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Cabbies, bell-hops, waiters and bartenders say the IMF money boys were terrible tippers and when some of handled the now famous train trip he took this summer, specifically, that polite one-fingered greeting to a group of well wishers in Salmon Arm, B.C. Pierre is angry that that little incident received nation-wide coverage by the media, and when a group of more friendly subjects greeted his train at the next stop Races Shape Up With the announcements this week by several candidates for the municipal elections this coming November, it appears as if voter interest will be sharpened by some interesting contests, rather than the proverbial "burning issues.' The truth of the matter is that in Scugog Township this fall there is no issue of contention in front of the voters, which might have made for a dull campaign and an even duller election on November 8. Municipal politics is sometimes the forgotten i sister in the process of government. In many 18 } municipal elections, léss than half the eligible voters D routinely turn out on election day to cast their ballots. i This is unfortunate because municipal politics is the closest level of government to the people. Decisions made around the local council table often have a very direct impact on the'way people live, their property and their community. Yet, many people say they have no interest in local government, they say they don't know how the system works, who their ward rep is, and in Scugog, they don't know the difference between the local council and the Re- gional council. : Local elections are one way of focussing atten- tion not just on the candidates in the race, but also on the entire process. Two weeks ago, the Star surveyed each in- cumbent member of the Scugog council to determine We hei what intentions they have for the election up-coming. ga by J ohn B. McClelland With that election not due until November 8, and hE with the deadline for filling nominations still well i What FORONTY-~TORONDO leader, after all. ) over a month away on October 18, we received a bit 20! a cruel joke. Seems Pierre is very upset about the way the media of mild criticism for 'jumping the election gun,' and trying to 'stir the pot." We are not trying to stir the pot, or jump the gun, but simply to generate some interest, to alert people that there is indeed an important election just around the corner. A : th the media all but ignored it. Pierre says the media are While we received a bit of mild criticism, we are | { } them ent shopping for clothes they refused to pay the peing manipulated. X encouraged at the same time to learn that there is a | ' : . . 1 seriousness, the man should know by now that lot of interest in the communi d by the fact that i a) In al : yn oto ec unity, and by the fact tha | Si -~ Bu a Joued Vie {reais The Dulari when people throw tomatoes and rocks at the train of the candidates are starting to come forward and publicly | io ernm : oy Prime Minister, and he responds with a one-fingered declare their intentions to seek office. We hope that i he, gang, taxes on booze in the liquor stores was waived for salute, that is news. A group of people wishing him well is more willdo she sam r th R le of Week IR the delegates; the federal government even paid for the news, too, but small news. That's the way it works. 0 The same. over the next couple of weeks. services of a physician and he was very busy all week handing out free medicals. With something like 8000 people in town for those meetings, the hotels of course made a pile of money. But with the hotel vacancy rate in Toronto being what it is these days, the rooms would have been booked solid, anyway. : It is estimated the federal government spent $5 million of taxpayers money on the week-long meetings, and I guess one could say that is a small amount for such a bundle of prestige. After all, it's not every country that gets to host such an important meeting. As for Toronto itself, well, there's no question it has moved into the big leagues with its reputation as a financial centre greatly enhanced. ' And a further indication of Toronto's leaps into the big time as a. super-sophisticated, cosmopolitan city took place just as the money delegates were packing their bags 'to leave town. The Metro Police paid a visit to a dinner theatre on Yonge Street on opening night of the show Oh Calcutta. And, you guessed it. The Police are going to press charges because Oh Calcutta features several scenes ~ where the male and female performers are (gasp) in the all-together. In big-time Toronto, there are laws making that kind of stuff a no-no. As a musical, Oh Calcutta has been around for 14 years and something like 80 million people have seen it in dozens of countries around the world. Yes, Mathilda, there is nudity in Oh Calcutta. And the Police have no choice but to raid the place the tell the performers to get dressed or spend some time in the Don Jail. If the strippers in the taverns of Toronto the Fair are now allowed by law to do their thing in the all-together, then the same rules must apply to stage