Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!robohack!peterm
From: peterm@robohack.UUCP (Peter Marshall)
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: Sunday shopping
Message-ID: <1990Jan5.052756.25431@robohack.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jan 90 05:27:56 GMT
References: <90Jan3.133311est.10773@ephemeral.ai.toronto.edu>
Organization: R. H. Lathwell Associates:  Elegant Communications, Inc.
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In article <90Jan3.133311est.10773@ephemeral.ai.toronto.edu> tjhorton@ai.toronto.edu ("Timothy J. Horton") writes:
> The president of A&P today announced closure of several stores, and plans
> for several more closures if Sunday opening laws in Ontario remain way they
> are.  The reason, he says, is that people are crossing the American border
> on weekends, and he can't possible compete anywhere near the border.  People
> are voting with their feet, in droves.
> 
> ...
> 
> All those compromises that were mentioned won't work near borders.  Even so,
> I think Mart Molle's idea of a Sunday opening sin tax is appealing where people
> are not crossing borders; it could even the playing field for stores that don't
> want to stay open, it appeals to the religious righteousness in our province,
> it would be very hard for any group to argue effectively against, and it might
> provide more govt revenue as needed to help stop our burgeoning socialist
> agendas from killing us.  Just think, nobody would have to pay the tax that
> didn't really want to.  And yet it might bring in a killing.  What a tax!

>...
> For my family Sunday Shopping has nothing to do with sin, it has to do
> with necessity. Both my children are ashmatic and often need medication
> at inopprotune times (like Sunday). There is a store that opens on Sunday
> now, but will  be forced to close (due to square footage laws). This
> store supplies Ventolin at the lowest price in town. Don't talk to me
> about 'sin'. It's my families health you're messing with. The whole 
> question of Sunday Shopping is a question of priviledge; if you do the
> right things our goverment gives the priviledge to sell, or shop on Sun-
> day. If I work hard and make lots of money I have the priviledge to
> wander down to Mirvish Village and buy a $5000.00 work of art on a Sun-
> day. But if I don't make enough money and need my son or daughter's 
> medication at the best price I am denied the priviledge.
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						Peter Marshall