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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, April 1, 2010 · 6 The Oakville Beaver 467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5571 Classified Advertising: 905-632-4440 Circulation: 845-9742 The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone (416) 340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate.The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Commentary Guest Columnist NEIL OLIVER Vice-President and Group Publisher, Metroland West DAVID HARVEY Regional General Manager JILL DAVIS Editor in Chief ROD JERRED Managing Editor DANIEL BAIRD Advertising Director RIZIERO VERTOLLI Photography Director SANDY PARE Business Manager MARK DILLS Director of Production MANUEL GARCIA Production Manager CHARLENE HALL Director of Distribution SARAH MCSWEENEY Circ. Manager The Oakville Beaver is a division of Leading the way on creating jobs Lisa Raitt, Halton MP Lisa Raitt nomic recovery. This has been an important year and a difficult time, but Canada's best is still to come. We are now entering year two of Canada's Economic Action Plan -- a plan that is designed to create and protect jobs. We are taking a new approach and increased measures to create the jobs of the future. Our forward-looking actions will secure Canada's economic growth for today and tomorrow. The budget plan has three key objectives and I think it is important that you understand the steps we are taking to get the economy back on track. First and most important, our plan implements a three-point strategy that is focused on returning to budget balance once the economy has recovered. This plan will see restraint shown in targeted measures, the end of the temporary stimulus measures and additional restraint through an in-depth review of administrative functions and overhead costs. As well, a hold on salaries for Members of Parliament like myself. We are also introducing investments in a number of new targeted initiatives to build jobs and growth for the economy of tomorrow. This will benefit the people of Halton directly and provide new opportunities moving forward. Our budget confirms $19 billion in new federal stimulus under year two of Canada's Economic Action Plan to create and protect jobs. This includes many jobcreating projects in Ontario including more than $9.8 million in two years to support the Algoma Central Railway and the Toronto Northland Transportation Commission. Year two of Canada's Economic Action Plan will provide more than $1.3 billion in personal income tax relief in 2010-11 to help workers and families in Ontario manage through difficult economic conditions. Halton and Ontario will continue to receive increased federal support through Budget 2010. Total transfers will hit $18.8 billion in 2010-11, an increase of $801 million from last year and $6.9 billion than under the old Liberal government. Unlike other political parties in Ottawa, the government has been clear that it will not raise taxes or reduce transfers to provinces like Ontario, and seniors in the years ahead. In fact, Budget 2010 confirmed the Conservative government's strong support for provinces. I encourage you to find out more about how our plan helps you. Please visit www.actionplan.gc.ca. WEBSITE oakvillebeaver.com Suburban Newspapers of America Media Group Ltd. RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE BY: Ontario Community Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Association A few weeks ago, our Conservative government launched an ambitious new federal budget focused on job creation and growth to support Canada's eco- THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: United Way of Oakville ATHENA Award MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER FOX RUN RESULTS: From left, Stephanie Glazier, Marie Aggett's daughter, Ward 1 Councillor Ralph Robinson, long-time organizer of Oakville's Terry Fox Run, Spencer Glazier and Mayor Rob Burton present the Marie Aggett Bowl to St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School's Sophie Henderson and Amy Harrison for raising the highest per capita from a school Terry Fox Run. Aggett was an elementary teacher and resident who died of cancer. The marital dangers of Sam and Kate plus working late T hey had it all. Fame. Fortune. A fabulous family. And then they -- pause for dramatic effect and cue the foreboding music -- worked together. And now actress Kate Winslet (Academy Award winner for Best Actress, The Reader) and her husband, director Sam Mendes (Academy Award Winner for Best Director, American Beauty) have announced that their seven-year-marriage has gone the way of the subject of Winslet's most famous film, The Titanic. That is, it's sunk. And the iceberg that's being blamed in the breakup? Their working together on the movie Revolutionary Road. At the time, they said the experience was wonderful. Mendes, in fact, said that directing his wife was one of the best experiences of his life (but, then, professionally speaking, what hubby wouldn't want to boss his spouse around with complete impunity for a few months?). Mind you, Winslet, in accepting a Golden Globe for her performance in the film, said (hopefully tonguein-cheek): "Thank you for directing this film, babe, and thank you for killing us every single day and really enjoying us actually being in such horrific pain." You often hear people hypothesizing that young couples should live together before getting married so that they truly know what they're getting into, and so they can truly know their future spouse in all that person's day-to-day domestic glory, warts and all. Well, I say that if you truly want to know your mate, work with him or her. Then you'll know for certain what lunacy you're getting yourself into. Andy Juniper I once worked with my wife. Side-byside. In an under-sized home office. Her running a fledgling public relations company. Me trying to write. Her constantly working the telephones. Me begging for the peace and quiet conducive to concentration, if not actual creativity. Yeah, I once worked with my wife. And it was a miracle we didn't attack each other with White Out or the three-hole puncher. Seriously, it was a miracle we didn't divorce. There are so many pitfalls inherent in couples working together, everything from different goals to incompatible work styles. But the biggest pitfall to be overcome is the fact that when you work with your spouse, there is no escaping work. Or your spouse. Typically, if you have a long, hard day at work, you retreat to the sanctuary of your home, to the harbour of your honey, where you talk about anything other than work. But, if you work together, there tends to be no room for retreat. That's what happened to Kate and Sam as they filmed Revolutionary Road. Apparently they possess different work styles: Sam likes to leave work behind at the end of the day, while Kate likes to immerse herself in her characters (and her work). So, when they went home after a long, hard day of filming, there was zero escape. They began to drive each other crazy. Now, I'm not saying it can't be done. There are a few examples of couples working together and, miraculously, staying together: the late-great Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward come to mind. But for the most part it's a big old ocean full of icebergs. And sharks. Like church and state, or veggies and mashed potatoes, I fully believe that marriage and work should be kept separate. Andy Juniper can be visited at www.strangledeggs.com, contacted at ajjuniper@gmail.com, or followed at www.twitter.com/thesportjesters.