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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Caucus process explained by area MP To the editor The Herald One of the least understood and most misunderstood ports of the democratic government still seems to be the party caucus process Caucus Is a key area of Government function and yet by its very nature one that has to remain an article of faith In our system On any issue a consensus must be reached by any party or public or private As with boards of directors union meetings or other planning groups the political caucus Is the place to grind out that position soundly and without restriction The public has a right to expect any group to think out its position thoroughly take a stand and Speak with ofledcar consistent Consensus cannot precede caucus and any member who presumes to speak for party on an important issue beforehand is not a very useful member He may and tainly should speak for himself on the appropriate occasion but has a very strict obligation to make the difference clear Realistically the caucus function has an Important practical difference as well for the government and opposition members A government member con debate with the cabinet In his own caucus and try to influence government business on behalf of constituents he can do this In House of Commons debates too as long as he docs not confuse the caucus position in the eyes of the public but he his much less opportunity to question his own government in period The opposition member not only has more opportunity to take issue with the govern ment in The House but must be given that opportunity since he obviously cannot attend government caucus Government and opposition MP also work with cabinet ministers directly on your behalf but both would hesitate to discuss caucus matters with you at least on current sub until consensus has been reached Another important problem for the elected representative is the business of trying to identify a consensus from own riding only a number of his constituents express their views usually In Disagreement with each other Often the MP hears from people on only one side of an issue I c the Input is weighted Polls and questionnaires have well known limitations Most people look to their elected officials for leadership on todays complex issues Last but not least most MP are members of a party and while not agreeing with the party position in each and every case have an obligation to advance their party broad philosophical objectives At any rate where on MP reels that he must occasionally hold to a position in the face or strong public opinion he should do his best to make the reasons for thai clear both before and between elections From time to time we hear people ask sincerely Why t a government back bencher speak out more publicly against his own leaders and his own party The reasons arc several especially on current issues The clear factual position in the issue may not be finally settled far the public for himself for his party He Is trying o resolve that Issue with his own party in the arena of caucus Once the Issue Is resolved It Is often matter of on to other business the previous issue no longer a matter of public teres I However there is a time later when It may be v or for a member especially on the government side to review the position he has taken successfully or otherwise with his own party on Issues In my opinion he has a right to do so and very proudly Some of the positions I have as follows MPs and Senators cam pensa should be decided by an independent commission won and announced before elections lost for now taxes should be lowered as much as possible and the taxation process should be simplified as much as possible taken strongly and on your behalf in caucus and In The House are still being waged the business community should be assisted as much as possible and the economy stimulated as much as possible compatible with control of Inflation being won special help and con side ration should be provided to small businesses won government spending and the size of the civil service must be lightly controlled including federal Influence on the provincial and local levels In such areas as openended shared programmes between Ihe various levels of Government being won all levels of government should take public for the taxes they collect and the decisions they take to spend being won Interest rates should be kept as low as possible and with the money supply restricted compatible with investment and growth being won price and income controls should be employed only as a temporary stopgap measure while making other essential changes to our economic and financial system being won full employment should be our goal as much ait possible through the private sector minimize government Jobs being won work much as possible through the freeenterprise a mixed economy in our present situation In only where there is a breach of that system eg monopolies cartels price fixing misleading advertising eliminating competition and so on being won abuses and disincentives in Ontario not getting benefit from federal manpower program To the editor of The Herald Are in Ontario getting full value for our contribution to the Federal Manpower Pro gramme I think that most of Ontario taxpayers would agree that we arc not Job finding