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It is the obscene government debt which forc- es interest rates higher (which adds to the cost of everything) and the beastly levels of taxation which shrink the pay packages (and in turn the buying pow- er) of every working Canadian. Does Mr. Wilson not know just how: little a dollar buys these days? Does he not know that most Cana- dians now work six months of the year just to pay their taxes? The gall of this guy to blame working Canadians for the u alonary spiral because they fae mos money eir mo es, put on the and educate their chiara'? Eu Does he think average Canadians who are lucky enough to negotiate a pay hike a bit higher than the for joy and race out to buy a new Mercedes with their sudden windfall? It makes me angry when somebody like Michael Wilson, who is a wealthy man and drawing a hefty cabinet minister's salary, not to mention the indexed pension when he's out of politics, comes down on the .keep their heads above water. They Viewpoint average workers of Canada who are struggling to are not the fase of inflation, but they sure as heck are the vic- ms. He's using Canadians as cannon fodder in his war on inflation. When they object and demand a few more dollars in the pay package, he points his finger and blames them for the economic ills of Canada Maybe Mike Wilson should come down off the Hill in Ottawa for a while and put in a week or two on the floor of a factory. He might get a big shock when he looks at his pay cheque at the end of the week. And he might get an even bigger shock when he dis- covers just how far that pay cheque goes these days. ONE SOLUTION Watching the Meech Lake Marathon un-fold last week as the first ministers tried to save the Accord before the June 23 deadline, it came as a bit of a sur- fiss me just how important the issue of Senate re- orm is. Quebec wants a veto on any reform. Other prov- inces want a new triple-E Senate (equal, elected and effective) and nobody seems to want to budge one inch on this issue. Why not simply abolish the Senate completely. Never mind this stuff about an elected Senate with Lp representation from all provinces or regions. 0 needs it? And just think of the tax-payers money that could be saved if those 106 senators who eam about 373,008 per year plus a host of neat perqs were sent ome. We have an elected House of Commons to rep- resent the wishes of the people and bring down legis- lation. Good grief, do we really need another crowd, elected or appointed, up there in Ottawa pushing r around and polishing desks with their back- Sides? The best Senate reform of all would be to scrap the place, and let the Commons get on with the job is supposed to do: run the country. Of course, | wouldn't be saying this if | could wangle myself a seat in the Senate. No sir. Being hu- man, | suppose I'd be right there at the trough lapping up the dough with the rest of them. Why, just last week (when Wilson was telling us all to hold the line on wage demands) those wily old senators were voting themselves a new tax-free hon- ourarium of $153 per day. And what do these hard-working senators have to do to earn this nifty bonus. Why, just show up at Senate debates, committee hearings or joint Senate- Commons hearings. Can you believe it? Here's a bunch of old party hacks who already draw $75,000 per year and they vote themselves $153 per day just to be there. Is it any wonder the government is broke? Is it any won- der the people who actually do the work in this coun- try are p----d right off? There are one heck of a lot of working Canadians who don't make $153 per day. If Senate reform is a stumbling block to passing the Meech Accord, it completely, dump it in the, Ottawa River and put those senators out to pasture once and for all. IN CLOSING...... Watching the Meech stuff on TV last week, | was impressed with C Wells of Newfoundland. I'm not sure why exactly. Maybe it had something to do with the fact he looked and sounded so sincere. No wonder he's so dam popular on the Rock. If this country sticks to-gether, Wells might make a decent Prime Minister some day. Remember When? 45 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 14, 1945 The Parish Hall of the Church of the Ascension was on Satur- day evening, the scene of a happy social function when the ladies of the congregation held a shower for Rev. Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Burton, the new occupants of the rectory. L. Cpl. John Jeffrey of Camp Borden is enjoying two weeks furlough at his home here. Pte. George Nott was a recent visitor with his mother Mrs. . Nott. N gy Arthur Asher, who has been in Montreal and district for several years, is home for the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Asher. 35 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 16, 1955 The baseball game in Lindsay on Monday night for the benefit of Bud Warriner, injured Port Perry player, proved very successful. Bud suffered a serious compound fracture of one leg and will be laid up for some time." Mr. C.D. Purdy of Lethbridge, Alta., is spending a few weeks vacation with his brother C.V. Purdy and his sister Mrs. I.R. Bently of Port Perry. According to latest reports, Mr. Wentworth Watson, who is spending some time with relatives in Aurora is improving in health. 30 YEARS AGO ! Thursday, June 16, 1960 Last Tuesday evening the Scout Mothers assembled at the home of Mrs. C. Howsam to honour a member, Mrs. A. Craig who is leaving our midst to take up residence in London, Ontario. During the past week-end Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Gibson had the pleasure of entertaining a newly married couple from Holland, Mr. and Mrs. John Blankestyn, who have been in Canada less than-a week. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 17, 1965 } During the traditional May Festival held recently at Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby, Mrs. Greer Roberts, Q.C., placed the crown on the head of this year's May Queen, Ruth Milne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Milne of Port Perry. Milton E. Heayn, Prince Albert, was the honoured guest at a staff barbeque last Friday night, held annually by Peel's Poultry Farm Limited. He was presented with a watch for 25 years of devoted service with the company. (Turn to page 10) Letters io the editor To the Editor: T'have just returned home from one of the most enjoyable after- noons of theatre that I have ever experienced. This wonderful pro- duction was mounted by the "Millar Lights" of Port Perry, and it was entitled "Annie." Everything from the costumes Received the annual finalized tax bill shock To the Editor: This week I received the annual jolt to the pocketbook - the finaliz- ed tax bill. I wish that someone would explain the great dif- ferences in tax calculation for the municipal components of Durham Region. To quote the Toronto Star, Thursday, April 19, 1990: "In Oshawa, a public school sup- porter, home assessment of $8,500, paid about $767 for educa- tion taxes. In Pickering, home: assessment of $20,000, paid about $930 for education.' For my Scugog residence, assessment $7319, the education tax is $2301.18, a rather large dif- ference. There must be some reason for the drastic difference in final figures. No wonder there are complaints about unfair taxes. I add mine to the previous complaints. Yours sincerely, Fred Bucknell, R.R. 4, Port Perry to the calibre of each perfor- mance was outstanding. It's amazing that so many young peo- ple with excellent voices were amassed in one small town! The one drawback to the after- noon was the locale; the old Town Hall. Although it is nice to have a heritage building still in use, I don't feel that theatrical produc- tions such as the one done by the "Millar Lights' are done justice in such a setting. This theatre company should have a proper stage with necessary equipment in order to mount their produc- tions. The calibre of the show was already incredible but I can im- agine how much improved it could be if it could be done in a better setting. Apparently, the "Millar CE: 3 ERS INE FC LINE he) | Production well done "Millar Lights' Lights" are not the only perfor- mance group in town that would benefit from such a locale. I hope the town council will put the i- ble erection of a theatre/com- munity centre complex on its agenda. Again, I wish to commend Dr. Tom Millar, Catherine Millar, Nina Foxall, Lynn Relf and all of the fabulous members of the cast & crew on a job very well done! Bravo!! Karyn Galin, Toronto, Ontario Please recycle this newspaper 'He must be a hush puppy. Whenever he barks; my Mom says hush-hush. **