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THE HERALD Wednesday July 1989- Page Province not trespassing on the Property Act No rest for MPs during break Walt Elliot Halton North Recently there has been a great deal of comment about the Ontario Governments proposed changes to the Trespass to Property Act fortunately much of the comment has been based on very bad in formation about the intent of the amendments In answer to a recent question in the Legislature the Hon Ian Scott AttorneyGeneral of the Province explained the BUI in the following manner the bill was the result of a commission study done about access to property io which the public is invited amusement parks malls stores etc The con clusion of the study incorporated in the bill is that a person who is excluded from property to which the public is ordinarily invited such as a mall should be given a reason far the exclusion The giv ing of the reason and the notice does not prevent the ex clusion ft simply provides an issue that may be tested This statement provides the answer to the first piece of mis information a group of people enter your store and create unrest among your customers You ask them to leave and give them writ ten notice that they have broken the rules as posted The group returns minutes later with writ ten notice that the rules were not reasonable Under the new law they can stay until a court decides on the validity of the rules This is not the truth of the matter That group of people would be banned from your store for the length of your notice or until a decision was reached in court about the facts of the matter The second fallacy has to do with the giving of notice The impres sion seems to be that every store owner in town is going to have to post what amounts to a rule book on their front door That large signs full of forbidding dos and are going to have to spring up on every avenue of approach All this is being used to scare business people in spite of the fact that the act clearly states A notice under this Act may be given by direct communication whether orally in writing or otherwise The act goes on to say that signs can be used but it does not say that they have to be used Indeed even if store owners want lo post signs I dont think thai it would be any dif ferent from the signs we already see in shops which say such things as Please do not handle the mer chandise the staff will assist you Allegations have been made that the bill will limit the business per sons right to protect his or her own interests or ensure the safety of the public The fact is that all the bill does is ensure that when someone is thrown off your property they know exactly why they have been removed Asking that rules be reasonable in nature and not discriminatory does not seem to be much of an imposition Business people have a right to protect their business and the public has a right to expect that they can shop where they want if they are not causing problems The bill will be the subject of Legislative Committee hearings and at thai time I am sure that a great many amendments will be proposed This intense examina tion of a piece of legislation is why we have committee hearings At that time business people and public interest groups will be able to bring forward suggestions to im prove or clarify parts of the act which they feel need mure work Developing new legislation is a lung process Acts go through many changes and revisions as government and those affected try to work out the best possible solu tions to problems If you have pro blems with proposed laws you can contact me and I will try to provide you with the information and ex planations that you need to come to a decision on the matter Best Time Managers report they are most productive before or after the usual business day DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH METTLER Denture Therapist 72 Mill St Georgetown 8778974 102 East Dr Bramalea Comer Rd East Dr 7912314 NONDENOMINATIONAL PENTECOSTAL ALL PEOPLES CHURCH DELIVERANCE CENTRE Bramalaa SW corner 7 Btote Study Worship DeRverance Sunday am ft 700 pm Wednesday pm Wo Provide Church Nursery Sento EngBshto ttaun translation Paslor George A TO ADVERTISE IN THIS SPACE CALL DISPLAY ADVERTISING 8772201 On The Hill with Garth Turner I guess you cant blame some people for thinking MPs do nothing but lie around taking holidays when Parliament is not in session like now After ail thats the im pression that reporters who are left in Ottawa give Well dont believe it This is one tough job with no set hours and no days off But its also a stinulatlng challenge and each morning Im certain of one thing today I will learn something new I learned more about the dairy Industry last week sitting in the kitchen of Roy far mhouse outside Bolton for exam ple I learned about the concerns of gun enthusiasts in many conversa tions I had with people over pro posals the feds have to restrict automatic weapons Certainly Ive been talking with others about the abortion issue in the wake of those recent court rulings And Ive been working with municipal officials on a variety of issues from Canada Post to the thorny topic of garbage This last item is of particular in terest to me as I devote part of this summer to writing a book on the environment It will be a much- expanded version of the Citizens Guide to a Better Environment which Dorothy and I put together earlier this year and then sent to every home in the riding It strikes me that the time Is right for a book which tells Canadians exactly how they as individuals and families can do things which will benefit the planet Too many of us sit back and despair about the environment when there are actions we can take which will help The book is scheduled for publication next January and will go on sale then The point however is not to make money and any profits coming to me will be turned over to Mike Wilson the finance minister to be applied directly against the deficit As I proceed with this project Id like to have your help Included in the book will be dozens and dozens of tips for peo ple like substituting natural cleaners for hazardous household products or ways to make your car environmentallyfriendly The point is simple Not to wait for governments or conservation groups to solve our pollution pro blems but to start tackling them ourselves I believe we can make a difference on our own So do you have suggestions Are there things you do which are environmentallyfriendly and which youre willing to share with me Are there ideas you have about raising awareness of the issue with say your children Or methods we can use to cut down on the amount of waste we generate On the garbage issue there are some things going on which disturb me deeply The continuing proposal to turn the huge quarry outside Acton into a private megadump is wrong There are too many risks involved Too much evidence that ground water would be contaminated Too many questions about the Impact of the whole project on the surroun ding community So I certainly support the citizens who have been staging a long and tough fight against the idea Im also concerned about whats happening in the south end of the riding Years and millions of dollars have been spent trying to find a new dump site in Halton Region Now that one has been identified in Milton it appears new court challenges will be launched to block it- The only result will be more millions spent and more years of delay while the Region continues to export its garbage to a polluting incinerator in the US Meanwhile both and Peel regions are part of a larger pro blem what to do with the waste generated by the whole greater Toronto area Clearly were heading into a crisis and govern ments appear to be paralyzed I have said in the House of Commons that the feds should get involved and help play a leadership role and I hope that happens But until solutions are found we can all do our share That meafa recycling and recovering and reus ing It certainly means avoiding excessivelypackaged products It means taking your 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