by Manpower Is a national joke Unemployment Insurance Is not Insurance by the generally recognized term An applicant is judged guilty until proven innocent but to me the biggest farce Is Man power Retraining and I am of the opinion that the time Is long overdue for Ontario lng over and starting Its own re- training programmes Such a programme start intheschoots motivated Job Counsellors who will advise students lo which Trades or Professions are at saturation point Such Counsellors should hove Ihe ability to read the trends We have many good examples Last year due to government shortsightedness we had the Nurses situation As a result we the taxpajers of Ontario fooled the bill to supply nurses for the S market or for the visas were granted to Ontario Import tradesmen Amcrico these tradesmen pipe fillers will be taking jobs in Another example is that ap prentice trained skilled trades men loot and die makers etc have little trouble getting land Immigrant status even though our unemployment sit nation Is and that is what an Ontario Manpower Training Programme should be all about A real sen erne to train highly skilled tradesmen and technicians to fill a need in the work force not the schemes we have now simply get people off the un em ploy men I rolls lower the statistics 1 recall Man power running Journalism courses just after the Tele gram folded when journalists oven buy a job The method of training In slant Tradesmen only dilutes required skills and the In slant Tradesmen jo ns Ihe unemployed voc training equipment in High Schools Is useless and a burden on the tax payer unless a student after learning he rudiments at High School can follow up his education on this equipment apprentice In Industry What would the benefits be to Ontario 1 would not see the fruits of their efforts stand in the employment queues business of Importing skilled tradesmen would cease and our tradesmen would have much emphasised dlan experience would mean higher si indard of workmanship Yours William A Johnson Thank you from Good Neighbour Service To the editor of The Norvalnews DECEMBER BRIDE Rev Etoblcoke Joined in marriage Lynn daughter of Mr and Mrs of Georgetown and Rodney Pcgg son of Mr and Mrs Jack of on Dec 1978 The newly weds settled Into their Brampton home upon re urn from a honeymoon In Niagara Falls Photo by Fishbock Studio Make work suggested Town works committee re commended to council Monday that the Area Georgetown Fire Department conduct a make Work program as by Burlington Julian Reed Under the terms of the pro gram Ihe town will pay a number of unemployed real dents a total of MOO to map out areas of Hills where Information necessary for ad equate fire protection is found to be lacking Fire Chief Ken Bulkema to the committee that be bu do knowledge of the exact location of each of the community a fire hydrants and would like to sec a live map drafted to pinpoint the hydrant a locations for his men Such a map he said would eliminate the need for the volunteer firemen to clear away lengthy stretches of of in order to uncover a buried hydrant The depart ment currently knows only of the hydrants approximate pos on a given street Chief said The would also In elude the mapping out of rural ponds from which the firemen could draw water Mayor Tom Hill and Coun Pat expressed amazement that Chief Bulk did not know the hydrants exact locations Area Acton Fire Chief Mick Hoi mes slated that he too knows the approximate locations of his districts hydrants In a separate tion he committee endorsed Chief report hydrants Installed in new must be equipped with the larger discharge valves known steamer ports cording to regional specif lea lions Through a process of Chief said all existing town dranus will eventually be up dated to meet the same re By DOROTHY McLLAN Herald pendent Unit of Norval United Church Women held their first meeting of Ihe new year at the home of Mrs Margaret Ridley the manse on Wednesday evening Jan 12 with Mrs Phyllis Moffatt presiding Mrs Moffatt and Mrs read New Years poems followed by a discussion on money projects such a bazaar or bake sale Lunch for the church annual meeting and o bridal shower were planned Mrs Moffatt gave a report of the church executive com mlllee meeting held recently Meetings were planned until May which Include visit lo Grand Valley If C W In April and the annual bus trip Doug LaidJaw son of Mr and Mrs Garnet showed slides of trips he has taken One was through the eastern provinces on his motorcycle and one was out west He also showed pictures of local places and scenes which were excellent and of interest to all Lunch and a social time ended the enjoyable evening There will be a Club again this year Norval girls have been meeting with the Brampton West Club because of lock of leaders Mrs Terry and Mrs Ruth Hyatt will be the leaders for the course Clothes for Leisure week They plan on having an evening to teach the girls how to sew on a machine before starling ihe course Some of Ihe items Ihe girls will make are pyjamas nightgown housecoat or kaftan Any girl In the Norval area who will be 12 years old by March 1st Is welcome to join the club For further in call Mrs Terry or Mrs Hyalt Most girls find the meetings very interesting and Informative The clubs are sponsored by ihe Women Institutes and teach the girls mnny ways of being good and of