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A 4 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 11, 2003 T h e th e in v e s tm e n t w h e r e d iv id e n d s e v e r y I se e ^ J d a y ." I-- · · · MacLachlan Kindergarten parent Harrison Smith · Special to the O ak\ ille B eaver H IS T O R IC P R E S E N T A T IO N : M ayor Ann M ulvale presented a plaque to M arianne Hawthorne (dressed in a period costume). President of the Friends of the ( )ak\ille Historical Society in recognition of the society's 50th Anniversary. The presentation took place during Sunday's Concert in the Park at Lakeside Park, featuring the O akville W ind Orchestra, and the St. Pau l's Dixieland Jazz Band. Research shows th a t a c h ild 's early learning experience can have a profound e ffe ct on his or her developm ent. Brown votes against missile defence motion By Craig MacBride SPECIAL T () THE BEAVER When it come time last week to vote on a Canadian Alliance motion supporting the U .S. mis sile defence program. Oakville M P P Liberal Bonnie Brown voted with her conscience and not her party. Going against the majority of party members. Brown joined 37 other Liberal backbenchers in sid ing with the new Democratic Party and the Bloc Quebecois in voting against the Canadian Alliance motion on June 3. Contacted in Ottawa by the Oakville Beaver, Brown said she was unhappy with the wording of the proposal that stated support for "giving N O R A D responsibili ty for the command of any system developed to defend North Am erica against ballistic mis siles." The inclusion of the word `any' proved to be the stumbling block for Brown. She feared its inclusion could lead to support of the future weaponization of space. Despite her objection, the motion carried with a vote of 156 for and 73 against. Despite her split from the party line. Brown said does not fear any reprisals, adding that the seriousness of voting against the party is exaggerated by the media. Brown said Defence Minister John McCallum has made it clear Canada would not take part in the ballistic missile defence program if it involved the weaponization of space. Follow ing the vote. McCallum told reporters "the government was broadly in support of the theme of the Alliance motion, and so supported it." He added the government remains opposed to weapons in space. The ballistic missile defence program would rely on orbiting satellites to detect missiles fired at North America, allowing land and sea based interceptor missiles to shoot them out of the air before reaching their targets. Even with more tuned word ing. however. Brown said in a telephone interview that she wouldn't support the motion, fearing the establishment of "Fortress North America." "It's the reversal of policies and institutions that have worked well since World War 11." she said. " I fear it could lead to anoth er arms race." O akville federal Canadian Alliance candidate Glen Herring, on the other hand, believes being part o f the missile defence shield from the beginning is of great importance. " If there's to be weaponization of space, it's something you want to have a say in." said Herring. "There's a lot of debate going on. and we're not going to be part of the debate if we're sitting on the sidelines." Herring added he's not sur prised by Brown's vote against the motion. "She's basically been on that side of the agenda consis tently." he said. "She's made a lot of anti-American comments." M acLachlan College engages every stud ent in an academ ically strong o f & `S l yet n u rtu rin g environm ent. MacLachlan College Jr. Kindergarten to U niversity Entrance Call our adm issions o ffice to arrange 337 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6J 3H3 Telephone: 905.844.0372 www.maclachlan.on.ca registrar@maclachlan.on.ca a personal tour Bursary programme available Busing and Extended Hours program me Accredited by C ES I. Canadian Educational Standards Institute, an d OS C o n f e r e n c e o f I n d e p e n d e n t Sc h o o l s o f O n ta r io d i s t i n c t i v e l a d i e s f a s h io n s PEGGY'(S Complete selection of machine-washable mix and match co-ordinates. Available in 100% cotton or 65% - 35% polyestercotton blend. Sizes 8 to 20 (your choice of many fashion colours). Moores C learance Sa le SUITS 129" SPO RTCO ATS DRESS SH O ES DRESS SHIRTS DOCKERS MEN'S ANNUAL KjR ET Franmca SALE 4 0 % OFF MANY MORE IN-STORE SPECIALS SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION · ALL SALES FINAL 49" m CO CD CD CD C A S U A L PANTS LEE K H AKIS & JE A N S 2 9 " O V E R S IZ E EXT R A C H A R G E OPEN SUNDAY 12-5 pm MILTON MALL 55 Ontario St. 878-1414 HOPEDALE MALL Rebecca St.. Oakville 465-3499 BURLINGTON MALL Guelph Line 634-3882 ^ 1 / l 1 T X _ _ v / V N G / l F O R V O O Oakville Town Centre 270 North Service Road W. 905 338-0111 2501 Hyde Park Gate 905 829-8008 C L O T H . m e n A lso in Aurora, Guelph & K itchener CD CD CD CD