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PAGE 8, WHIBYFRME PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. 1»92 'Form over substance,' says- Bardens about budget' By Marlo Boucher TII. Whitby Chamber of Com- merce - romains uncertain whether the new provincial government budget meets the needa cf Ontario, especiallyv with regard ta n ew *jobs, a hod on apending and defitredution. aIts reasonable as far. as budgets go but I.-can't see that they have a foLusj,» says Trevor Bardens, chamberpreaident.'« "I.ooking at it from the point of Vioew of business, it's a classic case of forai over substance," ho says. 1Bardons says the governinent believes new jobs will be created dospite the facét that a surtax has been added'ta incomes of middle THE CONSUMR GAS environ- mental action committee recently donated the money to convert a Handi-Trans van, to run on natural gas. Helping to refuel the van are (from left) -are Handi-Trans general class wýorking people in Ontario. -"TII motivation for job crea-, tien is a nocessary and poitically sound moasure for any goverul- ment ta address but you can almost sS -longer lineups. at un- emplomont linos because of a failure ta build real confidence in a business senso,» ho. says, Bardons says the chamber manager Doug Manuel, Handi Trans general manager, Olco naturel gas sales rep Wayne, Epp, and Con- sumers actioncmm'ittee chair Don Ferguson. Photo byMrbk Reemori Whltby Fr., Pm. expresses concern about 7the fis- cal arrangements in which the- governmepat has separated the operain budget from the cap!- tai budget. TIhe government daims this hoipi thom t tàbalance the'operat- ing budget while' the capital budget cani'.b. out of balance, hoe àake govermuent is try ing ta show OnÎtarians that managa, provincial budget is,11ktà-'aki-n9 out a mortigage on a home, at least on our capital. aide. we can pay down the mortgage on our house,» hoesays. Bardons says the budget is flot bad overali and adds that the chamber will continue ta fight the government for'positive res- ponse ta the proposed Labour Relations Act reforma,- effective job creation strategies,, and in- centives for amall business and manufacturing. in a confident environment. Not surprisingly, Durham Centre MPP Drunmond White fully supports bis provincial government's now 'budget announced last woek. 'Tmqute ?lasod, with the bdet overail, hoe says. o Wéve shown we-re keepingý and maintaining the social ser- vices that are important ta al of us » hieaays. WVi»te aays spending on health care is the iowest in years, gomng up byoniy two per centinl1992 as opposed ta, the annual average increase of il ta 20 per cent ini the last decade. .The province la determined ta help the unemployed by retrain- ing Ontario workors througii the $1.1 billion Jobs Ontario Train- ingprogram, lho says. 'eo're maldng a pretty sub- stantial invostinent in the rotraining program," lho says. 1 0 Fn~loyer will - irceive 0, 0 ortraning an' un- employed person lho hires, lho sahe province is also spending $2z.3 billion- for the construction of 20000' non-profit ,housing .-uita, lie says.' Those programa conibinpd are epectedt croate about 90,000 jobs in' its -ý'ffSt year alône, ho White adds 'thatc Irat a on ýmanufacturing iiiusies is down eby on. Per cent and small business by 0.«5 per cent. This wil hielPput some of the money back intobsiese and croate ne* jobs and investaientsj,, ho says. Teretraining programn can have a big effect ini Durham Region because the province. and the country.,muat' continue ta e>xpand more and more inta. the hi-tech industry in order to b. competitive in the international market, hso ay. Vanderwater recognized for sales Jim Vaniderwater, owner of the Ziebart Centre in Whitby, has won an- award froni* Ziebart Canada for having the 'highest foot ales in 1991. it wasprsne at the. companyls Noth Amer ican Dealer conference in Detroit. recontly. "This saes acconiplishment is espocilfly signifiçant because it took place in q 'weak econoniic enirontnont," -saes JioLg Johnston, president,.c f .Ziobart. Canada. Ho noted that Ziebart Canada's ttal salesa were up 20 per'.cenit *ni 1991,- while national car.sales d;Îene during the saine period. 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