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During the event â€" which also featured Solicitor General Doug Lewis and Communications Minister Perrin Beatty â€" Jelinek was so optimistic he promised a majority win in the next election which he believes will take place this fall. Characterizing the competition as "sad," he "guaranteed" that Liberal leader Jean Chretien will not be Canada‘s next Prime Minister. FOCUS........... SPORTS......... CLASSIFIED "We are prepared to propel ourselves into the next century better prepared than ever," Jelinek said Tuesday during a breakfast sponsored by the Oakvilleâ€"Milton Federal PC Association. OPINION ... BUSINEDES.e3nnEIInneseceereerccnccer:sevscransilh Oakville Beaver Staff By HOWARD MOZEL Today‘s Revenue minister predicting another majority government Beatty and Jelinek mum on leadership Paper Reclaiming the earth INSIDE 184 Lakeshore Rd. E., Oakville 845â€"5582 389 Pearl St., Burlington 639â€"1372 "THE VBN& LAS@ In preparing the party faithful CENTRSUFONIMRN . SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharma Plus Playoff preview Second season starts A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 26 Page 11 Page 16 ith Brian Mulroney‘s place in history assured, says Otto Jelinek, the federal Revenue Minister believes it‘s time to look forward to 581 Ariuflmd Suite 201, Oakville Call §42â€"VEIN Composting experiments are beginning to reap dividends msrcrenssrasenses EOe AZ besteccctttceces AN<1Q nevrccrsenns LICKLS "Eightyâ€"five million Mexicans aren‘t a threat. They‘re a market," he said. Jelinek said his party plans to counter attacks on the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) â€" particularly environâ€" mental issues and labor fears â€" by getting out and explaining the benefits of free trade to Canadians. For example, he said that Canada has sold $18 billion more goods to the U.S. under the agreement and that a mechaâ€" nism is in place to solve trade disputes. Beatty agreed that governâ€" ment spending is a sore spot with many taxpayers and explained that 1995 was to the year they balanced the books. The recession, however, was deeper than anticipated, pushing their timetable off by two or three years. In the meantime, Beatty challenged Chretien and NDP leader Audrey McLaughlin to tell Canadians exactly where they plan to get all the money for their proâ€" grams. "It‘s time for some basic honesty," said Beattyv. Halton Regional Police say the breakâ€"in occurred between Feb. 28th and March 1st when someâ€" one broke a window pane in a kiosk. Thieves stole about $516 in cash and cigarettes when the kiosk at the A. Gain gas bar on Third Line was broken into last weekend. ‘"We cut every day, but every time we do we get nothing but opposition from the opposition parties," said Jelinek, vowing that with the end of the recesâ€" sion the PC‘s will get a handle on the deficit. Thieves steal cash, smokes from gas bar As for the deficit, Jelinek said his party has cut back steadily on spending and is now running government operations in the black. Trouble is, the demand for government serâ€" vices is so great that other forces in Ottawa try to manipuâ€" late these initiatives to their advantage. "The time has come to stop spending and sending the bills to our children," said Beattyv. Beatty, who concurred with Jelinek about the timing of an election, said it was up to his party to "outline a vision for Canada‘s future." Fiscal responâ€" sibility â€" which seemed upperâ€" most in the minds of those in attendance â€" also prompted this pledge: for an election, however, Jelinek and friends did not abandon the past entirely. Lewis, for examâ€" ple, listed his accomplishments (Bill Câ€"36, the rape shield law) before promising a "healthy rejuvenation" of the Progressive Conservative Party prior to a national vote. "Your Awardâ€"Winning Community Newspaper AKVILLE . 20th ANNIVERSARY l | SALE ENDSU/S(())%I} | Williams said that for tax and pension purposes there would not be a day‘s reducâ€" tion in wages but the employees would be making a "charitable donation" in that amount to the board. This was the gentler option, outlined by Halton Board of Education director Bob Williams to get $1 million off the board‘s expenditures in 1993. If employees don‘t accept this, the money will be saved by laying off 75 fullâ€" time staff for the last four months of this vear, he added. Sally Rewbotham, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation Halton chapter, told 1,300 other employees at a Burlington High School Monday afternoon that she will vote for the reduction which would amount to from $100 to $300 for each of the nearly 4,000 employees. The public may know in two weeks whether school board employees