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Ian Oliver Publisher Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager this fact, it has come in abundance over the past few days with more Progressive Conservatives holding press conferences saying they weren‘t interested in running for the party‘s leadership, than were planning a run at the top job. Po]itics is a very peculiar business. And if we needed any more proof of It was an incredible sight seeing Perrin Beatty in a media scrum, saying that he couldn‘t muster any support for a leadership bid because everyone was getting behind Defence Minister Kim Campbell, who at this writing, still hasn‘t declared herself a candidate. We then had Finance Minister Don Mazankowski saying he wasn‘t interâ€" ested bectause he didn‘t speak French.External Affairs Minister Barbara McDougall isn‘t interested and won‘t even run in the next election and Michael Wilson has likewise shunned the leadership limelight and may not run again. All of which left the very real spectre of the Conservatives holding a leadâ€" ership race without any candidates. That would have been a disaster. Next came Haltonâ€"Peel MP Garth Turner and now it appears that Oakvilleâ€"Milton MP Oftto Jelinek will make a bid for Brian Mulroney‘s job. The revenue minister has called a press conference for today, likely to announce he‘ll take a run at the leadership. | If Jelinek does enter the fray, it will see Halton with two MPs trying to rally support for their leadership bids. With an apparent lock on the support of her cabinet colleagues, when Campbell does decide to formalize her leadership aspirations, there will be slim pickings for those who will try to mount any kind of serious campaign. _ Enter Etobicokeâ€"Lakeshore MP Patrick Boyer as the first to declare his intentions, followed by Quebec MP Jean Charest. Turner has already said his campaign will be strictly issuesâ€"oriented and will run on the theory that when the money is there, he will campaign in variâ€" ous parts of the country and when the funds aren‘t there, he will stop until more money becomes available. Sounds like a good approach to government spending. _ As for Jelinek, a leadership bid will further heighten his national profile but will be a stalling action against the Kim Campbell campaign juggernaut. e guess you could call it three times lucky for Progressive Conservative Party leadership hopeful Garth Turner. It seems that ‘Canada‘s National Newspaper‘ otherwise known as The Globe and Mail, couldn‘t get a handle on what riding Turner represented in the House of Commons. On Monday they reported he represented Mississauga (he doesn‘t). On Tuesday they referred to him as the MP from Oakvilleâ€"Milton. Not only was that wrong, it happens to be the riding of our MP, Otto Jelinek. Stories on Wednesday and Thursday, concerning Turner‘s intention to run finally had him pegged properly. Garth Turner represents Haltonâ€"Peel. No doubt editors will be told to pay more close attention to the Canadian Parliamentary Handbook in the future. Do you think changes should be made to the Young Offenders Act? Getting it right Jumping in RESULTS OF LAST WEEK‘S POL! 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 354 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 Should the provincial government instiâ€" tute a graduated licensing program for young drivers? Cast your ballot by calling 845â€"5585, box 5008 to vote yes or no. Callers have until 12 noon Thursday to regâ€" ister their vote. Results of the poll will be published in the next Friday edition of the Oakville Beaver. The Oakville Beaver, published every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, at 467 rs Rd., Oakville, is one of the Métroland Printing, Publishing Distributing Ltd. group of suburban newspapers which includes: rA'rxâ€"Pid(enng News Advertiser, Barrie Advance,. Brampton Guardian, Burlingion Post, Collingwood Connection, Etobicoke Guardian, Georgelown ‘Independent/ Acton Free Press, Kin his Week, Lindsay This Week, Markham Economist and Sun, Stouffville/Uxbridge Tribune, Milton Canadian Cha k Mississauga News, Newmarketâ€"Aurora Eraâ€"Banner, North York Mirror, Oakville Beaver, Onilia Today, Oshawa/Whitby This Week, Pefierborough This Week, Richmond HilThomnt |I/Vaugmn Liberal, Scarborough Mi All material published in the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Any reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden wn ut the consent of the publisher. . Dear Sir: « Your support for the call by Director of Education, Bob Williams, for a charitable donation from Halton‘s teachers to bail out the budget raises the spectre of unlimited quickâ€"fix solutions to many of the fiscal problems in Canada. Quickâ€"fix solution won‘t work at Board Bank tellers could cough up a day‘s pay to make up for the poor decisions of their CEO‘s in the Olympia and York fiasco. Thousands of workers at Queen‘s Park could work gratis to help Floyd Laughren reduce the provincial deficit. If the Oakville Beaver runs into financial difficulty, your staff could work to put out an edition without pay to help balance the newspaper‘s Injured workers could make donations towards the new Workers‘ Compensation Building and the unemâ€" ployed could contribute some of their income towards helping out UIC. Federal workers could work one free day to reduce the lost income from the MP‘s GSTâ€" exempt cards. Dying woman needs everyone‘s support and prayers Dear Sir: Sue Rodriguez is the very personification of courage and determination. Suffering from amytrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig‘s disease) â€" an incurable neurological disorder which ravages the body while leaving the mind intact â€" she has lost yet another battle in her valiant fight for a dignified doctorâ€"assisted death. In a 2â€"1 decision, the British Columbia Court of Appeal rejected her plea in favor of upholding the Criminal Code. Exhibiting supreme insensitivity and cowardice, all three judges argued that the matter was best decided by Parliament. This decision was rendered in the full knowledge that Rodriguez will suffer immeasurably in the months to come. The three judges were fully cogâ€" nizant that Parliament labors under both a lame duck Prime Minister and an impending election. The likeliâ€" hood of major legislation being introduced in the House prior to dissolution is virtually nonâ€"existent. Maybe every Canadian who still has a job could The Oakville Beaver welcomes your comments. All letters must be signed and include the writer‘s address and phone number. Letters should be typed, doubleâ€"spaced and addressed to: Letters to the Editor, The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 donate a day‘s pay to the fiscallyâ€"challenged governâ€" ment of their choice. If this creative funding notion catches on, perhaps those of us who pay property taxes could claim a chariâ€" table donation deduction on our income tax. Mr. Editor are you in favor of holding all front line workers responsible and financially accountable for the management decisions of their CEO‘s? If so, should these workers get to see the books and set the budget? I think you have been hoodwinked by a superficial proposal, cleverly designed to attract emotional support and divert attention away from the real culprits. The serious financial problems of school boards will not be solved by holding the teachers responsible. They didn‘t make the spending decisions. The only status quo being protected here is the unasâ€" sailable power of the director of education over teachâ€" ers, trustees and taxpayers, and the only people in the position to challenge his authority are the trustees. Don‘t hold your breath. Also, they were completely aware that Rodriguez may well die in the.interim. With every hope now pinned on a successful Supreme Court of Canada hearing, Rodriguez faces the chilling prospect of either a similar ruling, or worse still, insufficient time. Indeed, Justices Allan McEachern, Patricia Proudfoot, and Bud Hollinbroke failed to respond to a higher law; namely, the law of conscience. Clearly, they had the opportunity to allow the merciful termination of this woman‘s immense suffering, and in the process, extend her the dignity she fully deserves. To their great discredit â€" and our overwhelming shame â€" they failed. With due regard for the fundamental sanctity of life, circumstances do arise which fully justify its disâ€" continuation. The Criminal Code must not impede doctorâ€"assisted euthanasia in legitimate situations. As for Rodriguez, she deserves not only our wholeâ€"heartâ€" ed support, but also our prayers. Peter D. Pellier Elaine Nielsen