HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-01-22, Page 17Dedicated to Reform
The 1992 directors of the Reform Party of Canada for the Huron-Bruce riding were recently
elected. Directors are; (front row, left to right) Dave Schilbe, Zurich; Leslie King, Goderich;
Norm Gurr, Southampton; Len Lobb, Clinton; Rob Southwell, Kirkton; (back) Harry Denhaan,
Seaforth; Mason Bailey, Blyth; Frank Stretton, Brussels; Henry Trickey, Grand Bend; Maggie
Visscher, Bayfield; Gary Walden, Clinton; and Bob Pawley, Port Elgin. Absent were directors
Paul Bentley, Seaforth; Maude Connon, Exeter; Dave Smith, Huron Park; John Rosenlund,
Seaforth; Doug Fines, Goderich; John Marriott, Goderich and Edith Kamermans,
Southampton.
Riding Reform Party formed
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1992. PAGE 17.
Watch for hiring quotas
business people warned
A large group of Reform Party
members from all municipalities in
the riding gathered together in
Clinton, on Saturday, November
16. They adopted the Party Consti
tution, and elected a board of direc
tors comprising of 19 people.
The elected executive is: Norm
Gurr of Southampton, president;
Len Lobb of Clinton, first vice-
president; Rob Southwell of Kirk
ton, second vice-president; Harry
Denhaan of Seaforth, secretary;
Paul Bentley of Southampton, trea
surer; and Dave Schilbe of Zurich;
Frank Stretton of Brussels; and
Maggie Visscher of Bayfield.
The directors at large are Maude
Connon of Exeter, Dave Smith of
Huron Park, John Rosenlund of
Seaforth, Gary Walden of Clinton,
Bob Pawley of Port Elgin, Edith
Kammermans of Southampton,
Doug Fines of Goderich, Jack Mar-
iot of Goderich, Leslie King of
Goderich, Mason Bailey of Blyth,
and Henry Trickey of Grand Bend.
The Party has also established
four districts with local councils,
centred on Exeter in the south,
Clinton, and Wingham in the centre
of the riding, and Port Elgin in the
north. In addition, committees are
being formed in every town in each
of the four districts of the riding, in
order to assure grass roots input.
In the next few months, many
information meetings are being
planned in all of the towns through
out the riding. There will be an
information meeting on Monday,
February 24, at the Exeter High
School at 7:30 p.m.
One of the fundamental differ-
encess in the Reform Party is the
insistence that every Reform Mem
ber of Parliament will be required
to represent the wishes of the
majority of the electors in the rid
ing. In other words, the directions
provided by the Huron-Bruce elec
torate, would be followed in voting
on items such as Free Trade, the
GST, changes in the constitution,
fiscal responsibility, immigration
and crime control. By contrast, the
elected MPs in the old line parties
are required to vote according to
directions imposed by the party
caucus.
The Ontario government's pend
ing Employment Equity legislation
is certain to mean problems for
small business operators, says
Human resource specialist Yvonne
Fried.
Ms. Fried, head of the Kncchtel
grocery store chain human resource
department gave this warning to
more than 90 Huron County busi
ness people at a Federal Business
Development Bank seminar in
Vanastra on January 8.
While Ms. Fried's seminar
focused on Human Rights in hiring
and firing, she predicted that
employers will face even greater
headaches with the Employment
Equity legislation.
The NDP bill proposes to set tar
gets and goals in public and private
businesses to assure employment
for more women and minorities.
Employment guidelines will be set
for certain population areas, and
will be based on percentages of
women and minority groups.
Ms. Fried told her Vanastra audi
ence that the government would
take an area, like Huron County,
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ridge till, mulch till and no till in
the interests of soil conservation, as
well as for his use of crop rotation
and cover crops and his woodlot
management system.
Blyth council went looking for a
new councillor after the resignation
and assess the percentage of
women, disabled persons and visi
ble minorities. In turn, businesses
would be required to hire an equiv
alent percentage of its staff using
these guidelines.
“It throws Human Rights out of
the window,” Ms. Fried said. “Next
you'll be told you don't have
enough native employees (for
instance) and you'll have to hire a
native in spite of the'fact that he
may not be best qualified.”
Ontario Citizenship Minister
Elaine Ziemba has said that compa
nies will not be forced to hire quo
tas, but regional guidelines must be
followed or heavy fines could be
charged.
Final bill proposals will detail
which companies may be subject to
the legislation. Initial proposals call
for the law to cover all companies
with annual payrolls of more than
$300,000. The bill may cover com
panies with a minimum of 10
employees, or less stringent rules
may be applied to small business.
Ms. Ziemba hopes to present a
draft copy of the bill to the provin
cial Legislature this spring.
of Tom Cronin.
Brussels councillors voted them
selves a $100-a-year raise when
they adopted a new pay schedule.
Robert Hunking of RR1, Auburn
was presented with the President's
Award for the most outstanding
first-year member at the Huron
County Junior Farmers' annual
awards banquet.
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