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By Conrad Felber Keith Penner, MP for the Cochrane-Superior fed- eral riding, said in an ex- clusive interview with the News last week that the current Progressive Con- servative government in Ottawa seemis to be direct- ionless, with no clear policies on any issues. Penner, who represents the Terrace Bay-Schreiber area, made the statement in a telephone interview from his office in Ottawa. "The new government has been in office for two years, so it is fair now to judge their performance,"' the Liberal MP explained. He accused the PCs and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of just coasting along and not doing any- thing concrete. **'Mulroney said 'jobs, jobs, jobs' during the elec- tion, and lately the unem- ployment rate did seem to come down, but if you ex- amine that more closely, you'll find that even the brief improvement was due to the boom in Southern Ontario," Penner said. He pointed out that the job situation has gone from bad to worse in many areas in the country, including Alberta, Atlantic Canada, and both Northern Ontario and Northern Quebec. 'So far the Prime Min- ister has not delivered,"' Penner said. "Umemploy- ment continues to be a most serious problem, particul- arly in the resources industry."" Letters to the Edifor Dear Editor: Upon returning home from the "Big City;" I had the privilege of reading your column of August 13. Conrad, allow me to let you in on a secret: that style of journalism died in the 60's. Fascist pigs! Come on, grow up. The constable sees a car with a group of young men "driving around during an evening of fun and games in the city." How is this mortal to know what type of fun and games you have in mind? This is not Terr- ace Bay, where the man knows the good from the bad from the ugly! This is the big city, where the crime may come from the '*boy next door" or "the sweet girl with the baby 5lues."" The police are targeted, inder-staffed and over- worked, not only in the ci- ty, kid, but even in a small town where the innocent- looking vehicle has some one who would like to blow away that "fascist-pig" just because he has that uniform on. This is the same guy who has a wife, three kids, goes to church, is active in his community, coaches hockey, little league, and protects his kids who are subject to those who do not like the job their father has and at the same time prays they do not become a pol- ice. officer as he is, and abused because he does the job he has been hired to do! A job he took because he wanted to right the wrong-- to separate the good from the evil. Conrad, your car was not searched because of the constable's discretion. The constable did not subject you to u breath test because he believed you not to be impaired. No Conrad, you He said Mulroney has been challenged to state what programs the govern- ment has, and so far "he has come up with nothing. The programs they do have have less money in them now." Meanwhile, Penner noted, the situation for unemployed young people is now extremely difficult. 'What I would advocate and what we've talked about in the (Liberal) caucus is a national pro- gram,"' the MP explained. "It would give us access to the work force, including the youtk work force."' He said that the current unemployment problem has created a whole gen- eration of people who feel they have no place in Canada. The government's lack of direction on the issue of jobs is different when. it comes to the issue of free trade for the country with the United States, Penner said. "This free trade issue is an effort by Mulroney to give his government some direction,'"' he said. "The Conservatives desperately wanted power, but they had no real clear policies that they com- municated to the people, so when the free trade report came out, that became an issue for them," Penner pointed out. The government has still not settled on a firm deci- sion as far as free trade is concerned either. "Is it free trade, freer trade, pro- tect or expand?" Penner asked. "It's become a lit- tle bit of a joke, really."' He complained that even before the free trade talks began with the Americans, the PCs gave away the Na- tional Energy Program because the American negotiators "didn't like some aspects of it." The Prime Minister also dispensed with the Foreign Investment Review Pro- gram, Penner pointed out. 'That seems pretty sil- ly to me, to give away your high cards even before the poker game begins,' he added. "We seem to be giving everything away."' Penner admitted Canada is a trading nation and can't survive without it, but what is needed now is a national trade strategy instead. "The USA has its own market,"' the MP said. *'I think we should realize that we have a lot of trade op- portunities in the rest of the world...the Asians are wondering why we aren't more active in seeking trade with them." ~ He said Canada really needs the government to get around the world and '*sell Canadian" and not get locked into the North American market. "I'm not downgrading our American market, but we need to be more indep- endent," Penner added. He said international trade would create jobs in the in- formation sector. The current. Mulroney government has had _ its share of problems with other issues as well, in- cluding the national debt, Penner said. were pulled over because you were a group of guys cruising, innocent as you say, but your car could have represented a hold- up, rape, reckless driving-- any number of not so nice possibilities where these things happen over and over again. You think the police should not spot check-- what about the imparied driver who gets taken off the road; the kidnapped child who is found, quite by accident; the weapons that could have taken a life or lives; the drugs that could meet the grade school child. Conrad, this is in many cases how the "'real criminal" is found. I don't know which