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Countdown is on for Kim
Canada's Kim Campbell is out to win support. She's the
prime minister -designate now and she will be sworn in as
prime minister later this month. But if she's going to be elected
by the Canadian people this fall, she has to garner more than
1,817 votes of 3,452 votes cast by partisan Tory delegates.
She hasn't got much time. She will have to make every
minute count between now and October.
It is imperative that Canadians carefully weigh Kim
Campbell's words and actions.
Campbell is the first woman to be prime minister of
Canada. But that in itself should not be the best reason to.
support her.
Campbell is the first prime ministerto be born and bred in.
British Columbia. But that shouldn't be a basis for backing her.
Campbell at 48 is young in years, with less than five years
under her belt as a politician. But that is not. grounds for
rejection.
Canadians need to observe what moves Campbell makes to
distance herself from Brian Mulroney, the man to whom she
paid great tribute in her acceptance speech ..: but the man who
did not join her on the ` stage to publicly proclaim his
endorsement of his replacement.
They need to see who ... and how many ... she appoints to
her Cabinet in the early going. They need to look for signs that
Campbell really does intend to cut spending and reduce the
deficit. Is Campbell a "fresh breeze"? Or is she more of a big
wind?
They need to watch how she performs at the July summit
in Tokyo. Will her biting honesty and off-the-cuff wit hobble
her performance on behalf of Canada? Or will she show herself
to be ,gracious and steadfast as well as. contemporary and
perceptive?
As Kim Campbellwears the shoes of the Prime Minister
over these next few weeks, the electorate should be observing
.just how well they fit. Canadians won't be satisfied if they slip
at the heels or pinch at the toes. - SJK
RAMBLINGs
by Pat Livingston
She's . getting mystery mail
I received a rather interesting and
mysterious post card last week. It's
a satellite view of Montana, USA.
The post card is interesting
because the picture is actually a
photo of the entire state, taken by
cameras aboard a 570 -mile -high
research satellite. •
The mysterious part is I don't
know who sent it. The writer, ap-
parently in someplace called
Eureka; Montana, decided that I
like a puzzle, and so the short jot-
tings on the card are very cryptic to
say the least.
I presume, because it. was sent in
care of the office, it could be from
one of our ..subscribers. If it was
from ° some personal friend, it
wouldn't have been addressed in
that manner. I also presume the
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sender is from Lucknow area
because the postal code is correct.
If you didn't live here, how would
you know the postal .code when you
were in Montana?
My curiosity is peaked. 1 only
hope the person will, in the very
near future, reveal him/herself!
About those photos
During the last few weeks, I have
received "last minute" requests to
cover photo assignments. I ant one
who realizes we human beings are
not perfect and tend to forget.
However, most events are pre -
planned and I politely ask that if
you are involved in an event that
deserves coverage, please call the
office well in advance. Leaving this
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The Sentinel Memoirs
Listowel citizens come visiting
70 years ago
June 28, 1924 -
eighborly call - Heralded by the sounding of
Nautomobile sirens, some 40 splendid cars
carrying nearly 200 citizens of Listowel blew
into Lucknow about 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
The Listowel. Chamber of Commerce was on its way
to Kincardine to spend a day enjoying Lake Huron
breezes, and incidentally to pay a brief visit to towns
by the way.
They proved a bunch of good scouts and spent a
pleasant half hour with their band entertaining.
A question - As a resident of the good village of
Lucknow, I should like to ask those who are respon-
sible for the good conduct of the town, why a few of
the stores are allowed to remain open until after 12
o'clock on. Saturday nights? Somebody ought to look
after this matter and see that places of business are
closed in time to let folk get home before it is well on
into Sunday morning.
50 years ago
June 24, 1943
Stars perform here - It's the occasion of The
Clansmen's Carnival and the last appearance
• in Lucknow of Russ Creighton and his band
for the duration of the war. Russ has lined up a super
deluxe troupe of entertainers for his final perfor-
mance.
Fat heads list of urgent salvage - Salvage con-
tinues to play an important role in Canada's war
effort, in fact the Department of National War Ser-
vices says, "this is the most important year we have
experienced in the work of securing salvage."
In order of extreme urgency the need is listed in the
following order: fats; metals, particularly cast; rubber
tires and tubes; paper and rags..
