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halton mp irtdlwhitiiig ftjrepcats a from this li the first of what 1 hope will become a regular column which you will find both intereatfog and informative before deciding to write a column for this paper i had long diacuasions with the editor to decide on the type of news thought would be of intereit to you the reader the editor wat very strongly of the minion that i ihould not write exclusively about the regular business of the houae of commoni ai after all thl newt la already very well covered by the regular news service it was felt that in this column i should talk more about my personal experiences as the member of parliament for halton and to relate to you some of the background activities regarding committee work and other lessknown public government business i agree with the editor and i feel this should be the prime purpose of this column i believe you are aware of the daytoday parliamentary decisions but are not always able to keep up to date with your members activities i hope you will find in this column items which intereit you and that you will gain a better understanding of how your member of parliament serves you and the country i trust you will write to me about matters i discuss in this column so that i may have the benefit of your views and opinioni from time to time i will specifically ask for your views on certain issues which are topical by including a survey or questionnaire in this column the prime purpose therefore of this column will be to keep you informed of my activities ai they relate to the life of a member of parliament it will also serve to remind you thai i am here to serve you and all the people of halton riding my phone number in oakville is 8455985 and i would be pleased to hear from you if you have a matter you wish to discuss with me in ottawa i may be reached at at code 6139922406 and my office is located in room 4ss west block parliament buildings on saturday mornings i will be available for meetings at my office in oakville which is located at 464 trafalgar road this is a very convenient location for people living in the oakville area i am in the process of setting up offices in milton georgetown acton and erin i will make it known through this column when i will be in the different communities but this does not mean that anyone wishing to ate me mutt wait until i come to this particular area simply phone me in oakville or write to me in ottawa and the necessary arrangements to meet will be made since my election on june 25 i made a trip to ottawa to organize my office and have also seen many people throughout the riding during july and august i was amazed to learn how many constituents were having trouble obtaining passports from the canadian passport office and i was able to assist about 30 of them i securing this important document as a result of direct dealing with the passport office i was personally able to tee some of the problems fsced by the general public in their dealings with the passport office i accordingly wrote a lengthy letter to the hon mitchell sharp secretary of state for external affairs who is reponsible for passport operation and nude several suggestions which i hope will prevent some of the problems which have bothered tb many people in this riding aid no doubt all across canada in their efforts to obtain passports one of the suggestions i made to the minister wat that the pasiport application form be reprinted in a more explicit manner thus enabling the applicant to know precisely what information the department requires of him in many cases the application is returned to the sender simply because it it not entirely clear what information the department requires as an example a passport application was returned became the applicant had staled ontario as her place of birth instead of canada i believe thit type of behavior it quite unnecessary in preparation for the opening of parliament i attended two caucus meellngt these meellngt are moil informative and veryinteretllng following these caucus meetings i attended a number of meetings designed to acquaint freshman members or parliament and briefing on the various regulation which mutt be carried out on parliament hill at a new member of parliament i have been contacted by the president of the privy council the hon donald mtcdonald one of whose duties it to atslgn members of parliament to various committed in hit letter he lilted some 20 committees and asked me to indicate which of these i would like to serve on in keeping with the promises i made during the election campaign i have chosen the following committees as being of particular interest to me the committee on housing urban development and public works agriculture as it pertains to eastern canada regional development induitry and national resources external affairs and national defence labour and manpower and immigration there are many problems facing canada and the world this year and i look forward to helping solve many of them in the house of commons of course one of the most pressing needs in canada it to solve our critical housing problem i am pleated to report to you that a special housing committee hat been formed by members of the halton liberal association under the chairtnanihip of david g butler of oakville this committee hat presented a brief to the hon paul hellyer i was also very pleased to hear that the oakville and district labour council it submitting a brief on the housing crisis i look forward to following the findings of the task force on housing with keen interest and i would urge all interested partiet who have thought on this important matter to submit a brief to the minister responsible for housing the hon paul hellyer when i took my seat in the house of commons at the opening of canadas 28th parliament i did so with a deep sense of responsibility to my constituents and the people of canada i am highly honored that the voters of halton elected me to be their representative in ottawa on saturday afternoon september 28 my family and i plan on visiting the milton fair and we look forward to seeing many of our good friends in the milton area on this pleasant occasion the acton free press wednesday sepf 25 1968 15 parentteacher talks special for grade 13 haiton mp hud whitino and ton jamie considered takln off with mrs george youngs prizo ponchos during their vlt to tha fall fair on saturday staff photo ilng lift ao lit v it was back to school for about 30 parents last thursday aa acton district high school held parentteacher night for grade 13 in addressing the group principal ted hansen explained that since grade 13 wat so vital he did not want to wait until he regular november parenta night mr hansen introduced mr b skerrett the new coordlnatiir of the guidance department mr skenett spoke briefly of the importance of guidance counselling and hit intention to interview each gtade 13 itudent in the liexi few months parerjta moved at a group to the various roomifor tenminute outline of the courses and what was expected of grade 3 tludentt both mr hansen and mr skerrett were available throughout the evening for those who wished to discuss individual problems following the classroom tours parents and teachers gathered in the home economics room for a social hour thit year there are 39 student in grade 13 at bit count final attendance figure are taken on september 30 teachers are mr lambourn english mn reed french mr bray biology and chemistry mr goodman physical mr swallow history mr martlndale geography mrs martindale latin mr coats mathematics and mrs huenlken german approximately 3a parents attended the evening saturday dance has good crowd attendance at the saturday night fair dance in the community centre was about the same as a year ago with a good crowd enjoying the music of the shaynes a security guard hired his year by the- fair- board commented on user orderliness of the crowd v dubarry special free lipstickv with tha purctiam of 400 or more merchandise you will receive a free royal lipstick ffig thurs fri sat oct 26 2 28 only acton pharmacy queen of the flowetts three accidents involve acton district people another reason most people listen to torben wittrup one man was injured and property damage totalled s 1 000 in three accidents involving acton and district residents on north halton roads during the past week milton opp files show patrick john graham 105 mill st e acton suffered minor face cuts in a 500 accident saturday evening on highway 7 west of the seventh line his car and one driven by michael john hunter of 35 raylawn crescent georgetown collided vehicles operated by kurt haefner of r r 2 acton elmer lucas of r r 3 orton and manfred winstcr of r r 4 acton collided on highway 25 south of acton tuesday of last week damage totalled 160 in the weeks third accident cars driven by donald llaggarl of milton and gregory tucker of acton collided on the first line esquesing near acton friday 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