world you live in, but it certainly can't be this one. I'm sorry Conrad, but I really disagree with this particular column, and since this is Canada, I can make this comment in my letter to the editor. Thank you. Patricia A. Callaghan Terrace Bay, Ontario HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO TENIUK - Mr. Teniuk age 61 years of Terrace Bay passed away in hospital on Monday, August 18, 1986. He was employed by Kimberly- Clarke for the past thirty- four years. Member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Moose' Lodge and Mason's. Survived by his wife Mary, sons Don of Yorkton, Saskatchewan and Roy of Terrace Bay. Also survived by two grandchildren and two sisters in the Ukraine. Funeral Mass was held ons Thursday at 10:00 a.m. from St. Martin's Roman Catholic Church, Terrace Bay. Interment at Terrace Bay Cemetary. If friends so desire memorials to the Canadian Cancer Society would be '*They've had the high- est spending of any govern- ment,"' he pointed out, ad- ding that the national debt has gone up 21 per cent since the PCs took power. 'They are cutting back, but they are spending else- where," Penner said. *'It took them $1 billion to bail out two Western banks, for example, while many soc- ial programs and job crea- tion programs have been cut back."' Penner felt the Mulroney government have, perhaps unfortunately, created a bad image for themselves. 'People are saying Mul- roney (and the PCs) don't know how to govern and that they can't be trusted," Penner explained, adding that this is mainly due to the many scandals the government has stumbled into, ranging from the tuna fish affair to the Sinclair Stevens controversy. On the other hand, the Liberal Official Opposition has come back '"'from a long ways behind"' to over- take the Conservatives in recent polls, he noted. "We are convinced we can form.a government 'in 1988,' Penner added. That is the earliest year the next federal election can be held. He admitted that the Lib- erals still need a compre- hensive, appealing pro- Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, August 20, 1986, page 5 Penner unhappy withConservative government gram to offer to Canadian voters. '*We must show we can reduce the deficit, and we will need significant tax reform, as the present system is unjust," he said. As for the John Turner, the Liberal-leader, Penner said he believes Turner would be a "good manag- er" of the future Liberal government. Penner sup- ported Jean Chretien in the Liberal leadership race, but he said at the Liberal's up- coming November conven- tion in Ottawa, the question of leadership will be put to rest. The MP confessed that there were some things about the Liberal Opposit- ion which disturbed him, especially the "'unrestrain- ed" performance of the so- called Rat Pack, lead by MPs Sheila Copps and John Nunziata. "It wouldn't have been so bad without that," he said. 'In my own perfor- mance, I have respect for Parliament...you can ask tough questions without these dramatics."' Speaker of the House John Bosley recently con- firmed this, and selected Penner as one of just a few MPs who seem to be able to ask hard questions of the government with-out get- ting into the hist-rionics of Kinsmen The C.N.I.B. Mobile Eye Care Unit will be at the McCausland Hospital in Terrace Bay the week of September 22 - 26. If you would like an appointment to see our Ophthalmologist Please Call 824-2413. Sponsored by the Terrace Bay Schreiber some other Members of Parliament. : Besides representing th Cochrane-Superior riding, Penner also serves as the Liberal Party's Indian and Northern Affairs Critic, which he said is a "tough job" but, on occasion, also rewarding. Up until a few weeks ago, David Crombie was the Minister of Indian Af- fairs and Northern Dev- elopment, and Penner said he didn't have too many disagreements with Crombie. '*He talked a really good game, but if you went and spoke to the Indian leaders, you found that he didn't ac- complish that much," Pen- ner said. Crombie was recently replaced as Minister by William McKnight, who Penner said has already made a "couple of blund- ers" in the House. "I think my job will be a little more interesting now," Penner said with a chuckle. The MP recently chair- ed a committee which brought in a new Indian policy, he explained. '*As long as Indians live in utter dependence of the government, there will be no progress,"' Penner said. '*We are calling for eman- cipation ...the Indian Act should be done away with and there should be Indian self-government in which they would take care of their own affairs, much like Terrace Bay and Schreiber take care of their own affairs."' Such _ self-government would give the Canadian Indian bands autonomy within the confines of Con- federation, Penner said. "Crombie had agreed with this, but so far we are only just starting on it," Penner added. "We are ready to get going with it."' Penner added that even though the next election may be two years away, he has already decided to run again in the Cochrane- Superior riding. 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Doors open between 7 p.m. - Friday: Sales of new and used items, Friday: home produce, food booth, kid- dies korner, and raffles. Saturday: Starting at 1:30 p.m. Sale of knitted goods and crafts. Homebaking and fresh vegetables. 5 - 6 p.m. - smorgasbord supper $3. - children under 12 Seven Penny Auction & draws. OPEN TO ALL Schreiber Minor Hockey needs Coaches, Managers & Trainers * for the upcoming 1986-87 Season. Send Applications to: lan Fummerton Box 693 Schreiber, Ontario POT 2S0O Terrace Bay Minor Hockey Association Applications will be received for Coaches, Managers & Trainers. Contact or phone Roger at 825-9315 Archie at 825-3873 by September 8th/86. Registration will be held September 14/86. From:12 - 9 p.m. at the Fall Fair. 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