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for agriculture research then reducing
the funding. "Research should
promote income and safety," she
said.
Under questioning, Steckle
defended his MP's pension, and said
the government had reduced the
payout by 20 per cent and ended
double dipping. Schenk suggested
the pension should be examined by
outside sources to avoid conflict of
interest, while Fines said its
elimination would be a vital key in
showing a commitment to the rest of
Canadians. His suggestion that it be
made comparable to the type of plans
other Canadians have prompted
Steckle to respond that he might
agree once the "job became
comparable to most Canadian jobs".
Joslin called the present plan
obscene, saying he wouldn't get a
plan "that juicy" when he leaves his
current job. He suggested a salary
that would allow MPs to contribute
to their own plan. Johnstone said the
pension must be hard for many
Canadians to take when there was so
much unemployment.
None of the candidates supported
gun control as it presently exists.
Steckle, who did not support his
government's Bill C68 said a fire
arms certificate would be a partial
answer so that police officers when
answering a domestic dispute for
example, would know if there was a
firearm in the house.
Despite the fact the meeting was
sponsored by the Federation of
Agriculture, there were many non-
farm issues discussed, from tax
reform to capital punishment to day
care and violence against women.
In his two -minute summation
Steckle said, "I believe I have given
the type of representation that said
you can come to me. I have tried to
be accessible, visible. I simply make
one promise — to serve with
honesty and integrity and represent
your views when possible."
Schenk said that in the last
election her party got a message sent
to them "loud and clear. I'm offering
a new plan, a focussed, frugal leader
with a vision to take us into the 21st
century."
"To go forward, we must go
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