PAGE 10, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10. 1982, WHITBY FME PRESS Worst time to increase Ontario Ri dlng MP Scott Fenneil is deeply dlsppointed by a irecent stat ement, by Finance Minister Marc Lalonde. "ýThis is tbe worst possible time to in- crease taxes on the eco- nomy," Fenneli said, "4yet this is precisely wbat Lalonde bas dune." "His lncrease in UIC premiumsis »40 per cent -and 18 equivalent to a $3 billion tax increase." The .Conservative Public Works Critic.ad-, ded that bis party bad precicted 10 years ago Fenneli that the Unemployment Insu rance system would fail, apart tan, times of severe recessioýn. "lt ýw as a naively designed sys tem inven- ted. by unquallfied bureaucrats and forced' upon a weak Liberal Minister, Bryce Mackasey. Ne warned tbem but tbey didn't lis- ten,"1 Fenneil said. "The resuit is now a m assive jolt> to an >economy, wbicb can't take much more abuse Lalonde juggled $1.1 billon from otber'gov- ernmeènt clepartments to provide short term job creation and. tokeep, the UIC from going uider, '4 m pleased, tbat some money 18 going to job' creation," Fenneil said, "but wbat I want to know is why dues the government bave a billion dollars Ito play with?"' "For years we've been tuld Ottawa bas beenuperatmng efficient- ly, but by being able to divert $1.1 billion'from planned government expenditures, Lalonde la admitting that ourtax dollars- bave been wasted." Fenneliý is happy Lalonde bas. "slapped Allan MacEachen in the face" by postponing many of the former Finance Minister's tax cbanges. "But Lalonde didn't go far enuugb," be added, "by delaying tbem instead of scrapp- ing tbem, be is just, ad- ding to investor uncer- tainty. Y Fenneli bad uone nice tbing to say: "At least Lalunde is firm. It looks as, if he's in control at the finance department. Witb Allan MacEachen, we didn't know who was running the show. " Approximately every two hours someone is admitted to a hospital in Durham Region ,be- cause of a breathing problem. One in every foru Can adians suffers from a lung abnormali- ty. These startling facts provide the impetus for Durham Region Lung Association as it moves intoý its 1982 Cbristmnas Seal Campaign. - This year's annual appeal The 1982 Christmas Seal Campaign began officialIly in Durbam, Region this week, as Cec 1il the Sensibleé Seal and Campaign Cbairman Walter Beath presented Regional Chairmnan Gary Herrema witb the Campaign flag and a sheet of. Christmas Seals. This year's Campaign target 18 $100,000. Cbristmas Seal dollars fund researcb into lung disease, and also support a variety of local programs almed at the pre- vention and relief of respiratory iliness. -Photo Courtesy of Durbam Region Lurig Association be ginm's terrible diseases." Christmas' »Seals bave been used since 1908 to raise funds. to'help vic- tims of lungý disease. The problem then was tuberculosis - now its emphysema, lung can- cer, asthma and a wide range. of occupation- linked illnesses. This annual campaign is the sole means of support for tbe LUng Associa- tion, wbich is not a United Way Agency.ý began officially in Canada on November 1, witb the mailing of Cbristmas Seals to some seven million humes. In Durham, tbe 1981 Campaign raised $98,000, and the local Association's objective this year has been raised by only two per cent - to $100,000. Walter Beatb, Campaign Chair-. man for the Region, sees tbis as a reasonable expectation in view of the area's current eco- nomic slow down, but stressés tbe importance of meeting the objec- tive. "'Custs for hospital treatruent 'of breathing problems in Durham was in excess of $4 million last year" be says. "Tbe Lung Asso- ciation urgently needs public support to con- tinue local programs whicb do so0 much to pre- vent and. alleviate these I j Robbery- arrest An Oshawa man was charged with mine coun- ts of armed robbery by Metropolitan ,Toronto police after, two Metro banks were robbed last Friday. Robert Louis O'Neill, 34t of 1403 Fenlon St.. in Oshawa, b as been cbarged witb three counts 0f -armed-. roi> bery by Metro police, and .six c ounts -by Durham -Regional police. 1Six banks in -Durbam region bave been robbed over the" past six* mon- tbs, wlth ýa total of, almost $9,000 taken from tbe banks. The Canadian Imper- ial1 Bank of Commerce in the Wbitby Mali was robbed last July. The most recent robbery in the region occurred at the Bank of Montreal in tbe Osbawa Centre Oc- tober 14. In each case, the roi> ber entered the bank and'passeda note to tbe teller asking for aIl the cash in ber drawer. Although nu weapon was seen by any of- the victims, the note imdi- cated "nu une wotild be burt" as long as the money was handed over. ýPolcearrested O'Neill after a blue Toyota Corolla match- tag the- description given by Metro banks was staked out in Scar- borougb. The car .bad apparently broken down, and wben O'Nell returned, be was arrest- edby Metro police. , taxes: Christmas Se-at campaign