the community Brampton West Club leaders arc Mrs Phyllis and Mrs Morlene Chard They will start their meetings on Wednesday evening Feb The Nominating Committee of Community Association are busy getting a slate of officers ready for the annual meeting to be held in School Community Centre on Thursday evening Jan th It is hoped that will be an excellent turn out of people from Ihe community lo this meeting Several members of Hilts council have been Invited to attend Including the new Chairman of Regional government Morrow Pat Patterson will be resigning from the he Is now a Hills councillor Some have already replied that they plan to attend the meeting MP Julian Reed will be the guest speaker Neighbours Club will serve lunch following the meeting and a social time Is planned where everyone can get to know others In the community We ore pleased to report that Mrs Carrie Graham Is home from Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Also David Dunlod la home after a few days there wlihblllspaidtoChrissIGA and Prestons ucky Dollar totalling 38 only three small bills arc left to be paid We will have a small surplus to begin the 1977 campaign with cheques still coming in Our busy Georgetown detachment of Regional Police are heartily thanked for their part In picking up from the local and area schools plus their effort of policing the headquarters of Ihe Service during the lime it was filled with food Our thanks Ihe Herald for ihclr pictures and story and Intenst in our Service for tin community of Georgetown Timpson Chairman Georgetown and District Good Neighbour Service Reader shocked at uncaring attitude To of The Herald On Thursday January at approximately pm during a snowstorm my car skidded into a ditch This happened about one mile south of Acton on Highway Fortunately neither my wife nor I were Injured 1 m shocked and somewhat dismayed that not one of the 10 cars especially the one directly behind us slopped lo see if we needed any kind of assistance We are relative newcomers to Ihls area and we hope thai this uncaring altitude Is not a typical one If so we are both sorely disappointed Yours sincerely Trevor Frost Ac ion Georgetown Dantur Clinic NexttoPostofttceonNo 7 Highway GEORGETOWN ONTARIO Members Society Of Ontario J KOIIAR1DT J COMPLETEDENTLRI Phone or CONVOV SAVE MOO JOHNSON MESSENGER REG JOHNSON MESSENGER 352 329 REG VHFUHF RADIOS AMA1BJR RADIOS ANTENNAS MARINE ELECTRONICS professional communications 80 HALE BRAMPTON our social benefit programmes such as C medicare and foreign aid must be eliminated being won export and trade must be promoted being won civil servants plana such as Indexed pensioning must be Investigated thoroughly not proceeded with until proven sound financially end equally compatible with the private sector the Minister has determinedly this research and industry especially in energy to be promoted vlgourously but with due regard the en vironment conservation of resources and human rights parti tula rlv those of our native peoples being won the first rule of law and order must be protection of the public but again with due regard for basic human rights being won agriculture must remain one of our top priorities and the public must be given the In formation permit It why necessary measures are taken to protect and preserve it being won crown corporations should compete equitably with private companies or be returned to the private sector including the Post office Department being con the approach of foreign old must be largely replaced by the mutual pride and strength of international development accepted In principle Canadian businesses and jobs must be protected while free trade negotiations are going on difficult but under pathetic study Canadian artists and cultural pursuits must be given at least an equal opportunity to thrive In their own country under immigration must be geared mainly the needs of Canada being won more emphasis must be placed on staying healthy rather than being treated for Illness being won more effective labour management relations must be developed being studied Canadian unity must be negotiable strong federal Brantford Boys Band reunion coming up To the of The Herald In connection with the Tor Centennial Celebrations of The City of Ontario In 1977 The School of In Music formerly The Boys Band organised in 1931 would like to contact all formci members as an Old Home Weekend is being planned If you are a former member anytime between 1031 and 1976 of the organization and would like to attend this please contact the writer as soon as possible and slate the particular time during the summer or early fall that you would be able to attend also give your present address and phone number Further In formation will bo mailed to you as soon as possible Yours sincerely Board of Directors rank Secretary Tecum Street Ontario government must be main tnlned basic Federal Government position These major positions I have taken on your behalf since 1974 In the overall give- and lake process Effective communication is at least half challenge these days and It is not to be underestimated Our valuable party system makes the caucus necessary The popular media must remain Independent of outside Influence whatever its nature Public education Is probably tho ultimate answer Hopefully 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