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Page 4— Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, May 8, 1993 Editorial Monts really are special Sunday is Mother’s Day and unless the sycophantic disciples of the ‘politically correct’ new terminology intervene, we will be able to properly express our love, gratitude and respect to the mothers, grandmothers and even mothers-to-be in our lives. One is reminded of the story of the young mother who indig- nantly replied when asked the question, “So, sweetie, who delivered your baby?” - “Let’s get one thing straight HONEY. I had a lot to do with conceiving my baby. I carried the little crit- ter for close to nine months and he came out of me at the moment of birth. The doctor just happened to have a good pair of catching hands. I delivered my baby and no son-of-an-OHIP is going to tell me otherwise.” Kids - and we can all qualify on this point - often reminded mom when things got a bit hairy around the house that “It won’t be long until Mother’s Day and I’m going to get you a nice Usually, the afore-mentioned was tossed out about the third week in May as the young deranged minds conveniently forgot their survival depended on having mom around 365 days of the year. My mother has been dead for a number of years now, but I don’t think many days go by without me thinking of her and her special ways. For those of you whose mothers and grandmothers are still alive, Sunday should be a special day. Treat it as-such, but also spend some time thinking of all the other days in the year that these ladies made special - if only by their presence. se ther countries who will | Ip ui : _ In Canada, we are largely free c _ Of this kind of conflict, but the couple of days, anything that Oka affair of not so long ago ‘Might create misunderstanding — Serves to remind us that humani- between people. This appeal arian initiatives can be required known as the Red Cross anywhere. The Red Cross in C f oe ‘The national Red Cross Society _ vited citizens to avoid, for a 2 lelegate from its ranks, but the will surely come. Until then, ie we Continue to support interna- | tional efforts with fund-raising Worl Cross ives us all the opportunity to reflect on - the needs of others, in our com- Tunity and throughout the world, and keep that light in the darkness shining. Wie [HIS WEER Halton Hills This Week, ition, is li ay Iph St, Georgetown, Ont. L7G 4B1, and is printed in Oakville at Q.E. Web Printing. Halton Hills This Week duced by this newspaper. i y the publisher, Inthe i isi ‘services The People's Corn Transportation links are essential ‘To the Editor I am appalled by the shortsight- edness of the provincial NDP in closing existing GO Stations and discontinuing transportation ser- vices to a number of communities outside the Metropolitan Toronto area. While I recognize the need for belt-tightening in these difficult times, this is an outrageous idea for a number of reasons. The most apparent being the large cash outlay which has already been spent in Putting these stations into place. In Acton alone, the local newspaper reported that almost $200,000 had been spent in building the GO Station and the parking facilities surrounding it. No doubt these sta- tions will now sit empty with no cash return on our investment. What about the people who relo- Freedom of the press? To the Editor Is it. my imagination, or do other readers feel the same way I do? It has become apparent in the last few months that there seems to be an unofficial contest between P.O.W.E.R.’s President, Barbara Halsall, and. E.A.G.L.E./Family. Coalition Party member Giuseppe Gori in who can write the most let- ters about themselves and, oh yes, their political views> IT sometimes wonder, is this free- dom of the press or just a POWER trip. Bruce Cargill i Acton EDITORS NOTE: You have just described the true meaning of freedom of the press. Your right to question either the news- paper’s opinion or the opinion of people who take the time and effort ite a letter to the edi- tor. What’s the problem? Cancer Society offers thanks To the Editor The Executive of the Georgetown Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society wishes to thank all the special volunteers - the drivers, Area Chairpersons, Area Captains, canvassers and sponsors of special events, who give of their time and talent, and the residents of Georgetown, who, through their generosity, gave us another suc- cessful campaign. Your support is very much appreciated and necessary against the fight against cancer. Marlene Kelman Communications hi rson Halton Hills (Georgetown Unit) Canadian Cancer Society may not y jit y time, PUBLISHER: Ken Bellam: EDITOR: Colin Gibson OFFICE MANAGER: Jean Shewell HALTON HILLS THIS WEEK IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED. PHONE: 873-2254 FAX:873-3918 Got a beef or a comment? Send your letters to Halton Hills This Week 232 Guelph St., Unit #9, Georgetown, Ont. L7G 4B1 or fax (416) 873-3918 cated to these peripheral communi- ties with the GO