HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-07-27, Page 5Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, July 27, 1994 Page 5
Liberalsgoalis to renew a sense of hope
by Debbie Davidson
Lyn McLeod, leader of the
Ontario Liberal party, is confident
her party can win the next election.
"It's time to renew a sense of
hope in the province," she told
supporters in Mildmay, "and that's
the Ontario Liberals' goals".
McLeod attended the Bruce
Provincial Liberal • Associations
annual general meeting at the
Mildmay Community Centre on
Thursday night, July 21. This was
the last stop of her Summer Tour
'94.
For the past month McLeod has
been meeting with the people of
Ontario. She has visited 40
communities in 70 ridings across
the province.
The clear message she has heard
from people is that it's time to get
the province working again, she
said.
"The message from the people is
that it's time for a change. It's time
to put the province back on course
again." •
She said her party has "realistic,
workable policies we want to put in
place" to do this.
"Ontario is in a situation now
that you cannot afford to gamble.
"We can offer a leader who's
working hard across this province,
who's dedicating herself to learning
and earning the trust of the people,"
said Murray Elston, MPP for Bruce:
"She knows how to govern and
that's essential," he added.
Lyn McLeod
Both Elston and McLeod made
reference to the NDP's inability to
govern the province.
Elston said he wasn't blaming
everything on Bob Rae and' his
party, "but the recession has
become worse" since the NDP won
the 1990 provincial election.
"We've seen the results of 1990
(election) where people said it
doesn't matter who we vote for.
"The NDP certainly haven't
solved problems with lasting
results," he said.
After four years under an NDP
government, McLeod' said "we've
seen debt, deficit, unemployment
and taxes go up...and revenues and
growth going down.
"Bob Rae has tried to blame
everything for his problems,
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policies."
She said Ontario is still.iagging
behind while the rest of the country
is pulling out the recession.
"There is enormous potential in
this province. There is no reason
we should be trailing in the
economy."
Supporters filling the hall clapped
and cheered when McLeod said her
number one priority is to make sure
young people have a chance to
work.
She said she would take steps to
let the economy breath again.
People are overtaxed. The Liberal
aim is to hold taxes on the line and
"bring a realistic reduction that
would say we're serious about the
problem."
A PARTY OF EXPERIENCE
Elston said the Liberal Party has
a good base of committed people
and a number of people with many
years of political experience.
The party can offer a "dynamic
set of resources the province can
make use of".
McLeod complimented Elston on
the extensive work he's done for
the people of this province.
"He continues to play a critical
role in his commitment to the party,
and he's absolutely committed to
the people of Bruce County."
She said his support and advice
have been invaluable to her.
"At the end of this tour I'm
feeling tremendously optimistic
about the future of the province.
"I'm convinced we can build our
economic future on the ideas and
enthusiasm of people across the
country," said McLeod.
ONTARIO HYDRO
INVESTMENTS
After the meeting, McLeod was
asked about Ontario Hydro
chairman Maurice Strong's business
dealings in Costa Rica and Peru.
"I'm obviously concerned with
Ontario Hydro making investment
decisions like it was a private sector
company when it's really the
ratepayers money," said McLeod.
She said the investments are not
really within the corporation's
mandate.
"We've calledfor a sepcial audit„
on Ontario Hydro's investments and
Ontario 'Hydro's mandate to make
this 'investment."
Bruce Liberals elect
Batte as president
by Debbie Davidson
Ron Batte of Walkerton has been
elected president of the Bruce
)Provincial Liberal Association for a
second term. •
Theassociation held elections at
its annual general meeting in
Mildmay on Thursday evening, July
21.
Before elections were held, Batte
said about 600 enthusiastic,active
liberals belong to the association.
He said he'd like to see member-
ship reach 1,000 by October.
While no one knows for sure
when the next provincial elections
will be held, Batte said the Bruce
association "would like to have
money for a quality campaign to
get Murray Elston re-elected.
"Whenever the election is called, ,
we want to be ready".
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The following were elected to the
association:
Past President: Ron Lamont, Port
Elgin
1st Vice President: Doug
Thompson, Albermarle
Secretary: Frank Schuler,
Mildmay
Youth Co-ordinators: Bob
McClure, Chesley, and Jeannine
Elston, Brant Township
V.P, Policy: Bruce Luckner, Port
Elgin
V.P. Membership: Trudy Elston,
Brant Township
V,P. Special Events and
Fundraising: Judy Gates, Kincardine
Township
V.P. Communications: Monica
Batte, Walkerton
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