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Beils and ethics at Kirby United our chfldren, 1of our trad- [l depend on Canada into ýf trade and hese impor- mnunity E igh-lt Belîs of nmille, were the spe- Lsical attraction at Jnited Church's coin- service Sunday. nighit. memibers of the Bowmanivîlle Seventhi Dayý Adventist Churchi's hiandbeil choir performed numrerous carols throughiout the eveing. Guest speaker Myno VaniDyke, talked about ethices and policinig. Sergeanit VanDyke is with the Durhiami FROM P:ARLIA MENT HILL Alex Shepherd How can a small populated country like Canada, situated in a, somewhat inhospitable climate, attain srfch a higli standard of living. In short the answer is trade. Trade hais increased in importance for Canada reaich- ing 40 per cent of Gross Domestic Product from 30 per cent ju,ýt five years ago. Eighty per cent of this we send south into the largest economic market in the world. But it would be unwise for Canadians to marry ourselves to this pattern. Trade prac- tices-, coupled with a less than equal power balance between us and them guarantees us a degree of uncertainty. Who wants to be dependent on such a dominant relation- ship? That's why Canada is inter- ested in the promotion of trade with the Aslan-Pacific countries. 1 recently attended, along with sotne constituents, a meeting in Toronto honour- ing the President of the Philippines aind witnessed first-hand the importance of .traing relationships. Onie local farming opera- tion is seeking to become a. direct beneficiary of a trading relationship with the Philippines. That will mean jobs and investmentx.ight here. But why Asla-Pacific in particulair? There are soi-e very important factors. First, they have an emerg- ing population. In Canada one-third of their population are children. And it's the younger people who have the greatest demand for con- sumer goods. Therefore, it is no mystery emergîng markets will be in these countries. Secondly, these countries have reached a degsree of political stability making them attractive to invest in. As well, they have embraced the need to educate their pop- ulation. This means they have an emerging population who is educated and can compete against us in the areas of technology. Transferring tech- nology will become a very important export for us. Thirdly, in their race toward indu strialization, Southeast Msia has alI but forgotten their environment. Today, in many cases, they can barely breathe their air or drink their water. This opens up tremendous opportunities for Canadians to develop and export envi- ronmental technologies while being part of the solution for global warming. Soon many of these count- tries will not be able to feed themselves from their own food production. Agricultural industries in Canada - and there are a great mainy in Durham - can benefit. People have asked me about the recent currency cri- sis in Southeaist Asia. This is a small bump along their roaid to becomîng a huge develop- ing market. The crisis hais given them a competitive advantage in the area of trade because our exports to themn have become more costly and their imports to use less so. But this will Region Police LearnirIg Centre, based at Durham College. The next eveingil service at Kirby wilI be on December i 4th. This service organized by Sandy Brittain will feature a musical programn with instrumentalists and vocalists. not dimninish their need for technological advancement. China's growth is stili an impressive eight per cent compared to Canada's three per cent -and we are one of the leaders in the OECD. When you apply this growth over a population of one billion people it doesn't take long to understand the importance of having eco- nomîc, as well as, cultural arrangements with them. 0f course Canadians should question the human rights record of many of these countries. 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