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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 24,1998 Page 4 flje Canadian Statesman Former Publishers and Partners Rev. John M. Climie and W. R. Climie 1854 -1878 M. A. James, 1878 - 1935 • Norman S. B. James, 1919 -1929 G. Elena James, 1929 - 1947 • Dr. George W. James, 1919 - 1957 Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited Also Publishers ofTheClaringtonICourtice Independent P.O. Box 190, 62 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 Tel: 905-623-3303 HOURS: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Fax: 905-623-6161 Internet- statesmanQocna.org ■ Publications Mail Registration No. 07637 For 144 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher - John M. James Assoc. Publisher - Rick James Plant Manager - Rick Patterson Ad. Manager - Brian G. Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Supervisor - Ralph Rozcma, Suzanne Bennett, Tim Bowers, Kevin Britton, Sharon Cole, Laurens Kaldeway, Barb Patterson, Tyler Sellick, Jim Snoek, James Stephenson, Vance Sutherland, Jint Tuuramo Editorial Advertising Laverne Morrison Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Supervisor - Angela Luscher, Junia Hodge, Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford, Libby Smithson ; Trivia for Patriots In honor of Canada Day (and some of us even recall when it was known as Dominion Day), we are offering " this trivia challenge excerpted with pennission from the . author of Five Minute Challenge #1, Ken Weber. The book is published in Canada by Stoddart Publishing Co. ..Ltd, So, put on your thinking caps and read on. (Of course, that should be thinking toques here in Canada, eh!) 1. Canada Day used to be Dominion Day, but the date was always July 1. Whose idea was it to pick July 1 as our big day? 2. The whole world knows that Canada's flag proud- ; ly displays a maple leaf. What type of maple is it: red? • sugar? Manitoba? silver? 3. In Japan, Anne of Green Gables is almost a nation- ' al obsession. By what name is she generally known i there? : i 4. Coach Toe Blake didn't want to let Jacques Plante I wear a mask in goal. What NHL great, as a coach, : wouldn't let his goalie dive? 5. Donald Smith hammered the Last Spike at } Craigallachie, B.C., in 1885. It's often called the Golden ' Spike. Is it made of gold? 6. Our first three PMs were John A. MacDonald, ; Alexander Mackenzie, John J.C. Abbott. One of the 1 names above is spelled incorrectly. Which one? \ 7. The model for Gilbert and Sullivan's Modern vMajor-General was Sir Garnet Wolseley. In what i 'Canadian conflict was he a commander-in-chief? *" 8. The New Brunswick government fired Abraham -'Gesner in 1842. He had the last laugh, however. What • did he invent in 1846? !; 9. Boothia Peninsula NWT is the northernmost main- l land point in North America. It's named after industrial- l', ist Felix Booth. What did he make to earn this honor? *1 10. 0 Canada! Our home and native land...Of course you can sing the rest. But, how does the second verse ij begin? , i- Answers: It was Queen Victoria who set the July 1st !« date. 2. The leaf on the flag is a stylized sugar maple, 3. £ The Japanese fans call her Anne of Red Hair. 4. Eddie Shore was the coach in question. He once (while, coach- •* ing the Springfield Indians) tied a goalie's neck to the > crossbar to prove his point. 5. The last spike was iron, because the CPR president wanted a no-frills ceremony. Û.6. John A. Macdonald is the correct spelling of our first Ï prime minister's name. 7. The modern major-general • was.'the commander in chief during the Red River Rebellion in Manitoba from 1869-1870. 8. Mr. Gesner « invented kerosine. 9. The industrialist Felix Booth man- £ ufactured gin and it was his distillery that bankrolled the 'Ross expedition to discover the Northwest Passage in : 1830. I Finally, the second verse of our anthem reads as fol- > lows: "0 Canada! Where pines and maples grow. Great Prairies spread, and lordly rivers flow. How dear to us ;thy broad domain. From east to western sea. Thou land «of hope for all who toil. The true north strong and free." y Of course, it sounds better with full orchestral accom- • paniment or sung in a ballpark on a sunny day in sum- Irner. • Have a happy Canada Day! Î Let's Hear it I For Canada ; Canadians are being asked to be uncharacteristically ; loud and boisterous about their country this Canada Day. : Believe it or not, there's actually a formal plan to i "Make a Joyous Noise!" at precisely noon on ! Wednesday, July 1st. : David Peterson, President of the Ontario Canada Day Committee suggests blowing whistles, honking horns, banging drums and generally expressing our feelings towards Canada in a cacophony that will be heard across the land. Another possibility is for all of the country's radio stations to play the National Anthem simultaneously simultaneously at noon on Canada Day. Will Canadians be moved to do such a thing or will . we be our quiet and reserved selves? Listen carefully on . July 1st to find out. Where Are the Jobs? Clarington residents arc still travelling outside their home municipality to find work. That's the conclusion of a GTA-wide transportation study that looked at some of the local labor and transportation transportation patterns. The study confirms the fact that Clarington is still a "bedroom" community. It's something something most observers have known for a long time and something business and political leaders hope to correct. There has been a longstanding goal of turning Clarington into a community in which citizens can live, work and enjoy a variety of recreational pursuits. But, can progress be made? There arc some indications that change will occur. For one thing, there has been a modest growth in commercial commercial and industrial assessment in recent years, Residential development is still the largest single category, category, but the balance scents to be a little more healthy as new businesses come on stream. There has also been a concerted effort at the Town Hall to promote Clarington and attract new investment. This effort has been matched by the business community which has formed the new Clarington Board of Trade with a mandate of boosting local business. Finally, it is entirely possible that Clarington's new role as part of the Greater Toronto Area will mean a larger larger share of the commercial activity. Whereas businesses once located in Metro Toronto or within a stone's throw of the city, there seems to be a new philosophy of treating treating the entire GTA as one big community. Outlying municipalities such as Clarington could capitalize on that philosophy. But, Clarington still has a considerable distance to travel before it has the kind of balance between jobs and houses that politicians and business leaders dream about. Outlook Saying Farewell Laura J. Richards Stars in Stripes Three hungry Siberian tiger cubs are quite an armful for zookceper Deanna Brown. The baby tigers are part of a recent baby boom at the Jungle Cat World in Orono that's attracting a lot of attention. The new arrivals include coyote quadruplets, a lone Arctic wolf and a spider monkey who delights staff and visitors visitors with his hilarious antics. ! ' Letter to ffie Editor Former MPP Questions PCs "Common Sense" Dear Editor: Mr. O'Toole's last Report from Queen's Park, "A review of the Tories' first three years in power" bore a smugness about it that was contemptible. Just how Mr, O'Toole can see the Harris agenda as being one of "Common Sense" must be beyond the comprehension comprehension of most people of a sound mind. The Harris government has taken a billion and a half dollars out of education. education. One billion dollars out of colleges and universities. universities. A billion dollars out of health care. Downloaded a billion dollars dollars onto municipalities and their income tax reduction for the well' off now costs $5.5 billion to finance. The tax benefit received by most ordinary working people has been more than cancelled out by property tax increases and user fees. In his report Mr. O'Toole also said, "we are doing what we promised." Let me remind him of the 'All Candidate's Meeting' at Wilmot Creek during the last provincial election campaign, when he stood up and said my comments that the Tories would introduce prescription prescription fees for seniors' drugs were nothing short of 'fearmongering'. If it were not for O'Toole and his pals at Queen's Park, Oshawa General Hospital would now be providing full cancer cancer treatment for the people people of Durham East and beyond. In closing, let me remind everyone that the present Ontario Conservative Government is spending more money in government than the previous previous NDP government, whom Mike Harris called on numerous occasions in the Legislature, 'Spend crazy socialists.' Cord Mills, Orono Dear Outlook Readers: Seven years ago, when I started writing Outlook, I never thought I would actually write my last one. But you are now reading it. The first one was about a youngster who had been kidnapped and her body found in a room in the apartment building where her family lived. Throughout the next several years I tried to challenge your ideas of the world and the people who reside in it, providing discussions discussions on everything from gay rights to personal personal thoughts on life. I have never failed to get some kind of response. I hope I have provided you with laughter, serious thoughts and a better sense of the world beyond Bowmanville...as that is what I was really striving for. As I contemplate my career move to the Port Hope Evening Guide, I look around at the many people I have met over the past seven years and 10 months and say 'thank- you' to those who opened up your hearts to let me see your most vulnerable selves as we wound our way through countless interviews. There are so many people people who need to know that I still keep your secrets because I made a promise. I will miss all the folks here at James ; Publishing;.fit really is a . family business in So many ways. The folks I have told have all been pretty shocked to find I am leaving, leaving, but most understand. They understand that I am going to a company that is full of different opportunities. opportunities. And besides, I am not leaving the area entirely. I am only going to Port Hope! Drop in and see me sometime. The Guide's offices are in the newly- renovated Tucker Building. It is still hard to believe almost eight years ago, I arrived in Bowmanville and was completely overwhelmed overwhelmed by the support given in the community when I was 'the new kid on the block.' This past week I have been overwhelmed overwhelmed by the