PAGE 10, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 1985, WHITBY FREE PRESS in speech to local association..... ISenate acted against publibc will, Quebec MP says. The Senate's recent stalling of a federal borrowing bill bas got the Tory government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney wondering whetber the upper chamber should be aboiished. Speaking at the an- nual meeting of the On- tario Riding Progressive Conser- vative Association, Pierre Cadieux, Quebec Caucus chairman, ssld that the Senate has a good purpose but is using its power against the wiil of the Canadian people. ",The will of the Canadian people is in the House of Commons and somnething bas to be done about the Senate but I don't know HONEY BEAR DAY CARE CENTRE (Governmeflt Licensed Government Approved) & NURSERY SCHOOL For chidren2 to5 years old SOPEN FROM 6:30 A.M. - 6 P.M. 07- 52 Weeks a Year Except Canadian Statutory Hol idays ) FULL DAY, HALF DAY & HOURLY c & Minutes f rom downtowfl Whitby, just behind Stokley Van Camp THE NEW OWNERS HAVE PROVIDED *A brand new, total ly renovated Government Approved Day Care Centre * An ab undance of new toys $ and equipment *Government approved 'staff *3meals a day preparedbya Nu nutrltlonally aware cook *Learning themesan uig - j FEW SPACES AVAILABLE et FOR ENROLMENT AND INFORMATION CALL % 03 668-6200 whether it will be abolished," Cadieux said. This was the first time a Quebec Tory MP bas spoken to the residents of the riding, which in- cludes Whitby, Ajax,, Pickering and Ux- bridge, Cadieux rein- forced the current party maxim of the national nature of the Tory governmnent. "This is the first time in history we have had a Couneil with majority represen- tation in every province, from coast to coast, " Taiking about the ian- dsiide election last year, Cadieux said that people in Quebec just like everywhere else had had enougli of the arrogance and the promises that were neyer put into legisiation and decided it was time for a change. won't PRO DODGE Your Local Chrysler.Dodge Sales and Service c IJDealer Parts & Service - Thursdays tI 9 p.m. WH ITBY 209 Dundas St. W. 866-3000 Whitby Town Council wiil not apply to be part of a federal government program designed to help improve the down- town core until at ieast- 1988. Council was toid at its meeting last week that much of the work of- fered by the Main Street Canada Program was aiready being done un- der another provincially sponsored program. Coun. Ross Batten chairman of council's administrative commit- tee, said that the federal program was "'repetitive of the existirig programs." 'lit is similiar to what we are already doing," Batten said, lit is not feasible ta enter into another program." In bis report to council planning director Bob Short said that the town and the Downtown lIm- provement Area Board is committed to the provincial gover- nment's Commercial Area Improvement Plan (C.A.I.P.) until 1988. "In order to par. ticipate in C.A.ITP., the (downtown li- provement area board or B.I.A.'s) annual budget was încreased from $10,000 to $20,000," he said. "0f the BI.A.'s total annual budget, $15,000 is committed to the street- scape beautification portion of C.A.I.P. from he said, "Because of the money and energy being put into the downtown by both the town and the B.I.A. through C.A.I.P., it would not be possible to start up the Main Street program within the next few years. " However, Short poin- ted out that Main Street program bas many of the same goals as does the C.A.I.P. program and wouid be a logicai extension of the B.I.A.'s and the town's activities in the downtown core. WORKSHOP The Whitby Public Library will be presen- ting "The Time of Our Lives: A Menopause Workshop", sponsored by the Durham Regional Department of Heaitb Services in the auditorium on Mar. 19 beginning at7:30p.m. Througb lecture, film, discussion and question- and-answer, tbe program bas been designed to make the experience of aging for women more positive. Menopause wiil be defined and women will be shown what tbey can do tbrough diet, exer- cise and attitude to make the middle years challenging and rewar- ding. Tbere will be no ad- mission charge or registration. Ail are welcome. with the desires of the Canadian population Cadieux pointed to the consultation procedures of the Tory goverrnent. "Despite the Grits saying that we are con- sulting too much we are putting out our own legisiation that is sup- ported by Canadians because we check with the poils, " he said. Cadieux also dispelled doubts that the gover- nment is too bulky ieaving some private there is nothlng to do then he is not iooking around for something to do," he said. According to Cadieux there are committees for just about every issue and any member bas the opportunity to represent his views or conceras at any level of legisiation. There are also com- mittees in the caucus that decide the provin- cial priorities of MPs. Speaking to You By SCOT FENNELL, MP FZ.P.(PC -Ontario) A university student recently requested my opinion on why the Liberals iost the 1984 federal election. Naturally a great number of things came to mind, however, one particular concept seemed to -say it ail. That is that over the 15 years of the Liberai Party's reign, Canadians graduaily came to believe that they no longer had a true "voice" in the governing process. 1984 was the year that Canadians went to the polis and voted for a gover- rnent that promised to reverse that trend. Even after the message came ioud and clear through the polils, the partys now in opposition, still fail to understand that the Canadian people wish to take part in the consultative process which the government has initiated. For instance, when Heaith and Welfare Minister, Jake Epp, released his consultation paper on the reform of cbild and elderiy benefits a f ew weeks ago, the reaction of the Opposition was to denouce any discussion of new social policies .... they would have no changes and consequentiy no improvements to the system. This disdain for seeking discussion has carried beyond social spending issues. When Justice Minister John Crosbie introduced legisiation aimed at making federal statutes conform to the Charter of Rights, Liberais and New Democrats again took great exception to the presentation of a number of compiicated and ciouded issues in the form of a discussion paper. It would appear that they would have the government proceed to draft legisiation in such areas as mandatory retirement, the roie of women and homosexuals in the armed forces and the voting, and drinking and driving ages, without thorough and substantiai discussion. In a democracy, an Opposition's power derives chiefly from government's acceptance of public and parliamentary discussion of its actions. It is thus a strange situation in Ottawa today to see an Op- position which measures its strength in terms of its success in shutting down taik on certain issues. Wil they neyer learn? The only hope is that ordinary Canadian citizens wiii not be shy to taik and will in- ;spire the Opposition to be a littie fairer and a littie more open-minded. WE'RE TALKING DISCOUNT! SENSATIONAL "NO FR1 LLS" DINNERISHOW FROM $24.115 A COUPLE FULL MENU 3 COURSE'DINNERISHOW INCLUDES TEN MAIN COURSE CHOICES -FROM ONLY $17-."" PER PERSON PHONE FOR DETAILS 419 BROCK ST. N. WHITBY, ONT. 668-9000 apply for new federal program MARI 0O-l) Dinner.. P1ayjm WHERE PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINMENT IS "ON SALE" do Cr - i s PHNE-8