Canadians have theoreticall y earned enough to pa y the taxes the y owe to all levels of govern m ent for the y ear, if the y had to pa y all their taxes for the y ear up- front. It was one da y later than in 2011, but it was still m ore than two weeks ear- lier than when the Liberals were in power in 2005, said Le m ieux. “That m eans Canadians are keeping m ore of their hard-earned m one y in their pockets, where it belongs,” said Le m ieux. “That is the result of over 140 tax reduc- tions b y our Conservative govern m ent.” Not exactl y . The Freedo m Da y is based on all taxes – federal, provincial and m u- nicipal burdens. We m ust also note that the Fraser Institute stresses that govern- m ents are running budget deficits. If tax- es were increased to balance budgets, Tax Freedo m Da y would have been extended to June 22. An y wa y , “hope spring eternal for work- ers,” according to the Labour Da y m es- sage fro m Canadian Auto Workers Union President Ken Lewenza. “Over the last centur y , trade unions have been a powerful force for change in Canadian workplaces and Canadian so- ciet y m ore generall y . Millions of workers have placed their faith in their union as a vehicle for i m proving their lives and those of their fa m il y . Toda y union densit y is de- clining and with it our collective stan- dard of living. It’s no coincidence that as fewer workers have access to a union con- tract, fewer see their inco m es keep pace with the cost of living and m an y are just scraping b y .” In a surve y , about one fifth of respon- dents said the y felt stuck in dead end jobs. “It is this group I’ m m ost concerned about. If these nu m bers are representa- tive of the Canadian population overall, then that m eans m illions are stuck in jobs the y don’t want, earning less than what the y need, without the prospect of an y - thing better on the horizon,” said Lewen- za. But in the sa m e poll, nearl y two thirds of respondents said the y felt opti m istic about their job securit y for the next y ear. “I can’t help but wonder if this opti m is m co m es fro m co m paring ourselves to the bleak situation in Europe and our neigh- bours to the south,” the union leader ob- served. The ti m es have dra m aticall y changed and our working conditions have dra m at- icall y i m proved since the first Labour Da y was observed in Canada in 1872. That was when a printers’ union began de m anding a 58-hour work week. In those da y s, m ost people worked 12 hours a da y . Yes, things could alwa y s be worse. Info. : Francine Boudreau 613 632-5807 ou 613 632-6684 Anglican Church Hall 440 rue Stanley (McGill), Hawkesbury Le mardi 18 septembre 2012 : Après-midi de 13 h 30 à 15 h — Soirée de 19 h à 20 h 30 Pour débutants, avancés et Tai Chi libre Session de 10 se m aines
It is ti m e for that seasonal discussion, again. So, how’s the job going? It is proble m atic to presu m e an y thing, but m ost people would answer that ques- tion with a shrug. Things could alwa y s be worse, eh? Labour Da y provided us a chance to enjo y the last long weekend of the su m - m er, prepare for a return to the routine and to start doing those m ust-do chores before the i m pending arrival of autu m n. So m e of us m a y have also spent ti m e re- flecting on the lot of workers. If y ou want to work, chances are y ou can land so m e sort of e m plo ym ent. The une m plo ym ent rate is 7.7 per cent in eastern Ontario and 8.1 in Argenteuil, according to Statistics Canada. Of course, the jobless nu m bers are better in Ottawa, where the une m plo ym ent rate is 6.3 per cent. And the m one y is not bad. On a national scale, for those 15 y ears of age and over, the average wage has increased fro m $22.50 to $23.32 in the last y ear. It pa y s to stick with the union. Unionized work- ers get an average of $26.88, co m pared to $21.79 for non-unionized e m plo y ees. Un- fortunatel y , the gender gap re m ains. You still have so m e wa y to go, sisters. Men earn an average of about $25 hourl y ; wo m en get an average of $21.55. The hard-working m asses m a y get into a froth ever y ti m e we learn about so m e m uck y m ucks in the public service receiv- ing huge bonuses while ordinar y folks are struggling to m ake ends m eet. We m ust re m e m ber that, while those who are high on the organizational charts have great golf ga m es and drive fanc y y achts, the y also assu m e great responsibil- it y . Again, it is proble m atic to presu m e. The Ontario New De m ocratic Part y has called for a ban on bonuses for top ex- ecutives and m anagers throughout the public sector. “Fa m ilies across Ontario are being told the y have to m ake sacrifices in tough econo m ic ti m es, and when the y see executives earning m ore in bonuses than Food fête fine The 2012 edition of the Foire Gour m ande Outaouais–Est Ontarien interprovincial food fête was another big hit. Held in Lefaivre and Montebello, the event gave the opportunit y to m ore than 9,000 visitors to discover a m ultitude of products and to m eet the artisans who cre- ate the m . The organizers noted an increase in the nu m ber of visitors for the third con- secutive edition. Cooperation is the pri m e ingredient of the winning recipe.
