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economist sunsuntribune social trends saiutday april 192003 m bylisaqueen staff writer forced out to pasture before he was ready york region senior allan lofsky and his wife myrna are thrilled to hear the tories will scrap mandatory retire ment in the throne speech next week im not in agreement with manda tory retirement said mr lofsky an aurora resident and former computer design draftsperson for an engineering company if you have a job and you like the job and youre good at the job why should there be a limit on your employment because of your age mr lofsky 67 lost his job seven years ago when his company was taken over by another firm but even if he hadnt been laid off mr lofsky would have faced mandato ry retirement at 65 he arid mrs lofsky have survived on her small business and the patch work of jobs he has picked up over the years from employers willing to give work to an older person but mr lofsky admits many of his applications go unanswered the tories have indicated mandator ry retirement will be eliminated during the throne speech april 30 it will be a highlevel commitment in the throne speech that will allow people to retire when they want to on their own a top aide to premier ernie eves said last week two years ago human rights commissioner keith torton urged the province to scrap mandatory retire ment and pressed for changes to the ontario human rights code organized labour opposes the move generally we believe people should retire at 65 after putting in a good working life and let the next gen eration of workers have a chance at the jobs said john cartwright president of the toronto and york region labour council mrs lofsky does see some draw backs to scrapping mandatory retire ment fearing some seniors will be forced to continue working after age 65 while more wealthy seniors can choose whether to keep their jobs or leave the workforce she acknowledged it may be harder foryounger workers to find jobs if sen staff photosteve somerville york region seniors allan and myrna lofsky are happy to hear the provincial government plans to end mandatory retirement your mind doesnt become jelly because of a birthday 4 v m mvttin kflidi t ft iors dont retire but overall shes pleased with the tories plans your mind doesnt become jelly because of a birthday seniors have become disposable in our society society ages you artificially she said you have a wealth of knowledge in these seniors that is being wasted give kids the opportunities but dont leave out seniors mrs lofsky said many seniors need to work to supportthemselves point ing out company pension plans are often nonexistent or meagre not everybody is in a position to go to the golf course every day or travel i put my kids through university arid i have six of them im broke she laughed there is a dignity to doing some thing and contributing there is a lack ofdignity to waking up and realizing no one wants you age doesnt say how your mind works you can be 90 and be ori the ball or you can be 50 and be a dud pat robinson inc sss m robinson trustee trustee in bankruptcy call for a free personal discussion help with creditor problems proposal to creditors personal business bankruptcy aurora head office 15105yongest 201 at church 9057272577 richmond hill 9555yongest 401 atweidnck 905 509493 toronto 150 york st 800 at adelaide 4164106648 toll free 18777272577 email patpatrobinsoncom web wwwpatrobinsoncom 70 coed women only coufos in canada mew jlocatlofu wow qpzwt markvillemall5000 highway 7 coed 905 2016753 buliockdrive 338steeles avenue east coed wwwgoodlifefitnesscom 1 111 mkffit