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The publisher reserves the right to categorize and reject advertising. In the event of typographical error, advertising goods or services at the wrong price, goods rvices may not be sold. Advertising ismerelyanoflu'losellandmaybow‘lhdmmatany time. of his Progressive Conservative predecessors. It was all smoke and mirrors with optimistic numbers in the form of revenue expected and negative numâ€" bers like the debt and Gross National Product dramatically inflated. In the final analysis, Martin failed the credibility test in producing a budget that was long on hyperbole and short on substance. The trouble with most government budgets, especially federal budgets, is that numbers are manipulated to show the government in the best light. Martin‘s docuâ€" ment was no exception. Fnance Minister Paul Martin‘s first budget follows in the notâ€"soâ€"fine tradition We ies itc sA N ns POV NeR Forget all his posturing about taking major steps in cutting the deficit. After you sift through the numbers, what emerges is a budget that‘s alarming in its treatment of our economy. e esn nsc i O DT. UI Contrary to what Martin would have us believe, federal government spending will actually rise by $3.3â€"billion in the coming fiscal year. This is responsible govâ€" ermment? This is something different than we came to expect from the Mulroney mob? Nope, it‘s more of the same fiscal bafflegab at taxpayers‘ expense. esnA onl oo m ns ce MA KTE L Laritlas N0 o o s Consider this: Martin w'lfincreasefisl;éfiaifiyg 2 per cent to $163.6â€"billion for the new fiscal year, starting, appr_opxiately enou, gh, on April Fool‘s Day. .......... mJ x sls 4n 0 J TR C . CE 00 Mc c en‘ C Having said that, Martin thinks the Minister of Revenue will be able to collect 8 per cent more money. This kind of misplaced optimism has no place in a country on the brink of a major monetary crisis. Not only have Ottawa‘s revenues not increased that much in five years, they have been in decline for the past two, thanks to the recession. Martin projects even more revenue in 1995â€"96 and of course, MORE governâ€" ment spending. The thinking here is that if all goes according to Martin‘s plan, the federal deficit will fall to $25â€"billion in the 1996â€"97 fiscal year, down from the $39.7â€"billion deficit projected for the current fiscal year. s en e en w2 PS U SSR And for those who think they ve escaped the federal tax taxes in the coming year will total $575â€"million and increase 1996â€"97 fiscal year. oo i Bd Further compli~c'ating matters is the debt, that is the accumulated amount we owe to international bankers, thanks to our increasing yearly deficit. This, more than anything else, is what will force Martin to make some SERIOUS cuts in his next budget UUUEVL. Interest charges on the $511â€"billion debt will rise by $41â€"billion from $38.5â€"bilâ€" lion due to rising interest rates and a larger debt load. And if you want evidence of the smoke and mirrors game, try this on for size: the majority of Martin‘s cuts were only cuts from previously planned spending. In other words, there are few cuts, just a reduction of the increased spending the govâ€" ermment had already planned. Nice accounting there. sls ons d nc 4 eE Much hasube;v;ngd;al;ut the $10.8â€"billion in defence spending and slashing a further $26.3â€"billion in transfer payments to the provinces. That, of course, leaves the provinces to try and make up the shortfall. And how will Bob Rae do this in his expected April budget? Does the word taxes sound familiar? ) m n ToAE e w aman soleils mt Dl\ywlw l\ylll ~ nb n ce Sn ons ooz Extending the use of RRSPs for first time home buyers made sense, while cutâ€" ting the tax break from 80 per cent to 50 per cent for business lunches, will have a minimum impact on revenue. Some final thoughts. Next year our debt will represent 75 per cent of our GNP compared to a $400â€"billion debt in the late 19980s which represented 60 per cent of our GNP. If interest rates rise, all these numbers will rise proportionately and the real posâ€" sibility exists of Canada‘s economy being dictated by the International Monetary Fund. They will make the tough decisions, decisions that should have been made Tuesday. Once a country loses the ability to keep its own fiscal house in order, surrenderâ€" ing its political independence is not far behind. Too bad Martin can‘t grasp these fisâ€" cal and political realities. Yes: 20 No: 94 Should cigarette sales be banned in Ontario drug stores? Budget battles 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 354 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 