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Dear Sir: Like people all over the world, Canadians face many complex chalâ€" lenges. Never has there been a greater need to cast aside the politics of Dear Sir: As a newcomer to Canada, I have been observing the political process with considerable interest since the Ontario election in 1990. At that time the NDP leader made a strong appeal for reform and change, and the excitement of making a change drew wide support. The reality soon became apparent: the party did not have the experience nor the depth to govern effectively in a challenging economy. As with the Reform party today, a charismatic leader with a ‘quick solution‘ message will draw protest votes. It is true that promising and winning are fundamenâ€" tally different than managing to actually do as you hoped in the reality of the world. After the election, whatever happens, the people elected to office will be challenged daily with the complexities of managing. Tories deserve low rating due to past policies Canada. The economy must be dealt with. As must the fact that thirtyâ€"two cents of each dollar is being spent on the national debt â€" a very hard reality. Debt of this magnitude is not the result of nine years of the party in power, it is the result of a far more profound problem in Canadian society: in the 70‘s and 80‘s, instead of From a global perspective, although we mi'ght-not like it, the recession is not something unique to This is no time to throw your vote away Dear Sir: Re: Towards the year 2000 Oakville Beaver, Oct. 6th. This should help parents to underâ€" stand "why Johnny can‘t read" and other concerns about the quality of education which are being voiced with increasing frequency in both the region and province. Board needs to focus on student results The debate was between those trustees whose experience has shown them that, to be successful, a plan must have measurable goals, and measurement of those goals, and those trustees who do not have that experience. Unfortunately, among our Oakville representatives, only trustee Penny Siebert, who voiced an opinion that it did not matter whether the plan was passed or not (!?) â€" clearly were not willing to force the administration to do its homework properly and return with a proper plan, which parâ€" ents could relate to and which would provide tangible goals that parents could use as benchmarks for whether their children are accomplishing enough in today‘s world. The prime minister is now firmly at the helm of the good ship Tory and like all captains, in six days, she‘ll ride her craft to the bottom, thus ending a slide that started three weeks ago. We have already heard the death throes of many of the party‘s candidates who flooded the national Tory campaign offices demanding that the antiâ€"Chretien commercial be taken off the air. Imagine any campaign where candidates blast their national headquarters with election day in sight. The countdown is on for Campbell and in the wings a smiling and silent Jean Chretien sits back, rubs his hands and waits for the Conservatives to self immolate. Chretien‘s timing... was impeccable. Then there was the double fiasco this past week with Campbell being critical of Deputy Prime Minister Jean Charest during a Quebec City interâ€" view and before that there was the release of a television commercial that was a thinlyâ€"veiled attempt to discredit Chretien by using his partial facial paralysis as a target. As far as Campbell‘s campaign is concerned, she fell into a trap early by not going after Liberal leader Jean Chretien‘s now infamous ‘Red Book‘ of policies. Anyone who has seen an unabridged copy, knows there is enough ammunition in it for a dozen election campaigns, let alone one. It‘s full of so many caveats and whereby‘s and wherefore‘s, that any action Chretien might make as prime minister can be defended by one simple statement: "I didn‘t say I would do this, I said if certain conditions were met, I would do this...conditions have changed." That was the most fatal flaw in Campbell‘s campaign. The other was letâ€" ting her mouth run amok during a campaign when every nuance and word is analyzed. With little more than a week to go to the election, she‘s quoted as saying she would be willing to entertain the idea of backing the Liberals in a minority government. Amazing stuff. More like suicidal. It is a cruel time for politics in Canada and that cruelty is borne out by the electorate that is angry and concerned about their future, a future they increasingly believe should not be in the hands of the Progressive Conservatives. A cynic could effectively argue that Campbell‘s campaign was doomed from the start. Fed up with the statusâ€"quo, the voters