facilities already operational? Many developers cited this as a major incentive to buy. And imaginé what would happen if these people (who presumably could not afford to buy a home in Toronto because of the high cost of real estate) didn’t have access to eir own car in order to drive to the nearest GO station? In Acton, no additional bus ser- vice is being introduced to take up the slack. And the bus service we have is very limited. What if they could no longer get to their jobs in Toronto because of this cut in ser- vice? What about depreciation in the value of those homes that no longer have ion services? ‘And last but not least; what about the increase in traffic on already overcrowded highways into Metro every weekday rush hour? Will the existing bus from Georgetown to- Guelph be able to accommodate an additional 100 passengers? Will the parking facilities at the Georgetown GO Station be able to handle the | extra vehicles? Has anyone taken time to survey this? I am truly amazed at this action, especially in a riding like ours where we are represented by an NDP MPP. In a town where GO train service was long sought after and lavishly applauded, does Mr. Duignan sincerely expect that his chances of re-election will not be diminished? It seems to me the former Liberal government at least understood that transportation links are essential to working ‘people. Would the NDP have been as anxious to do away with GO Service had they been the ones to introduce it? Iam informed by GO staff that rail’service to Acton and Guelph will continue only until July 2nd of this year. After that, I will be rejoining other former train riders on the highways in and around Metro Toronto. Ingrid Peart Acton Political tax deduction shuffle To the Editor While doing my personal income tax return I realized that all political Parties are skimming off tax rey- enues from our provincial and fed- eral governments. This is done by how and where political contribu- tions are deducted on the income form. A person who contributes the at both levels of government would realize a 43.5% tax deduction on $1,150.00 federally and 44.1% on $1,700.00. provincially which equals $1,125.00 tax savings to that individual because it was given to a political party rather than tax rev- enue to our governments. - With all this tough talk of wage cuts, service cuts and tax increases from Ottawa and Toronto, I certain- ly haven’t heard anything about reducing or changing these figures to increase tax revenues. This whole set up is socially and morally wrong. If a person chooses to donate the same $2850.00 to a charitable organization such as the United Appeal, Heart or Cancer Foundations to help some poor soul in this nation, it would only net a $484.50 non-refundable tax credit. By giving to a political party $1,250.00 of payable taxes can*be saved. As well, where it is placed} on the income tax form it is possi- ble this $1,250.00 could refund which would be paid by other peoples’ tax dollars. Therefore, the taxpayer becomes the supporter of all provincial and federal political parties! If our governments are to become credible and responsible, this political tax credit must be moved from the Summary of Tax and Credits to Non-Refundable Tax Credits where it would become a 17% tax savings equal to your per-|\~ sonal, C.P.P., Unemployment, Disability etc., tax credit. ts think about the people who structured this system. By shear implication, they have suggested that their financial needs are more important,’so that well-heeled peo- ple can attend conventions, confer- ences, retreats and campaigns. The tax reduction incentive is almost three times as great to con- tribute to politics than to charity. “Only in Canada you say. Pity!” Brian E. Smith Brampton Let businessmen run country To the Editor It never fails to amaze me how much each year the department of finance presents forecasts in the annual budget that show the federal deficit starting to drop almost immediately when, in fact, each year the deficit has drastically increased. If these so-called “professional economists” are just “fudging the books” for their employers, they should be handled like any other chartered accounting firm and be sued for breach of trust. On the other hand, if they are so complete- ly incompetent as to believe their work was accurate they should be fired the same as anyone in indus- There. is no-more reason for . incompetence or dishonesty to be tolerated in the civil services, at any level, than in private enterprise. Professional people should not compromise the facts to serve their political masters, nor should) incompetent people be given jobs for racial reasons. ere are a lot of things in gov- ernment that much worse than our most inefficient private compa- ny a few years ago. Those compa- nies that are still in business are continuing to slash costs and weed out the deadwood. What the country needs now is a fresh team of hatchet men from business to straighten out our gov- | ernment operations. Rod Pinkney, / Georgetown |