Page 2, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, October 9,1996 Whi MPs bill su- THE HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE 0F THE REGION 0F DURHAM invites you to a PUBLIC MEETING re: Ontario Works and 'Workfare' 7:OOpmn- 9:OOpm October 16, 1996 C-afeteriq, Henry St. High School- 614 Henry St., Whitby Mayor T. EdwardS, Chair 3 bdrm. - comb. L & D rm. with w/o nat. fireplace. A great kitchen. 1-4pc. & 1-3pc. baths. You'll love the decor... LEGAL Semi attached 2 bdrrns., large comb. living & dinings. Oak kitchen. Ideal for in-laws, prof essional/commercial/off ice. Carnes for $1,256Jmth PIT! With 5% clown and a min. incomne of $49,600./yr. this spotless 3 bdrm. home with eat-in kitchen & walkout basemfent to deep fenced lot can be yours, super location and close to schools & shopping. Just isted $1 54,900. ........... .......... .......... .* . .. ...e 21. Peac Fulto IBy Mie RowaJski Ontario riding MP Dan McTeague has registered a victory in bis one-man cru- sade against Canada's major oil companies. In a rare move last Fr1- day, members on both sides of the Hous of Commons joied together in rescuing McTeague's private meni- ber's bull on "unwarranted" gasoline price increases from oblivion. MPs overruled an earlier decision by the private members' business sub- committse not to bring the Whitby representativs bill forward for a vote. Bill C-2670 which would require oil companies te gie30 days' notice of any "significant» increases. in the price of gas, was given secnd reading and refered te the standing committee on ndustry for further review. If ultiniately approved b parliainent, the bill wilî prhibit oul companies fromn h.kig gas prices before a holiday weekend, for exain- pie, unless sufficient warn- MQgwen teO ttawa. With help from other Members o f Parliament, were at third base,"» a dehighted McTéagu.e said Monday. uAssuming the bil is not t gutted or savagfed ini com- a mittee,» Canada's èioilcom- 'v panies could «finally» be( subjscted te some measurseF of «accountability» if it t passes, said McTeague. "Tis is the very least b: one should expect froni an fi industry that oRerates as a p: near monopoly, hiesaid. pý First introduced in June 1995, McTeague's bill died ri FOR SALE A PICTURE IS IWORTH ONEI LjOAND W0RDJ but as nice as this new residential listing would look in a photo, space does not allow showing the inside of the house and that is a pity. Located in north-west Whitby on a quiet dead-end street this 1 -room, 2-storey home with attached oversize 2-car garage on a 90' x 213', private and treed lot is a must to inspect. Large entrance foyer with ceramic tule floor and marble baseboards, formai living roorn, separate dining room, eat-în kitchen, family room wîth stone fireplace, study, 2 piece washroom, and a new custom built solarium that defies description, over- looking the rear yard and the L-shaped Sparling in-ground pool below. Second floor features 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. This home has been meticulously maintained and features new broadloom and decorating, new windows, security system, central vacuum, new 200 amp service, etc., etc., and the lot is entirely covered by an underground sprinkler system. Take a drive by 224 Wellington Street and if interested cail for an appointment. D.W. McQuay, Reator 668-5868 on the order paper before it could Ireceive second read- Lesubmitted last Apinil, the bill was rejected by theY sub-committee, short] y after parliament returned froni its siummer recess last month. No explanation was offered by the committee, which i McTeague's view; was %ttally unacceptable" and a «ýmaJor flaw» of the manner in which private members' bills are con- sidered. Fortunateîy fo r McTeague, bis decision te plead bis case in the Hous of Commons did not faîl on deaf ears. "It happens once ia blue moon," ha said of the unanlinous all-party' sup port te overrule the sub committee. "I can think of only two other cases i the past 10 years." Although Friday's vote does flot uarantee its pas- sage, McTeague believes it bodes wefl for the bill's future.. «It gets parliarnent te pay attention to, what Cana- clans view as a serlous natter -- oil comnanies hiavin'ý no account il iy, "People can ask me why taxes are the way they are and they can ask ypo vincial colleague in Whitby (Durham Centre MPP Jim Flaherty) why provincial Laxes are the way they are. 'But the sanie accounta- ?ility is flot forthcoming .rom the oil industry, the nrice demanded is the price aid.» McTeague's bill does flot ,guIate prices nor does it ive the government the >ower te, roll back in- reases. The bill simply calis.for nitten notification te the idustry minister of any icrase of more than one er cent aboya the current rice and the reason(s) for McTeague expects the ll tego through the com.. ittee stage and corne up ýr third and final raading the1 efu ots -Welcomes SEw5A RS whoIe ~h om&e. FURNITURE STORE in Whitby's Thickson Ridge Power Centre SSe Page 17 ecoorn'sspie.And with one in every six jobs i Southern Ontario dependent on the automotive industry, we can easily see why.. That'à why 1 raised the issue i the Hueo omn last Fniday. Canadian autoworkers want a made-in- Canada solution to this strike and quickly. They do not want to be, nor should they be, 25,000 pawns ini a chess game between GM suits who work out of Detroit and the United Auto Workers. Keep in mind 85 per cent of vehicles produced by General Motors of Canada go to the U.S. This earns Canada hard currency and supports spin-off jobs that normaily wouldn't exist if we had to depend on a smaller Canadian market.. But the real issue for Canadian autoworkers, understandably, is that they want some degree of certainty in their lives. Shifing production or "outsourig may be good corporate policy but it has devastating effects on workers who have no other vocation, and possess no other commodity to ssIIhi the marketplace other than their labour. This leads to one of the proverbial problems ini Canada-% corporate culture; corporations simply do not want to train employees or provide on the job training. The corporations' fear is that they are merely training employees for other employers. Outsourcing is one of the negative impacts of globalization. While GM is returning to profitability, after many years of losses, obviously the cornpany wants to continue making money and there is nothing wrong with that. Last year they made $1.3-biIlon, the largestone- year profit, according to the CAW, in Canadian corporate history. But GM argues that if it is going to improve this record, and remain competitive, then there must be outéourcing. Because of globalization, GM knows it can access cheap sources of labour, if not in Canada, then certainly in Mexico, Central and South Arnerica. And they want to do this because they are a car manufacturer that does flot want to make parts. They simply want to assemble cars. We can't forget the use of technology, either. It has had a major impact on the automotive industry. The figures speak for themselves - less labour is now required to build a car. How will GM and Canada's other corporations be good corporate citizens and contribute long-term solutions to the changing requirements of Canada's labour force? The future holds the answer to that question. We know a long strike wiil have devastating consequences nationaIIy and more specifically here in Durham. Think of the 12,000 strikers at the Oshawa plants. Right now they get $150 in strike pay which increases to $200 after two weeks on the picket ânme. Now think of the impact on smnall- and medium-sized businesses and the retail sector. How wiII GM and Canada's other corporations show that they are good corporate citizens and can contribute long-terra solutions to the changing requirements of Canada's labour force? Alex Shepherd is P fo>rDurham riding which include, Wh&itbY, north of Taunton RoacL To reah hi, ont ue c offce, cail 723-7670 (Oshawa). 9cntuny FREEM ONESS xviewAs un VYZIeI5is a home support service coordinated through Whitby Community Cars. 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