will opt for just about anything that sees the ruling party ousted. Party loyalty is all a thing of the past. What have you done for me lately, is the call of the 1990s. And as we have seen in Ontario, those who ride a wave of voter popularity one year are the source of ridicule the next...just ask Bob Rae. g> _ IHE OAKVILLE BE 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Campbell is now in the middle of a crushing schedule that could take her to as many as 30 Ontario ridings in the hope of retaining some of the seats her party held when the election was called. It shows the leader‘s stamina but all pollsters agree, it‘s not going to do enough to see the Tories return to government. iming, it can be said, is everything when it comes to politics. And I Prime Minister Kim Campbell‘s timing has been absolutely terrible. The Progressive Conservative leader was in town yesterday to bolâ€" ster support for her party‘s flagging fortunes but it‘s a case of too little too late for the Tory leader and her government. Saying goodbye EDITORIAL despair, cynicism, and apathy in favor of hope, optimism, and above all â€" involvement. On the basis of an informed opinion, it is crucial for each and every adult citizen to exerâ€" It is a sad commentary that a school board cannot, or will not, proâ€" duce a plan which lays out a coherent direction and results which are to be achieved. Instead, we get a loosely worded, unmeasurable, document with no clear focus. And, for this, we pay our taxes! One must support trustee Scheel, who lamented the lack of control over results, and trustee Lane, who decried the apparent lack of focus on the area PHONE ALONE CALL845â€"5585 ieR saving for the longer term, Canadians continued to spend more than the earned. The present government inherited an economic legacy that might well take ten more years to turn around. It may well take until then to achieve visible results from the responsible course they are now on. However, it looks like Canadians don‘t want to look at this hard reality. It is amazing that when the current Prime Minister was open and honest, it immeâ€" diately soured the national pulse. It is striking how many people have Reform Party signs in front of their homes. I just cannot understand it. From previous experience, any citizen of Ontario should know that the party cannot have the skills and the experience to run the country â€" nor the political clout to be taken seriously on the global level. Here we have Ann Mulvale, a candidate who is well know, who is an extremely conscientious and hard worker, with no doubt of her integrity, her proven track record and ability, and even so, so many would choose to regâ€" ister a protest and throw their vote away. All Canadians should think twice before they throw the baby out with the bath water. SPEAK YOUR MIND | Got a gripe? Give us a call. _ Readers are invited to express their opinion on a topic of their choice by calling 845â€"5585, box 5250. All callers are allowed 45 secâ€" onds to express their opinion and must provide their name, address and phone number for verification. A cross section of the responses will be published in next Wednesday‘s Oakville Beaver. cise voice and vote in the upcoming federal election. Barring an unforeseen turn of events, Canada‘s political landscape will undergo a radical transformation. that needs most support these days â€" the classroom teacher. If trustees cannot direct adminisâ€" tration because they do not have the modern experience necessary to know what is right, then they should step aside. There are others who can do the job! You need to educate the public before the next election, so that it knows what is at stake. Z2 , J â€"REMEMBER WMAT C % HAPPENED THE LAST% Roger Love Taxpayers Coalition, Halton \B 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., Oakvillie, Ont. L6K 354 Ger van Amersfoort TME We PIDTHAT ? Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Any doubt about the importance of casting a ballot in the Oakvilleâ€" Milton riding should be quickly disâ€" pelled by the presence of six candiâ€" dates amid a somewhat unpredictable electorate. Conceivably, 17% of the vote could ensure victory. In ridings where all 14 official parties are repreâ€" sented, along with independent candiâ€" dates, victory could be secured with 7% of the vote or even less. Canadians working in conjunction with their governments can resolve the many difficulties that lie ahead. As citizens, we have a responsibility to become informed and get involved. After all, in comparison to the mere handful of federal and provincial repâ€" resentatives, there are several million eligible voters with infinitely more excellent ideas. Even more disturbing is