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CLINTON
NEWS -RECORD WEDNESDAY, DEC EMBER 11. 1986
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Elston sas pressure must be kpt on international trade
By David Emslie
HULLE'1'T TWP - At their December 4
; meeting at Hullett Central School the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture had an in-
teresting guest in the person of the Minister
of Health, Murray Elston.
Mr. Elston was at the meeting to discuss
the General Agreement of Trade and Tariff
( GATT) talks he attended in Geneva, and
how they affected agriculture.
The first point he covered was how the
meetings were run. As approximately 130
countries were represented at the talks,
with around 5,000 people present Mr. Elston
noted, "You have to understand that GATT
is a living, breathing bureaucracy in
Switzerland."
He told those present at the meeting that
he thought it might be interesting to sum-
marize the concept of the trade negotia-
tions. "It's a highly bureaucratized system.
I can tell you without a `doubt that it's the
most difficult system to follow unless your
•in it."
Aside from the system being difficult to
follow, Mr. Elston noted that the GATT
document is equally difficult to understand.
"If you think a word is easy, be careful, it
is probably placed there so you can put your
own meaning on it," he said.
While setting the stage for the GATT talks
Mr. Elston explained that one must unders-
tand that agriculture was only one point
under discussion. Other areas covered in-
cluded banking, shipping, hard services, in-
surance services and manufactured goods
of all sorts. -
"You have to consider that agriculture
played an important part for some coun-
tries, but not all," he said, adding that
agriculture was important to Canada, the
United States, Europe and some third world
countries. "We have a substantial market to
protect."
He noted that the countries that don't have
a heavy emphasis on agriculture are very
protective of it.
"Look at Japan, they have a very small
agricultural economy and they're very pro-
tective of it," he said. In fact, the represen-
tatives from Japan said that if rice wasn't
protected, farmers in Georgia could wipe
them out.
Althcugh many countries are protective of
their agriculture, two countries stood out at
the talks as between them they would like to
MURRAY ELSTON
control a large percentage of the market.
These countries are the United States and
Area people help push for Christian high
HOLYROOD - Members of the Wingham
District Interdenominational Christian High
School Society endorsed a proposal from its
Board of Directors to offer a Christian high
school program for Grades 9 and 10, effec-
tive September, 1987,
A special membership meeting was held
in the now vacant Kinloss Central Public
School in Holyrood, just northeast of
Lucknow. The High School Society expects
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Thursday, December 25
& Friday, December 26
will be picked up
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24
Thursday, January 1st
will be picked up
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31
to lease these facilities from the Kinloss
Township.
Future plans are to build and operate the
school on a seven -acre parcel of land on
Highway 4, just west' of Wingham, already
owned by the Society. Further plans include
the addition of Grades 11 and 12 over the
next two years. -
The decision to start next fall is condi-
tional upon obtaining the commitment of 20
tuition -paying families by January 15. The
Clinton Stores will be
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IN DECEMBER!!
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Monday, December 15/86
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EPILEPSY
Is in dire need of funding to
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tuition fee per family is expected to be
$4,200, and does not include the cost of
transportation. Wingham District Christian
High School will open its doors to any stu-
dent from a Christian home, where parents
are members of the Society or those who
agree with the school's objective.
Current members are from Clinton,
Blyth, Wingham, Lucknow, Goderich, Ex-
eter, Listowel, Palmerston, Harriston and
Kincardine.
Europe.
The U.S. is concerned they have lost their
share of the market. "They want 45-50 per-
cent of the market. Their goal is to get back
the market," Mr. Elston explained. "The
Europeans also feel they should have their
historic share. You can see where that
leaves Canada as the U.S. has their share
and Europe has theirs."
He suggested that probably the only solu-
tion for Canada would be to try and make
the best arrangements possible, saying,
"Canada is probably best in multi -trading."
While at the talks Mr. Elston was briefed
by American, European, Japanese and
Canadian representatives, and he found the
Americans to be high powered negotiators.
He said he was involved in some very frank,
direct talks with them on subsidies.
"They say they're not trying to injure
Canada, they're trying to get some back for
the U.S., and if they hurt an innocent
bystander they can't help it," Mr. Elston
said.
The Europeans, Mr. Elston said, held the
same beliefs, as they pointed out, "Too bad,
we like you, but we have to protect
ourselves. If you're injured, we won't like it,
but that's the way it has to be."
Canada will have to get together with
other countries such as Australia to E;l re
there a lever because they can't compete
with the Americans or the Europeans, Mr.
Elston explained.
"If we ever hope to do anything, we will
have to go the international route, but GA'17
will be a very, very slow process," he cora,
tinued. As an example of how slow the pro-
cess is, the Americans and Europeans
discussed putting agriculture on the fast
track, but that would still take four of five
years."
"I learned there is no quick solution, se-
cond, there is no easy solution and third,
there are no solutions for a country like
Canada on its own. That's why I feel there is
safety in numbers," he stated, adding that
Canada has 25 million people compared to
250 million people south of the border with
strong financial goals to achieve.
Mr. Elston noted, "My feeling, as much as
I'd like to believe they could co-operate with
us, especially in agriculture, is that from the
U.S. we're like a rowboat being swamped by
the big tanker.
"We do have to expand energies into, the
international level; we do have to be careful
talking bi-laterally with the U.S. I believe
pressure must be kept on the issues of inter-
national trade and bi-lateralism."
school for next year
In other business, members approved a
$16,000 start-up budget for January 1 to
August, 31. This budget includes the pur-
chase of basic supplies and the hiring of a
qualified principal on a part-time consultive
basis until the end of June.
A second budget of $142,000 for the first
full school year 1987-88 was also approved,
and includes the full-time principal plus two
qualified teachers. This budget through
membership fees of $150 from supporting
families and individuals, and through other
fund raising. activities.
Parents and students who would like to
consider a Christ -centered high school
education, l i.e. Grades 9 and 101, starting in
September 1987, should contact: Martin
Oldengarm: 338-3214 ( Harriston 1; Corrie
Haak: 482-7190 ( Clinton ); Bill
Vanderklippe: 357-1688 (Lucknow) or write:
WDICHSS, P.O. Box 820, Wingham, Ontario
NOG 2W0.
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