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~~ ae 14 -- Scugge Citizen -- Tuesday, April 25, 1995 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter from MPP needs clarifi To The Editor: As a citizen of the Township of Scugog, | appreciate the medical services that have been offered in Port Perr Mr. Mills' letter in your papel last week deserves a response. Its wording and perspective require clarification and correction. 1. Yes. Doctors operate small businesses. Yes, they are' paid by taxpayers, but that doesn't make them slaves to the Ontario government. They are paid according to each service they provide to the public. The Social Contract has required that doctors offer no services for a number of days during the three-year period. They have no income while the pasties has emergency . significant costs service only during those days. Doctors in Port Perry work hard and care about the people they treat, but their businesses are not charities. They have such as insurance, employees, and office overhead just to mention a few. Therefore, it is a sound business decision to close the offices completely during "Rae days." Doctors do not wish to offer disservice to their patients; these closings are a direct result of the. N.D.P.'s Social Contract. 2. Even if a few doctors stayed on duty at the clinic, they would be overloaded with lineups. Patients would be impatient because sevice would be slow. These doctors would be paid for 'McPort Perry' To The Editor: Upon hearing of the possibility of a McDonalds franchise coming to Port Perry I felt that I had to write my first letter ever to a newspaper. 1 left Toronto 6 years ago to raise my kids in what I felt was a far Superior environment, for them, for me and for us. I believe that this philosophy was successful. : To now find that Port Perry is to be turned into "McPort Perry" I find nauseating to say the least. Does anyone realize what follows McDonalds? Next it's Burger King, then Taco Belle and so on. Port prevides an absolutely wonderful way of life for it's residents and visitors, one that is so different from the big cities, it's calm, peaceful, truly unique. Do we have to sell out our ways of life in the interest of financial gain all the time? What about quality of life? What about life style? What about giving up something to gain something!. Do we always have to be chasing the almighty dollar? We all moved or stayed here for specific reasons the least of which is the superior way of life it provided. Let's not lose sight of that. Please let's not turn our town into what the rest of North America has become with its McWages, its McJobs and.its McWay of life, we can do much better. Sincerely, Tim Ollerton, Port Perry their services, whether in clinic or at the emergency section of the hospital. The province still pays money to doctors for services rendered whether their offices are closed or not. Either way, the public is inconvenienced; money is not saved. hat is not the doctors' fault. 3. Mr. Mills' claim that the Social Contract was 'negotiated' _is misleading. No organization involved in public service in Ontario willingly entered 'negotiation' with the NDP. The Social Contract was. an imposed, emergency measure which was a direct result of, Ontario's mismanaged, debt- ridden economy. Its intent was to restructure and reduce the level of services provided by the Ontario Government. "Rae days" have meant less service, less medical treatment, less education, less law enforcement. To blame doctors, teachers, police ete. for this is wrong: Mr. Mills, by condemning the doctors of Port Perry for closing, is refusing to adknowledge he and his party's free-spending habits are responsible for the Social Contract. He is playing politics with health care. 4. Mr. Mills deserves credit for keeping his office open during his "Rae days", in spite of the Social Contract. However, I am positive that real money will be saved when we close his office permanently after the next election. Port Perry and area residents should ask Mr. Mills during the election campaign why he and his pay have chosen to pursue less medical service instead of less expensive, more efficient FORDER - 34 Water Street, Port Perry, Ontario L9L 1)2 985-8471 PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL OF YOUR GENERAL INSURANCE NEEDS INSURANCE BROKERS INC. PARKS CH EON ER Our Best Rate 75 dical service. Also we should ask why money saved through the Social Contract is now being spent in the form of pre-election promises. Although this may seem cynical of me, but I believe the election will be held on September 7, when the MPPs are eligible for pensions. Perhaps Mr. Rae will have the courage and dignity to call it tion then Llewellyn Jones, befor a ly Nestleton Ont. Working at home To the Editor: In regards to the salon owners who want to remove free enterprise from the community, please be aware of the fact that you will be affecting all others who work from their homes. If hairstylists can't do their work legally from® their homes, then trades like handymen, housekeepers, home daycares, some accountants, auctioneers, antique dealers, tutors, freelance writers, etc, will all be denied the opportunity to work from their homes. And considering just how hard it is to find a job, I tend to congratulate all these people for having the initiative to create their own employment. As far as the GST goes, you charga.the GST and you pay the GST. But at the end of they year, you get to claim the GST. So, in actual fact, your clients pay the GST, but you get yours back at the end of the year. Besides, . if everyone is restricted from working out of their homes, there will be asbig impact on the economy, the deficit, taxes and so on. Can you not work things out with each other? At least keep everyone else in mind during your struggles among each other. Thanks. Mrs. Tompson, RR 2, Uxbridge. Canada needs more prisons To the Editor: I have very strong feelings in regards to crime and the punishment handed out. What Jollows is. just one of my meandering thoughts on how to deal with the punishment end. A Theory On How To Deal With Housing Criminals We. read in the papers everyday of crimes involving knives or guns etc. The criminals, if and when apprehended, get light sentences and are only incarcerated for about half of it. Why? The main reason is the over crowding in Federal Penitentiaries. 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SUNDAY - THIS WEEKEND SPECIALS je; Soup or Salad ......... $10.95 TCH FOR OUR MOTHERS' DAY SPECIAL Call today for information and reservations. .. $10.95 THANK YOU y Centre: +To the Pa of Lak pofully t Ide Golf and He We would like to thank all the patrons of Lakeside Golf and Hockey Centre for their support for the past 2 years. The past two years have brought many changes to our store - from the name being changed, to the product lines that we carried. There were many ups and downs as there are in any business, but the overall result was success. We had the opportunity to deal with many wonderful people, some of whom we have maintained a friendship. We have chosen to close the store to pursue other successful as the store. There will be another retail sporting Joss store All CG " will prove to be as will g our k all be opening at the end of April which a, general sporting goods - new and used. They will have a service depot with a certified technician on site, to repair from bicy It has been a pleasure doing business in Port Perry. Si . Shawn & Kim Parker (former owners of Lakeside Golf and Hockey Centre) AKESIDE GOLF & HOCKEY CENTRE les to skis to skate The cost to keep a person incarcerated is approximately $62,000 per year. The government, whether it be Liberal or Conservative, are very inefficient at running anything. So what is the answer? We could do what they have done in many states south of the boarder. Privatize the building and operations of new penitentiaries. The government could select areas of thé country with high unemployment, i.e. the fishermen in Eastern Canada. This would give hope for jobs instead of spending millions to train them for jobs that are not there to begin with and it could also halt the cash spent in paying them to not fish. The private investors would be sure of a steady clientele and would run the operation at probably about half of what it costs today. The government would still have some control over regulating the standards with which these institutions are run. This makes more sense than spending $500 million per year to register every long gun in Canada which will do nothing to stop crime. I urge everyone to write yonr M.P. with your though.is on this issue. David J. Hircock Hampton, Ontario PORT PERRY