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wp-- 34 Bcugog Cliisen -- Tuesday, April 38, 1993 - New president for Durham NDPs Lucy Rybka-Becker has been elected president of the Durham riding Association for the New Democrats. And Ms. Rybka-Becker said she is "giving some thought" to seeking the NDP nomination for Durham riding in the next federal election. The Bowmanville area resident world in "changing rapidly and ically." y. "Even the (professional) poll- sters are confused about the shift in voting patterns," he said. Just a few years ago, Canadian political parties would "write off" certain ridings as un-winnable. But that is no longer the case. "All ridings are up for grabs now." «is currently a assistant to Brian Charleton, the provincial NDP minister of finan- cial ipstitutions and energy. Ms. Rybka-Becker has worked for the provincial civil service and as a reporter with an Oshawa paper. The riding elections were held Sunday afternoon at the Association's annual meeting held at the Borelia Centre in Port Perry. Also elected were Vernon Yorgason as vice president, his wife Jenny as secretary, and Ms. Rybka-Becker's husband Harold as treasurer. Don Clark, Jim Wilbur and Kelly Phipps will serve as mem- bers at large with the association. Guest speaker at the afternoon meeting was Oshawa MP Mike Breaugh. In what was an informal and humourous "chat" rather than a speech, Mr. Breaugh said the political face of Canada and the these days must get should be doing the same with Mexico." And he warned that if manu- facturing moves to Mexico with the loss of jobs i in Canada, it could back-fire. "Who is going to buy pick-up trucks made in Mexico if people aren't working in Canada? The Japanese? Not likely. The Mexicans earning $1 a day?" He went on to say that out to their then "shut up and |jsten" to what peo- ple are saying. "Then see if you can work 'with them to solve some of the problems," He said the days of politicians as "messiahs" are over. Mr. Breaugh is now in his 20th year as a politician at the munici- pal, provincial and federal level. He predicted that in the next federal election in Canada, the country may see a "fierce out- break of democracy" with several new parties on the scene challeng- ing the Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats. He had nothing good to say about the Free Trade Agi di are facing huge changes in their lives every day. This change produces anxiety and people in turn are challenging their political leaders and parties. Politicians must accept the changes and adapt to them. "Take all the rules you knew about politics and just throw them away," he stated. Move from the ho-hum Canadian Mental Health Association/Durham Branch pre- sents Mary MacLeod, dynamic between Canada and the United States, and Canadians should be verydwary of the negotiations with Mexico. "We got bamboozled with (free trade) with the States. No way we IVAN MEMBERSHIP for $109. then pay only ... $5.00 per 9 HOLES (705) 357-3112 10 mi. North of Port Perry PORT PERRY TENNIS CLUB Annual General Meeting TUESDAY, MAY 5th, 1992 Masonic Hall - Port Perry INFORMATION 7:30 PM SIGN-UP 8:00 PM Family $80.; Couple $60.; Single $40.; Junior $25.; Student $30. LESSONS AVAILABLE (Juniors require copy of birth certificate for O.T.A. Registrations) Sign-ups also at courts May 11 & 12 From 6 to 8 PM TICKET SALES for PORT PERRY MINOR HOCKEY CORP. BANQUET & AWARDS NIGHT will be at Scugog Arena Wednesday, May 6th from 6 to 8 PM Wednesday, May 13th from 6 to 8 PM Or - During the day at Lake Scugog Lumber Ltd., 11 Vanedward Dr. Advance Tickets $15.00 ea. per Adult After May 15th, Tickets $20.00 ea. $5.00 for Sister, Brothers, etc. All Hockey Players are FREE but must have a ticket. in Images of Success, fashion sem- inar. Mary MacLeod is a Visual Image consultant with Visual Image Planning, who assists indi- viduals, either in a one-to-one con- sultation or in group seminars, 10 enhance their image. Participants learn how to move forward from "ho-hum" to "how does she do it?" There are many components to image - that quiet inner confidence that comes from knowing that you feel and look your best! Speaker: Mary MacLeod, Thursday, April 30, 1992 at 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.. Location: Ants Resource Centre (behind Oshawa City Hall). Price: $15.00. For tick- ets call CMHA/Durham Branch 436-8760, Members of the PPHS Junior Rugby team battle It out with Selwyn House, a private school from Montreal. The 44 stu- dents from Montreal were In Port Perry for some exhibition rugby over the weekend, something the school has been doling for the last five years. "We always enjoy coming to Port Perry where the teams play tough, buf clean," sald Selwyn coach Peter Govan. MPP not opposed to casinos in Ontario Durham East MPP Gord Mills says he is not opposed to the idea of casinos in the province. "It is certainly an option (for the Government) to increase its revenues, an option that should be explored thoroughly," he told the Citizen last week. While he vehemently denied media reports out of Toronto early last week that Cabinet has already given casinos the green light, he said that he expects a decision on this issue in the very near future. Though he personally is not opposed to casinos, he stressed they would have to be government operated and strictly lled 0 Government's thinking on this issue is that border towns in the United States are now working towards casinos in an effort to attract Canadian business and fur- ther enhance cross-border shop- keep out the unsavory elements that can accompany gambling. 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The issue has been discussed by the NDP Caucus at Queens Park and Mr. Mills said there is a wide range of views from those who are steadfastly opposed to those who want to see the casinos in Ontario. Mr. Mills described the casino issue as one in which the Government will be "damned. if we do and damned if we don't." If Ontario decides against casinos and they start showing up in American border towns attract- ing Canadian customers, the Government will come under fire, he noted. Some studies have indicated that casino gambling could bring the cash-strapped Ontario coffers between $150 and $200 million annually. If the idea gets Government approval, towns such as Niagara Falls, Windsor, S.S. Marie and Toronto have been suggested as likely locations. However, Mr. Mills said he sees no reason why casinos should be restricted to border towns. "We have to fice the fact that the people of Ontario like to gam- ble," he said.