25 years ago
June 26, 1968
ow mothers lambs - A pair of young Iambs,
about two months old, have been adopted by
a cow at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Jansen.
When the Iambs' mother couldn't look after them,
Mrs. Jansen took to bottle feeding the pair but it was
just too much work. So she tried them on the cow
and the match was an immediate success.
Graduates - Marianna MacDonald graduated on
June 22 as a Radiological Technician from St.
Joseph's Hospital, London. A reception followed at
the Greenhill Country Club at Lambeth for friends
and relatives.
Work nearly complete - The Dungannon Pioneer
Memorial Mausoleum is nearing he completion stage.
Construction of the $8,000 project has been carried
out in recent weeks and financial support is being
sought from all interested residents of the area as well
as from a distance.
10 years ago
June 22; 1983
preparing for Jamboree '83 - It was the week
before Jamboree '83 and the executive and
sub -committees were working long hours in
preparation for the mammoth weekend.
Celebrate 75th anniversary - A . large crowd
attended the Lucknow Women's Institute meeting: on
June 14 to . celebrate their 75th anniversary. Cake
cutting honors went to two life members, Mrs. A.J.
Wilson and Mrs. Phillips Stewart.
DOWN AT THE BOWLING GREEN IN 1915 -
bottom row: Hughie Anderson, Harold Allin,
Robert Johnston, Harry tucker,, second row,
George Slddall, John Joynt, Fred Armstrong,
Dr. Geddes, Bob Raeburn, David Huston, D.
Gilbertson, Bob Brown, George Smfth; third
row, William Taylor, Joseph Agnew, Rev.
Duncan, Tom Cain, Stewart Finlay, Tom Reid,
David Archer, Dr, Spence; top row:. Tom
Watson, William Allmn, Andy Stewart, James
Glennle, Ed Racine, Tom Reid, Bert Mills,
Alvin Cameron, Walter Horn, Austin Solomon,
Dr. Elliott. (submitted by Rev. W. Henderson)
Writer dissects proposed health-care budget
Recently, the provincial
government tabled an expenditure
control plan proposing to slash its
health-care budget by $1.6 billion.
The ostensible reason was to reduce
health-care costs in order to reduce
the provincial debt. While this is a
reasonable goal, unfortunately the
specific . proposals relating to
physician services Will only cause a
reduction in the availability of
medical services, reduce quality of
care and access to treatment for
citizens of Huron County.
Discounting fees paid to new
general practitioners, pediatricians
and psychiatrists will only allow a
small number of Ontario graduates
to practice in a few areas selected
by government. Taxpayers' money
spent to educate young physicians
to provide high quality medical care
will be wasted.
Rural areas will be particularly
hard hit. Cutting medical coverage
by capping individual physician
services, limiting locum availability
and prohibiting resident doctors
from working in the emergency
department, • will restrict access to
emergency services, obstetrical care
TOTHE EDITOR
and office visits. -Waiting listsare
sure to get longer and the strain
will increase on remaining doctors,
many who already look after a full.
practise of patients. Rural and small
town doctors' patient case -loads
will increase dramatically. They
will not be able to offer the same
level of 'care as before. For the
patient in Hurbn County, this will
mean a reduction in the availability
of services, the hours during which
those services can be obtained, and
the ability to choose a doctor of
choice. It is not surprising that
many physicians are considering
practicing in the United States.
We must address the cost of
health-care but let's look at the
facts. Are there alternatives to the
current proposals to more effec-
tively save money? Most definitely,
yes. OHIP payments, which
represent direct patient service,
accounts for approximately 20% of
the overall health -cite system
without reducing patient service and
compromising care. In the last two
years, the Ontario Medical As-
sociation and the province, have
together saved taxpayers close to $1
billion by negotiating fees, forms of
payment ' and more efficiently
delivering medical services. Health-
care costs now are .increasing by
less than 1% per annum, down
from 11% several years ago. All of
this was achieved by careful
negotiation without compromising
the quality or access to health-care.
There still exists further alter-
natives to save money such as
getting rid of health-care fraud and
bureaucratic mismanagement (co-
sting us millions of dollars per
year). If VISA and Mastercard can
keep track of credit cards, . why
can't health cards be efficiently
monitored?
Although Canadians are a
generous lot, surely we must stop
Americans crossing the border
solely to avail of our "free" health-
care system? We need to establish
alternate payment plans for medical
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