JAG). £G ——— | wants to know your cen- News TheReview Wednesday, September 19,1990 — B9 Guts of by Valorie Lennox The Review It takes guts to tackle the tough issues — like the Meech Lake Accord, the Goods and Services Tax and the deficit. “Tones have the guts,” declared Ontario MP Garth Homer, speak- ing at a Saanich-Gulf Islands Pro- gressive Association dinner Sept. 6 “We don’t need fair-weather Tories who run when the skies cloud.” Looking at the 70-plus guests who attended the dinner at Columbo’s in Central Saanich, Homer added, “I’m delighted to see so many are left here.” Given the public outcry over the Goods and Services Tax and the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, Homer said many people don’t want to admit association with the Conservative government. But he insisted the government policies are attempts to resolve long-standing problems in Can- ada. The Meech Lake Accord was an effort to heal wounds created by the repatriation of the constitution to Canada. Instead, Homer found when he attended a meeting on the accord, “it was a lightning rod for every bigot in the area.” Summarizing the discord, Homer said the west feels alien- ated, Quebec feels shut out of Canada, the Maritimes feel attacked by cuts in unemployment insurance and VIA Rail and Ontario residents complain they are tired of supporting the rest of Canada. Yet, for all the alleged problems, Canadians have the second highest standard of living in the world and are the seventh largest trader in the world, despite population figures which make it the 31st most populated country worldwide. “We have unlimited growth, an unlimited future if we can stop fighting each other,” he said. Canada must also eliminate the deficit, Homer said. “We've got to get rid of this millstone around our necks and free up Canada again.” The Goods and Services Tax is the third phase in a program to overhaul the tax system and reduce the deficit. The first phase was corporate tax reform, the second was per- sonal tax reform and the third is the goods and services tax, Homer said. He felt the goods and services {MEL COUVELIER| CY WORKING FOR SAANICH & THE ISLANDS Mel Couvelier, MLA for Saanich & the Islands cerns. Please visit the Constituency office: 2388 Beacon Ave. Sidney, B.C. 656-6232 Mon-Fri. 8:30-4:30 or by Appt. By tax is fair because it draws the greatest amount from those who spend the most. “People in New Zealand like the consumer tax better than getting their pay cheque and Seeing it gutted,” Homer said. The tax is partially voluntary, since those who save more will pay less tax. The goods and services tax ‘It fook a generation to get into debt and if will fake a generation to get out of debi’ replaces several hidden manufac- turing taxes. Administration of the tax will be simplified once it is combined with existing provincial taxes, something Homer predicts will happen over the next two years. B.C. Finance Minister Mel Cou- velier is opposing amalgamation of the taxes, Homer noted. Combined with reductions in government spending — the $1.7 billion saved through Unemploy- ment Insurance reform, the reduc- tion of the civil service by 12,000 positions, the privatization of crown corporations — Homer pre- dicted the tax will help reduce the deficit. “We're on the road to getting the surplus we need to get nd of the deficit.” Government is now back to the size it was in 1973, he noted. Instead of the $16 billion operat- ing deficit incurred by the federal government in 1984, this year’s budget will show an operating surplus of $10 billion, Homer said. By 1994 the government will end deficit financing and be able to begin paying back the debt. “Tt took a generation to get into debt and it will take a generation overnment defended GOVERNMENT WITH GUTS, as practiced by the fea- eral Conservatives, was expounded by Ontario MP. 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When | perused Barbara Taylor Bradford’s latest book “The Women in His Life,” | was quite wary. | usually like stories set in modern time only, locales preferably New England or Southern states. This book covers a time period from the 1930’s to present, travelling from Europe to North America — all reasons why | shouldn't like the book, but | did. Bradford’s style is a comfortable weaving of storytelling. Her characters are interesting and well-developed. What | appreciated the most was her ability to mix romance and intrigue and having it all fall within the realm of probabilities. The ceniral character of “The Women in His Life” is Maximilian West — very wealthy, very intelligent. The book is an exploration of his relationships with women — mother, nanny, wives, lovers — after West suffers a near-fatal gunshot wound. “The Women in His Life” was not a book that | felt driven to stay up all night and read in one go. | found it more of a relaxing novel — slower paced but very enjoyable just the same. 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