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Calm
Confident Liberals sure they can do no wrong
ou might guess, judging
from the chorus of recent
critiques of Justin
Trudeau's still -acclimating
new govemment, that the fresh
crop of Liberals running the
show now might be a bit rat-
tled. But you'd be incorrect in
that assumption.
Sources familiar with the
government's thinking say, sen-
ior Liberals are relieved the first
leg of this session has gone as
well as it has.
Their intemal tracking as well
as public opinion surveys con-
tinue to show the Trudeau Lib-
erals enjoy a commanding lead
in the mid -forties in percentage
support, with the Tories back in
the high twenties and the New
Democrats in the teens.
And on the biggest policy
issues, including those that
have caused the government
grief, senior Liberals believe
they're doing what's best for the
country, longer-term.
Here's how that looks. The
rationale for the new military
mission in Iraq — though its
unveiling was long delayed and
though its substitution for a
flight of CF -18 fighter jets was
very poorly communicated
Column
Michael Den Tandt
— is finally beginning to gel.
Last Thursday in the Senate,
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan
fielded questions from sena-
tors. The senators' questions
were lengthy and detailed. So
were Sajjan's answers.
In essence, his point was this:
Because of the ways in which
the war against the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant has
evolved, the emerging gap in
the U.S.-led coalition is on the
ground. There is no shortage of
fighter-bombers. There is a
shortage of intelligence and
ground -training resources. His
goal, Sajjan argued, was to go
where the conflict is headed,
not where it was six months
ago. Sajjan insists this new mis-
sion is a direct result of his con-
sultations with allied com-
manders in the field, and
reflects their wishes. Having
heard his lengthy submission,
I'm inclined to believe him.
On pipelines, the Prime Min-
ister and Natural Resources
Minister Jim Carr have been
hammered for adopting a neu-
tral posture, that of a so-called
referee, as opposed to that of an
advocate. Behind the scenes,
sources say, the govemment is
seized with the problem of get-
ting a pipeline built in a political
climate that was poisoned by
years of clumsy communica-
tion from the previous Conserv-
ative government. The only way
to avoid public -relations disas-
ters such as those that sidelined
the Northern Gateway and Key-
stone XL projects, this thinking
goes, is for govemment to estab-
lish animpartial review process.
Finance Minister Bill
Momeau was slammed by
Conservatives last week for his
concession his first budget defi-
cit will be closer to $30 -billion
than the promised $10 -billion.
Momeau raised eyebrows with
his insistence the Liberals'
$125 -billion, 10 -year infrastruc-
ture build is untouchable, bal-
looning deficit or not.
Liberals believe they're on
solid ground. With Canada's
debt -to -GDP ratio just above 30
per cent now, less than half
where it stood in the mid-
1990s, and interest rates at a
cyclical low, there is some room
to borrow. They intend to sell
their program, sources say, by
stressing the "unsexiness" of
the infrastructure projects;
crumbling sewage treatment
plants and underpasses, not fit-
ness centres.
One doesn't have to agree to
appreciate the arguments. But
why aren't they being heard in
the Commons?
The Conservatives are still
sorting who they'll be in the
post -Stephen Harper era. The
NDP are no threat, at least for
now. But, could any senior Tory
have imagined four years ago
that the Liberals in 2015 would
take 184 seats, led by the
shaggy -haired MP from Pap-
ineau? These Grits are sub-
limely confident they're on the
right track — so much so that
the cut and thrust in the Com-
mons appears almost an
afterthought.
That seems a dangerous
place to be, so early in what
promises to be a very long four
years.
IN THE YEARS AGONE
Elm saw logs delivered to Coleman's
mill, one measuring 4,000 feet
long, becoming rare in 1887
March 11,1887
• Mr. Robert Elgie, of Tucker -
smith, has purchased the resi-
dence of Mr. Josiah Watson, in
Egmondville, for $940 and
intends coming there to live
about the middle of April. Mr.
Elgie has had an active, prosper-
ous life and he now intends
spending the remainder of his
days in the enjoyment of the fruits
of his labour.
• On Tuesday, Mr. Simon
McKenzie of Tuckersmith, while
calling at the residence of Rev. Mr.
Ross, of Brucefi eld, tied his horse
to a fence. Th e animal got
frightened and broke loose. It ran
off and in its course smashed
through a barbed wire fence.
Strange to say, it only received a
few scratches and the only dam-
age done was the breaking of the
whippletree of the cutter.
■ Mr. Charles Routledge, of the
third concession of Tuckersmith,
delivered at Coleman's mill in
Seaforth this week, four elm saw
logs, all taken from the one tree
which measured nearly 4,000
feet. One of the logs measured
1,046 feet. Trees of this descrip-
tion are getting few and far
between now.
March 8, 1912
• Th e Presbyterian Church has
purchased a new piano from Mr.
Achibald Scott for use in the Sab-
bath School and other church
meetings held in the school
room.
• Mr. Holland of Walton was
surprised on opening his door the
other morning to find a cutter
outside. On inquiry, it was found
to belong to Mr. Harvey Hudie
and had been stolen from the
Methodist Church shed.
• Mr. A.H. Kind, who has been
railway agent in Hensall for the
past eight years, and who has
proved himself a very capable,
obliging and worthy offi cial, has
received word of hs appointment
and advancement to the Ingersoll
station.
March 12, 1937
• Th e race for the McMillan
Cup is drawing to a close. Dub-
lin and Winthrop were elimi-
nated from competition when
they went down in the semi-fi
nals on Th ursday and Saturday
last. Kippen and Egmondville
played their first game on Tues-
day, with Egmondville scoring a
3-2 victory. The third goal was
disputed, but as yet nothing has
come out of it.
• W.L. Whyte, RR 2 Seaforth,
was elected president of the Strat-
ford District Advanced Registry,
Yorkshire Breeders' Association,
at the organization meeting of
that body held on Wednesday
afternoon at the offi ce of District
Agricultural Representative R.E.
White, Stratford.
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