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years of Conservative government have brought our political process into disrepute. A Liberal government will restore pubâ€" lic trust and confidence in government." This bit of political suicide comes from the Liberal Party of Canada tome called ‘Creating Opportunityâ€"The Liberal Plan for Canada‘. It‘s othâ€" erwise known as the Red Book of Grit policies trotted out by party leader Jean Chretien one year ago, as to how he and his party would govern if elected. The subâ€"heading for the quote above reads ‘The Public Trust‘. So here we are one year and one day after the Liberals won the biggest election victory in Canadian history. It has been a 366 day loveâ€"in for the prime minister and his party who have such great control in the House of Commons, that both the Progressive Conservatives and the New Democratic Party have lost their party status and are really leaderless. 6 6 fi new government must earn the confidence of Canadians. Nine Let‘s talk about public trust on this anniversary. On Monday the NDP‘s Nelson Riis alleged that Finance Minister Paul Martin‘s company, CSL Limited, made a $20â€"million profit last year and not only didn‘t pay a cent of income tax, but actually received tax credits for this year. Then we have the visage of prairie Lloyd Axworthy saying that cuts to our social programs will have to come to cut costs. Once aoam it means there are laws for one class of people and another for the rest of Canadians. If this is true, here we have the country‘s top millionaire money man‘s business paying no income tax while he has spent the past few weeks sayâ€" ing that he‘ll hit his debtâ€"reduction numbers "come hell or high water". The situation is nothing short of scandalous. The Liberals have comâ€" plete domination in Parliament. They could have revised MP pensions so they can only collect upon turning 65, like the rest of the nation‘s working stiffs instead of needlessly sucking millions out of the treasury. Take the recentlyâ€"reported case of exâ€"Tory cabinet minster Robert deCotret. He was given a taxâ€"free $140,000 a year job as Canada‘s repreâ€" sentative to the World Bank. The Liberals are ending that appointment but they are also, reportedly, going to give him a contract in the finance department to study how Canadian companies can improve their access to procurement contracts at the World Bank. We don‘t know what his salary will be but we do know that at 50 years of age, he‘s already receiving his MP‘s pension of more than $45,000 a year. And what a picture of leadership it was this week, when three shortâ€" lived Canadian prime ministers, Joe Clark, Kim Campbell and John Turner appeared with Jean Chretien and Pierre Trudeau (you‘ll note who was missing"). ks L "“Xfitigr\;)ards, Chretien was quoted as saying that being PM wasn‘t as hard as he thought. He said this was likely due to the years of political experience he brought to the job. M NN0 lt h i ut o i â€"To Mr. Chretien‘: we can 'only say when you take a year of a massive mandate and do virtually nothing, it‘s really easy to be PM. O}xe Vyear later and it seems <'>nly the pfayers have changed. The game, regrettably, remains the same. As for gaining the public‘s trust? You decide. Fewer crickets a warning of chemical use Dear Sir: THEY‘RE KILLING MY CRICKETS We have lined in. Oakville for forty years. It‘s a typical neighborhood with school grounds, park space, small gardens and lawns all around. One day about three weeks ago, we watched a migrating ovenbird, a hummingbird and of course many monarch butterflies, foraging about our yard. That‘s it, birds, bugs and butâ€" terflies, clean air, clean foliage and clean earth. Just the way its always been. But not quite. In recent times, but more specifically later that same day, we heard the sound of spraying, nearby, followed quickly by a strong smell of pesticides. A community of lawns, just east of us, was being commercially and collectively sprayed with poison. It must have been a Dear Sir: When the federal Liberal cauâ€" cus debates Finance Minister Paul Martin‘s deficit plans, what should Oakvilleâ€"Milton MP Bonnie Brown tell the Minister? Start with credibility. Martin‘s proposed deficits will boost the national debt to $600â€"billion or more by the next election. Postponing disaster is no solution. Without balanced federal budâ€" gets before the next election, speâ€" cial interests will organize to proâ€" tect their privileges. For lack of confidence, lenders will keep interest rates high, and business will scrap startups and expansion. Controlling the debt will be hardâ€" er. So far finance minister has failed the credibility test Martin proposes stark choices: program cuts, or taxes. Ms. Brown must tell him good government management is a third choice. She must insist he attack the sheer waste in government spending. Everyone knows horror stories about huge silly federal spending. The civil service system rewards managers for spending, even when they know money is wasted. Why can‘t we reward government managers for providâ€" ing frontâ€"line services at low overâ€" head expenses? Before accepting any tax increase or program cut, Ms. Brown should require proof the government slashed the waste and replaced the present dreadful One year later management system. Martin won‘t rule out lower RRSP contribution limits or taxes on RRSPs. Wrong target. Martin must end publicly funded pensions for MP‘s and civil servants. Ms. Brown should keep asking â€" why should any public servant get a pension for free? Their pensions account for billions of the debt. Let them buy their own RRSPs. Martin talks about social proâ€" grams as if they are all the same. Ms. Brown can teach him some social programs are essential help for the unemployed, poor, aged, and infirm: eliminating bureauâ€" cratic waste in them is fair, as long as, support still reaches those who deserve it. Other soâ€" â€"called social pro do with as, support still reaches those who As for higher taxes, surely it‘s deserve it. Other soâ€"called social clear ordinary Canadians cannot drenching judging by the powerful chemical odor which persisted for several days. As usual the toxic flood was followed by the ubiquitous signs, warning pet and child owners. But the birds can‘t read. They‘re free to stop over to dine and to die. Consider, when was the last time you saw a fine old toad hampered down in the soil waiting for an insect. We used to have them, lots of them. My point is, wholesale promiscuous sprayâ€" ing of lawns with pesticides is not only ridicuâ€" lous but admittedly dangerous. We see the masks. After all, what‘s a lawn, a cash crop? How much is the Canadian Grass Board paying per bushel of clippings? What the hell are we doing to nature and to our health for the sake of a lawn? I‘m not guiltless. Sure the chemical people and garden suppliers seduced me just income support for the weak: perâ€" haps, close them down. Federal spending is so large her caucus could easily miss key points. What a service if Ms. Brown reminded them of all the unused federal government lands, buildings, equipment, and the myriad of crown corps and agenâ€" cies that could be sold. She should tell the Minister...before you take another dollar from old age penâ€" sioners, kids, or the health system, prove you sold every surplus govâ€" ernment asset and paid down the debt with the money. Don‘t sell out the weak; doesn‘t need. