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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-04-11, Page 2Page 2_______________Times-Advocate, April 11, 1979 Whelan defends Liberal policies A* "FORYOUR CONVENIENCE'' By DEBBIE RANNEY “Canada is the greatest country in the world and the Liberals have nothing to be ashamed about because they had the most to do with mak­ ing it what it is,” Federal Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan told an enthusiastic audience in Brussels Wednesday night. He was speaking at a dinner meeting in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre in Sup­ port of Huron-Bruce Liberal candidate Graeme Craig. Huron Warden John Tinney brought official greetings from the county to the audience of nearly 400 that crowded the large hall. Reviewing what had been accomplished by Ministry of Agriculture and what the Liberal party had ac­ complished for Canada, Mr. Whelan said that during last year alone about 400,000 new jobs had been created in Canada. He compared that with Germany, where jobs created were down by 61% from the previous year he said. He said that some people who talked to him about the economy told him that the trouble in Canada was that the number of social ser­ vices were too great. He said that he could remember a time when you didn’t dare get sick and you didn’t dare go to the hospital because you couldn’t afford to pay for it, "but now you’re not scared because you’ve got social services,” he said. Referring to that “big giant to the south of us” the minister asked “Do they have social services com­ pared with ours? You know how they fear to get sick. It would be cheaper to die,” Mr. Whelah reminded the audience of the companies that were investing in Canada like Ford Motors, United Co-op, and the Thompson and Weston groups. He quoted Lord Thompson as saying, “I think this is the best place in the world to in­ vest in” and Weston who said about investment in Canada, “I believe that even at these high prices, assets are going cheap.” Canadians are the best housed, the best educated, have the best food, have the most television in the world and are the best travelled, he said. The agricultural minister said he bragged about how efficient Canadian farm production was and said that across Canada the average Canadian farmer produced goods worth $2,000 more lan the average American farmer. He spoke of farmers as be­ ing the best off in the world and the most productive and “I’m not scared to defend WINS SORORITY GROCERIES — Mrs. Beatrice Munn was the winner of a $100 grocery voucher in a recent draw sponsored by the Xi Gamma Nu chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Above, draw convener Verla Russell makes the presentation to Mrs. Munn. At the right is Howard Holtzmann of A & H Superior Market. T-A photo that anywhere with anyone, anytime, he said. An indicator of farm economy is that young peo­ ple were returning to far­ ming, he said and added that for every farmer who wants to retire, three more are waiting to take his place. “Marketing boards are the one thing that stay below Canada’s anti-inflation guidelines and they say marketing boards create in­ efficiency,” he said. “As your Minister of Agriculture, when I go to meetings in other countries what do they want to find out? How our farmers are so productive. They just don’t understand how we’re so productive here.” “We don’t pay farmers for doing nothing in Canada. They must produce and they are producing,” he said. Liberal candidate Graeme Craig told the meeting that despite criticism of the economy the fact was that Canadians still had 37 per cent disposable income com­ pared with a 24 per cent dis­ posable income in the United States. He described Canada as having one of the most successful economies in the world and said that the Liberal government had created 429,000 jobs in the last 12 months. Surveys indicated that 86 per cent of the people were now satisfied with their housing and that that figure was only 60 per cent when the present government was first elected. The Liberal candidate emphasized that 71 per cent of what the government takes in is already committed to the provinces and individuals for such expenditures as pensions. The federal government has only 29 per cent left with which to carry on the business of Canada. Crawford Douglas, M.P. for Grey-Bruce told the meeting, “Never before have we had an election as important as this one is to you in Canada. It’s people like you who are going to decide the future for Canada. To see that future comes about we need a man like Graeme Graig on our team,” he said. Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. for Huron Bruce introduced Graeme Graig and Herb Kuntz, president of the Huron Bruce Liberal Association thanked the speakers. Jack Riddell Huron Middlesex, M.P.P. said that if the Liberal government was not kept in power the country would lose agriculture minister Eugene Whelan whom he described as being, ‘one of the greatest defenders of agriculture that we’ve ever had in Ottawa.” He said they had to get across to the consumer the fact that we Canadians are enjoying quality food at most reasonable prices, and that it was because of Eugene Whelan that Canadians were enjoying these benefits. fifi BANK OF MONTREAL EXETER M FOR DOWNTOWN SHOPPERS This Week Only JUk BANK OF MONTREAL, EXETER WILL BE OPEN THURSDAY, APRIL 12TH UNTIL 8:00 P.M. (CLOSED FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1979) M ________________ ** Has 59 members Optimist Club is organized A new service club, to be known as the Kirkton- Woodham Optimist Club was officially organized April 5 with 59 men as charter members. Gord Morning of Kirkton was elected president of the club. The club is affiliated with Optimist International, an association of more than 3,400 service clubs in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a total mem­ bership of more than 124,000 men. Operating under the slogan “Friend of Youth,” Optimist Clubs conduct a wide variety of youth ac­ tivities and service projects in their communities. Optimist International field representative Bruce Swartzentruber presided over the organization meeting and will be con­ ducting indoctrination sessions with the new club’s officers and committee chairmen during the next few days. The club was sponsored by the Downie Optimist Club of St. Pauls, and respresentatives of the sponsoring group ’were present for the official organization. Charles Batten was ap­ pointed secretary-treasurer of the new club. Harold Switzer and Bernard McCormick were elected vicepresidents.Elected to the Board of Directors were John Urquhart, Darrell Couchie, Rick De Braban- dere, Robert Edwards, Robert Young .and John Mills. The Kirkton-Woodham Optimist Club becomes a Hay approves fire rates for village Rates to be paid to the Dashwood Fire department for fire calls in Hay township were approved at the April meeting of Hay council Monday. For the first hour of operation of the pumper the township will be charged $150. For each additional hour at the same fire the rate will be $125. It will cost the village $75 per hour for use of the tank truck. All rates are up $25 over last year’s figures. Council concurred with the 1979 budget of $10,144 for the Zurich and area fire board. The township’s share of the budget is $4,869. Council accepted the tender from Russell Fisher for the supply of sand cushion at a price of $1.09 per cubic yard and the same amount for the supply for earth shoulder material to be applied on concession 14. The township approved the following grants: Huron County Federation of Agriculture, $400; Hensall South Huron Agricultural Society, $75; Huron Plowmen’s Association, $50; Zurich Agricultural Society, $350. A severance application at concession 11, lot 17 of Hay owned by Cliff Gingerich was approved. Three acres have been sold to G. and G. Concrete Products who intend to manufacture pre-cast con­ crete products on the property. Approval to the remodell­ ing of a barn owned by Visscher Farms, R.R. 1 Hay Post Office was given. part of the 15 District of Optimist International. B. Swartzentruber of Tavistock is governor of the district. Plans are being made for a charter presentation banquet at which Governor Swartzentruber will of­ ficially install the officers of the new club. The program will also include the formal induction of all charter members. Greene gets new tasks Murray A. Greene, Chairman of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission has been appointed chair­ man of the constitution and legal committee of the Ontario Municipal Electric Association (O.M.E, A.). The announcement was made recently by Ronald K. Walker, president of the O.M.E.A. Greene, who is a past president, will work with fellow commissioners from across the Province of Ontario for the next year. The committee will initiate proposals and study proposed amendments from other sources for the im­ provement of the Con­ stitution and General By- Laws of the Association. The Ontario Municipal Electric Association is the spokesman for more than 330 municipal utilities throughout Ontario. The commissioners and counicillors of the member utilities are elected to operate a specialized municipal service. 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