irculation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 The Oakville Beaver, ished every , Wednesday and Pnday Speers Rd., Oakville, guglm of the Mdrsoumriflm. Pdt:r'shhq Dist Lid. group of suburban newspapers which includes: Ajexâ€"Pickerin Advertiser, Barrie Advance, Brampton Guardian, Burlington Post, Colli Did the federal budget go far enough to deal with Canada‘s debt? Cast your ballot by calling 845â€"5585, box 5008 to vote. Callers have until 12 noon Thursday to register their vote. _Results of the poll will be published in the next Friday edition of the Oakville Beaver. aped the federal tax man, forget it. New million and increase to $1.5â€"billion by the unday, and Friday, at 467 oland "m m lishing D's"b“‘m which includes: Ajexâ€"Pickeri Man‘s exotic pets made news in 1964 10 years ago $400,000 art education centre for Gairloch AGardens was shelved for at least another year by the town‘s budget committee. About 40 Oakville Gallery members watched in horror as the budget committee deleted a $100,000 expenditure necessary to ensure the project got underway in 1985. 2s e ie EeP Oe While committee members conceded the conâ€" cept for an art education centre was good, they felt the funds were not available. Oakville Gallery members were angered by what they considered was a reversal from past years of constant encouragement for the centre. Oakville Gallery members had asked the budget committee to approve $100,000 for 1984, another $100,000 the following year, as week as $100,000 from the mill rate stabilization reserve fund to finance the project. An expected $110,000 Wintario grant would roundâ€"out the total cost of $410,000 for the art education centre. 20 years ago The president of the Ontario Public School Men Teachers‘ Federation told the Halton federation members the organization should move towards professionalism rather than unionism. Wilbur Smalley said he would like to see teachâ€" ers attain full professional status with licencing procedures along the lines of those in other profesâ€" sions. He said teachers should be able to control the number of people entering the profession and the standards set for them. ME ns ds He suggested a fiveâ€"year internship, after which a teacher would be cut from the rolls or accorded full professional status with an appropriate salary. Smalley noted, however, his views are personal * Pacgeks OF THE PAST L322 30 years ago Men must take up ‘women‘s work‘ if they wish to rescue Canada‘s fading economy, a leading labor relations and political economy expert told University Women‘s Club. "The problem is no longer establishing the women‘s role in labor, but rather reâ€"evaluating the A look back at the events that made headlines in Oakville. role of the man," said Dr. Arthur Kruger, professor of the Department of Political Economy at the University of Toronto. | i4 BC uon e on ind e e CC 20 "Women have already established themselves in the labor market and the resulting shift has been generally accepted without undue repercussions. However, we must take a realistic look at the changing role of the man. He must adapt beyond merely accepting a woman as a coâ€"worker. He must be prepared to take on some jobs that were previously strictly women‘s work." Dr. Kruger warned that in 10 years unemployâ€" ment will be two to three percent for women, but 15 percent for men â€" unless men enter the serâ€" vices filed. gaogod An Oakville mailman lost his legal bid to keep his collection of alligators and crocodiles in his basement. Following a threeâ€"day trial in Milton Justice Schatz ordered Peter Strickland of Gainsborough Drive to get rid of his reptile collection. Justice Schatz ruled on four clauses of the injunction that odors emanating from Strickland‘s basement and from the carcasses of dead animals had caused his neighbors A.P. Groote and Douglas Gerald MacLean loss of enjoyment. His two neighbors were awarded $500 each. In addition Strickland was ordered to pay a further $150 for the replacement of a fence on the Groote‘s properâ€" ty which had collapsed after the defendant dug a trench to harbor his reptiles. Strickland had kept alligators and crocodiles since 1961 and was making a study of their habits in captivity with the object of writing a book on the subject. 40 years ago / The Action Planning Committee of the Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar Memorial Hospital presented recommendations for a 95â€"bed $1,550,000 hospital addition. EME CCCAE J.N. Milne, chairman of the committee, predictâ€" ed the hospital will need a total of 131 beds by 1956 to serve a population in the Oakvilleâ€" Trafalgar Planning Area which would grow from 17,926 in 1954 to 31,238 by 1956.