PAGE 10,WEDNESDAYJUNIE 12, 1985,WHITBY FREE PRESS 81 Whitby residents among Durham grads Some 81 residents of members of this years far having earned an Decambra, Amanda Mlntyre, Stuart Rt the Town of Whitby graduating class at averail 'A' average (80 Doole, Patricia Mchieh, Karen Mikula, were among the 742 Durham Caiege. per cent nr better). Dutkewich, Coileen Judy Marris, Cheryl These young people They are: AntiCiaytan Finan, Dan Gage, Dian- Marton, Judy Muckle. received their diplomas (business);,Ant Hurst ne Gambeil, Tina Giar- Heather Palmer, Lin- and certificates at the (applied arts); 1eather dina, Patrick Grixti, da Plummer, Sharen convocation ceremonies Palmer (business); Martin Graen, Domenic Price, Allan Reed, Steve By THE HON. GEORGE ASHE, MPP held June 1. Lyn Richard Guida. Reesat, Lytn Richard, (PC - Durham Wes4> Six of this year's (business); Sandra John Hajdu, Bruce Stella Rinaldi, Karen PARriiPatianD/ . Whitby graduates were Walls (business); and, Hart, ValerieHembling, Schless, David Seager, - .A.i,.A ind , hpT.q ist Ross Weison Ann Hurst. Ruth Hut- Karen Shipley, Lori W foripheyingdwardedoa- chinson, Lynne Ing, Douglas Jackson, Michael Johnston, Elizabeth Joness, Theresa Kapuscinski, Donna Kerry, Sabine Knorr, Cynthia Koehler. Shelly Lake, Jacqueline Lavin, Tracey Lewis, Rob Lovelock, Teri Lovelock, Anglea Maher, Janet Maleshev, Julie Mark, Bob McAr- thur, Janda McEachern, Wendy Shipley, Edward Sob- czak, Neil Stewart, San- dra Stotts, Daryll Sukh- bir, Sharon Vanalebeek. Dolly VanAsten, An- drea Voelcker, Christa Wall, Sandra Walls, Ross Weldon, Joanne Whiteside, Jimmy Wiggers, Dianne Williams, Tracey Wingrove, Carolyn Winkel, Gillian Wong, Anthony Worona, Jacki Young, and Sonya Zosik. Throne speech was progressive Last week, your P.C. government presented the most progressive, affordable and effective legislative program this province has seen in years. Of course, Mr Peterson and Mr. Rae disagreed. It wouldn't have mattered if the Holy Grail had been brought forth. Abe Lincoln could have delivered the Gettysberg Address; Shakespeare could have read his entire works and the Snowbirds could have flown through the Legislature. The 'Ditto' Brothers would have found it unacceptable. In fact, I can honestly visualize Peterson and Rae standing in front of the Mona Lisa following its presentation to the Legislature by a Progressive Conservative government and commenting: "Her smile's a little crooked". If it wasn't so serious, it would almost be funny. But, there's nothing funny about this political duet. Little humour will be found in the economic chaos the people of this province will have to face if this alliance is successful. There will be no laughter in Ontario under a socialist government and a Liberal Premier. The only people who will be smiling on the way to the bank of power will be the Ditto Brothers. The day we see Premiers Peterson and Rae (or is it Rae and Peterson) walk into the Legislature with one hand clapping, is the day it will all start to fall apart. First to go will be the Triple A credit rating. This little show of confidence by world financiers of the 'new' government in Ontario will cost the taxpayers millions of extra dollars in interest payments. That's just a start. GEORGE ASIHE Next to go, will be jobs. One cannot expect the private sector to invest in a province where there is no singular political policy; where there is no guaranteed stability; where principles change to feed the lust for power. It's just not good business. The policies advocated by the NDP and legislated by the Liberals can only result in tax increases. It simply has to follow. The biggest bump will no doubt be to corporations. If we think for one minute these increases won't be passed on to the consumer and bring industrial growth and corporate expansion to a halt, we're living in the same dream-world as the kids from London and Rosedale. "It's time for a change," they echo. "Forty-two years is too long," has become their battle-cry. The stability and sensitivity of the Progressix. Conservative government has made Ontario a showplace of progress - in education, transpor- tation, social services, health care, to name just a few -- over the past four decades. And our province has been able to achieve these enviable goals without trading away the social fabric on which all great societies must be built. Ontario and Canada were not built by those who would reach for power for the sake of power. It was built by men and women of substance who would stand up and tell the world: "These are our prin- ciples. If you don't like them, we have no others." Mr Peterson and Mr. Rae tell us they have prin- ciples, too. Unfortunately, if you don't like them, they are more than delighted to cast them aside and come up with others. The ultimate loosers in this political charade will be the people we have all sworn to serve. Pity. They deserve better. That includes, of cour- se, the good peopleof Durham West! (technology). This year's graduates of Durham College from Whitby are: Donald Bergstrom, Glen Bidon, Barbara Buss, Rose Cameron, Sharon Cameron, Anglea Carvalho- Stewart, Roni Sue Childs, Steve Clark, Ann Clayton, Steve Clark, Ann Clayton, Wanda Compton. David Dailey, Richard DeBres, Susan addea o me ean s bs