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Asking friptol an attempt to rebild populaitY afre. oputtailyymet wih you To the Editur. R.: Letter IlPublic input vianted, by. Reme Sotens, sept. il, Prie. ,ess Mr. Soetens, you viere elected in- 1988 and it is novi 1991. Jow refreshing it is te see.&tha fter three years« in office yôu finaily realize that you are charged with' the* respoibility ^of* -being our r.epresntative. 1you offer t econsuit, ith your, constituents on. the ' &nevi improved Meeclb 2'. should'b. considered as a step in the iight direction. Hoviever, vith Tory P .opularity at an ail-time loy and an élection 12'te 18 month a avay, I can't help but. vievi this asea feeble attempt ta rebuild party popularity rather than rebuild a constitution that will viork. I hate tebe so cynicalin*the' face of somethingthat could be very positive but,. the very, fact that a governmùentrepresentative is even asig for the thoughts of the voting public, makes me feel uneasy for it shows a 180-degree turnaround , i n traditional thinking. Didn't you support the GST with the'ffiuil knowledge that the xnajority ,of Canadians did not support the tax? -Didn't youst silent wibile 'your party rarmed. the GSI'through by staëcking, the Senate? Where viere you vihen Meech I vis being drafted? I wiil brin don't remember being asked for Canadiai My opii.,Are you not the same have so mi Rene Soetens namedin, a reent the consâtit ad'in',the-,Globe and Mail that 'listd 'al the 4Bad Boys and will.. b. Girls'. who openly 'support the preseptatio outrageous MP, pensfion plan? dweil on' Why have you not been- performnanc fighting te abolish the Juvenile Offenders Act? Why have you not shown real leadership in the area of cost reduction by taling a 10 per cent pay cut one year pror te telling the m iembers ofP C that they must live wvith çi rais. of zero per cent, three per cent and three .per cent? -Why have vie had to wcr . aOnIy ta -b. ignored on issues like capital punishmient, official bilinguali, multiý- cultuism, an~d immigration?. Im arn cautiowLly optimistic viith respect. ta . your offer te consuit your constituents on the consttution.«,! also challenge you te name the place and time and I s from youridinig w o, ie defiïilte thoughts on. iition.'I promise yU we positive in.aur rnand 'w'e your past ice. vii inot, recordof, consti tmàts I wi no b cosuisedIor offnded f yo purse adir fendeotfl-y oppoit tueý a yireopàle oppAster ai, aihautspel eir. fe .919,1d tahT mdt Whitby I DM N DI 1 ~er job opportunities relocateandvihowiilbethereal FRM PAGE 6 It - is incumbânt- upon responsible nvipaereditors, te focus on this issue s0 that vie niit preserve the ecoomy of ontario ýfor- the vast number o f people viho vu lb. unable te ývictima of the e' i ng pprac of union le I rbi, sud.,their NDI' puppets.-;' louis J. mie Wbitby Rae:o 'Need more trust between busi.nessý, labou-r- CONSTAB3LE JOHN Logan of Durham' Regionai Police recently paid a visittoteenrlnd- garten cas at St. Matthew'5sehool to disciiss safety tips with students. Chris Bovie Photo Witby'S# newspaper We may not be the biggest or the flashiest and we don't have colour pictures on the front Page. We're just the one tt everybody reads ...cover-to-cover everY week .... ... because we get it there and because it >contains the local, news. /a~\Whiby FrePress quality exposul'e Mhat a dveisers cnbank on ByChris Bovie Premier Bob Rae doesn't vist te make any More promises - at least for, novi.' Rae, spealcing at a, Durham Region Manufacturera' Asqocia- tion meeting, in Oshavia, vas quick te quote from a film he had seen- at the Festival of F estivais in Toronte. "In the film.the father said te his, daughter, «Fim not going to mû. su y more promises, Il just try te do better.' I think, this should, b. followed in. politics, too.» Despite not making promises Rae outlined his philosophy sud curriculum for the province. Rae stressed a need for dloser ties betveen busness sud labour. "TMe level and trust between necessary partners is not near what it*shoùld be,» Ra. said te a large crovd at General Sikorski Polish'Veterans Hall. ý "Labour distrusts business and government.» Rae compared thatl.relation- ship ta his viorkings vith Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. "Mulroney sud I have had some nasty things te say te each other.. rm reminded of the pi- ture of the two* deer viith teir antlers caughit sud engaged in a bitter flight. If they don't get unraveled, the both di." In the mic(st of labour dis- putes, Rae seems determined te make changes that he describes, as vital. Rae also p lans te look more closely at te province's social proras sud their funding.. "or te first time sin.ce tha 1930s, revenues went down," cautioned Ra. Although achitting it wouldn't be easy, he emphasized the need to~e operating coats under con- '«Oifr go verènment is dleter- eaie every program.vie canet mined-that vie cannot, simply do the nevi ,thingéve viant to continue ini this viay. Unlesvie do?' WASTE SYSTEMS.,LTD.U.,.,' For the most comprehensive- office recycling programin- Durham Region.. PREMMEUBOB RAE was guest speaker nt, the Durham RegionMau facturers' Association luncheon Iast weekc. E nyir o n 1meéntalits ----------- ý a r âe U -- ý t ln , oudxvbeaa < lmlnallv- 1 -Drt)lm tm IOJLluto JLJL Yil 1 L-