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Wednesday April 17 1991 Consumers play vital role in marketplace By PIERRE BLAIS Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs The second National Consumer Week held this year from April 22 to focuses on consumers as a major force in the economy Consumers play a vital role in the marketplace as they are the driving force behind the produc tion line We must provide them with the necessary tools to filfi this role Ever since Confederation the federal government has con to the protection of con and the promotion of a fair and efficient marketplace Today Consumers and Cor porate Affairs Canada carries on this tradition and continues to be committed to these principles through such diverse activities as ensuring the safety of products and the accuracy of measure ment in trade protecting con against misleading advertising and dishonest com practices and making sure that actual product in formation is provided to con sumers The on of consumers including those of the most vulnerable groups children the elderly and the functionally illiterate is one of the fundamental objectives of my department Our commitment is simply to provide Canadian con with a fair and equitable marketplace All our programs and activities are designed and implemented with this in mind I am thinking for example of KidsCare our ongoing child safety awareness program established this year My department is also very concerned about the well being of the elderly and to identify the specific causes of accidents so that it can reduce the number that occur and improve the safrty of products used by these con Consumers in the 90s will have to deal with a world in which changing demographics globalization of trade new pro ducts resulting from Adult classes EnglishMath skills reading writing and math skills to Grade 8 level Small group Instruction Enrol any time Please call our Adult Counselling Office 33334998781240 Adult and Con Education Halton Board of Education Deadline April Do You Have Your Tax Return Prepared FOR ASSISTANCE WITH ALL TYPES OF MORTGAGE FINANCING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CALL DAVE KRAUSE 8734991 technological change as well as concern for the environment will influence their behaviour and their habits To prepare for the future CCAC has undertaken an exten sive review of federal consumer policies by consulting with Cancer fundraiser Looking through seed packages at Dominion Seed House on Maple Avenue are left to right Charlie MacLean president of Dominion Seeds Pat Harris chairperson or special events for the Hills Cancer Society and Paul Armstrong chairman for the society Dominion Seeds will donate 10 per cent of all seed sales on April 27 to the Cancer Society Herald photo Associate Tax Consultants INCOME TAX RETURNS DONE Friday Saturday 900am530pm 900am700pm 900am300pm 101 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8772217 WE ARE FULLY COMPUTERIZE and can prepare most tax returns while you wait We include FREE DELIVERY to the Taxation Data C HR Block wants to save you money We dig for every deduction and credit to which you are entitled Well find you the biggest tax refund you have coming HR Canadas Tax Team Put us to work for you Under New Ownership In A New Location 8737855 representatives of business and consumers as well as the pro vinces and territories This review will help the federal government define its rote in the changing marketplace of the 1990s The marketplace is where economic concepts and theories become reality where policy becomes practice and where the buyer and seller meet It is ultimately the place where the savings and salaries of dians are converted by con sumers into goods services and a standard of living Well informed demanding and confident consumers are the key to an efficient marketplace I en courage all Canadians to par ticipate in the activities organlz ed for National Consumer Week April to 7 JAMES STREET Off Main St Downtown Georgetown