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furner attacks extravagant cost of Prime Minister's brochure
me. No one wins an election, they lose
it, which Ithink Turner did," in 1964
states John Adams. "Politics is in a
sad state because politicians only
have two purposes: one is to be
elected, the other is to be re-elected."
He adds he gives Turner a lot of credit
for the work he's doing for the Party.
Mary Walden of Blyth is a self-
confessed "admirer of Turner.
Trudeau had a flair, which was
popular with young and old alike. I
wonder if young people can really go
for Turner," she wonders. Dorothy
Scott, also of Blyth, says Turner is "a
terrific man" who is now better at •
public speaking. "I like to hear him"
she adds.
Deterring it would take him a year
and a half to equal what Brian
Mulroney spends in a night at a hotel,
Liberal Leader John Turner con-
tinued his swing through
southwestern Ontario with Tuesday's
picnic at Harbour Park in Goderich.
"It cost me $30 to stay at the Bed-
ford'," he says, "and $1,300 for our
prime minister in New York."
Turner also attacked the Conser-
vative's extravagant spending on a
brodhure for the Canadian Embassy
in Washington.
"I just wanted you to know that this
cost us $46,000. It's full of glossy pic-
tures of the Mulroney's" during their
recent stay in the US, also explaining
what "Nancy and Mita wore to
dinner."
"This booklet isn't even available
in Canada. I can think of better things
to do with the taxpayer's money,"
Turner charged.
In a personal interview on a Cour-
thouse Square park bench Tuesday
morning, Turner says his very busy
summer is important to "find out
what's on the minds of Canadians."
Particularly in this region of the coun-
try, the Liberal Party will be concen-
trating on the agricultural problems
facing Canada, he says.
Barbeques and picnics are an "op-
portunity to meet our grass roots sup -
New official
forFofA
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
president Harry Pelissero has an-
nounced the appointment of Joanne
R. Sutherland as the OFA's new Ex-
ecutive Administrator.
Ms. Sutherland has extensive ex-
perience in federal -provincial rela-
tions, with particular emphasis on
agriculture. Her government ex-
perience involved progressively
senior positions in policy-making and
administration with the Governments
of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
In the Government of Manitoba she
worked for the Departments of
Finance and Agriculture. In Saskat-
chewan her experience included work
with the Executive Council, the
Department of Inter -governmental
Affairs, and the Department of
Justice where she was Special Assis-
tant to the Deputy Attorney General.
Ms. Sutherland is a graduate of the
University of Winnipeg in economics
and political science, and studied at
the University of Manitoba, Faculty
of Law. She will assume duties at the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture ef-
fctive July 15, 1986.
The Ontario Federation • of
Agriculture is the. largest direct
membership farm organization in the
province. its members include 24,000
farm families. plus 26 agricultural
marketing boards, commodity
groups. co-operatives. educational
agencies. and rural service
organizations.
port, those who have kept the Party
going. They will rebuild it, " says the
federal Liberal leader.
"I don't look at polls," he said, ad-
ding "1'm travelling enough across
Canada and meeting enough people to
tell me what Canadians are
thinking."
The perception that MPs are "a
bunch of clowns" is regrettable,
Turner says, but "you can't judge
Parliament by Question Period. It's
always confrontational, that's its
nature. It's the freest system in the
world where you can ask unrehears- Turner agrees it's hard -to persuade
ed questions of the Prince Minister people to stand for election. "Sure it's
and Cabinet an a daily -basis. I don't tough, as a lot of sacrifices have to be
apologize for freedom." made. You lose some privacy, fami-
Turner indicates he's concerned ly cohesion, and there are a lot of
about maintaining the dignity of pressures - but you can also gain
Parliament. Travelling to one high satisfaction being in public life," he
school a week, he listens to students ,adds.
and their impressions. Conflict of interest guidelines on
"I tell them we need the best and Members of Parliament are difficult
the brightest to run for office. I truly to enforce, Turner suggests. "There
believe there is no greater honor than is no way to codify human behaviour.
to be elected to serve your country," It comes down to the individual per -
says the former prime minister. son's sense of private honor. A
minister should never be perceived as
having the public interest taking se-
cond place to private ones," offers the
Liberal Party leader.
Day care is a priority with the
Liberal Party, he says, and "we'll be
discussing it at length in November"
at the Policy Convention in Ottawa.
The Party is looking to show flexibili-
ty in terms of day care centres in the
neighborhood, public centres, or at
the place of work. "We're exploring
all the options," Turner notes.
In the middle of a busy summer of
picnics and Liberal get-togethers,
Turner says his free time is at a
minimum, but cherishes it
nonetheless.
"Geills and I spent four days at
Georgian Bay during Canada Week.
I like to_play tennis about twice a
TURNER VISITS — Federal Liberal party leader John Turner shook
hundreds of hands Tuesday as he was in Goderich to meet with
Huron -Bruce Riding Association representatives. After a breakfast
meeting here, Turner met with farm group reps and then spoke with
a large partisan crowd at Harbour Park. Above, he is shown with
Bruce MacDonald and Gordon Erb. Photo by Dave Sykes
Broiler farmer questions
whetherq uotas are viable
ple of the five or six producers who
control the quotas for broiler
production.
"There is a profit but if you
capitalize the value of the quota, you
don't make a profit. We make a pro-
fit from the value of the quota but
anyone who starts out today operates
in a non-profit situation." said
Procter.
