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Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager Are you in favor of more stringent immigration laws now being proposed by the federal government? This illâ€"conceived and even more illâ€"advised extended voyage, has seen our PM jet to the world‘s capitals to bid farewell to the world‘s leaders. As a lameâ€"duck leadâ€" er now, Mulroney‘s tour was just a million dollar ego trip and nothing more. Nothing of substance could be accomplished and any discussions about world events irrelevant. Ian Oliver Publisher This bit of toadyism is beneath any Canadian prime minister at this stage of his career and could only be topped by, what else? an appearance on Larry King Live, a television show beamed to millions of American and Canadian homes. We can‘t think of any other Canadian prime minister who has spent more time in Washington and the U.S. on frivolous missions. But then what do you expect of a PM whose daughter goes to an American university. It speaks volumes about Mulroney and his vision of Canada that more than ever he sees through Stars and Stripe glasses. so pathetic, they‘d be laughable. Come to think of it, his actions are not only aughable but embarrassing to the people of Canada. We know of no other western leader, who, having declared that he was stepping down as his party‘s leader and prime minster, would tralpse around the globe in a farewell tour. Who cares? I‘f the actions of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney over the past few weeks weren‘t Perhaps most regrettable of all, were his actions this week which saw Mulroney at a White House ‘Power Breakfast‘ in Washington with U.S. President Bill Clinton. ‘Power Breakfast‘ is a euphemism for "how can we appease this Canadian guy with the least amount of effort?" ‘ "I‘ve got it," one White House ‘suit‘ could be heard to say. "Give him a croissant and an autographed picture of the President and send him on his way." In taking these measures, Laughren has taken billions of dollars out of the Ontario economy at a time when exactly the opposite should be happening. It‘s like throwing an anchor to someone who‘s drowning. Lastly, think about this. When Laughren goes to the world financial markets to raise the $10â€"billion he‘ll need to operate the province this year, it will reportedly make Ontario the world‘s largest nonâ€"nation borrower. Nice work Floyd. It is hypocrisy and cynicism of the worst kind to tell Ontarians that they must sacrifice because of a debt crisis caused by Queen‘s Park. No rightâ€"thinking provinâ€" cial taxpayer is buying that old line. Laughren took some unprecedented moves to try and improve his bottom line including a measure that will have us not only paying more in personal income taxes but paying it retroactively to the first of this year. Think about that for a minute. This is an unprecedented move and means that effective July 1st, taxpayers will find themselves with hundreds of dollars less takeâ€"home pay a month, dependâ€" ing on their salary bracket. Added to this unprecedented tactic, is the addition of the 8 per cent provincial sales tax on insurance policies and a 5 per cent sales tax on auto insurance. For many Canadians, over the course of a year, this isn‘t small change and since virtualâ€" ly everyone has insurance coverage, it amounts to another form of income tax grab in afterâ€"tax dollars. t has been just over two weeks since Ontario Treasurer Floyd Laughren brought down the most punitive budget to provincial taxpayers in history. And although e dust has begun to settle on that document, it‘s likely to erupt again in the coming months. An (un)fond farewell Killing the recovery RESULTS OF LAST WEEK‘S POL| 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 384 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 Cast your ballot by calling 845â€"5585, box 5008 to vote. Callers have until 12 noon Thursday to register their vote. Are you opposed to the province taxing insurance premiums? Results of the poll will be published in the next Friday edition of the Oakville Beaver. T l enc e it Acton Free Press, Kingston This Week, Lindsay This Week, Marcham Economist and Sun, Stouffville/Uxbridge Tribune, Milton Canadian Chgmon, Mississauga News, Newmarketâ€"Aurora Eaâ€"Banner, North York Mirror, ile Beaver, Onllia Toda‘, Oshawa/Whitby This Week, Peterborough This Week, Richmond Liberal, Scarborough Mirror. All material published in the Oakville Beaver is protected by copfydgm. Any reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden the consent of the publisher. The Oakville Beaver, published every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, at 467 s rs Rd.l,idOakvi is one of the Mdrc;:'ndh Pri:};?c. PubiPa;l'éi?g ributin suburban newspapers which inc jexcâ€"Picker News Amgan% Advance, Brampton Guardian, Buringion Post, Etobicoke Guardian, Georgetown Independent/ nectio While this was the case in the winter, your reporter should get out more often. Our firm took over the dayâ€" toâ€"day management of the facility for Mr. Scott on February 12th of this year, and set out to cure the odor problems once and for all. The Province‘s own published records show that they received 50 odor complaints regarding this faciliâ€" ty in February, 39 in March, only two in April, and none so far in May. That‘s because the problem has been fixed, permanently. To read inaccurate and outâ€" dated statements in your newspaper suggesting that we Dear Sir: My attention was recently drawn to an article that ran in the April 21 st issue of your paper, entitled ‘Landfill consultants Cost Region $132,500.° In that article, which was predominantly about Halton Region‘s search for someone to build them a new composting facility, reference was made to Scott‘s Composting Farm, in Milton. Your reporter wrote that the facility was "relatively inexpensive (to operate), and, according to its neighâ€" bors, a source of profoundly nauseating odors.‘ Compost operation smelling sweet now When all the votes were counted, however, the Accord received majority support in only three Atlantic provinces. The "Yes" side was resoundingly defeated. So much for the theory that "money buys elections"‘. These spending statistics also demolish the federal government‘s justification for its infamous electoral gag law. That‘s the recently passed law which threatens citiâ€" zens with up to five years‘ imprisonment if they spend more than â€" $1,000 individually or as a group â€" to supâ€" port or oppose political parties or candidates during fedâ€" eral elections. Dear Sir: According to recently re]eased information from Elections Canada, the "Yes" side in the Charlottetown Accord vote last fall outspent the "No" side by a margin of about 13 to 1. These figures don‘t include the huge amounts of our tax dollars spent by the federal governâ€" ment in the months leading up to the vote on proâ€" Accord propaganda. Electoral gag law an affront to democracy 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 Td The political elite says we need this law to stop elecâ€" PE NEITHER In fact, the Ministry of Environment and Energy has, under pressure from the Town of Milton, asked Scott‘s Farms to voluntarily and temporarily stop including food waste in the materials that it receives until the town can be satisfied that the operation is no longer a source of odors. To be clear, the Ministry has never made any move to permanently or legally remove food wastes from the range of materials that Scott‘s may receive, nor has the Ministry ever indicatâ€" ed to us that it will be ‘downsizing‘ or in any way restricting the total annual tonnage that the facility continues to be licensed to receive. have not lived up to our commitment to fix the probâ€" lems at this facility does little to help this facility move forward and get on with its job. Your reporter also stated in the article that "the Ministry of the Environment has pressured Scott into downsizing his operation by no longer accepting food waste." It‘s sad, however, that in a democracy like Canada, citizens must rely on the courts to protect their cherished freedoms from attack by their elected representatives. Fortunately,. they can be stopped. I have launched a legal challenge to this horrible gag law and hope to win it. We can only conclude that the real reason behind this electoral gag law is that the established political parties want to stifle independent voices during elections â€" the most important period in the democratic process. What‘s more, the gag law is unconstitutional. It vioâ€" lates Canadians‘ freedom of speech and association, which are guaranteed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. tions from being "bought", but obviously in light of the Charlottetown Accord results, such a law is not needed. The National Citizens‘ Coalition Paul Taylor President Compost Management David Somerville President