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Page 9 Tiie Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, September 27, 1997 Canada has "An Attitude Problem"- by Alex Shepherd Durham tVlP Based on the philosophy something is belter than nothing we should congratulate congratulate our provincial premiers premiers on trying to deal with the issue of national unity last week. Canadians arc pretty long in the tooth over these constant ranglings. But it is clear to Canadians that we have to bring this problem to an end. Canada doesn't have a constitutional problem but it does have an altitude problem. problem. It's driven by mcglo- maniac politicians and a media focused on reporting weaknesses as if they were the norm. Is Quebec unique? Well, if you added hard to get along with to the dictionary definition of unique I guess a small argument could be made. But in all seriousness I doubt that the people of Lac St. Jean, the region that is the center of separatism in Quebec, will Iccl any different different tomorrow than they did yesterday because we call them "unique". Studies show there is more French spoken in North America now than ever before. Furthermore, French Quebecers control the top managerial and business business positions in that province. To argue they have to be protected like some endangered endangered species should be an insult to them. The separatists, through their well oiled propaganda machine, have cast a spell over some French Quebecers so that now they think there is some past wrong that has to be corrected. corrected. That somehow they have to throw off the memory of the Plains of Abraham. Maybe we should shut down the Canada-US border at Buffalo as recompense for the Americans attacking Fort York during the War of 1812. Again, with all kidding aside, national unity is a much broader issue which just doesn't only concern Quebec. There is another platform - equality of all provinces. As I've said before, there's nothing strange about a bunch of provincial premiers wanting to protect or expand their turf. But there is something wrong with it when it's going to have: a negative impact on the citizenry as a whole. What about the equality of the Canadian people? You just can't discount that. What about the fact that cardiovascular surgery patients have to wait three months in British Columbia, half a week in Manitoba, and 1.7 weeks in Ontario. Is that equality for all Canadians? I don't hear the premiers talking about these problems. problems. Isn't our medicare system system supposed to be one of the things that binds us together? Or what about the fact that many tradespeople can't cross provincial boundaries to find work? Is that equality for all Canadians? We need to establish minimum standards of program program delivery, whether that be health care, education, employment benefits or country-wide pensions. Why doesn't one of the premiers ask us if we are pleased with how these programs programs arc being delivered across Canada? Maybe we should empower the Senate with the ability to break down interprovincial trade barri ers, report regional disparities disparities with regard to national standards and promote a national securities commission. commission. Canada is the only OECD country without one. At the same time we have a responsibility to communities and regions to allow them the ability to express themselves culturally. culturally. The Senate, with its new powers, could, as an example, example, give its' Quebec mem bers veto powers over national programs which may erode the linguistic and cultural safeguards within that province. Initially the provinces could appoint equal repre sentatives to this body but ideally they would be elected elected by the people. We have to promote the evolution of our regional communities while ensuring national standards. At the same time we have to develop institutions to help change regional attitudes attitudes about who we are as a nation and how we arc going to continue developing developing as one. CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE THAT The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington at its meeting to be held at the Municipal Administrative Centre in the Council Chambers on Monday, September 29th, 1997, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., proposes to pass a by-law to stop up, close and authorize the sale of portions of the road allowance of Waverley Road generally located between a point approximately 40.54 metres southerly of the southerly limit of the Ontario Hydro transmission corridor and north of a point 150 metres north of the northerly limit of Watson Drive, more specifically described as Part 1 on draft Plan of Survey 1 and Part 2 on draft Plan of Survey 2. The plans are reproduced below. Subject to the Municipality of Clarington declaring Part 1 of draft Plan of Survey 1 and Part 2 of draft Plan of Survey 2 to be surplus property, it is proposed that they be conveyed to Blue Circle Canada Inc. ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington at its meeting to be held at the Municipal Administrative Centre in the Council Chambers on Monday, September 29th, 1997, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., proposes to pass a by-law to authorize the establishment, laying out, opening as a public highway, the lands known as Parts 7 and 9 on draft Plan of Survey 1 and Parts 5,6,10,11,12,13 and 16 on draft Plan of Survey 2, until a by-law is passed dedicating Cove Road and a bridge proposed to be constructed to join it to Cedar Crest Beach Road, as a public highway. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT before passing said by-laws, Council or a Committee of Council shall hear, in person or by his Counsel, Solicitor of Agent, any person who claims that his lands will be prejudicially affected by any of these by-laws and who applies to be heard. /7\ t MUNICIPALITY OF Cjlarinqton ONTARIO Patti L. 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