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER | 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 354 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, wk;ll :%v be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at t the applicable rate. 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I think this poison spraying by people who know of the potential risks, is callous and arrogant. Pay for spray. Get rid of nature, it‘s only in the way anyway. However, if the death of a bird or the absence of toads and the like doesn‘t move you, then I suggest enlightenment through a just released study by Cornell University. They find an insidious link between the use of pestiâ€" cides and the incidence of breast cancer. That‘s enough for me. Based on the book "On The Take" by Stevie Cameron Martin promises to end billions of dollars a year in loans and grants some businesses get. Ms. Brown should applaud. She should insist the lucky ones keep their promises of new jobs etc, or repay the grants. But any new business taxes threaten companies that are creating occupations and indusâ€" tries we never had before. Ms. Brown should resist new business taxes until the government â€" by better administration â€" improves prospects for emerging industries. The enormity of government waste due to poor management, publicly funded pensions, and speâ€" cial privileges for a lucky few â€" cannot be ignored any longer. Bonnie Brown must put it starkly to the Minister: slash government waste, end special pensions for MP‘s and government employees, sell surplus assets, prepare balâ€" anced budgets, and only then, ask us to cut people off help or pay higher taxes. Like Liberals who won Canadians‘ support in the past, Bonnie Brown may now fight against the privileges and special interests of our time. It may be lonely telling the Finance Minister to think again. We must encourage any MP who will. «6 Â¥one@ma se0 or sav pra bvee AODMITTANC C J. Warren Caldwell Canadian Taxpayers Federation Field Representative * D.K. Bunner NyQuil OFFICE ABUSE BRUTAL GREED Dear Sir: On Friday, Sept. 30th, the Supreme Court of Canada made a sixâ€"toâ€"three ruling "that people can be acquitted of crimes like sexual assault because they were so drunk; they didn‘t know what they were doing." What kind of barbaric society are we going back to? These supposedly astute and wise judges have, once again, raped the victims of their rights â€" putting ahead, instead, the rights of the rapist. How can we, as a society, sit back and allow this? Are we, in fact, being enablers of those who use and abuse alcohol/drugs? Are we not taught that everyone is responsible for their actions? These people, who are comâ€" pelled to do such a crime, have had another readyâ€"made excuse handed to them by the esteemed Supreme Court. Our government, the Supreme Court, and the Minister of Justice needs to hear our unified cry of outrage, and this ruling needs to be overturned! Please write to your local M.L.A., M.P., and MINISTER OF JUSTICE: Justice Honorable Rock, Minister of Justice/Attn. General of Canada, Supreme Court ruling was barbaric Dear Sir: In response to recent articles concerning layoffs, morale problems, questionable high expenditures, resignation of CEO at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, I wish to applaud the decision of the Board of Governors to consider change. , As a former Nurse Manager, and longâ€"term employee, I have been greatly concerned about the escalating problems in this facility, which had previously been renowned for its exceptional patient care, and high standard of pride in its professional caregivers. As a taxpayer, I am most concerned to hear of questionably high expenditures in areas of executive offices, senior administration salary increases in a time of financial restraint; escalating lawsuits both in areas of patient care and staff dismissals; rising deficits; and serious morale issues. Caregivers continue to strive to give a high standard of care with decreased staff, decreased support systems and decreased budgets, resulting in stress, frustration and burnout. I would urge Oakville taxpayers and hospital benefactors to seek an accounting of actual expenditures of recent years and a summary report of the preâ€" sent financial position, including the expansion program and operaâ€" tional status. This would perhaps help us better understand the deficit situation, the continual drive for community funding and the areas in which this public money is spent so that we may better support our Health Care facility. This hospital has suffered extreme change in administrative direcâ€" tion and personnel over the past 7â€"8 years, causing considerable disâ€" tress for those attempting to provide a consistent high quality service. We should recognize and applaud those caregivers both past and preâ€" sent who were and are part of that team, and give them as much supâ€" port as possible by assuring them an efficient administration whose greatest priority is effective patient care. I am both annoyed and disappointed to read of the emphasis placed on developing a "satisfactory" settlement for the past CEO when some former employees who were victims of the financial downsizing program are still awaiting settlement of their packages some years later. 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Source: Toronto Public Works and Environment Leaf blowing etiquette _, Leaf blowing * _ / machines make collecting leaves easier and faster, but they use energy and they‘re noisy. Leafâ€"blowing tips: â€" Break up clumps with a rak?1 first. _O â€" Keep blower close to groun > and on low speed. @ â€" Blow in same direction as the wind. â€" Wear suitable ear protection, especâ€" ially if it‘s an older gas model producing more than 70 decibels. â€" Many municipalities prohibit ’ their use before 7:30 a.m. or after 9:30 p.m. e Add leaves to your compost, or store in a dry place until needed for mulching. tg % Barbara Swanston, R.N. by Catherine Farley Caring for Our Health Kathy Lom: