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PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 1, 1999 - 7 "A Family Tradition for 133 Years" - The Pod Povey Sta Question of the |. Week... & How will you be voting in | Tl Th ' * e . : : bat SEE ursday's provincial election? yy; ype Raynard Fred Baker Doris Phillips Christo Dimitroff Karen Robertson The PC Party. Aside from the teachers being Conservative. They're NDP, because I don't ; always trying to stop to the want ghe Tories in again, Liberal. I'm sick of Mike Harris. [don't like the The PC Party. They are on the right track. Some things and I'm not a Liberal fan. Do you have a suggestion that debt. He's fixing the mis- takes the Liberals made. The tax cut that will benefit they are doing too fast, but all in all, it's the right thing education plan, the labour laws and the rent controls. upset with Harris, they' ve done a good job for edu- cation. I don't like some you think would make a good question of the week? Call us at 905-985-7383. the rich isn't a bad idea, if it weren't for the rich, there wouldn't be many jobs. to do for the province. things they' ve done, but like the curriculum. LETTERS To the Editor: The other night, for the second time in a week, someone stole the Garry Minnie sign from our front lawn. This morning, however, we were left with a John O'Toole sign, as a signature to the deed. , It does not surprise me that it is the followers of this party, who think their | interests alone take precedence over the democratic rights of others. Which other party has shown a willingness to enforce censorship and force its will on others with heavy-handed intimidation? My eight-year-old said "It's like they said, "You don't want the sign? Too bad, you've got it." I can't think of a more fitting metaphor for the practices of the Tories during their "reign." For example: a During the protests against Bill 160, the Tories, in a smear campaign to dis- credit them, claimed teachers were "law- any laws by protesting against the gov- ernment. Pictures of news clips from the protests at Queen's Park show the heavy less" although they were not breaking: handedness. a The majority of people in Toronto, along with their political leaders said they did not support amalgamation. They got it, and are still trying to work through the mess. a Despite widespread public opposi- tion, many hospitals and schools have been forced to close, and many more are on the chopping block, with little to no public input. a Not only have school boards been forced to merge, but they have also been stripped of their access to local property taxes, and of their ability to spend accord- ing to local needs. (Thus we see the cur- rent problem of cutting special education programs in Durham). a Secondary school reform was rammed through after "public consultation," how- ever, the public was hand picked, there- fore ensuring censorship of the public at large. a The omnibus bill allowed the Tories to pass many bills in one, without the due process of a required debate in par- liament. Party's tactics here typical of Tory actions a How is it possible that the Tories were allowed to spend over 20 million of taxpayers dollars in advertisements for themselves in the months preceding the election, yet not a word was allowed from the other parties? Ours has not been the only sign taken. I know that many signs have been dam- aged or taken from lawns and homes in Bowmanville, Oshawa, Whitby, and in Blackstock. It disgusts me that people think they have a right to resort to these cowardly acts in order to intimidate others, but I can see a connection between their use of this kind of tactic and the iron rule of Harris. : Even though Harris has been acting like a dictator, this is still a democracy, and I will voice my opposition to his agenda by legal and democratic means. It is not just what he has done over the past four years, but how he has done it tells the tale. Carolyn Humphrey, Port Perry To the Editor: A year before Mike Harris was elected he told in print what he intended to do. His "common sense" plans laid it This picture of Queen St. was taken about 1912, before the new Port Perry Post i Office was opened in 1914, 7 ~The pile of stone beside Allison's Drug Store wall could be the white stone used for ~~ new post office foun- "dation. Sign on store which now houses "Imogene" says Clothing and Furnishings on one window and Weston's merchant who operat- be identified. Boy on bicycle is not positively identified, but could be William Stout who was born in 1890, the son of local barber Samuel Stout. Photo courtesy of George Emmerson. Shoes on another. The - -ed the store has yet to out for everyone to see. He, unlike many before him, kept his word. There was no hidden agenda -- just the facts. Ever since that day the oppo- sition has done everything possible to embarrass Harris. He killed photo-radar with- in days. He said he would cut income tax by 30 per cent and he kept his promise. The previous Rae govern- ment more than doubled the debt from $42 billion to a whop- ping $98 billion. It was the Rae government that cut some 6,700 hospital beds. Prior to the recent restora- tion of health funding by Ottawa, Ontario was picking up 92 per cent of health costs. Ottawa paid only 8 per cent, despite a 50/50 agreement. - In the 10 years of Liberal and NDP governments prior to Harris there were some 65 tax increases, Harris cut taxes 69 times, putting money back Our volunteers. 'made race a success again To the Editor: LL We believe a special thank you is in order to all the vol- unteers that helped to make the third Annual Scugog Challenge Cup a safe and successful event. =. "For service above and beyond the call of duty: the Boardwalk Cafe, Durham Rowing Club; Andy Kay, "Roger Bruce, Joe Cook, Ronnie 'Share, Emery Wiederhold, ~~ Scugog "Township Fire Department, Durham Regional Police, Howard Hall, Scott Lavalette and Ben Walsh. Congratulations and thanks to all the competitors on a great race and especially to the "returning" champion, Andrew McMillan. The Race Committee Harris record is sound in the pockets of working Ontarians. The result was the biggest job creation in Canadian history. If Harris is returned to office he promises another 20 per cent income tax reduction which will create another 825,000 more new jobs. Working people are the basis of a strong economy. Name calling is the sign of desperation by McGuinty lib- erals. Sinking to a new low, he called Harris a "thug" and called for him to be arrested. A sure sign of his defence of the indefensible. That militant union leaders like Rabble-Rousers Sid Ryan and Buzz Hargrove tell their members to vote for liberals in areas where they might have a chance and the NDP has none, shows their desper- ation. Harris has a solid list of accomplishments. Dean Kelly, Port Perry E-mail: port.perry.star@sympatico.ca