It could be worse, workers the y m ake in a y ear, the y have ever y right to feel frustrated,” said leader Andrea Horwath. “This is a si m ple step the govern m ent could take toda y to show the y were serious about fairness and a balanced approach to balanc- ing the books,” said Horwath. sub m erged Ontario. But m one y isn’t ever y thing. Work can be its own reward. Honest.
The ter m “work ethic” m a y be overworked and m a y see m even quaint, however, this set of values re m ains highl y valuable. The satisfaction of a job well done is priceless. Speaking of rewards, we would be re- m iss if we did not m ention this re m inder fro m Glengarr y -Prescott-Russell MP Pierre Le m ieux, who a while back issued a state- m ent on Tax Freedo m Da y . According to the Fraser Institute, June 11 was Tax Freedo m Da y , the da y b y which
The Liberals have countered that the NDP is m erel y tr y ing to score political points on bonuses that affect a s m all nu m ber of civil servants. Public sector labour relations have been toxic in the province latel y as the govern- m ent forces teachers to accept pa y freezes to help erase that sea of red ink that has
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newsroom@eap.on.ca WENDOVER | A second public m eeting on a proposed asphalt factory near Planta- genet will be held Septe m ber 10 at 7 p. m . at the Wendover co mm unity centre, 5000 Centre Co mm unautaire Street. PB Paving & Landscaping is seeking zon- ing a m end m ents to pave the wa y for the construction of an asphalt plant on lot 18 on Concession 2 near the Jessup’s Falls Bridge on Count y Road 17. At an August 13 session, Alfred-Planta- genet council concluded that an indepen- dent h y drogeological stud y was required before the m unicipalit y could m ake an in- for m ed decision. Meanwhile, citizens opposing the plan are urging participants to wear red to ex- press their opposition to the proposal. The group notes that the site contains unique characteristics, a li m estone karst sub-surface, which has earned it status as an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI). It is also ho m e to species that are at risk. Jul y 16, the first public m eeting organized b y the township and the United Counties of Prescott-Russell was attended b y over 300 participants. Since then, roadsides have been dotted with protest signs and hun- dreds of m ailboxes in the m unicipalit y bear red cloth. Over 2,000 people have alread y signed the on-line http://www.ipetitions.co m /peti-
E x pect to see lots of jeeps and ca m - ouflage unifor m s rolling around the Prescott-Russell countryside ne x t week. Two regi m ents of the Canadian Ar m ed Forces’ m ilitar y police branch will con- duct a joint exercise on safet y and secu- rit y tactics in the area. The 5 th Regi m ent Militar y Police Land Forces (Québec sector) and the 2 nd Regi- m ent Militar y Police Land Forces (Central sector) will hold five-da y joint training exercise fro m Sept. 12 to 16 in the region. Joining the m will be m e m bers of the OPP and Sûreté du Québec along with repre- sentatives fro m U.S. Militar y Police units. “It’s quite an i m portant event for our area,” said Marc Daigneault, Alfred-Plan- tagenet’s chief ad m inistrative officer. The m ain operation headquarters for the joint exercise will be in Hawkesbur y at the for m er Pittsburgh Glass Works plant. There will also be a secondar y opera- tions base set up in Wendover at the Luc- ien Delor m e Co mm unit y Centre.
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