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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1999-05-26, Page 1SEIP ammartS Exeter 235-0262 9' Market Umbrella 79.99 Bargains in Varna PAGE 5 Soccer season PAGE 23 0%, ;Pi ft SEIP'S vaiu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Coming soon The Swrarner residers Report 1 TIME S ADVO CM E Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, Msy 2i,1,99 F!•%•%•f < is x ;Yr..:+}:;: y!t. �.14Y •f i:•.; }•� i:•ri:{;::� li�:v •••.r,•::�:•r •J(,� :ff •• • r%�:: r.•: {rrlJffi •'f .: fr.T}; r. ;•;r •� ^; � ,; -i :; i/`:rr�F•r:•� ••;!; :^37 r�! rrr rf •./:::.: � :..; .....: •. ;:.; . ti;r{ f:.-r!r.•r.}• � .:vi 4::{ :4Y ;}:•: Y.•:::•: is }}:v:: x!:; ;: }•.::: ••'r 4:: •}}}::4. .i•.:::r :•:: v};{•::moi •. r. r. :r:.::.. ..::-.. r... *rat:: ' r r• %: r!� iF: };!.{}' :. f:: }rr:: i %} i •: •. �{: ti}::;}:; }:% • %:< v}i::?!:�}:14::4:•}$}:•}}�•i'!!•:!!!•:ti :r :r '%}�':::}• }:,v:::::: ::: r . ..........:. �:. r. -.. �J! r`•r%: �•.]Yi.'YL•: YY. �I•►•'J.�'•�•` • •i • :�;a]i\'Yfi : ��'Yrji►1WYL•�: .?; � •;::4:i: }:moi: /i �•:;v: • •�iirr� }••' rfr: A1 !7!r:: i4 :!r!::r ,: s.}�___{frr?} •; : •; ?::•: ?_ titt . r :•:!4}:. . / J . . •!•:t:%ii6:: r . r... . r :� ' :•r. � ::::: i.;:. = " :: "• �r!ff:•i}:i� :v i"1.}%!.% .;{•: •.:.. .::?{• ::•::•?:� � �:i :i.;! {!!'; 'r'�... r%: :•:.:r!4'�::: :!•:!4•: ... .!%:•�: :li: v:.�}. �: .syr• !:-'•' ?'ti :•• ..... .... r:!. • f. fAr } 5 . /.• h s r �.!.. r : •{ r; , .r ;.•., ....l.,i�. r}•- . •y. r. i.r . dilates show By Craig Bradford TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF BRUCEFIELD -- Farmers'were told their success is important to Ontario's future in one way or another by the four provincial election candidates for Huron - Bruce at Huron County Federation of Agriculture's all - candidates meeting last week. Held at Huron Centennial School, the over 100 people attending heard the candidates' views on a wide range of topics from farm issues to health and education to same sex marriages and adoption. The Tories were represented by Huron MPP Helen Johns of Exeter; the Liberal candidate is Ross Lamont,. Bruce Nuclear operational business planning manager* Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty's leadership campaign' director and former Ontario Liberal Party president; the NDP candidate is Lucknow organic farmer Tony McQuail who has run federally and provincially several times since 1980 and was On Agriculture Minister Elmer Buchanan's executive asst from '90-92; the Family Coalition candidate is Linda Freiburger who ran in the last provincial election. Johns stood by her government's record over the last four years and extolled the virtues of the FC's platform, the Blueprint. Lamont continued the Liberal mantra on $ 1.40 (includes GST) Aspiring diplomat lands ob at Canadian Embassy • By Katherine Harding TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF WASHINGTON, D.C. — "This is it," says Paula Pincombe, her voice brimming with nervous anticipation. "I get to see if my dream is a realistic dream." The 23 -year-old Grantonite has landed a position. as an intern this summer at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. "Ever since Grade six I've wanted to be an ambassador" she - says. "So the best. thing about this internship will: be that it will.. allow me to fulfill my dream w►hetbr .I decide to pur- sue this as my cares* or find out if its not for me." "If I enjoy my intern- ship I will write the for- eign services exam and thirpefully. i'll` work my way up to becoming diplomat." - Pincombe competed against more than a hundred Canadian and U.S. college and univer- sity students for one of the coveted positions. Only 15 are selected into the prestigious three- month: program which is run on a trimester basis throughout theeat Y Besides having an•or -. above average, appli- cants li- cants must also submit gree letters of recom- mendation, an autoblo! graphical sketch, a resumreand an applii tionbrm. Police back- ground checks are also done on all successful applicants. While the internship is unpaid, Pincombe will be able