Times Advocate, 1998-12-02, Page 4Exeter Times -Advocate
Freedom Party
wants
to overhaulpolitis
and as a result . can't pules.
fight government tax Forbes said the ov-ern-
policies. ment is too involved in
GRAND BEND -- Taxa- We. have no one say- the
• tion, welfare and prisons ing no," Forbes said. instead
lives and
are among the things the While Forbes said Ca- said ell! the gov-
are
Party's Lamb- nadians pay too many nadians what to do, Ca-
ton-Kent-Middlese>t taxes, he said he nadians should be telling
president wants to over- . wouldn't scrap the GST the government what to
haul. but added he would have do.
Wayne Forbes told the no taxes on food.
T -A Nov. 23. there are In addition to changing he aide adding the hisideas
.major problems with the taxes, Forbes said Ca- are an attempt to "get
way Canada is governed nadians need to "start some credibiht
and, as a member of the over with our credibility.put back
Freedom Party, he wants system .... from political into the political system."
to change that. •Forbes said he agrees
party held a public aaForbes, lambton MPI' ment swho ran with he WorkfarOntario govern -
The idea
meeting on Nov. -18 to Marcel - Beaubien in the but goes even further,
discuss one of their main last election, says he's explaining he 'would like
concerns — taxes — at only been involved with to see a system where
the Pinedale Motel: the partyfor a few those on government as -
While Forbes said he years, although he's sistance are forced to go
was disappointed only been "stewin
..over pol- to work. Ile said em -
about six people showed itics for the
up, he blames that on yeas past 20 ployers would pay the
By Scott Nixon
TIMEN:miyuLtimaw
voter apathy and • In terms says employees $5/hour while
Y of prison re- the government would
the fact • his patty isn't form, Forbes said he
one of "the big three" would force prisoners to hour. them another $5/
makes it -- difficult for pay room and board in
them to get attention.esaho re -
Anyone living in gov-
To combat what he jail.
commit crimes pusome rpose- fus dleent tohousing work wwould
sees as unfairly high tax- ly just so they can stay in have 60 days to find a
• es, Forbes said he wants jail and have. a place to job or get out, Forbes
to organize the Canadian stay, and food to eat. said.
taxpayers into a united to ng .Forcithem a
group. P Y "I say no free rides."
room and Fores, who
Eventually he would "give them someh nguto o nsWia business in Grand
like .to see someone think about," according Bend, admits his ideas
hired to lobby the gov to Forbes.
and those of the Freedom_
ernment on• behalf of the
He added he would Party are right wing, he
taxpayers. Now, he said charge people $500 for said he does have some
taxpayers aren't united calling the police to their liberal beliefs such as in -
against the government homes for domestic dis- dividual freedom and
rights. ,
The"origjnai- ��six'agree
•
gree
to begin amalgamation
amation
Joint full council original six will give the new mu -
passes a nicipality approximately 20,000 res-
rralgamation idents.
plan without- Hayfield ' Reeve Doug Grant also
discussed the possibility of inviting
Zurich's approval councillors from Seaforth and McKil
By Scott Nixon. tion meetings.
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF Zurich ' Coun: Marg Holmes,
HENSALL Dthough, was against -including those
Despite opposition two municipalities in 'amalgamation
from the . Village of Zurich, council talks, saying there's no real interest .
members voted last Wednesday to. between ,Seaforth and McKillop and
. procee'd with the amalgamation of the original six.
six area municipalities. "If we're going to expand, I .think
The, municipalities — Zurich, Hen- that's the wrong direction," she said.
sail, Hayfield and Hay; Stanley and Hay Township Reeve Jim Love was
• Tuckersmith- Townships met for a adamantly against any expansion be -
joint full councils meeting in Hensall yond the original six and said it's
and, since they •agreed to amal- better fpr the, new. municipality to
galnate, a steering committee con- start small andthen expand later if
sisting . of two members of council necessary.
from each municipality will begin While Several councillors ' ex- '
meeting on Dec. 17 to work on the pressed concern that it's too early to'.
amalgamation details. talk of expansion, LaPorte . stressed
Hen§all Reeve Cecil Pepper, who that Zurich's interests , are to the
chaired the meeting, began by, ask- southern part of the county and said
ing the council heads to state their "it only makes sense" to consider
opinions on amalgamation. He said amalgamating with Exeter.
Hensall was happy with amal- While LaPorte repeated Zurich's
gamating with what has been re- desire to have a municipality with a
ferred to as the "original six" Snu- population of 20,000, Love said he
nicipalities. doesn't believe 20,000 is a tragic
Stanley, Tuckersmith and Zurich number.
expressed a desire to expand while During voting ,on tfle motion. to go
Bayfield and Hay said they hadn't forward with . amalgamation, Ball
considered expanding beyond the members. of Zurich council voted
six.
'Zurich Coun. Brad Clausius, in ex- against Each of the six municipalities will'
plaining Zurich's position, said most decide at their next respective coun-
of Zurich's interests are south of the cil meetings which two members of
village in Exeter. Stephen and Us- council will sit on the steering com-
borne Townships. Ile said including rpittee for the proposed new mu
those three municipalities in with the nicipality.
lop Township to future amalgama-
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