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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 8,1984 7 Oshawa-Durham "Food Terminal" Only! Bonus Specials Monday, February 6th to Saturday, February lltli Heinz, Canada Fancy, 48 fl. oz./1.36 L TOMATO JUICE 3 Can Limit Pronto, 2 Roll Package PAPER TOWELS HABITANT SOUPS Pea, Pea and Ham, Chicken Noodle and Vegetable Mix And Match, 28 fl. oz./796 ml Redpath, White, 2 kg Bag SUGAR 3 Pkg. Limit 5 Can Limit 2 Bag Limit FROM THE TROPICS BANANAS kg. .42 LARGE BUNCHES select your own lb. .19 Silverwood, 4 Litre Bag 2% MILK 2 Bag Limit NESCAFE INSTANT COFFEE 10oz./283g Jar 449 2 Jar Limit Banner Bits, Ready to Serve, 8 kg. Bag KIBBLE DOS FOOD' Money's Pieces & Stems MUSHROOMS 5 Tin Limit Schwartz, 1 kg. Jar PEANUT BUTTER I yvunut l b» U t rx? *Ji y t 1.99 3 Jar Limit 2 Bag Limit Northland, Good To Minus 40 Degrees WINDSHIELD WASHER ANTI-FREEZE 4 Litre Bottle 2 Bottle Limit Large 1.5 Litre Bottle Joy z LIQUID DETERGENT 1.99 2 Bottle Limit BONUS SPECIALS AVAILABLE MONDAY 9 A.M.- SATURDAY 10 P M. Oshawa-Durham Food Terminal OTTAWA REPORT From Allan Lawrence M.P. Durham - Northumberland There is an old saying that politics is the art of the possible. It's generally generally used when politicians politicians are trying to explain explain why they haven't come up with the perfect perfect solution to a problem. problem. It means that, no matter matter how high our aims or ideals, our actions must be tempered by the political and economic realities of the moment. Right now at Ottawa we are seeing something something of a reverse twist: within our federal government politics has become the art of the impossible. It is l'wiibtful if any .-4 ament, at least in recent memory, has ever seen such a parade of complicated and contentious contentious legislation as is now before the House of Commons. However, don't hold your breath waiting until all of it is enacted into law. Much of that legislation legislation has been waiting off-stage for a number of years. The justice field is a good example. The Minister of Justice recently unveiled some sweeping changes to the Divorce Act. He's also promised we shortly will see several long- demanded major amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada. They will cover everything from computer computer crimes and stricter stricter sentences for impaired impaired drivers through to new laws on prostitution, prostitution, pornography, drug control, and restitution for victims of crime. On the face of it, that is all commendable. The Solicitor General has introduced his second attempt at legislation legislation to establish the new Canadian Security Intelligence Service. His first try, last year's Bill C-157, rightly earned earned almost everyone's wrath. One might admire the Solicitor General's determination in trying again so quickly, except that the need for this bill was spelled out three years ago by the McDonald Royal Commission into the security activities of the RCMP. In the same vein, the Solicitor General has brought in a bill which would make it easier for the public to lay complaints complaints against RCMP officers, and to modernize modernize disciplinary procedures procedures within the force. That legislation arises from another special inquiry inquiry which concluded eight years ago. Other ministers are equally active. The Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs has introduced a new bankruptcy law, and promised improved copyright legislation and a revised business competition law. Proposals Proposals along these lines have been kicking around official Ottawa in one form or another for up to a dozen years. Nobody is even pretending pretending that all of these bills will be passed during this Session of Parliament. As I said, much of this legislation is enormously complicated complicated and contentious, and really requires months of debate, in the House of Commons as well as before the House committees. So, why is all this legislation legislation being brought to front and centre stage now? It is a display of politics as the art of the impossible, and shows just how large two pending events loom in the mind of each cabinet minister-the expected retirement of Prime Minister Trudeau, and a federal general election within the next 12 months. Most of these bills are being dusted off to draw attention to ministers, such as the Minister of Justice, who have aspirations aspirations to lead the Liberal Party, or who at least want to maintain a high profile. Equally, the government hopes some of the bills will provide the basis of a platform for the coming election. Then, the government can tell you that these are the laws it wanted to enact, but it couldn't get them approved approved by Parliament. When that happens, you might remember that this government has had a majority of the MPs in the House of Commons for more than 15 of the last 16 years, and the need for many of these bills was well- known for much of that time. Their appearance now is just so much window-dressing. That is true even of the Security Bill, about which so much has been said. Just a few days ago we had a brutally frank appraisal of that bill's chances from Claude-Andre Lachance, Lachance, M.P., of Quebec. As Chairman of the important Commons Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs he carries some clout on Parliament Hill, and is something more than your average Liberal backbencher. So, Mr. Lachance's words, spoken to a television television interviewer, merit our attention. He said about the Security Bill: "You just don't, I guess, win an election with the passage of that kind of a bill...It's controversial controversial on the one hand. On the other hand it's lacklustre in terms of public appeal. So, I don't sense very much pressure on the part of the caucus, be it on the Quebec side or the rest of the Liberal caucus, to have this bill passed expeditiously." That's the end of the quote, and probably the end of the Security Bill for now. Regrettably, it also will be the end of most of the other long- awaited legislation that is now before Parliament. Parliament. rrsax ■ '.im : ■Trîoh':";.: mo:! u K»m»str / i>f\ '"3;$^ ' nowv*. v v * \'h 6r ' v "i ill ' - kj HOME OF THE FUEL ECONOMY CAR.' 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