What farmer can afford the half a
million dollars to buy his quota and
facilities, asked Procter who said he
cannot sell to his sons "because it
won't pencil out:" ,
Large scale type farming artificial-
ly protects the industry„said Procter
wft'oVonders How wonderful a systdm,
supply management really is.
"Government subsidy condemns us
all to a mediocre price,” said Procter
who suggested the industry move to
a free market. He admitted there
would be attritions.
A Brussels area broiler farmer who
believes in free enterprise told
Liberal Leader John Turner he ques-
tions whether supply management on
a quota system is a viable way to
maintain the family farm.
Ross Procter attended a meeting of
local farm lobby organizations and
commodity groups at the John
Westbrook farm in Goderich
Township on Tuesday, when John
Turner visited the area on his sum-
mer tour •to meet the public and
representatives of such groups.
Procter said :be had n1 ultry and
does mixed farming so he has ex-
perience with both supply manage-
ment and free market systems. Ile
began broiler farming in 1956 before
the quota system was introduced so
he also has experience before and
after the introduction of supply
management.
Supply management works, but on-
ly for a few, he said citing the exam -
GUEST OF HONOUR John Turner was the guest of honour as the
Huron -Bruce Liberal Association sponsored Lunch in the Park with
the Liberal leader in Goderich's Lions Harbour Park Tuesday. Hun-
dreds of party faithful turned out for the event.
r
Turner talks
Continued from front page
a breakfast followed by the session
with farmers and farm groups at the
Westbrook farm. In the afternoon he
attended a picnic to meet the public
and local Liberals in harbour Park.
The opposition leader is spending
his summer attending county fairs,
barbecues and picnics and meeting
with various interest groups including
farmers and fishermen.
Turner, who doesn't think com-
prehensive free trade is achievable,
said the government is caught with
excessive rhetoric by the prime
minister on the free trade issue. When
asked if he thinks Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney knows what will be
on the table for negotiation, Turner
remarked 'i'm beginning to think
nobody knows what is on the table."
Turner said the Liberals are in
favour of lowering trade barriers,
liberalizing trade and discussing
trade with the United States. "We
prefer world discussions on trade in-
stead of head to head discussions with
the United States." saidlhe opposition
leader.
"We've got to get sanity into the
market on an international basis,
reassemble trade producers and stop
the trade war and high subsidy to
farmers."
Turner said the Liberals recom-
mend an international free trade
tribunal and a definition of counter-
vail "so we don't have this harass-
ment on both sides of the border." Ile
believes in the stability of commodi-
ty prices to provide some predictabili-
ty and preferential rights for farmers
He also wants to see some form of
taxation policy which will allow
farmers to pass the family farm from
one generation to another.
Turner said he does not forget the
family aspect of the business. 11e
recognizes what farm families are go-
ing throughin the western provinces
grasshoppers are destroying farms
and good farmers. "not sloppy
farmers" are being wiped out.
Turner stressed that government
and farmers have to focus their atten-
tion on getting the story of the Cana-
dian farmer nut to the rest of the
country. "We have great difficulty
impressing on the metropolitan areas
of the country that we do have a crisis
on the farWs in Canada." he said.
Farmers are caught in the cost -
price squeeze, the backlash of a trade
war with the European Economic
Community and the concerns of free
trade negotiations with the united
States, Turner said.
"I want to encourage people like the
Westbrooks to stay on the farm. 1
don't want state farming to replace
the family farms in this country."
week, and I take, the family to the
Northwest Territories for a canoe -trip
every summer," he says.
He says summer picnics are a
"relaxed way to meet and listen to
Canadians."
Canada is a great country, Turner
says, that has yet to meet its poten-
tial. "Many may be enticed to work
or live south of the border. Why is it
Kirkton dump
is favourable
At a recent special meeting of
Usborne township council reeve
Gerald Prout reported that Ron Far-
rell from the Ministry of the Environ-
ment has expressed favourable com-
ments concerning improvements
made at the Kirkton landfill site.
Rick Hundley made an informal
presentation on the procedures for
committee of adjustment and review-
ed the criteria for minor variances
and rezoning application.
Council was advised that a notice of
withdrawal had been received from
G. Francis concerning his rezoning
application.
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
Ai,ority general manager attended
1 to disclil ' further;'develop
ate ift of McNaughton Park in Exeter.
In staff reports, roads superunen-
dent John Batten reported a new
truck had arrived and he discussed
the possibility of purchasing a
removeable flashing light for the new
vehicle. Tenders will be called for the
sale of the 1974 Dodge truck.
Council will assume responsibility
for making application to the Ministry
of Recreation and Tourism for a
capital conservation grant toward the
Kirkton-Woodham swim pool
enhancement project.
The drainage superintendent's
report concerning the Lynn,
Reynolds, Hern and A Drain of the
Down drain was accepted.
One tile drain loan application in
the amount of $25,700 was approved.
Grants were approved to the
Usborne Block Parents $75 and $50 to
the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Friend of 4-11 program.
that we choose to live here?" Turner
asks. "It's because we're proud of be-
ing different, proud of the freest
democracy in the world, proud to
call ourselves Canadians."
At the picnic at Harbour Park,
several hundred Liberals from the
Huron -Bruce and Grey riding
associations, as well as interested
onlookees, paid $5 each for the event.
Turner mingled in the crowd before
making a short speech.
Several in the crowd, including
John Adams of Goderich, say they've
voted Conservative before, but
Mulroney is changing that.
"1 just wanted to see Turner. The
inactivity of Mulroney really bothers
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