TORONTO (September 4, 1997) - Fp Don Mills Constituency Association president David Pengelly made his second appearance as a studio audience guest of the Ralph Benmergui Show (CBC Newsworld). Last time (on February 11), Pengelly appeared with Fp Elgin representative Ray Monteith on the issue of drug laws (see Freedom Flyer #31, April/97). This time round, the discussion was on welfare reform.

"We know exactly what it takes to reform welfare," commented Pengelly. "Just get rid of union privileges and minimum wages, and cut government interference, taxes, and regulations. The problem is that the politicians won't like it."

Most of the rest of Benmergui's audience appeared to be made up of left-wing social workers and intellectuals who were more critical about "making profits off the poor" than concerned with solutions to the condition of poverty itself.

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