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Continued stalling tactics by both opposition parties drag the Spring sitting sitting of the Legislature into July. Looking at the legislation that must have cither 2nd Reading or 3rd Reading Reading before the House rises, makes continued daily and night sittings a real possibility until well into August. August. Government members are determined determined to get things done, even if it means sitting all summer long. We do have a right to be allowed to govern, govern, something both opposition parties parties failed to grasp since October 1990. I find it quite amazing how some news items provoke large numbers of people into writing rather angry letters letters to me. Take for example the recent recent grant made by The Ontario Arts Council of $30,000 to the C.A.W. under under their Artists in the Workplace program for a study in humour. Provincial Provincial governments of all stripes have been making grants to the Ontario. Ontario. Arts Council for years. Once in receipt of the funding, all agencies, including the Ontario Arts Council, go about the task of allocating funds as the various Board, of Directors weigh the merits of applications received. received. Can you imagine the hue and cry that would erupt if the, government government started to interfere with the decisions decisions of the Arts Council and other boards in receipt of government funding? funding? What about if the government told library bbards they had purchased purchased the wrong books? I suspect that the resentment over the grant for "Humour" awarded the C.A.W. stems from the association between the C.A.W. and the government! In view of recent developments in that relationship, the humour aspect may be very apt. The Federal Conservative government government recently gave millions of tax. dollars towards the establishment of a Museum of Humour in Montreal, If you think the grant by the Arts Council Council for the C.A.W. to study humour is laughable, what about "Draw your Weapons" at the Museum of Humour. Humour. This represents domestic battles battles through a dining-room table li- tered with the remnants of a family fight: a crumpled newspaper, which evidently provided the subject matter, surrounded by spilled wine bottles and other evidence of sudden slippage! slippage! For a real gut-wrenching laugh, what about the TV monitor which as you bend over to look at it, has the screen display a close-up of your own rear end! How many people have complained about this "waste" of taxdollars to the local federal MP? I got lots of 'bad mail' over the grant of only $30,000, but then, I'm an NDP'r who doesn't have the luxury of acceptance - or whatever you call it! Some of the more interesting letters letters in my mail-bag last week included included one from a man who told me that people on welfare should be made to be ashamed of their existence, and they should get what they deserve - next to nothing! A telephone caller, a pharmacist, told me that women on welfare shouldn't be getting "fertility drugs". Is there any wonder that my wife is telling me that my hair is going going white! Finally for this week, a comment on the Social Contract and in answer to all those who have bombarded me over my support for it. The current action of the government to impose expenditure reductions for public ser vices through legislation in the absence absence of a negotiated agreement to achieve that goal docs NOT, I maintain, maintain, destroy the rights to collective bargaining. Rather, it suspends the terms of such collective agreements in the area of remuneration for a fixed period because of extraordinary circumstances. My interest and responsibility responsibility for the future of the province province is paramount and sometimes must .be put ahead of my desire to respect respect any particular contract. I certainly certainly have put it ahead of my own short term political benefits. Finally, I want to object most strongly to the many who have suggested that I am taking my position ip order to "toe the line" with the dictates of the Premier. Premier. I did not run for election because because I needed a job and I don't make any decision as the representative representative of the constituents of Durham East which conflicts with my principle principle that I do what is right. I respect the right of constituents to disagree and in turn I ask you to respect my honest convictions as well. Nothing astonishes people so much as common sense and plain dealing. Until next week - take care. Social Contract Flawed By Mike Harris, MPP, Leader, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario When the NDP first came to power power in Ontario, my Party and I spent a lot of time urging them to show fiscal restraint, to rein in the growing cost of government so that taxes could be frozen or reduced. Instead, the New Democrats followed in the footsteps of the Liberals before them and brought in more programs, more spending, and more debt. Quite predictably, the cmnch finally finally arrived and the government found itself in bad financial straits, squeezed by a high debt load on one side and an overtaxed public on the other. Finally, the NDP seemed to realize realize that it had no choice...that reducing reducing the size and cost of government government was the only solution. So, when the Rac government be ta r t h XqJ dance r t S h o w ing the woric of Mohawk sculptor Dwnnas B. Maracle Come out and meet the artist who wi be avafabie for signing on Saturday July 17 & Sunday July 18 1:00-4:00 pm at earthdance 8 Midtown Drive Oshawa,Ontario (Next to Midtown Mall, by Reids Dairy) (4161435-0497 gan its so-called "social contract" talks with the public sector, promising promising to cut the size and cost of the public sector over three years, we were fully supportive of the principle. principle. Unfortunately, the talks were doomed by the government's poor management and the stiff-necked opposition opposition from union leaders. So, the NDP brought forward legislation to impose the terms of social contract. The basic principle of the legislation legislation was still to reduce the size and cost of government and, sin'cc we support that principle, we were ready to support a bill that achieved those goals in a fair and workable way. But the NDP's proposals were full of flaws. Their legislation threatened to trample on the rights of both workers workers and management and could cause havoc