THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday August 19 1989 Abortion spending cuts issues of concern at town hall meeting From the abortion issue to baby bonus cheques and the Lake Accord Hdlton Peel MP Garth Turner was a sounding board for his constituents at a town hall meeting Wednesday night Thai meeting was the second in a series of riding meetings the MP describes as accountability ses sions Over people showed at the Acton Town Hall on Willow Street to air their views and to discuss the headline news item of the Goods and Ser vices Tax scheduled to be imposed in by the federal government ABORTION One woman in the crowd stood holding a baby and asked Garth Turner why he had changed his stand on abortion What would change your mind that the unborn baby child deserve protection sht asked the MP The woman said she voted for Mr Turner partially because his is opposed to abortion My personal beliefs are pro- life he said But I am the representative of voters What I am saying now is the same thing I said before The MP said he will distribute questionnaires on how Halton Peel voters feel about abortion to give people the opportunity to express their belief But he added his view likely represents the majon iy SPENDING CUTS People in the audience said there should be more cuts to government spending including no more limousines for politicians reduced aid to foreign countries and less government spending on adver tisement The federal government spends million a year on advertising the crowd heard What would happen if for one month the federal government cut advertising Would the federal government fold up and go away asked Bob Morrow of Georgetown Gotcha Georgetown resident Julia Skikavich 8 spent a hot lazy hazy day looking for crayfish in the Silver Creek at Cedarvale Park last week Here she holds up two examples of what can be found in the creek if one looks hard enough HeraldPhoto And one woman in the crowd said the government should not have issued a million loan to China where atrocities recently took place The MP said that government move was bad timing but said he didn t have a vote on the issue The crowd at the town hall meeting said they were unhappy with family allowance cheques delivered by the federul govern ment and then paid back at income tax time The Canada Pension Plan was also under attack The baby bonus system could be changed Mr Turner said but there isn much hope for the federal pension plan I m years old When I m I will consider myself very lucky to have any pension plan in place FRENCH RIGHTS Local residents voiced concerns about the Lake Accord which some critics say favors French rights over English rights in Quebec But Mr Turner said the Accord would likely be changed before the provinces vote to imple ment it The closing of the Summerside army base in Prince Edward Island with the only search and rescue facilities in Canada con cerned Georgetown resident Barry Marrow Mr Turner said he visited the Summerside base and realized the government may not have known what they were doing when they closed it He said Summerside is the size of Acton and relies on the base for employment You ve got to feel for that he said you ve got to maintain Small Town Canada HOUSING Housing was another point of in terest for town hall attendents A housing plan like the HOSP Hpme Ownership Savings Plan under former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau should be con sidered to help young people buy homes one man said All families are entitled to a piece of grass if they work for it said Acton resident Pat Bidney He said that without Mr s HOSP he would not own a home to day But Mr Turner said the housing shortage Canada is restricted to parts of Ontario and to British Col Supply and demand are part the curse of prosperity he said Communications Inc a 265 St Georgetown Ontario A Reliable Sophisticated Desktop Fax from Toshiba Imafl re I without the pwwt of modem communications technology on our is part of the Today communication means tanmg 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bonuses into the Ethical Growth Fund a mutual fund run by the Vancouver City Savings Credit Union Its policy is to invest only in Canadian com panies which make non military products or services maintain good labor relations and refuse to do business with countries where there is racial inequality Perhaps it was risky put the kids money into a fund too new to have any performance record but I luted its style How did it per form Its 15 per cent of return in first year surpassed the to Stock Exchange composite and last year it performed better than almost every other mutual fund in Canada Sometimes nice guys do finish first An added attraction in this case is that there no income tax on the earnings Baby bonus money in vested for a child is deemed to be hers and she declares the income It also nice to show the children that the way their money is used can and does make a difference Other ethical investment funds include Energy Probes s En Investment Fund and funds in Edmonton and 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