughout Ontario, and it will be shown at The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa from December 20. 1976 to January 2, 1977 during the Gallery's Children's Christmas Festival. This is the photo that won the runner-up spot to the Grand Prize, which was submitted as a colour slide. The photographer, Debbie Van Dorp, is a Grade 7 student at M.J. Hobbs Senior Public School. The awards presentation featured two slide - sound shows -- "Our Place" and "Small World" which were prepared by students at Michell's Corners School and M. J. Hobbs S.P.S. under the guidance of Neil Newton. Report From Queens Pa.rk by Doug Moffatt, M.P.P. This week I would like to comment on a report just published by the Ontario Economic Council, "Issues and Alternatives 1976: Nation- al Independence." The mem- bers of the Council range from trade union leaders such as Mr. David Archer -of the Ontario Federation of Labour to the presidents of such companies as Great Lakes Paper and Hiram Walker- Gooderham & Worts Ltd.; the members also include professors from several uni- versity departments in the province. The 40-page report is a carefully-assembled assault on the question of Canadian independence, in particular the independence of Ontario in North America; my interest was aroused by comments on this document from different quarters of opinion. One of the Ministers of the Cabinet of Ontario has called it a "subversive document"; a trade union leader has called it "an exercise in futility"; one of the people in charge of a substantial portion of foreign investment in Canada has called it a "document on the road to Canada's downfall". To get such a reaction the document must say some- thing. Whe ead it I was struck with t1.act that the report really does attempt to look at ail sides of the independence question, without taking a polarised view either that all foreign investment is good, therefore we should encour- age it, or that all foreign investment is bad, therefore we should discourage it. The report has attempted to put the case squarely with the pro's and cons for independ- ence or less independence as clearly as possible. There are nine separate recommendations in the re- port which it is difficult to summarize fully. I thought I would mention some of the points which seem important contributions to the thought Canadians have been giving this topic over the last ten years and hopefully will continue to give. Firstly, the report says that many, though certainly not all, of the problems of national independence are caused by Canadian economic policies. In the Council's estimation it would probably be counter- productive to attempt to reduce foreign ownership without tackling the underly- ing causes inherent in existing Canadian policies. The report goes on to say that the tariff is a principal cause of much foreign investment in Canada and of the reduced efficiency of Canadian industry. These ripple effects result in per capita income being below what it would be in the absence of the tariff. The Council believes that a strong case can be made for ex- ploring major reductions in tariff levels. That's certainly a novel idea in our protective Society. The Council goes on to say that competition policy has developed very slowly in this country, and that the merging of companies is one of the important areas for concern in consequence. An argument can be made that foreien firms often increase competi- tion, and should be conscious- ly evaluated as a potential source of increased competi- tion in sectors where this is needed. Most people in Can- ada have tended to the view that foreign firms act to deter competition. There is room, in the Council's opinion, for both federal and provincial initia- tives in the financial sector, where changes could enhance the financing of more Can- adian-owned firms. More competition in commercial banking, for example, could increase lending to smaller, developing, Canadian firms. Tax policies need to be reviewed to maximize tax returns on foreign investment to Canada while maintaining a high level of investment. In relation to the arts in Canada, and policy to encour- age cultural achievement, the Council believes that subsidies to Canadians, rather than restrictions on foreigners, will give the best results. On nationalism generally, the report suggests that Can- adians can choose any position between substantial independ- ence and a high degree of independence; there is a spectrum. Nationalist policies can have the effect of in- creasing jobs and benefits for particular groups at the ex- pense of the population at large, and new policies should be evaluated in the light of this possibility. Policies concerned with national independence have developed in a piecemeal fashion in Canada so far, and the Council urges a more comprehensive approach to guard against such side Stephen Andrews of Cobourg won top prize in the Grade 12 and 13 category of the contest with this photo. As with other first prize winners in each of the three categories, Stephen received a Polaroid camera, film and $100 for his effort. | Plane Ta "It's not what happened," he replied, "it's what didn't happen. No bribes." "No bribes?" "Exactly," he said. "We've got a billion dollar deal going with the Lockheed corporation for 18 Orion search planes and they haven't so much as paid out a dime to buy influence." "But, what's wrong with that?" I exclaimed, "I would have thought that it was an indication of our strength of character that they didn't try to corrupt anyone here." "You don't understand," my friend said with a shrug of his shoulders. "It's the typical high-handed treatment that we've always got from the Americans. After spending over twelve million dollars in payola in, Japan, they just walk in here with clean hands and think they can get an order. I mean, aren't we Xs important as the Japanese? And look at the dough they threw around in Europe, greasing the palms of every- one from kings to carpet cleaners. It's the attitude that they don't have to buy anyone here that hurts. "I'm beginning to under- stand," I said. My friend went on. "I was talking to an official of the Defence Department just yes- terday and he was saying that if Lockheed didn't come up with at least one solid attempt at outright bribery, the whole dea] would be off" by John Squirrelly The other day, I ran into an old friend who works for a public relations firm in Ottawa. When I asked him how everything was going, he shook his head wearily and said, "The whole city is depressed, really depressed. Why, I haven't seen the country's politicians and in- fluence peddlers in such a blue funk since Xaviera Hollander got deported." "Whatever happened?" I asked. effects of domestic policies With these suggestions, to my way of thinking, the Council is telling us that we can achieve a high degree of independence in economic terms and maintain harmon- ious relationships with other countries only if we make a strenuous effort to go to the sources of the problems. The sources, in fact, are not the actions of foreign countries or foreign companies, but rather the actions or failures to act of our own governments In Ontario, if we are going 1-use the resources of the province for the benefit of its people and for Canadians in general, it is not enough to cry that foreign companies control us; we must do something to prevent the process of exporting jobs with our raw materials by seeking and supporting con- structively nationalist pol- icies. lk 'That's getting pretty serious," I said. "You bet it is," he snorted. "I sat in on a meeting the other day when the justice minister was receiving re- ports from the RCMP who have been tapping the phones of everyone who's even re- motely connected with the deal." "Boy,5' I said, "I'll bet there were some juicy items in that." "Not a thing," he sniffed. "Nothing?" I asked, incred- ulous. "Zilch," he repeated. "And was the minister ever sore. Worse, he bad to phone the Prime Minister every hour to report on developments and what was he going to tell him?" "I wouldn't want to be in his shoes," I said, "when he calls the PM and has to report that everything s on the up and up." "I guess not," my friend said. "Wait a minute," I exclaim- ed, "what about those two former deputy ministers who were hired by Lockheed as consultants? Couldn't you make something out of that?" "Well, we tried," my friend answered, "but it ulidn't work. We found out that everything is open and above board. As a matter of fact, it's so honest, it's disgusting." "Gee," I said, "I don't know what to suggest." In the Grade 9, 10 and il category, Greg Lightbourn of Newtonville captured the judges attention with this lovely portrait of a young girl. 92 of the photos entered in the contest were accepted for an exhibition which is presently hanging in the Photography Gallery at the Bowmanville Public Library. "On top of that," my friend continued, "the finance min- ister has complained that we desperately need a couple of million in graft from the Yanks to offset the money that's stolen from Canadian banks by hoods from Detroit and Buffalo." "You'd think they would understand that," I said, "and at least slip a little something into the economy." 'Sure," my friend said, "but they're insensitive to the Canadian national spirit. i mean, after earning a de- served distinction for trying to bribe some of the oldest and most honourable nations in the world, they come uphere and treat us like a banana repub- lic." "It's not fair," I comment- ed. "It's worse than that," y friend said in a wounded tone "it's the hypocrisy of if ail."