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PAGE 16, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1986 WHITBY FREE PRESS FROM PG. I11 Mulroney two-faced - MacKeazie during bis leadership bîd and only came out in favour of the move last September. "Mr. Mulroney knows elections have been won and lost on tbe issue of free trade - tbat's why he didn't campaign on it. Now he reveals his true colours," said Mr. MacKenzie. . Canada is already overly dependent on trade, according to the MPP who said Canada is one of tbe most trade dependent countries in the west. He said Canada bas a trade sur- plus witb tbe U.S. of $20 billion and, if tbey bave access to our markets, the first ting the Americans are going to« do is reduce that sur- plus. As an alternative to free trade, Mr. MacKenzie suggested Canada monitor trade developments in the U.S. While conceding protectionism is a con- cern, he said- an awareness of tbe markets can open up trade and cited the Canadian steel industry wbich succeeded in having US, protections ifted by showing that for every dollar wortb of steel sbipped south of the border, Canadians were buying back $125 worth of parts. Secondly, Canada should develop bilateral agreements such as domestic content requirements and, lastly, he said Canada must look to new inter- national markets other than the United States wich consumes 78 per- cent of ail Canadian trade. If the Mulroney government continues on its present tack, Mr. MacKenzie said Canada is in danger of becoming the 51st state and the federal government sbould be driving a har- der bargain for Canadian jobs. "Wby should we put everything on the table? Would we do that for any other nation? 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Fair- well principal David Milîs and E.A. Fairman principal RodgerLappin. Free Press Staff Photo United Way cracks ail time. high For the first time in its history the Oshawa Whitby Newcastle United Way bas cracked the $2 million mark in its annual faîl fund raising drive. In an interview Mon- day afternoon, cam- paign chairman Armen Akelian confirmed that the charitable organization raised $2,133,562 in its 1985 drive - $218.562 over target. "It's just fantastic. I couldn't be more pleased," said Mr. Akelian who admitted to harbouring a secret ambition during the campaign to be the first campaign chairman to reach the $2 million mark. Volunteers not only brought in the biggest score in the local United Way's history, but tbey did it in less tban haîf the time, said Mr. Akelian. "I had set a personal CAICKEN SEAFOOO SUPERi BOWL PI.enty for 5 - 7 pepe THIS FR1., SAT. & SUN. AT VOUR LOCAL DIXIE LEE * 1017 DUN DAS ST. E., WH ITBY f CALL AND INQUIRE ABOUT OUR COMPLETE , 4CATERING SERVICE7 j% "You neyer loose at DIXIE LEE" J ~ , i 666-3324 goal to run the cam- paign for only six weeks this year. Usually the campaign takes 12 to 15 weeks and I tbink tbat's too long. Theres a lot going on this time of year and you can't ex- pect people to be in- terested in the United Way forever. We want the campaigning to be fast and furious," said the chairman. The goal for Wbitby volunteers this year was FROM PG. 8 $135,870 but wben the last dollars had been en- tered in the books tbey had succeeded in raising $193,090 - ap- proximately 40 percent over target. Altbough be feit it was an excellent sbowing, Whitby campaign chairman Mike Ambler believes the numbers could be even better. "There'àso50mucb more to do if we can get more people involved. Workers want more sit down and evaluate eacb of these jobs separately and we want substantial pay in- creases in al positions," said Mrs. Gates. In ail there are 189 in- stitutional care workers at the Witby facility and, althougb dissatisfaction with the province bas been brewing for years, Mrs. Gates saidtbis is the fir- st time the workers as a group have gone public witb their displeasure and set up an infor- mation picket line. Last year the the RNA's picketed with the bospîtal's nurses but Mrs. Gates said tbe ac- tion did not draw a satisfactory response from the province. "Il caîl this a job ghet- to down here. Tbe workers are extremely undervalued. You need a good education to do these jobs and it's not a job everybody can do and I tbink it's time the government recognized what we do," said Mrs. Gates. Going into negotiations for 1986 the province was offering a 2.25 percent pay in- crease to the workers and Mrs. Gates said that simply isn't good enougb. 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