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editorial
Snoozin' for
a bruisin'
The Mike Duffy trial has brought renewed
shame upon the Senate and Canada's sena-
tors. No big surprise there.
In a Mainstreet Technologies poll exclusive to
Sun Media, 78% of respondents say that they
believe the misuse of Senate funds is a common
occurrence.
Yikes. Whether it's true or false, it shows that
Canadians just don't trust the unelected senators
to manage their budgets.
You can't really blame them, after learning about
some of the shenanigans Sen. Duffy is alleged to
have been up to.
This past week, the prosecution argued in court
that Duffy used taxpayer money to pay his per-
sonal trainer.
Trainer Mike Croskery was paid by cheques that
came from Duffy's friend Gerald Donohue's com-
panies. Donohue in turn had regular contracts
with Duffy.
How in the world does that pass the smell test?
Apparently Duffy combined workouts with chats
about a supposed research project on Canada's
aging population that Croskery was supposed to
be a consultant on.
Looks like nothing came of that research project.
Senators who haven't put their hands in the
cookie jar might be frustrated with the results of
the opinion poll. But they can't blame the public.
They have to blame their colleagues.
These sorts of stories about Duffy make you won-
der if we've only just hit the tip of the iceberg.
Maybe the auditor general's report will tell us more.
Hopefully not. But we're not optimists when it
comes to the elites and how they spend our money.
The Senate needs to do a lot to build the trust of
Canadians. After all, the poll reminds us that a lot
of folks want to see the whole thing turfed.
Forty-seven per cent of respondents agree that
the Senate should be abolished. That's actually a
pretty low number compared to stats from polls in
previous years. Senators should feel they're getting
off lightly on that number.
However, 61% also said they're more likely to
support Senate abolition thanks to the Duffy trial.
In a recent editorial we predicted this would be a
snoozer of a trial. In some ways it still is. However
62% of Canadians are actually following it.
Watch out senators - you're on the hot seat.
IN THE YEARS AGONE
An iron lung from overseas
arrives in Seaforth
Apr. 25, 1890
• On Sunday some young men
found a set of lady's artificial
teeth under some trees, which
overhang the mill pond at Rock-
wood, near Guelph. Inquisitive
people are curious to knowwhat
the lady was doing in that partic-
ular spot and how it happened
that she did not take her teeth
along with her when she left it.
Apr. 16,1915
IN During the thunderstorm of Sun-
day, the barn of Mr. Thomas
Adams of the 90th concession of
Hullet was struck by lightning.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams were in
Clinton at the time but their
nearest neighbour Mr. Scoles
noticed the fire and hurrying to
the scene succeeded in extin-
guishing it. The young calves and
a number of hens were killed and
the building was considerably
damaged but the wonder is that
it wasn't completely destroyed.
■ A maple syrup and pancake
social is a new and novel innova-
tion in the public entertainment
line. A very successful social of
this nature was held at the Ethel
Methodist Church last week.
IN John and Alex Muir came to Kip -
pen from the west last week and
brought with them two carloads of
cattle for grazing on the old home
farm on the third concession, Hay.
Apr. 19,1940
• An iron lung, the gift of Lord
Nuffield of England, is expected
shortly at Scott Memorial Hos-
pital. The lung is now in Strat-
ford and as soon as it is cleared
through Customs it will be for-
warded to Seaforth.
Apr. 29,1965
IN Construction of the new Sea -
forth Community Hospital is
well advanced and should be
brought into use in June, mem-
bers attending the annual
meeting of the Scott Memorial
Hospital were told.
• Mrs. Orville Oke was installed as
president of the Seaforth Home
and School association at the
public school this past month.
• H.H. Stang, clerk -treasurer of
Usborne Township, is in St.
Joseph's Hospital, London with
a broken leg, suffered when a
tractor tipped on him at his
home at R.R. 1, Hensall.
• Linda Somerville, of R.R. 4 Wal-
ton, and a student at S.D.H.S.,
won top honours in the IOOF-
Rebekah public speaking con-
test and received an all -expense
paid trip to the United Nations.
• The Seaforth Minor Baseball
Association is once more mak-
ing an attempt to organize ball
for the youth of Seaforth for the
coming summer.
Apr. 25,1990
• Two long time employees of the
Seaforth Medical Clinic are
retiring, taking with them many
memories. Lil Sallows and Cor-
rie Snowden, clinic reception-
ists, hada dinner in their hon-
our April 16 attended by the
people they had worked so
closely with. The retirees have
observed many changes at the
clinic. Lil Sallows began work-
ing at the clininc of Drs. Brady
and McMaster at its old loca-
tion on Goderich Street 26 years
ago. Her job as receptionist
involved a "little of everything."
• A six-year-old boy from Dublin
was reported in stable condition
at Seaforth Community Hospital
after a pedestrian -car collision
in front of St. Patrick's separate
school at 3:40 p.m., April 17.
• The Seaforth chapter of the Lioness
club honoured its members at a
10th anniversary dinner meeting
April 17 at St. Thomas Anglican
Church. After toasts andwelcomes
all members present received a
10th year lapel pin. Speaking at the
dinner was Irwin Johnston, presi-
dent of Seaforth Lions Club; Doug
McCallum, secretary of Seaforth
Lions club and Lioness liaison;
Joan Burho, Lioness district A-9
president; and Hazel Hildebrand,
mayor of Seaforth.
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