The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

HERALD Wednesday May 1989 Page 13 Consumers deserve an explanation for runaway interest rates On The Hill Witt Garth Turner of you may have noticed an editorial in the Globe and Mail last week which talked about the rates charged on credit cards and about politicians The newspaper was saying a House of Commons committee was wrong to open an investigation into these rates despite the fact they now range as high as 8 per cent This it said was political ing at its worst Well that s just wrong I am chairman of the Commons committee In fact I was the one who suggested that MPs look into the fact those interest rates are running at up to seven times the rate of inflation To me consumers deserve an explanation about why the cost is so high why the number of days before interest clicks in is falling and why user fees are also imposed If politicians don t keep looking over the shoulders of the big banks and other important industries then who will serve the interests of the common folk So despite the criticism 1 11 be pressing on The issue deserves a fair hearing and the will be doing just that next month I think if banks and retailers and oil companies can jack up rates repeatedly then they can also come and explain themselves This is part of my work in Ot it is tough sometimes par and controversial but very fulfilling It goes hand in hand with helping people Bolton Georgetown or Burlington with their everyday problems And it certainly complements my role as being a pipeline for your thoughts and suggestions to the feds If you have any comments on the Fruit pulled during scare Halton Region Health Depart pulled pounds of fruit and vegetables off store shelves as a result of the recent Chilean fruit scare In a report to the Regional council last week Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health Graham said the Region visited stores as a result of a March 14 directive from the Ministry of National Health and Welfare Minister warned that fresh produce from Chile could be contaminated with cyanide The Region sent 000 pounds of produce back to the wholesaler and discarded pounds The cost of personal visits to the stores was to the Region Mr report said the fruit embargo cost the Region persondays The embargo on Chilean pro duce was lifted March 20 NORTH END NISSAN MARTIN STREET MILTON ONTARIO 8784137 Clothing is credit card issue then let me know The same goes for other areas that my committee will monitor like Canada Post or con affairs There are more than government agencies and departments which report to my committee so the days I spend in this place are very busy ones Over the past week the hours I spent sitting in the House of Commons have been shaken with the news that some people are il legally importing toxic waste into Canada mixed into fuel At this point there are a great many yet to be asked and obviously a lot more information to be discovered I don know how this happened or what governments could have done to prevent it The important point now is to tone down the rhetoric and step up the action Last Friday afternoon I was on my feet in the Commons saying exact ly that Now I m encouraging the government to do everything necessary to preserve and protect the environment The idea of Canada being a toxic waste dump ing ground for the Americans or anyone else sickens me We just can let that hapien Of course taking care of Canada s air and water and soil is the job of all of us not something we can simply expect politicians to look after That s one reason I have been working for the last couple of months on A Citizen Guide to the Environment Over the next few days you should be receiving a copy of this 36page booklet at your home I ve tried to fill with suggestions about how we can all in our nor lives do things which will end up making Canada a cleaner and kinder place As individuals families and communities I think we all have a role As Dorothy and I researched this booklet and then wrote it we were amazed at the number of polluting things which people do largely without realizing it The first crucial step is knowing and so I hope you find the time to read TILE KING Unit 23 Georgetown Ontario 8732588 the Guide and then follow some of the tips printed there As I ve said here before there is nothing more important than preserving Canada s future Right now our future is clearly threaten ed by similar yet very different forces Pollution and carelessness neglect and exploitation may poison the world we pass on to our children Meanwhile mounting debts government deficits and an unrepayable mortgage on Canada may enslave those same children to a lif time of crushing taxes and eroding services It strikes me that politicians have to deal with both and at the same time I promise you to do my part Many thanks to all those people who came out to my Budget Breakfast in Georgetown the other morning We had a solid twohour session as I heard both praise for the budget and criticism of it On balance I sensed most people thought the government had not cut spending enough There was also concern that after all the new taxes and the cuts the deficit this year will be higher than it was last year This just underscores the box the government is in after years of having politicians spend more than they take A deficit of a year new debt to Canada is too much I said that in Georgetown NORTHVIEW CENTRE Georgetown ABOVE GROUND POOL COMPLETE WITH 16 HP Pump SK Returns Backwash Hose Vacuum Hose Deck Mount Ladder Ma ntenance K Installation Extra FREE COMPUTERIZED WATER ANALYSIS Authorized Pool and Spa Care Center ACADIAN POOLS 8733320 134 Guelph GEORGETOWN ONTARIO 8779562 Values Effect From Monday Through Saturday May 15th YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT GROCER WIN A FREEZER FULL OF FOOD ENTER OUR DRAW For A WOODS FREEZER Stocked With Frozen Foods Cubic Food Freezer Plus Selected Grocery and Meat Products Estimated Value Compliments Of Goodlots Furniture and Georgetown Food WE OFFER HOME DELIVERY WEDNESDAY IS SENIORS DAY 5 Discount on Your Grocery Order PATIO SET WINNER Bill Glassford WINNER OF THE WEEK CAROL 37 Llfesaver FLAVOUR POPS Pkg of 12 199 Deli Fresh POLISH SAUSAGE Kg LB Fresh Regular GROUND BEEF 1 LB Pronto PAPER TOWELS 99 Z Roll Pack GEORGETOWN FOOD MARKET 8733963 Moore Park Plaza Georgetown STORE Monday Friday HOURS 8 00 a in 9 00 p m 8 a m 6 00 CLOSED