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Would you like to see a minority federal governmefi It is encouraging to note that the corporate sector has come through with not only financial pledges of support but also with personnel who will work on the campaign full time until its conclusion in late November. This year six such indiâ€" viduals will be helping out and their employers, Royal Bank, SmithKline Beecham Pharma, Scotiabank, Monenco Agra, Bell Canada and Sheridan College deserve a lot of credit for their support. Last year four people were provided and two the year before. e fundraisers at the Oakville United Way are a very positive bunch. With I most of their member agencies facing funding shortfalls from governments at all levels, the United Way has taken up the challenge. They have set a $1.9â€" million target for this year, an whopping 14.5% increase over last year. _ The United Way has a long way to go to make its goal but it can be achieved if we all give a little. Having said that, this would be enough time for McKenna to further increase his profile across the nation. As a young politician in a biâ€"lingual province and with an alreadyâ€"impressive track record, McKenna would be the kind of heirâ€"apparent the Tories had when Brian Mulroney emerged to demolish Liberal leader John Turner at the polls. You could hear a pin drop during McKenna‘s noteless speech and one couldn‘t hclp but wonder how many of those present were w15h1ng the New Brunswick preâ€" mier was their leader this time out. But his time is coming...count on it. But the Liberal leader is pushing 60 years of age and has been through many political wars. If he does win the coming election and form what may be a minority government, his term of office will be very taxing and it‘s not beyond the realm of possibility that Chretien would be a oneâ€"term prime minister. McKenna didn‘t say much about his boss except to say as the holder of many portfolios over his many years in Ottawa, Chretien had the experience and the proâ€" grams to help Canada. It was McKenna who was at Liberal leader Jean Chretien‘s side when Chretien toured Atlantic Canada recently and he gamened about as much exposure as his leader during that tour. Before he came to Oakville, McKenna had been on a swing to western Canada to try and boost the Liberal fortunes in an area that has, traditionally, been a politiâ€" cal wasteland for the Grits. This time it might be different. Ian Oliver Publisher His actions in the schools have driven up the literacy rate thanks to the religious fervour of the premier and his singleâ€"mindedness in trying to knock down the barriâ€" ers to job advancement. ONE E (Giving the United Way CALL845â€"5585 â€" RESULTS OF LAST WEEK‘S POL! 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 354 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 Halloween falls on a Sunday this year. Should Halloween be held on Sat. Oct. 30th instead? _ _ Cast your ballot by calling 845â€"5585, box 5008 to vote. Callers have until 12 noon Thursday to register their vote. Results of the poll will be published in the next Friday edition of the Oakville Beaver. The Oakville Beaver, hshedevavySun Wednesday and Friday, at 467 $ mtronna Printing, Publishing Even the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which has been callâ€" ing for major infrastructure projects has admitted that such an undertakâ€" ing might only create about 48,000 jobs (compared to Canada‘s 1.6 milâ€" lion unemployed). It would howevâ€" er create a significant amount of It is a fact that 30% of Gay youth commit suicide. This is what not being accepted, not being wanted, can do to a member of our society. This devastating end to human life amongst young people must come to a stop. Acceptance, even tolerance, is the only way to bring an end to this needless and tragic arrest of young lives. This is 1993; diversity includes people of all walks of life including Gays. Gays have rights as recent government Dear Sir: After 25 years of being in the education business, Sheridan College finally has a socxal/suppon group for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals. Our Gay positive friends are also welcome. G L I S (Gays Lesbians In Support) meets weekly at Sheridan‘s Trafalgar Road campus in Oakville. No longer do Gays have to function in this community feeling isolated to the point that they say to themselves;, "Gee am I the only one???" I don‘t believe voters want to be misled and when Jean Chretien promises to spend billions on public works and make it "just like the good old days", that is exactly what he is doing â€"he‘s misleading us. College‘s gay community seeking acceptance > Dear Sir: I‘d like to respond to Diane Hart‘s column of Sept. 15/93, "Comment on unemployed means trouble for Campbell" and ask whether Ms. Hart feels politicians should deceive the public and make irresponsible promises or whether Canadians should be told about how things really are? Campbell prepared to face tough problems The Oakville Beaver welcomes your comments. All letters must be signed and include the writer‘s address and phone number. Letters should be typed, doubleâ€"spaced and addressed to: Letters to the Editor, The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 ~A Most importantly, the Globe ediâ€" torial pointed out that "As a rule of thumb, according to the Economic Council of Canada, unemployment Specifically, Prime Minister Campbell said: "I think realistically all of the developed industrial counâ€" tries are expecting what I would consider to be an unacceptable level of unemployment for the next two, three or four years." She acknowlâ€" edged there was no quick fix and most informed writers have admitâ€" ted this is the fact. For Ms. Hart to suggest that Prime Minister Campbell and her advisors have forgotten about the anguish of the unemployed and those who still fear for their employment security also overlooks facts that were exceptionally well stated in a recent Globe Mail ediâ€" torial. additional longâ€"term debt. For more information on this new social/support group for Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals, please call (416) 925â€"9872 ext. 2074 VOICE MAL. legislation has indicated. I feel the Ontario Community Colleges were very timely when they implemented a task force to develop a policy on how to deal with "Harassment and Discrimination". Gays have been harassed and discrimiâ€" nated against for far too long. Acceptance is needed; discrimination and the harassment must come to an end. We need peace and harmony right here in Ontario, right here on our university and college campuses. I feel that with Council of Regents new policy on "Harassment and Discrimination" â€" this can be achieved. Staff Liaison â€" GLISSheridan College Trafalgar Road Campus What counts is that we have a leader prepared to face our probâ€" lems and deal with them. That‘s how problems get solved. Canada has major challenges to overcome and to buy voter support with the voters own money is not today‘s solution. That is old style politics and we‘ve had enough of that. It‘s time we heard the real facts, even if they are unpleasant. declines by about a third of a perâ€" centage point for every percentage by which the economy outstrips its longâ€"term potential growth rate of about 2.8 per cent. So to cut unemâ€" ployment from its present rate of 11.3 per cent to, say, 10 per cent would take three or four years of 4 per cent growth. Even if the econoâ€" my grew at a torrid 5 per cent pace, it would still take at least two Stephen Sparling J.S. Hellewell