to use the. work: - experience towards. cairn pleting the ,inter=nship component of her Masters of Public History degree from the University of Western a: She also holds a Honours History B.A. from the; same universi- ty. Pincombe will also have to pay for room and board while _0 yes nation's capita.!: She already calcu1atedtshe will be paying $71.5/per month (American) to stay in the International Student House which: 14 affiliated with- George Washington University. While at the embassy,. she willbe working as a trade intern. "I don't have a back- ground in trade at all," she said. "But: because I'ra a history student I: have research, _inter- viewing aac1 writing skills which should help-- me." elp.-me. "The onlyI'd thing g change e abo e- whole experience kt the Intern- ship ship tide, she half - joked. t &ePiitt be "I've been getting a lot of intern jokes and the. Monica: jokes can stop," she qw ped. "I'veheard them ate" . Living In MC.. Pincombe can't wait to live in Washington, . D.C. this summer. "It's a very, • exciting,: place," she said. "There are different festivals, Tots otgreat shopping and of course there is the: tourist- stuff." As a history student isespecially she looking rd to visiting the h nal Archives and" N at�o historicalgPots like- Mt. Vernon which, is close to Washington. roots at &:: aWtes meeting how the Tories have damaged education and health care by borrowing billions of dollars to give the wealthy a tax cut. McQuail pushed for social justice and urged that the public sector isn't as evil as every- one thhiks very-ones it is. Freiburger underlined her party's anti- government, antiabortion and pro -family platform. The warmest reception from• the crowd was for McQuail who has by far the most political experience and is a former Huron Federation of Agriculture presi- dent ('82-84) and Huron County Board of Education trustee ('82-91): Johns came under fire for her government's.,.educa-. tion and health care policies from both Lamont and McQuail. Several audience members snickered at .com- ments Johns made that her party's downloading to municipalities was equitable or "revenue neutral." The farmers at the meeting became disgruntled with Johns' reply to former Huron Liberal MPP and Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell's question on how much money the Tories were going to set aside for agriculture. Riddell said he took offence with com- ments his government cut farm funding when he actu- ally increased agriculture funding from one per cent to two per cent. Johns replied her government will spend $386 mil- lion out of a total $53 billion budget. An audience member later pointed out that worked out to only five or six per cent (the actual figure is seven per cent). Here fa; how the candidates responded to the issues brought up by the audience's written questions: What is your commitment to agriculture? Lamont: Born and raised on a Saugeen Township farm, Lamont said he has a strong personal commit- ment to agriculture. He then responded to a comment Johns made in . her intro that there is no reference at all to agriculture in the Liberal. platform called 20/20. He said the party was still meeting with farm represen- tatives when the document was released. The Liberals are firmly behind promoting and supporting farm products, Lamont said. . - McQuail: He detailed the four aspects of the NDP farming policy -- diversification, preservation, eco- nomic development and opportunities for youth. He added establishing fair commodity prices and fair farm wages are better than the PC's trickle down economics with tax cuts. Freiburger: She is prepared to pay a premium for Ontario farm products and added Ontario farmers are the most innovative in the world. Johns: "We've put the taxpayers money where our mouths are," she said. The Tories will plug $35 million See ALL -CANDIDATES !MEETING pies 3,4 r eY jC iN, ,,•r46+t 3l F,''.`r • •!i • • ,� .:.1 +, l,+ t. ' +irk e+ *4 4, Al,.., *, t • 1M + r• ..4';,1-1,4. * wr 4.• -N'�., N: ikf. 31 •!:0, •'�a-W► ►. '' V'".4 .t 4.. W 4�' 4. •, *-'%. w .+ . 44; : •� 4. ti '�a N 't- v a ',4t,t4!