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?AGB 4p WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2% 1 979, WHITBY FREE PRESS- I i. I Communlty Edito - Mik naKol Contrlbutlng Editot -Jim Quail Production Manager -Mari Burgess Print & Promotional Fe b B s Manager - obin Lyon ClassfiedAd -Carole Bertiri Mailrig Permit No 46() r e Memb'er 01 the: Better Business Bureau of Toontô0 Whltb Chaber f Comerce J" 1~~ Newman did ( Mayor Jilm Gartshore is upset that former mayor Des Newman has talked over 'confidential'. reports about the Brooklip, Development'Project wlth mem. bers of cauncil. The fa ct thathe ls upset may be quite understand- *able, but there.are a couple: of questions to be raised. What is confidential? and! as a citizen, does, Mr.' Newman have the rlght to dIscuss this with me mbers of cauncil..t Mr. Newman certainly does have a rlght to bring -his. concerns and fears to elected membe rsof .cauncil as a taxpayer. and, resident of this comn'MPity. Since his retirement ln 1975, Mr. Newman has"flot Indlcated any sign of wanting -ta return' to the mayor's offilce. hisjobashitby Regardless. heýhas -the rigiht.to know, as a taxpa'yer. government dc As for, theissueOf confidntlality, sreyhsWrip Actzs, would grant that ls ootenusd byp lcins nd eleçted, offlcià governments at.aillevels. mnyIst The iss ue at hian &,Is nf*tMr. Newm a's e dn fa M ici pal gcW canf idential1 report and then iusn It.'with, members govéerment, Ft of his elected council but ,wh'ethe'r or*not. the 'ppr o level . Vet, It 0is,1 any governm'rn'ent 'document-sh,,, be,,thedfrom 'Ignored.by the. public ieëw. Na Traditlo.nally, 'confidentllty, haslben imposed on, muni ,cipal d ocuments and ,proceedlngsÉ ,when mo ney, personell, or -the purchase, of land.-:.s being discussed. The public's right ta know (and* this includes, Mr. Newman's) ' is always ln hibited, when, someéthing 'a >By reading4t taý hselectec exerc.ised, his r openly, his dut' former mayor, Why should ai taxpyer Joas Is marked ,conhfidential. Ne hve te rght tao know everythlnà our ais do on aur behaîf, especlally. hen espent orralsed. ve rnment sthe most important level of 1 a ffectsouür, lives 'more tha 'n any,,other this ~ lee fgvernment tat,5tems general,.public..This <s why muiÏcipailý. with"a lot more.< hfe report andc then expresslng .hIs Views d representatîves, Mr. .Newman, has- right as;atapae and displays -more ýy a a citizený...Whether or not.ha.was a -should:rmake no difference. any elected off iciai be upset about thlis? Queen 's Park v PBy G eoW A wp ý p p Ai1e, On August l4th, 1979,. Premnier ,William Davis eeada policy paper on oili pricing and security of oit supply on behaif of the Government of Ontarbo. The purpose of thîs paper was to' promote discu~ssion and to assist in the development of a national energy strategy. Furthermore, Premier' Davis carried the ideas- developed in- this' policy paper' to the Premiers" Conference held in Quebec during mid-August. A. variety of perspectives on the subJect of pricing and security' emergedfrom the Premiers' discussion. This debate will serve as a useful background for further discussions that. will occur at the First Ministers' Conference on the Economy tater this Fait. The -paper outllnes, Ontario's concerns over the economic and social dangers to aIl Canadians if the.nation does flot find cooperative national solutions to the energy question. How this mna tter is resolved wil affect our. capacity to avoid a recession and at the same Urne protect our population against painful' increases in inflation. The major, points outlined' in the paper, are the- folowng. Firsr, Ontarno opposes any immediate price increase beyond tlhe current Federal-Alberta agreement calling for a furtber $1 per barrel increaseonJaniuary 1, 1980., But if the price paid for ail does increase substantially at any timne, ,there must be a. Ifenrg i t estmore useprofit s tofindmore *basic -change in reven ue flows. At the present'time, wbenever a price increaseoccurs, the profits of the increase are shared by the oul companies, the provinces where the oit is produced and the Federal government. "Ontario feels that the'mcreased re 1venues should instead be used to aveit a recession and to assist in achievinà national oïl setf-sufficien y by increased exploration for and development of petroleumresources. As well, some of the revenue should be directed towardsprotecting the consumer who is bit by soaring o-it and. gas prices. And industry should be assisted to adjust to increased fuel prices by'tbe provi sion .0f measures aimed ai the installa«tion 0f ene-rgy-effi<éient equipment and facilities. Since the ofl crisis»of ,1973 wbich sent energy prices soaring, there bas been a "significant redirection of wealth in Canada towards tbe oil-producinàg provinces. To restore tbe economic balance, Ontario proposes a Rein vestment Plan for Canada. It entails a National 'Energy and Employment Adjustment -Program'jointly sponsored by the Federat and Provincial Governments. I ts aims are: to achieve crude oil setf-sufficien- cy tbrough c îýreased conservation, the substitution of otber fuels for oil adgas, andan increase in thie amount of oiù and gas produced in 'Canada. Furtbermore; the Plan would sustain economic growth at 10w levels of inflation and support a new industrial strategy. Some, recommendations are tbe enricb- ment of home energy conservation grants for, as an example, increased insulation, the replacement of natural gas instead of oit as a beating fuel, etc. Incentives. shoutd be offered te industry for the installation of heat recovery and more energy efficient eqwipment. And public transit programns sbould receive significantty greater funding. Just on a, more "local", note, but related to, energy via the public transit recommendation, the Go Transit. facilities la Pickering are now receiving their much-awaited "face-liUC". fIe $1 million plus Pickering Go Station improvement program is well underway. Tbe reconstruction will provide to Go users a new station, more parking and separate bus entrances. Work sboutd bu 'compteted within the next few montlis and wlll, I arn sure, be wýel received by Go Train-users. The realization of a comprebensive national energy policy is of crucial importance W " att Canadians. Ontario is the largest Canadian consumer of petroleum products and therefore thie largest contributor to the revenues received through their sale. Ontario mustbavea voice lai the decisions affecting our energy fut ure. The poticy paper that, we have introduced shauld play an important role in- this, discussion, W UIIJt Published every Wednesday by M.B.M. PubIishing. and Photography Inc. Phone 66111 Volce of th. County Town .Michael InBurgess, Publisher -Managlng Editor 13- li tereet r th midn, The only Whltby nemspaér IndependentIy owned and epera<iej by Whtby resldents for Whltby remldents. _ P.'O. Box 20M, Whttby, Ont.