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Panes Wf EKEND EXTRA Friday May ItBZ MPP Julian Reeds report from Queens Park By JULIAN REED II niton- Burling too SUNCOR PURCHASE The subject of a healed debate In the Ontario was an analysis of the purchase by the Toron to Globe and Mall which suggested thai the province had paid least million and possibly as much as million more than it should have done for per cent of the shares The sis Is based upon existing conditions at the time of the purchase and takes no count subsequent events As you know In of continued Opposition pressure the gov has refused to make public its own detailed valuat ion of the company and In fact the government for the first time In 100 years Invoked closure last November to end a filibuster debate aimed at obtaining the information By piecing together key cats the Globe anal indicated that the gov ernment placed too high a value on the company future earnings did not reduce share value to reflect the fact that less than control of comp any was being purchased may have underrated the extra risk Involved In waiting for large scale profits until 1994 and and underestimated the impact of an extended world oil glut on the of oil sands opera David Peterson has charged that Suncor Is dipping into lis equity to pay shareholders bigger dividends than the company earned In an effort to justify he government s pur chase He noted that s earnings were reported at two cents a share but that the company Is paying dividends cents a share for this quarter DOCTORS WALKOUTS If fee increases for doctors are to be cohered entirely by OHTP premiums these will go up about a month for individuals and about for families according to the Premier who has not ruled out the possibility that this will be the case In connection with the doctors walkouts the president of the member Ontario Public Service Emp loyees Union has chimed that the success of the walkouts or strikes has made a farce of legislation forbidding govern and hospital workers to Strike Halton 4H news Sheep Club By PAULA Halloa For our second meeting March 8 the II Sheep Club visited the establishment of Ron and Sally Jones in North Burlington This meet ing allowed many former H Sheep Club members as well as new members to Judge classes of ram lambs and yearling ewes After an introduction to Judging the good and bad qualities of we then began to judge the classes In the lamb class the prize dorse was two followed closely by four three and then one The yearling ewe class was slightly harder with close plaeings of two one four and then three Many of the sheep club memb ers agreed with the plac although some of the old members were a little rusty Many thanks to Ron and Sally Jones for allowing us to visit their farm and the Sheep Club wish them success In the future The Halton 4 H Sheep Club visited Meats in Milton April This operation In 1925 by Stcmmen and was later passed down to his son Peter who kindly showed us how to cut up Die carcass of With many years of expe rience Peter showed us the different cuts of lamb such as the leg loin flank breast shoulder and ribs With a live weight of about pounds and a carcass weight of about expounds after hanging Mr managed to lose only about four pounds of the lamb In waste and scraps With an explanation of each cut made the members learned a great deal about a lamb car The Sheep Club greatly appreciates the demonstration made by Peter and wishes him and his business Wallys Meats lots of success in future years Horse Club AMHO The 4H Horse Club held a meeting April IS at the School of Equitation Avenue Hornby It consisted of a film and a discussion on how to give reasons for Judging Canada has predicted that than that of any other prov Ontario economy will thta incc It forecasts that Conference Board In decline more severely economy will shrink by 1 GORDS GOT A JUNIOR CHAMPION Gordon Bustard second from left Is coowner with Henry of Wliconiln of he ISgZ Ontario Spring Show Junior Champion Delation CM Grace Kevin Ellis of the British Society left presented the trophy lo Mr Bustard at the show May while leadsman Brown and Ontario Dairy Prlncm Kathy look on Canadian Livestock Photography photo percent in 1Q82 compared drop In the nation s economy as a whole of percent Our unemployment will Jump from per cent last year to per cent this year compared lo a rise from fl per cent per cent for all of Canada Ontario a Provincial sees brighter picture for Ontario although he concedes that we are experiencing a rough first six months David Peterson disagreed with the Treasurer a optimism and be- hat In long term a continued decline Short term job pro grams are needed he said but what the Conference Board is saying to me Is that the problems are severe that they re structural and a lot them arc not going to away even If things come around we are losing industries and Jobs that will never come back FRErDOMOF INFORMATION BILL After years of waiting for the Conservative Government to bring In its long promised freedom of information Liberal James of Kitchener has given up and Introduced a Private Members Bill which would allow a public right access to government held Informal Ion although with some spec fie exemptions and would give individuals the right to mm Inc and correct records con personal Information about them In a related move he tabled a resolution recently which would prevent a gov on lis defeat from purging government files the defeated government has done In Saskatchewan Secretaries arc riding shot gun over truck loads of publicly funded files which ore being taken to the Incinerator he said Persons who believe that a democratic society tunc tlons best on free low of information must be appall AGRICULTURE BRIEF In a brief lo the Ontario Cabinet the Ontario Ion of Agriculture has slated that agriculture is falling fast and the province efforts save It have been Inadequate Participants in a once robust feeble because farmers con difficult In some coses Industry now watch as more to lose equity the impossible to farm product and more parts of It grow squeeze Is making It Certificate for Georges Petunia Discount a junior four year old has earned a superior production certificate champion for fat and a very good classification from the Association of Canada Bred by George Dixon of Georgetown is now owned by a Quebec farm and has two very good daughters Nows the time to BBQ Gas BBQs Good at a good pries Thats homeowners Insurance the Stats Farm way ROBERT TAIT I74autlphsiiai Ukm good neighbour SPECIAL PRICE Ladies ROMPERS Pink Lilac And Many More Spring Colours STOCK UP FOR SUMMER White Pairs SPORT SOCKS Visit Our CRAFT MARKET Sundays Noon 430 pm HANDICRAFTS CERAMICS BOOKS HOME BAKING THE OLD GLEN MILL BRAMPTON COMMUNITY FURNITURE ltd I J I UK HI Hwy 7 Torbram Rd I 7912800 Hours Tues Thurs 99