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Tories demise
good ffar area
The inevitable finally happened.
The Tori& after, 42 years in power in.' Ontario will look at
the legislature from a different prospective - from the side
of the or,,. )sition.
The Liberals who will receive support from the NDP will
bring the Tory government to a grinding halt on June. 18
when a non -confidence vote will be called at the opening of
the 1'egislatt4e which will ultimately dissolve the Tory.
minority.
The two parties have been meeting off and on since the
end of the election. The Liberals and the NDP party could
not decide anything but overthrowing . the Tory govern-
:ment. They've been in the opposition too long to let this
grand oaaortunity pass them by.
The 1ibP asked for two major .concessions: from the
Liberals before their support was guaranteed. They asked
for rent controls to be put back in place as well as there be-
ing no election called for at least two years.
However; the whole plan could backfire as• Lieutenant
Governor John Aird has the final say on whether an election
is to be called or to give Liberal leader David Peterson per-
mission to form the new government. If an election is call-
ed, it could result in some negative feelings towards the two
parties which may put the. Tories back in power.
As for Frank Miller, his days are definitely numbered as
leader of the\ conservatives. With all . the rumbling within
the party of late, he would be well-advised to turn in his
resignation.
The news of the NDP -backed Liberal government is
nothing but good news for this ,area. For once, in Ontario
politics, this area will get a bona fide say in the decisions
that go on at Queen's Park.
In a recent column by Rosemary Speers, the Toronto
Star's Queen's Park writer, she says that our area MPPs
are definitely ear -'marked for cabinet positions within the
government. -
She says Murray Elston, the MPP for Huron -Bruce' is a
strong candidate for the Municipal Affairs portfolio while
Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron -Middlesex, will likely assume
the agricultural ministry.
It's certainly. about time we received some representa-
tion on the governing side of government.—A.R.
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In the days of the pioneers, the church
was more than just a place of worship, it
was the heart of'social activity. The little
Redtrees Presbyterian Church was the only
church in the vicinity and was attended by.
many people outside the community.
When the stonemason's families were
added to the congregation, it became
necessary to place temporary seats in the
aisle to accommodate them all. The over
crowded conditions, together with the
increasing heat of summer, made Sunday
services rather uncomfortable. The Rever-
end Duncan MacLeod was considering
adding an, afternoon worship period to his
duties, in order to eleviate the situation.
This was not altogether to the liking of
those people who had become accustomed
to morning and evening services.
"I think we should have built another
church before we considered constructing a
community hall," a woman told MacLeod
after one of his services. "Mister Mac-
Crimmon seems to have his way with
everything. Why didn't t (somebody speak
up and let it be known thit a new church is
far more important .than anything else?"
Even u MacLeod agreed, he did not say
anything which might indicate he question-
ed the authority of MacCrinunon..
"Perhaps, when the new hall is built, we
can hold our services there if there are too
many people • to accommodate in the
church. What was it our Lord said? "When
two or three are gathered together in my
name...."
"I was not thinking about two or three
people," the disgruntled lady interjected.
"I'm thinking about .a church which is
filled to overflowirig."
"And I was not really talking about two
or three people," MacLeod said. "Merely
indicating that wherever people congre-
gate together to worship our Lord - that is a
church!"
But regardless of the minister's words,
he too secretly hoped a way would be found
to build a new church. He dreamed of a
magnificent edifice constructed of stone,
With a steeple and stained glass windows -
a church large enough to take care of all the
population long after he and his fellow
Friends of Skye had • passed con to their
reward.
The more Duncan MacLeod thought
about the church, the more he became
obsessed with the idea. It became so
predominant in his mind, he was unable to
sleep one night and early in the morning he
went to see MacCrimmon. Neil was still at
the breakfast table when the minister
arrived.
"Ye must hae got yesel a bit o' trouble
tae be around sae. early. ' I. thought
preachers liked tae stay in bed a wee while
in the morn," MacCrimmon said rather.
sarcastically.
"There is no trouble, Neil. But yes, I am
rather concerned about something and I
might as well bring it out into the open."
He looked gravely at MacCrimmon from
across the table and added. "We need a
new church to accommodate all the people.
Did nobody think about that before they
started planning the community hall?"
For a moment there was a perplexed look
on Macerimmon's face - as if he had
suddenly realized he had committed a sin.
But he soon recovered and the frown was
replaced by a smile.
"I canna say that anybody did think
about building a new church. 'We didna
figure a church its a place tae hold dances,.
tae drill militia and such like. No MacLeod,
I canna say we gave it one thought!"
"But you cannot deny that we need a
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by Don Campbell
larger church. What do you think we
should do about it?" MacLeod asked.
MacCrimmon rose from his -seat and
went to where the minister was sitting. He
put his arm around MacLeod's shoulders
affectionately.
"Do about it. MacLeod? I think we'd
better make plans tae build ye another
church - that's what I think we should do
about it."
"But what about all . the expense?"
MacLeod asked.
"Expense has no stopped us sae far. Tell
ye what MacLeod. I'll hae a few words wi'
the people and ye hae a few words wi' the
Lord. I reckon betweenrus, we'll build ye a
brave kink!"
MacLeod rose to his feet all smiles.
Whatever . his misunderstandings , with
MacCrimmon, he ,had to .admit he wquld
hate to be without him in a time of crisis.
"God bless .you, Neil. You have Made
me a very happy man!" • --