HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-04-24, Page 3Luciurow Sentinel, Wednesday, April. 24, 1985 -Page 3
Candidates debate hospital care, abortion...
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buyers from purchasing prime farm land,
Mr. Elston said the liberals are against •
non-resident, foreign purchasers. He sug-
gested buyers only be allowed to purchase
a set amount of acres if they intend to
remain non-residents.
Mr. Snobelen said he understands why
farmers woWd be tempted to sell to foreign
buyers, in fact he said he sold a farm to a
foreign interest.
Even though the concerns in the farming
community are valid, Mr. Snobelen said he
feels the situation is starting to correct
itself. Farms are starting to come back on
the market and often at, a reduced price.
The NDP would "legislate an end go
non-resident and foreign ownership as it
killing the family," said Mrs. Peterson.
• Hospital Care
"What is your stand on local hospitals?"
Mr. Snobelen was asked, in a question
which alluded to Premier Frank Miller's
fight over the closing of local hospital beds
several years ago when he was health:
minister.
Mr. Snobelen said he believes the
hospital system in the province today is a
favorable one and he would not be in favor
of closing treatment beds.
Mr. Elston said he fears the "touch of
Frank Miller" and predicted more hospital
bed closures in the. next two years.
Mrs. Peterson's biggest concern with.
the health care system today in the
Board supports brief...
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and critical information, respecting the
development nature of the learner.
"One of the primary functions of educa-
tion," says the brief, "is to assist the
development of the, whole person, free
from . prejudice and ignorance through
factual knowledge and compassionate
understanding, fostering character devel-
opment, assisting the student to learn what
it is to be truly human and caring in a
global village."
Such instruction, says the commission,
should be carried on in a non-sectarian,
non -dogmatic atmosphere. "There should
be a .willingness for both . teacher and
student to look, to see, to listen and to
consider.
The commission believes the multicult-
ural nature of society must be fully
recognized and affirmed with the commit-
ment by the Ministry of Education to
promote understanding and harmony
among the multi -faceted faith groupings in
the larger community through an integrat-
ed educational process.
The commission believes all students
should have the right to learn to think
religiously as well as logically, objectively
and scientifically. Students should be free
to become familiar with various points of
view that are sincerely held and to under-
stand why people hold these views. This
should be done in an atmosphere free from
indoctrination and as accurately as pos-
sible.
Students should be assisted with the
natural search for meaning raised by such
questions as Who Am I?. What is this life
all about? Is death the end?
Students should be free to talk about
life's problems and should be encouraged
to try to see the religious dimension under-
neath the surface in the` light of the
religious heritage of humanity.
Thebrief goes on to say the study of
Judaeo-Christian religious knowledge,
other world religions as well as various
cultural backgrounds and moral values and
principles should spring out of their own
concern, their own personal quest for
meaning. Students should be free to study
at the appropriate level the whole range of
factual material about the beginnings of
religion, the place of religion in our
culture, the varioS religious phenomena
they will meet an'other religious groups.
Students should be free to explore what
are called the ultimate questions and to see
what sort of answers people have suggest-
ed. They should also be free to be shown
what is a profitable line of enquiry and .
what is not, and to understand something
of the language which religions have used.
i.e. symbols, pictures. Students need
something to think about and something to
think with.
Agricultural initiatives no help...
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a position where he must liquidate. The
bank sells the livestock, machinery ani
feed to realize the unguaranteed portion
of the loan and then collects the guaran-
teed portion from the province. The
premier has said nothing about changing
Section C, he says.
Theprovincial government' has made a
commitment to agriculture says Robertson
but the missing factor is when will they
follow through? Agriculture minister Philip
Andrewes has promised the province will
implement a bipartite stabilization pro-
gram if the federal tripartite program is not
forthcoming, but when he asks? Andrewes
is committed, but so what,,says Robertson.