the Reform platform. One shudders at the naive simplicity inherent in their proâ€" posals. The real Reform agenda, which cruelly plays on fear and anxiâ€" ety, is profoundly disturbing in its disâ€" regard for less fortunate Canadians, multiculturalism, and our fundamenâ€" tal Frenchâ€"English duality. Indeed, the disastrous fiscal, social, environmental, and constituâ€" tional policies of the Tories over the past nine years fully justify their standing in the polls. The politics of exclusion and arrogance, characterisâ€" tic of the Mulroney era, remains totalâ€" ly incompatible with the fundamental nature and concerns of individual Canadians. With the apparent demise of both the New Democratic and Progressive Conservative parties, official opposiâ€" tion could fall either to the Bloc Quebecois or Reform. A second place finish by the Bloc with 38 or more seats, followed by a PQ victory in the next provincial elecâ€" tion, would present the daunting task of negotiating Quebec separation. Enormous pressures would be imposed on a federal government already beset with problems of job creations, the environment, providing for social, health and welfare services, deficit reduction, reclamation of our national sovereignty and parliamenâ€" tary reform. To meet these challenges, it is imperative we elect a government with both experience and a commitâ€" ment to a strong national presence. At such a critical juncture in our nation‘s history, the Liberal Party meets these requirements. Peter D. Pellier Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager Ian Oliver Publisher i HIHKHHHL Immigrants bring more skills, more energy, more work and a better standard of living to a young country like Canada, in all ecoâ€" nomic times. I believe that Jean Chretien was right in his assessâ€" ment that immigrants add to this great country of ours, and they should always be welcome. It is mistaken that immigrants take more from our country than they contribute. Almost all immigrants I know are extremely hardâ€" working, sometimes more so than Canadians from families which have been here for many generations. These people operate groâ€" cery stores, drive cabs, perform manual labor and do the other difâ€" ficult lowâ€"wage jobs shunned by most Canadians born here. Some of them even hold two or three jobs, just to make ends meet. Many immigrants have formal training in law, medicine and other profesâ€" sions, but cannot find work in their field; therefore, they work at what they can find, because they are too proud to beg or go on welfare. There are exceptions, of course, but they are certainly minimal. Dear Sir: I can‘t believe what I read in your editorial of Oct.10th. Your agreement with Preston Manning to restrict the number of immiâ€" grants allowed into Canada, because we are in difficult financial times, is insulting to the majority of Canadians and needs to be reâ€" thought. _ Immigration editorial off the mark flemier #1 Rank 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 LETTER OF THE DAY Oprah Winfrey talkâ€"show host. $98 million Steven Spielberg, producer Bill Cosby, TV personality Guns N‘ Roses, rock group Prince, pop singer Charles Schulz, cartoonist Kevin Costner, actor U2, rock group Garth Brooks, country singer David Coppertield, magician Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor Michael Jackson, pop singer Julio Iglesias, singer Tom Cruise, actor Madonna, pop singer Eric Clapton, rock musician Grateful Dead, rock group Siegfried & Roy, magicians Mel Gibson, actor Tom Clancy, novelist Entertainer WEEKLY FOCUS evimuing Li omm i eanht of the Metroland â€" Printing, Publishing & atributing L td aog of suburban newspapers which Includes # Nows Advartiser, Barrle Advance, Brampton GQuardan, Bun Posl Collingwood Connection, Elobicoke Guardian, G«nmm Indepandany/ Acton Free Press, Kingston This Woeek, Lindsay Wook, Markham Economist and Sun, Stouftville/Uxbridge Tribune, Mitton Canadian Chmw,., Mississauga News , Newmarke!â€"Aurora Eraâ€"Banner, North York Mirror, Oalovili Beaver, Orilia Tod:xl, Oshawa/Whitby This Week, Peterborough This Weak, Richmond HIVThomhilaughan Liberal, Searborough Mirror All material published in the Oakville Beaver is protected by mpym“w reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden w the The Oakville Beaver, published every Sunday, Wednesday a consent of the publisher The nation‘s highest paid entertainers for 1992 and 1993 $72 million $66 million $53 million $49 million $48 million $48 million $47 million $47 million $46 million $43 miltion $42 million $40 million $37 million $37 million $33 million $33 million $32 million $32 million $31 million Rob Tonus Pay CEA .",""',"'""""""""1 M Oct. 20, 1993 tiday, at 467 & &