plays and musicals like Oh Calcutta. Right? There's no doubt about it. Toronto the Fair is the biggest little small town in the world. It has big buildings, big attractions, big ideas, and a bunch of small-minded politicians. Anyway, let us all hope that the delegates to the IMF meetings went home with smiles on their faces and fond * memories of their stay in Toronto the Fair. PIERRE GETS ANGRY Pierre Trudeau, our leader, came out swinging last week at the news media. I just don't understand why because the media have always treated him well. In fact, thé media have given him just what he deserves. He is our The media always get flack for being negative, reporting the bad stuff and virtually ignoring the good. Pierre, our highly intelligent, gifted, and intellectual leader should understand this by now. Quite frankly, the guy has become a bad joke for this country. And even though he is right when he says we are stuck with him until the next election, it is a pity that he refused to admit he has lost the confidence in a majority of the people in this country, including many loyal supporters of the Liberal Party. Pierre Trudeau is not to blame for our economic troubles, our unemployment and so on. But what is really starting to scare me about this guy is the way he is adopting a garrison mentality about himself as leader. The more flack he. gets, the more walls he builds around himself and his office. He reminds me of the way Richard Nixon behaved in the final days of his time in the White House, convinced that the entire country was out for his scalp. As the tapes revealed later, he was even more determined to hang on to power at any cost. Richard Nixon, in his paranoid stubborness, almost destroyed the office of the presidency. Pierre Trudeau, showing similar traits, is in the process of destroying the Liberal Party. By weakening the Party, he insures his own survival until the next election. The Party does not have the guts or the strength to push him out. It is a sad state of affairs when a democratic country loses confidence in the leader. What's even sadder in Canada is that a lot of people have become obsessed with being anti-Trudeau. They are so bent on blaming him for - every little wart, that they can't focus their attention on anything else. That bothers me no end because the people who are blaming Trudeau for everything are in fact admitting that the man is bigger than the country. Canada will survive Pierre Trudeau. But as we have seen on so many occasions, the more people get angry with him, the more stubborn he gets and the more determined he is to hang in there. Maybe, the best way to force Mr. Trudeau into political retirement would be for the country just to ignore him completely. A total lack of attention would bore him to tears and he'd quietly decide to look elsewhere for more action. Accordingly, this will be the last time I ever mention the man in this column. I hope the good folks in Salmon Arm stay home next time he whistles through on the train, and that guy in Edmonton who has collected all those $10 . cheques should go ahead with his plans for burning them and go back to selling real estate or insurance, or NAS whatever he does. Even though there is no hot issue in Scugog this fall, the November 8 election is a crucial one. The seven members elected that evening are going to be facing some very tough decisions over the next three years. Nobody needs to be reminded that municipalities are being caught in a financial pinch just as tight as the one facing government at the provincial and federal levels. oo Coming to grips with the financial squeeze without tacking an unreasonable amount on the already heavily burdened property tax-payer is the mandate the new council will have to deal with on an on-going basis over the next three years. If you are a resident of Scugog Township that by itself should be more than enough reason to take an interest in the up-coming election and the candidates who will be asking for your vote. - Hockey Meeting The decision to call a public meeting for this Wednesday evening (Sept. 15) over the minor hockey situation in Blackstock is a good one. Any parent in the Cartwright-Blackstock area with children interested in playing hockey, or anyone with an interest in minor hockey in Blackstock should make plans to attend the meeting which will be held in the Town Hall starting at 7:30. Hopefully, the meeting will serve to clear the air as there has been a lot of bifterness and hostility in the community since the announcement last week that Minor Hockey in Blackstock would cease to function this winter. / : We have been told that all members of last year's minor hockey executive will be present at the meeting this Wednesday evening. There are some important decisions and this is where they should be made. Hostility, bitterness, accusations and threats are extremely counter-productive in any effort to resolve oufstanding problems. And everyone involved should try to-keep in mind that the young fry of the community are the real botfom line and the most important issue. J ST TR SRR ET EN i A nee a Ns ns Pa SA Bh