PublishePubier ensa Whitbyresidnts fr Whrontresdents 427-134' lexadra arti As the Gulf War commands much of aur attention, residents should aisa be aware that a destroyer of a different sort may be ln aur midst. .Arson was flot oniy the cause af the Gardon St. apartment tire last year, but, also caused.- millions of dollars worth 0f.damage In six other major tires ln Whttby, accarding ta tire chiot Ed Crauch. Mr. Crouch says, ln his experience,. 1990 was the wo rst year ever for arsan ,in the town. .Local threat Police believe the same persýon may be responsible for severai tifres over the past two years. If such Is the case' thero is na need ta point out that a real and present danger exIsts as long as the arsanist romains undlscovored., Crimostoppers Is asklng for any Information that maY heip ln the. Investigation. Resldents who can otter any Information are encoura- ged to- contact police at the Crimostoppers number, 436-8477. White, for some* residents,. the Gulf War may seemn somewhat remnoved, the thîsat posed by a suspected arsonist Is too close ta Ignore. Is her n retrint-on federal members To the editoe, We are naturally preoccupied with the, Perian Guif criais Howevor, there. is a-- matter c public concern1 that must not be alowed te slip by unnoticed or unchallenged.' "Federal MPs get il, per cent raise, in pay and tax-free benefits." This is taking place at a time when factories are cloeing, sending- employees into the streets; vast numbers cf workers are being ge rmanently; bankruptcies laid there 1Of off, many is a flood cf firms and individuals; welfare rolîs are bulging- there are increasing numbers at food banka;, - -VWW _ N I Mm ' Canadians are having their, cars re-poosssed' many Canadians SU PAGE 14 ,. CanadaWsidentity crisis.1. Listening to you By Drummond White Durham Centre MPP Finding botter ways of listening to you is one of my key. prona goals as your ýrepresentative at Queen's Park. I feel ta u new government wil b. judged keenly on its record of reaonsvenasto Ontarias Lasranng and responsivenesa ýneed ýta b bufit iâto ail cfour activities as government. We were. elected partly because people feit excluded* from the decisions that affected their lives. Starting with whatever resources I have, I will try to include moe eople i the decision-maldng procese - especiaily those who have traditionally been excluded. I know that this wiil not be an eaayrtask., W.e may flot bo able te satisfy. overyone with our programs or policies - this isen't possible, but regardless I need to hear from you. Our cornmunity les made up of a myriad of differing peoples and, concerna. Sometimes, we feel that our group or our concerna ,are being neglected and that somne other group has won and, w. have bot. Our recentlyproposed Rent Control legilation is an example of this. The previou 9s sstemn created a situation where exorbitant increases were being- pa.ssed on te, tenants and now, for only twoyeara, increases will ho limited to the a]ready e iating guideLnes. Some landords wii have genuine problems with this legisiation. I . welcome their thoughts as te how the om,:porary legislation, and the permanent controls that wil replace it, can meet both their needs and those of their touants. Our.decisions redreesed an imbalance that- had created real prbeafor thousands of tenants in thia riding.,Hopfiy thog ilgewt i eetdroup, e cn heve ay btergbdalnce ith l neftre. I wgrtue ho anpat c tha dite alogeandchope tehear fure. boIteants , ea p andlof ds m this riding. During the past two months,, ml constituency. staff and I have been busy establishing our ofce and making as many contacts as pssible with groupe, i our community. I amn fortunate im having selected three very competent women for this important task and this is their prime job. F'rorn Nov. 19 until the early New Year, I wfil have only a lirnited amount of time te reapond te al of the requests that are forwarded to, me. My assitants wiil deal with moot oeils first and bring them te my ttntion after having thoroughly researched your concerns. I at te asure- you, that even though I may not bo immediately- available myseif; talking te Janet, Susan, or Jo-Ann wiil be just as good as reaching me. On 'the otherhnd simply responding te your calse and actively-expressed concerna is not enough. I feel that as a part cf our new government that you expect more from me and friem your provincial government than merely boing responsive ta the concerna that corne through te, my constituency or legislative office. I need te find ways ef reaching out te you and of truly representing your concerna. Undertakcing this task with such a smail staff wîil not ho easy. Our task as a new government and my task as your representative involves finding new ways of giving voice te your concerne.- Thus, thiose cf you who have felt left out of the political process can feel ftruly consultod and truyt have a say in the workdings of our provincial governmentspolicies. I have sme ideas as'te how this can b. done - and I wil s hare those ideas with you'- but I don't have ail the answers. Just as I need. in hear'from you regarding provincial services and directions, I aIea want te hear from you regarding how I -can bo most available te you. I invite you te, cal about this essentiâl firat isue- how, can we best dialogue,- how best can I litt you? Brian's G&T has sent Canadien business, Canadien consumera and the 'Canadian economy into a quagnire cf 'discontent, disarray and diggust. Iraq hes Sadam. Husmein, Germany had Hfitier 'and Panama, tManuel Noriega. Theirs, was ,physical -.destruction but Canada's is* moral and pschological destruction by a Politcien who destroys net by bullets, or militia or murder, but by legal larceny, a amooth enake-like tangue and perverted ploys cf power. Ho penetrates, the people7s pockets te, acceas bis crumbling PC government with taxes and tithes, and dovastates any sense of pride, Canadien people had in the powers that ho, namely, their leaders. His Immigration Minister, Barbera MacDougal, bringa -in 250,000 more immigrants insane. Rlis Governor General, Ray Hnatyshyn, occupies not one, but two residential houses in Otw .insane. Hlis spouse, Madam Mile, us our tex dollars ta, support ber office and staff ..i insane. His Oka, Indien massacre is ailowed te pow -wow about -six montha while ho wes offabroad speakcing in China,... insane.. Premiers in .B.C.,. Alhtota Saskatchewan,' .Manitoba, Ontri, Que~c, New Brunswickj Nova Scotia, P.. an Newfoundlend are not ailowed te sanction or . dismisa Brian's infamous GST ... insane. I-s government sanctions Sikhs ta wear turbans on our Royal Canadien Mounted Police- force ... insane. Sri Lankans are ailowed te land illegally and nover sent home while Canadians cannot get, jobs, food or housing, and half our ceuntry's- social assistance programs cf welfare go te, support' these foreign factions ... insane. Our Christian culture is tossed. overboard at every port in Canada* because it offende atheistsa and ethnics; Christmas cerola are disâIlowed in Toronto, achools; the Lorffls prayer is d.l.ed d the BfiScoutslof W. retaking eyerthinpg Christian, and Canaienfromâ Canada. Why not, go ail the way and rename our ,countryr- Canada (from, the, Cm.. word Yân- moanng sttmet o '~aaEpaweuk"tho r.. word moaning emoalting -pot.",,But,-of course, with the Olca cri, this probably would caus eéot furor! ,And, with Qu.be hi a tenucus relationship with ' English Canadia, this- would caus'e ,a groator furor.. and, with ý'the> Western- provinces on tenucus, terms -with the. East, this would cause more furor ... so ', ý h. why don'tw. just throw i h proverbial tewel - nd give Brian bs wa, 1lot the:United-States adopt us nose w.bocome ýth eatate of turmoil, headed,,b~y Senater Brian Mulroney and firat lady, Mila (as -abe baistructed, our RCMP ta refer te hoer). God help us!, Opùuion expresaed aret/uoee cf .the author -------ftAuAhno*d Aoùfanlrabount uovee».u lumano.maONA/ia a a z z;A a.pil elUiS4 veM 199I 1 .IHTBY IMUNICIPAL ELECTION ALL-CANDIDATES PIEETIN T- 1 1 1 1