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economist suntribune opinion thursday oct 3 2002 fixing child poverty starts at home every time a speech from the throne is delivered by canadas governor general war is declared on child poverty this particular declaration has become a canadian tradi tion providing the liberals hold power the grits now have a monopoly on the less fortunate the new democrats used to hold the deed to the poor but they handed it over to the liberals when it became apparent that canada no longer believed in the nde thafs ok because the progressive conservatives dont believe in the poor it was a nice tidy way to handle the poor situation the canadian alliance party acknowledges that poverty exists but the stephen harperled party maintains that poverty is a matter of choice according to the alliance poor children choose poor parents during the selection process any cardcarrying alliance mem ber is quick to point out that poor babies could just as well select rich mommies and daddies but oh no these little rascals have rights they stick with their welfare mommies from the getgo youve got to hand it to the arrogant liberals its like the book says when the liberals talk poverty they talk straight from the heart mondays speech was the same old same old the fed eral government will improve access to adequate child care for poor families and the national child benefit will increase by a few bucks the feds claim theyll work with the provinces to increase access to early learn ing opportunities for poor children dont hold your breath waiting for specifics tune in next year for details its no secret the fed eral govern ment has overlooked and downplayed lowincome families who look after their disabled kids apparently those days are over the gov ernment now promises to lend a hand if we as a soci ety do anything lets hold the feds to this one on a personal level i have a glimpse into what its like to care for a disabled person however i do not do it 247 alone and i am not poor my heart goes out to anyone who cares for a disabled individual especially a child if on top of all else the caregiver and the child live in poverty in a coun try as affluent as canada then hearts must be broken according to the throne speech new early childhood development programs for haffi tyv jb j m a wffmp m k i mm jyjai t mi bbfe 2 ml b youve got to hand it to the arrogant liberals joan ransberry aboriginal children will be made available as well the governments going to help parents dealing with fetal alcohol syndrome this par ticular promise is embarrass ing didnt canada have its nose rubbed in the glue in davis inlet about eight years ago v did we not recognize that our aboriginal children were dying before our eyes either by suicide or by substance abuse the 12yearold kids who survived the glue sniff ing and the boozing in davis inlet are old enough to have babies now did we not respond to the dire emergency in davis inlet and in other remote areas with similar needs did we not put emergency cleanup programs in place followed by preventivemeasures fol lowed by never again mea sures across our great nation when it comes to sub stance abuse including treat ment for alcohol and drug abuse canada has the know- how why doesnt our govern ment demonstrate a will why on gods earth are we letting our beautiful our tal ented and our precious young first nations people rot before our eyes long gone are the days when we viewed aboriginal people as drunken indians the great major ity of people liv ing in canada view aboriginals as an asset to canada and as absolute equals its time the gov ernment played catchup no taxpayer worth mentioning would begrudge an aboriginal child nurturing from a loving and healthy family a quality education a supportive com munity and adequate health care its too bad the same cant be said of this countrys mpps i am the grandmother of two aboriginal children malcolm 7 and leona 5 who live in yellowknife nwt when i speak of them i burst with pride the reference to the poor in the throne speech is point less because the most impor tant item is missing housing for low income families sort of fell through the cracks winning the war against poverty starts with a roof over your head for the past number of years whenever turkeytime came we simply reached into our cuboard and pulled out our turkeys are us ad dusted it off and ran it a few times in the economist our customers had become so used to it that when they saw it they didnt read it anymore they just saw the picture of turkey al and mike the knife and phoned for a turkey alas things change and so does our clientele with so many new people who have moved into our area our turkey story needs to be retold we sell only freerange turkeys they run loose and eat what they want lots of grain add to this a gentler defeathering process which leaves more of the natural flavour and the odd feather with the turkey and youll have a turkey that exceeds your expectations unless of course youve dined on one of ours before our turkeys are very moist without the artificial help that a butterball receives very tender and flavourful and they cook a little quicker than most so order one of our oldfashioned turkeys they range in size from 1520 lbs and from 2226 lbs ready to roast theyre call 9059400655 a lb our old fashionded ed its not too jlatje breast cancer raffle tickets for an amazing w jf f village grocer christmas dinner m theyre available for our cashiers jap uf cabbagerolls are a hot item in our store i imagine its because theyre so time- consuming to make that few people make them at home whatever the reason they dont last long in our freezer especially when theyre one of this weeks features so come early and get them while they last container of 4 jr 1 reg 1095 lb jf week pork rib eyes these are an amazing little boneless pork chop turkey al asked that we feature these this week cause theyre easy to grill easy to season and very jk bbs easy to eat jabbl h reg 795 lb off this week cranberry stuff not only will those amazing cranberry candles be back well have fresh ontario iroquois cranberries pure cranberry juice less money than last year cranberry chutney and some really nice cranmaple syrup arrivinj this weekend going totebe fair you cant have fun on an empty stomach visit the rotary club booth for our peameal back bacon our burgers and our 8 oktoberfest sausages have fun newzealand orange roughie this is one of the most flavourful and versatile whitefleshed fish available the fillets which are boneless come in generous serving sizes and are just the thing to have if save you are planning an indulgent dessert reg 1395 lb now available well have cut squash and cut turnip available for this week and next- now arrived abbate pears are now here they have a slightly russet finish taste something like a bosc are huge and sweet from italy ham to many people ham is ham if youve tried one youve tried them all that is unless you are old enough to remember what ham was originally like before machines intervened machines yes thats right nowadays almost all hams including spiral honey baked hams are put through a process called tumbling its like a giant dryer except the opposite is the result this machine boosts yield which means hams grow in weight during the process just read the protein added part of the label to find out how much it has grown the good part for the manufacturer is that a you have more ham tosell because theyve all grown and b all the little bits of pork can be put through this process as well because it glues it all together in the shape of a ham 199 lb supermarket ham the bad part for the customer is that gone for good is the texture tenderness and flavour that made ham famous in the first place at our store we make ham in the timehonoured pre- mechanical way by hand come pay us a visit well restore your faith in ham ovenroasted maple sugar ham- boneless whole or half hardwoodsmoked black forest hams- boneless whole or half traditional bonein hamswhole or half its best to order early 9059400655 595 lb s95 lb 49 ib dessert well be doing a lot of thanksgiving baking for next week this is a heads up of what will be available it wul be best to order what youd like because the availability despite our very best efforts will be tight well be making pumpkin pies of course pecan pies cranberry- apple flans all sorts of thanksgiving cookies caramelapple cranberry- orange and cranberrywhite chocolate scones caramelapple pumpkin and cranberry tarts cheese cakes in pumpkin caramelapple and brandied- cranberry thanksgiving carrot cakes cranberryorange coffee- cakes my fave and apple- caramelpecan coffee cakes as well as assorted harvest loaves as we work from a fairly small space our regular selection will suffer a bit if there is an old- favourite youd really like let us know so that you wont be disappointed whats up next week our ad will appear next tuesday instead of thursday watch for it specials in effect 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