Robertson says he doesn't anticipate the
crop development fund which will see $2
million allocated for research into crops not
commonly grown in Ontario, to benefit
local farmers. There may be an avenue for
farmers experimenting with winter canola
or rape which has caused a lot of grief,
Robertson says. 'But it's a pretty broad
statement." He says he doesn't know' at
crops the program will apply to. And he
says he also doesn't know what/process a
farmer is going to have to go through to
ensure he qualifies for the program for this
planting season.
"It's three weeks before seeding, - will a
farmer have to work through six months of
bureaucracy in three weeks to get funding
for this year? It's a program which may
have some merit for the future but the tim-
ing is off." /
The biggest challenge for an Ontario
government as Robertson sees 'it, is the
development of credible programs to
salvage the big producers in the province
who are the major producers and produce
the greater percentage of the food: They are
the ones with a millstone around their
necks, he says.
The farmer who is not in risk of losing his
farm is „probably ultra small "c" con-
servative and does not create any amount of
production, he says. The farmer who took
the initiative and expanded to increase their
production are the farmers in trouble. And
Robertson wonders what the likelihood is
that a farmer who is not innovative will sud-
denly become progressive and increase
their food production.'
Robertson says he has no quarrel with the
Rural Employment Assistance Program an-
nounced by Miller. The program provides
young people with job training and work ex-
perience or apprenticeship in agricultural
related positions.
7 "But why create a cuversion into
agriculture expertise when the whole in-
dustry is at risk?" Robertson says he is con'
cerned that farmers looking for jobs off the
farm to supplement their farm incomes will
not find work. Employers can hire young
people whose wages will be supplemented
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Robbers arrested
Two Hamilton men are in custody in
connection with the March 22 robbery of
the Royal Bank in Ripley, according to the
Kincardine detachment of the OPP.
A total of $10,000 in cash was stolen in
the robbery, police said.
The arrests conclude a one month invest-
igation by the OP1"1• Criminal lnvestiga-
tion Squad in Mount Forest who arrested
the men April 20, police said.
Charged are James Robert Smith, 28,
and Donald William Greenaway, 26, of
Hamilton.
province is "U.S. companies running our
hospitals for profit, not people". She also
said she would be in favor of expanded
funding for home -care programs.
Mr. Elston was asked how he could
criticize gas prices in Ontario when they
are ."the fault, of the former federal
liberals".
The .MPP replied he feels perfectly
justified in critizing the Ontario govern-
ment's ad valorum gas tax policy, espec-'
ially since the provincial tax increased to 37
cents per gallon in 1984, from 19 cents in
1981.
Mr. Snobelen said he sees no reason why
the provincial gas tax should not be ad
valorum, that is, increase automatically
whenever the price of gasoline increases.
The NDP opposes automatic increases in
government tax, said Mrs. Peterson, and
that includes the ad valorum tax on gas.
In answer to a question about the closure
of the Ripley high school during Mr.
Snobelen's term on the Bruce County
Board of ` Education, he defended the
decision because with 120 students the
board could not justify keeping the school
open.
Abortion
The abortion issue was raised at the
meeting and each of the candidates
outlined his or her views on the matter.
Mr. Snobelen declared he is "pro-life",
while Mrs. Peterson said she supports the
right of the individual to make "a private,
moral decision" on the matter.
Mr. Elston said abortion cannot be used
as a method of birth control, but it should
be the decision of a woman and her doctor
in the case of rade or if it threatens the life
of the mother.
"I am opposed to the establishment of
free standingabortion clinics," said Mr.
Elston.
"Do you support alcohol sold from local
stores?" the candidates were asked.
Mr. Snobelen replied, "Absolutely not."
The liberal party has Dome out in favor
of selling domestically produced wine and
beer from local stores, said Mr. Elston, but.
it would draw the line at hard liquor. The
people selling the wine and beer would be
licensed under liquor Control Board of
Ontario guidelines regarding the selling of
spirits.
Mrs. Peterson saidshe personally is not
in favor of selling alcohol from corner
stores as some data released by the LCBO
recently claims . it could contribute to
alcoholism.
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