warmth and sincere congratulations congratulations I have been receiving since I decided to move on. I would like all of you to know that this opportunity opportunity to go to the Guide came as a complete surprise...But, surprise...But, it is an opportunity opportunity I could not pass up, even though I knew it would throw some people for a loop. To be honest, it has thrown me for a loop! Again, to the community, community, . I say thank-you, because, without you there really isn't a community newspaper. I hope you continue to support The Canadian Statesman, not just because it is one of the last remaining independently owned community newspapers newspapers in Ontario (if not in all of Canada), but also because it is produced by a staff who care about the whole community. Also, thanks to Clarington Mayor Diane Hamre, the Municipal Council and Durham Regional Council for your show of support during the . past two weeks. Thank-you and I will miss you all, Laura Jeanne Editor's Letter Today's Shopping Problem Dear Editor: The tremendous influx of imported goods into the country has been a major concern to me as a consumer. consumer. Everything that I pick up to buy is made in the far east, it seems. Even the more expensive expensive items with major name j" brands are made in China, even though the cost to produce produce them is negligible. It has become an ongoing ongoing job to try to find value in the things we buy every day. Some of the stores have eliminated the source country country from the tags on some goods. It just states "imported". This I don't accept. I want to know where a product is made just to be certain of the level of quality in the product. product. Items that are made in Communist countries, or that are made by child labour are just unacceptable to me. I think that a lot of consumers consumers today have the same concerns, but there seems to be no solution if there are only off-shore suppliers to deal with. We need our Canadian manufacturers to survive, just to keep this country financially secure. There may be a day when nothing is made in Canada or the U.S.A. Then our total system is in deep trouble and may not be able to survive. E.M. Bristow, Bowmanville X Banks Haven't Made Case for Mergers The CEOs of Canadian banks who arc planning mergers failed to do their homework. homework. This is the conclusion of the government task force which has heard endless testimony testimony on their merger proposals. It's surprising the bankers failed to do an in-depth analysis, given the size and effect of the proposed mergers and that this information information has not been shared with the public. Many times I took clients to the bank to get loan approvals. Naturally we had to have a financial statement, a net-worth statement, cash flow projections, and-so-on-and-so-on. A merger between two small companies required endless analysis. Yet, the banks pony up with no more than a three-page anecdotal dissertation of why globalization is where it's at. They argue that in order to invest in technology, in an era of electronic banking, you have to have large pools of capital. If globalization is so hot, why don't they merge with banks outside of Canada? International loan syndications arc the standard today for big deals. They allow banks to share their risks with other institutions institutions while still being part of the "big deals", Our smaller banks - Toronto Dominion and Scotiabank - arc leaders in loan syndica tion internationally. So how come the big guys, like Royal and CIBC, don't compete in this market but now think globalization is such a great thing? Then there is the issue of technology. Most emerging high-tech companies thrive on what arc known as strategic alliances which means different skills coming coming together to solve specific technological problems. It's unclear where "bigness" fits into all this, Citicorp, the bank often feared because of its size, says they out-source much of their technological needs. CIBC, the last bank to testily before the Task Force, even drifted away from these themes, focusing more on protecting their share of the domestic market. In the end there was no strong empirical evidence for the case banks were making for merger. But what about the question of credibility? credibility? Mr. Barrett, CEO of the Bank of Montreal, says there will be no job losses. Will the Bank of Montreal and the Royal need two head offices? How dumb do these CEOs think we arc? Keep in mind the time hanks were clamoring clamoring for agreements like NAFTA, saying they would clean up in the U.S. market. Of Parliamentary Report by Alex Shepherd course they didn't. Now they need to be protected from Citicorp and Fidelity Mutual Funds. Fidelity isn't even a bank. For a bunch of companies out spending $20 million to spruce up their public image, you would think they could present a more comprehensive approach. If not for Canadians, at least for their shareholders, who some say arc half the people of Canada. By merging, the CIBC and TD will have combined assets in excess of $450 billion. You would think a little of that money could go into a comprehensive study as to how mergers will benefit shareholders and Canadians. 1 think it is back to the drawing board for banks and it's time they did their homework before wasting all of our time will) their delusions of grandeur.