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CHP leader visits Huron -Bruce riding
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honourable, hard-working race. He worked
hard for his party and he ran the race the
best he possible could, but he +' 'dir't measure
up to certain standards; he ,i' dn't measure
up to certain expectations and the results
soon came in - it's time for him to step down
- he'd lost the golden opportunity to bring
the NDP into power - and power is the game,
power is the name. If you don't win, you're
soon forgotten - it's time for Mr. Broadbent
to step down, it's time for a new leader to
take over and the race is on."
On John Turner, Vanwoudenberg, said
"Irrespective of how you feel about the man,
or his policies or his party, you must admit
that he fought a hard fight. He came out of
the debate a winner and people rallied
behind him. What had looked like a lost
cause before the debate looked a like a new
winning streak, but in the final minute Mr.
Turner lost .Almost immediately, Cries went
up again, as we heard so many times in the
past - it's time for Mr. Turner to step down.
We need a new leader, new charisma,
perhaps someone from the west.
As leader of the CHP, with a team of 63
candidates, Vanwoudenberg said his party
ran a hard race, his candidates with him,
and while they didn't win at all - no seats,
no candidates elected - he asked, "Is this the
time for the CHP to measure its success by
exactly the same standards, and say its
time for a new leader, a new face, a new an-
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steroids for that; lets try to improve our per-
formance in the short sprint, never mind the
long race? Or do we measure our success
by different standards?"
His answer was, "Yes, we should
measure our success by the biblical race."
He referred to the Apostle Paul speaking of
a race who said "We must run this race to
the very end, upon completion of that race
to the very end, you will reach your crown.
Vanwoudenberg said the difference is, "We
do not receive that crown because we did so
well - because we won the gold medal or the
leadership - we receive that crown because
it has been obtained for us already. Because
of our faith, our convictions, our commit-
ment to Christ, ... we know at the end of our
race there awaits the crown." Van-
woudenberg said his party runs different-
ly, they run with love in their heart for God
and country -and they run to the bitter end.
He .said that everyone that worked in the
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last election were winners. "The CHP is not
in the race just for this election ... we are
not in this race just for power or success,
we are in this because of obedience.
If we lose sight of that goal, if we lose sight
of the fact that we have been called upon as
citizens and as Christians and as fellow
Canadians to run based on obedience, we
have already lost the race before we have
even started." Vanwoudenberg said that
with that goal in mind and when they
become tired of the fighting, there awaits
for them a crown. The parties political ob-
jection in the next four years he said is to
strive to serve God and country . He said he
was not preaching theology but he was
preaching the political gospel "which must
be applicable to every way of life in every
step we do. It applies to economics, environ-
ment, families, farms, to our nation."
When asked how he feels about the past
election, Vanwoudenberg replies tongue-in-
cheek, "What election, we never had an
election we had a referendum. We never
talked about the issues that should have
been talked about in the election, we only
talked about one issue and that was the issue
of free trade - it domineered the whole con-
ference, it domineered the whole public
debate, it domineered every move we made
and we were forced to reply. We tried to
point out to people that there was more to
this election than free trade, and what did
we receive? We received election promises,
now -we -have -budget -realities-."
He referred to the CHP as "the little boy
with the slingshot, a first time participant
in a battle, trying to tell Canadians there
was more to life than free trade."
In reference to the recent budget, Van-
woudenberg said he is willing as a Canadian
to make the sacrifice found in a tough
budget. He referred to Mulroney's state-
ment regarding running the nation as we
would run a family and said, "I call upon
the prime minister to run as the head of a
household and show in word and deed that
he means business, that he begins to act as
the father of a nation. I don't see that exam-
ple that must be set, morally, socially and
economically in order to bring this nation
back to good wholesome living."
One element he said is missing from the
good old days was "We were a nation of the
God."
