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Orono Weekly Tines,RER en EsdaDTy, May 22 1996 - 5 Budding Artists' Work On Display At 'Arts-Rama' LETTiER TrO THE EDIT OR In Ontario's Health Care Sector it has taken years for the workforce to become property credentialed. Then, after the workforce became credentialed, it took many years for Health Care Workers (a large percentage women) to earn a living wage. Now, as the Health Care System faces a funding crunch, one solution being implemented without much outcome thought is "Let's de- skill Health Care Workers - hire less qualified Health Care Workers". Visual arts displays were just a part of the Clarke and Pines Art-A-Rama held at Clarke this year. Here is just a small sampling of some of the art work on display. Clarke definitely has some very talented artists. From Parliament Hill Alex Shepherd Is there a law for the rich and another for the poor? That's the conclusion of a recent Auditor General's report. Last week, the Auditor released a report to Parliament showing that with the blessing of Revenue Canada, in one day, two days before Christmas an unnamed family removed $2 billion out of the country without paying capital gains tax. The auditor also said Revenue Canada "may have circumvented the intent of the law." Anyone reading this col- umn, I would guess, doesn't have anywhere near $2 bil- lion. But if you had a tax problem you couldn't get access to Revenue Canada officials in one day to deal with it. How did a rich family get a legal opinion from Revenue Canada, an opinion which has the potential to change tax law, within hours? And how come the paper- work to justify Revenue Canada's permission to take the money out of the country arrived in the file after the decision was made? Revenue Canada bas very very strict guidelines about Canadians leaving the coun- try with their wealth in a suit- case for obvious reasons. The biggest of which is that tax money is hard to collect after you've left. But if recent history is any indication the wealthy only have to produce a couple of letters agreeing to let Revenue Canada know when they sell taxable property. What's more alarming is that the Auditor General believes that these scraps of paper are enforceable. With that in mind, just imagine if someone owed Revenue Canada money, then said they were going to live in the Grand Cayman Islands and gave Revenue Canada an IOU. What do you think they would say? The $2-billion incident occurred in 1991 when Mulroney's govemment was begging to be put out of its misery. The question is: was there political interference on that govemment's part? It seems strange a family could get preferential treat- ment when there is no bene- fit to Canada. This family earned its money in Canada from Canadians like you and me. They have an obligation to this country. Yes they are free to leave but pay your bills before you close the door behind you. There has never been an analysis to see what impact this action would have on other well-healed families. Remember, the whole idea of a family trust is to provide and inter-generational tax break on capital gains. Few citizens can take advantage of a tax break like this. Really they are designed to avoid taxes on the wealth accumulation of the very wealthy. No wonder average income Canadians become cynical of the tax system when they wit- ness this kind of behaviour. The affect this has on Canada is that on $2-billion, my rough estimate is that $500 million in taxes leaves the country. This amounts to something like a half-billion-dollar inter- est-free loan. This money could be used to erode the country's debt and save some social programs. I had the pleasure of brief- ing members of the federal Public Accounts Committee and putting together for them the questions for their cross examination of Revenue Canada officials. Why the rich avoid paying taxes, while the rest of you pay, is uppermost in my mind and I will be seeking answers to this question. Community Care Home Suppot Program The Clarington Community Care Home Support Program is once again offering a variety of home maintenance services to local area seniors and dis- abled adults. These services include grass cutting, raking, and other small tasks that could be accomplished by a student. There is a large group of hard working students who are registered with Community Care. AIl of the students are experienced in home maintenance and are eagerly looking for more jobs. This service is available to all seniors in the Clarington area. The fee for these ser- vices is $6.00 per hour if the student uses the clients equipment, or $8.00 per hour if the student brings his/her own equipment. To request any services, please call the Community Care Office at 623-2261 and ask for Mark, the Home Maintenance Coordinator. Please Recycle This Newspaper Health Care Workers get educated and qualified in order to give our communi- ties a quality Health Care System. Has the impact of these Health Care changes been thought through?, who is doing the monitorng? Joan Gates, RN Vice President, OPSEU, Region 3 193 SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER MUNICIPAL TAX SALES ACT Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, June 27, 1996 at the Office of the Clerk, The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington, Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3A6. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at 3:0Q p.m., at the same Municipal Administrative Centre. DESCRIPTION OF LANDS MINIMUM TENDER AMOUNT 1) No. 18-17-010-100-05210-0000 $34,908.51 Lot 4, Plan 688, Formerly Township of Darlington, now part of the Municipality of Clarington, Regional Municipality of Durham, As last described in Instrument No. 152853, as registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Durham, Municipally known as 1530 Nash Road, Courtice. Zoning: Urban Residential Type One 2) No. 18-17-020-050-03600-0000 $24,853.50 Part Lot 11, Concession 2, Formerly Township of Darlington, now part of the Municipality of Clarington, Regional Municipality of Durham, As last described in Instrument No. 146172, as registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Durham, Municipally known as 312 Liberty Street North, Bowmanville. Zoning: Agricultural 3) No. 18-17-030-040-16100-0000 $68,799.20 Part of Lot 12 and 13, Concession 7 Formerly Township of Clarke, now part of the Municipality of Clarington, Regional Municipality of Durham, As last described in Instrument No. N43301, as registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Durham, Municipally known as 4331 Concession Road 8, Orono. Zoning: Agricultural 4) No. 18-17-030-070-09700-0000 $14,291.42 Part of Lot 22, Concession 9, Formerly Township of Clarke, now part of the Municipality of Clarington, Regional Municipality of Durham, As last described in Instrument No. 101563, as registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Durham, Municipally known as 3805 Wilcox Road, Orono. Zoning: Agricultural Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank, trust company or Province of Ontario Savings Office payable to the municipality (or board) and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. The Municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters related to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Tax Sales Act and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under the Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and relevant land transfer tax. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, contact: ONTARIO Mrs. Lou Ann Birkett, C.P.P., A.M.C.T. Purchasing Manager Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6 (905) 623-3379 Ext. 268 Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 22, 29, June 5, 12 1996 P.O. 5989