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Pige 30- THE HERALD Wednesday August 8 1990 Canadas Wonderland announces free admission TORONTO As a special An niversary gesture Canadas Wonderland has just announced that the Park will be extending Free admission for all guests to the exciting new Cirque Tonnerre Circus spectacular when it makes its Ontario debut August 9th27th This differs from the previous an nouncement that admission to the Cirque du Tonnerre would require a special purchase ticket Wo believe that free admission is the beat way to make our guests part of our Big Year celebra tions commented Park spokesman Liz Powers This cir cus clearly has amazing thrills that everyone will enjoy and we hope that it will give Ontanans yet another reason to visit the Park at least once this season The Cirque Tonnerre addition to the parks entertainment lineup comes just two weeks after the park added another unique new show The Zone an explosive indoor laser light music and multimedia spectacular now offered free several times nightly to guests pur chasing a PayOnePrice Passport to the park Cirque is an amaz ing circus spectacular built on the Quebec tradition of high impact acrobatics theatrics and comedy performed under The Big Top with a touch of mystery and magic but without animals It was created from the excitement and tremen dous success of Cirque du Soleil In fact many of the artists are former stars with the Cirque Soleil Circus seating will be on a first come firstserved basis so guests are to arrive early Ad mission is free with any park including Season Pass All discount coupons on Price Passports also apply Per formances will be three times dai ly under a speciallyerected Big Top behind the Medieval theme area Show dates are August through August 14 through August through 27 with performance times at 230 pm 600 pm and p m there are no shows on August and August Guests holding pre- purchased Circus tickets can ob tain a full refund at the Guest Ser vices window at the Front Gate of the park through August 27 The magic of the Cirque is revealed by an inventive production that weaves the ex traordinary and professional talents of twenty different and varied artists awardwinning acrobats gymnasts trapeze ar tists jugglers comics tumblers musicians and more Theres clearly something for everyone Cirque Tonnerre is a spectacular circus thats a blend of theatre comedy and special ef fects totally different than a con ventional circus The approximately performance at Canadas Wonderland will be the first time Cirque du Tonnerre has performed in Ontario and the first time Canadas Wonderland has ever presented a circus Cirque du Ton shows have been drawing rave reviews since opening last Spnng at La in Montreal Since then Cirque du has played at the Equestrian Park in Quebec the Interna tional Summer Festival of Quebec in Quebec City and in the popular Eastern Township resort of St- Sauveur Clean Up Your Act PitchIn Early patronage scandals Contd from Page builders we are taught to revere In fact the doors to Parliament hadnt opened before one of the earlier patronage scandals was ig nited by the award of the Centre Block construction contract to a Quebec friend of John A donalds Conservatives The result major cost overruns and missed deadlines may seem very familiar to anyone following some government construction projects even today Macdonald nevertheless en dured criticisms and relied heavily on patronage to cultivate loyalists and ensure his stnng of victories But 38page analysis of political patronage reminds us that concern even then ran deep A committee sturck in 1877 to deter mine how patronage had afflicted the public service found the exer cise of patronage seems to be almost unchecked and that the government considered it as a means of rewarding personal and political friends Stilborns review leads the reader to conclude that critics of the patronage system at the time never had any real chance of ter minating the practice And within a few years the Liberals under Wilfrid Launer finally mastered the art and achieved a lasting power At that point Sttlborn concludes patronage was on its way to becoming an established norm in Canadian politics Even war couldnt break the habit During the First World War Robert Borden promised that military appointments and con tracts would not be offered as political rewards Alas his minister of militia and procure ment Sam Hughes either didnt hear or didnt care and the system rolled on unchecked Public outrage over the in fluence that political partisanship had on the war effort eventually led to the disgrace of Hughes and some efforts were made in the years between the wars to limit patronage within the public ser vice But the expansion of government and the growth in the number of commissions and agencies assured a continuing supply of patronage plums Today thousands of federal jobs fall under the influence or direct control of political masters For the donors of partisan benefits Stilborns analysis con tains words of caution There are signs he says that the traditional public tolerance of patronage is evaporating The televised debate between and John Turner option clash 1984 campaign Brian the you had an over Liberal These Stores Have The Convenient Hours To Serve You Buy A Lb 8530101 Buy A Box MILL ST ACTON ONTARIO OPEN HOURS 7 To Advertise In This Space Please Contact DISPLAY ADVERTISING 8772201 MOVIE RENTALS Gueiph St GEORGETOWN patronage appointments had a significant impact on the vote he said And the Conservative govern ments pursuit of the traditional practice since then has been ac companied perhaps not coin- cidentally by a sharp decline in popularity he added Political patronage in short has emerged as an issue he con cludes A new spirit of giving THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME For a FLAT FEE of 295000 Nothing Up Front- No Hidden Fees- Paid on Closing- AS REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS WE DO CoipW DMunwnU Prospect up OtfWB MagotlaM AND MUCH MORE or You To Find Out 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