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Page 12 THE HERALD Wednesday December 13 1983 Ottawa papers story gets MP in hot water hope you do so Many other I got into hot water on Parlia ment Hill last week when a few MPs took exception to statements I made in an Ottawa newspaper The papers called Hill Times and is published just for those who work in or around this place The big headline in this week s issue was Junk the junkets says and it was on a story urging the feds to scarp the 2 million or so a year which is given to tary associations Most of that goes to finance trips abroad by MPs so they can foster better relations with politicians in other countries Well I said that should end for no I also said real spending cuts have to be made in Ottawa and on Parliament Hill because if they are not Canadians will not accept cuts in their own lives People back home in Georgetown and Bolton and Burl ington I think know my stand on government spending It has he dropped further in I turned in a report identify ing several hundred million dollars in cuts which I felt the government can make immediately Mam of those involved money spent here Ottawa Now I stepping up the pressure and I sure it will result in more of the kinds of comments I ran into last week We all know that the country has a big debt problem but we d all like somebody else to fix it tin fortunately it s not going to work that The way I see it If MPs are going to be leaders then they have to take the leading edge of pains as well as gain Over the past year in this job I ve been asking regularly for sugges tions on areas of government ding which we can attack The response has been encouraging so I ve decided to address the issue in a big way Within a few weeks every home the nding will receive from me a foldout brochure which lists every dollar the feds spend and where There s an explanation of govern ment revenues and expenditures debt and deficit Most importantly there s room for you to devise your own federal budget This brochure will give you the opportunity of letting me know directly which spending should be chopped All the responses I receive will be tabulated and then given directly to Mike Wilson the finance minister Right now Wilson is figuring out his next budget so suggestions on cuts couldn t come at a better time Now this will take you a bit of time to complete but I sincerely For All Your Fine China Silver Crystal Giltware MAIN ST MILTON 8780050 it effects ROMANCES lift The Ice Castle Orders Accepted 416877 7491 348 Street NEXT TO BELL CLASS Georgetown hope you do so Many other MPs have asked me if they can use the brochure to send to theif own con stituents and of course I ve agreed If we can get the thoughts of scores of Canadians across the country on spending cuts then the odds of getting government actjon are that much greater As I said before there have to be alternatives to just raising taxes Cutting spending is definite ly one of them I agree with L Nordby who wntes me from Burlington We are a rich country in both natural and human resources and there is no reason we should not be the en of the world To get there we must get back on a solid financial footing To do this we must all make some sacrifices but if we all do our fair share it should not be too painful But there are a lot of people who simply do not agree And they say using the proposed GST to lower the deficit is wrong Constituent Jack Thomson wntes to tell me he won vote for me again We thought we could count on you to fight the erosion by taxes which we are constantly ing It is obvious you have changed as one must in politics in your preaching of the party line When are we going to have true democracy where members speak from their hearts and minds and are not bound by caucus rules It may be tempting to think that getting elected wipes out a per son s capacity for independent it wrong has told me what to sa or not to say and I am guided by mj heart and mind rather than Ethan Right now Jack my heart and mind tell me the country too damn good to go bankrupt The tell me that old spending habits have to end that levels of govern services must fall and that no country can go another billion into debt every year The holiday season is coming with ail its joy and all its gar bage The Acton based en vironmental group POWER offers up these suggestions for a greener Christmas Use reusable wrappings such as towels pillowcases fabric or sheets Save wrapping paper and bows on gifts that you receive year Look for durable and long lasting gifts when you shop Use natural materials when decorating the tree Wrap presents in comics or newspapers that you colored Recycle the turkey the carcass makes good soup Use gift boxes which can be used from year to year And why not think about giving an environmentally friendly gift this year Donate in the name of a loved one to save an acre of rain forest an endangered animal or a Third World foster child OPEN 7 DAYS 8732151 Saturday Sunday 11am MAID SERVICE WHOS BEST mm THATSWHO THEAWARD WINNER TVSHQW COAST COAST For FREE Estimates cAp37321 i The Georgetown Ministerial Association met with Georgetown hospital officials at the Restaurant last week Pictured here are front row left to right hospital executive director Mark Rochon Tom Kingston St George Anglican Church and chairman of the association Graeme Goebelle hospital board chairman and Rev Tom Bandy St Andrew United Church Back row Rev Nancv Knox St John United Church Bert SlofBtra Christian Reformed Re St Paul Anglican Church Rev Margaret Murray St Juhn Anglican Church in Stewarttown and St Stephens Anglican Church in Hornby Rev Paul Sladt Christian Reformed Church Rev Fritz Schmitt Immanuel Lutheran Mr Winston Robin Holy Cross Church and Father Joe Herald photo Hospital hopes to increase ties with ministerial association The Georgetown District Memorial Hospital is looking to in crease ties between its tion and the Georgetown Ministerial Association The clergj in Hilton Hills is an important part of the team hospital executive director Mark said at a meeting with tht ministerial association last week The hospital is looking to im prove what it perceives a public relations problem in the according to dot d Graeme In recent years the ministerial association has had no formal regular contacts with the hospital Tom Bandy of St Andrew United Church said The association plans to appoint a spokesman to meet with hospital officials regularly to ensure closer ties We have a relatively young hospital board said Mr Goebelle We have a new board and a canng board ana a thinking board The relationship between doc tors at the hospital and the clergy may have suffered dunng the On tano doctors stnke three years ago said Rev Bandy think doc tors would welcome us to talk with them more I think there s a great deal of frustration about which we and the public t know The clergy in Georgetown were very unsympathetic to the doc tors he said The clergy must continue to play an important part in the hospital despite proposed provincial legislation which worries many ministers said Mr The legislation may limit the role the clergy plays in counseil ing said Rev Bandy However Mr Rochon said I don t see any real impediment to what you would do Emotions can run high because we often end up seeing people at their worst said Mr We re often dealing with people that are going through probabl the worst family expenence the could ever imagine I see the association as a important part of hospital life he said of such situations And the hospital has seen only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to cases of AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome said Mr Rochon replying to Band s concerns The hospital will treat AIDS like any other disease he said If you take the position that AIDS doesn t have a place in your community you might as well close the hospital doors because where do you stop Where do you draw the line OPEN MonSat 96 ThursFri 99 the month before Christmas and all through the 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