in the delivery of government services. In the long run, the bill would not guarantee that any savings would be permanent, as the government government had promised. Faced with this scenario, my Party and I did what any responsible opposition opposition party is supposed to do, we brought forward a series of amendments. amendments. We tried to be constructive in, presenting our alternate ideas and offered offered to work with the government to improve the legislation to make it both fair and workable. To our disappointment and dismay, dismay, the government refused to even seriously consider any of our ideas, and instead used its majority in the Ontario Legislature to close out debate debate on the bill and force it into law. Now the social contract legislation, legislation, with is many flaws, will be imposed imposed on nearly one million men and women working in the broader public sector in Ontario. It means every school, hospital, municipality and government service will be scrambling scrambling to meet often impossible goals. It means that instead of a real and permanent reduction in the size and cost of the bureaucracy, there is the very real possibility of a painful and inefficient band-aid solution. The real tragedy is that these consequences consequences were not necessary. I believe believe there arc still much better alternatives alternatives to this legislation, alternatives that would respect worker's rights while still saving taxpayer's money. As a responsible opposition parly, we will continue to offer these and other ideas to the government, and remain remain rcatly and willing to work with them if and when they open the door to co-operation. 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The banks, in spite of many platitudes, have effectively shied away from lending to this sector, sector, preferring the relative safety of lending to support the Federal government. government. As a country, we have failed to make the association that to have employees employees we must also have employers. employers. We have saddled small business with endless jobs, most of which involve involve collecting government taxes, the GST for example. The municipal tax levies work against small business business by making them pay a disproportionate disproportionate amount of local tax. High person income taxes are also a detriment detriment to the small business, removing personal reward from the huge risk of business creation. The issue is far from having gender gender inequality, as 53% of all newly formed small businesses are operated by women. There is no incentive to create research research and development technology in this country, although foreign governments governments arc all highly involved in this aspect of business development. To increase employment and prosperity prosperity in Durham, we must change the attitude of government toward business. While I do not believe in direct government intervention in the economy, I do feel that the government government must be more active in fostering fostering small business creation, and, indeed, indeed, sustaining the small business environment that already exists. To this end I suggest that we try a mix of new policies that would include: NEW CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO SMALL BUSINESS - This can be two-fold. Genuine government loan guarantees to small business that qualify. These loans would have 100% government guarantee. They would have to be approved by a board including representatives of small business. A GOVERNMENT BUREAU TO SEARCH OUT FOREIGN OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES - As well as to assist with the demands of satisfying export markets, this agency could also work as a referral agency matching foreign capital with requirements for new venture capital here in Canada. ACCESS TO ENTREPRENEURIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMS - As part of the government's commitment to retraining retraining it would provide incentives for the unemployed and those on social assistance by providing incentives to small business to hire these people on a commitment that training and proficiency proficiency requirements were in place. Here, I think of a partial funding program program where the government reimburses reimburses the employer for certain wages wages over a prefixed period of time. This will give more people access to the job market and experience. REDUCTION IN GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT PAPER FLOW -Consolidate sales taxes into one collection agency and ideally include sales taxes in the listed retail purchase price. This would provide for a simple one line calculation once a month rather than on a sale by sale basis. GIVE TAX INCENTIVES FOR NEW BUSINESS FORMATION - Provide a tax holiday for the initial set up of a first time owned small business, for let's say five years. One may even want to experiment with taxing based on expenditures rather than net income. This would encourage encourage efficiency. ENCOURAGE MORE PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION IN BUSINESS BY EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES - Provide for incentive plans for employees to re-invest a portion of their wages back into the business in receipt of employee bonus bonus plan. ASK MUNICIPALITIES TO RECONSIDER RECONSIDER CURRENT TAXING POLICY - In most of Durham's communities, communities, the main street businesses arc small businesses. They carry an unfair portion of the municipal ; taxes, and tills is felt ten-fold by a new small or family owned business We must be able to sit down with our municipal governments and come to a better understanding in this area. In conclusion I say that we must get our country 'out of neutral'. We must put faith back into the hands of those who first made our way of living living and that is the small business people people of this country. r From Page 6 bucking bronco does his best to throw us. The operation lasted for only a few moments before it became apparent that when a German Shepherd with large teeth does not want to be vacuumed, it shouldn't be. . Anyone watching would have thought the Tasmanian Devil was whirling about in our family family room with fur flying, furniture tipping, and a dog running for shelter, while its owners stand roped together in 25 feet of vacuum hose. It's very clear who is the winner of this contest. 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