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8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 24, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Reform Party leader Preston Manning takes a few minutes out to talk with Port Perry High School students Paula Reed (left) and Sarah Pike during a visit here Thursday afternoon. RENT THIS FUN (@fe) V0) = [gl Koln): \ 2 SANDRA BULLOCK A Winner!" The Boston Globe = "Irresistible!" .~USA Today "Two Thumbs Up!" ~Siskel & Ebert Wa HOLLYWOOD PICTURES. . ... + CARAVAN PICTURES ROGER BIRNBAUM.......... JON TURTELTAUB. = SANDRA BULLOCK BILL PULLMAN "WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING" PETER GALLAGHER PETER BOYLE GLYNIS JOHNS .. JACK WARDEN CHARLES J.D. SCHLISSEL SUSAN STREMPLE , :. RANDY EDELMAN BRUCE GREEN,ACE. " "" 'GARRETH STOVER .""!..'PHEDON PAPAMICHAEL ARTHUR SARKISSIAN . STEVE BARRON *: DANIEL G. SULLIVAN .FREDRIC LEBOW 10] JNO) BRNOICT NNN EE (0) YR IV [AR PNV: ammo ™ | fi ry Cassentes and Compact Dig '| ber cede dbl | aM Video SUPER Store Open: Sun. lam fo 10pm, Mon-Fri. 11am fo 10pm, Sat. 10am to 10:30pm Hwy. 7A at 1874 Scugog St., Port Perry 985-4459 CBN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN JN == 2 2 2 I BN BN BN BN NB BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BY BN BN BN BN JN CBN BN Be BNC BNC BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN BN Pays visit to Port High School Manning meets students By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star The Quebec question dominated the agenda when Reform Party leader Preston Manning made an appearance at Port Perry High School last Thursday (Oct. 19). Students peppered the party leader with a num- ber of questions during an hour-long session in the school gymnasium, hon- ing in on issues including medicare, 1mmigration, national debt and changes to the Young Offenders Act. But it was national uni- ty -- or the lack of it -- that took up the bulk of a ques- tion and answer period. A couple of students even Forder-Parks Insurance Brokers inc. CH HOF 5 YEAR Personal attention to all of (AY, 34 Water St., Port Perry, Ontario L9L1]J2 our best rate Subject to change without notice 985-8471 A eri VIVYL SIDING S400 T-3 white per sq. (approx. 100 sq. ft.) ALSO ... Soffit, Seamless Eavestroughing, Shutters & A complete Line of Metal Siding The Perfect Balance await, BUCHTIEY Manufacturing 30004 Hwy. 48, PEFFERLAW 705-437-1734 599 Steven Court, NEWMARKET 905-836-1033 1-800-461-6455 NORTHPORT; IRE Getting Ready for Winter Sale 30% OFF all snows Never hidden extras like: *\alve stems » changeovers * halancing Best price on snowtire changeovers Evening appts. available = The o Dealer With e LBie Discounts 170 Casimir St., Port Perry (905) 985-8054 addressed the unilingual Mr. Manning in French, then translated their questions. He answered in English, and offered his thanks in French. Mr. Manning repeated the warning he has voiced in other stops across the country: That constitu- tional tinkering is costly and counter-productive, and that Quebec cannot hedge on its options. "The (referendum) ques- tion should be, should Quebec separate from Canada, Yes or No?" said Mr. Manning. And, he gave a dim view of the near future for the country should the Yes forces win in next Mon- day's referendum. "The shortest way to ex- plain it is we're going to have a big mess," he said, explaining that complicat- ed negotiations on division of debt and assets would be occurring during a peri- od of political instability. "When you go through the list of things to be ne- gotiated, it's a big reason not to get into the mess," said Mr. Manning. "There are no winners." The students took the question a step further, wondering if other prov- inces or regions would opt for secession from Canada if Quebec were to set a precedent with its own sovereignty. "I personally don't think that would happen," said Mr. Manning. "I think there's enough will in the rest of the country to hold itselftogether." He said the federal gov- ernment must take an up- beat approach in wooing Quebec voters to the feder- alist side in the debate, and stop infringing on are- as of provincial jurisdic- tion as a means of offering Quebecers the autonomy they want. Another topic of interest for the kids was the con- troversial Young Offend- ers Act, and its sentencing and information provision for adolescents in the jus- tice system. Mr. Manning offered his party policy on identification and age re- vision, then turned the ta- ble on the students, asking them if they felt there needed to be a "tightening up" ofthe YOA. Surprisingly, a vast ma- jority of the kids in the au- dience raised their hands in favor of tougher meas- ures against young offend- ers.