The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Mainstream Canada - by W. ROGER WORTH "Canada's tax de- partment needs checks and balances to ensure Revenue Canada asses- sors and collectors, and their bosses, don't ride roughshod over indivi- duals 'and businesses, thus downgrading the trust that is necessary for the system to be ef- fective." That's the view of John Bulloch, President of the Canadian Feder- ation of Independent Business, an organi- zation that represents 64,000 of the Canadian small and medium-siz- ed enterprises that have been placed on the firing line as a result of Reve- nue Canada'a hard-line attitude. Bulloch, quite right- ly, is talking about checks and balances that will make the tax system fairer, in addition to placing limits on the seemingly uncontroll- able department that, by law, considers indivi- duals guilty until they are proven innocent. The overall problem with the tax department, he believes, starts at the top. ""We've had 12 Min- isters of Revenue in the last 15 years, so power has gone to the bure- aucrats, who seem to believe everyone is a tax cheat," he © says. 'Ministers don't stay around long enough to learn the complexities of the Tax Act." Nevertheless, Bulloch says there are solutions to many of the prob- lems. Among his sug- gestions: ¢ That Revenue Cana- da be forced to pay ac- counting and legal costs for individuals and busi- nesses that successfully challenge decisions made by the depart- ment's assessor. "Such a system is simple justice," he be- lieves. "As it stands, appealing tax decisions is most times more cost- ly than paying the addi- tional tax." Bulloch points out that forcing RevCan to pay costs would allow the public to assess the department's efficiency, ensuring that some tax officials were not bring- ing forward frivilous cases. It would also pro- vide a daily reminder to tax assessors that a sloppy reassessment could cost the depart- ment money. © That taxpayers be provided with detailed information on their tax situation before they are The Schreiber Recreation Committee invit~you to their Thursday, May 17th 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Recreation Complex Tickets will be available at the door Adults: $3.00 Children: $1.50 * Senior Citizens are FREE See You There! Inn. JODY'S| Hfairsty ling and Barbering Shop| : MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL 20% oF aut Perms, Luminizing, Streaks and Hennas *Special will run from May 7th to May 12th - . Drop in at Jody's and enter our Free Draw for "Dinner For Two" at the Red Dog Inn (value of $25.00). Draw will be made at 1:00 p.m., May 13th at the Red Dog re-assessed, thus re- ducing the amount of paper-burden, red- tape and appeal activity. ¢ That taxpayers who are appealing the de- artment's claim not be forced to pay the re- assessment until they have had their day in court. As it stands, the additional money gene- N sedfee is Affairs by JANE E. GREER A Canadian Citizen is a person who possesses Canadian Citizenship or Nationality and who en- joys the highest order of rights that Canada can offer. As a Canadian, you have the right to full political participation (to vote and to run for political office in federal and in some provincial elections you must be a Canadian citizen); you have the privilege of tra- velling outside Canada on a Canadian passport; the right to assistance by Canada in most for- eign countries; the right of re-entry into Canada, and the right to full eco- nomic right in Canada. A person can possess Canadian Citizenship by birth or through a pro- cess of naturalization. To obtain Canadian Citi- zenship through Natur- alization, a person must: ® be legally admitted to Canada as a permanent resident (landed immi- ¢ live in Canada for a minimum of 3 complete years within the 4 years immediately before your application for citizen- ship ® be able to speak either French or English © show that you are of good character _@ have knowledge of the Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, May 9, 1984, page 13 rally must be paid be- fore the appeal can be heard. "The present system favors the all-powerful tax department so much that it is sometimes used to cover up RevCan em- ployee mistakes," Bul- loch believes. "I fully understand we need tax 29 Bullock battling for tax "fairness", audits to keep the sys- tem honest, but the auditing and collection methods have to be scrupulously fair." - Canadian Citizenship responsibilities and pri- vileges of Canadian citi- zenship ® intend to live in Cana- da as a permanent resi- dent and © be ready to comply with the oath of allegi- ance to Canada. If a person meets the above criteria, then there are three steps to becoming a Canadian citizen. First an appli- cation for citizenship is made; second the per- son must appear before the Citizenship Court for a hearing (interview); and lastly, to return to the Court to take the Oath of Citizenship and receive the Canadian Citizenship _Certificate at a ceremony of pre- sentation. To apply for Cana- dian Citizenship, a per- son should contact their nearest Court of Cana- dian Citizenship Of- fice, and bring with them their passport-tra- vel documents used on entry to Canada or their birth certificate and their immigration rec- ord as well as the appro- ptiate fee and photo- graphs. Citizenship photo- gtaphs must be two identical, unmounted photos (taken within the last 12 months) show- ing a full front view of the head and shoulders without head covering. The photos must be 44 mm (1 3/4 '"') x 44 mm (1 3/4 ") plus a 13 mm (A"') white signature strip at the bottom. The - fee to file your applica- tion is $15.00 for adults and $8.00° for minor children under the age of 18 years. For further informa- tion on becoming a Canadian citizen, please contact your nearest Court of Canadian Citi- zenship Office or the Northern Affairs Of- fice located on the lower floor Peninsula Build- ing, Marathon. Tele- phone 229-1153 or Zenith 33160. Northern Affairs hosts seminars Northern Affairs Officers from around the Northwest met in Thunder Bay, April 17-18 for their regional meeting. As well as meeting Ministry Staff from the Toronto office they held seminars with other federal and provincial departments. The topics included consumer laws, labour standards, vehicle and driver licences, and volunteer fire teams supported by Northern Affairs. From the left are: Phil Mostow (Ignace), Francesco O.P.P. "Golden Helmets" on tour Jody's is open Mon. to Sat. -9.a.m. to 5 p.m. Barbershop is open: Mon. to Sat. - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For Appointments phone: 825-9545 The Ontario Provin- .cial Police motorcycle precision team, the "'Golden Helmets"' will be making even more appearances this year as the provincial force cele- brates its 75th anniver- sa For the first time, an extensive tour of North- ern Ontario will take the Golden Helmets to the Sault Ste. Marie, Thun- der Bay and Kenora areas. A number of per- formances are planned between July 26th and | Major AS ST Appliance Repairs Servicing done in your own home to ranges, washers, dryers, dishwasers, fridges, electric hot water tanks and electric heating units. Bill Campbell Electric 824-2743 or 824-2574 Servicing Jackfish, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, - Rossport and Pays Plat. Morelli (Geraldton), Bev Young (Thunder Bay),. Janice Tomkinson (Atikokan), Joe Kaliska (Rainy River), Ken Pride (Kenora), Dave Bourgeault (Fort Frances), Ron Willis (Thunder Bay), Don Myles (Supervisor), Pat Wallace (Red Lake), Merv Wilson (Sioux Lookout), Brian England (Dryden) and Micheline Riopelle of Sault Ste. Marie. August 6th. The O.P.P. Golden Helmets is a volunteer team of traffic patrol officers. They ride Har- ley-Davidson Police Spe- cial motorcycles in a dazzling display of ex- pert motorcycle hand- ling. The emphasis is on | precision, not daredevil stunts. Performances by the Golden Helmets fe- ature split second tim- ing, complete machine control and total co- ordination between the team members. Motorcycles have been used by O.P.P. officers to patrol Ontario highways since 1930. In those days, the officers supplied their own ma- chines;- today, the motorcycles are still most effective in heavy traffic areas. The O.P.P. reached the age of 75 years in 1984, and a series, of events have been sched- uled to celebrate this fact. The Golden Hel- mets will be seen in more parades and per- formances than ever be- fore. it's neat to Pitch-In!