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WHITBYPMEEPRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARGE 27,1901, PAGEil To thé. Editor. 'Simnon Soetens says.. There he stood ini the, House of Cominons on Monday, March 11, spoutinf off alhSt word for word bi,-eoved finance mn is messatgeof'the previous week to «the poverty-stricken' members of Canadian .and Empire Clubs. It's the' »ane aid'refrcain the Canaiian warking clasa basbeen h .rig snc ategood aid days! af ý the -depression years - that thyare the'-onhes hurting :the economy.. Mr. Scetens had- the colossal 'Simon'Soetens ,s'ays gail ta deride a 'local plant'a agreement with their union i bis iiding, an agreement that hé says hurta the economy (raises inflation, - makes us0 uncompetitive). .Doos it never enter bis sikull thait these same epehotik aemakdig to mCh mght -be able ta afford a home in, bis riding, with an increase in their waiges? He likes 'ta' tell bis listeners tbatho had ta strugge ,wfth a ï vry high mortgage rate. Justý bim? HiE[s h tlieM got it? I daubt it. Ho states he is 'Proud& ta ho a membor of bis government - a gove rnmont that likos ta koop hih unemployment, a, high dollar, bigh interest rates, bigh taxes (oxcopt' thoso in bigh brackets, Ike himselO), but «low' wages for, lowest af the . low. I suggost our momibor for Ontario riding has no ahamne. One cannot help ,but notice. ho is sniping. at the Ontario governmont latoly - blaming thom for- almost ovrytbing from AIDS wo the- Gulf War, when indeed, bhis own govrnimenis Jethe cuiprit. We, too, can read the budget, Mr. Sootons: ' ,Lowor -,transfor paymonts, $100 million cut from job training (remombor the billions in tho '99 élection?), etc. Lot's not forget, the much-touted Green Plan that you trumpeted. You are cutting $133 million from two cultural projects -- the ballet opora bouse in Toronto and cultural instituto in'Montreal. How noble! A colloague of yours announced $195 million of taxpayers' monoy for a space projeet. That's $62 million more than the othor two- projects, and they would bo on earth - et least we could have soon whereoaur Ii bs Cmmons speech, he makos much of the number of 'new' jobs i bis, riding, without, of course, mentioning the number of small business feilures or the 0 ..i down'from his ivory tower and help some off-duty policeman feed school children their breakfast. dir estraits 'that Durham Region welfareisi. 'Ho should limib DEBBIE COMUZZIp president of the Ontario Association of Volunteer Administration was the guest speaker at the ainnual general inembership meeting of th olunteer Co-ordinators of Durham Region. J.- .T~-'~ g.l 'ç~'*'IUS tV 7 yyyfT-% yy}~ Lýle pr-s d *~ Lets bring thes, OrCharter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees equal rights for C.anadians of ail originis and beliefs. But it 15 up to us to give meaning to these words... to renew the c ommitment: --trquality and mutual respect for al Canadians in our everyday lives... in our homes, schools and places of work. When we reach out to our fellow Canadians, each one of us helps ensure respect for the rights we ail share. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! ,I Multicùlturalism and Multiculturaiisme eý*ëý'é' ICitizenship Canada Citoyenneté Canac Jlm MloLean