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THE HERALD Wednesday October 18 1989 Page 13 MPs need to listen understand p Ser Some important things happened to me last Friday In a way I think that day symbolized much of what being a member of Parha can be all about This job demands listening and It demands understanding At Bishop Reding high school a million showpiece in Milton I listened to a theatre full of Grade students as they peppered me with questions about the proposed GST Goods and Services Tax Most of them had sheets of paper in their hands flyers protesting the tax which were distributed by A and W What was printed on those flyers heavily influenced the ques tions I fielded like why will fast food be taxed when groceries won A and W of course wants an ex from the GST So do a lot of other people and with each ex emption granted the rate of the tax goes higher As most of you know by now I have proposed some changes to the tax and hope Mike Wilson responds favorably But standing in that high school Fndfcy morning I tried to make the point that the students themselves have the biggest stake in seeing the GST take effect Because only by raising revenues and slashing its own spending can the feds hope to ease the deficit If that happen the next generation of taxpayers will wonder why we left them to in an indebted bankrupt and sinking country Later in the day thats exactly what a committee of the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce wanted to talk to me about in a long meeting in Georgetown They gave grudging approval to Ottawa s plans as long as the government gets a lot more serious about cut ting back on expenditures That I sure agree with and it was the same message I got over and over again at the seven Town Hall meetings I held over the last few months Since going back to Ottawa I ve been working with deputy Don Mazankowski in identifying areas where we can cut deeply Last Wednesday morning I handed him my report containing suggestions for several hundred million dollars in immediate reductions I have high hopes now that action is at hand The day also took me into a sometimes emotional meeting with several people from Georgetown Guelph Collmgwood and who are sickened by their ed erosion of our justice system They gave me petitions with over names of citizens who want major changes made to the con Young Offenders Act I promised to table those in the House of Commons and to make sure Doug Lewis the justice minister knows about it I can t help but agree with those people we need changes in the act Young offenders now often believe that they 11 get special le nient treatment and so the deter rent of punishment is almost removed That shouldn t be the case It also wrong in this country that peo ple can profit from crime that surveys show women are afraid to walk in the dark that South American drug runners are gain ing a foothold on Canadian soil and that victims of crime don t have a bill of rights of their own It s wrong that violent offenders can get slap on the wrist jail sentences and that police officers themselves feel frustrated and shackled by the courts In Ottawa I will do all I can to try and change some of these things and I d ap preciate any comments you might have for me on the crucial issue of Bulk Foods FOR ALL YOUR BAKING NEEDS OPEN DAYS iNTIMMOftTONPLAZ I Good service good coverage good price- Thats State Rum insurance 174 Guelph St Georgetown 8731833 Like a good neighbor Stale Farm is there FARM INSURANCE justice Well Friday evening saw an in portant meeting of the of the Halton Peel En vironment Committee We re ting well organized now with sub committees a regular newsletter a list of projects about five dozen eager volunteers and now a chair man I delighted to report that Acton area resident Bill has agreed to quarterback the committee Clearly environmental issues are so important to all our lives Our region has a major garbage problem and a key role of the com mittee will be to raise of recycling environmentally friendly products practices for the home or office and ways all levels of government can work together Everybody on the committee in vites everybody else to get involv ed Just call the office toll free for news of the next meeting Finally my day ended as it did for many others hearing news of a massive drop on the stock markets Clearly there are big ten in the American economy which could impact on all our lives It is not an easy time for governments and the coming months promise to challenge all the politicians We need to listen and unders tand and then not be afraid to act The future s still what we make it MM meat chops I OPEN 7 DAYS 8732151 Mon Wed 6pm Saturday ThursFri 10am 8pm Sunday 11am HOME OF FRESH FRUITS VEGETABLES AND PROUD OF IT 140 STREET 877 8882 An Irish Exclusive Iff smith 133WyndhamSt Downtown Guelph 821 The Super Sunday Series presented by the Georgetown University Women s Club begins its threeconcert series on Oct with a presentation by the On Ballet Theatre The talented dancers will perform Beauty and the Beast at 30 and 3 30 m at the Halton Hills Cultural Centre The tale Beauty and the Beast tells the story of an 111 fated merchant and his three daughters On returning from a journey he plucks a rose from the Garden of the Beast The Beast is angered and the au is entranced as the story develops Based in Tdronto and founded in 1979 this unique dance ensem is dedicated to bringing ballet to the community During its 10- year history the Ontario Ballet Theatre has delighted more than 450 people throughout On tano The cost is per person for the threeconcerts and tickets are available for the 3 30 p m show only They can be purchas ed until Oct from Pen or Georgetown Fabrics There will be a limited number of tickets available at the door prior to the 3 30 presenta The other two senes con certs are the musical The CATS Getting Ready for Christmas and singersongwnter Charlotte Diamond It one of the best bargains around Don miss out on this ex season of fun and enter tainment MAID 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