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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 Would you support a plan that would set user fees (ie. $5â€"$10) per visi doctors? I think user fees are probably alright but provision should be made for handicapped people and senior citizens that are chronically ill. These people are living on fixed incomes and they‘re the ones that have to see the doctor the most and they make the most use of it. User fees would be the biggest drain on these people and it would hit them the hardest. Ross Clayton I think it‘s ridiculous the idea of people paying to see doctors. Their job is to help people when they‘re sick and help them. I think it‘s absolutely ridiculous that people have to pay to help themselves get better. Brandi Rae open arms by all members of the Oakvilleâ€"Milton Progressive Conservative Riding Association she received a rude awakening Thursday night. If Mayor Ann Mulvale had any illusions about being welcomed with In what was supposed to be an allâ€"candidates debate on the deficit, Oakville Roman Catholic School trustee Ed Viana attempted several times to question the candidates about how long they have been members of the Progressive Conservative Party. In doing so, Viana struck at what many opponents consider Mulvale‘s political Achilles Heel as she seeks the Tory nomination for the Oakvilleâ€" Milton Riding. Her two opponents Janet Mitchell and Stephen Sparling are longstanding Tory party members while Mulvale has never previously expressed or demonstrated any party affiliation until incumbent Tory MP Otto Jelinek announced his resignation. Few would deny that Mulvale is a qualified candidate for the nominaâ€" tion â€" she was sought after to run by many local Tories â€" and has earned an admirable record as the Mayor of Oakville â€" no one ran against her in the last municipal election. Yet there is also no denying that Mulvale could be viewed as an Instant Tory. One side may accuse her of political opportunism, while others might argue she simply refrained from declaring any party affiliaâ€" tion in the past in order to keep party politics out of town council. We‘ll let the readers be the judge. The apparent attack on the length of her party membership poses some interesting question in the nomination race for the Oakvilleâ€"Milton Progressive Conservative Riding Association â€"Does it really matter? To some it does. To some party members loyalty is an issue at stake in the nomination. Should an Instant Tory be awarded the nomination, or should the riding association nominate someone who has carried the party banner proudly for years and has fought the political battles in the trenches for several campaigns? Others may wonder if an Instant Tory truly believes and reflects the principles of the Conservative Party. To others it doesn‘t matter. All they want is to nominate a candidate they believe will be a winner regardless of how long they have been a member of the party. What good is rewarding loyalty, if the candidate can‘t win the election? Others may be concerned about nominating the candidate which can best serve the best interests of the riding. Again, length of service to the party need not enter into this decision. Whether Mulvale, Sparling or Mitchell is the best candidate for the Tory nomination is something for party members to decide. Whatever they eventually decide, one thing is for sureâ€" based on Thursday night‘s meeting, it‘s not going to be dull. EDITORIAL Political fireworks C at, 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 384 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 The Oakville Beaver, published every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, at 467 Rd., Oakville, is one of the Metroland Printing, Publishing Uid. qrum! suburban newspapers which includes: fifi; Pk:i%:g News Advenlul Ew,eflranve ton Gualdm Burlingion Colingwood Conn mmm.mmnmwmw nwmmm.am : ne, Miton Canadian k MbsissauuaN Nawmm-Auma Ereâ€"Banner, North York Mimor, ‘QUESTION OF THE WEEK Has the NDP government taken a step in the right direction by raising taxes to control the provincial deficit? Give us your opinion on this topic by calling 845â€"5585, box 5012. All callers are allowed 45 seconds to respond and must provide their name, address and phone number for verification. A sampling of the best answers will be published in the next Weekend edition of the Oakville Beaver. You think Life has dealt you a bum hand of cards, right? Well, cheer up. Just think of who you might have been. Dan Quayle‘s PR man. Mike Tyson‘s sparring partâ€" Naw, not THAT Elizabeth Taylor. I daresay old Blueâ€" Eyesâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"multipleâ€"husbands has her own set of problems, but that‘s not the Liz Taylor I‘m talking about. I mean Elizabeth A. Taylor, the blonde, bespectacled, middleâ€"aged, and matronly Director of the Conventions and Visitors Bureau for â€" wait for it now â€" here comes the hard part... For the city of Waco. Yes, Waco,: Texas. Also known as Whacko, Texas. Site of the disastrous confrontation between a compound of reliâ€" gious fanatics and an assault force of authority zealots. I know, I know... it‘s been a lousy day. A lousy week in fact. Your car has developed a death rattle, the kid next door has just bought a boom box radio, your income tax refund still hasn‘t come back, and this morning the cat threw up in your shoe. Kim Campbell‘s astrologer. Or worse. You could have been Elizabeth Taylor. David Koresh and his pathetic band of loonies first traded bullets with federal agents,. you may recall, on Feb. 27th. That was exactly one day If you were Elizabeth Taylor, would you be doing PR for Waco? It‘s not fair what happened to Waco and to Elizabeth A. Taylor. Especially not fair when you consider that the famous Waco Massacre didn‘t even happen in Waco. . It should have been. Waco is â€" or was â€" a cheery, accommoâ€" dating moderateâ€"sized city of 100,000 before the Branch Davidians and the FBI squared off. It‘s a city that‘s full of parks. The Los Brazos River undulates lazily through its core. There are 14 museums to visit in Waco â€" everything from the Texas Rangers Museum to The Home of Dr. Pepper. "Visitors can have a free Dr. Pepper float at the soda founâ€" tain," Elizabeth A. Taylor chirps hopefully. after Elizabeth A. Taylor arrived in Waco to take over as the new city officer in charge of marketing Waco as a pleasâ€" ant, peaceful, and desirable destination for tourists and conâ€" ventioneers. It has not been what your marketeers would call ‘an easy sell‘. Alas, for the past few months, the only takers have been offâ€"duty FBI agents and police snipers. K[ml ONTARIO SURVEY FouND FAVOREDTO BE‘IHENEXT ~â€" _ PRIME MINISTER! 7 Well, I suppose if anybody can pull it off, it‘ll be a cockâ€" eyed optimist like Elizabeth E. Taylor. Besides, we should, as Elizabeth A., herself would say, look on the bricht side. Still, Elizabeth A. Taylor remains pluckily upbeat. "I think we‘re really trying to say, ‘Okay, Waco‘s bigger than this. Waco can come out ahead of this... We have a real opportuâ€" nity to turn some lemons into lemonade and really tell people about Waco‘s story‘. Unlike the other Liz Taylor... at least she doesn‘t have to worry about what her loony pal Michael Jackson is up to. ___ ; cal niceties get in the way of a hot story. It will be known in the history books and around the world forever as The Waco Massacre of 1993. The intense media coverage has already turned Elizabeth A. Taylor‘s dream job into a nightâ€" mare. Nobody rings up to book convention hotel rooms in Waco these days. Most of the phone calls she gets are from nervous tourists about whether it‘s safe to visit Waco â€" this in spite of the fact that the standâ€" off is over and happened miles from downtown anyway. The Branch Davidian comâ€" pound is outside the city limits in an unincorporated section of McLennan County. Needless to say, reporters and TV anchorâ€" men don‘t let such geographiâ€"