March 19, 1988

TIlE TORONTO srAR, SATIJRDA Y, MARCH 19, 1988
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SU DAYS
FOR FA ILlES '
DO YOU WANT TO WORK ON SUNDAY?
OR DO YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR
FAMILY OR FRIENDS ON A COMMON PAUSE DAY?
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TO WIDE·OPEN SUNDAY SHOPPING
FAMILIES MUST HAVE PRIORITY
OVER COMMERCIALISM
In our society should we not be concerned with the responsibilities of convenience?
Why is the question not raised. "Would you work on Saturdays and Sundays?" Why
should we be discriminated against? With Sunday openings and a growing trend to
two-income families, it's not nice when parents have two different days off in the middle
of the week. Try to recharge your family ties when your spouse and friends are at work
and the kids in school. And then we haven't even talked about single-parent families.
THE MUNICIPAL OPTION IS NO REAL OPTION
Municipalities realize that. Experience elsewhere has told them of the domino effect.
What municipality wants to see itself as a non-commercial centre? Or lose its tax base?
Liberals are undermining the widely-supported principle of a common pause day. As
each municipality caves in to Sunday shopping, Liberals will be confronted with the
reality that they have broken up the common pause day.
We do not think a e provincia government s ould be abd catlng its responsi ifi ies
to the municipalities by giving us checkerboard opening laws across Ontario.
Municipalities have resoundingly said NO; why is it being forced on them?
ENFORCE THE PRESENT LAWS NOW
The Retail Business Holidays Act was upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Liberals can enforce the present legislation. We would like to see the enforcement of
the law now.
ONTARIANS BEFORE TOURISTS
The present Liberal government has said that it wants to give the Sunday shopping
option to the municipalities because it can't define tourism. We want the human well
being of the families of Ontario put before the commercial interest of tourists, who come
here not just to shop. We are retail employees who need a common pause day.
If you are concerned that municipalities may be given the power to have wide-open Sunday
shopping and wish to oblect, come to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this Monday night. We
are, as you are, concerned about the quality of family life In Ontario. You can make the difference if
you join us. A partial list of speakers follows:
Han. Joan Smith
Han. Greg Sorbara
Bob Rae
Andy Brandt
Howard Moscoe
Sean O'Flynn
Bill Reno
Bishop Arthur Brown
Dr. Suzanne Scorsone
Dr. Bruce Mcleod
Brian Stiller
Joyce King
Richard Gilbert
Solicitor General
Minister of Labour, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues
Leader of the Provincial Opposition - N.D.P.
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party
Controller - City of North York
Ontario Federation of Labour
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
The Anglican Church of Canada
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
Former Moderator of The United of Church of Canada
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
United Senior Citizens of Ontario
Councillor, City of Toronto
Hundreds of retail stores and ·their employees have sponsored this rally. These retail speakers
represent only a small percentage of us who want a common pause day.
Doug Alexander
Tim James
Raymond Gork
Connie lamanna/Lily Lash
Walter Pridham
Jerry Woods
Brian Stark
Frank Troiani
Gerrit de Boer
Canadian Tire Dealers Association
Marks and Spencer
Home Hardware
West Clair Business Association
Sears Canada
Toronto Automotive Dealers Association
William Ashley China
Valencia, Weston Produce, Galati, Lady York Foods
Idomo Furniture
JOIN US. YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
MONDAY MARCH 21st - 6:45 p.m.
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE
255 FRONT STREET