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* Bage 42 Hanon Hind THe Week Satirday? SeptehiBer' 184863 Opinion iis [HIS WEEN . Georgetown, Ont. L7G 4B1, and is printed in Oakvile at Q: Web Printing. Halton Hills This PUBLISHER: Ken Bellamy PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kathleen coronene = ER: EDITOR: Colin Gibson CIRCULATION MANAGER: Marie Shadbolt Shewell Are we on snooze control? Maybe it’s just me, but doesn’t it seem that the battle for the hearts and minds of Halton Hills vot- ers in the upcoming Oct. 25 federal election is in snooze control? I mean Halton-Peel incumbent Progressive Conservative Garth Turner’s statement Monday blaming the inaction regarding development in Acton on local politicians should have elicited Some response from the other contenders vying for the title of federal “leader of the People” in our area. Yet not a peep from Liberal Julian Reed. Not a huff and puff from Dick MacDuffie of the Reform Party. Not even a: meek “Oh yeah!” from Libertarian banner-holder Hilliard Cox, Come on boys, there are some serious questions to be asked here and you guys should be asking them. Such as: When was Mr. Turner made aware of the July 6 memo approved by Ross Reid, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans virtually giving the go- ahead to Acton development. I mean just a short time before, (June 23 to be exact) Mr. Turner charged in from Ottawa and called a special ‘town hall’ Meeting to address such concerns. If Mr. Turner was aware ofthe approved Reid memo in July, why did he wait until the federal election was called to reveal its contents? At the Acton meeting, attended by over 100 peo- ple, concerns about the held-back Acton develop- meat were raised and Mr. Turner promised he would do what he could to address their concerns. Why the delay? If Mr.Turner wasn’t aware of the Reid approved memo: back then, that should raise another ques- tion. = Mr. Reid and Mr. Turner belong to the same gov- erning party! I mean, don’t these guys talk? And didn’t Mr. Turner say he would address Acton’s concerns on June 26! Surely he would have con- tacted Mr. Reid! It’s almost three months later, we’re in the middle of a federal election campaign and we find out now the DFO and Mr. Reid aren’t overly concerned- about the water questions in Acton affecting the development issue! That’s quite a time lag. I’ll bet it takes these guys a week to watch 60 Minutes. The other commenting agencies involved, includ- ing Halton Region and the Town of Halton Hills weren’t even invited to attend Mr. Turner’s press conference. Weren’t even aware it was happening and weren’t even forewarned about the revelations the press conference centered around, Now surely this has to be questioned by our other wannabe Halton-Peel “protectors of the washed and the unwashed.” Another question might be, why did our local Chamber of Commerce call the Press conference and not Mr. Turner himself. Was the Chamber aware of the infamous memo Prior to calling the press conference and if so, why didn’t the Chamber demand action earlier. This is an issue that hopefully won’t — and shouldn’t go away. A number of other questions surrounding it beg for answers as well. Come on Julian, Dick and Hilliard take off the Snooze control and start motoring if you Teally are serious about wanting to win the Halton-Peel rid- ing. I’ve been curious about the no-show game the New Democratic Party has been playing in our rid- ing and had a chat with someone in the know the other day. I was assured a candidate will be running and that a nomination meeting is scheduled for Sunday night. After that, the NDP candidate will be brought in from the cold and be introduced to area voters, We await the announcement with bated breath. Colin Gibson OFFICE MANAG! sist HALTON HILLS THIS WEEK IS INDE! PHONE: 873-2254 To the Editor: Garth Turner has now set the stage to resolve the Temaining obstructions in the path of Acton’s much needed growth. By clarify- ing and, in fact, correcting the “record” on the Minister of Fisheries’ actual Position on the relevant sections of the Fisheries. Act, Turner has provided the town and region with the assurances they require to proceed with the development process. The ball is now firmly in the court of our municipal Wants questions answered To the Editor Editor’s note: Mr. T would like to take this McConnell is writing in ref- Opportunity to say how’ erence to HHTW’s Offer to direct readers’ questions directly to the respective candidates seeking election in the Oct. 25 federal elec- tion. His question: “What are your policies on employment equity? Do you intend to bring into law any bills in this area that will create the reverse discrimi- nation that Bob Rae’s NDP has created in Ontario?” It was directed to Garth Turner. The question was faxed to Garth Turner’s re- election campaign Office last Tuesday. As we went to Press for our weekend edi- Tefreshing it is to read your Straight forward, tell-it-as- it-is editorials. Other publi- cations. stick to their politi- cal correctness, whitewash- ing all the issues and public views that are prevalent within our society, for fear of offending the powers that be. You state the case of the common citizen clearly, frankly and honestly, get- ting across the real views and concerns as seen by the common people throughout Canada. It is a shame that the larg- er publications throughout Canada do not adopt this tion, we were still awaiting approach to journalism. a reply. They should: stop worrying 7 about how it may appear to the governing bodies that regulate their being. Only then can Canadians have a fair and just say in Canada’s future and really affect any Political changes within this great country of ours. Colin, I thank you for this and for the opportunity. to Possibly get some of my Political questions answered by those vying for power. I, however, do not hold out much hope of ever getting anything but political dou- blespeak back from our Politicians. They have never honestly or directly answered any questions put to them, I don’t foresee it changing now. They are in essence self-righteous, self-serving, elitist parasites on society and will say and do any- thing to politically or finan- cially better their positions. ‘or what it is worth, I am forwarding some questions, most of which by the way have already been submitted in writing over the past few months to Garth Turner with no answers as yet forthcoming. John D. McConnell Acton [wy |Exercise ie) N /your Franchise 1S |GET OUT AND O VOTE IK | The People’s Corner Turner’s Acton initiative lauded governments who must also stare down the ludicrous theories and threats from the “special interest” groups and act on their oft-stated commitments to finally end Acton’s 20-year develop- ment freeze. : After six months of Firefighters To the Editor: Re: Georgetown Fire Fighters. Association Annual Golf Tournament On September 10, the Georgetown Firefighters Association held its Annual Golf Tournament and with- out the generous donations from the corporate commu- nity and fellow citizens it would not have been the success it was. - Your generosity was very much appreciated by all the _ PENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED. Fi increasing confusion at inter-governmental bicke ing over this issue, let hope this initiative by Gar Turner will resolve this sil standoff once and for all. Steve Dawkin cto offer thanks firefighters and they woul like to extend a sincer thank you to each and every one of you who contributed to this annual event. On behalf of _ the Georgetown Firefighters Association, thank you for your kindness. Mark Musclow, Chairman Annual Golf Tournament Georgetown Firefighters Association.