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THE HERALD 1 1 Political Forum- Ottawa Report The fight for less government continues When I was elected to Parlia ment a couple of years ago I said I wanted to fight for less govern ment a lower deficit and ultimately lower taxes So I voted to support spending cuts to VIA Rail the CBC and special interest groups I voted for the last budget which capped civil service salaries and impos ed limits on how much the federal government can spend After two years of asking that the GST be devoted to reducing the deficit and not financing some new pro gram I was finally able to vote in favor of that But all this is not enough Until the deficit is zero theres no hope that income tax rates can fall The government says that should happen by while others say it has to come a lot Im one of them In a few weeks well be getting a new Throne Speech This is when the government sets out the things it wants to accomplish in the coming session of Parlia ment Over the last few months the prime minister has been ask ing for suggestions from people like me Id like to share with you today some of the things I have asked him Michael Wilson Don and others who matter to consider These are my goals Freeze spending That means no increase in pensions or family allowances for a specified number of years to offset infla tion A freeze would save us billion a year which come right off the deficit The political ad visors say Canadians would never accept thisI disagree Make a tax system fairer I here last week about the need for a Family Tax Return so that families with one income and a stayathome parent dont pay Garth Turner MP Conservative more tax than twoincome families using daycare Making the tax system fairer could also mean a Family Care Credit to offset the expenses of caring for elderly parents at home instead of having no choice but to send them to an in stitution And how about en couraging volunteers by letting them deduct minor expenses Seems to me that in a country Queens Park Report Summer youth programs Summer Youth Programs I would like to begin this report by saying how pleased I was to have Premier Bob visit our riding on April 1991 Business labor municipal and community representatives attended the event to hear Bob speak about our governments commitment to continue to assist Ontanans dur ing the worst recession since the World War As part of that commitment we have acted upon your con cerns about rental payments I am happy to report that Bill the legislation which places a moratorium on excessive in creases received third reading at Queens Park on April The moratorium will apply to rent increases taking effect from October 1 1990 and will continue until new rent control legislation replaces the interim act Under the freeze most increases will be limited to the guideline percen tages set each year by the Ministry of Housing In 1990 the guideline was per cent and in it is per cent In spite of a court challenge recently initiated against the regulations I share Housing Minister Dave Cookes confidence that the courts will uphold the new legislation Fur ther information about the rent review system may be obtained by calling either 18004616767 Toronto or Hamilton The Ministry of the Attorney General will again sponsor the Arrive Alive summer projects in communities across Ontario The objectives of the program are to inform Ontarians that it is not safe to drive after consuming alcohol or other drugs that im pair driving ability to increase awareness and focus media at tention on the impaired driving problem during the summer months when alcoholrelated crashes and injuries are at a Noel Duignan peak and to provide worthwhile summer employment for Ontario students Community health and law organizations may apply for a grant to operate a summer pro ject The grant will cover the salary cost of two fulltime or up to four parttime student employees and provide an allowance for supplies and ex penses Projects will be selected for funding on the basis of ap plications submitted to the Ministry by May 13 1991 Further details about the program may be obtained by calling my Milton office at or by calling the DrinkingDriving Countermeasures Office at My office has also received in formation on the Environmental Youth Corps program which gives interested youth the chance to earn money and gain excellent job experience while they con tribute to the of On tarios environment Anyone bet ween the ages of and for persons with disabilities can ap ply for jobs through the Corps EYC projects are approved for funding by various host ministries and by now the Approved Project List should be available This list includes employer names addresses and the number of positions offered at all organizations that have been allocated funding for You can locate this list at your Canada Employment Centre for Students or obtain more details by calling the Youth Hotline at The Summer Experience Program SEP 91 offers you the opportunity to acquire career- related experience with a wide variety of Ontario government ministries their associated agen cies or community groups Age and requirements are similar to those for the En vironmental Youth Corps A limited number of application forms and contact lists are available at my Milton office In formation about the approved Summer Experience projects should now be available at On tario Youth Employment Counselling Centres Canada Employment Centres for Students or by calling the Ontario YouthHoUine at And on a final note my Queens Park telephone number has been changed to 4163257859 Liberal meeting Local residents planning to at tend the Halton North Liberal Association dinner May 15 at Mohawk Raceway should get a glimpse of the On tario Liberal MPPs expected to seek the partys leadership Liberal Association President Richard Furlong said Monday the entire Liberal caucus has been invited to the dinner and those interested will be permitted to address the audience on the leadership issue The partys interim leader is the provinces former Finance Minister Robert Nixon The Reserve Parttime adventure Build on your civilian career while you earn extra money working parttime in the Militia Canadas army reserve Live this uniquely rewarding experience Work with interesting people on selected evenings and weekends Enjoy varied employment and travel opportunities Join the Reserve now For mora contact The Lome Scots Peel Dutferm and Georgetown Ontario L7G1Y4 Collect with cash flow problems volunteers are critically impor tant Reform our institutions Weve got a system designed in the 19th Century and were drag ging it like a ballandchain into the 21st Century Abolish the Senate or at least make it elected Make governments more equal why do the people of have one MP when the same number of people in PEI have four Make MPs more independent More free votes More power in committees to screen people ap pointed to be cabinet ministers More checks and balances on the power and influence of inner government Reduce the number of politi cians We have municipal regional provincial and federal governments There is waste duplication and overlap makes Canada a more expensive overtaxed and less competitive country We have enough politi cians for 100 million people and that means the taxpayers are suf fering under an unecessary weight Maybe we ought to solve our national problems by wiping out provinces and having only five regions Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies BC and North and having equal seats in the House of Commons Put the right to own private property back in the Constitution If Quebec separatists and Mohawk warriors get special at tention how about middle class people who want their nouses pro tected from the state Encourage a tax conference of all levels of government Lets stop having one level of govern ment tell another what to do without providing the money Thats how our property taxes got so high The government that spends the money should collect it then wed have more accoun tability as taxpayers End the things that are dividing us Like official bil- and multiculturalism Lets make policy follow common sense bilingual where its necessary and fair But also lets be tolerant Above all lets be Canadian without the hyphens stressing what we have in common not what keeps us apart I dont know what will be in the Throne Speech and can only hope that some of these things Ive been working for and pro moting are accepted Canada is going through big changes so we might as well throw open the doors and windows and do things right Over the past while a lot of peo ple have written and called with their own suggestions Others have come out sometimes in droves to Town Hall meetings to join in the debate not all the things written and where what I might have wanted to hear they were still important So thanks Weve sent the messages Lets see what happens SAVE CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES ON HEATING AIR CONDITIONING COSTS ORDER Insulating Glass With Triple Seal CasementAwning 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