Aboition Issue
On the abortion issue, he said "Who would
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Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Wingham and
District Hospital Corporation will be held in the Nursing Assistants Train-
ing Centre, Catherine St., Wingham, Ontario on Thursday, June 22, 1989,
at the hour of eight o'clock p.m., for the election of Governors; for the
appointment of Auditors; and for the transaction of such other things
as may properly come before the meeting.
Copies of the Annual Report and Hospital Financial Statements may
be obtained at the front desk of the Wingham and District Hospital prior
to three o'clock p.m., Thursday, lune 22, 1989.
Membership granting voting privileges may be purchased at the front
desk of the hospital for one dollar ($1.00) prior to five o'clock p.m.,
Wednesday, June 7„ 1989. No membership sold after that time, on that
date, will entitle the purchaser to a vote.
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have dreamt that 35, 40 years ago we wouto
have in our nation a vacuum and a lack of
law to deal with one of the greatest crimes
which one can commit - the crime of
murder? Who would have believed that we
would have a Supreme Court washing their
hands and passing the buck and we'd h ve
a parliament that does the same thing? It'3
like playing a ping pong game, the ball gets
thrown from one court and back again and
every year 60,000 unborn children lose their
Hives. Who would have dreamt that in our
country we would have the need for Opera-
tion Rescue? Who would have thought it
possible that people who kills babies are pro-
tected and that those who to try to stop go
to jail?"
He referred to the abortion issue as "one
of the greatest political decisions the prime
minister may ever make, for life or. for free
standing abortion clinics. If he makes a
decision for life, he'll alienate thousands of
people, that could very well cost him the
election next time; if he votes for free stan-
ding abortion clinics or a 22 week gestation
period he will drive thousands of Christians
into the arms of the CHP."
Vanwoudenberg said that members of the
CHP are not yet aware of how great an im-
pact they have made.
Daycare
The CHP, according to Vanwoudenberg ,
"has the old fashioned approach - we believe
that every child in this nation has a right to .
-mother care,instead-of avirig-a-right to
universal day care." They believe the best
environment for children is the home with
loving parents. The family is vital to child
motivation, personality development,
creativity and role modelling. Day care
should be provided based on need, not want.
Meech Lake Accord
Vanwoudenberg said that the Meech Lake
Accord, "will do more to this nation to
deprive us pf individual freedom than any
piece of legislation every introduced." He
likened the accord to a hostage incident,
"Quebec says you sign it then we'll
negotiate." He compared Meech Lake to of
a family, saying, "We have ten provinces
and two territories. We have one very
naughty child - Quebec - and this naughty
child is demanding more privileges than the
other children combined and I think the
time has come for father to say, I love you
son, but not at the expense of the rest of the.
family."
The task of the CHP in the next four years,
according to Vanwoudenberg is, "to address
the Canadian people from the command-
ments, to love God above all and love thy
neighbour as yourself. All political parties
use situational ethics to find a solution, the
CHP has the ethics and applies it to the
situation."
In the Huron -Bruce riding the member-
ship in the CHP has increased to approx-
imately 250.
Following his stop in ,Lucknow,/an-
woudenberg visited Simcoe Centre, York
Simcoe and Cambridge. A two week tour of
Ontario was planned.
Village education taxes
increase by $38,783
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While trustees described the budget as
"responsible" and applauded the finance
committee for its accomplishment, there
was a note of nervousness as they an-
ticipated facing taxpayers in their own
areas. Each trustee was given a sheet of
figures and an armful of facts to use to
"sell", the budget.
Fenton also warned that it is a "high-risk"
budget because it has slim allowances for
contingencies.
If we get more than 425 students we'll
teach them, but we'll have to borrow, like
we did last year. That's expensive."
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Later, Fenton said that in theory the
board will catch up on the cost of accom-
modation enrolment growth with the help of
per pupil grants, but pointed out that won't
happen quickly if the province continues to
impose new programs and regulations
without providing funding to cover their
costs.
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