are going to donate a day‘s pay to help keep taxes down. By ALEX MATHESON Special to the Beaver lTeachers‘ group ponders ‘free day‘ plan _OPP, regional police joining forces in ‘Operation Bus Watch‘ Police vow to get tough with school bus law offenders "The whole idea behind this program is public awareness. There are going to be other sets of eyes watching out there. The possibilâ€" ity of being charged, caught or identified are going to be much, much greater and we as the police are not going to tolerate it at all," (See ‘Police‘ page 5) The new collaborative program‘s goal is to improve the odds of catching motorists who illegally pass a school bus when its lights are flashing and stop arm is extended. Operation Bus Watch, a joint effort by the Halton Regional Police, the Milton Ontario Provincial Police, Halton‘s public and sepaâ€" rate school boards and six school bus compaâ€" nies, is designed to stop that feeling of helpâ€" lessness. By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff Sitting in the driver‘s seat, a school bus driver can‘t stop a motorist from running their school bus‘ stop arm. They can only hope and pray that no one gets hurt. For the proposal to Amy Pagnotta and Lydia Paffrath may have spent a few sleepless nights worrying about their Dreams project at the Halton Roman Catholic School Board Science Fair at St. Ignatius of Loyola Saturday, but their hard work paid off with a bronze medal in the Behavioural Science Category, Junior Division. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) WEDNESDAY. MARC Men‘s & Women‘s 1992 Boots, Shoes and Handbags ahead a majorit Th e Apple Log Canadian Computer § es & 6 ON /4 EAST ® He called the human cost of laying 75 people off "tremendous. It is a serious option and if push comes to shove we will have to do it." "It is war or peace. It is easy to get mad. But the board didn‘t create this," said Williams. He called it the largest ever employee gathering for the board. Williams used both threat and appeal to encourage the throng to favor the day‘s reduction in pay. Five hundred people filled the auditorium and 800 watched the speeches on video in rooms outside, said Brian Woodland, public relations officer with the board. The meeting, the second in a series of three, was held, at Nelson High School. One on the same subject was held in Halton Hills last Thursday and another is scheduled for Oakville todav. Rewbotham believes that a majority of all employees will accept it, but doesn‘t know if it will be approved by each group. "Every group has to be on side or nothing happens," she said. of )C each board employee group would have High school students Graham Ruse and Bobbie Thibeault join Halton police wn- stable Carla Ferguson in urging motorists to obey stop signs on extended school bus arms. (Photo by Peter McCusker) ote for it a Trademark of Apple C Sales, Semvice, Software Support & Training Outlet 56 Pages Williams got praise from at least onef employee. "As one person who would likely get laid offAlrthz}nk you for the effort to try to save the jobs He termed a 5% or 6% tax increase "not politically acceptable or a fair way to treat the community." | In proposing this solution, Williams said "people just can‘t pay anymore for public services. Others have had to endure layoffs and salary cuts. We have been very protectâ€" ed in our sector so far." Another teacher got applause for suggestâ€" ing that union fees be contributed instead of a day‘s pay. One teacher characterized the reduction as $7 to $9 on the household tax bill per quarter versus "the $300 it costs me." The director forecast "substantial staff reductions" in the future. Major changes that would reduce tboard expenses by $10 million or $15 million in the future would be required. "This is a shortâ€"term one shot deal," he added. Williams said he would be foregoing his expected 2% increase in pay and that constiâ€" tutes more than one day. Tel:416â€"8§49â€"0737 Fax:416â€"849â€"0918 131 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville, ON, L6] 3G4 FIRST DAY FREE ON A 3â€"DAY WEEKEND EAST * 1012 South Service Rd. 842â€"7644 WEST * 636Fourth Line 8421610 Authorized Dealer Domljan, on an "unofficial" 10â€"day visit to Canada from Zagreb, credited Canada as one of the first countries to recognize the new republic. Domljan made the comments prior to addressing about 400 (See ‘Diplomatic‘ page 2) However, he said the estabâ€" lishment of diplomatic relations is crucial for "humanitarian aid" to get to the people of Croatia. / n Establish diplomatic relations with us, Croatian official urges By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff 75 Cents (GST included) um k 7 1tm lb 7 P A + > P A + J Â¥ > P _ sw â€" l / » # / 7 %, 6 a a4 E2