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Page 14, Whltby Free Press, Wednesday, October 23, 1996 Meeing Noworkare defendersn surprise to mayor ~- ~ -- --. -y _, _&jucn4&wrirpro- surprise Wib ao a'hat n oilsr Theabsnceofnyoe a ameeinginTomù Edwards. vices committee, chaired a willing to defend the con- Witby Iast week di*dn't Edwards. chair of Dur- meeting attendeod by about 225peoge a O êyy treet The meeting was called to gaugepublic opinion. DJurham is one of 20 municipalities chosen by the province to participate in workfare, theroncs plan to ptwle recSi- pients to work. Edwards, who opposes workfare, says even former supporters are reconsider- ingtefr positions. 'Te messagisgttîn home that ulesits com- patible with the Canaditn wpay of doing thinLs, then itsfot going te or 1 "In fact, memibers of the committe and, people on the regional ccuncilwo are identified as Tory sup- porters have made it clear to me that they think the governnent has te change this.» The «mandatory aspect-" of workfare sinacks of a kind of a ,punishment for being poor h le argues, sug- gesting 'ihe government should instead teach wel- fare recipients how te fibid 0ManY of the people at the meeting were union mem- lî ; bers - cne of the 28 qués- tioners even referred to Edwards as "brother chair, which didn't bother him ini CUPE PRESIDENT Si Ryan speaks out Sohool, organized by the Durham the least. against workfare* at* a meeting Region health and social services "I7ve been a trade union- Wednesday night at Henry Street High committee. ist ail my life. I welcome it Photo by M4ark Reesor, Whlfthy Free Press - I thinie ts an honour te be caIled brother. 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The hea ing aid sit in the sha a w f yo r e r c nal Au iol gis s a e l cen ed a p er i hear n i ds in, invhis i devicnAdilogssadDsesr uiieVda adsecaieiverni FOR MORE INFORJVLTIOIN CONTACT AJAX-PICKERUI#ZG WHIB ER AUDIOLOGY CLLNIC WHICTB MRN Telephone: (905) 831-8311I C EleN E:(0)6-72 1 885 Glenanna Rd., Suite 10Ã"4 Telep 03hBock S(9.S),6Suite24 The Ontario Ministry of Social Services had asked for the first hour te exDplaiii the program, Edwarda told the meetin. "I said 'ko clice, if you' want te corne, you may put y our name on the lis t and have five minutes, the sarne as anyone. else," Edwards said to wide- spread laughter and appause. Irecomrnended if they think if's necessary te have an explanation, let them cali their own meeting and we'll go and attend that,» hie said in an interview later. Speaker after speaker gave the p' microphone a wide brh, using the one Iabelled oi'te.siam work- fare and berate the govern- ment for fils cruelty and lack of caring. 've got three young daughters... and I arn abso- Iutely fearful tonight of what is going te exist for my children as we proceed under this Harris agenda,"» said CUPE president Sid Ryan who lEdwards intro- duced as a "'rery talented speake with a lot of ideas and a lot to sa*.» Ryan calledfo lapu- medate ban on overtime in Ontario, which he said would creaté tens of thou- sands of jobs for welfare reci ents. «It'sdisgraceful te have sornebody *rkig 60 hours per week and at the sanie time finding sornebody going into aur offices ask- ing for unemployrnent in- Dr* Go HatIay DENTISTRY *New Patents Welcomne *Insurance Claims Processed - Days * venings - Saturdays *Adults - Chidren *Seniors. Urgent Calîs ~ Accepted Elevator entrance near IDA Phannacy surance or welfare. That's morall'y wrong and we've got te step it." He also called for the adoption of a 30-hour work wee which, he said would create 1.2 million jobs in Canada. That's what's needed in this country; that's whats going ta make my children secure when they grow up.» Welfare recipients want full-tiriie work, «not free- time wrork not forced labour," said Wayne Lott, a CUPEÉ local president, adding it's "unjust t have others corne in te do his members' work. Whether wokfare works isn't the- issue, argued Fort York NDP MPP Rosario Marchese. "The 'Conservative governrnent didn't -intro- duoe this because they think it works. Iles designed for the powerful and rich who feel the poar are the parasites of society." "Workfare makes being- poor a cause for punish- ment," said Orono-Kirby United Church minister Mervyn Russell. «Shall those who need a cataract operation soon be required te spend so, many hours rnopping hospital floors? Wilt'ose who want to, enroîl their children in junior kindergarten have te spend s0 many hours mow- ing hschoolyard?... Ths easta>n is, te a thelestt mraljydubious.» The comrnittee will decide at a meeting Nov. 5 whether Durhamn should participate i the workfare, prograrn. Its recommenda- tion goes t» regional council Nov. 20. Car wash United 'Way Unlese ramn again inter- venes,' a car wash is sche- duled in Whitby on Satur- day, Oct. 26, te raise funds for the U nited Way of Osh-, awa-Whitby-Clarintn. With the Oct. 19 wash washed out, organizers ho pr e tiSturday's wash aPetro Canada at Dundas Street East and Thickson Road wiIl go ahead. From t he arnount paid for each car wash, $1 will go te the United Way. 've seen first hand the many ways which the United Way helps- people, it's important that we help out....» says John Dewitt of the Petro Canada car wash in Whitby. 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