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Town woulId push for market value Last week the provincial government tabled the issue of tax~ reformn and market value assessment wbicb had been proposed for the 1979 tax year. The matter came before the finance committee of Newcastle on Monday night when' Mayor Rickard com- mented that market value assessment and tax reform wouid now have to corne to the Town through the back door. H1e said municipalities will now be forced to take their own action. Klaas DeGroot, treasurer, said the Town couid appeai assessment in mass and through that procedure bring in market value assessment. Counc. Woodyard said some- thing wouid have to be done and pointed out that they were stili using an assess- Sment set out in 1942. He saîd it was important that council strive to accomplish a single factor throughout the Town. DeGroot agreed with the comment of Conce. Wood- yard. DeGroot did say that he expected some statement from Darcy McKeough in the next two months. 11e pointed out that verything across the province had been re-asses- sed and up-dated. Ail the work bas been done for market value assessment, he said. Counc. Woodyard said that Sooner or (if they're lucky) later, most Canadians of above-average ability look at the state of the tiation and de- cide that their ýspeial skills could be useful to the country. A surprisingly large numaber of these people - at great ex- pense to their personal and fi- nancial lives - decide to run for Parliamnent. Over the years, we've be- corne so cynical about politics that we tend to forget that, virtually without exceptioiQ, every politician starts out with the intention of helping bis country. lit may, in many cases, be nothing more than vanity but politicians\, are preparéd to make spectacular sacrifices to improve the commion lot. Few Canadians work barder for smaller rewards than our M.P. S. So much for good inten- tions. Despite their impressive credentials, few M.Ps ever live up to their ideals. In Ot- tawxa today, backbenichers and even junior cabinet ministers are simply ignored in the final decision-making. It's sad to see the enormous talent wasting away in Ottawa. Instead of making policy, M.Ps have been reduced to party fence mending and hand- ing complaints about govern- ment red tape. Erosion of the M.P. is per- baps the most disturbing flaw in the seriously flawed contemn- porary Canadian government. Most Canadians are flot repre- sented in Ottawa because their Mq.P.s are not part of tbe in- ner circle of decision-makers. The funidamental priniple of Confederation and Parliamen- tary demnocracy bas been'des-ý troyed. Backbenchers have rarely enjoyed mnuch influence in Ottawa. Lately, however, even cabinet ministers have found themselves without influence. As a resuit, the turnover in Cabinet is so rapid that you can't tell the players without a program. Almost without ex- ception, the best political minds of the past decade have left Ottawa, bitterly disillu- sioned. The contrast to the Ameni- can political sy stem is striking. Anyome wishing to make bis olinion known to American decision-makers contacts bis elected Representative or Sen- ator. In Canada - as in banana republics - one goes to the civil servants! It isn't-enough f0 have a strong Prime Minister - even if the P.M. is as strong as we have been led f0 believe. Ot- tawa bas a moral and common- sense obligation to put power back in the hands of our elect- ed officiais. The standing corn- mittees - groups of MP.s from ail parties, nominally respon- sible for overseeing each as- pect of government - must be given real powers to amend government policy. Without that power, Parliatuent bas nio control over government spending and the entire sys- tem breaks down. We take pride in calling our nation a demnocracy. Surely it's time we started acting like one. 