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Another unnecessary gift from Mr.
Harper to those who need it the least
Dear Editor:
Mr. Harper's most recent
pre-election tax break pro-
posal allows Canadians to
double their TSFA contribu-
tions to $11,000 per year.
This proposal is an unnec-
essary gift to the finan-
cially -privileged members
of our society. Further-
more, this most recent tax
break, together with an
earlier pre election tax
break, which allowed two
parent families to income
split for income tax pur-
poses, is another proposed
change in tax laws which
benefits those who least
need a reduction in taxes.
Numerous needy Canadi-
ans, who live below the
poverty line, are neglected
by such proposed legisla-
tion. As a family physician,
I have witnessed first hand
how poverty can adversely
affect the health of Cana-
dian children and their
families.
Secondly, it is a tax break
which current and future
taxpayers can ill afford.
Last week, a report from the
federal Parliamentary
Budget Office projected
that, if the proposed
changes to the TSFA rules
were implemented, the fed-
eral government would lose
$14.7 billion in revenue a
year and that the provinces
would lose $7.6 billion a
year in revenue by the year
2060. For 2015, the pro-
jected cost of the changes
to the TSFA rules by this
proposal to federal and pro-
vincial governments is esti-
mated to be $1.3 billion.
Hopefully, concerned
and compassionate Canadi-
ans will oppose Mr. Harp-
er's most recent planned
changes to taxation law.
Changes which fail to
address the plight of the
most needy in our midst.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Hollingworth, MD
Goderich
Phone: 519-955-3111
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Early Files
March 7, 1968
The girls' gymnastic team of central
Huron Secondary School last Saturday
won the Huron -Perth county champion-
ship for the second year in a row. Janis
Galbraith of Clinton won the cup awarded
to the runner-up in total individual points.
She earned two seconds and a third in bal-
ance beam, tumbling, and free calisthen-
ics. Maureen Johnston tied for first place
in free calisthenics, and Kathy Johnston
and Mary Estabrooks tied for second in
trampoline. Karen Kerr was fourth in
trampoline and sixth in tumbling. Agnes
Dykstra was fourth in uneven parallel bars
and fifth in pommel horse. Diane Brochu
was sixth in balance beam. And Terry
Richardson was fifth in tumbling.
March 8, 1973
The Ontario New Democratic Party
held their sixth Provincial Convention
in Goderich over the past weekend
with organizers terming the event as
"productive" and "efficient." In all 160
provincial delegates, 20 to 25 alternate
delegates, 20 members of the provin-
cial council, seven MPP's and two Fed-
eral MP's were on hand for the two day
policy conference. Resolutions dealing
with noise pollution, maximization of
resource benefits, energy resources,
education spending, bilingualism, the
Francophone culture, the election act,
commercial reporting companies and
internal communications were all
debated and passed by the meeting. On
the long list of matters put before the
council was a resolution on agriculture
submitted by the Huron New
Democrats.
March 4, 1987
In an attempt to streamline their ser-
vices in the agricultural field, the Royal
Bank is opening agricultural centres
which are hoped to give the farmer bet-
ter service and more attention. Clinton
Royal Bank branch manager Steve
Fraser and Cliff Shewfelt, Manager of
the new Agriculture Centre to be set up
in Exeter were present at Clinton Coun-
cil's March 2 meeting to explain why
Exeter was chosen and what this would
mean for area farmers.
March 4, 1992
Marion Boyd, Ontario Minister of
Community and Social Services will
attend two official functions in town on
March 5. At 7:15 p.m. the minister will
officially open the new office for the
Huron -Perth Centres for Children and
Youth located at 73 Wellington Street in
a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new
office will be accessible to the public
for an open house from 5 p.m. until 8
p.m. Ms. Boyd will also be the keynote
speaker at a public meeting to be held
at Clinton Town Hall at 8 p.m. The topic
of her speech will be "Providing Social
Services in a Declining Economy" and
it will give area residents the opportu-
nity to learn more about the provincial
government's thinking in areas such as
welfare, services to the elderly and dis-
abled, and family benefits.
March 6, 2002
Based on the results of a poll put in
the News -Record by a private citizen,
many Clinton and area residents are
opposed to Clinton Public Hospital
merging with Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital. Readers were asked
whether they were in favour of Clinton
Public Hospital (CPH) and Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital merging
or not and whether they were in favor
of keeping CPH or not. Votes were
counted last Friday. Of 151 entries, 142
said they were not in favor of Clinton
and Goderich hospitals merging but
were in favor of keeping CPH.
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