'Think smail" s an editorl message from the Canadian Federation of Independent Businessà wben Carke camne into thre region the residents felt they w ould be part of one big family ail paying the same but this has not happened. We wiii not be happy untii this takes place, he said. We have to keep pushing for a common denominator across, the Town, he said. The Mayor said he hoped to be able to get rid of the factors for next year. Turn down.revîew for Durham Region Darcy McKeough, provin- cial treasurer for the pro- vince of Ontario bas informed the regional council of Dur- ham that the present is'not the opportune time for a fuli-scale regional1 study to be made. H1e was.answering a request by the region for the study by the province. McKeough aiso pointed out that studies have not been heid in the past for other regionai areas until the areas have-been in operation for at ieast a period of five years. The region of Durham came into existance on January ist, 1974. It wiil complete its fiftb nothing. year at the end of this year. McKeough also said if the region feels there are somne Sum m er Sandal areas that should be looked into that the region untake its New in stock is a wedge heel summer sandal own study and report these made'by Tender Tootsie Price $13.00. Also we now findings to the province which 'have a full range of sizes of Free-N-Easy Tender wouid give serious consider- Tootsie Iaced shoe la white with wedge heel. Prîce ation to the report. $13.00. Chairman Beath and Mayor Rickard of Newcastle agreed Bathing Suits sometime ago that such Bathing suits for men, boys, girls and smali should happen if the region children are on display at reasonable prices. are concerned with somne areas of operation. Chairman Beatb also points out that thede region has carried out inter- A MR % N > nai sâtudies of various depart- ments. This work was done by internai staff at the region. REftA D A NY OO'ýD LABL LATL? A basic guide to the Who, What, Where, When and Why of Shopping Canadian. Why should you Shop Canadian? Every tîme you buy something mden Canada, you help keep a Canad ian working. You help keep Canadian money inside Canada. You help to expand and strengthen Canada's economy. When you think about it, you help yourself. m When should you Shop Canadian? Whenever you're satisfied that the product or service you need is X(A) made or grown n r Canada and (B) of equal or better value and quality. That's not just good advice... .ît'sgood I What is mnade in Canada? 1Just about everything you need to h el p you l ive the life you wvanrit. As the saing goes, we have no bana- nas, but we do have Apples, Bandages, Çranes, Drills, Elevators, Furniture, CGlassware, Holiday resorts, Insulation, jewellery, Kitchen appliances, Lumber, Machinery, Newspapers, Office equip- ment, Potatoes, QuilIts, Rop e, Steel ,T1ires, Umbrellas, Vaccines, Wi nes, X-Ray equipment, Yarns, and Zippers. Everything, in other words, from A to Z. Gomerment a + rof Canada Gouvernement du Canada lndustry, Trade Industrie , and Commerce et Commerce Jack Horner, Jack Horner Minister ministre Who should Shop Canadian? Every day, most of us have the choice. Whether we're buyi ng groceries for the home or suppl ies for busi ness, farm or industry. If each of us added only $10 a weekto Canadiani made pur(chases, Canada would be over 10 bill ion dol lars better off in just one year. Who should Shop Canadian? You shou Id. Where does it say Made in Canada? Somietimnes it doesn't. Sometim-es a sign says "Produce (-f PT.I." Or "B.C. AppIles" or "FaIbriquLé dau Q(uebec" or "Made (n Manitoba" or "New, Bruniswick Sardines" or "Crown by Saskatchewan Farmers" or "A product of Aberta" or "Fresh from Newfoundland" or "Manufactured in Ontario" or "Nova Scotia Lobster." The point is, if you take the trouble to fi nd out, you can usually tell. And, if it's made anywhere in the ten Provinces or the Territories, it is made in Canada. This ad was made in Canada. M4aking this ad employedý (for a period of time) a writer, an art director, an account executive, a media buyer, a media planner, a typesetter, an engraver, a platemaker, a traffic operator, several switchboard operators, various maiten,, shippers and secretaries, pulication f -. reps, publication make-up people, not to mention A their various suppliers. SR-op Canadan Everyone of these people lives and works in Maigasin#om à laoanadionoe Canada. You can always get a bargain at Armstrongs Tennis Jacket 1 only size 46 Tennis Jacket, reg. $10.00 for only $8.00. Special sale prices on face cloths as advertised last week. Look! Our iregular sale price area is mucb enlarged and anything found in this area may bc bought for $2.00 less than marked sale price. Here's your chance. vou mav be able to find something for I Thflk small I IbyJim Smith I Political Illusions